Jia Cong originally wanted to take Sanchun out to broaden his horizons, these three ladies have only gone out once in more than ten years, that is, the time when the Tieji Temple was dipped and prayed for, almost the ladies of the mansion went out, and they never went out of the gate again.

Because of the last time she published a book for them, Jia's mother did not agree to Fang Ke, and it was even more inappropriate to take them to participate in the poetry meeting of Shanhai Bookstore.

It's not that women in official families can't go out, but there are conditions, the first is to go to the temple to pray for blessings, and the second is the literary meeting of female dependents.

Among them, the women's family will have a long history, especially in the south of the Yangtze River, Jiangnan people like to travel, and the ladies even go boating on the lake, talking about poetry and painting, but this article is limited to women who have become wives, and it is still difficult to go out of the house for the daughters who have not been out of the cabinet.

Xing Xiuyan is not in this ranks, she is an ordinary household, and she can be like Huang Yuanjie in the late Ming Dynasty, between the bottom society and the upper class.

Every year, the New Year's Lantern Market starts from the seventh day of the first month and reaches its peak on the sixteenth, with the city during the day and the lights at night.

When Jia Cong rode to the gate of the Shanhai Bookstore wall, the flow of people in the small market in the west was like a blockage, it was already evening, and the flow of people in the various juggling markets was endless, looking at the Xuanwumen City Cave from afar, pedestrians came in and out, and the inner market there was more lively and hot, and many houses had already hung lanterns with all kinds of tricks, just waiting for it to get dark.

Every household has posted Spring Festival couplets and New Year's paintings, and even the door of Shanhai Bookstore has firecracker crumbs and a festive smell of fireworks.

Dismount and get off the sedan chair in the door, men and women separated in an orderly manner, Xue Baochai took Xing Xiuyan, Xiangling, and Ying'er into the left, and there were also many official wives talking while walking, Jia Cong went up the steps on the right, Sun Fu said: "Lord Shangshu of the Ministry of War did not come in person, only called Mrs. Filling the house to come over." ”

Jia Cong knew Jia Yucun's thoughts, and he was wise to protect himself, before he was in the prime minister, the four major families were in danger, so he called Jiao Xing to come over to make up for it.

The man is in the second lobby, the woman is in the third lobby, and there are girls and maids guarding from the inside to the outside of the third hall, so you don't have to worry about what happens.

Luo Gaocai and Zheng Yeliao personally commanded the kitchen to serve the food and meals, using Jia Cong's dividends, and they were not distressed.

Inside the second entrance hall, a picture scroll of considerable length and width is hung on the north wall, which states the rules of the Shanhai League:

"Hereby Ding Chou, and then repair the rules of the Shanhai Alliance, as follows:

1. All the children of this league shall take the knowledge of things and the cultivation of skills as the key, for the sake of livelihood and meritorious deeds, and shall not belittle the government and government at will in the league.

2. No bribes shall be accepted in the alliance, and those who join the alliance must pay a deposit for public money, which will be used for the holding of poetry meetings, helping the needy, and those who are in difficulty in the alliance, giving funding, uniting with each other, watching and caring for each other, how much money to donate, ten taels of bottoms, no upper limit, handed over to the children of the alliance for safekeeping, and then handed over to others for supervision, and the alliance leader and deputy alliance shall not interfere.

3. Whoever turns his back on the above two articles shall be expelled from the Union, and all his children shall spit on him.

Fourth, grinding the text to carry the younger generations, not limited to children's talents, where the inspection of qualified people can enter, the knowledge of things for the people's livelihood, not limited to the East and the West, to the world to apply to the world.

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28. Poetry meetings are held from time to time.

29. The above is the re-establishment of the covenant by Ding Chou, which may be re-amended at a later date. ”

Finally, there are the signatures and personal seals of Jia Cong and several other league members, the participants have watched, there are four books and five classics in the hall, various subjects of current literature, Eastern and Western studies, miscellaneous books, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, almost all-inclusive, vases and utensils are placed quite exquisitely, many people praise the city, there is such an elegant place.

The people who came with the post, there are scholars, officials, etc., among which the largest official position is Bi Zhong, the official residence is a product, people are secretly speechless, in addition, there are Liu Dongsheng, the left deputy of the Imperial Palace, and Qin Zhong, the middle scholar, everyone pushed Bi Zhong and Liu Dongsheng as the first seat, and when they waved their sleeves and drank, the people below stood up and drank.

Once the customary wine order was returned, Bi Zhong arched his hand and said: "Bi someone is a native of Kaifeng, Henan, the Central Plains flood, the most painful thing is me, fortunately Jia Shanhai stepped forward, this time after the Shangyuan Festival, back to the ministry on duty, Jia Shanhai still has to work hard." ”

This is a general poetry club, in fact, the poetry club is just a gimmick to cover up, and it is impossible for the people who come in not to have the intention of climbing up and making friends with the powerful, but the point is so far, it is not so explicit.

Listening to this meaning, Bi Zhong wanted to play the transfer of Jia Cong to Henan, and not to mention it, he won over this person, Jiuqing will push the cabinet ministers, and he is a little more sure, Jia Cong said: "Mr. praise, at that time, the book was not a junior alone, which shows that the courtiers are very concerned about national affairs and people's livelihood. ”

Bi Zhong touched his beard and smiled, he had the most say in the floods in the Central Plains, and the household treasury was used as the rear dispatch, and when the emperor asked, he had the right to recommend candidates.

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When Xue Baochai entered the third hall, he found that a woman came in a sedan chair with four carriages, hugging her in front and back, wearing silk and satin, this woman looked beautiful, tall, flowery and moon-like, and the drapery of the sedan chair was extraordinary, she secretly wondered, I don't know which official's wife.

The ladies in the hall had already heard that she was the wife of the world-famous Jia Xiu, a native of Liupin'an, and they gathered around to talk about it when they arrived at the door. ”

It was the first time for Xue Baochai to be good at dancing between the ladies of the official family, talking decently and generously, and Ying'er and Xiangling had already given a butterfly-bound "Poetry Collection of Wujun".

Gan Xuan browsed a few pages, and couldn't help but be surprised, and glanced over with beautiful eyes, "I have seen this collection of poems, but the version is different, Mrs. Xiu is afraid that she doesn't know, you have already become famous, and you are worthy of being a woman in Jinling Imperial Prefecture. ”

"The editor is the champion, and the lady of the revision looks like the champion too." Jiao Xing praised, Xue Baochai replied "false praise", took the opportunity to exchange names, and some only said the words and numbers, and Gan Xuan did not sign up.

Jiao Xing hurriedly glanced at Xiangling, and suddenly looked at the retracted gaze, staring at the rouge mole on Xiangling's eyebrows in a daze, and was surprised: "This girl from Mrs. Xiu...... It reminds me of an old man, who also has a rouge mole in the center of his eyebrows, which has not been seen for more than ten years, and I don't know if it is ......"

"She bought it from Jinling." Xue Baochai replied that she didn't know Xiangling's origin, because Xiangling herself couldn't remember.

Jiao Xing thought for a while and touched Xiangling's hand: "Do you know the Zhen family outside the gate of Suzhou?" ”

Xiangling lowered her eyebrows and shook her head pleasantly, Jiao Xing sighed, and entered the room still wiping her tears.

She can't be sure if Xiangling is the young lady she once served, if it is true, it is indeed a creation to make people, the former daughter of the daughter, reduced to a slave, a former slave, and became Mrs. Shangshu.

Jiao Xing was Zhen Shiyin's maid, when she looked back at Jia Yucun, Jia Yucun was still a down-and-out person, and there was no road expenses, who thought of Jia Yucun remembered her, the first battle in the spring, high school jinshi, came back to marry her as a concubine in a beautiful manner, and within a few years, Jia Yucun's wife died of illness, and Jiao Xing gave birth to a son, so of course she became a wife.

Jiao Xing perfectly tells the world that the ugly duckling can also become a beautiful swan, how not to make people sigh.

For the first time, Xiangling felt that someone was so gentle and kind to her, but she just stared at Jiao Xing blankly, and Xue Baochai instructed her: "You go to see Master Cong and tell him to drink less." ”