Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

Chapter 415: Victory on the Guibang

Jia's mother was still waiting to persuade him, but she saw Jia Cong wink at him fiercely. Her heart moved, and she sighed and said, "I'm old and can't care about your affairs anymore. You two can do whatever you like."

Sister Feng sobbed: "Thank you, old lady, for helping me."

Jia Cong hurriedly kicked Jia Lian and said, "Did you hear that? Sister-in-law Feng doesn't want to have sex with you. The old lady also nodded, and quickly went to write He Li Shu."

"Yes." Jia Lian hurriedly got up and went back. He was relieved to be able to get rid of Sister Feng. And Jia Cong was staring here, so he couldn't help but disagree.

"Write it here." Jia Cong pointed to the pen and ink he had just written the poem on.

Jia Lian hurriedly wrote a few sentences, drew the signature, and ordered the girl to hand it to Sister Feng.

Sister Feng pressed her fingerprints.

Jia Cong breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Qingwen, Qianxue, Sister Feng was frightened today, so she helped her back to Rongxi Hall to rest. Sister-in-law Feng took me in back then, and today I have to repay her kindness."

Qingwen and Qingwen hurriedly agreed and helped Wang Xifeng to the left and right, and called Ping'er away before leaving.

At this point, everyone, not to mention Jia Mu and Jia Lian, had some clues. It seemed a bit strange that Brother Cong was so enthusiastic about the affairs of other people's couples, but no one dared to speak out and rub off on this devil.

"It all depends on what I do. It's not like Brother Lian can't find a wife. If the old one doesn't go away, the new one won't come. Now we have an excellent marriage." Jia Cong said shamelessly.

Jia Mu laughed angrily and said, "Today you are both a blue sky and a matchmaker. I want to see what else you have to say if you can do it."

Everyone laughed and looked at Jia Cong thoughtfully. What you did was too obvious, but it is not uncommon for wealthy nobles to do this. After all, the meat rotted in the pot.

Jia Cong, who always only cares about appearance but not face, said with a smile, "My sister-in-law's second sister is virtuous and dignified, has a gentle temperament, has good looks, and knows her roots well. Isn't she a good match?"

After speaking, he glanced at Jia Lian, "Don't say I don't take care of you."

Jia Lian was overjoyed. Brother Cong was indeed a biological brother. Although he asked for Yakshaxing, he did me a big favor.

He was also very shameless. He didn't care that he was divorced and hurriedly knelt down: "My grandson has always admired Sister You. I beg the old lady, madam, and sister-in-law to fulfill her."

Youshi was a little embarrassed and didn't know what to say. You bastard, you've already killed people, and you're still here begging me for something.

Jia Mu was also tired. She waved her hand and said, "Bring it in another day and I'll see it later."

"Thank you, old lady. My grandson will be excused."

Jia Lian got up happily. To accomplish this, he needs Brother Cong's help. If he succeeds in this matter, I will give him the living king of hell. It doesn't hurt.

After all this fuss, it was obvious that the banquet could no longer be eaten, and Jia Mu was also exhausted. She had been living in the inner house for decades, and it was impossible to tell that the two brothers Jia Cong and Jia Lian were each harboring evil intentions. One was having an affair with his second sister-in-law, and the other was outside. Hunt for wild food.

However, these things were all family scandals, and she could only pretend to be confused. If they caused trouble, it would be the Jia family that would be embarrassed, and it would be her, the old feudal monarch, who failed to manage the family well.

Seeing everyone looking at him, Jia Cong also knew that his behavior was too simple and crude, so he laughed dryly and said: "You are all sitting down, even though the birthday boy is gone, we still have to eat and drink enough.

Old lady, Aunt Xue, ladies, do you want some more? "

Mother Jia rolled her eyes at him and snorted coldly: "You are all hiding things from me and making me angry. What else do you want me to eat?"

Jia Cong knew that he couldn't hide it, so he smiled and said, "What the old lady said is that Cong will tell the old lady's intention to Brother Lian later. He is such an adult, and he doesn't want to let the elders worry."

Everyone couldn't help but burst into laughter and hurriedly covered their mouths and turned away.

Jia Mu said: "You want me to worry less? The one who worries me the most is you."

Jia Cong even stood up to the queen's power. Even this, he smiled and said: "What is the old lady talking about, but Cong doesn't understand."

Suddenly I heard Amber coming in to report outside the door.

"Second Master Yun brought Brother Fang from the seventh room to ask for an audience with Third Master."

"What's the matter?" Jia Cong asked.

"It's said that Brother Fang from the seventh room was selected for the imperial examination. He came to thank Third Master for his kindness."

Jia Cong took advantage of the situation and smiled and said: "How can you thank me? If you want to thank me, thank the old lady. Without her kindness, how could these side brothers have such a future?

Call in and invite the master quickly. This can be considered a happy event for our family. "He changed the topic directly.

Jia Mu said angrily: "Why do you thank me? I've never seen Brother Fang like this."

Jia Cong helped her sit down and said with a smile: "The old lady studies martial arts and helps the family. It doesn't matter whether she recognizes her or not."

Everyone laughed. When Sister Feng was away, Baochai took the initiative to take over the banner of amusing Jia Mu and said with a smile: "Cong'er, martial arts and martial arts have always been used to describe the emperor. What do you say to the old lady?"

Jia Cong smiled and said: "Isn't this obvious? Cong Zongzong on the battlefield and strangle Wuhuan, this is the old lady's martial arts.

As for civil education, our family now has a candidate for civil education. Ever since the eldest master of Dongfu became a Jinshi, when has there been any candidate for examination in the past few decades?

Are there not even a few talented people? It can be seen that if the old lady manages the family well, even the ancestors will be willing to be inferior. "

"That makes sense." Everyone agreed with a smile.

Jia Mu turned her anger into joy. This flattery was justified, but she spat: "Don't give me such a slap in the face. If your ancestors find out, they will beat you up."

Jia Cong understood what she meant. She was talking about Sister Feng's son, so he smiled and said, "Cong is protected by the old lady. I think our ancestors don't look at the monk's face and the Buddha's face, so that's all."

The old lady pretended to be angry and said, "That's a nice thought. You bastard is so lawless that I can't be bothered to protect you."

Jia Cong pointed at Baoyu and said with a smile: "The old lady protects me, and I protect Baoyu, so you won't suffer any loss."

Jia Mu rolled her eyes at him angrily and stopped talking. This rogue knew how to do business.

While talking, Jia Zheng hurried over, and everyone was busy greeting him.

"Brother Cong, who won the prize?" Jia Zheng came in with excitement and asked urgently, but he didn't realize that something was wrong with the atmosphere in the hall.

Jia Cong was about to answer when he suddenly heard the girl's roll call.

"Master Yun and Master Fang, please come in."

"That's Brother Fang."

Jia Zheng twisted his beard and smiled, greeted Jia Mu, and sat aside.

I saw Jia Yun bringing a young man in his twenties, wearing a headscarf and a long shirt, with a thin build and clear eyes, to come in and kowtow to everyone.

"Greetings to the old lady, master, ladies, uncles, aunts and uncles."

Jia Cong secretly laughed in his heart, this is the sorrow of the descendants, they have to kowtow to everyone they see.

Jia Mu said, "Get up. Brother Fang is so old, but he is well-born. There are some people in the family."

Jia Fang hurriedly bowed and said: "To talk about our ancestors, Fang is nineteen years old. Only her mother is still alive at home. She often wants to kowtow to her ancestors to say hello, but her health is not good and she can't get out of bed."

Jia Yun said: "Back to our ancestors, Brother Fang has been dependent on his mother since he was a child. He was extremely filial to his mother, and the neighbors were full of praise."

Jia Mu nodded: "Well, that's not bad. Let me reward you." She was not very interested in any kind of promotion. Jia Cong thought for a while, and it seemed that Jia Yun had mentioned to him before that Jia Fang was good at studying, and it was indeed good for him to win the imperial examination at his age.

Jia Zheng agreed and looked Jia Fang up and down. The more he looked at him, the more he fell in love with him. He wished he could be his own son. He smiled and said, "Where is Brother Fang on the list?"

Provincial examinations are mostly held in autumn, also called Qiuwei. When the results are released, the sweet-scented osmanthus is fragrant, so it is called Guibang.

The examination is mostly held in spring, also called Chunwei. The apricot flowers are in full bloom, so it is called Xingbang.

Therefore, if someone is a second-ranked Jinshi, it means that this person has the most upright background and has been admitted step by step purely based on his ability.

Jia Fang cupped her hands and said calmly: "To tell you the truth, Fang was lucky enough to win the sixth place in the provincial examination of North Zhili Province."

"Okay! What a great Yakui." Jia Zheng clapped his hands and laughed.

"What is Yakui? I only know Jieyuan." Jia Cong asked Baochai next to him in a low voice.

Baochai pursed his lips and smiled and said: "The first place in the provincial examination is named Jieyuan, the second place is Yayuan, the third, fourth and fifth place is Jingkui, and the sixth place is Yakui. They are already very good rankings."

Jia Cong nodded. In a place like Shenjing, if you can get sixth place in the provincial examination, you are basically guaranteed to be able to take the examination.

Jia Zhengdao: "People often say that the county examination is difficult, the government examination is difficult, and the college examination is especially difficult. It took me forty-two years to enter Pan; the township examination is easy, the general examination is easy, and the palace examination is especially easy. I have already entered Ying in the first and fifteenth year."

Brother Fang, you are now in your prime, and you have a bright future ahead. You must not slack off. You must work hard to be named on the gold list next spring and shine on the lintel. "

"I will sincerely follow Grandpa's teachings and I will continue to work hard to live up to Grandpa's expectations." Jia Fang bowed.

Jia Zheng smiled and nodded, and said, "What questions did Shi Wen take this year?"

"Going back to Grandpa, there is a question that says, 'If a gentleman is not serious, he will not be powerful; if he is not learned, he will not be solid. The Lord is loyal and trustworthy. If you have no friends, you will not be as good as yourself. If you make mistakes, don't be afraid to change them.'" Jia Fang said.

Hey, this sentence seems familiar. Jia Cong looked at Daiyu.

Daiyu whispered in his ear: "Last time you snatched Qianxue from my wife, didn't you use your last sentence to teach your wife a lesson?"

"Yes, yes." Jia Cong suddenly realized and chuckled: "You have such a good memory, Qi'er. I won't dare to lie in front of you in the future. You might expose me one day."

Daiyu blushed and spat: "Don't you lie enough? You are a dead pig anyway, what are you afraid of?"

"That's right." Jia Cong smiled.

"Bah! Don't be ashamed."

The two were flirting and flirting, while Jia Zheng was already teaching Baoyu a lesson.

"Tell me where this sentence comes from."

Jia Baoyu wanted to run away for a long time, but he didn't dare. He said tremblingly: "Hui Master, it comes from "The Analects of Confucius""

"Which article and chapter?" Jia Zheng said coldly.

Baoyu immediately shut down after hearing this. It would be good if he could remember that it came from "The Analects of Confucius". How could he know which article and chapter it was?

"What an evil! If you don't even understand the saint's subtle words and righteousness, what will happen to him in the future?" Jia Zheng said angrily. Compared with other children, he wanted to teach Baoyu a lesson even more.

Jia Cong couldn't help but laugh out loud, and said in a low voice: "Sister Bao, do you want to recite the book like this? Even if you kill me, I won't be able to recite it."

Baochai said softly: "That's natural. I don't even know its origin. How can I solve the problem?"

"Do you remember?" Jia Cong asked.

Daiyu muttered: "What's so difficult about this? This sentence comes from Chapter 8 of "The Analects of Confucius·Xue Er Pian". I have remembered it since I was six years old."

Baochai smiled and nodded.

Jia Cong was greatly shocked and turned his head to ignore them.

Here Jia Mu drank Jia Zheng and protected Baoyu.

Jia Zheng had no choice but to say, "Tell me how to solve the problem."

Baoyu was stunned for a long time, with a confused look on his face. Although Confucius's sentence was short, it had five levels of meaning. It was easier said than done to understand the topic thoroughly in one sentence.

Jia Cong turned his head and asked curiously: "Do you two talented girls know how to solve the problem?"

Baochai and Daiyu looked at each other, slightly embarrassed, shook their heads and said: "The question is a bit difficult, I can't solve it well."

It’s no wonder that although their literary talents are exquisite and full of aura, their writing skills are not as good as poems and songs, and they never have the ability to write famous works through the ages at the first moment of inspiration.

The eight-part essay is more about the basics and tests the mastery and understanding of the classics and meanings. This requires years of study and special training. Of course, one's own understanding is also essential.

Jia Cong teased: "I thought you guys knew everything."

Bao Dai was a little embarrassed and spat: "Don't you know how?"

"That's natural." Jia Cong said.

"boast."

"Don't believe me? I have Mr. Pang as my advisor. How can I be defeated by any question?" Jia Cong said with a smile.

"I will cheat and I won't bother to care about you."

"My son is stupid, please give me some advice." Baoyu muttered.

Seeing his demented look, Jia Zheng sighed, waved his hand and said, "Brother Fang, tell him." In fact, he didn't have any good solutions to this problem.

Jia Fang cupped her hands and said, "To tell you what I want to say to you, your Majesty, I believe that 'a gentleman must have his own quality and practice his way to learning.' Please give me some advice."

"That's amazing! Such a good solution!" Bao and Dai couldn't help but exclaimed. They were the few people present who understood the subtlety and thoroughness of this solution.

Jia Zheng even slapped his thigh and said repeatedly: "It's so inspiring, it's so profound, it's so refined! Good, good, good!"

Use the word "xue" to control the complicated meaning of the original text, and then get its essence, and then follow the way. Brother Fang, you have learned the essence of sainthood. "

Jia Fang's expression did not change, and she showed no trace of arrogance. She cupped her hands and said, "I am a late scholar. I am so complimentary."

Jia Cong was stunned: "Is it really that good?"

Baochai nodded: "Based on the literary theory of the time, the name can be passed down through the ages, just like your golden wind and jade dew meeting each other."

Daiyu spat: "Why didn't you say that the bright moon was there at that time?"

Jia Cong laughed and saw that Jia Zheng couldn't hold it in. He was too lazy to listen to his nonsense, so he interrupted: "Master, I think Brother Fang is very promising and deserves a heavy reward."

Jia Zheng nodded repeatedly: "I will definitely be rewarded heavily."

(End of this chapter)