Self-cultivation of Male Supporting Role

Shi Yan sat in the hall and pondered carefully. According to the plot line, Shi Yan married Chen Shimei after she was married to her, that is, after this year's township examination.

There are many reasons why Shi Yan would choose to marry Chen Shimei. The first is that Du's father is seriously ill and cannot get up. The doctor has clearly stated the fact that the other party has little time.

Different from reality, in reality, under the secret manipulation of Zhi Yan, Father Du lives a healthy and healthy life. In the plot, the only thing Du's father worried about before his death was Zhi Yan, a well-behaved and obedient daughter, who wanted to see her get married.

The second is when Du Shiyou failed the academy exam for various reasons, and when he retakes the exam for the second time, he unfortunately failed.

Du Shi wanted to high school and let his family have a good life, but two unfortunate experiences made him very worried that he had not succeeded, but his family couldn't wait.

Whether it's a seriously ill father or a younger sister who is about to turn 18, she can't wait. As a child-born Du Shiyou, Chen Shimei is the best sister-in-law to meet.

Then there is the fact that Mother Du reported the matter, and the queen asked people to secretly investigate Chen Shimei's life, regardless of the size of the matter.

In the Queen's opinion, as long as Chen Shimei is not a fool, she can operate quietly and make Chen Shimei's career smooth.

Chen Shimei has a good life, and it is naturally good to marry Chen Shimei's knowledge.

So I knew Yan's marriage, and naturally combined with Chen Shimei under the acquiescence of more. It can be said that the biggest guarantee of knowing Yan's marriage comes from the empress who she doesn't know at all.

But the queen did not expect that Chen Shimei would pass the township test at the age of 26, and officially passed the general test at the age of 26. She entered the gate of the Hall of Supreme Harmony and walked into her line of sight. She thought she would finally have the opportunity to see with her own eyes how she and her daughter had children together. When he was alone, he heard news that the emperor asked Chen Shimei on the spot in the Hall of Supreme Harmony if there was a marriage.

Chen Shimei's answer was no.

So the emperor gave Chen Shimei and the eighth princess a marriage on the spot.

At that time, the queen's health was already not good. She had been in bed for five or six years, and the decoction and medicine continued. After hearing the news, a mouthful of blood spurted out, and the person fainted.

At that time, Shi Yan and Du Shiyou had already had a son and a daughter in their hometown. After sobering up, the queen quickly figured out the crux of the matter. Now that the mistake has been made, all of them have misunderstood Chen Shimei's character, but it can be done in time. Stop loss, such a man can't want it.

Since the Eighth Princess is rare, let her take it away. What if the Eighth Princess and Chen Shimei get married? The queen has a way to make the eight princesses widow.

After Chen Shimei died, she tried to find a way to stabilize the people in Chenjia Village, and she opened her eyes to find another good one for her daughter. Three-legged toads are hard to find in this world, and there are many two-legged men.

And in order to prevent Chen Shimei's deception of the king from affecting her knowledge, the queen would not let the story of Chen Shimei's wife and children spread to outsiders, so she tried to cover up for Chen Shimei secretly.

Otherwise, just relying on an ordinary Chen Shimei, how could it be possible to hide it for several years without leaking.

So under the eyes of the queen, Chen Shimei and the eighth princess became relatives.

And regarding the fact that Shi Yan is the prince's sister, the queen has never revealed a single point to the prince, because the queen needs the prince to truly show that love in front of the emperor.

If the Crown Prince was made aware of the facts of the year, it would involve the emperor's doting on Concubine Liu alone and helping Concubine Liu to suppress other concubines. It would also involve the Queen's alliance with other concubines in the harem in the next few years, while contacting the ministers of the previous dynasty, To deal with Concubine Liu, the emperor finally had to face the pressure of the harem of the previous dynasty and established the second prince as the crown prince, under the premise that the "prince directly" in front was gone.

In the memory of the prince, after his birth, the relationship between his father and mother has always been very harmonious, the harem is peaceful, there is no thrilling turmoil in the courtroom, and there is no Liu Concubine who only favors the sixth palace.

He was a kid who grew up in a honey pot, smart, upright, and kind.

Once you know these things, it is bound to be impossible to connect the emperor who really loves him with the emperor who pushed the queen as a shield back then, and it is even more impossible to sincerely show his admiration in front of the emperor.

The queen had full confidence in handling Chen Shimei's affairs, and let Chen Shimei disappear quietly at the right time, so that her daughter could live the rest of her life happily.

As a result, what many people did not expect was that she suddenly became seriously ill, and she was not rescued. She died immediately, and she didn't even have time to arrange the funeral. The prince did not know about the existence of the elder sister Shi Yan from beginning to end.

The death of the queen from illness seems impossible to those close to the queen, because although the queen is frail, it is not life-threatening, and it will not be a problem to live another twenty years.

But to outsiders, it seems very normal, as expected, after all, she is a person who has been in bed for five or six years, and many people are in chaos because of her sudden death.

Her forces were also purged by hostile forces, including the one who secretly protected Shi Yan. When Mother Du heard the news, in order to protect Shi Yan, she took the initiative to cut off all contact with the capital.

So Chen Shimei's matter could no longer be concealed, and Du Shiyan insisted on going to the capital to seek an understanding. If the matter was true, she would find a way to break up with Chen Shimei.

It's a pity that her own thoughts are good, but she encountered two strange creatures. In order to be together, the two thought differently from normal people, so she put her life in it.

Of course, the script from Shi Yan's point of view has no such detailed content at all. These are all inferred by Shi Yan himself based on the plot.

In other words, according to the time line, the Queen's body will not be able to do this year, but according to the Queen's cautious character and ability, she will not be unable to grasp the extent of her own illness, so that her sudden death will completely disrupt her. all layouts.

Five or six years later, in the eyes of outsiders, it was very normal to die of illness. It is very likely that there are hidden hidden dangers that no one knows about. Shi Yan must go to the capital to make sure.

There are only a few people in the world who can kill the queen silently, and one slap can count them. If the queen dies, the newly-adult prince will surely suffer a terrible blow.

Shi Yan was very silent about the abnormality in his mind, and Xiao Jia was not the same character at all, and the uniform distribution system in the bureau said: "I remember, there was an occasional mention in the plot that later became the prince, and the person who became the emperor was the sixth prince? "

The system's mechanical voice sounded in Shi Yan's mind: "Yes, team leader."

Shi Yan continued: "If I remember correctly, the current prince is the second prince?"

The system continued to nod mechanically: "Yes, team leader."

No matter how specific things are, it is not clear, but now the royal family's few princes and princesses are not secrets, you can find out with a little inquiries.

Shi Yan didn't dislike this cold mechanical voice, and continued: "According to the plot, before Concubine Liu entered the palace, the concubines of low rank gave birth to several princesses. During the years when the emperor only favored Concubine Liu, no woman in the palace had given birth to children.

Until the queen gave birth to the eldest prince, the emperor, under the pressure of the previous dynasty, began to sleep with women in the harem again, but a few children were born, and most of them did not survive under the means of Concubine Liu.

During this period, only the second prince born to the queen, the fifth princess born to the concubine, and the eighth princess born to Xiaogui survived.

After that, it was not until Concubine Liu died of illness and the palace returned to calm that some princes and princesses gradually survived, right? "

The system froze for a while, as if thinking, and it took two seconds to answer Shi Yan: "Yes, team leader."

Shi Yan himself had been an emperor and had seen people who fought in the palace. He felt that there was too much information to be excavated here, and he smelled a different taste from it.

Although the trip to the capital is imperative, the most important thing for the Du family at present is Du Shiyou's rural exam.

The location of the township exam is still at the Fucheng Gongyuan. After a year of hard work, Du Shiyou has become more confident in his knowledge. The only thing he doesn't believe is his luck in the exam.

Before the exam, he didn't want anything, he only made a request to Shi Yan: "Amy, did you help your brother get that lucky charm recently?"

Naturally, there is. Shi Yan originally thought that after the last incident, Du Shiyou was able to operate at the right time, and it was safe and smooth. Unexpectedly, when the exam was approaching, he had a bad look on his face again.

Knowing that the lucky charm known as the deceitful trick of the jianghu warlock has reappeared in the jianghu, showing a wave of presence in the Du family.

After Du Shiyou carefully stuffed the lucky charm into his purse and put it away, he put his originally uneasy heart back into his stomach, and stepped into the tribute courtyard with great vigor, taking part in the township examination in the expectation of the Du family's parents.

Shiyan is not in a hurry. She has participated in the imperial examinations herself. Although the dynasties are different, her level of appreciation is still there. She trusts Du Shiyou's ability very much.

But the parents of the Du family are still not at ease, especially Father Du, who is plausible, saying something like this: "Father is just a scholar, and he could give some advice when he participated in the academy exam last time, but when it comes to the township exam, father completely I don’t have the strength, I have no confidence in my heart, and I am very panicked.”

So Mother Du took Father Du to pay homage to all the surrounding Taoist temples in the past few days, begging all the gods and goddesses, not even letting go of the goddess and the land god, Yue Lao, and they gave them away one by one. Oil money.

When the husband and wife came back, they looked exhausted. Mother Du drank tea and said slowly: "Ayan, you didn't see it, there are so many people in the land temple, it's difficult to turn around, it doesn't matter if your mother and your father are Next to each other, they were almost crushed.

We originally thought there was some kind of dharma meeting in the Temple of the Earth, but when we inquired about it, all of them had candidates at home. "

Shi Yan Xin said that this is not much different from going to the doctor in a panic. Besides, whether it is useful to hold Buddha's feet for a while, everyone knows clearly in their hearts, just asking for peace of mind.

While listening to Du's mother, Shi Yan ordered Aunt Zhang to serve the food. By the way, she turned the notebook in her hand to the last page. After enjoying another stupid story written by another stupid scholar, she amused herself.

When Father Du saw Zhi Yan's calmness, he was surprised: "Ayan, if your brother is a little slack in his studies, you would be ashamed to cite scriptures and scolded him.

How come you are not in a hurry at this time. "

Shi Yan closed the book and slowly helped Mother Du to the dining table: "Of course I believe in eldest brother!"

Father Du hesitated to speak, but finally told the truth: "Hey, Dad will tell you the truth, last time, maybe five or six years ago, your elder brother participated in the Tongsheng exam, from the county exam to the prefectural exam. Unlucky all the way, drinking water and diarrhea, walking on the ground and falling, it didn't go well.

It was the same in the last hospital test, and I was very worried when I heard it.

Originally, Dad didn’t take it to heart, but the more times it happens, it’s inevitable that you will worry a little bit more, your eldest brother is probably going to be unlucky when it comes to the exam…”

Shi Yan took Du's father's favorite cold salad with the chopsticks, and said calmly, "Didn't I prepare a lucky charm for him? What else is there to worry about?"

Originally, there was only a little worry, but when Shi Yan said this, thinking of the lucky charm that looked like a play, the husband and wife were even more worried.

But the two of them didn't worry about it for a long time. They were eating when Wang Xiaohua, who had a big belly, came to Shiyan's house with a basket of white flour steamed buns.

If you are idle, you are idle, so you should divert your attention to Du's father and Du's mother, and let Uncle Zhang introduce people when he knows Yan.

This person is really thick-skinned. When something like that happened before, when he came to Shiyan's house, he acted as if nothing had happened before.

Let Shi Yan think of a sentence: as long as I am not embarrassed, it is others who are embarrassed.

Wang Xiaohua got the essence of it.

But looking at it this time, Wang Xiaohua has obviously grown a lot. At least she has learned how to communicate with respect. She also knows that she can't come to the Du family empty-handed.

Du's father and Du's mother tossed for a day, impatiently dealing with Wang Xiaohua, the two went to rest together after eating, leaving Zhiyan and Wang Xiaohua to sit opposite each other in the living room.

Wang Xiaohua touched her stomach and said to Shiyan: "I'm not busy at home today, it's enough to have Shiren in the store, I came to talk to you on purpose, in fact, I wanted to come to you a long time ago, but I just couldn't get it out. body."

Shi Yan didn't speak. Wang Xiaohua, who learned to be euphemistic, surprised her a little, but that's all, she wanted to hear why she came here today.

"Now that I think about everything you said at the beginning, it's ridiculous that I was blinded by lard, and I couldn't see how much I weighed, but I wouldn't listen to anything that didn't go with my heart, and I was caught by my family. It's really ridiculous that people and the Chen family work together to fool.

I'm a complete joke now. Walking in the village, everyone is pointing at me, saying that I want to eat swan meat, and the bamboo basket is empty. I treat it like a joke. "

Knowing Yan can be seen, Wang Xiaohua just wanted to talk to someone, but the popularity was not good, and the girls in the village were almost offended by her, and the remaining one, Zhi Yan, was a plastic sister.

Shi Yan opened a new book of words, with one mind and two uses, and being a listener with peace of mind.

Hearing Wang Xiaohua continue: "Shiren wants to marry a daughter-in-law and start a family when he is old, but the parents of the Chen family only have their eldest son, Chen Shimei, and they hold down the money in their hands and refuse to buy a betrothal gift.

I just came across such an opportunity, so I simply agreed, and the Chen family promised that if he married me, he would split up the family, and he would get a split fee. The two do a small business to support themselves.

He and I are also half a pound, and we live together, and no one dislikes anyone. It's good now. "

She knew that Wang Xiaohua had completely given up on Chen Shimei, and the reality was so cruel. In just one year, Wang Xiaohua, who was ignorant, learned to face reality.

That's fine too.

Wang Xiaohua dug out a bag of bits and pieces of silver from the basket, including two strings of copper coins, which rattled on the table.

"We only have so much on hand. Let's pay you back first. Now our restaurant is doing well. When we get rich, we will pay you back slowly." Wang Xiaohua said, "Also, thank you, Yan, among the people I have met. You are the only one who truly treats me."

Knowing Yan asked someone to pack a bag of snacks for Wang Xiaohua to take home, which is the etiquette for normal relatives to come to the door. The meaning is very simple. Wang Xiaohua was very happy, holding her stomach and her eyes were red.

After sending Wang Xiaohua away, Du Shiyou soon came out of the Gongyuan. Father Du and Uncle Zhang went to pick up the people at the gate of the Gongyuan. When they came back, they were very embarrassed.

Uncle Zhang entered the door behind his back. When he saw Shiyan, Du Shiyou's eyes were flushed. He held the purse with the lucky charm in one hand and Shiyan's arm in the other, struggling to say, "Amei, woohoo, you This lucky charm is really useful, my brother is so moved!"

After saying that, he fainted.

The family was in chaos for a while, and Shi Yan stepped forward to take a look, but he was suffering from hunger, and his spirit suddenly relaxed, he fell asleep, and when he woke up, he was full and nothing happened.

But no one believed this. The doctor came to see it and said something that was almost the same as Shi Yan, and the Du family and his wife were relieved.

Only then did Father Du remember to ask Shiyan: "Ayan, when did you learn the art of diagnosing the pulse?"

Shi Yan lied calmly: "I didn't study, this is not the case every year for the examinees in every household. I can see a thing or two after listening to it a lot."

Du's father wasn't a doubt either. Hearing what his daughter said, he naturally believed it.

He sighed and said to Shi Yan, "When Dad and Uncle Zhang received your eldest brother at the gate of Gongyuan, the scene was too miserable.

With so many candidates in the crowd, Dad saw your elder brother at a glance. Without him, it would be too embarrassing. The steps are vain, walking against the wall, his face is sallow, as if he is seriously ill, it is too scary.

It is estimated that your brother's hometown exam is not very smooth. What kind of tai-sui did this child commit? This luck is really worrying. "

The whole family guessed that Du Shiyou was unlucky in Gongyuan, but they didn't expect it to be so unlucky.

"Hey, this time someone took revenge and poisoned the steamed buns provided to the candidates of Gongyuan College. I don't know about other exam rooms. Many candidates in our exam room were not able to do it on the spot. They fell directly to the ground with almost no breath.

I was rushed out by the officers, someone fell down in front of my eyes, and someone passed by my eyes.

Fortunately, I felt thirsty at the time and didn't want to eat the steamed buns that could choke to death. But I was really startled, thinking about it now, my heart is beating fiercely. "

This can also explain why Du Shiyou was starving. The body search in the township examination is very strict. The food and food brought by the candidates will be broken into pieces to prevent entrainment. Du Shiyou couldn't bear the food, so he decided to buy it directly in the examination room.

Anyway, the Du family is not short of that money.

But when such a thing happened, if you can really eat the food in the examination room, you will have a big heart.

Du Shiyou seemed to be really frightened, insisted on finishing the exam, and now looked decadent: "If the news didn't spread outside the exam for a few days, it should have been silenced, but with the end of the exam, the news is no matter what. I can't hide it, the township exam has such a big case, I don't know if it will affect the results."

What Du Shiyou really wanted to say was whether it would affect the family's ability to live in the capital. He was also thinking about helping his big sister to see the business of Xiaoxiu Village in the capital. The income was dozens of times that of Fucheng, and the owner did not show up all year round. , Du Shiyou couldn't bear it when he heard the rhythm that he wanted to be taken advantage of.

Du's father and Du's mother are also very worried. There is a fatal case in the township examination. No matter how you hear it, it is a major case that can be reported to the Ministry of Justice. It is inevitable that the township examination will have an impact.

Here the family was talking, and over there, Aunt Zhang came back and said that Chen Shimei of the Chen family had fainted before she came out of the Gongyuan, and was being sent to the hospital to lie down by the yamen.

Aunt Zhang said, "It's spread all over the streets now. Someone poisoned the township test. It is said that the poisoner had a grudge against a certain candidate in the township test for taking a daughter. The other party came up with this strategy, bribing a cook in the yamen to take the place of the other party."

Aunt Zhang said indignantly: "Bah, what a bad thing to do at a young age, relying on the power and power of the family, robbing people's daughters by force, and now you will be punished! It's okay to be unlucky, and it's simply a matter of implicated so many innocent people. hateful!"

The yamen's efficiency in solving the case was very fast, or in other words, the perpetrator did not intend to hide it at all, and saw with his own eyes that the person who robbed his daughter fell, and happily admitted his fault.

It is not clear how the case was decided, but in order to appease the hearts of the candidates, the yamen issued an announcement saying that the case would not affect the normal results of this township examination.

As for the abnormal, it is estimated that they can only be considered unlucky.

While Du Shiyou breathed a sigh of relief, he quietly asked Shiyan: "Amy, brother is very confident this time, and it will definitely not be a problem to be listed. When will our family go to the capital to see the world?"

Du Shiyou was actually looking forward to the trip to the capital, and he had never been out of the prefecture since he was so old.

In the past, when the conditions at home were not good, I didn’t dare to think about it, but I could suppress my nature and make myself work hard to be mature and stable. Now that you don't have to worry about eating and drinking, people will live more and more realistically.

He made a route plan in private, and the family took the official road slowly, not in a hurry, and spent more than half a year traveling with his family to reach the capital, the time was just right.

Shi Yan said: "I can wait until I persuade my parents."

At the same time, in the imperial palace of the capital, the queen said to the great **** Yu Chen: "You repeat, what did your majesty say today?"

Yuchen bent over, with a respectful attitude, and carefully repeated the emperor's words: "Miss, Your Majesty is in the imperial study room today and said to a few Shangshu lords, and wants to set a marriage for the eighth princess in advance, and wait for the eighth princess to meet her nephew. Then get married.

He also said that the eighth princess was His Majesty's most beloved child, and the pearl he placed on the top of his heart, and he must carefully find a person who was worthy of the eighth princess, so that the people below would not fool him at will. "

The queen's face gradually regained her composure, and the words in her mouth made the eunuch's heart tremble: "He is still thinking about Concubine Liu, where would he put my favorite fifth princess."

Where will I put my Ayan?

Speaking of that person, the **** couldn't help but think of when His Majesty only favored Concubine Liu, the other party gave birth to the eldest prince because the queen and other children were born in the harem, and she herself had no children for some reason, so she held the eighth princess in her arms. On the knees.

Later, the person left inexplicably, and His Majesty has not mentioned it in all these years, so the identity of the eighth princess is naturally embarrassing.

But who would have thought that the emperor suddenly mentioned the eighth princess again today.

The queen narrowed her eyes and said to the big eunuch, "Is it time for the results of the township examination below?"

The **** said respectfully, "Yes, it's only two days after all."

"Tell Xiuhe and let her find a way to bring Ayan back to Beijing."