After the black stick incident passed, Mr. Su and Zhao Changqing took advantage of the good weather to make an appointment to go to Xishan to enjoy the yellow flowers.

Although it has passed the Chongyang Festival, half of the yellow flowers in the West Mountain are still blooming brilliantly. The master and apprentice also had a big meal on the famous chrysanthemum building in Xishan, both of them are not stingy people who enjoy it, they want the most appropriate chrysanthemum banquet, of course, this season, fat crabs are indispensable.

Mr. Su's posture of peeling crabs is elegant and meticulous, Zhao Changqing does not eat crabs, only picks up the dishes at hand to taste, habitually analyzes the practices of the restaurant, and thinks about going back and trying it himself.

Mr. Su asked, "Haven't you forgotten Chu Yu?" ”

Zhao Changqing tried the wine jug with the back of his hand, the wine was already warm, he first took Mr. Su's cup and filled it, and said, "I never thought that I would forget Brother Chu." Zhao Changqing smiled faintly, "In the future, when the children and grandchildren are full, and when the gray hair is gray and the old age is drooping, I will recall the young years, maybe he will still be there." ”

Since becoming married, Zhao Changqing rarely mentions Chu Yu again, and if Mr. Su hadn't asked, she wouldn't have mentioned it. After saying this, Zhao Changqing turned to say, "It's a pity that they are injured, A-Ning pears are trivial to eat, and the remaining Abai pears have been eaten twice, but they are not as lively as eating together with more people." ”

Mr. Su smiled, "I asked the purchaser to buy more fat crabs and go back, and then make some sauce crabs, bad crabs, and drunk crabs, and eat them slowly, which also tastes very good." ”

Zhao Changqing is not good at cooking river fresh, and smiled, "When the time comes, Mr. will teach me, and I will learn it too." "Zhao Changqing doesn't eat crabs, but Xia Wen loves this bite very much.

"What's so hard about that?" Mr. Su said, "There are three key points. First, females do not commit males, and males do not commit females. That is to say, male and female should not be mixed together and pickled, otherwise it will affect the taste. Second, wine does not offend sauce, sauce does not offend wine, and sauce and wine cannot be used together. Third, the fatter the crab, the better, and it has to be a live crab, and it can't be eaten if it dies. It has to be a complete live crab, and the foot claws are not damaged. ”

Mr. Su likes to eat crabs, and only two are enough, the master and apprentice said some interesting things about eating, took a short break, and then took Yahuan down the mountain road.

There is a poem in Huangchao that says, when autumn comes, September 8, I will kill a hundred flowers after the flowers bloom.

Now it has passed the Chongyang Festival, although there are still yellow flowers to appreciate, but there are no other flowers on this mountain except for yellow flowers, and the remaining plants and trees are withered in the autumn wind one by one, falling all the way and all the way.

Mr. Su said, "I heard that the academy built by the queen is at the foot of the mountain, let's stop by and have a look." ”

Zhao Changqing smiled, "Okay." "She's only heard of it by name, and she hasn't really been there.

There are many beautiful scenery on the West Mountain, there are Xishan Temple, the palace of the eldest princess of Lao Mei, the Qingxin Nunnery of the second prince of Qing Xiu, the concubine Han Fei Niangniang, and the annex of many rich families. When the Empress Song did not enter the palace, she bought a house at the foot of the mountain to open a academy, and later the Empress Song was in the middle palace, and the academy has been managed by the Empress Song's father, Chengenhou Song Rong.

The academy only taught homework for three years for free, and the Empress Song did not seem to intend to cultivate the likes of scholars, so the academy only taught some basic courses and guided students to learn a few words. Of course, if a jinshi comes to teach, the college also welcomes it, but the treatment is the same, and it does not increase the salary just because you are a jinshi.

In addition to the queen's private property, the source of funding for the college is donations from the outside world.

This is a courtyard converted from the village courtyard, there is no carved beams and paintings, rich and splendid, as soon as you enter, you can hear the sound of Langlang reading. The setting of the academy itself is also a little different from that of ordinary academies, as soon as they enter the door, they are received by the relevant steward, who is also wearing the long gown that scholars are accustomed to, and has a polite appearance, and politely asks them if they need to be introduced.

The steward began to introduce the students, teachers, and courses of the college, as well as some of the scenery of the college itself, without mentioning the donation. Waiting for Zhao Changqing to ask, the steward said, "We have a clear detailed account here every month, which will be posted on the notice board of the academy, and if you have a donation, it will also be publicized in the account." There are sub-accounts every month, a summary every quarter, and accounts for each year, if you are willing to come and check it, you are always welcome. If there is a designated purpose for the money you donate, we will give you a detailed account statement when you use your money in the future, so as to ensure that every penny of your money is used by the college. ”

Mr. Su praised, "It's so good. ”

The steward said with a smile, "To accept donations, you must naturally be above board, otherwise, the matter of silver is the most difficult to explain." The queen mother is kind and kind, and it will not be good if she is misunderstood by someone with a heart. ”

The two of them didn't have much cash on them, and Mr. Su smiled, "It's a little inconvenient today, I'll send someone to send a silver ticket tomorrow." ”

The steward shook solemnly and said, "I have thanked Mrs. on behalf of the students who benefited from the college. ”

Mr. Su smiled, "As long as the money is used in the academy, I am willing to donate." ”

"You can rest assured, the academy has stewards who perform their duties, and there is a strict system for the use of silver, and the queen also asked the supervision department to regularly check the accounts of the academy."

Zhao Changqing's eyebrows moved, and he didn't say much, seeing that it was getting late, he said goodbye to Mr. Su and left.

The master and apprentice discussed donating money in the car, and when they first came to the imperial capital, not to mention that they were in the limelight, it was not easy to donate more, so they each donated five hundred taels. Zhao Changqing smiled, "I didn't dare to think about it before, when I was a child, my grandmother gave me a hundred yuan a month, and I saved it carefully, not to mention five hundred taels, fifty taels is a lot of silver." ”

Mr. Su also sighed, "At that time, I taught you to take one or two bunches off a month, as well as pears, and they often came to class with rhetoric." ”

Speaking of the past, the master and apprentice couldn't help but look at each other and smile.

More than ten years have passed in a hurry, but fortunately, everyone has not lived up to it.

When the two arrived home, it was already sunset, and Zhao Changqing just walked into the small courtyard and saw a few more roses in front of the main house.

Yongfu came out of the house, and Zhao Changqing asked, "What about the uncle?" ”

Yongfu said, "Uncle is studying in the study. ”

Zhao Changqing nodded, rewarded the roses that had just been moved, and went into the house. Yongfu served her and changed into homely clothes after freshening up, and said, "Today, Toufu Hutong sent someone over, saying that the uncle is free to go over, and the old man over there is looking for the uncle." Unfortunately, I caught up with the uncle to buy flowers and trees, and I was not at home, so I responded. After the uncle went home, I had already given the uncle, and the uncle said that he would go to Fuzi Hutong with his grandmother tomorrow. ”

Fuzi Hutong is about Xia Wen's family as the patriarch of Dali Temple Shaoqing, the second uncle, Xia Shaoqing, because he is of the same clan, he also visited when he first arrived in the imperial capital, but unfortunately, he never saw Xia Shaoqing and Mrs. Xia. It is said that their husband and wife still deliberately rushed to pass the time of Xiu Mu, and they also went to invite An to talk about the day in advance, but Xia Shaoqing was not at home, and it was Xia Wen who was entertained by the second son of the Xia family; Mrs. Xia also had a banquet to go, and Second Grandma Xia accompanied Zhao Changqing and said a few words. Zhao Changqing was a little displeased, and prepared a few things to send before the Double Ninth Festival, and the exchanges were indifferent. Now it's rare to send someone over there, and what they do is nothing more than a joint letter.

When he was at home, Zhao Changqing was too heavy and used less gold and silver. I pulled a clear water bun again, and only a long begonia silk flower was hairpin on the sideburns, and I put on a faint evening makeup. Zhao Changqing said, "On the way home, I discussed with my husband, and I saw that it was getting colder day by day, and my winter clothes had to be prepared." Wait for Ming'er to go to Changning to take a look, in addition to clothes, what else do you want to buy? Besides, I also asked Cousin Teng about them, if it's okay, don't go out later, measure the size together, and then ask the shop to do it together. ”

Yongfu responded, and asked, "Grandma, do you want to prepare some gifts to bring with Ming'er?" ”

Zhao Changqing said, "There is no need to prepare gifts, serious relatives of the same clan, do you have to bring something every time you come to the door?" Pour significant outwards. You can prepare my and my uncle's clothes in advance. ”

Yongfu smiled in response.

During dinner in the evening, Zhao Changqing ordered Yahuan to call Xia Wen out of the study. Xia Wen has always been involved in his work, and he asked, "When did you come back, I didn't hear any movement." ”

Zhao Changqing smiled, "It's just that someone stole the home, I'm afraid you don't know." ”

Xia Wen washed his hands and smiled and smiled, "Where can I be, someone at home is watching." He asked Zhao Changqing how the scenery of Xishan Temple was.

The two gossiped a few words, and Zhao Changqing talked about Rose, and said, "You can take a few more people with you when you go out, so you should be careful." "People who can wrestle when they walk on the flat ground, now that Xia Wen is out, Zhao Changqing is really not at ease, and said, "Even if you buy flowers, send Ping An to buy the same." ”

Xia Wen smiled, "This is not an ordinary rose, nor did I buy it at the market, I moved it from my classmate's house." You can't see the difference now, but this flower has been carefully tended by his servants, and it can bloom in three colors. ”

"Which classmate? Do I know each other? ”

"Oh, I forgot to tell you." Xia Wendao, "I used to study together when I was a child, and I used to tell you that his family was particular about food and clothing." He is not from Shu, if it weren't for the joint thing, he wouldn't have met it. Today I was going to go to the market, but I met him on the way, so I went to his house and dug up a few plants.

Zhao Changqing smiled, "What is this son's surname?" ”

"The surname Fang, a single name is a line of words, and the words are thousands of miles. I now know that his family is actually the mansion of Fang Guo. Xia Wen sighed with emotion and smiled, "Today, I only care about the matter of making roses, and I invite him when I am free, and I can't ask for his flowers in vain." ”

"Which Fang Guogong?" Zhao Changqing is really not very familiar with the powerful committee of the imperial capital.

Xia Wendao, "It's the Yasukuni Gongfang family." ”

"Yasukuni Gong?" Zhao Changqing didn't know much where the Yasukuni Mansion was, she said, "When I hear this name, it seems to be a military attaché." ”

"Well, Brother Fang can also do martial arts, and he can read the article well, and he will have a spring next year." In fact, Xia Wen didn't know which Yasukuni Gong was, and when he went to dig flowers today, he learned that Fang Xingda had a great background.

Zhao Changqing smiled, "Cheng, when do you want to invite Fang Gongzi, tell me in advance, I'm so prepared." ”

Xia Wen said that he would go to Fuzi Hutong tomorrow.

While talking, Yongfu took Yahuan and presented dinner.

Both of them are doctors, and dinner is quite light.

After dinner, Xia Wen went to the study to warm the book again, and Zhao Changqing instructed the cook, "It's cold at night, wrap some wontons for the uncle." "It's a late-night supper.

Yongfu had already gone to eat, Hong'er was serving beside him, and said with a smile, "It just so happens that there are fresh lotus vegetables in the kitchen, chopped finely, and mixed with mutton filling, the taste is the best." ”

Zhao Changqing smiled, "That's good." Tell Ping'an that there is no fireworks in the study, and the charcoal basin will be raised for a while, and the foot stove will be prepared, don't be cold. The air in the imperial capital is dry, and the charcoal basin is even drier, and the basin is put in the study to moisten it. Don't let the uncle drink tea at night, just prepare some lucky orange soup. ”

Hong'er responded one by one.

"For supper at night, also leave a copy for peace, and don't let him serve on an empty stomach."

Hong'er smiled, "Grandma, don't worry, Ping An is like a monkey, he is very clever, and no one can starve him if he is hungry." "Zhao Changqing has always been generous, especially in food and clothing, and has never been mean. In good conscience, these subordinates are no worse than the girls of small families. Like Yongfu, he is reluctant to go out and marry when he reaches the age of marriage. Yongfu made it clear that going out was nothing more than marrying an ordinary man. When the days are poor, the wife of the chaff is a treasure, if there are more than three or five buckets of grain a day, the man will take a concubine to find a child, which is not very interesting. It is better to serve by the master's side, live without getting tired, and the days are quiet.

For a lifetime, no matter how you live, you can live.

Different people have different ways of doing things.

Zhao Changqing also went with Yongfu, and if Yongfu changed his mind one day, he would also go with Yongfu.

After eating for a while, meditating in the meditation room for half an hour, and after bathing, Zhao Changqing was ready to rest.

After breakfast on the second day, Zhao Changqing cleaned up and went to Xia Shaoqing's house with Xia Wen. This time, Zhao Changqing finally met Mrs. Xia. Mrs. Xia is no longer young, with strands of silver in her hair, combing her smooth and neat bun, and inserting one or two gold ornaments, she is very kind, and her face has a kind smile. After Zhao Changqing saluted, he ordered someone to set up a round stool in front of his couch for Zhao Changqing to sit, and said with a smile, "You came a few days ago, just in time for Peng Xiangye's seventieth birthday, and I didn't see it." I've been thinking about it in my heart, but after the Double Ninth Festival, I was busy chattering and didn't stop, so I had a quiet time, and I heard about Brother Wen'er's plot, but I was anxious with the master. I wanted to go over and see Brother Wen immediately, but they always said that I was not in good health, and persuaded and persuaded me, but they didn't let me go out. Saying that, Mrs. Xia asked worriedly, "Brother Wen is better now?" ”

"Uncle Niang, we can't come often to be filial, so we don't dare to be alarmed. We have the same intentions as our brothers and sisters-in-law, if you really alarm your old man, I will be at peace with my husband. Zhao Changqing said softly, "Uncle Xie is worried that Xianggong has a skin injury, and he has no major problem with medicine." ”

Mrs. Xia chanted the Buddha and sighed, "It's the first time you have come to the imperial capital, and you don't know how powerful it is here. Hey, I'm getting older, and I don't think about many things, and if I had told you about it, I wouldn't have been able to suffer this catastrophe. ”

Mrs. Xia vaguely shared with Zhao Changqing the complexity of the imperial capital's political environment, which roughly means that she is afraid that a brick will fall from the sky and smash her head to live a life, but she can't do anything to make trouble, this is to bring trouble to herself. Once Zhao Changqing asked, "I don't know which lord in the DPRK and China we offended?" Mrs. Xia said, "Our women's family, don't do politics, this is the business of the men outside." It's just that sometimes, men are impulsive, and we women have to persuade them more, don't you say? ”

Zhao Changqing smiled, "That's what Uncle Niang said." We were young, and we didn't know how powerful it was, thanks to my aunt's guidance. ”

Mrs. Xia smiled, "You are sensible, don't think my wife is verbose." ”

"Uncle Niang's kindness guides me, others ask for blessings that can't come, if I think about it, I can be regarded as living in vain for more than 20 years, how can I not know what to do." Zhao Changqing knew that Mrs. Xia didn't plan to make her words clear, so he picked up the good words that didn't want money, and flattered Mrs. Xia with a smile.

Mrs. Xia saw that Zhao Changqing was knowledgeable and interesting, and she was also a little happy in her heart, so she left her to eat at noon. In the Xia family, Zhao Changqing can be regarded as having seen the rules, Mrs. Xia eats, and her daughter-in-law has to stand and serve, Zhao Changqing feels quite uncomfortable, Mrs. Xia thinks about the people from Zhao Changqing's northwest line, I am afraid that she has not seen much of the world, and explained with a smile, "You just accompany my old wife to use it, and your sisters-in-law will eat later." When Brother Wen becomes an official in the future, you will know if you move around more, and most of the big families in the city are this rule. ”

Big family?

There are not many other things in the imperial capital, and there is no shortage of powerful and high-ranking officials. A young man with a high grade of four products dared to call himself a big family, and Zhao Changqing felt ridiculous in his heart. But think about it, I don't blame Mrs. Xia for being so arrogant.

Mrs. Xia has arrogant capital, and her husband is a high-ranking official of the fourth grade, and this rank can be said to be medium even in the imperial capital. What's more, today's Yong'an Hou is the nephew and son-in-law of Mrs. Xia's blood relatives, and when it comes to Yong'an Hou's Mansion, it is really a first-class illustrious family. Even Yong'an Hou himself, who is also quite talented and highly respected by His Majesty, is now working in the military department. has a daughter who is the wife of the Hou Mansion, and Mrs. Xia is naturally not an ordinary four-grade compliment.

Mrs. Xia wants to talk about the rules of big families, Zhao Changqing follows the customs, smiles and sits under Mrs. Xia.

After lunch, I talked with Mrs. Xia for a while, and when a little girl came in to pass the word, Xia Wen was waiting outside. Zhao Changqing got up to say goodbye, Mrs. Xia did not stay, told Zhao Changqing to just come and walk around, and instructed the eldest daughter-in-law to send Zhao Changqing out.

Zhao Changqing really felt sorry for Grandma Xia, and when she got out of Mrs. Xia's house, Zhao Changqing persuaded Grandma Xia to go back.

The husband and wife went home to talk, and sure enough, what Xia Shaoqing and Xia Wen said was also a joint letter. Everything has been done, and it is also an afterthought at this time, it is nothing more than that the matter is about to end, and I don't want Xia Wen to regenerate right and wrong. In good conscience, Xia Shaoqing really thinks too much, Xia Wen is really not a trouble-loving character. Zhao Changqing talked about the rules of the Xia family, shook his head and sighed, "The second aunt said that the big families in the imperial capital are like this, which makes people sigh, I really don't know if these daughters-in-law of the imperial capital live like this." At home, my mother-in-law and I went to the patriarch's house to say goodbye, and the patriarch and the old lady stayed for us to eat, and did not ask the patriarch's wife to stand on the side and serve. Today, two sisters-in-law and a younger brother and sister stand on the side holding a meal, and I accompany the second aunt to eat. ”

Xia Wen smiled and ordered, "Yongfu, go to the kitchen to see if there is anything to eat, and bring some." ”

When Yongfu went, Xia Wen said, "Fortunately, we don't go often, so let's go again in the future, eat something at home in advance, and save yourself from starvation." ”

Zhao Changqing asked, "Have you eaten well?" ”

Hong'er brought honey plum tea, Xia Wen took it and drank it, the wine decreased slightly, and said, "It's not an occasion to eat, everyone drinks and talks." ”

At one time, Yongfu brought a food box, which contained four dishes, namely stewed winter melon, stir-fried melon and raise, pine mushroom artemisia vegetables, mixed radish, and a green vegetable tofu soup, two bowls of red rice.

Xia Wen had an appetite when he saw it, and said, "It's still affordable to eat at home." ”

Zhao Changqing smiled, "That's." ”

After eating, Xia Wen was a little sleepy and went to the room to take a nap. Zhao Changqing went to Mr. Su, and when it came to Mrs. Xia's rules, Mr. Su said disdainfully, "Some of the family members are not needed by the mother-in-law, and the daughter-in-law has to be used as a slave." Even the emperor's family, I haven't seen such a rule, it's just a means of rubbing the daughter-in-law that some mean people came up with, you listen to her bastards. ”

Zhao Changqing said, "It can be seen that people's character is not rich or poor, but mostly innate." ”

Mr. Su smiled and sighed, "Yes." ”

Zhao Changqing inquired about the origin of the Yasukuni Mansion and the Yong'an Hou Mansion, and Mr. Su said, "The Yasukuni Mansion is full of military generals, and most of the children in the family serve in the southwest. The Yong'an Hou Mansion is the same family as the country, but today's Yong'an Hou is not the biological son of the old Yong'an Hou. The original old Yong'an Hou only had one daughter, and later married Prince Rende as a concubine, I heard that a few years ago, Prince Rende's family died of the epidemic in the fiefdom. The old Yong'an Hou has no heir, and the heir who later passed in the clan is the current Yong'an Hou. In terms of blood relatives, this Mrs. Xia Shaoqing is indeed Yong'anhou's aunt, but since Yong'anhou has already succeeded the Hou Mansion, it is not appropriate to call her aunt. However, no one cares about these now, Yong'an Hou was quite talented and passed on his background before he passed away. Later, he succeeded the old Yongan Hou as his son, and in order to facilitate the care of his biological parents, he bought a house on the edge of the Hou Mansion for his parents to live in, and the middle wall was opened, which was no different from a family. ”

"There is also a prominent relative in the Yong'an Hou Mansion, the Ning'an Hou Mansion. Both families have the surname Li, but they are separated. Ning Anhou married the aunt of Empress Song's concubine, Ji, who was born in the Wu'an Hou Mansion and was the eldest daughter of the Wu'an Hou. Empress Song's biological mother was the second daughter of Marquis Wu'an. If you want me to say, the Yong'an Hou Mansion is still inferior to the Ning'an Hou Mansion. Mr. Su said, "This is also the old yellow calendar, as for the current situation of these public mansions, I don't know much." ”

Zhao Changqing smiled, "It's not bad to have an old yellow calendar." Her heart moved, and said to Mr. Su, "When we were in Shuzhong, we visited Mr. Qingcheng Mountain's Confucian King, Ah Bai told Mr. ”

Mr. Su nodded and said, "Mr. Wang is very knowledgeable and a respectable elder. ”

"Mr. Wang is married to the daughter of the King of Shu." Zhao Changqing said, "Before I came to the imperial capital with Xianggong, I also went to Qingcheng Mountain to bid farewell to Mr. Wang. Mu Shiniang talked about the death of Prince Rende's family, and only said one sentence, which I sounded a little emotional. ”

Mr. Su was silent for a moment, and Fang said slowly, "Prince Rende is the younger brother of His Majesty, and he is deeply loved by the Queen Mother and His Majesty. According to the rules, all clans must go to the fiefdom to become a vassal. After ascending the throne today, because the queen mother was unable to give up her young son, Prince Rende has been living in the imperial capital. These antecedents are well known. In the past few days of coming to the imperial capital, I have also listened to the story of Prince Rende. The year before last, His Majesty was seriously ill, and after His Majesty recovered from his illness, he sent Prince Rende to the domain. As a result, within a few days of the domain, Prince Rentoku's family died in the domain. ”

Zhao Changqing's first reaction was, could it be that His Majesty's □ body was already very bad? She immediately felt that something was wrong, even if Her Majesty □ was not in good health, if she wanted to send Prince Rende to the domain, and her younger brother, she would be the domain...... However, it is too suspicious that Prince Rende's family died in the epidemic.

Zhao Changqing's face suddenly changed greatly, and he hurriedly covered his mouth, not daring to say what was on his mind. Even if she has lived for two lifetimes, even if this matter has nothing to do with her, even if she just thinks about it, she feels a chill suddenly rise from the bottom of her heart.

Mr. Su bowed slightly, as if he understood what Zhao Changqing was thinking, and said softly, "I think so too." "The death of Prince Rende's family must be related to His Majesty. Talking about the epidemic is nothing more than looking good.

Mr. Su didn't explain anything more, there are many things, all on his own. Enlightenment is like pushing open a door that has never been opened. How far a person can go depends on his understanding.

Is this the imperial power?

For the first time, Zhao Changqing felt the naked coldness of the imperial power so clearly, her favorite thing to read since she was a child was history books, not for anything else, history books have too many magnificent waves, hundreds of turns, and they are interesting to read. However, after reading history books for more than ten years, it is still not as shocking as this time. The identity of Prince Rende must be a person who will go down in history, and in the future, how will the historian record the death of Prince Rende, or only one sentence, that he died in a certain year.

Zhao Changqing understood at this time that there were too many magnificent waves and twists and turns in the history books, and I don't know how many bloody rains, swords, swords, and shadows were cast.

This is the imperial power.

Zhao Changqing suddenly felt that those unattainable Gongmen Hou Mansion had become ordinary. The prince of the palace, the emperor's younger brother still said that he would die, what are these princely mansions? Everyone is just ants under the imperial power, and it is really impossible to say who is more noble than whom.

Zhao Changqing vaguely understood where Mr. Su's calm, transparent and calm demeanor came from.

The author has something to say: Good afternoon~~~~~~~~~~~~