The mistress of the Hou family went crazy after doting on concubines and killing their wives.

Chapter 126 Choosing a legitimate son

Lu Wan and Lu Xiuning led an old man with a white beard in.

Lu Shanyuan had already told the story that an old Hanlin was coming to the mansion to teach the young masters. The clan elders and elders were all envious. The second- and third-room masters were extremely anxious and wanted their sons to be taught by the old Hanlin.

A group of people are discussing whether they can open a clan school in the Wu'an Marquis Mansion and let the clan's children study here.

Just as he was talking, when he saw the three people coming in, they all quickly stood up and bowed.

The Dali Dynasty is now a civilized country, and the children of the aristocratic families can no longer rely solely on Yin Feng to make a living. Everyone wants to cultivate a few talented people who have passed the imperial examination to honor their ancestors.

Now that Lao Hanlin has come to the house in person, it really makes the Lu family look good.

"Mr. Bao, please take a seat." Lu Shanyuan said enthusiastically.

Old Hanlin was neither humble nor overbearing, nor polite. He made a gesture: "Marquis Lu, please."

Without waiting for Lu Shanyuan to speak, he sat down directly at the first position on the lower left hand of the upright position.

Lu Shanyuan frowned slightly. He was being polite, but even if you were once a Hanlin, you are still white now. How dare you be so rude?

This position was originally occupied by the clan elder, and the clan elder was unhappy when he saw this, but who asked him to be Hanlin?
He walked to the first seat opposite and sat down, and the others took their seats one after another.

Lu Wan saw that her father's face was not good-looking, and she was afraid that he might offend Mr. Bao, so she hurriedly said: "Father, can we start now?"

Lu Shanyuan came to his senses, he had more important things to do today, so he didn't care about it.

"That's right. The purpose of inviting all of you here today is to test the talents of several children in our house."

Lu Shanyuan pointed at the children standing in a row.

"This is my concubine's eldest son, the eldest son, Lu Xiuxun. He is seventeen this year and has studied at Taixue for half a year. This is my concubine, the third son, Lu Xiuning, who is eight years old this year. This is the son of my second brother, the concubine, Erlang Lu Xiuzheng. , this year is fifteen years old. This is the son of the third brother, Lu Xiuyu, who is seven years old. I don’t know how to take the exam fairly. "

Mr. Bao said bluntly: "First, write a poem first, and compare it based on age. The younger ones only need to be neat and tidy to be superior, while the older ones need to see who writes good poems. Second, when reading the words, still according to the same age. Compare first. Third, pick out a book according to your age. The one that takes the longest time to recite one stick of incense and has the fewest mistakes will be the winner. If it can be analyzed, it will be better."

"What a good idea." Lu Shanyuan clapped his hands happily, and immediately ordered someone to carry the long case, spread out pens, ink, paper and inkstones, and the children started writing.

Lu Xiuxun, Lu Xiuzheng and Lu Xiuning were the fastest and stopped writing almost at the same time.

Mr. Bao stood up curiously, walked behind Lu Xiuning and took a look, his eyes suddenly lit up.

Looking at the other two people, their expressions were indifferent.

After a while, several other children also finished writing, but Mr. Bao stopped reading and walked back to his seat to sit down.

Lu Shanyuan was afraid of the opinions of the second and third bedrooms, so he quickly had people bring up what the children had written and show it to Mr. Bao.

Mr. Bao went through it briefly, stroking his white goatee and said, "Lu Xiuning should have been competing with the younger ones, but his calligraphy and poetry were better than the two older ones. This time Lu Xiuning came first." "

The children were all surprised. They all looked at Lu Xiuning, so jealous that they wished they could eat him.

The adults also gasped, but Old Hanlin had a sharp eye and they were not blind, so naturally it was hard to say anything.

Lu Xiuning himself was startled and hurriedly saluted: "Xiu Ning is far inferior to the two brothers. Xiu Ning imitated the two brothers in writing."

Mr. Bao glared at him: "Huh, let them both imitate you. People, you can't be proud, but you can't belittle yourself either. Otherwise, it's not humility, but hypocrisy. If you have the opportunity to become an official in the future, will you? Don’t you dare to tell the truth when facing traitors in the DPRK?”

This hat is so big that it can crush a person.

Lu Shanyuan was afraid of offending him, so his face sank and he scolded: "Mr. Bao has already made a conclusion, why are you talking so much!"

"Marquis Lu's words are wrong. Not all teachers are right. Why don't you let others speak?"

Lu Shanyuan: "...!"

Being scolded in public is really frustrating.

Lu Wan suppressed her laughter and changed the subject: "Does the clan elder agree with Mr. Bao's judgment?"

How could the clan elder dare to refute the old Hanlin's judgment? Not to mention that Lu Xiuning was indeed outstanding. He couldn't do anything in front of an expert, lest he shoot himself in the foot. But if you don't speak, you can't show your identity.

"I also agree with Mr. Bao's rating. Brother Ning, your handwriting is really good. You only attended family studies for two months. Who did you learn from after that?"

Lu Xiuning handed over his hand and said, "Back to the clan leader, Xiuning studied with my husband when I was studying in clan school, and later I copied from my husband's copybook. Also, my eldest sister gave me a copybook by a famous artist, and I have been studying from that copybook ever since."

"Yes, not bad. Regardless of how good the poem is, the calligraphy is indeed better than your two brothers."

"Our brother practices calligraphy for at least three hours every day." Chuan Bai was extremely proud.

Lu Shanyuan was angry, so he caught his breath and shouted sternly: "Do you have the right to speak? Drag him out and give him thirty lashes!"

Chuan Bai was so frightened that he fell to his knees on the ground: "Master Hou, please spare my life."

Lu Xiuning's face turned pale, and when he was about to speak, Lu Wan interrupted him.

"Father, the third brother can set an example by being diligent. If the brothers work as hard as he does, why worry about not becoming talented? Chuan Bai also spends day and night with the third brother studying, so please spare him this moment."

Old Hanlin frowned: "Marquis Lu seems to have no right ideas for educating children. Instead of rewarding those who should be rewarded, are you still punishing?"

Lu Shanyuan's face turned blue and white.

The clan elder also spoke: "Marquis Lu, today we are going to select the best child to be recorded in the name of the Qin family, and the servants will not be punished for now, right?"

Lu Shanyuan had no choice but to force a smile and said: "Exactly. Then go ahead and endorse it and go to my study to pick..."

Old Hanlin didn't wait for him to finish. He stood up and walked to the desk and wrote a few words: "Just choose these two books. They are suitable for their age, but they have definitely not read them."

The maid peeked at Lu Shanyuan's face and didn't dare to pick him up.

"Usnea, you are most familiar with the books in my mother's study, go find them."

Usnea stepped forward to take the order, took a look at it, smiled and nodded: "It's true, I'll go get it right away."

Usnea quickly took out two books, and Mr. Bao picked the last two articles: "Just these two."

Usnea separated the two books on a wooden stand, and each brother stood in front of his own book according to their age.

The incense was lit and the recitation began.

As soon as the stick of incense went out, Usnea immediately put away the two books.

The book the older children chose was an essay from the university. The words were jerky and the meaning was difficult to understand. Lu Xiuxun and Lu Xiuzheng stumbled over their words while reciting it.

The other children memorized simple books, but they all knew the words, but they didn't memorize much.

Lu Xiuning remained silent.

"Why don't you speak? Do you want more time to memorize silently?" Lu Shanyuan's tone was unkind.

Lu Xiuning's face turned pale and he quickly bowed: "I'm going back to my father because... my son has read this book and can basically recite it by heart."

Mr. Bao was stunned: "Have you read it all? Can you just read it and memorize it or understand it?"

"Mr. Hui, Xiu Ning just figured it out on his own and I don't dare to say he can figure it out."

"Then tell me." Mr. Bao was overjoyed.

He chose a political paper that was higher than their expected level. It only ensured that the characters could be recognized, so it was suitable for a memory test. But if you have the ability to understand, you can memorize it faster.

Lu Xiuning glanced at Lu Shanyuan worriedly, and then at Lu Wan.

In the past, he always hid his clumsiness, but today he was in too much limelight.

Lu Wan looked into everyone's eyes and felt a little worried.

If Lu Xiuning was so provocative, he might be jealous and secretly manipulated by others in the mansion.