The little lady of the Xiucai family (rebirth)

"Today, Drunken Red Mansion sings and dances to promote peace. I heard that the oiran will also perform on stage, recruiting guests. This kind of opportunity is extremely rare. Brother-in-law, don't refuse it. There are no outsiders here."

Walking to a place full of voices, Lan Xuan pulled Lin Qingyu and walked inside.

At this time, Lin Qingyu also discovered that the silk and bamboo string music that she had just heard came from this magnificent attic. The old bustard at the door was warmly entertaining the visitors with heavy makeup, and the smell of rouge and water powder on her body was pungent.

In an instant, the old bustard found her and Lan Xuan, glanced at their clothes, and slightly fixed on Lan Xuan's lap, the enthusiasm faded from his face, and he rolled his eyes, "So it's Mr. Lan, you still don't give up. Woolen cloth?"

The old bustard waved his sleeves coldly to signal them to go in. From the corner of his eye, he caught sight of another person coming, and immediately smiled and walked forward happily.

Lan Xuan ignored her, and pulled Lin Qingyu's arm tightly, "I heard that Huakuai cherishes talents, if she can answer the questions she asked, we don't need to spend a penny tonight."

The crowd squeezed Lin Qingyu inside, but Lin Qingyu couldn't break free from Lan Xuan's hand, and was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead, and he couldn't hear what he was saying clearly. "Brother, I really can't go, the little lady will be angry..."

Lan Xuan didn't hear what Lin Qingyu was saying, he just dragged her to squeeze in, brushed past all kinds of strong fragrance and all kinds of sweat and body odor, went to a bench and sat down, Lin Qingyu felt that she was stinky up.

She grabbed her collar and sniffed it, and couldn't help frowning. The little lady would definitely find out that she smelled so bad.

Lin Qingyu couldn't think of how to hide it, and she was already ready to tell the truth.

The singing and dancing on the stage has been going on for a while, but the oiran hasn't come on stage yet. Lan Xuan lost interest after watching it for a while. Looking around, he saw two scholars in shabby clothes, so he dragged Lin Qingyu over, "Brother-in-law Let's go, go over and ask, see if they are candidates who came to Beijing to rush for the exam, maybe you can exchange and discuss."

With no hope for her own career, Lan Xuan unconsciously pinned her hopes on Lin Qingyu, especially after knowing that Lin Qingyu had passed the provincial examination once.

"Brother, I want to go back..."

Lin Qingyu was very reluctant, and muttered in a low voice, but Lan Xuan was not the Lan Qing who was obedient to her, "Don't worry, the main scene hasn't come up yet."

He is determined to see the oiran tonight...

The two of them were indeed candidates for the exam in Beijing. They were in their early thirties, and their faces couldn't hide their joy. When they saw Lan Xuan coming to talk, they warmly called them brothers and sisters, as if they were close friends at first sight.

Originally, they were just sitting and chatting dryly, but one of them, a man surnamed Liu, took a good face, gritted his teeth and spent money to buy two jugs of wine and two appetizers, and followed the waiter to a place with tables and chairs on the other side.

The four of them sat down and became more casual.

The man surnamed Liu was holding the wine glass, sniffing it lightly, his face intoxicated, Zhang Juren next to him sneered and said: "Brother Liu, the fortune is coming, and the sky is just around the corner. Are you afraid that you won't be able to drink good wine in the future?"

As soon as the words came to the bottom of his heart, the man burst out laughing, drank it down in one gulp, his eyes were stern, and he said viciously; "When I get to the top, I want that old slave who looks down on people to look good!"

Zhang Juren nodded in agreement, and then asked Lin Qingyu and the two of them: "Did you get blindsided when you came here? If you didn't want to see Miss Yunwu, who would rarely set foot in her drunken red building, and bring a big sedan chair to invite both of my brothers?" Not coming."

Yunwu is the name of the oiran of Zuihonglou. It is said that she has a very beautiful appearance, and her charm is comparable to the most beautiful woman in the world.

Of course, the most desirable thing is that this beauty prefers talented scholars and beauties with outstanding literary talents. It is rumored that if she is favored, not only can she get financial support, but she can even be introduced to dignitaries.

"That's right, the bustard doesn't know Mount Tai with eyes, and the two elder brothers are imposing, and they are not ordinary people at first glance." Lan Xuan praised them, and raised his glass to respect them.

Lin Qingyu pursed her mouth symbolically, and couldn't help coughing again. She pressed her fist to her lips, suppressing the discomfort in her chest with difficulty.

After drinking a few more cups, everyone's faces were flushed, Zhang Juren asked Lan Xuan with a smile, "Brother Lan, do you know how lucky my brother is?"

"Oh?" Lan Xuan looked surprised, "What's a good way?"

Zhang Juren didn't say anything immediately, but looked at Liu Juren with a smile, "Brother Liu..."

Liu Juren understood what he meant and put on a gesture, "Since Brother Lan wants to know, you can tell him."

"Do you know about the fraud case in the Yuyang examination hall?" That Zhang Juren lowered his voice, and said mysteriously: "Brother Liu has made a great contribution."

"what?"

Lin Qingyu suddenly made a sound, which startled Zhang Juren. He didn't expect that the taciturn young scholar would have a mood change all night. He couldn't help looking at Lin Qingyu, "Brother Lin, what's the matter? Don't you believe it?"

"Are you all from Yu Yang?" Lin Qingyu asked.

"Naturally," the two nodded, and Liu Juren couldn't help it anymore, and said by himself, "It hasn't been reported yet, but it's absolutely true, because I am the scholar from Yuyang City who exposed the cheating case."

He said with a long sigh, but his expression couldn't hide his joy, "I was unlucky and failed the exams repeatedly, and this year my name was not on the list, so I ran to drink because I was upset and depressed. Someone told me that this year's examiners received bribes, Those of us who should be famous on the list are picked out and dealt with, and those who are as stupid as pigs will be on the list."

"It's just a matter of having a few bad money soon," Zhang Juren snorted coldly.

"Brother Zhang said that," Liu Juren nodded, and said again: "I went to the examiner's office to seek justice, but fortunately God opened my eyes and let me find the evidence. Brother Zhang and I worked together and reported it to the magistrate , This new magistrate is really a good official who pleaded for the people, and he made the decision for us and gave us justice. Although there is no ranking, it is enough to make me happy to admit me."

"This is the first scientific examination held since the Empress ascended the throne. What they did was to slap His Majesty in the face. In my opinion, none of the examiners involved could escape."

Zhang Juren raised his hand, made a gesture of wiping his neck, and looked at Liu Juren, and the two laughed.

"It really is good luck," Lan Xuan also laughed, "Brother Liu is also a blessing in disguise."

Lin Qingyu knew what was going on in her heart, and her test papers might have been singled out and dealt with, but she still had a question, cheating in the test room was a matter of life and death, how could those people easily let Liu Juren find evidence?

After hesitating for a moment, Lin Qingyu asked doubts in his heart, "Brother Liu, is the evidence really that easy to find?"

"This..." When Liu Juren heard the words, he showed embarrassment and smiled, "Brother Lin is smart, it seems that I can't hide it from you, but I was really lucky. Someone told me the truth that day, but I thought the other party It's not something that I, a low-status scholar, can provoke, so I can only admit this dumb loss. But my heart became more and more depressed, and I drank too much for a while, and I went home in a daze without knowing why. In a panic, I touched a stack of test papers. My test paper is on the top, that person is not lying to me, God helped me like this back then, how can I not take a gamble?"

"I think you all know what happened later. Because of my meritorious service, I was admitted as a juren."

Lin Qingyu wanted to ask him if he was not afraid of being used, but on second thought, judging from the later results, he might have already made arrangements for the people behind it, and there was only one person left to hand over the evidence.

She knew it well, so she didn't ask any more questions.

Lin Qingyu was full of thoughts, she thought a lot, she didn't understand the affairs of the court, she didn't know who to suspect was a corrupt official who endangered the country, but she also wanted to be a good official for the people to share the worries of His Majesty, to live up to years of hard study ...

I also want to protect His Majesty, even though this idea is beyond my control...

After an unknown amount of time, someone in the crowd suddenly shouted: Miss Yunwu is here.

That Liu Juren stood up excitedly, Zhang Juren also stood up and waited and watched, but Lan Xuan was still calm, he raised his hand and patted Lin Qingyu's shoulder, looked around, and saw that almost everyone's eyes were attracted by the oiran, no one Looking at himself, he said in a deep voice: "Brother-in-law, I heard Qing'er said that you have a very good literary talent, can you do me a favor?"

The little lady's elder brother asked for something, Lin Qingyu was quite flattered, "Young lady really flattered me, I still know how much I have, and I am willing to help, I am afraid that you will look down upon me, brother."

Lan Xuan was not polite to her either, knowing that she was willing to help, he said straightly: "Later the oiran will come up with a question, whether it is a pair or a poem, you have to take a look at Brother Wei after you answer it, don't sign it, if you write something that compares to Brother Wei Alright, let’s title it my brother’s name.”

"You...Brother, sister-in-law is still pregnant, you can't let her down..."

Lin Qingyu wanted to refuse. If the elder brother-in-law was sent to the oiran's room, the sister-in-law would definitely annoy her if she knew about it.

"This is the only chance for my brother."

Lan Xuan frowned tightly, with a solemn expression, as if carved out of the same mold as Lan Bang.

Lin Qingyu shook her head resolutely, "No, brother, let's go after watching the singing and dancing. Maybe my sister-in-law is still awake and waiting for you to come back."

As for the little lady, she must be waiting for her, Lin Qingyu desperately wanted to go back...