Wu Chanjuan blinked and said in surprise: "Fourth Miss Jiang, why did you come to the capital?" ”

A few months ago, she followed the marriage team of Li Yongping's family, the secretary of the ministry, and sent her best friend Li Yiniang to the Jiang family in Jiangnan to marry Jiang Fengyun, the eldest son of the Jiang family's eldest son.

Miss Jiang Si is Jiang Fengyun's sister-in-law.

Wu Chanjuan had a relationship with her in Jiang's house in Jiangnan.

The girl also looked at her in surprise, especially Wu Chanjuan's charming double pupils, and suddenly smiled and clapped her hands: "You are ...... The second girl of the Wu Guogong Mansion? ――I didn't expect to see you here again! Farewell to Jiangnan, is Miss Wu okay? He looked at her again, "You've lost a lot of weight." Then I saw the little white flower on Wu Chanjuan's sideburns and was taken aback.

Wu Chanjuan pursed her lips, blessed Miss Jiang Si, and said softly: "My mother just passed away. ”

Zhou Huaili smiled and said, "This is the fourth girl of Jiang Shilang's family. - Cousin, do you know each other? ”

Wu Chanjuan smiled and nodded, "I met when I was in Jiangnan." A few days ago, I followed the people of the Li family to send Gardenia to get married, and I went to the Jiang family. ”

This Jiang family is the maiden family of Jiang Guifei, the mother of King Zhao, that is, the mother family of King Zhao.

Li Yuniang, the daughter of Li Yongping, the secretary of the ministry, was married to Jiang Fengyun, the eldest son of the Jiang family's eldest son, that is, the elder brother of Jiang Si's sister-in-law.

Wu Chanjuan smiled at Zhou Huaili and said: "The Jiang family in Jiangnan has five rooms, and the fourth girl Jiang is the eldest family. After a pause, he said, "Sister Li is the brother who married Miss Jiang Si." ”

Miss Jiang Si glanced at her in amazement, admired her good memory, and said with a smile: "We only came to the capital this year. The rednecks have never seen the world. I also ask Miss Wu Er for more advice. ”

Miss Jiang Si was polite. The prosperity of the south of the Yangtze River is better than that of the capital. You have to be humble, I don't know what to say. Besides, I don't go out very often. You look at the lantern show stuff, I haven't seen it before. Wu Chanjuan covered her sleeves and smiled.

These words reminded Miss Jiang Si.

She stood on tiptoe with a smile, looked into the distance, and said, "Second Miss Wu didn't go to the last moon god's mansion to give the gift of the young grandmother, right?" ”

Wu Chanjuan was stunned and didn't know how to mention it.

Sheng Siyan and Lu last month, Wu Guogong's Mansion also received the post, but at that time they had already separated. It was the second grandmother of the second room who went on behalf of Wu Guogong's mansion, and Wu Chanjuan did not go.

"My cousin has filial piety, so it's inconvenient to go to that kind of occasion." Zhou Huaili warmly said to help Wu Chanjuan break the siege.

Miss Jiang Si didn't care at all, smiled, and said, "Oh, that's no wonder. Do you know that today's lantern festival is almost exactly the same as the day of the Shenjiang's Mansion and the ceremony, especially the budding lantern, which is said to have been specially arranged by Zhou Xiaoshen for him and his wife. The flower bud lantern of the Shogun's house. They are all good ice crystal jade cages, unlike the lanterns here. It's all white paper, only half a fractal. ”

The ice crystal jade is exquisitely clear, clearer than crystal, and of course it is not comparable to these white papers.

"On the tree-lined path of the Divine General's Mansion, there are all kinds of ice crystal jade bud lanterns, the bright moon hangs high, the beauty is like jade, under the illumination of the bud lanterns, people's eyes are straight. - Second Miss Wu, how do you think Zhou Xiaoshen will come up with it? It was so touching! His wife is so blessed! Miss Jiang's tone was full of envy and yearning.

It was actually a trick that Zhou Huaixuan came up with for Sheng Siyan and Lu Li......

Wu Chanjuan's eyes suddenly darkened.

She looked away and was silent as she looked at the lanterns.

Zhou Huaili looked at Wu Chanjuan's gloomy expression, his heart moved, and he said with a smile: "Cousin, look over there?" There seems to be a lantern riddle, let's go take a look? ”

Wu Chanjuan nodded hurriedly.

She didn't want to see Miss Jiang Si's expression for a moment, let alone hear her speak.

Every word she said was like a knife into her heart.

Almost, he made these lanterns for her......

Wu Chanjuan followed Zhou Huaili to the lantern riddle in despair.

Zhou Huaili walked a few steps, retreated, came to Jiang Si and said, "There are a lot of people here, the girl remember to be with her family, don't run around alone for fun." After a pause, he also reminded her: "How bold the people in the capital are, they are stronger than the people in Jiangnan, and Miss Jiang must be careful." ”

Miss Jiang Si was taken aback.

This kind of care and greeting from a stranger has a particularly touching charm.

Seeing that Zhou Huaili was taking Wu Chanjuan farther and farther, Jiang Si still stood in front of the car, squinting at their backs.

“…… Four girls? The second girl and the third girl have already arrived, and they are asking you if you want to go over there? Her maid whispered over to remind her.

Miss Jiang Si nodded, "Let's go." He turned around and took the maid to meet the second and third girls on the other side.

"Second sister, third sister." She saluted.

The girl of the Jiang family is noble, and she is not in a hurry to get married, and she will be eighteen years old at the earliest.

Jiang Erniang is already twenty years old, and she has just been married, and she will get married next year.

Jiang Sanniang was eighteen years old, and she was married, and the marriage date was two years later.

Jiang Siniang is sixteen years old, but she has not yet reached seventeen, and there is no shadow of her family.

They weren't in a hurry.

It is a tradition for the Jiang family girls to marry late.

Those who married early entered the palace to serve the emperor.

However, since their aunt and grandmother Jiang Guifei entered the palace, there have been two generations of women in their Jiang family who have not entered the palace.

"Who are you talking to? I've been talking about it for a long time. Jiang Erniang smiled and nodded Siniang's shoulder with a fan, "Let's go over there." I saw a few lanterns over there, very chic. ”

Jiang Siniang smiled, "Okay, let's go and see it together!" ”

……

In the imperial study room of the imperial palace, the lights are bright, no less than the lanterns on the long street of the capital.

Emperor Xia Qi sat behind the bookcase angrily, patted a pile of pieces in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "What's going on?!" Why did one or two come to impeach my maternal uncle's family? My maternal uncle has fought on the battlefield for the country for so many years, where can these sour Confucians compare! ”

"Your Majesty is cautious!" Wang Yixing, who was bowing down in front of the bookcase, hurriedly whispered to stop Emperor Xia Qi from going on.

Emperor Xia Qi also knew that he couldn't scold the official.

The speech officials are specially scolding the emperor and the courtiers, this is their job.

But who wants to listen to advice? Advice is inherently unpleasant. Words can make people feel refreshed......

Emperor Xia Qi opened his mouth. Hatefully picked up a bowl of tea on the bookcase and poured it down.

"陛xià. This is also the reason why the minister sent these pieces to His Majesty to see. If you don't think about it, they will get worse and worse, and finally even come to a vigorous 'civil death admonition, military death war', what should you do? Wang Yixing reminded Emperor Xia Qi softly.

These officials impeached Zhao Jiaquan for leaning towards the government and the opposition, and there was a risk of seizing power, hoping that His Majesty could rectify the dynasty and eliminate the countercurrent.

Wang Yixing is the champion of the new department. Recently, I took turns to go to the study room, specially sorting out the daily recitals of the courtiers, registering them one by one, and then sending them to the imperial study room of His Majesty.

"What else can I do? I can't be intimidated by them! I will die at every turn, whether I raided his house, or killed his mother, and admonished him! - My maternal uncle's house only occupies a few positions, and there are so many positions in the Great Xia court, who cares about staring at such trivial things every day! Emperor Xia Qi pounded the table.

Wang Yixing was about to open his mouth to persuade Emperor Xia Qi, when he heard a rumor from outside the imperial study: "The Queen Mother has arrived!" ”

Emperor Xia Qi hurriedly stood up from behind the bookcase. and Wang Yixing greeted the Queen Mother together.

The current queen mother is the queen of the first emperor Xia Ming.

She walked in with a smile. Raised his hand and said, "You don't need such a big gift, just sit down." ”

Emperor Xia Qi has survived under the Empress Dowager with his mother for so many years, and he is very respectful to this queen mother.

"The queen mother is so late, and she still comes? Do you want to prepare a late-night snack? Emperor Xia Qi asked hurriedly.

The Queen Mother shook her head, "No need." He added: "The mourning family heard that someone impeached the elder brother of the mourning family, so I wanted to see what the elder brother of the mourning family had done?" ”

Emperor Xia Qi pointed to the pile, "Oh, it's all there." It's all trivial things, so I just keep my eyes on Zhao Hou's house every day to find out so many bad things! ”

The Queen Mother walked over and picked up a few copies of the music and looked at it.

"Bullying men and women?"

"Grab the fields?"

"The power is tilted towards the opposition?"

"Asking for bribes? - Hmph, that's nonsense. Even if you ask for a bribe, who can afford to pay a bribe from the mourning family?! The Queen Mother snorted lightly and put down the recital, "It's all nonsense." Emperor, you remove them all, see who dares to make a big deal out of it! ”

Wang Yixing felt a toothache when he heard the Queen Mother's "simple and rude" methods, and he shook his head at Emperor Xia Qi.

Emperor Xia Qi still knows more about the affairs of the court than his mother, although he agrees with the queen mother's mention in his heart, but he tells him rationally that it is not good to do this.

"Don't worry, the queen mother, I will definitely come up with a foolproof plan to shut up these officials!" Emperor Xia Qi hurriedly assured the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother's mind has been fighting with the Queen Mother in the palace all these years, unlike the Queen Mother, who has been in charge of the government, and her vision and realm are too far apart.

The Queen Mother nodded with satisfaction and went back with the palace people.

Emperor Xia Qi sat down, wiped his sweat, and sighed: "What can I do about this?" After speaking, he looked up at Wang Yixing, "Wang Aiqing, what do you say I should do?" ”

Wang Yixing thought for a while and said, "If Your Majesty really asks the minister what he thinks, the minister thinks that it is better to raise a few more people and take away the eyes of the officials." In this way, they won't keep their eyes on the Zhaohou Mansion. ”

"How many more people to lift?" Emperor Xia Qi narrowed his eyes, "Who to lift?" ”

Wang Yixing took out two more copies from those movements, "The Jiang family and the Yin family in Jiangnan, have you ever thought about reusing them?" ”

Emperor Xia Qi thought for a long time, frowned, and said, "...... Jiang family, it's not very good......"

The Jiang family is the mother family of King Zhao, and lifting the Jiang family is not a ladder for King Zhao?

Besides, Wang Yixing is still King Zhao's brother-in-law, is he digging a hole for himself?

Emperor Xia Qi turned his scrutinizing eyes to Wang Yixing again.

Wang Yixing smiled slightly, as if he didn't notice Emperor Xia Qi's scrutinizing gaze, but said sincerely: "Your Majesty, you have to think like this, the Jiang family is a big family. Since it is a big family and there are many people, then the hearts are mixed. The Jiang family is indeed close to King Zhao, and even the ministers are close to King Zhao, but so what? The minister is an official of the Great Xia court, a subordinate of His Majesty, not a subordinate of King Zhao. Similarly, the Jiang family was a courtier of Great Xia, not a personal subordinate of King Zhao. And ......" Wang Yixing paused and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you can also turn the Jiang family into your in-laws, so that you won't be on par with King Zhao?" ”

"Oh?" Emperor Xia Qi felt something interesting at this time, and propped his elbow on the bookcase with great interest, "What do you mean?" ”

"It's simple. His Majesty ascended the throne, and it was time to choose a concubine. Didn't Jiang Guifei enter the palace like this back then? - Your Majesty, you can also have a Jiang Guifei. Wang Yixing's voice is seductive, as if it has magical power, and can elicit the deepest desires in people's hearts.

Emperor Xia Qi nodded happily, "That's a good idea!" I will raise the Jiang family first, by the way, and the Yin family! ”

Then he ordered the selection of concubines, and asked the Jiang family and the Yin family to send their daughters to the palace.

Wang Yixing nodded, "Your Majesty is a saint!" You think, the Jiang family is also a wealthy family in Jiangnan, and the Yin family can be called the "two kings" in Jiangnan, which means that the two of them can cover the sky with one hand in Jiangnan, and they are not crowned kings. It's a pity that this strength is not used by His Majesty. ”

And the daughter of the Jiang family, that is, the aunt and grandmother of the fourth girl Jiang, once entered the palace to serve Emperor Xia Ming, and later gave birth to the second prince Xia Zhao, who was promoted to the title of concubine in one fell swoop, and once tied with the queen mother in the inner palace, and the Jiang family's limelight in Jiangnan once overshadowed the Yin family.

It was only later that the second prince Xia Zhao was forbidden to become a monk, and Concubine Jiang hanged herself, and the Jiang family slowly settled down.

In recent years, as the second prince Xia Zhao returned to the world, and after the new emperor ascended the throne, he was crowned King Zhao, and the Jiang family began to attract everyone's attention again.

"Your Majesty, there are two more benefits to letting the Jiang family and the Yin family enter Beijing as officials." Wang Yixing further analyzed Emperor Xia Qi, "First, what if these Jiangnan clans become the climate in Jiangnan? The descendants of these families were transferred to the capital to serve, and they could also observe whether they were disobedient nearby. Second, it is also to block the mouths of these officials. Then wait for the Jiang family and the Yin family girls to enter the palace, and you will have peace of mind. ”

Anyway, these people are also relatives of the emperor, and they can also enter the court as officials, so as to disperse the pressure of impeachment on the Zhao family.

However, Wang Yixing did not remind Emperor Xia Qi that the Jiang family and the Yin family, the Jiangnan clan, are still different from the Zhao family in the north who started with military exploits.

Jiangnan people have a very strong style of reading, and seventy percent of the scholars are from Jiangnan.

Some of the Jiang family and the Yin family are descendants of the Jinshi, and in terms of qualifications, they are upright to enter the sixth department as a hall official, and no one can find fault with them.

The Zhao family is different. The child has never been a jinshi, but he has been seeking to enter the sixth department as a court official.

Li Yongping, the current secretary of the ministry, gritted his teeth and refused to accept it, and he was already regarded by the Zhao family as a thorn in the flesh, and he originally wanted to get rid of the current secretary of the ministry as soon as possible.

With the Jiang family and the Yin family entering Beijing, at least the power of the Zhao family can be contained.

"Good!" Emperor Xia Qi knocked on the book case heavily, "Draft!" Feng Jiang Suifeng was the waiter of the Ministry of Rites. Yin Anbo is the squire of the military department. Take office today! ”

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The second is also 4,000 words. I'm also quite hard. The busier I get, the more I want to write. On the contrary, all kinds of procrastination erupt in my free time. Orz。 Ask for pink tickets and recommended tickets! Definitely requested! I saw so little in the morning, and I fell asleep with sadness............ (To be continued......)