The Duke of Jin was not a generous person. Although he could not sue Yan's mother and son, he secretly used tricks to make Master Yan take the blame. Not only was he dismissed from his post, but he was also imprisoned.

Shen Xiang was so frightened that he brought Yan Ling to the house for help.

But this time, she couldn't even enter the door of the Hou Mansion.

It was snowing heavily, and Shen Xiang stood at the door of the Marquis Mansion, cursing angrily. One moment, he said that Shen was ruthless and did not care about sisterhood. The other moment, he said that Nan Li was unjust and refused to save her until she died.

No matter how much she scolded her, the door wouldn't open.

After staying for a while, Shen Xiang could no longer bear the cold and returned to the carriage.

She saw her son dozing off and couldn't help but patted him, "Now your father is being held in the Ministry of Punishments. You don't want to think of anything, but you can still sleep?"

When Yan Ling woke up, he was still confused. He muttered impatiently: "What can I do? We have found all the people we should look for, and no one pays attention to us! It's not your fault that you went to Sanqing Temple to seek help from those people."

The inferior talisman caused the Duke of Jin to blame all the faults on us!"

He was so unlucky that he ended up with these parents.

Shen Xiang's energy and blood suddenly surged, and he almost vomited out a mouthful of old blood.

"It's obviously your fault for trying to curry favor with the Duke of Jin and causing such a big trouble! Why am I so miserable? The husband I married is not reliable, and the son I raised is not reliable either."

Yan Ling buttoned his ears and told Shen Xiang to stop crying.

He said: "Why am I so unreliable? Next spring, I will definitely reach high school in one fell swoop and make you proud!"

Shen Xiang really stopped crying.

Yes, my son still has hope of getting ahead.

After all, those who pass the provincial examination will have the opportunity to participate in the Spring Festival.

It's just that when she passed the provincial examination, Chu Huan came first and her son came last.

She immediately shouted: "Then why don't you go home and study quickly? Why are you wasting your time here?"

"Didn't you call me out?" Yan Ling rolled his eyes. He was unusually calm and confident, "Don't worry, I will definitely get the top score in the exam."

Shen Xiang didn't believe it: "As long as you are in high school, I will thank Buddha and Bodhisattva. You still want to be number one? Do you know how difficult it is to be in the top three?"

"Just wait and see." Yan Ling didn't dare to say this before, but now, he has no fear at all.

After saying that, he looked at the jade pendant around his waist, with a strange smile on his face.

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As the New Year approaches, the busiest people in the Hou Mansion are Chu Shuo and Aunt Qian.

Fortunately, Chu Hanlin never cared about it and allowed Aunt Qian to meet with various shopkeepers, so Chu Shuo didn't get too busy and got dizzy.

Despite this, Chu Shuo still ordered people to prepare the family's clothes and jewelry and wear them during the New Year to bring good luck.

In previous years, both Chu Hanlin and Shen stayed in the mansion to stay up late.

But this year is different, because their daughter is the future Ninth Princess and has the favor of Emperor Mu Wu, so this year they have to enter the palace to attend the palace banquet.

This year there are special banquets for men and women.

The men's seats are naturally occupied by officials and princes from various families.

As for the women's seats, they are in Yuzhen Hall and are presided over by Yang Zhaoyi.

Shen took Nan Li to the Yuzhen Palace. Many people had already arrived, including officials and family members of various families. There were already several princesses and county lords.

Nan Li still remembers the first time she entered the palace to attend a palace banquet. All these people showed disdain for her and didn't even bother to look at her.

However, only half a year had passed, and their appearance had changed. Surrounding me and Mrs. Shen, there were six young ladies.

Nan Li had no expression on her face and went directly to her seat to sit down, not bothering to chat with them.

But there are always people who are very shameless.

Lu Yanyan had someone move a stool and squeezed over, saying, "Sister Nanli, long time no see."

Nan Li raised her eyebrows and said, "It didn't take long."

Ever since Lu Yanyan recognized that she was her good sister, she has been calling her Sister Nanli.

"It's been a long time. I haven't seen you for a day, it's like three autumns." Lu Yanyan said.

Nan Li shuddered.

After the free clinic was opened, Nan Li would sometimes go to help. After Lu Yanyan heard about it, she also went there to help.

The two of them had only met two days ago.

She moved her body and said, "You don't have to say such disgusting words to me."

Lu Yanyan was happy, but soon she whispered: "I don't know what happened to Yang Zhaoyi, but he let you mother and daughter sit at the top. Isn't this an open enemy?"

Even if Nan Li is engaged to the Ninth Prince, she has not been married for a day, and she has not been the Ninth Princess for a day.

There were many people in the palace who were from the Duke's Palace, but they were overshadowed by those from the Marquis' Palace, and all their face was lost.

No, there were several princesses, wives, and concubines who had serious expressions on their faces and forced smiles on their faces.

If it were Empress Xie who was in charge of the harem, such a servant's face-saving thing would never happen.

Nan Li glanced at her: "Then tell me, how should our Anyang Marquis Mansion remedy the situation?"

Lu Yanyan said: "This is simple. Just pick a few that you like and give them a few talisman seals you draw."

"What the hell is this idea?" Nan Li refused, "The talisman I drew, even if it is an amulet, costs fifty taels of silver."

The corner of Lu Yanyan's mouth twitched, "What must you and Chu Shuo be like? Both of you are obsessed with money."

Nan Li said: "Your fortune has been low recently, do you want to buy a Taoist talisman?"

Lu Yanyan was even more sad. She didn't expect that even though she often hung around in front of Nan Li, she still couldn't make Nan Li willing to send a talisman.

But it was good to get the talisman drawn by Nan Li himself. Lu Yanyan was filled with renewed energy when she thought about it.

After all, the prince of Jin Kingdom did not buy Nanli's talisman until his death.

Before Lu Yanyan could answer, the eunuch announced: "Empress Zhaoyi has arrived!"

Everyone knelt down and saluted.

Logically speaking, Nan Li didn't have to kneel down, but she didn't want to be different and arouse jealousy, so she also knelt down.

But Yang Zhaoyi wanted her to become a public enemy. When passing by Nanli, she quickly asked the palace maid to help her up.

"Sixth Miss is my benefactor. How can I accept this gift from you? Get up quickly." Yang Zhaoyi said.

She was wearing a palace dress embroidered with gold silk. Because the queen was under house arrest, a phoenix with spread wings and jade steps was inserted in the middle of her bun. There were also a few round pearls hanging from it. The pearls were shining brightly, making her appear graceful and luxurious.

Nan Li's coquettishness attracted even more attention at this time. She stood up and did not brush off Yang Zhaoyi's kindness: "Thank you, empress."

Yang Zhaoyi nodded slightly, sat down with his belly in his hands, and then ordered everyone to get up as well.

Her belly is close to six months old and her pregnancy is good.

Now she is the largest in the harem, and when she sits there, she looks like the master of the harem.

After everyone was seated, Yang Zhaoyi said: "The emperor previously rewarded me with some wine from the Western Regions, but it is inconvenient for me to be pregnant now, so I will give it to everyone to try."

Everyone's expressions brightened after hearing this.

You know, this Western Region wine can't be bought even if you have money. I didn't expect to taste it at Yuzhen Palace today.

Nan Li didn't find it strange, after all, she had already tasted wine in the last days.
Chapter completed!