"That's right. ”

"Then why do you come home so late every day?"

Nine out of ten days had to come back after dark.

I come back for lunch almost every day, and then go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs after lunch, but recently I don't come back for lunch directly.

"So that's what the girl said. The little guy didn't realize that he had betrayed his old lady, and said with a smile: "That's the case, the old man has been very fond of running to the Xian'an Palace recently, as long as the official school side is not resting, he will go by day / day, sometimes to talk about calligraphy and painting with the gentlemen inside, and sometimes to see how the students inside are doing their schoolwork." ”

Feng Jiwen couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

It's okay to talk about calligraphy and painting with gentlemen, but why do you still care about the students' homework?

He is so concerned about the studies of the children of the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty, does the emperor know?

"I see, you go. ”

The little guy smiled and said "Huh", and then went to the Internal Affairs Office with the food box.

Feng Jiwen returned to Tangyuan with a heart full of inexplicability.

It stands to reason that the old man's behavior was not very strange, after all, Xian'an Palace is in Xizhimen, and it is convenient for him to go out of the palace and enter the palace to see, it is not something that needs to be concealed, but why does he prefer to call himself that he is busy with the affairs of the internal affairs department?

Feng Jiwen was puzzled.

On this day, Feng Yinglian, as usual, waited until it was dark before coming back.

After changing clothes, he went to the study as usual, took out the booklet he had recently carried with him, and crossed out the name on it with a pen while shaking his head.

It's a list.

The list is full of the names of the children of the Eight Banners who have no relatives to find, and even personal style......

Although Qing Bo thought that this practice was a bit obscene and dishonorable, and it would lose his status as a second-class official, and expressed his disapproval, but it took him a lot of effort to collect it.

It's just that later the old man gradually discovered that some of the more outstanding children of the Eight Banners really gathered in the Xian'an official school, so he simply **** went to the Xian'an official school and pretended to take a walk, and then pretended to talk to the gentlemen about the great cause of education, and inquired about the situation of the students.

This has been pretending for almost a month. The candidates he was looking for were unilaterally screened out by him one by one, and now he almost has a spectrum in his heart.

After many days of observation, he found a young man who he liked and estimated that his granddaughter could also like him.

After all, the crescent moon child has no pursuits. I only like good-looking ones.

It's just that you have to test the other party's meaning before you can determine whether you want to tell the crescent moon or not.

In the study room where the lights flickered slightly, the old man was silently calculating.

……

A few days later, Feng Jiwen unexpectedly received a gilded invitation.

It turned out to be an invitation from the palace, inviting her to participate in the palace banquet on the second day of the lunar month five days later.

After the post is the queen's phoenix seal.

She learned later. This is not quite consistent with her perception of the Qianlong Dynasty, since the two queens passed away one after another, it has not been re-established, unlike historical records, Concubine Ling Niangniang has passed away at this time, and the person in charge of the six palaces to manage the phoenix seal is Jia Guifei Jin Jiashi - that is, the biological mother of the eighth elder brother Yongxuan and the eleventh elder brother Yongxuan.

At this time, in addition to Qianlong's heirs, who died early and passed out, there were only three left, except for Yongxuan and Yongxuan, who were still young, the fifteenth elder brother Yongyan.

In the harem, there are two sons by the side of Concubine Jiagui. Because of the favor of Emperor Qianlong, he has been inexhaustible for many years.

Feng Jiwen didn't have much impression of Concubine Jia in history, but she didn't think much about it when she thought that Concubine Ling had passed away so much earlier than in history, and that it was normal that other things had changed.

However, why did this Jia Guifei invite herself to the palace for a banquet?

Feng Jiwen didn't know what the situation was, but when Feng Yinglian came back in the evening, she told him about it.

Feng Yinglian was not too surprised when he heard it, and said with a smile: "This is the rule before the draft, before the three-year election." The palace will set up a banquet to invite the official eunuchs in Beijing, and since you have been teased, you are just going to go through the motions, be cautious. You can't go wrong – stop being as reckless as you were three years ago. ”

It turned out that Feng Jiwen had also participated once three years ago.

When Feng Jiwen heard this, she probably understood.

It turned out to be a look before the draft - probably a means for the masters of each palace to pay attention to or even win over in advance, and before sending it to the Internal Affairs Office, he had a number in his heart.

After all, these girls stand out among them, and the final result is left to the emperor as concubines, or promised to the princes and relatives.

Of course, you need to pay close attention.

It's just the first time she has entered the palace. I really don't have a bottom in my heart, many rules are black in my eyes, and I can't help but feel a little worried.

Feng Jiwen thought about it and decided to go to Jingyun Nunnery tomorrow to ask the concubine for advice and prepare for homework.

Feng Yinglian couldn't help but feel very relieved when she heard that she was so concerned about her own safety, and after nodding her head, she simply said, "It's okay to stay a few more days." After that, he explained: "But the concubine is really ashamed of such trouble-you can use lunch tomorrow and then go over, and I will ask the housekeeper to go out in the morning to buy some things as a thank you gift, so that you can bring them with you, which is also a part of our heart." ”

He was thoughtful, Feng Jiwen should come down, but he was lamenting in his heart.

Of course, she is happy to stay with the concubine for a few more days, but she definitely doesn't always learn the rules.

But in order to be able to participate in this palace banquet safely, she has no reason to be lazy.

It's just that what Feng Jiwen didn't know at this time was that even the daughter of the sect had to accompany her to participate in this palace banquet, so Ziyun, who didn't know the rules than her, was directly ordered to practice the rules at home recently, and she was not even allowed to go out, which was really miserable.

Feng Jiwen, who had a foundation for this palace banquet, relaxed a lot after returning from Feng Yinglian, and took Xiaoxian back to Tangyuan, just in time to see Xiaocha bending over in the front hall and teasing "Jingxue".

"Jingxue" is the kitten she picked up from Concubine Guo a month ago, because the whole body is snow-white without a trace of variegation, Feng Jiwen imitated the name of Jinghuai and gave it a smooth mouth.

Jing Xue is lively and active, very healthy, and it has been less than three days since she was taken back to Yinglian Mansion by her, so she has become familiar with the Tang Courtyard, and she has been running around all day long, without inheriting her mother's coldness at all - it makes Feng Jiwen feel that Jingxue, a quiet lady, is really not suitable for it. I thought about changing it, but it was used to the name, and it was not happy to call it anything else.

"Have you fed it anything?"

Feng Jiwen approached with a smile. He bent down and picked up the half-sized kitten.

"Meow-"

Jingxue opened her blue eyes, rubbed Feng Jiwen's arm, and screamed softly.

"Back to the girl, I have already fed it, and I still want to eat a whole little yellow croaker. The slave saw that it had a round belly, and was afraid of supporting it, so she didn't dare to feed it anymore. Xiaocha said.

Feng Jiwen nodded, carried Jingxue into the house, teased it for a while, and heard Xiaoxian say that the hot water for bathing was ready, so she let it go down and walk around.

"I agreed with my grandfather that I would go to Jingyun Nunnery tomorrow for a few days, and you should prepare to pack up later, and then bring the snow with you." ”

Xiao Xing didn't ask much when he heard this, and immediately went to arrange it after he came down.

Qin Yan guessed that she should be preparing for the palace banquet. When I asked, it was true, so after explaining that Feng Jiwen had to learn the rules carefully, I thought about the clothes that Feng Jiwen would wear when she entered the palace that day.

When entering the palace, you must wear flag clothes and flower pot bottoms, the style and pattern are exquisite, and then there are jewelry to wear, you must pay more attention, the first thing is to be low-key, don't make any taboos, but not too cheesy and mediocre, the difference between the ladies is too far.

Qin Yan is an expert in this area. With her there, Feng Jiwen is not worried at all.

……

The next day, Feng Jiwen got up early as usual.

It's just that the weather is not good today, and the city of Beijing, which is about to enter the wax moon, is cold and windy. The sky was also gloomy, Feng Jiwen didn't leave the house, and went into the study after breakfast, wanting to find a book to read, and pass the free time this morning.

I flipped through it, but I had seen it a lot. Although her study was spacious, the shelves were empty except for some vase decorations, and the only dozen or so books she had found were mostly from Feng Yinglian's study before.

After all, Feng Jiwen in the past was not a person who could read.

Seeing that she put down a book with no interest, Xiaoxian was afraid that she would be bored, so she smiled and said, "Why don't you practice calligraphy with a girl?" ”

Feng Jiwen shook her head, and was about to speak, but suddenly thought of an idea that came to her a few days ago.

She has been practicing more grass recently, and Zhang Xu's handwriting is mostly practiced, and a few days ago when reading a book, I occasionally saw the book mentioned Xian Yushu's grass attainments, saying that it is a master of innovation above Huaisu, and the words in the pen are used to be known for their indulgent penmanship and magnificent spirit.

But she knew very little about this person's calligraphy, and she had to observe his work first, but there was no calligraphy of him at home.

Thinking like this, Feng Jiwen had the urge to go out.

It's hard to find the real thing, but you can always find it in the study.

Thinking of this, Feng Jiwen didn't want to wait for a moment, turned her head and said to Xiaoxian: "Let people prepare the car and follow me on the street." ”

"Why did the girl suddenly want to go out into the street?"

"There's something to buy. Feng Jiwen hurriedly replied to her, turned around and went back to the bedroom to prepare to change.

When you are really obsessed with something, you suddenly have an interest that you can't stop.

It's just that the moment Feng Jiwen stepped out of the door, this interest was ruthlessly extinguished by the temperature.

Only the remaining half supported her to go out the door less determinedly.

So from the original plan to go to his own study to shop, he also changed to instruct the coachman to find a nearby study to stop.

The carriage left Yinglian Mansion and headed west, but the work of the little half-pillar incense stopped.

"Maybe it will rain on such a cold day, what does the girl want to buy, just tell the slaves and maids to buy it, why do you have to suffer this crime by yourself. Xiaoxian helped Feng Jiwen get out of the carriage and said.

"If you want to buy a book, you have to see it for yourself. ”

At the mention of bookposts, Xiaoxian had nothing to say—with the words she knew, she was indeed far from being able to help the girl buy books.

The weather was bad, there were no guests in the study, and the boss, wearing a half-worn straight jacket and a fur felt hat, was sweeping the bookshelves with a feather duster.

Hearing the footsteps and knowing that a guest was coming, he hurriedly put down the work in his hand and greeted him and asked Feng Jiwen what he wanted to buy.

This is an old man who is almost the age of sixtieth year, his voice is a little hoarse, but his spirit is very good.

"Is there a rubbings or calligraphy here? Preferably "On Cursive Letters". As soon as she got off the carriage, Feng Jiwen asked a little tremblingly, Rao entered the shop, and she didn't dare to take off her hood when she was cold.

Unexpectedly, the boss squeezed out a smile after hearing this, and said: "There is no "On Cursive Characters", there was a copy of "Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching" before, but it was just bought by a young son, and it was just a matter of tea, you have to come a while earlier and maybe it hasn't been bought yet." ”

Feng Jiwen let out a regretful "ah", frowned, and said, "Then are there anything else?"

"There is only that one left, in the end, the grass that he has changed from time to time in the capital, it is estimated that it is difficult to find it in other places, and the boy said that he ran to more than a dozen studies to find it here in me-" The boss and Feng Jiwen said: "If you want cursive scripts, we have more here." Why don't I pick one for you?"

Feng Jiwen shook her head after hearing this, and said disappointedly: "Thank you boss, no need." ”

The boss thought that she didn't believe her words, and she had to look for it somewhere else, so she hurriedly said: "I can still get the girl to open the door to do business, the things you want are really hard to find, and you may not be able to find it even if you run to most of Beijing - or you look at Huaisu's, Xian Yushu was also a word for him at the beginning, not much worse." ”

Feng Jiwen secretly sighed that this mouth is really a good material for doing business, listening to him say that he has spent a lot of time on these tongues when he is old, and he is embarrassed to leave empty-handed, so he plans to buy a piece of ink and go back, anyway, they are all things that can be used, and they can be regarded as taking care of his business.

Just about to speak, I heard the boss laugh in surprise, and said: "Girl, I told you that you still don't believe it, look, the book just now was bought by this son-huh, why are you back again?"

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PS: Guess who's coming?

Thanks to Xiao Yi's peace charm, the sachet of the book friend 160129022949687, and Lingluoluo's reward; tassel tassels, Qiansui, Di Lansheng / Xue (4 photos), the monthly ticket voted by Wen Jing, hey, it seems to have passed twenty in the blink of an eye (what a group of rebellious goblins!)

Today is almost more than 7,000 ~ Tomorrow is still a double shift ~ The first shift is eight o'clock in the morning, and the second shift is still noon for the time being. (To be continued.) )

PS: See you tomorrow~