The Second Young Master of the Lin Family in the Red Chamber

Lin Ruhai was reluctant to miss Zhao Qing as his son-in-law, but he didn't want to let the Zhao family down too easily. After much deliberation, he decided to slow down the matter a little and wait until Chunwei's results were released next year.Lin Ruhai has two sons and a daughter who are about the same age, except that the youngest Lin Yu has been married by the former emperor, and Lin Jin is also missing.Before the princess descends, it is necessary to marry Daiyu and then marry Lin Jin's daughter-in-law.

Although Lin Ruhai did not give a clear answer, before Zhao Qing left with the elders of the Zhao family, Lin Jin and Lin Yu still did not forget to wink at him, which meant that Father Lin was still very optimistic about him, but he couldn't save face and wanted to To boil again.Zhao Qing smiled and expressed her understanding. After all, the Zhao family had a fault in the matter of retiring, and his father was not an official. He couldn't break his uncle's thigh, otherwise such a thing would not have happened.

But the situation is different now. After Tu Hua's toss, the older generation of the Zhao family has basically faded out of the court. Zhao Qing can be regarded as one of the best, and when he was in Youzhou, he had already won the trust of Tu Feng, so the elders of the Zhao family did not have much say in his marriage, as long as the girl's family background and character were not out of line, Basically he has the final say.

Besides, the family background of the Lin family is quite similar to that of the Zhao family. Even Lin Ruhai has become an official, Lin Daiyu and Lin Jin and Lin Yu are two capable younger brothers. The Zhao family can't be picky at all. It is reasonable to make up for the face, even if the attitude is a bit arrogant, the Zhao family can't blame it.

"I guess, Brother Zhao wants to ask His Majesty to give the marriage in person after he is named on the gold list." Lin Yu could vaguely guess Zhao Qing's thoughts, because under the current circumstances, this is the best way to save the face of the two families. He did it, but in this way, he was under a lot of pressure. In the past, he was under the pressure of an older brother, and in the future he would have to have multiple brother-in-laws.

Lin Jin was originally thinking about something, with a calm expression, but he couldn't help but smile when he heard Lin Yu's analysis, "He has a very good abacus. When he was named on the gold list, the wedding night, half of the four joys in life. But my sister is the only one in my family. A girl, Daddy must be happy to see her come true." Among the three children, Lin Ruhai loves Lin Daiyu the most.

"Of course, the eldest sister won't marry, and the younger brother won't marry!" Thinking of the strict order of seniority and order in ancient aristocratic families, Lin Yu felt terrified. As long as Lin Daiyu's marriage is settled, it will be his and Lin Jin's turn next. Well, he really doesn't like Princess Yiyang, whom he only met once. Fortunately, there is no rule in this dynasty that a son-in-law is not allowed to discuss politics, otherwise he will be miserable.

Before Lin Yu finished speaking, Lin Jin's face darkened, and he didn't speak for a long time, obviously feeling agitated about the upcoming marriage proposal.Fortunately, Lin Ruhai is not so eager for the marriage of his sons. The most important thing now is next year's Chunwei, whether he can pass the Jinshi exam, and what rank he got in the exam, all of which will have an impact on the marriage.

Lin Jin is the eldest son of Lin Ruhai. The Lin family has not had a mistress for many years. Lin Jin's daughter-in-law will be the director of the family when she enters the house. Of course, Lin Ruhai hopes that her daughter-in-law is smart, capable, generous and decent.But Lin Jin is just a registered son, a real wealthy family, he will definitely be concerned about his parentage, and it depends on his personal ability to make up for it.

In order to better prepare for the coming spring, before the Spring Festival, the Lin family returned to the capital with a very low-key itinerary.

But just after they got home, before they settled down, two greeting cards came to their door, signed by Jia Lian and Liu Xuan respectively.

Because he is Concubine Jia Shu's direct brother, he also performed well when he was released in the early years. Soon after Tu Feng ascended the throne, he promoted Jia Lian to the household department as the head of the household.

Most of the bystanders felt that the emperor was trying to save face for Concubine Jia, because Concubine Jin had a son by her side, and her father and brother both held real positions in the army, while Concubine Jia only had two daughters, and her natal family was confiscated by the previous emperor. Being an official made Concubine Jia's status higher than Concubine Jin's, but she was not as carefree in the palace as Concubine Jin.

Unexpectedly, Jia Lian still had two talents, and he lived like a fish in water in the household department. In addition, his maternal ancestor's family had many disciples in the imperial court, so he was soon included in the candidate list for the next minister.As for the rest of Jia's family, Tu Feng didn't have the heart to take care of them. Anyway, Yingchun is just a real brother, who happens to be useful. Those uncles and brothers in the next room should work hard on their own. He will definitely use them if they can get ahead. If you have no skills, just stay there honestly. He still remembers the past when Jia Zheng didn't move his nest in the Ministry of Industry for more than ten years.

As a result, the balance inside the Jia family was completely out of balance, and Mrs. Xing went through the small door on the wall in the yard to show off her power next door if she had nothing to do.It doesn't matter if Jia Lian and Yingchun don't get close to her, anyway, in name, it is enough for her to be their mother, but Mrs. Wang is so angry that she has nothing to do.

What can I do? Her eldest son and daughter are dead. The younger son is smart and eager to learn, but he is not motivated. He is still wandering outside in the year of Dabi. There is no reference at all. The bastard was suppressed by her since he was a child. , like Jia Zheng, is incompetent, and his only grandson looks pretty good, but unfortunately he is still young, and he is closer to his daughter-in-law.

If in the past, Jia Lian would have felt secretly refreshed seeing the momentum of the eldest room overtaking the second room, but now he has seen it a lot, but he doesn't want to see such a situation.It's meaningless to win for a moment of word of mouth, but if it spreads outside, it will get a bad reputation. If he wants to make further progress in his official career, he can't let go of such a trick.

But he didn't want Jia Lian to be polite to the second tenant. When the old lady was still there, he was often coaxed by Mrs. Wang to do some stupid things like selling himself and paying the count.

Just when Jia Lian was in trouble, Lin Ruhai came back, so he naturally wanted to visit and ask for advice.

Lin Ruhai had a mediocre impression of Jia Lian in the past, he only knew that he was Jia Min's nephew who had donated a co-confessor, and followed his uncle and aunt to take care of some household affairs.Later, seeing that he had come to his senses, sought help from his family and let go of his foreign post, and he did a good job in the post, so he changed his mind.Qin Keqing's life experience was revealed, and Jia Lian was implicated and lost his official position, but because of Yingchun, he was not pursued further.

Jia Lian is undoubtedly the biggest beneficiary of Tu Feng's ascension to the throne and concubine in the Spring Festival. Lin Ruhai doesn't mind that Lin Jin, Lin Yu and Jia Lian get closer because of the weak heirs of the Lin family.However, it was inconvenient for Lin Ruhai to express his opinions on the internal disputes in the Jia family, but Lin Yu thought of a solution for Jia Lian, which was to take the initiative to move and let the second room to toss slowly.

Jia Lian was not happy at first, thinking that he was the eldest grandson of the first house, why did he let the second house go, they should move if they wanted to move.Then I thought about it, Yingchun is my own sister, the emperor wants to take care of Jia's family, and I benefit from it. If the two families don't separate, wouldn't the second room follow suit, and if he moved away on his own initiative, it would be a good reputation to spread the word, wouldn't it?

Compared to Jia Lian who was easy to dismiss, Liu Xuan gave Lin Yu a headache, and what was worse, Lin Jin still refused to help him.

This day, Liu Xuan came uninvited again, Lin Yu hurriedly said: "Xuan'er, I still have to study, you come here every day, I don't have time to accompany you, how about..."

Before Lin Yu could finish speaking, Liu Xuan put on a pitiful expression, and said in a low voice, "Brother Yu, are you bothering me to interrupt your study? Don't worry, I'll be watching from the side, I promise not Make a sound, you can pretend that I don't exist, I won't affect you, don't drive me away, okay?"

Lin Yu was speechless when he heard that, you are a big living person stuck in the room, can I pretend that you don't exist?You think my eyes are white.You can see Liu Xuan's wet puppy-like eyes, but you can't speak harsh words to him.Lin Yu is a soft-hearted person. If Liu Xuan makes trouble for no reason, he can throw people out directly, but when the other party changes tactics and takes the route of being coquettish, he will have no choice. When he was in Youzhou, Liu Xuan relied on With this move, he was successfully pushed down.

In the end, Lin Yu just sighed helplessly and lowered his head to read the book. Liu Xuan raised his head with a triumphant smile on his lips.

Autumn came and spring came, and in a blink of an eye it was the days of Chun Wei, Liu Xuan also became a frequent visitor of the Lin family, and the servants of the Lin family saw him coming and going in Lin Yu's study, and they were all used to it.

Just like the provincial examination, the general examination was held for nine consecutive days, and the chill in the early spring was even more chilling than in the early autumn.According to those who have participated in many exams, this year's Tiangong is considered polite, and the temperature during the exam is not particularly low. Even so, when Lin Yu came out of the exam room, he was still so cold that his teeth were chattering.

Lin Jin was worse than him, he spoke with a vibrato, and he didn't know if his hands shook when answering the paper, but Zhao Qing looked refreshed, as if he was fine.

After the general examination, there will be the palace examination. Unless the performance is abnormal and completely useless, no one dares to relax.

Lin Jin and Lin Yu were no exception. They waited in fear for several days, and finally waited for the release of the list.The rankings of the two brothers are not bad, they are both within the top 5. As long as there are no accidents in the palace examination, the top two will be stable.Needless to say, Zhao Qing passed the No.[-] exam directly, because he is the youngest and most handsome among the top ten, and many people are discussing that he is the one who is the best candidate.

Zhao Qing was a little depressed when he heard that, his goal is the No. 3 pick, okay? Even if he may not be able to succeed, who would go for No.[-] from the very beginning.Lin Jin was not very happy either, probably because she was not satisfied with her grades.Lin Yu was a little surprised. Before the test, he never thought that he would have such a good ranking.

The palace examination was held one month after the general examination, and the emperor personally set the questions and invigilated the examination papers, and the results and rankings were announced on the spot.

Except for Lin Jin, Lin Yu and Zhao Qing, the other examinees were all nervous and apprehensive, even Lin Yu and Zhao Qing were very cautious.

Only Lin Jin looked at Tu Feng with complicated eyes. This was the first time they had met in half a year.

After the exam started, Tu Feng got down from his seat and paced slowly between the tables and chairs. Whenever he walked to the side of the candidate, the hand of the candidate who was holding the pen would stop unconsciously.

He walked around, and finally stopped beside Lin Jin's seat.