The scumbag ran away from marriage, I remarried on the spot

Chapter 586: Too Unlikely

There were nine days left before the autumn examination. Zhang hoped that her youngest son would succeed, so she stayed in the Buddhist temple all day to pray for Buddha's blessing. She and Chen had originally managed household affairs together, but now that she was in the Buddhist temple, only Chen could manage household affairs.

Meng Jinyao took Wanwan and Xiuyuan's little Yunxin with her. Although the uncle and nephew were of different generations, they were as close as brothers and always slept together at night.

Zhang was very satisfied with this. Wanwan was the eldest son of her third brother and would inherit the Marquis's Mansion. Her third brother would definitely pave the way for Wanwan in the future. Her grandson had a good relationship with Wanwan, so her grandson would be able to benefit from it in the future.

As for Gu Xiuyuan and his wife Jiang, when they heard Wanwan calling Yunxin brother, they felt that their son was offending his elders and were very worried. Fortunately, his uncle and aunt didn't care, and they were relieved to see that the two children were having a good time.

At this time, the autumn wind is blowing.

Meng Jinyao sat in the pavilion, her eyes fell on Yun Xin and Wan Wan outside the pavilion. The two little guys were surrounding the birdcage, talking to the parrot. The two little guys were talking at the same time, but the parrot didn't seem to know who to listen to. It also seemed to be disgusted by their noise and remained silent, which frustrated the two little guys.

When she saw it, she shook her head and laughed.

Chen followed her gaze and saw this scene, and said with a smile: "Wanwan and Yunxin seem to get along well."

Meng Jinyao replied, "Yunxin is a lively kid who can get along with anyone." She then asked, "Why haven't you seen your sister-in-law these days? What have you been busy with?"

Chen looked at her in surprise and asked, "Third brother's wife doesn't know?"

Meng Jinyao looked confused and then shook her head. She had been busy taking care of the children these days and was almost oblivious to what was going on outside. How could she know?

Chen said, "Isn't Xiuwen participating in this autumn exam? My sister-in-law is very nervous and is praying to the Buddha in the temple to bless Xiuwen to be on the list." She shook her head again and again, "If you ask me, since it is related to the imperial examination, we should worship Emperor Wenchang and ask him to show his power and let Xiuwen pass the exam this year."

Meng Jinyao understood after hearing this, and then smiled and said, "Second sister-in-law, please don't say this in front of eldest sister-in-law. If she finds out later that she worshipped the wrong god, she will probably be so worried that she won't be able to sleep at night."

"I just said that in front of you." Chen sighed softly, "Brother has become more and more unreasonable. No wonder sister-in-law puts all her attention on the child. Xuanyi hides when she sees sister-in-law, just like a mouse seeing a cat."

Meng Jinyao sighed slightly. Their eldest uncle was really a bad guy. Ever since he had a falling out with his eldest sister-in-law, he never set foot in her room again. He stayed in the rooms of young concubines every day. She heard from her eldest sister-in-law that her eldest brother once spent one night with three concubines. Because he was too indulgent at night, he slept until noon the next day and missed the time to report to the government office.

Suddenly, Chen's eyes fell on the corridor not far away and said, "Look, what you say will come true."

Meng Jinyao followed her gaze and saw a beautiful and charming young woman, whose every frown and smile was full of charm. It was her uncle Gu Jingsheng's favorite concubine, Aunt Ming. Gu Jingsheng was speaking to Aunt Ming gently, and it seemed that he had said something to make Aunt Ming happy. Aunt Ming was laughing so hard that she was shaking with laughter.

Chen said, "They say a person lives up to his name, but Aunt Ming is very different from the moon in the sky."

Aunt Ming's surname is Ming and her given name is a single character "Yue" (moon). Ming Yue means the bright moon. In most people's minds, the moon should be bright and flawless, elegant and refined, but Aunt Ming is too enchanting and a bit worldly.

Meng Jinyao didn't respond.

Chen was still mumbling, "She is pretty, but a little too vulgar. But men generally like this, with a dignified and virtuous wife to support them, and a beautiful concubine who can please them." She paused as she spoke, and then said in surprise, "Third brother's wife, we meet on a narrow road, I guess there will be something interesting to watch."

Meng Jinyao also saw Zhang leading the maids and old women, walking hurriedly towards Gu Jingsheng and Aunt Ming. Gu Jingsheng and Aunt Ming also saw Zhang. Gu Jingsheng was still hugging Aunt Ming, walking towards Zhang with a provocative look on his face, as if he wanted to block Zhang's way and cause trouble for her.

Seeing this, Meng Jinyao frowned. How could their eldest uncle be so absurd? In broad daylight, in a corridor where people could pass by at any time? Wasn't he afraid that the maids and old women would see him and gossip about him in private? Then the news would get out and the Censor would report him for favoring his concubine over his wife?

When Gu Jingsheng saw Zhang's behavior, he thought that Zhang was jealous and wanted to make a fuss. He really wanted to bring his concubine to make trouble for Zhang and ridicule her a few times to make her happy.

Unexpectedly, Zhang looked straight ahead, as if he didn't see them. He stepped aside and led the maids and servants behind him and walked straight past them without even looking at them. Only the maids and servants bowed slightly when they passed by him.

Being ignored like this, Gu Jingsheng was furious and shouted at Zhang's back: "Zhang, stop right there! Say hello to your husband when you see him. Which lady is as rude as you?"

Zhang paused, turned around, glanced at him coldly, and warned him, "My son Xiuwen is taking part in the autumn imperial examination. He is studying under a famous teacher from Lingshan Academy. He is highly regarded by the famous teacher and is likely to pass. If he passes this time, he will have to take part in the spring imperial examination next year. By then, he will pass the examination and become an official in the court. He will also have to look for a marriage partner. Reputation is the most important thing. Don't make a fool of yourself and hold my son back."

As soon as these words came out, Gu Jingsheng immediately stopped. No matter how angry he was with Zhang, no matter how much he wanted to dampen her spirit, and no matter how hot-headed he was, he wanted to promote his concubine to humiliate Zhang, but after hearing about his son's future, he came to his senses. If his third brother didn't help him in his career, he would probably only be able to hold an idle position in his life. Whether he could live a prosperous life after the family was divided depended on whether his son lived up to his expectations.

Seeing that her husband had shut up, Zhang said nothing more, turned around and walked away. She had long been extremely disappointed with her husband. She didn't care which concubine her husband favored, but she absolutely could not allow any illegitimate sons or daughters to cause trouble for her. She prepared contraceptive soup every day and gave it to whoever her husband went to.

Meng Jinyao and Chen both heard Gu Jingsheng's angry shout clearly. They didn't hear what Zhang said afterwards, but seeing that Zhang was calm and composed, while Gu Jingsheng was silent and looked deflated, they knew that Zhang could easily control him.

Chen rarely showed admiration for Zhang. "Sister-in-law looks much better now. It's a pity that she can't keep this look for long. She might say something nasty or do something nasty the next moment."

Meng Jinyao was about to reply when her skirt was grabbed. She looked down and saw that it was Wanwan and Yunxin. The two little guys seemed to be frightened by Gu Jingsheng's angry shout just now, especially Yunxin. He looked in the direction of Gu Jingsheng with a hint of fear.

She quickly reached out and rubbed Yunxin's head, and said gently: "Don't be afraid, Yunxin, grandpa and grandma are just joking."

Gu Yunxin asked in a daze, "Did Grandfather also play a joke with Grandmother a few days ago?"

After hearing this, Meng Jinyao and Chen were both stunned. They didn't expect that their eldest uncle had quarreled with their eldest sister-in-law in front of the children. This was too outrageous and he didn't behave like a grandfather at all.

Meng Jinyao smiled gently: "Of course, you must be hungry after playing with your fourth uncle for so long. The small kitchen has prepared our little Yunxin and Wanwan's favorite cakes. Do you want to go back and eat first?"

Before Gu Yunxin could reply, Wanwan heard about food and nodded repeatedly: "Let's eat!"

Meng Jinyao chuckled: "You little greedy cat."

Chen said in a gentle voice: "In that case, Third Sister-in-law, take the two little greedy cats back to eat cakes. I just remembered that I have something to do."

Meng Jinyao nodded and left with the two little ones.

What happened in the corridor today eventually reached the ears of Old Madam Gu, who immediately sent someone to call Gu Jingsheng over and gave him a lecture.

Although Gu Jingsheng dared to be arrogant in front of Zhang, he was still afraid of his stepmother. After being scolded, he became much more obedient. At least he did not dare to make trouble with Zhang in front of the servants, concubines and juniors.