Youwei, the heir of the Red Chamber

On the day when the announcement was announced, Jia Amnesty had already asked the boy to wait at the intersection, and if he met someone who announced the good news, he would be the first to invite him over.If there is no good news, don't say anything.

In Rongshou Hall, Mother Jia had just used up the sweet soup, rinsed her mouth with green tea, and cleaned her hands again.Mrs. Wang wiped Jiamu's palms with a cotton kerchief.

Yuanyang walked out with a small copper basin, and just ran into Zhou Rui's family who opened the door through the curtain.

When Zhou Rui's family saw Mrs. Wang and Jia Mu, they hurried over and said, "Old ancestor, it was said that the list will be released today."

Mrs. Wang said: "Why are you so anxious? If you pass the exam, you will be honored by the family. If you fail the exam, there is nothing shameful about it."

Jia's mother raised her eyelids, "I don't believe that he can really pass the exam. He weighs a few ounces, and I can't be more clear about it." Since she was born and grew up under her own hands, she doesn't believe that she can get out of the sky.

Zhou Rui's family had more to say, but Mrs. Wang said: "Why don't you step back soon?"

"Yes." Zhou Rui's family had no choice but to back out.As soon as he opened the curtain and went out, he saw Yuanyang coming in with hot tea.

Seeing Zhou Rui's family's gloomy face, Yuanyang asked, "Mother Zhou has something to worry about, why bother to put on such a face?"

Zhou Rui's family hurriedly pulled the mandarin duck aside, and said in a low voice: "You said that if the second master is really in high school, he will not be able to rise to the sky in the future. In the future, my wife..." The more powerful the first room is, the more desperate the second room will be.Now that the old lady is supporting them, these people are also concerned about it. If the old lady leaves in the future and Lian's second master becomes an official again, the second wife's life will be even more difficult.

Yuanyang covered her mouth and said with a smile: "Mother Zhou is just worrying about it. I can't know what the second master Lian read. If he can win by reading those books, then Liu'er might not be able to win a champion. .Okay, the old lady and the wife are still waiting for the tea, I'll go over here first." After finishing speaking, without waiting for Zhou Rui's family's response, he entered the room with a hot teapot.

Zhou Rui's family stood in place and thought for a while, feeling that everything was wrong, but they couldn't find the source, so they simply clapped their hands and thought nothing of it.There are old ladies and wives on the left and right to worry about, and the eldest girl will come to the house, and when the eldest girl is watching, they will not be able to play any tricks.

Honorary Hall

Jia Amnesty walked around the table a few times in the room, feeling uneasy, and wandered around the yard for a few more times, but still couldn't suppress his anxiety.

Mrs. Xing asked Jia Amnesty to add pastries and tea, and put them on the round table in the courtyard.

Seeing this, Jia Amnesty became even more irritable, waved his sleeves, and said with a look of disgust: "Go, go, go, do something useless for such an urgent matter."

Seeing that Jia Amnesty was not happy, Madam Xing hurriedly said, "Let them get rid of the concubine." Then she hurriedly ordered the people to act.

"Why haven't you come yet?" Jia Amnesty glanced at the gate of the courtyard, becoming more and more anxious.Seeing Mrs. Xing standing still in the same place, she felt angry again, "Why are you still standing in a daze, the housekeeper who should be the housekeeper, girl Yingchun, isn't she educated by you?"

"Master is teaching."

"Then you still..." Jia She was halfway through speaking, when he heard the boy's shout from outside the courtyard: "I've been hit, I've been hit."

"Hit? What did you hit?" Jia Amnesty didn't realize it for a while, but the joy in his heart came out for no reason.He ran quickly to the gate of the yard, and asked the little servant who was running this way with his feet scattered not far away: "What?"

"Report, report... Congratulations. Eldest Master, Lian... Lian Second Master... won, won... the first name Huiyuan."

"Really?!" Jia She was overjoyed and asked, "The first name Huiyuan?"

The little servant shouted: "My lord, it's the first Huiyuan!"

Jia She's eyes widened, mouth shut in shock, pulling Mrs. Xing beside her and said, "Madam, did you hear that just now?"

Mrs. Xing was also weeping with joy, and said excitedly: "Master, it really is Huiyuan, that's right! Brother Lian will look good to the family this time!"

Jia Amnesty couldn't help but shed a line of old tears, "Brother Lian is more promising than the one who has gone, it seems that the old lady is partial."

The news that Jia Lian had won the first place in the examination, Huiyuan, quickly spread throughout Rongning and the Second Mansion.When Jia's mother got the news, she was stunned on the spot, "Have you ever heard it wrong?"

Yuanyang said: "Old Ancestor, don't you trust your servants? Your ears are clever."

"I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it...huh." Mother Jia chewed a mouthful of her silver teeth, "Forget it... It's good fortune to bring dignity to this family."

When Mrs. Wang saw Jia Mu's behavior like this, she hated her in her heart.Led Momo and the maids back to Lixiangyuan, closed the door and burst into tears. "My poor Zhu'er, if you are still alive, why would you be so angry as a mother? It's all those thieves who are cruel and robbed you of your blessings, my Zhu'er..."

The constant crying made the servants of Lixiangyuan very reluctant to lift their feet to walk, for fear of shocking the big Buddha again.

When Jia Zheng came back in the evening, he ignored Mrs. Wang, and only took out a rare book from the box, the pages of which had turned yellow. "Let's send this to Lian'er later, it's our wish as elders."

Mrs. Wang was lying on the bed, and after hearing this, she sat up cleverly.His eyes were as red as walnuts, and he said angrily, "Master, are you really going to cling to that side? That big house didn't treat us as his own. Now, the only slaves in the Lixiangyuan are the concubines who were married They came here, did they ever think about adding people?"

When Jia Zheng heard this, he also felt depressed.Since my elder brother sold the slaves in the house last time, except for Rongshou Hall and Rongxi Hall, newcomers were added, and the rest of the courtyards only added one maid and two big maids. With Zhou Rui's family as companions, plus the two big girls around him, no new ones have been added, but these people are Wang's companions, and they are not as easy to use as their own servants.

Seeing that Jia Zheng was speechless, Mrs. Wang just spoke to Jia Zheng's heart, and hurriedly said: "Master, do you remember Brother Zhu? If Brother Zhu is still here, can this name go to the big house? What kind of character is he, Master?" Don’t you know? If you want me to tell you, the big house must have stuffed a lot of money from the house and left.”

Jia Zheng was startled, and hurriedly reprimanded: "Shut up, women, how can you talk nonsense about these things."

"Are you talking nonsense? It's too early to say. Tomorrow, I'll go back to my mother's house and go find my brother."

"You...that's all..." Jia Zheng only felt that he had no strength to deal with these bad things now.

As a close relative, it was inevitable that the Ningguo Mansion sent someone over to give gifts and congratulations.

After Jia Rong heard the news, she must have a youthful heart, she admired him, and the steward and servants who received the gift came to congratulate her second uncle in person.

Although he is a junior, Jia Rong, the eldest grandson, represents the entire Ningguo Mansion. Jia Amnesty naturally gave face, opened the middle door to receive him, and exchanged a few words with him. Seeing that Jia Rong couldn't sit still anymore, he went He sent his servants to lead Jia Rong to look for Jia Lian in the inner courtyard.

Compared to the joy and astonishment of everyone, Jia Lian seemed very plain.Although I have never been an emperor, the Kangping Palace, as the auxiliary government palace, naturally knows the way of the country and the country.A few treatises in the area are naturally easy to grasp.

"Uncle Lian." The youthful voice came.

Looking through the window, Jia Lian saw a royal blue tunic with a plain waist, happily running through the yard, followed by a few servants from the house.

In just a moment, Jia Rong pushed the door of the flower hall and ran in.The boys are naturally guarding outside.

Jia Rong first bowed to Jia Lian politely, "My nephew congratulated Uncle Lian."

"How polite." Jia Lian smiled lightly, then put the book in his hand on the table beside him, and said, "Why are you here today?"

Jia Rong laughed and said, "When my father heard about Uncle Lian's happy event, he ordered someone to congratulate him, so my nephew came in person. Last time, Uncle Lian promised his nephew that he would teach him boxing and kicking, but he forgot. gone?"

Jia Lian shook his head and said with a smile, "If you really want to learn, I will teach you. I'm afraid you won't be able to bear the hardships and give up after practicing for a day or two or a month. It's a waste of effort."

Seeing that Jia Lian didn't believe her, Jia Rong said anxiously, "Uncle Lian, let's teach my nephew. My nephew will definitely practice well."

Jia Lian looked at Jia Rong quietly with his black eyes open, and after some calculations in his heart, he finally nodded slightly.

"That's great, Uncle Lian, my nephew will come to bother me a lot in that day."

"It's okay."

Bachelor's House

In the dining room, two maidservants in green clothes placed all kinds of delicacies on the table.Beside the table was a silver-haired old lady with a brocade wrapped forehead, holding chopsticks, looking listless as she looked at the delicacies on the table.

Xu Ru took a few mouthfuls of white rice viciously as if he hadn't seen it before, picked up a chopstick of vegetables, stuffed them into his mouth, and began to chew.

The old lady rolled her eyes and said, "Old man, do you still have an appetite?"

"Ahem," Xu Ru choked suddenly.

The servants hurriedly poured tea and water, and worked for a while before swallowing the food that was choked in their throats.Straightening his beard, he said, "Why can't the old man eat, the old man still wants to live for a few more years!"

The old lady's eyes immediately turned red, and her originally weak face became even more vicissitudes. "Now there are only two of us in this house, and we are the ones who talk every day, and we are the ones who eat, and we are really old and helpless..." He wiped his tears.

Xu Ru: "...This is not the first day, it's been so many years..."

"It's been so many years, I can't help it! Good grandson, but he wants to break off the relationship for nothing. Now it's all right. In the future, I won't even have a death. I know how many years I can live."

"Ma'am..." Xu Ru's heart began to sour when he heard this.Back then, in order to give birth to a daughter, the wife injured her body and could no longer bear children.Since the only daughter left, this mansion has indeed not been angry for a long time... Looking at the old wife's white hair, he couldn't help sighing, and said firmly: "Madam, don't worry, the old man will hold his last breath in the future." I want to walk behind you, and let you go in a lively manner." While talking, he picked up a chopsticks dish for Mrs. Xu, and put it in the blue and white porcelain bowl in front of him.

Old Mrs. Xu almost didn't stop in one breath.This old man always makes people feel sour.I couldn't help but my eyes turned red again, "Old man, I don't want you to die, I want my grandson to die. It makes sense for a black-haired person to send a white-haired person. When you leave in the future, you want him to."

Xu Ru put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hand, looked at the table full of food, and suddenly lost his appetite.

"Ma'am, have you ever heard someone gossip again?" I knew there must be a reason for the old lady's sudden behavior.

The old lady Xu's complexion changed, she cast a sideways glance and said, "Hmph, you used to say that your grandson is worthless, but now everyone knows about it, and now our grandson is the first Huiyuan, and he is more promising than you were at the beginning. At your age At that time, I didn’t know which hill to graze cattle on.”

Xu Ru came from a poor family back then. When he was young, he grazed cattle for his family and went to the academy to eavesdrop.Later, the old gentleman saw that this child was extremely talented and wanted to train him, so he accepted him as a disciple. Unexpectedly, he really won the Jinshi.Later, step by step, he became a generation of famous Confucianists.

When Xu Ru saw that the old man was exposed, his face was a little red, and he blew his beard and said: "What's wrong with herding the cow, that cow is still a conscientious animal. Look at that little animal, the white-eyed wolf. In front of so many guests, he insisted on Said that there is no grandparent like the old man who herds cattle! Since he only recognizes the old lady from everyone, the old man also doesn’t recognize him as a heartless little bastard.”

"You old man... still remember." Mrs. Xu stood up angrily, pointed at Xu Ru and said, "Hmph, anyway, if your grandson doesn't come back, you don't even want to go back to your room!" After speaking, she walked out the door angrily. .The old lady behind her and the two maids hurriedly followed.

The big butler Xu Fu, who was slightly fat, came over, put his hands in his sleeves, bowed his waist, and said cautiously: "Master, do you want to heat up the food in the kitchen?"

With a "bang", Xu Fu took a step back in shock.I saw a pair of chopsticks lying horizontally on the white porcelain plate.Xu Ru stood up, flicked his sleeves and said, "Don't eat, I'm going to the study!"