An old lady's life

Lou Gao walked up to the old lady without turning his eyes, and bowed his hands: "Old lady, the master is behind the screen, please come and have a gathering." He didn't even give Hao Ding a look, Hao Ding patted his chest , with worry in his eyes and heart, wouldn't he just change shifts?Why did he meet the emperor and his brothers again?

Ai Cao thought, since she couldn't leave, it wouldn't be a big deal to see her, so she nodded.

Jia Min felt her heart was beating again, and her hands were holding on to the handkerchief tightly. Jia Amnesty didn't know the specifics, but thought that her mother-in-law met an acquaintance.

The two screens moved quickly, and the table on Ai Cao's side was also moved.

The two screens are very useful, they cut off everyone's visits, and the elders on the second floor really don't know that the emperor will appear here on the side of the screen.

At most, some people who knew Feng Yu thought it was Lord Qi. After all, Lord Qi loves talents. It is well known that Lord Qi has met many students recently and praised him greatly.

Ai Cao was about to salute the emperor, but Emperor Changping shook his head and waved his hands: "You don't need to be too polite when you are away from home. Madam, please sit down."

Ai Cao performed the blessed body ceremony as before, and then said: "I didn't expect you to be here." Then she turned to look at Prince Qi, "The third master is also here."

Jia Min heightened her vigilance and stayed obediently behind her mother-in-law, trying to minimize her sense of existence.

Jia Amnesty was at a loss, and felt that the atmosphere was a bit tense. He kept his hands and feet upright, without looking sideways.But his eyes fell on Hao Ding, and he was a little surprised how Hao Ding ran behind the old man.

Hao Ding didn't stand obediently behind Ji Yang, and covered himself with Ji Yang's big body. Of course, he was restless, and kept poking his fingers behind Ji Yang's back.

With an extremely low voice that would not be heard by others, "Fifth brother, how long have you been here?"

Ji Yang didn't look sideways, but stretched his right hand behind him, slapped Hao Ding's hand off hard, and squeezed it hard, warning Hao Ding to be safe now.

Prince Qi smiled and said: "Don't be cautious, old lady, it is fate to meet you."

At this time, there was a burst of applause on the first floor, and Ai Cao's eyes full of admiration fell on those students, "It's better to be young, youthful and energetic!"

In fact, Emperor Changping used two things at once. He never heard the voice from the first floor. He heard all the good deeds done by the students. He didn't know who they were, but he could draw some situations from the poems, which made him Speed ​​up the judgment of whether some students are available.As for the situation of these students, he naturally has a list in his hand now, and he just waits for Chun Wei to see whether those who are on the top of the list can pass the Jinshi examination.

"The old lady is right, we are all old."

Prince Qi laughed humorously and said, "I think I'm still young, and my fifth brother is even younger than me."

Ai Cao raised her eyebrows: "I'm not old either!"

Emperor Changping couldn't help laughing, "Brother and old lady really don't accept old age, but it's a pity that if you don't accept old age, your body will get old too. When your body is old, your energy can't keep up, and you can't do many things."

Prince Qi patted his two sons with both hands, and the two teenagers who were wandering in fright were startled, "I can't move anymore, don't I still have sons? Otherwise, why did I give birth to them?"

Feng Yu's eyeballs rolled and rolled, but the concubine's expression was Yan.

Ai Cao echoed: "Yes, there are children. I am old and can't do much, just leave it to my sons and grandchildren. A person's energy is limited, so he has to do everything himself..."

She shook her head: "I think this person is simply an old birthday star who hanged himself. There are so many things to share with his sons and grandchildren, and he can be a shopkeeper himself. It's not too great!"

Jia Min muttered, not everyone has a heart like her mother-in-law!

Prince Qi held the teacup, took a sip of the tea, lowered his eyes, and concealed a meaningful smile.

Emperor Changping turned his eyes back from the first floor, glanced at Lord Qi and the old lady, and sighed: "There are too many sons, all of them are worthless, and all of them want to accept their father's family business, what should I do?"

Prince Qi's heart skipped a beat, and Ai Cao didn't care if the emperor had something to say, "I only have one son, and I don't have any extra sons and daughters to compete for the Lin family's wealth. I can't help you, Fifth Lord Feng, what happened to you!"

Prince Qi paused while holding the teacup, using the teacup to cover up his strangeness.

Emperor Changping was calm, and still asked: "If the old lady, what should I do? How can I prevent my son from feeling that I am partial?"

Ai Cao glanced up and down at Emperor Changping, and then at Prince Qi, "The third master is more suitable to answer your question. He has three sons."

Prince Qi suddenly smiled wryly, "Old lady, don't embarrass me. The palms and backs of my hands are full of meat. To be able to take care of them while I was alive is already fulfilling my father's duty. When I die, who cares about them eating chaff .”

Ai Cao gave Prince Qi a thumbs up, "Third Master is kind-hearted. I think so too, but I only have one son, so I don't worry about it at all."

Emperor Changping was silent!

The three people who were talking didn't think so, and neither did Jia She, but Jia She wondered blankly, was the topic of what the in-laws and mother were talking about was 'brothers competing for family wealth'?Don't the imperial court have rules?Titles and family separation are specific rules, so there is nothing to discuss about this!

The people who knew their identities, such as Feng Yu and his younger brother, already had a layer of cold sweat on their backs, and they couldn't stop now.

Lou Gao and the others were a little worried about the old lady, this topic was simply a forbidden area, and I don't know why the emperor would bring up some sensitive topics every time he met the old lady.

At this time, there was another applause on the first floor, and everyone's attention was on the first floor again.

Suddenly, someone stood on the table on the first floor and said loudly: "Everyone, please be quiet!" He took the lead, and the noise gradually stopped as if the waves spread.

"Mr. Boyang intends to test you, I don't know if you will dare to accept Mr. Boyang's test."

The students on the first floor suddenly burst out, "Mr. Boyang?"

"It's really Mr. Boyang?"

Wormwood is puzzled, Mr. Boyang?From this address, it can be seen that this person has a degree, otherwise he would not be called Mr.

Prince Qi couldn't help but smile: "The old lady may not pay attention to the circle of literati. Boyang is the name of Zhao Zhizhe, a great scholar in the world. We all respectfully call him Mr. Boyang. Mr. Boyang has a degree and has been engaged in teaching and educating people. He has eight closed doors." Disciples, everyone is talented, I heard that Mr. Boyang plans to accept a ninth disciple, and then he will no longer accept disciples."

Ai Cao was still puzzled, and always felt that Zhao Zhizhe's name sounded familiar. Jia Min's face changed slightly, but everyone's attention was not on her, so they couldn't tell.

Emperor Changping wanted to remind the old lady who this Zhao Zhizhe was, but Ai Cao suddenly remembered: "I know who that is. In the last imperial examination, my son was Tanhua, and the first in the second class is there a man named Qian Yongwang?" Yes, his teacher must be Mr. Boyang."

A smile spread across Emperor Changping's face, "The old lady has a really good memory!"

Ai Cao pursed her mouth: "What a good memory, I thought about it for a long time before I remembered him. I don't comment on Qian Yongwang's teacher, but Qian Yongwang is too narrow-minded. , sour words can change the ranking?"

At the end, Ai Cao said, "It is not the son's fault to teach the father!"

Prince Qi and Emperor Changping showed a humorous smile, and said that they would not judge other teachers. Youdao is a teacher for one day and a father for life. Isn’t this last remark a disguised way to blame the teacher for not teaching?

"So that's it. I thought the old lady didn't know Mr. Boyang." Prince Qi said.

While talking, the person on the first floor who "raised his arms and shouted" had already presented the question on behalf of Mr. Bo Yang, and the first floor became quiet in an instant, but it lasted for less than a quarter of an hour.

Jia Zheng and Yu Qiu were with their friends, and after listening to the topic, they were also thinking hard.

A quarter of an hour later, the first floor was bustling again.

However, on the second floor opposite Ai Cao and the others, an old man with a white beard and a flushed face stood up, standing high on the second floor, looking at the first floor, as if he was inspecting his own territory.

At this time, someone on the first floor exclaimed: "Mr. Boyang!"

"Look, Mr. Boyang is on the second floor!"

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Ai Cao pursed her mouth and said abruptly, "Min'er, what time is it?"

Jia Min whispered, "It's almost the time of You!"

Ai Cao was surprised and said: "It's so late! No, we should go, Hai'er is off work." After that, Ai Cao stood up and apologized to Emperor Changping and Prince Qi, "I should go, three Grandpa and Fifth Grandpa can do whatever they want."

Prince Qi sighed again, not knowing how to evaluate this old lady.

Emperor Changping glanced at Mr. Boyang, the great Confucianist opposite the noisy first and second floors, "Then let's go together!"

Emperor Changping wanted to leave, so naturally he couldn't go in front of Yueyang Tower, otherwise he would be seen by many people on the second floor. Under the leadership of Lou Gao and others, the group left through the back door of Yueyang Tower without disturbing anyone.

When Ai Cao said she wanted to go home, she really wanted to go home, and everyone parted ways at Jidi Street.Without specifically telling Hao Ding and Lou Gao, Ai Cao was a little depressed, thinking that it would be fine if there was no Prince Qi.

It's a pity that she doesn't know, Prince Qi has long known about the tricks between her and the guards.

As expected, it was dusk, the setting sun was full of afterglow, and there were more pedestrians on the street. Jia Amnesty escorted his mother-in-law and fourth younger sister to the carriage.Jia Amnesty stayed with her all afternoon, but still didn't know what his sister and mother-in-law were doing. Of course, since his sister didn't tell, he wouldn't ask.

"It turns out that Mr. Boyang has such a relationship with his fourth brother-in-law." Jia She immediately disliked the so-called Mr. Boyang. A narrow-minded student, the teacher is not much better.

Of course, this is the common anger of the world, and Mr. Boyang will not be as unbearable as Jia She thought.

Jia Min glanced at his innocent elder brother and said, "Brother, Mr. Boyang is indeed very knowledgeable, not what you think."

Ai Cao also nodded: "Let's put it this way, Mr. Boyang is very knowledgeable, but he is a bit aggressive, and his temperament is a bit arrogant and impulsive. The students he teaches will be more or less influenced by Mr., but it is harmless, but I don't care. I just like it!"

Jia Min couldn't laugh or cry, her mother-in-law was really rude.

While speaking, he came to the downtown area. Jia Amnesty hired two carriages himself. Watching the carriages heading towards Lin's house, he also hired a carriage to go to Rongfu.

Lin Hai hurried home after get off work today, but his mother and wife were not there, so Lin Hai walked around the gate.

You hour has passed. If it were normal time, the family of three would be having dinner.As the sun set, seeing the sky getting later and later, Lin Hai was spinning around anxiously!

Lin Butler's eyes followed the spinning master's eyes, and he wanted to say a few more words of comfort, but he still didn't say anything, since the master wouldn't listen anyway.

It wasn't until seeing two carriages galloping forward that the stone in Lin Hai's heart fell to the ground.

As soon as Ai Cao opened the carriage, she saw her good son planning to help her get off the carriage, "Mother."

"Let me just say, Hai'er must be home." Ai Cao took Lin Hai's hand as she said, and got off the carriage, and Lin Hai turned to help his wife down.

The maid and the guards automatically jumped out of the carriage, butler Lin gave the fare to the coachman, and the two carriages immediately turned around and disappeared in front of Lin's house.

The maids moved smoothly, and within a quarter of an hour, Huifang Courtyard had already set up dinner, and when Ai Cao came out of the bedroom, she saw her son and daughter-in-law waiting beside her.

Jia Min's action is also quite fast, she just changed her clothes, and the couple are talking about the interesting things they met when they went out today.

Originally, Lin Hai had a weird expression on his face, but when he saw his mother coming out, he immediately recovered his expression, and Jia Min couldn't stop smiling in his eyes.

Lin Hai was thinking, Hao Huwei is really his nemesis!

The sky is high and the emperor is far away, this suits Lin Hai's mood very well.Lin Hai is now a small official of the Imperial Academy, doing his own things diligently every day, and his position is far from that of the emperor, and his mother can meet nobles when he goes out, and he listens to his mother's nagging every day, and does not face the emperor directly. Lin Hai was still not too nervous about the emperor.

Now he has a big opinion on Hao Ding, and Lou Wei and the others are ignored by him.

The family of three ate and chatted, their stomachs were not so empty, Ai Cao said with a smile: "The girl from the Wan family looks good, I don't know if she has a fate with the handsome boys."

Saying this, Ai Cao muttered again: "Hai'er, you said that if I hold a flower viewing party, can I invite so many people?" The flower viewing party must not only be girls, but also some young men, otherwise the goal will not be achieved.

Ai Cao thought, she couldn't do this by herself, she should seek foreign aid.

Lin Hai fell silent for a moment. If invitations were widely distributed in the name of the Marquis of Jing'an in the past, basically everyone would come, but the Lin family has been silent for more than ten years, who would give the Lin family any face?

Jia Min is also thinking, her handkerchiefs are all married, even if she posts them, it won't help much.

Ai Cao sighed: "I will always find a way." Mother Lin also knew many wives before, but after the death of the old lady of the Lin family, Lin Hai hadn't grown up yet, and she became estranged after more than ten years. Now it's a bit difficult to pick them up. .

This flower viewing party really needs some important people to organize it to be effective!Who are we looking for?This is a serious question!

The mother is in trouble, as a son, even if it is a mountain of swords and a sea of ​​fire, he has to go through it!But Lin Hai found that he seemed to be unable to think of a way, and he seemed quite useless.

When Jia She returned to Rongfu, the whole family was waiting for him to have dinner. Even Jia Zheng came back before him. Jia She was surprised. He remembered that Jia Zheng hadn't left when he left. How about getting home first?

Seeing everyone's appearance, Jia She said apologetically, "I'm sorry, mother, I'm late."

Hongye shook her head: "It's okay, it's not your fault that you were delayed when you were away from home."

Hongye just asked Jia She why he was delayed, and greeted everyone to eat. The dinner was not very quiet. Hongye liked to feed her grandson, and finished a meal amidst the excitement.

After dinner, this is the time for the family to chat.

Jia Zheng was wandering, thinking about what happened in Yueyang Tower in the afternoon, when he heard Jia She's words, he was surprised and said, "Brother went to Yueyang Tower, why didn't I see it?"

Jia She pursed her mouth, "You and Mr. Yu are on the first floor, busy, how could you see me."

Jia Zheng was a little embarrassed, Hong Ye smiled and said, "Second brother, don't listen to your elder brother's nonsense. You and Mr. Yu are serious about communicating with the students, so you wouldn't be distracted. How could you notice others?"

After being comforted by his mother, Jia Zheng really felt much more comfortable. If my eldest brother doesn't argue with me for a day, he will feel uncomfortable, right?

Jia Amnesty pouted and bared his teeth, thinking sourly that his mother was partial to his second child!

Jia She talked about his experience in Yueyang Tower, and also mentioned Prince Qi and Emperor Changping. Unfortunately, he didn't know the identities of King Qi and Emperor Changping. He only said that they were the masters his parents knew.

Hongye quickly analyzed, she didn't say she knew everything about the Lin family, but she still knew what Ai Cao was doing and who she met recently.

Thinking silently in her heart, Hongye quickly analyzed the identities of Prince Qi and Emperor Changping.Of course, Hong Ye didn't intend to tell Jia She the identities of the two masters. For Jia She, when he didn't know their identities, he could face them calmly. A natural reaction to knowing his identity.

"I asked my fourth sister, but my fourth sister didn't tell me what they were doing. They just walked around the street. When I was in Yueyang Tower, I mentioned that my second child and Mr. Yu were in Yueyang Tower, so my aunt said to go to Yueyang Tower. "

Hongye smiled and said: "Okay, my mother-in-law has things to do with my mother-in-law, we don't need to explore. Has the boss thought of a way these days?"

Jia She immediately drooped his head and looked at his mother eagerly. He thought of many ways, but it was still not feasible.

Hongye still didn't mention anything, just said: "Mother will give you some more time, if you still can't think of it, I will mention you again. You have to learn to use your own brain for everything. Mother is old, and she won't be able to help you for long in the future."

After asking the boss, it's time to be the second.

Jia Zheng said that when he passed by Yueyang Tower, his whole body was still shining, and there was a lot of light in his eyes.

"Mr. Boyang said in Yueyang Tower that he wanted to accept the last closed disciple. The questions given by Mr. Boyang are the top five students who are the best in matching and the top five students who are the best in poetry. Mr. Boyang I personally met..."

Hongye didn't say anything at this time, but when she sent her son and daughter-in-law away, Jia Zheng was left alone.

Any scholar longs for a good teacher, which can be of great help no matter in his studies or his career as an official.However, Jia Zheng's qualifications are really limited, and at such an advanced age, it is difficult for Jia Zheng to get a teacher under the current situation.

Hongye urged again, pulling out the sadness in Jia Zheng's heart, "There are still many people in this world who pass the imperial examination without additional apprenticeship."

Jia Zheng was a little embarrassed, "Mother, my son knows. My son will work hard and won't aim too high."

Hongye nodded with satisfaction: "Mother believes in you. When the period of the imperial examination is at its peak, mother will give you a task."

Jia Zheng hesitated for a moment and nodded, wondering what his mother wanted him to do?You must know that the eldest brother is not free all day long, and runs out every day.

"Mother, rest in peace, and my son will leave."

It was still early, and Jia Zheng returned to the West Courtyard to continue studying poetry and books, but at this time of night, he was usually reading the Laws of the Great Phoenix.

Mrs. Wang has already prepared in the study. She has been practicing big characters during this time, and her handwriting can finally be seen by people. At least it won't look like a dog's planing, and it still looks pretty good.

"Master, come back!"

Someone was faster than her, and Jia Zhu hugged her father's thigh as soon as she crossed the threshold, showing a cute smile.

Jia Zheng felt relieved all over. He picked up his son and went into the study. This would be a time for the family of three to spend together.

Jia Zheng put his son down, and Jia Zhu ran to his exclusive place to scribble graffiti again, and Mrs. Wang presented her own big characters like a treasure, Jia Zheng looked at it carefully, and said: "Ma'am, this word has improved! "

Wang Shi smiled, "I will continue to work hard."

Looking at his wife's smile, Jia Zheng muttered to himself, it's quite eye-catching.

Next, the study was very quiet, the flames of the burning candles danced, Jia Zheng looked at the laws of Dafeng, Wang was reciting the Three Character Classic, Jia Zhu was scribbling on paper, and finally fell asleep and fell asleep directly under the table. Seeing this, she hurried out with her son in her arms, supervised the servants to wash him, saw her son sleeping soundly on the bed, and then returned to the study.

In the east courtyard, Mrs. Zhang and Jia Hu went to bed earlier. Jia Amnesty only read the Law of the Great Phoenix for an hour, and couldn't bear to go to bed early.