So what if I traveled through time? I'll continue to roll in another place

Zhou Yao was furious in the outer room, and Xiao Yueshan was not having a good time in the inner room either.

On the way back in the carriage, Zhou Yao said that he would never have any contact with Lord Tang again, and would find a way to get the historical materials he needed from other sources.

Xiao Yueshan also held it in for the whole night, "I feel like the Qiu family is going to be wiped out."

"Eat the whole family?"

"Yes, in feudal society, Qiu Zhu had no sons, only a daughter, Qiu Shunci. The Tang family brought the widowed mother, brother and sister-in-law to live with the Qiu family. I think the Qiu residence will become the Tang residence in no time." She snorted in a bad tone.

"You don't know, but during the dinner today, Qiu Shunci's mother-in-law was really difficult to get along with. She embarrassed Qiu Shunci several times." Xiao Yueshan finally had the chance to complain to her husband.

The new admissions to the Hanlin Academy were the newly minted Jinshi of the second year of Xing'an. Those who could befriend Tang Shuyi were not from the capital or from official families. Many of them passed the Jinshi at an older age, and their wives were also their hometown wives who had lived with poverty.

These ladies had just arrived in the capital and were rather reserved in their behavior, unlike the ladies in the Marquis Gongshun's Mansion who were good at socializing.

Xiao Yueshan helped Qiu Shunci to liven up the atmosphere and find more topics to talk about with these sisters.

Below her was Li Huiniang, the wife of Chen Xiang, a scholar-official. Huiniang was the oldest lady at the table, so Xiao Yueshan toasted her first, "Sister Huiniang, are you used to the journey to the capital? Have your nephews and nieces been settled?"

Li Hui Niang held the teacup respectfully with both hands: "Thank you, Madam. I hope you have been well on your journey and at home."

Seeing that she was not good at speaking, Xiao Yueshan did not force her and greeted all the ladies at the table one by one.

Wang Erjie, wife of the scholar Cai Wei, was a hot-tempered and straightforward person. Seeing that Xiao Yueshan and Qiu Shunci were not arrogant, she picked up her teacup and wanted to toast them: "This bowl is beautiful and the cup is small. I am clumsy and afraid of breaking it, but I still want to toast you two ladies. To be honest, this is my first time to eat at the round table. If it weren't for Madam Qiu inviting me, I wouldn't have been able to sit at the table!"

As soon as she said this, everyone at the table laughed, and the distance between them became closer. The women gradually relaxed a little and started chatting about their sons and daughters.

After the banquet had started for a long time, Qiu Shunci's mother-in-law finally arrived with her two sisters-in-law. Qiu Shunci hurriedly introduced her mother-in-law and others to the ladies at the table and made room for the three of them.

Xiao Yueshan and others politely saluted them, but they didn't expect that Mrs. Tang didn't know the rank of official positions, so she directly asked one by one about the rank of their husbands and what they did specifically.

When she heard that Shujishi had no rank, she was filled with disdain, "This isn't even an official title."

Hearing this, the wives of several Shujishi were all unhappy. Shujishi was a position for those who had potential among those who passed the imperial examination. Their husbands were young talents, and they were newly-appointed Jinshi. They were looked up to by others everywhere, but they were being bullied in the Qiu family.

Upon hearing that Zhou Yao was a sixth-rank imperial lecturer and the superior of Qiu Zhuo and Tang Shuyi, he tried his best to flatter Xiao Yueshan.

"I didn't expect that Shunci, who is usually dull and boring, could know such a respectable lady." Mrs. Tang said as she was about to come up and pull her. "I feel close to the lady, just like my own maid. Since you are on good terms with my daughter-in-law, I must respect your brother, my son."

Madam Tang grabbed Xiao Yueshan's hand and said, "My son is really good. We have such a scholar from our farmland. He is a great man known to all the villagers!"

Xiao Yueshan was speechless and pulled his hand away. "Whether he is virtuous or not, the Ministry of Personnel will make the final decision. It is not for you and me to judge."

Mrs. Tang was not discouraged after hitting a wall. She sat next to Xiao Yueshan and started complaining, "Take my son for example. He is top-notch in both appearance and knowledge. But after marrying this daughter-in-law..." She rolled her eyes at Qiu Shunci.

"After all these years of marriage, you haven't given birth to a boy, but a little girl." She curled her lips in disdain. "They say that daughters of officials are spoiled, but I think they are not as good as those poor girls out there in terms of giving birth to children. My brother-in-law is such a good seed, he should hire more concubines to help him have more children."

Tang's mother's words were so vulgar that the wives at the table blushed, but Xiao Yueshan was calm. The dirty jokes of the greasy men I met at work were much more vulgar than this. I thought they were tasteless, so there was no need to get angry. I just pretended I didn't hear them.

"Girl, you look so blessed and fertile. I wonder how many young masters you have?"

Seeing that her mother-in-law was getting more and more outrageous and offending Xiao Yueshan's private affairs, Qiu Shunci immediately came to smooth things over, "Mrs. Zhou just got married, mother-in-law, please stop talking about this, let's eat, let's eat."

Xiao Yueshan just felt that Qiu Shunci's life was really hard. He had to face such a family of people who had taken over his nest every day. He didn't know how upset he must be.

She looked at Qiu Shunci comfortingly. Tears were already welling up in the young woman's eyes, but she was trying hard to hold back her tears.

She considered Qiu Shunci's face and held back her words so as not to embarrass Tang's mother.

With Tang's mother making such a fuss, the originally relaxed atmosphere became heavy again. The ladies at the table seemed to have seen their own mother-in-law, and they all became cautious.

This is not the end. A woman in bright pink clothes also walked into the inner room. The woman was wearing revealing clothes. Her black hair was tied up at one side and she had a gorgeous silk flower of the same color pinned on her ear. There were also several silver hairpins adorning her hair, which seemed to be hanging but not hanging. It made people's hearts be hung up tightly like these hairpins, for fear that they would fall off if they were not careful.

She wore a pair of big silver tassel earrings on her ears. The long, thin silver tassels flowed down her neck, hanging down to her exposed shoulders or deep inside, which was very tempting, shiny and eye-catching.

When Qiu Shunci saw her, she was like a cat whose tail was stepped on. She whispered angrily, "Li Niang, we are having a banquet at home, why are you in the front hall? Go back to your room!"

Although this woman was not extremely beautiful, the virtuous and dignified Qiu Shunci did seem dull in front of her charm.

"Since it's a family banquet, as the host, of course I have to come out to meet the guests." Li Niang said lazily, twisting the tassels on the earrings with her fingers.

"You...what kind of master are you..." Qiu Shunci was so angry that he couldn't speak for a while.

Tang's mother still thought her daughter-in-law was not angry enough, "Li Niang is pregnant with our Tang family's grandson, you should be more responsible. Make room for her and prepare some refreshing dishes so that she can eat."

Seeing that Qiu Shunci didn't move, she pointed at Xiao Yueshan at the table and said, "If you are a wife of the first wife, you should have the generosity of a wife of the first wife. Go quickly, don't let Xiao girl laugh at you."

"This is Madam's family affair. There's no need for an outsider like me to interfere," she said coldly.

Before she could start, Second Sister Wang spoke up, "Oh! I didn't know why there was a foul smell in Madam Qiu's house just now. It turns out that the real owner is here! Madam Qiu is a noble lady and doesn't want to argue with you, but I can tell what kind of person you are at a glance. Now we are at the table, and I am giving you some face. Hurry up and leave. If you come out and act wildly again, I will smash your hoof!"

Wang Erjie was outspoken and made Li Niang lose face. She said angrily, "I had no intention, but my husband is so determined. A woman with a fierce and fierce appearance like you probably can't keep your husband. You better take care of yourself."

Wang Erjie was about to spit on Li Niang's face, so Madam Tang quickly protected the little ancestor and went back.

The banquet made Qiu Shunci lose all face, and the women at the banquet were also hurt by Li Niang's words.

Yes, they were born in the countryside, were not well versed in poetry and literature and had no interest in romance. In order to support their family, they worked long hours as they grew older. Their looks were not as good as before, and they could not compare with the elegant women in the capital.

Now that her husband has been appointed as an official and has seen the beautiful woman in this wealthy family, it seems foreseeable and unstoppable that he will change his mind.

Everyone's spirits were at their lowest point. Xiao Yueshan couldn't comfort Qiu Shunci in front of others, for fear that the more she explained, the worse the situation would be. She could only quietly offer him a comforting look.

Zhou Yao didn't expect so many things to happen at the table of women in the inner room. He asked in confusion, "You are usually so irritable and you will yell at anyone you see injustice. How could you hold back and not yell at that woman this time?"

"Well, I feel good after I confronted her, but Qiu Shunci still has to continue living in this family. I have to be patient for her sake." Xiao Yueshan sighed.

"The Qiu family not only spends money and materials to support the Tang family, but also has to endure the bullying. I really don't know what kind of life they are in. I went to the Qiu family today, not only did I not get to talk to Qiu Zhuo, but I also got into trouble. It was really ill-considered." Xiao Yueshan shook her head, "You might as well talk to Qiu Zhuo alone."

The two came back and told Xiao Zheng about their trip to Qiu's house. Xiao Zheng was also surprised. "Qiu doesn't like to socialize usually, and I rarely go to his house. I only went to the banquet on the day of his daughter's wedding. The scholar looked at his peasant family and thought he should be an honest person, but I didn't expect him to be such a person."

He pondered for a moment, "There are not many people in the court who are willing to compile the national history. Qiu Zhuo is one of them. You should ask Qiu Zhuo to come out alone later."