Red Mansion, Ningfu Scholarly Family

Chapter 30 Rising to Fame
……

"wonderful!"

"Elegant and agile, as if it was created by nature!"

"It is grand yet elegant, soft yet dignified, it is the best!"

A large group of scholars were talking loudly in front, and the sound of praise was endless.

Jia Rong thought it was a compliment to a beautiful woman, but when he got closer he saw that it was actually a compliment to a beautiful woman.
Written article!

The beauty had long disappeared, leaving behind only two pages of elegant and beautiful hairpin-flower calligraphy on the table.

"What a pity, what a pity, I'm a step too late!" Xie Jiwen stamped his feet and beat his chest, complaining that Jia Rong walked too slowly and delayed him from seeing the beauty.

Jia Rong didn't care. He didn't come to see the beauty, but to read the articles written by the beauty.

This article is also about "The villagers drank, those who were fighting went out, and this is where they went out."

"No one in the village is more important than one's teeth. A wise man serves wine to his friends, but he will ask them to come out from time to time to show restraint."

The solution is a rotation in one breath, light and flowing.

Sometimes, writing is like choosing colors, the face is broken, the neck is supported, the shoulders and chest are raised, the waist and limbs are tied, and the feet are restrained, but the face is the most important. If the face is not good, all the good things will be wasted.

Therefore, just by looking at the opening sentence, Jia Rong knew that this "female hero" must have studied eight-legged essays in depth and her level was not low.

"Let's go, it's boring without the beauty. Let's go over there to see how Brother Ye and Brother Song are doing and whether they have received any comments from Mr. Li."

"You go first, I'll go later."

Jia Rong hasn't finished reading it yet.

Due to the stylistic limitations of the eight-part essay, one can only "speak on behalf of the sages and saints." Only the dozens of words in the binding part can express one's own views and demonstrate personal talents, so the "full part" is also a must-read.

Just like the slender feet of a beauty,

It is often the finishing touch.

"In short, when serving food, he said: "My father's party is here, I will be polite, and I dare not be disrespectful to him; when he said goodbye and left, he also said: "My father's party is here, I will be polite, and I dare not be disrespectful to him." Alas! This is how the saints respect the elderly!"

What a saint, even at such an old age!
She is graceful when she should be graceful, and generous when she should be generous, and she is able to control her emotions freely and naturally.

Jia Rong silently memorized the article and checked it carefully to make sure there were no mistakes. Then he went to find Xie Jiwen and others.

"What? Only the first five can submit it?"

"Of course. Do you think any article is worthy of being reviewed by Mr. Li?"

When Jia Rong came over, he saw that Song Yu and the other man had already finished writing their articles. A little boy came to collect them. The people inside would evaluate them and the five best ones would be selected to meet Mr. Li and receive his personal guidance.

While Xie Jiwen was still writing furiously, Jia Rong looked at the title, which was "A Woman Has Surplus Cloth", so he also wrote an essay carefully and handed it in.

He needs fame badly now.

In other words, the Ningguo Mansion was in great need of fame, especially the fame that came from this kind of literary gathering, which was of great significance in portraying the Ningguo Mansion as a scholarly family.

Unlike the Lin Mansion, which directly transformed from a noble family into a scholarly family, the Lin Mansion no longer had any titles, while the Ningguo Mansion still inherited the titles of the court and carried the shadow of nobility. If they wanted to truly integrate into the circle of literati, they had to have a good reputation and real talent and knowledge.

This is also the important reason why Jia Rong always attends literary gatherings.

"Let's go out for a walk first. With so many people here, it will probably take until the afternoon to finish the review." Ye Mengshu suggested when he saw that Jia Rong and Xie Jiwen had finished writing.

There are at least thirty or forty people here, and more are submitting their papers one after another. It is not easy to review and grade them.

"it is good!"

Everyone went there happily.

The original intention was to go for an outing, and the literary gathering was just a side event.

……

"After evaluation by several of us, these five articles are the best in this literary gathering. They can be personally reviewed and guided by Mr. Li."

All the scholars became excited and listened attentively.

"The first one is Master Xie Jiwen."

Xie Jiwen, who was standing below, immediately smiled and bowed modestly: "Thank you very much."

Everyone murmured quietly.

"As expected of the son of Xie Hanlin's family."

"Yes, none of the many scholars present here can beat him."

Jia Rong, Ye Mengshu, and Song Yu also smiled absentmindedly and congratulated him, mainly because they were worried about whether they were among the five. "The second one is Mr. Li Changhe."

Li Changhe, wearing a scholar's colorful gown and a square scarf on his head, walked forward and bowed to everyone with a smile.

"Everyone, thank you for letting me!"

"congratulations!"

As a veteran scholar, Li Changhe failed the exam twice in a row, but his essays were excellent and he often attended literary gatherings to show off his talent, so it was not surprising that he won the first place.

"The third one is Master Jia Rong."

Jia Rong, who seemed nonchalant, immediately smiled and bowed modestly to the person in front of him: "Thank you very much."

Xie Jiwen laughed out loud: "Congratulations, Shunzhi."

"congratulations……"

Dreaming about books at night, Song Yu became even more absent-minded.

The people below began to discuss quietly:
"Jia Shunzhi's writing has gotten better over the past few years, and at a young age he often stands out in literary gatherings."

"He comes from a family of scholars. With his grandfather's guidance, I can do it too."

"An essay like this should definitely pass the college entrance examination this year."

"Isn't it that he ranked first in the imperial examination?"

"I got second place in the prefectural exam and first place in the county exam."

"As expected of a family of scholars, the disciple is even better than the master!"

"The fourth one is Guo Wei!"

Guo Wei is also an old-time scholar who often attends literary gatherings, so it is not surprising that he was selected.

"The fifth one is Sun Yuan."

He is also a scholar.

The five have been decided!

Song Yu's face was full of disappointment.

Ye Mengshu seemed to have lost his mind. He cupped his hands and said, "Who can I blame for my poor performance? I'll leave you today. I have to go back to study hard!"

After saying that, he left.

Song Yu was only disappointed for a moment, then smiled and said, "It's just a literary gathering, why bother? I'll be walking around outside, waiting for you two to see Mr. Li come out and treat me to a meal."

"Easy to say!"

"Xiaoye will have to work hard again tonight..."

……

evening.

Jia Rong returned home in a carriage.

I drank some wine with Xie Jiwen and Song Yu tonight and I feel a little dizzy.

Lai Er had been waiting at the door. When he saw Jia Rong's carriage coming back, he hurried over, moved the footstool himself, and said with an apologetic smile, "Master, you are back."

The cool night breeze sobered Jia Rong up a little, and he asked with a smile, "You've been waiting here all this time? What's the matter?"

Although Jia Rong didn't like the Lai family very much and even always wanted to find an opportunity to deal with them, Lai Er had been doing a good job in the mansion in recent years. Although he occasionally took some money to do things for him, he didn't do anything out of line. Jia Rong really had no way to deal with him for the time being.

Lai Er bent down and smiled, "It's nothing serious. Mr. Shi from the Zhongjing Marquis's Mansion came, and I helped take care of him outside."

"Oh, someone is coming to their house, what's the matter?"

"Hehe, I heard that Mr. Shi got into trouble after drinking outside, and the third master of the Shi family got scared and came to ask the master for help."

"What trouble?"

Jia Rong knew that if it wasn't a big trouble, Shi Nai would definitely not come to scold him.

The Shi family had two marquises, but now only one of them was a guerrilla general and the other a powerful general, who had no real power. The two brothers were not very competitive and fought each other all day long. Whenever Jia Jing saw them, he would scold them.

……

(End of this chapter)