Chen Xi just returned home from Zhan Shi Mansion, but happened to meet the gift-giving team that was sent by the Shouning Hou Mansion. There were thirty or forty people carrying boxes and escorting them.

There was a scholar who came to deliver a prayer at the gate of Chen Mansion. When he saw this scene, he wanted to know what Chen Xi would do, and whether he would be in person and behind the scenes.

"Mr. Shen, this is a little gift from the Marquis asked me to send you a message. I would like to ask you to go to the Marquis' Mansion to talk to you." The Marquis' Mansion of Shouning gave gifts to Chen Xi not once or twice, and Chen Xi almost remembered these faces.

Chen Xi bowed and said, "The gift is too expensive and cannot be collected. Please bring the gift back."

"Mr. Shen, this is yours. We have all brought the gifts, so you have to accept them no matter how hard you come to the Shouning Marquis Mansion said in embarrassment, "Don't make it too difficult for the younger ones to do."

It’s hard for you to do, so it’s not hard for me!?

The gifts you sent before were still congratulations on the titles of housewarming, festivals, etc. I don’t accept them because I look down on the Zhang brothers and I’m disrespectful to the queen. But this time, you are just giving gifts to me, the chief examiner of the provincial examination in front of many scholars. This is clearly telling the world that I, Chen Xi, is a corrupt official and have a close relationship with the foreign relatives. If you don’t give gifts in the exam, don’t think you can pass the exam!

How poisonous!

Chen Xidao: "Whether to give gifts is from Shouning Hou, but whether to receive them is from me. If you are willing, leave the gifts at the door. If you are not responsible for losing them, you will not be responsible for seeing off guests!"

Chen Xi's tough attitude was something that people in the Shouning Marquis' Mansion had never seen before. When they arrived at someone else's mansion, everyone would greet him respectfully. Where could Chen Xi show his face like this?

"Sir, you"

"Bang!"

Before he could finish his words, the door closed directly.

Someone came over and asked: "Manager Sun, look at this."

"Welcome back, if you dare to be rude to the people in the Marquis of Shouning, you will be rude to the queen and to Your Majesty." Manager Sun looked arrogant, "If you have Long Pet here today, you will definitely die tomorrow without a place to bury!"

The more stern the Manager Sun was, the more relieved the onlookers watched. Some people couldn't help but applaud.

"Mr. Shen is honest and honest, and he doesn't even accept gifts from the Shouning Marquis' Mansion, let alone others? It seems that this provincial examination is based on real talent and knowledge. I will review my homework when I go back!"

When someone called him, the scholars all felt it made sense. While praising Chen Xi for being honest and honest, they dispersed with laughter. Soon, the news that Chen Xi refused to give gifts to the Marquis of Shouning was spread throughout the capital.

Let’s talk about Chen Xi entering the mansion and saw Xie Yuner greeting the maid in the yard to do things.

After a month of recuperation, Xie Yuner's health has basically returned to normal and she has started to manage housework again.

"My husband, Ping'er is full moon today. Will he hold a banquet at the mansion?"

Xie Yuner didn't say that Chen Xi had forgotten that her son was full of the moon that day, but in this situation, it was really not advisable to make a big fuss. Chen Xi sighed: "Just get together and eat something delicious. Don't disturb outsiders. We have no relatives in the capital, so we are happy and relaxed. But the wife of the shopkeeper's side will go over and ask for gifts."

When others gave birth to children, they wanted their colleagues to know, so they distributed invitations and then held a banquet at the mansion to wait for others to come and give gifts. However, Chen Xi was very low-key in giving birth to a son, and even the colleagues in the Zhan Shi Mansion did not notify them.

Although it seems a bit negligent, the Zhanshi Mansion mainly serves the emperor's family. It is difficult for officials to meet each other on weekdays. Who would like to care about others if you take care of yourself?

Xie Yuner went to arrange for the gift to Hui Niang. Chen Xi teased her son for a while, and then went into the study to write something.

He gave gifts with great fanfare but was defeated outside the Shen Mansion. Manager Sun brought a group of people back to the Shouning Marquis' Mansion. The first thing he did when he went in was to file a complaint to Zhang Heling.

Zhang Yanling, who was discussing the matter with his elder brother, was furious: "This Chen Xi is so ignorant. You dare not give us face like this! Brother, it seems that you are wrong. This top scholar has no intention of joining us. It seems that this kid must be suppressed, otherwise anyone can be arrogant in front of us!"

Zhang Heling smiled secretly: "Second brother, have he refused the gift we gave before? Why is there an exception this time? Didn't you see that he just wanted to perform a show in front of those scholars!"

"acting!?"

Zhang Yanling widened his eyes in confusion. Although he was very good at flattering, he was still not as calm as his brother Zhang Heling in some power plots.

"What is obvious, there are so many scholars who participate in the provincial examination and submit prayers in front of the Shen Mansion. What would they think if they saw the chief examiner accepting gifts?" Zhang Heling asked.

Zhang Yanling thought for a while, finally understood and nodded, "Why do you want someone to give me a gift?"

"It's because of my brother's lack of thought, but it's good that I'm going to help him with his reputation in disguise." Zhang Heling said, "If you have any intention, I guess he will send a message to me and take the initiative to apologize to me."

Zhang Yanling sneered: "Can you do?"

"Whether it doesn't matter. Such a civil servant from Hanlin origin has his own pride. Otherwise, what will we do to win him over?" Zhang Heling said, "I will find someone to send an invitation to him and ask him to find time to come to the Hou Mansion. This kid is a little scheming. If he can use it for us, he might be able to help a lot."

Zhang Heling's evaluation of Chen Xi was very high. Even if Chen Xi did not give her brothers face, Zhang Heling smiled and ignored it.

Zhang Yanling was not so tolerant. He was a vengeful person. If others offend him, they would be willing to kill him. After all, Zhang had only been rising for more than ten years. He suffered when he was a child. He watched his father send gifts to others and encountered obstacles everywhere. He also married his sister to a concubine who was older than his father as a concubine, leaving an indelible shadow in his young heart.

It was not until his third sister became the crown princess with the help of "brother-in-law" Xu Qiong that his third sister became the crown princess, and the Zhang family quickly rose to the throne. The Zhang family soared into the sky, and a hard-working boy became a dragon among the people.

In recent years, the Zhang brothers have done a lot of cheating and taking over other people's property, wife and daughter are commonplace. They even bought and sold officials to steal food and grass from the Ministry of Revenue. Li Mengyang reported them and was almost killed in prison. From then on, no one in the court dared to mention the Zhang brothers' crimes.

Zhang Yanling came out of the Shouning Marquis Mansion. Before he could get into the sedan chair, a servant came over and said a few words in his ear. Zhang Yanling showed a slight sneer on his face.

"Have people entered the city?" Zhang Yanling asked.

"Yes, Master, are waiting for your order." The servant was very cautious.

Zhang Yanling suddenly found two women outside the capital, and no one knew the identities of the two women. Although the servant who was responsible was curious, how could he dare to ask?

Zhang Yanling said: "Chenxi, Chenxi, don't you give me Zhang's face? Let you know that I, Zhang Yanling, aren't you easy to mess with. Convey my order and send the woman who sent to the city first to the Chen Mansion, which is the residence of the Youyude Chen Zhuangyuan on the Youchunfang of Zhan Shi Mansion. Remember to send it in from the back door. Don't talk too much, just tell Chen Yude or his family that an old friend wants to see him."

"Master, what are you doing? If Chen Yude doesn't open his eyes, he will expose the matter."

"He dares! As long as he sends the person to his mansion to stay for two days, he will be polite to my house to sue him. Humph, this kid has eaten the courage of the bear heart and leopard, and dares to steal a woman from the emperor? Haha!"

Zhang Yanling is so proud.

From the beginning, he designed a conspiracy to frame Chen Xi. Although it had happened almost a year ago, Zhang Yanling asked himself that as long as Chen Xi knew the origin of the woman in the yard and what the woman did later, Chen Xi would definitely be afraid of death. At that time, he would naturally beg him and be willing to work for him.

Zhang Yanling is more vicious and extreme in some conspiracies than his brother Zhang Heling.

"Where is another woman?" the servant asked tentatively. What he thought was that he would have to send this to the top scholar's mansion, right?

Zhang Yanling thought for a while and said, "The other person, don't rush to deal with it. Arrange to be moved to a villa. Remember to send someone to take good care of him. Without my permission, no one can go and disturb him."

"Yes, Master."

The servant received the order and hurried to do as he did.

When Zhang Yanling got into the sedan chair, he suddenly felt that he had made some mistakes in his calculations, but he did not consider the situation on Chen Xi. In his eyes, Chen Xi had no choice but to surrender. He was thinking about the issue of giving women to the emperor. Because another woman was the minions he sent to the place to collect beautiful women, he planned to "respect" Zhu Youzhe.

"The lady who is not married is a little troubled if the emperor is happy and enters the palace, it is not what I wish."

Zhang Yanling gave Zhu Youtang two times before. In order to avoid Emperor Hongzhi's emotional burden, he gave him no daughter. He also arranged a more complicated background for the two women, so that the emperor's brother-in-law could taste it happily with a curious attitude. Afterwards, Emperor Hongzhi did not mention it.

But this time it is different. The innocent daughter is said to be a big lady. If she is sent to the palace and the emperor's brother-in-law likes her and wants to give her the title of imperial concubine, then he will shoot himself in the foot.

"Can't you leave me a trouble for Zhang's family? Isn't it easy to let you get out of the house?" Zhang Yanling had a cold smile on his face, "As long as the emperor doesn't know, haha, you can't let her know who I am, it's better not to let her know who the emperor is, just do it like this!"

:The fourth update is here!
Chapter completed!