She married a dying prince and she won three babies.

"Greetings, great aunt." The doorman immediately stepped forward to greet Yu Yuanzheng as soon as he saw that it was Yu Yuanzheng who got off the carriage.

"Uncle Zhao, what happened?" The doorman was none other than Zhao Changsheng, the dowry that the Second Madam brought from her parents' home, and the husband of Nanny He in the Second Madam's courtyard.

"Nothing." Uncle Zhao hesitated and didn't know what to say.

Seeing his hesitation, Yu Yuanzheng knew that he was too embarrassed to say it.

Take two steps at a time and go in.

This house is called a three-story building, but it's not actually that big. However, it's enough for the second family.

After passing through the outer courtyard and entering the main courtyard, I saw my mother standing at the door of the main hall, about to punish a maid.

"Second Madam, I was wrong. I will never do it again. Please forgive me this time. I will do my job honestly in the future and never have any inappropriate thoughts again."

A maid was kneeling on the ground and begging.

"Hit me." Zhao Yuejiao didn't want to say more and gave the order directly.

Nanny He stepped forward and ordered the two maids to press the man down on the bench and started beating him with a stick.

Yu Yuanzheng had never seen her mother so angry.

The board made a "snapping" sound.

She did not rush forward, but waited until the thirty boards were beaten before she emerged from behind the pillar.

"Zheng'er? Why are you coming back at this time?" Zhao Yuejiao immediately put on a smile when she saw her daughter coming back.

"Mom, I came back when I missed you." Yu Yuanzheng walked over and helped Zhao Yuejiao into the hall and sat down.

"Mom, what happened?" Yu Yuanzheng glanced at the maid who was still lying on the stool and had fainted.

Of course she knew that maid, she was the head maid who served her mother.

He is also a servant of the Bo family.

The maid who came with the dowry is already old and married.

Those who serve Zhao Yuejiao now are all the sons born in the Bo's Mansion who were later chosen.

"Ah, with this division of the family, she's really got herself into trouble. She actually dared to seduce your father and wanted to be his concubine."

"What?" Yu Yuanzheng didn't expect this to be the reason. No wonder her mother was so angry.

"Before, in the Bo Mansion, she still had the hope of becoming the housekeeper's wife, and she could control her ambition. But with the division of the family, we are only eighteen slaves. She feels that there is no way out, so she set her sights on your father."

Zhao Yuejiao spoke out this terrible thing angrily.

"Then just sell it directly." Yu Yuanzheng hated this kind of woman the most.

"Well, considering that she has served me, I'll beat her up and send her back to the uncle's house to be taken care of by her parents. I guess your aunt won't let her go either." Zhao Yuejiao didn't want to be too drastic.

After all, their second branch had just separated, and they only had so many servants. If she went too far, what would the other servants think? If she showed a little mercy, the remaining servants would be more loyal.

"When you manage your servants in the future, you must also pay attention to the balance between relaxation and tension. Only then will they be more loyal to you, instead of being overly tough." Zhao Yuejiao took the opportunity to teach her daughter.

In the past, in the Earl's Mansion, she was not the mistress of the house, and she made a living under the old Earl's wife and the Earl's wife. Most of the time, she restrained herself just to make life easier for the second wife.

Now that the family has been divided, she is the mistress of the household, and naturally the way she does things is different from before.

"My daughter has learned a lesson." Yu Yuanzheng didn't expect that her mother would change after the separation of the family.

As expected of a businessman, he knows how to manage.

She managed her six dowry shops in an orderly manner, and each of them made a profit. Although it was not much, it was also a skill.

"Where's Dad?" Mom was so angry but Dad didn't show up.

"He and your brother are both studying in the study, and your sister went to play at the neighbor's house. There just happened to be a girl next door who was the same age as her, and they got along very well."

"Then I'll go talk to Dad first. I want to eat at home at noon." Yu Yuanzheng got down to business first.

"Okay, I'll ask the kitchen to make you your favorite puff pastry."

Yu Yuanzheng came to the outer courtyard study and shouted loudly before entering the door: "Dad, big brother, I'm back."

The father and son, who were reading seriously, immediately put down their books and opened the door when they heard Yu Yuanzheng's voice.

"Big sister is back." Yu Qingsheng was very happy when he saw his big sister.

He had been very comfortable during these ten days, because his family had left the eldest house and he did not have to look at anyone's face.

When he was in the uncle's house, he had to pay his respects to the old lady every day, and every time he was met with a cold face. Even the servants in the old lady's courtyard would give him a cold look.

He had long since had enough of this kind of life. Now that he was finally free of it, it was all thanks to his eldest sister.

Now, his elder sister is a hero in his heart.

Yu Yuanzheng patted her brother's shoulder. The fourteen-year-old boy was already much taller than the sixteen-year-old girl.

The three of them went into the house and sat down.

"Dad, is there a provincial examination this autumn?" Yu Yuanzheng asked directly.

"Yes, Dad wants to sign up and try, and your brother also wants to take the college entrance examination, so recently we father and son dare not delay at all. We review our lessons at home every day and try our best to pass." Yu Yunzhi said this, but he did not show any joy on his face.

He hasn't read so seriously for a long time.

Over the years, although he read books and studied, he did not study systematically because he knew he would not have the opportunity to take the scientific examination.

"Dad, how did you perform when you took the exam?"

Hearing this question, Yu Yunzhi fell into memories.

That was more than ten years ago.

He was only sixteen years old at that time, but he passed the examination for the scholar. The teacher praised him as a good seedling and said that if he continued to study, it would be no problem for him to pass the examination for the Jinshi.

Unfortunately, his stepmother refused to let him continue taking the exam and arranged for him to do other things early on.

Because of this, his father had a quarrel with his stepmother, but failed to win an opportunity for him.

Later, he finally found out that his stepmother was threatening him with death. If he continued to study, she would die with her eldest son.

This shows how much she hated her biological mother at the time.

For the sake of family harmony, he gave up.

From then on, I became my brother's assistant, taking care of the household chores.

But he loves books, and he will buy his favorite books as long as he has some money.

Yu Yuanzheng looked at her father's unreal expression and knew that he was recalling the sad past.

It took a long time for Yu Yunzhi to come out of his memories, but his eyes were already red and his nose was sore.

"At that time, Dad got the first place in the exam." The sour voice made people feel extremely melancholy.

"Dad, I'm here today to bring you good news." In order to relieve the depressed mood, Yu Yuanzheng didn't beat around the bush and directly stated his purpose.

"Oh? What good news?" Yu Yunzhi was surprised.

"Mr. Jin, the former Grand Secretary of the Hanlin Academy, is willing to test your and your brother's knowledge. If you can pass his test, he is willing to accept you as his students." Yu Yuanzheng said with a smile.

"What did you say?" Yu Yunzhi couldn't believe it. With his identity and situation, he was not worthy of Mr. Jin's approval.

Master Jin also accepted students from poor families, but they were also the best students from all over the country. At the same time, they would not be involved in family conflicts.

If he were to be accepted, it would mean that he would be vying with the current Earl of Yong'an. The affairs of his family were known to every upper-class family in Beijing.

But no one would care about the future of a bastard.

Every family is suppressing illegitimate sons, openly or covertly. For the sake of the family, which father would not turn a blind eye?

Yu Yuanzheng nodded in affirmation.

"But Mr. Jin is seriously ill. I heard it's a cough caused by fatigue. This disease is contagious." Yu Yunzhi thought of another thing and suppressed his excitement.

Many people knew about this. He had heard his eldest brother mention it before the family split up.