Quick wear is not a cannon fodder

After coming to the door, even if Tang Xinran was at home, she had to pretend that she was not at home and be entertained by the house, otherwise her lies would be exposed.

But in this way, every time these people came, Tang Xinran was like being imprisoned, locked in his own yard and unable to come out, which was indescribably uncomfortable.

And if she didn't lie and receive them, Tang Xinran would be in an even worse mood. After all, how could she feel better in front of this group of elites?

Not to mention that every time they came, they either asked her for money, asked her to help run an official job, or asked her to take the girl and the boy with three bedrooms in the big house to find a good marriage. Listening to those unreasonable demands, she was very angry. Mad.

Sometimes there are people who are embarrassed in front of others - either they speak vulgarly and are embarrassed, or those girls and boys want to climb high and make jokes that are embarrassing. Can people not be angry about these? Tang Xinran felt that since the Tang family came to Beijing, she had been more angry this year than she had been at the Earl of Qing'an Mansion in the past few years.

In the past, when the Tang family did not come, it was not easy for her to live in the Earl of Qing'an Mansion. At that time, she thought that the Earl of Qing'an Mansion was worthy of being a wealthy family and it was difficult to establish a foothold. Now look at what the Tang family has done, Comparing it to what the Earl of Qing'an Mansion did before, it was nothing at all.

If the people from Qing'an Earl's Mansion trouble you again, at least they won't embarrass you, but it's different with the Tang family. They insist on coming even after being told not to come, and they don't dare not let them in, lest they fill the capital with noise. , saying that she wouldn’t let her relatives in, but when she did, they would embarrass her almost every time, or impose conditions that she couldn’t bear. How could this person handle it?

Tang Xinran, who was tortured by all this, thought about when the old couple would die. After they died, she could attack the third and third bedrooms to deal with them, so that she would not be angry all the time.

However, although the old couple were now as fat as pigs and panted every step they took, they were still alive, which made Tang Xinran feel bad all the time.

Even though he was not doing well, Tang Anran still managed to get better and better. How could Tang Xinran bear it? ! I always feel that God is so unfair. I and my family have worked so hard, but they have been bullied all the time, and then the rewards they received are not as good as those of an indigenous village girl. What the hell is this!

What makes people unhappy is that no matter how uncomfortable it feels, as a relative, they still have to go to a celebratory banquet, so it is not appropriate not to go.

The only consolation is that the people Tang Anran associates with have average status. In the past, he was the highest status, and everyone flattered him. This was probably the only benefit.

But when she thought that if she didn't pay attention, Tang Anran would soon become the wife of a fourth-rank official, and as the wife of the earl prince, she would have a similar status. Tang Xinran couldn't help but feel blocked. No matter how delicious the food in front of her was, she couldn't eat it anymore. .

Yes, everyone who comes to An Ran's house praises An Ran's cooks for their skills.

This is normal, because An Ran himself loves food, and Fang Chen grew up eating An Ran's cooking. The cook's skills were too poor for him to eat, so the chef he hired was naturally not bad.

There was no way, now that the family was getting bigger, An Ran didn't have time to cook, so he could only invite a good cook to come over and cook for them.

Listening to everyone's praise, Tang Xinran felt uncomfortable.

The Earl of Qing'an's Mansion is naturally wealthy, but among the nobles, because it is down and out, there is nothing eye-catching about it, so every time a banquet is held, no one will praise their family.

As for the group of people An Ran associates with, they have lower status and it is difficult to find good cooks. Therefore, even though An Ran's house is not big, just having this bright spot can make people praise him.

Although he was doing better than Tang Anran, he usually didn't hear such compliments, but Tang Anran could hear them, which naturally made Tang Xinran feel uncomfortable.

——She probably forgot that there were obviously a lot of people supporting her and flattering her. She didn't expect this, but she only saw people praising the cook of An Ran's family. She felt uncomfortable like this and there was nothing she could do about it. Probably Some people never see what they get, they only envy what others get.

Of course, it's also possible that she thinks it's natural for her to be flattered because of her high status, so she doesn't feel it.

In short, when Tang Xinran came back from the banquet at An Ran's house, not only was she not happy about being flattered, but on the contrary, she felt even more uncomfortable because she saw that An Ran was doing well.

In the evening, when her husband talked about Fang Chen's promotion and it was related to him, Tang Xinran's blood pressure couldn't help but rise.

She secretly said, why did Fang Chen get promoted after only one year of being an official? I bet it was your help!

This guy, is he a fool? Why are you helping the Fang family?

"For no reason, what are you doing to help him? What benefits can he give us? I've told you that people in the big house are not good people. Why are you helping Tang Anran's husband?"

Tang Xinran was so angry that she couldn't help but speak a little harshly.

The prince of the Earl of Qing'an said: "Why can't he benefit our family? Although his official position is not high now, he is still very young. There will be many opportunities to climb up in the future. Once he reaches a high position, how can he help our family without him?" As long as it is said that our family is related to his family, it will be of great benefit to our family. At least we know that our family has real powerful relatives in the court, and others will not dare to do anything to our family."

In fact, the Earl's Mansion of Qing'an is not completely in despair, and is still somewhat powerful. It's just that they lack a stepping stone, which is the qualification for a Jinshi. Without the qualification, no matter how powerful they are, they can't use it. But with this stepping stone, they can use it. It's not difficult if you use your strength to help people climb up.

Or to put it another way, the imperial examination makes it difficult for aristocratic families to survive. No matter how powerful your aristocratic family is, as long as one generation has not produced a Jinshi, no one is an official in the court, and you have no power, then you will be a rich man, which is of no use, because In this era, having money but no power is nothing.

It's not that Tang Xinran didn't understand this truth, but when she thought about what the Earl of Qing'an said that Fang Chen could still ascend to a high position in the future, and Tang Anran's rank would become even higher, Tang Xinran couldn't help but explode, and immediately said: "Why bother? I beg him, my husband, please continue the imperial examination and pass the Jinshi. This Wen Jinshi has a much better future than the Wu Jinshi."

The prince of the Earl of Qing'an smiled bitterly and said: "You are really a child. Do you think it is easy to pass the Wen Jinshi exam? In fact, I regret not practicing martial arts when I was a child. I knew I was not good at studying. If I practiced martial arts, I might not be able to pass the Wu Jinshi exam. Difficult. But every family in Beijing looks down on military commanders, so every family sends their children to study. They want to take the path of Wen Jinshi, but they don’t think about it. If everyone takes this path, it will be difficult to follow. I’m thinking Now, our child is about to become enlightened, should we let him practice martial arts with Mr. Fang and become a martial arts scholar in the future?"