Chapter Fifteen

  The old lady of the Jia family spoke up, and normally Mrs. Jia looked down on her eldest son; who let Jia Zheng be useless except for eating, drinking and having fun?

  However, Jia Zhen's idea today was very satisfactory to Old Lady Jia; she thought that her own unreliable eldest son had finally done something good.

  "My son, your elder brother is absolutely right. I'll follow his advice and we'll go together to watch the Flower Prince's procession on the day of the Horse Parade."

  Jia Zhen's proposal was thus settled with a nod from Grandmother Jia.

  The day when the new champion, the second and third place winners would ride horses and parade through the streets had finally arrived, and the Jia family had already booked a large private room in the best tavern.

  It was not long before the masters of the Jia family, led by Old Lady Jia, followed by Jia She, Jia Zheng and Jia Min, arrived at the wine house in a mighty throng, where they waited with bated breath for the auspicious moment to arrive.

  At last, when Jia Min and others were looking forward to it, the new champion, the second place winner, and the third place winner each wore a red robe and appeared at the street corner.

  Getting close... one hundred meters... fifty meters... twenty meters... ten meters...

  The top three winners of the Jinke examination, Zhuangyuan, Bangyan and Tanhua, rode their horses to a place less than ten meters away from the wine house where Jia Min and his party were.

  As rumored, the top three scholars of this year's imperial examination are indeed extraordinary talents. Not only are they all young and talented, but also exceptionally handsome.

  Especially Jin Ke's Lin Ruhai, Jia Minyi saw Lin Ruhai's handsome appearance; and that elegant temperament cultivated by the noble family, the whole person quietly formed a beautiful scenery that made people unable to move their eyes.

  With just one glance, Jia Min had already secretly given her heart away.

  Mrs. Jia was a shrewd woman, and at this moment she took one look at her own precious daughter; as someone who had been through the world, what didn't she understand? Her own daughter had already set her sights on that newcomer, the new Imperial Scholar.

  "Haha... okay!"

  Mrs. Jia, although her eyes were not very good, also saw clearly the appearance of Lin Ruhai; naturally she was extremely satisfied that her own daughter could marry such a dragon-riding son-in-law and was overjoyed in her heart.

  Hehe...... It's obvious, because Jia Min has taken a liking to him; the people of the Jia family, including Old Lady Jia, have already branded Lin Ruhai with Jia Min's mark.

  Where am I going?

  In terms of shamelessness and thick-skinnedness, probably no one in today's world can surpass the people from the Jia family.

  Poor Lin Ruhai didn't know that he was just a pawn to be used; in this way, the unfortunate one entered Jia Min's and the Jia family members' eyes, it's really when people are unlucky, even drinking water can get stuck in their teeth.

  Jia Zhe is still somewhat rational compared to his own family's old mother and sister.

  "Madam, this matter is somewhat improper." Jia She expressed his concerns to Madam Wang and Xiangling: "Lin Ruhai comes from a noble family and is also the Prodigy of the current year; what if he refuses to marry one of our young ladies?"

  Although Jia Baoyu was not diligent in his studies and liked to play with birds and walk dogs, he still had some self-awareness. He knew that although the Rongguo House was still a noble house granted by the emperor, it had actually declined long ago. There were countless families in the capital who looked down on the Rongguo House.

  If things go wrong, it's not just about breaking off a marriage engagement, but also possibly creating lifelong enemies.

  Although Jia Zhen thought so, Old Lady Jia did not think so; in her eyes, the girls of their own family were naturally the best, and that the Lin family's daughter was willing to marry into the Lin family was a high match for the Lin family.

  Mrs. Jia was about to speak when Mr. Jia said, "We can't let outsiders think that our family's girls are unwanted, we have to come up with a good name; only then can Ming'er marry out in a dignified manner."

  "Old Master, you've said so much nonsense, but at least one sentence hit the point." For this eldest son who has been raised by his mother-in-law since childhood, Mrs. Jia has never been quite fond of him; this time she rarely praised him with a sentence.

  But how can we make our beloved daughter marry off with dignity? This is a big problem, and it's going to stump everyone in the house.

  Jia Zheng, who had never expressed his opinion before, suddenly muttered: "It would be better if the Emperor could grant a marriage."

  Jia Zheng's voice was very low, but because Jia Zheng sat right next to Old Lady Jia, she had sharp ears and inadvertently heard her own son's careless words clearly.

  The speaker may have spoken unintentionally, but the listener has a purpose.

  Mrs. Jia's eyes suddenly lit up: "Right! We can ask the Emperor to grant a marriage!" Mrs. Jia stretched out her hand and stroked Jia Min's back, saying with a loving face: "My child, you just rest assured and prepare for your wedding, I will make sure my daughter gets married off in a grand manner."

  The implication is that this arranged marriage has already been settled and cannot be changed.

  Damn it!

  How dare you say such shameless words! You think the Emperor is one of your family members? Do whatever you want?

  It's not for nothing that Old Lady Jia said such things, she has her reasons; after all, this Old Lady Jia was once the wet nurse of the current Emperor, so it's not without cause that she speaks like this.

  The next day, Old Lady Jia dressed up according to her rank and entered the palace with a tablet to see Empress Dowager; after a bout of crying and complaining, the empress dowager really did issue an edict ordering the marriage.

  Then there was Lin Ruhai's words not long ago, regarding this marriage decree; Lin Ruhai naturally couldn't refuse, but happy words...... Hmph...... How could that be possible?

  No matter who is being calculated by others without reason, they will not be happy; this also destined that Jia Min would never have a good time in the Lin family later, if she behaved herself it would be fine; but if she stirred up trouble for the Lin family and made it chaotic, then... she would have to bear the consequences!

  Lin Ruo Lan took a glance at the healing-type boy who was still asleep, reached into her storage bag and pulled out an ancient small jade box; carefully placed the Ancient Ice Silkworm inside, after closing the lid Lin Ruo Lan set up a seal on the jade box out of caution.

  Taking a glance at the sweetly sleeping healing-type youth, Lin Ruolan took another look at her own attire that was comparable to a beggar's; Lin Ruolan decided to first enter the space and soak in the spiritual spring to refresh herself, afterwards she wouldn't be able to go to the capital dressed like a beggar either!

  Lin Ruo Lan first set up a boundary around her before flashing into the space inside.

  Uh... Lin Ruolan, who had been used to staying in Yunjian Mountain, really felt a bit unaccustomed when she returned to the ordinary human world.

  First of all, the reason why ordinary people can't cultivate is very simple; apart from systemic problems, the biggest reason is that the spiritual energy in this world is gradually decreasing; without enough spiritual energy, how can one cultivate?

  Normally, Yunjian Mountain has a thick spiritual energy, but Lin Ruo Lan doesn't seem to think there's anything wrong with it.

  Now that she has been in the secular world for more than half a day, Lin Ruolan finally understood; why no one in the secular world cultivates the truth, it's because there is no spiritual energy!

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