Enter the red building

Xue Qiu didn't pay much attention to the rumors outside, in fact, he didn't have the energy to care about them.The test will start soon.The examination will be held in three sessions, one session on three days. The first session will be on the ninth day of the lunar month, the second session will be on the twelfth day, and the third session will be on the fifteenth day.The three-place examination items, four calligraphy essays, five-character eight-rhyme poems, five classic essays, and policy questions, are the same as those of the rural examination.

To be honest, Xue Qiu didn't let up at all. He admired these ancient candidates and students Xue Qiu very much, and he didn't dare to take it lightly.Mrs. Xue and Xue Baoqin, who were far away in Jinling, were also very disturbed. After all, this was the most important event for the Xue family in these years.Mrs. Xue went to the temple to pray to God and Buddha, hoping to bless Xue Qiu to go to high school.Naturally, Xue Qiu would not know about these things.

Lu Lian walked into the study and said, "Master, Second Master Bao and Master Pan from Jia's Mansion are here."

Xue Qiu was stunned, why did the two of them come here?Xue Pan didn't show up at all that day, so Xue Qiu didn't see Xue Pan either.Xue Qiu put down the book in his hand, stood up and asked, "How long have you been here?"

Lulian said: "It didn't take long, I was waiting in the main hall."

Xue Qiu came to the main hall with a few quick steps, and immediately saw Jia Baoyu in red, and standing next to him was a burly man in a purple gold embroidered auspicious cloud gown, so he didn't need to think that this was his cousin Xue Pan.Xue Qiu walked in and said with a smile: "I kept you waiting for a long time!"

Hearing Xue Qiu's voice, both of them looked towards the door, Jia Baoyu was the most informal, got up from his chair and smiled, "Brother Xue, Brother Xue and I came to see you specially today!"

Xue Qiu smiled, walked up to Xue Pan, bowed and said, "I met my cousin!"

Xue Pan didn't care about these etiquettes, he stretched out his hands to support Xue Qiu's arms, and said with a smile: "Qiudi came here yesterday, and I happened to be away. This time I came here specially to visit Qiudi."

As soon as he heard this voice and saw Xue Pan's smiling face, Xue Qiu knew that this cousin was also a person who had no scheming at all, which meant that he was just a fool.Xue Qiu also knew from "A Dream of Red Mansions" that Xue Pan was raised as a failure. He didn't think about anything in his heart, and he didn't think about things, so others called him a big fool.

Xue Qiu smiled, "I'll trouble my cousin to come here." Xue Qiu could only deal with these two uninvited guests.

Xue Pan looked around, frowned and said: "I just said that the place where you live is too remote and poor, brother Qiu. Would you like me to help you find another one?" He looked very disgusted.

Jia Baoyu also said: "That's right! This house is really too old. How about staying in our Jia's mansion?"

Xue Qiu knew that they looked down on the house with disgust, but he also had good intentions in his heart, so he didn't bother with them, he just said: "No, I want to study, it's good if it's quiet here."

Xue Pan blushed and said with a smile: "I have heard from my mother that you are Xie Yuan from Jinling, I am really happy and congratulated."

Xue Qiu smiled, seeing Jia Baoyu's unhappy face, he didn't want to talk about this topic, and said: "Cousin, why don't you stay here and have dinner before leaving?"

Xue Pan looked at the old house and really didn't want to stay long, so he said with a smile, "There should be us cleaning up the dust for the future number one scholar, or should we go to Zuichun Tower?"

As soon as Xue Qiu heard the name, and then thought that it was Xue Pan who said it, he understood in his heart that it might be a place like a brothel.Xue Qiu said with a look of embarrassment: "It's just that tomorrow is the day of the test, it's really—"

Before Xue Qiu finished speaking, Xue Pan said: "That's just right, today is not the day for the test." Xue Qiu was really speechless.

Jia Baoyu was not stupid, and said to Xue Pan: "Brother Xue, you have to take part in the test tomorrow, so let Brother Xue prepare well. Please invite Brother Xue another day!"

After hearing this, Xue Pan gave up and said, "Brother Qiu, I will invite you another day!"

Xue Qiu never thought that Jia Baoyu would wink like this, so he smiled and said to the two of them: "Okay, let's do it another day!" But Xue Qiu thought in his heart that he had better forget about it.

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In the Prince's Palace of Beijing, Shui Linglong was sitting by the long corridor, wearing a pink gauze dress, simple yet elegant, without makeup, but still elegant and elegant.A pair of bright starry water eyes stared straight ahead, not knowing what to think.

Wearing a green shirt, Qiu Shan came over and said, "Princess, the prince told you to come over."

Shui Linglong turned her head and frowned, and asked: "What's the matter?" Then she stood up.

Qiu Fan looked at Shui Linglong's face, and said anxiously: "Princess, you still——you will know when you go."

Seeing Qiu Shan's reaction, Shui Linglong understood in her heart that she was in a bad mood and who would mess with her.Shui Linglong had a frosty face, and walked directly towards the water-soluble study.After passing the long corridor, passing through the vertical corner door, and arriving at the door of the study, someone from his own servant went in to announce.

Wang Shuirong of Beijing is almost forty years old, but he is still personable and handsome. He looked up and saw his daughter walking in, and said directly: "I'll take care of the historian's matter for you. But you have to do something for me too." .”

Shui Linglong didn't greet her, she sat directly opposite Shui Rong, and asked, "What's the matter?"

"The candidates and students in the imperial examination this time are all high-ranking dragons and phoenixes. The emperor has promised to choose one of them to marry you. You can't object to this matter." Shui Rong said with a serious face.

Shui Linglong refused without thinking, "No, I told you about this a long time ago, and I don't agree."

After listening to Shui Linglong's answer, Shui Rong frowned, and scolded with a straight face: "You are already fifteen, other princesses and princesses are either referring to marriage at this time, or are already married. You see, you only know how to play crazy all day long. There is no such thing as a ladylike lady."

"Why don't I look like a lady? Should I be more weak and haggard?" Shui Linglong said sarcastically without giving in.

Shui Rong naturally understood who Shui Linglong was talking about, but didn't answer, and only said: "What did you do the day before yesterday? That's what a lady should do?"

Shui Linglong looked at her father coldly, and asked coldly, "What did I do wrong? What a joke!"

Shui Rong didn't want to say more about these issues, and said in a deep voice: "The emperor has already agreed, and will let you see if it is suitable."

"No!" Shui Linglong stood up and said.

"There is no room for negotiation on this matter, don't think about resisting the order!"

Listening to what Shui Rong said, Shui Linglong felt bored for a while, so she ignored him and planned to go out directly.

"Linglong, are you still blaming your father?" Shui Rong's voice was very tired.

Shui Linglong stopped in her tracks and stood at the door without turning her head, she just said coldly, "Why do you want me to walk the way you walked?"