The Coral of the Red Mansion Does Not Return

There are few reasons, and I will teach them.Let the camp Tuqiu, my general will be old. "Father Yu was afraid, so he rebelled against Duke Huan and asked to kill him. The Duke is also a son, and he fought with the Zheng people in the fox soil, and stopped. The Zheng people imprisoned the Yin family, bribed the Yin family, and prayed to their master Zhong Wu Then he returned with the Yin family and established his master. In November, the public offered sacrifices to Zhong Wu, gathered in the Shepu, and housed in the Wu family. At Renchen, Yu Fu sent the thief to kill the public in the Lao family, established Duke Huan, and challenged the Lao family. There are dead. No book burial."

From "University" to "Book of Filial Piety", and from "Book of Songs" to "Zuo Zhuan", Zhou Bode did not stick to the order, but just intercepted a sentence at random, and Jia Hu answered fluently.Zhou Bode commented that the foundation has been laid very well, not only the original text is not bad, but Zhu Zi's annotations and Tang Ren's Yishu are also clear.Sure enough, as he said, the four books and five classics are all familiar.

Such an examination was too simple for Jia Hu.

He was born with a good memory, and he could memorize books by reading them carefully two or three times, so his grandfather was quite harsh on Jia Hu when it came to endorsement.He memorizes the Four Books and Thirteen Classics fluently. In addition, he also extensively memorized all kinds of history books, travel notes, and read a lot of miscellaneous studies, but he didn't memorize them carefully.

Although this kind of talent is good, what makes Jia Hu more proud is the ability to process massive amounts of information honed from his previous life.No matter what book, as long as he has a general memory, he can master it and turn the knowledge into use.For example, he read a lot of travel notes. Although he could only travel one mile, he was able to know the customs, scenic spots, and personnel of various places in Dazhou, as if he had traveled through Dazhou himself.

Back then, Jia Daishan was amazed by Jia Hu's memory, but also worried.Reading is not enough to keep the book firmly in place. If you only spend time memorizing all kinds of books, this good seed will be ruined.Because of this, Jia Daishan accelerated the progress of the lecture, for fear that Jia Hu's understanding of the scriptures could not keep up.In fact, he needn't.

Before coming to Jinling, Jia Daishan felt that he had nothing to teach him, which is also an important reason why he let Jia Hu go back to Jinling to take the test for children.

It was only a cup of tea, Zhou Bode was praising him for his familiarity with the scriptures, so the dean sent someone to invite Jia Hu to his study.

After reading the letter, Mr. Dean couldn't help feeling a little troubled.

It was not difficult for Jia Hu to study in the academy, but there was another matter mentioned in the letter.

His eldest son has a young daughter who is only eight years old. She is cute and smart. Compared with the other naughty teenagers, the old man will inevitably love him more.I don't know where Rong Gong knew about it, and he put the idea on his little granddaughter.

So when Jia Hu came in, he found that the dean's eyes were not very friendly.

Jia Hu thought about it for a while, but didn't find anything wrong, it could only be attributed to the edge of the eyes.There are some people in the world who don't like you.

He was wrong, this was the aggrieved look that the grandfather looked at his grandson-in-law, the more he looked at him, the more he disliked them, but he couldn't find anything wrong with them.

The dean thought of what was said in the letter, Jia Hu was only ten years old, and everything was unclear about what happened this time.I had to tell him in detail when to enter, what to prepare, what to avoid, and so on.In the end, I also specially lent him a pamphlet related to the imperial examinations summarized by the family. It was summarized by the ancestors of the Zhou family. Every generation will be revised to fit the times.

Back at the old house, after dinner, Jia Hu took a book of travel books to read as usual.

In fact, he hated those scriptures. Every time he studied them, he felt as if he was analyzing data, which was boring.But the sweetest fruit always has to go through hard training and long waiting, and now it's time for him to harvest.

Reading classical Chinese is no longer a kind of pressure for him, he can wander in the ocean of books without any scruples.He uses such concise and meaningful words as if they are as simple as eating and drinking.

The fly in the ointment is that he doesn't have a career of his own yet.

In modern times, he also started his own business when he was young.

There is still a long time before the palace test, and he has enough time.

But where does venture capital come from?He has no bad habit of reaching out to his family for money.

Say Cao Cao and Cao Cao will arrive.Lin Zhixiao deserved to be a good housekeeper who shared his master's worries, so he gave him money.

"Master, I have sorted out all the proceeds from the house raids these days." Lin Zhixiao respectfully held a thick ledger with a dozen land deeds and bank notes on it.

Jia Hu took it and flipped it hastily a few times.

Lin Zhixiao dutifully stood aside and explained: "This is the account book I showed you last time. You said there was nothing to notice, so you sent some to the clansmen, and the rest of the slaves were sold. The selling price is also recorded in In the notebook."

I remember very clearly which family I copied from and what was copied from the book. Some of them indicated the names of the clan members at the back, and some indicated how much they sold for.The accounts are fairly careful and the handwriting is clear.

"Many servants also have servants in their homes, including the servants of the old house. These servants have ordered Yaren to sell them far away. Smaller houses and shops in poor locations will also be sold according to your instructions. gone."

"A total of 35 taels of silver were obtained. There are twelve land deeds left, six of which are three-entry houses in Jinling City, and six shops in relatively prosperous areas."

Lin Zhixiao had previously estimated that these add up to millions.Most of the things that were copied out were selected by the tribe, and the promise to the sixth old master was fulfilled in this way.

No longer thinking about those unpleasant things, Jia Hu picked out the land deeds of those six shops, intending to practice his skills.

To Jia Hu's disappointment, the most profitable one was an antique shop, almost all of which came from Jia's warehouse; the other five were grain shops with little profit, selling grain produced in the village.

He couldn't help sighing, these short-sighted people, no wonder they were caught by me so easily.

Thinking of starting a business, Jia Hu was a little moved, and because the county examination would be in three days, he could only sigh and said, "You can figure it out. Are the tools for the county examination ready?"

"My servant has asked the steward of the Zhou Mansion to confirm that everything is ready."

There are five consecutive exams in the county exam in February, one exam a day.

After the exam, Jia Hu slept for a whole day.

After waking up, Jia Hu felt weak and had no strength after washing his cough under Qiu Ye's service.

This time, Xia Yu brought the tonic soup and said softly, "Master, this is stewed chicken soup with angelica and wolfberry made by Chuncao himself, to replenish vitality."

Jia Hu took a deep breath, the air was filled with the aroma of chicken soup, and he couldn't wait to drink it.

In the past few days, he has been queuing up early in the morning to enter the arena, and he has no time to practice martial arts. After taking a bath at night, he falls asleep and doesn't have much interest in reading travel notes.I feel more tired than the college entrance examination.

At noon, blowing hands and firing cannons, the county made a trial case.

The No. 1 person, said the county case leader, does not need to go all the way to the college examination, and directly enters the school to obtain the title of scholar.

However, Jia Hu is not the county case chief […].

Helpless, writing poetry requires aura, and for Jia Hu, a man of science, even the metrical poems he writes are full of craftsmanship.There is no shortage of students in the south of the Yangtze River who are outstanding in poetry and prose, and are proficient in scriptures.However, it is clear that the examiners also appreciate Jia Hu's pragmatic writing style. Even though he is not outstanding in poetry, Jia Hu still got No.6.

The government examination was in April, and after finishing the county examination, Jia Hu lived in Jiangnan Academy and met several students who were also taking the examination for scholar this year, among whom Jia Hu was the youngest.

When he found out that Jia Hu was only ten years old this year, Zhou Ren, the grandson of the dean, couldn't help being surprised. He blurted out: "My father also said that you are at least 13 years old!"

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☆, members of Linyuan Pavilion

Facing the curious eyes mixed with shock from all the new friends, Jia Hu had to admit that he was delighted.

"Does age matter?" he asked rhetorically.

Several of them shuddered and repeatedly said that it was not important.

Zhou Ren said with a bitter face: "Could it be that you were born in the womb and could study? My father said that if I had been enlightened earlier, I would be on par with you." After finishing speaking, he lamented, "I am I started enlightenment at the age of four! I study hard every day, and there are people who are better than me..." Zhou Ren didn't know how to describe it.

Lin Li patted him on the shoulder understandingly.

Others also comforted him.

Jia Hu was puzzled, and Sun Muge explained to him with a smile that Zhou Ren's father was also a scholar, and like his grandfather, he was unwilling to become an official, so Zhou Ren's grandfather had to pin his hopes on his grandchildren.Unfortunately, Zhou Ren was the only legitimate son of the eldest son. Compared with his cousins, his grandfather had stricter requirements on Zhou Ren.

Zhou Ren always bemoaned why his father didn't want to become an official, so that there would be one less person staring at him while studying, and his grandfather would not have such high demands on him.

It turned out to be like this, Jia Hu understood, it was because he thought that he had suffered so much and was the best among the students, but he didn't expect a guy with talent to come out suddenly and suppress him.

Thinking of the sound of Jia She's reading that he occasionally heard in his mother's womb, he realized that he was really like this.

He thought to himself, and said: "Brother Zhou was enlightened at the age of four, but I started to recite the Three Character Classic as soon as I could speak."

Thinking that his talent cannot be concealed, Jia Hu generously told them that he was born with a strong memory.

Not surprisingly, he got a lot of envious and jealous eyes.

Sun Muge said quite directly: "I really envy you. No wonder you have learned so much at this age. If I also have this ability, I don't have to spend most of my time every day memorizing."

Sun Muge is very hard at rote memorization, and the few friends who knew it laughed kindly.

Jia Hu also laughed rarely, and said, probably God really does not want people to be perfect, but he lacks a bit of aura in poetic talent than ordinary people.

Zhou Ren was dumbfounded by his smile.

Jia Hu's lips are naturally raised, and she seems to have a three-point smile even if she doesn't smile.Originally Jia Hu was young, probably in order not to be underestimated by others, he always had a calm look and rarely showed a smile.

Seeing Jia Hu looking over strangely, Zhou Ren coughed, quite embarrassed.

Jia Hu naturally didn't know that someone would stare straight at his smile.It's not that he doesn't smile, it's just that it's hard for you to imagine that a powerful figure in the mall would have a smile all over his face, and be happy about little things.Jia Hu is like this.His peers would be excited about a rare vacation, and he only felt slightly relaxed.I went out to play with my friends today, and I didn't yell and express my excitement like Zhou Ren did.

"Oh? Brother Hu and Muge are really the exact opposite!" Zhou Ren said excitedly after recovering, "Even my grandfather agrees with the poems of Muge!"

When did you call me Brother Hu again?Jia Hu was a little puzzled, he had been called Brother Jia before.

Sometimes, people's friendship is so inexplicable.

In a blink of an eye, the two walked closer, and Zhou Ren kept introducing him to the scenery of Jinling in his ear.

"Brother Hu, this is our destination, Linyuan Pavilion." Zhou Ren pointed to a teahouse standing on the street, and said, "Linyuan Pavilion has a history of more than 100 years, non-students are not allowed to enter, this is the first time to enter Everyone must leave calligraphy—I was only allowed to go upstairs after I wrote a poem!"

When I went in, I found that the first floor was a large hall, which was divided into a dozen small spaces by dozens of screens, and there were desks inside.Most of them are vacant, and only a few people write or paint freely, and they are surrounded by many scholars.

"Look! That's a poem written by pastoral songs!" Zhou Ren pointed to a piece of writing on the wall, and said proudly: "Only outstanding poems, essays, calligraphy, and paintings can be selected by the pavilion master and hung on the wall." On the walls of this hall."

Jia Hu Dingqing took a look. It turned out that there were four high walls, and there were many calligraphy and paintings hanging on the high places.He couldn't help muttering: "The owner of this building is not afraid that these calligraphy and paintings will be hung here and be ruined by others."

Lin Li happened to be beside him, and when he heard this, he smiled gently and said, "These are all outstanding pens and inks written in the past ten years, some of which are priceless, and they are all upstairs." After thinking for a while, he added: "It is said that the fifth floor The treasures of the town pavilion are all collected by the first generation of pavilion owners. Among them is an authentic painting of Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty that is not recorded in the history books. However, few people have the honor of being able to go up to the fifth floor. I don’t know if this rumor is true. "

"I'm afraid it's true," Sun Muge interjected, "I was invited to go up that year, and I saw Mr. Wen Yi, a master of calligraphy and painting, circling around it excitedly!"

Mr. Wen Yi's appraisal was infallible, Jia Hu was thoughtful, but he didn't know how to get to the fifth floor?

"As long as the calligraphy you left behind is selected by the Pavilion Master when you first come here, you will have a chance to go up to the fifth floor, just like Brother Sun." Jia Hu unknowingly expressed his doubts, always Like an invisible man, Zhao Yi opened his golden mouth, "We only know this method."

Seeing this, these people booed and pushed Jia Hu to a desk, telling him to show great strength. Sun Muge even said: "If it's not the first time, I won't have the chance to go up to the fifth floor again." Already!"

People who looked up at the painting and calligraphy under the wall gathered around and looked at the child who was at most ten years old curiously.

An old scholar said with some disdain: "These days, even children dare to come to Yuan Pavilion for a try. It's true that newborn calves are not afraid of tigers."

Another young man pretending to be flirtatious with a fan in the rather chilly early spring said: "Those who are ambitious and who can be caught by the talented Sun who wrote the 'Plum Blossom Poem' are no different. .”

The crowd immediately began to discuss.

Sun Muge was less than ten years old when he wrote the poem "Song of Plum Blossoms", "One piece, two pieces, three or four pieces, five, six, seven, ten pieces; thousands of pieces, ten thousand pieces, countless pieces, flying into the plum blossoms and disappearing. 【Note [-]】" This poem, which is full of childishness and not lacking in spirit, was written by Sun Muge at that time.

When Jia Hu polished the ink well and began to think about arts and science, the discussion soon subsided.Everyone held their breaths for fear of disturbing his writing.This is also an unwritten rule of Linyuan Pavilion.

Just as Jia Hu and his party came in, a deep and steady voice rang out from the private seat on the third floor: "Wen Jing, is the youngest person going south with us?"

This person is none other than the Fifth Prince, a young man in purple who was on the same boat as Zhang Wenjing, the prefect of Jinling.

Zhang Wenjing took a closer look, isn't it him?

"Who is the person in Tsing Yi next to him?" The Fifth Prince asked again.

"Your Highness, that's the talented Sun, Sun Muge." It was sad to say that the fifth prince left the palace a few years ago and got married in the first house, but he didn't have any titles on his head, only a bald prince.Of course, except for the prince, all the brothers are like this.The people under him had no choice but to call out, Your Highness.

"The one who wrote "Ode to Plum Blossoms"?" Apparently, the fifth prince also heard the discussion from the people downstairs.

The fifth prince has been sitting in this tea house for several days.

There have been many talented people in Jiangnan since ancient times. He mainly stayed in Jinling this time, so he came to visit the famous Linyuan Pavilion.

This time when he came to Jinling, the fifth prince not only wanted to show his father some achievements, but also wanted to see if there were any good seedlings worth recruiting.Start early, otherwise when it comes to the palace examination, it will be difficult to make a move under the nose of the father.

Today, Zhang Wenjing took a rest and followed the fifth prince to the private seat reserved by him.The view here is excellent, when you open the window, you can see the people coming in through the gate, and the table that Jia Hu chose is right under the eyes of the Fifth Prince.

However, the seclusion here is also very good, the people below can only see a few figures, but they can't tell who they are.

Zhang Wenjing saw that the Fifth Prince seemed to be interested, and suggested: "Your Highness, I heard that Jia Hu has passed the county examination, why don't we go down and have a look at him?"

The Fifth Prince nodded happily.

A good start is half the battle, and this is undoubtedly an excellent place to make a name for yourself.If Jia Hu wants to accumulate capital for himself, he must use all his strength.

He thought for a moment, then raised his pen and wrote: "There is a saying in the "University" that when wealth gathers, the people will disperse, and when wealth disperses, the people will gather. Why? It is said that business is cheap......."

I wrote a page, and just about to ask someone to take it away, I was carefully invited to the next table by the boy who was standing by.This is a special case for writing essays. Next to Jia Hu's desk case is a long long case, which is just used to put articles with wet ink on them.

There were more and more people, and under the protection of Zhang Wenjing, the fifth prince pushed his way through the crowd and stood still in front of the article that Jia Hu had just written.The Fifth Prince was immediately attracted by the beginning.

After reading it, I couldn't help but squeeze over to read Jia Hu's new writing.Some of the people around recognized the new prefect of Jinling, saw him following behind a dignified young man, treated him respectfully, and couldn't help but give way to this unusual young man.The Fifth Prince was able to stand next to Jia Hu and watch him write this earth-shattering article without thinking.

Jia Hu was completely immersed in his own thoughts.

He is a businessman. As early as when he was studying in modern times, he had thought deeply about the relationship between the status of a businessman and the country and ordinary people.After coming here, he was even more surprised to find that the commerce here is extremely backward. In the capital, the things on the Jiangnan side are very popular, just like the Qiangongbabu shaking bed that Jia Min married when he got married, which is the Jiangnan side. It took three years to complete the unique skill of the master.However, the wood used was prepared by the Jia family, because the best pineapple wood in the south of the Yangtze River, Jia's mother disliked it as not good for her precious daughter.One after the other, don't mention how much it took.

Then I heard that the national treasury was empty, and the big merchants in the south of the Yangtze River, especially the salt merchants, were showing off their wealth when the Qiantang River was high tide, and ordinary people with no power and power were struggling to survive.

Jia Hu's article is what he has been thinking about for a long time, the relationship between the wealth of the entire country and businessmen.

The role of merchants is to communicate with the north and the south, allowing materials to flow across the country.Restricting commerce is restricting the blood vessels of material circulation, so the country as a whole is not rich...

In the end, Jia Hu wrote: "Businessmen are humble and the people are not rich, and officials are not clear. It is because the old country is rich but the people are poor..."

The whole article was completed in one go, and Jia Hu suddenly felt refreshed when he saw the ending point.

At this time, he suddenly stretched out a hand and took away the rice paper in front of him.

The author has something to say:

Note [-]: There are several reports about the author of this poem, some say it is Ji Xiaolan, some say it is Shen Deqian, but according to textual research, it should be the work of Zheng Banqiao, one of the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou.Zheng Banqiao was a poet in the Qing Dynasty.

The author's IQ is not enough, so he had to borrow the poems of the ancients to decorate his appearance. You just need to know that Sun Muge is good at writing poems (●-●)

Note [-]: That policy theory was written blindly by me. If it doesn’t make sense, just ignore it.

☆, the first meeting with the fifth prince

That hand has distinct joints, is slender and strong, and one can tell at a glance that its owner is a man of wealth and wealth.

Jia Hu's gaze shifted to the owner of the hand.

Wearing a low-key brocade jacket with dark patterns embroidered on it, and only an ordinary jade pendant on his waist, Jia Hu didn't recognize who it was, but he recognized Zhang Shishu Zhang Wenjing who was following him.

Just as Jia Hu secretly looked at the fifth prince, the fifth prince also finished reading the article in his hand.I saw him take a deep breath, the admiration and shock on his face disappeared, and he looked calm again.

The Fifth Prince invited Jia Hu.

Jia Hu dared not refuse.

A few people went upstairs to the private room first, while Zhou Ren and others waited downstairs.

But after a while, the news of the publication of Jing Tianwei Di's article came out in Linyuan Pavilion, and many talents came to Linyuan Pavilion one after another, and the downstairs hall was full of people.

The private room upstairs was oppressive.

The fifth prince didn't speak, but just sat quietly, drinking tea, as if thinking about something.

Zhang Wenjing knew that he had underestimated the person in front of him after seeing Jia Hu's magnificent chapter. When he was ten years old, the policies and theories he wrote were not so meaningful and thought-provoking.

The two adults did not speak, and Jia Hu sat quietly without making a sound.

The fifth prince recovered from his contemplation, seeing him in peace, a glint of admiration flashed in his eyes.

"The eldest grandson of Duke Rong, the eldest son of Marquis Jia En?"

"Yes, Jia Hu has seen this..."

"Fifth Lord." The Fifth Prince said indifferently.

It seems that he has met a nobleman, Jia Hu thought to himself, it is really the damn law of time traveler.

Jia Hu is as good as others.

"Where did little brother Jia learn from?"

"Tut from my grandfather at home."

"It turns out that he has obtained the true biography of Duke Rong!"

"No, my grandfather has been recuperating, but he just taught me to read some scriptures."

"Brother Jia is really humble. I think Duke Rong has seen a lot about this gorgeous chapter, right?"

"Fifth Master praises it. Grandpa has always been troubled by his deviant ways."

After the fifth prince heard this, he remained silent for a while.After a while, he said: "Three years later, the year of the competition, does little brother Jia intend to show his talent?"

Jia Hu smiled wryly, and said, "Fifth Master was joking, Hu has little knowledge, how dare he show it off in front of everyone? My grandfather also said that Hu needs to study for another five or six years."

That's right, Jia Hu will only be 12 years old in three years' time, so what if he passed the palace examination?If you stay in the Imperial Academy for another six or seven years, the emperor will not remember who you are.It's better to take the exam after six years.

Rong Guogong is wise, so I don't know what Jia Hu thinks.

"Oh? In my opinion, little brother Jia is no worse than Jinshi in the past."

Jia Hu replied sincerely: "After getting to know all of you friends, I realized that Hu is also watching the sky from a well, and there is still something to learn!"

The Fifth Prince smiled.

After that, the two played a few more maneuvers.The Fifth Prince tried every sentence, but Jia Hu only chewed every answer several times in his mouth before saying it.

The fifth prince couldn't help showing a smile in his eyes, what a little fox.

Jia Hu just felt tired. Do royal people talk like that?He was really skeptical, if another time-traveling girl from Xiaoyan came over, he was afraid that his family would be wiped out!

At this moment, the fifth prince relaxed on the back of the chair, picked up the teacup, and said, "The government test is in April, so I will congratulate little brother Jia first. When I return to the capital someday, little brother Jia will give me a cup of tea." face."

Jia Hu secretly breathed a sigh of relief at first, and then heard that he had to deal with the prince who claimed to be the fifth master when he returned to the capital, and his head became dizzy.He had no choice but to say a few perfunctory words before leaving.

After Jia Hu left, Zhang Wenjing asked the fifth prince, "Your Highness, you seem to value Jia Hu a lot?"

The fifth prince said: "Isn't a ten-year-old scholar worthy of my attention?"

After searching for adjectives in his mind, Zhang Wenjing said, "Don't you think he's... restless? And he's too young."

"Although he is small, he has abilities. Besides, I don't need him to do more. If I can..., wouldn't he be at the right age?" Having said this, the Fifth Prince lowered his voice.

Zhang Wenjing was not surprised, the Zhang family had already boarded the boat.It's just that His Highness really thinks too far.As for restlessness, when His Highness ascended the throne of God, where would Jia Hu be restless?

But, when the fifth prince returns to the capital, don't blame others for slapping his face if he speaks too early.

When Jia Hu came out, he was led to the second floor by the waiter waiting outside the door.

Zhou Ren, Sun Muge and others are all here, and there is also a strange old man.

This old man has white hair and beard, with a fairy air, but he is very gentle and not arrogant. After being introduced, Jia Hu learned that he is the master of Linyuan Pavilion.

He asked: "This little friend, you have a thin golden body?"

Receiving an affirmative answer, he smiled happily.

I just heard him say: "It seems that Huizong's handwriting on the fifth floor can be regarded as meeting a confidant!"

Jia Hu was surprised and delighted that the fact that Linyuan Pavilion had Huizong's authentic works turned out to be true!

The ink treasures of Linyuan Pavilion were all left by many talents, and many of them rose to fame and became masters of a generation.There are also rules here. All calligraphy left here will be judged by everyone and divided into first-class, second-class and second-class. First-class is rare and usually placed on the fourth floor, which is usually second-class.However, there are also high and low points in the second class, which are divided into four classes: upper upper class, upper second class, middle class second class, and lower class class B.

Zhao Yi couldn't hide his envy and said: "The pavilion master said that this kind of article can be rated as the second best."

Wen Wu is the first. Since ancient times, literati have looked down on each other. Many talented people are not convinced.

Sun Muge laughed at himself: "My song "Ode to Plum Blossoms" was selected as the second middle school at that time, and it still has the glory of being young!"

Sun Muge's words are right or wrong, the pavilion master will not release water just because you are young.

Everyone said, I just smiled and said nothing.

Lin Li changed the subject at this time and asked, "Brother Jia, do you want to go to the fifth floor now?"

The Pavilion Master also cast his eyes on Jia Hu.

Jia Hu lowered his head to think, then looked at the pavilion master, and asked: "I think after the government examination, I wonder if it is possible?"

The pavilion master smiled and nodded.

Zhou Ren couldn't help sighing: "It's a pity! Friends are not allowed to accompany you on the fifth floor, otherwise I would have the cheek to follow you." He shook his head, expressing his regret.

Several people knew that Zhou Ren didn't like these things the most, and they were all amused by him.

Back at the academy, after dinner, Zhou Ren slipped into Jia Hu's room.

The two lived in the same yard, Zhou Ren didn't want to disturb others, so he just called out in a low voice: "Brother Hu! Are you asleep?"

The door creaked open, Jia Hu opened the door with slightly damp hair, clasped his hands and asked, "What do you want?"

He was a little helpless.At this time, most friends would not come over, so he just went to take a shower, and he is still wearing a middle coat.

Zhou Ren also knew that he came at the wrong time, touched his nose, and said flatteringly: "Brother Hu, let's sleep together tonight!"

Jia Hu's face cracked.

Zhou Ren was annoyed, he said the wrong thing again!He hastily added: "I mean, let's go to sleep! I haven't tried that yet!"

Jiangnan's style of writing is prevalent, there are many talented people, and there are many romantic affairs among talented people, and there can be no more such as Qi brothers.Zhou Ren also heard about it, and he was afraid that his new friends might misunderstand him.

Jia Hu looked at him carefully, sniffed lightly, and asked, "Have you taken a bath yet?"

"Ah? You mean taking a bath?" Zhou Ren asked stupidly, "I take a bath every two days. I just took a bath yesterday."

Zhou Ren also takes a bath every day at home, but his friends also take a bath every few days. In addition, the academy is not very convenient, and the weather is not hot in spring, so it is changed to once every two days.

Jia Hu gave him a disgusted look and said, "I don't sleep with people who haven't bathed." After speaking, she slammed the door, disregarding Zhou Ren's heart to pieces.

Zhou Ren had no choice but to go back to take a bath in despair.After washing, he came to harass Jia Hu again.

Anticipating that he would come again, Jia Hu changed his clothes into the plain clothes he usually wears at home.The academy did not allow students to bring maids and servants, so Jia Hu had to do it himself. Fortunately, he still knew what clothes to wear, and he was not spoiled by the pampering of the past ten years.

Zhou Ren's temper and Jia Hu also figured it out. He is thick-skinned and big-hearted. He only makes friends based on sight and trusts friends. Obviously, Jia Hu, a new friend, has also been classified as trustworthy by him. up.

Seeing Jia Hu leave the door for him, he smiled and slipped in through the half-open door.Jia Hu was already reading a book on the couch.

"I'm going to try it soon, are you still reading travel notes?" Zhou Ren walked over lightly, intending to scare him and tell him to leave the door ajar, not afraid of others sneaking in. He accidentally caught a glimpse of the title of the book, but Startled myself.

Jia Hu has practiced martial arts all year round, and he has clear ears and eyesight. As soon as Zhou Ren came in, he heard the movement.

At this time Zhou Ren suddenly made a sound, Jia Hu didn't even raise his head, he just said, "Here you come? Is the door closed?"

What else Zhou Ren didn't understand, Jia Hu's ears were open.He touched his nose embarrassingly, and changed the subject: "Don't you read the scriptures, why don't you review your past?"

Jia Hu raised her head and said with a smile, "Aren't you tired of watching? I've had enough."

Hearing Jia Hu's teasing words, Zhou Ren felt a little embarrassed and turned to look at the whole room.

The student's room here is considered a luxury version, and it is exclusively for the children of those aristocratic families to live in.Five or six people live in a small courtyard, sharing the kitchen and the servants in the courtyard.Each is one large room with two small corner rooms.One corner room is a place for bathing, and the other corner room is used by Jia Hu to store sundries.

Zhou Ren also knew the general layout, so he just looked at the room curiously.The room is divided into two by a screen. On one side are beds, bookshelves, and desks. Because it is a temporary residence, most of the furniture has not been replaced like other students. The beds are standard, not so exquisite and comfortable, and only sleep two or three people. It is more than enough.

The two of them were on the other side of the screen. There was a beauty couch in front of the big window, which was obviously brought by Jia Hu. At this time, he was lying on the couch reading a book.In the middle is a round table and chairs for eating and entertaining friends.

Zhou Ren sat down on the chair beside the round table and asked curiously, "Why is it similar to my room?"

Jia Hu said lazily, "However, after a few months of living, what big project do you need?"

"I thought people in the Duke's Mansion would not be used to living here."

Jia Hu shook his head and said helplessly, "My grandfather was a leader who fought in battles. Why didn't he suffer? If I dare to be so squeamish, I won't be scolded to death."

Zhou Ren has sympathy, grandfather, those are all terms that represent pain!

"Why did you come to see me?" Jia Hu interrupted his mourning and asked.He didn't believe it, Zhou Ren only came here to see her room.

Zhou Ren thought of his grandfather's instructions, and his face became serious: "Today, that person is the fifth prince, you know that?"

"I only know that he is the prince, but I'm not sure if he is the fifth prince." Jia Hu said conservatively.

"Didn't he call himself the fifth master? Why didn't you know he was ranked fifth?" Zhou Ren asked with his eyes wide open.

Who knows if there is any fraud in it, maybe he is the fifth among the cousins ​​of his mother's family?Jia Hu didn't say this, but just made up a few excuses.

Zhou Ren scoffed, "Smart people just think too much."

Jia Hu who thought too much had no choice but to pull back the crooked building: "Then what do you want to say?"

"My grandfather told me," Zhou Renxian declared. "He said, he wants you to study at ease and not get involved in any messy things. Duke Rong entrusted you to his care, and grandfather doesn't approve of you doing other things."

Most of the Qingliu are wise and safe, especially those who are far away from the center of power, and there is no need to earn the merits of being a dragon.Jia Hu expressed understanding, but this kind of thing is not something you can dodge if you want to.

Thinking of what the fifth prince said, Jia Hu had a headache again. With the situation of their family, it is impossible for the four princes to escape.

Jia Hu also didn't want outsiders to worry about him, so he just agreed vaguely.

Zhou Ren was not stupid, he naturally knew what Jia Hu was going to do: "What do you think?"

Jia Hu didn't want to mention it, so Zhou Ren couldn't help asking, so he could only say: "What else can I think? Let's not meddle in the Tian family's affairs. They don't want to tear their skins, so they can only use us little pawns. I want to keep my ancestral foundation."

This is absolutely true, at least, before Jia Yuanchun was given to a prince, he didn't intend to take refuge in anyone.

Hearing this, Zhou Ren felt at ease, and then gossiped, "Hey, do you know what the fifth prince is doing in Jinling?"

"doing what?"

Zhou Ren put on a secretive look, and said furtively, "I heard from my grandfather that it has something to do with the Lianghuai salt merchants!"

"When you come to Jiangnan, what else is there besides disaster and salt? Will you pick me up?" Jia Hu joked.Except for the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the emperor came to the south of the Yangtze River many times to frighten those aristocratic families who were still restless after surrendering. After that, there was no such thing as a southern tour.

"However, the fifth prince seems to have stayed in Jinling all the time, and has never been to Yangzhou."

Jia Hu didn't raise his head: "Normally, Jinling is the land of dragon prosperity, those salt merchants dare not make trouble, and the Zhen family is also here, if something happens to the fifth prince, the third prince can't get rid of the suspicion. If you go to Yangzhou, there will be no So safe."

Of course, this is just Jia Hu's opinion, and it does not represent the truth of the matter.

"Then isn't he afraid that he won't be able to find out?" Zhou Ren opened his eyes wide.

Jia Hu was speechless: "How can the prince do things in person? It's all done by his subordinates, and he can also take care of things in Jinling."

Zhou Ren secretly scolded himself for being stupid.For some reason, he was always a little different from his usual self in front of Jia Hu.

The two stopped talking about this topic, and instead talked about the places that Jinling can visit.

"How do you know these places better than me? I'm obviously a local." Hearing Jia Hu talk about things in Jinling, Zhou Ren was a little frustrated to find that he didn't have Jia Hu.