Chapter 208 Going to Jia Mansion

Jia Min was not surprised to hear that Baoyu was coming to visit. She sent someone to call Daiyu, and the mother and daughter were choosing the attire for the visit while discussing Baoyu's purpose.

"It must be your grandmother who started it." Jia Min was picking out jewelry in the box. It was natural not to be too solemn to meet a younger generation, but it was not the way to entertain guests if she was bare-faced. This Mrs. Lin had just woken up from a nap, and her expression was lazy, quite beautiful like a waking crabapple.

Lin Daiyu was called in the middle of reading. After coming to the capital, there was really not much she could do. There were many wealthy families here, and within the high walls, there were even more rules for sitting and walking. The girl couldn't stand this, and felt deeply "uncomfortable with the local climate".

"Mother, use this." Lin Daiyu picked out the Qingluan hairpin from the box. The style was elegant and beautiful. Jia Min liked it as well. She put it on and continued, "When your father takes a day off next time, we must go back."

Lin Daiyu knew that she couldn't avoid this, so she just smiled and said, "Then go. It's just right to give the gifts I brought to Sister Bao and the others."

Jia Min also nodded. She had a general relationship with her sisters-in-law. Now that her daughter has grown up, she can help deal with the things of welcoming and seeing off. She really doesn't know how much she is relieved.

"Remember to bring the ones that mother bought to your sisters."

"Okay."

The daughter smiled and responded, and the mother and daughter walked to the central hall together. Here, Jia Baoyu was sitting in his seat, looking around and looking at various places in the Lin Mansion.

The scholarly atmosphere of the Lin family is hidden in every scene and object. There is a pair of couplets in the central hall, which read "Political harmony and people's hearts are smooth, the wind is upright and the people are happy", and the plaque in the middle reads "Respect the way and value virtue".

In just a few simple words, Uncle Lin mentioned his experience as a local official, and praised his achievements and character when he was an official. His thoughts were really clever. After reading the couplet, you naturally have to appreciate the calligraphy.

These days, most people who have read books have a good eye. Although Baoyu doesn't like reading, he is born with a talent for art appreciation. After all, since he was born, his family has been full of precious things.

He looked at the words for a long time and saw that it was written in cursive script. The strokes are vigorous. The structure of the font is calm and vigorous, and there is an indescribable sense of flying at the end. Jia Baoyu liked it more and more, and felt that people who could write such words must have first-class knowledge and character, and they were definitely not ordinary people.

When Jia Min led her daughter out, she saw this nephew with his hands behind his back, nodding at the calligraphy and painting on the wall. He didn't know what to say, so he just asked in a low voice about the purpose of his visit.

Jia Min's feelings towards Baoyu were complicated. He was the only son of her second brother, and they were related by blood. But she couldn't get along with his mother, and Baoyu himself was not sensible and motivated, which really gave her, his aunt, a headache.

Baoyu was very honest in front of Jia Min. He said obediently that the old lady wanted to see Jia Min, and that the family had prepared a banquet and was waiting to welcome Uncle Lin at any time.

Ah, this is really a difficult matter. Lin Ruhai is currently the Left Censor-in-Chief, and he is ordered to supervise all officials. Then, are the Jia family members among the officials? Jia Min felt a headache in her heart, and she knew that if a son-in-law did not visit the elders, it would be bad for the official reputation, and first of all, it would violate human ethics and filial piety.

Jia Min was experienced in handling things and agreed to the matter directly. He also reminded her: "No need to arrange a luxurious banquet. It's best for the family to get together and have a simple meal and chat. Remember to tell the old lady and Feng girl what I said."

With their intelligence, they should be able to hear my hint. Jia Min thought about it in her heart, and she felt relieved when she saw Baoyu nodding repeatedly.

It was just a matter of passing a message. After finishing the business, Baoyu was reluctant to leave immediately. Today's job was originally Jia Lian's. But Baoyu himself begged from the old lady Jia repeatedly to get this job. It was not easy to come to the Lin Mansion, so he naturally didn't want to leave in a hurry.

Seeing that his nephew wanted to chat about family matters, Jia Min had to accompany him. Baoyu has a good eloquence and has made some progress in recent years. His conversation and behavior were originally brought up since childhood, and he is no longer nagging when talking about things.

After chatting for a few words, Baoyu asked about his cousin's situation. He meant well, thinking that Lin Jue had just come to the capital and must have no playmates. I was just thinking of taking him out to play and introducing a few good playmates to him.

Who knew that Jia Min was afraid of this, and she used a sentence that Lin Jue should stay at home to study and resisted. The Lin family was revived in Ru Hai's hands, and now her husband is not young anymore. She only has this one son. If he can't bear the burden of the Lin family in the future, Jia Min will regret it. How can she let him go out and play with Baoyu?

Baoyu didn't know that his aunt hated his bad friends the most, but he also knew that he said the wrong thing with good intentions, so he changed his words and said, "There is a school in the clan. If my cousin wants to study, he might as well go there with my nephew. We are good friends and it's not bad for each other to encourage each other's studies." He thought for a while and said, "Although the teacher in the school is old-fashioned, he is still dedicated to teaching."

If Jia Dairu knew that Baoyu praised him so much outside, I don't know how happy he would be.

So they taught a student like you? Jia Min couldn't help being stunned. She felt that Baoyu had made some progress, so why did he start talking nonsense again? Did Baoyu know that there was a top scholar in the Lin family, and a top scholar below them. The two of them came forward to tutor Lin Jue's studies. As long as his son didn't play around, there was no reason why he couldn't study.

Jia Min himself knew the master of Jia's school. As for Jia Dairu, his reputation as a scholar was donated to the Imperial College. If Jia Jing taught him in person, Jia Min would still be tempted. Let Jia Dairu teach, oh, just listen.

Lin Daiyu was just a companion from beginning to end. Seeing that her mother looked sick, she was afraid that Jia Min would get angry and scold Baoyu and make the situation embarrassing, so she quickly spoke up to smooth things over.

"When I first came here, I saw my cousin nodding all the time, but what's so funny about it? If you like it, I'll tell my mother and let my cousin take it back later."

Baoyu was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly explained his appreciation of the couplets, and his views really reflected the mind of the person who wrote the couplets. From this alone, we can see that Baoyu still has a mind for reading. It's just that I read based on my own preferences on weekdays, and I love to dabble in idle books and side stories, which is why I am in such a state of incompetence in writing and martial arts.

At the end of the conversation, seeing that the atmosphere was good, Baoyu asked: "I wonder who wrote this couplet? It's so ingenious, I'm really impressed."

Daiyu was also elated after what she said and couldn't help but smile: "My cousin must not want to know who this person is."

Jia Baoyu was confused and said, "Why does my cousin say that?" He realized that he was not a small-minded person.

Lin Daiyu, however, kept her laughter to herself. Seeing her daughter acting so mischievously, Jia Min couldn't help but give her a sideways glance. Just at this moment, another servant came outside the door and stood on the corridor and asked.

"Madam, the snacks for the master and the young master are ready, but do you want to send them over now?"

Jia Min looked at the sky and saw that it was almost midnight, so he said, "Send it off."

"Yes." The servant received the errand and retreated in small steps. Jia Baoyu was left in a daze at his position. Didn't his aunt just say that his cousin was studying at home? Why is there an extra young master in the Lin family?

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As soon as the servants of the Lin family arrived at the military office to deliver snacks, colleagues around them came up to ask curious questions. This is a normal thing. Many local officials in the capital often have their own family members bring food boxes to deliver things.

No matter how delicious the food in the yamen is, everyone eats from a big pot. Only the minister and the two ministers had independent small stoves. On weekdays, if everyone wanted to have a tooth festival, they would send someone to buy something outside the government office to satisfy their cravings.

It's normal for this to happen to others, but it's not surprising that Chen Heng is an outsider.

"Zhixing, is this someone in your family?"

Seeing that the person asking the question had a good relationship with him, Chen Heng replied: "Recently, an elder came to Beijing. He saw that I was living in the guild hall all day long. He called me to stay at home temporarily and take care of me, a junior. ”

"This is a good thing." The man nodded with a smile, and came up to look at the food box. Seeing that there were all kinds of snacks in it, he couldn't help but be speechless, "Zhi Xing, your relative is really thoughtful. He actually prepared such a Lots of stuff.”

Eating alone is not a good habit in official circles. Although Chen Heng ate a lot, he knew that his wife must have done so much to make friends with her colleagues, so she invited everyone to have a taste.

Everyone often works together under the same roof, so naturally they won't be too polite. Even more so in the morning, Li Zhi sent someone to pass on an oral message and rewarded him with borrowing books from the Imperial College. Those who were originally envious of Chen Heng's ability to face the saint saw this and started complaining about him again and again.

Some time ago, everyone saw the hard work of Chen Heng and Yao Ziran. To put it nicely, it is called loyalty to the country. To put it harshly, you sold your life for three taels of silver. Little brother, it’s not worth it.

Because of this unspeakable little thing, the atmosphere among everyone became much more harmonious. While eating, some books were given to Chen Heng to popularize the science of the Imperial College, and some said that the atmosphere in the Imperial College was really bad.

Chen Heng was curious and asked the reason. The man couldn't say more, so he only said: "There are many distinguished disciples studying here."

Okay, no more need to say what follows. Chen Heng knew it well and smiled without asking further questions.

When he came to Fang Yamen, he rushed to Hanlin Academy. After blocking the Han people who came out early, they found Du Yunjing and told them about their move. If there is any gathering in the future, let’s make an appointment directly outside the government office.

Du Yunjing is also interesting. When he saw Chen Heng coming to the door, he pulled him and talked loudly at the entrance of the Hanlin Academy, for fear that others would not know their relationship. Afterwards, Chen Heng asked the reason. Du Yunjing replied with a smile.

"Someone said in front of me that your official position is low. Humph, they underestimated me, Du Yunjing. Am I someone who follows the trend of others?"

When he said this, Du Yunjing looked proud. He has admired the work of knights since he was a child, and he is indeed a character who hates evil as much as he hates it, and is anxious for justice and loves justice. Chen Heng looked amused and teased: "Brother Du is like this, how do you know they won't say you are just trying to gain fame?"

"Ah?!" Du Yunjing was stunned, with a strange expression on his face, "That's not true."

Chen Heng smiled and said what he wanted to say, it was not something that others could do.

The two of them smiled goodbye.

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When he returned to Lin Mansion, Lin Ruhai had not returned home yet. The servant who was questioned by Chen Heng replied that the master was invited as a guest by His Majesty today, and he was probably asking about state affairs. Chen Heng nodded and went straight to the back to eat. In the evening, only Jia Min and Daiyu were having dinner at home, and the atmosphere was not bad. They didn't talk about Baoyu's visit during the day, but Daiyu, who had been holding back for a day, frequently asked Chen Heng about his daily life.

What can be said about the Ministry of War? It’s very boring to just go over and over again. But Chen Heng also knew that Dai Yu had just flown to the capital from the free Yangzhou and was very bored, so he had to talk about some gossip. Sister Lin is also interesting, and she is fascinated by it.

Halfway through the meal, Lin Ruhai was sent back by Li Zhi. The teacher and student looked at each other and smiled. After everyone finished eating, they walked into Lin Jue's room hand in hand and checked the boy's homework for the day.

Lin Jue could only sigh at the good fortune of this life and worry about who could come to accompany him to suffer the pain.

"You really need to practice your handwriting." Lin Ruhai sneered at her son's handwriting. He was good at painting, and Chen Heng was good at calligraphy. They were both outstanding writers, so they naturally used themselves as the standard when making comments.

"Yes." Lin Jue bowed his head and accepted the order. In fact, his handwriting was good, but compared with his father and brother, he fell behind. Lin Ruhai is old, so it is natural for him to be good. When Chen Heng was young, he still made money by writing Spring Festival couplets. When it comes to livelihood, there is nothing good to say.

"There's no rush in this matter, just take your time." Chen Heng defended Lin Jue. The most important thing in calligraphy is perseverance, not five or ten years without losing one's skills. The latter was overjoyed at the time, "Big brother, you are indeed my good big brother."

But Chen Heng stretched out his hand seriously, pointed at Lin Jue's article, and said: "Brother Jue, the way to write an article is to have spirit first and then meaning. When you write an article now, you don't have to stick to words and sentences. You just have to write here. It’s just a matter of failure. Instead of taking the scientific examination, follow your heart, travel around the country, and write to your heart’s content. Then you can work on the details later.”

Lin Jue immediately grimaced, while Lin Ruhai kept nodding. "That's right. Your brother is right."

This child is very lucky. Lin Ruhai and Chen Heng are on top. Even if you fail to study in the future, there will be many opportunities. As long as your temper is not bad, don't be too angry. Lin Ruhai and Chen Heng can plan the future for him. Unlike Chen Heng when he was a child, he could only rely on himself step by step, and only by working hard could he get help from noble people again and again.

"The kid knows."

Seeing the sadness on Lin Jue's face, Chen Heng was afraid of arousing his rebellious attitude. A thirteen-year-old boy is a lively and active age. He said: "When you finish writing the article in the past few days, I will ask Brother Liu to take you out of the city to ride a horse. Only when you have relaxation can you study better."

Lin Ruhai still listened to the opinions of his proud disciple. He stood aside and did not immediately object.

Ouch, my good big brother, you are indeed my good big brother. Lin Jue immediately said happily: "Brother, you must not lie to me."

"If you don't write the article well, you won't be able to get out of the house." Chen Heng reprimanded him with a straight face and gave him a sweet date. Naturally, he wanted to give you a beating. "I will give you a set of questions tomorrow and the day after. You have to do it well. When the time comes, I will correct it myself.”

"Yes, yes, yes." Lin Jue was still having fun. His little mare was also brought to the capital and was being kept in the Lin family's stables together with Chen Heng's white horse.

Seeing the young man's joy, Chen Heng was also inspired and laughed and said: "If the writing improves, you can also take out my white horse and ride it."

Ah, isn't that a royal horse? Lin Jue has been exposed to it since he was a child, and he also knows some of the rules in the palace. Most of the things given by the emperor are valuable and valuable.

"Can I ride it?" He was actually very moved in his heart. His brother's little white horse was really handsome.

Lin Ruhai nodded, "Since your brother said so, just ride, but don't hurt anyone."

"If you dare to gallop on the street, you will not be allowed to touch either horse in the future." Chen Heng also threatened.

Okay, okay, I asked you two to join forces. Lin Jue suddenly felt that he was invincible. He only looked at Daiyu who was snickering at the side and asked for help, "Sister~~~"

"Be obedient." Lin Daiyu replied immediately.

"????" Lin Jue's eyes widened, suddenly missing Chen Qingyue who was far away in Yangzhou.

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July 28th is another day of rest. Chen Heng was lucky, he was still not included in the rotation this time. Today I was supposed to go out for dinner with Du Yunjing, but the other party was unlucky and was selected to be His Majesty's servant for a day, writing daily notes.

This is the most unavoidable job. The two of them had to change their appointment to have a rest next time. Being an official is not easy.

After stealing a day of free time alone, Chen Heng originally planned to go to the Imperial College to return books and borrow them again. He holds the special case opened by Li Zhi in his hand, and he can be said to be the king and tyrant in the library of the Imperial College, and he is unscrupulous.

But when Lin Ruhai saw that he was about to go out for fun, he called him in front of him and only said: "Today, your wife and I are going to Jia's house for a walk." After finishing the first half of the sentence, Chen Heng was ready to say: Teacher, don't worry, I'm so As I get older, I will look for food outside by myself.

Unexpectedly, Lin Ruhai said in the second half of the sentence: "You come with us."

"Ah?!" Chen Heng was stunned and couldn't help but said: "I'll go, it's not appropriate."

He and Jia Baoyu were still at odds with each other, so if he came to visit like this, he would definitely suffer some losses.

"What's inappropriate about this?" Lin Ruhai shook his head, "With you by my side, it would be good for my teacher to tell him."

Outsiders didn't know how much Li Zhi paid attention to Chen Heng in private, but Lin Ruhai and Wei Yinghong were well-connected. Besides, if you bring a student or junior to your home, others will think you are visiting a relative. Although a gentleman is magnanimous, he must still be wary of others. The censor of Zuodu is really a public position that requires caution. Lin Ruhai stared at the officials for Li Zhi, and the officials were also staring at his mistakes.

Seeing that the teacher insisted on taking him out for a visit, the student couldn't refuse. Chen Heng had no choice but to go back to his room and change his clothes. After dressing appropriately, he followed the teacher and got into the carriage.

Chen Heng, Lin Jue, and Lin Ruhai sat in the front car. Taking advantage of the journey, Lin Ruhai also told the students about some recent events in the court.

When Chen Heng heard that Prince Zhongshun had taken the job of the tea-horse border market, he was a little surprised. This is Li Zhi's younger brother, and the two have had a very good relationship since childhood. I didn't expect that the prince would be able to work in this dynasty.

"So Prince Zhongshun is going to Shenzhou soon?"

"Yes." Lin Ruhai nodded, "He has asked His Majesty for permission, and he will probably ask you and Doctor Yao for advice. When you go to the palace, don't lose your manners."

"Yes." Chen Heng responded and asked, "What about Qiupu Street?"

"Don't worry, His Majesty has already asked the Internal Weaving and Dyeing Bureau to handle it. Soon, craftsmen will set off for Qiupu Street. The weaving bureaus in Suzhou and Hangzhou cannot be moved for now, but the goods still need to be supplied."

"That's good." Chen Heng nodded with relief. With the help of the palace craftsmen, when you get the goods from Shenzhou in the future, Qiupu Street will have to fight for it. In another hundred years, the Industrial Revolution will come. Why is it so difficult for me to click on a technology tree?

The two teachers and students answered very quickly, and there was a lot of information in their words, which made Lin Jue dizzy. After finally getting off the car, he did not even enter the Jia Mansion, and he pulled his sister to complain, "I really shouldn't have gone with them. I listened to the official business all the way, and I couldn't even be lazy."

"Let's talk about it when we get home." Daiyu comforted her brother and smiled, "Go and see grandma first."

"Let's go." Lin Ruhai glanced at the children, smiled at his beloved wife, and then brought the whole family to the door.

As soon as the family walked up the steps, the men of Rongguo Mansion, headed by Jia She, walked out of the middle door warmly to greet the distinguished guests.

This is a serious second-rank official in the court, and any courtesy is not excessive. It happened that the scholar in the family was sent out, and as the eldest son in the family, he naturally had to take on the responsibility of entertaining guests.

The two parties came together. The men went to Rongxi Hall to discuss matters and friendship. The women went to another place, all gathered at Old Lady Jia's place. It can be said that every place has its own excitement.

Hahahaha, we arrived as promised. On time.