Wei Shu

Chapter 206
Speaking of which, the storage box is indeed bright, but it is made in the style of blooming autumn chrysanthemums, painted with gold and silver, which is different from the Central Plains style.

Feng's buttocks never left his seat, and now he is sitting firmly, he only pushes the box towards him, he seems to like it very much.

Cheng Ji glanced at his third younger brother, Cheng Huai understood, and immediately smiled, his handsome face made the whole room bloom, and said:

"Hey, what a delicate box. I saw the juniors of Xue Longtu's family used this style in school. It is said that it came from Dongyang. I am afraid that the elder brother spent a lot of time to get it."

Feng Shi was sorting out the fruit in the box, although she didn't say anything when she heard the words, she put on a smile on her face, it was obvious that the words were very to her taste.

Cheng Huai laughed again and said, "Mother, the second brother has been busy with paperwork these days, the case of Baishi Academy has already been brought to the government, and here is the matter of the second sister-in-law, the second brother has to take care of both ends, he is very tired .Mother wants to get angry with the second brother, but the second brother is too pitiful."

As soon as these words came out, Feng Shi immediately stopped eating the tea and put the fruit aside. He only looked at Cheng Wei with piercing eyes, and asked:

"Is there any case in Baishi Academy? Could it be that a girl was caught stealing a man?"

The three sons of the Cheng family all turned pale.

Baishi Academy is the most famous women's academy in the Song Dynasty. It first started in the middle of the Han Dynasty and has experienced more than [-] years of wind and rain.

The book was originally divided into men's department and women's department. Later, because of the inconvenience of co-education, Baishi Academy was simply turned into a special girls' academy. Every year, there were examinations to recruit dozens of students, and the number of female students in the school was at most two hundred. Yu people.The stone monument at the gate of the academy, with the words "Fenghua and handsome" written on it, was written by the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty himself.

Song Taizu was broad-minded and did not shy away from the legacy of the previous dynasty. He used those who should use them and kept those who should stay. He himself also highly respected women's reading, and many female officials were set up in the palace. The literate daughter of the rich and powerful plays the role.

Ninety percent of these female officials have studied in Baishi Academy. As for the wives of high-ranking families, many of them came from Baishi Academy.

This also makes Baishi Academy the most yearning place for ladies in Bianliang City. One can learn Chinese and characters and increase their knowledge; , When discussing marriage, you can also be more decent, and your husband's family will also look at you with high regard.

In other words, the little ladies who entered Baishi Academy to study, even if they were born in a poor family and were ordinary women, they were all prominent figures for two or three generations. Every court has something to do with it.

But Mrs. Feng said "stealing a man" when she opened her mouth, which not only tarnished the reputation of the hundreds of girls in it, but also tarnished the emperor Long Yu as well.If this word gets out, the Cheng family's not-so-good family will become even more miserable.

"Mother, this case is related to the reputation of Baishi Academy, so the officials have an oral order, and private discussions are not allowed." Cheng Wei said in a deep voice.

Feng's eyebrows were raised immediately, and his face became serious again: "Isn't it just a place for women to study? Is there anything I can't say?"

The Song Dynasty did not prohibit the people from discussing politics, and the officials were always benevolent and benevolent in governing the world, so the ordinary people in the market were not very afraid of the affairs of the officials. It was not unreasonable for Mrs. Feng to say this, and the Baishi Academy was also regarded as Feng's heart disease, every time she mentioned it, she couldn't utter a single good word from her mouth.

The three brothers of the Cheng family looked at each other helplessly.

After all, the reason why Mrs. Feng is so worried about Baishi Academy is because none of the Cheng family's girls was admitted to the Academy. In the past few years, they have tried and failed repeatedly, and it is really ugly to say it. Mutually.

Cheng Ji and Cheng Wei brothers are well-known for their ability to read, Cheng Ji is now a doctorate in the Imperial Academy, Cheng Wei is even on the rise, and has been a magistrate from the sixth rank of Kaifeng Mansion, and the sons of the two are also intelligent. , the Cheng family girls looked a little stupid.

In addition, Mrs. Feng's temperament is also there. Cheng Huai has not been able to get married so far. It was not because of a mother-in-law who was notoriously difficult to get along with. There was a lot of gossip about the Cheng family.

At this time, Cheng Huai also knew that he had made a slip of the tongue, and for a moment he forgot that Mrs. Feng had an old grudge against Baishi Academy, so he hurried back to make amends:
"Mother, the officials are not allowed to discuss in private, it must be because the matter is of great importance, if this..."

"Oh? The matter is very important? Could it be that you really taught me what I mean? Is there really a girl stealing a man?" Old lady Feng's voice suddenly rose a little bit, and her face was full of interest.

Cheng Huai choked, and wanted to wait to talk again, Cheng Wei flicked his sleeves suddenly, and said in a low voice: "Third brother has free time today, so I must have finished all the homework in school?"

Cheng Huai's face turned black all of a sudden.

Because his qualifications are not as good as those of his two elder brothers, he is not outstanding in learning. He managed to get into the Imperial Academy with great difficulty the year before last, and his homework was only at the end of the second grade and above the third grade. In terms of words, it is "the road is long and the road is long", but Cheng Wei chose his homework at this time, and his meaning is self-evident.

Cheng Huai stood up with a bitter face, and bowed to Mrs. Feng: "Mother, the child has gone back to the house to write."

At this time, Feng only wanted to know the whole story of the case, so he waved his hand nonchalantly: "Okay, okay, you go." Then he turned to Cheng Wei again, his eyes lit up, and he said anxiously:

"Quickly tell me, which family's little lady is stealing the man? What kind of official is she doing in the family?"

The three sentences are still inseparable from "stealing a man", which makes people speechless.

Cheng Huai didn't want to leave at first, but now that he heard the words, he suddenly disappeared like a flywheel on the soles of his feet.

Cheng Ji couldn't sit still, he got up and said, "Mother, my son still has a few books to read, so I'm going back to the room first."

After finishing speaking, Cheng Wei shook his head lightly, signaling him not to offend the old lady, and also backed down.

When only mother and son were left in the house, Cheng Wei said:

"Since the mother insists on asking, the son will tell you one more thing. This case is a serious crime. Several people have died. Two of them were killed by their tongues pulled out. The death conditions are extremely tragic. The blood flowed all over the room and flooded the table legs."

In spite of the threatening words in his mouth, he still kept his brows and eyes calm and his face indifferent, as if he was talking about poetry and wine.

Hearing this, Mrs. Feng was a little scared, and hurriedly chanted a sentence of Buddha in a low voice, and turned the rosary in her hand again, smacking her lips and said: "It turns out that you have suffered from tongue karma, you child, why don't you?" said earlier?"

After saying that, he was still worried, got up and said: "Well, I just said a few more words just now, I have to burn some incense scriptures to avoid sin karma."

(End of this chapter)