Ordinary clear day

Chapter 185 twists and turns
Tong's was stunned for a while, and Shuning was also surprised. Thanks to Nanny Cui's training, she didn't show it much, but she had already made up her mind: Although she didn't know why she had to suspend, if she really didn't choose, in three more days she would I will be over the age of [-], and then I no longer need to worry about being accused of being a cat or a dog.Although there will be some trouble for Tongying, since he said that it doesn't matter if he loses the election, maybe he can get approval for asking for a marriage.

In fact, she is not very willing to marry at the age of 15. If she waits until the age of 18 to remarry, she has no such worries.

Not to mention the several thoughts that turned in her mind after hearing the news, Tong's side had already calmed down, and asked: "What do you mean? Why do you want to pause?"

Nala sighed, and he said: "It's the news from the court in the past few days that half of the ministers who went to the study room spoke to the emperor, saying that the Pingyang earthquake caused countless deaths and injuries. Zhong should suspend the joyful banquet, and the show girl's big show should also be stopped. I heard that the emperor seems to agree."

Tong was silent.This kind of situation has happened in the past. If there is a war or a catastrophe, let alone a banquet or wedding in the palace, even the concubines should dress more plainly.So many people died in Pingyang, it is reasonable for the courtiers to have such suggestions.She raised her eyes to look at her daughter and saw that Shuning was deep in thought, with a look of joy in her eyes, she couldn't help but secretly sighed, and said: "It's not surprising that the emperor has such thoughts, if the will is true, we have no choice but to obey it." .”

He Tara frowned when he heard this: "What nonsense are you talking about?!" Then he remembered that the younger brother and sister were not kind to his mother and daughter, so he slowed down and said: "The third younger brother and sister are a little confused, don't you Remember, these girls are not too young, if you don't go to the election this year, you will be over the next year, so what should you do?"

Nala also said: "Yes, our Wanning is seventeen this year, and we can barely be selected, but after another three years, it will be too late." Wanning suddenly said: "What is Er Niang worried about? If you don’t vote, you just point to marriage. Could it be that if the draft is not held, those princes and elder brothers won’t marry their wives? What to do, what to do.”

Nalashi was startled, it made sense after thinking about it, and his face looked better.It's just that he, Tara, was a little annoyed: "What do you mean by Wan girl? You have achieved results, so what about others? We Xuxu don't know any elder brothers or elder brothers."

Nala quickly comforted her, and then scolded her daughter a few words, Wanning curled her lips and stopped talking.He asked Tong's opinion again.Tong said with a distressed face: "It's true, but I can't do anything about it. What can I do?"

Nalashi and Talashi looked at each other, then said softly to Tongshi: "Third brothers and sisters, speaking of our whole family, you are the only one who has relatives in the palace. What kind of statute is it? The third girl is also eligible for election, and she will be over the age of three in three years. You must be anxious, right?"

Tong sighed and said: "I have nothing to think about. She will lose the election anyway. If she really doesn't choose, I will take her to Baoding to reunite with her Ama." After she finished speaking, she saw Nala Both Shi and Tara were a little displeased, so they slowly said: "However, there are also people from my natal family who are candidates for the election this year, so they must be worried about this matter, so it's good to ask."

Nalashi and Talashi were overjoyed when they heard this, and hurriedly urged her to write a letter.Tong Shi wrote a letter on the spot, called Chang Fulai, and ordered him to send someone to send it to her mother's house quickly.The wives talked for a while about their daughters' preparations for the draft, and then they left.

Shu Ning let the elders and Xu Xu go first, then fell behind with Wan Ning, and overheard her muttering something in a low voice, with endless hatred in her words.Shu Ning vaguely heard one of the sentences was "Damn Chen Liangben, what you do always hinders me", she couldn't help but paused, and left as if she didn't hear anything.

Rumors of the suspension of the draft caused a great disturbance in the capital.Seeing that many of the royal families have reached the age of marriage, and the emperor is still young, many noble families are counting on their daughters to have a good future, and they have been preparing for this for a long time. Unexpectedly, those Han ministers suddenly It's really ulterior motives to write such a book, do you want those sons and grandsons, golden branches and jade leaves to be bachelors?For a time, there were more and more incidents of mutual criticism between the DPRK and China.

At this time, Chen Liangben tried his best to reject all opinions, and said that the previous proposal was just to hope that the emperor and all officials could express their condolences to the victims of Pingyang. , if the opportunity is delayed for a trivial matter, where will the people be placed?So now the most important thing is to shake the disaster.As for the draft, if the emperor thinks it's inappropriate, it's fine to postpone it for a month or two.

His statement temporarily quelled the disputes among the ministers. Some people were ashamed that they did not put helping the people first in order to win a breath. They were really ashamed of being a minister, so they cried in court.The emperor naturally ordered people to comfort him, then praised Chen Liangben a few words, and asked him if he had any suggestions for disaster relief.

As a result, Chen Liangben proposed that the army participate in the disaster relief, the government came forward to take in the refugees, summoned doctors to treat the wounded for free, and transported food from neighboring provinces to help.As the weather is getting hotter and the rain is constant, in order to prevent the epidemic, many epidemic prevention measures must be taken.Etc., etc.

He had thought about these things in advance, wrote detailed notes, and the emperor told them all when he asked, and then submitted the notes. It also makes others admire.

Some generals who lead troops are reluctant to let their subordinates go to disaster relief. Chen Liangben said that helping the people is also contributing to the country, which is more meaningful than military exploits, and he almost quarreled with others.In the end, the emperor pressed down, and with a swipe of a pen, [-]% of the suggestions in Chen Liang's memorial were approved, but he only ordered the governor of Shanxi to do his best to revive the disaster, and allowed him to mobilize no more than [-]% of the army to maintain order and rescue the wounded. Chen Liangben did not approve of the proposal to send an imperial envoy.

Because the emperor didn't say whether the draft will be postponed, apart from continuing to prepare for the election of their daughters, each family also showed their own skills and tried to dissuade the emperor through other channels. For a while, more officials and family members entered the palace to pay their respects than usual two or three times.

The emperor was also very troubled. The people suffered a catastrophe. He stopped the draft, but he could also show his kindness and save a little money by the way.But the pressure from the harem and the princes' mansions should not be underestimated.Speaking of which, the prince is 21 years old, and he has not yet become a concubine. It is really unreasonable. Although the candidate has already been determined, but he directly refers to marriage without a draft, which is against the family law of the ancestors.What's more, the fifth and the seventh are all old enough to start a family, especially the seventh, although his legs and feet are not good, but his heart is still honest and kind. He has promised to choose a good wife for this son, how can he break his promise?

As for the palaces of princes and princes in central Beijing, there are seven or eight people in the nearest clan, and fifteen or six people in the general clan. A total of more than 20 young men are waiting to marry their wives. Tell them to wait for another three years. The princes and Fujins quit now.

Is it possible to just postpone it for a few months as Chen Liangben said?

No, according to the plan, at the end of the year at the earliest, next year at the latest, the imperial court will use troops against Galdan, and the postponement of the draft will hinder major events.

The emperor was still troubled, but Chen Liangben gave him another good idea.The draft is not postponed, but the scope is narrowed down to the Eight Banners girls around the capital, and the selection process is simplified. In this way, it can not only meet the needs of the royal family for marriage, but also reduce the cost and impact on the common people.At the same time, it is recommended that honorable courtiers, officials and family members of all families donate funds to help the disaster relief, so as to help supplement the national treasury, and by the way, reflect the spirit of "monarchs and ministers work together to fight disasters".

The emperor was silent for a while, but he already had an idea in his heart.Although he didn't make an explicit decree, rumors spread among the palace guards.All the honorable ministers have a love-hate relationship with Chen Liangben. They are grateful to him for suggesting that the draft be carried out as usual, but they also hate him for forcing everyone to cut their flesh.Later, when I heard that Chen Liangben had sold most of his family's property and collected 3000 taels of silver to donate it, he hated it even more.Reluctantly, most of their daughters and granddaughters are going to be drafted, so they have to donate money one after another.And because some people provoked them, some people started to compare and donate more and more.Emperor Longyan was overjoyed, but also a little dumbfounded.

However, after many people donated money, they also came to their senses and cursed Chen Liangben for being insidious.Chen Liangben also knew that he had offended many people this time, and some friends advised him not to interfere too much in the internal affairs of the Eight Banners, so as not to cause trouble, so he made up his mind to stay away from the capital for the time being.

As soon as he got the letter from his subordinates, he went to the emperor to impeach the governor of Shanxi, Shitu, for neglecting his duties and delaying the relief time, causing hundreds of wounded to die due to lack of medical treatment. disaster victims.The emperor was furious, removed Ga Shitu from his official position, and ordered Dali Temple to conduct a thorough investigation.At the same time, Chen Liangben's performance was approved, and he and Shangshu Ma Qi were asked to take the food money and go to Shanxi to fight the disaster.But before the two left, the emperor summoned Ma Qi alone, and had a secret conversation for half an hour, and no one knew the content.

Just two days after they left, the emperor ordered to determine the draft.The date has been postponed to May 23rd. Only look at the girls from the Manchurian, Mongolian and Han Eight Banners in Zhili, and girls from other places. If they register with the Ministry of Households within three days after the decree is issued, they will be allowed to participate in the election. Those who register within [-] days will return home.If they are older, and they will be over the age of three years, after being reported and confirmed by the participating leaders, assistant leaders, and patriarchs of each banner, they will be hired and married by their own families.

As soon as the news came out, everyone in the capital breathed a sigh of relief.The alternative work that had been temporarily deserted was started again in a lively manner.

At the same time, the Earl's Mansion welcomed Aunt Minglan, the Queen Mother's messenger, on a rainy night.She obviously came to see Wanning, and she only said a few words to Shuning lightly, but she asked very detailed questions to Wanning, and even revealed her tone, don't dress too gorgeously during the draft, and try to be as elegant as possible, but Nor should there be a lack of dignity.Wanning nodded gracefully to make it clear, and Nala thanked her a thousand times.The next day, I immediately called the tailors to ask about the sewing progress of the clothes. Unexpectedly, they were all finished, except for the finishing work. Even the jewelry was more than half done.

Nalashi couldn't do it, so he had to order the tailors to make a few more elegant ones. Of course, the styles were all Wanning.She also asked Mrs. Tong if she would like to make some for Shuning, but Shuning refused first, saying that the four pieces were enough.

These days, Sanfang has spent a lot of money for the draft, and they don't really want to be selected, so there is really no need to do anything else.A few days ago, the officials and family members of Jingzhong donated funds to help the disaster relief, because the Nala family only donated 500 taels on behalf of Jinbao, and the third house was worried that they could not go beyond the big house, so they only donated [-] taels, but Shuning persuaded the Tong family to hide the truth. I asked the people in the house to donate more money and food to the fundraising meeting jointly organized by ten famous temples in Fangshan, and then sent some banknotes to Baoding to prepare for my father Zhang Bao to donate.Since this is her proposal, naturally she shouldn't spend more unnecessary money on unnecessary things.

Tong was worried, and asked her daughter in private: "Is there really no need to do it again? Or you can do it yourself or ask the maid. In fact, our family still has a lot of money to spare, so you don't have to worry about it." Shuning said: "It's really not necessary. However, there are some clothes that have been made in previous years and have not been worn much. Just use them to add some embroidery decorations and use them as new clothes."

After her menopause, her height didn't grow fast, she was only less than an inch taller than last summer, and the clothes she made last year were only a little shorter to wear, as long as she added some lace and silk, it wouldn't be noticeable.She immediately sent Suxin back to Fangshan to get summer clothes, and brought back some raincoats and umbrellas by the way.

Suxin went there for more than a day. When she came back, Shuning had just visited her friend Xinran who had just finished her confinement. She gave birth to a little girl last month. She was so cute and chubby. Yitai clings to her every day. No more, but his parents were very disappointed.

Shuning immediately started to work, picked out a few pieces that were probably new, dismantled them, and listened to Suxin tell the news she heard in Fangshan while doing needlework.

Miss Lu Ziyu, who was at the opposite door, married Li Wensi, the nephew of Empress Lin's Li family, and both lived in Shanxi.The earthquake was spared because he and his wife had just gone out to visit friends and applied for a job for Li Wensi, and they soon ran into someone sent by the Li family to look for them.It's just that a servant and two tenants died in their family, six or seven houses collapsed, and [-]% of the grain in the field was lost.Li Wensi wanted to stay in his hometown to deal with the family property and help the village with disaster relief. Fearing that his wife would be left unattended, he asked someone sent by his uncle's family to send Lu back to his natal family.After he handles the family property, he will go to Beijing to join her.

Su Xin said: "The Li family sent people there early, and there are many relatives there, so they were found very quickly. This is a letter from a servant who came back quickly, saying that Miss Lu's family will arrive in a few days. But Li Mr. will not be coming back for a while."

Shuning felt better, and her needlework became less boring.If there was less rain outside, she would probably be in a better mood.

But even a rainy night can't deter some visitors.Aunt Ming Lan from the Empress Dowager's palace came again.It seems that Wanning's path to Wufu Jin is becoming more and more stable.It's just that Mrs. Tong heard some rumors from her natal family. It seems that the elder brother's Fujin Yiergenjueluo family intends to send his cousin and fifth elder brother together, and often brings her into the palace to greet the queen mother.Tong thought over and over again, and quietly told Nala about the matter.While Nala was vigilant, he became more concerned about her daughter's draft.

The days passed day by day, and in a blink of an eye it was May 34, 23th year of Kangxi. The show girl's big show, which was delayed by half a month from the original date, kicked off in the continuous rain.

(Why can’t I get 3K? It’s really... the draft will start tomorrow, and I’m finally writing here~~~)
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