The Concubine's Daughter Travels Through Time and Space and Takes the Road of Confrontation

On the last day of March, the B list was posted. Some people were ecstatic, while others burst into tears.

Zhang was sitting in the room, anxiously waiting for the servant who had gone to check the results, when suddenly there was a loud bang. Startled, Zhang hurried to the front yard, where Lu Ling, his face flushed, approached. "I passed, I passed! My brother ranked 160th."

"God bless you." Zhang raised her hands to the sky with red eyes. "I will send someone to tell Sister Yun the good news."

Lu Rong's eyes turned red, and she patted her brother hard, "Good job."

The servants came over one after another to try their luck, and Lu Lingcong laughed heartily, "Everyone will get a reward."

As soon as the ten thousand bangs of firecrackers were set off, a gong and drum team came over to cheer them on. Amid the sound of drums that almost broke the sky, Zhang had people carry a few copper coins on bamboo sticks and scatter them. The entrance was extremely lively.

It wasn't until the evening that things gradually quieted down.

Lu Yun also rushed over, congratulating her brother with a beaming smile and handing over her own gift. Zhang pulled her to sit down and said, "Tomorrow is the official day. We've arranged several tables for a feast, inviting the elders of the family, as well as relatives, friends, and neighbors to have a great time. It can also be considered a housewarming party."

Lu Rong came over to join in the fun. "You don't know, they say the world is fickle and people's hearts are fickle. Just now, a matchmaker came to our house to propose marriage to Hui'er."

Lu Hui turned around embarrassedly and said, "I'm still young, I won't tell you."

Lu Yun laughed at him, "Brother, are you shy?"

Zhang's eyes were full of pride. "Your brother passed the imperial examination at the age of sixteen. You should focus on your studies. It's still not too late for him to get married and have children in a few years."

Lu Yun and Lu Rong looked at each other and laughed out loud.

Lu Rong leaned on her mother's shoulder and said, "It seems that none of the daughters of today's mothers like you."

Zhang pushed her down and said angrily, "You are already so old, but you don't know how to sit or stand properly. I think you should be married off as soon as possible."

Lu Yun arrived at a courtyard, which was completely silent. Only the three main rooms were lit.

Aunt Yao was staring at her son reading, muttering to herself, "Did you see that? Your elder brother has made great progress today. He will become a juren in the future. Your mother will probably have to bow to him when she sees him. Son, you must study hard in the future and strive to become a juren. Even if I die, I will be happy for that."

Hearing the noise outside, Aunt Yao stopped talking and scolded angrily, "You still remember to come back. Why don't you hurry up and take advantage of the hot stove? I don't have a hundred or two hundred coins to reward you."

"Aunt, it's me." Lu Yun lifted the curtain.

Yao stood up immediately, looking embarrassed. Ever since the last incident, she had thought the girl would never see her again. Thinking of the girl's identity, Yao was at a loss. "Please sit down first. They have all gone to the front yard to ask for rewards."

Ten-year-old Lu Wang tried to hide behind his mother, but Yao pulled him out and said, "Hurry up and greet your sister."

Lu Wang said, "Hello, sister." He turned around immediately after saying that. He knew that this sister was not easy to mess with.

Aunt Yao gave a flattering smile and said, "Your brother knows he was wrong. He was wrong last time. I have already taught him a lesson."

Lu Yun pulled out a purse from her bosom. "A real man should know what to do and what not to do. No matter big or small, you should be down-to-earth and never try to take shortcuts."

"Your sister is right. You should learn from your brother." Aunt Yao took the purse and winked at her son.

Lu Wang opened his eyes wide, scratched his head and whispered back, "That's not what my sister meant."

"Anyway, just study hard and pass the imperial examination, right?" Aunt Yao continued to laugh awkwardly.

Lu Yun looked at her brother and asked, "Brother, what do you think I meant?"

Lu Wang first looked at his sister and then at his aunt, and finally mustered up the courage to say, "Sister wants Wang Ge'er to be a man of integrity and not always rely on others for protection."

Lu Yun praised him generously, "Wang Ge'er is really smart." As if by magic, she took out a small purse and stuffed it into his hand. "Wang Ge'er, study hard in the future and don't let your sister down."

Lu Wang opened the small purse, and inside was a small goldfish with big golden eyes.

The servant who went to the Marquis of Ping'an's mansion to announce the good news returned empty-handed, drawing a great deal of ridicule from the crowd. "The eldest son of the family just lost tens of thousands of taels, while our young master has passed the imperial examination. You're just asking for trouble. You're lucky if we don't give you a slap in the face."

The man spat, "I was just wondering how this kind of good thing would ever happen to me. You guys are really mean."

Everyone laughed when they heard this and each took out ten big coins and gave them to him.

Qin and Master Lu had another big argument. Xiaoyu waited until they were done before entering, carefully avoiding the broken porcelain pieces in the room and bowing, "Madam, the old lady wants you to come over."

In Yannian Hall, the old lady was still lying on the bed, her cloudy eyes rolling in her sunken eye sockets, and she was mumbling non-stop.

"The old lady asked, did Chengge'er win the prize?" Xiaoyu translated with difficulty.

Qin grinned and took a step forward. "Old lady, Cheng Ge'er didn't pass. While others were taking the exam, he was gambling in the casino and lost more than 10,000 taels."

The old lady's eyes were still, staring at her eldest daughter-in-law's face, and she slapped the bed with her arms, making a "bang bang" sound, and kept making noises with her mouth.

"The old lady said that she didn't believe that Young Master Cheng would go gambling, and asked Madam not to lie to her." Xiaoyu's voice trembled.

The old lady was panting heavily, her chest heaving up and down.

Qin straightened up. "Mother, Cheng Ge'er not only gambles, he also divorced Chen without telling the family. Oh, and besides—"

She stretched out her voice and said, "My brother-in-law's son Hui passed the imperial examination and became a juren. Tomorrow the master will go to his house for a banquet to celebrate."

The old lady's face turned from red to purple, she took two deep breaths, her arms fell on the bed, and her legs could not be stretched out.

Qin had long been tired of tending to her paralyzed mother-in-law, but a look of panic appeared on her face. "Xiaoyu, go get the doctor."

The doctor hadn't arrived yet, but a special guest came to the house.

Master Le Fan stood up from the bed, clasped his hands together and said, "Amitabha." His words were similar to those of other doctors, except that he added at the end, "The old lady must not get angry again, otherwise even the gods may not be able to save her." After that, he left without even writing a prescription.

The old lady woke up slowly, a tear fell from the corner of her eye, and she whimpered. Master Lu's eyes were slightly red, and he looked at Xiaoyu, "What did the old lady say?"

Xiaoyu was embarrassed. "The old lady said that she regretted it and asked the master to come to celebrate today. In addition—" Xiaoyu avoided looking at the lady's increasingly ugly face. "The old lady said that she still had some silver in her hand, and she wanted to leave it to Miss Rong as a dowry."

Master Lu slowly said, "Son, I understand."

The couple returned to the courtyard. Qin said sarcastically, "So what if you regret it? There is no medicine for regret in this world."

Mr. Lu looked at his wife and asked, "How much silver do you have left, old lady?" In order to pay off Lu Cheng's gambling debts, most of the silver in the government was gone.

"The family has been divided. The old lady is just saying this. You won't take it seriously, will you?" Qin sneered. "No matter how much money she has, she can't spend it right now. We just need to coax her well."