"How do elder sister and Madam Shen know each other?"
"She is your eldest brother-in-law's aunt." Shen Xian regretted what she said. She was caught off guard and didn't know what to say.
Chen Heng: "..." My eldest brother-in-law's aunt became the original owner's mother's concubine? The original owner's mother married her eldest daughter to the concubine's nephew?
It sounds a bit confusing, no, quite confusing.
"So, is the eldest sister visiting my aunt's house?" Shen Heng asked.
"Yes and no." Shen Xian had a headache.
Looking at Madam Shen with a faint smile on her face, Shen Yuan's mother remembered the way Madam Shen looked at them on the day they first met. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Does Madam Shen know?"
Chen Xian was startled and said quickly: "There are too many people here, let's go to the teahouse across the street to talk."
"No need." Shen Heng smiled: "Big sister, have you forgotten to break off the engagement letter? The affairs of the Shen family have nothing to do with me, and I won't spread them around. Ajian is still waiting for me at home, so I'll leave first."
Chen Xian wanted to hold her sister back, but seeing her aunt's wry smile, she comforted her, "Aunt, don't worry, Heng'er is not a talkative person."
"I've heard your mother talk about you. I admire her decisiveness. If I had half her decisiveness, I wouldn't have wasted so many years."
Chen Xian didn't know what to say. It was only after she got married that she found out why her mother wanted to marry him to Shan County. It turned out that she had a younger brother here, and this brother would go back to Shan County with his aunt to live for three months every year. This close relationship made her at a loss as to how to tell her mother.
Shen Heng felt that today was an eventful day. She had just met with the eldest sister of the Shen family and had just arrived at the gate of the Meng family when she saw a familiar carriage with the word "Shen" engraved on it. Shen Rongwei was getting out of the carriage.
That's how the two girls met.
Shen Rongwei's face changed.
There was no one around, so Chen Heng didn't bother to put on a show and just walked into Meng's house and closed the door.
As soon as he entered the yard, he saw a young man dancing with a stick. Meng Xuanlang came over and said hello, and even Xie Jian looked quite happy.
The one dancing with the stick was none other than Ouyang En.
"Brother Ouyang, who is your master? Your sword and stick skills are so powerful. Is your archery really even better?" Meng Xuanlang also has many guards in his home, but none of them is as powerful as Ouyang En.
"Of course. I've been hunting in the mountains all year round, and my archery is incredibly accurate. These sword and stick techniques are all my own creations." Ouyang En was quite proud, and out of the corner of his eye he saw Chen Heng: "Madam Shen is back."
"Ouyang En, why are you here?" Shen Heng looked surprised.
"Didn't I tell you that I'm here to take the military examination? I'm determined to become a general, so I asked for leave from Lord Lu and came to take the military examination." Ouyang En said generously.
"You will definitely succeed." Shen Heng naturally supported such a vigorous young man.
"It's okay. If it doesn't work out, I'll let my son and grandson come over." His ambition will never change.
This one sentence made everyone laugh, and even Xie Jian had a smile in his eyes.
The imperial examination of the Da Cong Dynasty consisted of three sessions, lasting three days in total, with a day of rest every other day. It was like an elimination tournament. Those who were eliminated on the first day could not participate in the remaining two sessions. The competition in the last session on the third day was even more intense.
Each county could only select a maximum of 10 scholars.
Is it really that cruel? Chen Heng didn't know what the scientific expeditions were like in her time, but hearing about it in the Great Cong Dynasty made her feel extremely pressured.
The Meng family had prepared everything, and all Chen Heng had to do was watch Xie Jian and Meng Xuanlang go in.
Naturally, they ran into the original owner's family again. They were really a family, Mr. Shen, the current Mrs. Shen, the eldest sister of the Shen family, and Shen Yuan, a family of four.
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