Lin Zongji, who was so excited as he reluctantly bid farewell, heard loud gongs and drums outside early one morning before the reluctance could dissipate -

Good news has arrived.【26nbsp;】

"It's the ninth day of March." Mrs. Cui was startled and immediately realized. She stood up and walked around the room happily: "This year, only Brother Yan is taking the exam. Listen to this news, Brother Yan is the middle school student."

Yes, I just don’t know which number I won.”

Yu Zhu was also very excited. You must know that this is not easy. The emperor today does not want to hire many officials for himself to support. He has gathered the candidates from all over the country and only selected about a hundred people in total. The other six out of ten places are fixed for

Southern students, plus the Four Books, Classics and Meanings, Trial Comments, Judgments, Imperial Examinations, Internal Medicine, Classics, History and Dao, these subjects must be developed in a balanced manner without partiality. In ancient times, there was no such thing as a draw. In such a strict situation,

After careful inspection, no matter how many names I won, it was quite rare. He then smiled and said: "Why do you care about so many things, mother, just win."

"Yes, yes, it's good. Come on, let's go out with mother to have a look." Cui's eyes lit up, and she pulled Yu Zhu out of the door.

Along the way, the maids and daughters-in-law all smiled and flattered her, making Ms. Cui smile from ear to ear, and the sounds of rewards never stopped.

When we arrived at the old lady's yard, the maids who were waiting were extremely attentive. Everyone knew that the second young master was even more distinguished if he had a third bedroom. Most of the servants in the house were born in the same family, and they were all very good at their jobs.

Although her behavior is still well behaved, her mind has long been active. The old lady is so old, there will always be a hundred years later.

Xia Chu opened the curtain and said with a smile: "The old lady is going to invite the third wife. Our second young master won the prize and was ranked fourth among the tributes."

Mrs. Cui smiled and went in, and found that there were quite a few people today, including four gentlemen and four wives. The eldest young master Lin Zongshou was ill in bed, the ninth young master Lin Zongxiao was missing, and other young masters and ladies were here. The spacious main room

The crowd was full, and the old lady's usually plain face was filled with joy, and her eyes looking at Ms. Cui were much kinder than before.

After greeting each other, the old lady smiled and said to Lin Yuanzhi: "San'er, I see that you are busy all day long, and I am worried that you will not be able to teach my good grandson. Now I can rest assured." She smiled.

Looking at his second grandson who was exactly the same as his favorite son, he said again: "Originally, I wasn't happy that you sent Brother Ji to the barracks to suffer, but that's all. It's good that he can make a living."

Lin Yuanzhi and Ms. Cui nodded in agreement. Ms. Cui felt a little uncomfortable. Her eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law already looked very bad. If the old lady praised the third wife again, wouldn't she be putting her on the fire?

The old lady didn't know the principle of "worry not about scarcity but about inequality". She didn't even look at the faces of the other daughters-in-law. She called to Lin Zongming, who was standing silently in the corner: "Brother Ming, come here and show me to grandma."

See if the swelling on your face has gone away. How could such a bastard be so cruel to such a handsome child?"

Lin Zongming walked forward with his head lowered and said softly: "As I said to my grandmother, I'm feeling better now. It doesn't hurt at all."

The old lady's eyes were filled with even more pity. She glanced at the embarrassed Fourth Master fiercely, asked about his studies, and took care of his daily life in detail.

Finally, he took over the two youngest legitimate sons, brother Bin from the eldest brother's house and brother Cheng from the second house, and teased them to talk.

Yuzhu stood behind Mr. Cui and noticed that the gloom in the eyes of the eldest aunt and the second aunt slowly receded. He couldn't help but praise in his heart. The old lady is really wise. Generally, in big houses, the cause of brother's antagonism is basically the favoritism of the elders.

Yes, this favoritism is not only about feelings, but will also eventually involve the division of property and titles. Therefore, there were many phenomena of foolish filial piety in ancient times. An unfilial word from an elder can knock a person out of the dust, but it is still impossible to stand up. This situation

There are still people who dare to be "unfilial". Especially those who are officials in the court, they must take good care of their parents. Otherwise, all the years of hard work will be in vain.

Turning his eyes, he saw the concubines who were following their legitimate mothers peacefully. Compared to the concubines who were held in the arms of the old lady, their clothes were very plain, and they were quiet in front of the set, with their heads hanging slightly down.

. When Yu Zhu saw Yu Lan, who had gradually become silent since she came back from Zhi Xin Hui last time, and Yu Ju, who stood cowering behind him, he once again had a more intuitive and profound understanding of the difference between concubines and concubines.

Finally, the excitement wore off and the old lady was tired. She ordered the eldest lady in charge to organize the wedding banquet and have a good celebration before everyone dispersed.

"The third younger brother and sister are really a great blessing. The eldest son is so up to date." The men still had other things to do. They just asked for leave and hurried to the outer courtyard as soon as they came back. The female relatives were not in a hurry and chatted while walking.

The wife smiled suddenly, with just the right amount of envy in her eyes: "It would be great if my Zongshou could get better."

Mrs. Cui did not dare to neglect, and said with a smile: "Young master will take good care of himself, sister-in-law, don't worry."

The second wife Liang, who had been quiet and silent, also spoke up at the right time: "With the eldest sister-in-law and the eldest young mistress watching over him, the eldest young master must be fine. Maybe the eldest sister-in-law will be able to have a grandson next year."

"Yes, yes." This is the fourth wife, Mrs. Zhao. The storm over the Ninth Young Master incident has gradually subsided, and she has returned to her former gentleness and ease.

The eldest lady smiled full of expectation and said bluntly: "You are also thinking too far. I only hope that he will be safe and sound. How dare I expect any grandchildren." She looked at Cui and said, "I'm afraid the third brother and sister will be killed."

Are you marrying Brother Yan? Do you have a crush on any girl?"

Mrs. Cui replied cautiously: "There is no rush. My master said that March 15th is the imperial examination and should not be ignored. Recently, I celebrated a little but still asked him to review his books in the study. We can talk about the marriage after these things have passed."

"Oh, that's right." Mrs. Fan didn't bother. It happened that there was a fork in the road ahead, so everyone dispersed.

Ms. Cui frowned and thought for a long time but still felt something was wrong. She brought Lin Yuanzhi back in the evening and told him about the situation during the day. She was worried: "Sister-in-law will not ask about Brother Yan's marriage for no reason. Could it be that she wants to interfere?"

Lin Yuanzhi played with a delicate black purse, looking very relaxed and casual: "What are you worrying about? There is an old lady here, how can you decide Brother Yan's marriage so casually?" He presented the treasure.

He held up the purse in his hand and showed it to Ms. Cui: "My girl just made this for me. It's really beautiful. The embroidered pine trees feel prickly."

Mrs. Cui went over to take a look, and it looked really good. She murmured in her heart that this girl was really hurting her in vain, and she didn't know how to make one for her mother.

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In the north courtyard.

Fan had just sent away Aunt Song, who was licking her face and asking for cloth for Lin Zongqin to make clothes. When she saw Mother Lu coming in, she immediately changed her attitude and asked eagerly: "Is it done? What did mother say?"

Mother Lu smiled and closed the door, turned around and replied: "Madam, don't worry, the old lady loves you. She agreed immediately as soon as the old slave said it, and she said she would send Miss Six here to stay for a few days."

When Mrs. Fan heard the satisfactory answer, she wanted to laugh but couldn't. She lazily leaned back on the Qiuxiang-colored golden thread python pillow and murmured: "How can she love me..."

Mother Lu's lips trembled twice, she wanted to say something, but in the end she just sighed and stood aside.

Those who like, love and love, what do they mean in the face of family interests? They are all pretending to understand and pretending to be confused, and speaking out only adds to the sadness.
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