Red Mansion, Ningfu Scholarly Family

Chapter 205 Ye Xiang: Daughters are good

……

When Ye Lao Er and Ye Lao San heard the word "get out", they felt as if they had been pardoned. They looked at their younger sister with gratitude and crawled out of Ye Xiang's room.

"call!"

After leaving the courtyard, Ye Huashuo let out a sigh of relief and said in fear: "Luckily, my little sister came in time, otherwise I would have been beaten."

Ye Huaming agreed with this and sighed, "It's a pity that my little sister is already sixteen years old and is getting married. Who will help us in the future?"

Ye Huashuo thought for a moment and said, "Don't worry, the master is reluctant to let my little sister become a nun so early. I estimate that she will stay for at least two years."

"Two years... isn't it a bit too old?" Ye Huaming said hesitantly.

Ye Huashuo said, "What if she's grown up? Does our daughter still have trouble finding a husband? If we spread the word now, we'll kick down the door."

……

Not to mention the two brothers outside.

Inside, Ye Xiang felt better after his two useless sons left. He looked at his precious daughter and smiled, "Why did you have time to come back today?"

"I missed my dad, so I came back."

Ye Lian said this openly.

"Haha."

Ye Xiang laughed heartily.

Daughters are good.

She is good at reading and speaks sweetly.

Can you blame him for favoring his daughter?

"By the way, your Imperial College's annual exam has ended, right? How was it? Did your friend pass the entrance exam to take part in this year's autumn examination?" Ye Xiang suddenly said with a smile.

Ye Xiang did not investigate anything about his daughter's time in the Imperial College.

One reason is that he understands his daughter's personality and trusts her vision more.

Secondly, the Chief Academician of the Imperial College is his brother-in-law, so he would not stand by and watch Lian'er suffer.

Ye Lian blushed and said angrily, "Daddy, what are you talking about! If you continue like this, your daughter will ignore you!"

As he spoke, he turned around pretending to be angry.

Ye Xiang begged for mercy in a panic.

"Ouch, ouch, Daddy was wrong."

"Dad, what I mean is, does your Imperial College have, that... hehe, outstanding young talent..."

Before he could finish his words, he was given another cold stare.

Ye Xiang immediately changed his words and said seriously, "I want to choose a disciple from the Imperial Academy. Does my daughter have any recommendations?"

Ye Lian was satisfied and said with a smile, "Dad, are you going to accept a disciple? I have one, but you have to hurry up, or he might pass the exam."

"Oh."

Ye Xiang's eyes lit up.

"It seems that I am qualified to participate in this year's provincial examination?"

Ye Lian chuckled and said, "If it was just the qualifications, I wouldn't recommend it to Dad."

"First in the Imperial College annual exam!"

"I will definitely pass the autumn exam!"

"Great!" Ye Xiang was overjoyed and said with a hearty smile, "Our Lian'er has a really good eye."

Isn’t there an heir now?
If my son is useless, then he is useless.

“Your article didn’t win first place?”

His daughter has been studying with him since she was young. She is extremely intelligent and the articles she writes are far better than those of her brothers. Sometimes he is even amazed.

Ye Lian said: "My writing is definitely not as good as his. I was lucky enough to beat him last time, but I was beaten again this time and only came in second."

"Haha."

Ye Xiang laughed heartily again.

"There is no second in martial arts, and no first in literature. The first and second in literature are always equal!"

"Do you have any of his articles?"

Ye Lian suddenly took out a piece of silk paper from behind her and said with a smile, "I knew that Daddy would ask, so I specifically asked him to come. Take a look."

Ye Xiang hurriedly took it and sat down in front of the desk.

Carefully open the paper.

First, look at the words.

The neat small regular script does not look sophisticated.

It must be the work of a young man. Ye Xiang was even more satisfied.

Look at the content again.

The title is: Only when you know your limits can you be determined, only when you are determined can you be at peace, only when you are at peace can you think, and only when you think can you achieve.

From The Great Learning.

This is a standard essay topic. The simpler the topic, the more it can reflect the candidate's ability.

Problem Solving:

The reason why the Bible infers the ultimate good is nothing more than true knowledge.

"it is good!"

After reading just one sentence, Ye Xiang couldn't help but clapping his hands!

"This solution has a magical effect!"

“It can only be achieved by someone who is really good at writing articles!”

Ye Lian sighed several times.

He had presided over the provincial and metropolitan examinations three times. As for this one question, he was very sure that he would excel in the metropolitan examination, let alone the provincial examination!
Ye Lian smiled and said, "Brother Shunzhi's solution has reached the level of breaking the intention. The wonderful application lies in one's own heart. I am not as good as him in this aspect."

Ye Xiang said: "Looking at the essays of previous years' examinations, the first place winner's answer to the topic must be better than the top candidate, and the top candidate must be better than the second place winner, which shows the importance of the answer to the topic. If he really has this level, he will definitely pass the autumn examination this year."

Then, Ye Xiang looked down carefully again.

For a while.

The room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

half an hour.

After reading it, Ye Xiang sighed: "It's true that the younger generation pushes the older generation forward. I didn't expect that young people's articles can reach such a high level. I feel like there is nothing more to teach me..."

"But that's not important!"

"At his level, he no longer needs to worry about the quality of his writing. He needs to prepare for his future as an official."

"And I can help him rise to prominence!"

Ye Xiang said confidently.

"Call him here sometime."

She is the daughter of a prime minister and the prime minister is paving the way for him. He doesn't believe anyone can refuse!
"correct!"

Ye Xiang suddenly thought of an important question.

"He... doesn't have a family, right?"

Ye Lian stamped her feet: "Daddy, what are you talking about! How could your daughter... He is not much older than you."

"what?"

Ye Xiang was stunned.

He thought that anyone who could write an article of this level must be at least thirty years old.

To be able to reach this level at the age of 30 is already considered young.

Becoming a Jinshi at the age of fifty is not just talk.

As for the younger ones, they can only be described as geniuses!
"Hurry, invite him here tomorrow!"

Ye Xiang said impatiently.

For such a young talent, family background is no longer important. Even if his family is beggars, as long as he has his help, he will be able to rise rapidly.

……

Ningguo Mansion.

Jia Jing was very pleased when he saw the articles Jia Rong had written recently.

At this point, he has finally reached the point where there is nothing more he can do in terms of writing.

And Jia Rong was only eighteen years old after his birthday!

Such a genius is rare in the world!

Ningguo Mansion is bound to soar to the sky and become the foremost scholarly family and home of dukes and marquises in Daxia!
"Brother Rong." Jia Jing smiled and said, "I can see that you have lost a lot of weight from studying hard these days. Now that you have successfully passed the annual examination, it is good to take a proper rest and relax. Practice two essays in the morning and two in the evening, and it will not be difficult to pass the examination."

This is already a very humble statement. With Jia Rong's current writing skills, it would not be difficult for him to pass the imperial examination.

"understood."

While Jia Rong agreed, he was thinking in his heart that he should continue to work hard to make it safer.

He doesn't want to wait another three years.

Now he has reached the peak in both spirit and body, as well as in his understanding of writing. If he encounters setbacks in the provincial examination, he will most likely experience the situation of "making great efforts at the beginning, but then declining".

……

(End of this chapter)