Cui Jie's words were resounding and unquestionable.
When she was chatting with Li Qinzai last night, she had a glimmer of hope. She felt that if her two cousins were really talented in arithmetic, it would not be difficult for her husband to accommodate them. , the husband is not guilty either.
However, after today's face-to-face assessment, Cui Jie was completely heartbroken.
Only then did she realize that the two clan members her father Cui Linqian had sent over had no ability to obtain official positions. He was purely seeking official positions for the clan members.
Although today's aristocratic families are frequently suppressed by the emperor, their power is still there, and the relationship between the aristocratic families and the royal family is very subtle. They are not purely hostile, nor are they purely taking advantage of each other.
In the peaceful years, the royal family and the aristocratic family had a relationship where they shared weal and woe, and both prospered and prospered. However, private intrigues and intrigues were inevitable.
If the world is in chaos and the royal family is in decline, then the aristocratic family will not be polite. The country, the country, the country, and the capable people live in it, and no one will be foolish enough to protect the royal family with loyalty and courage.
At the end of the Sui Dynasty, civil unrest broke out all over the country and rebels spread all over the world. Were the families at that time polite to Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty? Had he not joined forces with Li Yuan, it only took more than a year to completely overthrow the Sui Dynasty.
Until now, the relationship between the royal family and the aristocratic families is still very delicate. The scientific research carried out by the emperor after he ascended the throne has become a factor of hostility between the royal family and the aristocratic families.
Under such prerequisites, Cui Linqian insisted on giving Li Qinzai two titles, obviously in order to allow the Cui family of Qingzhou to place two more chess pieces in the court and install an extra force.
Cui Jie was full of dissatisfaction.
Why does my husband get involved in the overt and covert fight between the royal family and the aristocratic family?
If you even take advantage of your son-in-law, do you have any humanity left?
"Let's go back with me." Cui Jie put away the test papers and walked out.
All the students hurriedly bowed to see each other off, and Cui Ling and Cui Rui followed their cousin anxiously.
Pregnant women tend to have more violent tempers than usual. Today, Cui Jie's father used favors to force her husband to do something he didn't want to do. Cui Jie was already very angry. She didn't care about blood relations.
Leading her two cousins back to the courtyard from the school, Cui Jie walked into the backyard with the support of two old women and pushed open Cui Linqian's door. When she entered, she was about to get angry when she suddenly found Li Qinzai and Cui Linqian sitting opposite each other. , Weng and son-in-law were chatting in a harmonious atmosphere.
Seeing Cui Jie come in, Cui Linqian's smile suddenly dimmed.
"Did you forget about tutoring when you got married? Did you knock on the door?"
Cui Jie pursed her lips and looked at Li Qinzai a little aggrievedly.
Li Qinzai answered with a smile: "Of course the person you marry is a member of my Li family. In our Li family, Jie'er has no taboos. She is the master of the family. No matter which room the master enters, he does not need to knock on the door."
Cui Jie looked at Li Qinzai with a moved and sweet smile.
Cui Linqian was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said: "My dear son-in-law, even though she is my daughter, you can't be too pampering. The rules in the family must be established. The daughter of my Cui family has been raised in etiquette since elementary school and cannot be married off." When you get married, you become rude and rude, making people laugh."
"It doesn't matter if Jie'er sets the house on fire. My woman can do whatever she likes. If anyone dares to laugh, I'll kill him." Li Qinzai said with an unchanged smile.
Cui Linqian was stunned, and then he remembered that this virtuous son-in-law in front of him was not a good person. His deeds had become famous all over the world in recent years. Although he did not hold a position in the court, no one in the court dared to mess with him.
Cui Jie unconsciously took Li Qinzai's arm and sat side by side with him. She pouted and said, "Dad, Cui Ling and Cui Rui are really not suitable for each other..."
Before she finished speaking, Li Qinzai suddenly interrupted her and said with a smile: "Jie'er, I just made an agreement with my father-in-law. During the scientific examination, I will be accommodating to your two cousins. They are nothing more than two merits. , it’s just a matter of a finger’s work.”
Cui Linqian stroked his beard and smiled happily.
Cui Jie was shocked and said: "Husband, you... have you thought twice?"
Li Qinzai nodded: "Of course my family must help my family. Otherwise, if my father-in-law betroths you to me, wouldn't it be a huge loss? I'm asking my father-in-law to marry my beautiful daughter to me. I can't let my father-in-law down, right?"
Cui Linqian became more and more pleased, stroking his beard and laughing: "A good son-in-law is really very thorough in his conduct. With the qualifications of a good son-in-law, it will be no problem to be named a marquis and become a prime minister in the future."
Li Qinzai said humbly: "My father-in-law, my son-in-law has been granted the title of Marquis..."
Cui Jie was so angry that she secretly gritted her teeth, reached into a corner where Cui Linqian couldn't see, and pinched Li Qinzai hard, but with a scary smile on her face, she said: "Is it possible that your husband is still drunk last night? I just took two sets of test papers. I made it for my cousins, does my husband know about them..."
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Li Qinzai again: "It doesn't matter, the test paper is not important, and what you do is not important. What is important is my father-in-law's intention to help the children of the clan. As a son-in-law, of course I have to work with him. My father-in-law is standing together, opening a convenient door and waiting for your business, madam, there is no need to say anything."
Cui Linqian became more and more delighted, and the son-in-law in front of him became more and more pleasing to his eyes.
Then think about my son Cui Sheng, who works as a scholar in the palace. He has a domineering and cold face all year round. Compared with the understanding and considerate son-in-law in front of him, he should be thrown into his mother's belly and start a new life. Give it a makeover.
Seeing that Cui Linqian was happy and comfortable, Li Qinzai also smiled and said: "My father-in-law, the two brothers-in-law must do this for convenience. It is nothing more than two honors. However, after all, the scientific examination is a grand event that the emperor attaches great importance to. The son-in-law can only promise to do it within the scope of his authority." Help within."
"If it goes beyond the scope of my son-in-law's authority, please forgive me for my inability to do so. After all, you can't make the emperor feel dissatisfied with your son-in-law for the sake of your two brothers. Then you will lose more than you gain. Does your father-in-law think so?"
Cui Linqian laughed and said, "You are the one who came up with the question. As long as you reveal the question in advance, you don't have to worry about anything else."
Li Qinzai smiled bitterly and said: "There is really no way to reveal the topic. My son-in-law cannot decide on the scientific examination questions alone. He must also work with officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Academy of Accountancy to participate in the research, and then the emperor can read it before he can finally decide on it." .”
"Before the questions are given, my son-in-law will be kept in a closed room and will not see any outsiders. This is also to avoid suspicion. There is really no way to disclose the scientific examination questions."
Cui Linqian nodded in understanding. He actually knew something about the general process of the scientific examination and knew that Li Qinzai was telling the truth.
So Cui Linqian said again: "Then let's change the approach. When the wise son-in-law is reviewing the candidates' test papers, he might as well make it easier for the two clan members, how about it?"
Li Qinzai said with a smile: "That's okay. My son-in-law is barely qualified, unless there are other changes."
Cui Linqian said happily: "In this case, we have made an agreement. I will wait for the good news about my virtuous son-in-law."
Weng's son-in-law left happily, and Li Qinzai helped Cui Jie to say goodbye and leave the house.
Back in the backyard room, Cui Jie was so angry that she pinched him hard and said angrily: "I tried my best to help my husband refuse my father's unreasonable request. Why did my husband agree to him? Didn't you say that rules cannot be broken? ?”
Li Qinzai blinked: "Of course you can't break the rules, but... rules are dead, people are alive."
"What do you mean, husband?"
Li Qinzai smiled and said: "Madam, you don't have to worry about the next thing. Let me handle it. I will make sure not to break the rules and not offend my father-in-law. Madam can raise the baby with peace of mind and try to give me a fat son." A fat daughter will do, too.”
Cui Jie sighed and said: "It must be a son, not a daughter. I have a strong premonition."
Li Qinzai hesitated for a moment and said softly: "There are some things that I can't tell my father-in-law directly. Since I helped my father-in-law this time, can't this help be in vain? Can you help me give your father a hint? I hope your father Know something..."
(End of chapter)
