[Red House] Ban'er's Road to Imperial Examination

After the three exams were over and the results were posted, Wang Yue was indeed number one.

Naturally, after the exam, it will take a while to relax. At this time, it is natural to consider socializing and attending the celebration banquet set up by the magistrate.

The celebration banquet was three days later. Before that, Wang Yue went out for a meal with Jun Bowen, Zhou Runxin and a few students he had just met, and then went directly to Jia's house to visit.

First, I went to Mother Jia to thank her. I had to thank the Jia family for such a great favor. But this time, I couldn’t use my own calligraphy and painting and odds and ends to get by. Buy some good things as gifts in a serious manner.

After discussing for a long time, the family took out 100 taels of silver and entrusted someone to buy a box of high-quality tea, some horses of good-quality silk and satin, and a few pieces of good-quality tea bought from an old hunter in their village. Leather, barely scraped together a decent gift.

Although this gift was not worth mentioning in the eyes of the Jia family, it was already the best thing they could offer to the Wang family.

Fortunately, the Jia family didn't expect the Wang family to send any good things. The reason why they valued the Wang family so much was because they had a promising son.

What they received was the wishes of the Wang family.

In fact, even if the Wang family didn't give anything away, they wouldn't have anything to say, but if they gave it away, the Wang family would repay their kindness. Remembering this kindness, Jia Mu and others were even happier now.

Leaving grandma Liu to talk to her, Mother Jia sent Wang Yue to talk to Jia Zheng.

When Jia Zheng saw him, he naturally asked about the exam. After he finished speaking, Jia Zheng and a few other guests sighed for Wang Yue's experience in the exam, and at the same time were happy for Wang Yue.

Then there was Mr. Qingke who flattered Wang Yue that he would definitely be able to get the small three yuan, and the future is just something in his pocket, and it is just around the corner.

Wang Yue was naturally modest about this, but Jia Zheng was full of joy, as if the one who passed the exam was not one of his distant nephews, but his own son.

After saying a few more words, Jia Zheng found an excuse to let the cleaners go out, and Wang Yue knew that Jia Zheng had something to say to him, so he sat upright, waiting for Jia Zheng to speak with a serious face.

Sure enough, Jia Zheng's words are very important, Wang Ziteng is coming back.

"Your uncle will return to the capital next month to report on his work and congratulate the Supreme Emperor on his [-]th birthday. He will meet with you when the time comes. You should prepare in advance."

Hearing this, Wang Yue's first reaction was what did Wang Ziteng see him for?

But soon he realized that the ones he had come to fight at Jia's house were relatives of the Wang family. Logically speaking, Wang Ziteng was closer to him in terms of kinship.

But he never expected that Wang Ziteng would offer to meet him.

But speaking of it, he had long forgotten about Wang Ziteng. After all, in the whole Dream of Red Mansions, Wang Ziteng didn't make many appearances. Teng this character.

But he forgot that this is no longer a book, but a real world closely related to his life, and Wang Ziteng is no longer a character living in other people's mouths.

In my mind, I carefully recalled the records about Wang Ziteng in the Dream of Red Mansions. There are not many records, but he is a very important person.

It is his own power that the four big families can still live at ease. It is him who can escape perfectly after Xue Pan beat someone to death. It is also him who can make Jia Yucun an official. It was also thanks to him that Jia Yuanchun was able to become a noble concubine, and it was not necessarily without his shadow.

And he himself is a person who is simple in the emperor's heart. After all, he can take the position of Jiedushi of the Beijing camp and control the military power of the entire capital. This does not mean that he can sit on it if he is capable.

He first served as the military envoy of the Beijing camp, and later he was promoted to the control of the nine provinces. The prime minister, who is high and powerful, is talking about him.

And when he fell ill and died in a muddleheaded way, the big family immediately began to collapse.

First, the Ningguo Mansion was ransacked, and then the Rongguo Mansion. Although the Wang family was not ransacked, their descendants were powerless. Under Wang Ren's misfortune, they even had to sell their nieces for money. This time, there is no one to rely on, so Aunt Xue has no choice but to marry Xue Baochai in a hurry, hoping that the Jia family can rescue her son, but unfortunately, the Jia family is just a mud bodhisattva crossing the river, and it is difficult to protect herself.

As for the remaining historians of the four major families, although they did not say so clearly, the ending is probably not very good. Otherwise, how could Shi Xiangyun be allowed to fall into that situation?

It can be said that Wang Ziteng is the vine, and all the four major families are attached to him. Once he falls, the four major families can no longer stand up.

For such a person, he should only meet those big figures in the court, or relatives and friends who are closely related to the family, but he, Wang Yue, is just a distant relative and a small scholar, how can He De make him speak meet?

"What? Are you afraid?"

Aware of Wang Yue's nervousness, it seemed that he had finally seen the emotions and childishness that a young person should have in him, and Jia Zheng also smiled rarely: "It's not serious, they are all relatives of my own family, there is nothing to be nervous about, go see See you, just ask for a red envelope."

Although he felt that the meeting was not as simple as what Jia Zheng said, Wang Yue could only nod.

After returning from Jia's house, Wang Yue was busy with his painting again, because the foundation had been laid before, and the rest of the busy work was just the details, which didn't take him much effort, but just worked overtime a few more times. God, the painting is just fine.

Now that the painting has been completed, it is natural that the employer needs to come to inspect the goods.

Only then did Wang Yue realize that the employer who gave him the deposit didn't seem to have left his address and contact information.

How can this be good!

Before he could think about it for two more days, the servant of the child he met in the church reappeared in front of Wang Yue.

"Master Wang, my young master said, please bring the painting with us."

Regarding this invitation, Wang Yue hesitated for a while, but after all, she still felt that she had nothing worth remembering, so she nodded and agreed.

Bring the painting, sit in the carriage, and secretly lift the curtain to remember the way to go. Regarding his behavior, the servant who came to pick him up just glanced at him and didn't stop him. Seeing this, Wang Yue felt more relieved up.

Soon, a group of people came to a temple outside the capital. This temple was not big, and the door was tightly closed. It should be a family temple. Could it be the family temple of the young master.

Wang Yue guessed a thing or two in her heart, but walked inside with the servant who picked him up on her lap. This family temple looks small, but there is something special inside, and I don't know how many detours, the two finally came to a The gate of the small yard.

The servant whispered: "Prince Wang, we're here!"

After finishing speaking, before he knocked on the door, someone opened the door from inside. The man nodded with the servant who came to pick up Wang Yue, and also lowered his voice, "Young Master Wang, please come with me."

Seeing their actions, Wang Yue realized something was wrong. Even Baoyu's Jia family valued him so much, but it didn't reach this level.

Why do you feel that something is wrong with this family?

But at this time, Wang Yue couldn't allow Wang Yue to back down, so he put on a calm look, nodded to the servant who picked him up, and followed the people behind into the small courtyard.

As soon as he entered the small courtyard, Wang Yue was taken aback. It was really step by step. Although these people were not fully armed, they all had good swords pinned to their waists. They stood upright when they saw him coming. This one stared intently and didn't move at all. It looked like a guard who had undergone strict training.

His employer is absolutely extraordinary who can afford such a high-standard bodyguard.

The small courtyard is not big, and after walking for two or three minutes, they arrived at the door. The servant walking in front of Wang Yue knocked on the door lightly and said, "Master, someone is here."

Wang Yue then heard a slightly shrill voice from inside the room: "Let him in!"

"Yes!"

Hearing the order from the room, the servant opened the door lightly and let Wang Yue in.

Seeing that the servant leading the way didn't intend to go in, Wang Yue nodded with him, suppressed the tension in his heart, held the painting in his hand, and walked in.

Upon entering the house, what Wang Yue saw was a statue of Buddha. It was a very ordinary Guanyin statue. It was not gilded all over, and the depiction was not so beautiful, which fit the identity of this family temple.

And the young man who paid him the deposit was kneeling in front of the Buddha statue and bowed his head to chant scriptures. The servants around him all bowed their heads, and no one came forward to greet him. Naturally, Wang Yue couldn't disturb him at such a time, so he lightly He found a chair and sat down by himself.

After an unknown amount of time, the sound of chanting slowly subsided, the young man kowtowed a few times respectfully, and someone next to him immediately went up to help him up.

Before Wang Yue could open his mouth to ask questions, the young master was embraced by his servants and went to the back hall. Seeing this, Wang Yue could only shut up silently.

Anyway, I've been waiting for so long, so it doesn't matter if I wait a little longer.

After a while, the young master probably finished dressing up, and then he came out of the back hall. When he saw Wang Yue, he hurried forward and apologized: "Your prince has kept you waiting."

Wang Yue smiled and shook her head: "It's okay, naturally you have to be respectful in front of the Bodhisattva, and there is nothing wrong with waiting a little longer."

Seeing that Wang Yue's face was full of fear, Tu Hui was relieved. Although he didn't need to care about the mood of such a small person, but Wang Yue was a peer he rarely met who could be compared with him. Tu Hui Naturally, he didn't want to fight against him.