The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 41 Romance and Reality

Lying on the kang, Baochai tossed and turned, unable to sleep.

This time I came to the imperial capital, originally to participate in the palace draft for girls.

According to the rules of this dynasty, there are two paths for a man to become an official.Wen is the road to the imperial examination.Martial arts, in addition to hereditary, is martial arts.There are champions in literature, and there are champions in martial arts.

Although women are not in official positions, the most beautiful and talented women in the world should be selected by the emperor first.

Therefore, there is a draft system.All the daughters of high-ranking officials and honorable families. , have to participate in the draft.

Those who are selected, enter the palace, and have the hope of becoming the emperor's concubine, or even the queen.Although the hope is slim, after all, no one is willing to give up hope.Once selected, one will ascend to a high branch and enjoy the glory and wealth.Fuyin's family, Guangzong Yaozu.

Those who are not selected may not be rewarded at all. It is also a good choice to take this opportunity to attract the attention of some wealthy families and finally enter the wealthy families.

There are certain conditions for the draft, one of which is that both parents must be present.Because of his father's early death, Baochai failed the qualification examination.Her draft journey has officially ended before it officially started.

Of course, Baochai and Aunt Xue did not go all in on one path. They still had a plan and made second-hand preparations, which was to target Baoyu.

It is also a good choice to be able to marry into the Rongguo Mansion and become the young mistress of the Rongguo Mansion without being able to enter the palace.

Jia, Shi, Wang, and Xue are all of the same spirit, have been friends for generations, married each other, and have Mrs. Wang as an aunt, so there is still a great possibility of success.

The four major families communicate with each other and move around from time to time.Therefore, the situation in each mansion is not a secret to others.

Jia's mother's daughter, Jia Min, died early, and Lin Daiyu's entry into Jia's house was an accident.

Lin Daiyu and Baoyu secretly fell in love with each other, and then agreed with each other, which is already an open secret in Jia's mansion.Even Jia Mu, Mrs. Wang, Jia Zheng and others acquiesced in the relationship between the two.Baoyu and Daiyu themselves also think that this is almost a certainty.

However, Baochai and Aunt Xue don't think so.

They think they still have a chance.

In the original book of the Red Chamber, Baochai's golden lock was also given by a monk.This statement is exactly the same as the source of Baoyu's psychic Baoyu.It seems to be a match made in heaven, but in fact, as long as you think carefully, you will find that there are too many flaws in it. This story is so coincidental that the traces of the axe are almost visible at a glance.

This is actually a fraudulent incident, and it is exactly the same routine as Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang's planning of Baoyu being born with a jade title.

This is a golden jade marriage strategy aimed at the former alliance between Baoyu and Daiyu.According to Jia Min's point of view, even if you have a nuclear submarine, I also have a nuclear submarine.You have missiles, and I have missiles.

This is a peer-to-peer strategy.

With this strategy, Baochai, a latecomer, was placed on an equal footing with Daiyu, and Daiyu's first-mover advantage was offset.

The first-mover advantage is gone, and other conditions must be fought.

Judging from the background, it turns out that both of them are single-parent families.

Daiyu lost her mother and Baochai lost her father.

Lin Ruhai is the censor of Yanyan. Although his rank is not high, he has a lot of power and a promising career prospect. He is also a fat job.

in this regard.Daiyu has a slight advantage.

If Lin Ruhai didn't die early, Baochai would not be able to compete with Daiyu based on this alone.However, once Lin Ruhai died, Daiyu lost this advantage.

Lin Ruhai should have left a large sum of money for Daiyu, but it is highly suspected that the money was swallowed up by the Jia family and used for the Grand View Garden.Therefore, Daiyu has no money.

In fact, judging from Daiyu's later situation, she really didn't have much money in her hands.

Although the Xue family has also declined, they still have some property and the business is still running.

Besides, Aunt Xue is still there, so she can use her own identity to make a round for Baochai.

However, Daiyu didn't have any elders to stand up for her.Even Zijuan could see this, and persuaded Daiyu to find an elder to make decisions for her.

Daiyu was originally arrogant, and her emotional intelligence was almost zero. She thought that with Baoyu's promise and Jia's mother's favor, everything would be fine.

In fact, Baoyu is a person who has no sense of responsibility, let alone the courage to fight. Besides, he can't make decisions about his marriage.

Although Jia's mother dotes on Daiyu, when it comes to important matters such as the future of the Jia family and successors, her doting will give way to the interests of the family.

In terms of blood relationship, the two are almost on the same starting line.

Daiyu and Baoyu are aunts, and Baochai and Baoyu are two aunts.However, Daiyu's parents were gone, and her uncle Jia Zheng didn't do anything.

On the other hand, on Baochai's side, Mrs. Wang is there, and has a great say in Baoyu's marriage, so it is natural to lean towards Baochai.

Another factor is to fight for personal strength.

In appearance, each has its own merits.In terms of talented female workers, they are also considered to be of equal strength.Physically, Daiyu has an absolute advantage.

Baochai has a big heart and a fat body, while Daiyu is sad and sick.The body of the young mistress of the future successor is very important to future generations.

Insufficient population has always been a big problem in Jia's mansion.

On the other side of Ningguo Mansion, Jia Zhen is the only male of the first generation in the direct line.Jia Zhen and Jia Rong are the only ones.Jia Jing was only in his fifties, but his wife died young, Jia Zhen's wife died young, and Youshi had no son.Although Jia Rong is married, she still has no children.

In the Rongguo Mansion, Jia She's wife died young, and Mrs. Xing had no son.

Jia Lian has only daughter Qiaojie and no son.

Jia Zheng was not bad, he had four sons and one daughter, Jia Zhu, Baoyu, Jia Huan, Jia Min and Tanchun, but the more promising Jia Zhu also died young.

As a large family, the absence of males is undoubtedly a major hidden danger of decline.

As the decision-making class of the Jia family, Jia Mu, Jia She, Jia Zheng, Mrs. Wang, Jia Zhen, etc., will not fail to see this hidden worry.

Even from the perspective of future generations, it is extremely normal for them to choose Baochai as Baoyu's main wife.

Then there is housekeeping ability and temperament, which is the consideration of character.

Daiyu is a young man of literature and art, elegant and refined, youthful and rebellious, she seems to be out of the world.Sensitive and fragile, arrogant and self-admired, falling flowers are sad, and the moon is missing and shed tears.

Although he has a straightforward personality, he has no scheming and is sometimes acrimonious.Emotional intelligence is very low, and I have been offended all over the place.

Baochai, on the other hand, is gentle and soft, submissive, good at housekeeping, scheming, soft on the outside and strong on the inside, confident and sensible.

High emotional intelligence, able to properly handle interpersonal relationships.Won the appreciation and love from top to bottom.

Daiyu is the embodiment of natural beauty, and Baochai is the embodiment of secular beauty.

Daiyu is romantic, while Baochai is secular.

Daiyu thinks in images, while Baochai thinks logically.

Daiyu is suitable for being a confidante, and Baochai is suitable for being a wife.

Although Daiyu knew that her marriage was in crisis, she was helpless and waited passively.

Although Baochai lost at the starting line, but knowing that he could not do it, he finally achieved a reversal.

From the workplace point of view, Daiyu can be regarded as a failure model of professionals.Baochai is an inspirational model of success.

It's not surprising that the literary youth was beaten to the ground by the beautiful president.

After Baochai failed in the draft, he corrected his goal in time. If I couldn't get a Rolls-Royce, I went to a BMW.Locked Baoyu, and finally successfully married into a wealthy family.

However, it was precisely because of this that Baochai failed in the end.

She lost on values.

Daiyu is not in the world, and almost never puts any pressure on Baoyu.Even if he occasionally persuaded Baoyu to study, it was so that he would not be punished by Jia Zheng.

Baochai is full of career economics, imposing his own values ​​on Baoyu, always telling him to study for fame.

Once you become the section chief, you still want to be the section chief, and if you become the section chief, you still want to be the section chief...  Earn 100 million today, and earn 1000 million tomorrow.

Such a Baochai met Baoyu's other kind, and Baoyu believed that she got to the top by improper means, and his thoughts were on Daiyu, so how could he not go out?
Wang Xifeng was too clever in his calculations, which cost Qingqing's life.Baochai was also too clever in his calculations. Although he didn't lose his life, he also missed his future.

The final result has already been learned from the past.Today's Li Wan will be Baochai in the future.

How would such a Baochai react when encountering this talented "Midnight Song"?

She wanted to make sure who wrote this poem.

First, she used the method of elimination.

University scholar Ji Mingluan, in terms of status, is likely to write such words.

However, although Ji Mingluan is a great Confucian in the world, he is not good at poetry, and because of this, he is often criticized by scholars all over the world, especially scholars in Jiangnan.

If Ji Mingluan wrote this poem, he would definitely show it off as soon as possible in order to fight back the criticism of him.

With this first word, it is enough to make others shut up.

So, this was not written by Ji Mingluan.

For the others, Gioli could read a few words, but it was far from reaching this level.There is no emotion expressed in the words.

Pinger a few, not to mention.

So, could it be the illiterate Fourth Brother Min?
Emotionally, he meets this condition.It is normal for almost everyone to reject him and miss his hometown when he came here from his hometown.

Looking at his various actions of digging wells, making wine, and especially selling wine, no matter how you look at it, it is not what a country boy should do.

Baochai is no stranger to doing business.Without some knowledge and courage, it is impossible to plan such a large pattern.

Baochai confirmed that [-]% of this "Midnight Song" was written by Fourth Brother Min.He must be hiding something.

This is a talented and earning man.In terms of personal strength, he is much stronger than Baoyu.

But so what?

Could it be that he gave up Baoyu just because he was talented?

(End of this chapter)