The Founding of the Red Chamber

Lin Jing knew Xie Guogong's diplomacy skills.It's really refreshing.

Of course, at that time, Lin Jing wanted to get close, and Xie Guogong also wanted to accept him. Therefore, at that time, the relationship between Lin Jing and Xie's family was rapid.Now, Lin Jing was able to see Xie Guogong again, but in March, Kong Guogong and Xie Guogong became brothers.

Lin Jingdu said to his eldest brother, "Speaking of which, Emperor De also has the advantages of Emperor De. With Xie Guogong's long-sleeved and good at dancing, he couldn't cure Emperor De's partiality. On the contrary, Emperor De always treated Xie's family badly when he was in power. Not hot or cold." Compared to the bones of the Kong family, Emperor De is really not a mortal, his eccentricity is almost terminally ill, and even a tactful person like Xie Guogong can't coax him well.

Lin Yi said, "Who will be far away from the Kong family now, it's too late to curry favor."

"Brother, you only talk about these face-saving words. I hope that Xie Guogong will put his heart at ease. After finally changing to a sensible Empress Dowager, this imperial capital should be peaceful for a while."

"Oh, it's rare that I can say such plain words." It's not a big deal to watch the excitement on weekdays.

Lin Jing sighed, "Last year, two emperors and one imperial concubine died. Although the death of the Rong family is not a pity, the imperial family is in turmoil, and it is not a blessing for the world."

Lin Yi patted his younger brother's head, "Grow up."

"I've grown up a long time ago." Lin Jing was a little dissatisfied, "Tomorrow I will give my eldest brother a talent test and come back."

Lin Yi was helpless, "It would be better to correct this bragging problem."

Lin Jing resolutely refused to admit that he was bragging. He felt that he was absolutely sure in the talent test this time.What's more, Lin Jing not only has great confidence in himself, he also makes up lessons for Guan Xiaoer.

When going to the exam, Lin Jing told his sister-in-law to prepare for the first banquet.

The whole family couldn't laugh or cry, and the second old man said after hearing about it, "If the cowhide is blown to the sky, he can be admitted as a scholar, hmph!"

In the end, Lin Jing did pass the exam, but he, the person who tutored Guan Xiaoer, did not rank as well as Guan Xiaoer.As for the head of the case, neither of them got it. Guan Xiaoer deserved to be the second, so he got the second place in the test, and Lin Jing came in the third.

Guan Xiaoer looked at the list and said to Lin Jing, "You should be ranked fourth."

Lin Jing spat at him, "If it wasn't for your tutoring, I would have settled the case this time. Seeing that I failed the case for you, you have to treat me to dinner."

"Please, please, I will treat you to whatever you want to eat!" Guan Xiaoer was delighted, feeling that he passed Lin Xiaosi's exam, he was very happy.

Lin Jing pouted and went home, and the Yue family also got the letter at this time, and smiled and praised his fourth uncle, saying, "The exam is really good, it must be the child of Lin."

Lin Jing said, "What's the matter, I'm the third one. I went to the top of the case, but in the end, I haven't passed Guan Xiaoer's exam yet."

Yue said with a smile, "Scholars are the third, Juren will be the second, Jinshi will be the first."

"That's not it, I'll take the first place in the exam." Anyway, no matter whether he has that knowledge or not, Lin Jing's self-confidence can be called the best in the entire imperial capital.

Yue Shi listened to his brother-in-law complaining about failing the exam this time with a smile, and his eyes were filled with relief.Lin Jing was raised in the palace when he was a child, and when he was six years old, the Yue family followed her husband back to the imperial capital for recovery, and Lin Jing went home.Over the years, the Yue family watched him grow up and said that he was an uncle and sister-in-law, but in fact he was no different from his mother and son.

Yue Shi laughed and said, "I made a new robe for Fourth Uncle, Fourth Uncle will try it on, how about wearing it when we have wine?"

Lin Jing's face was full of joy, and he still said, "Sister-in-law wants to take Aze and the others, and also do housework, just ask the maid to do it, no need for sister-in-law to do it herself, don't be tired."

Yue Shi laughed, "What's so tiring."

Because Lin Jing is getting older and more stable, the Yue family seldom makes colorful clothes for him now.Today this robe is made of sky blue dark flower material, with a thin edge along the edge, a black satin belt, and a piece of lustrous and elegant suet jade in the middle.Because it was an outer robe, Lin Jing asked the servant girl to change it. The sky blue color was the most attractive, and even those who were slightly ordinary couldn't match it.As soon as Lin Jing changed the clothes, Yue's wet nurse Zhang Nanny said, "Hey, this clothes are only suitable for our fourth master."

The Yue clan also nodded, and said, "Fourth Uncle was born well, and he matched his clothes well."

Lin Jing looked in the mirror and was very satisfied with his beautiful appearance. The only thing he was dissatisfied with was, "It would be better if it was taller."

"Compared to the mark engraved last year, my fourth uncle has grown an inch taller. I can't wait to grow up. My natal brother was not as tall as me when he was eighteen. Later, he became a relative. Two years later , I suddenly grew taller in my twenties, and I grew a head taller in two years, and now I am about the same size as your elder brother." While talking, Yue said, "As the old saying goes, height is not rich, wear more clothes. Two feet of cloth. There are plenty of tall ones, who has the ability of the fourth uncle, who was a scholar at the age of 12."

Lin Jingdao, "The main reason is that I studied early, and my aunt taught me to read long ago. Later, Mr. Shu and my eldest brother watched me closely, and the teachers in the government school also did their duty. I studied hard and naturally passed the exam. What is a scholar? , This is just the beginning." With a wealthy family like the Lin family, Mr. Hao has a good family background, and Lin Jing is such a talent. If you want Lin Jing to say that it is not uncommon for a scholar to pass the exam, it is not uncommon for him not to pass the exam.

The uncle and sister-in-law were talking, and Xiao Lin Ze said, "When I grow up, I will also be tested for talents like my uncle."

Yue Shi smiled, "Okay."

Lin Jing had high expectations for his nephew, "You have to be young and out of blue, and you have to be a scholar before you are twelve, and you have to be better than me."

Lin Ze didn't know how difficult it is to be a scholar. What's more, he was influenced by Lin Jing since he was a child, so he was full of confidence. He nodded, "That's okay, just as my uncle said."

Lin Yi was only happy when he learned that his younger brother passed the No.3 exam, but he still said, "I wanted to come back to congratulate the first case Lin, but in the end, I can only congratulate the third Lin."

Lin Jing rolled his eyes, "Look, look, if you don't pass the exam, you have to be laughed at."

Lin Yiqu tapped his head and said, "It's okay to be third, not to mention that we must fight for the first place."

"If you have the first place, naturally you have to fight for the first place." Lin Jing rubbed his forehead.

Lin Yi said, "Did you go to Mr. Guan Xue to announce the good news?"

"I went, the gift prepared by my sister-in-law, and I went with Guan Xiaoer. The husband asked us, since we were selected as a scholar, should we still go to school? I thought that there was nothing to do at home, so I said it and went to school. The master said to transfer us to the highest class."

Lin Yi asked, "Did you go to the second old man and tell me?"

Lin Jing said, "He said that I failed the exam, so what are you going to do?"

Lin Yi frowned when he heard this, and immediately dragged Lin Jing, who was reluctant, to the second room. Seeing that Lin Jing didn't cooperate very much, he even threatened a few words, "Is it itchy and looking for a beating?" Put on a good face.

After arriving at the second old man's place, he was entrusted by the second old man. The second old man said, "I will make up for A Teng next year, so that A Teng can become a scholar."

Lin Jing didn't like the second old man very much, but he was very good with Lin Teng. Lin Jing said, "A Teng's articles are not very successful this year. If you study hard for a year, you will be close next year. Second uncle, just rest assured, this matter Leave it to me. Not to mention the examination of talents, I will also take care of the matter of A Teng's examination in the future."

The second old lady smiled and praised Lin Jing, "You look more like an uncle." Then, he said to Lin Yi, "Ah Yi, you are like your father, and you are the most dignified. Ah Jing is a bit smart. Like me."

Lin Yi was talking to the second old man, but Lin Jing almost didn't spit it out, and said to himself, second uncle, you can really boast.

The second old man asked again, "Will you go to Kong Guogong's birthday next month?"

Lin Yi said, "Of course I will."

The second old man said, "I'll go too, we'll go together when the time comes."

Lin Yi agreed, since they were a family, they seemed affectionate when they went out together.

Because Lin Jing was selected as a scholar at a young age, there was a day of wine and family banquets at home, just to invite relatives to come and have fun.

This small family banquet is incomparable to Kong Guogong's birthday in April.

It was only when Lin Jing went to Duke Kong's mansion in person that he realized that the Kong family was so powerful that even the fifth-rank officials in the court could not get a seat in the side courtyard, and they all lined up on the flowing water mats set up in the street.

Lin Jing and his elder brother came together, and they belonged to the Duke's family of the Lin family, and the Lin family and the Kong family are also very close friends, so the seats of the Lin family are naturally not bad.But in contrast, the Guan family, which is also the family of auxiliary ministers like the Kong family, Guan Xiaoer's seat is obviously not as good as Lin Jing's. Lin Jing didn't see his son at all, maybe he didn't come.

In fact, this banquet is quite particular about it.

For example, if you have a good family relationship and your family has a happy event, most of the whole family will come to my family.Like Lin Ze, who is a little younger, and the Kong family is too lively, the Yue family did not bring their son, but Lin Yi brought Lin Jing.On the other hand, the second elder also brought Lin Teng along, and Lin Teng was with Lin Jing.

If the Tang family only had Tang Ying, the minister of rites, it is conceivable that the friendship between the Tang and Confucius families has broken down.

As for the Guan family, Lin Jing saw that Guan Xiaoer was sitting in a corner seat, so Lin Jing simply went over to sit with Guan Xiaoer, and said to the young master of the Kong family, "We are used to being together, brother Kong, don't worry about us." , we all know each other well."

Guan Xiaoer gave Lin Jing a wink, and whispered to him, "You've caught someone else's eye."

Lin Jing "cut", picked up a cherry and ate it in his mouth, saying, "This cherry is not bad, it's really sweet."

Lin Jing was never a powerful person, he never cared who he was close to, as long as his friendship remained the same, no matter whether the person was in a high position or an embarrassing status.Like the Guan family, last year when General Guan was named Marquis due to meritorious service, it was so beautiful, Lin Jing treated each other with a normal heart.Now, there seems to be a rift between the Guan family and the Kong family, and everyone in the imperial capital avoids it. Lin Jing is also related to Guan Xiaoer.

It is precisely because of this difference that Lin Jing is quite different among the noble children of the imperial capital.

Xie Changyun went home and talked about this with his grandfather, Xie Guogong pondered for a while and said, "This Lin Xiaosi, Bufan is here. Ayun, having such a friend is a blessing."

Lin Jing came to Kong's house to eat the birthday wine that returned to Kong Guogong, and he understood how good the relationship between Kong and Xie was.When Xie Guogong announced his resignation, Kong Guogong personally saw him off. Lin Jing was far away, so naturally he couldn't hear what the two old Guogongs said, but seeing Kong Guogong's picture, he didn't know whether he had eaten too much wine or was flattered by Xie Guogong. , It's really Xun Xunran.

Lin Jing felt bad at the time, thinking, Kong Guogong is not flattering Xie Guogong, he is stupid.

Therefore, Xie Guogong used Lin Jing's strategy of boasting and bewildering, which didn't work on Lin Jing, to Kong Guogong, which was a miracle.

Lin Jing privately felt that if Kong Guogong continued to flatter Xie Guogong like this, there would be another way to die in the world, that is: to flatter people with good words to death.