The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Chapter 157 The situation of Li Wan's mother and son

"I heard that Lan'er was ill before, is she better now?"

It's boring to walk with Li Wan, so Jia Lian asked a question.

Hearing Jia Lian's words, Li Wan breathed a sigh of relief, slowed down, walked three or four steps apart from Jia Lian, and replied, "Thank you for your concern, Second Uncle. The wind and cold are almost cured after taking the medicine.

Thanks to the second uncle who opened a door here, it is much more convenient for him to kneel down with the old man in the past, and the way back and forth can't be very far, and there is nothing serious about it. "

When Jia Lian heard this, he nodded secretly.

Li Wan originally lived on the East Road of Rongguo Mansion. He used to kowtow to Jia She, but he wanted to go west, exit the Xijiao Gate, and then go east to Dongkuayuan.

Now that the door here is opened, the most convenient people are Li Wan's mother and son.

From here, the distance has been shortened by more than three times.

Seeing Li Wan walking with him, she was embarrassed to turn her head to look at him at this moment, so she casually smiled and said, "It's fine as long as it's all right.

But I heard from the grandfather in the school that there are so many children in our family, no one can compare to Lan'er in terms of eagerness to study.

From this point of view, in the future, the master's mantle may only be inherited by Lan'er.In this way, the sister-in-law is the biggest contributor to our family. "

Li Wan's face turned red when he heard this, if he didn't know that Jia Lian was not a mean person, he would have thought that Jia Lian was mocking her.

As the eldest daughter-in-law of the Rongguo Mansion, apart from serving her parents-in-law and raising her son, she only has one job to do every day, and that is to take care of the sisters-in-law at home.The housekeeper's business has nothing to do with her.

As the only great-grandson of Rongguo Mansion, her Lan'er is not favored by the elders in the family at all.

If not, why would she put all her hope on her son to be self-reliant and desperately urge him to study and improve so that he can have a bright future in the future?

She knew that with Jia Lian and Jia Baoyu in the Rongguo Mansion's family business, it would never be her turn to share it with Lan'er.

Therefore, while forcing her young son to study, she tried her best to save money for him, and she didn't spend any money that shouldn't be spent. For this reason, she was laughed at by Wang Xifeng for being "stingy" and she didn't care.

Knowing the pain in his heart, Li Wan just said: "Thank you for his second uncle's good words. But I only hope that he can grow up healthy and peaceful. As for inheriting the mantle of the master, I don't have extravagant hopes. Don't Not to mention, Baoyu is much smarter than him, and both master and wife are pinning their hopes on Baoyu..."

Jia Lian turned her head to look at her, and saw that there was an indescribable sense of loneliness on her face, so she smiled and said, "Did sister-in-law think that I was joking with you? If you don't believe me, I can bet you, up to ten years, Lan The child is sure to be successful, and will definitely bring back a fame to our Jia family by then.

At that time, it would not be difficult for him to fight for his sister-in-law to come back. "

"This……"

Li Wan was shocked. She stopped and looked at Jia Lian.

It would be fine if someone else said that, she just smiled, taking it as a compliment.

But when Jia Lian said this, she couldn't help thinking about it.

Who is Jia Lian?In two or three years, he had transformed from a dandy boy into a fourth-rank official of the imperial court, in charge of a yamen's chief seal, and now a person with infinite glory!
Li Wan wouldn't believe Jia Lian if there was nothing strange about him.

Now, Jia Lian actually said so, does he have any proof?
Could it be that Lan'er was really wealthy, and Jia Lian spotted it?
This couldn't help Li Wan not to care about it. The biggest vision in her heart was that Jia Lan would be able to study and gain fame in the future, and then enter the court and become an official.This is Jia Lan's only chance to win a great future, and it is also her only chance to rely on her mother and son.

After all, Jia Lan is not Jia Zheng. Even if he didn't read well enough, there is still a posthumous copy written by the old man before his death, and he can enter the Six Departments of the imperial court as an official...

If Jia Lan can't get ahead in her studies, she will be a commoner in the future, and she will change from a young lady in Rongguo Mansion to a commoner.

Jia Lian's words easily hit what Li Wan cared most about.

"What second uncle said is serious? Lan'er, can you really pass the exam?" Li Wan raised her hand a little out of composure. If it wasn't for Jia Lian being her uncle, she might have grabbed his arm to question him. .

Taking the imperial examination is like crossing a single-plank bridge with thousands of troops. No one dares to say that he will succeed before he succeeds!
Seeing Li Wan's great reaction, Jia Lian once again knew how much people of this era believed in imperial examinations to become officials.

Jia Lian nodded without intentionally hanging on to Li Wan.

I also thought of Li Wan's verdict: "Weihehe, Juelu Gaodeng. Dim and miserable, the road to Huangquan is near."

Obviously Li Wan didn't live a long life. After so many years, he managed to raise his son, but he didn't have time to enjoy the blessings. It's really sad.

So he persuaded: "So, sister-in-law, you should take good care of your body. In the future, you will have countless blessings to enjoy."

Li Wan didn't care about the latter sentence. Seeing Jia Lian's determination, he couldn't help feeling a great deal of confidence in his heart.

Xin said, after returning home, she must give Laner more homework! !
Poor little Jia Lan, if she knew that her inhumane life for the next few years was caused by Jia Lian's few words, she might not be able to help but feel revenge.

……

Before entering Rongqing Hall, Li Wan deliberately kept a distance from Jia Lian, and did not go in with Jia Lian.

But obviously she was overthinking, the people in Rongqing Hall didn't pay attention to her, and when Jia Lian came out, they fixed their eyes on Jia Lian.

Li Wan stood beside him silently.

Jia Lian also walked in the middle, greeted Jia Mu, Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue,
Looking at the empty embroidered high stools on the ground, Jia Lian knew that Jiamu had guests.Sure enough, when he glanced casually, he saw that behind the silk screen, several women from the clan were half-dodging their heads.

Seeing his gaze, one by one hid in embarrassment...

"Lian'er, your master was taken in by someone sent by the palace, and I don't know what happened. Both your wife and I are a little worried.

You are also an official now, do you know anything? "

Mother Jia didn't talk nonsense, and asked straight to the point.

Jia Lian replied: "Old ladies and wives don't have to worry, maybe it's a good thing, and it's a very good thing."

"Oh, how do you say that?" Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang were shocked at the same time.

Mrs. Wang couldn't afford to be polite with Jia Lian at this time, she sat up straight and asked, "Lian'er, do you really know something? If you know, please tell us in detail..."

But Jia Lian shook his head again: "Why can't we tell the details, we can only really know after the master returns home.

Ma'am, stay safe and don't be impatient, maybe in a while, the palace will send a message back, so why should I talk too much?

We just wait and see. "

Although Jia Lian was [-]% sure that it should be Yuanchun's concubine, it was not [-]% after all.If he had said this in advance, but Jia Zheng didn't enter the palace because of this matter later on, wouldn't that be a slap in the face?

As for saying it's a good thing, will it be slapped in the face...

In addition to good things in the world, there are bad things.

With the current situation of the Jia Mansion, the possibility that the emperor summoned him in person is a bad thing is extremely low.Moreover, if something bad happened, it would be a major event like an earthquake and a landslide. At that time, everyone should be busy with how to protect themselves, and who would care if he said something wrong?
Jia's mother and the others were obviously dissatisfied with Jia Lian's statement, but seeing Jia Lian's relaxed face and unspeakable confidence on his face, they were relieved a lot, and secretly guessed.

(End of this chapter)