Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law

Outside the palace examination examination room.

Guo Ning originally didn't have many friends in Xiangyang, but after the last high school reunion, many people came to interact with him, and he also made many friends.

Here, as soon as Guo Ning came out of the examination room, Sun Cheng and Jiang Quyang, who had interacted with him a few days ago, gathered around him and asked each other about the examination.

Seeing that Guo Ning and Sun Cheng both performed well, Jiang Quyang sighed and said: "It seems that I have no chance of becoming a Jinshi. I didn't answer the test questions very well."

After the palace examination in the Song Dynasty, the imperial examinations were divided into three grades. The first grade and three grades were awarded to the Jinshi and were generally known as the number one scholar, the second best, and the third best. The second grade was given to the Jinshi origin, and the first grade was generally called Chuanlu. The third grade was given to the same Jinshi origin.

According to previous palace examinations, the number of people admitted to each palace examination ranged from thirty to one hundred, with no more than one hundred people admitted.

Jiang Quyang has no confidence in himself and is afraid that it will be difficult to enter the top three.

"Brother Jiang, don't belittle yourself." Guo Ning comforted.

Sun Cheng was relatively familiar with Jiang Quyang. He patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "If you fail, then you will have to fight again next year. If you don't get to the top three, what's the point of reading this book."

"Forget it, I'm not you, Brother Sun. I don't want to go through the hardships of preparing for the exam again. If I were Brother Wei, just like Brother Lin Zhong, go to a distant place and benefit the people of the place." Jiang Quyang said with ideals in mind.

Jiang Quyang actually didn't know Lin Zhong, but Guo Ning told him.

Jiang Quyang said that this man was very attractive to him, and said that if he had a chance to meet him in the future, he would definitely make Lin Zhong a friend.

Guo Ning laughed softly from the side: "Brother Sun, if people outside hear what you said, they will probably rush up and beat you."

Many people think that they will be satisfied if they can take the provincial high school examination.

If one heard Sun Cheng's words, "If you haven't entered the top three, what's the point of reading this book?", you would definitely get angry and beat him up.

Sun Cheng was a little scared after hearing this and looked around.

Guo Ning and Jiang Quyang all laughed when they saw him like this.

"Brother Guo and Brother Sun, I have prepared a banquet at Fuze Restaurant to entertain all the scholars. I would also like to invite the three of you who can show your respects to come together."

Qin Shizheng called some people to go to Fuze Restaurant. After seeing Guo Ning and the others, he immediately extended an invitation.

Guo Ning and the others knew that Qin Shi's father was the president of the Linhuai Chamber of Commerce, so naturally they would not deny him face and nodded in agreement.

Just when a group of people were going to Fuze Restaurant.

Guo Ning suddenly heard someone calling "Guo Xian".

Hearing this, Guo Ning swept over and saw "a family of three" looking eagerly at the gate.

"Brother Guo, get in the carriage." Seeing that Guo Ning was not moving, Qin Shi invited him to get in the carriage.

"Wait a moment."

Guo Ning said something and walked quickly towards the "family of three".

"The old gentleman is looking for Brother Guo?" Guo Ning looked at Dai Ling, who looked like he could be his father.

"Who are you?" Dai Ling is almost forty, and can be called an old man in the Song Dynasty. It is not surprising to be called Mr. Old.

"This is Guo Ning." Guo Ning said.

"Master Huiyuan?" Dai Ling couldn't help but ask. He was quite impressed by the first place in the competition.

"I don't dare to take it seriously. How many of them are Mr. Guo's relatives?" Guo Ning said.

Dai Ling nodded and said hurriedly: "We came from Cangzhou to find him. Sir, have you seen him?"

Surrounded by scholars and soldiers who maintained order, Huang Zhaodi, who had never seen much of the world, suddenly became reserved, spoke hesitantly, or stopped talking at all, and nodded with her children.

"He left the examination room first. If you didn't see him just now, he must have left. You can go to Zhang Mansion to find him at General Zhang's house." After saying that, Guo Ning smiled and touched the child's head and said to Dai Ling said: "Your son is so good."

After that, he got on Qin Shi's carriage and left.

Dai Ling wanted to explain, but it was too late.

In Qin Shi's carriage.

"Brother Guo, who were those people just now?" Qin Shi asked curiously.

"Oh, Brother Guo's relatives came from Cangzhou, and they should have come to seek refuge with him." Guo Ning replied, murmuring in his heart. It seemed that he had really admitted his mistake.

Guo Xian is Guo Xian, not Dai Tu. His relatives all came from Cangzhou.

As soon as Guo Ning said this, gossip suddenly broke out in the carriage.

Some people said with envy: "I heard that Guo Xian got married to the family of General Zhang, the inspector general. It is said that General Zhang was from the same village as the King of Wei. He grew up wearing a pair of trousers. He has been following the old man of the King of Wei since the beginning. There is General Zhang. If you have a backer, you will surely prosper in the future.”

Once word spread about the relationship between Chen Mo and Zhang He, it naturally became more and more exaggerated.

"Brother Liu, you don't have to be envious. If this palace examination is in high school, the number of marriage candidates who come to your door may not be lower than that of General Zhang. If you can get the top prize in high school, you might even be able to become a princess." Jiang Quyang said with a smile.

"Come on, I will be satisfied if I can enter the top three. Maybe I will have the opportunity to ask King Wei to inscribe an inscription for my bun shop. I don't even dare to think about it."

As the words fell, there was laughter in the carriage.

Speaking of Dai Ling.

After searching for the person in the examination room to no avail, Dai Ling could only believe what Guo Ning said and inquired about the Zhang family.

There is more than one Zhang family in Xiangyang.

The person being questioned asked him which Zhang family he was looking for.

Dai Ling said General Zhang, and the person being questioned immediately said "Oh" and pointed the way to Dai Ling and the others.

On the way, Huang Zhaodi asked Dai Ling doubtfully: "Uncle Ling, I heard that General Zhang and King Wei grew up together and are big shots. How come your husband is in the Zhang Mansion?"

Dai Ling was also very confused about this, and at the same time he had a bad feeling in his heart.

After all, Dai Tu and Zhang He are not the same person, but if they are together, there are only a few reasons.

If it's not kindness to the other party, then...

Dai Ling, who travels all over the world, has seen a lot and thinks a lot.

He immediately inquired about the relationship between Guo Xian and the Zhang family.

As a result, he really found out something.

Guo Xian actually has an engagement with the daughter of the Zhang family, and they will get married soon.

It stands to reason that not many people in Xiangyang know about "Guo Xian" and Zhang Zhu, but Zhang He likes to show off.

He showed off that he had a son-in-law who was a tribute.

Show off that on the wedding day, King Wei will witness the marriage of the two newlyweds.

In this way, more people will know.

Therefore, it is not difficult to find out about Dai Ling.

When Huang Zhaodi heard the news, she suddenly felt like the sky was falling.

My husband is engaged to another woman.

And this is not concubinage.

But take a wife.

Then who will she be as a married woman?

mistress?

So what is their only son, an illegitimate child?

"Uncle Ling, could it be that you made a mistake from the beginning? My husband's name was not changed to Guo Xian at all. Maybe Guo Xian was not my husband at all."

Huang Zhaodi would rather believe that Dai Tu and Guo Xian are not the same person than believe what she is hearing now.

"Mom." His son Dai Feng could feel the sadness in his mother's heart. He held her hand tightly and called softly.

Seeing that Dai Ling didn't speak for a while, Huang Zhaodi said again: "Maybe it's not Zhang Mansion, but another Zhang Mansion, Guo Ning. He is lying to us."

While talking, Huang Zhaodi finally couldn't hold it back and started crying.

"Mom." Dai Feng saw his mother crying and started crying too.

"Maybe I really made a mistake."

Seeing the two of them like this, Dai Ling said this after a long time, but then quickly added: "After all, Zhaodi, you are the one who sleeps with me. Although I am his uncle, I am still an outsider, so I am not incompetent." Admit your mistake.”

"Uncle, you must have admitted your mistake." Huang Zhaodi said hurriedly, wiping her tears.

The three of them just stopped motionless on the road.

After a long time, Dai Ling still couldn't help but said: "We are all here, let's go see you. If I recruit you, I will definitely not admit my mistake. It is best not to be alone, so that everyone can feel at ease."

Huang Zhaodi nodded, but she couldn't help but think about the worst.

Yes, as a pillow person living together, can she not feel that her husband is getting colder and colder towards her? The way he looks at her gradually becomes like looking at a stranger.

Can't you feel that the relationship between the two of them has long been in name only?

She just didn't want to believe it and chose to numb herself.

Arrive outside Zhang's mansion.

Huang Zhaodi seemed a little hesitant, but Dai Ling helped her make up her mind, pulled her over and said, "Even if it's not for you, I still have to explain to Xiaofeng."

After saying that, Dai Ling knocked on the door of Zhang Mansion.

Soon, the servants of the Zhang Mansion opened the door, saw the three of them, and asked, "Who are you?"

"We are relatives of your uncle, and we have come to see him. Please let us know," Dai Ling said.

The word "relatives" was said by Huang Zhaodi.

"My uncle's relatives?" The servant was stunned. He knew that his parents were gone, but he didn't know what other relatives he had. "Who are you?"

"I am his uncle, and these are my daughter-in-law and grandson." Dai Ling did not say that Huang Zhaodi was your uncle's wife. If he admitted the wrong person, he would be in trouble.

After hearing this, the servants hurried in to pass the news.

Zhang Mansion Hall.

Zhang He went to meet an old friend and was not at home.

Zhang Zhu was talking to Zhang He.

"Dad has already planned to settle in Xiangyang. He has many friends here. He has already written home and asked my aunt, mother, and younger brothers and sisters to come over and let them witness our marriage." Zhang Zhu was not there at this time. Avoiding the taboo, he directly held Dai Tu's hand and said softly.

Dai Tu nodded.

At this moment, a servant came to report that my uncle's relatives were looking for me. One person claimed to be my uncle's uncle, and the other's daughter-in-law and grandson.

"Guo Lang's uncle?" Hearing this, Zhang Zhu looked at Dai Tu and said, "Guo Lang, why didn't I hear you say that?"

At this moment, Dai Tu's heart pounded, and cold sweat broke out on his back. He realized that he was outside the examination room before, and he probably didn't hear wrong, but on the surface he explained calmly: "Not very close. I haven’t moved around much in the past. Of course, I might have found the wrong person. I’ll go take a look.”

Zhang Zhu nodded, but did not accompany him. After all, the two were not married yet, so it was inappropriate.

In addition, she is still a young lady who has not yet left the court, so she has to avoid men.

When Dai Tu followed his servant to the gate, he was already thinking about the "bad", so he found an excuse to send the servant away first, and went there alone.

The result was just as he thought.

When he saw Huang Zhaodi and his son beside him, Dai Tu was stunned.

When Dai Ling saw the other party's reaction, he immediately believed that he had not recognized the wrong person.

".Daddy." Although Dai Feng was vaguely aware of something, the connection from his bloodline made him still unable to help but call him daddy.

Huang Zhaodi's body started to tremble, and then she squatted on the ground and cried loudly.

Yes, this man is her husband. Although the mole on his face is gone and his beard is longer, Huang Zhaodi cannot admit his mistake even if the other person turns to ashes.

It didn't take Dai Tu a moment to react. He realized that if things continued like this, when the servants arrived, this scene would definitely reach Zhang He's ears, and he would be exposed sooner or later.

He bent down and picked up Dai Feng. After saying "come with me" to Huang Zhaodi and Dai Ling, he walked towards a street outside.

Seeing this, Huang Zhaodi and Dai Ling could only follow.

In a deserted alley.

Dai Tu put Dai Feng down, and Huang Zhaodi quickly pulled her son over to protect him.

But the first thing Dai Tu said when he saw his wife and son was: "Why did you find them here?"

Huang Zhaodi replied with red eyes: "Is it true?"

"What's real or fake?"

"I heard that you are engaged to General Zhang's daughter. Do you want to marry her?" Huang Zhaodi still felt a little lucky.

Seeing that Dai Tu was silent and did not answer, the last trace of luck in Huang Zhaodi's heart was completely gone, and her body became shaky. Dai Feng, who was beside him, quickly supported his mother. Dai Ling also came to help and scolded Dai Tu:

"You Dai Tu, why don't you even want your wife and son? Do you know how hard Zhao Di has worked for your family? You can come to take part in the imperial examination, and the expenses on the way are all paid by Zhao Di's family. , how could you do such a thing?"

After saying that, Dai Ling persuaded him to turn around and changed his place of birth to Lu'an County, Cangzhou. As long as he pushed forward the marriage with the Zhang family, everything could be done again.

"I know." Dai Tu said.

Dai Ling breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he was going to change his mind.

A glimmer of light also appeared in Huang Zhaodi's eyes.

But the next moment, Dai Tu said: "Zhao Di, I'm sorry for you, but I can't look back."

As he said that, he looked at Dai Ling: "Uncle Ling, do you know the relationship between Zhu'er's father and the King of Wei? With Zhu'er, I can rise through the ranks. When the time comes, my Dai family will also become a rich and glorious family."

"My surname has been changed, how can I still shine brightly?" Huang Zhaodi suddenly sobbed and burst into tears.

"This is only temporary. I will be able to change it back when I get the title of Marquis and Prime Minister one day. Then Xiaofeng can inherit everything from me." Although Dai Tu has no feelings for Huang Zhaodi, he still recognizes his son.

"What are you going to do?" Dai Ling frowned.

"I want your uncle and Zhaodi to hide something for me." At this point, Dai Tu also felt a little embarrassed, and said to Huang Zhaodi: "Zhaodi, I know I'm sorry for you, but if you are willing, I can also take you as my concubine in the future, and I can compensate you with double, no, ten times, no, a hundred times the money you gave me.”

When Huang Zhaodi heard this, she laughed, her smile was very sad: "Dai Tu, you are shameless."