Chapter 833 Ji Zijuan is in the same boat (first update, please vote for me!)

Baochai actually asked Feng Ziying this question, but Feng Ziying was vague about it. However, Feng Ziying also said that a tree as beautiful as a tree will be destroyed by the wind, which gave Baochai a rough understanding of Feng Lang's current situation.

Feng Lang is no longer an ordinary Jinshi. From being a new Jinshi in the fifth year of Yonglong's reign to selecting common people, he then made great contributions to suppressing the rebellion in Western Xinjiang, and then returned to the DPRK and proposed the strategy of opening up the sea, which made him He became a hot celebrity instantly.

If it were just these, that would be it, but the popularity will slowly fade away after a while. The key lies in Feng Lang's several division commanders. One is the elder of the court and the minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and the other is the left deputy censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. , there is also one who is the right minister of the household department and is also in charge of the secretarial department. Such a prominent background has attracted the attention of countless people, and naturally arouses the fear of some people.

Those who are too outstanding will naturally bear the jealousy and hatred of more people. Baochai can understand it. It is probably the combination of these reasons that made Feng Lang have to leave the capital to avoid the limelight.

Deeper reasons, such as Feng Ziying being criticized by northern scholars for her strategy of opening up the sea, and Feng Ziying herself wanting to take the opportunity to leave the capital to avoid possible disturbances in the capital city in the past two years, are not what Baochai and the others can do. Got it.

"Sister Lin should know better." Baochai quietly left the topic to Daiyu. She knew that she couldn't hold back and said in a half-showing way that Feng Ziying might be out of office as an official. , now it is more appropriate to turn the topic to Daiyu.

Sure enough, Daiyu's face softened a lot, and she pondered for a moment before saying: "Maybe he jumped up too fast. The second-class Jinshi in their same department, and even his colleagues in the Hanlin Academy, are not as popular as him, little sister I heard that Brother Feng and his teachers also think this is not good. Brother Feng is too young and has too little qualifications..."

Although the girls here don't know much about the affairs of the court, after all, they all come from official families, and they still know a little about the rules of seniority.

The Jinshi in this subject in the fifth year of Yonglong has completely overwhelmed the Jinshi in the previous subject in the second year of Yonglong and even the first two subjects, that is, the forty-second year of Yuanxi. Many people, although it is difficult to say it on the surface, but in their hearts they are still Some were dissatisfied, and Feng Ziying was naturally the first to bear the brunt. Even Lian Guoshi, Huang Zunsu, and Yang Sichang, the three first-class scholars, received less criticism than Feng Ziying alone.

Although this will not damage Feng Ziying's reputation and his impression in the minds of the emperor and cabinet ministers, it will inevitably affect the perception of him by some middle- and lower-level officials and gentry.

"After all, Brother Feng is still too young, but shouldn't Brother Feng show his talent? We have to learn to follow others' opinions, so what should we say to share our worries with you?" Tan Chun said dissatisfied.

"Hey, Tan Yatou said this in a tone that sounds like a court elder. If the third sister were a boy, I'm afraid she would have won the first prize in the exam and become the first assistant."

Shi Xiangyun also had a rough idea of ​​Feng Ziying's situation, and knew that the inside story was not as simple as Daiyu said, or that Daiyu and Baochai knew about it but were unwilling to explain it in detail.

Originally, it was not their turn to discuss this, and if we went further, it would inevitably be a bit awkward, so Xiangyun deliberately continued to tease the girl to change the topic.

Although she didn't know that Feng Ziying would actually be released from Beijing to serve as an official, she had returned to the homes of Zhongjing Marquis and Baoling Marquis a few days ago, and had heard the conversation between her two uncles, saying that Brother Feng was having fun. The Hai strategy only benefited the court and Jiangnan, but the gentry in the north was deceived and got nothing. It is probably for this reason that many people are not satisfied.

"Si Yun'er, are you teasing me again? If I were the chief minister of the dynasty, I would first throw you into the sky prison, then stuff your mouth with a cloth, and punish you not to speak for three months..." Tan Chun bared his teeth and claws, He pretended to tear Xiang Yun's mouth apart, causing everyone to burst into laughter.

 A small episode was interrupted by Shi Xiangyun.

However, Baochai noticed that Baoqin's face changed slightly when he heard Tanchun and Daiyu mentioning the Hanlin Academy. Especially when Daiyu mentioned "colleagues of the Hanlin Academy", she was even more touched. She became more and more sure that it was probably the Mei family. Something went wrong over there, and the marriage with Bao Qin may have some twists and turns.

It's just that under such circumstances, Baochai didn't want to inquire deeply. He could only wait until he returned to Hengwuyuan before asking in detail. He didn't know if there was any news about the situation in the Mei family that Feng Lang helped him inquire about.

 When Baoqin followed Baochai back to Hengwuyuan after dinner, Ying'er also noticed that her girl and Baoqin looked not good, so she quietly brought up the rose dew and then retreated.

"Tell me, do you still want to hide it from me?" Baochai's words were gentle and gentle, but there was a hint of coldness, "Auntie didn't tell my mother, so Brother Tao just hid it from my brother, why? Baoqin, you also want to hide it from me, how long do you plan to hide it?"

Bao Qin could tell that her sister was really angry. It was said that it was very difficult for this sister to see her angry side. No matter what happened, she always had a calm and calm demeanor. But with such an attitude today, Bao Qin had such an attitude. Qin also felt guilty.

He quickly stood up and saluted and apologized. Baoqin didn't dare to sit down, so he sighed and said, "My younger sister also knows that she can't hide it from her elder sister. She just doesn't want to know too many people. Even her mother and brother only know a rough idea and don't know much about Mei." The real attitude of my family, but I know that the Mei family may have wanted to regret the engagement and call it off a long time ago..."

"Repent of the engagement?!" Baochai couldn't help but stood up, her voice raised a few degrees, with a look of disbelief and sullenness on her face, "Bao Qin, what unethical thing did you do to make the Mei family regret the engagement and withdraw from it?! Please explain it clearly to me!"

There are two brothers in the Xue family. Both men of the previous generation have passed away. In this generation, Xue Pan should be the eldest son, and he should be the one who has the final say. However, everyone in the Xue family knows about Xue Pan's temperament. , naturally they would not place their hopes on him, but Baochai, who has a calm and calm temperament, became the backbone.

"Sister, how could the little sister do something immoral?" Baoqin's face was as white as snow, but his brows were full of sadness, "In the past two years, the little sister has been living in Jinling City with her mother and brother to observe filial piety. I rarely go out and never leave Jinling, so how can I be immoral?"

"Then why do the Mei family dare to mention regretting the marriage and breaking off the engagement?" Xue Baochai couldn't believe it.

Engagement between officials and gentry is not a trivial matter, as is engagement and divorce. Needless to say, engagement is not as good as divorce, but it is not far behind. If you take the initiative to cancel the engagement, you will not be If the reason for convincing people is not enough, it will be regarded as a breach of promise and will be looked down upon by scholars.

The Mei family is a famous family in Huguang, and Mei Zhiye was born as a Jinshi. He has been in the Hanlin Academy for a few years, and now he is about to be promoted to Shuntian Prefecture. To withdraw from the engagement at this time will definitely have an impact on his own reputation. Similarly, Bringing up this matter of renouncing the engagement will do more harm to the Xue family.

It must be known that the Mei family itself is from the Huguang family, and the key is that Mei Zhiye, who was born as a Jinshi, has a good reputation among the scholars. Regardless of whether his reasons for renouncing the marriage are sufficient or not, for the Xue family, which is the absolute most powerful among the scholars, This is a huge blow to the disadvantaged Huangshang family. Whether the Xue family is justified or not, they will not win much understanding and support from the scholar-officials.

Because the influence and voice of the two parties are not on the same level, the scholars' natural contempt for the merchants determines that even if the reason for the divorce is not sufficient, the public opinion will still put the Xue family in an extremely disadvantageous situation. Down.

But no matter what, if you propose to withdraw from the engagement without any reason, then the Mei family will definitely suffer some backlash, which should be very detrimental to Mei Zhiye who has just been transferred to Shuntian Prefecture. Baochai does not believe that the Mei family It would be so unwise.

"Sister, in fact, the Mei family has already had a sign that they want to break off the relationship. Since the year before last, there have been fewer and fewer letters from the Mei family and our family. Last year, there was almost no letter. My mother and brother both wrote to me, but none of them came. It was not until last month that the Mei family finally wrote back saying that they wanted to terminate the engagement." Bao Qin sighed leisurely, "As for the real reason, I guess it is simply that the Mei family is now more famous among the scholars. It is said that the eldest son of the Mei family passed the exam last year. Although he failed in Chunwei, the Mei family has become more and more shining. In comparison, the status of our Xue family is a bit bleak now, so..."

Bao Qin's words made Bao Chai's heart suddenly tighten. She thought that Feng Ziying was about to let her official position go, and her second wife had to regain her title and take up the title. Would she have to face the same situation?

Baoqin was actually engaged to the Mei family, but it was only a private agreement between herself and Feng Lang. Although Feng Lang promised a huge sum of money, such a marriage would still require the order of his parents. In case the Duan family refused to agree, What to do?

Think that once word spreads about the restoration of the title and title of the second wife of the Feng family, will these high-ranking families in the capital city let such a good thing go? As Baoqin said, the Xue family is now in decline. How can it compete with those scholarly and noble families?

 Feeling so confused for a moment, Baochai almost asked the Mei family for the specific reasons and reasons for terminating their engagement with Baoqin.

"The Mei family said they received news that a businessman sued his father in the Suzhou Yamen for collecting stolen goods for Fengcheng Pawn Shop in Suzhou a few years ago, and that the father who killed him was the one who decided to purchase it himself..." Bao Qin sighed. He said, "This matter is really ridiculous, not to mention whether Fengcheng Pawn Shop really accepted stolen goods. Even if this happens, it is just something that happens often in the industry. Most of them are due to the shopkeeper being erroneous or taking advantage of others." , how can you frame the boss? Moreover, my father has been dead for a few years, but he still insists that it was his father who made the final decision. This is obviously a frame-up!"

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