Marrying into a poor family

Chapter 348

After Qiu Wei, Xiao Chenyu passed the palace examination and finally won the fourth place of Jinshi. Unfortunately, he did not enter the top three. However, this is enough for the family to be excited.

A banquet was held at home to celebrate. There were quite a few people who came, but most of them were Xiao Chenyu's classmates and husbands. Qin Yaozu, Liu, and Liu's natal brother and sister-in-law also came. In addition, Qin Xiang's business people People you know.

As long as you bring congratulatory gifts to your door, you will be warmly received.

Even Yaoxiang came to the door in person. Qin Xiang was busy and arranged for Liu and Liu's natal sister-in-law to accompany Princess Yaoxiang in person.

Yao Xiang is a person who can make friends regardless of status if she sees someone right.

Now, she intends to have a good relationship with Qin Xiang, and is somewhat polite to Qin Xiang's sister-in-law. Liu Shi intends to make friends with Yao Xiang, so naturally she is even more enthusiastic, and the two parties actually have a good conversation.

Before Princess Yaoxiang left, Qin Xiang went to see her into the carriage.

Yao Xiang walked side by side with her and said, "Do you know why I came in person today?"

Qin Xiang nodded and sighed: "Du Ziren publicly expressed his dissatisfaction with Xiao Chenyu. The princess came to our house to express publicly that our two families have a close relationship, and to provide support to Xiao Chenyu to prevent him from being in difficulty when he enters officialdom."

"It's good that you know. If I tell you my feelings, you may not believe it, so just say cooperation. I help you, and you help me. It's good for everyone!"

"I understand!" Qin Xiang nodded. Since she talked things over with the Ninth Prince, she has actually not had any contact with the Ninth Prince's Mansion for more than half a year.

But Xiao Chenyu must have inherited the love of the Ninth Prince's Palace, otherwise he would not even think about becoming the fourth Jinshi.

Yao Xiang, who moved lightly with lotus steps, had a graceful figure, but there was a trace of worry on her face: "My grandfather's body and bones are getting worse, but we dare not go to the palace to seek treatment from the imperial doctor at the imperial hospital, but the doctors in the mansion are also helpless."

The Ninth Prince is like the divine needle that fixes the sea. As long as he is alive, he is the sky and the support of the Ninth Prince's Mansion. If he is gone, what will happen to this family, Yao Xiang dare not think about it.

Her children are too young to be her support.

However, after becoming a mother, she wore a layer of armor, her heart no longer hesitated, and she became very determined and strong.

Qin Xiang looked at Princess Yaoxiang and said hesitantly: "How about I ask the people in Dancheng to help find an old doctor with good medical skills to come to the capital and give it a try? It's not like all the doctors with good medical skills are in Taiyuan Hospital, right?"

Yao Xiang was stunned, turned around and grabbed Qin Xiang's wrist, and said with surprise: "It would be great if we could find a good doctor. You will be the great hero of our palace, and it is more important than any future help." ”

It can be seen that Yao Xiang and Ninth Prince have a deep relationship, and not all of it is due to interests.

Qin Xian thought for a while and said: "I will give them to the eldest young master of the Qin family in Dancheng and..."

She glanced at Yao Xiang and added: "Write a letter to Lu Jiu and ask them to help find the doctor privately. Try not to make it known to everyone."

Yao Xiang's expression changed: "Lu Jiu, is he okay?"

"Fortunately, now I'm totally focused on business. She's so busy that I can't even see my godmother. She even complained a few times when she wrote me a letter."

Lu Jiu, who had lost all his wives and concubines, was relaxed and focused entirely on his cotton and spice business. Now he has been completely transformed and has become a well-known example of a prodigal son who can never exchange for gold. Anyone who talks about him now has to put up a stick. Thumbs up, tuts and a few words of praise.

Yao Xiang smiled, but her eyes were a little sad and helpless. The only person she has ever really liked is probably Lu Jiu, but the status gap between the two parties is too great, and Yao Xiang also knows that they will never be together again in this life.

With her grandfather's support, she indulged herself for a while, and spending a few lingering days with Lu Jiu was already her limit. "Every time I see my child, I always think of him. I don't know what his expression will be like if one day he knows that he still has flesh and blood in this world."

Yao Xiang showed a relaxed smile that she had not seen for a long time. Qin Xiang softened and smiled accordingly.

"Lu Jiu must be surprised, but my godmother must be very happy." Qin Xiu answered with a smile.

Unfortunately, both of them knew this and couldn't tell anyone about it.

Yao Xiang dared to tell Qin Xiang because she knew that if outsiders knew about it, the Lu family would have a hard time and Qin Xiang would be implicated. Therefore, Qin Xiang would definitely keep it secret.

Of course, it was too painful and depressing for her to bear this secret alone, and she needed to find someone to share it with and talk to.

After sending Yao Xiang to the carriage, Qin Xiang went back to pay her respects.

In the evening, Qin Xiang told Xiao Chenyu that Princess Yaoxiang asked him to go to the Nine Princes' Mansion to meet the prince, probably to discuss his next arrangements.

Xiao Chenyu nodded in agreement. He was not an aloof and aloof person who couldn't understand things clearly. He would feel that he could move forward courageously based on his own ability.

"He can help you take the first step, but you still have to rely on yourself for the rest of the journey. The officialdom is not as good as the academy. After all, even if the students in the academy are a little scheming, they are still no match for those cunning old foxes."

Xiao Chenyu nodded: "I understand, observe first, keep a low profile, wait for a moment, and then take a closer look."

Qin Yaozu was a genius in reading and had the support of his family. In the end, he had to rely on the support of the Liu family to successfully establish himself.

At this time, money can only be the icing on the cake, and it is okay to do things that are not worthy of publicity. The real officialdom cannot be entered by the Qin family, the Lu family, and Qin Xiang.

Xiao Chenyu visited the Ninth Prince, had a meal with him, played chess for an hour, and then went home.

I don't know why, but the old people like Xiao Chenyu very much, and this old prince is also an exception. He is more scheming and calculating towards Qin Xiang, his granddaughter who is somewhat related by blood, and always calculates the gains and losses.

As for Xiao Chenyu, he was much more open-minded and easy to get along with.

When he told Qin Xiang about his relationship with the old prince, Qin Xiang had to sigh that this man's aura was different and he couldn't envy him.

Xiao Chenyu chose to go to the Hanlin Academy and became an eighth-grade scholar. Since then, he has officially entered the officialdom.

The Xiao family in Qijiang County sent people with gifts put together by the clan members all the way to the capital to congratulate him.

At this time, it was already early winter. Qin Xiang arranged for people to wait on them carefully, and then led them out to visit the capital to see its prosperity.

Originally, Qin Xiang wanted to keep them there after the Chinese New Year, but after seeing the bustling scene, she started to miss her hometown again and had to rush back to spend the New Year with her family.

Qin Xiang couldn't keep people, so he prepared generous gifts for people to take back.

But the visitor wanted to renovate the ancestral hall in the village, and the archway at the entrance of the village should also be renovated.

Xiao Chenyu understood what they meant, and after being silent for a while, he said: "Fourth uncle, we will discuss this later. I am just learning from the eighth-grade classics. It is not good for the clan to mobilize troops like this!"

The fourth uncle was the leader of the trip to Beijing this time, and he was also slightly senior. He was also the person who helped Xiao Chenyu the most when he was in trouble.