The Second Master of the Red Chamber

"Greetings to mother, but what's the matter?" As soon as Jia Lian came home, he received the news that Mrs. Zhang asked him to speak in the main room, so he hurried into Rongxi Hall.

Mrs. Zhang was sitting on the kang, and next to her was Yingchun who was playing. This was Chazi's daughter. The old lady finally gave her the name Yingchun. Jia She had never said anything about it, let alone Zhang. She just kept the child by her side and made her live more comfortably.

Seeing Jia Lian appearing, Zhang smiled slightly, "Look at you, you are so big, you are still like a child."

Yingchun had already spoken very well, clapped her little hands with a smile and said, "Son, child, brother is a child!"

Jia Lian immediately glared at Yingchun, "You are a child!"

Zhang was helpless, Yingchun's nanny took her away, looked at Jia Lian and said, "What are you doing with your sister, you don't look like a child!"

Jia Lian curled the corners of his mouth and took the initiative to please Zhang Shi, "I will always be a child in front of my mother. Is it possible that my mother won't love me when I grow up?"

Standing aside, Bi Wen slightly curled her mouth, she never left Zhang's side, Jia Lian naturally respected her, "Could you be laughing at me too?"

Mrs. Zhang asked him to sit down helplessly, "Come on, it's so big, how come you still look like a rogue monkey."

Jia Lian replied with a smile, "Mother, my son is dressed in colorful clothes to entertain his relatives. Don't disappoint your son's filial piety, just smile more!"

"With the second master here, how can my wife be unhappy?" Bi Wen also said.

Jia Lian became more and more complacent, "Mother, look, even Bi Wen said that!"

"It's done," Mrs. Zhang glared at him, "I have something to tell you today."

Seeing that Mrs. Zhang was very serious, Jia Lian put away her hippie smile, "What is mother going to say?"

"It's about you studying." Mrs. Zhang has been struggling with this matter for a while. She hopes that Jia Lian can study in Zhang's house, because the husbands there are all good and clean, and Jia Lian can still be with her mother's family. Good friends, there will be more help in the future, and now it seems that Jia Lian has indeed done a good job.

But after all, he was not born in Qingliu, but was born in honor. Those officials are so arrogant and arrogant, it is not easy to get along with.Didn't Jia Jing also pass the Jinshi examination, but after staying in the Imperial Academy unsatisfactorily, he returned home, and because of this, he completely lost interest in officialdom, and only knew to mess around in Taoist temples.

She didn't want her son Han Chuang to study hard for ten years and finally get such an unsatisfactory result. It's not enough to befriend the Zhang family's children. He also needs to have his own friends. After thinking for a long time, she felt that If Jia Lian wanted to have his own circle, he had to go out to study, for example, to the Imperial College.

Of course, she now also knows that Jia Lian is friendly with several children from Xungui's family, but that is not enough. He needs a wider circle. In addition to Yin Sheng, there are more Gong students in the Guozijian, and Jia Lian and those people Getting along well will help him more in the future.

"What do you think if you go to the Imperial College to study?" Zhang looked at him with a smile and asked.

Hearing Mrs. Zhang ask so formally, Jia Lian naturally thought about it carefully. Going to the Imperial College to study is of course beneficial, but if that is the case, I am afraid that he will be resigned from the Zhang family. Brother, isn't it going to mess around again?

"It's really good to go to the Imperial College to study," Jia Lian agreed, "How about grandpa..."

"That's what your grandfather told me." Mrs. Zhang looked at her son with relief, "Going to the Imperial College to study may be very hard, so don't blame your mother."

Jia Lian nodded, "It's just to study, how hard can it be? What's more, no matter how hard it is, I just study hard."

Seeing him, Mrs. Zhang is very satisfied. Now that the child is grown up, she can raise some points, but more, it is for Jia Lian to realize for himself, what is the best way to go to the Imperial College, and he should figure it out by himself. After all, he needs to walk the road from that day on by himself.

The mother and son chatted happily, but the mandarin duck next to the old lady came over suddenly, and said with a smile, "Madam, the old lady asked you to come over!" She was not at home and went out to fool around. Second, Jia She might not agree with what she said, so she decided to take Zhang's side first.

Mrs. Zhang said clearly, "Understood, I'll go there now."

Jia Lian took a step forward slightly, "Mother, I'll go with you, I haven't greeted the old lady yet today!"

Mrs. Zhang nodded, "Then let's go together."

When we arrived at Rongqing Hall, not only Mother Jia was sitting directly above, Mrs. Wang also came to the mansion and was sitting on one side leaning on a cushion. Mrs. Zhang knew that she had come here a long time ago, so something must have happened. Now it seems that, This matter has something to do with them, but it doesn't show on the surface.

Jia Lian looked at Wang with a big belly and was very helpless. You are so old and pregnant, and the moon is not too young, so you actually showed up with such a big belly?If something happens, will it depend on us again!

It's a pity that no matter what he was thinking in his heart, he always looked like Mr. Pianpian on the surface, "Hello old lady, second aunt, and elder sister Yuan."

Even Jia Yuanchun was sitting here, Jia Lian thought, maybe there might not be any big things today, it should be the matter of letting mother lead Yuan Chun out to socialize, this kind of thing happened many times, Although Mrs. Zhang is reluctant, she has always agreed. Recently, she has not heard of Jia Yuanchun going out with her. It seems that this is about to start again.

Unfortunately, this time he guessed wrong.Although Jia Yuanchun is almost 14 years old, Jia's mother once asked Zhang to take her out to meet people, and she was also looked at by others, but she has a clear mind, which can be felt from other people's words, attitudes and expressions. , how inferior her status is to others, those ladies don't look up to her at all, and since then, she is not very willing to attend the banquet.

The reason why I am sitting here today is because she was the one who brought up what Mrs. Wang said, so I naturally have to sit here and listen together. After all, my mother is not very smart. Although my son does not think his mother is ugly, she I still have to admit this, so I can only sit here by myself, and if something happens to me, she can follow along and make up for it.

Looking at Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Jia Lian, Mrs. Jia said, "Master, I have something to tell you when I came here today." She was very flattered.Because of this, I was already cautious in my heart, "The old lady just said it."

Jia's mother was no longer polite, "I vaguely remember that there is a yin student quota to study in the Imperial College under the name of the boss, isn't it?"

As soon as Mrs. Zhang heard this, she understood that Jia Zhu might have to go, but she had already decided to let Jia Lian go to study, and she also told Jia She that this time, they should not think about it.

Thinking this way, she still nodded, "The old lady remembers correctly, there is such a quota under the master's name, and I told the master yesterday that Lian'er should go to study!" In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, she said it directly to block their thoughts.

When Wang heard this, she became anxious, "Didn't Lian'er study at the sister-in-law's family? Why do you want to study in the Imperial College again?"

Mrs. Zhang glanced at her quietly, "What my brother and sister said, since there is a place in the Imperial College, there is nothing wrong with Lian'er going to study. He is too old now."

Wang was in a hurry. She didn't understand the importance of going to the Imperial College to study. After all, when she was young, no one at home had ever gone to study. The only person she knew who went to study was Jia Zheng. , but judging from his reaction, Guozijian is not a good place either.

Only Jia Yuanchun's words changed her mind, "Mother, although my family education is not bad, but think about it, how many people have a future after all these years? My brother is not young, and his knowledge may not be good. It's passable, but it always needs the advice of a famous teacher. For example, Lian'er, who is studying in Zhang's family, except for his husband giving lectures, his grandfather and uncle are all from the imperial examination, and they all have good rankings. Those advices are comparable. It’s much better to study hard.”

"No matter how good my brother's knowledge is, if he doesn't know how to answer the questions, it will be difficult to get good grades." Jia Yuanchun is also thinking about herself. Looking at Jia Zheng, for so many years, Jia Zheng has not been promoted to the first level, and she has been sitting in the seat of director, so she no longer has any expectations.

Fortunately, she also has an older brother who is very good at studying and very promising, but she also understands that being able to study well is not everything, and it is more important to be able to communicate with great scholars, not to mention those students who went to the Imperial College , being in an excellent group can help Jia Zhu improve himself.Her vision is really much wider than Wang's, but unfortunately, she was one step too late.

In Wang's heart, she already wished to snatch this spot to her son, "Sister-in-law also knows that Zhu'er is grown up now..."

"Okay," before she could say anything, Mother Jia interrupted her, "Boss already knows about Lian'er going to the Imperial College to study?"

Mrs. Zhang nodded, "Of course, the daughter-in-law has already talked about it with the master, and the master also thinks it is very suitable!"

Mother Jia understood Jia Amnesty's left-handedness, and now that it had become like this, even if they wanted to make any changes, it was impossible for them to give up and find another way out.

Jia Yuanchun looked at Jia Lian, resentful in his heart, the whole mansion is yours, how many things do you want to occupy, it is just a place in the Imperial College, and you are not willing to give it to your brother!But she forgot that the quota was originally given to the first-class general, so what's wrong with giving it to the first-class general's son?

The author has something to say: This is what I wrote when I got up in the morning. . .I have been in class all day, and I don't come back until 6:00. . .