Chapter 89, National Women's Prison
Because of Shi Yuhua's refusal to accept the meeting gift in public and Shi Fuxin's rebuttal on the spot, the atmosphere at the dinner table was a bit stagnant, and the meal ended after a short time.
The Wei family is the best among the in-laws of the Shi family, so every time they go back to the Shi family, Wei Yuze and the cousins of the Wei family will receive preferential treatment from everyone.
Seeing that Shi Fuxin dared to contradict their mother in public, the cousin of the Wei family was not happy, and after dinner, she dragged the rest of the Shi family to isolate and exclude Shi Dingxuan and the others.
Regarding this, Shi Dingxuan and the others ignored it, and all their attention was on Shi Zhenghe and Jin Yue'e.
The second aunt embarrassed her parents in public when they first met, and they were worried that she would make another mess.
Fortunately, under Mrs. Shi's stern eyes, Shi Yuhua didn't say anything or do anything unpleasant afterwards.
Even so, the second aunt's family still left a very bad impression on Shi Dingxuan's four siblings.
"Mother Zhang, does Second Aunt have a good relationship with the former Master Zhengkun?"
When returning to Yiguiyuan at night, Shi Fuxin asked Mama Zhang.
It stands to reason that when they met that second aunt for the first time, even if they didn't like them, they didn't need to make people look bad in public, but she did this anyway, and there must be a reason for this.
Mother Zhang thought for a while before replying: "Master Zhengkun was not in good health when he was a child, and he has been raised by the old lady's side. Before he got married, he only lived in the outer courtyard for two years, and the rest of the time he lived in the backyard. The time spent in contact with the second aunt More."
Shi Fuxin understood what Mama Zhang meant, and she spent a long time with her, so she naturally had a good relationship. After thinking about it, she asked, "Where are the other people in the mansion? How is their relationship with that Master Zhengkun?"
It’s really difficult for Zhang’s mother to answer. Say okay, I’m worried that the fourth master’s family will feel uncomfortable, so I can’t say okay, but the relationship between Master Zhengkun and everyone is not bad, so I can only say vaguely in the end: “It’s okay , after all, they have lived under one roof for more than thirty years."
Shi Fuxin nodded, and continued to ask: "What's their attitude towards Master Zhengkun's family moving out of Shifu?"
This question really made Zhang's scalp tense.
She found that the fourth master's family belonged to the sixth girl, which made her overwhelmed. All the questions she asked were difficult to answer.
Shi Fuxin saw that Mama Zhang was silent for a long time, and said with a smile, "Mama Zhang, you seem to be in a difficult situation?"
Mother Zhang's heart tightened, she quickly shook her head: "No, the slave is just thinking about how to answer."
Shi Fuxin smiled: "Uncle and the others can answer whatever attitude they have. I still need to think more about it?"
Seeing that Zhenghe and Jin Yuee also looked over, Mama Zhang didn't dare to dawdle, she bit the bullet and said, "Master Zhengkun moved out, the Eldest Master and the others are a little bit reluctant."
Shi Fuxin smiled lightly: "They have a good relationship." Looking at Zhang's mother who was looking down and couldn't see her expression clearly, "Zhang, please step back."
Mother Zhang quickly blessed her body, hurried out of the house, and only after standing under the eaves did she breathe a sigh of relief.
She was really afraid that Miss Six would ask some sharp questions again.
Only Shi Fuxin's family was left in the room.
Shi Fuxin was dissatisfied with Zhang's mother's answer: "It's vague, it doesn't really treat our fourth bedroom as the master."
"The maids, mother-in-law, brother and Jiulang's servants around us are all arranged by the mansion. Although these people are serving us on the surface, we don't know who they are behind the scenes. We have to be careful some."
Shi Dinghao immediately asked: "Be careful of what?"
Shi Fuxin gave him a blank look: "Be careful of your secrets, your weaknesses, if they are known by others, and then they will be used as an excuse to stir up trouble, or seriously hurt you."
Shi Dinghao put his arms across his chest, and made an exaggerated gesture: "No way, sister, what you said made me so scared."
Shi Fuxin didn't bother to pay attention to him, looked at Shi Zhenghe, Jin Yue'e, Shi Dingxuan, and Shi Fuyin: "In short, we must be prepared for house fighting."
Jin Yuee looked sad: "House fight? What fight? We just need to live our lives well."
Shi Fuxin: "Mother, where there are people, there will be right and wrong, and there will be fights. We have already returned to the Shifu. The Shifu is like a chessboard, and we are the pieces on the chessboard. Even if we don't have the heart to fight, we will fight." was dragged into the battlefield by others."
"Just like today, we obviously didn't offend Second Aunt, but Second Aunt embarrassed us in public because of her good relationship with the Li family. In such a situation, if we endured without fighting or fighting, it would leave people with cowardice. Deceptive impression."
"Once this impression is deeply ingrained, think about it, how will other people treat us in the future? Maybe the servants in the mansion will dare to come up and step on us."
Jin Yuee was silent.
Shi Zhenghe stuck his head and didn't speak, looking like he had a headache.
Seeing that the two were worried, Shi Fuxin didn't stop, and continued: "In the final analysis, if you want to not be underestimated or bullied, you still have to have real skills."
"In a big family like Bofu, only those who are capable can have the right to speak and be valued and looked up to."
Shi Dinghao said: "It's like the second uncle, he is a fourth-rank official, so the third uncle and sixth uncle are trying to curry favor with him, even if he likes to ignore it, the others will laugh."
Shi Fuxin nodded: "That's it. We don't have any relationship with the rest of the Shi family. Others won't treat us well for no reason. All we can talk about is benefits."
"So, we all have to think carefully about what we need to gain a foothold in the Shi family, and how we can gain a foothold in the mansion."
At this time, there was movement outside the house. It was the old woman who had boiled hot water and came to ask Shi Zhenghe and Jin Yuee if they wanted to wash up.
Shi Dingxuan stood up immediately: "It's been a busy day, father and mother, hurry up and rest, we're going back."
Shi Zhenghe nodded, and Shi Dingxuan took his younger siblings out of the house.
Walking into the courtyard, Shi Dingxuan looked at Shi Fuxin: "You, my parents haven't adapted to the life in the uncle's house yet, so you just talk about it, and they might be under more pressure."
Shi Fuxin didn't think she said it too early: "Say it early and prepare early, you can't just come to find a solution when it comes to an emergency. Brother, you are a little underestimating your parents, they are not as unable to bear the pressure as you imagined .”
"Dad went to the battlefield at the age of thirteen, and he doesn't have a strong mental capacity. Can he escape the crisis again and again and live until now?"
"And mother, father is not at home all year round, she pulls the four of us alone, and also has to deal with the vampires of the Li family, when did we suffer a lot?"
Shi Dingxuan couldn't refute this: "You are right, I think less, and our mentality really needs to change. Let's go, go back and rest."
Jingui hesitated for a while, then backed out with Yuanbao, frowning.
Today, the girl asked her to take away the purse, but she didn't follow through. She didn't back down until she saw the instructions of the eldest lady. Is the girl angry with her?
After hearing the door close, Shi Fuxin sat on the bed and began to meditate cross-legged to cultivate internal strength. An hour later, he got into bed on time.
Early the next morning, Shi Fuyin got up to fight swords again before dawn, and when she finished practicing, Shi Fuxin slowly crawled out of bed.
After breakfast, Madam An, who was beside Mrs. Shi, came to Yigui Courtyard with a smile.
"The old lady asked me to pierc the ears of the two girls."
"Third Miss, Sixth Miss, don't be afraid, the old slave is quick and won't hurt you."
Nurse An originally wanted to comfort the two of them, but seeing the two sisters open their eyes and look at the silver needle in their hands curiously, there was no fear on their faces, and they couldn't say any words of comfort.
"The third girl comes first?"
Shi Fuyin nodded her head: "I'm sorry, Madam."
After two injections, Shi Fuyin didn't even blink her eyes, and Nanny An was secretly amazed, the third girl is not afraid of pain, and when it came to Shi Fuxin, the same was true.
Nurse An completed the errand surprisingly smoothly. All the girls in the mansion had their ears pierced by her, and almost all of them would cry after piercing. Only the third and sixth girls were the most worry-free.
"This is ointment for pierced ears, it can prevent redness and swelling of pierced ears. Girls, remember to rub it every day."
Shi Fuxin took the small box in Nanny An's hand, opened it and smelled it, and then put it on the table: "We'll wipe it later."
Nurse An didn't think much, and left with a smile.
As soon as she left, Shi Fuxin put the small box in the innermost part of her dressing: "Sister, let's not rub this, I will make another ointment later."
Shi Fuyin smiled and nodded: "Okay."
After that, when Shi Fuyin went back to her room to read, Shi Fuxin took out the package of medicinal materials brought back from Tianshan Mountain, and began to prepare the ointment.
During lunch, Shi Fuxin prepared the preparation, and Shi Fuyin rubbed the medicine before going to Yixiangtang.
When the old lady looked at the earlobes of the two, seeing that there was no sign of redness and swelling, she still did not forget to ask: "You must remember to apply medicine, the wound is not good if it is infected."
Shi Fuyin responded with a smile: "Grandma, we will apply the medicine on time."
In the next three days, Shi Zheng and his family didn't do anything, they just finished shopping around the Bo mansion. Knowing which yard Shi's family lived in, they couldn't go wrong when looking for someone.
"Mother Zhang, I heard that there is a school in the mansion?"
"Yes, Master Wu, the school is in the northeast corner of the front yard. Qihuaxuan is where the girls go to class, and the Jidi Hall is where the boys go to class."
"Are there many people?"
"Many, in addition to the young masters and girls in the mansion, there are also some people from the clan who will come here to study."
Shi Fuxin suddenly said: "Are the young master and girl of Master Zhengkun's family also attending classes in the school in the mansion?"
Zhang's mother felt a sudden in her heart: "Yes."
Shi Fuxin asked again: "Aren't we going to study with them in class from now on?"
Mother Zhang didn't dare to answer these words anymore, she bowed her head in silence.
Shi Fuxin ignored Zhang's mother and looked at her older siblings: "Get ready to be compared."
Shi Dinghao snorted: "Comparison is comparison, who is afraid of whom."
Hearing this, Zhang's mother quickly raised her eyes and glanced at Shi Dinghao, Master Jiu is very confident.
Shi Fuxin looked at Zhang's mother again: "Master Zhengkun, how many children are there? How old are they, and how knowledgeable are they?"
Mother Zhang: "Four, Mr. Heng is 20 years old this year. He has already passed the examination of scholar, and now he is studying in Qianji Academy where Master Seven works. He is going to take the exam next year."
"Miss Zhi is sixteen years old this year, and she is very good at being a female star. She almost got admitted to the National Women's Academy a few years ago. Unfortunately, there were too many candidates who were good at being a female celebrity, and Miss Zhi had no choice but to fail."
"Miss Zhi got engaged last year, and now she only comes to the mansion once a month to ask Mrs. Qiqiao for advice on double-sided acupuncture and improve her skills."
"Master Yang is thirteen this year, Miss Ran is eleven this year, and they are the only two still studying in the school in the mansion."
Shi Fuxin touched her chin: "It seems that the children of Master Zhengkun's family are all outstanding. By the way, what is the National Women's Prison you mentioned just now?"
Mother Zhang: "There are two highest institutions of higher learning in Dachu, one is the Imperial College, and the other is the Imperial College for Women."
Shi Fuxin showed surprise: "That is to say, the National Women's Prison is a special place for recruiting female disciples?"
Mother Zhang nodded with a smile: "The Women's Prison was built under the personal supervision of the founding queen, Empress Wende. Empress Wende said that men can read books, and women can also read, and she also serves the court and works for the common people."
"It is said that during the period of Taizu and Gaozong, many female disciples of the State Women's Supervisor entered the court as officials, but in the Xingzong period, the State Women's Supervisor was involved in a major case. Since then, they have entered the court as officials. The number of women began to decrease."
"During Renzong's reign, there were no more female officials in the court. Today's female officials only hold some positions in the harem, and they have left the court long ago."
Shi Fuxin was amazed when she heard that, that Queen Wende must be a time traveler, otherwise she would not be able to do such a bold thing as a woman becoming an official.
"How do I get into the National Women's Prison?"
"The National Women's Academy is the same as the Imperial Academy. You must either pass the exam based on your true talents or knowledge, or rely on your expertise."
Shi Fuxin: "Specialty?"
Mother Zhang nodded: "Some people from the National Academy of Sciences got in with their amazing strength, and some from the National Women's College with their outstanding female talents. They have many specialties, and the old slave doesn't know much about them."
Shi Fuxin was delighted to hear this: "I have to inquire carefully about the specialties of the Imperial College and the Imperial Women's College." The four brothers and sisters all have their own specialties.
(end of this chapter)