Princess Changle and Jia Jiu didn't stay long on the rockery and came to the Huansha Pavilion, and Jia Mu hurriedly led everyone to greet them.

After the ceremony, I went back to the house, sat down according to the ceremony, and Princess Changle said: "I heard that the rockery in the house was still built during the period of Emperor Gaozu?" It's really different from other people's homes. ”

Jia Mu hurriedly got up and replied, "Her Royal Highness the princess smiled. ”

Although Jia's mother has been proud of being able to marry into a family like the Jia family for many years, he still knows the severity. At least he knew that there were some things that could not be said, but could not be answered.

Just like Princess Changle's appreciation of the rockery now, if Jia's mother was proud at this time, she would have passed back to the ears of the two above, but she was afraid that the Jia family would have a lot of trouble with this matter.

In the past, Jia Mu wouldn't care about this. But after a few years of events, especially after seeing Wang Ziteng's fate, Jia Mu has long lost her original confidence. Now Jia Mu, she has finally understood what thunder, rain and dew are, all of which are Junen.

Princess Changle nodded, motioned for Jia Mu to sit down, and said, "This palace is just like that, Mrs. Tai doesn't have to take it to heart." As he spoke, he looked left and right again, and said, "If this palace is not mistaken, there is a soft smoke hanging in this room, right?" It is still autumn and pine green. ”

The house in the Huansha Pavilion is very tall and big, not much smaller than Jia's mother's main house. The curtain began from the beams and hung down to the ground. Don't look at Jia Qian and Jia Qing sisters, each person's practical space is only one mile and one outside two rooms, this room is not big, one can be used as two or three rooms - like a room at both ends, there is a stepping bed on the far left. In the middle facing the door is a round table with lacquered couches and red sandalwood inlaid with marble, and on the right side there is also a space for a study with bookcases, Taishi chairs and three or four large bookshelves. Rao is like this, this room is not the slightest cramped. Not to mention, there is a suite outside this room that is only about one step narrower—such a room, if it were to be used as a curtain, I am afraid that it would need more material than three or four rooms.

Mrs. Wang didn't care about it at first, but when she heard it, she immediately pricked up her ears.

Of course, Madame Wang knew about Soft Yanluo. When he was in the royal house. I heard that this kind of special tribute was used to call the palace. Because he is like smoke, ruthless, and very poetic, he is very popular with the ladies in the palace. It's just that Mrs. Wang didn't think of it. In the silk warehouse of the house, the oldest box with a sticker turned out to be soft smoke.

As soon as she thought of the preciousness of the soft smoke, Mrs. Wang's heart twitched.

It can't be exchanged for money, and it's good to use it on the provincial villa! Why are these two outsiders cheaper?!

Mrs. Wang forgot about it. At the beginning, he just disliked the soft smoke and Luo was not good-looking in clothes. I didn't move.

I only heard Jia Jiu smile and replied: "It's Soft Yanluo." I have it azure. ”

Princess Changle said: "You are willing to do it." ”

Jia Jiu replied: "What is there to be reluctant to give." These soft cigarettes have been put in the storeroom for almost a jiazi, and even my mother is not as old as him. This kind of thing also has a lifespan, if it is broken in vain, wouldn't it be a pity? This soft smoke is not good to look at, and it can only be used as a curtain. ”

Princess Changle said: "What clothes don't look good, and it is naturally not good to make a gown, but what if you make a full-breasted skirt?" Serious skirts, layered on top of each other. There are also several layers, such as the one I told you about last time. If you use this autumn fragrance color to make the outermost layer, the skirt looks elegant, and with this soft smoke, it is just right. ”

Jia Jiu sat down and just laughed, but didn't answer.

In the original book, Jia's mother once said that soft smoke Luo didn't look good in clothes, and when he came here, he also said it twice to Jia's mother. Jia Jiu didn't know if he had told the guest about this soft smoke when he was not in front of Jia Mu, but he wouldn't open his mouth to express his approval at this moment.

That is equivalent to the face of Jia's mother.

Mrs. Wang looked at Mother Jia, and then said, "Your Royal Highness Princess, our second girl is still young, and our knowledge is shallow, and I bother you to give him more guidance." ”

Princess Changle replied: "He doesn't know what, he doesn't care." Of course, there is no such time. It has been a few days since the main palace came, and he played around with the main palace during the day, and at night he had to make time to prepare sacrificial objects, as well as the homework arranged by the Daomen, which was also very much. If there is another thing, it is even if you don't sleep all night. Outsiders are jealous of his good life, but who knows that he is also suffering? This palace wants to say that if the man outside has such a hard work, I am afraid that he would have been a tribute a long time ago. ”

Jia Jiu finally couldn't hold back his laughter: "Changle, where is there such an exaggeration?!" If this Jinshike is so easy to get into, where does it need any ten-year cold window? ”

Princess Changle replied: "Although it is important to be a good gentleman, it is the most important thing for students to work hard. Could it be that Hongu is wrong? ”

Jia Jiu directly called each other by the title of Princess Changle, and Princess Changle was not angry, but became more intimate in her words, and even Mrs. Wang couldn't help but tremble in her heart and looked at them twice.

Could it be that the rumor is true?

Jia Mu and the others had no choice but to respond: "Her Royal Highness the princess is very right. "I forgot about it, Jia's mother said more than once that in a family like them, the boys in the family don't have to go through the imperial examination.

Indeed, most of the children of lords and noble families like the Jia family rely on Enyin to become officials, and those who are qualified for Enyin are all the eldest sons of Changfang. Just like the quota for Jia Zhu to enter the country's prison, that quota originally belonged to Jia Lian, but it was calculated by Mrs. Wang. As a result, Jia Lian lost an opportunity, but Jia Zhu had to bear the fault of his parents and bear a heavy psychological burden, and in the end, the psychological burden became a heart disease, and he was forced to die.

Mrs. Wang was more curious about Jia Jiu's relationship with Princess Changle, but the sisters Jia Qian and Jia Qing were secretly watching him.

From the words of Princess Changle, we can see his attitude towards studying and the imperial examination: as long as he works hard enough, he will be able to pass the Gongshi examination. But in fact, Jia Zhu couldn't even pass the homework of Guozijian. Not to mention participating in the imperial examination.

Although Princess Changle did not mention Jia Zhu from beginning to end, she relegated Jia Zhu to the mud in a solid manner.

also heard the voiceover of Princess Changle, as well as Li Kun. When I heard Princess Changle say this. Li Kun lowered his head.

This is also a question that has been pondering in Li Kun's mind for a long time.

Since Jia Zhu is so useless, why did his father still accept this marriage and marry himself to the Jia family? The family style is not good, the reputation is ruined, Jia Zhu himself has no ability, and his homework is not good, so he is destined to have no great future.

Why is the father willing to grieve his daughter?

Li Kun didn't dare to think about it, he was afraid that his world would completely collapse with his thinking.

Now there is only one wish that supports Li Kun, and that is to train his son to become a talent. Fang Cai lived up to his life.

On the contrary, it was Shi Xiangyun, after a short silence, suddenly spoke: "Since the imperial examination is so easy. Why did the second brother Lian go to the Ming Arithmetic Department instead of the Shike Department? He is the grandson of the Zhang family, how can the old Shangshu of the Zhang family not teach him? It's just that Lao Shangshu is busy, but. Didn't you say that the second brother Lian had an uncle and was still the head of the academy? ”

As soon as these words came out. There was silence in the room.

Jia Jiu pondered for a moment and said, "It is precisely because Uncle Zhang is the head of the academy that he has many students, and they have all been examiners in the Jinshi department, that my brother needs to avoid suspicion. It's the rule. Except for the examiners of the county examination and the prefectural examination of the Jinshi department, there is no one from the Zhang family's academy. Otherwise, the reputation of my brother's non-ability to read before spread throughout the Jingshi, and he turned his head. won the show again, not only the Zhang family will be attacked. If the elder brother does not perform well in the retest, he is likely to be punished. And my brother's article is indeed a little worse, if you want to show talent, you need a little luck. ”

Shi Xiangyunqi said: "Why, it takes luck to take the imperial examination?" ”

Jia Jiu replied, "Yes." The most important thing in Jinshike is the strategy, the article is such a thing, some people like the gorgeous writing, some people like to be simple and straightforward, even if there is the kind of article that can be liked by everyone, most of them are also the heirlooms of famous families, just like the "Ai Lian Said". At my brother's level, of course, I can't do this. This examiner likes his essays, and the other one will think that his brother's essays are too sharp, and some people will even think that his brother is too bookish and think that he should work hard. It's just that, in my opinion, my brother is at home, and it would be nice if he really helped his father, and if he was busy with some chores and did the work done by the stewards, I would rather let my brother go to the arithmetic exam. At least, it's for Banzai, an official of the imperial court! ”

Shi Xiangyun said: "But I heard that an official like Second Brother Lian is not of high grade, not to mention that there are not many Yulu." Not to mention the hard work all year round, the money I got back was not even enough to drink tea. ”

Jia Jiu replied, "That's what I'm going to say." Our family is not uncommon, and that little bit is not rare. What is rare for us is the dignity given to us by the imperial court. Sister Yun, don't think I'm straightforward. In this world, there are really few officials who rely on that idea to eat, and there are really few who can do something practical for the people. They just have this heart, and they are mostly busy managing their reputation. ”

If you want to do things for the people, you must first understand the world and have enough understanding of the people's livelihood. But in fact, although those clean officials are incorruptible, what they do is not necessarily good for the rule.

Many people think that a clean official must be a good official when he does things, but he doesn't know that sometimes, what a clean official does will do more harm to the people's livelihood than a corrupt official. Because corrupt officials at least know that it costs money to build river embankments, and it also takes money to help the people, and a considerable part of the money and grain in the government must be handed over to the state. Therefore, corrupt officials will also find ways to revitalize the money in their hands in addition to corruption. Then, in the year of the famine, the people found a job to do, and there was no need to flee the famine, and the river embankment in the territory was also repaired, and a sum of money was used to do two things, and there was still some surplus for him and his men to get some sweetness.

But what about the Qing officials? Repair the embankment to ask for money, to the rich to apportion, to give money to the people, and to apportionment to the rich, if there is anything to ask for money, it is still apportioned to the rich. The money and food of the rich families in his territory did not fall from the sky, so why should they give more than others? Corrupt officials may only apportionment once or twice to the rich, but the clean officials will again and again and again to the rich households. In the end, prices soared, the economic order of the entire territory was destroyed, the people lived in difficulty, and the rich people were also full of complaints.

This is the reality of feudal society.

It's also human nature.

Therefore, Jia Jiu is not interested in those corrupt officials, and he is not interested in those clean officials.

Corrupt officials may only want money and power, but those clean officials want not only money and power, but also reputation. And fame is actually people's blood and tears, not their own, or someone else's, for example, the arch of chastity.

Shi Xiangyun still didn't understand: "Second sister, why is this Qing official not good?" ”

Jia Jiu replied, "Have you forgotten jì? Prosperity, the people suffer, death, the people suffer. As slaves of the country, the people are naturally bitter, but when the country is prosperous, why should the people suffer. You can understand these six words carefully. ”

Officialdom is a lot of things that can only be understood but not spoken. What's more, Jia Jiu is a girl, and there are some things that really can't be said by him.

It was Mother Jia, who thought that Jia Jiu would make Princess Changle angry when she said this, after all, it was a Qing official or something, but the content of the court's propaganda everywhere. Seeing that Princess Changle didn't speak, but admired Jia Jiu very much in her expression, Jia Mu was a little relieved.

Mother Jia was silent for a while before she said: "When I first got married, I was about the same age as Bao Yatou, and at that time, my mother-in-law told me about the ancient times, and talked about the time when the family was not developed. That is still a matter of the previous dynasty, although our Jia family is not very rich and noble in Jinling, but there are also many fields, which can be regarded as a small landlord. At that time, an official came to Jinling, and everyone outside said that he was a Qing official, and at that time, the mother-in-law also thought that he was a good official. But who would have thought that he would ask for money, and he would be more ruthless than those corrupt officials. More than half of the money to be sent has been wasted. Later, when we caught the strong men, we rich people actually had one more person than those mud legs! What do you mean! We had to pay a lot of the taxes we should have paid, and we had to pay more than those mud-legged men, and in the end, we were asked to give away the only two men in the family! How is this possible! So the two brothers of the old ancestor followed Emperor Taizu into trouble. (To be continued......)