Rebirth of the Imperial Examination: The Empress of the Impoverished Family

Chapter 5 Investigating the Theft
Jiang Jin really liked playing cards before...

Her hands under the sleeves were about to tear the lining.

"Brother Jin won't joke about this kind of thing." Jiang Yuanze said solemnly.

After a while, he said strangely again, "This kid is very good at poker, he always only wins money."

Jiang Jin: ...

In the first year she came to Jiangfu, her uncle used the trick of "playing cards" in order to get closer to her, a bastard.

He was also young and ignorant, too arrogant, and he would only have a pair of underpants if he won his uncle.

From then on, my uncle never mentioned playing cards again, but just told her not to worry A Niang too much.

Jiang Wei's expression changed, and then he knelt down holding the hem of his skirt.

Marble floor tiles, Jiang Jin watched her knelt down without hesitation, and her knees felt pain. This woman really hurt the enemy a thousand and self-inflicted eight hundred.

Tsk, not very easy to deal with.

"Ma'am, what are you doing?" Jiang Yuanze stood up feeling distressed, "My husband doesn't mean to blame you."

Jiang Wei shook his head, "It's my concubine's oversight that such things happened in the mansion."

Jiang Yuanze sighed, "You have to take care of the whole house, Madam has worked hard."

Standing next to the two of them, Jiang Jin only felt that he was a piece of wheat straw blown messy by the wind.

Don't look at the majestic uncle, but in fact he is a strict wife with soft ears.

The two played together for a long time, and finally remembered Jiang Jin.

Jiang Yuanze coughed, and looked sideways at her, "Nephew, don't worry, I will let your aunt explain to you about the theft, and you don't have to worry about the academy, go to study hard, Uncle Xiu can still afford it of."

Jiang Jin quickly thanked,

But Shu Xiu declined.

It's not very good for such a big family in Jiangfu to rely on Jiang Yuanze's salary.

Her original intention was to find out who stole her Shuxiu. Although her aunt called out to stop the thief, she just wanted to make her angry and ugly.

As for Shu Xiu,

She doesn't like to owe others.

"Knowing that you are so strong, is it possible to borrow from you?"

Jiang Yuanze's tone rose, and the 鸂鶒 on the patch of the seventh-rank official uniform was smiling at her as if alive

"Shanju College has an entrance examination, nephew must work hard, don't disappoint my uncle's kindness."

Jiang Jin felt offended.

Holding his breath, unable to go up or down, he had no choice but to accept his uncle's proposal first.

The reason why she chose this place is because this college hides a great Confucian who was once the emperor's teacher, and the teachers it has are also the best in the entire Ji'an Prefecture. People in the prefecture are willing to send their children here, many of them The son of an official family, a wealthy family.

The entrance examination for Shanju College is also extremely difficult.

There are only four entrance exams a year, at the beginning of each season. This year, due to floods, the exams were postponed in summer, and the dean also postponed the autumn and winter exams.

Otherwise, Jiang Jin would definitely not be able to keep up with this year's winter exam.

When Jiang Yuanze said so, Jiang Jin also understood.

after all……

In the eyes of these grown-ups, she is a punk who knows nothing but playing cards.

Seeing that Jiang Jin agreed, Jiang Yuanze smiled and took a sip of tea with satisfaction.

It was the old lady who had not spoken all the time that broke the calm, "Brother Jin is willing to go to the mountain residence to study now, if you let Brother Ling go with you, the two brothers will have a companion."

Jiang Weishi, who was still a little depressed at first, also stepped forward to test it when he heard this.

After all, Brother Ling is her son.

There are no parents in this world who do not want their children to succeed.

On the contrary, Jiang Yuanze disagreed.

"Brother Ling is 11 years old now. Although he has learned the Four Books, he is stumbling. If he looks like this, he will not be admitted to Shanju Academy."

Jiang Wei's face was a bit ugly, "How will you know if you don't try it? Besides, you are the county magistrate, so you can't..."

This time Jiang Yuanze refused righteously, "Academy is a place of sages, how can such vulgar things bother me?"

Jiang Weishi was wronged by what was said, twisted his handkerchief and muttered in a low voice, "Then why can Brother Jin..."

"Brother Jin is smarter than Brother Ling?"

Jiang Yuanze sighed helplessly, full of regret in his heart.

When he was in the capital, Brother Jin had the title of "Child Prodigy" since he was a child, and he studied with the prince at a young age. If it hadn't been for such things, how would he be in the current situation.

Now that the master's family is willing to take Brother Jin back, there is room for things to turn around, so he can help as much as he can.

This might be Brother Jin's only chance.

But these Jiang Weishi and the old lady didn't know, what they heard was that Brother Ling was not as good as Brother Jin, and that Brother Ling was stupid.

Immediately, he lost his good face towards Jiang Yuanze.

Jiang Yuanze didn't want to talk too much, he would be seen through if he talked about government affairs indiscriminately, if he had broken up with his wife and mother in the usual way, but the one who came now...

It's not easy to mess with.

For a while, Jiang Jin was also sitting on pins and needles. She was lit by her uncle like a torch, and directly blasted the old lady and aunt out...

"Uncle, Brother Ling has improved in his homework recently. There are only four exams a year for the mountain dwelling exam. Now that he has caught up, it won't hurt to try."

Even the old lady helped to speak, "Think about how long it has been since I saw Brother Ling."

Jiang Yuanze snorted, "My own son, I know, if he wants to try, I won't stop him."

He dropped the tea on the table with a snap, "If you are ashamed, just don't cry."

After he finished speaking, he left, and when he was done, he told Jiang Jin to take good care of her mother and stop being playful like before.

Jiang Jin glanced at Jiang Weishi who was staring at her fiercely, feeling speechless for a while.

Who did she provoke?

After Jiang Yuanze left, several people broke up unhappy.

Madame Jiang Weishi, who was so angry, hurried all the way back to the room, sparks were rubbed off the soles of her feet, and even the maidservant Tao Hong could hardly keep up.

When I entered the door, I slammed it on the table with a "snap".

The blue and white porcelain tea set on the table made a "dangdang" vibration sound.

The newly maintained Camellia's nails cracked with a "click", which made her even more angry!
"Little slut, once the master came back, he coaxed everyone around!"

My son is not as good as Brother Jin, and she is not as good as that Jiang Lin family!
I want to find someone when I come back.

Sooner or later, she will shave off Jiang Lin's charming face and let her seduce the master!

"Ma'am calm down."

Tao Hong served tea in the past, but she didn't expect to be knocked down with her backhand.

He didn't dare to say anything when his hands were burned, and quickly knelt down without daring to raise his head.

Jiang Weishi gave her a sideways look, held back his breath and said, "Did anyone see you when you went to that courtyard today?"

"No one sees the slaves."

Taohong closed her eyes, she could already imagine Jiang Weishi's expression.

Jiang Weishi gritted his teeth, "Then let that little bitch wait."

She clenched her hands into fists and pounded the table heavily, "My son won't pass the exam, so don't even think about it, pick a new one from the mansion, clean his hands and feet, and send it to him on the day of the winter exam."

She frowned, and her tone became more relaxed.

It seems that the heart can be balanced in this way.

She sneered again: "I don't know what his mother thinks, so much dowry can bear not to spend, for these few taels of silver, she let her son beg for mercy from the master, tsk, how pitiful."

Tao Hong agreed, "Yes."

She carefully poured the tea again, "These are not all yours from now on."

Jiang Weishi took the tea with raised eyebrows and a smile, took a sip, and the aroma of white silver needles bloomed on the tip of her tongue, making her feel better after a long absence.

"Then let her keep it for me for a few more days."

She pinched the lid of the cup and scratched it, making harsh noises, "The other thing I told you, are you done?"

"done."

"Success." Jiang Weishi lazily snorted softly, "It is a success, the position of Chief Steward of the Jiang Manor is yours."

Tao Hong bent down and kowtowed, hiding the ambition in her eyes, "Mrs. Xie."

"Tell Brother Ling again, if you can't beat this little bastard Jiang Jin, don't go home."

(End of this chapter)