Chapter 1(1)

After the red hijab was lifted, what appeared under the candlelight was a pretty face with ripples of water, eyebrows with peaked eyebrows, a beautiful nose, and cherry lips. She was a truly beautiful lady.

The daughters-in-law and young girls in the bridal chamber who were waiting to watch the excitement all widened their eyes. They seemed to have never expected that the 'broom star' who was rumored to have killed three fiancés was actually such a great beauty. They had previously guessed that she must be a terrible woman with an ugly face and a disgusting heart.

When the groom's cold gaze swept around the room, the women who were joining in the fun seemed to have woken up, hurriedly smiling widely and praising the bride's beauty.

Mrs. Xi also came to join in the fun and said: "The bride is so beautiful that she is like a fairy descending to earth. She is a perfect match for our master Wen Quxing. Congratulations to the master. Congratulations to the master."

The groom's serious and handsome face finally showed a smile, but he just nodded.

The happy mother-in-law then helped the bride and groom tie their clothes together into a concentric knot, and then the two of them sat side by side and drank a glass of wine, and the ceremony was considered complete.

After the groom's pavilion, he had to go to the vestibule to entertain the guests, so after Mrs. Xi untied the clothes of the two of them, he stood up, looked at the women in the room, and said calmly: "You have been busy all day, and you must be hungry and tired. I have asked someone to prepare a good banquet ahead of you. Please come and take a seat."

It sounded nice, but it was obvious that he wanted to drive the person out of the bridal chamber.

The young daughter-in-law and the girls looked at each other, okay, the groom feels sorry for the bride and can't bear to be tormented by the bridal chamber, so let's not cause trouble and leave.

After everyone had dispersed, the groom called in his personal maids Zhiwei and Zhirou, as well as the bride's dowry maids Yan and Hexia, and ordered them to prepare hot water for the bride to wash herself. Shi told the bride to have some food later and not wait for him to come back.

The four maids all knelt down and said "yes" respectfully. Especially He Yan and He Xia, who felt that the groom's hall was really majestic and inaccessible, as if they would be severely punished if they did anything wrong.

When the groom walked out of the room, He Yan and He Xia secretly looked at each other. The naughty He Xia quietly stuck out her tongue, blinked, and secretly said to He Yan with her mouth: Awesome!

He Yanxin nodded with lingering fear. She originally thought that the groom was overachieving by marrying the only daughter of the first family, not to mention that he still had a second marriage. Her daughter was not the first wife when she entered the house, so she had to be the second wife. It was really unfair, but ifSeeing the groom's solemn, dignified and handsome appearance, He Yan and He Xia no longer dare to be contemptuous and indifferent. Now they have to worry about their young lady. I wonder if this man who once won three consecutive No. 1 prizes will be difficult to serve?Will they treat their ladies harshly?

Speaking of which, their young lady Yuan Yi is good at everything, she should be good-looking, talented and knowledgeable, be it needlework, chess, calligraphy or painting, she is involved in everything, and most of them are proficient in it.There are not many women in the world who are beautiful, gentle, virtuous, and well-educated. However, they can be called perfect young ladies. There is only one bad thing, and it is a fatal flaw - bad life.

The fortune teller said that the young lady has a hard luck and will be a bad boy, and she might even be a bad boy.

Isn't it?Since Yuan Yizhi started discussing marriage at the age of eleven, he has arranged marriages with three families, all of whom were young masters from good families. As a result, the three young masters who were originally in good health all died one after another, either due to illness or accidents. They all died hastily, which made people unprepared at all, and also made each other's parents and family members miserable.

Yuan Mansion is a high-ranking family, and it is the first family in the world. People who propose marriage dare not pursue it. However, the rumors of Yuan Yi's husband have spread all over the capital. After she was sixteen years old, no serious family dared to propose marriage to her.

Yuan Yizhi is now twenty years old and can be considered an old girl. Her parents are really worried about her marriage. Finally, someone with a good background, appearance, talent, and future comes to propose marriage. The head of the Yuan Mansion, Mrs. Zheng, is naturally overjoyed.However, after inquiring in detail, I found out that this person was past his thirties, ten years older than Yuan Yizhi, and he was still married. His previous wife had died due to dystocia a few years ago, leaving only a posthumous son who was very sick. It was not known whether he would be able to grow up.

A good young lady, who would want to be her husband’s step-in-law to fill the house?It would have been better if the original wife, Mei, had left an heir, but now she still has a legitimate son, and the trouble would be even greater. She would become a mother as soon as she entered the house. No one would be happy when this happens.

Mrs. Zheng was very hesitant about this, so she turned around to discuss with the head of the family, Yuan Beigu, and also asked Yuan Yizhi's biological mother, Aunt Zhou, for her opinion. Aunt Zhou was also hesitant and felt bad about rejecting it, but the rumors about her daughter Kefu were really terrible, and she was afraid of missing out and there would be no such shop in the village. Her daughter couldn't stay an old girl for the rest of her life without getting married, right?

Yuan Beigu loved his only daughter very much. For this reason, he specially ordered his sons to inquire about this person's family background, personality, talents, experience, etc. The results of repeated investigations were very satisfactory to him. Moreover, this person was now favored by the emperor and had a bright future. Although being a stepmother was a bit unfair to his precious daughter, Yuan Yizhi was just a concubine born to his aunt and had a bad reputation as a husband. It was lucky to meet such a marriage.

So after a delay of half a year, Xie Yong, the only number one scholar since the founding of Jingguo who won three consecutive prizes, became the son-in-law of Yuan Mansion and the husband-in-law of Yuan Yizhi.

In the imperial examination system, the first place in the provincial examination, the joint examination, and the palace examination are called Xie Yuan, Hui Yuan, and Zhuang Yuan respectively, which are combined into the "three yuan"; those who get the first place in the three major examinations of the provincial examination, the joint examination, and the palace examination are called "three consecutive winners."

It is rare for such a person to appear in a hundred years. If one does appear, it will definitely cause a sensation in the whole country. Even the emperor who was reigning at the time would feel that his face would be embellished and honored.

Winning three yuan in a row is a supreme honor for literati, and their descendants can follow it for several lifetimes.

There is a difference between "three yuan in a row" and "three yuan in a row". Three yuan in a row also belongs to the three yuan and the third yuan, but the three yuan and the third yuan are not necessarily three yuan in a row.

Although San Yuan and the first place in the provincial examination, the joint examination, and the imperial examination, in the three major examinations, it basically means that there may be a few years between the provincial examination and the joint examination. You may even have failed in the middle part of the provincial examination and the joint examination. If you take the exam again after a few years and get the first place, it can also be called the 'three yuan and first place'.

The requirements for winning three yuan in a row are extremely stringent. Take Xie Yong as an example. He took the first place in the provincial examination in autumn, and he still won the first place in the joint examination in the spring of the following year. In the subsequent palace examination, he was selected as the top scholar by the emperor's imperial pen. There should be no interruption or interval in the three major examinations. This is called "three yuan in a row".

You must know that the examiner of each scientific examination is different, and the examiner's preferences are also different. It is really rare for the examiner of each scientific examination to appoint the same person as the first place.

Every dynasty in history may be long or short. Within two or three hundred years, or three or five hundred years, it would be a great honor to have one or two people who have won the Three Elements in a row. In many dynasties, you may not even meet one for the entirety of the dynasty.

Xie Yong was rich and talented at a young age. He passed the hospital examination at the age of thirteen and became a scholar. However, his father died of illness and he remained filial piety for three years. Originally, he planned to take the provincial examination when he was sixteen, but his mother became seriously ill again. People at that time put filial piety first, so he spent another three years taking care of his mother.

He did not formally participate in the imperial examination until he was nineteen years old, and then he won three points in the provincial examination, the joint examination, and the palace examination smoothly. After becoming the number one scholar, he was selected by the prime minister at the time and the examiner of his subject, Ding Shizhang, who strongly recommended his daughter to Xie Yong.

Ding Jinxiu was born into a noble family and was a legitimate daughter. Her character was inevitably a bit arrogant. After her marriage, she had many disputes with her mother-in-law. Later, Xie's mother even left the capital in anger and returned to her hometown to live.

Ding Jinxiu had been childless for three years, so Xie's mother gave her son a concubine, Linglong, in the name of being childless. Jinxiu, not to be outdone, promoted her dowry maid Qingdai as a concubine, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law continued to fight.