If Qiao Yongde was younger and ran out like this, Shen Rui could only go to find an adult; But Qiao Yongde is fifteen years old, even if he is not a child, he is not a child, and he is the oldest among everyone, and there is a cousin who goes with him, so everyone throws him aside and talks about the side.

Especially Shen Qin, who came to Yang Zhongyan and inquired about the ponytail skirt with curiosity on his face.

Yang Zhongyan is a refreshing one, and he doesn't twist it, so he directly opened the outer skirt and let Shen Qin see inside.

Looking at the ponytail woven into a foot-long puffy skirt, Shen Qin couldn't help but shudder: "This looks like human hair at first glance, how cautious it is to wear it on the body."

Yang Zhongyan said: "It's just a clothes support...... It is not easy to fold out of the folds when you hold up the clothes......"

Shen Qin was a little hesitant on his face.

Shen Jue said with a smile: "Second Brother Qin will look less bamboo if he wears this......

Shen Qin's eyes lit up and said, "Brother Jue thinks so too......"

Shen Jue nodded and said, "But this price shouldn't be cheap, it looks like a thin copper wire is used inside......

Yang Zhongyan nodded and said: "Ordinary ones also cost four or five taels of silver, and there are also ...... dozens of taels of silver with slightly more refined craftsmanship."

"So expensive? Isn't it made of a ponytail? How much is a horse? Shen Qin said.

Yang Zhongyan said: "The key is that a horse has a tail, the good and the bad are uneven, and good materials are difficult to find......"

Shen Rui was beside him, and seeing that they were talking endlessly around a skirt, the Tian family brothers were already uncomfortable on their faces, and they said, "Cousin He, are there many students in your academy who are foreigners?" Is there a 'consignment,'? ”

He Taizhi nodded and said: "Yes, but even if my father and ancestor are Beijing officials, most of them are worried about returning to their roots, unless they are of high quality, there are not many Beijing officials who are sent home." Most of their children skipped the children's test and directly ended up as prisoners......"

The so-called "hostile" is a kind of resettlement policy for those who have left their place of origin. That is, some people who still have an industry in their place of origin, or who still have a family to support the industry of their hometown, and who have been away for many years and do not want to completely leave their homeland, can retain their original place of origin and live in the place of residence.

Although the imperial examination of the Ming Dynasty was only allowed to take the examination in the original place of origin in principle, in fact, there was no shortage of "parasitic" references for the children of Beijing officials.

Shen Rui originally thought that the second room of the Shen family was "registered" in the capital, but later he learned that the second room of the Shen family had no property in his hometown and no Dingkou to support the family, and all the men were in Beijing, bought land and property, and entered the household registration in the capital, which was no longer within the scope of "consignment", but officially "naturalized".

He Taizhi said that the "identity of the prisoner" is the "shadow prison", when the Ming Dynasty opened the country, civil officials from one to seven grades, can be in prison, and later the scope is limited to the three grades of Beijing officials, and you need to go to the fold to invite the shadow into prison.

After entering the Guozijian, you will pass many exams, and those who excel in their studies can take the entrance examination; Even if you are ordinary in schoolwork, you can take the township test and pass the children's test.

The eldest master of the Shen family has long been a third-grade, and there is a prison quota under his name, because Shen Luo was so strong at the beginning, he went all the way from the children's examination to the township examination, and did not use this prison quota.

When He Taizhi said this, he obviously also remembered the matter of the shadow prison under the name of Master Shen, and his gaze at Shen Rui was immediately a little pantothenic: "Cousin Rui is good, you don't have to take the exam like this......"

Everyone reacted, and their eyes looking at Shen Rui were also a little envious.

Other people's fame has to be tested step by step, and the result is still unknown, but Shen Rui has a ready-made prison quota here.

Guozi Jian is out of prison, even if the township test and the meeting test are landed, he is also eligible to enter the office.

Shen Rui waved his hand and said, "I also want to take the boy's test, Cousin He doesn't have to envy ......"

Even if he becomes the heir of Lord Shen, he may not be admitted to the national prison.

The third master of the Shen family had a place in the shadow prison under his name before his death, and he did not see the eldest master and the second master cross the children's test and enter the national prison in vain; When he waited for the third master, it was because of his poor health, and he used the "grace" quota after the death of the third master.

On the way to the imperial examination, it is also a time to build various contacts.

In the same year, classmates, and doormen, all kinds of new relationships arising from the imperial examination will help them on the road of eunuchs in the future.

Shen Rui chose the path of the imperial examination, so he naturally had to pass the exam step by step, and he was born as an orthodox scholar.

Yang Zhongyan was surprised: "Cousin Rui doesn't want to go to Guozijian? ”

Shen Rui glanced at him, saw that he was faintly depressed, his heart moved, and said, "Cousin Yang is going to be imprisoned?" ”

Yang Zhongyan said with a bitter face: "I am not as good as my brother, nor is I as knowledgeable as my cousins...... It is estimated that in the future, I will only be able to mix with the country......"

Shen Jue said: "Isn't it just right to save the boy's test?" The township test and the meeting test are all painful, and the boy test has to be tested three times, which is really verbose......"

Dali Temple Shaoqing is the fourth product, the full nine years of promotion of two products is the third product, the most likely is the Yamen within the promotion, that is the three products of Dali Temple.

Dali Siqing is one of the nine secretaries who are eligible to participate in the voting rights of the court.

Shen Rui thought of this, and his heart was happy, although there were many Beijing officials in the younger generation of the Shen family, their grades were too low to help the eldest master. With the in-laws of the Yang family, it is a good thing to help each other in the officialdom.

Since ancient times, officialdom has been filled with gunsmoke and the party is the same and different.

The more important the relationship between the Shen family in officialdom, the less likely it is to become cannon fodder.

Until the eldest master of the Shen family came back from the yamen, all the guests who had jobs came to the door, and the brothers of the Qiao family did not come back when dinner began.

After dinner and sent the guests away, Shen Rui rarely got a reply from Xu's room.

Although it was not his fault that the Qiao family brothers left halfway, it was better to explain it clearly, after all, it involved the Qiao family, and he had just learned about the old feud between the Qiao family and his family, so he didn't want to be misunderstood by the Xu family.

As the head of the house, even if she is in the inner courtyard, she is not ignorant of the things in the front yard.

Listening to Shen Rui's story, she sighed and said: "The fifth brother of the Qiao family was raised in front of the old lady of his family, and your eldest brother Luo often passed over when he was there, and the two cousins were quite close. ”

"So it's no wonder that although he is hostile to his nephew and Brother Jue, he is even more powerful towards Brother Jue." Shen Ruidao.

Xu Shi sneered and said, "It's not just because of Brother Luo...... Last year, when your eldest brother Luo was gone, there was a heart over there to let Qiao Wu marry Sister Yu......"

"Wouldn't it be because you want to get rich?" Shen Rui was surprised.

The son-in-law belonged to the untouchables in the previous dynasty and was not allowed to take the imperial examination; Although there is no law in the Ming Dynasty that stipulates that sons-in-law are not allowed to end, they are contemptuous in the end.

Although Qiao Yongde is willful and arrogant, he can see that he is favored by the family, and the elders in the family are willing to give him to be a son-in-law?

Xu shook his head and said, "How come?" They want to take advantage of it and save face...... It is proposed that Sister Yu's second son be the heir and grandson of the Shen family in the future......"

When it comes to the heirs and grandchildren of the second room, the rest of Shen Rui is not easy to ask.

It must be that the eldest master and the Xu family do not agree, there are relatives and nephews, and it is reasonable to give up the step-heir; The nephews are gone, waiting for the step-nephews and grandchildren, if it is a matter of a small second room; The two brothers in the third room are like this, and they can only say that they have their own heads.

Even the Matsue family will not agree, this is a "chaotic sect".

Xu said: "The second master didn't agree, he didn't look down on the Qiao family......"

Although Xu's tone remained unchanged, Shen Rui inexplicably heard a little schadenfreude.

Regarding the close relationship between the second master and the Yue family, Shen Rui had no intention of gossiping, he was now worried about Shen Jue: "Auntie, the Qiao family doesn't seem to be getting along, will Brother Jue be very embarrassed in the future?" ”

Qiao Yongde will be angry with Shen Rui and Shen Jue because of the lost interests, what about the Qiao family?

Shen Rui is the heir of Xiao Changfang, but he is just a relative, so he is just far away; Shen Jue wants to be the heir of the second house, and he will be the grandson of the Qiao family in the future, and he can't avoid the Qiao family.

Xu listened to Shen Rui's words, and his face was quite relieved.

Qiao Yongde was so rude today, but Shen Rui didn't use the topic to say that the Qiao family was not, but he was worried about Shen Jue, which showed that he was kind-hearted.

"Don't worry, the second master won't press Brother Jue to get close to that side. Last year, Sister Yu's family affairs were calculated, which had annoyed the second master, and now it is just a face-saving ...... It's just that you tell Brother Jue, the Qiao family can ignore it, the second wife always has to coax it, don't embarrass the second master too much, in the end, she is also a poor person...... Xu said.

Hearing this, Shen Rui was relieved.

Seeing that it was not early, and Xu was also tired, Shen Rui got up and retreated.

After Shen Rui left, the eldest man rubbed his forehead and came out of the room.

Seeing that he was uncomfortable, Xu hurriedly asked someone to serve the sobering soup and served him to drink: "Fortunately, I will rest tomorrow and get up later, the master is really, and it is not an outsider who came today, and I ate a lot of wine."

"I'm happy, thousands of miles have passed today, and there is news from the inner court before the fall of the Ya, and the sage has already circled the ......," the eldest lord said with a smile.

"Thank God" Xu Shi couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this: "In this way, the burden on the old man's shoulders can finally be lighter." ”

The eldest lord also took a long breath and said, "The key is that if you have a thousand miles, you don't have to lean directly over there...... The three elders seem to be gentle, but this time, the protégés who fell off the horse are not one or two......"

The eldest lord has always been neutral in officialdom and does not participate in party struggles; The higher the grade, the harder it is to remain neutral.

The previous trend, because of Shen Li, he was biased towards "Xie Dang".

But he also knew that even if he voted over, it would be difficult to become a descendant, after all, it was not promoted by Xie Ge Lao himself; On the contrary, it is easy to become a pawn to be sacrificed in the officialdom game.

The "Qianli" in the mouth of their husband and wife is Yang Zhen, the aunt of the Shen family, who has always stood on the side of the eldest master in officialdom and is also a neutral.

Now that the brother-in-law and sister-in-law are both Jiuqing, it is not as difficult as before, but they can still maintain their previous neutral position.

For the promotion of the eldest master, the husband and wife have been prepared in their hearts, but they are more worried than happy, and they even have the idea of leaving the way back; It is only today that the husband and wife are truly happy.

Jiuru Courtyard, upper room.

Shen Rui had already changed out of his hospitality clothes, loosened his hair, and sat on the couch to listen to Chunyan.

"Although Qiao's family is the aunt's house of the eldest master and the second master, there were not many times when they came to the door before, but the old lady over there often sent people to pick up the second wife and the eldest brother...... The fifth brother of their family has been with the eldest brother a few times, but he loves to stick to the eldest brother's ......" Speaking of this, Chunyan paused and said: "On the day of the Double Ninth Festival last year, their fifth brother also went to the city with the eldest brother to run horses......"