Jian Ning walked in the courtyard and looked around. It is a very small courtyard with only one entrance. Entering the street gate is the courtyard, the houses are all single-storey, surrounded by the inverted seat room, the main house, and the wing room, among which the north room is the main house, and the house in the east and west directions is the wing room, in addition to the bowl lotus in the courtyard, there is also a pine and cypress. Looking at its appearance, it has been some years.

The yard is not big, but it is clean. Gonggong Liu really served the emperor sincerely, and he also put a lot of effort into himself for the sake of a person who might make the heart of the Son of Heaven happy.

The furnishings in the room are not luxurious but elegant, and they cater to the taste of a reader. It's just that he was coerced like this, and no matter how elegant the style is, it is unappetizing. The two upbringing aunts said they were teaching etiquette, but who didn't know that these two were here to monitor?

"Sanniang, it's still comfortable in the north, it's not so hot."

The second brother looked around, and everything in Beijing made him new.

Jian Ning pursed her lips and did not answer. The fourth Xiaoice River has come, and it is not obvious in Jiangnan, but it is obvious in the north. It's June, but the night in the north can feel a little cool.

"The north is cooler, but the weather here is dry, and there is sand and dust, and we southerners are afraid that we are not used to it."

Jian Ning thought for a while before saying: "The feet of the Son of Heaven are no better than other places, in the future, my brother will not talk nonsense, and he will not eat things given by strangers." What other people ask you, you say you don't know, understand? ”

The second brother scratched his head, a little unsure of what Jian Ning meant. However, he still nodded vigorously and said, "I know Sanniang." ”

"Sanniang, husband, come and see."

Xi'er pointed to the big porcelain jar and said, "There are fish under this lotus!" This fish is so beautiful, what kind of fish is it? ”

Jian Ning strolled over and was about to speak, but saw two aunts coming over, and after listening to Xi'er's words, one of them surnamed Tang said, "This is a koi, these are all raised in the palace." ”

As he spoke, there was a hint of pride in his eyebrows and eyes. To be a person in the palace is a supreme honor in the eyes of people in this era.

Jian Ning smiled and said, "It's really excellent, it's worthy of being a thing in the palace." ”

After a pause, he said: "Today's journey is tiring, everyone is tired, let's wash and sleep." ”

Aunt Tang said: "The girl is right, rest early, and learn etiquette tomorrow, and when you finish learning, you will go to see Gonggong Liu." ”

Jian Ning nodded, not wanting to talk much about these two eyeliners, and took the family back to the room, washed and slept.

Early the next morning, before dawn, the two aunts came to call someone. Jian Ning knew that they were going to give themselves a horse, and after appeasing a few subordinates, she got up and freshened up.

She is not the brainless of Xiaoyanzi, she has nothing to do with others, isn't she asking for hardship?

In fact, these manners are not responsible, and they are very simple for a systematically educated person. But after half a day's effort, she did a good job, which surprised the two aunts.

Zhang's mother admired the expressions of the two and ironed in her heart. Is my girl a fool? Wouldn't someone who could write such a good book be stupid? It's no wonder that the two aunts were surprised, after all, many people have to make a lot of effort to distinguish one or so in these years.

After studying for three days in a row, the two stern aunts finally felt that Jian Ning had no possibility of progress, so they sent someone to report to Gonggong Liu.

In the afternoon of the same day, someone came to the palace to take Jian Ning to see Gonggong Liu.

The second brother was also obedient, and after listening to Jian Ning's words, he didn't make a fuss to bring Xi'er with him. The brother and sister got on the carriage and horses, and Fu Da and Fu followed outside the carriage and horses, and after turning a few alleys, they stopped in front of a palatial mansion.

Only then did Jian Ning know that the courtyard where Gonggong Liu lived for him was not far from his house. Since Gonggong Liu lives here, he should be in the west of the city.

The Ming Dynasty's imperial city Chengtian Gate is usually not opened, and when the Ming Dynasty is often in the Dynasty, the civil and military officials are all from the Donghua Gate. As a result, most of the central government offices were located in the eastern part of the city, and officials mostly bought mansions in this area.

The eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty, also known as Zhongguan, have always been incompatible with civil officials, so they mostly bought private houses outside the gate of Xi'an, the imperial city. At that time, Beijing was rich in the east and rich in the west, "Dongfu" generally referred to the many official residences in the eastern city, and "Western noble" referred to the many central official residences in the western city.

Now that he is so close to Gonggong Liu's house, he can probably deduce which direction he is in Beijing, and he is not blinded after all.

Father-in-law Liu's mansion is very luxurious, and Jian Ning scanned it slightly, and found that there were many violations. So Liu Jin just reads too little and doesn't know the truth of a gentleman's prudence. If you usually pay attention to the details, I'm afraid you won't be delayed.

I don't know how many doors, a few corridors, and a long way to stop in front of a courtyard.

The person who led the way went in to make a report, and after a while, he came out again and led Jian Ning in.

When Jian Ning entered the house, she first smelled the aroma of fat powder, and then saw a person sitting on a chair, dressed in civilian clothes, and her appearance was unexpectedly kind, not at all like the appearance of the world's worst villain, but quite a bit of the smell of the grandfather next door.

Jian Ning glanced at it, and then knelt down with the second brother, "The people's daughter Jian Ning pays a visit to Eunuch Liu." ”

"Grass people Jian Ping paid a visit to Eunuch Liu."

The second brother did the same, and he also bowed down like Jian Ning.

He hadn't heard a sound for a long time, and he was a little curious. But when he thought of his sister's words, he put his head on the ground again, so as not to cause trouble for his sister.

After a long time, a slightly sharp voice came, "Get up, a eunuch from the miscellaneous family can't stand a big gift." ”

Jian Ning sneered in her heart, she was really hypocritical and hypocritical, she couldn't stand it and let people kneel?

He stood up with his hands crossed and did not say much.

Liu Jin looked at it, and saw that this woman was indeed as rewarded, with a beautiful face and a dusty temperament. What's even more rare is that in front of him, he is not as restrained as ordinary people, he is calm.

It's just that this neither humility nor arrogance makes Liu Jin a little unhappy, she has a taste of a scholar, and she looks a little like those Wenchen.

"Come, give me a seat."

"Thank you, Eunuch Liu."

Jian Ning sat on half of her ass, still not saying a word. The second brother also followed the example of his younger sister, without squinting and sitting up straight.

Now Gonggong Liu is a little out of line, he has never seen such a grass people, and in the face of a powerful person like him, the brother and sister can be so silent.

After a long time, Gonggong Liu said with some embarrassment: "Mr. has traveled all the way, and a few accompanying little rabbit cubs are still considerate?" ”

"Relying on my father-in-law's thoughtfulness, my father-in-law Wu took care of him quite carefully, and he was fine all the way."

Jian Ning replied with a clear look, "I heard in Xiangzi before that the father-in-law ordered the widow to marry and the funeral to burn the funeral, and so on. ”

Liu Jin was stunned. If it weren't for Jian Ning's sincere expression, he would have thought that Jian Ning was satirizing his new policy.

Jian Ning's words are not entirely sycophants, but they are more sincere. In fact, compared to those fucked up civil officials, Liu Jin still did something for the people. For example, widows are encouraged to remarry, such as burning people who die without burial, etc.

The people of this era seem incredible, but Jian Ning can see it. Encouraging widows to remarry is what the Ming monarchs of the past dynasties have done, and Gonggong Liu also has some ambitions, and it is normal to learn from the ancients. As for the latter, Jian Ning admired Father-in-law Liu a little.

If the body is not buried, it is easy to cause a series of problems, and if Liu Gonggong is not a person who has observed very little, I am afraid he would not have thought of this.

"Oh? On this day, the world's corporal doctors all said that the two decrees of the miscellaneous family were inexplicable, but you can feel that the miscellaneous family was careful ......"

Liu Jin sneered twice, "You told me." Although the miscellaneous family is a eunuch, but the most disgusting person who tends to be inflammatory, if you can't tell why, you still don't see this majesty. ”

What a big breath!

Jian Ning also sneered in her heart, but said quietly on her face: "It was very common for this widow to remarry in the Tang and Song dynasties, and the previous emperors also encouraged widows to remarry. Lonely yin does not grow, lonely yang does not grow, widows are lonely for a long time, and they are prone to disaster. Besides, if this mourner is not buried, it is easy to develop plague over time, if it is not burned, is it possible to wait for the plague to be brewed? ”

Liu Jin's eyes widened, and at this moment, he suddenly felt a little confidant, and his old eyes turned a little red. Although the ministers who attached themselves to him also praised him, he could see that those people were afraid of his power and never really understood him.

And the person in front of him actually understands his heart, how can this not move him?

changed his face at the moment, and said very kindly: "The world is so big, only Mr. understands me." ”

"My father-in-law is too modest, it's just that the world is pedantic."

"Yes!"

Liu Jin gritted his teeth and scolded: "Those hypocritical scholars, they have been moral all day long, have you ever seen the hard work of the peasants? In order to bury his parents in one place, he had no other way but to stop in Yizhuang. How can this long-standing man not cause trouble? Is it important to live or dead? A group of things with ten fingers that don't touch the spring water, talking nonsense to miscellaneous families all day long, their insight is not as good as that of a little woman......"

He looked Jian Ning up and down again, the more he looked at it, the more satisfied he became, and nodded: "In the end, they were all born poor, and they know what is going on in the world......

Jian Ning smiled, there are still advantages to being a traverser, such as being able to roughly know a person's personality.

Although he was annoyed by Father-in-law Liu, Jian Ning was not a fledgling, and naturally knew how to hide his emotions and create a favorable situation for himself.

After a discussion, Gonggong Liu already had a very good impression of Jian Ning, and invited Jian Ning to eat some royal snacks, which was very like a corporal of Lixian. And Jian Ning was also extremely moved, and she almost didn't recognize her godfather.

"Tomorrow, the miscellaneous family will arrange for you to face the saint, do you have new content for shooting the eagle? Alas, a few days ago, news came from Jiangxi that two Leping peasants had rebelled in Taoyuan Cave! ”

As he spoke, he took a sip fiercely, "Two miscellaneous pieces who don't know the thickness of the sky and the earth, dare to rebel, so that Your Majesty can't eat, miscellaneous hair, and when the king arrives, they will definitely be crushed." ”

Jian Ning was a little surprised, someone in Jiangxi rebelled? In her memory, after the rebellion in Jiangxi, many people followed suit, and several peasant uprisings broke out during the Zhengde period, and the Ming city wall in Changzhou was built at this time.

She pretended to be surprised, "Did these people eat leopard gall? ”

"So, ah......"

Liu Jin made a bitter face, "The emperor has been in a bad mood these days. If you have a manuscript there, the emperor will be happier. ”

"There are some manuscripts, and I can make a book when I go back and write them today."

Liu Jin's eyes lit up and said, "Then tomorrow I will arrange for you to go to the leopard room to face the saint." ”

came out of Gonggong Liu's mansion, and the escort still sent her home directly. Jian Ning didn't ask for it, and at the same time told Second Brother Jian: Don't think about going to the capital to play for the time being.

Liu Jin is quite careful in doing things, he is coercing himself, he is not afraid of running by himself, he is afraid of swaggering around. Now that there are people in Jiangxi who are rebelling, we must beware of Wenchen making an article about this, so he is very cautious and does not let Jian Ning move freely.

Jian Ning also understands the current situation, so he doesn't care, and when he returns to the small courtyard, he eats and drinks all the time, but the code word.

On the second day, Jian Ning, who was asleep, was pushed awake by Zhang's mother, and saw her say excitedly: "Big girl, wake up, Father-in-law Liu is here to pick you up, take you to see the old man of Tianzi!" ”

Jian Ning subconsciously looked out the window, and when she saw that it was still dark outside, she was a little stunned and said, "Mom Zhang, when is it?" It's not dawn yet! ”

"Ouch!"

Zhang's mother rubbed her hands anxiously, "My little ancestor doesn't dare to let the old man of the Son of Heaven wait!" Father-in-law Liu came in person, saying that the Son of Heaven heard that you had arrived in the capital, and he wanted to see you early! ”

After she said that, she folded her hands and bowed fourteen times, "My God, my girl is going to see the Son of Heaven, and finally she is going to see the Son of Heaven!" ”

Regarding Jian Ning's entry into Beijing to face the saint, Zhang's mother was very excited. In their opinion, being able to be summoned by the Son of Heaven is a matter of green smoke on the ancestral tomb, and they can brag for a few lifetimes!

Zhang's mother was very excited. She got up as soon as there was a movement, and when she saw the powerful Liu Gonggong coming to pick her up in person, she didn't even have fear, only joy and excitement.

"Sanniang, wash your face."

Xi'er came in with a basin, "Father-in-law Liu said that you have to dress up well, but you can't lose your manners, otherwise the Son of Heaven will be angry." ”

Jian Ning sat up, looked at the several women in the room with excited looks, sighed helplessly, and said, "Go and bring my apricot-colored stand-up collar placket long jacket embroidered with dogwood." ”

After a pause, he said: "Let's wear a sandal-colored skirt and lengthen the tie." ”

"Girl, isn't that color too plain?"

Li Niang said with some concern: "After all, it is to meet the saint." ”

"Father-in-law Liu is the most careful person, he didn't specifically explain, explaining that as long as the dress is in line with his identity. I dressed like this in accordance with the rules set by Taizu back then, which is not rude. ”

After a pause, he said: "Besides, it is better to have a lighter color, so as not to sting people's eyes." ”

Zhang's mother nodded, "What kind of hairstyle does that girl comb?" ”

"Just follow the boudoir women's hairstyle, you don't have to do more tricks, just plug the comb that Brother Hu gave me on your head."