The Jade in the Red Chamber is the Royal Courtyard

"But why did Cousin Lin walk in first? Isn't he also going to study at Tonghua College?" Jia Baoyu continued to mutter.

"You are a strange person. You call the young master of the Lin family a cousin. Don't you know that the young master of the Lin family has passed the childbirth test? If it weren't for the fact that the young master of the Lin family has a lot of filial piety, I heard the master say that the young master of the Lin family will be able to do it next year." I have participated in the provincial examination, but now I can only postpone it for three years." The staff of Tonghua College looked at Jia Baoyu in surprise.

"You, what did you say?" Jia Baoyu was astonished as if swallowing an egg, and looked at the staff of Tonghua College in a daze. He couldn't believe what the staff of Tonghua College said just now. Has Jiang Yu passed the Tong Sheng Exam?Then what does he still learn from him every day?

Zhou Rui here was also listening stupidly, but his face became extremely ugly. He finally understood why his mother-in-law always said that the young lady of the Lin family always talked with the old lady and the wife for the sake of the young master of the Lin family. Do it right, with such an up-and-coming younger brother, high school is certain in the future, even if he wins a Jinshi and enters the Imperial Academy in the future, the Lin family is always hopeful.Therefore, Lin Daiyu didn't need Jia's family to shelter her from the wind and rain at all, but now she was taking advantage of the shade of the big tree of Jia's family to let her younger brother grow up strong.

"Second Master, this young cousin of the Lin family actually..." Ming Yan was also speechless, and only surprised was left in her heart.

"Shhh! No matter what, I can't let the master know about this matter. If the old lady asks about it when I go back, I'll just say that we haven't met Sister Lin and the others." Jia Baoyu tugged at Mingyan and said in a low voice.

"Oh! Second Master, don't worry, I won't say anything." After Mingyan finished speaking, she looked at Zhou Rui again, which meant that I wouldn't say anything, but if Zhou Rui said something, I couldn't care less .

"Brother Zhou, I beg you to keep this matter a secret for me. You must not let the master know, otherwise I will be miserable!" Baoyu followed Zhou Rui with a sad face.

"Second master, don't worry, Zhou Rui knows the seriousness!" Zhou Rui said quickly, thinking in his heart that the master can't know about this matter, but he must let the wife know, otherwise if the wife finds out something in the future, Shouldn't he be beaten to death by his wife?Zhou Rui's family had secretly made up their minds.

The sun is very hot, and more and more people are gathering. The people in front are slowly lining up. There are also a few people who are not convinced and want to jump in, but they are all thrown out without exception. The weather is getting hotter and hotter. Yes, many people are already sweating profusely, but none of them quit.

"Now pay attention, except for the examinee and a book boy who is close to him, the rest of the people will stand outside the white line and wait after they reach the white line. The examinee is on the left, the book boy is on the right, and the ladyboy is standing in the middle." A staff member of Tonghua College At the end of the talk, he even made a joke, causing everyone to laugh and stand in line quickly.

"Brother Zhou, just wait here, Mingyan and I can just go in." Seeing the situation of Tonghua College, Jia Baoyu really didn't want anyone to give him away. He was expelled and kicked out, making the expelled master cry endlessly, as if he had lost something most precious, and those slaves who were originally good to the master had to slap him in the face and beg The staff of Tonghua College allowed their master to enter.

But the staff of Tonghua College were not moved at all. Those house slaves wanted to make trouble, but they saw that it was the Royal Guards who maintained order in Tonghua College, so those who wanted to make trouble could only stop their flags and drums. I had no choice but to find a way to beg the master's forgiveness.

"Old lady, this Tonghua Academy really has a lot of background, it turns out that the Royal Guards maintain order!" Jia Mu sent someone to inquire about Baoyu's news, and hurriedly passed the news from Baoyu's side.

"It seems that our news is still a bit concealed. This Tonghua College has such a big background. If Lin girl hadn't said it, our Jia Baoyu would have missed this opportunity for nothing." Jia Mu was a little unhappy Said, but looked at Mrs. Wang and Wang Xifeng intentionally or unintentionally in her eyes. These two people should be the most well-informed people in Jia's mansion, especially Mrs. Wang. How could she not know about such a big matter?

"Old lady, this academy has nothing to do with Nan'an County King." Mrs. Wang said with some grievances, besides, her son is now studying with Shui Rong in the Beijing Palace all day long. what is the relationship?Mrs. Wang said disapprovingly.

"You know that Baoyu of our family is going to do big things in the future. If we don't make friends now, who will help Baoyu in the future? We need to know the truth of 'one fence has three stakes, one hero has three gangs!'! "Mother Jia said with a small smile.

"Yes, the old lady's daughter-in-law has been educated!" Mrs. Wang said quickly.

"Well, it's good to know!" Mother Jia nodded quickly and replied, the two daughters-in-law of hers are still more inclined to the second room, because the second room's daughter-in-law is a member of the four major families, and the four families are connected with each other. Lose all lose, all prosper.In addition, this daughter-in-law is not like a big-house wife who is just filling in the house, and she has no skills, she only pleases her own man, and she is more greedy for money, and she is not too good for the children left by her husband's original wife.The more important thing is that the family background is not considered prominent. If your son hadn't been deceived by the lard back then, you insisted on marrying Mrs. Xing, but you couldn't agree to anything, and at that time, Mrs. Xing was pregnant again. I can't hide this matter, but I didn't expect that the daughter-in-law came back after marrying, but the child was lost unexpectedly. Since then, Mrs. Xing can no longer have any children. This is one of the main reasons why Jia's mother is dissatisfied .

"Mingyan, you go in with the second master but don't be naughty, you have to abide by the rules, if something happens, it will delay the second master's future, but be careful about your skin?" Zhou Rui is still worried about this little naughty Mingyan , hastily said to Mingyan thousands of exhortations and ten thousand exhortations.

"Brother Zhou, don't worry, I didn't say a word when I went in this time, I just pretended to be dumb." Mingyan immediately patted his chest and assured.

"But it's not that you are pretending to be dumb, just don't have trouble with others! I think the rules of Tonghua Academy are extremely strict, so I just said a few more words." Zhou Rui said with a smile.

"Brother Zhou, don't worry, with me watching him, I dare not measure him." Baoyu said with a smile beside him.

"I'm afraid of you if this kid can calm down without you by my side." Zhou Rui said with a wry smile in his heart. It's almost time to go in, Baoyu still remembers to go in to find Daiyu, and walks in without hearing what Zhou Rui said, but Mingyan has heard enough of Zhou Rui's nagging, seeing that Baoyu has already gone in , hurriedly oiled the soles of his feet and followed the team of bookboys into the academy, Zhou Rui was the only one left there who seemed to have something to say, Zhou Rui could only sigh deeply, and found a cool cup of tea He ordered a pot of tea and a few dishes of snacks and chatted with the steward who was waiting for the master here, asking about the origin of Tonghua Academy and why so many people wanted to enter Tonghua Academy.

The courtyard of Tonghua Academy is very large, everyone stood there neatly according to the instructions of the staff, the sky was full of sunshine, although Tonghua Academy was covered with dense trees on Friday, but there was no shade from the trees in the middle of the courtyard , the sun shone on everyone without passing through the slightest obstruction.

The courtyard is divided into two groups, one group stands inside and bears the sun, but the other group, that is, the book boys, not only endures the sun, but also suffers from being drunk from time to time, not standing Irregularity means that they whispered to each other and did not obey the rules. Anyone who violated the rules, no matter who they were, was severely whipped by the staff of Tonghua Academy.

These bookboys finally learned to stand there honestly after being beaten a few times, and Ming Yan was secretly amazed in her heart. Fortunately, she listened to Zhou Rui's words and just came in and pretended to be dumb. In fact, he still He couldn't find anyone who could talk eloquently, so he was scared back by the vicious staff of Tonghua College.

10 minutes passed, and no one from Tonghua Academy showed up. There was already some commotion in the team. Some weak people, such as Baoyu, simply sat on the ground and waited. Twenty minutes passed, and the team There are very few people among them, only some students from poor families are left standing there.

"What? Can't you bear it after only a short while?" The door of Tonghua Academy opened with a snap, and an old man with white hair and white beard came out from the academy. He said slowly, but the light in his eyes couldn't be ignored.

"Mister!" The students who had been sitting quickly stood up and shouted respectfully.

"Except for the students standing there who can go to the courtyard to take the second exam, the rest of the candidates are unqualified!" the old man with white hair and beard said slowly.

"Mr., why are we considered unqualified if we can't stand it?" The students who originally wanted to sit there and slack off immediately made a loud noise when they heard what the old man said.

"If I tell you why you are about to withdraw from the Tonghua College exam, I would like to ask you, would you like to know? You must know that Tonghua College will never admit you to anyone who quits halfway!" White-haired The old man said with piercing eyes.