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"Nephew Jia Lang pays respects to his aunt."

Jia Lang reacted quickly. As soon as he entered the inner room, he realized something was wrong when he saw Jia Min's face, and hurried forward to pay his respects.

"Good boy, get up quickly."

"Ahem, are you from the eldest brother's family? How old are you this year?"

Jia Min looked at Jia Lang and felt satisfied. Although Jia Lang was not dressed luxuriously, he had the demeanor of a noble family. When he answered, his eyes were clear and he never looked around nor was he timid.

Judging from his age, he should be the third son of the eldest brother. Jia Min silently matched Jia Lang with the younger generation of Rongguo Mansion. She heard that his biological mother was also a concubine. She didn't expect that the eldest brother's illegitimate son would be so outstanding.

"My nephew is the daughter of the eldest concubine, Li, and he is nine years old this year."

"I heard from my grandmother that my aunt is not feeling well, and my second sister-in-law Lian in the capital is pregnant. My second brother Lian has to stay in the mansion to handle the affairs of the mansion. Among the other brothers, only my nephew is the oldest, so only my nephew can come to visit. I hope my aunt will forgive me."

Although he knew that Lady Jia should have already written a letter to explain everything, Jia Lang still explained it again so that Jia Min wouldn't have any opinion about him. After all, he was just a concubine's son, and who knew if Jia Min would have any opinion about a concubine's son?

After listening to Jia Lang's explanation, Jia Min became more satisfied. Although she was surprised that someone came from Rongguo Mansion, she was indeed a little dissatisfied after learning that it was just a bastard's son. Now that she saw Jia Lang with her own eyes, Jia Min felt that all those dissatisfactions turned into ashes and disappeared.

Lang'er is so outstanding at such a young age. His own nephew, even if he is born out of wedlock, has been brought up so well. How could Jia Min not be satisfied and proud?

Soon, Jia Min introduced Lin Daiyu to Jia Lang, and the two cousins ​​completed the first meeting in their lives under Jia Min's gaze.

Jia Lang had no special thoughts about Lin Daiyu, who was only six years old. In his memory, the relationship between Jia Yingchun and Lin Daiyu could only be described as mediocre. Hearing Jia Min asking about the situation in the Jia Mansion many times, Jia Lang simply replied to what he knew and then threw the questions to the old people who came with him from the Jia Mansion.

These people were the ones who served Jia Min in the Jia Mansion before she got married. Jia Min was much more familiar with them than she was. Fortunately, Lin Ruhai came back soon. As a man, Jia Lang could not stay in Jia Min's courtyard for a long time, so he went to Lin Ruhai's study under the guidance of the servants of the Lin Mansion.

As soon as he entered Lin Ruhai's study, Jia Lang bowed deeply again. Lin Ruhai looked at Jia Lang bowing, observing his every move, and couldn't help feeling quite satisfied.

"I don't care if you act and speak in a logical way. I heard that you are already nine years old. I wonder if you can read now. What books have you read?"

"My nephew started to learn at the age of six and has been studying for three years now."

"When I was a child, I read books like Thousand Character Classic and Hundred Family Names. When I started formal school, I read more Analects and the Four Books and Five Classics. But my nephew is not talented, so he only read the basics."

Jia Lang indeed had not read many books. After all, the Rongguo Mansion was of noble origin, unlike the Lin Mansion which was already a clean and honest family. Lin Ruhai was satisfied with Jia Lang's answer.

He nodded to show that he understood, and then asked Jia Lang a few questions. After hearing Jia Lang's answer, he nodded more obviously.

"Not bad, not bad, what you said makes sense, and your understanding is quite thorough."

"I heard that you were born out of wedlock, and the mansion is planning to let you take the imperial examination, right?" Although Lin Ruhai was asking a question, it was obvious that he already knew the answer.

Jia Lang did not hide anything, but just said that his biological mother was the daughter of a scholar and had to become a concubine. In accordance with his biological mother's wishes, he would study hard and not seek to gain great fame, but only to understand reason.

You can't just tell Lin Ruhai in front of him that you want to be the top scholar. There are geniuses in this world, but that doesn't mean they can make wild statements. Doing so will not make Lin Ruhai praise you for your ambitions, but will only make him think that Jia Lang is too ambitious and utilitarian.

In ancient times, scholars had to have integrity. They could take the imperial examination for fame, fortune and wealth, but they could not say so. You had to say that you wanted to petition for the people, to be loyal to the emperor, or to study for a better family background or to study for enlightenment, but you could not say that you did it for fame, fortune and wealth.

It has to be said that Lin Ruhai was very satisfied with Jia Lang's answer. Jia Lang is still young, but he can clearly define his goals. He is neither arrogant nor radical. He looks like a good seedling who can calm down and study hard.

As for what Jia Lang said about Aunt Li, it was just to elevate Aunt Li's status and make Lin Ruhai, Jia Min and others look up to Jia Lang.

In Jia Min's room, the old man of the Jia family was explaining the current situation of the Jia family under Jia Min's questioning. Needless to say how much was hidden and how much was whitewashed. Anyway, Jia Min was satisfied with what she heard, and even Lin Daiyu couldn't help but have an impression of the wealth and luxury of the Rongguo Mansion.

Speaking of Rongguo Mansion, Jia Min naturally did not forget to ask Lin Daiyu about the situation of the younger generation of the Jia Mansion. When Lin Daiyu arrived at the Jia Mansion, the first people she had to get along with were naturally these younger generations of the Jia Mansion.

"I think Madam Auntie is also aware that besides the legitimate Second Master Lian, the Eldest Master also has the illegitimate Third Master Lang and Fourth Master Zong."

"Mr. Lang's biological mother, Aunt Li, was born a concubine, so her status in the mansion is naturally higher than that of Mr. Zong. The old lady, the eldest master, and even Mr. Lian all pay more attention to Mr. Lang."

"Mr. Zong Si is still young, two years younger than Miss Biao, and is currently being raised in his biological mother's yard."

"The eldest daughter of the second house entered the palace as a female historian last year. I heard that she is quite appreciated by the Empress in the palace."

"Master Bao was born to the Second Madam. He is one year older than Miss Biao and is seven years old this year. He is raised by the old lady and is her favorite grandchild."

"The second young lady's name is Tanchun. She is the daughter of Aunt Zhao from the Second Master's room, like Master Huan San. She was raised in the Second Madam's courtyard. She is only half a year younger than Master Bao and two years older than Master Huan San."

Mother Li's introduction seemed simple, but in fact she not only clearly stated the identities, ages and names of the younger generations in the mansion, but also described their respective situations in the mansion.

Saying that Master Bao is the one the old lady likes the most is actually saying that Jia Baoyu is the most favored of this generation. Specially mentioning Aunt Li's status as a concubine is actually telling Jia Min that although Jia Lang is a concubine's son, his status in the Jia family is not low. It is also telling Jia Min that calling Jia Lang here this time is not to look down on Jia Min, but to sincerely value him.

The special mention of Jia Tanchun and Jia Yuanchun was also to tell Jia Min about the situation of the girls in the mansion, so that Jia Min would have an idea. The girls in Rongguo Mansion are all from the second wife's house. One is the second wife's biological daughter but not in the mansion, so there is no need to pay too much attention to it. The other is raised by the second wife. If Jia Min has any conflicts with the second wife, it is best to inform Lin Daiyu in advance.

It is obvious that Jia Min not only understood what Li's mother said, but she also heard other things, such as the titles, one is Lian Erye and the other is Bao Erye. It is obvious that although the first and second wives live together, they are not really that harmonious.

Mother Li's words also tend to favor the first wife, and Mother Li is a servant of Grandmother Jia, which means that Grandmother Jia also tends to favor the first wife more.