Master of Karma in the Red Chamber

The pair of bottles are rare treasures, Qi Shengao hesitated for a long time before making up his mind to part with Yan Liang as a gift.If the vase was broken at Yan Liang's house by a handy man, he would regret it for a while at most, and would not be as angry as he is now.The vase was broken on the way back, obviously Jia Yanliang didn't care about the things he sent, and it was a shame to him!

How could Qi Shengao not be angry, he lashed out at the messenger, "It deserves to be broken on the road, he should be responsible, what use is it to me!"

The boy in charge of delivering the message was so frightened that he almost shrank into a ball. At least he still remembered the master's instructions. He stretched out his hand tremblingly, and handed over a letter.

Qi Shengao lost his temper, he didn't want to pick it up, but he still reached out to take it.He opened the letter impatiently, and there were only two words written on the snow-white rice paper.Qi Shengao's complexion instantly cleared the dark clouds, and the corners of his mouth curled up in joy.

Dodging aside, the brothers of the Qi family, who had seen Qi Shengao's face all heaved a sigh of relief when they saw this, and laughed approvingly.

"Come on, set another table for them at the Bichun Pavilion." Qi Shengao turned and cupped his hands to them, "Brothers, if you have any needs, feel free to ask the butler. I have a step ahead, so I won't accompany you .”

The brothers of the Qi family hurriedly responded, and all of them watched Qi Shengao respectfully.

When Yan Liang arrived at Qi Mansion, he met Qi Shengao in the main hall.Even though Qi Shengao was resting at home, he was very particular about his clothes.The material of the clothes is bright and colorful, obviously a gift from the palace. The bat pattern on the skirt alone is embroidered with gold and silver threads, which is extremely delicate.

When Qi Shengao sat in the main hall, he had an aloof and domineering air.Seeing Yan Liang coming, he snorted and raised his eyebrows to signal him to sit casually.

"Who is it?" Qi Shengao asked.

Yan Liang looked at him with no emotion on his face, and he didn't open his mouth to answer.

Qi Shengao took a deep breath, and changed his posture to face Yan Liang, "I ask who are you who broke the vase?"

"Really want to know?" Yan Liang asked.

Qi Shen gave him a high look, "Nonsense!"

"Lord Kang and Xu Chong have just passed Guoning Mansion." Yan Liang stated.

"Understood." Qi Shengao frowned, these two people are not easy to deal with.But there is a reason for everything, so I asked Yan Liang what happened.

"Xu Wen wants to take the exam, but I can't do it, they will definitely find someone else."

"Xu Wen? Lord Kang's thoughts..." Qi Shen paused, and said euphemistically, "It's too elusive."

"I'm afraid that in the end they will get the upper hand, and they will make trouble and frame you in." Qi Shengao deliberately showed a look of watching the fun, and asked with a sneer, "What do you have to do?"

"It's safer to leave the pair of vases with you first." As soon as Yan Liang finished speaking, Qi Shengao showed displeasure, "Don't think too much about it, I'll take it back later."

Qi Shengao was stunned for a moment, shook his head with a helpless smile, and called Yan Liang a "human spirit".If things are placed here with him, no one dares to move them.One is that he is intimidated by his status as a powerful minister; the other is that the things are not kept by Yan Liang, even if they are broken, they cannot be blamed on him.So those thieves don't need to do anything anymore.

Qi Shengao admired Yan Liang's wisdom. "How many fakes do you think you have prepared? Coax your son once, coax the prince once, you can achieve your goal every time, you are amazing."

"I bought that vase for 20 taels each." Yan Liang explained.

"Yo, 20 taels is too expensive!" Qi Shengao sneered.

Yan Liang didn't bother to pay attention to his cynicism, and said to the business: "Kang Kang is clearly determined to commit crimes. I checked the situation of the examiners in this autumn examination, and Liu Huai Village is the most likely, but it is an omission, and I still have to trouble Mr. Qi. Point people, monitor them all."

Qi Shengao nodded.

"The imperial examination will be held in three days, and I will be very busy." Yan Liang said.

Qi Shengao squinted at him, "If you have something to say, just say it!"

"The people who smashed the bottle just now have all been arrested, and I have to trouble Mr. Qi to help interrogate them. I guess we can find Xu Chong at most, but this matter is quite small. Only by handing it over to Yu Shitai can we see it in a small way." big."

"Why should I help you?" Qi Shen said angrily.

"Get rid of Xu Chong earlier, Lord Kang will lose a leg, and it will be easier to deal with in the future. Don't tell me you don't want to bring him down, even if you don't, the master behind you... will also want to Bar."

Qi Shen looked at him solemnly, "Be careful with your mouth!"

"Then take your leave." Yan Liang gave a simple farewell ceremony, then turned around and left quickly.

Qi Shengao took the thieves who broke the vase and ordered his subordinates to interrogate them strictly. As Yan Liang expected, because of the urgency of the matter, there were many omissions, and Xu Chong's personal entourage took care of it.Qi Shengao followed up the investigation, and in the same night, he deceived the entourage of Xu's mansion to go out for arrest and interrogation.On the second day, when the testimonies were complete, they were sent directly to the acquaintances at Yushitai.

Xu Chong got the news in the evening of the same day, knowing that the person sent to smash the vase yesterday had not returned, so he quickly informed Kang Wang.

Duan Gaoyu didn't take it seriously, laughed and said: "I'm a big deal, just a few hooligans, they say they are greedy for money, and when they are caught, they bite people and splash dirty water. It has nothing to do with you. Who can stand you?"

"My lord is very right. I think that Jia Yanliang is arresting someone to vent his anger. After all, the imperial gift vase is broken, and it is still on the way to Qi's mansion. I guess this time Master Qi offended him. I heard from the Qi family. , Qi Shengao was furious when he heard the news yesterday, and turned all the tables at the banquet."

Xu Chong's flattering words made Duan Gaoyu more convinced that his judgment was correct, so he never asked about this matter again.Xu Chong felt that he had the lord as his backer, so there was no need to worry about such a trivial matter, so he ignored it and devoted all his attention to giving his son Zhang Luo's exam questions.So much so that when he returned home one day, he heard that his servants had gone out to drink last night and hadn't returned so far, so he just scolded him for being an asshole, and didn't think much about other places.

On the fifth day of the lunar calendar, the sky is high and the air is crisp.Outside the examination room, candidates lined up in an orderly manner and entered the examination room one by one.

This round of autumn examination is divided into three sessions.Taking the sixth, ninth, and twelfth day as the main venue, candidates need to enter the venue one day before each official venue and leave the venue the day after.For candidates, after three exams, the physical and mental torture must be like peeling off the skin.And for the examiners, it is the greatest blessing from heaven to them to be able to finish the autumn trial in a safe and sound way without any mistakes.Since the Wang Hu fraud case started at the feet of the emperor in □□ years, the imperial court had extremely strict requirements on the rules of the imperial examinations.Severe punishments, including the death penalty, were imposed on scholars and servants who co-operated in cheating.The Wang Hu fraud case involved a wide range of people, and no less than 80 people died successively.

Originally, Jianlin was solely responsible for the discipline of the examination room, and Yan Liang, as the chief examiner, could come to inspect it once in a while, and then let it go.But in the final analysis, if something happened, he could not escape the ultimate responsibility.Therefore, during these days of scientific research, Yan Liang almost always supervised in person at Mingyuan Building.Mingyuan Building is a towering building in the examination room, where you can have a clear view of the situation inside and outside the whole room.

After the three exams, Yan Liang drank most of the tribute tea given by the emperor, but he didn't have to worry about it spoiling.

When everything was over and returned home, many people saw him and couldn't help but say that he had lost a lot.But people are more energetic, and when the pair of phoenix eyes are idle, they will be full of coldness, and the power still remains.

When Aunt Xue from Lixiangyuan heard about this from Xue Pan, she was very curious.After all, the life experience of the adult in Dongfu is like a story in a drama, and his own son testifies from time to time, it really makes people want to see his demeanor.

Baochai saw her mother was in a daze, so she gave Aunt Xue a push, "What is mother thinking?"

Aunt Xue pulled Baochai's plump arm with a smile, and joked with her: "I was thinking, if only my precious daughter could take the imperial examination, it would be great, and she would lose weight." After saying that, Aunt Xue was delighted He poked Baochai's tender, chubby little face.

Baochai covered her face and said, "It's so sad, mother thinks I'm fat?"

"Silly girl, it's just right for you to be like this now. In the eyes of mother, you are the most beautiful, even the fairies in the sky can't compare to you. It's just a joke, do you still take it seriously?"

Baochai pouted, hummed deliberately at Aunt Xue, and turned her head away.Aunt Xue pushed her with a smile, and Baochai couldn't hold back anymore, giggling and slipping into her mother's arms.The mother and daughter soon laughed together.

Seeing their mothers like this, Xue Pan also smiled naively.His mother was in a good mood today, and he felt that the timing was just right, so he discussed with his mother and tried to find a way to reject Master Ningfu. He didn't want to study with Jia Rong anymore.

"Look at my finger, it's still swollen. Mr. Jia's school disciplines him strictly, and he has a lot of homework. After I finish, I have to write an extra "Book of Rites", and I stay up until midnight every day. I can only sleep. Look at my dark eye circles, as if I was beaten by someone. No, no, I can’t stand this.” Xue Pan whimpered with a big cry, “You can’t just love my sister, but not my sister. me!"

Aunt Xue looked at Xue Pan's hands and eyes, and stopped smiling, "Actually, I have seen your hard work for the past half month with my own eyes, and it would be a lie to say that I don't feel sorry for you. If it was your uncle, I would refuse no matter what you want." That's fine. But the one in the East Mansion, your mother is a woman who can talk a lot. If you want, you have to ask your uncle to see if he can do anything."

When mentioning the old-fashioned Jia Zheng, Xue Pan felt apprehensive.Not to mention that he didn't dare to look for him, even if he did look for him, I'm afraid that with his ability, he wouldn't be able to talk to him.

Baochai tilted her head and looked around at her elder brother, "I think it's good for you to be controlled like this, mother, how do you see him these days?"

"Well-behaved, don't cause trouble." Aunt Xue praised.

Baochai smiled: "Not only that, he even speaks a lot more politely. Yesterday I listened to his orders and brought two 'sentences with you'."

"Hey, I found out when you said that." Aunt Xue suddenly realized when she slapped her thigh.

Xue Pan had a bad feeling and glared at Baochai.

Baochai deliberately raised her eyebrows at Xue Pan, then turned to Aunt Xue and said: "Isn't mother always worried that no one can take care of her well? I can't be cruel. Now there is really someone who can suppress him and take him to justice." Tu, you should be happy!"

The author has something to say: the waist is not healed, but a new hole is dug when the head is hot, why can't I control this hand, beat, beat, beat!

I will finish this side while slowly filling in new pits.

Ah, my enthusiastic heart is really powerful, but the speed of my claws can't keep up with the rhythm of my head~~~~

It's useless to regret, just fill in the pits.

Of course, no one will read the new pit, so I will write it short, and the backache is justified (it’s too much to beat!)