Marrying a rich man after rebirth: The daily life of a legitimate daughter

Which man doesn't want to be promoted? Liu Chen is no exception: "Of course I want to be promoted, but it's not something I can do just because I want it."

"It doesn't matter if we don't have relatives serving as officials in the court. We can rely on ourselves, and taking exams is a good way to go."

He Shuzhen's words made Liu Chen's face darken completely. He had the ability to pass the exam and become an official of the imperial court. He didn't need to go through so much trouble to find connections and spend money to buy a small official position of the seventh rank. "I'm not young anymore, so I won't take the exam."

He Shuzhen continued to persuade him: "The imperial court's examinations do not have a set age limit. If you pick up your books again and pass the examinations to become a Jinshi or Xiucai, you can be promoted."

Liu Chen began to become impatient. He was too embarrassed to tell He Shuzhen about his poor academic performance: "I don't want to study anymore. So let it be. If I can get promoted, I will get promoted. If I can't, I won't get promoted."

This desperate look made He Shuzhen unable to suppress her anger: "I don't care, you have to study for me and take the exam."

Liu Chen didn't want to continue this topic. He Shuzhen had gone crazy in order to help him get promoted and make money: "Don't tell me what kind of life I want to live. It's up to me what path I want to take and whether I want to take the exam." After saying that, he ignored He Shuzhen and left the yard.

He Shuzhen was so angry that she smashed everything in the room.

Standing outside the door, Xiaoyu was terrified. She waited until the room was completely quiet before going in: "Madam, don't be angry. You will get yourself upset if you act like this."

"It's obvious that if he passes the imperial examination, he can get promoted and become rich, so why doesn't he want to go?"

Xiaoyu didn't know how to answer He Shuzhen's question: "Since the young master doesn't want to, don't force him. Besides, the young master is not young anymore, and his physical and mental strength can't keep up with the young people."

He Shuzhen thought that she would only be the wife of a seventh-rank official for the rest of her life. Her expression became distorted. The second daughter of the He family would become the laughing stock of the capital. "It doesn't matter. I will accompany him to study slowly. If one year doesn't work, I will study for two years. If two years doesn't work, I will study for three years, until he passes the exam."

Xiaoyu didn't know how to persuade him. It was a good thing to encourage the young master to make progress, but if the young master was unwilling to do so, then this matter would be difficult to handle.

He Shuzhen couldn't swallow the anger in her heart, and walked back and forth in the room, thinking of a solution. If Liu Chen didn't want to listen to her, he would definitely listen to the old lady.

He came to the old lady's yard angrily, calmed down his emotions, pushed open the door and walked in: "Mother."

The old lady looked at He Shuzhen who appeared in her yard in surprise. He Shuzhen was a married woman, so she would not greet her, nor would she come to serve her. She rarely appeared in her yard. "What big thing happened? You actually came to me in person."

He Shuzhen knew that her intention to please him was too obvious, but in order to make Liu Chen willing to study, she had to put aside her pride: "I came here today to discuss Liu Chen's matter with my mother."

The old lady was very nervous. She only had this one son and she was counting on him to take care of her in her old age. "What happened to Liu Chen?"

"Nothing happened to Liu Chen. I want Liu Chen to take the exam. If he passes the exam and becomes a Jinshi or Xiucai, he can be promoted. He can't stay in the seventh-rank official position forever."

The old lady thought He Shuzhen's words made sense. She was looking forward to Liu Chen's promotion so that she could have more face in front of her old sisters: "You can discuss this matter directly with Liu Chen, you don't need to come to me."

"I have already looked for Liu Chen, but he doesn't want to continue studying and just wants to live his life in a daze."

The old lady doted on her only son and was afraid that he would suffer. She would not force him to do anything he did not want to do. Face was nothing in front of her son. Her attitude immediately changed: "If she doesn't want to, forget it."

It took He Shuzhen a long time to react to this. A mother always hopes that her son will become a dragon and phoenix in adulthood, but why did the old lady support Liu Chen's lack of progress? She could only use her big move: "Mother, we can't let Liu Chen continue like this. Let's force Liu Chen to study together. When Liu Chen passes the exam, my father will help him to get around in the court. It's only a matter of time before he enters the court. At that time, let Liu Chen ask for the title of Consort of Imperial Concubine for you."

The title of Lady of Imperial Noble Order was a fatal temptation to the old lady, and she was immediately tempted: "You are right, we can't let Liu Chen continue to live like this. I will discuss this matter with Liu Chen later."

Having achieved her goal, He Shuzhen left contentedly.

The maid who served her personally, Dahong, walked up to the old lady and said, "I think Madam's purpose is not pure. I don't understand why she insists that the young master take the exam."

No matter what He Shuzhen's purpose was, the request for the title of Consort of Imperial Consort completely attracted the old lady: "It is good for both her and me that Liu Chen can pass the exam. She has already married into the Liu Mansion and will not do anything to hurt Liu Chen."

Dahong nodded in understanding.

The old lady continued, "Go and ask Liu Chen to come to my yard now."

"Yes." Dahong found Liu Chen and said, "Young Master, the old lady asked you to go to her yard. She wants to discuss something with you."

After changing her clothes, Liu Chen planned to go out and have a drink with her colleagues. At this time, the old lady wanted to see her for something. She was very impatient, but she had to go: "What does the old lady want to see me for?"

"In order to get you to pick up your textbooks again and take the exam."

Liu Chen's face suddenly darkened: "Did He Shuzhen go to see the old lady?"

Dahong did not hide it from Liu Chen: "Yes."

"Tell the old lady that I have something else to do, so I'll be leaving first. We'll talk about the exam later." After saying that, Liu Chen walked out of the mansion.

Dahong didn't expect Liu Chen to be so averse to the exam. She regretted telling him about it in advance and hurried forward to stop Liu Chen: "If you leave like this, I dare not report to the old lady. We will have to face the exam sooner or later."

Liu Chen really didn't want to suffer the hardship of studying anymore. He was very satisfied with his current life. He pushed Dahong away and left the mansion.

Dahong hurried to catch up, but she was too short and was quickly left behind by Liu Chen. She returned to the old lady's yard alone.

The old lady saw that Liu Chen was not around Dahong, so she asked, "Where is he?"

"The young master went out for something." At this time, Dahong could only lie to Liu Chen.

The old lady snorted coldly. Liu Chen was in such a hurry to leave the house that he must have known about the exam.

Previously, I paid for Liu Chen to study, but he spent three days resting and two days fishing. His academic performance was the worst among the students. He took the exam several times but failed. In the end, he had to spend money to buy a seventh-rank official position: "Send a few people to wait at the gate, and when the young master comes back from outside, forcibly drag him to my yard."