Marrying a rich man after rebirth: The daily life of a legitimate daughter

In order to escape from the old lady, Liu Chen drank with his colleagues in the officialdom until midnight before returning home. As soon as he entered the mansion, he was blocked by the servants in the old lady's yard. He was drunk and looked at the servants in front of him: "It's so late, why are you standing guard at the door instead of sleeping?"

"Madam, let us wait here. When you come back, go to the old lady's yard."

The drunk Liu Chen sobered up instantly. He deliberately stayed so late to come back, but he didn't expect that the old lady had sent someone to wait here.

Unable to refuse, he could only follow the servants to the old lady's yard.

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The old lady was sitting in the hall, trying not to sleep. When she saw Liu Chen coming in, her expression became better: "You drank so much again."

"I can't help it. I have to attend social events." Liu Chen replied slowly while sitting in his seat.

"Humph, what do you need to entertain a minor official of the seventh rank?"

Liu Chen was helpless. He went out to drink not for socializing, but just to drink with his colleagues. It was fine if he had to look at other people's faces outside, but when he got home, he had to be ridiculed by his mother: "Mother, don't ridicule your son."

The old lady continued, "If you don't want to be ridiculed by others, you must work hard and strive to get promoted and make money as soon as possible. You also know that my family has no background in the court, and the road to promotion and wealth can only rely on yourself, so I think you should pick up your books and take the exam again."

"If I don't go, others may not know it, but you don't know it. I'm not good at studying, and it's hard for me to pass the exam to become a scholar or a jinshi."

The old lady certainly knew, but she still wanted Liu Chen to try harder: "You didn't study hard before, so of course you couldn't pass the exam. If you try your best this time, I believe you can pass it."

What Liu Chen hates most right now is hearing this kind of talk: "I just don't want to go anyway, so why don't you let me take the exam?"

The old lady was determined this time to make Liu Chen study and take the exam: "Are you worthy of the ancestors of the Liu family? I worked hard to earn money for you to study, and used all my assets to buy you a seventh-rank official position. Now that life is better, there is plenty of free time for you to study, but you don't make progress."

These words left Liu Chen unable to refute.

The old lady's tone was deliberately softened: "For me, for the Liu family, and for your son, you should try your best, pick up your books, and continue to take the exam."

Liu Chen finally understood. If she didn't agree, the old lady would keep nagging: "I understand. I'll try my best. If I don't pass the exam next year, you can't force me to continue studying."

Seeing Liu Chen agreed, the old lady was very happy: "Okay, I promise you." After waiting for a whole night, she couldn't resist the sleepiness: "It's getting late, you should go back and rest early."

Liu Chen walked to the gate of He Shulan's courtyard. He thought about how she had asked the old lady to lobby him to study. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He turned around and went to Aunt Mei's courtyard to sleep.

The next day, before dawn, He Shuzhen got up early and asked Xing'er, who was serving beside her, "Where did Liu Chen rest last night?"

"In Aunt Mei's yard," Xing'er replied truthfully.

"These two slutty bitches have been keeping Liu Chen in their room with all sorts of excuses since they got pregnant, and they thought the baby in their bellies was legitimate." He Shuzhen, feeling unbalanced, spoke in a sarcastic tone.

"It's been so long, the young master finally has his own child, so naturally he values ​​it."

He Shuzhen glared at Xiaoyu: "Are you my maid or their maid? You are here to speak for them. Even if the young master likes her and values ​​her, she is just a concubine's daughter. How can she compare with my daughter?"

At this time, Xiaoyu deliberately tried to please He Shuzhen: "Madam's status is precious, how can the children born by concubines compare with yours?"

This made He Shuzhen feel better. She had not forgotten about letting Liu Chen study. "Go to the old lady's courtyard and ask if she has persuaded Liu Chen to study."

Xiaoyu came to the old lady's yard. She didn't dare to ask the old lady. When she saw Dahong coming out of the room, she hurried over and grabbed her: "Dahong, the lady asked me to ask, how is the matter of persuading the young master to study going?"

Dahong did not hide anything and told Xiaoyu the truth: "The young master has agreed to pick up the book again. You go back and tell the lady to take good care of the young master's daily life."

Xiaoyu was very excited to hear the news. She said thank you, returned to He Shuzhen's yard, and told He Shuzhen that Liu Chen was willing to study.

This made He Shuzhen so happy that she couldn't tell east from west. After calming down, she didn't even have breakfast before going to help Liu Chen invite a teacher.

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After sobering up, Liu Chen slowly got up from the bed, held his dizzy head, took the strong tea handed to him by Aunt Mei, and after a few sips, he became much more sober.

Aunt Mei, with her bulging belly, helped Liu Chen get up.

Lunch was already on the table, and Liu Chen pulled Aunt Mei to sit at the table.

The two were preparing to eat when He Shuzhen led the invited teacher into the room.

Liu Chen looked at the white-haired, elegant old man in front of him, and suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart: "He Shuzhen, who is he, and why did you bring him into the mansion?"

"But the teacher I hired for you will come to give you lessons regularly starting tomorrow."

Liu Chen's anger suddenly rose. He was not a child anymore. He could understand the contents of the book and did not need a teacher. Moreover, He Shuzhen's behavior was undoubtedly a slap in his face. "He Shuzhen, what do you mean? I have ignored you recently, and you deliberately brought this person to disgust me."

He Shuzhen, who was misunderstood by Liu Chen, hurriedly explained: "Why would I ask someone to disgust you? You haven't studied for so long, you must have almost forgotten the contents of the book, so I specially asked him to explain it to you."

Even if Liu Chen had almost forgotten everything, he would not humiliate himself by asking the teacher to teach him: "Send this teacher back, I don't need him."

"I spent a lot of money and connections to invite him for you. How can you refuse him? People in Beijing can't even invite him if they want to." He Shuzhen replied angrily.

Liu Chen didn't want to explain too much: "If you refuse, don't make me repeat it. I said I don't need it, so don't make me angry."

He Shuzhen wanted to say something but was stopped by Xiaoyu behind her: "Madam, please don't make the young master angry again. It's great that the young master is willing to take the exam. If you force him to go to class, I'm afraid it will backfire and he won't even want to take the exam."

Xiaoyu's words reminded He Shuzhen, and she did not continue to force Liu Chen: "Since you don't want to, forget it. I will take the teacher away now."

Liu Chen felt a little more comfortable: "You don't need to worry about studying in the future, I can handle it myself."