Does the villain stepmother have a headache again today!

As soon as the chrysanthemum cake incident was over, another three or five days passed in the blink of an eye.

Ruan Tao has not been idle during these three or five days.

It has been some time since I arrived in Beijing one after another, and I should be on the right track.

The right track is——

1. The cubs’ studies.

After all, it looks like the role of the villainous stepmother will continue for now.

Before you have a thorough understanding of the subsequent plot direction and the situation of Jingzhong and the Emperor, try to stay as still as possible to avoid repeated setbacks and increase the difficulty for yourself. Therefore, Chicken Baby still has to continue! And, it must be the top priority!

We have already reached the heart of Xiqi Education, so naturally we can’t stop, and even go further! It is the nature of cubs to want to play, and learning is inherently a process that goes against nature.

If you want to study happily, you will often get only happiness in the end without learning.

If you don’t do it at this time, it may be too late to think about it later. Zaizai doesn't understand, but she knows very well that where the time is spent, the harvest will be there.

Moreover, for children, learning is more important than habits!

Only by developing good habits of thinking, analyzing, and drawing inferences from one example during day-to-day study will it last a lifetime.

The younger a habit is, the easier it is to consolidate it unconsciously, and the less difficult and painful it is.

Although these cubs in the house were all born with a golden spoon in their mouths and did not have to worry about their livelihood, everyone had their own peaks and troughs. Being born in the Hou Mansion was more like a double-edged sword. More importantly, he learned how to Hold on to this double-edged sword.

Of course, the more important thing is to keep the Zaizai busy and stop surrounding her, so that she can have time to do what she wants to do!

You can't keep following the plot...

As for the plot, it is left to the "heroine" to figure out.

Therefore, secondly, we need to pay serious attention to where the "heroine" Rong Lianqu's journey to Beijing has gone.

Are you still circling that mountain road full of bandits?

Or is it almost time to reach Yashi to meet "her" waterway?

Or, if we can't catch the waterway, we will switch to the land route, and it will almost be too late to enter Beijing?

Seeing that November is approaching, the registration for Chunwei is almost over, and there is not a single bit of news coming back from Rong Lianqu...

It's not like the way a "heroine" should behave.

If Rong Lianqu wanted to attend Chunwei, even if "she" was still on the way, "she" should have made arrangements through other channels.

There was no doubt about this.

But Fu Boyun's death brought a huge reversal and impact to the plot, and Rong Lianqu, who was originally a CP with Fu Boyun, should not be immune.

If Rong Lianqu went to the border to retrieve Fu Boyun's head, causing him to miss this spring, thinking from another perspective, it might be another opportunity for the heroine to rise. Therefore, in a sense, Rong Lianqu's status as the "female protagonist" is still up in the air and is unknown; if we don't help "her" at this time, the male and female protagonists may really have to change.

It is very likely that the people related to the Nanping Marquis Mansion and her, the former male lead, will be marginalized by the plot in some way. Marginalization is okay, but if it is forced to go offline...

She is not an NPC, so naturally she will not wait for the plot to develop.

Therefore, Rong Lianqu should be put on the agenda.

At least, before the emperor pays attention to Rong Lianqu, Rong Lianqu must have a chance to appear in front of the emperor.

For example, Chun Wei stands out.

The prerequisite for standing out in Chunwei is to participate in Chunwei.

There are two prerequisites for participating in Chunwei.

1. Reference on time.

2. Register in time.

For reference, "she" herself will need to arrive in Beijing in March, but registration should end in just a few days.

Chunwei is an additional test. There are no layers of examinations and selections. There is only a preliminary test for submitting essays.

As long as Rong Lianqu registers in time and submits the article, he will pass this level.

What she had to do, first, was to make sure that Rong Lianqu's name had appeared on Chunwei's roster.

Spring roster...

Ruan Tao's hand while peeling the apple paused slightly. Chunwei is an examination, and the Hanlin Academy takes care of it. Therefore, the list of applicants for Chunwei is available at the Hanlin Academy.

Hanlin Academy...

Ruan Tao continued to peel the apples.

The Hanlin Academy and the Imperial Academy each performed their own duties. The Imperial Academy was more responsible for the teaching part, while the Hanlin Academy was responsible for the emperor and the Chinese documents of the court, as well as the Spring Examination.

Therefore, the path of He Jijiu is temporarily unavailable.

The tea has cooled and Fu Boyun is dead. He Jijiu may think of Fu Boyun's face and help Changge, but even if he can't hit someone like him, even if she mentions it, He Jijiu will not do it. He would not rashly get involved in matters under the jurisdiction of the Hanlin Academy because of Rong Lianqu.

Apart from He Jijiu, among the people he knew well in Beijing, the one who could speak well was Qu Shaobai.

As his mission was approaching, Qu Shaobai was already very busy all day long. He was overwhelmed with everything in Honglu Temple. It might not be of much use to ask Qu Shaobai about Rong Lianqu's matter.

As for my father (Ruan Shimo)...

If she mentioned it, with her father's keenness and political sense, it might cause trouble and even push Rong Lianqu to the forefront.

Not only should father not be mentioned, but it should also be avoided.

Who else is there in Beijing?

When these possibilities were eliminated one by one, Ruan Tao could only pass through the names one by one in his mind.

The names that appeared on the day of arrival in Beijing also include those who visited the mansion later, as well as those who did not visit the mansion but were visited by Li...

These names were crossed and compared with the names on the account book in her mind one by one, and finally, they stopped at the name "Zeng Er".

Zeng Er, yes.

It turned out that she was waiting for her here!

Ruan Tao clenched his fist and coughed twice, "There are more than ten stores, and the location is not bad. Let's just calculate the rent..."

*

"Sneeze!" Zeng Meiyun kept sneezing.

The person beside him smiled and said, "Zeng Er, you must have been talked about by Madam again."

After saying this, he did not forget to imitate with his arms akimbo, "Zeng Er, let me tell you, next time you dare to stay up all night to fight, I will break your legs, you try!"

Everyone at the card table couldn't help laughing.

Including Zeng Meiyun herself!

Zeng Meiyun was not annoyed, but continued to reach out to touch the cards, and then said with a smile, "Don't you understand this? It's a good thing to be talked about by your wife. Look, whose wife among you is talking about you? Are you? Or are you? Did you talk about it? Or did you talk about it?"

Several people around him burst into laughter again.

Zeng Meiyun continued, "Everything will be prosperous if the family is harmonious, and only if you are harmonious with your wife can you be harmonious and prosperous, yo~"

Zeng Meiyun just paused, and her eyes suddenly brightened when she was looking at the cards, "What did I say just now? Harmony makes money! Harmony makes money! What a fool, it's a dragon, I'll give you the money."

There were curses, jeers, and boos all around.

Zeng Meiyun doesn’t care about that much!

Anyway, keep the banknotes in your pocket~

Only this time, when I put the banknotes in my pocket, my right eyelid twitched!

not good!

On weekdays, I believe in metaphysics the most. If the left eye jumps for wealth and the right eye jumps for disaster, it is not a good sign!

And, it keeps dancing!

He tried his best to half-close his eyes, and even reached out to pluck them, but his eyelids still kept twitching.

There's something wrong with this!

Zeng Meiyun is restless!

It's okay if the right eye jumps at the poker table. The chips on the left and right today are not high, so I'm afraid something might happen elsewhere! Zeng Meiyun is used to believing in metaphysics. When she thought about it, she suddenly had a solution. All the colors that were originally connected were torn apart and punched out randomly!

Losing money would be bad luck, but he wouldn't lose much anyway. As long as he kept losing, this bad luck would be consumed; the poker table was full of trivial matters, and he didn't want to carry this bad luck with him!

But no matter how he takes it apart, he can finally get it back!

What the hell!

Zeng Meiyun's forehead was sweating!

The people around him couldn't help but laugh, "Zeng Er, this card is no good, I'm even sweating."

When Zeng Er heard this, he immediately smiled and said, "That's not necessarily true. Let's touch it first!"

After all, I felt even more uneasy in my heart.

Especially when he made a horizontal move, all such good cards were played out from the middle, and it was almost impossible to get them back. He didn't believe it when he played like this!

It’s true that there’s no such thing!

I was just distracted at the poker table and forgot one thing: when your cards are not good, the people at the table may have even worse cards!

Just like this, he touched and touched, and in the end, he couldn't even play out a single card! The other three families were so unlucky that they didn't even listen. They scolded him for acting while taking out their banknotes!

Zeng Er's bad premonition became even stronger!

Especially, the next one started with a big four-hit Liezi, and Zeng Er was completely stunned!

This, this is...

Zeng Meiyun’s brows were knitted together—how big a moth was waiting for him!

Zeng Meiyun is so worried!

*

After a long time at night, lights began to be turned off in various places in the mansion.

Everyone in the house was getting ready to sleep.

After winter, the days gradually became longer and the sun began to get colder. Fortunately, my wife had prepared winter clothes on the way, so that I would not catch a cold when I went to Beijing, or go out to meet guests in my house and wear inappropriate clothes.

But November has begun, and He Ma also begins to worry about the preparations for charcoal warmth in the house.

These things cannot be delayed.

There are good and bad charcoals, so you have to think about them in advance, especially in a place like Beijing, where there is no shortage of money and owners with money. If you don't prepare it in advance, you won't be able to buy better charcoal when the twelfth lunar month is approaching. To the road.

The settlement in Beijing was considered stable, and He Ma's energy gradually focused on these matters within the house; Uncle Fang was taking care of matters outside the house, and Ruan Tao was also able to handle matters with ease.

Before falling asleep, Ruan Zhao came to the garden.

Screening away the others, Ruan Zhao handed the booklet in his hand to Ruan Tao.

Ruan Tao took it and read it sentence by sentence.

Having been here for so long, I have become familiar with my reading habits.

In the morning, we went to Langdon Place to eat the signature pelican porridge...

What a messy name.

Ruan Zhao saw her frowning when she read the first sentence and explained, "I just played all-night Pai Gow the night before. Usually after all-night Pai Gow, I will eat something to fill my stomach."

Ruan Tao looked at him, Ruan Zhao: "..."

Oops, it seems like I said too much!

Exposed myself a bit!

Ruan Tao didn't expose it!

But after Ruan Zhao explained it like this, he understood much better.

He is a person who likes to play Pai Gow, and he also likes to play Pai Gow all night long.

Pai Gow is also gambling, but it is a small gamble, and you still gamble all night with people you know well - that is, Zeng Er likes to play, and he has a lot of fun, but he still knows what he wants, so he has a sense of how to play, who to play with, and where to play. . He even knew that after staying up all night, he would have a full meal and then go back to recharge his batteries.

Ruan Tao almost had some initial impression of Zeng Er in his mind.

Keep looking down.

After returning home in the morning, I didn't come out until around dusk.

After coming out, go straight to Linglang Pavilion.

Linlang Pavilion?

Ruan Zhao understood, "Linglangge is a time-honored brand selling gold and silver jewelry in Beijing. Zeng Meiyun went to Linglangge to buy a pair of earrings, and then went to Hu Shaolin's house and picked up the lady who was invited to a banquet in Mrs. Hu's house. Madam When I came out, I wore these earrings.”

Oh.

Ruan Tao looked at Ruan Zhao with admiration.

Although she had thought Ruan Zhao was reliable before, she never expected that Ruan Zhao's insight into these details would even surpass He's mother.

What a good hand...

Ruan Tao put away his slightly approving gaze and continued to return to Zeng Er.

Buying jewelry from a century-old brand - I have won money from last night to today, and I have won a lot, so I have to spend it to feel at ease!

After waking up, he went to pick up his wife. When he picked up his wife, he would enter the house and be moved. Hu Shaolin and Hu Shaolin's wife had an intersection. It was an opportunity to show their faces and chat. Zeng Er knew how to behave and was very comfortable with it.

When Mrs. Zeng came out, she had a bunch of earrings hanging on her ears - they were bought for her. Moreover, she bought this pair, which means she buys them frequently. It means she knows what she likes, so she picked them very soon. .

The image of Zeng Er became more concrete in his mind.

Continuing on, after picking up his wife, he accompanied her to the night market. She ate snacks along the way, and he accompanied her all the way, and then the two of them returned home.

Oh~

It seems that he really likes and misses his wife.

Zeng Er slept for most of the day, and then spent half the day with his wife.

There shouldn't be enough time for him to do anything else.

Ruan Tao continued to look down.

Oh, you left the house again?

This time, um...

Ruan Tao frowned slightly and went to Fu Boyun's more than ten shops.

It's not about collecting rent, but I chatted with the shopkeeper for a while in each shop, and stayed in one of the clothing stores for a short time to make a place to dress myself.

Ruan Tao paused and made some clothes...

It seems reasonable and reasonable, but I have just gone to the night market with my wife. If I want to make clothes, it would actually be better when my wife is there. On this trip, I went to these more than ten shops and stayed in the clothing store for a long time. time.

Intuition told Ruan Tao that this clothing store should not be an ordinary clothing store.

Cunning Rabbit Three Caves.

Zeng Er may have hidden something important in this clothing store.

These are all things for later.

Ruan Tao continued to look down, and...

There is a noodle stall next to the clothing store.

Zeng Er was eating noodles at a noodle stall and met...

Yo ~

Ruan Tao's eyes widened, he must have come up with whatever he was thinking about - he met the editor of the Hanlin Academy, Du Mingzhong.

The two knew each other, so they ate a bowl of noodles at the same table, talked for a while, and then went home.

Zeng Er also ended his day happily.

Because when Zeng Er returned home, he was still in such a happy mood that he was humming a little tune...

Closing the book, Zeng Er's day is over, and Ruan Zhao's work is also over.

It was an accident for Ruan Tao. The harvest of this day was much greater than expected, especially Zeng Er.

Ruan Tao returned the book to Ruan Zhao.

Ruan Zhao lowered his voice, "Madam, do you still need to follow me tomorrow?"

Ruan Tao nodded, "If you want to follow, not only must you follow, but you must also find an opportunity to scare him."

Ruan Zhao's mouth twitched, scared?

Correct!

Just scary!

When meeting for the first time, of course the more impressive the impression, the better.

After all, Fu Boyun is still the creditor.

It is equivalent to her being a creditor.

When the creditor comes forward, of course the more frightened the better!

Otherwise, how can we repay the debt!

Seeing the increasingly satisfied smile on Ruan Tao's face, Ruan Zhao gradually fell into deep thought. Tomorrow's work may not be easy...

*

The next morning, as soon as the sun was shining, Mother Li came to wake up Fu Aoquan.

Fu Aoquan also sat up sleepily.

Although her mother had recovered, after she recovered, she said she wanted to lie down, and all the trivial matters in the house were still in Fu Aoquan's hands.

Although her mother didn't say she didn't care, for example, what gift was sent from which house, how to return the gift, etc., she would discuss it with her mother.

Correct!

The meaning of discussion is that the mother is responsible for speaking, and she is responsible for all other trivial matters.

Especially as the twelfth lunar month of winter approaches, gifts are exchanged and New Year's Eve matters need to be prepared. It is still the filial piety period, and the New Year's Eve should neither be too festive nor be low-key and sad. She had done these things before without even thinking about it, but now she had to learn them one by one.

I didn't go to bed early last night. The day after tomorrow is the plum blossom appreciation party, and all the noble ladies in the capital are going.

In the past, she liked such occasions the most, wearing bright red, purple, and colorful clothes, for fear that others would not see her, not recognize her, and not be impressed by her; now she feels so embarrassed that others are not "praising" her. It was simply a mockery, and she took it seriously at that time.

If you think about it carefully, although she did not visit Beijing many times earlier, she should have left a deep impression on others...

The more I thought about it, the more headache I felt.

These people may still be waiting to see her make a joke like before, and maybe they are also looking forward to seeing what she will dress like this year.

Although she was in her father's mourning period, in the eyes of these people, she had always been the Fu Aoquan who would try every means to make herself look embarrassed.

Then she doesn't!

She, who had always only cared about what she wore, suddenly felt like doing something with the limited time.

For example, her mother told her that a person's words and deeds are her upbringing. Compared with clothing, a person's education is something that is more deeply rooted in people's hearts.

Just like a book, the unique cover and title page will attract people's attention at first glance, but the richer the content, the easier it is for people to spend more time reading.

Books are recorded things written by people.

People are more spiritual than books themselves.

Talking to the same person can be like taking a breath of spring breeze, which is better than reading a good book.

She had heard these principles before, but she couldn't listen to them. She thought they were preaching and restrictive.

But later when I see my mother, at first glance, I feel that she is very beautiful, and people can't help but secretly take a few more glances. But what really wants people to get along with her is not her appearance, but her mother's wisdom. He has a thorough understanding of human nature and the courage to remain calm in every situation.

My mother is beautiful, but the things hidden behind her face are even more valuable.

When such a person stands in front of you and you look at her, even if she never preaches to you, she does not need to preach to you. Just having her here will convince you of the kind of person you want to be...

Therefore, she wanted to put more effort into her clothes for this plum blossom appreciation feast.

But it's not colorful.

More importantly, she needs to work on herself.

The Plum Appreciation Banquet is held in the Royal Plum Garden on the outskirts of Beijing.

When the emperor ascended the throne, the harem was still vacant, so the plum blossom feast was hosted by the emperor.

The high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital and the children of aristocratic families will all attend the Plum Appreciation Banquet.

The Marquis Mansion of Nanping will do the same.

The younger brothers and sisters are still young, and the grandmother rarely speaks in front of others. During this trip to Beijing, many people will definitely talk and show their faces in front of the mother, and the mother may not always be able to take care of them. Maybe she would be grateful for more time to take care of her younger siblings and her grandmother.

Compared to earlier when she only knew that she had to be the limelight at every palace banquet, now she knew that what was more important was that as the eldest daughter of the Hou family, she had to protect the Hou family, her younger siblings and her grandmother.

There will definitely be a lot of people enjoying the plum blossom feast the day after tomorrow.

Although the Plum Garden is a royal garden, the palace's annual plum blossom appreciation banquet is held in the Plum Garden, so it is actually easy to get a map of the Plum Garden. She mentioned it to Uncle Fang, who sent someone to deliver it the next day.

In previous years, the plum blossom appreciation feast was held in which gardens, which places were remote, which places were quiet, which places were lively, which places were close to the entrance and exit gates, and where to rest. It was better to check in advance than to be blinded during the plum blossom appreciation feast. .

Especially Sisi and Zhuangzhuang, two people who like to make trouble, and a grandmother who seems to be quiet and quiet, but actually has a very good idea...

When these more important things occupied his mind, Fu Aoquan found that he really didn't have any spare time to think about wearing clothes. When attending such an occasion, dressing is important, but not so important.

When Ma Li came to call, Fu Aoquan looked sleepy and yawned slightly, "Did the altered clothes come here again?"

If it's not suitable, you have to send it for revision, and then try again after revision, so that you can catch up with the plum blossom appreciation feast in the future.

After Fu Aoquan finished speaking, he wanted to fall down again.

Li's mother quickly supported her and said quickly, "It's not about the clothes."

Fu Aoquan opened his eyes slightly, and Li Ma quickly listened.

Fu Aoquan seemed to wake up after Li Ma's words, "Is the teacher here?"

Mother Li nodded.

Fu Aoquan suddenly became nervous.

Uncle Qu is on a mission and wants to bring the new artist's paintings with him. The emperor decrees that He Jijiu of the Imperial Academy is responsible for this matter. The teacher has been busy working on paintings these days.

A few days ago, her mother had privately talked to her about the relationship between He Jijiu and this matter, but her mother did not say anything about it, and some of her words could not be placed in an obvious place, so they were not implemented in reality. But the teacher has been running around these days.

Because he was busy with this painting project, the teacher had not been to the mansion for several days. He said that the Imperial College and He Jijiu’s mansion were currently surrounded by people who recommended themselves and others, and it was difficult to even meet He Jijiu. .

Although the teacher is from the circle of calligraphy and painting, this is the middle of Beijing, not Huicheng, and it takes a lot of trouble to hand the painting to He Jijiu.

When the teacher said this, Fu Aoquan understood that his mother did not mention this matter to the teacher.

So after the teacher came to Beijing, he really put all his thoughts into her.

When the teacher comes at this time, it should be...

Fu Aoquan's eyes were clear, could it be?