Chapter 320 She is suitable for better
Zhang Qiuye was staring at a stranger in the street. Chuncao felt embarrassed. She quickly pushed Zhang Qiuye from behind and said, "Eighth Concubine?"
Zhang Qiuye came back to his senses, "Let's go!"
Zhang Juexia and Ye Beixiu did not see Zhang Qiuye. They both entered the backyard of their shop through the back door.
Ye Beixiu and Zhang Juexia discussed, "Shall we go back to Yejia Village? I want to stay in the village for two more days and then return to the county to prepare for the provincial examination.
I heard from Master Song that, given the court's current momentum, the provincial examinations might be held this autumn."
"Isn't this too hasty?"
“That’s why we have to prepare well.”
"I'll go ask Shopkeeper Li up front. If there's nothing else, we'll go to the Li Mansion to thank Madam Li and then go home."
"Okay, I'll wait for you."
Zhang Juexia went to the shop in front and gave Li Xi some specific instructions. Li Xi said that he knew what to do and asked Zhang Juexia to rest assured.
With Li Xi's words, Zhang Juexia naturally felt relieved.
She returned to the backyard, called Ye Beixiu and went to Li's house.
She never stopped giving gifts to Qian Yulin.
Whenever she had any good things, she would ask someone to bring them directly from the county town to Li Mansion for Qian Yulin.
So, this time she didn't prepare any good gifts, but just bought a few pounds of high-quality snacks from the snack shop. After all, she was going to express her gratitude and couldn't go empty-handed.
When she and Ye Beixiu arrived at the gate of the Li Mansion, the gate servant greeted them attentively, "Our scholar and his wife have arrived. Madam has specifically instructed that you two wait in the gatehouse for a moment. I will go in and report."
The servant arranged Zhang Juexia and Ye Beixiu into the gatehouse and disappeared in a flash.
When Zhang Qiuye was about to enter the mansion through the side door, she saw Zhang Juexia and Ye Beixiu being welcomed into the lobby. Without giving it much thought, she ran over with her dress in hand.
Chuncao helplessly reminded her from behind, "Eighth Concubine, you can't go through the main entrance with your status."
However, Zhang Qiuye didn't listen to her at all at this time. She ran to the gatehouse in one breath, gently wiped the sweat from her forehead with a towel, and after balancing her breath, she pushed the door open and walked in.
"Sister? Brother-in-law? Is it really you?"
Zhang Juexia was startled by the shy voice and got goosebumps all over his body.
Ye Beixiu's concentration was quite strong, and he didn't react at all.
When Zhang Juexia saw that the person coming was Zhang Qiuye, he said, "Zhang Qiuye, are you crazy? Why are you so creepy? Don't use the tricks you use in your backyard to coax people here. I tell you, it won't work."
Zhang Qiuye's eyes were always fixed on Ye Beixiu, and she ignored Zhang Juexia at all.
Zhang Juexia saw her intention and stood directly in front of Zhang Qiuye.
Zhang Qiuye raised her feet unwillingly and looked at Ye Beixiu, saying aggrievedly, "Sister, I heard that my brother-in-law passed the exam for the military scholar, so I came here specially to congratulate you. How could you treat me like this?
Brother-in-law, you don’t care about my sister and just let her bully me like this.
Ye Beixiu's face darkened even further, and he scolded, "Aunt Zhang, just remember your identity! We are not related by blood, so it's inappropriate to address me like that!"
Zhang Qiuye was frightened by Ye Beixiu. She didn't expect Ye Beixiu to be so disrespectful to her.
The servant came running over, panting. "Excuse me for keeping you waiting. Madam wants you to come in quickly. She's waiting for you!"
After saying this, he saw Zhang Qiuye and said, "Eighth Concubine, why are you here? I'm afraid your status is not suitable for being here, right?"
After all, this is the gatehouse of the Li Mansion. Zhang Juexia didn't want to have another argument with Zhang Qiuye, so he pulled Ye Beixiu into the yard.
Zhang Qiuye looked at their departing backs, and an indescribable sense of loss surged in her heart. If she had not snatched Zhang Juexia's marriage, would she have had the chance to marry Ye Beixiu?
So, is this handsome and elegant scholar in front of her the one for her?
Would she become the wife of a scholar that everyone envied?
Before she could react, she heard a familiar voice beside her ear, "Old Eight, why are you here?"
Li Jinyi, with his round belly sticking out, staggered towards her and pulled her inside.
The smell of alcohol coming from his mouth made Zhang Qiuye feel nauseous, and his eyes drifted towards the inner courtyard.
Zhang Juexia and Ye Beixiu walked into the Li family's reception room with ease. Just as the servant said, Qian Yulin was waiting for them in the hall.
Seeing Zhang Juexia and Ye Beixiu walking hand in hand into the reception room, she couldn't help but sigh, "It's still good to be young. It's really enviable."
Zhang Juexia and Ye Beixiu bowed respectfully to her. Qian Yulin quickly stood up and helped them up. "Hurry up and sit down. Beixiu is a scholar now, so he dare not perform such a big ceremony."
Ye Beixiu said a few humble and polite words and expressed his gratitude.
Qian Yulin was very satisfied, "That's right, only a man like you is worthy of our Jue Xia."
"I have to keep working hard. She deserves better."
Zhang Juexia's face turned red. Ye Beixiu drank tea calmly and talked to Qian Yulin about some things that happened in the examination room.
Qian Yulin chatted with him for a few minutes and then asked him to go to the guest room outside to continue drinking tea.
After Ye Beixiu left, Qian Yulin told Zhang Juexia, "I was thinking of letting your husband meet my master, but then I thought, forget it! With his character, he's only learning the bad things instead of the good ones."
Zhang Juexia smiled gently, "Everyone knows that the Li family in Jinshui Town is headed by you, Madam, so we can just recognize you, Madam."
"You're the only one who can talk!"
Zhang Juexia and Qian Yulin chatted for a long time, until Zhang Juexia had to leave, and then he reluctantly said goodbye to Qian Yulin.
"I'll keep in touch with Shuxin on a daily basis when I get to the county town. Feel free to ask anything you want to know. I'll tell you everything I know without reservation."
"Thank you, Auntie. Don't worry, I will bother you often."
Zhang Juexia and Ye Beixiu left Li Mansion and went straight back to Yejia Village.
As soon as the carriage arrived at the village entrance, it was stopped by Ye Beishan.
Ye Beixiu was so frightened that he quickly jumped off the carriage, "Brother? But what happened?"
When Ye Beishan saw Ye Beixiu, he felt like he had found a savior. "Beixiu, go and take a look! Third Uncle and Third Aunt are fighting!"
"What's going on?"
"I don't know what exactly happened, but they just had a fight and it made my grandparents uneasy.
If you don't come back, I'm going to go to town to look for you."
"Brother, when did it happen?"
“I heard from people in the village that they started arguing at their own home this morning, and then came to my grandparents’ house and continued arguing.
To be honest, if they had been arguing at home, I wouldn't have been so worried. I'm mainly worried that they might upset grandma and grandpa."
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