红楼梦Chapter13_小升初阅读_小升初-查字典英语网

红楼梦Chapter13

Chia Chen lost no time in bidding some one write the statement on red paper， which Tai Chuean found， on perusal， to record that Chia Jung was a graduate， by purchase， of the District of Chiang Ning， of the Ying Tien Prefecture， in Chiang Nan; that Chia Tai-hua， his GREat grandfather， had been Commander-in-Chief of the Metropolitan Camp， and an hereditary general of the first class， with the prefix of Spiritual Majesty; that his grandfather Chia Ching was a metropolitan graduate of the tripos in the Ping Chen year; and that his father Chia Chen had inherited a rank of nobility of the third degree， and was a general， with the prefix of Majestic Intrepidity.

Tai Chuean， after perusal， turned his hand behind him and passed (the statement) to a constant attendant of his， to put away： Go back， he enjoined him， and give it to His Excellency Mr. Chao， at the head of the Board of Revenue， and tell him， that I present him my compliments， and would like him to draw up a warrant for subaltern of the Imperial Body Guard of the fifth grade， and to also issue a commission; that he should take the particulars from this statement and fill them up; and that to-morrow Ill come and have the money weighed and sent over.

the young attendant signified his obedience， and Tai Chuean thereupon took his leave. Chia Chen did all he could to detain him， but with no success; so that he had no alternative but to escort him as far as the entrance of the Mansion. As he was about to mount into his chair， Chia Chen inquired， As regards the money， shall I go and pay it into the Board， or am I to send it to the Board of Eunuchs?