Chapter 276: I Only Want You to Treat Me Well for a Lifetime—I Don’t Care If You Have Money or a Betrothal Gift (1 / 2)
The emperor was getting increasingly fed up with the family of the second-place scholar.
Three able-bodied men in their prime, yet they still managed to be bullied by others? Back in his day, when his family had three strong men, they practically dominated their entire village!
A family like this—one that willingly allowed themselves to fall into such a state, combined with an oblivious mother—was absolutely out of the question!
—Though, in the eyes of many, this wasn’t seen as self-inflicted failure but rather a testament to the idea that “All pursuits are inferior to scholarly success.”
But for a man like Gao Tie Zhu, who had survived by tilling the land, if his own son ever behaved this way, he’d make sure to discipline him thoroughly—nine beatings every three days!
The old emperor discreetly glanced at the list in Xu Yan Miao’s hands.
Well, there were still plenty of candidates left… Surely one of them would be suitable… right?
[Hmm, so the second-place scholar is a mama’s boy. His two brothers are probably the same. The old emperor definitely won’t pick any of them as Princess Gao Xiang’s consort, right?]
As soon as Xu Yan Miao’s inner thoughts surfaced, many officials were utterly stunned.