Lian Erye's Road to Imperial Examination

Jia Yuanchun is not an idiot, and she has stayed in the palace for several years, she can tell at a glance what the purpose of the fourth prince marrying her is.However, even so, she is still willing to marry the fourth prince as a side concubine, because there is really no better choice than this.

"Brother Lian, don't worry, no matter what happens, I will live a good life." After staying in the palace for several years, she has seen many things, and she doesn't expect the so-called love between men and women at all, so she won't do it for the sake of love. The fourth prince was very sad.She was anxious to find a good marriage, just to make her life easier.

Jia Lian suddenly thought that Jia Yuanchun had stayed in the palace for a few years, and he probably had seen all kinds of methods. Even if he married the fourth prince as a side concubine, he would not suffer a disadvantage.Thinking of this, Jia Lian felt relieved a lot.

"No matter what, if you need help in the future, elder sister, just come to me, I can help you, and I will definitely help you."

Jia Yuanchun looked at Jia Lian with tears in his eyes, and said in a broken voice, "Brother Lian, thank you..." With Brother Lian's words, she will be guaranteed in the future.

Jia Lian thought about it for a while, and finally said a word: "Elder sister, don't trust Prince Jin!"

When Jia Yuanchun heard this, he couldn't help being startled, and stared at Jia Lian with wide eyes in astonishment: "Brother Lian, you... aren't... from Prince Jin?"

When Jia Lian heard Jia Yuanchun's words, he sighed in his heart, he deserved to come out of the palace.

"I only obey the emperor!"

When Jia Yuanchun heard the words, his eyes narrowed suddenly, his face was shocked, and he didn't react for a long time.

Jia Lian smiled and said nothing more.

After being stunned for a while, Jia Yuanchun recovered from the huge shock, and his expression became very complicated: "Brother Lian, thank you for your reminder." Brother Lian is not from the fourth prince, but it is normal. The emperor attaches great importance to it, how could it be possible that the fourth prince's person, even her uncle is not the fourth prince's person.

"Sister, that's all I have to say, I wish you all the best in the future."

"Brother Lian, thank you!" Jia Yuanchun expressed his thanks sincerely.

"You talk to Jingrong, I'll go to the study."

"it is good."

On the way to the study, Jia Lian sighed softly, obviously he didn't want to meddle in his business, he didn't want to meddle in Jia Yuanchun's affairs, but in the end he did.Alas, forget it, I have already intervened, and it is too late to regret.I don't know if Jia Yuanchun's fate will be as miserable as in the original book if he intervenes in this way.

Zhuang Jingrong and Jia Yuanchun chatted about getting married, such as what to prepare.

As soon as Jia Lian sat down in the study, Gao Qi came over.

"How are things going?" Jia Lian put down the book in his hand, took the teacup from Gao Qi, and asked.

"Master, according to your instructions, I sent people to approach Zhou Rui and his son-in-law Leng Zixing. It has succeeded."

"The person you sent is reliable, is it useful?" Jia Lian put down the teacup in his hand, frowned slightly, "I want to receive the result before the end of the year."

"Don't worry, young master, you will definitely receive the results before the end of the year." Gao Qi flatteringly said, "The people who were sent to approach Zhou Rui and Leng Zixing were all women, and they were very resourceful."

When Jia Lian heard this, she raised the corners of her lips slightly, and said with a half-smile, "A woman?"

"Women are the easiest to make men lose their guard, and in order to please women, men are willing to do anything." Gao Qi is not a real man, but unexpectedly knows men very well.

"I knew you wouldn't let me down." He asked Gao Qi to find someone to approach Zhou Rui and Leng Zixing. He didn't say who to send, but also to test Gao Qi's ability to handle affairs.Sure enough, he was not disappointed.

"The slave will definitely take care of what the young master told me."

"Let me know the result."

"Yes, sir."

"Go and call Lai Shangrong."

"Yes."

Soon, Lai Shangrong came to the study.

"I've seen the young master, but I don't know what orders the young master has?"

"Notify your mother to give me the result before the end of the year. I have no plan to let that crazy woman of the Wang family celebrate the New Year."

"Don't worry, young master, I will let my mother get the result before the end of the year."

"I can rest assured that you and your mother are doing business."

"Thank you, Master, for your trust."

Now, before the end of the year, there are still two months to go.Jia Lian said that he has the patience to wait for two months.

Jia Lian picked up the brush and started to paint. The emperor asked him to paint what he saw in the south of the Yangtze River.To be honest, he really didn't want to recall the flood he saw in Jiangnan before, it was too tragic.However, the emperor's order had to be obeyed, so he could only draw it according to the order.

When Zhuang Jingrong came to ask Jia Lian to have dinner, he saw the painting he drew and was shocked by the tragic scene in the painting. His eyes turned red and his lips trembled slightly: "Husband, this is..."

Jia Lian looked at the one-third of the painting he had painted with a heavy expression, "This is what I saw before entering Jinling."

"This..." Although I know that the flood will kill many people, this situation is much more serious than expected.

Jia Lian covered a small part of the drawing just now with a cloth, then raised his hand and patted Zhuang Jingrong's shoulder: "Let's go, go have dinner."

"Husband, I don't have the appetite for dinner." Seeing such a miserable scene, Zhuang Jingrong's heart was greatly shocked, and he didn't even have the appetite to eat.

"If you don't eat, you will be hungry for dinner."

Zhuang Jingrong ate some food under Jia Lian's "forcement", and then went for a walk in the courtyard with Jia Lian, and asked in detail about the specific situation of the flood in the south of the Yangtze River.

Jia Lian didn't want to tell her at first, but she kept asking, so he had to tell her the tragic scene he saw in Jinling.

After Zhuang Jingrong heard it, his heart became very heavy, as if his heart was weighed down by a heavy stone and he couldn't breathe.

Jia Lian stretched out his hand to hold her in his arms, stroked her back lightly, and comforted her softly: "This is a natural disaster and there is no way."

"Husband, you have worked hard..."

Jia Lian didn't want Zhuang Jingrong to be immersed in the flood in Jinling, so he changed the subject and asked, "What did the elder sister tell you?"

"I didn't say anything, just asked me something about getting married." Zhuang Jingrong was very responsible, and told Jia Yuanchun in great detail what he had to do before getting married.

"I hope she will be fine, and don't blame me and come to trouble me again."

"I think Eldest Sister understands it clearly, so she shouldn't blame Husband."

"I hope so."

The young couple chatted about other things, and Zhuang Jingrong quickly forgot about the Jinling flood.

At this time, somewhere in the capital, Zhou Rui was drinking and eating with his arms around a charming and charming woman.

While pouring wine for Zhou Rui obediently, the woman teased Zhou Rui with her eyes or small movements.

Zhou Rui was dazzled by her charm, and looked at the woman with greedy and burning eyes.

"Uncle Zhou, I didn't expect you to be so powerful." The enchanting and charming woman is named Yuqin. She met Zhou Rui a few days ago, and Zhou Rui was completely fascinated by her.

"It's not me bragging. I have a very high status in Jia's mansion, and even the second wife will give me some face." Zhou Rui drank a little too much, his face was flushed, and his eyes became blurred, but he looked at Yuqin's face. His eyes were very hot.

"The wife you are talking about is Mrs. Wang, right?" Yuqin pretended to be surprised and said, "The one who slandered the number one scholar?"

"That's right, that's her." Zhou Rui pulled Yuqin over, let Yuqin sit in his arms, buried her face in Yuqin's neck and took a deep breath, with a satisfied expression on her face.

Yuqin put her arms around Zhou Rui's neck, and blew into his ear vaguely.

Zhou Rui was blown so soft that his whole body was soft, and his heart was ready to move. He moved his big mouth to Yuqin's mouth, but Yuqin blocked it with his hand, and said with a smile: "Uncle Zhou, we just had a drink." Don't be in such a hurry to eat, I still want to hear about your business."

Zhou Rui who was stopped was not angry either, he raised his hand and touched Yuqin's smooth and fair chin, then said with a wretched smile, "What do you want to know?"

"Is it true that the second wife of Jia's mansion said that the champion killed her son?" Yuqin asked pretending to be curious, "There were rumors that the second wife of Jia's mansion often framed the champion. is that true?"

"Master Lian didn't kill the young master." Zhou Rui answered every question, very obedient. "The young master died of his own illness."

"Since he died of illness, why did the second wife of Jia's mansion say that the number one scholar killed him?"

"It's a long story."

Yuqin kissed Zhou Rui's face, and said coquettishly: "You can tell me, Mr. Zhou, I like to listen to stories, especially stories about rich families."

Zhou Rui was heartbroken by the kiss, put his arms around Yuqin's neck, kissed her hard on the lips, and then said proudly: "Since you want to hear it, then I will tell you. "

"Uncle Zhou is the best."

Zhou Rui enjoyed the compliment very much, and started talking to Yuqin from beginning to end.

Yuqin listened with gusto and kissed Zhou Rui from time to time to let Zhou Rui continue talking.Zhou Rui, who was rewarded with a sweet kiss, naturally told the story with more effort.

After listening to the story, Yuqin stared wide-eyed, with a dumbfounded expression: "No way, the young master failed the exam, what does it have to do with the number one scholar?"

"Eldest young master has been praised as smart since he was a child, saying that he is a thousand times smarter than young master Lian, so he can't accept that he is not as good as young master Lian. won the champion."

"It's really hateful and pitiful." Yuqin said, "So, the second wife blames the champion for not being the champion?"

"Yes, in fact, Young Master Lian is a good person, and he never took the initiative to find trouble with the second room. It has always been the second wife and the eldest young master who have troubled Young Master Lian."

"I heard that the second wife has a good heart and is a living Bodhisattva. She often gives porridge and clothes to beggars in the capital."

When Zhou Rui heard this, he immediately sneered: "The second wife is a living Bodhisattva? Hahahahaha, that's her acting to make a good name for herself."

"I heard about the second wife before, and I admired her very much. I didn't expect..."

"The second wife has a heart like a snake and a scorpion, and has done a lot of bad things."

"Ah? How is it possible?" Yuqin looked disbelieving, "You lied to me, right? No matter how bad the second wife is, she won't do anything harmful."

"She did a lot of bad things."

"Tell me clearly, what bad things did she do?" Yuqin glared at Zhou Rui angrily, "If you don't make it clear, I will ignore you."

When Zhou Rui heard this, he panicked, and quickly said flatteringly: "I said, when Master Lian took the exam, the second wife asked Ma Daopo to cast a curse on Master Lian. Everyone in Jia's mansion knew about it. .”

"Curse?"

Zhou Rui told Yuqin exactly about casting the curse.

Yuqin looked surprised: "The second wife is so vicious?"

"What kind of evil is this? She has done even more evil things."

"What else?"

When Zhou Rui said this, he suddenly stopped, his eyes full of hesitation.Although he was a little drunk, he knew in his heart that some things should be said and some things should not be said.

Seeing Zhou Rui stop suddenly, Yuqin pursed her lips pretending to be dissatisfied: "Why didn't you say anything?"

Zhou Rui quickly apologized with a smile: "Some things can't be said...'" Before his words fell, his ears were twisted by Yuqin, "It hurts..."

Yuqin stared at Zhou Rui with dissatisfaction, and twisted Zhou Rui's ears even harder: "Uncle Zhou, you treat me as an outsider before I pass the door. Since you don't trust me so much, then we will cut off contact." Let's go." After speaking, he let go of his hand, pushed away from Zhou Rui's arms, turned around and prepared to leave.

Seeing that Yuqin was angry, Zhou Rui stood up quickly, reached out to hold her, and quickly apologized: "Yuqin, I was wrong, I was wrong, I was wrong, I didn't treat you as an outsider, and I didn't believe you."

Yuqin turned around and looked coldly at Zhou Rui who looked anxious: "You don't tell me some things, don't you just don't believe me? Although I have only a short time with you, I believe in you wholeheartedly and rely on you You, and you, treat me as an outsider. I can see that you don't want to live with me, you just want to play with me. I really regard you as a lover and want to spend my life with you, but you Look down on me like this. Although I am a prostitute, I also have dignity, and I will never allow myself to be played by you like this." After speaking, her eyes turned red, and tears rolled down from the corners of her eyes, "I thought I had found a lover, but in the end..."

When Zhou Rui heard Yuqin's confession, his heart was full of emotion and passion, and it greatly satisfied his vanity.Seeing Yuqin crying, he immediately felt a throbbing pain in his heart.He hurriedly hugged Yuqin in his arms, and comforted him softly: "Yuqin, I also want to spend my whole life with you, and I don't mean to look down on you. I was wrong, and I will tell you everything."

Yuqin pretended to push Zhou Rui vigorously, and said with tears in her eyes, "You don't have to lie to me..."

"I didn't lie to you." Zhou Rui expressed his attitude anxiously, "Didn't Young Master Lian go to the south of the Yangtze River to provide disaster relief? The second wife thought this was an opportunity and wanted to kill Young Master Lian to avenge the Eldest Young Master."

"Stop talking, I don't want to hear it."

"My dear, just listen to me." Zhou Rui was really afraid that Yuqin would cut off contact with him, so he didn't care about anything at this time, he just wanted to tell Yuqin what he knew. "The second wife has an older sister in Jinling. We call her Aunt Xue. She wrote to Aunt Xue, asking Aunt Xue to send someone to assassinate Young Master Lian."

"Didn't the number one scholar be assassinated by that son, why did he become the second wife again?"

"The second wife also sent someone to assassinate Young Master Lian."

"How can the second wife be so sinister and vicious? The champion did nothing, but she insisted on putting him to death."

Seeing that Yuqin was no longer angry, Zhou Rui breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, sat down again with his arms around Yuqin, and poured a glass of wine for Yuqin himself.

"Kiss, I'll tell you everything, don't be angry with me."

Yuqin glanced at Zhou Rui: "Look at your performance, continue to tell the story."

"Okay, okay, let me continue." Seeing Yuqin's coquettish look, Zhou Rui was delighted, "Because of this matter, Mrs. Wang came to beat and scold the second wife."

"Why did Mrs. Wang beat and scold the second wife?"

"Master Lian is now an official of the imperial court. If it is found out that the second wife sent someone to assassinate Master Lian, the reputation of the Wang family will be ruined, and they may be implicated. That's why the old lady will teach the second wife a lesson."

Yuqin nodded suddenly, "I see."

"Since the eldest young master passed away, the second wife has become a little crazy, and now she is even more crazy."

"This is retribution, I really misjudged the second wife." Yuqin suddenly thought of something, and asked with a puzzled face, "When the number one scholar didn't pass the exam, I heard that the second wife often troubled the number one scholar , Why is that, the eldest young master was still doing well at that time?"

"For the title of Rongguo Mansion." Zhou Rui said, "The old lady has always favored the young master and wanted the young master to inherit the title. The second wife also hopes that the young master can inherit the title, but according to the rules, it should be Young Master Lian. Dao title, the second wife and the others often trouble Master Lian and the others, trying to ruin the reputation of Master Lian and the others so that Master Lian cannot inherit the title."

Yuqin looked shocked and said in disbelief: "How could this be..."

Zhou Rui said flirtatiously: "More than that, there was originally an older brother above Young Master Lian, who was originally the young master of the Rongguo Mansion."

Yuqin looked surprised: "What, the number one scholar also has an older brother, why haven't I heard of it, what about the older brother?"

"Dead, killed by the second wife."

Yuqin gasped in fright, and said in disbelief, "How could the second wife do something to a child?"

"That Young Master Hu is smart and well-behaved, even smarter than the Eldest Young Master, that is, Young Master Zhu. The second wife is afraid that with Young Master Hu around, Young Master Zhu will never see his day, so she put poison in Young Master Hu's medicine."

"Poison? No one suspects it?"

"Master Hu fell into the pond at that time, and it was still winter. He was very sick and was dying. The second wife seized this opportunity and put medicine in Master Hu's medicine. In order not to be found out, Every time the poison was given very little. After ten days, Master Hu died. Everyone thought that Master Hu died of illness, but in fact he was poisoned to death."

"The second wife is so vicious, she actually poisoned a child." Yuqin learned something important today, she is satisfied for the time being, and does not plan to force Zhou Rui to continue talking.Enough is enough, otherwise it will arouse suspicion.

"Uncle Zhou, stop talking, I'm scared, let's have a drink."

"But you want to hear it yourself."

"I didn't know that the second wife was so vicious." Yuqin said with a look of fear, "This is the first time I've heard of such a scary thing, of course I'm afraid, so don't laugh at me."

"Okay, okay, I'm not kidding you, let's drink, drink."

Soon, Zhou Rui was drunk by Yuqin and passed out. Taking this opportunity, she went out to find Gao Qi and told Gao Qi what she heard from Zhou Rui.

"Yuqin, you've done a good job. Continue to get more information about Mrs. Wang from Zhou Rui."

"I see."

"When the matter is settled, I will take you to see the young master."

When Yuqin heard this, her eyes lit up immediately, and she looked a little excited: "Please tell the young master, Eunuch Gao, I will get more things out of Zhou Rui's mouth, and I will definitely give him a satisfactory result."

"If you want, I will definitely bring it."

"Thank you, Eunuch Gao."

"It's getting late, you go back quickly, lest Zhou Rui wake up and find you."

"it is good."

After Gao Qi said goodbye to Yuqin, he returned to Liuyuan Mansion.At this time, Jia Lian had already rested with Zhuang Jingrong, and he planned to report this matter to Jia Lian tomorrow.

During this period of time, Zhou Rui's family was busy with Jia Yuanchun's marriage. He lived in Jia's mansion and didn't go home, so he didn't know that his husband was getting married with a woman in a brothel.

Even if Jia Yuanchun was going to become Prince Jin's side concubine, Mrs. Wang did not end the cold war against Jia Yuanchun because of this matter.On the contrary, she blamed Jia Yuanchun for being inhumane, saying that she was in a hurry to get married not long after Jia Zhu died.

Jia Yuanchun was hurt again by Mrs. Wang, and the resentment towards her deepened in his heart.The relationship between mother and daughter has become more and more alienated.

Seeing Mrs. Wang treating Jia Yuanchun like this, people in Jia's mansion thought Mrs. Wang was completely crazy.It was such a great joy for Jia Yuanchun to marry Prince Jin, Mrs. Wang actually blamed Jia Yuanchun for not marrying, she was completely out of her mind.

Although Mrs. Wang resented Jia Yuanchun, Jia's mother did not.She loved Jia Yuanchun very much, and she was responsible for Jia Yuanchun's expulsion from the palace, so she felt very guilty.Therefore, when preparing the dowry for Jia Yuanchun, he filled in a lot of things.

Jia's mansion was full of celebrations, and everyone was preparing for Jia Yuanchun's marriage.Everyone is very happy, except Jia Min of course.

Jia Min had heard Lin Ruhai talk about the officialdom before, and knew that the fourth prince would not be in power.Seeing that the fourth prince was going to marry Jia Yuanchun as his side concubine, he was very worried, but he couldn't say it directly, so he could only remind Jia Yuanchun obliquely.

Jia Yuanchun told Jia Min that Jia Lian had already told her what she said.She married the fourth prince voluntarily, and she will not regret it, so Jia Min should not worry.

The next day, Gao Qi waited for Jia Lian to finish his breakfast before going to him and telling him about Jia Hu.

After listening to Gao Qi's words, Jia Lian's face suddenly turned cold, and his eyes were full of sternness and murderous intent.

"Wang's crazy woman, I want her blood to pay back." Although he had never met Jia Hu, the eldest brother, but when he heard that Jia Hu was killed by Mrs. Wang, Jia Lian was filled with anger and murderous intent.If he didn't still have a sliver of reason, he wished he could kill Mrs. Wang now.

"Master, Yuqin said that she will get more words from Zhou Rui and give you a satisfactory result."

Jia Lian took several deep breaths, and forcefully suppressed the anger welling up in her heart, "Tell her, tell her to be careful, and don't be discovered by Zhou Rui."

"Master, don't worry, Yuqin is very measured in her work."

"When things are done, you bring her to see me, and I will thank her personally."

"Yuqin also really wants to see the young master."

"That mad woman Wang must have done something else." Jia Lian's eyes were full of coldness.

"Master, do you want to tell the master about this?"

"Don't tell my father yet, I'm afraid that after he hears this, he will be angry and go to that crazy woman Wang to pay for his life, and then it will ruin our plan."

"Yes, Master!"

"This time, I will let that mad woman of the Wang family die without a place to bury her!"

Gao Qi left after reporting the matter, and Jia Lian stayed in the study alone, planning in his heart how to make Mrs. Wang die without a place to bury her.

He was so stupid to let Mrs. Wang go before.When he cursed, he should have made Mrs. Wang, that crazy woman, pay a heavy price.

Mrs. Wang's lunatic killed Jia Hu, and the old woman didn't know if she was clear.If the old woman knew about it but didn't stop it, then let her pay back in blood.If you don't know, forget it.

At the same time, Mrs. Wang hugged the clothes in front of Jia Zhu, looking sad and nostalgic, and whispered something in her mouth.Listen carefully, it turned out that he wanted to kill Jia Lian to avenge Jia Zhu.

At this time, Mrs. Wang still did not give up her determination to kill Jia Lian, she still wanted to kill Jia Lian to avenge Jia Zhu.