"Dad, let's split up the family." The second brother Yu Qingsheng expressed his attitude with an eager look on his face.
"Sheng'er, if you leave your uncle's house you won't be able to enter the Imperial College, and your studies will be delayed in the future." Yu Yunzhi was still dreaming.
"Dad, do you think my uncle will let my brother enter the Imperial College?" Yu Yuanzheng posed another practical question.
Yu Yunzhi was asked so many questions that he couldn't answer a single word.
How can his son succeed if he is not even allowed to study?
Today my son can take the examination to become a scholar.
The road ahead...
He didn't dare to think further.
"Dad, you don't have to go to the Imperial College to take the imperial examination. There are so many students from other countries who have passed the exam and become Jinshi. Which one of them went to the Imperial College?" Yu Qingsheng thought clearly.
He was a better student than his father and he didn't want his life to be ruined.
"Okay." Yu Yunzhi looked at his son's determined face and finally made up his mind.
He could no longer be enslaved by the eldest wife.
He managed the business and land of the Yong'an Earl's Mansion, but he could not make a single cent. Every month, his eldest brother would look over the accounts several times and ask about the exact origin of the ten taels of silver.
Only after receiving his father's affirmative decision did Yu Yuanzheng feel relieved.
She has been thinking about how to get her parents out of the first house for the past three days.
Yu Chaoyang's threat stimulated her to keep thinking of ways.
There is a prerequisite for all this, the father must agree.
Yu Yuanzheng returned to the boudoir where she had lived, and everything was the same as when she left.
Two embroidery frames were placed quietly in the outer room.
This was the original owner's favorite place to stay.
She has no close friends, no social life, and can only embroider.
But she won't.
I carefully recalled the original owner's memories.
Then she picked up the needle and thread and began to embroider the half-finished work before her wedding.
In the first few stitches, she always went crooked, but after the tenth stitch, she was able to handle it with ease.
In her previous life, when she gave acupuncture to patients, she had to be very precise in placing each needle to avoid making any mistakes.
Now it is used on embroidery, and the principle is the same.
As a result, she inserted the needle faster and faster, even more accurately than the original owner.
The two maids were stunned.
"Miss, your skills have improved again." Jiang Xi brought her tea and was surprised to see that the young lady had finished embroidering a leaf in such a short time.
"Maybe it's because I haven't embroidered for a few days. I've had a good rest and my energy is back." Yu Yuanzheng laughed.
The original owner had been embroidering dowry for Yu Chaoyang for a year and a half, until she was about to get married, and then she reluctantly prepared a few things for herself.
It was lunch time, and the maid from the main house came to invite them to eat together. After all, these were two married girls returning home, so they had to eat lunch together.
Coming to the side hall of the main courtyard, this place is usually used as a place to entertain guests and have meals.
There were two tables, one for men and one for women. Since there were no outsiders, there was no screen.
As the head of the family, my uncle Yu Yunxin sat in the main seat.
On the left is Shangguan Zishu, on the right is the prince of the Bo family Yu Qingli, next to him is the second son Yu Qinghao, and then it is the turn of Yu Yunzhi and Yu Qingsheng, father and son.
The status of the second branch in the Earl's Mansion can be seen from their seats.
Yu Yuanzheng was glad that her father agreed to divide the family.
Don't talk while eating, the meal is very quiet.
Only the men at the table were drinking and occasionally there was some talking.
After dinner.
Yu Yuanzheng saw that everyone was about to leave and stood up.
"Uncle, I have something I want to discuss with you."
Yu Yunxin, the 45-year-old Earl of Yong'an, is in high spirits today.
In the future, his daughter will be the Crown Prince's Consort of the Rong Palace, and his son-in-law will be the Crown Prince of the Rong Palace. Going further, they will become the Prince and Princess. What an honor it is.
So today he is very enthusiastic about Shangguan Zishu.
"Why?" Yu Yunxin's face turned slightly cold.
"Uncle, it's better to send the servants away. I think you definitely don't want the servants to hear what I have to say.
Or it would be better if the old lady, the eldest aunt, and the two brothers stayed behind and the rest of the people left." Yu Yuanzheng's face was serious and indifferent.
Yu Yunxin had never taken this niece seriously before, but today he felt her aura that he had never had before, which made him want to do things according to her wishes.
Finally, everyone moved to the main hall, leaving only a few important masters of the Bo Mansion, including Yu Chaoyang and his wife.
"Tell me, what is it?" Earl Yong'an and the old lady sat in the main seats.
A look of superiority.
"Father, you say." Yu Yuanzheng looked at Yu Yunzhi.
"Brother, my second younger brother wants to split the family." Yu Yunzhi hesitated for several breaths before speaking.
"What? Second brother, you are not talking in your sleep, are you? You didn't drink much just now. Mother is still alive." Earl Yong'an looked incredulous.
This half-brother is quite good at managing the household affairs. Without him, he would have a lot more to worry about. He doesn't want to let go of this free labor.
"Uncle, let's not beat around the bush. When my father passed the imperial examination, why didn't you let him continue his studies? Grandfather was still alive at that time, but you didn't even give him this opportunity." Yu Yuanzheng asked bluntly.
Everyone knows what the principle is, but this principle cannot be brought to the table and discussed.
"As a married woman, you shouldn't interrupt when the master is talking." Earl Yong'an was angry and felt embarrassed by the question asked by his niece.
"Second sister, you have no right to speak here. As long as our parents are alive, the family will not be divided. Don't you know this rule?" Yu Chaoyang said in a teaching tone.
"Uncle, can this family be divided? Give me a definite answer." Yu Yuanzheng ignored her and only spoke to the head of the family.
Her current identity is the Crown Prince's Consort, and she is qualified to have an equal dialogue with the Earl of Yong'an.
Yu Yunxin's gaze shifted between Yu Yunzhi and Yu Yuanzheng.
The second brother is still the same, a little timid, but the niece has completely changed. She is no longer timid and submissive as she was at home, and she hides every time she sees him.
"I'm not dead yet, are you cursing me to die early?" The old lady slammed the table with a cold face.
"Don't be angry, mother. This family cannot be divided." Yu Yunxin refused.
This was also within Yu Yuanzheng's expectations, and he sneered in his heart.
They are really used to enslaving their family.
"Uncle, please don't tell me why I became the Crown Prince's Consort of Prince Rong's Mansion. You know nothing."
Yu Yunxin was stunned.
"It was just an accident. She was sent to the wrong bridal chamber." He wanted to put the final word on it.
"Do you think we are all fools? This was planned by your eldest son.
If my eldest sister doesn't want to get married, she can go to the palace to discuss breaking off the engagement. Why do you have to drag me into this? Today, our second branch will use this as an excuse to discuss the conditions for the division of the family.
If you don't agree, I will spread your eldest wife's deeds throughout the capital."
"What evidence do you have to prove that this was not an accident? When you and Chaoyang got off the sedan chair, you were wearing exactly the same clothes. Isn't it normal to make a mistake?" Shangguan Zishu was no longer calm.
He is also involved in this. It would be bad if he was implicated as well. Now the position of the crown prince has not been fully confirmed yet.
If it were revealed that he had committed moral flaws, it would be difficult for him to pass the test of the Emperor.
"Second brother, which one would you choose between marrying me and marrying my elder sister? I want to hear the truth."
"Of course I'd choose Chaoyang. How can you, a daughter of a concubine, compare with her?" Shangguan Zishu spoke the truth without even thinking.
Anyone would make the same choice.
"Have you ever thought that my elder sister was married to the prince by imperial decree? Aren't you afraid of committing the crime of deceiving the emperor?" Yu Yuanzheng pressed.
"This was just an accident." Shangguan Zishu insisted on this point.
"Yeah?"
Yu Yuanzheng didn't want to waste time, so she walked straight to the middle of the hall and started acting.
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