Zhang Guowei naturally did not have dinner at Zheng's house, and left after getting Fan Jin's promise. Qian Caiyin walked in and packed up the tea set, Fan Jin took her hand, handed the box to her and said, "Here are more than 800 taels of silver bills, take the seal and these tickets, you can go to the silver." In the past two days, you should hurry up and redeem the silver, save it in a safe place, and keep one or two hundred taels of silver for your own expenses. Although Zhang Guowei will definitely lose his official position, as long as his people are still alive, these places will not dare to hack his money casually and not give it. Otherwise, there would be no one to deposit money there. But it's better to harvest early, so as not to have too many dreams at night. ”

Qian Caiyin's face flushed slightly, "This number is too big, it's better for the master to hand it over to a reassuring person to keep it." ”

"yes, that's why I'm looking for you. Doesn't Cai Yin want to stay with me, so she won't take care of the house for me? ”

Hearing the word housekeeper, Qian Caiyin's breathing was a little short, this is something that only the hostess has the right to do. He and Fan Jin are just a dewy couple, not to mention that now Zheng Chan obviously wants to lean on Fan Jin's side, and in comparison, his conditions are quite inferior in all aspects. Thinking that it won't be long before she may become an abandoned woman in the lower hall, and she doesn't know where to go, she doesn't want Fan Jin to hand over such a large amount of money to himself to take care of now, and promised to let him help the housekeeper. In addition to being moved in my heart, I am more happy.

It seems that Master Fan is not a person who likes the new and hates the old, and his status can still be kept. She shook her head and said, "No...... The concubine will not leave the master. As long as the lord does not dislike the old and ugly concubine, the concubine is willing to stay by the lord's side and serve for a lifetime. The concubine also thought about where the money went, so she would save it in the Liheng Money Village in the city. It was opened by Feng Gonggong's sibling Feng You Feng Erye, and the people in the officialdom kept the silver there, even if it was to hand over a letter of nomination to Feng Gonggong. ”

After all, she used to be popular, and she was very secretive in the officialdom of Jingshi, and this part of the information Zhang Shunqing would not popularize science to Fan Jin, but it was really useful as an official. Fan Jin nodded and said, "Then do as you say, you can just make up your mind about this matter, and I won't interfere." You go and tell Zheng Wan that little girl, go back and wait for Zheng Guotai to get better, I will ask him to go to the Terracotta Division to meet a few people, they are all Zhang Guowei's relationship, with these people to take care of, it will be much more convenient for him to do business in the future. Give her a few taels of silver again, during this time no one in their family went out to make money, and the money was tight again, so give her some silver taels to make her feel at ease. ”

"Well, everything is arranged by the master. Master, Zhang Guowei sent such a large sum of money over, what he asked for must be not small, right? Can such a big thing be done or can't be done? The old man has a bright future now, but he can't actually take risks for this money. As long as you become a big official, you don't have to worry about running out of money, if you ruin your future for this money, you can't make a real deal. ”

Fan Jin said with a smile: "What he asks for is related to his family and life, and he should give as much money as he wants." But for me, it's not a difficult thing, but it's a good thing. I was worried about the lack of chess pieces in my hand, but he took the initiative to send them to the door, and I used his chess pieces to make another good move! ”

Qian Caiyin looked at his radiant appearance and smiled: "As long as you have your own plans, master, let's go to dinner first, and then let the concubine ...... Serve the lord and rest. ”

At this time, Zhang Shunqing was in the boudoir.

Zhang Shunqing was in front of the chessboard, humming something while playing music. Since the last time they met Fan Jin, the two have not had a chance to meet. The correspondence has to face Zhang Juzheng's inspection, and he can only write some high-sounding words, sometimes nominally a correspondence between the two, but in fact it is an exchange of official documents, and the pain of lovesickness cannot be dispatched, and people are a little thinner. Although Zhang Juzheng and Aguli tried a lot of ways to make her happy, she was always depressed, she couldn't get excited about anything, and she didn't have any vitality. Taking the initiative to hum some tunes like today is something that has never been done before.

Aguli liked it very much, waited for Zhang Shunqing on the side, and asked, "Miss, what are you singing?" It's a weird tune, I've never heard it before. ”

"I haven't heard of it either. It was Huisi who taught me on the road, saying that it was the Hui dialect. But I don't know how he can be a Cantonese person. Anyway, what he likes, I like too. In that record book today, I have memorized a few lyrics, and I have sung a few words in the Hui dialect, and if you are thinking about it, it is best to sing with me. ”

Aguli carefully distinguished the lyrics, and suddenly remembered that this was the passage in which Kou Zhun's daughter, son-in-law and husband sang in the transcript she brought during the day. Looking at Zhang Shunqing again, she looked like she was not giving up, as if her lover was standing in front of her and singing a duet with her husband and wife, and she secretly felt a pain in her heart. If this state continues for a long time, I am afraid that something will go wrong, so I hurriedly said:

"Miss, it's boring to play chess alone. Why don't I accompany you? Otherwise, just change the game to play. Miss didn't say that she and Fan Gongzi had a lot of fun games in Jiangning, and now I can play with you. ”

"Forget it, that game is played by me and Retreat, he's not around, it's not fun to play with others. Your chess skills are far inferior to mine, and playing chess with you is not interesting. When playing chess, you always have to find a chess opponent, but it's a pity...... This man is not destined to come. ”

"Then the young lady can think about it and find other opponents? That Gu Gongzi seems to be playing chess very well, and he seems to be known as a national player in Jiangning. ”

"Don't talk to me about him." Zhang Shunqing said angrily: "I don't want to hear this name, if you put him in front of me again, I will kick you out!" ”

Agul said: "Okay, I can not mention this name, but this trouble will not go away by itself." When I was a child, I heard that there was a great bird that buried its head in the sand when it was in danger, thinking that the danger would disappear. In fact, it's just that it can't be seen, and the danger is still there. Miss is a smart man, and she can't learn from such a stupid bird. Whether you mention him or not, this person will exist. The old man's thoughts Miss must have seen it, and Gu Gongzi seems to admire Miss very much, this marriage ......"

"I can't be the master if the marriage is not successful, but I can still be the master if I can't see this person." Zhang Shunqing casually dropped a chess piece, "Even if I become a relative, I won't take him as my husband, he is not worthy!" ”

As soon as the words fell, there was a sound of footsteps on the stairs, Zhang Shunqing and Aguli were very familiar with the footsteps, and when they got up, Zhang Juzheng had already walked in from the outside.

The two women saluted separately, Zhang Juzheng looked at the two, came to the chessboard to look at it for a while, sat opposite Zhang Shunqing, and said to Aguli: "Go and prepare two cups of ginseng tea, our father and daughter play this game of chess, how can it take an hour." How can you do it without ginseng tea? ”

Zhang Shunqing said: "My lord is busy with official business, and now he is at a critical juncture, where can I work here?" The daughter didn't dare to take up the master's time for so long, delaying the business. ”

Zhang Juzheng said with a smile: "What is the important thing to accompany your daughter?" Agul, you still don't go to make tea? ”

He looked at the chessboard and thought for a while, "In the past, Qing'er played chess with a lot of calculations, but in general, he still likes to be in the right formation, suppressing people with the general momentum, and playing against you is like a battlefield battle, with a vague murderous atmosphere." What we want is a big victory, and we will not spare any effort. Now your style of chess has changed greatly, both black and white are stingy, and the layout of both sides emphasizes ambush changes, this kind of chess is very exhausting. Your body and bones are not all right, and playing chess is all for recreation, so you shouldn't be so tired. ”

"Daughter, thank you for your concern. In fact, there are many schemes in the art of war, and the so-called soldiers are not tired of deceit. The daughter's calculation in the past chess was still not enough, just like a reckless man playing with a stick, it can only be regarded as a joke in the eyes of the Fang family. Now it's barely a beginner, and I can get into the eyes of the master. The world is like chess, and my daughter plays a game, but she feels like she is enjoying it. ”

Zhang Juzheng sighed, "You have been taken to the brain, and you can't turn around for a while." If you are a subordinate to your staff, you naturally have to be resourceful to be useful, but the lover who accompanies you for a lifetime should still be an honest gentleman like Gu Shi. At least he won't calculate you, and he won't make you struggle to wit him. ”

Zhang Shunqing said: "My daughter thinks that it is a pleasure for the husband and wife to fight over trivial matters. What's more, if you are looking for a lifelong dependence, you always have to rely on it. Imagine, if a person can't even keep his ancestral business, can he really make his wife not have to be afraid for the rest of his life? As far as the current situation is concerned, if the eldest father really fails to use the medicine stone, and the old man Ding is worried about returning home, that Gu Shige will not be able to do anything else except see off him along the way, and even the plate fee for this send-off will have to be asked for us. ”

Seeing his daughter arguing with herself, Zhang Juzheng didn't laugh angrily, as long as she wasn't as lifeless as before. Now that he is willing to say a few words, he is relieved.

"At home, you are the only one who dares to speak up for your father, and the other brothers will only nod their heads in agreement. Your idea is not unreasonable, but it is still too childish. You are still young and have limited knowledge of how to get along with husband and wife. What the family wants is calm, loving and happy, it is useless to have the ability alone, and you want you to control him. Otherwise, the greater your skills, the more you will suffer. Although Gu Shi is mediocre, he is better than the word "duty", he will not sleep in flowers and willows, and he will not mess with flowers and grass ......".

Zhang Shunqing laid down a chess piece, "He won't help the master much." This time, the layout of the high arch by Zhou Shichen's case is all a means of retreat, if it is replaced by Gu Shige, I am afraid that there will be no way. ”

Zhang Juzheng nodded, "I admit it, that cunning method is really powerful." not only caused this boundless storm in the court, but also wrote a record book. Your vision is right, he can indeed be regarded as a tiger general under the old man. But his methods are not above board enough, such as defrauding in Dali Temple, which is not a gentleman's means. ”

But this method did cut Cao Yingjia off his horse. If it weren't for that, it wouldn't be so easy for us to get rid of Cao Yingjia's official position, and it would take a lot of trouble for the master to arrange people in. This time, the two kings of Dali Temple are gone, and we can calmly arrange and take this yamen into our own hands. ”

Although Zhang Shunqing is in the inner house, she is no stranger to the affairs of the outer court, her temperament is keen on officialdom, and she does not forget to collect outside information at home. At this time, the changes in Jingshi were well understood, and he also had a fixed opinion in his heart. While putting the chess pieces, he said: "The Manchu Dynasty Wenwu was probably at home at this time, thinking about how to convict a few people. To be able to force Gao Gong to this step with a case, of course, there is a general trend and all parties work together, but Hui Si himself is enough to be called a genius in the world. The old man has a new law and reformed the malpractice, and he is about to ask such a character to charge into battle for the old man and capture the flag. ”

Zhang Juzheng shook his head, "That can't be the price of my beloved daughter's happiness." If the two of you become husband and wife, you can love each other at the beginning, but as time goes by, you will have dislikes. You know your own temperament, and you may tolerate his three wives and four concubines? He is a young man, your uncle is good at physiognomy, and the life he broke was peach blossoms all over the field. In that case, the two of you have to fight upside down, your strategy is not as good as his, I can't watch my palm pearl being bullied by a Lingnan barbarian! Gu Shi's appearance is still above Fan Jin, and he is a loyal person, the two of you have become relatives, I guarantee that he will not dare to take one more step and say a word, he will not let you care about it, so that the two of you can grow old. ”

Zhang Shunqing no longer argued with his father about this issue, and after a change of words, he returned to the court. "Master, my daughter thinks that Gao Gong should not be exterminated. After all, he is the cabinet of ministers, or it is better to stop in moderation, if the ministers of the cabinet are held accountable for the old case, they are afraid that they will chill the hearts of hundreds of officials. In particular, the judicial officials are all in danger, and no one dares to do things. Besides, we should also leave a way out for ourselves. ”

Zhang Juzheng smiled, "Qing'er, do you think you need a way out for your father?" Being a father is not a high school Xuan, the Son of Heaven is my protégé, the inner minister is my best friend, and the Queen Mother regards me as a humerus, so why do you need to consider any way out? But what you said makes sense, no matter what, Zhongxuan is also considered to be a meritorious person for the country, and he is the emperor of the former dynasty, so he must always save some dignity. As a father, there is actually a plan here, and letting the hundred officials discuss the matter of punishing the crime is to put on a scene, so that everyone knows what Gao Gong did at the beginning, but he will not really punish him. When the time comes, the father will intercede with Banzai, exempt from the pursuit of the high arch, and only send a decree to the court, and it will be enough to teach him a few words. ”

Zhang Shunqing said: "The old man has already made up his mind, and his daughter is too worried. ”

"No, Qing'er can think of this, and she is really happy for her father. If your brother had such insight as yours, he would have been less thoughtful as a father. It's just that you have to get married sooner or later, and after you become someone's wife, you should be at ease with your husband and children, don't always think about these things, otherwise your father-in-law will not be comfortable at home. ”

Zhang Shunqing smiled and said again: "Since you let go of Gao Gaoxuan, then Weng Rushen can't let go." Plus a Cao Yingjia...... What about Zhang Guowei. He's a wonderful guy to put the crowd to death. ”

"yes. Zhang Guowei was ready to prepare a duel, and Weng Rushen ...... For the sake of Yan Gong's face, he raised it high and fell lightly, and ordered Zhishi to do it. As for Cao Yingjia, seeing if he is smart enough, if he refuses to resign, he will have to go to prison to be investigated. At present, what his father is really worried about is Feng Bao, he has a personal grudge with Gao Gao Xuan, and when Minister Wang's case was reported, he wanted to use the topic to play Gao Gong's life. This time, he seized the opportunity, but I was afraid that he would not give up. I can't stop it too much, I can only hope that Shuanglin knows the severity, and it is good not to make any big mess at this time. ”