dressed as a scholar

Fang Yu looked at the Hanlin work regulations all morning, and after lunch, he looked at the important events of the imperial court in the past two years.

Because one of the tasks of the Imperial Academy is to record the gains and losses of the court and the big and small events that happened in a year, so even if Fang Yu didn't understand the affairs of the court before, after reading these records, he could sort out the general situation and understand the affairs of the court. neutral situation.

It's a fast day, especially after lunch. I don't start doing things until two o'clock in the afternoon, and I can leave at four o'clock.If you don’t work overtime in the afternoon, you can’t do much at all. Fang Yu glanced at the other colleagues in the Imperial Academy while reading the classics. Most likely, the new employees are busy with work, and the old fried dough sticks are fishing for tea.

When it was almost time to get off work, the adult next to Fang Yu came back in a hurry.A man in his thirties with a beard appeared to be a very stable adult. When he entered the courtyard, his colleagues greeted him, calling him a bachelor's attendant and an adult.

Fang Yu was silent for a moment, the Hanlin Bachelor is the head of the Hanlin, and the Attendant Bachelor is the second in command of the Hanlin, one level lower than the Hanlin Bachelor, from the fifth-rank official.

"My lord." Fang Yu saw the person walking to his seat, he got up and saluted respectfully.

The Xiuzhuan in front glanced at this side out of the corner of his eye, and saw that the scholar Qian only responded to Fang Yu lightly, and said something expressionless, and then there was no other word, and he sat down and went to work on his own. The corners of his mouth slanted: The kid still wants to pick up tall branches and climb, and he doesn't care if others look down on you.

He didn't say anything, just smiled smugly, felt that the time was almost up, turned around and whispered to the new Jinshi next to him: "Master Xiao Wang, some relatives came to my hometown today, and I haven't seen them for many years. Yes, this morning..."

The rank of the new recruits surnamed Wang is even lower than that of Fang Yu. These are the candidates who are at the top of the first class and the candidates in the second class. Some of them have also been assigned to the Hanlin Academy. The little adult surnamed Wang is from the eighth grade classics.

Wang Dianji was stunned, and said: "I will go back to the editor without worry. Put aside the errand at hand, and the junior official will definitely help the adult to deal with it properly."

Editor Kong smiled in satisfaction, and patted Xiao Wang's shoulder on the shoulder: "That's it..."

"Master Kong, another relative is here today? Is it from my hometown or a distant cousin?"

When he came back, the voice of the servant who had buried his head in handling government affairs sounded in a neutral voice, and the two people in front were slightly taken aback. Wang Dianji looked at Kong Zhuan with some embarrassment, but Kong Zhuan said shamelessly: "Your Excellency is laughing at you. There are too many branches in the family, and there are inevitably more relatives. If you come to be a guest, it's not easy to make people cold."

"Master Kong is right, but if Master Kong handles his own affairs properly and then goes back to greet his relatives, no matter how complicated the relatives are, he must be able to sort it out."

Gan Shidu didn't even lift his eyelids, and he was sorting out the book by himself, and there was no half-joking meaning between his words.For a while, the air in this corner was stagnant, and Kong Zuanzhuan's face was not looking good. He coughed dryly and glanced at Wang Dianji. , so I asked Mr. Kong to share more errands, so that the petty official can get more tempered."

"Master Xiao Wang is a good thing to study, but Mr. Kong's government affairs are divided into you. People who don't know may think that the government affairs are distributed unevenly. Since you want to practice more, you can talk to me later. I will assign more with you to let you get started."

Gan Shidu's voice was much colder.

"Yes, yes, the little official is not thinking carefully, please forgive me."

Gan Shidu didn't speak anymore, and the editor couldn't be cheeky anymore, so he had to keep his head down and finish the work he had delayed by fishing.

Fang Yu shrank back and watched a good show, buried his head in the pile of books and smiled sullenly.

When the time came, an eunuch announced the time outside. Fang Yu saw colleagues sitting at other tables going out one after another. He glanced at the people on his side, and never thought that he would meet the eyes of the senior attendant: "If you have nothing to do, you can go ahead." gone back."

Fang Yu nodded slightly, without any pretentiousness, got up and bowed to Mr. Gan, then hastily cupped his hands with the one in front, patted his buttocks and left.

Stumbling all the way back, it took almost an incense stick of time to reach the house than to go to court earlier, and it was already six o'clock at the gate of the house.

The carriage arrived at the door just as Qiao Hezhi's carriage arrived, and the two happened to go home together.

"Going to the general's mansion again?" Fang Yu lifted the curtain and helped the people inside to get off the carriage: "Is it hot?"

The corners of Qiao Hezhi's eyes were slightly bent, and when he came back, he saw Fang Yu also turned down. He was very happy, and held Fang Yu's hand back: "It's cool in the general's mansion, but seeing the sun is shining outside today, I was going to have lunch. After resting for a while, I came back, but General Fulang asked me to stay, saying that I would leave after the sun went down, so it was too late."

Fang Yu hugged Qiao Hezhi's waist, and said in a gentle voice: "Since you can talk with the general's husband, it doesn't matter if you come back later, the sun is really hot these days, and if you don't feel comfortable when it's sweltering, this son will also feel uncomfortable. "

He lightly touched Qiao Hezhi's swollen belly. The little guy has been more than five months old, and his sense of existence is becoming more and more obvious. He will be born in the winter of the year.

Qiao Hezhi had already started to sew some caps and clothes for the little ones. After meeting the man in the general's mansion, the two talked and worked together, and the time was much better. On weekdays, Fang Yu felt that he There are many more words than before.

"In the past, you would tell me about the things you did in the General's Mansion, why don't you talk about it today? Could it be that you just eat and drink?"

Qiao Hezhi slapped the back of Fang Yu's hand lightly: "Brother You Lian and I are either making some small clothes for the children, or making some fruits and vegetables together, or learning the elegant way of arranging flowers and incense in the families of rich and powerful families. What else can I do? Today is the first time you go to court, and I am still waiting for you to talk to me. "

Fang Yu laughed: "I'm getting a little hungry after I go into the house to spread the dishes, and chat while eating."

The two entered the house with joy in their hearts, had dinner together, and had some snacks and herbal tea with the gentle breeze in the evening.The two of them opened two windows in the small hall where the orchids were added, and the evening breeze came in to cool the room, even without an ice fan, the orchids exuded a delicate fragrance in the night breeze.

Fang Yu and Qiao Hezhi talked about the reasonable and unreasonable things about going to court in the palace, and then lightly mentioned his colleagues, even if something goes wrong every day, it is comfortable to lie on the rocking chair at this time I forgot my worries.

Qiao Hezhi felt that the current life was very good, and the couple chatted, so he also talked to Fang Yu about the Fuguo General's Mansion.

You Lian was originally a child of the Shaoqing family in Dali Temple. It is not uncommon for a young girl to marry a high-ranking official. The fourth-rank officials marry the second-rank officials, and the You family has been clean for generations. It was born as a concubine.

At the beginning, the only son of the general's mansion fell in love with You Lian, and the two fell in love with each other, so he married You Lian regardless of the right family.

Although there are a lot of gossip outside, but fortunately, the Fuguo General's Mansion is really a good family. The father-in-law, the Fuguo General, died in the battle, and the mother-in-law eats fast and chant Buddha all day long without caring about world affairs. On the contrary, they had a peaceful and beautiful life.

It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, the marriage was only three months old, and the war in the northwest was urgent. After the old general passed away, his descendants inherited the Yin seal.Poor You Lian soon got married and separated from her husband, the mountains and rivers in the northwest are far away, the general has been away for nearly half a year and only sent back two letters.

You Lian is sad all day long, worrying about her husband's safety, it is not easy to be pregnant, and there are many flattering and gossiping people in the capital, he does not want to socialize with them, and the life becomes even more lonely, so he met Qiao Hezhi at Yu's family banquet Well, the two of them talked and resolved each other, which made them feel much more at ease.

Qiao Hezhi said: "I learned that although he married into a noble family, his life is not going well, so I can't help but feel sorry for him. Fortunately, you are a civil servant, otherwise we might have been divided into two places. It's really..."

"You are too sentimental." Fang Yu patted Qiao Hezhi's head reassuringly: "On weekdays, you should go to the general's mansion once or twice to comfort each other. You don't have to be friendly, if You can't be treated equally, so you don't have to feel wronged because of family contacts, you know?"

Qiao Hezhi understood Fang Yu's meaning. Since their family came to Beijing, they have been the object of discussion and contempt by many officials and officials. Fang Yu was afraid that he would be wronged by socializing and making friends outside. How could he not know his intentions when he confessed to him this time.

Speaking of this, he thought of something he learned from You Lian, and he looked at Fang Yu: "I know everything about the Qionglin Banquet."

"What do you know?"

Qiao Hezhi said: "You keep a low profile and voluntarily lose your reputation, isn't it because of me?"

Fang Yu sighed slightly, this general's mansion knows everything: "It's not just for you, you shoot the top bird, I see that most of the new subjects have returned to various sects, although there are many people responding to everyone, there are many people who are protecting and taking care of you, look It is bright and bright, and the future is boundless, but we do not know that the benefits are gone. We have nothing to rely on and maintain a neutral state, and we can live in peace, although it is difficult to be unpopular at the beginning. Moreover, those who are attracted by fame and fortune, many People who are not worth making friends with have to be identified slowly over a long period of time."

Qiao Hezhi nodded, what Fang Yu said was reasonable, just like when they first lived in the inner city, he prepared gifts for the neighbors, but these people looked down on them, but they also screened out the people who are not like-minded, so as to avoid future disagreements Time to part ways and work hard.

The days are turbulent, Fang Yu is up and down, every day at three o'clock and one line, two months have passed in the blink of an eye, Hanlin's government affairs have been taken care of, and the land has been stepped on.

At the end of summer and early autumn, the weather gradually cooled down, and the old emperor became interested, and arranged an errand for the Imperial Academy. This year, he would go to the royal hunting grounds for autumn hunting, so he asked to make arrangements.The Imperial Academy, which had been idle for several months, suddenly became busy again.