No matter how much Concubine Shen Gui complained, it was a foregone conclusion that Qingxi was the one who called Qiuqiu first. Concubine Shen Gui could only hug her son and kiss her twice to vent her anger.
Qiuqiu puffed his face unhappily, and tried hard to push his mother and concubine with his small hands.
"Qiuqiu really doesn't love me at all." Concubine Shen was very sad, "I won't even kiss my concubine anymore."
Empress Fu couldn't stand it anymore, she stretched out her hand to hug the poor little Qiuqiu, and rescued Qiuqiu from the fire and water.
"Don't provoke him, do you coax him to cry?"
Shen Yuqing said rather bachelorly: "Don't be afraid, Qiuqiu won't cry easily."
"..." can take what you can.
Fu Qiushui sighed, handed his son over to the nanny, and let the nanny take him down to rest.
Shen Yuqing didn't play tricks anymore, when it was time to give her daughter a massage, she urged Qingxi to take a bath, and enjoyed the two-person world with Fu Qiushui while taking a bath. After Qingxi finished bathing, she said goodbye to her daughter-in-law and went to take care of her daughter.
Everything went as usual, Shen Yuqing and Fu Qiushui went out to play during the day, and came back to accompany their son and daughter at night. If the weather is not hot, the two of them can still go for a walk in the capital.
For example, on June 27th, the sky is overcast. Shen Yuqing looked at the weather and said, "Maybe it will rain today."
Before summer in Huaijing, there was a rainy season, and after summer, there was less rainfall. It is basically very lucky to encounter rain to cool down, after all, it is too hot here.
The boundary between the south and the north is the most test of survivability. It is extremely cold in winter and extremely hot in summer.
When Fu Qiushui heard that it was raining, he hesitated. Originally, they agreed to go for a stroll in the capital today, but if it rains, it will be inconvenient.
"Don't be afraid." Concubine Shen Gui came over and kissed the corner of her lips, "Take your umbrella and change into clothes that don't get wet, let's go."
"Okay." Fu Qiushui had no objection, and the rain was just inconvenient, and it was nothing serious.
The clothes of both of them were made of non-wetting cloth. The cloth was woven without knowing how, and the secret recipe was in the hands of an imperial merchant. The woven cloth is expensive, but there are some people in the capital who can afford it. Wearing it will not reveal your identity, but it can show your financial strength.
Wearing such clothes, I am not afraid that those who are not good-looking will dare to come up to do something.
In the novel, there are ruffians who stalk the rich lady and use their reputation to force her to submit, but this trick is not feasible in Huaijing. Not to mention that Dayan's folk customs are now open, and the security system in the capital is not so bad.
Although it is not good to say it so clearly, it is the fact that people who are either rich or noble walk on the street, and they will be paid special attention by the soldiers who maintain law and order on the street. If someone with ulterior motives dared to approach, he would probably be caught by soldiers before taking two steps.
This is the special preferential treatment attached to power and wealth, and the shadow of such preferential treatment can be seen everywhere in the society where imperial power is supreme.
"It's a little less humane." Fu Qiushui walked on the stone road. The roads in Beijing are all paved with stone slabs of the same size, clean and tidy. There are people hired by the government office to clean it every day, and it will not splash muddy water even if it rains.
She looked at the yamen in the distance: "When the rich and the poor clash, the government will make more efforts to investigate."
The purpose is just to ensure that the rich will not be wronged and the poor will succeed.
If two people were in conflict, they would not be dedicated to this level. Huaijing was fine, at least he was dedicated to the people, but in other government offices, in remote places far away from Emperor Shangao, the situation might not be so optimistic.
"If dignitaries are involved, it will be even stricter." Even the eighteen generations of common people's ancestors can be found out, and the nine clans can check it out for you.
Shen Yuqing was not surprised when she listened.
This kind of thing is so in line with the social background that it makes people want to say nothing. After all, this is an era when people are divided into ranks, and those who stand in the upper class are born with too many advantages over others.
Otherwise, why did the poor family members try their best to climb up? After decades of studying hard in the imperial examination, isn't it just to make yourself a superior person
Shen Yuqing herself is a rivers and lakes person, and she is not restricted by the government, so she just listens to these words, and her heart is not touched. Fu Qiushui was a little sad, she used to be that low-class commoner, and she became a high-class person only because of shit luck.
"It's all over." Shen Yuqing held her hand, "There are some things that even the emperor can't help."
Didn't the interstellar era she came from not achieve equality for everyone? Those politicians in the Federation and the Empire preach democracy and equality, but they don't necessarily think so behind their backs.
Fu Qiushui sighed: "I'm just a little worried. Mr. Yan was too young when he entered the palace. I'm afraid he doesn't remember the hard times he lived in those years."
She was worried that after Fu Yanjun had been a master for a long time, sooner or later he would become like those superiors, no longer caring about the life and death of the ants below.
"What are you afraid of? If he dares, beat him until he doesn't dare." Shen Yuqing sneered, her eyes and brows full of anger.
Fu Qiushui paused and looked at her silently. Thinking about it, Shen Yuqing's simple and rude method is the most effective. What is she worrying about
"But although we can't change the current situation, we can still do something for the common people." Shen Yuqing smiled slightly, "When we leave the palace in the future, let's go around 'incognito' for your brother."
Even if it doesn't improve, at least it won't get worse, right
Fu Qiushui didn't say any more, she pointed to the teahouse in front of her: "Let's go in and have a cup of tea."
The weather is getting more and more gloomy, and there may be heavy rain in a while, so we still have to find a place to hide from the rain.
Shen Yuqing agreed and went into the tea house with her.
I chose an elegant seat on the second floor near the window, separated by a screen, and the sound insulation effect is extremely poor. Generally, if you sit in this kind of private seat, you can hear the louder conversations around you.
There is also a third floor of this teahouse with private rooms, which is the place to talk about private matters. The second floor is for tea drinkers, who are purely drinking tea and chatting, but not as noisy as the lobby on the first floor.
Next door is a group of young masters, chatting about fun things in the capital.
As soon as Shen Yuqing and Fu Qiushui stepped into the teahouse, the rain started. The two of them were sitting in the private seat, sipping tea, watching the rain outside, and their hearts suddenly calmed down.
The two of them were speechless for a while, then they heard the conversation of the group of young men next door.
"Then Xie Lingfeng is really annoying." A young man said, "When I was parading in the street, I saw all the women staring at him."
As soon as these words came out, Shen Yuqing knew that the next door was a group of dudes.
Xie Lingfeng's name was still somewhat familiar, Shen Yuqing thought about it, and finally remembered it. This person is a Jinshi who won the number one scholar on the day of Qiuqiu's birth. He heard that he has good talents and knows people's livelihood very well.
His Majesty the Emperor told her that if this person could be lifted up, he would become a good official who pleaded for the people.
But I didn't hear the following text after that, I only know his qualifications in the Imperial Academy, but I don't know how he is doing.
Shen Yuqing was thinking about it, another young master also said: "Brother Gao is very true, but fortunately this Xie Lingfeng has left Beijing to take up his post, this time the noble girls in Beijing can't see him, so they probably won't be thinking about anything anymore Thank you Lang."
Shen Yuqing and Fu Qiushui looked at each other, silent.
These young masters are really upright, most people would not say these words carelessly. Especially the sons of aristocratic families who want face, only dudes can be so generous.
"Xie Lingfeng is really lucky. He went to Sucheng." When it came to taking office, these ignorant and incompetent young masters who didn't even have the chance to be an idle official became resentful.
Sucheng is around Huaijing, and several counties under it are rich and prosperous. Although Xie Lingfeng was only going to be a county magistrate, it was still a good job.
Regardless of how small the county magistrate is, being a county magistrate in a wealthy place can save a lot of money in a year. If you are lucky and have political achievements, you can be promoted in one year. Even if you have no political achievements, you can climb up after three years.
In comparison, if you go to those impoverished places to become a county magistrate, you don't know whether you can live a good life. Although there are more opportunities to make achievements, it is also more difficult.
It is said that troublemakers come out of poor mountains and bad waters, this is not just for fun. The people in the poor land are either ignorant and weak and easy to bully, or they pick up hoes and fall into the weeds as bandits without doing anything, or even have a cult belief and toss like crazy every day.
In short, the poor land is not easy to manage, there is no oil and water, and the living conditions are not necessarily good. Even if you go to be an official, you may not be able to live comfortably.
The emperor asked Xie Lingfeng to stay in the Imperial Academy for eight months to get his qualifications, and then immediately threw him to Sucheng, obviously to train him. As long as Xie Lingfeng is not stupid, he can only make some achievements in a year.
No wonder these young masters got angry when they mentioned Xie Lingfeng. After all, he was a good-looking and talented parent, and he was so eye-catching by the emperor, it was like God's own son.
After talking about Xie Lingfeng, they changed the topic again. For a while, they discussed where to go after the rain stopped, and for a while they discussed which noble lady was more suitable for them.
Listening to it, I heard something interesting, this group of dudes actually don't like soft and weak ladies. Shen Yuqing even heard a son say in a yearning tone that he admired the eldest lady of the Xiao family, and then received admiring praise from his companions.
The boss of the Xiao family disguises himself as a man and wanders around the capital every day, and he doesn't like to hang out with other noble girls. Occasionally, she is dragged by her younger sister to a party where all young masters and ladies go, and she refuses to change clothes.
When she met other girls making fun of her, she immediately began to tease her. I didn't expect that there are dudes who like her like this, it's really eye-opening.
"Good eyesight." Shen Yuqing mouthed to her daughter-in-law.
The corner of Fu Qiushui's mouth twitched, but he was speechless.
"I told my mother that I want to marry her." The boy still had a dreamy expression on his face, "I only want to marry her in this life."
Someone was silent for a moment: "Your mother didn't break your leg?"
The mother of this son's family is a dominatrix, his father is timid and cowardly, he is being manipulated to death by his mother, let alone a concubine, he dare not touch other women's hands while drinking flowers and wine.
Just such a mother, I heard that my son likes a girl who disguises herself as a man and is not gentle, so why don't she pick up a stick and discount all three of his legs
The young master glared at the speaker: "My mother is not so superficial!"
His mother dotes on her son the most. Although she is tough, she always responds to her son's requests. She has always thought that what her son likes is the best, even if the woman's reputation is notorious, she doesn't mind, and she can roll up her sleeves and rush out to tear the mouths of those who speak ill of her future daughter-in-law.
Everyone looked at the young master with admiration, and patted him on the shoulder: "Then congratulate Brother Song in advance, and wish your wishes come true." Good luck all the way.
—Don’t be beaten into a disability by the Xiao family when you come to propose marriage.
Shen Yuqing laughed like a salted fish next door, lying on the table and winking at Empress Fu.
Fu Qiushui ignored her and drank tea calmly.
"Guest officers, please." Just as he was speaking, Xiao Er attracted a few middle-aged men over and sat down in the private seat on the other side of the two.
Fu Qiushui raised his eyes and glanced at them. They should be some literati and elegant guests, so he lowered his eyes and continued to drink tea and eat snacks.
The men obviously came here in the rain, and their clothes were quite wet. But it was only a layer of wet. It should have come from the study across the street, and it was raining when crossing the street.
It's cooler in the study, and it's even colder now that it's raining. These people were wearing thin two-pieces, no wonder they refused to stay in the study to read, and would rather run over in the rain.
Xiao Er quickly served hot tea, and they drank some, warming up their bodies.
"If you made a mistake, you should go out with an umbrella." One person sighed.
The other person shook his head slightly: "When we went out early in the morning, the weather was fine. It's no wonder Brother He didn't expect it."
A few people chatted casually, and then chatted about the recent wind direction in the capital and the recent government orders issued by the emperor.
For example, before the noble concubine raised a cat, the high-ranking officials and dignitaries followed suit. So some people looked around for cats of rare and expensive breeds as gifts, so as to catch up with the nobles they wanted to please.
Now, it was rumored that Yu Youxiang liked ancient jade, and many people in the capital began to collect ancient jade. Some of them did it very obviously. They found rare ancient jade and gave it to Prime Minister Yu, hoping to build a relationship. There are also some methods that are more advanced, pretending to appreciate jade, and want to use the "common hobbies" to have a common topic with the right minister.
Because of some legitimate excuses, Prime Minister Yu took some jade openly, not afraid of being accused of accepting bribes. But he returned some of them. I don't know if he really returned them, or if he contacted the other party behind his back, and then quietly accepted them.
"Like jade?" Shen Yuqing's heart trembled.
Those in positions of authority are most taboo and like to be known, especially those who want to be good officials. The sugar-coated bullets are so hard to resist, no one knows whether they can stand it.
For example, Shen Yuqing's cheap father, Shen Xiang, likes miniature sculptures very much, and has a lot of them at home. These things are not cheap, especially if they are well-crafted. The smaller and more delicate the things are, the more expensive they will be.
If this news gets out, a group of people will come to your door with a sculpture worth a thousand gold, which happens to be the one that Shen Xiangxin never bought, can Shen Xiang really resist making an exception? He doesn't think he can hold back, so no one knows his preference except those who are very close to him.
Yu Xiang was not as upright as Shen Xiang, and even Shen Yuqing felt that if it wasn't for the fear of being poked in the back and saying that he was a corrupt official, he would not have returned the jade at all.
"Does Mr. Yan know about this?" Fu Qiushui asked in a low voice.
Shen Yuqing looked at her with an obvious meaning: You don't even know how can I know? That's your brother!
Fu Yanjun must talk about everything to Fu Qiushui, but he may not be interested in Shen Yuqing and say everything. So if Fu Qiushui didn't know, Shen Yuqing probably wouldn't know either.
"Maybe you don't know?" Fu Qiushui frowned.
The news about You Xianghaoyu suddenly came out half a month ago. At that time, they were already living a happy life in the palace. If Fu Yanjun was neglecting the government, it would be normal if he didn't know about it.
During the summer vacation, because many government affairs have been dealt with in advance, His Majesty the Emperor is not too willing to touch political affairs again. Unless something very important happens suddenly, he usually spends time with women every day.
He has an intelligence organization under him, but the other party may not think that this matter is important, and then deliberately report it.
"Go back and mention it to him."
This is a good opportunity, Prime Minister Right likes jade, so he will do more bad things recently in order to get jade. It's a good time to get a handle on it, and it's time for the emperor to send more people to watch the right minister and collect evidence.
It rained for half an hour, and then it became much lighter. Although it hasn't stopped, it's just a drizzle, and it doesn't matter if you hold an umbrella.
Shen Yuqing was tired of sitting for a long time, she took Fu Qiushui and took an umbrella and left here.
The fine rain slapped lightly on the surface of the paper umbrella, and when Fu Qiushui looked up, he saw the beautiful picture of fish playing with lotus flowers on the umbrella. The plain white background had a somewhat translucent texture through the skylight, and Shen Yuqing hugged her shoulders tightly, holding an umbrella with her, but there was an inexplicable sense of peace of mind.
"Where are we going next?" she asked with a smile.
Shen Yuqing didn't know either: "Walk around, where do you want to go?"
"It's all right."
She just stayed in the mountains for a long time, so she wanted to visit popular places, so as not to always feel that she was out of touch with the world. As for where to play, it doesn't matter.
"Then go and have a look at Qixue's garden." Shen Yuqing led her to turn around, "Her garden is very beautiful, you don't seem to have visited it yet."
This girl couldn't even think about leaving after winning the garden, and the frequency of entering the palace became less and less. But now that Qixue has gone to the palace, and the owner of the garden is not there, they should be regarded as... There are no tigers and monkeys to dominate the mountains
Cough, even though Qixue is a monkey and they are tigers, it's more or less the same.
"No, your name is Jiu Zhan Magpie's Nest." The empress corrected her mercilessly.
"We're just requisitioning it." Shen Guifei protested.
Qixueyuanzi is in the east of the city, but they are shopping in the west of the city today, it was still a little far away in the past. It's not good to hurry on a rainy day, otherwise you will be covered in rain, and you can only walk on foot.
This was the empress's idea, Shen Guifei quickly let her know that their martial arts masters don't know what rain is at all.
Concubine Shen Gui came to the uninhabited alley, put her arms around her sweetheart's waist, and spread her vigor outward, forming a protective shield around the two of them, similar to the "turtle shell" of Chunyang Palace. Then put away the umbrella and started to hurry in the rain.
Yusi and Ben couldn't get into the shield, and the two of them went all the way to the Qixue Garden without getting wet at all.
However, the two concubines who fell from the sky still frightened the palace people in the garden. Although they knew that the imperial concubines and empresses had high martial arts skills, they did not expect that the flying over the eaves and the wall was actually real. They watched in shock as Concubine Shen quickly opened the umbrella and caged herself and her daughter-in-law under the umbrella, her movements were done in one go without any pause.
"Don't worry about us, we just came to have a look at the garden." The imperial concubine glanced at them, "Let's go separately."
"Yes..." Under the eaves, the people hiding from the rain dared not look any more, and continued to do their own things.
Although they have nothing to do on rainy days, they have to find something to do now that they have nothing to do. In short, they can't stay here and serve as light bulbs for the two ladies.
So they entered the house one after another, pretending to be busy.
"There should be some muddy water in the garden, which will dirty the shoes. Let's go to the lake to have a look?" Fu Qiushui looked at the ground.
The yard is okay, but there are many exquisite trails outside. In order to appear interesting, these paths will not be too thoughtful in other aspects. Many trails are surrounded by mud, and the roads are just scattered stone slabs on the mud floor. After the rain washes down, the stone slabs are full of muddy water.
Concubine Shen thought for a while: "Okay, we can go fishing."
Fishing in rainy days is very artistic, but I don’t know if I can catch it or not.
Shen Yuqing asked someone for bait and a fishing rod, and happily went fishing by the lake.
A roof is built on the water pavilion in the center of the lake, so there is no need to open an umbrella inside. But the rain was drifting obliquely, and Shen Yuqing took Fu Qiushui to go fishing on the back side of the rain, so as to save some rain.
The palace man planned to stay and serve, but was driven away by the impatient Shen Yuqing. She didn't come here just to fish, but mainly to enjoy the world of two people, okay
Fu Qiushui was serious about fishing, although she didn't catch any.
"This fish doesn't even eat the bait." The hook was in the water for a long time, but it was still intact when pulled up.
Shen Yuqing hurriedly coaxed: "They are fed every day, and they are not hungry now, so naturally they look down on your bait, don't worry about it."
Hearing this, Fu Qiushui's face became better.
Yes, it's not her problem, it's the fish's problem.
Seeing that she had coaxed her daughter-in-law well, Shen Yuqing was also a little happier. Feeling the vibration of the fishing rod in her hand, she raised her hand subconsciously, and a fat fish was hooked up just like that.
It is still a grass carp, not an ornamental koi.
Empress Empress: "..."
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