Red Mansion: I am Jia Lian

Chapter 98 Unwarranted hostility and disturbing mentality

Jia Lian felt that it was a big deal, which was caused by a cognitive bias. How many people have been sentenced to the college entrance examination imposter incident in modern society?

At most, the relevant personnel will be dismissed from their posts, but then what?

But in ancient times, the emperor who cheated in the imperial examination would kill people! It is also necessary to kill people because of this foundation of rule.

All the people at the wine table who were drunk were sober from the drunkenness. The waiter at the head had a very good attitude and still had a smile on his face: "Thank you for your trip." He didn't say much, after all. Many people are prone to bad luck.

Jia Lian had been drunk a lot and could not walk very steadily now. The chamberlain helped him and said, "Let someone prepare the sedan. The carriage is bumpy. Don't vomit."

Jia Lian, who had sobered up a little, had no worries and was naturally very calm. He motioned to Xiao An at the door to come over and help him. Jia Zhen also quickly ordered people to prepare the sedan chair.

Someone with quick legs and feet went to report the news in Rongguo Mansion. Jia Mu was also greatly frightened, and the people at the table had no intention of having fun.

Mrs. Wang was secretly gloating in her heart. She didn't know what happened, but she was very happy.

Unfortunately, I was not happy for a while. Someone came to the door to announce that someone was coming from the palace.

Jia Mu hurriedly wanted to go out to greet him in person. Unexpectedly, the servant who came did not need to greet him, so he came in with his people.

The chamberlain was also very respectful when he saw Jia Mu, and spoke five steps away: "Old Fengjun, you don't need to be polite. I am just an errand deliverer. I am not here to deliver orders, so I don't dare to treat you as a gift." Jia Mu remained firm. It was really a blessing, and the waiter quickly stepped aside to avoid it.

After the gifts were delivered, the chamberlain said meaningfully in front of everyone: "These are the congratulatory gifts given by the nobles to the new imperial examination candidate Jia Lian. The things just came out of the inner treasury today. It is not early, and the sky is not bright." It’s getting dark soon, and it’s time for me to go back and resume my life.”

Jia Mu hurriedly asked people to come forward and stuff the banknotes. After some evasion, the waiter still paid one hundred taels for running errands.

He also said: "This is polite, and it can also bring some joy to the new imperial examination candidates."

Jia Mu returned to her normal state and asked Lai Da to send the people away. Then she returned to sit at the table and reassured people: "This gift from Yuanchun should be given by His Majesty. Brother Lian should be fine."

If you ask Jia Mu to be an official, she will definitely be at a loss and not know how to start. But if you ask Jia Mu to figure out what is going on in the harem, she is relatively knowledgeable. No matter how favored Yuanchun is, can she get the royal set of pens, inks, paper and inkstones at will? This matter must go through the emperor. With Yuanchun's intelligence and education, he would definitely not bring it up on his own initiative.

The so-called imperial examination fraud, the chamberlain at the wine table in Ningguo Mansion led Lieutenant Long to the door, and the chamberlain in Rongguo Mansion came to send congratulatory gifts. The two seemingly contradictory things are not contradictory at all. It's just that Jia Lian has nothing to do with the matter and is just a formality.

The laughter and laughter returned to the Rongxi Hall, but how can I put it, the excitement was interrupted once and it was difficult to recover.

After a while, Jia Mu also announced that they were leaving, and asked people to wait at the gate of Qingyun Academy to wait for the latest news.

I still worry about it, it’s not a small thing.

One chamberlain, eight dragon captains, a four-person sedan chair, and two accompanying boys were all sent to Qingyun Academy. With this treatment, Jia Lian felt as stable as a mountain. When he got off the sedan, he looked at the lanterns hanging at the gate of Qingyuan Academy, which was shrouded in night. He suddenly stopped and stared, thinking: "This is the first time I have come here at this time!" It looks like a horror movie. 】Isn’t it? Replacing the plaque with "XX Yizhuang", wouldn't it be the standard feature of horror Hong Kong movies in the 1980s and 1990s?

All it takes is a dark breeze and sound effects!

The chamberlain and the dragon captain didn't urge me. Who can't feel a little emotional when they revisit the old place? Anyway, don't worry, don't offend the man in front of you. It's okay to have a favored concubine sister, but there is also a favored teacher who is stacking halos here.

What the chamberlain didn't know was that Jia Lian's truly powerful aura was himself.

He took the side door and rushed to the office as a familiar person. Along the way, he met an acquaintance who had arrived earlier, class monitor Li Dong, and another Lin Ping whom he didn't know very well and hadn't even spoken to before in the academy.

Naturally, Jia Lian wanted to maintain a polite persona and took the initiative to hug Li Dong: "Brother Li, are you okay?"

After Li Dong looked at Lin Ping beside him, he responded with a slightly embarrassed smile: "Thank you, Brother Jia. I'll be fine."

Lin Ping, who was standing next to him, was glaring in response, which made Jia Lian very wary. After all, this world is so mysterious. Even though they are two strangers, it is possible that just because of the words "What are you worried about", they can be fooled.

One person hates another person, sometimes for very absurd reasons. Maybe it’s because I don’t like it, or maybe I feel like I’m blocking the way. Jia Lian judged that this classmate who had a short classmate's life was hostile to him, and it must be because of the camp. People in Qingyun Academy are not allowed to show hatred towards Jia Lian, a traitor? In other words, Li Dong is a kind person and would not take back gifts for others.

No matter what, Jia Lian must look at a person who hates him calmly for ten seconds, then show a very serious expression, and then say a sentence in an extremely calm tone: "Stop staring, I remember." Stop looking like you!"

Lin Ping felt the chill brought by fear. After coming out of his anger, he rationally told him that Jia Lian was born in Rongguo Mansion and was from the most powerful family in the Zhou Dynasty. The consequences of being targeted by such a person are destined to be very serious.

In addition to fear, Lin Ping felt a sense of sadness in his heart. He came from a humble background and had no choice!

The reason why Jia Lian remembers Lin Ping is simple. This man hates him, but he has won the election and will become an official in the future.

From now on, in the officialdom, this person will be a proper political enemy. If you don't attack him, he will try his best to deal with you. Therefore, Jia Lian had no choice but to get him. Better get that now.

Unfortunately, in the current situation, all Jia Lian can do is mess with his mentality. Hope he makes a mistake when faced with scrutiny.

Lin Ping could only snort and turn his head away to maintain his poor dignity.

Li Dong quickly spoke up to calm the atmosphere: "Brother Jia, Mr. Sun Ge and other senior officials are here to ask the teachers of the academy. We still have to wait for a while. Please be patient!"

Jia Lian glanced at Lin Ping meaningfully and said in a calm tone: "I don't do anything wrong, and I'm not afraid of ghosts knocking on the door in the middle of the night. Why should I be anxious? Do you think I look anxious?"

Li Dong opened his mouth to say something, but decided to keep his mouth shut to avoid being angered by this guy and making him feel more anxious.

[I, Xin Ke Jie Yuan, was brought back from the restaurant while I was still drinking the celebration wine. Fortunately, Long Jinwei said please. 】

This is really a moment of pride and joy in life. Being hit on the head with a stick makes my heart full of mixed feelings. When I am frightened and uneasy, seeing such a thing, I don’t know how to describe the feeling.

Li Dong and Lin Ping stood waiting for the summons, but Jia Lian looked around and expressed dissatisfaction: "What's going on? There's not even a seat? Do you really think that the new imperial examiner is a suspect?"

Li Dong's scalp went numb after hearing this, and he thought to himself, "Brother, what are you doing?" You don’t even care about this situation, why do you still want to sit down? 】

The kind man Li Dong was about to persuade, but Lin Ping behind him reached out and grabbed Li Dong and pulled Li Dong behind him: "Brother Li, mind your own business!" After saying that, he looked at the other side with a sneer. What he got was a calm face from Jia Lian, And he raised his hand and tapped it gently with his index finger. More students were brought in one after another, and they were all waiting in line in the corridor. They all looked at Jia Lian and lined up silently. No one said hello. For Jia Lian, this bit of cold violence would not cost him any blood at all, but it did not mean that he would just let it go.

Huh, take a small notebook and write it down first. They say classmates are natural allies in the officialdom. Did Jia Lian commit any evil in his previous life? Classmates + classmates = future political enemies. Well, it's Jia Lian's fault and has nothing to do with me. I'm innocent.

After giving way, another thing happened that broke the defense of the new imperial examination people. The previous chamberlain appeared, followed by Long Jinwei's people. Some moved chairs, some moved tables, and some carried teapots in their hands.

The unobtrusive chamberlain walked up to Jia Lian, bowed and apologized with a smile: "Second Master Lian, please take a seat. Seeing the situation, you can wait, and you may have to stay up late. The reception was not good, and the charcoal stove was not found. The tea was just made. You’ll make do with it.”

Jia Lian was a little confused by this change. After all, what he just said was playing on other people's mentality.

To be a master of manipulating people's mentality, one must come from these palaces.

Although he felt that the servant in front of him was too much, Jia Lian still admired his service attitude and said with a smile: "What do you call this little father-in-law?"

"The second master cares about me and dare not call me father-in-law. The younger one's nickname is Wang An and he walks in front of Qiu Daban."

There is no love for no reason, and no hate for no reason.

It is also not without reason that Wang An, the chamberlain, is willing to cooperate with Jia Lian to manipulate people's mentality.

It's very simple. Regardless of the family background of these new imperial examination candidates, as long as they can pass the current test, they are all masters. Mentally, he looks down on the chamberlain, and feels superior to others. When he sees the chamberlain, he naturally shows disgust.

The main reason is that these people are too young, have not been beaten severely by the chamberlain, and have not learned to hide their emotions.

But the feeling that Jia Lian gave to Wang An was very mysterious. It was definitely not disgust or contempt. Wang An couldn't describe that feeling. How could he describe it? I felt very comfortable. When I met Mr. Guan for the first time, I received a relatively positive response.

Everyone has emotions, and eunuchs also have emotions, and their emotions are even more intense because of their physical disability.

No one is born to pursue the promising career of eunuch. Those who can enter the palace as eunuchs, except for very few special reasons, most eunuchs are born because they cannot survive.

As the eldest son of the family, Wang An was either experiencing a lean year or simply a lean season. The family could hardly survive eating bran-thick vegetables, so Wang An chose to enter the palace. It hurts and is miserable, but I can eat enough, survive, and send some money back home.

I have encountered many unwarranted eye rolls and disgust, but Jia Lian's pure curiosity and politeness at a distance are very valuable.

But such a person is still the number one heir to the Rongguo Mansion. He is a person who carries various auras such as the current imperial examination candidate. His status is higher than the other candidates in front of him. You see, people are judged by comparison. Do you really think Wang An has no temper?

Jia Lian complained casually, and seeing other people's reactions, Wang An was willing to add fuel to the flames. Based on what he did, if Qiu Shi'an knew about it later, he might be able to praise him for his cleverness and ability to do things.

The smile on Jia Lian's face became even bigger, and he clasped his hands and said, "I remember, I'll report it later."

Wang An's expression and smile remained unchanged: "You're welcome, I'll excuse you."

In the same corridor, the same group of new imperial examination candidates, everyone was standing in line waiting, but Jia Lian was sitting alone on a chair, leisurely enjoying the tea in front of him. Everyone at the scene was dragged here from the banquet. After such a long time, who doesn’t want to drink a cup of hot tea? It's a pity that it doesn't happen. Not only does it not happen, but it also depends on others.

Those eyes changed from the initial longing and invitation to resentment. Gradually, the resentment gathered and attacked Jia Lian.

No one spoke, and no one dared to cause trouble in this place. We could only stay silent in a very special atmosphere!

The person who broke the silence was Jia Lian. The tea came in time and was very thirst-quenching. After two cups in a row, Jia Lian stopped, held the tea cup leisurely, and hummed as if no one else was watching: "I will be the king in Xianyang first. Later..."

The resentment in the corridor reached its peak. At this moment, someone came over, raised his hand and slapped Jia Lian lightly on the head: "Shuzi, what are you singing? It sounds so good."

Jia Lian, who was interrupted, was filled with anger. He jumped up and bared his teeth to retaliate. When he saw the person clearly, a smile immediately appeared on his face: "It's you, sir! Why haven't you rested yet?"

Old Man Liu's actions in the Qingyun Academy incident scored well in Jia Lian's mind. How can I put it, at least he achieved basic fairness and justice. From this, Jia Lian can also face him with a normal attitude of respect for the elderly.

"After such a bad thing happened, do you think I can rest?" Old Man Liu didn't say anything about Jiuzhan Magpie's Nest with his big horse and golden sword. After sitting down, he raised his hand and waved to the guard Long Jinwei: "Another chair! "

Someone among the Long Jin Lieutenants quickly went to move the chair. Jia Lian's eyes widened when he saw it. He knew that the old man was not simple, but he didn't expect that the degree of difficulty was far beyond his imagination.

Old Man Liu took the tea cup by himself and drank a cup of tea. He smiled and said, "Boy, don't talk nonsense when you go back in."

Jia Lian smiled nonchalantly: "You can't just judge that I must be fooling around just because I have the ability to fool around, right?"

After hearing this, Old Man Liu nodded slightly and said: "You are right, the old man has preconceived ideas. The only remaining older generation in Rongning's second house is the confused Shijia girl. There is a big bastard Jia Jing in the east house, and there are also jokes in the west house." No, it’s really difficult for you as a baby.”

Jia Lian was dumbfounded. How dare he say anything about this old man.

All the classmates had a look on their faces, and they were also a little gloating. Finally, someone was able to calm Jia Lian.

"I don't like to hear what you are saying. It is a taboo for the venerable to speak in front of others and behind others. I won't argue with you, and you don't want to continue talking. It's hard to say. I was born with good clothes and good food. I can still have good things. How difficult it is. The so-called difficulty is just a feeling of arrogance in people's hearts when they live too comfortably. Generally speaking, people with my background still feel that their life is difficult. They are thrown into the countryside to do farm work for a month and eat at the farmhouse for a month. Rice will cure all your problems."

After saying this, not to mention other classmates, even Old Man Liu looked at Jia Lian blankly and thought to himself: [Is this really Jia Lian, the direct grandson of Rongguo Mansion? How much virtue did the ancestors of the Jia family accumulate? 】

(End of this chapter)