Xu Jin brought back a lot of gifts from Shandong this time, let Dabao distribute it, all the servants in the house have a copy, in addition, each of the next people will be issued an additional month of silver as a year-end reward, and they are all happy for a while, and the whole house is laughing and laughing, and it is as lively as the New Year, but there are still a few days before the New Year.

After a sumptuous dinner, it was already dark, Xu Jin, who had finished the new bath, looked even more red and white-toothed, sitting in front of the mirror to enjoy his wife's hair-combing service, and Mei Wan Yue'er was carefully making the bed, the atmosphere was warm and comfortable.

After Yue'er finished making the bed, she walked over, squatted in front of her and pinched her legs and feet for the master, the technique was moderately tight, Xu Jin sighed comfortably: "It's better to be at home." ”

Yue'er smiled sweetly, and pinched it harder, as long as the old man was comfortable, Yue'er would be happy in her heart.

Xie Xiaowan wiped her wet hair for Xianggong, while looking at the glass mirror with gentle eyes. The glass mirror of Westerners is much clearer than that of bronze mirrors, and the handsome face of Xiang Gong is exquisite.

"Xianggong has become darker, but more heroic!" Xie Xiaowan said secretly in her heart, her beautiful eyes like a crescent moon overflowed with a sweet smile.

"Ouch" Xie Xiaowan suddenly covered her stomach and snorted softly, Xu Jin hurriedly stood up to support the former, and said nervously: "What's wrong with the lady?" Yue'er, go and call Liu Po Zhao Po! ”

Liu Po Zhao Po is a servant woman in the family, is an experienced stable woman in the palace, since Xiaowan was pregnant, the Empress Dowager Xingguo (Zhu Houxi's biological mother Jiang) sent them to Xu Mansion to wait for the county lord of Yongxiu.

Xie Xiaowan hurriedly said: "No need, the little guy just kicked someone naughtily." After speaking, he stroked his pregnant belly and spoiled his face.

"Hey...... Messire...... He's kicked again, little villain! Xie Xiaowan exclaimed in a low voice, only to see that her round belly was really undulating, obviously the little guy inside was using his hands and feet together.

"Master, touch it quickly, the little guy is so skinny, he is probably a boy." Yue'er said with a grin.

Xu Jin put his face on Xie Xiaowan's belly and warned seriously: "Little thing, be honest with Lao Tzu, be careful that Lao Tzu spanks you when you come out." ”

As a result, as soon as the words fell, Xiao Wan's belly bulged violently, and it hit Master Xu's cheek, probably because the little thing inside made a move to "fight the cow across the mountain" and kicked him.

Xu Jin touched his cheek and smiled: "This little thing is quite strong, it's a difficult thorn." ”

Yue'er covered her small mouth and giggled, Xie Xiaowan couldn't help but be handsome, and said with a white look: "Mother said that the fetus is small, but you can't talk nonsense." ”

Xu Jin naturally doesn't believe in this unfounded statement, but the seven or eight-month-old fetuses are indeed conscious, and they will interact with people through the belly, and the fetus can hear music and the like, and because of this, there is the concept of prenatal education.

Xu Jin and his wife sat by the stove and chatted warmly for half an hour, blowing out the oil lamp and going to bed at about eight o'clock in the evening, pregnant women need enough sleep, and Xu Jin will also participate in the court meeting tomorrow morning, and reply to the emperor, it is estimated that he will have to get up at three or four o'clock in the morning to prepare.

Xie Xiaowan had a big belly and could only lie on her side when she slept, Xu Jin also lay on her side, hugging her wife from behind, and the two hugged and whispered some private words, separated for nearly half a year, the husband and wife naturally talked a lot, and it was better to be newly married after a long absence.

As Mr. Xu chatted, he poked in from under his pajamas with one hand, first touched his wife's round and greasy belly, and unconsciously climbed up to grasp the peaks and peaks that had risen in scale.

Xie Xiaowan was made hot and emotional by Xianggong for a while, and she pressed Xianggong's big hand and whispered: "Xianggong, people want to take the three guns to the capital to live for a while, okay?" ”

Xu Jin naturally had no opinion, and said with a smile: "Okay, you can just make up your mind about this kind of thing, you don't need to ask me." ”

Xie Xiaowan was happy in her heart, turned around and took the initiative to offer a fragrant kiss, this is terrible, when he was taking a bath just now, Master Xu was provoked by the beautiful maid, and at this time, he was grinding with his wife's ears and temples, and his body was even more angry.

Xie Xiaowan felt Xianggong's impulse, blushed and whispered, "Xianggong, do you want Yue'er to come in to accompany you...... Accompany you that. ”

Xu Jin scratched Xiao Wan's nose dotingly, and said softly: "It's better to sleep, just bear with it." ”

"Oh!" Xie Xiaowan's heart was sweet, she squeezed comfortably into Xianggong's arms, closed her eyes and fell asleep happily.

At half past four in the morning, the city of Beijing was still so dark that he couldn't see his fingers, and he could kill ten dogs in the cold.

Fortunately, Xiaofang is close to the palace, Xu Jin can sleep for an hour and a half, if it is an official who lives in the outer city, it is estimated that he will have to get up at three o'clock in the morning to prepare, today is a big court meeting before the annual vacation, so Beijing officials must participate. At about seven o'clock in the morning, the emperor will listen to the government at the imperial gate and accept the worship of hundreds of officials.

Xu Jin hurriedly finished freshening up, put on thick warm clothes under the service of his wife and beautiful maid, and then put on official robes outside, and after breakfast, he hurried to the noon gate by carriage.

When Xu Jin arrived at the noon gate, it was almost six o'clock in the morning, and the noon gate was as lively as a vegetable market, thousands of civil and military officials wearing various official robes gathered, full of "well-dressed beasts", plus the accompanying servants, the number of people was not 10,000, but also 8,000, and the street outside the noon gate was crowded.

Xu Jin couldn't help but be dumbfounded, the great court meeting of thousands of people is a very troublesome thing to organize, no wonder when encountering the great dynasty, the Beijing officials have to get up at two or three o'clock in the morning, it is really a toss-up, if you meet a diligent emperor, it is even more terrible, or it is comfortable to be a local official who is far away from the emperor of the sky.

Fortunately, the Great Pilgrimage Meeting is rarely held, only once or twice a month, and if there is a major festival, the Great Pilgrimage Meeting will be added, while the Small Pilgrimage Meeting is usually held every day, but only officials of a certain rank, or those in a specific official position, are eligible to participate, and the number is much smaller.

As the bells and drums sounded, the officials began to line up in shifts, Xu Jin was a Hanlin cultivator, and naturally stood in the ranks of officials of the Hanlin Academy, and as a result, he saw many fellow scholars at a glance, such as Fei Maozhong, Yang Weicong, Lu Jun, Wang Ji, Liao Daonan, Jiang Rubi, etc.

Yang Weicong, Fei Maozhong and Xu Jin are the three of the new science and technology scholars, and they were awarded official positions on the spot, while Lu Jun and others entered the Hanlin Academy through the hall selection, and now they are only Hanlin Shuji who has no rank, and they can only be promoted to the Hanlin review from the seventh grade after a year, and the gap is not ordinarily large, and it is precisely because of this that the candidates of the previous sessions want to squeeze into the Sanding Jia.

"Good morning Ziqian, I've been waiting for you for a long time." Fei Maozhong greeted Xu Jin happily.

Xu Jin's eyes warmed, and he smiled: "Minshou, good morning colleagues, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

"Good morning, Brother Ziqian!"

"Good morning Xu Xiu!"

In the same year, everyone returned the salute to Xu Jin, and even Lu Yan, who was crazy in Zhejiang, also hugged Xu Jin with a rare fist. Xu Jin Shangshu's initiative of "Qingtianzhuang" has been recognized by most of the new science and technology scholars, in the officialdom, as long as the political views are the same, it is a person all the way, and the relationship will naturally become close.

Jiang Rubi smiled and teased: "We will soon change our words to call Xu Ziqian Xu Shi, or Uncle Xu." ”

Although the holy decree of rewarding Xu Jin has not yet been promulgated, the rumor has already come out that Xu Jin will be promoted to a Hanlin attendant, a part-time member of the military department, and a member of the military department.

"It's not, alas, as the same year, watching Brother Ziqian ride into the dust, I feel like I'm concerned!" Wang Ji shook his head and sighed, although there was a sense of ridicule, but it was undoubtedly a heartfelt sigh.

The new and old officials of the Hanlin Academy all looked at Xu Jin with complicated eyes, among the present, Yang Weicong, the champion of the new department, is undoubtedly the most complicated one, he is talented, but he has always been pressed by Xu Jin.

Some time ago, Yang Weicong was appreciated by Yang Tinghe, the first assistant, and was promoted to Zuo Zanshan of Zhan Shifu, and was trained as a future emperor, as if he became a leader in the new science and technology scholars.

It can be said that Xu Jin has now ridden the dust, throwing the same Jinshi nine streets, including the new champion Yang Weicong, who can only sigh lightly.

"Brother Ziqian bluntly said that our dynasty was wrong, and proposed to clear the grange and return the people's land, which is a great good act. Brother Ziqian's courage and courage are admirable, and he is a model for my generation of scholars. Yang Weicong solemnly waved his hand at Xu Jin.

Although Yang Weicong was somewhat jealous of Xu Jin, he was still very upright, and he was indeed very in favor of and admired Xu Jin's feat of suggesting Qingtianzhuang.

Xu Jin smiled and said: "Brother Dafu has a good reputation, and he just did what he had to do." ”

"A good one has done what he should do, and when he becomes an official, he has to set up his life for the people, Brother Ziqian is really a warrior!"

"Exactly!"

A group of new science and technology scholars expressed their admiration to Xu Jin, while those old officials looked at each other coldly, and some even sneered. They were also so young and enthusiastic, and as a result, they were quickly taught to be human beings by society, and I believe that this group of young people will soon be taught to be human beings. Hey, Qingtianzhuang doesn't even dare to touch this kind of thing, Xu Jin, this kid doesn't know the height of the sky, I believe that he will suffer soon.

When the clock and drums sounded again, the officials of the Ministry of Rites began to lead the team across the Jinshui Bridge, and all the officials immediately shut up and stood solemnly, following the team without squinting, so as not to be caught by the official in charge of picketing and rectifying the style.

Xu Jin crossed the Jinshui Bridge in the ranks of officials of the Hanlin Academy, and after entering the noon gate, he came to the front of the Fengtian Hall through the Zhaode Gate. This is the place where the emperor of the Ming Dynasty listened to the government, and the court meeting was held here.