kvmb Chapter 162 Since they don't acknowledge her as their daughter, there's no need to meet ag
Chapter 162 Since they don't acknowledge her as their daughter, there's no need to meet ag
"It's okay. We'll try again next time if we fail this time. Yaoyao said before the exam that participation is the most important thing," Shen Jinzhu quickly comforted her son.
“That’s right, your mother is right. You absolutely mustn’t let this discourage you.” Yu Kangjing also comforted his son.
Yu Zizong was tongue-tied and didn't say anything, but simply held his brother's hand gently.
Only Yu Ziying blurted out:
"impossible."
"With my brother's intelligence, how could he possibly fail the exam?"
Yu Ziheng, the person involved, was stunned for a moment, looking somewhat bewildered and confused.
Was this imperial examination really that difficult?
He found it very simple when he wrote it.
He aspired to be at least the top scholar in the provincial examination, if not the top one in the provincial examination.
Seeing him so distraught, Yu Ningyao couldn't help but ask, "Brother, what do you think?"
Yu Ziheng shook his head, then nodded.
"I don't know, but I feel I shouldn't be left out of the list."
If he said this outside, people would surely say he was arrogant and ignorant.
After all, many people may not be able to pass the imperial examination even when they are in their forties or fifties.
He hasn't reached adulthood yet, so it's normal for him to have failed the exam.
But Yu Ningyao firmly believed in her brother's intuition and decisively directed the system to help with the investigation.
The system couldn't help but complain:
I'm here to help you win favor, not some all-powerful search engine.
Yu Ningyao knew how to handle it and calmly replied:
If my older brother passes the imperial examination with top honors and I become his sister, don't you think I'll have a greater advantage when vying for his favor?
【That makes sense! 】
The system immediately jumped in and rushed to help her investigate.
While the Yu family took turns comforting Yu Ziheng, Yu Ningyao finally received her result.
[Wow, your older brother's exam paper hasn't even been sent for grading yet.]
He Yunjin destroyed his exam paper, preventing it from ever appearing before the examiners.
Yu Ningyao was puzzled when she heard this unfamiliar name.
Who is He Yunjin?
The system is about to reply.
Yu Ningyao suddenly slapped her forehead.
[He Yunjin, He Yunqing, could he be related to the Duchess of Xingguo?]
The system's tone was full of praise:
[Congratulations, you answered correctly. He is He Yunqing's older brother.]
"Yaoyao, what's wrong?"
Yu Ningyao's action of patting her head drew the attention of the entire Yu family.
"I just thought of something," Yu Ningyao said, meeting her family's gaze.
"The elder brother of the Lady of Xingguo is the Imperial Inspector on this occasion."
Yu Kangjing and Shen Jinzhu frowned.
Yu Ziheng stared at her: "You mean, he's retaliating against me for his sister's sake? He's deliberately preventing me from making the list?"
"Impossible! The imperial examination is such a big event; anyone who dares to tamper with it would be committing a capital offense." Yu Kangjing couldn't believe it.
“But I just offended their family. His nephew’s reputation is ruined because of me.” Yu Ningyao tried to steer her family’s attention to He Yunjin.
"What do you mean 'ruined because of you'? They were just being inhumane!" Shen Jinzhu said indignantly.
"My dear, even if we're kind-hearted, we can't take all the blame on ourselves."
Yu Ziying chimed in, "That's right. Besides, it was ruined because of Lu Lingguang. What does it have to do with you? It's not like you were the one who called him a eunuch on the spot."
Yu Ningyao felt a little guilty.
But it was indeed she who revealed this to Lu Lingguang.
Strictly speaking, she was the one who broke the news.
However, her mother was right. Huo Yuanzhi's mother was a wicked person, and she didn't need to feel guilty about it.
“I’ll have someone look into it. We can’t let your brother’s efforts in taking the exam go to waste.” Yu Kangjing took his daughter’s words to heart.
After all, He Yunjin was known for favoring his younger sister.
It's not impossible that he would target the Yu family for his sister's sake.
"This is a very important matter. We mustn't reveal this information until the evidence is conclusive. Otherwise, we might be falsely accused," Yu Kangjing reminded his family.
"Okay." Everyone nodded obediently.
……
Zhao Wenyan went to Chaoyun Inn.
At this moment, Zhao Changgeng was drowning his sorrows in alcohol.
He didn't expect to fail the exam again.
"Mo Bao, do you think Dad will beat me to death when I go back this time?"
"Young master, please stop drinking. Let's go back to our room and rest. We should set off for Lingnan tomorrow," the pageboy said anxiously.
"It's alright, anyway, I still have my divorced older sister to take the lead. When I get back, Father won't have time to be angry with me. Haha." Zhao Changgeng tilted his head back and drank another cup of wine.
Zhao Wenyan turned pale with anger upon seeing this.
He ground his back teeth and said, "Zhao Changgeng."
Zhao Changgeng vaguely thought he heard his father's voice, but thought it was just his imagination and ignored it.
The pageboy, Mo Bao, turned his head and looked over.
Upon seeing Zhao Wenyan at the door, he suddenly grabbed Zhao Changgeng.
"Young master, the master has arrived!"
Zhao Changgeng then looked over and saw his father's face, which sobered him up considerably.
"Father, why are you here?"
"If I hadn't come, I wouldn't have known you were indulging in a life of debauchery every day. No wonder you couldn't even pass the imperial examination!" Zhao Changgeng was utterly disappointed.
If it weren't for the other people coming and going at the inn, he would have taken off his shoe and whipped that little bastard on the spot.
"I didn't drink before; I was studying," Zhao Changgeng explained hastily.
In a moment of anger, he blamed everything on Zhao Yining: "It's all my older sister's fault! If she hadn't gotten a divorce and was bringing me bad luck, I wouldn't have failed the exam!!!"
"Shut up!" Zhao Wenyan, unable to bear it any longer, stepped forward and slapped him across the face.
The fact that my daughter got divorced is shameful enough.
Why is this unfilial son still shouting everywhere?
Zhao Changgeng was stunned by the beating.
Mo Bao dared not stop the raging master.
"Come with me now." Zhao Wenyan felt ashamed, as if everyone's eyes were on him.
He dragged Zhao Changgeng to Zhao Yining's residence.
Unexpectedly, they were stopped at the door by Zhao Yining's maid.
"The lady said that since you do not acknowledge her as your daughter, there is no need to meet again."
"You unfilial daughter! Does she even know what she's saying?!" Zhao Wenyan stared at her in disbelief.
“Father, after the divorce, her dowry should be returned to the family. How can we let her keep it for herself! Now that she doesn’t even acknowledge you as her father, why should you show her any mercy?” Zhao Changgeng immediately added fuel to the fire.
At this moment, he couldn't let his father vent his anger on him anymore; all his anger should be directed at Zhao Yining.
The maid looked at Zhao Changgeng.
"Madam said that the dowry can be returned to the Zhao family intact. However, you must also return the one hundred taels of silver you owe Madam. Your failure to pass the exam has truly disappointed Madam."
One sentence silenced Zhao Changgeng, who had just been grinning.
Zhao Wenyan's lips twitched, and his gaze toward his son grew increasingly hostile.