Shen Moxuan was reborn as the legitimate son of a minor official. The moment he opened his eyes, Father Shen said to him, "Son, you must study and become the top scholar in the imperial examinations."
To hell with studying! He had only just been born!
The Shen family had reached the end of its official career. If no one became a scholar to uphold the family’s reputation, they would have to return to the countryside and farm.
At the grab-the-first-birthday ceremony, he grabbed silver: it hurt his teeth, so they took it away. He grabbed a sword: it was dangerous, so they put it far from him. His father insisted on putting a copy of The Analects in his hands.
His eldest brother, Shen Mowen, loved practicing with swords and staffs. His second brother, Shen Moshu, skipped school and spent his days having fun. Father Shen thought the two of them were hopeless and had given up on them. But Shen Moxuan saw potential in both his brothers.
To protect himself, he started pushing his brothers to work harder.
His eldest brother wanted to join the army on the frontier. Shen Moxuan said, "No, you’re going to take the military examinations."
His second brother wanted to coast through life. Shen Moxuan said, "No, you have to take the civil service examinations."
His two older brothers asked, "Then what are you going to do?"
Shen Moxuan replied, "I’m still little."
Shen Mowen doted on his little brother, and Shen Moshu feared neither their father nor their eldest brother. Yet both of them were intimidated by their younger brother. Their little brother might be more terrifying than their father, but he was also more reliable.
Years later, the Shen family produced three outstanding talents, known as the "Three Heroes of the Shen Family."
Yang Yunshu said smugly, "I have a good eye, don’t I? I chose you long ago."
Shen Moxuan looked at her dotingly. "Yes, yes, you have a better eye than your husband."
The next story is titled: A Maid Is Hard to Train
Jiang Shiyin had only just arrived in this world when her father was wrongly imprisoned. They said Prince Ping was the one responsible. Her mother told her to save her father, so Jiang Shiyin had no choice but to disguise herself as a maid and enter Prince Ping’s residence.
The heir, Zhao Yuanqing, looked over a group of maids and pointed to the ugliest, darkest-skinned one. "I’ll take her."
The girl was clumsy and couldn’t do anything right. At long last, he had a maid who didn’t try to climb into his bed, so Zhao Yuanqing treasured her. He stopped playing with crickets and rarely met up with his dissolute friends. He was determined to train Jiang Shiyin into a gentle, obedient, attentive maid.
Prince Ping was greatly comforted. Jiang Shiyin was a lucky charm for his household. The heir was pleased with himself, thinking he had done a fine job training her.
One day, the heir suddenly decided he wanted the girl to climb into his bed, but Jiang Shiyin failed to understand his hints no matter how long he dropped them. Zhao Yuanqing gave up pretending. "I want to marry you."
Jiang Shiyin: Hah, dream on!
Her father was to be executed after the autumn harvest. A dagger pressed against Zhao Yuanqing’s neck. "Release my father!"
Only then did Jiang Shiyin realize that her supposed father had not been wronged at all. Her supposed mother had been using her as a weapon.
Upcoming story: The Little Restaurant on Sweetwater Lane
The sickly scholar on Sweetwater Lane died, leaving behind his new bride and two young children. Su Luo looked at the two little ones clinging to her legs and crying, and fretted. If she did nothing, she couldn’t bear it. But if she took them in, she had never been anyone’s mother before.
Su Luo had transmigrated into the body of a penniless refugee. At least now she had a home. The rundown house her late husband had left her was in a decent location, perfect for opening a restaurant.
The "Suluo" Restaurant didn’t take orders. The proprietress made whatever she wanted, and the customers ate it. She served only two meals a day, with ten tables each time, yet the place was surprisingly popular.
The newly appointed county magistrate, Wen Changzhou, wandered into the "Suluo" Restaurant by chance, and from then on, he came by every day. Magistrate Wen was a newly minted jinshi, handsome and talented, with a wonderful disposition, and he was still unmarried.
The two children secretly set about finding their stepmother a husband. After comparing several candidates, they settled on Wen Changzhou, who came to eat regularly.
Wen smiled and said, "My son and daughter have good taste. It’s just that your mother doesn’t seem to think much of me, their father."
The innocent children patted their chests and promised, "Don’t worry, Father. We’ll help you."
Su Luo: "Taking advantage of little kids, shameless."
Theme: Unless you push yourself, you’ll never know how much potential you have.
Sweetwater Lane Diner
Teaching Maids Is Hard
Spring Creek Nourishes the Willows
The Leisurely Life of Chef Yao
The Scholar's Wife's Daily Breadwinning
Marrying into the General’s Household for the Second Time
Entering the Proper Path Through the Imperial Examinations
The Cold Palace Prince Is Not to Be Trifled With
The Golden Lotus Hook
Transmigrated as the Chancellor's Young Bride
A Magistrate's Wife Is No Easy Role
Mrs. Li knew that her son was a loser because of her grandson, and she also knew that her grandsons looked down on her son, and yet she dared to act so tough and pressure her grandson to accommodate her son. Tsk, no wonder she could give birth to a son who had the nerve to save face and be praised by others for his whole life. Is he worthy of him?
That's right, work at the grassroots level more and you'll still have freedom.
Some people say Brother Xuan pays too much, let me explain here. By helping her two brothers, Shen Moxuan is cultivating family power, and is also cultivating helpers for herself in the officialdom in the future. These should have been his father's responsibilities, but Shen Xingye didn't have the ability. Brother Xuan is the core of adults. He sacrificed some of his interests to accomplish all this. He is not a person who is greedy for money. He only likes money to make his family live a better life. And the rewards are yet to come. The Liu family and the Shen family have a continuous source of income. It is a good deal to use part of the money to settle the two concubines. They will not have to worry about the whole family in the future. The concubine and Du will also be grateful to Brother Xuan. How can people not have their own calculations? I didn't write clearly enough. There is no best article in this article. Even if Grandma Li hates her son and doesn't fight, she can't beat him to death. Shen Xingye doesn't have great abilities, but he doesn't have the best either. What can my biological father do? It can't be replaced. If the Shen family were all good, Brother Xuan could really lie down on his back, so why should he take the test? How can you not be tired from studying?
Brother Xuan'er has paid too much. One used his mother's personal friendship to hire a master to pave the way for him. The other used his own force to raise a person to become a Jinshi. Now he has to use this to pave the way for him. The credit cannot be used by one person and the other can continue to use it. She wasn't even born to the same mother. She knew whether Ms. Liu really didn't care or doted on her son. Gratitude and enmity were just like in novels. Otherwise, great favors are as great as enmities. Add in a good-for-nothing father who claims to be aloof, and a grandmother who favors her son. Tsk.
This chapter was very frustrating to read, and I support changing my father.
Why are the girls taking the initiative among the three couples?
Yang Yunshu is so cute, so good-looking!
Very beautiful, the author is great, look forward to updates, updates, updates, updates, updates, updates [red hearts] [roses]
The target of the second brother appears
Madam, do you want to make a comment? Several times I wanted to speak but was forced to stop.