The layout of the Grand View Garden is grand and magnificent, in addition to the well-known Yihong Courtyard, Xiaoxiang Pavilion, there are dozens of other scenic spots, among which the residence of the sisters is mainly concentrated in the western area, the Wuyuan is in the northwest, the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, the Jinlou is in the southwest, Daoxiang Village, Qiushuangzhai, Zilingzhou, Lotus Lotus Pavilion, Tatefengxuan, Luxue Nuan, Peony Garden, Nuan Xiangwu and so on are all located in the middle of the west.

From the road outside the Wuyuan to the outside of Daoxiang Village, I saw that the whole residence was surrounded by a low wall of yellow mud, and the head of the wall was covered with pale yellow rice stalks, and hundreds of apricot trees outside the wall were slightly yellow, and the stump in the right corner of the door was hung with a banner. Walk into the wall door, enter the eye is a number of thatched huts, planted mulberry trees, elm trees, hibiscus Zhe, and use branches to weave into a fence, insert a few, under the hillside outside the fence, there is an earthen well, there are orange trees, rollers, wooden barrels next to it, Qinfang stream flows down from the Wuyuan, chickens, ducks and geese are raised in the water.

There is no half of the Zhumen spirit, copper smell, extravagant customs, specially created pastoral scenery, Daguan Garden is the only one, Li Kun chose this place, I am afraid that the indifferent and helpless temperament, "Yihong Courtyard Qunfang Night Banquet", Li Kun's flower sign is a sentence "bamboo fence hut is willing", I don't know if it is really willing? Jia Baoyu was very displeased with this, and gushed out a "naturalistic theory", thinking that artificial carving is not beautiful in the end, so angry that Jia Zheng shouted "fork out".

"The name of this place comes from the sentence 'Chaimen Lindao Xiang Village', which is really a peach source in the world, much lighter than my Wuyuan." Xue Baochai sighed.

"Peach Blossom Spring, can not avoid the visit of people with a heart, whether it is the world of Lao Tzu's Yingzhi, or the world of Confucius's Datong, there is no rank, the poor in the downtown no one asks, the rich have distant relatives in the mountains, some things, some people, how to avoid it." Jia Cong said.

"It's always because the clouds can cover the sun, and it is a moment to hide, it is a moment." Xue Baochai said: "Lile is respectful, that is justified. Heaven and earth are humble, and the universe is fixed. The humble is Chen, and the noble and lowly are in the position. There is constant movement, rigidity and softness. ”

"Otherwise, the world of Confucius's great harmony did exist, and the controversy of the hundred schools of thought in the pre-Qin period was not entirely made up out of thin air, at that time, in the prehistoric period, there was no noble and lowly, no etiquette and music, the sun rose and the sun set and rested, everyone lived in harmony, and no one had any remaining property. Labor has become an enjoyable activity, why did Nuwa come? At that time, women's gathering was more important than men's hunting, and women were more important, and it was the beginning of the matrilineal clan. Jia Cong looked at Xue Baochai, Baochai was poisoned by Taoism, it was really heavy, no wonder she, Baochai was taught by her father since she was a child, completely preparing for the draft, in addition to her innocent family background, rules, talent and morality must be both, she has worked hard in her knowledge, Xiangling and Xiangyun don't know, Baochai knows, which makes people sigh at themselves.

"Matrilineal clans?" Xue Baochai disagreed: "The monarchy is divinely granted, men are superior to women, and women are in charge of the clan, isn't it reversing yin and yang?" It's just your family's words, but where did that man come from? ”

"Man is something similar to a monkey, evolved." Jia Cong said: "Do you think it was made by Nuwa? ”

"Poof!" Ying'er couldn't help laughing first, she followed all the way, collecting willow branches all the way to weave flower baskets, Ying'er was skillful, needlework should be second only to Qingwen, the belt was well-played, Baoyu wanted her to do it. Ying'er turned her head and couldn't stop laughing, and Xue Baochai couldn't help but purse her lips and laugh: "Everyone says that Brother Bao is the demon king of the mixed world, and he loves to be crazy and crazy, in my opinion, your words are more absurd than Brother Bao." ”

Jia Cong didn't explain, Sun Fu and Long Aotian naturally didn't follow up, and returned to the courtyard from the front door, Jia Lan kept listening, and wondered in his heart: "Uncle Cong is erudite and talented, he said that people are changed from monkeys, I'm afraid there is some truth in it...... So where did I come from? I'll ask my mother later...... I won't pick it up, will I......"

Jia Lan became sad for a moment.

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A few people went into the thatched hut to sit, the nature here is by no means natural nature, the decoration in the thatched hut should be the style of a wealthy family, the wall is hung with calligraphy and paintings, the bottle is filled with flowers, Li Kun girl Suyun, Biyue serves tea, puts melons and fruits, and delicate snacks.

Jia Lan is afraid of seeing people, even if Daiyu and Baochai have been in the house for many years, he does not often greet and communicate, and his personality is very introverted. How do I write this featureless face? ”

"You don't need to be white, the county test booth is not standardized, it is all temporarily erected, you have to guard against people sitting together, carefully and carefully knock over the inkstone, you can't eat indiscriminately before the exam, someone talks to you, someone cheats, you just pretend not to see it." Jia Cong guided the experience, and when he went to the side, Li Kun and Xue Baochai also said a few words.

Xue Baochai didn't seem to be in high spirits, and for some reason, Jia Cong thought about it, Baochai is on the twenty-first day of the first month of this year, and he has turned fifteen years old. Think about it, Baochai's birthday this year, Jia's mother also solemnly ordered the big event, since it has reached the age of marrying in feudal society, why has there been no response to Baochai's draft for a long time?

In some red studies, Xue Baochai failed in the draft before his fifteenth birthday.

On her fifteenth birthday, Jia Baoyu said that Xue Baochai was like Yang Guifei, and Baochai immediately became angry, you know, for the virtuous and virtuous Sister Bao, this is the only time she is angry, and it is also the last. Even Lin Daiyu's cynicism, repeated verbal attacks, and guns and sticks, Xue Baochai could laugh at it, as if nothing happened, why did Baoyu say Yang Guifei, Baochai was rarely angry?

It's very simple, the word "concubine" poked at Baochai's heart.

As for the reason for her failure in the draft, Xue Baochai pun "I don't have a good brother like Yang Guozhong", this sentence actually points out that the failure of the draft is because of Xue Pan's involvement, Xue Pan is acting for the emperor's business, he is an evil by nature, and he does bad things, and these things will inevitably damage the Xue family's style. And the ancient draft, very much attention was paid to the innocence of the family background, whether it was good or not.

After the age of fifteen, Baochai's temperament has changed greatly, and he has never mentioned the squeamish cold incense pills, indifferently and self-consciously, without powder, and has been in contact with Buddhist scriptures, "the red stripes come and go without worry, and I can break the bowl with the fate of the shoes", this is the biggest blow in her life, and the dream of the concubine hidden in her father's hope and family hope has been completely shattered.

Dashun's harem system, inheriting the Ming Dynasty, according to the "Ming Hui Yao", the rank has the queen, the imperial concubine, the concubine, the talent, etc., the princess has a lady, the selection of the waiter, the talent, Jiajing's grandmother Empress Dowager Shao said personally: women enter the palace, no one is happy, diet and daily life, not free, such as secluded.

Every time the royal family drafts, the people can't wait to get married, and would rather be a commoner wife than an imperial concubine. However, the Xue family has never been an official since the ancestor Ziwei Sheren (Zhongshusheren), and the family is in the middle of the road, joining the four major families, it is really a bit unworthy of the name, and it is the lowest strength of the four major families, so Baochai bears the hope of the family, but with Xue Pan, an elder brother who can be called a god-level loser, no matter how big the hope, it can be defeated.

"Brother Cong's Township Examination, I am expected to be in high school, I have a subject, I have made such a big fuss, I know your name on the horizontal and vertical saints, the township examination papers and the Ministry of Rites are grinding, if you have to be transferred to the saint, it is really a fish leaping into the dragon gate, and the spring breeze is proud." Li Kun wore a light-colored Doro's tweed gown, took a piece of dim sum and ate it at random, and said, "This kid in my family is eccentric, and I have to rely on you to carry him more." ”

"It's hard to say, every time there is something, to be honest, I have a bit of a cup bow and snake shadow, and people are worried." Jia Cong said indifferently: "Brother Lan is my nephew, as it should be." ”

"Brother and you have a three-year appointment, the title of the gold list is Da Dengke, and the flower candle in the cave room is Xiao Dengke, if you win the lift, Xiangling is all yours, just three years." Xue Baochai is dignified and generous: "If you don't win, you are not blessed, a girl like Xiangling has nowhere to find it with a lantern." ”

"Sister Chengbao, Ji Yan."

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Xue Baochai returned to Wuyuan with a little interest, looked at the scroll for a while, and said silently: "Nobita is very merciful, and I hope to dispel the subtle confusion." Let me attain supreme enlightenment early and sit in the dojo in the Ten Directions Realm......"

"A sentence of 'bad house', out of the game in advance, where is my supreme consciousness and the Ten Directions Realm?" Xue Baochai thought out of his mind: "Baoyu? Or Jia Cong? ”

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Wanping Lugou Bridge, Zhending Mansion, Shunde Mansion, Shuntian Mansion and so on, Zhili Xiucai, fluttering clothes into Beijing, high-spirited across the century-old bridge, just waiting for the autumn war, Kuang Liuhe, Zhang Maocai in the list.

In the thirteenth year of Yongle, the township test of Bingzike officially began.