The maids set the dinner table, and Shen Rui sat down under Mrs. Xu and ate dinner with Mrs. Xu. Sister Yu had been "ill" these days and was lying in bed to recuperate, so she did not come to the upper room.
Of course, this is the official statement that this person is "ill". As a cousin, Shen Rui heard that his cousin was sick and he had to go visit him.
According to Shen Rui, although the little girl's complexion was a little pale, her face was shy and shy. The adoptive mother and maidservant who followed her did not look sad, but looked happy.
Even Mrs. Xu felt a little better and asked someone to buy some clothes and jewelry for Sister Yu.
Where is the disease?
Shen Rui had a sister of a similar age in his previous life. She was once forced to go to a 24-hour convenience store in the middle of the night to buy a baby wing protector, so she naturally understood these physiological and hygiene knowledge.
In ancient times, menarche represented a girl's fertility, and it was naturally a happy event for a girl to go out and get married.
It's just that the elders can congratulate him on this matter, but Shen Rui, as his cousin, can't do it, so he can only remain ignorant.
Mrs. Xu had already mentioned to him that she wanted to adopt Sister Yu as her eldest son. Now the letter to Jiangxi has also been sent, so it should be regarded as the second master's reply.
Shen Rui naturally has no objection. Whether it is for Sister Qianyu or the Shen family, being the legitimate daughter is a good thing.
If Sister Yu's identity is really to be raised, Shen Rui has a candidate for his sister-in-law in his mind, but the second master has not yet settled on it, and there are still many variables, so he has not said it out yet.
The eldest man is having a party tonight. An old friend of Ding You's age came back to entertain guests and invited the eldest man to accompany him.
After Shen Rui got the news, he came over to the room and had dinner with Mrs. Xu.
In this family, Mrs. Xu worked hard inside and outside, which was the hardest, but also the most lonely. Shen Rui would often come over to have dinner with Mr. Xu. When the elder was there, he would come and go. When the elder was away, he would come and go. Most of them want to come over.
"Although I bought this white water sheep head from outside, that store is a halal shop and it is very clean. Otherwise, I wouldn't have bought it here. Mom can try it." Seeing Mrs. Xu's lack of appetite, Shen Shen Rui opened his mouth to persuade.
I asked the maid next to me to prepare a vinegar dish, which was leftover Laba vinegar from the previous year.
Use this to dip cold cut lamb head meat, it is sour and spicy, but very appetizing.
Mrs. Xu was getting older and her mouth was dull. She was tired during the Chinese New Year and never recovered. Now she listened to Shen Rui's advice and drank an extra bowl of porridge with mutton head meat and a few more noodles. Distracted mind.
After the table was cleared and tea was served, Mrs. Xu asked Shen Rui about his visit during the day.
Shen Rui, who has been in Beijing for more than a year, does not have a lively temper at all, and has made limited new friends. This time when he went out and started going out, Mrs. Xu was quite concerned.
Shen Rui said: "I drank egg tea and millet noodle tea soup. I had only heard of it earlier, but now I have tasted it."
Hearing this, Ms. Xu smiled and said, "Brother Rui, did you go out this morning with an empty stomach? Why did you just look at the food? How can the elders of the Gao family be tolerant and kind? What kind of character is the little brother of the Gao family?"
"I didn't see the head of the family, I only saw the wife of the Gao family. Although she came from a poor family and struggled to make a living, she had a peaceful and cheerful character, and was sincere towards others. Otherwise, she would not have raised such an innocent and simple child." Shen Rui thought about the Gao family mother and son, and said.
If nothing else, Madam Gao didn't dislike Brother Shou when she saw him dressed as a beggar, and she didn't fawn over Shen Rui when she heard that he was the son of a high-ranking official. This character is much better than that of ordinary people.
Xu said: "Since I have the right match and is a reliable family, I will keep in touch with that little brother from the Gao family in the future. At your age, it is the right time to make friends..."
Shen Rui shook his head and said: "My child's mind is filled with the exams in April. I went out for a long walk and got some fresh air. Now it's time to study."
Mrs. Xu sighed and said: "I told you not to take it personally, but you did take it seriously... It is not the behavior of a smart person to force yourself like this just for the sake of gossips from others."
Shen Rui said: "It's not just for leisure, it's just to prepare for a rainy day... There is no wind without waves. Now that spring is coming, there will be no trouble. When someone will stir up trouble, who knows what will happen to the master." Words and words can kill people, not to mention that in the officialdom, even if you don't get the chance to be the head of the case in the Boy's Mansion Examination, as long as you are at the top, you still have to deal with it..."
Shen Li seemed to be alienated, the second wife of the Shen family was not in touch, and the eldest master was in a critical place.
Although the Yang family is related by marriage, that is the future, and they will not be able to take advantage of it in recent years.
Shen Rui could think of this, and Xu felt sour in her heart, saying: "Although the idea is good, you must remember to act within your ability. If it harms your body, it will not be worth the gain..."
Shen Rui raised his fist and said, "My child insists on practicing boxing every morning. Don't worry, mother..."
Shen Rui was so considerate of her elders and so sensible, Mrs. Xu could only be pleased.
Shen Rui did not tell Mrs. Xu about his encounter with the prince. It would be useless to talk about it. Could it be that he could go over and curry favor with the prince now? It is not easy for the prince to leave the palace. There are many people watching behind his back. It's up to you to talk about whether there will be another meeting like today. Talking to the eldest master and Mr. Xu will have no other benefit besides making them worry.
Although Shen Rui was secretly happy about his "accidental encounter" with the prince today, and he also wanted to hug the future emperor's thick legs, he also knew that this was not something he could "show off with joy".
Just like Mr. Xu would inquire about the temperament of his friends, the couple in the palace would inquire in more detail. They could even inquire about Shen Rui's words and expressions.
Shen Rui could only "encounter" the prince by chance, and he should not recognize the prince's identity. Otherwise, if he was not careful, he would be regarded as a clinging person with weird thoughts.
Just like what Shen Rui told Gao Wenhu before leaving Gao's house today, he plans to study behind closed doors in the next month and a half. Even if he meets Gao Wenhu again, it will only be after the government examination.
This is Shen Rui's plan, and the entire March was implemented according to this plan.
Get up at the beginning of the day (five o'clock in the morning) every day, write an essay, then practice Xingyi Quan for half an hour, and then have breakfast.
After breakfast, go to the main courtyard to say hello, send the grand master to the gate, and serve the grand master to get on his sedan chair or mount his horse.
After coming back, I started copying the "Collected Commentary on the Four Books" for an hour and reading the History of the Classics for an hour.
After lunch, I took a nap for half an hour. In the afternoon, I continued to analyze two contemporary articles written by predecessors and wrote one of my own. Then I continued to read the "Annotations to the Four Books".
During dinner time, I usually spend time in the main room, talking with Mrs. Xu or the elder.
After dinner, I stopped reading and mostly wrote down the lessons I had reviewed during the day until I got ready.
For thirty days, Shen Rui stayed behind closed doors except for going to greet Mrs. Hong on the first day of the new year.
Everyone in the Shen family has seen this kind of diligence and self-control, and they don't think it's strange. It's just that the Xu family, even though they knew Shen Rui was sensible, felt sorry for him and ordered the kitchen to provide various warming and nourishing products.
But in the eyes of others, all this hard work can only be seen with sighs.
Forbidden City, Kunning Palace.
On the Arhat couch by the window, across the square table, sat the most noble couple in the world.
Emperor Hongzhi was in his thirties. Due to his poor health, he looked a little thin and his face was a little innocent.
The plump and beautiful woman sitting opposite is the first wife of Emperor Hongzhi and the current empress Zhang Niangniang.
"I have to read for seven or eight hours a day. This kid works so hard, let alone a young man from an official family, he is a child from a poor family. It is not easy for him to do this. He can't blame him for being the head of the case. With this kind of energy, if he doesn't
The first one is a loss." Zhang Niangniang looked at the fold in her hand and said with emotion.
Emperor Hongzhi nodded and said: "After all, it is the Shen family. Over the past hundred years, how many people have been promoted to Jinshi. If it were another family, if they had been officials for several generations, their descendants would not be able to endure the hardship..."
Zhang Niangniang put down the book, frowned and said: "Brother Shou, let alone seven or eight hours, as long as I can read quietly for an hour every day, I will thank God..."
Emperor Hongzhi felt worried after hearing this, but he said: "Brother Shou is being naughty, so he is inevitably a bit playful..."
Zhang Niangniang sighed and said: "If I just want to have fun for a while, I have nothing to worry about. But I heard from the internal officials that Brother Shou is now in love with martial arts and spends all day shooting bows and arrows in the school field..."
Speaking of his only son, Emperor Hongzhi also felt worried.
However, in front of his wife, he didn't want to show it, so he acted disapprovingly: "Isn't that little nerd in the Shen family holding a book every day and forgetting to practice boxing just to keep fit? Brother Shou is just growing up.
Go and practice, your body and bones will be stronger..."
Zhang Niangniang knows how much her husband dotes on his eldest son, so if she wants to say that he has heard something bad about eldest sons, she doesn't have to think about it.
She lowered her head, her smile a little stiff.
If her youngest son was alive, how could she put all her thoughts on Brother Shou?
Could it be that God destined her to have only one son?
Zhang Niangniang felt sour and sour in her heart, not knowing whether she should regret or hate...
The most important thing in March is the imperial examination.
Before the Imperial Examination, the Hanlin Academy's Shu Jishi dispersed. Shen Ying did not stay in the Hanlin Academy, nor did she go to the Sixth Department, but went to James's Mansion.
After the palace examination was completed, the new Jinshi of the Renxu year was freshly announced.
Since Shen Rui is determined to take the imperial examination, he is naturally paying attention to this spring. During the examination, there were more than 3,700 candidates, and 300 were awarded Gongshi. Gongyuan was Lu Duo, a civil servant from Jingling County, Huguang.
When the results of the palace examination came out, the tribute member Lu Duo was not in the first class, but he was also in the forefront of the second class, and was later tested as a shujishi.
This year's No. 1 middle school student, Kang Hai, the number one scholar, has a Shaanxi martial arts registration and is a supervisor student; Sun Qing, a gang leader, is a Wei nationality student from Wuqing, Beizhili, and is a native of Yuyao County, Zhejiang, a supervisor student; Li Tingxiang, the top pick, is a Jinyi Wei nationality and is from Puzhou, Shandong Province.
, a student from Shuntian Prefecture. The top two and the top three are both from South Zhili and are both supervising students.
There were many supervisors in later generations, and they were despised by scholars. However, the current supervisors are of high value, and people often come and go from Dingjia. This year, three Dingjia have been rounded up.
Shen Rui looked at it and was even more curious about the Imperial College.
By the time this year's college examination is over, he will be on the official list and can become a government student. However, looking at the seniors at Chunshan Academy, most of them are registered in the government school and continue to study at Chunshan Academy.
Shen Rui has not yet decided where he will go to study.
The most important thing right now is the exam in April.
Shen Rui didn't slack off at all, and kept reading until April 15th, when the government examination began...