After giving up being the wife of a powerful official, Ling Yunlu became a concubine

Because all the students were deceived into entering, all the patrol officers just gave them a lecture and then let them go.

Zhao Jingyan covered his face with his sleeves and left quickly.

He returned home in great frustration, only to find his house empty.

He hurried to Zhao's mother's room, and as soon as he entered the door, Zhao's mother hit him.

This was the first time that Zhao Jingyan’s mother had hit him since he was a child.

Zhao Jingyan covered his arm and asked, "Why did mother hit me?"

"Your wife had a heavy hemorrhage and the baby was almost gone! Where did you go?"

"I couldn't find you anywhere, and your wife was making a fuss about going back to her parents' home, so your mother-in-law took her away."

"Your mother was almost scolded by your mother-in-law. Aren't you two a good couple? Your wife wouldn't start to act up just because of lunch, would she?"

"Your wife is so ignorant. She just let her have an ordinary meal and she made a scene to go back to her parents' home. She didn't care about the baby in her belly at all."

Mother Zhao kept on talking. She was also scared by the appearance of her second daughter-in-law today.

The doctor said that if I got angry again, I might not be able to keep the baby.

She was so scared that she quickly agreed to let her daughter-in-law go back to her parents' home, because she was pregnant with the first grandson of the Zhao family.

If anything goes wrong, how will she explain to her ancestors?

Zhao Jingyan was also panicked. He had not expected that a few arguments with his wife would almost harm the child.

"Why don't you go to your father-in-law's house and apologize to your wife." Zhao's mother pushed Zhao Jingyan out.

Zhao Jingyan was reluctant to go, but was worried about his children, so he went to the Shen Mansion anyway.

Unexpectedly, the doorman told him that Shen's mother had ordered him not to enter the house.

Zhao Jingyan felt as if his face was slapped and it was burning with pain.

He was already very angry and then he was rejected.

He was also angry and decided not to go in. He would just wait until he graduated from high school and see how his mother-in-law would beg him to go in!

The imperial court acted quickly. Overnight, all the shops selling imperial examination questions were filled with collections of essays from recent years' examinations.

Each book is not cheap, costing twenty taels of silver.

Those who were well-informed rushed to the store as soon as possible and bought several copies at a time.

Giving this as a gift to relatives and friends is a very face-saving thing.

Nowadays, which family doesn’t have relatives and friends?

Soon, all the students going to Beijing to take part in the autumn examination knew about it.

Many people rushed to nearby bookstores, hoping to buy the collection before others.

This is the first time in history that there is such a professional book to provide guidance on the imperial examinations.

Moreover, it was personally supervised and distributed by the imperial court.

This is just like the emperor asking famous teachers to teach students how to take imperial examinations and how to write policy essays.

Even if you don't take part in the imperial examination, you can buy a copy and keep it at home so that it can be passed down.

Just like that, the collection was sold out in all the shops where it was sold.

The prince quickly sent out the second batch of people and increased the number of people to print the products.

The second collection was sold out in half a day as soon as it was put on the shelves.

There were still many people surrounding the selling point and were reluctant to leave.

This was not initially expected.

The imperial court only printed a corresponding number of collections according to the number of people who registered for the imperial examination.

In order to prevent damage and stains, an extra part was printed.

No one expected that so many people would rush to buy it.

There was no other way, the prince had to urge the printing bureau to work overtime to print.

Zhao Jingyan learned the news when he saw his classmates looking at a booklet covertly.

When he heard that a booklet would cost twenty taels of silver, he immediately asked for leave and went home.

"Sister-in-law, please give me thirty taels of silver."

He jogged all the way home and spoke to Jia Mingzhu breathlessly.

Jia Mingzhu looked embarrassed, "Second brother, my father-in-law hasn't spent any money yet. The money used to buy vegetables in the mansion these days is all from my sister-in-law's dowry."

Zhao Jingyan was very anxious because he heard that this collection was hard to come by.

He had to quickly take the money to the bookstore to see if he could be lucky enough to grab a copy.

He wanted thirty taels, and thought that if it really didn't work out, he would just buy one at a higher price.

Unexpectedly, my sister-in-law directly declined.

"Sister-in-law, this time the court has published a booklet specifically for guiding the autumn examination. It is very popular. Please be flexible."

"Second brother, a good cook cannot cook without rice. I have money in my hand, and I will definitely give it to you. If you don't believe me, I will show you the account book."

Jia Mingzhu pretended to tell the maid to fetch the account book.

Zhao Jingyan only wanted money and didn't care about the account books.

He was so angry that he threw his sleeves and walked away.

Humph, isn't it just that you look down on him! If you look down on him now, you will make it impossible for her to reach him in the future.

Helpless, Zhao Jingyan had to return to his room first.

He paced back and forth in the room, wondering where he could get the silver.

Go to the Shen Mansion to find Shen Yunchu?

No! His mother-in-law said he was not allowed to come in, so he didn't want to beg her humbly.

Go borrow from classmates?

He had already sounded out the question today, but was hesitant.

It’s understandable, they are classmates and competitors.

Whoever has the booklet in hand will be more likely to do well in the exam.

Unconsciously, he walked to the bed and saw several large red cabinets placed beside the bed.

That was Shen Yunchu’s dowry cabinet.

He suddenly remembered that when Shen Yunchu gave him the money that day, he said that the silver was sent by the restaurant.

He remembered very clearly that when Shen Yunchu took it out, he saw a thick stack of silver bills.

Thinking of this, his heart beat a little faster.

He walked out the door and looked around.

When Shen Yunchu went back, her two personal maids also went back with her.

The yard was quiet, with only the cicadas in the trees chirping.

Zhao Jingyan turned around, bolted the door from the inside, and took the inkstone from the desk.

He walked to the big red cabinet, pointed the inkstone at the lock on the cabinet and smashed it down.

With a clang, the lock opened.

Zhao Jingyan grabbed the padlock and put the inkstone back on the desk tremblingly.

He opened the cabinet and saw several account books on the top.

There was a small wooden box next to it. When I opened the box, it was full of silver bills.

There are notes of ten taels, twenty taels, and fifty taels, and the largest denomination is one thousand taels.

The silver note of one thousand taels should be the dowry that was spent before. Later, Zhao's father gave it to Shen Yunchu again.

Zhao Jingyan hesitated for a moment as he looked at the silver note worth one thousand taels.

It was because of this one thousand taels of silver that the sister-in-law mocked him in a sarcastic way.

It was also because of this one thousand taels of silver that he quarreled with his newlywed wife, causing her to return to her parents' home.

He really wanted to destroy the silver note worth one thousand taels.

In the end, he only took one twenty-tael note and one ten-tael note.

He closed the cabinet and locked it.

The most important thing for him now is to quickly queue up to grab the books, as the imperial examination is the top priority.

As for the other things, he will settle them one by one after he becomes the top scorer.

He left in a hurry and didn't see a figure enter their house after he left.