I took the imperial examination in the red building

Lin Huan always wondered if he had offended Shen Juan recently, why did Brother Juan ignore him so much.

Not only do they ignore the answers, but they also leave more homework.

Lin Huan rubbed against Shen Juan with a bitter face: "Sir...why are there ten more pages of big characters today?"

Shen Juan didn't focus on anything else: "You've been slacking off too much recently, you should make up for it all at once."

Lin Huan cried and said, "Okay..."

It seems that he has been hanging around Jia's house these few days, and he hasn't studied hard, so the husband should be angry.

But...he looked at Shen Juan eagerly again: "Sir, tomorrow is my birthday."

He came out on purpose for a day!

Shen Juan looked at him and took a box from the bookshelf: "Here."

Lin Huan's eyes lit up: "For me?"

He hurriedly opened the box, and saw a piece of blue jade inside, with a hand-woven tassel and a safety knot tied on it.

"I saw that the jade on your body is not very good, so I replaced it for you."

Lin Huan quickly untied the one on his waist, and only after he took it off did he realize that the stone nerd had given him this piece. He had asked him for help two days ago, but he hadn't specifically thanked him yet.

Lin Huan tied the jade that Shen Juan gave him around his waist, couldn't help touching it, and said with a smile, "Mr. is still good to me!"

After speaking, he still put the piece of jade that he had untied back into the box.

Shen Juan: "I've never seen you bring this jade, who gave it to you?"

Lin Huan scratched his head: "I met a man on the road, and he gave it to me as an apology. At that time, I didn't have a suitable Jade Jue in my hand. Seeing that it looked good, I tied it on."

Shen Juan hummed: "Got it, don't hang things on your body casually from the people in the next round, if someone gives you a jade seal from the previous dynasty, you will hang it too?"

Lin Huan muttered, "I'm not a fool."

Having said that, he still put away the jade that the stone nerd gave him.

"Sir, a letter from Yinglian arrived a few days ago, saying that she will be in the capital today, and I will pick her up!"

Shen Juan nodded: "Go."

The carriages and horses of the Lin family waited at the pier for half the morning before they arrived at the boat of the Zhen family.

Lin Huan saw the steward of Zhen's family at a glance, and ran into the cabin when the boat docked: "Yinglian!"

"I heard your voice from a long way away." Zhen Yinglian smiled, "I came here just before your birthday, how about it, isn't it interesting?"

Zhen Yinglian has bloomed in the past few years, and the cinnabar red mole between her eyebrows has become more and more vivid. When she smiles, she is a bit clear, but she doesn't have the lovely and pitiful atmosphere of the original book.

Lin Huan said: "It's interesting, it's interesting. When Junbao heard that you were coming, he urged me to pick you up early. He is already waiting in the mansion right now."

"Is it in your mansion or Rongguo mansion?"

Lin Huan said: "In the Rong Mansion, the old lady of their family is very hospitable. She always asks my mother and me to live in their house. We spend more than half of a month there."

It was a pity for Zhen Yinglian to hear this: "My father is here too, and my mother wants to visit the shop. I'm afraid I won't spend too much time with you."

"Could it be that you're starting to look at the shop now?"

Zhen Yinglian nodded.

"You are only eight years old, and my husband told me to let you study with him."

"You have to read, too." Zhen Yinglian said, "It's just that my mother is always too busy, and I don't want her to work too hard, so I want to help her."

Only then did Lin Huan feel happy.

Zhen Yinglian glanced at him, and suddenly smiled and said, "Is it because the master only teaches you one thing now, and you are detained? That's why you want me to share it with you?"

Lin Huan shook his head fiercely: "No, Junbao and I will go to the Imperial College in a few days. Aren't I afraid that sir will be bored by himself?"

Zhen Yinglian looked at him with the expression of looking at a fool: "I am already eight years old, can I still get along with my husband alone?"

"But..." she said mysteriously, "Mr. has already reached the crown, why haven't you married yet?"

Lin Huan shook his head.

Zhen Yinglian had no choice but to give up gossip: "My mother has already bought a house in Beijing, are you going to my house to play?"

[Sweetheart: Can the Zhen family afford a house in the capital? 】

[Cabbage Tofu Nao: Let alone the Zhen family, Huanbao can afford it in the past two years, okay?Only we are poor. 】

[Speechless: The Zhen family has made a lot of money from the flower shop in the past few years, more than enough to buy a house. 】

Lin Huan said, "Go!"

The two talked for a while at Zhen's house before breaking up.

The next day, Zhen Yinglian came to Jia's mansion.

She also brought a few pots of plum blossoms.

The girls and Sister Feng sent red plums, which were bright and dazzling; Mrs. Xing, Li Wan, and Lou's sent white plums with a clear fragrance; Jiamu gave novelty green plum blossoms.

Sister Feng laughed and said, "It's also strange. I've seen a lot of plum blossoms. Most of them are red and white. How come Miss Zhen's house still has green ones?"

Zhen Yinglian covered her mouth and smiled: "My family specializes in selling these fresh flowers, not to mention green plum blossoms. If you are looking for yellow plums or green lilies, I can get them for you."

She said that when she was a businessman, she was generous, and she didn't feel embarrassed and inferior for a long time.

Sister Feng never cared about these differences in family status, but instead she looked at her with admiration: "I think Miss Zhen is young, but she is very sensible when it comes to business."

Lin Huan said: "Our two families can be regarded as family friends. She has been wandering around the shop with her mother since she was three years old, and now she is probably more skilled than those housekeepers."

The old lady is not in good spirits recently, and she was a little bit taken aback when she saw the green plum blossoms. Wang Xifeng said: "It's always the old lady who loves me a lot. From today onwards, I will also respect the old lady. Miss Zhen, look back. If you have any fresh flowers in your shop, you should bring some into our house, so that the old lady will feel better after seeing those flowers."

Zhen Yinglian immediately agreed.

Lin Daiyu said: "It can be seen that the old lady's love for the second sister-in-law is not in vain! I will also send some rare things to the old lady tomorrow."

Jia's mother shook her head: "You are a little girl's family, and there are so many things to give away, but it is serious to save for yourself."

Lin Huan whispered to Zhen Yinglian, "Is that why you came here?"

Zhen Yinglian blinked: "What idea?"

"Hmph, I don't know you yet? Your shop has only just arrived in the capital, so it must be looking for a way to buy and sell. Isn't Jia's mansion a ready-made one?"

"Huanbao is still smart." Zhen Yinglian said, "My mother wants to find a way to enter the House of Internal Affairs as an imperial merchant, but she hasn't figured out how to do it yet."

Lin Huan frowned: "It's not easy for imperial merchants to do business, especially for these flowers and trees. Most of them are covered by Xia's family. If your family wants to come in and get involved, Xia's family may not be happy."

"Their family is famous for sweet-scented osmanthus. Our family only picks other flowers. Could it be that their family grows all the flowers in the world? We are not allowed to grow them?"

Lin Huan shook his head: "If you think so, I won't persuade you. After all, it's a good ambition. I remember that Brother Juan's father is from the Ministry of Household Affairs. Maybe Brother Juan knows something."

[Sweetheart: It's not just a good ambition, it's simply a cycle of cause and effect. 】

[Cabbage Tofu Nao: Isn’t there a Xia Jingui in the Xia family, Xue Pan’s future wife, after she married into the Xue family, she was domineering, beat and scolded the girls, and hated Yinglian for her beauty and talent, and tortured Yinglian to death... ...It is a good thing that Yinglian wants to steal their business now. 】

[A disagreement: I hope Yinglian can succeed, but it is true that the Xia family is difficult to deal with. Yinglian's family should have no backing. 】

[Ah: Indeed, behind the Xia family is the Ministry of Household Affairs, one of the top imperial merchants. Yinglian just came from the south of the Yangtze River, so she really has no background. It is too difficult to break down the Xia family. 】

Seeing their discussion, Lin Huan said, "Why don't you have a background? When I become an official, I will be their family's backer!"

The husband said that after a few more years of study, he will be able to take the exam.

Jia Jun didn't see Yinglian.

He wanted to come, but was stopped by Lou: "Now that you are both over eight years old, Huanbao can see the girls at home because they are relatives, and the two of them are children. My childhood sweethearts grew up together, but you are different, don't get too close in front of so many people, I will take you to Zhen's house later, see you later."

Lou's is not the same as Li Wan. Li Wan shuts himself in the mansion all day long, never going out for half a step, and suppresses himself like something at a young age.

Lou sees it more openly, visiting relatives and friends every day, enjoying himself.

"Okay!" Jia Jun had no choice but to admit it, "Mum, we'll go in two days, I'm going to the Imperial College soon, and I won't be back until ten days later."

"understood!"

After another half a month, it was time to enter the Imperial College.

Jia Zhu, Jia Lan, Jia Huan, and Lin Huan had prepared their things early on. The four of them had to stay in the house, and the Imperial College did not allow anyone to enter, so they had to pack up a little things, such as bedrolls, and walked through the door by themselves. moved in.

Originally, Jia Baoyu was unwilling to go in, but when he thought that he would not be able to come out for ten days, he could only stay inside to study, still be with a group of old men, and not see the girls in his courtyard, so he was very reluctant.

However, Jia Zheng managed him very strictly.

The day before, Jia Baoyu had just acted coquettishly at the old lady's place and said he didn't want to go. That night, Jia Zheng took him to the study and gave him a scolding, threatening to break his legs if he was still in the mansion the next day. Send it to the Imperial College.

When they heard this, Lin Huan and the others all shivered.

Jia Jun: "Second master is so cruel, my mother is not willing to break my leg."

Jia Lan: "Yes! You all know how strict my mother is to me. She never beat me. Grandpa is so cruel."

Jia Huan rolled his eyes: "He didn't want Jia Baoyu to become a talent, he was obviously afraid that he would embarrass him."

【Sweetheart: Why don't you say you're not from the same family, and you won't enter the family? Jia Huan took Jia Zheng's thoughts to heart. 】

[Jin Jin doesn't care about it: the time Baoyu was beaten, Jia Huan also pinpointed Jia Zheng's prudish intentions, right?I really don't think he really cares about whether the girl is dead, or whether Jia Baoyu and the opera singer are not dating. 】

[Jin Jin doesn't care: he obviously felt that Jia Baoyu had made him lose face in front of Prince Yizhong's butler, so he became angry from embarrassment. He said in front of the butler that Baoyu couldn't have any contact with him, and he was slapped in the face in the next second. 】

Lin Huan took it for granted.

In the live broadcast room, he always studied with him about childhood education issues, and Jia Baoyu was the one who mentioned the most.

In addition to the doting of Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang, there are some trivial things, such as the psychological shadow caused by Jia Zhu's death to Jia Baoyu and the people in the house.

If Jia Zhu is still alive, Mrs. Wang and the others will not spoil Baoyu too much because they are afraid of forcing Baoyu to overwork and die. Jia Baoyu is actually very smart. And a little talent.

However, this talent was not used in the right way.

As for Jia Zheng, did he really just want Jia Baoyu to become a talent?

not really.

When the Grand View Garden was built, Jia Zheng took Jia Baoyu into the garden and named it. His original intention was to show off his son to his Qing guests, to show off his knowledge of the past and the present, and his ability to write good poems.

It's like the kind of parents who use their children to save face. If they do well, they will not praise them, but will try their best to belittle them. Especially in front of outsiders, they will behave very modestly and belittle their children.

Then when the child behaved well and surprised the audience, he would say that he didn't read any serious books on weekdays, and learned some delicate naughtiness, and then waited for the cleansers to refute what he said and praise his son , so as to gain a sense of vanity in one's own face.

After listening to their analysis, Lin Huan couldn't help but say, "According to what you said, Jia Baoyu hasn't been autistic or overly inferior, so he's still doing well?"

[Research on ancient literature: I think he's actually a bit autistic, doesn't he just hate class now?In order to avoid these expectations and belittling of his parents, he chose to escape from reality. 】

[Cabbage Tofu Nao: Yes, when Jia Baoyu was reading casual books, he didn’t feel like he hated reading, but rather enjoyed it, because he knew that Jia Zheng didn’t like reading these things, and he wouldn’t test him on them in front of others. 】

Lin Huan scratched his head.

What happened to the sudden sympathy for Jia Baoyu?

However, sympathy belongs to sympathy, he will not be used to Jia Baoyu.

like now.

Jia Baoyu's girls were afraid that he would have a bad life in the Imperial College, so they packed up a bunch of things and prepared to take him in.

Forget about those books, in a total of ten days, Xiren packed more than [-] clothes and three sets of teacups and tea sets for him. He was afraid that he would not be able to eat or drink well, so he added a lot of snacks, and even some bubble tea. The tea leaves and so on are four big burdens.

It's all over now, the pampered Jia Baoyu even has difficulty carrying them into the gate of the Imperial College.

He also wanted Lin Huan and the others to help him, and looked at Lin Huan beggingly.

Lin Huan has practiced martial arts with Shen Juan since he was a child, and his strength is stronger than others. Besides, he doesn't have many things, only one burden.

Then he was followed by Jia Baoyu.

"Brother Huan, my good brother, help me carry this burden in!"

Next to Jia Huan and the others had a conditioned reflex to help him carry it.

In the mansion, what they heard the most was that Baoyu was the treasure in the mansion, good things should belong to him, and if there was anything, they had to do it for him.

The result is their subconscious behavior.

In the end, Lin Huan stopped Jia Baoyu's luggage before he could take it into his hands: "Do you know why the gentlemen of the Imperial College let us go in by ourselves?"

Jia Baoyu shook his head. He usually couldn't finish his homework, so he would ask his sisters to help him write.

Lin Huan pointed to the blue-golden plaque and said, "This is the first lesson at the beginning of school, and I am told to do my own thing."

He carried the bundle in his hand, and led Jia Zhu and the others inside.

Only Jia Baoyu, who was surrounded by four big burdens, was left dumbfounded.

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