Edge of the Red Chamber

Cui Ran just came back at lunch time, ate lively, talked all afternoon, and returned after dinner.

The next day was Xu's house again. Because they were two aunts, only Lin Yu and his wife took their younger siblings there.

Chunwei is in March, and after the New Year, it will arrive in a blink of an eye.Seeing that the time was too tight, the old lady discussed with Yu Lin Hai what to do after the test. If she won the palace test, she would wait for the palace test to finish and then choose an auspicious house for Lin Yu and Lu Huixian.The two agreed, and the old lady was afraid that Lu Huixian would not think well, so she called her into the room and said so and so on.Lu Huixian had thought about this for a long time, but she couldn't save her face and said the same thing when she saw the old lady, so there was no disagreement.At the moment it was agreed, the old lady talked to Lin Hai again, and Lin Hai said that she knew Lin Yu.

The two sister-in-laws enter the arena at the same time, and the two furniture like each other, and they enter the arena together.After sending the two of them in, the two aunts and their in-laws met again, unavoidably more intimate than before.

The women in the two families have another thought.

Mrs. Xu hoped that her son would shine in high school, but she was afraid that he would fail.However, Lu Huishan was worried that one would win and the other would miss. If Lin Jue won, Xu Lang might not be able to face it; if Xu Lang won, she was afraid that her sister would be worried.

Lu Huixian is not worried that Lin Jue will not win, but she is worried that Lin Jue will win.It would be good to be admitted to the Hanlin Academy, but if she is elected as an official and sent to another place, will she follow or not?If she wanted to say not to follow, she was naturally reluctant; if she wanted to say that she would go to the post, she would not be able to say it in front of the old lady, not to mention disappointing Jia Min's wishes.

A few days later, it was the date of appearance, Lin Hai seemed to be doing nothing, taking care of the orchids in the room.The three of Lu Huixian's aunt and sister-in-law gathered in the old lady's room, and they didn't have the time to talk, they just hoped that they would come back soon.

For a while people came in and said that it was time to return, and they were talking to the master, and then came in to kowtow to the old lady, and the old lady said, "I'm not busy, as long as the person comes back, we can rest assured. He has been here for a few days It must be hard work there, it is serious to take a shower, eat and rest, see you later in the evening."

Just finished saying this, another group of people came in with a smile and said that the uncle is here.When the curtain was lifted, three father and son came in.Lin Jue looked thinner, but he was in good spirits.When he was about to salute, the old lady stopped him and said, "If you can't teach me, why did you come in?" Then she asked, "Are you hungry?" Without waiting for him to speak, she ordered Chuanfan to come in.

The family did not divide the tables, and had a lively meal.

In the past few days when Lin Jue was off the court, Lu Huixian didn't show her face, she was still the same as before, but her appearance was reduced. It can be seen that she still misses her in her heart.The old lady didn't say anything, but remembered it in her heart.When we met today, one of them just served food and soup, and the other just looked at that place.After the meal, after a few words, the old lady was tired.

Lin Hai guessed what the old lady was thinking, so he only told Lin Yan to go and rest, and he and Lin Yan walked out the same way.Seeing that her elder brother didn't follow, Lin Daiyu stopped at one step and stopped three times, as if waiting for someone, and seeing that Lu Huixian was out of her mind, she said three sentences, but four of them were wrong, so she resigned twice after guessing something. Go back by yourself.

When the list came out, Xu Lang was not there, and Lin Yu won No.16.

The good news came, the whole family was happy, and just about to send someone to Jia's mansion to announce the good news, someone came in at the door and said that Uncle Zhen of Ningfu and Lian and Bao Erye of Rongfu came to congratulate him, and Cui Mao came with Cui Zhi, Xu Lang and his wife came to congratulate each other after driving a car. They also sent people to meet relatives and friends when they got the news.

Another day, when the emperor was reviewing the examination papers, seeing Lin Jue's name and his hometown, he guessed something in his heart, so he looked at it carefully, and he was even more happy.Then he summoned Lin Hai to come in for questioning, and said, "Is this one from your clan?"

Lin Hai had expected it, so he said, "It's the dog."

The emperor smiled and said: "I'm afraid that the blue is better than the blue, but he is better than you. I see that he has the talent of the number one scholar."

Lin Hai hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is looking at the old minister's face. He is young and has not read many books. Although he is still working hard, his knowledge is limited after all. The articles he writes are not mediocre, but he is just a little eye-catching. How can he be so majesty?" commend?"

The emperor said: "Ru Hai is too modest, in my opinion, this child is a good one."

The emperor knew what Lin Hai was thinking, and he was afraid that his son would be too young and famous, and it would be difficult for him to do anything in the future.I made up my mind, put it aside, and looked at the other side.

One day the imperial list came down, and Lin Yu was No.9 in the second class.

When Jia Zheng got the news, he felt happy for a while, and when he thought of Baoyu, he hated it for a while. He couldn't help but think of Jia Zhulai. If he was still alive, it would be a good story for two cousins ​​to win together. Thinking of Mr. Liu, I thought: If Baoyu has been taught by Mr. Liu, it is unknown whether he can enter school in the past two years.

For a while, several Qing guests came in and expressed their congratulations.After talking a few words, someone came in and said that the old lady invited the master to talk, and all the guests said: "It is time to announce the good news to the old lady, and to make the old lady happy."

Jia Zheng agreed with a smile, said a few more words, and went out of the study together, then dispersed, and Jia Zheng went to Jia's mother.

Not only Baoyu and Sanchun are here, but also the two wives of King Xing and Wang Xifeng of Li Wan. You can hear talking and laughing outside.

The maid at the door opened the curtain and went in and said, "The master is here." Jia Zheng went in, invited Ann, and said with a smile, "The old ancestor is very happy. The nephew is so promising, and the fourth sister knows the world, so I can rest assured."

Jia's mother didn't know here yet, but when she heard about her nephew, she remembered that it was today's list, and she became even happier, and asked, "Which place did you win?"

Jia Zheng said, and then said: "I thought the old lady already knew, so she was so happy."

Wang Xifeng smiled and said, "This is double happiness."

Jia Zheng was puzzled, and Mrs. Wang said: "Our eldest girl is happy. She said that she had a bad appetite a few days ago and was lazy. It was just that she was tired in spring. She didn't think about it. She passed out suddenly when she went back last night. Unconscious, or a few elderly mothers had a lot of troubles, immediately reported to the princess, and invited the imperial doctor. We girls are young, and we have never experienced it. I was frightened, and I just thought it was some serious symptom. , I never thought it would be such a big happy event. The princess sent the little eunuch here, and that's what he was talking about."

Just as he was talking, a decree of kindness came from outside, saying that Yuanchun had contributed to the birth of the emperor's grandson, and that Jia's mansion was well-educated, and he would give a number of various objects, and when the emperor's grandson was born, he would be rewarded separately.

It turned out that the emperor heard that the imperial physician was passed on in the East Palace overnight, and he was afraid that the prince was not well, so he asked, and the people who waited inside invited the imperial physician over, but he said it was a happy event, and the emperor's list was released today, and the emperor was heartbroken Just being happy, I asked a few more questions. The people at the bottom said that the surname was Jia, and asked about the place of origin. When they heard that it was Jinling, they asked, "But after the second Duke Ning Rong?"

The people below replied: "It is the great-grandson of Duke Rong."

He was even more delighted, and suddenly remembered that Lin Hai married Yuemo, the granddaughter of Duke Rong, and asked, "Is Lin Ruhai their son-in-law?"

Li Duo, the great eunuch who was needed by his side, smiled and said: "Your Majesty has a good memory. Mr. Lin married a girl from the Rong Mansion, the aunt of a family member of Jia Palace." Meaning, he said again: "This said, I think of one more thing. Lin Yu, No. 9 in the second class of this discipline, is Mr. Lin's eldest son."

The emperor laughed again after hearing this, and said: "As the old saying goes, good things come in pairs, so it's better to add more joy to the more."

Jia's mother and the others didn't know about this, and it was only because the emperor felt pity for the failure of the East Palace's heirs that he made a special decree.Some outsiders knew about it, and some didn't, and they all sent He Yi over.

One is that the emperor's reward is a bit unusual, and the other is that these two things come together, which is a bit too coincidental.Those who were astute, inquired about it once, only thought about the word "well-educated" for a while, then immediately changed their clothes, and went to Lin's mansion to congratulate each other in person.

Jia Lian came over to congratulate her, and told the good news. As she was talking, she didn't know who said: "It's such a big happy event, the eldest son should come and kowtow."

This is not a good thing to say. If it is because of the eldest daughter of the Jia family that she has the flesh and blood of the Tian family, Lin Jue can barely pass by asking Lin Jue to kowtow, but there is no reason for him to go alone; It's normal, it's just that the time of saying this is wrong.Lin Jue's surname is Lin, and he is a descendant of the Lin family. When he got the news, he should kowtow to the ancestors of the Lin family, his father and mother first. There is no reason to kowtow to his grandmother first.It's just that since the words were said, there was indeed a happy event in Jia's mansion, and it would be a bit bad if the Lin family didn't go, so Lin Hai took Lin Yan to Rong's mansion.

Jia's mother received a letter from inside, so she ordered him to come in and talk. Lin Yan didn't want to go, but his grandmother had to go.

Although the emperor gave extra rewards, after all, she was only pregnant, and the birth of a boy or a girl is unknown, so the people in Jia's house would not celebrate grandly, only a few relatives and relatives came to congratulate Jia's mother.

When Lin Yan came in, Mother Jia pulled him and asked, "Why didn't your brother come? Miss Lin didn't come either?" Then she said, "I didn't invite you, and you didn't come either." Then she laughed with everyone and said, "His old lady That's not the case, how can you raise a few honest children like this, and it's not that they are far away, and they don't come to the house when it's not New Year's Eve."

The brothers and sisters kept their filial piety, so naturally it was not easy to go out.Although Jia's mother scolded, she really said that the three brothers and sisters Lin Jue were filial and respectful.

Everyone here couldn't hear it, so they all picked it up and said, Mrs. Shi Ding said: "This is where these children know how to be polite, but the old lady said, I see, it should be rewarded." People thought about picking out a few gifts from the prepared gifts, a ruler head, and a pair of golden zippers for the number one scholar and the first prize.Mrs. Shi Nai followed Mrs. Shi Ding, and she was also a ruler and a pair of golden handles.

Mrs. Wang Ziteng had never seen her before, so she called to her and asked how old she was. After looking at her for a while, Fang and Jia's mother said: "It's true that the old lady is a good person. The grandson she raised is so good, and this grandson is also so good. " Speaking of this, he said to Mrs. Wang: "If you are not afraid of my aunt's blame, this child and Baoyu are better than my aunt." Then I gave a gift.

Mrs. Wang Ziteng said this clearly to Mrs. Wang, and she also flattered Jia Mu.Why was Jia's mother unhappy, and said with a smile: "Baoyu is fine, I, Yan'er, is really better than his uncle," and talking about Lin Yan's entry into school, "Pearl is better than his old man. No one in the relatives agrees, and after seeing the two of them, they are incomparable."

Speaking of Jia Zhu, the first Li Wan couldn't bear it, his eyes were red, because in front of people, and it was time to be happy, he had to bear it.

Wang Xifeng was pregnant, and Jia's mother made her sit down for fear that she would lose her fetal gas due to fatigue.There were no distant relatives in the house, except Mrs. Zhongjinghou's wife, the rest were either her natal family or her in-laws' family, and it was true that her legs were sore, so she sat and talked.

Seeing that Mrs. Wang and Li Wan were uncomfortable, they changed the topic and talked about Yuanchun's pregnancy, Lin Yuzhong's Jinshi, and then Baoyu's intelligence, so everyone was happy again.