Zhao Qixuan's entry into Beijing can be regarded as a representative of the Zhao clan's entry into Beijing. On the surface, he entered Beijing on behalf of the industrial shop under the second room of the Zhao family, but in fact, he brought the shopkeepers of the sixth room. The other rooms also sent the people in charge to follow them all the way, so as to observe the situation in Beijing. If it is cheap, whether the Zhao clan will open a shop in Beijing in the future, or whether it is a study or a scientific examination, they will all know it.

In the past, when the old county prince was there, there were also clansmen who considered going to Beijing, but at that time, the six rooms of the merchant were suppressed by the old county prince, even if they went to the capital, they could only do business honestly. Other clansmen are also satisfied with the rich and leisurely days of having the Hou Mansion as a backer, and they don't pay much attention to the imperial examination of their own children. Therefore, the Zhao clan entered Beijing in a big way, and this is the first time.

The Zhang family had been preparing for this for a long time, and when she went to Beijing that day, Zhao Qixuan was already packing her luggage and preparing to leave, only two or three days later than her. However, he was on a civilian ship, and it was carrying goods, and it was not like she could play the banner of the duchess, so he walked more slowly. Counting the time, it's about the same for a few days. The small house where the second room lives now is not big, and the Hou Mansion has not yet been renovated, and the style Cheng has just taken over the job, and the drawings have not yet come out, so there is no place to place these many people. Zhang's let people find a two-entry courtyard house in the vicinity of Gulou Xiejie, there are many houses, and it happens to be in the bustling commercial street area, which is most suitable for entertaining Zhao Qixuan and his party, and then adding some furniture, daily necessities, rice, noodles, vegetables and vegetables. Send two mothers-in-law and a family member, and they are all complete.

Zhao Qixuan and his entourage were in the early morning of the next day. Depart from Tongzhou Wharf and take a horse-drawn carriage to the capital. Because there were goods, and there were female dependents in the same company, they walked slowly, and when it was almost noon, they finally arrived at Chaoyangmen.

Zhao Wei had already sent the housekeeper Wang Fulai to bring a few people to ride horses to Chaoyangmen to wait, and when he saw them. He immediately sent someone back to report the news, and at the same time greeted the cold and asked for warmth, and then led the way. Take them to the small house on Gulou Street.

In the past, when the old county prince was still there, the Zhao clan entered Beijing, and they always entered the city from Chaoyang Gate and went straight to Jiannanhou Mansion. But now the Zhang family lives on Gulou Street. The Hou Mansion has not yet been renovated. Therefore, after they entered the city, they had to turn around again to go to the Drum Tower. Although Zhao Qixuan and his entourage felt a little troublesome, they didn't complain much, but they were even more excited in their hearts. Looking at the bustling crowd of shops inside and outside Chaoyangmen, and listening to Wang Fulai's enthusiastic introduction, they all felt that the time had come to show their talents.

Zhao Qixuan's wife Ma and a pair of children, Zhao Huai and Zhao Yuan, also followed. This time, Zhao Qixuan went to Beijing, not only to help the ancestors and grandchildren of the Zhang family take care of the industry. If you want to open your own shop, you may have to live in Beijing for a long time. Since beating him, he has been sent to the second room. The whole person has also become reliable, and he is no longer as idle as before, and Ma's mother and son have changed their attitude towards him. If he wants to go to Beijing, they will naturally follow. First, Zhao Huai has the opportunity to find a better teacher to teach in Beijing, and secondly, it is Ma's family who privately persuaded her that the relationship between husband and wife was cold in the past few years, and now that her husband has cheered up and has silver in his hand, if he doesn't pay attention to it anymore, he will be surrounded by good life, and her husband may have to accept a small one, and then not only her children will suffer a big loss, but the suffering of the previous ten years or so has also been in vain, and she has cheapened others, isn't it wronged? Now that the second room is a marquis, the scenery in Beijing is infinite, and if you don't come to enjoy the blessings, you are a fool.

Zhao Qixuan was riding a horse in front, Ma was sitting in the carriage with a pair of children, Zhao Huai and Zhao Yuan excitedly came to the window to look at the lively scene outside the car, and whispered exclamations from time to time. One moment he said, "Mother, you see that house is so beautiful, it is so high", and then he said, "Mother, everyone in the capital wears silk and is so rich", and then he said, "Mother, will we live in such a big house in the future?" After a while, he said, "Mother, let's go out for a walk tomorrow?" Sitting in the car and watching, a while passed, and nothing was seen clearly". Ma Shi listened with a smile, and didn't agree directly, but said: "You go and ask your great-uncle and grandmother, if she agrees, let your little uncle and little aunt take you out for a walk." As he spoke, he secretly looked at the pedestrians outside the car, and he was secretly excited in his heart.

Zhao Qixuan rode outside to escort the convoy forward, listening to the chatter of the children in the car, he only felt that his heart was unprecedentedly happy. This qiē was given to him by the second room, and he secretly made up his mind in his heart that he must do a good job for the ancestors and grandchildren of the second room.

The Zhao family's convoy and his party went unhurriedly in the direction of the Drum Tower, passing by a carriage on the way. There is a lantern with the word "Feng" hanging under the eaves of the carriage, but it is the carriage of Feng Yushi's family. Mrs. Feng brought a confidant girl, called a companion to catch the car, and took advantage of her husband's work in the yamen today, and her son went to Mr. to ask for teaching, and he would not go home for lunch, so he would go to the outer city Zhang Shanjia Hutong to see his sister Mrs. Huo, and talk to her about the Zhao Niu family.

Mrs. Huo was very surprised when she saw her eldest sister coming: "Why are you here?" He didn't send me a letter in advance, so I could have someone buy groceries. Now that it is close to the meal, she has cooked a simple vegetarian dish, and then steamed a small dish of salted dried fish, and her mother and son will take a little girl to deal with it, but if she knew that Mrs. Feng was coming, she would definitely have to prepare more heartily.

Mrs. Feng picked up her little nephew Huo Zhiliang, who saluted her, waved her hand and said, "Don't bother, there happens to be no one at home right now, I just came over, I don't know in advance, where can I send you a letter?" She looked at the humble food on the table and sighed, "Why do you treat yourself like this? Even if it's for the good of a good brother, you shouldn't eat these oily things all day long. Mei Xiang, you take a tael of silver, go to the restaurant outside and call a banquet, don't drink, only pick good dishes and soup. ”

Yahuan answered, Mrs. Huo knew that the eldest sister was intentionally helping herself, otherwise the three of them would not be able to eat a table of noodles if they added two maidservants, and the rest of the meals would be enough for their mother and son to eat for a few days. She was very grateful in her heart, and her son was also a good person, and solemnly saluted and thanked his aunt.

Mrs. Feng smiled softly: "What is polite to your family? Good brother, Mei Xiang doesn't know your mother's taste. You go to order food together, and you order what your mother likes to eat, saving money and eating unhappy. Don't save me money. ”

Huo Zhiliang glanced at his mother and knew that his aunt must have something to say to his mother in private, so he agreed. Mei Xiang smiled and beckoned him to go out with him.

There were only two sisters left in the house, and Mrs. Huo saw that the eldest sister had a solemn face, and she also followed Yan Sù: "What's wrong?" Did something happen? ”

Mrs. Feng said: "The thing that Zhao Niu's entrusted us to do before was not done. A few days ago, our lord participated in a copy of Jiannanhou, and was counted down by the emperor. ”

Mrs. Huo was taken aback. She now lives out of town. Most of the relatives and friends have broken off contact, and the only one that has anything to do with the court is the family of the two sisters. My sister followed her brother-in-law in the local and court affairs. If Mrs. Feng didn't tell her, she wouldn't know anything, so this is the first time I've heard of it today. She hurriedly said: "If it really doesn't work, forget it, it was easy to just think of this before." I didn't expect the emperor to be angry. Don't hurt your brother-in-law in order to help others. ”

Mrs. Feng sighed, told her the details of the matter, and then said, "You see, the emperor even knows the situation of the Zhao Niu family very clearly, and our master has the heart to help, but he can't help." Now the old man has made up his mind and has gone to someone else. I don't dare to mention Zhao Niu's words again. I'm here to tell you about it today. Also, the emperor is so disgusted with the Zhao Niu clan. You've repelled the previous idea, and it's best not to have any more dealings with his family, so as not to suffer from his family. ”

Mrs. Huo was silent, and only after a while did she say, "Eldest sister, I don't know, how could I have looked down on someone like Zhao Niu's in the past?" It's not that I don't understand the sophistication of human feelings, so what is Zhao Niu's temperament, and whether what he said is true or false, can't I see it? I just think that her eldest granddaughter is good-looking, and the portal is also comparable to our family, if I can say it to Brother Liang, in a few years, Brother Liang will marry a wife and have children, I have no regrets in my life. It was for this thought that I turned a blind eye to Zhao Niu's lies. It's not that I don't want to dismiss that idea, but it's ...... I'm afraid that Brother Liang won't be able to marry a better daughter-in-law. ”

Mrs. Feng persuaded her: "Brother Liang is only thirteen years old this year, and he will have to wait at least two more years before marrying, why are you in a hurry?" The daughter of a small family is not necessarily bad, as long as she has a good temperament, a good character, and a clean family style, what does it matter to the side? If you can't read, it's a big deal to teach you as a mother-in-law after passing the door. Don't think that now that your family is down, you can live a peaceful life by marrying a daughter-in-law who looks good and talented. Didn't my little sister have a letter a few days ago, asking you to take Brother Liang to join her next year, so that Brother Liang can follow her brother-in-law's master to learn how to be a curtain, and in the future, can you be a Qingke Xixi? This is also a decent messenger, if you follow a good owner, you will be valued by the owner, and the authority in your hand is no worse than being an official. When the time comes, if the daughter-in-law who marries is confused and greedy for money, it will also be a shame and cause trouble. Your family has already been harmed once, so don't do it again. According to me, the parents and grandparents of the eldest granddaughter of the Zhao family are not decent people, and it is more reliable to find a girl from another upright family. Not to mention anything else, only her grandmother, in the future, she will rely on her status as an elder to force Brother Liang to do something bad, what do you let Brother Liang do? ”

Mrs. Huo's face turned pale when she heard this. What she values most now is this son, if it will cause trouble to her son, she will never dare to take risks, and hurriedly took the eldest sister's hand and said: "It's me who is confused, I will go and tell Zhao Niu's family tomorrow, let her stop mentioning the matter of participating in the construction of Nanhou Mansion, and don't even mention marriage." ”

Mrs. Huo nodded approvingly. After a while, Huo Zhiliang and Mei Xiang came back and brought back a box of noodles, including chicken, duck and fish, as well as good soup. Mrs. Huo and Mrs. Feng took Huo Zhiliang to eat, and most of the remaining dishes were put in the cupboard. Mrs. Feng saw that there was no ice in his house, so she said, "You guys eat quickly, it's a hot day, you can't put the food away, and tomorrow should be rancid." It's not easy to buy ice in the inner city now, so I'll ask someone to ask for it, and if so, I'll send you some. Mrs. Huo's mother and son naturally thanked them again and again.

Mrs. Feng left, and Mrs. Huo sent her son to take a nap, thinking about it in the house by herself, and the more she thought about it, the more uneasy she felt. Not to mention whether the Huo and Zhao families can be relatives, the emperor actually knows what good things Zhao Niu has done, shouldn't he remind her to save her from tossing again? With this reminder, if he mentions the marriage again, the Zhao family will definitely not hold a grudge. The villain is difficult, she is now living with her son, and she really doesn't want to provoke a shrew like Zhao Niu.

Thinking like this, she looked at the sky and didn't alarm her son, so she called the little girl, wrapped a bag of fruits, and the master and servant went out to the other end of the alley.

When she arrived near Deniu's house, she saw a circle of people watching the excitement in front of his house from a distance, which was really rare at noon. She asked a woman, "What's the matter with that house?" ”

The woman covered her mouth and told her: "That family is a family member of a criminal official, and the second grandson ransomed his own mother who was a concubine, and I heard that she was originally exiled to the northwest, so he spent money to redeem it, and rushed all the way there, only to intercept it on the way and bring people back, and I heard that the concubine was sick and couldn't even walk." Unexpectedly, when he returned home, his grandmother blocked the door and prevented people from entering, and now the grandparents and grandchildren are scolding each other. (To be continued......)