Back in Tinglan Courtyard, Yin Tian's eyebrows danced to the silver screen and told Luo Xinfang's "feat" in the main courtyard, and Luo Xinfang's eyelids jumped and jumped.

Yinping also had a smile on his face when he heard this, but he was a little worried in his heart, and asked, "Miss, don't you just tear your face with Mrs. like this?" ”

Luo Xinfang opened the letter given by Shopkeeper Liu, and said coldly: "It's okay, she suddenly called me today, I'm afraid she is still thinking about my mother's dowry, and wants to use my second brother's family affairs to make a fuss." Think that when I enter the palace, those things can be confiscated into the public and taken care of by her? I dare to think about it. ”

After a while, as if thinking of something, he instructed the two maids, "You go down, and during this time, I want to send the golden hairpin back to the main courtyard." ”

The golden hairpin was given to her by Mrs. Luo after she entered the door.

There is a saying: "The elder gives, and it is not acceptable." She didn't say a word, she happily accepted Jin Hai, and even arranged for Jin Hai to be a first-class maid in her room.

When Mrs. Luo saw Luo Xinfang acting like this, she thought she was a good person, and she was complacent for a long time.

Unexpectedly, within a month, Jin Hai was fined for accidentally breaking Luo Xinfang's favorite glass cup. For the sake of Mrs. Luo's sake, Luo Xinfang did not drive people out of the courtyard, but demoted Jin Hai to a third-class maid and was not allowed to serve in the house.

In this way, it is not good for Mrs. Luo to stuff people in the Tinglan Courtyard anymore, and the angry Mrs. Luo has not been able to eat for a while.

Yinping and Yintian bowed their heads, took the teacup and retreated.

Luo Xinfang looked at the letter carefully. According to the news obtained by Shopkeeper Liu, the first emperor was a decent and conservative emperor, but he only kept the foundation of his ancestors and did not make any achievements in court politics.

The first thing the new emperor did when he ascended the throne was to purge the dynasty and thoroughly investigate the corrupt officials and corrupt officials.

Three years of Qingzhi County, 100,000 snowflakes of silver. If you really have to check carefully, how many people on the temple can completely pick it up?

The people of the government and the opposition were panicked.

After knocking on a few sticks in a row, the ministers were full of bags, and the new emperor accepted it when he saw it, and began to send sweet dates. In order to further consolidate his power, the new emperor threw an olive branch to the family and the nouveau riche, ordered the Ministry of Rites to hold a general election to recruit the harem, and took this opportunity to observe the movements of the DPRK and China.

In this way, the courtiers who supported the royalists would definitely seize this opportunity to send their own concubines to the palace.

Luo Xinfang couldn't help but ponder.

's father is a pure minister who relies on the imperial examination and political achievements to gain a firm foothold in the court, and she has only one daughter, and she must take on this responsibility.

Therefore, the other ladies of the family who were sent to the palace are very likely to become their opponents or even enemies in the future.

The heart of defense is indispensable, the deep palace inner garden is not a quiet place, and knowing your opponent in advance has all the benefits and no harm. Luo Xinfang rubbed her eyebrows and continued to read the letter.

Jiang Zuoxiang, Lin Taishi, and Zhao Taiwei are all veterans of the royalist faction, and they are ready to let their best daughters participate in the election.

Jiang Ling, the daughter of the left minister, is knowledgeable and reasonable, peerless, and knows all about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, poetry and songs, and is known as "a genius who sweeps eyebrows".

The Lin family is the mother of the Queen Mother, and Lin Xizhi in the Taishi Mansion is the niece of the Queen Mother. Lin Xizhi is a beautiful player in piano skills, and has studied with the most prestigious female pianist in Beijing since she was a child, Huaqing Jushi, and is now a close disciple of Huaqing Jushi.

Zhao Wanying's mother died early, and her stepmother was born in the Shanyang clan and was a powerful person. And this Miss Zhao is not only quite popular with her stepmother, but also has weight in front of the captain, which shows that she is a delicate person.

The Wei family is different from the previous ones, the Wei family started with military merits, and the old man Wei has been fighting horses for half his life, with great military achievements, and he doesn't know how much Tartar blood he has on his hands. The first emperor mentioned several times that he was knighted by the Wei family, but was rejected by the old man Wei.

After the death of the first emperor, the old man Wei returned to the field and went home to retire. The general of the auxiliary state, Lord Wei, inherited his father's mantle, galloped on the battlefield, and was quite prestigious in the army. In order to show his favor to the Wei family, the new emperor must enter the palace for Wei Qingshuang.

This Wei Qingshuang is the only daughter of Lord Wei, she is spoiled like a jewel, her temper is different from the previous ones, she is high-flying, there is no one in her eyes, and she is a ruthless personality.

Is the Wei family...... Thinking of the carriage speeding on East Street before, it seems to be the Wei family, it seems that the Wei family is not just this Miss Wei.

These people, like themselves, will be sealed when they enter the palace. She is the daughter of the Shangshu family of the Ministry of Officials, although the Luo Mansion is not as prominent as these families, but the Ministry of Officials is the head of the six departments, and her position will not be low.

After entering the palace, the one who needs to be especially vigilant in the short term is this Miss Wei, and the others will probably not make trouble when they enter the palace.

After thinking about it for a long time, Luo Xinfang felt a little tired and pressed her neck. At this time, the voice of the silver screen came from outside the house, "Miss, the master sent the money manager to let you go to the study." ”

"Got it." Luo Xinfang got up when she heard this, and she slandered in her heart that this day was really a toss-up and that people would not be able to live in peace.

After a simple tidying up, Luo Xinfang took Yintian to the study.

The Luo family has always been famous, and Luo Hong's study is also very simple, except for a few authentic paintings of famous artists hanging on the walls, there is almost no eye-catching arrangement.

Luo Xinfang couldn't help but think of the somewhat shabby carriage when he left the house today.

On the other side, Luo Hong also noticed her, nodded at her, pointed to the Taishi chair on the side and said, "Sit down." ”

Luo Hong is in his early forties this year, with a tall posture and a loose back, with a Confucian style. The expression is rigorous, the gaze is deep, and there are deep wrinkles between the eyebrows.

Luo Xinfang still maintains a respectful attitude towards this old and serious father, after all, he has never allowed his current stepmother to meddle in the affairs of his own yard.

"Yes, father." Luo Xinfang blessed his body and sat on the Taishi chair.

"In a few days, it will be the Hundred Flowers Banquet before the election, you should prepare well. The Hundred Flowers Banquet and the Poetry Conference were held at the same time in Qingfeng Academy, and the ladies and sons of the family would participate. The mountain chief of Qingfeng Academy is going to preside over the poetry conference at Zhiyuan Lake, and the emperor will come in person. Luo Hong said unhurriedly.

Luo Xinfang was a little surprised when he heard this, he didn't expect that the emperor, who had a lot of opportunities, would actually come to Qingfeng Academy in person.

Luo Hong took a sip of tea and continued: "The ladies of the family participated in the Hundred Flowers Banquet in Guanjin Garden, and this Hundred Flowers Banquet was presided over by the emperor's sister, Princess Chaoyang, in person, which shows that this Hundred Flowers Banquet is not trivial. After that, he put down the teacup and glanced at Luo Xinfang.

Luo Xinfang bowed slightly, "My daughter understands." ”

Luo Hong nodded when he heard this, and said, "In this poetry conference, I also asked for a name post for your second brother. He was still young, and he only went to see the world. Madame is a careless person, you can mention your second brother when necessary. ”

Luo Xinfang nodded yes. It is a matter of Luofu's face, and she is duty-bound. Luo Hong showed a look of satisfaction on his face, his concubine has always been worry-free.

It is also said that his original partner Yang was born in the Xinyang clan and is the daughter of Ping Xibo. Yang was frail and sickly since he was a child, so he married him. Yang's birth is extremely beautiful, even if he lingers on the sickbed all day long, he also has the demeanor of the sick Xizi.

Yang was born noble, although his health was not good, he was able to preside over the feeding and educating his children. Since giving birth to Luo Xinfang, her health has been lost, and she has been suffering for seven years before leaving her young daughter to die.

After the expiration of the filial piety period, he married the daughter of the Shunyang prefect as his stepfamily. Originally, I thought that the concubine of a low-ranking family might be short-sighted, but she was better than being honest, but she didn't expect that she had miscalculated.

Although there is nothing too wrong with his step-room host, he is a shallow person. Originally, she took into account that her steproom gave birth to a son-in-law for herself, and she wanted to give her some face, but she didn't expect that this time she would use Luo Xinfang's reason to enter the palace to openly beat the Yang family's idea of marrying, which is really unreasonable.

Thinking of this, Luo Hong frowned.

Before Yang's death, he left Luo Xinfang a dowry property and arranged available people for her, all of which he knew that he did not interfere out of respect for Yang, and Luo Xinfang took care of all the affairs very properly, and he also greatly appreciated it.

Now that he is on the throne, in order to express his position to the emperor, he stubbornly left his only concubine until he was seventeen years old and did not discuss marriage, and he was already guilty. Seeing that his steproom was so ignorant, he was even more angry, so he ruthlessly counted down this steproom.

Luo Xinfang didn't know that her father was thinking so much, she was thinking about the Hundred Flowers Banquet, and asked: "Father, this Hundred Flowers Banquet, the daughter's performance is decent, right?" ”

Luo Hong showed a hint of appreciation on his face, "That's right. In this Hundred Flowers Banquet, the Taishi, Zuo Xiang, Taiwei, and even the daughters of the families of the generals of the auxiliary countries, who are now in great demand for military achievements in the DPRK, will participate. Our Luo family only needs to show their supportive attitude, and there is no need to be in the limelight. The Luo family is seeking stability, not competing for the first. ”

Luo Xinfang nodded yes when she heard this. Father is right, why be that up-and-coming bird and bring unnecessary trouble to yourself.

Luo Hong picked up the teacup, drank all the tea in the cup, and then turned around and said, "If there is nothing wrong, you will enter the palace in this election." After entering the palace, you can befriend the queen. The queen is from the right prime minister Liu family, and my Luo family is in the same vein as the court. When you first enter the court, it is good to be able to seek refuge. ”

"As for the current concubine, she is from the Han family. As long as you don't befriend her, it's fine. Soon after the new emperor ascended the throne, he didn't care about the harem, and there were only these two ladies in the harem. If it weren't for the turmoil between the DPRK and China, the general election would not have been held, so be careful. ”

Luo Xinfang said with a straight face: "Yes, thank you father for mentioning it." The daughter should be cautious in her words and deeds, follow the rules, and will not let anyone with a heart seize the opportunity. ”

Luo Hong bowed his head, "You go back, prepare well, if you lack anything, just go directly to the account of the public middle school, and tell Manager Qian directly, you don't need to inform Mrs. ”

Luo Xinfang saluted and retired, and returned to his courtyard with Yintian.

Back at Tinglan Courtyard, Yinping greeted him, "Miss, someone from the concierge just now sent a courtier, saying that it was to thank Miss for saving their young master, and the master explained that people should send things directly to your yard." ”