Chapter 33: Revenge
The incident at Songshan Academy outside the mansion caused a great uproar. As soon as the gate of the academy was closed, Gu Nanxi returned to her leisurely life.
In the yard, Lu Mei was instructing two or three servants to dig holes under the peach trees, and then bury the clay pots into the holes one by one.
"Madam, this wonderful daughter is buried. However, among the people, the daughter is buried since the mother was born. Isn't it a little late for us to bury her?"
Gu Nan Xi covered herself with a thin blanket and lay on a bamboo chair to bask in the sun.
The climate is getting colder and colder. Only at noon, when the sun shines on your body, do you not feel the chill.
"Who said it was reserved for Yunyan when she leaves the palace? After one year of mourning, we will dig it out and drink it."
According to the "Book of Rites", it is three years of mourning. of.
Since the founding emperor of the current dynasty, simple burials have been advocated from top to bottom, and cremation is more common among the people.
In terms of the filial piety period, the requirements are not too strict, ranging from one to three years. In special circumstances, it can be done in months and years, that is, three months.
Gu Nanxi planned to obey the rules and follow the crowd to mourn for a year.
After all, it was only a few years before the whole family was executed and they were all spent in mourning and could only eat vegetarian food. How cruel was it?
Lu Mei didn't say anything. After burying her daughter Hong, she ran to the kitchen without stopping: "Madam, you have lost weight during these days! I will prepare some food for you."
Gu Nanxi nodded in agreement, but it was not good. She was still old. She could not recover after staying up all night and resting for several nights.
Besides, winter is coming, perfect for gaining weight!
Gu Nanxi lay very at ease!
"Little lady?! What are you doing?"
Just when Gu Nanxi was about to squint for a moment, she heard Lu Mei's surprised cry. When she opened her eyes, she saw that her silly girl, He was carrying a tray and walking over excitedly.
"Aniang! This is the orange-stuffed tofu, baked bean skin, fried beans, spicy dried tofu..."
Gu Nanxi blinked her eyes, showing a trace of confusion. : "Why are they all beans?"
Su Yunyan looked like you had asked this question: "Because you always tell me to eat more tofu curds, I know that you love soy products the most!"
What a boomerang, inserted hard Enter Gu Nanxi's heart.
While Lu Mei covered her mouth and laughed, Gu Nanxi looked at the tray with a disheveled look on her face.
On the tray are four porcelain plates that are as clean as fresh snow. If you ignore the charred black objects inside, the rest of the red, yellow and orange colors look great together.
"What is the black thing? Star anise? Cinnamon?"
Su Yunyan clicked her tongue and shook her head: "Auntie, these are tofu, beans, tofu skin and dried tofu!"
Gu Nanxi instantly felt full: "Thank you for your hard work. I'm not hungry yet."
Su Yunyan handed the tray to Lu Mei and squatted next to Gu Nanxi’s feet. She said enthusiastically: "Mom, what else do you want to eat? Just order. I will cook it for you!"
"You still want to do it?!"
Su Yunyan He nodded solemnly: "That's natural! Is there any reason to give up halfway?"
"How can you, such a delicate girl, stay around the stove day and night?" Gu Nanxi struggled hard.
Su Yunyan: "After getting married, I did it for my husband and my mother-in-law. Now, why can't I do it for my mother-in-law?"
Gu Nanxi was speechless and could only follow He took out a "Cooking Secret Book" from his arms and gave it to Su Yunyan: "Good boy, since you are so sincere, I will give you this ancestral secret book! If you are keen on research, just cook one dish for me every month. On weekdays, you can go to your ten brothers to try the dishes!" Thank you, grandma!" Su Yunyan felt like she had found a treasure.
The loving mother system screamed in Gu Nanxi's mind: "Gu Nanxi, are you poisonous? This "Cooking Secret Book" is for you to learn and then give it to your son and daughter Cooking food! You actually gave it to Su Yunyan and asked her to cook it for you?”
Gu Nanxi closed her eyes, and sleepiness came over her again: "Who can do it or not? Hasn't the relationship between mother and daughter been sublimated?"
The loving mother system looked at Su Yunyan's eagerness to try, and was so angry that she shut herself up in place. !
Maybe God couldn't bear to see Gu Nanxi being so arrogant. Before Gu Nanxi fell asleep, there was a noise outside the courtyard door.
"Uncle, you can't enter the backyard! It's inappropriate!"
The rough male voice could not hide his anger: "What a joke! My whole family was almost destroyed by Gu Nanxi, I Are you concerned about being polite or not?”
Followed by the sound of chaotic footsteps.
"Uncle, if you have anything to do with me, just talk to me. Don't disturb my mother-in-law."
"Huh, looking for you?! If it weren't for you, Su Xuanming, how could my family have suffered? This disaster? Get out of my way!"
Gu Nanxi opened her eyes and saw that Su Xuanming tried his best to stop the Su family uncle, but he was pushed and staggered.
"Xuan Ming, let your uncle come in." Gu Nanxi rubbed her forehead. She couldn't sleep at all during this afternoon nap.
The eldest son of the Su family came over angrily, pointed at Gu Nanxi's nose and asked, "Gu Nanxi, can you still be the mistress of the Hou Mansion? If you can't be, ask my brother to give up this title!"
When Gu Nanxi saw that the person coming was not kind, she did not To give him face, he didn't even get up and said slowly: "Brother, I allow you to enter the backyard because of family ties. If you have something to say, just say it. Don't curse and disturb others. Don't pay attention to your oral ethics. , I can only ask you out.”
< br>The uncle of the Su family still wanted to vent his anger, but he thought that Gu Nanxi's style was very different in recent days, as if he had a backstage to support him, so he snorted coldly: "Su Xuanming does not seek advancement and does not want to study, but my eldest son is studying. A good seedling! ”
"With his own ability, he successfully passed the imperial examination, which is the hope of our Su family. But because of you! The imperial university wants to expel him!"
The Su family's uncle can't wait to go to the ancestral hall to cry. , Wenquxing of the Su family was harmed miserably by this bitch!
"Expelled in what name?" Gu Nanxi smelled something unusual.
The uncle of the Su family was so aggrieved that he wiped away tears: "They said he couldn't graduate from three subjects! But during his eight years at Imperial College, my elder brother has already studied for two years. He only needs to try to pass the second classic to be able to do it. I got a literary anecdote... But at this juncture, I said my grades were unqualified! "
Taixue is an official school and is under the jurisdiction of Taichang, one of the nine permanent members. The emperor is responsible for the selection of wine sacrifices and doctors! Approval.
The main teaching is classics and history, with the Five Classics of Confucianism as the basic teaching materials and the Four Books as a minor.
After studying at Taixue for two years and passing two classics exams, you can be a candidate for literary anecdotes...
Although I don’t know how many years it will take to wait in line now, it is still a way out after all.
"How is your elder brother's usual performance?" Gu Nanxi frowned. The reason for the expulsion from Taixue was very legitimate and there was no flaw in it.
Uncle Su family: "Although it is not as good as the best, but I have never failed!"
"Did anything happen during Dalang's exam? The test paper was changed? Was the exam deliberately made difficult?"< br>
The uncle of the Su family looked ugly and gritted his teeth and said: "None of them have appeared! But according to Dalang, the questions in this exam are a little more difficult than before!"
Gu Nanxi understood that by adjusting the difficulty of the test paper, the passing line of 60 points was raised to the previous 70 points, which would just be enough to push down the students who were in the middle!
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(End of this chapter)