Getting Rich from Legend of Zhen Huan

Chapter 17: Little 3 Yuan and the Jiang Family

For Liu Youyou, there was always something to learn, so the days passed by very quickly. In addition, no more children were born in the Ulanara mansion, and the mansion was like a stagnant pool of water. The Empress Defei (promoted to the title of Defei in the 20th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign) in the palace also sent imperial doctors to diagnose Fei Yanggu and his wife, but they could not diagnose anything abnormal, and could only assume that the long years of fighting might have had an impact.

But Fei Yanggu didn't give up, so Fu Jin specially found several girls who were easy to give birth to and had many children. However, there was no good news. Fu Jin didn't care that Fei Yanggu was anxious and worried about the future inheritance. She was concentrating on planning for Rouze's future.

Perhaps it was due to Fu Jin's subtle guidance since childhood, or perhaps it was natural, Rouze could learn and master the arts of music, chess, calligraphy and painting. She was born with a beautiful face that made people feel pity for her. In addition, she learned music and dance skills since childhood, and her temperament was even more outstanding.

Fu Jin was very attentive to her only daughter, so her eyes were pure and gentle. Like a narcissus growing by a stream, it was quiet and independent, but it grew in a busy city and needed the protection of powerful people to keep it from withering.

Fu Jin certainly knew that Rouze, who was brought up in this way, had fatal flaws, but these flaws could not outweigh Rouze's beauty. As long as the operation was done properly, no man could resist such beauty. Isn't it normal to be obsessed with her?

It's a pity that Defei's son Yinzuo couldn't be raised, otherwise with such a name and the right age, he would have been a prince with a promising future! Now only the fourth prince is of the right age (Kangxi rearranged the order of seniority), but he has lost his imperial concubine, and as a half-sibling, his position in the palace is very awkward. Moreover, when Yinzuo died, he had a rift with Defei, so he is really not a good choice.

Fu Jin was just thankful that Rouze was still young and not in a hurry to take sides and place her bets, so there was still plenty of time.

Fu Jin's considerations had no impact on the courtyard, or rather, the courtyard, as an invisible person, had been tacitly ignored. Liu Youyou was also happy and relaxed, she was following the update of "Jiang Chen's Scientific Expedition".

In April of the 30th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi, Jiang Chen passed the examination and entered the examination hall. After Li Guangdi's earnest exhortation, Jiang Chen calmed down and studied hard for a year. After leaving the examination hall, he got on the carriage with a shaky step and slept for three days and three nights before he recovered. After waking up, he memorized the article to Li Guangdi who was inspecting the Yellow River. After reading it, Li Guangdi felt relieved, but he did not show it on his face. He only reminded Jiang Chen in the letter not to slack off in his studies.

On the day of the announcement of the results, some people came to the Jiang family with music and drums. There were indeed many people who won the first place in the college examination, but it was rare to see a third place, especially since Jiang Chen was a student from the capital. Students from the capital could not pass the exams as well as students from the south of the Yangtze River. Now that the Manchus had entered the pass, there was more competition between the Manchus and the Han people. At the same time, it was not surprising that Jiang Chen, a bannerman, had achieved such a result and attracted attention.

After hearing about Jiang Chen's deeds, scholars in Jiangnan looked down on each other. They just said disdainfully: "It's just a small top three, but you are so excited. You really have no vision. It won't be too late to become famous after the spring exam." This was just an open statement. There were many people who laughed at the students in the capital for not being able to pass the exam even the barbarians.

Even Kangxi, who was in the palace, heard about the commotion caused by this incident. After all, there were still three exams, each one more difficult than the last. He did not expect Jiang Chen to get the top six places, but he kept Jiang Chen's name in mind. If Jiang Chen could pass the exam smoothly, no matter what his future results would be, he could become a role model and a banner.

So he joked in a private message to Li Guangdi: "You have such a good disciple, it will be a good story."

Li Guangdi was naturally surprised and happy when he received Kangxi's letter. He was happy that as long as his little apprentice didn't make a big mistake, his career would be smooth. But he was also worried. If Jiang Chen made a mistake, his reputation would be ruined. Would all those who wanted to step on him to get to the top, as well as his own political enemies, watch Jiang Chen increase his power?

I still have to be trembling in the court, how can Jiang Chen, who is so young, stand out! Li Guangdi's worries did not fly to the now joyous Jiang family. After sending away the messenger and inviting guests to celebrate the happy event, Jiang Chen sent all the guests away and went to visit his mother.

Jiang's mother stared at the "Zhi Han Tu" on the wall, which was a painting made by Jiang's father before his death. Jiang Chen knew that she was thinking of his father who passed away early and his sister who he didn't know if she was still alive. He couldn't heal the scars in Jiang's mother's heart, so he could only stand beside her silently and miss their loved ones together.

After an incense stick of time, Jiang's mother wiped the tears from her eyes and noticed Jiang Chen. She quickly put on a happy look: "Did Brother Chen send the guests back?" She didn't want her sadness to affect Jiang Chen's good day.

But mother and son are connected by heart, so how could Jiang Chen not know the pain in his mother's heart? He knelt in front of her and asked about the past events that had been weighing on his mind: "Mother, how did my father die? Although I was young at that time, I remember that he was strong and healthy. How could he die of illness? You told others that it was an accident, but I don't believe it!"

Jiang's mother didn't expect Jiang Chen to remember something from such a young age, and even to be brooding over it for so many years. Her husband's death was also a knot in her heart. Jiang's mother recalled what happened when her husband died.

Jiang Chen was just four years old at that time. With the birth of Jiang Chen, the Jiang family had begun to slowly return to normal. Although the couple had never communicated with each other, they knew that they were still worried about their eldest sister whose life or death was unknown. It was just because of Jiang Chen's birth that all the past events were buried in their hearts.

On this day, someone knocked on the door of the Jiang family. Jiang's father opened the door, but there was no one there. Only a ball of paper was left. When he opened it, he saw the words "If you want to know the whereabouts of my daughter, there are clues in the Eight Great Hutongs."

Of course, Jiang's father didn't want to believe it. What was the Eight Great Hutongs? But over the years, he and Jiang's mother had also speculated about the eldest sister's situation, and such a place was naturally among them. But even so, as long as the person was still alive, it was impossible to move the whole family and change their names from then on.

Jiang's father discussed with Jiang's mother and began to inquire about the situation in the Eight Great Hutongs, but the Jiang family had no power and such actions would be too obvious in the eyes of the evil spirits in the Eight Great Hutongs.

For the madams, as long as Jiang's father didn't cause trouble and disrupt their business, they could let him investigate as he pleased. If he really found the goods, they could extort money and leave it at that. But for the suppliers, it wasn't so pleasant.

The madams were not afraid, and as rats in the gutter, they were even less afraid. But Jiang Mufang was not in the Eight Great Hutongs! Could those two kidnappers not know where those children had gone?

At that time, the Ulanala Mansion happened to be buying people, and they took advantage of the situation and made a lot of money. But they were also afraid of being discovered, so they naturally had spies. If other people were not afraid, but Jiang Mufang was different. The latest news was that she had become a concubine! And she and the Fu Jin in the mansion got pregnant one after another.

Of course, the kidnappers didn't know the details of the Ulanara Mansion. They only looked at the results. If they could compete with the concubine, it was likely that Aunt Jiang was favored by Fei Yanggu. If they really succeeded in recognizing their relationship, Aunt Jiang might just persuade others and the people behind the scenes might push them out to take the blame.

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