Chapter 834 is missing
Xia Shiming had a small salary, and the money he used was either the pocket money provided by Xia Zihan or the personal money of his wife Guo. Xia Shiming himself did not have much private money. Every time, his eldest son asked him for pocket money. Ming won't give him a penny.
Without money, he couldn't enter Xinghua Tower, so he focused on the little maid in the mansion.
In less than a month, he played with three little maids, and one of the little maids was pregnant. The angry Xia Shiming made him kneel for two days and two nights.
The little maid was also given abortion pills and sold out.
But even so, the little maids below who wanted to fly up the branches and become phoenixes still rushed to climb onto his bed.
Xia Shiming had been completely disappointed with his eldest son for a long time, so he didn't have much patience to teach him. Xia Shiming had a completely indulgent attitude towards him.
But for Lao Qi and Lao Ninth, Xia Shiming was very strict, especially when it came to studying, and he refused to relax at all.
Xia Zihan walked in. The study was quiet. Subconsciously, she softened her footsteps. Lao Qi and Lao Jiu were concentrating on practicing calligraphy, but Xia Shiming noticed her when she entered the door.
Xia Shiming's face was full of joy, "Yu Niang, are you here to give Lan Yatou some makeup?"
"Well, I was thinking that there would be a lot of personal meetings tomorrow, so I came one day early." However, it seemed that someone had the same idea as her and came early.
When Lao Qi and Lao Jiu saw Xia Zihan, their little eyes were as bright as stars hidden in them. They put down their pens, saluted her respectfully, and shouted, "Hello, second sister."< br>
"Second sister, have you brought your nephew?" Lao Qi asked with eyes flashing.
"No, I'm here alone. Your brother-in-law is taking care of your nephew at home." Xia Zihan reached out and rubbed Lao Qi's head.
Lao Qi pouted and said, "Second sister, you can't touch the top of my head. I have grown up and am no longer a child."
"Well, you have grown up a lot, so when do you plan to take the exam and come back with merit?" Xia Zihan asked with a smile.
Lao Qi glanced at Lao Jiu and said, "I'm still young. Dad said that after this session, he will let me go and see the next session. Ninth brother and I plan to go together in the next session."
Next year is the year of the scientific examination, but Xia Zihan knew that due to the drought, next year's scientific examination was canceled and rescheduled to the year after next.
That is three years later.
Another term, six years later.
Six years later, when the old man was 75 or 6, it was a little late to end.
Xia Zihan said, "Let's take a look first and then talk. You have to have confidence. You can finish first this time."
Then, he looked at Lao Jiu and said, "Brother Jiu, you want to go too. Why don't you study more and wait another three years?"
Lao Jiu frowned and shook his head seriously, "No, Brother Qi and I will go to the end together. If we don't do well in the exam, I will wait another three years."
Lao Jiu has inherited all the advantages of Xia Shiming and Mrs. Xia Er. He is steady, careful, and unobtrusive in his work. He has Xia Shiming's straightforwardness and sincerity, and Mrs. Xia Er's carefulness and shrewdness.
Lao Qi also has a stable temperament, but he is a bit quick-tempered when things happen. In this regard, he follows Aunt Zhang.
Xia Zihan smiled softly, "Then the ninth brother should take advantage of the remaining time to study hard, make progress every day, and strive to come back as a scholar and become the youngest scholar in our Dasheng." She knew that three years later, , the two younger brothers will definitely end up.
There is only one year difference between Lao Qi and Lao Ninth. If both of them can be admitted as scholars, then they will be the youngest scholars in Dasheng.
When Mrs. Xia Er heard that Xia Zihan was coming, she brought her maid several plates of freshly made snacks and some small toys for her to play with.
Mrs. Xia Er said, "Your uncle and aunt came here and brought a lot of small toys for your seventh and ninth brothers to play with. I picked a few and brought them over to see if the princess liked them."
"I like it, but if you give me everything, the seventh and the ninth will be jealous of me." Xia Zihan said with a joking smile.
Mrs. Xia Er said hurriedly, "Moreover, your aunt and uncle brought a lot of them. When your aunt got married, her parents gave her an antique shop. There are as many gadgets as she wants, as long as the princess likes them."< br>
The uncles and aunts she mentioned were Mrs. Xia Er's brothers and sisters-in-law from her natal family.
Mrs. Xia Er is Xia Shiming's stepmother and Xia Zihan's nominal mother. Her brother and sister-in-law, Xia Zihan, will be called uncle and aunt.
Mrs. Xia Er and her siblings are all kind-hearted people, and Xia Zihan would not dislike having an extra uncle. She smiled and picked four small things to play with, "I want these, and take them back for the children to play with."
Little Baozi is almost four months old and can already play with things. However, I don’t know if he has inherited Chu Jingqi’s cold and ruthless temperament. In short, both children don’t like bright things and both like to hold things that are not bright in color. Play.
Xia Zihan chose a yellow copper snuff bottle, a silver square ruler, and two walnut balls.
"Why don't you pick a few more things for the children to play with? You don't have to worry about Lao Qi and Lao Jiu. There are a lot of these little things in their house, and they were all brought by your aunt." Mrs. Xia Er said while giving instructions. The maid brought over a new wooden box and put the small toys that Xia Zihan picked out into the box.
"Princess, please stay for lunch. I will cook myself and make some special dishes for the princess to eat." Mrs. Xia Er warmly entertained the guests.
In the past, Xia Zihan rarely came to Xia's house when Old Mrs.
This was a rare occasion, and Mrs. Xia Er wanted to get closer to her.
Seeing that his wife was respectful and sincere to his precious daughter, Xia Shiming was in a very good mood, and his eyes softened a bit when he looked at Mrs. Xia Er.
Now, Xia Shiming only had two women, Mrs. Xia Er and Aunt Zhang, by his side. After divorcing the Xu family, Xia Shiming ordered Mrs. Xia Er to marry off all the other girls.
As for his three aunts in Jiangning City, because they had nothing to do, when they returned for the New Year this time, Xia Shiming asked Mrs. Xia Er to find suitable families for them, give them a dowry, and marry them off.
Now, except for Mrs. Xia Er and Aunt Zhang, there are no extra people around Xia Shiming. Xia Shiming is also relaxed, and the two women can also get more company from Xia Shiming.
Mrs. Xia Er is the head wife. Xia Shiming will go to her room for twenty days a month. Aunt Zhang has a low status and is an aunt. Xia Shiming will also go to her room ten days a month. Compared with other men's aunts, ten days There are already many days.
Xia Zihan stayed behind to have dinner with Xia Shiming and his two younger brothers, and then returned to Prince An's Mansion.
Two days later, after Xia Zilan got married, Xia Zihan's life became quiet again.
At the end of September, Chu Jingqi suddenly received news that after Chu Yuexi led the Yinlin Guards into the location of the Miao people, they disappeared.
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