After the concubine took the script of the son-in-law

The number of times Li Yunyao entered the palace can be counted on one's fingers, only her grandfather was alive in her memory, when she returned to Beijing to celebrate the official family's birthday, she was lucky enough to be brought into the palace once. There is no chance to enter the palace.

Now that she entered the palace again under the light of the Shen family, her mood is not uncomplicated.

"What's wrong with you?" Noticing Li Yunyao's expression, Shen Ji asked.

Li Yunyao took a deep look at her and said, "Going out in a hurry, I forgot to bring a book, and I don't know how to pass the time."

Shen Ji: "..."

"This is entering the palace to celebrate the birthday, are you afraid that you won't find something to pass the time?!" Shen Ji said, and then pulled out a volume of books from his sleeve, "I didn't expect that, I brought it! "

Li Yunyao raised his eyebrows, he always brought books with him when he went out to play, Shen Ji was really different, he became more conscious.It's a pity that the person who made her so conscious was Lu Nianchuan.

Li Yunyao thought for a while, why should she feel sorry?Is it important who made Shen Ji study consciously?As long as her goal is achieved, it is the best for herself, isn't it?

"Want to see it? If you want to see it, please beg me!" Shen Ji's unbearable words interrupted Li Yunyao's thoughts.

Li Yunyao looked at her like a fool: Do you think I will beg you for a book?

Shen Ji said: "I don't know you yet? When did you go out without a book? It's the first time you have no books without books in your hands. You must be very uncomfortable!"

Li Yunyao's tone was delicate: "So your book is still prepared for me after all?"

Shen Ji leaned back as if frightened: "Li Yunyao, you have such a big face!"

Li Yunyao: "..."

She shouldn't have the naive idea of ​​thinking that Shen Ji is considerate to her for a moment!

She sneered: "This is the book I was reading before going out. You didn't bring it out for me. I can hardly believe it."

Shen Ji glanced at the book cover: "I don't know what book you were reading before going out, I just picked it up."

Li Yunyao took advantage of her distraction and snatched the book.

Shen Ji didn't expect Li Yunyao to play tricks, so he didn't react for a while, and was stunned for a while.However, after the elementary school chicken bickering between the two of them just now, it didn't seem so important whose hands the book fell into, so she didn't snatch it back.

When they arrived at the palace gate, everyone had to get out of the car and walk. Seeing that Li Yunyao was concentrating on reading, Shen Ji took her hand away and hid it in his sleeve again, saying: "To attend the palace banquet, you should put your mind on the palace banquet." That’s right, sometimes it’s not a good thing to keep your ears shut. I’ll keep this book for you first, and I’ll return it to you after the banquet.”

After all, she got out of the carriage first, and then turned around to help Li Yunyao.

Li Yunyao was a little helpless, but he didn't object to her words.

As soon as the two got out of the carriage, they met Xue's carriage.Xue Ji did not ride in the carriage, but rode his horse ahead. Seeing Shen Ji, he dismounted and handed the whip to his followers, and then strode towards her.

"Go in together?"

In fact, he could not have come, but thinking that the two of them would be arranged at the same table, he simply came over to say hello in advance.

The level of this kind of banquet is formal, so the seats are strictly arranged.For example, the brothers, sons and clan members of Boss Zhao are arranged in the first row on the east side of the main hall, with four people at a table, sitting on the embroidery pier; The row is also a table for four people; the rest of the officials sit in the side hall and under the verandah outside the hall. At the back of the building, the seats are felt mats, you need to sit on the floor, and the table is naturally the shortest. ①

Fortunately, although the imperial palace of the Song Dynasty is not as good as the Daming Palace of the Tang Dynasty, there are still places to accommodate so many people.

As mentioned earlier, the reason why Shen Ji knew Lu Nianchuan was because her seat happened to be close to Lu Nianchuan, and because she was the son of Shen Yilu, she was naturally in the front row among the children of the aristocratic family, and the club of the Jiaofang Division was in Cai At the colorful shed on the upper floor, Shen Ji could not only see the situation inside the hall, but also the demeanor of the band outside the hall.

Shen Ji didn't know if she could appreciate Lu Nianchuan's performance up close this time, but she had to say that she still had some expectations in her heart.

Shen Ji didn't come alone this time, she looked at Yan Shu and Li Yunyao, the latter smiled at her: "Go Shen Lang, I will go in with my mother-in-law."

The women's family members naturally attended the banquet hosted by the queen.Only then did Shen Ji let go of her hand, and said to Yan Shu: "Mother, I'll go in first."

Yan Shu nodded: "Go, don't drink too much."

In the past, she was not very keen on participating in these banquets, because the representatives had to fight with many internal and external wives, but this time with Li Yunyao by her side, she thought that she still had to teach Li Yunyao some survival methods.

——Everyone thinks that Shen Ji is a well-protected, innocent and optimistic greenhouse flower, so why not Li Yunyao?Li Yunyao's life is too monotonous, and because her vision and thoughts are different from those of ordinary people's daughters, she sometimes seems out of place.

She has almost never participated in the battles in the back house, and she has never seen the rivalry between the wives inside and outside, so if one day, someone wants to attack the Shen family, she will inevitably be involved. At that time, she who has no experience in house fighting, I'm afraid I can't properly handle the troubles I'm facing.

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"It's rare that the teacher doesn't have time to teach you and me recently, why don't you go out to play?" Xue Ji asked Shen Ji.

Shen Ji said stubbornly: "I'm a person who wants to enroll, how can I indulge myself just because the teacher has no time to supervise my study!"

"Are you kidding?" Xue Ji didn't expect that Shen Ji would want to participate in the tribute examination, "Our fathers worked hard and dedicated themselves to helping the officials handle the government affairs in order to create good living conditions for us. , what glory and wealth, high officials and rich salary, is it not easy to grasp? Why bother to participate in the tribute examination?"

Xue Ji's thoughts represent the thoughts of most of the children of the aristocratic families, and even many nobles who are officials think so: they help Boss Zhao fight the country and handle government affairs, ups and downs in the officialdom, and work hard on the silent battlefield every step of the way. Isn't it the gift of power, glory and wealth and blessing to future generations?

If it is not for future generations, who will work hard to consolidate other people's country!

That being the case, isn't it reasonable that their descendants don't need to pass the imperial examination to obtain official positions like poor families?

Shen Ji took a deep look at Xue Ji, and thought, if she didn't know the truth of this world, then she would really be like Xue Ji said, possessing inexhaustible glory and wealth, and her life would be safe and smooth, carefree.

It's a pity that her fate overlaps with that of "Shen Jizong", and she is also forced to shoulder the heavy responsibility of changing the plot imposed on her, so the road ahead is not destined to be so smooth.

And the more knowledge she absorbs, the more she can control her own destiny. From this perspective, reading is not necessarily a bad thing.

"What kind of noble and sacred blood do you think is flowing in us, that we can be supported by others without hard work? If you don't study, you can't be rich for three generations." Shen Ji said soberly.

Xue Ji: "..."

Curse others and scold yourself, so cruel?

But what Shen Ji said makes sense, now is no longer the era when powerful clans monopolize everything, let alone the Dou family, he has also heard the story of "Five Dragons of the Dou family", but now there are only three generations, In Dou Shuo's generation, although it will not become poor, isn't the Dou family also gone?

hiss……

Thinking of this, Xue Ji shivered.

After entering the palace, the two were led to their seats by the palace people.Because there are six people at a table, besides Xue Ji, Zhao Chengzong, the son of Zhao Ping, Lu Weigong, the son of Lu Yuqing, the political adviser, Cao Can, the son of Cao Bing, the envoy of Xuanhui, and others sat at the same table with Shen Ji.

Most of these people were familiar with Shen Ji, so after they were seated, the atmosphere was harmonious.At this time, the musicians from the Jiaofang Division entered the arena first and took their seats according to their order.

Shen Ji looked up, and sure enough, he saw Lu Nianchuan sitting quietly among the actors not far away.

Although Lu Nianchuan had a uniform makeup on her face, Shen Ji could see that she was a bit haggard, presumably it was because she rehearsed non-stop in order not to make mistakes in the performance of the Changchun Festival.

As if aware of this firmly fixed gaze, and as if she was also subconsciously looking for that familiar figure, Lu Nianchuan looked back at Shen Ji, a flash of light flashed in his eyes, and finally he restrained himself and fell silent.

"Hey, calm down." Xue Ji quietly pushed Shen Ji's shoulder, and when she came back to her senses, she found that several people at the same table were looking at them "eyebrows".

"Cough." Embarrassed, she pretended to clear her throat, and lowered her head to take a piece of fruit from the table.

Zhao Chengzong looked for a topic: "Speaking of which, this is the first time for the few of us to sit together."

He was telling the truth, because at this time last year, Shen Yilu was only the Deputy Privy Envoy, and the person sitting in Shen Ji's place was Li Chongju's son and Zhao Chengzong's brother-in-law.At that time, Lu Yuqing had not yet been appointed as a political adviser, so Lu Weigong's position was naturally not here.

The changes in the seats of several people just explained the changes in the court during the past year.

Zhao Chengzong felt a little depressed when he thought of his father-in-law being transferred out and his brother-in-law not in Beijing.

Xue Ji also said: "Ahem, Shen Jizong wasn't dressed like this at that time..."

Shen Ji: "..."

She thought about it, and also figured out why as a girl, she could sit with so many children from aristocratic families. She also regretted why she was so nervous at the time, and she couldn't even figure out the reason!

"Ah? What dress?" Lu Weigong asked.

"That's right, you weren't there at that time, I don't know how this kid is wearing women's clothes and sitting with us carelessly..."

"Xue Ji, why don't you stop talking? Brother Cao, help me shut up this kid!" Shen Ji said, Cao Can moved after hearing the news, and sure enough, he grabbed Xue Ji, and then grabbed the fruit on the table and stuffed it into Xue Ji's mouth.

Xue Ji stared at the two people who joined forces unwillingly, but he didn't resent them either.On the contrary, when Zhao Chengzong saw the three people quarreling together, he felt a little happy and went to rescue Xue Ji.

When Boss Zhao came, all the people restrained themselves under the reminder of the palace servants, straightened their clothes and got up to kneel down and congratulate Boss Zhao.After the ceremony was over, the food and wine were served on the table, and the dance and music also started according to the arrangement.

After drinking for three rounds, Boss Zhao was in high spirits, and expressed that he would pardon the world.

Shen Ji was a little excited in his heart, hoping that he could pardon the performers in Jiaofang including Lu Nianchuan.However, what Boss Zhao wants to pardon is only those fugitives who evaded taxes, left their hometowns, became displaced, and criminals who committed misdemeanor crimes.

She looked at Lu Nianchuan in a little disappointment, and seeing that there was no emotion on her face, she knew that she had never expected to be included in the list of pardons for the world. After all, if the government pardoned the actors of the Jiaofang Division, where would the performance come from? ?

Lu Nianchuan was right, instead of hoping that the high and mighty emperor would show some compassion to these poor women, it would be better for her to try to help them get out of trouble!

Shen Ji raised the wine glass in his hand, and drank the fine liquid inside in one gulp.This is a good wine in the palace, the taste is naturally not comparable to that of wine outside the palace, Shen Ji just drank a few cups, and he felt that the wine was strong.

She didn't want to get drunk, so after thinking about it, she could only use books to wake herself up a little bit.

So she took out the book she had brought out for Li Yunyao, and read it intently.

Xue Ji, Zhao Chengzong, Cao Can and the others were drinking vigorously when they suddenly saw Shen Ji take out a book to read, and they didn't realize it for a while.

Xue Ji leaned over and took a look at the title of the book "A General Theory of Ancient and Modern Times". It was a serious Confucian book, not some anecdotal or unsuitable book for children.

He stared at Shen Ji dumbfounded: "Is it because the dancing is not good, or the music is not good, or the food and wine are not good, why don't you just sit here and read a book?!"

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Shen Ji can be regarded as understanding why Li Yunyao always reads with a book in his hand, because as long as he concentrates on reading, he can stop thinking about those worrying things, and he doesn't have to force himself to immerse himself in the sensual banquet superior.

Shen Ji said solemnly: "It's time for me to study and study."

"I just said that something is wrong with you kid, you are definitely bewitched!" Xue Ji said with certainty.

"It has nothing to do with you if you are possessed by an evil spirit."

Xue Ji was speechless.After a while, I finally choked out a sentence, "How can we drink with peace of mind when you're like this?"

It's really mesmerizing!

Shen Ji's strange behavior attracted people's attention. Boss Zhao vaguely noticed the commotion here, so he took advantage of the intermission and went back to the main hall to change clothes, and asked Wang Ji'en: "What happened at Cailou?"

Wang Jien didn't expect that the official family was also a gossip, so he truthfully told Boss Zhao about Shen Ji's strange move. The latter was also stunned for a moment, and then laughed loudly: "This kid is interesting, you call him here."

Wang Jien took the order to bring Shen Ji over.The latter also wondered why Boss Zhao called her here, but she was not afraid of Boss Zhao at all.

As usual, Boss Zhao asked her to hand over the book in her hand, and then asked her: "Congratulating me on my birthday is so boring that you read the book on such an occasion?"

"How can an official's birthday be boring? I can only participate in such a grand ceremony once a year, so I naturally like it. It's just that I was too happy and drank a lot of wine. I was worried that I would make some rude moves when I was drunk, so I borrowed books. Come sober yourself."

"This book also has the effect of sobering up?" Boss Zhao was surprised and flipped through the book curiously.

"This book is useless to the officials. Like the officials, the sea water can't handle alcohol, so you can't get drunk at all, so you don't need to sober up."

Boss Zhao snorted, "You're flattering!"

"I'm telling the truth!" Shen Ji was confident, and then changed the subject grandly, "Officials, when it comes to this matter, I want to ask, has our teacher's anthology been published?"

"I know you're thinking about this!" When Boss Zhao learned that she was reading a book, he thought of her performance in the hunting ground, and naturally thought of Li Mu's anthology.

He said, "I have already published his anthology as agreed with you."

"Then..." Shen Ji wanted to ask about the share, but Boss Zhao was the emperor after all, and she didn't dare to be too presumptuous, so she could only hesitate to speak.

Boss Zhao knew what she was thinking, and said: "Of course I will not forget the share I promised you, so it was added to Shen Qing's salary, and it will be distributed every month along with the monthly salary."

Shen Ji: "?!"

Is this what scheming adults are?

She was shocked that her father actually took her dividends privately, and then distributed them to her as change for her!

Seeing her deflated, Boss Zhao was in a happy mood: Let your kid read at my Changchun Festival banquet!

Shen Ji glanced at Boss Zhao resentfully: So the official, did you come to me just to watch me suffer? !

She shyly asked: "Officials, can you return the teacher's original manuscripts to the boy, it was collected and organized by the boy after all."

Boss Zhao snorted: "The original manuscript has already been stored in the third hall. If you want it, let yourself be qualified to enter the third hall first!"

The only ones who can enter the third hall are the officials of the third hall, except for him, Boss Zhao.The intention of Boss Zhao's words hardly needs to be dissected, it is clear that Shen Ji needs to work hard to make progress.

Fearing that Boss Zhao would also throw the book in her hand into the third hall, Shen Ji hurriedly said: "This book is borrowed from the Dou family by the kid, the official family..."

Boss Zhao: "..."

You son of a dignified honor, you still ask someone to borrow a book to read? !

Thinking of the small house of the Shen family, he felt that it was time for him to ask about the construction progress of the Shen family's new house.

The lecture was returned to Shen Ji, and he sent Shen Ji away.

The latter rubbed his head, but he still couldn't figure out the purpose of Boss Zhao seeing her. Could it be that he really just wanted to see her suffer?That's too narrow-minded!

But then she restrained herself a lot, and when the banquet was over, she immediately ran to the palace gate to wait for Yan Shu and Li Yunyao.

"Why didn't you wait for your father?" Yan Shu asked her.

Shen Ji patted his head: "Forgot."

"Really forgot?"

Only then did Shen Ji complain: "Mother doesn't know that father is too much. I co-published the teacher's anthology with the government, and father actually took my share!"

Shen Yilu, who came over and heard his "son" complained, turned pale, knocked her on the head from behind, and said, "What nonsense are you talking about in public?!"

Shen Ji noticed the officials who were gossiping and eavesdropping on their Shen family's family affairs, so they stopped talking and only dared to speak freely when they got home.

After hearing this, Yan Shu was silent for a long time.Li Yunyao looked at Shen Ji and also sighed.

"What are you doing?" Shen Ji felt that the attitude of the two was strange.

Yan Shu said: "Your father's salary has not increased, at least not now."

"How is it possible, the official said it himself, so he wouldn't lie to me, right?" Shen Ji looked at Shen Yilu who frowned.

Li Yunyao dragged Shen Ji away, and reminded her softly: "If there is no increase now, it will definitely increase in the future. Don't you understand what the officials mean?"

Shen Ji looked at her in confusion, pondered for a while, and soon understood: "The official means to give my father a promotion?!"

If you get promoted, don't you just increase your salary?

The author says:

Shen Xiaoji: You adults really have a lot of twists and turns.

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Notes: ①From "Song Dynasty Dinner"

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