The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 220 The New Celebrity Before the Emperor
Steward Xing not only found Gan Mi and Yang Youzhi's manuscripts, but also asked someone to copy Mei Yusen's test papers. He asked the servant to roll these things up with leather rattan paper, and hurried back, just in front of the gate. Hit Masanori.

"Where did Housekeeper Xing come from?" Zhengde looked at the other party with a smile, and the housekeeper hurriedly said: "Young lady sent me outside to transcribe a few papers for the Jinke Palace Examination. The villain came from Deyue Tower."

"I'm going to visit my sister, please give me the things." Zhengde asked for Steward Xing's test paper, first greeted Mrs. Lu, and then led the little eunuchs to the back garden.

As soon as he entered the room, he saw water stains all over the floor. Several young maids squatted on the ground and wiped them with cotton kerchiefs. A huge lotus vat was added against the corner, and the sound of water splashing could be heard from time to time.Zhengde was curious, so he hurried over to watch, and saw two koi fish swimming in the lotus tank, he couldn't help laughing and said, "Where did these fish come from?"

Xiuyan wiped her hands and came out of the inner room, "I went to Rongguo Mansion a while ago, Brother Bao gave me two koi."

Zhengde stretched out his small hand to poke the back of the fish. The two koi carps were strong and vigorous. With just a touch of Zhengde's finger, they swam away quickly.Zhengde saw that he couldn't do it with one blow, but instead became interested. He lowered his head to search for a long time, and saw a small fishing net on the shelf, and he picked it up to catch fish.

Xiuyan was both angry and funny: "How old are you and still so naughty. Come here and eat some fruit."

Zhengde cheered, dropped his fishing net and ran to sit down at the table. Mio helped him wipe his hands clean before Zhengde took the crispy melon and gnawed on it. Is my sister so affectionate? I remember you never waited to see him. "

Xiuyan smiled and spat: "Nonsense, our two families are serious relatives, and Brother Bao is a well-educated person. Almost all the sisters and maids in the Grand View Garden like to play with him. I am not a golden branch and jade leaf. I am afraid that only people will dislike me. There is no reason why I look down on others."

Zhengde obviously didn't want to see this kind of talk, so he took a bite of the melon.Thinking of meeting Steward Xing at the door, he hurriedly called the little eunuch Ping An: "Where's the manuscript just given to you?"

Pingan smiled and handed the things over, Xiuyan saw that his head was sweating and he was still wearing the old winter cotton padded clothes, so he couldn't help asking: "It's already the beginning of spring, and it's time to change into new palace clothes, why are you still wearing cotton clothes? "

Pingan smiled wryly: "The internal servant said that the sewing room is in rush, and it will take some time. Not only us, everyone in the palace wears old clothes, and has never gotten new ones."

Zhengde squinted his eyes and snorted coldly: "The empress is busy making engagements for the second brother and the third brother, so why would she care about this?" Xiuyan's heart moved, she took the manuscript and screened everyone away, and she asked Zhengde in a low voice: " You said last time that the fourth prince's heart hurts so badly that the queen knows about it from time to time?"

"I don't think so, but it's strange to talk about it. The fourth brother seems to avoid the queen recently. I asked Ping An to pay attention. The fourth brother's palace only invites Ping An's pulse every three days. The doctor is from the Imperial Hospital. The old man, if he finds out something, he won't dare to hide it."

After listening to this for a long time, Xiuyan couldn't help but said: "According to the empress's own intention, it is best not to be engaged to the previous princes for the rest of her life. However, if the second and third princes don't get married and start a business, they don't live in separate houses. To the fourth prince. You are more clever these days, and you often hang around in front of the emperor. If the emperor is a nostalgic person, even if you don’t tell him, when you become an adult, he will take the initiative to mention your lifelong affairs in front of the queen.”

Zhengde's face was as red as a ripe shrimp, and he hesitated: "I'm only a little old, and I have to start a career! By the way, sister, read these test papers quickly, and go to the teacher in the study." Said, Mei Yusen and Gan Mi's two copies are rare masterpieces. I think so too, but that kid Yang Youzhi won the second place, which is unconvincing."

Xiuyan unfolded the dossier and read it carefully, the top one was naturally the essays of Mr. Ganjia, Xiuyan nodded silently.The article is done with a sense of style, citing scriptures and classics, and the way of argumentation is convincing.Looking at Mei Yusen's work again, the words are sharp and criticize current affairs. If this person is used in the court, he will be a direct minister.

Xiuyan sighed softly: "These two people have their own merits in their articles, so it can be said that they are equal. But Gan Mi forgot, the emperor wanted to imitate Emperor Taizong and do a great job, that's why Mei Yusen was able to win the first prize."

Zhengde nodded in agreement, and hurriedly urged his sister to see Yang Youzhi.Xiuyan only read the first two sentences, and Emei frowned tightly.Yang Youzhi's writing style is really good, but
Zhengde came to Xiuyan's side, and said slyly: "Is it disgusting to be flattering? Although the gentlemen who went to the study didn't make positive comments, they all disliked Yang Youzhi too much. They still It is said that even if this person enters the court in the future, I am afraid that he will become a courtier."

Xiuyan slapped her younger brother on the forehead: "It's still so unrighteous. Be careful that the walls have ears, and someone will hear you and sue you in front of Shengjia." Although she taught Zhengde a lesson, she already agreed with this statement in her heart.

In the evening, Zhengde wanted to have dinner at home before returning to the palace. Even though Lu was willing, it was obvious that the faces of the little eunuchs were ashen, and he knew that the servants were embarrassed, so he lightly reprimanded Zhengde and drove him back. He gave him all the jars of pickled pork chops.While comforting Zhengde, who was in a bad mood, Mrs. Lu told the little eunuch to be safe: "Put the jar in a cool place, take it out when His Highness wants to eat, ask the kitchen to fry it with hot oil, or sprinkle some cumin, or It’s fine if it’s chili. But if you eat too much of this stuff, you’ll get angry, so don’t tell him to eat it too aggressively.”

Pingan hurriedly agreed, and Zhengde rode on the horse, holding a small purple clay jar in his arms, and reluctantly left Fengwei Hutong.Lu Shi stood on the steps for a long time, and she didn't come back to herself until the wind picked up.Just as he was about to turn around and enter the door, he caught a glimpse of the gates of the former Ouyang family's house opposite, and people were busy moving in and out carrying things from time to time.

"Ganmi got the second place in the exam, this marriage should be on the agenda, how is the other side doing?"

Xiuyan helped Lu Shi with a smile and said: "The craftsmen clean up overnight, and it only takes seven or eight days to complete it. It is easy to arrange the rest of the furniture. Didn't the old lady of Rongguo say that everything is under their control, we Don't worry about it."

Lu sighed softly: "The more I say that, the more uncertain I feel. The old lady is sincere for Miss Lin, but I can't guarantee that someone in Jia's family will play tricks on her."

Lu Shi only told Jia Mu that the Gan family bought Ouyang's house for their wedding. Jia Mu was very happy and must prepare a few sets of good furniture for the granddaughter to support the scene.It's not easy for Lu to pour cold water in front of the old lady, but in his heart he feels that this matter is unreliable.The old lady couldn't personally supervise the purchase, and the few able and sensible Jia Lian in the mansion were also kicked out. If Jia's mother handed over a large sum of money to those juniors, they would have to ask them to be greedy for ink.

However, looking at Jia Mu's excited look, Lu Shi couldn't say anything anymore.

"Tell them to work more meticulously. Although it is said to the public that the house is bought by the Gan family, it is necessary for Miss Lin to live comfortably. Let's not do bad things with good intentions. Instead, let the Gan family complain that we are not meticulous in doing things."

After the results of the imperial examination, the court began to be busy again. It is said that Yang Youzhi, the second place in the Qionglin Banquet, was very handsome. Not only the emperor praised him, but even the queen asked him if he had a wife. So he thought of being a matchmaker.For a while, the most eye-catching person in this department was not the champion Lang Mei Yusen, nor the handsome Gan Mi, but the little-known Suzhou kid Yang Youzhi.

On the second day of the Qionglin Banquet, the emperor ordered Yang Youzhi to be an editor of the Imperial Academy, and even gave him a badge to walk in front of the imperial court.This is a great honor, even an old fritter like Dai Quan didn't expect the emperor to favor him so much.Yang Youzhi became a big celebrity in front of Xiaozong, and he didn't go to the serious errands of the Hanlin Academy, and went to the palace when he had time, but the emperor liked him to come to him.After a long time, everyone also figured out some taste.

I'm afraid that Emperor Xiaozong chose Mei Yusen as the number one scholar because he wanted to leave a good reputation in the history, and it is true that he likes Yang Youzhi's flattery and flattery.

The Yang family can be regarded as elated, his grandparents know the news, they must ask Yang Youzhi to return to his hometown to worship his ancestors, and comfort the ancestors of the Yang family.It's just that Yang Youzhi was unwilling. He knew that the emperor's favor might not last for a long time. If he left, the emperor would forget him in a blink of an eye. It would be difficult to have such an opportunity next time.

After hearing this, the elders of the Yang family no longer persisted, so they brought their grandson-in-law, Mrs. Jing, to the capital.

In the blink of an eye, it was May, and the Mei family had already written invitations and sent them to each family. The new top scholar got married, and even Emperor Xiaozong gave him a congratulatory gift, and several princes were allowed to go to the Mei family to observe the ceremony.Everyone knew in their hearts that this was probably the result of Emperor Xiaozong's desire to win over the scholars, but the Mei family could invite a few princes to watch the ceremony together, and this was considered a top-notch event in this dynasty.

The Xue family didn't expect to receive such kindness. Xue Pan was so excited that he couldn't sleep for several days and nights. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that his sister's dowry was not decent enough, so he asked Aunt Xue to sell some of the most valuable shops and buy more. Jewelry.

Aunt Xue felt dizzy when she heard this, and Xue Baochai couldn't laugh or cry: "Brother sold the shop, what do we eat and drink at home?"

Xue Pan didn't care at all: "Our family doesn't point to the bowl of rice, so it is difficult for the family to buy more jewelry for my sister?"

"Then brother shouldn't be extravagant. Our mother is still counting on you to find me a good sister-in-law. In the future, the two of you will support this family!" Baochai was moved by his brother's kindness to him, but also worried about Xue Pan's carelessness. Temperament, sooner or later I will be fooled by those in charge.

Sometimes, Baochai envied Xing Xiuyan's freedom and ease.

Xue Baochai's self-awareness is no worse than Xing Xiuyan's, or even stronger, but he just doesn't have that courage, otherwise the Xue family would not be reduced to the point of being attached to the Rongguo Mansion.

"Madam, uncle, young lady, the concubine in the palace has sent the little eunuch here." Aunt Xue's maid rushed in to report the news.

Aunt Xue looked at Baochai in bewilderment, and the latter was also at a loss.

(End of this chapter)