All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 169: Madam Wang in the Clouds

Time flies and several months pass in a flash.

"Mr. Tongshan." Chen Ran stood up and bowed to the white-bearded old man in front of him. "Thank you for your concern for Jia Lan."

"Jia Lan," said He Yuliang, also known as Tongshan, the current headmaster of Meishan Academy, stroking his beard and smiling, "Although he is not as gifted as you in learning, he is still excellent among his peers. The academy should attach great importance to receiving such excellent students."

Just listen to this.

There are many good scholars in the world, but how many of them can study in Meishan Academy?

If Chen Ran hadn't come to save his face, Jia Lan, who didn't need the Jia family's influence, would have forgotten about it.

"Jia Lan." Chen Ran called out to Jia Lan, who was standing with his hands behind his back like a little adult. "You must study hard after entering the academy. You can make friends, but your studies must be your priority."

Jia Lan bowed respectfully and said, "Yes."

Chen Ran hadn't finished his instructions, but the next words were more for Mr. Tongshan to hear, "Don't cause trouble, but don't be afraid of it! We don't bully others, but if anyone dares to bully you, no matter who it is, even if they are royal relatives, just tell me!"

Li Wan, who was wiping her eyes at the side, was so excited when she heard this!
After so many years, she finally heard such strong and powerful support, which gave her a sense of security that she had never felt since her husband's death.

It’s really ridiculous to think about it. Jia Lan is obviously the legitimate grandson of the Jia family, but he has never received any benefits from the Jia family. Instead, Chen Ran, an outsider, cares for him very much.

Not only did he help him pass the county and prefectural examinations, but he also became a student at a young age.

He was even sent to study at the world-famous Meishan Academy.

Unlike the ease hundreds of years later, in the Zhou Dynasty, the most difficult examination center in the world was in Shuntian Prefecture, and the admission rate was terribly low.

Not to mention Meishan Academy, which has the highest rate of appearing on the list among so many academies in the world.

Being able to study here, and receiving special care from the headmaster, it can almost be said that one foot has already stepped into the threshold of becoming a Jinshi.

This kindness is not over yet~~~
Li Wan was reluctant to leave, and said goodbye to Jia Lan, who would be living on campus from now on, and got on the carriage while wiping her tears.

"The child has grown up, and it's time for him to pursue his own life."

In the carriage, Chen Ran reached out and took Li Wan into his arms. "This is a good thing. You can live in the academy and study hard. If you stay at home all day, you might become the next Baoyu."

Li Wan, who was nestled in Chen Ran's arms, nodded repeatedly when she thought of Jia Baoyu, the playboy, "You are right."

Chen Ran reached out and lifted Li Wan's smooth chin, and said jokingly, "It's good for Jia Lan to live on campus. We will have fewer concerns when we meet in the future."

Li Wan's face immediately turned red.

She is not an ignorant little girl. In fact, she is not much worse than Wang Xifeng in terms of social skills. She just has no chance to show it.

Chen Ran has no relationship with me, but he is helping me and my son so much. Why?
She had no say in the Jia family, and her family had long been in decline, so there was nothing in it that others would be interested in.

After thinking about it for many nights, she finally came to a conclusion that even she could hardly believe.

I have nothing to gain from it, the only possibility is that he is attracted to my body~~~
Li Wan thought it was impossible.

After all, Chen Ran is in a high position and has great power, so there is no shortage of young and beautiful women around him.

How could she possibly like me when she is old and ugly?

But I just can't understand why Chen Ran is so willing to help.

Finally she decided to give it a try.

She just gave a slight hint, but Chen Ran took it immediately.

When Chen Ran held her in his arms, her pretty face was full of disbelief.

The famous and talented No. 1 scholar, the most powerful governor of the capital camp in the Great Zhou, is actually interested in me? !

I was shocked but also secretly happy.

After all, she is old and ugly, but still has the admiration of such a hero, which is irresistible to any woman.

The rest of the things will come naturally.

In order to allow Chen Ran to continue to help her and her son, and at the same time satisfy her own vanity, Li Wan lay down after a slight struggle.

Chen Ran was strong enough, and the river, which had been dry for many years, soon became muddy due to heavy rainfall.

The wind was blowing and the water was surging. When the wind stopped and the rain stopped, Li Wan was undoubtedly trapped in it.

Gently stroking the woman's hair, Chen Ran was thinking, 'All the roads that should be cleared have been cleared, but the strategy has not been completed. It seems that the key to the strategy of Li Wan lies in Jia Lan's future.'

"Why not arrange a special examination and let Jia Lan pass the imperial examination directly?"

In the Confucian era, it seemed very difficult to pass the imperial examination.

But in the eyes of truly powerful people, arranging for people to go to high school is not a difficult task at all.

He was thinking about something, and his hands continued to move as usual.

Li Wan was already panting, her eyes seductive.

When Chen Ran came back to his senses, he was shocked to see Li Wan leaning over to play with the dragon ball~~~
'Once a woman who has been single for many years opens the valve, she really can't close it.'

The carriage continued to move forward and gradually began to shake.

The wooden body of the car made a crackling sound, as if it would fall apart at any moment.

After several months of construction, the Grand View Garden was finally completed.

Subsequently, the visit of Concubine Xian De to her parents was also put on the agenda.

The Jia family began to make preparations happily.

On Rongning Street, expensive glass lanterns are hung almost all over the street.

The chefs from all the famous restaurants in the capital were also invited to the palace to prepare a dinner for Concubine Xiande.

Expensive silks of all kinds were hung everywhere in the mansion, and even the servants of the Jia family wore beautiful new clothes.

The wealth and extravagance of the powerful and wealthy families are clearly visible.

Chen Ran watched this coldly. After all, if you want to destroy someone, you must first make him crazy.

The Jia family has no idea what it means to be low-key, and they don’t know how to be a qualified in-law.

Truly qualified in-laws should make people forget their existence.

To think that the Jia family is like this, wishing that the whole world would know that their daughter is favored and is pregnant with the dragon's seed, etc., is simply a matter of brains.

"master."

It was Jia Tanchun's turn today. She snuggled in Chen Ran's arms, savoring the aftertaste, gossiping, "I went to the party next door this afternoon, but I didn't expect to see the Zhen family."

"Zhen family?" Chen Ran raised his eyebrows. "Jiangnan Zhen family?"

"Yeah." Jia Tanchun said casually, "They came to visit Madam, and brought in many boxes~~~"

The wife she was referring to was naturally Mrs. Wang.

"Do you know what's in the box?"

"I didn't notice that." Jia Tanchun thought about it carefully. "It's quite heavy."

"Hey~"

Chen Ran sneered, "How courageous!"

Jia Tanchun was puzzled. "What?"

"The Zhen family is now being pursued by the emperor for a debt of several million taels. Instead of trying to find money to pay off the debt, they even dared to transfer the family property privately. Your wife is so arrogant that she dared to accept such a thing?"

Hearing this, Jia Tanchun stood up in shock, her perfect curves exposed. "Really?"

Chen Ran raised his hand and said, "Of course it's true. It's impossible that the Zhen family would travel thousands of miles from Jiangnan to send boxes of stones."

Jia Tanchun was at a loss, and was extremely anxious. "What should I do? How about I go find the wife and ask her to return the silver~"

"Don't even think about it." Chen Ran added more strength to his hands. "Your wife has long been arrogant. I guess she is thinking of taking advantage of the Zhen family's misfortune to swallow up the money. You go and talk to her? Even if your eldest sister goes to talk to her, she won't listen."

"What should I do?" Jia Tanchun was so anxious that tears were about to fall.

Chen Ran simply held her in his arms. "Sometimes when opportunities appear before your eyes, if you don't know how to cherish them, you are doomed to be punished."

"The Jia family may seem to be in great danger now, but in fact it is already in great danger. But don't worry, I'm here to at least protect the lives of your second branch."

"Master~~~"

Chen Ran raised his hand and stroked her hair downwards. "Why don't you express your gratitude quickly?"

His inference was not wrong, Mrs. Wang did accept the silver sent by the Zhen family.

Most of this silver was hidden by the Zhen family, intending to use it for their future comeback.

Another part was given to Lady Wang and her husband, asking them to say a few good words to help the virtuous concubine when she came home to visit.

After all, the deficit that the emperor was seeking to recover was millions of taels, which the Zhen family could not afford at all.

On the surface, these deficits were the expenses that the Zhen family spent on welcoming the emperor when he visited the south of the Yangtze River several times, and it seems that they should not be reclaimed.

But in fact, the Zhen family, like the Jia family at that time, borrowed a large amount of silver from the national treasury under the pretext of welcoming the emperor, and borrowed as much as several million taels.

Only a part of it was used to welcome the emperor, and most of it went into the pockets of the Zhen family.

You know, the wealth and luxury of the Zhen family in Jiangnan is even greater than that of the Jia family.

Where did their family get their money? Most of it was borrowed from the national treasury.

When the retired emperor was around, no one dared to say anything for Madam Fengsheng's sake.

But at this time, the emperor was "bedridden", and Madam Fengsheng's face was of no use to the emperor. After all, the emperor had never drunk her milk.

The emperor must recover the expenses of the Zhen family's luxurious life over decades.

The Zhen family, with no other options left, tried every possible means, and naturally they could not forget Concubine Xian De's parents.

As for Mrs. Wang, she appears to be a vegetarian and chants Buddhist scriptures, acting like a living Bodhisattva.

In fact, when she first married into the Jia family, she fought openly and secretly with her sister-in-law Jia Min, and only restrained herself after being suppressed by Grandmother Jia.

But in her heart, she never really let it go.

Now that his daughter is pregnant with the dragon seed, as long as she gives birth to a son, he will definitely be the future emperor.

Inevitably, she drifted away.

It's no big deal to accept the money from the Zhen family. As long as my daughter is pregnant, there is nothing in the world that she can't do.

What she wanted to do most at this moment was to help her brother Wang Ziteng recover as soon as possible.

When Wang Ziteng was the governor of the Beijing Camp, a rebellion broke out in the Beijing Camp.

Naturally, he has the responsibility to take it.

In other words, the emperor knew that he had nothing to do with the rebellion and had no ability to control the Beijing camp, so he simply dismissed him from his post.

Wang Ziteng has spoken here several times and asked Mrs. Wang for help.

Therefore, when Concubine Xian De came home to visit, the most important thing for Lady Wang was to tell her daughter about her brother's reinstatement.

In her opinion, as long as her daughter whispers a few words into the emperor's ear, there is nothing in this world that she cannot do!
(End of this chapter)