The journey of the only child of a peasant family to take the imperial examination

After the burial, the house suddenly became quiet.

Apart from a few relatives like Daya and Erya who come over from time to time, there are basically no outsiders visiting.

Although there are still many people who secretly want to curry favor with Zhang Pingan, everyone knows what's going on and won't come to cause trouble at this time.

They are having a funeral right now, and the 49th day hasn't even passed yet. It would be disgusting to talk about those trivial things. Don't flatter the horse's leg, otherwise it would be counterproductive!

Others are fine and can wait.

Fang Ziqi couldn't wait. He had taken leave from Ci County on purpose. He had already wasted quite a bit of time and had a lot of official business to deal with. He really couldn't delay any longer.

Although he flattered and tried to please the emperor in every way after returning to Lin'an, and was busy with the funeral, now neither his father-in-law, mother-in-law, nor his brother-in-law gave him a good face, and acted as if he didn't exist.

It really made him uneasy.

He knew that he was able to achieve what he had today thanks to his brother-in-law, but his brother-in-law had been in the north for five years and had not returned, and his life or death was uncertain, so he gradually relaxed his mind.

Who knew he could be promoted so quickly!

At this moment, Fang Ziqi was almost regretting it to death!

He wanted to please Wu Ya. As long as Wu Ya gave in, things would be easy. A couple can fight at the head of the bed and make up at the foot of the bed!

Unfortunately, Wu Ya is not as easy to control as before.

"I thought you would never come to me for help in your life. What's the matter? Seeing that my younger brother has been promoted, you are not willing to accept it and want to come over to take advantage of him? Humph, I tell you, there is no such beautiful thing in the world. Don't think that I don't know what you are thinking. Although I haven't studied seriously, I am not stupid," Wu Ya snorted coldly.

I felt a sense of satisfaction at having avenged my great hatred, but at the same time, I felt sad for myself. Most of my life had passed, but in the end, I had gained nothing and was still confused until today.

We are all sisters from the same mother, the eldest sister, the second sister, the sixth sister, who among them doesn't live a hundred times better than me?!

After saying this, Wu Ya fell into self-pity and felt a little discouraged for a moment.

Fang Ziqi had been a minor official for several years and had gained some power. In addition, he was a scholar himself, so he was considered a scholar and had a decent family background.

Therefore, although he is nearly thirty years old, he still has a good demeanor. When he walks outside, he can charm many young girls.

Therefore, Fang Ziqi still had some confidence in himself. He lowered his posture and said, "Wu Ya, I know that I have neglected you in the past few years. It's my fault, but I also have my own difficulties. When we just got married, you said that you had a lover before. Doesn't this make me feel like I'm being cuckolded? Because of this, there are misunderstandings and rifts between us.

Of course, after being married for these years, I know that you are innocent, but you also have to understand me. Now we are an old couple, so we don’t talk about those trivial things in the past.

As the saying goes, a husband's honor is his wife's; a couple's prosperity is shared by all, and their loss is shared by all. Just like my brother-in-law's Qian family, if my brother-in-law hadn't been conferred a second-rank official title, how could Qian have been posthumously conferred a second-rank lady and had such a grand funeral? "

Having said that, Fang Ziqi paused, looked at Wu Ya, and tried to guess the expression on her face.

Seeing that Wu Ya didn't refute him, he continued, "Don't worry, as long as you can help me put in a good word this time and ask my brother-in-law and my father-in-law and mother-in-law not to take our affairs to heart, I will listen to you in everything from now on.

Didn't you always want to manage the accounts? This time, you're coming back to Ci County with me. From now on, all the accounts at the mansion will be yours alone. You can spend the money however you want, I won't say a word. And as for Lan, if you don't like her, if that's not possible, just send her to live on the farm for a while.

And as for the children, you haven't been in good health since your miscarriage, and you haven't gotten pregnant yet. If you want to have a child, go ahead and have one. If you don't want to, don't worry. The children born to the Lan family can all be registered under your name, so you don't have to worry about them being unfilial to you in the future!"

Seeing Wu Ya's expression becoming increasingly cold, Fang Ziqi could not continue.

"Are you done?" Wu Ya said coldly with an expressionless face.

"You can tell me what you think. Husband and wife should be honest with each other," Fang Ziqi said with a warm smile.

Trying hard to maintain surface calm.

Even though he hated it in his heart.

Now he doesn't know whether his vision was too good or too bad, which led to the current situation where he is in such a difficult situation.

Wu Ya took a deep breath and laughed in anger, "At first, what you said sounded like a normal person, and I was actually soft-hearted. Although I had thought about divorce before, my parents are old, and my younger brother just lost his wife, and I don't want to worry them.

But listen to what you said later. Do you always think you are so smart that you can manipulate me all day long? Haha, I am afraid you will be disappointed. I am no longer the same person as before!

I don't even bother to acknowledge your concubines' children as my own. They're not my own, so I can never raise them well. It's just pitiful that the Lan family, having met someone like you, thinks they've found a treasure. They show off in front of me all day long in a sarcastic way. Bah! "

At this point, Wu Ya was still not satisfied, as if she wanted to vent all the suppressed pain for so many years. She continued with a sneer, "You still say you've forgiven me? You say I cheated on you? Where's your backbone? You used to be so noble, but you pretended to be so hypocritical in front of outsiders, and then you ignored me when you got home. I was also stupid. It took me all these years to figure it out.

Aren't you just taking advantage of the fact that I don't have children and thinking I won't do anything? You think no one wants me? I'm telling you today, I want a divorce! Even if I have to become a nun in a temple after the divorce, I'm not afraid. Ha, after all, what's the difference between my current life and that of a nun?!

Looking at the woman in front of him whose every word was as sharp as a knife, Fang Ziqi felt really unfamiliar.

He endured it again and again, still wanting to ease the situation, and forced a smile, saying, "Don't be angry. You said it yourself, you are not young anymore, you don't have children, and you won't be able to have children in the future. Are you really going to live in a nunnery for the rest of your life? Judging from the current situation, your father-in-law, mother-in-law and brother-in-law will definitely move to the capital to settle down. Your uncle, third uncle and eldest sister's family will also most likely follow them. By then, only your second sister's family and you will be left in Lin'an. Who will take care of you? It would be better for you to be the wife of the county magistrate!"

By the end, there was a hint of threat in his words.

"Hmph, I'm now glad that I don't have children, otherwise I would be entangled with someone like you until death, hypocrite!" Wu Ya snorted coldly.

A courage I had never felt before rose in my heart.

"You know, my little brother is currently in the emperor's favor and is a high-ranking official of the second rank. I don't know how much better he is than you. If you know your place, we can part ways amicably. Otherwise, I will see you in court. I am not afraid of you!"