Compared with the joyful atmosphere of the Shen and He families, the atmosphere of the Qiao family is so gloomy that it is scary.
Old Mrs. Qiao asked in disbelief: "No, no one is defeated? Don't you read it wrong? Didn't your fifth brother's husband say he is very hot? During the mansion examination, I got the fifteenth place in the exam”
Qiao Yongshan stood aside with guilt on his face and whispered: "It's true that there is no name on the list. Maybe the fifth brother didn't do well in the exam for the time being, and his grandson was not good at it, which disappointed the old lady."
After all, the Qiao family is an official family and a family of Hanmo. Needless to say, the senior generation has emerged as a second-class Jinshi, but the third generation has only two students of study, Qiao Yongde, the eldest son of the eldest son of the third son, Qiao Yongshan.
Old Mrs. Qiao stared at her like eyes and paid a lot of money to invite famous teachers for her two grandchildren. Two years ago, her cousins both passed the mansion test and were stuck in the hospital examination. At that time, the two brothers were only fourteen years old and ten years old. The four-year-old Tong Sheng was decent, but he didn't expect that after two years, he still lost both.
It’s not a big deal for ordinary people to be stuck in the college entrance examination at the age of sixteen. The college entrance examination takes two exams in three years, and it’s not too late to study hard for a few years.
The Qiao family was not in a hurry at first, but who asked the Shen family to adopt Shen Rui?
Since Shen Rui won the county test "head" in February, Qiao Yongde has become ruthless and ready to give in. He is also nervous by his cousin and has been studying hard for several months. The teacher praised the disciples very much, only saying that Qiao Yongde was enough, and Qiao Yongshan depends on luck.
Today's college entrance examination results were released. Qiao Yongshan was a little worried because of the teacher's words, but was pulled by his energetic cousin to read the rankings.
Unexpectedly, not only did he not appear on the list, but Qiao Yongde also failed. After reading the list, Qiao Yongde was cold and immediately left angrily.
Qiao Yongshan couldn't catch up with him. When he knew that the elders in his family were waiting for the news, he returned to report with shame.
Old Mrs. Qiao was still sighing, and Mrs. Qiao standing next to her was already anxious: "Where did the fifth brother tell me?"
"I didn't say it, but both of them followed." Qiao Yongshan said.
Although Mrs. Qiao was worried about her youngest son, she knew that she was no wonder that her nephew was on her head. No one knew her son better than her mother. The youngest son was spoiled by the old lady. She was the most willful. Even if her brothers were not allowed to listen, let alone her cousin.
Old Mrs. Qiao sighed and said, "It's better to follow me if you have a long time. Brother Fifth has worked hard for half a year, but this is the result. The child is feeling depressed."
Qiao Yongshan felt very uncomfortable when he came out of the old lady's room with his head down.
He also studied hard for half a year and failed the exam today, but his parents were not in front of him, and his grandmother and aunt only took care of their cousin, without a word of comfort.
But he didn't know that Old Mrs. Qiao and Mrs. Qiao were relieved about his defeat.
Qiao Yongde is a strong-willed person by nature, but he will feel sad than his cousin. It would be even more unhappy if he was surpassed by his cousin. It’s not that they don’t want Qiao Yongshan to be famous, but that they hope he will be later and not surpass Qiao Yongde.
Because of his bias, Mrs. Qiao was beaten to the ground and kept by her side, so she naturally valued it more; Mrs. Qiao did not want the third house to be too overwhelmed by the long house.
Master Qiao and Master Qiao San are both in the career path now. Master Qiao is a free agent in the Ministry of Works, so it is estimated that it will be difficult to go further. After all, he is a official who is grateful and not a official. However, the third master is different. The second-class Jinshi Originally, he was in Nanzhili, it was not difficult for Ren Man to be promoted to the capital.
Master Qiao San's momentum in the officialdom is already stronger than Master Qiao. If the third wife Yongshan wins fame and fortune first, then the third wife will be even more powerful.
"Fifth Brother is suffering. If it weren't for the Shen family's child, how could he force a good child to this point?" Old Mrs. Qiao said angrily: "After that I am from the countryside, I will be light after studying for a few days.
After that, Mao was greedy for fame and fortune before he could accomplish it."
Mrs. Qiao could only smile bitterly. If her child is not good, she would blame others for not being able to do anything. After all, her son is not very jealous. She used to rely on her intelligence to study but did not work hard in studying. Now she has not been able to use it for several months.
However, the Shen family, who was selected from the descendants of the clan, must have had some strengths in studying, otherwise Mr. Shen and his wife would not have chosen him.
Qiao Yongshan followed his cousin to look at the list. In addition to finding his own name, he also remembered several other names, including Shen Rui. Shen Rui's top position was too conspicuous, so he didn't have to pay attention to checking it at all.
"It's rare to be decent for the second brother of the Shen family to win three yuan. Most of them can serve wine. Will you ask Sister Yu at that time?" asked Mrs. Qiao.
Old Mrs. Qiao lowered her face and said, "Xu is a cunning person. If she really wanted to praise her niece, what would she think about a decade ago? Now your sister raised her concubine until she was a teenager, so she asked her to take advantage of her.
...After all, it was raised by my little mother, but she changed her status and became so precious..."
Looking at Old Mrs. Qiao's reluctance, Mrs. Qiao could only sigh.
Sister Yu is now the registered daughter of the Shen family's parents' house. Perhaps families with equal status will be picky about Sister Yu's origin, but what qualifications does the Qiao family have to pick about Sister Yu?
Mrs. Qiao has adopted the eldest son from Sister Yu, and she is also self-aware. She has not thought about climbing her head, but she still has thoughts in her heart when her mother-in-law is muttering. She is looking forward to her youngest son passing the hospital examination this year, and there is also this incident. She thinks that if the youngest son is successful, then
It is not impossible to mention marriage.
Old Mrs. Qiao is posing in front of her wife, but she thinks that her eldest nephew's wife Xu is not sure.
If Sister Yu was still a concubine of the second wife, it would be just a matter of one sentence for the Qiao family to ask for marriage. Old Mrs. Qiao had this idea before. However, she never thought about her grandson and wanted to say it to her grandson who was born, but she didn't wait to speak up.
Luo Yao was gone, and the old lady had other plans in her mind.
The three Shen brothers were the only one of Sister Yu left at that time. Even if they were born in illegitimate families, they were more noble than ordinary women. Dowry is indispensable, so they may even be summoned.
Unexpectedly, the Shen family then adopted two heirs, and Master Shen San had another legitimate son, and Sister Yu's market took a sharp turn for the worse.
In addition, Shen Rui and Shen Jue's two heirs are unmarried, which is even more eye-catching than Sister Yu.
Unexpectedly, Old Mrs. Qiao had no worries yet, so the second master of the Shen family released him out of Beijing, and Shen Rui made a quick marriage.
Old Mrs. Qiao can only focus on Shen Jue's thoughts. Back then, Qiao looked down on her niece and refused to marry her. That was because Shen Luo was her biological child and wanted to find a Yue family that would help her son.
It is also a common human nature; now Shen Jue is the heir, and Qiao chooses his wife from her parents' home, so she can get close to her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law from the future, and she will also have her own blood when she adds her descendants.
Old Mrs. Qiao sent two letters to her daughter in a row, but she didn't answer the reply at all.
Old Mrs. Qiao vomited halfway, but she was out of reach and could not help.
When Sister Yu passed by the eldest son, Old Mrs. Qiao couldn't bear to leave Sister Yu again.
Who doesn’t know that Xu’s family is born in a high family and has a generous dowry. Sister Yu became Xu’s daughter, and this dowry is inevitable. Secondly, as the only girl in the younger generation of the Shen family, even if she is not the biological daughter of the master and his wife, she is a niece. Since the eldest master and his wife are willing to urge their niece to the eldest house, Sister Yu's status will not be lower than that of her elder brother Shen Rui.
Qiao Yongde is the youngest son of Master Qiao, with all his brothers and sisters. The Qiao family has become an empty schema. When several masters split up, the family's family will become even thinner, and it is Qiao Yongde's turn to be left. Few.
Old Mrs. Qiao was not anxious about Qiao Yongde's marriage before, and she had already planned to leave her private house for this grandson. But her children and grandchildren were not good, so the old lady had a private house.
Sister Yu is now well-known and has a generous dowry, but she is the best candidate.
But there is Xu here, and Old Mrs. Qiao knows that if she wants to be happy, she still needs to make careful calculations...
The Ministry of Justice.
Faced with various congratulations from his colleagues and subordinates, Chen Cang, the Minister of Justice, smiled rarely. After all, he was a "little three yuan". Shen Rui's hard work was rewarded, and he also showed his talents in the Shilin and became decent.
It was not that Chen Cang sent someone to see the list, but that a son in charge also participated in this year's college entrance examination and sent him to see the list early. As a result, his son was not on the list, but the top of the list was a familiar name.
This kind of good news is rare to encounter, so how can the master be missed? I will immediately spread my word in the yamen.
The heir of the Shangshu family in this department received the news that the prefecture and county trial was "the head of the case" and it was no longer a secret in the Ministry of Justice. There were not only one or two people staring at the Shen family.
Pay attention to the various gossips of the official family, which is also one of the rules of the officialdom, because you need to give gifts when it is time to give gifts.
It is better to give more than missed, otherwise who knows when to wear small shoes?
As Chen Cang went to serve as the Minister of Justice, He Dongsheng, who also heard the news, congratulated Chen Cang with a sincere face, but he felt very regretful.
If I had known that Shen Rui was so promising, I should have "relatively kissed" through the Shen family's clan house.
However, with the marriage between the He family and the fourth wife of the Shen family, Chen Juren, the "biological father", became the son-in-law of the He family, and finally the two families could not make enemies.
While Chen Cang was pleased with his successor, he couldn't help but think of Chen Luo.
Although Chen Luo had talent in studying, he was not slacking off at all and was very diligent. He could only pass the boy exam in one breath when he was over, and the provincial exam the next year. If he hadn't been worried that he would fall into the same Jinshi, he would have suppressed him. If you let the end, you can't say that the spring exam is expected.
After sighing, Chen Cang shook his head and said that the deceased was gone.
Chen Luo started to socialize after gaining fame, which was the word Chen Cang gave to his nephew; now Shen Rui has gained fame and fortune, and he has to start making friends. Although he is not as old as the champion, he should take the word. .
Chen Cang thought about it for an afternoon and wrote a full piece of paper, but he felt dissatisfied. In fact, he felt inexplicably afraid.
Chen Luozhiyao had a great blow to him. Now that Chen Cang was worried about Shen Rui, he was a little afraid of his son.
When Luoya returned home, he also mentioned the matter to Shen Rui.
In addition to Chen Cang himself, there are actually Shen Rui’s teacher Wang Shouren. However, Wang Shouren is not in the capital, and it takes several months to communicate with letters. Shen Rui’s “Feast of Flowers” is about to be about to go out. Social engagements.
Chen Cang pondered for a moment and had a decision: "Go and find your father-in-law and ask him to help you pick up the words..."