Chapter 35 035 I really did not make a mistake in admiring him. ……

Yinzhen has already said so much, it would be impolite to refuse further.

The point is, he wants to chat privately again and again, which is really curious. I'm about to be hooked into a black carp, okay?

Xianyu and Wang Ziteng looked at each other, and found the same curiosity and helplessness in each other's eyes. They sighed in tacit understanding, then stood up together and followed Yinzhen to the next room.

It is said to be the next room, but in fact it is just separated from the current room by a screen. The sound insulation effect is good, but it is much more convenient to walk in.

Because this was originally the place prepared for the maids and servants who accompanied Xianyu and her family to serve. After all, when so many female members of the Wang family go out, the necessary pomp and ceremony is bound to be there.

Apart from anything else, each female member of the family was followed by no less than two or three maids and servants. This was the style of the women of wealthy families.

Xianyu and Feng Jieer didn't like crowds, so each of them had a wet nurse and a personal maid following them. Madam Liu and Madam Li each had two personal maids and a housekeeper's wife. As for the old lady of the Wang family, she always had four or five people with her. So if we counted them casually, there were more than twenty people, which was quite a big show.

But this is because they are here to send Wang Yao, the eldest brother of the Wang family, to take the exam today, and the old lady of the Wang family has specifically instructed them to be "low-key" when they go out this time.

Otherwise, according to her custom, her two precious granddaughters must each bring it, and there will be about ten people in total.

After all, according to the traditional rules of the aristocratic families, unmarried girls are all precious guests and must be pampered with care.

How can it be enough to bring only a few servants?

If you don't have a lot of followers, it will definitely not work. You will be laughed at if others tell them about it.

This was the style of life when the old lady of the Wang family was still a girl from the Jia family, and naturally it was the same after she married into the Wang family.

Therefore, when the women of the royal family go out, especially when they need to stay outside for a period of time, they always have to prepare a few more rooms. Basically, there is no problem in settling them on one floor.

Even though there aren't as many people as usual today, they still occupy three or four rooms. Therefore, if you want to find a quiet room to talk alone, it's very convenient.

Hearing that Yinzhen wanted to talk to Wang Ziteng and Xianyu for a moment, the servants, who had been smart enough, vacated the room next door.

In the Wang family, such matters did not require the master's orders at all. After all, the housekeeper was still the old lady of the Wang family. Her housekeeping ability was no worse than that of Lady Jia - and she was also persistent enough. Even at her age, she had no intention of retreating to the second line and letting her son's wife or grandson's wife take care of the business.

The main thing is that in her eyes, neither of her two daughters-in-law are capable of fighting, so she can only wait and see what the new daughter-in-law is like after Wang Yao gets married.

It seems that this time when choosing grandson's wife, we can't just consider family background. After all, the eldest son's wife is the legitimate daughter of the Ningguo Mansion, and the second son's wife is the legitimate daughter of the Liguo Mansion. The family background is enough, but the state of mind and ability are not up to par.

These two daughters-in-law from the Duke's Mansion, one died young because of an incompetent master and a shameless concubine, and the other was busy all day long in a daze and without any purpose. It's really infuriating to watch.

If she were to say, the most unworthy thing is to be the eldest daughter-in-law. She was born in the Ningguo Mansion, with such a family background, and she is a wife of a wealthy man. What's the point of having a man? It's better to take good care of yourself, keep the family business, and learn from her to become an old lady in the future. How comfortable that would be.

Besides, she still has her mother-in-law to support her. Even if the eldest master of their family doesn't like her, so what? She is the legitimate wife of their Wang family. With her, the old lady of the Wang family, around, how can a mere eldest master of the Wang family cause any trouble?

What bastard? He's born like that. If you want to do anything with him, just take him and raise him on your own lap.

His stepmother is much older than his shameful biological mother. If that were true, Wang Ren wouldn't have been raised like this.

Thinking of these old things, the old lady of the Wang family couldn't help but feel a little angry. Back then, she was thinking that her daughter-in-law would come home and she could be a little lazy, so she didn't pay attention to those little things.

Who would have thought that in just a few years, such a big mess would happen?

Fortunately, she managed to make up for her loss and took control of the entire Wang family's affairs again, which prevented the family from breaking up.

Otherwise, they would have to rely on that stupid Liu and the good-natured Li, the second wife that the eldest son married. Their Wang family might be even more chaotic than the Jia family.

Speaking of this, we have to talk about the Jia family. I don't know what the old lady of the Jia family is thinking. She said she would not care and she really did not care. Just wait and see how chaotic your Jia family will be in the future.

Fortunately, Feng girl has grown up and is a good girl. However, she will have to get married in a few years. It is time to find a good wife for Yao Ge'er as soon as possible.

Let’s wait and see when Yao Ge’er finishes the exam. We will definitely choose a good one for him. It must not be worse than the one chosen by Zhu Ge’er from the Jia family.

The old lady of the Wang family watched Wang Ziteng and Xianyu follow the Fourth Master, who looked to be of a very distinguished status, to the next room to talk in private. She felt curious and nervous, and couldn't help but start to think about all sorts of things.

Fortunately, after thinking for a while, she found something that interested her and thought about it carefully, and she was not as anxious as at the beginning - whether it was daily housekeeping affairs or the marriage of her grandchildren, they were the things that an old lady of her age paid the most attention to, and weren't they the most important things to her?

Now she was feeling uneasy and doing nothing here, so she could take this opportunity to think carefully - she couldn't leave, she had to wait for her beloved granddaughter Xian to come back.

Alas, they hadn't even finished their meal yet, and this Fourth Master came. And he was so abrupt, and he had to talk to their precious granddaughter, Sister Xian, as soon as he came. I don't know what he was up to.

Old lady Wang was secretly complaining in her heart while continuing to think about her big things. Although she didn't show it on her face, she was worried about something in her heart and her expression certainly didn't look relaxed.

Wang Ziteng's wife, Liu, had been feeling that she might have said or done something wrong again, which was why she was disliked by her mother-in-law, the old lady of the Wang family. She was reflecting on herself anxiously, and now seeing the old lady of the Wang family in such a state, she didn't know what to do.

She didn't dare to speak, not even to breathe. She could only sit sideways on the chair next to Old Lady Wang, waiting for Old Lady Wang's next instruction like a little wife.

Madam Li and Feng Jieer had already left, but when they heard that the distinguished guest had called Wang Ziteng and Xianyu out to talk alone, leaving only the old lady of the Wang family and Madam Liu in the room, they hurried back.

Mrs. Li didn't think much of it, but Sister Feng was always smart and perceptive. When she saw the expressions of Old Lady Wang and Mrs. Liu, she immediately understood that the old lady was angry.

When she looked at the few fewer people in the room, she knew better. It must be because the Second Madam didn't take Sister Xian away in time, which allowed the Fourth Master to go to the next room for a private chat...

He really has bad intentions!

But that person is a noble person, and probably the kind of noble person that people like them can't afford to offend, so...

Forget it, I simply don’t dare to think about it. Now I can only hope that their sister Xian can show her supernatural power, kill everyone, and get through this hurdle smoothly, right?

She just said that she felt that the way the Fourth Master looked at her sister Xian was not right, and she hoped that everything would be alright...

Feng Jieer bit her lip, trying hard not to think about these terrible things anymore. Seeing that there was no one around, she shook off her stepmother, Madam Li, and went straight forward to cheer the old lady up.

With Feng Jieer around, the old lady Wang's mood improved a little. However, both she and Feng Jieer were still worried about Xianyu and were secretly paying attention to what was happening next door.

It is said that Xianyu followed Wang Ziteng to the next room according to Yinzhen's instructions. This place had already been cleaned up by their servants to make it clean and tidy. Even tea and snacks were prepared, which made it feel like a tea party.

Yinzhen couldn't help but admire the good rules of the Wang family. It wasn't all politeness, but more or less sincerity - after all, although he was still young, he was still a prince and had seen a lot of the world.

In particular, he has always been meticulous and good at seeing the big picture from the small. Just from the performance of the servants and housekeepers in the house, it can be seen that the Wang family has a good family tradition. At least the people in charge among those who came out today are very capable.

He originally intended to form an alliance with some aristocratic families, but did not want to make it so obvious, so it was naturally best to choose a high-quality family to cooperate with - it is better to have nothing than to have something of poor quality, which is his principle in choosing partners.

Only such people can cooperate with him to keep a low profile and do things quietly.

Wang family, looks great.

He was right about the person.

Then, it's time for him to perform.

Yinzhen picked up the tea, took a sip, and then started talking.

Now that he had made the decision, he no longer hid it and stated his purpose directly. After all, he came to form an alliance, not to cause trouble.

To show his sincerity, he even briefly told Wang Ziteng and Xianyu about his last trip to Jiangnan. Of course, it was impossible to tell all the details and the real purpose, but he could tell them the general situation so that Xianyu and her father would not be confused.

It turns out that the Fourth Master went to Jiangnan to investigate a cheating case in the imperial examination.

The imperial examination has always been the most important activity for selecting talents in all dynasties, and the most feared thing is cheating. Once such a thing happens, it is a major event that shakes the foundation of the country. Every time it happens, there will be rivers of blood and severe punishment.

During the reign of Emperor Shunzhi, there were two large-scale cheating incidents in the imperial examinations. His attitude at the time was to severely punish a large number of people. There was a deterrent effect, but it has been more than 30 years, and it is almost like "wildfires cannot be extinguished, and spring breezes will blow them back again."

Master Kang took this very seriously and hated cheating. Therefore, when he heard the rumor of cheating in the Jiangnan exam, he immediately became restless.

During the Shunzhi era, many people were killed and many officials were exiled because of cheating in the imperial examinations. The scope of the punishment was not small, so it was considered severe.

It did shock a lot of people at the time, but how long has it been since it died down? How come it has resurfaced again?

This must not be possible.

Master Kang was very angry and the consequences were serious.

But it’s already this time, the last scientific expedition has already ended, so how can we check it?

Speaking of this, Master Kang was quite clever, and there were many talented people in his study. After several discussions, a university scholar gave him this idea - since the previous exam had ended and it would take another three years to wait for the next exam, it would be better to add another exam.

In an emergency, we have to take temporary measures. It doesn't matter if we fail the regular examination. We can still make use of the enrolment exam.

Anyway, whether it is the special examination or not, whether there will be an additional test or not, it is up to you, Your Majesty, to decide.

As soon as he heard this, Master Kang was immediately delighted.

The nice words to flatter him were secondary. The key point was that he also thought this was an excellent idea. If this imperial examination in the capital was just a drop in the ocean, then he would have to find someone to go to Jiangnan to follow the clues.

This person must be meticulous and low-key, so that those people can let down their guard while finding the real thing.

His status cannot be too high, otherwise it will attract the other party's attention.

But it cannot be too low, otherwise it will not even have a deterrent effect, and even if you check it won’t be thorough.

It can be said that the requirements are extremely high, but the returns are likely to be zero or even negative.

Because any case of cheating in the imperial examinations would definitely not involve just one or two people, but would definitely involve a large number of officials, many of whom were in high positions, forming cliques and pursuing personal gain, and if one move involved a whole group of people.

By then, you will offend a lot of people, which is a thankless job. Whoever takes it will be a big fool.

Master Kang was once very troubled by this matter because the eldest prince and the third prince, whom he had originally favored, did not want to go.

The prince wanted to go, but his goal was too big, so it was not appropriate after all.

So, in the end, the one who had to go to Jiangnan to follow the clues turned out to be the Fourth Prince. Unexpectedly, after he went there, he actually found something.

Yinzhen told Wang Ziteng and Xianyu about the incident, which completely confused them.

Wang Ziteng's face had already become stiff due to being too shocked. Xianyu couldn't help but shout in her heart:

[Oh my god! Oh my god! Isn't it true that the fourth uncle is already so strong now? No wonder he won in the end... So, what he said is a "letter of surrender"? Does that mean he wants to bring our family into the group? ]