Rebirth of the Imperial Examination: The Empress of the Impoverished Family

Chapter 4 Uncle Returns
"Is my cousin there?"

Jiang Jin asked Tao Hong behind him.

"Master Huijin, Brother Ling has an appointment with a classmate today, so he is not here."

Jiang Jin nodded.

"Thank you, Sister Taohong."

It's great that her little brother isn't here, it saves him from making trouble in the middle and delaying her from doing big things.

After finishing speaking, Jiang Jin didn't make a sound.

He just walked forward swaggeringly, and his actions were not as polite as what he said.

The people here are all watching people order dishes. Before the master's family finds them, these people will pretend to be in front of their uncle.

It's not complicated to talk about the two.

The owner of the current master's house, Uncle Jingyuan's Mansion, is her father's brother and her uncle.

And the uncle's family was separated several generations ago, and it couldn't be farther away.

The reason why the two families were connected was because her father had taken care of her uncle in the early years, and the uncle was also very grateful, so he took their orphans and widows back after her father passed away.

The heart is kind, but I didn't expect people at home to not understand.

Good intentions insist on doing bad things.

Jiang's mansion is a three-entry courtyard, with a Xikua courtyard, and Jiang Jin's family now lives in the Xikua courtyard.

She walked through two courtyards and arrived at Hibiscus Hall.

Hibiscus Hall does not have expensive decorations, but the overall elegance is grand.

Sitting in the main seat, with gray hair and a happy smile, was the uncle's mother, the old lady Jiang Hu.

In the position below, Mrs. Jiang Weishi is smiling with her mouth covered with a handkerchief. The red mole between her eyebrows dotted her whole body, making her look shrewd.

In the previous life, this person was a good planner. After separating their mother and daughter, he angered the old lady to death.

Speaking of the old lady, Jiang Jin didn't have much impression of this third grandma, but after all these years her aunt had been restricted by her and she could tell that she was a ruthless character, but she didn't know if this old lady had her ideas.

Jiang Jin wanted to salute, but was interrupted.

It is said that she is ill, and the family does not need this set of false etiquette.

But Jiang Jin didn't listen.

They are not family.

"Brother Jin is always polite." The old lady Jiang Hu waved her hand with a smile, "Come and show the third grandma."

Jiang Jin didn't move, "The junior has not recovered from the cold."

The old lady nodded and muttered, "She is sensible."

"Mother, let Brother Jin sit down, it's not getting better yet." Jiang Weishi interjected.

The old lady quickly asked Jiang Jin to sit down.

Jiang Jin responded in a low voice, and was about to sit down, but his buttocks were not yet settled.

Mrs. Jiang Weishi turned to Jiang Jin with a smile and said, "I heard from Brother Ling that you want to go to Cheng'an Temple tomorrow too?"

Seeing her smiling, Jiang Jin felt chills in his heart. Although she was just probing, her aunt was too impatient.

She answered "Yes".

Jiang Weishi complained a bit: "Brother Jin, it's not that my aunt is partial. You just caught a cold, and the temple is on the mountain. The wind and serious illness are easy to get worse. If you go here, it won't get worse when you come back? Why bother to suffer that crime for nothing?"

"I'm not worried about my mother."

"Your mother is following your aunt, what are you worried about?" Jiang Wei smiled while clutching his handkerchief, "You can take good care of yourself at home, so I can rest assured, and so can your mother."

Jiang Jin rolled his eyes in his heart.

I thought I just followed you, so I didn't worry!
"In that case, there will be Aunt Lao."

As if solving a serious problem, Jiang Wei's words of preaching floated over.

"Brother Jin can't fight with those bastards again next time, if it weren't for Qingshan, something big would happen."

Jiang Jin forced a smile, "It's because my nephew accidentally stepped on the air."

"You are used to taking trouble on yourself." Jiang Weishi blamed, "See what you say when your uncle comes back."

"It's normal for children to be playful." The old lady was cheerful, her eyes almost closed, "but what your aunt said is also right, outsiders are always of no importance, you should play with your brother more."

Jiang Jin nodded politely. He thought they were going to do something, but he didn't expect it to be a criticism meeting.

She scanned around the people present, all she thought was: Who stole her money?
But the two of them didn't seem to notice, they just praised her "brother" endlessly, with pride in their words.

She really couldn't think of any advantages in that little fat man with a runny nose.

Too lazy to listen, just a little drowsy, the sound of "da da da" boots came from the door, scaring her to sit up straight.

"Brother Jin, are you better?"

Jiang Jin got up and looked at the middle-aged man in official uniform striding forward, exhaustion was written on his calm and prestige face.

She saluted and said respectfully: "It's better, why is uncle back?"

His uncle had indeed been gone for a long time.

Since the flood in summer, Jiang Yuanze went to the front line as a local parent official and has been busy building dams. He was originally scheduled to come back in the New Year.

"I heard from your aunt that you accidentally fell into the water, so don't worry if you don't come back and take a look."

Jiang Yuanze complained a little dotingly.

He nodded at Jiang Jin, "You are naughty, something is going to happen, uncle, I will go down and see your father in the future."

"You can't say that." Jiang Jin quickly smiled and welcomed the man to the seat beside the old lady, "Bah, bah, uncle must live a long life."

She really treats her uncle like this. Uncle knows how to repay his kindness, works hard, and has his own persistence in serving the people in his official career.

The county he is appointing now was a poor county that was disturbed by river silt. Since he came, he has worked hard to control the water and improve the fields. Not impossible.

But the ruin is on the uncle's wife, Jiang Weishi.

In the previous life, not long after she was picked up by the master's family, her uncle was imprisoned for embezzling disaster relief money.

It turned out that Jiang Wei felt that the construction of the embankment of the Yellow River was almost done, and as soon as the second batch of funds allocated by the court arrived, he thought of a way to withhold the money.

It happened that the official supervised by the imperial court was in office, so he was caught directly.

The uncle never thought that his trusted wife would do such a thing. When he learned the truth, he died directly in the prison.

In this life, she will definitely want her uncle to live a long life.

Uncle's hearty laughter pulled her back, "I'm always a sweet talker."

The old lady smiled and said, "What about the other side of the river when you come back?"

Hearing this, Jiang Yuanze's expression became tense, "A high-ranking official came from above. With him here, I can rest for a few days."

Jiang Jin thought to himself, the people from the imperial court arrived so early.

It seems that the second batch of funds allocated this time is for fishing law enforcement, and her aunt is stupid to prevent disasters for others.

"Don't talk about me." Jiang Yuanze turned his head and asked Jiang Jin, "I heard that the master is going to pick you up?"

Jiang Jin answered "Yes" sternly, "I told my nephew about next spring."

Jiang Yuanze nodded, "It's fine to go back, but reading is a hard job, brother Jin can't be playful."

"Uncle said so." Jiang Jin was a little ashamed, "My nephew is planning to find a school to make up for it."

"It's so good, do you have any ideas?"

"Originally there were..."

Jiang Jin lowered his eyes, and even his voice became quieter.

Jiang Yuanze, on the other hand, was a little puzzled, "What did you mean originally? Could it be that the master of the academy still ran away?"

When he said this, everyone present laughed out loud.

Jiang Jin was so ashamed that he wanted to bury his face in his chest.

She had indeed done a lot of idiots in the past, and everyone in the county knew that Young Master Jin, who was living in Jiangfu, was fond of playing and causing trouble.

"My nephew originally chose the Shanju Academy, but I accidentally lost the Shuxiu that my mother saved today."

Jiang Yuanze raised his eyebrows when he heard the words, and the official authority that had just dissipated rose again, "Lost it?"

He didn't question what Jiang Jin said, but turned his head and sternly said to his wife Jiang Weishi: "There is still theft in the mansion?"

Jiang Weishi stood up with a trembling smile, covering his panic with a handkerchief, "How could it be, the servants are all trained."

She pointed the finger at Jiang Jin again, "Could it be that Brother Jin went to play cards secretly again, and used this as an excuse for fear of being accused?"

(End of this chapter)