Xiao Manor.
Early morning.
Xiao Fan woke up early and used the Throat Snatching Dragon Claw Hand and Dragon Slaying Saber Technique in the courtyard.
Han Lingying and the young lady followed him lazily. Their faces were red as they accompanied Xiao Fan to finish his practice.
"Husband, your Dragon Claw Hand is getting better and better.”
"Husband, the Lantian Poetry Society is holding a poetry meet in the Cui Residence today. Do you want to go and take a look?”
Xiao Fan waved his hand and said,"This kind of thing, my wife can kill the enemy single-handedly, so I won't add to the icing on the cake."”
"No," Han Lingying said. Husband, do you know who organized today's poetry meet? Jinshi Hou Chang!"
Xiao Fan knew that in the early Tang Dynasty, how difficult was the Jinshi examination? There was a proverb in the early Tang Dynasty that said,"Thirty scholars are less than fifty."
At this time, the imperial examination system was not yet mature. In the Tang Dynasty, the imperial examination was divided into the Ming Jing section and the Jinshi section.
As long as one knew about mathematics, astronomy, medicine, and other miscellaneous things, it was very easy to enter the official career through the Ming Jing Department.
However, the Jinshi examination was different. The Jinshi examination in the early Tang Dynasty could be said to be as difficult as ascending to the heavens. The country's materials were basically obtained from the Ming Jing examination, and the Jinshi examination was very rare.
That was why there were thirty-year-old scholars. They were all young!
In the early Tang Dynasty, the average lifespan was only 29 years.
Xiao Fan said,"Oh, that Hou Changdao has some ability."”
"Husband!" Han Lingying said unhappily. What nonsense are you saying? Have you forgotten how Hou Chang humiliated our Xiao Manor?”
"Hmm? Do I have a grudge with him?"
Han Lingying nodded." That's right. When you failed the imperial examination, Hou Chang said that you were not cut out for it. He also said that if you weren't lucky, you would be nothing."”
"At that time, hubby's will was still strong, but Hou Chang often held poetry gatherings at Jing River and invited hubby many times. He kept making hubby write poems and make a fool of himself in front of the poetry gatherings. Gradually, hubby became a joke in the poetry gatherings.”
"From then on, my husband's will gradually became depressed…"
"A year later, Hou Chang passed the imperial examination and became the youngest imperial scholar of the Great Tang. Not only that, he even humiliated the husband even more. After that, the husband began to give up on himself.”
When Xiao Fan heard this, his brows gradually furrowed.
This Hou Chang was a little arrogant!
"Today, Cui Ning, the only daughter of the Cui family, is coming of age." Many officials in Lantian have gone to celebrate. The Cui family was born in Qinghe and is extremely noble. We have to go no matter what.”
Xiao Fan asked curiously,"Cui Ning is of age. It's understandable for her to go to an official's house, but why would the people from the Lantian Poetry Club go?"”
"Husband, you must have forgotten that Cui Ning is a member of the Poetry Club and the most talented woman in Lantian," Han Lingying said.”
"Oh, I see. I see."
"Then why did Hou Chang bring the Poetry Club to Cui Mansion? Isn't it because he wants to become the son-in-law of the Cui Family of Qinghe?" Han Lingying asked. Such a shameless act was simply shameless to the extreme!”
"This is a son-in-law meeting his mother-in-law.”
Han Lingying pinched Xiao Fan fiercely and said angrily,"Husband! Did you hear what I said? Hou Chang is already a Jinshi. What he lacks now is a layer of support. Once he marries the Cui family, he will humiliate our Xiao family in the future.”
Xiao Fan understood and said,"Wifey wants me to kidnap the bride?”
"Do you want to die!" Han Lingying kept pinching Xiao Fan's shoulder.
" I just can't stand Hou Chang humiliating you, husband," Han Lingying said." Let's take revenge before he makes a name for himself. Let's take back all our glory with a poem!"”
Look, what a vicious wife.
Xiao Fan wanted to laugh in his heart. His wife was only thinking about the immediate gains and losses. She did not expect that once Hou Chang and the Cui family's marriage was successful, they would become members of the Qinghe Cui family.
It wouldn't be good if the Xiao Manor made enemies with such a large family.
Of course, he, Xiao Fan, was naturally not afraid. His wife already had such a domineering aura. He was a grown man, so how could he be afraid of the bullsh * t Five Families?
Han Lingying had the arrogance that all businessmen had. She was a little snobbish and couldn't bear to see others ruin the Xiao family and Xiao Fan.
However, Xiao Fan knew that in the past, Han Lingying had been the only one supporting the entire Xiao residence.
Han Lingying must have been ridiculed a lot in the past.
"Good! Then this young master will personally go out and kill the enemy!”
Giggle...
Han Lingying laughed like a silver bell.
"But what if I'm too outstanding and Miss Cui likes me?”
"Then let her be the little one. I don't mind." Han Lingying smiled even more.”
Xiao Fan was speechless.
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