Ajiu

Chapter 15

Over the years, Xu has always been the virtuous and graceful Pei family's youngest daughter-in-law in the eyes of everyone. Few people know her reluctance and reluctance. "The young lady of the Duke's Mansion is so humble and gentle, it's really rare." Relatives and friends praised her very much.

Day after day, Mrs. Xu lived a peaceful life of serving Weng Gu, husband and son, but from time to time, melancholy and sadness would hit her heart, and she was often depressed by herself.She was the apple of the eye of Wei Guogong and his wife. She was a beautiful rose color when she was a girl. She never thought that one day she would fade away and become the wife of an ordinary man like Mr. Pei.

There are many sisters in the Xu family, and she is the youngest, ranking sixth.Although there are six sisters, there is only one who shares the same mother with her, and that is her eldest sister.Miss Xu married the son of Duke Cheng, and she is the wife of the son. "She's already a first-class wife, and I'm nothing." Compared with the current situation of her eldest sister, Xu was extremely embarrassed.

A sister of the same mother, what is worse than her?She married a wealthy and dignified woman, but she was in the dark.

Countless times at midnight, Mrs. Xu stared at the carved flowers on the top of the bed in a daze.The pain gnawed at her heart bit by bit.

The glory and wealth are not hers, and the glory is not hers, so it is too embarrassing.

Wei Guogong and Mrs. Wei Guogong's most beloved youngest daughter, a well-known talented woman, beautiful woman, and famous Shuyuan in the capital, how did she come to this point?

Xu had been depressed for a long time.

As time went by, after she had three sons, and as her relationship with Mr. Pei and everyone in the Pei family deepened day by day, this sadness gradually faded away.However, Xu was still not reconciled.

Is it like this all my life?
Not reconciled.

Tonight, after seeing this affectionate letter from her husband, Xu suddenly felt relieved.Splendor and wealth, reputation and status, how can it compare with a loyal lover and a comfortable life.

Nanny He came over lightly and replaced her with new tea.Mrs. Xu raised her head and looked at her with a smile, "Your second son went to Beijing with him, did he send a letter back? Speaking of which, this is the first time he has left you."

He Nanny's second son, Jinxi, is Mr. Pei's servant, and he went out with Mr. Pei.Jinxi is not very old, only fourteen, he looks like a big kid, and when he goes out, Mother He is of course thinking about it.

Mother He held a cup of hot tea in front of Mrs. Xu, pursed her lips and smiled, "Yes, this kid is usually lazy at home, but he is diligent when he goes out, and often writes letters. I read his letters, and I feel so happy , don’t mention it!”

"Guess what he said in the letter?" Nanny He smiled and looked at Mrs. Xu, seeming to have deep meaning.

"What did you say?" Xu was puzzled.

Jinxi is a half-grown child, what secrets can he tell?
Mother He looked at Mrs. Xu amused for a while, before she confessed everything, "This time he followed my uncle to the capital, not only opened his eyes, but also made a splash, and won a lot of extra rewards!"

Didn't Xu's second brother, Xu Bao, want to send a beautiful maid to his brother-in-law, Mr. Pei, this is a common thing for him, so it's not worth mentioning.But Mr. Pei refused without even thinking about it, "my father won't allow it, and I don't dare to disobey my father's order."

Xu's brothers were amazed, but Xu's sisters-in-law and sisters were almost envious.

"Grandma Six's father-in-law, is he really strict with his son?" Xu's sisters-in-law and sisters were extremely curious.

They made a special trip to call Jinxi over, and after asking Grandma Six about her daily life in Suzhou and the well-being of everyone in the Pei family, they began to ask around, "Prefect Pei is a famous upright official, we all know that, I heard that he The old man is also very strict in housekeeping?"

Jinxi then proudly talked about how majestic Prefect Pei was, how kind Mrs. Fang was, how harmonious the entire Pei family was, and how happy Liugu’s grandma was. All the young ladies of the Xu family were envious and jealous at the same time.

It is said that Liugu's grandma was obedient in her childhood, and she married into an unkind and upright official's family, and she didn't know what kind of hard life she had.Who knew it was so.

Mrs. Xu's wife and aunts all rewarded Jinxi heavily.

Mrs. Wei Guogong found out, and she was proud of herself, so she specially called Jinxi, praised him, and rewarded him with a heavy purse.

Jinxi left the inner house holding a lot of rewards, feeling extremely proud.

"This brat, his tail is going up to the sky!" Nanny He laughed.

Xu smiled.

Nanny He chatted and laughed with Mrs. Xu for a while, looked at Mrs. Xu's face, and slowly mentioned, "Look around, our family's young wives and aunts are good, there are only legitimate sons under their knees, and there are no concubines around them." , and only you. Good girl, you are a lucky one."

Xu smiled, "I know."

Xu's smile was bright and joyful, from the heart, this smile fell into He Nanny's eyes, and He Nanny almost shed tears of joy.Good girl, you used to have a smile on your face, but tonight, it's different.

"It's a pity that the third master doesn't like reading very much." Xu complained with a smile.

If he loves reading like his elder brother and second elder brother, and can seek fame and fame, what regrets do he have?no more.

"How old is the third master? He's still young." Madam He smiled attentively, "You are the most knowledgeable, you must know that some people don't start to get angry until they are 27 or [-] years old!"

Nanny He vaguely remembered "...27, began to get angry, read books...", she forgot who it was.

Xu smiled sweetly, "You are right, maybe the third master will suddenly get angry one day, maybe."

Su Xun didn't know how to work hard until he was 27 years old. Later, he went to Beijing for the test with his two sons Su Shi and Su Zhe.

Seeing her aunt's smile bright and bright, Mammy He also casually talked about the daily life, "Uncle will have an exam in Beijing, and grandma is very concerned about it, and she has lost a lot of weight. I hope that my uncle will be in high school and the family will be happy."

"It's sure to hit." Xu said with a smile.

Nanny He was a little strange, and asked with a smile, "But is it time for the uncle?"

Second Master Pei refused to go to Beijing under the pretext of "the Huohou is not available".Nanny He is good at world affairs, but she has no knowledge, so she really thinks it's something hot or not.

Xu smiled and shook her head, "I don't know if the heat is up or not. All I know is that little Ajiu nodded!"

Asked little Ajiu, "Can uncle pass the provincial examination?" Little Ajiu nodded.So, the uncle really passed the country test.

Asked little Ajiu "Can uncle pass the test", but little Ajiu also nodded.It seems that eight out of ten, nine uncles will go to high school.

Nanny He couldn't help laughing, "Miss Nine, you are really the lucky star of the Pei family!"

In February of the fifth year of Tianqing, a general examination was held in the Gongyuan in the capital.The test will be divided into three sessions, and each session will last for three days. It is very hard work for the candidates.After the examination, the candidates left one by one, all with pale faces.

The road to fame and fame is actually very difficult.

But if Jinbang is in high school, there will be another ecstasy.I just feel that all the sacrifices and hard work are worth it.

Uncle Pei is one of them.When he came out of the Gongyuan, he really didn't even have the strength to walk to the carriage, and he was carried into the carriage by Mr. Pei.However, when the list was released and he learned that he was on the list and became a tribute, Uncle Pei was overjoyed and wept with joy.

In this year's general examination, a total of [-] tributes were selected.

"There will be more than 300 Jinshi!" The gentry in the capital laughed one after another, waiting to see who could win the first class.

Uncle Pei was quite self-aware, and he didn't think about the attention of everyone, "Third brother, do you think I will win a fellow Jinshi?" He looked at Mr. Pei anxiously.

"No!" Mr. Pei said very simply: "You must be a second-class man, Ajiu said it!"

Ajiu stretched out two fingers without hesitation, you don't know.

Uncle Pei straightened his clothes and said seriously, "I think so too."

Children's eyes are clean, and Ajiu can see things that adults cannot see!Ah Jiu is so clever, she can't be mistaken!
When it was time for the palace examination, Uncle Pei went there with a radiant face.

The palace examination is said to be presided over by the emperor, but in fact it may not be.Sometimes the emperor took care of it lazily, and some cabinet ministers presided over it on his behalf.But this time, the imperial examination was really presided over by the emperor.

The emperor not only presided over, but also picked a few people who were pleasing to the eye to ask questions, including Uncle Pei and Pei Yin.

The emperor was wearing a vermilion leather robe today. When Uncle Pei stepped forward to answer, he only saw the vermilion robe corners and black court boots.

"What does the emperor look like?" After returning, Third Master Pei caught his elder brother and asked.

"I don't know." Uncle Pei said honestly, "I didn't dare to raise my head when I was kneeling, so I don't know what the emperor looks like. Third brother, I saw the corner of the emperor's robe, it was scarlet, and the emperor His boots are black..."

Mr. Pei was very disappointed.

"Then, what did the emperor ask you, and what did you say?" He asked persistently.

"The emperor asked me, the way to calm the people?" Uncle Pei said uncertainly.Is it the way to calm the people by asking?Should be right.

Third Master Pei looked at his eldest brother patiently, and saw him wiping the sweat from his forehead with his hand, "What did I say... I forgot, really, I can't remember a word."

What kind of palace test is this!Mr. Pei was angry.

While wiping his sweat, Uncle Pei smiled a little embarrassedly, feeling very sorry in his heart.

The results of the imperial examination came out the next day, Pei Yin from Shaanxi ranked No. 11 in the second class.

(End of this chapter)