At five o'clock in the morning, the sky is slightly bright.
The masters of the Feng Mansion have all stood up.
Zhou family and Yao family led their children to Yonghe Hall to pay their respects.
Feng Shilang was wearing a scarlet official uniform, and he exuded the elegance of a civil servant in his majesty. His eyes glanced over and landed first on the face of his eldest grandson Feng Wenyan: "Wenyan, how are you preparing for the Imperial College exam at the end of April?"
Feng Shilang himself was born in the imperial examination. He has three sons. The eldest son is a second-ranked Jinshi, the third son is a third-ranked scholar, and the second son, who is the worst in academics, is also a candidate.
It is no exaggeration to say that the Feng family is a scholarly family.
When it comes to the Feng family's grandchildren, it's a bit hard to talk about it.
Feng Wenyan's academic performance was mediocre. He failed to pass the examination for three consecutive years and failed to pass the examination. Every month in the Imperial Academy's monthly examination, he almost got a B grade and never got an A grade. It was really disappointing.
Feng Wenyan was swept away by his grandfather's sharp gaze, his scalp tightened, and he lowered his head and responded: "My grandson must study hard and strive to get a first-class degree."
Shilang Feng gave a faint hum and looked at Feng Wenhao again.
Feng Wenhao is even worse than Feng Wenyan. Fortunately, Feng Wenyan was admitted to the Imperial College. When he got to Feng Wenhao, he relied on Feng Shilang's old face. Officials of third rank or above had a quota for him. Feng Wenhao used it.
Only with this quota can I enter the Imperial College to study.
Feng Wenhao was lazy and fun-loving by nature, and he made several friends with "like-minded temperaments" in the Imperial College. There was no hope of gaining fame by studying, so it was better not to get into trouble.
However, Feng Wenhao was a smooth talker and was used to pleasing his elders. He smiled shyly and said, "Grandpa, my grandson will definitely try his best."
Feng Shilang frowned slightly and finally looked at Feng Wenli.
Feng Wenli was only seven years old, not yet old enough to take the imperial examination. The Feng Mansion invited a teacher, and Feng Wenli started studying in the Mansion.
Feng Wenli was very hardworking, but he was not considered to be very talented.
Feng Wenli was timid when he was young. When his grandfather saw him, he felt frightened and quickly lowered his head.
Feng Shilang swallowed back the sigh that reached his lips.
The grandchildren are not up to par, and each one is worse than the other. Fortunately, there are still several beautiful granddaughters who can get a few good marriages to ensure the Feng family's wealthy future.
Mrs. Feng suddenly frowned and asked Mr. Zhou: "Why didn't Young Master come to Yonghe Hall to pay his respects? Didn't you tell her the rules of the Feng family yesterday?"
Mrs. Zhou stood up quickly and responded: "My daughter-in-law will send someone to Hexiang Courtyard and ask Shaojun to come over."
Mrs. Feng was a little dissatisfied: "How many years can I still run the family at this old age? From now on, you will be in charge of the Feng family's inner house. As an aunt, you should pay more attention to the affairs of Hexiangyuan."
Ms. Zhou had no choice but to lower her head and admit her mistake: "What my mother-in-law said was that my daughter-in-law was too careless. She must pay attention to it in the future."
It’s not easy to be the eldest daughter-in-law.
My mother-in-law has a harsh temperament that is almost mean. As the eldest daughter-in-law, Zhou's daughter-in-law is even more difficult. She is careful in everything and does everything in detail, but she is still criticized from time to time.
Before he finished speaking, the eldest maid Rouge walked in and said, "Master and madam, the maid next to the third young lady Jixiang has something to report."
This early in the morning, if you don't come to say hello, what's the point of sending your maid here?
Mrs. Feng became increasingly unhappy and said calmly: "Let her come in."
After a while, Ji Xiang entered the Yonghe Hall.
Under the gaze of everyone, Ji Xiang felt a little embarrassed, and he bowed and said: "I have met my master and my wife. The third lady has been traveling hard and is very tired. She has a headache today and needs to rest for a day. Please forgive me, my master and his wife!"
Mrs. Feng snorted softly: "She is quite pampered."
Mr. Feng gave Mrs. Feng a warning look.
Mrs. Feng had no choice but to change her words: "The girl's body is fragile, so there is no harm in resting for two more days."
Ji Xiang breathed a sigh of relief, then timidly opened his mouth and said: "My cousin is leaving the mansion today, and the young lady has ordered the servants to accompany him. I don't know if this is in line with the rules of the mansion."
Mrs. Feng didn't bother to ask about such a trivial matter and said casually: "Just talk to the concierge."
Jixiang is busy thanking you and retiring.
After leaving the Lama Temple, "Jixiang" raised the corners of his mouth and a sly smile flashed in his eyes.
This "auspiciousness" was disguised by Feng Shaojun.
Feng Shaojun came to the Cui family when he was eight years old. The Cui family was the top wealthy family in Pingjiang Prefecture. They had many servants and guards, and they also paid a lot of money to have several elite people to look after the home and the home. Among them, there was a lady Hu who was good at disguise.
technique.
After Feng Shaojun found out, he found it very interesting and privately begged his grandmother to learn Mrs. Hu's unique secret skills.
Her grandmother doted on her and quickly agreed.
People in the Jianghu community are reluctant to teach their family the skills of protecting their lives. However, after receiving ten thousand taels of silver, Madam Hu couldn't wait to pass on all her skills to Feng Shaojun.
Feng Shaojun is second-rate in martial arts, but his talent in learning the art of disguise is rare in the world.
It is not the most difficult thing for one person to disguise himself as another person.
The difficult thing is to walk, stand, sit, lie down, talk and act without revealing any flaws.
When Feng Shaojun was eleven years old, he was able to hide his disguise from his grandmother. When he was thirteen years old, Mrs. Hu said to her: "Your disguise skills are already better than those of others. I have nothing more to teach you."
"However, you have to remember one thing. The less people know about your disguise, the better. Just like when you practice martial arts."
"These are all your skills to save your life. Maybe it will come in handy one day and save your life."
She kept Madam Hu's words in mind.
Apart from my grandmother, only Mama Zheng and Jixiang know about it.
She and Jixiang were about the same age and about the same height and shape. She wanted to sneak out of Cui's house, so she "swap identities" with Jixiang. Jixiang pretended to be her and stayed in the house for a day.
She disguised herself as auspicious and appeared in front of people.
In her previous life, she used this method to escape from Prince Qin's palace.
A few years later, she used the blood of the Qin Prince's Palace and the Feng family to comfort the souls of Ji Xiang and Zheng's mother who died innocently.
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Feng Shaojun didn't want to think about all the things in his past life.
She walked briskly to meet her cousin Cui Yuanhan.
"This slave has met your cousin."
Feng Shaojun's charming and auspicious look when he saluted was exactly the same as that of auspiciousness, and his voice was also the same: "Miss has a headache today and needs to rest for a day. Send this servant to go out of the house with my cousin."
My cousin is a spoiled child, so it's normal for her to take a few days' rest while running around.
Cui Yuanhan did not raise any suspicion and said with a smile: "In that case, I will go out alone. You can go back and take good care of your cousin."
Feng Shaojun smiled and said: "Mother Zheng is taking care of the young lady, so please don't worry. I have to go to Hongzhuang Pavilion on the orders of my master."
Hongzhuangge specializes in women's gouache, rouge and balm. It is quite famous in the capital and has branches in various prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River.
Girls' families all love beauty. There are several girls in the Feng family, and they have to compare themselves with each other. With Shaojun's cousin's temperament, she naturally wants to be the most beautiful one.
Cui Yuanhan laughed: "That's fine."
Then, he sent the order, ordered a few guards, and led the pretty and charming "Ji Xiang" out of Feng Mansion.
