[Red Mansions] The Road to Empress Dowager

Going back to the palace in a carriage, she was in the same carriage, she looked at the things she had bought, the five maidservants and the second prison guard, and the nine princesses who had just befriended each other had small gifts, it seemed that he was the only one who didn't.

Although the emperor came out to play together, it wasn't too good, after all, she was the domineering president of her current financial boss, and what's more, he was the "reincarnation" of the uncle.

There was only one extra Chinese knot in her hand, and she thought that it would be better to come sooner than later, so she probably bought a concentric knot because God reminded her to pave the way for her business.After all, as an excellent over-night salesperson, she got involved in a small family vacation with transportation package and a one-day trip to Kyoto at public expense, and she will continue to work hard.

So, she carefully held the Chinese knot in front of him with a pair of paws, bowed her head and said, "Saint, this is for you."

Tu Yuanyi's phoenix eyes were as bright as if they had taken away the brilliance of the stars in the sky, and his thin lips were slightly raised, but he didn't meet them for a long time.Xing Xiuyan couldn't help wondering if he was disgusted. After all, he was good at calculating accounts. She blatantly left all the valuable things to others, and bought gifts for the Qixi Festival for others. She only gave him this Chinese knot, which is equivalent to "gifting phone bills". .

Not wanting to, the emperor took it, carefully looked at the gift "gifted as a telephone fee", and suddenly said: "You must also remember today's promise."

Xing Xiuyan said in his heart: What did I promise you?A concentric knot is a way to send a lover away, but it’s not at the level of a promise, right?I'm just like the little girl in modern times who folds a baby's breath and puts it in a bottle to give to her boyfriend!

Borrowing the light of "death wind", Xing Xiuyan saw his peerless brows and eyes shining brightly, and felt that it was better not to ask back, so he could only laugh dryly: "Haha."

But he suddenly pulled her into his arms, she didn't have time to speak, her lips became hot, his face pressed against hers, and so did her lips.

According to Xiaoyan, the kissing skills of men and women in ancient times were very monotonous and moralistic. Only she knew that if it was true, the emperor must not be included.

Or, she didn't talk about the touching details of Gong's acceptance of the kiss, even if she did, his attitude towards them is the same: I don't listen, I don't listen.He probably didn't learn it!

There was a pain in her lips, and she couldn't help humming. He let go of her lips, pressed his forehead against her, panted, and said, "Can you concentrate on kissing?"

"I... the concubine is concentrating."

"I don't think so."

"Then...do you want to try again?"

"Hehe," he chuckled, kissed her again, held her in his arms and rubbed her up and down, "Xiuxiu knew how to hook me, and will love you when she returns to the palace."

What Xing Xiuyan didn't say was: You are too unreasonable to make trouble, who hooked whom?

After returning to the palace at night, Mr. Tuhun favored Xing Cairen again. When Zhao Gui, who came to Li Dequan's class who had been busy all day, was yawning, there was still movement in the palace.Zhao Gui could only sit in the ear room of the bedroom, and asked his apprentice Wang Fu to listen to the corner outside the bedroom, in case the saint called for water.As for sending Xing Cairen back to Luoxia Pavilion before Zishi, hehe, don't be kidding, Zishi is almost past now.

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Qixi Festival has three days off, and there is one last day.

In the morning, Shifu.

Because he didn't have to go to the Yamen, Shi Bai didn't get up early in the morning, and was two quarters of an hour late.A son and a daughter around came to the main hall to pay their respects.

It is planned that the whole family will have breakfast together in the main courtyard. Before the meal is served, the whole family will discuss family affairs in the main room.

Shi Bai said: "In two months, it will be Qiu Wei. I don't know how Cong'er is doing in Hangzhou."

Shi Cong is his second son. He is 21 years old this year and is already a scholar. Three years ago, his popularity was a bit low and he couldn't pass the autumn.Shi Cong studied hard at Qingshan Academy in Hangzhou. The head of Qingshan Academy was once a student of Taifu Shi and a senior brother of Shi Bai. forward.

Shi Zhang said: "Zhang An's family went to the south to run a business, and they should be back after half a month. At that time, the master will read the article sent by Cong'er."

Shi Hui smiled and said: "Father and mother don't have to worry. It's been three years, didn't you just miss the exam? What you should worry about is next year's spring. Now Yifu Lin is favored by the saint, and he is a first-rank university scholar , It was Tanhua again back then, when the time comes, let Yifu Lin give some pointers, and the second brother can also benefit."

Shi Hui was raised as a man in the first place, and at her current age, she would discuss major and minor matters in the family together. A woman should understand the family plan even if she is not fighting for fame and wealth.

Shi Bai also knew that according to the relationship between the two families, Lin Ruhai would not lose face when he asked for advice in the future.

But Shi Bai did not speak on his face, looked at Shi Zhang again, and said, "Rui'er is already this old, and Hui'er will reach the age of Ji next year, so you should look after her."

Although Shi Hui was shy, she didn't pretend to be in front of her parents, saying, "I'm still young, and elder brother should have married a sister-in-law long ago. Mother, you said we begged Lin Yifu to marry the second sister to elder brother, would Lin Yifu agree?" Will you agree?"

Mrs. Shi Zhang was quite moved, but Shi Rui suddenly said: "Sister Lin and I are only brothers and sisters, besides marrying a daughter from a high family and marrying a woman from a low family, the sister of the Lin family is the only daughter of a first-rank university scholar and the granddaughter of Duke Rong. It’s no better than when my grandfather was alive. If my father proposed marriage to Lin Shishu, Lin Shishu would refuse, and he would not be willing to agree, which would ruin the friendship between the two families.”

Shi Huidao: "Second sister is not such a person. What's more, elder brother is good-looking and talented, who else is worthy of a talent like elder sister and second sister?"

Shi Rui closed his eyes, his long eyelashes drooped slightly, feeling a sense of loss in his heart, he only thought it was normal at the beginning, but now he only has to think about it.Back then she was still young and came from a humble background. Although her younger sister was on good terms with her, the marriage was not compatible. He still had to prepare to go to Beijing alone after the Spring Festival.Now that she has entered the palace and is favored by the emperor, how can she still remember the encounter back then when he was just the brother of her third sister.If he hadn't flinched back then or just wanted to return to Beijing as soon as possible to serve as a concubine, but had shown his heart, the family might not have completely denied it, and now he can get married. (Tu Yuanyi: The kid is too naive, I should be glad you didn't.)

Shi Zhang said solemnly: "Hui'er, don't talk nonsense. What is the status of the talented person now? How can you say such things? Not only is it not good for the talented person, it is also not good for our family."

Shi Hui stuck out her tongue, but then sighed again: "I don't know when I will be able to see Eldest Sister again. Eldest Sister said that when she got mixed up with Jieyu, she could let her adoptive mother take me and Second Sister into the palace to see her. It's a pity that she is still here." In the process of hard work, the sage's requirements are too high, and she can't meet them for the time being."

Shi Bai coughed, Shi Zhang was also a little surprised, Shi Zhang said: "You can also talk about the affairs of the palace?"

Shi Hui said with a smile: "Yesterday my eldest sister told me personally. I only tell my family, outsiders won't tell, I know."

Mrs. Shi Zhang said: "The appearance of a talented person must be able to get the title of Jin, but it is difficult in the palace."

But Shi Hui said: "I don't think the elder sister has a difficult life in the palace, even a sage can take her out to play."

Mrs. Shi Zhang frowned and said: "You must not tell others about this, even Zixue Qingjin around you. Also, Sister Dai also chooses words carefully. You are all boudoir women. Unlike talented people, you have a temperament Off to the left, that's not good."

Shi Hui said: "Second sister is not a person without ideas. Although Yifu Lin dotes on her, she knows what she should do and what she should not do."

Shi Zhang sighed: "Okay, let's have dinner first. After that, you want to see sister Dai and ask your brother to take you there."

Of course, it is inconvenient for Mrs. Shi Zhang to go there, because the Lin family does not have a mistress, but Shi Hui is a righteous daughter, and she is also the third young lady in Lin's residence.As the elder brother, Shi Rui is resting around today, and as a younger generation of family friend, it is also necessary to ask Lin Ruhai to rest in the past.But if Shi Bai passed by, he would be of the same generation, and his official position would be much lower, as if he often went to Lin's mansion to curry favor, it was too deliberate.

The Shi family is very familiar with people and relationships, even the Lin family, who are already on good terms with each other, do not lose a bit of dignity.

Bachelor's House.

Lin Ruhai was also very happy when he heard that someone from the Shi family had come to report that the third lady had gone to look for the second lady, and that young master Shi had come to pay his respects.

Lin Ruhai has taken the sage's secret medicine, and now her body is strong. Although she is on duty in the household department, she is still worried, but fortunately, her official career is prosperous.When he first came to Beijing, he was marginalized among first, second and third-rank officials because he was promoted too quickly. After all, he was old in officialdom and had real talents.Because the holy family is here, there are always people vying to curry favor. If things go well, they will show their ability. With the support of the emperor, ordinary people will not be able to squeeze them out.

When I arrived at the main hall, I saw Shi Rui, a young Jinshi, a young Jinshi, who will be a Shujishi for three years next year, and I liked it very much.

Shi Rui greeted him, calling him Shi Bo, Lin Ruhai helped him up, and said with a smile: "It's been a long time since I saw Ming Si (Shi Rui's word), I don't know if I'm free today?"

Shi Rui: "I don't have to go to the yamen today, my sister wants to see Lin Shimei, I sent her here, so I can say hello to Uncle Shi."

Lin Ruhai smiled and said: "That's just right, let those two crazy girls play by themselves, and our uncle and nephew can go out for a stroll."

Shi Rui was also very happy. Of course Lin Ruhai would meet friends when he went out for a walk, but who would his friends be?These dignitaries from aristocratic families would bring their proud nephews to serve them when they went out to meet friends. They also opened up their social circles and found talented people to promote each other.Lin Ruhai will go to these places, but he suffers from not having a son, so forget about the closest juniors in Rongguo Mansion.Now that there is a nephew like Shi Rui, he is very happy to take him with him. He is a talented scholar and a person of great character.

In fact, Lin Ruhai also thought about making Shi Rui his son-in-law, but Lin Ruhai has no son so far. He has selfishness and considers that Daiyu's son should be named Lin, and Shi Rui is the eldest son.This family thinks it's a high bid, but the other party thinks that the request is too long-term, and if the matter is delayed, it will be missed. The two parties can only choose another good match, let alone go into details.

But it was said that Shi Hui went to the East Courtyard of the Bachelor's Mansion where Daiyu lived, and the East Courtyard of Her Majesty Queen Lin Hao was actually the center of power in the Bachelor's Mansion.

Lady Lin Hao is doing the accounting. Her family uses the modern double-entry bookkeeping method, which was learned from Xing Xiuyan.Xing Xiuyan's father is an old accountant, so although Xing Xiuyan didn't study this major, he also worked as a gunner for his father during middle school holidays, learning and practicing, and is very familiar with basic double-entry bookkeeping.When I was at Lin’s house, because Daiyu wanted to be a housekeeper, and the girl’s house was fine anyway, I taught one by one. Queen Lin Hao, who has a better heart than Bigan, of course learned very quickly, and finally made Xing Xiuyan admire her. brain capacity.Daiyu didn't like mundane affairs at first, but the new knowledge of arithmetic and accounting aroused her curiosity and competitive spirit, so she asked for advice with all her heart.

Sure enough, it was the most intelligent character in Lu Xueting's Lianjing Poetry. In order not to lose face, Xing Xiuyan talked to her about the importance of practice, because Daiyu in theory was too unreasonable a school bully.She thought to herself that poetry was inferior, that addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, and accounting skills learned at home were inferior. Modern people can really eat/shit.

But I don't want Daiyu to admire Xing Xiuyan's talent because of her accounting and arithmetic. Daiyu has always been dissatisfied, as can be seen from the original works, but she admires Xing Xiuyan extremely in terms of female workers, painting, accounting and calligraphy.

After all the calculations, a Zhuangzi in the suburbs of Beijing harvested melons and fruits last month, including losses, and Shi Hui came, so she put down her chores and played with Shi Hui in the yard.