The old marquis was so happy that he couldn't speak for a moment and could only pinch his thigh hard.

The old lady was just busy chanting: "Thank you Wenchang Emperor for your blessing! Thank you Wenchang Emperor for your blessing——"

The others were also excited.

The second master looked at the third master with envy, his mouth still hanging open. He was so lucky! He married the girl from the Lan family and had such a promising son!

He stepped forward and patted the Third Master on the shoulder: "What's wrong? Are you happy and stupid?"

The Third Master came back to his senses and asked, "Did I hear correctly? Brother Yi won the third place?"

The second master nodded.

He also went to congratulate Fu Zhiyi who was standing beside him.

The third master was so happy that he turned around a few times and saw the eldest master coming forward to congratulate him.

He straightened his chest and said, "Brother, although I am not as good as you, my son is worse than your son! My son is the third place in the imperial examination, haha——"

The master almost lost the smile on his face.

The first and second wives also went to congratulate Lan.

Although Lan was also excited, she remained calm. She thanked the two men and said a few polite words.

The old marquis just came back to his senses from his extreme surprise, and immediately ordered people to set off firecrackers at the door, saying that someone would come with the good news soon, and they had to open the middle door to welcome him.

The old lady was not to be outdone and quickly announced that the servants in the house would receive two extra months' salary each month so that they could all share in the joy.

As soon as these words were spoken, the joy on the faces of the servants became even more intense.

Everyone came up to kowtow to Fu Zhiyi and congratulate him.

Everyone in the third room was very busy and in high spirits.

Fu Zhiming fell into the corner, watching all this with an extremely gloomy look in his eyes.

When Zhao accidentally turned around and saw it, she couldn't help but feel nervous and quickly turned her head away.

The front soon became lively as the person who brought the good news came again, and everyone rushed to the front.

Fu Zhiming and Fu Zhizhu fell behind.

Seeing Fu Zhiyi's high-spirited look, Fu Zhiming couldn't help but say, "Look at the fourth brother. He's so arrogant after just winning the third place. What will happen in the future? I'm afraid all of us brothers will have to depend on the fourth brother's mood from now on—"

The words were so sour that Fu Zhizhe couldn't bear to listen to them anymore.

He smiled and glanced at Fu Zhiming before saying, "You call Fourth Brother frivolous? I think he's already very steady and low-key! If it were me who won the third place, I'd have to tell my master that we should switch roles, with him being the son and me the father! I'm sure my master would agree!"

"Don't you think about it? Our ancestors of the Ningping Marquisate were born into military families. If we can produce a third place winner, our ancestors' graves will definitely be filled with joy! I'm afraid if our ancestors knew about this, they would celebrate for three days!"

"Besides, the fourth brother was able to pass the imperial examination and become the third place in the imperial examination. He's so amazing. What's the problem with him having to look after his face in the future? As long as he takes good care of me and supports me as a brother in the future, let alone looking after his face, I'd be willing to carry his shoes!"

After saying that, he gave Fu Zhiming a meaningful look and said, "Of course, Third Brother, I know you. You've always been aloof! You definitely can't bend down like that! Then I won't force you. Go and bend down to Big Brother! At worst, you can just not give face to anyone and let Grandfather split up the family business as soon as possible. Then you don't have to worry about anyone's face, right?"

After saying that, he smiled, quickened his pace, and caught up with Fu Zhijian in front.

The two of them started talking and laughing.

Fu Zhiming was filled with hatred. The second brother, who used to be a fence-sitter, had immediately sided with the fourth brother just because he saw that the fourth brother had won the third place. How dare he mock him like this!

He didn't want to follow him, but when he looked up, he was glared at by the master, and the anger he had just felt immediately vanished.

I followed him obediently.

The sound of firecrackers could be heard incessantly at the gate of Ningping Marquis' Mansion. When the neighbors heard the good news, they also sent firecrackers to set off as a token of congratulations.

Later, the old lady was overjoyed. She held Lan in one hand and Lu Zhenzhen in the other. She looked so pleasing to the eye.

At this moment, in the old lady's mind, everyone else took a back seat, and the only ones she loved the most were the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

While muttering about holding a grand banquet, he was also thinking that for such a happy event, he had to give his youngest grandson Fu Zhiyi some good things.

The first wife, Jin, felt jealous because the eldest wife had never enjoyed such a glorious life.

Now the third branch seems to be living a better and better life. As for the first branch, the title is still unclear, the eldest master has an ambiguous attitude, and her natal family only tells her to take it slowly and not to rush.

But Jin was very anxious. How could she not be anxious?

If this continues, the Ningping Marquis' Mansion will only know about the third wife Fu Zhiyi, but not the first wife Fu Zhijian.

Second wife Qin was quite open-minded.

Anyway, she knew what kind of person her son was and that he had no talent for studying.

Fortunately, he donated a small official position, and he himself is quite good at scheming. He will be able to climb up slowly in the future by accumulating experience step by step.

If Fu Zhiyi's career goes smoothly in the future, and he helps his son, his son's future may not be bad either.

After all, we are brothers of the same blood, so it must be easier for him to use than for outsiders, right?

Thinking of this, Qin looked at Lan and Lu Zhenzhen with extra eagerness.

Mrs. Hu is about to give birth. Although it is very busy today, she did not come out because she was afraid that someone might bump into her.

Sun's pregnancy was stable and her mentality was still calm.

Although she felt a little envious while sitting aside, she was mentally prepared and was not jealous.

She also thought that for such a big happy event, she should prepare some good things to congratulate the third wife.

Zhao's belly was not small, but perhaps because she worried too much after she became pregnant, she had severe morning sickness with this baby. She was already five or six months pregnant, but she had not gained weight but was thinner.

He wasn't as strong as before, and just sat there in a daze.

The women in the family each had their own thoughts, but they seemed quite harmonious.

The old lady was just about to instruct the eldest wife to make two more sets of clothes and two more sets of jewelry for the women in the mansion.

Then they saw the maid from Hu's courtyard rushing into Ruixuan Hall, "Old lady, Madam, our eldest grandmother is about to give birth——"

"What?" Everyone stood up again in shock.

What's so good about today being such a good day? The thing in Mrs. Hu's belly can't wait to come out?

Fortunately, this was not the first time Mrs. Hu gave birth, so the old lady and the first wife quickly calmed down.

The old lady asked the eldest wife to go to Hu's yard to look after it first, and left Hu's maid behind to question her.

The eldest wife hurried everyone to Hu's yard.

The maid who stayed behind then explained that Mrs. Hu was fine when she woke up in the morning and was quite happy until she heard that Fu Zhiyi had won the third place in the imperial examination.

I don't know where this old woman came from, gossiping about how the Fourth Master had already become the third place in the imperial examination, and if the eldest lady's baby wasn't a boy, then everything in the first house would probably go to someone else.

Mrs. Hu was so angry that she ordered the old woman to be arrested and interrogated on the spot.

But I had a miscarriage and started the pregnancy.

Fortunately, the maidservant beside Mrs. Hu was very reliable. She had calculated the date and prepared a midwife long ago, and she lived in the mansion all the time.

He called the person over directly and asked him to invite Doctor Zhong to come and take charge outside.

Then he sent a maid to the front to report the news.

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