Red Mansion Huacai

Chapter 167 Climbing the toad and winning the championship

Daiyu was petite now. Li Weijian turned his head and saw her little face raised, with a pair of eyes that looked like weeping but not weeping. Li Weijian was moved and blurted out: "I will definitely never forget my sister. After all, life is short and a confidant is hard to find."

Daiyu was wearing a moon-white collared long coat embroidered with orchids and a lake-blue printed silk. After hearing this, she turned to look at the flowers and plants, but without checking herself, she was stroking a strand of Lily's hair that had been parted in her bun. There was a smile on his face.

Daiyu thought that he understood her and was indeed a close friend. Li Weijian couldn't help but sigh, thanks to Daiyu being still young and knowing her temperament, she had a preconceived idea and was able to get closer to her. If a few more years pass, given Daiyu's temperament, it will be extremely difficult for her to get close to her.

There was silence for a moment, and the two of them walked side by side along the path again. After a while, she unknowingly stopped in front of the poppy. Daiyu said: "The song that Fourth Brother Jian taught me last time was very interesting. I wonder if there are any other songs?"

Li Weijian thought for a moment, nodded and said, "There really is such a song called Ban Hu Sha."

"Half a pot of yarn?"

"Smell the fragrance of a cup of tea, and hold half a pot of yarn; the clear rhyme is elegant, nourishing the heart and becoming beautiful."

After hearing what Li Weijian said, Daiyu thought to herself: "This music sounds quite out of this world."

Li Weijian then smiled and said, "Isn't that just what life is like? Living in the bustling city, I miss the tranquility of the mountains and wilderness, and vice versa. If you go higher up, you can cultivate your mind in the busy city and practice in the mountains. Both are indispensable. If you are more popular, you can't let go of the prosperity, and you can't forget the poetry. and the distance.”

Daiyu then smiled and said: "Brother Jian is really enlightened. I often think this way, and I also think that I have to practice everything in the mountains and fields, and I feel a little scared. Yes, how is the song sung?" "

Li Weijian cleared his throat and said, "Listen up, sister." There was a humming sound, and Li Weijian immediately started singing softly.

Listening to Li Weijian's singing voice, which seemed to be narrating eloquently, Daiyu couldn't help but yearn for it, telling how the Buddhist hermits took refuge in the mountains, washed their pens in the lotus pond, and returned home accompanied by the colorful clouds.

Don't forget that Daiyu is a literary young girl. The life of a hermit in the mountains is the most fascinating.

After the main singer finished singing, Li Weijian suddenly lowered his head and looked at Daiyu. Daiyu was looking up at him with her little face raised. Now that she was being looked at, she felt a little flustered. Just as she was about to turn her head away, she heard Li Weijian singing in a low voice: "If the mountains and rivers in my heart can be seen in your eyes, I prayed one lotus step at a time."

Daiyu was immediately touched by her heartstrings.

There are mountains and rivers in my heart. Others don't know it, but you can see it. This is the confidant Daiyu has been striving for.

Li Weijian sang softly twice, and Daiyu sang along. Later, Li Weijian simply shut up and listened to the girl beside him singing gracefully and ethereally.

It was Shen time, and Zicuckoo came over several times to urge her, but was stopped by Xueyan. Seeing that there was no way to shirk the blame, Xue Yan stepped forward with a smile and broke the tacit understanding between the two: "Fourth Master, it's time for our girl to go back and have dinner with the old lady."

Li Weijian raised his head and glanced at the sky, and said, "I don't want it to be already this hour, so sister, go have a meal quickly."

Daiyu nodded, smiled at Li Weijian, and said, "Fourth brother Jian, see you later."

"See you."

Li Weijian led the maid back without mentioning it. Daiyu walked from the small garden to the back building, and soon entered the Rongqing Hall. Because she understood Li Weijian's intentions and got another piece of music, Daiyu was in a good mood. When I ate with Jia Mu, I rarely persuaded the old lady to take more than two bites.

Her good mood lasted until the next day. That day, she and Sanchun practiced nvhong together with the nanny. During the rare lunch break, Daiyu sat in a corner and began to hum softly.

Xichun happened to be closest, and he vaguely heard Daiyu humming, so he listened carefully.

After listening to it for the second time, Xichun finally understood the lyrics clearly and couldn't help but come closer and ask, "Where did Sister Lin get the song?"

"The person who sang randomly was the one I heard Fourth Brother Jian humming yesterday."

"It sounds good, but it's not random singing." Xichun said seriously: "It's weird, fourth brother Jian is obviously a Taoist, why is this song full of Zen?"

Daiyu wanted to ask this question yesterday, but her heartstrings were touched by that nodding sentence, and she forgot to ask. Because she said: "I don't know, they are all cultivating the Tao. Maybe they are connected with Buddhism and Taoism?"

Xichun shook his head repeatedly: "How can this be the same? Buddha is Buddha, Tao is Tao, there is a huge difference between heaven and earth."

Daiyu smiled and said, "Why don't you go and ask Fourth Brother Jian yourself next time you meet him?"

Xichun responded in a deep voice, then sat aside and asked, "Sister Lin, this piece of music is very close to my heart. I wonder if Sister Lin can teach me?"

Daiyu pondered, wanting to refuse, but couldn't bear Xichun's plea. After hesitating for a while, he said: "I haven't learned everything yet. I can't tell if there are any mistakes or omissions. Is it such a shame that I still have to learn?"

"Well, I want to learn."

Daiyu then taught her one sentence at a time, after the main singer had sung the song, she thought about it and slightly changed the sentence that touched her heartstrings, and then taught Xichun the rest.

She didn't want anyone else to know about that sentence except her and Li Weijian.

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A few days passed in a hurry, and it was September [-]th in a blink of an eye.

Today, it is actually time to release the results in Qiuwei. Without Li Weijian's instructions, Wu Haiping led Wu Zhong and headed towards Gongyuan at dawn. On the other side, there was no need to give in. Jia's mother got up early because she was older, so she sent the mandarin ducks away just after she got up. He urged Li Wan to send someone to see the list.

That day, Li Wan took leave of absence from the palace early in the morning. When Yuanyang came for a visit, Li Wan used money and ordered two boys to go outside the Gongyuan to look at the list.

After using up his breakfast, it was now bright and Li Wan couldn't hold himself back and headed towards Li Weijian's small courtyard. When I arrived at the place, I wanted to persuade Li Weijian not to worry too much, but unexpectedly I saw Li Weijian playing shuttlecock with a few maids!

Judging from his expression, he looked lazy and comfortable, and he clearly didn't care about the announcement of the results!

Li Wan was instantly furious! He couldn't help but lecture him: "Brother Jian, the results are released today!"

Li Weijian said with a smile: "You know, I'm not doing anything for fun, so I don't worry about myself."

"You are always right." After giving a lesson, Li Wan turned to ask, "Have you ever been prepared?"

Before Li Weijian could say anything, Hongyu came over and said with a smile: "Grandma, this yard was cleaned from top to bottom yesterday, and a box of wedding money was prepared. Look -" Hongyu said, holding the The box unfolded, revealing the silver barley inside. There are about half a pair of silver barley grains, with the word "福" engraved on them.

Li Wan nodded and immediately asked: "Just silver barley? No ordinary copper coins prepared?"

"That's not true."

Li Wan frowned and said, "There are hundreds of people in this mansion. If we only give them silver barley, even a thousand taels won't be able to stop them. Listen to me and get some more copper coins."

Seeing Hong Yu looking slightly flustered, Li Wan knew that Li Weijian was definitely not prepared. Glancing at Li Weijian angrily, Li Wan hurriedly ordered Suyun to go back and get a basket of brand new copper coins.

Jia Lan had already gone to private school with the boy. Seeing that it was almost midnight, Hong Yu and Bi Yue took out the food boxes, and Li Weijian and Li Wan ate together.

In contrast to Li Weijian, who was calm and composed, the eldest sister Li Wan was a little uneasy. This is also the beginning of Qiu Wei. If someone stumbles, I don't know if Brother Jian can withstand such a blow.

Since they had breakfast, Li Wan began to offer consolation. After a while, he said that Li Weijian would do big things without any need for fame; after a while, he said that Li Weijian is still young and there will be another time if he misses this time.

Hearing this made Li Weijian dumbfounded, and in turn comforted Li Wan.

While they were talking, the hour had passed. Xiu Ying was the most anxious and was standing guard in front of the door. Li Wan glanced into the courtyard from time to time and muttered: "It's been all this time. Could it be that the Gongyuan hasn't posted the list yet?"

Suddenly, I heard Xiu Ying shouting in front of the door: "Come on, come on! My brother is back!"

Hearing the sound, Li Wan stood up suddenly, and even Li Weijian was moved by him. After a while, Wu Haiping was running to the courtyard with sweat on his head and beaming with joy.

Li Wan clenched his fists tightly. Although he had already made a guess, he couldn't help but ask, "Ru, what's going on?"

"Hey!" Wu Haiping wiped his sweat and said loudly: "My master, this time he placed third in the Shuntian Prefecture Township Examination in high school, and is the head of the economics department! The yamen who have announced the good news from Shuntian Prefecture are rushing to the mansion!"

The stone fell to the ground with a thud, and Li Wan trembled with excitement, unable to stop saying: "Okay, okay, okay! Come on, reward me quickly!"

Hongyu felt the same way, opened the box, grabbed a handful of silver barley and threw it away.

Wu Haiping immediately raised his hand happily and said, "Thank you, Master and Grandma for the reward!" Then he leaned over to pick up the silver barley.

Li Wan's eyes were red, and he thought to himself, Brother Jian really lived up to his expectations, he said he was sure of it, and he really won the prize! Turning around, he saw Li Weijian sitting there with a smile on his face, as if he had everything under control.

Li Wan didn't want to teach him a lesson at this moment and said with a smile: "Brother Jian, congratulations!"

Qingwen and others were naturally very happy, and together with the two maids Suyun and Biyue, they came forward and congratulated Li Weijian.

Li Weijian nodded frequently, then nodded to Wu Haiping and asked, "Where is that boy Wu Zhong?"

Wu Haiping said: "Wu Zhong was thinking about Aunt Fu, so he went to report the good news to Aunt Fu. He expected to be back in half an hour."

This saves Li Weijian a lot of trouble. Just as he was thinking about it, he was grabbed by Li Wan: "Brother Jian, let's go to the old lady to announce the good news!"

At this moment, Li Wan felt quite proud and proud. His brother had won the imperial examination, and there was no doubt that he would become a Jinshi in the future. There are successors in this generation of the Li family, and even though Lang Geer couldn't make a mark in his studies in Japan, he still has his uncle Li Weijian to take care of him. As long as that person is there, this life will be peaceful and worry-free.

How can you not feel proud after letting go of the huge stone in your heart?

Because Li Wan no longer avoided the usual taboos, he just dragged Li Weijian along the way through the corner gate and headed towards Jia Mu's courtyard.

At this moment, Zichen hour has passed. Except for Baoyu who went to private school with Qin Zhong, all the girls, Sanchun, Daiyu, Baochai and Wang Xifeng were all in Rongqing Hall.

Jia's mother knew that Li Weijian was sure of success this time, so there was no way she would be happy today. Because Jia Mu gave the education nanny an early leave yesterday, just waiting for everyone to celebrate together today.

At this moment, Wang Xifeng was chatting witty words with Jia Mu. Everyone had different thoughts, but most of them were thinking about the release of the results today.

Xichun didn't care, she just wanted to find Li Weijian and ask about the song.

Tanchun trusted Li Weijian the most, who could spare no effort in water affairs. With Jian's fourth brother's ability, Qiuwei was just a piece of cake;

The second girl has many and complicated thoughts. Mrs. Xing talked to her twice in these days. Although she didn't mention it explicitly, she also talked about the letter Li Wan sent home. The second girl has a good heart and is naturally not stupid. After a little thought, she knew the inside story.

When he wrote a letter home to ask his parents, he was asking what Li Shouzhong thought of his marriage to Brother Jian. The second girl was so shy for several days that she couldn't even speak when she saw Li Weijian, so she could only let him do whatever he did with his hands.

As time went by, the second girl couldn't help but worry about gains and losses. She was afraid that Li Shouzhong would not respond to the letter, and she was also afraid that her unreliable biological father and stepmother would jump out and embarrass brother Jian. Now I have one more thing to worry about. I just hope that everything will go well for Brother Jian after the autumn.

The second girl's thoughts were all reflected on her face, so her expression flickered between bright and dark, which made people look at her incomprehensibly. On the other hand, Baochai, who was sitting next to him, was as quiet as ever, with no trace of his thoughts.

In fact, Sister Bao is also struggling at the moment. Xue Pan was beaten last time, and as expected he calmed down for a while. Always be careful when going out to hang out. As time went by, the old behavior returned, no matter how many times Aunt Xue and Baochai tried to persuade her, it was of no use.

She was worried about Xue Pan, but she didn't mention it, but because of Xue Pan, she knew Li Weijian's reputation outside. The capital is a place where humanities and wealth gather. There is no business in the world. No matter whether you make a living in the capital or not, you always have to stay in the capital from time to time, either to support fellow scholars or to make friends with dignitaries.

Since they knew that water affairs was Li Weijian's business, businessmen have highly praised him. Whenever Xue Pan interacted with people and mentioned his relationship with Rongguofu, someone would always mention Li Weijian.

This was said too much, and Baochai inevitably took it to heart. He was of the same age and was capable of great things. Not only did he have a minister from the Ministry of Justice as his teacher, but he also had an unbreakable friendship with King Zhongyong. Such a person is probably not much worse than the children of Rongguo Mansion.

The results will be released in Qiu Wei today. If Brother Jian really wins, the future will be limitless! Baochai couldn't help but secretly regret it. If he had known this, why would he have to suppress it? Just relying on one's own nature may not necessarily mean that you cannot achieve positive results with Fourth Brother Jian.

Daiyu was sitting next to Jia Mu, but her heart was extremely simple. Thinking about it, regardless of whether he is in the middle or not, the fourth brother Jian is the fourth brother Jian, there will be no difference. But thinking that the hard work should not be in vain, I was hoping that this time it would be good news.

Just at this moment, Yuanyang was about to come in happily from outside the door. He bent down and said, "Old lady, Grandma led Fourth Master Jian this way. Look at the situation, I must have hit the target!"

"Oh?" Mother Jia suddenly nodded with joy: "Brother Feng, this is a great event. Come and greet me quickly and ask if you are the winner."

Wang Xifeng stood up with a smile and said: "Old lady, relax, mandarin ducks are embroidered with beautiful hearts. If she said she was right, she must be right!"

(End of this chapter)