allendalepharm Chapter 468 Returning Home
Chapter 468 Returning Home
What's more, Tong Huaian is actually a member of the Fourth Prince's party. Which prince is currently in the limelight? It must be the Second Prince and the Fourth Prince.
But the emperor's attitude towards the second prince is unclear, and the second prince has no outside family to rely on. Although he is in glory now, everyone thinks that he is just a flower in the mirror and the moon in the water. The ones who have the greatest hope of winning the throne are the third prince and the fourth prince.
The Fourth Prince has a kind personality, is generous in dealing with people, and is strategic. He will surely become a wise ruler in the future.
As for the third prince, his temperament was unpredictable, so he was not within his consideration.
"Tong Lizheng, if there is any inconvenience, please tell me."
Tong Houzhong is just a branch of the Tong family! Wu Yun naturally knew this.
Tong Huaian’s identity is no longer a secret. After all, people from his family in Beijing have come, right?
"Thank you for your concern, Mr. Magistrate!" Tong Houzhong had a respectful look on his face, but he also knew that the peaceful days were gradually fading away.
Even before returning to the capital, the power struggle had already begun.
He sighed slightly and saw Wu Yun directing the yamen runners to move the plaques to each household, so he quickly asked someone to go to his house to serve tea.
The people living in the old house not far from the crowd rushed over after hearing the noise, and they couldn't help but grit their teeth at the sight.
"Dad! Did Jiang Youzhen really pass the imperial examination?" Jiang Hailin murmured in disbelief.
Old man Jiang He looked at Jiang Hailin, who was hunched over beside him, and his face became even more gloomy.
"Can't you see? You passed the exam, but you're not even a scholar yet."
Jiang He was so angry! His eldest son, whom he had high hopes for, was now lying on the kang and needed someone to serve him when he ate, drank, defecated, and urinated. He had become a complete useless person.
But the fourth son is not ambitious. Even though the family has had no income in the past few years, the fourth son still has no ambition to make progress.
If he didn't have the money, he would come back to ask for it. If he couldn't get it, he would sell his land and valuables. Now his family is penniless and it seems that they will soon run out of rice.
The family was getting worse and worse, and even their daughter refused to come back. But the second son who was adopted was the most promising, and his life was getting better and better. Now he passed the imperial examination and was about to become an official.
He thought of the master's advice from that year and couldn't help but doubt.
Is the master's prediction really accurate? Why did Jiang Youzhen's life get better and better after he left the old house?
At first, he said that Jiang Youzhen's stay in the old house would bring trouble to everyone in the old house. But now, he sees that Jiang Youzhen has been adopted by his father, and the old house is getting worse and worse?
He couldn't figure it out, really couldn't figure it out.
Jiang Hailin's eyes flashed with viciousness, "Dad, you don't have to vent your anger on me, right? You gave all the money to your eldest brother, but he took it and squandered it and gambled. Did I get any benefit from it? If it weren't for my eldest brother's involvement, would I have failed the exam to become a scholar?"
Jiang Haiqing was already disabled, and the eldest sister-in-law returned to her parents' home, and soon brought the divorce papers.
At first, the family was unwilling to divorce, but my sister-in-law’s family was not a pushover either, so they finally agreed to the divorce.
If he were to tell it, his eldest brother would be a burden if he were alive, and it would be better if he died early so that the family would feel more at ease.
"You!" Jiang He pointed at Jiang Hailin and was furious. "You didn't make up for yourself and failed the exam. What does that have to do with your elder brother?"
"My eldest brother committed a sin back then, and our family's reputation has been ruined long ago. No matter how good my article is, I will never be accepted." Jiang Hailin rolled his eyes at Jiang He, then started to leave.
"Stop right there! You can't do anything yourself, but you blame others..." Jiang He was so angry that his chest heaved violently.
This is complete nonsense. The examiner looks at the quality of the essay, not the student's character.
"Hey! Brother Jiang is scolding his son again? I think that's enough. Today is a happy day. If you want to scold your son, go back and shut the door."
When the villagers heard the noise here, they treated it as a joke and some couldn't help but make fun of it.
"That's right! The young man from the Jiang family is already a juren at the age of fifteen. How many years has your family been taking the exam? You're not even a scholar!" Aunt Niu knows best how to rub salt into someone's wounds.
"Isn't it? At first, I looked down on the Fugui couple! In the future, the Fugui couple will be the masters and wives of the government, unlike some families who are getting more and more despicable as time goes by."
Everyone began to ridicule them, saying that the people in the old house were really unkind and did not have good relationships with the people in the village.
"Everyone! Today is a happy day. After Xiaolang and his friends arrive, we will discuss the date for the banquet. Since our Jiang family has a successful candidate, we will definitely set up a buffet for everyone so that everyone can eat their fill."
Jiang Tao's face was full of smiles. Although he did not add insult to injury, at this moment, these words were a slap in the face of Jiang He and Lao Zhai.
Just as these people despised the Fugui family in the first place, they must regret it now.
Everyone cheered. The Jiang family was really generous in holding a banquet. There was plenty of wine and meat, and people could take any leftovers home.
"I just don't understand, there are people who pick up sesame seeds and lose watermelons."
Everyone was confused. Jiang He was really blinded by greed! How good is it to be with a rich couple? How hard-working is Xiao Lang? But he is not liked by the old couple in the old house.
Seeing everyone pointing and talking, Jiang Hailin took the opportunity to slip away. Although Jiang He was thick-skinned, he was no match for four people with two fists, so he could only leave in shame.
Chief Jiang, along with the head of the village, had already brought the magistrate to the Tong family to serve tea. At this moment, everyone was chatting happily and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
"Sir! They're coming, they're coming!" Not long after, a bailiff came to report.
Wu Yun immediately perked up, and Patriarch Jiang stood up excitedly, even throwing his crutches aside.
When a person is happy, he feels refreshed! At this moment, Chief Jiang looked several times younger.
"Sir, the two scholars have returned and are almost at the entrance of the village."
"Quick! County Magistrate Wan, take people to welcome them!" Wu Yun was also very excited, but he respected his status after all, so he asked the county magistrate to go on his behalf to show his sincerity.
The carriage that Jiang Youzhen and Tong Huaian were riding in was surrounded by the sound of gongs and drums. As soon as they arrived at the county town, people from the county government came to greet them with gongs and drums, and escorted them all the way back to Qinghe Village.
This treatment is far beyond what a talented person could get.
The sound of firecrackers continued in the ears. Jiang Youzhen lifted the curtain and looked outside, and found that under the big tree at the entrance of the village, there was already a large group of people standing, looking forward to it.
These were all villagers. She had good eyesight and saw that the person standing in the first place was an official wearing a green official robe and a black gauze hat.
Behind him were the Jiang clan leader with an expectant look on his face and the village head with a calm expression.
After that came Jiang Tao and a group of Jiang family members. There were a few unfamiliar faces among the Jiang family members, and finally the villagers.
"In the 25th year of Chengming's reign, Jiang Youzhen, who won the provincial examination, returned to his hometown from Qinghe Village, Yang'an Town, Wen County, Tongzhou Prefecture!"
"In the 25th year of Chengming's reign, Tong Huaian, who won the second place in the provincial examination, returned to his hometown from Qinghe Village, Yang'an Town, Wen County, Tongzhou Prefecture!"
"Congratulations to the two juren masters!"
The accompanying police officers sang loudly that Jiang Youzhen and Tong Huaian had passed the imperial examination. Jiang Youzhen suddenly felt a little embarrassed. Was it so high-profile?