In order to eat, I signed a contract with the system

Chapter 351 Dream of Red Mansions - Jia Yingchun 22

"Jiro..."

"It's your aunt's fault. You are actually a girl and cannot take part in the imperial examination!"

Aunt Li lowered her head and did not dare to look at Jia Lang's expression. The heavy feeling in her heart did not lessen after she told the truth. After she finished speaking, Aunt Li paused for a long while, waiting silently for Jia Lang's reaction.

Jia Lang sighed deeply, walked to Aunt Li and squatted down, reached out and held Aunt Li's hands which had already become cold, raised his head and faced Aunt Li who was lowering her head, and looked into her eyes.

Said: "Why did Aunt lie to me?"

Aunt Li was anxious. She didn't expect Jia Lang to not believe what she said.

"No, Auntie didn't lie to you, you are really a girl!"

"No, Auntie!" Jia Lang interrupted Auntie Li's explanation and said softly, "I'm not saying that you lied to me. I'm saying that you shouldn't blame everything on yourself."

"In fact, I already knew that I was a girl. I knew it was definitely not my aunt's fault for raising me as a boy."

Not to mention that there is his own handwriting in this, just the comparison between the previous life and this life makes Jia Lang sincerely thank Aunt Li for her efforts. If Aunt Li didn't love her son so much, what could the unborn embryo do when he was just reborn?

If she was born as Jia Yingchun in the Jia family in this life, even with the support of her biological mother Aunt Li, the ending would not necessarily be much better than that of her previous life.

Because the fundamental reason does not lie in Jia Yingchun's own personality or the help around her, but in the restrictions brought by gender. In the world of "Dream of Red Mansions", as a girl, you are destined to have no control over your own destiny.

Even if she used her skills to create a dream for herself, no matter how great it was, it would only make the people in power in the Jia family pay more attention to her, and it would only allow her to live a more favored life for a dozen years before she reached the age of 15. But in essence, she had no freedom and no choice, which was the final outcome of everything.

Only by breaking out of this gender restriction can one have the opportunity to take control of one's own life, rather than relying on labels such as beauty, cleverness, intelligence, etc. that are suitable for marriage to marry a man who can help the Jia family, and then use those labels to fight and please in the backyard and then gain some rights given by men.

This is so sad, it's like a cycle of life after life, competing for favor at home, competing for favor in the backyard after getting married, helping the child to win favor after having a child, and even competing with the son's woman for the son's attention when old...

"Auntie, I've always been very grateful to you."

"Thank you for giving me the right to choose my life. Thank you for telling me that I don't have to live in fear and try to please others like the girls in the Jia family. Thank you for giving me the right to fight and compete like men!"

"Thank you!"

"Woooooooo..."

Aunt Li had been keeping this fatal secret alone for a long time, and the psychological pressure was really great. When she heard Jia Lang thanking her, she couldn't help crying.

Aunt Li was an only child. After her mother died, her father never remarried. All the attention of the whole family was focused on her. As a woman who had received all the attention from her father, even a woman in ancient times could feel that she was different from other girls.

What's more, Li's father was a scholar. After being taught by Lin Ruhai, Lin Daiyu had a noble heart. Aunt Li was naturally not surprised. It's just that she was stronger and clearer than Lin Daiyu. After Li's father died, she did not place her hope on a love between a man and a woman.

Although Aunt Li was unwilling to be taken as Jia She's concubine, she did not resist too much. In Aunt Li's opinion, a good death is worse than a miserable life. She was the only one left in the Li family, so she had to live no matter what.

From the moment Jia Lang was brought out and pretended to be a boy, in Aunt Li's heart, Jia Lang was already the heir of her Li family.

Jia Lang could understand that Aunt Li was really happy, but after being moved, the problems she faced still had to be solved.

"But the imperial examination requires a body search. If you are caught, it will be all over!"

"It's okay, auntie, it's okay."

"I will find a way to solve these problems, don't worry!"

Although Jia Lang had not seen it foreseeable, she had already had a plan in mind, so it was natural. Aunt Li could do nothing at this time. She could neither persuade Jia Lang nor force Jia Lang not to take the imperial examination. She could only force herself to believe in Jia Lang.

Five days passed quickly, and when the time came, Jia Lang immediately used his predictive skills to predict the results of the body search during the exam ten days later. Jia Lang was only twelve years old now, and his physical development was not very obvious. If he just took off his outer clothes for inspection, nothing would be found.

However, the extent of the body search in the imperial examination was far more than just taking off outer clothes. No matter how flat-chested Jia Lang was, it was impossible for him to just expose his breasts and allow the yamen runners to check him, so Jia Lang planned to use his mental power to hypnotize the people who were searching him.

On the first day, Jia Lang had his first prediction. He ignored the small room behind the inspection office and only hypnotized the two yamen runners who were conducting the front inspection. However, he did not expect that in order to prevent someone from bribing the yamen runners to take the exam for someone else, there was an inspector sent by the provincial capital hiding in the small room behind the inspection office. As a result, Jia Lang's identity was exposed, and he eventually had to take the risk of killing the inspector who knew about the situation, and then escaped and became a wanted criminal.

The next day, during the second prediction, Jia Lang and the other two were hypnotized, but the degree of hypnosis was not controlled well. One of the three woke up early and found something wrong. Although Jia Lang's identity was not exposed, he was arrested and thrown into jail for cheating in the imperial examination.

On the third day, during the third prediction, Jia Lang successfully passed the examination. However, because the hypnosis lasted too long, the three examiners had memory blanks for too long, which aroused their suspicion. Although Jia Lang was allowed to take the exam, they were reported by a yamen runner halfway through the exam, and his paper was eventually invalidated.

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It was not until three days before the exam that Jia Lang finally figured out a way to use mental hypnosis and his dream-making skills to deal with all the people who were inspecting him at the inspection office at one go. Jia Lang finally breathed a sigh of relief. He was successful this time. Next time he went to take the imperial examination, he wouldn't have to worry about all the body searches.

The Tongshi consists of three stages: the county test, the prefectural test, and the academy test. Those who pass the academy test can enter the local, prefectural, state, or county school as students, commonly known as "scholars". Students are divided into three categories: stipend students, additional students, and attached students. Students who pass the imperial examination are qualified to participate in the provincial examination and are called "imperial examination students."

Jia Lang's ancestral home is Jinling, so to take the Tongsheng exam, he only needs to go directly to the examination hall in the local county.

Jia Lang followed his classmates and teacher to the county town. Everyone was in a relaxed mood along the way. After all, they were students of the same school and were not too old. The oldest was only 20 years old, and the youngest was Jia Lang, who was only 12 years old. The Tongsheng exam was held every three years. If you failed this time, there would be another time.