The First Phoenix

In Aunt Wen's opinion, the Hanlin Academy was naturally not as good as the Ministry of Household Affairs.

The Ministry of Revenue is the emperor's money bag. Who can ignore the people who manage money?

Taking herself as an example, she was more prosperous and respected when she was in charge of a house. Now that the power of the family has been taken away, even the blind servants can come and talk to her.

Aunt Wen's words should have been effective to Shi Chengxuan earlier. But now, I just ate the cake painted by my good daughter, and I can't eat anything else.

He looked very cold, "I don't think there is anything wrong with the Hanlin Academy." He paused and raised his head, "Do you have a relationship with Mr. Yuan's wife? Are you sure you don't have a relationship with his concubine?"

He didn't like to use these words to stab her in the past, but this time he messed up the promotion and Aunt Wen was the culprit, so there was nothing to say about pity.

Aunt Wen blushed when she heard this, but she couldn't refute it.

Although Mr. Yuan's real wife is not as noble as the Tang family, she also comes from a scholarly family, so she will not have a good relationship with her as a concubine.

On the contrary, Mr. Yuan's concubine, Mrs. Liang, was very close to her because of her hometown.

The two made appointments to meet from time to time. In short, Aunt Wen often comes up with bad ideas to bring disaster to the Yuan family.

She originally thought that by holding Liang's handle in her hand, she could blow the pillow.

As long as the master's affairs are done, all the troubles he has caused can be wiped out, and the power of running the family can be regained, then there will be no question of clearing up the accounts.

But now the master looked indifferent and didn't want to listen to her at all.

Shi Anxia also ignored Aunt Wen, treating her as nothing, "Father, your new official has taken office, and mother said she would entertain your colleagues at a banquet."

Chengxuan liked hearing this and was visibly happy, "Seriously?"

Shi Anxia nodded, "But mother said that you are in a low-level position and it is not appropriate to hold a big event. Just invite the few scribes in charge of you to your home for a small gathering."

Shi Chengxuan looked confused, "Oh, didn't you invite those above?"

"Of course not. The Hanlin Academy is different from other places. Father, please don't invite people carelessly, otherwise you might offend them and make them unhappy." Shi Anxia saw that Shi Chengxuan's enthusiasm had suddenly faded, and said gently, "Mother will choose some appropriate gifts for them based on their preferences. You don't have to worry."

"Don't worry!" Shi Chengxuan was not ungrateful and said smoothly, "Madam, she has a good heart, so of course I don't worry."

Witnessing this scene of loving father and filial daughter, Aunt Wen recalled what Shi Chengxuan had said about Tang Shi before, "She doesn't like me, and I don't like her either! If my mother hadn't forced me to marry her, would I have ever married such a wooden person?"

Now, Tang doesn't even need to show her face, but she has become the "caring person" who worries about everything for the master.

Aunt Wen secretly hated it.

Shi Anxia watched coldly, but her voice was a little warmer and softer. "Actually, Mother's invitation to your colleagues wasn't entirely for you, Father. Mother also wanted Brother Yunqi to meet them and gain some experience."

Madam Shi suddenly understood, she patted the armrest of the chair and said excitedly, "Mr. Chu, you are so thoughtful!"

Only then did Shi Chengxuan realize that those people were all on the Jinshi list, and some were even ranked very high.

If his son could get guidance from these people, wouldn’t it be more effective with half the effort!

I couldn't help but admire my wife's foresight and vision, "Madam, she has a vision!"

At that time, the old lady re-examined the Tang mother and daughter. Seeing that her granddaughter was wholeheartedly giving advice to her father, it did not seem like she was faking it, nor did it look like she was colluding with the eldest wife.

This made me feel a little more relaxed, and I felt that the power of running the family should be given to the mother and daughter with Down syndrome.

After everyone dispersed, Mrs. Shi sent someone to call Mother Yan from Haitang Court to ask questions.

Madam Yan reported, "From what I can see, Madam has indeed softened her heart and is constantly concerned about the young master's condition. However, I've personally examined the young master and seen all those injuries! You haven't seen them; in some places, the bones are exposed. Even Doctor Shen said that this is not the way to beat a servant."

"This Wen Huiyi!" Mrs. Shi's heart twitched when she heard this, "Mother Li, go call her over!"

Aunt Wen who was outside the door was eavesdropping. She was startled when she heard this. She quickly gestured to Mother Chen who was guarding the door and ran away.

Mother Chen was forced to kneel in the snow for five hours that day, and her legs almost became useless.

If Miss An Xia had not later gone to the old lady to plead for her and let her kneel for the full time in Mingsong Hall, she would probably have lost her life.

For now, she would stay outside the door without saying a word, not wanting to say anything. Let them do whatever they want.

She could see that Aunt Wen and Mrs. Shi were nothing, and they showed no mercy to such an important and powerful servant like her. If I want to make her work hard again in the future, well, that won't happen.

When Aunt Li went to invite Aunt Wen, Yan's mother continued to report, with some joy in her tone, "There is good news, the old lady will be happy to hear it."

What the old lady was thinking was that Qi Ge'er had to get better soon and not miss the opportunity to make friends with those scholars.

It was so easy for Tang to plan for him, so he had to seize the opportunity.

Now, Mrs. Tang must be caring more because her brother saved her daughter. If it passes this period of heat, I'm afraid it will fade away.

Yan's mother came closer and whispered, "I heard that the poems and essays praised by Young Master Xing earlier were actually written by Young Master Qi."

"What?" Mrs. Shi suddenly became energetic, "Is this true?"

Madam Yan smiled brightly. "Everyone in Haitang Courtyard is saying this, and I can't tell whether it's true or not. But I think it was Young Master Qi who was afraid he wouldn't be able to become the legitimate son, so he took the initiative to tell Madam and Miss Anxia about it. Think about it, if Young Master Qi was more capable, Madam would have someone to rely on, so why would she have to take in such a young Young Master Shu and raise him as her own? What if he turned out to be a dissolute playboy... well, I'm just saying too much."

Realizing that she had said the wrong thing, she slapped herself lightly.

Mrs. Shi slapped the table and smiled happily, "That's right!"

She later remembered why she had so much faith in Brother Xing's ability to succeed. It was entirely because he had shown amazing talent at the age of eight. Even the master of Songshan Academy was full of praise and said that he would soon become famous in the capital.

As a result, before he could become famous in the capital, he learned that he was rejected by all the academies.

At this moment, I finally realized that the one with amazing talent and beauty turned out to be Brother Qi!

At this time, the old lady became even more eager to make Qi Ge'er the legitimate son.

Unexpectedly, Nanny Li came to report in a hurry, "Old madam, it's not good, Aunt Wen ran to Haitang Court to snatch the young master!"

Mrs. Shi's eyelids twitched heavily, and a burst of anger rushed towards Tianling Gai, "Let's go to Haitang Courtyard!"

Whoever destroys her plan to restore her destiny is her enemy!

It seems like Wen Huiyi needs to be dealt with!

When she arrived at Haitang Courtyard, she heard Aunt Wen wailing at the top of her lungs, "Son! My son! You are my only son! You can't abandon me, your biological mother, just because you want to be your legitimate son! Although I am just a lowly concubine, I am still your biological mother after all. You can't just abandon me..."