Jia Yujing of Red Mansion

Chapter 108 Friends Reunion

Jia Qiong called Lin Daiyu aside and took out a letter and handed it to her.

"Sister Lin, Uncle Lin asked me to bring this to you.

You go back and take a good look. If you have time, come over to my place and talk to your sister-in-law. "

Lin Daiyu said happily: "Yes, Brother Qiong."

Everyone in the room saw Jia Qiong's behavior of communicating with Lin Daiyu alone.

The reason why Jia Qiong wrote to Lin Daiyu in public was actually for them to read.

He wanted to tell them that he really regarded Lin Daiyu as his sister.

The house was full of women, and Jia Qiong couldn't stay too long.

Just at this time, Jia Zheng sent someone to invite him, and Jia Qiong took advantage of the opportunity to say goodbye and left Jia Mu's yard.

In the Hall of Rongxi, all the male masters of the Jia family and several elders of the clan have been waiting for him for a long time.

Jia Qiong followed Lin Zhixiao to the door of Rongxi Hall, where an old man wearing black silk clothes was waiting.

Seeing them coming, he raised his hands to Jia Qiong and said, "Uncle Qiong, eldest master, the second master has been waiting for you for a long time. Please come in quickly."

At first, Jia Qiong thought this was one of Jia Zheng's husband-in-law, but it didn't sound like it when he heard him speak. He couldn't help but curiously asked: "Who are you?"

The old man casually cupped his hands and said, "Haha, I've met Uncle Qiong."

Lin Zhixiao explained from the side: "Uncle Qiong, this is the chief steward of our house."

When Jia Qiong heard this, he frowned, thinking that a slave would not kowtow and salute when he saw him, but his attitude was so casual.

Obviously, he didn't take him seriously at all. He was indeed a bully and a villain.

Sooner or later, this cancer will have to be removed for Rong Guofu, but now is not the time.

Jia Qiong ignored him and walked into the Hall of Rongxi.

Lai Da was used to being arrogant and domineering in the Rongguo Mansion. Seeing that Jia Qiong, a junior, dared to shame him, his face instantly darkened.

I thought to myself, isn't it just that I won a Jieyuan? I'm not even an official. What's there to be arrogant about?

I have to make you suffer a little bit later, so that you can know how powerful Grandpa Lai is!

In the Rongxi Hall, several prominent figures from the Jia family were present. When Jia Qiong came in, they greeted him with greetings and said a lot of good things.

But after all, Jia Qiong was just the one who won the election, and the only one who really valued him was Jia Zheng, and the others just came to join in the fun.

After having a meal at Rongguo Mansion at noon, Jia Qiong and Wang Yuyan returned home.

After returning home, Jia Qiong did not stay long, but changed her clothes and went out.

He was going to Wansong Hall, an inn on Zhuque Street.

The inn was newly opened last year. This inn has a special feature, that is, it only accepts students from Wansong Academy during the spring period.

Jia Qiong asked her father-in-law to help her drive it when she passed Jinling on her way back from Yueyang.

It's not for making money, it's just for the convenience of the brothers who come to Beijing to take the exam.

Nowadays, there are some local guild-style inns in the capital, but they have just appeared and are not as mature as those developed in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Moreover, these guild halls are all hometown guild halls. As long as they are from the same hometown, they will receive them. There are no special examination guild halls yet.

In the last general examination, Wansong Academy had more than 40 candidates, and Jia Qiong couldn't accommodate them all even if he wanted to live at home.

Allowing only some people with good relationships to live would inevitably lead to the suspicion of favoring one over the other, which is not conducive to unity, so he came up with this idea.

This clubhouse opened last year. From now on, students from Wansong Academy who come to the capital to take exams can live here for free.

The conditions of the guild hall are better than most inns, and they are not open to the public during the examination period, which can create better conditions for students to prepare for the examination.

Students from Wansong Academy all know this clubhouse, so they will definitely stay here after coming to Beijing.Jia Qiong came today to visit his classmates. He didn't know how many people would come to take part in the exam this time, but he thought there should be more people than last year.

The main entrance of the guild hall opened on Zhuque Street. The front door was very eye-catching and he found it quickly.

As soon as Xin walked in, a waiter came up to him and said, "Sir, do you want to work as a tipper or stay in a hotel?
During the examination period of our guild hall, we will only accept students from Wansong Academy. "

"I'm looking for someone."

"Who is Mr. looking for?"

Jia Qiong smiled and pointed at Lu Yu and Zhao Lingfeng who were busy cooking in the hall and said, "I'm looking for them."

"Yu Jing! When did you arrive in Beijing?" Lu Yu.

"Head of the club!" Zhao Lingfeng.

Jia Qiong smiled and said: "I have already resigned from the club, why are you still calling me the club leader?"

Zhao Lingfeng patted his forehead and said, "Haha, I forgot about it in the excitement."

"I just arrived yesterday, when did you arrive?" Jia Qiong.

"We came here on horseback, and it's been more than half a month since we arrived." Lu Yu.

Jia Qiong nodded and asked: "How many people came to the academy this year?"

Zhao Lingfeng said excitedly: "There are already 37, and there are probably more to come.

Senior Brother Gongsun, Senior Brother Chen, Senior Brother Xu, Senior Brother Guan, Shu Heng, Zizhong, Zhongfang, and Tongyun all arrived. "

Jia Qiong was very happy to hear this. He asked, "Why do you two eat so late?"

Lu Yu said depressedly: "Don't mention it. We lost the couplet last night, and we washed their clothes all morning today."

"Haha, it's too miserable. Let's go and I'll avenge you."

The reunion of classmates brings a lot of excitement.

When dinner was approaching, Tao Dachun and Pan Daohong arrived hand in hand, and the atmosphere became even more lively.

Nowadays, in Beijing, the number of officials from Wansong Academy is not small, including the Hanlin Academy, the Sixth Ministry, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Tao Dachun, both of them, are now in the Hanlin Academy. They don't have much official duties, and they come to the hall to give lectures to their juniors when they have time.

In addition to helping review articles, I also discuss current affairs with them.

The examinations and imperial examinations mainly test policy theory, so it is also crucial to keep abreast of national events and the court's attitude.

If other students knew how the students of Wansong Academy were treated, they would probably be salivating.

For a period of time, Jia Qiong basically worked on two points and one line. In addition to studying behind closed doors at home, she also went to the guild hall to discuss and communicate with everyone.

During this period, he also met Jiang Wuji, Han Wei, Li Chong, Cheng Yulong and other friends who came to visit the club.

Xuan Zhenzi, an old Taoist, also visited him and mysteriously gave him a unique secret book.

Apart from this, he did not participate in any social activities.

The four princes and eight princes invited him to banquets several times, but Jia Qiong declined them all. He only said that he would concentrate on preparing for the imperial examination and would not be able to attend banquets.

Apart from visiting Prince Yigong once, he also went back to his parents' home with Wang Yuyan to meet his second uncle Wang Yu's family, but he didn't go anywhere else.

After Wang Mu had a long talk with him that day, Jia Qiong learned a lot of experience and had a clearer grasp of Emperor Longqing's character.

Combining Wang Mu's experience and his own ideas, he planned to start building a new character.

If you want to eat more, you can't bite the hook easily.

The first step was to make Emperor Longqing feel that he wanted to follow the path of a pure civil servant and was not interested in military power.

(End of this chapter)