An old lady's life

Five days later, the sky had not completely brightened yet, when the mist and thick smoke were indistinct, the gates of the four city gates of the capital had just been opened, and a convoy of horses and horses galloped out from each.

Outside the West City Gate, Jia Amnesty, members of the Zhang family, and Mrs. Zhang's natal brothers were all here, and they all came to see Zhang Tao off.Looking at the black face of the eldest brother, Jia She gloated secretly in his heart. He had often been looked down upon by his elder brother before. Although he wanted to protect them, he could make them suffer. He couldn't stop being secretly happy about the hardships he had suffered.

Zhang Tao and his group did not stay long, and left soon. Jia Amnesty exchanged greetings with everyone, got into the carriage and left, Zhang Yang, the eldest son of the Zhang family, suddenly opened the curtain and got in. His carriage followed behind. .

Others didn't take it seriously, the brother-in-law and brother-in-law were extremely close, and they didn't say anything close to each other for a long time.

Jia Amnesty was a little surprised in his heart, and he showed it on his face, and asked with a little bit of anxiety like he used to face the three uncles: "Third brother, Jingshu is very well, and Hu'er and Lian'er are also very well. .” If Jia Hu wasn’t weak and Jia Lian was still young, he would have brought his son with him.

Zhang Yang chuckled, "Enhou, don't act like this, lest others think I'm bullying you." Even though my sister was a little reluctant to marry him at first, but they have been nice to him for the past ten years, and they have long been relieved. , not to mention that after Rong Guogong passed away, he seemed to have grown up all of a sudden, and his whole mental outlook was different. Sure enough, people always have to go through some sad things to grow up.

Jia She was worried, but before he answered, Zhang Yang said again: "Father has been going to Guiyuan Bookstore these days, what did the old man discuss with you?"

Jia Amnesty looked stunned and scratched his head: "Third brother, what can my father-in-law discuss with me? Didn't he give lectures to my second brother, Mr. Yu and those students? In the autumn exam in September, the students of Guiyuan Book Building They are all scholars, and we all want to take the Juren examination, study together, and discuss how to pass the examination and Juren."

Jia Amnesty was actually wondering in his heart, he was such an ignorant person, how did the third uncle suspect him?

Zhang Yang saw that he didn't want to pretend like that, but he felt even more strange about his father's behavior. Big brother puts down his face and asks the emperor."

"It's a good thing for the eldest brother to go out and get gilded. Why don't the third brother ask his father-in-law himself to see what he thinks." Jia She broke into a cold sweat and said that everyone is a smart person, and the father-in-law's behavior is just slightly abnormal My son is suspicious.

Zhang Yang thought about it, and shook his head: "Forget it, father will always tell me if he can say it."

Zhang Yang got off the car at the intersection of the next street. When he got off the car, he turned his head and gave Jia She an extra look. Jia She smiled innocently, "Third brother, go slowly."

At this time, the mist will clear and the sky will brighten up. There are quite a lot of hawkers doing morning market business on the street, and it is very bustling and lively.Back at Rong Mansion, Jia Amnesty went straight back to the East Courtyard. Mrs. Zhang went to the ear room to wake up her two sons. First, she dressed Jia Lian. The child felt sleepy and didn't want to get up. The younger brother was teasing the younger brother with his mother. Jia She heard the laughter of his wife and children, and grinned silently.

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The weather is still so hot, Hongye asks the maids or servants around her every day to inquire about the news in Beijing, especially the miscellaneous news circulating among the low-level people in the market.

The people in the city haven't changed much, they should still go out and do business, and they haven't heard anyone talk about storing food.

But it was different in Zhuangzi outside the city. After listening to the boss's words, every household hid a lot of food at home.

Jia Amnesty is meeting Lao Zhou in the study. Lao Zhou is in charge of the information line of the Rongfu. Lao Zhou will be full of entanglements, "Master, the people below don't know what's going on. They just know that several groups of people are looking for information. It's just ours. People don’t dare to get too close, that’s all they know.”

"It's okay, let's talk about who they are." Jia She stroked his chin and thought, and suddenly his heart jumped.

"A lot of people, it's really hard to tell who is who, but there are three princes and county kings, and two or three people from other families in the capital, but these people have not found out the specific situation." Lao Zhou is quite Proud, our people are not so good, the water inside is too deep to go deep, otherwise our family will suffer disaster.

Jia Amnesty stabilized his flustered heart, and asked nonchalantly, "Where is the Prince's outer house, that outer room is pregnant for how many months now? When will you give birth?"

Lao Zhou didn't know how the master's thinking jumped to the prince's outer room, but he knew the situation, "It's been five months, and it will be born in July or August."

Before Jia She could figure it out, the servant outside came to report that Mr. Yu had come.

Jia She was taken aback for a moment, why did Yu Qiu come to see him?He then looked at Lao Zhou, "I tell everyone to be careful, you will know as much information as you can find out, don't take risks."

After a pause, "If it's related to Wu Liangshan in the suburbs of Beijing, please tell me not to get involved. If you find something related to Wu Liangshan, immediately withdraw to me."

Old Zhou nodded solemnly, the master would not aim at nothing, and he didn't want these people who had been cultivated with great difficulty to be ruined like this. Since the master didn't want to take risks, they also spared their lives.

Lao Zhou walked to the yard, bumped into Yu Qiu just in time, and clasped his fists together: "Mr. Yu."

Yu Qiu also returned a salute: "Boss Zhou." After staying in the Rong Mansion for a long time, Yu Qiu was still observant and knew that this Boss Zhou had a different identity.

Jia She's child was curious about why Yu Qiusuo came. He didn't think he was here to resign as a gentleman. Of course, he said in advance that he planned not to be the husband of Jia Hu and Jia Zhu after May. He needed the last three or four. Month time to go all out for the upcoming autumn exam.

"I'm sorry, sir, I've let you down." Yu Qiu is indeed very sorry. In the past two years in Rong Mansion, his mother's health has also recovered, and he has enough money to let him study at ease. This is Rong Mansion For his kindness.

Jia She waved his hand: "This is human nature, but I'm sorry, I forgot that this happened again, don't worry, I will find another gentleman in the next few days, and when the time comes, you will do your best to prepare for the autumn test. This is a major event in the lives of your students, so you should take it seriously, and you don't need to feel sorry."

For Mr. Yu Qiu, Jia Amnesty still admires him very much. He has strong self-control, is not pedantic, has a gentle temperament, and treats others like a spring breeze. He is still young, and if he is given a period of time to grow up, he may not be an important member of the party. He is happy to make friends with people.

It's just that Yu Qiu is going to prepare for the exam, what about his son and nephew's husband?It is not difficult to find a learned teacher, but it is difficult to find a teacher who is suitable for Huer and Zhuer. A teacher who cannot teach will ruin the child.

After Yu Qiu left, Jia Amnesty scratched his hair, then ran to Rongxi Hall, and first told Hongye about the old Zhou Lai's report.

Hong Ye nodded after hearing this: "You've done a good job." She lowered her eyes and pondered for a while. She originally thought that the place in Wu Liangshan would be discovered soon, but she didn't expect that it would take two years for people to discover the clues. , the prince's ability to hide is good, but King Su and others seem to be short of that.

"I'm afraid that Wu Liangshan's place has already been found out, so I told Lao Zhou and the others to only allow activities in the middle of the capital, and these things should not be mixed up." Anyway, the Rong family can't afford to bite a dog.

Jia She stood up suddenly, and said nervously, "It really was discovered? What should the prince do?" Salt and minerals are owned by the imperial court, and anyone who keeps them privately will only be suspected of conspiracy.

Hong Ye sneered: "What can I do? Take the initiative to confess to the emperor, the emperor will not do anything to him, and there has never been such a cold-blooded thing as killing a son in the royal family, I am afraid that the prince himself will not believe the emperor and take a wrong step It is a place of eternal doom, and there are still so many people who are eyeing it."

Jia She was so nervous that his Adam's apple slid up and down, but he couldn't speak. Hongye said again: "Besides, I really want to know where the prince made so many weapons. Such invisible things can't appear. at court."

Jia She immediately jumped up: "No way?" If that's the case, no matter what happens to the prince, it's not an exaggeration!

Hong Ye took a sip of tea, and smiled kindly at Jia She, "Don't make a fuss, this has nothing to do with the Rong Mansion. But you have to tell Lao Zhou and the others to be careful these few months, and don't let your family get involved with this matter." As far as the matter is involved, your cousin still has the Zhang family, Wang family, and Shi family, and our in-laws' families should pay attention, of course, the premise is that the Rong Mansion cannot be involved."

Jia She's heart was not up to date and started to jump again, ouch, these days are going through a dreadful life, mother, why are you so calm and breezy?

Under the calm expression of his mother, Jia Amnesty slowly calmed down. It is true that he has nothing to do with the Rongfu, and the Rongfu has not yet become a filial piety.However, when Jia Amnesty returned to the east courtyard, he summoned Lao Zhou again, and continued to arrange things solemnly, only letting the subordinates focus on monitoring Jia Jing and the second and third children of the Zhang family.

Time flew by while Jia Amnesty was in fear. In late April, the three men of the Jia family had another painful and joyful exam. As soon as the exam papers were handed out, Jia Zhen was stunned.

Ahhh, it seems that this topic covers too much area, great-uncle!

Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng buried their heads in filling out the test papers. Jia Zhen looked at the backs of the two uncles and had no choice but to scribble.

Hongye said that the complete book of Dafeng's laws and regulations is the complete book of the exam, anyway, she didn't make things difficult for them after each exam, she was very calm, and this exam is naturally the same.

The results of the exam are self-evident. The scores of all three have dropped. Hongye stared at the three with a half-smile after correcting the test papers: "Okay, keep working hard next month. But Zheng'er doesn't need to look at the big picture these few months. Feng Lulu, if you are tired of doing classics and theory, you can read this to change your mind, Xier Zhener, you don’t have the heavy responsibility of scientific research, so don’t be lazy.”

Jia Zhu's laughter came from the gate of the courtyard, "Hehe, Uncle got fifty points in the exam, and brother Zhen got twenty points in the exam."

Jia Hu hurriedly covered Jia Zhu's mouth, pulled Jia Zhu and Jia Lian away from the place quickly with his left and right hands, and when Jia She and Jia Zhen came out, they only saw a piece of clothes around the corner.

Jia Amnesty really didn't pay attention to this exam, he continued to search for Mr. for his son and nephew, and found seven or eight people who were not suitable for him. Finally, after thinking about it, he asked his father-in-law for help. Father-in-law knows many people, and there is always someone who is suitable for his son. and nephew's mr.

As soon as he wrote the letter and sent a servant to deliver it to Zhang's house, he listened to Steward Lai's report, saying that the outside inquired about the news, saying that the emperor would send some of the Guozijian to go to Jianlu Academy in southern Fujian for exchange and study.

Jia She immediately understood in his heart that his father-in-law had succeeded.After the eldest brother left, the father-in-law gave the second uncle a post as a teacher in the Imperial College, and the second uncle hadn't taught the students a few lessons before he was about to be sent abroad.

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