Zhulan looked at Su Xuan. She had not paid attention to the follow-up of the recent beheadings in the capital.
Seeing everyone looking at her, Su Xuan said, "Master Jiao took care of it. I heard that the Jiao family and the An family came to the capital together and helped the An family. When everyone avoided it, Master Jiao stepped in to return the favor."
Zhulan knew whose house it was, "Miss Jiao's house."
Su Xuan nodded, "Yes, it is said that Mrs. Chen likes Miss Jiao very much."
Mrs. Zhao turned the handkerchief in her hand, "So the Jiao family is also afraid that Mrs. Chen would think it would be too cool to ignore her."
Mrs. Li thought for a while before answering, "This is only one aspect. The Jiao family's family tradition is still good, otherwise it would not be able to catch Mrs. Chen's eyes."
Su Xuan was very sad, "I heard from Yuwen that Miss An is arrogant and arrogant. Now that she has been exiled from Beijing, she doesn't know what her future will be like."
Zhao said: "How many lives have been harmed by the An family's profiteering? The An family's ladies are always wearing gold and emeralds with blood. The An family's female family members have at least saved their lives in exile, but the people who have been harmed by the An family cannot be repaid."
Li said: "If you ask me to say, everything is determined."
In the Hanlin Academy, some days after Zhou Changzhi came back, the lingering power of the imperial examination case was still there, and even though he was still walking around holding a teapot, no one dared to come forward and ridicule him.
Changzhi waited until Gu Sheng made tea and handed it to him before he spoke, "When I returned to Hanlin, you treated me as usual."
Now the beheaded lives are all counted on him, and no one talks about him behind his back.
Gu Sheng thought to himself that he was indeed afraid when you didn't come back. When he saw you again, he figured it out again. He didn't have such great ambitions or a high-level city. He just wanted to live his life peacefully and not be afraid of Mr. Zhou, "I don't have any ambitions." I have done something wrong, even if you have the knife to kill someone, it will not fall on me. "
Zhou Changzhi took a sip of tea and said, "Did you know that I asked about you when I came back?"
Gu Sheng, "!!"
I really don’t know, I suddenly felt nervous.
Chang Zhi circled around Gu Sheng, "You are indeed stable."
Gu Sheng has never been to the palace since he left. Anyone would be panicked, but this one is very stable and does his errands well. The daily routine of life is somewhat comfortable.
Gu Sheng recalled that he had never done anything extraordinary and said, "I don't ask for much."
Zhou Changzhi picked up the teapot and said, "You can see if there will be better days after spring next year."
Gu Sheng waited for Mr. Zhou to go far away and did not come back to his senses. When he came to his senses, he pinched himself and it really hurt. It was a pity that he could not share this joy. He looked left and right and there was no one around him. It was all because Mr. Zhou came to the waiter. Withdrew.
Time flies so fast, winter comes with the first snow, the whole capital is covered in snow, and the crisp cold wind blows through the frozen people, who just want to stay in a warm house.
Zhulan saw Jiang Ling and his wife, "It's such a cold day, you sent someone to bring lotus roots, why did you come here in person?"
Shao Xun and Jiang Ling were married. Jiang Ling received a generous dowry. The adobe bricks representing the land opened the eyes of the villagers. Only then did Shao Xun know how much Jiang Ling had and how much dowry she had brought into the Shao family.
Jiang Ling said: "Someone asked a student from the college to become a teacher. I happened to tell you about this by sending lotus roots."
Zhulan recently caught a cold and felt uncomfortable. She had not been to the academy for a few days, but she didn't know about it. "Has anyone accepted the invitation?"
Jiang Ling nodded, "The money I hired is enough for one tael, and someone is already interested."
Zhulan said that she understood. Some families could send their girls to a college to specialize in reading and literacy, while others preferred to teach them individually.
Jiang Ling said again, "Madam, won't the academy intervene?"
Zhulan thought that all the people who could afford a husband were rich, and the back house was naturally not peaceful. "The college helped draft the deed and must not cause trouble and tarnish the reputation of the college."
Jiang Ling felt relieved in her heart. She was worried that someone would have a big heart and implicate the reputation of the college. "With your words, I will know what to do."
Zhulan added: "Since this has happened, forget about being tempted now. You can only be employed after graduation. Otherwise, you will have to drop out of school."
Now the people who are tempted are just being eliminated. Those who are tempted are those with too many thoughts.
Jiang Ling felt sorry for the students she was attracted to. She lost the watermelon and picked up the sesame seeds. She sighed when she thought about the age of the students. She couldn't worry about everyone. She could just help the dean take care of the college.
Zhulan asked, "How is Shao Ting doing lately?"
Jiang Ling glanced at her husband and smiled: "She has been hiding in the college recently."
"Why are you hiding?"
Jiang Ling also wanted to test the matter. She had not heard from Mr. Minghui since Qiu Wei. She suspected that she was overthinking, "My younger sister was afraid of being tormented by the matchmaker. She said she was not in a hurry to get married, so she hid."
Zhulan looked at Qingxue. Qingxue understood and quickly brought back a tray. Zhulan pointed at the tray and said: "The newly delivered jewelry, I think this set of white jade jewelry matches Shao Ting very well. Please help take it back." "
Jiang Ling no longer had any doubts this time. She looked at her husband. Seeing that her husband was stunned, she could only say, "I thank Madam on behalf of my little sister."
Shao Xun came to his senses, but he had too many questions to ask. He waited until he left the Marquis' Mansion before asking, "What do you mean, Madam?"
"It's what you think."
Shao Xun said hurriedly: "Minghui helped me a lot, and I was lucky enough to win. Our family background."
It’s already clear without saying it.
Jiang Ling thought for a while and said: "You have passed the exam now. You are still young and can be successful in the future. It will be my sister's confidence in the future. I am also a girl from an official family, and my sister is also very confident in the academy. Although we are high-ranking, our family background is clean. Madam said that obviously the Hou Mansion has its own considerations."
Of course, it mainly depends on Master Minghui’s wishes.
In the tea house, Chang Zhong came out to drink tea at the invitation of Cheng Xiang. He has been very busy recently and spent time with papers. Today, in order to relax, he looked at Cheng Xiang carefully and said, "I see that your face is rosy and you seem to be doing well recently."
Cheng Xiang opened the fan and said, "The capital is still prosperous. I have recently visited all the fun places in the capital. Let's see if I have this fan. I just won it from a juren who came to Beijing to take the exam."
Chang Zhong was speechless, "Your father has high hopes for you. When you arrive in the capital, you are like a kite with its string cut off. You are not afraid that your father will come to the capital to deal with you."
Cheng Xiang closed the fan and said, "The only person I can rely on when I come to the capital is you. I know that you are busy with the Spring Festival. I can only explore by myself. There is no shortage of powerful young men in this interesting place in the capital. My father doesn't know how to do it." Take care of me, I’ve figured out a lot of relationships lately.”
Chang Zhong, "You must have given up money too."
The dandies in the capital are not easy to make friends with. They are the shrewdest ones. Those who are famous and have status are the hardest to get close to. If you try to trick them, they will be embarrassed to play with the rest.
Cheng Xiang's face wrinkled, "I don't have much money left from my father."
Chang Zhong, "Then you want to treat me to the most expensive tea?"
"You are my biggest supporter. I can't be stingy with you even if I'm stingy with you!"
"You're quite straightforward."
Just as Cheng Xiang was about to reply, there was a noise coming from downstairs, and then he heard someone yelling that someone had been hit.
Chang Zhong motioned to the boy to go take a look, and when the boy came back he asked, "What happened?"