roccoschili Chapter 112 It's not difficult to buy an official position
Chapter 112 It's not difficult to buy an official position
The second wife couldn't help but interrupted, "That's right. My master always said that it doesn't matter how old you are when you take the exam, as long as you have the ability. Moreover, the current atmosphere is different from before. We always hear about buying official positions and bribery. But my master is straightforward and insists on passing the exam himself. I say, he is stupid. He gave up a good future and kept taking the exams, and he doesn't know when it will end. Erlang, don't learn from your second uncle. Don't be afraid if you don't pass the exam. With your eldest brother and father-in-law taking care of you, it's not difficult to buy an official position..."
Before the Second Wife could finish, the Old Lady interrupted her by slamming her hand on the table. She shot her two piercing eyes at her. The Second Wife began to tremble, knowing that she had said the wrong thing again. She wished she could cut off her tongue.
The Second Madam and Yang Chenchuan's faces both turned cold. The eldest master hated the idea of buying an official position the most. He had been suffering with the old lady since he was a child, and he knew the bitterness of children from poor families who had to study hard for more than ten years. In addition, scholars were inherently noble and disdained to use backdoors, so they hated this kind of atmosphere even more.
If the eldest master heard what the second wife said, there was no telling how she would be punished.
There is another meaning in this. By talking about Yang Chenchuan and buying an official position together, isn't it implying that he is incompetent and cannot even compare to the Second Master who has taken the exam for decades? Even Lin Yuxi heard this hidden meaning, and the look she gave the Second Wife changed on the spot.
Only the eldest lady's expression remained unchanged. If you don't look carefully, you won't be able to detect the hidden smile in the corner of her eyes. The eldest lady coughed, glared at the second wife, and said seriously: "Sister-in-law, you should change your bad habit of speaking your mind. Sometimes speaking your mind is a good thing, but it is wrong for you to speak without restraint. Fortunately, there are no outsiders here today. If you offend the nobles in the future, even the master can't save you."
The Second Wife was already regretting her decision to the point of her intestines turning green, secretly hating herself for not sewing her mouth shut. Now the Old Madam was also upset, and it was truly all because of this mouth that caused the trouble.
Hearing the ladder handed over by the eldest lady, he apologized with a smile: "Sister-in-law, I'm sorry, Erlang, Yuxi, please don't blame me, Second Aunt can't control her mouth, and said some unpleasant things. I hope you don't take it to heart."
Now that things have come to this, what else can he do to her? Yang Chenchuan concealed the cold light in his eyes and remained silent. Lin Yuxi was trying to make things happen, but her attitude was also indifferent.
The atmosphere in the room became solemn because of the Second Madam's incoherent words. No one spoke for a while. The Second Madam put away her anger and said to Lin Yuxi with a smile: "Tomorrow is the day for you to return home. Have you prepared the return gifts?"
Lin Yuxi nodded and said, "It's already prepared. Thank you for your concern, mother."
The Second Madam glared at her and said, "You are just a sweet talker." She couldn't hide her smile, but it was mixed with a hint of worry.
"Tsk, why would you return home to a family like that?" The second wife muttered softly, her eyes sweeping over Lin Yuxi with disdain.
After chatting for a while, Yang Chenchuan found an excuse and took Lin Yuxi away first. She was obediently led by him, and she pulled the back of his head with her eyes, bit her lip and asked: "If you choose to pursue a career in politics in the future, will my business affect you?"
In fact, her question was a bit redundant. Although merchants were of low status, the court did not issue a ban on officials to engage in business. In fact, being an official was also very expensive. Just to open up official roads would cost an unknown amount of money. However, those who claimed to have read the books of sages pretended to be noble and not to be involved in vulgar things, but secretly flocked to them.
In fact, it is not shameful to make money, it is just the attitude that is shameful. Yang Chenchuan turned around and flicked her forehead: "Don't think about those things, I am not sure whether I will pursue a career in politics or not, I must open the shop, otherwise how can I support you."
Lin Yuxi stroked her forehead and glared at him angrily. No matter how she listened to his words, she felt that there was some ambiguity, as if she was difficult to support. She stared at his back, as if she wanted to stare two holes in it.
At night, Lin Yuxi asked someone to prepare hot water. She buried her whole body in the water and took a deep breath of the fragrance of jasmine dew. In fact, it is not suitable to take a bath during menstruation, but she was really too tired and her whole body was sore. Only by taking a bath did she feel a little relieved.
She closed her eyes and enjoyed it, not noticing the figure flashing in. Yang Chenchuan took advantage of her distraction to wrap his arms around her waist from behind, resting his chin on her shoulder, and smiled softly: "My lady, we can take a bath together..."
Lin Yuxi was startled and turned back, seeing his eyes as clear as water under the lights.
Being teased so many times, even the thinnest person can become shameless. Besides, she is not a lady from ancient times. She was only slightly embarrassed, then glanced at him nonchalantly and said with a smile: "Okay, I'll go find two mandarin ducks to accompany you in the bath."
Yang Chenchuan was speechless because of her blocking. He turned his head and saw Lu Yun who rushed in after hearing the noise. He turned his head with a red face and tried to hold back his laughter. He immediately cleared his throat and said seriously, "Did you hear that? The Second Young Madam wants Yuan Yang. Go find her quickly.
"Ah..." Lu Yun was quite smart. After a moment's pause, she realized that the Second Young Master was worried that she was getting in the way, so she turned around and ran away, saying, "I'll go find her right away."
Lin Yuxi almost burst into tears.
Yang Chenchuan, this bad guy, has made the usually well-behaved and obedient Lu Yun become sinister. You must never be merciful to sinister people.
In the end, Lin Yuxi kicked Yang Chenchuan out very decisively. Of course, she couldn't help feeling a little guilty. After all, she was indeed his wife. After spending some time together, she also felt her own feelings. In fact, if she really wanted to do that with him, uh... She asked herself in her heart and found that she didn't mean to refuse. It was just that it was not convenient for her now.
This realization made Lin Yuxi sigh in melancholy, and then a wave of heat rushed to her face, and she felt burning.
A slight sneer brought her back to her senses. She dazedly let go of her hands that were covering her face, turned around, and saw Yang Chenchuan leaning against the wall, looking her up and down thoughtfully: "What are you doing?"
"Ah!" She finally screamed, not forgetting to cover her chest with her hands.
Yang Chenchuan's eardrums were a little painful from the sudden sharp sound, and he raised his eyebrows slightly and asked: "What the hell are you yelling about?"
"You...you peeped..." How shameless!
A dog will never stop eating shit, and this stinky hooligan will never stop behaving like a hooligan.
Yang Chenchuan said disapprovingly: "Most of your body is soaked in water, what can I see?"
That being said, the water is clear, and the candlelight is placed right next to the pool. With that brightness, you can still vaguely see something…
Lin Yuxi got anxious and leaned over to blow out the candle.
The surroundings suddenly became dark, with only the faint light of the stars and the moon shining in.
Yang Chenchuan laughed again: "Why are you so nervous? Who told you to take a shower for half an hour and not come out? I thought you were fainted by the steam from the hot water, so I came to check on you out of concern."
"Quibbling!" Lin Yuxi said angrily, "If you're really worried, you can just ask Luyun to come over and take a look. Is there any need to come here in person?"