After the seat-changing incident was over, Daohua and the other four began to attend class normally.

Unlike Master Qin who only knows what to read from books, Master Shen attaches great importance to the combination of knowledge and life, and often tells stories from life to deepen the girls' understanding.

Therefore, her class is relaxed, and even the most active Yan Yile is no longer as bitter and resentful as before when it comes to class.

In addition, under Master Shen's step-by-step guidance, Daohua's female embroidery has made rapid progress. In addition, she has been working hard to practice more. Now the handkerchiefs, purses and other small items she can embroider are no worse than those of the other three girls.

When Mrs. Yan and Mrs. Li saw that Daohua was embroidering, her fingers were no longer covered with needle points, and they both breathed a sigh of relief.

Old Mrs. Yan: "Let me just say, our Daohua is so smart, how could it be that he can't learn female beauty? It turns out that the master didn't teach her well."

Mrs. Li: "Isn't it? It's no wonder that in order to find a good husband for their children, all the wives are willing to put aside their status and ask for them from time to time. A good teacher is really important."

Before you know it, the Dragon Boat Festival has arrived.

The Yan family's first Dragon Boat Festival in Xingzhou was not so good. The reason was that Yan Zhigao was too busy. It was also at this time that Daohua realized that Cheap Dad's government affairs in the state government did not seem to be going well. It didn’t go well.

"Mom, why do I feel that my father has lost a lot of weight?"

Mrs. Li's eyebrows were a little worried: "Can I lose weight? I'm so busy every day. I get up early and stay late."

Daohua looked confused: "There are indeed more government affairs in Dangzhizhou than in Dangzhizhou, but there are also more subordinates in Zhizhou than in Dangxian. Logically speaking, my father shouldn't be so busy."

Mrs. Li sighed: "Xingzhou's officialdom is intricately intertwined, and there are many major families. Either one is connected by marriage, or the other is related to relatives, and all of them have great backgrounds. Your father has just arrived, and he has no one to rely on behind him, so naturally he is a little worried. Appoint officials who do not take action."

"Your father is a shady person, especially when it comes to people's livelihood. When he encounters it, he wants to solve it immediately. Others are lazy and don't want to do it because it's troublesome, so he has to do it himself."

Daohua frowned: "These officials are so arrogant, aren't they afraid that their father will give them bad reviews during the year-end assessment?"

Mrs. Li: "Of course one or two people are afraid, but if the whole yamen is like this, will your father still dare? All the officials under him have bad reviews. This also indirectly reflects that your father is not strict with his subordinates. When the time comes, others will be blamed behind his back." If it has something to do with it, it might be fine. Your dad will be the first to walk around because he can’t eat it."

Daohua opened her mouth wide and said in surprise: "The entire yamen dissatisfied with my father? Why? I heard Master Xiao say that my father is very capable of doing things."

Mrs. Li looked helpless: "Silly girl, your father has been promoted to three levels in a row, which makes people jealous. This has nothing to do with his ability to do things."

Daohua frowned: "What should we do? There are so many things in this state, we can't all bear on my father, right?"

Seeing Daohua's worried look on her face, Mrs. Li smiled happily. This girl was a bit of a talker, and although she was usually reluctant to get close to the master, she still couldn't help but be concerned when she heard that the master was being ostracized in the state government.

"Don't worry, your father will handle it well. Similar things have happened before when he took over as county magistrate. As time goes by, your father will slowly handle it."

Daohua: "That would be too tiring."

Mrs. Li: "What can we do? The foundation of our Yan family is indeed too weak."

At this moment, Wang Maner came over with a smile and carrying a bamboo basket: "Girl, this is a Dragon Boat Festival gift from the Zhou family."

Daohua was a little surprised and took it curiously: "What is it?" She started to look through it.

There is a box of rice dumplings and several exquisite sachets.

There weren't many things, and they weren't expensive either, but they were the first gifts given to her individually.

Looking at the things, Daohua thought for a while and asked Wang Maner: "Has the person who sent the things from the Zhou family left?"

Wang Man'er: "Let's go, but I shouldn't have gone far."

Daohua: "Quickly, go and ask the concierge to stop me, and I'll bring something to Miss Zhou." In any case, someone brought something over, and it was just a matter of friendship, so she had to reciprocate the gift.

Mrs. Li watched Daohua leave quickly without stopping her.

Although the Yan family also gave Boxing gifts to the Zhou family, they were given as a customary gift, and they were just for maintaining a relationship. It's hard to say how much friendship there was.

But the private exchange of gifts between Daohua and Miss Zhou can bring the relationship between the two closer.

She was born a merchant, and even though she is now the wife of Zhizhou, she can still detect the contempt in the eyes of some female relatives.

After arriving in Xingzhou, although she attended some banquets, most of these banquets were due to the fact that the master was the governor of the state. During this period, the wives of various families were very polite to her, but they did not express any alienation.

Cover up.

Even Mrs. Tongzhi, whom she had the most contact with, only paid verbal compliments to her and was not close to her.

Without being able to make friends with the female officials, she would not be able to take her daughter to visit various houses, which would not be good for her daughter's growth and experience.

Miss Zhou's family comes from a wealthy family, and if Daohua can befriend her, she will also have a boudoir sister.

......

Zhou family.

Mrs. Zhou glanced at Daohua's gift to Zhou Jingwan and saw that it was just some rice dumplings and two boxes of rouge paste, so she motioned to the maid to accept it.

Mrs. Zhou smiled and said: "After the Dragon Boat Festival, let's see how many gifts our family Jingwan has received?"

The nanny next to me smiled and answered: "The Zhou family is the master of Xingzhou, and the old man is the former chief minister of the cabinet. There are disciples and former officials all over the world, so naturally each family has to fawn over them."

"If this gift is sent to the Zhou family openly, if it is too expensive, it will be suspected of bribery; if it is too light, it will not be seen on the stage. In this case, the fifth girl in our family will become a springboard for some people."

Mrs. Zhou glanced sideways at the old woman, smiled and scolded: "As long as you can see clearly."

Old Mammy: "More than this old slave, I can see clearly that the fifth girl is smart and alert, and has already known the attention of each family. Doesn't this mean that the distance between them and the girls of each family is maintained very well?"

Hearing this, Mrs. Zhou smiled: "These people's hearts are all made of flesh. If you see who is real and who is fake, you will naturally be able to tell the difference." After saying that, he sighed again.

"Jingwan has grown up in such an environment. I don't know whether this is good or bad for her."

After finishing speaking, he thought of the flower basket hanging in her daughter's room and ordered: "When Jingwan and her little sisters come back from watching the dragon boat race, hand over Miss Yan's gift to her."

The old mama hesitated for a moment: "I heard that Master Yan doesn't seem to be having a good time in the state government. Does Fifth Miss need to get close to Miss Yan?"

Mrs. Zhou: "Let's not worry about men's affairs. It's rare that Jingwan likes someone, so it's okay to let her get closer to her."

"Yes."

......

Tongzhijia.

Qian Zhuo glanced at the rice dumplings sent by the Yan family and sighed: "Take it away." He wanted to follow Mr. Yan and work well, at least do his part. But Wang Tongpian excluded Mr. Yan

It was so obvious that he had to avoid suspicion.

Mrs. Qian was a little hesitant: "...Wang Tongpan is not a reckless person, why do you... to Mr. Yan?"

Qian Zhuo's eyes were deep: "Don't forget, there is Senator Du standing behind Wang Tongpuan. I heard a rumor that Mr. Yan once offended Senator Du. I don't know if it is true?"

Mrs. Qian: "Don't they all say that there is a noble person behind Mr. Yan's family? How dare Senator Du do it so obviously?"

Qian Zhuo: "Why else? Maybe the noble man can't threaten Senator Du, or maybe the noble man forgets things and has forgotten about the Yan family."

Mrs. Qian: "In this case, our family should stay away from the Yan family. Senator Du is not easy to mess with."

Qian Zhuo pondered for a moment: "The relationship between Bilan and the eldest daughter of the Yan family can still be maintained." Who knows, will the so-called nobleman appear again?

.......

General judge.

Mrs. Wang looked down upon the simple rice dumplings sent by the Yan family and directly rewarded them to her servants.

Wang Hexi didn't say anything when he saw it.

Mrs. Wang: "Let me tell you, there are no noble people behind the Yan family. Otherwise, he is now unable to move in the state government, and how can he resist asking for help?"

Wang Hexi glanced at Mrs. Wang: "There must be some, but the relationship between the Yan family and the nobles is not as deep as we imagined." He said with a sneer.

"That's right, given the Yan family's financial background, even if you are lucky enough to make friends with noble people, you probably won't have the ability to maintain a good relationship with them."

Mrs. Wang was slightly worried: "Master, if you are targeting Mr. Yan like this now, if, I mean, if that noble man suddenly thinks of Mr. Yan, wouldn't you just..."

Wang Hexi was very calm: "What am I? I do everything according to the rules in the state government. Even if Mr. Yan is dissatisfied, I can't find anything wrong."

I really thought that his position as an official all these years was in vain. It was Councilor Du who ordered him to exclude Mr. Yan. If he wanted to climb up, he had to rely on Councilor Du, so he had to do some things.

But this does not mean that he will block all roads.
Chapter completed!