Ancient Imperial Examination Daily

Chapter 649

Mrs. Ji shook her head and said disapprovingly: "Sister, what you said is wrong. No matter how well you taught her by keeping her at home, when you come out to meet guests, you will feel timid and forget everything you have learned. How about Let her see the guests a few more times, calm down her mind, and she will not be stage-frightened no matter how big the scene is in the future, your teaching will get twice the result with half the effort."

Without waiting for Mrs. Chen to speak, she laughed again: "You and I hit it off right away, and the two families are separated by a wall. Our noble concubine's Prince Jing, who came from your concubine, was more than yours when he was in Guangxi province." Take care, treat your brother Ning as a very good friend, and there is no need for our two families to see each other. According to me, from now on, we will walk around as our own family members and not see each other. If Mrs. Du doesn't mind , how about I ask you to call your sister?"

Chen's heart skipped a beat, and she said with a smile: "Of course it's excellent." She stood up and blessed Mrs. Ji, "Sister."

Mrs. Ji also stood up and bowed back: "Sister."

The two smiled at each other.

After everyone was seated, Mrs. Ji asked the servants to present the gifts they brought: "Since you call me sister, then I am Brother Ning's aunt. My nephew has been admitted to Jinshi, and as an aunt, I can't leave empty-handed." Congratulations. This pair of paperweights was carved by master craftsmen in Mantanglou, and the pattern of blue clouds on them is the most suitable for the occasion. My aunt wishes Brother Ning to go straight to the blue sky and rise to the top every step of the way."

Mrs. Chen saw that the pair of paperweights were carved with high-quality jade, which was of excellent quality and crystal clear; the carving was also extremely exquisite.Obviously worth a lot.

Thinking about which item of the same value in her warehouse could return the gift, she took the paperweight with a smile, and said with a grateful smile: "Thank you for the generous gift, sister, and accept the good words from my sister."

Mrs. Ji asked the servant girl to bring a jade hairpin: "This is for your niece." Then she asked, "How should I call her?"

Chen's smile was a little stiff, but the stiffness disappeared in a flash, and Mrs. Ji didn't see the clue: "Her name is Chen Li, and everyone calls her Sister Li."

"Chen Li, what a name." Mrs. Ji said, "This is my greeting gift for Sister Li."

Since it was a meeting ceremony, and Chen Li was at home, Mrs. Chen had no reason not to let her come out to thank Mrs. Ji face to face, otherwise she would be ignorant of etiquette.

Mrs. Chen figured out why Mrs. Ji wanted to see Chen Li, and at the same time asked the servant girl to pass on the message, asking Chen Li to come out and thank Mrs. Ji.

"It stands to reason that even though Sister Li made a small engagement with my brother Ning, there is no reason to live in the Du family. It's just that my sister-in-law is a cruel country woman who favors boys over girls and doesn't treat girls as human beings. , beating and scolding Sister Li all day long, and raised Sister Li so timidly. When I returned to my mother’s house, I saw that she was pitiful, so I taught her next, so that her mother would not torture her. She was taken over for a year , I'm still timid. If there is any impoliteness in a while, sister, don't take offense."

Mrs. Ji shook her hand: "Of course I won't be offended, sister, don't worry. Speaking of which, we are also from a small family. We didn't find a place in the capital until my master was admitted to Jinshi and became an official. My family's situation is similar to yours. Who is laughing at whom?"

I have to say that although Mrs. Chen suspects that Mrs. Ji's motives for coming today are impure, Mrs. Ji's words and her low attitude are still very comfortable, and it makes people feel close to her for no reason.

While speaking, Chen Li came in under the guidance of the housekeeper.

Mrs. Chen waved to her and said with a smile: "This is Mrs. Ji next door, she is very amiable, she will have to walk around frequently in the future, please come and see her, and thank her for the precious gift she gave you."

Mrs. Chen hurriedly bowed down to thank her.

Seeing Chen Li, the smile on Mrs. Ji's face became brighter.

Chen's appearance is beautiful, but Chen's elder brother is average-looking, and the wife he married is even lower-middle-class, so Chen Li's appearance is very ordinary, barely considered handsome.Although he is tall, he is still timid in his actions, and his speech is dull, so he is not likely to stand on the stage.

She has been in Du's house for a year, in fact, Mrs. Chen has been teaching her very hard, and the three Du Fangling sisters also don't hesitate to teach her.But helplessly, everyone has different aptitudes, some can understand a little bit, and some are like that elm head, no matter how you say it, you don't know how to comprehend it.

This Chen Liyuan has ordinary qualifications, and has been beaten and scolded by his mother for more than ten years, and his words and deeds are influenced by the villagers. When he first came to Du's house, Chen frowned no matter what he said or did, he was better than the most stupid maid in the house Not much.

After a year of teaching and nurturing, she has made great progress compared to before, but she is still far behind those girls who can read and write since childhood, let alone compare with Miss Shijia.

Standing in front of Mrs. Ji now, Chen Li had dark skin, moderate eyes, thick lips, and a slightly sunken nose. When speaking, he always lowered his head and dared not look at people.I don't know if it's because of nervousness or because it's just natural, but she stammered the words of greeting and thanks, which was very uncomfortable.

The Chen family also knew that Chen Li was like this, so it was unlikely that he would be able to stand on the stage.Let her sit by the side for a while, then send her back: "You haven't done your homework today, go back and do it quickly."

After dismissing Chen Li, she said with a smile to Mrs. Ji: "Let her learn to read every day now. I have finished studying the "San Zi Jing" and is learning "Hundred Surnames". Take it easy."

The reason why Mrs. Ji insisted on meeting Chen Li was to find an excuse.

Now that she got what she wanted, she said with all her heart: "Sister, this is your family business, I shouldn't talk too much. But since you called me sister, I'm sorry if I want to hide something." is you."

Chen shook her head with a smile: "Sister, just say what you want. I know you are doing it for my own good."

"You only have one son, Brother Ning, who was so well born and talented. He was admitted to Jinshi at the age of 15, and he was still Huiyuan when he took the exam. All the bells and whistles in the world are concentrated in your home. You To marry such a daughter-in-law for Brother Ning for the sake of my natal family, I would have to suffer for Brother Ning."

Seeing that Mrs. Chen was silent, she said again: "My younger sister is not in the officialdom, so she may not know the truth about it. Being a Jinshi and becoming an official is just the first step. To become an official, they have to start from the youngest eight or nine. At the beginning of the first grade, I did the lowest work in the yamen. I didn’t get any credit for my hard work. If no one supported me, I would only be at the sixth or seventh grade for a lifetime! Someone mentioned in front of the emperor that they will soon be able to climb straight up, and they will be hugged in front of and out of the sky, so majestic."

Seeing that Mrs. Chen was still silent, she continued: "Your brother Ning is so good, he deserves to be a daughter of a family. He has a rich dowry, has father and brother to help, and is good at managing the family. Your niece, you You don't have to treat her badly, prepare a generous dowry for her, and marry a sixth- and seventh-rank official, she doesn't have to be embarrassed, and you don't have to worry about it, that's great."

(End of this chapter)