Lin Xuan of the Red Chamber

In the past few days in the Academy of Arts, Lin Xuan couldn't eat well, and couldn't sleep well. After coming back, he just slept for a whole day. When he got up now, he felt hungry, so he washed up a little , Lin Xuan couldn't wait to make it at the table, because I haven't eaten well for the past few days, and I've been hungry for another day, I can't eat those greasy things, and it's not good for the spleen and stomach, so Zijuan prepared some light Lin Xuan usually doesn’t like to eat porridge, but now he finds everything delicious when he’s hungry, not to mention that these things whet the appetite just by looking at them, Lin Xuan Couldn't help eating more.

After everything was tidied up, Lin Ruhai and Shen Shuang were already waiting in the hall, and Lin Xuan hurriedly greeted him after entering. Shen Shuang was not yet thirty this year, but the wife of the official family for the past few years, the head of the house and the mother of the house After coming down, she also has a graceful demeanor, which really looks like the same thing, and it is completely different from when she first married.

However, Lin Ruhai has not changed much compared to a few years ago, which shows that he has been well maintained. It seems that Lin Ruhai did not die young because of Jia Min's death, as written in the dream of the Red Chamber. But it's not difficult to understand. Now that Lin Ruhai has sons and daughters, he doesn't have to worry about no one inheriting the incense. He has a lovely wife by his side, and the family is harmonious. There is nothing that needs to bother him. For major events, with Lin Ruhai's contacts and intelligence, he can find a way to deal with them safely.

These thoughts were just for a moment. Lin Xuan had just greeted him when he was helped up by Shen Shuang, with a look of love on his face.

"Xuan'er, get up, you'll be unconscious as soon as you come back, but I'm so worried. Fortunately, the doctor said that you are just too tired and there is nothing serious. Otherwise, I really don't know what to do." Shen Shuang is not very old, and Lin Xuan is only ten years older than Lin Xuan, but there is really no sense of disobedience when he says this.

Lin Xuan followed Shen Shuang's strength and stood up. Hearing this, he hurriedly said: "It's all the child's fault, it made father and mother worry."

This is the way Lin Xuan and Shen Shuang get along. They both look like mothers and sons, but in fact there is not much difference. Shen Shuang is a smart person. If she can't give birth to a child, even if she can, she doesn't know if it will be a son. If she has no son, then Lin Xuan will be her future support, and if she has one, Lin Xuan has grown up. The age difference is too big, and there is no room for competition.

So no matter whether she has a son or not, she will not offend Lin Xuan, and Lin Xuan also knows that it is impossible for Shen Shuang to have children in this life, and there is no conflict of interest with her without children, so she is also willing to go with him. She is friendly.

Watching the interaction between Lin Xuan and Shen Shuang with satisfaction, Lin Ruhai said after they both finished speaking, "Okay, Xuan'er, come to Weifu's study, I have something to tell you."

After Lin Xuan saluted Shen Shuang again, he followed Lin Ruhai to his study.

After entering the study, Lin Ruhai's first words were: "Write down the article you wrote for this exam."

Lin Xuan was taken aback for a moment, then he reacted immediately, without saying anything, he picked up the paper and pen and sat on the chair and began to write silently. Lin Ruhai stopped sitting, and stood directly behind Lin Xuan and watched, waiting When Lin Xuan finished writing, Lin Ruhai read it almost as well.

Seeing that Lin Xuan stopped writing and looked towards him, Lin Ruhai coughed lightly twice, and said: "The article is not bad, it must not be difficult to win the exam." After finishing speaking, it seemed that this would make Lin Xuan feel a little proud , then reprimanded: "But don't be proud, if you want to be named on the gold list at your level, you have to hone your skills."

Lin Xuan naturally accepted it respectfully, but he felt a little funny in his heart. Lin Ruhai usually looked very calm, as if he didn't pay much attention to his government examination this time. Unexpectedly, he just woke up and put He dragged himself to the study to write articles silently, it seems that Lin Ruhai is not as indifferent as he thought, he is still anxious when he should be anxious.

Lin Ruhai also seemed to feel that he was acting a little too anxious now, so he cleared his cough twice, kicked Lin Xuan out, and continued to study those test papers in the study.

Being kicked out by Lin Ruhai, Lin Xuan didn't care. He shrugged and laughed in his heart. Lin Ruhai was not calm at all, so he went back to his room and continued to catch up on sleep. You must know that he was very tired these three days Yes, of course you have to take a good rest.

For more than ten days in a row, Lin Xuan was either studying at home to prepare for next year's exam, or going out to swim in the lake to relax. It seemed that he didn't worry about his exam results at all, and he was very leisurely.

One day Lin Xuan was studying quietly at home, and Fang Yan came to the door. As soon as he saw Lin Xuan, Fang Yan looked at him and shook his head loudly, which made Lin Xuan very puzzled, so he could only put down the book in his hand , asked helplessly: "Fang Boxun, why are you looking at me like that?"

Boxun is a dialect word. In ancient times, close friends used to call each other a word.

Dialect randomly found a chair and sat down, looked at Lin Xuan and said with a sigh: "I said respectfully, this is about to be the day when the rankings will be released, don't you know that you are so calm and still thinking about studying at home?" , I said you have been really leisurely these few days." After a pause, he glanced at Lin Xuan curiously, "I said you are not worried at all?"

"Worry, there's nothing to worry about. The boat will be straight when it reaches the bridge. If you don't pass the exam this year, you'll just have to take the exam next year. Anyway, I'm not old enough to wait." Lin Xuan leaned lazily on the chair with a look on his face. He didn't seem to care at all.

"Okay, stop pretending, you pretend that I don't know you yet, and you'll pretend like you don't care. I don't know why you're worried, and you're the one who's trying to save face." Fang Yan snorted disdainfully.

Lin Xuan was stunned by his words, before he could say anything to refute.

Dialect spoke again, he looked at Lin Xuan, and said seriously: "Jingzhi, your favorite moment of the year is coming again, are you ready, don't be in the limelight, and you will be ugly instead."

"Don't worry, it's been prepared a long time ago. Tell me, where is this year's literary fair scheduled and when will it start?" Lin Xuan became more energetic when he mentioned this matter.

"Aren't you talking nonsense? Of course it's still your Wangjiang Tower. The scenery there is pleasant and it faces the Qinhuai River. It's a good place for reciting poems. Besides, I've been there every year and it's almost become a habit. This year Is it possible to change places?" Fang Yan gave Lin Xuan a blank look and said impatiently.

Lin Xuan smiled slightly, but did not speak. Every year during the Mid-Autumn Festival and the night of the full fifteenth month, the literati and poets in Gusu would gather spontaneously to discuss knowledge with each other. I also hope that I can use this platform to spread my reputation.

In fact, at first the Mid-Autumn Festival was not held on this day, and it was just a platform for mutual communication, but then the nature gradually changed, and it became a stage for talents to showcase their talents, and the time was also fixed. At the time of the Mid-Autumn Festival, firstly, it is because it is a special festival with a good meaning, and secondly, it is also because this is the day when the list of government examinations is announced, and those who are really talented can make their names in this literary fair. Yes, this Wenhui has formed a tradition that has been carried on, just like the Lantern Festival.

The establishment of Wangjiang Tower was not specially prepared for this literary society, but when Lin Xuan knew that there was such a literary society, he specially improved the layout of the Wangjiang Tower, so now it has smoothly become the host of the Mid-Autumn Literature Society A dedicated place, of course, needless to say how much thought Lin Xuan spent in this process.

"Jingzhi, you're back to your senses, what are you thinking again?" Fang Yan glanced at Lin Xuan suspiciously, wondering what he was thinking again.

"It's nothing, I'm just thinking, this year's Mid-Autumn Festival will be the stage for the few of us, high-spirited and romantic, are you right?" Lin Xuan turned the teacup in his hand with indescribable confidence.

"You're wrong." Seeing Lin Xuan's confident look, Dialect retorted.

Lin Xuan looked at Fang Yan suspiciously. If Lu Ran said this, he still believed that guy was always serious, but Fang Yan was very confident. He would think that he could not pass the government examination, he shouldn't.

Seeing Lin Xuan looking at him suspiciously, Fang Yan smiled proudly, "Jingzhi, the Mid-Autumn Festival has always been our stage, but this time, we will be the absolute protagonists on this stage."

Hearing this, Lin Xuan was taken aback for a moment, but seeing Fang Yan looking at him, he smiled slightly, yes, they will be the absolute protagonists and the most dazzling existence in this Mid-Autumn Festival.

On August [-]th, the entire city of Gusu was decorated with lanterns and festoons, and the common people prepared moon cakes for all kinds of food, preparing for the whole family to enjoy the moon after worshiping the moon, while the literati gathered in Wangjiang Tower to hold a poetry meeting.

Today's Wangjiang Tower is not open to everyone. Except for the examiners who took the exam and the invited writers and gentry officials, if other people want to enter, they must prove that you have enough talent. If you have talent and reputation, then it is not a problem, but if not, you have to pass the test in front of the door and get the approval of the person sitting in front of the door before you can enter.

Wangjiang Building is very spacious, the whole building is in the shape of a Chinese character back, with a platform in the middle, tables and chairs are placed on both sides of the platform, and pens, ink, paper and inkstones are placed on it.

When Lin Xuan and others came in, there were already a lot of scholars and literati in the surrounding seats. They were talking to each other in low voices. At this time, when they saw someone coming in again, they all looked over and saw that it was Lin Xuan and the others. They all nodded slightly, and Lin Xuan and others also responded.

Today's Wangjiang Tower is obviously specially decorated. Many red lanterns are hung on the corridors, and the entire Wangjiang Tower is brightly lit.

The first floor is where the literati sit, while the second floor is where those who are invited do it. Don’t think that a small literary meeting will be ignored by those dignitaries, it’s wrong, Da Zhou The literary style is at its peak, and the status of literati is very high. The Mid-Autumn Festival is an extremely important literary meeting in the whole of Jiangnan. Naturally, the people invited are all figures who are like the famous figures in the literary world. Nature is also among the ranks of the invited.

Lin Ruhai came earlier than Lin Xuan, and was sitting on the second floor talking with the people around him in a low voice. When he saw Lin Xuan coming in, he took a look.

Seeing Lin Ruhai suddenly looking away, the people around him felt a little strange, so they followed suit, and only realized when they saw Lin Xuan.

He said with a smile: "I heard that Mr. Lin's son also participated in the government examination this time. Presumably with Mr. Lin's talent and learning, the position of Xie Yuan should be no problem."

Lin Ruhai shook his head and said, "You think highly of him. With Lin Xuan's talent, it's not bad to win the exam. Xie Yuangong is too flattering to him."

"Master Lin is just joking. No one in the whole Jiangnan knows about the talent of Young Master Ling. If you can't even win the exam, then few of you will pass the government examination." The man shook his head, Lin Ruhai thought of him I know that fathers in this world like to suppress their sons, and the practice of producing filial sons under the stick is prevalent. Lin Ruhai is no exception, but sometimes it is not good to be too modest.