Xie Ming opened his eyes and saw the stars twinkling brightly in the sky through the dilapidated roof.
He yawned, sat up, put on the jacket hanging on the woodpile, squatted down and smiled. He never expected that the halo of being mentally challenged in this life would be transferred to his stupid father because of what happened tonight.
But he's back. This time, without the aura of reduced intelligence, I wonder if that love-struck father will be a bit more normal.
This small world is a world merged with a novel called (Don't Bully the Young: The Wise Minister Chen Sinian). This novel is a harem novel disguised as a political intrigue story, and the protagonist is Xie Ming's cousin, Chen Sinian.
Chen Sinian was a country boy in the Great Jin Dynasty. His aunt, Chen Hehua, was beautiful, gentle and virtuous. After she came of age, she was chosen by Xie Changxing, a wealthy family in Xiejia Village, to be the wife of Xie Chunlin, the second son of the family.
Chen Hehua's home was not in Xiejia Village, but in Chenjia Village, which was 15 li away. The location there was not as good as Xiejia Village, and over the years, the living conditions there were not as affluent.
The previous patriarch of the Xie family was a visionary. He knew that after becoming wealthy, supporting scholars was the proper way to prosper the family. Therefore, under his leadership, Xie Family Village produced many scholars.
Over time, as their social statuses diverged, the people of Xiejia Village began to look down on the people of Chenjia Village, while the people of Chenjia Village were eager to have some connection with Xiejia Village.
The villagers of Chenjia Village felt that Chen Hehua's marriage into Xiejia Village was incredibly fortunate, as they believed her family had been blessed by their ancestors.
Looking back now, her family really seems to have been incredibly fortunate.
Because if she hadn't become Xie's daughter-in-law, Chen Sinian, that "wise minister," would never have emerged.
The story begins with Chen Hehua giving birth to Xie Ming. After marrying into the Chen family, she was able to completely control her husband, Xie Chunlin, because of her outstanding looks and gentle nature. In the second wife's household, she was truly unstoppable.
Xie Chunlin doted on her like a daughter, and after Chen Hehua gave birth to their eldest son, Xie Ming, he cherished her even more. Therefore, she brought up the idea of bringing her nephew to the Xie family.
The nephew she mentioned was the eldest son of twin brothers, three years older than Xie Ming. He was not favored in the Chen family and didn't even have a name; he was just called "Dog Egg, Dog Egg."
His lack of favor was mainly due to his father's lack of favor, so he inherited his father's mantle and continued to work as a slave in Old Chen's house.
It is said that even if the blood between an aunt and nephew is broken, the tendons are still connected. Chen Hehua was heartbroken to see her nephew suffering, so she took advantage of the fact that she had given birth to a son to bring him to the Xie family.
The Xie family was well-off, so raising a child was just a matter of adding another pair of chopsticks. Besides, the other expenses were borne by the second wife and her husband. After the child arrived, the other wives didn't make a fuss about the child.
After arriving at the Xie family, Chen Gou Dan immediately began living the life of a young master, and Xie Chunlin gave him the name "Chen Sinian".
Chen Hehua was truly devoted to her nephew. He had to have everything her own son had, and he also had to have things her own son didn't have.
Since the Xie family children attended school in the clan, he naturally had to go with them. However, while the clan children were exempt from fees, he was not. Therefore, the second branch of the family had hardly saved any money over the years, with most of their expenses going to Chen Sinian.
Despite this, Chen Sinian still didn't appreciate his aunt's efforts. On the surface, he was very respectful to Chen Hehua, but in private, he harbored resentment towards all the Xie family members.
In his eyes, he was like a tiger fallen into the plains, bullied by dogs. In addition, every time he returned to Chenjia Village, his mother would wipe away her tears and tell him about the hardships of their family and how Chen Hehua looked down on her. Every word was like a knife scraping against Chen Sinian.
As the days went by, his hatred deepened little by little, and he regarded the days when he groveled before the Xie family as a lifelong disgrace.
He also knew that only by studying hard could he redeem himself, so he studied exceptionally hard at the Xie clan school.
After studying there for several years, when he was nine years old, he took the opportunity to wander around a private school in the city and was unexpectedly taken in as a disciple by an old scholar.
Chen Hehua was overjoyed to learn that her nephew had made something of himself, and she even asked Xie Chunlin to help support him. Although the Xie family was wealthy, they had not divided their assets.
The reason why each branch of the family was allowed to keep private savings was because the head of the household had passed away early, and the father did not want his sons and daughters-in-law to become estranged because of money, so he allowed each family to keep private savings.
In reality, the second wife's family wasn't as wealthy as one might imagine. If they only had one son, they could still live quite comfortably. But now that their nephew is going to study in the city, they're really short of money.
Despite this, Chen Hehua had not given up on the idea of sending her nephew to a private school in the city. In the end, she had no choice but to secretly sell the safety lock on Xie Ming's body.
Chen Si was indeed a promising young man. With his aunt's full support, he passed the imperial examination at the age of 12 and became a scholar at the age of 14. After that, he continued to rise through the ranks until he became the top scholar.
In fact, he had already shown hostility towards the Xie family when he passed the imperial examination. However, no one dared to believe that someone who had been living and working for the Xie family would retaliate against them. They even mistook his coldness for the arrogance of a scholar.
However, the occasional harassment from the surrounding villages and cities made Xie's family think they had offended someone. They completely stopped caring after he actually became the top scholar in the imperial examination.
During his parade through the streets, he gained two loyal admirers who would later become the women in his harem.
One of them was Zhou Lingxi, the granddaughter of the current emperor's wet nurse. She was quite influential in the capital because of her relationship with the emperor.
After Chen Sinian met her, he recounted his past in detail.
Zhou Lingxi was already completely infatuated with him, and hearing that her beloved was being treated so disrespectfully filled her with righteous indignation. As a result, the Xie family suffered a terrible fate.
With a single word from a powerful figure in the capital, the Xie family in a remote village was framed, their property confiscated, and they were exiled.
Even after being imprisoned, Chen Hehua was still worried that her nephew, who had become the top scholar in the imperial examination in Beijing, would be implicated.
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