An old lady's life

The emperor announced the entry of important ministers into the palace, but the ministers did not come out for three days in a row. Rongfu was preparing for Qiong's full moon banquet. Hongye also thought that Jia Amnesty would not come back, but he didn't want him to come back the evening before Qiong's full moon banquet. up.

Jia Amnesty made a special application to the emperor and King Zhaojun. Anyway, what he can do in the palace is limited. In terms of literature, he can't keep up with the scholars and others, and in terms of martial arts, he doesn't have the military talent of a general, so he is really just pretending.

Now all the ministers don't care about Jia Amnesty, everyone is immersed in the books from outside the sky, and the fonts with missing arms and legs are not difficult to read. After figuring out the rules, books on customs, human relationships, history, etc. will soon be interpreted It's just that books on other majors still need some work.

In the past few days, everyone has been translating simplified Chinese characters into traditional Chinese characters and re-copying them into books, and according to the current habit of reading, but the punctuation marks are preserved, because they found that some books, especially professional books, without punctuation marks, a sentence Basically, it has another meaning, and in professional books, no data can be wrong, otherwise it will cause irreparable mistakes.

As for the Arabic numerals on the books, everyone thought it was a good number, especially the Minister of the Household Department. When he saw books about finances, and saw how concise and clear the reports were, he almost immediately communicated with them. The emperor said: "Your Majesty, let's not talk about other things for now, just use the various reports on the basics of accounting for the accounting of the household department, and the concise figures, which can reduce many unnecessary cumbersome things."

Emperor Changping didn't even bother to lift his eyelids. He was flipping through the history books. As for the memorials that were delayed in the past few days, the important memorials were reviewed by Lao Qi, or he was asked for instructions if he was unsure. This meeting is being classified and dealt with by Prince Gong and others.

King Zhaojun took a break from his busy schedule and replied to the Minister of the Household Department: "Master He will learn it if he thinks it is useful, and teach it to the officials of the Household Department."

"I also read that the report made by the numbers is indeed more concise and clear than our Chinese characters. You learn it as soon as possible or let your officials from the household department learn it, and then gradually popularize it." Time is money, and saving time will naturally save money.

The five generals of the green battalion stared at all kinds of military books and worried. They were greedy for the fire/guns, shells, etc. in the books, but they were not like accounting.

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Jia Amnesty came back late, and the children were already asleep. Jia Zheng heard that his eldest brother was back, so he immediately approved his coat and came to Rong'an Hall.

The letter from Tianwai asked to be kept secret, but Jia Amnesty still told his mother and younger brother.

Hongye nodded: "Even so, this matter ends here in our family. With your second son, King Zhaojun should soon bring some books for you to study. You will know this sooner or later. As for the boss, for the time being Don't worry, I can tell your father-in-law some time, he shouldn't be kept secret."

The Zhang family is also old and mature. As for Jia She and the three uncles, they will naturally know when they should know.

Jia Amnesty nodded, and then asked: "Sister Qiong's full moon banquet tomorrow, but is it ready? I came back on a special trip. After the full moon banquet, I have to enter the palace."

Speaking of this matter, he is still quite proud, although outsiders don't know, he is actually just pretending.

Hongye didn't expose him, and said with a smile: "Jingshu is doing things, don't you feel relieved? Sister Qiong is the second girl in our family, so the full moon banquet should be lively."

Jia Zheng was still immersed in the shock of the book coming from outside, and he would come back to his senses and thank his mother and elder brother, Sister Qiong was his daughter.

The next day, at the full moon banquet held by sister Qiong, the fifth daughter of Rongfu, the mansion began to wear red and green from before dawn. Jia Hu, Jia Zhu, and sister Shan only woke up to find out that their father (uncle) had returned, and they were curious about him for a while. Things in the palace, but if the father (uncle) doesn't say anything, they have nothing to do.

Wang Shi started to take a bath when the hour of Chen arrived, and she didn't take a shower or wash her hair for a month. She felt very uncomfortable all over, and she was delayed for a full hour in the ear room before she came out, and she really felt a lot more relaxed.

Around Si time, there were many guests. Mrs. Wang came out to meet the female guests with Qiong in her arms. The wives and wives were full of praise, and many people wanted to ask Mrs. Zhang why Jia She entered the palace.After all, the emperor announced the ministers, these ministers are not light, but there is a Jia Amnesty inserted here, so people can't help but think about it.

After a while, Jia Zhu came in and carried Miss Qiong to the front hall to meet the male guest, but she came back in less than a quarter of an hour. There were especially many guests today, and their purpose was not to see a little baby. , They all want to get close to Jia She, is there any new move by the court?

Just like that, Sister Qiong's full moon banquet was lively and lively, and in the middle of the afternoon the guests dispersed, and Jia She went back to the palace again.

In this way, in the next few days, the ministers who were announced into the palace went out of the palace in batches to rest, until half a month later, the 680 books from outside the sky were all sorted out, some of them had been copied, and the ones that are needed now I took it out to study with some professionals, and all the books that were too advanced were sealed up and opened later depending on the progress.

Without Jia Amnesty, he was allowed to return home and live a normal life.

Mr. Zhang naturally knew about the affairs in the palace, but he didn't know the inside story. His old friends had basically retired, they were not officials in the court, and they were not included in the Changping Emperor's call.

So he was looking forward to his son-in-law coming back to explain his doubts. After Jia She came back, he didn't come to see his father-in-law on purpose, but first asked Mrs. Zhang to bring a message, and he would visit again after a few days of rest.

In this way, Jia Amnesty sees the follow-up actions of the imperial court. It is not possible to make major reforms now, but to proceed step by step. The social system is different, and the regulations applicable to future generations cannot be rashly applied to the present, just like slavery. It is not suitable to abolish the system now. When the society gradually develops and people's humanistic quality and awareness are improved, when most people advocate the humanistic spirit, slavery will be abolished by the court.

When Mrs. Zhang found out about this from his son-in-law, he was really surprised, but he is so old that he can see everything. Dafeng has such an adventure, it is God's pity.

Hongye originally thought that this matter had nothing to do with Jia Amnesty, but she never expected that Jia Hu would become a favorite, and many people she didn't know well and she had no contact with Zhang would send people to inquire. The matter of getting married.

"Nephew and daughter-in-law, what do you mean? Auntie already understands that getting married is good for two surnames. In fact, Auntie, I don't care. As long as the girl has a good character and can take care of the family, I like it. But the granddaughter-in-law is not married to me. Life is not about living with your cousins, but about living with Hu'er, it's good for them young people to live well." Hong Ye looked at Xu Shi with a smile, and she was also a little speechless in her heart. She really wasn't in a hurry to find a wife. Mrs. Zhang was worried about Jia Hu's next spring, so she calmed down, so the blind date in Rong Mansion slowed down.

Mrs. Xu was actually quite embarrassed. This time it was not the Xu family from her natal family who came to inquire, but her uncle Qian's family. The old man of the Qian family was bedridden at home due to illness. The old man of the Qian family was her uncle. The girl who came to mention this time was her uncle. granddaughter and also her niece.However, the Qian family is a scholarly family, these years because the old lady Qian is not in power, several of her cousins ​​are unlucky, so the Qian family is in urgent need of a very favorable marriage.

"I understand what Auntie means, and I will tell my aunt." Xu smiled, "Huer is now the first choice for sons-in-law in every family. Auntie and siblings really need to look carefully and choose a well-rounded one for Huer." Nephew and daughter-in-law."

Mrs. Zhang also said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, don't worry about it. You can worry about Hu'er. It is Hu'er's blessing to have an aunt like you who cares about him."

Mrs. Zhang glanced at her mother-in-law, and Hongye smiled and said, "Nephew and daughter-in-law like this, please call back to your aunt. There are a lot of people who have come to kiss us recently, and we really don't have a choice. If the in-laws and aunts don't mind, let us choose a time. At that time, invite some young masters and daughters for outings, if their young people can fall in love with each other, this is their fate."

Hongye thought, the atmosphere is much more open now, this kind of outing party is actually a blind date meeting in disguise, men and women eat, drink, and play, there is nothing to do, Jia Hu and Jia Zhu brothers have recently been obsessed with reading, so it is good to go to relax of.

"Although the Shangsi Festival has passed, the weather is so good that you can go out any day." Mrs. Xu nodded and smiled immediately after hearing this: "Let Brother Rong go to play with his uncle and aunt. This kid has lost his temper recently. He always thinks his grandfather and father are too strict."

Hongye smiled and said: "Okay, you just go with me, and leave the house to Zhen's daughter-in-law, so you can relax." Xu's problem is that he always likes to hold the housekeeper in his hands. Fortunately, Hu Submissive, otherwise, in an ordinary family, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law might cause a lot of trouble.

This matter is so settled, Hongye and Zhang will choose a time to send out invitation letters, and by the way, both of them will write a letter explaining the reason.The weather in March was warm and cold. After the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law agreed, they unanimously set the time on April [-]. The location is at the foot of Qingfo Mountain where the Qingfo Temple is located. There is a large peach grove there, which is planted by the local people. , you can enjoy the flowers, and after the peach blossoms wither, you can harvest the fruits.

When Jia Hu learned about this situation from his grandmother, he couldn't laugh or cry, but he didn't object, and Jia Zhu hid aside and snickered.

"Pearl is also 14 years old, you can also look at the marriage, go with your elder brother, if you meet someone you like, just come and tell grandma, don't be shy, if you are reserved and shy, maybe that girl will be killed by others." It's booked." Hong Ye smiled and joked with Jia Zhu.

Jia Zhu is usually generous, but now she blushed and was laughed at by Jia Hu.

"Grandmother don't worry, grandson won't worry." The two Jia Hu brothers quickly agreed, Qing Muai, at their age, unconsciously began to pay attention to other girls, and in their hearts they were also looking forward to their future wives. his aesthetic.

The Zhang family sent people to send out invitations, and also sent people to Qingfo Mountain to set up an occasion. It is simply that Rongfu has a villa there, and there is still a place to live.

There are many rich and noble families in Beijing. This time, Hongye and the Zhang family sent out more invitations. There are people who were originally close to each other, and there are also families that Hongye and the others are optimistic about. Like a daughter-in-law, Hongye and Zhang have to explain it sincerely. Reasonable people reply to the post and let their sons and daughters participate, and those who feel insulted don't care if they don't come!

Today, Jia Amnesty was sorting out the case files at the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Some time ago, he was transferred to work in the palace, so the affairs of the Ministry of Criminal Justice were put on hold. Of course, important matters would not wait for him. Wouldn't the world be dark without him?So he just learned about the affairs of the Ministry of Punishment during this period.

At noon, he was dozing off on the table when the eunuch in the palace came to convey the order, and the emperor invited him to the palace for an audience.

Jia Amnesty immediately wiped his face and followed the eunuch who delivered the decree into the palace. First, he had an audience with the emperor and King Zhaojun in the imperial study. Emperor Changping was still reading the general history of China. .

"My minister sees the emperor, sees the prince." Why did you ask him to come?Are you here to copy books again?

King Zhaojun nodded: "Get up, the elders are older, not younger than you, and you can write well, so in the next few days, you will take over the job of Minister of Criminal Law and continue to copy books about criminal law. .”

Jia Amnesty suddenly shed a few lines of lasagna tears in his heart, and had to agree: "My minister obeys the order!"

Just as he was about to withdraw, Emperor Changping finally spoke, "I heard that Jia Qing's son has grown up and is looking for a marriage?"

Alarm bells rang in Jia She's mind: "Reporting to the emperor, yes. The eldest son of the minister is 17 years old, and the mother and wife are seeing each other for their marriage."

King Zhaojun looked up at his father, and asked directly: "Father, don't you want to give me a marriage?" He frowned tightly, "Is any of the royal sisters of my vassals old enough to get married?"

Jia She was a little anxious, his mind was spinning fast, the princess in the palace?The oldest one is only 13 years old, but if the emperor insists on going his own way, it's not impossible, but he doesn't understand the princess at all!

Emperor Changping coughed, "Pinghui has reached the age of Ji."

Jia Amnesty was stunned, who was Ping Hui?King Zhaojun immediately understood: "Is Pinghui so old?" He glanced at Jia She, and said again: "Jia She, I don't buy or sell by force, aren't Mrs. Jia and Mrs. Do you want to hold a flower viewing party? I just asked Ping Hui to participate, if their young people can have this fate, you and the old lady should not object, right?"

"Of course I don't object." Jia She hesitated and said, "I don't know who the emperor and the prince are talking about?"

King Zhaojun nodded: "Even so, I will let the princess contact Mrs. Jia and the old lady. Pinghui is my second elder brother's daughter-in-law, and my second sister-in-law was originally an outstanding woman. I have nothing to say about Pinghui's upbringing." .”

Jia She understood immediately, isn't this the first prince's first daughter?If the first prince hadn't been a monster and ascended the throne smoothly, the Pinghui princess would not be just a princess.

"I thank the emperor and the prince for their love." Jia She has already thought about the stakes in his mind, is this the marriage?What if Princess Pinghui looks mediocre and her son doesn't like it?

After Jia Amnesty withdrew, he wrote a note in the side hall, asking the prince's eunuch to come over.

After Hongye and Mrs. Zhang received Jia Amnesty's note, they were really surprised. She looked at Mrs. Zhang: "Have you seen this Princess Pinghui?"

Mrs. Zhang hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "My daughter-in-law has seen her before, but she hasn't had much contact with her. Princess Pinghui has an outstanding appearance, but she is very calm, and she is better than Concubine Yi."

Hongye nodded, pondered for a moment and said, "Forget it, we'll talk about it when we meet people." After the first prince left, the original princess and now the current princess Yi seldom appeared in public. When Princess Pinghui became an adult, Concubine Yi took her daughter to many birthday banquets.