Chapter 124. Before the exam.

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"The little woman's surname is Chu, and her name is Jiayi. It is the best of 'delicacies', and the 'suitable' of 'suitable'. ”

Hearing Chu Jiayi's answer, the steward was stunned for a moment, and after looking Chu Jiayi up and down a few times, he asked, "Oh? Listening to your words and sentences, it is not like an ordinary woman, it should have been a book, right? I don't think you are from a poor family, why do you still want to come to my Zhao Mansion as a maid? ”

Hearing the steward's inquiry, Chu Jiayi's expression couldn't help but flash a trace of nervousness.

In fact, she had tried her best to explain her name in the most simple words just now, but she was afraid that she would be seen to be literate, but she didn't expect that this steward was so old-eyed that she was finally exposed.

Don't you know, this has nothing to do with the simplicity of the vocabulary, in this era, like this way of self-introduction, generally only readers will use, otherwise, today's people, the vast majority of people can't even write their own names, how can they deliberately explain what kind of words their names are composed of?

"The little woman's family is ......" Chu Jiayi hesitated for a moment, her eyes suddenly turned red, and her originally bright eyes were suddenly full of sadness, and she said in a low voice: "I was persecuted by the villain again, and now the family is dead and scattered, and the little woman is alone in the capital, helpless, and bullied everywhere, so I want to take refuge in the Zhao Mansion and find a job and rely on, so that I can live." ”

Seeing that Jiayi said pitiful, the steward couldn't help but feel pity, and was just about to say something, when a senior subordinate of the Zhao Mansion who was standing behind him suddenly coughed, and then walked to the steward and whispered: "Steward Wang, I think that although this woman has a poor background, she is admitted to the Zhao Mansion like this, I'm afraid it's not okay?" ”

The steward frowned and asked, "What's wrong?" Could it be that our Zhao Mansion can't afford to raise a maid? ”

The subordinate reminded: "Steward Wang, I mean, this woman's appearance is too beautiful, and the more you look at it, the more beautiful it becomes, we are in the house, I am afraid that only Mrs. Ruyi can compare with her, and it is difficult not to attract attention after entering the house, if she is actually loved by the lord in the future, this matter is known by Mrs. Ruyi......"

Hearing this person's explanation, Steward Wang's face couldn't help but change.

The "Mrs. Ruyi" in the Zhao Mansion is naturally Fang Ru.

Now the Zhao Mansion is managed by Fang Ru, and as the manager of the Zhao Mansion, the Wang Steward naturally knows very well how crazy Fang Ru's feelings for Zhao Junchen are, and this kind of madness can even be described as terrible. It can be said that for the sake of Zhao Junchen, Fang Ru can do anything.

If the maids he brought into the mansion by himself would have attracted Zhao Junchen's attention in the future, and finally shared Fang Ru's special favor, but no one could guess how Fang Ru would rectify them at that time.

Thinking of this, Steward Wang couldn't help but tremble, and asked in a low voice, "You mean to drive her out?" ”

However, before the person could answer, Chu Jiayi had already left the queue of subordinates and walked in front of the steward Wang, first with a tangled expression, then the silver teeth bit lightly, pulled off a jade pendant from his waist, handed it to the steward Wang, and sobbed at the same time: "The little woman doesn't know why this steward suddenly hesitated, but she actually had the intention of driving the little woman away, but now this Zhao Mansion is the only place for the little woman to go." This steward, after his own family fell in the middle of the road, this jade pendant was the only thing the little woman carried, and I hope that the steward can accept it and take care of it more in the future. ”

Seeing that the jade pendant in front of him was of good quality, and it was worth a lot of silver, Steward Wang couldn't help but hesitate, and finally gritted his teeth, took the jade pendant into his arms, and then instructed Chu Jiayi: "I think you can't do rough work, so go to the kitchen from today to help, the work there will be easier after all." In the future, if someone in the house bullies you as a newcomer, you can report my name. ”

In Steward Wang's mind, once Chu Jiayi went to the kitchen to help, he would not be able to show his face on weekdays, and he would not cause trouble.

After hearing Steward Wang's words, Chu Jiayi frowned slightly, and then showed gratitude, and said softly: "Thank you Steward Wang for taking care of her." ”

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There are hundreds of servants in Zhao's mansion, and there are countless big and small things every day, a new maid, let alone Zhao Junchen, even Xu Qingyan and Fang Ru don't care at all.

And in the following days, he was calm, but seeing that the day of the Spring Festival exam was getting closer and closer, Zhao Junchen became more and more concerned about it, after all, those students who took refuge in Zhao Junchen always had to help arrange it properly.

On this day, in the Zhao Mansion, a special guest came, but it was the apprentice of Zhang Degonggong, the eunuch of Emperor Deqing, and Zhang Xiu, the eunuch of the Yangxin Palace, who had a relationship with Zhao Junchen.

Zhang Xiulai was hidden, and Zhao Junchen received him in the study.

Since Zhao Junchen helped the inner court avoid a disaster of cleaning and rectification, these days, the two have cooperated happily, and Zhang Xiu was even more respectful after seeing Zhao Junchen.

After Zhang Xiu sat down, Zhao Junchen asked someone to bring tea and snacks, and then retreated from the people around him, and asked Zhang Xiu: "Zhang Xiu's father-in-law came here today, but the exam questions for today's examination have finally been decided?" ”

Zhang Xiu nodded hurriedly and said, "I know that Lord Zhao, you have been staring at this matter these days, and our master is following His Majesty, and he is also quite concerned about this, and he is always paying attention to it. Today, the master asked our family to come to see the adult, just for this matter. ”

Zhao Junchen sighed and said: "I heard that the two examiners have drawn up the questions, His Majesty has not been satisfied, the first two Jingyi poems are just that, the last question, I heard that His Majesty has rejected it three times in a row, and now that the test is approaching, it is finally decided, if it is delayed for a few days, I am afraid that it will be delayed." ”

Zhang Xiu said with a smile: "The adults are worried about the country and the people, and our family admires it." ”

While speaking, Zhang Xiu took out a scroll of paper from his sleeve, which was the exam question that Zhang De found an opportunity to find when he was serving by the side of Emperor Deqing.

After Zhang Xiu handed the paper book to Xu Qingyan, Xu Qingyan handed it to Zhao Junchen.

Zhao Junchen opened the paper book to check it, and said to Zhang Xiu casually: "Father-in-law will eat some pastries first, and wait for me to see the exam questions of this subject." ”

Zhang Xiu naturally agreed, picked up a piece of glutinous rice cake and put it in his mouth, and after chewing it for a while, he suddenly looked shocked and exclaimed: "The cook in the adult's house is really extraordinary, this piece of glutinous rice cake is sweet and soft, crispy and sweet, sticky and delicious, what our family eats in the palace, I'm afraid it can't be compared." ”

Hearing Zhang Xiu say this, Zhao Junchen thought that he was just polite, and didn't care, and said with a smile: "My father-in-law is polite, where do I dare to compare the pastries here with the imperial chef in the palace." ”

Zhang Xiu shook his head again and again, and said: "You're not welcome, let's tell you the truth, most of the cooks in the palace are from the north, and the glutinous rice cake, a southern pastry, is indeed not as authentic as the adults here." ”

Zhao Junchen shook his head with a smile, still not caring, just looking at the exam questions in his hand intently.

After reading the exam questions quickly, Zhao Junchen smiled lightly and thought in his heart: "Today's exam questions, sure enough." ”

It turned out that the examination questions of today's examination, whether it is scriptures, poems or questions, are very focused on the argument of "loyalty to the monarch and patriotism", Zhao Junchen actually expected this, although he didn't know the specific topic, but he also let Liu Zimin and them focus on reviewing early.

Without him, there have been a lot of things between the court and the court recently, and Emperor Deqing will inevitably feel that he has lost some control over the shape of the temple, so the examination questions of today's examination, Emperor Deqing will inevitably focus on it, and build momentum for his future rectification of the court.

After reading it, Zhao Junchen put the paper book aside, and then after a few polite words with that Zhang Xiu, he didn't keep it, so he let Zhang Xiu leave.

After Zhang Xiu left, Zhao Junchen handed the paper book to Xu Qingyan on the side, and said: "You give these questions to Liu Zimin, and let him pass them on to those candidates who are willing to take refuge in me. ”

Xu Qingyan nodded and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, young master, I will send someone to keep an eye on them, and I will not let them cause trouble for the young master." ”

After finishing speaking, Xu Qingyan did not stop, left the study quickly, and did what Zhao Junchen ordered.

After learning about another thing, Zhao Junchen breathed a sigh of relief, couldn't help relaxing, and casually picked up a piece of glutinous rice cake next to him and put it in his mouth, the taste and texture were just as Zhang Xiu said before, soft and sweet, sweet but not greasy, crispy and sweet, sticky and delicious, and the craftsmanship was really extraordinary.

"Could it be that the cooks in the house have actually improved their skills in recent days?"

Thinking about it, Zhao Junchen shook his head and smiled, he didn't care about such a trivial matter in an instant, but he continued to deal with the official affairs of the DPRK and China.

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