Although the prefect and the right attendant of the household department are both official positions of the fourth grade, serving in the local government and serving in the capital are two different things.

Besides, that's the household!

The household in charge of land, taxes, household registration, military quartermasters, and money!

Fu Pingshan snorted coldly: "The second child has been in Yangzhou City all these years, and I am afraid that I have known a lot of relationships. In the past month, I have seen him running around a lot, but I didn't expect to be able to go to the household department to serve as the right waiter, we underestimated him. ”

He has been studying since he was a child, and under the care of the Guogong Mansion and the Xingping Marquis Mansion, the Jiji camp climbed to the position of the right temple of Dali Temple.

I don't want my second brother to have an official position much higher than him as soon as he comes back, and I feel unfair.

"Master," Liu's eyes were cloudy, and he advised, "You are the prince of the Guogong Mansion, and the second brother will not be able to go past you no matter what." ”

These words made Fu Pingyuan feel a little more comfortable, he took a sip of tea, and glanced at Liu: "Have you taken Qing'er to the palace recently?" ”

Speaking of Fu Yuanqing, Liu smiled with a smile: "Lady Lianxin came to stay for a few days, and Qing'er plans to invite the nobles of the Elite Women's Club to come to the house for a gathering." After that, the concubine took Qing'er to the palace again. ”

The next day, Fu Yuanqing really invited the members of the Elite Women's Club to come to the Guogong Mansion for a small gathering.

The Elite Women's Club is a club composed of noble women who have their own strengths in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting in the circle of nobles in Beijing.

Every year, the queen and the Hui concubine will hold an elite banquet in the palace, inviting talented noblewomen in the capital to participate, and the noblewomen who perform well in the banquet will become members of the elite women's club.

The nobles of the capital are all proud to be a member of the Elite Women's Club.

The place of the small gathering is located in the garden in front of Fuyun Pavilion where Fu Yuanqing lives.

It was late spring, and the garden was still in full bloom.

There is a long corridor in the garden, and the eaves of the corridor are hung with colorful bells, and the breeze blows, and the tinkling is very crisp and pleasant.

There are many famous paintings hanging along the corridor, there are paintings of famous painters in the past dynasties, and there are new works of famous teachers today.

"I don't know how to pretend to understand!"

Fu Yuanlan passed by Fu Yuanyuan and dropped a sentence with disdain.

Seeing this, Fu Yuanzhu, who was closely behind, couldn't help but stomp her feet, and she said a few times in private that Fu Yuanlan would obviously admit that she would no longer fight with the second sister, but when she saw it, she said it again.

"Second sister," Fu Yuanzhu glared at Fu Yuanlan's departing back, turned her head to Fu Yuanyuan, and said, "Fourth sister, don't worry." ”

Fu Yuanyuan bent her lips, Fu Yuanlan was so big that she really couldn't do anything about it.

Fu Yuanzhu saw that Fu Yuanyuan was really not angry, so she put her mind at ease and walked slowly forward with her.

"These are all masterpieces carefully collected by the eldest sister," Fu Yuanzhu looked at the hanging paintings with admiration, "The eldest sister is very precious." If it weren't for the small gathering of the elite women's club, I would be reluctant to hang it out. ”

Fu Yuanyuan pulled the corners of his lips noncommittally, these paintings collected by Fu Yuanqing are indeed famous works worth cherishing: "Fifth sister, does the Elite Women's Club often gather in the Guogong Mansion?" ”

"It's not much," Fu Yuanzhu smiled, "about two or three times a year." ”

The two walked as they talked, and soon approached the Yiyun Hexagonal Pavilion at the end of the corridor.

The area of Yiyun Hexagonal Pavilion is not small, a lot of piano stands are placed in a staggered manner, and there are a few low soft stools around, a melon and fruit should be eaten, and a lot of tea and snacks are arranged.

Before the two of them entered the pavilion, they heard bursts of lively laughter.

In the pavilion, in addition to the sisters in the house, there were six or seven delicate and beautiful young girls.

Seeing Fu Yuanyuan come in, Fu Yuanqing hurriedly stepped forward and took her hand affectionately: "This is my second sister, whose name is Yuanyuan." I just returned to Beijing from Yangzhou City a few days ago, and I guess you haven't seen it yet. ”

A pair of eyes with their own brilliance fell on Fu Yuanyuan, and she smiled unhurriedly: "Yuanyuan has seen all sisters. ”

Fu Yuanqing introduced several noble girls from the Elite Women's Club one by one, and saw one of them smile coquettishly: "But is it the second sister who Qing'er boasted about her piano skills just now?" ”

The person who spoke was the granddaughter of the Qing Mansion of Dali Temple, named He Yan, who is fifteen years old this year.

looks delicate and moving, and looks at Fu Yuanyuan with a pair of apricot eyes: "I heard that the grandfather's family of the second sister of Fu is one of the best wealthy merchants, but is this the case?" ”

As soon as she said this, two noble girls couldn't help but cover their mouths and chuckle, and a faint look of disdain spread in their eyes.

Shinong Industry and Commerce, although there is no serious discrimination in the class of the Great Qi State, but in the circle of famous families, businessmen do make most people think that they are not on the stage.

Fu Yuanyuan hooked his lips lightly: "Yes, what I said to my sister is yes." My maternal great-grandfather was a merchant who was personally given the plaque 'Loyalty, Righteousness, Benevolence and Courage' by the former emperor. ”

As soon as her voice fell, He Yan's face turned pale, and she bit the tip of her tongue and hurriedly put back what she still wanted to say.

Fu Yuanyuan's maternal great-grandfather, Shen Wanshan, once rescued the emperor during the crisis.

Not only that, Emperor Qingyuan, who went to Yangzhou with the first emperor back then, was fortunate to have Shen Wanshan's help and was able to escape.

Therefore, the first emperor personally wrote down the words 'loyalty, righteousness, benevolence and bravery' and made a plaque to Shen Wanshan.

He Yan wanted to ridicule Fu Yuanyuan's ancestral family as a businessman, that is, to slap the first emperor in the face.

Not only He Yan, but even the two noble girls who covered their mouths and snickered before also changed their faces.

Seeing this, Fu Yuanqing hurriedly coughed lightly and interrupted: "Yan'er, didn't you just say that you brought treasures to the sisters to appreciate today?" ”

He Yan smiled gratefully at Fu Yuanqing, and took out the silk wrapped picture scroll from the side.

Her gaze quickly skimmed over Fu Yuanyuan's body and stopped at a slender and fair-skinned woman in Tsing Yi: "I got a painting a few days ago, and today I happened to take a look at it with the sisters." ”

"Xishu," He Yan smiled and beckoned to the woman in Tsing Yi, "Come and enjoy it." ”

The woman in Tsing Yi is named Chang Xishu, the second granddaughter of Mrs. Chang and the niece of the current queen.

He Yan and Chang Xishu both became members of the Elite Women's Club with their painting skills, and it can be said that both of them are extremely obsessed with painting.

If you talk about the level of painting, the two can be regarded as equal.

But at this year's Spring Festival palace banquet, when the two showed their paintings, Chang Xishu was better than He Yan.

Since then, He Yan has always been unhappy, and will say some vinegar words from time to time.

Chang Xishu is obsessed with painting, and he rarely pays attention to some ugly words in He Yan's daily life.

I never thought that today He Yan would invite her with such a smile, Chang Xishu was really curious about famous paintings, so he pressed down the weirdness in his heart and walked over.

The picture scroll slowly unfolded in He Yan's hands-

It was a picture of the dawn of the spring river.

The thick ink and light hook made the breath of spring leap onto the paper, Chang Xishu lost his mind for a while, and when he moved his gaze to the seal in the lower right corner, his heart shrank suddenly.

He Yanzi, who had been staring at her carefully, did not miss her expression, and the corners of her mouth rose proudly.

Fu Yuanyuan stared at the Chunjiang Xiaojing map, turned his head and whispered to the jade behind him, and the jade nodded and walked away quietly.