The fragrance of tea is lingering, and it is elegant and leisurely.
Lin Ruhai was sitting on the throne. Although her face was a little pale and frail, her body was as tall and straight as a green pine on a cliff, and she had such a scholarly character that no one dared to look down upon her.
Jia Cong and a group of younger brothers sat at the bottom, all sitting upright like primary school students listening attentively.
As for Lin Daiyu and Phoenix Egg, who had been temporarily hosted before, they were not here to visit the Lin family's garden.
Lin Daiyu is already twelve years old. Although in Jia Cong's opinion, she is similar to a child in the fifth or sixth grade of a modern primary school, in Daqing she is already considered a half-grown girl and is not suitable for seeing foreign men.
That’s right, Jia Cong’s younger brothers are all foreign men!
This is also the main reason why Jia Cong met Lin Daiyu when he saw her before and immediately kicked all the younger brothers out of the house.
He doesn't care about these so-called etiquette, but he can't harm innocent people out of his temper.
Naturally, Lin Ruhai would not make such a mistake. Only Phoenix Egg was like a child who had not grown up. He unknowingly committed a taboo and hurt Lin Daiyu without even knowing it.
By the way, the phoenix egg is really awesome!
While chatting with Lin Daiyu, I learned that when this guy saw that Sister Lin was going back to the Lin family for a few days, he immediately insisted on following her and even made a fuss about it in Rongqing Hall.
Jia Cong could even imagine how wonderful the expression of the old housekeeper Lin who took Lin Daiyu home was.
Well, under the old lady's insistence, Old Butler Lin had no choice but to hold his nose and admit it, and took the phoenix egg back to the Lin family.
This kid didn't know whether he was really stupid or pretending to be stupid. He didn't know how to hide it when he arrived at the Lin family. He never left Lin Daiyu's side. Wasn't this giving Lin Ruhai eye drops?
It can be clearly seen that Lin Ruhai has a general impression of phoenix eggs.
When Phoenix Egg Le Dian Dian accompanied Lin Daiyu to play in Huayuanzi, Jia Cong even saw Lin Ruhai's face turning dark for a moment.
This guy was also very well-educated, or maybe he didn't want to argue with his juniors, so he simply turned out of sight and let the phoenix egg follow Lin Daiyu away.
Anyway, although their age is a bit subtle, their blood relationship is real. As long as the Lin family keeps their mouths tightly shut, outsiders will not know at all.
When seeing Jia Cong, Lin Ruhai's attitude was quite enthusiastic. Her happiness was not fake, and everyone could see this.
First, he asked about Jia Cong’s experience after returning to Beijing from Jiangnan. Before calling his younger brothers over, Lin Ruhai reminded Jia Cong privately: “Don’t play too much, especially if you are new, don’t have any deliberate bias or targeting.
Some abnormal phenomena tell a story!"
Speaking of this, he couldn't help but sigh: "As an idle official in the Ministry of Etiquette, I have heard some unkind remarks about your boy, so it's better to be careful!"
Although Jia Cong was a well-known writer in the capital, and the several books he wrote were all hits, he was also involved in a lot of court affairs.
Open-minded officials naturally don't care. As long as it doesn't involve themselves, they won't care at all. It's just a joke.
But I can't stand the fact that some people are narrow-minded, or they are implicated in certain plots, and they have strong opinions on Jia Cong.
Even the cabinet bosses don't want Jia Cong to continue writing stories that are difficult to describe. After all, a little turmoil in the officialdom is a big deal.
A white man, with just a few books, can cause quite a stir in the capital. This kind of ability is very scary.
Lin Ruhai lived a leisurely life in the Ministry of Rites. He still had time and leisure to ponder and study some rumors in the capital's official circles, so he was naturally keenly aware of the dangers involved.
I had never had the opportunity to meet Jia Cong alone before, and I couldn't pass on some of my suggestions to others, so I just made some insinuations while exchanging letters.
Now, since Jia Cong took the initiative to visit him, he had to explain the situation clearly, both as an elder and as a gratitude for saving his life.
"Don't worry, uncle, Prince Chu has already told me before!"
Jia Cong smiled lightly and said: "What I write in the future will no longer be involved in certain things!"
"So good!"
Lin Ruhai saw it more clearly than Si Ding, the eldest son of the King of Chu, and did not persuade Jia Cong not to write anymore.
Although the family name is nothing at all, it is still a good status brand.
Lin Ruhai was keenly aware that Huiyou Bookstore's bimonthly magazine was already quite influential and could be regarded as a special channel for expressing opinions.
As a top literati in Daqing, he was also from a Jiangnan family. Even if he had never done it himself, he knew many ways to manipulate public opinion.
It is not easy to master a sound channel. If it is well maintained, it may be of great use in the future.
The popular books written by Jia Cong are essentially a special kind of public opinion guidance.
How is the result?
Yangzhou Salt Merchants have been punished to death, and I am afraid that the Yangzhou Salt Merchants Association is going to make a major change.
However, Prince Zhongshun, the dignified clan leader, was forced to hide in the palace, and all the external forces were destroyed.
Two incidents are enough to illustrate how powerful Huiyou Bookstore’s publicity and appeal ability is.
In life, and in a place like the capital of Daqing where the powerful gather, one will always offend others or form grudges because of interests or other reasons.
With the Huiyou Bookstore and the extremely influential bimonthly magazine in hand, when you really run into trouble and cannot use too many official resources, the publicity influence of the Huiyou Bookstore is a killer!
Lin Ruhai took all of this into consideration.
Therefore, he did not think that Jia Cong was already "successful and famous" like the Prince of Chu did, and there was no need to spend any more time and energy writing.
After whispering, Jia Cong called in the young men waiting outside the door and asked Lin Ruhai to help him palm his eyes to see how good these young men were.
"You guys have solid basic skills and a good understanding of the classics and meanings. As long as you are not very unlucky, you have great hope of passing the exam as a child student or even a scholar!"
Lin Ruhai was greatly surprised by the results after passing the exams of several other boys.
I originally thought that this guy Jia Cong brought someone here to show off his ideas.
He knew what was going on in the Rongguo Mansion. It was not easy for a concubine from the General's Mansion to subdue so many young men.
He also thought that Jia Cong was worried that his status was not enough and he would not be able to suppress his younger brother, so he went to the Lin family to challenge him.
After spending some time in the capital, I understand that the situation in Ningrong and Ningrong's two houses is not very good, mainly due to the decline caused by the lack of ability of the person in charge.
Compared to Rongguo Mansion, Ningguo Mansion was even more miserable.
The situation of Jia Clan Academy is just like that. Otherwise, how could it be possible that in the past few decades, not even a single child could be cultivated?
Therefore, he has no expectations at all for the academic level of Jia Cong's younger brothers.
I just didn’t expect that the surprise would come so suddenly!
Except for Xue Pan, all of these boys have a solid foundation and a thorough understanding of the classics. As long as they don't encounter anything particularly unlucky, they can basically pass the childbirth test. This is Lin Ruhai's judgment.
This result surprised him quite a lot!
He suddenly looked at the calm Jia Cong, his eyes couldn't help but change, and he sighed softly: I already paid enough attention to this kid, but I didn't expect that I didn't pay enough attention to him!
With Lin Ruhai's wisdom and knowledge of Rongguo Mansion, how could he not know that the ability of these boys to reach their current level must have something to do with Jia Cong.
Not only does he have outstanding abilities, but he can also cultivate talents quietly. Thinking about such an existence is terrifying.
By this time, Jia Cong's status as a concubine could no longer stop his rise. Even the voice and importance of the Jia family were still higher than those of the newly promoted Lian Er.
Once all Jia Cong's younger brothers succeeded in the imperial examination, and there were more than a dozen young students and scholars standing behind them, how much of a shock would it be to the Jia Cong family?
With the power of Ning Rong's Second Mansion, anyone who has passed the scholar examination can be assigned a high-level position in the government. This is a force that cannot be underestimated.
As time goes by, when these boys grow up, their official positions will also rise, and they are also a quite powerful force.
This is a very bright road. If the Jia family can grasp it well, there may be a more prosperous future.
If they want their descendants to be qualified to pass the scholar examination and become high-ranking officials, the Jia family must value Jia Cong in every way.
At that time, without the right to speak, it will be too difficult for the old lady to suppress or beat her, and the resistance will be too great.
Because Lin Daiyu was fostered in Rongguo Mansion, Lin Ruhai was very concerned about the affairs of Rongguo Mansion and even arranged for personnel to find out inside information.
With Rongguo Mansion's sieve-like sense of confidentiality, what happened in Rongqing Hall had already reached Lin Ruhai's ears on the night Lian Er held a celebration banquet a few days ago.
It just feels so ridiculous...
The old lady has quite an astonishing network of connections among senior experts, so she naturally has the qualifications and confidence to be willful.
But this kind of unreasonable beating and suppression will only make the relationship between the first and second house even worse, and even lead to a complete severance of contact.
How can a family prosper if brothers are at odds?
I believe the old lady cannot be ignorant of this truth, but she just went her own way and pretended not to see the big house.
You still want to force this kid Jia Baoyu to rise to power. Can this kid shoulder such expectations and responsibilities?
"It seems that you have already made plans for the future!"
After coming back to his senses, Lin Ruhai looked at Jia Cong with still complex eyes, sighed softly and reminded: "Everything is going well with the family, don't take some things too seriously, time is on your side..."
I almost forgot if I didn’t mention it. Although Jia Cong is tall and strong at this time, taller and stronger than the average adult, his real age is less than twelve. He really has unlimited potential and is simply a monster!
"Uncle, don't worry!"
Jia Cong naturally understood the meaning of Lin Ruhai's words, and said with a leisurely smile: "I can earn a share of the family business, so why should I wrong myself..."