Chapter 100 Two Letters
It gets a little cool at night.
A light rain began to fall in Jiangzhou City.
Jiang Zijin hates rain.
She has been seriously ill since she was caught in the rain in Taoxi Village last time.
I still feel a little weak at the moment.
Later, the three of them bought a house in Jiangzhou because Jiang Zipei's admission to Donglin Academy was already a foregone conclusion.
Having learned from the previous experience and having wasted a lot of money, her mother did not buy a big house this time.
He only built a small house with two courtyards in Wuyi Lane, Jiangzhou.
It is said that Wuyi Lane was where local dignitaries lived.
It is called Wuyi Lane because in ancient times, wealthy and powerful families moved south and lived in this area.
At that time, most nobles and wealthy families wore black clothes to show their respect. Over time, black became a symbol of power and status.
This place was named Wuyi Lane.
Even today, Wuyi Lane is still where the powerful and wealthy live.
Now the Cui family also has many industries here.
Jiang Zijin's family didn't want to be high-profile, but they also didn't want to move somewhere else, and besides, this place was close to Donglin Academy.
So they settled down here.
In the study, my mother is urging my younger brother to study.
"Pei'er, you have to fight for your honor! You must pass the prefectural exam next year, and the imperial examination the year after. Jiang Zifeng is three years older than you, so it's understandable that he passed. But look at Jiang Ziyan, he's the same age as you, and he also passed the prefectural exam last year. If his brothers pass the imperial examination the year after, they'll all be scholars. Where will I put my face? I can't lose to them."
Qi Caiwei kept chattering in front of her son.
She was very anxious because her son only passed the county exam this spring and was just a little bit away from passing the prefectural exam to become a student.
Just a little bit.
It must have been influenced by the fact that her husband was demoted.
Definitely.
Looking at her mother's anxious look, Jiang Zipei scratched her head.
I accidentally pulled out a few strands of hair.
If this continues, he'll be bald by the time he passes the entrance exam...
Fortunately, I put the book aside and stopped reading it!
"Mom, can you please stop comparing me to my second brother? He's just like Dad, a natural born scholar. When we were in the Imperial College, the teacher often praised him. Even my eldest brother passed the provincial exam just last year and surpassed him. I don't have his ability..."
Before he could finish his words, he received a big slap on the head from his mother.
"You useless thing, if you want to slack off, just say so. We're both born of your father, with one head and two hands. How are you any worse than Jiang Ziyan? How are you any worse?"
My father was a top scholar in the imperial examination, and the Qi family has been a family of scholars for generations.
My husband is a Jinshi.
How could a child with their blood be bad?
But the Lu family is a military family. Lu Qingyao is also a big and strong man, and he gave birth to a boy like Jiang Ziyan.
How could she not be angry!
Qi Caiwei gritted her teeth.
Everyone else can surpass her, Lu Qingyao, but this son is not ambitious and looks like a dead pig that is not afraid of boiling water.
She was so angry!
"Mom, please don't force my brother. He... maybe he's not cut out for studying..."
Although I don't want to say anything that will hurt her mother's feelings, this is the fact.
So that her mother wouldn't continue to waste her energy on her younger brother.
Unexpectedly, she was retorted by her mother with just a few words.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Look at your father and your grandfather. Pearl has their blood flowing in her body. How can she not be good at studying?"
It must be because of playing that the study has been delayed. Just force yourself to do it.
"Mom, even the nine sons of a dragon are all different, let alone humans..."
"Okay, don't boost others' ambitions and destroy your own prestige!" Qi Caiwei didn't like to hear such words.
Her Pei'er is extremely talented, but just a little lazy. How could she be outdone by Jiang Ziyan!
Jiang Zijin shut his mouth wisely.
No one can match the position my brother holds in her mother's heart, so I have no choice but to let her do what she wants.
Only when you hit the wall do you know to turn back.
My younger brother in the previous life, no matter how hard he tried, he didn’t become a scholar until he was twenty-five or twenty-six.
In the end, it was thanks to her sister, the queen, that he was able to get a position.
The most important thing right now is to find a way to return to the capital.
"Mom, Dad and Grandfather have sent us a letter. When can we go back to Beijing?"
When Qi Caiwei heard the words "return to Beijing", she sat down on the couch dejectedly, feeling unwell.
He took out two letters from the box and handed them to his daughter.
"Your father and grandfather's letters, read them yourself."
Jiang Zijin took it and unfolded the letter.
A smile appeared on his face. "Mom, grandpa said that the Tao family issue has been resolved. You don't have to worry anymore..."
Qi Caiwei couldn't laugh at all.
Ever since she received the letter in the afternoon, she has been furious and feeling very aggrieved.
"Jin'er, look down..."
Jiang Zijin understood and looked down, and the smile on his face froze.
"Mother, how come Grandfather was also impeached by the Censor? How did the matter of Qingshi Town reach the Censor's ears?"
"Is it Lu Qingyao? She's a criminal woman, how could those imperial censors believe her words?"
Seeing her mother's gloomy face and silent eyes, she looked at Aunt Mei again, "What's going on?"
Aunt Mei said awkwardly, "Third Miss, I guess it's the Cui family. Old Imperial Tutor Cui sent a letter to the censors. The head of the family and Minister Qi were both reported by the censors and reprimanded by the emperor..."
Qi Caiwei slammed the table heavily, furious. "You old bastard, you've already retired and returned to your hometown, yet you're still so nosy!"
Jiang Zijin looked at Mei Gu with a sullen face, "Go on, how were my father and grandfather implicated?"
Aunt Mei was a little frightened by the aura of this little guy.
At this moment, the third girl actually gave people a sense of majesty.
She swallowed, glanced at Qi Caiwei, and replied, "The censors accused the Minister of parenting for his daughter and the head of the family of not keeping a strict internal discipline. They charged the lady with two crimes... disrespecting elders and committing treason, allowing servants to assault clan elders, and... being arrogant and domineering and barging into a private residence..."
Qi Caiwei's face was pale and she clenched her back teeth tightly.
Jiang Zijin's face looked not much better. His already weak body could not even stand and he fell directly onto the armchair.
The letter in his hand fell to the ground, and he murmured, "How could this happen?"
From the beginning, she felt that her mother was too impulsive, especially her behavior in front of Cui Mansion, which not only offended the old tutor but also brought shame upon her.
Her biological mother has a stain on her, so how can she sit firmly on the throne of queen in the future?
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. Her face turned stern. "Mom, it's all your fault. It's all your fault for acting impulsively. That's what gave them a handle. What do you want me and my brother to do in the future? Can we even go back to the capital?"
When Qi Caiwei heard that her daughter also blamed her, she couldn't hold it back and burst into tears.
Accusing Jiang Zijin, "Blame me! You all blame me, your father blames me, your grandparents blame me too. Do you think I want this?"
"Isn't it for you two, sister and brother, so that you can become legitimate sons and daughters? If Pei'er fails to pass the imperial examination and there is no title for him to inherit, what else can he do in the future? Will he just live off the family wealth?"
"And you, a concubine's daughter, do you think any noble family would be willing to let you be their principal wife? You'll either be a concubine or marry a poor scholar..."
"Like mother? Being father's concubine..."
Snap~~
Before Jiang Zijin could finish his words, he was slapped on the cheek.
After I came to my senses, I realized what I had said.
Qi Caiwei was so angry that her chest heaved violently and she almost fainted.
Is this still her biological daughter? She must be her enemy!
Jiang Zijin knelt in front of her mother with a red face.
"Mom, I was wrong! I didn't mean it."
So angry!
She was clearly destined to be the queen, so why did she end up like this, unable to even return to the capital.
How did he meet King Jing?
Speaking of King Jing, she met King Jing at the Lantern Festival two years later, when he was still King Jing.
The year she reached the age of marriage, King Jing became the crown prince...
No, she couldn't be trapped here.
"Mother, let's go back to the capital and ask for forgiveness from father and grandfather."
Qi Caiwei reached out and touched her daughter's red cheek, feeling a little regretful.
Pulled her up.
"Jin'er, it hurts, doesn't it mean to? I just don't want you to follow in my footsteps..."
"In fact, I didn't marry your father willingly, but I lost my reputation with him. Otherwise, considering the position I hold in your heart and the love he has for me, how could he be willing to let me be someone else's concubine?"
Jiang Zijin was stunned.
Her mother was forced to marry her father?
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