Mother He was happy when she saw the crab, got up and sat down at the table, and squeaked and ate it in the shadow of the oil lamp. It was the first time I had eaten this kind of thing, and I was so hungry that I didn't have a lot of fun eating it. I only ate half of it on the table just now, and I didn't learn how to eat it carefully. I don't know if the heart, stomach and other extremely cold things have been gone, so I ate them in a daze.

He Sheng watched from the side, but persuaded him to eat less, but He's mother only said, "Just eat this one." So he ate all four of them, leaving a table of sparse crab shells.

After eating, I was still a little unsatisfied, but in the end I felt comfortable, got up and washed my hands, and then lay down on the bed to sleep. He Sheng didn't look anything unusual when he saw her, so he didn't think much about it, and lay down and fell asleep.

When he got up the next day, he didn't wake up He's mother, he got up and went out of the house to wash up, and served Qingtong to go to Ouchi.

On August 15, it was the day when the feast ceremony began, and Qingtong naturally did not dare to slack off. The first night I had my birthday for Qing Yan, and I slept early, and I didn't worry about other things, and all I thought about was some literary arguments.

I got up early in the morning on this day, calmed my face with cold water, cheered up eighteen points, and looked at Bei'er. The official uniform and official hat were put on his body, and after a detailed look, he went out of the house.

met Zhao Yan on the way, and did not mention the emperor's affairs, and the two only discussed the matter of the banquet ceremony again. Zhao Yan didn't play, but he was just giving advice to Qingtong. I asked for this opportunity to participate, and if I showed the characteristics of a straw bag, it would be a slap in the mouth.

Qingtong consciously prepared properly, and only put her mind at ease, not worrying too much. When he took office, Zhou Rui came over and asked, "How are you prepared?" ”

Qingtong smiled: "A few catties and a few taels are like this, how can I prepare?" ”

"I didn't want to participate." Zhou Rui said, looking at Qingtong: "We have read the sage books for a few years, but it is all for scientific research, there are always some routines in it, if you really talk about it, I don't know what to say." Who hasn't learned what we've learned? ”

Qingtong thought about it, so she had to nod her head and pat Zhou Rui's shoulder: "Come on!" ”

Zhou Rui rolled her eyes.

The banquet ceremony was held in the Daqing Palace, and the emperor personally presided over it, and sat on the top to listen to the people who were knowledgeable in the court to talk about history and scriptures. The ceremony is all set up in place, just waiting for everyone to take their seats. From watching or participating in it, what your identity is, you all have your own place. The severity of the battle makes people nervous.

Qingtong and Zhou Rui, the two newest newcomers, are naturally the most unbearable in this kind of field, after all, they have never been on it. Before he even sat down, his palms were sweating. Don't be afraid of anything else, but you're afraid that something will go wrong, and if you don't get a reward, if you provoke Longyan's displeasure, it's a sin.

Before entering the hall, Qingtong took a handkerchief and carefully wiped the sweat in the palm of his hand. Zhou Rui held it, rubbed it in his sleeve for a while, and said "hum" on his mouth: "It's more cowardly than me." ”

Qing Tong also ignored him, who hasn't been nervous yet? Moderate tension is not necessarily a bad thing.

Until he was announced into the hall and sat down, Qingtong sighed silently again, and followed the people into the hall with his head held high. The seats on both sides of the hall have been arranged, and the innermost two rows are naturally for the participants. Everyone first bowed to the emperor, and then sat down according to the number of seats one by one. There were other officials who watched, and they were also seated in order.

When the personnel from all parties arrive, the ceremony begins, and the program starts, according to the arrangement, one by one. Whether the argument is new or not, whether it is good or not, whether it is deep enough to have knowledge and unique ideas, and whether it can argue that the other party is speechless and willing to bow down, there are obvious results on the field, and onlookers also have judgments, and they can also discuss in private.

Xu Jing sat at the top, not very interested in this matter. But the king's affairs, don't be sloppy, and the way you listen is still very serious. If there is any doubt, ask two sentences at the exit, and see if the respondent can answer or not.

The banquet ceremony is a battle of words, and it is a comparison of the knowledge of all parties. But in fact, it is just a means for the court to respect literati and scholars and create an atmosphere in the court. The imperial court attaches great importance to literature, and the atmosphere of the Dazhuang Dynasty is like this, so that a large number of people can become people of insight and serve the imperial court.

When Zhou Rui and Qingtong came on the stage, it was close to the end of the part of the ceremony to talk about history and scriptures, and the master of the academy deliberately let the two of them talk about each other, even if they couldn't talk about profound things, they were about the same level, and they wouldn't let one of them fall very down, so that people could see the clues.

The two went to the middle of the temple, bowed to one another, and began to argue. Zhou Rui used it flexibly according to what he had learned from death, and Qingtong naturally followed his own plan and took the new as the starting point.

At first, the two spoke gently, and then slowly confronted each other. Qingtong is very energetic, his eyes are focused and focused, and his words are sonorous. Zhou Rui slowly got the upper hand, and finally was forced to sweat on his forehead. Zhou Rui's arguments are all known, but they are blue-eyed, which caused the audience to whisper and discuss. Those who agree with it think that the idea is very novel, and those who disagree think that it is absurd and sensational, and there is a great deal of disagreement.

Xu Jing sat on the dragon chair, his body was extremely straight, just looking at the sharp-tongued person in front of him. is a short distance away, but it is really a monarch. Listening to Qingtong's newly turned remarks, he sneered in his heart. The things he did were so ridiculous in her eyes, and what sentence he said today was not challenging the bottom line of the thinking of those present?

After the two finished discussing, Xu Jing did not say a word, but the hundreds of officials below competed fiercely. Until the break, there were still some people arguing.

When the debate was over, Qing Hitomi went out to breathe. There shouldn't be anything important next, it's just a Mid-Autumn Festival banquet in the evening, where everyone can watch songs and dances, talk about poetry, and be casual in the rules.

Qing Tong was standing outside the hall, looking at the magnificent scene under the imperial city, and his heart was open. After watching it for a while, Zhou Rui came to her side, and said in a sour tone: "Where did you get those arguments, I'm not afraid of startling the Holy Driver and killing you on the spot." ”

Qingtong still smiled, turned his head to look at him and said, "The emperor listened calmly, and many officials agreed, so it is not out of line." ”

Zhou Rui didn't look good on his face, and he was at a disadvantage throughout the debate. He turned his head to look at the Daqing Hall and snorted.

In this sutra ceremony, Qingtong wants to show her face, and it is true that she is in the limelight - if you don't go out, how can you climb up. She also participated in the rest of the vassal and elegant things, and did her best, but she didn't like it. There is one thing left to worry about, and that is whether or not you will be rewarded. Get some good things in the palace, and the family foundation is also solid, and I am not afraid that one day I will not be able to support that big family. And Qingyan, and after a while, it will be time to spend money.

As for Xu Jing, he didn't want to see her. Even if you see it today, it is no different from treating others, so Qingtong will not go to her heart, and only do her role as a courtier.

In the evening, they were still in the main hall, watching a song and dance, and everyone came out to enjoy the moon again, eating and drinking, until they were happy, and then they dispersed and went home.

Qingtong didn't eat much wine, and on the way back, she was still thinking about rhetoric. The ceremony is not this day, and the rest of the days will be discussed for a while, and it will not be possible to lose words in the end, and be knocked to death, which can be seen to be humiliating. Her mind was full of these things, and she thought less about other things. Lying on the bed at night, my mind flashed only the appearance of Xu Jing sitting on the dragon chair today, and nothing else. As for the things at home, I didn't have the heart to be distracted from the past.

When he got up the next day, he still worked hard to go up to his post and continued to go through the feast ceremony.

After a few days of debate, I also gained a lot. Opinions collide with each other, and gentlemen use literature to meet, and most of the things that come out of other people's mouths can be used for their own use. In the end, Qingtong's interest increased, and she listened carefully to all debates, speculated in her heart one by one, and turned them into her own.

However, it was said that the sutra ceremony was set up for half a month, and it was not really stopped until the end of August. In the meantime, all kinds of things will not be repeated, but most of them are contests of real talent and learning. Qingtong can see Xu Jing every day, but there is nothing else. Occasionally, when their eyes met, Xu Jing also moved away without a trace, like a stranger. Every time this happens, Qingtong immediately turns her attention back to the debate of others, without any entanglement.

At the end of the ceremony, everyone was rewarded, but in a variety of ways. Qingtong received the reward, secretly happy, quietly looked, the upper layer is full of jewels, jewelry, incense fans and other things, and then look down at the gold ingots, until I am blind.

After leaving office in the evening, when he got home, he laid out the rewards and looked at them one by one. The golden ingots, after counting them, they found a place to put them away, and they didn't look at them much. But those jewelry things, I looked left and right, picked a few, and planned to send them to Gong Qiu's yard.

In the past half a month, Qingtong has not taken care of the affairs of the family at all. Every day when I came back from the palace, I basically went to the study, ate and slept in the study, and went directly to the post in the morning, and didn't go to the main courtyard at all. ended up with green shadow and purple su, and was sent by Gong Qiu to take care of Mother He.

Qing Tong didn't know what was going on at home, but she was happy. first asked the green shadow purple to fetch water to freshen up, and then asked them to go to the courtyard of Gongqiu to spread the word, saying that they would eat dinner together.

Gong Qiu has already become the master of the Qing family, and she also respects Qingtong. At this time, seeing that Qingtong wanted to eat together, he didn't refuse, so he agreed in one bite, saying, "I'll go over later." ”

"Huh." Green Shadow responded with a smile and exited Gong Qiu's room.

After walking two steps, he turned his head and inadvertently saw Feng Yu sitting on the side of the corridor in front of the wing. looks demure and beautiful, bowing her head and patiently embroidering the things in her hand - this crazy aunt doesn't seem to be crazy anymore.

Back in Qingtong's yard, Zisu had already gone to the kitchen to explain. After a short wait, dinner was served. Gong Qiu came at the right time, helping to arrange the dishes, a table of meticulous meals, and there was an appetite when you looked at it. During this period, he called Qingyan again, and it was a family of three.

Qing Tong sat down at the table, Qing Yan climbed on the stool by herself, and Gong Qiu also sat down, reaching out and carrying the wine jug to pour wine for Qing Tong.

Qing Yan picked up the chopsticks, his eyes rolled straight, and suddenly asked, "What is Dad busy with these days?" It's rare to see each other. ”

"Busy with the affairs of the palace." Qingtong said: "How do you know how to read?" ”

"It's okay......" Qing Yan said in a weak voice.

"Eat." Qingtong whispered to Gong Qiu, and looked at Qingyan again: "Don't coax me, no one will care about you if I'm not at home, let you do nonsense." If you are a worthless person in the future, you can blame me. ”

"Why is it useless? I'm so good at swordsmanship! Qing Yan argued.

Qingtong looked at him: "Is it possible to go to the battlefield in the future?" ”

"What's so bad about being a general?" Qing Yan asked sincerely.

Qing Tong put the chopsticks into his bowl and didn't bother to talk nonsense with him. Gong Qiu ate quietly on the side and didn't say much. Ben has nothing to do with her, and she can't interject.

Qingtong saw that she still looked cold, and called her to dinner, but she couldn't really say a word, but said: "It's been hard these days, Mrs., and she is really busy." ”

"This is the first time for the master to participate in the sutra ceremony, so naturally he has to work hard. Everything else is my duty, and it can't be called hard work or hard work. "Gong Qiu said.

"Huh?" The two were politely talking, and Qing Yan was startled again, causing the two to look at him.

Qing Tong saw that he was unruly and glared at him: "What's the matter?" ”

"Why don't you ask your aunt to come to dinner together?" Qing Yan looked at Qing Tong and then at Gong Qiu.

Qingtong didn't react for a while, but Gong Qiu was very natural and said, "If you want to call, just call it." I can't finish all these dishes. ”

"If my wife says so, then I will call it." Qing Yan said and got off the table and ran away with a smoke.

Qingtong was stunned, I don't know why, and said for a while: "Aunt Feng......"

"Great." Gong Qiu knew what she was going to ask, and said lightly: "Qingyan came to her window every day to talk, first she was yelling and screaming, and then she was crying. Later, I didn't cry or make trouble. ”

Qingtong put down her chopsticks, silently picked up the wine glass and took a sip, and repeated in a low voice: "Okay?" ”

"Hmm." Gong Qiu didn't have any feelings: "It's good to look at it." ”

Qing Tong didn't speak again, and the rest was silent.

After waiting for a while, Qing Yan came back in a hurry and did not bring Feng Yu. He sat down at the table, panting slightly, and said, "If my aunt doesn't come, just say that she eats by herself." ”

Qingtong and Gong Qiu can't say anything from their hearts, and Gong Qiu has always been wary of anyone. She also doesn't like to communicate with people much, so Qingtong naturally doesn't ask more. This meal was quite preoccupied, but Gong Qiu was missing.

After eating, Qingtong left Qing Yan and asked a few words. Only then did I know that Feng Yu was indeed good. Thinking in her heart, she was so crazy, I think she was just subconsciously unwilling to accept reality. When the reality is naked/naked in front of you, there is no way to avoid it, and you can only be forced to face it.

It's just that after Feng Yu is ready, he still doesn't talk to anyone. Gong Qiu didn't want her to say goodbye, and when she saw her, she just simply saluted. is a big family, she only talks to her maid Ling'er and Qingyan. One is his personal maid, and the other is a child whose heart is like pure water.

Qing Tong asked about the matter clearly, and probably knew that Feng Yu was unwilling to see him. She has a thorn in her heart, and let her be quiet first, and she won't bother her. So the things that were obtained in the palace were only called Green Shadow and Purple Su, and they each took two pieces, one to send to the palace autumn room, and the other to the Fengyu room.

After sending it back, without any other words, Green Shadow asked, "Is there anything else to do, master?" If not, Zisu and I will go to the front yard, and Mother He will be watched. ”

Qingtong came back to her senses, but she didn't know that these two maids would go to see Mother He, but asked, "What about Sister-in-law He?" Why do you need to see? ”

Green Shadow said: "I don't know, on the night of the second master's birthday, after the second master was gone, Mother He secretly ate more crabs, and the next day she became popular." We don't know, she didn't tell anyone, she lay alone for four or five days, and it was still not clean, so she went out to see the doctor to grab medicine and take it. When I came back to decoction, I was bumped into by us, and I asked before I asked, or where else would I know. ”

Qingtong twisted her eyebrows: "Then it matters now?" ”

"I'm getting better after taking medicine, but I still have to recuperate." Green Shadow continued: "Look at her working alone, Mrs. asked us to take care of it more. These days, she is not allowed to do needlework either. It's all a family, and no one can see who is bad, right? ”

"Brother He doesn't even know?"

Green Shadow shook his head: "Mother He won't let me sù." ”

Qingtong understood, so she had to let the two go, and asked her to take care of it in every possible way. For a woman's life, giving birth to a child is a ghost door. When you are pregnant, it is also painful, and you shouldn't be careless.

As the master of the family, Qingtong himself is not good at caring about this matter, so he can only leave it to the green shadows.

Green Shadow and Zisu first went to the kitchen to fry the medicine, and then took the medicine to the front yard, where He's mother was lying on the bed at this moment. Seeing that the green shadow purple was coming, he was busy spending He Sheng.

Green Shadow Violet entered the house and brought the medicine to her: "Mom, get up and take the medicine." ”

Mother He sat up and said embarrassedly: "I'm sorry to trouble you, you shouldn't have done these things." ”

"It's just a decoction, what's the trouble?" Green Shadow said: "Mom, your body, you should be careful." Now the master is not so busy, we can't take care of you all the time, and you have to be careful. ”

Mother He drank the medicine, rinsed her mouth and said, "I'm fine, Sister Huaiqing, what is not me?" This is the second child, it will be fine, I know it in my heart. ”

"Mom said that, and we are relieved." Zi Su took the bowl in her hand, "If there's anything, just tell us." ”

Mother He looked at the two little girls by the light of the candle flame, how pleasing to the eyes at this time. My heart is warm, I always think of the days when I just moved to this new home, there are still contradictions and barriers between everyone, and I always look at you not well, I look at you unpleasantly, and I want to compete for a superiority. At that time, I was such a cautious eye.

"Thank you so much." Mother He said with emotion.

Green Shadow and Zisu laughed again, and joked to her: "Don't stop snot and tears, we can't stand it." I didn't know anyone well before, the good and the bad have passed, and after all, it's still a family. Everyone has times when they talk too much, and there are times when they are upset, and husbands and wives have to fight, we didn't talk less about our mother's at that time, and it is common for people to say ugly words behind their backs, how can there be no contradictions between people? Now that I am familiar with it, I have a good temperament, and I am naturally better. ”

Mother He smiled: "That's right." ”

Green Shadow and Zisu fed medicine to He's mother, no longer kept in the front yard, and went back to Qingtong's yard. He Sheng walked around and came back, and always felt that something was wrong, so he asked He's mother: "Why do you always see medicine?" And those two girls. ”

"It is said to be a medicine for the fetus, which is good for the child. People are kind to me, how can I not appreciate it? Mother He said naturally.

In this way, He Sheng didn't think much about it. He's mother gave birth to another child, and in this matter, he is also relieved of He's mother. After all, he is a man, and he doesn't know much, so he can't help much.