Chapter 547 Baoyu's Boredom
Qin Zhong was leaving for the imperial examination, and Keqing was naturally worried, but she couldn't go to see him off, so she went to Li Wan's courtyard in the West Mansion to accompany him. After all, the two of them were thinking the same thing.
Li Wan came back to her senses, sighed slightly, and then followed Keqing back to the room.
Both of them were no longer sleepy, so they sat down in the hall.
"Aunt is still worried?" Seeing Li Wan's absent-minded look, Keqing spoke.
Li Wan gave a wry smile, "How can I not be worried?"
"Don't worry, Aunt. Didn't the Second Master read Lan'er's essay and say that they will definitely pass the county exam? Besides, they have made great progress studying at the Imperial College, so I think they will definitely pass."
"Ah!" Li Wan sighed softly, "I don't expect Lan'er to get first place like his uncle did. As long as she gets first place, that's already great."
Hearing Li Wan mention Jia Cong, Keqing couldn't help but nod. "Now Lan'er and Zhong'er are both taking the imperial examinations, and we're worried. When Third Uncle went to take the exam, I'm afraid the Second Master was the only one in the mansion who was concerned. Besides, Third Uncle couldn't compare to Lan'er and the others back then. Auntie knows the state of the clan school. Third Uncle relied on his own hard work."
"I heard that Third Uncle couldn't even afford to buy books at the time, so he asked Second Aunt to borrow the Four Books from Aunt Lin."
"Lan'er and Zhong'er have all the necessary writing brushes, inkstones, and books. They also have the guidance and instruction of the Imperial College teachers. They are much better off than Third Uncle. If they still can't pass the exam, they really deserve to be beaten."
Seeing Keqing's indignant and even somewhat distressed look, Li Wan felt mixed emotions.
She was a wooden creature, but she was no fool! The last time she went to the Imperial College, she had noticed that Keqing's attitude towards Jia Cong was different, and the occasional contact during this period had only confirmed this idea. Including her own sister-in-law, every time she mentioned Jia Cong, others didn't notice, but she could clearly see the emotion in Feng Lazi's eyes...
Although Jia Lan was the eldest grandson of the second house, not many people in the mansion paid attention to his imperial examinations. As for Qin Zhong, an outsider, no one cared about him.
All in all, Jia Zheng was naturally one of them, and all the girls knew about it, so they came to accompany Li Wan and Keqing to ask twice. As for Lady Xing, Youshi and others, their family affairs were none of their own, so they rarely mentioned them. At most, they would ask a few questions when they met Li Wan and Keqing.
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In the Jiangyun Pavilion, Baoyu leaned against the Arhat bed with a bit of boredom!
Ever since Jia Cong, Baochai and Daiyu had the betrothal ceremony, Baoyu went to the old lady's courtyard to make a scene, but he never expected that this time he did not get what he wanted, and even the jade was broken into pieces.
Although Baoyu had never cared about this so-called spiritual jade, it was an item he had been wearing since he was a child. So, Baoyu was in a daze for a few days and then fell seriously ill. The old lady asked someone to invite an imperial physician to prescribe medicine, and he recuperated for two or three months before he recovered.
Originally, Jia Zheng wanted to urge Baoyu to study hard, but the old lady temporarily refused on the grounds that Baoyu had just recovered from an illness. And then, in a blink of an eye, it was the New Year again.
Although the New Year festival in the Jia Mansion was lively, Baochai, Daiyu, Xiangyun and others were not at home. Even little Xichun often stayed in the East Mansion for a while. Only Yingchun and Tanchun mostly stayed in the West Mansion.
Baoyu was already a little angry because most of his sisters were not around, but what made him even more uncomfortable was that even Tanchun, with whom he used to be close, was not with him recently as before, and he could hear the name of the third brother Cong from time to time in his conversation.
As for Yingchun... she was a dull person, and even before, Baoyu and Yingchun were not necessarily very close.
Therefore, although it was still the first month of the year, Baoyu had not gone out for more than three days and stayed in his room all day. At least the maid in his room treated him the same.
As for the things that happened between Baochai, Daiyu and Jia Cong, he chose to forget them. Baoyu has always been like this, and escaping is the only thing he can do, so this is not surprising.
Tap tap tap…
The sudden footsteps made Baoyu a little upset, but before he could say anything, the voice of the maid at the door came over.
"Meet Sister Amber!"
"Is Master Bao here?"
Xiren in the room hurried out to greet her. Ever since Yuanyang went to the East Palace, Amber has become the most caring maidservant beside the old lady. Although she does not have the prestige of Yuanyang yet, she dare not neglect her.
"Sister Amber, why are you here?" Xiren came out from behind the curtain and said respectfully, "Our Second Master is a little tired today and is resting in the room."
"The old lady hasn't seen Master Bao for a few days, so she asked me to pass on a message." As he spoke, he followed Xiren into the room.
"This servant greets Master Bao!"
"What message did the ancestor ask you to convey?" Baoyu did not stand up, but just frowned and asked.
"The old lady said she hadn't seen the Second Master for a few days and asked him to come over and talk to her."
Baoyu didn't want to pay attention to it. After all the old lady was on the side of the third brother Cong in the recent affairs with Daiyu and Baochai. But after thinking about it for a while, he stood up.
In the past, there were some things Baoyu had never thought about, like the fact that all the sisters had to be close to him, and that his status in the family was unmatched. These were all commonplace things, without any reason or reason. Only through experiencing certain things can one grow, and Baoyu was no exception.
Apart from other things, at least Baoyu understood one thing: everything he could enjoy did not come from himself, but from the old lady's favor! Although he had some complaints about the old lady, Baoyu now knew that if the old lady really hated him, then he would probably lose everything he had.
So, he stood up and said, "Mushuyue, why don't you serve tea to Sister Amber!"
"Sister Amber, wait a moment. I'll go with you after I change my clothes."
Xiren followed him into the inner room. About a quarter of an hour later, Baoyu came out. Then the group left the house and went straight to the old lady's courtyard.
When they arrived in the courtyard, Baoyu went straight into the inner hall, while Xiren and others were waiting in the small hall in front.
"Oh, Brother Bao is here?" In the main hall, not only the old lady was there, but also Wang Xifeng.
"Second sister-in-law is here too?" Baoyu asked with a smile.
"My darling, come here quickly. I haven't seen you these few days. Is there something wrong?" The old lady on the high couch was filled with joy when she saw Baoyu.
"Grandma!" Baoyu came forward and sat down in front of the old lady, leaning against her and saying, "It's nothing serious. It's just that the New Year holidays have been really busy and I'm a little tired, so I've been resting in my room for two days and haven't come here yet."
