An Jingzhi pretended to be complacent and continued, "It can both spur him on and not cause too much trouble to the family."
"Do you know how much brain cells I've wasted just thinking about this? I've really sacrificed too much for this family."
Gong Rong: “…”
Seeing the eldest young master hiding his achievements and fame, he really didn't know what to say.
He always thought that the eldest young master deliberately caused trouble at home because he hated the lady and the second young master.
In fact, sometimes he wanted to advise the eldest young master. The second young master was respectful and polite to the eldest young master. He never complained when dealing with the problems caused by the eldest young master. The wife also devoted herself to managing the family.
"Master, it seems to be the case after hearing what you said. However, aren't you afraid that the Second Young Master won't be able to handle it?"
"What's the big deal? My dad is right. My second brother is indeed more capable than me. I admit that." An Jingzhi's free and easy voice sounded:
"If he can't even handle this little trouble, how can he deserve my father's praise?"
"Look, hasn't my second brother handled it very well these years? The speed of the imperial examination is getting faster and faster!"
He said excitedly, "Gong Rong, please help me think of someone else in our county who is suitable to offend? My second brother will definitely pass the imperial examination this time. The person I offend this time must keep up with my second brother's speed and spur him to pass the imperial examination as soon as possible."
"Master, are you really so sure that the Second Young Master will pass the imperial examination this time?"
"Tsk, my second brother is so smart! How could he fail the exam?! Don't be such a pessimist, help me figure it out. Oh, this is really giving me a headache."
I heard that the master and servant actually started discussing who to offend next.
The old butler: “…”
Bai Chunniang: "..."
The servants: "..."
The old housekeeper felt that all his worries over the years were in vain. It turned out that the eldest young master's expression of disgust towards the second young master and his wife was all fake.
He said that when the master was around, although the eldest son was not very close to the second son, he was also respectful to the lady.
Although he is naughty in daily life, he is not a wicked person.
It is impossible to do such a bad thing and deliberately cause trouble for the second young master and prevent him from completing his studies.
If you think about it carefully, the young master has indeed caused a lot of trouble over the years, but just as the other party said, it is all under control.
It happens to be within the range that his family can handle.
The eldest young master really cares a lot about this family.
Mrs. Bai was also very touched.
It turns out that this son's heart can also be warmed.
In fact, she trusts Yuping more than her own mother.
The other party has been lukewarm towards her over the years, and she feels very sad. She remembers that last year, she made a winter coat by herself and spent several nights working on it, even pricking her fingers. Later, the coat was returned to her by the other party.
She wiped her eyes and smiled: "Old housekeeper, just pretend you didn't hear what I heard today, and keep doing the same thing from now on."
The old butler nodded in agreement, and then gave a few instructions to the servants behind him, with a smile and satisfaction on his face.
Finally, he did not disappoint the master's expectations.
The relationship between the eldest and second young masters was better than he had imagined.
Listen, the eldest young master trusts the second young master so much that he has started to select with Gong Rong people for the second young master to offend when he becomes an official in the future.
"My second brother is such a smart person, he will be able to pass the imperial examination and become an official in less than two years. He will definitely be able to get the top spot or something like that."
"This young master has already inquired about it. Those who pass the exam and get the top scores can at least be assigned to a fifth or sixth rank official position and stay in the capital. We have to keep up with the speed of causing trouble."
"But Master, we don't know any high-ranking officials in the capital."
"You're so stupid! All you do with that mouth is eat? Why don't you ask?"
Bai Chunniang always felt that something was wrong, and subconsciously felt that she could not let An Jingzhi continue talking.
She pushed the door open and walked in. An Jingzhi, who was talking inside, immediately frowned and kept silent.
Before, I would feel sad when I saw her like this, but after listening to the conversation between the two, Bai Chunniang was still smiling.
"Jingzhi."
"Hmm." An Jingzhi just snorted through his nose.
"It's been a while since we've had a meal together. Yuping isn't at home, so today we'll have a meal together, mother and son."
An Jingzhi didn't say anything. Bai Chunniang knew that he wanted to maintain the image of hating her, so she didn't expose him and just sat down.
The old butler also looked at An Jingzhi meaningfully, and the joy and relief in his eyes could not be hidden.
Gong Rong was puzzled. Why was the old housekeeper so happy? Could it be that he was going to take a concubine?
After dinner, Bai Chunniang said a few more words to An Jingzhi before leaving.
An Jingzhi extracted this method of whitewashing from the original owner's memory.
Of course, the truth is not what he said.
It’s just that An Yuping is capable, not that the original owner intentionally controlled and offended the candidate, but now that he is here, it will be like this in the future.
The original owner's mother died of natural causes, and even Bai Chunniang did not marry Mr. An until several years after the original owner's mother's death.
He is not as good at studying as An Yuping, but he is more thoughtful than An Yuping.
When the original owner's father was alive, he framed An Yuping many times.
After his father passed away, if Mr. An had not known the character of his eldest son and divided the family property clearly, Bai Chunniang and her son would probably have been kicked out directly.
But his actions angered the original owner even more. He felt that Mr. An had betrayed his mother and himself, and only had these two people in his heart. He also took away what he deserved.
I feel even more hatred in my heart.
So I thought of a way to cause trouble, and then hide after it happened.
People are looking for An Yuping and his mother.
He thought that this would make An Yuping busy dealing with outside affairs and neglect his studies.
But I never expected that An Yuping would become more and more powerful.
From the original owner's memory, we can see that the original owner was a rather paranoid person. He thought this way, but in fact no one said anything bad to him, it was all his own thinking.
Mr. An was quite kind to the original owner. He gave most of the property to his eldest son and only left a portion to Bai Chunniang and her son to buy food for their living.
Logically, An Yuping was also the legitimate son and should have gotten more.
When Mr. An died, the original owner was actually quite young, only in his teens.
Over the years, Bai Chunniang has taken good care of her, asking about her well-being, and she is not even as attentive to her own son An Yuping.
But the original owner just thought she was putting on a hypocritical show.
He felt that his second brother respected him on the surface, but actually wished he would die immediately.
The original owner was paranoid and did not deserve sympathy.
Because of his own selfishness, he harmed his second brother, Bai Chunniang, the old housekeeper and other people who truly loved him.
The original owner was stripped of his official title and was banned from taking the imperial examinations for life.
All the people who had caused trouble for him came to him.
The An family soon fell apart, and Bai Chunniang was sold to an unknown place.
The original owner was stabbed to death by the desperate An Yuping.
He hid his identity and wandered around, embarking on a journey to find his mother.
He never found Bai Chunniang in his lifetime and died on a deserted winter night.
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