Jialan: Crossing the Red Chamber

After a few days, Lan looked and acted the same, and secretly felt much more at ease.

The fact that Jia Huan left home secretly had a great impact on Jia's mansion.First, Aunt Zhao screamed and cried to death, and then Mrs. Wang was so angry that she tore several brocade handkerchiefs, and taught all the servants who served in the side courtyard, even the night watchman that day. Even Baoyu was ordered to stay in Yihong Courtyard by Mrs. Wang because she was found out and returned late.

For a while, everyone in Jia's house was in danger.

In the panic, the old lady finally came forward.

The most talkative old ladies in the mansion were imprisoned in the firewood room, and all the maids and servants in the side courtyard were sent to other places and reduced to low-level slavery, leaving only Caiyun to serve Aunt Zhao.

Besides, Aunt Zhao is not allowed to see anyone except Caiyun.

However, no one went to see Aunt Zhao.Except Jalan.

Jia Lan didn't go to the side courtyard, he met Caiyun coming out of Yihong courtyard on the way.Caiyun wished him a blessing, wiped away her tears and refused to let Jia Lan go, and said that even the third lady knew how to avoid suspicion at this time, so why Jia Lan didn't know the rules.

Jia Lan remained silent for a while, and asked how her aunt and grandma were doing.

Caiyun stood sadly for a moment before saying, "Yiniang and I are waiting for Brother Huan to come back."

Jia Lan watched her leave, not knowing what else to say.

A few days later, Jia Zheng wrote a letter, saying that the Jia family has never had a descendant named Jia Huan.

In the next few years, no one mentioned the third master of Jia's mansion, so that when Jia Huan returned home in fine clothes, some new servants did not recognize him.Of course, these are things for later.

In this matter, the person who behaved the most calmly from beginning to end was Tanchun.

On the night of the incident, I only heard that I accidentally broke a cup of tea, and after that, I laughed and laughed, and made troubles, just like the other sisters.

When Jia Lan sees her, she will think of Aunt Zhao hiding her embroidered shoes, so she no longer has the mood to laugh, and shuts herself in the room all day long to practice calligraphy.

The end of August was the time for publishing the list, so the old lady sent a few clever servants to listen to the list early in the morning.

When noon approached, the whole family sat in the old lady's room, all of them couldn't sit still, but Jialan, Baoyu and Daiyu were quieter.Jia Lan sat at the table and stared at Li Wan who was walking back and forth in a daze, while Bao Yu was talking small things to Dai Yu in a low voice.

The old lady sent several groups of people to urge her, finally, a few servant girls ran in, and it was too late to tell the big girl, so they just went into the back room and said: "The old lady is very happy."

Li Wan stepped forward and said, "How is it?"

A few maids chirped happily and said, "Brother Lang has won."

The old lady stood up holding the mandarin duck's arm and asked repeatedly: "How many people were hit?"

The servant girl said: "I heard it's 41." As soon as the words fell, there was another shout from outside: "Brother Lang has won."

The family hurried out to pick up the report and report back, and it turned out that there were 41 people.

Li Wan clasped his hands together and chanted to Buddha repeatedly, the old lady hugged Jia Lan happily and called "Baby Jinsun".Several girls also leaned forward to make fun of it.

Wang Xifeng said with a smile: "The sister-in-law is blessed now. Brother Lan is now a Juren at a young age. Will the Jinshi position be arranged next year?"

Li Wan covered his lips with a smile and said, "Stop talking nonsense, it's his good fortune to be admitted to Juren, how can he still be a Jinshi?"

The old lady waved her hand and said: "I think what Feng girl said is right, let's not talk about boy Lan's intelligence, just because of his hard work, he deserves the position of Jinshi."

Mrs. Wang said with a smile: "If you want to talk about the first student in this mansion, there are really no two other than Boy Lan." Then she stared at Baoyu and said, "It's not like this muddleheaded person who only knows how to eat and drink all day long." Have fun, if one day I can honestly read this book, I will really be thankful."

Baoyu ran over and took Mrs. Wang's hand and acted like a baby: "Today is Lan'er's happy day, why is my wife scolding me? Besides, there is already a Juren in the mansion, so why add another one. My wife has never heard a word , One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers."

Xue Baochai laughed beside him and said, "Listening to Baoyu's words, I feel that reading is harming him."

Jia Lan also found it funny, and said, "Second uncle uses this idiom, why can't it be icing on the cake?"

Tanchun pulled his handkerchief to cover his mouth and smiled: "He's not a flower, he's obviously a bumblebee, flying here and there all day long, he's very busy."

The crowd couldn't help laughing when they heard this.

On the second day, Jia Lan went to the palace to thank her, knowing that Li Li had also won, so she ordered the same year (attachment 1).

Li Lizhong was ranked 150, which surprised everyone around him.

General Huwei forced him to study literature back then, but he just wanted to frustrate his temperament. Whoever thought he actually passed the exam, couldn't help being crazy with joy, and everyone said that the general's family came out to educate people, this is called both civil and military.That aura made everyone in the whole capital know that this little overlord of the Li family had won Juren.

However, there is a saying that the overlord is not scary, but the overlord is educated.People in the capital expressed that they were under a lot of pressure.

The chief examiner of the township examination played the papers that passed the examination, and the emperor reviewed them one by one. Seeing that Jia Lan, No. 40, was from Jinling, he asked the attendants if they belonged to the concubine Jia.The valet led the order to come out and sent Jia Lan for questioning. Jia Lan told the three generations, and the valet relayed the message on his behalf.

When the emperor heard this, he understood it, and saw that the 150th and eighth person was from Lanzhou, and his surname was Li Mingli. He couldn't help laughing and said, "Qin Qing, are you sure you have no secrets?"

Qin Ming, the chief examiner of the rural examination, quickly knelt down: "I dare not."

The emperor smiled and said: "Aiqing, please, I was just joking." He picked up the test paper and looked at it for a while and said, "This kid has made a lot of progress. I remember that he couldn't even memorize the three-character scriptures before, but now he is actually "The Doctrine of the Mean." "I am very proficient in using them, not bad, not bad, pass him in and wait for me to test him."

The father-in-law next to him walked to the door and shouted in a shrill voice: "Let the 150th Li Li see you."

As the words came out one after another, Jia Lan heard the voice getting closer, kicked Li Li and said, "In front of the emperor, be careful what you say."

Li Li waved his hands and said: "It's okay, the emperor is very kind." After saying that, he went in with the father-in-law who came out.

Seeing that he didn't care, Jia Lan breathed a sigh of relief.He had forgotten that since Li Li and Shui Rong were so familiar and he was a famous general, he had naturally met the emperor.

Li Li knelt down to see the emperor.The emperor couldn't help laughing at his serious appearance, and then deliberately asked some difficult questions to make things difficult for him, but Li Li couldn't answer, so he blew his beard and stared anxiously.The emperor smiled and narrowed his eyes.

Li Li said angrily: "Your Majesty, you bully people."

The emperor said: "Where did I bully you?"

Li Lidao: "The palace examination is obviously next year, so how can it start now?"

The emperor was taken aback, and then laughed, "Well, Li Li. I thought General Huwei was serious and upright, with a stern face, why did you have such a tricky and weird son?"

Li Li nodded and said seriously: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your appreciation of my father."

Now even the ministers sitting around couldn't help laughing.

After asking a few more normal questions, Li Li answered them one by one.The emperor affirmed Li Li's current level of education, and Li Li humbly said that the teacher taught him well.The emperor also admired Liu Zihe very much, and then mentioned that Liu Zihe had won three of the four students in the exam, and asked Li Li if he knew them all well.

Li Li answered yes, and spoke highly of those two, namely Jia Lan and another classmate, Shu Mi.

Schumi came from a poor family, and his ranking in the imperial examination was only 120, so the emperor didn't pay much attention to it.Instead, he asked a few words to Concubine Jia's nephew, Jia Landuo.

Li Li didn't care either, and answered every question.

In the end, he even told the story of Jia Lan saving his life when they met for the first time, and how the two of them went to Liuhe Mountain to hunt and spend the night to relieve pressure.

While he was talking eloquently, he didn't notice the flash of light in the emperor's eyes when he heard the words about the close personal relationship between King Beijing Jing and Jia Lan.

After Li Li came out of the palace, all the disciples left after the courtiers had dispersed, and they all paid homage to their teacher Qin Ming before leaving one by one.

Jia Lan did hear Li Li mention the emperor's concern for him, but he didn't take it to heart.Concubine Jia is still in favor, and it is normal to love Wu and Wu.

When I got home, I mentioned the matter of going to court to the ladies and ladies, and then we left, leaving nothing to say.

*The same year is attached in the order of ①: People who passed the imperial examination in the same session are called "same year".

42. Enter suffering, withdraw from suffering

In September, when Jia Lian finished his business and came back from Ping'an Prefecture, the first thing he did when he entered the house was to congratulate Jia Lan and prepare a lot of study treasures for him.Jia Lan and Jia Lian were not usually close, but seeing that he insisted on sending them off, they did not dare to refuse, so they both accepted.

In the middle of the month, Liu Xianglian returned to Beijing. In the past few days, Liu Zihe had something to go back to his hometown. The Imperial College suspended classes for a few days. Li Li made an appointment with Jia Lan, and the three met in a teahouse.

I haven't seen her for several months, but Liu Xianglian's brows and eyes are slightly heroic, probably because she has experienced a lot outside, and her whole person is much calmer than before.As soon as Liu Xianglian saw the two of them, she kept clasping her hands and saying goodbye to Master Juren, and her teasing expression made Li Li beat him up.

No one at the meeting mentioned the case of Lu Renjia's murder in June. Liu Xianglian talked about her knowledge abroad, and her words were carefree and romantic. Back to the past, Liu Xianglian never left.

After three rounds of tea, Liu Xianglian accidentally met Qi Yi on the road some time ago, Jia Lan was startled, and hurriedly asked if she had seen Jia Huan.Liu Xianglian thought about the words of King Jingjing before entering Beijing, and understood that Jia Huan's running away from home had a great impact on Jia Lan, so she couldn't help being a little more cautious in her speech.

But Na Qi also cared very much for Jia Huan, and treated him with the courtesy of a young master for food and clothing, and had nothing to hide, so he said everything.

In fact, Jia Lan also knew that Jia Huan would be tens of thousands of times better with Qi Yi's side than in Jia's mansion, but she felt uneasy after seeing her.

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