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It was very normal for the Lady Zeng to have such thoughts. Forget about Xie Jingqi, even if she had a direct son, it would still be reasonable for the Lady Zeng to give Gu Heng a woman. However, Xie Jingqi was not such a obedient and obedient wife, maybe it would just be a ruckus she had made, and Xie Jingxi even thought that it would be very possible for the Lady Zeng to give her the position of legal wife if she did not have a father like her.

Furthermore, the last time Gu Heng accidentally leaked it out, would Lady Zeng already suspect that Gu Heng had some sort of shameful thoughts about her, which was why she purposely invited Xie Jingxi to join in, maybe Gu Heng could agree to it?

Xie Jingxi turned 180 corners in his heart, but on the surface, she revealed what the Lady Zeng had said: "Second Miss definitely does not feel well, and is depressed in his heart. Sometimes, it will cause blood clots in her body, so why not ask Imperial Physician Pei to set up a treatment.

The Lady Zeng sighed, "Look at me now, who knows when I might lose my leg, your father doesn't say anything, but he must be worried, Heng'er is unwilling to marry your Second Miss, if I close my eyes with your father, how would I still have the face to meet the ancestors if I don't see my grandson, I am also your mother, how would I not know that your Second Miss is pitiful, but then again, Heng'er is no longer young, so wasting time like this isn't a problem, boss wife, is what I said right?"

Xie Jingxi did not say anything, and did not say anything either. She could only laugh awkwardly, "Does mother have any intention of asking Little Uncle?"

"If he would only listen to me." Lady Zeng had a worried look, "I don't know which string he got wrong, I won't go into your Second Miss's room, I won't go into your room, and I won't go into the girl's room. The one in the study is also open, I want to give him a proper home and say that he shouldn't have a room, unless he's determined to be a monk, I'm so worried that my hair is turning white."

Xie Jingxi could not accept her words, it was not because she was afraid, but because she was wrong, she had to make a cup of tea for Lady Zeng, "Mother, please calm down first, I can't rush these things, Eldest Miss has just disappeared, my little uncle and his wife must be feeling terrible, maybe after a while, everything will be better."

Lady Zeng took the cup and cupped it in her hand, and said after containing her emotions: "Speaking of which, Heng'er has always had a high opinion of her, maybe he looked down on her in a normal way, so I thought about which family in the capital is the most suitable, regardless of family background, whether they are descendants or concubines, as long as the lady is proper and proper, no one will be wronged by someone like us. Although entering the door is a concubine, as long as we can have a woman, we can't treat her unfairly, don't you think so?"

So Lady Zeng had this idea, as long as it wasn't some young masters and mistresses from a large clan, it would be possible for an ordinary woman to marry into Marquis Mansion as a concubine, and it wouldn't be bad if she didn't marry some ladies from ordinary families, but since it was said, as long as Gu Heng's original wife was Xie Jingqi, someone's daughter would probably not be able to live a peaceful life, but this was all later on, the problem was who did Lady Zeng have this idea about?

"On the other hand, your aunt mentioned someone to me a while ago."

Xie Jingxi was startled, she thought that Grandma Dagu had been meddling in her affairs for a long time, but in fact, she already had a choice in her heart. If she had said a few words to pick her up, she would have been able to make a decision on this matter right now, and after leaving the door, she would say that she had discussed things with Xie Jingxi, so how could Xie Jingqi and Lady Xu let her go?

Lady Zeng continued: "You should know this person, he is the Fang family's young lady, Fang Wanqing."

Xie Jingxi, "..."

What the hell was this? It was Fang Wanqing who was wandering around everywhere, and in her previous life, Fang Wanqing was the one who wanted to marry and fill in Gu Heng's bed. Maybe it was also introduced by the Grandma Dagu, so this time, the requirements were not high.

"I've met her once, but the Fang family's girls are always noble, so why would my aunt mention her?"

"That you don't know." The Lady Zeng laughed: That Miss Fang used to be rather famous in the past, but isn't this the decline of the Fang family? Her condition seems to be rather high now, and she has never mentioned her family, your aunt intentionally introduced her to Heng`er a few years ago. Although she is now a concubine, Heng`er's talent, no matter how high her standards are, she should at least be well-matched.

Xie Jingxi was also at a loss for words, but Lady Zeng did know one thing, Fang Wanqing did indeed like Gu Heng, and that young lady's thoughts were not simple either. If they were to marry over, the one who would suffer would be Xie Jingqi.

But looking at the situation, Xie Jingxi was afraid that there was no longer room for opposition. Grandma Dagu and Lady Zeng were singing the same tune, and if Fang Wanqing herself agreed, then she might really be able to carry into Marquis Mansion one day and become Gu Heng's concubine.

It's still too early to talk about it now. At least wait for the Eldest Miss's matter to settle in a few months.

Lady Zeng had tears and snot all over her face for a long time, probably because of the last sentence, there was no leeway for Xie Jingxi, it was just a test of her attitude, Xie Jingxi went back to her room full of worry, and only now felt that the days of her Marquis Mansion were really not much better than anyone else's.

As time went on, the capital city became even more lively. Large numbers of students rushed out like bamboo shoots after the rain, and any street or alley in the capital could be filled with people, making it even harder to find inns. There were those who were poorer, who could borrow a wood house, Hu Xueyong was one of them.

Hu Xueyong's family was made up of Huainan, and there was only an old mother who lived by them. The source of her life was given to her by Hu'ma who did odd jobs for people, while Hu Xueyong would occasionally teach for a few days at the school in the town, leading a short life. Therefore, no matter how poor his family was, they had to support him in his studies. Ten years passed in the cold, and when he finally arrived at the capital to rush to the capital to take the exams, they gave him all the silver coins in the family. It was just that Hu Xueyong couldn't bear to take all the money, so he secretly left some at home with a few bags of rations and entered the capital.

The condition was difficult, but he was already used to it. Originally, he wanted to look for an abandoned temple in the outskirts of the city, but he coincidentally met a kind old man. Since there was no one working at home, he just asked Hu Xueyong to split some firewood for him, and then take care of him for a meal.

Hu Xueyong was very satisfied with this, so he stayed at the old man's house for half a month. Thinking that the old man had done him a great favor and that he still had a few copper coins, he decided to buy some food for him at the market. Coincidentally, he met someone on the street who set the questions right, so he went over to take a look.

Where the students gathered, there would always be people who would set out questions such as "Learning Exchange". In reality, they were showing off to a certain extent, creating momentum. Some rich and powerful examinees would even pay some scholars to set up their own questions in order to make a name for themselves.

In fact, it was a rather unpopular action, many people scoffed at it, but it did not stop people from spending money to earn more money. Hu Xueyong was purely curious about it, but upon seeing the topic, he suddenly became interested.

His father, Feng Wannian, was a political envoy from Jiangnan, he got the knowledge Yuan in the country exam and was a popular candidate for the top scorer in this year's examination. He himself thought highly of his wealth and declared that anyone who could answer this question would get ten taels of silver, which was nothing to him, but was enough for Hu Xueyong to compete for a few years and eat with his family.

So Hu Xueyong was tempted, and secretly pondered on the topic, thinking that no matter what, he had to earn ten taels of silver. But what he did not know, was that Feng Chen's intention was to not let anyone answer the question, and to only answer the question would be to firmly offend him. So no one came to answer the question even after three days, only to be answered by Hu Xueyong in the end.

Some of them did not lack the ten taels of silver and did not like to join in the fun. Some of them also saw through Feng Chen's thoughts, and even if he could solve it, he would not cause trouble. However, the moment Hu Xueyong finished explaining it, Feng Chen's face immediately turned green.

In the blink of an eye, she had her men block Hu Xueyong's path. As it was dark, she gave Hu Xueyong a good beating since there was no one around, but the silver was gone, she had even almost crippled him.

Gu Yun had been working hard all day and was tired. He closed his eyes and rested on the palanquin, then suddenly heard the sounds of a fight, and called the palanquin man to go take a look.

Gu Yun opened the curtain of the palanquin and looked outside. He saw a few servants fighting against a person, Gu Yun squinted his eyes, the one who looked like a student rushing to take the exams walked out of the palanquin and prepared to meddle in other people's business.

Seeing Gu Yun coming over, the servant looked at him from head to toe, and then shouted to, "I advise you to mind your own business, go home and eat, and don't cause yourself any trouble."

Gu Yun laughed, "Unfortunately, you guys are indeed my brothers, which eye do you think I should close?"

It was obvious that they were looking for trouble, when the servants saw that they met a tough opponent, they were waiting for the unlucky bastard who was acting as if he was his brother to be beaten up, but one of their sharp eyes suddenly noticed that Gu Yun was wearing an official robe, although his appearance could not be seen, but he was still an official, after all the money had been stolen, they did not want to cause any trouble, so they tactfully retreated.

Hu Xueyong struggled to raise his head, his face was full of blood, his legs were also broken, his heart was filled with despair, seeing the upcoming Imperial Examinations, his body injured, without any money to treat it, could he still enter the exam grounds, was the heavens really going to kill him?

"You're this year's examinee?"

In his despair, Hu Xueyong heard a voice asking him.