Jiayu Village of Red Mansions

Anticipating that Xi Shun'er would ask this question, she took a sip of tea and said, "Yinglian is the concubine daughter I married when I was in Gusu City. Her father, Zhen Shiyin, once sponsored me to go to Beijing to catch the exam, and I have an old relationship with her." , but somehow appeared in the capital, and was traded by that peasant woman in that filthy place. Wait for me to write a letter to Gusu and ask what happened to Brother Zhen."

When Xi Shun'er heard this, she thought it would be good if she was not her own daughter, otherwise she really didn't know how to explain to the prince, and said: "I don't know, my lord, how should the young lady be arranged?"

Yucun was taken aback when he heard the words, and then realized that none of the five or six people in the yard was suitable to take care of the little girl. If Yinglian was a kid, she would just sleep with him, but Yinglian was a girl. There are also four or five years old, and men and women have different seats at seven years old. Yucun is not Yinglian's biological father, so it is difficult to deal with it. and so on, then go hire an old lady, and the little maid will come back to take care of the young lady. As for tonight, I will ask Chef Zhang to take care of Yinglian for one night."

Not long after, there was a knock on the door, saying:

"Dong dong dong—my lord, the lady has tidied up."

Yucun heard the words and called to come in, but saw the cook come in with Yinglian in her arms. The dirty blue cloth clothes she was wearing were changed into a red jacket with a few colorful butterflies embroidered on it. Although it is not as expensive as the silk and satin clothes, the workmanship is really delicate and unusual, it seems that it has been put with care.The watch of the clothes looked like it hadn't been through the water, it didn't look like it had been worn by someone.

Reaching out to take Yinglian from the cook's hand, he said, "Please Mrs. Zhang, where did Yinglian get this dress from?"

Chef Zhang said with a smile: "I saw that the clothes Miss was wearing were very dirty. I was afraid that Miss would feel uncomfortable after taking a bath. I saw that Miss was about the same age as my little granddaughter, so I sent the concierge to visit me." The old man went home and asked his daughter-in-law for a piece of clothing. It happened that my daughter-in-law had just finished making this jacket. It was brand new, so she brought it for the lady to wear. Take a look and see if it fits well. Yet?"

Hearing this, Yucun thought secretly that the cook was thoughtful, and ordered Xi Shun'er to give her half a penny.

Seeing that Yucun was holding the baby girl in person, Mrs. Zhang also called the baby girl Miss. Although she didn't know the origin of the baby girl, she could see Yucun's love for her. I don't know if the young master has found a servant girl to serve the young lady?"

Yu Village heard what Chef Zhang said, and said, "I don't have time to look for it in the future. I don't know that Mrs. Zhang has a suitable candidate."

When Chef Zhang heard this, she secretly thought that there was something for her, so she smiled and said, "Master, what do you think of my daughter-in-law? There is also a baby at home, and she is always good at taking care of others. In the future, when the young lady grows up, she will also have my granddaughter to accompany her." Playmates serve."

Yucun was a little moved when he heard the words, Chef Zhang was found by Shui Zhan, she is a good cook, and her family background is also innocent, so she said: "So, I will trouble Aunt Zhang."

When Aunt Zhang heard that Yucun agreed, she was very happy. When she went back, she sent the old man back and told her son to ask his wife to pack up and come back to work tomorrow. Although the small courtyard house in Jiayucun is not big and not as grand as that of Gongqing's house, what is rare is the wages. Gao, a skilled cook like her, earns money every month, three months and two months, and the most important thing is that her family is simple and her master is kind. Since she came to this house, she has never seen him beat or scold a servant.

Xi Shun'er is always a capable person. After Yucun gave the order, he immediately asked people to clean up the west wing room, and then went to the market to buy embroidered bed quilts and other things. They cleaned them up properly in the afternoon. The mother took Yinglian to live in.

And because there was an extra girl in the yard, they called Yinglian Miss and Yucun Young Master, which somewhat confused their seniority. After discussing with each other, they all changed their name to Yucun "Master". "Master", he was taken aback, he was called a master at such an age, he was somewhat uncomfortable, but when he looked back at Yinglian who was being held in the arms of the cook, he secretly thought that with this little girl, he would become a master Well!

After Yinglian was settled, Yucun sent a letter to Gusu. Fearing that the letter would not be delivered to the Zhen family, she filled in the address of the Calabash Temple and asked the abbot to convey it. , and it won't be all in vain, at least I can trouble the abbot to help find the whereabouts of Master Zhen.

The three days of rest after the scientific examination passed in a blink of an eye, Yucun went to the official department to report, received the official certificate, and soon went to the Imperial Academy to report.When reporting to the Ministry of Officials, Yucun met Zhang Tingyu and Shen Jinsi by accident. The two were very knowledgeable, and they passed the second class in both court exams.

Speaking of this imperial examination, plus the top three in the palace examination and the fourth grade in centimeters, the first-ranked champion is not required to take the imperial examination. One-to-one teaching, learning all kinds of literary and historical classics and government affairs in the library. After three years, those with excellent grades can stay in the Imperial Academy and be awarded the editorship of the Imperial Academy. They will officially become the Imperial Academy. The statement that non-university scholars are not allowed to enter the cabinet" shows the bright future after becoming an Imperial Academy, so it is the wish of every scholar in the world to serve in the Imperial Academy.As for the second-class Jinshi who could not stay in the Hanlin Academy after the three-year period expired, they were sent to the Six Departments to serve as the head and censor, and the future was bright.

The third-class Jinshi will be sent directly to the six ministries, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and other central institutions to study and observe politics. They are called Jinshi who observe politics. , In fact, it is to study, serve tea and water, run errands, and not necessarily stay in these institutions, for some reason, they will be sent out to Beijing to become magistrates.

Although the fourth-class Jinshi, like the above-mentioned people, will be awarded the seventh-rank official position, the result is quite different. They also observe politics, but they are not in the central institutions such as the Sixth Ministry and the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Provincial yamen, waiting for official positions to be vacant, might stay in other provinces and never enter the capital for the rest of their lives.

Although Yucun and Zhang Tingyu and Shen Jinsi reported to the Imperial Academy together, they were not in the same department. The three of them signed in at the Department of Literature and Selection, received the official uniforms of the Imperial Academy, and separated.

Putting on the official uniform of the Hanlin Academy, and entering the hall of the Imperial Academy, Ji Yu, who was second in this subject, was already waiting on a chair beside him.Yucun greeted Ji Yu, because he was not familiar with him, and Ji Yu was not very enthusiastic that day, so he didn't exchange many greetings, and only took the first seat opposite Ji Yu.

It didn't take long for Wang Yi to come in from the door. Wang Yi was really crazy. Before he could sit down, he said, "Oh, Brother Yucun, Brother Tuiru, you came so early! But Wang is late!"

Yucun heard the words and said with a smile: "It's not yet time, and the head of the academy hasn't arrived yet, how can you say it's too late!"

At that time, Ji Yu only took one look at Wang Yi, feeling that Wang Yi's words and deeds were too aggressive, and he was disdainful, so he only said hello and didn't say much.

Sitting down in Yucun's empty seat, Wang Yi looked Yucun up and down, and said, "It's true that people rely on clothes. Yucun is not as soft as usual in this official mansion, and it is quite official!"

Yucun shook his head when he heard the words, he just didn't like arguing with others, so it was just like what Wang Yi said!

Just as he was talking, Han Yan, the head of the Hanlin Academy, arrived, and the three of them immediately got up and saluted, calling them teachers.

Han Yan was old and walked slowly, with white beard and hair. He nodded slightly when he saw the three people saluting, sat down at the head of the hall, and ordered them to have a tea ceremony: "You are the top three in Jinke, you are called young talents. After entering the Imperial Academy, You should study hard and be loyal to the country!"

The three of them humbly said yes when they heard the words, and then heard Han Yan say: "When you enter the Hanlin Academy, what you do is editing and editing. Although the positions are different, the responsibilities are similar. According to the banquet attendant, the most important thing is to learn from it, to exercise your ability, to increase your knowledge, so that you can be loyal to the country in the future.

In addition to the daily compilation of history books, the Hanlin Academy currently has two major events. One is the compilation of the "History of Ming Dynasty" in 36 years, and the other is the compilation of the "Dictionary" ordered by the emperor a few years ago. Both are huge projects and tasks. It is so heavy, so I ordered Wang Yi, the number one scholar, to assist in the compilation of "History of the Ming Dynasty", and Ji Yu to assist in drafting the "Dictionary".As for Jia's editor, the Holy Majesty loves you for your good writing in small letters, and ordered you to draft an imperial edict in front of the emperor, and tomorrow I will accompany the lecturer Hu Renyu to the palace to observe and study. Don't make any mistakes! "

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In the early morning of the second day, Yucun went to the Hanlin Academy to order Mao, and then talked to Hu Renyu, the servant of the Imperial Academy. Now he greeted his temporary master in the Imperial Academy, and they entered the palace together to listen to the announcement.At that time, the Holy Majesty was in court, and the two waited in the side hall of the imperial study to deal with some miscellaneous affairs.About three o'clock, a eunuch summoned Yucun to see him.

When Yucun arrived, the Holy Majesty was reviewing memorials in the imperial study. He raised his head to see Yucun kowtow, put down the brush in his hand, and said:

"Let's get back on your feet! I ordered you to come here, it's nothing official, you should be more reckless! I heard that Han Yan left you to Hu Renyu?"

Yucun hurriedly said that he was studying with Hu Renyu at this time.

His Majesty nodded and said: "Hu Renyu is a talented person, you should learn from him. Although you have read some books, you are still a little smart, you must know that learning is endless, and you must not be complacent and stop moving forward! After all, the government affairs of the hall are different from those in the books. You should strive to grind yourself, accumulate practice and study hard, and improve yourself. Don’t learn from those heretical ways, thinking of shortcuts, doing things like greeting friends, forming associations and alliances!"

When Yucun heard the words, he was startled suddenly, could it be possible that Master Chengsheng knew about his affair with Prince Yong?After thinking about it, if the Holy Majesty knew about that, he wouldn't just talk about it.Can