Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Palace Examination
Early the next morning, a monk came to congratulate him. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
The Jia family saw that it was a monk who drove away evil spirits for Mrs. Wang and Jia Baoyu, and they all respected them as immortals and did not dare to slack off.
The monk smiled and sent a congratulatory gift, but it was a hundred clothes and a pair of wooden fish. The monk said: "With these two things in the Zun Mansion, you can keep the peace of the mansion and not give birth to right and wrong." ”
Jia Zheng thanked him again and again.
When Mother Jia saw Baoyu Daiyu getting married, she couldn't help but think of the heir again, and she was worried that Lin Daiyu was weak, and the heir might damage her body if she came early. So he asked the monk, "May I ask the priest to calculate, what about my grandson's heirs?" ”
The leper monk pinched his fingers with a smile and counted, and said with a smile: "The house will add a son in three years, and a daughter in five years." And the origins of the son and the daughter are extraordinary. ”
Mother Jia was surprised and delighted, thanked the monk, and let people seal twenty taels of gold.
The monk said with a smile: "The monks don't care about yellow and white things, but they just meet by fate. With that, he brushed his sleeves and left. Everyone hurriedly chased after them, but they were long gone.
Bao Dai and the two sat together, raised their eyebrows, and after breakfast, they went to serve tea to Jia Mu, Jia Zheng, and Mrs. Wang.
The three elders gave the gifts in turn, and then they took them up and spoke. There was constant laughter in Jia's mother's yard this day, and the faces of everyone in the Jia family were also beaming.
In the evening, Daiyu and Baoyu returned to the house, and suddenly saw a pot of wine and a few fresh fruits on the table.
Daiyu was slightly surprised, and the little girl came to report: "A sister-in-law who claims to be a police illusion came and brought this wine and fruit, and the person disappeared when the things were put down." Everyone thought it was a fairy. ”
Daiyu knew that it must be a police fairy girl in the too illusory realm, and after appreciating the little girl, she poured out a glass of wine, which was very sweet, and it was really the fairy wine in the too illusory realm.
Baoyu heard the little girl say the word "police fantasy", and said with a smile: "It seems that I have heard of it somewhere." As he spoke, seeing that Daiyu had already poured a glass of wine, he hurriedly stepped forward to take the wine jug and poured himself a glass of wine.
Daiyu smiled but didn't answer, and the two drank under the red candle. Outside, the night breeze blew a few pink peach petals down the curtain and down the window.
After three years, Daiyu was diagnosed as pregnant. The Jia family was very happy, and Baoyu was even more happy.
He has already passed the examination and is among the top three, and in another year it will be the time for the palace to take countermeasures. Looking at Daiyu's gentle eyebrows, Baoyu couldn't help leaning over her ear when no one was there and said, "Next year's palace exam, I will take a Tanhualang exam and come back, and the most beautiful fairy in Xie Qunfang will be my partner." ”
Lin Daiyu's cheeks blushed suddenly. Baoyu is becoming more and more penetrating, and compared with the demeanor of the beautiful prince in the past, he has added some charm, and his image is gradually more like the Shenying waiter in the too illusory realm. Daiyu knew that he was detaching himself from the obstacle, and gradually remembered his past life.
The next year, Daiyu really gave birth to a little son. When Jia Xiaogongzi was born, Kyoto was shrouded in auspicious clouds, and the inner courtyard of the Jia family was full of fragrance.
Wen Po took out a child with dark eyes and snow-white skin from the room, and this child giggled as soon as he was born, which was extremely gratifying.
Baoyu only glanced at his son, and then hurriedly ran into the house to see Daiyu. Daiyu's face was pale, her hair was wet on her face, and she smiled weakly when she saw him come in.
Jia Zheng took the newborn grandson who was left aside by Baoyu from the outside, and ordered him to seal a big red envelope for Wen Po, looking at the little grandson, his beard was so happy that he was curled.
Naturally, the news was also sent to the palace.
Because of the auspicious omen of Kyoto on this day, the palace was very happy and rewarded with many things.
In March of this year, Baoyu participated in the Baohe Palace Examination, ranked slightly behind, and entered the re-examination, ranking eighth. On the palace test, the emperor personally asked for the test, and was very satisfied with Baoyu, and the royal pen was the champion.
Baoyu kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, the ministers are not as knowledgeable as the list, and the essence of craftsmanship is not as good as Tanhua." The minister resigned in the back row, and was willing to be third. ”
The Manchu Dynasty looked sideways, and the emperor was angry and laughing. Because of a series of things in the Jia family, he also asked people to inquire about this brother-in-law's usual behavior, knowing his love of red, as well as tossing out a Qianyunxuan and making rouge himself, knowing that he must think that Tanhualang is more elegant than the champion.
The emperor stiffened his face and asked, "You won't regret giving up the champion to others?" ”
Baoyu said awe-inspiringly: "Surrender and obey." The emperor said, "Yes!" ”
The second and third places suddenly rose one place, and they were very happy, and Baoyu was also very happy. Later, a banquet was held in the palace, and the Jinshi admitted to the new department were all in high spirits. After the feast and drink, it is a boastful street.
Baoyu was left in the palace, because the emperor said: "You don't care about the name of the champion, and you must not like to praise the street with silk ribbons, stay quietly in the mansion and talk to your sister!" He had to obey the order and follow the little eunuch to see Yuan Chun.
Walking through the imperial garden in the palace, Baoyu was still very annoyed, he wanted Daiyu to see what he looked like as a tanhualang, and heard that Lin Ruhai was appointed by the royal pen to explore the flowers, and won the admiration of his aunt Jia Min.
After thinking about it, he had already stood in front of Yuan Chun, and hurriedly knelt down and bowed: "The minister knocks to see the virtuous concubine!" ”
Before the words fell, he was helped up.
Yuan Chun already knew about Baoyu's resignation and the selection of Tanhua, and his face couldn't help but be slightly angry. But seeing that he didn't care, he couldn't get angry.
This younger brother was brought up by her, taught him to write stroke by stroke, and taught him to read sentence by sentence, so she naturally knew what kind of character he was.
Besides, if the fame is gone, there is no reason to come back. Yuan Chun sighed and asked him about the current situation at home.
As soon as Baoyu saw that the stubble had been revealed, he hurriedly talked about the situation at home: "My father is still in good health, and when he comes back from the yamen every day, he talks endlessly about the affairs of the Ministry of Industry. My mother recites scriptures and learns Buddhism every day, and the day before yesterday, she invited the master of Muni Nunnery to come over to give a lecture, and she also stayed with the teacher to eat. The second sister came back the day before yesterday, her complexion was fine, and she was going to add a second boy. The third sister is also very good, I heard that the third brother-in-law is very protective of her. Whether it's Feng'er or the kid in the family, his father named him Jia Mao. The nickname is fairy grass. ”
Baoyu saw that Yuan Chun's face was a little softer, and he hurriedly talked about it again.
The emperor came back from changing his clothes, and came over with the little eunuch holding Tanhualang's crown and robe, and heard Jia Baoyu talking non-stop here in Yuanchun, as if he had come to the palace to ask for an order to accompany Yuanchun to speak.
The emperor laughed angrily again, and asked the little eunuch to call out Baoyu and take him to change his clothes and go with the procession to praise the street.
The emperor turned around and returned to the front hall, he wanted to drink tea smoothly, and he couldn't help but scold as he walked: "This brother-in-law is really too good at nagging." ”
Jia Baoyu was finally driven out to change into Tanhualang's clothes, with flowers from the imperial garden on his hat, tied with red silk, rode on a tall horse, and went out with the Jinshi to praise the street.
The whole of Kyoto is a sensation, this is a triennial spectacle, and it is also a time for many families in Kyoto to replenish fresh blood and grab husbands for their daughters.
The champion who walked in front was an old man with gray hair, and everyone looked disgusted when they saw it.
There are still some people who are unwilling to let go of this champion in vain, and send a little servant to come forward and ask: "Dare to ask Champion Lang, is there a wife room at home?" ”
This champion Lang followed the direction of the little maid with his eyes, and saw a corner of red clothes faintly exposed in the sedan chair not far away, guessing that behind the sedan curtain must be a charming little lady with national color and fragrance, his heart was suddenly hot, his old face was red, and he said: "Old man...... The wife of the scumbag in the family has passed away...... "After that, I can't help but look in the direction of the sedan chair."
At this moment, a scream suddenly rang out from the crowd, and a Rotten Tomatoes flew in and accurately hit the champion in the face.
Everyone was astonished, and they turned their heads to look for it, only to see a woman of nearly fifty years old rushing to the front of Zhuang Yuanlang, pointing at his nose and scolding:
"You old thief! How dare you curse the old lady to die when you win the champion! My mother is here today to tell you to understand, who serves your family all day long, and the money earned from sewing and repairing is used on you? If it weren't for my wife, would you be where you are today? ”
The old champion's old face was already burning red, and he forcibly quibbled: "Where are you from the woman, old man...... I don't know you! ”