Self-cultivation of male support

Shi Yan sat in the living room and thought about it carefully. According to the plot line, Shi Yan married Chen Shimei after she won the Juren, that is, after this year's provincial examination.

There are many reasons why Shiyan chose to marry Chen Shimei. First of all, Du's father was seriously ill and couldn't get out of bed.

Different from the reality, in reality, under the secret operation of Shi Yan, Father Du lived a healthy and healthy life.In the plot, the only thing that Du's father was worried about before his death was Shi Yan, a well-behaved and obedient daughter, who wanted to watch her get married.

Secondly, when Du Shiyou failed the entrance examination due to various reasons, and unfortunately failed the examination the second time, he was talented, but his luck in the examination was extremely bad.

Du Shi wanted to go to high school and let his family live a good life, but the two unlucky experiences made him very worried that his family could not wait for his failure.

Whether it is the father who is seriously ill or the younger sister who is about to wait, as a child, Du Shiyou, the best choice for his sister-in-law to get in touch with is Chen Shimei.

Another thing is that Du's mother reported the matter, and the queen asked someone to secretly investigate Chen Shimei's life. She looked at it carefully several times, and finally agreed with the Du family's choice.

In the eyes of the queen, as long as Chen Shimei is not a fool, she can operate in secret and make Chen Shimei's official career smooth.

Chen Shimei is doing well, and it is naturally good to marry Chen Shimei.

Therefore, in the marriage of Zhiyan, she naturally married Chen Shimei under the acquiescence of Duofang.It can be said that the greatest guarantee for a good marriage comes from the Empress Empress, whom she herself does not know at all.

But the queen did not expect that Chen Shimei, who was 20 years old and officially passed the examination at the age of 26, stepped into the gate of the Hall of Supreme Harmony and came into her sight. I heard the news that the emperor asked Chen Shimei on the spot in the Hall of Supreme Harmony if she had a marriage.

Chen Shimei's answer is no.

So the emperor gave Chen Shimei and the eighth princess a marriage on the spot.

At that time, the queen's health was not good, and she had been in bed for five or six years with constant soup and medicine. After hearing the news, she spurted out a mouthful of blood, and she passed out directly.

At that time, Shi Yan and Du Shiyou already had a son and a daughter in their hometown. After waking up, the queen quickly figured out the crux of the matter. Now that the mistake had been made, all of them misunderstood Chen Shimei's character, but they could solve it in time. Stop the loss, such a man is no longer acceptable.

Since the eighth princess is rare, let her take it away, even if the eighth princess and Chen Shimei are married, so what?The queen has plenty of ways to make the eighth princess a widow.

After Chen Shimei dies, try to find a way to stabilize the people in Chenjia Village, keep your eyes open and find another good one for your daughter.It is hard to find three-legged toads in this world, but there are many two-legged men.

And in order to prevent Shi Yan from being affected by Chen Shimei's deception, the queen will not let the fact that Chen Shimei has a wife and children spread to outsiders, so she tries to cover up one or two things for Chen Shimei secretly.

Otherwise, just relying on an ordinary Chen Shimei, how could she have concealed it for several years without leaking information.

So under the eyes of the queen, Chen Shimei and the eighth princess got married.

And about the fact that Shi Yan is the prince's older sister, the queen never revealed anything to the prince, because the queen needs the prince to truly show his admiration in front of the emperor.

If the crown prince were to know the facts of the year, it would involve the fact that the emperor favored Concubine Liu alone and helped Concubine Liu to suppress other concubines, and it would also involve the empress uniting with other concubines in the harem to contact the former ministers in the next few years. To deal with Concubine Liu, in the end, the emperor had to face the pressure from the previous court's harem and make the second prince the crown prince under the premise that the "first prince" had gone.

In the prince's memory, the relationship between his father, queen and mother after he was born has always been very harmonious, the harem is peaceful, there is no thrilling incident in the court, and there is no concubine Liu who only favors the sixth palace.

He is a child who grew up in a honey pot, smart, honest, and kind.

Once you know these things, you will definitely not be able to connect the emperor who really loves him with the emperor who pushed the queen as a shield back then, let alone show sincere admiration in front of the emperor.

The queen had full confidence to handle Chen Shimei's affairs well, let Chen Shimei disappear quietly at the right time, and let her daughter live happily for the rest of her life.

As a result, what many people didn't expect was that she suddenly became seriously ill and died without being rescued. She didn't even have time to make arrangements for her funeral.

The queen's death was considered impossible by those close to the queen, because although the queen was physically weak, it was not life-threatening, and it would not be a problem to live another 20 years.

But to outsiders, it looked very normal, as expected, after all, she was a person who had been ill for five or six years, and many people lost their minds because of her sudden death.

Her forces were also purged by hostile forces, including the one secretly protecting Shiyan.When Du's mother heard the news, in order to protect Shiyan, she took the initiative to cut off all contact with the capital.

So Chen Shimei's matter could no longer be concealed. Du Shiyan insisted on going to the capital to seek clarification. If the matter was true, she would find a way to make a clean break with Chen Shimei. If the matter was not true, she could return Chen Shimei's innocence.

It's a pity that her own thoughts are good, but what she met were two strange creatures. In order to be together, those two thought differently from normal people, so she put her life in it.

Of course, the script from Shi Yan's point of view does not have such detailed content at all, and these are all deduced by Shi Yan himself based on the plot.

That is to say, according to the timeline, the Queen's health will fail this year, but according to the Queen's cautious character and ability, she will not be unable to grasp the extent of her condition, so that her sudden death will completely disrupt her of all layouts.

Five or six years after that incident, in the eyes of outsiders, the death of illness was very normal, and there might be some unknown hidden dangers. Shi Yan had to go to the capital again to make sure.

There are only a few people in the world who can kill the queen quietly, and they can be counted with a single slap. If the queen dies, the prince who has just grown up will definitely suffer a terrible blow.

Shi Yan was silent about Wei Wei in his mind, and Xiao Jia was completely different in character, and the unified distribution system in the bureau said: "I remember, it was mentioned occasionally in the plot that later he became the prince, and the person who became the emperor was the sixth prince? "

The mechanical voice of the system sounded in Shi Yan's mind: "Yes, team leader."

Shi Yan continued: "If I remember correctly, the present prince is the second prince?"

The system continued to nod mechanically: "Yes, team leader."

No matter how specific things are, I don't know clearly, but it's no secret that there are several princes and princesses in the royal family now, and you can find out after a little inquiry.

Shi Yan didn't dislike the cold mechanical voice, and continued: "According to the plot, before Concubine Liu entered the palace, the low-ranking concubines gave birth to several princesses. During the years when the emperor favored Concubine Liu alone, no woman in the palace gave birth to children.

Until the empress gave birth to the first prince, the emperor, under the pressure of the former court, began to sleep with women in the harem again. However, a few children were born, and most of them did not survive under Liu Concubine's means.

During this period, only the second prince born to the empress, the fifth princess born to the concubine, and the eighth princess born to Xiaogui survived.

From then on, it wasn't until Concubine Liu died of illness and the palace returned to calm that the prince and princess gradually survived, right? "

The system froze for a moment, as if thinking, and it took two seconds before Shi Yan replied: "Yes, team leader."

Shi Yan himself was an emperor and had seen people fighting in the court. He felt that there was too much information to be excavated here, and he could smell something different from it.

Although the trip to the capital is imperative, the most important thing for the Du family at present is Du Shiyou's rural examination.

The location of the township examination was still at the Gongyuan in Fucheng. After a year of hard work, Du Shiyou became more confident in his knowledge. The only thing he didn't believe in was his luck in the examination.

Before the exam, he didn't want anything, but only made one request to Shiyan: "My sister, have you helped my brother get that lucky charm recently?"

Naturally, Shi Yan originally thought that after what happened last time, Du Shiyou was lucky, and he was safe and smooth, but he didn't expect that when the exam was approaching, he looked bad again, and it looked like he was going to be in trouble.

Shiyan's lucky charm, known as the trick of charlatans to deceive people, reappeared in the arena again, and showed a wave of presence in Du's house.

After Du Shiyou carefully stuffed the lucky charm into his purse, he put his uneasy heart back into his stomach, and stepped into the Gongyuan with arrogance, and took part in the provincial examination in the expectation of Du's parents.

Shi Yan is not in a hurry. She has participated in the imperial examinations herself. Although the dynasties are different, she still has a high level of appreciation. She trusts in Du Shi's ability.

But the Du family's parents are still uneasy, especially Du's father's eloquence, which is very similar to what he said: "Daddy is just a scholar, and he could give some advice if he took the college exam last time, but when it comes to the township exam, dad is completely useless." I can’t do my best, I don’t know what to do, and I’m in a panic.”

So Du's mother took Du's father to worship all the Taoist temples around them in the past few days, and all the gods begged for it, even the mother who sent the child and the god of the land, the moon, and gave them away one by one. Sesame money.

When the couple came back, they looked exhausted. Mother Du drank tea and said slowly: "A Yan, you didn't see that there are so many people in the land temple, it's hard to turn around. Mother and your father don't matter. Next to each other, they were almost squeezed apart.

We thought that there was some kind of puja in the Earth Temple, but when we inquired, all of them had candidates at home, no matter which gods they were, we had to pay respects first. "

Shi Yanxin said, this is not much different from going to the doctor in a hurry. Besides, everyone knows whether it is useful to hold Buddha's feet temporarily, and they are just asking for peace of mind.

While listening to Mother Du's words, Shi Yan ordered Aunt Zhang to serve the food, and by the way turned to the last page of the scripture book in her hand, admiring another stupid story written by an idiot scholar, and amused herself.

Seeing Yan Yan's calm demeanor, Father Du was surprised: "Ah Yan, if your brother is a little slack in his studies on weekdays, you would quote the scriptures and scold him, making him blush and shame.

Why at this time, you are not in a hurry. "

Shi Yan closed the book, and slowly helped Mother Du walk to the dining table: "Of course I believe in elder brother!"

Father Du hesitated to speak, but finally told the truth: "Hey, Dad also told you the truth. The last time, about five or six years ago, your eldest brother took the children's test, from the county test to the government test. I was unlucky all the way, drinking water and having diarrhea, walking on the ground and falling on the ground, I didn't go smoothly.

It was the same with the last hospital exam, and I was very worried when I heard it.

Originally, Dad didn't take it to heart, but the more times you do it, the more you will inevitably worry a little more. Your elder brother is probably going to be unlucky about the scientific examination..."

Shi Yan picked up Du's father's favorite cold salad with his serving chopsticks, and said calmly, "Didn't I prepare a lucky charm for him? What else is there to worry about?"

Originally there was only a little worry, but when Shi Yan said this, thinking of the lucky charm that looked like a game, the husband and wife became even more worried.

But the two of them didn't worry for long, they were eating, and Wang Xiaohua, who had a big belly, came to Shiyan's house with a basket of white flour steamed buns.

Idle is also idle, just to divert the attention of Du's father and Du's mother, and Shiyan asked Uncle Zhang to bring people in.

This person's face is really thick, something like that happened before, but now he came to Shi Yan's house, acting as if nothing happened before.

Shi Yan couldn't help but think of a sentence: As long as I am not embarrassed, others are the ones who are embarrassed.

Wang Xiaohua has won the essence of it.

But looking at it this time, Wang Xiaohua has obviously grown a lot, at least she has learned how to reciprocate, and she also knows that she can't come to the Du family empty-handed.

Du's father and Du's mother had been tossing around for a whole day, impatient with Wang Xiaohua, the two went to rest together after dinner, leaving Shiyan and Wang Xiaohua sitting opposite each other in the living room.

Wang Xiaohua rubbed her stomach and said to Shiyan: "The house is not busy today, Shiren in the store is enough, I came to talk to you specially, in fact, I wanted to come to you a long time ago, but I just couldn't get away body."

Shi Yan didn't speak, Wang Xiaohua, who learned to be tactful, surprised her a little, but that's all, she wanted to hear why she came today.

"Now that I think about it, every word you said was right. It's ridiculous that I was blinded by lard. I couldn't see how much I had. But I couldn't listen to anything that didn't follow my heart. I was bullied by my family. It's really ridiculous that people and the Chen family teamed up to fool.

I am a complete joke now. Walking in the village, everyone points at me, saying that I am a toad who wants to eat swan meat, and the bamboo basket is empty. I know that when I am proud, everyone will I take it as a joke. "

Shi Yan could tell that Wang Xiaohua just wanted to talk to someone, but she was not very popular, and almost all the girls in the village were offended by her, leaving only Shi Yan, a plastic sister.

Shi Yan opened a new storybook, with one mind and two purposes, and be a listener with peace of mind.

I heard Wang Xiaohua continue: "When Shiren is old enough to marry a wife and start a family, the Chen family's parents only have the eldest son Chen Shimei in their hearts, and they suppress the money in their hands and refuse to buy a dowry.

I just came across such an opportunity, so I agreed half-heartedly. The Chen family promised that when he married me, the family would be separated, and he would also get a fee for the separation. The two started a small business to support themselves.

He and I are pretty much the same. We get along together and we don't dislike each other. It's pretty good now. "

Shi Yan could tell that Wang Xiaohua had completely given up on Chen Shimei, the reality was so cruel, and in just one year, the ignorant Wang Xiaohua learned to face the reality.

That's fine too.

Wang Xiaohua dug out a bag of bits and pieces of silver from the basket, including two strings of copper coins, which rattled on the table.

"We only have so much on hand, so I will pay you back first. Our restaurant business is doing well now. When I get rich, I will pay you back slowly." Wang Xiaohua said, "Also, thank you, Yan, among the people I met Among them, you are the only one who treats me sincerely."

Shi Yan asked someone to pack a pack of snacks for Wang Xiaohua to take back, which is the etiquette for normal relatives to come to the door. The meaning is very simple, it is a tacit agreement that the two families can move around again in the future.Wang Xiaohua was very happy, holding her belly and her eyes were red.

After sending Wang Xiaohua away, Du Shiyou soon came out of the Gongyuan. Father Du and Uncle Zhang went to pick up the person at the gate of the Gongyuan. When they came back, they were extremely embarrassed.

It was Uncle Zhang who entered the door on his back. When he saw Shiyan, Du Shiyou's eyes were red, he held the purse with the lucky charm in one hand, and Shiyan's arm in the other hand, struggling to say: "Amei, woo woo, you This lucky charm is really useful, brother is so touched!"

After speaking, the person passed out.

There was a riot at home, Shi Yan stepped forward to take a look, but she was tired and hungry, her spirit suddenly relaxed, she fell asleep, and when she woke up and had enough food, she would be fine.

But no one believed what he said. The doctor came to see it and said something similar to Shi Yan, so the Du family and his wife were relieved.

Only then did Father Du remember to ask Shiyan: "Ayan, when did you learn the art of pulse diagnosis?"

Zhiyan lied calmly: "I didn't study, isn't this the same situation every year for every family's candidates, and you can see a thing or two after listening too much."

Du's father didn't doubt it at all. Hearing what his daughter said, he naturally believed it.

He sighed and said to Shi Yan: "When Father and Uncle Zhang received your eldest brother at the gate of the Gongyuan, the scene was too miserable.

With so many candidates in the crowd, Dad saw your elder brother at a glance, without him, he was too embarrassed.Walking with weak feet, leaning on the wall, his face was sallow, as if he was seriously ill, it was too scary.

It is estimated that your brother's provincial examination is not smooth this time. What kind of Tai Sui did this child commit? This fate is really worrying. "

The whole family guessed that Du Shiyou was unlucky in the Gongyuan, but they didn't expect it to be so unlucky.

"Hey, this time someone took personal revenge and poisoned the steamed buns provided to the candidates of the Tribute Academy. I don't know about the other examination rooms. In our examination room, many candidates died on the spot and fell to the ground almost without breath.

When I was rushed out by the guards, someone fell down in front of my eyes, and someone passed by.

Fortunately, I was thirsty at the time and didn't want to eat the steamed buns that could choke to death, so I survived a quarter of an hour later.But I was really taken aback. Now that I think about it, my heart beats so hard. "

This can also explain why Du Shiyou was starved. The body search of the rural examination is very strict, and the food brought by the candidates will be broken into pieces to prevent entrainment. Du Shi couldn't stand the food, so he decided to buy it directly in the examination room.

Anyway, the Du family doesn't lack that money.

But when something like that happened, it would be a big heart to really be able to eat the food in the examination room.

Du Shiyou seemed to be really frightened, insisted on finishing the exam, and now looks depressed: "If there is no such news outside the exam for a few days, it should be silenced, but after the exam is over, no matter what I can't hide it, there is such a big case in the township examination, I don't know if it will affect the results."

What Du Shiyou really wanted to say was whether it would affect his family to live in the capital. He was still thinking about helping his big-hearted sister to see the business of Xiaoxiuzhuang in the capital. The income was dozens of times that of Fucheng. , Du Shi couldn't bear the rhythm of being taken advantage of.

Du's father and Du's mother were also very worried. A homicide case occurred in the township examination. It sounds like a major case that can be reported to the Ministry of Criminal Affairs. It is inevitable that the township examination will have an impact.

Only the family here was talking, and Aunt Zhang came back and said that Chen Shimei of the Chen family had fainted before she came out of the Gongyuan, and was being sent to the hospital to lie down by the people from the yamen.

Aunt Zhang said: "Now it's spread all over the street. Someone poisoned the township test this time. It is said that the person who poisoned him and a certain candidate in the township test had a grudge against a girl. The other party came up with such a bad plan and bribed a cook in the yamen to take the other party's position."

Aunt Zhang said angrily, "Hey, what can you do at such a young age? Taking advantage of the power of the family and robbing women from the common people, you will be punished now! Just forget about your own bad luck, and you have brought so many innocent people into trouble. hateful!"

The Yamen's efficiency in solving the case was very fast. In other words, the perpetrator didn't even think about hiding it. He saw the man who robbed his daughter fall with his own eyes, and he readily admitted his fault.

It is not clear how the case was judged, but in order to appease the examinees, the yamen issued an announcement saying that the case would not affect the normal results of the provincial examination.

As for the abnormal ones, it is estimated that they can only be considered unlucky.

While Du Shiyou heaved a sigh of relief, he quietly asked Shi Yan: "My sister, brother is very confident this time, it will definitely not be a problem to be on the list. When will our family go to the capital to see the world?"

Du Shiyou was actually looking forward to the trip to the capital, he had never been out of the capital since he was so old.

In the past, the conditions in my family were not good, so I didn't dare to think about it, and I was able to suppress my nature and make myself work hard to be mature and stable.Now that you don’t have to worry about eating and drinking, people live more and more truly.

He planned the route in private, and the family took the official road slowly, without rushing, and spent more than half a year traveling with his family to the capital, and the time was just right.

Shi Yan said: "It will be fine when I convince my parents."

At the same time, in the imperial palace of the capital, the queen said to the eunuch Yuchen: "Say it again, what did your majesty say today?"

Yuchen bowed down, with a respectful attitude, and repeated the emperor's words carefully: "Your Majesty, today, I want to arrange a marriage for the eighth princess in advance, and I will wait for the eighth princess and Ji." Then get married.

He also said that the eighth princess is His Majesty's most beloved child, and he is the jewel in his heart. He must carefully find a lover who is worthy of the eighth princess, so that the people below will not fool him at will. "

The queen's face gradually regained her composure, and the words in her mouth made the eunuch's heart tremble: "He is still thinking about Concubine Liu, where did he put my beloved fifth princess?"

Where did you put my Ayan?

Mentioning that person, the eunuch couldn't help but recall that when His Majesty only favored Concubine Liu, the other party gave birth to the eldest prince because of the empress, and other children were born in the harem, and she herself did not know why, and had never had any children, so she hugged the eighth princess in her arms. Keep it under your knees.

Later, that person left for no apparent reason, and His Majesty has never mentioned it these years, so the identity of the Eighth Princess is naturally embarrassing.

But who would have thought that the emperor would suddenly mention the eighth princess again today.

The queen narrowed her eyes, and said to the eunuch, "Is it time for the results of the provincial examination next?"

The eunuch said respectfully: "Yes, it's only been two days."

"Tell Xiuhe to find a way to bring Ah Yan back to Beijing."