Li You was silent for a long time, his face twisted from side to side.
Mr. Huang sat in the guest seat and tasted tea leisurely. The Li Zhai tea seemed to be better than before.
"How about going to Nanjian?" Li You asked again. Nanjing is located in Nanjing, only more than 500 miles away from Suzhou, which is much more convenient than the capital.
"The imperial court ordered that all new prisoners should be sent to the North Prison of the capital to bathe in the emperor's favor, but the South Prison would not accept them."
Li You sighed, he had to work hard, he would not have a comfortable life for a few days, and he would have to toss again, but it was better to go to the capital than to choose officials in remote places.
Master Huang knew that Li You had figured it out, so he explained: "Suzhou is the most important place in the world in terms of wealth and has always been valued by the imperial court. It is precisely because of the urgent need to appease the people that you are a special case. Speaking of you,
You can be regarded as a unique and unique official in our dynasty. You have risen from a civil servant to the seventh rank in your hometown. You can't find a few of them after going to the dynasty several times. Who wouldn't be surprised to know your situation? But in the officialdom, you are too strange to look at you.
It's a good thing. Exceptions are exceptions after all. How can one's mistakes last forever? Now that you have the opportunity to go to prison and study, you can erase the traces and get a new life, which will be of great benefit to you."
What he meant was like laundering black money... Li You thought after sending Master Huang away.
However, studying in prison is not something that happens these days. Master Huang just sent a letter in advance and the court documents have not been sent yet. There is no need to rush to prepare now.
The top priority now is how to deal with the twin beauties in front of his mother-in-law... From a man's point of view, of course Li You is willing to keep them. The twin lotuses, which are like flowers and jade, are really pleasing to the eye, and I don't know where Qian Huangshang collected them.
But I was about to leave home to study, and having two strangers at home with awkward identities and unknown backgrounds was a bit detrimental to the stability of the home front.
Another dilemma.
But why did Mr. Qian give Li You such a big gift? Because Li Guan promised that as long as he helped drive away Shi Dacan, whether it was city building or river construction, the materials used could be easily discussed, so today's gift was to express his urging.
Thinking of this, Li Tuiguan was suddenly stunned. If he had known that he would leave Suzhou Mansion and go to the Imperial Academy, and his relationship with Shi Shenzheng would be out of sight and out of mind, then why did he go to all the trouble to drive Shi Shenzheng away? What was his purpose?
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It was really a lot of hard work for whom, but the person who benefited the most in the end was the prefect Wang, who basically did nothing except issuing two orders and pretending to be unconscious once in the sun.
This favor owed by Old Man Wang must be repaid! As he was thinking about it, Li You returned to Mrs. Liu's room in the backyard. At this time, the girls had dispersed, and Mrs. Wang was holding Mrs. Liu's hand and whispering something.
, Mei Zhi stood aside, and the pair of gifts seemed to have been sent to the guest room.
Li You stepped forward and said, "It's rare for an old man to come here once, so please stay here for a few days."
Mrs. Wang chuckled and said: "I understand. After tonight, I will return to Xujiang tomorrow morning. If you are really serious, you can think of a way to bring your old Taishan home from the monk's temple so that he can live a stable life.
There is a thing, Brother Jie needs some smart girls to take care of him, I think the two I sent today are good."
Don't you think it's a waste of resources to use a pair of twin beauties to take care of a little kid? Li You felt it was a pity in his heart. He didn't say yes or no, and he thought about how to deal with it. So he avoided the topic and said: "In the future, family matters will be dealt with.
Mother has to worry more, and my son-in-law may not be able to take care of it for the time being."
Mrs. Wang asked: "What does this mean?"
"Just now, Mr. Huang, the Inspector General, came to report that the imperial court had issued an edict to allow my son-in-law to enter the Imperial College of the Capital to make up for his status as a supervisor."
When she heard that her husband wanted to stay away, Mrs. Liu's expression changed, but Mrs. Wang was overjoyed and said: "This is a good thing. If you have a decent family background, you can also be a wife. I would like to thank the court for its grace."
Li You replied: "I just have to leave home for a while."
Mrs. Wang said: "A real man has ambitions in all directions. Back then, you served in the army for ten years in Taishan and only had a few days at home to earn a job as an inspector. Otherwise, you would eventually die as a slave in the Lu Mansion. Now you have the opportunity to do more
Why don’t you go up to the next floor?”
Lao Tai Shui is so grand, Li You said secretly. Then Mrs. Wang said to Mei Zhi again: "Go get paper and pen."
Li You was very surprised. Is she going to compose poems? I had never heard that she had such a talent.
Mrs. Wang seemed to have casually explained to Li You: "The third son of my old master will leave Xujiang after the new year and go to the capital to prepare for next year's competition. I haven't seen you for a long time and thought about it. I have a letter from you. Please bring it with me, my good son-in-law."
I will send you to Lu Shangshu Mansion in the capital."
These days, it is normal to travel far away to carry letters for others. Of course, Shangshu Lu refers to Mr. Lu, the Minister of War, who was born in Xujiang County. Li You knows it; both his father-in-law and mother-in-law were born in the Lu family of Xujiang County, Li You
I also know it.
But what puzzles Li You is that you two old people seem to be slaves in the Xujiang Lu family. What qualifications do you have to think about the third son of the family and write a letter on your own initiative? This is a bit disrespectful.
?How do you ask yourself to send this letter?
Could it be that I ran to the door of Shangshu's Mansion and reported that a former slave in your mansion wrote a letter to the Third Young Master and asked me to deliver it?
Mrs. Wang calmly took the pen from Mei Zhi and waved the rest to leave, leaving only Mrs. Liu to accompany her to polish the ink.
Walking outside the door, Li You suddenly realized that he knew almost nothing about the past of his parents-in-law. He only knew that he worked as a servant in the Lu family, so he asked Mei Zhi in a low voice: "What does the old lady do in the Lu family?"
"I heard that my little maid was the nanny of Mr. Lu and the wife in charge of the third house. Later, when Mr. Liu became successful, he followed Mr. Liu out of the house and became his wife." Mei Zhi replied with a bit of contempt.
After getting it, I no longer care about the Liu family. Do you know how to ask now?
It turned out to be like this... Mr. Li felt some inexplicable regret, and he twisted Mei Zhi's butt hard and said: "You damn little girl, why didn't you tell me earlier! Is it intentional? I'll wash it off tonight and wait!"
In wealthy families, some wet nurses are no ordinary servants. Especially those who first serve as wet nurses to feed the young master, and then become the housekeeper of the house when they grow up. The relationship with the young master is naturally unusual and deeply affectionate.
She can be regarded as half a mother and called a wet nurse.
At the same time, the nanny's family is also the most trusted by the young master. The most typical one is the story that had to be told between Emperor Sejong of this dynasty and Commander Lu, the chief military attaché of the court.
According to common people's customs, if the difference in status is ignored, Mrs. Liu and that Mr. Lu Sangong who is going to take the imperial examination can be called brother and sister. If Mr. Li is several times thicker, he can call Mr. Lu Sangong "wife and brother"! Listen!
It is said that the third young master is still a direct descendant...
He never thought that there would be such a path right under his nose. It was really dark under the lamp, and Li You was filled with emotion.
Then Li You shouted from outside the door: "Lao Taishui! If you need those two women, just take them away! If there are still few people at home to help, my son-in-law bought them in Fucheng and sent them to them! Which temple is Lao Taishan?
My son-in-law went to dismantle it. If you don’t believe that Old Taishan will not return to secular life!”
