The majestic sister of the red mansion

"What Yushitai, you've watched too many plays! That's the name of the previous court, and now it's the Inspectorate." After Zhao finished speaking, she was stunned. , or entered the Inspectorate, except for the emperor and the prince, the people in that place were unwilling to offend even the prince, and the princely family is the princely family.

Even if others pass the Jinshi exam, no one can wait for a year and a half for the official. However, Lin Hai passed the exam, what about Qi Yuan?To hit or not to hit?If he wins, what official will he send?Whether to stay in Beijing or go abroad, if the family finds out about Qi Yuan's passing the exam, how will they react?Thinking about it, Mrs. Zhao couldn't help being filled with worries.

Rare nana said: "Is Qi Yuan still young? You should learn from the experience of middle school or middle school, wait..."

"Grandmother, don't build up other people's ambitions and destroy your father's prestige! Father is so knowledgeable, he will definitely win." Mo Yue said with a smile, her sensitive ears had already heard the sound of firecrackers, gongs, drums and suonas coming towards her. It's just that there are many people watching the excitement, so walk slowly. She really wanted to tell her grandmother directly and ask her to prepare a red envelope, so as not to be caught blind in a while.

But she couldn't say it, who made her still wear a child's skin!

Aunt Liu covered her mouth and smiled when she heard that, she patted Mo Yue's head and smiled, "Look at what you said, Xiaoyue'er is better than Xiaoyue'er, your father will surely honor your good words and come back. Not long after Qiyuan moved in, the old master Chen who taught him said that he is not a person in the pool, and after he passes the children's test, he will become a well-known talent, look at it! You! It must be the fate of the emperor."

"Hehe! Sister Liu, you can coax me with words. Even if Qiyuan becomes an official and gets promoted, he can only be Qiu'er when he is able to confer imperial orders. It is often said in dramas that he confers his wife and Yinzi, remember? ? The mother who was granted the title because of it." As she spoke, Zhao herself became disappointed.

Aunt Liu thought about it after hearing this, and said with a smile: "I think it's the same. In the opera, there are mothers who are more precious than their children! It is said that the second young master of the master's family is even on the front street, and the mother is the main wife but the master is not allowed to see him. I just love to pamper a prostitute. I heard that the second young master's mother is worse than a servant girl on weekdays. Until a few years ago, after the second young master was admitted as a scholar, the master immediately praised his wife like a bodhisattva. "

"Second Young Master Lian? Ah! Is it Qi Yuan's classmate? I heard Qi Yuan talk about him. It's not as simple as what you said. Lian's family runs a business, is a merchant, has a low status, is belittled by others, and there is no big family. People's rules, even after the second young master was admitted as a scholar, even the master only looked better. Later, when Fang Zhifu hosted a banquet for new students, he mentioned at the banquet that a man who was dismissed from office because of a restless family and mixed marriages between good and bad The story alerted Master Lian, so he sent that concubine away."

Aunt Liu's eyes lit up when she heard this, and Mo Yue beside her covered her eyes, okay?Grandmother sometimes loses her standards too, just look at it and arouse Grandma Liu's gossip spirit!However, she was also very interested, not because of anything else. In modern times, when people talked about Emperor Yongzheng's goodness, they would first of all talk about the allocation of land and the abolition of low status, as well as the unprecedented written instructions.

This time and space is the product of being fanned by Princess Anning. Did Yongzheng say something first before listening to his grandmother? There is still a law of non-marriage between good and bad. Hasn't Princess Anning abolished this?

Aunt Liu seemed to know what was on her mind, and immediately asked: "A good and bad man doesn't marry, so is that Aunt Wu actually in a low class? But, even the master didn't marry, but just took a concubine, is that also against the law?"

"En! Those who come out of prostitutes, aren't they from low status?" After the Zhao family changed, they didn't like these concubines, and there was a hint of contempt in their voices: "Although taking concubines is not considered intermarriage, it is still possible. If it is a merchant, it doesn’t matter, and no one will pursue it, but if it is an official family or a scholarly family, it will not work.” After Zhao’s speech, he also had a little talk.

She went on to say: "If you accept a lowly woman as a concubine, the children she will produce are inferior to the concubine's, even inferior to the family's slaves. If you spoil your concubine and kill your wife for a lowly woman, you will be impeached by the imperial censor. This is more than that, if something like this happens to a big family, the right family is not willing to intermarry with it, and the marriage of children will be delayed."

"Oh! My eldest sister, you know a lot. It's the first time I've heard about this rich family. I really didn't expect it." Aunt Liu said in admiration, but she didn't notice Zhao's suddenly sad expression.

After listening to Mo Yue, I also sighed in my heart. In many ancient novels I read before, there are some concubines in every official's family, and some mothers come from prostitutes, but their father values ​​and loves them more than their legitimate sons. Unexpectedly, it is not so in reality. The matter, in the mouth of a pure ancient woman like my grandmother, who is suspected of being an official, is completely impossible.

Those who come from lowly nationality are born different from others. No wonder Yongzheng's policy of abolishing lowly nationality has been recorded in history, and it is extremely controversial. It has also attracted a lot of infamy and compiled a lot of unofficial history. Grandma, she... definitely is Is she from the official family?It is very likely that she used to be a housewife and presided over Zhongfu, so she knew so much. Even if the accident happened, she still firmly raised her father to grow up and become a talent.

Thinking about it, Mo Yue was looking at Zhao Shi, and she could almost see a circle of divine light from her body. She admired her so much, Zhao Shi hid her emotions, and said with a disturbed expression: "Where is it so exaggerated, I just I heard it from Lin Fu."

"Lin Mansion? It's Master Lin Hai's house, right? I heard that his family name is Ru Hai, and his family's wealth is as big as the sea. He is the largest family in Suzhou. Your family is really lucky, hey! Why was I not willing to let my daughter-in-law become a nanny at that time?" What about your son?" When Mrs. Liu heard about the Lin family, she couldn't help but stab Zhao with jealousy.

Mo Yue Hyundai grew up in the countryside and knows the character of the villagers best. Many times, the people at the bottom develop a haggling personality due to the oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, etc. in their lives, but most of the bad words they utter are unintentional. Aunt Liu, We've been neighbors for several years, and Mo Yue still knows about it. His mouth is broken, but he's not bad.

So she saw Zhao's face change from the side, and hurriedly said: "Grandmother, grandma, has anyone married a wife in our neighborhood? I'm going to eat wedding candy.|"

"No! I want candy! Grandma will buy it for you later." Zhao yelled in a soft voice after eating Mo Yue, and hurriedly picked Mo Yue up, forgetting to be angry, and focused on coaxing Mo Yue.

Seeing her grandmother like this, Mo Yue snickered in her heart. After these two years, she gradually realized that as a child, she didn't eat and drink, but as an elder, there was something wrong in her heart. Once in a while, she would respond to every request: "But, I heard , There are firecrackers and horns outside, and it happened this winter too, didn’t grandma say that someone married a wife, did Yue’er have candy?”

"Ah! Grandma, go and see." The neighbors in ancient times were no more indifferent than modern people, and they walked around more warmly than relatives. If anyone had weddings, celebrations or funerals, the neighbors would definitely know in advance. They all know, so when they heard what Mo Yue said, they all listened carefully, not to mention, they really heard something vaguely.

Originally, the two thought it was because the Lin residence was too lively, but after Mo Yue pointed it out, when they paid attention, they felt that the voice was getting closer and closer to this side. This is an ordinary folk house, and Lin Qi is only a few streets away. For example, reading is also the best.

Listening to the roll of her eyes, Mrs. Liu slapped her thigh fiercely, and said in a trembling voice: "Oh, Miss Zhao, I hear this tune is the same as the one going to Lin's house. What is it called? Come to us, could it be Did Sakimoto pass the exam?"

"Qiyuan passed the exam? Qiyuan passed the exam." Zhao's expression was greatly disturbed, and his heart was shaken. He no longer cared about answering Liu's words. He couldn't help but questioned and then affirmed. She froze there, no one knew what she was thinking.

Mrs. Liu looked more exaggerated than Mrs. Zhao, and turned around in the yard in a panic, muttering constantly: "Qi Yuan is already a master of Juren, and if he passes the exam, isn't he a master of officials? Qi Yuan is a master of officials... Qi Yuan He even asked me to call me aunt...then I also have relatives who are officials..."

"Grandma, grandma, what's wrong with father? What does it mean to pass the exam?" Mo Yue saw that the two adults were in a panic, and they were in a daze. Hearing the sound of firecrackers getting closer, he had to remind his grandmother.

After being called out by Mo Yue, Mrs. Zhao came back to her senses, put Mo Yue down immediately, and shouted in a trembling voice: "Qiu'er, Qiu'er, Qi Yuan seems to have passed the exam, go and see if the Annunciation Team is It’s not from our house, isn’t the name Qiyuan?”

"Ah!" Shi Qiu'er exclaimed, threw down the wooden shuttle, no matter how many threads were broken, jumped off the loom and ran outside.

Before leaving the hospital, she was stopped by Mrs. Liu who had regained her senses: "Wait a minute, mother Xi, don't panic! If Qi Yuan passes the exam, you will be the wife of a Jinshi. How can a dignified wife of a Jinshi be so casual?" Children's Palace Street, let me go and have a look!"

"Oh! Yes, your Aunt Liu is right, I was confused." Mrs. Zhao gradually calmed down after hearing what Mrs. Liu said, and said as if she had returned to normal: "Then sister Liu will trouble you, Qiu Son, you go and bring Brother Xi back first, I'll change some more copper coins, pack some red envelopes, and wait for someone to arrive later, I must be busier than before..."

"Hey!" Shi Qiu'er blushed and took a deep breath. At this time, the sound of firecrackers and drums could be clearly heard in the courtyard. She tried to calm herself down. Hesitantly said: "Mother, I heard that the person is coming soon. You are old, and it may not be convenient to go to the bank to exchange copper coins. Why don't you ask the neighbors to come and help!"

Mrs. Zhao was taken aback, and Mrs. Liu next to her immediately answered: "What Ge Niang Xi said is that you can't leave this place. When someone comes, you will receive the good news. In this case, leave it to me, my sister! Go call the head of the house and Brother Qi to help, do you want to buy firecrackers?"

"Buy some more! There are two hangs at home, just wait, I'll get the money." Mrs. Zhao hurried into the house.

Feeling nothing, she saw Mrs. Zhao unlock the cabinet, and her hands were still shaking when she took out the silver. Then she realized that her grandmother was not as calm as her face, and she was not so surprised by the bag of silver. There is nothing in this family now. Keep it from her ears, unless she doesn't want to hear it, she knows the origin of this money very well.

After my father won the election last year, many families from poor households came to vote, and many gentry came to give gifts. Grandma seemed to have formed a habit in the past. She taught her mother many things while coping with it, such as the best way to take servants. Buy out from Renyazi for a lifetime, the squire's gift means to contact cloth jewelry, shops, fertile fields, and Zhuangzi must not accept it.

Teaching in this way, she did not refuse the money sent by the Lin family. Although Mo Yue was puzzled, she trusted her grandmother's behavior and felt that her grandmother would accept it for her own reasons, so she didn't think deeply about it.