After I stopped being a lady from a rich family, I fought all over the capital

Chapter 10 Don't worry, the most you'll get is exile

Zhang Chi was filled with fear and looked at the old Patriarch Zhang anxiously.

"grandfather……"

Patriarch Zhang raised his hand and patted the man on the shoulder.

"Just be at ease."

"Grandfather will comfort the eldest princess for you. When the time comes, it will be a formality. The most he can do is sentence her to exile."

"The family will arrange a place for you."

"Just stay out there for a few years!"

Zhang Chi couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this. He thanked him profusely and bowed with gratitude: "Thank you, Grandfather."

He hesitated and asked tentatively: "The poison just now..."

Before Zhang Chi could utter the word "evil woman", he felt pain in his cheek and his teeth became loose.

Subconsciously, I changed my words: "What Song Lan said."

Zhang Chi took a step back to advance, and showed a bit of admiration and dependence at the right time: "I heard that the guy in Qingtong Lane is very good at reading, and is often praised by the teachers in the academy."

Patriarch Zhang remained silent and did not respond.

He seemed to be thinking about something.

"But father also knows the importance of things. He knows that not distinguishing between legitimate and illegitimate children will lead to the ruin of the family, let alone a concubine's son."

"So, he didn't show too much favoritism and never used his family's connections to arrange for anyone to enter the Imperial College. He only looked for an unknown and inferior academy, thinking that if he could teach someone a few words, enough to make a living in the future, it would be considered his good fortune."

Zhang Chi spoke in a relaxed tone, but he couldn't help clenching his hands in his sleeves: "But I think that to be praised by the teachers, I must have some ability."

Hearing this, the thought that had just arisen in Patriarch Zhang’s mind dissipated by a little.

"It's just something that's not presentable."

Speaking of his eldest son's illegitimate child, Patriarch Zhang could not hide his disgust: "Why mention him!"

"I'm not so old and foolish as to do such a stupid thing as passing off a concubine's son as the legitimate heir."

Zhang Chi's anxious heart finally relaxed, and he nodded silently.

I can't help feeling proud.

Song Lan, Song Lan, you are overestimating yourself by trying to scare me with such a ridiculous thing as passing a concubine's son off as a legitimate heir!
After all, he was the legitimate son of the Zhang family. Was that bastard from Qingtong Lane worthy of being mentioned in the same breath with him?

So what if you are good at studying?

Without power or influence, you will be trampled upon by others!

pity……

He took the exam three times and only barely passed the college entrance examination, but never passed the provincial examination.

It just so happened that the bastard was a good picker and he passed the provincial examination two subjects earlier than him and obtained the status of juren.

Otherwise, he could have given that bastard a chance to take part in the imperial examination.

However, the bastard’s test paper must have his name written on it.

Zhang Chi cursed the man harshly in his heart, and only then did he feel a little relieved.
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Song Lan was not worried at all that the Zhang family would not take the bait.

After all, in his previous life, as soon as that man won the title of top scholar, the Zhang family immediately abandoned Zhang Chi, a waste who couldn’t even pass the imperial examination.

At that time, Zhang Chi didn't even do anything wrong.

It was just to allow the top scholar to stay in the Zhang family and continue the Zhang family's reputation and glory of being studious.

Its power can be seen.

Of course, she didn't expect that just a few words would be enough to convince old Patriarch Zhang to make a decision.

But as long as it can make people interested, even just a little bit...

The Zhang family will send someone to investigate.
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As expected, when Patriarch Zhang was sitting in the carriage on his way home, Song Lan's words kept echoing in his ears.

"That concubine's son is very good at studying. If he is not the top scholar, he is at least the second or third place."

'The second place, the third place, and the first place!'

'Number one, number one, number one!'

Patriarch Zhang didn't notice at all that at this moment, a wisp of black mist was circling above his head, chanting "Number One Scholar~Number One Scholar~" over and over again, which gradually aroused the desire in his heart.

'Top Scholar~'

"parking!"

(End of this chapter)