The majestic sister of the red mansion

Not long after noon, Shi Shi finally arrived home. Unexpectedly, as soon as she entered the yard, she plugged the gate, pulled Zhao Shi and Lin Qiyuan into the house, and said in a low voice: "Mother, Qi Yuan, I am coming back this time because of the important thing." As I told you, a distinguished guest came to the mansion a few days ago, and the entry and exit controls were extremely strict. They left only the day before yesterday. Unexpectedly, when the distinguished guest left, Mrs. Jia started to pack Master Lin’s luggage, saying that he was going to attend this year’s event. The country test, mother, do you think this movement is the blockbuster you mentioned?"

"A distinguished guest? How much do you know about this distinguished guest?" Mrs. Zhao asked Mo Yue while rubbing her hair.

Mo Yue listened to the conversation of the adults, but she murmured in her heart, she is an orthodox Han Chinese, and she is not of mixed race, why does the color of her hair turn yellow as she grows, at first there were some black strands, but now it has grown into a brownish yellow color, and it will not change in the future Will it grow into the golden color of foreigners, right?But the hair quality is pretty good, soft and smooth, and feels very good, even she likes to rub her face against her hair when she sleeps.

Shi thought for a while and frowned: "The honored guest lived in the outer courtyard when he came, and I heard that there were many followers. In the first few days when he first came, there was no news at all, and it was only later that the people in the outer courtyard came out vaguely. I heard that Mr. Lin’s subordinates’ etiquette to visitors is to accompany the last seat, and the distinguished guests still speak official language. Before they leave, the mansion will start preparing for the imperial examination. They say they will get up in a few days OK."

"It's people from the capital. It seems that the days of the Lin family's hibernation are over, and they are about to rise to the sky. Qiu'er, can you say a few words in front of Mrs. Jia?" Zhao asked Shi.

Mrs. Shi nodded, and said with some embarrassment: "At the beginning of this year, I found that the clothes made for the young master by the sewing room had been tampered with, so I quietly went back to Mrs. Jia. After finding out, Mrs. Jia will give me a big reward. I think According to your orders from my mother before entering the mansion, she refused, and in exchange for her favor, she has become closer to me since then, and often sent me to chat for a while when there was nothing to do."

"You're a smart kid. You've done a good job in this matter. Although our family is not rich, we don't wait for money. What our family lacks are connections!" Mrs. Zhao nodded and praised her daughter-in-law.

Then he continued: "So, didn't you tell me that you could talk to the big maid next to Mrs. Jia? After you return home today, don't say anything, and don't deliberately ask for a meeting. Wait for two days and make sure." After the day when Master Lin set off, when he sent the young master there, he asked the big maid to bring the topic to Master Lin's imperial examination, and then you took the opportunity to mention a few words, and only said that the family was in a difficult situation, and that Qi Yuan rushed to the exam twice Just do it."

"Mother! Is this all right? Don't you need to plead with Mrs. Jia?" Shi asked ignorantly.

Mrs. Zhao glanced at the thoughtful Lin Qiyuan with a smile, and said in a low voice, "Qiyuan, what do you think?"

"You can do as you say, mother. My son is a literati after all. He has lost the character of a literati. It is estimated that Mr. Lin's family tradition of being a scholarly family will not be appreciated. We can only find another path." Lin Qiyuan said After finishing, he smiled and said to his daughter-in-law: "When you talk to Mrs. Jia, you don't need to say anything else, just talk about the various accidents I encountered during the two imperial examinations and the difficult environment in the examination room."

Mrs. Zhao smiled with satisfaction, and nodded: "Qi Yuan and I thought of one place. After all, the mansion has not participated in the imperial examination for more than ten years. I may not be familiar with the imperial examination path and the examination room, even if I have asked more. , it is better to have an experienced person by your side, two people are better than one person, and I think Mrs. Jia will order someone to inquire about Qi Yuan's character after hearing what you said. Don't worry, he will go out with Master Lin."

The latter sentence is cryptic, and only the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law who understand the affairs of the house gate understand it. Let’s talk about it, now it’s just entering June, and excluding the rush time, there is still some time before the imperial examination in August. The one who is self-proclaimed is studying hard, and the one who pretends to be chic is free from restraint and spends his days and nights there. It sounds like a literati loves romance, and it sounds like a brothel every day.

No matter how good Mr. Lin is, if a friend invites him, can he not go?Or if he was offered a beautiful concubine, no one could say whether Mr. Lin would refuse, but Mrs. Jia must also be worried about this, and Lin Qi's reputation for being rigid and inflexible has spread far and wide, and he also expressed his dislike of going there the most. He has a temperament like a place, a lust, etc. This aspect can give him a lot of points in Mrs. Jia's impression.

Mo Yue didn't know the meaning of Zhao Shi's words, but suddenly felt that she had been in this family for two years, but she never knew that they were all so planned and determined. According to the meaning of grandma's words, it was not that her mother Shi Shi went to be a nanny. He went for the money, but for the contacts of that family?connections?What connections?In officialdom?Or the adult in charge of the exam?

"As long as I can win the opportunity to take the exam with Master Lin, my son is not an idiot, and I will definitely win his approval." As he spoke, Lin Qiyuan said in a depressed mood: "Originally, literati shouldn't be calculating like this. The two imperial examinations made me understand that it is too difficult for the children of poor families to stand out, and the examiners who invigilate each time have different personalities, and their preferences for articles and knowledge are also different."

"I also heard it when I was in the capital. Some like gorgeous articles, some like simple words, and some like uncommon ancient studies... Every year in the imperial examination, those who have connections will first let the examiner know their talents. If you like to inquire clearly about your hobbies, or ask for a teacher or give gifts, people are humane, dogs have dog holes, you! You are the one who suffers from this, no matter how good your talents are, you have to find someone who can appreciate you." Zhao remembered talking to you. The memories of those officials and wives in the capital when they were in contact began to be recited.

Mo Yue finally understood the conversation between the mother and the son. Now she couldn't help but be surprised that her grandmother was far more shrewd than she imagined. Who is Master Lin? Is he of the same clan as her family?Or is it a direct relationship or a collateral relationship?Mo Yue, who had read a lot of family fighting novels, thought of this question for the first time, and then laughed at herself for being stupid after thinking about it.

If they are from the same clan or a collateral lineage, even if the family background is very different, they will not call each other one by one, but usually call them the titles of seniority within the clan, right?It seems that these two families with the surname Lin are not the same family. She definitely thought that the Shi family on the side didn't know enough about the overall situation of the imperial examination, and she still didn't understand. .

Put aside the things you don't understand for now, there will always be a day when you will understand, so after the mother and son stopped talking, they looked at the sky and hurriedly said: "Mother, I have written down what you said, it is late now, I will go back first Go to the house, so as not to starve the young master and make Mrs. Jia dissatisfied."

"En! Hire a donkey cart to go back! Don't worry, Qi Yuan, you go and take Qiu'er home." Zhao said with pity.

Lin Qiyuan nodded, and walked out of the house first, Shi Shi had a blush on his face, bowed to Zhao Shi, and then bowed his head and left the house, Zhao Shi laughed and said: "This big family really didn't go in vain. Give me a salute, hey! For a hope that is not very accurate, I have suffered both of them."

Mo Yue looked at grandma Zhao Shi in surprise, followed her gaze, and happened to see out of the window, Lin Qiyuan, who always behaved staidly, took Shi Shi's hand and walked towards the gate of the courtyard. Shi Shi has become a nanny, and the two get together less often, and each time Shi Shi goes home, they can't stay for long. After calculating, they should have never had a married life since she was born. This is really hard for two young people. people.

The Shi family did not disappoint the Zhao family and Lin Qiyuan, after three or four days, the Lin family sent a steward to come, and sent an invitation from Master Lin to invite Lin Qiyuan to visit the mansion, which actually gave Lin Qiyuan enough face. She works as a nanny in the Lin family, and in terms of her status, she is a servant under the contract of living. Even if Lin Qiyuan has fame, he is still a head shorter than Master Lin. If Master Lin wants to see him, he must go to the housekeeper to pass on the news.

But I didn't want Master Lin to post an invitation, which made Lin Qiyuan have a good impression of him before he met him. Coupled with his own guilt of plotting against others, Lin Qiyuan felt a little guilty about Master Lin. When they met at the mansion the next day, Words and deeds inevitably bring out the appearance, but I don't think that Master Lin is also an overly smart and smart person.

As early as my family actually signed a talented woman as a nanny, I had a faint feeling that this family had other plans, so I secretly sent someone to investigate this family, and unexpectedly, I found out some interesting things. The master's name is Hai, and his character is like Hai. He was born in the family of Lie Hou, but the title of title was passed down to his father's generation for exactly four generations.

He can't be called a son, but he entered the palace to study with the fourth prince when he was young. He said he was studying, but he took care of both civil and military affairs. When he grew up, he was naturally the fourth prince's confidant. Ling returned to his hometown to keep his filial piety, but secretly set up a dense news network for him in the south of the Yangtze River according to the wishes of the fourth prince, and trained a group of shady people.

Jiangnan has always been the crown prince's treasury. It is not easy for him to build something in the prince's treasury. It will cost a lot to train manpower and pay respects to the top. To take on this important task, it is impossible to know how to manage it. These years, he looks like a rich man, but he has the spirit of Fei Sha in his secret operations, and he can't even show the slightest sign in front of his wife. Who made his Yue's family get very close to the prince's family.

Min'er also trusted her natal family very much. Back then, if he hadn't intentionally accepted the companion girl specially sent by her second sister-in-law to be his aunt, he showed great love for that aunt Zhou, and induced Miner to find out that her second sister-in-law The sister-in-law's greed for property and covetousness for her own property made her feel suspicious of her natal second sister-in-law. I'm afraid it's still like the two years when she was newly married.

He had nothing to say to his natal family, even the property of the Lin family had been exposed a lot. It was not that Lin Hai loved money and was ruthless to the Yue family, but that he had found out a lot of things about the Jia family, which made him deeply feel that it was not suitable for him to join the family. , the year when the prince's uncle fell from power!A young lady who was born in the confinement of the uncle's family was secretly sent out of the uncle's mansion, but her whereabouts were unknown. According to investigations, it was the Jia family who helped transport the child out of the mansion.