Flowers on the other side [Comprehensive Red House]

The return ceremony was prepared by Lin Hai early. Lin Hai accompanied Mrs. Ji to Mrs. Li's house. Mrs. Li specially asked for a day off to wait for their husband and wife at home.

Mrs. Li felt relieved when she saw Mrs. Ji coming back to the door with a smile on her face, with spring in the corners of her eyes and brows.When Lin Hai and Mrs. Li went to the study, they pulled Mrs. Ji to whisper.

"Wanrong, how is Lin Hai treating you? How about his daughter? How about you?"

Mrs. Ji talked about Daiyu, and the old lady couldn't help laughing. She patted Mrs. Ji's hand and said, "Wanrong, this is a life. A man works hard, and his mother is not afraid of being late. He is only a daughter. Little one, treat her well, and be considerate to the relationship between husband and wife. Take the girl well, and find a good marriage in the future, and you can also help the younger brothers."

Ji nodded and smiled, "I will listen to you."

"Are there many people in his backyard?"

"He gave away all the concubines in the backyard last year. At the end of last year, someone gave him two skinny horses. He had a drink with Jia's uncle and gave him one."

"They are honorable, they just like to give each other things. You don't have to worry about those people, keep your own house, and give birth to a son early to be safe."

"Yes. I listen to my aunt's teaching."

"Yesterday, your uncle's family came over and asked why we didn't tell them that we married you? Hmph, if they were interested in you, they wouldn't have let you go."

Ji lowered her head, feeling a little uncomfortable in her heart. When her grandparents were alive, they might have planned for her.Several uncles' families have cousins ​​who are suitable for her age, but the uncles and aunts all shirk and refuse.Grandmother took pity on her, fearing that she would be rubbed by her mother-in-law who didn't like her in the future, so the matter of marrying her to her cousin was shelved.After her grandparents passed away, her aunts even disliked her as a lone star... If the Li family hadn't picked her up, she didn't know if she would be able to survive.

"Aunt, since you picked me up from your place, they haven't visited me once. How dare you ask me this again now."

"It depends on how well you get married in the end. Lin Hai's family is rich, and he has also been a salt inspection censor. In the future, they will come to the door and ask for your help. Don't let them in, push them all to me. And , That day Mr. Cheng accompanied you to welcome the bride, how many people watched. They also think about finding a future for their husbands and sons. They all told me that if they knew you were married, they would add makeup to you, and they also said that they should marry from their family Woolen cloth."

"It makes my aunt angry."

Mrs. Li has treated Mrs. Ji as an old maid all these years. Mrs. Li went to Beijing in Linhai to seek help for Mrs. Ji, and did not hesitate to ask for her to marry her.Mrs. Ji was grateful for the kindness of the old couple in nurturing and rebuilding her. During the luncheon, she respectfully toasted Mrs. Li and Mrs. Li. If the royal family hadn't conferred the title of county lord on her, she would have wanted to pay homage to her foster father. mother.

On the day of returning home, Lin Hai and Mr. Li also had a good chat. Lin Hai also praised Mr. Li's two grandsons again and again, coaxing Mr. Li to be in full bloom, and he had a new understanding of Tanhualang.After the lunch, Mrs. Ji took Lin Hai to the house where she lived in Li's house for a rest. Lin Hai looked at the house where Mrs. Ji lived, and realized that Mrs. Ji was raised by the Li family as a girl.

"Wanrong, from now on, you can leave the Li family as your mother's family." Lin Hai comforted and told him that Ji's uncle's family was in a bad situation and he was a little depressed. "As for the matter that your uncle's family will come to the door, you don't have to worry, I will tell the concierge to take care of it."

Ji put her arms around Lin Hai, shedding tears, "Husband, Wanrong will depend on you from now on."

Lin Hai patted Ji on the shoulder, "You should rely on your own husband. Don't cry, your eyes will turn red, and others will think that I have wronged you."

Ji burst into tears and laughed, the couple embraced each other for an afternoon nap, and then stayed at Li's house until the end of Shen Shi and left.

Lin Hai took another day off before returning to the Ministry of Rites to work.Some officials from the Ministry of Rites and some Hanlin selected and transferred from the Ministry of Officials began to read the examination papers that were gradually sent to the capital together with those sent by the Ministry of Officials to review Qiu Wei's work. The examiner and the examiner's questioning.Those who are not up to the standard of candidates will be admitted by the examiner, and it will be shown in the examiner's service assessment and evaluation, and several examiners who mark the papers will be implicated.This made Lin Hai realize that the seriousness of the imperial examination at this time and the difficulty of cheating are very high.

Half a month later, Jia Lian's paper was also brought up because the ranking was too low.Gu An, the chief examiner of Jinling Qiuwei and a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, came to explain to the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Officials that, judging from the policy papers, it is feasible to get the top ten, but judging from the poems and prose, it is much immature, so the ranking is lowered because of Jia Lian. To be able to work harder, cherish talents, and want to sharpen Jia Lian, so as not to be successful in his youth and lose his aggressiveness.Lin Hai signed his opinion behind Gu An's written explanation, expressing his affirmation of Gu An's approach.The two deputy examiners also explained Jia Lian's ranking, which was similar to Gu An's.

Lin Hai gave Gu An and the two deputy chief examiners Qiu Wei an excellent rating, which was unique and very prominent in the Qiu Wei audit that year.The examiners in most areas are mostly excellent and good, and a few are average, and no one has yet received a good or poor evaluation.Those rated as "good" and "poor" will not be selected as imperial examination examiners in the future. In this year's Enke, there was no trouble in any district, so only a few examiners were assessed as fair due to improper comments.

The few test papers that were considered to be not good enough for Juren were circulated and discussed among the chief officials of the Ministry of Rites, the head of the Imperial Academy, and the academicians, and they were still determined to be barely good enough for Juren.A few Hanlin who passed the customs by chance finally passed the customs after a few days of trembling, and they also reminded other Hanlin and the Ministry of Rites.

In Dongyue, before Jia Yucun came to marry Mrs. Qiao, Lin Hai told Jia Yucun about the review of Qiu Wei's examination papers.Frightened, Jia Yucun was covered in white sweat in the winter, and immediately got up to salute Lin Hai.

"My lord, it was Shi Fei who was reckless. I didn't know that the court still had such a rigorous review. It almost caused a catastrophe for my lord."

"Shi Fei, we have never stayed in the Ministry of Rites before, so naturally we don't know about such things. We can only be careful in everything in the future. Even Yushitai, I haven't communicated with Jingzhong Yushi for many years, so you have to be careful .”

"Yes, my lord." Jia Yucun was frightened.

"I heard that there are some people in Beijing who go back and forth to review cases in various provinces. Did you hear that in Yushitai?"

"Yes, there is a group of people in Yushitai who are dedicated to doing this. Old things more than ten years ago, sometimes because of new things, sometimes because someone told them, and sometimes for no reason Find out and conduct random checks to see if there are any unjust cases.”

"So, in this situation, we all have to be more careful. Otherwise, if we make a small mistake, our career may be ruined."

"Yes, yes, my lord. Shi Fei understands, thank you for your advice."

In the twelfth lunar month, Jia Yucun married Mrs. Qiao, and Daiyu lost her teacher to go to class. Every day, she circled around the newly pregnant Ji, staring at Ji's belly. The tense appearance of facing the enemy.

Nanny Liu said to Mrs. Ji: "The girl has fallen into the pile of blessings. Even in ordinary people, I don't see a daughter who is so nervous and pregnant."

Because Lin Hai has been resting in Ji's house for more than two months, Liu Nai Niang is not so targeted at Gui Yi, who is serving in the inner study, and Yingge, who has moved to the small courtyard next to the main courtyard.After Ji's pregnancy was diagnosed, Nanny Liu went to Lin Hai, and Ai told Lin Hai that his wife was pregnant and that the master wanted to sleep in a separate room with his wife, so she resolutely drove Lin Hai out of the master bedroom and asked him to sleep in the cross courtyard and the study. Lin Hai couldn't laugh or cry.

Ji was very satisfied, and after returning home, she began to use the method of giving birth to a boy that Lin Hai said.After the doctor invited by the mansion was diagnosed with pregnancy, Lin Hai invited the imperial physician to check the pulse.The imperial doctor said that she was in good health and her pulse was strong, so there was a high probability that she would be a boy.Then, Daiyu became a little old lady who revolved around her.She enjoyed such a life very much, holding Daiyu in her arms during the day, and the two mothers played the piano and chess together.Call Yingge to sing songs, or watch Yingge dance; often call Guiyi to read and read poems for her and Daiyu.For her, even if it is not a boy, she is not afraid, just rebirth.

It was almost the new year, and the review of Qiu Wei's papers was completely completed. Lin Hai had carefully read every paper for the exam, and only then did he know that the Minister of Rites is not idle.Lin Hai sent Qiu Wei's review results and the evaluation of the assigned examiners to Chen Shangshu's desk in the Ministry of Rites.Because of Lin Hai's remarriage, and because of Lin Hai's seriousness and fairness, and because he didn't have more contacts with Xungui, Chen Shangshu gradually became less alienated from Lin Hai.

Chen Shangshu explained to Lin Hai one by one the things to be done by the Ministry of Rites during the New Year in detail, and finally said: "Ru Hai, because you have never worked in the Ministry of Rites, and I am your teacher, I will take care of you this time. I have entrusted Zuo Shilang Yang Weigang to do all the sacrifices to the heavens next year. If you encounter similar things in the future, you will have to bear them with him. When you have time, I will detail the royal etiquette and other matters in the past dynasties. Let's delve into it."

Chen Shangshu's instruction to Lin Hai is to see that Lin Hai is going to let Lin Hai pick him up today.Chen Shangshu couldn't do it either, his sons were all of mediocre qualifications, and the eldest son Enyin became an official, and he was already at the top of his ability to become a magistrate.The rest of the sons were barely successful, and the grandson looked even more ordinary.He is about to retire, and sometimes he is so worried that he can't sleep, so he can only win over Qingliu more and more, hoping that after he retires and a hundred years later, his descendants will be able to take care of him.

Lin Hai hurriedly thanked Mr. Chen for his teaching with sincerity.Just looking at the thick dossier written by Yang Weigang, one knows that such important etiquette matters as offering sacrifices to heaven are not something he can undertake now.

"Ruhai, there will be Enke Chunwei next year. As the minister of rites, you must be a first-room examiner, or if you are lucky, you may be the deputy chief examiner. Do you have any regulations in mind?"

"Mr. Chen, it's not time for Ru Hai to be the deputy chief examiner. Please ask Mr. Chen to resign for the sake of taking care of the students."

Chen Shangshu is an assistant minister of the cabinet, the chief examiner and deputy examiner, the sage will first ask the cabinet for opinions, especially the opinions of him, the minister of the Ministry of Rites.Listening to what Lin Hai said now, I nod for Lin Hai's understanding of current affairs.

"I heard that you accepted Jia She's son-in-law from the Rongguo Mansion as your apprentice?"

"Yes. The Lin family has been passed down for several generations. Ru Hai has no children in his forties, and only a young girl with no deciduous teeth under his knees. In the future, her cousin of the Jia family will have to take care of her."

Chen Shangshu nodded after hearing Lin Hai's explanation. "I heard that his papers are very good? Can he participate in Chunwei next year?"

Lin Haihan, "Mr. Chen is too good. He is still early. I sent him to study at his uncle's house. When his uncle said that he is ready, when will he be released back to Chunwei."

Chen Shangshu was silent for a while, "His eldest uncle was the same year as my Jinshi, a champion with outstanding literary talent and upright character."

"Yes, yes. Chen Shangshu's commentary is brilliant, and his upright nature is the most suitable for Mr. Zhang. He is a man of integrity. Ru Hai first entered Yushitai, and he often needs Mr. Zhang's advice and protection."

"Oh, I wonder when the Zhang family will come back?"

"Perhaps it is only when the important minister speaks today that he can call the Zhang family back to the court."

Chen Shangshu took a deep look at Lin Hai and picked up his teacup.

Lin Hai got up quickly, thanked Chen Shangshu again and again, and then left Chen Shangshu's office.Holding the dossier of the process of offering sacrifices to heaven written by Yang Shilang, I went back and carefully copied it twice.

When the Ministry of Rites encounters a saint who wants to offer sacrifices to the heavens, things are the most complicated, and there is no room for mistakes.If it is a little worse, you may be criticized. Dismissal from office is minor, but if it is serious, you may be impeached, imprisoned, exiled, or beheaded.

Lin Hai said that the pressure is heavy, and the Ministry of Rites is not easy to mess with.