One of the Red Buildings: Three Thousand Miles

Mo Xuan made a fuss in the room because he couldn't participate in the small election, and didn't eat for two days. Aunt Liu got angry and didn't know how to deal with it.If he was still in the frontier, Mr. Shi usually had nothing to do with his work, and spent more time in the inner house, often going to Mo Xuan's residence, chatting with Mo Xuan, father and daughter had a lot of contact, and naturally had a deep relationship.Mo Xuan was also more favored at that time.

It's just that Mr. Shi is not as good as he was back then, and now he has a serious job. A while ago, he went out early and returned late because he was avoiding people who came to visit him. In Madam's room, Mo Xuan has not been seen for a long time.A while ago, she managed to get Muxiu and went to see Mo Xuan. At that time, Aunt Liu took the opportunity to say something bad about Mrs. Shi, but she didn't dare to go too far. She just said that it was a little underhanded, and was immediately reprimanded by Master Shi.In order not to be disgusted by Master Shi, Mo Xuan also said a few words to Aunt Liu, but since that day, Master Shi has not seen Mo Xuan for half a month.

Aunt Liu wanted to tell Master Shi about Mo Xuan, but she couldn't see anyone, so she had no choice but to ask Mrs. Shi.

Mrs. Shi's heart was as clear as a mirror. She knew the thoughts of Aunt Liu's mother and daughter very well, but she deeply disagreed with their calculations, "Good daughter, where do you really want her to eat people without spit out bones?" Walk around? Let me tell you, there is nothing to talk about when someone dies in the palace. You haven’t heard from you for many years, so why do you have the heart to let Mo Xuan go to that ghostly place?”

Aunt Liu timidly raised her head to look at Mrs. Shi, "But isn't this just entering the palace? After entering the palace, there will be hope. If the eldest girl wins the eyes of noble people, she will not be able to enjoy all the glory and wealth in the rest of her life." ? The eldest girl is so beautiful, no number of girls can match her."

Saying that Mo Xuan is good-looking, not only Mrs. Shi agreed in her heart, but even Xuan Xuan had to praise him as beautiful.There are many beautiful girls, but there are not many who are so beautiful that people's hearts tremble. Don't look at Mo Xuan who is only 13 years old now, but he already has all the signs of becoming a big beauty in the future.

Mrs. Shi was so angry that she laughed, "Oh, according to you, Mo Xuan has no other way out other than entering the palace as a court lady? Is this how you want to be a mother? She is a concubine, and Jingzhong attaches great importance to the identity of a concubine. You Have you ever thought that even if Mo Xuan successfully enters the palace, even if he is valued by rich and noble people, if he really gets married, he will still be a child for others? Don’t you know the bitterness of being a child for a lifetime? You still plan to let Mo Xuan follow Are you going the same way?"

Madam Shi's words were a bit heavy, but they really touched Aunt Liu's heart.Aunt Liu shuddered fiercely, the status of a concubine is really not a good one, she cannot enter the ancestral graves when she is dead, and she will be despised when she is alive.But... Even concubines are divided into three, six or nine classes. Wouldn't concubines in the royal family be better?

Mrs. Shi could see what Aunt Liu was thinking, so she continued to speak bluntly, "Quickly put away those stupid thoughts of yours, you are really so easy to advance when you are a royal family? Upswing, how far do you think you can go? Married to the royal family, the clan, Mo Xuanshu can only be a concubine, and is suppressed by the eminent family with a prominent family background, how good do you think that day will be?"

"No matter how bad it is, it's better than wasting at home like this. No one cares, no one asks, what will I do in the future?" Aunt Liu burst into tears.She wants to complain to Master Shi, but Master Shi is not willing to talk to her, and when he sees Master Shi on weekdays, he is only in Mo Xuan's favor, but now Mo Xuan doesn't eat or drink, Master Shi doesn't know, and she has nothing to do.

Mrs. Shi invited a nanny from the palace for Xuanxuan Daiyu. Aunt Liu really wanted Mo Xuan to come and learn, but Mrs. Shi kept silent. Master Shi's original words were "The nanny taught the two children, and Mo Xuan is grown up, besides, you don't always think that Mo Xuan is the best way, anyway, the nanny teaches the rules, so it doesn't matter if Mo Xuan doesn't learn. "For this, Aunt Liu was complained by Mo Xuanhao.In Mo Xuan's words, she doesn't want to bow down to Mrs. Shi, she must rely on herself to be that master, and it's best to step on Mrs. Shi's mother and children!

Mrs. Shi gave Aunt Liu a hard look, "What do you call that? I am not Mo Xuan's mother? Does Mo Xuan not call me mother? Do I not worry about Mo Xuan's life? Mo Xuan is the head of the family after all. Girl, can I really treat her badly? She doesn't marry well, what about the younger ones? Let me tell you for nothing, the plan of my master and I for the life of Mo Xuan is, the royal clan or something, divination Yes, we don’t have to blind our children for nothing. Just choose the one from a slightly inferior family, but has the ability, it’s best to be the number one scholar in Jinke, and you won’t wrong the child, and you can live a good life.”

Aunt Liu looked at Mrs. Shi with wide-eyed eyes. She really hadn't thought about this road.But then again, Aunt Liu is just a short-sighted woman after all, she can do a little bit of small tricks with careful thinking, and she doesn't know anything about the way of survival in the capital.Hearing Mrs. Shi's words, he was very grateful, as if Mo Xuan had already made an engagement, and it was the number one scholar.She bid farewell happily and went back, saying that she would tell Mo Xuan the good news, so that Mo Xuan could relax.

Mrs. Shi stopped her, "Take it easy, don't tell the big girl everything, say what you should say, and don't say what you shouldn't. Marriage is the order of your parents. You think that the girl's family is not in Nei Zhali. If you live peacefully and think about these things day and night, you have to have a good reputation with your eldest daughter?"

Aunt Liu was stunned, she really hadn't thought about it.

Mrs. Shi said angrily, "Furthermore, although Mo Xuan is now 13 years old, he missed this small election. But you should also know that if our master can make a small step forward, the general election may not be sure." Can stand. Four years later, Mo Xuan will only be 17 years old, so it’s not too big. If Mo Xuan really has the heart to fight, he can’t wait for a few more years. But then again, if he can only participate in the small election, then I will I'll tell you right now, absolutely not!"

Aunt Liu recorded it honestly, climbed to the ground and kowtowed to Mrs. Shi, then got up and left.

Xuanxuan felt that she couldn't fall asleep, and felt confused, thinking that she wouldn't rest anyway, so she got up and went to Mrs. Shi's room.

When Mrs. Shi saw Xuanxuan coming in, she waved to her, then snorted coldly and said to Wang Momo, "You don't look in the mirror for things you don't know, and you still want to draft?"

Wang Momo laughed even colder, "If it wasn't for her, the second girl wouldn't have suffered so much grievance for nothing."

Xuanxuan raised her face, puzzled, "Mom? What are you talking about?"

Mrs. Shi smiled but did not answer, and asked Xuanxuan, "You were in the small room just now, how much did you listen to the conversation between Mother and Aunt Liu?"

Xuanxuan looked down and saw that her clothes were wrinkled, she looked like she had just woken up, and smiled, "Daughter is still not good at tidying up." After speaking, she raised her hand and patted her clothes, "I have heard a lot, but I don't understand."

Mrs. Shi laughed and said, "If you don't understand, go back and ask Nanny Chang for advice. You should also learn the style of Beijing."

Xuanxuan nodded, opened her mouth and yawned lightly, and buried her head in Mrs. Shi's arms, "Mom, I'll just sleep here for a while, I have a headache."

Mrs. Shi gently moved Xuanxuan to the bed, covered her with a quilt, got up and went out, leaving two little servant girls to take care of her.

Wang Momo Muge followed Mrs. Shi to the storeroom, because the number of visitors has increased recently, there are more and more gift giving, and there are more things to return gifts. Many gifts are returned because the other party is a high-ranking official, so Mrs. Shi has to pay attention to it.

"This piece of fine rice paper should be given to Hou Xuan's teacher to teach the candidate. Our family always has to express it." Mrs. Shi casually pointed to the outermost rice paper that had just been put in and hadn't been filed yet.

Mu Ge nodded and wrote down, "Madam often reads it, and I think the eldest and young master's life in the school is quite satisfactory."

Mrs. Shi shook her head and sighed, "People in the world always have eyes that only look at others. When Hou Xuan grows up, we can do nothing more than this. By the way, this is the broken jade bracelet sent by someone that day. The silk thread looks good too. Take it to Mo Xuan later."

Wang Momo curled her lips, "Although this thing is worthless, it is still a rare thing, why give it to her."

Mrs. Shi smiled distortedly, and said through gritted teeth, "After all, I am her aunt's mother, and I always pretend to be like that. I just didn't expect that girl to have such thoughts. What kind of mother raises what kind of girl, hum , Do you really think that as long as you look good, you have nothing to worry about? Little do you know that the most indispensable thing in this capital is a good-looking girl. If you want to turn around with this, it depends on your life! Give her this thing, it won’t break Not yet."

Wang Momo understood, she smiled relievedly, and then whispered, "There is also that man in that courtyard, who seems to be in a hurry recently, always wanting to come out to find the second girl or come to see you, and they are guarded The people at the door stopped her back. You said, she didn’t take good care of herself to get a boy, so why is she so busy? Don’t worry if the child is lost again!”

Mrs. Shi was also puzzled, "Leave her alone, tell the guards clearly, you must watch her closely, and no one is allowed to let her out. Her death is her own business. This time I can't be extinct again Let her implicate me."

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In the evening, the master came back early, but looked tired. He didn't say a word during the meal, and after dinner and tea, he seemed to be exhausted. "Hey, a while ago, to avoid suspicion, I said that there were many things in the mansion. I didn't expect it to be so busy. There are too many things in this mansion."

Xuanxuan filled Master Shi's tea again, and asked curiously, "Is Daddy busy?"

Master Shi caressed Xuanxuan's head and sighed, "Not only is he busy, he is simply too busy!"

Afterwards, Master Shi talked about the focus of his recent busy schedule.

Nothing else but the general election.Originally, the general election was a matter for the Ministry of Rites, but the bad thing was a rule of this dynasty. Many people in the general election had their names on the books of the Clan Mansion early in the morning, and the first step in the general election was to ask the Clan Mansion to The names of such people are extracted, classified, and sent to the Ministry of Rites, and then the Ministry of Rites will combine whether there are any high-ranking officials in the current period, and whether there are girls of the right age in the families of these important officials, and then make an accurate list and present it to the emperor .

It's just that the first step of the clan's mansion is usually taken a year in advance. After all, the royal relatives don't just live in the capital, they are all over the world, and the information in ancient times is underdeveloped, and the general election happened suddenly. There is a big problem in the clan mansion.

No matter how difficult the problem is, we must continue to solve the problem, but more importantly, there are not many officials in the clan mansion, one radish and one hole, just three or two chicks. Confused.

How many people, how to verify?Verification is a problem, but extracting the list is even more of a problem. So many people, how to extract them?With the election on the horizon, things have to be done, but how?What if you can't finish it?