In fact, Jiao Shun had already reported the contents of this "Proposal for Official Positions in Engineering and Science" to the emperor through a secret memorial.

The reason why Emperor Longyuan had to look through it carefully was mainly because he was afraid that Jia Baoyu was young and vigorous, unwilling to be someone else's puppet on strings, and insisted on including private goods in it.

Fortunately, after reading the whole article, except that the text is a bit superficial and unrealistic, there are no big problems.

When it comes to writing, everyone in the civil and military dynasties thought that Jiao Aiqing was vulgar and uncivilized, but little did they know that he secretly had a new style of writing...

"Cough~"

Emperor Longyuan cleared his throat, brought back his unconscious mind, and said to Jia Baoyu, who was standing in front of him, "If I send you to study engineering as an official, how will you treat me?"

Jia Baoyu frowned at first and pursed his lips, but then quickly restrained himself. He didn't dare to reveal his true "ambition" in front of his parents, and naturally he didn't dare to make a mistake in front of the emperor.

At that moment, he cupped his hands and said, "Baoyu should serve the public wholeheartedly and live up to his expectations..."

"Okay, okay."

Emperor Longyuan interrupted him impatiently, stood up from behind the imperial eucalyptus, stretched his arms and said lazily: "Stop pretending in front of me, what are you thinking in your heart, can you still hide it from me?

"

After saying that, he walked around to Jia Baoyu and patted his left shoulder gently, and said earnestly: "But you are older now, and some things cannot be done by your temper - especially your father and uncle are not in good health now.

I heard that Jia Lian is not a candidate for an official position, and I am afraid that the powerful Rongguo Mansion will still support you in the future."

"If you fail elsewhere, with Jiao Changqing looking after you in this engineering school, you won't be afraid of some omissions and fallacies. It's just the right time for you to experience and practice - not only your parents at home, but also your sister heard about this in the palace, although she has never

You made an exception and opened your mouth to me, but the meaning is also for you."

"When you go to engineering school, you will learn from Jiao Changqing. Depending on your background, if you can be six to seven points as talented as him..."

The emperor originally wanted to say "talent and learning", but although Jiao Shun was talented, he was not as talented as an ordinary scholar. He hesitated for a moment and then changed his words: "If you have six or seven of his ability and means, you can stand in the court.

Protect the gate from falling."

Emperor Longyuan's earnest instruction was, firstly, because of Jia Yuanchun's love for the house and the crow. Secondly, it was mainly because this brother-in-law was very likable and a little less reserved and fearful than others, so he could be quite useful as a companion occasionally.

Relieve boredom.

But Jia Baoyu felt bitter after hearing this. He was not thinking about it, but he was forced to go down this road. His parents' fate was nothing more than that. Now even the emperor said so, I am afraid it will be extremely difficult to escape this.

Festival.

Unless I learn from Uncle Jing in Dongfu...

Seeing his well-behaved appearance, the emperor knew that he secretly wanted to be a monk and a Taoist priest. Satisfied, he walked back behind the royal eucalyptus. While tasting the ginseng tea, he planned to tell Concubine Xiande about this.

Will she make an exception and accommodate her new tricks?

Hmm~

It's better to wait for two days and wait until you have enough energy before talking.

There is no way, men are no better than women in this matter...

It can be said that everything else about Jiao Changqing's writing is good, but it is too exaggerated in some matters, which is very inconsistent with his simple and detailed writing style.

He couldn't boast about "not having all the fun"!

Emperor Longyuan's thoughts wandered in random directions for a long time before he brought them back to his eyes: "I will throw this memorial out in the morning tomorrow morning. You will inevitably be criticized by others. You

It’s best to prepare in advance to avoid being unprepared.”

After a pause, he reminded: "If you have any questions, you can ask Jiao Changqing."

Jia Baoyu immediately bowed in response.

The emperor saw that he was not in high spirits, and he was not very energetic, so he simply did not keep him. He only gave him two novelty toys as a reward for this memorial, and ordered the treasures to be sent out of the palace.

.

Thinking that he would be an official soon, Jia Baoyu sighed and lamented the autumn all the way. When he got home, he was confused. It was not until he entered the Grand View Garden that he suddenly noticed that the atmosphere was different.

He wanted to find someone to ask what happened, but when the maids and servants passing by saw him, they all seemed to have seen a ghost. They hid far away and avoided close ones, making him more and more suspicious.

When we arrived near Yihong Courtyard, we heard loud crying in the courtyard.

Jia Baoyu was stunned for a moment, and then he remembered that Zhui'er committed suicide by hitting a pillar yesterday, and he had an expectation in his heart. He raised his head and sighed several times, wanting to remember Zhui'er's voice, appearance, and smile, but after thinking about it, he couldn't remember it.

I can’t remember what this pendant looked like.

So he was stunned for a while, and then walked towards the courtyard.

I originally thought that I would give Zhui'er's family more money for the funeral, but when I entered the courtyard, I saw two people, She Yue and Bi Hen, guarding the door of the wing, crying like pear blossoms and raining rain.

Seeing this, Jia Baoyu sighed again and stepped forward and said, "It's hard to believe that you are so interested in Zhui'er. When she is in her seventh year, I will give you a holiday and give you all a gift..."

"Second Master!"

Before he could finish his words, Bihen suddenly burst into a mournful voice: "It's not Zhuo'er, it's Qiu Wen, she, she hanged herself in this room!"

"Wha, what?!"

The sadness on Jia Baoyu's face froze. He staggered back two steps, covered his head and asked, "How, how is it possible?! When I went out, he was still fine!"

She Yue Bihen hurriedly stepped forward to support him and explained one by one: "After the second master left, my wife came with the third girl."

"It is said that such an incident occurred yesterday, and an innocent life was involved. The affairs of the poetry club must be investigated to the end, and the princess must be given an explanation."

"Qiu Wen's face looked wrong at that time. Later..."

When Bihen and Sheyue said this, they exchanged glances with each other and tacitly skipped the process of Xiren and Tanchun testing the autumn pattern, and said directly: "Later, she didn't come out of the house until Xiren entered the house to get it.

Thing, only then did she find her, and she actually committed suicide out of fear of crime!"

"How is that possible? How is that possible?!"

Jia Baoyu's hands and feet were shaking wildly. If it weren't for the two people's support, he would have collapsed to the ground.

Unlike Zhui'er, who he had almost no contact with, Qiu Wen was the maid who was by his side every day, and they even had skin-to-skin contact secretly. Who would have thought that he would die so suddenly?!

In just two days, two maids died in Yihongyuan. It is no wonder that the servants and maids on the road were afraid to avoid them.

He struggled to get into the house to take a look, but Sheyue Bihen did not stop him, but reminded him: "She was hanged, she looked very scary, and there was urine and other fluids leaking from her body. The second master must be prepared..."

…”

After saying this, Jia Baoyu's feet became softer.

After hesitating again and again, she wiped away her tears and said, "It's better to let her go in a more dignified way."

This is not entirely heartless or cowardly, but he is unwilling to damage Qiu Wen's image in his heart.

Immediately, Baoyu asked in confusion: "How could she die of fear of crime? Why would she die of fear of crime if she was so good?"

Sheyue and Bihen exchanged glances again. Just when they didn't know what to say, Xiren suddenly came out of the side room, stepped forward to replace Bihen, and said sadly: "Actually, when Qingwen was here, she said that her limbs were not good.

It's clean, I just didn't believe it at the time, who would have imagined... If we had known earlier, we would have taught her a lesson in advance, and her life would not have been lost."

Baoyu was stunned: "Qingwen said her hands and feet were unclean? When did it happen? Why, why have I never heard of it?"

"It happened before Qingwen was kicked out by the wife. Didn't the second master ask Qiu Wen to send flowers to the wife and the old lady? At that time, he said that he left the vase in the wife's room. I checked with Caixia Caiyun before.

Next, the flowers were sent, but the bottle was not left..."

"Later Qingwen gave her a few nods in person and said she would get the vase for her, so Qiu Wen got the vase back from nowhere."

Jia Baoyu believed it for a moment, then she stamped her feet and beat her chest: "Hu Tu, it's really Hu Tu! What does she want, I won't give it to her? She's so short-sighted, she insists, insists, cough cough cough...

"

As he spoke, he started coughing violently, and his face became red with blood.

The attackers were so frightened that they quickly helped him into the main room, massaged his chest and back, and quickly drank some loquat ointment and other preparations.

After Baoyu finally regained his composure, Caiyun came outside again to send a message, saying that he wanted Xiren to go to the Qingtang thatched cottage.

Xiren thought he wanted to discuss Qiu Wen and Zhuo'er's funeral, so Qian Dingzhu and Wan gave some instructions, and then he followed Caiyun out of Yihongyuan in fear - she was not a potential aunt for nothing, something happened.

Of course he will be held accountable.

Not wanting to wait until they arrived at the hut in Qingtang, what Mrs. Wang said was: "Do you think the feng shui of Yihongyuan is not good? Not to mention the repeated thieves, and now two more people have died in a row - seeing you two

I'm getting older now, not to mention that I have to work as an official and get married, so I can no longer hang out with my sisters. I'm afraid of making people laugh if I tell you, so I thought to myself, it's better to move back to the front yard."

"When you go back, you might as well lay the groundwork with him first. When Uncle Jiao moves out next door in a while, you can move in with him."

Seeing that Mrs. Wang had no intention of blaming him, Xi Ren was relieved at first, but then he felt worried.

After hesitating for a moment, he agreed with Mrs. Wang's decision: "Madam, you are wise. Without the troubles of the past two days, we should move sooner or later."

Then he added insinuatingly: "It's just that the second master has always been nostalgic. Kuang has been used to playing with his sisters since he was a child. This sudden separation, but he is afraid that he may not be able to turn around and affect the important matters of becoming an official and getting married."

Baoyu had been obsessed with it just because her wedding was approaching. If she was 'kicked out' of the Grand View Garden again, what might happen again?

"this……"

Mrs. Wang frowned for a long time, and then roughly realized the unfinished meaning of her words, and murmured: "It seems that it is indeed time to mention the matter of Miss Lin, and we should stop thinking about each other earlier.

, and avoid causing trouble."

Xiren was overjoyed when she heard this. This was what she had been looking forward to most for a while, but she didn't dare to speak rashly because of her status. Qianer had a bad encounter with Wang Xifeng, which made her regret it for a long time. Who could have missed Mrs. Wang?

He even took the initiative to bring it up.
To be continued...