Li is estimated to be really unhappy, as soon as He Le entered the door, he handed over half of the housekeeper's power, but He refused at first,

said that he was tender and shallow, and he deserved such a heavy responsibility, but the Li family said a big reason, and insisted on stuffing the key into He's hand, and then hid in the Ulan Pavilion, saying that he was not sick. Even the invitations of the Zhang family, the Zhu family and others could not be avoided.

Ruqing pounded the old lady's back and said, "It is estimated that the eldest sister-in-law will be in a hurry for a while." ”

The old lady glanced slightly, and said leisurely: "That's not necessarily. The voice was slightly sarcastic.

Ruqing was puzzled, and Zhengse said: "Even if the eldest sister-in-law received strict boudoir training when she was in the boudoir, our family is still a stranger to her after all." Moreover, the eldest sister-in-law is so young and has just arrived, and the old people in the house are all looking forward to their wives, and the granddaughter thinks that the eldest sister-in-law must be busy for a while. "Ruqing has lived in the Fang Mansion for many years, and the old qualifications of the Fang Mansion who are called slaves but are actually half masters still don't understand?

The old lady smiled softly, "Your sister-in-law is amazing, you just watch the play slowly." ”

The old lady's watching the play refers to letting Ruqing watch how the He family manages the domestic servants, and the He family is indeed good, although as soon as she enters the door, the Li family will hand over all the big and small things in the family to her, how can everyone not know that this is the Li family is giving the new daughter-in-law a horse. However, He Shi endured it and took it, of course, he also encountered some Diao slaves who pushed and hindered, He was not annoyed, but humbly consulted Li, but Li only blindly said that he was sick and couldn't do anything, no matter how low He's posture was, he didn't pay attention to it, once or twice down, He didn't go to Li again, but Fang Fu was still well managed, and the minions didn't mess up because they changed their masters. It's just that there are fewer than half of the old people in the house, and there are many new people.

After observing it secretly for more than half a month, Ruqing had to admire the strength of her new sister-in-law.

The old lady smiled and asked her, "How, do you see the door?" ”

Ruqing nodded, with a look of admiration, "Grandma, this sister-in-law is really powerful, she quietly snatched away his wife's iron-beaten country, admiration, really admiration." ”

The He family is not powerful, the whole Fang Mansion respects the Li family as the head of the house, the Li family is also quite skillful, and the slaves are properly managed, the Li family is unhappy because the new daughter-in-law ate the first day of entering the door, and he was unhappy, and he wanted to secretly stumble on the He family, so that she knew that the Fang Mansion would not work without her, but He Shi gritted his teeth and held it up, it is estimated that he has been beating his chest at this time, and he regrets it.

However, summing up He's skills in dealing with slaves, Ruqing can also say it honestly, "First of all, although the eldest sister-in-law is a bride, she is quite bold in dealing with disobedient slaves, and she doesn't need to be beaten or scolded, she just needs to detain their monthly silver, and then let them sit on the cold bench, and hand over their fat errands to others, which makes them feel a sense of crisis." If you are smarter, you should take advantage of this to stop and keep your peace. If she is not smart, she sued his wife and wanted his wife to be the master, but the eldest sister-in-law took all the reason, even if his wife was unconvinced, he couldn't bear her. Speaking of this, Ruqing smiled slightly, and her admiration for the He family was like the surging water of the Yellow River, stretching endlessly.

What's more, the He family knew that the Li family wanted to give her a horse, so he first took advantage of the reasoning, and also curried favor with all the masters of the Fang Mansion, and the other party, Jinglan, the father-in-law, did his best to care for him, and let his subordinates eat three meals a day without interruption.

The old lady is fixed in the morning and dusk every day, never stopping, and seems to be respectful from the heart. Aunt Zhang and Aunt Zhu of the concubine room are never biased, and the monthly silver is sufficient, and in a timely manner, never delayed, and again, what requirements does the Zhang family have, as long as it is not excessive, they are all met one by one. And the Zhang family and the Li family have always been at odds---- once the Li family is about to make trouble, the Zhang family will say a few funny words for the He family on the side, and it is natural that the Li family will never be an opponent.

Dealing with minions, the He family also has clear rewards and punishments, some people who received errands but did not do it or found a reason to delay, He immediately unloaded the other party's errand and let other capable subordinates do it. By the time the man came to his senses, it was too late, and He no longer needed him, so he only had to find someone to come and sell him on the grounds of "refusing to serve the master, disobeying discipline, and disobeying orders".

After selling a few senior old men one after another, where did the other subordinates dare to make a mistake. Because they sued the Li family, the Li family couldn't protect them--- the Li family had also made trouble a few times before, but Fang Jinglan and Zhili were on the He family's side, and it was useless for her to make trouble. Because, it was not the He family who betrayed those subordinates, but Fang Jinglan.

After figuring out He's roundabout tactics, Ruqing was even more impressed. I think that this new sister-in-law seems to be kind, but she has such a powerful skill, so it's better not to offend. It is because the He family always comes to the old lady to ask for peace, such as Qing is the sister-in-law before and after the saddle, the sister-in-law and the sister-in-law are called affectionately, although there is a sense of flattery, but also has the heart of learning from the experience.

Fortunately, the He family has a foothold in the Fang family, and also knows a little about the temperament of several sisters-in-law, compared to Rushan's disdainful attitude and Rumei's frequent pickiness, this youngest sister-in-law is cute, but she doesn't hide her selfishness, and when dealing with the official lock-up, she also takes Ruqing with her, and she says that she lets Ruqing help deal with housework, but in fact, Ruqing has learned a lot of valuable knowledge.

*

In the spring of the twenty-eighth year of Qingyuan, the knowledge of the marriage for a year, under the auspices of the clansmen, the weak crown was performed, and at the same time, the He family was also witnessed by the mother and sister-in-law who came from Beijing, and the ceremony was carried out, and the official adulthood was able to cave the house and give birth to dolls.

And the Zhili, who officially performed the Zhou Gong Ceremony, looks more mature and stable than before. In short, the year after the He family entered the door, Zhili went to Beijing again and passed the last level of the exam, I don't know whether Zhili has exam luck, or really luck, after the list, the results actually ranked eleventh in the second grade, commonly known as the second class jinshi. The news of Zhili's victory in Jinshi came from Beijing, and the Fang family was jubilant as if they were about to tear down the house.

Winning the jinshi is equivalent to stepping into the officialdom with one foot.

In the spring of the 29th year of Qingyuan, the emperor and his old man were unwell, so he canceled the previous palace examination, and only let all the first and second class jinshi be tested by the Ministry of Rites. Zhili's luck is still good, and he actually awarded the seventh grade of the Ministry of Justice. This coke broke Fang Jinglan.

Ruqing felt very strange when she saw that the cheap father's mouth was grinning to the root of her ears, and hurriedly asked Mrs. Shen, what is Shu Jishi, and is Shu Ji Shi very big? How is oil and water?

Shen Pozi stared at Ruqing for a long time, and briefly explained that Shu Jishi generally lasts for three years, during which he is taught by experienced people in Hanlin and teaches all kinds of knowledge. Three years later, the assessment will be conducted before the next examination, which is called "dispersal". Those with excellent grades will stay in Hanlin, and will be awarded editing or reviewing, and will officially become Hanlin, called "Liuguan". others were sent to the Six Ministries as directors and imperial historians; Some were also sent to various places to serve as officials. This dynasty Hanlin is the place where the court stores materials. After Emperor Gaozu of this dynasty, there was a convention: non-Jinshi did not enter the Hanlin, and non-Hanlin did not enter the cabinet. Therefore, the Kujishi is known as the "storage phase", and those who can become the Shujishi have the opportunity to rise to the top. And among the cabinet ministers of this dynasty, most of them are from Hanlin Shujishi.

Ruqing seems to understand whether he understands or not, according to the modern title of the trainee or intern, once the internship is passed, officially turned into a regular, he can be given an official position, if the performance is excellent, it is all the way up, and then go straight to the center of power. Coupled with the fact that Zhiliyue's family is a Qing school of hairpins for generations, it is natural that Brother Zhili's future officialdom career will be smooth. It's no wonder that Fang Jinglan is happy to be like this.

In the spring of Qingyuan 29, the emperor's old man's illness worsened, and the political affairs were temporarily handled by Liao Cheng, a university scholar, Yang Mingfang as an assistant, and the fourth prince and the fifth prince as regents. This gave the ministers a wake-up call, the position of the prince is either the fourth prince or the fifth prince. However, most of the civil officials support the five princes more, because the five princes are the only sons of the Qing concubines. However, the military attache faction --- the military attache faction basically had no right to speak, because once they spoke, they were collectively criticized by the civilian clique, and then they were scolded so much that they couldn't find Bei'er.

There are also a small number of people who support the four princes, because according to the generation, according to the ranking order, the four princes are the princes, which is a logical thing. There is also less competition for all possibilities. However, the fifth prince has more advantages, he is the biological son of the Qing concubine, and his uncle's family also has a place in the court, however, this affects the interests of another part of the people, so that this part of the people compete to support the four princes, the four princes in addition to the name, he almost does not have any advantage, his mother died early, although he was unjustly killed and later rehabilitated Zhaoxue, but his power is lonely is a fact, supporting him as the prince, and it will not affect himself, on the contrary, it can be reused with the merit of support. It's better than if the Five Princes faction gains power, then they are bound to be crushed on the soles of their feet----

After figuring out the doorway here, Fang Jinglan sternly admonished Zhili, and even repaired the book to the capital and his brother-in-law's house, and politely advised him not to participate in the dispute between the prince.

The battle between the princes of Jingshi is getting more and more fierce, but it can't affect Ruqing at all, anyway, these temple things have nothing to do with her, instead of caring about these, it is better to take a spiritual life and learn the golden mean of Hu Fuzi. However, Ruqing found that Mrs. Shen has often been absent-minded recently, and often inquired about the affairs of the Jingshi, especially the dispute between the princes, and she was extremely concerned.

Linglong was the first to find out, and then secretly told Ruqing, who was silent for a while, signaling her to keep quiet and continue to observe secretly.

*

In the summer of Qingyuan 29, Zhili received a clear order issued by the court officials, Zhili Genzheng Miaohong took the road of orthodox imperial examination, and now he has entered the Hanlin Academy, I believe that with the support of the old lady He, he will be able to go straight to the center of power.

In the autumn of the same year, the eldest son of the Fang family, who had become more and more mature because he had become a relative, had packed up his line and was ready to go to Beijing to take up his post.

At the same time, the Fang family held a grand feast, and the figures with heads and faces in Qizhou City came to congratulate Qizhili on the happy event.

The outside is noisy, but the inner courtyard is as quiet as ice, the most lively Rushan in his life has shown his face outside for a few hours, this time only after the guests dispersed to Ruqing's house to show off the official daughter she knew, when she cited her eleventh acquaintance with the daughter of Zhizhou, Ruqing couldn't help but say: "Yes, all the ladies who came this time are some famous ladies, who told our eldest brother and second brother to have a face of official luck?" ”

Rumei was happy when she heard it, and Rushan frowned, "Fourth sister, you're over, the dignitaries and nobles who came this time, the giant businessman and the rich man are not exactly here for the eldest brother, if it weren't for our father in the officialdom, the eldest brother would not have been in such a limelight." ”

Rumei sneered, "You're wrong." As we all know, the eldest brother is about to go to Beijing to take up a post and enter the Hanlin Academy, which is a civil official, and it is very likely that he will enter the six ministries in the future and go directly to the center of power. Again, the second brother in Datong, Shanxi has also mentioned Qu as Wu Xian's consolation, the eldest brother has become a relative, and the second brother is left in our family who has not yet married, the second sister, those boudoir girls who are good friends with you, I guess there is another purpose, right? ”

Ruqing lowered her head and hid the smile on her lips, she was a very friendly sister and would never let her sisters lose face.

Rushan blushed and said coldly: "The third sister is right. It's a pity that my sister-in-law still only calls my wife my aunt and bows halfway. ”

In terms of name, the Li family can be regarded as the beautiful and sunny mother-in-law, but in front of the three brothers and sisters of Zhili, she can only be called a stepmother, so in the Fang family, although He Le is a daughter-in-law, her status is the same as that of the Li family, and she does not have to perform the daughter-in-law ceremony in front of the Li family, but only needs to perform the junior ceremony, which is a piece of Li's heart disease, and it has also become a thorn in Rumei's heart. This time, when he heard Rushan's ridicule, how could he still bear it, and suddenly got up and shouted: "What do you mean by this?" ”

Ruqing saw that they were about to quarrel again, so she hurriedly became a peacemaker, "The second sister is saying that the eldest brother and the second brother have achieved such an achievement, and our sisters will also have Rong Yan in the future." Our mother is the eldest brother and their aunt, and that is the elder of the eight classics. Even a character like a sister-in-law has to perform a junior salute in front of her mother. ”

Rumei softened her face at this time, sat down again with a cold snort, rolled her eyes, and said: "Yes, the eldest brother and the second brother are so accomplished, I hope the third brother will also let our sisters get some light." ”

At this moment, it was Rushan's turn to sink his face. Zhilian has been angry and hateful, I don't know how many times I pulled his ears, but with little effect, more than once Fang Jinglan scolded his mother for being a loser, Aunt Zhang was wronged, so she sprinkled her anger on Zhilian, in other words, Zhilian did become more and more silent, and her temper was also a lot more irritable,

*

In the twenty-ninth year of Qingyuan, just after the beginning of winter, Zhili took his newlywed wife He, bid farewell to the elders, and went to Beijing to serve also, accompanied by only He's marrying mother-in-law Yahuan, Zhili only brought two small servants, and even a few Yahuan who had been waiting close to him were also left in the house, once again reminding these people that the young grandmother was very respected by the eldest young master, and the eldest grandmother was very powerful and quite skillful.

Fang Jinglan secretly stared at He Shi's flat belly, then at the mediocre-looking dowry girl next to He Le, and then at the two peach girls beside Zhili, and the sympathy in his eyes became thicker and thicker.

However, in front of his daughter-in-law, he played the image of a loving father-in-law into three points, and inspired Zhili with a smile to "do your duty and serve your father", and exhorted He Shi to "serve your husband carefully, and my son will entrust you with you" and other high-sounding words, and finally instructed Zhili that when he arrived in the capital, he should first visit the Yue's family, and convey to them the words of greetings for the father----

Bidding farewell to the Zhili couple, Fang Jinglan shook his spirits, imagining the great future that his Fang family would have, and was in a good mood, holding a well-maintained three-inch long beard, and walked slowly to the backyard, however, halfway through, thinking about Aunt Zhang, who had been making inches and always crying recently, he was in a heavy mood, so he changed his direction and walked towards Aunt Zhu's yard.

However, it is estimated that it is because of happiness and sorrow, and Fang Jinglan, who has not laughed for three days because of the matter of knowing the rites, ushered in the most painful blow in his life----

Ruqing put down the embroidered money in her hand and looked at Linglong in amazement, "You say, Daddy's brother-in-law's mother, Aunt Zhou came to our house?" "Although Ruqing is young, she also knows a little about Aunt Zhou's deeds, and she is more powerful than Aunt Zhang. Many concubines of wealthy families were not sent to nunnery after the death of the head of the family, but were given away or sold, and a few who had children were also crushed to death, and there was no way out. And this Aunt Zhou, not long after the death of Mrs. Fang, took her son to fight against the housewife, that is, Mrs. Fang, and also forcibly divided nearly half of the family property, split the house, and did not get along with the old and dead of the Fang family, and the previous rules of the concubine have long been forgotten. Brother Fang Jinglan and this cousin have not been in contact for many years, but this time they came with a swagger, it is estimated that it will not be a good thing. At least, it won't be a good thing for the old lady and Fang Jinglan.

Linglong said with a mouthful, "No, I heard a report from the porter that Aunt Zhou from the past was visiting." Seeing the surprised appearance of the old man in the house, he inquired about the origin of Aunt Zhou, and then learned her identity. But when I saw Aunt Zhou, wow, it was the style of the whole body, it was simply --- I saw the beads and greens around the body, the jewels, the silk and satin, it is estimated that it is better than our old lady. After being by Ruqing's side for a long time, Linglong has also learned a few new words, and the word "mixed" has been on her lips all day long.

It is conceivable that letting his cousin surpass himself, and also letting his cousin's mother come to the door to show off his might, this is indeed an intolerable thing for Fang Jinglan. However, stretching out his hand not to hit the smiling person, as a scholarly disciple with cultivation and self-cultivation, Fang Jinglan could only receive him hard after grabbing the scalp of a pillar of incense.

However, Jiang is still very old, although she has learned that Aunt Zhou is no longer what she used to be, the old lady still puts on a full wife demeanor in front of her. Aunt Zhou has been a concubine for many years, although she has soared, she has also done enough in etiquette, but she is better in words.

What happened to Aunt Zhou's coming to Fang's Mansion, Ruqing didn't know, she only knew that after Aunt Zhou left, the old lady's face was not very good-looking, and Fang Jinglan was as black as the bottom of a pot. Even after Aunt Zhou left, she broke several tea cups one after another.

Ruqing didn't dare to ask, so she obediently asked for an and then hid in her room.

Linglong is worthy of being a senior gossip queen, and after half a day's work, she inquired about what happened, and then told her that it was like a sunny day.

"This week, my aunt and the third master, it's amazing, everyone has mixed up in the capital. The third master has been appointed in the capital for six years, come again, come again----"

"What's more?"

Linglong said: "The eldest daughter of the third master, Ruyan, has already decided on a family matter. Aunt Zhou came this time to send an invitation. ”

Ruqing was stunned, although she had been confused in the inner house over the years, she was also a little transparent, and immediately grasped the point, "Ruyan's in-laws must be prominent, right?" "Otherwise, my aunt wouldn't have come all the way to show off this week.

Linglong looked at her girl with a look of adoration, "The girl is amazing." But no, that Ruyan did set the door to the illustrious mother-in-law's house. "As for how prominent he is, he sells it and refuses to say it.

Ruqing couldn't wait to poke her head with the embroidery needle at hand, and the always steady Agarwood couldn't help but pinch her ears and scolded: "Deliberately sell it to me again, see if I don't unscrew your disobedient ear." ”

Linglong hurriedly begged for mercy, and then said, "I'm going to say, girl, you have to sit down, don't fall down." ”

Ruqing laughed and laughed, but she also moved her ass appropriately.

However, although he had been prepared, when he heard the people in Linglong's mouth, he was still surprised, "What do you say, say it again!" ”

Linglong proudly straightened her chest, and added a few more words: "The slave didn't say it wrong, and it didn't hear it wrong, Ruyan did have a family engagement with King Jing's Mansion." ”

Ruqing froze again, she couldn't believe her ears, what kind of vision is Princess Jing, Li Xiao is above the top, why, how can you ----

"Are there any other partial tribes in Jingwangfu?"

Linglong shook her head, "Lord Jing is the younger brother of the current saint. Therefore, in Li Xiao's generation, there will be no side branches for the time being.

"--- then, Li Xiao has other brothers and sisters?" With such a prominent background as Prince Jing, there should be more than just Princess Jing, right?

Linglong shook her head again, "King Jing only has an only son and two concubines under his knees. ”

Ruqing was speechless again, and said with a glimmer of hope: "Do you marry or accept?" "Although Fang Jingjiang is in charge of the sixth department, the official is really too small, it is simply the distance between the general manager and the sweeping foreman in the unit. Is it possible to marry back as a wife?