"Move out of here and have my own place?" Xie Huaijin listened to Ji Xiaotang's words, but he was not happy, "I don't want my own place." Xiaotang, when are you going to pick me up? I want to live with you. ”

Ji Xiaotang sighed secretly in his heart and slowly raised his hand.

Xie Huaijin sensed Ji Xiaotang's intentions and lowered his head obediently.

Ji Xiaotang's hand stroked the top of Xie Huaijin's hair, and his heart was slightly sour. Although Xie Huaijin's mind is stuck at eight or nine years old, his body is growing. Her figure is definitely tall among girls of the same age, but Xie Huaijin is still more than a head taller than her.

If she didn't lift her feet, she couldn't touch Xie Huaijin's head smoothly.

Fortunately, Xie Huaijin is very well-behaved.

Under Ji Xiaotang's hands, Xie Huaijin was like a white cat in his arms, and he almost purred comfortably in his throat and eyes.

"When Brother Huaijin has his own mansion, he can invite me and my sister to be guests, and it won't be as difficult to meet as it is now." Ji Xiaotang said softly.

"Really?" Xie Huaijin's big eyes sparkled.

"Of course it's true." Ji Xiaotang said with a smile.

Although it is still very inconvenient to see Xie Huaijin at that time, Ji Xiaotang believes that she can always find a way and make arrangements.

There are some things that can't be done.

"W-Oh well." Although it is still better to be taken home by Xiaotang, it is much better than now.

Time flies, and Ji Xiaotang knew that he couldn't stay here for a long time, so he persuaded Xie Huaijin a few more words and instructed Lamei. Then he came out of the house.

Ji Xiaoyun followed Ji Xiaotang out, and couldn't help but have red circles in her eyes again.

When she got into the carriage back to Xinhuatang, Ji Xiaoyun's eyes were still red.

"Sister, let's make up for it. Let my grandmother and mother see it, and I should be worried. Ji Xiaotang couldn't stand it, so he went to Ji Xiaoyun and said.

"Okay." Ji Xiaoyun is very obedient. "Xiaotang, when will Huai Jin be able to move out."

"It should be soon." Ji Xiaotang replied, looking at Ji Xiaoyun, there was a faint worry in his heart.

……

The decree was soon to arrive.

Xinhuatang was the first to receive the will of the second master of Ji, and sure enough, he was the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites. The official position of the fourth product. Master Ji Er is knowledgeable, elegant and square, and is suitable for serving in the Ministry of Rites.

Master Ji and others already knew the news. It's all expected joy.

A second decree followed.

Ji Xiaotang was named the county lord, called Anle, and the fief was in Qingyuan. Along with the holy decree, the palace also gave a crown of emerald gold. A pair of jade Ruyi. A pair of white jade walls, two hanging coral beads, two hanging pearls, four palace satins, the rest of the gold fifty taels, silver one thousand taels.

Ji Xiaotang is still young and does not give another mansion.

The holy decree was issued, and the lights were lit up and down in Xinhua Hall. Everyone gathered in Xuanhua Hall to say hello to Ji Xiaotang.

"How big is the county lord?" Mrs. Ji asked Second Master Ji.

Second Master Ji could only explain to Mrs. Ji in detail. Only the daughter of the prince's second son can be named the county lord in Daqin, and only under the princess and the county lord, it can be regarded as the second grade according to the grade. Master Ji and Master Ji are now both positive four grades, and Ji Xiaotang has the highest grade in the Ji family.

Ji Xiaotang is naturally not a relative of the emperor, but was rewarded for his merits and the love of the people. The holy decree praised Ji Xiaotang's exploits in Qingyuan's disaster relief, as well as the praise he received among the people.

"It turns out that women can also be officials! And it's such a distinguished official! "Mrs. Ji is really happy for Ji Xiaotang," the old lady should be relieved if she knows something. ”

There was another matter of honoring the ancestors in the family, and Mrs. Ji was the first to think of Mrs. Ji.

Mrs. Ji asked Second Master Ji and Second Mrs. Ji to hurry up and prepare, she wanted to burn incense for Old Mrs. Ji and tell him the good news. The Ji family not only turned out to be the youngest son who was the most unsuccessful, but the youngest granddaughter who could only stay in the back house according to common sense also became the county lord.

"The old lady took Xiaotang's homework at that time, and the better Xiaotang's homework, the more the old lady sighed. He said that Xiaotang was not a man by birth. "If Ji Xiaotang is a man, not only will the second master Ji have an heir, but the Ji family's cultural context will also have successors." But our Xiaotang is so competitive, not a man, he is an official as he should be, and he is also a big official. ”

If you want to worship Mrs. Ji, naturally Mrs. Ji can't worship alone, she has to bring the second Mrs. Ji's family to worship. Master Ji was next to him, and immediately said that he would also worship together.

In this way, the whole house of Xinhuatang is dressed neatly and comes to worship the ancestors together.

Originally, it was just a little thought of Mrs. Ji, but in the end, it was very grand. Master Ji also made a gorgeous sacrificial text in a short period of time.

This sacrificial text is so gorgeous, Ji Xiaotang knows that he thinks in private that it may be more suitable to be an official in the Ministry of Rites.

"The emperor's grace is vast, and it is also the profound fortune of my Ji family's ancestors, who will bless future generations." After the worship, Master Ji sat down under Mrs. Ji, touched the beard under his chin, and smiled.

Ji Xiaotang is a girl, and she is going to be out of line after all. The feng shui and blessings of the Ji family have extended to her, not to mention their father and son. When Master Ji thought of somewhere, he couldn't help but laugh more and more proudly.

Compared with Master Ji's joy, the smile on Mrs. Ji's face was stiff and reluctant.

Named the county lord, Ji Xiaotang is ready to enter the palace to thank him.

"Entering the palace to see the driver is no better than anything else, a etiquette, a little wrong is a big deal." Mrs. Ji smiled, "I have to invite someone to talk to Xiaotang about it, and the palace also needs someone to take care of it in advance." I'm going back to Xiangfu Hutong......"

Yang Ge's hometown lives in Xiangfu Hutong.

In the last sentence, Mrs. Ji discussed with Master Ji. She spoke like this, on the one hand, to show her enthusiasm for this matter as the eldest daughter-in-law and the sect wife of the Ji family, and on the other hand, she deliberately mentioned Yang Ge Lao in front of others.

Ji Xiaotang is certainly noble as the county lord, but her maiden family is not too reckless.

Seeing that Mrs. Ji was so enthusiastic and thoughtful, Master Ji was very happy: "Mrs. Ji is thoughtful, you should go quickly." I don't know if the time will come in time. ”

Mrs. Ji is a sincere person. Afraid that Master Ji and Mrs. Ji would be worried, he hurriedly spoke: "The etiquette in the palace is fine. Mrs. Ji Er told Mama Cheng out.

"It turns out that the second wife has already invited Xiaotang to worship the grandmother in the palace!" Mrs. Ji's face was a little strange.

Mama Cheng came out of the palace, and there was no one at home. Passing through Qingyuan, I met us. At that time, I was just going to invite a safe grandmother for Xiaoyun and Xiaotang sisters, so I invited Mama Cheng to come to the house, which was also a coincidence. Mrs. Kiji explained.

It was Ji Xiaotang's idea to invite Mama Cheng, but it was mainly for Ji Xiaoyun. It's just that it's not easy to explain this matter to Mrs. Ji.

"It's a coincidence!" Mrs. Ji muttered to herself, she didn't believe in any fate. secretly believed that Mrs. Ji Er had ambitions early on, so she tried her best to make such an arrangement.

Ji Xiaotang no longer needs to find someone to teach him all the etiquette when he enters the palace, and the things that are done in the palace are ......

Although Yang Ge Lao is a very popular minister, he is a foreign minister. It is not appropriate to be able to ...... the palace.

"My aunt is enthusiastic, and I miss it tightly. However, Xiao was sealed this time. The emperor's grace is immense. Since the founding of the Great Qin, it is the first time that a woman with a foreign surname has been sealed, and I am afraid that countless pairs of eyes in Beijing are staring at our family at this moment. It's really bad to alarm the elder of the pavilion for this. If you are not careful, you will be impeached by the officials, but it is not beautiful. Ji Xiaotang politely rejected Mrs. Ji's proposal to go to the palace to help Yang Ge Lao.

On closer consideration, Mrs. Ji is just an empty favor.

After thinking about it for a while, Master Ji felt that Ji Xiaotang's concerns were reasonable.

"Xiaotang's niece is right. At this time, our family should keep a low profile. so as not to provoke criticism. Xiaotang is the newly crowned county lord and enters the palace to thank him. Mingtang is righteous, there will be no personal obstacles, and when the time comes, just prepare more rewards. It's just that if we don't go to the dots, who doesn't know the relationship between Xiaotang and us? ”

As soon as he said this, Mrs. Ji was speechless.

Anyway, they arranged another wine banquet and celebrated before they dispersed.

In the upper room of Xuanhuatang, Second Master Ji, Second Mrs. Ji, and Ji Xiaotang were still talking to Old Mrs. Ji.

"It's good that Xiaotang is the county lord, but it's ......" Mrs. Ji looked at everyone, and hesitated when she spoke for the first time.

"Grandmother has anything to say." Ji Xiaotang said with a smile.

"If you don't blame me for being discouraged, I'll say it." Mrs. Ji continued, "As the county lord, Xiaotang has to deal with the nobles in the palace. I heard the old lady say that a companion is like a tiger. ”

Mrs. Ji has said many things to Mrs. Ji, and Mrs. Ji has the deepest memory of this sentence.

“…… If one is unhappy, it doesn't matter if the official is gone, I'm afraid that a word from others will kill us. Where is it easy to answer correctly in front of those nobles? Mrs. Ji was worried about Ji Xiaotang.

"Grandmother didn't say something discouraged, but a warning to the world." Ji Xiaotang smiled again.

Ordinary people say that wealth and wealth are sought in danger, but Mrs. Ji is not a person on this road.

"If you want me to say, we should go back to Qingyuan early. The mountain is high and the emperor is far away, Xiaotang returns to Qingyuan to be the county lord, that is the biggest official, how many free blessings! Mrs. Ji said this, and she was fascinated by such a prospect.

It has been less than a month since she came to the capital, and Mrs. Ji already wants to go back.

Back in Qingyuan, Ji Xiaotang couldn't help but smile bitterly. Could it be that they are willing to leave Qingyuan?

It's easier said than done to go back! They have no way to retreat, even if there is a sea of swords and fires in the capital, they can only fight to break through, and the stake is their lives.

"Grandmother, don't worry. We always have to walk around the capital, and there are always some advantages to being a county lord than not being a county lord. Ji Xiaotang said, this is her true words.

Ji Xiaotang was already thinking in her heart, as the county lord, what she could do for herself, the people she cared about, and the people who are suffering in this world.

……

Akanedo

"I really didn't expect this...... Mrs. Ji sat on the couch, looked around, in addition to Ji Xiaolian, Yang and Ji Xiaoqin also came back with her, and they all sat on the chairs under the bed and listened to her. Good things that I didn't expect. ”

"I didn't expect it." Yang Shi took the conversation, the excited look on her face had not completely faded, and she was really happy for Ji Xiaotang. "Xiaotang actually did such a good deed in Qingyuan, if it wasn't for the holy decree to explain it, we wouldn't know it. The uncle always said that the second uncle was the most humble character. And so it was. If you were someone else, I was afraid that it would have been publicized a long time ago. ”

Yang's words are all praises for Ji Xiaotang and the people of Qingyuan.

Mrs. Ji was a little unpleasant to her words. However, it is not easy to say anything in person. Yang is a daughter-in-law and a niece. This niece's temperament is not the same as her, but she is the only girl in Yang Ge's old mansion who is the same age and generation as Ji Xiaomu.

The Yang family and Ji Xiaomu have the same temper, and Mrs. Ji is also satisfied with her identity, and it took a lot of effort to decide on this family business at that time.

For the Yang family, Mrs. Ji is still very kind and tolerant.

"Those things shouldn't be said by others, but they shouldn't be hidden from us. It seems a little inappropriate, we are a family. Mrs. Ji didn't speak, but Ji Xiaolian couldn't help but speak.

Ji Xiaoqin had already lowered her head and fiddled with the hem of her clothes. It seems that I didn't hear everyone's words. In the crowd, she is a girl with a weak presence.

"We didn't ask." Yang said, "Xiaotang, they escaped death at that time. Xiaotang didn't take the initiative to say it, because he was afraid that the big guy would follow him. …… It was also short when Xiaotang came. If the time is long. Talk more, and we'll know. ”

Although Yang loves poetry and books, she is a little dull, but she is reasonable, and her temperament can be seen in this speech.

It's just that her reasonable words can't resonate with the few people present.

Ji Xiaolian felt that the Yang family didn't know how to be close, so she was on Ji Xiaotang's side, and she was angry. He snorted lightly and stopped talking to Yang. Instead, he gestured to Mrs. Ji with his eyes.

"The master called the uncle to speak, this will work, and the uncle should go back. I don't have anything to do here, I don't need you to serve, you take care of the uncle, you are the most considerate of my heart. Mrs. Ji said to Yang.

Yang didn't suspect that Mrs. Ji was going to break her up, so he responded obediently at the moment. As soon as she left, Ji Xiaoqin also withdrew with a smile.

"My mother has to be the master, and I married my sister-in-law and entered the door. Sister-in-law is like this, not only can't she be our help, I'm afraid that in the future, I will follow those people on the East Road to do against us! Ji Xiaolian was finally able to speak freely, and immediately expressed her dissatisfaction with the Yang family.

"Don't talk about her." Mrs. Ji frowned and said impatiently about the Yang family. She had known Yang's temperament for a long time, but she didn't expect that the people of Qingyuan would come to the capital to live with them. "We all underestimated the people in this room on East Road."

Mrs. Ji's tone was heavy.

"Who knows what kind of luck it is, I've never heard of anything like it. The holy decree said that she was as if Guanyin was alive, how old she was, even if there was anything, it was not her credit. "Ji Xiaolian's meaning is that the second master and the second wife of Ji spoiled Ji Xiaotang to the sky, and attributed all the exploits made by the Ji family in Qingyuan to Ji Xiaotang, so that Ji Xiaotang was sealed.

Saying this, Ji Xiaolian no longer concealed the sourness in her tone, and secretly glanced at Mrs. Ji.

Although Master Ji and Mrs. Ji did not treat her badly, her status in the family was obviously inferior to Ji Xiaomu. Ji Xiaolian was thinking that if Xinhuatang had the same feats, then it would definitely not be her who was pushed out to be sealed, but Ji Xiaomu.

Her thoughts were expressed so obviously, of course Mrs. Ji Da would not be unable to understand it, but Mrs. Ji Da didn't care. Her focus is different from Ji Xiaolian's.

Ji Xiaolian is still too childish.

"We guessed that Xiaotang really had a nurturing grandmother from the palace around her." She mislooked at the person on East Road.

Mrs. Ji may really be a country woman, although she has a fierce body, but she has no knowledge. But the second master and the second wife are different, the two of them are ambitious.

"He said that he didn't want to be an official, so he hoped to grow old in the countryside. He kept filial piety for the old lady for three years according to the ancient etiquette, spreading his reputation for pure filial piety everywhere, but compared the eldest master to almost nowhere to live. From this incident, I knew that the second master was a traitor! ”

"If you really don't have ambitions, in the countryside, it's just a matter of inviting a grandmother, why do you go to great lengths to invite the upbringing grandmother in the palace!"

"I came to Beijing at this time, and as soon as I entered Beijing, I asked Xiaotang to go out and walk around the mansions, and he also showed his face in front of Princess Changning. Isn't it obvious what the second master and the second wife are asking for? ”

In the evening, Master Ji returned to Qianhua Hall, and Mrs. Ji said these words again in front of Master Ji.

Master Ji touched his beard, with a thoughtful expression on his face.

"Ma'am, you mean ......?"

"That's right." Mrs. Ji nodded firmly.

"No," Master Ji shook his head, "For such a big thing, the second brother has never shown his words in front of me." ”

"The master regards his brother as a sibling, talks about everything, and thinks about his brother everywhere, but the brother may not be willing to treat the master like this. Think about it, how many things did the second master not tell the master! ”

"Hmm......" Master Ji was silent in thought.

"Qingyuan is thousands of miles away, if Xiaotang's deeds were not deliberately presented to the Queen Mother and His Majesty, how would the Queen Mother and His Majesty know. Xiaotang has the true inheritance of the second master. Princess Changning's tea party did not invite Xiaotang, it was Xiaotang who knew that Xiaolian had got the post, and specially asked Xiaolian to take her with her. When it came to the tea party, Xiaotang threw Xiaolian away, and Xiaolian, who was still harmful, was reprimanded by the princess. ”

"Xiaotang didn't tell the princess about Qingyuan!"

Master Ji's brows also furrowed.

"What you said is too easy, the matter of being sealed, even if it is the second brother's plot, can it be done? This is all the blessing of the ancestors. Feng Shui of my Ji family...... Hmm......" Master Ji didn't say any more.

However, Mrs. Ji knows this part of his heart.

"The feng shui of the Ji family's blessed land is naturally good, and the ancestors of the Ji family are also blessed with future generations. It's just that this good feng shui and this blessing are all in the second room, how can you take care of the old man? ”

Master Ji was stunned. (To be continued......)