As Feng Ziying washed and undressed and went to bed to rest, Yun Shang still felt a little uneasy.
She didn't know what kind of feeling Qingwen would have in the young master's mind, but she couldn't refuse Qingwen's request for help.
She had only been to Jia's Mansion a handful of times, and she didn't have much contact with the girls in Jia's Mansion. Most of them were casual acquaintances, but Qingwen was the only one she was familiar with.
In addition, they were born in the same year, month and same day, but he was born in Sishi, Qingwen was born in Haishi, and he was older than her, so the two of them became closer.
In the eyes of many people, the two of them are the kind of charming and charming people who confuse the master. They are not liked by the master's wife in the house, so this kind of sympathy for each other makes the two of them get closer and closer.
Close.
It is rare for maids to have much sincere friendship.
For Yun Shang, who grew up in the Feng Mansion, the maids like Ming Huan and Mingzhu who were with his wife and concubine were never the same person. Their parents were from the Feng Mansion or from Zhuangzi's shop.
Or he's an old man in the house, unlike himself, whose parents don't even know who he is.
They followed their wives' thoughts and never liked themselves, and Yun Shang never expected to win their friendship.
No one expected to find someone who could speak well in the Jia family.
Qingwen has a straightforward personality, which is somewhat similar to Yunshang herself. Because of this, the two of them get along quite well.
Of course, everyone still has to reserve some words in their words. After all, everyone is their own master. It doesn't matter when it doesn't involve their own master, but when it comes to their own master, it is taboo.
But Yun Shang really feels that Qingwen is a clean person, well, with a clean heart and a clean character, without so many dark and dirty thoughts.
Feng Ziying had long seen Yun Shang's anxiety, but he deliberately didn't say anything to let the girl worry for a while longer and have a better memory.
You need to be cautious when getting to know or even make friends with girls outside the house. As a girl close to you, Yun Shang is still too careless. If your mother and aunt know what happened today, knowing that you, Yun Shang, are still helping outsiders to speak.
, I'm afraid it will be another disaster for Yun Shang.
But as for Feng Ziying, he was still very happy for Yun Shang's kindness.
Carelessness can be reminded, taken as a warning, and corrected slowly, but if there is no kindness, this girl will lose the most precious thing. Fortunately, Yun Shang still retains this simple kindness.
After tucking the young master in, Yun Shang bit her lips and prepared to leave, but she heard the young master who had closed his eyes suddenly speak.
"Okay, I'm sleepy and going to sleep. Yun Shang, don't be so uneasy there. Don't get a black eye tomorrow morning and make your wife and aunt suspicious."
This sentence not only made Yun Shang feel relieved, but also made Yun Shang blush with embarrassment. She couldn't help complaining: "Master, what did you say?"
"As long as you understand what I'm saying, Qingwen may be a careless girl, but she is not from our family. The first thing she has to consider is the affairs within Jia's family, so we outsiders are not allowed to do this kind of thing.
He is easy to talk, stretching his hands too long and talking too much will only cause unnecessary trouble and suspicion. Of course, the Jia family may have some ideas because of Baoyu's problem and after I passed the exam, but they are all about being the master.
It’s not your servants’ turn to worry about family matters, do you understand?”
Feng Ziying didn't open her eyes. Yun Shang half understood and half didn't understand his words, but she could only nod.
"You and Qingwen have nothing to do with each other. She may just be a careless girl, but sometimes she knows people but doesn't know what they know. What's more, you are each your own master. Well, to be precise, that's everyone's master.
The interests are all different. If that girl Qingwen takes the initiative to ask Ying to do this, then I can only say that she doesn't know how much she weighs, and she even has the intention of taking advantage of you. Then she shouldn't have a close relationship with Baoyu.
Forcing her to do this, on the other hand, means that Baoyu did a bad job."
After finishing speaking, Feng Ziying turned her head and fell asleep. After a hard day's work, he was really sleepy.
Putting down the tent, Yun Shang gently stepped out and returned to the outhouse. Then she opened her own quilt and went to bed, but she couldn't fall asleep.
She felt that Qingwen was not that kind of person, but she also admitted that the young master did think about things much more carefully than she did.
After all, she is not from the same house, and even in a house there are still so many unexplainable things. Qingwen occasionally reveals some things about Jia's house in her words. In comparison,
This Feng Mansion is considered clean.
Tomorrow I had to ask Qingwen to see if she had been criticized after returning last night. Yun Shang slowly fell asleep amidst this worry.
*****
The Luming Banquet actually means little to Feng Ziying.
He is almost at the bottom of the ranking. He is the youngest and has attracted a lot of people's attention. However, except for the name Xie Yuan, which attracts attention, the others are about the same.
Feng Ziying herself is even less willing to make public appearances. This kind of limelight is worthless. Apart from gaining some cheap or even hostile attention, there is nothing worth caring about.
Even if Chunwei only needs to obtain a Jinshi status, the ranking does not mean much to Feng Ziying. Of course, he thinks that he does not have the strength to enter the first class.
If you really want to get into the first class, you will easily become the target of public criticism.
A mismatch between status and strength will also cause a lot of trouble. Feng Ziying knows this very well. He never pursues things that are unrealistic and beyond his control.
However, for Qingtan Academy, the Luming Banquet is still of great significance, and Fan Jingwen’s status as Jieyuan is well deserved. As a native of Beizhi, Fan Jingwen is obviously sought after. This is an example of other registrations and attachments.
A privilege that people rarely enjoy.
"Zi Ying doesn't need to praise my brother too much. I know that if he is talented in literature, Brother Yu is still slightly inferior to Yang Wen. Even the Hou brothers are not inferior to Brother Yu. Brother Yu is just a Beizhi person.
.”
Fan Jingwen was very frank and did not become arrogant just because he won Xie Yuan.
"Brother Mengzhang, you can't say that. Since the rules have been formulated, everyone must respect them. There is nothing to be embarrassed about. This is the Jie Yuan who everyone expects." Feng Ziying didn't see it that way.
If we put it this way, isn't it unfair that Yang Sichang and the Hou brothers have all the shadows of their fathers' generation?
There is no absolute unfairness in the world. Since the rules are there and there is no power to overthrow the rules, we must learn to adapt to them honestly and obtain the maximum benefits.
After coming out of the Luming Banquet, enjoying a bit of wine, Fan Jingwen and Feng Ziying took a stroll.
The two senior brothers had to say that they did not have the best relationship in the academy. Feng Ziying had the closest relationship with Xu Qixun in the dormitory. Later, Fang Youdu and Song Shixiang gradually became Feng Ziying's fans. In addition, they were engaged in national affairs in Xiyuan.
These should be the ones who have the closest relationship with Feng Ziying. Next are Wang Yingxiong, Zheng Chongjian, Sun Chuanting from Yishe, He Fengsheng from Jiashe, plus Fan Jingwen, who are relatively close, and then Xu Xie, Fu Zonglong, Chen Qiyu,
Wu Zong and a few others.
It has to be said that where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. Although everyone in the academy is mainly focused on studying, it is inevitable that personalities will gradually form in study and daily life due to various contacts and temperament reasons.
Circles of varying sizes.
Some of these circles are explicit, such as the group in Beizhili, the group in Shanxi, the group in Huguang, and the group in Jiangnan.
For another example, some are hidden, and many people are not even aware of them.
For example, because her ancestral home was Suzhou, Southern Zhili, Feng Ziying was close to Xu Qixun, Fang Youdu, and Wu Di, who were also from Southern Zhili. Also because of her family background, she had a close relationship with Lian Guoshi, who came from the same well-known family.
He has lived in Datong for a long time and has a close relationship with Zheng Chongjian, Sun Chuanting and even Chen Qiyu who are also from Shanxi.
Also, now that we are both in Shuntian Qiuwei, our contacts with Fan Jingwen have suddenly become closer in the past month or so, especially after experiencing this Qiuwei and the Luming Banquet, and winning the national examination at the same time, then this group of classmates from Beizhi
The relationship became closer instantly.
Many of these classmates are not aware of this kind of circle, either overt or covert, and will not even realize it until they become a Jinshi or become an official. But for Feng Ziying, he has long been aware of the value of this kind of circle.
The meaning is very clear.
This is something that cannot be avoided even in modern society. In the era of feudal society, it is something that is worthy of being used upright and above board. Being classmates in the same year and from the same hometown, everything is of great value. If several circles can intersect together, then basically
It was decided that I would be branded as a member of the same party for the rest of my life.
Of course, this also needs to be based on the premise of consistent basic "political concepts", that is, the so-called comrades. In Feng Ziying's view, this basic "political concept" is still basically for these students of this age.
Blank.
In fact, their minds about what ideals they should follow and what groups they should represent after becoming officials in the future have not yet been formed. In their future official careers, they will be actively or passively involved in certain political struggles due to one or even several political struggles.
It will slowly take shape after going through many twists and turns.
This is precisely the time when we can help them establish some of the most basic ideas. Once we help them establish some ideas at this time, it is often much easier than changing their thinking after they join the officialdom.
"We in Northern Zhili and Shaanxi, Shanxi itself bear more responsibilities and pressures than other places. Every time we face Tatar or Jurchen invaders, we have to pay the most direct and tragic price. Our northern region
The son-in-law has to make the greatest sacrifice, and the people have to bear more harm, but trees and valleys grow in one year and trees grow in ten years and people grow in hundreds of years. How can the children in the north enjoy a relatively stable and superior learning environment like Jiangnan and Huguang?
These students who are attached to the school enjoy better learning conditions. In fact, they should go back to their respective places of origin to take exams. However, the imperial court favored them and allowed them to take exams in Shuntian, but some necessary restrictions are reasonable.
Already."
Fan Jingwen was a little surprised by Feng Ziying's frankness, "But Jiangnan bears most of the taxes of the Zhou Dynasty, and many Jiangnan scholars also feel that it is unfair to them. What does Ziying think?"
"This is a matter of balancing local interests and overall interests." After passing the Juren Examination, both Feng Ziying and Fan Jingwen were qualified to discuss current affairs in a substantive manner, because in terms of qualifications, they now have the qualifications to select officials.