The days passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was five days.

Originally, there were only three days to go to Xiaogongyuan for the exam, but Xiaogongyuan was far away in the suburbs of Beijing, and it was necessary to delay for a day on the way back.

It's just that the literati and scholars who went to the scientific examination have not yet come out of the dragon and tiger field, but there is news from the palace.

It was the little eunuch in the palace who came to speak, not the queen mother's side, it was Shen Nanzhi who looked at it very much, and after asking, he learned that it was the steward of the palace's internal affairs office, named Du Quan.

After inquiring about the comers, Shen Nanzhi was not easy to refuse people thousands of miles away, so he asked Shuncai and Jia Su to welcome people into Chaoxi Residence.

Shi Shi had just taken the medicine, and he was in very good spirits at the moment, sitting on top of it in a dark crimson robe, and he didn't forget to turn a string of jasper Buddha beads in his hand.

"Du Quan, the head of the Internal Affairs Office of the Miscellaneous Family, has met Mrs. Shen and Miss Shen." As soon as Du Quan came up, he gave a big salute, and his words were quite respectful, but Shen Nanzhi felt that he seemed to be still afraid of Shi's original identity to be like this. Otherwise, how can the identity of a second-class wife be used to perform such a large number of courtesies and run outside in person?

Shi raised his hand lightly, and his words were gentle: "What is Gonggong Du here for?" ”

"It is adhering to the Empress Dowager's dictation, this year's Qingming is the same life of the Son of Heaven and the Queen Mother, and it is the fifth year of the emperor's accession to the throne, after the emperor and the Empress Dowager discussed, the mind is stable in the frontier, and the taxes are quite rich, and this year I want to do a big job," Du Quan also grovelled when he spoke, and the etiquette was very thorough, "but because of the same time with Qingming, it is not good to make it too prosperous, and the Queen Mother said that she was determined to do the Dharma carefully, and pray for blessings with the sky to ensure the peace of eternity." ”

Shi put the empty tea bowl aside, nodded faintly and said: "Well, this is a very good idea, the Queen Mother and the Emperor's birthdays are similar, and the Queen Mother also told me that this year is not a whole birthday, and her own birthday is too eye-catching." ”

"Yes! The Queen Mother also said that she didn't want to make a big deal about her birthday, but the emperor couldn't do it, so she thought of such a way," Du Quan nodded again and again, "Master Wanhua Temple said that this kind of peaceful thing is naturally more honest people to participate, the better, after the emperor invited all the clans to marry, the descendants of the Jue family and the above went to the northern suburbs of the palace to live temporarily and pray for blessings - the northern suburbs of the palace is standing Wanhua Temple recently, and this place is also selected by the master of Wanhua Temple." ”

Shi nodded, but Shen Nanzhi looked at Du Quan curiously—do people in the palace like to beat around the bush so much? I haven't heard the meaning of this Du Quan for a long time!

Du Quan smiled: "The master has a memory in his heart, and invites the four girls to go to the palace to pray for blessings!" In addition to the clans, the emperor also appointed several ministers to go together, and the queen mother remembered Mrs. Shen and the four girls, saying that the four girls would go together, so that they could ask for it in front of the Buddha for Mrs. ”

Shen Nanzhi was taken aback, he didn't expect such a good thing. Shi Shi on the side was also a little surprised, and finally smiled: "Our family is not among the emperor's hand-picked people?" ”

"Not really, the emperor said that the relatives of officials above the second grade can go together! It's just that Lord Shen is cautious and cautious, and he doesn't stand out in front of the emperor," Du Quan said with a smile, "The miscellaneous family has heard that the head of the household and other cadres are also determined to send their children to go, this is a good thing, pray for the blessing of the country, how many people in the world can enjoy such an honor, right?" ”

"This is ......" Shi Shi turned the Buddha beads in his hand and looked at Shen Nanzhi with a smile, "This is indeed the supreme glory, since it is Gonggong Du who came to the door, there is no reason to refuse!" ”

Shen Nanzhi hurriedly stood up and bowed to Du's father-in-law: "Thank you Du's father-in-law for coming to tell me!" As he spoke, he didn't know where to get a fifty-tael silver ticket, so he stuffed it into Du's father-in-law's hand, "My father-in-law ran away and his mouth was dry, and my father-in-law took this money to buy a sip of tea to eat!" ”

If it is an ordinary housekeeper, it is enough to put a few taels of silver, but what good things have not been seen in the palace? Even a sip of tea can go out for dozens of taels of silver, so that it will not lose its dignity.

Du Quan smiled lightly, a pair of small eyes gently glanced at the denomination on the silver ticket, and then smiled and became more and more respectful to the two, "Thank you Miss Shen!" Then the girl is ready to prepare, and the emperor will go to the palace in the northern suburbs on March 16! ”

I didn't expect it to be so fast, Shen Nanzhi still nodded, "If my father-in-law doesn't dislike staying and eating a sip of Shen's thin tea?" ”

"Hey, there are a lot of things in the palace, and the miscellaneous family has to go back quickly!"

……

After sending Du Quan away, Shen Nanzhi returned to Chaoxi Residence, and heard that Shi had already sent someone to take some things to bring to the palace this time, and when he saw Shen Nanzhi coming in, he put down the booklet in his hand and waved her over.

Shen Nanzhi gently leaned on Shi's shoulder socket, fiddling with the embroidery on his clothes with both hands: "Mother, I didn't expect that I could also pray for blessings this time!" ”

"Why can't you go? Du Quan also said that the emperor himself said that officials above the second grade can send people to pray for blessings," Shi Shi was a little disdainful, stretched out his hand and gently tapped Shen Nanzhi's little head, "Take 10,000 steps back, you are also a relative of the emperor!" You also have royal blood in you! ”

On weekdays, Shi never mentions this, but now it is more real, which makes Shen Nanzhi chuckle, and then he sat up and said: "Mother, don't worry, this time you enter the palace to pray for your daughter, you must be sincere, if you are free, you will secretly ask for you in front of the Buddha!" You're going to get better! ”

Shi Shi laughed angrily, and pretended to be angry: "You bastard girl! I'm not a serious illness, and there will always be some unhappiness when people are old, and you are so angry with such a small family - instead of asking for a good body for your mother, it is better to ask for a good marriage for yourself! ”

Shen Nanzhi's face turned red, "I'...... I'm still young, so I can stay with you for a few more years. ”

Mother Lian, who was serving on the side, saw it clearly, and couldn't help but interject: "The girl is confused, Mrs. only wants to see that the girl is married and cared for, if you are carefree for the rest of your life, the big stone in Mrs.'s heart can fall!" ”

As a parent, who doesn't want to watch their children be happy for the rest of their lives?

Shen Nanzhi's eyes turned red, and he drilled into Shi's arms like a fool, "But I just want to accompany you more, after I get married, I can't serve my mother like this every day!" ”

Shi's eyes widened, but he couldn't hide the wetness in his eyes: "You unassuming ...... Is it impossible to raise a mother for a lifetime! ”

"A lifetime is a lifetime! I've been a girl by my mother's side all my life, it's good! ”