Jia Jing, national teacher of the Red Chamber

There is nothing special about ancestor worship, just follow the routine of previous years.Ning Mansion Rong Mansion originally belonged to one clan, the Duke of Ning was the head of the family, and Jia Jing took the title of grandson of the head of the house, so he took the lead in worshiping the ancestors.

Jia Jing explained the procedures according to the procedures in his memory.Worshiping ancestors is the most important thing, and no one will be lazy on such things, so Jia Jing is not very worried, but just asks Jia Zhen to watch carefully.

In the twinkling of an eye, it was the twelfth lunar month, and the rent-payers from all villages, including those who usually paid for the new year, all came.On this day, Jia Jing and Jia Zhen were talking to Wuzhuangtou of Heishan Village when they heard a report from a young man saying that it was the son-in-law from the house next door who was now Lin Hai, the Jiangnan censor. up.

Jia Jing asked someone to take Wu Zhuangtou down to eat and drink, and after warming up, he and Jia Zhen went to receive the people sent by Lin Hai.

Wu Zhuangtou looked back as he walked, he didn't know what precious food he had eaten this year, and standing next to Master Zhen, he looked like two brothers, even his temper improved a lot.

The person sent by Lin Hai is the second steward of the mansion, and the annual gifts are available in Rongfu and Ningfu. Jia Jing looked at the list of gifts in his hand, and subconsciously added them up to calculate the total account like he was shopping in a supermarket.On the list are the silk brocades that are abundant in the south of the Yangtze River, the fashionable Zhuchai jade bracelets, this year's new japonica rice, and some dried seafood.These are all common things. The Lin family is from a scholarly family, and their ancestors were once ranked as marquises. They have natural and elegant taste. There are also some famous calligraphy and paintings and a few pieces of inkstones on the gift list. It's just more and more.Jia Jing compares Ning Mansion's annual ceremonies this year, the property of the Lin family is probably more than the combined Ning and Rong mansions.

Counting Jia Min's more than ten years of marriage into the Lin family, the annual Double Ninth Dragon Boat Festival and New Year's gift alone may have cost the Lin family three to five million yuan.

Another day later, Jia Zhen reported back to her father to collect the sacrificial money issued by the court. She went alone and brought Eunuch Dai with her when she came back.

Eunuch Dai was wearing ordinary clothes, no different from an ordinary old man, Jia Jing thought for a while, and knew that he was probably visiting his son and daughter.It's almost Chinese New Year, and the Ning Mansion is full of people, and no one noticed that the old man who came back with Jia Zhen is the emperor's servant. Jia Jing told Jia Zhen not to spread the word, so he went out with Eunuch Dai.

After getting into the carriage, Eunuch Dai took off his hat and said, "I'm going to rest today, I beg Your Majesty to come out and relax. It just happens that Chinese New Year is coming, and by the way, I would like to pay New Year's greetings to Bo Rong En." Saying this, Eunuch Dai pulled out a folded bag from his cuff. Pass the banknote to Jia Jing, it's not the first time the two of them have done this business, so Jia Jing took the money and handed over some pills.Eunuch Dai can only rely on Eunuch Dai to sell pills in the palace. Ordinary eunuchs and maids are not allowed to leave the palace easily, and they have to be interrogated by the guards when they go back. Perfunctory, not careful investigation.

Jia Jing collected the money and said: "I chose two children from the family, a boy and a girl. They were a little thin at first, but they have grown white and tender in the past month. Eunuch Dai will know when he sees them." Jing deliberately bought a pass, and that's all he said.Eunuch Dai asked anxiously, and seeing that Jia Jing just couldn't make a sound, he knew that he did it on purpose.

Not long after, the carriage arrived at the small yard that Jia Jing had prepared for Eunuch Dai.The yard is neither too big nor too small, and it fits three entrances. It is in the middle of Ningguo Mansion and Rong Enbo Mansion, so it is easy to take care of.

Entering the main hall, Jia Jing asked Eunuch Dai to sit at the head, and then unhurriedly called the nanny to carry the child out.

The girl was older and was able to walk on her own. The boy, who looked about one year old, was tightly wrapped and held in the arms of the mother.

Eunuch Dai couldn't sit still anymore, so he stepped forward and grabbed his son in his arms.

"I thought that a girl would take care of others, so I chose her to be my older sister, and I can take care of my younger brother within two years..."

Eunuch Dai didn't hear what Jia Jing was rambling about. He only noticed that the lower half of the child's face looked very similar to his, so he knew that Jia Jing had put a lot of effort into it.Yes, the Jia family is a big family, there are some orphans every year, but every family wants a boy who is healthy and has no memory.

Eunuch Dai shed two tears, held the child in one hand, and took Jia Jing with the other, saying: "Bo Rong Enbo's kindness, the slave is not enough..." Wiping away the tears, Eunuch Dai said: "Now with this Two children, my Dai family is not considered to be the last... If the family was not poor, how could I have been sent to the palace..." Eunuch Dai talked about his family's history of blood and tears.

After touching for about half an hour, Eunuch Dai finished speaking, and the tears stopped flowing.Seeing this, Jia Jing handed over a stack of body deeds and house deeds, and said, "There are 25 people in this yard, including the servants and maids, and three nuns, all in here."

Eunuch Dai thought for a while and said, "Neither of us can do the transfer of ownership. We need to find someone who doesn't attract attention. There is no need to worry about this matter. I can find someone to do it in private." Eunuch Dai Putting a stack of body deeds in his arms, he said: "After crying for a long time, it will take a long time for my eyes to disappear. I will go first, so that people will not see the flaws." Eunuch Dai got up and put the two children in his arms again. After hugging him, he went out in the carriage again.

The Chinese New Year is busy. Since the opening of the ancestral hall, I have to go to small-scale sacrifices every day. Jia Jing is busy every day and has no time to think about other things. Until the emperor's decree recruited him into the palace, it was time to offer medicine .

Seeing the so-called elixir again, the emperor was still very surprised.After eating the elixir that could prolong his life, the emperor kept Jia Jing in the imperial study for a while. Now that the weather is cold and the north wind is howling outside, the imperial garden is no longer a good place to go.

The emperor was very happy. The imperial doctor said that he could not survive the winter, but now he feels that he is in good spirits. Not only the winter, but also the spring must have no problem.The emperor walked up to Jia Jing very politely, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Aiqing has done a great job in donating medicine, and I feel much better now."

Jia Jingdao: "Your Majesty's good health is the blessing of all people. You can also hear a lot of praise for Your Majesty during the free medical consultation every month."

The emperor expressed his surprise at the right time, he originally thought that the free clinic was just an excuse, but who knew that Jia Jing really went there, and according to his tone, every month.The emperor smiled, "Aiqing is dedicated to the country, it seems that this title should be mentioned again."

After saying a few more gossips, the emperor's face showed sorrow, and he whispered to Jia Jing, "Aiqing, next year will be the draft year." If you say that the emperor has been in poor health for some years, it was long before the crown prince rebelled. The emperor didn't go to the harem much anymore.Later, the imperial physician said that he would not live for half a year, and the emperor gave up on it even more.But since taking the elixir presented by Jia Jing, the emperor felt that he was in excellent health, and naturally his heart began to itch.Are there a lot of beauties in his harem just for display?

This is really an embarrassing thing, if the yang energy is purged, the person who takes the medicine will undoubtedly die.I talked about this issue with the emperor last time, who knows that he still doesn't give up.Fearing that the emperor would become angry from embarrassment, Jia Jing said slowly: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I think there will be great opportunities in the south of the Yangtze River. I plan to go and have a look after the new year. This time there should be results." Fa said, what's more, the emperor didn't listen, so he could only figure it out slowly. Jia Jing planned this way, and he could also drop by the uncle's house next door.

The emperor did his calculations, and it took less than two months to go to the south of the Yangtze River and back. Including the time for business, he should be able to come back in March. The draft is in early June, so he can catch up with the time.The emperor nodded, asked about King Zhongshun's body, and let Jia Jing leave.

Jia Jing came out of the imperial study, and met the seventh and eighth princes who were waiting at the door to pay their respects. Although it was not obvious from their actions, Jia Jing was still a little embarrassed.The Seventh Prince's psychological quality is good, and he can't tell it at such a young age.

The emperor has only two sons who have not moved out of the palace. The seventh prince is nineteen and will leave the palace after the new year. The eighth prince seems to be only thirteen or fourteen years old, and there are others waiting.

Coming out of the palace, it must be because of the approaching Chinese New Year, there are already scattered firecrackers in the street.Suddenly, Jia Jing had a flash of inspiration, went back to the mansion to toss for two days, and refined a batch of elixir, called monks and Taoists, Jia Jing told them to send a bottle of things to the family who bought the elixir. Let them go.

This was the first time the three of them had met since the last time the monk questioned whether Jia Jing was an immortal. Perhaps they had made up their own minds, but on the surface they were very polite.

This time, the elixir refined by Jia Jing is called Shou Sui Pill. After taking it, it can refresh people, and it doesn't matter if they don't sleep all night.This is a pure gift, and the small piece of paper sent with the elixir reads: It's just a gadget, just to relieve fatigue.One tablet at a time, not more.

The time soon came to the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month. This morning, the people in the two residences of Ning and Rong got up early and dressed according to their grades. The men were led by Jia Jing and went to the ancestral hall, while the women followed the old lady in the main hall of the Ning Mansion. wait.

From the oldest Jia Daixiu and Jia Dairu to Jia Lan who is less than one year old, apart from Jia Zhu who couldn't get out of bed due to serious illness, the Jia family has a total of more than 40 members. They were all lined up at the main gate of Ning Mansion.

In the final analysis, the sacrifice is to change Fang'er's burning incense, drinking wine and kowtow to read the eulogy. Jia Jing's only advantage as the eldest son's grandson is that he kneels on a soft cushion, and everyone else is covered with a thin layer of yellow cloth.The man's business is over, and the female relatives will come down, and pass a pot of vegetables to the altar in the main hall.

After sacrificing the ancestors, it was time to salute Jiamu, and the group went to Rongfu in sedan chairs, and saluted Jiamu one by one at Jiamu's flower hall, and kept tossing until dark.Afterwards, there was a family banquet. In previous years, the two prefectures had their own meals. Unexpectedly, Jia Zheng pulled him away before leaving, and said, "You are offering ancestors over there, and someone has to watch the ancestral hall. I'll go and kowtow. By the way, show some filial piety in front of your ancestors."

Although Jia Jing was exhausted, Jia Zheng couldn't say no in the name of his ancestor, so he returned to Ning Mansion with Jia Zheng.After dinner, Jia Zheng followed Jia Jing to the lobby again, intending to watch the new year together.

What is there to ask him for?Putting it aside in previous years, it was only the morning of the first day of junior high school when I came to kowtow, how could I follow so closely now.Jia Jing then thought of Jia Zhu who was too sick to get out of bed in Rong Mansion. This Jia Zheng probably came to ask for medicine.

That's right, after drinking the tea for the third time, Jia Zheng spoke up. "I heard that brother Jing's pill is effective. You can see that your nephew looks like this, and he is a relative of your own. Can you show me too." Jia Zheng didn't expect Jia Jing at first, what he and the old lady thought Very much the same.They are all relatives of his own family. He knows what Jia Jing was like in the past few decades. Even though Jia Jing looks much younger, he is not very optimistic about Jia Jing.

It wasn't until Jia Zhu's illness became more and more serious day by day, and he heard that several adults who were officials in the same dynasty highly praised Jia Jing's elixir, and coupled with the constant urging of Mrs. Wang at home, he finally ordered it. Determined to find Jia Jing.

Mrs. Wang was indeed pressing hard, and Jia Zheng didn't care, but Jia Zhu was her eldest son and was promising.Seeing that she was losing weight day by day, and couldn't even get out of bed, Mrs. Wang wanted to come and beg in person regardless of etiquette.

"I have to get the pulse first." Jia Jing thought for a while and said.If it's an ordinary disease, it's okay, but it's not easy if it's a sign of exhaustion.

Jia Zhu is not yet twenty, how can she hold back her yang energy?Furthermore, if he is given medicine, can we not tell him this, so that the emperor's incompetence will be passed on to the third person.It was okay at first, if this person has grievances, spread it out.There are many people in Rongfu, and it will spread to the whole capital in less than ten days. At that time, Jia Jing himself might have to die before him.

In addition, when refining alchemy, Jia Jing pulled out a whole eight boxes of medicinal materials from the palace. If Jia Zhu also took the medicine quietly, once the emperor found out that he had been cheated, Jia Jing would still be dead.

Of course, for the sake of his own life, maybe the emperor would imprison him and only let him make alchemy.

Jia Jing shuddered, pulled Jia Zheng and said, "It's going to be all right, Zhen'er is watching over the ancestral hall, I'll let you take a look first."

Hearing that Jia Zheng had invited Jia Jing over, and said that she wanted to avoid people, Mrs. Wang hurriedly said that she wanted to see Lan'er, and asked Li Wan to carry Jia Lan to her yard. The servants sent seven or seven or eight.Only then did he send word to Jia Zheng to take Jia Jing there.

Several braziers were burned in Jia Zhu's room, and he was still covered with two thick quilts, with only one face exposed, sallow and bloodless.Jia Jing took out a hand from under the quilt, and when he put it on, he felt bad.Although the lamp has not run out of oil, it is considered terminally ill.He subconsciously shook his head.

Jia Zheng's face turned pale, and he whispered, "Is my son bad?"

There was only a plop, the screen fell down, and Mrs. Wang rushed over in three or two steps.Pulling the handkerchief and half covering her mouth, she sobbed, "Master, please save Zhu'er."

"It's difficult." Jia Jing rolled Jia Zhu's eyelids again, touched his forehead, and said while shaking his head, "I'll prescribe a prescription first and drink it. Maybe there will be salvation after spring." Jia Jing and Jia Zheng went to him. In the study outside, Madam Wang hesitated for a long time, gritted her teeth and followed.Jia Jing is a relative of his own family, and he is getting older. Besides, Jia Zheng is with him, so he can't take care of it in a hurry.

I asked for Jia Zhu's prescription list, and looked at them one by one. At first, it was really a minor illness. From the prescription list, it might just be a disease such as wind-cold and fever. However, Jia Zhu worked hard, and Jia Zheng urged him to improve every day. Therefore, the disease was old and bad, and the doctor was changed after two doses of medicine.If only one doctor had been used from the beginning to the end, I'm afraid it would not have reached this point. Each doctor's medication habits are different. Looking at his list, a doctor can change up to two prescriptions.

In the beginning, it was enough to just expel fire, but after a long period of illness and excessive purging of fire, people began to feel weak.To say that the deadliest prescription was prescribed in autumn. It can be seen that the doctor thought that Jia Zhu had contracted an epidemic and prescribed harsh medicines. Since then, Jia Zhu has been bedridden from time to time.

Jia Jing wrote a prescription while thinking about it, and said: "As the saying goes, illness goes away like silk thread, and this illness will not recover too quickly, so you two should not be too anxious." After finishing speaking, Jia Jing handed the prescription to the doctor. Jia Zheng, "Drink it for half a month, and then I'll come back." Confidently, he confessed again: "The doctor can't change it anymore, let's just use this last one. Remember not to let the wind leak, or... the emperor will not confess. past."

Jia Zheng only understood half of it, and knew not to let it out.

Mrs. Wang did understand why Jia Jing mentioned the emperor.So the rumor is true, Mrs. Wang pinched the prescription in her hand, and knew that her son was cured, but almost everyone in the capital knew that her son was dying. In order to avoid the emperor's suspicion, the illness might drag on for a long time That's good.After the new year, she still asked the doctor outside to give Jia Zhu the pulse, but she never drank the medicine again.

On the second day of New Year's greetings, Mrs. Wang specially added a 2000 taels of silver to Jia Zhen's red envelope, in addition to ordinary items.