If he's willing, once he passes the imperial examination and becomes a scholar, he can have whatever he wants.

The decision to marry a woman from the Xue family is the result of repeated consideration.

He even made up his mind that if he made the list after this year's autumn examination, he would go all out and participate in next year's spring examination.

Once he passes the imperial examination, he will demote his wife to a concubine and marry a woman from a high-ranking official family.

Anyway, the Xue family daughter is a merchant's daughter, so he just needs to be careful not to have any children during the period after the marriage.

His eldest son was to be given to his future wife in the next life.

As for the little stone born to Madam Chi, regardless of whether she continues to follow him in the future, she will still bear the surname Chi and has no relation to the eldest son!

Shen and Old Man Qi's ideas were actually similar to Qi Mingyu's.

However, they were getting on in years, and Zhuang Zilan was Shen's niece, so they were somewhat biased towards her, especially since she was pregnant.

Even if they feel in their hearts that the other person is not good enough for their son, it doesn't stop them from having the other person have children.

Therefore, if their partner is pregnant, their first reaction is that no one should know.

Then we'll figure out a way to send them away, and we'll deal with it after the baby is born.

They even thought that if Zhuang Zilan gave birth to a grandson, they would find a way to bring him home and raise him.

If it's a granddaughter, she can remarry with Zhuang Zilan, and her family will give her a larger dowry.

But all their plans changed after they learned that their son was going to marry a woman from the Xue family.

Shen, in particular, even considered whether she could change Zhuang Zilan's identity so that her son could marry her again later.

By then, their son will have become a scholar. Once the family moves away from Anping County, who will know that Zilan, who changed her name, was once the eldest son's wife?

Listen to what she's hearing now.

The second son wants Zilan to abort her child, then become a nun or remarry.

What was he really thinking?

Those are descendants of the Qi family. Even if he doesn't want them, he can change their age by one year and register them under the eldest brother's name, saying they are the eldest brother's descendants.

Thinking about all this, Shen remained silent.

She knew that the second son was serious and didn't want the child.

She was afraid that if she spoke out, he would use the earthquake to cause an accident to Zilan.

Whether the person dies or the child is lost, it is not what she wants to see.

No matter what, Zilan is her niece, and the child in her womb is also a descendant of the Qi family.

She already lost one grandson; she absolutely cannot lose another!

Qi Mingyu waited for his mother to speak for a long time, and seeing that the rain had started to fall, he simply turned around and left.

"Mom, my hands are like this, I can't move these things."

Think carefully about whether what you did was right or wrong. I'm leaving now.

Before I leave, I will tell the clan chief to ask them to find someone to help you and your father move out when they have time.

As for whether I can participate in the scientific expedition this year, that depends on what you and Dad think.

If my father were still alive, I could have participated and brought glory to our Qi clan and our old Qi family.

If I lose it, then it's my fate.

I will not cancel the marriage with the Xue family because of whether you are here or not.

As for Zhuang Zilan, she is a widowed sister-in-law to me.

Whether she's dead or not, to me, she's dead.

To me, the child she gave birth to was an illegitimate child.

If you want to stay, that's fine with me.

At most, when I'm in office, I won't climb the ranks; I'll just be a low-ranking official and be content with that.

Forget about imperial titles, Mother, don't even think about it during your lifetime.

You can decide for yourself which is more important.