Chapter 366 Baoyu Extra (1)
How does it feel to be a baby that has been held in the palms of many people's hands and then suddenly fall to the ground? Confused, helpless, at a loss, and terrified...
There was a time when Baoyu wondered if it would be better if he died. No matter what he did, his father looked down on him.
They all want to be scolded and beaten.
His father's scolding and beatings and his mother's tears had become his nightmare.
All the servants around him, such as sweeping flowers, picking clouds, and accompanying cranes, were asked to go.
He didn't know what he did wrong. He was obviously working harder and more obedient than before.
But from the old lady to my father and mother, everything has changed.
Although the old lady still protected him, Baoyu knew that things were different from before.
Baoyu always remembered that one day when he was six years old, he was beaten again and it was his aunt from the East Palace who saved him.
The eldest aunt went to the West Mansion to find the old lady in person and told her that unless the eldest brother and eldest sister came back, he would not have to go to Lixiangyuan every day.
He wants to go to the East Palace to learn martial arts.
In addition to studying, he practiced martial arts like Rong Ge'er every morning and evening.
For this purpose, he even made a pinky promise with his aunt, promising that it would remain unchanged for a hundred years.
So even though it was snowing the next day and his hands were still swollen, he went anyway. From then on, he went every day except when he was sick.
Later, when his father and mother passed away and he read more books, he vaguely understood why his elders suddenly disliked him.
Whether the jade around his neck was fabricated by his mother to deceive his grandmother into favoring the second wife, or whether he really brought it from the womb, there is no way to verify it as his mother passed away.
But he had to guard against the royal family's fear for his family.
After Baoyu passed the Juren examination at the age of nineteen, he took the Jinshi examination right after that. However, he did not dare to do too well and came at the end of the second class, almost becoming a Jinshi.
But even though he was a fellow Jinshi, he was still considered a young talent considering his age.
Fortunately, there are many people in the Jia family who run errands, so he doesn't have to look at the list himself. Otherwise, he would definitely be snatched away to be a son-in-law by others.
Baoyu was not snatched away by others outside. Instead, on the second day after the yellow list was announced, he went to the Lin family with his uncle and elder brother Jia Zhu to propose marriage.
This is something many people did not expect.
Lin Ruhai was already a Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion and concurrently an Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. Who wouldn't be a good match for his daughter? You have to know that for several years, people had been asking about his daughter, and the couple both declined, citing the advice of a high monk that their daughter should be married that night.
But now he agreed to Jia Jue, who was almost a fellow Jinshi.
This is something that many people cannot understand.
Although Jia Jue was considered a young talent, he had a very bad father.
Didn't you see that his elder brother spent many years in the Imperial Academy, but in the end he didn't take the exam again? "Your Majesty, you don't know that this old minister has only this one daughter. She had a lot of troubles when she was young. She had to see a doctor from time to time less than a month after she was born."
As satisfied as Lin Ruhai was with his son Lin Chang'an, who was also selected as the third place in the imperial examination, he felt so much pity for his daughter. "She finally came to Beijing, and her health is getting better, but her foundation is weak." His daughter's personality could not stand being bullied.
He and Min'er were so close, but he still had several concubines in his early years.
When they were young, Min'er was angry with him a lot.
Now that it's his own daughter, he can't help but think more.
The Jia family does have many shortcomings, but Baoyu's strengths are also obvious.
Not to mention that they grew up together and were familiar with each other's personalities, even when his daughter was angry, Baoyu acted humble and submissive, which is something not every man can do.
Besides, the Jia family cannot take a concubine easily.
After she got married, she would live in her maternal grandparents' home, where everyone from the old lady to her uncle, aunt, cousin and cousin-in-law loved her daughter very much.
Lin Ruhai thought about it carefully, compared many families who proposed marriage, and finally chose Baoyu.
"Jia Jue is her cousin. They grew up together and have a foundation of affection for each other."
At this time, Lin Ruhai was just an old father who loved his daughter very much. "This child is also a pitiful one. His parents had a grudge against each other because of some things. They took it out on him for a while. It was the eldest sister-in-law in the East Mansion who couldn't stand it and asked him to practice martial arts with Jiao Da, which made him feel better."
The emperor also knows this.
There is a rumor that the child was named Baoyu because he was born with a piece of jade in his mouth.
The emperor just listened to this and that was it.
At the beginning, the first and second wives in Rongguo Mansion were fighting fiercely in secret, so he was more inclined to believe that it was Wang from the second wife who specially made the jade in order to win favor, saying that the child was holding it in his mouth when he was born.
Later it was proved that Mrs. Jia really loved her grandson more because of the jade.
The secret guards had reported a lot about the Jia family.
The emperor knew that Lin Ruhai was not lying.
The reason he asked about this was, firstly, because he cared about the old minister, and secondly..., he was a little unwilling. The prince was selecting a concubine, and the girl from the Lin family was very good in terms of family background, talent and appearance.
Unfortunately, when I mentioned it to the Queen in the early years, the Queen said that they were already taking care of themselves, and if they didn't live longer than my father, they wouldn't be much behind. My daughter-in-law's family background was too good, and the family was complicated. If he got old, and the father and son became suspicious of each other, I don't know how many people would be implicated.
The emperor was so angry that he laughed. Is he the kind of person who would create suspicion between father and son?
However, the queen refused to agree.
They also say that the daughter-in-law’s family background is too good, which will give the children unrealistic fantasies. What if they lack ability but have inflated ambitions?
So, he could only follow this thought.
I was thinking, what if some minister is willing to take the initiative to bring it up?
The Lin family has a seventeen-year-old daughter who has not yet been engaged, so the emperor's heart is inevitably moved.
Who knew that they already had a son-in-law? The emperor actually knew that what the queen said was not without reason, but as a father, it is inevitable that he wants to present the best to his sons.
"Your Majesty, last time you said that the Dazhao Library would be incorporated into the Hanlin Academy. The staff there... What do you think of my son-in-law?"
Lin Ruhai shamelessly wanted his son-in-law to stay in Beijing.
My son-in-law is in Beijing, and my daughter is in Beijing.
"The librarian is only from the seventh rank."
The emperor laughed and said, "Why don't you help him to become a scholar?"
As far as he knew, Jia Jue had talent, but he just didn't perform well in this exam.
Since he had become Lin Ruhai's son-in-law, he thought of making an exception and giving him a place as a Shujishi.
"Hello, librarian."
Lin Ruhai was also laughing. "The kid is young, so it's time for him to take a look around. Besides, he got such a good score in the exam, so he can work as a librarian in Dazhao Library. It's a great favor from the emperor."
I don't have to be sent away, I can study, and I don't have to go to court. It's a good opportunity for me to have fun with my daughter for a few years.
Anyway, as far as he knew, the librarians in the library worked in two shifts, one shift was from 15:00 to 24:00, and the other shift was from 24:00 to 15:00.
They change shifts every three days, which gives them much more freedom than they do in the court.
"Hahaha, fine then, I'll be a librarian first."
The Jokhang Library is one of the places with the most concentrated literary atmosphere in Jokhang. It is indeed a good idea to study there for a few years.
The emperor agreed, and when he was officially appointed to an official position, Baoyu was indeed appointed as a seventh-rank librarian.
(End of this chapter)
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