The Red Mansions

Chapter 31 Show it off, press the sword regardless

Honor Hall

When Jia Heng, led by Lin Zhixiao, entered the courtyard, stood at the foot of the stone steps in the atrium, pressed his sword, and looked up, he saw a red gold cangwood plaque hanging on the lintel of the three main halls, engraved with calligraphy Handwriting of famous masters.

The plaque is different from the main hall of the Jia Mansion—the Rongxi Hall, which was used by the men of the Jia Mansion to entertain officials who came to visit. The plaque was also handwritten by the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty in the past.

As stated in the original work of Dream of Red Mansions, Mrs. Wang often sits for banquets, not in the main room of Rongxi Hall, but in the three side rooms to the east of the main room.

"Uncle Heng wait first, I'll go in and report to the old lady." Lin Zhixiao closed the bamboo curtain, stepped over the threshold, entered the hall, bypassed several screens, and reported to Jia Mu.

Jiamu was sitting on the high kang at the moment, with some side dishes and jasper stalk rice porridge on the tea table, mandarin ducks were serving her, apparently just finished breakfast.

On the left hand side, on a row of huanghuali wood chairs, Jia Zhen and Youshi were sitting there, while Jia Rong was standing beside Jia Zhen, serving with low eyebrows and pleasing eyes, not daring to show her air.

Jia Zhen's face was livid and her eyes were dark. After one night, the redness and swelling on her face actually faded a lot, but the five fingerprints became clearer instead.

Jia Heng's strikes were also measured. When he hit Lai Sheng, his molars flew out, but when Jia Zhen slapped him, he only hurt his flesh and not penetrated to the bone.

Near the front, Jia Lian and Sister Feng were talking aside.

Behind the screen, Jia Baoyu, Ying, Tan, Xi Sanchun and Daiyu also whispered.

Baoyu originally wanted to visit the school teacher recently invited by Mr. Zheng today. Of course, besides Daiyu, he greeted, explored, and cherished the three springs. Xiyang Jinger went to school again.

Of course, it is not known whether there is a lively mind at the old lady's place.

Tanchun is still young, but with slender shoulders and slender waist, a long slender figure, handsome eyes and sculpted eyebrows, looking forward to the sky, he said with a smile: "Second elder brother will be on the gold list in a few years, and he will be the champion?"

Baoyu wore a purple gold crown with a hairpin on his head, and a red hairpin on his forehead. On his face like the silver moon of the Mid-Autumn Festival, a wry smile appeared on his face at the right time, and said: "I just went to see that Mr. Zhao. I heard that Mr. Zhao has a bad temper. The older one is the lecturer of the Imperial College, he is a well-educated man, the master said he has good eyesight... I just hope, at least I don't like me."

Father Zheng was also worried about Baoyu's study. The teacher who was originally used to enlighten him was a Juren.

But because Baoyu fished for three days and posted nets for two days, the professional teacher got angry and filed a complaint with Father Zheng. Mother Jia was so distressed that she invited the teacher back.

Then, as soon as this study was delayed, it was half a year.

Right now, Father Zheng has invited another Zhao Daolang from the Guozijian. Of course, whether he can take a fancy to Baoyu is another matter.

Daiyu is dressed in a lotus-colored, plum-blossom-embroidered double-breasted skirt, holding a white handkerchief in her hand, with a girlish melon-seeded face, under two curved eyebrows, a pair of autumn eyes, as moist as water, as if containing the misty rain of Xiaoxiang Chushui, Covering his mouth with a smile, he said, "I'm afraid that my uncle will send you to the Imperial College if he gets ruthless. At that time, the lecturer and the inspectors will hold hands, and your sister and sister will scream, but no one will save you."

It turned out that it was an embarrassing incident when Baoyu was beaten in the palm last time, and her sister and sister cried out.

When Tanchun and Yingchun heard the words, they also smiled coquettishly, they were just young girls, and the flowers and branches were trembling.

Baoyu was embarrassed by Daiyu's teasing, so he smiled.
Daiyu's bright eyes were shining, she fixed her eyes on Baoyu, and said softly: "I just hope to restrain my temper, don't call him a national salary thief, and then offend my uncle."

These words show concern, after all, they are childhood sweetheart cousins ​​who grew up together.

Baoyu smiled, changed the topic and said: "Let's not talk about this, sister Lin, second sister, third sister, fourth sister, do you know what happened to Jia Heng yesterday?"

Tan Chunyingxiu's eyebrows were raised, and there was a bit of thought in his almond eyes, and he said: "I heard a few words last night, it seems that it is Brother Zhen from the East Mansion, and he seems to want to take this Master Heng's Family."

Tanchun is clever and clever, and her inner beauty hides her heart. Although I only heard a few words through the screen yesterday, I still have some inferences.

Baoyu said: "Third sister, I don't know what that Uncle Heng did in the Cuihong Tower last night, clamoring in the world of mortals, drawing his sword in anger, breaking in two with one sword, like an ancient chivalrous man, it is almost the same as that in the play. Similarly, I don’t know how charismatic he is.”

Daiyu and Tanchun looked at each other, knowing that this was the second master Bao's dementia.

In Baoyu's heart at this moment, Jia Heng has already automatically imagined the image of a swordsman with a green shirt, a three-foot bow, and a swordsman who will scream if he is injustice.

Of course, from his close acquaintance with Liu Xianglian and others later on, it can also be seen that Baoyu is a bit of a young man, and hates rough martial arts like Sun Shaozu, but he has a good imagination of a handsome swordsman with a sharp eyebrow and a sharp eye.

Daiyu glanced at Xichun, and said softly, "But you can't hit anyone, it's still in... um, where is Cuihonglou?"

"Cuihonglou is..." Jia Baoyu was about to explain.

But Tanchun stared at him, and said angrily, "Second brother can tell me where it is, so that he can seriously dirty Sister Lin's ears."

This young girl with a vigorous temperament and sharp speech in Sanchun, her voice is as clear as broken jade.

Baoyu also reacted, and quickly stretched out his hand to cover his mouth.

Only the gentle and silent Yingchun, with frowned eyebrows, and a face like cheeks condensed with fresh lychee and a goose fat nose, appeared confused, and said softly: "Brother Zhen in the East Mansion was beaten? "

Baoyu, Tanchun, Daiyu: "..."

Co-authored yesterday, you weren't here, were you?

Xichun was eating cherries, but her face was expressionless, as if they were not discussing her brother.

The little girl is not tall enough, she is not small by description, she is wearing a light red skirt, her little face is fair and pink, and the corners of her mouth are pouty, and there is a bit of baby fat.

Such a petite and lovely appearance, it is hard to compare with the later "poor girl from the embroidered household, lying alone next to the ancient Buddha with the blue lamp", Grandma Liu called Miss Xichun, her face was determined, and she said, "What kind of fake family?" , The little nun of Zhenjia" thinks of it.

From this side, Lin Zhixiao's voice came from the main hall, "Madam, Jia Heng is here."

Jia Zhen snorted coldly, and threw the teacup she was picking up on the tables, but suddenly remembered that this was Jia Mu's room, so she put down the tables.

As for Youshi, whose complexion is gorgeous, perhaps because he didn't get enough sleep last night, You Shi, whose jade was a little less clear, raised his head and looked behind the screen.

He seemed to want to see what kind of brat Jia Heng, who asked the master to divorce her, dared to say such a thing?

Sister Feng and Jia Lian sat aside, waiting quietly.

"Let him in." Mother Jia wiped her mouth and said lightly.

Yuanyang ordered the servant girl to replace the rice porridge and side dishes with green stems, and walked behind Jia Mu to rub the old lady's shoulders.

Lin Zhixiao went to pass on the message, and under the eaves, the young man said, "Master Heng, the old lady calls you in."

Jia Heng nodded, was about to press his sword, and entered boldly.

Lin Zhixiao's family was a middle-aged woman in her forties, with a faint smile on her old face, she said: "Master Heng, it's not good to carry weapons in Rongqing Hall."

As he said that, he glanced back at Lin Zhixiao, and thought to himself, how did this old man do things, how did he let Jia Heng come in with a weapon?What if the murderer hurts someone and bumps into the old lady?
Jia Heng glanced at Lin Zhixiao's family, sneered in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "Swordsman, the weapon of a gentleman, my Jia family is established by military exploits, a family of Ning Rong and Shuang Guogong, what kind of battle does the old lady have?" Have you ever seen it? Could it be that my son from the Jia family can’t even carry a sword when he travels and lives?”

This Jia's house is not the White Tiger Festival Hall, or the Daming Palace, and if one day, in troubled times, he may not be able to go to the palace with swords and go out to the police.

Of course, this is also a show of strength.

The face of Lin Zhixiao's family showed embarrassment, and when he glanced at Lin Zhixiao, he also had a helpless expression.

"Since the old lady refuses, Heng will come to visit another day." Jia Heng said loudly.

As he spoke, he turned around and left, ignoring the sword.

(End of this chapter)