Practical Life in the Red Mansion

When leaving Jia's house, Mother Jia still wanted to keep Daiyu, but Lin Yun next to her had an expression of crying if you want to keep my sister, so she had no choice but to let Daiyu go back.

Jia Baoyu, who came back from the outer courtyard, thought he could see his cousin Lin again, who knew that when he returned to Jiamu's place, the cousin had already left without a trace, and he sat beside Jiamu in frustration, obsessively pestering Jiamu to pick up Dai Yu came to stay for a while, and Mother Jia comforted him, "Okay, okay, I'll leave Xiangyun to accompany you. I'll pick you up, sister Lin, in a few days."

When Baoyu heard that Xiangyun had stayed, he immediately smiled and ran to the warm pavilion like a rabbit to play with his sisters.

Mother Jia said to Xue Wang with a little apology: "I made you laugh, Baoyu is soft-hearted, and misses these sisters most." Xue Wang said with a smile: "Baoyu and Miss Yun grew up together, and the relationship is natural. Profound." Glancing at the chiming clock, he said again: "It's getting late, I've bothered the old lady for a day, and it's time to say goodbye." Then he asked the girl beside him to ask Baochai to come out of the Nuan Pavilion.

Who knew that Xue Baochai was still following Jia Baoyu, and Jia Baoyu said with regret, "I haven't said a few words to my sister yet, why is my sister going home?" After saying this, he shook Jia's mother's hand and said, "Old ancestor, you put Sister Bao also stay with me."

Xue Wang said on the side: "That's not okay, Brother Bao. We're going back to the south the day after tomorrow. Girl Bao can't stay." With Baoyu.Jia's mother despises Baochai, and her own family also despises Baoyu.

Seeing Xue Wang's resolute face, Jia's mother could only persuade Baoyu softly: "Your elder sister Bao is going back to her home. If you run out like this, leaving Yun girl, then Yun girl will be angry and ignore you." It's hard to talk or talk to persuade Jia Baoyu.

Xue Baochai on the side lowered his eyes, for fear of revealing the meaning of ridicule.

When September was approaching, Lin Yang began to pretend to suffer from a cold and recuperate behind closed doors.

The examination began in an orderly manner. The chief examiner was Sun Jun, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, the deputy chief examiner was Zhao Biao, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, and Zuo Tingfang, the left deputy capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

After the list was published, everyone in Beijing was talking about it. It turned out that the elder brother of a concubine of the deputy chief examiner named Bao Hui was also on the list, and he was ranked No. 11.Immediately, someone who knew Bao Hui shouted, "This Bao Hui is usually the most ignorant, why is he also on the list?"

Another person said: "You don't know that he is just relying on himself as the brother-in-law of Mr. Zhao, the deputy chief examiner." This remark caused a firecracker in the crowd. The list, and most of these candidates are people with a lot of wealth, which has aroused heated discussions.

When Lin Yang knew about it, the juren had already turned upside down and smeared the tribute courtyard on the plaque in the examination room to sell it out. He wrote a couplet to mock the examiner, saying: "Zuo Qiuming has no pearls in his eyes, and Zhao Zilong is full of courage." Accusing Zhao Biao of audaciously admitting his "brother-in-law", Zuo Tingfang turned a blind eye to the cheating in the scientific examination, and called Sun Jun Sun A Weng, mocking him for pretending Deaf and dumb.

Liu Sheng, the right deputy capital censor, immediately sent a memorial to the emperor, explaining the situation in Beijing, and asking the emperor to investigate thoroughly to calm Juren's indignation.

When the emperor received the memorial, he slammed the teacup and other objects on the ground, and immediately ordered the commanders of Shuntian Prefecture Yi and Wucheng Bingmasi to enter the palace, and ordered them to quell the riots in Beijing.

The emperor said in a cold voice: "I hope you will calm down, remember not to make things big." Then the emperor took this booklet and went to see the Supreme Emperor.

The Taishang Emperor tightly clutched the booklet, with blue veins on the back of his hand, staring fiercely at the emperor who was kneeling on the ground pleading guilty, and after a long time he gritted his teeth and said: "Investigate, let me investigate thoroughly, and I want to see who is so bold and eye-catching." No discipline."

The emperor asked: "I don't know who my father asked to thoroughly investigate this matter?" The Supreme Emperor thought for a while and said: "Heng Wang, Wang Nian, Shen Lu, Gu Jin, and Cheng Shiwei are just five people." Renfu Zongling, Wang Nian is the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, Gu Jin is the Minister of Dali Temple, Cheng Shiwei is the Censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Shen Lv is the Commander of Jinyiwei. This is a joint trial by the three divisions.

The emperor immediately went back to draft an edict, and all the officials in charge of the test, big and small, were imprisoned and waited for these five people to review.

Lin Yang sat on the bed wrapped around the quilt, looked at Mu Zheng who was leisurely teasing Lin Yun, and asked dissatisfied: "Why are you so leisurely, is there any news from Beijing?" There was a strong nasal sound in his voice.

Mu Zheng asked suspiciously, "Are you really sick?" Lin Yang sneezed, and naturally did a full set of acting, bathed in cold water in the middle of the night, and ate one bowl of hot and one bowl of cold alternately, no matter what he would get sick.

While laying blocks for Lin Yun, Mu Zheng said: "What news can there be? The emperor ordered a thorough investigation of the fraud case. The officials in Beijing were panicked for fear of being involved. Anyone with problems with Zhu Mojuan was put under surveillance. Of course those The juren who caused the disturbance have also been named.”

Mu Zheng sneered, "Among the [-] Jinshi papers, there are actually [-] with problems." As soon as he spoke, a girl from Daiyu's room came to deliver soup, and Jia Min opened a small kitchen in Daiyu's yard. Let Daiyu practice, of course, the form is greater than the substance, Daiyu can only throw the things prepared by the maid into the pot to cook some soup and water.

Recently, because Lin Yang was sick, I was afraid that Lin Yun would also get sick due to the dry weather, so I stewed some Chuanbei pears for Lin Yun to drink every day. Lin Yun was happy at first, but when he drank it for a month Seeing this, Lin Yun couldn't stand it anymore. Every time after Daiyu cooked for him, he tried to hide there. He thought that Daiyu would not be able to find him if he hid with his brother, but he still underestimated Daiyu. With perseverance, Yu sent the soup to Lin Yang.

Mu Zheng looked at Lin Yun's teary eyelashes, and said amusedly, "Is it that bad?" Lin Yun stuffed the small cup of pear water with half of it left in his hand into Mu Zheng's hand, pitifully Said: "Brother Mu, if you don't believe me, you can try it." Mu Zheng threw it up, and said to himself: "It's delicious." Lin Yun said coquettishly: "Then the pear water my sister cooked for me will be delicious." , Brother Mu, help me drink."

Mu Zheng hadn't answered yet, but was interrupted by Lin Yang's heart-piercing cough. Lin Yun hurried over and asked anxiously, "Brother, brother, what's wrong with you?"

Lin Yang calmed down after taking a sip of water, but he made a note for Lin Yun in his heart. Can the food that Daiyu cooks so hard be cheaper for outsiders? The brat really doesn't know how to cherish it, but he said with a smile on his face: "Brother is fine, but ...." Lin Yang dragged his voice: "You don't drink pear water obediently again, I will tell your sister to teach you a lesson later." After speaking, he gave Mu Zheng a look, Mu Zheng thought he was angry with him Indulging Lin Yun, he smiled and didn't care.

Mu Zheng reached out and patted the dejected Lin Yun, and continued to tell Lin Yang about the fraud case: "Zhao Biao took a concubine privately a month ago before the test, and that concubine was the adopted daughter of a Jiangnan salt merchant. My brother, the son of a salt merchant, took part in the examination, and offered 5 taels of silver, plus the pillow wind in the outer room, so that Zhao Biaosong could help break through the link and reveal the examination questions. Originally, Bao Hui cheated alone. It's nothing, but he was so terrified that he boasted before the exam that he would definitely be on the list."

Lin Yang asked: "Then why did so many juren cheat?"

Mu Zheng sneered: "Who made Mr. Zhao so courageous and greedy by nature? He came up with a clever way to open up the joint between Juren and the examiner. Juren wrote in advance that it could be used as a mark." If the examiner is willing to help, he can find out the test paper according to the marks on the note and manipulate it. In addition, give Zuo Tingfang a sum of money to keep him silent."

Lin Yang sighed: "This is too bold, at the feet of the emperor, and there will be a palace test in the future, how can we not reveal it."

But Mu Zheng said: "The outer room has already hanged itself after the incident. Besides, only the top ten in the palace examination are read by the emperor himself, and it is a certain level to be able to pass the exam. The worst thing at that time is nothing more than becoming a peer." Scholars." Lin Yang was silent.

After a long time, Lin Yangcai asked: "How does the emperor deal with this batch of candidates?" Mu Zheng replied: "The examination will be held again in the next three years. If you are willing to stay in the capital, the imperial court will provide board and lodging. If you want to go home, the imperial court will come and go." travel expenses."

Lin Yang's eyes widened: "Isn't that a lot of money, the Ministry of Households agrees?" "Of course the Ministry of Households is not willing, the treasury is empty, and the emperor's internal treasury doesn't have much money, and the aunt took it out of her dowry." This money." Mu Zheng explained.

Lin Yang glanced at Mu Zheng up and down: "It turns out that your aunt is so rich, I think she didn't miss the dowry when she came to your house." Mu Zheng gave him a glare, as a tacit consent.

It was originally a clear case, but there were waves again.

Bao Hui said that he gave Zhao Biao a bank note of 10 taels of Huitong Bank, but at Zhao Biao's home there was only 5 taels of bank notes, and the remaining 5 taels were missing. Zhao Biao hesitated and said It is used to move joints, but when and where it is used for whom is hard to say.Inquiring about other cases carefully, they all found discrepancies in the amount of silver taels.

The presiding judge saw the trickiness in it, and immediately asked Shen Lv to interrogate him. Zhao Biao couldn't bear the punishment, and confessed: "Give it to the great scholar Feng Duan." Wang Nian immediately stood up and scolded: "You can frame Feng Ge with false words. " Cheng Shiwei on the side laughed and said: "I haven't checked yet, how do I know if it's a frame-up, what's the hurry, Mr. Wang?"

Wang Nian's expression changed before he spoke, Cheng Shiwei said again: "Oh, I just remembered, Mr. Feng Ge is not only your room teacher but also your in-laws."

Heng Wang on the side saw that the two adults and ministers were about to quarrel, he laughed and said: "Okay, okay, right and wrong will be known after the interrogation." Wang's people stopped him. Heng Wang is the cousin of the Supreme Emperor and has been a tumbler in the court for many years. His words must have deep meaning, so Shen Lv sent Zhao Biao back to the prison inspected by the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

Who knows, before Zhao Biao was interrogated again, news spread that he had committed suicide in fear of crime.