The Marquise: I Earn My Own Worship

When everyone heard this, they put down their chopsticks and looked at Song Shengfu.

Duan Jingzong and Lu knew what was going on, but the others were all confused.

Song Shengfu looked at Duan Jing'an lovingly and said to everyone, "The imperial examination is coming soon. I think the day after tomorrow, Jingzhe, is a good day. When the ancestral hall is opened, I will register Jing'an in my name."

Duan Jing'an was stunned. He never expected his mother to suddenly bring up this matter.

And what had he heard? His mother was going to register him under her name?!

Aunt Wang's face was filled with surprise and excitement. An Ge'er would be the legitimate son in the future. The old lady was truly kind and benevolent. So Aunt Wang stood up and knelt down, expressing her gratitude. Song Shengfu quickly had someone help her up.

Only then did Duan Jing'an react, his tone unable to conceal his excitement: "Mom, I..."

Song Shengfu waved her hand. "No need to say more. Aunt Wang, you too, stop kneeling down so often. We're all family, so why bother thanking each other so much? I've already planned this for Jing'an, and I should have noted it down earlier, but he was busy studying, and I was worried it would affect his studies and discourage him from making progress, so I'm a little late."

"Jing'an is now of age, and it's time for marriage. If you do well in the examination, it won't be too late to look for someone later. What do you think, Aunt Wang?"

Aunt Wang had no objection. The old lady said that she was a family member. Regardless of whether she was sincere or not, she said it in front of the whole family and asked about Jing'an's marriage. It was already giving her great respect. She kept saying that the old lady had the final say.

Duan Jing'an was deeply touched that his mother cared so much about him.

When he heard about his marriage later, the young man had never heard his elders talk about this before, so his face immediately turned red. Kang Ge'er next to him was surprised to see that his expression changed so quickly.

Duan Jing'an stood up and bowed, looking very serious.

"My son hasn't neglected his studies during his time in Shu. My third brother-in-law is very knowledgeable, and I've benefited greatly from him. With just over ten days left before the college entrance exam, I will definitely give it my all and live up to my family's expectations."

Duan Jingzong smiled and asked him to sit down. Song Shengfu also smiled and said, "Just do your best. Don't put too much pressure on yourself. Everyone, hurry up and eat. The food will be cold soon."

After dinner, Kang Ge'er took Shen Shiwei out to play. It was easiest for two children with a small age gap to play together. Xuan Ge'er followed behind them.

In the room, Mama Lu, Yu Zhong and Su Dong were paying their respects to Song Shengfu. After Mama Lu and Su Dong briefly told her about the things happening in Shu, Song Shengfu turned her gaze to Yu Zhong.

Seeing this, Yu Zhong stepped forward and bowed, then said, "Old Madam, I was originally your maidservant during your marriage, but when she was dying, she asked me to follow the young lady."

Song Shengfu went through her original body's memories and vaguely remembered that there was a maid named Yu Zhong.

"I still remember you, but you are about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, are you engaged?"

"I was originally married to a steward in Shu, but he was a different person in public and behind the scenes, often beating and scolding me for pleasure. I couldn't stand it anymore, so I went to the mistress to arrange a divorce. Later, I combed my own hair and stayed by her side as an aunt. Who would have thought... that I would end up by the young lady's side."

Oh, it turns out that she met a domestic violence man. It’s such a pity that such a gentle woman was tortured by that gang of guys.

Song Shengfu asked her to sit on the embroidery stool next to her and asked about the situation in Shu.

"I remember Wen'er had three maids who came with her as a dowry, some named Yuyao. Where are they now?"

"Yuyao and her other two sisters are now married to the steward of the outer courtyard, and the other two are married to the heads of the outer court. Now the three of them are jointly managing the dowry of the lady, so they did not come to the capital with her."

This should be the case. Wen'er's dowry is kept in Shu, where it is watched by the people who lived there before. At least it won't be secretly taken away by others.

After Song Shengfu had found out almost everything, she let them go and went into the inner room to take a nap. She was old and tended to sleep a lot.

The Waking of Insects arrived quickly. It was raining in the morning, but it cleared up soon. On that day, Duan Jingzong personally opened the ancestral hall and sent Duan Jing'an to Song Shengfu's name. From then on, Duan Jing'an was the legitimate son of the Earl of Duan's Mansion. If the family was divided in the future, in addition to the seven shares that Duan Jingzong got, he would also have a share of the three shares of the family property and Song Shengfu's dowry.

This is nothing to Song Shengfu, Duan Jingzong and the Lu family, but it is different to outsiders.

Song Shengfu ordered people to announce this matter to the public in preparation for finding a good marriage for Duan Jing'an in the future.

There are many children of marriageable age in the capital, and everyone is looking for a good-looking man of the right age.

Seeing that Duan Bo's Mansion had already registered the fourth son of the Duan family under the name of the legitimate mother, some families who had originally disliked Duan Jing'an began to make moves again. After all, there is a huge difference between the status of a legitimate son and a bastard's son.

What are you talking about? He wasn't born by his legitimate mother. The Duan family only had two sons, so whether they were related or not was no big deal. The Fourth Master Duan had everything he was supposed to have, and that was enough.

So some families were worried, but the third aunt of Duan Bo's family had passed away, and the family was in mourning. Although they were relatives of the in-laws, they still had to mourn for half a year and were not allowed to hold any weddings within a year.

Therefore, there is no need to rush, because the test will be held soon, and Duan Silang will also take the test, so let's see if he gets a ranking.

In the blink of an eye, the day of the imperial examination on March 18th arrived quickly. Duan Jing'an had been studying hard these days. He took a leave from the academy and concentrated on studying hard at home.

Duan Jing'an was extremely nervous at first, but after entering the examination room, he unexpectedly calmed down.

Three days had passed, and Duan Jing'an was carried out weakly. These three days were a torture for the students in the examination room. Now that they had finished the exam and returned home, everyone was silently waiting for the final results.

Song Shengfu looked at the fourth brother who was carried back, and forgot that she had only cared about the eldest brother and the others. Now it seemed that the fourth brother was not in good health either.

The fourth child is still in good health, and Tai Chi is not very effective. He needs to hire a martial arts master. He doesn't want to learn anything, just exercise.

As he spoke, he put it on the agenda. While waiting for the results, Duan Jing'an was not as nervous as other students, because he really had no time to think about these things. He spent the whole day learning martial arts with a master named Huang hired by Song Shengfu.

Every day I was so tired that I would lie down in the yard and had no time to care about my test results.

At this time, a scholar in the capital city was wearing clothes that were washed white. He looked pale and weak all over. The person taking care of him was his classmate Dong Juren.

"You shouldn't have left the competition this year. You had a serious illness at the beginning of the year and haven't fully recovered yet. Now you're well, but you were carried out halfway. I think you shouldn't wait for the results. Find a convoy back to Nanyang and you can go with us."

Lying on the bed was a thin, handsome man with a pale face and a blush. He looked lonely and stubborn.

"I won't go back. I can find a bookstore in Beijing to copy books. If I go back, how can that person let me go?"

Mr. Dong naturally knew who the person in front of him was talking about, and sighed helplessly. Cheng Xi had a really bad life. He lost his parents when he was young, but at least he had an uncle who raised him. Fortunately, the uncle was a good person and had some small assets at home. Seeing that Cheng Xi was smart, he supported him to study.

He was doing well but he never expected that after he passed the college examination, the magistrate's son became jealous when he saw that Cheng Xi passed while he failed. Last winter, he pushed Cheng Xi into the icy lake in the academy.

Poor Cheng Xi was only breathing his last when he was rescued. The magistrate, seeing that his son had nearly caused a death, beat him so severely that he could not get out of bed.

Later, he gave Cheng Xi's uncle some money and sent him away. Seeing that the son was the magistrate's son and that the magistrate had someone protecting him, Cheng Xi's uncle could not afford to offend him and had to swallow his anger and let the matter go.