Amnesty's daily life

Just as Nala Shuxian was talking to her natal family, the Rongqing hall was very lively, but because Jia Mu was still a little worried after Mrs. Wang returned, she simply called Jia Zheng to come over and take a closer look. Say it.

"Zheng'er, you are a very talented and good boy. You have worked hard since you were a child and have never let your father and I down. Before your father died, he asked for a fifth-grade worker named Wailang for you. But this position is really difficult for you to show your ambitions. It just so happens that the Zhang family is coming back soon, or let your elder brother and sister-in-law go to the Zhang family to talk about it for you, and see if you can recommend some gentlemen to you. In the future, you can avoid some detours in your official career. My mother has planned for you. You are originally a fifth rank. The fifth rank sounds too good. After the last three to five years, you have accumulated enough qualifications and then you can go up. You can become a third rank official within ten years, and you can be promoted to a second rank within 20 years. Become a first-rank member of the imperial court before the age of 50!!"

What Jia's mother said was so powerful that she even worried about Jia Zheng's self-esteem, so she added a few more words: "Zheng'er, my mother knows that you are a rare talent once in a hundred years, so you don't want to use external force. But you Just think about it for Wei Niang, Wei Niang is not too young, and I only hope to see you become a first-rank official in your lifetime, and you will be named a Marquis and worshiped as a Prime Minister!"

"Mother!" Jia Zheng was also very excited, and immediately knelt down to Jia Mu, saying, "Mother, don't worry, my son will definitely work hard and make progress, and will never let down your ardent expectations, mother."

"That's right. You are different from Xi'er. He is useless at first glance. My mother has never expected him. Zheng'er, don't be as knowledgeable as him, remember that the future of our Rongguo Mansion rests on your shoulders." Yes. On your wife’s side, I also told her that I want to have a good time with Xi’s daughter-in-law. They are just sisters-in-law, and there’s no such thing as quarreling. The Wang’s side is full of military generals, so it’s natural to help Without you, our family has to rely on the Zhang family to pull it out."

"Yes, mother, what you said is true." Jia Zheng had no objection to Nala Shuxian, mainly because the latter had met him several times since she entered the door, but had never had any disputes.In addition, the Zhang family is a family of poets and books. In the attitude of respecting scholars, Jia Zheng can only say in his heart that flowers are stuck in cow dung.As for Jia Amnesty, after listening to Jia's mother's persuasion, Jia Zheng resolutely decided that he would never lower his style to make things difficult for Jia Amnesty in the future.After all, he is a noble scholar.

In Rongqing Hall, Jia's mother and Jia Zheng talked very happily, how can a mother be kind and filial to her son.But he didn't want to, and suddenly someone came to report that the servants of the Zhang family had left from the side door.

Jia's mother was stunned: "Didn't you agree to keep them for a few days? What's the matter? Come and call Mrs. Zhang!" Jia's mother secretly speculated that her thoughts were apart from Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang In addition, he didn't reveal anything to others, not even the maid who was close to him, so it shouldn't have been spread to the east courtyard, so is it purely a coincidence?

Not long after, Nala Shuxian brought Nanny Rong over, while Jia Zheng bid farewell to Jia's mother earlier, but did not leave Rongqing Hall directly, but went to the east wing behind to look for his son Jia Zhu.

"Hi, old lady." Nala Shuxian didn't know what happened just now, because she accidentally got a shocking news from her natal servant, she was still a little distracted at the moment.Of course, with her mind, even if she was distracted, she would never let others see it.Therefore, in the eyes of Jia Mu, Nala Shuxian is still the polite daughter-in-law.

"Forgive my daughter-in-law, your natal family..." Mother Jia hesitated for a moment. In fact, she didn't need to care so much about servants like this kind of daughter-in-law's natal family. If she really cared about it, it would seem that she was petty .After all, those people are servants, not serious in-laws.

Nala Shuxian was a little surprised, but still said: "They have already left, saying that the old house in the capital has not been put in order, and because my parents and elder brother are going to the capital soon, I thought about it." Simply let them go back earlier, and after a while, I will go back to my mother's house to see my parents and brothers."

"Well done, that's how it should be." Mother Jia praised, and then asked, "Can you tell me when you can arrive?"

"It is said that it will be within one or two months, but the exact date is hard to say now."

"It doesn't matter when you arrive, when your mother's family comes, we will hold a dinner at our house and invite them to come to the mansion to get together. It just so happens that I haven't seen your mother for a long time, so it's time to catch up. "When Jia's mother said this, her eyes flickered slightly. She didn't object to Nala Shuxian returning to her natal home, but she also knew that at most, La Shuxian would bring Jia Amnesty with her when she returned to her natal home. Can she also bring Jia Zheng along with her? ?That being the case, it is better to let people from the Zhang family come over.At that time, it would be much more convenient for the female relatives to be in the back and the male guests to be in the front.

"Yes, then I will listen to you, old lady." Nala Shuxian's heart moved, and she guessed a little bit, and then she heard Jia Mu asking her to sit down and drink tea, and chat slowly, and she became more confident at the moment.

Sure enough, after a while, Mother Jia couldn't bear it anymore, and tactfully proposed to match Jia Zheng and find a reliable gentleman.To be honest, upon hearing this request, La Shuxian really looked up to Mother Jia. She thought that Mother Jia would directly say that she would help Jia Zheng with activities and directly get a third-rank and fourth-rank official. Dangdang.

Nala Shuxian lowered her eyes, took a sip of tea, and then smiled and said: "Mother wants to find a husband for my second brother?" She stopped calling the old lady and the second master, and the ones in front of her left and right wanted to get close. So what if her wish is fulfilled?

Mother Jia nodded again and again: "Yes, Shuxian, would you like to help?" This Shuxian sounded much more affectionate than daughter-in-law She, and Mother Jia slowed down her voice specially, looking at her with sweet eyes. Looking at Nala Shuxian.

"Cheng, it's a good thing that the second brother is willing to make progress. Let me think about it..." Nala Shuxian hesitated for a moment, then put her hands together and said with a smile, "I remember that Mr. Xianhe is good, does mother know who that is? Famous for his idle clouds and wild cranes, he was originally an important minister whom the Holy Majesty cared about very much. He was a veteran of the three dynasties. Once, two years ago, Mr. Xianhe finally accepted his resignation on his 20th birthday. By the way, Mr. Xianhe was very familiar with my grandfather, and he also taught my father and my three older brothers. Mother If you ask me who is the most knowledgeable at that time, it must be this one."

Mr. Xianhe is another name, and his real name is naturally not called this.But because the sages have allowed him to be called another name, people outside gradually forgot about it, and they all call him that.Although Jia's mother is not outstanding in knowledge, she is a noble daughter of a noble family, so she has heard of this name.In fact, when Nala Shuxian said the name of Mr. Xianhe, she was completely shocked.

"This, this, this..." Swallowing with difficulty, Mother Jia pinched herself fiercely, and finally calmed down, "Shuxian, are you serious? Can your father invite this person? "

"It may not be easy to invite. At the beginning, my father and three elder brothers all came to visit. After all, that is not a private school teacher who can be invited by just a few practitioners." Nala Shuxian said with a light smile.

"That's right, I'm going to visit you! Shuxian, you are right, you are so right!" Mother Jia was so excited that she couldn't restrain herself, her hands trembled involuntarily.But at this time, Nala Shuxian spoke again.

"Mr. Xianhe likes people who work hard and make progress. If my mother thinks highly of him, I will ask my father and elder brother to bring my second brother to visit. As for the visit ceremony, I think I will use the second brother's article, or some famous letters. Forget it. Another thing is, Mr. Xianhe is a bit old after all, so I'm afraid he won't be able to spend too much energy on his second brother. How about I introduce a few more to you? Like Pan Ding, the academician of the Imperial Academy , Fu Chenke, a cabinet bachelor, Peng Xinde, the censor of Zuodu..." Nala Shuxian mentioned a dozen or so famous contemporary figures in one breath. Officials.

After talking for a long time, Nala Shuxian's mouth became a little parched, she reached out to take a sip from the cup of tea, and suddenly her heart moved, and she added another sentence: "By the way, why did I forget that person? Ling Ningping, who once worshiped as a grand teacher! Mother, that person is a genius!"

It's not an exaggeration to speak of a genius, it's because Ling Ningze's experience is a bit too legendary.He is a child of a family, but he does not want to sprout the shade of his ancestors, so he embarked on an official career by relying on the three yuan and the first rank. In just ten years, he was officially worshiped as a first-rank grand master, and he was extremely trusted by the sage.However, he was too proud to be tamed, and three years after he was appointed as the grand master, he handed in his resignation and drifted away.After wandering around for more than ten years, he returned to the capital again and taught students for a living. His legend is that none of the students he called failed the exam. The students all took the top three.

"Shuxian! Shuxian!" Mother Jia was so excited that she almost fainted. She even pinched herself several times, but she still seemed to be living in a fog.

At this moment, Nala Shuxian comforted her and said, "Mother, it will take a month or two for my father and others to come to Beijing. Why don't you discuss it carefully with your second brother? Don't worry, the person I mentioned just now is only my mother." If I agree with my second brother, I will definitely let them agree to this matter. However, I also remind you that you can’t eat too much, and the best candidate for this gentleman is within three people."

"Shuxian, you are a generalist, mother understands in her heart!" At this moment, Mother Jia's eyes on La Shuxian were not just pretending to be kind, but she was really taking her seriously. The meat looked up.Of course, it is definitely not comparable to Jia Zheng, but it is definitely more important than Jia Amnesty.

Nala Shuxian smiled slightly, and was about to say goodbye, but suddenly she seemed to remember something, and her footsteps stopped.

At the moment, Mother Jia took Nala Shuxian as her sweetheart, so she blurted out, "What's the problem? Although we are mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, we love each other like mother and daughter, so we have nothing to worry about."

"Mother, it's like this. I shouldn't be the one to say some things, but I'm afraid that by accident, my friendship will be ruined for no reason. If I miss my second brother's studies, it will be a serious crime." See Jiamu When she became nervous, Nala Shuxian sighed and said, "The old gentlemen I mentioned just now are all high-spirited and arrogant people, and they are the most dismissive of yellow and white things. I just want to remind you, if Mother wants to give a visiting gift, but don't let my younger siblings intervene. It's not that I want to speak ill of her, it's that her preferences are far from those of my natal family's relatives and friends."

Hearing this, Mother Jia was obviously taken aback for a moment, then nodded hurriedly and said: "Shuxian, you are right in reminding me, I will definitely prepare the gift myself later, if I am not sure, I will let you see it later." The next question is, what kind of family really raises what kind of heirs, this Wang family is a reckless man, and even more respects that women who have no talent are virtues, what good things can they raise?All day long, he only knows how to stare at those petty profits, how can he be as knowledgeable and sensible as the eldest daughter-in-law.

Seeing that La Shuxian had resigned and left, Mother Jia said to Pearl beside her with some emotion, "Oh, actually, it's very good to pardon my daughter-in-law. After all, she came from a scholarly family, so I can figure it out at the critical moment. Pearl , you take my jewelry box... No, no, don't give away jewelry, look at me, how I was taken by Mrs. Wang! You go and get the set of good-quality azure-glazed Ru Kiln in my private warehouse Take out the tea set and send it to the east courtyard in person."

Pearl begged for mercy, took the key and searched for it in the private treasury behind.

But that La Shuxian, after she backed out, took only two steps, when she heard angry scolding from the east, her steps stopped immediately, and she couldn't help but look over: "Mother, is that the east wing?"

"Returning to the master, it is true. In the east wing, the second room is Zhu Geer. In the past, when Lian was around, he lived in the west wing." It is true that he is one year older than Brother Lian, but don't forget that the eldest son is always the eldest son, even the youngest son of the eldest son is much more precious than the eldest son of the second son!

Nala Shuxian didn't care about this, she just listened intently to the movement in the East Wing, but the more she listened, the more she frowned.

"Idiot! I told you to recite the Three Character Classic. It's been almost a quarter of an hour. You can't even recite the first two sentences? I'll give you three days, and you must recite them all. After three days, you will start to learn the hundred surnames and the thousand characters." When you know all these things, I will teach you the Four Books and Five Classics. Come on, memorize it with me, people are inherently kind..."

"Human nature is good at the beginning, similar in nature and far away from each other. If you don't teach, teach..."

Snapped--

After the loud applause, there was the sound of Brother Zhu crying loudly, but immediately there was the intermittent sound of reciting a book, accompanied by the sound of stumbling and choking, and the sound of crisp slaps from time to time.

Nala Shuxian stood in the hallway for a while, and after a short while, a smile floated on her lips: "The mother is gone, and I still have to write to my father. It is not necessary for Mr. Introduction to come in person, is there? Otherwise, it would not be a bad idea to let the brothers go to Beijing earlier." Brother Zhu is only one year older than Brother Lian, four years old in falsehood, but actually only three years old.Even in the royal family in the previous life, they didn't have to toss the children like this, and the Zhang family where the original owner lives pays more attention to entertaining and teaching. For every child, reading is the happiest game, not torture.

It is not wrong for Jia Zheng to hope that Zhu Geer will make progress, the fault is that dragons give birth to dragons and phoenixes beget phoenixes, since you want your son to become a dragon, then please set a good example first.

As promised, Nala Shuxian laid out paper and ink and began to write letters when she returned home. It was only when she started writing that she realized a problem.Nala Shuxian herself is proficient in the three languages ​​of Manchu, Han and Mongolia, so writing Chinese characters is not a problem.The problem is that the original Zhang's handwriting does not match hers.Putting the letter paper aside for the time being, Nala Shuxian found out the original owner's previous calligraphy, and recalled it carefully.It shouldn't be a problem to deceive outsiders. The original owner is the treasure in the palm of her parents' heart, and her parents jointly enlightened her. Nala Shuxian thought about it for a while, and then started to practice again.

This practice lasted half an afternoon.

In the evening, Jia Amnesty went back to the yard to look around, but was astonished to find that La Shuxian was occupying his study room and was writing large characters. She didn't know what to say, and said after a while, "Shuxian, what are you doing?" Don’t you? Didn’t you and your natal family catch up on the old days? Where did this person go?”

"They have already left." Nala Shuxian put the pen in her hand aside, beckoned Jia She to come over, pointed to the calligraphy she had practiced all afternoon and asked, "What do you think of my calligraphy?"

"Very good." Jia She glanced quickly and said indifferently.Then he asked about the topic just now, and only asked why he didn't stay with his natal family for a few more days?Although it is only a servant of her natal family, the person who may come to the capital to fight for the master's family must be a confidant.Comparing heart to heart, if Jia She hadn't seen his parents and brothers for several years, he would definitely ask questions.Involuntarily, Jia Amnesty lost his mind, "But what did the old lady say? Your mother's family hasn't been here for a long time, so why bother me for a few more days? She's too partial!"

"What did you say?" Nala Shuxian shook her head quite speechlessly. This time, Jia Amnesty really blamed Jiamu.After thinking for a while, Nala Shuxian simply pulled Jia Amnesty to sit down, and talked about the afternoon's affairs in detail.

Hearing that La Shuxian had given Jia Zheng a package to introduce Mr. Jia She, he was taken aback for a moment, but then he almost broke his stomach from laughing: "Hahahaha, that idiot has the talent to know how to make progress! If he is really like this, all these years Can't even pass the exam as a scholar? Still need his father to apply for an official position for him before his death? The one he asked for was Wai Lang, a member of the Ministry of Industry! Shuxian, do you know that Taizu is divided into six departments, officials, households, rites, and soldiers? , punishment, and labor. The Ministry of Officials is the head of the six departments. It is in charge of the selection, examination, promotion, etc. of hundreds of officials. They have to take care of everything, so this Minister of the Ministry of Officials is also known as the Heavenly Official. At the same time, the officials of the Ministry of Officials are the most unofficial, if you offend them, you will not be able to wear out all your shoes."

Nala Shuxian looked at Jia Amnesty in surprise, and immediately changed into an expression of extreme admiration, and said, "Master, you know all this? God, are you the one who hides in the city?"