The eldest brother of the Lin family in the Red Chamber

After the emperor's birthday, the list was posted,

The few stewards brought by Rong Jia were led by Lin Ke, and they squeezed through the crowd looking for the list, looking for the name of their second master everywhere, after looking for a long time, it was still Lin Ke who had sharp eyes and saw it. , Shouted: "I got the hit! I saw the name of Second Master Rong!" The manager of the Rong family hurriedly came over and followed Lin Ke's fingertips to look over it. Sure enough, he got the hit, No. 17 in the second class.

Compared with Lin Mo's Huiyuan back then, it was slightly different, but for his age, it was already very rare.

The servants of the Rong family and the Lin family happily returned to the government to report the news.

Because of Shui Rong's early communication, Lin Mo also knew it well, and it was funny to see Rong Jia fidgeting and trying to stay calm.No matter how you say it doesn't matter whether you hit or miss right now, you still look forward to a sure hit.So when Lin Ke and others rushed back, he ignored their rudeness and asked, "How?"

"Second Master Rong has won! The [-]th place in the second class!"

"Oh?" Lin Mo raised his eyebrows, "Reward!" Then he lowered his head to hide his astonishment.He had read Rong Jia's article, and although it was not bad, it was beyond his expectation that the ranking was so high. Thinking of Shui Rong's expression when he came to congratulate him that day, he frowned slightly, and said to Rong Jia: "One more thing , King Beijing found a house for you earlier and was repairing it, and he came to congratulate you again, so you probably have to prepare a gift for him as well."

Rong Jia hastily said yes, but felt embarrassed, what kind of etiquette should be prepared for the palace to be decent and not at all impolite?

Lin Mo thought he was thinking of something else, so he said, "Don't be too embarrassing. Although the Beijing Palace still has some real power, but the military power of the ancestors has been lost. Although he has no vision, he is timid and fearful. It won't cause any trouble, you have intersected with him, and you won't cause trouble for uncle, just don't worry."

Rong Jia couldn't help but be speechless.

No matter how much Rong Mingqian looked down on the old ministers, he was just commenting on the conduct of his children, and he only talked about those aristocratic families that had already declined.Cousin is fine, he even made bad comments about King Beijing, the only one among the four kings and eight princes who still has some power!A little too bold.But ever since he heard that his cousin had entrusted Beijing King with such trivial matters as buying a house, he was relieved.

When he was in Shandong before, my cousin had the courage to make people who were older and nobler than him willingly do things for him.Even my father once said that the elder brother of the Lin family had an indescribable vigor that made him feel scared when he looked at it.The two brothers also clearly realized that if Lin Mo asked them to do something for him, they would not have the courage to refuse.

What a horrible person.

Rong Jia warmed up his books at home for a few days before going to the palace examination. Compared to the nervous attention of the servants of the Rong family, Lin Mo seemed a little too leisurely. There is a mistake." My uncle has always been cautious in being an official, and he has never made any serious mistakes. The emperor has to give this face, not to mention keeping Rong Mingqing's son in the capital, there is no harm to the Holy Majesty, just a quota. , the emperor is not a stingy person.

Having said that, Rong Jia was still quite nervous during the real imperial examination.

Because the Enke opened for the emperor's birthday, the palace examination was co-chaired by the two emperors.The emperor has always been benevolent and filial. Although the two emperors work together, the emperor alone is in charge.Although the emperor and the emperor are father and son, their preferences may not be the same, and Rong Jia's articles may not please the emperor.

But as Lin Mo said, he has already passed the general examination, so there is no reason to kick someone out during the palace examination.In the so-called palace examination, the first one is nervous, and the third one is feared, and it has nothing to do with the second one.

It's just Rong Jia's name, which is the name of the Supreme Emperor.

Luo Daowei, as the commander-in-chief of Shandong, dared to be so arrogant that he used soldiers as servants, which had something to do with his aunt being the emperor's imperial concubine.However, Rong Jia's luck was good. It happened to be Chun Wei when the incident happened, and countless scholars gathered in the capital. You can't get angry, you have to give it a lot of praise.However, the emperor had a good impression of him, especially after learning that he was Lin Mo's cousin who was taught by Lin Mo himself.Even if it wasn't for this, his performance in the palace examination was very good.

There is a specialization in academics, and no matter how talented the emperor is, he will not be better than the Hanlin who studies every day. The results of the general examination generally determine the general direction. However, when facing the emperor's power, scholars have different attitudes. Whether it is nervous or apprehensive or confident or arrogant, the emperor personally assesses it, and the test is just a temperament.

At first, the emperor saw a child who had not yet grown up in the examination room, and the cute white jade was born, so he couldn't help laughing and said: "There is a little baby, what's its name? How will it go in the exam?" The eunuch next to him was busy After looking at it, he came back and said, "Old sage, that is Rong Jia, a Shandong scholar, who will be No. 17 in the exam." The emperor smiled and said, "Rong Jia? So it's only this big."

The emperor was displeased and said: "Even if such a young child can speak from birth, how many books can he read? How dare he take the exam with half a bucket of water? It's too arrogant!"

After hearing this, the emperor smiled and remained silent.It was Zhou Hanlin who came out and said, "To the old saint, although this Rong Jia is younger, his writing is not bad."

This week, Hanlin attaches great importance to reputation, and it has reached the point of being pedantic. He was originally in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and he was also a censor. It also came from everyone. His father was particular about "fighting to the death" and sacrificed himself on the battlefield.The emperor wanted to show that he was a wise king, but he really didn't dare to do anything to him, but now the emperor transferred him to the Imperial Academy as soon as he took office.

At this time, he made it clear that he would not give the emperor any face, but the emperor could not do anything to him, so he just said: "Hmph, let's just read his article today!"

It has to be said that Rong Jia was a blessing in disguise.

The two emperors took turns to torture for a long time, but even though Rong Jia's performance was not particularly outstanding, there was absolutely no mistake.Instead, the emperor chuckled, "Compared to your father, he is far behind in learning."

It sounds like a joke, not a compliment.

A son is not as good as an old man, so it doesn't have any derogatory meaning.In Lin Mo's class, Su Ruchong was ranked third, not because his writing was not good enough, but because his father, Old Scholar Su, came second in the list, and a son should not pass his father.

The emperor coughed dryly.

The emperor smiled and said, "Zhou Hanlin has always been fair, father, what do you think?"

"Hmph." The emperor was noncommittal.

If the result of the palace examination is the general examination, Rong Jia ranks second, and if he is granted a Jinshi background, a seventh-rank Hanlin is indispensable.Many children of the Xungui family have ended up in this generation. After all, they want to enjoy the blessings and longevity of the Supreme Emperor, and then enjoy the blessing of the emperor for their veterans. However, Zhou Hanlin is unreasonable, and the children of the rich and powerful families will end. One of Fang's grandsons who came out of Wufu, named Liu Xiangru, won, and the rest, like the Zhen family and Wang's family, failed to win.Among the top three, the No. [-] Scholar and Tan Hua came from poor backgrounds, and the second place was an old Juren who was over half a century old.

The reporter sent the letter back to Jingyuan Hou's Mansion, Lin Mo smiled: "Today is a good day for Second Master Rong, and prepare some good dishes." He added, "This year's gift for the Rong family will be [-]% more." Because of Rong Jia's borrowing from the Lin family, Rong Mingqian's annual gift to the Lin family this year was [-]% more than in previous years. Lin Bai was not ambiguous, and wrote a letter to his adopted son, and also replied once if he was asked to be a nephew. However, Lin Mo is not stingy with this little money, just give some more to his uncle.

On the other side of the Rongguo Mansion, he considered it over and over again, but in the end he couldn't make up his mind, so he listened to the song and said: "Master, don't dislike me for being a slave and talk too much. It's true that the Lord and the Rongguo Mansion were not serious relatives before. What you gave is Master Lin, it’s not their family, no matter how much they give, they only feel that it’s too little, and it’s better to let the girl make up her mind if the slaves say it.”

"Sister is naturally fair, but the scolding from their family should be my brother's burden. If this happens, it is not my fault that my sister has been wronged?"

Linge laughed and said, "Should the girl hear what some irrelevant person said about the girl?"

Lin Mo said, "Forget it, you can ask the girl for her opinion."

This Daiyu is now in charge of family affairs for the first time, and once asked the female husband how to handle it properly, and the female husband replied - follow the law.So Daiyu also wanted to follow the precedent of the Lin family.The rules of the Lin family are quite simple. When it comes to entertainment, there are always rules on what kind of gift to give according to the solar terms, and it is done according to the rules. As for the amount, it is just how much other people give, and they will return as much as they gave us last year. , Our family also returned to them this year.

So when she listened to the song and asked, Daiyu said: "Just give them a copy as the gift from my grandmother's family to our family."

However, the Rongguo Mansion has recently spent more and less income, and the family has a lot of expenses. At the end of the year, it is inevitable to go to and from entertainment, and they dare not be stingy to let others see the jokes of Jia's family, so they even borrowed Rongguo. The annual gifts of Xue's family who are obedient are not missing, but just like this, the new year in my family is not comfortable, and the harvest of the farm this year is really not good.Mrs. Wang went to Jia Mu for an idea, and wanted to shorten the annual gift of the Lin family by a few percent: "After all, the nephew and the niece are in the middle of filial piety, and we are elders. Usually, the old ancestors should be careful not to break the precious jade. His blessing, the child of this relative's family, should pay more attention to it."

How could Mother Jia not understand what her daughter-in-law was thinking?It's just that the family's expenses are really a little tight, and she also knows in her heart that in previous years, Sister Feng pawned the dowry to make up for it, but this year, Sister Feng reported that she was in poor health and needed to rest, let alone take out her body. The body is no less than Sister Feng's, but these things are supposed to be reserved for Yuanchun and Baoyu, so she doesn't force Mrs. Wang to take them out, and sighs: "Forget it, the Lantern Festival can't be short for them. "

"It's natural." Mrs. Wang said hurriedly.

Because Jia's mother is an elder, Jia Min always gave Rongguo Mansion rich annual gifts when she was there. Lin Ruhai is also a filial person when she is gone, and because she has to rely on her mother-in-law to take care of her daughter, the gifts are only a lot. In the first year, it was also an annual gift imitating Lin Hai's old routine, but this year, Daiyu opened her mouth and returned according to the Jia family's gift!

How much did the Jia family send?The servants of Lin's mansion knew well that filling the gaps between their teeth was not enough, but the girl spoke, and they also wanted to vent their anger, so they even avoided the activity of going back to the uncle, so Lin Ke's family led a few decent The mother-in-law sent the New Year's gift.

Mrs. Wang was immediately upset, she had been waiting for this new year gift from the Lin family to the Zhen family!However, Mother Jia just sighed and didn't ask Lin Ke's family. When she was in a hurry, she didn't care about the old lady in front of her eyes, so she asked, "I heard that the Lin family made a whole dress for the Rong family's annual gift. The boat has attracted many people to watch the excitement, isn’t it like this?”

Lin Ke's family was surprised: "Where did the second wife of Jia hear such gossip? Master Rong is only a generation older than our uncle, and he gave so many gifts? What's more, the gifts of the Rong family have always been our Shandong wives. As a gift, the uncle is just trying to show his filial piety as a nephew, the meaning is just that, can he still overwhelm his wife? After all, it is the wife who has something to do with that side, if there is no wife, what is our uncle like to be a master!"

This made Jia's mother very unhappy when she heard this, and shouted: "Mr. Wang, what are you talking about! You haven't given rewards to the mothers of the Lin family!"