Chapter 714: Inside Fenghua Building
Chapter 714 Inside Fenghua Building
Jingzhe is the third solar term in the twenty-four solar terms of the year. When the sting is awakened, the yang qi rises, the temperature warms up, the spring thunder strikes, and the rain increases. The winter wheat begins to turn green and needs to be fertilized and irrigated; the blank farmland that has been dry for the winter must also be ploughed and planted. This is a very important season for farmers, so there is a year's plan in spring.
In order to seek good omen, there are endless people who come to various Taoist temples to invite Jingzhe Fushui, and the Jiang family and the Ren family are no exception. My brother couldn't come back from the military camp. Jiang Liu told Yanping, the steward in charge of daily chores in the Ren House, "It's said that the Fushui from Qingxuguan is the best. Don't forget to send someone to pick it up these days, and then send it to Zhuangzi."
There is no basis for the theory of Fushui, but the people are convinced of this. Jiang Liu naturally followed the local customs, and every ceremony to pray for good weather and good harvest did not fall. She did this not because she believed it, but because the stewards of the farm and the tenants and long-term workers believed it.
"Yes." Yanping responded.
Jiang Liu thought for a while, and then said, "Go and fetch some of the Talisman from the Lingbao Temple and sprinkle it on the fields."
Lingbao Temple is a new Taoist temple, and its reputation is naturally inferior to those of Taoist temples that have been opened for hundreds of years. Judging from the face of Yu Yuanzi and Hezhi, Jiang Liu certainly wants to support them.
Arranged for his brother's farm, Jiang Muyan and Jiang Liu also arranged for someone to fetch talisman water for Liujiazhuang. In addition to Fushui, there are other things that need to be arranged, such as grain seeds, fertilizers, cattle, and long-term labor. Although Jiang Liu does not need to do these things in person, the stewards of the farmhouse will report to her in accordance with the rules. After she nods and praises , you can go back to work.
Jiang Liu and his sister had just sent off Wang He, the steward of Liujiazhuang, when Shu Qiu walked in quickly. Very gossip said in Jiang Liu's ear, "Girl, the eldest lady of Yijianghou's house took her children and went to Qingxuguan with Miss Liu Xi of Yijianghou's Xifu."
Jiang Liu reacted for a while, then remembered that the eldest lady of Yijianghou Mansion was the wife of the former Yijianghou Shizi, Liu Ruyan. In the past few days, various Taoist temples are holding the ceremony of frightening and insect, and each prefecture has sent housekeepers or stewards to go there. Liu Ruyan and Liu Xi went to Qingxu Temple, which should be the drunkard's intention not to drink. Jiang Liu asked, "Is there any movement over Liu Juntang?"
Shuqiu said regretfully, "Liu Gongzi is seriously ill in bed and has not been out for many days."
When Liu Juntang went to Bantangxiang to ask for tea, although he was a little decadent, he didn't seem to want to lie down. As for whether he was pretending or was really sick, it had nothing to do with Jiang Liu, she just instructed, "Continue to send people to watch to see if Liu Juntang will contact the people of Yijiang Houfu."
If Liu Juntang and Yijianghou Mansion get along, Jiang Liu will put the Liu family on the blacklist that they cannot do business together.
After Shuqiu went out, Jiang Muyan thought about it and said, "Today is not the ten-day break of Guozijian, why did Mrs. Liu take Liu Shen to Qingxu Temple?"
After Liu Cheng was removed from the title of the Prince of Yijiang Hou, the Yijiang Hou House began to focus on cultivating Liu Shen and Liu Lun, the grandsons of Liu Shen and Liu Lun. Liu Shen should not be allowed to skip school and go to Qingxuguan in such days. Jiang Liu speculated, "Do you want Liu Shen to visit Liu Juntang?"
Jiang Muyan nodded, "I think so too. Liu Juntang is ill, and the most suitable person to visit him in Yijiang Houfu is Liu Shen."
Liu Juntang is both a junior and a leader. The two brothers, the Marquis of Yijiang and Liu Cheng, are not suitable to show up, so Liu Shen or Liu Lun, who is the same generation as Liu Juntang, can only go.
Jiang Liu sighed, "It seems that the Marquis of Yijiang is Liu Juntang in the truth." Liu Xi is good-looking and looks very smart, but her dark background, if Liu Juntang marries her, sooner or later thunderstorm.
Jiang Liu really didn't want the second beautiful man in Da Zhou to end up like this, but this is not something she should or can manage.
Jiang Muyan said calmly, "If the Liu family respects the rules, they won't let Liu Juntang marry Liu Xi."
Dazhou does say that people with the same surname do not intermarry, and those who are particular do it, but there are also some people who are not particular who think that intermarriage can be done with the same surname and different clans. The Houfu of Yijiang is obviously not a particular family, so it depends on whether the Liu family in Xinzhou is particular.
However, Jiang Liu held his chin and said, "Liu Cheng's wife should know that Liu Xi is Liu Cheng's concubine. Did she willingly take her son to help Liu Xi, or was she sent by her elders?"
Jiang Muyan said with certainty, "No matter what the situation is, it shows that in the eyes of Yijianghou and his wife, Liu Shen's status is no longer as good as Liu Lun, the second-in-law's son-in-law."
"Sister is absolutely right!" Jiang Liu's eyes lit up. Regarding matters related to the relationship between the house, descendants, and marriage, the elder sister was always more sensitive than Jiang expected. There must be a reason for Liu Shen to be sent to the front office and to be a lobbyist.
Liu Shen, who was sitting upright on the horse, posing as a noble son, was in a very good mood at this time.
Since his father was dismissed from his post for unspeakable reasons, Liu Shen faced his classmates who were estranged from him in Guozijian, and returned to his house to face his father who would only beat and scold him. Life was extremely depressing. He even secretly envied Wang Fangyu, the brother of the Wang family in Beijing, who accompanied Wang Fangyu from the frontier. He also wanted to leave Kang'an and escape to a place where no one knew him to start over.
But his father was reluctant to leave Yijianghou Mansion, so he had to live with his grief. How could he not be happy if he could temporarily escape from Fuzhong and Guozijian today. But when he got off his horse in front of Fenghua Tower, Liu Shen's mood became gloomy again.
Because there lives here a student who went to Beijing to take the exam, Liu Shen is now the son of a criminal minister, and he has been unable to pass the imperial examination in this life. He doesn't want to come in here, but his mother and aunt won't listen to him!
Liu Lan followed her mother into the private room of Fenghua Building, and said with great joy, "Mother, my daughter heard that Liu Juntang, the son of Jiangnan who lives here, is very talented and good-looking, can we see him?"
Liu Xi, who was thinking about how to bring up Liu Juntang naturally, immediately answered, "I heard that Mr. Liu is ill, sister-in-law, I met Mr. Liu at Dayunjing Temple last winter. Since we are here, are we..."
There are no elders here, so Liu Ruyan would not save face for Liu Xi, and asked with a half-smile, "You are a girl who has not left the cabinet, how could you meet a foreigner?"
"Yes!" Liu Lan immediately agreed.
Liu Shen frowned impatiently and turned his head to look out the window, indicating that everything in the room had nothing to do with him.
Liu Xi lowered his eyes to cover the anger in his eyes, and seemed shy and eager to explain, "Sister-in-law misunderstood, I just met him by chance in the temple hall and greeted each other."
"Is that so?" Liu Ruyan seemed to respond gently and smiled, "Although I have never met Liu Juntang, he shares the same surname as ours. It was a family five hundred years ago and is considered a relative. Shen Er."
Liu Shen looked back at his mother, wondering what she was calling him to do.
Liu Ruyan looked at her son lovingly, "Since we are here to eat, it is considered a relationship with him, and we can take advantage of this time to visit him, first to visit the doctor, and secondly to ask him for teaching questions. ."
Seeing Liu Shen frowned and unwilling to go, Liu Xi immediately said, "Sister-in-law, shall I go with Shen'er?"
Liu Ruyan lifted the veil to cover the sarcasm at the corner of her mouth, her eyes turned kindly to stern, "Shen Er, can you understand what mother said?"
Liu Shen clenched his fists and stood up, throwing his sleeves out of the room.
"Sister-in-law, I'm going to have a few words with Shen Er and come back." Liu Xi got anxious and quickly got up and chased out.
(end of this chapter)