Jiazhu of the Red Chamber

Jia Zhuyueyu didn't see Shui Rong, she was really worried about him, and said happily, "Then I'll pick him up at the ferry tomorrow! What else did Zhu Ting say?"

Zhong Congyu's expression changed, but he didn't hide his jealousy, and said, "Look at you, you're happy, aren't you afraid that I'll be jealous?"

A gust of wind blew on the Xin'an River, and Zhong Congyu's hair brushed Jia Zhu's neck. Jia Zhu listened to his half-true tone, and blurted out: "Why are you playing childish again? Then Zhu Ting and you communicated in private. What did you say again!"

Zhong Congyu turned sideways abruptly, put Jia Zhu down on the grass, raised his leg to press Jia Zhu's waist, and said, "Tell me, how do you want me to show my sincerity?"

Jia Zhu wrapped his arms around his neck, and closed his eyes as soon as his lips were pressed down. After a long time, Zhong Congyu lay panting heavily beside Jia Zhu, and said in a deep voice, "This method is good."

Jia Zhu rested her head on one hand, looked at Zhong Congyu sincerely, and said, "I have nothing to hide from you. I have seen Zhu Ting embarrassing Shui Rong several times, and worried that Shui Rong will suffer losses along the way, so I eagerly thought about it." Look."

Zhong Congyu froze for a moment, then laughed loudly in the blink of an eye: "Shui Rong will suffer? You are worried that Zhu Ting will bully Shui Rong, my Zhu'er, you are so innocent. Even if Shui Rong takes Zhu Ting's life, that fool will obediently send him over How about we make a bet, I bet Shui Rong will appear in front of you properly."

Jia Zhu said: "If this is the case, I would rather you win!"

Zhong Congyu was pleasantly surprised: "Really, you haven't asked what the bet is yet!"

Jia Zhu said softly, "Whatever you want, as long as I can afford it."

This time it was Zhong Congyu who embraced Jia Zhu's neck, put his lips together, and immediately forgot where he was, and only remembered the words that stirred his heartstrings and the person who breathed intertwinedly.

Early the next morning, the two of them arrived at the Grand Canal ferry. Dozens of boats were parked at the ferry, including large cargo ships tens of meters long and passenger ships about ten meters long. On the boat, Zhong Congyu said: "Maybe it hasn't arrived yet, let's find a place and wait!"

Jia Zhu had no choice but to follow him to a tea shed by the ferry. The two called Hulongjing and looked at the ferry from time to time. It wasn't until noon that they saw a large luxury ship sailing over. There were two small boats ahead of them. The people on the ship, wearing officers and soldiers uniforms, yelled to make way for the ships that were originally docked on the shore to move away.After a while, the entire ferry was empty, only the two small boats that opened the way were guarding one left and one right, and the luxury ship was docked on the shore.

Zhong Congyu said with a smile: "Look at the grandeur of our Prince Beijing!"

When Jia Zhu said goodbye in the capital, Zhong Congyu made it very clear that this trip was a secret decree and should not be publicized. Why did Shui Rong act like this, it seemed that he was afraid that others would not know that he had arrived in Hangzhou.

He wanted to distinguish for Shui Rong, but unfortunately he couldn't find a suitable reason. In the blink of an eye, a large number of people wearing official uniforms of various grades appeared from nowhere, lined up neatly on the shore.

At this time, the curtain of the cabin of the luxurious big boat was lifted, and a person came out first, it was Zhu Ting. After Zhu Ting came out, he lifted the curtain from the outside, and then a soft sedan chair was lifted out of the cabin, with a person standing on the left and right , these four people were Shui Rong's attendants, and Jia Zhu didn't need to guess at this moment to understand that Shui Rong was sitting in the soft sedan chair.

He looked at Zhong Congyu's face from the corner of his eye. Zhong Congyu still had a smile on his face, but a trace of anger flashed in his eyes. Jia Zhu was startled, knowing that he was angry, and quietly held his hand, saying: " Let's go!"

Zhong Congyu held his hand instead, with such strength that he seemed to want to crush Jia Zhu's hand, and said, "What I'm saying is, I don't think the King of Beijing needs us to pick him up. Let's go, find a place to stay first!"

Both of them were in a bad mood, so they found a restaurant that was fairly clean. Zhong Congyu ordered a jar of Shaoxing Huadiao and drank with a sullen head. Jia Zhu drank a few glasses with him. I had to give up.

There was not a drop left in the jar of wine, and Zhong Congyu stopped screaming, and said apologetically to Jia Zhu: "I'm bored in my heart, so I just drank a few more glasses, which makes you worry!"

Jia Zhu said: "There is no need to say this between you and me. If you still pretend to be in front of me, it will be meaningless."

Zhong Congyu lowered his head and pondered for a while, and when he raised his head again, the boredom disappeared from his face, and he said with a smile, "Yes, with you by my side, I am no longer alone, so why bother with him." After paying the bill, he walked out of the hotel and said to Jia Zhu, "Let's go, let's go to the Weaving Bureau."

The officials in charge of the weaving bureau were not there, only a few servants were guarding the door. Zhong Congyu took out a token, and the two were able to enter. After serving tea, some servants ran out to report the news. Jia Zhu felt like he was sitting on pins and needles. There was an illusion that a storm was about to come, he was both annoyed at Shui Rong's publicity and distressed at Zhong Congyu's forbearance.

After a cup of tea, a group of people swarmed in outside the door, led by Shui Rong and Zhu Ting. Zhu Ting knelt down in surprise and said, "Second Prince, I kept you waiting!"

The rest of the people knelt down to salute, Zhong Congyu smiled and helped Shui Rong up, pushed him on the stool next to Jia Zhu, and said, "Zhu'er misses you very much, so catch up on the old days." After speaking, let the rest of the people Get up, and said in a loud voice: "I was ordered by my father to come here to reward Hangzhou Weaving. Last year, you did a good job as errands and earned a lot of money for the court. My father is very happy, but the journey between Beijing and Hangzhou is far away, and gold and silver are too expensive. It’s inconvenient to carry, so I had to order me to come alone, to give verbal rewards, and I will go to Beijing at the end of the year for a review, and there will be other rewards. However, my father has another sentence. He said that Jiangsu and Zhejiang pay taxes half the world. I think this Hangzhou mansion is probably better than his palace treasury And richer!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the officials who had just stood up all knelt down again, and said silently: "Don't dare!"

Zhong Congyu laughed loudly and said: "Get up quickly, father is just a joke, why do you take it seriously?"

Everyone lowered their heads, you looked at me, I looked at you, and they didn't dare to get up. Zhong Congyu sat firmly on the stool, talking to Zhu Ting in a low voice, while Shui Rong asked Jia Zhu carefully about the itinerary along the way. People pay attention to the kneeling crowd.

Jia Zhu was thinking about Shui Rong at first, but seeing his ostentation at the ferry, he was wronged by Zhong Congyu, so he simply said a few irrelevant words and concealed his relationship with Zhong Congyu.But Shui Rong seemed to see something, and stared at Jia Zhu, making him really uncomfortable.

After Zhong Congyu finished speaking, he stood up and said to the crowd: "What are you still kneeling for? Get up quickly! Father always said that the officials of Jiangsu and Zhejiang were doing a good job, so he specially sent me and the King of Beijing to come here to commend him for doing a good job. , Father will definitely remember it in his heart."

Then everyone got up and stood in two rows according to the size of their official positions. Some officials from the Weaving Bureau cautiously invited Zhong Congyu and others to inspect. Zhong Congyu and others were accompanied by officials from the Weaving Bureau and walked around.

Because Jia Zhu was worried about Zhong Congyu, she stayed by his side absent-mindedly, and glanced at the weaving bureau hastily.Shui Rong and Zhong Congyu followed him from left to right. Seeing that King Beijing and the second prince valued this person, everyone was shocked in their hearts and guessed his identity indiscriminately.

Returning to the hall, Yang Gang, the prefect of Hangzhou, said: "The second prince and the prince of Beijing Jing are also requested to stay in Zhejiang for a few more days. If there is anything wrong with us, I hope the prince can give us some advice."

Zhong Congyu said: "Everyone is welcome, you are the pillars of the imperial court, protecting the Zhejiang side, the people can live and work in peace and contentment, I thank you on behalf of the imperial court!"

After finishing speaking, he bowed and clasped his fists to salute, Shui Rong said with a smile: "Second prince is really polite. You don't have to be so careful, as long as you are an official, you have nothing to be afraid of in front of the emperor."

Yang Gang said: "What the king of Beijing Jing said is true. It's getting late now, I'll prepare the banquet and clean up the dust for a few of you."

If you want to know whether this reception banquet can be eaten safely, let's listen to the next chapter to break it down.