Since listening to Shen Junqian's advice, Xiao Shi and De'an have discussed it and felt that it is feasible. First, it is not good to favor the girls of the Shen family, and secondly, to let these little girls go together to have fun, which can also enhance the relationship between sisters. Because there is only one girl in the second and third rooms of the Shen family, mainly there are four girls in the big room, so I went to discuss with the Ma family.

Ma Shi has actually been so busy lately, listening to Xiao Shi and De'an's mention, he was a little hesitant, mainly because the eldest girl Shen Junxuan, who will be sixteen this year, will hold a ceremony in a few months, and then will prepare for the wedding non-stop.

Ma himself also knows that this daughter's family, no matter how her husband's family treats her, this marriage is not as comfortable as in the boudoir, so he also wants Shen Junxuan to take this opportunity to have fun again. But I want her to follow her again and learn how to host the feed. I think that Ma himself because of the early death of his biological mother, and the relationship with his stepmother was not good, although he was protected by loyal servants, but after all, he suffered a lot in this, she just married into the Shen family in the past few years, I don't know how much fault Fan made, if it wasn't for the Shen family's leniency, it would really not be good.

Seeing that Ma's face was hesitant, Xiao Shi thought for a while and asked, "Sister-in-law is worried about Jun Xuan?"

There's nothing bad to say, Ma nodded and said: "No, Xuan'er is going to be married this year, and this wedding is also close, I have the heart to let Xuan'er follow me to learn more about presiding over the feed, so that she won't go to her mother-in-law's house to suffer in this regard." ”

De'an said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, let's worry too much, Jun Xuan is the eldest lady of our Shen family, if you want to have an identity, a look and a look, and a talent to learn, which family will not provide for her if she marries, where will she suffer." ”

"What are you talking nonsense!" Xiao Shi glared at De'an angrily, which family will marry a daughter-in-law back to offer, when please Bodhisattva, turned his head to comfort Ma Shi and said: "Although De'an can't say it a little bit, but Jun Xuan, this child, we all know, has always been a role model for the younger brothers and sisters below, his virtue and words are not bad, and the affairs in his yard have always been taken care of in an orderly manner. ”

Ma Shi sighed and said, "I also know that I am too worried, Xuan'er has been sensible since she was a child and has never asked me to have any heart, but where can I feel at ease when I am a mother." I'm not afraid of your jokes, I've suffered a loss of bad feedback, I remember when I first came to the Shen family, if it wasn't for Mrs. Tai taking me, I don't know how much I would fall, so I am reluctant to let my daughter suffer that hardship again, and now I can't wait to be able to stuff all the things I will into her brain before she gets married. ”

Xiao Shi heard Ma say this, thought for a while, and then said: "Actually, sister-in-law doesn't have to be too anxious, this time let their brothers and sisters go to Zhuangzi together, maybe it will be a test for Sister Xuan." This time, we don't have time to go, Junhao can't go, Sister Xuan is the boss, and the girls are older, and they still have to be separated from the brothers to some extent, Sister Xuan has to take on the responsibility of the eldest sister and take care of the younger brothers and sisters. Just this time, it is better for us to hand over the arrangement of luggage and entourage to Sister Xuan'er, let her start to arrange, we will watch from behind, if there is anything wrong, just take this opportunity to guide her. ”

And you can also take this opportunity to let Jun Xuan and her younger siblings have a good relationship again, and the days to come are not for their brothers and sisters to support each other. "De'an knows this best, although she is the county lord, she was not originally born to Princess Ning, just because she was raised by Princess Ning's side since she was a child, not only get along with Princess Ning, but also have a very good relationship with her brothers, otherwise where can she get the position of county lord as a concubine, it is said that the most valuable thing in the royal family is that the heir is the most worthless is also the heir.

Being persuaded by Xiao Shi and De'an like this, Ma Shi thought about it and really reasoned about it, so he said: "It's okay, it's just that I still have to ask Xuan'er for my opinion." ”

After all, the three of them have been getting along for several years, and their respective personalities are very clear, I originally thought that I still needed to talk more with Ma's, but I didn't expect it to be so easy this time, De'an immediately nodded in agreement: "It's okay, this matter is just us mentioning yì, we always have to ask their sisters what they mean, if they don't want to go out, don't force it, and when it's decided, sister-in-law just send someone to tell us, this matter is not in a hurry." ”

immediately decided the matter, and Ma talked about the visit of his second brother's family, and intended to let De'an also help each other to take a look, but De'an gave up because Shen Ji'an's exam had really not been available recently.

Since Shen Jizhong became one of the six ministers of the cabinet, the opportunities for the three brothers to get together have been much less, and it is rare for them to get together now.

Shen Ji'an looked at himself Shen Jitang calmly cleaned his hands in the basin served by the subordinate, kissed the incense, took out the tea set, and said with a smile: "Second brother, are you going to make tea in person, I haven't drunk the tea made by the second brother himself for a long time, now at this time, I want to think about it, could it be that the Longjing in the West Lake has been sent before?"

Shen Jitang didn't look at Shen Ji'an, and while carefully washing the teapot and teacup with the first tea, he said: "There is news from Jiangnan, this year's rainy season is early and the rain is more abundant than in previous years, so this Longjing is a few days earlier than in previous years, just in time to catch up today, and our brothers will taste this year's new tea together." ”

Shen Jizhong took the teacup handed over by Shen Jitang, took a sip, and sighed: "The second brother's tea-making skills are getting better and better." ”

Although Shen Ji'an has been forced to practice these since he was a child, he has never liked it very much, and he can distinguish one from the other, and it is okay to fool people occasionally, but when it comes to tasting tea, he has never liked it very much, he has already drunk the small cup of tea, and when he heard Shen Jizhong's words, he quickly put the empty teacup that he was about to put down in his hand, and was secretly glad that his cup had not been put away, but he turned his head and Shen Jitang's line of sight.

Shen Jitang didn't say anything, silently glanced at Shen Ji'an a few times, and then turned his gaze away as if nothing happened, but Shen Ji'an immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Since he was a child, he didn't have much interest in these so-called gentlemanly things, and he couldn't stand it because he had to drink tea slowly.

"That's when there are a lot of things in the court now, and my eldest brother is one of the six ministers of the cabinet, so I can't compare to my leisure. Now that the Shen family has a lot of affairs, there is no big matter, and it will not be so prudent to let the three masters of the Shen family gather together, Shen Jitang asked secretly guessingly: "Big brother specially called us here today, but ...... What's the big deal with Asari?"

"Asari has been calm recently, and if you really talk about big things, you will try. Shen Jizhong put down the teacup, turned his head and asked Shen Ji'an: "Ji'an, how are you studying recently, it's strange to me, it turns out that you are not happy to let you take the exam, the family finally forced you to get a Xie Yuan name, you said that you are no longer willing to take the test, it just so happens that you are married to the third brother and sister by King Ning, it is okay if you don't take the exam, why do you have to take the exam now?"

Shen Ji'an said nonchalantly: "Originally, it was enough to have the eldest brother and the second brother in the family, I have never liked to read much, if you didn't force me, I wouldn't even participate in the township test." ”

Shen Ji'an was originally raised by Shen Jizhong's brothers like a father and a brother, and he didn't know much about his temperament, so he was not wrong to say so, but Shen Jizhong, who had always adhered to the tradition of a scholarly family, still had a somewhat heavy face.

Shen Jitang didn't say anything special, and raised his eyebrows at Shen Ji'an, "Then tell me, what is the reason for this time, you are willing to participate in the test?"

When asked the truth, Shen Ji'an couldn't help rubbing his hands, and said with a smile: "Actually, I don't want to participate in the martial arts exam, I want to take the martial arts exam, but my father-in-law disagrees, saying that the original marriage of De'an to me is to refer to our family with the smell of books, and now if I want to participate in the martial arts, I must wait until I get a ranking in the martial arts examination, so I will ......" said and seemed to be a little embarrassed to smile.

"So you will take the exam first, get the ranking, and then go to the martial arts test?" Shen Jizhong frowned and asked, seeing Shen Ji'an nodded, he couldn't help but scold: "Ridiculous! What are you going to take the exam, you can take the exam if you want to, you can take the exam if you want to, where have you read all these years, dare to be so ignorant." ”

"The eldest brother is not busy and angry, his temperament, you and I know, originally we hoped that he would take the road of the imperial examination, and now he is willing to go, no matter what the purpose is, it is also a good thing, as for the matter after the examination, then I will think about it, it is not a matter of whether he is in or not, we have more or less urged him on weekdays, and his knowledge is not too bad. It's just ......" Shen Jitang paused for a while, looked at Shen Jitang, turned his head to stare at Shen Ji'an, and asked, "How do you know that the imperial court is going to hold a martial arts test?"

Although Da Yin has two methods of taking the test, the literary test and the martial test, only the cultural test forms a scale, and the normal one is once every three years. But the military test is different, first, the military generals of Da Yin are basically a hereditary system, ordinary soldiers have their own soldiers, and the military test is basically carried out by the military generals and the military department, and the cabinet and the saint will approve it, and the time is not fixed. And usually to hold a military ceremony is to show that the imperial court wants to use troops on a large scale, either internally or externally, and now there is no rebellion or any thieves in Dayin, that is, it is to be external......

"The cabinet has not received the excerpt of the martial arts, if it is revealed by King Ning, then the ten * imperial court is going to do the martial arts, with the current situation in Dayin, it seems that it is not internal. Externally, externally, it is ......" Shen Jizhong and Shen Jitang said in unison: "Daliang!"

Shen Jizhong hurriedly asked Shen Ji'an: "Say it quickly, this news was revealed to you by King Ning?"

Shen Ji'an nodded, he didn't think as much as his eldest brother and second brother, "Once in my father-in-law's study, he suddenly asked me if I wanted to participate in the martial arts test, saying that if I wanted to, I would participate in this meeting test and be on the list, saying that if I did it, I would consider agreeing to let me participate in the martial arts test." ”

"Didn't King Ning say when the martial arts test was?"

Shen Ji'an shook his head, "I asked, but my father-in-law only said that it won't be long, and I will know when I finish the exam." ”

"In this way, it is estimated that the cabinet should receive the excerpt of the military test in the near future, and according to the cabinet procedure, it is possible to discuss the results after the examination. But if it's really King Ning's excerpt, I'm afraid that's what that person meant. Shen Jizhong just had a little gaffe when he heard the news at first glance, and now that he already knew it, it was nothing.

"I originally called you to tell you about the test, but I didn't want to hear the news. Anyway, since Ji'an doesn't mean to be here, I won't say more, you can read with peace of mind these days, and ask me and your second brother again!"

Hearing Shen Jizhong say this, Shen Ji'an was a little curious, "What's wrong with the test?"

Shen Jitang said lightly on the side: "It is estimated that the examiner has changed again." ”

"Yes, yesterday the Holy Lord convened the cabinet and discussed it for a long time, and it is estimated that the examiner for the examination has changed again. Shen Jizhong sighed and said, "The examiner has changed three times this time, and I don't know if this will be the last time." ”

"It's also the result of the battle between those princes, the situation has become more and more chaotic in recent years, and I don't know when it will be the end. After that, Shen Jitang instructed Shen Ji'an: "Now that the examiner is changing frequently, your eldest brother and I don't know who the examiner will decide in the end, and there is no way to judge the examiner's style and temperament, fortunately, your skills have never been bad, now if you want to enter the examination room, you still want to seek stability, and don't be too sharp in your strategy, at this time, you would rather make no mistakes than mistakes, do you understand?"

Shen Ji'an is not a person who can't figure it out, and he nodded clearly to the second brother's construction. A noble family

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Chapter 64 of the text is chaotic and busy