He Shen

Chinese New Year is more tiring than going to school. This is Shanbao's deepest experience.

In modern times, a family has a reunion dinner in a restaurant, and it is a lively night.For other relatives and friends, how easy it is to make a phone call to ask.

In this year, the three cousins ​​of Shanbao followed Junbao to pay New Year's greetings everywhere, almost breaking their necks and bleeding from their heads.

Banner people are very polite, and they pay attention to the family residence, and the whole family lives together.

After this walk, Shanbao knew that the name of "Xubao" was really common in Niu Hulu's family and it was outrageous.

Secondly, there was Grandpa Tatala's family. The governor of Hedao was worthy of being the most fat official in the Qing Dynasty. Jiamo generously gave each of Shanbao Fubao a big red envelope.

It has been lively until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, when the New Year is over.

Shanbao has always been the most considerate. Years ago even the families of several gentlemen in Xian'an Palace gave New Year's gifts.Years later, I took my two younger brothers to visit the New Year, and let Jiabao know his face first.

On the contrary, Fukan'an had a very troubled life this year. Mrs. Fucha found out from Princess He Jing that Fukan'an's marriage partner was a girl from Yushi Suochuuoluo's family.

Fu Heng nodded, "The Suo Chuo Luo family is also a famous family and a noble girl." The last sentence is purely to appease Fu Kang'an. Fukang'an would think too much, dissatisfied with the woman's family status and created a rift before marriage.

Fukang'an didn't have such worries, Qi Dafei married a princess decently, look at his second brother's life, sleeping with his wife has to wait for his wife to call him, taking a concubine is trembling, even a wimp can die of a wimp.He thought over and over again, the surname Suo Chuo Luo was too common among bannermen, and he couldn't match it for a while, "I didn't pay attention to this Lord Yushi."

"Speaking of Suo Chuoluo Yushi's father, you must know it," Fu Heng smiled, "Shuo Chuoluo Yingliang, Minister of the Ministry of Officials. He is a capable person, and the emperor has also praised him several times."

Fukangan's braids almost stood up, and he yelled, "The granddaughter of Suo Chuoluo Yingliang, Minister of the Ministry of Officials?"

Fu Heng glared at Fu Kang'an, "Keep your voice down!"

"No, no, no," Fukang'an gasped, and said repeatedly, "His girl can't make it, isn't that a little poisonous woman?"

"Presumptuous!" Fu Heng clasped his fists towards the north, and said seriously, "This is the grace of the Lord Long Live, you don't have to say anything!"

Fukang'an was full of resentment, and said with a bitter face, "Ama, go and find out, what kind of family style is his family? Who dares to marry his daughter, isn't it to kill off children and grandchildren?"

Fu Heng's eyebrows were about to stand up, and he was about to have a fit. Mrs. Fu Cha hurriedly persuaded him, "Third brother, where did you hear the gossip? Don't talk nonsense. It's about the reputation of your daughter's family?"

"Where am I talking nonsense, Shanbao, the classmate from Xian'an Palace who came to our house last time, Er Niang, do you still remember him?"

"Well, a pretty and well-behaved child."

"The knowledge is also good, you should associate with such young people more." Fu Heng had a very good impression of Shanbao.

"Didn't I tell Erniang before that I abused their brother's stepmother? After all, it is Shanbao's family matter, and there is no reason for him to speak out." His stepmother is the daughter of Suo Chuoluo's family, the second daughter of Yingliang, Minister of the Ministry of Officials. Think about it, what kind of family tradition is this in his family. After marrying such a poisonous woman, his son will not even dare to accept a concubine in the future. There are really concubines The concubine must not be poisoned to death by her."

What Fukan'an said made Fucha startled, "Really? You can't make a mistake, right?"

"What could be wrong. After Shanbao Ama passed away, Shanbao was only nine years old at that time, and his younger brother was six years old. The stepmother sold and moved all the things left by Shanbao Ama back to her natal family. I also slapped my ass and went back to my mother's house. I saw it with my own eyes. At that time, Shanbao was dying of illness. There was no food at home. There was only one bed, one desk, and one bench in the room. It was extremely pitiful. Later, The patriarch of Niu Hulu's family stood up for him, and the Suochaoluo family only returned five Zhuangzi to Shanbao. Now that Shanbao's uncle has returned to the capital, the Suochaoluo family is ashamed to see what their daughter has done, afraid of Uncle Shanbao If you don't give up, you will return the things from Shanbao's family in the past." Fukang'an persuaded his mother earnestly, "Er Niang, this daughter-in-law, regardless of her background and appearance, at least can't have such a temperament. Think about it, dear aunt and nephew, can you How much worse? Whenever I want to marry a woman like this, I tremble all over my body. If we really marry, our family will never have peace!"

Mrs. Fucha chanted to Buddha, "Really?"

"Er Niang, where else can my son make it up to fool you? After all, this is someone else's business, and I'm not a wife's tongue, so I don't spread it around." Fukang'an was so anxious that his forehead was sweating, "I don't believe it, You go to inquire about it, many people know about it. Who doesn't say that the Sochoro Mansion has no face for doing this, bullying the lonely and helpless brothers. Although their daughter is filling the house, she is also a regular wife. You said Brother Shanbao is still As for the son-in-law, he dares to play tricks. This kind of poisonous snake enters the house, and our family has to be careful when drinking saliva."

Mrs. Fucha hurriedly took a handkerchief to wipe her son's sweat, and coaxed, "Don't worry, Mrs. Rong Er can think of a way, we can't talk about this directly."

Mrs. Fu Cha discussed with Fu Heng for a long time, then she raised her head and said, "Perhaps the Long Live Lord was also deceived. I was terrified when I heard what the third child said. I really can't believe that there are such women in the world."

Fu Heng remained silent, pursing his thin lips, "Tomorrow, I will mention it to the eldest princess first, and ask the eldest princess if she has any ideas?"

Fu Heng is an honest man. If there is a problem with his appearance and family background, he will definitely make his son bear it. If he doesn't accept it, it is a matter of character. No matter how hard he thinks about it, he can't marry such a daughter-in-law.

Qianlong is a person who cares about face, he really prefers Fukang'an, he said something in front of others, and he will give them good advice.Unexpectedly, if he was careless, he knew people, knew his face, but didn't know his heart... Although He Jing said it secretly, Chao Long was not a fool.

However, this matter is not something that can be brought up to the face. Emperor Qianlong endured the pain in his heart, and regardless of his age, he found an excuse to give Suo Chuoluo Ying Hao a good reprimand, and was demoted to three levels to keep him. .

Back in the harem, she was still gnashing her teeth. Concubine Xie Yu Hualing carefully served a cup of bird's nest soup. Her fingertips, which were as tender as shaving onions, pressed on the emperor's shoulders and neck with moderate force. Concubine Liao Ling sniffed her pink sleeves and said with a smile, "What's the smell, it's really fragrant."

"It's the spices sent by the former concubine's cousin to the palace, and the concubine smells very elegant." Lingfei chuckled, "The emperor tasted this bird's nest, and the concubine watched them boil it."

Qianlong ate a few spoonfuls, threw away the silver spoon, and sighed, "I almost did something bad with my good intentions."

"If there's something that doesn't go your way, if you say it, you'll feel better." Ling Fei said softly, "The emperor also said it was kind, so don't be angry and embarrass yourself."

Qianlong was still angry, "Fu Kang'an's marriage is not appropriate."

The concubine's beautiful eyes circulated, "The concubine is serving in front of Lafayette, and I have seen several Ge Ge outside the palace. They are all extremely beautiful, and the rules are not bad."

"Hmph, what can you tell just by looking at it?" Qianlong sneered.

"That's right, whoever comes into the palace doesn't show his best side." Concubine Ling echoed the holy will, and continued, "I have to say something about what is really outside. According to the humble opinion of my concubine, since the outside I can't believe it, how about the girls in our palace?" There was a smile on the corners of her pink and tender lips, Qi Gege who was waiting to be married in the palace was born by the concubine Ling, and in a blink of an eye she had reached the age of marriage, the dignitaries of the Fucha family, the concubine Ling There is no more unknown.If the daughter can marry into Fucha's family, not only will she not have to go to Mongolia to eat sand, but she will also have Fukang Ansheng who is personable and talented, which is deeply loved by Qianlong.

Qianlong looked at Concubine Ling, "You mean Lord Shang?"

"Fu Kang'an was raised in the palace since he was a child, and the emperor treated him like a half-son." Concubine Ling smiled faintly, "The girls in our palace have good education, manners, knowledge, and vision. When you recruited him as your son-in-law, it happened to be called Huang Ama. There is no greater kindness in the world than Lord Shang, isn't it the best of both worlds?"

Qianlong didn't speak, but shook his head for a while, "That's not right, Princess Fuling Anshang, Fulongan bestowed marriage and blessing, I only have a few daughters in total, can't they all marry into his family?" Qianlong laughed first, "Let's go Let’s talk about it. Fukang’an is not very old either.”

Qianlong's thought caused Fukang'an to fail to marry a wife in the year of the draft, and he still had to continue to be a bachelor.

At the beginning of April, Qianlong led a group of ministers to Chengde Mountain Resort with the help of the queen mother, princess and concubine, and Fukang'an accompanied him as the imperial guard.

Fukang'an came here to bid farewell to Shanbao, pretending to be affectionate, "Don't miss me too much, Chongyang should be able to come back, my family will have chrysanthemum wine, and we will drink and enjoy the flowers together."

Examination for a scholar must pass the county examination, government examination, and hospital examination.

Shanbao didn't complain too much, he wanted to try it a long time ago, anyway, he failed in the examination of scholar, so he took some money to buy the qualification of supervising students, and he could still take the second year's provincial examination and go to the Juren examination.

However, he was still well prepared.The examiner's age, qualifications, and the style of the articles published on weekdays have all been investigated in detail.

Yu Zicheng was helpless, "Respond to all changes with the same, and work hard on the article."

Wu Shenglan was a great help. He has been in Beijing for many years and knows quite a few people.Shanbao is only thirteen, and he really can pass the examination of a scholar. He has a bright face as a gentleman, and he rolls up his sleeves and gives Shanbao a lot of trouble.

Dong E's mainly gave Shanbao things to prepare for the exam, not to mention pens, ink and inkstones, but also to bring meals, it was only February, and it was cold.It's cold and windy, what can I bring?Send the butler out to inquire.

Shanbao didn't think too much about it, he was not a spoiled person, not to mention he had suffered a lot before, even though he stayed in the examination room for five days, fortunately, it was cold and his body was not bad.

When he came out of the examination room, among a group of unkempt uncles, Shanbao was still like a jade tree.

It was not until May that Shanbao confirmed his status as a scholar on the list.

In the past three months, Junbao and Liu Hua, a foreigner, have established a revolutionary friendship. Liu Hua's son is also taking the exam for a scholar. After winning the list, he will share it with Junbao. Those who are worried are on it. Liu Hua took a long breath and put it down. Heartily, "Congratulations, my lord."

Jun Bao laughed, "Same joy, same joy." As soon as he got off the yamen, he hurried home, Shanbao also just came back from Wu Shenglan's house, the uncle and nephew met at the gate, Jun Bao asked, "Going to see Professor Wu?"

"Yes." Shanbao had a slight smile on his face.

Jun Bao patted his head, unable to suppress his joy, "You didn't do badly in the exam, next year you will try harder in the provincial exam. Have you been to Yuan Che's place?"

"Go to Mr. Yu first."

Jun Bao nodded in satisfaction, and the uncle and nephew went to the inner house together. Seeing that Shan Bao was not very happy, he couldn't help asking, "Do you think your ranking is low?"

"Oh, no, it's just a scholar, not a scholar, so I'm happy and happy."

"Well, if you are promising, you should think so." Junbao coughed and pursed the corners of his lips. Shanbao felt amused, and his eyes curved. Please."

Jun Bao had no objection, and turned his foot into the gate of the courtyard. Dong E stood up when he heard the movement in the room, greeted him outside, and said with a smile, "Does the master know? Shanbao has won!"

"Understood." Jun Bao was taken off his official hat by his wife, and changed into his official robe. He was dressed in a loose bamboo green jacket, and sat briskly and comfortably on the kang, with his back leaning on the pillow, with a calm expression on his face. He said, "A talented scholar, if he fails the exam again, it will be a waste of studying the books of the past ten years. Now you are smiling, and when Shanbao wins the Juren and Jinshi, what can you do?"

"Oh, my lord, to put it lightly, a scholar, counting from the ancestors, our family has only had such a scholar." Dong E said with a smile, "I don't know who Shanbao followed. Back then My elder brother and my cousin are not so smart."

"Speaking of which, I'll go and offer incense to elder brother first, and tell him the good news." Jun Bao jumped off the kang, put on his shoes and walked out, walking in such a hurry that he almost stumbled over the threshold.

Dong Eshi stepped forward to support her husband, laughed angrily, and said angrily, "My lord, he is just a scholar, so don't worry."