Sir, my wife is pretending to be innocent again

In Cheng Daqi's eyes, every family in the city looked down upon the Fang family because they felt that the Fang family relied on marrying off their daughters to gain wealth, while the Cheng family looked similar from the outside.

An earl was rewarded by the emperor, and a minor official was sought. The remaining grandchildren, except for Cheng Yousan who did some errands, had never set foot in the court. On the contrary, each of the girls in the mansion married better than the last.

"One is a general's house, the other is a noble family, and there is a scholarly family. In the eyes of outsiders, our Cheng family uses our daughter to establish a foothold."

"Now it's just because the emperor relies on us to make money, so those people don't talk nonsense. If one day we lose our hearts in front of the emperor, we will be far inferior to the Fang family. The Fang family has some background. Many scholars have even produced queens.”

Cheng Dashan obviously thought of this, but he still lacked confidence after all.

"Then let each family select boys and send them over. Let's first invite two gentlemen to teach in the mansion. When the teaching is almost complete, we will send them to the academy outside. I don't believe that there are so many boys that none of them can come out. Even if you smash them, you’ll have to knock out a few.”

"Brother, how are you doing? This one is the easiest to get out of. So the knot in your heart hasn't been resolved yet?"

"This is about to end. Do you need to ask the Jiang family for some advice?"

Cheng Youer is the first scholar among the two brothers' sons besides Cheng Youan. Cheng Youan is still young, so he has to wait ten years, but Cheng Youer is a person who can achieve results at a glance. The whole family is paying close attention to him recently. he.

Cheng Daqi sighed, "He said that his husband has been giving them questions recently, giving lectures, and studying books until late at night every day. The three boys don't mess with him anymore. They just hope that he can become a scholar."

It's so pitiful that the Cheng family doesn't even have a single scholar. There are a few young men who are modest and virtuous. They are all good at business. I feel uncomfortable all over, but I can barely understand and understand Cheng Yuer.

"He said that he just wanted to be a scholar, so there was no big problem. He didn't need to bother the Jiang family. He would ask for advice next time when he takes the examination."

"There is still one month left for the imperial examination, and there are only five days left for the examination of scholarly talent."

Although everyone said it was not difficult to take the exam, he was still very nervous.

Mr. Cheng couldn't help but laugh, "Just take the exam to be a scholar. I've asked about it. Many people in the city can pass it. I said it's not difficult. Don't worry."

"Don't do the trick of sending students to take exams. People who don't know better think that our family is going to take the top prize."

Cheng Daqi also laughed, "Just close the door and have a meal at home during the exam. What we think is outrageous will be laughed at by outsiders."

"The Fang family is like this beforehand, but the work at hand is more important."

The Cheng family's trade route was dedicated to the emperor. The emperor was very happy and had already asked the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War to organize people to go there in person. The Xiao family's escort agency would also go with them. After this trip, things would start to get busy again.

The Cheng family brothers began to be busy again. It seemed that the Fang family's affairs had nothing to do with them, but the news became more and more intense. It was not until a gambling game was opened in the city that Master Fang finally received the news. But now The instigator behind the scenes can no longer be traced.

"Brother Yuan, what are you talking about?" The last time Mr. Fang came to the capital was to report on his work. Except for a few servants, he had no eyes and ears of his own in the capital. Even if he had arranged it before, it had been eliminated long ago. At this moment, it is quite passive.

Yuan Pei did not expect that things would develop like this. "The top priority is to knock off that gambling board. I heard that the crown prince, the third prince, and several princes and princes are all on the gambling board. In addition to betting on who has the higher chance, , whether to remand or not to marry, this matter is a big deal, Brother Fang is innocent, but those people will still put the blame on you."

"Ask the people from the Military and Horse Department to take action and knock off the gambling board first, and then talk about other things. We can't let the two princes and several young princes be analyzed and calculated by the people on the gambling board all day long."

Yuan Pei always felt that there was someone behind this. This method was really powerful. It would be fine if some rumors were spread. One rumor could always be covered up by other rumors, but a bet would not only block the future of the girl from the Fang family. He also blocked the future of the entire Fang family and helped the Fang family to offend the nobles in the capital.

Yuan Su had received the news a long time ago, but he didn't take it seriously at first. It only took a day or two for each family in the city to have objections to each other's family members. The Fang family was unpopular. The most important thing was that the Fang family's daughter was fierce and arrogant when she became the queen. Some people offended a lot of people, so everyone helped her remember this account.

Fang Shisan was criticized for a while when he first went to the capital.

Until the gambling board appeared, he guessed that there must be someone behind it. He guessed it was his father-in-law-to-be, because Xiaosi might really complain. According to the Cheng family, they don't say anything about what's going on inside, but they are angry with the outside world. He must teach the Fang family a lesson and understand his behavior.

But he rejected this idea. It was okay to spread news, but it was not like setting up a bet just for a look and trampling the Fang family into the mud.

So, who is that person?

Of course, it does not rule out that the simple purpose of opening a gambling market is to make money.

Lord Fang did not follow Yuan Pei's suggestion and ask for help from the Military and Horse Department. Instead, he chose to go directly to the palace and cry to the emperor, relying on the fact that the emperor also had the blood of the Fang family.

The emperor has been very irritable recently. He feels that he is old after falling ill. The prince and the third prince are becoming more and more displeased with him. Fortunately, Cheng Daqi has sent him a new trade route. He is busy arranging for people to walk it again. Busy with building this trade route into Xijin's golden trade route, and busy with a series of other things such as scientific research, I don't have as much time as before.

And Mr. Fang didn’t know that before he came to cry, several princes and princes had come, saying that their heirs would not tolerate the Fang family’s daughter being picky. Although he said it politely, his words also revealed the contempt of the other family. .

The emperor was angry, and now he had to listen to Mr. Fang crying, so of course he would no longer be able to control his temper.

"If you don't have any problems, who wants to harm you?"

"You arrived in the capital on the front foot, but trouble came on the back foot. It's time to reflect on yourself. What have you done these years?"

"You asked someone to come to your house to tell you which boy you liked, and you had to go through a lot of picking and choosing? Why, there are so many boys from aristocratic families in the capital, but none of them can catch your eye?"

The Fang family sent their daughter to Beijing again. Who knows what they were thinking about?

Fang Shisan was really confused when dealing with his crown prince and the third prince. His son couldn't help but choose a woman like a commodity.

If he can tolerate Cheng Xiaosi, that's because Cheng Xiaosi is lucky and can use Cheng Daqi. It's hard to find someone who can make money. Is it possible to find a fourth-grade official?