Lian Erye's Road to Imperial Examination

On the day before the test, the temperature in the capital suddenly dropped, and it became very cold all of a sudden.

March is the season when the temperature is getting warmer, and the new shoots that have just emerged are shivering under the cold wind.

Candidates living in warm places couldn't bear the sudden cold temperature in the capital, and many of them suffered from frostbite.Not to mention students from other places, even the locals in the capital couldn't bear it. Many people have contracted the cold these days, which made the hospitals and pharmacies in the capital busy.

Before the general examination, a cold spring came suddenly, and many candidates suffered from frostbite, which many people thought was an ominous omen.

For a time, candidates from all over the country panicked.Some candidates are afraid of getting cold and sick, so they stay at home or in the inn and do not go out.Some candidates are afraid of being infected with the cold, so they keep a distance from other candidates.

While burning charcoal, Mother Zhao muttered: "What's going on this day, why did it suddenly become so cold?" In the past few days, the temperature has picked up and become very warm, and the servants in the mansion have all taken out their spring clothes.Unexpectedly, it suddenly became cold, and I had to take out the padded jacket again.

"Many people say this is an ominous omen." Feng'er said with a worried face.

While eating the roasted sweet potatoes, Jia Lian was blown by the hot sweet potatoes: "What an ominous omen, it's just a cold spring, a normal natural weather phenomenon." When it's cold, eating roasted sweet potatoes is the most comfortable.

"I heard that many people are sick today. Fortunately, you are fine, young master." Zhao Mama was still a little worried, "Young master, you should drink a bowl of ginger soup later." It is not good to be infected by a student with a cold in the exam.To be on the safe side, it's better for the young master to drink some ginger soup.

"Okay." In the past few years, he has been diligent in exercising, his body has become a lot stronger, and he has hardly been sick.It suddenly became cold today, and many candidates were frozen sick. If they go to the exam tomorrow, they may be infected.To be on the safe side, it's better for him to drink more bowls of ginger soup for prevention.During the exam, if you get sick, it will affect your performance.

"My maidservant, let the kitchen cook ginger soup." Feng'er hurriedly ran out of the room.

Mother Zhao suddenly thought of something, raised her hand and patted her forehead, exclaimed: "Master, I forgot to prepare Mrs. Tang for you. You must take Mrs. Tang with you when you go to the exam tomorrow." After finishing speaking, she stood up, Soup soup is ready.

After taking two steps, I walked back again, "It's not enough to bring Mrs. Tang, so bring some silver charcoal."

Jia Lian, who was eating sweet potatoes, was choked when he heard this sentence: "Ahem, cough, mother, charcoal fire is not allowed in the examination hall." Carbon fire is a dangerous thing, what should I do if it accidentally catches fire ?

Hearing this, Zhao Mama pulled her face and said unhappily: "It's too much to not allow charcoal fires to enter in such a cold day. What should I do if I get sick from the cold?"

"That can only be unlucky." He remembered that during the county exam, the temperature was very cold, and many people got sick from freezing in the middle of the exam.

"Then we can only bring Mrs. Tang in."

"The examination hall will generate hot water, so it can be useful if you bring it in."

"Master, then bring a few more."

"One is enough."

Fearing that it would be even colder tomorrow, Madam Zhao found the fox fur cloak at the bottom of the box by rummaging through the box.This fox fur cloak is made of high-quality fox fur, which will keep you warm when you wear it on your body.

Fearing that the examination room would be cold at night, Mother Zhao prepared a thick quilt for Jia Lian.Don't let the young master freeze during the exam, otherwise it will be bad.

After a while, Feng'er came back with a large bowl of ginger soup.

As soon as Feng'er came in, Jia Lian smelled the pungent ginger smell and frowned in disgust.

"Master, drink the ginger soup while it's hot."

The corner of Jia Lian's mouth twitched slightly: "Feng'er, how much ginger did you ask the kitchen to put?"

"Put a lot, the more ginger there is, the more effective it will be." Feng'er handed a large bowl of ginger soup to Jia Lian, "Master, drink it quickly."

Jia Lian sighed helplessly, stretched out his hand to take it, the pungent smell of ginger hit his face, he quickly held his breath, raised his head and drank it in a big gulp.

After drinking a large bowl of ginger soup, Jia Lian felt a warm current spread to his limbs and bones, making him feel warm.

"Master, before leaving tomorrow morning, drink another big bowl of ginger soup."

"Okay." Although the ginger soup is a bit unpleasant, the effect of dispelling the cold is very good. "It's getting late, I'm going to bed first, and you guys go to bed early too." He will wake up early tomorrow, so it's better for him to go to bed early.

"Yes, sir."

The next day, Jia Lian woke up at Yinshi on time, and the first thing he did when he woke up was to go outside to exercise.Pushing open the door, a biting chill hit his face, and he shivered violently.

"It's really cold. It seems that the nine days of the test will be difficult." Facing the cold wind, Jia Lian ran around the yard.After running for more than half an hour, my body completely warmed up.

After running, washed and changed into clean clothes, Jia Lian went to Jia Amnesty's yard, ready to have breakfast.

Mrs. Xing and Jia Amnesty asked Jia Lian if he had brought all his things and if he had forgotten anything while having breakfast.

After breakfast, Feng'er came in with a big bowl of ginger soup.Jia Lian pinched his nose, raised his head and drank the ginger soup.

After drinking the ginger soup, Jia Lian followed Jia Amnesty to greet Jia Mu.

Jia's mother took Jia Lian and babbled a lot, and asked him with concern if he had brought all his things.Compared with the previous exams, Jia's mother cared a lot about Jia Lian in this exam.

Jia Lian's enthusiasm and concern for Jia's mother have become numb during this period of time. He can act as she pleases, and he will be able to move out of Rongguo Mansion after a while, and stay away from this old lady.

At Maoshi, Jia Lian and Jia Amnesty set off together for the Examination Institute.

The examination institute is still in the old place, Wenqing Institute.

When we arrived at Wenqingyuan, there were already many people queuing up.After talking to Jia Amnesty, Jia Lian took the package and went to line up.

Wrapping tightly the fox fur cloak on his body, Jia Lian stomped his feet and followed the team forward.

This damn weather is as cold as the twelfth lunar month.

Jia Lian heard many people sneezing and coughing. It seemed that many candidates were sick.Why did he forget to take out the mask, so it would be safer.

I glanced around and found that there were soldiers in every corner. I felt that the guards in this exam were more stringent than those in the last rural exam.However, that's right, the general examination is the highest level of examination other than the palace examination, so naturally it must be strictly guarded.

This time, the exams were also randomly assigned to the candidates. Jia Lian took a quick look and saw no familiar faces.After a long time, it was finally Jia Lian's turn to check.

The documents and packages were handed over to the soldiers for inspection, and after the inspection, they were taken to the "bathhouse" to be stripped naked for inspection.Fortunately, there are earth dragons in the "bathhouse", otherwise every candidate will suffer from frostbite.

The inspection was very slow. Jia Lian stood naked and saw the soldiers carefully inspected his clothes several times from the inside to the outside, and from the outside to the inside. After making sure that nothing was mixed with them, he returned the clothes to him.

After getting dressed and hair tied, Jia Lian followed the soldiers into the examination room.

There are three exams in the general exam and the provincial exam, and each exam is three days.However, the general examination is not like the rural examination where you can go home and have a rest for a day.In the test, you can't leave the numbered room, you have to stay in it for nine consecutive days, and you will be locked after entering the numbered room.It also means that the candidates take the exam in the numbered room, plus eating, drinking and drinking must be done in the numbered room.

Although the township examination takes nine days, it is not continuous. After one exam, the candidates are given a day to rest, but there is no general exam. They take the exam for nine consecutive days. They are locked in the numbered room for nine days and cannot go out. It doesn't work every day, and the ground doesn't respond. Unless the patient is dying, the invigilator will not open the number room.So, this is why many people die during the exam.Even a physically fit person will feel very tired if he is locked in a numbered room for nine days.

Before the exam, the head of the mountain specially told Jia Lian that he must take care of his body during the exam, and never get sick, otherwise he would not die, and death would not be far away.

Walking into his own room, Jia Lian looked it over. Although it was simple, it was not broken, and the light was good.Speaking of it, he was really lucky. From the county test to the general test, the number rooms assigned to him were very good, unlike some people's number rooms that were dilapidated, not only leaking wind, but also leaking rain. Thinking about it, I feel pitiful.

There was still some time before the exam, so Jia Lian cleaned the number room first and made the bed.

In the examination room he was in, there were forty rooms by count. He didn't come early, but he wasn't too late either.After a while, candidates came one after another.

After a while, an official came in and told them to go to the courtyard to sacrifice.

Before the official examination begins, all candidates must first worship Confucius.There were no previous exams, but there were exams, which shows the importance of the exams.

Worshiping Confucius is a very sacred thing. Even if it is cold and windy outside, candidates are willing to go out to worship.

Candidates gathered in the courtyard again to pay respects to the portrait of Confucius.Then, the chief examiner said a few words of encouragement to the candidates, nothing more than wishing everyone a good grade in the test.

I heard that although the examination is hosted by the Ministry of Rites, the chief examiner and invigilator are not officials of the Ministry of Rites.In the previous exams, both the chief examiner and the invigilator were officials from the Ministry of Rites.The chief examiner and invigilator of the examination are all from the Hanlin Academy.

You must know that after the general examination, or the palace examination, the students are basically assigned to the Hanlin Academy.

The examiner this time is very young, looking in his thirties, unlike the examiners at the previous airport who were all middle-aged and elderly in their 50s and [-]s.

Jia Lian didn't know much about the officials of the imperial court, but judging from the fact that he was sent to be the chief examiner at such a young age, the chief examiner this time must not be easy.

After the examiner has delivered his speech, candidates can return to the examination room.Compared with the outside, the inside of the examination room is much warmer.

Candidates entered their rooms one after another, and then the doors of the rooms were locked by soldiers.

Jia Lian rubbed his hands that were a little stiff from the cold, waiting for the examination papers to be distributed.

At four o'clock in the morning, the examination began on time, and the examination papers were distributed.

When Jia Lian got the test paper, he first checked whether it was damaged or blurred.Seeing that there were no problems in the exam paper, he felt relieved, and then went through the exam paper from beginning to end to see if the exam questions would be difficult.Sure enough, the examination questions of the general examination were much more difficult than those of the rural examination.

The subjects of the general examination are basically the same as those of the college examination. In addition to the Four Books and Five Classics, arithmetic and law are also tested.However, there is one point of the exam that is different from the other exams. The last question of the exam is the last question in the exam. The content of the exam is not in any book, but a problem in real life. For example, there is a flood. As a What should the imperial envoys sent by the emperor do?There was a plague in a certain place, and many people died. As a local official, how do you deal with it.You find out that your colleagues or bosses are taking bribes, what should you do?A plague of locusts occurs in a certain place. As a local official, what should you do?There is a drought in a certain place, as a local official, what should you do?

These problems will be encountered in real life, very practical problems, so there is no standard answer.

The last question is very important. If you failed the previous test but answered the last question very well, it is very likely that you will be hired as an exception.

The Dalong Dynasty reformed the imperial examination in order to recruit useful talents for the country, a group of practical and useful officials who would solve troubles and create wealth for the country and the people, not a group of nerds who could only read and knew nothing.

After reading the exam questions, Jia Lian took a deep breath to calm himself down and prepare to answer the questions.

The difficulty of the general examination is much higher than that of the rural examination, but it is not difficult for Jia Lian.He had just browsed through the exam questions, and he knew it well. The possibility of passing the exam was still very high, but if he wanted to pass the exam, he had to answer the questions carefully.

You must know that the examination is attended by people from all over the country. They are all outstanding candidates from all over the country, especially the candidates from Bailu Academy in the south of the Yangtze River. There is no fate with Huiyuan.Then, he died.

The head of the mountain told him that his angle of answering questions is relatively novel, and his views are also little known, but he is very eye-catching. This is his advantage.If he maintains this advantage during the exam, he is very likely to pass the exam.

The first test of the meeting is the classics and meanings, and the test questions naturally come from the Four Books and Five Classics.

At noon, Jia Lian was hungry, so he didn't force himself to continue writing, and took out dry food and ate.Thinking that he had to eat dry food for nine consecutive days, he instantly felt unloved.

After simply finishing lunch, Jia Lian didn't rush back to answer the questions, but lay down, ready to take a good afternoon nap.If you don't take a good rest during the test for nine days in a row, your performance will be affected.

Jia Lian was the only one in the examination room who was the most leisurely. He went to bed after eating, while the others continued to work on the questions after lunch.

After sleeping for half an hour, Jia Lian washed his face with cold water. The biting cold immediately cleared his brain, sat down at the table, and continued to answer questions.

In this way, after three days, the first exam was over.Jia Lian breathed a long sigh of relief, and felt a lot more relaxed, but the mood of the others became very heavy, probably because they did not pass the exam.

On the fourth day, at four quarters of the hour, the second exam began.

The second test is mainly about arithmetic and law, which is naturally much more difficult than the courtyard test.But for Jia Lian, who was a master of science in his previous life, arithmetic is not a problem at all.As for the law, he has already memorized it by heart.

The memory developed by the system is not temporary, but permanent.That is to say, if he memorizes an article, he will remember it for a lifetime, which is considered cheating.

Jia Lian found out that during the second round of the exam, many people looked like they were scratching their heads, or they were sweating profusely.Seeing other people like this is not moral, but it is really cool.

The level of arithmetic that will be tested is the difficulty of high school mathematics, which is a piece of cake for Jia Lian, but it is particularly difficult for other candidates.

Because the second test mainly consisted of arithmetic and law, Jia Lian was very good at it, so he finished answering the test questions within two days.

After completing the examination papers and being unable to go out, Jia Lian had no choice but to sleep in the No. [-] room on the third day.

The examiner and invigilator were surprised to see that Jia Lian was sleeping without answering the questions on the third day.Could it be that Jia Lian can't do it?Impossible, he is a person who passed the four-yuan exam, and a student who has been personally taught by Mr. Feng, so how could he not be able to answer the questions.

The chief examiner didn't think about Jia Lian's preparation of the exam papers at all. Seeing that Jia Lian was sleeping without answering the questions, he was disappointed and anxious.Jia Lian is the hope of their capital, and he has great expectations for Jia Lian.After thinking about it, I decided to remind you.

"Why are you sleeping?"

"I've already prepared the test paper." And he had checked it many times to make sure there was no problem before he swaggered to sleep.

what? !

The chief examiner exclaimed in his heart, have you finished the exam paper? !

Some didn't believe it, the examiner picked up Jia Lian's test paper and looked at it, and found that Jia Lian had really done it well, and what he did was basically correct. He was shocked and looked at Jia Lian again with incredible eyes.

Taking a deep breath and calming his mind, the examiner left Jia Lian's room calmly, but his heart was not as calm as it appeared on the surface.

This Jia Lian really deserves to be a person who passed the four-yuan exam, and he is also worthy of being a student under the personal guidance of Mr. Feng. He has done the exam papers so early, and almost all of them are correct.It seems that Jia Lian's chances of winning Huiyuan this time are very high.

When the other candidates in the examination room heard Jia Lian say that the examination papers had been prepared, they all gasped in surprise.He actually finished the exam paper in two days, how could it be possible? !

Jia Lian doesn't care about other people's reactions. Anyway, he has already done it and there is no problem, so he should sleep well and recharge his batteries for the third exam tomorrow.

Next, the chief examiner and the invigilator passed by Jia Lian's room and saw Jia Lian sleeping soundly, feeling very delicate.Although they were all shocked by Jia Lian's behavior of preparing the exam papers in advance, seeing that this kid fell asleep so soundly while others were scribbling for the exam, they suddenly felt that this kid was too underwhelming.

Not only the examiners think so, but other candidates also think so.They were very angry about Jia Lian's blatant sleeping behavior.

On the third day of the second exam, Jia Lian spent it in sleep.When it came to collecting the examination papers, the soldiers looked at him with admiration, and Jia Lian was puzzled.

Because of the whole day's sleep, Jia Lian's spirit got enough rest and relaxation, and he felt a lot more relaxed, and the previous fatigue almost dissipated.

During the third exam, the brows and expressions of the others were more or less exhausted and haggard, but only Jia Lian was full of energy, as if he had just entered the exam room.

The content of the third exam is similar to that of the rural exam. It is about six current affairs policies, that is, to express comments and opinions on current affairs and government affairs at that time in combination with theories of Confucian classics.Although it was more difficult than the rural examination, it was still not difficult for Jia Lian.

This time, Jia Lian did not take the exam papers one day earlier than the previous night like in the second exam, and then fell asleep, which made all the candidates at the scene feel relieved.

If Jia Lian was like the second exam in the last exam, they would hate him to death, maybe they couldn't resist beating Jia Lian after the exam was over.

Jia Lian completed the six current affairs policies within two days, and the last day was dedicated to writing the last "difficulties in real life".

The last question is divided into three sub-questions.

The first question is that a flood occurred in a certain place, and the entire state capital was flooded. Many refugees came to the neighboring state capital. As a local official, how do you arrange these refugees.Because there are a lot of rainy weather this year, although your place has not suffered from floods, but there is not much food, how do you solve the problem of hunger among refugees.

This question is difficult to say, and it is not easy to say simple.

After thinking for a while, Jia Lian picked up his pen and began to answer the questions. First of all, a place should be vacated to house the refugees, and the refugees should not be allowed to enter the city directly, because the refugees might carry the plague.After resettling the refugees, lime should be sprinkled on the place where the refugees live to prevent the outbreak of the plague.

If there is not enough food, the people in the city are called on to donate, and they give porridge, clothes, and medicinal materials to the refugees.

After the refugees were stabilized, they wrote notes to the court to explain the disaster situation, and asked the emperor to send people to deliver urgently needed items such as food and clothing.

The second question is how to rebuild after the flood.

After the flood, the first thing to do is to prevent the outbreak of the plague.The second thing is food.The third thing is where to live.The fourth thing is to resume production.The fifth thing is to repair the embankment.

Jia Lian first listed these four aspects, and then wrote how to do each aspect.

The third question is that during the reconstruction process, it was discovered that someone embezzled the relief money. As a parent official, what should you do?

Jia Lian wrote: While expressing his affection, hoping to move the corrupt officials to call out the relief money, he secretly collected evidence of officials' embezzlement of the relief money, and then wrote it to the emperor.

In the process of collecting evidence, rich merchants are encouraged to donate silver taels or food and clothing.

These three questions are all related to floods, and many places suffer from floods every summer.Every year, the imperial court spends a lot of silver in this area, which makes the emperor a headache.

In the past two years, the weather in Dalong has been smooth and there have been no large-scale floods, but there is no guarantee that there will be no floods in the future.Therefore, these three questions appeared in this test.By the way, these three questions about floods were the examination questions set by Emperor Longwu himself.

In his previous life, there would be floods every summer. Jia Lian had read a lot of news reports on this, and he still had some understanding of flood control and emergency rescue.Therefore, these three questions did not answer him.

The examiner walked up to Jia Lian and stopped when he saw the last test question he had written, wanting to see how Jia Lian would write it.After watching for a while, his eyes widened in shock, with an expression of disbelief.This Jia Lian is a rich man, how could he think of such thoughtful and detailed measures.

When Jia Lian finished writing the last three questions, the examiner was very appreciative and satisfied with him.

After writing the examination paper, Jia Lian checked it carefully several times to see if there were any mistakes or omissions.

At the hour of You, the exams were over, and the soldiers came to collect the exam papers. The nine-day exam was finally over.

After the examination papers were taken away, Jia Lian stretched in a useless manner, and sighed in his heart, finally liberated!Locked up for another three days, he will definitely go crazy!

In the examination room where Jia Lian was in, no one was carried out in the middle of the exam, and no one died in the middle of the exam, but after the exam, they all looked like they were dying.

Taking the test for nine days in a row, being locked up in the No. [-] room and unable to go anywhere, no one could stand it.If Jia Lian hadn't had a good rest all day during the second exam, he would be very tired now.

After packing up his things, Jia Lian couldn't wait to leave the "cell".He now wants to go home immediately, take a hot bath, eat a hot meal, and then sleep on a soft bed for three days and three nights.Damn, this test is simply not a human test, it's too tortured.

When Jia Lian walked out of the examination room, he saw that almost all the people were walking slowly and lifelessly like zombies, with black lines all over their heads.This is not an exam, it is the end of the world.

Compared with these zombies, Jia Lian is much better.Although his brows are full of exhaustion, his complexion and spirit are not bad.

Standing at the entrance of the examination institute, Jia Amnesty was startled when he saw the candidates walking out like ghosts one by one, and then he was filled with worry.

He had heard before that because of the cold weather in this exam, many people got sick from freezing before the exam.Many people with frostbite died during the examination process, and those who did not die were dying. This is terrible.

There are people who are not sick, but some fall ill or get tired in the middle of the exam.Fortunately, I took my life and missed the test.Unlucky enough to die.

This is not an exam, it is killing people.If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have let Brother Lian take the exam.

As soon as Jia Lian came out, he saw Jia She's anxious and worried look, his heart warmed, he trotted over, and called out, "Father."

"Brother Lian!" Jia Amnesty looked Jia Lian from head to toe carefully, saw that he was a little thinner, but his face was normal, not as pale as other people's, so he breathed a sigh of relief, "It's good that you're fine."

"I'm in good health, and I'll be fine." Fortunately, he had the foresight and worked hard to exercise, otherwise he really couldn't stand the exam for nine days in a row.

"Walk, go, go home and have dinner, you see you've lost weight."

Jia Lian touched his face, and said with a depressed face, "Can I eat dry food every day without losing weight?"

"I went to the second restaurant in the world and bought four roast ducks for you to have a good meal."

Hearing the roast duck, Jia Lian immediately salivated greedily, and said with bright eyes, "Don't talk about four roast ducks, even a cow, I can eat it now."

"Hahahahaha, as long as you can eat." The father and son got into the carriage and left Wenqing Court.

"Why isn't the weather getting warmer?" He originally thought that after the exams, the winter cold would be over, but he didn't expect it to be so cold.

"Who knows." Jia Amnesty said with lingering fear, thinking of what he saw before, "I heard that many people died in this exam."

Jia Lian also guessed it, and couldn't help but feel a little heavy: "It's cold, and I have to take the exam for nine days in a row. I can't go anywhere. Those who are not in good health can't bear it." If he climbs to a high position in the future, he must suggest The test will be reformed, and who can stand the test for nine days in a row.

"I just saw that they all looked like walking corpses, and I was shocked."

"It's too tiring to take the test for nine days in a row."

"I see you are in good spirits."

"That's because I slept all day."

"What? You slept all day?" Jia She's eyes widened in astonishment, and he exclaimed, "You slept all day?" This kid actually slept all day for such an important exam.

"During the second exam, I prepared the exam papers one day in advance, and took the rest of the day to sleep, otherwise I would become a walking corpse like those people now."

Jia Amnesty: "..."

"Don't worry, I will definitely pass the exam this time." But he was not sure if he could pass the Huiyuan exam.

Seeing his son's confident expression, Jia She felt relieved, but he poured cold water on his mouth: "Don't talk big now, wait until the results are announced."

"Although I slept all day, I feel very tired. This time I will sleep for three days and three nights."

Seeing his son's tired face, Jia Amnesty said with a distressed face, "You can sleep for as long as you want."

Back at Rongguo Mansion, Jia Lian went to take a bath first.Nanny Zhao and the others had prepared hot water a long time ago. Jia Lian took a comfortable bath in the hot water, relaxed her whole body, and fell asleep involuntarily.If Mother Zhao hadn't seen that Jia Lian hadn't come out for a long time and asked Xing'er to go in and have a look, Jia Lian would have slept in the bathtub until it was dark.

After taking a bath, Jia Lian went to Jia She's to finish the meal. The table was full of meat. Jia Lian immediately felt relieved and started to eat wildly.

Jia Amnesty and Mrs. Xing were stunned to see Jia Lian sweeping away the food on the table like locusts crossing the border.

After eating and drinking enough, Jia Lian began to feel sleepy. After saying goodbye to Jia She and the others, he returned to his room, fell asleep on the bed.

This sleep didn't wake up until the next night. To be precise, I was woken up by hunger. If it wasn't for the unbearable hunger, I probably could have slept for a long time.

After a good night's sleep, Jia Lian finally regained some vitality.

"Young Master, this exam is too hard. Look at how tired you are." Zhao Momo felt very distressed.

"I'm fine." Compared with those who died of illness halfway, he was much better. "Did anything happen in the mansion during this time, did Second Aunt make any trouble?"

"It's nothing serious. The second wife is not in the mood to make trouble for the time being. It's been very cold these days, which made the young master's condition worse."

Jia Lian looked surprised: "Jia Zhu's illness is still not cured, didn't I get better before the exam?"

"It's been very cold these days, and the young master's condition has gotten worse."

"What did the doctor say?"

"The imperial doctor said that it can only be raised slowly."

Jia Lian didn't know what to say for a while.

"Although the young master's condition is getting worse, it's not too serious. It's not as serious as it was five years ago."

"That's good." Hearing this, Jia Lian thought that Jia Zhu would live a little longer if she was not as seriously ill as five years ago.

"What the old lady and the second wife mean is that it's not a solution to be sick all the time. We have to find a way to make the young master get better."

"What did they think of?"

"Congratulations."

"Rejoice? Why?" Jia Lian raised his eyebrows in surprise, "Jia Zhu is married, so there is nothing to be happy about."

"The old lady and the second lady mean that Master Baoyu will be two years old in a while, and use the birthday of Master Baoyu to celebrate the young master. After all, Master Baoyu is the younger brother of the young master." Zhao Mama said, "Actually, the old lady The second wife and the second wife hope that the eldest mistress is pregnant, and it is best to celebrate with this matter."

Jia Lian thought to himself, it's good that he didn't hit the idea of ​​Chongxi on his head.

"Unfortunately, the eldest young mistress is not pregnant."

"So, they plan to celebrate Jia Baoyu's two-year-old birthday?"

Zhao Momo nodded slightly: "That's the initial plan. If Master Baoyu's second birthday can't be celebrated, I will give Eldest Young Master an aunt."

"This is to let Jia Zhu get married again?" Jia Lian was speechless.

"Yes, the old lady and the second wife have been helping the young master choose a partner for the past two days."

Jia Lian: "..." To be honest, he really didn't understand this behavior.

"Poor young mistress, the young master has been sick several times since she got married, and now she actually wants to give the young master an aunt." Zhao Momo said sympathetically.

"This is their business, let's not meddle in it." This era is inherently unfair to women, and it is normal for men to have three wives and four concubines.

After dinner, Jia Lian went to greet Jia's mother and received a lot of attention.

"Brother Lian." Jia Baoyu, dressed in red, ran over and put his arms around Jia Lian's thigh.

Jia Lian looked down at Jia Baoyu who was hugging his thigh, a look of helplessness flashed in his eyes, and he called calmly: "Baoyu."

Jia Baoyu, who is almost two years old, can now talk and run away.

"Brother Lian, hug." Jia Baoyu opened his arms towards Jia Lian, looking like he wanted to hug him.

"Brother Lian, Baoyu has been thinking about you every day for the past few days since you went to the exam, and keeps asking if you have come back." Seeing that Jia Baoyu was so clingy to Jia Lian, Jia's mother was not only not angry, but very happy.

Jia Lian knelt down and touched Jia Baoyu's head: "Baoyu is good, my brother is very tired just after he came back, and he doesn't have the strength to hug you. I will hug you when my brother has strength..." Before his words fell, Jia Baoyu hugged her, and was kissed on the cheek again.

"Brother Lian, Baoyu misses you..." Jia Baoyu said coquettishly.

Jia Lian: "..." This brat has been successfully educated by the old lady, and she is very clingy to him, which gives him a headache.

"Baoyu is so good." Jia Lian could only say dryly.

"Brother Lian, sit down first."

Jia Lian could only sit down. As soon as he sat down, Jia Baoyu climbed onto his lap, sat in his arms, and looked at him with a silly smile. He didn't even know what expression to look at Jia Baoyu.

"How did you do in the exam?"

"It's okay." Jia Lian didn't want Jia's mother to ask about the test, so he changed the subject and said, "I heard that elder brother's condition is getting worse."

Speaking of the eldest grandson, Jia Mu frowned and said sadly, "Brother Zhu has been sick again and again. I plan to make him happy. I will hold a birthday party for Baoyu first, and then I will give it to Brother Zhu." Aunt Erna, double happiness, brother Zhu should be fine."

Naturally, Jia Lian would not contradict Jia's mother: "Grandmother is thinking about it."

Jia's mother talked to Jia Lian for a while, and seeing that he looked a little tired, she didn't keep him anymore and asked him to go back to rest.

"No, I don't want brother Lian to leave." Jia Baoyu hugged Jia Lian's neck and didn't let go.

"Baoyu, your elder brother Lian is sleepy and needs to go back to sleep."

"Then I will sleep with Brother Lian."

Jia Lian: "..." He is obviously very indifferent to this brat, why is this brat so clingy to him?

Jia Mu came over, took Jia Baoyu out of Jia Lian's arms, and coaxed gently: "Your brother Lian is too tired and needs to sleep well. Baoyu is a good boy, so don't disturb your brother Lian's sleep." Don't worry about Jia Baoyu sleeping with Jia Lian.

"Brother will come to play with you again when he has time."

Jia Baoyu pursed his lips and nodded reluctantly: "Okay."

At this time, Mrs. Wang was feeding Jia Zhu and drinking medicine. While feeding the medicine, she spoke ill of Jia Lian.

"Jia Lian will definitely fail the exam this time, so you don't have to worry about it."

Jia Zhu thought it would be great if Jia Lian really failed the exam, but Jia Lian was taught by Mr. Feng for half a year, so how could he fail the exam.

He failed the provincial examination twice, and Jia Lian was likely to pass the general examination. Such a result made him feel very uncomfortable.

"When you recover from illness, you will be able to pass the national examination." Mrs. Wang hated Jia Lian very much. If Jia Lian hadn't passed the provincial examination, how could Brother Zhu be ill.Brother Zhu is so sick now, it's all because of Jia Lian's broom star.

If something happens to Brother Zhu, she will definitely not let Jia Lian go.