Jiazhu of the Red Chamber

Speaking of the second prince Zhong Congyu confiding his plans, he thought that Jia Zhu would be happy, but he didn't want Jia Zhu to be silent after hearing this, with no expression on his face, and no joy at all.

It turned out that the title of the Jia family was inherited by Jia Amnesty. Jia Zheng originally planned to take the imperial examination, but the emperor sympathized with him and bestowed an official on him. one.

The second is Jia Zhu's own thoughts. He saved people unintentionally and never thought of repaying them. What's more, when Zhong Congyu gave him a jade pendant that was attached to the horse, in Jia Zhu's view, the relationship between the two of them The time has been cleared, and he should no longer be rewarded.

But he is not an unreasonable person. He couldn't bear to disappoint Zhong Congyu's kindness, and said with a smile: "Thank you, Second Prince. It's just that next year will be the imperial examination. I want to try the results of ten years of hard study first. It would be best if I can go to high school, if not , it will not be too late to bother the prince."

Seeing him evade, Zhong Congyu felt unhappy, and immediately changed his face, and found a way to make up his mind: "I have said it several times, don't call me the second prince, just now Brother Yu is good, I am sixteen years old, and I am older than you." If you are one year older, calling me brother is not taking advantage of you. Let’s just say that, if you forget it next time, I will never forgive you.”

Jia Zhu didn't want to get too entangled in the title, so she cupped her hands and said, "But according to Brother Yu's orders."

Seeing that he was obedient, Zhong Congyu felt better and said: "It should be like this, let's get on the horse quickly, maybe we can reach Tianjin before dark."

The two gossiped for a while, most of them were Zhong Congyu's comments on the officials of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. From the government office to the county magistrate, the names corresponded to the official positions one by one, and they memorized them by heart. Zhong Congyu has a good memory. Zhong Congyu saw that he listened carefully and spoke more vigorously. Occasionally, Jia Zhu would ask what he didn't understand. Zhong Congyu explained them one by one. Looking down at the court situation from a high position, his knowledge is naturally beyond Jia Zhu's comparison.

Talking about the officials of the Suzhou government, Zhong Congyu suddenly said: "I forgot that your uncle Lin Ruhai is the descendant of Lin Hou of Gusu. At first glance, I was deeply impressed, he is really a handsome and handsome young master, and later I heard that he married your aunt, who is talented and beautiful, and envious of others, it is also a good story."

Jia Zhu recalled Jia Mu's entrustment, and sighed: "It's a pity that my aunt is weak, and my grandmother is very concerned. Before leaving the house, she asked me to have a chance to visit my aunt, and I even saw Suzhou City. Brother Yu, can you stay one more day so that I can go to the city of Suzhou?" meet her."

Zhong Congyu said: "What a big deal, I will go with you when the time comes."

Jia Zhu hastily declined and said, "Your status is noble, I'm afraid it's not appropriate."

Zhong Congyu said displeasedly: "You are here again. You agreed that I am your elder brother and your aunt is my aunt. Why can't I visit?" After touching his horse's ass, the horse was in pain and ran forward in a hurry. Jia Zhu had no choice but to tighten the rope, thinking that there was still a month's journey from here to Suzhou, and maybe he would change his mind by then. It's not good to make plans after arriving in Suzhou.

Gradually slanting to the west, the red sun set over the mountains, and the sky gradually darkened, but the two had not yet reached the border of Tianjin. Jia Zhu proposed to go to the post station to rest for a night, but Zhong Congyu refused. The meeting revealed his whereabouts, and Jia Zhu had no experience of going out, so he had to follow his arrangements.

Zhong Congyu said that there was a three-way intersection not far ahead, and there was an inn not far west, but he didn't know if it was full at this time.Since the two had no better place to go, they decided to try their luck in the past.

After a stick of incense, I still haven't seen the inn that Zhong Congyu mentioned. It was already dark, only the moonlight of the half crescent fell from the gaps in the trees. The road became more and more desolate. Also missing.At this time, the two of them realized that they had crossed the road, so they hurriedly turned their horses and walked back to the official road.

Suddenly, there seemed to be movement in the trees on the left. Zhong Congyu hurriedly pulled back the horse and made a gesture to tell Jia Zhu not to move.

Before Zhong Congyu could come to him, two people jumped out from the bushes. They were wearing black clothes and covered their faces with a black cloth. Zhong Congyu said: "Keep your money and save your life!"

Jia Zhu realized that this was the person who cut the path, so she wanted to spend money to eliminate the disaster, but she didn't want to know when Zhong Congyu was threatened and scolded fiercely.

He said: "What is it that dares to block the road and rob at the foot of the emperor. You two dare to ask the Lord for money?"

As he spoke, he took a quick step forward, and stretched out his hand to pinch a person's arm. The person was in pain, and with an groan, the wooden stick fell to the ground. Zhong Congyu kicked the wooden stick up with his toes, caught it with his backhand, and swept across the other person's body like lightning. Thigh, the man groaned and knelt on the ground clutching his thigh.

In the blink of an eye, the two were subdued by Zhong Congyu, Jia Zhu was dumbfounded, never thought that he had such a skill.

Zhong Congyu yelled, and cursed: "With this little means, I have the nerve to go out!"

After finishing speaking, he ignored the two men, pulled Jia Zhu's horse, and said softly: "But are you scared? It's my fault, I remembered the wrong direction, let's go to another road to explore."

Although the road in the other direction is not as spacious and tidy as the official road, you can see traces of carriages and horses. Jia Zhu is relieved, it seems that he is on the right road this time. Sure enough, he did not go far. A two-storey inn appeared in front of my eyes, and the waiter enthusiastically took over the two people's horses and let them into the inn, but it was a coincidence that there was only one guest room left.The two of them had no choice but to make up for one night. Fortunately, although the guest room is not big, although it cannot be compared with home, it is clean.Zhong Congyu asked the shop waiter to prepare the food first, and he and Jia Zhu washed their hands and faces before going down.

In a small restaurant in the mountains, it is not easy to gather four kinds of small dishes. Although they are not exquisite, they also have a rustic flavor. Jia Zhu was hungry all day, and the food was delicious. After the meal, I went back to the room.

Since Jia Zhu could remember, he had never shared a bed with anyone. Seeing Zhong Congyu lying on the bed with his coat on, he borrowed a book from the store, sat at the table, and read it by the kerosene lamp. stand up.I want to wait until he falls asleep, close his clothes and lie on the side of the bed, and deal with this night.

Unexpectedly, after finishing a book, Zhong Congyu still did not fall asleep, he tilted his head and stared at Jia Zhu intently, Jia Zhu was flustered by his gaze, closed the book and asked: "Brother Yu has been busy all day, he should rest earlier."

Zhong Congyu moved into the bed, and said with a smile: "Pearl said, why don't you rest after a long day of running around? I see you are yawning, I'm afraid you can't read the book, why don't you go to bed early, and you have to rest tomorrow. Hurry up."

Jia Zhu blew on the oil lamp, walked to the bed by the moonlight, and lay down on her side.

He heard Zhong Congyu behind him chuckle and said: "Why are you so shy? Could it be that I am a tiger and will eat you?"

Jia Zhu said, "I'm really afraid of disturbing Brother Yu's rest."

Zhong Congyu put his hands on Jia Zhu. Jia Zhu froze and moved out, half of his body was hanging by the bed, his waist was suddenly empty, and the hand on it was taken back. Then, the warm quilt Covering him, Zhong Congyu's voice sounded beside his ears: "If you don't want to, I won't make trouble, just rest at ease, and have to hurry tomorrow."

After finishing speaking, she moved to the inside, and a small bed was mostly vacant. Jia Zhu took advantage of the situation and moved in, closed her eyes, and slowly fell asleep.