Jiazhu of the Red Chamber

It is said that Jia Zhu met many people in the mansion, including Niu Yaojie, the great-grandson of Niu Qing, the Duke of Zhen, Liu Bin, the great-grandson of Liu Biao, the Duke of Li, Chen Xiangwu, the great-grandson of Chen Yi, the Duke of Qi, Ma Jing, the great-grandson of Ma Kui, the Duke of the State, and Duke Xiu. Hou Xiaoming's great-grandson Hou Shun'an, and Shan Guogong's great-grandson Shi Mingbao, these six families, like Ning Rong's two families, founded the dynasty and were called "Eight Dukes". These children who are about the same age as Jia Zhu have all reached the fourth. In ancient times, the title of duke could not be hereditary, and he hoped to become an official through the imperial examination and shine on his family.

The rest are the great-grandsons of the King of Nan'an, the great-grandson of the King of Xining, and the great-grandson of the King of Dongping. Although these are the same as King Shui Rong of Beijing, they can inherit titles, but they are still the same as the children of other aristocratic families. Then he went to the government academy to study, but he would not take the imperial examination.

There were also eight people including Hou and Bo's family's children of the right age. The lecture hall was very lively for a while, and those who were close to each other sat next to each other, chatting and laughing intimately.

There is only one exception, and that is Wu Zhaoqi, the eldest son of Lingnan. Not only does no one sit with him, but no one even sits in front of him. Jia Zhu saw it and wanted to talk to him. , and had no choice but to shake his head helplessly.

At the end of the hour, Guozijian Jijiu, who was wearing a fourth-rank official uniform, walked into the lecture hall. He held a book in one hand, and after entering, he looked around the lecture hall. He started the lecture without saying a word.

Jia Zhu has always respected the teacher, and it was the first day of class, so he was extra serious. Shui Rong tried to talk to him several times, but Jia Zhu refused to talk to him.After half a class, not only them, except for Jia Zhu and Wu Zhaoqi, the rest couldn't sit still and started talking in a low voice.Fortunately, Jia Zhu sat in the first row, and other people's nonsense did not affect him in the slightest. At this moment, he really kept his ears off other things and only listened to the sages' books.

It was two hours after the Guozijian finished the chapter on offering wine, he closed the book, and walked out with his hands behind his back.Jia Zhu packed up the books, pens and cultural relics, and was about to bid farewell to Shui Rong and the others. Shui Rong held him back and said with a smile, "Where are we going? Today is the first day of class. According to the old rules, classmates have to get together."

Jia Zhu said: "It should be like this, wait for me to hand over the things to the boy."

Shui Rong pulled Jia Zhu's hand into his sleeve, and said: "Don't worry, your servant will come in to look for you in a moment. I have ordered my servant to tell your servant one by one about the rules in this mansion." And you, speaking of which, Li Shouzhong met a good student today, don’t you think so?”

Several people nearby laughed and said: "That's right, the most serious person in the mansion is Mr. Jia, we must never count on you!"

Jia Zhu hurriedly said: "Everyone is joking."

Shui Rong touched his hands which were quite warm, put the heater back into his armhole, and said to everyone: "It's his first day here, he doesn't understand the rules inside, don't make fun of him."

Among these people, only Shui Rong has hereditary titles, and the titles are very high. Although everyone is a classmate and has no official position, but they have been fascinated by their ears and eyes. Hou, so he took it all in his eyes and took it to heart, and gave Jia Zhu a high look.

Everyone's books, pens and cultural relics were cleaned up by the servants, and when they left the mansion, they made an appointment to meet at Jingshun Building half an hour later. Jia Zhu looked around and looked around the small mansion two or three times, but he didn't see Wu Zhaoqi He frowned and was about to get on his horse, Shui Rong hurriedly grabbed him and said, "Master Jia, who hooked your soul?"

Jia Zhu smiled and said, "I was hooked by the ducks in Jingshun Tower."

Seeing that he still wanted to ride a horse, Shui Rong asked, "Could it be that you also want to follow others and leave me alone?"

Jia Zhu's heart moved. Shui Rong had taken over the throne when his father died since he was a child. He usually looks young and mature. Outsiders envy him for his respected status. But when Jia Zhu gets along with him, he often sees the expression in his eyes. loneliness and longing for love.He dragged Shui Rong to a warm sedan chair with a silver roof, yellow cover and red curtain that was parked a few steps away and said with a smile, "Don't think it's crowded, my lord."

Shui Rong had already smiled again, waved his hand to pick up the sedan chair, and said, "I'll go tell Uncle Shi some other day to let you move to the palace and live with me as a classmate, do you think it's okay?"

Jia Zhu said: "It's okay to go to boarding for one night, but I can't live there all the time. There are grandmothers and mothers at home, so I need to settle down in the morning and evening."

Shui Rong said: "You have younger brothers and sisters in your family. Your younger sister was born on the first day of the first lunar month. She is virtuous, filial, talented and virtuous. Your younger brother is even more strange. He has a piece of precious jade on his tire. He is only three or four years old this year. It is a fun age, old lady. Ma'am, Ma'am, it is enough to have them accompany, how can I miss you." He saw

Jia Zhu still refused, and continued: "I don't want to keep you all year round, half a month in January is enough. You also know that there is no one to talk to in such a huge palace."

Seeing his gloomy expression, Jia Zhu didn't dare to refuse too much, so she could only say: "It's not too late to make a decision when I get back to Master Ming, I'm afraid I'll disturb you when I go to the palace."

Shui Rong hurriedly pressed his hand and said: "It's a deal, and you can't go back on it. I'll say it to Uncle Shi."

Jia Zhu shook her head and said, "No, I'll report back to the master."

Seeing that he agreed, Shui Rong was very happy in his heart. It turned out that the old King Beijing only gave birth to Shui Rong, and he had no brothers or sisters. Others were concerned about his identity and did not dare to get too close. Only Jia Zhu and other acquaintances were of the same age. His children are still close to him, but Hachi won the title with force, so the descendants also value martial arts over literature.However, the king of Beijing was born beautiful, and he didn't like officials and customs, and he always liked romantic and famous people. Among them, Jia Zhu was the only one who liked him the most.With a young mind, he longs to be with him every day, but a few years ago Jia Zhu hadn't grown up yet, and he was going to study and test his talents. Jia's mansion held this eldest son in the palm of his hand, so how could he rest assured that he would live elsewhere?

Now that Jia Zhu has passed the examination as a scholar, he has been admitted to the mansion to study. There are many famous people in Shui Rong's mansion who gather together, which is of great benefit to learning. Whether it is public or private, Shui Rong is confident that he can persuade Jia Zhu to live with him.

Shui Rong didn't know Jia Zhu's thoughts, but he had a sentence that really hit Jia Zhu's thoughts. It turned out that Jia Zhu's mother, Mrs. Wang, gave birth to him in the first child, and a year later gave birth to her younger sister Yuan Chun. After Yuan Chun was born, the ancestors personally Upbringing, pampering to the extreme, there are many people in the mansion who see the wind and the rudder, and naturally obey the wishes of the ancestors.

Another ten years later, my younger brother, Baoyu, was born. Baoyu was born with a piece of jade, and the whole family regarded it as a treasure. .

Jia Zhu is modest by nature and doesn't like to compete with others for favor, but the gap in her heart can't dissipate for a while.