I don't know if it was because of her marriage mentioned last time, but it seemed that she didn't run out much on Qixi Festival recently. Fortunately, Qiao Yuyan called her, and it was no different from before.
Seeing that nothing was going on in the house, Qixi simply brought some needlework and came over to do some work, with Qiao Yuyan accompanying her on both sides.
"After just a few words, Aunt Yan couldn't help it anymore. She asked the old lady for permission and went back to her parents' house that day. When she came back, she couldn't stop praising her niece."
At this point, she lowered her voice and said, "Do you want Aunt Yan's niece to marry in?"
Seeing the smile in the corners of her eyes and brows, Qiao Yuyan asked, "You seem to be very happy?"
"Isn't the eldest lady always particular about family background? She used to say that we come from a small place, and at first she thought our uncle's family had no status.
Aunt Yan's family also had the support of the eldest master, so Aunt Yan's brother got a job as a minor official. If she ends up getting a daughter of the Yan family as her daughter-in-law, I'm afraid her face will be crooked with anger."
As she said this, she couldn't help covering her mouth and laughing, which showed that she really hated that mother and son.
Qiao Yuyan stretched out her hand and nodded her head, "You think so well."
"Isn't this what my wife meant by this arrangement?"
Qixi couldn't help but feel a little disappointed and asked quickly.
"It's true that Wen Liang is the eldest lady's son, but he is also a serious young master in the house. Even if the eldest master is temporarily hot-headed and gets blown away by Aunt Yan's pillow, the old lady will definitely not agree.
If this spreads out, will the Wen family lose their face? How will the young men and girls down there say we are kissing each other?"
Qixi couldn't hide the annoyance on her face for a while, and immediately asked: "Then madam, what are your arrangements..."
Qiao Yuyan thought for a while, then bowed her head and said a few words in her ear. Qixi's face showed some contemplation. After a while, she nodded and said: "That's not bad... not bad!"
"You let Yuanxiao and Yuanbao hang around more these days. Just talk about the elder brother's need to find a wife for Brother Liang. Don't mention anything else. Just say that because of the incident with Princess Jiahe earlier,
Now the elder wants to find a similar girl from a small family."
Qixi suddenly became more energetic and said, "Don't worry, girl, these two girls have made countless little sisters during their time in the house. Within three days of keeping them, everyone in the house will know about it."
"Don't let anyone know that this is coming from our Tao Ranxuan."
Seeing that arrangements were made for Chinese Valentine's Day, Qiao Yuyan could read with peace of mind.
Such ordinary days added a bit of boredom, and Qiao Yuyan felt a bit unbearable.
Every day, I have to circle the date on the calendar with a red pen, as if this day has just passed.
On April 24th, Qiao Yuyan got up before dawn, freshened up casually, and then went to the gate of Gongyuan to wait.
After being locked up for nine days like this, many candidates looked like food. Even in this season, being in such a small examination room is really not a pleasant thing.
Qiao Yuyan glanced over and did not find Wen Tingyuan, but she found Wen Liang, who looked pale.
She didn't bother to say hello to him, she just pretended not to see him, and soon she saw Wen Tingyuan coming out.
It was too easy to find him among this group of listless scholars. Not only was he taller than the average person, he was the only one who had maintained his normal temperament until this moment.
"Didn't I tell you not to come and wait?" As soon as he came over, he took the umbrella from Pinlan's hand, held it for Qiao Yuyan, and headed towards the carriage.
It looked as if he had come to pick her up.
"Staying at home and waiting makes me feel uneasy. It's better to go out for a walk." As she spoke, Qiao Yuyan looked at Wen Tingyuan up and down. Seeing that his face and expression were as usual, she felt relieved.
It's just that I was tired after all. After returning home, I just hurried to Yi'anju to ask for a good night, and then returned to Taoranju to rest.
Even someone like Wen Tingyuan, who was in good health, rested hard for two days after returning home before going out for activities.
Wen Liang, on the other hand, lay down for several days as soon as he came back. Mrs. Wen wanted this now and then that, wishing that everyone in the house would gather around their yard.
Mr. Chen's unforgiving mouth was very honest and rude, "Uncle Six has gone to take the exam too. He has already been reading each other's essays with the test takers. But he is a squeamish one.
This is for fear that people won’t know that he participated in the Spring Festival! It’s okay to be pretentious at the moment, but when the results are released later, it will really make people laugh to death if the last one loses his name.”
Mrs. Wen heard something faint and was almost furious, but she couldn't make anything happen, so she could only act secretly and let Mrs. Chen set the rules.
The mother-in-law asked her to set rules, so she had to.
But in the evening, she told Wen Shoudi, "My brother-in-law is still in the house, and my mother-in-law is watching over me every day. How can I, a daughter-in-law, just stay by the side? If word gets out, the whole family will be embarrassed."
The next morning, Wen Qiongyu sent a message, asking Mrs. Chen to help Wen Shouti sort out the accounts outside, and not to call her if nothing happened.
Mrs. Wen had no choice but to sulk secretly, but she couldn't let Wen Liang know.
She wanted to ask Wen Liang how he did in the exam this time, but looking at her son's pale face, she stopped talking, but she couldn't help but feel uneasy.
In Qiu Wei, his son obviously did well in the exam, but Wen Tingyuan failed to pass the Huiyuan exam, and his son's results were really looked down upon.
This time, if her son fails the exam and the other one is in the limelight, Mrs. Qiao will not know how to feel proud!
While everyone was waiting with different emotions, Chunwei finally released the results.
On the day when the list is released, all the peaches and apricots in the city are in bloom, which makes the release of the list even more romantic.
Two days ago, Mrs. Wen asked Qiao Yuyan if her family had any inside information. After all, Qiao Yusheng was the Minister of Rites.
But this kind of thing involves the country's foundation. Not to mention that Qiao Weisheng didn't leak anything. Even if he told her secretly, she wouldn't be able to say it.
Therefore, everyone can only wait for this day.
This time, Qiao Yuyan didn't go out because Wen Tingyuan was dragging her around!
It is actually planned to expand Taoranju further out. This has been discussed with Wen Qiongyu, and Mrs. Wen also thinks it is necessary.
Originally, this residence was just a temporary place pointed out to him. At that time, in the eyes of the old lady, he was the illegitimate son who came into the house and she was not happy. How could she be willing to give him such a good place?
Even if Wen Tingyuan doesn't mention it now, I'm afraid his family will be the first to talk about this issue.
The original study room for him in the east cross courtyard was a bit cramped, so Qiao Yuyan wanted to expand it further to the lake and open a separate door. If he got tired of reading, he could go boating on the lake.
While the couple was talking, Pinlan ran in panting, "It's out, it's out, my results are out."