Li Xia took Duan Yan out of the Qingteng Courtyard, entered the Moon Cave Gate, slowed down, looked at the flowers and trees on both sides, and instructed Duan Yan, "Tell me." ”

Duan Yan was stunned for a moment, glanced at Li Xia, and saw that she had no intention of speaking again, so he hesitated and said in a low voice: "The girl said that following the girl, in addition to waiting for a good girl, you must also be the girl's eyes and ears." ”

Li Xia flicked her sleeves leisurely, and Duan Yan couldn't see any expression on her face.

"Fugui caught the car, I didn't ask where the girl went, so I went......" Duan Yan subconsciously glanced left and right, the three words of Qin Wangfu, and didn't dare to say it, "Fugui is Mr. Guo's long-term follower, Mr. Guo...... Know? ”

Li Xia hummed meaninglessly, Duan Yan looked at her, and then said: "The general took me out and asked me to wait in a room in the second gate, and sent a snack in the middle, and changed the tea twice, all of them are small maids, and there are always small maids standing at the door, if we are in the house, send dim sum for tea, we should order a mother-in-law, or a little girl." ”

After a pause, Duan Yan glanced at Li Xia, who was looking at her, "Do you want me to talk?" ”

The mother-in-law and the little girl can find a few words to say if she has nothing to say, and the little girl who is the same age as her is not suitable if she has nothing to say.

"Yes, you have your eyes and ears with you today, over there in the palace, General Lu is for your good, you remember, in such a place, it is enough to have eyes and ears, and if you have to, don't talk and inquire."

"Yes!" Duan Yan's voice suddenly flew happily.

Li Xia glanced at her and laughed, "You go to the big kitchen and see if there's anything to eat, I'm a little hungry." ”

"Yes." Duan Yan turned a corner at the previous intersection and went to the big kitchen.

Li Wenshan and Tang Jiarui came back from Zhuangzi the next day, bringing three or four cartloads of fresh fruits.

The next day, Mrs. Yan discussed with Mrs. Xu, called Tang Jiarui and Li Wenshan over, and instructed with a smile: "You and Sister Rui went to Zhuangzi, remind me, Sister Rui married in several Zhuangzi, I'm afraid Sister Rui hasn't seen it yet, right?" There are also our four Zhuangzi in the capital, Sister Rui had better go and take a look, it just so happens that Brother Shan is empty these days, let him accompany you, spend ten days and half a month, and take a good look at these Zhuangzi.

There is also that other village, but I haven't been to live for several years, just right, check and check, there is a place to be repaired, what should be added, write it down, go back and send someone to repair and replace. ”

After Mrs. Yan finished speaking, she looked at Mrs. Xu, who smiled and waved her hand, "Don't worry, look slowly, just look at it before the full moon banquet, Sister Rui worry a little more, Brother Shan is optimistic about your daughter-in-law, don't be tired of her." ”

Mrs. Yan couldn't stop laughing when she heard Don't be tired of her, and she didn't know what to think.

Sister Rui blushed and hung her head, Mrs. Yan and Mrs. Xu said a word, Li Wenshan twisted his head, didn't look at Li Xia, who couldn't stop laughing at him, and only replied seriously: "Don't worry, don't worry, don't worry." ”

Li Wenshan and Tang Jiarui really unceremoniously stayed two days before the full moon banquet before returning to Yongningbo Mansion.

The next day, the full moon banquet, the first day, when Mrs. Yao went to the garden to take a sullen breath, she bumped into Mrs. Li holding his little beauty, frolicking and making love in the warm pavilion......

Mrs. Li protected the little beauty with pear blossoms and rain, and scolded Mrs. Yao for being old and not cultivating, and after the two pointed at each other's noses and scolded each other, they were both angry.

Mrs. Yan didn't want to raise her eyelids, so she sent someone to ask the doctor to diagnose and treat her, and at the full moon banquet the next day, the old lady and the old lady naturally couldn't come forward.

Mrs. Yan sent someone to invite Mrs. Huo over, Mrs. Huo has always been invited to Mrs. Xu's granddaughter's family, and on the day of the full moon banquet, she arrived at Yongningbo's Mansion early, first went to see Mrs. Yao, left a bunch of ginseng and cinnamon, and came out of the front hall, and Mrs. Sui had already arrived.

Mrs. Sui and Mrs. Huo can talk, she came over early, she came to find Mrs. Huo to talk, the two sat on the couch and talked at length.

It didn't take long for Mrs. Huang and Grandma Gu, the third girl Tang Jiashan, and the eleventh girl Tang Jiayu to arrive together, Tang Jiarui greeted her until the second door, Mrs. Huang got out of the car, her eyes fell directly on her daughter, she looked up and down I don't know how many times, pulled her daughter, and asked some trivial things in a low voice while walking inside.

"How is Brother Shan'er treating you? Didn't bully you, did I? ”

"Hmm. didn't bully, he's such a fool, A-Niang doesn't know. Tang Jiarui was asked by A-Niang, and his face turned red.

"What about home? Is your mother-in-law treating you well? And Brother Shan'er's two younger sisters? What about the second aunt? Your eldest aunt is a good one, and the old lady in your house, how many concubines? ”

Mrs. Huang is very concerned, she will leave for Hangzhou City after a while, so she will leave Sister Rui alone in this capital, this Li family, she is really not at ease.

"Mother treats me well, Sister Dong and Ah Xia are good, this month, Ah Niang also knows that they are all living outside the city, and the rest of the house is ...... Don't worry, it can't be more difficult than the old mansion in Jiangning Mansion. Gorou said that if the old lady was going to cry, she would let me go to my grandmother and cry, saying that if the second aunt was going to cry, she would go to the eldest aunt to cry. ”

Mrs. Huang sighed, laughed out loud, laughed for a while, shook her head and sighed, and laughed for a while, her heart was put down a lot, the fifth brother can say such things to Sister Rui, at least the relationship between the two of them, she is not worried. As for the family, alas, which family is not like this, the Li family has a small population, which is still good.

Mrs. Yan and Mrs. Xu greeted at the door of the flower hall and took in Mrs. Huang and Grandma Gu.

At today's full moon banquet, Mrs. Yan and Mrs. Huang both mean the same thing, don't be extravagant, just get together as a family and talk for a day.

On this day, Mrs. Sui and Mrs. Huo talked happily for a day, Mrs. Yan and Mrs. Xu talked to Grandma Gu from children to housework, Mrs. Yan and Grandma Gu vaguely discussed some things about Li Wennan's dowry, Li Dong and Tang Jiashan gossiped, Li Xia and Li Wennan took Tang Jiayu to play in the garden, and Tang Jiarui took Mrs. Huang to her yard to talk about herself.

It was getting late, and Mrs. Huang found an opportunity to call Li Wenshan over, avoided everyone a little, and laughed in a low voice: "Sister Rui said that the messenger you led in the military department is very busy?" ”

"Yes, following the prince and the prince, I will arrange the transfer of troops to the north, and from tomorrow, I will have to go back to work on an errand, but I am afraid that I will be busy in the dark and aggrieved...... Sister Rui. Li Wenshan was a little apologetic.

"Being an official and an envoy is like this, and when Sister Rui was a child, her father was also busy like this. Brother Shan, speaking of which, I want to ask you, what are your plans for next year's Spring Festival? ”

Li Wenshan was stunned, "I haven't thought about it yet......"

"You listen to me, the mission is important, but your background is even more important, now you have received an envoy in the military department, and it is a major event such as following the Qin prince to transfer soldiers and horses, there are three years and two years, and it is easy to promote to five or six grades, but your background is delayed, and it will be difficult to do it later, there is no Jinshi background, and civil officials want to do the three grades, it is very rare, I mean, next year's spring festival is more important than your current poor envoy."

Li Wenshan hesitated, "I understand what my mother means, let me think about it, you also know the prince's side...... Let me think. ”

"Next year's spring is the most important." Mrs. Huang instructed a few more words before letting go of Li Wenshan, and went back with Mrs. Sui and others.

Li Wenshan sent everyone away, thinking about Mrs. Huang's words, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that there was something wrong, but after thinking about it carefully, he couldn't think of anything wrong, these words she told him were all common sense, but the feeling that something was wrong lingered.

Li Wenshan stood there for a moment, turned around, and went straight to Mingcui Courtyard, I have to talk to Ah Xia, ask her, Ah Xia must know.

Li Xia was bitten by mosquitoes a few times in the garden, and was asking Hu Ying to take Xiaoice pieces and put them on the red dot to stop the itching, when he saw Li Wenshan coming in, he hurriedly ordered Hu Ying and others to bring ice bowls.

Li Wenshan saw that Hu Ying and several other girls were instructed by Li Xia to go out, sat sideways on the edge of the couch, and whispered Mrs. Huang's words, "...... It's nothing to think about, but I always feel that this is abrupt, what do you say? ”

Li Xia listened attentively, and after a while, he hummed paradoxically.

The main exam for next year's spring festival has been set so early...... Yes, if Tang Chengyi is the main examiner for next year's spring, then this year's autumn exam, he will have to choose someone else, and he will take the autumn exam in August, which is to be decided.

"Asha?" Seeing that Li Xia was silent, Li Wenshan couldn't help but scream.

"Next year's spring, will you take the test?" Li Xia looked at Li Wenshan and asked.

"I was going to take the exam, but now I have led the envoy of the Ministry of War, and I am so busy that I don't even have time to sleep, I heard the prince say, such a busy, at least until the middle of next year, this spring, how can I take the exam?" Li Wenshan spread his hands, this is not a matter of whether he plans to take the test or not, but whether he can take the test.

Li Wenshan's words, Li Xia had already made up his mind, "Mrs. Huang knew that your messenger must be busy like this, so she told you this." I have the same meaning as Mrs. Huang, next year's spring is more important than the current difference. ”

"But ......"

"It also matters if you send an envoy, but ......" Li Xia looked at the fifth brother, "Don't you have a staff member, this month, isn't it all Qin Qing who is in the household department to reconcile accounts for you?" You still have one, Guo Sheng is idle every day knocking melon seeds. ”

"Mr. Qin reconciled the accounts for me because I got married...... How can there be such a messenger? You ......" Li Wenshan couldn't laugh or cry, he had never heard of the leader of the messenger.

"This matter, tomorrow you go to the Qin Wang's Mansion to discuss with the King of Qin and the prince, and see what they mean, your background is important to you, and it is also important to them."

Hu Ying sent the ice bowl in, Li Xia took it, and told her to eat the ice bowl with the other little girls to rest.

"Well, that's true, but this spring is not like you can get into the exam if you want to...... Okay, I know, I'll ask the prince tomorrow what he means. By the way, yesterday my uncle and I, as well as Mr. Guo, read Brother Lan's article, this year's autumn, Brother Lan has a great grasp, if the autumn is passed, next year's spring will be vigorous......"

"Sixth brother can't play next year." Li Xia interrupted the fifth brother's words.

Li Wenshan was stunned, "I can't end the game, why?" ”

"First, the sixth brother will be down next year, and he will not pass the exam, at most five or five, if he fails the exam, the sixth brother will have a sharp reputation, at least half of it will be broken, and he will not commit it."

Li Xia raised a finger, "Second, if you pass the exam, even if you pass the exam and enter the Hanlin Academy, you will have to receive a messenger, and the sixth brother will only be fourteen years old next year, so he will be an official and an envoy, and the fifth watch will have to sleep hard in the middle of the night?" ”

Li Wenshan snorted, but no, if you want to be an official in the spring examination, you have to receive an envoy, in case you order a county order or something......

"Third, fifth brother, you have been in Hangzhou City, even if you have been training with King Qin, and you still have the responsibility of Daddy's county order, the fifth brother has more responsibilities than Daddy, and now, the fifth brother has been practicing for six or seven years, what about the sixth brother? He hadn't practiced for a day, and he hadn't learned how to deal with people. ”

"That's true, I didn't think it through." Li Wenshan scratched his head when he listened.

Li Xia's face was a little heavy, Qiu Yu was not Tang Chengyi's main exam, who would he order? Sixth brother, I have to wait until I know who the main examiner is.

The next day, Li Wenshan came back from the Qin Palace, found Li Xia in the garden, sat beside her, and said in a low voice: "I just arrived at the palace today, I haven't had time to explain the matter of the spring of this year, the prince said this first, the prince said, the last subject because of the Ming Zhenbang fraud case, hurt people's hearts and culture, so this subject, ready to let Tang Shangshu take the main exam, in order to boost the morale of the people, the prince said, next year's spring, I must go to the test." ”

Li Xia snorted, there was no excitement and joy, but his heart sank, and the major events related to the world were all the same as before, repeated step by step.

"I said that Mr. Guo should go to the palace to counsel military affairs, and the prince agreed, but the prince said that Mr. Guo wants to teach Brother Lan, and he may not be free, so let me come back and ask Mr. Guo before talking. Also, the prince said that Qiu Yu ordered Zheng Shangshu to take the main exam. ”

Li Wenshan continued in a low voice.

Li Xia didn't speak.

Let the fifth brother ask Mr. Guo, do you think that the fifth brother instructed Guo Sheng not to move? The fifth brother did not move...... Qiu Yu ordered Zheng Zhiyuan, what about the last time? Li Xia frowned slightly, last time, was it also Zheng Zhiyuan?

The Zheng family was shattered before she took power, and there was such a thing as the Qiu Yu main exam, many years ago, even if it was where the capital was located, she didn't have the energy to pay more attention, and she didn't know if there was any change in this year's Qiu Yu main exam.

"When I came back, General Lu told me that Brother Lan would not take the exam this year, so let me discuss with Mr. Guo and listen to Mr. Guo's meaning." Li Wenshan continued.

"The sixth brother can take the exam this year, at least he won't fall off the list." Li Xia simply said directly.

Zheng Zhiyuan is the main exam, that is, Jiang Yanshi's main exam, Jiang Yanshi's main exam, at this time, how can the sixth brother fall off the list?