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

He Shulan pointed at the woman in the cell and said to the yamen runner not far away: "I'll buy this woman."

The bailiff opened the cell, let the woman out, and led the three people to the next room. He sat down, picked up the brush on the desk, and wrote the contract of sale.

Nanny Chen was still worried. She pulled He Shulan's skirt and said, "Princess, isn't it too fast? I think it's better to find out more clearly. If something happens in the future, we will be caught off guard."

"It doesn't matter. I have her indenture, so it won't cause any trouble."

Holding the indenture contract in hand did make her feel at ease, and Nanny Chen said nothing more.

The yamen runner handed the written indenture to He Shulan and said, "If she dares to run away, you will come to the yamen and report the case."

He Shulan did not respond. Anyone with a brain would not want to run away. She took the contract and took out a bag of silver and gave it to the yamen runner: "The extra silver, I'll treat you to tea."

The bailiff smiled happily, took the silver and left.

He Shulan looked at the woman's name on the indenture contract and smiled faintly: "Bai Lian, she is truly as her name suggests, she is untainted by the mud."

This made Bai Lian feel ashamed: "When nothing happened in the mansion, this name was the icing on the cake. Now I am not even as good as the weeds on the roadside."

He Shulan didn't continue, she didn't want to rub salt into Bai Lian's wounds.

The master and his two servants got on the carriage and returned to the Prince's Mansion.

He Shulan arranged Bai Lian in a side courtyard, gave her a few words of advice, telling her not to run around, and then left.

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Time passed day by day, and finally the day of the announcement of the results arrived. He Shuzhen put on her red dress again, came to Liu Chen's door early, and woke up Liu Chen who was still sleeping.

Liu Chen's face was full of impatience: "What do you want to do by waking me up so early in the morning?"

"Your memory is too bad. Today is the day to announce the list. Hurry up and let's go to the Imperial Examination Hall to check the list."

"No." Liu Chen covered himself with the quilt and continued to sleep. He knew very well that it was impossible for him to pass the exam, let alone be on the list. It would be a waste of time to go, so he might as well lie down on the bed and sleep.

He Shuzhen was unwilling: "You don't care about your own affairs. Hurry up and get up. Let's go and look at the list together. This way we can know whether you have passed the exam or not."

Lying in bed, Liu Chen really wanted to tell He Shuzhen the truth about everything, but the words couldn't come out. He covered his head with the quilt and ignored He Shuzhen.

He Shuzhen was so angry that she almost burst into curses. Seeing that Liu Chen refused to get up, she could only go to check the list alone. She took Xing'er on the carriage and went to the Imperial Examination Hall.

It was just dawn when the entrance to the Imperial Examination Hall was already crowded with people. Students from other places who came to take the exam came even earlier and stood in front of the list.

He Shuzhen, who got off the carriage, couldn't squeeze in and could only stand on the side of the road.

The early morning sun shone through the clouds, and the gate of the Imperial Examination Hall finally opened. The yamen runners came out with the list and posted it on the notice board. The students who had been waiting for a long time rushed forward, hoping to see their names on the list.

The students who made the list shouted with joy, while those who did not make the list were heartbroken and cried uncontrollably.

He Shuzhen finally squeezed to the front of the list and started from the beginning, checking carefully. When she didn't see Liu Chen's name, her eyes went dark and her body shook.

Xiaoyu, who was following behind, stepped forward to support He Shuzhen who was about to faint: "Madam, what's wrong with you? Did the young master pass the exam?" She couldn't read, so she could only ask He Shuzhen.

After coming to her senses, He Shuzhen couldn't accept this reality. She ran back and forth in front of the list and looked carefully several times, but still couldn't see it: "Why is Liu Chen's name not on the list? Did the person who wrote the list make a mistake?"

She grabbed the guard standing by and said, "I want to find the invigilator. They must have made a mistake. Why didn't they write Liu Chen's name on the list?"

The guard had seen too many people like this. They couldn't accept that their family members failed the exam and became crazy. He didn't blame them too much: "The list will not miss any candidate's name."

"Go check it out, it must have been missed."

Xiaoyu, who was standing by, understood what He Shuzhen said. The young master had not passed the exam. She saw the guards were getting more and more impatient, and hurriedly pulled He Shuzhen away, saying, "Madam, please don't make trouble at the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall, or you will be arrested by the guards and put in jail."

At this moment, He Shuzhen didn't care about so many things. She couldn't believe that Liu Chen would fail the exam. She insisted that it was the examiner of the Imperial Examination Hall who did not include Liu Chen's name on the list, and she made a big fuss at the gate of the Imperial Examination Hall.

The guard did not deliberately make things difficult for a woman and pulled the noisy He Shuzhen aside.

He Shuzhen hugged the guard's legs and refused to let go.

He Shuzhen was kicked away by the guard, who did not want to continue to be entangled with her: "If you don't believe the examiner, you can go to the government office and sue him, provided that you can produce evidence." After saying that, he ignored He Shuzhen.

He Shuzhen stood up from the ground and wanted to go to the guard to argue, but was stopped by Xiaoyu: "Madam, please stop making trouble. It is impossible for the examiners of the Imperial Examination Hall to make mistakes. Once they make a mistake, not only will they be held responsible, but they will also be held accountable by the emperor."

He Shuzhen stopped talking, tears welling up in her eyes. Her dream of becoming an official's wife was shattered. "What will I do if Liu Chen fails the exam? I can only be the wife of a seventh-rank official for the rest of my life. I will become a laughing stock in the capital."

Xiaoyu didn't care. Even if the young master didn't pass the exam, he still got a salary every month. "The young master didn't do anything out of line. How could the lady become a laughing stock in the capital?"

"You don't understand." He Shuzhen didn't know how to explain. When she noticed the fiery gazes around her, she realized her gaffe. She tidied up her messy hair and led Xiaoyu to the carriage.

Back at the mansion, He Shuzhen angrily kicked open the door and pulled Liu Chen, who was still sleeping on the bed, up: "Why isn't your name on the list?"

Liu Chen, who was still drowsy in his pajamas, completely sobered up and said nonchalantly, "If you didn't pass the exam, then you didn't pass. Why are you so angry?"

"Do you know how much effort I put in to help you pass the exam? Because of you, the He family has become a laughing stock in the capital."

"Who told you to show off outside every day? It's not me who made the He family a laughing stock in the capital." As he said that, Liu Chen pushed He Shuzhen away impatiently.

He Shuzhen was so angry that she burst into tears and stuffed the books on the table into Liu Chen's arms: "You continue to study for me until you pass the exam."

Liu Chen was furious and threw the book in his hand to the ground: "I won't study anymore. It's useless to study. To tell you the truth, there's no way I can pass the exam. Don't put your hope on me."