Jiayu Village of Red Mansions

He hurriedly got up and ran home to fetch soldiers, the master ran away, and these servants would not be so stupid as to fight Yucun here, throwing down their "weapons" and all ran away with the master.

Yucun held his breath and couldn't get out. Seeing that Jia She was running away, he threw away the bamboo pole in his hand, disgusted as if he had swallowed a fly.

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Back at the inn, Xi Shun'er put Yucun's waiter to sleep, and immediately rushed to the Prince's Mansion to report the news, not daring to delay for a moment, seeing that Jia She didn't seem like a person who would let it go, in case he went back and got entangled in manpower to provoke trouble The son, the prince didn't even peel off his skin!When Xi Shun'er arrived, the banquet in the palace had just ended, and Shui Zhan was discussing many matters for the coming year with his disciple Wu Sidao in the study.

When Shui Zhan heard Xi Shun'er begging to see him, his heart skipped a beat. Could it be that something happened to Yucun?Putting down the cup in his hand, he said, "Pass!"

Seeing Xi Shun'er coming in to greet him, Shui Zhan waved impatiently and said, "Why did you come here at this time! But what happened to Yucun?"

Xi Shun'er looked around vigilantly, and knew that Wu Sidao was Shui Zhan's confidant, so she didn't shy away from it, and told everything that happened tonight.

Shui Zhan listened to Xi Shun'er's report, and his face became more and more ugly. When he heard Jia She said that Yucun was an actor and a boy, he threw his teacup to the ground angrily, and said angrily:

"It's so unreasonable! These bastards from the family of the four kings and eight princes are becoming more and more lawless! With the support of the Holy Spirit, they can even do this kind of thing that is forcibly robbed in the street! See if I won't pick it up this time." His skin!"

After saying that, Shui Zhan got up from behind the table, and wanted to find the nine-door admiral Shangrong Guo Mansion to get someone, but unexpectedly, Wu Sidao got up from his seat with a cane, stopped Shui Zhan, shook his head and said, "My lord, no!"

Shui Zhan suppressed the urge to push Wu Sidao away, and said, "Why!"

Seeing Shui Zhan's irrational appearance, Wu Sidao shook his head and said to himself that this Jia Juren is really powerful, stepped aside and said: "My lord, don't be impatient, please sit down first, and listen to the next sentence."

Shui Zhan looked up at the word "forbearance" hanging above his head, calmed his breathing, walked back to his seat and sat down, and said, "Sir, please tell me."

Wu Sidao nodded, and said: "Then Jia Amnesty insulted Jia Juren like this, he should be punished severely, but this matter should not make a big deal, the prince thinks about it, Jia Juren is taking the exam in Chunwei this time, this robbery is not right after all. How glorious, everyone in the street has seen the whole story, so it is not easy to cover it up, for fear of making a big fuss and damaging Jia Juren's reputation. Moreover, Jia Amnesty is a man who inherited the title of the Rongguo Mansion. Rigao, after thinking about these old ministers more and more, even if he makes a big mess, he may not be able to punish Jia Amnesty severely. Moreover, after the matter of the former prince, the Holy One is most taboo about these things, the prince should not be too eager, for fear of killing him in the end Jia Juren!"

Hearing this, Shui Zhan clenched his fists and said, "Is this all there is to it?"

Wu Sidao smiled, and said: "My lord and prince, you have to be patient with major issues and state affairs. Naturally, you don't need to be patient with such small things. Some things can be solved in the simplest way."

Shui Zhan heard the words and asked curiously, "What's the best plan, sir?"

Wu Sidao said mysteriously: "My lord, we are so..."

The inn at noon the next day.

"Hey~ Did you hear that Mr. Jia of Rongguo Mansion was stuffed into a sack and beaten up this morning. I heard that even Mrs. Jia almost didn't recognize him!" A man in a robe said to his companion on the table. explain.

"Who do you think it could be? Isn't the Rongguo Mansion about to fall apart?" the companion asked.

"Hey, who do you think it could be? Isn't it the enemy of Mr. Jia? He has provoked fewer people these years? It would be polite to beat him half-mutilated!"

"Hey, keep your voice down, don't you see that the streets are full of people from the Rongguo Mansion who caught the murderer, be careful not to speak out!"

Yucun listened and swallowed the last mouthful of steamed buns. That boy Xi Shun'er thought he could hide it from him by reporting the letter last night, but he didn't know that he was always a light sleeper, and the slightest sound would wake him up.Knowing that this was the person venting his anger for him, the corner of Yucun's mouth couldn't help but curl up a little more.

The gossip was so pleasant to the ear that one listened to it and passed it with a smile. After Yucun had lunch, two big bags had already been packed on the bed upstairs.

"My lord, the things have been packed, let's go now!" At this time, Xi Shun'er came in from the outside of the house, carried the packed books on her back, and said to Yucun.

Yucun nodded when he heard the words, carried the burden on his back, and left the inn with Xishun'er.

Time flies, and it is already the eighth day of February, and tomorrow is the exam period. As early as three days ago, Shui Zhan sent people to bring pens, ink, paper and inkstones, hand stoves, silver silk charcoal, oiled paper umbrellas, etc., and sent The woman on the kitchen stove of the Wangfu came to take care of Yucun's food.

It was a fine day, and the snow that fell the day before yesterday began to melt gradually. The snow water fell down the blue tile cornice like a bead curtain. It is the rain in June in the south of the Yangtze River.

Yucun sat in front of the window, looking at the wintersweet flowers still in full bloom in the yard outside the window, feeling a little absent-minded.After the Lantern Festival, Shui Zhan sent someone to say that he had found a quiet house for him and it had been cleaned.Yucun is quite uncomfortable with Shui Zhan's unselfish behavior. Yucun has never asked Shui Zhan to find a house for himself, and never promised Shui Zhan to live in the house he prepared for himself.Shui Zhan told him that the house was ready, and asked him to move in immediately, "Hey, come and eat!" The behavior of "Hey, come and eat!" unconsciously trembled in Yucun's bones, as if he was born with a literati character, and suppressed the anger in his heart, Yucun immediately refused Someone is here.

However, if the man from the palace was so easy to be dismissed, Shui Zhan would not have sent him. The entourage who came to send the letter heard Yucun's refusal, as if he knew he would respond in this way. No matter how well the wintersweet blooms, the roots are stuck in the mud and cannot be moved by oneself.”

Hearing this, Yucun didn't rush to come, and sat on the chair by himself for a long time in a daze, thinking that since he arrived in the capital, he used Shui Zhan's silver to command the servants sent by Shui Zhan, and in the eyes of outsiders, he was Shui Zhan. Zhan's doorman, he can't leave Shui Zhan's shadow wherever he goes, I wonder if he can reject Shui Zhan's house today, can he leave this court tomorrow?Not to mention whether Shui Zhan will let go, is Jia Yucun himself willing to give up this fame and live an ordinary life?This country belongs to the Shui family, and he is the wintersweet flower surrounded by this country. If the water station doesn't let him move, how can he move himself!

Forget it (sound liao), let him go!

A gust of breeze, the icy plum blossoms condensed in the cold fragrance, Yucun's heart gradually calmed down, and the day after tomorrow will be the period of the competition!

On the ninth day of February, the examinees entered the venue one day earlier. The house Shui Zhan had found for Yucun was very close to the Gongyuan, but it was still three drums in the sky. As soon as the curfew broke, he packed up his things and was ready to leave.Xi Shun'er and another long follower carried two big boxes. One box contained the food Yucun needed for the three and nine days, and the other box contained pens, ink, paper and inkstones, hand stove, charcoal fire, etc.Xi Shun'er opened the box, checked everything, and checked the list again. After checking everything was correct, she went out.

Out of the gate, because it is close to the Gongyuan, although it is midnight, there are already candidates for the exam on the road, but it is not very deserted.Not long after, the master and servant arrived at the entrance of the Gongyuan. At that time, many people had gathered at the entrance of the Gongyuan. Yucun found a place close to the entrance with strong wind, and saluted the elders who had arrived next to him. Standing aside and waiting for the opening, Xu was a little nervous, and no one spoke much.

About a quarter of an hour later, Xi Shun'er suddenly said, "Master, look quickly, isn't that Mr. Zhang Tingyu and Mr. Zhang?"

Yu Cun followed Xi Shun'er's fingers to see that it wasn't Zhang Tingyu and a few servants carrying lanterns coming from the east.Yucun was overjoyed and hurriedly shouted: "Hengchen! This way!"

Seeing Yucun greet Zhang Tingyu, he hurried over. Xu saw an acquaintance, and Yucun's originally panicked heart calmed down a lot.After a while, the number of people gradually increased, and the noise gradually rang out. Horses brayed and donkeys neighed endlessly in the distance.

At the fourth watch, the Longmen fired the cannons, and the gate of the Tribute Court began to open. There were inspectors at the gate, according to the candidates' registration in the Ministry of Rites and their provincial registration. Because Yucun and Zhang Tingyu were not in the same examination area, they stood separately in their respective provinces.When he arrived at Yucun, the clerk read: "Jia Hua, a Juren from Huzhou, is eighteen years old, five feet five inches long (1 foot in the Qing Dynasty = 32cm), white and beardless, with sword eyebrows and star eyes, straight nose and square cheeks, round waist and thick back. "

The supervisor who was in charge of the roll call compared the public records, and only felt that there was something awkward, but he couldn't find any discrepancies. If there was any discrepancy, it seemed to be slightly taller than five feet five inches, but a boy of this age was taller than five feet five inches. It's fast, nothing surprising.

Yucun stood there to be searched, seeing the prison officer looking at him directly against the official documents, he thought there was something wrong, but fortunately the prison officer let him go soon.From one side, he received the grass scroll and the main scroll printed by the Ministry of Rites with twelve sheets of paper and a room number. Yucun carried two baskets and walked through three dragon gates and entered the Gongyuan.

Passing through Mingyuan Building, turn eastward and enter Dongwenchang. There are pigeon cage-like rooms lined up side by side. A lantern hangs under each room. The room number is written on the lantern. Yucun took a look. Room number, holding the room number, Yucun found the corresponding numbered army, and the numbered army led them into the numbered room.

That room is four feet deep, three feet wide, and six feet high. Inside, there are two wooden planks, high and low, which are used as tables and chairs.