Red Mansion Royal Cat

Chapter 289 Second Master Bao wants an imperial examination?

In the former dynasty, when the barbarians entered China, the ancient rituals of weddings and funerals were largely abolished.

Since the founding of the country by the Taizu of this dynasty, the Ministry of Rites has consulted ancient books and established a separate wedding custom. Welcome is the most important thing.

However, folk wedding customs generally only carry out the four etiquettes of accepting, accepting, asking for a date, and welcoming in person.

Xue's re-entry into the officialdom (Xue family's ancestors used to be Ziwei's family, can also be regarded as an official's family), naturally they will not violate the etiquette and make people laugh, so even if the two families are tentatively married, it is still an appointment to find a good day and then invite a matchmaker Come to the door, replace Geng Tie and ask about the famous ceremony.

Speaking of it, Baochai's life was full of many twists and turns.After finally getting rid of his uncle Wang Ziteng's calculations, he didn't want to even Ding Sanjia to die while asking for names.

No one knew who spread the news about Xue's family seeing her as a daughter-in-law, and it immediately became the object of discussion among various families.

It's a pity that there are people, and those who ridicule are even worse.After being canceled the established engagement again, Mrs. Xue finally fell ill, lying on the bed and sighing.

"Ma'am, the Rongguo Mansion has sent a post. Mrs. Tai has recovered from her illness. Please come to the mansion as a guest."

The servant girl sent the post to make Mrs. Xue feel a little bit more energetic. Yes, her family has become a joke in Beijing, but it is impossible for her family to be a joke in Beijing all the time.

Her son is the confidant of His Highness the Crown Prince, and her family also has in-laws of top martial arts such as the Rongguo Mansion.

Go and beg the old lady, that kind person of hers will definitely find a good family for Bao girl, and then she will give those who humiliated Xue's family an invitation card and slap her in the face!

Thinking of this, Mrs. Xue asked her maid about Baochai, and laughed when she learned that she was invited by some girls from the Rongguo Mansion to a poetry meeting.

"When I first came to Beijing, I said I would live with my natal family. Fortunately, I lived in Rongguo Mansion..."

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In fact, Baochai at this time is also rejoicing. At the beginning, he met the Jia family who went south in Huai'an Mansion. Once he met a nobleman, the family's bad luck was reversed.

Even though her marriage has now become the laughing stock of the capital, and she feels a little depressed, she still straightens her back and smiles at life.

"My brother hasn't been home for half a month. His Royal Highness asked my brother to select [-] cavalry from the six ranks of the East Palace, and he will lead the training. He said that he will go to the Nine Sides for inspection in the coming year, and he is going to compete with the warriors of the Nine Sides. .”

The poetry meeting is just a cover, it's just to worry about Baochai's sadness, and invite her to come over to relax and relieve boredom.

"That's really a happy event, but it's a bit bitter. I heard from my second sister-in-law that my second brother went to Yansui Town once before and suffered a lot. When he came back, he was dark and thin."

Even though Yingchun didn't pay much attention to the affairs of the court, she still knew that Xue Pan, who was valued by the prince, had a bright future.

The other sisters agreed one after another and congratulated Baochai.Perhaps because the sisters were chatting and laughing together, the last trace of boredom in Baochai's heart disappeared, and the smile on her face became even wider.

Baochai smiled like a flower, and said gratefully: "If you say that my brother can receive the holy favor, I have to thank She Gong, Lian's second brother, and Cong brother. He was not like this before. When my father was here, he often had headaches. Time has passed. Yi, I don’t want my brother to become a general one day.”

"The third brother is also a general, and he is still a very powerful general!"

As soon as Baochai praised her brother, Xiao Xichun immediately became unhappy, and pouted her mouth to praise her brother.

Everyone couldn't help being teased so much that they covered their mouths and laughed. Daiyu pinched Xichun's small face and said teasingly: "Your general brother is still gnashing his teeth and writing big characters in the study. Do you want to call him to play?" ?”

Xichun immediately jumped off the chair and ran towards the gate of the courtyard with her short legs, still yelling: "I'm going to go to the third brother, and he said to make me a kite..."

Hearing Daiyu's words, Baochai couldn't help being surprised: "Brother Cong has been studying for a few days since he came back?"

"No way, Mr. Qingteng gave him an order to let him take a test in February next year, try to win the third test, and win the title of scholar."

Daiyu thought of Jia Cong's palm being "slapped" by herself today, and she was pressed on a chair to practice calligraphy, and she couldn't help laughing with crooked eyebrows.

Looking at the little sister's wanton life, Baochai felt envious and happy for Daiyu at the same time.

Thinking back to when she was in Huai'an Mansion, the thin and small Daiyu, compared with now, is really full of emotion.

"Sister Bao doesn't know. Two days ago, when he went to the palace to renew the decree, the sage and His Majesty both gave rewards. After returning to the mansion, he almost cried. He kept talking about 'five-year college entrance examination and three-year simulation', saying yes How can there be rewards for rewarding homework, isn't this bullying him?"

The more I talked about it, the more interesting it became. Yingchun, Tanchun, and Xiangyun who knew about it all laughed along with Daiyu.

Even Baochai imagined Jia Cong's appearance at that time, his eyes bent into crescent moons.

Laughing, everyone in the room was actually looking forward to Jia Cong's continuous victories in the Tongzi Trial in Mingchun.

"Brother Ai told me that he also plans to take the exam?"

Ok?
Xiangyun's sudden words surprised everyone. Baoyu also wanted to take the imperial examination?Isn't he the most impatient to read sage books?

Especially Tanchun, his eyes almost popped out.

"This is real?"

Xiang Yun nodded proudly: "Brother Ai said, Brother Cong has gone to take the exam, if he doesn't come back as a scholar, Second Uncle won't beat him when he comes back."

puff...

Everyone couldn't hold it back, they all giggled together.

It was for this reason that they thought Baoyu had really changed his temper.

"What are you laughing at?"

Jia Cong raised the curtain and walked in. Behind him, Xichun shook Jia Cong's hand, muttering about kites and kites.

He picked up Xichun and put it beside Daiyu, then sat down on the chair by the window.

Knowing that it was Baoyu who was going to go to the Shuntianfu boy exam with him, not only did he not laugh at Baoyu, but said convincingly: "Don't laugh at second brother Bao, let alone a scholar, with second brother Bao's talent, even a Jinshi exam is not good. What a problem."

The Wenhua Qi of the Ningrong and Rongfu actually fell in love with the three of them, and the leader was Master Jing who had passed the second-class Jinshi examination.

The other two are from the second house of Rongguo Mansion. The eldest son of Mr. Zheng, Jia Zhu, entered school at the age of 14, won the honor of scholar in the middle school examination at the age of 16, and was No. 3 in the Shuntianfu Township Examination.

Back then, everyone said that Uncle Zhu of Rongguo Mansion was full of talent, and he was named one of the ten sons of the capital by Shilin, which shows that he has a very strong literary spirit.

In fact, the talent of Second Master Bao is really not inferior to Jia Zhu, and even stronger in some aspects. For example, if he concentrates on something, he can often achieve the state of selflessness.

It's a pity that he doesn't like fame and fortune by nature. If Jia Cong hadn't had an extra "innate Su Hui", he really couldn't compare with Baoyu.

At the beginning Yuanchun enlightened Baoyu, he was able to read at the age of four and poetry at the age of seven, and he almost pissed Master She to death.

This is not to say that Grand Master Xi doesn't like Baoyu, but that he likes Baoyu too much. When he thinks that the future of Rongguo Mansion is ruined by "born with jade", he is so angry that he can't wait to throw Mrs. Wang into the well.

Regardless of whether Baoyu was enthusiastic this time or not, Jia Cong still expressed his expectations.

Leaving aside what will happen in the future, if Baoyu can really get a name in the exam, it will be a great joy.There is a big difference between having fame and not having fame.

With fame and fame, Baoyu will have no income in the future to sell homemade rouge powder, which are also Xiucai brand and Juren brand rouge, and his value will definitely skyrocket.

far away...

"Since Second Brother Bao is really going to take the test, I have a few copies of the Four Books annotated by great Confucianism. Sister Yun will ask someone to pick them up later. If Brother Bao and I are selected as scholars next year, we will definitely set up a three-day banquet and let them go." His [-]-ring big red firecrackers."

Brother Ai got Jia Cong's affirmation, Xiangyun was very happy, and stuffed a plate of plums in his hand.

Jia Cong took the plate, threw a plum into his mouth, and teased Xiangyun twice, then said with a smile: "A plate of plums is not enough, sister Yun is good at sewing, how about sewing a schoolbag for me?" ? In a few days, the teacher will return to Beijing, and I will go to the teacher's home to study. It is really inconvenient without a schoolbag."

"Schoolbag? What's that?"

She has heard of bookcases, but Xiangyun has never heard of schoolbags.

Jia Cong patted his head, picked up the pen on the table, and drew the appearance of carrying a schoolbag on his shoulders in memory.

"It's best to sew two pockets on the sides and outside, just like this, so I can put inkstones and ink sticks specially... Uh, it's better to use strong cloth, not gorgeous, but practical and durable. "

Daiyu and the others were curious. Compared with the commonly used bookcases nowadays, the schoolbag mentioned by Jia Cong seems to be more convenient.

Especially Baochai's eyes became brighter.

She asked Jia Cong in a low voice: "Brother Cong, I don't know if this thing may be handed over to my shop to make..."

Not to mention the gathering of scholars in the capital, next year will be the emperor's [-]th birthday, and the imperial court is already planning the Enke event, when scholars from all over the world will gather in the capital, novelty items such as schoolbags will not worry about selling.

Jia Cong looked at the older sisters who were staring at the strange drawings, and the corners of their mouths slightly raised: "Yes, yes, but I have one condition..."

It is not difficult to imitate schoolbags, but the difference is in materials and workmanship. Naturally, it cannot compare with pearls and emeralds that make money.

But with the brand of the imperial merchant Xue's family, it is not a problem to make an annual income of 8000 taels of silver as far as the shops in the capital are concerned.

Jia Cong also drew several commonly used schoolbag styles, both on one shoulder and on both shoulders.These blueprints were handed over to Baochai, and in exchange for five shares, they were given to Sanchun, Daiyu and Xiangyun.

Of course, this is only the income sharing of the counties and states in Gyeonggi Province, and each person can get about 2000 taels per year.

For the aristocratic family, the silver is not even enough to buy an oiran.But for the girls in the family, this stable source of money will definitely allow them to live comfortably.

You must know that the sum of the official salary and the entitlement salary of the Grand Master She is only 2000 taels of silver after one year's full salary, although he has been fined for ten years.

Of course, the salary of a royal prince like Grand Master She is just a bonus, and the serious income is the income from the food town bestowed by the court and the family's farm property.

With that little salary, how can I afford eighteen concubines?
Jia Cong didn't pay much attention to money, so he distributed all the sudden income to his five older sisters.

Yingchun is now a little rich woman, not to mention Daiyu, she is a rich man.Xichun is the only prostitute in the Ningguo Mansion, and there are only a handful of people in the entire capital who can compare to her.

Tanchun and Xiangyun are different. They don't have to worry about food and clothing, but the money on hand is not as good as other sisters.

Especially Xiangyun, who has no father and no mother, and the old lady allocates 20 taels from her month to support the poor little girl every month.

"Brother Cong..."

The carefree Xiangyun's eyes were red now, and tears came down as soon as he said it.

This girl is also a delicate person now. Jia Cong held back the sigh that welled up in his throat, waved his hand and said, "Sister Yun, don't do this, it's just a little gold and silver. Look at how powerful Sister Bao is, let's follow her." In the future, he will open hundreds of shops and earn hundreds of thousands of dollars in money."

puff……

Xiangyun, who was not being teased, was immediately amused by Jia Cong's words, and Daiyu raised her hand and tapped Jia Cong's head lightly.

"It's weird again, is it so easy to open hundreds of shops?"

Daiyu took out a handkerchief and wiped away the tears on Xiangyun's face. Instead of whispering a few words, Xiangyun's eyes sparkled immediately and he nodded heavily.

Immediately, Jia Cong was left behind, and Yingchun, Tanchun, and Baochai were pulled in to whisper, doubts and admiration endlessly.

Xichun was too busy eating fruit, she couldn't bear these things like gold and silver at all, Jia Cong pushed over to eavesdrop, but Daiyu gently pushed her away.

"Don't, don't abandon me~"

"You are not allowed to listen to the whispers of our daughter's family!"

Daiyu raised the round fan in her hand and fanned it in the direction of Jia Cong, said a few words silently, Jia Cong understood immediately.

Several people were discussing in low voices, Jia Cong suddenly picked up Xiao Xichun: "Sister Xi, let's go. People despise our brothers and sisters, my brother will take you to play with kites~"

Xiao Xichun showed two small canine teeth, and gave Jia Cong a critical blow: "Sister Xi is the favorite of the group, so my sister will not despise me. Only the third brother in this room is a man, so my sister only despises you."

After all, Xiao Xichun raised his hand and touched Jia Cong's head, with a pitiful look on his face: "But for the sake of third brother who wants to make a kite for me, I don't dislike you, third brother, I will accompany you you play!"

this kid...

It's getting better and better!
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The atmosphere in the capital is becoming more and more oppressive. A few days ago, Lord Shoufu abolished King Zhongxin Liu Sui in a fit of anger. Almost all dozens of civil and military officials attached to Prince Zhongxin's mansion were demoted and punished, including the concubine Zhen.

Although the trial of the Konglin case has not yet been completed, every time an official involved in the case is found, it is like pulling out a carrot and bringing out mud, and often several or even a dozen people will be pulled out.

Officials from various temple yamen in the capital, Shandong, Henan, Liaodong, Nanzhili and other provinces were involved in the case.

The Wenxuan Department of the Ministry of Officials and the Wuxuan Department of the Ministry of War have sent official documents every day in the past few days. Officials in many yamen were arrested by the dragon guards who came suddenly. The yamen is almost paralyzed, and there is a shortage of people.

So the Ministry of Rites invited him to write a letter to the cabinet, asking whether Enke would be opened in the coming year.

Qi Bohan looked at the memorial of the Ministry of Rites at hand, hesitated for a long time, but still didn't dare to reply directly on it.Although he was serving as a cabinet minister today, Wei Qinghe's strength that day really scared him.

"Come here, prepare the car, this pavilion is going to Wei Mansion to visit the Grand Master!"

Monthly ticket recommendation ticket

　Thanks to Yusha Hanjiang for the reward.

　　Let’s stop here today and continue tomorrow.Good night!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)