The Son of a Son-in-Law (Imperial Exams)

[Upcoming novel: There Is No Fake Heiress in My Family. Thanks for your support!] The Rong’an Earl’s estate was founded by a meritorious hero from the dynasty’s founding days. His descendants, however, failed to live up to their legacy. Most were ordinary people with little ambition. The family had fallen from ducal rank all the way to earldom. Worse still, its numbers had dwindled, and this generation had produced only one legitimate daughter, with no more children to follow. Being ordinary was one thing, but having no heir to carry on the family line was truly unfilial. With no other choice, the Rong’an Earl’s estate took in a son-in-law. Who could have guessed that, several years after the son-in-law arrived, the Earl of Rong’an would have a son in his old age? Now both the son-in-law and the earl’s legitimate daughter faced the prospect of being driven out of the estate, much to the amusement of everyone in the capital. Unfortunately for Xie Shixing, he was born into the world as the son of the Rong’an Earl’s live-in son-in-law. How could he help his parents and little sister hold their heads high? That was the challenge facing Xie Shixing… In feudal society, all pursuits were inferior, save for scholarship. With no other options, Xie Shixing picked up his books and prepared for the imperial examinations. More than a decade later, Xie Shixing passed the exams and rose swiftly through the ranks, becoming a rising star at court. The emperor even granted him a title of his own! By imperial decree, Xie Shixing established a separate household and moved with his parents and little sister into his own estate, the Earl of Zhongqin’s residence! The capital’s great houses got quite a show out of it, joking, “When we host banquets from now on, we’ll have to be clear whether we’re inviting the Earl of Xie’s residence on East Street or the Earl of Xie’s residence on West Street!” Synopsis screenshot dated December 24, 2024 Please do not plagiarize. Infringement will be pursued! Synopsis for upcoming novel: There Is No Fake Heiress in My Family Xia Mi, a lowly office worker, finally had a day off and was watching a drama at home. To her dismay, the melodramatic show made her furious on what should have been a relaxing day. Xia Mi grumbled as she criticized its cliched plot: Why is it that whenever a child goes missing, the parents always have to adopt another one? Will they die if they don’t have a stand-in? If they’ve already adopted a child, why go looking for their biological one? And after finding their biological child, why make a big show of being torn between the two, claiming they love them equally? Anyone stuck with parents like that would be doomed! What a mess! Why can’t a true heiress simply have a smooth journey to the top? Fuming, Xia Mi glanced at the time and saw it was nearly one in the morning. She had to be at work at nine the next day, so she reluctantly washed up and went to bed. Still furious, she continued cursing the ridiculous plot as she drifted off. But when she woke up, she had become a true heiress! Luckily, there was no fake heiress in her family! A curious story has recently made the rounds in Linjiang City: the long-lost daughters of both the Jiang family and the Xia family have been found. The city’s most prominent households attended the two reunion banquets, but the lives led by the two recovered true heiresses could hardly have been more different. People couldn’t help but marvel. The Jiang family: “We raised the fake heiress to excel at everything, while the true heiress has nothing to show for herself. We’d better let the fake heiress represent us.” The Xia family: “Our only daughter is a hidden gem. We have to show her off everywhere!” The Jiang family: “The fake heiress has an emotional bond with us, so she should get a larger share of the assets. The true heiress can make do with a comfortable life.” The Xia family: “Our precious daughter, everything the family owns is yours!” The Jiang family: “If the true and fake heiresses argue, then the true heiress must not have been raised right. We have to believe the fake heiress.” The Xia family: “Whoever bullies my daughter will pay for it!” Synopsis screenshot dated August 9, 2026 Plagiarism strictly prohibited. Infringement will be pursued! Theme: A world with less scheming and more kindness