Red Mansion Huacai

Chapter 162 Bad Things

Sitting opposite each other across the kang table, Li Wan showed no expression on his face but was quite irritable in his heart. The second girl has a softer temper and has no idea. If the second girl were just herself, Li Wan would not object. However, the second girl has a stepmother like the eldest master and the eldest wife in the Spring Festival!

This couple is really greedy and has no virtue! If he got married to him, he would lie down on Brother Jian's body to knock the bones and suck out the marrow out of nowhere. In my heart, Li Wan would never agree to this marriage.

Mrs. Xing did not look at the color of Li Wan's face, and just talked about herself. First, she said that the scholar named Zhang was greedy for the rich man's dowry, and eventually got married to him. After the marriage, he discovered that his wife was blind and narrow-minded. If you come back a little late, the chickens and dogs in the house will become noisy. It is also said that the scholar surnamed Wang was ordered to catch his son-in-law. He met the girl briefly and felt that she was very good. After the marriage, they found out that there was a peculiar smell under her armpits. The couple The two of them only treated each other with respect and rarely saw each other.

After talking about two cases, Mrs.

Li Wan felt helpless and said perfunctorily: "What the eldest lady said is true, but I'm just Brother Jian's cousin, so I'm afraid I won't be able to make up my mind."

Mrs. It's like a person. If you don't see each other for two days, you'll meet up early in the next three days. It's not easy for us elders to fight against each other."

Li Wan thought about it and said, "Madam, I've said it before. Although I am a cousin, I still have parents above me. Brother Jian was raised by my parents, so my parents are expected to make the final decision on this marriage."

"Of course I know this. Brother Zhu's daughter-in-law, autumn has passed. Do you think you should write a letter to speak to your in-laws?"

It’s hard to refuse such a request. Li Wan had no choice but to nod in agreement: "The eldest lady said so, then I will write a letter later and mention it, and then we will see what my parents say."

Mrs. , like a beautiful couple."

After saying a few more words, Mrs. Xing left with satisfaction.

Li Wan couldn't make up his mind, thinking that Brother Jian did have a lot of contact with Yingchun, could he really want to marry him?

After thinking about it and feeling really uneasy, Li Wan ordered his maid Suyun to go to the northeast to scan the small courtyard to see if Li Weijian had returned.

It was also a coincidence that Li Weijian happily returned to the small courtyard early that day. After several days of testing, the graphite failed, the ink failed, but the toner did!

After getting the results early in the morning, Li Weijian and Yan Fengzhen immediately went to Yan's Mansion. It happened that the teacher Yan Xiyao was not feeling well and took leave of absence, so Li Weijian and Yan Fengzhen informed Yan Xiyao of the results.

Yan Xiyao's mind was on the court, but he didn't care much about this result. After the two of them talked, Yan Xiyao sent Yan Fenzhen down, stared at Li Weijian for a long time, and then said: "The day you came, I didn't ask you how you did on the test paper. Now I want to ask, how did you do on the test paper?" "

Li Weijian knew that the teacher would not ask this question without reason, so he quickly said: "Teacher, is there something wrong with my test paper?"

Yan Xiyao nodded first, then shook his head and said: "Not to mention the practical examination papers, you are the only one who got all the marks, Jing Wen is even worse than you, but the policy question..."

Li Weijian cupped his hands and smiled: "Teacher also knows that my Confucian foundation is only half a bucket of water, so I can only answer this way."

However, Yan Xiyao shook his head and said: "Your Ce Wen is quite satisfactory, there is really nothing outstanding about it. However, in this practical study Qiu Wei, Ce Wen will account for [-]%. Based on this calculation, I'm afraid your Jie Yuan will be gone."

Li Weijian didn't take it seriously and said: "It will be good after Qiu Wei. Teachers also know that students' abilities are not in Qiu Wei."

Yan Xiyao nodded with a smile: "That's fine, you can think about it. But this time, I'm afraid it will cause a lot of controversy when the list is published." After a pause, he said: "Those who are famous on the list, No family is poor!”

"Teacher is too worried. Isn't that the way it should be?"

What year is this? The end of the Ming Dynasty has just passed a hundred years ago. The atmosphere was conservative in the past few years, but it has gradually become more open in recent years. Children from poor families, who are poor at learning from the classics, are all studying Confucianism and hoping to change their lives. How can they find the time to study Lao Shizi's practical knowledge? Only children from aristocratic and wealthy families had the money and leisure to study practical knowledge, which was considered useless at the time.

Yan Xiyao narrowed his eyes and said, "That's how it should be. I'm afraid those unsuccessful talents don't think so."

Li Weijian heard the string and knew what it meant: "Has the opportunity come?"

Yan Xiyao only said: "It's still early."

The Qiu Wei examiner of this practical study was appointed by the sage, and most of the remaining examiners were closely related to the New Party. If this matter becomes a problem, the new party will be disgraced.

In particular, this practical study Qiu Wei is not as easy to operate as the provincial examination. [-]% of the practical study questions are laid out there. What's the use of the essays no matter how good they are? If it shouldn't be, it won't be possible. I can't answer it even if I think about it.

Therefore, there is very little room for new parties such as Chen Hongmou to maneuver. Even if they use the policy question to make a fuss, only a few children from poor families will be on the list, and there will definitely be a storm.

Li Weijian knew that his teacher had a plan a long time ago, so he didn't ask any questions at the moment. He only confirmed that he was among the best, and returned to Rongguo Mansion happily.

When he entered the door, he saw Hongyu coming out with a food box, and was about to get dinner. Li Weijian was in a good mood, so instead of saying a few words, he casually took out a small black ball.

"Fourth Master, what is this?"

"Latex ball. I gave it to you to play with. I guarantee it will last three to five years."

Hongyu took it with an inexplicable look on her face, and Li Weijian held her hand and walked away, leaving Hongyu speechless for a while. She was about to be fifteen, but the fourth master gave her a latex ball that was rare for naughty children...

Throwing it away casually, the latex ball hit the bluestone floor and immediately jumped up.

Hongyu was startled: "Blind, why did it bounce so high?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a person turning in front of the door. Hongyu caught the latex ball and rushed forward: "Sister Suyun, why are you here? But is there something wrong with Grandma?"

Suyun then smiled and said: "Grandma asked me to come and check, has your Fourth Master come back?"

Hongyu said with a smile: "By coincidence, the Fourth Master has just entered the room. Shall I go and let him know and ask the Fourth Master to go find Grandma?"

Suyun thought for a moment and nodded slightly.

Hongyu went inside to look for Li Weijian. Hearing that his eldest sister was looking for him, Li Weijian was puzzled and did not dare to neglect him. He hurriedly ordered Xiuying to accompany her and followed Suyun to Li Wan'er's Courtyard.

After asking briefly on the way, Suyun said: "The eldest lady came here just now and talked to her for a long time."

I understand, this is to urge marriage.

Li Weijian had already made a plan in his mind, so he didn't take it seriously and soon arrived at Li Wan's courtyard. Entering the inner room, he sat across the table from his eldest sister Li Wan. Li Wan was afraid that others might overhear this, so he sent his maid and mother-in-law to lead Jia Lan down to play, leaving Su Yun to guard the door. Then he said, "Brother Jian, what are you and the second girl thinking?"

Li Weijian smiled and did not answer, but asked: "Eldest sister, what do you think I should think?" "With Yingchun's temper, I'm afraid she won't be able to be a mistress." After a pause, Li Wan said again: "And the eldest master and the eldest wife are so good. Such situation."

Li Weijian said leisurely: "My parents' orders and the matchmaker's words, I have to ask my uncle or aunt about this matter."

Li Wan frowned and said, "I thought so too, but when I picked up the pen, I didn't know how to express it."

Li Weijian said happily: "Sister, don't worry. My uncle has old friends in the capital and his disciples have no plans. Moreover, there are newspapers now. How can I be the uncle who doesn't know what's going on in Rongguo Mansion?"

It was Li Shouzhong who decided to marry Li Wan to Jia Zhu, because he had not been able to say much over the years, but he couldn't bear to talk to his wife in bed, fearing that he had long been dissatisfied with Rongguo Mansion; besides, Jia She's Li Wan's earlier letter briefly mentioned the situation of the first house. Li Shouzhong originally regretted marrying his daughter to the Rongguo Mansion. How could he now let his nephew marry a concubine from the Rongguo Mansion?

If Li Shouzhong refuses because of his bad appearance, Li Weijian also has options. Master Tiandi Jun, doesn’t he still have a ready-made teacher?

I don’t believe Yan Xiyao’s ‘no’, but the elder Jia She dares to say otherwise.

Li Wan didn't think much, but still looked worried: "My father's temperament loves face the most, so I'm afraid--"

"They all say that the eldest sister is too preoccupied, so let me tell you in detail." Li Weijian came over and whispered what was on his mind.

Hearing this, Li Wan nodded repeatedly and felt a little relieved. On second thought, I realized something was wrong and looked at Li Weijian with a strange look on his face.

Li Weijian blinked and immediately scratched his head... The eldest sister regarded him as a scumbag.

He hurriedly said: "Second sister, I have my own arrangements, eldest sister, don't worry about it."

Li Wan said angrily: "If I had known this, you shouldn't have provoked me."

Li Weijian only agreed, but he didn't take it seriously. If he didn't provoke her, wouldn't he let the good-looking Jasmine jasmine be tortured to death by the Zhongshan wolf?

During his time here, except for Li Wan, he had not changed anything about Rongguo Mansion. He expected that the outcome of Rongguo Mansion would remain the same. All he had to do was sit back and watch, and then he would be able to pocket the welcome of spring. It is better to be your own concubine than to be the official wife of a Chinese mountain wolf.

Seeing that Li Wan was about to teach him again, Li Weijian quickly changed the topic and said, "Sister, I just came back from my mentor's house. My mentor revealed that this time I am on the list of younger brothers, and he is at the top."

"Ah?" Li Wan was immediately overjoyed. He stood up and said happily: "It's pity, brother Jian has become a promising man! I will sue my third uncle and third aunt in the future. I expect that the spirits of the two elders in heaven will be very happy!"

Li Weijian quickly stopped Li Wan and said, "Sister, we haven't published the list yet. It's not easy to spread this matter."

Li Wan hurriedly covered his mouth and nodded repeatedly. Then, with rosy eyes, he carefully arranged Li Weijian's hair. His expression was really that of an elder sister, like a mother, which made Li Weijian feel very uncomfortable.

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Daming Palace, Imperial Study Room.

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The case file was thrown on Dai Quan's head, but Dai Quan did not dare to move. He just bowed his head and knelt on the ground, kowtow repeatedly: "Sage, calm down."

"Calm down your anger?" After reviewing the case, Emperor Zhenghe suddenly stood up, raised his hand and pointed at the case file on the ground and said: "How do you want me to calm down my anger? You are a traitor to the officials and traitors, you are a traitor to the officials and traitors!"

The matter involves old Prince Yi Zhong. Prince Zhongyong entered the palace more than ten days ago to report to Emperor Zhenghe. Emperor Zhenghe immediately ordered the Shenxing Department to carefully investigate the old prince Yi Zhong. He was also afraid that the dead man who deposed the prince would bite him randomly when he was about to die, so he has tolerated it until today.

When Dai Quan sent over the case files investigated by the Criminal Division together with the inquiry file of the dead man Yu Dahong, everything pointed out that the old Prince Yi Zhong had secretly formed a secret alliance with party members, had great ambitions, and was in cahoots with the deposed prince. deep!

After Emperor Zhenghe ascended the throne, the old Prince Yi Zhong, who had always been close to the deposed prince, was quite obedient and lived in seclusion. He thought he had given up his thoughts, but he did the same thing to his face and the other behind his back. Emperor Zhenghe was not a merciful person, how could he endure it this time?

"You -" Emperor Zhenghe pointed at Dai Quan and said: "Take these case files and ask me in person what he wants! Ask him again where the deposed prince's son and daughter are hiding. Are they? Once I die, will he be able to support Yuji, the son of the deposed prince?"

"Here, slave, let's go now!"

Emperor Zhenghe was still angry: "Ask Wu Qian, the Chief of Shenxing, to go with you. After questioning, we will carefully search Prince Yizhong's palace!"

"Here!"

Dai Quan took the order and left. After a while, he and Wu Qian, the doctor of the Shenxing Division, led hundreds of soldiers and moved towards the palace of Yizhong Prince in a mighty manner.

In the engraved picture of Prince Ui-tada's palace, Prince Ui-tada is talking to Nagashi.

Prince Yichuan was originally the elder brother of the Crown Prince. Now he is old, deaf and blind. He has lived in seclusion since he ascended the throne and rarely shows up again.

The chief historian then said: "My lord, I have ordered a wooden coffin from the Xue family. The Xue family said it will be delivered to the capital within two months."

Prince Yi Zhong nodded and said: "Okay, I am not getting better every day. I am afraid that I will have to see the late emperor."

"My lord—"

"Birth, old age, illness and death are human nature. You and I have been friends for decades, so don't say words of comfort." After a pause, Prince Yi Zhong said: "The whereabouts of Yu Dahong are still unknown?"

Chang Shi frowned and shook his head.

Prince Yi Zhong shook his head and sighed: "That's all. How can I care about these things when I'm buried in my neck? Protecting my son and daughter is worthy of my nephew."

While he was talking, a eunuch suddenly rushed in in a panic: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, it's not good! The Prime Minister of the Ming Dynasty, Dai Quan, led the Shenxing Division to surround the palace!"

The long history was shocked. Prince Yi Zhong's face froze, and then he straightened his brows and said: "It's a blessing, not a curse, but a curse that cannot be avoided. That's all, Jiang Kuan, please entertain me for a while first, and then wait until I change my clothes." Go and listen to what Dai Quan has to say."

"Yes."

Chang Shi agreed and quickly went out to meet Dai Quan. Jiang Kuan blocked Dai Quan with his scalp for a moment. Just when Dai Quan was impatient, he heard the sound of children wailing in the backyard of the palace.

Dai Quan kicked away Jiang Kuan who was blocking him, and led Fan Zi to rush back. Halfway through, he saw a young eunuch shouting in a panic: "It's not good, Your Majesty, Your Majesty has committed suicide by taking poison!"

(End of this chapter)