As soon as he thought of this, Liu Tongxun felt that his old face was dull.

Recently, his grandson used the excuse to prepare for the palace exam at home, but he didn't even dare to come out.

Ay.

Liu Tongxun sighed in his heart.

I heard Qianlong say again: "It's not that I don't plan to reward him, but I haven't thought about how to reward him for the time being." "Or, I thought about it before, but I didn't expect this He Shen to do this thing so beautifully, with the original reward, it must not be enough.

As soon as Qianlong's words fell, he suddenly remembered something, looked at the agarwood frame on the side and the hollow screen, and asked, "Yongyan Yongyan, how should you reward this Heshen?"

When the two princes heard this, they immediately walked out of the compartment.

Before He Shen came, Yong Ying was doing something, and Yong Yan was from Qianlong to check his homework, and when he saw He Shen coming to reply to the decree, the two temporarily moved to the compartment to sit.

The two first saluted Qianlong, and Yong Ying rushed ahead and replied: "Back to Emperor Ama, the ministers think that although this case is difficult to handle, it is not a big case in the end. ”

Qianlong glanced at him when he heard this, and a smile of unknown meaning appeared at the corner of his mouth, which made people unable to distinguish joy and anger.

Yong Ying was a little apprehensive when he saw this.

But he didn't feel that he had said anything wrong.

"What about Yongyan?" asked Qianlong casually as he opened the fold handed by He Shen again.

In the end, he is still young, and I don't expect him to be able to get to the point, but I just want to test his discernment ability.

Yongyan quietly raised his eyes and glanced at Qianlong.

Recently, Huang Ama has also taken the exam a few times by chance, but it is nothing more than some homework things, and it is the first time that it has been involved in court affairs like this time.

So...... He can't afford to make mistakes.

His knowledge is not as extensive as that of the eleventh elder brother, but the eleventh elder brother's answer is obviously not satisfied.

Seeing that he didn't answer for a long time, Brother Eleven's eyes were full of sneers of disdain and mockery.

The coward who didn't even dare to answer a question, E-Niang even reminded him to beware of this little fart in front of Huang Ama.

didn't listen to the answer, Qianlong still didn't raise his head and said: "If you can't answer, just go back to the book." ”

Ben didn't have much hope, so he couldn't be disappointed.

"Back to Emperor Ama, in my humble opinion-" Yongyan forcibly suppressed his nervousness, raised his head and said, "You might as well reward him with an official position." ”

Hearing this, Qianlong took the action of flipping through the book and raised his eyes to look at him.

"He's now serving as a royal guard, have you promoted him to be the commander of the guard?"

Facing his wise eyes that could not see his true emotions, Yongyan couldn't help but clench his palms hanging on his sides, and plucked up the courage to reply: "Erchen thinks that he should be a civil official. ”

"Oh?" Qianlong laughed and asked him, "Why do you say that?"

Yong Ying on the side couldn't help but let out a sneer.

It's really a yellow-mouthed child, and he is open-mouthed.

"Earlier, Erchen had heard that this He Shen was an outstanding figure in the official school of Xian'an Palace, and now he has handled this case perfectly, which shows that he is indeed a capable person, so Erchen thinks...... It should be used to the fullest. ”

When Yong Ying heard this, he didn't hide the ridicule on his face.

The look in Qianlong's eyes changed slightly.

He stared intently at Yongyan standing below.

It's just a nine-year-old child, and he is a little timid and withdrawn when he answers, and he is even more nervous at the moment.

"You take this fold of He Shen's writing back and read it. Qianlong did not praise the two sons' answers as good or bad, but suddenly preached to Yongyan: "This person's literary style is indeed excellent, and the excerpts are more worthy of reading than the article, so you should study it carefully." ”

As he spoke, he asked the eunuch Gao Yuncong on one side to hand the excerpt to Yongyan.

Yongyan took it with both hands, and hurriedly responded: "Xie Huang Ama, the ministers must read it carefully." ”

……

Two days later, the capital encountered another rainy day.

Ding Ziyu was only glad that the rain was not too heavy this time, and the newly repaired roof could barely withstand it, so as not to cause rain leakage like last time and soak half of his boxes of books.

At this moment, he was sitting in the old hall, looking at the purse in his hand.

The purse was embroidered with a gentleman's bamboo, and it contained some broken silver, but he never used it.

There was also a piece of paper folded before and a reply after a letter.

He had burned the letter, but he still remembered its contents word for word.

He was disappointed in the examination room and was discouraged, so he wrote the letter to her because he didn't want to make her feel fetters anymore.

She replied to him, nine times out of ten things were unsatisfactory in life, and asked him not to give up his original intention.

Between the words, it can be regarded as a tacit acquiescence to what he said that there is no need to have any more contacts in the future.

But after that, I vaguely heard that she was sick, and I still don't know if I can get better.

Looking at the purse in his hand, Ding Ziyu's heart knotted, and his thoughts drifted farther and farther.

It wasn't until the sound of footsteps gradually approached that he returned to his thoughts and subconsciously hid his purse in his sleeve.

Qian Yingming stepped on the rain and came back from outside, because he didn't bring an umbrella, most of the gray and white shirt on his body was wet, and he walked into the hall while brushing his sleeves.

Seeing that his eyebrows were tightly locked, Ding Ziyu couldn't help asking, "Didn't Brother Qian go to see the closing notice?"

Although the case was officially posted by the palace today to summon the people, in fact, the result was settled a few days ago, and it was only because of the royal petition that there were many cumbersome processes, and the results were announced today.

Qian Yingming's expression is like this, isn't there something wrong with it?

Ding Ziyu pleaded in his heart not to make any more trouble.

To say something not very nice, he was tossed and scared by Qian Yingming.

"This He Shen is really cunning!" Qian Yingming sat down on the bench next to the table and said angrily: "The entire imperial court is no better! As I said before, all of them are raccoon dogs!"

He shouldn't have compromised with Heshen.

"What's going on?" Ding Ziyu was accustomed to criticizing the bureaucracy and government at every turn.

"The officials of the Ministry of Rites protect each other, and there is a miasma of smoke in the examination room, and it is precisely because of this that I fell off the list, this is the truth, and it is also the original intention of my sue for the imperial complaint!" Qian Yingming was so angry that his neck was red, and his right hand on the old wooden table was clenched into a fist: "But the notice said that the restoration of my reference qualifications is due to the fact that the Holy Emperor is swaying today, and he pities the hard work of the students in the cold window...... Ignoring the important is simply using me as a stepping stone to show the emperor's grace!"

Ding Ziyu was silent for a moment when he heard this, and then persuaded him: "No matter what, Brother Qian can be considered to have his wish fulfilled if he was able to restore his reference qualifications...... As for these names, just ignore them. ”

"How can this be compared?" Qian Yingming was still full of grievances, and said in a cold voice: "Not only that, but even the officials of the Ministry of Rites involved in the case have not been investigated and punished, only a few of the servants who injured me that day were pulled in, and Li Huaizhi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, was punished for one year...... This matter has been exposed in this way, and it has even made the literati excited, and it is really ignorant that the imperial court is benevolent and fair!"

Ding Ziyu wanted to smile bitterly when he heard it.

A small person with no background who went to the Ministry of Rites to make a fuss and was stripped of his qualifications to participate in the imperial examination again, the imperial court can do this, according to him, it is very rare.

Can you really expect to shake the foundation of the Ministry of Rites because of this?

The overall situation does not allow it, and neither does the face of the imperial court.

In any case, it is impossible for the imperial court to admit mistakes.

Therefore, even if Qian Yingming's reference qualification is restored, he can only use 'the emperor's grace and compassion for all the students in the world' as an excuse.

He couldn't help but look at Qian Yingming's cold face.

The truth he can understand, Qian Yingming will not not understand at all.

So this kind of emotion is probably not only out of grievances, but also because I think that if I die down, I won't be able to get over my face, right?

Ding Ziyu sighed inexplicably.

He suddenly felt some sympathy for Qian Yingming.

But what position does he have to sympathize with others?

At least Qian Yingming dared to act boldly and loudly to question everyone.

And he was far from having the courage.

Perhaps, this is why he can only live such a mediocre life.

Looking at the dripping rain in the courtyard, Ding Ziyu sighed.

……

At the same moment, and otaku.

Today, Ziyun was able to lift the ban, and came to the door with a maid with a gift early in the morning to find Feng Jiwen.

The two stayed in the Tsubaki courtyard to talk, and He Shen went to the outer study to read in order to avoid suspicion.

In the room, Ziyunfei pulled Feng Jiwen to try the fat powder she sent.

The two sat in front of the dresser, Ziyun said: "This shop has not been open for a long time, what is it called, I always feel a little uncomfortable when I read this name, the things here are really good, I saw that my mother used it well, so I made a special trip to buy it, and I saw that it was really good, so I brought you a box by the way." ”

She looked at Feng Jiwen's face with fat powder, and at the same time opened a pair of cute and smart round eyes and asked, "Is it more comfortable to wipe on your face than ordinary fat powder?"

Feng Jiwen nodded and said: "I have also heard of this shop, and I accompanied Mrs. Fu Heng and Mrs. Wang Jie to take a look last time, and the things in it are really good." ”

It's just that she doesn't go out often, rouge and the like can't be used, and the family has stocked up on a lot of things that she didn't use up from the concubine, so she just ran with the two ladies, and she didn't buy anything.

"It's not cheap, how much money did you pay for this powder? I'll let the maid fetch it for you." ”

"Why are you still mentioning this to me?" Ziyun puffed out his cheeks and feigned anger, "If you are so polite to me again, I will be angry." ”

"Okay...... Feng Jiwen responded with a smile: "Then I'm not welcome to you." ”

"When did I be polite to you?" Ziyun said solemnly: "This is called coming and going." ”

Seeing Feng Jiwen being amused by her, Ziyun couldn't help laughing.

The two talked and laughed, and the topic was discussed happily around the rouge and other things of their daughter's house.

"I wanted to buy a bottle of toilet water for you, but I asked...... That small bottle costs a full hundred taels of silver!" Ziyun said as he compared the size of the bottle with his finger, rolled his eyes and said, "When I was in Guangzhou, I often saw my aunt using it from a foreigner who did business with him, and I didn't need half a penny of silver...... How did it come to the capital, it was even rarer than gold!"

At the end, he said, "One hundred taels of silver...... Just grab it! But there are still people rushing to buy it!"

Feng Jiwen: "As the saying goes, scarcity is expensive, that's what I'm talking about." There are many nobles in the capital, and there are many people who do not lack this hundred taels of silver. ”

Can she say that such a thing as toilet water is used to repel mosquitoes and relieve itching?

At this time, it was generally regarded as a good Western perfume.

She didn't smell as good as the various spice incense pills handed down by her ancestors.

"In the end, it's just a comparison. Ziyun pursed his mouth and said.

"There are also people who happen to be short of this bit of silver, just to get fresh. Feng Jiwen added with a smile.

For example, Mrs. Fu Heng and Mrs. Wang Jie.

These two have never been people who like to compare themselves to others.

Ziyun opened his mouth and was about to answer something again, but he saw Qin Yan walking in from the outside, describing in a hurry.

Qin Yan has always been calm, and this is the first time Feng Jiwen has seen her in such a hurry.

She was afraid that something bad had happened, so she hurriedly asked, "Is this so?"

"Madam, hurry up and clean up, change your clothes and comb your hair!" Qin Yan said this, and immediately instructed a few maids to hurry up and prepare.

Everyone in the room was at a loss, not knowing what it was for.

"What the hell is wrong with Concubine Qin?" Feng Jiwen couldn't help frowning.

"Someone from the palace has come to pass the decree! It's in the front hall at this time!" Qin Yan hurriedly came to Feng Jiwen, and saw that she was still sitting still, and said with a crying and smiling face: "My wife, hurry up and let the girls change your clothes, the uncle is still waiting for you to go to receive the decree!"

Qin Yan didn't encounter the scene of someone coming from the palace to pass the decree when she was in Yinglian Mansion before, but at that time she was just Feng Jiwen's nurse, and later she was lowered to work in the garden.

"This is a big deal! If you don't have auspicious clothes, then you have to pick a bright flag dress to wear, you go to change clothes first, and I'll help you pick out jewelry!" Ziyun also changed to a hurried expression.

was cleaned up by everyone at a lightning speed, and it only took a quarter of an hour before and after, Feng Jiwen only felt that she felt as if she had changed from head to toe.

The moment she stepped out of the room surrounded by a group of girls, she wore the heavy jewelry on her body, and she had only one thought - God, I don't know that she is going to be sealed!

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PS: I almost couldn't update before twelve o'clock! This time I'm in a hurry, I'm really in a hurry than Qin Yan, but fortunately, I finally caught this train!

Good night everyone!

Not to mention, it's almost twelve o'clock, waving ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ it!" (To be continued.) )