The Red Chamber: The Rise of the Lin Mansion

Lin Yun explained: "I just had my measurements in the palace today, and I won't be able to wear them until the official uniforms are ready and sent out."

Qin Keqing: "I heard that Xinke Scholars will parade through the streets on horseback and be watched by the people. Is there such a thing?"

Lin Yun nodded and said, "Yes."

Daiyu jokingly said: "Brother, sister-in-law is worried that you will be caught as a son-in-law when you are parading through the streets."

Hahaha~

Everyone laughed out loud when they heard the words, but Qin Keqing's pretty face flushed from embarrassment.

Lin Yun chuckled and said, "My sister has inquired so clearly, don't you want Pearl to help you catch a handsome man and come back to be my brother-in-law?"

Hahaha~

Everyone laughed again.

Daiyu said in embarrassment: "Mother, elder brother bullied me."

Jia Min smiled angrily: "You deserve it! Who asked you to make fun of Ke'er first?"

"I'm ignoring you."

Daiyu couldn't save face, so she could only pretend to be angry and ran out the door.

Jia Min asked Lin Yun a few more words, and asked him to accompany Qin Keqing back to rest.

...

The husband and wife had just returned to their residence when Ping'er led Xiangling, Brother Ying and a group of maids and maids to congratulate Lin Yun.

Lin Yun had a smile on his face, but felt a little bitter in his heart. Tanhua wanted to enter the Imperial Academy, and it would be difficult for him to lead soldiers in the future.

After sending everyone away, Lin Yun helped Qin Keqing into the bedroom to rest.

Qin Keqing is very satisfied with Lin Yun's high school Tanhua. She is not as enterprising as Jia Min. Now that Lin Yun is a top-ranked Tanhua, she can stay in the Imperial Academy as an official and stay with her every day in the future. That would be great .

However, she still keenly felt that Lin Yun was not happy.

After sitting down beside the couch, Qin Keqing leaned into Lin Yun's arms and asked softly: "Your husband is unhappy because you missed the champion?"

Lin Yun: "It has always been difficult to win the first place in the test. I have long been prepared for this."

Qin Keqing: "Then why is your husband unhappy?"

"Uh,"

Lin Yun didn't expect Qin Keqing to be so sensitive. He hurriedly found an excuse and said, "After the test, several friends from the same department will go their separate ways. I was unhappy about this just now."

Qin Keqing comforted: "There is no way to do this. After the appointment of officials, my husband can invite them to the mansion for a banquet."

"Ah."

Lin Yun nodded, then straightened Qin Keqing's body, put his head on her belly and said with a smile, "Let me listen carefully, is our child behaved today?"

Qin Keqing put her hand on Lin Yun's shoulder and said with a smile, "My husband is free now, let's help our child choose a name."

"Let uncle choose the name. He is very knowledgeable and the name he chooses is nice."

After a pause, Lin Yun said again: "Let uncle choose the famous name, and we will choose the nickname ourselves."

"The concubine obeys her husband."

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Chapter 272: Rising Brightly and Falling Darkly

On the [-]th, the day after the results of the imperial examination came out, the new scholars went to the Imperial College to receive the imperial robes, locust robes, and ceremonial robes.

On the [-]th, Xinke Jinshi paid homage to the emperor in Fengtian Temple, and then paraded across the street.

It is said that it is a parade on a horse, but in fact only the number one scholar can ride a horse, and the Xinke Jinshi can only follow behind, following the officials of the Ministry of Rites who hold high the gold list, parading all the way through the streets, accepting the crowds of the people.

Tens of thousands of people in the capital chased and cheered along the streets. At the restaurants passing by along the way, a young woman held an hydrangea and threw it to the new champion who was riding a horse.

Zhao Lin didn't know how to ride a horse. Although the yamen servant holding the horse's reins walked very slowly, he was still worried for fear of falling off the horse.Regarding the hydrangea falling from the sky, he could only look at the ball and sigh with excitement, and did not dare to catch it with his hands.

Seeing this, Lin Yun jokingly said, "Brother Zhao, if you fall in love with a girl, I'll help you pick up the hydrangea."

Zhao Lin said awkwardly: "A real man should establish a career first and then start a family."

Lin Yun laughed inwardly when he heard the words, "This guy has often looked at the faces of other girls, but he has never met a woman who makes him fall in love."

It is said that most of these women who come out to throw hydrangeas are brothel singing girls.Common people's daughters don't have the guts. If merchants want to marry their daughters, they can send their servants to rob them and take them back for a face-to-face blind date. There is also a benefit exchange.

Officials and eunuchs are even more straightforward. If any new Jinshi they are interested in, they will directly ask the matchmaker to come to propose marriage, so there is no need for their daughter to throw hydrangea.

...

On the eighth day, the emperor issued a decree to give a banquet. This is called Enrong Banquet, also known as Qionglin Banquet.

Next, the Xinke Scholars learned the court etiquette at Honglu Temple.Afterwards, go to Guozijian to visit the Confucius Temple, then change into official uniforms and become officials.

At this time, almost everyone in the Xinke Jinshi has the ideal of governing the country and peace in the world, but they don't know that the Jinshi exam is just a ticket to the officialdom, and there are many difficulties and obstacles waiting for them. Go and overcome them one by one.

All the glory will become a thing of the past with the official uniform worn on the body.Next, a new chapter in their lives will begin.

...

On March [-]th, Yue Tai and Wang Ziteng sent a joint report of success. The Western Expeditionary Army defeated the Mongolian army in Xining and Songpan, beheaded more than ten thousand people, and captured dozens of rebel generals under Alatambu who proclaimed himself the Great Khan of Mongolia.

After Lin Yun heard the news, the boulder weighing on his heart was finally lifted.

When the Northwest War ended perfectly, the financial pressure on the court would be greatly reduced, and the local people could breathe a sigh of relief.

Emperor Zhide recruited several bigwigs from the cabinet and the Military Aircraft Department to discuss, and named Yue Tai as the governor of the six northwestern provinces, and his son as Yunqiwei.

Wang Ziteng was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of War, Minister of Military Affairs, and named Da Sima.

After Lin Yun heard the appointment, he knew that Prince Teng had been surrendered secretly by the emperor Mingsheng this time, and lost his military power.

From Ning Heng's mouth, he learned that his old Ning Cheng had gone to the northwest, and was going to take over the troops under Wang Ziteng's command.

During this period, the Ministry of War also issued an order to abolish the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp, leaving only [-] soldiers.

However, none of this had anything to do with Lin Yun. He, Zhao Lin, Tang Shiwei, Wen Yingxing, and Guan Xinyan joined the Imperial Academy to serve.

Zhao Lin was edited by the Imperial Academy, from the sixth rank, Tang Shiwei, Wen Yingxing, and Guan Xinyan were all edited by the Imperial Academy, from the seventh rank.

Lin Yun also graduated from the sixth grade, but he was neither a editor nor a editor.His duties in the Hanlin Academy were like doing odd jobs. He usually helped draft some edicts. When the emperor was free, he would also send his chamberlain to call him for a chat.

Although these days are leisurely, Lin Yun is very depressed. He can't figure out what Emperor Zhide is thinking, is he trying to hone him?Still testing him?

Although he longed to leave the Hanlin Academy and become an official outside, Lin Yun still pretended to be satisfied, inviting a few friends to Jinxiangyuan for drinks every once in a while.

Shangguanjie was doing an internship at the Ministry of Military Affairs, and since he was a top performer in the palace examination, most likely he would be left in the Ministry of Military Affairs as a principal after the period of political observation was over.

Du Shaoxuan was watching politics in the Ministry of Industry, and his chances of being retained were slim. If he wanted to be the county magistrate, he had to find someone to get connected.Otherwise, I'm afraid it won't be his turn after waiting three to five years.

...

At noon on the 25th, as soon as Lin Yun returned to the mansion, the servant who guarded the gate reported to him that his father and the old genius doctor had arrived.

Lin Yun hurried back to the inner house to meet each other. When he entered the house, he saw Jia Min, Qin Keqing and Daiyu talking with the two old men.

Lin Yun hurried forward to pay respects, and after the greetings, he asked the old genius doctor, "Old man, why didn't you bring the old lady to the capital?"

The old miracle doctor shook his head and said: "Madam is used to staying in Jiangnan and doesn't like to travel far. I will go back to Yangzhou after Ke'er gives birth."

Lin Yun remembered and said, "Old man, have you checked Keqing's body?"

The old genius doctor: "Don't worry, the old man is here to keep Ke'er, mother and child safe."

Qin Keqing happily said: "Thank you, old genius doctor."

"You're welcome."

At this time, Ping'er walked in from the door and reported to Qin Keqing: "Grandma, the room has been furnished, do you want to invite the master and the old genius doctor to take a look? See if there is anything unsatisfactory, so that the servants can be replaced."

The old genius doctor stood up and smiled at Lin Heng: "Brother, let's go and have a look?"

"Ok."

Lin Yun hurriedly stood up and said, "I'll go there with you."

Daiyu called him hastily, "Brother, wait a minute, I have something to say to you."

The old genius doctor: "Boy Yun, come and have a few drinks with the old man and the old father later."

"Ok."

...

The summer sun shines on the treetops, and the green shade covers the bluestone path.

Daiyu shook a small embroidered fan with her right hand, and said as she walked, "Brother, do you know that sister Xiangyun was left behind by the ancestors?"

Lin Yun: "This is a good thing, don't you always want Sister Yun to stay?"

Daiyu: "Brother asked me to persuade my mother to accept Sister Yun as my goddaughter last time. I told my mother."

Lin Yun hurriedly asked, "What did your aunt say?"

"My mother said that this matter is very difficult. First of all, I have to ask sister Xiangyun if she is willing, and secondly, I have to ask her uncle and aunt for their opinions."

"It's because I think things are simple, let's talk about this later."

Daiyu: "One more thing, sister Tanchun's birthday will be in a few days, can brother accompany me to Rongguo Mansion?"

Lin Yun: "Isn't it appropriate for me to go? I didn't go last time when Sister Baochai celebrated her birthday."

Daiyu: "Last time you were delayed in taking part in the examination, how could Sister Bao blame you?"

Lin Yun: "Let's do this. I will give Sister Tanchun a birthday cake for you to take over."

Daiyu asked suspiciously, "Why doesn't brother want to go to Rongguo Mansion?"

Lin Yun hurriedly said: "It's not that I don't want to go, you also know that I have just entered the Imperial Academy, and I am not familiar with the place where I live, so asking for leave at will will not affect the impact."

"Ok."

Daiyu saw that the reason he proposed was legitimate, so she stopped pestering him.

Then, she handed the round fan to her left hand, took out a violet embroidered pouch with her right hand, stuffed it into Lin Yun's hand and said: "Brother won the third prize in the imperial examination last time. I didn't give you a congratulatory gift. This time I’ll make it up for you.”

After Daiyu finished speaking, before Lin Yun could speak, she turned around and ran away in a hurry.