"I heard that my former son Lan'er was ill. Are you feeling better now?"
It was boring to walk away with Li Wan, so Jia Lian asked.
Hearing Jia Lian speak, Li Wan breathed a sigh of relief, slowed down, walked three or four steps away from Jia Lian, and replied: "Thank you for your concern, uncle. There is nothing wrong with him, he just got a little infected by accident." If you have a cold, you can almost feel better after taking medicine.
Thanks to the second uncle opening a door here, it is now much more convenient for him to kneel down with the elder. Since he can't walk far back and forth, it is no big deal. "
When Jia Lian heard this, he nodded secretly.
Li Wan originally lived on the east road of Rongguo Mansion. He used to kowtow to Jia She, but he wanted to go west, out of the west corner gate, and then east to the east cross courtyard.
Now that the door here is open, the most convenient people are Li Wan and his son.
Going from here, the distance is shortened by more than three times.
Seeing Li Wan walking side by side with him, he was embarrassed to tilt his head to look at him, so he casually smiled and said, "It's okay if everything is alright.
I heard the master in the school say that there are so many children in our family, and no one can compare with Lan'er in terms of reading and learning.
From this point of view, I am afraid it will take Lan'er to inherit the master's mantle in the future. In this way, my sister-in-law is the biggest contributor to our family. "
Li Wan's face turned red when he heard this. If he hadn't known that Jia Lian was not a mean person, he might have thought that Jia Lian was mocking her.
As the eldest daughter-in-law of the Rongguo Mansion, apart from serving her parents-in-law and raising her son, she only has one errand, which is to take care of the sisters-in-law at home. The housekeeper's affairs have nothing to do with her.
As the only great-grandson in the Rongguo Mansion, her Lan'er was not favored by the elders in the family at all.
If not, why would she want her son to be self-reliant and desperately urge him to study and make progress so that he can have a bright future in the future?
She knew that with Jia Lian and Jia Baoyu in the Rongguo Mansion, her Lan'er would never be able to share it.
Therefore, while forcing her young son to study, she also tried her best to save money for him. She didn't spend any money that she shouldn't have spent. For this reason, she was laughed at by Wang Xifeng for being "stingy" and she didn't care.
Knowing the pain in his heart, Li Wan just said: "Thank you very much to his second uncle for his kind words. But I just hope that he can grow up healthy and safe. As for inheriting the mantle of the master, I don't have extravagant hopes. Don't Not to mention, Baoyu is much smarter than him. The master and his wife both place their hopes on Baoyu..."
Jia Lian turned his head and glanced at her. Seeing some unspeakable loneliness on her face, he smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, do you think I'm joking with you? If you don't believe it, I can bet you that for up to ten years, Lan My son will definitely be successful, and when the time comes, he will definitely be able to bring back fame to our Jia family.
By then, I'm afraid it won't be difficult for him to fight for his sister-in-law's life and come back. "
"this……"
Li Wan was shocked. She stopped and looked at Jia Lian.
If others said this, it would be fine. She would just smile and treat it as a compliment.
But when Jia Lian said this, she couldn't help but think wildly.
Who is Jia Lian? In just two or three years, he transformed from a playboy to a fourth-rank official in the imperial court, holding the chief seal of a yamen, and now he is a figure with unlimited glory!
If there was nothing strange about Jia Lian, Li Wan wouldn't believe it.
Now, Jia Lian actually said this, does he have some evidence?
Could it be that Lan'er really looked wealthy and that Jia Lian found out?
It was no wonder that Li Wan didn't care about this. Her biggest vision was that in the future, Jia Lan would be able to study, gain fame, and then become an official in the court. This is Jia Lan's only chance to achieve a great future, and it is also her only chance to give birth to her son.
After all, Jia Lan is not Jia Zheng. Even if he is not good at studying, there is still a legacy written by the old Duke before his death, and he can openly enter the six departments of the imperial court as an official...
If Jia Lan fails to get ahead in school, she will become a commoner in the future, and she will also transform from the eldest mistress of Rongguo Mansion into a common woman.
Jia Lian's words easily hit what Li Wan cared about most.
"Did the second uncle mean what he said? Lan'er, can you really pass the exam?" Li Wan raised his hand a little awkwardly. If Jia Lian hadn't been her uncle, she would have grabbed his arm and asked. .
Obtaining scholars through the imperial examination is like crossing a single-plank bridge with thousands of troops. No one can say that he will succeed until he succeeds!
Seeing Li Wan's huge reaction, Jia Lian realized how much people in this era believed in becoming an official through the imperial examination.
Jia Lian nodded without intending to hang on to Li Wan.
I also thought of Li Wan's judgment: "With great power, great honors and high status. With misery, the road to hell is near."
Obviously Li Wan did not live a long life. After so many years, he managed to raise his son well, but it was too late to enjoy the blessings. It is really sad.
Then he advised: "So, sister-in-law, you should take good care of yourself. In the future, you will have countless blessings to enjoy."
Li Wan didn't care about the last sentence. Seeing Jia Lian's determination, he couldn't help but feel great confidence in his heart.
I said in my heart that after I go back, I must give Lan'er more homework! !
Poor little Jia Lan, if he knew that his miserable and inhumane life for so many years was all caused by Jia Lian's few words, he would probably not be able to help but feel revenge.
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Before entering Rongqing Hall, Li Wan deliberately kept a distance from Jia Lian and did not go in with Jia Lian.
But it was obvious that she was overly worried. No one in Rongqing Hall paid attention to her. When Jia Lian came out, they fixed their eyes on Jia Lian.
Li Wan stood beside him silently.
Jia Lian also walked into the middle and greeted Mrs. Jia, Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue.
Looking at the empty embroidered stools on the ground, Jia Lian knew that Jia Mu had guests here. Sure enough, with a casual glance, he saw women from several tribes half-hiding behind the silk screen.
Seeing his gaze, they all hid in embarrassment...
"Lian'er, your master was taken in by someone from the palace. We don't know what happened. Your wife and I are a little worried.
You are also an official now. Do you know what you didn’t know before? "
Jia Mu didn't waste any time and asked straight to the point.
Jia Lian replied: "Old lady and madam, don't worry, it might be a good thing, and it's a great thing."
"Oh, what do you mean?" Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang were shocked at the same time.
Mrs. Wang could no longer afford to be polite to Jia Lian at this time. She sat up straight and asked, "Lian'er, do you really know something? If you know, please tell us in detail..."
Jia Lian shook his head again: "I can't say the specific reason. I won't really know until I get home.
Madam, please be patient. Maybe it won't be long before a message comes back from the palace, so why should I talk too much?
We just have to wait. "
Although Jia Lian was 80% sure that it was Yuanchun's appointment as a concubine, it was not 100% after all. If he had said this in advance, but later Jia Zheng did not enter the palace because of this matter, wouldn't that be a slap in the face?
As for whether it will be slapped in the face if it is a good thing...
There are only good things and bad things in the world.
With the current situation of the Jia family, the possibility that the emperor personally summoning him would be a bad thing is extremely low. Moreover, if it is really bad, it will be as big as an earthquake and landslide. By then, everyone will be busy protecting themselves, and who will care that he said the wrong thing?
Jia's mother and others were obviously dissatisfied with Jia Lian's statement, but seeing Jia Lian's relaxed expression and indescribable confidence on his face, they felt a lot more relieved and began to secretly speculate.
