When she thought that Baoyu came with Daiyu, Baochai suddenly felt very boring.
But there was a very gentle smile on his face:
"Everyone is already here, why are you two so late? Where did you two go to play alone? Hurry and get real."
Daiyu said calmly:
"In the swallow's nest under the eaves of my house, little swallows hatched today. I heard a cry and saw two big swallows standing by the nest, jumping and screaming. I thought it was interesting, so I looked at it for a while.
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On the way out, I saw a few women carrying two pots of white begonias, which was quite rare. Unfortunately, I went too far and stopped to look at them for a while. Isn't it too late?"
Baoyu suddenly saw Jia Lian coming. Naturally, he knew that he was here to ask why he didn't go to school. He grinned and had no choice but to say to Jia Lian:
"My body looks good, but my insides are weak. I feel dizzy all the time, feel no energy, and don't eat much. I had a headache and insomnia last night, so I got up late."
Jia Lian knew clearly that he was being lazy, but there were so many people at this time that it was inconvenient to talk to him, so he was speechless.
Baoyu felt relieved after seeing that he had dealt with Jia Lian, and said to Tanchun again:
"But as soon as I saw the flower note sent by Third Sister, saying that we were invited to set up a poetry club at Jianhua Meeting, I endured the illness and came immediately.
Coincidentally, brother Yun just brought in two pots of white begonias. He said that he had searched many famous gardens and found many gardeners, and then he got a very rare white begonia. He tried his best to get only two pots of white begonias.
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We happened to have a poetry club, and I asked them to clean it up. When they brought it, we admired the flowers and wrote poems about them. Wouldn't it be interesting?"
"Since it is a rare white begonia, I would like to appreciate it carefully. Only when I have seen enough can I write a poem."
In fact, Yingchun is actually willing to have fun with everyone, so she talks more today than usual.
In Baochai's opinion, Yingchun is the least valuable of these sisters, so she immediately takes advantage of it:
"It's just Bai Haitang. Who hasn't seen it? Why do you have to see it before doing anything?
The poems and poems of the ancients were all about writing about feelings. If you had to wait until you saw someone to write them, there would be no such poems nowadays."
Yingchun was so shocked that she immediately lowered her head.
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At this time, someone from outside came to report that the eldest son of the Zhen family in Jiangnan, Zhen Chu, who was the president of Jinling Provincial Tirenyuan, sent two wives to see the old lady and invited the second grandmother to come too.
Sister Feng suddenly felt disappointed and said to herself:
"Hey, how long is it now? Why are you here now to send out the Dragon Boat Festival gifts?
That’s not right, even if it’s a holiday gift, their old lady should have sent someone to deliver it, why did their eldest boss send someone to deliver it?”
Jia Lian's heart moved - could it be that the life case of Zhen Lian, Zhen Yu's son, has been decided?
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While in Yangzhou, the great salt merchant Jiang Chunsheng colluded with Yanzheng Zhenhuan and released Yangzhou thin horse Mo Xiang to become Lin Ruhai's maid. They threatened the lives of Mo Xiang's family and asked Mo Xiang to poison Lin Ruhai. After the incident, Jiang Chunsheng
They also sent out killers to kill Mo Xiang’s parents.
Zhen Lian, Zhen Lian's son, was a guest at his uncle Zhen Huan's house at the time. Not only did he accept bribes from Jiang Chunsheng, a big salt merchant, but he even killed Mo Xiang's eighty-nine-year-old little sister.
The old concubine of the Zhen family is still in the palace, and the power of the Zhen family is still there, so Zhen Huan just lost his official position in the Huaihe Salt Administration. However, Zhen Lian's matter involves a murder case. I heard that the Ministry of Punishment has set a "hanging prison waiting period"
", leaving the "grace" of whether to lower the level of guilt to the emperor in the end.
Whether Zhen Lian's life can be saved depends on how powerful the Zhen family is.
When he thought of this, Jia Lian couldn't help but repeat softly:
"Imperial Envoy President of Jinling Provincial Tiren Academy——"
Tanchun asked curiously:
"I've always heard about the Zhen family. It turns out that the eldest son of the Zhen family is the president of the Individual Renyuan. What kind of official is this?"
Baochai read a lot and paid attention to everything. Unfortunately, her family was in business and she didn't understand officialdom, so she waved her fan and said leisurely:
"Their men are well-educated and sensible, assist the country and govern the people, and serve as officials and prime ministers. This is fine.
We women live in the boudoir, so we don’t have to worry so much. We only need to do some needlework and weaving every day. As for other things, especially the things outside, it’s our duty not to know.”
Her two sanctimonious words put the two days of hard work and effort in exploring the spring of Fengya Poetry Club to dry land.
Should girls just close the door and embroider shoe soles every day?
Jia Tanchun carefully wrote the words "Who is the most talented person in the Lotus Society? Only men can be allowed to do so; I just want to attend the elegant meeting in Dongshan and leave the rest of my beauty to powder."
, so it turned out that they were all "not keeping their duties"?
Tanchun's face instantly darkened.
The rest of the people were also embarrassed, and Baoyu didn't even know who to talk to. He just looked back and forth, at a loss.
Only Daiyu calmly said to Jia Lian:
"I heard my father say this, so I know a thing or two about it.
The word "Ti Ren" originally refers to the Ti Ren Pavilion in Zhongshu Province. It was originally the place where the previous dynasty ordered the ministers at home and abroad to recommend learned people to try poems and compare poems. It has been abandoned for many years.
When the Supreme Emperor was on the throne, he allocated funds for renovation. After that, it was no longer in use and was instead allocated to the Secretary of Guangzhou, who made a special satin warehouse in the palace to store satin, yarn, silk, damask, silk, cloth and other items.<
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So now the word "Ti Ren" here does not refer to Zhongshu Province, but refers to woven things."
When Jia Lian heard this, he suddenly said:
"It turns out it's just 'Jiangnan Weaving'. Why did it have such a fancy name? It sounds so deceptive."
Daiyu pursed her lips and smiled:
"Second Brother Lian is ridiculous.
Jiangnan Weaving is Jiangnan Weaving. It is a ready-made official and has its own fixed yamen.
As for Master Zhen, this official is indeed in charge of Jiangnan Weaving, but he also has other things to say, which must be explained layer by layer.
The first level is the 'President of Tirenyuan'. As I just said, his responsibility is to take charge of the offerings of all the weavings in the palace, not just the weavings and offerings in Jiangnan.
The second level is the 'Imperial Envoy to Jinling Province'. This Imperial Envoy is on an unexpected mission under the emperor's order. The Imperial Envoy to Jinling Province naturally means that he is sent to Jinling on a mission. However, since it is a mission abroad, there will always be time to come back.
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The third level is the superposition of the two levels above. It is an errand sent by the emperor to take charge of all the weaving and worship affairs in the palace. This shows that this is not a permanent official position. Of course, there is no such a formal government office.
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This kind of official position sounds powerful and has a lot of power. It can be established at any time and removed at any time. It has existed in all dynasties.
But what’s strange is that the ‘imperial envoy, the president of Jinling Provincial Tirenyuan’, is in the Zhen family. He has been an ‘imperial envoy’ in Jinling for more than ten years, which shows the great favor of the emperor.”
In front of a group of people, it was inconvenient for Daiyu to say something clearly, but she was worried that she could not explain it clearly to Jia Lian, so she had no choice but to utter a sneer at the corner of her mouth when she said the last sentence.
That was deliberately telling Jia Lian:
The emperor at that time had become the Supreme Emperor, but the emperor had changed, but the "emperor's favor" had not changed. This is the "strange" thing. The Supreme Emperor's power is still there to this day, how can the current emperor not be disgusted?
As smart as Jia Lian, he naturally understood the meaning instantly and couldn't help but secretly praise:
After all, Sister Lin was born in a noble family, and she was carefully taught by Lin Ruhai. Her knowledge is indeed extraordinary and comparable to that of ordinary women.
Then he bowed and said:
"After all, it's Sister Lin who is knowledgeable and educated."
Daiyu pursed her lips and smiled, her cheeks flushed.
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Baoyu on the side was extremely surprised:
"Sister Lin, I didn't expect you to know these common things?"
Baochai was dissatisfied, and when she saw Sister Feng still asking Ping'er to help her take care of her hair, she deliberately provoked her and said with a smile:
"This is sister Lin's strength. She is knowledgeable and knowledgeable, and her father is a prostitute, so she is naturally more useful than someone who is illiterate."