Facing the obviously humble Xie Xiuran, Cheng Jingzhou was also polite and considerate: "Uncle, this junior has met my eldest brother. The child is also growing very well. He is white and fat, and he looks a bit like his eldest brother."
Xie Xiuran felt extremely happy now that he could hear a word or two about his son with his own ears.
It's just that no matter how much he misses his son, no one will truly sympathize with him.
After the banquet, Cheng Jingzhou mentioned his marriage to Xie Rongzhao in front of several elders of the Xie family.
"You have reached your age, and it is time for you to get married. How is Zhao Zhao in the capital?"
"Go back to Grandpa, everything is fine in Zhaozhao. My father and mother have agreed to come with me when I return to Beijing, and they will also help with the wedding arrangements."
Grandpa Xie thought that the child he had neglected so much that he could not remember how old he was was now the proudest child in the Xie family, and he felt a little guilty.
If they hadn't been partial back then, my granddaughter wouldn't have had to endure so much at such a young age.
"Okay, you are all doing well. You should work hard as an official. If you have the opportunity in the future, you should come back more often."
"Yes, grandpa."
The news that Cheng Jingzhou won the first prize naturally reached Cheng Yuanyuan's ears.
She is now in a miserable state and has been expelled from the Cheng family, but because she is the flesh and blood of the Cheng family, the Cheng family still gives her a place to stay. Although she is not as wealthy as the Cheng family, at least she can have enough food and clothing.
Cheng Yuanyuan had realized by this time that because of her constant fuss, the Cheng family had completely given up on her.
After all, if it weren't for her, the old lady wouldn't have died.
She was accused of being unfilial and unfilial. Now, let alone washing and cooking here, she would be despised even in prison.
Cheng Yuanyuan was arranged by the Cheng family to marry into an ordinary farmer's family. They would not starve to death, but they would not live too rich either.
The Cheng family was really afraid of being tormented by Cheng Yuanyuan, so they found a family for her far away from the county seat.
Mrs. Cheng was worried that she would show up again and become a monster and delay the future of the children at home, so she simply married her to a powerful nanny.
With the moon silver from the Cheng family, all she has to do is guard Cheng Yuanyuan every day and prevent her from having other thoughts.
What Mrs. Cheng didn't know was that Cheng Jingzhou hated Cheng Yuanyuan deeply. If she hadn't tampered with the food back then, Mrs. Cheng wouldn't have almost died.
Therefore, Cheng Jingzhou bribed the left neighbor of this family and asked them to monitor Cheng Yuanyuan and report to the Cheng family immediately if there was any abnormality.
With such double insurance, the Cheng family lived a peaceful life for a few years.
Now that Cheng Jingzhou has won the top prize, he is Cheng Yuanyuan's cousin. If it had been in the past, he would have been proudly making trouble again.
But this time, she didn't dare.
The Cheng family no longer wants her.
During the holidays, she didn’t even have a place to visit relatives.
Her biological parents don't recognize her, let alone others?
Cheng Jingzhou brought back some of his books before the provincial examination. In addition to his eldest and second brothers, there are several cousins who are also studying. Cheng Jingzhou, like Xie Xiuwen, hopes that there will be more promising people in the family. , we can help each other in the court in the future, at least with him leading the way, the brothers and nephews behind will not be tripped up again.
The Cheng family was originally a well-known family in Gaoyang County, and now that there is another top scholar, everyone naturally fawns over them.
As soon as Cheng Jingzhou mentioned his plan to get married, several uncles began to discuss it.
The old lady of the Cheng family passed away, but the Cheng family has not been divided yet.
Cheng Jingzhou's uncles still live in the same place, mainly because there is no disharmony between them.
On the day of returning to Beijing, Cheng Jingzhou's parents accompanied him and brought a large amount of banknotes with them.
The Cheng family has also benefited a lot in the past few years. Because they are related to Xie Xiuwen, the Cheng family's property has always been protected by the powerful.
No one is a fool. In just a few years, Xie Xiuwen has been able to securely occupy such a high position as Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, which shows that he has a bright future in the future. Moreover, Xie Xiuwen's eldest son has also won the imperial examination, so the family inheritance will definitely be good in the future.
Mrs. Cheng thought about what her son had said before about buying a house in the inner city, but she was not sure whether there was a suitable house.
"When we return to the capital, should we rent a house outside or live in Xie's Mansion?"
What Cheng Xuezheng was thinking was that he should rent a house outside. After all, the two families were in-laws and lived in the same place, which felt inappropriate.
Cheng Jingzhou didn't care. He could live anywhere. Even if he rented a house outside, he could see the little boy every day.
The two-month vacation was coming, and Cheng Jingzhou and his party finally arrived in Beijing.
As soon as he arrived at the city gate, he saw Butler Fang coming to pick him up with someone.
Cheng Jingzhou was a little surprised: "Uncle Fang, what are you doing?"
"Master Cheng is back. Follow your subordinates quickly. The master is still in the Yamen, and the lady has been waiting for a long time."
The Cheng family couple behind looked at each other and said, don't think about renting a house this time.
Liu Ruolan and Xie Rongzhao were indeed waiting for them early.
After staying in Xie Mansion, Mrs. Cheng looked at the arranged courtyard and knew that her in-laws did not regard them as outsiders at all. They had been separated for several years, and there was such an obvious gap in the family life. She did not expect that Liu Ruolan could still treat them. As always.
"The master has good taste. He settled on a girl from the Xie family back then. Now the two children have a good relationship. The elders of the Xie family also like him. We don't need to worry about him in the future."
Cheng Xuezheng was a little proud, "Of course, Zicheng is not one of those people who clings to the powerful."
If he had wanted to cling to her, he wouldn't have offended so many people because of Liu Ruolan back then.
It is now the end of May and the weather is getting hotter.
Several elders sat together and naturally mentioned the matter of the house.
Liu Ruolan ordered someone to get the house deed and the deed from that year.
"These are the two houses I bought in the inner city the year before last. One of them was intended to be a dowry for my dear baby. I thought about buying the other house first and then see if it would be useful. Let me tell you that I'm not afraid of your jokes. , I was just trying to get a bargain at that time.”
What Liu Ruolan said about taking advantage was that the house was taken out and sold by the court after it was sealed off by the court.
In other words, this is the prisoner's house.
"Both of these two houses are three-level houses. They are not as big as the current Xie Mansion. I was greedy and bought them for 4,500 taels of silver. I know that Jingzhou has been looking for a house for a while, but it's just inside. Houses in the city are hard to come by, so I’m very nervous. So I thought, since you guys are here too, let’s discuss it and pretend that I bought this house on your behalf, how about it?”
Mrs. Cheng was stunned for a moment, and realized that she wanted the Cheng family to buy the house at the original price. In this way, the house would belong to the Cheng family, and there would be no need for outsiders to gossip.
