Chapter 1159: Climbing the ladder of fame and wealth (15)

Ao Shiyan passed the examination for the title of scholar very smoothly this time. After gaining fame, he was no longer an ordinary citizen. His neighbors showed more respect to him than before, and the brother and sister lived like a fish in water in the capital.

After passing the examination for the title of scholar, Ao Shiyan did not relax but went back to the academy to study. However, he did not have as strong a sense of urgency as before. In addition to reading every day, he would write storybooks and sell them to the study. He could earn more money by writing storybooks than copying books, so he did not delay supporting his family while studying.

Of course, after Ao Shichu sold the two pots of rare colorful flowers, the family no longer lacked money, but Ao Shiyan always felt that that was the money earned by his sister. As an older brother, he could not rely on his sister to support the family, so he still tried hard to be self-reliant.

On this day, it was another holiday. Ao Shiyan came back from the academy and ran home excitedly. He couldn't wait to shout into the house: "Sister! Come out and see who is here?"

Ao Shichu was making clothes for himself in the room. When he heard Ao Shiyan's words, he put down the cloth in his hand and walked out.

As soon as she walked into the living room, she saw a tall and straight man standing there, with a slender figure and smiling at her.

"Qi Liangjun?" Ao Shichu couldn't help but exclaimed, "So it's you?"

"It's me. How are you lately, Miss Ao?" Qi Liangjun smiled and nodded at her, "I'm here to bother you again."

"Oh, what do you mean by disturbing me? We are all good friends!" Ao Shiyan said generously, and then smiled at Ao Shichu, "Sister, Brother Qi came to the capital to take the imperial examination. Recently, many more students have come to the capital to prepare for the examination, and the inn is almost full. Brother Qi wants to stay at our house for a while, what do you think?"

"I will pay for the food." Qi Liangjun continued Ao Shiyan's words and joked. He remembered how Ao Shichu had settled the accounts with him very clearly.

Ao Shichu was suddenly surprised and said quickly, "We are not short of money at home right now, so we won't charge you any fees. But our house is too small, so you have to continue living with my brother."

"Of course. Sorry to bother you." Although Qi Liangjun looked like he came from a wealthy family, he was not picky and just stayed at the Ao family.

It's just that he seemed to be much busier this time. In addition to attending student gatherings with Ao Shiyan and discussing academic matters with each other, he also went out alone. No one knew what he was busy with, but every time he came back, he seemed to be in a bad mood and spoke much less.

Although Ao Shichu discovered that he was not like an ordinary student going to Beijing to take the imperial examination, as long as what he did would not implicate them, she would pretend that she knew nothing.

But sometimes it was no use for her to pretend to be deaf and dumb. At some point, Qi Liangjun had attracted a girl from a wealthy family and was even invited to play at her home.

Speaking of which, Qi Liangjun had already passed the imperial examination at the young age of twenty. He was knowledgeable and talented, and it was only a matter of time before he passed the imperial examination. Moreover, he was also handsome and had a good appearance, which was exactly the type of person many young girls would like. After all, he was a promising talent.

Although his family background is a bit weak, he seems to have unlimited future. Therefore, those wealthy families in the capital who have daughters who are about to get married want to take advantage of his weak situation and use an unimportant daughter to win over this talented person with great potential. Maybe there will be unexpected rewards in the future, so Qi Liangjun was targeted by many people.

And the one who came this time and took a fancy to Qi Liangjun actually had some connection with the Ao brothers and sisters, because this girl was the fourth lady of the Rong'an Marquis's Mansion, Cui Zhihuan, the second daughter of the Rong'an Marquis's second son.

Cui Zhihuan had a willful and moody personality, and she was only pretty in appearance. Therefore, even though she came from a good family, she had not yet found a marriage. Now she was already seventeen years old, and her younger sisters all had fiancés, but no one was interested in her, so she became anxious.

Those well-matched young men looked down on her, and those who did were of humble family backgrounds, far inferior to the Rong'an Marquisate. They married her just to marry into the Marquisate. Therefore, in a fit of anger, Cui Zhihuan decided not to look for a husband from a wealthy family. She thought of finding a husband who came from a humble family but was both talented and handsome after taking the imperial examination. This way, after she got married, she could rely on her natal family to continue to bully others in her husband's family.

After secretly observing several students who went to Beijing to prepare for the exam, Cui Zhihuan took a fancy to Qi Liangjun. After all, Qi Liangjun was the most handsome and his knowledge was among the best among all the students. Those talented students were all sincere in their hearts to him. Wasn't such a genius born for her, Cui Si?

So Cui Zhihuan, who was in high spirits, began to take the initiative and created many opportunities to "encounter" Qi Liangjun by chance.

However, Qi Liangjun did not seem to be attracted to her. Even though she had humbled herself and approached him actively, Qi Liangjun was still very cold to her. If it was not necessary, he would basically avoid her. This made Cui Zhihuan hate and love him at the same time. She hated his extreme coldness towards her, but she also loved his self-disciplined, cold and handsome appearance.

However, Qi Liangjun's indifference did not discourage Cui Zhihuan from approaching him. Instead, it aroused her desire to conquer Qi Liangjun. After all, how could those flatterers who could not wait to rush up to her when she just beckoned their fingers because of her family background compare to a man like Qi Liangjun who was not interested in women, insisted on being himself and did not follow the trend?

Therefore, Cui Zhihuan took the challenge head on. She spent some time and finally found out where Qi Liangjun was staying. Then she came to his house excitedly, wanting to invite Qi Liangjun to play and cultivate their relationship...

Cui Zhihuan is not one of those ladies from wealthy families who never leave the house. She has always been willful and does her own thing, not caring about other people's opinions at all, so she can do things like asking men out to play.

"Who... who are you looking for?" Ao Shichu opened the door and saw Cui Zhihuan standing outside his house with several servants. He couldn't believe his eyes. In this life, his brother and sister had never gone to Rong'an Marquis's Mansion to recognize relatives. How could Cui Zhihuan suddenly appear at his door? Ao Shichu was confused.

"I'm looking for Qi Liangjun. He lives here, right?" Cui Zhihuan looked at Ao Shichu rudely. Seeing that she was very beautiful and even though she was dressed very simply, she was still prettier than herself, he could not hide the jealousy in his eyes. "Who are you? Why do you live with Qi Lang?"

Cui Zhihuan's questioning made Ao Shichu's eyes turn cold: "Who I am has nothing to do with you? This is my home, don't come here to show off your power!"

In the original world, Cui Zhihuan often bullied the original owner and Ao Shiyan. She tore the original owner's clothes, poured cold water on her in the middle of winter, and deliberately knocked over the original owner's food... She was very good at bullying people. It was not because the original owner offended her, but because she just wanted to torture the original owner and his sister.

(End of this chapter)