The heavens set sail from the courtyard

Du Yangxi finally accepted the loan of 100 strings of cash from Lady Li and brought his mother to Bian Jing for treatment.

Madam Li was very enthusiastic about Du's mother. She even rented a small courtyard to accommodate her and hired the best doctor for her.

Du Yangxi was a proud person, but he was indeed filial to his mother. What Lady Li did just hit the spot in his heart.

After Du's mother arrived in Bian Jing, Du Yangxi was ready to take care of her son personally, but Du's mother was worried that it would affect her son's imperial examination and was unwilling to do so. The mother and son almost quarreled.

In the end, it was Madam Li who took the initiative to take on the responsibility of care and brought Fourth Madam Li Haode and Fifth Madam Li Leshan to look after Du's mother.

Du Yangxi naturally knew the purpose of Lady Li's doing so, and did not want to accept her kindness. However, the imperial examination was approaching, and he really could not be distracted to take care of his mother. In addition, Du's mother and Lady Li got along well, and she liked the smart and sensible fourth daughter, Li Haode, more, so he privately agreed to let Lady Li take care of her.

Although Du Yangxi was reluctant, he had no choice but to surrender.

Wang Gang no longer cared about Du Yangxi's affairs. He had been very busy with work recently. The spring examination was approaching and the city of Bianjing was a mixed bag. As the inspector of the left army, Wang Gang needed to patrol the entire city and maintain public security, and he was very busy.

However, with the start of the Spring Examination, Wang Gang became idle. After the examination, the biggest event was the announcement of the results. Wang Gang had to lead people to inspect. It was not until he was on vacation that he learned from Li Shouhua that Du Yangxi had passed the examination and ranked first in the examination, winning the title of Huiyuan.

Sang Yanrang also passed the high school entrance examination, but his ranking was relatively low. However, he was still considered a Jinshi and made a leap forward.

Du Yangxi passed the imperial examination and became the top scorer. The happiest person was Madam Li. She had already arranged the marriage with Du's mother. After the palace examination, Du Yangxi would marry Fourth Lady Li Haode.

Wang Gang was not too surprised to hear the news. He guessed that Du Yangxi agreed to the marriage at the behest of his mother.

In fact, after Du Yangxi passed the imperial examination, many people wanted to make him their son-in-law, including many nobles.

Everyone knew that with Du Yangxi's appearance and age, even if he did not perform well in the final palace examination, he would not be able to get a top ranking.

The palace examination after the joint examination, after all, is about satisfying the emperor's taste, and essays and policy papers are secondary.

Du Yangxi is young and handsome, so he will have an advantage in the palace examination and will almost certainly be in the top three.

Madam Li would now wake up laughing in her dreams, and always said that she had good vision. She won over Du's mother in one fell swoop when Du Yangxi was still not powerful, thus making this marriage possible.

Only Wang Gang still felt that Du Yangxi was unwilling to do so, and even if Si Niang Li Haode married him in the future, she might not be happy.

However, as Wang Gang's eldest brother-in-law, there are some things that he cannot interfere with, so he could only mention it to Li Shouhua privately.

Li Shouhua didn't take it too seriously. She believed that feelings could be cultivated slowly after marriage. As long as Du Yangxi was a good person, her sister would not suffer much if she married into the Du family.

Seeing that Li Shouhua didn't care, Wang Gang didn't bother to meddle in the matter.

After the Spring Examination, according to the agreement, Chai An would marry Li Kangning. The two families had already signed a marriage certificate, and Chai An could not wait and had already prepared for the wedding.

On the day of Chai An's wedding, Wang Gang was too busy with official duties to attend, so he asked Li Shouhua to prepare a valuable gift for Li Kangning to be brought to the Chai family as a dowry.

The Chai family prepared lavishly for this wedding, and the Li family couldn't be too shabby either. Ten miles of red makeup was standard, and the dowry had to include a few heavyweight items to impress.

Originally, Li Shouhua planned to give his treasured pearl curtain to his sister as a dowry.

When Wang Gang found out, he directly gave her a set of ruby ​​jewelry.

"Give this set of jewelry to your third sister. It will be a token of my love as your brother-in-law." Wang Gang casually threw the jewelry box to Li Shouhua.

Li Shouhua didn't care much at first, but when she opened the jewelry box, she was so shocked that her hands almost shook.

Wang Gang's set of jewelry is naturally a treasure collected in the space. Regardless of the material and workmanship, it is of the highest quality and priceless.

"It's too valuable." Li Shouhua said worriedly, "This thing can be a family heirloom, you should keep it for yourself!"

Wang Gang said indifferently: "I don't wear jewelry, so why should I keep this thing? Give it to your third sister! Let her wear it in front of the Chai family and make her mother-in-law proud." Li Shouhua had been married to Wang Gang for a few months and knew that her husband was very capable, but she didn't expect it to be so great.

This kind of heirloom-level jewelry can be given away at will, which is inhumane.

Li Shouhua did not ask about the origin of the jewelry, nor was he worried that Wang Gang would embezzle or accept bribes.

First of all, since Li Shouhua married Wang Gang, she had no choice but to accept him. Good or bad, they were one as husband and wife and should share the responsibilities.

Secondly, the things Wang Gang took out were all rare treasures, some of which were not even from the Song Dynasty. They were too precious, which made Li Shouhua not worry about their origins.

Thirdly, Wang Gang treated Li Shouhua very well after marriage. In fact, in Li Shouhua's opinion, he was too good, which made Li Shouhua feel burdened.

"Sir, my pearl curtain is enough for my third sister. She really doesn't need such expensive jewelry!" Li Shouhua closed the box and pushed it to Wang Gang.

Wang Gang's face darkened and he said, "That pearl tent was given to you by the person in front of you!"

Li Shouhua's heart trembled, but he didn't want to lie to Wang Gang, so he chose to remain silent.

Wang Gang continued, "That was your dowry. I have no right to ask about it, but I don't want to see it again. This set of jewelry is my compensation. Do you understand what I mean?"

Li Shouhua nodded slightly and whispered: "I understand."

Wang Gang said "hmm", then picked up the book and continued reading.

Li Shouhua has become accustomed to Wang Gang's domineering attitude. She also knows that Wang Gang's request is not excessive. On the contrary, it is inappropriate for her to keep the gifts from her ex.

The next day, Li Shouhua sent the pearl curtain and ruby ​​jewelry back to her parents' home.

When Madam Li saw the ruby ​​jewelry, she was so surprised that her mouth couldn't close. Few women can resist this thing.

"Shouhua, your eldest son-in-law is too generous. He just gives you something like this. Does your mother-in-law have any objection?" Madam Li asked worriedly.

"These are the official's own things and have not been included in the Wang family's public account." Li Shouhua explained.

"That's too expensive. Your pearl curtain is good enough. You should take this set of jewelry back as your dowry!" suggested Mrs. Li.

"Mother, this is a gift from your eldest son-in-law. Please accept it. You can keep this pearl tent in the future. Your husband doesn't like it!" Li Shouhua said in a low voice with his head down.

Madam Li asked carefully, "Does the eldest son-in-law know the origin of the pearl tent?"

Li Shouhua lowered his eyebrows and said, "Since the master knows Shiyilang, I have not concealed anything from him."

Madam Li said worriedly, "Shouhua! Honesty is important for a couple, but it's not good for you to be too honest."

Li Shouhua replied: "Mother, I know my limits."

"Shouhua, do you still remember what your mother mentioned to you last time?" Li Shouhua sighed and said to her eldest daughter.

"My daughter remembers."

"I have found the people. They are all of clean origin and have signed indentures. You can take a look." Madam Li said.

Madam Li had already found two maids of good character and appearance and let Li Shouhua choose one to take home.

Li Shouhua looked around and chose the prettiest maid, Chunmei, to take away. (End of this chapter)