Seventy-one enters the palace

  Time didn't stop due to Jiu's sorrow, soon July was gone and August arrived, and the day of the national college entrance examination that everyone cared about also came.

  Until she heard Jiang's murmurs full of worries, Jiu Si'er suddenly realized, uh... should she add more fuel to Su Junzhen?

  But it seems like it's too late, he has already entered the venue, so she can only silently wish him good luck and hope that he will get a good score.

  At Su Shifu's funeral, Su Jun did a great job as the son and performed the full set of filial rites in front of the coffin.

  This moved Jiu Jie Er, although Su Shifu's inheritance he inherited more than half, this should be done, but the problem is that Su Shifu is no longer in the world, and his father and brother are still there, and they are watching with a fierce gaze, ready to find fault at any moment.

  The final result was a complete falling out with his father and brother, alarming the clan head and almost leading to legal trouble.

  This made Jiujiu admire him even more, taking the risk of not being able to pass the exam, to pay his respects to Su Shifu, a man who is no longer in this world, and that's also considered having feelings and righteousness.

  But soon Jiu Jie discovered that this conclusion was too hasty ——

  As the scorching heat of summer passed, the imperial examination came to an end soon, and the day of announcing the results arrived. Unfortunately, both young masters of the Wen family failed the exam.

  Although this is depressing, it's also reasonable. After all, the two are not very old, and Wen Jingyu is only 15 years old. Some people already have gray hair on their temples, aren't they still taking exams?

  Wen Chonghu and Jiang's family had their hearts set on Wen Jing Shui becoming a dragon, but they calmly accepted his failure to pass the exam.

  Wen Chongjiang and Zou Shi were calm, especially Zou Shi, Jiu thought she even had a few threads of joy.

  It's also true that one knows his own son's qualifications best, what he fears most is that the two young masters of the Fu family take the exam together, and the other person passes while his own son doesn't even make it onto the list, which would be infuriating.

  Ordinary people can't accept it, let alone someone like Zou.

  Regarding the failure of the two young masters in the imperial examination, Old Lady didn't say anything, instead she called them over and not only comforted them but also greatly encouraged them.

  Later, Ningping Hou Wen Chongjiang was also asked to find a good teacher for the two of them. In addition, he ordered people to clean up several rooms in the Xiaoyuantang area of the mansion and use them as a dedicated venue for the two to study and read books.

  For the elder's tolerance and support, the two brothers were naturally grateful and then threw themselves into the next preparation with renewed energy.

  Especially this Wenjing water, the power comes not only from within, but also from outside.

  Because his fellow student Su Junzhen was not only the top student in high school, but also the champion of the imperial examination, the name of this champion has been circulating in the streets and alleys of Beijing.

  How can he not be stimulated?

  Of course, Su Junzheng's high school news moved not only Wen Jingyu's heart—

  "Miss, this Su young master is really outstanding, first place indeed."

  Unlike Wen Jing Shui who was discontented and resentful, Jiu Jie Er's personal maid Qing Xiang was filled with excitement and joy.

  The ninth sister just smiled and continued to lower her head to look at the manuscript in her hand that was raising white wax worms.

  "Goodness gracious, young lady..." Seeing her like this, Qing An couldn't help but urge again, "Don't look anymore, okay?"

  "Not good!" However, Jiu Jie quickly interjected.

  "Uh, but..."

  "What's wrong?" Jiujie's gaze fell on her face, her expression solemn. "What does it have to do with me that Su Jun is in trouble again?"

  "Huh?"

  "Hmm..." Jiujier suddenly laughed, "Fool, sometimes good things aren't necessarily good things, and bad things aren't necessarily bad things, do you know?"

  “……”

  "Now that Master is no longer here, what does that unspoken promise count for?"

  She had foreseen the outcome, Master Su's passing, and the impact of Su Junzheng's high school entrance exam results would make things between her and Su Junzheng come to nothing.

  When the list was announced, she had already asked Su Shifu to make a three-seven Buddhist ritual as an excuse and sent a gift, but Su Junzhe didn't even respond with a single word.

  Busy celebrating, busy entertaining... even busier savoring the joy of leaping into a new chapter, no time?

  Not at all...

  It's not that she's sensitive, but it was a popular topic among girls in her previous life. If your boyfriend is too busy to call you, it can only mean one thing: he doesn't want to be in touch with you.

  Being busy is just an excuse!

  There are countless examples of people changing their minds due to a change in status, whether seen with one's own eyes or heard through the grapevine.

  Alas...

  "Qing An, from now on remember clearly, Su Jun is the nephew of Master Su, and I am just a disciple of Master Su. Apart from that, we have no relationship. Now that Master Su has passed away, we will have even less to do with each other!" Jiu Si'er said solemnly to Qing An again.

  "Uh..." Qing Xing was taken aback for a moment, but still nodded quickly.

  "Green apricot, let me tell you a story?" Jiujier suddenly said again.

  "Oh..."

  "This Chen Shimei is really detestable, not only has he forgotten kindness and betrayed righteousness, but he even wants to kill his wife and child. He's truly a great evil-doer. And that princess is also disgusting. Everyone knows what they've done, yet they still don't know how to repent, and instead act so haughty and arrogant, relying on their power to bully others..."

  Although this green apricot is a steady and calm character, after hearing that story, he couldn't help but feel extremely indignant.

  "Of course the most pitiful one is Qin Xianglian, a good woman who has endured hardships and bitterness, but unfortunately met with misfortune." Soon after, Qing An began to lament for the female protagonist again.

  But after lamenting, looking at the furrowed eyebrows and shallow smile of Ninth Sister, suddenly enlightened, "Miss, your... your meaning..."

  "What's wrong with me? A story is just a story, don't take it so seriously!" Jiuniang however calmly looked at her for a moment, then shifted her gaze back to the book in her hand.

  She has nothing unpeaceful about it. Su Jun is just a target for her to get married and get rid of the Zou family, actually she didn't pay any emotional cost.

  Fortunately, she was rational and mature enough, didn't waste her emotions, and could see things clearly; otherwise, who knows how sad and indignant she would be by now?

  However, the repeated failure to achieve her marriage goal still made her feel depressed. In this different world, she just wanted to find a suitable person to marry well and avoid being manipulated and trampled by others. Why was it so difficult?

  "Qingzhao, don't you think Chen Shimei is too wicked? In order to become a royal son-in-law and for the sake of wealth and glory, he's actually so ruthless..."

  On the other side, Qing Xing had yet to recover from that story and was telling Qing Ci in a whisper...

  "Miss, miss... I just heard something from the third madam's house. It's about the classmate of the fourth young master, Su Gongzi, who was the one who understood the yuan in this autumn examination, and he wants to marry the princess."

  It wasn't until several days later, on a certain afternoon, that Jiu Jie'er, tired from her embroidery work, was gazing out the window at the two white wax tree saplings in the flower pool when Qing Tao rushed in and said something in a flurry of words, only then did Jiu Jie'er realize she had great potential to be a fortune teller.

  A real prophecy in one word!

  "Poof——" She couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  "Huh, miss?" The green peach who was laughing suddenly became dizzy and confused.

  "Miss..." The green apricot who was helping her sort out the threads looked at her with concern.

  She shook her head at her.

  This girl is really underestimated, huh...

  "Which princess is it, could it be Jing Ning?" asked Qing Ci, who was pouring tea for Jiu Jie on the side.

  To avoid gossip, Su Shifu promised that she and Su Junzhen's affair was not only unknown to Qing Tao, but also hidden from Qing Qi, after all, it was just an eight-character unfinished matter.

  It turned out she was right in doing so...

  "It's the Princess Jingning who was raised by the Empress Dowager!" The green peaches had already begun to broadcast the news they had heard in vivid detail. "I heard that this Mr. Su, because of his outstanding talent, was summoned by the current Crown Prince, but somehow took a wrong turn and collided with Princess Jingning's sedan chair. Originally, he was worried that he would be punished, but unexpectedly it turned out to be a good thing. Not only did Princess Jingning not scold him, but she was also attracted to his dignified appearance and handsome looks, so the proud princess immediately went to see the Emperor and Empress Dowager, and this matter was settled just like that. Mr. Su was soon summoned as an imperial son-in-law."

  "This Su Gongzi is really lucky, I heard that the Jingning Princess is not only the most favored princess, but also has a beautiful face and a lovely personality." Qing Zhi poured out everything she knew.

  "Girl, you're tired, lie down for a while, let's go out!" The green peach was in the midst of gossiping and wanted to continue, but unexpectedly got doused with cold water by the green apricot.

  This girl was a bit unconvinced, and immediately went to peek at the ninth sister in front of the window. When she saw that the ninth sister had indeed closed her eyes as if she were sleepy, she immediately shut her mouth, beckoned to Qingzhao with her hand, and then the two of them left together.

  "Girl..." After the house was quiet, Qing An couldn't help but call out to Jiu Jie again.

  "It's nothing!" Jiuniang immediately opened her bright eyes and looked at her.

  Qing Xiang wanted to say something else, but Jiu Jie'er waved her hand at her, "Get out, I really want to sleep now."

  Qing Xiang had no choice but to turn around and leave.

  Jiuer also lay down on the couch, staring blankly at the ceiling.

  It's yellow again...

  I don't know what kind of account Yang Huanghou will give her, after all, she promised.

  In fact, she also understood Yang Huang Hou. It is said that Jing Ning Gong Zhu was the daughter of Yang Huang Hou's personal maid who was favored and gave birth to her. Later, that maid died in the palace coup of Showa 3 years.

  In the third year of the Daoyuan dynasty, Emperor Showa had just ascended to the throne. The great king Ouyang You colluded with the Yi tribe to plot a rebellion. After the plan was exposed, they fled in desperation and forced their way into the palace. Fortunately, there were many loyal officials and guards who defended the palace with all their might, and also the Yang family from the border rushed to the capital on horseback to respond to the crisis, thus shattering Ouyang You's conspiracy and restoring peace.

  But this turmoil killed a lot of people, and it is said that the maid named Qian'er died with great value, in order to cover up the third prince at that time, who is today's crown prince, she died, of course, it was worth more than Mount Tai, and she died as she should have.

  How could Yang Guifei's balance possibly tilt towards her when faced with such a uniquely-born and noble competitor?

  It's actually better that she doesn't lean towards him, isn't this Princess Jingning a touchstone? It has tested Su Junzheng's character as a scumbag.

  She couldn't believe that someone as clever as him would actually get lost and bump into the princess, he must have done it on purpose, haha...

  At this thought, Jiu Jie couldn't help but let out a cold laugh.

  But after laughing, the sorrow came again, what to do next? Eighth sister where Jiang's family is urging marriage, this Zou Shi naturally agreed.

  Because of that storm, this marriage is meaningless, and marrying into their family would be good for both families.

  It's just that the young people in the Wen family, in order to take the imperial examination, can marry late, but the girls are not so lucky, and they need to get Six Sisters married first.

  Of course, there is also Zou's plan to settle the marriage between Wang Fu and his daughter as soon as possible, after all, only by marrying off the princess can the position truly belong to his own daughter.

  Although these two girls are not yet of age, they are still young, but this is not unusual in the Great Viet dynasty. It's said that fifteen or sixteen is generally a good age for girls to get married, but there are also many who get married at thirteen or fourteen.

  The marriage of the sixth sister is being planned, and the issue of finding a sister to be her companion is also going to be put on the table. As the chief candidate for this position, how can the ninth sister not worry?

  Nor did he know what plans Zhou had in mind.

  It's clear that this chess piece of mine is disobedient, but will the Zou clan let me off because of this?

  Logically speaking, it shouldn't be like this. This Zou family is so narrow-minded and vicious, she isn't unaware of it, but rather doesn't know how they will deal with her.

  At this moment, Zou is not so busy anymore, should be plotting again? Good luck to yourself...

  ……

  "Haha......haha......even heaven is helping me, hehe......"

  The ninth sister's guess was not bad, just as she was worried about her own uncertain future, the big wife of the Hou Mansion, Zou Shi, was smiling on the kang in her room with a look of luck, satisfaction and joy.

  "Madam, this Ninth Sister is not going to marry that Su Junzheng, how can she listen to us and obediently marry into the Wang family?"

  On the other side, Mrs. Zhuang saw Zou Shi like this and naturally was delighted, following Zou Shi to enjoy herself for half a day, until she saw the smile on Zou Shi's face gradually stop, then asked seriously again.

  Zhuang's mother had to admit that her master was indeed all-powerful, with people even by the empress's side. In fact, some days ago, when Su Yu and Xiang Yang reported to Empress Dowager about the Ninth Sister and Su Jun's affair, Zou Shi already knew about it.

  But he did not dare to speak out loud, nor did he dare to take action, because there was another person with even more divine power pressing down on him, that is, Empress Yang.

  Borrowing Zou's courage, Zou wouldn't dare to play tricks in front of this Yang Empress either. You see, this Yang Empress is not a simple character, she's afraid that if she plays with fire, she'll end up losing her life.

  She didn't dare say anything and didn't dare show it, but the more she suppressed her feelings, the more irritable she became. During this time, Zhuang's mother suffered a lot.

  Fortunately, the clouds have passed and the sun has come out again.

  "Hmph..." Zou Shi let out a snort of laughter, "Where would I ever let her marry into the Wang household? I will absolutely not raise that disobedient dog."

  "Uh..."

  "Hmm, what if the wedding date for Liu Jie and Jing Er has been set, but that concubine-born younger sister who was supposed to be a companion died suddenly from illness? Do you think the wedding can still take place?"

  "But... isn't that very inauspicious?" Upon hearing this, Zhuang's mother felt a chill run down her spine and couldn't help but blurt out her dissenting opinion.

  "Hehe......" Zou smiled again, looking at her, "It's not just you who knows it's unlucky, everyone knows, but precisely because it's unlucky is why we have to do it this way. Who would suspect us then?"

  "Uh..."

  "Hehe, what we need to do now is to discuss with the Xin Qin Wang Fu about how to say and do things according to the established rules when Sixth Sister and Ninth Sister get married at the same time. However, in the mansion, we will not make a big deal out of it for now, just wait until the two families have agreed on a date, then this little girl will suddenly fall ill..." Zou Shi said, lowering her voice even further.

  "Ah, but... But can this be kept secret?"

  "How can we hide it, huh... If we want to hide it, we can hide everything, let alone this little girl, even the old lady won't know anything. Anyway, I'm the one handling all these things, and when the time comes, this little girl will be gone, and then we'll just tell the old lady that she was unlucky."

  "Oh..." Zou's bold and crazy plan made Zhuang Mama's spine run cold with sweat, but she still nodded in agreement.

  "Hehe," Mr. Zou smiled again, then instructed Mrs. Zou, "When you get back, call over those few people from the mansion who are of use and give them a good talking to."

  "Yes!"

  "Also," Zou said, narrowing his eyes and pausing for a moment before continuing, "in two days when I go to pick up Liu Jie, I will also bring Chen Er back, you go prepare a few rooms for her."

  "Ah?" Madame Zhuang listened and immediately looked at Zou Shi with surprise.

  "You must be wondering why I didn't take Ling'er, but instead took in this illegitimate daughter Zhen'er? Hehe... This is to confuse that little girl Jiu Si Er, let people spread the word that I will make Zhen'er the dowry for Liu Si Er."

  "Oh!" Upon hearing this sentence, Zhuang's mother suddenly realized and sincerely said a sentence, "Madam is really clever!"

  "Ha ha......" Zou Shi just smiled back at her.

  ……

  "Enter the palace?"

  "Yes, miss...” Cuifeng looked at Jiu Si'er who was completely stunned by the news and quickly added, "The steward who came to pick you up is sitting in the front hall with Master Hou right now. The old lady asked me to come over and pass on a message to you, telling you to change into your best clothes...and these hair accessories are also from the old lady, she asked me to bring them over for you to wear."

  As she spoke, Cui Feng opened the large red lacquered box adorned with gold and instantly several exquisite pieces of jewelry and pearl flowers caught Jiu Si Er's eye.

  "Girl, hurry up, Old Lady is still waiting." Seeing Jiu Jie'er not moving, Cui Feng immediately urged again.

  Then the ninth sister couldn't help but quickly change her clothes and dress up under the service of Cui Feng and several close maids, after which she was surrounded by Cui Feng and several maids and rushed to Yanshou Hall.

  They arrived at the Yan Shou Hall, where several people including Zou Shi and Jiang Shi were already present. Although their gazes were not identical, no one dared to say anything else, and they all joined Li Tai Jun in giving her a thorough lecture on how to behave when entering the palace to meet the Empress.

  Until the ninth sister's ears were buzzing, she let her go, and then she got on the magnificent four-horse carriage in the imperial palace and went to that legendary place...

  ……

  Digression

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  Su Jun Zheng will have a day of regret...