Chapter 20: Five Taels of Clothes
Fengtian Palace, Emperor Hongzhi began to work diligently after breakfast, and today the cabinet of three people rested, so there were no ministers in the palace.
Henan Kaifeng Mansion got the silver relief from Taicang, the disaster situation was alleviated a lot, and in September, the Yellow River flood season passed, and you can rest assured that you can spend the disaster year.
After reviewing the chapter at hand, Emperor Hongzhi remembered the crown prince Zhu Houzhao.
What's wrong with me, I haven't seen him come to make me angry for two days, I can't help but worry about it, it feels like a person who has been saying hello for more than ten years, and suddenly he doesn't come to say hello today.
Could it be that this kid has made me well-behaved?
It's good to be well-behaved, and I and the queen can live a few more years, and said to Xiao Jing with a glimmer of hope: "Houzhao has been studying these days? ”
Xiao Jing said flatteringly: "Back to Your Majesty, it is strange to say, recently, when the prince and Yan Yushi stayed in the school until Xu, they seemed to have made a lot of progress." ”
"Nonsense!"
Xiao Jing was so frightened that his heart trembled, it was a good thing for the prince to read late at night, why did he mess around......
"The prince's temperament, it is a great fortune to be able to concentrate on reading a book for an hour, how can he see it late at night from the morning, why don't you report it early!" The more Emperor Hongji thought about it, the more strange he felt.
The last time I tossed the matter of the Jiazi Mansion, I used an official of the Metropolitan Procuratorate to calm the people, and this time I made a big rebellion, and I can't seal the official again.
Emperor Hongzhi thought of something, and changed color: "Yan Kesong is worth it?" ”
"Yet, the companions of the East Palace have not come to tell the slaves." There are Xiao Jing's descendants in the East Palace, in case the emperor asks at any time.
Emperor Hongzhi immediately drove to the East Palace, worried about Yan Kesong in his heart, the prince had threatened to retaliate against Yan Kesong, but when he arrived at the East Palace, he saw the prince Zhu Houzhao reading at night.
Xiao Jinggang wanted to say a few good words for the prince, but he saw Emperor Hongzhi and said sharply: "Zhu Houzhao! ”
The sudden roar startled Zhu Houzhao, and Emperor Hongzhi looked at each other like an angry tiger, fierce and terrible, and he felt wronged and didn't dare to squeak.
Emperor Hongzhi was also afraid that he would make some mess, and the stubborn prince read until late at night, and he felt tired when he thought about it.
This rebel must have received the news and knew that he was coming, so he pretended to read, and this is not the first time.
I don't know what tricks to use, and I will leave Yan Xiu in the East Palace to make things difficult.
Emperor Hongzhi looked at Yan Kesong: "Yan Aiqing, if this rebel is coerced by you, if you are inconvenient to say, just nod, I will know." ”
Zhu Houzhao said pitifully: "Father, the emperor ......"
"Shut up!"
Zhu Houzhao swallowed 'I am your son' back, people who don't usually do personnel work, but no one believes them when they do a personnel job today.
Yan Ke bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Your Highness did not coerce Weichen, the prince is indeed studying." ”
Emperor Hongzhi was stunned, and after a long time, he gradually showed a relieved smile, this is all because of Yan Kesong, Emperor Hongzhi thought of Yan Chengjin, yes, to be able to teach such a well-behaved son, there must be a way to teach the prince.
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As the autumn season passed, the weather became cooler and cooler, and the yellow leaves in the courtyard were swept away by the autumn wind, leaving only the empty branches, and the wind gradually felt more cold.
Early in the morning, Chunxiao turned out the jacket and padded jacket pressed at the bottom of the box, these are the clothes worn by the predecessor 'Yan Chengjin'.
The collection effect of the willow cabinet is very poor, and it is placed in the corner of the room all the year round, damp and seeping, and at this time, it exudes an indescribable musty smell.
I don't know how many bacteria have been contaminated, but now that I have silver, Yan Chengjin naturally refuses to wear these clothes that are at risk of infection.
Autumn is coming, and winter is not far away.
It takes more than ten days for a well-skilled tailor to make a good coat, and at this time to make a new coat, you can wear it when the weather is colder.
Look at the autumn, Chunxiao and Qianjin are still wearing the clothes of the Yan Mansion, which is quite cool, and they must have spent the winter without clothes, it is okay to be rough and thick like this, the sisters must be cold, and if they get cold, they will catch a cold, and the cold will spread......
Counting the chef and the disciple, there are more than a dozen people in the Yan Mansion.
"Call the housekeeper."
After a while, the housekeeper hurriedly came: "The young master has something to do with me?" ”
Yan Chengjin: "According to five taels of silver per person, make a few winter clothes for each of the subordinates in the house." ”
A subordinate is only paid about five taels a year, and how many clothes can be made for five taels of silver? The house manager is in a hurry, and it's not this way to have silver.
It will cost nearly a hundred taels of silver at once, and those silvers are written by the master day and night.
The housekeeper said: "Young master, the people in this house will be over after a while, why don't you customize two coats for you and the master?" ”
"As the steward of the Yan Mansion, you have forgotten the fifth article of the strict mansion's family rules."
"The little one hasn't forgotten, the young master doesn't ask much." The housekeeper said.
"Do I need to explain it to you?" Yan Chengjin picked up the wolfberry tea and took a sip of it.
The house steward has served in the Yan Mansion for many years, and naturally has clothes for the winter, and those subordinates may not be, in the past, the Yan Mansion can solve the problem of food and clothing, and the wages for the subordinates are extremely low.
What's more, the cold weather is easy to cause diseases, in this dynasty without antibiotics, the wind cold will also take a small life, if the descendants of the Yan Mansion accidentally catch a cold, they will definitely infect themselves.
Even large families often die of illness such as wind chill in winter, and the ancients have been accustomed to it, and they don't realize that it is a big event, but he has to prevent it.
"Which link saves a tael of silver, Young Master Ben will break your legs, and then throw it to Jiming Mountain to feed the wild dogs!" Yan Chengjin solemnly warned.
"The little one is going to do it!" The housekeeper shuddered.
Chunxiao and Qianjin looked at Yan Chengjin's gaze, and suddenly showed a strange look.
It is said that the young master of a big family spends silver like flowing water, but when the young master spends money, he still thinks of them, except that the young master sometimes looks at them with strange eyes, it seems that he is not as bad as he himself said.
For five taels of silver, you can buy several good cotton jackets, and if you buy needles and threads to sew yourself, it is enough to buy new clothes for the family.
Chunxiao took Qianjin's hand, stepped forward, and said timidly: "Young master, I have learned tailoring with my mother since I was a child, and I can make clothes, only buy needles and fabrics, and I can give them to the young master............ Save a lot of money. ”
"Not allowed!"
"Young Master Ben just said, don't save a tael of silver!" Yan Chengjin was like an enraged little tiger, so scared that the two sisters didn't dare to speak.
A few days later, the first garments arrived,
Yan Chengjin put on a fur made of hundreds of taels of silver, Wang Busui did a good job, the inside was very soft, and he used good mink material, and after wearing it for less than a while, he felt very warm.
The fur continues the style of Yan Fu, the outside is unremarkable, looking like an ordinary jacket, without revealing a little fluff.
Autumn is getting stronger,
Jingshi did not mean to be depressed, but became extremely lively.
Cheng Minzheng is very confident in his son's talent and learning, and Li Guang, the eunuch in the palace, checked that in the first three yuan exams, his son's ranking was before Yan Chengjin.
This time, he has great confidence that he can win the welcome pine, and the Jingshi is finally going to have the voice of poetry and sheng again, and he is always relieved.
The housekeeper of the Cheng Mansion was drunk and said that he had missed the news, and the streets and alleys of the Jingshi now knew that Cheng Minzheng, the household servant, and the great literati welcomed the son of Songdou, and the bet of the bet for a while, the cheering of the cheer.
Yan Chengjin shook his head when he heard this, it is impossible to lose, it is impossible to lose in this life, all the test questions of the township test have been bet, and they are all written.
However, everyone's eyes were focused on the welcome pine, because the welcome pine was so dazzling that few people noticed the son of the welcome pine.
Therefore, this competition is still a contest between Cheng Minzheng and Yingkesong after all, and it depends on who teaches well.
Yan Kesong naturally didn't want to get into trouble, because Cheng Minzheng was the James of the Zhan Mansion in the East Palace.
Nowadays, the people in Zhan Shifu know the identity of Yingkesong, which is Yan Kesong.
The competition between the two attracted the attention of other Hanlin, and the chief examiner of Shuntian Mansion was the two subordinate officials of the East Palace, which was interesting.
Yan Kesong has been an official for more than ten years, and he has only had a few encounters with Cheng Minzheng, and he has always glanced at him from a distance, and he has never said hello, where does the grudge come from.
Today, Cheng Minzheng, who had been on leave for many days, came to Zhan Shifu, and the Hanlin of Chunfang waited for the James who had been missing for many days to return to duty.
Cheng Minzheng was quite polite to Yan Kesong, and said loudly: "Mr. Ying, I have admired the name for a long time." ”
"Lord Cheng calls the lower official like this, and the lower official really doesn't dare to be it!" Yan Kesong's quality is much lower than Cheng Minzheng's right attendant of the Ministry of Rites.
"I heard that the virtuous nephew also participated in the Shuntianfu Township Examination, I don't know how he did in the exam?" Cheng Minzheng asked with a smile.