Honglouchun

After Daiyu responded inaudibly, she warned instead: "You should also rest earlier."

As soon as Jia Qiang finished speaking, before Jia Qiang had time to reply, she saw Zijuan leading a nun in and said, "Master, Master is meeting a guest in the study, let you go there."

……

Black Bamboo Studio.

Since Lin Ruhai fell ill, he almost never entered the study.

Even if she wanted to read any books, Aunt Mei would fetch them and send them to Zhonglin Hall.

Gai is therefore no more than a small study, and it is really a place to meet guests on weekdays.

Moreover, he is a very close and important guest.

As Jia Qiang traveled so far, she knew in her heart that it must be a heavyweight guest...

I just don't know where it is sacred.

There were two rows of four servants standing under the porch of the study door. After knocking on the door, the door opened from the inside, and Steward Wang stood inside waiting in person.

Seeing Jia Qiang coming, he quickly pointed in and said in a low voice, "Master, go in quickly."

Jia Qiang raised her eyebrows lightly when she saw it, but Steward Wang didn't even dare to mention his name?

He went forward directly, and said through the inner door: "Sir, the disciple has arrived."

Lin Ruhai's gentle voice came from inside: "Qiang'er is here? Come in quickly."

After Jia Qiang entered the room, there was an old man with a clear appearance, who was sitting with Lin Ruhai on the guest seat by the window.

He took a few steps forward, bowed and saluted, "Sir."

Lin Ruhai nodded with a smile, pointed to the old man beside him, and said, "This is Lord Ming Anming, the head of the Imperial Academy, who was also the master's teacher when he was a teacher. Master Ming is an upright official, and he is well-known in the government and the public. An Gong is our role model as an official."

Jia Qiang saluted again and said, "I'm not learning from Jia Qiang, I've seen Duke Jing'an!"

Only then did he understand why Butler Wang didn't even dare to mention his name.

It is also interesting to say that the so-called teacher is actually just a teacher who became a teacher and a student because of an exam.

But it is a hundred times higher than the status of the mentors and teachers who have taught knowledge for many years.

Although Lin Ruhai and Ming An are now ministers in the same hall, and even have the same official positions, in order to avoid suspicion of forming a clique, it is not good to be called a teacher and a student.

But this relationship is absolutely impossible to break.

This has been an unchangeable unspoken rule under the imperial examination system for thousands of years.

Ming An nodded slowly when he heard the words, looked Jia Qiang up and down, and said with a smile: "It can be seen that being famous is not as good as meeting, and meeting is better than being famous. Back then, because of the Zuixianlou incident, the name of this good minister of the Supreme Emperor was cleared in the scholarly circle. It's really hard to say, after Ban Shangong was forced to leave, he was even more infamy. Who would have thought that after only half a year, when Ban Shangong wrote back to Jingzhong, he was full of praise when he mentioned this son. Like the sea, look It’s good for you to study and be an official, but you can educate your children even better! It’s a pity that this son has inherited the title of the prince and has become an official, otherwise, I would not be able to admit another person to the Imperial Academy.”

Lin Ruhai shook his head and said with a smile: "Mr. Jing'an is really overrated. Qiang'er has not yet entered school, and he is still a hundred and eight thousand miles away from the Imperial Academy. However, he has a firm heart to learn. Even if he is now a nobleman, he is still diligent in studying." He said, Then he said to Jia Qiang: "In terms of the depth of learning, there are only a handful of people who can compare with Duke Jing'an in knowledge. If Qiang'er is hindered by learning in the future , I can ask Mr. Jing’an to teach me when I can’t answer. Mr. Jing’an is a well-known kind elder, so it’s best to give advice to those who are less advanced. By the way, don’t you claim to be talented in mathematics? You don’t know Duke Jing’an left a monograph on this way, and the Supreme Emperor and the current emperor have praised it many times.”

Jia Qiang looked sideways, but heard the head of the Imperial Academy taking advantage of this topic, cut in and said: "When talking about the study of arithmetic and mathematics, I do have some experience. In the past ten years, a new "" "The Essence of Mathematics" has just been compiled this year, and it is hidden in the mansion. If your disciple is good at learning mathematics, you can often come to my mansion to read it. But, like the sea..." The voice changed, and the head of the academy The voice became deeper, and he said: "In order to compile this book, the old man has exhausted his family resources these years, and even sold his ancestral house in the village. It is still not enough, so he borrowed a lot of money from the household department. Recently, I heard that , Ruhai, after you were promoted to the left servant of the household department, and after you took charge of the household department hall, the first thing to do is to pay off the deficit. Alas, I should have supported your ministry affairs, but I am really ashamed in my pocket!"

Lin Ruhai remained calm, and after glancing at Jia Qiang, he asked, "I don't know how much Mr. Jing'an owes?"

Ming An sighed bitterly, and said: "Over the past ten years, I have owed a total of 13 taels of silver. Now that the old man is selling everything and going bankrupt, it is still not enough to pay back eleven."

Hearing this, Lin Ruhai frowned slightly.

13 taels of silver...

If he subsidizes, it's not that he can't afford to subsidize.

It's just that this approach is not the right way.

If he hadn't taken on the task of clearing the shortfall, he would have helped if he helped, and it would be a great reputation if it spread.

But now that he has this errand, if he does this again, he will definitely be accused of forming a party for personal gain!

And if he can help a teacher, what about the room teacher, the professional teacher, and the same year?

What about other family friends who have been close to the Lin family for several lifetimes?

Seeing that Lin Ruhai was silent, Ming An had a wry smile in his eyes, and sighed, "Ruhai, don't make trouble, this old man shouldn't have come to this. I'm also confused, and it's not your responsibility to recover the shortfall." If there is no destiny, you will not take such a difficult and dangerous road. Alas, that's all, the old man is gone."

Lin Ruhai frowned and said, "Teacher, can you think of other ways? The teacher has peaches and plums all over the world. If all the brothers and sisters gather together, they can always make up a part. If it is not enough... I will make it up."

Ming An was moved when he heard the words, but he immediately shook his head and said: "If that's the case, it will harm you. Besides, if the Ministry of Accounts really pursues the deficit, which one of them will be left behind? It's fine if you don't let go, but if you let me go I'm afraid that your brothers and sisters will come to your door after hearing the news, alas..."

After sighing again, Ming An got up, ready to leave.

Lin Ruhai frowned, got up quickly and said: "If so, the court will recover the deficit, how will you deal with it, sir?"

Ming An sighed, waved his hands, and said, "Let fate do it!"

At this moment, Jia Qiang suddenly smiled and said, "If it's really only 13 taels of silver, I can think of a way... By the way, Master, is the copyright of the "Essence of Mathematics and Physics" compiled by your old man sold?"

……

Rongguo Mansion, Lixiangyuan.

Aunt Xue and Mrs. Wang were sitting on the kang outside, eating some melon seeds and chatting about homework.

Seeing that it was getting late, when Mrs. Wang was about to leave and go back to the house, she saw Baochai coming in from outside.

The gentle, dignified and beautiful Baochai caught the eyes of Mrs. Wang very much.

She had already stood up, but when she saw Baochai enter the door, she sat down again, and Aunt Xue said happily, "My dear girl is back!"

Baochai came in and greeted Mrs. Wang first. After Yinger stepped forward and took off her cloak, Fang replied, "Well, I'm back." Then she said to Mrs. Wang, "Brother Bao and sisters have also gone back."

Mrs. Wang has always been reticent, she just smiled and nodded.

Aunt Xue said anxiously: "But after listening to my words, don't you want to talk to that bastard? By the way, can you see him?"

Baochai's face paled when she heard the words, she really didn't like this way.

But she also knew that after the eldest daughter of the Jia family became a noble concubine in the palace, her status in her mother's heart had been greatly elevated. On the contrary, it was Lin's side. Said a lot of rare words.

Sighing in her heart, she nodded and said, "Yuan also only joked with the sisters, and didn't talk much."

Aunt Xue said to Mrs. Wang happily when she heard the words: "That scoundrel dared to shake my face in front of me and slam the door away. The Xue family really can't get close to such a person. I have already warned that bastard Pan'er. These days Don't dare to associate with him again. No matter how indifferent Bao girl is to each other today, he will lose face, so he naturally understands the Xue family's intentions. In the future..."

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly heard a burst of cries coming from far and near, and after a while, he saw a person rushing in like crazy, knelt down on the ground and cried loudly: "Auntie, hurry up... Go ahead and have a look, something happened to my cousin, my cousin is going to die, my cousin is going to die soon!"

"what?!"