The younger brother of the Red Chamber is a fighter

Su Furu led Lin Mingyu and the others through the crowd to a place with a good location.Zhao Yuanchu had already stood up, followed by the boy from last time.Seeing Lin Mingyu, he smiled and said, "Brother Ming, come quickly, I've been waiting for you for a long time."

Lin Mingyu saluted with a smile, and introduced: "This is my brother, Lin Rui, a candidate for this subject."

Su Furu smiled and said: "Mr. Lin is a good-looking talent. He turned out to be a high-achieving talent. The shop has made a lot of fun today. Sit down quickly. I must personally toast a glass of wine."

Zhao Yuanchu looked back and forth at the brothers of the Lin family, and clapped his hands together: "Shopkeeper Su is right. Brother Lin and Brother Ming, please sit down and talk."

It was a busy time in the restaurant, shopkeeper Su accompanied him to talk for a while, drank a round of wine in a hurry, and then went to greet the guests, only three brothers of the Lin family and Zhao Yuanchu were left at the table.The three of them gossiped and drank at the same time, but they felt at ease.The boy from the Zhao family frowned when he saw that the master drank two more glasses, and reminded in a low voice: "Master, I have something to do today, don't get drunk."

Zhao Yuanchu didn't care, and said with a smile: "It's rare to be happy. What are you drinking these cups of?

Lin Mingyu blinked and looked at the boy with interest.

His smile was regarded as a provocation.The young servant rolled his eyes, rolled his eyes, and snorted: "I'm going out today, the master told me, if you don't listen, don't blame me for not reminding you!"

Zhao Yuan stopped drinking the wine as soon as he had a hand.

Lin Rui looked at it, smiled gently, and said: "Brother Zhao is important, let's just talk, if you get drunk and make things worry, it's not good."

Lin Mingyu also said: "Ninth Brother is right, Brother Zhao, someday let's find a time to relax and have a drink."

This remark ignited the firecrackers, and the young boy straightened his chest, stepped forward, and scolded softly: "Tell me clearly, what do you mean?"

Lin Mingyu was inexplicable: "What did I say?"

The boy sneered and said, "Don't you think I'm in charge of him? Let me tell you, Uncle is weak and can't drink!"

"Hui'er!" Zhao Yuanchu hurriedly shouted back.

At this time, Du Shuhui also knew that she was impatient and leaked the words.

Seeing this, Zhao Yuanchu sighed softly, and said to Lin Mingyu and Lin Rui: "I made you two laugh, to be honest, at this time my niece, because of the excitement of the announcement today, I took her out to have a look. , let her dress up as a boy, you two must have noticed it a long time ago, right?"

Lin Rui nodded with a smile.Lin Mingyu glanced at her, and replied: "Brother Zhao is such a shrewd person, if he allows his servants to be so rude, there is a reason for it. She is a girl from your mansion, no wonder."

Du Shuhui choked, no wonder why?Is it any wonder she's being rude?

But think of her as a girl in the boudoir, it is against the rules to come out to play with a female companion dressed as a man, now that her identity has been exposed, she dare not be as unscrupulous as before.

Unable to say, she stared at Lin Mingyu fiercely, as if she wanted to bite him.

Zhao Yuanchu smiled: "Brother Ming, don't tease her. My sister is just such a single seedling, and she is very spoiled on weekdays. Although she has a straight temper, she is innocent and has no other intentions."

Lin Mingyu blushed slightly, it seemed like she was being stingy when she said it.In fact, he also thinks this little girl is interesting, and has a quick temper, so he deliberately teases her.I forgot, his jokes are a bit harsh for a little girl.

"Don't blame me, girl, I was the one who was rude just now." He saluted solemnly.

Du Shuhui's face was also red, she turned her face away, and retreated behind Zhao Yuanchu.

At this time, there was a commotion outside.Someone in the restaurant has already shouted: "Here we come, we are starting to post the list, go and have a look!"

Lin Mingyu stood up all at once, but faster than him was Zhao Yuanchu who was already in the sprinting posture.Zhao Yuanchu had a strange expression on his face, he smiled awkwardly at Lin Mingyu, maintained his demeanor, and said, "Brother Ming, let's go together."

Lin Mingyu didn't have time to think deeply, and said to Lin Rui excitedly: "Ninth brother, are you going?"

Lin Rui shook his head, pointed at that side and said, "Look, can you still squeeze in? This shop is very close, so it's not too late to visit after people leave." Not to mention, under the imperial list, People were already rubbing shoulders against each other, and in order to fight for a good position, they fought ferociously. Lin Mingyu looked at her small body and silently stopped her feet.

Zhao Yuanchu was fearless, he waved his hand quickly when he saw this, and saw a group of servants in green clothes appearing from unknown corners, one by one in short attire, with a look of vigor on their faces, surrounded Zhao Yuanchu, and went down the imperial list aggressively.At the same time, such a mighty lineup poured out from all directions, advancing step by step towards the imperial list.

Lin Mingyu felt a bit shocked, and turned to look at Du Shuhui.Du Shuhui's face was flushed now, and her eyes glowed green, as if she saw a small animal prey, full of interest.

Seeing Lin Mingyu looking over, she covered her face and tried her best to calm down and be her lady of the family.

Lin Mingyu said: "Brother Zhao, what are you going to do?"

Du Shuhui glanced at him, blushing still on her face, she whispered: "Catch, catch..." After catching him for a long time, in the presence of a large audience, the words son-in-law could hardly be uttered.

Lin Mingyu was enlightened, and suddenly said: "It turns out it's true to catch a son-in-law under the list!"

"Of course it's true, otherwise, what are we doing for half a day for nothing!" Du Shuhui finished the answer quickly, glanced at Lin Rui quietly, and then stared at the situation ahead, this time they have a heavy responsibility , but must not make mistakes.

Lin Mingyu's eyes widened and she looked over very curiously.

The front of the imperial list was full of people, congratulations and cries of joy from candidates who won the list were heard from the crowd from time to time, but most of them were sighs of disappointment and cries of grief and indignation.Soon, these voices were covered by another voice, which was the commotion of the son-in-law.

I saw clusters of people crowded with a few new imperial examination candidates in plain robes, entangled to keep them from leaving, and even more so fierce that they almost fought.You know, Chunwei high school students are basically safe to get the title of Jinshi again, and I can't blame everyone for trying to snatch the future official master.And the people onlookers not only didn't think it was strange, but all of them applauded excitedly, obviously this was a drama they had been waiting for for a long time.

"Young man, what a blessing!" The elusive Shopkeeper Su had stood beside Lin Mingyu at some point, holding his short beard under his chin with one hand, as if expressing his feelings.

The hairs on the back of Lin Mingyu's neck stood on end, "Shopkeeper Su, you look very envious?"

Shopkeeper Su said with a smile: "To tell the truth, my brother, when I was humble, I used to study poetry and books hard, thinking that one day, I would marry a beautiful wife and concubine, and be rich and honorable. Unfortunately, the imperial examination arithmetic is the end, The weight is too light, and I don’t gain much from poetry, prose, classics and righteousness, so I regret not being included in the list.”

"Brother, I'm afraid you don't know that when I chose to operate here, it was for the purpose of catching a son-in-law once every three years. Although I don't have this blessing, it's good to be able to enjoy the eye addiction. Speaking of which, I I remember that one year, there was a new scientific researcher named Hua'er who was robbed, and his surname was Lin, so maybe he was from your old family."

"Oh? And this?" Lin Mingyu was very interested.

"My old Su doesn't talk big since I came here. Let me think about it..." He raised his chin slightly, contemplating, and suddenly clapped his hands and said with a smile: "I remembered, that person is now a high-ranking official, Yangzhou Have you ever heard of Mr. Lin, the Touring Censor? He was born in Sanding Tanhua. My son-in-law fought a lot for this, but later, I heard that Mr. Lin married a girl from the Duke’s Mansion, which made many girls in the capital cry red-eyed."

Shopkeeper Su seemed to be trapped in memories, his face full of longing.

Lin Mingyu didn't know what to say anymore, it turned out that his father, who couldn't be more serious, also had times when he was so young and full of vigor.Thinking of the letters he saw in the study that time, Lin Mingyu's heart moved, and he decided to go back and find that box of letters, and read them carefully.

Lin Rui was also full of interest, and said with a smile: "Shopkeeper Su still knows about these elegant affairs, so tell us about Mr. Lin."

Du Shuhui had been eavesdropping, and said: "There are so many talented people in the world. According to you, only Mr. Lin can be counted among the talented people? Shopkeeper Su, what you say is not true!"

Shopkeeper Su smiled and said: "Miss, you are wrong. Think about it, who is Tan Hua? He is talented, academic, and good-looking, and he can only be given this title if he is in the holy eyes of the emperor. I am right or not, just look at Lin My lord's high school proficiency can prove it." Shopkeeper Su said here, looked at Lin Mingyu well, walked around him again, and said, "I think Brother Lin has the demeanor of Master Lin back then, but he is still young. I owe a little, but the appearance is still six points similar! Tell me, Mr. Lin is like this, can you find another one who is comparable?"

Lin Mingyu was startled, what did shopkeeper Su see?

But he immediately added the latter sentence, as if it was just to confront the little girl.

Du Shuhui took a look at Lin Mingyu, but she couldn't say anything wrong, so she hummed softly, and just went to the front to watch the battle.

With this moment of effort, the outcome has been decided.The spectators had almost dispersed, and Zhao Yuanchu led a group of servants back with their heads drooping. Their turbans were crooked, their clothes were also crooked, and there were still several footprints on their shoes.

Du Shuhui hurriedly went up to meet her, and said anxiously: "Uncle, where is he?"

Zhao Yuanchu shook his head and smiled wryly: "Hey, don't mention it. Those people are too fierce and shameless. We tried our best and didn't snatch them away... The behavior now is no better than before!"

Du Shuhui was dumbfounded: "Then, then... what should I do?" They came here because they were entrusted by Master Zhao, and they had to choose a son-in-law to take back.

Speaking of which, the Zhao family is also a wonderful school.The Zhao family was born in a scholarly family, but in the hands of Mr. Zhao, he failed in the Jinshi examination three times. In desperation, he turned to business in order to make a living.Although he is engaged in business, his heart for officialdom is not dead, and he only pins his hopes on his children.

It's a pity that Mr. Zhao has two daughters, but only one son.That's all, but Zhao Yuanchu was not destined to study. He loved arithmetic since he was a child, and he was very good at abacus, and his family's business was well organized.Mr. Zhao is heartbroken.

It's good that they can give up their hearts. Under the influence of this father, both daughters yearn for scholars.The eldest daughter was lucky. Ten years ago, she caught her son-in-law at the bottom of the list, and her husband and son-in-law made smooth progress all the way to be promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Officials.The youngest daughter was born late, and now she is eighteen years old. Since she was a child, she followed her sister as an example and determined to marry a talented person.Since she was 13 years old, Master Zhao has personally come to arrest people every year. Now that she is old, her daughter has become an old girl, and Master Zhao can't run anymore, so he entrusts this task to his only son, Zhao Yuanchu.

If he can't find a good son-in-law this time, his daughter will have to wait another three years.

In three years, the eldest daughter of Huanghua has also become an old aunt of Huanghua. The Zhao family can't afford to wait!

Zhao Yuanchu thought of his father's sighs, and then thought of his little sister's indifferent and calm expression, and couldn't help feeling depressed.Thinking this way, he shook his head, but inadvertently saw a handsome face.Thick eyebrows and handsome eyes, full of heaven, gentle temperament, full of talent.

His name seemed to be on the list just now!

Zhao Yuanchu's eyes lit up, and he went back and asked a servant a few words, and when he got a satisfactory answer, he changed his sad face into a happy one, and laughed loudly: "Oh, look at my memory, just now, I saw Brother Lin's name is at the top of the list. Among those people, I haven't had time to congratulate you!"

Zhao Yuanchu congratulated repeatedly.Lin Mingyu was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Brother Zhao, did you see Brother Ninth's name? How many names did Brother Nine win? That's great!"

Shopkeeper Su is really a good ear. Hearing this, he hurriedly stepped forward to congratulate him.

Lin Rui was still calm, and people couldn't help but be impressed by his demeanor.Lin Mingyu wasn't in the mood to listen to gossip at this time, and just wanted to quickly pass the good news back to the Lin family. Besides, the candidates who were on the list here couldn't just rest like this. The palace exam was coming later, and the scholars had to jump into the water The last level of Longmen.Based on this, getting the title of Jinshi is a lifetime honor.

Lin Mingyu's mood was agitated, and she couldn't help thinking about it. Afterwards, she had to sort out everything cleanly, so that Lin Rui could maintain the best mental state during the imperial examination, and win the championship in one fell swoop!

Zhao Yuanchu obviously couldn't understand Lin Mingyu's urgency, he pulled Lin Rui into a cordial chat with unprecedented enthusiasm, his selfless posture made people feel goosebumps all over his body involuntarily.

"Brother Lin, my younger brother really fell in love with you at first sight. Today is a great joy, and my younger brother has prepared a little wine at home. Please brother Lin, please do me a favor and let my younger brother accompany you to drink for a while, just as a congratulations."

Lin Rui said: "Thank you Brother Zhao for your kindness, but I just got the title of Gongsheng, and I still need to study hard. It's too early to congratulate me at this time. I appreciate Brother Zhao's kindness, and I will definitely be close to Brother Zhao in the future. Today Son, there is still something to do at home, let's go first."

Zhao Yuanchu refused to do so.

Lin Ming felt blessed to his heart, and immediately figured out his plan. It was funny and at the same time a little annoyed.Not to mention that we only met twice, and we don't know each other's family background, even if we are acquaintances, there is no reason to rob them like this.The twisted melon is still not sweet, who knows what the person who picks the melon is like!

"Brother Zhao, Brother Ninth's imperial examination is coming up. If you don't study the book, I'm afraid that all previous efforts will be wasted. If you want to congratulate Brother Ninth, why don't you win the Juren in the next day, and I will personally invite you to come over for a gathering. Let's call it a day."

Zhao Yuanchu also lost his composure for a while, and he was not an unreasonable person. At this time, he also realized that he was too impatient, and patted his head annoyed. He apologized with a smile: "I was happy and confused for a while, don't blame Brother Ming and Brother Lin. Tomorrow Remember to ask me to drink!"

Lin Rui bowed his hands politely, and together with Lin Mingyu, they returned to the place where the carriage was parked.

"This Mr. Lin has an extraordinary bearing. In my opinion, Minger is another romantic person who is not inferior to Lin Tanhua back then! I don't know who has this blessing to marry into the Lin family!" Shopkeeper Su sighed with emotion, He smiled at Zhao Yuanchu: "Brother Zhao, sit down again?"

Zhao Yuanchu smiled: "There is something at home, and my younger brother also left."

"Hui'er, let's go."

Du Shuhui glared at shopkeeper Su, and called out in a low voice, "Uncle..."

Zhao Yuanchu said nothing, and walked out first.Du Shuhui couldn't help but stomped her feet and could only follow.

Shopkeeper Su looked at the backs of the people going away, smiled noncommittally, turned around and went back to the inner room.

When Lin Mingyu and Lin Rui returned home, Lin Heng, the official, and Lin Cong, who had been in charge of the store outside, rarely appeared in front of the gate, and they both congratulated Lin Rui.

Lin Rui smiled so happily that he was surrounded by everyone and entered the mansion.

The house had already prepared meals, and the two of them didn't eat anything when they were in Furu's restaurant. Seeing this table of rich dishes at home, they couldn't help but whet their appetites.The two brothers had a drink together with the two loyal old housekeepers, and because they were happy, they didn't have any scruples. After a meal, Lin Mingyu was already drunk.

Lin Rui was able to bear it, and let Lin Heng and the others go to clean up the arrangements, waved back Lin Da who had stepped forward to serve him, leaned over to pick up Lin Mingyu by the waist, and sent him to the inner room.

After helping him to groom himself, and seeing him sleeping soundly, Lin Rui gently tucked the quilt up for him, and left quietly.

Soon it will be the imperial examination, this time Lin Mingyu can't be distracted, and can only obediently wait for the result.But before the result arrived, an urgent letter from Changping Palace urged Lin Mingyu to set off.

After reading the letter, Lin Mingyu looked at Lin Rui's expression and said, "Ninth brother, I decided to leave early. This is a rare and great opportunity, and I can't miss it. I won't be able to see the scenery of your election day, But I know that you will definitely win the exam, even on the way, I am also happy with you."

Lin Mingyu was full of apologies. After all, he had always said that he would celebrate Lin Rui well. Besides, in the capital, Lin Rui was only closest to him. If he was no longer there, no one would share such a happy day, and the joy would be reduced by a bit. .

Lin Rui was silent for a while before touching his hair with a smile. Since Lin Mingyu protested several times, Lin Rui was afraid that he would be really annoyed, and it had been a long time since Lin Rui had made such a doting gesture.Lin Mingyu didn't feel that the man's dignity was being challenged with such gentle soothing.

"It's okay. I know that you have always wanted to do this well. This is a rare opportunity. Since I agreed with your idea before, I will not stop you now. Don't worry about the matter in Kyoto. I will watch it. Then After a while, my uncle will also come, and then I will plead for you in front of him."

Lin Mingyu suddenly stepped forward to hug him, and when Lin Rui was in a daze, he let go, took a step back, raised his head and smiled and said, "With your words, I feel relieved. Daddy may be angry, and when the time comes Thank you for your kind words. I'll be back soon after I finish my work."

Lin Rui nodded with a smile. He had a lot to say in his heart, but he was surprised to find that his normally calm, shrewd and wise self suddenly became clumsy at this moment.Ren is a thousand words, and there is nothing to say.

"Take care of yourself and go."

In the end, Lin Rui only solemnly ordered this sentence, and watched Lin Mingyu's carriage leave.

When Lin Mingyu's carriage was on its way day and night, the list of top three Jinshi had already been placed in front of the imperial court.Looking at His Highness's young and handsome disciples, Long Yan was very happy, and hand-picked the top three students on the spot.

After a while, the eunuch who delivered the decree had already sang loudly: "...His Majesty hand-picked Yang Ji from Xuzhou as the number one scholar in the current discipline, His Majesty hand-picked Zhejiang Shangjin as the second place in the current discipline, His Majesty hand-picked Gusu Lin Rui as the best candidate in the current discipline, and so on... "

Sandingjia are all young people in their thirties, when they come out like this, Wenwu looks sideways at them.Today, looking at the number one scholar, the second place, and Tanhua, who are the most eye-catching talents in the imperial examination, he has a look of satisfaction in his eyes.His probing eyes finally fell on Tan Hualang, who had the most outstanding appearance, and he whispered a command.Hearing a roll call, he said: "Tan Hua Lin Rui stepped forward, Your Majesty has something to ask."

As soon as this remark came out, countless envious eyes shot at Lin Rui, and those veteran ministers looked at each other silently, each with a new calculation in their hearts.

The wind from the front quickly blew to the harem.In Fengzao Palace, Concubine Xian waved off the female officer who sent the message, and sat alone in the palace for a long time.After a crisp sound of porcelain falling to the ground, Concubine Xian slowly ordered: "Hold the qin, and change my clothes for me, I'm going to see the queen."

Baoqin lowered her head, and replied in a low and respectful voice: "Yes."

She immediately summoned a row of maids, and when she saw the broken pieces of porcelain on the ground, she couldn't help but feel tense.Prince Zhongshun's mansion is too greedy, the empress is seeking skin from a tiger!

The palace has its own arrangements, and Jia Baoyu is in a particularly comfortable mood today in the study in the front yard of the palace.

He asked about Jia's mother, and Jia's mother replied to him yesterday. Yuan Chun, the eldest sister in the palace, had already agreed to introduce Lin Mingyu as his companion, and would arrange for the two of them to accompany the same grandson.Thinking of being able to face Lin Mingyu every day in the future, and taking advantage of the opportunity of accompanying the emperor's grandson to pay his respects to the palace in his spare time, Jia Baoyu felt that the previous suffering was not in vain.

Thinking of Lin Daiyu, Jia Baoyu couldn't help but think of Xue Baochai who entered the court together to run for election.

At that time, Yingchun lost the election and returned to the mansion aggrieved.Jia Baoyu begged the old lady and asked Jia Zheng for leave to visit Yingchun.This girl has entered the palace, and it seems that she is different from before.Jia Baoyu talked with Yingchun for a while, but he felt that his second sister was not as gentle and kind as before, and she was about to cry for a while.While speaking, he was always reluctant to talk about Tanchun, Baochai and others, and he didn't know about Yu Daiyu. Jia Baoyu was deeply disappointed, and after a short talk, he found an excuse to leave.

Already out of the corridor, I can still hear low cries coming from the room.For some reason, Jia Baoyu suddenly felt very uncomfortable, and thought, if people like Sister Lin and Sister Bao, they would not be as decadent as the second sister even if they returned to the mansion.What's good in the palace, how can you be comfortable in your own yard, now that you think about it, the second sister is probably a high-minded person.

The words of the day were still in his ears, and when he turned around, a carriage brought his beloved sister Bao.

Jia Baoyu saw Xue Baochai in plain makeup in his mother's room, with bright eyes and white teeth, snow-skinned appearance, dignified and elegant expression, charming and charming when he turned his eyes and gazed, and was very happy.Xue Baochai treated him as close as before, and respected and loved Mrs. Wang as usual.Jia Baoyu thought, his ability to see people is really right.

Xue Baochai is so graceful, and Jia Baoyu is thinking of the demeanor of Lin's sister and brother. Seeing that his wish is about to be fulfilled, why can't he be very comfortable?

Just when the Jia Baoyu siblings were angry or happy about Lin Mingyu's future arrangements, they didn't know that no matter what decision they made, they wouldn't be able to touch half of Lin Mingyu's sleeves.At this time, Lin Mingyu was already far away from the capital, and after a day's journey, seeing that it was getting late, she stopped letting Lin Da rush on, and found a big inn in the town, preparing to rest for the night.

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