When these words were spoken, no one dared to reply. Those whose names were called were either shy or too ashamed to speak, and those who were not mentioned were afraid of acknowledgment.

As the daughter-in-law, the second aunt Qiu usually stayed by Tang's side to listen to her instructions. She always smiled and said, "Whatever mother said, of course we all will obey your orders."

A slight flash of dissatisfaction flashed across Jiang Qing's face. She knew from their conversation in the morning that she still couldn't get anything good this time.

As my mother gets older and smarter, I care less and less about her.

Jiang Qing's face didn't look good, and he hesitated to speak.

Tang glanced at Jiang Qing and continued without any unnecessary expression on her face: "There is a saying in the court that thunder, rain and dew are all gifts from the emperor. This sentence is also true in ordinary homes. Don't look around helplessly.

Things that shouldn’t be yours.”

Tang's words did not save Jiang Qing any face. She felt that she was talking about her aunt Jiang Qing.

Sure enough, the faces of Jiang Qing's family all looked bad, especially Zhao Yansui's face, which could no longer hold back its arrogant look and was difficult to distinguish.

Tang's screen dismissed the people, thus saving Jiang Qing's last dignity. Then, regardless of the expressions of these three people, he continued: "I heard that it was because of something big happening in the palace that a draft was added this year, and fourteen people were asked to do so.

At the age of seventeen, the draft is a big deal, but a family like ours would never dare to think about it.

For one thing, the Jiang family has no intention of climbing the dragon and the phoenix. For generations, innocence depends on hard work. Our family has no connection in the palace. If your niece goes in, it will be unpredictable.

Secondly, without strong support, it is hard to predict whether one can survive in the palace. I wanted to get the eldest girl out of this, so I thought of the Cheng family again."

After saying this, he gave Jiang Qing a helpless and stern look, which meant that he was really helpless and did not mean to be too high-spirited.

Thirdly, this draft is mostly for the selection of palace ladies, and officials of the fourth rank and above do not need to participate. The real selection of concubines and the selection of concubines for the princes are the selection of the fourth rank and above. The Zhao family is the prefect of the fourth rank, so this can be avoided.

In the second draft, the Jiang family was different.

Tang was helpless because she didn't want to have any more interactions with the Cheng family, but she didn't want to ruin her life by randomly marrying Jiang Wu.

Although the Cheng family in Jizhou City began to flourish in Mr. Cheng's generation, at least the poems and books have been handed down from generation to generation, and their character and family background are excellent. Even though they have not interacted with each other for so many years, the Cheng family's family tradition and conduct are known to everyone near and far.

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If Jiang Wu entered the Cheng family, no matter which wife of the Cheng family she became, she would not be humiliated.

She was strict in that she had already made up her mind and actually let her daughter Jiang Qing make trouble several times, and even came to make fun of him.

Looking at the different expressions of everyone here, what is the origin of the Cheng family and the Jiang family?

"Not to mention the distance, the second girl only turns fourteen in August, and has not yet reached the age of drafting, so there is no rush. There are still three years to find a good husband for her. There is no need to say that I am partial to the Erlang family."

How could Mrs. Qiu dare to admit that Mrs. Tang was partial? She immediately stood up in fear and said to Mrs. Tang Fuli: "What did you say? My daughter-in-law has never thought this way."

Mrs. Tang took away her embarrassment and nodded in approval. Although this daughter-in-law was not as capable of running a house as the previous daughter-in-law Zhang, and could not take on big things, she was still obedient and had a gentle temperament. As long as she was in charge

Speaking of which, Qiu has never been disobedient.

It's just that if a family wants to be supported by someone, it must have a daughter-in-law who can manage the family. She has been able to manage the family these years, but what about the future?

Then he looked at Jiang Wei.

Jiang Wei's heart trembled, maybe he wanted to scold her.

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Tang sighed and said: "Not to mention the third girl, she will be fourteen years old by the end of the year, and she has such a temper, ugh!"

Jiang Wen just thought it was not her who was talking about this, and still sat there with peace of mind, without making any comments. Isn't she sick anyway?

Since it is related to the draft, there is nothing wrong with the two young masters of the Jiang family and Zhao Yanzhui.

There is nothing wrong with Jiang Wu and Jiang Mei now, so the point of contention in this matter is Jiang Wu and Zhao Yansui.

Looking at these two people, Jiang Wu's face was still calm, but her intertwined hands revealed her nervousness.

Jiang Wu couldn't help but wonder for Jiang Wu, did she know anyone from the Cheng family?

Are you willing to marry into the Cheng family or enter the palace?

Looking at Zhao Yansui again, there were faint tears in her eyes. She was strong enough not to let them fall. She bit her lower lip proudly and stared at Jiang Wu with evil eyes.

Mrs. Tang personally opened a brocade box that had been placed on the coffee table early in the morning. It seemed that the brocade box was old. Although it had been taken care of, it was not difficult to see the dust in the gaps.

Everyone looked at the brocade box, and Jiang Wei paid special attention to the expressions of Jiang Qing and her second aunt Qiu opposite them.

The former's eyes were a little straight, while the latter's face was calm and pretended to be calm, but his eyes revealed desire.

What a treasure, so many people are longing for it.

After Tang took it out, Jiang Wen looked at it and was a little disappointed.

It's just a piece with a very ordinary texture and rough workmanship. No, it's half a piece of fish.

The fish is in a semi-curved state, and there are traces of broken jade on the head and tail of the fish. It is obvious that the two fish pendants should form a circle when combined.

With the Jiang family's current wealth and this kind of jade pendant, the maids next to the Tang family would probably not wear it.

Tang seemed to be recalling, "This jade pendant was a token given to our Jiang family by the Cheng family."

When I heard about the Cheng family, I naturally thought of the Cheng family in Jizhou City.

Because in Jizhou, only the Cheng family is famous, and the others are just ordinary people.

Second Aunt Qiu was a little unsure and asked tentatively: "Is it really the Cheng family?"

Mrs. Tang knew that she had guessed it, and nodded sullenly.

Jiang Qing looked confused, remembering the past more than ten years ago. Although more than ten years later, she had given birth to children and was living a good life, Jiang Qing still felt aggrieved.

After this incident, her mother Tang still chose to give up on her. Now she hated the Jiang family in her heart. She clenched her hands and recalled those difficult days.

It is not difficult to imagine that there may be some connection between them. If there is no connection with the Cheng family, why is there such a mention about this jade pendant? But if there is a connection, the Cheng family and the Jiang family in Jizhou City have no contact.

At least from Qiu's point of view, she didn't know about it in the past, but she had no contact with him for more than ten years after she got married.

"It is indeed as you thought, it is the Cheng family in Jizhou City.

This matter dates back more than thirty years ago. The old man was just a small soldier at the time. Because there was an urgent letter to be sent to Beijing, this matter fell on him.

I was running all the way and couldn't delay even a minute due to business responsibilities.

Jizhou was only seven or eight days away from Beijing, but at that time there was a place called Tuoshan Ridge, which was difficult and dangerous, and bandits often came and went. It was there that the old man rescued the old man of the Cheng family.

The master of the Cheng family went to Beijing to take the exam, but he encountered several bandits. Why were the bandits in Tuoshanling so close to Beijing but not suppressed? Because they are smart and know who can and cannot be provoked. Like slightly larger households.

They would not touch other people's homes, only those they could afford to offend, or ordinary merchants. After they hijacked and extorted money, they often caused slips, landslides, etc. Tuoshan Ridge was already steep and the terrain was unusual. The government saw the capital.

It was just a small fight, so I just let it go without any more management.

But for Bai Ding, who had come to Beijing alone to take the exam, Mrs. Cheng was exactly the target of their attack. The old man had official duties, so he didn't want to meddle in others' affairs for fear of being delayed.

However, when Mr. Cheng saw the old man wearing official uniform, he thought it was a life-saving straw and shouted for help.

The old man is a warm-hearted person, but he can no longer resist his conscience and takes care of this matter.

As mentioned before, although the people in Tuoshanling were bandits, they were also smart. Seeing that the old man really took care of this matter, he gave the old man some respect for his official uniform and gave up the mission, turned around and left.

Passed by Mr. Cheng.

Mr. Cheng, who was not yet in high school at the time, was also a person who repaid his kindness. He took out his jade pendant on the spot, broke it in half and said: I am already married. If I am lucky enough to go to high school in the future and have a high family name, I will definitely marry you.

So the engagement with this jade pendant came about."

It turns out that this is the case, why has this marriage been talked about since Mrs. Cheng? Although Mrs. Cheng was already married at the beginning, why did the generation next to Jiangjia Shui not fulfill it, and instead it came to the generation next to the woman.

"When Mrs. Cheng came to Beijing, he was ranked sixth in the second grade of high school, passed the Shujishi exam in Beijing, and then observed politics in the Hanlin Academy. During his tenure, he put forward many opinions that were trusted and recognized by the emperor, who was still a prince at the time. Now that he has ascended the throne,

Later, Mrs. Cheng even had the merit of following the dragon, and he was granted the title of bachelor of the Hanlin Academy with the fourth rank.

Now he is a third-rank minister of Dali Temple.

Mrs. Qiu had to cover her mouth in surprise. Everyone present except Jiang Qing's family was surprised. They didn't expect that the Jiang family would have such an encounter with a dignified third-rank official.

He was a dignified third-rank imperial official, and he was someone who could speak well in front of the emperor.

Speaking of this, Mrs. Tang also said with emotion: "Yes, the Cheng family has prospered since then. Mr. Cheng is also a person who keeps his promises. In the few years since he was in high school, although he was in Beijing, he still sent people to Yuncheng County to find us.

Jiang family, Bingdao, the original promise is still valid.

But at that time, the Jiang family, due to the old man's hard work and advancement for several years, was just a ninth-grade sergeant.

The old man felt that it was just a small effort at the beginning and did not want to threaten repayment. Our family is a martial artist, let alone a Cheng family with a literary background like the Cheng family, so he did not take this matter at ease. He sent the steward who was sent to tell the matter to Cheng.

Don't worry, sir. It doesn't matter if you expose it or not mention it.

Mr. Cheng Guang, however, has a very scholarly integrity and does not dislike our Jiang family. He also sent people to bring heavy gifts and said: He, Cheng Guang, is not a ruthless and honorless person. I hope Brother Jiang will not trap him.

Do not postpone in an unkind and unjust situation.
Chapter completed!