Lin Jiajinyu of the Red Chamber

Lin Jinyu's heart is also shown in Tu Wenfei. When he returned home, the agate and jade bath water had been prepared. After washing beautifully, he changed into a jade blue robe with incense, without a belt, and his hair After drying, Lin Jinyu went to see Daiyu.

Lin Jinyu had just taken a bath, her chubby face was steamed with a light pink color, her clothes were clean and tidy, and she had a faint smile on her eyes.Lin Daiyu felt relieved, smiled and took her younger brother's hand and sat on the couch and asked, "Are you tired? Do you want to go to sleep first?"

"I'm not tired. I've been sleeping since yesterday afternoon until this morning, and I'm in good spirits." Lin Jinyu talked with Daiyu for a while before being rushed to rest by Lin Daiyu.Lin Daiyu said to her husband very proudly at night, "I see that my brother is almost inseparable, and you can tell from his complexion!"

"Well, he looks pretty good." Mu Li echoed. He has known Lin Jinyu for more than ten years, and he has never seen Lin Jinyu look bad. He put his arms around his wife and turned off the lights to sleep. , people say that a nephew looks like an uncle." In fact, it is not bad to have a bunch of small buns.

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After half a month of Lin Jinyu's happy life like a pig at home, it's time to look at the rankings.In fact, Lin Jinyu didn't have much pressure in his heart, obviously the emperor had to give him an identity if he wanted to use him.This time, Chunwei will probably be on the list in all likelihood.Furthermore, his books for so many years are not for nothing, and his fame is also a result of real talents.

Lin Jinyu waited calmly at home, and after a while, the butler came back.Lin Zhong's eyes were full of tears, his whole body was trembling, his face was flushed, his lips were trembling, his breathing was short of breath, as if he had been poisoned, he trembled for a long time without speaking.Lin Jinyu thumped in her heart, did she fail the ranking?Sighing inwardly, he was fine with the client, but the butler was so uncomfortable, he helped him into the chair with both hands and sat down, and said softly, "It's okay, I'm only fifteen, and there will be another time if I don't win this year. You don't have to be sad, Chief Steward."

Lin Zhong stomped vigorously, stood up and gave Lin Jinyu a bow, and said, "No, sir, you got hit!" Lifting his sleeve and wiping his eyes, Lin Zhong said, "Master, number 15, you got hit!" !"

Lin Jinyu was overjoyed by this surprise, calmed down, and said with a smile, "Boss, it seems that the ranking is quite high. Well, happy event, tell the people in the house that each person will be given two more months of silver and rice, and I will go Congratulations to my sister."

"Yes, the slave asked Jixiang to buy firecrackers. It's so lively waiting for the master to come back from the palace examination." Lin Zhong sighed with joy on his face, "The master was also an old slave who saw the list back then. The master is really proud. Don't forget to give it to me later. Ladies and gentlemen, offer incense sticks."

"Understood." Lin Jinyu said with a smile, "Don't be sad, Chief Steward, this is just the beginning, good days are to come." After comforting Lin Zhong, he went to the inner house.

In ancient times, Jinshi was definitely a golden rice bowl. Nowadays, there is a saying that "non-jinshi does not enter the Hanlin, and non-hanlin does not enter the cabinet", which shows its nobility.Lin Jinyu is only 15 years old, fighting with two or three thousand brothers and uncles, and still ranking among the best, it is not an exaggeration to call him a young talent.In fact, Lin Jinyu had a small reputation as early as when the emperor held a banquet, and anyone who is well-informed can know it, and all those who can participate in the scoring are bachelors from the Hanlin with holy family members. These people are definitely wise and knowledgeable , In addition, Lin Jinyu's article is really good, it was originally on the list, and several people have read it. As for the ranking, they gave him a little mention with a tacit understanding.

Lin Daiyu was not worried about her younger brother like ordinary people. She had always been very confident in her younger brother, so she rewarded the servants in Lin Jinyu's room well, and urged Lin Jinyu to go to Xu Ziwen's to congratulate her.Daiyu smiled so hard that her eyes narrowed, she pulled Lin Jinyu's hand and said, "I knew you would win. You are today because of your meritorious teaching. I have prepared a gift for you. Take it to say hello to my husband, if my husband is in a good mood, I will keep you for lunch, so you don’t have to come back. Come back early in the evening, our family is lively.”

Compared to the joy of the Lin family, everyone in Jia's family kept their voices quiet and cautious.

Lai Da originally wanted to be top-notch and took the initiative to take the good job of reading the list. He searched for an hour before the list, read it no less than ten times, and did not see Jia Baoyu's name.But when I met Lin Zhong, Lin Zhong didn't have time for a cup of tea, so he clapped his hands and shouted in a trembling voice of joy and excitement, "Lin Fu Lin Fu, look, the uncle won, No. 15! It's really a blessing from the ancestors." ! It’s not in vain for my uncle to study hard for more than ten years!”

Lin Zhong was silently thanking the Bodhisattva gods who passed by in his heart at this time, seeing Lai Da, he didn't miss the past, and said with a smile, "Boss Lai, I heard that your second master Jiabao also participated in Chunwei, how is it, did you win? "

Lai Da still had a bit of air, and said with a smile, "Congratulations, Uncle Lin."

Lin Zhong was anxious to go home to announce the good news without telling Lai Dadu, and the group rode back beaming.Lai Da was so tired that his neck was sore and his forehead was sweating. Li Gui and others who followed behind him didn't dare to speak. Why didn't I hit it.On the other hand, Lin Jinyu, who is two years younger than Second Master Bao, got such a good rank in the exam.Lai Da sighed, gritted his molars and returned to Rongguo Mansion.At this time, the house was full of children and family members waiting for him. When Mother Jia heard that the housekeeper was back, the sisters avoided and asked someone to come in.

Lai Da is the chief manager, so he went in with the courage, with a sad look on his face, and he knelt on the ground for a long time before he said, "Second Lord... I didn't win."

Fortunately, Jia Baoyu was not with Jiamu. During the few days in the Gongyuan, he couldn't eat well or sleep well. He fell ill after returning home from the Gongyuan.Now that his illness has improved a little, Mother Jia didn't ask him to go out, but ordered him to be raised in the house.Hearing this, Jia Mu was silent for a while, and said, "Baoyu's body is too delicate, and he gets sick inside. He is still young, so it's okay. It's all about gaining some experience." Is it gone?"

Lai Daodao, "I haven't seen Uncle Zhen's name either."

Mrs. Wang took a look at Mother Jia, she knew that no one else knew, at that time she took out [-] taels of silver to the old lady to repay the money of Xue's family, although it was a drop in the bucket, that was all she had for the time being.The old lady only charged [-] yuan, and told her about the IOU to reassure Mrs. Wang.In addition, ever since Lin Jinyu came to the capital to study and prepare for the Spring Festival, Mother Jia also wanted to ask Baoyu to have a better future.It's just that Jia Baoyu only donated the supervisors before, and the results of the rural examination are still unknown.Because the Jia family's ancestral home is Jinling, the Jia family's power in Jinling is not as powerful as before, but the Zhen family is still very prominent, so Jia's mother sent Mrs. Wang's [-] silver to the Zhen family. on the list.Jia Mu was very happy in her heart, but she didn't make too much publicity about whether it was obtained from the right way.In a blink of an eye, when spring arrived, Mother Jia ordered someone to arrange to send Jia Baoyu to the stage.Because Jia Baoyu was favored by the two princes before, everyone in the city knew that he was knowledgeable and had some confidence in his grandson, but unexpectedly he failed the exam.

Although Jia Mu was disappointed, she didn't show too much, and said, "It's okay to tell Baoyu, he is only a man, for the sake of Chunwei, there is only a handful of bones left, just study hard, and wait for the next time. "

Lai Da thought about it and told about Lin Jinyu, "When I went there, I met the butler of the Lin family. Uncle Lin won, No. 15, and the ranking is also very good."

Jia Mu secretly sighed in her heart. If she went back to three years ago, she would have been extremely happy when she heard that her grandson had passed the Jinshi examination. , "Oh, what a great blessing! I have long said that Jinyu is a blessed one! If my Min'er is still here, seeing Jinyu is so promising, I will..." She shed tears as she spoke.After everyone comforted her, Mother Jia ordered Yuanyang to pack a few pieces of her private house and sent Wang Xifeng to congratulate her.

Lin Jinyu went straight to Xu's mansion excitedly, and Baozi was busy congratulating him when he saw it. Lin Jinyu grabbed Baozi's hand and asked, "Uncle Baozi knows?"

"Yes, I know." Baozi smiled, "The servant will know that you have won the prize as soon as he sees the joy of Young Master Jinyu. The young master must stay for lunch, and the servant will let them cook a few dishes that the young master likes to eat."

"Okay." Lin Jinyu said with a smile, "Uncle Baozi, then I'm going to see Mr."

People are in good spirits on happy occasions, even if they met Tu Jingchen in the water pavilion, Lin Jinyu can now put his attitude a little more naturally.Xu Ziwen was naturally happy to see Lin Jinyu coming. Lin Jinyu will not be here for three months because of avoiding virtuous people, Xu Ziwen smiled, "Jinyu, come here."

Lin Jinyu bowed to Tu Jingchen first, sat beside Xu Ziwen with a smile, and said, "Sir, guess how many I got in the exam?"

"Well, could it be the number one?" Xu Ziwen saw Lin Jinyu smiling so blindly, he looked at Lin Jinyu with a smile, pretending to be very surprised, "Oh, that's not easy."

"Sir," Lin Jinyu tugged Xu Ziwen's sleeve, rolled his eyes, "Fifteen, it's amazing."

Xu Ziwen tapped Lin Jinyu's head with his fingers, and said with a smile, "It's the first time I've ever seen someone like you who passed the fifteenth place in the exam. Are you here to tell me the good news? Hurry back to your home." Go, let people know that I have taught a clean altar envoy for ten years, it will really embarrass our Xu family."

It is said that Xu Ziwen was selected as the invigilator this time, but it was actually Tu Jingchen's selfishness. This was obviously to help Xu Ziwen to the top, and Xu Ziwen did not object.Xu Ziwen lived in the Gongyuan with a group of invigilators and guards, and no one could come out. He patrolled eight times a day, went down four times in the morning, and went down four times in the morning, a total of 72 times in nine days. Going back to Lin Jinyu's exam lattice window, this kid was either eating or drinking tea, he was more comfortable than the invigilator, so he didn't have to get angry.

Lin Jinyu was not angry either, she put her big head on Xu Ziwen's shoulder and said with a smile, "Sir, I haven't seen you for three months, I miss you, I will have lunch with my husband at noon today."

This is also a man?Tu Jingchen disdained Lin Jinyu's disgusting behavior of acting coquettishly and foolishly.

Xu Ziwen took Lin Jinyu's hand and said, "Father sent a letter and asked me to take you to Shandong after the palace examination. He and his mother picked a few ladies from famous families. If you like it, you can order it first. What do you mean?"

Lin Jinyu really admired the master's efficiency, and smiled a little coyly, "Sir, I haven't been to Shandong yet? What do you think, should I get engaged?"

Tu Jingchen interjected, "You're so clueless, why don't you book it for now?"

"Aren't I lacking in ideas here?" Lin Jinyu said, "What if the master asks me to marry the lady from the east family, and the master falls in love with the girl from the west family, what should I do?"

Hearing this, Tu Jingchen really admired Lin Jinyu's thick skin. He raised his eyebrows, looked Lin Jinyu up and down, and said, "What are your conditions? For fame, you are just a small Jinshi. For official positions, you have to start from the seventh rank." Let’s start with Hanlin; let’s talk about you yourself, with a fat body and a fat man, how can you pick someone else? Maybe they will regret their relationship first when they see you?”

Lin Jinyu snorted, patted her small chest twice, and spit on Tu Jingchen in dissatisfaction, saying, "What's wrong with me? The empress dowager said I was blessed. Besides, the corner of the wall Gen'er's vase is beautiful, it can be eaten or worn. Marry a man, marry a man, dress and eat. Let's start with my family, a little thin, and from my personal point of view, I have a good character; what's wrong with being fat , Guilty, fat is strong, I don’t cough once a year, how much money can I save on medicine alone. For an outstanding young man like me, I don’t know how many people are crying and shouting to marry their daughters Give it to me. It’s just that my vision has always been very high, but I have to choose carefully.”

Tu Jingchen smiled, and just as he was about to speak, he heard a rush of footsteps outside, and the sound of the bead curtain, Tu Wenfei stepped forward quickly, with his eyebrows tightly frowned on his handsome face, and he knelt down on one knee to salute, "Father, Zhen Weicun committed suicide."