The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Although Jia Lian came to Jinling to take the exam, the family members surnamed Jia in Jinling that should be visited still had to visit, and the gifts they brought had to be given out separately. A considerate and polite image is very important, so that people can't make people think that he is a rude son-in-law Son.

The relatives of the Jia family staying in Jinling are not particularly close, they just have the same surname and the same family. Those relatives who are close enough to Jia Lian all live in the back streets of Rongning and Ningfu!So Jia Lian obediently studied in the house in the name of preparing for the exam after a brief visit to the elder relatives of the extremely senior generation.

He can't forget his purpose of coming to Jinling this time. The big plan is to pass the exam to be a scholar. Feng Ziying and Wei Ruolan both said when they saw him off, "You must pass the exam, let those eyes grow Look at the tribute students on their foreheads, the scholar is not so difficult, and they are nothing special."

Jia Lian is getting along well with the Gongsheng students now, at least much better than when he first entered the Imperial College, and he also has a few good friends, but he knows better that he wants to stand upright in the Imperial College. But the fame of a scholar is indispensable.

Jia Lian was quite anxious thinking about the exam. Lin Ruhai was even more anxious in Suzhou, which is not far from Jinling. He and Jia Min had been married for many years and finally had their first child. It was really hard for him not to be nervous. , especially when Jia Min's delivery date is getting closer, his heart as a father-to-be is getting more and more tugging.

He also heard the news about Jia Lian going to Jinling to participate in the scientific examination, and he also felt that it was a good idea for this nephew to have such an idea. He also participated in the Tongsheng Examination at the beginning, although it is said that scholars can participate with Yinsheng Juren's exam, but it is still a little different, which is why Jia Daishan asked Jia Zheng to take the Tongsheng exam.

Just thinking that the other nephew did not return to Jinling, Lin Ruhai frowned slightly. Although he was in the south of the Yangtze River, he had heard some rumors about the matter between his two brothers, but he didn't expect that the elder brother seemed to be even bigger than him. The second uncle is more sensible.

Jia Min also knew, "Lian'er has been smart since she was a child, and my sister-in-law is also sensible. I am not surprised that he can go back to Jinling for the boy's exam. As for Zhu'er, I'm afraid he will be delayed by his mother again." Bar."

Although every time Jia Mu wrote a letter, she would say how bad Jia She's family was, and how miserable Jia Zheng's family was bullied, but Jia Min also had her own judgment. Mrs. Zhang has never made any mistakes in her actions, and she has become better friends with her.On the contrary, the Wang family has never been clear about it. Jia Min also knows that Jia's mother has always been eccentric, and the friendship with Jia Zheng at home has been formed because of Zhang's kind treatment and Wang's negligence over the years. Change, her heart has long been more inclined to Jia She's family.

"Lian'er has to prepare for the exam very hard, and my body is not convenient..." Speaking of which, Jia Min still felt a little regretful, she hadn't seen anyone in the family for many years, "I'm afraid Lian'er has grown up too. I haven't seen you in so many years."

Lin Ruhai hugged her in his arms, "Madam has worked hard, and it is all because of me that Madam has not been able to see her family for so many years."

Jia Min smiled gently, "Husband, why bother to say such things, since I am married to you, I am the wife of the Lin family, and it is enough to have my husband by my side, not to mention, we are going to have our own child soon."

Jia Lian is still working hard. Although he thinks he has learned well, complacency or something is not a thing. He still earnestly gets up early to study.There are three exams for Tongsheng, namely the county exam, the government exam and the hospital exam. He doesn't worry about the five county exams: stereotyped essays, classics, rhymes, and policy theory. The only thing that bothers him is the test papers. Poetry, this is actually not difficult, he also learned it since he was a child, but unfortunately, as a modern person, he is really not very good at composing poems, and what he can barely compose are those doggerel.

Every time he was ridiculed by Feng Ziying, he couldn't help being depressed. This kind of thing that requires talent is really not something he can do if he studies hard. He is born lacking this string.

While he was thinking, time passed quickly, he was about to take the first county test, Jia Lian was still a little calm about it, he was a top student, he was not afraid of the test, even if his poems were bad in the test post A little bit, you can also pass other supplementary points.Don't you see that the number one student in the Guangzhou liberal arts college entrance examination and mathematics test is so dismal, and you can still be the number one student. Partial subjects or something is not a big problem.

As for the five exams in a row, although it was a little hard work for Jia Lian, it was nothing if he had fully prepared. try.

Jia Min started at this time, and after spending a day and a night, she gave birth to a delicate and exquisite daughter. Lin Ruhai was overjoyed. Their Lin family has never had many children, and several generations have only passed on. He always thought that it was difficult for him to have children. Now I have a daughter, although not a son, but I am very happy in my heart.

Jia Min has worked very hard. She has been married to Lin Ruhai for many years and has never had any children. Although Lin Ruhai never said anything, she is still in a hurry. She has taken in a concubine, but she still has no children.She finally got pregnant by herself, and she was looking forward to a son every day in her heart. Although she gave birth to a daughter, this was also a piece of flesh that fell from her body. How could she not love her?

Jia Lian was the first to receive the news. Compared with his family in the capital, he is far closer in Jinling. It's just that it's not appropriate to run around because of the exam, so he can only order, "Qing Jiang, send the gift my mother prepared for my younger sister to Suzhou."

Mrs. Zhang has already calculated the time of Jia Min's birth, and specially prepared Jia Lian's gift for him to take to Jinling. Now it happens to be sent there. As for the types of gifts, they are only some delicate ones. There is also a collar on the utensil, and Jia Lian also asked someone to put a piece of jade on it, which is similar to the one for Yingchun.Of course, he will not admit that he intentionally provokes Jiamu and Wang.

When the letter from the Lin family arrived in the capital, Jia Lian's grades also came out, which was considered first-class and not bad. Jia Lian just asked someone to bring the letter back, and he was not complacent. Instead, he studied more carefully for the next exam.

Jia's mother was very happy when she received the news of Lin Daiyu's birth. She kept saying that she loved Jia Min the most. Now that her most beloved daughter gave birth to her granddaughter, how could she not love her well? Mrs. Wang hugged Jia Baoyu Watching Mother Jia prepare gifts for Jia Min with cold eyes, the more she watched, the more uncomfortable she felt in her heart.

Because of Jia Lian's actions, Jia's mother has always been disliked by Jia Baoyu, no matter whether it is for three days or a hundred days, but she just went for a sit-down, and never said decent arrangements, which made Wang's heart Already very unhappy.Now seeing how she loves Jia Min's daughter again, she is even more ashamed in her heart.

When she returned to her own mansion, she couldn't help it immediately, "It's just a daughter, what's so great about something that can't even give birth to a son, and I'm not afraid of being so loved." , the child cannot bear such a blessing."

The maids around her didn't dare to say anything, just listened to her complaints, but Zhou Rui's family followed suit, "Well, who can have such a blessing like my wife? Our brothers and sisters are all very good. Yes, this is incomparable to others."

Only then did Wang feel a little more satisfied. Regarding the gift to Jia Min, she simply said, "It's just that I gave birth to a daughter. I don't know if I can raise it or not. Don't give too much. Don't give me too much." Her luck..."

"This is really a good sister-in-law!" Jia Min's face changed immediately when he saw the gifts from Zhang and Wang. Zhang sent a lot of good things as usual, and letters came. On the contrary, Wang's side is really more indifferent, "My second brother has such a wife, it's really a big deal."

At this time, Jia Lian had entered the examination room again to take the government examination. In order to get a good ranking, he was still a little nervous, but fortunately, everything went well in the examination, allowing him to take the entrance examination calmly.

There are many students in Jiangnan, and the pressure of competition is greater. Jia Lian felt it when the rankings were released in the college examination. His name was not ranked at the bottom, and it was above the middle, but it was just as he had expected. There is still a slight gap in the ranking. Thinking about it this way, he felt that he still had to work harder to succeed.

Here he is still feeling a little unhappy because of his grades, while Jia Min has already received the news that he has been admitted as a scholar, and he is very happy, "Lian'er is only fourteen this year, and she has achieved such achievements. No worse than your husband!"

Lin Ruhai also felt that Jia Lian's book was well read, "It's really good. Looking at it this way, it's not a problem for him to get a job title. It's just that if he wants to make further progress, he will have to be on the board for three years."

Jia Lian ordered people to pack up, thinking in his heart that it would be better to go to Suzhou to meet Lin Ruhai and Jia Min first. Originally, there was a delay in the exam, but now that the exam is over, they are relatives, and only by getting along with each other can they become closer. This is also what he learned from Mrs. Zhang. If she hadn't carefully prepared annual gifts for Jia Min every time and sent letters regularly, the two of them would definitely not get along so well now.

The author has something to say: Let Jia Xiaolian meet Xiao Daiyu in the next chapter~ Today I have a stomachache all day, and I feel miserable. . .