Lian Erye's Road to Imperial Examination

Jia Lian's injuries were serious, so he could only stay in Jinling temporarily to recuperate, and he couldn't go anywhere.

During the recuperation period, people from both Xue's house and Zhen's house came to visit Jia Lian, and the two houses also sent a lot of supplements and valuable medicinal materials, which were all good for the recovery of the injury.

Jia Lian didn't want to owe favors to Xue Fu and Zhen Fu, so he declined the kindness of the two families, but the two families put on the posture of elders, so he couldn't refuse.

On this day, Aunt Xue brought her son and daughter to visit Jia Lian in Jia's old house, and brought a lot of delicious food.

Seeing Jia Lian, Xue Pan and Xue Baochai were very happy, ran towards him with their calves, and then hugged Jia Lian's thigh tightly and did not let go.

Seeing that her son and daughter liked Jia Lian, Aunt Xue was not dissatisfied. On the contrary, she wished that her son and daughter would stick to Jia Lian.

Aunt Xue understands that her daughter likes Jia Lian.What surprised her the most was that her son, who had always been lawless and did not take anyone seriously, actually liked Jia Lian very much.

The son who usually lifts houses and tiles at home is very obedient in front of Jia Lian, so obedient that she even suspects that he is not her son.

Jia Lian expressed helplessness when he was welcomed by children.In Jia's mansion, Jia Baoyu was also very clingy to him.I didn't expect that even Xue Pan, a brat, would stick to him. What kind of magic power does he have, which makes the brats like him so much.

Xue Pan waited for Jia Lian to sit down, climbed onto Jia Lian's lap, and sat down.

Jia Lian: "..."

Seeing her elder brother sitting on Lian's lap, Xue Baochai's eyes were full of envy and anticipation.

Jia Lian couldn't bear to be looked at by Xue Baochai's small eyes, so he reached out to hug her and put her on his lap.

Xue Pan and Xue Baochai, brother and sister, sat on Jia Lian's lap respectively, and the two little people looked very happy.

"When these two children see you, they don't want me as a mother." Aunt Xue joked.

Jia Lian laughed dryly: "They are all very good."

"Brother Pan, Baochai, brother Lian is injured, you sit on brother Lian's lap obediently, don't move around, you understand?"

Xue Pan and Xue Baochai nodded obediently: "Don't move!"

"Brother Lian is really popular with children." Aunt Xue looked at Jia Lian teasingly, "Brother Lian, when you return to the capital, hurry up and have a baby."

Jia Lian was shocked by Aunt Xue's words, have a baby?Uh... He is only 15 years old now, and thinking of a picture of a brat calling him "Daddy" makes him very shocked.

"I'm too young now, let's wait a few years." What a joke, being a father at the age of fifteen or sixteen is too scary.

"Speaking of which, I haven't met Brother Lian's daughter-in-law, but I heard that the girls from the Zhuang family are well-bred." Aunt Xue said with a smile, "When I go to the capital, I must go and see Miss Zhuang."

"welcome."

"Brother Lian, are you recovering well from your injuries?" Although Jia Lian's face was still pale, he looked in good spirits.

"It's scabbing over and it will heal completely in a few days."

Hearing what Jia Lian said, Aunt Xue showed a relieved expression: "That's good."

For a moment, Jia Lian couldn't figure out what Aunt Xue was planning. She sent someone to assassinate him not long ago, but she came to visit him frequently within two days.From her eyes and expression, he could see that she really cared about him, not just pretending.

After sending someone to assassinate him for a while, and then really caring about him for a while, what exactly is Aunt Xue planning.

"Your injury is healed, should you go back to the capital, or continue to provide disaster relief?"

"I haven't received the emperor's order to tell me to go back, so I will stay in the south of the Yangtze River to help the disaster." After a few days, he went to Yangzhou.I received a letter from Mr. Jiang yesterday. They set off for Yangzhou today and will stay in Yangzhou for a while, waiting for him to meet up there.

Aunt Xue frowned slightly: "Why doesn't the emperor let you go back? You were assassinated and injured this time, and almost lost your life. It may be dangerous to stay in Jiangnan."

Jia Lian took a deep look at Aunt Xue and said, "The mastermind behind my assassination has been found, and no one will come to assassinate me again."

When Aunt Xue heard Jia Lian's words, she couldn't help feeling guilty, and the smile on her face became a little unnatural: "That's true, but your injury is just right, so don't be too tired."

"It's okay, I'm not that delicate."

Aunt Xue looked at Jia Lian and opened her mouth with a hesitant expression.

Jia Lian knew that Aunt Xue often came to visit, so she must have something to ask him, but if she didn't ask, he wouldn't take the initiative to mention it.He pretended not to see Aunt Xue's hesitant expression, and lowered his head to tease Xue Baochai.

Xue Baochai looked at Jia Lian with sparkling big eyes. Although she was young and didn't know much, she knew that brother Lian in front of her was good-looking, so she couldn't help but want to get closer.

Seeing that Jia Lian didn't pay attention to her, Aunt Xue hesitated for a moment, but decided to speak.

"Brother Lian, in fact, I came to see you this time because I want to trouble you with something."

When Jia Lian heard this, he sneered in his heart, and he really had something to do with him.

"Auntie, just tell me if you have anything to say."

Hearing what Jia Lian said, Aunt Xue breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled lightly, "Then I won't be polite, and I'll just talk to you."

"You speak first."

"Brother Lian, you also know that our family is an imperial merchant."

Jia Lian nodded lightly: "I know that." The original book mentioned that Xue's family was an imperial businessman. Later, because Xue Pan's father passed away, and Xue Pan was an ignorant master, the Xue family's business slowed down. The slowness became unbearable, and in the end it seemed that the emperor was lost.

"Although our family is an imperial merchant, we are not responsible for many things." Aunt Xue said, "In recent years, the transactions between the Central Plains and the Western Regions have been very frequent, and the profits in it are very rich, but because we are an imperial merchant, there is no emperor. With permission, we cannot trade with the Western Regions."

As soon as Jia Lian heard this, she knew what Aunt Xue was looking for him for.

"Although our family is an imperial merchant, it is not the only imperial merchant, so I would like to ask brother Lian for help, so that the emperor will allow our family to conduct trade with the Western Regions."

Jia Lian naturally knew how much profit there would be from trading with the Western Regions. This was a piece of fat. As far as he knew, there were many businesses in the capital that had trade with the Western Regions.It seems that the imperial merchants in the capital have a deal with the Western Regions.

Although the Xue family is an imperial merchant, their status in the imperial merchants is not very high, so naturally they are not allowed to trade in the Western Regions.

"Auntie, you should ask your elder brother Lord Wang for help in this matter. He is the governor of the Beijing camp and has a higher official position than me. He has more weight than me when speaking in front of the emperor."

"Brother mentioned this matter to the emperor, but the emperor said that this is not something that the elder brother should be in charge of, so... I have no choice but to ask you for help. You won six yuan in a row, and the emperor will reuse it. What you said to the emperor, the emperor said Might not agree."

Jia Lian shook her head slightly: "Auntie, you think highly of me. I'm just a small fifth-rank official, and I don't even have the qualifications to go to court. How could the emperor agree?"

Hearing what Jia Lian said, Aunt Xue was a little unhappy, but the friendly smile on her face remained unchanged: "Brother Lian, although you are only a fifth-rank official now, you are a celebrity in front of the emperor, please tell the emperor , if the emperor is in a good mood, he might agree." After finishing speaking, she added, "Auntie just hopes that you can help to mention this matter to the emperor."

Although Aunt Xue said these words with a smile, her tone was full of toughness, which made Jia Lian very upset.Not long ago, your Xue family sent someone to assassinate him, and within a few days, you brazenly begged him to do something, and your attitude was still tough.I really don't know where they got their faces and how embarrassed they are.

"Auntie, it's useless for Mr. Wang to mention this matter to the emperor, so it's even more useless for me to speak up." Jia Lian said modestly, "In front of the emperor, Mr. Wang is a celebrity. How can I compare with you?" Fuck him, Auntie, you overestimate me."

When Aunt Xue heard what Jia Lian said, she was both proud and dissatisfied.Proud because Jia Lian praised Wang Ziteng, dissatisfied because Jia Lian refused to help.

"Since this is the case, Auntie will not force others to do anything difficult."

"Feel sorry."

Aunt Xue felt that Jia Lian made such an excuse because she didn't want to help, and she was very upset.After talking to Jia Lian for a few words, he left with his son and daughter.

When Aunt Xue left, Guard Zhang said, "How dare this woman speak to you, my lord?"

Wang Shiwei said: "Some time ago, their Xue family sent people to assassinate the lord, and now they come to ask the lord for help. This is really thick-skinned."

Zhang Shiwei said: "To put it bluntly, they treat adults as fools."

Jia Lian picked up the teacup, took a few sips gracefully, and then said slowly, "I thought I was easy to deceive." Aunt Xue asked him for help, but he refused to agree. Now Aunt Xue would be dissatisfied with him, probably not Then put on a look of genuine concern for him.

Seeing Jia Lian's smiling expression, Wang Shiwei and Zhang Shiwei couldn't help feeling a little sympathetic to the Xue family.The Xue family regarded Jia Lian as a fool, but they didn't know that Jia Lian regarded him as an idiot.

Aunt Xue's husband had a sullen face when he saw his wife came back from Jia's house, and he knew that Jia Lian was unwilling to help.

"Jia Lian is unwilling to help?"

"Well, that kid refused, saying that what he said in front of the emperor has no weight, and he is not as good as big brother."

"He's absolutely right about what he said."

Aunt Xue glared at her husband, and said dissatisfiedly, "How can you help him speak?"

"I didn't speak for him, but I thought he was right. Jia Lian is not as favored by the emperor as elder brother. Eldest brother is the governor of the Beijing camp and holds [-] military power in the capital. He is in front of the emperor. What you say carries more weight than Jia Lian."

"That's what I said, but that kid directly refused to agree to help. It's too much. Anyway, I can be regarded as his elder, and I treat him well."

Aunt Xue's husband couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "What kind of elder are you? It's pretty good that he didn't miss you because of his sister. Besides, you even asked someone to assassinate him some time ago."

"Finding someone to assassinate him was just for show, and he didn't really assassinate him. Besides, he didn't know." Aunt Xue didn't think there was anything wrong with her.

Aunt Xue's husband didn't say anything else, he thought it would be better if Jia Lian didn't help, so as to save him a favor.

Not long after Aunt Xue left, people from the Zhen family came.

Jia Lian didn't know much about the Zhen family, only that the Zhen family was ransacked in the original book.

The raid of Zhen's family was the emperor's first step in taking the four major families under the knife.

Jia Lian didn't want to be implicated by the Jia family, and naturally he didn't want to be implicated by the Zhen family either.Don't look at the status and power of the Zhen family in Jinling is very high now, but it won't be long before the house will be ransacked.He didn't want to have anything to do with the Zhen family.

Zhen Yingjia also felt that Jia Lian's attitude towards him was relatively cold and alienated, so she tried her best to get closer to Jia Lian.

Jia Lian is the most promising person in Jia's family, and his future future is limitless. We must establish a good relationship with Jia Lian to pave the way for Baoyu's future.

The Zhen family also had a son named Baoyu two years ago.Zhen Baoyu is the only son of the Zhen family, so Zhen Yingjia naturally attaches great importance to it.

Zhen Yingjia knew that this was the end of the Zhen family, they could no longer take a step forward, and could only sit and eat.For the future of his son, he must have a good relationship with Jia Lian.

Jia Lian also met Zhen Baoyu, and to be honest, he was really similar to Jia Baoyu, both in appearance and personality, even in the point of sticking to him.

Seeing that her son liked Jia Lian, Zhen Yingjia often brought Zhen Baoyu to Jia's house to make her son cling to Jia Lian.

Jia Lian was so entangled that he had no choice but to set off for Yangzhou ahead of schedule.

When he left, he didn't go out of his way to say hello to the Zhen family and the Xue family.Just let the housekeeper of the old house wait for the Zhen family and the Xue family to come, and then tell them.

Going to Yangzhou, Jia Lian and the others did not ride on horseback, but took a boat to Yangzhou. They arrived in Yangzhou in two days and met Jiang Qingyun and the others smoothly.

The disaster situation in Yangzhou is not very serious, and there are not many refugees.When Jia Lian and the others arrived in Yangzhou, Jiang Qingyun and the others basically took care of it.

When he came to Yangzhou, Jia Lian would naturally go to Lin's mansion to meet Lin Ruhai.Then, he forwarded Jia Min's letter to Lin Ruhai.

Lin Ruhai had known before that when Jia Lian was assassinated, he saw Jia Lian coming, and asked carefully about the ins and outs of the incident.

Jia Lian told Lin Ruhai everything that happened after the assassination.

After hearing this, Lin Ruhai frowned tightly, with a serious expression on his face: "I didn't expect that Wang Ziteng would send someone to assassinate you and frame the eldest prince in order to please the fourth prince."

"I didn't expect that either." He didn't offend the Wang family, but the Wang family wanted to kill him to please the Fourth Prince.

"I have contacted Wang Ziteng before, and based on my understanding of him, I should not attack you."

"It's Second Aunt." Jia Lian conjectured his guess, "Second Aunt probably sent someone to kill me to avenge Jia Zhu. Wang Ziteng thought that the person who assassinated me before was sent by Second Aunt, and then in order to protect Second Aunt If my aunt is not found out, she will send someone to assassinate me, and then deliberately leave clues pointing to the eldest prince, and please the fourth prince by the way, a plan that kills two birds with one stone."

"Second sister-in-law..." Lin Ruhai sighed slightly, and then asked, "What are you going to do when you return to the capital?"

Jia Lian said with a sneer: "Naturally, there is revenge for revenge, and revenge for revenge." He is not a soft persimmon, who can be picked and killed casually.Also, he had been kind to Mrs. Wang before, and he didn't hit her hard, but she shot him again and again.This time, he actually wanted to send someone to kill him, thinking he was easy to bully.This time, he will never let her go.There are a lot of accounts to be settled before and after, and this time they will be settled at once.

Lin Ruhai didn't try to persuade him, but reminded Jia Lian: "The Wang family is not easy to mess with. Don't deal with the Wang family lightly. You will deal with them when you are sure."

"What my uncle said is that I won't attack the Wang family without seven or eight percent certainty."

"The Wang family declined before, because Wang Ziteng started to rise, more or less snobbish." Lin Ruhai said, "It is impossible for you to get rid of the Wang family at once, you can only take it step by step."

"Uncle, I'm not so naive as to be able to get rid of the Wang family at once." The Wang family is the core of power of the four major families after all, how could it be possible to get rid of at once.

"You can start with the people around him." Lin Ruhai suggested.

"I think so too."

"Unfortunately, I'm in Yangzhou, not in the capital, so I can't help you."

"What did uncle say?"

"How are you going to deal with your second aunt?"

"Uncle, you won't persuade me not to deal with Second Aunt?"

Lin Ruhai shook her head: "That's not true. She framed you again and again, and this time she killed you again. You should seek revenge from her."

Jia Lian breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Lin Ruhai say this: "It's fine if uncle doesn't stop me."

"I want to say that your grandmother may defend your second aunt, and you will be in trouble at that time. I will write a letter to your aunt and ask her to help you. Your grandmother loves your aunt more. Maybe she can listen to your aunt's words." .”

When Jia Lian heard this, a warm feeling flashed across his heart, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Uncle, I can handle it myself, so don't involve aunt."

"Is there really no need for help?"

"No, I can handle it myself."

Seeing Jia Lian's insistence, Lin Ruhai didn't say anything more.

"In that case, I won't tell your aunt about it."

"En." Jia Lian suddenly thought about the matter of Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu, and felt that it was necessary to remind Lin Ruhai. "Uncle, there is something I don't know whether I should tell you or not."

When Lin Ruhai heard this, he was slightly taken aback, and then said with a smile: "You don't mind telling me what you have to say."

"Uncle, although it hasn't happened yet, it's not impossible."

"whats the matter?"

"You also know that grandma loves Baoyu very much."

"know."

"Baoyu and Daiyu are not much different in age, so it is very likely that Grandmother wants to match Baoyu and Daiyu."

Lin Ruhai raised his brows in surprise: "What?" He really didn't think of this matter.

"Uncle, you are in an important position and your family property is rich. In the Jia family, there are no officials if you want officials, and no property if you want property. Marriage with your Lin family is the most suitable choice, and you can also get closer." Jia in the original book That's why my mother wanted Jia Baoyu to marry Lin Daiyu.However, Mrs. Wang hoped that Jia Baoyu would marry Xue Baochai.

When Lin Ruhai heard Jia Lian's words, he felt very reasonable, and couldn't help becoming vigilant.

Jia Lian continued: "Although it is a good thing to get married, the Jia family is really not a good marriage partner. With your status, you can find a better marriage for Daiyu in the future." I planned to say this to Jia Min, but then I thought about the very good relationship between Jia Min and Jia's mother. It is not good to tell Jia Min about this matter, but it is better to tell Lin Ruhai.

Lin Ruhai also felt that marrying Jia's family was not a good marriage. Leaving aside Jia Baoyu, he would not allow his daughter to marry Jia Baoyu, just taking Mrs. Wang as an example.

"I will remember what you said. If the old lady brings up this matter in the future, I will refuse."

"Uncle, don't let me meddle in my own business."

Lin Ruhai said with a smile: "Why do you think you are nosy, you are also doing it for Daiyu's own good."

Hearing what Lin Ruhai said, Jia Lian felt relieved, "After all, what I'm talking about hasn't happened yet, so I'm afraid you will think I'm sowing discord."

"How come, I know you are doing it for Daiyu's benefit." If it was before, he might really think that Jia Lian was trying to sow discord, but now that he knows what kind of people the second elder brother's family is, he will never let his daughter marry him. precious jade.

"Just be careful." Now that my aunt lives in Jia's house, Daiyu and Baoyu have many opportunities to get in touch. Although they are both young and don't understand anything, it's not like Jia's mother doesn't understand everything. Maybe seeing that Jia Baoyu liked Lin Daiyu very much, he mentioned this marriage to Jia Min in advance.

"I'll tell your aunt about this and let her pay attention."

Jia Lian smiled and didn't say anything else. Uncle and aunt disagreed with this marriage, and Lin Daiyu would not be sad for Jia Baoyu in the future, let alone despair for Jia Baoyu.

"Uncle, Master Jiang has stayed in Yangzhou for such a long time, is there something else going on?" The disaster in Yangzhou is not serious and can be dealt with in a few days, but Master Jiang has to stay in Yangzhou for half a month. It's weird.

Lin Ruhai didn't expect Jia Lian to be so perceptive, "There are other things, but you'd better not know about this matter." After finishing speaking, he was afraid that Jia Lian might misunderstand, and explained, "This matter is very serious. If you know about it, you will cause trouble. Upper body, it’s safer not to know.”

After hearing this, Jia Lian was shocked: "It's so serious?"

Lin Ruhai nodded slightly: "It's very serious. For your safety, it's better not to know."

"Is it related to uncle you went to the capital last time?"

"Yes."

Jia Lian probably guessed what it was, but Lin Ruhai said it was dangerous, so there was no need to confirm it.

"If that's the case, then I won't ask."

"The emperor is going to attack the eldest prince and the fourth prince. When you return to the capital, stay away from the first prince and the fourth prince." Lin Ruhai knew that Jia Lian had nothing to do with these two princes, but he still couldn't help telling him.

Jia Lian nodded lightly: "I know, I guessed it before I came to Jiangnan."

"The emperor will take the officials in Jiangnan first, and then there will be a bloody storm."

"Uncle, are you okay?" Jia Lian couldn't help worrying about Lin Ruhai. After all, Lin Ruhai was the Yangzhou Salt Patrol Envoy, so he would definitely be involved in this trouble.

"Don't worry, I'm fine." Although nothing will happen, there will be some troubles.

"Uncle is fine."

Jia Lian followed Jiang Qingyun and the others stayed in Yangzhou for half a month before setting off back to Yangzhou.

Jiang Qingyun has been to Huizhou and Anqing before, and has already done disaster relief work.Yangzhou is the last stop. After dealing with the affairs of Yangzhou, you can return to Beijing.

Before leaving, officials of all sizes in Yangzhou practiced for Jiang Qingyun and his group.

At the banquet held in practice, Jia Lian clearly felt the shadow of swords and swords.After returning to the capital, the day will change.

When they came to Jiangnan, the group of them hurried on their way desperately.I thought that when I returned to the capital, I didn't have to hurry, but I didn't expect to still have to hurry.

Half a month later, Jia Lian and his group finally returned to the capital.

The situation in the capital is about to undergo earth-shaking changes because of their return.