The True Winner of the Red Chamber

During the Chinese New Year, there were only three or two kittens in the Zhen family's ancestor worship, which made Zhen's mother repeat, especially to Zhen Yingjia, "When will you marry a daughter-in-law, otherwise no one will give me this ancestor worship?" Pass the food."

Zhen Yingjia smiled and passed away, but he felt that it was pretty good now, with few people and cleanliness, and few things to do.

On New Year's Eve, when the whole family watched the night together, the Zhen family also sat around together. Zhen Yingjia specifically did not ask the maid to come up to serve, saying that he was not at home this year, so he would do it on New Year's Eve.

Without the maid, everyone stopped putting on airs, and soon let go of playing together.

Zhen Yingjia raised the wine glass, and toasted the first glass of wine to Zhen's mother, "My son is not at home this year, and you have to do everything, thank you for your hard work."

Mother Zhen's eyes were red and she drank the wine in one gulp.

Zhen Yingjia looked at Zhiyin again, Zhen's mother hurriedly said: "She is still young, don't drink!"

Zhen Yingjia smiled, "I always have to drink." She drank another glass with her eldest daughter.

Zhiyin said: "I helped my grandmother with the housework this year, and I learned a lot. The busy life is quite fulfilling."

Zhen Yingjia has actually heard from his subordinates that Zhiyin is unequivocal when it comes to family affairs, and she is merciless when dealing with women and others who intend to get away with it. She is quite a bit of a strong woman. Wait for the times.

Moreover, her housekeeper this year, the property under his name has increased by half compared to last year. Zhen Yingjia decided to let her take care of it until she got married.

Zhen Yingjia smiled and drank a glass of wine with her eldest daughter.

The next one is the second daughter. Speaking of which, her second daughter is quite invisible among the four children.

The eldest daughter is capable, helping her grandmother with housework, and being sent to the palace two years earlier and suffering a lot, both he and Zhen's mother subconsciously want to make up for it, not only paying attention to her, but also asking for anything Generally satisfied.

The youngest daughter has a lively temperament, so she can naturally get a lot of attention if she says anything.

Not to mention Baoyu, the only male in the next generation of the Zhen family, Zhen's mother would like to have him in her mouth, if it wasn't for Zhen Yingjia's beatings from time to time, she would establish a fairly upright and serious father image, relying on Zhen's mother The doting of Zhen Baoyu and the one in Jia's house... I guess there is not much difference.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help being more gentle with his second daughter, "But if you want anything, tell your father."

Zhilan smiled and shook her head, becoming more graceful, "I've had a good year."

Zhen Yingjia nodded, and stopped asking.

"And me." Zhi Qi said, and Zhen Yingjia smiled at her, "You didn't talk just now, why are you getting better now?"

"I know why." Baoyu, who was the closest to Zhiqi's age, snatched up, but after finishing speaking, she looked at Zhiqi and fell silent, as if she wanted to ask her for something with this.

"There's nothing wrong with that." Zhi Qi curled her lips, "I went to Jia's mansion a few days ago, and had a fight with Sister Lin, and her temper became more and more weird."

Zhen Yingjia thought for a while, and persuaded: "Think about her living alone in her grandmother's house, there must be some unsatisfactory things, and it's approaching the Chinese New Year, so she can't go home, I'm afraid she's full of sorrows about parting."

Zhi Qi thought for a while and said, "Father, you don't know—"

Just as she was about to say something, Mother Zhen coughed twice. Although the Jia family and the Zhen family have been friends for generations, the situation is different now. The Jia family obviously wants to drag the Zhen family into trouble, so she can allow Zhiqi to visit the Lin family in Rongguo Mansion The girl is already very tolerant, if she didn't see that they had just moved to the capital, the girls in the family didn't have any playmates, she wouldn't even ask Zhiqi to enter the gate of Rongguo Mansion.

Zhi Qi took a look at Zhen's mother, and didn't think that the New Year's day would be unpleasant, so she said to Zhen Yingjia, "It's not a big deal."

It's just that her expression was still a little smug, she was obviously unhappy, Zhen Yingjia said: "If you don't want to go, you won't go. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, I'll take you to see the lights."

After saying this, even Zhiyin was happy. There were not many opportunities for them to go out, and it was more justifiable for them to be taken by their father.

But Zhen's mother said: "15 people are too many, be careful who shoots Hanako!"

Zhen Yingjia smiled and said: "It's okay, I'll take more servants out and surround them well. I'll reserve a room in the restaurant later, look down and then come up, it's the same."

Mother Zhen didn't say anything anymore.

Baoyu kept calling to go out to play, "I have been studying for a year. Earlier in Jinling, my father often took me out. I haven't gone anywhere this year."

Zhen Yingjia thinks that next year will be the critical moment to seize the heir, even if he pretends to be calm, he will just take the children for a stroll.

"I'll take you out after the new year!" Zhen Yingjia said solemnly.

Several children are very happy.

In the third year of junior high school, it was the big banquet in the palace. Last year, Zhen Yingjia was able to attend the banquet even if she had nothing to do, and this year, officials who had only been promoted to the fourth rank were going to go.

At the second quarter of Shen Shi, he arrived at the palace in a carriage. There were already ministers in twos and threes in the hall, and even the princes had already come out, pulling some important ministers to talk.

In the blink of an eye, more than a year has passed since the crown prince was deposed, and the princes are no longer as cautious as before, for fear of bumping into the emperor's muzzle at that juncture.

The current princes can't wait to seize every opportunity to make friends with ministers, even some low-rank officials.

Who knows if these officials will be promoted immediately?

Seeing Zhen Yingjia coming in, the several princes obviously paused and cast suggestive glances at each other. The third prince who was closest to Zhen Yingjia came over first.

"I haven't seen you for a long time, and I haven't congratulated Mr. Zhen on his promotion."

Zhen Yingjia thanked very politely, "It's all His Majesty's grace."

With the third prince at the beginning, the rest of the people also gathered around at the same time.

Speaking of being cautious during this period of time, it made them feel that if they could win Zhen Yingjia, it would be a great help on their way to the throne.I didn't see Kang He going out with him, and he was crowned king when he came back?

Just as Zhen Yingjia was dealing with these princes, Kang He also came in, and the princes were taken aback for a second. The fourth prince was the first to lose his composure, and said loudly: "You live in the palace, but it is worse than uncles like you. Night."

Kang He smiled neither humble nor overbearing, and said: "Fourth Uncle, you guys came too early." Then he looked at the grandfather clock in the main hall, "The banquet will start at [-]:[-], and there will be more than a quarter of an hour. "

Kang He's words broke the hearts of all the princes, and the expressions on their faces suddenly became subtle. Unknowingly, they gradually walked away from Zhen Yingjia and went to Kang He's place.

The fifth prince smiled and said: "I haven't seen my eldest brother for two years, let alone, I still miss him. He was a prince in the early years, and he was a head above us. Now he is still Prince Yizhong, and he is still a head taller than us. Kang He, do you think so?"

These obviously malicious words made the hearts of the officials present tremble, but the princes surrounding Kang He all had half-smiles on their faces, looking at Kang He and waiting for him to respond.

"If Fifth Uncle misses my father, he can just go to Prince Yizhong's mansion to see him. For the past two days, Father has caught a cold and is staying alone at the mansion. He can't go anywhere. Fifth Uncle just go to see him." The word goodbye is very important.

The fifth prince smiled, "Of course I want to see him."

Even the two princes failed to please him, and the surrounding officials saw it, and no one knew what was going on in their hearts.

Seeing this, the second prince's eyes darkened, and he stepped forward and wanted to pat Kang He on the shoulder, but Kang He avoided him, "My nephew's back wound hasn't healed yet, but I can't stand the second uncle This slap. If the wound bursts, I will have to trouble the Imperial Medical University to enter the palace for the Chinese New Year."

The second prince really forgot about this, he smiled immediately and said: "When you get well, Second Uncle will teach you martial arts."

While talking, the emperor came in, saw a group of princes surrounding Kang He and Zhen Yingjia, laughed twice and said, "What are you talking about! It's so lively."

He said he was laughing, but actually the smile didn't reach his eyes, and there wasn't much joy in the laughter.

Hearing this, the third prince hurriedly laughed and said, "I was just asking if the injury on Kang He's back is healed."

The emperor hummed when he heard it. Although he had doubts, he didn't ask any more questions.

The emperor was getting old, but he ate two bites of food and two glasses of wine with him before leaving. Before leaving, he said: "Let these sons of mine accompany the ministers and workers for a year of hard work, and reward these ministers well." us."

After the emperor left, the atmosphere became more and more enthusiastic. Zhen Yingjia sat next to Kang He, and heard Kang He sigh, saying: "This is just a king, and they squeezed me out like this."

Knowing that he was talking about several princes, Zhen Yingjia smiled and said, "Since when did the lord become so sentimental? The so-called authorities are obsessed with bystanders. Since they regard you as an opponent, it proves that you have the strength to fight for the throne now."

Kang He was shocked when he heard the words, but then he languished again and said, "Walk with me?"

No matter how Zhen Yingjia looked at it, he felt that his depressed appearance was just a faux pas for the purpose of telling him to go out and spend time alone... Zhen Yingjia accepted this feeling.

He stood up and said, "Let's go."