Chapter 134 Let my stepfather take all of us brothers and sisters into the palace

Master He held the ruler in his hand, his beard standing on end in anger.

Although he lived in seclusion in the mountains, he taught several students throughout his life.

Wen Rufeng is the worst student he has ever taught!

It's bad enough that you don't have any talent, you're not even willing to work hard!

Sometimes when he pushed too hard, Xu Miaomiao or Wen Yueyin would jump out to criticize him, blaming him for being too strict and harsh as a teacher, which caused serious psychological trauma to Wen Rufeng.

God have mercy on him, Wen Rufeng dozed off in class and failed to finish the homework he assigned after class. Sometimes he would hold the book and seem to be studying hard, and the oil lamp in the room was lit until dawn, but in fact, as long as no one was watching him, he would be daydreaming and not knowing what to do!

Jade cannot be made into a useful object without being polished. He really wanted to teach Wen Rufeng to become a useful person, but this family was really ridiculous. No matter whether old or young, there was not even a sensible one!

Master He shook his head repeatedly.

And he is the third place in the imperial examination, bah!

He thought that Wen Rufeng might not even be able to pass the provincial examination!

He threw down his ruler and left the study angrily, "That's all for today's class!"

Wen Yueyin watched him leave in a huff and asked hesitantly, "Brother, is Mr. He mad at us? Have you ever been studying with him properly?"

"Yue Yin," Wen Rufeng wiped his mouth, "Big Brother's character may be unknown to others, but don't you know it? It's precisely because I'm down-to-earth and diligent that your sister-in-law insisted on marrying me. It's the same with my studies. Look at the oil lamp in my study, it's always burning until dawn, and you'll know how hard I work."

Wen Yueyin thought so too.

In his previous life, the eldest brother passed the imperial examination entirely on his own, and Wen Xingluo did nothing except serve tea and water and take care of writing.

She said, "In that case, next year's provincial examination won't be a problem for big brother?"

"Don't worry, I will definitely pass the exam and make you proud! When I pass the exam, I will ask my stepfather to bring all of us brothers and sisters into the palace to live with Xingluo. After all, our biological father is gone, and it would be inappropriate for us brothers and sisters to wander around outside."

Enter the palace?

Wen Yueyin had never thought about this in her life.

Because of what happened in her previous life, she has a natural resistance to the Zhenbei Palace.

But when she saw Wen Xing living a comfortable and prosperous life in the palace, and saw that she had casually taken out such precious purple jade grape ornaments to donate, she felt a little moved.

She murmured, "If we could all live in the palace and be loved by our grandmother and stepfather like Xingluo, then our father's death would have been worth it... Big brother, you should study hard and get the top scorer in the exam, so that our stepfather will take notice and have Prince Xie personally welcome us back to the palace with drums and gongs!"

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As Xie Guanlan reopened the tea-horse trade, merchants flocked from all over the country, vowing to share the first wave of profits after the resumption of trade.

The Shen family is undoubtedly the biggest vested interest.

The head of the Shen family sent someone to report the orders for the past two days to Wen Xingluo, and then said, "The Xu family is no longer trading with us. They are cooperating with the tea farmers below to purchase tea again. They want to bypass us and trade at the border themselves."

Wen Xingluo was drinking tea and was not surprised by the Xu family's choice.

The steward glanced at her and added respectfully, "The head of the family specifically instructed me to tell Miss that the person the Xu family sent out to purchase tea was none other than your second brother, Wen Ruyun."

Wen Xingluo skimmed off the foam on the tea and said gently, "Scholars, farmers, merchants, and artisans—Second Brother looks down on everyone except the 'scholars.' Why is he willing to personally come forward and deal with the tea farmers?"

In his previous life, Wen Ruyun didn't even take wealthy businessmen seriously, let alone the tea farmers who worked hard in the fields.

He said he could smell the stench of money emanating from the merchants, which he found dirty and he even refused to eat at the same table with them.

Wen Xingluo had no idea how such a "noble" person would communicate with tea farmers.

The Shen family's steward said meaningfully, "The master is willing to return the favor. He said that if you also want to buy tea, no matter how much Wen Ruyun offers, we can add 10% to his price."

As a result, tea farmers would naturally be more willing to sell tea to Wen Xingluo than to the Xu family.

As for whether Wen Ruyun will return empty-handed, who cares?

Wen Xingluo smiled and said, "Uncle Shen is a very good person."

"Of course! Our master also said that not only is he always ready to serve you, but our son is also ready to give you everything! Including his chastity and body!"

Wen Xingluo: “…”

No need to do that!

The next day, Wen Xingluo sent someone to ask for leave from the academy and took a carriage straight to the teahouse.

The tea house is located in the southwest suburbs of the city. Although it is called a house, it is actually the largest tea trading market in Shu County. It not only gathers tea merchants from all over the world, but also is home to a large number of tea farmers.

As the carriage drove along the official road, Cuicui heard the overwhelming sound of horse hooves coming from behind.

She lifted the curtain to look, and said in surprise, "Miss, isn't that our prince?"

Wen Xingluo leaned over to look.

Behind the official road, flags embroidered with the word "Thank you" were fluttering in the wind, and the well-trained cavalry in their armor looked solemn and murderous.

The young general in the center was wearing a scarlet brocade robe with both civil and military sleeves, a leather belt and military boots, and a narrow sword on his waist. His brows were sharp and he looked heroic. Even though the young men surrounding him were all handsome, tall and straight, he was still the most eye-catching one.

Xie Guanlan...

Cuicui was curious, "Where is the prince going?"

Yeshui, driving the carriage, replied, "The master is going into the mountains to suppress bandits today."

The tea-horse trade was restarted, and border bandits were eyeing goods from various countries.

Xie Guanlan must ensure that trade proceeds smoothly in order to attract more border countries to participate in trade.

"So that's how it is!" Cuicui exclaimed, "Our prince really is everywhere and can take care of everything!"

Yishui's eyebrows moved slightly, and he suddenly reached out and broke the shaft of the cart.

The carriage was forced to stop.

He said, "Miss, the carriage is broken down."