Chapter 332 The Shen Mansion selects a husband for his daughter from among the students!
If it weren't for her previous plea, she really thought Zhou Yunxue was here to repair the sisterly relationship.
"Okay then, I'll take it!" She did spend a lot of money in the past. She gave many things not only to Zhou Yunxue, but also to others.
Zhou Yunxue introduced the two children to her: "The older one is a daughter, called Sister Lan, and the younger one is a son, called Brother Hu."
Shen Lanxi had already ordered people to prepare meeting gifts for the two of them.
"Sister Lan, Brother Hu, come to Auntie. Auntie has prepared a glass ornament for each of you."
A fist-sized glazed orchid, a fist-sized glazed tiger.
Zhou Yunxue's eyes flashed with surprise when she saw the gift.
"Lan Xi, this is your tribute, but you can't take it. Sister Lan and Brother Hu, please return it to your aunt as soon as possible."
The crystal clear and exquisitely crafted ornaments easily captured the hearts of the two children, who held it in their hands reluctantly.
Zhou Yunxue was embarrassed for a while.
Shen Lanxi smiled lightly: "Take it, it was given to me by the three tribes when I was in the northwest. In the entire Great Zhou Dynasty, apart from you, you are the only one in the palace."
Zhou Yunxue's eyes flashed and she did not dare to meet Shen Lanxi's eyes.
"Lan Xi, you should keep such a good thing for yourself."
Shen Lanxi: "Who made you my best friend?"
A trace of bitterness flashed through Zhou Yunxue's heart. Her friend had changed a long time ago.
"By the way, I heard you say before that your husband is a county magistrate, why do you need to take the imperial examination?"
A flash of discomfort flashed across Zhou Yunxue's face: "He is the acting county magistrate. At that time, he was going to Beijing to take the imperial examination. Who would have thought that the imperial examination was suspended that year."
Shen Lanxi looked like she suddenly realized: "I remembered it, it was after our family was exiled to Dongchuan."
Zhou Yunxue: "As the acting county magistrate, if he wants to take a step forward, he must have a reputation. In recent years, the talent in the court has withered, and many local officials have been promoted temporarily. Because of this, this year's imperial examination will be less than In previous years, it was much more relaxed, allowing substitute officials to take the imperial examination.”
Oh, so it wasn’t some cousin taking the imperial examination before, but her husband.
"So that's it! I was poisoned a few days ago, and I've been low on energy these days. Someone from the Ministry of Etiquette came, but I didn't see any of them!"
Zhou Yunxue: "It's time to meet. I heard my grandfather say before that there are many methods in the imperial examination, and you may stumble if you are not careful."
Shen Lanxi nodded: "Thank you for reminding me."
Not long after Zhou Yunxue was sent away, someone secretly spread the news that Fang Wenting had visited Shen Lanxi's house and became her disciple.
The news spread quickly, and by the third day, Shen Lanxi had countless disciples.
The old master who had been kneeling at the gate of the palace to ask Emperor Renxiao to take back his life suddenly fainted when he heard the news and was carried back to the master's palace by the imperial guards. Emperor Renxiao didn't even send an imperial doctor.
Suddenly, the news about the old master's loss of power spread, and more and more people came to the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion to deliver greeting cards!
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Shen Mansion
"Father, eldest sister is the examiner of Jinke!" Shen Yuanxin looked at his father with twinkling eyes.
Since Zhang Zifen was dealt with, Shen Congwen has always felt ashamed that he had taken great care of the children of his concubine, especially the children born to Zhang Zifen. "Your eldest sister is just a military commander. She knows nothing about the imperial examination. If you want her to give you advice, you might as well study more with Mr. Ruohua."
Impatientness flashed across Shen Yuanxin's eyes, why didn't his father understand what he meant.
"Father, I mean, since the eldest sister is the examiner, she must know what the content of the exam is."
Before Shen Yuanxin could finish saying this, he was scolded.
"Asshole, how can we scholars commit fraud? Yuan Xin, why do you think so?" Shen Congwen looked at Shen Yuanxin with a serious look on his face.
The latter hurriedly explained: "Father, I didn't mean that. What I meant was that our Shen family has a weak foundation. If we can get the guidance of our eldest sister, we will definitely make great progress."
What advice? Could Shen Congwen not understand what his son meant?
"Don't think about it with your eldest sister. And don't mention it to others, otherwise it will bring disaster to our family."
Shen Yuanxin gritted his teeth and said, "Father, I heard that if someone from the DPRK and the Central Government jointly recommends it, you can directly enter the palace examination?"
Shen Congwen's eyes turned cold instantly when he looked at Shen Yuanxin.
Shen Yuanxin was startled by this look. Why was his father's look so scary just now?
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"I'm warning you, the imperial examination is based on real talent and practical knowledge. If you dare to make a fuss about the imperial examination, don't blame your father for being cruel to you."
Shen Yuanxin was so frightened that he quickly lowered his head and said yes repeatedly.
The news that Mr. Ruohua was invited to teach in the Shen Mansion was leaked by someone unknown, and soon the Shen Mansion was filled with guests.
Mrs. Shen didn't know where she heard the story of catching her son-in-law, and immediately called her three daughters-in-law to her side.
"The people who came to our house to ask for marriage were all like idlers. They thought that our family was losing power and wanted to cut ties with our family. I finally saw that all of those people were unreliable. ”
Mrs. Liu asked with concern: "How is Yuan Tang?"
When Mrs. Shen heard her mention Yuan Tang, her face turned cold and dark.
"That's someone who doesn't understand the situation. Even though they've broken off the engagement, she still wants to stick to her. Our Shen family is not a lowly family. We're keeping a close eye on her because we don't want her to go out and embarrass our Shen family! ”
Mrs. Miao thinks Mrs. Shen's proposal just now is very good. There are many concubines in her house, all of whom are of marriageable age. If the arrangements are made well, their third wife will also be able to help in the future.
And Shen Yuanruan, her biological daughter. Because of this daughter, she was criticized by her sisters-in-law and complained by her husband. She really wished she could have married her away early, out of sight.
"Mom, Yuan Ruan has also reached the age of marriage. Our third bedroom is different from the eldest brother. We just hope that we can take some advantage from the eldest brother and find a promising student for Yuan Ruan to marry. And the concubines in our third bedroom Girl, mother and elder brother can arrange whatever they want, I just hope they can help the family.”
Seeing that the third bedroom had said this, Mrs. Tian immediately said: "Mom, there is also our fourth bedroom. Our fourth bedroom doesn't have much ability. If we can help the family with marriage, it can be regarded as a contribution to the family." .”
Mrs. Shen was very satisfied that all three daughters-in-law were thinking about the family, so she called Shen Congwen to the room to discuss it that day.
Within two days, news came out that he was interested in two students from Jiangnan and wanted to marry off two girls from his family to the students.
For a time, the Shen Mansion was filled with people, and the scene could compete with that of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion.
Zhou Ruyuan used the military examination net to recruit many powerful generals, and also assigned a few people to the Ministry of War. After he finished his work, he heard that the old master fell ill. After asking Emperor Renxiao, he personally took the imperial doctor with him. Go to visit a patient.
After Shen Lanxi had two days of leisure, the Shen family picked a husband for Shen Yuanruan and asked her to return home to help with the business.