A Journey Through the Worlds of Film and Television.

Chapter 889: Entering Rongguo Mansion Again

In the morning he was Tian Shelang, and in the evening he ascended to the Hall of the Son of Heaven.

When Lu Cheng stepped into the gate of Duke Rong's Mansion again, his identity and status had changed, and the treatment he received was also very different.

As soon as he entered the mansion, Jia Zheng and several guests were waiting at the front hall door. Jia Zheng was the elder and his official position was also the fifth rank of the Ministry of Works, so it was impossible for him to go out to greet Lu Cheng.

"I have met Duke Cun Zhou."

"Lu Xiuzhuan, please come in."

Speaking of which, although Lu Cheng has not yet been crowned, he has already become an official, so it is natural that he should take a name. He is used to using the previous "Shou Xin", and Lu Cheng is too lazy to change it.

"Chuan Zhougong, from now on just call me "Keep Faith"."

"Okay. I know you are new to the officialdom these days, so you must be quite busy, so I didn't send anyone to invite you. Now that you are here today, you must stay and have a good chat."

As he spoke, Jia Zheng invited Lu Cheng into the house, had someone make some of his treasured tea, and started chatting with Lu Cheng.

When Jia Zheng was young, he also liked reading and wanted to enter the government through the imperial examination. However, he did not expect that his father, Jia Daishan, would ask the emperor for a reward before his death and grant Jia Zheng a position as the head of the Ministry of Works.

Jia Zheng himself had no talent for governing. He only knew how to go to work and punch in every day to get by. He relied on his seniority to become a fifth-rank official in the Ministry of Works.

If nothing unexpected happens, his upper limit in this life is the fifth rank. Of course, in the original novel, Jia Zheng was exiled in the end.

Lu Cheng and Jia Zheng chatted casually for a while, talking about some trivial topics and discussing some poems and songs. When they were almost done chatting, Yuanyang in the backyard came over to invite Lu Cheng.

To be honest, Lu Cheng didn't really like chatting with Jia Zheng and the others. It was all empty talk with no substance and pretentiousness. It would be better for him to just stay at home and play with Xiangling, or go fishing in the river.

However, since they have arrived at the Jia Mansion, and they will be colleagues in officialdom in the future, they cannot skip Jia Zheng and go directly to someone else's backyard.

Rongqing Hall of Rongguo Mansion is the main hall in the backyard. The middle of the hall is divided by a screen into the front hall and the back hall.

When Lu Cheng followed Yuanyang to Rongqing Hall, the door of Rongqing Hall was open, and Jia Mu and others were waiting in the front hall.

"I've seen the old lady."

"Brother Cheng is here, please take a seat."

Lu Cheng casually glanced around the hall and saw a few women sitting on both sides.

"Brother Cheng, everyone in the mansion heard that you were the top scholar, and they are all happy for you. They have always wanted to invite you here so that they can see you, the top scholar. Since you and Daiyu are already engaged, we will be a family in the future. There is no need to be too formal. Relatives should visit each other more often.

Let me introduce you. This is your elder brother Zhu's wife, Zhu's sister-in-law. This is Lian's second family, Feng Lazi."

Normally, the women in the backyard were not allowed to see outsiders. But since the old lady said they were family and it was in her own backyard, it was okay to open the door and see them in broad daylight.

Just like Jia Baoyu later, he also played with many unmarried girls, not only the sisters in the Jia family, but also some girls from other relatives' families, such as Xue Baochai, Xue Baoqin, Xing Xiuyun, etc.

The Rongguo Mansion is headed by Wang Xifeng, the granddaughter-in-law, and she often deals with her younger brothers-in-law and older nephews.

Lu Cheng glanced at Jia Zhu's wife Li Wan and Wang Xifeng, bowed briefly, and didn't look at them any further.

Li Wan is a chaste widow who has been widowed for her husband. She always wears plain clothes and has a dull face, and lives with her son Jia Lan. Among the "Twelve Golden Hairpins", Li Wan usually behaves low-key and lives like a transparent person.

Later, when the Jia family was ransacked, Li Wan had the best ending. She survived the disaster by virtue of her reputation as a "chaste woman" who had remained faithful to her husband for many years. It is said that Jia Lan passed the imperial examination in the end, and Li Wan also survived the disaster.

As for Wang Xifeng on the other side, she was indeed extraordinary in appearance, like a fairy concubine. She was dressed in bright clothes and full of energy, which was like the opposite of Li Wan who looked haggard.

As soon as Lady Jia finished her introduction, Wang Xifeng smiled and said, "I have heard for a long time that the current number one scholar is as handsome as Pan An and Song Yu. This has spread all over the capital city. Today I finally see him. No wonder Sister Lin thinks about him every day."

Seeing Wang Xifeng speak like this, Jia's mother continued, "Feng girl always speaks like this, without restraint, so don't mind it. This time I invited you here to see if you are short of anything. Now that you have entered the officialdom, the servants around you should also understand some rules in the future, so as not to embarrass you. If there is anything you need, just tell me."

"Thank you for your concern, old lady. Everything is fine there."

While Lu Cheng was talking to the old lady, a group of young girls were sitting in the back hall of Rongqing Hall, including the three sisters of the Jia family, Shi Xiangyun, Daiyu, and Xue Baochai.

Since Daiyu entered the Jia Mansion, she had little chance to meet Lu Cheng. In addition, Lu Cheng had been busy with the imperial examinations in the past few months, so Daiyu did not dare to write too many letters for fear of affecting Lu Cheng.

Now that the imperial examination has come to an end and Lu Cheng has won the top spot, Daiyu is naturally happy for her senior brother and has always wanted to meet Lu Cheng and sit down to talk with him.

At this moment, listening to Lu Cheng's familiar voice outside, Daiyu wanted to go out immediately and sit with Lu Cheng.

Seeing this, Tanchun couldn't help but whispered jokingly, "Look, look, Sister Lin is sitting here, but her heart has already flown to the front."

Xichun couldn't help but burst out laughing, looking very cute.

Xue Baochai was also full of curiosity about Lu Cheng. The quick glance she had seen on the street before had left her with a lasting impression of the top scholar, and she was fascinated by him.

Shi Xiangyun stepped forward and pushed Daiyu: "Sister Lin, if you really miss your senior brother, just go out and meet him. Anyway, no one dares to say anything in the yard. Look at how you look now, you are so anxious. If I were you, I would just go out."

Lin Daiyu blushed with shame: "You are always teasing me. If you do this again, I won't let you eat at my place next time."

"Please don't, Sister Lin, please forgive me this time."

Of course, Lu Cheng could hear the playfulness and fighting in the back hall.

To be honest, he was really thinking about the little girl Daiyu. He didn't know how her kung fu was going now and whether she was persisting.

At this time, the old lady talked about Li Wan's son, Jia Lan: "Brother Cheng, your elder brother Xianzhu's son Lan is already nine years old, and it is the right age for him to go to school. The school in our mansion is not very good. If you have free time in the future, can you give the child some advice?"

Lu Cheng looked up at Li Wan and saw that Li Wan was also looking at him expectantly, obviously wanting Lu Cheng to give some advice to her son Jia Lan.

"Old lady, I have just entered the officialdom. I am not familiar with many things and need to learn from those senior officials. After finishing my work on weekdays, I still need to go back and forth with my colleagues and socialize. I don't have much free time."

Upon hearing this, Li Wan was a little disappointed and lowered her head again.

The old lady also nodded: "I didn't think it through."

Lu Cheng changed the subject and continued, "I think it would be better if I come to the mansion in the future to meet the child and give him some advice. It would be fine."

"That's good, that's good." Upon hearing this, Jia Mu and Li Wan were both delighted.

Logically speaking, Jia Lan is the eldest grandson of the second branch of the Rongguo Mansion and Jia Zheng's grandson, so he should be loved.

But in fact, Jia Lan is a nobody in the Jia family, and Mrs. Wang and Grandmother Jia don't care about him much.

It just so happened that this little unknown person later passed the imperial examination and became a juren. He must have been very ambitious.