Reborn: The First Rank "Madam"

C109 – Bullshit!!

Mrs. Xue threw the packet of medicinal powder straight at Lady Yue, “You wicked woman! How dare you secretly harm my son, what kind of peace do you have in mind?”

The white powder splattered on Lady Yue’s face. She took a deep breath and was about to retort when she discovered that her entire body had gone limp.

Fortunately, her wife was quick to catch her and save her from falling to the ground. If not, it would be hard to say if the child in her stomach would be able to survive this fall.

Zuo Yunwen’s eyelids jumped. Two people had fallen asleep in this house. No matter how he looked at it, it did not bode well.

Fortunately, he was more concerned about the matter of Zuo Shaoyan participating in the Conference Test. He couldn’t care less about Lady Yue as he pulled the young doctor and asked: “Doctor, is there any way to wake my son up?”

The young doctor frowned and asked puzzledly, “Why did you forcefully wake him up? He’ll sleep like that for three days.”

When Zuo Yunwen heard this, he immediately knew that the doctor had a plan. He immediately calmed down, “The day after tomorrow will be the date of Conference Test. My son is a High Scholar. This is related to his future prospects.”

The young doctor scoffed, “You scholars are just like this. Your achievement and reputation are more important than your life. I’ve said in advance that forcefully waking up your son isn’t impossible, but after waking him up, your son’s body wouldn’t be able to endure an exam.”

“What do you mean?” Upon hearing these words, Mrs. Xue quickly left Lady Yue behind and came over to inquire in detail.

“These three days of drunkenness were originally meant for the severely injured in order to help them get through the most painful period. If they were to wake up halfway, not only would it not benefit their bodies, but it would also worsen their illness, causing the young master to be neither sick nor seriously injured. After forcefully waking up, his lifespan would not be short, but he would also be weakened for ten to fifteen days to half a month.”

Seeing that Mrs. Zuo and his wife were still hesitating, the young doctor decided to teach them the method. As for whether to wake Zuo Shaoyan, it was up to them as parents to decide.

Zuo Yunwen and Mrs. Xue immediately memorized the method and had the butler pay a generous sum of money before sending the young doctor out.

After Zuo Shaoqing heard this news, he fell silent for a long time. Then, he snorted and asked: “Take a guess, are Master Zuo and Madam Zuo more concerned with the health of their son or the future of Zuo Family?”

Luo Xiaoliu replied without thinking: “Of course it’s to take care of Uncle’s body. There’s still the Conference Test after three years. If there’s any side effects, it’s a matter for life.”

It was rare for Yinyi to be on the same side as Luo Xiaoliu. However, his reason was different, “It’s useless to wake up. Zuo Shaoyan will have to lie in bed for at least five days before he can walk. It will take at least half a month for him to return to normal.”

In other words, no matter if Zuo Shaoyan woke up or not, he wouldn’t be able to use this time’s Conference Test.

The corner of Zuo Shaoqing’s mouth curled up into a smile. The result was much better than what he had expected. Not only did it make Zuo Shaoyan unable to enter the Academic Institution, even Mrs. Zuo and his wife were dragged into it.

He could imagine that Mrs. Xue and Zuo Yunwen must be fighting in heaven right now. They wanted to wake up and try their luck, but they didn’t dare to do it. After all, Zuo Shaoyan, who had fallen asleep, was definitely better than Zuo Shaoyan, who was awake and unable to go out.

If Zuo Shaoyan woke up three days later and found out what had happened, would he blame the Wu couple for not waking him up and missing the right moment?

Of course, if he woke up, he would have to blame Mrs. Zuo and his wife even more. After all, in the eyes of normal parents, their son’s health and health was the most important.

If Mrs. Zuo and his wife made a move, wouldn’t it be telling Zuo Shaoyan that in their hearts, their son’s body wasn’t as important as Zuo Family?

“Let’s go see big brother.” Zuo Shaoqing straightened his clothes, rubbed his face, suppressed the joy on his face and then took Luo Xiaoliu out.

As for Yinyi, it was still unknown where he had gone to hide.

As soon as they entered Zuo Shaoyan’s yard, Zuo Shaoqing felt a tense and tense atmosphere. He quickened his pace and jogged into the house. What’s wrong with you, big brother?

“What are you mumbling about?” Mrs. Xue bellowed angrily, scolding loudly, “Are there any more rules? Don’t you know what time it is?”

Zuo Shaoqing admired the ugly expression on Mrs. Xue’s face for a while before replying, aggrieved, “Mother, don’t blame me. Your son just heard that something happened to Big Brother. If he knew about this, he would have taken care of him at all times.”

Mrs. Xue bit her lips as her expression changed. Then, she thought of something and said gently, “Since Shao Qing has this intention, why don’t you take care of your brother for the next few days?”

Zuo Shaoqing was stunned for a moment and quickly understood what she meant by that. He glanced at Zuo Yunwen and replied respectfully, “Yes, son will do as you say!” If you want him to accompany Zuo Shaoyan missing exam, ah, as long as Zuo Yunwen agrees!

“Nonsense!” Sure enough, Zuo Yunwen slapped the table and stood up, pointing at Mrs. Xue’s nose and scolded her: “Women’s opinions. Since Shao Yan is still sleeping soundly, he can only rely on Shao Qing to fight it out.”

Mrs. Xue snorted and said sarcastically, “If Shao Qing had left his brother to enter the stage alone, I really don’t know what an outsider would have said.”

She gave Zuo Shaoqing a kind smile. “Besides, Shao Qing is still young, and the science exam is too reckless, so I might as well concentrate on studying for another three years. Three years from now he’ll be seventeen, and that would be a good time to build a career.”

Bullshit! Zuo Shaoqing cursed in his heart and became more amiable on the surface: “Mother is right, Mr. also said that your son will be more stable after three years.”

However, that was only for Zuo Shaoqing in his previous life. The current Zuo Shaoqing had more than six years of experience compared to the Zuo Shaoqing in his previous life.

“Enough!” Zuo Yunwen glared at Mrs. Xue, and first said to Zuo Shaoqing in an amiable manner: “I know you are filial, but the Imperial Examinations are a big matter, you are one of the Elementary Scholars, even if you do not get the first place, there is still hope for you to become one of the top three Scholars. A fourteen year old Scholar, this is rare even in Great Yang.

You don’t have to worry about your big brother, you just have to calmly prepare for exams. If you can pass high school then that’s the best consolation for your brother. Whether or not my Zuo Family can establish a foothold in the capital will all depend on your results this time.”

Zuo Shaoqing looked at Mrs. Xue hesitantly, waiting for her to express her opinion.

Zuo Yunwen also saw that he was “afraid” of Mrs. Xue. He scolded Mrs. Xue with a fierce expression, “Ignorant woman, why do you think our family can enter the capital? Do you really think that you can rely on your marriage relationship to gain a foothold in the capital?”

No matter how good Zuo Shuhui’s marriage was, the only thing she could bring about was connections and honor in Zuo Family. If anyone else wanted to recognize Zuo Family in the heart, then the offspring of Zuo Family must have some achievements.

How could Mrs. Xue not understand this logic? She was just not willing to give up, why would her son not be able to take the exam, and had to place all his hopes of Zuo Family on a little bastard?

It was one thing if Zuo Shaoqing couldn’t pass the exam, but if he did, how would outsiders look at Zuo Shaoyan? Is there any place in this house for her to talk?

Zuo Shaoqing’s nose was already turned upside down just by being tested as a Top Scorer. If he were to pass, would he still place her in his eyes in the future?

Zuo Shaoqing bowed towards Mrs. Xue and sincerely tried to persuade sher, “Mother, I just heard from the servant that Big Brother can wake up. Why don’t you wake him up and give it a try? Big Brother has been looking forward to it for so many years, and seeing that Conference Test is at hand, if Big Brother wakes up and finds out that he has missed the exam, he will definitely be very disappointed.”

He would be disappointed if he couldn’t get Zuo Shaoyan to watch him enter the exam grounds.

Yes, they knew how much Zuo Shaoyan longed to become an official. They could imagine how sad it would be after he woke up and realized that he had missed his Conference Test, and he might even be unable to recover from his setback.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Xue’s hatred for Lady Yue intensified. “Master, how dare Lady Yue do this to Shao Yan. She doesn’t care about the bigger picture. She’s vicious. I won’t let her go no matter what!”

Zuo Yunwen looked somewhat embarrassed as he tried to explain in a low voice: “It might not have been done by her. Isn’t it still unclear?”

“Zuo Yunwen!” Mrs. Xue shouted at the top of her lungs, “What do you mean by that? Am I going to frame her with my son’s life and future? The medicine was found in her room. Who else would have something like this other than her kind of peerless background?”

Zuo Shaoqing’s mouth twitched as he thought to himself, “People from the same background don’t necessarily have to be in this room. To be honest, Mrs. Hoe did it beautifully!”

Zuo Yunwen could not refute this because he could not think of anyone else in the family who would harm Zuo Shaoyan, and now the concubines in the family were all Mrs. Xue’s people, except for Lady Yue, who was the only one with the slightest motive.

With a sigh, he compromised. “She’s still carrying a child, after all. She’ll have to wait until the birth is over.”

Mrs. Xue snorted coldly, “I know you’re thinking about the piece of meat in her stomach. Don’t worry, as long as she didn’t leave the house before she was born, I won’t be in the mood to do anything to her!”

As for the life after death, hmph, that would still require her to live until then! A trace of gloom flashed across Mrs. Xue’s eyes.