Chang'an is good

Chapter 86 She Didn't Want to Be an Official

Duan's sentence "Can you help me dream about when my unfilial son will marry a wife" almost blurted out.

She was still very aware of the importance, so she said with emotion at this moment: "His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess and the First Crown Prince are twins, and they were originally connected to each other... Chang Niangzi and His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess are also destined to exist."

Mrs. Chang and His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess are destined to each other. She said it before when she saw the handwriting in Dayun Temple.

Perhaps because of this reason, the more Duan looked at the little girl in front of her, the more she felt close to her.

Then he asked softly: "Apart from this, what else did you dream about about Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess?"

"It's all far-fetched..." Chang Suining hesitated, as if he was very worried that speaking out of his far-fetched dreams would offend His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess.

Duan smiled indifferently: "There is no outsider here, it's just a dream, just chatting casually!"

Chang Suining paused for a moment, then said: "His Royal Highness said that she is down there now, and she can't even find anyone who can fight."

Duan was stunned: "..."

This is too much for His Highness!
The taste is too orthodox!
Chang Suining seemed absurd: "But Your Highness is weak, why would he like to fight with others?"

Duan smiled, noncommittal.

He only asked again: "Did your Highness say anything else?"

Chang Suining nodded: "His Royal Highness in Mengli told me something that needs to be conveyed to Madam, that's why I came to the door today."

"It has something to do with me?" Duan immediately sat up straight, her eyes filled with anticipation—after all, what the little girl said earlier was so clever!

Chang Suining: "Your Highness asked me to prepare more chestnuts, and bring them to Madam when she goes to sacrifice."

Duan's mouth opened: "...the kind that has been peeled off?"

Chang Suining nodded: "Exactly."

Duan immediately showed a look of remorse: "Look at me who is careless, I never thought of bringing some chestnuts when I sacrificed in the past..."

To make His Highness greedy to such an extent, but in the end, he has been reduced to the point where he needs to use dreams to beg for chestnuts from the younger generation!

Duan immediately called the envoy: "Hurry up and go to the kitchen to ask if there are any chestnuts in the mansion. If there are any, steam them all and bring them here. If there are none in the mansion, think of a way to buy some. The sooner the better!"

Duan's heart ached and she blamed herself for a moment: "Your Highness probably thinks that I am so stupid that I didn't come to tell me directly in my dream."

Chang Suining: ... Isn't this just explaining directly?
It was hard to say such frightening words, so she put gold on her face, anyway, the gold was her own: "Maybe just like Madam said, I have some fate with Your Highness."

Duan sighed and nodded: "Although many things are illusory, they may not be completely unbelievable... I really want to meet His Highness in a dream, so that I can talk to her."

As he said that, he looked at Chang Suining expectantly: "If Mrs. Chang dreams of His Highness again, can you tell me something?"

Facing those eyes full of nostalgia and nostalgia for the past, Chang Suining felt a little astringent, so he nodded: "Madam, please tell me."

Duan said softly: "When I was young, Your Highness played with me and gambled, and once buried a box in the Princess's mansion. I and His Highness each gave half of the contents of the box. At that time, His Highness said, next month whose embroidery will be the best?" Whoever wins the praise from Mammy will own the box—”

Hearing that she actually mentioned this, Chang Suining's feeling of emotion disappeared immediately, and he tentatively asked with the mentality of "I'll see if you can be a human being alone": "...So who won?"

Duan sighed lightly: "I narrowly won that time."

Chang Suining: "..."

Sure enough, Duan Zhenyi seldom disappoints her when it comes to not being a human being.

The reason why there was such a gamble back then was because both her and Duan Zhenyi's embroidery skills were poor, she was busy with the war and had no time to take care of it, while Duan Zhenyi was an idiot with no talent.

I still remember the time when the embroidery of the two of them was delivered to the new mammy in the Princess Mansion who specializes in female celebrities.

Duan Zhenyi asked Nanny, who embroidered better?
Faced with such shameless questions, the corners of Mammy's eyes twitched uncontrollably, and in desperation she could only give out four words - indistinguishable.

This is difficult.

Therefore, the box could not be dug out, and the two agreed to gamble next time.

But after Duan Zhenyi got engaged, she was also busy with the war for several years and could not return to Beijing, so this matter was forgotten.

Now it seems that Duan Zhenyi is very obsessed with this, and even in his dreams he wants to ask her where the box is buried——

"The things in the box are not expensive, they are all old things from when your highness and I were young, they can be called a thought..." Duan Shi said, with a sad expression on his face.

"..." The excellent acting skills accumulated in the previous life made Chang Sui Ning never reveal a strange expression.

It was a big gamble that time, in order to lure her to take more bets, Duan Zhenyi bet half of his net worth, so the box was full of gold and silver jewellery, as well as some rare and beloved things.

This is what Duan Zhenyi said at this time, "not too precious", "an old thing from a young age", and "a thought".

It was hard for Chang Suining not to be silent.

Duan finally warned: "Therefore, if you dream of His Highness again, I will ask Miss Chang to ask a question for me."

After a while, Chang Suining nodded in response.

"Tomorrow is His Highness's birthday. I planned to go back to the Eldest Princess' mansion to offer sacrifices. Since Miss Chang often dreams of His Highness recently, why not go together."

This was the purpose of Chang Suining's trip, and those spooky nonsense were just laying the groundwork.

At this time, Duan Shi offered to propose it, which would be the best.

But Chang Suining always feels that... this guy's purpose is impure, maybe it's not because he wants to strengthen the relationship between "she and the eldest princess", so that they can meet each other in a dream, so that she can ask her about the box where.

Regardless of whether the cook had selfish intentions, the food that was handed to his mouth was still to be eaten, Chang Suining seemed to agree with it, and chatted with Duan for a while, and because his goal was achieved, he planned to leave.

But who would have thought that at this time the emissary turned back and reported to Mrs. Duan that there were exactly two baskets of chestnuts in the mansion, and she had ordered the kitchen to cook them.

Duan smiled and said: "Since this dream is due to Mrs. Chang, there is nothing left or right. How about peeling chestnuts together later to prepare for tomorrow's sacrifice?"

Chang Suining: "...?"

There are three things that she dislikes the most in her life. One is the instability of the country, wars and famine, and the displacement of the people. The other is that people who are not as good as her stand taller.

But the words were brought up by her, and it was really hard to get off.

Therefore, Chang Suining endured half a day of torture in Zheng Guogong's mansion, and almost peeled back all the chestnuts that he hadn't peeled in his previous life.

And because it is a sacrifice prepared for the "Eldest Princess", out of awe, there is absolutely no possibility of eating it, and it can only be peeled but not eaten, which is even more torture in torture.

Moreover, Mrs. Duan is often lazy in an open manner, sometimes calling the steward to inquire about the affairs of the mansion, sometimes ordering the kitchen to prepare lunch, every dish has to be deliberated for a long time, sometimes sighing that his shoulder hurts when he is old, and he needs someone to press it... It perfectly restores the appearance of thorns all over the body when he was reading and doing homework when he was young.

However, as a junior at this time, she is not qualified to give opinions.

It is actually suitable for thousands of days, but it is suitable for use.

After such a torment, after leaving Duan's courtyard in the afternoon, Chang Suining felt relieved that his donkey had finally been ground, but on the way out of the mansion, he met Wei Shuyi who was on his way home.

"Seeing the Chang family's chariots and horses outside the mansion, I knew it was Mrs. Chang coming." Wei Shuyi, who was wearing an official robe, asked with a smile: "I don't know the food in the mansion, but does it suit Mrs. Chang's appetite?"

Chang Suining, who peeled the chestnuts so much that he doubted his life, nodded perfunctorily: "It's very suitable."

"That's good." Wei Shuyi turned around with a smile, walked with Chang Suining, and made a "please" gesture: "As a thank you, let Wei send off Mrs. Chang."

Chang Suining walked forward: "Why did Minister Wei thank you?"

Hearing the word "again", Wei Shuyi laughed, and did not rush to answer, but praised and sighed: "Ms. Chang is really a god, she has such a keen and unique foresight—"

Chang Sui Ning understood: "The person who will succeed the Minister of Rites has been selected?"

The smile in Wei Shuyi's eyes grew stronger: "That's right, it's Mrs. Chu."

"The government has been arguing about this for more than half a month, and there has been a stalemate, and no one is willing to give in..." Wei Shuyi said slowly as he walked: "Until today, the sage proposed that Taifu Chu should take over, and the whole court is full of objections. There's only one person."

Chang Suining said without hesitation, "That must be Taifu Chu himself."

Wei Shuyi laughed out of surprise, "Ms. Chang is really amazing..."

After all, when her teacher taught her back then, she often imagined the leisurely vision of listening to the breeze while playing the piano and watching the waves while fishing after resigning from office. stage of preparation.

This procrastination has dragged on until he was 67 years old. Seeing that the dawn and twilight are approaching, at this moment, he suddenly became the Minister of Rites——

The wind and waves are gone, but the cusp of the storm is enough.

"However, as everyone expects, it is really hard for Mrs. Chu to refuse." Wei Shuyi said with a smile: "The current stalemate has been resolved, and this method was dedicated to the saint in private by Wei, so I thank you."

Since he was so frank, Chang Suining was not polite: "Then Wei Shilang owes me one more time."

Wei Shuyi nodded calmly: "Wei has it in mind, just wait for Madam Chang to ask for it at any time."

Chang Suining looked at the lush vegetation in front of him, as expected of Zheng Guogong Mansion who built a house in the garden, what he saw was full of vitality——

She said: "In the spring of the coming year, all the poor families can go all out without worrying about being let down."

The smile on Wei Shuyi's face was slightly weaker, but he was a little more serious: "That's exactly the reason."

The sage chose to attack the Pei family, and Pei Min's position was a major incentive—the sage wanted to promote the poor family's children to become officials to compete with the gentry, so he promoted the system of imperial examinations to select scholars, but the imperial examinations have always been in the hands of the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Rites and other important positions It has always been the officials of the gentry, and if they block the gate of the Son of Heaven like a hand covering the sky, this road is destined to be unsmooth.

The prince was getting older, and the sage couldn't wait any longer.

But without Pei Min, it was only the first step——

The next step is to elect a new Minister of Rites.

Saints naturally want to choose confidant officials from poor families, but those gentry forces have just experienced the decline of the Pei family, and they are naturally unwilling to make concessions under the sense of crisis.

Saints can't let this step go, once they let it, all previous efforts will be wasted.

If the situation between the two sides is incompatible like fire and water, then Grand Tutor Chu is like a mountain.

Even if the mountain is just a mound of dirt, it can block the water and fire very well——

Counting up to three generations, Chu Taifu can be regarded as a small gentry family, but his family has long since declined and withered, and he has long been far away from the sphere of influence of those big gentry families whose interests are closely connected.

Chu Taifu's wife was born in a poor family, and her children and grandchildren have not even entered the official career.

And he himself has never formed a party with anyone, nor is he a minion of the Empress. What is even more commendable is that he is already old, and he has reached the age where accidents are easy to happen if nothing happens——

Even if you are lucky, you will only have three years left until you reach your seventies.

In this way, the gentry forces still have three years to plan, and when the time is right, they will have the opportunity to take back the city in one fell swoop.

The same is true for the Empress.

Power struggles that involve far-reaching and far-reaching issues are never resolved overnight. This time, both sides will take half a step back in order to maintain the superficial balance, and under the balance, the contest will not stop.

These Wei Shuyi didn't say it clearly, but in front of the girl who had predicted everything from the beginning and pointed out the answer directly, there was no need to say it clearly.

He couldn't help but asked again: "Ms. Chang really has no intention of going to court?"

This question is more serious than the last time, which seemed like a small talk.

"It's far away." Chang Suining was uncommonly modest: "At my age, I should just study more."

Wei Shuyi looked at her with great interest: "What is Miss Chang referring to studying?"

I always feel that her "reading" is not too ordinary——

"I plan to go to the Imperial College to study." Chang Suining said casually.

Although he had prepared for something unusual, Wei Shuyi was still surprised at this time, and even more puzzled: "Madam Chang, you should know that there are different schools in the Imperial College, and the supervisors can be roughly divided into three categories. Or the children of the third or fourth-class clan, the second is someone who has at least passed the provincial examination and has a reputation, the third is the common people's children, and they have to pass three exams before they can be listed as supervisors—"

He finally said: "Of course, these are not the most important things to Mrs. Chang. The most important thing is that no matter how you enter the Imperial College, the male body is the most important thing."

This point, even if today's sage is a woman, has not changed.

Today's Guozijian has been tied to the imperial examination, and it is impossible for women to enter official positions through the imperial examination. Female officials have always been selected only by the inner court.

Chang Sui Ning said: "I didn't intend to be a supervisor, I just went to the Imperial College to learn from a teacher."

Wei Shuyi was a little confused when he heard it, so he just followed her words and asked: "Then how does Mrs. Chang learn to be a teacher?"

Chang Sui Ning walked forward with his hands behind his back: "Worship my third father as your teacher."

Wei Shuyi: "...the third father?"

"Joe Jijiu of the Imperial College—"

Wei Shuyi smiled comprehensibly: "It turns out that what Mrs. Chang said about going to the Imperial College to study is the way to pronounce it."

Speaking of this, he couldn't help reminding: "Even if you worship Qiao Jijiu as your teacher, Mrs. Chang is not a supervisor, but also a daughter. Based on this, there is absolutely no possibility of becoming an official."

"I said I don't intend to be an official." Chang Suining said again: "I just want to study."

Wei Shuyi sighed with a smile: "Ms. Chang's heart for studying is pure, but it is too utilitarian for Wei Mou, who is open-mouthed and closed-mouthed to become an official."

There was a trace of regret in his sigh.

Chang Suining did not explain.

Zhichun has nothing to do with her, reading is just a cover.

After all, she only said that she didn't intend to become an official——

But he didn't say he wasn't going to do something else.

……

The next day was the day when Chang Suining and the Duan family went to Chongyue Changgong Princess's mansion to offer sacrifices.

　good night everyone
　　
　
(End of this chapter)