Lian Erye's Road to Imperial Examination

Wu'er liked Jia Lian, but her parents didn't tell Shanzhang and Shanzhang's wife, and she was too embarrassed to tell her grandparents, so Shanzhang and Shanzhang's wife didn't know anything about it.

While trimming potted plants, Mrs. Shanchang told her granddaughter about Jia Lian: "Brother Lian, this kid is good-looking, smart, and very polite. He is really a good kid."

As Wu'er listened, the corners of his mouth curled up into a chuckle.It seems that grandparents like him very much.

"Your grandfather almost accepted him as a formal student."

After Wu'er heard this, he raised his head and looked at Mrs. Shan Chang in surprise: "Almost? Why didn't Grandpa accept him as a formal student?"

"I heard that he and Aze were very close, so your grandfather gave up." Aze is the fourth prince's nickname.

After hearing this, Wu'er felt sorry for Jia Lian.Should she remind him to stay away from fourth cousin?

Mrs. Shanchang didn't talk about Jia Lian's topic anymore, but changed the topic to other things.

Wu'er wanted to hear more about Jia Lian, but Mrs. Shanchang didn't want to talk about it, and she was too embarrassed to ask.

You hour, the day's class ends.

Jia Lian came out of the study, ready to say goodbye to Mrs. Shanchang, but she couldn't find Mrs. Shanchang after searching around.

Wu'er was weeding in the garden in the backyard, when she saw Jia Lian walking in, she was startled and immediately became at a loss.She is wearing a coarse cloth now, her hands are covered with mud, maybe there is dirt on her face, how can she see him?

Jia Lian saw Wu'er squatting in the garden but could not see Mrs. Shan Chang, and asked, "Miss Wu, where is the teacher?"

Wu'er wiped her hands quickly, stood up and faced Jia Lian, because there was a distance between them, so she became more courageous and dared to look directly at Jia Lian.

"My grandma went to the vegetable garden to pick vegetables." Mrs. Shan Chang likes to grow things by herself, and specially plowed a piece of land behind their yard to grow vegetables, which is enough for her and Shan Chang to eat daily.

"Then I'll go find my wife."

"My grandma should be back soon."

"I'll help my wife get the vegetables." After finishing speaking, Jia Lian left and went to the vegetable garden to find Mrs. Shan Chang.

Seeing that Jia Lian had left, Wu'er hurried back to the room to freshen up and change into clean clothes.

After a while, Jia Lian and Mrs. Shan Chang came back. Jia Lian was holding a vegetable basket in his hand, which contained fresh vegetables just picked.

"Grandma, you are back." Wu'er thanked Jia Lian, "Thank you, Young Master Jia."

Jia Lian waved his hand: "It's nothing, I'll go and take the dishes to the kitchen."

"Brother Lian, stay for dinner tonight."

"Master, Wanju has already cooked my dinner, so I won't have dinner with you."

"Okay." Mrs. Shan Chang looked regretful.

After Jia Lian delivered the dishes to the kitchen, he left without looking at Wu'er from the beginning to the end.

Seeing the back of Jia Lian leaving, Wu'er was very conflicted, does Jia Lian still remember her?

The next day, when Jia Lian came to class, because he had a strange dream last night, he was wondering what the dream meant all the way, so he didn't pay attention when he was walking, and bumped into the pillar directly.

With a bang, a red and swollen spore appeared on Jia Lian's forehead, and he gasped in pain: "Hiss..."

Wu'er was watering the flowers. When she saw Jia Lian hit the pillar and fell to the ground, she quickly dropped the watering can in her hand and walked over. Of course, she kept it for a while.

"Master Jia, are you alright?"

Jia Lian rubbed his forehead, raised his eyes to look over, and then saw Wu'er's appearance clearly, and couldn't help but froze for a while.He wasn't surprised by Wu'er's beautiful face, but felt a little familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere.

Being stared at by Jia Lian, Wu'er blushed slightly, lowered her head shyly, and asked in a low voice, "Young Master Jia, are you alright?"

There was a sharp pain on his forehead, and Jia Lian who was in pain came back to his senses, quickly looked away, and apologized to Wu'er: "Miss Wu, I'm sorry, I was rude just now." It should be an illusion. Everyone can remember.The granddaughter of the head of the mountain, he had never seen before.

"It's okay, are you okay?" Seeing that Jia Lian's forehead was very red and swollen, Wu'er said nervously, "Mr. Jia, your forehead is swollen. You have to deal with it quickly. I'll go to grandma." Hastily left.

Soon, Mrs. Shan Chang came over, and seeing Jia Lian's forehead was so red and swollen, her eyes were full of distress: "Why are you so careless when you walk..."

Jia Lian laughed and said, "I was thinking about something, but I didn't notice the pillars in front of me."

"Walk carefully in the future, go to the living room first, and I will give you medicine."

"Don't be so troublesome, the swelling will subside in two days."

Mrs. Shanchang glared at Jia Lian, and said in a stern tone, "It's so swollen, you need to take medicine, or it will become more swollen." Then, she dragged Jia Lian to the living room, muttering, "Don't think that you A boy can be so careless."

Jia Lian didn't dare to say anything more, so she could only obediently be dragged to the medicine.

Mrs. Shan Chang gave Jia Lian some medicine, and said distressedly: "Fortunately, it didn't break the skin. Don't be so careless next time."

Jia Lian endured the pain and said, "Yes."

After taking the good medicine, Jia Lian went to class, completely forgetting the familiarity with Wu'er.

Wu'er stayed in Zishan Academy for seven days. Although she could see Jia Lian often during these seven days, she basically didn't talk to Jia Lian, which made her feel a little regretful.What made her most sad was that Jia Lian didn't seem to recognize her, maybe Jia Lian had forgotten her long ago.

Jia Lian didn't have any feelings for the granddaughter of the head of the mountain, but thought that the granddaughter was quite quiet and shy.As for whether he recognized her as the little loli four years ago, he had long forgotten the fat and cute little girl under the cherry tree.

Wu'er came here full of expectations, but returned with disappointment and melancholy.

Jia Lian didn't take Wu'er's arrival and departure to heart, and continued to study with the head of the mountain.

At the end of the day's class, the head of the mountain did not rush to let Jia Lian leave, but chatted with him about some extracurricular topics.

"You are very close to Prince Jin?" In fact, the head of the mountain didn't want to care about this matter, but he really liked Jia Lian, a smart and hardworking student, otherwise he would not have wanted to accept him as a formal student before.He didn't want to see such a good seedling get involved in the power struggle between the princes.

The most important thing is that he is not optimistic about Prince Jin. Although Prince Jin is a corporal and respects scholars very much, he feels that Prince Jin is doing so much deliberately for the sake of the throne. He just uses scholars instead of respecting scholars from the bottom of his heart.

Prince Jin is too hypocritical and not suitable for contacts and close friendships.He really didn't want to see Jia Lian being deceived by Prince Jin.

Jia Lian was taken aback by the question, but he didn't expect the head of the mountain to ask him this question.

"No." He didn't get close to Prince Jin.

"Really? I heard that Prince Jin valued you very much. Three years ago, he specially gave you a She Inkstone." After the Shanzhang finished speaking, he took a deep look at Jia Lian.

Jia Lian opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but didn't know whether to say it or not.

Seeing Jia Lian's hesitant expression, Shan Chang's eyes flashed with doubt: "If you have something to say, just say it."

Jia Lian was very hesitant, after all, Shanzhang and Prince Jin were relatives.

The head of the mountain raised his eyebrows with some dissatisfaction: "Why, can't you tell me?"

"Shan Zhang, I just want to study hard and get the first prize in the exam."

"Then what's going on with you and Prince Jin?"

Jia Lian saw that the head of the mountain asked the question, and knew that the head of the mountain would not let him go if he didn't tell the reason.

"Shan Zhang, I don't want to have anything to do with Prince Jin."

Hearing this, the head of the mountain raised the corners of his mouth with great interest, and asked, "You don't want to associate with Prince Jin, why?"

Jia Lian looked at the expression of the head of the mountain, seeing that he didn't seem very angry, he was quietly relieved, and then said: "I am still young, I just want to study hard, and then get the first prize in the exam, and I don't want to talk to any prince. relationship."

"Since you don't want to get involved with any prince, how did you accept Prince Jin's kindness?"

"Shan Zhang, can I say that I don't want to accept it." Jia Lian said with a bitter face, "I have refused before, but he is the prince, and I am not allowed to refuse."

Shan Chang thought of Prince Jin's character and thought it was very possible.

"Prince Jin is gentle, why don't you want to get close to him?" Shan Zhang asked intentionally.

This question stopped Jia Lian, he didn't know whether he should tell the truth.If the truth is told, the head of the mountain will tell Prince Jin what to do.

As if seeing the scruples in Jia Lian's heart, the head of the mountain gave him a comforting smile: "Don't worry, I won't tell Prince Jin."

Hearing what Shan Zhang said, Jia Lian felt relieved, and Shan Zhang's words could still be trusted.

"I don't want to get involved in the battle between the princes."

After hearing this, the head of the mountain lit up, and continued to ask: "You don't support Prince Jin?"

Jia Lian shook his head slightly: "Sir, I don't want to support anyone." Emperor Longwu was an upright man and lived a good life, so he would not foolishly support any prince.

The head of the mountain looked at Jia Lian sharply. Seeing that he said this with a serious expression, he knew that he was not lying, and he was very satisfied.

"You are still young, so you should focus on the next general examination and palace examination, and don't think about fighting for power."

Jia Lian was surprised when he heard this: "Does the master disapprove of me supporting the prince?"

The head of the mountain nodded slightly: "Yes."

Upon hearing this, Jia Lian breathed a sigh of relief: "Don't worry, sir, I will study hard."

Hearing what Jia Lian said, Shan Chang probably guessed the purpose of Prince Jin, and frowned slightly, feeling very displeased.Jia Lian was still a student, so Prince Jin insisted that Jia Lianbang belong to him.

"The things that Prince Jin gave you, you should keep them well, and find an opportunity to send them back in the future." The fourth child has good eyesight and can see Jia Lian's future, so when Jia Lian was still young, he firmly settled him down.The fourth child is so scheming that he doesn't even let children go.

"That's what I planned too." However, he felt that the possibility of going back was relatively small.

"Okay, you can go back." He was relieved that Jia Lian would not support Prince Jin, but he still couldn't accept Jia Lian as a formal student.Now everyone thinks that Jia Lian belongs to Prince Jin. Once he accepts Jia Lian as a formal student, he will automatically belong to the lineage of Prince Jin. This is not what he wants.

"Thank you for your hard work today, the student said goodbye."

After Jia Lian left, Mrs. Shan Chang asked, "Are you sure? Brother Lian is the fourth child?"

"No, he doesn't want to support the fourth child, he doesn't want to support anyone."

A flash of surprise flashed in Mrs. Shanchang's eyes, and then she smiled and said, "This kid is very smart." Her tone was full of appreciation.

"It's very smart, but the fourth..." The head of the mountain frowned slightly, and said with some dissatisfaction, "The fourth is too scheming, so he tied Jia Lian into his team forcefully."

Of course Mrs. Shanchang also knew what Prince Jin did to Jia Lian, and she was also very displeased: "The fourth child has a lot of thoughts since he was a child, but he has a very accurate eye for seeing people."

"Well, if Jia Lian doesn't support him, I don't know what will happen to him." This is what the head of the mountain is most worried about.

Mrs. Shan Chang didn't want Jia Lian to be embarrassed by Prince Jin in the future, she said with a smile: "At that time, we will protect him. For our sake, the fourth child should not make things difficult for him."

The head of the mountain nodded lightly: "En."

Jia Lian didn't know that Shan Chang and Shan Chang's wife had guaranteed him in the future, protecting him from being embarrassed by Prince Jin in the future.

"Such a good seedling, I don't want to be harmed by the fourth child."

"I don't know what the emperor is thinking, and I have been letting the eldest brother and the fourth child compete." Her nephew is becoming more and more unpredictable.

The head of the mountain probably guessed the purpose of Emperor Longwu, but it was hard to say it out.

"The emperor has the emperor's plan, so we don't have to worry about it."

Mrs. Shanchang thought it was right after thinking about it: "Yes, these things have nothing to do with us." The couple never asked about the royal family.

When Jia Lian returned from vacation, he saw the eunuch who had been to the mansion several times and invited him to Jinwang Mansion.

He really wanted not to go, but he couldn't not go.Just take this opportunity to explain clearly to Prince Jin.Otherwise, I don't know what Prince Jin will do.

People in Rongguo Mansion were shocked when they heard that Prince Jin sent someone to invite Jia Lian to the palace as a guest.

When Jia Zhu heard this, he became angry again and broke a lot of things.

Mrs. Wang just came out of the Buddhist hall, and when she heard this, she felt very unwilling, and wondered why the fourth prince didn't value her son Jia Zhu.

No, if this continues, the Rongguo Mansion will become Jia Lian's, and Zhu Ge'er will have no status in the mansion.

She has to think about Zhu Geer's future.

Suddenly there was a stabbing pain in her knee, and Mrs. Wang frowned in pain, making her temporarily unable to think about other things.

"Madam, you have suffered for the past two months, you should take a good rest now."

Mrs. Wang nodded slightly: "What you said is true." After finishing speaking, thinking of the previous events, her eyes suddenly became sharp, "I obviously want Jia Lian's hair, how could it become Master's hair? The girl you are looking for is What's going on?" At that time, she was too scared to think about how her hair became the master's.After being imprisoned in the Buddhist hall, she discovered that all of this was a conspiracy, and someone had deliberately put her hair in a bunker.

"Xiaozhu has no problem, the problem lies with the girl next to Young Master Lian." Zhou Rui's family said, "But the slave has already kicked Xiaozhu out of the house."

Mrs. Wang was very satisfied with what Zhou Rui's family did: "You did a good job."

"Madam, the young master told the old lady about what you were thinking before, but the old lady doesn't want to pursue it anymore."

"What?" Mrs. Wang's eyes widened, with an expression of disbelief on her face, "The master was murdered, and the old lady didn't pursue it?"

"The old lady said that it was you who used witchcraft to harm others, so I can't blame others."

After hearing this, Mrs. Wang looked angry: "I just wanted Jia Lian to fail the general examination, but they made the master fall ill."

"The old lady said that if the investigation continues, the old man will be forced to report to the police, and then it will be bad."

Hearing the words "reporting to the official", Mrs. Wang's eyes flashed with fear.If Jia Amnesty goes to report to the officials, their family will undoubtedly die.

"Madam, it's better not to pursue it." Zhou Rui's family persuaded.

Mrs. Wang was very unwilling, but she didn't want to die, so she had to let it go.

"This debt, I will get it back in the future." I will definitely get it back ten times in the future.

Zhou Rui's family sighed inwardly, but his wife still didn't realize that although the witchcraft subsided this time, the big house caught him.If Da Fang gets angry, Da Fang might report to the officials.

Mrs. Wang still wanted to say something, but she was so tired that she fell asleep after a while.Before falling asleep, he was still thinking about how the people in the big room got Jia Zheng's hair.

Jia Lian followed the eunuch to Prince Jin's mansion, and found that Prince Jin had invited no one but him alone, which made him vigilant involuntarily.

The fourth prince was tasting in the garden, and when he saw Jia Lian coming, he waved to him.

"come over."

Jia Lian walked over and bowed to the fourth prince first: "The student has seen the prince."

The fourth prince stood up, held Jia Lian's hand, and helped him up: "There is no need for so many gifts."

Jia Lian felt a little uncomfortable when he saw that the fourth prince was holding onto his hand so he would not let go. He raised his hands and broke away from the fourth prince's hand, and said respectfully, "Rites cannot be broken."

The fourth prince chuckled lightly and said, "There are no outsiders here, so there is no need to be so polite, just sit down."

Jia Lian sat down opposite the fourth prince, who personally poured him a cup of tea.

"Thank you, Lord."

"How did you learn from Mr. Feng?"

When Jia Lian heard this, she sighed in her heart, and she really came here for this matter.

"The head of the mountain is very knowledgeable, and learning from him has benefited me a lot."

"With Mr. Feng's guidance, you should have no problem next year's exam."

"Hopefully."

The fourth prince put down the teacup in his hand, and stared at Jia Lian with his face propped up.

Jia Lian felt terrified at the sight of the fourth prince, the expression on his face was stiff, and he was about to be unable to hold on.

"My lord, is there something on the student's face?"

The fourth prince smiled and said, "No, I just think you look better the longer you grow."

Jia Lian: "..." Was he being molested?

The fourth prince suddenly stretched out his hand, lifted Jia Lian's chin, and looked carefully at Jia Lian's face with his eyes: "Well, many girls are not as good-looking as you."

Jia Lian quickly freed his chin from the hands of the fourth prince. The moment the fourth prince lifted his chin just now, he got goosebumps.

"My lord, are you praising the students or demoting them?"

The fourth prince raised his hand and patted Jia Lian's head, and said with a gentle smile, "Of course I'm praising you." In two years, this child will become even more beautiful.

Jia Lian didn't notice the undercurrent in the fourth prince's eyes, and was not used to the fourth prince being so intimate with him. "My lord, the student is a man, and being praised for his good looks is not something to be happy about."

"I'm telling the truth."

Jia Lian could only laugh dryly at such a compliment: "Hehe..." He cursed in his heart, you look good on your sister, labor and capital are not women, and she is not happy at all to be praised like this.

Next, the fourth prince inquired about Jia Lian's affairs in Zishan Academy in detail, and also asked about the affairs between him and Feng Yutang.

Jia Lian picked up some irrelevant things to tell the fourth prince.

"It seems that you are very hardworking."

"It should." Jia Lian hesitated in his heart, but decided to speak out, "My lord, the student wants to tell you something."

"You said."

"My lord, don't give anything to the students anymore, the students can't afford it."

"Why, you don't like it?"

"Students can't afford not to be rewarded for nothing."

Hearing this, the fourth prince suddenly looked at Jia Lian very sharply: "You don't want it?"

Jia Lian suddenly felt a heavy air pressure rushing towards his face, but he was not afraid. He looked directly at the fourth prince with a very serious expression: "I don't want it."

Seeing that Jia Lian was not afraid, the fourth prince was a little surprised, but he appreciated Jia Lian even more in his heart.

"Why don't you want it?"

"My lord, with all due respect to the students, I don't want to have too close a relationship with you."

Hearing this, the fourth prince's face darkened in an instant, and his tone was cold: "Are you despising me?" Just now he called himself me, but now he calls himself his king, which shows that he is angry.

Jia Lian stood up, bowed to the fourth prince, and said neither humble nor overbearing: "Students dare not, students just don't want others to think that I passed the exam by relying on the prince."

The fourth prince slightly raised his brows, as if he didn't expect Jia Lian to say such a thing.

"Someone thinks you relied on me to pass the exam?"

"Yes, students don't want to be misunderstood."

When the fourth prince heard Jia Lian say this, his unhappiness dissipated immediately.A child as old as Jia Lian wants to prove his own strength through his own efforts. He is definitely not convinced when he is said to rely on him to pass the exam.

"I owe it to me."

"My lord is serious." Seeing that the fourth prince didn't seem to be angry, Jia Lian breathed a sigh of relief inwardly.To be honest, he was really afraid just now that the fourth prince would arrange a crime for him in a fit of anger, and then make trouble for him.This world where the imperial power is supreme is really... so fucking annoying.

"In this case, I will send you off privately next time."

Jia Lian quickly waved his hand: "No need, my lord, I don't lack anything, so don't spend any money."

The fourth prince stood up, walked in front of Jia Lian, raised his hand and patted his head and said: "This is my heart, don't refuse."

Jia Lian: "..." He really wanted to tell the Fourth Prince directly, I don't want to be your teammate, so just give up and let me go.Unfortunately, he didn't have the guts to say it.

The fourth prince touched Jia Lian with his hand, and said softly, "I like to give you things."

Jia Lian was touched, and frightened her whole body stiffened, she quickly retreated to distance herself from the fourth prince.What's the matter with the fourth prince, he shook his hand, touched his head, and touched his face, it's too intimate.

Seeing Jia Lian retreating, the fourth prince lost the tender touch in his hands, and a look of pity flashed in his eyes.It's not the time yet, you can't scare him, wait another two years.

"Let's stay for lunch at noon today."

"My lord, I'm sorry, I have an appointment with Mr. Li to have dinner at his house at noon, so I can't..." He will definitely suffer from indigestion if he eats with the fourth prince.

"Since we have an appointment with Mr. Li, forget it. Next time we have a chance to have dinner together."

"Does the prince have anything else to do? If not, the student will leave first."

"No, I called you here today just to care about your situation in Zishan Academy." The fourth prince had a gentle smile on his lips.

"Thank you, my lord, for your concern. The students will leave first."

"Study well with Mr. Feng."

"Yes."

The fourth prince asked the eunuch to take Jia Lian to the door, and gave him a lot of delicious food before leaving.

Jia Lian didn't want it, but the fourth prince didn't allow him to refuse, so he could only bring a big box of snacks back.

On the way back, Jia Lian kept thinking about how to draw a clear line with the fourth prince in the future, and said that it would definitely not work, it was really worrying.

In order not to let the fourth prince suspect, Jia Lian left the Prince Jin Mansion, went directly to Li Daoqing's house, and gave Li Daoqing the pastry that the fourth prince had rewarded.

Li Daoqing said that he didn't like sweet and greasy pastries, so he asked Jia Lian to take them back.

Jia Lian had lunch with Li Daoqing and chatted with Li Daoqing for a while before returning to Rongguo Mansion.

As soon as he returned to the mansion, he saw that everyone came to look for him, but he had no choice but to go to Jia Mu's first.

"Brother Lian, what does Prince Jin want from you?"

"Nothing, just asking about my situation in the academy."

Seeing that Jia Lian was holding a big food box in his hand, Jia's mother asked curiously, "Brother Lian, what are you holding in your hand?"

"This is a pastry rewarded by the prince. If grandma doesn't mind, let's eat it together."

When Jiamu heard this, a bright smile appeared on her face: "The cakes in the palace must be made by the imperial chef, and they must be delicious."

Jia Lian handed the food box to everyone Lai, asked her to open it, and took it out for Mother Jia to eat.

Mother Jia asked the maid to inform the nanny to bring Jia Baoyu over.

Jia Baoyu is over one year old and can eat some pastries.

"Brother Lian, hold Baoyu in your arms and feed Baoyu some pastries."

Jia Lian was so frightened that he quickly refused: "Grandmother, I don't know the severity. I will hurt Baoyu." He would not hug Jia Baoyu even if he was killed.

Jia's mother thought it was possible, so she didn't ask Jia Lian to feed Jia Baoyu with cakes.

"Brother Lian, Prince Jin values ​​you so much, you must study hard and don't let him down."

"Grandmother said so."

"Someone sent a lot of hairy crabs today. I asked the kitchen to cook a lot. I will send them to you when the time comes. Don't forget to drink to keep out the cold when you eat."

"Thank you grandma."

Jia's mother took Jia Lian and babbled about many trivial matters, which made Jia Lian almost impatient.

On the other hand, Mrs. Wang became very low-key when she came out of the Buddhist hall. Apart from saying hello to Jia Mu every day, she copied Buddhist scriptures and worshiped Buddha in her own room, and did not do anything else.

Jia's mother was very satisfied with Mrs. Wang's performance, thinking that Mrs. Wang really regretted it.

Mrs. Wang did this, of course, not because of sincere remorse, but because she wanted to regain the power in charge of the Rongguo Mansion.

In order to appease the big house and show her attitude, Jia's mother did not return the power of Rongguo Mansion to Mrs. Wang.She planned in her heart to let Mrs. Wang take charge of the Rongguo Mansion after a while, but now is not the time.

Time passed quickly, and it was the next year in the blink of an eye, and there were still more than ten days before the exam.

During this period of time, nothing major happened, and the Rongguo Mansion was very peaceful.However, during the Shangyuan Festival, Jia Zhu fell ill when he came back because of the rain, and he still hasn't recovered.

Jia Zhu fell ill, which broke Jia's mother and Mrs. Wang's heart.This time Jia Zhu's illness was not as serious as the previous few times, but procrastination is not good.No matter how much he recuperated and how much medicine he took, he just couldn't get better. The imperial doctor said that Jia Zhu's foundation was weak and he had to take it slowly.

Jia's mother and Mrs. Wang tried their best to supplement Jia Zhu's body, but no matter how many supplements he took, Jia Zhu's body still did not improve.

"Brother Lian, you have time to talk to your elder brother to relieve boredom."

Jia Lian thought that seeing him, Jia Zhu might aggravate his condition.

"Is the elder brother's condition still not improving?"

"It's a little better, but I still can't get out of bed."

"Then I'll go and see my elder brother later." The original book didn't mention when Jia Zhu died of illness. Could it be this year?

"kindness."

After Jia Lian came out from Jia's mother, he went directly to Jia Zhu's yard.Unexpectedly, Jia Zhu's nanny refused him to visit Jia Zhu on the grounds that Jia Zhu was resting and hadn't woken up yet, so she couldn't see him.

Jia Lian was not angry when he was rejected, he guessed early on that the reason why he came was just for show, he didn't want to visit Jia Zhu.

Before returning to her yard, Jia Mu called her over again. Jia Lian became a little impatient. Could the old lady find him if she has nothing to do?

When he came to Jia Mu's house again, Jia Lian found that Jia Zheng was actually there.

"I met my grandmother and my second uncle."

Jia Zheng responded indifferently: "Yes."

"Did grandma call me here for something?"

"Tell you good news."

"What good news?"

Mother Jia smiled and said, "Your aunt gave birth to a daughter on February [-]th." The daughter has been married for many years and has never been pregnant. She finally gave birth to a brother two years ago, but she died unexpectedly, which made her sad for a long time. .Last year, her daughter was pregnant again. She was very happy for a long time. She hoped that her daughter would have another brother, but she did not expect her daughter to give birth to a daughter.The girl couldn't take over the lineage of the Lin family, she felt sorry for her daughter.However, the daughter is still young and can be born again in the future.

Jia Lian was shocked when he heard the words, Lin Daiyu was born!But counting the time, it's time to be born.

"No wonder grandma is so happy." In a few years, Lin Daiyu will enter Rongguo Mansion.

"I'm happy for your aunt." Before Jia Min got married, Mother Jia doted on her very much.After her daughter got married, she never saw her again, and she kept thinking about it in her heart, hoping that her life would be fine.

"My aunt must be very happy." Jia Min seemed to have died of illness not long after giving birth to Lin Daiyu.Then, Lin Daiyu will come to Rongguo Mansion.Thinking of Lin Daiyu's situation in Rongguo Mansion in the original book, Jia Lian was full of sympathy.Life under the fence of others is indeed difficult. When Lin Daiyu comes, he, as a cousin, should protect her more.

Suddenly, Mother Jia sighed heavily: "Oh... your aunt's daughter is not in good health, I'm really afraid..." I'm really afraid that this child will die again.

"No, my little cousin will be healthy."

"Brother Lian is right, your aunt's daughter will be fine." Jia's mother decided to go to Fuling Temple to burn incense next month and pray for her daughter and granddaughter, hoping that they are safe and healthy.

"Mother, why don't I go to Yangzhou again to see my sister."

"You have business, so you can't always ask for leave." Before Jia Min's son died, Jia's mother was worried about her daughter, so Jia Zheng went to Yangzhou to visit her daughter.

"Grandma, let my father go, anyway, he's fine at home." He wanted to go by himself, but there were still more than ten days to go before the exam, so he didn't have time to go.

Jia's mother thought Jia Lian's proposal was good: "Okay, let your father go." Jia's mother asked everyone to call Jia Amnesty.

When Jia She heard that he was asked to go to Yangzhou, he was very reluctant. He didn't want to travel far, but he couldn't find an excuse to refuse, so he could only go there once.

"You have to persuade your sister well, let her relax, and let her take good care of her body."

"Got it, mother."

When he came out of Jiamu's yard, he learned that it was Jia Lian who suggested him to go to Yangzhou. Jia She was very angry.

"Why did you suggest that I go to Yangzhou, you unfilial son? Yangzhou is so far away, and it takes a long time to take a boat. I can't bear it."

"Auntie is your real sister, shouldn't you visit her?" Jia Lian gave Jia She a sideways look, "If I didn't want to take the exam, I would have gone."

"what are you going to do?"

"Of course to visit my aunt."

"What's so interesting." Jia Amnesty didn't have a deep affection for Jia Min, because Jia Min was not very close to his elder brother before getting married. "I went, she might still dislike me."

"How could it be? Eldest brother traveled thousands of miles to visit her. It's too late for her to be happy. How could she dislike her?"

"Hmph, she doesn't like me as an elder brother very much." Ever since she was a child, the younger sister liked to follow her second brother, and she was very indifferent to him as an elder brother.

"Uncle Lin is Tanhua, you can ask him for advice when you go."

When Jia Amnesty heard this, his eyes lit up: "Okay." In fact, Jia Amnesty still missed Jia Min's sister very much, but he couldn't bear it. Now that Jia Lian gave him a step, he went down. "But I'll go to Yangzhou after you finish the exam."

"Alright."

Jia's mother had no objection to Jia Amnesty's going to Yangzhou after the examination.

The examination will start on the ninth day of March. During this time, the capital city becomes lively. Many students and parents from all over the country come, and the inns in the capital city are full.

Walking on the streets of the capital, you can meet candidates and students with various accents anytime and anywhere.Merchants in the capital were so happy from ear to ear, they would make a lot of money in the annual test.

Seeing that he had missed a chance to make a fortune, Jia Lian was very regretful. If he won the first prize this year, he would have to move out of the Rongguo Mansion. Then he would have to rely on himself and spend money on everything.

How could he forget about making money? It would be ugly if he didn't have any money when he opened his own house.Forget it, let's find a way to make money after passing the exam.

The research papers from all over the country gathered in the capital, and the people in the capital were guessing who would pass the Huiyuan exam this year, would Jia Lian continue to pass the Huiyuan exam, and pass the five yuan exam?

The common people in the capital have great curiosity and expectations about what kind of results Jia Lian can get in the examination.

Over the years, both Huiyuan and Zhuangyuan were passed by outsiders, but the locals in the capital did not pass the exam, which made the people in the capital feel very ashamed.Therefore, they very much hoped that Jia Lian would continue to perform his miracles, pass the Huiyuan examination, and win for their students in the capital.

These days, no matter where Jia Lian goes, someone will encourage him and bless him to pass the Huiyuan exam, which makes him feel a lot of pressure.

I heard that there are 400 to [-] people who participated in the examination this year, but only [-] people were admitted. The competition is very fierce and cruel.Jia Lian has no confidence in Huiyuan in the exam, even though he was mentored by Feng Yutang for half a year.

"The students in the capital all hope that you can pass the Huiyuan exam, so that our students in the capital can feel proud." Ming Wanju raised his hand and patted Jia Lian on the shoulder, "You must know that we have been ridiculed by the students in Jiangnan."

Jia Lian's face froze, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly: "Don't put more pressure on me." He was confident that he would pass the exam, but he was not confident that he would pass the Huiyuan exam.It is the first in the country, but it is not easy to take the exam.

"There is pressure to be motivated. Besides, you have been taught by the head of the mountain for half a year, and you will definitely be fine in the exam."

Jia Lian: "..."

Seven days before the exam, Zishan Academy gave the existing students a holiday, allowing them to go back to rest and relax.

Jia Lian felt a little heavy, so he ran to Mr. Lin to relax.

"The examination is about to take place, and you are in the mood to come and play with me."

"Grandpa Lin, I'm under a lot of pressure, so I can only come to you to relax." He had never been so nervous and afraid before the college entrance examination.

"What are you afraid of?"

"Everyone has high expectations for me, and they all hope that I can pass the Huiyuan exam. I am afraid that I will let them down."

"You take the exam for yourself, and you don't care what those people do."

"Grandpa Lin, you can take me in for a few days."

"Okay, I'll take you fishing tomorrow."

"okay."

At this time, Rongguo Mansion.

"I'm going to take the exam soon, why is Brother Lian going out to play?" Mother Jia asked.

"Brother Lian probably has great confidence in himself." Mrs. Wang