I kicked out my vicious husband and married his great-uncle

After sitting down, Second Madam Xie came close to First Madam Xie and complimented her, "Sister-in-law, you are so lucky to have given birth to such a smart child like Shaohang. Your blessings in the future are still to come!"

Madam Xie liked to hear this, but she still said modestly: "No, no, your Qian'er was only twelve years old and entered Mingzhe Academy. His future is limitless!"

Madam Xie glanced at Xie Shaoqian who was standing not far from her and curled her lips: "No way, Qian'er is dull and can't be compared with Shaohang. In front of Shaohang, Qian'er is not even worthy of carrying his shoes!"

"Sister-in-law, what you said is biased. Qian'er is also very good."

For a long time, Second Madam Xie was always inferior to First Madam Xie. Whenever she met First Madam Xie, Second Madam Xie would flatter her and try to please her in every way, for fear of displeasing First Madam Xie.

The purpose was simply to make Madam Xie loosen her grip and give her some benefits.

She would not hesitate even if it meant deliberately belittling her own children.

Perhaps in her opinion, these were just a few meaningless words that would not affect her at all and would not matter much.

Cui Shuyan looked at Xie Shaoqian who was trying hard to lower his head at this moment, and couldn't help but feel sorry for him.

In fact, Xie Shaoqian was very smart. In his previous life, he achieved the second place in the provincial examination at the age of fourteen.

However, Mrs. Xie kept belittling him, saying that Xie Shaohang had ranked first in the first provincial examination, which made him feel even more inferior, and he went crazy the next day after learning the results.

After that, she became as stupid as a child, and until her death, there was no news that Xie Shaoqian got better.

He originally could have had a bright future.

Besides, Xie Shaohang won the first place in the provincial examination when he was fifteen years old, but Xie Shaoqian got the second place at the age of fourteen. In a sense, Xie Shaoqian is better.

It’s a pity that his intelligence and hard work are nothing compared to Madam Xie.

No matter how good he is, in the eyes of Mrs. Xie, he is not as good as Xie Shaohang.

In the end, Xie Shaohang could not listen to what Mrs. Xie said.

He interrupted Second Madam Xie and said bluntly, "Second Aunt, Qian'er is still young, don't say that to him."

"It is because he is still young that we need to constantly spur him on. Shaohang, if you have time, give him some advice. However, even if he studies himself to death, he can't compare to you. You have been smart since you were young, and no matter how hard Qian'er studies, he can't compare to you."

After she said this, Xie Shaoqian's eyes, which had originally brightened, dimmed again.

The hurtful words can hurt people more than the hurts of spears or halberds.

Especially when hurtful words come from one’s closest relatives, they can cause even greater harm to the person.

After hearing what Second Madam Xie said, Xie Shaohang was too lazy to talk to her. He kept looking towards the place where the imperial edict was posted with an anxious look on his face.

Noticing Xie Shaohang's gaze, Xie Jing, who had been silent, smiled and said, "Shaohang, it's a foregone conclusion that you'll be on the list, why are you still nervous?"

Before Xie Shaohang could speak, Xie Liang said, "Second brother, what you said is wrong. Shaohang is definitely on the list, but as for his ranking, it's hard to say."

"Brother, is there any good news?"

"Of course. You may not know that Shaohang has made great progress in his writing after receiving guidance from Mr. Kong. This time, he is going to strive for the top spot and become the top scholar."

"Father, please be careful with your words." Xie Shaohang reminded with a red face.

Although he had such expectations in his heart, he could not say it out loud until the results came out.

Otherwise, if he is not the top scorer, wouldn’t it be a joke and a laughing stock?

He doesn't want to be a laughing stock.

Xie Jing smiled and said, "Shaohang, you are young and frivolous, why are you so cautious?"

"Shaohang is about to enter the officialdom. How can he not be cautious? If he learns to be as frivolous as you, I will be worried." Xie Liang said bluntly.

Xie Jing apologized with a smile: "Yes, yes, what you said is right, big brother."

"But you..." Xie Liang groaned, looking at Xie Jing, "Why do you look worse than last time? Are you fooling around again?"

"Brother, how could I?" Xie Jing said this, revealing a sense of guilt.

Mrs. Xie snorted at this time and interrupted: "Why, Mr. Xie, you have the ability to do it, but now you don't have the ability to admit it?"

As she spoke, Madam Xie wiped her tears with a handkerchief, looked at Xie Liang, and said pitifully, "Brother, you don't know that the master has taken in another concubine. When will this trend of taking in concubines end?"

Hearing this, Xie Liang's face darkened, and he said in an elder brotherly manner, "Xie Jing, what's wrong with you? There are already seven or eight concubines in the mansion, isn't that enough for you to bother with? You are old now, it's time to consider your children, and you can't be so reckless anymore."

"Big brother is right." As he said this, Xie Jing secretly glared at Second Madam Xie, secretly blaming her for talking too much.

Mrs. Xie was not afraid of him at this moment. She only looked at Xie Liang with surprise: "Brother, you just said that Shaohang got the guidance of Mr. Kong. Is this true?"

"Of course it's true." At this point, Xie Liang was very proud, "Speaking of which, this matter is also thanks to Shuyan. By chance, Shuyan saved Kong Daru. Thanks to Shuyan, Kong Daru gave Shaohang some advice on his articles, which benefited Shaohang a lot."

Madam Xie was amazed. "Oh my god, that's the great scholar Kong! No amount of money can buy his advice, and he gave Shao Hang advice several times. Oh my god, this time, Shao Hang will definitely win the top prize!"

Xie Liang smiled, feeling proud, as if he had already seen the scene of Xie Shaohang wearing the top scholar hat and riding a horse in a parade through the streets.

Madam Xie turned to look at Cui Shuyan and couldn't help praising her, "Shuyan, you are really blessed. Look, you are going to be the wife of the top scholar soon! Auntie congratulates you in advance!"

Cui Shuyan smiled politely: "Thank you, Second Aunt. However, this is all due to my husband's years of hard study. I dare not take credit for it."

"No matter what, this is the result of your unity. Just wait, Shaohang will earn you a title of imperial consort sooner or later!"

“No, no, no.” Cui Shuyan shook her hands repeatedly, “If my husband really has this ability, he will naturally earn a title of imperial consort for my mother first.”

With just these words, Mrs. Xie started to praise again: "Sister-in-law, you are so lucky. Your son is a good person and your daughter-in-law is polite. They think of you all the time."

Madam Xie smiled more and more contentedly: "Shuyan is the daughter-in-law I personally selected, so of course she can't be wrong."

"Sister-in-law, you have good taste. When the time comes for Qian'er's marriage, I'll have to ask you to give me your opinion."

"It's easy to talk about my nephew's affairs."

As the two were talking animatedly, they suddenly heard the ear-piercing sound of a teacup breaking.

They both looked over and their eyes fell on Lin Xinrou.

At some point, Lin Xinrou, who was originally standing at the back, stood next to Xie Shaohang...