Chapter 13: The Imperial Family (2nd Watch)

In the last book, it was said that King Lao Qing got dressed early in the morning and went to the palace upside down.

Coincidentally, the disciple of that clan entered the palace one step before him to sue the royal complaint, and was complaining bitterly about the ugly behavior of King Lao Qing in front of Jinshang, and strongly asked Jinshang to take care of it.

When I was having a headache today, Lao Qingwang also came, and now it was good, the two old men who were more than 100 years old together quarreled again in front of the royal car.

In a fit of rage, one person was each given fifty boards, and two were punished for being faux pas in front of the emperor for a month of confinement at home.

A slap, naturally to rub it, from the fourth grade to the fourth grade, the Hanlin Academy was transferred to the household department as the household department Langzhong, in charge of the Huguang Qing Division.

Lao Qingwang's heart blossomed now.

Originally, he only planned to ask for an idle position from the fourth grade for his grandson-in-law to hang up. Unexpectedly, with a wave of the royal pen, he actually asked for a five-grade important position, although the grade is not high, it is better than the affordable, and he can't help but pick at the person.

I am a dear person, you are separated from the room, now see how you compare with me!

That person is also self-aware, clearly knows how many catties and taels his title has, and also knows the truth of accepting it when he sees it, and he bows to God at the moment.

The two old boys came out of the Jinluan Palace for only a few minutes, and they were reconciled in a few words, and they made an appointment to go to the drunken fairy building to drink, and I heard that they also found two beautiful girls to accompany the wine, and ransomed themselves on the spot, and brought them back to the house!

When the news reached Jinshang's ears, in front of his three sons, he smashed a fine white jade carved dragon pen holder in a fit of rage, which frightened the three princes and begged for a long time. Only then did he say angrily: "One month of grounding, change to three months!" ”

In fact, such an unobtrusive imperial family is liked by ordinary emperors.

Why. It's better than those ambitious people who are plotting to take you all day long. A few words of reprimand on the surface, a ban, a fine of silver or something, in fact, as long as it is not too outrageous, the emperor will generally meet it.

In the capital where hundreds of officials gather, what is the official history of a four-grade and no real power, in exchange for the gratitude of the people of the first house. Loyalty is the same, and it's a bargain.

As for Xu Hongyuan, who has benefited from the family. It can only be said that the ex-convict Tanhua has gone out of shit luck.

Li Gang, the former head of the household, died because of the death of his old mother at home, and he was only worried about the book yesterday, and it happened that the emperor was troubled by the quarrel between the two old guys, so he said this casually. Good things just fell on Xu Hongyuan's head so coldly.

King Han was so angry in his heart, and his handsome face turned the color of pig liver.

Because of the suddenness of the incident, he was about to slowly look for manpower, but he was so troubled by the two old men that he actually gave this position to others. is unwilling, and wants to participate in the old Qingwang with a manuscript.

A white jade carved dragon bamboo tube suddenly bloomed under his feet, and King Han was so frightened that his legs weakened, so he knelt down, how dare he add fuel to the fire again. I had to swallow a stomach full of words. After returning home, he called Li Gang, who was wearing linen and filial piety at home, to have a seizure.

Li Gang is also wronged, the king of Hades told you to die for the third watch. It won't wait until the fifth watch. The old lady is in good health, who knows that she will suddenly say that she will be gone. He is not Zhuge Kongming, and he has the ability to predict the future.

What's more, there are a few officials who hope that their parents will die early, and they all want to live to be 100 years old. He didn't dare to refute, his face was red, and he was stunned silently, and let King Han spill out all his anger.

A few staff members were admonishing on the side. asked people to invite Sun Shangshu over to the house and discuss it. After making a big plan, Han Wang Tieqing's face improved slightly.

……

Xin Yao took the news from the secret guard, and the dignified King Han was actually furious for a five-rank official position, which was really strange, so it seems that they really moved the disaster relief funds. She pondered for a long time before she put pen to paper and wrote four words: "Wait and see!" ”

King Jing received a little paper from Jiang Xinyao and casually threw it to Xu Hongyuan and Du Tianxiang, who were drinking tea on the side.

After a while, Lao Liu and other strategists rushed over when they heard the news, and everyone gathered together and studied it in detail. It was not until late at night that they dispersed.

……

When Xu Hongyuan returned home, he immediately asked Jiang Quan, who had fallen asleep, to his side and told him about his upcoming appointment as Hubu Langzhong.

Jiang Quan's heart was excited, and he immediately shouted that someone had lit incense and candles, and placed melons and fruits to worship the ancestors of the Xu family. Xu Hongyuan pointed to the wall clock in the living room, and Jiang Quan gave up.

Xu Hongyuan thought of the second brother's instructions, and said in his heart: "Master Quan, our Jinjue Pavilion and Yiyuan's account, are they all seen by Yao'er herself every month?"

Jiang Quan rarely showed a big smile and said, "The fourth lady is the laziest, and she usually loses it to the light moon, she only looks at the total." ”

Xu Hongyuan recalled it and said with a smile: "It's the girl who often follows Yao'er, likes to wear green clothes, and speaks very neatly." ”

Jiang Quan smiled and said: "It's her, don't underestimate her, little master, just that light moon, the abacus in one hand is crackling, and a thick stack of account books is in her hand, and it is only the time of a pillar of incense." ”

"That's amazing!"

Jiang Quan smiled and said: "Little master, Danyue's ability is more than that, in the first year of entering Beijing, there was a steward on the fourth young lady Zhuangzi who secretly greedy for silver and found someone to make a fake account. With a light glance, Danyue knew what was wrong. It is precisely because this girl has this ability that you can take a look at the shops in our Jinjue Pavilion, the three houses in Yiyuan, month by month, year by year, which one dares to make a fake account to fool people. ”

Jiang Xinyao has never liked people who cheat. The shops are scattered in various places, and they do a large amount of business, often thousands of taels, ten thousand taels, and the silver flows in front of them, and it is a person, and they will be moved.

For this reason, Jiang Xinyao deliberately explained to several shopkeepers and managers that as long as anyone has the ability to make false accounts, be greedy for money, and let her not find out, that is whose ability, she admits it;

However, once she finds out, I'm sorry everyone, if you are greedy for one tael of silver, you will be fined one hundred taels, one hundred taels will be fined one thousand taels, and the silver will not be spit out, and you will have to go to jail if you report to the official.

As soon as everyone heard this, they naturally knew that the owner was not 100% sure, and they didn't dare to say so much. Therefore, over the years, the accounts of Jinjue Pavilion and Yiyuan have been clear and clean every month.

Jiang Quan thought about it, and said in a long tone: "Exactly, the little young master wants to inquire about these ......."

Xu Hongyuan smiled knowingly and said: "Exactly, Master Quan, tomorrow you will personally go outside to set up a set of heads and noodles for the four maids in front of Yao'er, and Mother Li, we have the appearance of today's house, and we have to thank others." ”

Jiang Quan immediately understood what he meant, and nodded in response.

While she was talking, the maid Furong in front of Yan Hongyu said outside the study: "Master, Madame asks the slave maid to ask the master, where is the rest today?" ”

Xu Hongsheng has been resting in Yan Hongyu's room for the first three days these days, and he has been resting in the study for the past two days.

Xu Hongyuan's face changed a few times, looked at Jiang Quan's expectant eyes, and finally said, "Please wait a while, Madame, I'll come in a while." ”

When Fleur heard this, she happily went to the backyard to report the news.

Yan Hongyu was crooked on the bed, her eyes half closed, and she said in her heart that at this hour, the master was afraid that he would rest in the study again, but when she heard Furong enter the house and say that the master would come in a while, she was so happy that she immediately lifted the quilt, showed a shy look on her face, and called the maid to come in to serve.

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Just after midnight, the sky was overcast, and after a while, it began to rain.

The night rain knocked on the window and woke up the light floc of the vigil. She put on her clothes, lit the lamp, and was about to go inside to see if the eldest grandmother was sleeping well, but after hearing three gentle knocks on the door, Guisheng called softly outside: "Grandma! ”

Qingxu hurriedly pushed the sleeping Wutong, put on her clothes, opened the door a crack, flashed out, and after a while, she came back and said to Wutong: "Quick, the second miss has started, go and call Mother Li, Weiyun, and Danyue, be careful not to alarm others." I'll go inform grandma. Put on your clothes, it's raining outside, it's cold, beware of catching a cold. ”

Wutong didn't say a word, took his clothes, and didn't care about the umbrella, so he rushed out. Qingxu took the lamp and went to the inner room.

When Xin Yao heard the sound outside, she was already half-leaning on the bed, hanging up the tent lightly, and while helping her up, she said, "Grandma, the second lady has started." ”

"Isn't there still half a month, why is there movement now?"

"I heard that during the day, Cao went to Zhuangzi and talked to the second lady in the house, and the second lady came out with a good face, and she had a seizure at night!

"Where's the guy?"

"Waiting outside!"

"Call Mother Li quickly!"

"Grandma, don't worry, Wutong has already gone."

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In the afternoon of the second day, the overnight rain gradually subsided, turning into a hazy drizzle, and the weather became more and more gloomy.

The eldest lady of the Sun Mansion, Cao Shi, had just gotten up from a nap, and his henchman Liu Fangjia came in with an anxious look on his face, bowing his head and whispering a few words in Cao's ear.

Cao's face changed greatly, waved the maid away, and said angrily in a low voice: "Born, is it a stillbirth?" ”

Liu Fangjia hurriedly said: "It was launched last night, and it fell to the ground at two o'clock today, and the midwife didn't react no matter how she took it, and her face was bruised, but it's a pity, it's a male fetus!" ”

Cao Shi exclaimed: "What about her? ”

Liu Fangjia swallowed his saliva and frowned: "I want to die or live, I was stopped." ”

Cao didn't expect Jiang to give birth to a dead baby, so he said with a straight face: "How can this be? ”

Liu Fang's waist bent lower, and said cautiously: "Madam, is it too heavy to push that time?" ”

Yesterday, my wife went to Zhuangzi, and somehow had a quarrel with my grandmother, she was at the door and listened to the movement, afraid that something would be wrong, so she lifted the curtain and entered the house, just in time to see my wife pushing my grandmother.

The grandmother was careless, her stomach touched the edge of the kang, her face turned pale on the spot, and cold sweat dripped down.

Cao's family glanced at her coldly, and Liu Fang's family hurriedly laughed and said: "The midwife said that there was too much amniotic fluid flow before starting, the eldest grandmother's pelvis was too narrow, and the baby stayed in it for too long, and he was suffocated to death." The steward found an open space on the Zhuangzi and buried it. Madam, the midwife is waiting outside, do you want to see me? (To be continued) (..)

( Miss Jiang Si )