The eldest lady is reborn, get out of the way!

Before Jiang Hengdan's wedding, the results of the palace examination came out.

Early in the morning, a magpie stood on the big tree in front of the Duke of England's mansion to announce the good news, and soon after that, someone came to announce the good news, saying that His Majesty had chosen the prince as the top scholar!

Qi Sheng hurriedly asked people to give him a reward and then ran in to tell his masters the good news.

It just so happened that Jiang Zhiyue and others were also in Chunhui Hall. Seeing Qi Sheng running over quickly, they were all waiting for him to speak.

Qi Sheng immediately said, "Congratulations, old lady, congratulations, prince, His Majesty has chosen our prince as the top scholar!"

Old Lady Yan smiled upon hearing this, and her spirit and energy seemed to have improved a lot: "Okay, pass the word along, the prince has won the first place in the imperial examination, and everyone in the mansion will be rewarded."

Qi Sheng knelt down happily and kowtowed: "Thank you, old lady!"

Jiang Zhiyue and Jiang Wanbai's sisters also stood up and knelt down to greet Old Lady Yan: "Congratulations, Grandmother, Congratulations, Sister-in-law."

Ming Yunwei's face also turned slightly red with excitement. She knew he could do it.

Old Lady Yan looked at Ming Yunwei with a smile on her face and said, "Go ahead. Someone from the palace will come to tell him that he has to come to the palace to express his gratitude."

Ming Yun bowed her knees slightly: "Yes, Grandma, your granddaughter-in-law understands."

Jiang Zhiyue watched Ming Yunwei leave, held Jiang Hengdan's hand, and whispered, "Third sister, you will have a top scholar brother in the future, so you must learn how to complain."

Jiang Hengdan felt that her younger sister's hands were so warm that she was reluctant to let go.

Old Lady Yan asked again, "Who are the second and third place winners?"

Qi Sheng also heard it at the time and said, "The third place winner seems to be on good terms with our eldest son. He is a young man named Suo Ziqian."

"The runner-up is Ji Ziyong, and he seems to be a student from the north."

Old Lady Yan asked for the information she wanted to know and then sent the people away. She looked at her granddaughters and said, "This is a happy event for the whole family. We should be happy about it."

"If you want to have some fun, that's fine."

What Old Lady Yan meant by this was that she allowed them to hold the banquet.

Jiang Zhiyue thought about it for a while and didn't say anything for the time being.

Jiang Wanbai thought about it and asked his doubts: "Grandmother wanted us to keep a low profile before, why did she allow us to hold the banquet now?"

"In this case, aren't you afraid that others will think we are frivolous?"

Old Lady Yan looked at her other granddaughters and smiled: "Wan Bai, that's a good question. Do you have any rules in mind?"

Jiang Zhiyue spoke first: "The top scorer in high school cannot keep a low profile, not to mention that my brother is a rare person who won six prizes in a row. If we don't celebrate this, I'm afraid people will think that the Jiang family is too timid and has lost its integrity."

Old Lady Yan nodded with satisfaction: "Achan is right."

Jiang Wanbai seemed to be thinking about something. "So it is reasonable for us to hold a banquet. This is an honor bestowed by His Majesty."

Old Lady Yan smiled, "That's exactly it."

Jiang Zhiyue understood the old lady's deeper meaning even more.

Now that you have been pushed to the forefront by Emperor Rong'an, you should act like a favorite minister.

Her brother won the top prize six times in a row and was the first in the imperial examination. Why doesn't he show it off?

Anyway, I have already attracted attention, so I don’t care about this little thing.

"It's just that Dan'er's wedding is coming up soon, so there's no need to hold this banquet at the Duke's Mansion."

Old Lady Yan waved her hand and left her manor, "Let's have the banquet there. Dan'er, there's no need to avoid suspicion. It's your turn to go this time."

"This is the last time you will host a party in your boudoir."

Jiang Hengdan stood up and saluted, accepting the matter: "Yes, grandmother."

Old Lady Yan looked at her four granddaughters carefully. They have all grown up and are graceful and elegant now.

She smiled slightly and said, "This time, it's not a child's play. Now that your brother has achieved fame, naturally many people will come here after hearing the news."

"It's inevitable that there are some people with bad intentions. You have to take a look at the human heart."

Jiang Zhiyue and the other three responded in unison: "Yes, we will follow Grandmother's instructions."

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The news that the Prince of England had become the top scholar in the imperial examination quickly spread throughout the streets and alleys of the capital.

Everyone felt that the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion was truly an honorable family, and now that the Crown Prince had such great achievements, it was truly enviable.

Naturally, there are also people who are jealous.

When Xie Ji learned that Jiang Tiyu was the top scorer in this year's imperial examination, he was so angry that he vomited blood.

Xie Yi silently wiped the corners of his father's mouth.

Xie Ji grabbed Xie Yi's hand, and his eyes were like those of an old beast that had been in confusion for many years, bursting with hope.

"Yi'er! Yi'er!"

Xie Yi held Xie Ji's hand and looked at him seriously: "Father, can we stop fighting?"

"Preserve the Xie family as it is now. In the future, my son will definitely establish the Xie family and will never let the Xie family fail."

"No!"

Xie Ji stared at Xie Yi intently: "You are my son, Xie Ji! How can you say such discouraging words!"

"What do you mean by never letting the Xie family lose? That's not enough! Not enough!"

Xie Yi looked at his father's almost crazy appearance, and his heart was broken.

“When is enough?”

Xie Yi looked at his father calmly, but the young man's eyes were as old as an old man: "Isn't the death of my eldest brother enough to make you stop?"

Xie Ji suddenly raised his head and looked at Xie Yi. When did this little son, who had always been so obedient and well-behaved, start speaking in such a sharp and hurtful way?

"If you stop in time, maybe my elder brother..."

"Shut up!"

Xie Ji waved away Xie Yi's hand that was supporting him and pointed at him angrily: "Are you still my son, Xie Ji? Do you have my blood in you?"

"How could I have a son like you who has no ambition?"

Xie Yi did not change at all even though Xie Ji hit him in the face with such hurtful words. It was hard to tell whether the expression on his handsome and haggard face was disappointment or some other gloomy emotion.

The father and son were silent for a long time, and Xie Ji spoke first.

“Once I start on this road, I can’t stop.”

"For the Xie family, I must fight for this honor."

Hearing this, Xie Yi slowly raised his head and looked at his father. He asked word by word, "Is it for the Xie family, or for your private rights?"

'Snapped'--

Xie Ji raised his hand and slapped Xie Yi so hard that he almost fell over.

The slap marks immediately appeared on Xie Yi's face, and even the corner of his mouth was broken and bleeding.

He still refused to give in and stubbornly looked up to face Xie Ji's anger without giving in.

Xie Ji became more and more angry and raised his hand again.

But when he saw the obvious slap mark on his youngest son's face, he couldn't bring himself to do it.

He, he never punished Yier...

"Yier...I..."

Xie Ji's heart softened again, and his hands also softened.

"You don't have to think about these things. Just do your work in the Ministry of Industry."

Xie Ji looked at Xie Yi: "I will not let the Xie family fall, and the Xie family will not fall to the point where it is just not in decline."

Xie Yi was also looking at his father. He knew that he could not persuade his father anymore.

If my father does this... can the Xie family be saved?