The True Winner of the Red Chamber

After hearing Zhiqi's words, Zhen Yingjia was a little confused.

The point is how could he offend Lin Ruhai?

Totally unexpected.

When he left, Lin Ruhai encouraged him once, and told him about his experiences during the provincial examination. Just looking at this, the two can be considered friends.

But it's only been half a year, why haven't we been in contact?

Zhi Qi seemed to be unhappy, and said: "My sister and I went to Lin's house for a sit-down every ten days and a half months. After finally having a younger sister, I naturally gave her all the good things."

Zhen Yingjia looked at Zhilan again, and Zhilan nodded, "That's right. Later, Aunt Jia fell ill, and we went to visit her."

"After Aunt Jia went away, Uncle Lin didn't ask us to go to her house." Zhiqi said, "I thought there was some taboo, so I didn't care too much. Later, I was afraid that she would be bored at home alone. , thinking that she was also going to the temple to offer incense, so I wrote to ask her when she would go, but she didn't even reply to my letter!"

Zhiqi looked angry, "I shared with her the things my father sent from Beijing and the things Baoyu gave me."

Zhiyin hurriedly pulled her sister over to comfort her.

Zhilan looked a little calmer, and waited until Zhiqi finished speaking before saying: "Aunt Jia likes the two of us to go to her house. We play with my sister, and she just sits and watches, and prepares refreshments for us. We embroidered the pouch by herself. It's just..."

Seeing that Zhilan hesitated, Zhen Yingjia nodded encouragingly.

Zhilan said: "It's Uncle Lin who saw us with a cold face, as if he didn't want us to go."

Zhen Yingjia still didn't understand what was going on, so she asked: "When did it happen?"

Zhilan thought for a while, "It was probably when Father's first letter arrived."

Zhen Yingjia shook his head, he and Lin Ruhai met, in the final analysis, it was just curiosity, besides, he was going to the capital soon, and from now on, they will be separated from each other, and there will be no more interaction.

Thinking of this, he said: "Then put it aside, let your sister take you to pack up in these two days, see if there is anything else you want, make a list and hand it to the housekeeper, we will move in two days Went to the capital."

Hearing this, the happiest person is not Zhiqi, who has always liked new gadgets, nor Baoyu, who has made friends in the capital, but Zhen Yingjia's eldest daughter, Zhiyin.

She looked at Zhen Yingjia in surprise, and asked in disbelief, "Father, don't worry about me?"

Zhen Yingjia looked at her daughter with a smile, and said, "I promise you. What are you worried about?"

The conversation between the father and daughter and the charade left a few younger children at a loss. Zhiqi looked at this and that, and said, "No! I still want to see her and ask her. I know why she ignored me!"

Zhiyin, who had just received her father's promise, was very considerate and comforted Zhiqi, saying: "I haven't been back for two years, why don't you go to visit Jinling City first on behalf of your own sister?"

Zhi Qi's attention was suddenly diverted, and she said excitedly: "The shop where we usually make jewelry has a handy master chef, we will go see it tomorrow!"

Not long after, the carriage arrived at Qingsong Academy.

It was spring when Zhen Yingjia left, and the leaves had just sprouted, and they were emerald green. When she came back, it was early winter, and the leaves had turned dark green.

Other than that, there is no other difference.

Zhen Yingjia jumped out of the carriage, hugged the children one by one, and said with a smile, "Go, go and see your grandfather and great-grandfather!"

The servants led them all the way in, before they reached the yard, there were still a dozen feet away, when Zhen Yingjia saw a man walking out with a disheveled face, his face seemed to be a little red?

Taking a closer look, it turned out to be Li Shouzhong. Zhen Yingjia smiled. He dug a hole for Li Shouzhong before he left for the capital, and Li Shouzhong had to be very diligent to pay his respects to Li Daji.

Although he went to the capital, Zhen Yingjia never lost contact with Li Yi. It can be seen from his letters that every time Li Shouzhong and Li Daji came to torture each other, they satirized each other in their words. The number of times I was abused on the Internet was slightly more.

Zhen Yingjia thought it was very funny when she saw it, and the smile even brought it to her face.

Seeing that Li Shouzhong was getting more and more angry, he greeted him coldly and left immediately.

After walking two steps forward, Zhen Yingjia saw Li Yi who was looking at Li Shouzhong's back with a sneer at the gate of the yard, but when he saw him, the sneer on Li Yi's face immediately turned into surprise, he turned his head and shouted, "Brother-in-law is here!" !" Then he walked quickly to Baoyu, and put Baoyu on his shoulders, "I won't be able to hold Baoyu when I grow up!"

Li Yi smiled as he walked, and said, "It would be great if you came earlier." He laughed a few times to himself, "Grandpa couldn't help but say something to him today." Li Yi shook his head while pondering.

"I used to think that my grandfather didn't care about anything all day long... I just realized today that I read so many swear words and it's very sharp." Li Yi laughed again, "Didn't you see that my grandfather quotes from many sources, all the metaphors hinted at him made him dumb Speechless."

Zhen Yingjia also laughed. Although he didn't see the old man who had been keeping a low profile sharp, he could tell from Li Shouzhong's state alone.

When the two met face to face, Li Shouzhong was still completely in a daze.

"What did he say? It made my grandfather take action." Zhen Yingjia asked with a smile.

"What else? Two days ago, I passed No.1 in the provincial examination. He said it euphemistically. If you pass the provincial examination, you may not necessarily pass the examination. The palace examination; even if you take part in the palace examination, you may not be able to win the first place; then you have to start with a nobleman, and you may not be an official if you are a nobleman, and you may not be a long-term official..." Li Yi Shaking his head, he learned Li Shouzhong's demeanor and movements by ten percent.

Zhen Yingjia said: "No wonder grandfather is angry."

"It's not over yet." Li Yi still wanted to say, but the two of them had already reached the main room, and the whole Li family was waiting at the door.

Li Daji shouted immediately: "There's nothing more to say!"

Seeing this, Baoyu hurriedly pulled Li Yi, beckoning him to put himself down, ran to Li Daji in two steps, and saluted in a dignified manner, "Long time no see, how is great-grandfather?"

The child was very cute with a straight face, and the whole family laughed.

After saying that, the Qi family pulled Zhiyin in front of her again, and said with tears in her eyes, "They've grown into big girls!"

Zhen Yingjia gave Li Yi a look in the dark, meaning we'll talk about it later.

Li Yi nodded clearly.

Everyone went to the hall and sat down, Qi Shi held Zhiyin and did not let go, Li Daji held Baoyu and did not let go, Zhiqi looked at that and then looked at this, ran to Zhilan in two steps, looked at her and said very distressed : "As soon as they come back, the two of us will be ignored."

Several people laughed, Qi got up and said: "You talk first, I will take the child to the back, and I will tell the kitchen to prepare wine by the way."

Li Shixin nodded, and his grandfather looked a little bit reluctant to see the children being taken behind.

Everyone sat down separately, Li Daji glared at Li Yi, and said, "Even if you get the first place in the provincial examination, you still have to study! You have been too impetuous these two days, and you will study behind closed doors tomorrow!"

Li Yi froze all of a sudden.

Li Daji looked at Zhen Yingjia again, and said with a very pleasant face: "Yesterday, the mansion came to report, saying that you passed No.9 in the provincial examination, which is very good."

Zhen Yingjia got up hurriedly, bowed to the ground, and said sincerely: "Thank you for your teaching, grandfather."

Li Daji stroked his beard and said with a smile: "This is also your chance." After he finished speaking, he looked at Li Yi again. Although his face was straight, his eyes were full of pride. He smiled and said, "Now you can go to Beijing together. On the way Good to have a companion."

Li Daji asked a few more questions about how Zhen Yingjia answered the questions, and heard that his mansion in Beijing was rewarded by the emperor, and he was very moved.

Not long after, the Qi family sent someone to inform that the food was ready, everyone got up, Li Yi specially pulled Zhen Yingjia, and the two of them fell behind, Li Yi said again: "Grandfather really likes you. A few days ago, Tang Shu said When I was there, my grandfather just snorted, but today he said that you passed the exam, and repeated it as before, and then he opened his mouth to reprimand you."

Zhen Yingjia smiled and said: "When you get married later, you will be just as attractive."

Li Yi blushed all of a sudden, stopped for a while and continued as if nothing had happened: "Father is very happy that you won the exam. When Li Shouzhong came today, he even compared you with his son-in-law."

From here, it can be seen how unpopular Li Shouzhong is.

Li Yi laughed again, "Father said that although you are later than him in the exam, you are not as good as him in terms of knowledge, but there is one thing you can compare him to."

Zhen Yingjia looked at him and raised her eyebrows.

Li Yi couldn't hold back, and said, "You outlived him."

I never found out that my father-in-law also has the potential to be poisonous, Zhen Yingjia was thinking, they had already arrived at the dining room, and after sitting down, Li Daji said: "Li Shouzhong is not going well in the officialdom these days, I heard that the other day, the Holy One sent another student to study politics." The Deputy Envoy came here and asked the former Xuezheng to work for another two months, which is a great embarrassment, he has only been here for a long time, and he has never done this before."

After saying this, everyone in the Li family had smiles on their faces. Although they were relatives with Li Shouzhong's branch, there were gaps, which were irreconcilable.

"He hasn't been going well lately." Li Shixin also said, "We can only talk to people like us."

Zhen Yingjia smiled inscrutablely, remembering that when he first went to the capital, he was sued, maybe it was his fault.

The meal was very enjoyable, and Zhen Yingjia stayed at Li's house for another night, and did not return to Jinling City until the next day.Not two days after he went back, he sent a post to the Lin family, saying that he had returned to Jinling and wanted to mourn Jia.

He himself didn't feel anything, it wasn't a particularly close relationship in the first place, and it would be broken if it was broken, but he just watched Zhiqi sullen all day long, and didn't want his daughter to suffer a huge blow in the early days of making friends, so that's why I took the initiative to contact Lin Ruhai.

Just waiting for the reply, he couldn't help feeling a little depressed.

Lin Ruhai's reply was very indifferent, saying that the deceased had passed away, that he was not in good health, and that he didn't want to recall the tragic experience of his deceased wife. In short, he rejected Zhen Yingjia.

Zhen Yingjia became more and more puzzled. He didn't say that everyone was cute, but at least there was nothing to dislike.

What is Lin Ruhai doing for?