"I've just looked at them all. All the paintings in the main hall are from famous artists. Each painting is worth dozens of taels of silver!" When Yu Jinshu said this, the jealousy in his heart was about to burst out. Ever since their third branch was kicked out, they have been living in poverty. The old man's heart and eyes are now full of Yu Qizhe. If it weren't for the old lady's secret help, the two brothers would not even be able to afford paper and pen.
She was originally just a sickly person who allowed him to dominate her, but now she has become a superior person, living in such a huge courtyard, with famous paintings displayed in her house that she usually dared not touch, let alone buy. How could he not be jealous?
What people hate the most is that someone who used to be more destitute than themselves suddenly turns around and becomes someone they can only look up to but cannot even flatter. This feeling is really not pleasant.
Yu Jinyan was naturally jealous. Ever since Yu Qizhe passed the imperial examination, all the praise that had belonged to him in the past fell on Yu Qizhe, and his self-importance became a joke.
But Yu Jinyan was much more sober than Yu Jinshu. He raised his hand to stop Yu Jinshu: "Don't barge in. Be careful that Fifth Brother will get angry."
Yu Jinshu said nonchalantly, "No matter how capable he is, he has to call me Second Brother. His things belong to the Yu family. Anyway, we will live here in the future. What is there that we cannot touch?"
Having said that, Yu Jinshu pushed open the door regardless of Yu Jinyan's attempt to stop him.
The two of them took a look at the furnishings in the room. It should be a study. There were shelves full of books in the room. There was a water jar on the soft couch by the window. In the jar was a water lily bud that was about to bloom. There were several piles of books on the desk, and a pipa.
Yu Jinshu stepped in, sighed softly, and said sarcastically: "He is quite good at pretending to be cultured. Do you think he knows how to play the pipa?"
As he said this, Yu Jinshu was about to touch the pipa, but at this moment, a voice stopped him, "Second Master, my master doesn't like others touching his things."
Song Nian had just gone to see Yu Zhizhou off, and asked for the names of the group of people. But when he came back, he saw these two men breaking into the young master's study. With Yu Zhizhou's deliberate reminder, Song Nian already knew that the relationship between the young master and these two brothers was not harmonious.
"This is my master's study. You two gentlemen should go to the main hall and sit for a while. The food will be ready soon." Song Nian said politely.
Yu Jinshu suddenly felt humiliated that even one of Yu Qizhe's servants dared to ignore him. He was furious and said, "It's just a pipa, why can't I touch it?" As he said that, Yu Jinshu grabbed the pipa and deliberately scratched it with his fingernails, making a harsh sound.
Song Nian frowned. Ever since the young master was promoted to the position of Shaoqing of Dali Temple, there has been an endless stream of people secretly sending gifts to curry favor with him, but the young master only kept this pipa. This pipa is a famous instrument. Song Nian heard the young master mention that it was going to be given to Miss Yu, so he placed it on the desk in the study and wiped it spotlessly all day long.
Seeing Yu Jinshu being so rude, Song Nian felt extremely disgusted, but due to his status he could not get angry so he stepped forward and tried to snatch the pipa from Yu Jinshu's hand, but Yu Jinshu refused to let go.
Song Nian said in a lukewarm tone: "Second Young Master, be careful not to hurt your hand. This pipa was sent by Lord Wu, the Right Counselor of the Ministry of Public Administration. If you accidentally damage the pipa, I'm afraid you won't be able to explain to Lord Wu."
After hearing this, Yu Jinyan winked at Yu Jinshu. He was determined to enter the officialdom and was familiar with the official ranks at all levels. The Right Councillor of the Ministry of Public Administration was a third-rank official position. Although he was jealous of Yu Qizhe who had just entered the officialdom but could make friends with a third-rank official of the court, he also knew that the two brothers could not afford to offend such a person.
Yu Jinshu reluctantly let go of his hand. Song Nian carefully wiped the pipa with a handkerchief to remove Yu Jinshu's fingerprints, and then carefully checked the strings. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that there was nothing wrong with it.
But when he looked up again, he was no longer as polite to Yu Jinshu and the others as before. "The confidential files of the Dali Temple are kept in our young master's study, and no one is allowed to enter on weekdays. Please go to the main hall to rest. Otherwise, if the young master loses the files of the Dali Temple, not only will I be embarrassed to explain myself, I am afraid that you two will also be implicated."
After Song Nian finished speaking, Yu Jinshu and Yu Jinyan's faces changed. They could tell that this was a threat, but if there were really any imperial secrets in this study...
The two looked at each other and left the study.
After the two left, Song Nian checked the study carefully. Seeing that nothing was missing, his brows relaxed and he locked the study.
Yu Jinshu stood in the yard and saw this scene. He gritted his teeth in hatred and said, "Is this to prevent thieves? It's just a study room. We can't enter it?"
Yu Jinyan's eyes were also somewhat gloomy. He said, "You are under my roof, don't you know Yu Jinyan's temper? Although grandma brought us here, he has never been close to us. I don't know if he will kick us out! Don't forget, father was kicked out of the house and broke off relations with grandfather because of him."
Yu Jinshu's face turned even uglier after hearing this. He naturally remembered clearly how Yu Qizhe, after passing the imperial examination, instigated his grandfather to sever ties with his father and drove his family out of the house. Yu Jinshu said bitterly, "Fourth brother, you must pass the imperial examination this time, and it would be best if you can become the top scorer. Then you can become a high-ranking official in the future. Let's see if he dares to bully us!"
Yu Jinyan frowned. How could the imperial examination be so easy? If it were so easy to pass the exam and become the top scorer in the imperial examination, wouldn’t everyone be able to become an official?
Moreover, even if he became the top scholar, who could be as lucky as Yu Qizhe, who jumped three levels and became a fourth-rank official within just a few days after entering the officialdom? He looked through the appointment and dismissal registers, but did not see any top scholar who was promoted to the position of Shaoqing of Dali Temple within less than half a year after entering the officialdom.
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