Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 430 Master left without saying goodbye
Rongguo Mansion,
Although Lin Daiyu in the small courtyard was a little puzzled, her expression was as usual, thinking that the Marquis was delayed by something.

After finishing breakfast with the two little maids and letting her pack it up, she was going to send Zicuckoo to the door to see if the Marquis had come to the house.

Just at this time,

It didn't take long for Zijuan who just left.

Zicuckoo trotted all the way back to the yard, and shouted after entering the house,
"Miss, miss, the old lady sent someone to call the lady. She said that Aunt Xue of Jinling has entered the house, and the wife of the Marquis Mansion, the Princess of Chang'an County, has also come. Now they are all talking in the old lady's room."

Lin Daiyu was startled. Since Aunt Xue and her family were here, Sister Baochai would definitely come too. But when she thought that her husband was not here, she felt a little aggrieved. Yesterday, she even said that she would give her something.

"Why did the Marquis not come? Do you know the reason?"

Zijuan naturally noticed that the young lady was in a bad mood and whispered back,

"Miss, I heard from them that the Marquis was taken away by people from the palace in the morning, but all the furniture was outside the mansion. The people from the Marquis' mansion were busy unloading it, and it will be transported here in a while."

Lin Daiyu didn't think about those things. She didn't care whether they were used or not.
"Then clean up and go to the old lady's house."

"Yes, ma'am."

Zicuckoo called Xue Yan, cleaned up the house briefly, and then got a fox fur for the young lady to put on. The two of them followed and escorted Lin Daiyu out of the house. There were personal guards and maids following outside, and they walked to Rongqing Hall. .

Rongqing Hall,
From time to time, laughter and laughter could be heard inside. Lin Daiyu couldn't help but think more deeply outside the house, wondering what could make people so happy.

Arriving at the inner court,

An old woman shouted,
"Miss Lin is here."

Everyone in the room stopped laughing and looked towards the screen partition. They saw Lin Daiyu wearing a fox fur and plain clothes as usual. Her elegant appearance was endearing.

When Jia Mu saw Lin Daiyu entering the house, she shouted urgently;

"Yu'er, come here quickly, don't freeze outside,"

The voice was urgent and quite emotional. Lin Daiyu naturally felt it. She nodded with a smile and walked over.

"Grandma, rest assured, Yu'er is fine."

Jia Mu pulled Daiyu who was approaching, groped Daiyu's hands, and sighed,
"It's better to be a granddaughter. I still remember the old lady. Come, this is your second aunt, your eldest aunt. This is your aunt's family from Jinling. Now they also live in the house. We will see each other often in the future. Needless to say, Feng girl, the county You should also know the Lord.”

Mother Jia took the trouble to identify the people in the room one by one for Daiyu. Daiyu knew etiquette, so she naturally saluted them one by one. When she saluted Qin Keqing again, Qin Keqing directly pulled her to her side and asked him to sit down.
"Yu'er still understands etiquette, but it's not like she and I are both older and younger. How can we sisters sit next to me with so many rules?"

Qin Keqing smiled, pressed Daiyu and sat down. Only the two girls, Yueshu, rolled their eyes and were busy eating and drinking without paying any attention.

Wang Xifeng is quite envious of Qin Keqing's good temper. If it were him, if Jia Lian's concubines dared to show his face and not peel off their skin, my Wang Xifeng's surname would be written backwards. Of course, those concubines in the past would have been killed by her long ago. I cleaned it up myself,

"What's the matter? The old lady can't be so partial. Every time she introduces people, she always ignores me. I feel bad in my heart. Although I am familiar with Sister Daiyu, I can't act like a sister-in-law. "

Daiyu believed it to be true and wanted to stand up to salute her second sister-in-law, but Qin Keqing stopped her. Mother Jia also saw it and cursed,

"How dare you tease Yu'er, you're a loser. I think you're fine. You know how to bully the weak and avoid the strong every day."

Qin Keqing also smiled and said,
"Young girl Feng is indeed very sharp-tongued. You have said everything. Let me tell you, if Yu'er gets angry with you, don't ask me to interfere. If the Marquis feels distressed, you will suffer it."

Wang Xifeng's face turned red. How could you say this? How could I bear it? My sister-in-law had been begging for mercy all night and she still wouldn't let her go.
"Oh. Look, the county boss is anxious. You love her so much. How dare I bully Yu'er? I just made a joke to tease her."

Daiyu also realized at this time that the second sister-in-law had a certain personality, but it was difficult to express it.

"Okay, girl Feng, stop teasing Yu'er with those words in the future, you are really thick-skinned."

Even the second wife couldn't help but say that Jia Lian hadn't come to tell her in detail about Jiangnan, for fear that the Lin family's wealth had already fallen into the Hou Mansion.

On that day,
The money sent by Marquis Luo Yun must have been divided into profits, but he knew the etiquette. Although he didn't like Jia Min, Lin Daiyu entered the Marquis's house and had no relationship with the Jia family, so she didn't need to pay attention to it. It's just that throwing jade in Baoyu Hall that day was really unseemly and might have conflicted with that girl. It would be better to see her less often in the future. The second wife made up her mind to keep Baoyu away from Daiyu.

"Yes, there is a room full of people protecting this family. I'm afraid I can't afford to offend someone like me."

Wang Xifeng pinched her throat and finished speaking, deliberately squirming, causing Sanchun behind him to laugh. Even Qin Keqing and Lin Daiyu were also smiling. Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai were naturally a little envious. Only Xue Pan, who was sitting at the bottom, Bored, eating cakes and watching the people in the hall laughing, I really don't understand what it means.

Rongguo Mansion, southwest corner,
Jia family studies,

Jia Baoyu and his descendants, including Jia Lan and Jia Qiang of Ningguo Mansion, were all here. Everyone was sitting upright, listening to the Master's quotations.
Master today is reviewing the Analects of Confucius, reading sentence by sentence on it, "Zizhang asked: "How can we know the tenth life? Confucius said: "Yin's gains and losses due to Xia's rites can be known; Zhou's gains and losses due to Yin's rites can be known."It may have succeeded the Zhou Dynasty, even if it lasts for hundreds of generations, it can be known. "."

Then he talked about the sutra,

After half an hour, the Master put down the book and said;

"This is the study of the sages in politics. Take a break with a stick of incense and come back to continue."

After the master finished speaking, he put down the book and walked out of the hall.

When no one could be seen, the students in the hall started making noises and got into a mess, joking and joking, especially Jia Baoyu, who was always surrounded by people. Even Jia Qiang couldn't help but come over. Seeing that Uncle Bao looked a little impatient, he scolded the people around him,
"Get out of the way. I wonder if Uncle Bao is about to join Enke? How can I feel at ease in such a noisy situation."

It seemed to be a good intention, but as soon as these words came out, the people in the hall immediately fell silent and looked over. It turned out that the people in the clan did not know that Baoyu was going to take part in the imperial examination. After all, the number of names was limited. Now Uncle Bao, who was having fun with him, actually wanted to take part in the imperial examination. At the end of the exam, the ethnic studies student suddenly felt a little disappointed in his heart. He just wanted to ask more about it, but he didn't have the courage.

Jia Qiang continued;

"Everyone, please speak in a lower voice. Enke is coming soon and there are only a few days left. We are all more stable. If Uncle Bao goes to high school, it will be a blessing for the Jia family."

"Yes, Second Master Bao is still great."

"Congratulations to Uncle Bao."

People around him were all flattering and complimented him as if they were free of charge. Although Jia Baoyu felt something was wrong, he could not help but feel a little uneasy in his heart, imagining that Enke would not be difficult, and he would pass without any guarantee, and he did not have the same resistance as before. .

Only Jia Lan, who was sitting by the window, glanced at Uncle Bao with some envy, then silently opened the book and studied the Analects of Confucius carefully, as if his mother had said that his father had read this book thoroughly before passing the third chapter. In one test, the Tongsheng Provincial Examination was not difficult, but the second test was not easy, so I had to pass the Tongsheng Examination this time.

I calmed down, got rid of distracting thoughts, and continued reading.

outside the house,

Jia Rui, who was responsible for supervising the clan studies, had already taken some pastries from outside, entered the house flatteringly, brought them to Mr. Bao, and carefully placed them in front of the table.

"Second Master Bao, this is a cake made by Xiren, the eldest maid in your courtyard, for Second Master Bao. Originally, Master stipulated that no one is allowed to bring food in, but Second Master Bao worked so hard, so I made it easier for him. Mr. Bao brought some in to pad his stomach."

Everyone around looked envious, and Jia Baoyu was also moved. She was indeed hungry, but Baoyu also knew that something was wrong. Looking at Jia Rui with an apologetic smile, she couldn't refuse, so she had to take it, and then opened the food box. They started to separate,
"Come on, don't be polite, taste them all, here you go."

Jia Baoyu took the pastries and began to share them with everyone. Although these pastries were delicious and expensive, there was no shortage of them. He was tired of eating them every day. Those Jia family members had never eaten such good pastries before, and they rushed over to grab them. ,

There was a mess for a while, and even Jia Rui swallowed secretly. When Jia Baoyu saw it, he took a piece of osmanthus cake and handed it over.

Jia Rui quickly took it and thanked him.
"Thank you, Mr. Bao Er, for the reward."

Only Jia Lan did not listen to what was going on outside the window, and only read the books of sages. He always thought about his mother Li Wan's instructions and did not dare to rest.

at this time,

The time for a stick of incense has passed,
The Master stepped in and saw a mess around Jia Baoyu, as if they were fighting for food. His face was slightly angry. He had already told him that he was not allowed to bring food or make noise in the school, but when he thought of Jia Baoyu's identity, I couldn't help but feel a little unnatural, and I sighed in my heart. After staying for three more days, I resigned from my teaching duties and prepared for the exam with all my strength. Although I passed the exam, I was still one step short of the mark. This year, Enke will definitely enter the first-class list.

After calming down his mind, he glanced at the children of the rich family. He could not bear to be educated, and it was really a waste of time. But where is the way out for the children of the poor family? He sighed inwardly, and took one last look, but a short figure came into view. This is, Jialan, Master Qian Fangshan silently recited his name, he was indeed a man of great talent.

Suddenly, he felt pity. Qian Fangshan knew about Jia Lan's matter. He thought it was because of his father's intelligence that after seeing the mess in the house, he lost the idea of ​​teaching.

Stepped in and walked in.

Everyone in the hall,

Someone yelled,
"Master is here."

All the students hurriedly ran back to their seats, as if the scene just now was just a passing cloud and an illusion. Master Qian shook his head and said,
"From now on, you will each review your lessons. Qian will no longer teach. Jia Lan, please come out with me."

The students in the hall all looked at Master Qian in disbelief. Even Jia Baoyu was a little at a loss as to what had happened.

Could it be that the master was angry because of what he had just done with the cakes? But it was just a little food. How could he be so angry? I wanted to go out and explain to the master, but I really didn’t have the guts, so I had to sit down. There was silence.

Unexpectedly, after Qian Fangshan finished speaking, he packed up his things and left the house, and came to the place where the master was resting to wait for Jia Lan. Jia Lan was also a little panicked. The master who taught was full of knowledge and had unique insights. How could he have it? With this thought in mind, he put down the book, got up and followed him out.

(End of this chapter)