Chapter 174(1/2)
The male protagonist’s best mother-in-law (sixty-one)
Author: Salina
The male protagonist’s best mother-in-law (sixty-one)
The marriage of Nanping Princess Han Jiaojiao seems to have been settled.
In addition to the fact that the specific candidate is still unknown, the powerful people have already determined that Han Jiaojiao will marry into a poor family.
Because of Princess Nanping's marriage, everyone in the capital paid special attention to this spring wedding.
After the first lunar month, candidates from all over the country began to prepare for the exam.
There are also some banquets, poetry gatherings, etc., which are also very lively.
Slowly, "popular candidates" began to appear:
Zhao Qingyun of Qizhou, passed the national examination at the age of fifteen and became a handsome young man;
Ji Keji of Qizhou did not start studying until he was ten years old. He passed the national examination at the age of sixteen and was regarded as a genius.
Ma Zijun, from Zhezhou, comes from a scholarly family. He was a double Jinshi in one discipline and passed the national examination at the age of nineteen;
Zhongzhou Zheng Sicheng, a great scholar in the former dynasty, began to study hard at the age of sixteen, and passed the national examination at the age of twenty-two...
Among many talents, Zhao Qingyun is definitely the most outstanding one.
There is no way, he is like Huo Qubing in Shilin——
Those who can read better than him are not as young as him.
Those younger than him are not as good looking as him.
It's better to be good-looking than him, but not as good at reading.
He is like a polygonal warrior who excels in everything!
"Could it be that the saint would choose Zhao Qingyun?"
If there is no marriage to Princess Nanping, this "selection" means hand-picking the top three.
However, there are rumors that the Nanping County Chief is marrying a new scholar, and Zhao Qingyun's standing out from the crowd has some other meanings.
"Ms. Gu, is your Qingyun really going to marry the princess?"
Mrs. Zhao was so jealous that she deliberately said sarcastic words, "This is not good! The princess is such a noble person. If she becomes your daughter-in-law, there is no guarantee who will serve whom in the future."
But she was thinking in her heart: If my son could marry the princess, I would be willing to work as a cow or a horse for the princess's daughter-in-law!
"It would be better to marry a well-matched daughter-in-law, just like me. Life is so good now!"
While Mrs. Zhao was talking, she did not forget to invite Mr. Qian to "live performance".
Seeing Mrs. Zhao tormenting Ms. Qian in various ways, and Ms. Qian becoming more and more old and numb, Gu Qingcheng couldn't bear it.
"How can my Qingyun be as high as the princess?"
"The princess is indeed noble and should serve her well!"
"As for Qingyun's marriage, I, I will listen to him."
"...Qingyun is better, and my life will be better!"
Gu Qingcheng still looked weak and thoughtless, and his "worthless" remarks made Mrs. Zhao choked again.
Gu Qingcheng said goodbye with satisfaction. Qian came out to see off the guests respectfully amidst Mrs. Zhao's scolding.
Walking to the door, Gu Qingcheng glanced at Qian with her head bowed and her back hunched over, and said in a low voice, "Your mother-in-law seems to like noble girls very much."
"I heard that your mother's family is a merchant. Do you still settle accounts?"
"My nephew used to be a bookkeeper. With two taels of silver a month, he can support a large family."
"...That's great. I don't know anything, I just envy capable women."
You can calculate the accounts clearly, but why can't you see people's hearts clearly?
Being able to settle accounts is also a skill. Even if you are separated from a man, you can still be self-reliant. How did you end up in this situation?
Gu Qingcheng seemed to just think of something and said it casually, but her words hit Qian's heart hard.
yes!
My family is a businessman, and before I got married, I was also a handy girl who was good at abacus and accounting books.
When I got married, I entered the Zhao family with a large dowry.
The Zhao mother and son lived in my house, ate my food, and wore my clothes, but they still beat me, scolded me, and abused me.
Me, how did I become like this?!
Like a spring, Qian was bullied to the lowest level by Mrs. Zhao and Zhao Zhi.
Bang!
She bounced back.
The next day, Qian plucked up the courage and walked out of the small rented courtyard tremblingly.
She was very lucky. Not only did Gu Qingcheng wake her up, but she also met Mrs. Zheng who was willing to hire a female accountant.
Huoshui: ...That is the original heroine, the woman who appreciates independence the most.
With a job and wages paid in advance, Qian was confident.
She negotiated directly with the Zhao family's mother and son——
Peace and separation!
He used all his dowry to buy two children.
There's no way around it, that's how it is in this era.
Once a woman divorces, her children must stay in her husband's family.
Fortunately, the Zhao family's mother and son were greedy for money and had the idea of coying with a noble girl.
The two children turned out to be a drag.
Zhao Zhi only hesitated for a moment and agreed quickly.
Mrs. Zhao was cursing.
She really disliked Mrs. Qian and wanted to kick this worthless businesswoman out of the house as soon as possible.
However, Mrs. Zhao was used to being a "me-only" person, and she simply could not tolerate Mr. Qian's daring to propose reconciliation first, and even wanted to take away the children!
"Okay, Aniang! Stop making trouble!"
Zhao Zhi felt embarrassed when he saw his own mother scolding her like an old shrew.
Sweep the floor politely.
"I'll end my relationship with Mr. Qian earlier so that I can make friends with noble people."
The exam is about to take place, and as soon as he passes the Jinshi exam, some "sighted" powerful people will be looking for his son-in-law.
When the time comes, hehe——
He has taken care of all the wedding flowers and candles, the inscription on the gold medal, the two major joyous events in life.
It’s better to give up on Qian and the children as soon as possible!
Qian: ...What a wolf-hearted bastard, do you really think that my surname is Qian?
After getting the divorce letter and divorce letter, Qian took the children and left.
After a dark and windy night for a month, Qian hid in a corner, took a clothes pestle and beat Zhao Zhi hard when he came home drunk.
Click!
Amidst the chaos, a crisp sound of fractures was heard.
The next day, Gu Qingcheng heard Mrs. Zhao's heartbreaking cries from next door.
Zhao Zhi's right hand was interrupted, and he "perfectly" missed this year's Spring Festival.
Afterwards, Gu Qingcheng never saw Zhao Zhi, mother and son again.
I heard that they had returned to their hometown. I heard that they had offended someone and were afraid that their enemies would come to visit them, so they hid in other places in the capital.
It doesn't matter, it has nothing to do with Gu Qingcheng anyway.
On the contrary, Zheng Wanjun, who hired Qian, fell into deep thought after hearing Qian's story.
The Qian family, an ancient native, dared to divorce her husband.
She is a time-traveling woman, but she has become so fearful. It's so inappropriate!
However, as spring was approaching, Zheng Wanjun did not want to do anything too extreme.
Ji Keji has indeed changed and has some thoughts.
But he hasn't taken action yet.
To be continued...