Houmen Fenghua: Meet the best evil mother-in-law

Chapter 327 Preparing for the College Examination
Gu Qingling was exhausted physically and mentally at a celebration banquet for the master of Tongsheng.

She had to find a way to suppress something that was originally a joy, but someone wanted to make trouble inside. It was really tiring.

For a while, I couldn't understand what the second Mrs. Yao was thinking, just let it go and live a good life, but why do you have to do these things?

How did Gu Qingling know that Mrs. Yao made all these things just to "compete for favor".

Because Mrs. Yao was worried that when she gave birth, she would have to confine her for a month, and she would not show up in front of the old matriarch for a long time. What if someone robbed her of the position of "the most popular person in front of the old matriarch"?
Gu Qingling: "..."

——I’m afraid you’re thinking too much!

——As long as the few of you have good children, when will my mother not be level?
Well, ten fingers have different lengths, Gu Qingling really can't hold a bowl of water like a "celestial scale", without any skew.

The only thing she can do is try to be as fair as possible.

Fortunately, Mrs. Yao had a big belly, and the time she could toss about was limited, which made Gu Qingling heave a sigh of relief.

Gu Qingling did not intervene in the affairs of the second bedroom, but privately told Second Master Yao to be "considerate" to his wife and not to tire her.No matter what happens, we will talk about it when the child is born.

Although Second Master Yao didn't know why his mother would say that, he still agreed honestly.

After it reaches Mrs. Yao's ears, it will be different.

She realized that the old lady might have seen through her meaning, and she was "beating" herself.

In this way, she could only temporarily rest her plans.
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The celebration banquet at home was over, and Uncle Yao didn't rest for a few days before he began to prepare for the hospital examination.

This time, Yao Anhong did not leave the stage, and he embarked on the road of reviewing alone.

No, he is not alone, he has a companion.

The two poor scholars Zhou Yusheng and Ye Maosheng I met at Yao's Bookstore also passed the government examination.The two of them knew each other, and it was not only due to their own credit that they passed the government examination so smoothly, but also thanks to the Yao family's credit.

After all, at Yao's Academy at that time, they did not miss the "Prefectural Exam Questions Collection" prepared by the Yao family for Uncle Yao and Yao Anhong.

So, as soon as the good news came out, apart from thanking the teacher for his teaching, and entertaining friends and neighbors who came to congratulate him, they tried their best to collect some gifts and sent them to Yao's house to express their gratitude.

Mrs. Yao knew that her uncle had two poor scholars with whom she was in contact, and she also sent congratulatory gifts to them when they heard that they had passed the childbirth examination.

After going back and forth like this, the relationship between Uncle Yao and the two of them became more and more intimate, and the two even came to ask Uncle Yao if they wanted to take part in the next hospital examination.

If you want to participate, they can help "review".

After being in touch for so long, Zhou Yusheng and Ye Maosheng could tell that Uncle Yao might have read books before, but compared with serious scholars like them, his foundation is somewhat inferior.

In order to be effective in such a short period of time, some "surprise review" must be done.

Compared with letting Uncle Yao hold the exam papers to review by himself, it will be better to have the two of them beside him to guide.

Zhou Yusheng and Ye Maosheng took out all the questions that their husband and themselves had pressed, which made Uncle Yao very grateful, and quickly took out the test question set that Gu Qingling had prepared in advance, and reviewed them together.

In this way, Zhou Yusheng and Ye Maosheng were grateful again.

Although the two of them did guess that the Yao family will continue as usual this time, they will definitely collect the test questions and the examiner's preferences in advance like the previous two exams, but if Uncle Yao is willing to share them with them like before, that's a big deal. That's another story.

Unexpectedly, Uncle Yao was so "open and aboveboard", he took it out without any hesitation.

"Brother Yao is so handsome and clean, I really admire Zhou." Zhou Yusheng cupped his hands respectfully, and saluted, "If you are lucky enough to be selected as a scholar in the future, I will definitely come to thank you with a big gift."

"Hey, why are you being polite to Brother Zhou and me? Brother Zhou and Brother Ye have been studying for many years, and they are full of rhymes. Even if they pass the exam, it is their own ability. It's the icing on the cake." Uncle Yao raised his hand to give him a hand, and said with a smile, "Brother Zhou should be polite, because he doesn't treat me as a friend too much."

"Thank you! A friend is a friend, but I still have to thank you." Ye Maosheng also bowed beside him, and said, "Brother Yao is willing to help, that is brother Yao's kindness, if we don't know what is going on in our hearts Thank you, that would be too cool. Brother Yao's character is a role model for the two of us."

Uncle Yao: "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore, these are all empty courtesy, let's do something real. The examiner of this hospital examination said..."

Next, Uncle Yao unceremoniously told the two about the examiner's personality preferences that the Yao family had inquired about, so that the two had an idea in mind.

Zhou Yusheng and Ye Maosheng were talented, but after all, they were from poor backgrounds and their families were ordinary, so it was still difficult for them to inquire about the chief examiner.

Sometimes, if you fail the exam, it may not necessarily mean that you are not talented enough, but it may also be that the papers you answered did not meet the taste of the examiners.

Nowadays, there is no uniform standard for exam questions.

Especially for poetry and policy theory, as long as you don't do anything taboo, the examiner can determine your ranking.

Some examiners prefer more ornate writing, some examiners like more solid things, and some examiners like more rigorous ones. Different preferences will determine the test papers he chooses and your ranking.

With the current strength of the Yao family, it is very easy for Uncle Yao to find out who the chief examiner is and what his personal preferences are.

After all, they have someone in Beijing.

As long as the Yao family is a little more proactive, the First Prince's Mansion and the Gu family in the capital will help collect information and send it over in advance so that Uncle Yao can prepare in advance.

Therefore, Uncle Yao really knows the inside story that many people don't know.

When Uncle Yao said this, Zhou Yusheng and Ye Maosheng were even more grateful. They felt that they were really lucky, otherwise how could they meet such a "true" person?
Regardless of whether they can be high school Jinshi in the future, they will be on the list, they will definitely be grateful to Uncle Yao.

Uncle Yao is "buying" poor scholars here, and Gu Qingling is also investigating Zhou Yusheng and Ye Maosheng's affairs.

She really hasn't forgotten Miss Yao Qi and Miss Yao Ba's marriage.

However, unlike Miss Yao Qi who wanted to marry back to the capital and enjoy luxury and wealth, Gu Qingling was more inclined to arrange a "promising" husband's family for the two of them.

Even if this "husband" was not born well, but as long as he has the ability, Gu Qingling believes that the other party will still take off.At that time, with a little help from the Yao family, they might be able to rise to the top and give the Yao family great rewards.

Of course, Gu Qingling didn't think about borrowing her in-laws in exchange for much help to Yao's family. What she thought about was "mutual assistance and mutual benefit".

"Miss Yao Qi and Miss Yao Ba are here to greet the old matriarch!"

Gu Qingling raised her chin slightly, and put the documents in her hand on the table: "Let them come in."

"Yes, old lady."

After a while, Miss Yao Qi and Miss Yao Ba were invited in.

As soon as they came in, they saluted Gu Qingling, exchanged some pleasantries, and presented them with forehead protectors and insoles embroidered by their own hands.

These days, there is really nothing good for a girl to be filial to her elders, but it is just something made by herself.

Gu Qingling didn't lack these things, but the younger generation still had to accept their wishes, not to mention that they made things for Aunt Zhang in addition to making things for her in their spare time.

Gu Qingling even suspected that this thing was not originally made for her, but she just picked one from the things for the old aunt and used it as an excuse.

Nodding slightly, Gu Qingling praised them a few words: "Well, the embroidery work is pretty good, much better than last time."

(End of this chapter)