Chapter 395: Don’t Play Intelligence with Mom (9)_1
Wu Dongsi looked at her, "That’s not the case, Father and Mother, when noting one’s parents, one must clearly document the adoptive and biological parents. If Pei Zongli’s two sons wish to participate in the imperial examinations, the names of Pei Zongli and Lady Qian must be filled in." As he spoke, he saw Pei Qin smiling faintly and smiled back, "However, the county government archives have no record of Pei Zongli remarrying Lady Qian. To add Lady Qian to the records, we still need the consent letter from the original wife’s family. Only then can a concubine or secondary wife be promoted."
In other words, Lady Qian was currently illegitimate! And Pei Wenchen and Pei Wensheng couldn’t participate in the imperial examinations in the future. Whatever Meng Dinglun had done at the Yamen would be useless, as Yuanyang County’s records stood, and they couldn’t even pass the first hurdle of the spring examinations. Unless Yuanyang County got a new County Magistrate whom the Pei family could bribe. But promoting a concubine without the consent letter from the original wife’s family amounted to favoring the concubine and destroying the wife, which was a crime for which Pei Zongli would be punished.
Pei Qin cupped her hands towards Wu Dongsi in gratitude, but she didn’t give him any silver, lest it was considered a bribe. She already had connections, so she might as well use them, and she could see Wu Dongsi seemed quite willing. As for the favor, she’d leave it for Shen Songming to repay! Dammit, they had said not to let him make rash decisions, but he still caused trouble, and now others had exploited a loophole, even costing her the rewards she had earnestly earned!
The fried goods shop was busy until just before the Minor New Year, and only then did Pei Qin haul a cartload of New Year’s goods home.
The academy had also closed for the New Year holiday. Fang Liuming had returned home, and Chang Yonglin had been picked up as well. Now only the siblings remained at home.
Pei Qin didn’t want to set up a stall, so she exercised every day and taught geometry and physics to the three Little Radishes.
The townsfolk, seeing this, all said that Sister Peiqin and her brothers were too resentful. It coincided with Lady Fang’s annual memorial service, and they believed it was impossible for them to have a good New Year, not even bothering to set up a stall!
However, the people from Old Pei’s House felt that Pei Qin was up to something sinister, plotting some kind of trick against them.
Seeing the siblings quietly pursuing their studies and discreetly spending the New Year with no trace of celebration, Mo Heng really wanted to tell them that the rewards were already on the way.
Pei Qin was also impatient, saying that the New Year should be celebrated with fervor. While squeezing sheep’s milk, she saw Mo Heng and asked if he would like to join them in staying up to welcome the New Year.
"Okay," Mo Heng agreed without hesitation.