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Chapter 11: Ning Hai's Gossip 3

"This is going to be drowned." Li Xin laughed and blurted out. The second master of Wen, who was walking in front, looked back at Li Xin, "Mo Qi is just a useless person. He is kind-hearted and timid. The whole Mo family is the stupidest. Even if he is bad, he can't be much worse."

"What the second master said is that, in addition to being favored by Mrs. Qian, his father, Mr. Mo, is also very fond of him. There is a reason here."

"Let's talk short." Mr. Wen ordered.

"Yes. When Mr. Mo was two or three months old, Mo Xiang had just graduated from the exam and was appointed as a magistrate, and was going to take office in Shuzhong. At that time, it was said that Mr. Mo was sick. Mo Xiang and his wife took office thousands of miles away, so they entrusted Mr. Mo to Mrs. Qian's relative's sister to marry Mrs. Qian, the second son of a local family.

The Hu family was born in a Jinshi and had already become a prefect at that time. The eldest daughter-in-law was not very virtuous and the mother-in-law was not wise. Mrs. Qian Er suffered a lot of idleness because of the inclusion of Mr. Mo Er. In the middle of winter, she was often punished by her mother-in-law to kneel down, which hurt her body. Later, Mrs. Qian Er left early, which is said to be because of her serious injury.

When Mrs. Qian passed away, Mr. Mo fainted from crying several times because of this. Mo Xiang and his wife felt very guilty towards Mrs. Qian and Mr. Mo.

When Mo Erye was studying at the Hu family, he met Tao Doucai, the son of a wealthy businessman, and fell in love with Tao Doucai's sister Tao at the time of seeing him. Mo Erye passed the Jinshi at the age of 21 or 2 and was a young talented man. At that time, Mo Xiang was already the Minister of Personnel. A merchant like the Tao family could not be as good as a family background like Mo Erye, but when Mo Erye mentioned it, Mo Xiang and his wife dared not say anything. In this way, Mo Erye got married to the Tao family.

When the Tao family was rich, the second grandma Tao married into the Mo family, I heard that the Tao family had at least half of its property, which was really called Shili Hongzhuang. When the second grandma Tao married into it, she gave birth to Mr. Mo Qi the next year. Who knew that having a child was not going well. Before Mr. Mo Qi was over a month old, she died of illness. When Mr. Tao left, she said that Mr. Mo almost couldn't survive.

At that time, the Mo family and the Tao family carried coffins everywhere. We happened to have a good piece of longevity material collected in our shop. My father personally sent it to him. When I met Mr. Mo Er, he said that Mr. Mo Er was like a living dead person. Mr. Mo often said that if it weren't for Mr. Mo Qi, he would have hit him to death at the beginning."

Li Xin was so sad that he heard this. It was not the only one who had experienced and was experiencing pain in the world.

"Master Mo Qi grew up with Mrs. Qian. Master Mo Er stayed with him and guarded Master Mo Qi. Now all over the capital know that Master Mo Qi is the lifeblood of Master Mo. His eyes are the dowry brought by Tao. Since Tao passed away, he has been kept in Mo Qi's uncle. The uncle of the Tao family is not good at studying and is a good businessman. Even his wife praised him when he mentioned him. Over the years, he has never known how many times his dowry has been born. Except for Mo Qi, the Mo family has not used it. Mo Qi is a famous rich young man in the capital, but the Mo family is actually average in terms of money."

"Well, that's right." Wen Erye praised Ning Hai first, then turned to look at Li Xin and said, "Mr. Mo Erye is weird, but very talented. He has a nickname in the Ministry of Revenue, called Abacus Bead, and is also extremely smart. Mr. Mo Erye has just passed forty this year. According to my guess, Mo Xiang is probably interested in bringing him to the position of Jian Xiang, and he can afford it. That Mo Qi is afraid that he is not in line with you, and it is not necessary to get along well, but you must not offend. If you offend Mo Qi, you will offend Mo Erye to death. If you offend Mo Erye, you will offend the entire Mo family, and you will not be able to do it!"

"Yes, the student has recorded it." Li Xin solemnly agreed.

"The other families, the wife of Anyuan Marquis, Mo, are the elder daughter of Mo. Old Marquis Su, who was the wrong team, offended the Zhou family. When the emperor ascended the throne, the Anyuan Marquis' Mansion was almost destroyed. At that time, thanks to Mo Xiang and Lu Xiang's action, they blocked this difficulty for Anyuan Marquis' Mansion. When Old Anyuan Marquis, the Su family was like a family style, and Old Anyuan Marquis's backyard was full of beauties. It was this generation that the family style was slightly better. Anyuan Marquis and Mrs. Mo had a deep affection, and there was no concubine. I am afraid that it was probably because of gratitude."

He had already seen the bright glazed tiles of Baolin Temple from afar. Master Wen no longer took the exam for Ninghai. He seized the time and introduced the situation to Li Xin in a few words. "The elder Marquis Su's legitimate sister married Lu Xiang."

"Isn't this... Mo Xiang and Lu Xiang are still relatives?" Li Xin couldn't help but interrupt. Mo Xiang and Lu Xiang have been facing each other for decades, and they don't know how many times the two camps have fought. Unexpectedly, they still have this kind of relative relationship.

"If this is considered a relative, then every family in this capital has relatives." Master Wen Er blocked Li Xin without hesitation, "In the palace of Prime Minister Lu." Master Wen Er paused, "I will talk about this in detail later. Let's talk about the Ji family first."

Speaking of the Ji family, Master Wen sighed, "The Ji family is a great family of poetry and books in the south of the Yangtze River. By the time of Prime Minister Ji, there were many talents in the clan, which was considered a star. Because of this, Empress Dowager Zhou chose Ji as his wife, but because of Empress Ji, the entire Ji family has been sinking to this day. I am afraid that after Concubine Zhou dies, there will be a chance to turn things around in a few years."

Li Xin said softly, "Well" he was traveling in Jiangnan, and he had attended classes in the Ji clan for several months. He had a very good impression of the Ji clan.

"Ji Tianguan was born as the top scholar. Now this Tianguan of the Ministry of Personnel has been in office for seven years. It seems that he is going to beg for bones in this Tianguan position."

After a pause, a narrow smile appeared on Master Wen's face, "The Zhou family was trying their best to pull Ji Tianguan off the position of Tianguan. Unfortunately, the Zhou family is full of idiots. After so many years, Ji Tianguan remained unmoved. You will be in the future. For an old minister like Ji Tianguan, you must look carefully and think carefully, and learn carefully. Ji Tianguan, I admire him very much!

Ji Tianguan's eldest son, Ji Shuying, is an outstanding literary talent and a bit scheming. After getting a scholar, he never ended up again. It seems that he is not ready to enter the officialdom for a while. He is barely considered a smart person, but he is far inferior to Ji Tianguan. Alas, it is a pity that Ji Tianguan is a serious talent. If it weren't for Concubine Zhou and the appearance of the father and son of the Ji family, what a good story!"

"I have read several articles by Mr. Ji. The words are elegant and profound, which is very admirable." Li Xin felt a little sad. There are too many helpless things in the world.

"Ji family, alas! What a pity!" Wen Erye sighed again, "The emperor is in full swing, and Concubine Zhou... It's even earlier. We are only suitable for the Ji family."

"Yes." After a while, Li Xin answered deeply.
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