Red Mansion Aesthetics Debris Flow

Chapter 56 The Xue Family

The magistrate thought well, but he just ignored that his son is not young, and he has his own thoughts day by day.

He was young and frivolous, and it was the time when he was arrogant and self-proclaimed. Normally, only others would flatter him, so how could he rush to be a lowly one?

Well, there are different methods of testing.

Seeing the appearance of these three people entering together, laughing and talking about Yan Yan, others only think that they are princes taking care of the younger generation, but in reality they are not.

Taking advantage of their father's position, the prefect's family often went to the post house to get close to Huaiyang and Zhongshun.Zhongshun always ignores him every time. Doesn't such a comparison make people feel depressed?

Not to mention that Mrs. Lin's nephew beat him for no reason before, even though the second master of Jia Jialian himself became a joke in Yangzhou City in the end, but the son of Zhifu was beaten in public for no reason, and the other party only lost face. The fur wasn't hurt either, and he left after patting his ass after a short while. The whole process was just the beginning of being imprisoned, so what's the point?

He is also a noble son raised by rich clothes and fine food, so is this beating for nothing?

No!

Can this breath be swallowed casually?

No!

……

Before the three of them were seated at the table, the magistrate stood up and toasted, and said with a smile about Fan Liangchen's beautiful scenery, officials governing Qingming, Guotai Minan and other scenes, and this is the beginning of the poetry meeting.Before the announcement of the first topic, he showed a kind smile at Lin Zhanyang:

"This exceptionally foreign-born man is probably the young master of Mr. Lin's family."

"Exactly." Immediately, Lin Zhanyang gave his name, counting as a serious report registration in the Yangzhou literary world.

The magistrate Yin said: "I wanted to get acquainted with you early in the morning, but I searched through the contacts in my hand and couldn't find you. I thought, what a refined guest who lives reclusively, seeing you is better than seeing you in the boudoir." Miss Qianjin is still difficult."

"I saw you today, and you are really handsome. No wonder Mrs. Lin is covering you and refusing to let you out!"

Everyone laughed when they heard the words.He spoke kindly and gently, without any malice, and everyone naturally only thought he was joking.Only Xue He faintly felt something was wrong.

Lin Zhanyang was not annoyed, and just said: "I don't like to come out to be stubborn, and I also have a lot of schoolwork, so I come out less and less."

After exchanging pleasantries, the poetry meeting began in earnest, following the customary rules of Qushui Liushang.

Lin Zhanyang's literary talent is average, but creativity is always there. After studying for the past few years, he has even instilled a lot of interest among literati and refined scholars by Zhan Qiu, who has seen everything.He casually took a line of words, and after fulfilling the drinking order, he drank the contents of the cup in one gulp.

The slightly drunk appearance of the beauty was really good-looking, Situ Lang was fascinated when he saw it, and he didn't even realize the wine glass was in front of him, so naturally he had to be punished.Situ Lang was not annoyed, he complied one by one very cooperatively, but the last poem he sang was Lin Zhanyang's eyes, and he took up the song "Begonia in Spring Sleep".

"It's almost autumn now, and the king of feelings is still thinking about spring love."

"It's my fault, but it's just a feeling, a feeling."

"It's sincere when you express your feelings. It can be seen that Wang Jia is different from us, he only has some sour poems that moan without illness."

The magistrate smiled and took in all his attention. In the last round, the ranking order was changed, and the order of the top three "Situ Lang, Xue He, and Lin Zhanyang" selected by Qing Ke was changed to Lin Zhanyang's most You and Situ Lang came next, and Xue He again.

Which three are the top three? It's not that everyone here has no account, this result is not too much.But this sequence...

Of course, Lin Zhanyang's lyrics are good, but the lyrics and music are in the end, and if he is not careful, he will become gaudy and extravagant, which is unavoidable to be looked down upon nowadays. Even though he was negligent, he was able to rank among the top three. It was because of the face of the Lin family, and there was no other outstanding person in this field, so he was reluctantly selected.

Furthermore, no matter how noble the Lin family is, how can it be higher than the dignified and loyal prince?

What is the meaning of the prefect's move?

"In terms of ability, the three of the top three are equal, and each has their own strengths. I hesitated for a long time, thinking that we are just a small poetry club, and we can't be so rigorous and demanding, so I see Brother Lin showing up for the first time. , this first name should also fall on another place, it is a little thought from my master, what do you think?"

The magistrate just laughed, and the melon-eaters looked at each other, and could only smile awkwardly. They all looked at Situ Lang who was being crushed, but they didn't know what was going on with this seemingly friendly and airless prince.

What can I think?Regardless of these secret thoughts, Situ Lang smiled sincerely: "I am also a lover of words, but I can't fill them in well. Zhanyang, you will also teach me some secret books in the future, but Don't hide it."

It really is unusual.

Lin Zhanyang hadn't drank alcohol for a long time. Now that he drank a few cups, he regained his energy and became dazed. He just smiled foolishly at Situ Lang.

It's also pretty!

The magistrate sneered, and took advantage of the situation: "Since there is no objection, I have a suggestion. It is said that the first few should be given gifts, but now, the three of them are all heroes in the world. I can’t take it anymore.” That’s right, what can be worth giving this No.2 to the prince?

"After thinking about it, I can only extend it to one person later. As for the reward for the first place, I want to ask the prince to give me a grace."

Situ Lang signaled him to speak first, and he said, "Brother Lin will be dissatisfied with the weak crown this year, do you have words?"

"No words." Lin Zhanyang said.

"Then why don't you ask the prince to give you the word?"

As soon as Lin Zhanyang said this, before Lin Zhanyang could react, Situ Lang had already looked back at him in a daze.

"Well, it's my husband's brother who is tired of giving the word, why bother him?" Although Lin Zhanyang was a little drunk, his intuition was still there, and the alarm from his brain made him sober.

"Could it be that brother Lin thinks that the words bestowed by the prince are not worthy of me?" the magistrate asked back.

"What and what is this?" Lin Zhanyang frowned.

"Okay, this suggestion is inappropriate. I couldn't think of anything suitable in a hurry. Since Zhan Yang is not happy, I am happy and relaxed." Even so, Situ Lang was obviously disappointed.

Choosing characters is a lifelong event for the people here, and sometimes it is even more important than the name.There are still four or five years before the crowning ceremony, why bother to make such a hasty and hasty decision?

It can only be said that the magistrate has other plans.

Those who take the characters are either elders and relatives in the family, or people with high morals in the clan.It is not easy to gift characters, for example, the emperor bestows characters, which is a supreme honor.

Situ Lang is not his blood relative, and he has always been his peer, and he is not the biggest emperor who is used to doing his own thing, the world is the biggest father, what's the matter that this disagreement has robbed his elder brother's job?

There is even a layer inside.Before taking the magistrate, he joked that Lin Zhanyang looked like a boudoir lady. Thinking about it, most of the characters of this woman were taken by her husband after she got married.

This is insinuating something!

The magistrate wanted to say more, but Xue He suddenly opened his mouth to smooth things over and said, "My lord, I've got my wish. I'm waiting for it. I'm usually a vulgar person. Compared with the original No.2 Baiyu Ruyi, I love the No.3 one more. Blood jade golden coral."

The magistrate's face turned cold, and he suddenly sneered:

"Mr. Xue is indeed the most considerate and has an extraordinary vision. In terms of price, this blood coral is indeed higher."

"When it comes to careful planning, after all, it's the Xue family's family history of abundant years and heavy snowfalls. Even a side branch child has extraordinary knowledge."

This is the details of pulling Xue He away in public!

Merchant, what's wrong with the merchant?

It was Xue's family, which had a lot of snow in a good year, after all, it was an imperial businessman who entered the roster of the palace after Ziwei gave up his family.After so many years, how much money has the Xue family sent out to feed these officials and lords?Without the Xue family, how could they have such a good life today?

What's more, what about side branches?The Xue family is a registered merchant, but it is the main family.For the sake of long-term survival, their branch was separated early, and his family had already canceled the merchant's membership by selling off most of the market.His family makes money by their own skills, and studies hard by their real talents.

But these people...just look at him so contemptuously because of this one word!

What a sense of superiority for no reason!

Xue He felt the changing eyes on the field at that time, clenched his hands in his sleeves tightly, his nails immediately pierced the flesh, and he felt a sticky feeling in the palm of his hand.

But he has to endure.

He's just a proud and self-willed boy from Gaoliang, relying on his father's ability to be a local snake, he can't accomplish anything at such an age, and he dares to bully them all day long, let's see how he can do it in the future How long have you been proud!

This period of turmoil seemed to have passed without causing any ripples. Situ Lang would not care whether the merchants were merchants or not. Instead, he became a little interested and asked Xue He a few things about the Xue family.When it was discovered that he had already been divided into sects, he knew that he didn't know much, so that's all.

Xue He breathed a sigh of relief, and seeing Lin Zhanyang looking at him inexplicably, he asked him what was wrong.

"What happened to the Xue family? He said you are from the Xue family, why aren't you happy?"

This is really stupid.Xue He sighed, and felt helpless that he had the heart of an old mother. When asked by this idiot, he couldn't help but break it up one by one and explain it to him. He is a merchant with low status, and merchants are not allowed to enter the court as an official. It also popularized the roots of the four families of King Xue of Jiashi.

"In this way, the grandma of your direct branch is my sister-in-law and brother-in-law's sister-in-law? Is that what you mean?"

"Yes."

"..."

Xue He saw that his brows were frowned in confusion, and for some reason he smiled heartily: "Don't think too much, I have nothing to do with you, they count as theirs, we count as ours."

Lin Zhanyang breathed a sigh of relief: "Hearing what you said, I really thought that if I was not careful, I would drag a lot of relatives who I couldn't recognize."

Xue He said: "Isn't that the circle of those aristocratic and wealthy families? There are so many people going back and forth. If you go around a few times, you will find that anyone can get on the line."

"But don't talk nonsense, those people can't be climbed by everyone, if you get close to them, you might even offend others."

Lin Zhanyang was about to respond, and Zhong, who had been listening for a while, laughed by the way: "He has such a temperament that his eyes are clean and his eyes are above the top, and he may not know who despises whom."

"Zhanyang, you can listen to him. Those are just a few things that depend on the shade of the ancestors to eat and wait to die. The whole family can see the face and say nothing about being high-ranking or not."

Xue He smiled wryly: "My lord is the number one among the most distinguished people in the world, so naturally no one can compare to him."

"Tch, I'm telling the truth. If you want to climb, no one is considered tall."

He laughed at Lin Zhanyang again and said:

"Hao Yang'er, even if you are going to climb high, you should think about me more. You see, I am so eager to serve you in a low voice for a long time, so you are willing to talk to me. If you are a little low to those people, I can't stand what you've done."

Seeing that he spoke pitifully, Lin Zhanyang smiled: "How can you not tolerate it?"

"The people I held in my hands were ruined by them as shabby households, and I don't want to hurt you, so I can only relieve my anger by ruining them into real shabby households." Situ Lang was not annoyed, and he seemed quite serious when he spoke.

Xue He, Xue He could only click his tongue.