Liu Yanqing and Lin Xiaowan, the eldest wife of the Liu family, came to see Liu Yulian. When they saw Liu Yulian's red and swollen hands, they all felt that Liu Yanbo had gone too far.

My little sister is my younger sister. How can a brother treat her like that?

"Did you punch him hard?" Liu Yanqing asked.

"No." There was no way Liu Yulian would hit Liu Yanbo. She didn't have that much strength and was afraid of hurting her hands.

"That's right, there's no need. You don't have to fight him, let others do it." Liu Yanqing said, "He's not a good person."

"Yes, that's what we did. We had someone beat him up," Liu Yulian said. "I can't let my hand get hurt in vain."

"That's good, that's good." Liu Yanqing sighed. Look at what Liu Yanbo had done to their sister.

"And the engagement was broken off." Liu Yulian said again.

"That's right. There's no need to keep a brother like that." Liu Yanqing said, "A brother like that is worse than those hooligans out there."

"Yeah." Liu Yulian nodded.

"Eat more of the eggs from the chickens, ducks, and geese we raise at home." Liu Yanqing thought for a moment and then said, "We don't have many at home, so these are all we have."

"..." Lin Xiaowan couldn't bear to hear what Liu Yanqing said. What did he mean by that was all?

Chickens, ducks and geese can lay more eggs, definitely not just these few.

"Don't listen to him. If you think it's delicious and we have some at home, we can send it to you." Lin Xiaowan said, "They're just cheap things, so you're welcome."

Lin Xiaowan knew that Liu Yulian had a farm and that she had no shortage of these things, but they couldn't say anything too harshly, so they had to say it in a nicer way.

"Wouldn't it be better to be polite?" Liu Yanqing said subconsciously. After realizing what he said, he quickly said, "I mean, she always looks at me and doesn't let me take more."

Then, Liu Yanqing was stepped on hard, and Lin Xiaowan glared at him, wondering what nonsense this guy was talking about.

Lin Xiaowan didn't ask Liu Yanqing to give less things to his younger sister, but she wanted to prevent Liu Yanqing from hiding more private money.

"Your fourth brother is just like that, don't pay any attention to him." Lin Xiaowan looked at Liu Yulian, "You shouldn't be short of anything here. If you are, you can come to us."

Lin Xiaowan just thought that Liu Yanqing had some problems with his brain. If there was nothing wrong with him, how could he say that?

"Nothing," Liu Yulian said. She looked down at her injured wrist. It wasn't a big deal. She could hold on. It would heal in a few days.

"Sit down and rest. Don't do anything else." Lin Xiaowan said, "You need to take good care of yourself so that you can get better quickly."

"That's right." Liu Yulian nodded.

In the provincial capital, Liu Yanbo was released. Princess Zhaoyang either ordered someone to deal with Liu Yanbo or to lock him up in jail for two days and have him beaten.

Liu Yanbo will be able to continue to take the imperial examinations in the future. As for how Liu Yanbo will perform in the future, that is not something that the people in the Liu family's eldest branch need to worry about.

"Go back and think about it carefully, and clear your mind." The jailer asked Liu Yanbo to go out.

Liu Yanbo's face was uninjured, but his body was slightly injured. He felt pain; he had never been beaten like this before.

This time, Liu Yanbo truly realized the difference between the people from the first wife's family and them. They couldn't mess with them at will, but the people from the first wife's family could. The reason they hadn't touched him before was simply because they were too lazy to bother.

If the people in the first wife take it seriously, he will have a hard time.

Liu Yanbo thought that even if he didn't pass the exam this time, he would take it again. He wanted to see how talented the top ten were. Why didn't those people say more? Aren't those who failed sad?

Su Qiuya didn't go to the state capital to pick up Liu Yanbo, and she didn't know when Liu Yanbo would be better. She just felt that Liu Yanbo was not a talented person, but Liu Yanbo himself didn't understand.

She didn't know if Liu Yanbo would believe her if she told him.

After all, Aunt Qing has been talking to Liu Yanbo for so many years, so Liu Yanbo has always thought that he is very powerful.

At the beginning, Liu Yanbo's ranking in the examination for Tongsheng was in the middle. They all thought that Liu Yanbo had gone through so many things at that time, which was why he did not perform well in the examination.

This time, if Liu Yanbo still can't see his own strength clearly, what should Liu Yanbo do in the future?

"I'm back." Liu Yanbo came back directly from the provincial capital and did not stay there any longer.

"Let's eat something first." Su Qiuya said. She planned to let Liu Yanbo eat something and then talk to him about other things later.

"Did they give you a hard time?" asked Aunt Qing.

"It's nothing. I was just locked up for two days and suffered some minor injuries." Liu Yanbo couldn't bear to let Aunt Qing worry about him.

"You are injured, little sister...Princess Rongning is also injured." Su Qiuya looked at Liu Yanbo. From what she heard from Liu Yanbo, she knew that her husband had only suffered some minor injuries at most, and it was impossible for the injury to be serious.

People from the first wife always know how to do things in moderation. They know how to find the right balance so that others don't say too much about them.

"She..." Liu Yanbo opened his mouth but didn't continue.

Liu Yanbo really didn't know what to say. He had indeed been impulsive that day, rushing straight towards Liu Yulian when he saw her. He hadn't considered the consequences, nor had he considered whether those people would be angry.

"I was also beaten in prison." Liu Yanbo said.

"What?" When Aunt Qing heard this, she wanted to rush to the main room.

"It was just a beating, no one was killed." Su Qiuya said, "You can still take scientific research in the future."

Su Qiuya didn't need to think too much, she knew what the eldest wife would do. It was impossible for the eldest wife to stop Liu Yanbo from taking the scientific expedition, but Liu Yanbo himself was not that capable.

"I guess so." When Liu Yanbo entered the prison, he was worried that he would not be able to continue to take the imperial examinations in the future. It was not until the jailer reminded him that he figured it out.

"The eldest branch of the family has sent someone to deliver the document. The two families have completely severed their relationship." Su Qiuya said, "They won't stop you from taking the imperial examinations, nor will they give you any other trouble. Just focus on your studies."

Su Qiuya had already asked about everything. She was just worried about this family and couldn't bear to see her family members messing around with unnecessary things.

"..." Liu Yanbo listened to Su Qiuya's calm tone and wondered if Su Qiuya was angry.

"Why are you talking about this?" Aunt Qing said, "Cook more noodles."

Aunt Qing saw Liu Yanbo eating voraciously, and she felt sorry for her son. It was all because of the people in the first house that her son became like this.

"If they don't want you to be well, you have to persevere even more," said Aunt Qing.

Su Qiuya looked at Aunt Qing and felt that Aunt Qing didn't know how to teach children at all, and that Aunt Qing had harmed Liu Yanbo.

There was no way Liu Yanbo could say anything more. He couldn't bear to make Aunt Qing worry.

Su Qiuya didn't say anything else in front of Aunt Qing. She just waited for Liu Yanbo to finish eating the noodles. After Liu Yanbo cleaned up, she came to Liu Yanbo.

The couple talked behind closed doors so that no one could hear them.

"I went to your study and read the article you wrote." Su Qiuya said directly, "It's full of gorgeous words. At first glance, it seems good, but in fact it's just castles in the air and not well written."

"How do you know it's not well written?" Liu Yanbo blurted out. He just wrote it casually and had no other thoughts at all.

He wrote it on a whim.

Liu Yanbo originally thought that he could let others learn from him after he passed the imperial examination, but now, Liu Yanbo didn't dare to say anything.

"If you think what you wrote is good, you can post it and let others see it and see what they say." Su Qiuya had never felt so embarrassed. She had married Liu Yanbo and was exiled with him, but she thought it was okay.

"No, let's not do that." Liu Yanbo didn't expect Su Qiuya to say that.

"If you think the people here have been bribed, then we can go somewhere else." Su Qiuya said, "You have to know what you are really like and whether you are as powerful as you think."

"Maybe... not." Liu Yanbo had to admit this. He also thought about it when he was in prison. Is he really that powerful?

"You said Madam Hou didn't let you take the exam, saying you caught a cold before you went. Did someone else cause you to catch the cold?" Su Qiuya asked. "Did they open the window for you, or did you not cover yourself properly with the quilt?"

After this incident, Su Qiuya began to wonder if the Marquis had no intention of doing anything to Liu Yanbo. It was Concubine Qing who was imagining that the Marquis was going to harm them, and then they didn't clearly realize what they were.

"...It can't be, it can't be that I did it myself." Liu Yanbo looked up at the eaves.

"It's not a laxative. Even if you have diarrhea, it's probably because you ate something bad." Su Qiuya said, "Even if you pass the imperial examination and become the top scholar, you are still a bastard, and you will become the heir apparent. People are fine, nothing is wrong, why should they worry about you? You are so powerful, not even a juren, you are just a scholar, what are they afraid of?"

Su Qiuya had already figured out the discrepancy: Liu Yanbo hadn't even been a student before. Why would anyone be jealous of such a Liu Yanbo? There was absolutely no need for the Marquis to take action against him.

"You brothers are all here, and Madam Hou only has one legitimate son." Su Qiuya continued, "If you can get better and help Madam Hou's legitimate son a little, Madam Hou will definitely not let you get worse."

So Su Qiuya found it very funny to wonder what Aunt Qing and her son were worried about.

"Today, I told you so much because I hope you can get better." Su Qiuya said, "If you don't believe it, forget it."

Su Qiuya said this in order to make Liu Yanbo clearly aware of his own problems.

"If it really doesn't work, go somewhere else and find a few teachers to take a look at your essay. That's fine too." Su Qiuya said, "You'll have to continue taking the exam in the future to understand what went wrong."

"Okay, then let's find a few teachers ourselves." Liu Yanbo also wanted to know what was going on.

Liu Yanbo didn't want to keep wondering whether he was being suppressed or whether the people from the first wife were always playing tricks behind his back.

It is impossible for the people from the first house to bribe so many people. Liu Yanbo wanted to know this.

"Don't tell mother for now." Su Qiuya said, "What she said to you before may not be good. She said your writing is good, but how many books has she read?"

“…” Liu Yanbo was silent.

"Besides her, who else says your writing is good?" Su Qiuya asked.

Liu Yanbo had to admit that Aunt Qing always said that he was well-educated, but no one else really said much about his knowledge.

"I don't want you to be too great. If you can't pass the exam, we can still support our family." Su Qiuya said, "I have some skills and can cook. I won't let you go hungry, nor will I let our children go hungry."

"You..." Liu Yanbo looked at Su Qiuya's belly.

"Not yet, but sooner or later." Su Qiuya said, "I say this because I hope you can understand that we still have a future."

Su Qiuya looked at Liu Yanbo with red eyes. Liu Yanbo had never seen Su Qiuya so sad.

Liu Yanbo quickly stepped forward and hugged Su Qiuya, "Don't be angry, I'll listen to you."

Aunt Qing just felt that Su Qiuya had a lot of things to do, and there was something that could not be said in front of her, so she had to go into the house to say it.

What is Su Qiuya doing?

Aunt Qing had sensed something was wrong with Su Qiuya before, and now she felt that there was something wrong with Su Qiuya.

Liu Yanqing and Lin Xiaowan went back to Shiyuan Village together. Liu Yanqing rode his bicycle with Lin Xiaowan and stopped at the entrance of the village.

Liu Yanqing originally wanted to go to the county town to take a look, but was stopped by Lin Xiaowan.

"Why don't you let me go to the county town to take a look?" Liu Yanqing muttered.

"What are you going to the county town to see? To see if people are doing well?" Lin Xiaowan raised an eyebrow. "Or to see if your third brother has returned?"

The first wife severed her ties with the third wife, but the other wives did not, so they had no reason to do so.

Lin Xiaowan meant that this relative could exist, but there was no need for them to get too close to the third room.

This incident surprised Lin Xiaowan very much. Liu Yanbo failed to pass the examination and became a scholar, which really had nothing to do with her younger sister.

How could my younger sister possibly know these things? Lin Xiaowan was speechless. She thought that people like Liu Yanbo were always thinking about others harming him. In fact, he had no ability at all.

"We should go back now." Liu Yanqing said, "Brother and the others are so kind."

"..." Lin Xiaowan didn't think Liu Yanjing and the others were being kind, but rather that they had to consider Marquis Jingning. Liu Yanbo was Marquis Jingning's biological son, so they were wondering whether Marquis Jingning would be willing to treat him that way.

If it weren't for Marquis Jingning, the people from the first house would have taken action against Liu Yanbo long ago.

The first wife had endured for so long, and finally broke off relations with the third wife. This was truly good. The first wife no longer had to endure the third wife. Others would know what Liu Yanbo was like.

"Don't step on other people's bottom line." Lin Xiaowan thought that their fourth room couldn't be like the third room.

"Of course not." Liu Yanqing thought he was not stupid, how could he do such a stupid thing? "Just say it and make a note of it to avoid making mistakes in the future."

Lin Xiaowan: I think you just want to watch other people’s fun.

"Let's go, let's go back." Liu Yanqing said hurriedly.

When Lin Xiaowan looked at Liu Yanqing, she felt that he seemed very happy.

In the town, the people of the third branch also knew that the first and third branches had severed their relationship.

"They..." Aunt Chai opened her mouth. The first wife had not yet severed her relationship with the third wife, so she still had to be careful.

Aunt Chai didn't want to break off the relationship just like that. If the relationship wasn't broken off, at least it would still be of some use. If the relationship was broken off, then it would be really difficult for them to go there again.

"Go and take a look at the county town." Aunt Chai said to her son. She couldn't let her son go to the eldest house. If Liu Yanyuan went to the eldest house at this time, the eldest house might not be happy.

Aunt Chai never thought about caring more about Liu Yulian. In Aunt Chai's eyes, Liu Yulian didn't know how to help Liu Yanyuan, so Liu Yulian was not a good person.

"Okay." Liu Yanyuan nodded.

"You still need to learn more about cooking from the Third House and be more careful." Aunt Chai said, "Even if the people from the First House cut off their relationship with them, it may not be a bad thing."

Aunt Chai believed that the people in the third house were quite capable. Even if Liu Yanbo failed to pass the examination this time, he should be able to do it next time.

There are people here who took the exam two or three times before they passed the examination to become a scholar. Liu Yanbo is still young.

It's impossible for Concubine Chai to think that Liu Yanbo is useless so quickly. She just thinks that Liu Yanbo is still useful. If the people from the third room are useless, Concubine Chai would not be so kind to them.

"Remember." Liu Yanyuan remembered this. They now run the shop based on the cooking skills taught to them by the third wife.

"These people are just like this. You can't say unpleasant words, and there's no need to stand up for the eldest wife. Do you understand?" Aunt Chai repeatedly told Liu Yanyuan.

In the Liu family's main house, several people came to see Liu Yulian these past two days. Liu Yulian didn't see them all. She wanted to rest, but she didn't want these people to know how miserable she was.

Her wrist was just red and swollen, and it would heal after a while. It wasn't a big deal, so there was no need to make a fuss.

Mother Liu was in a bad mood, feeling sorry for her own daughter. She looked at Father Liu with a bad look. Father Liu had been so concerned about the third wife, so she was so cautious.

As the wife of the first wife, she had to endure this in order to be praised by others as dignified and virtuous, and to be considered as more generous. Many wives of first wives were like this.

Fortunately, she managed to hold it in.

"I'll go see Sister Lian," said Mother Liu. "She's in this condition now, so she shouldn't go to the cement factory for now."

"Don't go yet." Father Liu spoke in a low voice. He lacked confidence.

"A little girl's wrist is so swollen, I don't know how much pain she's in." Liu's mother said, "Do others think she's easy to bully? Will everyone come and bully her in the future?"

"No, that's not the case." Father Liu said, "From now on, you should be more careful and don't feel wronged like this."

"Isn't it just grievance? Zhaoyang also said that when Lian Jie'er was around, Lian Jie'er didn't dare to do anything to him." Liu's mother said sadly, "She didn't even dare to let anyone hit him twice."

"If something like this happens again, she will be beaten. She is a princess." said Liu's father.

"I'm doing this for your sake. I'm afraid you'll be angry and unhappy," said Liu's mother. "It's also my fault. I told her to be more patient. He's your son after all."

"It's my fault." What else could Father Liu say? These people cared so much about him, how could he say that these people were bad?

"If it's not your fault, or my fault, then how could it be Sister Lian's fault?" Mother Liu's eyes were red, and she was about to cry. "She worked so hard to go to the provincial capital to buy things. Wasn't it so that she could study those things more? We all benefited from it."

Mother Liu said this deliberately. She hadn't been nice to the Third House before, but now she had to be nicer. Even if the relationship ended, she had to let Father Liu know that they had had enough of the Third House and that they had done their best for them.

In the capital, the emperor did not let Mr. Cen retire and return home, but instead asked him to suspend his work and stay at home.