The most remote county in Yu State is Mulin County, which is also the closest to the border. Daling Village is one of the villages there.
The Lin family moved to Mulin County and then settled in Daling Village, but this was something Lin Xiu learned occasionally from his grandfather.
Lin Xiu did not have a deep impression of his grandfather. What he remembered most clearly was that his grandfather taught him how to read and write.
Grandpa is different from the old grandfathers in the village. The old grandfathers in the village have very bent backs and their faces are tanned.
Grandpa's back is always straight, like the green bamboo in the forest, and his clothes are always clean. Although Grandpa has a white beard, he is different from other people in the village.
It was not until later, when Lin Xiu grew up, that he understood what kind of person his grandfather was.
Unfortunately, before Lin Xiu grew up, his grandfather passed away one day.
Little Lin Xiu and his elder brother knelt beside them, hearing the crying of his father and mother. His younger sister was also infected by the crying and burst into tears beside them.
Lin Xiu was very confused at that time. He didn't know why his grandfather couldn't wake up, and why his father and mother were crying so desperately.
It was not until later, when Lin Xiu grew up, became a husband and a father, and his parents grew old and passed away, that Lin Xiu understood.
Even though he has grown up and can stand on his own, he still subconsciously thinks of himself as a dependent child in front of his parents.
At the moment my parents passed away, I realized that my support was gone. From now on, no matter how bumpy and thorny the road ahead is, I can only walk alone.
After my grandfather passed away, things at home changed.
Dad became taciturn and took my older brother, who had no talent for learning, to work in the fields. He left early and came back late every day, and soon his originally fair face was tanned dark red.
My mother no longer stayed in the house like before, and started chatting with other aunties in the village. Even the rouge and powder she used to put on every day and the jewelry she wore were put away, and the clothes they wore became inferior products.
Although they were gorgeous clothes in the eyes of others, Lin Xiu's skin still turned red from being rubbed by them.
Lin Xiu knew that all these changes started after his grandfather passed away.
I remembered that my grandfather always told him to study hard and become the top scholar in the imperial examination.
Lin Xiu began to stay in the house like a madman, reading and memorizing books. He was thinking, if he could get the top score in the imperial examination, would their family return to the way it was before?
In this way, after Lin Xiu read and memorized all the books in his grandfather's box, he begged his father to let him go to the academy to study.
Studying is indeed very expensive, but fortunately their family is not short of money.
However, after Lin Xiu passed the imperial examination, their family had little savings left.
Lin Xiu has many brothers, the eldest brother, the third sister, the fourth brother, and the twin fifth and sixth brothers.
The biggest expenses in their family were the paper and pens he bought for his studies and the medicine his fourth brother needed to take care of his health.
In Lin Xiu's impression, his fourth brother was the only one in his family who was often sick and was much weaker than the other brothers in the village.
He was lying in bed every other day and had to take medicine every day. Every time he went to his fourth brother's room to see him, Lin Xiu felt that the strong smell of Chinese medicine in the room was so nauseating.
Lin Xiu didn't often stay at home, but every time he came back from vacation, he would go to his fourth brother's room to see him.
At the beginning, the fourth brother looked at him with caution.
Lin Xiu and his younger brother cannot be said to be close, but there is always a hint of pity in his eyes when he sees him. It is probably the closeness that is embedded in blood as his mother said.
Perhaps because they knew that the only brother in their family was weak, or to put it bluntly, he might die one day, so everyone in the family focused their attention on him.
Even the eldest brother's two children, his nephews and nieces, when they were a little older, would stick to the fourth brother all day long, like two little tails.
When Lin Xiu passed the imperial examination and had the first month of vacation in the summer of that year, he returned home and learned that his eldest brother had been seriously injured not long ago. Fortunately, his eldest brother was lucky enough to survive.
Before Lin Xiu could catch his breath, he was pulled into the room by his eldest brother to talk. It was also at that time that a huge change took place in their family.
The eldest brother said that he lived another life.
But in the eldest brother’s previous life, after he passed the imperial examination and became a high-ranking official, his family was caught up in a conspiracy and was killed, with no one left alive.
When Lin Xiu heard the news, his mind went blank. Then he learned that his fourth brother was no longer the same fourth brother.
Later, Lin Xiu also accepted this new younger brother.
However, Lin Xiu discovered that his new younger brother often missed someone through him and his older brother.
Before he rushed to the capital to take part in the imperial examination, their family moved to the county under the leadership of his eldest brother and fourth brother.
Unlike the eldest brother’s previous life, there is an additional Cheng Yan in their family in this life.
At first, when Lin Xiu saw Cheng Yan, he knew that this person must be extraordinary.
Lin Xiu was a little worried. If Cheng Yan already had a wife and children before he lost his memory, what would happen to their younger brother?
From his elder brother's words, Lin Xiu also understood his younger brother's personality.
After arriving at the imperial city and learning of Cheng Yan's true identity, Lin Xiu also confirmed that the identity of his brother-in-law was indeed extraordinary.
His Royal Highness Prince Cheng, whose status in Yu State is second only to the emperor, also holds all the military power of Yu State. There is no other person like him in Yu State.
His Royal Highness Prince Cheng still doesn't have a princess or concubine. While Lin Xiu breathed a sigh of relief, another question came to his mind.
It is rumored that His Royal Highness Prince Cheng has a cruel and capricious temperament. Lin Xiu does not think that this is just talk. Some people have seen soldiers from other countries turn pale with fear after hearing the name of Prince Cheng.
Lin Xiu was a little worried. Would Cheng Yan be mean to his brother after he recovered his memory?
However, this worry disappeared after seeing how my fourth brother and Cheng Yan got along.
This Cheng Yan did recover his memory, but he also doted on his fourth brother more than before.
After all the problems were solved, Lin Xiu began to concentrate on reading.
On the way to the imperial city, Lin Xiu and his companion Yu Yange became close friends, and they also realized that there are always people better than you.
Lin Xiu felt that the title of top scholar would not be his in this life.
It is obvious that Yu Yange is more talented and knowledgeable than him.
Yes, they were not from the same position. One was a child of a noble family, and the other was a poor student from a remote county.
Lin Xiu's mind was a little dazed. He vaguely remembered that when he was a child, his family's clothes were also like Yu Yange's.
As for why it changed later, he seemed to have forgotten.
After living in the palace for some time, Lin Xiu met a man of noble status one day.
Cheng Yan's younger brother is also the brother with the highest status in Yu State. He has two older brothers, one is the current emperor, and the other is His Royal Highness Prince Cheng.
Lin Xiu originally thought that the two of them were completely unrelated and would not have any intersection. And he would be like his elder brother in his previous life, remaining alone until he reached the highest position.
But she didn't expect that he would eventually become An Jinyuan's husband.
Lin Xiu had always wanted to climb to the highest position after becoming an official and assist His Majesty and Prince Cheng in bringing down the Prime Minister and Prince Jing.
Unexpectedly, the day after his fourth brother married Cheng Yan, and two days before he was preparing for the palace examination, the prime minister was arrested and thrown into prison on the charge of colluding with other countries for rebellion, and was executed soon.
The regent, Prince Jing, was also demoted to a commoner and exiled to a barren place, and his descendants were never allowed to set foot in the imperial city for the rest of their lives.
When Lin Xiu heard the news, he was confused.
All this was different from what he had imagined. He hadn't even taken the final step of the imperial examination yet, so why had the prime minister and others stepped down?
But Lin Xiu realized later that after his father and eldest brother rescued Cheng Yan and his fourth brother married Cheng Yan, the development trajectory of their family had deviated from that in their previous life.
All the problems have been solved, and Lin Xiu's tense heartstrings finally relaxed.
However, when Lin Xiu thought of An Jinyuan, he felt a little disappointed.
His Highness Jinyuan will choose a prince consort from the top three in the imperial examination, most likely the number one scholar. Lin Xiu had heard some of this news before.
Originally, Lin Xiu didn't care about it, but after realizing that His Highness Jin Yuan appeared in his mind more and more frequently, Lin Xiu knew that he was doomed.
He fell in love with An Jinyuan, the most noble brother in Yu State.
Lin Xiu knew his identity, and he also knew that it was impossible for him and His Highness Jin Yuan to be together.
However, after learning from his fourth brother what An Jinyuan thought of him, Lin Xiu felt that there might be a possibility for him and An Jinyuan.
Sure enough, after the palace examination, even though he was only second, he still became the consort of His Highness Jin Yuan.
One month after the ceremony of enthroning the emperor, he and Jin Yuan got married.
They were very happy after marriage, and their brothers also started their own families.
Everything is different from my brother's previous life.
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