Qi Changming tried his best to restrain his emotions and said gently: "The eldest son of Prince Rong wants to do a hundred days ceremony, and the two eldest brothers-in-law are not in Beijing, so it is impossible for the father-in-law and the elders to do the work of hospitality." Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info real people said that this in the capital or the son and Rong Wang Ye to be closer, that day can go to Rong Wangfu to congratulate must be the capital of the noble family, we have only heard of people who have never seen it, maybe even Ning Wang Ye will also come to the house, if the son can show his face in front of those people, do you say this is a golden opportunity?"

Old Lady Qi frowned, her face was entangled, and finally she said: "Is it possible that you can't go to King Rong's Mansion if you don't take Ru Niang back? If Ru Niang doesn't come back, aren't you still King Rong's brother-in-law? Can't you go to the palace to congratulate them and drive you out?"

A trace of unhappiness flashed in Qi Rong's eyes, he was not a very patient person, and he was just afraid that his mother would make a fuss and make people embarrassed, but now when he heard his mother's unreasonable and extremely ridiculous words, his heart became uncomfortable, and his tone became a little stiffer, "Mother, do you want your son to go to King Rong's mansion with a shy face and make trouble?"

Old Lady Qi gasped when she heard her son's answer, and was about to spill it, but when she saw Qi Rong's obviously impatient look, she suppressed her temper again, "This is naturally impossible." ”

Qi Changming breathed a sigh of relief, his face improved slightly, "The son guesses that the mother is also thinking about the son, that day the Rongwang Mansion must be full of guests, all of them are dignitaries, and the son is here to be familiar, and secondly, it is also for the future planning, if the son of the next subject is in the Jinshi, with the good fate of this knot, it is much better than the black eyes of the two eyes." ”

Old Mrs. Qi pursed her lips, "My son is already a man, as long as he is admitted to the Jinshi next year, he will be the real official master, and I just need to wait for others to change their words and call me a lady, so why flatter them." ”

Qi Changming took a deep breath, and the corners of his eyes revealed a little impatience, "Mother, do you know how many people are taken from each subject by the imperial court?"

Mrs. Qi, who was suddenly interrupted by her son, shook her head, looking ignorant, not understanding what her son was doing when he talked about this.

"Every three years, the imperial court chooses a subject, and takes the jinshi and the third person, the jinshi is born 180 people, and the same jinshi is born 217 people, a total of 400 people. Every three years, there are 400 Jinshi and Jinshi, and many people can't do the five grades after a lifetime, let alone a wife. ”

Looking at Qi Changming, who was frowning and looking impatient, Old Lady Qi swallowed her saliva, "I see, no wonder others say that there are people in the court who are good officials." Then I took Ru Niang back, anyway, now that I have Fu Hui and Xu Pozi at home, Ru Niang can save a little when she comes back. ”

Qi Changming's face was still not light, "Then the mother will pack up Ru Niang's dowry and return it to her, and I am afraid that the relationship between her and her sisters will be not small in the future." ”

When Mrs. Qi heard that she was going to pay back the dowry, she immediately changed color, "What kind of dowry can Ru Niang have, who is still greedy for her if she wants to go back." ”

When Qi Changming saw the old lady's voice widen and howl, he stood up suddenly, "Mother, what is this for? Do you want others to know that your son lives with your daughter-in-law's dowry? Do you know that if such a thing is known to others, then your son will also want to be an official." ”

Mrs. Qi's mouth was full of words in her throat, she couldn't swallow it out and was very unhappy, and after listening to Qi Changming's accusation, she was even more panting, wanting to scold her son but seeing that her son Xin Changyu was very reluctant in her heart, she was really uncomfortable if she didn't scold two sentences, she stood up and walked back and forth several times before saying: "Those who are officials are so idle and can't do anything, who will keep an eye on the affairs of your inner courtyard." ”

Qi Changming was not comfortable looking at his mother's uncomfortable appearance, so after hearing Mrs. Qi say this, he immediately said: "Who can guarantee that you will not offend people, if you offend those villains, I am afraid that your ancestors will be turned out and criticized for generations." Mother, you think, you are a widow with your eldest son when you are young, and you are given the chastity archway in the imperial court in the past, even if you don't give it now, but who in Qinghe City doesn't praise you. If you make a joke for a few hundred taels of silver and ruin your reputation, it won't be worth it. With your mother, your chastity is in front, and it is more reasonable for your son to ask for a seal for you after being an official, so many officials in the court are not every adult's mother can ask for a seal, and the mother can't lose a big one because of a small one. ”

Qi Changming said that the old lady really quieted down, thinking in her heart, she used to be a little famous in Qinghe City, that is, the master of the yamen was polite when he saw it, but when he arrived in the capital, he was surrounded by some poor and poor people, and he would only rush around for life every day, and when he saw her living here, he only thought that she was the same person as them, and later knew that she had a son who could read and slowly changed his attitude, which showed that his son could read and be an official made them look at themselves.

"Do you want to return it all? We don't know how much silver Ru Niang brought here. Thinking that he had made a dowry list, he said: "Who knows if Ru Niang has spent money elsewhere, can we take out two hundred taels?" Seeing his son's disapproving eyes, he said: "Three hundred taels, at most three hundred taels, Ru Niang's palm feed is only three years, three hundred is enough for expenses." ”

Qi Changming pressed his temples, "Ru Niang has made an account, let's know how much silver she spent on a couple." ”

Old Lady Qi's eyes rolled and turned sideways, "Who knows if she will scribble, what kind of accounts will she do as a concubine?"

"My mother-in-law invited the old gentleman to sit in the hall and teach a few young ladies in the house to read and learn to read, didn't my mother also say that Ru Niang wrote a good hand?" Qi Changming saw that his mother finally relaxed, and his demeanor relaxed.

It's just that the old lady's heart is trembling, hundreds of taels of silver. "Do you write well and do you keep accounts?"

As long as the old lady agrees to take out the money, Qi Changming doesn't care about anything else, and he won't take it to heart if he mutters two sentences like this, so he gets up and walks out, "My son will go and take out the accounts that Ru Niang has done in the past few years, and the mother will make up for Ru Niang's dowry, and the son will go to pick up Ru Niang back." In this way, the mother no longer has to take care of the family's idle affairs and save herself from fatigue. ”

Looking at the back of Qi Changming leaving, the old lady pouted, "If it weren't for the fact that she was going to take out her dowry silver, who would want her to go to the housekeeper, why should my own silver be handed over to others for use." "It hurts to think about it, what a lot of money, the two years of harvest of the Grange are gone.