Chapter 154 Entering the Grand View Garden
In the 13th year of Yongle, Jia Yuanchun of Fengzao Palace ordered Xia Shouzhong, eunuch of the six palaces, to pass on the letter. On February 22, Baoyu and his sisters moved into the Grand View Garden.
Jia Baoyu lives in Yihongyuan, Lin Daiyu lives in Xiaoxiang Pavilion, Xue Baochai lives in Hengwuyuan, Jia Yingchun lives in Zhijinlou, Jia Tanchun lives in Qiushuangzhai, Jia Xichun lives in Liaofengxuan, Li Wan lives in Daoxiang Village, Miaoyu lives in Yangcui Temple, Miaoyu was invited by Mrs. Wang's post.
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Rongguofu West Road, Jia Zhengwai’s study room, Mengpozhai.
Jia Zheng wore casual clothes at home and reported by hand: "In the autumn examination of Zhili Province in the Bingzi year, the chief examiner was the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and the second assistant to the cabinet Wang Yingyuan."
Jia Cong sat down at the head, secretly surprised, and used the cabinet minister as the chief examiner of the provincial examination. Obviously, Yongle was wary of the misapproval of the last provincial examination. He excluded the identity of the cabinet minister, and the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue was the chief examiner of the provincial examination. He did not make any big deals. Other provinces all assigned small officials to maintain qualifications and accumulate qualifications, but Zhili Province is the exception. The emperor's feet are naturally different.
Even if he did not misapprove the incident, the provincial examination articles were not taken between the two, and the time was not too high, the Xicheng Censor Qian Xihong misapprove it and wanted to discuss it separately. Qian Xihong did not have enough knowledge and would be punished. Yongle did not want to retake the exam for him alone. After all, it was the ministers who liked to use this initiator to ignite the fire, causing greater factional disputes. Wouldn't that be so annoying?
Jia Cong was a little happy: "Old Wang Ge also commented on his nephew's "Shan Hai Yi" and hoped that he would be a little more."
"Those miscellaneous books are just branches and no matter the main points, and are not in the mainstream. The Four Books and Five Classics are the most serious." Jia Zheng said disdainfully: "The eight-legged essay is the pure flow. At that time, you have to write poetry, lyrics, operas, and novels, which is harmless. You can go down and prepare well."
Jia Cong secretly complained that this Taoist scholar is not good at it. If he read too much sages, people will easily become hypocritical and hypocritical.
He walked out of the hanging flower gate across the courtyard on the west road. As Jia Lian came over, Jia Cong asked in a low voice and said kindly: "Second brother, my father's complexion has improved a little lately. What medicine did you give?"
Jia Lian was slightly proud and showed his brother's aura: "Don't ask too much about this. You are still young, but they are just the medicines collected by the servants... You will know in the future..."
"Yeah." Jia Cong obediently staggered the courtyard. The West Road Crossing the courtyard is where Jia Zhengwai's study room. To the north is Jia Mu's residence Rongqing Hall. The mandarin ducks wearing green satin-pinching vests smiled and said, "Mr. Cong, the old lady holds a banquet in the garden. Mr. Cong is going to take the exam again this year. The second girl suggested that she would give our scholar's farewell party. The old lady is right. Come with me quickly."
It was ordered by the Yuan Concubine that Jia Baoyu and his daughters could move into the Grand View Garden. The imperial concubine did not say that they would let Jia Cong, Jia Huan and other concubines live there.
Originally, the construction of the Grand View Garden misappropriated many architectural structures, including Ningguofu Huifang Garden, Dongdayuan, Lixiangyuan, and some of Jia She's gardens were all dismantled, merged and fenced. The Lixiangyuan where the Xue family lives has now become a place for the twelve officials to practice opera. Jia She also wanted Jia Cong to move in. The Grand View Garden has a quiet, elegant, spectacular environment, and the best study conditions. However, no matter how high the seniority in the family is, it is not as great as the monarch and minister. Mrs. Wang can go to the palace to see the Yuan concubine regularly every month, so the big room will not be able to stand out.
Although the Grand View Garden was built for one year, Jia Cong saw it for the first time. From the wide road between north and south of Rongguo Mansion, the garden hanging flower gate was a stone path. There was a five main entrance, with bucket tiles and loach ridges, threshold windows, one-colored water mills, white jade steps, and carved flowers and plants. This scenery directly blocked the view, making people unable to see what it was inside, just like the screen wall at the entrance of the Sihe Courtyard, with the two words "Cuizhang" in the plaque.
Most of the names of the buildings in the Grand View Garden were written by Jia Baoyu. The reason is that Jia Yuanchun and Jia Baoyu have a deep sibling relationship. Jia Zheng came here to cater to the daughter of the imperial concubine. After Yuanfei visited her, some of the names were changed. The Aojingxi Pavilion, Tubi Villa in the northeast of the Grand View Garden, and Daoxiang Village in the west were written by Lin Daiyu.
After passing Cuizhang along the stones, there is Qinfang Pavilion. There is a pavilion on the bridge, which is called the Pavilion Bridge. The bridge alone does not overlap with the Grand View Garden. The red railings of Hengwu Garden fold the board bridge, the Fengyao Bridge from Jinlou to Qiushuangzhai, the gate bridge from Aojingxi Pavilion to Yancui Temple, etc., each with its own characteristics and unique craftsmanship, just like a natural success.
The water flow under the bridge leads to Yihongyuan in the southeast. Jia Cong saw the Qinfang Bridge with double eaves and white stones as railings. There are three ports. Walking west across the bridge, there are also apricots and willow leaves. Nowadays, the apricot flowers are coming, and the willow leaves are green, which is beautiful. Jia Cong said intimately: "No wonder Jia Yuanchun said that he is extravagant. The Yangzhou gardens in Lin Ruhai are not so big..."
Liuyezhu, Xingziyin is close to Xiaoxiang Pavilion, Xiaoxiang Pavilion, and Yihongyuan. There is a Qinfang Bridge in the southwest. There is a green drop pavilion where Baochai hops butterflies. The flowers and plants outside the pavilion are fragrant and built by the water. There are bamboo rafts and boats in the water, which can reach the lotus scented sacred pavilion. Jia Cong said, "Do you want to take a boat to go?"
"No, there is a road there. The old lady is in the Qiushuangzhai of the third girl. It is open and smooth. Miss Lin's Xiaoxiang Pavilion looks gloomy." Yuanyang lifted her skirt and walked up the stone road: "Mr. Cong went to Jiangnan. My parents asked you to transport things back. Didn't you enter the stone city?"
"I just played around in the Acura Tower outside the city and didn't enter the Stone City." Jia Cong shook his head, and the expression on Yuanyang's oval's face was faint. Yuanyang's father suffered from phlegm disease, and his mother was deaf. He came to serve the north since he was a child, and the impression of his parents in the south was really vague.
After entering Qiushuangzhai, the owners of the Grand View Garden, except for Miaoyu in the Changcui Temple, were all in the hall. The atmosphere was laughing and cheerful. Jia Cong knelt down to pay tribute. Jia Mu took back her smile and looked at her grandson. Although it was her bloodline, she had grown a lot and had a reputation, but she could not be compared with Baoyu. Baoyu and her husband Jia Yuan looked similar. This is not comparable to anyone, let alone Baoyu is also a legitimate son, the concubine and maid, who are always a bit cheap... It feels like it is difficult to enter the elegant hall...
"Just toast a glass of wine one by one." Jia Mu said calmly.
Jia Cong cursed in his heart, and respected Li Wan and Wang Xifeng. Wang Xifeng had already given birth to a daughter, but his figure was still slim. Lin Daiyu didn't want to drink too much, but she still smiled and drank with a smile. Jia Tanchun said, "Old lady, I heard that after being a juren, the government office would pay to set up a archway. That was a matter of glorifying the ancestors. My sister hoped that Brother Cong would become famous in one fell swoop."
Jia Baoyu talked erudition: "How can the Juren Archway be as big as the Grand View Garden? The main building of this garden was built last year with the plaque of the 'Treasure Realm of Heavenly Immortals'. The stone archway in front of the Grand View Tower is so big and wide, and there are two side halls inside, which is really a fairyland on earth."
Jia Mu looked at Baoyu and smiled kindly: "Although our family is hard to succeed, the emperor's kindness is so great that a noble concubine is naturally more glorious than several Jinshis."
Chapter completed!