The stepson of the Lin family of the Red Chamber

Lin Yao looked at the pile of things that her uncle had someone move in, with a dazed expression on her face, "Uncle, what are you doing?"

Luo Ruojin explained the matter clearly in embarrassment, then frowned and said, "I don't know what this Mrs. Jiang means, but since I have prepared an apology, I think there is no malice. If you don't want to accept it, I will let you accept it." People go back."

"There's no need to go back." Lin Yao immediately stopped her when she heard that her uncle was going to go back. This Mrs. Jiang treated Lin Ying pretty well.Although I don't know why this Mrs. Jiang prepared such an apology for him, I think there is some intention of showing goodwill in it. He has no grievances or enmity with this Mrs. Jiang. "This Mrs. Jiang treats my second brother very well. With her in charge of Mr. Lin, my second brother's life will be easier, and he won't be dragged down by Mr. Lin. Let's accept this as an apology."

This compensation was originally given by Mrs. Jiang to Lin Yao. Since Lin Yao decided to accept it, Luo Ruojin has no right to return it.

Luo Ruojin thought of Mrs. Jiang, who was pregnant with Liujia, and couldn't help feeling, "It's a pity that a good girl like Mrs. Jiang, although she was born in a merchant's family, may not have a bright future based on her talent, appearance and character." The guy was ruined.

Hearing Luo Ruojin's sigh, Lin Yao couldn't help asking the doubts in her heart, "I heard so much from my uncle just now, and I don't think Mrs. Jiang acts like a stupid person. How could she be deceived by Master Lin?"

"It's also Mrs. Jiang's bad luck. Although she was born in Gusu, she didn't grow up in Gusu. Their family has a big business and has moved to the capital. They had been an imperial merchant for a few years, but luck was not good. Mrs. Jiang After her grandfather died of illness, her family's master could not support the family, and the imperial merchant's position was replaced by others. After staying in the capital for several years, Mrs. Jiang's grandmother disappeared, and their family returned to Gusu two years ago. Jiang's family is a family of merchants, and they are filial piety when they come back, so no one mentioned the Lin family's affairs to them, so they were targeted by Lin Run."

No wonder, it turned out that Mrs. Jiang had never heard of Lin Run's deeds before.

Although Lin Yao didn't like Lin Run's character, she had to admit that Lin Run had a good appearance, and he pretended to be a gentle and elegant gentleman.

On the road of pretending to be aggressive, Lin Run is really professional.

It's really normal for a young girl with little experience in the world to be deceived by Lin Run's appearance without any precautions.

But this time Lin Run was also blind. This Mrs. Jiang is not a lady like Luo Jingru, she is more than ten times more ruthless than Luo Jingru in terms of methods alone, but Lin Run really needs a ruthless person to hold back .

It took only two or three days for the government examination to release the list, and Lin Yao was still at the top.

After the list was released, Lin Yao didn't stay in Gusu for long, and returned to Yangzhou some other day.

After returning to Yangzhou, Lin Yao just stayed at home, packed up her things and went to live in the academy.

Knowing that Lin Yao's mansion also won the first place in the test, the expressions of her friends were a little weird, Lin Yao was very puzzled, "Aren't you happy for me?"

"Happy is happy, but..." Liang Cheng looked at Lin Yao, then at Xie Yan, "Ah Yan also passed the No. 1 exam."

Xie Yan's previous county examination was also No.1.

Both Yangzhou and Gusu belong to Jiangsu Province, and the provincial capital of Jiangsu Province is Jinling. The college examination is administered by Xuezheng, and all students from Jiangsu Province must go to Jinling to take the exam. That is to say, there is a division between Lin Yao and Xie Yan. Compete.

For a long time, Lin Yao and Xie Yan were well-known geniuses in the academy, but there was no result as to which of them was better.

After all, their academic scores are all first-class, and there is no specific score.

Lin Yao raised her eyebrows, "What do you want to say?"

"I'm just curious which one of you can get the little three yuan." Liang Cheng laughed.

Lin Yao was startled when she heard the words, blinked her eyes, and said with a smile, "Why are you so curious? The college exam is in August, so it's still early."

"I don't think I will take the exam for this subject." Xie Yan said suddenly.

Lin Yao was stunned, "Why?"

With Xie Yan's talent and learning, there is no problem with being a scholar in the exam.

"I want to accumulate for another two years before taking the exam." Xie Yan said frankly, "Sir, with my current level, although I can pass the exam as a scholar, my ranking will not be too high."

Lin Yao didn't know what to say when she heard the words.

Although Xie Yan is very talented, he doesn't have golden fingers, nor does he have the convenience of a library. He is still studying the Four Books, while Lin Yao has already memorized all the Four Books, and he has read a lot of related annotations.

In comparison, Lin Yao's advantage is too great.

Although this is very unfair, Lin Yao will not be so stupid as to leave the golden finger unused.

Where does absolute fairness come from in this world?

What the college examination had to face was all the geniuses in the entire Jiangsu Province, and even Lin Yao, who had a golden finger in her hand, was not absolutely sure that she could get the first place in the exam.

Lin Yao decided to consult with the teacher more in the past few months. There is no room for mistakes in the college examination, and there is only one step away from getting the task reward.

In this way, whenever Lin Yao had time, she would go to Qin Yuxing.

In the blink of an eye, half a month later, Lin Yao ran away with the scroll in her hands.

"Did Ayao pay too much attention to this hospital examination?" Liang Cheng wondered.

Gu Zhen also felt strange, "Yeah, Ah Yao doesn't really care about rankings."

"Ayao didn't go back to Beijing with Master Lin and the others in order to participate in the child's test. Shouldn't you have known that he attaches great importance to this child's test?" Xie Yan looked at them suspiciously and said.

"Ah Yan's words reminded me that Ayao has always attached great importance to the children's examination, but Ayao was very relaxed before. I think he is very sure about the county examination and the government examination. Only the hospital examination, because there are many opponents. Even A Yao is not absolutely sure, that's why she is always so nervous to ask the dean for advice, it seems that A Yao really wants to get the first place in the exam." Liang Cheng said thoughtfully.

Xie Yan said, "Isn't it normal to want to take the top spot test? I also want to take the top spot test. It's because I want to take the top spot test that I want to accumulate two years before taking the test. This way the ranking will be much better."

Liang Cheng didn't know how to answer these words.

"Okay, okay, there's nothing to say about this, since A Yao attaches so much importance to this hospital exam, let's not bother him." Seeing that Liang Cheng was choking, Gu Zhen took over the conversation.

After a few people discussed it, they didn't bother Lin Yao.

Lin Yao also didn't realize that his friends were tacitly not disturbing him. He was already immersed in his studies and couldn't extricate himself.

Time flies, Lin Yao was going to find her teacher today, but was stopped by Gu Zhen.

"Ayao, Ayao, wait!"

Lin Yao stopped, turned her head and looked at Gu Zhen suspiciously, "What's the matter?"

"The second day of next month is my little nephew's Grab Ceremony, my father asked me to ask you to watch the ceremony together." Gu Zhen said.

Lin Yao was stunned, "What am I going to do?"

"My father asked me to call you, how do I know why?" Gu Zhen was also confused, but the master asked him to call, so he could only pass on the message.

Lin Yao: "..."

If Gu Zhen invited him to go, Lin Yao would definitely refuse without saying a word.

His parents and elders are not in Yangzhou, so it is too impolite for him to go to watch the ceremony as a junior.

But it was Mr. Gu who invited him, so Lin Yao couldn't refuse.

"Okay, I'll go."

……

On the second day of June, Lin Yao prepared presents, and took a carriage to Gu's residence.

The Gu family didn't do much to catch Zhou Li, only a few relatives of their own, and one Lin Yao.

Therefore, Lin Yao was a little embarrassed to be by the side.

After the Zhou Catch Ceremony was over, Lin Yao was about to leave and go back to the academy, but was called to the study by Master Gu.

"Uncle Gu, I don't know what's the matter to call the junior here?" Lin Yao thought to herself, it's not true that Master Gu called him to participate in the Zhou Catch Ceremony, but it's true to tell him something in private.

Gu Shiming asked Lin Yao to sit down, and then said with a smile, "Before your master returned to Beijing, he asked me to take care of you. You haven't been to Gu's house during this time, and I don't have time to see you, so I had to take you Call me here, Ayao won't blame Uncle for being troublesome, will she?"

Lin Yao was taken aback when she heard the words, and then said with a smile, "Uncle's words are serious."

"I heard from Zhen'er that you have been preparing for the exam with all your strength recently, how is your preparation?"

Lin Yao said, "The teacher said that it's not a big problem to be a scholar. If you want to get the first place in the exam, it depends on the chance."

Gu Shiming nodded when he heard the words, "Your teacher is real."

In fact, whether you do well in the county test, the government test or the hospital test, it still depends on the examiner's preferences. Otherwise, no matter how well-written your essay is, if it doesn't meet the examiner's wishes, your ranking will not be too high.

Gu Shiming went on to test Lin Yao, and then said with a smile, "In my opinion, you didn't have a big problem in the college test this time. Go back and rest more, and don't push yourself too hard."

Lin Yao thanked her earnestly, then wentssip a few more words, and offered to leave.

"It's getting late, I'll send you back to the academy."

"My nephew came here in his own carriage today, just go back by yourself."

Gu Shiming insisted on sending a few people to see him off, but Lin Yao refused and had to agree.

Back at the academy, Lin Yao went directly to Qin Yuxing and told him about Gu Shiming's examination today.

Qin Yuxing raised his eyebrows, "What did he test you for?"

Lin Yao repeated it honestly, and Qin Yuxing smiled lightly, "You should keep in mind what Master Gu tested you for today, maybe it will be useful at that time."

Lin Yao's heart moved when she heard the words, "Could it be that Mr. Gu has the same understanding as the academic and political students of this subject?"

"If you are an official in the same dynasty, you will naturally recognize it." Qin Yuxing said.

This statement does not sound familiar.

"Does the teacher know who the Xuezheng in Jiangsu Province is?"

Qin Yuxing said, "Of course I recognize it, but I don't have much friendship. This person is rigid, follows the rules, and doesn't like the kind of person who is too jumpy. Your style of writing is just right for him."

Lin Yao looked at his teacher with a strange expression. Others don't know, but Lin Yao still doesn't know?It is no exaggeration to say that his teacher's temper is out of character.

It seems that the relationship between his teacher and this senior Xuezheng is not just a simple lack of friendship, maybe they also dislike each other.

Qin Yuxing noticed Lin Yao's expression, raised his eyebrows and said, "You don't have to worry about this lord Xuezheng picking your thorns, he is wrong about things and people, as long as you write well, he will not lower your ranking, don't worry."