Because the fifth wife's son died, the second girl, Yujia, is about to get married, and the second young master and the third young master's mansion trial day is coming soon. After sending Enge'er, the fifth wife was sick again, and she had to delay the doctor and ask for medicine, the Yang family was troubled, the second wife was so busy that she couldn't touch the ground, and there was no big deal to do during the Dragon Boat Festival.

Enge'er's funeral was over, but the old lady did not immediately speak to return the weight of the middle feed in the house to the eldest lady, or the second wife temporarily acted as the agent. The eldest lady hinted at the old lady a few times, but the old lady pretended not to know, and the eldest lady felt a little upset in her heart.

Da Chu customs, the Dragon Boat Festival to marry a girl is to return to Ning, Yang Mansion is now married to Lu only one big girl Yu Mu, the eldest aunt Ji'an Hou Shi Zi Lu Zhongheng personally sent her back to her parents' home.

Yulan This is the first time I have seen this eldest brother-in-law. Seeing that he was twenty-two or three years old, he was born with a dignified appearance, although he was not as good as Ye Yichen and Ye Minchun, but he was also well-behaved, and his character was square, and he could be regarded as a dragon among people.

He didn't treat Yulan slowly because of her humble background, and the meeting gift, like all sisters, was a gorgeous purse inlaid with beads and gold. Just by looking at the appearance, you can know that the things in the road are definitely not inferior.

Yulan didn't see the eldest daughter of the Yang Mansion during the Shangsi Festival, but when she saw her at the moment, she really had a beautiful demeanor, and she was quite kind to her younger sisters. She pulled Yulan and talked for a while. The attitude is quite gentle and gentle.

Yulan saw that she was beautiful and beautiful, but although she had a thick layer of powder on her face, she couldn't hide her gray face, and she pretended to be happy on her face, but no matter how she looked at it, it was full of four big words - forced smile. Presumably, although the Marquis Mansion of Ji'an is rich, the life is by no means as comfortable as imagined.

Yulan has long heard that the eldest sister only gave birth to a daughter and will never come out again, her mother-in-law and the eldest lady looked at each other unpleasantly when they were in the boudoir, and now they are in-laws, and you don't let me let me. The big girl is not a person inside and out in the middle.

After Yumu got married, her mother-in-law made things difficult everywhere, the Lu family had many heirs, and the concubine uncle grabbed a lot of them, the relationship in the house was complicated, and the interpersonal relationship was a headache when you thought about it. Lu Zhongheng has several younger brothers, and his position as the son of the world is not so solid.

In addition, the eldest girl gave birth to a daughter and injured her body, and then there was nothing to do, so the mother-in-law was released in the main family's room, and now the two concubines are pregnant with Liujia, not only can she not be jealous, but also accompany Xiaoyi, carefully waiting, only hoping that they can give birth to Lin'er, so that they can be carried into the main house as their own birth.

Because of her poor health, she handed over the right to feed early......

It would be strange if these days could be comfortable.

When the eldest lady saw her daughter describe her like this, her face couldn't help but sink. There are some guns and sticks for Lu Zhongheng, and he doesn't take good care of his daughter, Lu Zhongheng looks calm, and he can't understand it.

The eldest girl was so anxious that she gave her mother a look.

The old lady can't stand it anymore, the eldest lady is really too unsuccessful, she counts her son-in-law here to give herself a breath of air, but if she runs into a small belly chicken intestines, she will be angry on the big girl's head when she turns around, and then she is unlucky or her daughter.

The old lady interrupted the eldest lady and said, "The lord and the eldest should also go back to the house, go and meet your grandfather and father!" ”

After meeting the old lady and the eldest master, Lu Zhongheng left two large carts of gifts and returned to the Ji'an Hou Mansion, and the eldest girl Yumu followed the eldest lady into the upper room, closed the door, and the mother and daughter talked privately for an hour, and when they came out, their eyes were red.

When Yulan heard about it, she could only sigh: The eldest brother-in-law is obviously a good one, and the Yang and Lu families are also considered to be the right people, but why is the eldest sister so unhappy?

In this era, it is really not easy for women! The eldest girl is like this, her background, appearance, and conduct are all top-notch, and she has such a strong mother's family, but she is still so miserable, should the Lu family, the eldest wife or this era be blamed?

After the Dragon Boat Festival, it is the trial day of the second young master and the third young master's mansion. The eldest lord got up early in the morning, opened the ancestral hall first, took his two sons to worship the ancestors and ancestors, and taught with a black face: "You must remember that you are the descendants of my Yang family, and don't embarrass your grandfather and father." ”

The sisters sent the two brothers all the way to the second gate, and the eldest young master Chengzu personally took the little maid to send the second young master and the third young master to the examination institute.

Aunt Liu returned to Hexiang Pavilion, immediately knelt in front of the statue of Guanyin in the small ancestral hall, lit sandalwood, chanted the scriptures over and over again, and prayed sincerely. The atmosphere in the Hexiang Pavilion was solemn, and the mother-in-law and maids were cautious in and out.

Aunt Liu didn't finish reading the "Heart Sutra" when she saw a girl running in in a hurry, "Oh no, no, the second young master has an accident!" ”

Aunt Liu was taken aback, twisted off a string of Buddhist beads in her hand, and in the crackling sound, the Buddhist beads rolled all over the ground.

Aunt Liu stood up and shouted, "What the hell is going on? If you dare to talk nonsense, curse the second young master, and I will call a human tooth to sell you immediately. Aunt Liu's voice was fierce, but she had a bad premonition in her heart.

The little maid was so frightened that she fell to her knees all of a sudden: "I also heard from the little guys in the outer courtyard, they said, that the second young master had a terrible stomach ache before he arrived at the examination institute in the carriage, and then he had diarrhea, and he didn't even go into the examination institute, and now he was pulled back by the eldest young master, and the old lady has all gone." ”

"How so? How so? Aunt Liu's brain buzzed, and her legs fell backwards with a limp.

"Auntie!" She was waiting beside Zhao's mother, and hurriedly reached out to support her.

Aunt Liu hurriedly said: "Help me go to Wenxuan Pavilion to take a look!" "I vaguely feel that my girls seem to be calculated.

Mother Zhao hesitated: "But we don't have the old lady's orders, so we can't go out without permission." ”

"When is it, still care about this!"

Mother Zhao had no choice but to ask the maid to prepare a hat for Aunt Liu to put on, and at the same time helped her out of the hanging flower door and came to the second young master to live in Wenxuan Pavilion.

The eldest lord and the eldest lady are both, the eldest lord's face is pale, and his son went to take the exam Xiucai but couldn't even enter the entrance of the examination hall.

The eldest lady gloated and did not hide it at all.

"My son, what's wrong with you!" Aunt Liu was in a mess, as soon as she entered the room, she saw her son lying on the couch, her face was pale, thinking that everything had come to naught when she thought of her hard work, and it was impossible for her son to write into the name of the main house, and Aunt Liu felt a lot of pain in her heart. I forgot to give the old lady a salute first.

"Auntie!" Chengye had tears in his eyes, just screamed, there was a thunder in his lower abdomen, and he hurriedly got up from the couch, and the little maid next to him hurriedly helped him up and stumbled to the clean room.

Aunt Liu watched Cheng Ye run out of the room with tears in her eyes, and suddenly knelt in front of the old man's knees, "Master, look at Brother Ye'er's appearance, it is clear that he has been given laxatives in his diet, master, this is someone who doesn't want our mother and son to have a better time, and actually used this method to poison Brother Ye'er, so that he can't even take the Xiucai test, you must call the shots for us!" After saying that, he hugged the old man's legs and cried loudly.

The eldest lord is not blind, he has already seen it, a pair of eyes seem to be about to breathe fire, staring straight at the eldest lady, and squeezing out a few words between his teeth: "Breakfast is eaten in the main room, what is going on?" ”

Although the eldest lady is the culprit of this matter, it can be seen that the eldest master's attitude can't help but be angry, she sneered and said: "Master, don't be too partial. I just don't like the second young master anymore, and I won't do this kind of thing. Besides, the third young master also eats with me, why is there nothing wrong? But only the second young master was given a laxative? Don't he eat something he shouldn't have eaten, but instead put this basin on my head, right? ”

Saying that Brother Ye had come out of the clean room with the help of the maid, the eldest man glared at him fiercely, and said in a fierce voice: "Evil barrier, what should you eat yourself?" ”

Chengye saw that the green tendons on his father's forehead had grown so big, and he had never seen his father so angry, he was so frightened that he knelt down beside his biological mother and muttered: "The child has no ......"

The eldest lady sneered: "Second young master, you must think about it, I can't afford to poison my concubine!" ”

The eldest man shouted: "Say! ”

Cold sweat trickled down Chengye's forehead, and for a while, he had no master, and said: "When I only got into the carriage, I ate, and I ate a 'Shufeng Pill'......"

Two big bumps had accumulated between the old man's eyebrows, and he was obviously suppressing his anger: "What is that?" ”

Chengye didn't dare to hide it, and under the high pressure of the eldest man, he didn't care about covering up for Aunt Liu, and told Aunt Liu about the process of inviting the "elixir" with a lot of money.

After hearing this, the eldest man was furious, and slapped Aunt Liu hard: "Ignorant stupid woman, do you believe this kind of charlatan?" What a foolishness! Why don't you make your own decisions without consulting me in advance? ”

Aunt Liu's jade white cheeks appeared five distinct fingerprints, she has served the eldest master for nearly 20 years, the eldest lord loves her very much, and has never had a finger on her, but today he gave her a slap in front of his wife.

This slap made Aunt Liu stunned, and she even forgot to cry!

The eldest lady was so happy that she couldn't wait to clap her hands twice to celebrate.

The eldest lord was still angry, and said in disgust: "This time you two are to blame!" I can't blame others! From today onwards, the Liu family will be confined for three months, and they will not be allowed to step out of the house without my order. ”

He also said to Chengye: "You evil beast also give me a closed-door study, and reflect on yourself!" I will check your homework regularly, and if you dare to delay it again, I will definitely ask the family law to serve, and I will never forgive! ”

Later, he softened his tone and said to the eldest wife: "In the future, Brother Ye should still leave his life to his wife, please worry too much!" ”

The eldest lady got the lining and the face, and her heart was very happy, so she no longer took the shelf at this time, but agreed bitterly.

The eldest man brushed his sleeves away, and he didn't look at the mother and son kneeling on the ground. Aunt Liu cried out loud.

The eldest master returned to the study and immediately sent someone to Xuanjiguan in Ganyu Hutong to find the person who sold it to Chengye Xiandandao, and the person had already disappeared without a trace and ran away.

absconded in fear of crime, and at this time he was convicted of that person's crime. This time I was really angry. The eldest lord lived in the red snow room of the girl in the main courtyard that night.

In this round of competition, the eldest lady won completely!

A few days later, Chengzong came back from the examination hall alone, and this time something happened to Chengye, and the family had high hopes for Chengzong. Even the old lady waited for her grandson in the main room of Yiningju.

Chengzong entered the door, saw a group of elders, and his face was already dark, and the eldest lady asked him how he did in the exam, but was interrupted by the old lady: "The child is tired, go back to the room first and sleep well, and wake up before it's too late." ”

The eldest man's heart is also up and down, and the big house has not yet had a showman, and he always feels that he can't raise his head when he comes to the second child. At this time, he also pretended to be disappreciative and echoed: "Brother Zong is young after all, it is luck to win, and it is also duty not to win!" ”

Chengzong said goodbye to everyone and went back to the room to make up for sleep. After some discussion, everyone dispersed, just waiting for the results of the government examination to come out. Although Yulan is full of confidence in Chengzong, he is always a little uneasy in his heart.

That night, the old lady returned to Songhe Hall and asked about the house test, and the old lady said that she was worried. The old lady twisted his beard under his chin and said with a smile: "There's nothing to worry about, Chengzong's child is still young after all, and it is good to be hit, even if he doesn't win, he should only sharpen his temperament." It always helps him to succeed in the future. ”

The old lady thought about it and put her mind down.

The old lady picked up the tea bowl, took a sip of tea, and said slowly: "Ming'er asked Sister Lan to go to the palace." ”

The old lady was taken aback: "Could it be that Concubine Hui is talking to you about this again?" ”

The old lady nodded and said, "Concubine Hui begged the emperor, and the emperor interceded with her in person, and I can't help but give the emperor." ”

The old lady sighed: "It's also a matter of time. It's better for me to take Sister Lan into the palace tomorrow to greet Concubine Hui. ”

The old lady glanced at his wife and said, "I don't think it's necessary, you are too old to stand the fatigue." Lan girl is not very old, but she knows in her heart, let her go by herself, nothing will go wrong. It's a pity that she is not a man, otherwise it will definitely not be a problem for my Yang family to prosper for three generations. ”

Even those capable old officials who have been in the officialdom for decades can't get such praise from the old lady, and the old lady can't help but be surprised when she hears it.

During this period of time, the old lady always asked Yulan to go to the Songfeng Study House every now and then, sometimes asking her to recite the recital, and sometimes asking her to tell jokes to relieve her boredom. Yulan was very low-key at first, and then inadvertently gave a good suggestion to the old lady. That is to improve the system of folding and folding.

At this time, the system of the Great Chu is still very imperfect, on the excerpt of the discussion, please be safe, the ministries and provinces are not unified and standardized, the old lady has to spend a lot of time every day to see some of the original is not very important, he is a huge empire of the first auxiliary, time is very precious, although every day there are small officials for him to excerpt the excerpts, but the old lady is a very careful character, when he encounters important folds, he still has to read from beginning to end, those who write the fold officials, chewing the words and sprinkling, tens of thousands of words, the old lady looks at course very tired.

Modern official document processing has already formed a set of strict and efficient systems, and Yulan couldn't stand it anymore after enduring it for a few days, so he tentatively gave the old lady a few suggestions.

First, the folds are divided into different types according to different types, distinguished by different colors, and numbered by the General Administration Department for easy storage and reference.

Second, the number of words in the excerpt should be limited, all nonsense and clichés should be abolished, and the ministers should attach their own excerpts, so that there will be no situation where the cabinet secretaries ignore the content of the excerpts when writing the excerpts.

After listening to Yulan's suggestion, the old lady's eyes were blazing and she was silent for a while.

Yulan thought about his suggestion carefully, and felt that there was nothing wrong with it, so he couldn't help but ask with some apprehension: "Grandfather, but what did I say wrong?" ”

The old lady smiled slightly: "What you say is very reasonable. "Yulan's starting point is to improve the efficiency of the cabinet, and her method is formed bit by bit over thousands of years, how can it be bad." I have been an official for 40 years and a slaughterer for 30 years, but I didn't think of this method, grandpa is not as good as you! ”

Yulan was praised by him, her face was flushed, this was not her wisdom, and she was about to be modest, but the old lady waved her hand to interrupt her, stood up, and slowly paced in the study.

Yulan stood aside and didn't dare to disturb his train of thought.

After all, the old lady is a veteran politician, and she thinks more thoroughly than Yulan. Yulan's proposal inspired him, and he decided to carry out a large-scale reform of the system and institutionalize it thoroughly. He was extremely politically astute, and knew that this kind of clerical system seemed to be unimportant, but in fact its impact was extremely far-reaching, not only involving the implementation of imperial decrees, but even the distribution of power among monarchs and ministers.

He has considered how to move forward with this reform, which is in the interests of the imperial court and may also benefit the cabinet and the family.

The old lady slowly sorted out her thoughts, and the rosewood chair was done after the heavy case. He called a clerk and let Yulan speak freely and tell her thoughts one by one.

The clerk worked hard to write, and he wrote down everything Yulan said. Every time he said one, the old lady looked at Yulan and admired it.

The old lady is also a vigorous and resolute character, and the next day she convened several cabinet elders and many officials from the six ministries and nine secretaries to discuss the reform of the reform. After brainstorming, within a few days, Yang Peishi, the first assistant of the cabinet, personally drafted a detailed reform of the system and put it on the emperor's imperial case.

Naturally, the orthodox emperor had no objections, so he approved the cabinet to agree on the specific details, and then issued an edict to the whole world to implement it.

The initiator of this incident is none other than Yulan.

When the old lady heard this, she was so surprised that she couldn't close her mouth for a long time. The old lady also told Yulan about the ship that he suggested a few days ago.

The old lady was amazed and inexplicable. At this time, I couldn't help but sigh: "I didn't expect her to be so smart, it's a pity, it's a pity!" "It's a pity that she is not a man, and she can't make contributions like a man!