Lian Erye's Road to Imperial Examination

Jia Lian went into Jiamu's house and saw Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Wang, and a woman whom she had never seen before. She guessed it was Aunt Xue.

Aunt Xue and Mrs. Wang are indeed sisters, they have five or six points of similar features, but Aunt Xue is more handsome.

"The grandson met the grandmother."

"Aunt Xue, this is brother Lian, my second grandson, the son of the elder family." Mother Jia introduced to Aunt Xue with a smile.

"How does the old lady raise her grandson so handsome and good-looking. I have never seen such a good-looking brother."

Being praised for her grandson's good looks, Jia's mother was still a little proud, but she said modestly: "It's not as good as what Aunt Xue said." After finishing speaking, she introduced Jia Lian, "Brother Lian, this It's your second aunt's sister, Aunt Xue."

Jia Lian bowed to Aunt Xue: "I met Aunt Xue."

Aunt Xue stood up and walked in front of Jia Lian, stretched out her hand to hold his hand, looked him over from the beginning to the end, and nodded while looking at him: "Brother Lian looks just like the fairy boy in the painting, the old lady is really lucky .” These words are not polite words, but the truth.

Jia Mu was so praised that she couldn't close her mouth from ear to ear: "It's not as good as you said."

Aunt Xue took Jia Lian's hand and looked at Jia's mother enviously: "I heard that brother Lian won the top of the case twice in a row. He is really smart. The old lady has such a smart grandson, which is really enviable."

"Brother Lian was lucky enough to be the chief of the case twice in a row." Mother Jia said modest words, and she couldn't hide the smug smile on her face.

Mrs. Wang was a little unhappy when she heard her sister praise Jia Lian so much, Jia Lian was not her real nephew.

"The old lady was joking, the chief of the case is not lucky enough to pass the exam." Aunt Xue pulled Jia Lian and asked him what books he usually reads and what he likes to do with a look of concern.

Jia Lian had a good impression of Aunt Xue, with a kind face and kind eyes, and her words would not be harsh.The most important thing is that this aunt is obviously better than his second aunt who can speak and behave.

After listening to Jia Lian's answer, Aunt Xue smiled and said to Jia's mother: "Brother Lian really makes people like him more and more. If I can have a son like Brother Lian, I can wake up with a smile in my dreams. The old lady is really lucky. "

Mother Jia was full of smiles when she was complimented by Aunt Xue: "Aunt Xue, you are also very lucky now, and your son and daughter are in pairs."

"I'm a little lucky, not like you are a big lucky." Aunt Xue's mouth was like honey, and the words she spoke were very sweet.

"Oh, Aunt Xue's mouth is really sweet."

"Old lady, I'm telling the truth." Aunt Xue looked at Jia Lian, took out a jade pendant from her sleeve, and stuffed it into Jia Lian's hand, "This is a little wish from my aunt, and it's a congratulatory gift for you to be admitted to the examination case of the Central Government."

Jia Lian looked down and saw that it was a piece of emerald jade, with several bamboos carved on the front and the word "Jun" engraved on the back.

"Auntie, this gift is too expensive, I can't accept it." Just looking at the color of the jade pendant, you can tell it's not cheap.

Aunt Xue pretended to be angry and glared at Jia Lian: "The elder's gift is irresistible, but you think the jade pendant given by Auntie is too bad."

"Thank you, aunt." Jia Lian had no choice but to take the jade pendant away.

"Aunt Xue, what a shame it cost you."

"A piece of jade pendant is not worth much. Give it to Brother Lian to play."

When Jia Lian heard this, he couldn't help sighing in his heart, he deserves to be a local tyrant.In the original book, the Xue family is an imperial merchant with considerable assets, which seems to be true.I didn't notice it just now, but now I found that Aunt Xue was wearing a jade hairpin and gold hairpin on her head, a pearl necklace around her neck, jade bracelets on her wrists, and a white jade ring around her waist.With this style, one can tell that he is a rich man.

"I heard that my aunt brought my little cousin here this time, can I have a look at my little cousin?" Now that he's here, let's take a look at the baby version of Xue Baochai.

"Your Aunt Xue's daughter is very cute, especially lovely and distressing."

"It's not as good as what the old lady said." Aunt Xue turned and told the nurse who was waiting beside her, "Go to the ear room and ask the nurse to bring the young lady over."

"Yes."

After a while, the nurse came over with the baby in her arms, and Aunt Xue reached out to hug the baby and handed it to Jia Lian.

Jia Lian looked curiously at the baby in Aunt Xue's arms. Although her eyes were closed, her face was fair and pink, and she knew it was a beauty.

"What's the name of the little cousin?"

"It's Baochai."

"Baochai, what a good name." As soon as Jia Lian finished speaking, the baby in Aunt Xue's arms, whose eyes were closed, suddenly opened his eyes, looking at Jia Lian with big black eyes.

"Baochai woke up when she heard her cousin praised her name." Aunt Xue lowered her head and kissed her daughter's cheek.

Jia Lian saw that Xue Baochai opened her eyes and looked more lovely and beautiful, so she smiled at her: "Cousin Baochai, hello, I am cousin Lian."

Xue Baochai suddenly grinned, and stretched out two fat little hands to Jia Lian.

"Oh, it seems that Baochai in our family likes Cousin Lian very much."

Jia Lian stretched out his hand to gently hold Xue Baochai's hand, and shook slightly: "Cousin Baochai is so cute."

Xue Baochai held Jia Lian's hand tightly with her small hands, looked at Jia Lian with dark eyes, and giggled at him.

Jia Lian was intrigued by Xue Baochai's cute appearance, and stuck out his tongue at her making faces, making her giggle non-stop.

"It seems that Baochai really likes this cousin Lian."

"This child is very recognizable. She never smiles when she sees strangers. I didn't expect her to smile so happily when she saw Brother Lian for the first time." Aunt Xue was also surprised by her daughter's attitude towards Jia Lian.

Mrs. Xing said with a smile: "It is estimated that our elder brother Lian is good-looking, so Baochai fell in love with elder brother Lian immediately."

"It's true, Brother Lian will be fascinated by countless girls in a few years, and I don't know which girl will be lucky enough to marry Brother Lian." Aunt Xue joked.

Jia Lian, an old driver inside, would not be frightened by Aunt Xue's joke, but he is now an 11-year-old child, so he can only pretend to be embarrassed, blushing slightly and say: "Auntie, I Still young, only 11 years old."

Aunt Xue handed Xue Baochai in her arms to the nanny, and let the nanny hug her to rest.

"It's still young now, but in two years' time it won't be so young, you can call it a daughter-in-law."

"Grandmother, grandson still has homework to do, so he retired first."

Seeing that Jia Lian was shy, Jia's mother couldn't help laughing and said, "Brother Lian is sorry."

"Grandmother, I'm leaving first." Jia Lian saluted Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue again, "Second Aunt, Aunt Xue, I'm leaving first." After speaking, he ran away in a hurry.

Looking at the back of Jia Lian fleeing, Aunt Xue covered her mouth and smiled, "I didn't expect Brother Lian to be so thin-skinned."

Mrs. Xing said: "Brother Lian is still young after all."

"What's the matter, Brother Lian's poem about Butterfly Love Flowers at the poetry meeting is full of deep affection and lingering sentimentality." Mrs. Wang said eccentrically.

As soon as Mrs. Wang opened her mouth, the atmosphere suddenly cooled down and became a little awkward.

When Mother Jia heard what the second daughter-in-law said, her face immediately turned cold. Why is the second daughter-in-law talking so thoughtlessly.

Aunt Xue quickly changed the subject and said, "I will stay in the capital for a while this time. If the old lady doesn't find me annoying, I will often come over to watch plays and play cards with you."

"Okay, your sister is a dull gourd, she doesn't talk much, and it's no fun to watch operas and play cards with her." Jia Mu said with a smile, which seemed to be joking, but in fact she was warning Mrs. Wang, "I wish you could accompany me Watching plays and playing cards, but you have to take care of Baochai, do you have time to accompany me, an old woman?"

"Baochai is taken care of by a nanny, so I don't need to worry about it. I want to spend more time with the old lady, so that I can reap the blessings of the old lady."

Mother Jia was coaxed by Aunt Xue and smiled: "Aunt Xue, this mouth is so sweet, you should learn from your sister."

Mrs. Wang knew that Mother Jia was blaming what she said just now. Although she was a little afraid in her heart, she could only echo what Mother Jia said: "What mother said is true."

"Old lady, my younger sister is honest and stupid. She doesn't speak much, but she has a good heart. Please forgive me, old man."

Mother Jia didn't know that Aunt Xue was speaking nicely for Mrs. Wang, so she smiled and said, "It's good to be honest and stupid, unlike some daughters-in-law who have bad mouths and disturb the peace of the family."

The awkward atmosphere just now was interrupted by Aunt Xue, and the excitement resumed.

Aunt Xue told Mother Jia some interesting and new things about Jinling, and Mother Jia listened with great interest. At night, Mother Jia was reluctant to leave Aunt Xue, so she not only asked Aunt Xue to stay for dinner, but also let her stay overnight in Rongguo Mansion.

Mother Jia kindly invited, but Aunt Xue couldn't refuse, so she stayed.

It's not the first time for Aunt Xue to come to Rongguo Mansion. When Mrs. Wang married into Rongguo Mansion, she came here once with her family.Afterwards, she never came again. Today is the second time she came here. Everyone in the Rongguo Mansion liked her very much. She was kind and generous.

Zhao Nanny said: "This Aunt Xue is better at life than the second wife."

"Aunt Xue looks kinder than the second wife."

Jia Lian nodded in agreement: "I know how to be a human being." After only a while, everyone in the Rongguo Mansion liked her, and this skill in buying people's hearts was amazing.

"If the second wife is half as friendly as Aunt Xue, the house will be much quieter."

Compared with Aunt Xue, Mrs. Wang is too petty, it is hard to imagine that they are sisters.

At night, Aunt Xue and Mrs. Wang slept together. The two sisters hadn't seen each other for several years and had a lot to talk about.

Mrs. Wang complained to Aunt Xue why she praised Jia Lian so much during the day.

"Sister, what's the use of Jia Lian being the top of the case twice in a row? Why are you so afraid of him?"

"How can you not be afraid, he will threaten Brother Zhu if he continues like this." The old lady originally wanted Brother Zhu to inherit the title of Rongguo Mansion in the future, but Jia Lian is very important to Jia Lian during this period, which makes her very worried .

Aunt Xue knew what Mrs. Wang was thinking, and advised her gently: "You can't change the title of Rongguo Mansion to whoever you want. This title belongs to Jia Lian, and it can't fall on Brother Zhu."

"Why didn't you get it?" Mrs. Wang retorted, "As long as Brother Zhu wins the first prize in the exam, he can inherit the title."

"This is impossible." Aunt Xue understood better than Mrs. Wang, "Unless the man in the eldest house dies, Brother Zhu will have a chance to inherit the title of Rongguo Mansion."

"The old lady said before that she would help Brother Zhu inherit the title."

Aunt Xue sneered: "What is she? She lets whoever inherits the title. You are too naive. The Rongguo Mansion's title cannot fall on Brother Zhu. I advise you to give up this idea."

"But……"

"Besides, the title of Rongguo Mansion is so rare. Now that the elder brother has become the governor of the Beijing camp, the eldest prince and the fourth prince want to win him over. With him, Brother Zhu's future official career will definitely not be bad. My brother's official position in the future will be greater than that of the Rongguo Mansion." Aunt Xue looked further than Mrs. Wang, as long as the eldest brother is here, the people in their family will not be too bad.

When Mrs. Wang heard these words, she thought it made sense, but when she thought about her elder brother's attitude two days ago, she couldn't believe it: "I went back to my mother's house two days ago, and my elder brother not only scolded me, but also asked me not to accept gifts. , causing trouble for him. Will he help Brother Zhu in the future?"

"I heard about this incident. It was your fault. The eldest brother just got promoted, and you showed off in Jia's house. You are stepping on the face of Jia's family." Arrogant and brainless. "Brother doesn't want to offend the eldest prince and the fourth prince, so of course he doesn't dare to accept gifts casually. If you accept gifts indiscriminately, you are causing trouble for elder brother and putting elder brother in danger. Our Wang family counts on elder brother. Only when elder brother is good can our Wang family be good."

When Mrs. Wang heard what Aunt Xue said, she realized that she was wrong and misunderstood her elder brother. She felt very guilty, so she told Aunt Xue about pawning the gift two days ago.

Aunt Xue was so angry that she didn't know what to say about her sister.

"Why are you so confused?"

"I also wanted to make some money, but I didn't expect to lose. It was all caused by that little bastard Jia Lian. If he hadn't been the top case in the Zhongfu Examination, I wouldn't have lost money." He felt that it was his fault, and blamed Jia Lian, who was the head of the examination case in the Kaozhong government, for the mistake.

Aunt Xue didn't know what to say about Mrs. Wang. Her younger sister was really clueless.

"If it's pawned, it's pawned. Let's forget about it. You must never accept gifts in the future."

"I see."

"You must not be so confused in what you do in the future." Alas, her younger sister is really spoiled.Fortunately, there are not many wives and sisters in Rongguo Mansion, and Mrs. Xing is a fool, otherwise her sister really can't control Rongguo Mansion.If her younger sister were to be a daughter-in-law in a powerful family, she would probably be eaten to the bone.This is probably the so-called stupid blessing.

"I'm also just a temporary obsessed with money."

"As for Jia Lian, you don't need to pay too much attention to him at all. His greatest achievement in the future is to inherit the title of Rongguo Mansion. When he inherits the title of Rongguo Mansion, the title will be lowered again. What's the use? How can it be compared? Go to Brother Zhu." Aunt Xue analyzed on behalf of Mrs. Wang, "If Brother Zhu wins the first prize in the exam and has the support of his eldest brother in the court, his future is limitless."

"Sister said yes."

"In the future, you should do things better to please the old lady. Sooner or later, the property of the Rongguo Mansion will be yours."

After being instructed by Aunt Xue, Mrs. Wang suddenly woke up and her eyes became bright: "Sister is right."

Seeing that her sister understood, Aunt Xue didn't say anything more.

Aunt Xue left Rongguo Mansion the next day after breakfast and returned to the Wang family.

Before leaving, Jia Mu took her reluctantly and asked her to visit the mansion often.

Rongguo Mansion returned to calm, and the first and second bedrooms lived in peace for a while.

After the government examination, Jia Lian's life returned to normal, studying and painting seriously.The college exam will be taken in August, and there are still three or four months to go, so there is no need to hurry as much as the previous government exam.

However, Jia Lian did not go to study with Li Daoqing and Wei Jiashen after school these days, but to learn to play polo.

Fortunately, he liked horseback riding in his previous life, and his equestrian skills were not bad, but it was his first time playing polo, and he only learned a little bit after a few days of learning.For the sake of his own life, he still doesn't want to participate in the polo tournament.

The 24th will soon arrive, and Jia Lian takes Xing'er and his two servants to the hunting ground in the western suburbs to participate in the polo competition held by the fourth prince.

Jia Lian and the others didn't go early, but they weren't late either. Many people had already arrived.

I glanced at the audience, but didn't see a single acquaintance.However, it seems that he is the smallest and the shortest.

Jia Lian felt that he came to participate in the polo competition this time to play soy sauce, so he obediently stood in the corner and watched other people's performance.

Although Jia Lian didn't know other people, others did. After all, he defeated Yan Jingyun and Ming Wanju twice in a row and won the first place in the examination.Coupled with his good looks, he attracted attention as soon as he came.

Soon, Jia Lian saw acquaintances, and saw a group of people walking around Jia Zhu from a distance.

Jia Lian was surprised by the appearance of his cousin. He thought he was wrong just now, but he didn't expect it to be Jia Zhu.It seems that his cousin is doing well in Qingshan Academy.

Although he didn't know the people who came to participate in the polo competition, he could roughly guess that they were students from the three academies.Someone like the fourth prince who invites young people to participate in the polo competition must be a student of the academy.These four princes are really good at buying people's hearts.

Jia Zhu came to the hunting ground like stars holding the moon, but he didn't find Jia Lian at first. It was only when people around him reminded him that he noticed Jia Lian's existence.

"Brother Lian."

"Big brother."

"Brother Lian, you're here too."

"Well, I was called to participate in the polo competition."

Jia Zhu shook the folding fan in her hand, with a gentle smile on her face: "Brother Lian, can you play polo?"

Jia Lian shook his head and said honestly, "No."

Jia Zhu originally thought that Jia Lian would say yes bravely, but he honestly said no, which made him slightly startled, and then Jia Lian smiled: "Brother Lian doesn't know how to play polo, so just stand aside and have a good time." It’s also exciting to watch.”

"Brother, can you play polo?"

"Of course Master Zhu can play polo." Before Jia Zhu could answer, the people around him rushed to answer.

Jia Lian looked at the people around Jia Zhu, all of them were well-dressed, but they looked at people with a condescending look. These people should have a good family background.Why these people who look at people with their nostrils will circle around Jia Zhu, it is because of Wang Ziteng without thinking about it.

"Are these all Big Brother's friends?"

Jia Zhu waited for Jia Lian to ask this question, smiled and said to him: "Yes, they are all my friends, let me introduce you, this is the son of the Shangshu family..."

After Jia Lian listened to Jia Zhu's introduction, he deliberately showed a surprised look, and then looked at Jia Zhu with admiring eyes: "Brother, you are so amazing."

Sure enough, Jia Zhu was pleased by Jia Lian's adoring eyes, and smiled very proudly: "It's nothing."

Seeing Jia Zhu's smug look, Jia Lian only thought it was funny in his heart. His cousin's introduction just now was deliberately showing off in front of him, but unfortunately he was not envious and jealous, and was going to disappoint his cousin.

"Brother Lian, I still have something to do, I will come to you later."

"Brother, go to work first if you have something to do, don't worry about me."

Jia Zhu pretended to be concerned, and warned: "You are a child, this is the first time you come to such a big occasion, don't run around, so as not to bump into someone."

"Brother said yes."

"Then I'll go first."

Jia Zhu led a group of people away again shouting and shouting, the battle was really spectacular.

"Jia Zhu, that's your younger brother, why is he so rustic?"

"He looks pretty good, but he's too petty, and he can't even play polo."

"It seems that he is a nerd. He can only read books and nothing else."

"Compared with you, your cousin is too far behind."

"You really don't look like brothers."

These people didn't go very far, so Jia Lian naturally heard their conversation and knew that they said that on purpose.

Wang Ziteng's promotion made Jia Zhu rise with the tide.There is a saying that goes, one person attains the Tao and ascends to heaven.

Jia Zhu led a group of people to say hello to others, and received enthusiastic responses.

Jia Lian saw all this in his eyes and lamented the importance of rights in his heart.

"Jia Zhu is your cousin, right? He's been a big hit lately." A voice suddenly came out from behind Jia Lian, which startled him. Looking back, it turned out to be Ming Wanju.

"Brother Ming, you will scare people to death if you make such a sudden noise."

Ming Wanju smiled and said, "I didn't expect you to be so timid."

Jia Lian really wanted to roll his eyes at Ming Wanju: "Of course I would be startled if you appeared silently and then spoke suddenly."

Ming Wanju cupped his fists at Jia Lian and apologized, "I'm sorry, I was the one to be rude."

Jia Lian waved his hand: "I was joking with you, but I didn't expect you to take it seriously."

Ming Wanju smiled, didn't worry about it any more, looked at Jia Zhu who was surrounded by everyone, and then looked at Jia Lian with a straight face: "Why don't you follow your cousin?"

Jia Lian had a good impression of Ming Wanju when he came into contact with him in the government examination last time. He is very straightforward, unlike other scholars who speak in a polite manner.

"Why should I follow him?"

Ming Wanju said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "Your cousin is very popular now, following him will make you famous."

"Not interested." It would be better to kill him than let him please Jia Zhu.

Ming Wanju looked at Jia Lian, and seeing that he was really not interested, he couldn't help feeling a little surprised: "Then what are you interested in?"

"Reading, writing, drawing."

Ming Wanju was taken aback by this answer, and looked at Jia Lian with strange eyes.

"I didn't expect Brother Jia to be so elegant."

When Jia Lian heard the word Fengya, he was inexplicably stunned, and quickly shook his head and said, "I can't bear the word Fengya. The focus of my life now is reading, writing, and painting. If I don't regard them as hobbies, it will be very difficult." Learn."

When Ming Wanju heard this, surprise flashed in his eyes, and he retracted his opinion of Jia Lian in his heart. "Brother Jia's words are really interesting."

Jia Lian changed the subject and asked, "Brother Ming, why don't you come over?" As Ming Wanju, he should be one of the stars.

"I'm just like you, I'm not interested in this kind of thing." After Ming Wanju finished speaking, he looked at Jia Lian with accusing eyes, "Brother Jia, you know that I am very confident that I will pass the top case in this government examination. I lost to you again."

Jia Lian could only sneer: "It's just a fluke."

"Brother Jia, you are being modest. I have read your exam papers. Your article on subjugation of the country is really well written, and those few couplets are really well written." He is rich in learning, he studied with his grandfather since he was a child, and he is very confident in his talents and learning.

Jia Lian didn't expect Ming Wanju to check his exam papers. He was a little surprised, but after thinking about it, he thought it was normal. He probably won the first place in the exam, but he was not convinced, so he went to check his exam papers.

"Just by chance."

"Brother Jia, let me tell you the truth. In terms of knowledge, I rarely admire anyone. You are the only one I admire." Even Yan Jingyun and Ming Wanju didn't pay attention.

Jia Lian thought Ming Wanju was speaking politely, but Ming Wanju's expression was very serious, not like joking at all.

"Brother Ming, you've flattered me." The amount of ink in his stomach can't be compared with those of their scholarly families.

"Brother Jia, let's discuss it when we have time." His grandfather often said that learning can't be done by yourself, it won't be effective, and you need to discuss it with people who are highly educated, so that you can make progress.

"Brother Ming doesn't dislike words."

"Of course I don't dislike it. Brother Jia, don't call me Brother Ming, just call me Wanju."

"How many years older than me, I'll call you Brother Wanju." Jia Lian said with a smile, "Brother Wanju, just call me Jia Lian."

"I'll call you Brother Lian."

"can."

The distance between the two of them suddenly increased a lot, and the topic unknowingly turned to the article on the subjugation of the country in the previous government test.

After chatting with Jia Lian for a while, Ming Wanju benefited a lot. He really underestimated this brother Lian before.Brother Lian is young, but his views are very sharp.What grandpa said is right, there are people outside of people.

The two were talking vigorously, when they suddenly heard a chorus: "The king of Jin is here!"

I saw King Jin, that is, the fourth prince, walking slowly surrounded by the crowd.

All the people present saluted: "See the prince."

"No courtesy, everyone is here to play today, so there is no need for so many courtesy."

"Thank you, Lord."

Jia Lian and Ming Wanju stood where they were, and did not approach the fourth prince like the others.

Seeing Jia Zhu walk up to the fourth prince to salute, the fourth prince spoke to him gently, and then asked the others a few words.

"Everyone likes Prince Jin very much." Everyone's expression was very excited and excited, as if seeing some treasure.

"Prince Jin has a good temper and attaches great importance to scholars. Students naturally like him."

Jia Lian noticed that Ming Wanju's tone was a little cold, it seemed that he didn't like the Fourth Prince very much.

Before the polo match started, the fourth prince would of course have to chat with the young talents and care about their study and study.

Jia Lian and Ming Wanju stood far away, instead of joining those people, they continued to discuss the topic they had talked about before.

Jia Zhu was very excited when he was invited this time. He felt that the fourth prince would definitely value him for his uncle's sake in this polo competition.

Will things go as he wishes?