Through the Ring of Red Mansions

Jia Huan followed Baodai, Baochai, Xiangyun, and the Sanchun sisters all the way up the mountain. The women brought out from Jia's mansion and the women and maids from the villa had cleaned up all the way, and there was no bump or pit. Where they stumbled, they went there ahead of time, which also meant to warn strangers in advance.

In this mansion compound at the foot of the West Mountain, except for Jia Huan who lives here, the owners of most of the houses only come to live here for a while when they have leisure time. Usually only a few servants are left here to look after the house, even if they happen to run into each other when they go out. , the servants of these rich families are also cautious and courteous, so they saw a group of maids and women from a distance, surrounded by a few ladies and gentlemen in rich clothes with red rings, jade temples, and they all hurriedly dodged to the side.

When you arrive at the mountain pavilion, turn around and look back at the road you came from. There is a rich green and golden color covering the mountains and plains, which is a splendid scene of golden autumn. When you enter the pavilion and look forward, you can see the well-arranged villas and pavilions at the foot of the mountain. , green trees and red walls, you can see the outline clearly, and a green lake at the foot of the mountain also reflects sparkling waves.

The sisters seldom see this sparse and wide natural scenery, and they were all fascinated for a while, and Tanchun said, "This is the real beauty of the world, and how can it be compared with our small garden, but I hate that I can't see it every day." It’s really sad to see this scene.”

Xiangyun laughed loudly from the side, "Now that we are holding the scenery in our arms, it is time to chant it happily, so as to live up to the beauty of this place, and it is not in vain for us to work hard to climb up. We face each other every day, which shows that we are not greedy enough. Why don’t you hurry up and get some juice to quench our thirst with us, and we can write poetry when we’re full!!”

Everyone laughed and said, "She wants to play the role of the high-roller and madman. Let's see how she can make poems in a while."

Jia Huan hurriedly ordered the maids to pour all kinds of freshly squeezed juices brought from the villa to everyone, and filled the pavilion with snacks and dried fruits, so that the girls could replenish the physical strength consumed by climbing the mountain.Then I explained the rules of this club. Each person is limited to two poems about mountain scenery, regardless of the details. Whether you want to write about the yellow leaves of the mountains and forests, the scenery of the lake at the foot of the mountain, or write about the green lake pavilion where everyone is sitting, it doesn’t matter. limited prosodic format.

It was the first time for Daiyu and the others to see the natural scenery of mountains and fields outside, and there were thousands of beautiful words and embroidered sentences that they wanted to express. Even Xichun, the youngest, said happily, "It's a pity that I didn't bring pen, ink and color, otherwise I would have to Draw a few strokes."

Because Jia Huan had something on his mind, he couldn't help being a little distracted, but he saw that for a moment, Baoyu and all the sisters finished their poems and wrote them. In the society, only Xiangyun, who has the most cheerful personality, has the highest artistic conception. The two poems "Yongshan Pavilion" and "Autumn Path" are very well written, and they were unanimously pushed to the top of the list.

In addition, although Baoyu Xiangyun explored the spring and so on, he still had some unfinished ideas, but seeing the golden crow falling to the west, it was getting late, and Jia Mu also sent mandarin ducks up to find everyone going down the mountain to return to the house. Baoyu had to ask Jia Huan again and again, "Next time When I come back to the society, can I still borrow your place? How nice it is for us to enjoy the scenery and recite poems here!"

Xiangyun Tanchun was willing to hear it, and he knew in his heart that Jia Mu would not allow it. Yuanyang laughed and said, "Your poetry club comes back once every half a month. You can't wait for this scene. If today it gradually It's getting colder, and the mountain is colder than the bottom, not to mention half a month, it will be too cold for the girls to go up the mountain in another seven or eight days, Second Master Bao is thinking about whether the girls can stand it?!"

Baoyu hurriedly patted his forehead and said, "But I was only thinking about enjoying the scenery with my sisters, but I forgot this festival. Sister Lin has been blowing the mountain wind for a long time today, so I should drink some hot tea when I go back. Let's hurry down the mountain."

Daiyu smiled and said, "I feel fine today, but the wind in the pavilion is not so strong, it will be cold in a few days, but I really dare not go up the mountain at that time."

Baoyu said quickly, "Then the next time I get up, the club will be in my Yihong Courtyard. It's just here, and I will definitely come back in a few days."

Tanchun Xiangyun who said this was envious.

Everyone talked and went down the mountain slowly. Mother Jia really praised Jia Huan and Langhuan Villa, and said that they would come back next spring. Then everyone got into the carriage surrounded by a group of maids and women. It has been sent to the main road, and then turned back.

It took a long time to tidy up the villa, and cleaned up all the utensils, tables, chairs, etc. that were used that day. After seeing that they were all done, Xiuyun came to the study and said with a smile to Jia Huan, "I didn't serve the second wife before, I really don't know." , I have seen it today, but you haven’t seen it. When you went up the mountain, the second wife went shopping here with the old lady, and she fell in love with a few decorations in your room. She said they looked good and wanted to take them I will exchange the things at home with you, and I will send a few here to the palace to be played with by the empress."

Jia Huan sneered and said, "I feel that today's matter is not right, and the matter of Jinxiu Pavilion, she must have discussed it with the person in the palace, and now she dares to say so, otherwise there is no surprise If you go in and talk about it, things will come true! The water in the House of Internal Affairs is so deep that even a noble concubine can be submerged if you go in, but today she is so confident in what she said."

Xiuyun said quickly, "I saw that although the old lady was very impatient, she just lost face to the second wife, so she didn't say anything else. The second wife was only waiting for my reply, so I had no choice but to say, 'Our third master must be I am willing, but I dare not touch them. There are stamps on the bottom of these things. They are things that were bestowed by the palace. If they are taken in and let someone who cares see them, it may cause trouble.' And show her the seals on the bottom of those things , that’s all.”

Jinyue also said, "And that girl Bao, she sounded so good-natured before, and when she was doing what she wanted, what's the errands and business like today, the abacus is crackling, and the words are clear. It can be seen that she is the daughter of the imperial merchant. You didn't see the faces of other grandmas and girls at that time, and you didn't worry about it..."

Xiuyun was kinder than the younger Jinyue, so she couldn't help but glared at her and said, "You narrow-minded girl, why bother to say that about her, I heard that the eldest son of the Xue family is useless, and their family is not She is the only girl left, who can do one or two things for her family."

After finishing speaking, she said worriedly, "If the lady in the palace really nodded her head, this matter must be brought up again, and a countermeasure should be figured out as soon as possible." Jinyue couldn't help but looked at Jia Huan and sighed.

Jia Huan saw the serious and worrying appearance of the two of them together, and couldn't help laughing, "It's not your turn to worry about this matter, show me dinner quickly, the mountain wind is blowing in the afternoon, and I'm hungry early Already!!"

But Jia Huan also thought about it and asked Long Si to discuss it. This matter is different from the matter he vented his anger for Aunt Zhao in the first place. It doesn’t matter if Long Si does it himself. come forward.

So in a hurry the next day, he sent someone to send a letter to Long Si, and he was waiting for him in the Jinxiu Restaurant. Jia Huan was afraid that if he said something harsh, Long Si would be sent to Yuan Chun directly. At that time, someone would think of the reason, and it would definitely affect him. The relationship between himself and Jia's mansion, Aunt Zhao and Tanchun are not easy to get along with themselves.

Jia Huan then slowly told Long Si about the matter, and laughed again, "Being the emperor's concubine is quite expensive, and the salary is not much. I want my natal family to support me a few sons, but my family built the Grand View Garden, and something happened again. Flying a large amount of money can't get the money out, so I have to find a way everywhere."

Long Si smiled and said, "Now there are three noble concubines in the palace. Besides your concubine Jia, there is also Concubine Liu and Concubine Wu. The two princes Renjing are no less powerful than the empress, and the empress was originally from a famous family, her father and brother both have military exploits, and now there are still two elder brothers guarding the northern border, holding half a million soldiers. The remaining concubine Jia and Liu Gui, although their family Weaker than the previous two, the advantage lies in the wide network of connections. Needless to say, the four major families of Jia, Shi, Wang, and Xue, Concubine Liu Gui and the Jiangnan Zhen family also have in-laws. More than half of them have had a profound influence on the pattern of Jiangnan, and they all have good relations with the four clan princes."

He glanced at Jia Huan before continuing with a smile, "These three forces check each other and are very balanced."

Jia Huan had some understanding of the situation in the dynasty, but he didn't know that he was so deeply involved with the harem, so he couldn't help sighing, "I didn't know this, alas, it's so pitiful to be an emperor, even in the harem. Involuntary."

He originally expressed his feelings, but on the other hand, he was so used to being relaxed in front of Long Si that he forgot for a moment that Long Si was the "poor emperor" he called. Jiaolong Si stretched out his hand to copy from below, and hugged Jia Huan horizontally, as if about to throw him, smiled and shouted, "Do you dare to say it again?!"

Jia Huan was suddenly picked up by someone in the air. He was so scared that he immediately hugged Long Si's neck, and let out a scream. After he calmed down, he realized what he had said. He couldn't help being very embarrassed, and secretly complained to himself He suffered a great loss in size, and said dissatisfiedly, "Hey, put me down quickly!!"

The boy's anger and resentment only made Long Si's heart flutter, he couldn't help but clenched his hands tightly, and slowly leaned his face towards the little man in his arms.After all, Jia Huan was not a pure and innocent child. Seeing the clear and cheerful face in front of him getting closer and closer, he couldn't help but have some vague guesses in his heart, and his little face couldn't help but blush.

On the contrary, Long Si put his face to his neck, smiled lowly, and said, "The emperor is very pitiful, just waiting for a minister capable of governing the world to grow up quickly, so that we can rule the world with him." After Xu finished speaking, he gently put Jia Huan on the ground and helped him stand upright.

It's just that the two of them were very close when they were talking just now, and the warm breath blown out of Long Si's mouth went straight to Jia Huan's ears, and his lips seemed to gently brush the earlobe as thin as white jade, Jia Huan's face was so red that he was about to burst into tears. As if smoking, he looked at Long Si's expression with some hesitation, after all, he didn't see anything, and then he breathed a sigh of relief, "You really surprised me, really, when I was young, was it easy to bully me? Next year, I can also go to the Imperial Academy to apply for an errand."

Long Si smiled and said nothing, paused, and said, "It's not time for me to come forward about this matter, and one more thing, it's time to get you out of it too, when will Yang Xiong come back?"

Jia Huan didn't understand what he meant, and answered Long Si's words, "I can always come back years ago. The letter sent back a few days ago said that he bought a lot of things for me from Sichuan, um, Sichuan. I ordered someone to send it back to me first, and now is the time to collect the pearls, so he has to wait until the collection is over and come back with the caravan."

Long Si nodded, and said with a smile, "I will arrange this matter, and I will teach them not to bring it up again. You just need to rest assured. Just go home and get ready, and accompany me on a long trip in a few days."

Jia Huan wondered, "Going far away, where are you going? You don't know our family. Although it doesn't matter if we live in the villa, we may not be able to go to places far away!"

Long Si just smiled and said nothing, Jia Huan had no choice but to go back to the villa bitterly.