King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 125 Yinglian Apprenticeship
After dinner, Zhu Jinghong didn't think of a clue, so he didn't think about it either.

Anyway, he is not yet an adult, and he doesn't even have a separate small treasury, so he can give anything as long as he can express his heart.

The ones who are really going to make trouble for this matter are those brothers who have been sealed off, especially the two princes and Prince Rui.

After lunch, I accompanied Zhu Jingyuan for a couple of walks around the station, and then the two brothers went back to their respective residences.

According to Zhu Jingyuan, the two of them should have lived next to each other, but Zhu Jinghong was so virtuous that he gave up the adjacent room to the Eastern Palace Bachelor.

So right now, he and Zhu Jingyuan are not in the same yard, which is convenient for him to let himself go.

After entering the room where he lived, he saw Yinglian coming out to greet him, and Zhu Jinghong's mood improved a lot.

"Master Thirteen..."

"Well... what did you learn today?"

"Miss Xue taught me to recognize characters. She taught me to recognize thirty characters in one day, and I memorized them all!"

They are using traditional Chinese characters at the moment, and it is really not easy to teach thirty in one afternoon.

"You write it down and I'll take a look..." Zhu Jinghong pulled Yinglian to the book case.

It doesn't matter whether Zhu Jinghong can write or not. Everywhere he goes, people put up desks and take out rare books for decoration.

I saw Yinglian picked up the pen, dipped in the ink and began to write.

Although it is a newly learned character, the handwriting is neat and neat, which makes Zhu Jinghong feel uncomfortable.

He writes very seriously, and the writing is not much better than graffiti, and it is far behind Yinglian, a new scholar.

When Zhu Jinghong was feeling angry, he only heard Yinglian say: "It's just these thirty characters..."

"Do you know what they mean?"

"Of course I know. Ms. Xue told me the origin and evolution of each word, as well as the allusions they involve!"

Speaking of this, Yinglian couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Now this servant knows that every word is not simple, and there are so many stories!"

Picking up the words written by Yinglian, Zhu Jinghong looked at them carefully before looking at Yinglian: "Seeing you like this, do you think learning these is very interesting?"

"Master Thirteen, isn't it?" Yinglian said as if it should be taken for granted.

This made Zhu Jinghong even more uncomfortable. Regardless of his predecessor or the current him, he seldom finds happiness in his studies.

"Well... of course, learning makes me happy!" Zhu Jinghong smiled awkwardly.

Sitting on the chair, Zhu Jinghong originally wanted to write a few sentences, but seeing Yinglian's beautiful handwriting, he finally felt that he would not make a fool of himself.

Enjoying Yinglian pinching her shoulders and thumping her back, Zhu Jinghong said slowly: "If someone teaches you how to read and write, he can be regarded as your teacher. As a student, you must show something!"

"I remember that the current apprenticeship is to send a beam... what is the beam!"

At this moment, Yinglian answered, "Master Thirteen, you mean Shu Xiu?"

"That's right...it's Shuxiu, don't forget the ritual!"

Could it be that Yinglian said: "But the servant has nothing, so what can I give?"

"If you don't have one, you can borrow it!" Zhu Jinghong said with a smile.

The only one who can borrow is Zhu Jinghong, but now that he has owed him such a great kindness, how can he repay the loan?
Thinking of this, Yinglian didn't answer, she didn't want to cause Zhu Jinghong any more trouble.

Turning his head to look behind him, Zhu Jinghong smiled and said, "Forget it, let me give it for you, after all, even you are mine!"

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The next day, after serving Zhu Jinghong for lunch, Yinglian drove to Xue's house in a sedan chair.

I thought that Yinglian came here yesterday to test her level of knowledge, but now Xue Baochai realized that they really regarded her as a teacher.

"Miss Xue, our thirteenth master said, I'm sorry to bother you all the time, just let the servants worship you as their teacher!"

"The thirteenth master specially picked this out to be used as a slave and maid!"

The best pens, inks, papers and inkstones, the best silks and satins, these things are priceless, except for the royal family who can enjoy them at will, but it is difficult for the princes and nobles to get these things.

If only the money came, the value of what Yinglian brought today would have exceeded 3000 taels.

To put it bluntly, if you buy a stunning girl like Yinglian, you can buy seven or eight for 2000 taels.

So if you say that Zhu Jinghong is rich, he really doesn’t have much cash on him, but if you say he is poor, he can only sell a few thousand taels.

For such expenses, even if the Xue family is rich, they will be scolded as prodigals.

"Yinglian, your thirteenth master... is really kind to you!"

When she said this, Xue Baochai felt a little sad in her heart, which surprised her.

It's as if... something that should belong to me has been taken away by others.

"Young lady is right. The Thirteenth Master is a good man. If he hadn't met him... the slaves would still be dead!"

When Zhu Jinghong was mentioned, the appearance of Yinglian and You Rongyan made Baochai feel even more sad, as if... his own things were not only picked up by others, but also directly occupied.

Bah, bah, bah... how could I think of this.

Xue Baochai, Xue Baochai, every time you compare yourself to a high-ranking scholar in the mountains, what's the matter?

At this moment, Baochai seemed to know herself again, and the thoughts that came to her heart just now made her feel strange to herself.

In fact, in the past, she regarded herself very high and her eyes were clean, but she didn't meet anyone who could open her heart.

Objectively speaking, as a normal woman, as long as she is "upwardly compatible", it is easy to get a little bit romantic.

As for the men in the original book, although there are men of the same age who are stronger than the Xue family, they are really limited. It is undoubtedly even more difficult to make her open her heart and look up to her.

So in the original book, she became a high-ranking scholar in the mountains, and the so-called stop virtue has no place to display.

At present, apart from talent and learning, Zhu Jinghong is crushing the Xue family regardless of his family status.

And when Baochai was in danger, Zhu Jinghong even raised a knife to rescue her personally, how could this not make her feel admiration.

"Girl... girl?"

Hearing Yinglian's call, Xue Baochai came back to his senses.

Xue Baochai felt a little annoyed at the thought that he had gone crazy again.

What about the indifferent state of mind at the beginning?Why did you disappear.

It can be seen that people's mentality is not only determined by themselves, but also related to objective conditions.

As long as it is the people and things that you care about, how can you not be affected by it.

"Yinglian, I thought about it just now, you learned [-] characters yesterday, let's learn [-] today!"

"You can't chew too much, you have to remember what you have learned, and then you can master it!" Baochai said calmly.

"Young lady is right. I will forget what I learned yesterday. If I learn as much as yesterday..."

"I'm afraid the heads of the servants will burst!"

Hearing this, Baochai couldn't help laughing: "Didn't you say yesterday that it is easy to read and write, and you changed your words the next day?"

After saying that, Baochai tapped Yinglian's forehead with her finger, and her love and protection were beyond words.

"Yesterday, the slaves didn't know anything!" Yinglian said in shame.

Immediately afterwards, Yinglian bowed again: "Please don't blame Master!"

Baochai joked: "Okay... I haven't confiscated your Shuxiu, but you have called Master, so I can't do it if I don't teach well!"

(End of this chapter)