I'm in the Red Mansion

Chapter 71 Appearances of All Living Beings

After hearing this, Nanny Song couldn't help but widen her eyes and said, "Bullshit! When did Third Master Cong go to take the county exam? How did he get first place in the exam?"

"Little Six, please don't talk nonsense. If you cause this old woman to get scolded, you won't end up well either."

Xiao Liuzi couldn't help but laugh and said, "Madam Song, don't you think about how many lives I have? How dare I use this kind of thing to tease you?"

"Anyway, that's what the person who announced the good news outside said. You just need to report it, and then send someone to ask Third Master Cong and he will know the truth."

"If you don't report it, and delay the important work, I'm afraid you will be punished!"

Nanny Song thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case.

So she said, "Then you wait here, kid, and I'll report it to you and see what the old ancestor says before we make any decisions."

After saying that, Nanny Song walked into Rongqing Hall.

Nanny Song is a well-known old nanny. Not every old nanny is qualified to enter Rongqing Hall.

After entering Rongqing Hall, Nanny Song took advantage of the moment when Lady Jia was speaking and hurriedly said, "Congratulations, old ancestor! Congratulations, old ancestor!"

Jia's mother looked at Nanny Song and couldn't help laughing: "You old woman, what kind of joy are you talking about? I don't know where this joy comes from."

Nanny Song said hurriedly, "The servant Xiao Liuzi at the door just now came to report that a group of people came to the door to announce the good news."

"It is said that our Third Master Cong has passed the county examination and won first place. The messenger is waiting for our reward at the door! Please give us your instructions, ancestor."

Upon hearing this, the entire Rongqing Hall fell silent.

What? Master Cong ranked first in the county exam?

This, where did this come from? When did Master Cong San take the county exam?

Among the people in the room, only Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai knew the truth. The two girls looked at each other and smiled.

Grandmother Jia was silent for a long while before she said, "This is strange. Cong-ge ranked first in the county examination, and I, as his grandmother, had no idea about it."

"Yuanyang, go to the back and invite Brother Cong over. I'll ask him face to face."

"Feng girl, go prepare some money to reward the person who brought the good news, so that no one can pick on us."

Yuanyang and Wang Xifeng both responded and hurried out to prepare.

There was silence in Rongqing Hall.

It stands to reason that it is a good thing that Third Master Cong got the first place in the county examination, but this matter was kept secret from our ancestors.

This also made the ancestor very unhappy. How could others dare to speak out and offend the ancestor?

Of course, anyone with a discerning eye would know that it was the old ancestor who had given the order not to allow Third Master Cong to come to the front yard, lest the old ancestor be upset when seeing him.

It is not surprising that Third Master Cong did not tell Lady Jia in advance that he was going to take the county examination.

Of course, no one dared to say this in front of Lady Jia.

Yuanyang took a carriage into Jia She's courtyard, the main house, and soon found Jia Cong's small courtyard.

Unfortunately, Jia Cong had not returned from checking the list.

Yuanyang asked Qingwen - Qingwen had also been with Lady Jia before and was an old acquaintance of Yuanyang.

When Qingwen heard that the Third Master had actually won the first place in the imperial examination, she was overjoyed.

He hurriedly told Yuanyang the news that the Third Master had gone to see the list and had not yet returned.

Yuanyang couldn't help but smile and said, "It seems that it is not too bad. Now the good news announcers have come to our house to announce the good news."

"The ancestor asked me to invite Third Master Cong to come over. When Third Master Cong comes back, Qingwen, don't forget to tell him to go to the front."

"By the way, Third Master Cong did not tell the old ancestor the news before the exam. The old ancestor is dissatisfied with Third Master. Please tell Third Master the truth."

After hearing this, Qingwen quickly nodded in thanks.

After Yuanyang left, Qingwen and Hongxiu ran into Aunt Mei's yard impatiently and shouted:

"Congratulations, auntie! Congratulations, auntie!"

"The Third Master has passed the high school entrance examination and is the top candidate!"

"Now all the people who are here to announce the good news have come!"

"The Third Master is not far from becoming the top scholar. Auntie is so lucky!" Upon hearing this, Auntie Mei smiled brightly and was overjoyed.

He immediately said the word "reward", and the three maids each received a reward.

Although the reward was not much, only a hundred coins per person, the three girls were very happy.

But inside Rongqing Hall, all the maids and old women began to flatter Lady Jia.

The repetitive words poured out like a basket.

It is said that Jia Cong is a talented scholar in the Jia family. He ranked first in the imperial examination this time. If he takes the exam twice more, he will be able to pass the examination and become a scholar.

In the future, passing the imperial examination, becoming a Jinshi, or even getting a place on the list of successful candidates will be no problem.

The ancestors were very blessed, and their descendants are all promising.

After talking more, Grandmother Jia also became happy.

After all, she was an old lady who loved to be lively. Her dislike for Jia Cong was only because Jia Cong had caused Baoyu to be beaten before.

At this moment, I feel that this grandson is a good one.

Not long after, Wang Xifeng finished giving out the bounty and returned.

Then, Wang Xifeng began to compliment Lady Jia, which made her smile even more.

In the room, only Mrs. Wang and Jia Baoyu and his mother were there, both of them with gloomy faces and no sign of joy.

Mrs. Wang had set her up because of that evil creature Jia Cong.

The reason why Lady Jia took away her power as housekeeper was because of Jia Cong.

But she never thought that if she had not first reported Jia Cong's evil deeds to Lady Jia, how could Jia Cong have plotted against her?

And now, she has not yet completely suppressed this evil beast, but she did not expect that this evil beast would pass the county examination and get the first place.

Although it is just a county exam, it is not worth anything.

But who dares to say that he will not pass the exam later?

If he passed the examination and became a scholar, and even a juren, or even a jinshi,

It won't be so easy to control him again.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Wang became more and more annoyed.

Although Jia Baoyu disliked Jia Cong, he did not hold too much resentment towards him.

He just hated why Jia Cong got the first place in the county examination?

It would have been fine if the young men in the Rongguo Mansion were not ambitious, and among them, Jia Baoyu was considered the best.

Even so, he would be scolded by his master every now and then.

Unexpectedly, the third son of Cong actually started to study very hard, and today he even got the first place in the county examination!

Jia Baoyu anticipated that his good days were probably coming to an end.

……

Jia Cong bought some food on the way and then returned to the Jia Mansion.

When he arrived at his own yard and put down his food, he found that the two maids, Hongxiu and Qingwen, were not in the room.

I don’t know whether the two girls went out to play or went to their aunt’s room.

Jia Cong got up and went to Aunt Mei's yard.

After entering the house, Cai'er was about to stand up and congratulate the Third Master for passing the imperial examination.

But Qingwen grabbed her.

Qingwen even deliberately asked, "Did Third Master come back after checking the list? I wonder how Third Master did in the exam?"

Jia Cong glanced at Qingwen and sighed, "Alas, I don't know why I didn't perform well this time. The test results were not ideal."

(End of this chapter)