Traveling through the starry sky just for you, I was a koi in ancient times

The mother, who was obviously worried, did not move.

Wang Jinyi was in her mother's arms, wanting to know what her grandfather had said to her father yesterday that made her parents so nervous.

Wang Jinyi leaned her little face against her mother's face and hugged her mother's neck tightly, letting the family love bring some strength to this young and beautiful woman.

When the mother turned around, there were sparkling eyes.

Wang Jinyi was horrified: What happened? What was going to happen? She couldn't help but get nervous.

Fortunately, this uneasy mood did not last too long and was interrupted by the cheerful footsteps of Wang Wendong who ran back to the second room.

The mother wiped the sweat from her son's temples with pity, emptied the tea on the tea table, and poured a bowl of warm water for her son.

Wang Wendong seemed impatient:

"Mother, listen to me, Grandfather has agreed. Dad can leave this year."

"Don't be in a hurry, talk slowly, sit here."

"Oh, mother, did you hear that? Daddy can take part in the imperial examination this year!"

After saying that, he turned around and hugged Wang Jinyi’s arms again:

"Jin'er, do you understand? You're too young to understand."

As Wang Wendong excitedly repeated what he said, Wang Jinyi's thoughts had raced back and forth several times.

Is this the result of my grandfather and father's research yesterday? They spent half a day researching this? Then where did my parents' anxiety come from this morning?

On the surface, this seems like a good thing.

Since Wang Jinyi traveled to the Wang family, he has gradually come to understand many concepts that are completely different from his previous life.

First, the emphasis is placed on the eldest son and grandson.

The eldest son of the eldest house has a superior status in the family. If he has no legitimate son by the age of thirty, he must take a concubine. It has nothing to do with whether he likes her or not, but only for the purpose of passing on the incense and bloodline.

If the eldest wife and concubines have no children, excluding girls, then a boy under the age of five will be chosen from the closest bloodline to be adopted, and there will be requirements for the child's physical and intellectual abilities.

In order to increase the eldest son's status in the family, the family resources will be given to him first.

Like Wang Jinyi's own family, his uncle Wang Shuyuan and his father Wang Shuli both passed the imperial examination and became scholars in the same year. Afterwards, in order to support the eldest son, his uncle took the imperial examination first and passed it before the brothers who came later could take the examination, but they only had three chances.

If I pass the exam in one try, my younger brother can take the exam next time.

At most, the eldest son of the eldest house has the privilege of taking the exam three times in a row! This is the privilege of the eldest son of the eldest house!

These concepts are instilled in boys from the moment they enter the study, and no one thinks there is anything wrong with it because the eldest sons of the family have been like this for generations.

The Wang family was already very open-minded. Even girls were allowed to go to school, and all children in the family started school at the age of five. However, they were still determined to maintain the privileges of the eldest son's family.

This is because in a large family, for the sake of family management, the eldest branch of the family must be given a superior status. In addition to the respect of everyone in the family, it must also have social status, so that the eldest branch of the family can have prestige.

Daddy has never been dissatisfied with this. From what mom has said, she knows that Daddy has always been strict in his studies and never dared to slack off.

In the original body's memory, Third Uncle Wang Shuyan was a young genius, and based on his talent, Third Uncle was the one who should have achieved the most. But due to the need for family management, young geniuses also had to wait in line.

My mother told me that my third uncle had an amazing memory and brilliant literary talent. He passed the imperial examination at the age of 10 and ranked first.

Before the eldest son passed the imperial examination, my third uncle was unable to take the examination, so he concentrated on studying calligraphy and never competed with his eldest brother.

These were things Wang Jinyi could not understand in his previous life. But after traveling through time, he felt firsthand that this was the only way to manage a large family.

In this era, reading is a luxury. Even for the Wang family, who was once a third-rank official, it is impossible to satisfy everyone's wishes.

The Wang family had no income except for land and publishing. Of course, the head of the prefectural school had a salary, but it was not rich.

The literati of the Qingliu school would never engage in business and would not have the talent for market life. This is mainly because the idea of ​​"not competing with the people for profit" is advocated by the literati, and the Wang family also adheres to this line of "not competing with the people for profit".

The Wang family can be said to be a wealthy family, but they are definitely not a very wealthy family! Therefore, the family can only focus on who to train!

The rest of the family members always rank behind the eldest son, and no one can cut in line.

Now that grandfather has allowed dad to take the imperial examination, it is both normal and a good thing. Why should mom and dad be upset?

Wang Jinyi said she didn’t understand!

Wang Jinyi looked at his brother in front of him, beaming with joy, praising his father's talent. His consciousness flew back in an instant.

My father, wearing a green robe with hidden patterns embroidered on the cuffs and lapels, appeared at the door.

The mother quickly stepped forward and asked, "How is it?"

All the maids in the room stood against the wall. My father looked indifferent as he scanned the room.

The mother seemed to be reminded: "Everyone go down."

The servants in the room left the room one after another. The father closed the door tightly with his own hands, reached out and took his wife's hand to walk back to the couch and sit down.

Wang Wendong was infected by his father's expression and also calmed down. He sat on the couch waiting for his father to speak.

After carefully looking at his family members one by one, Dad silently poured the tea and pushed it to his wife first, then poured himself a cup and hesitated about how to start.

In the silence, Wang Wendong lost his patience.

"Daddy, tell me quickly."

The father did not look at his son but at his wife: "Hui Niang..."

As these two short words came out of her mouth slowly, her mother seemed to have her energy drained away. She suddenly went limp and almost fell on the couch.

Dad seemed to have expected this. He quickly held his wife's shoulders, then sat beside her and remained silent for a long time.

Wang Jinyi can now conclude that something big must be happening, and it is related to today's decision, the second house, or possibly Ouyang Wenche.

Wang Jinyi felt more and more that the two male maids sent by the Ouyang family were indeed weird.

Wang Wendong was puzzled by the silence in the room, and he finally spoke:

"Mom, Dad, there will be no problem taking the exam, don't worry."

Looking at the parents sitting quietly, he said:

"Mother, don't you believe that Daddy can pass the exam? Don't worry, Daddy will definitely pass."

Then he thought and said:

"If everything goes well, Daddy can take part in the imperial examination. How wonderful, Mom!"

Seeing that his parents did not respond to his words, he turned to look at his sister:

"Jin'er, do you know? It was Grandfather who agreed to let Dad take the imperial examination."

Wang Jinyi looked at his 6-year-old brother. The little boy could not perceive the strangeness of his parents, nor could he sense the possible crisis. He was still immersed in the joy that his father might pass the imperial examination.

Oh~ young boy, I am really worried about you.

Wang Jinyi blinked and took her brother's hand with a smile:

"Daddy and Mommy have something to talk about. Let's go find Sister Yaoyao!"

Ever since the "Sister Yaoyao, the gentleman took her away" incident, the whole family knew that Wang Jinyi would always associate reading with "Sister Yaoyao".

When Wang Wendong heard that his sister was going to look for "Sister Yaoyao", he helped his sister over the high threshold and went to his study in the east wing.

Wang Jinyi originally wanted to leave his parents alone so that they could talk to each other about their concerns.

Coincidentally, as soon as I walked out of the door, I saw a nanny coming out of Ouyang Wenche's room in the corridor of the east wing, holding something. When she saw the brother and sister coming, she turned around and walked to the other side of the corridor.

Wang Jinyi had always been suspicious of Nanny Fu and Nanny Lu, and usually kept an eye on them. But today, what did it mean that they turned around and left when they saw their master?