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Chapter 232 About Wang Yuanyue

The following year, Wang Yuanyue returned to his hometown to take the provincial examination. Originally, Lin Guoxiang and Xiucai's plan was not to let him take the scientific examination.This may be very unfair to him, but in order not to bring trouble to the family, he had to be wronged, because everyone knows the truth that things must go against each other.Their family is too much in the limelight now, which is not a good thing.

However, Wang Yuanzhi found out about this matter, so he found Lin Guoxiang and Xiucai to have a good talk.In Wang Yuanzhi's original words, anyway, all the limelight should be given out, and he doesn't care about it once or twice.Besides, the younger brother is talented, if he is not allowed to take the test, he probably will not let it go for the rest of his life, and it would be unfair to him.

Lin Guoxiang and Xiucai were silent after hearing what the eldest son said, yes, this is indeed unfair to Wang Yuanyue.If he is not allowed to take the scientific examination this time, he will probably blame her and the scholar for the rest of his life.In the end, Lin Guoxiang and Xiucai were persuaded by Wang Yuanzhi, forget it, let them deal with the children's affairs by themselves.

So Wang Yuanyue packed his things and rushed back to take part in the scientific examination the next year.

In fact, before Wang Yuanzhi came to persuade Lin Guoxiang and Xiucai, the two brothers had already discussed this matter. Wang Yuanyue had no intention of passing the imperial examination to become an official. He has been lazy all these years. How can he really be like his brother For Wang Yuanzhi to get up before dawn every day to go to court like that is definitely more uncomfortable for him than killing him.But he really wanted to know how well he was learning, so he wanted to test it through the imperial examination.

And Wang Yuanzhi never thought that his younger brother's future would be hindered because of his own reasons, so he thought about it and chatted with Wang Yuanyue while Muxiu was at home.Wang Yuanyue also expressed his thoughts, and Wang Yuanzhi was naturally very supportive.

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Wang Yuanyue originally took the exam with the mentality of testing his own knowledge, so it was very easy to answer the questions, and Wang Yuanzhi also asked someone to find him a knowledgeable teacher to teach him, so these test questions seemed to him to be very easy. Also simple.

After the exam, he was in a good mood to go outside with the three brothers Lin Fanghou and Lin Fangnian, and even went to places in the south of the Yangtze River to taste the local snacks and delicacies. He lived a carefree life.

Although Lin Fanghou and Lin Fangnian were also married last year by their own mother Zhang Luo, they grew up around Lin Guoxiang since they were young, and some concepts were also influenced by Lin Guoxiang and scholars. They were educated since childhood Reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles. If one wants to make progress, one cannot always stay in the same place and always go out to learn more.In addition, there was Wang Yuanzhi as a role model, so when Wang Yuanyue said that after the exam, he would take a trip at his own expense, go out to have fun and learn a lot, the two people's originally lively thoughts were completely hooked.

So under the banner of going to other places to study, they packed a small bag and ran away with Wang Yuanyue with money. If it wasn't for the letters from home urging them to go back, the three of them would have been reluctant to leave.After all, the three of them are only in their teens, and in modern times, they are just kids who graduated from high school. It's perfectly normal to like to play around. What's more, after coming out, their horizons have broadened a lot. It's strange to think about going back.

Everyone in the aristocratic circle of the imperial capital knew that Wang Yuanyue returned to his hometown to take part in the scientific examination. All the families who had unmarried daughters had already given up their thoughts of marrying the founding mansion. In addition, the population of the Founding Duke's Mansion is simple, and they have inquired about Lin Guoxiang and Xiucai's daily behavior and behavior from various aspects. Those prudent people who love their daughters and are unwilling to make friends with powerful people all pay attention to Wang Yuanyue.

What's more, Wang Yuanyue himself is also handsome. Although he is a scholar, he doesn't look weak because of his martial arts. His good looks, tall and strong body, coupled with his gentle temper, make him one of those who have a price. The perfect son-in-law candidate in the eyes of the daughter's ladies.And the family background is also good, the elder brother is the upstart of the imperial capital, the sister-in-law is the eldest princess, the younger brother is a juren, and the family is rich peasants from generation to generation, and the parents are also very rich. This can be seen from the dowry money given to the eldest princess.

In the ancient times when the strict hierarchy of scholars, farmers, businessmen and commerce was followed, Wang Yuanyue's life experience is definitely good.Even if he has done nothing in this life, he is still a wealthy and idle person, and his daughter will definitely not suffer any hardships if he follows him, not to mention that there is a prominent elder brother and sister-in-law taking care of him, so this marriage should not be too good.

So those noble wives with such thoughts entrusted their acquaintances to express their desire to marry the founding mansion to the mistress of the founding mansion, Princess Changping, very euphemistically.Originally, these people wanted to get close to Lin Guoxiang, but Lin Guoxiang was neither good at dealing with these people nor willing to deal with them, so once such a thing happened, he threw it all to Chang Ping, and he was happy It's called exercising her.

In fact, the whole family knows her little thoughts, but they just don't want to expose them.And Lin Guoxiang herself was so delusional that she didn't want to think about it, she just thought that she was extremely smart and the whole family didn't know about it.Anyway, it's useless even if you know it in your heart, as long as she doesn't want to admit it, there's nothing you can do about her.

But Princess Changping came out of the palace after all, and she was raised by the queen's orders. Although she is usually a little naughty, dealing with these noble ladies is a piece of cake for her. It's just a little annoying.Therefore, although the marriage of my younger uncle Wang Yuanyue was delayed tactfully, no one was offended. Affected by the willingness of all parties, she handled the matter well anyway, and the result was very satisfactory.

It is said that after Wang Yuanyue came back from traveling, Princess Changping went to discuss with Lin Guoxiang about holding a snow feast. In fact, to put it bluntly, it was an excuse to hold a blind date meeting under the pretext of enjoying snow and barbecue.Wang Yuanyue is also seventeen this year, and in Chang Ping's view, he is not too young. If this age is placed on those well-regulated families, some children may run around the ground.And Wang Yuanyue doesn't even have a girl in the same room. Those who know will say that her brother-in-law is of good character, but who don't know how to guess?If he said something bad behind his back, wouldn't it damage his brother-in-law's "reputation"?
Although Wang Yuanyue's marriage is not in a hurry, Lin Guoxiang knows that it can't be delayed any longer. In the past, he could say that the child didn't take the exam and didn't want to delay other girls. Make an excuse, and it's easy to offend people that way.What's more, marrying a son naturally requires a lot of attention. You can't marry back the one who is sincere and hypocritical. Then in the future, not only the son will suffer, but the whole family will have no peace.

It's better to take advantage of the child's young age and find a younger girl, and delay it for a few years until the child grows up and gets married.After Lin Guoxiang thought this way, she agreed to the elder daughter-in-law's proposal, and told her that it would be better to find a younger girl who could last a few years.

How could Chang Ping not know what kind of wishful thinking his mother-in-law had in mind, so he smiled and agreed, but he didn't reveal it.What's more, whether the siblings marry early or late, her status as the eldest daughter-in-law and elder sister-in-law in the family is absolutely indestructible, not to mention that when she married, her parents-in-law made it clear to her that in the future, Wang Yuanyue will be married as soon as she gets married. In the separation of the family, the money and property in her hands will be equally distributed between the two brothers in the future. As for the rest, it depends entirely on personal ability, and they will not mix.

With these reasons, Chang Ping hopes to help his brother-in-law Zhang Luo's family live a good life, which is also a kind of dedication as the elder sister-in-law.

It's just that there was a small accident on the day of the banquet.

The reason is that Princess An, Princess Changping's best friend and sister-in-law, brought a niece of her natal family to serve her personally. A big maid came into the front yard in the name of the master without authorization, and tried to seduce Wang Yuanyue, but was discovered when she failed.

Lin Guoxiang originally had some resistance to this blind date banquet, feeling that her precious son was judged by those gossiping women like a commodity, but in the end, such a thing happened, and her heart felt like eating flies of.If it weren't for worrying about the face of his eldest daughter-in-law and Concubine An, he might have lost his face at that time.Fortunately, Bihe winked at a little maid next to her and called Xiucai over, allowing him to comfort and enlighten Lin Guoxiang, so her face finally looked a little better.

Originally, the master didn't mention this matter, and deliberately let this matter be exposed like this, and Princess An, who had lost face, also deliberately concealed that she wanted to execute that daring maid after the banquet, so that this matter would be considered as an end.After all, we are all smart people, and it is impossible to offend Princess Changping and Concubine An, two nobles from the royal family, because of a servant girl. , coupled with soft ears at ordinary times, I really couldn't bear to see the gray and hopeless face of my maid, so I softly pleaded with Chang Ping for that maid in front of everyone.

The result can be imagined, not only let the group of noble ladies see a joke in vain, Princess An and Princess Changping cut face and put it on the inside, but also affected her own reputation, together with her The marriage has been subject to a lot of resistance.If her parents hadn't given up their face to allow Princess An to deal with it, it would be really difficult to find a better husband's family.After all, how can such a hostess who has no way to govern, has soft ears and has no opinions can manage a family well?Those people with good family backgrounds are not stupid. If such a daughter-in-law comes back, isn't this embarrassing himself and creating a burden for his son?

But after all, Concubine An has been tempered, her mind and face skills are not comparable to that of ordinary people, and she just kept dealing with those noble ladies until the banquet ended before leaving.As for the niece she brought from her natal family and the servant girl who could not calm down her anger even after [-] embarrassing deaths, the nun next to her asked someone to take her down in the name of rest.

At the end of the banquet, when everyone was annoyed, they went back and beat up the maids and women who were serving around the ladies, and dismissed all those who were usually a bit cautious. The population flow in the "talent market" made the people in the imperial capital almost smile crookedly.

After the guests dispersed, Concubine An held Princess Changping's hand and apologized to her: "Ah Xuan, I'm really...sorry today, I didn't expect my niece to be so confused." That tortoise shell and that little hoof actually caused such a shame, I can't spare her when I go back later!

At the same time, Concubine An also complained about her sister-in-law in her heart. It's fine for her niece to be ignorant, but how can she be ignorant after being a wife for so many years?Can't she see the little hoof of the tortoiseshell?It was a joke to be seen in vain, and her face was completely lost.

Thinking of this, Princess An hated her soft-eared niece, who threw away a good opportunity like this.Originally, according to her friendship with Princess Changping, her brother-in-law would give priority to her niece when he got married, but now, he has no more thoughts, and he doesn't know how to solve the future marriage.

The point is that it's okay for her to do this alone, and the sisters in the family who didn't talk about their husband's family are also questioned about their marriages. They really have no brains.

The more Princess An thought about it, the more angry she became, and it was difficult to maintain the expression on her face.Chang Ping's mood is not much better now, the good snow feast is just messed up like this, and as long as she thinks that she planned to introduce this niece of Princess An's natal family to her uncle, she will be in a hurry Scared.With such a temperament and such a brain, not to mention that the mother-in-law didn't like it, even she felt panicked when she saw it. If she really introduced her uncle, Wang Yuanzhi would probably be the first one to spare her.

Chang Ping sighed inwardly, but he still said some comforting words to Princess An, this person was quite ashamed today, to have such a niece from her natal family.

It is estimated that Concubine An is not in the mood to talk to Chang Ping about herself at the moment, so she chatted briefly and left the Founding Duke's Mansion with her natal niece and a group of women and maids.

After seeing off Princess An, Chang Ping hurriedly went to Lin Guoxiang's place. This matter needs to be explained carefully, don't do bad things with good intentions and make yourself look like a human being in front of mother-in-law and brother-in-law.Lin Guoxiang is not that unreasonable person, seeing her coming, she said something to comfort her: "I don't blame you for this, who would have thought that girl's little maid would do such a thing, and you Don't worry about it, it's a big deal and just ask people to pay more attention to it when we entertain guests in the future."

Although what he said was very common and not as skillful as those other top people, but it was very appropriate for Chang Ping's ears, and he felt very comfortable.At least these words tell her that she has no good intentions to do bad things and end up thankless, and that's enough.

"Mother, don't worry, this kind of thing will never happen again in the future." Changping said, and at the same time, he thought to himself, if this kind of thing really happened again, then she wouldn't have to mess around. The mansion is about to become famous, and I guess everyone will talk about her like this behind her back, look at how even a servant can't control her, making that house a mess.

She can't afford to lose that man!It is estimated that today's incident alone is enough for those women who are idle and flustered all day long to grind their teeth for a long time, and when they think of this Chang Ping's pretty face, they will burn with flames, it's shameful.

Let’s not talk about how Princess An told her sister-in-law about the embarrassing things in the founding mansion today after returning with a bad breath, and how her natal sister-in-law punished the maid who caused trouble. Lin Guoxiang and Wang Yuanyue mother and son sat in the pavilion while watching Snow chatted about what happened today.

"Well, you can't blame your sister-in-law for what happened today, she is also thinking about you, although it's a bit embarrassing for others to see the joke, but I personally think it's not a big deal, so don't take it too seriously From the perspective of a modern person, Lin Guoxiang sees this matter as big or small. In modern terms, it is not a matter of common anger for a person to pursue his own happiness, but that little maid regards Wang Yuanyue as a happy person. Chips are a bit unforgivable.
Although Lin Guoxiang didn't discriminate against these servants, it would be annoying if she didn't have any professional ethics.Since you have to work hard for your boss when you get paid by others, instead of working hard, you spend all day thinking about how to hook up with other people's sons to do that shit, instead of helping your own boss The long face even smeared her face. To be honest, even she looked down on such a maid.

Although she doesn't know much, at least she knows that one must be self-aware. You little girl is still holding the deed of prostitution in the hands of the master, and you still can't recognize the reality. Even if there is a sad end in the end, it's her own fault. .

"En." Wang Yuanyue nodded, then poured a cup of hot drink for Lin Guoxiang and himself, and sipped slowly.

"Tell me what kind of request you have. Don't choose something that doesn't suit your wishes and make everyone unhappy." Lin Guoxiang took the herbal tea Wang Yuanyue handed over and said, "This is a big event in a lifetime. Since you want to marry, you have to marry someone you like, after all, neither me nor your father can accompany you forever."

After a pause, Lin Guoxiang added: "Anyway, you know the rules of our family. You will definitely not be allowed to take concubines in the future. Our family cannot be made into a mess by those messy women. I can warn you You, if in the future your old lady makes all the fuss at home because of women, don't blame me for skinning you! Even your elder brother will never allow that!"

When Wang Yuanyue heard this, he laughed immediately: "Don't worry, my son is not that free yet." It would be pretty good to marry a wife and live a beautiful life, and if I get a few more, I'm not Enough support.He didn't want to waste all his time dealing with those women in the backyard. During this period of time, he also made friends with a few aristocratic families in the imperial capital, and heard something about the main wife PK concubine in the gate of the mansion from them. The end result is that the child suffers accordingly.

He had never thought about taking a concubine because of the influence of his family environment, but now hearing those things, he just felt horrified. Since then, he has completely dispelled the idea of ​​taking a concubine, and even kept a respectful distance from the maids around him, for fear of an accident. It was attached to the body and could no longer be taken off.

"Okay, as long as you have this awareness." Lin Guoxiang finally felt a lot more at ease when she got her son, "If a girl wants to marry you and have children for you, you should treat her wholeheartedly. Like those men outside, their consciences are simply eaten by dogs."

When Wang Yuanyue heard his mother's words, the sweat in his heart flowed out with a swipe. It seems that the old lady really hates the fact that men have three wives and four concubines.Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel a little lucky. Fortunately, he had made clear his position in advance, otherwise today's test would be really difficult to pass.

"By the way, you should tell me what kind of girl you like, so that I can tell your sister-in-law, so that she can check for you next time."

As soon as Lin Guoxiang finished speaking, Wang Yuanyue began to think seriously.If it was someone else, I would probably be a little shy. After all, I was a little embarrassed to speak up about this in front of my mother, but the four brothers were educated by Lin Guoxiang and Xiucai since they were young. Definitely enough thickness.

Lin Guoxiang didn't urge him, she just sipped the hot drink in her cup, while admiring the scenery outside the gazebo, in fact, there was a piece of whiteness everywhere, for a person who didn't have so many poems in her stomach In fact, appreciating the snow is quite hurtful to the eyes.In case of snow blindness or something, it would be too bad, but the hot pot in the pavilion is quite good in such weather.

Wang Yuanyue thought about it seriously for a while, before he said: "Actually, I don't have many requirements, just to be pleasing to the eye, to be gentler, to be filial, and to be considerate. It would be great."

After hearing this, Lin Guoxiang complained in her heart: Son, I think all men in the world will support your request. Although you said that there is no big request, the few things you said are strict enough. Fortunately, you didn't say anything to me. Family background requires, otherwise, where would your mother find such an excellent wife for you?
Fortunately, at this time in ancient times, empathy was a compulsory course for unmarried girls, as was filial piety, so it was much easier to find.

"Well, let me tell your sister-in-law." Lin Guoxiang nodded, "These things are necessary. If you really marry an unreasonable woman, I will be the first to let her go."

The mother and son chatted for a while before going back to dinner, and then Lin Guoxiang told Princess Changping about Wang Yuanyue's request, and Changping repeatedly promised to bring back a good sister-in-law for the uncle.

Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it was time to release the rankings. Wang Yuanyue was indeed selected as a scholar. Although he didn't get the title of Jie Yuan, his ranking was very high, which made the Lin family happy again.Although Wang Yuanyue's teacher did not forget to admonish him, judging from his expression, he was very relieved. After all, even a scholar can pass the exam a lot.

Because Wang Yuanyue was a scholar who passed the exam, more people came to the door to propose marriage euphemistically.Finally, after discussion between Lin Guoxiang and Chang Ping, and with Wang Yuanyue's own consent, he finally got married with a fourth-rank Wen San official, Dr. Zheng Feng.The little girl has just turned fifteen this year, and the two families discussed the decision. As for the wedding, the wedding will not be held until after the little girl turns eighteen.Afraid that the woman's family would think wildly, Lin Guoxiang deliberately explained to them. After all, it is too dangerous for a girl to give birth at a young age, and it is better to wait until she is older.In fact, she wanted to wait until the girl was 20 years old to hold the wedding, but she was afraid that the girl's family would not agree, so there was no way to delay the girl.

At that time, Wang Yuanyue will be twenty. Although he is still a little younger, it is better than getting married at the age of sixteen or seventeen.As for Wang Yuanzhi, there was no other way. Who let the emperor take a fancy to him and wanted him to be his son-in-law?

The family also loved their daughter, and Lin Guoxiang explained so sincerely in person, so they didn't say anything, and exchanged Geng Tie happily. After Xiaoding, they let their daughter start sewing wedding dresses at home.Anyway, there are still three years, which is enough for them to prepare a dowry for their daughter.

As for Wang Yuanyue, he still stayed at home and read books, and when he was fighting for the big exam, he tried his best to come back from the exam.

(End of this chapter)