Shen Xi didn't believe that Xie Qian would marry Xie Hengnu to him, the main reason was that he had already married a wife and taken a concubine, and Xie Hengnu could not enter the Shen family as the main room. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

If Xie Lao'er is just an ordinary courtier, maybe he will be accommodating, but who is Xie Lao'er, when he is in the cabinet department, a big celebrity in front of Emperor Hongzhi, his temper is like a stone in a pit that smells smelly and hard. Even if he is willing to let his granddaughter "suffer", he can't let go of his old face.

As for why Xie Lao'er suddenly told him about Xie Hengnu with a pleasant face, and allowed Xie Hengnu to come out to see him from time to time, Shen Xi was confused about this.

Either it's a conspiracy, or Xie Lao'er is also a self-contradiction.

Shen Xi is the chief examiner of the Shuntianfu Township Examination, which is the meaning of Emperor Hongzhi conveyed by Xie Qian to Shen Xi, even if the official appointment document of the Ministry of Rites has not been issued, Shen Xi can be said to have secured the position of the chief examiner of the Shuntianfu Township Examination this time.

When Shen Xi returned home, he saw Zhu Shan receiving worship posts there, and not long after Shen Xi went to Xie Mansion, the house had already received no less than ten worship posts, all of which were sent by the students of the local Jingshi Township Examination.

"Xianggong, why do so many people from outside come to visit, don't you know...... The Shen family's heir? ”

Xie Yun'er thought that it was because the matter of her birth of a son was known, so many people would come to deliver the post, so Shen Xi asked curiously as soon as she stepped into the door.

Shen Xi came to the bedside and looked at the baby in Xie Yun'er's arms, then shook his head: "It was Your Majesty who appointed me as the chief examiner of the Shuntianfu Township Examination. ”

Xie Yun'er asked in surprise: "Xianggong wants to be the chief examiner of the township test?" That is to say, the questions and names of the township examination this autumn are all decided by the public? ”

No wonder Xie Yun'er was so surprised.

In the eyes of ordinary people, lifting people in the examination is like a carp jumping over the dragon gate, which is very noble and sacred, and as for the examiner who presides over this examination, he must be a famous Confucian, and it is even more unattainable.

Shen Xi himself has only passed the township examination for three years, and after only one year, he has changed from a candidate to an examiner, and he can decide the fate of others.

In Xie Yun'er's eyes, this is like a mortal suddenly becoming a heavenly immortal, which makes her worship of Shen Xi deepen several times.

"In theory, it does."

Shen Xi sat down, picked up the teacup and took a sip, and said, "Different from the township examination of the political envoys of each Cheng, the township examination of Shuntianfu is the main examination of the Hanlin official like me, and the internal curtain officials will be mixed with colleagues from the Hanlin Academy, but it is similar to the provincial township examination, I am just the final decision, and the primary election will still be decided by the same examination officer, I can't ask more." ”

Xie Yun'er's face was full of excitement, and her eyes were full of fascination when she looked at Shen Xi: "That Xianggong is also very remarkable, and these selected pillars in the future are all students of Xianggong in name." ”

Shen Xi smiled and wiped the tears that Xie Yun'er shed because of her excitement, and said, "Seeing that you are happy to be like this, it is not Ping'er to take the township test." ”

"The concubine also wants to."

Xie Yun'er glanced at Shen Xi, "With a father like you, Ping'er will definitely study and take the imperial examination in the future, and his future may be limitless, if he can win the championship, it will be a good story of the Ming Dynasty......"

Sure enough, when the mother thinks a lot, now that her son has just been born, Xie Yuner has begun to fantasize about the scene of her son being the champion.

"Madam, don't think about it, look, Ping'er is making trouble again, I guess I'm hungry." Shen Xi hurriedly changed the topic.

Since having a child, Xie Yun'er has hardly slept in the morning, as long as the child makes trouble, she has to get up immediately to take care of the child, she herself is in confinement, and insists on not inviting a nurse, everything is up to her, and she is willing to pay anything for the child.

Shen Xi wanted to accompany Xie Yun'er more, but saw Zhu Shan hurriedly running into the room and said, "Master, someone is here again." ”

After Shen Ping was born, Shen Xi was officially promoted from "young master" to "master", which is also convenient for the maids to call Xiao Shen Ping in the future, and Shen Xi did not say anything against it.

"What are you doing when you come in for me?" Shen Xi glanced at Zhu Shan.

"They were sent by the government, and I dare not stop them."

Zhu Shan finally got her senses, when Shen Xi raised people, she didn't pay attention to even if she was a person in the government, but now she knows that as long as she is an official, she can't be offended, and she has to tell Shen Xi first if she has something, anyway, Shen Xi is smart and will definitely be able to handle it well. If you really want to fight, you also want Shen Xi to command from behind, and let her fight whoever she wants, there will never be a mistake.

Shen Xi thought to himself, who is this family who came to send the post, and he still dares to use the banner of the government?

When he arrived at the door of the official residence, Shen Xi knew that he was indeed a person from the "official mansion", and that he was the head of the secretary of the Jiupin Rite Department, and today the special representative of the Ministry of Rites distributed a letter of appointment and an official certificate to him, officially appointing Shen Xi as the chief examiner of the Shuntianfu Township Examination.

It's no wonder that Shen Xi didn't expect it before, because this was two months earlier than the issuance of the letter of appointment in a normal year.

Generally speaking, the chief examiner of the Tianfu Township Examination will be appointed in advance, after all, it is necessary to count the time delayed on the road, and Shuntianfu is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, and the chief examiner of the township examination has always been officially appointed after mid-July, and now it is only in mid-May, and the chief examiner of the Shuntianfu Township Examination was actually announced in advance.

"How is it so fast?"

Shen Xi looked at the secretary of the Ministry of Rites who looked at him with a smile, very surprised.

"Shen Hanlin, this time it was personally appointed by His Majesty, and the official was just ordered to do things, so I would like to say congratulations to you first. can preside over the Shuntianfu Township Examination, and be the master of the Beijing Division, and he will definitely be invincible in the officialdom in the future......"

The secretary of the Ministry of Rites said compliments, and the rest of the officials of the Ministry of Rites who came with him also congratulated him. Shen Xi knew what they meant, so he immediately took out a handful of loose silver from his arms and asked Zhu Shan to hand it over.

Boss Zhu Shan was reluctant, although this girl was a little silly, but she also knew that silver was easy to use, and she felt distressed for no reason to give the silver to others.

After sending the people away, Zhu Shan looked at Shen Xi, who was examining the letter of appointment, and asked, "Master, why do we want to give them silver?" ”

Shen Xi folded the things in his hand, put them in his arms, and said, "Officials are greedy for money, haven't you heard of it?" ”

Zhu Shan was stunned and said, "The master is also an official, why isn't he greedy for money?" ”

"That's because I can withstand the temptation, master, and understand the truth of losing big because of a small one, so I don't ...... greedy" Shen Xi entered the mansion and closed the door in person, because he found that there was a sedan chair coming in the distance, needless to say that he first heard the news from the Ministry of Rites through his relationship and came to send the post.

These students who take the township test are very scheming, and they know who the examiner is one step ahead of others, and they may be able to see me when they send a prayer post, and they can only be turned away if they are late.

But this time, none of the people who came, Shen Xi, were gone, and no one had any privileges.

"This is really strange, it has only been two years since the Ministry of Rites will try to ask questions, do these scholars remember to eat or not?" As soon as Shen Xi entered the courtyard, he heard a knock on the door, and he said angrily.

"Hmph, they must think that you are a corrupt official, as long as you come here and deliver the gifts, they can pass the exam." Lin Dai said what she thought.

It doesn't sound like a good word, but the truth is right.

Xie Yun'er's voice came: "Dai'er, how can you talk to the master?" ”

Lin Dai turned her head sideways, and saw Xie Yun'er walking out with Lu'er's support, Shen Xi hurriedly went over to support her, and said with concern: "Why did you get out of bed?" ”

"It's not a problem to always lie down."

Xie Yun'er said, "The concubine's body is not so delicate, and when she feels better, she always wants to come out for a walk, and sure enough, she can't even walk after getting off the ground, and this foot is like being filled with lead." ”

Shen Xi smiled, lowered his head and looked at Xie Yun'er's feet.

Like Lin Dai, Xie Yun'er is also a big foot.

In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the atmosphere of foot binding is divided into regions and families, generally speaking, the closer to the south of the Yangtze River, the more prosperous the wind of foot binding, mainly in Nanzhili, Zhejiang and Jiangxi and other places are rich, ordinary women basically do not have to engage in labor, and the Fujian and Guangdong generation, although there is also a custom of foot binding, but generally only wrap the feet narrowly, and will not break the toes to destroy the structure of the feet to form a terrible three-inch golden lotus.

Hui Niang and Zhou both have wrapped their feet, Hui Niang has been wrapped for a relatively more number of years, but they are all narrow, while the old lady Li is completely wrapped in small feet.

As for Xie Yun'er, Lin Dai and even Yin Wen, the family has never wrapped their feet at all, Lin Dai and Xie Yun'er's side, Shen Xi can also understand, as for why Yin Wen's grandmother didn't wrap her feet, how much because Yin Wen is a Hakka and has something to do with the customs and habits of the Hakka people.

"It's okay to come out and take a walk." Shen Xi said with a smile, "But be careful not to catch the wind cold, confinement is quite troublesome." ”

Xie Yun'er glanced at Shen Xi: "Xianggong, the concubine also studies medicine, don't you even understand this little truth?" Isn't it sunny and windless? ”

said that there was no wind, but who expected that before the words fell to the ground, a gust of wind blew the maple trees in the yard into a rattling sound, Xie Yun'er was so frightened that she hurriedly retreated, and almost fell to the ground, thanks to Shen Xi's timely support.

Xie Yun'er was not afraid of what would happen to her body if she suffered from the cold, but she was afraid that she would be sick, and it would be very difficult to spread the branches and leaves for the Shen family in the future.

Shen Xi hurriedly helped Xie Yun'er into the room, and when she was settled, she came out of the room, and Lin Dai looked at Shen Xi with a little resentment.

"Look at the way you look, you can hang the teapot with your mouth pouted...... Don't worry, when you have a baby, I will take care of you like this. Shen Xi said.

"Really?"

Hearing Shen Xi's promise, Lin Dai's face finally improved, but she was immediately very disappointed, lowered her head and touched her stomach, "But it's still empty." ”

"If you are empty, you will eat more, and if you eat more, you will be able to have a son." Shen Xi said angrily.

"Huh?" Lin Dai didn't feel anything, but Yin Wen's big eyes blinked with her, she held the sweets that Xiu'er made for her in her right hand, and touched her stomach unconsciously with her left hand.

After Xiao Nizi arrived at Shen's house, she was full, slept, and played, and was happy all day long, calling her mother and grandmother less often, and her attachment to Shen Xi deepened.

Shen Xi said: "I didn't tell you...... Xiaowen, go back to your room and write the words I just taught you a hundred times. ”

"Uh-huh." Xiao Nizi is the most obedient, as long as Shen Xi asks her to do it, she will do it with extra energy, even if writing is a very boring thing.

In the afternoon, Shenxi Mansion received a total of more than 30 greeting posts, not all of which were sent by the new township test students, but also some official eunuchs sent worship posts, and even invitations, but what I wanted to say was related to this Shuntianfu Township Test.

"If the emperor knows, it will be difficult for me to prove my innocence!" Shen Xi was very jealous.

Once Emperor Hongzhi knew that so many people had come to visit, he would definitely wonder if he would accept it privately. The only thing Shen Xi can do now is to see no one, even if Xie Pi and his friends come, they will not be an exception.

But I think Xie Qian will remind Xie Pi and ask him not to come out and walk around.

At sunset, there were still people coming to the front yard of the Shen family to pay their respects, and it was strange that there were also people coming from the backyard, but this time the visitor was the one Shen Xi had always wanted to see but couldn't see......

Hui Niang, who has never set foot in the gate of the new mansion after arriving in the capital!

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PS: Eighth Update!

Wow Ka Ka, finally get a chapter out before twelve o'clock!

The Son of Heaven has worked hard, where is the monthly pass for the brothers and sisters? Crying for monthly pass support! (To be continued.) )