Go to ancient times to catch fast

In the middle of the New Year’s Eve dinner, the sky of Dacheng’s Kyoto began to snow.

Ruixue heralds a good year, which is an auspicious omen.

The snow fell more and more, and by the time the night fell completely, a thick layer had been laid on the ground.On New Year's Eve, the imperial palace, which has always been strict in rules, also canceled the curfew.The maids and eunuchs, who had been confined for a whole year, all excitedly built snowmen and set off fireworks to wait for the arrival of the New Year under the light of the red lanterns.

After eating the New Year's Eve dinner and staying in the palace where Su Wen temporarily stayed for a while, Concubine Wang Xian took her leave.The personal servant girl who followed her asked: "Today's New Year's Eve, do you want the empress to take the eldest prince back to watch the new year together?"

"The cold palace is damp and cold, so I still don't let the emperor go back with me to suffer." Concubine Wang Xian was very reluctant to let go, and still handed her son who was nestled in her arms to Su Wen's.

The eldest prince held his father's concubine's clothes and refused to let go, so he refused to go.Concubine Wang Xian talked and coaxed, determined to take the eldest prince's little hand from her lapel, and stuffed it into Su Wen's arms.

The eldest prince was reluctant to let his father and concubine leave, and he didn't even cry when he was stuffed into Su Wen's arms. He just watched his father and concubine disappear at the gate of Su Wen's temporary palace with the help of his maidservant.

Su Wen watched this scene, his eye sockets were hot and humid, and he quietly turned his head to wipe away his tears.

After Concubine Wang Xian left, Su Wen and Chu Xiaoyun sat on the kang in the warm pavilion, and the two children played beside them.From the window, I can see the maids and eunuchs making snowmen, playing snowball fights and setting off fireworks in the yard outside the house.

"Does Wenwen still want to play?" When Concubine Wang Xian didn't leave just now, they had already played in the snow.Later, Concubine Wang Xian wanted to leave them before stopping.

Su Wen shook his head: "I don't want to play anymore, I had a lot of fun just now. Besides, it's too cold outside, and the children are still young, so they can't stay outside for a long time."

"Then let's watch them play." Chu Xiaoyun's eyes fell on the two children playing at the side, "Let's watch the year together."

"Okay." Su Wen said, resting his head on Chu Xiaoyun's lap, looking at the children playing around his lap from time to time, looking up at the lively scene outside, and chatting with Chu Xiaoyun. .

"The time is coming, think about it now, the wish you made during the New Year's Eve." Chu Xiaoyun said suddenly.

Everything is inferior, but reading is high. Su Wen, like everyone in that era, hoped that his son would be able to read and write in the future, pass high school, and shine in the family.But Chu Xiaoyun did the job of catching fast, and the three generations of descendants could not participate in the imperial examination.Naturally, this wish cannot be said, so as not to hurt Chu Xiaoyun's heart.Thinking of this, he couldn't help but think of the couple and their daughter he met yesterday.

Seeing that Su Wen hadn't spoken for a long time, Chu Xiaoyun asked suspiciously, "Wenwen, what are you thinking?"

"I'm thinking of the couple we met yesterday. They don't look like a scholarly family in their words and deeds, but they can still ask their master to teach their children how to read. This kind of knowledge is really admirable." Su Wen couldn't help but envy.

As soon as these words came out of his mouth, Chu Xiaoyun knew that Su Wen was talking about the family of servants from the Zhang family who had been expelled from slavery that he met in Zhou Ying's shop a few days ago.

After all, Chu Xiaoyun is a time-traveling person. With the development of society in his previous life, it is not uncommon for five or six-year-old children to know a few words, so he didn't think much about it. Now what Su Wen said reminded him.In ancient times, there were indeed not many people who could read and write, and most of them were from wealthy families with good family backgrounds. According to common sense, a servant should not have that kind of knowledge and ability.

However, the other party was a person who was deliberately removed from slavery by Zhang Cheng. There should be some kind of important transaction between them, otherwise their family would not have fled in a hurry after Zhang Cheng's death.

Could it be that Zhang Cheng gave them a lot of money and changed their thinking?

Thinking of this, Chu Xiaoyun said to Su Wen, "Maybe they are just low-key?"

Su Wen thought for a while, then shook his head: "They haven't made new clothes yet before the New Year, and they are just picking up fabrics that have been reduced in price. They must not be wealthy people. However, the more they live in such a family, the more It is even more difficult to spend money to hire a master to teach children how to read."

Chu Xiaoyun thought for a while: "Going to a private school shouldn't be very expensive, right?"

Su Wen smiled and shook his head: "Husband, you are also literate and went to a private school, don't you know how expensive a private school is. Besides, their family didn't go to a private school, but a specially hired teacher, which is even more rare."

Chu Xiaoyun recalled Yuanshen's childhood experience, it is indeed expensive for people in this era to study.But didn't Zhang Cheng's servant's child go to a private school or a tutor?Chu Xiaoyun didn't understand why Su Wen thought so: "How did Wenwen know?"

Su Wen opened his eyes wide and said: "Both the girl and the twins are not allowed to go to school, this husband knows that. If it is not for the teacher invited, how can the girl know how to read? Besides, they can even make some words for two-year-old children. This is definitely not a private school." Learned."

"Husband usually solves cases like a god, why can't you even understand this?" Su Wen finally joked.

Only then did Chu Xiaoyun suddenly realize.It seems that in many cases, the ability to learn the day after tomorrow is still not as good as the original life experience.As a modern person bearing the imprint of his previous life, he had no idea what it meant to be a servant, his daughter, a girl who could read and write in this era.

It seems that there are quite a few secrets hidden in this servant of the Zhang family.

"By the way, husband, why are you going to the six gates today?" Chu Xiaoyun was lost in thought, Su Wen asked again, but changed the subject.

"Oh." Chu Xiaoyun came back to his senses, "It's a coincidence that I went to the six gates today because of this family."

Tell Su Wen about going to the six gates.

Su Wen was a little stunned when he heard this: "So that's the case. But since their family was originally a slave, why would they think of using the money to ask the master to teach the children to read, or to teach the daughter."

"It's really strange." Chu Xiaoyun stroked Su Wen's loose hair, "But when the six doors find them, everything will be clear."

Zhang Cheng's servants are likely to hide secrets, so their master Zhang Cheng has to be involved.Chu Xiaoyun thought of the indistinct veil covering Zhang's residence, perhaps this was a breakthrough.

If there is a clue here, we must hurry to find out.Chu Xiaoyun planned to return to Hejing County after the Lantern Festival and the child's first birthday.In order to save time, he first sent a confidential letter to Wei Jinghan, asking him to secretly investigate the affairs of Zhang's residence first.

During the waiting period, the six doors never sent any news about Zhang Cheng's servant, but Chu Xiaoyun waited for Zhou Ying to look for him again, and an extremely astonishing news came.

"Why are you in such a hurry?" Seeing Zhou Ying who looked impatient and puzzled in front of Tonghua Gate, Chu Xiaoyun was not consciously affected.

Zhou Ying looked around for a while and said, "Chu Butou, this matter is very important, can we talk in another place?"

Seeing Zhou Ying's serious face, Chu Xiaoyun thought it was important, nodded and said, "Okay."

The author has something to say: Little cuties, happy Lantern Festival everyone! (^o^)/~

The new year is over, and starting today, the update will resume.Everyone has been waiting for a long time.