Lin Fu signed a Privy Council Order on the eve of the Lantern Festival to lift the curfew in Jiangning, which meant that Jiangning officially ended the military control that lasted for more than a month and returned to normalcy.
Lin Fu originally thought that Jiangning would be much deserted during this year's Nightless Festival than in previous years, but he did not expect that after experiencing a short-term war, chaos, and a month and a half of military control, the people in the city would burst into unprecedented enthusiasm.
Although there was insufficient preparation time, it only took one day from the cancellation of the street cleaning order to the start of Lantern Festival. However, in just one day, all the lights, colored paper, colored silks and other items in the city were sold out. After nightfall, people lined the streets.
Strings of colorful lanterns like stars were hung up; lion dance, costumes and other accessories that concealed the experience were put on even if there was no time to wash them off, and teams walked through the streets and alleys to celebrate the Lantern Festival.
After night falls, the streets and alleys are filled with people.
Gu Junxun, Liu Yuer and other female relatives also arrived in Jiangning by boat before the Lantern Festival and lived in Chenyuan, which had just been given to Chongguo Gongfu.
While having a banquet with the officials, Lin Fu was very moved when he heard the bustle outside. He put his hand on the table and said, "In these years, the army has been busy, but it is rare to encounter such excitement. I really want to go out for a walk."
, let’s review the scenery in Jiangning City..." Then he said to Qian Xiaowu, the manager of the inner palace, "Send someone to ask all the ladies, do you want to go out for some fresh air?"
When Lin Fu said this, everyone at the table pricked up their ears. Zhou Pu sat there with a stern voice. Gao Zongting said: "All the refugees in the city have not been demobilized yet, and a stricter household registration census has not yet been carried out. Even for
Chen Ruyi, Han Bin tortured, and found dozens of secret rooms, but after Jiangning was in chaos, who knows how many luxury houses and Yanlu hidden stakes were hidden in the city. The streets and alleys were full of people, and the fact of guarding was
It’s hard to be comprehensive…”
"Liu Zhi was assassinated once, and you all made a fuss about it. How many assassins can there be in the city?" Lin Fu said with a smile.
"My lord wants to go on a parade, that's fine. Dongcheng has fewer people," Chen Enze sat down at the table and helped Gao Zongting, "I'm afraid we have to draw people from the forbidden camp to clean the streets!"
"Okay," Zhou Pu said in a loud voice, "Which street you want to play on, I will send people to seal the street right now!"
"You are all a bunch of losers!" Lin Fu said with a bitter smile. He wanted to have fun with the people, and his thoughts of traveling to Jiangning at night poured cold water on Zhou Pu and others. Naturally, he was not interested at this time.
He came and said, "If I go back to complain after the banquet is over, it will be your fault."
During the Lantern Festival, Lin Fu did not let everyone sit for a long time. The banquet ended early and everyone went back to their homes to reunite with their families.
Qian Xiaowu came over and said, "The old lady is here, and she and the ladies are having a banquet in the back!"
Gu Siyuan went to Eastern Fujian to fill the post of magistrate of Yongtai County. However, the conditions in Eastern Fujian were difficult, so he left his wife in Jiangning. This time, he also moved to Jiangning with his old lady Tang Gu to live in peace.
Facing the Tang Gu family, Lin Fu also felt a little guilty and dissatisfied, but he couldn't avoid it. He said to Qian Xiaowu: "It's such a big festival, you and Yun Niang should go back. There will be no need in the house from now on."
Arrange too many manpower to take care of it..." Then he left everyone behind and walked towards the inner courtyard.
As the Duke's Mansion, Chen Yuan enclosed the back alley, with six fronts and backs, five groups of courtyards on the east and west, and more than 100 large and small houses. It was also the official system of the Duke's Mansion. Zhongyuan is a seat
The entertainment garden covering an area of five acres, Dongyuan and Beiyuan each have a private garden, a curved pond, and an culvert connected to Longzang Neipu in the north.
The Privy Council chose a new site. Except for the front yard of Chen Yuan, it was set aside as a public hall so that Lin Fu could handle official affairs in the house. It also had a guard's room and a library and other institutions. The other houses were all inner houses, with deep and wide houses.
It feels like Houmen is as deep as the sea.
Tonight, the Chen Garden is also decorated with lights. For Gu, Liu, Sun, and Su, they have just arrived in Jiangning, and everything in the Chen Garden is new to them.
Lin Fu strolled into the East Garden where the ladies were having a banquet. The banquet was still going on here, but it was not as lively as expected.
In addition to the daughters, Mrs. Tang Gu and her daughter-in-law and grandson came over to have a banquet. Liu Yue'er's mother and sister-in-law were also there, as were Song Jia, Gu Yingxiu, and Shan Rou, plus a group of naughty children, who also filled the hall.
There were three tables.
With all the girls around, Lin Fu was also satisfied. If he had any regrets, one was that Liu Miaozhen had to guard Xuzhou, and the other was that Gu Yingxiu and Shan Rou could not live in Chen Yuan openly.
Lin Fu walked into Nuangezi to pay his respects to Mrs. Tang and Gu. There were family members present, and men and women were seated separately. Lin Fu asked someone to bring a chair to sit next to him, and listened to Mrs. Tang and Gu's instructions. Grudges are long gone, but filial piety still remains.
Be respectful.
"We were talking about Zheng Jun and Xiao Xin's admission to school," Gu Yingxiu sat next to Tang Gu. Seeing Lin Fu sitting there in embarrassment, she changed the subject and said, "This matter is up to you, Seventeenth."
Come and make up your mind..."
Lin Fu thought to himself that when he came in, the place was not as lively as he imagined. Could it be that there was a dispute over this matter? He raised his head and glanced at Song Jia, but Song Jia looked at the fruit cup in front of her and ignored him; Liu Yuer, she
My mother’s face is also cold.
Although wives and concubines were strictly separated at that time, in Lin Fu's position, in addition to Gu Junxun as the principal wife, who was conferred as the county monarch, and Liu Miaozhen, who had military merit and was conferred as the wife of Qiao State, Su Mei, Liu Yue'er, Sun Wenwan, and Xiaoman were also concubines.
All received official titles.
Although the status of the wife of a county is much lower than that of a county monarch, in the current era when concubines were servants and maids, concubines had titles, which meant that their heirs also had their identity and status guaranteed, which was a substantial difference.
Although Lin Fu treats all his children equally, the power of tradition cannot be changed in a short time, and it is inevitable that there will still be disagreements among the descendants.
After all, Zheng Jun was one year younger than Lin Xin. Besides, it is a virtue for a woman in this world not to have talent. There would be no problem in enrolling a few years later. Lin Xin was the one who had to rush to enroll - but Lin Xin was a commoner, and there was no special talent in this world.
The principle of setting up teachers for concubines.
Lin Fu immediately figured out the situation here. It was probably Liu's mother who raised the issue of Lin Xin's enrollment during the dinner and Tang Gushi blocked it, which made the scene cool down. Gu Yingxiu was not afraid of Tang Gushi.
, raised the matter directly in front of him.
Gu Junxun has not given birth to any other children except Zhengjun in these years. Even if Gu Junxun is pure in mind, the old lady Tang Gu is inevitably worried about the direct inheritance falling into her maternal family. It is no wonder that the Lin-Gu split ended in Qingzhou's disastrous defeat.
Mrs. Tang Gu had no other thoughts and was always worried that her daughter would be bullied by others in the future. Especially last year, Liu Yuer, Sun Wenwan and Xiaoman gave birth to two daughters and a son for Lin Fu.
The best way is to follow tradition and prevent Lin Xin and other concubines from having children in school. Without talent and learning, it is naturally impossible to continue Lin Fu's family business. Even if Gu Junxun has no children, it is still possible to adopt him.
"I just told Qian Xiaowu about the enrollment," Lin Fu said nonsense, "In a few days, a special elementary school will be opened in Jiangning City. Naughty children from various families who are naughty and refuse to listen to education, regardless of gender, will
When they are old enough, they will all be sent to study, so as not to torture adults by staying in the house, there will be no special teachers in the house."
"Is there any difference between male and female babies?" Tang Gu asked.
"There is no difference. If you enter the school at the age of six, there is no problem early, but you have to study for nine years before you are allowed to come out," Lin Fu said, "But after nine years it is still too early to become a deacon. What to study again is another way of saying it. However.
, these issues need to be discussed with Zongting and Mengde every few days. What I mean is that each county should set up a comprehensive school for young children to attend, but the cost is a big problem. Schools like those in Chongzhou
, a total of three to four hundred thousand taels of silver needs to be allocated every year to support it, and every county has to do it. It is hard to say whether it can bear it..."
When it came to these political affairs, Mrs. Tang and Gu were in the dark. However, Lin Fu's attitude was there, and she could not forcibly stop Lin Xin from enrolling in school.
Lin Fu turned around again and said to Gu Junxun: "When you come to Jiangning, the Queen Mother will give you a reward. In two days, you can bring Lord Zheng into the palace to thank you..." Lin Fu didn't want to treat his other children badly, but he did not distinguish between legitimate children and concubines.
There is no peace in this inner house, especially the old ladies are not very economical.
He asked Junxun to lead Mr. Zheng into the palace to express his gratitude. In other words, any rewards given to the heirs would be attributed to Mr. Zheng. The fire in the inner courtyard should be put out first.
After saying these words, Lin Fu hid inside and waited for the old ladies here to leave with their families after a banquet before Lin Fu showed his face.
During these years of fighting abroad, it was rare to reunite with family members. Lin Xin and Zhengjun were also strangers to him. The two daughters and one son who were just born last year had only just arrived in Jiangning these two days. When they were held in their arms, they burst into tears and screamed.
Lin Fu could only stand aside and look at Doudou's little face, and said to Gu Junxun and the others: "Old ladies have nothing to do, let them do whatever they like, but don't get involved; if their brothers and sisters become enemies in the future, even
When we meet at war, why should I go through all the trouble of planning?"
"We don't have to worry about these things," Gu Junxun said, "Even if my mother likes to worry about things, I won't listen to her..."
"Traditionally, it is the first line to establish a son," Lin Fu held Zhengjun on his knees, touched her little face, and said with a smile, "If Zhengjun grows up and is promising, what's wrong with having a female duke in the world?"
"
"That's shocking to the world," Gu Junxun said angrily, "Husband, please don't talk nonsense."
"I think it will work," Su Mei said with a smile, "Mrs. Qiao Guo leads troops to fight, who is worse than any man? I really want to have a female duke, but our daughter's height will make her more ambitious..."
Lin Fu has always had his own opinion, and he is in his prime, so the old ladies are just messing around. Su Mei and the others don't have too many ideas about the future - thinking about Su Mei, no one is naive.
Those who tied wives and concubines to the forest based on their beauty.
All the girls have just come to Jiangning, and they are eager to stay and fly with Lin Fu. However, there is still a separation between wives and concubines. The first three days will naturally be exclusive to the main wife. No matter how much the concubines miss each other, they can only endure it. Fortunately, Lin
Fu has been hiding in the house for the past two days, doing any official business in the front yard. He has no time at night, and he can still show off during the day. Everyone is half-hearted and has been exposed to the rain and dew once, and there is no special indifference.
It was getting late at night, and the girls took their children to rest. Zhengjun also asked the female maids to lead them to rest, and Lin Fu rested in Junxun's room.
After tossing Jun Xun's body that was as warm as jade and as soft as cotton, Lin Fu asked her to lie on his body, greedily touched her plump and slippery buttocks, and said to her: "Outsiders say I am ambitious.
, you don’t have random thoughts at home, just be careful with your words and deeds outside..."
Jun Xun endured Lin Fu's strange hands scratching his buttocks, which were so greasy that he couldn't even dry them. He said angrily: "Say what you say. Don't move your hands. If you do, I will kick you out. Mrs. Six
, Mrs. Qi said she has something to discuss with you, why don't you go and discuss it now?" Regarding matters between men and women, even lying down is very exhausting for a woman. Jun Xun's body in the deep house all day makes her sexually aroused.
, but how can it withstand several struggles a night?
Lin Fu smiled shamelessly. In the past two days, he had not been alone with Ying Xiu and Dan Rou!~!