After Fang Yingwu got up, he only felt soreness in his waist and back. He did the eighth set of radio gymnastics three times in the yard before he felt a little better. He couldn't help but sigh, he needs to strengthen his physical exercise, don't really become helpless.
The scholar with the power of a chicken.
He was wondering whether he should have people make a few stone poles and put them in the courtyard? Or invent some equipment to strengthen the body? Suddenly, the doorman from the front came to report, and the Liu family sent someone to pass the message.
It was early in the morning and he didn't know what was going on. Fang Yingwu called someone to ask. It turned out that the two young masters of Lao Taishan's family had returned to their hometown of Boye County, Baoding Prefecture. They were returning to the prefecture today, so the Liu family asked him to come and meet them.
Meet.
In the past six months, Fang Yingwu has been frightened by Liu Mianhua's schemes. He is so ecstatic that he cannot accept it. So these days, he has been avoiding Lao Taishan and will never take the initiative to meet him. But this time it is not good.
reject.
In this way, Fang Yingwu went to the Ministry of Rites for a while, and saw that nothing happened. A Jinshi Guanzheng could come and go freely, and no one would take it seriously, so Fang Yingwu got up and went to the Liu Mansion again.
At this time, Liu Mianhua and the old lady were sitting in the lobby of Liu Mansion. Fang Yingwu came up to see Li, and subconsciously looked around, but there was no trace of his young fiancée.
I couldn't help but sigh in my heart. According to the customs these days, I'm afraid I won't be able to see anyone until I get married. I probably won't be able to see clearly until I lift my hijab.
Mrs. Liu smiled and joked: "Can't the groom wait any longer? Don't worry, you will have time to look at it again and again."
Fang Yingwu made a few "shy" hey sounds and started chatting with Lao Taishan.
Liu Mianhua has been going well recently and is very proud of himself. In particular, he took advantage of the competition for the number one candidate in the palace examination to bring Liu Jui, the second assistant, into play, which suddenly made Liu Jue fall to the limit. So he was in a very good mood. He chatted with Fang Yingwu about trivial court matters.
The two of them still have quite a bit in common in this regard.
Fang Yingwu thought of his future and asked, "I wonder if the imperial court will select concubines for Jinke? If there is a chance, my son-in-law, I would like to give it a try."
Liu Mianhua was startled, stroking his beard and smiling: "Ah hahaha, it's sunny and windy today, the weather is really good, it's a rare good day. If you have the chance, it's time to go for an outing in the countryside to enjoy the spring."
Liu Ji didn't want to talk about the topic of Shujishi, because it was not his decision. The importance of the selection of Shujishi was far more important than the selection of ordinary officials, and all the eyes of the imperial court were watching.
Besides, he can't help Fang Yingwu in this matter, or in other words, helping Fang Yingwu in this matter is more than worth the loss. It exceeds the bottom line and the price may be too high. Anyway, the Fang family already has Fang Qingzhi. Fang Yingwu doesn't need it here.
urgent.
But Liu Mianhua was a little worried that Fang Yingwu was obsessed with asking him for help, which would make it difficult for him to do it, so he simply changed the topic and didn't talk about it to avoid embarrassment.
Fang Yingwu said "Oh" and stopped pestering the future old Taishan. He turned around and chatted with the old lady about everyday things, chatting and laughing in a relaxed and comfortable manner.
Liu Mianhua activated his fiery eyes and watched coldly. After a while, he finally confirmed that his son-in-law was not playing hard to get, but really didn't care...
Calling him this way only aroused his curiosity. Fang Yingwu was actually led away like this? Shouldn't he keep pestering him to death?
In Liu Mianhua's impression, Fang Yingwu's character was quite firm. He had a little bit of motivation to not give up until he achieved his goal, so how could he be shaken off like this? The only explanation seemed to be that Fang Yingwu might have another conspiracy.
Impossible...Liu Mianhua was full of hesitation and rejected his idea.
The selection of concubines is the emperor's selection of the prime minister, which is a very important matter. There are only a handful of people who can speak on this matter. That is, including myself, three bachelors, Xu Pu, the master of the Hanlin Academy, and the minister of the Ministry of official affairs.
Yin Min, Zhou Hongmo, the Minister of Rites, Huaien, the eunuch who held the seal, and Qin Chang, the eunuch who held the pen.
But these people were eliminated one by one by Liu Mianmian. Anyone with a bit of intelligence can see that it is absolutely impossible for these people to help Fang Yingwu recruit shujishi. Apart from this, the rest of the people can't even help Fang Yingwu.
He has no qualifications to speak, unless he is an arrogant and ignorant fool.
Who else can Fang Yingwu go to for help? Liu Mianhua is indeed Liu Mianhua. He quickly thought of the second explanation. Is this a sign of Fang Yingwu's deliberate forbearance? So Fang Yingwu forced a smile and deliberately pretended not to be patient.
care?
Looking back carefully, Fang Yingwu seemed to have distanced himself from him since the imperial examination. He was not as fearless as before, even daring to ask for help for such trivial matters as buying a house.
Liu Mianhua's emotional intelligence was not an exaggeration, and he immediately realized that forbearance and alienation were not a good sign! This showed that Fang Yingying had a grudge and began to guard against himself. The relationship between father-in-law and son-in-law should not be so open-minded!
Not only are he and the Fang family future relatives, they are also politicians. Once trust among politicians is lost, the consequences will be disastrous.
It's not too late to make amends! Thinking of this, Liu Mianhua decided to have a heart-to-heart talk with his son-in-law. He coughed heavily first, attracting Fang Yingwu's eyes. "I have something to say to you. You
My husband-in-law should be open and honest with us, and we should keep everything in mind."
Fang Yingwu was stunned and felt very baffled. What did Lao Taishan mean when he suddenly said this? Did he take the wrong medicine?
"To be honest, whether you win the top prize or choose a commoner, I really didn't try my best to help you. Do you have any complaints against me in your heart? Do you feel that I am too unreasonable?"
Fang Yingwu was even more puzzled. My future father-in-law is too sentimental. Is this menopause? Or is he deliberately testing himself? He quickly replied: "What did Lao Taishan say? How dare my son-in-law think like this?"
Liu Mianhua sighed: "It's good that you don't think so, and you shouldn't think so either. You young people's understanding of world affairs is ultimately shallow.
I stand by and watch. This is not because I am ruthless. You can regard this as the first lesson for entering officialdom! The title of this lesson is: favors belong to favors, business affairs belong to business affairs, and human relations should not be affected by official affairs!
For example, there is a human relationship between you and me, but it is impossible for me to take care of you in everything in the court! When encountering something, you still need to consider it carefully, and may not always be completely biased towards you. You also cannot think that after becoming my son-in-law, you will
You can do whatever you want!
Not to mention you, even my two sons have not been able to get into the two rankings so far. Can you clearly understand the stakes involved?"
"Yes, I have learned a lesson." Fang Yingwu was still confused and didn't know how to answer... He came to see relatives today, not to go to class?
At this moment, the gate officer rushed into the lobby and reported: "The two young masters are outside the door!"
ps: Ah ah ah, there are so many worldly things in the world of mortals, and I still need to continue overhauling them. I will post them first (Part 1) and (Part 2) in the evening.