After crossing, I was dragged by the bamboo horse and became a queen

Chapter 347

"What?" Upon hearing this, Shangguan Jing immediately imagined the palace fight drama after another: "Why is this? Could it be that the palace concubines of the Caisiyuan squeezed her out? Or Shangshi Bureau and Yushan Fang's slave doesn't care about serving her, and gave her leftovers?"

"None." Xiaoxi shook her head: "The people who live in the Caisi Courtyard are all imperial maids, no one is more noble than the other, and none of them are favored, so who can make things difficult for others? It would be easier to live in a group! Moreover, the manager of the Shangshi Bureau in the palace is very kind and strict, and the servants on duty there never dare to be blatantly greedy. The court ladies of the Caisi Academy have never complained about the lack of care in the Shangshi Bureau. The servant thought, the food may not be rich and delicate, but you will never be hungry."

"Then what's going on with her?" Shangguan Jing frowned, and even old man Feng beside him was puzzled.

"The slave asked an acquaintance who worked in Caisiyuan to inquire about it," Xiaoxi replied, "I heard that Zhou Baolin starved herself to such a degree. She seems to have known she was pregnant a long time ago, and has been wrapping her waist in white silk." , for fear that people would notice it. As the days went by, this man couldn’t take it anymore, and he passed out in the yard as soon as he went out today. He was discovered by another court lady of Caisi Academy, so he hurriedly informed the imperial physician. But The slave's acquaintance is only the rough envoy of the Caisi Academy, and cannot enter the concubine's room, so the slave can't say whether the news is accurate or not."

Shangguanjing and Mr. Feng looked at each other, and both of them had some understanding in their eyes.

"Is there any movement from Empress Chen?" Shangguan Jing asked again.

"Not yet." Xiaoxi shook her head.

"Go back first, and pay close attention to the movement of Weiyang Palace." Shangguan Jing ordered: "Empress Chen just had a big fight with the emperor today, and then Chen Baolin was released again. Zhou Baolin is pregnant, so many With things piled up, I don't believe Empress Chen can sit still."

"The servant knows." Xiaoxi got the order and left quickly.

After he left, Mr. Feng, who was silent for a long time, said, "Who do you think Baolin is guarding against this week?"

"If there is such a thing as leaving a mother and leaving a child, there is one thing and two things." Shangguan Jing sneered: "Even if the Weiyang Palace is not for herself, she must want to leave a support for her niece. A concubine with a prince can't move easily of."

"In that case, I don't blame Zhou Baolin for being so careful that time." Old Man Feng sighed, "The palace is really like a magic mirror. After a long time, you can tell if it's a human or a ghost."

"I don't think so." Shangguan Jing replied with a look of disdain: "Who wasn't an innocent girl when she entered the palace? Just because of the current emperor, being his woman, it's hard not to become a ghost after a long time. If a man is unreliable, don't you have to do everything possible to fight for power?"

"Forget it!" Old Man Feng shook his head. "Left and right have nothing to do with us. As you said before, it's troublesome to find any gifts to send. The farther away the better."

Shangguan Jing couldn't agree with Old Man Feng's opinion: "I haven't sorted out Li Chongyuan's matter at the moment, so there is no reason to mess with other things. Sigh! When will the renovation of the East Palace be completed! I want Move early and stay away from here."

"I'm looking forward to it too!" At the mention of this, old man Feng also had a sad face: "It's no wonder I'm so tired after walking such a long way to Qinghui Pavilion every day. Hurry up and fix it, so I can move in a hurry."

"Who do you want to be neighbors with?" Shangguan Jing asked gossipingly: "Jing Heng said that you should choose the residence in Chongjiaofang first."

"Then I'll pick the biggest yard." Old Man Feng replied very bluntly: "This time, we don't have to squeeze together with Qin Changsheng, the black iron tower."

"Hmph!" Shangguanjing snorted coldly in disdain: "Your old man really has no self-knowledge, only Mr. Qin has a good temper and can bear you. If you don't want to be neighbors with him, I'm afraid you will have to go around your yard in Chongjiaofang is empty."

"That's hard to say." Old man Feng cheerfully played through Xiao Jingheng's rough guest list: "My old man's reputation among the poor family is still very high."

"We can choose a lot of humble scholars to come up as diners," Shangguanjing said: "although it is generally believed in the court that being a diner and an official has no future, but that was in the past. Our family Jingheng has never been afraid of nepotism. But Mr. Feng , you'd better remind those humble scholars that although Jing Heng is willing to give a future, even if Jing Heng ascends the throne in the future, court officials who come from family members and officials will inevitably be discriminated against and excluded in the court.

"Don't worry." Mr. Feng nodded happily: "Those who will choose this path will naturally know this."

"The other is the candidate for Zhan Shi in the East Palace," Shangguan Jing continued, "Is there anyone you would like to recommend?"

"I give you the list, and these are the ones you think are suitable. Among them, Deng Wenshao, a bachelor of the Zhimi Pavilion, I think is the best," Mr. Feng replied immediately, apparently after thinking about it for a long time: "The last time Jing Heng met in the small courtyard of Jixiang Lane Among the poor family officials, he is one of them. Deng Wenshao is actually almost forty this year. He was a Jinshi in the 15th year of Xingyuan, and he was 27 years old at the time. Among the poor family scholars, he is actually very early."

Shangguanjing understood what Mr. Feng said.Scholars from poor families generally do not have such good study conditions as the sons of aristocratic families, and they also lack the training of famous teachers. It is almost rare to see young scholars like Su Chaoyun and Shangguan Mufeng who spend their entire lives without achieving fame. There are many people.

Many middle-aged people finally pass the exam, and they have to wait for vacancies with Jinshi from a well-connected family who are more than ten years younger than themselves. It is not uncommon for them to wait for three to five years.

"Deng Wenshao has been serving as Qipin for six or seven years." Mr. Feng continued: "If he continues to endure like this, he will not be able to get ahead, so he has the opportunity to be elected as an official of the Prince's Office, and others feel uncomfortable. It's a surprise. After all, as an official, as long as there are no major mistakes, it is not a problem to be promoted to the fifth rank. However, from the official background, the fifth rank is often the end, and the family does not bother to occupy such a position. Deng Wenshao is calm, careful and down-to-earth, Natural knowledge is also good, although sometimes mother-in-law is unavoidable, but this kind of character is just enough to be a conscientious person. The rest, after he becomes an official of the Prince's Office, you can observe for a while."

"Calm and careful, down-to-earth, but a bit mother-in-law... Poof," Shangguan Jing thought about Mr. Feng's comments carefully, and couldn't help laughing: "Sir, this Mr. Deng is the Hall official of the household department that you have chosen in advance, right? If you are sure of your character and ability, then Jing Heng should have no objection. We trust your judgment."

"No." Mr. Feng waved his hand: "You can't just listen to me, it's better for Jing Heng to talk to him in person."

　——Here is the dividing line of old man Feng——
　　Old man Feng said that the palace is a demon mirror, but Xiao Jingjing disagreed.Xiao Jingjing felt that if she lived with a dog like the emperor, anyone would be tortured into a monster.

　　Xiao Jingjing wanted to move to the East Palace, and Mr. Feng was probably the most anxious one, because he could live in the East Palace, and he didn't have to go in and out of the palace every day, walking back and forth with his old arms and legs.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)