Family Has a Concubine

Seeing that they had almost finished talking, Mrs. Miao said with a smile, "Since that's the case, I should prepare a copy for Sister Tang's husband-in-law."

Ye Hewen's expression was unhappy, and he felt angry and resentful. The family's land tax came up in June, but Miao's birthday banquet was extravagant, and Ye Lingjiao and Luo's dowry was paid back. Last month, the crown prince and concubine got married, and Ye Hewen spent more than a thousand taels of silver for the gift. As a result, there was no sound at all.

Now there are two more cases of Zhongju, and the money in the family is very tight. If there is any good thing, he just wants to give it to Xu Rui, and he doesn't want to waste it on others.

But the Miao family spoke up, and Ye Hewen couldn't say no to this no matter how favorably he favored one person, he just snorted coldly.

Madam Qian went down to prepare the gift, Wen Shi was in a good mood, and when she sat on the chair, Luo Shi pulled her to talk.

Mrs. Sun was originally proud of her son-in-law's winning bid, and her tail was almost up to the sky. Now that Chu Yunpan has also won, she feels that half of her glory has been taken away, and she is really unhappy.

Ye Licai felt the same way, so she clutched her stomach and said, "Grandfather, grandmother, I've been out for a long time, so it's time to go back."

"Yeah, you're tired too, hurry back! Look at you, you're five months pregnant, and if you want to send letters or posts in the future, just ask Liu Er to come back." Sun said, feeling complacent again.

Ye Licai smiled and said, "The doctor said, let's move more."

Standing up with his waist supported, he bid farewell to Ye Hewen and the others, and finally walked out the door slowly supported by Liu Er and Mrs. Sun.

Wen looked at Ye Licai's bulging stomach, and thought of Ye Tangcai's small waist, which made her feel uncomfortable.

Wen took the gift and went back to Rongguiyuan, Qiuju was talking with Nianqiao and Nanny Cai in the small hall.

"Madam, you are back." Qiuju smiled and stood up when she saw Wen.

Wen's mood is very good, she can't wait to go to Dingguobo's mansion to congratulate her, and take a look at the young couple again.

But Chu Yunpan is a concubine, and his aunt will not be happy if he wins the election. If he went to congratulate him on purpose, the Qin family would be very upset, and they would be afraid to remember Ye Tangcai again, and find out what happened to Ye Tangcai.

After thinking about it, he said to Nanny Cai: "Isn't there a Qingzhou Yuhua inkstone in the room?"

"Yes." Nanny Cai smiled and turned around to get it.

I also prepared two boxes of precious ink, two Hu brushes, and a stack of Xiang paper. Put it in a box, put the long carved box containing wild ginseng on it, and hand it to Qiuju.

Qiuju happily took it and left. In the carriage, he went to Qiu's and Wen's houses to deliver posts, and returned to Qiongmingxuan, it was already half past time.

Ye Tangcai was reading a book, and Qiuju came in with a gift: "This wild ginseng is from home, and these pens and ink are from my wife."

Ye Tangcai took the things and looked at them, "Is my mother okay?"

"I didn't look good at first, but after knowing that the third master won the exam, I was so happy that I was about to fly." Qiuju laughed.

Ye Tangcai breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.

"By the way, Ye Licai just came back when I went back. I heard that Zhang Boyuan was also hit. She came to announce the good news." Qiu Ju curled her lips.

Ye Tangcai raised his eyebrows, and it hit him. She remembered that he failed in the previous life.

In her previous life, she married into the Zhang family, and Zhang Boyuan was thinking about Ye Licai all day long, but he had no intention of studying. This life went according to his wishes, but because of Zhang Manman, his fighting spirit was aroused, and he was able to win the final sprint.

But how about Zhang Boyuan and Ye Licai, Ye Tangcai is too lazy to talk to each other.

In the past, they calculated her marriage, and she also calculated Ye Licai's dowry. As long as they don't act like monsters and don't make mistakes on her again, she won't bother to talk to them.

Ye Tangcai handed the wild ginseng into Huiran's hand: "Take it and stew it, and prepare good wine and food for the evening."

Huiran took it and went to the kitchen.

Ye Tang picked up the box of the Four Treasures of the Study, and went to Lanzhuju.

Chu Yunpan was still packing his luggage.

When I got home yesterday afternoon, I was already tired enough. After resting in the house for a while, I went to Yixiang Courtyard for dinner. I went back to the house at night and lay on the bed and fell asleep.

Yu Yang was sweeping the floor outside, Yu Han was arranging Chu Yunpan's clothes in the bedroom, and Chu Yunpan was in the study, taking his books out of the box by the handful.

"The third grandma is here." Yu Yang's voice sounded from outside.

Holding a few books bound in blue leather in his hands, Chu Yunpan turned his head and looked out the window, only to see Ye Tangcai walking over in a lightly dressed dress.

"Third Master." Ye Tangcai walked into the room, and put the box in her hand on the desk, "This is what my mother gave you."

Chu Yunpan opened it and saw that it was the Four Treasures of the Study, so he said, "Is your mother okay?"

"Yes." Ye Tangcai nodded and said with a smile, "Thank you very much."

Seeing her smiling like a flower, Chu Yunpan turned his head away and continued to move out the books from the box on the ground, "What are you thanking me for?"

"Of course thank you, my mother feels proud because you have passed the exam!" Ye Tangcai said happily.

Chu Yunpan said: "It just so happens that there is a need."

Yu Yang, who was squatting outside holding a broom, let out a piss, what do you need? Originally, their plan was to go out of Beijing to join the army after the Chinese New Year, clean their hands and feet, and take a scientific examination!

I remember the last time Ye Licai returned home, the third master promised to take the scientific examination. It was obvious that she couldn't look down on the third grandma who couldn't hold her head up in her natal family, so she ran to take the exam. Will you die if you admit it?

Ye Tangcai only thought that he had negotiated with the King of Liang, "Do you have confidence in next year's spring?"

"Yes." Chu Yunpan nodded.

When he was young, he followed Liang Wang, abacus, riding and shooting, four books and five classics, and his theories on governing the world were all the same. Liang Wang originally prepared two paths for him, one is to become an official through the scientific examination, and the other is to join the army and make a name for himself.

Even if he had chosen the second path, he still had to learn the theory of governing the world. He didn't pay attention in class because he really didn't want to listen to the class. A third-rate teacher in a third-rate school is not as knowledgeable as him.

By doing this, he was also hiding his clumsiness, so he didn't have to be watched by Uncle Chu and forced him to go to the scientific examination. He also recruited his aunt and others to bear grudges.

Unexpectedly, in the end he perfectly avoided Uncle Chu, but in the end he fell headfirst into the pit of scientific research! Still hit it head on.

Ye Tangcai was even happier when he heard that Chunwei was confident. Seeing that his study was messy, and maybe the bedroom was even more messy, he said: "You guys just came back, why don't you take a rest and let Huiran and Qiuju help tidy up."

"No need." Chu Yunpan said lightly, "I'm used to tidying up my own things."

Seeing that he treated her coldly, Ye Tangcai felt cold in her heart, so she said, "Then I'll go back first."

After speaking, he left the house.

Chu Yunpan lowered his eyes and took out the last few books from the box and put them on the bookshelf. In the end, he still couldn't help turning his head and looking out of the window, only to see her far away back was blown up by the autumn wind, her skirt was blowing up, her long hair was slightly bleak, and his heart was also a little bit bleak.

Ye Tangcai returns to Qiongmingxuan and does embroidery with Qiuju in Xici Room.

Half an hour later, Huiran came back with a cup of stewed soup and put it on the round table in the small hall: "It's getting cold, let's warm it inside the room first!"

Ye Tang picked up the embroidery needle in his hand, without even raising his head: "Oh, no need, just send it to Lan Zhuju!"

Hui Ran was stunned: "Don't you want to prepare wine and food, and invite the third master to come and have dinner together?"

Ye Tangcai said calmly: "Who said that? The third master is busy studying and preparing for next spring."

The corner of Huiran's mouth twitched, she just finished the exam, didn't she even take a break?

"Young lady is right, you should prepare now." Qiuju kept nodding her head, "Put your head down and study hard now, maybe you can really pass the exam."

Huiran had no choice but to pick up the soup cup again and walk out the door.

...

Time passed by, and soon it was September 17th, and Zhang Boyuan held a congratulatory banquet at home.

This time the Zhang family didn't have much to do, but just invited a few relatives, and some good classmates from the Imperial College, and the master came to the door.

If it's too big, you don't have to be said to show off. If you want to do it big, you have to do it after next spring!

Early in the morning, Ye Tang picked up the gifts, got up to wash up, and went to Zhang's house with Chu Yunpan.

The carriage drove for a quarter of an hour, and stopped at the Chuihua Gate on the east side of the Zhang family. After getting out of the carriage, Ye Tangcai saw a lot of carriages parked here, and saw that many relatives had already arrived.

"Girl, is that the family's carriage?" Qiuju asked excitedly, pointing in the direction of Jiaojiao. The home she was talking about was naturally the Jing'an Hou Mansion.

Ye Tangcai looked around, and there were indeed three large carriages there, which belonged to the Jing'an Marquis Mansion.

"Let's go!" Ye Tang raised his leg and stepped into the hanging flower door.

After entering the door, a maid came over and led them to the main hall.

In fact, she doesn't need to be introduced, Ye Tangcai is already familiar with this place.

After walking for a while, they came to the main hall of the main house. Before entering the house, they heard bursts of laughter coming from inside.

"Mr. Chu and Grandma Three are here!" the servant girl shouted while leading people.

Ye Tangcai and Chu Yunpan walked in, only to see that the room was already full of people. Ye Tangcai glanced inside, and saw Meng Shi and Zhang Hong sitting at the top, and the two sides below were filled with stools and chairs. Everyone from the Ye family had arrived, but Ye Yun and Ye Lingjiao didn't come.

The rest are relatives of the Zhang family. Because Zhang's family is thin and doesn't have many relatives, Meng's natal family is Zhang Hong's concubine's family. Ye Tangcai recognized all these people.

It's still early, and Zhang Boyuan's classmates and wives haven't come yet.

Zhang Boyuan is usually the most annoyed to get along with these relatives, but today he won the election, and it is the time when he is proud, so he is unwilling to leave, sitting here and listening to others' flattery.

"The weather in Pingzhou is cold, and it's far away. It's half a month's journey. Isn't that a hard journey?" Zhang Boyuan's aunt, Mrs. Zhang, looked concerned.

"It's okay, it's not too cold." Zhang Boyuan said with a smile.

"This kid, he was unwilling to ask him to bring more clothes. When he got there, he asked Hua Mo to search for clothes everywhere. But this one was not good, and that one was too thick. It took a long time to pick out a few. It fits well." Meng said angrily.

There was a burst of laughter in the room, and even the voice of the maids outside could not be heard.

Ye Tangcai and Chu Yunpan walked in, and Wen saw it at first sight, and said with a smile, "Sister Tang is here." But her eyes fell on Chu Yunpan, very relieved.

Ye Tangcai and Chu Yunpan walked in and saluted Zhang Hong and Meng Shi: "Master Zhang, Mrs. Zhang, long time no see."

Zhang Hong and Meng were taken aback for a moment. Meng saw that Ye Tangcai seemed more beautiful than before she was married, and thought that Ye Licai had entered the door, which made Zhang Manman lose the election. She felt very uncomfortable. Ye Tangcai, there are so many things.

Thinking about it, her eyes flicked to Ye Tangcai's belly again, Ye Licai mocked Ye Tangcai more than once for not being able to give birth. Meng's heart became a little more balanced.

At any rate, Ye Licai is more capable than Ye Tangcai in this point, that is, she has a strong belly!

"Oh, get up! You don't need to be too polite." Meng said with a smile, "Sit down quickly."

While talking, her eyes fell on Chu Yunpan. This was the first time Meng saw Chu Yunpan, and she was even more handsome than her son. Moreover, she won the exam at a young age!

Thinking of this, Meng Shi felt a little uncomfortable again. After all, everyone hopes that their son is the best in the world. Today is her son's big day. Who wants to have someone as capable as his son appear.

Zhang Boyuan snorted softly, feeling uncomfortable. It was a matter of course for him to be selected, but such a lowly work as a bastard from a poor family was also selected! Zhang Boyuan really spoiled him!

Next to Zhang Boyuan was a man in his twenties with a round head and a round brain. He also snorted when he saw Chu Yunpan. This is Meng Xin, Zhang Boyuan's cousin.

"Cousin, where did you buy this jade pendant?" Zhang Boyuan pulled Meng Xin to talk, ignoring Chu Yunpan and the others.

At this time, a well-dressed maid came in and said with a smile: "I heard that Chu Ju is here, and my old lady is here to invite you."

As soon as these words came out, the people present were stunned, especially Zhang Boyuan and Meng's expressions were extremely ugly.

Who doesn't know that Zhang Zan likes scholars the most, but today is Zhang Boyuan's congratulatory banquet, Zhang Zan didn't even come out, Ye Hewen came, so people invited Ye Hewen to the study for a gathering.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Chu Yunpan came over, Zhang Zan invited someone to invite him. Didn't this belittle Zhang Boyuan and promote Chu Yunpan instead?

"Okay." Chu Yunpan cupped his hands towards Zhang Hong and the others: "Mr. Wan will resign first." After gaining fame, this kind of communication is necessary.

"Hehe, okay, my old man, whenever you see a scholar, please come to the study to talk." Meng explained with a smile.

Chu Yunpan glanced at Ye Tangcai, then turned around and left with the maid.

Zhang Boyuan felt extremely uncomfortable. His grandfather was strict with him on weekdays, and even despised him in various ways these years. Now that he has won the exam, he has proved himself, but his grandfather still does not want to see him, and appreciates him in front of so many people. other people!

Zhang Boyuan held his breath in his chest, Meng Xin was also angry, and said with a sneer, "I don't know how Chu San got hit. He usually dozes off in class and doesn't listen to class."

Meng Xin was Chu Yunpan's classmate, and because he didn't study well, he could only go to a third-rate academy.

Wen's and Ye Weicai's expressions changed.

Ye Tangcai smiled and said: "Why, this Mr. Meng is still the third master's classmate?"

Meng Xin was startled, and finally could look at Ye Tangcai openly: "You know me?"

He had never spoken to Ye Tangcai, but he recognized Ye Tangcai.

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