In the spring exploration room not far from Daiyu's house, Baochai, Yingchun, Tanchun, and Xichun were playing Go together and talking. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Ying'er, Si Qi, Shishu, Cui Mo, into the painting, color screen and other big girls are waiting.

Tanchun and Yingchun played chess, and Baochai and Xichun watched from the sidelines. Xichun, who has just experienced his brother's funeral, has few words. Her relationship with Jia Zhen was very light, but death made her understand some things at her young age.

Go is a bit time-consuming. When the autumn sun shines obliquely on the blooming flowers of the autumn chrysanthemum outside the window, Tanchun admits defeat. She had played well, but she turned out to be a big spoon and won a game for Yingchun.

The beautiful goose egg that has always been like a wooden man can't help but smile on her face, gentle and amiable, "The third sister agreed." ”

Tanchun lost, but he was also in a very good mood. Today is the last one. According to the news she knew, the four books and five scriptures in the first session of the township examination were the heaviest. The last two are all going through the motions. In two days, the results of the third brother will come out.

Baochai pursed her lips and chuckled.

Tanchun lost the game, let Xichun play, and Baochai went to the window at the end of her room to whisper a few words.

Baochai was wearing a plain white background freshwater pink gown, combing bangs, round face and almond eyes, snow-white skin, plump appearance, and said with an elegant smile: "The third sister is so happy!" ”

Tanchun Yiran chuckled, did not deny it, and asked rhetorically, "What about Sister Bao?" "Before, when Brother Zhen of Dongfu had just died, no one in the mansion dared to mention the name of the third brother. The old lady was really angry. And now, it doesn't hurt for her to be seen even if she is smiling. However, the third brother must be hit.

Baochai smiled and didn't speak. An unspeakable sorrow floated in my heart. What kind of man should she admire?

I haven't seen the Ring Brothers for two years. The matter of Brother Dongfu Zhen made her feel that he was shrouded in an unspeakable fog. made her admiration linger and hesitate. And last time, Brother Huan used her brother's snatching of Xiangling in front of her aunt as a handle, which made her a little sad and depressed.

All kinds of indescribable emotions come together, it is the cardamom girl in the early autumn season, flooded with a touch of faint, unspeakable sorrow.

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On the afternoon of the 30th, Jia Rong, who had already attacked the knighthood, hosted a banquet for Jia Qiang, Jia Qiong, Jia Chen, and Jia Lan in the Ningguo Mansion. A few beautiful singers who have just bought the house are accompanied. They are all fourteen or fifteen-year-old beautiful girls.

They are all children of Jiafu, and this kind of scene is not unfamiliar. Everyone is very open. While eating and drinking, he laughed with the singers around him.

Jia Rong laughed from time to time. He cooperated with Jia Yu and Jia Huan to investigate Lai Sheng's housekeepers and stewards, and obtained a lot of silver benefits. In addition to giving the Zongren 3,000 taels of silver to the King of Han in order to quickly attack the lord, he still has a surplus.

Jia Qiang and Jia Rong have the closest relationship, and asked, "Brother Rong, you should know, right?" Today is the last day of the Beizhili Township Examination. The one from Xifu took the exam. Now I live in an inn in the east of the inner city. Hmph, I look at him..."

Jia Rong waved her hand to stop Jia Qiang. He knew what Jia Qiang was going to say, it was nothing more than saying that Jia Huan had a bad relationship with Xifuli. It didn't work. Jia Huanzhong or not, now it is not something that Xifu can influence.

"Brother, let's have a drink." Jia Rong was already a little drunk at this time, patted her chest, and said, "Brother, I feel bitter in my heart." He saw Jia Huan hugging Keqing with his own eyes that night, could he not be bitter in his heart? 100,000 grass and mud horses roaring in their hearts!

Jia Qiang was also a little emotional, and had a drink with Jia Rong to comfort him.

Jia Rong said: "Brother, to be honest, I don't want Jia Huan to be lifted. If he doesn't win, he is the master of our house, how can he pay it back if he wins? Is there a good life for us? ”

Jia Qiang, Jia Qiong, Jia Chen, and Jia Lan all nodded in unison. That's right! Jia Huan is very old-fashioned and boring. If he really wants to return to Jiafu, he wants to take care of the affairs of Ning Guofu, who dares to say the word "no"?

It's better not to hit.

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The night is like ink, and the autumn is awe-inspiring.

In the main room to the east of Ningguo Mansion, Qin Keqing sat in the couch chair and rested quietly and pondered. She wore a satin and water-pink coat, with a delicate, graceful posture and a gentle and peaceful expression. In the bright candlelight of the room, the pretty and fair face is beautiful and unmatched, charming and gratuitous, and has a penetrating young woman's style.

Baozhu came in from outside and whispered, "Grandma, I'm going outside to listen in the afternoon." The people in the house said that the third master couldn't win. ”

The Xifu side said that the third master must be in the middle. Dudu's Dongfu side said that the third master would definitely not be able to win. It's a strange thing.

Qin Keqing took a sip of tea, thought for a while, and said softly: "Those people in the mansion are just messing and chewing their tongues. I'm afraid that Uncle Huan will come back to take care of them. A good person like Uncle Huan, wouldn't there be no reason to be in it? ”

Baozhu laughed, "No wonder." However, the reason in my heart for my grandmother is that I am a little speechless.

Qin Keqing instructed: "You pay attention." After Uncle Huan is hit, he will definitely go back to the ancestral hall and kowtow..."After saying half of the words, he stopped again.

Her relationship with her husband Jia Rong is now broken. Jia Rong designed, deceived her, and harmed Baozhu, she planned to stop caring about it after a while. But Jia Rong suspected that she was having an affair with Uncle Huan. Actually, no.

She really wanted to see Uncle Huan at this time and ask for ideas. However, when she met Uncle Huan at this time, she was afraid that she would give Jia Rong more truth to accuse her. Moreover, it is not very appropriate to ask Uncle Huan about the affairs between husband and wife.

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After the examination on August 30, Jia Huan, Luo Xiangyang, Gongsun Liang, Qiao Rusong and other ten scholars returned to the inn in the east of the inner city to rest. This is an inn booked by the Xianheng Commercial Bank at a great price. It is not very far from the Gongyuan Temple, which is convenient for the exam.

The township test is extremely devastating to people's mental and physical strength. After three exams, Jia Huan rested in the inn for two days before recovering.

According to the regulations, the results of the township examination should come out before the end of August, and the specific day depends on the specific situation, and it is also necessary to refer to the good day and auspicious day. However, this year's township test was set relatively late. It is expected to come out in 7 to 10 days.

In the past few days waiting for the results, the business of Qinglou, tea shops, and restaurants in the capital is excellent, and there are groups of scholars everywhere.

Jia Huan is still young, and it is not interesting to go to restaurants and Qinglou, so he wanders around the capital with Qiao Rusong all day long and participates in literary meetings. Luo Junzi was prodigal and poetic. Qiao Rusong is because he has a fierce wife at home, and the domestic servants follow. He didn't dare to go to the Qinglou, and he didn't dare to eat the flower wine.

On the evening of the fifth day, the senior brother brought back a stack of famous prostitutes such as Su Shishi, Cheng Qi'er, and Luo Tan. The crowd laughed. Jia Huan's poem is famous enough to make the Oiran of the Sect Division ignore his age, appearance, and pockets.

After September 6, the scholars who participated in the township examination in the capital gathered on Qingyun Street near the Gongyuan every day, anxiously waiting for first-hand news. Jia Huan, Luo Xiangyang, Gongsun Liang, Qiao Rusong, and Pang Ze were all waiting in a restaurant on Qingyun Street. Xu Yinglang, who went home, and Wei Yang, who took the exam, all came to get together.

There was a scorching atmosphere in the air. Everyone understands that the results are coming out.

On September 8, at about 10 o'clock in the morning, Jia Huan and several people were waiting on the second floor of the restaurant. Jia Huan's entourage with Qian Huai, Hu Xiaosi followed Qiao Rusong, Wei Yang, and Xu Yinglang's entourage with Chang Sui nested in the Gongyuan, ready to help see the results.

From time to time, scholars came upstairs to wait and greet each other. Everyone in Wendao Academy knew some other scholars. Talking to each other. At this time, a handsome gentleman with a Chinese character face came up, in his twenties, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, and a white Confucian shirt, which was very outstanding. This is the standard handsome guy template of the national dynasty.

After saying hello for a while, Shangguan Chang turned to the table of Jia Huan and the others, bowed his hand, and said with a smile: "I have heard the names of the students of the Taoist Academy for a long time, and when I see them today, it is enough to comfort my life. ”

Gongsun Liang and Shangguan Chang, who was quite famous in the capital, knew each other. It is recognized among the scholars that this person has the strength to compete for the top five in the township examination. Gongsun Liang smiled and patted Shangguan Chang's shoulder, "Zixu, stop talking nonsense." We're here, you haven't seen it yet, Senior Brother Jia. ”

Everyone smiled slightly.

Gongsun Liang asked, "How do you feel?" He was asking about test scores.

Shangguan Chang replied: "Brother Wen Yue, I'm tired." After the exam, I was so tired that I couldn't even stand up my little brother. ”

This time, the scholars on the second floor of the entire restaurant were hilarious.

At this time, a brocade-robed scholar with a fat head and big ears standing up and scolding at the window on the left: "What is it? A bunch of Sven scum touting each other. ”

The soldiers on both sides immediately scolded each other. They are all holding back the fire. Jia Huan followed up and scolded two sentences to vent his anger. He was very confident before the exam. But after the exam, he has no bottom now. No matter how good the psychological quality is, you can't wait for seven or eight days for results.

After scolding for a while, Jia Huan inquired and understood that the other party was the son of Ruyang Hou, Zhao Xingchen. My heart moved slightly. He had heard that the Jia family and the Marquis of Ruyang did not deal with each other.

was arguing, the gate of the Gongyuan was opened, and the results began to be posted in front of the wall. In an instant, the entire Qingyun Street was like a volcano erupting, and the sound was boiling, as if a sound tide was formed in the sky. Then the crowd was surging, scrambling to rush to the front of the wall.

Jia Huan couldn't help but clench his fists and inhale deeply.

On the second floor of the restaurant, there are small servants and long-term servants who are helping to see the results, but Pang Ze rolled up his sleeves, "Damn, I can't bear it." I look at the results. Xu Yinglang and two classmates from the academy followed Pang Ze and ran to the restaurant with the flow of people. Many people can't help but experience joy or sorrow in the first place.

Luo Xiangyang, Gongsun Liang, and Qiao Rusong all looked at each other and smiled bitterly. They want to go too. But he was on the second floor, and when he went downstairs and squeezed in, the little guy who was waiting to see the list had already sent the results out.

In a tea shop not far from Qingyun Street, it was full of people just now, and there were not a few left in an instant. Jia Lian held a folding fan and waited anxiously for news in the tea shop. He was not far from the restaurant where Jia Huan and the others were. He was forced to see Jia Huan's results for his son Jia Yu.

The henchman Long'er squeezed out of the crowd as soon as possible, ran back and shouted, "Master, come out, come out." The results are out. ”

Jia Lian knocked on the folding fan and scolded: "Idiot, squeeze in to see the name!" While scolding Long'er, he instructed his henchman Zhao'er to quickly return to Jiafu in the west of the city to report that the results were out.

While talking, there were professional watchers wearing red clothes and red hats, who were running outside with joy, and went out of Qingyun Street and went to Zhongju's home to report the good news and money.

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In Jia's mansion, where Jia's mother went to the house, the sun shone in the garden. Zhao'er's message came in.

Soon, Mother Jia, Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Wang, Aunt Xue, Wang Xifeng, You Shi, Qin Keqing, Li Kun, Baoyu, Daiyu, Baochai, Yingchun, Tanchun, and Xichun gathered in the flower hall to talk together.

There were also mothers-in-law, companions, servants, and maids who accompanied them. The atmosphere was slightly dreary.

Wang Xifeng worked hard to tell jokes and liven up the atmosphere. But no one paid attention to her jokes. Everyone is waiting for Jia Huan's results to come in.

Jia Zheng had already given the woman in Jia's mansion a science about what it meant to be ten years old. Being able to raise at this age means that you are extremely intelligent and have a very high talent for reading.

As long as Jia Huan can get a good ranking in the Ministry of Rites Examination and enter the Hanlin Academy, he can get out of a university scholar at an old age. What does this mean for Jiafu?

The prodigies who achieved fame in the Ming Dynasty will not be lacking in the future, such as: Yang Tinghe, Yan Song, Zhang Juzheng and others. What does this mean for Jiafu?

Lifting people and children are two completely different concepts.

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In the restaurant, the news came gradually. A scholar raised his hands and laughed, "I've been hit." I hit. After the rest of the people congratulated, their hearts beat the drum.

More than 6,000 people took the township examination, and 135 people were admitted, and the acceptance rate was only about 2 percent, which is comparable to the odds of scratching a lottery ticket.

Jia Huan has already anticipated the tragicomedy collection that will witness life, different human feelings. And he will be one of them.

What the hell is a little child? When others meet, they call "little friend". I read until I was sixty years old and still a little friend. What is Xiucai? Xiucai is just a prep soldier. It is the ruling class that lifts talents. When you meet, you have to say "sir".

After the middle move, it can be regarded as a complete change in identity, from the ruled class to the ruling class. Even if you can't get into the jinshi, you can get rich overnight, become a local celebrity with no worries about food and clothing, and you can also choose officials as a lifter.

Jin Juren, Yin Jinshi. The township test is the probability of 1 out of 30, while the general test is 1 out of 10. Among the three checkpoints of the imperial examination, the most difficult is the township examination. Especially in the provinces where the imperial examination is strong, many people are stuck in the township examination all their lives.

For example: Xu Wei, one of the three great talents of the Ming Dynasty, was a famous writer, opera artist, and military strategist. Brilliant. But he only showed off his fame in his life. He took the exam eight times and failed to win.

For those who need to change their fate through the imperial examination, Zhongxiu is a thing to be happy about, and Zhongju people try something that is worth going crazy. The famous Fan Jin brother liked it crazy after he was lifted.

Jia Huan pursed his lips vigorously.

One by one, the news came. Luo Xiangyang, the 108th place in the township test of Beizhili Renzinian. The students of the academy congratulated one after another, and a few people were gloomy in their hearts. The level of Luo Junzi's articles, they can't compare.

Gongsun Liang, the ninety-fifth place in the township test of Beizhili Renzi. Gongsun Liang raised his hands high and laughed, "Haha, haha, haha!" Laughing and laughing, tears flowed. His magic spell! He finally proved himself.

Everyone looked at the senior brother who was venting his emotions to the fullest, and at the same time smiled reluctantly. Senior brother, every time he takes the first place in the academy's exam, he only takes the ninety-fifth place, and the rest of them still have hope?

Jia Huan stumbled in his heart, took a breath, and calmed down. The level of his articles is not as good as that of the senior brother.

At this time, from the front of the Gongyuan, to Qingyun Street, to the restaurant, to the tea shop, all the scholars who participated in the examination were performing ecstasy, joy, sadness, tears, and soul-loss emotions.

At this time, Wei Yang's entourage squeezed downstairs and shouted: "Master Jia Huanjia, the eighty-sixth place in the high school township examination." ”

Jia Huan's mood seemed to rush from the bottom of the valley to the head of the surging waves, and then laughed silently, laughing, laughing all the time. All the voices in my ears seemed to be cut off. The words spoken by Luo Xiangyang, Gongsun Liang, Qiao Rusong, Wei Yang and others seemed to be floating in the sky, very close and far away.

I'm in!

Your uncle's.

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In the flower hall of Jia's inner house, Jia's mother, Mrs. Wang and others were waiting. Suddenly, I heard a burst of cheers from outside the second gate, and the sound shook the sky. Even the inner house heard it.

The people in the flower hall talked to each other. Jia Mu, who was sitting in the center, stood up with the mandarin duck's arm, "Go and ask, what's going on?" ”

Before the mandarin duck went out, she saw Caixia, the eldest girl in Mrs. Wang's room, running in in a hurry, panting, with a happy smile on her face, and she reported: "Back to the ancestor, wife, the third master." Eighty-six students in the high school township examination. The newspaper has arrived in the house. ”

Suddenly, the room was silent. The smile on Caixia's face also froze, panting. It was as if someone had paused the expressions of everyone in the flower hall.

Jia Huan really hit it.

That's embarrassing.

But at this moment, a loud laughter broke the silence and embarrassment in the flower hall.

"Haha! Ha ha! Brother Huan, good job! Ha ha! I saw Aunt Zhao laughing, dancing from Mrs. Wang's side, and walking out of the flower hall with no one laughing, her voice was even a little sharp and harsh. When I crossed the threshold, I almost fell.

But no one dared to laugh at her, this low-status, faceless aunt who was raised up from a slave born from the family. Because, her son was lifted.

Madame Wang raised an eyebrow.

Jia Mu shook her head and sighed, "Let her go." (To be continued.) )