kvmb Chapter 903 Three Spring in the Jia Mansion
Chapter 903 Three Spring in the Jia Mansion
Although the three sisters of the Jia family, Baochai, and Shi Xiangyun had secretly seen Lu Cheng's demeanor before and heard his voice in the back hall of Rongqing Hall, this was the first time they had actually met him.
The girls seldom went out, and apart from their uncles and brothers, they rarely saw other men. Now that they were in close contact with Lu Cheng, they could more clearly feel the temperament of Lu Cheng that was completely different from other men.
However, in Lu Cheng's eyes, these young girls were just a group of "junior high school" girls, and they seemed somewhat immature.
Several people admired Lu Cheng's paintings and praised him highly.
After some conversation, Tanchun suddenly asked, "Brother Cheng, I heard from Sister Lin that the "Three Heroes and Five Gallants" that has been widely circulated in Kyoto City recently was also written by Brother Cheng. I wonder if Brother Cheng will write more vernacular stories in the future?"
"I am busy with official duties on weekdays and don't have much time. If I have free time in the future, I may write again. Why? Sister Tanchun also likes to read it?"
"Of course I like it. The stories written by Brother Cheng are cleverly conceived, full of ups and downs, and fascinating. I am also eager to read them. I borrowed them from Brother Bao and read them one by one."
"If you like it, I'll give you a set later."
"That's unacceptable. It's too valuable."
There are a total of 8 volumes of "Three Heroes and Five Gallants" on the market, each volume costs five taels of silver, and a complete set costs forty taels of silver.
Tanchun's monthly allowance was only two taels of silver, and forty taels of silver was almost enough for her to save for two years by not eating or drinking, so naturally she was reluctant to buy it.
"It's nothing, it's just a set of books."
Jia Tanchun was born to Jia Zheng and his concubine Aunt Zhao. She is a half-sister and brother of Jia Yuanchun and Jia Baoyu, and a full brother of Jia Huan.
Although she was a concubine's child, Tanchun grew up with Grandmother Jia and received a good education. She is smart, capable, talented, has elegant tastes, and is capable of managing household affairs.
Moreover, Tanchun was concerned about national affairs and had a keen insight, and she noticed the problems of the Jia family in advance. Later, she assisted Fengjie in managing the Jia family and actively took various reform measures to save the Jia family from collapse. Unfortunately, due to her status, Tanchun's reforms were restricted everywhere and ultimately did not achieve the desired results.
Such a decisive and talented woman was not favored by fate. When she was at home, she had to worry about her noisy mother and careless brother.
Later, the Prince of Nanyang was defeated in the war and needed to marry off his daughter. The Nanyang Palace knew what would happen if they married their daughter there, so they were reluctant to give up their own daughter. So, the kind-hearted but evil-minded Nanyang Concubine came to the Jia Mansion and adopted Tanchun as her adopted daughter, marrying her off to a distant place instead of her own daughter.
Jia Yingchun, who was called "a fool", was also a concubine's child. She was also treated unfairly and could only accept her fate. When she was at home, she was bullied by the maids and old women. Later, she was sold to Sun Shaozu, a wolf from Zhongshan, by her father for 5,000 taels of silver. Not long after she got married, she was abused to death.
There is also Jia Xichun, who saw through the world and became a nun.
After the three springs are gone, all the flowers are gone, and everyone needs to find his own door.
In addition, Jia Yuanchun died in the palace against her will. It can be said that the four sisters of the Jia family, Yuan, Ying, Tan, and Xi, are indeed "sigh-worthy" and make people sigh.
Seeing that everyone was chatting happily, Lin Daiyu immediately called Zijuan and Xueyan, went back to the house to bring tea and snacks, and talked about poetry and painting with everyone.
On weekdays, they all get together like this, chatting about poetry and songs, or doing housework together. The relationship between them has long been like that of sisters.
Today, they met Lu Cheng, the famous scholar, so naturally, the girls asked him questions. Lu Cheng was also open-minded and had a great time chatting with them.
It was not until the evening that Lu Cheng left the Rongguo Mansion, and the women reluctantly dispersed.
Before leaving, Shi Xiangyun couldn't help but sigh: "I used to think that the talents of us girls in the boudoir might not be inferior to those who passed the imperial examinations. Today, after meeting Brother Cheng, I realized that there are always people who are better than you and there are always better things."
"That's right. It's not that easy to win the first place in the imperial examination. What's more, Brother Lu is a rare scholar who has won six first prizes in a century and is a world-famous talent."
"I originally thought that Brother Lu was only good at studying and taking the imperial examinations. Today, after seeing those paintings, poems, and calligraphy, I finally understand what it means that a great reputation is a real talent."
"What's even more rare is that Brother Lu has such a gentle and gentle temperament that it really makes people feel moved."
"Sister Lin is so lucky."
A group of young girls were chatting and laughing, all of them were full of envy for Lin Daiyu.
On the other side, just as Lu Cheng walked out of the backyard, he saw Wang Furen's concubine Zhou Rui's daughter-in-law, leading a plain-dressed, hunchbacked old lady and a five or six-year-old boy out, saying as they walked: "Wasn't he quite talkative just now? How come you can't talk now that you see each other? You keep calling me nephew. I'm not afraid to make you angry, but even if he's your own nephew, you should speak softly."
"Yes, yes, my sister-in-law. When I saw her, I loved her so much that I couldn't even say anything."
As the two were talking, they looked up and saw Lu Cheng. The daughter-in-law of Zhou Rui's family quickly bowed and said, "Greetings, Master Cheng."
Lu Cheng nodded slightly: "Is this a relative?"
"This is Granny Liu, a relative of the Madam's family."
Lu Cheng nodded slightly, then turned and left.
Seeing Lu Cheng walking away, Granny Liu asked, "Sister-in-law, who is this boy in your house? He is so handsome, how come I have never seen him before?"
"This man is not from our house. He is the number one scholar in this year's imperial examination, chosen by the emperor. He is a very important person. He is engaged to the granddaughter of the old lady in our house and comes to visit us often."
"I was wondering if there was such a romantic figure in this world. It turns out he is the top scholar, the literary star from heaven who has descended to earth."
When Lu Cheng arrived at the front yard, Wang Xifeng had already arranged for the servants to put a whole deer's worth of venison on the Lu family's carriage.
Thinking of the old lady Liu I just met, she was also a grateful person. After the Jia family was confiscated, all the relatives and friends of the Jia family stopped communicating with each other. Only this old lady Liu came to visit, and she traveled thousands of miles to Guazhou in the southern province, sold her house and land, and rescued Wang Xifeng's daughter Qiaojie.
Leave some blessings for the future, leave some blessings for the future, and suddenly you will meet a benefactor; thank you mother, thank you mother, and you will accumulate good deeds.
Every sip and bite in this world is always so wonderful.
When he returned home in the evening, Lu Cheng immediately had someone set up a barbecue grill and started roasting venison in the backyard. The two maids, Xiangling and Qingwen, ate so much that their mouths were drooling.
The next morning, Lu Cheng went to work at the Hanlin Academy as usual. Just as he finished his work, he saw a young eunuch from the palace coming to the Hanlin Academy: "Your Majesty has given an oral order to order Lu Cheng, the editor of the Hanlin Academy, to go to the Shuntian Prefecture Yamen to assist the Shuntian Prefecture Governor in handling cases..."