"Uncle, I saw it, I saw the name of the second master, in the last one. Jia Yu was still in a trance, so the little guy ran over and shouted happily.

"Really, did you really see the name of the second master?" Jia Yu thought that Jia Zheng was hopeless this time, but he didn't expect that a little guy would run and say it, so he immediately came back to his senses and pulled the little guy to confirm.

"Yes, it's the last one, and the second master's name is at the last. Before the little guy finished speaking, Jia Yu ran to the back, opened the crowd, and stepped forward to see that Jia Zheng's name was the last one. ，

Jia Yu was very excited to see it, their family finally had a scholar, and his father's expectations were realized. "Hurry, hurry, hurry, go home and report the good news. ”

Rongguo Mansion, as soon as Jia Yu returned to the house, he went straight to the study, and shouted happily before he reached the door: "Father, the second brother is hit, and the second brother of my father is hit." ”

"Big brother, what you said is true, you didn't lie to me, right?" Jia Zheng heard Jia Yu say that he couldn't believe it, like a dream, you must know that he has had countless dreams like this, and he wakes up every time he is most proud.

"Of course it's true, I saw your name written on it with my own eyes, but" Although Jia Yu was happy for Jia Zheng, that ranking was really not too good, so he was a little hesitant to tell Jia Zheng about his bottom of the list.

"But what, if you have anything to say, just say it, what does an old man look like. Seeing the embarrassed look on his eldest son's face, Jia Daishan reprimanded him.

"Actually, it's nothing, it's just that the second brother is in the middle of it, but he is the last on the list, but it's nothing, I inquired, there are tens of thousands of students who came to Kyoto to take the exam this year, and only the top 300 were taken as lifters, so it can be seen that it is not easy to get in the exam, although the second brother is not ranked well, but compared to those who did not pass the exam, it is not much better. Jia Yu said sincerely, he admired Jia Zheng very much, if he was put on him like this, he would not necessarily be ranked first like the second brother, and the ranking was actually good, so he had to pass the exam.

Jia Zheng heard that he was the last one on the list, and his happy expression froze, flickering red and white, and secretly tinged with blue and purple.

Jia Daishan didn't have any entanglement with this ranking, and Jia Zheng's level Ziyi had already proposed it to him. Now that he is barely passing the exam, it is a fluke, which shows that his motivation is good, how can he still be greedy and delusional. He frowned, and with a heavy face, he pondered what Jia Zheng's future path should be, whether to continue to study and take the Jinshi examination, or to use his connections to find a position?

Jia Yu and Jia Zheng saw that their father was silent with a calm face, and thought that they were dissatisfied with Jia Zheng's ranking, and thought that the Lin family had not yet told their father about it, so they hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Father, Ruhai has also been hit, it is Xie Yuan, and there will be a happy event in our house." ”

"Ha, ha, ha, yes, that's right, my family is going to be happy, happy. Jia Dai laughed when he heard this, just happy that the two families were officially engaged, but he didn't mention a word about Lin Ruhai High School, as if it was expected.

Who is Jia Zheng who heard Jia Yu mention a completely unfamiliar name, and his father was very happy because of this person, and that high school was also related to the family's liking, he was very confused and confused.

Jia Daishan thought of Lin Ruhai, a quasi-son-in-law, and was very proud in his heart, after all, this son-in-law was personally selected by him, and now he has become a discerning person, which shows that he has a discerning eye, and in the end he wants two sons and one daughter from the Jia family plus three daughters from the concubine, and only Jia Min's marriage is decided by him. looked at the two sons standing again, one was full of happiness, the other was confused, he was not there in the future, and the two brothers Rongguofu and Jia Yu were afraid that they would have to rely on Lin Ruhai's help.

Thinking of this, Jia Daishan instructed with a straight face: "Your brothers should get along well with Ruhai, especially Zheng'er, you and Ruhai are also the same year, and they will have to be mutually rebellious in the future." ”

"Yes, father. "Jia pardon, Jia Zheng and the brothers should go down.

Jia Zhengzhong's matter, the whole family knew, Jia Shishi was happy and excited to tears, and kept pulling the girl beside him, and said proudly: "I knew that Zheng'er would definitely be admitted to the exam, which is the hope of the Jia family in the future, and it will definitely support the door of Rongguo Mansion." Definitely, it must be better than the old lady's Jia Amnesty. Jia Zheng's move has brought out all the grievances she has suffered in recent years, since Jia Daishan took away the housekeeping rights, her wife has become an ornament in the Rongguo Mansion, and most of the henchmen in the mansion have been expelled from the house. Her status in the mansion is not as good as that of the eldest daughter-in-law who just entered the door, and the second daughter-in-law has been tossing her when she enters the door, on the one hand, because the Wang family designed Jia Zheng, and on the other hand, to vent the dissatisfaction in her heart.

The four girls around Jia Shi's side all comforted her, and now the girls around Mrs. are not as tall as before, and the people in the Manchu Mansion did not envy them, who did not scold them, and who did not target them. Alas, now their status is getting worse day by day, and the people in the house have all turned the wind and gone to the Qingfeng Temple.

After Jia Shishi finished venting, he hurriedly asked people to set off firecrackers to celebrate, and then announced that he had rewarded all the subordinates in the house, and everyone could receive an extra month's monthly money, and the people who served in Jia Zhengyuan received two more months, and gave the subordinates an extra set of autumn clothes.

The old lady was also very happy when she learned about her grandson Jia Zhengzhongju at this time, and she also wanted to do some rewards, but before he could give her instructions, someone from the account office came to tell her wife's instructions. The old lady didn't say anything, but agreed. The whole house was overjoyed, like the New Year.

Although Jia Min's face was calm, she couldn't believe it in her heart, Jia Zheng, who was not even admitted to the student in her previous life, has now become a lifter, and because of this change, she is also more and more hopeful for her future life.

The news reached Jia Zhengyuan, Wang Jian heard that her husband was excited when he was in the examination, and he got up from the pit violently and did not come to confirm whether the news was, so he fell straight down. ”

The girl listened to Mama Qiao's words as if she had caught the backbone of the heart, and gradually settled down, and the girl who wore the lake green satin pinched her teeth and skirted her skirt hurriedly rushed out of the house and ran towards the old lady's yard, only Jia Zheng's courtyard behind the big garden was far away from Rongxi Hall and the old lady, at first Jia Shishi was not satisfied with Jia Daishan's choice of the wedding place for Jia Zheng, and she was more satisfied with the fact that Lixiangyuan was still a place of recuperation, small and small, with about ten houses, close to her.

Rong'er arrived at the old lady's courtyard, and after being reported, she staggered a little and ran into the house, seeing that the old lady was full of joy in the house, and she couldn't care about anything, and gasped heavily: "Old lady, the second grandmother fainted, and asked the old lady to ask a doctor to take a look." ”

"It's good, why did I faint. The old lady, who was still happy for Jia Zhengzhong, suddenly heard that the little granddaughter-in-law fainted, and she was a little overwhelmed, "Furong, you go to the front yard and ask Doctor Yan to go to the second master's courtyard, and take care of you and Rong'er to see what is wrong with the little granddaughter-in-law." The old lady wanted to go in person, but she had a laugh with the girl just now because of Jia Zheng's matter, and her body was a little tired, so she asked Gu Mama to take her to have a look.

An hour later, Mama Gu came back and said happily: "Old lady, great joy, the second grandmother has a body, it is really a double happiness." Le's face bloomed with a smile.

"Good, good, good. The old lady is also happy, the past two years have been really a good day for her Jiamen, this happy event has come out one by one, and God blesses her. "How is the little granddaughter-in-law, what does the doctor say. ”

Gu Mama's face was a little strange when she heard this, but she still said truthfully: "Doctor Yan said that the second grandmother's body has been very good, but I am afraid that I have suffered a lot of anger in recent days, and I have been forbearance. ”

"You go and let people tell your wife that the second grandmother is pregnant, and she is not a confused person, and she also knows which is more important, and then let people go to the front yard study to tell Zheng'er that this little granddaughter-in-law has the body to let him accompany him more. She also knows about Jia Shi's tossing of the little granddaughter-in-law, but she has already exempted the eldest granddaughter-in-law from making rules by internal affairs, but she is really powerless to the little granddaughter-in-law, and she can only watch. Besides, Na Jia Shi didn't do anything excessive, and only let Wang Ji serve three meals, which is a common thing in the family.

In the study, Jia Daishan was telling his two sons about the current affairs in the court, and when he said about the Wang family, he couldn't help shaking his head, and said to Jia Zheng on the side: "Zheng'er, although the Wang family is your father-in-law's family, it's better to stay away if it's okay in the future, and your daughter-in-law should also mention it." This Wang Hao used to look like a shrewd person, and the second son of the Wang family was also incompetent and scheming, how could he do such a brainless thing. ”

"Father, son knows. "Jia Zheng has a very complicated mood about the Wang family, it stands to reason that the Wang family is his father-in-law's family should be close, but Wang Ziteng is the mastermind behind the calculation of him, and now he is still so confused, if he is close to him, he is afraid that it will affect the Rongguo Mansion. Speaking of the Xue family, which made him want to calculate him together, the Xue family did not have any loss, so he said: "Father, what are you going to do with the Xue family?"

When it came to the Xue family, Jia Daishan smiled slightly, but there was a gloomy look in his eyes, which made the two brothers worry about the Xue family, and they didn't know what their father would do. Jia Daishan said gently: "Forgiveness, Zheng'er, where do you say that this tree is rotten first?" ”

Jia Yu and Jia Zheng's brothers looked at each other, not understanding why their father asked such an inexplicable question.

"As the saying goes: 'A tree decays before the roots, and a person destroys before the heart.' Most of the family's defeats start from within, and if the house is unstable, there is no way to make any contributions. It's like the foundation of a mansion is unstable, and it will collapse one day. Jia Daishan thought of his own family as he spoke, looked at the two sons in front of him, and said in a fierce voice: "So, you two listen well, if your father is no longer there in the future, you will definitely protect the Rongguo Mansion well, and there is a way to 'fight tiger brothers, father and son soldiers'." Don't be provoked by others and brothers are not in harmony, although you will have to separate your family in the future, but you will eventually be protected by Rongguo Mansion, if there is no Rongguo Mansion, what is your foothold in the capital full of powerful people. ”

"The son will do as his father teaches. The two brothers also knew this truth when they heard their father's words, if the two of them left the Rongguo Mansion, they would really be nothing, and it was with Jia Daishan's earnest teachings that the two brothers did not have a discord with each other as before, and they have always supported each other to provide a solid guarantee for Jia Hu's generation to change the lintel.

"Okay, don't worry about the Xue family's affairs, your father knows what to do. Zheng'er, you have also married, started a family, and now you have been promoted, it is time to think about the future path, you want to continue to study in the academy and wait for a few years to be admitted to the Jinshi. Or get a position for the Father for you. Think about it and talk about it in a few days. ”

"Master, Mo Yan beside the second master said that he had something to report. The little guy guarding the door said loudly.

"Let him in. ”

"Congratulations to the master, congratulations to the second master, the second grandmother is happy. ”

"What you're saying is true, I'm going to be a father. When Jia Zheng heard the news, he lost his mind with joy.

Jia Yu patted Jia Zheng and said sadly: "Congratulations, second brother." Not only did he win the lift, but he was also about to lose his father, which was a great joy. "Jia Zheng is really a good life, not to mention that he became a lifter, he had a child within a few months of getting married, and it was like he had Hu'er for two years of marriage, but think about his five-month-old son, his heart is warm, Hu'er is getting more and more cute now, not only will he turn over, but his hands and feet are waving badly when he is awake. is even more intelligent and has already recognized people, if it weren't for Zhang Qiong hugging him, he would have cried all over the world.

Because Jia Hu's Cunzài was happy about Wang Zheng's pregnancy, he was not very excited, looked at the ecstatic Jia Zheng, and said lightly: "Zheng'er, in a few days, you will also visit the teacher's room and participate in some gatherings between the same year, and I took the word 'Cunzhou' for your father." Han Yushu has a cloud: 'The ancient gentleman, his responsibility is also heavy, and his treatment of others is also light. Heavy to week, so not slack, light to covenant, so people happy for good. 'My father also wants you to be as strict and thorough as the gentlemen of old. ”

"The son will live up to his father's teachings. Jia Zhengyan assured.

"Alright, you all go back. ”

"Son, farewell. The two of them finished and exited the study.

In the palace of Yangxin, Emperor Kangqing looked at the secret report that had just come back from the northwest, his face was pale, he was furious, and he dropped the good green jade tea cup on the spot, "Wang family, what a Wang family, it's really good." ”

"Minions deserve to die. "Slaves deserve to die. Liang Degui and the palace people of the Heart Cultivation Hall were so frightened by Emperor Kangqing's anger that they knelt down and pleaded guilty.

Emperor Kangqing saw the kneeling palace people and waved his hand, and those people were relieved and hurriedly withdrew from the hall, for fear that they would be used by the saint to relieve their anger if they walked slowly. Only Liang Degui was left kneeling there alone, but Emperor Kang Qing didn't say anything to let him get up, so he had to kneel there silently.

It turned out that after the prince vacated the northwest, he jumped from the general manager of the ninth grade to the general manager of the seventh grade in less than a year, and jumped the second grade and the fourth level in a row, and this year there was not much war in the northwest, but there were some conflicts with those foreign tribes. The speed of Wang Ziteng's promotion made him suspicious when he was ordered to stare at his secret position, and the secret investigation actually made them find out that Mu Qingyu, the general of the Northwest, and the Zhang family of the Chengen Mansion were actually old friends. Because of the entrustment of the Zhang family, he secretly took care of Wang Ziteng. The head of the Wang family also entrusted the relationship into the Ministry of Rites and became the head of the five products, and the fourth prince is now on an errand in the Ministry of Rites, and no one with a discerning eye can see what the Wang family has in mind.

All the generals stationed at the border pass, Kang Qingkang investigated their respective net worth, contacts, etc., when they were appointed, to ensure their absolute loyalty, and not to have any connection with any of the forces in Beijing, especially the prince in the palace and his foreign family, but he didn't think that Mu Qingyu had a connection with Cheng'en Gong as closely as he did at that time. King Mu was afraid of things and followed the queen and the four princes, the Zhang family was really bold, the previous reprimand did not let them restrain themselves, but it was Ben Gali who mobilized the military power, one by one is really not afraid of death, don't those people know that thunder, rain and dew are all Jun'en.

Emperor Kangqing bent his index finger and knocked on the bookcase, and a man dressed in black appeared silently in the hall and saluted Emperor Kangqing.

Emperor Kangqing threw the fold to him, and said lightly: "I will find out about the compromise, I want to know when Mu Qingyu colluded with Cheng'en Gong, all the movements of these people in Wangxian Bofu and Anning County Wangfu, and then send someone to check all the generals in the border pass to see if these people have anything to do with the people in Beijing, especially the prince and his foreign family." ”

After the man heard this, he saw Emperor Kangqing's other orders, and retreated lightly. How did this person come in, Liang Degui didn't look at it, and when he left, he only felt a gust of wind drifting by, and the empty palace was as if he had never entered such a person. As the first person next to Emperor Kang Qing, Liang Degui bowed his head as soon as he came in, and after so many years, he had an experience, don't ask what you shouldn't ask, don't look at what you shouldn't see, and sometimes you have to think that you are deaf and blind.

Emperor Kangqing opened this after he gave the order, and then he saw Liang Degui kneeling behind him, and the green jade teacup he dropped not far away was shattered on the ground, and no one cleaned it up, so he said: "Liang Degui, your errand is getting better and better, and the debris on the ground are cleaned up." ”

"The old slave obeyed. He got up and saluted. asked the palace people to come in and clean up, and went to re-soak the good West Lake Longjing for Emperor Kangqing. After putting it away, it quietly retreated to the back.

After taking a few sips, Emperor Kang Qing breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "The results of the township test are out, how is it?"

"Lin Hai High School is at the top of the list, and for Xie Yuan, Jia Zheng of Rongguo Mansion was also admitted to the bottom of the three lists. Seeing Emperor Kang Qing ask about the township test, he knew what he wanted to know.

"Alas, yes, yes, Lin Hai is also the right spirit of Jing'an Hou. Emperor Kang Qing sighed, the days go by so fast, the man has been gone for three years, he has been lonely for three years, and now he doesn't know who to talk to. After being silent for a long time, he said, "How old is Lin Hai?"

"Sixteen years old, two years older than the fifth prince. ”

"Sixteen, it's time to start a family. I was confused, the Lin family got married relatively late, and Jing'anhou didn't get married until he reached the age of twenty. But it's time to start looking, settle down first, and then get married in two or three years. ”

Liang Degui was very surprised when he heard this, the saint was very favored by the Lin family, there were three princes in the palace who were married, in addition to the prince and the saint personally asked, the three princes were also selected by the concubine first, and the saint was determined by the saint before presenting it to the emperor. Not to mention the four princes, it was just a saint who chose a person who looked at it in anger. But now that the saint actually asked about Lin Hai's family affairs, and thought that the palace and the princess were going to be with Lu Chonghua, could it be that the saint planned to recruit Lin Hai as a concubine.