The Bei family rode in a carriage and followed the imperial edict team to Beijing, and also received a letter from Bei Lingyao.
Feel a little more at ease
The imperial edict team rode at full speed when they came, and they also rode much more slowly on the way back, so there was no need to rush.
When the An family got the news and rushed over, Old Master Bei and his wife Bei Chengye had already come to Beijing with their legitimate son Bei Liulang.
Only the housekeeper, manager, accountant, etc. stayed at home to look after the Bei family's business and manage the shop owners.
An's father was unhappy. Such a big thing happened, but An didn't even inform the An family. What an unfilial daughter.
An's stepmother was extremely jealous. Her stepdaughter had been suppressed by her for many years, and now that she married into the Bei family, it would be impossible for her to escape from her control for the rest of her life.
When An's daughter first married into the Yong'an Earl's Mansion, An's stepmother was envious and jealous and felt uncomfortable for a long time.
But the nominal granddaughter never had any children, so An's stepmother was relieved.
As the daughter of a merchant, she married into the Yong'an Earl's Mansion but had no children. How could she be treated so easily by a wealthy family? She was also sure that her granddaughter would not have an easy life.
A while ago, An's stepmother received the news that her granddaughter was divorced, and she felt exactly the same way.
However, he did not expect that this divorced "granddaughter" would actually enter the palace as a concubine.
An's stepmother couldn't accept it. Her first reaction was, "How is it possible? How could the emperor make a concubine of an abandoned woman who has been childless for seven years? The empress dowager would never agree to it."
An's stepmother couldn't understand it no matter how hard she tried, but what made her even more upset was that the Bei family really took off this time.
Even Bei Chengye benefited from his daughter's kindness and was granted the title of Marquis Chunyi.
Confer a title.
This is something the An family would never even dare to imagine.
Uncle An has been scheming for so many years, but now he is just a fourth-rank prefect in a remote and barren place, while the Bei family has soared to fame.
"I'll write a letter to my eldest brother. Don't even think about getting rid of this unfilial daughter and the An family."
Father An angrily asked people to prepare writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone.
An's stepmother was about to follow when she heard her daughter coming.
"Mother, has the Bei family been conferred a title?"
"It's spread all over Wanyun City."
Mrs. An said unhappily.
"My niece is so lucky."
Mrs. An's daughter, Tao An, could not accept it. She never took her eldest sister seriously. She successfully married her eldest sister's fiancé and gave birth to a son to gain a foothold. For so many years, she has been complacent and proud of her status as the daughter-in-law of a sixth-rank judge and the wife of a juren.
But now he felt that his face was swollen from being slapped by his eldest sister.
In the past, she and her elder sister were like heaven and earth compared to each other.
Now it is also a case of heaven and earth, she is the earth, while the eldest sister is soaring to the sky.
If she had married into the Bei family, then the one who married into the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion and then entered the palace would have been her daughter, and today she would be the wife of the Chunyi Marquis.
Thinking of this, Tao An felt unwell.
"Mother, we were wrong back then. The Bei family has risen from a humble peddler to where they are today. Their ancestors must have been very successful."
"What's the point of thinking more now? You look down on merchants, so there's no way you can marry into one."
Mrs. An would not let her daughter marry into a merchant family.
Tao Anshi agreed. When she married her husband, her father-in-law was a sixth-rank judge and her husband was just a scholar.
If she didn't have this identity, she wouldn't have been able to snatch her eldest sister's fiancé and marry him.
Over the years, my father-in-law rose from a sixth-rank official to a sixth-rank judge, which is incomparable to my uncle who became a fourth-rank prefect, but my husband rose from a scholar to a juren, which makes him more promising than my uncle's sons.
Comparing herself with her elder sister, Mrs. Bei An, Mrs. Tao An was also satisfied with her current situation.
But now, after making this comparison, Tao Anshi felt a little resentful that her father-in-law was too upright and that he could never be promoted in his entire life.
She blamed her husband for being useless. After she passed the imperial examination and ranked last, she took the exam twice but failed, so she never took the exam again.
Countess.
Has she been stepped on by her elder sister all her life?
Tao An felt very upset.
"Mother, my eldest sister must have held a grudge against us for so many years. Now that she's in power, what should we do if she turns against us?"
Tao An was worried, and Mrs. An also frowned. Suddenly, an idea came to her mind and she looked at Tao An, "Xiu'er is coming of age this year."
Tao An's eyes lit up, "Mother, you want Xiu'er to enter the palace? But Xiu'er is not qualified to participate in the selection, and Bei Lingyao will not help Xiu'er enter the palace."
"Oh, she has been married into the Yong'an Earl's Mansion for seven years without a child. A deserted woman, the daughter of a merchant, entered the palace for her contribution in saving the emperor, but it is not easy for her to gain a foothold in the harem.
It's not us who are begging her, it's her who is begging us to let Xiu'er enter the palace to help her consolidate her favor and give birth to a child for the Emperor. Xiu'er's chance has come. You should hire someone from the palace to teach Xiu'er the rules and let her prepare well."
Mrs. An's shrewd calculations were clicking.
Tao Anshi said, "It's not like the Bei family doesn't have daughters. The An family has daughters too. Uncle and aunt will definitely favor their side. It won't be Xiu'er's turn anyway."
Mrs. An didn't think it was fair. "Your uncle is a fourth-rank official and is eligible for the imperial selection. He won't compete with you. Your father's concubines are all married. As for the second branch of the Bei family, you don't have to worry about it. This time, when the Bei family was in trouble, the second branch of the Bei family ran away. How could your eldest sister and brother-in-law not have a grudge?"
Tao An's heart was pounding, and she wanted to go back immediately to take good care of her daughter.
"Mother, please help me find out if there is anyone from the palace in Wanyun City. I want her to teach Xiu'er."
"Of course there is."
Mrs. An agreed.
Compared to Bei Lingyao, the nominal granddaughter, Mrs. An naturally prefers her own granddaughter.
He was counting on his granddaughter to enter the palace and replace Bei Lingyao.
The eldest aunt of the An family, who was originally in charge of the old house, has gone to the place where her husband took office in order to avoid the Bei family.
Having received so much money from the Bei family over the years, she was also afraid that the Bei family would cause trouble and affect her husband's career.
So he left quickly, leaving An's father and Mrs. An to deal with the Bei family.
But halfway through the journey, he received the news that the daughter of the Bei family had entered the palace and Bei Chengye had been conferred the title of Earl.
Aunt An regretted it so much that her intestines turned green. She regretted that when An and Bei Chengye came to her house, she spoke too quickly and mocked An.
What should I do now?
"Madam, are you still going to set off?"
"Go find the master."
At this moment, Aunt An just wanted to see her husband as soon as possible, talk to him about the Bei family, and restore her relationship with the Bei family.
At this time, there were many people like Aunt An who regretted their actions. After all, something had happened to the Bei family, and those who had had dealings with the Bei family in the past had all stayed away, or cut off ties with them.
Some people only mind their own business.
There are also those who take advantage of others' misfortunes.
There were also children who bullied Bei Liulang in school. Before, their families didn't care when they found out, but now the Bei family is different. They immediately beat the children and took them to the Bei family to apologize.
Unfortunately, I arrived too late.
Then he went back and continued beating the kid.
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