Rebirth of the poisonous concubine

Chapter 379 Supporting Xuanning Hou Mansion
Chapter 379 Supporting Xuanning Hou Mansion
After coming out of Phoenix Palace, Ye Qingyao was going to visit Mrs. Mei, and Ye Muxi made an appointment with someone from the Xuanning Hou Mansion, and everyone separated.

Ling Yixian is also a lady of Chaohuang Academy, but she didn't join one of the four palaces, and she didn't have a chance to get a card. After two years in Chaohuang Academy, she is still only a middle-class lady.

She is plain and clean, wearing a long light blue dress, with no extra decorations on her body, and only a wooden hairpin in her black hair.

"Hi, Miss Ye." Ling Yixian stood up nervously.

Ye Muxi smiled slightly, "Miss Ling, you're welcome, sit down. I received the picture of a horse from you yesterday. It's very beautiful. On behalf of Ling Wuhou Mansion, I would like to thank Miss Ling for your congratulations."

"It's good that Ms. Ye doesn't dislike her. Please forgive me. The poor family can't afford a decent gift, which makes Ms. Ye laugh." Ling Yixian said apologetically.

Ye Muxi smiled lightly and said, "How could it be? The etiquette is light and the affection is heavy. Ms. Ling painted it herself, which made you bother. Looking at Ms. Ling's appearance, it seems that money is a little tight. Your grandmother and my grandfather are brothers and sisters. Back then, thanks to my great-aunt's care, we have the honor of being an ancestor. For this, the descendants of our Ye family are very grateful. We are relatives who have not been out of five clothes. In terms of seniority, you are still my cousin. When we meet for the first time, we should prepare a little gift , please accept it."

With that said, Ye Muxi took out a 1000 tael bank note from her pocket and handed it to Ling Yixian.

Ling Yixian hadn't seen such a large denomination bank note for many years, so she didn't dare to accept it, "Miss Ye, this...I can't accept it, I...to tell you the truth, I do have something to ask you to meet today, but it's not for silver."

"Oh? Sister Yixian, just tell me if you have anything to do. If there is anything I can do to help, I will do my best." Ye Muxi said politely.

Ling Yixian said sincerely, "I want my younger brother to enter the Guozijian Martial Arts Academy, and I also ask Ms. Ye for help. If she can help, we brothers and sisters will definitely remember this great favor!"

Guozijian is divided into civil and military courts. The literati take the imperial examination, and the martial arts enter the army.

"Guozijian Martial Arts Academy?" Ye Muxi raised her eyebrows lightly, "There should be a quota for the Hou's Mansion to enter the Guozijian? Why doesn't the Xuanning Hou's Mansion not have one?"

Ling Yixian bit her lip, "Although we haven't been a noble for two generations, we do have this kind of favor. It's just...it was taken over by another person from our Marquis Mansion, my younger brother couldn't get in..."

Ye Muxi recalled the information about the Xuanning Hou Mansion that Hongyan sent last night.

During the time of the first emperor, Xuan Ninghou offended the late emperor and was deposed from the position of Lord Marquis. However, Xuan Ninghou's title was canonized at the founding of the country, and the hereditary merit examination system was deposed, but it was not abolished.

The royal family will take back the title only if there is no one in three generations.

Xuan Ninghou's son is Ling Yixian's biological father who failed to ascend to the title, and his wife died early, leaving only a pair of children and no other children.

But Xuan Ninghou still has a side room, Mrs. Hua.That's right, it's the Hua family of the queen's natal family.

Because of the support of the Hua family, after the death of Xuanninghou and his wife, Mrs. Hua monopolized the power of Xuanninghou's mansion.

She has a son, Ling Xiyan, who is a bastard according to his status, but now that Mrs. Hua is sovereign, Ling Xiyan is naturally more like a master in the Xuanning Hou Mansion than a direct descendant of Zhenger Bajing.

Ling Yixian and her brother were abused by Mrs. Hua in every possible way. Although they are young masters of the Hou family, their life is worse than that of ordinary people.Fortunately, her parents left her a few loyal servants who stole the classics from the school. In addition, she was good at painting since she was a child. Admitted.

"Ling Xiyan?" Ye Muxi said.

Ling Yixian quickly looked at Ye Muxi, "Miss Ye... knows him too?"

"I don't know, but I know a thing or two about the situation in Xuanninghou Mansion." Ye Muxi nodded and said.

Ling Yixian clenched her fists, "I know this request is presumptuous, but there is really no other way, please help. As long as you can let Yan Chuan enter the Imperial College, we will find a way to repay you in the future. Of course, Ling Wuhou Mansion You don't need our help... But if you have an order, we will definitely do it. I really can't offer anything as a reward, no matter what you want, as long as you ask, I can give it to you , I just ask you to let my brother enter the Imperial College..."

As she spoke, Ling Yixian's eyes were already filled with tears.

Through Hongyan's information, Ye Muxi already knew who the siblings were, seeing her was like seeing herself.

"I don't want any reward..." Ye Muxi shook her head.

Ling Yixian's face turned pale, "I'm sorry, we really can't come up with anything that will make you look good, anyway, thank you for being willing to meet me today, thank you..."

"Wait, I didn't say I won't help. Ling Yanchuan wants to enter the Imperial College, right? It's a bit difficult, but it's not impossible." Ye Muxi said.

Ling Yixian's eyes lit up, "You...you are willing to help us? But...why?"

"There are so many reasons, don't we have the same blood in our bodies? When my aunt asked my grandfather for an official position, there was no reason." Ye Muxi smiled and said.

The Ye family has accepted the love of others, and they will help if they can.

Ling Yixian was so moved that she couldn't speak.Back then, her grandmother and Ye Muxi's grandfather were siblings, so there was no reason why.

But in their father's generation, Ye Shangshu's family no longer recognized them as "poor relatives", and did not want to offend Mrs. Hua for them.

Now that it's her generation, she never thought that this "cousin" from Jiangzhou who had never met before would still care about a trace of blood relationship.

"Thank you, thank you very much!" Ling Yixian said excitedly.

Ye Muxi smiled, "Guozijian Martial Arts Academy has always had one radish and one pit. The Xuanning Marquis Mansion only has one quota, and other Marquis Mansions still have quotas. Wait, I'll let someone check it out. If there is no quota, Make another plan."

"Thank you. Regardless of whether this is accomplished or not, I will definitely follow what Ms. Ye orders from now on." Ling Yixian held back her tears.

No wonder she was excited. The so-called hereditary merit test system means that although the title can be hereditary, it needs to be assessed whether the meritorious service of the heir is enough to inherit the title.

This is a system formulated by the founding emperor of Daqian in order to prevent the descendants of princes and princes from being incompetent.

If the sons of honored nobles want to obtain meritorious service, they must enter the Guozijian Martial Arts Academy. In the martial arts exam, depending on their scores, they can either become a bodyguard in the palace, or enter the five-army governor's mansion, etc., in order to obtain honors and accumulate merits.

Of course, there is no such shortcut for civilian children. They have to start as soldiers like Ye Lingxiao, and after more than ten years in the army, they will be exhausted.

There have been two generations of no one in Xuanninghou's mansion, and according to the law of the great cause, if there is no one in three generations, the title of Xuanninghou will be taken back by the royal family, and it will be gone.

Ling Yanchuan may not be able to win the title if he enters the Guozijian, but if he does not enter, it is impossible to win the title at all.

For a Hou Mansion with its own faction and army like Lingwuhou Mansion, it is very easy for Ye Hong to obtain meritorious service.After coming out of the martial arts school, he has been in the Nanman army for a few years, and the Nanman army will desperately protect the major general.

But someone like Xuan Ninghou who doesn't have a direct army, if he really threw Ling Yanchuan into a certain army, he might have to collect his body in a few days.

Examination of merit is nothing to the powerful Houfu, but it is a hurdle that cannot be overcome for this kind of nobles who have declined.

(End of this chapter)