Zheng Hao was a editor at the Hanlin Academy, and he entered with the aura of being the number one scholar. However, after entering the Hanlin Academy, he found that there were many top scholars here, so he often immersed himself in work, which is also the daily life of most Hanlin Academy.
Of course, being a Hanlin scholar is very easy. There are very few disputes. It is a great pleasure to often enjoy paintings and recite poems together.
Zheng Hao is quite popular. He often doesn't get used to the Hanlin Academy's food at noon, so he goes out to eat with a few people he has good relationships with, and he gets to know each other as soon as they go back and forth.
On this day, as soon as they came back from eating, they heard that the imperial edict had been issued. Fu Minglun, the editor of the Hanlin Academy, was selected as the master, who was about to become Princess Funing's consort. At this time, Fu Minglun was no longer in Hanyuan. Although Zheng Hao had known it for a long time, but now that he heard the news again, he still felt as if the rabbit had died and the fox had died.
I feel annoyed when I think about studying hard for so many years just to be a pig.
Some people didn't understand why and started to envy them: "The prime minister's grandson marrying the emperor's daughter is a match made in heaven."
Some people feel it is a pity: "Fu Minglun is considered a great talent. It is really a waste of talent to be a consort and not be able to serve as an official."
Zheng Hao glanced at the table where Fu Minglun usually sat, and then looked away.
Lishu had always had a normal relationship with the Fu family and was not planning to move around, so she didn't send anyone over with gifts. What's more, the Zheng family also has many things waiting for her to do. The first thing is the marriage of the sixth old lady's granddaughter Zheng Lingzi, and the sixth old lady entrusted it to Mrs. Zheng.
She also said it in a slightly nicer way: "Madam, your sister-in-law, Mrs. Liu, is a mushy person. She doesn't recognize anyone in Beijing, let alone Brother Ze's daughter-in-law. She is a loser and I can only trust you." .”
Mrs. Zheng thought to herself that my husband has resigned and I still have many things to do. Why should I help you find a son-in-law? But Zheng Lingzi's conditions are not very good.
It is said that the Zheng family in Xingyang is an aristocratic family, but most people think that Zheng Hao has outstanding conditions, which does not mean that everyone in the Zheng family is outstanding.
But as Mrs. Zheng's wife, she couldn't shirk many things at will, so she smiled and said: "If there is something we agree with, of course I will look after it for Lingzi, but what does Sixth Aunt want to say?"
The sixth old lady smiled and said: "There are so many people in the capital, they won't choose us at will. You just have to look at your nephew and daughter-in-law."
Mrs. Zheng was helpless and asked Li Shu again: "You have always been very insightful. Do you have anyone in mind?"
Li Shu shook her head: "I want to wait until Fourth Brother Ze's official comes down to discuss this matter. I rarely go out to meet people on weekdays, so I don't know this."
"You are right, I think so too." Mrs. Zheng held her forehead.
Li Shu smiled and said, "Madam, you don't have to worry about this. Marriage is not a trivial matter. Anyway, we live in our house. It would be great if someone falls in love with the beautiful girl at any party."
Mrs. Zheng nodded: "That's all."
At this time, Mrs. Tan came in from outside and said, "Madam, the sixth old lady and the fourth sister-in-law Ze had a quarrel in the garden. The two of them started to quarrel, and the servants were all watching."
Li Shu opened her eyes wide in disbelief, and Mrs. Tan also felt embarrassed.
This kind of thing has never happened in the family under Mrs. Zheng's jurisdiction, because the family is very particular about propriety, and even the servants in the family will be scolded if they speak louder.
When several people hurried over, Ms. Wang was holding her hands on her hips, pointing at the sixth old lady and saying: "When
Nian coaxed me to come and fill the hole for your family. I filled it with millions of dollars. Now I really hate me. Without me, my sister-in-law would have made a fuss about buying several boxes of jewelry. Where would the money come from? Your old man's clothes should be made of fine silk thread, not even a single thread. The food and drinks we usually eat and drink are more expensive than that of the emperor. "
Lishu felt outrageous when she heard what she said, and said to Mrs. Zheng: "We have to stop it quickly. We can't keep making trouble like this and let the neighbors laugh at it."
If you want to go back to your own home and make trouble, why are you making trouble here?
Mrs. Zheng said quickly: "Brother Hao's daughter-in-law, go and make peace."
After she finished speaking, Mrs. Tan felt deeply that Mrs. Zheng was trying to shift the blame, but Li Shu was not afraid of this because her father-in-law had already become an official, and Zheng Hao was now the official. If something happened to the Zheng family, Zheng Hao and her would also be affected.
So, Li Shu stepped forward, pulled the sixth old lady and Mr. Wang away, and said to Mr. Wang: "Sister-in-law Ze Si, you are making such a fuss. If something happens to the sixth uncle and grandma, the fourth brother Ze will choose an official." That's it. Now that you've said that you brought so much dowry to your family, I think it's because I'm interested in Fourth Brother Ze's talent, and secondly because I want you to have a decent face. If you continue to make trouble like this, are you going to die? No? The capital city is not like a place. What happened will be known to others in less than a day."
Mrs. Wang knew that what Li Shu said was reasonable, but thinking that her husband would be unlucky in the election of an official, the old lady insisted that she regretted marrying such a granddaughter-in-law and couldn't help her at all, so what if she was a merchant girl.
You must know that these six old ladies are very luxurious. They have a thousand taels apiece. Not only does his grandson go to Qinlou and Chu Pavilion, but when he comes to Beijing this time, the old lady of the Zheng family also dislikes her status and sends someone to serve her. Wang was unconvinced.
She was about to retort when she heard Li Shu say to the Sixth Old Lady: "You are also an elder. We, the younger generation, can only obey. But since ancient times, everything has been prosperous in our family. Such a quarrel will not only damage your face, but also harm the integrity of the country." The face of the family.”
The sixth old lady muttered: "If it weren't for her being unfilial, how could I be angry? Brother Hao's daughter-in-law, it's not like you didn't hear what she said."
Lishu said: "Sixth uncle and grandma, who knows how to mess up the housework, not to mention the word "unfilial" cannot be said. Last year, a mother-in-law in Beijing accused her daughter-in-law of being unfilial, and the emperor ordered her son and daughter-in-law to be skinned. She was exiled, and those neighbors who did not report the knowledge were punished with a hundred per person. All the relatives at home who did not notice were arrested and imprisoned. This old lady lived on the same street by herself. Although she was relieved, the price was too high. too big."
She was very eloquent, and no one could interrupt her words. She said that things would soon get to the point. Wang was a little scared. After all, Beijing was no better than Shanxi. The sixth old lady saw more and more people watching, even if she didn't It feels embarrassing to care about what others see.
In this way, Li Shu took Ms. Wang and said, "Sister-in-law Ze, you are a junior, just apologize. In my opinion, any business girl is not a business girl. As long as she knows etiquette and observes the rules, she will be a good wife and a good woman."
When Mrs. Wang saw Lishu holding her, and heard her say that she was a "good wife and good woman," she felt blessed in public and said, "It's all my grandson's fault."
Seeing that Lishu had brought the situation under control, Mrs. Zheng stepped forward and said, "It's great to be so harmonious. Come on, let's go to Linjingxuan to have tea together."
In this way, the sixth old lady would not be able to get angry again.
Unexpectedly, Li Shu was so sharp-tongued and responded so quickly. Mrs. Tan couldn't help but stepped forward and said, "Thanks to sister-in-law this time."
Li Shu smiled and said nothing, this is not much
Gained from years of experience.
She used to be soft-faced, and she used to be loud and angry, but it was of no use. She had to be more powerful to be able to control the situation no matter where she went.
If relatives live for a long time, there will be conflicts, especially conflicts between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. Li Shu took a sip of tea and said to Mrs. Zheng, "Why haven't I drunk this tea before? It tastes really good."
"This is tribute tea. It was given by the palace during the Chinese New Year this year. It's called 'Dragon Group Wins the Snow', but I haven't been sleeping well and I don't dare to drink it."
Mrs. Zheng smiled.
After Lishu heard this, she glanced at Mrs. Wang and knew that this was Mrs. Zheng trying to hit Mrs. Wang. If you have money, go home and act like a fool. The Zheng family doesn't care.
But Mrs. Wang is a little aggrieved. She feels that Mrs. Zheng has a soft temper and is kind to others. According to her consistent view, this kind of person is very decent and is afraid of making trouble, so generally whoever makes trouble can be satisfied. , can be assigned according to alarm.
But with Mrs. Zheng, she hit a snag.
"I ate well." Li Shu smiled.
Mrs. Zheng said: "Since you like to eat, just take some back."
Lishu looked at the angry Wang family in front of her, and heard that Zheng Ze's relationship with Wang was not bad at first, but after arriving in Beijing, she found out that she was married to a merchant girl, and that Wang was always attracted by people when she went out to socialize. After laughing at him, Zheng Ze's attitude changed somewhat.
This marriage has never been a two-sided affair. The second sister married into the Zeng family, and brother-in-law Zeng is now taking over the business, running around all over the world, but her stomach has not moved yet.
With the father-in-law's retirement, the Zheng family's family is not as lively as before, and Zheng Ze has been unable to fill the official position.
It's not that there is no official to do it, but it will be difficult for Zheng Ze to go further.
It's normal for people in the officialdom to take a leave of absence. I'm afraid people have already heard about the news that my father-in-law has become an official. Zheng Ze just took three thousand taels to exchange for tax duties, but the connections were not easy to find. He didn't want to be promoted to an official position anymore. , so he had to live in Beijing.
After Mrs. Six and Mrs. Wang were stopped from quarreling in the garden, they did not stop the fight. Instead, they privately criticized each other in the guest room. It can be said that the more they fought, the more courageous they became.
In this way, no one cared about Zheng Lingzi's marriage.
But on this day, a distinguished guest came to the Zheng family. Lishu recognized this person as Mrs. Geng, Duke of Lu, who was her aunt's sister-in-law.
Mrs. Zheng brought Li Shu and Mrs. Tan over, but she heard Mrs. Geng laugh and say: "I heard that there is a Miss Lingzi in your house, she is twenty-eight years old, and she has a noble character. Can you bring her out for me to see? "
Mrs. Zheng thought that someone was talking to matchmakers, which was no big deal. Zheng Lingzi's grandfather had also served as Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and his brother was also a two-ranked Jinshi. He also came from a family like the Zheng family in Xingyang. It was not surprising that someone took a fancy to her, so she asked someone to Invited Zheng Lingzi to come over.
Mrs. Geng was originally a cold person, but she had a smile on her face. She looked at Zheng Lingzi and said, "The more I look at this girl, the more I like her character. If Mrs. Zheng doesn't dislike her, I want to recognize her." Be a goddaughter.”
"Goddaughter?" Mrs. Zheng was chewing on this sentence, not knowing what Mrs. Geng meant.
Lishu quickly figured out based on her previous life that she was choosing a concubine for the envoy and her bride, and she was about to stop him first. This girl, Zheng Lingzi, must have been alone for too long, and for fear of losing the opportunity, she actually said happily: "My little girl is so beautiful that she can attract the attention of Madam, and I am willing to praise my little girl. I am really grateful."!
