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Chapter 1990 Discipline
Chapter 1990 Discipline
The two brothers casually mentioned the matter of granting official positions.
Although Zhang Tingyu ranked first among the scholars in the final examination, he was a top three Jinshi in the previous imperial examination, so he could only be awarded the seventh rank of reviewer.
Zhang Tingzan felt sorry about this and said, "I should have waited until this year to take the exam."
During the 39th year of the imperial examination, Zhang Ying was the chief examiner.
According to convention, Zhang Tingyu, as a son, had to recuse himself and wait until the next exam, but the emperor granted him grace and allowed him to do so without recusing himself.
Zhang Ying, however, wanted to take care of his son and demoted his son, who was originally ranked second, to third.
However, it was also because of this that the emperor personally reviewed Zhang Tingyu's test paper, felt pity for his talent, gave him grace, and personally appointed Zhang Tingyu as a Shujishi to enter the Hanlin Academy to study Mandarin.
Zhang Tingyu shook his head and said, "It makes no difference. If you take the exam this year, the best you can do is become a scholar, which means you've been delayed for three years."
Court officials were divided into Manchu and Han officials. Manchu officials were lucky to be promoted, but Han officials were promoted based on seniority. It was not a bad thing to enter the court three years earlier and still have a nominal title before the emperor.
When his father was his age, he was already an editor; when his elder brother was his age, he was already a classics examiner in Shandong.
Although he fell into the top three in the imperial examination and his ranking was far lower than that of his father and brother, the results of the imperial examination could not determine anything.
Most of the Grand Secretaries in the previous dynasty were from the top three ranks, but this dynasty places more emphasis on practical work.
It was getting dark and the city gates were about to close. Zhang Tingyu couldn't delay any longer, so he reported the good news and prepared to go back.
Zhang Tingzan discussed this with his wife and arranged for Ling'er's wet nurse to go with him.
As for Gu, it was not a good idea for her to leave the city at this time, so she agreed to visit the woman who had just given birth tomorrow.
Zhang Tingyu came and left in a hurry.
Gu thought of her aunt and said, "We need to send the news to the governor's mansion. It would be too hasty to tell you tomorrow."
I have to visit the woman who has just given birth tomorrow, and I can't tell my sister-in-law tomorrow.
Wu was not an ordinary concubine, but a girl from an old relative's family, so she was qualified to be a second wife.
This girl was not an ordinary concubine's daughter, but Zhang Tingyu's eldest daughter.
As for Zhang Liu from the Imperial College, there is no need to worry. Just tell him tomorrow.
Zhang Tingzan nodded and said, "Then send someone to tell them!"
After the couple discussed it, they arranged for Nanny Song to take a car to report to the governor's mansion...
When the news was heard in the Dutong Mansion, Jueluo called Zhang and Qingru over and showed them the prepared gifts.
There were three copies in total, one for the Dutong Mansion, one for Dai Qingru, and one for Dai Zhang.
They are all peace locks and small bracelets.
Zhang was somewhat at a loss, and said, "Mother..."
Qingru was also embarrassed and said: "Enie can prepare the things for my sister-in-law and the family, and you can prepare the things for my wife yourself..."
Jueluo said: "Before the family is divided, I will worry about you more. When you live your own lives in the future, you can prepare gifts for the guests yourself..."
Although the silver shop under the name of Jueluo was given to Shushu, Shushu would give Jueluo a portion of gold and silver items as a gift to Concubine Yi every year.
These are inevitable gifts and favors in daily life.
When they left the main room, Qingru pulled Zhang and said, "I have two boxes of donkey-hide gelatin here, which is suitable for women to eat. Sister-in-law, take some with you tomorrow!"
Zhang nodded and said, "Thank you, sister-in-law."
The two sisters-in-law were of similar age and both had a scholarly air, so they were more compatible with each other and less polite than others.
Qingru went back to the East Palace, and Zhang returned to the cross courtyard, but she felt a little depressed.
Fu Song came back, guessed the reason, and said: "Don't think too much, he is the elder brother and you are the younger sister. It is never wrong to respect your brother."
Zhang said: "Second brother has different personalities..."
Otherwise, my mother-in-law wouldn't have prepared the birthday gift now, because she knew there wouldn't be a wedding banquet there.
Fu Song said, "My second brother is a Hanlin, and the people he interacts with are all Hanlin officials, so he also has his own difficulties."
Zhang said in a muffled voice: "But my eldest brother was also a Hanlin official for many years, and my father was also a Hanlin Academy graduate in his early years, and he was not as aloof and self-restrained as him."
Fu Song said: "Everyone has his own way of doing things, there is no need to force it."
Mrs. Zhang nodded.
If she were the elder sister, she could still give her brother a few words of instruction; but since she was the younger sister, there was no room for her to instruct her brother.
I just think my second brother is very hypocritical.
Those who really value their reputation are still working as great scholars in Jiangnan...
And the act of not remarrying but taking a concubine, for men, some people might praise the second brother for his deep love for his first wife, but Zhang was a woman and could not understand it at all.
She remembered a word.
Hypocritical...
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In the Ninth Prince's Mansion, Shushu still didn't know that Zhang Tingyu's family had a new baby girl. Even if she knew, she wouldn't care.
There is no favoritism between the two families.
After all, the two families have a close relationship. If Zhang Tingyu takes the initiative to get close to them, they will treat him with courtesy for the sake of Fusong and Zhang Tingzan.
Since Zhang Tingyu has shown an attitude of not making friends with the powerful and wealthy, they can't just go ahead and do it.
After the couple packed their things, they talked about Guidan's visit yesterday.
"My cousin came over this morning and said she would ask the third lady to make shoes for us. She really liked it..."
Shu Shu said.
The Ninth Prince nodded and said, "That's good. I'm finally going to start a family, and it's time to be more stable."
Shu Shu asked, "You want me to be the matchmaker?"
The Ninth Prince nodded and said, "After I send you to Haidian tomorrow, I will go to Shuncheng Prince's Mansion. With me here, Shuncheng Prince will not have to cause any trouble."
Both husband and wife had a bad impression of Prince Shuncheng.
Maybe it's because he was born to a maid or concubine, and was raised in Haidian without anyone to teach him, so this Prince Shuncheng behaves very petty, otherwise he wouldn't be so concerned about his married aunt's dowry.
This is such a joke.
And the second princess who was sold for marriage before, it seemed that it was all the fault of the old prince, is it really so?
The old prince lived in seclusion in Haidian, and the person who usually interacted with the Dong'e family was Prince Shuncheng himself.
It’s hard to say what’s going on in that marriage.
Shu Shu said, "Anyway, we need the dowry list first. If we can't prepare it decently, we can ask Gui Dan to prepare it."
Since the Guo Luoluo family wanted to marry a daughter of a noble clan, they had to show their sincerity.
This is for the new bride to see, and also for the clan members to see.
The Ninth Prince nodded and said, "We still have to talk to Daobao and ask him to prepare more gifts..."
The couple still hopes that Guidan can stand on her own feet.
Guo Luoluo's family is the Ninth Prince's maternal family. If they really fall into poverty, then he and the Fifth Prince will still be the ones to worry about...
The next morning, the couple had breakfast and went to the back room.
He first picked up the Fengsheng brothers, and then took his two sons to Ning'an Hall to pick up Madam Bo and Niguzhu.
Hui Jie'er has returned and is holding Niguzhu's hand, explaining to her the meaning of "Haidian".
"Haidian is also called 'Haidian' or 'Haidian', which means a field with many lakes. The southern half belongs to Wanping County, the northern most part belongs to Changping Prefecture, and a small part belongs to Yanqing Prefecture..."
Niguzhu said: "Changping, Xiaotangshan; Haidian, Jidan..."
This is because he knew that the eggs in his house were sent from Haidian, and he also remembered that his vegetables were sent from Xiaotangshan.
Shushu and the Ninth Prince brought their two sons in, and heard Niguzhu still chattering: "There are also fish, live fish, also sent from Haidian..."
Mrs. Bo was standing nearby and was also puzzled.
Normally the children would not go to the kitchen, but during the Chinese New Year period, when Shushu was in confinement after giving birth and the inner study had not yet started, Niguzhu ran around the house and went to the kitchen.
It's been three months, and he still remembers it.
Shushu said: "This time when we go there, in addition to accompanying Mother Wuku, we can also go fishing and pick up eggs..."
"That's great!"
Niguzhu wanted to jump up.
Even Fengsheng and Akdan's little faces showed a bit of eagerness.
Shushu is looking forward to life in Haidian. It is neither too cold nor too hot now, which is suitable for being outdoors.
The Ninth Prince said, "Father will take you to climb the mountain when the time comes!"
As for what mountain we climbed?
It’s definitely not Xishan.
But it is Baiwang Mountain.
When mentioning Baiwang Mountain, the Ninth Prince felt a little regretful.
As long as there are other families living next to you, they can find a way to exchange the farm and make Baiwang Mountain their own.
However, the mansion next door is Prince Kang's, and half of the farm here was given by Prince Kang's wife. If he still covets the other half of the mountain, it would be a bit too much and too shameless.
The Tenth Prince's family was still waiting, so the two families went to Haidian together.
Everyone left Ning'an Hall without delay.
In the main courtyard, Xiaochun was holding a swaddling baby, followed by the little prince's wet nurse and nanny.
In the front yard, Xiaotang and the people from the kitchen had already loaded the carriage.
Once I go there, I will have to stay for several months. If nothing unexpected happens, I won't come back until the summer heat is over.
A lot of people went with the Beile Mansion.
The Ninth Prince looked at Cao Shun and said, "Don't bother yourself today. You don't need to go with them. You can stay at the mansion and look after the house from now on."
Cao Shun bowed and responded.
Looking at Gui Dan, whose teeth were exposed but eyes were not, the Ninth Prince asked, "Is he going to be confused by joy?"
Gui Dan said hurriedly: "It's all thanks to Master Jiu and Mrs. Fujin..."
He was self-aware and knew that if it weren't for the Ninth Prince and the Ninth Lady, this marriage would not have taken place.
The Ninth Prince snorted, "I'll help you this time. If you do something stupid and slap me in the face, you can try! If the Ministry of Punishment can't send you there, there's still the Infantry Commander's Office. I can always find a title for you!"
After hearing this, Gui Dan felt a pain in his buttocks and wanted to curse and swear: "I have reformed a long time ago. I was a frog in the well before, so I was frivolous and rude..."
The Ninth Prince said, "Anyway, I'll wait and see..."
Guidan didn't dare to be happy anymore, and looked at Shushu beside her with some resentment.
Is this the case that birds of a feather flock together?
Led by Fu Jin, Jiu Ye also wanted to talk about the law all the time.
Shushu, who was standing nearby, felt that the Ninth Prince was right in giving his warning.
Gui Dan is a shallow person, not as capable as Gui Yuan in terms of success. It is a good thing that he knows how to be afraid.
Ni Guzhu was a very outgoing person and was naturally familiar with several of the officials in the mansion, especially Gui Dan. He knew that this person was different from the others and was his cousin.
She was originally holding Hui Jie'er's hand, but when she saw the adults had finished talking, she immediately stretched out her chubby arms and said, "Uncle, give me a hug..."
The distance from Ning'an Hall to the gate of Beile Mansion is not short, and I am tired from walking.
Gui Dan was a little embarrassed after being reprimanded. Seeing this, she quickly squatted down and said, "Okay, okay, uncle will hold the eldest princess..."