The heavens set sail from the courtyard

Chapter 363
On the day when the township examination was over and the results were released, the young and old of the Sheng family got up early in the morning, and the servants cleaned up the house, preparing for the early preparations.

In the Lin Qi Pavilion, Lin Sushuang and Sheng Molan knelt together in front of the portrait of Confucius, praying for his son to be elected.

"Mother, why did we kneel in front of the portrait early in the morning?" Sheng Molan was still young and couldn't understand Lin Sushuang's mood at this time.

"Mo Lan, we sincerely pray that your brother can go to high school." Lin Sushuang said.

"Then why doesn't brother come and kneel?" Sheng Molan said a little annoyed.

"Your brother just finished the exam, it's too hard, let him sleep for a while." Lin Sushuang said to her daughter.

"Mother knows that she loves brother, not me." Sheng Molan pouted and said jealously.

"You damn girl, if you didn't have brother Ni, would you be able to live such a good life now?" Lin Sushuang accused:
"Now even if I ask you to kneel down, I'm raising you for nothing."

Ever since Wang Gang started tinkering with colored glass bottles and toilet water, the silver has been transported to Linxi Pavilion box by box.

Lin Sushuang and Sheng Molan don't need to count on that little extra money for their usual expenses, and even Lin Xige's servants earn twice as much as Da Fang's monthly salary.

Sheng Molan followed Wang Gang and Lin Sushuang to get rich, and all the expenses were in accordance with the standard of a prostitute, or even worse, she was a rich young lady.

"Mother, will brother be able to go to high school this time?" Sheng Molan said carelessly: "I heard people say that the middle school exam is difficult, and many old men in their [-]s and [-]s are still taking the exam."

Lin Sushuang folded her hands together and prayed, saying: "Feng'er has learned five chariots, and he will definitely hit it in one shot, and he will definitely hit it."

Sheng Molan didn't take it seriously, she rubbed her sore legs, looked at the portrait of Confucius, and thought that she would buy some gold hairpins to show off to Rulan and Minglan later.

Lady Wang, like Lin Sushuang, asked people to set up an incense table early in the morning to worship Confucius, hoping that her son Sheng Changbai would pass the exam.

However, Mrs. Wang did not bring her daughter Rulan to worship Confucius, but instead pulled her husband Sheng Hong to bow down together.

"You're cramming. Whether Bo'er can pass the exam depends on his own knowledge. What's the use of asking for it?" Sheng Hong accused Wang Ruofu.

"People say that Confucius will bless scholars, so it's okay for us to pay homage to him. If you read sage books, what's wrong with worshiping Confucius." Wang Ruofu said.

Sheng Hong said disapprovingly, "I want to worship you, but I won't. I'll have breakfast."

Wang Ruofu pulled Sheng Hong not to let him go, and said: "I think you don't have Bai'er in your heart, only Lin Xige."

Ever since Wang Gang's business grew bigger and bigger, Lin Xige's position in the Sheng family became more and more delicate.

Wang Gang distributes large sums of money to Sheng Hong and the old lady every year. Although Sheng Hong claims to be clean, he is still very happy with the money that his son pays for his filial piety.

So much so that he became more and more partial to Lin Xi Pavilion, and slept in Lin Xi Pavilion seven out of ten days.

This made Mrs. Wang jealous. Now she is not only jealous of Lin Sushuang, but also jealous of Wang Gang.

The reason is easy to understand, the better Wang Gang is as a concubine, the greater the threat to his son Sheng Changbai.

Mrs. Wang is now counting on the imperial examination, and her son can beat Lin Xige.

Soon the sound of blowing and blowing spread to Sheng's residence.

"This is the sound of the Annunciation." Sheng Hong was overjoyed when he heard the sound.

Wang Ruofu couldn't help it even more, he didn't want the face of the head of the house, and all the servants rushed to the door together.

Then she saw a person announcing the good news and shouted loudly: "Congratulations to Mr. Sheng's senior high school Jieyuan!"

Wang Ruofu thought that his son had passed high school, so he took out a bag of copper coins ecstatically.

Sheng Hong calmed down and asked, "Which one in the Sheng family understands Yuan?"

This time Sheng Changbai and Wang Gang participated in the provincial examination together, and they both might go to high school.

The person who announced the good news said: "Sheng Changfeng, Mr. Sheng, the first place in the high school township examination!"

Sheng Hong finally got a smile on his face when he heard that, but Wang Ruofu felt like the sky was falling.

"Isn't it my son Changbai High School?" Wang Ruofu couldn't believe it, and asked the person who caught the good news.

Seeing that Wang Ruofu didn't care about etiquette, Sheng Hong couldn't help but feel unhappy, so he quickly pulled her away, and then asked the announcer:
"Changfeng won the first place, is Changbai also in high school?"

The announcer scratched his head, not knowing how to answer.

Generally, those who announce the good news only report the top three, mainly because they want to get a lottery and get some rewards. As for the other rankings, who cares?

This is just a rural exam, not a general exam or a palace exam!

Sheng Hong also reacted quickly, and hurriedly asked his servant to read the list.

At this time Lin Sushuang came late, she already knew about her son's senior high school Jieyuan, she was proud of herself, she couldn't help raising her head high, and walked past Wang Ruofu.

Wang Ruofu's teeth itch in anger.

Lin Sushuang directly took out an ingot of silver and handed it to the person who announced the good news, and everyone around was surprised.

Because Lin Sushuang was too generous, a piece of silver was at least five taels.

The person who announced the good news was already happy at this time, and after receiving the money, he poured out auspicious words as if he didn't want money.

Lin Sushuang stood in the middle of the crowd, accepting everyone's congratulations, feeling that she had never been so beautiful in her life.

Sheng Hong and Lin Sushuang stood together, and many people thought that Lin Sushuang was the head of the Sheng family.

Wang Ruofu couldn't bear it anymore, and ran into the house directly.

Soon the people from the Sheng family ran back and told Wang Ruofu that Sheng Changbai was also in high school, but he was No.7.

Originally, Wang Ruofu should be happy that his son won the exam, but when he thought of Lin Sushuang's son who got No.1 in the exam and crushed Sheng Changbai, Wang Ruofu seemed to eat a fly.

Sheng Hong didn't care about these things, he only knew that his two sons had both won the election, and they could be regarded as entering the official career, so he grinned happily to the ears.

He even wanted to throw a big banquet to celebrate it. If Mrs. Sheng hadn't stopped it in time, the banquet might have started.

"It's true that your two sons are happy to win the exam, but what about those who didn't?" Mrs. Sheng taught her son:
"Happiness is a good thing, but don't be too high-profile, don't forget, you are only a sixth-rank official."

Sheng Hong was frightened into a cold sweat, and only then remembered that this is the capital city, and a falling brick could hit three officials.

The Sheng family is too high-profile, and it is easy to attract the jealousy of others.

"Mother taught me that." Sheng Hong said humbly.

The old lady Sheng said: "Now that the two brothers Changbai and Changfeng have grown up and won the election again, their marriage may not last."

Sheng Hong said respectfully: "Actually, I have considered it a long time ago. I want to wait for Changbai Changfeng's spring to discuss the marriage. Didn't I also get married after I became a Jinshi?"

The old lady Sheng sighed: "I'm not worried about Changbai, I'm worried about Brother Feng."

Sheng Hong was taken aback for a moment, and said in confusion: "Changfeng has been better than Changbai since he was a child, why would my mother bother about his marriage?"

At this time, Wang Gang wanted money and talent, and he won the election. It was the most happiest time.

The old lady Sheng said: "It is precisely because Changfeng is too good that he always dominates his son-in-law. If things go on like this, it will not be a good thing!"

Sheng Hong finally understood what the old lady was worried about.

Unlike the previous Tang and Sui dynasties, the Great Song Dynasty was not too strict about the eldest son inheritance system, and the concubine was also eligible to enter the genealogy and divide the family property, but the big head was always on the side of the prostitute.

In other words, Wang Gang is qualified to share the property of the Sheng family.

But the problem now is that Wang Gang is too good at business, and his property almost surpasses that of Sheng Hong, which creates another problem.

That's a split!
Once the family is separated, even if they are brothers, they will be two families after all.

"There is one more thing that I am very concerned about." Mrs. Sheng said: "The maids serving in Brother Feng's room have never been disrespected, and he never goes to those places."

Sheng Hong was completely stunned.

The so-called open face is to have a relationship between a man and a woman. As for those places, they are naturally brothels.

At this time, the maid serving the young master has a very important job, which is enlightenment.

Don't underestimate this matter. In a big family, the succession of the family is the first priority, even more important than the imperial examination.

Although Sheng Changbai concentrated on his studies, Wang Ruofu still hired a few good-looking maids to serve him, commonly known as Tongfang maids.

Naturally, Wang Ruofu wanted his son to show off to the maid, and it would be best if he could conceive one to prove his fertility.

Similarly, Lin Sushuang also assigned Wang Gang maidservants, all of whom were young and beautiful, but Wang Gang didn't touch any of them, and even transferred several maidservants away, and replaced them with Shutong servants.

This made Old Madam Sheng wonder whether Wang Gang is bad or doesn't like women.

Don't blame the old lady for thinking so, Sheng Hong was a little suspicious.

He also came here when he was young. He knows how keen men of this period are on the opposite sex. There is nothing embarrassing about it. It's just nature. It has been like this from ancient times to the present, even if it will be like this for more than 1000 years.

Wang Gang is so contrary to nature, there must be a reason!

It's not that I can't, I just don't want to!
Either way, it's not what parents want to see.

(End of this chapter)