One of the Red Buildings: Three Thousand Miles

When Lin Ruhai arrived in the capital, he lived in the house of the Lin family next door to the Shi family in Beijing.Originally, Lin Daiyu wanted to follow her, but later she found out that after Lin Ruhai came to Beijing, she was still so busy that her feet didn't touch the ground. It would be good to have a breakfast at home for three meals a day, and that breakfast was often not Xuanxuan. Someone was ready to send it over, and it was he who came to eat, and the Lin family didn't open fire until now!Mrs. Shi saw it, and said nothing to let Daiyu pass by, she insisted on keeping her by her side.It's just that the two families are adjacent to each other, with a few doors opened in the middle, so that they can walk around at ordinary times. For the rest, except for Lin Ruhai who lives in Cuifotang, which is close to Shi's house, Lin Daiyu still lives in Shi's house.

Lin Ruhai was not at the same time when the master came to Beijing that day, he was thrown aside by the court and had to fight around to get a position.On the day Lin Ruhai came back, the emperor issued an order to let him be the young minister of Dali Temple temporarily.It is estimated that it is an official position in a technical secondary school, and it will definitely be promoted in time.

As soon as Lin Ruhai returned to Beijing, he was treated favorably by the emperor. In the eyes of others, this is a bright and shining beacon. Being able to stand next to this big tree will definitely lead to high officials and rich salary in the future.However, the Lin family is sparsely populated. The Lin family in the capital is Lin Ruhai and her daughter Lin Daiyu, and Lin Daiyu has always lived in Aunt Shi's house.Because Lin Ruhai, who has a strong family, is often not found, many people who want to come to curry favor turn to the Shi family next door.

For a while, there was an endless stream of guests visiting Shi's house, even the four concubines in Beijing sent people to greet them, which made Shi's family miserable.

Master Shi knew that what people valued was not that he was his brother-in-law, so he was not enthusiastic about visitors. Besides, he already had a job, and he handed over the post to take up the post before the symptoms started. He left early and returned late every day. He looked like he was working hard for the public.Although Hou Xuan is the young master, the imperial examination is coming soon, and he still has to go to Wanjia private school to study, so he doesn't have much time at home. For this reason, the male guests who came to the door turned to the female line after being frustrated a few times.Your family is busy, and your female family members can't be so busy with work that they can't be seen.

As a result, the visitors to Dengshi's house were either the noble women in the capital, or the housekeepers of high-ranking officials. In just over a month, Mrs. Shi can be regarded as returning to the circle of wealthy women in the capital.It's a pity that this kind of "good thing" is happy for some families and sad for others, not everyone is willing to accept it, nor is everyone unwilling to accept it.In short, you can't get what you want, and you can't get what you don't want.

"Mother, this is not over yet. Nanny Chang is already dissatisfied with Daiyu and I's teaching. She must think that Daiyu and I have neglected our practice and slacked off. But, we can't blame us for this. The guests who come to the door can't see us." Xuanxuan twisted the handkerchief dissatisfied and asked Mrs. Shi to argue.

Mrs. Shi had just sent off a wave of guests. She was the daughter-in-law of Hou Ye's family. She said that she had a relationship with her great-grandfather, and now she came to visit.

Daiyu held the Pu'er that Shun'er made for her, and sipped sips, her eyes were slightly squinted, her little expression was still very leisurely. "What about the affection of the older generation? The ancestors of the Lin family and the Shi family all made meritorious service. I heard from my mother that the Lin and Shi families had the credit for protecting the lord when they founded the country. Now, unless they are upstarts in the capital, that family And it has nothing to do with our ancestors?"

Xuanxuan laughed softly, and then said to Mrs. Shi seriously, "Mother, I think Daiyu and I will disappear. How long has it been? I sit here every day to see people, and I am too embarrassed to look for Nanny Chang." Ask for leave." It's not that Xuanxuan likes to learn the rules, but compared to learning the rules, sitting in front of Mrs. Shi, it's not as easy as learning the rules with those people who are hypocritical and snake-tailed.

Mrs. Shi rolled her eyes at Xuanxuan, "Give me peace of mind, I figured it will be fine in a few days, just bear with it. This is also a kind of learning."

Xuanxuan was puzzled, "What can I learn from this? Learn from the experience of communicating with people?"

Mrs. Shi nodded, "Naturally, otherwise, what do you think your heart looks like? Is it natural or is it that Nanny Chang just said a few words and you get enlightened? Get in touch with these smart people more and see how they talk, It will be good for both of you in the future."

Xuanxuan stuck out her tongue, unexpectedly Mrs. Shi really agreed with her point of view.

Daiyu was curious about other places, "Auntie, why are you so sure that it will be better after a while? Why didn't I see that the spirits of these visitors are quite high."

"That's right, I think it's going to take a long time for this posture to stop." Xuanxuan followed suit.

Mrs. Shi smiled slightly, picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip to moisten her throat, these days she just chatted a lot, her throat was very damaged. "There has been no change in the palace for a long time. The position of empress is hanging high. Even if the guard is still hanging high today, but the imperial concubine, the noble concubine and even the four concubines are all in order. Is this a major event that can change the direction of the capital?"

Xuanxuan tilted her head and thought for a while, "Why is there such a certain change, mother?" The things in the imperial city are still a matter of the emperor's preferences, and Xuanxuan doesn't think that the emperor will go away because of a small problem of his own courtiers. Big move.

Mrs. Shi got up, casually patted the wrinkled clothes, "Then you just wait and see, there will always be something interesting. If it's not this, it will be something else. Anyway, it's pretty much the same as the movement of running away from the imperial city. "

As Mrs. Shi said, ten days later, there was a gust of wind in Beijing. The three-year general election was suspended due to the imperial examination next year, but the suspension will be suspended. She's a lecher, but the blue and yellow jackets in the capital don't agree, and a bunch of royal family and nobles who are wailing and preparing to marry their sons and grandchildren, or even themselves, can't wait for another three years , Uh, no, wait another four years.Man Jingcheng even said that the only girls in the world who are qualified to participate in the election are those. If they are too old to be selected, and when they are down, there will not be enough people. Waiting to play bachelor?

Therefore, this year's draft, the selection is very delicate.Originally, there was a big election every three years, and a small election every three years was managed by the dynasty. During the general election, people who enriched the harem were selected, and in the small election, the ladies of the harem were selected.This year was supposed to be the year of the minor election, and Xue Baochai came from this place. Unexpectedly, instead of the minor election, it was changed to the general election.

What did Chaotang say, Xuanxuan who studied it must not know, anyway, suddenly one day started, and the number of people visiting at the door suddenly decreased, and later, the Shi family gradually returned to the peace of the past.

"...Young lady, remember that there are big rules in this palace, not only in the daily details, but in terms of manners, no one can make mistakes. But if someone is honest and honest, it's not impossible. It's like a beautiful woman in the previous dynasty, because If you look wrong, you will be convicted of blasphemy and imprisoned for life. Therefore, the two girls, please remember that the eyes are the windows of the heart, and if this window is not managed properly, accidents can happen..." Nanny Chang Talk eloquently.Today she taught something special, or in other words, she taught something that was usually not noticed.

eyes.

In the words of Nanny Chang, eyes are very important, if you want to keep a secret, the best way is to keep your eyes.Regardless of whether Xuanxuan and Daiyu will need it or not in the future, it is not a disadvantage to learn more.

After listening to the eye theory all afternoon, Daiyu became dizzy, and said that Tao would go back to the room to sleep for a while, and see you at dinner.Xuanxuan nodded, she was also bleary-headed, learning this stuff was too exhausting, so she was going to go to Mrs. Shi to tease Zhao Jin and experience the beautiful life.

However, when Mrs. Shi's door was reached, Mu Ge whispered that Aunt Liu was crying inside. Xuanxuan dragged her heavy head and didn't want to go anywhere else, so she went to the next hut. , there is also a heated kang. In winter, the men are out during the day, and the master bedroom is large and spacious. It takes a long time to warm up the whole house with less floor heating. Therefore, in winter, the wife plans to bring a few children in this hut during the day. Here, it is warm and saves trouble and money.

The hut is next to the master bedroom, to be precise, it is separated from the master bedroom, so there is some sound leakage. Xuanxuan is lying on the bed in the hut, and the sound from the master bedroom is slightly louder, and she can hear it clearly.

"Ma'am, didn't this kill me? You said why our girl is so small, and the good alternative opportunities are gone like this. Isn't this blind girl! Who came up with such a bad idea? What did you do?" You must block the way of the eldest girl!" Aunt Liu cried hard and spoke harshly.

Madam Shi coughed, "Pay attention, this is the capital city, not the frontier. Be careful even in your own room. Don't say what you shouldn't. You are also free to comment on royal affairs? The emperor wants If you choose, you choose, if you don’t choose, you don’t choose, as a courtier and a subject, you can only obey, how can you complain like you, if someone listens to this, it is possible to sue our family for disrespect!"

Aunt Liu was obviously intimidated by Mrs. Shi, and she was so frightened that she muttered to herself a few times before she dared to speak loudly, "I, am I also anxious about the eldest girl's affairs. I am the eldest daughter's biological mother, so For a daughter like a big girl, she always thinks that she can live a good life for a lifetime, and she finally looks forward to the opportunity, but now she says no, it's gone, I, how can I not be impatient."

Mrs. Shi was dissatisfied with these words, "Am I not Mo Xuan's aunt? Mo Xuan won't call me mother anymore? Will I ignore her affairs?"

Aunt Liu was asked and didn't know how to answer.Although he didn't know what to say on the surface, he was very disdainful in his heart.She made it clear that she didn't trust Mrs. Shi, and she said she was the aunt's mother, but after all, Mo Xuan was a concubine, and Mrs. Shi had her own daughter, so how could she really plan for Mo Xuan's future?According to Aunt Liu, Mrs. Shi is the one who misses Mo Xuan the most.

After listening to a few words, Xuanxuan gradually understood what was going on.I remember that Xiao Taohong told her a few days ago that Mo Xuan was suddenly very excited a while ago, and she made several beautiful clothes because she didn't use the money from the company, and it was all paid by Mo Xuan himself or from the past. It was made of unused fabric, so Xuanxuan didn't care.In the past two days, I heard that she was suddenly very unhappy, and it was only because the weather was getting colder. I didn't expect that it was really interesting.

Thinking about it now, Xuanxuan probably understood.Mo Xuan's age is just enough for the bottom line of the small election to be 13 years old, and the Shi family can also qualify for the small election now.

The minor elections and general elections in this dynasty are all selected from the women of officials and officials, and the boundaries of the minor elections and the general election are very clear. The daughters who can enter the general election are not rich and noble, but must be relatives of the emperor.That is to say, unless your father is of high authority, or your family itself is a member of the royal family, then your daughter will definitely be on the election roll without asking.And there are not a few such people in Beijing. Generally speaking, such girls are basically entered into the booklet of the clan mansion as soon as they are born. Time is a must.Responsible for designating and supervising this booklet is Master Shi's main job now.

There are many girls who must participate in the general election, but they are relatively stable.But there is also another group of people, who basically encounter special circumstances in every general election.It is the existence of this family that used to have insufficient official positions, but after working hard and being rewarded by the emperor, it has reached the level all of a sudden, and it may even be selected from not enough to be selected all of a sudden.

Shi Moxuan's current situation is somewhat similar to these, but what she is qualified for is not the general election, but the minor election.

In addition to the three-year general election, the minor election in the previous dynasty was the selection of palace maids, and the palace maids still have a voice.According to the regulations of this dynasty, the daughters of families of a certain level are also elected to the palace once every three years. Of course, if sometimes there are enough maids in the palace, the small election can also be suspended or not selected temporarily.After all, maids of honor are not marriages of the royal family, so they have to be chosen.

In short, the rule of this dynasty is that general elections and minor elections are divided into ranks. Let’s put it this way, for example, the Jia family, even if the Jia family has a hereditary marquis, Jia Yuanchun’s biological father’s housekeeping is just a family member. Small official position, so even though Jia Yuanchun is a descendant of Lord Hou, he still missed the general election because of his father and could only participate in the minor election.Of course, if the Jia family is unwilling to send Jia Yuanchun into the palace that day, it is also feasible to donate some money.There is an unwritten rule in this dynasty that a small election is no better than a general election. A palace man can only be released after nine years in the palace, enter the palace at the age of 13, and come out at the age of 21. An old lady, who else can she marry?Therefore, a powerful and powerful family like the Jia family who had to send a girl into the palace because of a certain son's lack of meritorious deeds could basically avoid this innocent disaster by entrusting some connections and spending some money.

It's really rare to send the girls in like Jia's family honestly.After all, it is not easy for an old girl to marry a rich family, and it is not easy to marry.Therefore, many powerful people would rather spend money to eliminate disasters than waste a marriage quota.

Mo Xuan's current situation is very similar to those girls who can suddenly enter the general election reserve. In the past, because Master Shi was a small border official, he said that it was not easy to go to the capital because he was a small border official. Working in the clan's mansion, his status has improved all of a sudden, and Mo Xuan has also been included in the candidate list for the minor election.

After knowing this, Mo Xuan was very happy for a while, thinking that he would finally be able to stand out, but he didn't expect that, after all the calculations, he didn't count the emperor's edict - no choice!

In the general election, Mo Xuan was definitely not qualified enough, but she was unwilling to give up at this point. For this reason, she did not eat or drink for two days, and she lost weight.Aunt Liu couldn't stand it, and felt very distressed.As a last resort, I can only come to Mrs. Shi to find a countermeasure.It's just that Aunt Liu is also confused, even if she put aside her reluctance to come to Mrs. Shi, so what, Mrs. Shi can still go to the palace to talk to the emperor and ask him why he can't be selected?

It's really funny.

The author has something to say: Mou Yu thought for a long time before finally coming up with such an unreasonable but somewhat reasonable rule.After all, this dynasty was fabricated. The harem drafted a certain jade to combine history and make some changes to come up with this.