Early the next morning, Lu Wenjing finished washing up and went out of the house with his wife, and happened to meet the housekeeper Lan Ying yawning and walking here.

"The young lady and the young master got up quite early today..."Lan Ying said strangely.

Lu Wenjing held the shelf and said:

"I'll go out with your young lady and eat out early, and you told the kitchen not to prepare."

Lan Ying's eyes widened and she looked at Zhao Qianrou:

"Miss, what are you doing here?"

"Oh, it's nothing, just go out and breathe... Ying'er has been busy in the East Courtyard recently, she must be very tired, so why don't you take half a day off today and take a good rest. ”

"Put... Holiday? Lan Ying sounded very excited at first, but soon realized the clue, "When I was in the Zhao Mansion, I didn't hear that Miss said that the slave maid was fake, Miss, you are so strange..."

Zhao Qianrou's expression was unnatural:

"There's... What's so strange, you used to be in the Zhao Mansion and just served me alone, but now you are the housekeeper of the Eastern Courtyard, and your identity is very different. ”

Lan Ying thought for a moment and said with a smile:

"Miss has a point..."

Zhao Qianrou breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at Xianggong, and smiled helplessly.

Wherever this girl goes, the two of them finally agreed to have the opportunity to be alone, but she can't let her mess up.

Lu Wenjing coughed:

"Ying'er, you make good use of this half a day to relax in the Lu Mansion, those maids are now at your disposal, why don't you let them serve you?"

"Maidservant? Serve? ”

Hearing this, Lan Ying's big eyes flashed with a different light, and she didn't know what she was fantasizing, so she smirked a few times.

Lu Wenjing secretly said that this girl's "official addiction" is quite big, and while she was stunned, she hurriedly took the lady's little hand and passed by.

"Hey, young master..."Lan Ying turned around at this time and called.

Lu Wenjing was excited, his heart was not good, and he turned his head and laughed:

"What else does the butler command?"

Lan Ying's eyes curled and asked:

"Why don't you see Steward Liu, he is also fake?"

Lu Wenjing replied:

"How can Uncle Liu have such treatment from you, he is doing things for the young master and me at this time, or Ying'er, you will also come to help?"

Lan Ying hurriedly waved her hand:

"Forget it, let the old man be busy, this housekeeper finally took half a day off, but it can't be wasted... By the way, miss, you should be careful when you go out with the young master, don't let some bad people take advantage of it. ”

"Don't worry, this is in the Jingshi, Lang Lang Qiankun, the villains are not allowed to weigh it? Besides, young master, I'm not a weak little student who can't be restrained. Lu Wenjing said with a smile.

"That's right, that's... Miss and young master walk slowly? ”

Lu Wenjing beckoned:

"See you later..."

The little couple almost trotted out of the east courtyard, which can be regarded as a sigh of relief.

"Lan Ying's girl is really clingy, this time I finally got rid of her, and the two of us can finally enjoy our time alone."

Zhao Qianrou thought of something and asked:

"Didn't Xianggong say that there was a good show for the concubine?"

"Yes, yes, if you don't say it, I almost forgot. But it's still early at this time, and the lady's stomach is empty, so why don't you go out for breakfast first? ”

"The concubine has never eaten outside, everything is arranged by the father-in-law."

Hearing this, Lu Wenjing was a little surprised.

"How has the lady spent the past eighteen years?"

Zhao Qianrou was a little embarrassed, "Zhao's tutor is different from Lu's, and my father is very strict with me. ”

"I think the old father-in-law really treats you as a pearl in his palm, and he is still the kind of person who hides and refuses to take it out to see people."

"Xianggong, you're kidding me again."

"Okay, okay, no kidding, I know there's a restaurant that is good for breakfast, let's go taste it?"

"Okay, today's husband is in charge, and the concubine is only responsible for accompanying him."

Lu Wenjing was in a good mood, and walked out of the gate of the Lu Mansion with his wife talking and laughing.

In the Ming Dynasty, rich people could choose a variety of meals, even for breakfast, they could also eat big fish and meat, which was very luxurious.

In comparison, ordinary people's food is very simple, filling soup dumplings, fried oil cakes, and a bowl of spicy soup, you can also eat to your heart's content.

The simple breakfast that Lu Wenjing invited her to eat didn't cost a few copper plates in total, but it touched her deeply.

"Ordinary people can eat enough for a few pennies, why are so many people hungry?"

Lu Wenjing put down the dishes and chopsticks in his hand and said:

"The lady's words are similar to 'why not eat minced meat'. You and I are from a merchant family, of course, we won't worry about lack of money. If you look at these ordinary people around you, the amount of silver they earn a month is only a few taels, and then look at the people of my Ming Dynasty, ninety percent of them are farming, they rely on the sky to eat, and they have to be exploited layer by layer. In their eyes, maybe these few pennies are life-saving money? ”

Hearing these words, Zhao Qianrou couldn't help but feel a little ashamed.

"It's the concubine who thinks simply."

Lu Wenjing waved his hand, "These are too far away from the lady, you are the daughter of the Zhao Mansion, how can you experience the warmth and coldness of human feelings if you have not tasted the hardships of the world." ”

Zhao Qianrou hesitated:

"Xianggong, there is something unknown about the concubine's body, and the court must know about the suffering of the farmers, why not rectify it?"

Lu Wenjing's expression was slightly serious, and his voice was lowered:

"Remediation? The problem lies in the imperial court, the Ming Dynasty from the relatives of the country to the major vassal kings, down to the local officials, are desperately enclosing land, encroaching on the real estate of farmers, and even the emperor is happy to do this, borrowing the hands of the eunuch party to build Huangzhuang in the Gyeonggi area, the peasant households have no land, which is equivalent to losing their jobs, and the fields that originally belonged to them now need to rely on leasing and selling labor in exchange for planting rights, and they also have to pay heavy taxes for others, and in the long run, it is inevitable that there will be no civil uprising..."

Zhao Qianrou was shocked:

"The Jingshi is singing and dancing, is it all an illusion? In fact, the people of Daming are now in dire straits? ”

Lu Wenjing shook his head:

"It can't be said that the territory of the Ming Dynasty is vast, and the situation is different in different places, but as far as I know, the remote areas in the north, especially the important towns on the nine sides, are particularly suffering from the forced labor of Tian Zheng, coupled with the frequent conflicts with the officers and soldiers of the guard, if the imperial court lets it go, I am afraid that there will be variables in the near future."

Lu Wenjing's words are really not alarmist, according to the historical trend, in the fifth year of Zhengde, the poor people in Bazhou, Hebei Province could not bear the oppression of the local tyrants, and an uprising broke out under the call of the two Liu brothers, and the uprising lasted for three years, shaking the government and the opposition.

In order to suppress the uprising, the imperial court exhausted the silver of the treasury, and countless soldiers and civilians were killed and injured in the war, which became an important turning point in the decline of the mid-Ming Dynasty.

At this time, Zhao Qianrou's expression was a little nervous, after all, she was born in the Hongzhi Dynasty, experienced a short period of Qingping, and had not yet come into contact with the dark side of the Ming Dynasty, and it was difficult to accept Lu Wenjing's prophecy for a while.

Lu Wenjing knew that he had talked a little more, and after scolding himself, he said with a smile:

"I just said it casually, the lady should only listen to it, but don't take it too seriously."

"Although the prime minister has not entered the court, he has long been aware of the court situation, and the concubine is really admired."

"The affairs of the imperial court, let those ministers have a headache, Xianggong I was blocked by Gonggong Liu's official career, maybe it's still a good thing."

As soon as Liu Jin was mentioned, Zhao Qianrou thought that she had touched his sadness again, so she changed the topic:

"Didn't Xianggong say that he wanted to take his concubine to Chengxian Street to watch a play? The concubine just remembered that there was no opera garden on that street, and there were many students in Guozijian. ”

Lu Wenjing smiled:

"The protagonist of this play is Guozi Jiansheng."