The later autumn comes, the later the sun rises.
It's bright and clear, and you can see a layer of white frost on the ground. The maple trees on the mountains have turned red, which looks beautiful from a distance.
A horse galloped through the morning frost and stopped at the door of the mansion.
Yan Hong was sweeping the steps at the door. When she saw the person coming, she immediately said: "Cheng Bing, you are finally back. An Ren has been thinking about the news about the provincial capital in the past two days. Come in quickly... Oh no, wait, An Ren is still here Before you go to bed, you first go to the flower hall to sit and have something to eat."
Cheng Wanwan thought Cheng Bing would come back the next day, but she didn't expect that after staying there for three days, she kept worrying that something had happened.
She didn't sleep well at night. When she got up early, Ninglan came to report that Cheng Bing was back.
Cheng Bing rode a horse all night, drank porridge and had breakfast in the flower hall. He seemed to be in good spirits and quickly reported in detail what happened in the provincial capital.
Cheng Wanwan's face was full of disbelief: "You mean, all the candidates who went to the academic officer's private banquet that night were arrested?"
"I came back late just to wait for news from the government. More than 100 candidates were released yesterday afternoon, but they are not allowed to participate in next year's general examination. They have to wait for another three years." Cheng Bing replied, "Anren Please rest assured that Master Cheng and Master Shen are fine. When the lease of the courtyard expires this month, the two young masters will rush to the capital."
Cheng Wanwan was still frightened.
That night, the scholar who attended the private banquet of the scholar-officials brought gifts for their future. Who would have thought that there would be some literati with bad conduct drinking and having fun in public, and even invited geishas to accompany them. This matter was ignored by those scholars who did not pass the exam I saw it, so I gathered together and went to the government to report it.
Four or five literati went to the Qinlou Chu Hall for a gathering, which was considered elegant.
But there are more than a hundred literati here, accompanied by dozens of promiscuous women, which is tantamount to gathering people for promiscuity. It is simply an insult to the reputation of literati and scholars.
He just promoted people, but he dared to openly humiliate Wen Wen and wanted to become a Jinshi and a tribute scholar. Can the entire Dayu Dynasty be saved?
Therefore, the governor ordered all the people to be arrested.
However, these candidates did not make any big mistakes after all. They were detained for two days and then released. However, they were punished and were not allowed to participate in the examination in February next year. This punishment was considered very serious.
Three years after another, how many three years can there be in life?
Fortunately, the two children were not implicated, otherwise they would not have known how much of a blow they would have suffered.
"You have worked hard these past few days. Go back to your room and rest quickly."
Cheng Bing bowed his hands and thanked him before retreating.
Cheng Wanwan changed her clothes and prepared to go to Hekou County. She wanted to check on the progress of the birthday ceremony so that she could make plans in advance.
As soon as I walked to the door of the house, I saw Aunt Wang hurriedly approaching: "Dashan Niang, Shagen's wife is ready to give birth. I heard that the baby's head will be big and it will be difficult to give birth..."
Cheng Wanwan calculated the time in her mind, and it was about this time that she should give birth. The baby's head would be large, which would make it difficult to deliver, and the mother might suffer a lot.
"I see, this is her retribution." Aunt Wang snorted coldly, "During this period, Shagen Niang has been forcing her to get the one thousand taels of silver every day. She hid it very well and was not found. Shagen Niang I’m almost pissed off. If she hadn’t been pregnant, Shagen’s mother would definitely let Shagen divorce this white-eyed wolf daughter-in-law. Wouldn’t this bring shame to our Dahe Village..."
Cheng Wanwan disagreed and said: "Many women in the village have difficulty in giving birth. This is all retribution. Don't say such things again in the future."
"I'm sorry for you." Aunt Wang sighed, "You helped their family so much, but this terrible thing stabbed you in the back. Sure enough, the people in Osmanthus Village are not good people. From now on, the loach will marry a wife. I have to keep my eyes open and look for it..."
Cheng Wanwan laughed: "Don't worry, Nili's wife is definitely good."
While the two were talking, someone came over to report that Shagen's wife had given birth to a daughter.
Although the villagers didn't like Sun Shuiqin, she was the daughter-in-law of Shagen's family. The villagers had a good relationship with Shagen's family. When their family had a new member, they naturally wanted to send some congratulatory gifts.
Cheng Wanwan did not go there in person, but asked Cao Yingying to help with the trip and delivered twenty eggs and a pork knuckle.
She herself took a carriage to Hekou County and went straight to Cao's embroidery workshop.
In order to complete the birthday gift as soon as possible, Cao Defu helped hire 18 outstanding embroiderers in Huzhou. Bedding and underwear may sound easy, but this is a gift to the emperor. Every detail cannot be ignored. The most important thing is , there are also exquisite embroidery patterns on the clothes, which is the main reason why so many people are needed.
Objects used by the emperor must have dragon patterns, which are the symbols of the Holy Emperor. She also personally designed the word "Shou" in different glyphs and embroidered it all over her clothes and quilts.
"The embroidery is so beautiful." Cao Defu looked at the bright yellow royal lining and praised, "The color is beautiful, the embroidery is also beautiful, and the workmanship is exquisite. The emperor will definitely be very satisfied with this birthday gift."
Cheng Wanwan carefully looked at every detail, and it was indeed done extremely well.
She asked: "Can your Cao family's merchant ship go to the capital by water?"
Cao Defu shook his head and said: "This water transport is managed by the government, and each area is extremely strictly controlled. The Cao family can only go to nearby Nanyang Quanzhou and other places. If you want to go to the capital, you must register at least three months in advance, and soon it will be During the Wanshou Festival, the waterways in the capital will be more strictly controlled."
Cheng Wanwan nodded to show that he understood.
It seemed that she could only ask the escort agency to help transport her, but after she was sent to the capital, no one she knew could help transport her to the palace.
These days, not having any connections is really frustrating.
"But I heard that Mr. Lin also wants to send gifts to the capital. It's better for my mother-in-law to go with the Lin family." Cao Defu scratched his head and said, "Mr. Lin seems to be from the capital and will return to the capital sooner or later. He should be taking care of him along the way, no. What could go wrong?”
Cheng Wanwan laughed, yes, how could she forget Master Lin.
During the Longevity Festival, which occurs once every ten years, except for the seventh-, eighth- and ninth-grade officials who serve in remote areas, all other officials basically send congratulatory gifts. Mr. Wu has his own wife in the capital to help with the management, so there is no need to worry about it, but Mr. Lin and his family Since everyone is here, he definitely needs to prepare birthday gifts in person, and then arrange for people to be sent to the capital to go with the Lin family, so he doesn't have to worry about so many things.
Cheng Wanwan immediately went to the Lin family's house.
The Lin family also lives in Hekou County. Mr. Lin is the supervisory censor. His job content is to supervise the eight counties and towns near Hekou County. Although he is only in the seventh rank, his power is slightly greater than that of the county magistrate. This is why the Lin family targets the Zheng family. The Zheng family has no power to resist at all.
"People from Sui'an, visitors are rare!" Mrs. Lin came up with a smile on her face, "Why don't you send someone to say something before you come, so I can have someone prepare tea. Come on, come on, hurry up and sit inside."
Cheng Wanwan smiled and said: "Isn't this a temporary idea? I hope it doesn't disturb Mrs. Lin."
"Sui'an said this to offend me. An is my daughter's savior. We, the Lin family, have always wanted to repay An's life-saving grace." Mrs. Lin asked people to serve tea, with a look of embarrassment on her face, "It's just Now Anren is at the sixth level, and our master is only at the seventh level, so he really can't do much to help Anren, so this life-saving grace has always been suppressed in his heart."
"Even if I didn't take action that day, Miss Lin would be fine. Let's not mention the life-saving grace." Cheng Wanwan went directly to the topic, "I came today because I really want to ask the Lin family for something."
