Idle courtiers

Chapter 252
Seeing that the New Year is coming, in Xu Xiangfu in the inner city.Xu Jie was not in a bad mood recently, he had nothing to do in Xiyuan today, he just wrote a Qing Ci with the Son of Heaven, and returned home in the afternoon.

Today he feels that he is in a good state, and that poem is very well written.At this point, one of the sentences is still echoing in my heart, and I can't put it down for a long time.

Perhaps, this is the best sentence I can write in my life. It would be a pity if I just burned it and prayed to God, and it could not be passed on to future generations.

Hey, all my talents in this life have been consumed on Qing Ci!

Xu Jie was a little reconciled, couldn't help grinding the ink, picked up the pen and recorded the Qingci he had just written in a small booklet.After writing, taste it, and then secretly hide it in the bookshelf.

Don't let other people know about this, otherwise it would be disrespectful to the heaven if it spread to the emperor's ears, and it would be another unnecessary disturbance.

Hidden well, seeing no one around, Turtle let out a long sigh of relief.

Looking up to the outside of the study, the servants and maids in the mansion are cleaning.

The Xu Mansion is huge, and it has been snowing heavily for days, so just cleaning it up every day is a time-consuming and laborious task.Not to mention that it will be a new year soon. According to the customs of various places, the house must be cleaned from the inside to the end.

At this moment, the boys were all sweating from exhaustion.Probably because he didn't know Elder Xu would come back so early today, he thought that the servants didn't have any scruples about what to say when Mr. Ge was away.

"Gou Si, you're really a puppy. You can't do things with ease. See you sweeping the snow, do dogs crawl and scratch? Sweeping the floor is not embroidery, it's not treating guests to dinner, it's not so gentle."

"Xiao Li, knock out the ice in the stone jar and replace it with clean water. Not to mention our house, even the Renshou Palace in the palace, with so many guards, was set on fire. During the Chinese New Year, people everywhere They are all firing cannons, and if the water runs out. When water is needed, the jars will all congeal, wouldn’t that kill people?” There are two large stone jars in the courtyard, which are filled with water on weekdays, but they are used at critical moments.

"Noisy, what's the trouble, you talk like someone is being lazy?" Someone was annoyed by the talking, and couldn't help but contradict him.

The person who was contradicted said angrily: "Why, I can't say anything about you. I just said a few words about you, so that the manager will know and deduct your month. It will be Chinese New Year soon, and you have no money. Let's see how you pass this year?"

"Come on, Mr. Bai in the account room has fallen ill. There is no one in the account room now. It is estimated that this month's monthly payment will be postponed. Without money, everyone will have a hard time this year."

Hearing the comments from the servants, Xu Jie was slightly taken aback, the old man in the tent was sick, why didn't the old man know, so he asked someone to go and see.Anyway, it is the Prime Minister's Mansion, if it delays the monthly payment of the servants, it will lose face if it spreads.When I see Fan'er later, I'll ask.

Xu Jie is old, and he is the second assistant, so naturally he doesn't care about housework, and the eldest son Xu Fan has the final say on family affairs.

The accountant Laobai was born in Xu's family. He was Xu Fan's schoolboy when he was a child, and he was a loyal servant.When Xu Jie was in his hometown in Songjiang, he taught Lao Bai to read for a few days.

The servants outside were still discussing: "By the way, how did Lao Bai get sick?"

"What else can I do? I heard that after reading a poem written by Miss Jiu, I immediately fell to the ground with a loud cry, cried all night, and couldn't get out of bed the next day."

"Which Ninth Miss, what kind of poem is killing people?"

"The other Miss Nine is Ah Jiu."

"Ah, it's her, that tomboy. By the way, what word did Ah Jiu write?"

The person who was asked scratched his head, thought for a long time, and said: "It seems to be a sentence. If life is only as it was when we first saw it, why is the autumn wind carrying a fan? I don't know why the fan is so heavy that it crushed Lao Bai .”

The Xu family is a prominent family in Songjiang, and the servants are all literate. Immediately, one of them laughed and said, "What are you carrying a fan? It's a sad painting fan. Ah Jiu's poem is about the love between a man and a woman. Lao Bai is thinking of his former lover." gone."

Hearing what he said, everyone understood, and they all sighed.

It turned out that Lao Bai was also a handsome guy who was educated and respected in the past, and he accompanied the eldest son of the mansion to study abroad all the year round, so he was well-informed.Later, he met a lady from a large family, and the two met to elope.Unfortunately, at the end of the day, the young lady flinched.Lao Bai was hit by this and never married for life.It is estimated that Ah Jiu's song "Mulan Flower Order" aroused a dull pain in his heart, and he was so seriously ill that he couldn't afford it.

Hearing people outside talking about this, Xu Jie felt a pain in his heart, and blamed himself: With Xiaobai's talent, and the old man's teaching.Back then, if the body contract was given to him, he would be freed.Because his ancestors were all cheap, he couldn't take the imperial examination, but with the support of my Xu family, it is easy to become a rich man, and the young lady of that family must be willing to marry him.Hey, it's the old man's fault!
No, this word was written by Ah Jiu... This...

Thinking of the case that Shuntian Mansion handed over to him, Xu Jie's face suddenly changed when he thought of this, and he coughed lightly.

The servants outside did not expect the old man to be in the study, and they all looked pale.

At this time, a middle-aged man walked in with a pale face, and put a book on his desk: "It's unreasonable, you're a loser. My lord father, there's an animal disorder in the family. It's because my son isn't strict in teaching. Please punish my father. "

The person who came was the eldest son of the Xu family, Xu Fan, the father of the ninth son.

He was a Jinshi in the sixth year of Hongzhi, and he was an official at the fourth rank in Jiangxi. He can also be regarded as an official at the deputy department level, with a bright future.But the bad thing is that his father is a cabinet boss, and in order to avoid suspicion, he was not allowed to be promoted for many years.Now that he is unemployed in Beijing after his term expires, he doesn't know when he will be able to get a new official position.

On the cover of that book was suddenly printed the three big characters of "Drinking Water Collection".

Seeing his son, Xu Jie nodded: "This book was written by Ah Jiu. As a father, I already know about it, and I am going to discuss it with you."

"Father has read it too. This kind of profane lyrics corrupts people's hearts. If you look at it more, you will dirty your eyes." Xu Fan was so angry that two bright reds appeared on his cheeks: "A girl, she writes this kind of thing, and she can't write it." Don't be afraid of ruining your reputation. Our Xu family's face has been completely humiliated by her, so we must kill this little bastard."

Xu Jie: "You probably know about the death of the daughter of the Tu family because of Ah Jiu, which was reported in the Shuntian Mansion newspaper. How should we deal with it?"

"I heard, you little bastard, this little bastard... my son is ashamed to face people now." Xu Fan said that his eyes were full of anger when he said that he was angry: "My son checked it out, and the Tu family is just an ordinary family. If you don’t want to stop, there are plenty of ways to deal with it, so you don’t have to worry about your father. The only thing my son thinks about is that the little bastard Ah Jiu’s reputation will be ruined, and I’m afraid the Yan family won’t want it anymore.”

"That's right." Xu Jie said slowly: "I have a heart for the Yan family. This matter is related to my gaining a foothold in the cabinet and your future. By the way, after my two families got married, the first assistant has already Nod to let you make up a six-member Langguan. Now, I'm afraid he's going to go back on his word."

"Liubu Langguan?" Xu Fan whispered, and his heart sank in an instant.What a great opportunity this is, but now I'm afraid it will be cold.

After staying for a long time: "It's all my son's incompetence in teaching and running the family laxly. I won't be able to beat that bastard to death later!" The sound of Xu Fan gnashing his teeth was heard in the room.

Xu Jie glanced at his mournful son, and scolded: "You are still a scholar, and you lose your composure when things happen. Where's the calmness in your chest? Isn't it just a gentleman, if you can't do it, you don't do it. But the Yan family Side, you have to give someone an explanation."

"Yes, yes, my lord father taught me a lesson. But, how should this matter end?"

Xu Jie thought for a while, then slowly said: "At the beginning, there were two reasons why the old man asked Ah Jiu to marry Yan's family as a concubine. First, Ah Jiu is just a concubine, so it's okay to be a concubine for others; second, Ah Jiu Jiu is the prettiest of all my granddaughters, you can't deny that, can you?"

Xu Fan nodded and said, "This little bastard is born well."

Xu Jie said: "Because of the good birth, Yan Shaoqing will be happy to send it over. Now it is not appropriate for Ah Jiu to marry again, so I can only choose another one. The appearance should not be too inferior to Ah Jiu."

Xu Fan: "Father is right, please ask for instructions."

Xu Jie: "Ah Liu is good, with a gentle temper, he is a suitable candidate."

Xu Fan seemed to have been punched hard, and exclaimed: "Father..." Ah Liu is his most beloved daughter, the jewel in his palm.Now he wants to be someone else's concubine, it's like gouging out his heart.

Xu Jie could not be questioned: "That's it, you go to prepare, and do this marriage after the new year." Now only by sending the most precious daughter in the mansion can the Yan family's anger be calmed down.

……

"Master..." a servant replied timidly.

Xu Fan remained calm: "Did you tell Madam about this?"

Servant: "It has already been said."

"how?"

The servant was sweating coldly: "Madam can't stop crying, Miss Six even took the rope to hang herself."

"How dare you threaten him with death, unfilial and disobedient bastard." Xu Fan said coldly, "Don't stop him, drink medicine and hand him a bottle, hang himself with a rope, even if he died, his body would have to be buried in Yan's ancestral grave. "

After speaking, Xu Fan's eyes filled with tears.

On the other side, the courtyard of my first wife's wife was full of crying, crying so much that people's hearts were bleeding.

Refusing to let his servants see his weakness, Xu Fan gritted his teeth and asked, "Where's that bastard Ah Jiu?"

Servant: "Returning to the master, I went out early in the morning, saying that I went to serve her mother."

Xu Fan yelled sharply: "What is serving her mother? She is a lowly bitch. Her mother is in the house. Pass my order and immediately tie her back to me. The little bastard ruined the reputation of my Xu family, and the crime cannot be pardoned." , today it is not strictly punishable by family law."

"Yes, yes, yes, kill the bastard." A woman with disheveled hair rushed out of the yard, it was the grandma of the Xu family.

With a vicious look on her face, she cried: "Master, this little bitch must not be willing to be a concubine, so I wrote some obscene words and songs to ruin my reputation, but now I have harmed my poor sixth girl, so vicious." My heart! My lord, let me manage the family and teach the children to my concubine!"

She has already moved to kill, and is ready to directly beat Ah Jiu to death with family law.

Xu Fan was in a bad mood and said, "Okay, I'll follow you."

(End of this chapter)