Hearing that Li Yujiao said he was her uncle, these unmarried ladies and gers immediately fell silent.
Li Yujiao’s father is a high-ranking official with real power, so her uncle should be someone not to be trifled with.
But wait…that’s not right!
If he was really Li Yujiao’s uncle, how could he marry a butcher? They don’t even have the same surname.
Li Yujiao’s cousin said: “If he is really your uncle and were traveling with you, why doesn’t he come to visit my house? Isn’t that rude? Sister Jiaojiao, please don’t lie to us for his sake!”
Li Yujiao said: “He is an old friend of my father’s, and he came to the capital this time to take part in the imperial examination. He thought that if he came to visit him as a candidate, he might lose my father’s face, so he originally planned to wait until the imperial examination was over before he came to visit!”
Li Yujiao directly copied what her mother Qin Lu said: “My grandfather is a first-rank official. If he is a person with impure thoughts, how could he not come to visit? As for whether I lied, cousin, when you go back and ask my mom, you’ll know it right away, why would I even lie?!”
“On the other hand, it’s you who look down on someone’s husband just because of what he does. That just goes to show how shallow you are!”
Li Yujiao said happily without stopping for a moment. She includes everyone.
The others were scolded for being shallow, so they couldn’t help but quarreled with Li Yujiao.
“Who are you talking about? That kind of business is very crude. If it’s good, then you do it!”
“If he is really smart and powerful, how could he end up marrying a butcher?”
…
Li Yujiao couldn’t defeat them with just two fists, not to mention there are far more than two people arguing with her, so even if she presents evidence, the few who don’t believe it will still refuse to believe it.
Li Yujiao: I’m so angry!
However, after hearing the words, the little princess had a much better impression of Jing Heguang.
She took Li Yujiao’s hand and explained in a low voice: “Miss Li, please stop arguing. I don’t mean to look down on the scholar when I say that, but…it’s just that he is already married!”
“You all know the other things.” The little princess blushed.
The group of little ladies and gers, who were noisy, finally settled down with the comfort of the little princess on both sides.
None of them noticed that there was a bright yellow figure standing outside the courtyard for a long time.
***
The second day of the autumn fest is the day of the palace examination.
All the prospective Jinshi scholars who were interested in the position of imperial son-in-law heard the exact news from their young girls and gers the night before – the little princess really wanted to recruit an imperial son-in-law among this class of Jinshi!
Then, all the people participating in the palace examination were dressed extremely well, as if they were not going for the palace examination, but for a blind date.
If one thinks about it carefully, there are only a few people who excel in the palace examination, and it is also very difficult to excel.
But once a jinshi is selected to become the imperial son-in-law, he will definitely become the imperial son-in-law, which is the real benefit.
Even those with ordinary family backgrounds were moved after hearing this and took care of themselves!
Jing Heguang was different. He was wearing clothes made by Zhang Xingyu himself. It looked ordinary, but it fit well and was very comfortable to wear.
However, even though he was wearing ordinary clothes, when Jing Heguang stood among the crowd of prospective Jinshi, his face attracted countless gazes.
Many people looked at Jing Heguang and felt wary.
After counting Jing Heguang’s positions…they felt relieved again.
Third place, he’s already married!
After this group of people calmed down, several more people immediately looked at Jing Heguang with burning eyes.
Yesterday, the family members of these families and Li Yujiao quarreled. Not only did they quarrel, they were also scolded by the confident Li Yujiao.
When the little girl or ger comes home and cries, the older brothers will naturally pity them. When they meet Jing Heguang today, they will naturally not let him go!
Children in the same family who grow up in the same environment will easily have similar ideas.
These people also look down on Jing Heguang. They think they have found Jing Heguang’s fatal ‘weakness’.
Jing Heguang didn’t know why but he silently raised his guards.
Jing Heguang really didn’t know that the incident between him and Zhang Xingyu was widely known to everyone. Moreover, many people disliked Zhang Xingyu, and then also disliked Jing Heguang.
He hasn’t gone out these days because he was thinking about the palace examination’s criteria for writing articles.
The people in the administration hall knew a little bit about it, but they didn’t dare to mention it to him for fear of affecting Jing Heguang’s examination status.
Just like that, Jing Heguang, who didn’t know anything, followed the team to take a bath to prepare for the palace examination.
***
Bathing area.
A dozen people were divided into teams and took a bath in a pool.
After taking a bath, they will put on their uniform and go to the main hall to meet the saint.
When Jing Heguang saw the clothes, he thought: They all have to wear the same clothes, so what’s the use of dressing nice outside? Wasn’t it just a waste of effort.
Jing Heguang had just stepped into the pool wearing knee-length shorts, when his alarm rang!
The long-faced scholar next to him frowned, fanned the smell under his nose, and avoided him with a ‘tsk’ sound.
The people next to him immediately burst into laughter, showing a strong sense of exclusion.
Jing Heguang frowned, looked at the group of people opposite, and asked, “How did Heguang offend you?”
They didn’t expect Jing Heguang to be so direct, so they were stunned.
After reacting, the long-faced man who deliberately disgusted Jing Heguang said: “It’s disgusting to be in the same pool with a vulgar person like you!”
Others also agreed.
“I’m actually assigned to the same pool as you. I’ll be laughed at if I go out!”
“I feel like I smell pigs scent. It’s so irritating.”
“You’d better wait until we finish washing before entering the pool, so as not to dirty the water…”
Vulgar? Pig?
Jing Heguang frowned and extracted these two words. He couldn’t help but guess: Could it be that these people knew about Zhang Xingyu’s occupation…
But what about a pig butcher?
There is no hierarchy in this industry.
Thinking about how others may have been talking about his baby, Jing Heguang felt angry!
Jing Heguang said in a displeased tone: “My husband is indeed a butcher, but he makes his own living. What’s so ridiculous about it?! You have never eaten a bite of meat since you were born? Or have you never eaten, drunk, defecated, or released?”
The long-faced man snorted contemptuously, and then said: “there’s actually nothing ridiculous about self-reliance, but if one pretends to be a scholar and comes to the palace examination with us, they are just inviting people to laugh at them!”
“The law has expressly prohibited door-to-door son-in-laws to take the imperial examination! Aren’t you, Jing Heguang, raised by your father-in-law and husband? You are a freeloader, you won’t allow us to laugh at you! Is it ridiculous?”
The long-faced man became excited and spoke loudly, attracting the attention of the little eunuch. The little eunuch and the people in the pool next to him looked over.
Countless eyes focused on Jing Heguang, including curiosity, disdain, inquiry, contempt…all kinds of emotions.
Seeing more people looking over, the long-faced man looked directly at Jing Heguang with a sneer: “You, a door-to-door son-in-law, comes to take the imperial examination, did you even care to look at the law? It’s not fair to us who study hard!”
Jing Heguang glanced at him indifferently and said coldly: “I think you look as stupid as a pig, but you live in this world with courage. I really want to praise you for how brave you are. Who knew…you also have pig-brains too?”
Jing Heguang looked around the crowd, with a solemn expression and a clear voice said: “It was clearly written in the law of the imperial court that only those who are recorded in the household registration of the girls’ or ger’s family as a son-in-law cannot take the imperial examination.”
“Heguang’s parents left early, so father-in-law is truly the one who brought me up, and later my husband also provided for me to study. However, my father-in-law was kind and gave me a separate household registration. After we got married, my husband was considerate and moved into my household registration. Please tell me, which one of the laws did I break?”
“The law is a just thing that needs to be treated strictly. It is not something you can show off just by learning some trivial things.”
“I beg you to never become an official in the future. You don’t even understand the strictness of the law, let alone the human feelings outside the law. With your pig brain, I’m afraid that you will bring trouble to one party in the future, and there will be countless unjust cases.”
The long-faced man’s face turned red from his words.
Although he is average-looking and not as good-looking as Jing Heguang, he is not as stupid as a pig, right?!
The long-faced man’s eyes were red and he said angrily: “Justice is in the heart of the people, you are using such strong words to argue! If you know shame, you should take the initiative to change your household registration and when you have a child, use your husband’s surname!”
Jing Heguang chuckled and pointed at the pillar next to him: “You can’t argue with the truth and then started shouting. What about it? You feel guilty, right. If you know shame, you should kill yourself here. It’s for the sake of the people and to avoid future troubles.”
However, when he pointed, Jing Heguang’s hands almost trembled.
Why did he see a bright yellow…
That is a color that only the emperor can wear!
