Beijing, the residence of Xie University.

Xie Qian rarely goes home on weekdays, and after finishing work in the cabinet that day, he took the official sedan chair directly to return home. However, I was too tired and slept all the way along the way.

"Master, you don't have a good rest, lie down and rest first after you go in, and the little one on Madame's side will just report it." The servants understood the head of the family, and knew that the New Year was approaching, and the official affairs of the imperial court were busy, and every day the six ministries and the official yamen lined up in front of the cabinet gate, waiting to enter the cabinet to announce the matter. At the beginning of the next year, there will be a holiday, and the imperial court will take advantage of the end of the year to deal with the matter, so everyone will work with all their spirit.

Xie Qian yawned and said angrily: "Master does things, do you need to remind me?" ”

Xie Qian is good to his subordinates, he is nervous every day outside, and when he comes home, he naturally relaxes, at least there are a lot less things to worry about. Most of these servants were old men who had followed him for more than ten years or even decades, and there was no shortage of people who followed him even before he became an official.

Entering the mansion, Xie Qian went straight to the study.

said that he was going home to rest, but as the second assistant of the dynasty, he still had official affairs involved, that is, to deal with the affairs of the household department and write down the things that needed to be solved urgently into a notebook, and submit it to Emperor Hongzhi.

These days, Liu Daxia, the secretary of the household department, said that he was ill to the outside world, and Xie Qian, as a cabinet scholar, was one of the few people in the DPRK who knew that Liu Daxia had secretly gone to the trilateral army to fight a war.

There is no top decision-maker in the country's territory, fields, household registration, taxes, salaries, and all financial matters, and the ranks of Langzhong and Yuanwailang are too low, so they can only be helped by cabinet scholars in turn.

"I'm only responsible for the checks, and I'll leave the specific matters to the professionals to do the headache."

Today happened to be Xie Qian's turn to be on duty.

After being an official for so many years, Xie Qian is still quite experienced in perfunctory, especially after becoming a cabinet scholar, he knows that the superior can grasp the big and let go of the small, such as the simplest dispatch of money and food in the household department, as long as the following reports are all accurate, only those who feel unreasonable or even contradictory will be dismissed.

As for how to implement it, the household department has its own set of effective operating regulations, and it is not the turn of the cabinet scholars to worry about it.

Of course, there are many things that cannot be decided in one word, and need to be reported to the emperor, and the emperor will make the final decision. Now that Liu Daxia is not there, he needs to write a recital for the bachelor who is in charge of financial affairs. In addition to writing the recital, since Xie Qian is also responsible for "ticket drafting", that is, writing specific handling opinions, it can be said that one person has done the work of two people.

Just when Xie Qian was concentrating on writing the notebook, the servant sent dinner into the study, and said respectfully: "Master, Madame asked me to bring the meal, and at the same time let the little one ask if you are ...... tonight."

Xie Qian scolded: "Did I come back to eat?" I know that if you disturb me to do things, your train of thought will be disrupted, go down! ”

The servant left with the food with a look of injustice, and had no choice but to go back to the backyard to report to Xie Qian's main room, Xie Xu.

After another half an hour, Xie Qian finally finished writing the recital, but because Xie Qian's promotion process was the Hanlin Academy and the Zhan Shifu directly into the cabinet, basically not touching the vulgar affairs, he was not very satisfied with the written recital, and it was easy to touch the nose with this to report to the Hongzhi Emperor.

Xie Qian couldn't help but say angrily: "I knew earlier, it's better to leave the stinky boy in the capital!" ”

When I looked up, I saw my wife, Mrs. Xu, walking into the study.

"The concubine asks for peace to the master." Mrs. Xu is an honorific title, as early as the fourteenth year of Chenghua, Xu was awarded the honorific title of Anren by the imperial court, Chenghua was awarded Yiren in twenty years, and Xie moved out of the East Palace in the eleventh year of Hongzhi.

Mrs. Xu saluted Xie Qian, raised her head, and asked with a smile, "I don't know who upset the master?" ”

Xie Qian frowned: "Didn't you say that you don't need to pay attention to me, why did you come here in person?" ”

Although Xie Qian has a bad temper, he can't get angry with his wife after all, and he has been with each other for thirty-three years, and he has been cold to his wife because of official affairs over the years, and he always feels a little guilty in his heart.

Mrs. Xu walked to the desk, cleaned up an empty space, and then instructed the maid to put the reheated meal on the table, and said softly: "The master hasn't been home for a long time, how can the concubine not be worried in her heart?" Pi'er is going to take the township test next year, and during this time, she is studying hard day and night, and she can't even take care of the newlywed wife. ”

As a woman, especially an elderly woman, she most hopes to be cared for by her husband and be able to talk to her husband, even if it is just a short family, there is always someone to talk to.

But these things, Xie Qian sounded upset.

"Studying hard is for his own sake, don't always be long and short, now that he has passed under the name of his younger siblings, he must pay attention to the influence." Xie Qian reminded coldly.

But this is exactly where Mrs. Xu feels dissatisfied!

My son, who is so promising, will definitely have a bright future in the future, and you will pass on to your younger brothers and sisters without saying a word according to your father's arrangement...... On weekdays, my son goes in and out of the house, but I can't care for him as a mother, what a humiliating thing!

"Master, what is a piece of meat on the concubine's body......"

Mrs. Xu didn't speak loudly, for fear of making Xie Qian unhappy, and finally looked at Xie Qian's face, which was really unsightly. Xie Qian waved his hand and said impatiently: "I'm going to eat now, do you still have something?" ”

Mrs. Xu was a little discouraged, but she still mustered up the courage to ask, "Will the master go back to the room to rest tonight?" "Because Xie Qian has concubines, his wife Jin Anren is not very old, and she can still give birth, and women are not as good as men after all, Xie Qian occasionally comes back, and mostly spends the night at Mrs. Jin's side.

"I'll be staying in the study tonight!"

Xie Qian replied casually, and seeing that Mrs. Xu's face was full of disappointment, he had to comfort: "Okay, I promise you, I will come to you to rest when I finish handling business!" ”

Mrs. Xu knew that this was Xie Qian's heart, and said that she didn't have to go back and forgot her promise, and ran to Jin'an's room to rest, so she said, "Master, in fact, the concubine wants to discuss it with you...... Jun'er's marriage, she is not young. ”

"Isn't Jun'er only eleven years old this year, why are you in a hurry to get married?" Xie Qian thought of his little granddaughter Xie Hengnu, and he felt that he was angry, he originally married Xie Hengnu to Shen Xi, she was really a talented woman, she was the same age, and he just happened to be able to envelop Shen Xi by his side.

The most important thing is that Shen Xi has become his own junior, and if he is called again, he can be at ease...... Stinky boy, you are my grandson-in-law, it is only natural for me to use you!

But Shen Xi got married very early, and he was married in his hometown before taking the top prize, and he married the daughter of the Xie family, but unfortunately it was the Xie family of the former Beijing medical family and the Xie family of Tingzhou, Fujian, not his Xie family, who was the old court and the Xie family of Yuyao Dongshan, Shaoxing.

Mrs. Xu's mouth opened, a little helpless, but finally reminded: "Master, Jun'er is fourteen years old after the New Year, and you are only eleven when she is old?" ”

Xie Qian was slightly stunned and asked, "The girls are so big?" ”

Mrs. Xu smiled: "Isn't it? It's only been a long time, I feel like I was still a little girl playing in front of my knees, and in a blink of an eye she is a big girl, I used to see her always happy, and the concubine felt comforted in her heart, but recently I found that she had something on her mind, and she was always worried about something, and the concubine thought, she probably wanted to get married. ”

When Xie Qian heard this, he couldn't help frowning.

I heard Mrs. Xu continue, "But that girl has never seen the world, and there are no parents in charge of marriage, and we as grandparents always have to worry about her." The lord is known for his prestige in the court, can you give her a satisfactory object? This is the word that Jun'er practices on weekdays, the master will show it, and the concubine doesn't know what it means. ”

As she spoke, Mrs. Xu took out a stack of rice paper from her arms, and some words were written on it, including Xie Hengnu's own name, as well as Jun'er, Seventh Brother, etc., as well as what "Xinxue" was written, Xie Qian became angry when he saw it.

"You said the dead girl has been dead lately?" Xie Qian was annoyed and ashamed.

"yes?" Mrs. Xu didn't know why, and asked a little nervously, "Master, you never scolded Jun'er before, why ......?"

"That dead girl is moved, and there is someone in her heart!" Xie Qian said angrily, "A few days ago, this kid Pi'er went out with a dead girl and provoked the wild bees and butterflies, but you didn't know it? ”

Mrs. Xu stood up nervously, her hands trembling a little: "Master, it's the fault of the concubine, the concubine doesn't know the gentleman...... Been out ......."

Xie Qian wanted to complain a few more words about his wife, but he thought that Mrs. Xu was the daughter of the Xu family, who was married to a poor self at the age of sixteen.

Xie Qian was so angry that he didn't say anything for a long time, and he didn't know if he was angry with his granddaughter or at himself. In the final analysis, even if Shen Xi is a wolf, he was introduced to the house by him.

Mrs. Xu asked, "Master, what do you say...... There is someone in Jun'er's heart, is it not a person who makes you so angry? ”

Xie Qian was stunned by the question, and then a wry smile appeared on his face.

If Shen Xi is said to be a "non-trivial person", then how can he let him help him do things? Thirteen-year-old champion, the number one person in the Ming Dynasty, I am afraid that he is also the first since ancient times, and he has no choice in appearance, talent and ability, if this is not trivial, then his proud second son Xie Pi is not even a fart.

"It's just that I've married a wife, and I'm not as good as our gentleman." Xie Qian said with a dark face.

Mrs. Xu's face was full of worry at this time, and she wiped her tears and said, "It's a married woman, alas, she can actually ...... People who like her a lot, master, if you want to blame the concubine, it is the concubine who did not teach this granddaughter well. ”

Xie Qian wanted to speak and stopped.

His little granddaughter thinks Shen Xi is good, but there is nothing wrong with it, how old is Xie Heng's slave? It is when I have a vision for the future, and it is normal for me to see Shen Xi, who is talented, knowledgeable, and able to play with her and give her enough respect, and they are of similar age to each other, and it is normal for them to remember in their hearts.

If she didn't like it after seeing Shen Xi, Xie Qian would have to doubt her granddaughter's aesthetic orientation. Didn't even he think that Shen Xi was a good match for his granddaughter?

"It's not much bigger, I guess...... It's just a year or two. That person's wife should have heard of it, it is Shen Xi, who was the champion in the first year, and now he is the attendant of the Hanlin Academy and the right Yude of the right spring fang of the Zhan Mansion, and he is also the lecturer of the East Palace and the Japanese speaker. ”

When Xie Qian said this, his face was not very good-looking.

Mrs. Xu wiped her tears and said, "That gentleman...... The vision is good. ”

Xie Qian said angrily: "What's good, that kid, he was young and old at a young age, and let him do things but pushed back and forth, and he married a wife in the family, and it is said that he returned to his hometown and accepted a concubine......

"Master, Shen Gongzi has become famous as a young man, isn't it normal to marry a wife and take a concubine? If Pi'er had such achievements, you would probably ...... too."

In a word, Xie Qian was speechless.

Generally, the children of the Zhuang family are married at the age of fifteen or sixteen, and the scholars are generally sixteen or seventeen years old, for example, Xie Qian married Mrs. Xu at the age of seventeen, and of course there are later, mainly because of the need not to delay their studies.

But Shen Xi was the top student in high school at a young age, and it was no good to study again, and the rest was to marry and have children as an official in the court, which was completely in line with the values of the people of the Ming Dynasty.

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PS: The second update is sent!

During this time, Kavinka had to ********...... I'm sorry! Let's see if the Son of Heaven can recover some of his state tomorrow, two more chapters! (To be continued.) )