Number of People

  Chapter 526 The T-shaped scroll is weird

  In Jia Mu's house, Feng Ziying saw a group of Yingying Yanyans who had been away for a long time.

  It felt as soon as Jia Baoyu entered Jiamu's courtyard, Jia Baoyu's energy and spirit suddenly rose to a higher level, and his eyebrows became vivid and eager to fly.

Big red gold python fox armpit arrow sleeves, stone blue tufted hair double-breasted waistcoat, and jasper red belt around the waist. Although he is leading the way in the front, the master's momentum is sufficient, and he is really a bit of the master of the house. posture.

Undoubtedly, the Jia Mansion still attaches great importance to Feng Ziying's arrival. Three springs are here, and Shi Xiangyun, Li Wan and Wang Xifeng are also there, but when the two look over, they are a little different from usual, making people Feng Ziying was also a little nervous and surprised.

  That's all for Wang Xifeng, I guess these few months have been a torment, Li Wan himself has no connection, why does he look a little strange?

   Fortunately, Xue Baochai did not come, which made Feng Ziying heave a sigh of relief.

   Before Feng Ziying could relax, Baoyu suddenly discovered Baochai's future, and hurriedly said, "Auntie, why didn't Sister Bao come?"

   Aunt Xue was startled and then laughed, "Your sister has been unwell for the past two days, so she didn't come out today,..."

   "Sister Bao must not know that Brother Feng is here, so I'll invite Sister Bao to come too." Before Feng Ziying could speak, Baoyu had already rushed out the door excitedly.

   Inevitably, there was another burst of laughter, everyone said that the siblings were close, and they really hit it off.

However, Feng Ziying felt that Jia Baoyu might not think so. According to Xiangling, Baochai didn’t like to go out now, either she would go to Yingchun and Tanchun for a while, and she was quite indifferent to Baoyu’s going to Lixiangyuan, or It is to warn Baoyu to study hard, or to pretend that he is not feeling well, which makes Baoyu very depressed.

   It's just that Baoyu is as tireless as brown sugar, and without Sister Lin in the mansion, it seems that he regards Lixiangyuan as the only place to go.

Fortunately, I heard that Baoyu is very close to Zhong Geer and Jiang Qiguan, and this Baoyu often sneaks out of the mansion in the name of participating in some literary and poetry clubs, and invites Qin Zhong, Jiang Qiguan and others. It's hanging around in the Liang Pavilion.

   Saluted one by one, the fair-skinned and rich old lady had a pleasant smile on her face, and her words were full of praise and encouragement. Of course, it is inevitable that Feng Ziying can bring a group of her most beloved grandson.

"Brother Keng, you are also a famous person in our capital city now. The palace, Wenyuan Pavilion and the six offices are all people who come and go at will. Our Baoyu's eyes are big. Is there any good way to let Baoyu Can you get some light too?"

Mrs. Jia's abrupt question stunned Madam Wang and Aunt Xue who were sitting next to her. It was inappropriate to ask such words in front of everyone. With the old lady's experience and wisdom, how could she Is there such an inappropriate question?

Feng Ziying was also a little dazed, trying to figure out the meaning of the old lady's words, but she couldn't help answering the question: "The old ancestor's words made Ziying panic, let's not talk about Ziying, it's just to catch up with this rebellion. I took a trip to the south of the Yangtze River to the west to deal with the opening of the sea, just in time for this kind of thing, so I asked the emperor and the court princes for inquiries, and summoned a few more times. Baoyu is only fourteen, and his poems and songs are also getting better. I also heard that His Royal Highness Li Wang received unanimous praise from the participating scholars at the poetry meeting held after the Lantern Festival,..."

  Feng Ziying also received posts from Shou Wang and Li Wang in the past two days.

   This gave him a big headache.

King Shou's style is somewhat similar to that of Emperor Yonglong, he doesn't like poetry and Fu, and has a calm personality, while King Li is somewhat like his grandfather Yuanxi Emperor, with a literary talent, and he also likes to hold various poetry and literature meetings. It is said that he has a relationship with the King of Beijing County. Not bad, and Emperor Yonglong liked it quite a lot.

  Mother Jia's gaze didn't change much, but the smile on her face became more friendly.

"Brother Keng, don't you use such words to coax the old man, my grandson, don't I know my temper? Of course I have some talents in poetry and poetry, but in front of the people in this room are not outsiders, the old man will To put it bluntly, the current world is not as good as before, and it doesn’t matter if you write good articles. If Baoyu can find a job in the capital city like his father, then he will write some articles and poems. It can keep our Rongguo Mansion famous, but if there is no place to go, it may not be a long-term solution just to rely on poetry and songs to get famous."

  Mother Jia's words made Feng Ziying somewhat underestimate the wisdom of this weather-beaten old lady.

If you think about it, after several generations of ups and downs, it can still maintain the status quo of Rongguo Mansion. Although it is declining day by day, compared with the other six mansions, in the absence of a man who can stand on the stage, he can use his own It's not bad to support the whole scene with the strength. Look at the Shi family who ransacked the family and exterminated the family, and the Ma family who ruled the country like a bereaved dog, the Rongning and Ning families should be content.

  Using poems and songs to create a character design, this is the path that Feng Ziying originally pointed out to Jia Baoyu, but now that Jia Yuanchun enters the palace, the path of marrying the royal clan is somewhat unreasonable.

At the same time, Jia Yuanchun's entry into the palace also made Rongguo Mansion's status slightly different. Feng Ziying could clearly feel that Jia Amnesty, Jia Zheng and his wife, and other people in the mansion had changed, even the old lady. Not exempt.

  This path cannot be taken, so naturally another path must be found. Perhaps the Jia family feels that with Jia Yuanchun's relationship in the palace, other paths are not impossible to choose.

   "I would like to listen to the old lady's teachings." Feng Ziying was not sure what Jia Mu wanted.

  I am not a brother-supporting demon, and Jia Baoyu is not my younger brother. Even if I marry Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai, it has nothing to do with the Jia family.

   "I heard that Brother Keng also recommended you to Qingtan Academy as a student supervisor before he passed the exam?" Jia's mother spoke softly, but she seemed to be hiding something.

  Feng Ziying nodded frankly, "Ziying has been in prison to study in the shadow prison since she came back from Datong. Later, thanks to Teacher Qiao's kindness, she recommended Ziying to study in Qingtan Academy."

   "Can Baoyu go to Qingtan Academy to study for two years?" Jiamu asked.

"I'm afraid it will be very difficult. Firstly, Baoyu is not a supervising student. The students of Qingtan Academy come here for the competition between Qiuwei and Chunwei. They are either scholars or supervising students. At the very least, they need the qualifications to directly participate in the Qiuwei competition. ,..."

Before Feng Ziying could finish speaking, Mother Jia interrupted him: "You don't have to worry about the status of the supervisor, Brother Keng, the mansion will naturally take care of it for Baoyu. If Baoyu obtains the status of supervisor, can Brother Keng let Baoyu go to Qingtan Academy?" Study for two years?"

  Feng Ziying smiled wryly, "Old Madam, Qingtan Academy needs a recommender, Ziying does not have the qualifications yet,..."

   "Then the King of Beijing or Uncle Baoyu can..."

   "No, the academy is a place where scholars gather, the requirement is to have literary talents, and the recommenders have very high requirements..." Feng Ziying shook her head.

"Brother Keng, Lao Shen has never begged anyone in his life, but Baoyu is the grandson of Lao Shen. Although he has various problems, he has a pure and kind nature. Brother Keng, you have been in contact with him for so long, and you should know this about him." How do people treat people?" Mother Jia's tone was full of emotion, "I am getting older and my bones are failing, so I hope to see Baoyu have a good future before I close my eyes, um, Brother Keng, The old man knows that you are capable. The brother Yun outside and Baoyu's cousin are all promising with your support now. Even the old man Huan heard about your encouragement, and now he is the same. I read the book with all my heart, and I see that you and Baoyu are very friendly, so why can't you think of a way for your brother?"

Feng Ziying couldn't understand why Mother Jia suddenly thought of letting Baoyu go to Qingtan Academy to study at this time, and he said that he only asked Baoyu to study in the academy for two years, and didn't ask Baoyu to take the examination of Jinshi. Yes, go to Qingtan Academy for two years, get gilded, but what's the point?

  There must be some reason here, but I don't know it.

  But now at this juncture, it seems that it is really hard for me to shirk this kind of thing for myself.

Not to mention that Jia's mother is big-faced, but she is also the wife of the country. An elder at such an age begs himself in front of so many people. On the surface, he and Jia's family are also so friendly, and Baoyu and Baoyu are usually called brothers. If he refuses now, That would really be trapping oneself in injustice.

The key is that Feng Ziying also knows that Qingtan Academy is very strict in accepting students, but after taking this subject, the enrollment scale of Qingtan Academy has also increased on a large scale. Compared with when I was here before, it has at least doubled. Times and more have now swelled to more than two hundred people, and the academy has also been forced to expand.

Scholars from various provinces who have been listed as eligible for recommendation have all recommended students to the academies, and some of them cannot avoid being admitted. Although most of them have real materials, there must be some who are purely rushed He came with the reputation of Qingtan Academy, but he has no skills.

"Old Madam, when you say this, Ziying will feel ashamed. I dare not give you a guarantee, but I will definitely try my best to find a way..." Feng Ziying couldn't guess Jia Mu's purpose, so she could only go first. As promised, at this time, even hesitation and prevarication can only leave a bad impression.

Mother Jia laughed, her rich face was quite satisfied, and she patted the pillow beside her: "Look, I said that Brother Keng is a person who values ​​love and righteousness, just like our Jia family, Brother Keng, I know It is not easy for you to handle this matter, but it is related to Baoyu, it depends on you, we will be like a family in the future, if there is any house that can help, just say it."

  Hearing what Jia Mu said, everyone in the room laughed and agreed, but the eyes of Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Xing and Aunt Xue were a little more uncomfortable.

  (end of this chapter)