[Red Chamber] Madam's wishes come true

Suddenly throwing people into an environment where exams will be taken every three to five times, most people will be subconsciously nervous, and then work hard for a better result——

Those with excellent grades will subconsciously strive for No.1, those with poor grades hope that they will not fall to the bottom, and those with good grades will also hope that their grades can climb up a few places.Even people who don't care about grades will subconsciously hope not to disturb others in this environment.

As a result, in just two months, the grades of Guozijian students have improved a lot.

When the score does not appear, everyone can only look at one thing whether they have made progress in their studies, and that is whether the ranking has risen.But there is one thing that is very easy to overlook in this way. When all the candidates in front of you are improving, your ranking will not decrease at all.

Under the current imperial examination admission system, it is actually right for candidates to adopt this method.

After all, the imperial examinations are all about rankings, and they don't care so much about the candidates' real talents.

But this method has a very big disadvantage, that is, if this happens, you will doubt whether all your studies during the previous period were all useless.

Your ranking will never change. At the beginning, you can confidently say that everyone is improving, but after a long time?

Your motivation will be knocked down, you will start to slack off, and then wait until the person behind you catches up and overtakes you, and then you will press on...

It is different with scores. As long as you don't get full marks in every test, you can know whether you have made progress from the scores of each test.Although there are also different scores for different test papers, but combined with the rankings, the situation is very clear.

So it was no surprise that within a few days, Zhen Fu found that the enthusiasm of the students of the Guozijian to study had greatly increased.

Then came the Triennial Examination.

The students of Guozijian were not confident about the number of candidates admitted in the past examinations, so the number of applicants for this examination was not large. Among all the applicants, only the top ten applicants signed up.

Zhen Fu looked through the information and found that there were still [-] people who signed up for the last test.

Although there were only three people who passed the exam, since there were twenty applicants last time, how come there are only ten applicants this time?

Confused.

Zhen Fu asked someone to persuade them, and found that this group of students seemed to have lost confidence after being hit by the exams in the past two months, so they were completely disappointed with the Gong students who passed the exam.

As for signing up with the idea of ​​exercising yourself?

Then there is no need, okay?Isn't it enough to take the Guozijian exam every day?Why take the initiative to participate in the exam that is destined to fail the exam?

Zhen Fu: "..."

No, you guys are the smartest batch of Juren in the world.

And the test frequency he set for the students is really not high. He used to do the questions every day for the imperial examinations, and sometimes he could write a whole set of questions with a brush in two days. Where to where!

But there is no way, no confidence means no confidence, and if you don't want to take the test, you don't want to take the test.

No matter how much Zhen Fu said, they could not shake their minds at all. Until the registration time was over, this group of students only had one more No. 11.

Zhen Fu was funny and angry, so he ordered directly: "After the exam starts, I will go to the emperor to ask for a set of this year's exam questions for you to do. The same nine days, three games, one game for three days, remember to go back and let your family prepare it. Good pen, ink, paper, inkstone, bedding, etc., let’s start the exam at the same time.”

The students were in an uproar in an instant, wishing they could rush up and put a sack on the Guozijian Jijiu, who looked like a fairy, but had already been blackmailed.

Hey hey hey...they are really too difficult.

If they had known earlier, they might as well sign up for the test directly.After all, if you perform at a super-level in the exam, or if you encounter a question you have done, you may still have the dream of being a tribute student in the exam, but in the Imperial College exam, no matter how well you answer the questions, it is just a "good job". Nothing", but suffering in vain.

The students were about to cry.

The students who signed up for this exam could not help but rejoice at their misfortune while rejoicing.

Not long after, it was time for the test.

After nine consecutive days of exams, even a hardened body would feel tired, so after the exams, Zhen Fu gave everyone a holiday with a stroke of his pen.

Zhen Fu also took the opportunity to go home and spend more time with Lin Kou and Xiao Douer.

Xiaodou'er became famous during the Hundred Days Banquet, and after constant discussions between Zhen Fu and Lin Kou, she finally decided on "Zhen Xiu". Now that the child is grown up, the two are still more accustomed to calling the child Xiaodou Son, I always feel closer this way.

Zhen Fu played with Lin Kou and Xiao Douer for a day, and soon returned to the Imperial College.

Although the examination results have not yet been released, the results and rankings of the Guozijian students have already been announced.

Due to the absence of the top ten, the results of the top ten in this list do not seem to be very good.But it may be stimulated by Zhen Fu, so this time the students' test scores have improved by a small amount.

If the current top two were placed in the past, they could even be ranked in the top ten.

Seven or eight is not impossible.

Of course, the premise is that the top ten players do not perform exceptionally well.

Zhen Fu was a little surprised.

But what should the students do after reading the report card, they don't seem to stop for the report card at all.

Zhen Fu looked at the students who didn't take this result to heart, and secretly thought, after the test results are released, you will regret it.

In fact, they did regret it...

Because after the announcement of the admission list for the general examination, the students of the Imperial College found out in astonishment that they had only applied for one student this time, but eight of them had been admitted.

Only three people failed!

This data has not been passed by the Guozijian for more than [-] years.

And if according to this result...

Everyone remembered the report card issued in the previous exam, and the top three at that time beat their chests and feet, wishing they could go back to the past and beat themselves who didn't sign up at that time.

There is only one registration short, and it is only one registration. Their current status may be Gongsheng.

Gongsheng, on the other hand, is an absolute Jinshi.

The same Jinshi is also a Jinshi!

cry!

Zhen Fu told Lin Kou about this as a joke, and Lin Kou suddenly became ill-intentioned: "Don't you hope that there will be more applicants next time? You might as well hang out in front of them every day these few days, and then sigh , let them increase their memory."

Zhen Fu burst out laughing, and actually followed Lin Kou's wishes and wandered around in front of several students a few times.

A few students: "..." Do you know about depression?Depression!

Seeing the tragic situation of a few students, many students couldn't help but shuddered with empathy, and then silently made up their minds in their hearts. No matter whether they have confidence in themselves or not in the next test, the registration is over.

Anyway, you have to take the exam whether you register or not. If you pass the exam, you may encounter miracles. If you don’t register, you will...

Several people looked at the top three in the previous exam, with lingering fear.

……

At the end of the general examination, those who passed the Gongsheng examination will drop out of the Imperial College.

After all, they are already 100% Jinshi, so there is really no need to stay in the Imperial College to waste time.

Zhen Fu met several students who passed the Gongsheng examination this time: "Although you all passed the Gongsheng examination, the rankings are very different. If you are not in a hurry to become an official, I suggest that the students who are not ranked second You can wait another three years to take part in the next imperial examination. You should know that although there is no difference between Jinshi and fellow Jinshi at the beginning, the final upper limit is like a natural moat."

Several students also understood what he meant and nodded their heads one after another.

In the end, among the five students who were ranked outside the top two, four were planning to continue studying at home for three years and wait for the next palace examination. Only one student who was already very old chose to take the palace examination.

This is also a very sensible thing.

Although the upper limit of fellow Jinshi and Jinshi is like a natural barrier, if he is too old to touch the upper limit of fellow Jinshi, there is no difference between Jinshi and fellow Jinshi.

The man thanked Zhen Fu: "If it weren't for Master Jijiu's help, I'm afraid I still won't pass the Gongsheng exam this year. For the sake of my wife and children, I should give up the exam and become a county magistrate. Thank you, sir!"

Zhen Fu hurriedly helped him up: "I can't do it, I just did my duty."

The students were very grateful for his help, and earnestly kowtowed three times to Zhen Fu before leaving the Imperial College.

……

The general examination is over, and soon it will be the palace examination.

The four candidates who signed up for the Guozijian, three second-class Jinshi, and one third-class Jinshi, have also gained a reputation.

After the results spread, the number of people who signed up for the Imperial Academy increased a lot.

And Zhen Fu was also in the court hall, and was greatly praised by the excited emperor. He even mentioned in words that after the end of the three-year term, Zhen Fu would be promoted.

Everyone was envious of Zhen Fu, but Zhen Fu himself remained indifferent after hearing the news.

Even feel a little annoying.

All over the court, he couldn't find another place that was as relaxing and fun as Guozijian offering wine. If he could, he even hoped to live in this position for the rest of his life.

Fortunately, the other officials didn't know what Zhen Fu was thinking, otherwise they would scold him for not knowing what to do.

After the palace examination was over, it was time for Daiyu to get married.

Lin Kou didn't know what to give Daiyu as a birthday present, so after asking Daiyu and Jiang Lin what they thought, she gave the couple a bottle of medicine.

The Lin family has a profound background, and Lin Ruhai is also high in authority, so this wedding was held extremely grandly.

Whether it was Daiyu's ten-mile red makeup, the countless copies of lost books in the dowry, or the majestic mahogany box, they all earned everyone's requirements.

Although I felt a little disappointed when I found out that Jiang Lin was alone and had already resigned from office, but after learning that Jiang Lin relied on himself, he bought a five-year-old mansion near the Lin family, and half of Daiyu's dowry was After Jiang Neighbor's dowry, such disappointment turned into envy.

Although there are still people who complain that the two have no elders to help them in their families, in most people's minds, this is an excellent marriage.

After Daiyu got married, she was more free to go out.

However, Lin Kou saw Daiyu less often—

Because Jiang Lin couldn't sit still, he took Daiyu around almost every day.Although this proves that he really took the promise he made to Daiyu to heart, but sure enough, Jiang Lin is still very annoying.

Zhen Fu found out, and couldn't help but feel a little guilty: "Do you want to go out for a stroll, Madam, we..."

"No, I don't want to." Lin Kou waved his hands lazily, "I just like to stay at home, eat and drink lying in the shade of a tree every day, and sleep for a while when I'm sleepy. Isn't this day not good enough?"

Having experienced the end of the world, she has no curiosity or affection for the wild environment.

Seeing her serious expression, Zhen Fu was relieved.

Lin Kou didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "If you like to go out, you might as well take Xiaodouer out. He is at the age when he is curious about the outside world. He will be happy if you take him out. I'll let it go."

Although she often goes out with Xiaodouer, but as expected...

She would be happier if someone could do it for her.

After Daiyu's wedding, she almost became a semi-missing person.

Lin Kou was wondering if she would have to wait until Daiyu was pregnant before seeing anyone, but she didn't think that just a month and a half after Daiyu got married, Daiyu thought of her sister and brought a few sisters to the the door.

Lin Kou looked around and found that all the girls in the original book who were unhappy in life now looked peaceful and happy.

Even Xichun, the only unmarried girl among the girls, after these years of carefree life, the loneliness and world-weariness in her eyes have completely faded away, and she has become a simple little girl.

Although she still spit out a few shocking words occasionally, she is no different from an ordinary girl.

Daiyu sat next to Lin Kou and talked about the reason for her visit: "This time we came here not for ourselves, but for the sisters who accompanied the old lady on the last journey."

Lin Kou was stunned for a while, and then remembered who the little girls Daiyu was talking about were.

There are six little girls in total, two from the Jia family, one is Wang Xihuang, the daughter of Wang Ziteng, two are cousins ​​of Xiangyun, and one is Xing Xiuyan.

At that time, Tanchun's marriage was basically finalized, and only Xiangyun and Xichun were left to accompany the old lady every day in the big Jia family. Baoyu and Jia Lan never came back, and Jia Huan was not close to the old lady. Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng He was busy with business outside, so he naturally had to bring his children with him.

After all, the old lady is too old to take good care of the two children.

However, the old lady had reached the end of her life at that time.

In order to let the old lady spend her last days happily, Lin Kou suggested to Jia Min that she select a few girls from relatives to accompany the old lady at Jia's house.

After all, from the moment the old lady appeared on the stage, she especially liked the scene where her children and grandchildren were around her knees.

Jia Min also thought this method was good, so he quickly found the Wang family, the Shi family, the Xing family, and selected many young girls from the concubines of Jia's family to accompany the old lady for fun.

Now that the old lady is gone, it's time to find out about the marriages of the little girls——

This is also the condition that was agreed at the beginning.

But the problem is that Jia Min has been filial piety for three years, and he can't go out to socialize, so naturally he can't find marriages for the girls.

She could only write down the list of suitable candidates that she had impressions before, and gave Daiyu a few girls who were married and could go out to socialize at will.

but……

Daiyu lowered her head in embarrassment: "I've been out every day recently, but I haven't participated in socializing, and the girl I met at the banquet before seems not suitable. But my current identity..."

She spread her hands helplessly, "I'm afraid that the one I selected will not meet their expectations at all."

Now among the few people, Lin Kou and Baochai are the only ones who have the highest status as husbands and the highest standards of attending the banquet.

however……

Lin Kou said helplessly, "But I almost never attend those banquets, and you can't help but look for me."

Baochai also felt helpless: "Although my husband has been promoted to an official, now he has a higher official position and contacts with more people. But... I was pregnant one after another before, and then I had to take care of two children. I haven't participated in many banquets yet. Not enough people, and not many connections.”

The two looked at each other, both a little bit dumbfounded.

The two people who are most likely to do this can't help it, and the other girls can't help it.

Daiyu frowned: "If this is the case, wouldn't the sisters have to wait for a few more years?"

Among the six girls, except for the two girls from Shijia who are younger than Xiangyun, the other four girls are all over the age. If they wait any longer, they will become like the well-known Fu Qiufang in the capital and become a joke among others. .

Now that Daiyu is gone, but the 23-year-old girl Fu Qiufang in the original book is not married yet.She also seemed to be desperate for her elder brother Fu Shi, so at the beginning of this year, she simply twisted her hair and became a monk.

But nowadays there are few nunneries that are clean. Although Miss Fu Qiufang realized something was wrong after living vigilantly for a few days, she escaped intact and reported to the police, but her reputation was still damaged.

Although the situation of these families is different from that of the Fu family, in case...

Lin Kou also knew the importance of her daughter's family's reputation, so she looked at Baochai after pondering, "Although your mother-in-law has a bad temper, she should have a lot of contacts after running the business over the years? I can also ask the general of Zhen Guo The two sisters-in-law, with their help, should be able to find a good candidate."

After speaking, he looked at Xichun, who was the only single girl among the girls, and said with a smile, "And we might not be able to find a suitable candidate for Xichun."

She intended to make fun of Xichun, but it was also to test Xichun's thoughts.

After all, Xichun has also reached the age of seeing each other for marriage.

But after hearing Lin Kou's words, Xichun shook her head directly: "You two sisters don't have to worry about my marriage."

Lin Kou was taken aback, and couldn't help frowning: "I vaguely remember that you had the idea of ​​becoming a monk before. Could it be that after all these years, you haven't given up on this plan?"

After swiping, everyone looked at Xichun.

Xichun was at a loss for a moment, and suddenly laughed: "Sister Kou, don't worry, I haven't thought about becoming a monk for many years. I don't let the two sisters worry about my marriage, it's not because I want to become a monk, and it's not because I'm worried about trouble You, or don't trust you. I say this just because I already have a suitable candidate for marriage. "

She smiled, "I have already reached an agreement with him, and we only need to wait for the second brother Lian to finish his filial piety, and let him come to propose marriage."

Everyone was stunned.

From what it means, is this person in Xichun's eyes a person she knows and has the opportunity to contact?It's a pity that Chun gets along with everyone every day. The people she knows should be known by others too!

However, no one knows who this person is!

Everyone was stunned by Xichun's secrecy, surrounded Xichun in the middle, and asked who this person was.

Those with big brains even began to wonder if this person might be a servant of the Jia family.

but……

Xichun didn't hide her thoughts, and said with a smile immediately: "It's the apprentice brought by the old genius doctor of the Lin family. I have been in touch with him a few times, and I found that we chatted very speculatively. It's better to marry someone you know well, so I asked him what he meant, and he also thought I was good, so we made an agreement."

"Don't think that we are giving and receiving in private, and don't worry, we just met and chatted a few times."

Because of the messy family in Ningguo Mansion, Xichun hates people who are hot-headed in matters of men and women, so she always abides by etiquette and never crosses the threshold.

But such an approach, in the eyes of the girls except Lin Kou and Daiyu, was already out of line.

No one expected that Xichun would settle the marriage for herself without saying a word.

Baochai is more realistic, thinking of the other party's conditions——

The master who is a miracle doctor, and the identity of a human being, and then there is nothing.

She looked at Xichun with some worry.

Xichun didn't think there was anything wrong: "I'm just a hobby of painting. Besides, I don't like fancy clothes and food, and I don't like gold and silver jewelry. I just want to be quiet and plain in my life. I think he can satisfy me. With this request, I don’t care about other things.”

Daiyu followed suit and nodded: "I like it, but you don't need to pay too much attention to external things."

Lin Kou thought of the image of the little drug boy back then, a handsome young man with a smile as bright as the sun, a tall and straight figure, and a smell of clean medicine all over his body.

Not very handsome, but better than clean temperament.

For Yu Xichun, the cleanliness of her body should be particularly attractive, right?

Lin Kou couldn't help curling her lips, and shook her head with a smile: If that drug boy wasn't a duplicity, Xichun really picked a very suitable marriage for herself, and they really don't need to worry about Xichun.

Xichun was parting from a few sisters who were worried about her, and her eyes accidentally met Lin Kou's eyes. After being dazed, she couldn't help showing a peaceful smile.

Lin Kou looked down at Xiaodou'er: "It seems that in the blink of an eye, I have you, and the little girls have their own destinations."

Xiaodou'er turned her head and looked at her mother blankly: "???"

Lin Kou laughed, and kissed Xiao Douer's forehead.

The little girls' attention was diverted by the matter of Xichun, but Lin Kou and Baochai still remembered to find out about the marriage for Xing Xiuyan and the other little girls.

After they left, Lin Kou and Baochai said a few words, then boarded the carriage and went to the residence of General Zhen Guo.

Unfortunately, the two sisters-in-law were not there, and only two masters, Lan Yun and Lin Ying who came to visit, were at home in the General Zhen Guo's mansion.