The destiny of all heavens begins in the Red Chamber

"Don't worry, Mother, I'll be more careful from now on!"

Xue Pan smiled bitterly. He had just arrived at the clan school when he was given a severe scolding.

Even someone as intelligent as him would know that the Jia family's students were trying to intimidate him.

Just thinking about being ganged up on and beaten by several teenagers sends chills down my spine.

Although those guys didn't hit him hard, he was really in pain.

In addition, the atmosphere at the Jia family academy is also very strange!

He was severely punished and could only stay in the church building to recuperate temporarily.

Inside the classroom, there were actually a few young boys who were reading and writing diligently.

If he hadn't been reprimanded, he would definitely have made a few sarcastic remarks to express his dislike for reading.

The remaining dozen or so students from the clan school, including several boys whose looks even made Xue Pan drool, were all playing on the football field outside.

Then, he was drawn to the exciting Cuju (ancient Chinese football) match.

The various fancy and gorgeous movements, as well as the incredible agility, left him speechless. Damn, this is too amazing!

And so, he lay on his desk, his eyes fixed on the Cuju field, watching the exciting Cuju matches all afternoon until school ended.

Fortunately, Pear Fragrance Courtyard had a separate small door for outsiders. Xue Pan slipped in through the small door, preventing the bruises on his face from being seen by the servants of the Rong family.

Otherwise, who knows how they'll be ridiculed and mocked?

At this moment, Xue Pan found the Jia family's school of thought quite interesting, especially the exciting Cuju (ancient Chinese football) matches, and he really wanted to play a few rounds himself.

Aunt Xue muttered to herself for a while, and then personally applied the ointment to Xue Pan before leaving to attend to her own business.

Having just moved into the Rong Mansion, Aunt Xue had so much to do.

As long as Xue Pan doesn't cause trouble, he doesn't have much interest in paying attention to the fighting at the clan school for the time being.

We can't possibly go to Madam Wang over something like this, can we?

Madam Wang's fees for each purchase are not low; although the Xue family is wealthy, they don't spend money like that.

Even Xue Pan himself didn't utter any words of retaliation, so Aunt Xue naturally wouldn't interfere. If she ended up making things worse, it wouldn't be a joke.

Who knows what kind of people the Jia family members in the clan school are?

As Aunt Xue calmed down, Xue Baochai, who had just returned from Rongqing Hall, exclaimed in surprise again.

Xue Pan still loved his younger sister very much, and repeated his previous explanation. However, this explanation could not fool Xue Baochai, and she eventually found out the truth.

"Those guys from the Jia family academy are going too far! How can they treat a new student like that?"

Xue Baochai was quite annoyed and felt indignant on behalf of her brother. Suddenly, she remembered something and asked, "By the way, isn't Huan-ge'er from the second branch of the family also at the clan school? Didn't he help my brother out of this predicament?"

She knew that her mother had specifically asked her aunt, Madam Wang, to speak to Master Zheng Er, asking him to help with her brother Xue Pan's school enrollment. She also heard that Huan-ge'er had been summoned to the study for a talk.

Don't even mention it! Huan-ge is the real little tyrant of the clan school. This show of force was probably his doing!

Xue Pan waved his hand in annoyance and said irritably.

Chapter 65 Backing Down? No Way! (Please Read On)

"Huan-ge'er, how dare he?"

Xue Baochai's eyes were full of surprise, and her tone was tinged with anger: "Why is that?"

Intelligent people like to overthink. Although Xue Baochai was only eleven or twelve years old at the time, she had been carefully cultivated by her father since childhood and almost single-handedly supported the family business after her father's death.

If it weren't for her advice, it probably wouldn't have been easy for Aunt Xue and Xue Pan to escape from Jinling so easily.

Even after arriving at the Rong Mansion, she remained a core strategist for the Xue family, naturally leading her to consider more matters.

Although she had only been at the Rong residence for two short days, she had already gained a fairly good understanding of the situation inside and could say that she had a good grasp of it.

Leaving aside the situation in the outer courtyard, the Second Master Zheng's family held absolute power and was the head of the Rong Mansion.

In the inner courtyard, the old lady, Grandmother Jia, is the core, while the second wife, Lady Wang, wields formidable power.

As the head of the household, Second Madam Wang Xifeng wielded considerable influence.

Then there's Jia Baoyu, the phoenix egg, who is showered with love and affection!

As for the three springs, Xue Baochai didn't care about them at all.

Jia Huan is just a nobody, the kind of person who can't even be considered important.

But this kid actually dared to intimidate his older brother at the clan school!

Xue Baochai couldn't help but wonder: was this Jia Huan's own idea, or was he acting on someone else's orders?

For example, the second master of the Rong family, who is in charge of household affairs?

She knew what kind of person her brother was, and even as his sister, she couldn't go against her conscience and distort the truth.

Meanwhile, Xue Pan muttered something even more explosive: "Huan-ge told me that he knows about my mess in Jinling and wants to wake me up!"

Xue Baochai's heart skipped a beat, further confirming her guess.

After all, his own brother had indeed killed someone and had even spent some time in the Nanjing prison.

Perhaps, Master Zheng has some reservations?

The original idea of ​​finding an opportunity to teach Jia Huan a profound lesson vanished almost immediately.

It's best to keep a low profile and be honest, after all, we're living under someone else's roof!

And so, Master Zheng Er took the blame for Jia Huan!

In fact, Master Zheng was unaware of Xue Pan's messy affairs. Otherwise, given his temperament, he probably wouldn't even bother to greet him; he would wear his thoughts on his sleeve.

Xue Baochai didn't say much, but advised her brother to be careful in his actions, since this was not Jinling, but the capital city where powerful and wealthy people gathered.

All she can do now is try her best to please Grandmother Jia and her aunt Lady Wang, get along well with the three young ladies, and quickly integrate into the life of the Rong Mansion so that she won't be rejected as an outsider.

Jia Huan was naturally unaware of these things, and even if he did, he probably wouldn't have taken them to heart.

Within the mansion, as long as he doesn't deliberately break any taboos and fall into the hands of Madam Wang or the Old Madam, even if others despise him, they won't cause him any trouble.

Every senior servant in the mansion knew that Jia Huan was favored by the Second Master Zheng and could frequently enter and leave the Mengpo Studio, the main study, where he would chat and laugh with the scholars and gentlemen.

He also has a group of henchmen outside, and they are not so easy to mess with.

When Jia Huan returned to the mansion after school, he first went to the main study to pay his respects and casually mentioned that Xue Pan had already gone to the clan school to report for duty, without going into too much detail.

Master Zheng simply nodded to indicate that he understood, without asking any further questions.

"Sir, what are the specific plans regarding what we discussed before?"

The weather is getting warmer day by day, but not a single drop of rain has fallen.

With weather like this, it goes without saying that drought is a foregone conclusion for the northern region where Beijing is located this year.

The drought caused quite a stir in the imperial court.

Recently, a series of officials have been removed from their posts, demonstrating the emperor's rather tough stance.

There are quite a few vacant positions in both the imperial court and local governments, at least enough to be suitable for the Second Master Zheng.

Before becoming the Second Master Zheng, he was a holdout in the Ministry of Works, holding the rank of a fifth-grade assistant minister.

As long as it's a powerful official position at the fifth rank or above, Master Zheng can try to get it.

With his energy, it wouldn't be difficult for him to do that.

Before the second-generation Duke of Rongguo, Jia Dairu, passed away, he arranged for the Second Master Zheng to receive an official post through hereditary privilege. It wasn't that he really wanted the Second Master Zheng to be stuck in the Ministry of Works forever.

Ultimately, it depends on the Second Master's own ideas and operational capabilities!

It has been more than a month since Jia Huan last made the suggestion.

As a result, Jia Huan didn't hear a word of it during this time!

Either the Second Master Zheng kept it extremely secret, or he was simply slow to act and hadn't had time to make the decision yet. Obviously, the second possibility is far more likely.

Originally, Jia Huan did not want to ask, but several of his guests asked him to do so, so he took advantage of the fact that Master Zheng was in a good mood to ask.

"This matter needs further consideration. You're just a kid, don't ask so many questions!"

Lord Zheng Er glanced at Jia Huan with displeasure and said calmly, "At this time, the officials who have been arrested by the court are all in a precarious position. It may not be a good thing to take over at this time!"

"You've studied history extensively; you should understand this principle!"

Jia Huan was speechless. If you don't have enough confidence to wade into muddy waters, just say so. Why make up excuses?

Those who are capable will seize the opportunity when it arises.

If you lack ability, even if a windfall falls from the sky, you won't benefit from it in the end.

However, this time, the Second Master Zheng has no time to consider it leisurely.

This incident can be seen as an experiment, and also a test!

Jia Huan naturally wanted to do his best, but what Master Zheng thought was another matter.

Sure enough, a few days later at the clan school, the honest and well-behaved bully Xue Pan heard some news that he didn't know if it was useful or not: recently, due to the drought, many officials had lost their posts due to corruption and other reasons, leaving a lot of powerful positions vacant.

The Second Master Zheng is ambitious and is currently planning to advance further, hoping to seize the opportunity to obtain a good official position.