After Xu Xun was selected, her life naturally changed a lot.

The first change is that although she has returned to the Xu family, she is no longer her father's daughter, at least, she has half of her identity, and she is the woman of the emperor's grandson.

In addition to the queen's position as the wife, there seems to be no very clear definition of concubine, Jieyu and Zhaoyi are of course imperial concubines in terms of status, but because they are related to the heavenly family, their status may be higher than that of ordinary official wives. At least, no one in Yuhuatai dares to show the Xu family's face now. And in the entire Xu family, of course, no one will dare to show Xu Xun's face.

But this does not mean that Xu Xun can do whatever she wants - although she is now the highest status person in the family, she must do anything with the permission of the upbringing grandmother sent to her by the palace, even when she meets her family and relatives. Not only was it impossible for Xu Xun to see her male relatives (except for her father and her infant brother), but she was also an ordinary female relative, who was excluded from her upbringing because of her humble background and lack of etiquette. Only on the fifteenth day of junior high school, I can have a meal with Xu Xun.

Yes, these relatives of hers have rushed to Xu's house now, and Xu Xun's uncle and his family, with their grandmother, as well as her cousins and cousins, have been dragging their families to Xu's house since the day the news came out. The Xu family couldn't live there, so they lived in a neighbor's house, which had no intention of asking for money at all. They themselves were anxious to come to Xu's house for dinner, and sent their land deeds to Xu's family, begging Mr. Xu to give them shelter and exempt them from paying taxes.

Mr. Xu is a showman, and their family's life is actually not bad. Xiucai is generally highly respected in more remote places, even at the feet of the Son of Heaven, and is also quite respected by the neighbors. He doesn't need to pay taxes, because he is a government student, and there is a subsidy of four taels of silver and forty-eight buckets of millet every year, so he has slowly purchased some family businesses over the years. Now that the identity of the Xu family has changed, his distant relatives and close neighbors, of course, hope that Mr. Xu can come forward to say something, so that he can be exempted from paying taxes.

It's all from the villagers, Mr. Xu can't wipe off this face, besides, this is just a matter of one sentence. If it weren't for Mrs. Xu's insight, who controlled Mr. Xu's mouth, maybe the entire Yuhuatai field would not have to pay taxes now. But that's it, a few uncles of the Xu family, as well as a few households close to each other, now there is no need to worry about the annual tax. However, Xu Xun's uncle's family is far away in Tangshan, and Mr. Xu is beyond his reach, but now they are fine, they have hired a few tenant farmers, and Xu Xun's uncle and aunt no longer need to go to the fields themselves, and they don't even need to go to see the tenants to work, and their neighbors will naturally help take care of the land. But it was Xu Xun's grandmother, who was still clamoring to go back to the village to live - she couldn't give up her pigs.

Xu Xun was selected, and the reward he brought to the Xu family on the surface was only three hundred taels of silver and a few tribute satins. The Xu family offered these three hundred taels of silver, and did not spend them indiscriminately -- in this era, in fact, only large families would frequently use silver, and ordinary people used copper coins in their daily lives, and the silver could not be spent -- but it was also strange to say that although there were dozens of people in their family who wanted to eat and drink, the copper coins in the money box were soon too full to fill, and they had to go out again and again to exchange the copper coins for silver, and it was only three months' work, and they actually exchanged as many as three hundred taels of silver.

Three hundred taels of silver is enough to buy a house in the countryside of Yuhuatai, and the Xu family is thinking about it. However, the nurturing grandmothers said, "In half a year, the nobles will go out." The matter of breaking the wall and breaking the ground should be talked about after the nobles enter the palace. ”

The palace sent four nurturing grandmothers to teach Xu Xun, these old grandmothers brought eight palace maids and sixteen middle-aged people, and filled the two small courtyards of the Xu family, and the Xu family could only live in the south room of the inverted seat, Xu Xun was treated a little better, and he could live in the upper room. It is the kitchen of the Xu family, and now they have to do their best to cook the food of the grandmothers, and the Xu family specially went to the town to invite two women to come over to help with the cooking, otherwise, Mrs. Xu and a few relatives and women would definitely not be busy.

Don't think that raising grandmothers is a dove occupying the magpie's nest, Xu Xun's four grandmothers are quite kind, because the Xu family is enough to live, so they didn't take Xu Xun away. Like Mrs. He Zhaoyi, Xu Xun heard that because their family is not big, she only met with her family a few times in a hurry, and then she was taken to live in an idle palace, and the family may only be able to go in to visit her daughter during the New Year's holidays.

These nurturing grandmothers also gave Xu Xun's education to Bao Yuan, and what they wanted to teach Xu Xun, "It's too much, I won't be able to learn it in a year and a half, so I have to learn a little bit." ”

Xu Xun originally had no other specialties except for being able to recognize a few words and be able to help Mrs. Xu do some housework, but a few grandmothers chose the flute for her, "easy to use, simpler than the piano flute", she got up every morning, to whine and blow for half an hour, Mama Zhao had been an errand in the teaching department, very proficient in musical instruments, she was very dissatisfied with Xu Xun's entry, Xu Xun had to get up more and more painfully, and use hard work to please Mama Zhao.

The Four Books and Five Classics don't need Xu Xun to read, the general miscellaneous books, she can read them when she has time, Mama Qian doesn't care, her main job is to teach Xu Xun the "Four Books of Women", so that she knows what she should do as a woman. Tell her the great truth of chastity and virtuousness, let her understand what can be done and what cannot be done, and what is it all for. For example, it is Xu Xun's duty to serve the king, and whenever the imperial grandson comes to Xu Xun's palace, Xu Xun should receive him happily and decently, so that the imperial grandson will feel happy. But Xu Xun can't be attached to the favor of the imperial grandson, when the imperial grandson leaves, she should say goodbye calmly, and can't easily show reluctance, lest the imperial grandson pity her mood and put too much thought on the harem, which is bewitching. This kind of thing must not be done, once the rules are violated, they will be punished by the queen and the crown princess, and they will be relegated to the cold palace.

As for competing with the rest of the concubines and concubines, it is not in line with the three obedience and four virtues from the root, which is very unseemly. Xu Xun should be ashamed of such a thought, she was originally the daughter of a small family, and she should be elected to enter the harem, just to serve the emperor's grandson, to give birth to children for him, and to spread the branches, if there are other thoughts, it is to spoil her creation, and I am sorry for the infinite glory that their family now enjoys.

Xu Xun also felt that Mama Qian was right, the current scenery of their family was all because of the love of the emperor's grandson and the emperor, she couldn't have any more delusions, she was not such a disobedient person.

- Actually, she was mainly afraid of the words 'into the cold palace', and Mama Qian told her many stories in private, all of which were caused by unruly concubines who did wrong things and were eventually exposed. There is generally only one ending to such a story, that is, the concubine was beaten into the cold palace. In Xu Xun's heart, entering the cold palace means that this person has disappeared in this world, and she can no longer find a trace, because she has never heard of anyone else who can come out of the cold palace.

She feels that like the palace people, being a palace concubine seems to be a bit precarious, some of the concubines in those stories are very vicious, but some people seem to be doing some ordinary wrong things, and it is not enough to beat them in Xu Xun's house, here, they are going to be 'beaten into the cold palace and thinking about it in the face of the wall'.

Mama Qian seemed to be able to see her thoughts, and she told Xu Xun, "In the palace, there are some things that make no sense to talk about. is the queen's mother, and there are those who were demoted to the cold palace by the emperor. Telling you these things is to let you know that in the palace, you can't be too cautious. Even if you are proud for a while, you can't offend others. ”

Mrs. Xu was one of the few people in their family who could often come in to visit Xu Xun, and she listened to Mama Qian's words very much, so that Xu Xun could keep Mama Qian's teachings in mind. "These grandmothers will be your guiding grandmothers in the future, and they will never harm you."

Xu Xun listened to her mother very much, so she also listened to Mama Qian's words.

In the afternoon, Mama Sun gave her a lesson, and Mama Sun's class was the most interesting.

"Let's go thrush today." Mama Sun said, "The nobleman's eyebrows are well-grown, and if they are not repaired, they are the style of willow leaves, which are curved and beautiful." It's just that there's something missing in this area......"

She pointed to Xu Xun's eyebrows for her to see, Xu Xun's eyebrows were slightly missing a little bit, and if she didn't look carefully, she couldn't see it at all.

"Let's make up a little bit here." Mama Sun took out the copper dai, "Come, last time I taught the nobleman how to study ink, and now the nobleman will try it himself......"

The copper dai is colored when it is wet, but sometimes the color is uneven, and it needs to be ground a little. At first, she was clumsy in her drawing, but only after painting too much did she feel it, but by the third month, she could see at a glance whether she was painting well today, and the ink color was uneven.

At this time, Grandma Sun told her, "These things will be done by someone in the future, but nobles can't help but develop an eye for appreciation." ”

How do you develop an eye for appreciation? Of course, only by constantly learning and painting can you improve your aesthetic level, guide others in your later life, and dress yourself up beautifully.

Xu Xun not only learned thrush, but also learned powder, sticky yellow, and lip ...... These things are not what her unmarried daughter's family should learn, and her daughter can't open her face or comb her hair before she gets married, only tie two little girls' buns, and she is not allowed to apply grease and powder. But Xu Xun is the one who wants to be Taisun Jieyu, and the folk atmosphere has nothing to do with her.

Grandma Sun also taught her to identify fabrics, memorize new clothing styles, taste popular fancy combs, how to match colors, when to wear what kind of flowers, what kind of jewelry...... There are certain rules for this, and Mama Sun asked Xu Xun to recite it backwards. But there are some precious materials, Grandma Sun herself doesn't have them, Xu Xun has to memorize by rote, she is young and has a good memory, but she can still satisfy Grandma Sun.

In the evening, Mama Li taught Xu Xun to play chess, play double-land, and throw pots...... All kinds of games are taught to Xu Xun, some of the rules of the game are complicated, Xu Xun didn't play well, Mama Li sank her face, she asked Xu Xun not only to win, but also to lose.

This doesn't mean that Xu Xun knows how to pretend not to understand, she will lose a mess if she is any one and her. Mama Li wants Xu Xun to make a move after the battle, and this move is very natural.

"If you lose with you, the imperial grandson will find it boring." Mama Li said, "But if you never win, the imperial grandson will find it even more boring." Taisun doesn't think it's interesting, doesn't he come often? ”

Xu Xun thinks that Mama Li has a point, but her biggest problem is that she is only good at memorization and not good at calculation. Mama Li said that the imperial grandson's chess skills are very high, and she has walked a long way on this road, and she doesn't know when it will end.

In addition to gambling games, Mama Li also taught Xu Xun to play the order, if it wasn't for the venue restrictions, she also wanted to teach Xu Xun to play swing and teach her to play polo. These are all sports that the imperial grandson likes, although Xu Xun can't go out of the palace, but there is also a place in the palace for them to play such games.

In fact, these are all very interesting games, and any of them can be very addictive, but such a brain is stuffed into Xu Xun, Xu Xun feels annoyed, and she doesn't like three of the classes of the four grandmothers. However, compared to playing the flute and listening to people's reasoning, playing games is also a kind of relaxation, and Xu Xun still likes Mama Li relatively more.

There can be a day off every ten days, and even on this day, Xu Xun must also practice female red, but her mother and her sister can come in to accompany her.

Xu Xiaomei is a little jealous of her sister becoming the center of the whole family, but in general, she still respects her sister very much. Xu Xun also knows that as her only sister, Xu Xiaomei has now become the hottest girl to be married in ten miles and eight townships, and even Zhao Juren, who didn't look down on their family before, looked at their family differently and wanted to tell Xu Xiaomei to be a continuation for his son. All these changes can be said to be brought by Xu Xun, and Xu Xiaomei will definitely not complain too much about her sister.

As for Mrs. Xu, she can only accept the reality that her daughter is about to enter the palace, and when she sees Xu Xun for a while, her eyes are always red, and she often says, "Fortunately, I choose a concubine, not a palace maid." There will still be a day to see each other in the future. ”

This is the truth, if you choose a palace concubine, you can still go in to see each other during the New Year's holidays, and if you choose a palace maid, it's hard to say whether you can go home once a year, many palace maids are released from the palace until they are in their fifties. This life was spent behind the palace wall.

There is a palace maid mother-in-law in the Xu family's neighborhood, who used to serve in front of Taizu, and when she left the palace, she was in her forties, and she could only marry a fifty-year-old widower. Xu Xun also felt that compared to her, he was quite lucky. She was very content, and did not dare to complain about God's injustice to her.

To tell the truth, the benefits that this grandson Jieyu has brought to their family are really very much, she may be grateful to God for his love for her, but Xu Xun is actually not very happy, she secretly hopes that she can exchange with a group of people who were not selected, and I heard a few grandmothers say that after these girls go home, the matchmaker who proposes marriage will definitely break through the threshold, after all, they have entered the final election and have been affirmed by the heavenly family, no matter which family it is, they will not doubt the vision of the heavenly family. No matter which family they marry in the future, this family will look at them differently.

Compared with these happy unsuccessful girls, Xu Xun's life is a bit boring. Since her status was settled and her grandmother came to the Xu family, Xu Xun has not been out of the Xu family's backyard for nearly a year. It should be said that for more than a year, her scope of activities has been limited to her own house, as well as this small yard, and the small sky in the yard.

This is tantamount to a kind of imprisonment for Xu Xun, she pleaded with her grandmothers, cried, and pulled her mother to intercede. But the grandmothers did not let go once, once she begged the most kind Mama Qian, crying so much that she fell asleep, Mama Qian not only did not agree, but reprimanded her for not abiding by women's morals and not being lonely, and punished her to copy the "Female Commandment" three times, and even Mrs. Xu, who helped to intercede, was reprimanded by Mama Qian.

Mrs. Xu is not a fuel-efficient lamp, so she immediately lowered her face and said, "My daughter is no longer in the palace, she doesn't abide by women's morals, and she can't be this grandson Jieyu!" ”

In fact, this is also angry words, Mama Qian said at the time, "The emperor circled the nobles, the nobles are the people of the heavenly family, she does not abide by the women's way, then she will be sent by the ladies after entering the palace." How can there be a reason to say that if you don't enter the palace, you won't enter the palace. Is this the wife going to resist the decree? ”

Resisting the decree is the sin of killing the head, and Mrs. Xu was so frightened that she turned white and didn't dare to talk back to Mama Qian. Mama Sun smiled and took her hand, "It's not to lock her up for the rest of her life, how do you say this?" After all, your mansion is relatively small, and there are many men in the courtyard outside. Not to mention the man on the street outside the house! If she is not allowed to go out, it is for her good, if she goes in and out at will, she will ruin her reputation, and the nobleman's life will be delayed......"

With a red face and a white face, in the end Mrs. Xu was convinced, Xu Xun hid in her mother's arms, tears kept falling, Mrs. Xu also hugged her and cried, crying while saying, "Mamma won't hurt you, Mamma won't let you go out, don't go out." ”

Xu Xun will never bring up the matter of the door again.

However, the grandmothers did not blindly restrain Xu Xun, Mama Li and Xu Xun said, "It would be good to wait for the nobles to enter the palace, the palace is big, the imperial garden, the liquid pool, the three mountains and two seas." You can't finish shopping for three days and three nights, and sometimes you can go out with the ladies to worship the Buddha, which is also very beautiful, but it is much stronger than at home. ”

Xu Xun was really locked up, and gradually, she even began to look forward to entering the palace earlier.

But it's not so easy to enter the palace early, at least it's up to her to decide. She had to wait for the princess to take a concubine before she could enter the palace to serve the imperial grandson.

A year after the end of the draft, the imperial grandson got married, on the day he got married, Xu Xun also began to pack up, she didn't know the movement outside, it is said that the eunuchs began to run to her house again and again, and then said that the palace rewarded silk and silver, as well as some fields and slaves.

These are all very affordable rewards, silk can be used as money, not to mention silver, the fields are all on the haode farmland, slaves and maids are official sins, and they can only be slaves for the rest of their lives. With this batch of inputs, her family immediately bought a piece of land in the northeast corner of the village and started to build a big mansion, and the whole family, including Li Zheng and Zhao Juren who lived nearby, came to pay homage to the silver Ruyi rewarded by the palace. The Xu family is full of people every day, but fortunately, there are many relatives who originally lived at home, and they all happened to be pulled out to receive guests.

As for Xu Xun herself, a few grandmothers asked her to prepare a small burden, "Bring some thoughts at home." ”

Mrs. Xu left the guests outside, ran in and hugged her daughter and cried until her tears were dry, Xu Xun's father had a gloomy face, and he didn't say a word with a copper cigarette pouch. Xu Xiaodi didn't understand anything, watching his mother cry and cry with him, Xu Xiaomei was a little envious and a little reluctant, pulling the corner of Xu Xun's clothes and reluctant to let go.

Xu Xun, like every daughter who is going to get married, is going to break his heart!

She can't bear it, how can she be reluctant? Although she is also a little looking forward to entering the palace and looking forward to being freed from this cage, although in the past year and a half, her contact with her family has become less and less, but her father and mother are always her father and her mother, and her younger siblings are always her younger brothers and sisters.

But no matter what, she still has to go. After crying, you always have to accept reality. Mrs. Xu prepared for her an old dress that she had worn since she was a child, a whip used by her father, a few pieces of jewelry of her own, and a hundred clothes worn by her younger siblings......

These things are very light, but they are so heavy in Xu Xun's arms, she just grabbed this little burden, followed behind the four guiding grandmothers, and got into the carriage sent by the palace to pick her up. In the sound of firecrackers, he left Xu's house.