Sure enough, it wasn't until Yan Ruojiu fell asleep that Yan Shuqing returned to the courtyard tired, and Mo Shi was naturally busy for a while. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

After finally cleaning up, Mo Shi and Yan Shuqing sat down quietly and chatted, both of them were cross-legged, sitting on the soft couch in the room, Mo Shi asked first: "Master, has the appointment from above come down?" ”

Yan Shuqing took a sip of tea and said: "It's not so fast, I just handed in the reply post, and it will take some time to go up this layer, but listening to the news from my former colleagues should be soon, because the eldest princess is back." ”

"Eldest princess? Is that the eldest princess who doesn't let her eyebrows go? Mo Shi was a little surprised: "Didn't you say that she didn't ask about the court?" Why does this still have something to do with her? ”

Yan Shuqing smiled and said: "The Tao here is deep, the eldest princess just doesn't take on any court affairs, but her words are sometimes more effective than the emperor, have you forgotten that when she was in the northwest, didn't the eldest princess come a few times?" Which time the eldest princess came, the northwest camp was not all highly nervous, for fear of any chaos, the eldest princess because of her previous courage and good fighting, her prestige in the army has always been high, even if she has been cultivating herself in recent years, but this does not prevent her from continuing to command the army, which is not comparable to the current general Nangong Huo. ”

"How can he compare? Half of the emperor's country was fought by the eldest princess alone, and General Nangong just picked up a ready-made one. "Although Mo is a woman in the house, she has heard of these things.

"Having said that, now General Nangong is indeed suspected of controlling the military affairs of the DPRK and China, and now that the eldest princess has returned, I am afraid that she has heard of it." Yan Shuqing is not shy about things outside, and his own wife.

"Why, the Nangong family is still not satisfied, a queen, a general, a prince, aren't these glorious powers enough? Could it be that they ......" Mo Shi was a little afraid to continue.

"It's really hard to say, but listening to Shangfeng's meaning, I'm afraid that this army will be chaotic for a while." Yan Shuqing was a little helpless.

"What should you do, sir?" Mohs was a little worried.

"I'm nothing, neutral, these are not so anxious, you don't have to worry too much, after all, there is still the emperor here, we just carry out the order, and the others are also taking one step at a time." Yan Shu Qingdao.

"Sir, you have to be careful." Mohs is still a little worried.

"Okay, don't worry, I have my own measure, by the way, the things in this courtyard are almost handled, right?" Yan Shuqing didn't want Mo Shi to worry too much, so he changed the topic.

Mo Shi had no choice but to say: "There is nothing in the courtyard, in a few days, the house will select the maidservant girl, I have already told the second sister-in-law, and the second sister-in-law also answered me today, but it is nothing, but the second sister-in-law also mentioned one thing today, I have no score in my heart, and I want to ask the master what you mean." ”

"What's the matter?" Yan Shuqing asked.

"Master, this second sister-in-law mentioned to me that we should send Ah Wei to the inner school in the palace to study, but I didn't respond immediately, I wanted to come back first to discuss with you." Mohs said cautiously.

"Inner Academy?" Yan Shuqing was a little surprised.

"Yes, it's a coincidence, the second sister-in-law said that this school was rebuilt by the eldest princess, and said that the daughters of the princes and courtiers of the fourth grade and above in the capital are in it, but I don't understand, so I don't know how to reply." Mohs Road.

"The inner school hall is indeed rebuilt by the eldest princess, and now within the jurisdiction of the second brother's duties, the second brother's daughter-in-law, Yan Ruolan, is a female master in the inner school, and the second brother has also mentioned this matter to me once, but I didn't take it seriously, and now the second sister-in-law mentioned it again, it seems that there should be a response." Yan Shuqing frowned a little.

"yes, so what do you say?" Mo's heart was also embarrassed.

"The inner school is indeed full of family daughters, just like the palace school, but the students in the inner school are all women, and the students of the palace school are all men, which can be regarded as a favor of the court for the courtiers, but in the final analysis, this inner school can also be regarded as a court-government marriage, and it is easy to select concubines and princesses." Yan Shuqing said it thoroughly.

"What do you mean?" Mohs was a little puzzled.

Yan Shuqing smiled slightly: "The people in this school are all the daughters of the princes of the family, all of them are the proud daughters of the heavens, these are the best choices for the marriage of the family in Beijing, isn't it easy for the royal family or other families?" ”

"Uh...... That's not what the eldest princess meant, right? Mohs doesn't think so.

"Whether it's or not, this meaning has been recognized." Yan Shuqing said with a smile.

"That's still according to Ah Wei's meaning, it's better not to go, it sounds like it's not a place where you can study with peace of mind, Ah Wei has also learned a lot with Master Xiao before, it should be enough, no, just find a academy outside, you don't have to go to that place." Mohs didn't like the atmosphere of the inner school.

"That's what I mean, Ah Wei has a lively temperament, and it's not a good thing to enter the inner school, so forget it, and after a few **** years, I will go back to my second sister-in-law." Yan Shuqing also disagreed.

"Hey, I know, after selecting the maid and the little maid, I went back to the second sister-in-law." Mo got the words of his husband, and he also had a bottom in his heart.

"It's done, it's not too early at this hour, let's rest." Yan Shuqing yawned and then got up and moved to the other side of the bed.

Mo naturally followed.

The hour is indeed not early, but it is rare that the lights on the side of the main courtyard of the second room are still on, and it turns out that the second lady Dong is also talking to her husband and the second master Yan Shujie.

The second lady asked while flipping through the account book, "Master, has the appointment of the third brother come down?" ”

The second old man, Yan Shujie, said while flipping through the book in his hand: "It's not so fast, it is estimated that it will take five or six days, what's wrong?" ”

The second lady Dong smiled: "It's nothing, just ask, by the way, how long will the third brother's family live in the mansion?" ”

"What is this, although the third brother is a concubine, but this Yan Mansion is also the third brother's home, and he will live with him as long as he wants." The second master was puzzled.

"Master, you still don't know?" Dong was a little surprised.

"Know what?" The second old man, Yan Shujie, put down the book in his hand and was puzzled.

"Today, the third brother and sister Mo Shi came to our courtyard and talked to me, I listened to the meaning of her words, I am afraid that they will not stay in this mansion for long." Dong deliberately left half a sentence.

"Really? What else did she say? The second old man Yan Shujie was indeed very surprised.

"Nothing else, but she paid a year's worth of household first, a full three hundred taels, I put it in the account, don't say, your third brother has some ability, and Mo's three hundred taels are also generous." Dong sighed.

"Three hundred taels? In normal years, the household of a courtyard is less than a hundred taels of silver, what do you do with so much? The second master disagreed.

"Look at what the master said, it's not that I have to die and beg for nothing, it's the third brother and sister who took the initiative to send it over, not like the fourth family, it takes a long time to buckle the buckle and rope to use the silver, I am in charge of the food and clothing in the whole house, the money is in and out, and the hands are not rich." Dong immediately raised his eyebrows and said displeasedly.

"Then you can't accept these, the third child's money is all exchanged for his life, it's easy for you to be him." The second master is right

"Master, you are a soft-hearted person, you haven't seen the strange mountain treasures brought back by the third brother's family in the car, silk and satin, that will not be the master of the lack of silver, these are afraid that they are not in their eyes, what are you worried about." Dong said disdainfully.

"Why should the family be so differentiated, besides, the third brother has only returned to the capital, and there will be more silver in the future, so you should return the excess." On the one hand, the second master is indeed thinking about Yan Ruojiu's family, and on the other hand, he is also thinking about the face of this literati, if he lets the outside know about this, it is hard to say that it will become that he, as an elder brother, is harshly scolding his younger brother, and he does not want to lose his reputation for a few hundred taels of silver.

"Then how to do it, it's all in the account books, and it's been used, and it's all paid out earlier, what does the master ask me to pay back, besides, if this is really returned, what do the third brother's family have to think, the master is used to feeling sorry for his younger brother, but he doesn't consider my difficulties." Dong was a little unhappy.

"Hey, madam, you must not ruin your husband's reputation because of this mere three hundred taels." The second master said a little seriously.

"My own brother, what is there to worry about, besides, if the third brother's family becomes the fourth family, the white family will become, and if you have to raise the family for nothing, I won't be able to manage this family!" Dong also hardened.

"Hey......" The second old man Yan Shujie also knew very well in his heart that this lady of his was a living Pixiu, and it was easy to get money, but if she was thinking about it, it would be difficult for her to spit it out, and even the expenses in the house she was counted one by one, and now the three hundred taels came in for nothing, wouldn't it just fit her mind, and the second master was helpless.

"Okay, master, the three brothers and sisters have left their money here, it's still impossible, I try to take care of his family from other aspects, isn't it, today I still want to let his Ruojiu girl enter the inner school." Dong didn't want to talk about silver anymore.

"Nine girls?" Yan Shujie was stunned for a moment before saying, "How old are the nine girls of the third family this year?" ”

"Twelve, I just asked today, the age is appropriate." Dong said.

"How did you come up with this?" The second old man's Yan Shujie is a little strange.

"It's not for the good of your third brother's family, but all the daughters with a bit of family background have gone there, the third brother is a fourth-grade military attache even if he is flat this time, this is also a condition, the nine girls are also smart, this looks really good, and it looks like a beautiful embryo, if you can go to the inner school to study, you can find a more suitable person for the right family." Dong is wishful thinking.

"Hey...... You can count on Ruolan to forget it, Ruo Jiu is the daughter of the third brother in the end, and the third brother has to make his own decisions, you also know that the atmosphere in the inner school is not good now, and I want Ruo Lan to resign as a female master. "The second old man Yan Shujie has the temper of a literati in the end.

"How? Ruolan became a rare female master in Beijing at the age of sixteen, this is an extremely glorious thing, how many women from the family are envious, how many sons and daughters of the family are admired, how can you just resign, the master is also confused. Dong said in disagreement.

"Madam, the marriage of the children is up to them, you have to ask Ruolan's girl to marry like the fifth sister to the place where there is no light of day, wouldn't it hurt Ruolan?" The second master didn't like the atmosphere in the palace.

"Master, you have to be careful what you say, what's wrong with the fifth sister, isn't it one of the four concubines now, which family daughter is not envious of this kind of glory, Ruolan is excellent when she is young, proficient in poetry and songs, and knows everything about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, that is the talented girl that the eldest princess once praised, we Ruolan is so good, and only the top sons and brothers in the royal family can afford it, can the lord oppose it." Dong has high expectations for his daughter, who has been excellent since she was a child.

"Madam, the imperial power is not so easy to participate in, Ruolan is good as long as she can live happily and happily, but she doesn't have so many expectations for her husband." The second master and his wife have different ideas.

"Master, this daughter's marriage is to be handled by me, a mother, don't worry about it, I am her mother, she is my own child, I don't care about her happiness, you don't have to worry about this." Dong didn't want to have another dispute with her master over this matter, after all, she had made up her mind a long time before this matter, and she was afraid that no one would be able to change it.

At this point, this topic will not be mentioned for the time being.