He glanced at Chen Yulan secretly, "My sister-in-law's family is different. The people in my sister-in-law's family are kind-hearted and soft-tempered. They are always bullied by others. Of course we have to protect them!"
Chen Yulan helplessly raised her hand to support her forehead, "Chengying, why don't you just say that your sister-in-law's family members are all softies."
Zhu Chengying ran over with a smile and hugged his sister-in-law's legs. "No, no, my family isn't pushovers. It's just that our family's status is a bit low, so it's inevitable that we'll be bullied when we step into the circle of the rich and powerful... But your family already has a Juren (a successful candidate), and maybe he'll become a Jinshi (a successful candidate). No one will dare to bully you anymore!"
Chen Yulan smiled and rubbed the little guy's head, "Then I'll borrow Chengying's good words!"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Wuhuan smiled and asked, "Sister-in-law, did your brother from your mother's side also participate in this imperial examination?"
Chen Yulan quickly replied, "Your Majesty, my eldest brother was seriously ill a while ago and missed the imperial examination last year. He originally had to wait two years to take the exam. Thanks to the Emperor's special favor, my eldest brother happily returned to his hometown in Tongzhou to take the exam this year. Luckily, he passed—"
Zhu Xuanyuan glanced at her gently and said, "Why are you being so modest with your own family?"
He looked at Zhu Wuhuan and Feng Changye, and smiled with a hint of pride, saying, "Eldest brother Chen didn't just get lucky. He won first place in the county, prefectural, and provincial examinations. He's well-known throughout Tongzhou and is known as the Little Three Scholars. Many people in Tongzhou are betting on whether he can take first place in the metropolitan and palace examinations next year, winning six consecutive first places and bringing glory to Tongzhou."
Zhu Wuhuan and Feng Changye were both surprised.
I didn’t expect that my sister-in-law Chen Yulan has such a powerful younger brother in her family!
I don’t think I’ve ever heard of it in history...
As soon as he thought of this, Zhu Wuhuan was stunned.
History seems to have mentioned that after the Zhu family was beheaded, her family was left without support and she was bullied in the capital, some injured and some disabled. She later returned to her hometown in Tongzhou...
Perhaps, the eldest brother of the Chen family was also one of the disabled people, and because of his disability he was no longer qualified to take the imperial examination?
Feng Changye's eyes darkened when he heard Zhu Wuhuan's inner thoughts.
Humph, who would have nothing better to do than to cause trouble for the Chen family?
It must be that Song Anqiao!
Didn't she hate her sister-in-law for causing her miscarriage? Maybe after she left the Zhu family safely, she secretly hired someone to cripple the legs of the Chen family members and drove them back to their hometown in Tongzhou.
Anyway, that woman is so bad, just blame her for everything bad!
Feng Changye secretly cursed Song Anqiao in his heart while saying to Chen Yulan, "Tell your eldest brother to study hard. It's already remarkable that he can get four top marks in a row. Even if he doesn't get the top prize in the end, as long as he can pass the imperial examination, I can show some favoritism and give him a good job."
Chen Yulan was extremely surprised and quickly thanked him, "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty!"
Although she is a woman, she also knows something.
There are many people who pass the imperial examination every three years, but not everyone can have a chance to succeed.
Some people have no connections, no pathways, and no particularly amazing talents, and in the end they can only become a minor official of the seventh or eighth rank and spend their entire lives doing nothing.
Now with the emperor's words, she no longer worries about her eldest brother's future!
Her eldest brother is a kind person. As long as he does his job well, he will definitely be able to make a name for himself!
Zhu Xuanyuan and his wife received an unexpected surprise and got along even better with their family.
On Zhu Longyuan's side, things seemed a bit bleak.
He silently hugged his son who was tugging at his clothes in panic, gently patted his little back, and looked at his eldest brother and his wife and his third sister and her husband with envy.
When the dignified sister-in-law looked at his elder brother, the love in her eyes made him envious.
When the lively third sister looked at the emperor, the mischief in her eyes and the love that was about to overflow made him envious.
Once, he thought Song Anqiao loved him in the same way.
Unfortunately, in the end...it was just his wishful thinking.
He pursed his lips to hide the bitterness at the corner of his mouth, lowered his head and looked at Jun Yang who was leaning on his arms, wanting to doze off but not daring to.
His palm, as big as a palm leaf fan, gently touched the small tuft of hair on his son's head. "Are you sleepy? Then go to sleep, okay?"
The little guy shook his head with tears in his eyes, stubbornly refusing to sleep.
He was afraid that once he fell asleep, his father would abandon him and no longer want him.
Looking at his son who depended on him like this, Zhu Longyuan felt heartbroken.
He was filled with bitterness, not knowing how to tell his son that it wasn't him, as a father, who was being cruel, but that the little guy's biological parents had been looking for him...
In front, Feng Changye heard Zhu Longyuan’s inner voice.
He looked back at Zhu Longyuan, whose face was filled with bitterness, and sighed.
Even if he was the emperor, he could not help his second brother in this matter.
He couldn't issue an order forbidding Jun Yang's biological parents from having a child and forcing them to give up.
He is a father now, he cannot do such a cruel thing.
Regarding this matter, only my second brother can go and have a good talk with them himself.
Perhaps his parents, seeing how well Jun Yang was living, loved their son so much that they were willing to bear the pain of severing their ties with him, allowing him to live a life of luxury in the Zhu family...
Thinking of this, his gaze fell on Jun Yang again.
In fact, no matter whether Jun Yang stayed in the Zhu family or was sent back to his biological parents' home, he didn't want to interfere.
She was sent back to her biological parents' home, so Sister Fengyao no longer has to be a stepmother when she marries in. This is a good thing for Sister Fengyao.
Not sending the child back to his biological parents' home means he won't have to lose the child, which is a good thing for him and his mother-in-law.
So, the Zhu family can arrange this matter themselves, and he, as the emperor, will not interfere.
After having lunch at Zhu's house, Feng Changye and his wife prepared to leave.
They left the palace to find out whether Song Anqiao had successfully plotted against their second brother, and wanted to help deal with Song Anqiao.
Now that they knew their second brother was safe and sound and that Song Anqiao had been captured, they didn't have to stay at the Zhu family and watch the rest of the things. With their mother-in-law around, she would definitely be able to handle it.
"Now that you've left the palace, why don't you go see the Queen Mother?"
Before getting on the carriage, Zhu Wuhuan suddenly said to Feng Changye.
She leaned close to him and chuckled softly, "Now you know that Prince Jin actually planned to let Song Anqiao harm us. Are you hating him all over again? You must be feeling really anxious right now. Come on, let's go teach him a lesson and let him vent his anger."
After hearing this, Feng Changye's eyes lit up!
He immediately held Zhu Wuhuan's hand and walked back happily, "Let's go find big brother and sister-in-law to borrow some ordinary clothes to change into, and then we can go teach Si Jin a lesson!"
So, the young couple secretly changed into the clothes of Zhu Longyuan and his wife, put on black veil hats, and sneaked all the way to the small courtyard where Si Sangsang now lived.
When there was a knock on the door, Si Sangsang was testing the seasoning packet of instant noodles in the yard, filling the house with fragrance.
She couldn't free her hands, so she asked Si Jin, who was sitting obediently beside her, to open the door.
"Jin'er, go open the door for me."
"Oh, sure."
Si Jin nodded, jumped off the stool obediently, ran to the door with his short legs and opened it.
He tiptoed to open the door with difficulty, and looked up at the two people standing in front of him.
His eyes fell on Feng Changye next to him, whom he didn't recognize, and then he immediately looked at Zhu Wuhuan.
When he saw Zhu Wuhuan's face, he was stunned.
He tilted his head and stared blankly at Zhu Wuhuan for a few seconds, then quickly glanced at Zhu Wuhuan and Feng Changye's clasped hands, and then suddenly looked at Feng Changye's unfamiliar face -
The next moment, he opened his tender voice and yelled at Si Sangsang, "Mom! Oh no! My sister-in-law gave me a different brother! She also thought my monkey-faced brother was ugly, so she gave me a good-looking brother!"
He glanced at Feng Changye's face again, then continued to run inside while shouting, "Mom, come and see, this new brother is better looking than my monkey-faced brother!"
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