The general kneels on the washboard again

After all, it was a royal secret and also involved a matter of face, so the matter between the prince and Xu Tianke was not widely publicized.

Xu Tianke just suddenly lost his status as an imperial merchant.

After the prince was placed under house arrest, the situation in the court changed dramatically.

The third prince Ling Xun began to emerge, while Ling Ze kept a low profile.

Ling Xun's family became the most powerful and their ambitions gradually expanded.

After Fu Yuanniang's death, Fu Shiqing made a decision that shocked the capital. He arranged for Fu Jinniang to marry Ling Xun as his successor, with a grand ceremony. The grand ceremony represented half of his fortune, just to allow him to marry his third daughter, Fu Jinniang, and continue the Fu family's glory.

After Fu Jinniang married into the Third Prince's mansion as she wished, she quickly gained a foothold in the mansion with the financial resources of her family and her own scheming.

Everything was fine, but she set her sights on Yue Niang.

Yue Niang and Jiang Yunxiao have always been a loving couple and respect each other.

Fu Jinniang has always blamed Yue Niang for everything that happened to Tian and Fu Yuanniang. Now that she is in power, how could she let Yue Niang go?

This day, the sun is shining and the breeze is blowing.

Yue Niang was drinking tea and chatting with Jiang Yunxiao in the mansion, enjoying the rare quiet time.

"Madam, someone has been sent from the Third Prince's Mansion." The housekeeper hurried over to report.

Yue Niang and Jiang Yunxiao looked at each other, and a hint of doubt arose in their hearts.

"Please come in." Jiang Yunxiao said.

Soon, a gorgeously dressed nanny came in with several maids, followed by a delicate woman.

"General, Madam, I'm here on the orders of the Third Prince's wife to give you and Madam a reward." The nanny had a fake smile on her face.

Yue Niang stood up and bowed, saying, "Thank you very much, Third Prince's wife, for your kindness. I wonder what this reward is?"

The nanny stepped aside and pointed at the woman behind her and said, "This is a beauty carefully selected by the Third Prince's wife. She was specially given to Lord Jiang as a concubine to increase his blessings."

Yue Niang's face suddenly changed, and Jiang Yunxiao also frowned.

"This...how can I do this? I swore in front of my ancestors that I would never take a concubine." Jiang Yunxiao quickly refused.

The nanny's face darkened: "Master Jiang, this is a reward from the Third Prince's wife. If you don't accept it, you will be giving her no respect."

Yue Niang knew very well that she could not easily refuse this matter, otherwise it would bring disaster to her family.

She suppressed her anger and grievance, forced a smile and said, "Since it is a reward from the Third Prince's wife, then we will accept it."

The nanny nodded with satisfaction: "Mrs. Jiang is indeed sensible."

After saying that, he took his men away.

The new concubine stood aside timidly, at a loss as to what to do.

"Husband, what should we do?" Yue Niang's eyes were red.

Jiang Yunxiao held Yue Niang's hand and comforted her, "Don't worry, Madam. I will never let her affect our relationship."

Yue Niang asked, "What's your name? Who else is home with you?"

The concubine said softly, "My name is Yan Shiyu, and my father is Cheng Fenglang."

Chengfenglang? Fu Jinniang is really a villain who has achieved success. Is this Yin Yang's own origin? But isn't she also from this background?

Yue Niang looked at Yan Shiyu, feeling mixed emotions. "Then let's move to the West Garden first. Dong Zhu, give Xiao Ling'er's Qiu Luo to her."

Yan Shiyu came in a hurry and only brought one package.

Xiao Ling'er came in skipping and jumping: "Xiao Ling'er meets sister."

Qiu Luo also followed behind her.

Xiao Ling'er has been living in Yue Niang's yard these days and is being kept very soft and sweet.

Yue Niang said to Qiu Luo, "From now on, you should go and serve Miss Yan."

Xiao Ling'er looked at Yan Shiyu and said innocently, "You are a vixen, a vixen."

Tears seemed to be falling from Yan Shiyu's eyes, and she sobbed.

Yue Niang quickly dismissed them: "Alright, Qiuluo, take her over. There's no need to come and pay respects if there's nothing else to do."

The concubine Cha Yue Niang didn't drink it.

That night, Jiang Yunxiao did not go to Xiyuan.

Not long after Fu Jinniang gave the reward, rumors spread in the mansion that the concubine was favored, which made Yue Niang very troubled.

"Miss, those rumors outside are really too much. The general rests in your yard every day. You can't believe them." Dong Zhu said indignantly.

Yue Niang sighed: "Of course I believe in my husband, but in this situation, I'm afraid this is what she wants."

At the same time, the concubine became restless and often flirted with Jiang Yunxiao.

Jiang Yunxiao tried to avoid her, but this concubine became more and more presumptuous.

In the blink of an eye, it was deep winter, and there were more things to do in Jiang Yunxiao's camp.

That day, Yue Niang was taking a walk in the garden.

Yan Shiyu deliberately walked over and bumped into Yue Niang.

"Shiyu meets Madam. Now I am considered a member of this mansion. You have to take good care of me." Yan Shiyu said.

Yue Niang looked at her coldly: "How have I treated you badly?"

Yan Shiyu's expression remained unchanged: "Madam, please don't be angry. I am just a poor person who was sent to this mansion. I have no choice."

"You are at least the legitimate daughter of a successor, so you shouldn't be a concubine of a high-ranking family, right?"

Sadness crept onto Yan Shiyu's brow. "What's the use of having a legitimate daughter? I have plenty of brothers and sisters at home. If I were to trade my future for theirs, my parents would be perfectly happy."

Yue Niang knew in her heart that Fu Jinniang was behind all this.

"If you behave yourself in the future, you will be able to have a meal at the Marquis' Mansion."

After this incident, Yan Shiyu calmed down.

The concubine's matter was finally settled, and Jiang Yunxiao and Yue Niang's life gradually returned to normal. However, at this time, Jiang Yunxiao's spring examination arrived as scheduled, and the entire Jiang family was immersed in tension and anticipation.

Jiang Yunxiao studied hard day and night, preparing to show his talent in the spring examination.

Yue Niang was also busy with the Shuijingtai business, and at the same time silently prayed for Jiang Yunxiao.

The day of the Spring Examination finally arrived, and Jiang Yunxiao stepped into the examination room with full confidence.

At the same time, Han Mo also went to the examination room with a nervous mood.

He was holding back a lot of energy, and all the years of endurance and hard work were just for this one chance to prove himself.

On the day the results were announced, the capital was in an uproar.

Jiang Yunxiao became the top scorer in the imperial examination. When the good news came, the whole Jiang family was overjoyed.

What was unexpected for the people of Kyoto was that Han Mo, the accountant of Shuijingtai, actually won the second place.

When Jiang Yunsheng heard the news, he felt like he was struck by lightning and his face turned pale instantly.

Over the years, he has kept the secret deep in his heart that he and Han Mo exchanged their papers and thus passed the imperial examination, and has been trying every means to suppress Han Mo and prevent him from taking the imperial examination.

But now, Han Mo had secretly passed the exam and ranked second right under his nose, which made him shocked and scared.

"How is this possible? How can he take the exam?" Jiang Yunsheng paced back and forth in the room, with beads of sweat on his forehead.

Zhao said from the side: "Husband, what should we do now? What if what happened back then is exposed..."

Jiang Yunsheng glared at her and said, "Shut up! It's all because of you, a woman who talks too much."

Zhao lowered her head in grievance, not daring to say anything more. She had never said anything before. She only found out about this matter today, otherwise the Zhao family would not have chosen him as their son-in-law.

When Yue Niang learned that Han Mo had won the second place in the imperial examination, she sneered in her heart.

She had long known about Jiang Yunsheng's evil deeds and expected that he would not have a good end.

In order to prevent Zhao from being implicated, Yue Niang decided to make Jiang Yunsheng divorce Zhao.

Yue Niang specially invited Zhao to visit her house.

"Sister-in-law, are you living well in the second house?" Yue Niang asked with concern.

Zhao sighed, "Sister-in-law, you already know how I'm doing. My mother-in-law and husband are both very short-tempered. They always beat and scold me. I live in fear every day."

Yue Niang gently held Zhao's hand and said, "I heard that Jiang Yunsheng has had another woman recently. I'm afraid it will be bad for you."

Zhao was startled. She had known for a long time that Jiang Yunsheng had someone outside. It was no secret. "What do you mean, sister-in-law?"

A sly glint flashed in Yue Niang's eyes: "I think that woman also wants to get the upper hand! And you have been childless for all these years. If she gets pregnant, she can use this opportunity to force Jiang Yunsheng to divorce you..."

Zhao hesitated: "Divorce me? A divorced woman..."

Yue Niang knew that even if she didn't die, her family would force her to die.

Yue Niang advised, "Sister-in-law, Jiang Yunsheng is not a gentleman. You have been sleeping together for so many years. It shouldn't be difficult for you to get something on him. You have to think about your future. The situation in the second house is about to change."

After Yue Niang's persuasion, Zhao was moved.

After returning to the second house, Zhao began to pay attention to Jiang Yunsheng's every move.

Finally, Jiang Yunsheng went home to talk to him about divorce. At the same time, she also found evidence of Jiang Yunsheng's corruption and bribery.

"Zhao Yihuan, you and I have been married for several years, but you have no children. There are three types of unfilial behavior, and having no descendants is the worst. I am going to divorce you and marry someone else."

Zhao directly took out the evidence and said, "I have copied something here. Please read it and then tell me."