A Complete Explanation of the Negative Textbooks of the Imperial Examination

    After the father-in-law who announced the decree left, Wu Junru fell ill. I don't know if she is really sick or fake. Anyway, for the next two weeks, she will thank you behind closed doors and decline all visitors on the grounds of recuperation.

    Maybe it's also a spectator.

    In contrast to Wu Junru's Fuanyuan, Qingzeyuan suddenly became lively. The people in the Dingyonghou mansion seemed to remember that there was still this courtyard in the mansion.

      People who seek life in the inner house have the most sensitive noses. How could these people not understand the direction of the wind at this time? Dalangjun was about to gain the upper hand, and of course they rushed towards Xiao Jingduo.

      , is the most desirable place for scholars all over the world. In addition, the treatment of Guozijian is also quite superior. Students of official schools enjoy public expenses during their studies, including clothes and meals, etc. are paid by the court. It can only be said that Guozijian is a well-deserved son of the official family. No wonder it dares to use "guozi" name.

    However, everything has to be looked at. Guozijian has a good reputation and generous salary, and the corresponding entry threshold is very high. Guozijian only recruits 300 people a year, which is the result of the imperial court's encouragement of reading and expanding the source of students in recent years. Therefore, most of the Guozijian are the children of high-ranking officials, a real aristocratic school.

      , so even qualified children are difficult to enter without a recommendation.

    Xiao Jingduo was still worried about where to study in order to prepare for the imperial examinations. He did not expect that someone would hand him a pillow when he fell asleep. Simply overjoyed.

    The person who recommends him to the Imperial College does not have to think, he must be the prince's person. He solved the rumors of the plague and "ghost soldiers" for the prince, and sacrificed his reputation in exchange for Wu Junru's bad luck.

    Finding a safe place to study was difficult for Xiao Jingduo, but for the prince, it was just a matter of words. Xiao Jingduo sighed, he owed the prince more and more kindness, and the bond between him and Donggong became deeper and deeper.

    The first few times Xiao Jingduo withdrew after solving the plague, and did not participate in the next thing, but looking at the return of Donggong's generous efforts, His Royal Highness must have made a lot of profit. The strange disease that caused panic in the whole country was actually caused by the wives of high-ranking officials, including the prime minister's family. For the face of the noble family and the prime minister, the real reason for the ghost handprint must be kept secret, and the prince of bitterness in this farce can only continue to be wronged. The crown prince said to a great extent that this matter was left alone, and he would not make it public, but the prime minister and the senior officials seemed to laugh on the surface, and as soon as they turned around, they had to take care of the aftermath for their wife. Not to mention that the handle was still held by the bitter master prince.

      , Xiao Jingduo is the reason. After all, Wu Junru's partiality and harsh treatment of the children of her predecessors is only a disadvantage of her own female morality, but if the daughter of an aristocratic family poisoned the porridge, it was a scandal involving the Cui Wu family.

    After this incident, Wu Junru's reputation was completely over, and her married daughter was basically abandoned by the Wu family. But nowadays, filial piety should be practiced, children do not tell their parents the wrongs, and children cannot sue their parents even if they have great truths, so this is also a huge blow to Xiao Jingduo's reputation. Xiao Jingduo didn’t care, but Donggong couldn’t just sit back and ignore it, so Donggong tried to remove Xiao Jingduo as much as possible. The cup stained with smallpox was discovered by chance when a doctor from the Imperial Physician’s Office came to visit. Others reported that Wu Junru’s harsh treatment of Xiao Jingduo was also reported by Xiao Jingduo. He didn't do anything from beginning to end, and he still devoted himself to filial piety to his stepmother. Although such a statement is ridiculous, it can save some reputation for Xiao Jingduo.

    Thanks to Wu Junru, the reputation of the Wu family was also greatly affected, and even the Cui family could not be treated well, and was ridiculed by Donggong Hao. The head of the Cui family reluctantly cut a piece of fat for the prince, but he was suffocated but had nowhere to say, so he could only get angry at the Wu family.

    The head of the Wu family is also very aggrieved, and it is self-evident to whom he will take out his anger.

      On the trip to Guozijian.

    The news that Xiao Jingduo is going to study at the Guozijian spread like wildfire, and Dingyong Hou’s mansion once again set off a wave of visits to Qingzeyuan. .

    There is a sharp contrast in the house, even the old lady is ready to move, and after realizing the value of the eldest grandson, she wants to win over and use it.

    When Xiao Jingduo went to the old lady's place to check in the morning and evening, the old lady also expressed her abacus: "Duoer, I have been busy before, and I didn't have time to arrange manpower for you, now you can come back Now, it's time for the servant girl of Qing Zeyuan to be disciplined."

    Xiao Jingduo refused without thinking: "No, I'm used to it, it's better to be quiet like this."

     "How can this be possible, let alone you are the eldest grandson, even Yufang Yuli and several girls each have two personal maids, four second-class maids, and a steward by their side. You lived in Qingyuan Temple for three years, and you finally came back. Grandma, I was too busy to get away, and I didn't have time to assign people to you. You are the eldest grandson of Tangtang, and there is only Qiu Ju by your side. What does this look like?"

    Indeed, the old lady is so embarrassed to say that Xiao Jingduo has been lacking people for the past five years. Xiao Jingduo was too lazy to discuss this with the old lady. He didn't plan to add people, but Qiu Ju was really busy by himself, and secondly, he couldn't be without people around him, so Xiao Jingduo pondered for a while before agreeing.

    "Good."

    The old lady was overjoyed, waved her hand quickly, and brought the arranged maid.

    "According to the rules, you should have two first-class maids, four second-class maids, two long and four errands. Qiu Ju is a first-class maid, and Furong's back The slaves are sold, so you are still short of five maids and six male servants." The old lady called a few maids and asked them to line up in front of Xiao Jingduo, "Duoer, Haitang is a smart girl. Smart, I will give you the time to add a first-class maid to serve you with you. These four are second-class, and you can send them to do some work such as needlework and accounting on weekdays. As for the rough work such as cleaning and laundry, you can There are other rough maids to do it."

    Haitang was wearing a goose-yellow half-arm skirt and stood at the head of the team. She raised her eyebrows and raised her head slightly, the corners of her eyes raised slightly, and Gu Panjian was quite witty. The other four maids were wearing green dresses, with their heads bowed honestly, and their appearance was much inferior to that of Haitang.

    Xiao Jingduo glanced at it and retracted her gaze, the old lady was still introducing: "This is Haitang, and the next four are Xiqin, Xiqi, Xishu, Xihua. Your father has prepared it for you, and you will live in the outer courtyard. You can call me. I heard that the Imperial College is only allowed to bring one book boy, so you can pick one and bring it with you…”

      Xiao Ying has a strong desire to control. No matter whether the eldest son still remembers the things that happened in the past, he must control people in the palm of his hand to be safe. The first thing to do is naturally to arrange Xiao Jingduo's manpower and eyeliner. .

    These servants are all from Xiao Ying, even the book boy that Xiao Jingduo is about to take to Guozijian.

    Xiao Jingduo interrupted the old lady: "Book boy, I'm ready, don't worry about grandma."

    "Ready? When is it, is this person reliable?" The old lady asked quickly.

    Where can Xiao Jingduo have such a book boy, but he still nodded without blinking: "It's already ready, but I haven't come over these days."

    The old lady gave up the idea of ​​forcibly arranging a book boy for Xiao Jingduo. She had already prepared it, but the person was no longer in front of Xiao Jingduo. Does this mean that the book boy was arranged by a big man and has not been distributed yet come over? The old lady remembered Xiao Jingduo's inexplicable rewards and good luck in the past few days, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt it was possible. How dare she offend this big man, even if she doesn't mention the book boy again.

    "Since the book boy is ready, then I will not interfere. You take a few of them back first, and the little servants will come to greet you later. By the way, I almost forgot Now, there is still no one in charge in your courtyard, I think about which steward is capable..."

    "I don't need it." Xiao Jingduo categorically refused.

    "You have several sisters in the courtyard, and even Hu'er has two maids. How can you do if you don't have a mammy in the courtyard? Duoer, don't be self-willed, there is a mama Mommy helps you discipline the girl, you don't know how much you need to worry about!"

    Xiao Jingduo sneered in his heart that the six servants were all from Xiao Ying, and the five maids were not sure where they came from. Does he seem to talk like that?

    "I don't need it, they just follow my instructions. I don't need anyone else to do things for me."

    The old lady was embarrassed and looked at Xue Lan in embarrassment. Xue Lan forced a smile and came out to round up: "Forget it, since Langjun is unwilling, then forget it."

    "Forget it, it's up to you." The old lady sighed, Xiao Jingduo's idea is very hard, no one can shake what he decides, he insists on not taking care of the affairs, what can the old lady do? ? She doesn't even dare to force the eldest grandson now, for fear that he will turn his back on him and not want anyone. The old lady sighed, she is a grandmother, the most senior and most powerful Lao Fengjun, why does she become careful when she arranges a few maids for her grandson?

    The situation was a little embarrassing for a while, and the old lady was moved by the thought of chasing the guests, so she said: "Okay, it's getting late, you go back to rest and rest. You go back with the five Haitang people, clear Zeyuan should be able to live there, right?"

    Xiao Jingduo smiled sarcastically, since he was worried that his yard was not big enough, why didn't he mention the matter of changing the yard? The old lady's mind is very good to guess. The Ningyuan Courtyard with the best location and the largest area is reserved for Wu Junru's son Xiao Jingye, so the old lady is afraid that Xiao Jingduo will bring up the matter of the courtyard. After all, according to the rules, the largest courtyard is owned by the eldest son.

    Xiao Jingduo didn't want to leave Qingze Courtyard, he wouldn't stay here for long, it didn't matter where he lived, so he didn't bother to expose the old lady's careful thoughts. Now that the old lady has spoken, Xiao Jingduo also said: "Grandma take care, grandson retire."

    Xiao Jingduo was alone when he went out, but when he came back, he stayed with five maids. Qiu Ju was stunned by the battle. Fortunately, Qingzeyuan is remote and remote, but the place is big enough to bring so many people back without being crowded. Although Xiao Jingduo didn't like these maids, since everyone brought them back, he had to arrange accommodation for them.

    There are five main rooms in Qingze Courtyard, which is where Zhao Xiulan lives. After Zhao Xiulan left, Xiao Jingduo kept the main room as it was. It was only used when entertaining guests, and it was locked at other times. He still lives in the east wing as before. There are two rooms in the east wing, one of which is a bedroom, and the outside is organized into a study. In the west wing, the valuables are stored, and Qiu Ju lives outside.

    Qiu Ju led Begonia and the four maids of chess, calligraphy and painting to get acquainted with the yard. When she walked to the west wing, Begonia looked around and showed an envious look: "Dalang Jun actually has so much gold and silver. reward?"

      Three years ago, he went to Qingyuan Temple to observe filial piety on the order of the prince. When he left, the East Palace gave him a lot of property. However, Xiao Jingduo had no expenses at all in Qingyuan Temple, not to mention food and lodging. Even the pen, ink, paper and inkstone were provided by the temple. some spare money. After returning to Chang'an, he encountered a plague before he had time to spend any money, and then he was rewarded by the palace. Now these rewards are piled up in the west wing, and the cloth, gold and silver and other items are almost crowded to the ground. If an outsider sees it for the first time, it is inevitable to be surprised.

      The room in the wing was locked: "I've finished reading the west wing, I'll take you to the reverse room to have a look."

    Qingze Courtyard is facing south, the main room is in the north, spacious and bright, warm in winter and cool in summer, the east and west rooms are separated on both sides, the reverse room is the backlit room under the root of the south wall. The name is reversed. Haitang looked at these houses with disgust: "I'm also a first-class maid, why should I live here?"

      I don't want to live there!"

    Qiu Ju chased after and heard this, she shouted angrily: "You..."

      And Haitang has a good color, sweet voice and coquettish, relying on such a trump card to help her in the back house, not to mention that she is still a male protagonist in front of her.

    Xiao Jingduo gave Haitang a very calm look: "What, do you mean that I will vacate the rewards of the sage and the prince in the West Wing and let you live?"

    Haitang is full of confidence and is bound to win, but suddenly I heard such a sentence. She immediately blushed and murmured in a low voice, "That's not what my slave meant... How dare I..."

    "It's good to know that you don't dare." Xiao Jingduo said, "Go out, I want to read a book."

    Xiao Jingduo was indifferent and unfeeling, Haitang could only pack the largest piece in the south room with grievances and use it as her own room. The other four second-class maids didn't get such good treatment. They could only share a room with two of them. In the end, there was still a room left in the south room with debris.

    Haitang complained as she cleaned up: "Dalang-Jun is really, if he goes to live in the main house, wouldn't it be vacant? The main house is so big but it needs to be vacant, but we have to squeeze it. "

     Qiu Ju heard this sentence and sneered: "You can just say it in front of me. If you let Dalang hear it, don't blame him for turning his face with you!"

    Haitang was frightened and immediately knew that Mrs. Zhao was Xiao Jingduo's inverse scale.

    Place up the five people, Haitang and Qin, Qi, calligraphy and painting, so Qiu Ju has time to do other things. She brewed a pot of hot tea and was about to bring it to Xiao Jingduo, but was suddenly snatched by Haitang.

    "Sister Qiu Ju, you've been tired all day. Leave the trivial matters like delivering water to Lang Jun to me."

    Qiu Ju naturally refused, chased over and grabbed Haitang, and the other four maids also came around, each persuading her. The Qingze Courtyard, which has always been quiet, had never seen such a battle, and Xiao Jingduo felt a headache in the house.

    Enough is enough, he shouldn't bring these maids back!

    Six maids were arguing in the yard, but the door behind them suddenly opened. They turned around in a daze, and saw Xiao Jingduo standing inside the door with a frosty face.

    "Either be quiet or leave Qingze Courtyard." Xiao Jingduo said coldly, "I will live in the school building after Guozijian starts school. During my stay in the residence, if you don't obey me the rules, then don't blame me for not being sympathetic."

    "Ask yourselves, you are the ones who want to come back with me." Xiao Jingduo dismissed Haitang's thoughts, he said, "I have already agreed with Jijiu, and I will move to Guozijian after school starts. , no matter what your thoughts are, you'd better rest. I advise you for the last time to find another high branch as soon as possible. "