Lian Erye's Road to Imperial Examination

The case of Jia Lian taking the Zhongxian Examination set off a tornado-like sensation in Ningrong and Rongfu. It can be said that the jaws of the people in the two prefectures were so shocked that they couldn't believe it was true.

Before, people in both Ningrong and Rongfu prefectures thought that Jia Lian failed the county examination, and they were waiting to see the joke of his failure.Unexpectedly, Jia Lian not only passed the exam, but also won the case. People from the two prefectures felt their faces burning hot for a while.

The people whose faces hurt the most are the people from the second bedroom of Rongguo Mansion, their faces are all swollen!

Mrs. Wang was like a crazy woman, and angrily smashed everything in the room that could be smashed.

"How is it possible? How could that bastard win the top case?" Mrs. Wang couldn't accept this matter.

Jia Yuanchun stood aside blankly, and did not stop Madam Wang from throwing things. She was stunned by the news that Jia Lian had passed the test, and she still hasn't recovered.

Zhou Rui's family tried their best to shrink themselves into a ball and hide in the corner, not daring to persuade Mrs. Wang, but they also didn't want to be hit by Mrs. Wang, so they could only timidly hide aside.

Mrs. Wang has a gentle and gentle face, and she is also very kind to the servants in the mansion. In addition, she has a belief in Buddhism, so the servants of the second room call her a living Bodhisattva, but her face is now because of strong The ground's jealousy and anger became very distorted, and his usually approachable face became very terrifying.If the servants of the second room saw Mrs. Wang's expression at this time, they would not think that she was a living Bodhisattva, but an evil ghost crawling out of the underworld.

Jia Yuanchun was accidentally splashed by a piece of porcelain, and his delicate and beautiful face was wiped off by the shards, and immediately dripped with blood.

"Ah!!!!!!!" The face was scratched by the fragments of the vase, and there was still a lot of blood left. Jia Yuanchun was so frightened that he turned pale with fright, and screamed, "My face..."

Mrs. Wang was still immersed in her anger, when she suddenly heard her daughter screaming, she turned her head and looked over, and saw her daughter's face was bleeding from the left side, her eyes went black with fright, she hurried towards her daughter, unexpectedly because she walked too far In a hurry, and there were too many pieces of porcelain on the ground, her foot accidentally slipped, and she fell to the ground, and then a sharp pain came from the palm of her hand.

Zhou Rui's family saw that Jia Yuanchun's face was scratched, and that Mrs. Wang fell to the ground and cut her palm. She was so frightened that she trembled all over. Fortunately, she was still a little sensible, so she ran out quickly and asked for a doctor.

Mrs. Wang didn't care that her palm was cut by the debris on the ground, she got up quickly and walked to Jia Yuanchun's side: "Yuanchun, take your hand away, let mother see if the wound is big or not?"

Jia Yuanchun obediently took away his hand and showed Mrs. Wang the wound on her face.

Seeing that the wound on her daughter's face was very small, Mrs. Wang breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly comforted her, saying, "Don't worry, it's just a small cut, just apply some medicine and you'll be fine."

In fact, being splashed by the debris didn't hurt much. Jia Yuanchun was frightened by the blood. Now that Mrs. Wang said that the wound was very small, his fearful heart felt a little more at ease: "Really?" There is still more than a month left , she is about to enter the palace for a draft, and there must be no scars on her face, otherwise her life will be ruined.

"Really, there will be no scars after applying the scar-reducing glue." Mrs. Wang's heart was trembling. Her daughter was about to enter the palace for a draft. Fame, I can't find a good man to marry in my life.Fortunately, it was only a small hole, otherwise she...

"It's all the fault of that bastard Jia Lian. If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't..." Mrs. Wang didn't think it was her fault, it was because Jia Lian won the test and she lost her mind and threw things around.

"Mother, your hands..." Seeing Mrs. Wang's palms dripping with blood, Jia Yuanchun was a little frightened.

Seeing her daughter caring about her hands, Mrs. Wang smiled reassuringly at her: "My hands are fine."

Zhou Rui's family sent for a doctor, fetched water, and cleaned up the debris in the house.

Suddenly hearing bursts of firecrackers, Mrs. Wang asked: "Who is setting off firecrackers?"

Zhou Rui's family was a little hesitant, not daring to tell Mrs. Wang who was setting off the firecrackers, for fear that Mrs. Wang would be unhappy, but they had to say so, and answered cautiously: "The old man ordered people to set off firecrackers at the gate to celebrate Young Master Lian's passing the exam. The head of the case." After speaking, she saw Mrs. Wang's face turn gloomy.

At this time, the gate of Rongguo Mansion was very lively and crowded with people.Neighbors nearby heard that Jia Lian had passed the test, and they all came to watch the excitement.

Jia Lian won the first case, and Jia Amnesty was very happy and proud, so he sent people to buy a lot of firecrackers and set them off at the gate. .

Jia Amnesty originally planned to hold a flowing banquet and invite relatives and friends to have a wedding banquet.Last year, when Jia Zhu was admitted to Qingshan Academy, he had to hold a three-day running banquet. Now his son, who is the top candidate in the county examination, naturally has to hold a three-day running banquet. He couldn't be worse than Jia Zhu, but he was rejected by Jia Lian.

Jia Lian thought it was too exaggerated. He was only the top case in the county examination, not the number one in the examination. If he made such an exaggeration, he would only be laughed at.

When Jia Amnesty saw Jia Lian's objection, he immediately ate his beard and stared angrily.He felt that winning the first case was a great joy and must be celebrated grandly.

Jia Lian also knew that his cheap father didn't want him to be inferior to Jia Zhu, so he was moved and helpless: "Before when Jia Zhu was admitted to Qingshan Academy, many people in the capital laughed at him, saying that our Jia family had never seen the world. Petty. Now I’m just the top case in the county examination, and I’m holding a big running banquet, which will only make people in the capital laugh at us even more, and I don’t want to lose face.” He knew that Daddy Cheap held the running banquet to celebrate him, and told him He is no worse than Jia Zhu in the entire Jia family, but there is really no need.

Of course Jia Amnesty also knew about this matter. Hearing what his son said now, he felt that it made sense, but his son won the first place in the examination, and he was unwilling to celebrate and show off.

Seeing Jia Amnesty's unwillingness to give up, Jia Lian felt very helpless, so he could only continue to persuade: "If we don't do it, it doesn't mean that we are worse than the second uncle and the others. On the contrary, it can show that we are deeper than the second uncle and the others, not like the second uncle and the others. So superficial and ignorant."

Jia Amnesty originally wanted to hold a big banquet, but now that he heard what Jia Lian said, he immediately changed his mind and said with a smile, "You're right, we can't be ignorant like your second uncle." His son is better than Jia Zhu. Jia Zhu didn't take the county test back then.

Seeing that Jia Amnesty listened to his words, Jia Lian felt relieved, and jokingly said: "When I win the first prize in the exam, I will not stop you if you want to hold a banquet for ten days."

"If you are the number one scholar in the exam, ten days is not enough, you have to do it for a month."

Jia Lian: "..."

Wang Shanbao came over suddenly and bowed to Jia Amnesty and Jia Lian: "Master, Young Master, thank you for coming."

Hearing this, Jia She frowned, "What is that old whore here for?"

"Said the old lady sent her."

Jia Amnesty and Jia Lian didn't need to think about what Jia's mother sent Lai everyone to do.

"Let that whore in."

Everyone Lai walked in, not daring to take Joe, and saluted Jia Amnesty and Jia Lian in a polite manner, and then congratulated them both.

"What did mother send you for?"

"The old lady sent a servant to deliver things to Master Lian. Congratulations to Master Lian for being the top case." Everyone Lai took out a piece of warm jade and a hollowed-out jade pendant, and handed them to Jia Lian respectfully, "Master Lian, this is a gift from the old lady." A gift for you to pass the exam."

Jia Lian saw the red warm jade in Lai's hands, and a mocking smile rose from the corner of his mouth: "Didn't grandma take this piece of warm jade back before, saying that I have lost all the face of the Jia family, and I am not qualified to wear such a piece of jade?" Good jade, why are you sending it here again now?"

Hearing what Jia Lian said, everyone in Lai cried out inwardly that it was not good. I didn't expect Master Lian to hold grudges so much.

Jia Amnesty on the side also taunted without shame: "This piece of warm jade was given to Brother Lian, and he asked for it back after a while, and now it is given to Brother Lian. What does mother mean?"

"The old lady said that she believed the rumors last time and misunderstood Young Master Lian. She felt very sorry and asked her servant to return this warm jade to Young Master Lian."

After Jia Lian heard this, the sarcasm at the corner of his mouth deepened: "I can't stand this piece of warm jade and such a hollowed-out jade pendant. Take it back and return it to grandma." He didn't care for the gifts from that eccentric old lady.

Jia Amnesty saw that the two jade pendants were good things, so it would be a pity to return them to Mother Jia, so don't reject them for nothing.Just as he was about to say something, he received a knife from his son and couldn't help being startled.

"Master Lian, this is the old lady's wish."

"I don't dare to accept it, or one day grandma will listen to the rumors again and send you to take these two jade pendants back." That old lady was really funny. It was the first time he had seen the things she sent out and asked people to come back. To such a shameless person.

When Jia She heard his son say this, he swallowed the deterioration that came to his lips.

"Master Lian, you can't..."

Jia Lian interrupted Lai and said angrily, "I can't do anything? Did I say something wrong?"

When Jia Amnesty thought about the fact that Jia's mother had heard the rumors that she wanted to bring family law against Jia Lian, she became angry, her face turned cold, and she unceremoniously issued an order to expel everyone: "Such a good thing, our brother Lian will bear it." Excuse me, let the old lady give her precious grandson, Brother Zhu."

"Master..." Everyone Lai didn't expect Jia She and his son to be so ungrateful, the old lady showed weakness and came to give gifts, as sons and grandsons, they should accept them carefully, and then be grateful to the old lady.But the Eldest Master and Young Master Lian actually refused to accept Qiao, and still held grudges about what happened before. These two really opened the dyeing workshop just to show some face.

"Get lost!" Jia She chased everyone away like a fly.

Everyone Lai left angrily, scolding Jia She and his son for being ignorant on the way back.Back at Jia Mu's house, she told Jia Mu what Jia Amnesty and Jia Lian had said.

When Jia's mother heard this, her face turned livid with anger: "You son, you are not filial to your grandson!" Jia's mother didn't expect Jia Amnesty and Jia Lian to be so disrespectful to her.

"Old lady, Eldest Master and Young Master Lian are too much, they don't pay attention to you." Lai everyone gave Jia Amnesty and Jia Lian eye drops.

Mother Jia's face turned green, white, and red in anger, "Since their father and son said so, I, a disgusting old woman, will not put my hot face on their cold ass."

"Old lady, you are the elders in the house, how could the Eldest Master and Young Master Lian treat you like this?" Everyone Lai said with a look of resentment on behalf of Jia's mother, "They are really unfilial."

Just as Jia's mother was about to say something, she was taken aback when she heard the voice of a maid outside greeting Jia She and Jia Lian.

Everyone Lai was also stunned. They didn't expect Jia She and his son to come over, "Old Madam, Eldest Master and Young Master Lian must have come to make amends."

Mother Jia felt the same way, thinking that the boss and Brother Lian would apologize to her for what happened just now, so she would forgive them and then praise Brother Lian well.

"Let them in." The reason why Jia's mother changed her attitude after hearing that Jia Lian had passed the test was because she knew that Jia Lian's case was very important in the capital, and no one in their Jia family had passed the test. At the head of the case, Jia Lian was the first.

Jia Amnesty and Jia Lian walked in, and first bowed to Jia's mother politely.

"What are you father and son doing here?" Although Jia's mother decided to forgive Jia She and his son in her heart, she still had to put on a face.

"I brought Brother Lian here just to tell you that Brother Lian won the test."

When Jia's mother heard what Jia She said, her first reaction was that Jia She came to show off to her, she felt a little unhappy, and frowned slightly: "I already knew about Brother Lian's passing the test. "

"Although you know about it, mother, I still think it's better to tell you about it myself." Jia She grinned, showing eight yellowish teeth, smiling brightly.

Jia's mother felt more and more that the eldest son was here to show off to her: "I know." After finishing speaking, she looked at Jia Lian who was silent at the side, and asked with a straight face, "Brother Lian, the things that grandma gave you, Are you not satisfied?"

Jia Lian replied, "Grandson dare not be dissatisfied."

"Then why don't you accept it?" Brother Lian got angry after passing the exam, remembering what happened before, and dared to return the things she gave.

Jia Lian said blankly, "I dare not accept it, for fear that one day my grandmother will believe the rumors outside and send someone to take it back."

Jia's mother didn't expect Jia Lian to be so bold that she dared to say that in front of her face, her face turned cold instantly: "You..." Thinking of Jia Lian's passing the test, her face softened a little, "You are still angry I misunderstood you before?"

"Grandson dare not."

Mother Jia saw that Jia Lian said she didn't dare, but in fact she still held a grudge in her heart, thinking that this grandson was too stingy to be on the stage.

"Do you have to ask me, an old woman, to personally apologize to you before you are satisfied?"

Jia Lian sneered inwardly when he heard the words, and said with a look of sincerity and fear, "Grandson dare not!"

"You..." Mother Jia glared at Jia Amnesty, "You have taught me a good son!"

Jia Amnesty puffed up his chest, with a proud expression on his face: "Brother Lian is my good son. He passed the test and gave our Jia parents face. Now everyone in the capital is praising him."

Mother Jia's chest hurt from the anger of Jia She and his son, and she realized that the father and son came to her not to apologize for the previous, but to show off to her.

"Get rolling..." If the father and son were to continue talking, she would faint from anger.

"We came here to tell you that there is nothing else to do." Jia Amnesty didn't want to stay any longer, so he dragged his son and left in a hurry.

Jia Lian actually didn't want to come to Jia Mu. Before Jia Mu said she didn't want to see him, he didn't want to see her either, but he won the test. He had to tell Jia Mu himself, otherwise he would be labeled as disrespectful and disrespectful. His reputation is ruined.

This old lady is also very funny, she still expects him to make an apology to her, why, just because she is the eldest elder in the house.I heard rumors before and insisted that his two poems were bought from Taoist priests wandering around. I felt that he had disgraced the Jia family. If he was not given a chance to defend himself, he would use family law against him.At that time, there were only a dozen days before the county examination. If he was beaten, he would not be able to take care of him for a while, and he would definitely not be able to take the county examination properly.

He thought that the old lady didn't want his limelight to overshadow Jia Zhu, so she just took this opportunity to suppress him and prevent him from taking the county test.

Now that he is the head of the county examination, the old lady is probably not happy at all, and even thinks he is in the way.In the eyes of the old lady, only Jia Zhu, the grandson, can only be the real heir of the Rongguo Mansion.

After Jia She and his son left, Jia's mother smashed a blue and white porcelain teacup angrily, cursing: "Things that can't be put on the table."

"Master Lian is narrow-minded and fond of holding grudges, so he really can't get on the stage. Compared with Master Zhu, he is far behind." What's so great about the case leader in the Zhongxian examination, if you have the ability to win the first prize in the exam, let us see.

Thinking of Jia Zhu, Jia's mother's face softened: "Fortunately, there is Brother Zhu."

Everyone Lai thought about what he had just heard, and reported to Mother Jia: "Old lady, the second wife and eldest lady are injured."

"What? Injured? How did you hurt? Is it serious?"

"The second wife's palm was cut by the shards, and the eldest lady's face was scratched by the shards."

"Scratches your face?" Mother Jia stood up abruptly, with a very worried expression on her face, "Is it serious?" Yuanchun was going to enter the palace to draft girls in early April, and if she had a scar on her face, she would be eliminated.

"It's not serious. It's a small cut. Apply some scar-relieving glue and it won't leave a scar."

When Jia's mother heard this, she felt relieved, and sat down on the kang again: "Well, how could the mother and daughter be scratched?"

Lai everyone hesitated and said: "The second wife heard that Master Lian had passed the examination, she threw things in a rage, and the fragments splashed on the young lady's face. She slipped and fell to the ground and accidentally cut her. palms."

Mother Jia understood Mrs. Wang's mood, but Jia Yuanchun's face was scratched by smashing something, which made her very dissatisfied.Jia Yuanchun will enter the palace draft in April, and there is no room for mistakes.Fortunately, the scratches this time were not serious. If Yuan Chun's face was left with scars, let alone the failure of the draft, I'm afraid it would be hard for her in-laws to say it in the future.

"Go and tell the second wife to let her settle down and take good care of Yuan Chun during this time, so that Yuan Chun can go to the April draft intact."

"Yes."

"Go and get a bottle of white jade cream for Yuanchun." This white jade cream is a good medicine for beautifying the skin. Many ladies in the capital like to use this cream to wipe their faces.

"Yes." Everyone Lai went to Mrs. Wang's yard according to Jia's mother's order, brought Jia's mother's words, and went to Jia Yuanchun's yard to give her the ointment.

Mrs. Wang knew that Mother Jia was dissatisfied with what she had done today, and she blamed all the faults on Jia Lian in her heart.

Jia Lian won the first case, not only slapped the faces of people from Ningrong and Rongfu, but also many people from the capital.

Earlier, the rumor that Jia Lian bought the two poems that won the first place in the poetry meeting was bought from a wandering Taoist priest spread in the capital, and more than half of the people in the capital believed the whole rumor, thinking that Jia Lian's two poems were bought. He didn't have the talent to learn to write these two poems, and he scolded Jia Lian for trying to gain fame at a young age, calling him a gentle scum.Now I heard that Jia Lian won the case in the county test, and those who scolded him felt that their face was extremely painful, and it was burning hot.

Jia Lian's four poems in the county examination were also passed on. When people in the capital heard his four poems about plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum, they felt both admiration and shame.

If it is said that Jia Lian's previous two poems of Butterfly Love Flower made people question his plagiarism, then the four poems written in the county examination completely silenced those who doubted him, and no one dared to question Jia Lian's talent anymore.

Previously, at the Nanlan Poetry Conference, Jia Lian became a small Internet celebrity in the capital.Now after the rumors and the fact that he passed the test, he became completely popular and became a big celebrity in Beijing.

"Stay firmly on the green hills and not let go, the roots are originally in the broken rocks. Thousands of blows are still strong, let the wind from east to west." The fourth prince read the "Bamboo and Stone" written by Jia Lian softly, and tasted it carefully in his heart. The more taste I like this poem, the more I appreciate Jia Lian, "Sure enough, this kid did not disappoint me."

"My lord's eyes are as bright as a torch." Lin Shaoxiong clasped his fists in compliment, "Mr. Jia is very talented, and he is not the kind of fool."

The fourth prince was greatly appreciated by the compliment, and said with a smile: "Next time, don't judge people by their appearance, and don't think that because they are small, they cannot write good poems."

"My lord taught me a lesson." Lin Shaoxiong questioned Jia Lian before, but now after being severely slapped in the face, he completely convinced Jia Lian and no longer doubted his talent.

"The boy likes to eat the food in this king's restaurant, so let him go to the restaurant for a meal." The fourth prince called to the little eunuch who was waiting at the door, "Go to Rongguo Mansion to find Jia Lian, and tell him that the king saw that he passed the exam. If the case is settled, he will be rewarded with a free meal in the restaurant, and he can order whatever he wants."

Little eunuch: "Yes."

"Young Master Jia will be very happy." Lin Shaoxiong thought of Jia Lian hiding in a corner and feasting on a meal at the poetry meeting.

The fourth prince smiled slightly and said nothing more.

At this time, Prince Rui's Mansion.

After the second prince finished painting a pair of green bamboos, he brought up "Bamboo and Stone" written by Jia Lian in the blank space beside him.

"It seems that the prince likes this song "Bamboo and Stone" very much." A tall guard waiting at the side said.

The second prince put down his pen, looked at the painting he had just finished, and nodded with satisfaction: "This song "Bamboo and Stone" is very well written." The second prince likes bamboo very much, and usually draws the most bamboo, so he will naturally like "Bamboo and Stone" "This poem.

The second prince was a little curious about Jia Lian, and wanted to see what kind of person this 11-year-old child was.

Jia Lian didn't know that he was being missed by another prince. At this time, he was entertaining the eunuch sent by the fourth prince.

After listening to the eunuch's words, Jia Lian was embarrassed, and the fourth prince actually gave him a meal... It seemed that he couldn't afford to eat.However, the free meal is not free.

"Eunuch, please help me convey my thanks to the Fourth Prince."

"Young Master Jia, you are being polite."

Jia Lian and Jia Amnesty sent the young eunuch who came to pass the message to the gate of Rongguo Mansion.

"Father, the fourth prince actually treats guests, so let's go have a big meal tonight."

"Okay." Seeing that his son was valued so highly by the fourth prince, Jia She was full of pride.

The fact that the fourth prince sent eunuchs to deliver a message to Jia Lian spread throughout Ningrong and Rongfu in an instant, causing quite a stir.

When Jia's mother heard this, she was very shocked. She didn't expect the fourth prince to value Jia Lian so much.

It seems that in the future, brother Lian should be treated better.