Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 84 Results of the County Examination

this day.

Changxingfang, Qinzhai.

The county examination had just ended. Lai Shangrong got off work from the yamen and rushed directly to Qin's house to inquire about the examination results.

"master!"

"Master Qin!"

"Hahaha! Little friend, please come in quickly!"

"Did Zhong'er pass the county exam this time?"

Although Qin Ye was beaming with joy, Lai Shangrong still asked knowingly.

"Hahaha! It's over, it's over, I'm going to pick up Zhong'er today, Mr. Chen even praised him to me. Although he is young, his writing is quite organized. It's all thanks to the little friend!"

Lai Shangrong was held by Qin Ye and welcomed into the flower hall enthusiastically, with Qin Zhong following closely behind.

Arriving in the hall, Qin Ye led Lai Shangrong to the table, while Qin Zhong took the handkerchief handed by the maid and wiped the tableware carefully.

Lai Shangrong said politely: "Hey! This work can only be done by the servants. Quickly tell the master what the topics are in these sessions!"

Qin Zhong hurriedly bowed to promise, and repeated the examination questions and his own answers in the past four or five days.

Qin Zhong said excitedly: "The county official said that the students can rank among the top five in this county examination!"

"Well! Not bad, there are government examinations and hospital examinations coming up, so don't slack off!" Lai Shangrong touched Qin Zhong's head and said.

"Hurry up and pour some wine for your master!"

Looking at Qin Zhong who was pouring wine in a decent manner, Lai Shangrong smiled and said: "Okay! It's not like outsiders don't have to pay attention to these false etiquette. It's true that you eat quickly and prepare for the exam!"

He also knew the principle of combining work and rest. He just wanted to talk to Qin Ye about Qin Keqing's affairs, so he sent Qin Zhong away with an excuse.

One month had passed since Jia Zhen's attempted coercion. He had not seen Qin Ye again since the last time. He only sent a servant to pass a letter describing the final result, and Qin Ye did not delve into it further.

Qin Ye probably guessed what Lai Shangrong meant, and said kindly to Qin Zhong: "Then you go down and eat! I'll talk to your master!"

"Master, please take it easy, the students will go down first!"

Seeing Qin Zhong bowing and retreating like a young adult, Lai Shangrong couldn't help but think of Jia Lan. The behavior of this young adult was quite similar to him.

In a daze, Qin Ye said in a deep voice: "My little friend, do you want to talk about my little girl?"

"Well! This is not a long-term solution after all. Qin is innocent after all, and she is only in her early twenties..."

He didn't want to start this matter. He thought of inciting Qin Ye to come and make trouble and force the Jia family to submit. Whether it was reconciliation or divorce, he wouldn't care anyway.

"This is a rare way to have the best of both worlds. Although the Jia family has not had many figures in the court in recent years, after all, it is a family of two princes. Now there is a virtuous concubine in the palace. How can we let her out? When I and I Li Ya is just asking for a high price."

"It is precisely because there is a virtuous concubine in the palace that they have to take care of their reputation. Isn't it okay for my lord to force each other with this?"

Now because of Qin Keqing's incident, Qin Ye has broken up with Ning Mansion, and because of his relationship with Qin Zhong, he doesn't need to pretend in front of him.

"The four princes and eight princes have always been at the same level. If they really quarreled to that extent, I'm afraid Zhong'er will even enter the officialdom..."

Hearing this, Lai Shangrong knew that nothing could be done. After all, Qin Keqing was just an adopted daughter, which could not compare with the future of her biological son.

So I skipped the talk and turned to chatting.

After all, Qin Ye was old, and Lai Shangrong didn't want to drink more, so the meal was not eaten quickly.

After leaving Qin's house, Lai Shangrong got into the carriage.

When the carriage was far away from the Qin family, he said to the coachman Hu Si: "Don't go home yet, go to the East Gallery Lane of Ning Mansion!"

There is no excuse to go and see it this month. Qin Zhong County passed the test today, and it is a reasonable reason to tell Qin Keqing the good news.

The carriage arrived at the East Corridor Alley of Ning Mansion and found the side door.The woman who opened the door did not let her go, but asked in confusion, "Master Lai! What are you doing so late?"

Most people in this world can't even keep their own secrets, let alone other people's secrets. Although there are no servants of the Ning Mansion here, there are quite a few companions who know the inside story. Some are showing off, and some are drinking too much and talking nonsense. language.

In short, it is no longer a secret why Qin Keqing's courtyard is separated from Ning's mansion.

In addition, although Mrs. Jia and Mrs. Wang never explained the reason for sending them here, they repeatedly told Qin Keqing that people should not be let in easily.

"The younger brother of the Qin family passed the county test. I just came from the Qin family. Master Qin asked me to come over to report the good news!"

"This..." the woman guarding the door hesitated: "The old lady, the madam ordered that outsiders are not allowed to come in. It's late at night. Sir, please don't embarrass me!"

"What? My father can't control you now, so he's just pretending to be like this?"

"How...how could this happen? I can't decide on this matter. Master, please wait, I'll go inside and report it!"

After a while, the door opened again.

The one standing in front of him was Siqi.

Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang accepted his suggestion and transferred Si Qi over. Because she used to be the deputy young lady next to Yingchun, and her status was different from others, she became the talker in the yard. So the gatekeeper said she would report it, but in fact It was Si Qi who reported it.

If others hear that Lai Shangrong is coming, they will more or less doubt his purpose.

But Si Qi was different. He had an affair with Lai Shangrong, so he naturally thought that he was here to find him.

Siqi looked at him and said with a guilty conscience: "You... why are you here!"

Although he acted fearlessly on the way here, when he saw Lai Shangrong, he still showed timidity and his words were not so fluent.

Lai Shangrong is also an experienced person, and he knew she had misunderstood the situation.

So he looked at her deeply and said, "Let me go in first, and I'll tell you more about it later on the road!"

Siqi glanced at the woman beside him and said, "Then please follow me in!"

Following Siqi to a deserted part of the courtyard, Lai Shangrong lowered his voice and said, "After all, you are following the second young lady. I will take this opportunity to transfer you here. After a while, I will try to find a way to ask the old lady and the others to arrange someone else for her." , then it won’t matter if I want you again!”

"Did you ask the old lady to let me come over?"

"Why not?"

"Oh!~"

Since Siqi learned from Xue Pan last time that Pan Youan went to a brothel to fool around, his thinking has changed.

Recalling Pan Youan's previous clinging behavior and the situation when he persuaded himself to go to Lai Shangrong, I just felt that I was blind before.

She lost her virginity to Lai Shangrong and could not accept anyone else except him. Seeing that he had put so much effort into planning, she became less resistant and instead looked forward to it.

Lai Shangrong originally thought that even if Si Qi was not as good as before, he would probably ignore it, but he didn't expect that there was an unprecedented response.

He took a sneak peek at the two mountains in front of Si Qi that were rhythmically moving with his steps, and said more closely: "It's not convenient here. When I have time, I can go to my house one day and talk to you in detail!"

There was no response to this, so Lai Shangrong had to follow him to the main hall angrily.

Looking at the maids and women in the room, she was very disappointed.

While looking at Qin Keqing, he told the news that Qin Zhong County had succeeded.

Before leaving, he said with a pun: "Master Qin and I will take care of it, so you don't have to worry. Uh... if you have anything missing and it's inconvenient to get it over there, just ask Miss Siqi to go to my place and tell me."

After leaving the courtyard, Lai Shangrong was in a good mood.

Although there is no chance to get along in private, tonight is not without gain. Si Qi seems to be less resistant than before, and Qin Keqing does not look haggard from living in seclusion. This is good news.

(End of this chapter)