dhibooks Chapter 60 Jia Hu's No. [-] Scholar
Chapter 60 Jia Hu's No. [-] Scholar
The rules in the palace were strict, as soon as they came out of the Hall of Preserving Harmony, everyone left in a silent order, Jia Hu only said a few words to a few friends.As soon as they left the palace, the few people didn't have the mood to chat anymore, they bid farewell to each other and got into the carriages.
Jia Zhen was also included in this palace examination, and for the convenience of talking, the two rode in the same carriage.
Thinking that she would never have to read such stupid books again, Jia Zhen's mood was extremely high. As soon as Jia Hu came up, she heard him say: "Now, the master will not care about my reading anymore!"
Jia Hu was so tired that she didn't want to move, she leaned lazily against the wall of the car, squinted her eyes slightly, as if she was about to fall asleep, and talked to Jia Zhen casually.
After the excitement at the beginning, Jia Zhen only felt that her fingers were too tired to move. He was so sleepy that he didn't want to talk, and Jia Hu didn't force it. The carriage fell silent for a while.The two closed their eyes for a while, Jia Zhen recovered some strength, and couldn't help asking: "Cousin, do you think I can enter the second class?"
Jia Hu carefully asked the answer sheet, shook his head, and said, "It's hard to say, I have no experience."
It was the first time for everyone, and they had expected it in their hearts. Although Jia Zhen was disappointed, she soon cheered up and asked, "What about you?"
Jia Hu said a few words roughly, but when she saw Jia Zhen's eyes were haloed, she stopped talking.There are specializations in surgery, and Jia Zhen doesn't need to know about them yet, so I won't mention them.He just said: "I am Huiyuan, my ranking should not be bad, I just hope to enter the top one."
Jia Zhen said enviously and bitterly: "Cousin, you are a person who is famous in front of the emperor. There is not much difference between the first class and the second class." She sighed, "My father is the 130th and second in the second class, and I am not greedy." , just don't end up as a 'like a lady'."
Jia Hu couldn't help laughing.The first class is from Jinshi Jidi, the second class is from Jinshi, Jia Jing is from Jinshi, and the third class is from Citong Jinshi. There is only one more word "tong", but the status is very different.There is a joke in the officialdom that "a fellow Jinshi is like a wife", which shows the embarrassing status of a fellow Jinshi.
"Don't worry, with our family's connections, even fellow Jinshi will not hinder you. Besides, don't you want to touch those books again? If you enter the Imperial Academy..."
Jia Zhen shuddered.
Jia Hu was really exhausted, he hadn't eaten all day, and was very exhausted. After returning home, he ate a big meal, fell asleep, and didn't bother to take a bath.
Woke up the next morning and already missed lunch.Waking up so late for the first time, Jia Hu asked displeasedly, "Why didn't you wake me up?"
While helping the uncle to get dressed, Hua Jian said crisply: "Yesterday my wife sent someone to tell the uncle not to greet you, and the servants are not allowed to wake up in the morning."
Mother is very experienced. Could it be that the uncles had such a big sleep after the palace examination?Jia Hu's expression eased, and he asked, "How many maids in our yard have gone out?"
The person in charge of this matter is a man named Su Shui, who is also in the room at the moment, and said softly: "The two sisters have already gone out. They came to greet the uncle a few days ago. The servants don't want to disturb the uncle, so I called them Kowtowed a few heads outside."
There is such a thing, Jia Hu recalled that he canceled the slave status of these two maids, added makeup, and the dowry was no worse than that of the daughter of a petty official, and it was considered as the utmost benevolence.
He nodded slightly, indicating to continue.
Su Shui is a caring person. She wrote down the names of those who are willing to go out, and asked if there is anyone who is willing to go out, and then said: "There are only two people left in the yard now. Big maid, there are three young maids, and the manpower is not enough, the wife asks if the uncle picks a few when he is free, or is it better to defecate too much?"
"Let mother arrange it." Jia Hu said casually.Then he asked casually, "What about the two fathers?"
Su Shui stagnated, causing Jia Hu to take a look at her, and she said: "The madam took away a few days ago, and now Yue Mo is in the old man's courtyard." The wife also said that whoever gives birth to a child will promote her to be an aunt.
There is no reason to take back the one who was given to the Son.What's more, it's too careless for this father to rob someone from his son.The corner of Jia Hu's mouth twitched, acquiescing to Liu's handling, since he didn't want it anyway.
Because I didn’t have breakfast, the food in the kitchen was easy to digest and not greasy. I felt that I ate too much yesterday. Jia Hu only ate a few bites of food. When his hair was half dry, he tied up his hair and set off for Rongxi Don greets his mother.
In Rongxi Hall, Mrs. Liu is teaching Jia Lian how to read.
It's funny to say that Jia Hu thought he could subdue this little bastard, but in the end he was harassed by this little bastard, and he was sent back after a few days of persistence. At the same time, he deeply realized that children under the age of six have the same brain gap as adults. no the same.
Seeing his elder brother, Jia Lian pursed his lips and turned away from him. Jia Hu had no choice but to go up to coax him under his mother's teasing gaze, promising some amount of compensation for land cession, which made Jia Lian forget all the harshness and negligence of the previous period. Forgot, happily playing Jiulianhuan in Jia Hu's arms.
"Where's Yinger?" Jia Hu looked around and asked suspiciously.
Mrs. Liu said angrily, "Ying'er is learning the rules from Nanny."
When Jia Hu first found out about this, she thought her mother wanted to send Ying'er to the palace, and made a lot of jokes.In fact, noble ladies have to learn the rules, because they often have to enter the palace, and after they get married, they will also be in the circle of noble ladies. If the rules are not good, they will be laughed at.
This time is when Jia Ying learns the rules every day, and that's what Jia Hu asked.He rubbed his nose embarrassingly before answering his mother's concerned question.
Just talking about the future, Mrs. Liu said: "Like Brother Zhen, you can either take the exam and stay in the Hanlin Academy, and then seek a future in the capital after three years. It sounds much better to say it; or you can only work hard at home." , find a good vacancy, start from a small official, and return to Beijing after you have qualifications. Both have merits, and it depends on each person's ability."
Jia Hu also said: "I heard my cousin's voice, it seems that uncle also intends to let him go outside."
"Your uncle came all the way back to the capital after being released from a concubine." Mrs. Liu showed a slight smile, "Now that he is a third-rank official, he is the biggest official in our Jia family." Jia She only said Without the title, there is no real job.
"Your father and I don't know anything about being an official. You should ask your uncle for advice."
Jia Hu hurriedly got up and agreed.
Mrs. Liu said regretfully: "If your Uncle Lin hadn't been released from Beijing, you should have asked him to palm your eyes."
"There are two more uncles," Jia Hu also said with a smile, "It's a pity that I don't have any masters. Thanks to the presence of the elders."
Mrs. Liu was also very happy that her mother's family cared so much for her son, so they discussed how to send some thank-you gifts to Liu's family and Lin's family in Yangzhou.
The results of the palace examination came out very quickly. On April 25, Jia Hu was the number one scholar on the roll call.
After the face-to-face consecration was over, Jia Hu nimbly got on his horse and paraded through the streets with the others.
After studying hard for more than ten years, Jia Hu has now fulfilled his wish. His handsome face is full of smiles.
Both No. [-] and Tanhua are people Jia Hu is not familiar with, but this does not prevent the three of them from talking and laughing.
The second place He Qian is a calm middle-aged man, and Tanhua Xie Ming is not young, but both of them are handsome, Xie Ming is even more handsome, which fits the reputation of Tanhua.
Right now, the two of them were making fun of Jia Hu who had been smashed all over his head and face by his purse and embroidered handkerchief.
Jia Hu had tried his best to avoid it, but for some reason, there were more and more scented objects.As everyone knows, Jia Hu's skillful handling of the horse is particularly conspicuous among the frail scholars strolling slowly, won't it make the interested ladies even more excited?
Just when Jia Hu was helplessly responding to the teasing of the two, in a restaurant on the side of the street, a young man who was leaning on the railing turned the wine glass in his hand rather boredly, pouting at the person at the head below, and asked: " Fifth brother, is that Jia Hu?"
The person inside said helplessly, "Ninth Brother, don't mess with this person."
If Jia Hu was here, he would be able to recognize at a glance that this person called Fifth Brother was none other than His Royal Highness Cheng Wang whom he had frequent contact with in the household department.
The Ninth Prince was reprimanded, but he was not annoyed, his eyes wavered slightly, and he smiled slyly: "Then what if he comes to tease me first?"
Ever since he got the news that the uncle won the first prize, the laughter in the Rongguo Mansion never stopped.
Mrs. Liu said happily: "My son is the number one scholar now!"
The corner of Jia She's suppressed mouth was also successful in this sentence. He smiled happily and said boldly: "Reward, reward! All servants in the mansion will be rewarded with three months' money!"
Mrs. Liu hastily added: "Everyone has worked hard, and those who serve Hu'er will be rewarded for another two months!"
The servants are all rejoicing.
Jia Amnesty discussed with Mrs. Liu, "Should we hold a banquet? For such a happy event, we should invite our relatives to have a good time."
Mrs. Liu persuaded: "This Hu'er has to entertain the same year again, and to meet the teacher, and soon to report to the Ministry of Household Affairs, I'm afraid I don't have much free time. Our own family is just happy, if we invite all relatives Come on, Hu'er is also tired."
Jia Amnesty said angrily, "I'm so confused." He added, "Well, it's not good to be too ostentatious anyway."
Mrs. Liu saw that he still felt dissatisfied, so she suggested with a smile: "Why don't you have a banquet with Dongfu, congratulate Brother Zhen, and invite the second brother's family here by the way." The son of heaven is born.
Jia She immediately said: "That's the reason." The more he thought about it, the better it became. Jia She clapped his hands and laughed, "That's great! My second brother pretends to be a student every day, and now his nephew is the number one scholar. Now, let me see how he still has the face to put on a show in front of me!"
Jia Zheng had been in a bad mood recently, and when he got home from Xiaya, he called Jia Zhu over and scolded him.
Jia Zhu had always been in awe of this father, and she didn't know what had offended him, so she had to stand aside with her hands down and listen to the training.
Unexpectedly, when Jia Zheng saw his dejected look, he felt even more angry.
"You bastard! Why are you acting like this? You are not half as good as your cousin! Double your homework! If you let me know that you are lazy, watch your skin!"
Jia Zhu's face was pale.
Now that his schoolwork is heavy, he already has to stay up until midnight with the lights on every day. If it is doubled, what will happen.
He coughed a few times, and responded bitterly: "What the father said is true, and the son obeyed."
Jia Zheng didn't seem to notice Jia Zhu's discomfort, he flung his sleeves and left, thinking indignantly, God is really unfair, if it wasn't for my son being a few years younger than Jia Hu, how could it be his turn to show off today !
Even so, after receiving the invitation from the Rongguo Mansion, Jia Zheng took Xiao Wang and Yuan Chun to the banquet.
The two prefectures held a banquet together. Although there were only a few families, they invited the famous theater troupe in Beijing. The opera was singing lively on the stage, and the well-behaved and beautiful maids below were carrying dishes and dishes. The presentation of fine wines flowed through the banquet like flowing water.
Jia Amnesty didn't see his nephew, so he asked strangely, "Why didn't Brother Zhu come today?"
Jia Zheng heard the words and said, "Brother Zhu is sick. It's a happy day, and it's hard to get over the illness. I'll let him stay at home to take care of himself." Well, he was sick in bed, and it was rumored that Jia Zheng's face was not good-looking, so he was a little bland.
Jia Amnesty still cared about this nephew, put on airs of a brother, and gave Jia Zheng a good meal, after all, Jia Zhu is now the only heir of the second wife, no matter how strict the teaching is, he should take good care of his body.
In front of his two nephews and his cousin, Jia Zheng's face was hot and he only prevaricated a few words.It was a pity to Jia She, his own father was still there after all, and as the uncle next door, Jia She didn't have much to say.Seeing this, Jia Zhen quickly changed the topic and told a joke, and the atmosphere on the table became relaxed again.
The men outside were talking and joking, while Mrs. Liu looked at Mrs. Wang's big belly inside, and couldn't help but be terrified, "It's almost September, isn't it? Why are you here?"
Xiao Wang said with an embarrassed smile: "I'm so bored at home, come to the mansion to relax." Seeing Liu's disapproval, he begged for mercy, "Good sister-in-law, I only come to the mansion for a walk, other people are I won't go." But she was sighing in her heart, she didn't want to go out at this time, and there were plenty of opportunities to get close to Rongfu, so why take the risk of giving birth?It's just that the master forced her to come.
Mrs. Xu also frowned, even though the East Mansion is the head and the two families co-hosted a small banquet, it was in the West Mansion.If Mrs. Wang had had an accident here earlier, Mrs. Liu would have had a hard time doing it.Mrs. Xu and Mrs. Liu have a good relationship, but they have never gotten along with Mrs. Wang, the sister-in-law who married in later, so they naturally prefer Mrs. Liu.
I don't know whether to say that Mrs. Xu's foretelling is like a god, or it's a crow's mouth. Halfway through the banquet, Mrs. Wang clutched her stomach and cried out that it hurts. As soon as Mrs. Xu touched it, she said, "I'm afraid I'm about to give birth."