Red Mansion Huacai

Chapter 171

Arriving in the west wing, Qingwen cut off the candle wick, turned around and asked, "Xiu Ying, why did you seem to have changed your mind just now?"

"Huh?" Xiu Ying blinked and said, "The fourth master has been promoted and given a knighthood. If it's not easy to call him a young master, he will naturally change his tune."

Qingwen then smiled and said, "You are quite obedient."

Xiu Ying muttered: "Isn't this a matter of course? When I was in the countryside, Ma Xiucai was elected. The whole village changed their name to Master Ma, and his father became Mr. Ma."

Qingwen curled her lips. In her mind, Li Weijian had not changed, he just had two more identities.

In the main room, after waiting for Li Weijian to wash his feet, Hongyu got into bed with a rosy complexion. As the saying goes, marry a man, marry a man, wear clothes and eat.

Earlier, she worked as a third-class maid outside Baoyu's room. She knew that she could not get close to Baoyu, and her color was not as good as Xiren's, so she gave up the thought of being an aunt. After looking for his parents and entrusting his second grandmother, he moved to Li Weijian.

When they first met, he was just a scholar, but he was very gentle to others, so Hongyu was attracted by him. After several performances, he finally caught Li Weijian's eyes. Later, because of playing chess, they became close to each other.

Fourth Master Jian, who is a Taoist, will follow the steps step by step. He will first pass the imperial examination, but it is hard to say whether he will pass the Jinshi examination. However, Hongyu was extremely contented, so she thought that it would be better to be a concubine for the Juren Master than to be married to a boy when she was old enough.

Previously, Li Weijian only said that he made some money when he was messing with water affairs. Hong Yu thought that it was only a few tens of thousands taels at most. Unexpectedly, I later found out from my parents that the Fourth Master had made millions of dollars just by being frugal!

Hongyu was extremely happy, thinking that she would not have to endure hardship in the future. No one expected that after being busy for more than half a year, Fourth Master Jian would soar into the sky!

It's just that he won the imperial examination, but he was also given the title of second-class male for his merit! A title! Who in the Rongguo Mansion doesn't know that the eldest and second eldest families are fighting fiercely over the inheritance of the title?

As a result, Fourth Master Jian easily obtained a title that was greater than that of the First Master of Rongguo Mansion!

The most important thing is that Fourth Master Jian is only 14 or 15 years old, how can he know that he will not be promoted to a noble rank in the future due to his merits? It is said that if the fourth master works harder and becomes a king with a different surname in ten or twenty years, he will be able to become a concubine himself!

Hongyu was born into the Rongguo family and had been a slave for several generations. She never thought that one day she would become so prosperous.

Approaching Li Weijian, Hongyu felt both eager and worried at the same time. Fourth Master is so capable, there are so many good-looking women in the world, Qingwen said that he met two shameless ones at Ningguo Mansion last time. If you don't decide your place as soon as possible, where will you have a place in the future?

Because she was lying slightly flat, she turned around in a moment and looked at Li Weijian next to her with burning eyes. As if being burned by that gaze, Li Weijian seemed to realize something. He opened his eyes to look at the approaching man and asked with a smile: "Why don't you sleep?"

Hongyu buried her head on his shoulder with a blushing face and whispered: "Fourth Master, I will be fifteen next month."

Li Weijian understood Hong Yu's meaning in a flash of thought, and immediately couldn't laugh or cry. He held her in his arms, patted her back gently, and said, "I promised you earlier that I will never be able to occupy the position of aunt in the future. What? Are you afraid that my words won't count, sir?"

Hongyu shook her head and said, "That's right...I've thought about it too."

Hearing such loving words, Li Weijian was immediately distracted. It took him a long time to calm down and whispered in his ear: "Then I'll wait until you give birth to your child."

"Yes." Hongyu agreed, and leaned over to kiss Li Weijian's neck twice before hugging him to sleep.

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Lixiangyuan.

Today is a good day for Li Weijian. Aunt Xue knew that Xue Pan and Li Weijian had a holiday, so after much thought, she did not let Xue Pan join in the fun.

Now that I think about it, I feel a little regretful. If I had known that Brother Jian was so capable, I should have let Wenlong stay down and do something small. No matter whether you can expose it in your heart or not, you must first expose it in face.

When Aunt Xue and Baochai returned to Lixiangyuan, Xue Pan asked curiously, "Has the surname Li been knighted?"

"Well, who would have thought of this?" Aunt Xue said with a frown.

Baochai glanced at Xue Pan demurely and said, "Brother, it's better to be more respectful in the future. Fourth brother Jian now has a title, but my brother is just in white."

Taizong Li Guo set a rule that when common people meet nobles, they can be punished with disrespect even if they are disrespectful, let alone collision.

Not to mention that Li Weijian is still so young. If he sends famous invitations to various yamen, the chief officials of the yamen will have to think about it.

Xue Pan, the stupid overlord, blinked and said: "They are all relatives after all, brother Jian won't care about it like this, right?"

Seeing that Baochai just looked at him without saying anything, Xue Pan, who knew he had a problem with Li Weijian, nodded: "That's all, I'll just avoid him from now on."

Xue Pan's mood waned, he said a few words and left. Aunt Xue and Baochai stayed in Lixiangyuan, but Xue Pan lived in his own house.

As soon as Xue Pan left, Aunt Xue and Baochai quarreled for a while.

"Who would have expected it? Brother Jian was so silent, and suddenly he came like this. He was knighted! Now it seems that your uncle may have missed the point. This practical knowledge may be of great use."

Suddenly seeing Baochai's eyes turning, Aunt Xue suddenly felt a thump in her heart. That day, my good daughter looked wrong when she mentioned Li Weijian. How could she, a mother, not know what Baochai was thinking? After mentioning a few words, Baochai finally calmed down. Now, could it be that because of Li Weijian's knighthood, this idea has arisen again?

Aunt Xue thought about it for a while, then suddenly changed her words: "However, even if you get a knighthood, you are still a second-class miscellaneous man without a title. The elder is right, you can't be knighted unless you have military merit. No matter what Brother Jian can do, he will be just a man in the future. Uncle Zapin is incomparable to a long-standing powerful man like Rong Guofu.

My son, today you know that Baoyu doesn't like to hear it, but you still want to mention studying. This is not appropriate. Furthermore, if Baoyu loses his temper, why don't you chase him out later? "

Sister Bao shook her head, and suddenly looked at Aunt Xue and said, "Mom, it's not just my uncle who made a mistake, I'm afraid my mother also made a mistake. Mom asked herself, is Brother Jian really the kind of person who got lucky by chance? "

"This -" Aunt Xue couldn't tell lies with her eyes open.

Baochai said: "Sure enough, I was not wrong. Such a man who is upright and upright will definitely make his way into the world."

Aunt Xue said nervously: "My son, could you—"

Baochai's eyes were burning and he said, "I would rather have a chicken head than a phoenix tail."

Aunt Xue sighed: "After all, it is our family that has dragged you down, my son——"

Sister Bao just smiled and shook her head: "It's a strange combination of circumstances. Who could have expected that this would happen? But in today's situation, you have to fight for it. If you don't fight, you will always be unwilling to accept it."

Aunt Xue sighed again, came over and hugged Baochai tightly, feeling that her daughter's life was miserable and the Xue family's fate was also unfortunate.

After a while, Aunt Xue said again: "It's just Baoyu's other side——"

Sister Bao shook her head and was speechless. Aunt Xue knew that her good daughter was hedging her bets.

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Aunt Zhao’s courtyard.

Aunt Zhao had coaxed Jia Zheng to buy some prestige some time ago. She didn't dare to stand out in front of Mrs. Wang, so she showed off in front of Aunt Zhou. Unexpectedly, when happiness brings about sorrow, the former child happened to have Mrs. Wang come to look for Aunt Zhou, and she just happened to look at her. In the evening, Mrs. Wang found Aunt Zhao's fault and punished her for an hour.

It was cold in the morning and evening. Aunt Zhao knelt in the yard for an hour and caught a cold when the cool breeze blew. It is also because of this that I have just been hiding in my courtyard and never showed up.

It was so lively outside, so Aunt Zhao sent little Jixiang'er to take a look. At first, it was just Li Weijian who won the exam. When she heard that the old lady was planning a two-day banquet, Aunt Zhao felt sour for a while.

He turned around and thought, if he catches Jia Huan later, he must teach him a lesson so that he can live a better life. In this way, I will have such a beautiful day in the future.

But something was wrong when he turned around. Xiaoque inquired again and found out that brother Jian was actually knighted! He is still a second-class man who is older than the eldest man! Aunt Zhao immediately stopped thinking about comparing with her.

Then I thought of Tan Chunlai again. She had asked a lot of insinuating questions a few days ago, and Tanchun seemed to have never figured it out. Although her words were full of praise for Brother Jian, she had never thought of anything else.

Aunt Zhao felt very sorry that such a good marriage had been missed. As a result, in the blink of an eye Brother Jian was made a second-class man. That’s a second-class man!

At this moment, Jia Zheng was sipping the hangover soup. Aunt Zhao coughed twice and came over and said, "Master, I am not feeling well..."

Jia Zheng glanced at him and said, "I just came here to see if you are feeling better?"

"I drank the medicinal soup in the afternoon and started sweating. Now my fever is gone. I just have a cough."

"Well, I'll look for the imperial doctor later. I'll go to the study to sleep later."

Aunt Zhao came over and whispered: "Master, Brother Jian has been knighted. Master, do you think Tanchun can--"

"Nonsense! How old is Tanchun?" Jia Zheng scolded: "No matter how good Tanchun is, he is still a commoner. Now I'm afraid he is no longer worthy of resurrection."

"This..." Aunt Zhao said angrily: "If Tanchun is not worthy, then Yingchun is worthy?"

Jia Zheng shook his head and said: "Of course he doesn't deserve it. Originally, I wanted to say a few words for Xun Xun Sheng. Now that he has been knighted, there is no need for me to say more. I think if my in-laws find out, they will not allow Xun Xun to marry a concubine. 's daughter."

Aunt Zhao suddenly felt relieved and said with a smile: "Mrs.

As far as Aunt Zhao is concerned, she doesn't have to be afraid if she doesn't get it, as long as others don't get it either.

Aunt Zhao was secretly gloating about the misfortune. Putting aside this, the Dongkua courtyard was now in a gloomy mood.

The eldest man drank a few more glasses today, but he was impatient with the sobering soup and only drank the strong tea.

Mrs.

The elder Jia She snorted and said, "It's hard to say whether he is our son-in-law or not."

Mrs. Xing was surprised and asked: "Why do you say this, sir?"

Jia She said: "If brother Jian only wins the imperial examination, he is still a well-matched man. If he gets married in the Spring Festival, it is still a marriage. Now that he has been knighted, he is still a second-class man. It is hard to say. Which family do you want to see? Is your honor to marry a concubine?"

Mrs.

Jia She frowned and shook his head, saying, "I expect that Brother Zhu's daughter-in-law will inform Li Shouzhong of this matter in a letter in the next few days. I just don't know if Li Shouzhong received the letter first or sent a reply first. If it is the former, everything will be fine." Hugh; if it’s the latter, I’m afraid there will still be a change.”

"Then Brother Jian...will you regret it?"

Jia She narrowed his eyes and said, "How could I allow him to go back on his word? It's just that he dislikes Yingchun for being a commoner. It's a simple matter."

Mrs. Xing immediately came over, took Jia She's arm and said, "What can I do?"

Jia She said with a gloomy smile: "This matter cannot be discussed. If it is revealed, it will not work."

Seeing Mrs. Are you a good match for Brother Jian?"

Mrs. Xing was stunned, and then looked at Jia She in shock.

Jia She smiled for a moment, then suddenly felt uncomfortable being looked at, and snorted coldly: "What do you think I'm doing?"

Mrs.

Jia She was suddenly in a bad mood. He stood up and yelled: "Now the servants in this mansion are becoming more and more unruly. They are spreading rumors about the master. If I catch them one day, I will definitely give these evildoers a good death!"

With a cold snort, Jia She walked away, leaving only Mrs. Xing sitting on the bed in trepidation.

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The next day, Li Weijian got dressed up and went to Jia Mu's courtyard to pay his regards because he had drunk wine. After a brief exchange of words, he said that he was going to visit his mentor Yan Xiyao today.

Jia's mother had nothing to say but asked Li Weijian to come back early. Li Weijian agreed and left in a car immediately.

It’s okay if you win the exam, you have to talk to the teacher about this knighthood. Unfortunately, when Li Weijian arrived at Deyan Mansion, only Yan Fenzhen received him. After a few jokes, he said that Yan Xiyao was afraid that he would not be available today - as soon as Shixue Qiuwei released the results, those poor scholars gathered around him and gathered around him early this morning. He went to the Shuntian Mansion Yamen and asked Shuntian Mansion for an explanation.

Li Weijian laughed and said, "No wonder Brother Jingwen is hiding at home. He is seeking refuge."

Yan Fengzhen pushed up his glasses and said: "I am really talented and learned, and I am not afraid of taking the exam. How can I talk about taking refuge?" After a pause, he suddenly woke up and pointed at Li Weijian and said: "Resurrection is cunning! No wonder your policy papers are sparsely written Normally, it turns out that I am afraid of being roasted on the fire!"

Li Weijian smiled and said: "Brother Jing Wen, don't talk nonsense. I just don't have enough knowledge, so this policy theory is not very brilliant. It can't be compared to Brother Jing Wen's Jie Yuan."

Yan Fengzhen was so angry that he looked around for him and beat him with a broom. Li Weijian laughed loudly, turned around and trotted a few steps, leaving him behind. After leaving Yan's Mansion, he got on the carriage and quickly told Wu Haiping to drive straight to his house.

Wu Zhong was running back and forth yesterday, and Fu Qiufang already knew about his knighthood, and he didn't know if he slept well last night.

(End of this chapter)