[Red Mansions] Why does Xiaoye want to whitewash

Early the next morning, Jia Lian went to pay his respects to his father Jia She and his stepmother Mrs. Xing. The father didn't know which concubine's bed he hadn't woken up yet, and Mrs. Xing didn't say a word about his truancy.

Jia Lian was happy and relaxed, but when he went to Rongxi Hall to greet the old lady, he happened to meet Jia Zhu at the door. He looked worried and asked Jia Lian concerned: "Lian'er, why didn't you go to class yesterday?"

"My younger brother is not a material for studying, so naturally he is looking for something interesting." Jia Lian still has a good impression of Jia Zhu. It's different, he is really a rare, humble, kind and friendly person in the Jia family.

Jia Zhu still wanted to persuade her a few words, but when the maid beside her grandmother saw the two of them saying hello, she could only hold her tongue for the time being.

When he arrived at the main hall, his grandmother and second aunt Wang were already sitting there. Jia Lian thought of their father and stepmother who were always lagging behind in the morning and evening, and his talking mouth, which was not as good as the original owner's. No wonder the old lady liked the second wife more and more. see them.

Greetings to the elders with Jia Zhu, and then Jia Lian sat on the sidelines and listened to his grandmother and second aunt greet Jia Zhu with care and concern. He himself was completely unaffected, and even lost his mind. It's not in vain.

"Lian'er!"

As soon as Jia Lian came back to his senses, he saw the old lady frowning at him, and asked in a daze, "Grandmother, did you call me?"

Mother Jia said displeased, "You played truant yesterday? You're not too young, why are you still so ignorant?"

Subconsciously looked at Jia Zhu, but Jia Lian also knew that Jia Zhu was not someone who would sue, so he turned around and replied casually: "The grandson has no talent for reading, and he always stays with the husband impatiently."

"Then where are you staying patiently? Do you want to be like your father and achieve nothing?"

In fact, compared to his father and stepmother's indifference, the old lady cared about him, but Jia Lian didn't really want to accept the self-righteous concern of the feudal patriarch.

So he just lowered his head, neither agreed nor defended, which made the old lady even more angry.

Mrs. Wang, who was sitting under Jia's mother, listened to the conversation between the grandparents and her grandson, looked at her son proudly and complacently, and then gently persuaded her mother-in-law: "Mother, Lian'er is also a young man at heart, maybe in a few days I will understand."

Jia's mother ignored Wang's words, but put the tea bowl on the table and said to Jia Lian, "Since you don't like reading, don't just sit around all day long. From now on, you will learn from your second uncle."

Jia Lian didn't want to take on such a thankless task at all, but when she saw the second aunt's hands tightly together, she changed her mind and replied with a smile: "The grandson is also a member of the Jia family. Naturally, they are willing to contribute.”

Only then did Mother Jia feel more satisfied, she nodded and smiled again, chatting about other things, but Mrs Wang was not in the mood to flatter her mother-in-law at all.

As for the two brothers who were kicked out by their grandmother to "do what to do", Jia Zhu was completely ignorant of her mother's psychological activities, and sincerely advised her younger brother: "Lian'er, you have to be patient, don't go too far." Playful." He likes to make things difficult for others.

Jia Lian held Jia Zhu's shoulder with some amusement, and said, "You are only one year older than me, why do you want to act like an old master?"

"The elder brother is more or less the elder brother." Jia Zhu wanted to escape his bondage, but Jia Lian was hanging on him, so he had no choice but to say: "You have to be more solemn, and you can't be so shameless, otherwise you will be seen by your father." I will definitely blame you."

Knowing that Jia Zhu is not used to this kind of shoulder hooking, Jia Lian shrugged and walked away from him. Seeing that he was still relieved, she couldn't help joking: "Your brother is not a dirty thing, why is Brother Zhu doing this?"

"No..." Jia Zhu wanted to explain, but he was not that good at words, so he was at a loss.

Jia Lian was just joking, not trying to embarrass him, so he patted Jia Zhu on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Brother Zhu is a bit boring, how can a woman like such a strict eye?"

Seeing Jia Zhu's face felt a little embarrassed after speaking, he touched him with his shoulder again and said, "I heard that you dote on the maid your grandmother gave you? It's not that my younger brother said you, one drop of essence and ten drops of blood, we two are so small Son, are you sure you are serving us?"

Speaking of it, it may be because Jia Zhu never likes to move. Although Jia Lian is taller, her body is much thinner than Jia Lian, and she looks pale and weak in person. There is no youthful vitality.

"This... the elders don't dare to resign." Actually, for Jia Zhu, who had just tasted sex, this kind of thing was quite attractive, but after hearing what Jia Lian said, he even felt that the next day I woke up in the morning feeling a little weak and lacking in energy...

The mansion has always been crowded with people, and Jia Lian did not avoid the servants around Jia Zhu. He knew in his heart that what he said today would soon reach the ears of the two most powerful women in the mansion. He said without any scruples: "Women who are concubines are all spirit-absorbing goblins. You can tell from the looks of my father and second uncle who are older than their actual age. Anyway, I won't hurt my body and play with maids." .”

It was really inappropriate for this junior to say what the elder said, so even though Jia Zhu had started to associate with his younger brother's words, he still said righteously: "Lian'er, don't be too quick to talk."

"Yes, yes, brother Zhu, you are stricter than my father."

"I'm doing it for your own good."

When you get older, you will know that the number of people who are sincere for you and dare to speak the truth will always decrease with time, so Jia Lian is not disgusted, but just nodded and did not talk about this topic again.

Both of them went to the outer courtyard, but their destinations were different. Seeing that they were going to separate, Jia Lian invited, "In a few days, someone will invite me out to play, do you want Brother Zhu to come together?"

"I've been busy with homework lately..."

Jia Zhu was interrupted by Jia Lian before he finished speaking: "How can a good man be trapped in the inner house? Although my brother's friends are not very promising people, they are also juniors of the official family in the capital. Good or bad are also connections. I'm worried that my grandmother and second aunt will object, how about my brother helping them persuade them?"

It was obviously an excuse to go out to play, but when Jia Lian said it, it had a fresh and refined taste, so Jia Zhu thought it made sense, and replied: "Let me talk to my parents, it's just..."

"Just what?"

"It's just that they may ask who you are going out with, Lian'er, are you unhappy?"

It's not like he hasn't met Jia Lian, a parent with a strong desire for control, so he naturally wouldn't take his anger out on Jia Zhu, and said indifferently, "If you want to ask, just ask, it's not a big deal."

After separating from Jia Zhu, Jia Lian went to his second uncle Jia Zheng's foreign study.

Jia Zheng had already received his mother's orders, so he was naturally ready to teach his nephew seriously. When Jia Lian saw that he seemed to be a good teacher, he immediately refused politely: "Second uncle, Jia Lian is still young and inexperienced. Please allow my nephew to be with you. Watch and learn from behind for a while, and then make other plans."

Upon hearing this, Jia Zheng stroked his beard and nodded approvingly, "You already know how to proceed step by step, very good, very good!"

Jia Lian just smiled and said nothing.

But Jia Lian spent the whole morning with his second uncle, and he didn't see him dealing with the household affairs. Instead, he chatted or played chess with the crowd of Qing people who came and went. He didn't express his opinion, and he had the right to eat and drink as if he couldn't see.

On the contrary, one of the Qing guests, who knew Jia Lian's identity and study status, said to Jia Zheng, "I heard that the second master Lian has also studied for many years. Why don't you ask him what he thinks about what we just said?"

When Jia Zheng heard this, he looked at his nephew and asked, "What's Lian'er's opinion?"

Jia Lian paused, and put the remaining half of the dim sum back on the plate. He heard what the group of humanities said just now, to the effect that "people who pursue fame and fortune are not the qualities that a real scholar should have", and by the way criticized Let's take a look at some people's greed and greed.

At this time they asked his opinion, and Jia Lian looked around. I don’t know how many of these so-called Qingkes have real talents, but they even wanted to read his jokes. Are his jokes so easy to read? ?

So he said innocently and ignorantly: "My nephew has limited knowledge, but I also think that what the gentlemen said is reasonable. It is true that my nephew is stupid and can't learn well, but Brother Zhu is very smart. I will definitely persuade him more in the future, presumably He will also understand the true meaning of reading, and don’t try to learn from the imperial examinations to fight for power.”

When Jia Zheng heard Jia Lian's words, his expression turned a little pale, and another man in a long gown cleared his face and said impatiently, "Second Young Master Lian misunderstood, this imperial examination is not necessarily for the purpose of grabbing power and profit, the sage is wise, we wait for scholars naturally You should repay the benevolence of the Holy One."

There was no one else, and the emperor couldn't hear the rainbow fart, but Jia Lian saw that the second uncle nodded in agreement, and added to their frustration: "Since all the gentlemen said so, they must also have the heart to serve His Majesty, why... "Pause for a while, then suddenly realized: "Could it be because you can't pass the exam?"

As soon as these words came out, not only the cleanup guests, but even Jia Zheng turned blue, but he wanted to maintain his face in front of Jia Lian, so he reluctantly said a few more words, and ended today's tea party hastily.

On the first day Jia Lian studied foreign affairs with his second uncle, he gave him a holiday, and Jia Zheng didn't say when he would resume his studies.

Before leaving, Jia Lian took a look at the dim sum she had eaten and was in a good mood and asked to take it away. Jia Zheng waved his hand directly to signal him what he wanted, and Jia Lian even took the plate away.

Out of the study room and out of the sight of the second uncle's servants, Jia Lian handed the plate to Xing'er, grinning and said: "Here for the young master, this is the spoils of the young master's verbal battle against the Confucians today."