The concubine lifted the table, the prince was too rampant

147: The meat on the chopping board was originally scheduled for the autumn of August, but the emperor was furious because the exam questions were leaked in the middle of the court, so the exam was postponed for two months.The Hou family wanted to marry Yao Yutang in before Qiu Wei, and then make full preparations for next year's Chun Wei, that is, only a month away, and the Yao family was busy again. The old lady had already ordered Hai Shi to prepare in advance. , When preparing the dowry for Yao Bing, most of it was prepared in duplicate in advance.

What I am busy now is just some trivial matters. Posting a post to relatives and friends has to explain the reason for the urgent marriage. On the other hand, I have to prepare for Yao Changjie's marriage. Busy work is enough for Heidegger.

In this way, there was only one Yao Zijin left, who was picked up by Hai Shi to help Yao Yutang learn how to deal with the middle class, because Yao Yutang was the one who managed the middle class once she married, so Hai Shi also had a lot of things to hand over to Yao Yutang, thinking about it Yao Zijin was going to get married sooner or later, so the two of them simply taught them together, from the orders of the maids and mothers-in-law, to the inspection of the purchase and accounting books, the rules of punishing servants, and the abacus of human relations, every item was taught very carefully.In fact, Haishi's thinking is quite simple, if the housekeeper doesn't manage well when the children get married, she will be the one who will be ashamed, so she is extra careful.

It's okay for Zijin to say that she learned a few tricks in the academy, but there is still a big gap between what Haishi taught her. Only then did Zijin realize that managing Zhongfu is really not an easy task, but it is only a middle-level job like Yaofu. There are so many trivial matters to be dealt with in the official's house. No wonder the Dream of the Red Chamber once said that there are twenty or thirty major events in the daily life, and there are countless small ones. Unexpectedly, Haishi had to deal with so many things every day, and for a while, he really admired Haishi. Although his emotional intelligence was not high, at least he was very talented in this aspect.

Yao Yutang was very serious about learning. Zijin looked at Yao Yutang who was aloof and aloof in the past, but she could also put down her poetry and painting books and learn about housework and human relationships. appearance.

Autumn at the end of October, so the wedding on the second day of October was really busy. Zijin accompanied Yao Yutang to study with the prince every day, followed the housekeeper, and Haishi ran around inside and out. Call Aunt Wu and Aunt Mo to stay in Jinjintang, and let them do needlework, saying that it is for Yao Yutang and Zijin, but in fact, the old lady is afraid that Aunt Mo will make something wrong again, so she is just holding her back.Aunt Wu has always been quiet, but she doesn't feel bitter. Aunt Mo seldom sews needles these years, and she can't even sit or stand. Looking at Aunt Wu's gentle and virtuous appearance, she couldn't help saying: "You But you can sit still, your fifth girl is going to say kiss, so you are not in a hurry?"

Aunt Wu smiled lightly, without frowning, and said lightly: "My wife is a aunt, so I have my wife to worry about. What's more, there are old ladies and masters. How can I have the right to say anything as a concubine? Is it possible that the wife will harm her? After all, she is the daughter of the Yao family."

Aunt Mo looked at Aunt Wu's demure look, and became more and more angry, "You have been like this for so many years, and you are what others say, so you don't have any thoughts of your own?"

Aunt Wu looked at Aunt Mo in confusion, and asked, "What's on your mind? I only know that as a concubine, I should keep my duty and serve my wife and master well. The rest is out of my concubine's control. My wife treats me very well. Wearing clothes, eating delicacies from mountains and seas, being ordered by maids and mothers-in-law, what am I not satisfied with? The only thing I can do is burn incense three times a day, hoping that the Buddha will make the Yao family more prosperous and the family members will be healthy. This is me It's my duty."

Aunt Mo sat down silently, didn't speak for a long time, and said with a long sigh: "You can think about it, don't want anything, don't ask for anything."

"I have enough, and I can't bear any more." Aunt Wu lowered her head and picked up the needle and thread again, and said slowly: "It is her blessing that the fifth girl was reborn into Yao's family, and my wife never treated the concubine harshly." Daughter, the old lady is kind-hearted. The master is a long-term lover. Over the years, the Yao mansion has never entered the concubine's room, and the master has not accepted the house. There are only three of us in this yard. What is there to be dissatisfied with? A woman can I am content to live for our sake."

Aunt Mo looked at Aunt Wu, recalling the grievances of these days, she hit a wall, and said in a rare way: "The fourth girl's marriage is always a little bit worse..."

Aunt Wu still hung her head down, the needle and thread in her hands never stopped, she just said: "If this marriage falls on the head of our fifth girl, I will thank God for it."

Aunt Mo looked at Aunt Wu coldly, and asked, "What do you mean?"

Aunt Wu was not afraid, she just said softly: "A concubine, what kind of good family do you think you can marry? Even if you marry a good family, can you be the eldest son? They don't look down on a little concubine. I can marry a concubine, but the concubine is overwhelmed by the concubine, and he may not be able to make it in his life. How much will the family property be divided in the future? I think that although the Hou family is a bit down, but the uncle is a recruit, as long as Qiu Wei is selected as a Jinshi, A great future lies ahead. The fourth girl married at this time, serving the bedridden mother-in-law and taking care of the younger uncle who is studying. Who can surpass the fourth girl in the future? No matter how precious the daughter-in-law married by the younger uncle is, in front of the fourth girl. Be respectful, a sister-in-law is like a mother, not to mention that the younger uncle's future is still provided by the sister-in-law's dowry. As long as the uncle is up-to-earth and has benefits in his official career, the fourth girl's life's glory will be preserved. The old lady worked hard , although the fourth girl will have a hard life in the first few years, but with the dowry from the Yao family, how can it be so hard?"

When Aunt Wu said this, Aunt Mo slowly thought about it, her face changed a few times, and she sighed: "According to what you say, this is really a good marriage?"

Aunt Wu pursed her lips and smiled, and said: "Wives who are dirty don't go to court, not to mention that the fourth girl is good at poetry and songs, and she will be able to harmonize with my uncle. What are you dissatisfied with? You still go around making troubles. If I am happy, it will be too late." , if our five girls can have such a marriage, I can wake up laughing when I fall asleep."

Aunt Mo savored these words carefully, slowly became happy, looked at Aunt Wu and said, "I didn't expect that you don't talk much in your daily life, but you see things clearly."

"There's a saying, it's called red when it's close to red, and black when it's close to ink. It's a shame if you don't make any progress after following the master for so many years." Aunt Wu said, with a soft smile on her face.

Aunt Mo looked at the tranquility of Aunt Wu, she used to look down on her very much, but now she suddenly felt that such a presence, life is actually good, and slowly she talked to Aunt Wu, Aunt Wu is not a broken mouth People speak softly, and persuasion is gentle and gentle, and the relationship between Aunt Mo and Aunt Wu soon improved.

The old lady nodded after listening to Mama Lu's words, and said, "Aunt Wu has done a good job. She can raise the fifth girl so well. It will be good for her to let Aunt Mo learn more from her."

"The old lady is still better at it. If it hadn't been for Aunt Mo's bumping into walls and experiencing all kinds of heat and cold these days, if Aunt Mo in the past couldn't have liked Aunt Wu, she would have talked nicely with Aunt Wu." Mother Lu laughed.

"Your master still has some old feelings for this Aunt Mo. I don't want to really kill her and throw her to Zhuangzi. After all, she is a woman with sons and daughters. She is shameless, and we still have to worry about it." Child. Last time she provoked Maid Xue's nanny, mother and daughter, she should be punished, but at that time she didn't want to make things worse, so she suppressed it. This time, she has suffered a lot in Si Yatou's marriage, and she can learn from Aunt Wu It's her blessing." Having said that, there was a pause, "Besides, Brother Jie got married this year, and next year Changfeng and Changwu are going to get engaged, and Changwu has soft ears, so I'm afraid that his aunt will make trouble again. Changwu’s wife is in a difficult situation, so we should start beating her now, which can be regarded as a precautionary measure.”

"The old lady just thinks about the long-term. You will be more prosperous after you are in Yao Mansion." Mother Lu said with a smile, and finally brought the tea that was delicately served to the old lady.

The old lady frowned and said: "The Lin family came to beg again, and wanted Du Ruo to marry him years ago. Speaking of which, Du Ruo is not young, so we can't always delay."

The slender footsteps paused lightly, and then retreated.

Lu's mother looked at the old lady and said: "The old lady is worried that Miss Wu will not be served? The old servant has seen that Han Mei and Shui Rong have also experienced it, so you don't have to worry."

The old lady just smiled: "How can Han Mei and Shui Rong do? Jin girl should place two more capable people in front of her. If Du Ruo wants to marry someone, she will let her family be married with the fifth girl as companions, and be Du Ruo's daughter-in-law. It is worthy, not to mention that the dowry of the fifth girl must be taken care of by a confidant, and the Lin family's boy is smart and loyal."

Mother Lu was surprised for a while. She didn't know what the old lady was going to do. Why Miss Wu was more cautious in her arrangement with the former girl than the rest of the girls. She had doubts in her heart, and Mother Lu didn't dare to ask, so she had to agree. Coming down, he asked cautiously: "If Du Ruo is gone, who will fill her vacancy?"

The old lady thought for a while, then suddenly said: "I heard that Zhou's mother in front of Aunt Wu is the mother in charge who came from the house of the Hou family who was convicted before. Is there such a thing?"

Lu's mother was very clear about this, and said: "There is such a thing. When Chang Xinghou's family was convicted and the master's family was imprisoned, these servants were not implicated. Those who were dismissed were dismissed, and those who were sold were sold. Mother Zhou was widowed and only A son. At that time, his son was still young and caused trouble outside. It was Aunt Wu's family members who saved the lives of their mother and son. Mother Zhou worked as a servant for the Wu family in order to repay her kindness. Later, Aunt Wu came into our house. Followed."

The old lady nodded and said: "Mother Zhou has seen the world and knows some ghost tricks in the big family. She is also calm. She has followed Aunt Wu for so many years and never provoked her master to fight for favor. It is rare. You go and talk to Aunt Wu Let me just say, assign Mother Zhou to Miss Wu to be the mother in charge of her yard, and let your wife choose another mother in charge for Aunt Wu later."

Mother Lu became more and more frightened, but she quickly responded and asked, "What about Du Ruo?"

"Let Xianqiao take Du Ruo's place and serve in front of the fifth girl. Du Ruo will go home to prepare for her marriage, and when she is married, she will return to work in my yard first." The old lady said slowly.

Mother Lu nodded in agreement, and seeing that the old lady stopped talking, she walked out slowly. When she went out, Mother Lu felt a layer of sweat on her back. The old lady arranged the people around her like this The posture seems to be that the fifth girl is about to fly off the branches. Could it be that the marriage proposed by Mrs. Liang is so good?

No one could figure out what the old lady was thinking, so Mother Lu didn't dare to think too much, so she hurriedly went to prepare.

Du Ruo went home to prepare for marriage, and Xian Qiao took over Du Ruo's errand, and Zhou's mother became Zi Jin's mother in charge, because there was no single mother in charge in Zi Jin's yard, Du Ruo took care of it alone, and now Du Ruo went home to prepare for marriage, The old lady arranged for Xian Qiao to serve Zi Jin, and pointed out that Aunt Wu's mother Zhou was the mother in charge of Zi Jin. Everything was arranged logically, and no one saw anything wrong.

On the contrary, Hai Shi personally came to thank the old lady. After all, this should be Hai Shi's job. It's just that Hai Shi is very busy, so the old lady should be grateful for sharing her worries.

However, Zi Jin sensed some taste from the old lady's words, and her heart became more and more uneasy. The personnel changes in this item, others saw no wind and no waves, but Zi Jin felt uneasy, every move of the old lady It's all meaningful, so what is the purpose of doing this?

Amid Zi Jin's uneasiness, the old lady did not take the next step, but the Hou family came to offer the betrothal. Compared with the Feng family, the Chai family and the Zheng family naturally couldn't speak on the same day, but under the arrangement of Mrs. It's passable, Haishi looked a little shabby, thinking that Yao Yutang had a hard time when he married, but these dowry gifts were not touched, and all of them were folded into Yao Yutang's dowry. These calculations did not erase the original dowry, that is to say, The dowry can be regarded as Haishi's other compensation for Yao Yutang.

The old lady was very relieved when she heard about it. Aunt Mo didn't say a word for a whole day after hearing about it, she was just in a daze.Yao Qian felt more and more guilty about his wife, and the relationship between the couple tended to be a bit like that of newlyweds back then.

The old lady gave 1000 taels of silver as a dowry for each child, but Haishi's own dowry made up for Yao Yue, Yao Xue and Yao Bing. Of course, the real dowry was much richer.Yao Yutang is a concubine, and Haishi can't say anything else if Haishi doesn't use his own dowry to supplement her, but Haishi gave Yao Yutang all the Hou family's dowry, which is not a small handwriting. , Heidegger is really generous.

The old lady naturally gave Yao Yutang 1000 taels of silver to add to the box in front of everyone, but later she called Yao Yutang and secretly gave her 2000 taels of silver, and even gave her one of her shops as a dowry. No one knew, but Yao Yutang was sobbing at the old lady, and couldn't even say a word of gratitude. The old lady just patted her hand: "The road has been paved for you, and you have to walk by yourself in the future. You have to act aboveboard in your life, and don’t have perverted thoughts. If you meet someone with evil thoughts, don’t be soft-hearted, and walk around with your wife more, she is a person with a sharp mouth and a bean curd heart, and she is very good to you. "

Yao Yutang nodded in agreement one by one, plopped down and kowtowed three times to the old lady in a serious manner, and then straightened up, "The old lady's teachings and granddaughters have been written down, and they will live a good life in the future, respect mother-in-law, respect Husband, love brothers and sisters, and will not embarrass the Yao family."

The old lady nodded, with a slight smile on her serious face, and then she said: "It's very good for you to think like this. If my uncle can become an official, your future life must be very good, even if you are suffering in front of you." One thing, your dowry is not too thin. My wife gave you the Hou family's dowry without any change. This is a great favor. I have given you a child-bearing slave, and I have given you the deed of prostitution. You have to think twice about what you do in the future. With these things, you can live a good life. No matter how considerate your family is for you, you still have to live by yourself in the future, you know gone?"

Yao Yutang nodded, and said, "Yes, my granddaughter has followed the instructions carefully, and has written them all down."

The old lady nodded and said, "Go back, so I can get married."

Yao Yutang walked out of the Jinjin Hall, looked up at the sky, her heart was full of melancholy, what she got today was something that she didn't even dare to think about when she called the wind and rain, but she didn't expect that now that she didn't fight and let go, it was a blessing .No wonder Zijin always said in the past that what is yours is yours, and it will not grow legs and run away. If it is not yours, even if you work hard, you may not be able to get it. It does not belong to you at all.

Now that I think about it carefully, this sentence is true and not false. I think the smartest of their sisters is the fifth sister.

Yao Yutang smiled. The old lady was right. The rest of the day was entirely up to her. She took a deep breath and walked towards her yard step by step under the sunset.Yao Yutang was married, and the marriage was done fairly well. Mrs. Luo came forward to ask Hou Fengjie to share a large part of the wedding expenses in Liangguo's mansion, which made the wedding a good one. The old lady half-closed her eyes Laughed, if you want something from others, you always have to give up some capital first.

Zi Jin's marriage needs to be carefully considered, but the most important thing right now is Qiu Wei. This year, Yao Changjie will end, and I don't know if his grandson can win her the number one prize.Among so many students, there has always been only one champion, and Jiangnan is a place full of talents, so there is nothing wrong with Changjie not getting the champion, as long as he can enter the top two, it is considered the blessing of his ancestors.

The banquet held during the Three Dynasties was very lively. The eldest son-in-law Feng Shu of the Yao Mansion, the second son-in-law Chai Shao, and the third son-in-law Zheng Yuan all attended the scene, and even the three married daughters came back together. Shi also smiled from ear to ear.

Brother Cong was very calm, such excitement did not delay him from sleeping, he slept soundly, and was so happy that Haishi held him in his arms and did not let go.Zijin is now supervising Zhongfu for Haishi, which relieves Haishi a lot. The sisters watched Zijin order the girls and women to do everything in an orderly manner, without any chaos, Yao Bing laughed. Said: "Fifth Sister has practiced now, it really looks like the same thing."

Yao Yutang was in a good mood, full of joy, and said with a smile at this time: "Fifth sister is very smart. At that time, I and her learned how to manage common affairs with my mother. No matter what, fifth sister can get started faster than me."

Yao Xue heard it from the side, and said with a smile, "Fifth Younger Sister has always been smart. When she was in her boudoir, she could see through all kinds of complicated stitches in her hands. It's really amazing. How does her brain grow, fortunately she was born as a woman, if she was born as a man, this year's Qiu Wei will be the only one besides her."

Zi Jin happened to hear this sentence, came in clapping her hands after she was busy, looked at Yao Xue and said: "Second sister is different when she is married, her mouth is like honey, when she speaks, she can't compare to others." It was much better before. I have to ask my second brother-in-law, how can a pure, quiet and elegant sister in my house learn to be so cunning when she comes to his house. "

Everyone roared with laughter, even the old lady couldn't close her mouth from ear to ear. Haishi just teased Brother Cong who had just woken up, and couldn't help laughing when he heard the words, but he didn't stop talking about the conversation between their sisters. Play around.

Instead, Yao Xue blushed and hid behind Yao Bing in embarrassment. Yao Bing was obliged to look at Yao Zijin with her hips akimbo, and said, "Don't laugh, when you get married in the future, if you are still the same as now We won’t say anything if you’re just as soft, but if you come back as a dominatrix, let’s see if we will forgive you.”

Zi Jin clapped her hands and laughed, and sat down next to the old lady, covering her belly and laughing, "Grandmother, grandma, I didn't say this, it was the third sister who said that the second sister was a dominatrix...you have to Testify to me..."

Everyone in Yao Yue laughed again, Yao Bing was so annoyed that he wanted to tear Zijin's mouth open, but Yao Zijin was cunning and hid beside the old lady from the beginning, so angry that she could only stare at her fiercely , but helpless.

After laughing for a long time, it finally stopped. The young ladies in the next room, through the wall, listened to the laughter in this room, and shook their heads and laughed at each other over there. To make everyone feel better, the wine glasses in their hands only greeted Hou Fengjie, who made him the rightful host today.

Yao Changjie and three brothers accompanied him, Yao Qian sat at the head, smiling, and Hou Fengjie couldn't greet him alone, so he had to ask for forgiveness, and he dragged Yao Changjie to block the drink.

One of the four uncles of the Yao Mansion is going to participate in this year's Autumn Festival, plus Yao Changjie, which is also considered lively. Except for Yao Xue's husband, Chai Shao, who has already taken the post of sixth-rank experience in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the rest of Feng Shu , Zheng Yuan, and Hou Fengjie are both underachievers. Feng Shu passed the exam once but failed in the exam. Zheng Yuan and Yao Changjie are the first references this year. It is inevitable to learn some experience from Feng Shu, Hou Fengjie. The discussion about Qiu Wei at the dinner table became more and more lively. Qian is not a few words of advice, Yao Changfeng and Yao Changwu listened carefully to learn from the experience, ten years of hard work, no one asked, became famous in one fell swoop, for these students Qiu Wei is even more important than life.

After Yao Yutang's homecoming banquet, Yao Changjie began to study hard behind closed doors. Zi Jin thought that Qiu Wei was the hardest. He took three exams in a row, each three days, and did his best to prepare some clothes, shoes and socks for Yao Changjie.

Both Hou Fengjie and Feng Shu are already Juren, and will not participate in this year's Qiu Wei, but will directly participate in next year's Chun Wei.Those who get the title of Gongsheng on the apricot list will participate in the palace examination in April next year, and only then will they be able to tell whether they can be a Jinshi.

Yao's mansion was also very nervous, and idlers were not allowed to disturb Yao Changjie for no reason. Zi Jin quietly handed over the shoes, socks and clothes she had made to Jing Bai, and asked her to pass them on. Make ginseng soup for big brother every day, stay up late like this every day, be careful that your body can't bear it, and come in after two hours to remind big brother to get up and exercise, if the body collapses before the big exam, it will be terrible, you must know the priority..."

Jingbai wrote them down one by one, and then said with a smile: "Yes, the maidservant has remembered, after all, the fifth girl loves the young master, these things are ordered once a day, and the maidservant can even recite them backwards."

Zijin smiled embarrassedly, stuffed the things into Jingbai's hands, and then said: "I won't go in, so as not to disturb big brother's study, and you all should be gentle in doing things."

Jingbai hurriedly nodded in agreement, Zijin then turned and went back.

Finally, on the day of autumn, Yao Changjie embarked on the journey under the eager eyes of everyone in the Yao family. Haishi kept telling his son to take good care of himself and not to be cold or hungry.Yao Qian warned his son not to worry or fluster, but to calm down before writing the article.Zi Jinxu babbled, it was early autumn, and the night was cold, so Yao Changjie prepared an ermine jacket and quilt, and put it on when it was cold at night, so as not to freeze.

Yao Changjie bid farewell to everyone, and Zi Jin looked at Yao Changjie's back with the intention of going to the battlefield, it was extremely tragic.

Waiting is the most painful thing. Ever since Yao Changjie was sent away, Haishi has been praying in front of the Bodhisattva three times a day, and the old lady has spent more time in the Buddhist hall. The behavior expressed doubts, but Zijin still saw it occasionally, and Yao Qian sneaked into the Buddhist hall to burn three sticks of incense while Haishi was resting...

Nine days is a long time, everyone feels that life is like a year, Zi Jin also feels uneasy, and he is a little distracted when dealing with housework every day, Hai Shi has completely let go of his hands and feet now, and handed over all the family affairs to Zi Jin , I only cared about giving my son three sticks of incense in the morning and evening, praying to the Bodhisattva to let my son be promoted, and get the fame of Juren.I can take the exam next year.

Zi Jin thought that with Yao Changjie's ability, he should be able to pass the exam, but there are also some things that he usually studies well, but when he goes to the examination room, he will perform abnormally. Peace of mind.

Amid all kinds of grievances, nine days finally passed. Yao Changjie and Zheng Yuan were picked up by their respective families. Both of them were not in good condition. They stayed there for nine days. He was also wrinkled, with a haggard face. Yao Changjie fell asleep after taking a shower at home. Haishi was so anxious that he refused to leave his son's house. He had never seen his son suffer such a crime.

Candidates are not allowed to come out after entering the examination room. They have to complete the cooking, dressing and washing by themselves. It is very hard to hone one's willpower in a small space. Nine days is really a long time, so it is not difficult. Imagine how poor Yao Changjie and others were when they came out. These rich young masters have done these things by themselves, and it is already very good that they did not come out sideways.

He slept until the early morning of the next day, when Yao Changjie came to greet the old lady in good spirits. Haishi and Yao Qian were already waiting, and Zi Jin also came to wait after finishing the housework. Seeing Yao Changjie coming in, he was all dressed Yao Changjie's face was like a crown of jade against the sky blue straight skirt, and Zi Jin laughed first, his eyebrows and eyes were curved like a kitten.

The old lady and the others eagerly expressed their worries and worries about Yao Changjie's health. Hai Shi stared at his son up and down with tears in his eyes and looked him up and down three or four times. The various living measures in the examination room made Yao Qian a little impatient, and finally caught the opportunity, so he asked his son how he did in the examination?

What men and women pay attention to first is always different. What men value most is grades, and what women value most is body. The focus of attention is different. It is also rare for Yao Changjie to deal with the room full of people patiently.

Yao Changjie breathed a sigh of relief until everyone was tired of asking questions, and Zijin asked the little girl to make new tea, and said with a smile: "Big brother is the best at reading, and usually he can teach everyone from the Three Emperors and Five Emperors to the hundred schools of thought. Presumably Qiu Wei will be able to win in one fell swoop this time, old lady, wife and father don’t have to worry at all, based on my experience of being reprimanded by big brother since I was a child, big brother will definitely not fail this time.”

Everyone laughed, Yao Changjie gave Zi Jin a helpless look, and smiled dotingly. Among the big family, only Zi Jin dared to make fun of him.Zi Jin made a face at Yao Changjie, and then said: "Big brother finished the exam, and from tomorrow onwards, I'm afraid that there will be an endless stream of gatherings from my fellow countrymen and classmates of the same year, so Zi Jin will decide on his own, and our family will be at the old lady's place at noon today." I'm bothering you, old lady, you can't feel sorry for a meal."

The old lady looked at Zijin and patted her hand: "You are clever, now you are in charge of the middle class in this family, and even your wife enjoys a good life. With you working hard, we old people only care about delicious food and drink." , do whatever you like."

Zi Jin pursed her lips and smiled, and said, "That's right, today, with the help of my eldest brother, I have already ordered the cook to quickly stew all the old lady's good things and bring them to the table."

Pointing at Yao Zijin, the old lady scolded: "You little monkey, you are so good when you get cheap, you still eat less good things with me?"

Everyone roared with laughter, Yao Changjie looked at Zijin's smiling face, recalled what she said to Luo Jue that day, and felt pity for this younger sister even more, she was thinking about this family, he would not wrong her.

Everyone had a good meal in Fengjintang, and the old lady even asked Yao Changfeng, Yao Changwu, Aunt Mo and Aunt Wu to come, and three tables were set up, which was very lively.Yao Changfeng has always been reserved, but Yao Changwu has improved a little after Yao Changjie's breaking up last time. Recently, he is following the example of his elder brother and working hard to improve.

After dinner, Yao Qian went back to the Hanlin Academy. The old lady wanted to take a lunch break, and Haishi was exhausted these days. Knowing that his son had stabilized, he went back to his house for a lunch break.Yao Changfeng dragged Yao Changwu and went again. Aunt Mo asked Aunt Wu to go to Qixue Pavilion to talk and relieve boredom. Only Yao Changjie and Zijin were left. Yao Changjie looked at his sister, smiled rarely, and said, "Go to my study and talk, tomorrow From the beginning I was busy socializing, and we didn't have time to talk."

Zijin didn't know what Yao Changjie was going to say to him, so he followed him to Yao Changjie's yard. Yao Changjie entered the door and said first, "Fortunately, you prepared fur clothes and mattresses for me. The wind blows up at night, and the weather is very cool." , at least I didn't suffer from the cold."

Zijin pursed her lips and smiled, "It's nothing. The old lady often said that you don't bring clothes when it's cold and dry food when you're not hungry. It's just for emergencies. I'm also afraid that the time will be too long. It will be bad if the weather changes. Let big brother It is my merit to avoid being frozen."

When Zi Jin said this, she tilted her head and smiled, and said, "I sent a letter to Third Sister, and asked her to prepare some for Third Sister-in-law. When the time comes, I will ask Third Sister to thank me properly."

Seeing that the girl was still lively and cute, and her words fell like pearls on a jade plate, Yao Changjie's expression softened a lot, and then he said: "Zi Jin, I'm afraid that the old lady already has someone in her heart about your marriage."

Zi Jin's smile froze, then he laughed again, and nodded: "The old lady loves me very much, and she will always make proper arrangements for me."

Yao Changjie considered his words, and said slowly: "Ye Mingxuan..."

Zi Jin raised her head slowly, looked at Yao Changjie, and before he finished speaking, she said, "Brother, he has nothing to do with me, so you don't have to worry about it. It's impossible between me and her, you know that. Mrs. Ye still refuses to withdraw from the marriage, and Luo Jue also refuses to withdraw from the marriage. I just wait for him to come back. I have nothing to say. Maybe Luo Jue is right. When I get married, he will give up. To everyone all good."

"Yeah, it's good for everyone, except for you." Yao Changjie's voice was light but full of pity.

Yao Zijin's atrium, which had been built up with great difficulty, almost collapsed upon hearing the faint pity, with tears in his eyes, and finally said: "Brother, it would be great if there were no differences in family status in this world."

"Ming Xuan sent me a letter." Yao Changjie said.

Zi Jin was taken aback, looked at Yao Changjie, felt a little nervous, and asked, "What did you say?"

"I don't know, the letter was taken by grandma." Yao Changjie said again.

Zi Jin's heart skipped a beat, and his face slowly turned pale, "Grandmother took it away...but grandma didn't ask me or look for me..."

"Grandma looked for me."

Zi Jin suddenly remembered that the old lady used to look for Yao Changjie very frequently, and Zi Jin also wondered if the old lady wanted to ask about Ye Mingxuan and herself from Yao Changjie, how could she have thought that the old lady would intercept Ye Mingxuan first Write a letter to Yao Changjie, and then ask Yao Changjie to explain the truth when the facts are all there. The old lady may have become suspicious of this matter since Luo Jue's mother and daughter came to the door. , and finally waited for Ye Mingxuan's letter to Yao Changjie, the old lady had physical evidence in hand, even if Yao Changjie wanted to lie.

Zi Jin already knew that the old lady was very tight, but when the old lady pointed the big net at her, Zi Jin didn't notice it at all, but felt a little bit of fear in her heart, "Grandmother... how to say? "

"Grandmother asked me about the relationship between you, and I just insisted that Ye Mingxuan has a crush on you, but you haven't broken the rules at all. In fact, this is also true." Yao Changjie said slowly, with a dignified expression.

Zi Jin breathed a sigh of relief, seeing Yao Changjie wanted to laugh, but in the end he showed an expression uglier than crying, Yao Changjie reached out and rubbed her head, "You are much thinner, you still look better when you are fatter, when you were young Seeing your chubby cheeks, I always want to stretch out my hand and twist it to make myself fatter. I think you are the most beautiful when you are fatter. No matter what happens, the old lady will still have me. Don’t worry, this matter Parents don't know yet, and the old lady doesn't seem to want them to know."

Zijin breathed a sigh of relief, and then said: "Brother, do you know what grandma thinks? The more she says nothing and does nothing, the more scared I feel. Did grandma say anything to you?" ?”

Yao Changjie shook his head and said, "Grandmother didn't say anything, she just told me to keep this matter secret and not tell anyone. Girl Jin, no matter what the old lady does, don't disobey her, remember?"

Zi Jin nodded and said, "I know, brother, don't worry."

"The old lady is cautious all her life. If the Ye Mansion doesn't let go, I'm afraid she won't agree to this marriage. The situation in the Ye Mansion is complicated. Although Mrs. Ye is on good terms with her grandmother, when it comes to this kind of marriage, it's not easy. You may not be able to really take it seriously. Grandmother will put the reputation of Yao Mansion first, and will definitely not agree with you marrying you in when the Ye family doesn't like it. What's more, grandma will be arrogant , and she was born as the prostitute of the Jinxianghou Mansion in Xijing, it is absolutely impossible for her to bow her head, you have to remember this too." Yao Changjie's rare long-winded speech shows that he cares about Zijin's affairs .

Zi Jin didn't expect much at first, Yao Changjie felt that the future was bleak when he said this, when Ye Mingxuan came back from Jiangnan, he might really be her mother.The old lady has a good look at people, and the sons-in-law of the Yao family are all passable. That Hou Fengjie Zijin also observed silently. He and Yao Yutang were married for only a few days, and the husband and wife had a tacit understanding. Not inferior to Yao Bing and Zheng Yuan, a pair of adulterous little mandarin ducks. It can be seen that Yao Yutang is very concerned about this marriage, and Hou Fengjie is also a master who is willing to pay attention to marriage.

The marriage that the old lady found for her must not be too bad. Zi Jin felt that as long as she managed it with her heart, she would still be able to pass the exam papers when she returned to modern times.As for this love... There is a good saying, not all love can blossom and bear fruit, as long as it sprouts and grows in your heart, it is the best existence, this sentence is very suitable for them, really Only the best ever existed, and only ever existed.

"I remember, big brother." Zijin stood up slowly, watching the golden sunlight covering the ground, and the mottled shadows on the ground swaying with the wind, looking at Yao Changjie in a blink of an eye, pointing out with crooked eyebrows and eyes The fallen leaves on the ground smiled and said, "Brother, do you think the departure of the leaves is the wind's pursuit or the tree's reluctance to keep them?"

Yao Changjie was taken aback, he had never heard such strange words before, he couldn't help frowning, and asked, "What did you say?"

Zijin smiled slightly, "When the leaves leave the big tree, whether it is the wind's pursuit or the tree's unwillingness to keep them, in the season of falling leaves, even if the trees want to keep them, can they really keep them? The wind chases the leaves, but the leaves also leave. If you don’t open this square courtyard, no matter how the wind howls, you can’t take the leaves away, because the high wall is too strong and the wind won’t blow it down.”

Yao Changjie understood, Zi Jin's words were very clear, Ye Mansion was the high walls around Ye Zi's footsteps, Ye Mingxuan was the autumn wind, Zi Jin was the leaves, Yao Mansion was the big tree.Yao's mansion keeps Zijin, Zijin will always get married, Ye's mansion built a high wall, no matter what Zijin can't cross a step.Ye Mingxuan tried his best to bring Zijin into his world, but they each had their own insistence and their own helplessness.

His sister, who sees the world so thoroughly, is even more distressing.Yao Changjie couldn't help reaching out and touching Zijin's head, just like when he was a child, and said softly, "Don't worry, my brother will make you happy." As long as he is a strong brother, let's see which brother-in-law dares to give him a sister-in-law by!

Zi Jin looked at Yao Changjie and nodded, remembering that she was very repulsed by this time and space before she traveled here. After all, at that time, she hated marrying Ye Mingxuan, a reborn second-hand person. Now she fell in love with this second-hand person, but it was unexpected. Having got such a large family as the Yao family, especially this big brother, Zi Jin felt that her time-traveling experience was really enough.

For several days in a row, Yao Changjie often went out. There were too many invitations from classmates and hometowns in the same year, and the whole day of socializing was not a problem. Everyone was waiting for the announcement of the ranking. Everyone was waiting silently at home. Everyone was very nervous. After all, he was the first candidate in the Yao family.

Yao Qian sat there pretending to be calm, the old lady and Hai Shi looked a little nervous, and Zi Jin was actually a little bit of a little girl, in fact, she really wanted Yao Changjie to win Xie Yuan in one fell swoop, but she also knew that it would be difficult.After all, it has been recorded in history that during the Qing Dynasty, Zhili and Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces were the most recruited, so speaking from the facts, people from Jiangnan are indeed a land of outstanding literary talents and talented people.

Zi Jin doesn't expect Yao Changjie to win Xie Yuan in one fell swoop, as long as he doesn't fail the ranking, I'm afraid the Zheng family is also very nervous at this time, I don't know if Yao Bing will be nervously walking around the room at this time Back and forth, Zi Jin thought of Yao Bing and felt relieved.

Suddenly, Xixi's murmuring voice could be heard from a distance outside the door, and the people in the room became more nervous all of a sudden, Hai Shi stood up abruptly, looked at the door, and soon Mother Lu He trotted in, with a smile all over his face, and said, "Young Master, you've got a hit, you've got a hit!"

Everyone in the room breathed a sigh of relief, and the old lady asked, "Which one did you win?"

"Congratulations to the old lady, congratulations to the old lady, the young master won No.3. The Zheng family also went to see the list, and the third son-in-law won the 29th place." Mother Lu smiled from ear to ear, it is really big happy event.

The old lady heaved a sigh of relief, her smile became more and more kind, and she said: "Today is a day of great joy, and everyone in the whole house has rewards, so it's festive."

At this time, Yao Qian called the young man who read the list and asked a few questions carefully, then looked at Yao Changjie and patted him on the shoulder and said: "Since ancient times, the literary styles of the northern and southern literati have been different, and the style of the northerners is open and generous. Ming. The southerners have delicate literary style and gorgeous rhetoric, and this time the chief examiner is a southerner, so it is inevitable that the southerner has some tricks in his writing style. However, you are the only one from the north in the top five this time, which is very rare."

The north and the south have been divided into two factions since ancient times, and there have always been literati who have always looked down on each other. Yao Qian is very satisfied with his son when he said this.

Yao Changjie nodded, but still said very seriously: "The top two on the list are indeed talented and learned. My son once met them once and discussed articles. He is not a person with a vain reputation. This time Qiu Wei came out. As for the leakage of the exam questions, the examination papers this time will not be as strong as in previous years, and it is also a big surprise that my son can enter the top three."

Yao Changjie could not be arrogant or impetuous, and he could affirm other people's talents and learning. He really had the generosity of a prime minister to put a boat in his stomach, and everyone in the room laughed.Yao Qian stood up and said, "I will personally write a post to the Wei family. Now that Changjie has achieved good results, the marriage should be done urgently."

The old lady hurriedly stopped him and said: "I'm afraid all relatives and friends will come to congratulate him. It's a great news for Brother Jie to be ranked No. 3. Let's not be rude to others. Close relatives and friends, please write a post yourself. "

Yao Qian hurriedly agreed, and took Yao Changjie away, Haishi smiled and said, "My daughter-in-law is going to prepare for the banquet, does the old lady have any other orders?"

The old lady was very happy, she waved her hand and said, "I don't worry about your work, go get busy."

Haishi wanted to ask Zijin to go with him, but the old lady left Zijin behind and said, "Go first, I will ask Miss Jin to do something for me."

Haishi didn't doubt that he was there, and left with a smile.

Zijin, however, looked at the old lady with some anxiety, walked forward with a smile on her face, and said, "Grandmother, what do you want?"

The old lady looked at Zijin with a smile, and said slowly: "This time your eldest brother is winning honor for the family, and he must have a banquet to celebrate. You have met the old lady of the Ye family several times. This time You will deliver the post yourself, the eldest princess has already moved to the princess mansion, so you also have to make a trip to deliver the post in person."

Zijin's heart skipped a beat, and her face was a little unnatural. Since the old lady already knew about Ye Mingxuan's falling out with her family, why did she let herself send posts? It wasn't obvious that she was making herself a thorn in the side. ?

Zi Jin couldn't figure it out, so she had to rack her brains and said, "Grandmother, isn't there always something like this that the office has to deal with? I'm afraid it's not good for me to go out by myself?"

The old lady looked at Zi Jin and said with a smile: "It's nothing bad, the two families know each other, and you are very familiar with the Ye family, so it's best for you to go, so that's it, tomorrow you send the post yourself, I'll let Mama Lu stay with you."

Once the old lady made a final decision, Zi Jin couldn't say anything more, but she didn't know what the old lady's plan was. She just felt that the hair in her heart was like meat on the chopping board, ready to be slaughtered at any time.

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