In Rongguo Mansion, in a warm pavilion in the west courtyard, Xichun took Jia Qi into a warm pavilion.

“I’m in the middle of the painting, but I haven’t even poured the tea yet~”

The room is not as grand as that of Rongqing Hall, but it is also gentle, surrounded by pink decorations.

An exquisite little bookcase is covered with calligraphy brushes, and next to it is a thick pile of rice paper and colorful paints.

Seeing this, Jia Qi couldn't help but think of the girls in the Jia family who were trained according to the principles of music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Yuanchun is the qin, the maid is Baoqin, Yingchun is chess, the maid is the chess player, Tanchun is the book, and the maidservant is the chess player.

He is a book-server, while Xichun is a painter. The little maid is named Ruhua.

Jia Qi saw the pile of rice paper, which seemed to have been drawn, so he smiled and said, "What does sister Xichun draw on weekdays?"

Xichun directed the maids in the room to bring tea and pour water. She was busy for a while and said casually, "Nothing, I can paint whatever comes to mind. My skills are still shallow and I haven't mastered the three tastes yet. I'm just making people laugh~"

Hearing this, Jia Qi became somewhat interested. The Grand View Garden she painted for Grandma Liu in the future contained a lot of ink, and several scrolls of extremely delicate calligraphy. So she started fighting from the chair and looked at the book.

Bian walked over.

"Brother Xin, don't worry if the tea is not good..."

Xichun just took the tea bowl from Ru Hua's hand, and when he turned around, he found that Jia Qi had gone to the bookcase, as if he was going to see her paintings.

As soon as he changed, he kicked his feet very fast. He came to the bookcase one step ahead of Jia Chu. He took the rice paper of the bookcase and hid it behind his back. He stuttered and said: "Brother, there's nothing good to see. I just let you go."

Go and try the tea brewed in the painting~"

Jia Qi paused when he extended his hand. He saw that Xichun's face was a little red and she was quite nervous, as if she was afraid of laughing at him. He shook his head and smiled, then reached out and knocked the other person on the forehead, "Just don't look at it. I'll wait until you master the skills in the future."

, you must draw me a picture~"

When Xichun heard this, he didn't say anything. He just stood there and nodded like a chicken eating rice, but kept his hands behind his back. Jia Qi smiled softly when he saw this, turned around and returned to the official hat chair in the middle of the lobby.

superior.

When Xichun saw Jia Qi leaving, she couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. Then she quickly turned around and hid the rice paper in her hand in a cabinet, and locked it up quickly. After doing this, she exhaled heavily.

Looking at Jia Qi, who was looking at her with a smile, her little face couldn't help but turn red again.

After being trained since childhood, coupled with her good talent, Xichun's painting skills are actually very impressive at a young age, but the things in the paintings...

"Brother Xing~"

Xichunjiao let out an angry sound.

At this moment, another noise was heard outside the door. It was Sister Feng, Li Wan, Yingtan Erchun, Daiyu and Baochai who came in one after another.

"Master Hou, the old lady asked us to come over. The fourth girl is too young and may not be able to take good care of her~"

Seeing another group of people coming, Xichun pouted. In fact, she didn't want to share the time alone with Jia Xi with a few people, but seeing that everyone had already entered the door, she couldn't say anything more and welcomed the few people to sit down.

Daiyu seemed to have guessed Xichun's thoughts, and whispered a few words in her ear, which made Xichun's cheeks turn red, but where Daiyu couldn't see, there was a hint of darkness in his eyes.

With such a group of people coming, Xichun's room became lively. But facing Jia Qi, they didn't know what to say. When there were more people, the atmosphere became a bit awkward. Jia Qi also noticed this situation.

Except for Daiyu and Xichun, he didn't see many others.

Last time, I brought a lot of things, and Cai Luan, Xiang Ling, Jia Baoyu, and Jia Lan were here, so he was not the only man in the room. But this time it was different. For a while, he was a little bit confused.

Not used to it anymore.

However, with Sister Feng here, it would not be a cold moment. I just heard Sister Feng say with a smile: "Brother Qi, you are a busy man and I don't see you often. You finally came here and didn't even say a word. Could it be that we are all the same?"

Man-eating tigress??”

Hearing this, Li Wan also smiled and answered: "Don't involve us, we don't have the rigidity of your second grandmother. If there is really a tigress in the house, there will only be one~"

"A tigress from Southern Province~"

Daiyu added another sentence. After hearing this, several little girls laughed. Sister Feng was well-known in both houses. Not only were the old women, maids, and boys afraid of him, but even his men were afraid of him.

, Jia Lian is also extremely frightened. Until now, Mr. Lian doesn’t even have anyone to fill his house. Isn’t he just a tigress?

Jia Qi didn't say anything at the side. After all, they were relatives separated by several rooms, and they didn't see each other very often, so they weren't close to each other. Daiyu could joke, but he couldn't.

Xiang Ling, who was standing next to Jia Qi, also covered up her snickers. She had been with Dai Yu for three years, so she knew how majestic the second mistress in front of her was on weekdays.

When Sister Feng saw that Jia Qi didn't say anything, her mind changed. She made this joke not only to liven up the slightly awkward atmosphere, but also to get the guy in front of her to speak. After all, she brought several girls here just to serve him.

The old man in front of me.

But as soon as she thought about it, she guessed the reason. Although Jia Qi had met them several times, he was not familiar with them. There would be a process of getting familiar with each other. Jia Qi was indeed difficult to talk to now. If it were different,

Baoyu, who was usually with them, was probably about to burst into laughter at this moment.

At this moment, a little boy walked in, but it was Li Wan's son Jia Lan.

Seeing the little guy, Jia Qi waved.

When Jia Lan saw Jia Cun, he was still a little scared. He only saw Jia Cun twice in total, unlike Jia Baoyu, Jia Huan, and Jia Cong who could see him every day.

But Li Wan saw something strange in his eyes when he saw Jia Qi calling Jia Lan over. He knelt down and whispered in his ear: "He is the champion Hou Jia Qi. Didn't you say that you will become a great hero like him in the future? Now

Such a good opportunity should be taken advantage of~"

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Hearing Li Wan's words, Jia Lan nodded his head slightly and walked towards Jia Qi with small steps.

"Jialan meets the champion~"

Jia Qi couldn't help but feel happy when he saw the little boy looking so big as a kid. Li Wan took good care of the little guy, and his personality was not like that of Jia Huan and Jia Cong. He had the character of a scholar.

Thinking about the future raids on the houses of the two governments, this little guy passed the imperial examination, which is a sign of revival. It is indeed not simple.

"I heard that you are reading a book? Which one are you reading now?"

Jia Lan stood up straight and replied solemnly: "It's the fourth Book of Songs, chirping deer, eating apples in the wild, I have a guest, playing the harp and sheng~"

Listening to Jia Lan's reply, he couldn't help but think of an interesting story, but it was Li Gui, Jia Baoyu's baby brother. One day, Jia Zheng was furious and planned to punish Jia Baoyu. When asked about the progress of his studies, Li Gui replied like this,

"What a young deer crowing, a lotus leaf and duckweed", which made the whole hall burst into laughter.

Jia Clan Studies is run by Jia Dairu, an old scholar of the Jia family, but its teaching level is average. When Rongguo Mansion still existed, the entire Yuzi generation did not produce a single scholar who passed the imperial examination and entered the officialdom. Even when he planned to study at that time

, he has never considered going to the Clan Academy, because he knows that it is just a waste of time, he cannot learn anything useful, and the learning environment is relatively poor, it is not as good as his own courtyard~

"You can't learn anything from ethnic studies~"

"If you want to take the imperial examination and become an official, you can't waste time in clan studies. Youdao means famous teachers produce great disciples. Jia Dairu, who is in charge of clan studies, to put it bluntly, is just an old scholar. In terms of talent and learning, he is not even as good as you.

Hello mother~"

Hearing Jia Qi's words, Jia Lan was slightly startled. He knew that his mother could recite poems and compose sentences, but he did not expect that Jia Qi would speak so highly of her, so he turned to look at his mother.

Li Wan was a little embarrassed to be praised by Jia Qi in this way. Although she was the daughter of the Imperial Academy Jijiu, she was very talented and had read books, but she was a little regretful that she had not read any books about the imperial examination system. After all, her daughter

You don't need these things at home.

"Brother Qi, you are kidding me. I have never read any articles about the imperial examination system. I have only read some enlightenment books and female precepts~"

Hearing what Li Wan said, Jia Qi smiled and shook his head. Even if he didn't read much, his level would be better than that of a scholar. After all, the scholar examination did not involve the eight-legged essay, but only the dictation of the Four Books and Five Classics. Maybe he would add some in the end.

Previous poem.

"Although I did not take the imperial examination, I still know what the Tongsheng examination will take. Sister-in-law Li does not need to be too modest. In fact, all the sisters have extraordinary talents. If they can take the imperial examination and become officials, maybe they can all shine~"

Everyone is willing to hear good words, let alone those coming from a young hero. The girls present are all very happy.

Especially those girls with great ambitions, such as Tanchun, Baochai, Daiyu and others, she felt a sense of pride in Jia Qi's affirmation.

However, there was a strange look in Li Wan's eyes. These young ladies who have never experienced the ups and downs of life know the dangers of officialdom. Since ancient times, there have been many capable people with lofty ideals. Those with both talents and talents are like crucian carp crossing the river. But those who can really

In this ups and downs of officialdom, how many stand out?

Many times, it doesn't just mean that you are talented, you can overcome obstacles in the officialdom, move forward, and become famous. More often, it depends on a person's family background, connections and other aspects.

This is a very real problem. Even scholars who are selected as the number one scholar will not be sent to the Hanlin Academy to become a Hanlin concubine. It is just a false title from the sixth rank. Many even know how to do it.

Being surpassed by the second and third place Tanhualang, he is the first in the country. Even so, there are a lot of tricks, let alone an ordinary Jinshi.

How much controllable space is there? If you count it in detail, it may be unbelievable~

Therefore, in the officialdom, only a small number of people can stand out from thousands of scholars without relying on the support of their families. If they only rely on themselves to get ahead and reach a sufficiently prominent position, it will be difficult, very difficult. It is not like those here

As a few girls think, most people just stop at one state or one county and never come to this important place in the capital, where the world is at its feet. Her father is the Imperial College's priest, so she knows more about these things than the average person.

There are not many young champions like Jia Qi in the past. He is even said to be the youngest one. Even Huo Qubing from the Han Dynasty is not as good as him. Compared with a champion, his title is even more difficult to achieve.

.

To a greater extent, what he said was just coaxing. How could it be so easy?

In fact, the thing is like that. Even a person like Lin Ruhai, whose talent and ability far exceeds that of Jia Zheng several times, without Jia Qi's intervention, he may have died when he was in Yangzhou~

How can it be so easy to get mixed up in the officialdom? If Jia Zheng, who was born in the Rongguo Palace, did not have the support of the Rongguo Palace, he would have been squeezed out by his colleagues in the Ministry of Industry and would have been unable to stand.

At this time, Lin Daiyu spoke from the side: "Brother Qi, haven't you already read the Four Books and Five Classics and the Eight-part Gu Shi Jushi article before, so what kind of fire are you now?"

Jia Qi smiled and shook his head, "The imperial examination is not accomplished overnight, nor is it three days of fishing and two days of drying nets. For ordinary people, it may take more than ten years to improve. I have been to Northern Xinjiang for several years, and things are almost the same.

I gave it back to Duke Zhou, how can I remember anything?"

Hearing this, Wang Xifeng started talking to the side again, only to hear Sister Feng say with a smile: "Don't talk about this, now brother Xin is already a marquis, and the most educated person is just a top scholar, how can he have such dignity, and be with him?"

The country rests together~"
To be continued...