The Concubine Wushuang of Red Mansion

Chapter 27
Jia Zheng had never thought about it this way. He was the second eldest child. He knew from an early age that the title of Rongguo Duke would not be his turn. He had long wanted to take the imperial examination. Later, a tragic incident in his family made him more determined to take the imperial examination. Determination.

Later, he forced his eldest son to study and even lost his life. He still hoped that Baoyu could study hard and gain fame in the future.

Dashun has been in peace for a long time. Today's nobles only have a share of wealth passed down from their ancestors. They have no say in the court, inferior to those civil servants who came from the imperial examination. The government is almost in their hands. .

Jia Zheng himself was favored, and first he was appointed as a sixth-rank official in the Ministry of Industry, which was a bit higher than the ranks of those who had just entered the official ranks of the second-ranking Jinshi, but only Jia Zheng knew the taste of it.

He had endured nearly seven years, and not long ago, he was promoted to the rank of Yuanwailang from the fifth rank, which was just a matter of seniority.

"We can't always rely on the kindness of our ancestors. If we can produce two scholars from Brother Cong's generation, wouldn't it be a good thing?"

Jia's mother deeply agreed, but she was unwilling to let Baoyu suffer the hardship of ten years of poverty. "I don't know what happened. Maybe they just took him to see the world. There are children everywhere." When it comes to the future, don’t take it too seriously.”

For the first time, Jia She thought about going together with his old mother, and felt very comfortable. At that moment, he also made up his mind to wait and see for the time being. If the tiger skin that Jia Cong pulled up was only temporary, what would happen in the future? The evil beast will still fall into his own hands.

Daiyu had heard her father talk about the Flower Club once, and she knew what it was about. She couldn't help but sigh in her heart that Brother Cong could be invited to the Flower Club at such a young age. She thought her father had always been a pity. What a genius. If he knew that there was such a person in his grandfather's family, he wonders if he would like him?
Daiyu knew it well, and she would not talk about things that she had not personally experienced, but only heard about, and sat at the table without saying a word.

Tanchun was very curious and asked Li Wan, "Sister-in-law, is this flower fair fun?"

Huahui Bureau has always been highly sought after by literati. Every time someone becomes famous in it, a poem or a painting, being named the leader is an added honor, no less than being named on the gold list.

Li Wan was also the daughter of a famous eunuch in Jinling. Her father's name was Li Shouzhong. She served as a wine sacrifice for the Imperial College. All men and women in the family were reciters and readers.

When she reached the age of hairpin, she was promised to be Jia Zhu's wife. Her husband was also a scholar of poetry and calligraphy. He entered school at the age of 16. In the past, he had admired Hua Huiju very much and hated that he was not born into a scholar's family.

"I heard that this flower fair is very rare. It is located on Dongshan Mountain in the suburbs. There are so many flowers and trees planted on a huge hill. On days when the flowers are in full bloom, the person who happens to be in a good mood happens to have a few more flowers. It will only be done once when a celebrity comes out."

"Then if it's not the time to bloom, or if the celebrity is in a bad mood and doesn't show up, wouldn't it be done?" Tan Chun is really curious, who is that person?

"No, it takes a coincidence for everyone to have this flower meeting. It is precisely because of this that every time it is held, not many people are invited, and the scale is not large, but it is always Eye-catching."

Tanchun couldn't help but be fascinated and asked, "Only literati are going. Are any women invited?"

"Yes, there are, but most of them are princesses and princesses who are favored in the palace."

However, whether those princesses and princesses were there to appreciate poetry, calligraphy, music, and paintings, or for other purposes. Even if Li Wan had some suspicions, he would not tell his sisters-in-law these things.Tanchun completely gave up this unrealistic idea, and once again lamented that she was not a man, but as long as she could go out as a man, she would have left long ago to start a career, which would make sense.

Daiyu only glanced at Tanchun and saw what she was thinking, "What are you thinking about? Even if you can follow Brother Cong, what good poems can you come up with?"

"I'm not as powerful as Brother Cong. Since I can't go to that flower fair, shouldn't I be allowed to hold one myself?" Tan Chun took Daiyu's hand, "Sister Lin, you said , how about we organize a flower fair ourselves? We can follow their example and write the poems regardless of whether they are good or bad, and let everyone comment on them?"

"Okay, okay! Third sister, this is a good idea. I will tell you that in this winter, with blue sky and white sun, there is no mess every day. Let's put together such a round and select a good one in each issue. , which can also be compiled into a collection of poems in the future.”

Jia Baoyu happened to come in. After hearing Tanchun's suggestion, he naturally nodded his interest and raised his hands in agreement.

"Where did the flowers come from in this winter? Could it be that you are asking the elders to go there? I want some pots and place them under the eaves. It's cold, and when they gather together, there's another wave of people jumping on their backs." Daiyu curled her lips, disapprovingly. , "However, after your second master Bao gave the order, many people came to show their courtesy like dogs, let alone saying that it was what we wanted."

Jia Baoyu was speechless and looked at Daiyu with confusion in his eyes. He didn't understand why this fairy-like sister always didn't like to see him.

Yingchun was like a wooden person on the side. She was usually a person without any ideas. Xichun was young and just watched the excitement, doing nothing.

Tanchun, on the other hand, couldn't stand it anymore and hurriedly tried to smooth things over, "Brother Cong has moved the yard. Should we give him a gift to congratulate him on his move?"

Baoyu felt something was wrong, "The old lady and the eldest gentleman are very unhappy!"

Who in the whole family doesn’t know how Mr. Cong’s move to move the yard was accomplished? Don’t you see how angry the old lady and the eldest man are?
Daiyu said, "That's a matter for the elders. Is it possible that the elders won't be happy if the brothers and sisters are intimate?"

Baoyu hurriedly followed Daiyu's words and said, "I was wrong. Sister Lin is right!"

He shouted to Xiren, but when no one answered, Qianxue came over and he ordered, "Give brother Cong the Four Treasures of the Study Room that I got the day before yesterday, and say that I congratulate him on his housewarming, so that he doesn't have to give gifts in return. "

Qianxue agreed and muttered, "Second Master is confused. Whether or not you give a gift in return is his business. How can you take the initiative to talk about this?"

With Baoyu as the leader, Tanchun and others had no choice but to follow. They were each thinking about what gifts to give.

After everyone dispersed, when Daiyu took a nap, the maid named Yingge, now named Zicuckoo, served Daiyu to sleep. She whispered, "Girl, you shouldn't contradict the second master today. Every time The second master is very careful about being petty in front of the girl. After having an argument with the girl yesterday, he spent so much time in front of the girl. Why doesn't the girl give him a good face? "

　The first!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)