I go to the ancient imperial examinations

Chapter 545
Mrs. Jiao was unwilling to come forward to withdraw the engagement, which made the magistrate Jiao feel ashamed. Now the female relatives are in charge of the third room of the Qiu family, and all the men have been escorted to the capital for trial. As the magistrate, he can't come to discuss divorce with the female relatives .

It's fine if the talks are settled, but if the talks fail, there will be rumors that Jiao Zhifu is bullying others in Qianzhong Mansion, but the matter of retiring the marriage cannot be entrusted to an aunt.

"Ma'am, I know I hurt Ping'er impulsively before, so please forgive me." The magistrate Jiao solemnly apologized to Mrs. Jiao. In the end, he owed his wife for abandoning his son-in-law to cultivate a son-in-law.

Mrs. Jiao is unmoved. This is the biggest difference between her and Aunt Huang. As a concubine, Aunt Huang's honor and disgrace depend on Jiao Zhifu, but Mrs. Jiao was born in an official family. Relying on her husband as the god of the wife does not work for her.

Jiao Lianping looked at the magistrate Jiao who was "low-key and small" in amazement, and asked with a sneer, "Father, are you worried that marrying the daughter of a criminal minister will ruin Jiao Lianyu's career?"

Sitting lazily on the chair, after the Chen family was taken away by the Forbidden Dragon Guards, the Chen family also pinched their noses to recognize that Jiao Lianping was now widowless.

"Father don't need to be so worried. It's not as bad as a married daughter. The younger brother and sister are Lord Qiu's nieces. Besides, the second brother and the third son Qiu are close friends. It's a good thing to get closer. In the future, Lord Qiu will support you a little bit. My brother has a bright future."

Although Jiao Lianping's words were sarcasm, he analyzed the reason why Jiao Lianyu brought up this marriage. It was nothing more than for the family background of the Qiu family, and the notoriety was taken care of by his mother. For Jiao Lianyu, this marriage was stable. Make money or lose money.

The wife had resentment in her heart, and Zhifu Jiao could understand, but looking at the eldest son who added fuel to the fire, Zhifu Jiao felt an unknown anger in his heart for no reason.

"You can't write two Jiao characters in one stroke. As a father, I don't ask you brothers to be of the same mind, but at least you can't fight against each other and kill each other!" Zhifu Jiao looked sullenly, looking sharply at Jiao Lianping who still didn't know what was wrong, "Qiu The Sanfang family involved barbarians, and now the clues are all broken at Sanfang, if there is another disturbance in the future, and Lianyu is implicated, how can you, the elder brother, be able to survive alone?"

What the prefect Jiao didn't say was that if the crime of collaborating with the enemy and treason was really involved, even if the nine clans were not implicated, Jiao Lianping, a blood brother, would never be able to escape. It was a big gamble, but the Jiao family absolutely couldn't afford it.

However, rumors and rumors spread all over the streets and alleys of Qianzhong Prefecture. In a rage, Mrs. Jiao invited the official media to the third room of the Qiu family to exchange tokens and Geng Tie. In addition, Jiao Lianyu knelt and begged. No, but now the more he thinks about it, the more afraid he is, even if he bears the name of treachery, this marriage must be called off.

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At night, after all, before Jiao Zhifu came to celebrate his birthday, Aunt Huang and Jiao Lianyu finished their dinner hastily, until the end of Haishi, the maid who inquired about the news finally came back.

Aunt Huang slightly raised her voice, "Ru Liu, go get a basin of hot water, and I'll give the second young master some medicine."

"Yes, Auntie." The sound of footsteps went away outside the door, and after a while, Ruliu entered the room with a small bucket of hot water.

In the inner room, Assassin Jiao Lianyu was lying on the bed, with his white obscene clothes open to reveal the scar on his chest. Although he had used the best wound medicine, the scar still looked hideous. One can imagine how vicious Li Li stabbed him back then.

Gently wiping around the scar, Aunt Huang handed the handkerchief to Ruliu behind her, and then asked in a low voice, "What did the master and madam talk about?"

"Returning to Auntie, Xiaoyue could only enter the house by serving the dishes. The Eldest Young Master quarreled with the Master for a few words, and the Master stopped talking after that. The Madam and the Eldest Young Master said some commonplace things." Ru Liu said quickly. report back.

It's really not easy to install their people in Madam's yard, so even if it's eavesdropping, I don't dare to do too much. If Madam finds out, all previous efforts will be wasted.

Aunt Huang nodded understandingly, a look of sarcasm flashed across her pretty face, "Madam boasts that she comes from a family and always respects the rules, yet she even chatted with the eldest son during dinner."

It's a pity that the master still strictly abides by the rule of never talking, otherwise, even if he talks a few words, Aunt Huang can deduce the whole story based on these few words.

"Maybe it's to discuss my marriage with Miss Qiu." Jiao Lianyu said calmly. What he dislikes the most is a domineering and arrogant daughter like Qiu Jingyuan, who thinks she is from a famous family and superior to others, but she is just a stupid and ignorant idiot!
However, an order was sent from above, and Jiao Lianyu had no choice but to agree to the marriage. Thinking of Qiu Jingyuan who was down and out after the downfall of the third house of the Qiu family, Jiao Lianyu couldn't help but see the image of Zhan Feiyu in her mind.

The little girl was born in a peasant family in the countryside, but her demeanor is even better than that of a daughter of a family like Qiu Jingyuan.

Zhan Feiyu was under the tutelage of Gu Xueshi, and was backed by the Forbidden Dragon Guard. If it was possible, Jiao Lianyu would rather marry Zhan Feiyu, at least the child he would give birth to in the future must be of extraordinary talent, which is a pity.

Seeing that the water stains around the wound had dried up, Aunt Huang picked up the ointment and carefully applied it to Jiao Lianyu, while continuing to ask, "What about after that? I heard that the master and wife stayed there for an hour."

It only takes half an hour for dinner, and there will definitely be something to say in the remaining half hour.

"Returning to Auntie, the master, madam, and eldest son did say something after dinner, but after the tea was brought in, the madam shunned the servants who were serving, and Mammy Niu even stood guard under the verandah." Ru Liu It was also helpless, Madam acted cautiously, not only closed the doors and windows, but also sent Mammy Niu to guard the door, no one dared to eavesdrop.

Aunt Huang paused when she applied the medicine, and Jiao Lianyu's expression darkened. If she was so cautious, she might not be talking about her own marriage, otherwise why should she be so defensive.

"Mother is going to check on the master tomorrow." Aunt Huang patted the back of Jiao Lianyu's hand reassuringly, and continued softly: "Leave these matters in the back house to my mother. My son is a top scholar, so I shouldn't be involved in these trivial matters." Please God."

"Mother, wait a moment. Father is already a little skeptical about the rumors before. If he goes to talk about it at this time, it might be self-defeating." Jiao Lianyu's eyes flickered. If it was before, mother might be needed to inquire about the news, but now there is someone behind her. , there is no need to be so hasty.

Jiao Lianyu smiled and continued: "If it's related to my marriage, it's not a big deal. If it's a big deal, my father will definitely keep his mouth shut. Let's wait and see what happens."

Aunt Huang nodded in agreement. The marriage of the third wife of the Qiu family has advantages and disadvantages, and it all depends on how it will be handled in the future. To a certain extent, Aunt Huang is glad that Qiu Jingyuan has become her daughter-in-law, the daughter of a criminal minister. The mother-in-law can completely suppress it.

If Lianyu married a noble girl in the future, she would be just an aunt, and Aunt Huang could imagine how her daughter-in-law would put on airs and look down on her mother-in-law.

Thinking of her well-bred son being won over by another woman, Aunt Huang felt as if a piece of her heart had been gouged out, so there was no need to worry too much now.

Two quarters of an hour later, Aunt Huang returned to her own yard with the support of Ru Liu, let her wait for her to untie her hair, and then began to remove makeup and freshen up.

"Miss Qiu's family is only 13 years old. After Lianyu recovers, you will go and take care of her." Aunt Huang looked at her old face after removing makeup in the bronze mirror. After all, she was getting old, and wrinkles had appeared around her eyes.

Ru Liu combed her hair for a moment, then beamed with joy, "Yes, this slave must take good care of Second Young Master."

As if she didn't see the ecstasy and ambition in Ruliu's eyes, Aunt Huang continued softly: "When you have a child in the future, I'll make the decision to raise your position. You are a good boy, and you have treated Lianyu all these years. I know what's on my mind."

After giving birth to a child, she will be an aunt...

Ru Liu pretended to be shy and lowered her head, but her eyes were shining brightly, if she gave birth to a son before the second young lady entered the door, even if it was a concubine, so what, this is the eldest son of a concubine!

Ruliu made a lot of calculations in her heart, the girl from the Qiu family is only 13 years old, even if she gets married early, it will take three years. If she is lucky, she will give birth to a son in the first year, but at that time her son will already be five years old.

Ten years later, the second young lady's son was only five or six years old and had just begun to study, but her eldest son was already able to take the imperial examination.

Ruliu's hand holding the horn comb tightened a little bit. If she used more secret means, maybe the second young lady would not be able to conceive in three to five years, even if she conceived and gave birth to a loser, In this way, my son's chances of winning are even greater.

Ru Liu became more and more excited when he thought about it, but he still held his face and continued to brush Aunt Huang's hair skillfully. When the second young lady finally gave birth to a son, my son might already have a family and start a business. Family property, huh, life and death!
(End of this chapter)