An old lady's life

At night, the wormwood was merging with the buds of the body with all her heart. She felt that she would be able to break through tonight. She wanted to know what new things would happen after the breakthrough.

I feel that the thoughts in my head are very heavy, and the formulas that I have memorized backwards have become obscure and difficult to understand, like a big river. There is a wide water outlet in front of me, but it is blocked in front of the water outlet, and the water flow becomes slow and crowded. In one place, it seems that river sand and silt have formed.Now the river sand and silt hinder the smooth flow of water, and the entire river has become dirty.

A few times, Ai Cao thought to just give up and try again tomorrow, but she thought of giving up in the same way last night, so she couldn't be reconciled, biting the tip of her tongue as she imagined, to wake herself up, and give the heavy head a hard time. Add a splash of clear water.

The obstacle in front of the 'river sand and silt' seems to have loosened, and now the wormwood is working harder. Tonight she must break through, and she will fail again and again. She has not only done it three times, I am afraid that after tonight, she will break through. Strike her courage.

I don't know how long it took, and suddenly the obstacles blocking the water outlet were washed away, the 'river sand and silt' was washed out of the water outlet, and the field of vision suddenly became wider.

The whole head seemed to be infused with more clear water in an instant, and the previously obscure parts behind the formula became half-understood again. Ai Cao silently recited it several times until he could recite it verbatim .

Coming out of the main body space, Ai Cao's spirit is still a little bit uplifted. I don't know what has changed after this breakthrough.The first thing she wanted to do was to test the range of her consciousness that could be released now, and she saw that she easily surrounded the entire Huifang Courtyard, and the next moment surrounded the entire Lin House, including the large back garden. The murmurs of patrols on the street could still be heard.

This is all-round, and then Ai Cao tested a single direction, the distance that the spiritual consciousness can reach, is simply a pleasant surprise, and it can reach the edge of the inner city.

At this time, the entire capital city became quiet except for a few places, only a few lanterns were hung under the eaves, watchmen were walking around the streets and alleys, and the patrol team carried a few lanterns to work responsibly.

When wormwood was falling asleep, it was past midnight, about an hour later than usual.Lying on the soft bed, Ai Cao was still muttering, Hong Ye was a bit stronger than her, and she might have broken through earlier than her.

Sure enough, she is a good girlfriend. Hongye did break through earlier than her. She has tried it several times, and Hongye still enjoys it.

But Rong Mansion is a bit interesting tonight, because there are a few men in black, Hong Ye thinks it is too interesting, she dares to say that since she became Jia Mu, she has never seen a thief or a hidden guard raised by others. Rongfu steals things.

But it happened tonight, Hongye was not sure about the identities of these three people, but it didn't hinder them.

There were only three masked men. The reason they were men was because they were tall. Hongye had never seen a woman taller than 1.8 meters.They climbed over the wall of Rongfu courtyard lightly, and the three of them went to the east courtyard while guarding each other.

Hongye was lying on the bed, and when she found this situation, she turned over gently, without disturbing the maid who was watching the night in the outer room, and left Rongxi hall lightly.

The moment she left Rongxi Hall, the three of them had already entered the East Courtyard.

The East Courtyard is where Jia She lived after he got married. He and Mrs. Zhang have been living there.I also saw the three people turning in through the window of the study room in the east courtyard.

Hongye suddenly found it interesting, because the title of the Rongguo Mansion has not yet come down, and Jia She, the future head of the family, is still unknown, his East Court will not have any confidential documents, if Jia Daishan gave him the list of old military departments.

Obviously they didn't come for the list, Hongye saw that they didn't rummaged in the study, there was a secret compartment in Jia She's study, the list was inside, and the three only rummaged through Jia She's desk, the three A masked man rummaged in the right drawer of the desk for a while, and finally one of them opened the left drawer, took out a stack of papers from the second shelf, shook it at the other two, and nodded again.

Hongye was speechless for a moment, wasn't that Jia She's examination paper?And why do these three masked men want Jia Amnesty's test paper?You must do this kind of thing often, otherwise how can you remember to return it to its original place?

The three masked men fulfilled their wish, restored the place where the things were placed, and quickly exited the east courtyard. When Hongye thought they would leave immediately, they went to the west courtyard. And, she wondered, wouldn't the three of them also go to the west courtyard? Looking for Jia Zheng's exam paper?

Moreover, who would be interested in the test papers that she randomly asked her son to test her son and kept him busy all day long?

Hongye just watched the three masked men take a stack of papers from Jia Zheng's study in the West Courtyard. They were also the test papers for Jia Zheng's examination with 24 points and 62 points. Excerpted from the manuscript when writing the question.

Hongye followed the three masked men far away, until she found the three masked men entered the palace within the scope of her consciousness, Hongye almost got messed up in the wind!

At this time, Hongye suddenly remembered that Jia She and the two met the so-called third and fifth masters when they were shopping. Jia She also met them last time. Why is it only this time that the emperor is "interested" in Jia She?

This time was busy, and when Hongye lay on the bed again, it was almost Yinshi.In a daze, Hongye was still thinking, she didn't mean to challenge the imperial examination system in the feudal era, the reason why she used points as measurement was purely because she was more stable, the boundaries between good and bad were too blurred, she was constant no.

The people who came to steal the exam papers were Hao Ding, Wei Liang, and Luo Feng. Wei Liang was ranked fifteenth, and Luo Feng was ranked fourteenth.After the three of them entered the palace, they entered the office of the guards, next to their residence.

At this moment, the three of them were carefully browsing the stack of test papers under the candles, and Hao Ding couldn't stop urging, "Stop making sarcastic remarks, copy it quickly, show it to the emperor tomorrow, and return it at night."

"Ahem, Eleventh Brother, you and Jia She are just close to becoming good brothers who worship you. You are not merciless in stealing other people's things."

"This test paper is very interesting, and the total score is [-] points."

Hao Dingbai glanced at the two younger brothers, "It's not that I won't return it, don't dawdle, copy it quickly."

To take advantage of the few hours before dawn, they had to finish copying these test papers. After dawn, the test papers had to be shown to the emperor, and they had to be returned at night to avoid any mistakes.

The room was very quiet, the candle flame was flickering, and the shadows of the three people were reflected on the window, stretching very long.

With the rustling of pen and ink, Hao Ding said suddenly: "I found that this test paper is not easy to do. Jia She can get [-] points in the exam, which is already a strength." His expression is very serious.

"Which of you can recite the Taifeng Law?"

Wei Liang and Luo Feng shook their heads, just like taking the imperial examination, as long as it is an exam, it seems that it is not easy, "So, don't make sarcastic remarks, you still can't get seventeen points in the exam."

Wei Liang and Luo Feng were speechless.

In the second half of the night, the three of them copied all night. After dawn, they brought the original and copied things to Old Wu Jiyang. After breakfast, the three of them climbed into bed and went to sleep. They were so sleepy after not sleeping all night Panic.

Ji Yang looked at the two documents in his hand, flipped through them carefully, and went to the imperial study.

After Emperor Changping came to court early, after breakfast and busy with more urgent political affairs, Ji Yang took out the novel test paper.

Emperor Changping opened them one by one, the original font can only be said to be neat, as for the character and temperament, there is no such thing at all.From the two test papers of Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng, he read them carefully one by one, and did not miss every question.

As an emperor, he is all-rounder!But Emperor Changping still couldn't recite the Dafeng Laws word by word.After a while, he chuckled lightly and said, "Jia Amnesty's test paper with [-] points, if I come to answer it, I can barely get [-] or [-] points in the end."

Ji Yang was silent on the background board. After Emperor Changping finished reading it, he smiled again and said, "It's kind of interesting. It's the first time Mrs. Jia's scores have been tested."

Emperor Changping seemed to want to keep this. Seeing this, Ji Yang coughed and said, "Your Majesty, the original one has to be returned. The stack next to this was copied overnight by a few of his subordinates."

Emperor Changping glanced at Ji Yang, and nodded after a while, "Jia She's writing is good, but Jia Zheng's character is too rigid, not as spiritual as Jia She."

So?

Ji Yang waited for a long time, but the emperor didn't say anything, so he had to leave with the original stack of papers.

Rongfu

A thief broke in last night, but today everyone was doing what they were supposed to do during the day, and no one noticed that someone had broken into the house, and Jia Zheng even didn't notice that there was something missing in the study.

Hongye thinks this is a serious matter, who wants to entrust their own safety to the good intentions of thieves, so it is imperative for Rong Mansion to improve security measures.But there is another problem here, if she takes action, the emperor will know about it immediately.

All day long, Hongye has been thinking about this matter, if she got into a thief so easily, why does the emperor want exam papers?

Think about it until night.

Those three masked men came again last night, Hong Ye frowned, could there be something that the emperor is thinking about in the mansion?However, even if the Rongguo Mansion has some assets, as the master of this dynasty, the emperor is not a fool, so it is impossible to count every penny, otherwise all the rich and wealthy families in Dafeng will suffer.

This time the three masked men were very fast. When Hongye was still wondering what they were going to do, she was a little dumbfounded. They returned the things they took away last night intact?

Hongye didn't get up this time, but just watched their actions, seeing them leave Rongfu empty-handed, she was really more puzzled.

However, Hongye couldn't fall asleep for a while.Thinking that there was nothing wrong with her walking in the mansion and on the street last night, Hongye suddenly thought that maybe she could go to see Ai Cao.

Just doing what she said, Hongye got up, left Rongxi hall quietly, jumped up the wall lightly, and left Rongfu without disturbing anyone.

After the breakthrough of spiritual consciousness, he is as light as a swallow, and it is easy to fly over the wall.

Lin's family and Rong's mansion are both in the west of the palace, but one is in the southwest and the other is in the northwest, a little distance, not very far.

It was still early, and Hongye thought that Ai Cao must not have fallen asleep, and was still practicing like her.

Sure enough, when Hongye approached the Lin family, she found a sense of spirituality covering the entire Lin family, and she wanted to tease her, covering it with her own spirituality.

Wormwood was playing with the Lin family and its surroundings, teasing the fallen leaves from the big trees in the dark, teasing the flowers that were still tenaciously blooming in the dark, suddenly a sense of danger hit my heart.

She didn't play anymore, and she used all her spiritual sense in one place, only to see a figure standing in the shadow of a big tree at the street corner across the street from Lin's house.

Wormwood blinked, "Fuck, Hongye?" A wandering soul in the middle of the night?And how did she run so far, it would take about half an hour to walk from Lin's house to Rong's mansion.

Hongye knew that Ai Cao had found her, so she sent a sound transmission to Ai Cao in her consciousness, "Ai Cao, won't you come out?"

Ai Cao asked without hesitation: "How do I get out? Can I climb over the wall?"

Hongye chuckled: "Since your spiritual consciousness has already reached such a wide range, don't you know that you can actually be as light as a swallow and fly over walls?"

Ai Cao was still a little dumbfounded, and she heard Hongye's chuckle again, "Do you still remember martial arts novels? Now you can be counted as a martial arts master."

It took a lot of effort for Ai Cao to climb over the courtyard wall of the Lin family and out of the Lin family. She was extremely excited immediately.When she came to Hongye, she was still amazed: "Hongye, you are the best, I haven't even found out yet!"

Hongye said sourly: "I'm not so good. If you are locked in the mansion for a few months, you can't go anywhere, and you can find out. You are living a comfortable life, traveling in mountains and rivers, and also work part-time as a matchmaker."

Ai Cao chuckled. Although the two knew each other's whereabouts, due to their limited identities, they had never talked happily.But now it seems that they have found a good time and way to chat, and the two can exchange messages with each other in the future.

Lianhua, who is far away in the underwater world, shook her head helplessly, silly boy, there is a faster and more convenient method, why can't you find it?

One day in the future, when Ai Cao and Hong Ye discover that their spaces can be interconnected, Ai Cao will be very annoyed. There is such a faster and safer way, but they have been delayed for several years.

The two just stood and chatted like this. From the avalanche, to turning into a flower, and then turning into a half-human half-flower, they couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion.

Ai Cao grabbed Hongye's hand and sighed: "We are so lucky to have met our mother." Instinctively and consciously, they did not reject being called Lianhua's mother at all.

Hong Ye also nodded: "Yes, otherwise, you will enter a new reincarnation, and you will change from human to animal in the next life."

The two chatted for an hour in the cold wind. From the previous life to the Lin family and Jia's house, they chatted very happily. The watchman had already rang the clapper for the fourth watch, and the two returned separately.

When Ai Cao woke up the next day, it was already past time, which caused Jia Min to send people to ask the servant girl if the old lady was sick?If you have any discomfort in your body, don't hide it.

Ai Cao was doing her makeup in the mirror when she saw Jia Min coming in.

Seeing that her mother-in-law's face was ruddy, and she really didn't look sick, Jia Min breathed a sigh of relief.

"Min'er, I made you worry. I'm fine. It's just that I'm old and can't sleep at night. If it's not in the morning, I will inevitably go to bed later." Ai Cao said with a smile.

A smile appeared on Jia Min's face, sitting next to the wormwood, looking at the mirror seriously, "It's good that mother is fine. Although February is coming to an end, the day is mostly sunny, but at night the cold wind blows , it's still quite cold, I'm afraid that my mother will catch the wind and cold when the seasons change."

Ai Cao was in a good mood, and Qing Yao also arranged her hair. Just as she was about to put on the hairpin and jewelry, Jia Min picked out a light green hairpin, "This hairpin is very smart."

Ai Cao took a look and said with a smile: "Min'er's vision is naturally good, but I am an old lady, and I still wear such a young hairpin, no one will call me an old witch."

Jia Min couldn't help but pursed her lips and smiled: "Mother is not old, but she is very young among her peers." She looked carefully at her mother-in-law's expression, and suddenly found that her mother-in-law's face looked younger by several years since she stopped being sick. It's not that the mother-in-law is dressed with a little seriousness, maybe others will think she is a lady in her thirties.

The wormwood did not disappoint her daughter-in-law's kindness, and besides, she doesn't plan to go out today, so it doesn't matter if she wears it.What's more, she didn't think so in her heart. If she was in modern times, she could still wear hot pants, which was more fashionable than little girls.

The Lin family got along well with their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. Rongfu and Hongye also got up later than usual. After breakfast, she sent someone to find Jia Zheng.

Jia She is not at home for the past few days, and has been tinkering with his village, especially the barren mountain he bought. He has guaranteed in front of his mother that he will turn the barren mountain into a golden mountain.

At this moment, Jia Amnesty was measuring the entire mountain with a group of people, and he also invited expert farmers to evaluate the mountain to see what kind of fruit trees would be more suitable.

And the old family members that Jia Amnesty contacted before have all moved to the foot of the mountain here, and they are building their own houses around Zhuangzi, and this will be their home in the future.

Jia Amnesty is too busy, Jia Zheng just reads quietly, Hongye thinks that it is not good to work behind closed doors, Jia Zheng must communicate with more people, otherwise his thinking will become rigid, he will be admitted to Juren, and the family will work to become a sesame seed Officer, there is no future.

As for the emperor's interest in her son's test papers, Hongye didn't speculate too much. She had managed a company at most in the past, and the company's staff did not exceed 500 people. And she came from later generations, and her thinking was different from that of ancient emperors, so It's better not to think that she can shake her body like a tiger, she has no arrogance.

Jia Zheng sat upright, ready to listen to his mother's orders.Jia Zheng was really surprised when he heard that his mother asked him to go to Zhang Luo to open a bookstore by himself.But this is a bookstore, which is different from other businesses. He wants to know why his mother asked him to do this.

"Although you can see the meaning of reading a hundred times, there are also three people who must have my teacher. Zheng'er, my mother thinks that you have read books for more than 20 years, and you have memorized all the poems and songs in your heart, but this is not enough. You just remember There is Yan Ruyu in the book, and the golden house in the book. Obviously you have not found the golden net in the book. If you can find this Yan Ruyu and the golden house, then the book you read It is a useful book."

Jia Zheng's expression was serious, and he was already thinking about what he should do to open a bookstore. However, he was a little confused. In the past, everything in the mansion was handled by servants. It was obvious that he didn't understand the process.

"Your elder brother's exercise during this period is very effective, so this bookstore needs you to do it yourself, from buying the shop to decorating it to recruiting the second shopkeeper, you need to personally ask."

Jia Zheng nodded, stood up and bowed to his mother, "Don't worry, mother, the son knows."

Hongye smiled and nodded: "Go, remember to do it yourself."

After Jia Zheng left the Rongxi Hall, his expression was a little heavy. It was not difficult to do this by himself, but it was a bit difficult for Jia Zheng to let him be a scholar to bargain with others.

A few days ago, his mind suddenly recalled the scene where his elder brother greeted the shopkeeper of the pawnshop. Although there were some things to learn from, he was still worried.

Of course, Jia Zheng wouldn't say anything insulting to the gentleman now, it's just that he couldn't get over that line in his heart.

"Master, does mother have something to do with you?" After Jia Zheng was found by Hongye, Wang's whole body was spinning around the room. She had already thought a lot about it, wondering if her mother-in-law found out in conscience, or felt that their second wife more reliable...

Jia Zheng hesitated for a moment and nodded, Wang's eyes lit up instantly, but after Jia Zheng told what happened, Wang was a little discouraged, what is mother-in-law going to do?The master doesn't have enough time to study, and he has to open a shop.

"Master, isn't it just to open a bookstore? Zhou Rui can handle it all by himself."

Jia Zheng glared at Wang, "Don't meddle, mother will be angry."

Thinking of her mother-in-law's methods, Wang Shi was immediately discouraged again. For some reason, her mother-in-law has a lot of retributions now, and nothing in the mansion can't be hidden from her.Last time, my mother-in-law beat her on purpose to ask her to take care of her companion and not to show off in the name of master, and told her that if she did something that would damage the reputation of Rongfu, her mother-in-law would not be sympathetic.Afterwards, she came back and questioned Zhou Rui and Lihua, only then did she know that they were making decisions for others in her name.

Now Zhou Rui and Lihua are terrified and have always wanted to atone for their sins, but unfortunately the house is too stable now, there is no major event at all, and the two of them have no place to show their strength.

Mrs. Wang watched from side to side, and the couple locked themselves in the study for half an hour. Under Mrs. Wang's guidance, Jia Zheng wrote a flow chart, how to bargain?The price of a shop with a size of more than ten square meters is suitable, but it is not worth it after passing.How much is a house of seventy to eighty square meters with a backyard and front facing the street...

Then Jia Zheng took two young men to the streets to look for houses that were rented or sold by others.