Jiazhu of the Red Chamber

For the next month and a half, Jia Zhu worked as a servant in the Ningguo Mansion during the day, and read until midnight after returning to the Rongguo Mansion at night. Wen Xinrunjin and other maids persuaded him several times, but Jia Zhu was a thoughtful person and studied hard. How can you listen to persuasion, Wenxin Runjin is also a solid person, Jia Zhu doesn't rest, and they stay with them until midnight, and it's hard work, so I don't mention it.

Tomorrow is the day of the funeral, Jia Zhu expects that there will be a lot of visitors and she needs to cheer up to cope, so she goes to bed early to rest.The next day I got up early and rushed to Ningguo Mansion. After entering the door, I often saw women wearing filial piety rushing in and out of the inner hall. Jia Zhen hurriedly turned around in the mourning hall and said, "It's already this time, and there are still people to live. , I am really anxious to death."

Since someone came to persuade him to put out the fire, Jia Zhu was used to this kind of chaos, so he didn't say much, and found a clean place to sit. When Jia Zheng arrived, he followed him to greet the guests. Burying into the soil, this matter is over.There were too many red tapes to enumerate, what Jia Zhu saw was just the tip of the iceberg, hundreds of people in the huge Ningrong Second Mansion had been busy for a month and a half, and only then did they breathe a sigh of relief.As for the follow-up matters, we can only start to clean up and get busy.

Seeing Jia Zhu's advances and retreats in a measured manner, polite and restrained, Jia Zheng felt very comforted, and saw that he had been following behind him for a while, no matter how tired he was, he never complained about hard work, so he couldn't help but feel sorry for him and said: "Just now when the boy came to report, It is said that your uncle is going to Beijing today, and counting the time, I am afraid that he has arrived at the mansion now, and there is nothing serious here, so you go back and entertain me for me. You don’t need to come here later, rest early today.”

Jia Zhu took the order and returned to Rongguo Mansion with his picked pine. Sure enough, as soon as he reached the gate, someone greeted him and took him to Master Zheng's study.Jia Zhu hurriedly stepped forward to salute, Master Xue took his hand, looked at him carefully, nodded and praised: "What a refined and elegant handsome son!"

Qing Ke echoed: "We often praise the eldest son with Jia Gong. He is handsome and elegant, and it is even more rare to study hard. He has already become a scholar in the year of aspirations. Now he is studying in a mansion. In a few years, he will pass the imperial examination. The future is boundless. You are very pleased!"

Master Xue said: "That's exactly the way. I often tell your aunt that you should raise your younger brother well. When you grow up, you can pass the imperial examination and become an official. If you can wash away the stink of money, my Xue family will be considered blessed."

Jia Zhu was used to hearing the compliments from Qing guests since she was a child, and knew that they didn't have much truth in their mouths, but she didn't care. Seeing that her uncle was self-effacing, he let Master Xue sit down and gossiped: "How is my aunt? How are my brothers and sisters?" ?”

Seeing them talking about family affairs, several Qing guests left in a friendly manner. After sending them away, Master Xue said with a sad face: "Everything is fine, but your aunt is thinking about your brothers and sisters, and she can't wait to come to Beijing with me. Only one It gives me a headache, your younger brother Xue Pan is too stupid, he is already six years old this year, he can't even memorize the three-character classic, barely knows a few words, if he learns it today, he will forget it tomorrow, it doesn't make me worry."

Jia Zhu also heard her mother talk about Xue Pan's naughtiness, and she only knew that there is no reason not to be funny with a child's temperament, so she comforted: "My brother is still young, he will work hard when he grows up."

Master Xue waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter if you don't mention it, your sister is two years younger than him, and reads more than him."

Jia Zhu said with a smile: "I often hear my mother mention that my sister is very talented, she is smart and sensible at a young age."

Master Xue smiled proudly: "Exactly, your sister is very talented, which is very flattering to me. Although I am a daughter, I am not that pedantic. She. Speaking of it, I admire my ancestors very much. Both men and women in your family are well-bred. "

Jia Zhu said: "Uncle is too famous, it's just that he has read a few more books than ordinary people."

Master Xue said: "You don't have to be too modest, I think your mind is on the imperial examination, you want to learn from your uncle."

Jia Zhu admired her uncle Lin Ruhai very much, and secretly took him as a target on weekdays. Seeing that Master Xue exposed his mind, she said without hiding it: "I have such a plan."

Master Xue said approvingly: "It is best for you to have this ambition. I have often thought about it for you guys on weekdays. Your family has no nobles in your generation. If you can pass the imperial examination to become an official, it will be regarded as a career path." The best way out is that if you are well-clothed and well-fed, you won’t be able to bear the pain of studying for ten years.”

Jia Zhu said: "Compared to those poor people, what is there to talk about?"

Master Xue nodded and said: "That's right. Since you were young in the capital, when you occasionally saw the life of ordinary people in the city, you thought it was suffering, but you didn't know that in the world, there are many people suffering from famine all year round. How can you read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles? If you are lucky enough to go out for a walk, it will be of great benefit to you."

Jia Zhu studied in school since he was a child, and he read the Four Books and Five Classics, all of which are moral education on how to be a human being. How can he know the outside world? Seeing him yearning, Master Xue continued: "I am nothing, more than you." Just go to a few places, my brother is even more amazing, the business has reached the country of Java, if you meet him someday, let him tell you about the customs and customs of various places."

Jia Zhu said: "If you can pass the exam, you will definitely leave home and become an official in another place."

Master Xue laughed loudly and said: "Good boy, the man's ambition is everywhere, and your Jia family has someone to succeed." After speaking, he sighed lightly, and then continued: "Look, I was so busy talking that I almost forgot to bring you thing."

He took out two fist-sized things, handed them to Jia Zhu, and said, "When I met these two ivory carvings in Lingnan, the lotus carved on them, I thought this would be the most suitable for you. It’s strange, but fortunately, the craftsmanship is good, so let’s play with it at ordinary times.”

The pair of ivory carvings in Jia Zhu's hands are as smooth as jade, with fine texture, soft and smooth color, and simple knife workmanship.

When he came out, he knew that this thing was definitely not as common as he said, it must be made by a famous expert, so he quickly got up and saluted Xue Gong: "Thank you, Uncle!"

Master Xue quickly helped him up and said, "Why do you need to do such a great gift?"

The two wentssip again, mostly Master Xue was talking about the local customs and customs. He was originally an imperial merchant named in the Ministry of Household Affairs. He has traveled all over the world for many years, and his knowledge is unmatched by others. Jia Zhu has never heard of this kind of talk. , Seeing something he has never seen before, he can't help but feel a bit like a frog in a well, just suffering from the imperial examination in the coming year, and knowing that his parents will not let him go out for no reason, envious, he has to suppress this throbbing, but there is a long journey in his heart heart of.

At this time, Jia Zhu naturally didn't know that since he had a mind to be glorious, he shouldn't dream of traveling like a wild crane. Since ancient times, you can't have both fish and bear's paws. When he contradicts this in the future, I don't know if he will think of today's throbbing.

If you want to know the funeral, let's listen to the next decomposition.

Chapter 6 The fourth round

Speaking of this delay, Jia Zhu didn't go to the mansion for a full month and a half. Although she worked hard every night, she always felt unsatisfied, so she had to report to her ancestors, master and wife, and rushed to the mansion early the next morning.

As Jia Zhu expected, the courtyard was empty, only Wu Zhaoqi was sitting in the back row. After the warm spring, the commoner clothes he was wearing were in keeping with the season, without being obtrusive.Jia Zhu asked the boy to put the books, pens and cultural relics in the front row. After he and Wu Zhaoqi were the only ones left in the school, he walked over and put the ivory carvings on the table, and said casually: "It's a worthless little thing, take it Go and play."

After finishing speaking, before Wu Zhaoqi could react, Jia Zhu hastily lowered her head and walked back to her seat, her heart beating faster and she was extremely nervous.It turned out that when he received these two ivory carvings yesterday, for some reason, the lonely figure of Wu Zhaoqi flashed in his heart. This ivory carving from Lingnan is a rare and good thing to Jia Zhu, but to Wu Zhaoqi, it may be able to relieve the pain. His homesickness.So he made up his mind, came to the mansion early today, avoiding the crowd, and gave this tooth carving to Wu Zhaoqi alone.

When Jia Zhu thought of Wu Zhaoqi's withdrawn character, she was worried that he would refuse, so she waited anxiously for a while, but the person in the back row didn't move, only the occasional rustling sound of flipping through a book made his heart sink.Unavoidable joy in his heart, it seems that this person is not as miserable as Shui Rong said, although his face is cold, he is not a person who does not know good from bad.

When Shui Rong came, he was overjoyed to see Jia Zhu, took his hand and looked it up and down several times, and then said distressedly: "You actually lost weight."

Jia Zhu said with a helpless smile: "It's almost Ching Ming season, and the cotton shirts are replaced by single clothes, so you will naturally look thinner. Let alone me, just look at yourself."

Shui Rong smiled and said: "Don't tell me I forgot, the day after tomorrow is Qingming, and I will go to Xiangshan to ride and shoot with me. After a whole winter, I should exercise my muscles and bones."

Several other aristocratic sons said one after another: "Can you take us with you?"

Shui Rong smiled and said, "Which time have you ever been left behind?"

Jia Zhu was also bored for a long time, so she was naturally willing to go out. When she made an appointment with Shui Rong at Deshengmen, he turned his head and glanced at Wu Zhaoqi. He was also worried that Shui Rong wouldn't suit him and would cause problems, so he had no choice but to give up.

He just turned his head, and just missed Wu Zhaoqi's Ruoyou Ruowu sight.

In the morning of Qingming, Jia Zhu put on her riding uniform, brought bamboo and warm cypresses, and rode a tall horse. She saw Shui Rong waiting at the gate of Desheng from a distance. To dismount.

But Shui Rong didn't wait for him to get off the horse, he clamped the horse's belly tightly with his legs, and galloped out of Desheng Gate. Today, Shui Rong was wearing a purple military uniform, with a gold silk belt four fingers wide around his waist, and a pair of soap on his feet. Dark-colored moccasin boots, under the morning light, seemed to be plated with a layer of golden light.Jia Zhu felt a flash in front of her eyes, she couldn't help smiling, and shouted "drive", the horse neighed and chased after it.

The spring breeze in the morning carried a hint of coolness, but it didn't feel cold when it blew on the face. Jia Zhu only felt happy. The depression accumulated in his chest for the past one and a half months dissipated, and his whole body was refreshed. Smiling back at him proudly.

Not to be outdone, Shui Rong raised his whip and lashed the horse's buttocks. The horse was in pain, kicked off its hooves and ran forward, and caught up with Jia Zhu in the blink of an eye. On the horse's back, the horse ran faster and faster, and the distance between the two of them increased a lot.

Shui Rong's servant was worried at the back, even if he wanted to catch up, but the horses were of different breeds, and he ran forward happily, but he still couldn't catch up with Jia Zhu and Shui Rong, so he had to shout desperately behind his back: "Your Majesty, do you want to go?" Be careful, don't provoke the wildness of that beast!"

Shui Rong galloped forward for a while, until the horse's strength was exhausted, then slowly slowed down, looked up to the sky and laughed loudly: "It's a joy, it's a joy!"

Jia Zhu felt the same way, and after catching up with him, they walked forward with him. In the early morning, there were few pedestrians on the outskirts of the city, and the two of them were not far from Xiangshan. Railings, the entrance is guarded by the Ministry of War, and hunting tools such as bows and arrows are also provided.Jia Zhu and Shui Rong brought their own tools, and when they reached the door, servants rushed up and tied their bows and arrows to their backs.

Shui Rong didn't like people to follow, so he asked all the servants to wait at the door, and only took Jia Zhu, and rode into the depths of Xiangshan Mountain.

Only then did Jia Zhu ask, "Why are you and I alone and no one else?"

Shui Rong smiled slyly and said, "I made an appointment with them at Sishi."

Jia Zhu laughed dumbly and said, "Aren't you afraid that they will wait for you at the gate of Desheng?"

Shui Rong spread his hands and said: "If they want to wait, I can't help it, but there are always clever people who can think of coming to Xiangshan to try their luck first."

Jia Zhu said helplessly, "Why do you have to play tricks on them?"

Shui Rong tilted his head to look at him and said, "You don't know my intentions? Well, it's better to explain it to you today, so I won't waste so much effort, you don't appreciate it."

Jia Zhu said: "I don't know what your intentions are. You hated officialdom since you were a child, and you didn't care about bureaucrats and dignitaries. But since you were born in a palace, you couldn't help yourself, so you had to deal with them reluctantly."

Shui Rong looked at Jia Zhu deeply, and was overjoyed in his heart, but when he thought about it deeply, he was also worried. He was happy that Jia Zhu understood him exactly the same, and it was not in vain for him to treat Jia Zhu differently; It was Jia Zhu who only knew one thing but didn't know the other. He didn't like bureaucrats and dignitaries, and why he invited Jia Zhu repeatedly. Jia Zhu didn't even mention this inconvenience.

Seeing that his face was alternately happy and sad, Jia Zhu asked in puzzlement, "Could it be that my guess is wrong?"

Shui Rong forced a smile and said: "That's the reason. Ordinary people only think that you and I were born in a wealthy family and should have no worries. How would you know the troubles in my heart? Fortunately, you know my thoughts. Yes, last time Speaking of going to the palace with you, have you told Shibo?"

Jia Zhu slowed down the horse, shook her head and said, "Not yet, the house has been in a mess recently, and I haven't found a chance."

Hearing this, Shui Rong was troubled, he was a very smart person, but just this incident, he could guess that although Jia Zhu treated him with sincerity, it's a pity that his sincerity was different from what he wanted, otherwise he would be With a young temper, how could he not want to see each other every day?

But he is not that domineering person after all, although he is a prince, he will have what he wants, but he also knows that the word love is the most reluctant, even if he is forced, it is not gratifying, what is the strength?With his haughty character, he didn't want to do such a forced thing, so he took out the arrow feathers from the quiver, drew the bow to the full and shot it fiercely, as if he could shoot out all the troubles in his heart.

Of course the arrow missed, and Shui Rong didn't care. He said to Jia Zhu sullenly, "You and I will make a bet. After two hours, whoever hunts the most will win."

After speaking, without waiting for Jia Zhu's response, he rode away on the horse.

Chapter 7 The fourth round

Jia Zhu's ancestor was a general. Although he was not proficient in bow and arrow riding and archery since his father's generation, he had also worked hard on it. I don't know why Shui Rong suddenly made such a suggestion, but he didn't pursue it and took the reins and went in another direction.

In Xiangshan during the Qingming Festival, the grass is just emerging, the trees are just sprouting, insects and birds are singing in the secluded forest, Jia Zhu holds a bow and arrow, and walks along with the horse, occasionally a hare is startled and shoots at random. Get out, whether you hit it or not.

After a stick of incense, the horse had brought Jia Zhu to the middle of the mountain. Jia Zhu had been to Xiangshan before, and knew that there was a small stream not far from here. With the sound of water, Jia Zhu dismounted, pulled the rein, and led the horse to the edge of the stream.

He squatted down to wash his hands, but saw that the stream that should have been clear and transparent was stained red for some reason.Jia Zhu drew the bow and arrow, stood up slowly, and walked upstream along the stream.

As he walked, he guessed that maybe the water had sprayed the animals drinking by the stream, which made the stream red, but after walking more than 100 meters, he still didn't see any prey, and the stream became more and more red.

Jia Zhu was shocked in his heart, it had to be a large prey like a wild boar to have so much blood, but he didn't know if the prey was dead, if it was just injured, Jia Zhu was not sure that he could beat it.He felt faintly happy, it was not often that he encountered such a big prey, even if he could make up an arrow, it was worth being happy for a while.

He moved forward cautiously with complicated emotions, not daring to let out a breath, for fear of disturbing the behemoth, walked forward for a while, and saw a person lying motionless by the stream a hundred meters away, act recklessly.

Jia Zhu hurried forward, knelt down and patted the man on the back, and asked, "Are you dead or alive?"

The man groaned in pain, Jia Zhu then turned him over, and saw that the man was wearing a black military uniform with a python-colored ribbon tied around his waist, the clothes on his chest had been dyed red, and arrows were protruding every inch of him. Outside, his face was covered in blood, and his true colors could not be seen clearly.

Jia Zhu first dragged him from the stream to the bank, took out a handkerchief to simply bandage his chest, and said softly, "Who are you, why did you get hurt here?"

The man closed his eyes tightly and wanted to speak, but he couldn't speak for some reason. Seeing that he was in great pain, Jia Zhu could only continue to say, "You wait here. I will find someone to take you away at the exit. Don't be afraid. I will tell the officer that you are a hunter nearby, and you strayed into the hunting ground by mistake, and I shot you unintentionally." After speaking, he laid the man flat on the grass, thinking of getting rescuers at the exit.

The man pulled Jia Zhu's wrist firmly with his backhand, and he squeezed out a sentence intermittently from his throat: "No... yes...."

Jia Zhu knew that this was not an easy matter. From the man's clothes, he definitely did not stray into the hunting ground. It's just that the man did not want to reveal his name. Although Jia Zhu was suspicious, it was inconvenient to ask, so he had to lie that he was a hunter. After rescuing the person, from now on, I pretended that I had never met this person, so as not to cause more troubles, so I said tentatively: "Don't worry, I can always keep you safe."

The man said: "I know... not far away... there is a remote path... that can lead to the bottom of the mountain... you can borrow... the horse... to... me."

Seeing that he insisted on refusing, Jia Zhu was even more puzzled. She only said that he was being plotted against, he would not trust others, and he would not force him. He pulled the horse over and put the man on the horse's back. Seeing a big mouthful of blood, Jia Zhu felt uncomfortable, and thought that saving people would be the end, and it would be better to send him a ride, so he got on the horse, pulled the man to his chest, and said softly: "You come to show the way, and I will send you back as soon as possible." yes."

Unexpectedly, although the man was seriously injured, he had a lot of strength. He pushed Jia Zhu off the horse with all his strength. Jia Zhu was not on guard and fell to the ground with his buttocks. He couldn't help but annoyed: "What do you mean? I am kind enough to save you. Why do you have to do it?"

The man was lying on the horse's back, staring at Jia Zhu with a pair of shiny black eyes warily, and said without shame: "No... use... you give it away, if you are worried... I... won't return the horse, this... this... Take it, and it will always...get you...a horse." After speaking, he threw an arrow pendant into Jia Zhu's arms, but with this force, he coughed up a big mouthful of blood again, and the expression on his face became more painful, as if he would be ready for death at any time. will pass out.

Jia Zhu saw that his face was pale, and if he procrastinated, his life might be in danger, so the man was saved in vain, knowing that he misunderstood her, she didn't explain, she put the arrow in her bosom, and said, "Take care of yourself." , wrapped the reins around the man's wrist, patted the horse's buttocks, and watched the horse carry the seriously injured man farther and farther, until after turning around more than a dozen big trees, there was no sign of a man or a horse. Only then did he return to the creek and wash off the blood on his hands, but the blood on the silver-white clothes was useless. I don't know how to explain it later.

He lost his horse and couldn't continue hunting, so he planned to go back to the exit and wait for Shui Rong. After walking for a while, he heard the sound of horseshoes not far away. In front of him, he smiled.

Shui Rong looked at Jia Zhu worriedly, but didn't get off the horse. After confirming that he was safe, he asked with an uncertain expression, "Where's your horse?"

Jia Zhu was about to speak, but Shui Rong waved his hand to stop him and said, "Needless to say, get on the horse."

Jia Zhu shook her head, unwilling to ride with Yu Te, she pulled the water-soluble rein and said, "How did you find this place?"

Shui Rong smiled and said: "If I say that you and I have a good heart, can you believe it?"

Jia Zhu said, "I'll just trust you once."

Jia Zhu turned her head and saw Shui Rong stunned on the horse, knowing that she had made a slip of the tongue and misunderstood Shui Rong, she hurriedly changed the subject and said, "I lost to you in today's hunt, let me tell you what prize I want."

Shui Rong smiled and said: "Of course I will ask you for the lottery. I will talk about it when I think about it. It will definitely make your heart hurt. Don't deny it when the time comes."

Jia Zhu said: "If you want to bet and admit defeat, how can you play tricks?"

Suddenly, he saw a strange movement in the grass not far away, so he took the reins out of his mind, turned his head and gave Shui Rong a wink, drew his bow to aim at the strange movement, and shot there, only to see a grass-gray The big fat rabbit jumped out from the grass.Jia Zhu stepped forward and pulled out the arrow abruptly. Blood spurted out from the rabbit's wound and splashed on Jia Zhu's body. He held the rabbit's ear in one hand, pulled the rein with the other, and said to Shui Rong: " This rabbit is fat."

Shui Rong looked at Jia Zhu thoughtfully and said, "That's right, take it to Zhongshun Tower at noon, and we'll eat stewed rabbit meat."

The two walked back to the entrance tacitly. The servants and the commander of the hunting ground were waiting for them anxiously. Seeing that they had returned safely, the commander knelt down and kowtowed and said, "My lord, the young ones just received The superiors have informed that the hunting grounds will be closed for a few days in case the emperor comes to hunt at the end of the month, please forgive me.”

Shui Rong smiled kindly and said: "It's the order from above, what does it have to do with you? I have had a good time today, so I'll go back to the city and trouble Commander Wang to send the prey I hunted to the palace."

Commander Wang heaved a sigh of relief, and replied repeatedly: "This is a small matter." After speaking, he got up and looked at Jia Zhu suspiciously, as if he wanted to ask something.

Shui Rong ordered his servants: "You have no eyesight, what are you doing in a daze, why don't you hurry up and wait for Mr. Jia to change clothes." After ordering the servants, he said to Commander Wang: "Look at this Mr. Jia, just for a rabbit He doesn't even care about this Su silk robe, but he doesn't know how many big fat rabbits this robe can exchange for."

Even though Commander Wang had a thousand questions, he could only apologize and said with a smile: "How can the son of the family care about these things?"

Shui Rong didn't talk to him too much. When Jia Zhu came back after changing his clothes, he took him and his followers back to the city. Along the way, there were rows of imperial guards everywhere. They checked everyone they saw. Even Shui Rong was politely asked more questions. A few words.

Jia Zhu felt uneasy, and Shui Rong comforted him, "Don't worry, I will always keep you safe."

Jia Zhu didn't understand what he meant, but Shui Rong smiled and said nothing, wanting to know what happened next, let's listen to the next chapter to explain.

Chapter 8, Chapter [-], On Chao Gangzhu's Uncle Chao Gangzhu's Concern About Marriage, Shi Taijun's Meaning

It is said that when Shui Rong Jia Zhu and others arrived at Desheng Gate, there was a long queue outside the gate waiting for people to enter the city. At the end of the line, a small businessman who carried burdens complained in a low voice: "What happened again? When? You can’t do business even after entering the city gate, but today it’s deserted again!”

Shui Rong refused to line up obediently, and went straight to the gate of Desheng from the side. The guard saw the token of the king of Beijing and let him pass first. Shui Rong and his group entered the city, and saw Hou Shun'an and others waiting at the side. They saw Shui Rong They all yelled and surrounded them and said: "I was about to leave the city, but I encountered interrogation. The guard said that from now on, we are only allowed to enter the city and not to leave the city. We are afraid that something will happen to the prince, so we dare not go back. We waited for a long time before we waited for you. It's a relief."

Shui Rong smiled and said: "Thank you for your concern, just killed a big fat rabbit, let's go to Jingshun Building, let the cook clean it up, and eat rabbit meat today."

Everyone naturally agreed, and just as they were about to ride their horses to Jingshun Tower, a man came to meet him, riding a dark brown purple lizard horse. It was Zhu Ting, the little prince of Zhongshun. Everyone looked at him warily, for fear that he would cause trouble again.Zhu Ting didn't hold the horse to stand still until before the water-soluble horse, held the water-soluble horse for a while, and then said in a deep voice: "It's really unfortunate, I have a business to attend, so I can't attend the prince's banquet, please forgive me. "

Everyone was amazed, no one invited him to the banquet, how could he suddenly appear and say such words, but Shui Rong showed regret and said: "It's a pity, it's a pity, today's rabbit is very fat, loyal and obedient to the little prince It's really not a good thing. But, I heard that the prince's mansion has bought a new rabbit, which must taste good, and the little prince eats rabbits every day, so it must be good."

Zhu Ting lowered his head and smiled, as if he was savoring the smell of the rabbit. After a while, he raised his head and said with a smile: "I almost forgot to plead guilty to the lord. Thank you lord for letting me last time."

Shui Rong said coldly: "You're welcome!"

After finishing speaking, he rode away from Zhu Ting on horseback, and the rest of the people left after saluting Zhu Ting. Zhu Ting turned a blind eye to everyone's saluting until Jia Zhu saluted him, then said with a dark smile: "I don't know." How does your taste compare with that of my family's?"

Jia Zhu's complexion changed, he had never offended the loyal young prince, but he didn't know why he uttered obscene words, no matter how good Jia Zhu's temper was, he couldn't bear such naked insults, and was furious in his heart, although he was concerned about the influence of Zhongshun's palace, He couldn't stop trembling and said: "Don't talk nonsense!"

The loyal little prince snorted coldly, and was about to speak, but unexpectedly a horsewhip was lashed on his back, and it was Shui Rong who hadn't gone far that folded back again, with an angry look on his beautiful face, he shouted : "Why should the grievances between you and me involve others!"

When did Zhu Ting suffer from such a disadvantage? He stretched out his hand to pull Shui Rong's whip, and when he raised the whip, it was about to fall on Shui Rong, but Shui Rong was not afraid of him, and said, "How dare you!"

Seeing his anger, Zhu Ting's face, which was originally as white as jade, turned red, he couldn't bear it, put away his whip, and said with a smile: "I really dare not!" After speaking, he bowed to Jia Zhu, "Don't blame Mr. I was rude today, and I will come to the door to apologize another day."

Jia Zhu felt wronged in her heart, seeing him apologizing but it was inconvenient to pursue further, so she could only bear her anger and said, "No need."

Shui Rong asked his servant to pull the reins of Jia Zhu's mount, and said to Zhu Ting, "If there is a next time, I will never spare you!"

The crowd followed Shui Rong away, Jia Zhu led the horse by the servant, and thought carefully about the two encounters with Zhu Ting. However, Ting repeatedly made things difficult for him, always implicating Shui Rong in what he said.Although Jia Zhu has a close relationship with Shui Rong, he has never surpassed it. Even if the two are confidantes, what's the matter with Zhu Ting?

Jia Zhu couldn't figure it out. He was a 15-year-old boy who was humiliated by Zhu Ting for no reason. Although he was well-bred, he couldn't let go of it for a while, and his heart was filled with depression.

Shui Rong is a smart and transparent person, and his heart is on Jia Zhu, how can he not see the strangeness in him, after the banquet, leave the crowd, find a quiet small teahouse, and retreat the attendants, only Shui Rong and Jia Zhu are left behind , just then pressed Jia Zhu's hand, and said in a low voice: "What I said to you today is of great importance, but I can't bear to see you unhappy, so I have to speak clearly."

Jia Zhu saw that he said it solemnly, and said sternly: "If it is inconvenient, then don't say it."

Shui Rong said: "Sooner or later you have to know, it's better to let you know earlier, it can save a lot of trouble."

Jia Zhu nodded and said, "Since that's the case, I'll listen with all my ears. Don't worry, I will never tell outsiders what I said today."

Shui Rong smiled and said: "Of course I don't worry about this, I just don't want you to worry about it at a young age."

Jia Zhu laughed and said, "My lord, you are only one year older than me."

Shui Rong hurriedly covered his mouth, and said: "I shouldn't gossip with you. Just listen to me in detail: there are many princes today, but most of them are young, only the eldest prince and the second prince have passed the weak years. It's the Spring and Autumn period today, and it's too early to talk about succession. But it's not as good as God's calculations. For some reason, it only started last autumn, and I occasionally feel cold, and it gets worse in winter. We wait Naturally follow the ancestral system, support the elder as the heir, but don't want to be loyal to the royal family and join the new nobles to violate the ancestral tradition, and want to support the second prince as the emperor. Political opinions are different. This is a common thing. It's just taking the world as my own responsibility, and playing some pros and cons. Who knows that Zhu Ting has repeatedly made things difficult for me openly, but it's just the dirty things among young people, and it's not convenient for me to treat each other according to official rules. You can’t take it to heart that you will utter foul language today, you and I have a frank relationship, it’s not like him doing dirty things that don’t come to the table.”

Has anyone ever talked to Jia Zhu about government affairs, let alone Shui Rong, who is still a minor like him, but has already participated in the prince's affairs. I don't know what you said."

Jia Zhu's face was pale, and she asked after a long time: "Then my Jia family is the same as yours?"

Shui Rong patted him on the shoulder, proudly said: "That's natural, the children of the aristocratic families who have been friends with me on weekdays are all in the same camp, I think they all know this, only you don't. I wanted to tell you later, At least wait until you pass the imperial examination and become an official. I think your parents and seniors have the same thoughts as I do, but now the situation is not waiting for others. Seeing that you and I are on good terms, Zhu Ting has repeatedly troubled you, so I am determined to tell you, Prepare yourself mentally."

How could Jia Zhu accept so much information in such a short period of time? Holding a teacup, he sipped and sipped slowly. After a long time, he turned his head to look at Shui Rong. After looking at the appearance, but with an old-fashioned face, Jia Zhu said distressedly: "You should also be careful."

Shui Rong happily said: "I would like to follow Master Zhu's instruction!"

Chapter 9, Chapter [-], On Chao Gangzhu's Uncle Chao Gangzhu's Concern About Marriage, Shi Taijun's Meaning

Jia Zhu and Shui Rong went home without mentioning it, but said that when Jia Zhu returned to Rongguo Mansion, she saw Wenxin standing in front of the courtyard gate, pacing up and down anxiously. You are finally back, the ancestors sent people to remind you several times."

Jia Zhu asked why, Wen Xin waited for him to enter the house to change clothes and said: "Today is Qingming, the old ancestor hosted a banquet, and everyone went to her place for dinner."

Jia Zhu said that it was so, she simply washed up, and took a few maids to Jia Mu's place.

He saluted Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng outside. Jia Zheng asked him to enter the house to greet the old lady. After entering the house, he saw a group of female relatives, Jia Lian and Baoyu sitting around the house. Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Wang saluted. Jia Yuanchun, Jia Lian, Jia Baoyu, Yingchun, Tanchun and Xichun all stood up and saluted him. Someone had already moved a round stool and put it next to Mrs. Wang. Let’s say you’ve been working hard recently, and you often read books in the middle of the night, learning is important, but you should also pay more attention to rest.”

Jia Zhu said: "It's okay, but I can't pay my respects to my ancestors often."

Jia's mother said: "I have your younger brothers and sisters to accompany me, so I am not lonely. You are different from them. Your father wants you to get a good name and honor your ancestors. From now on, the Jia family will rely on you. I am afraid that he will force you. If you are too tight, you will miss things. Now that you are working so hard, I am relieved."

Jia Zhu replied: "This is the responsibility of the grandson."

Jia Baoyu was originally held in the arms of Jia Mu, with a round face carved in pink and jade, eyes like lacquer spots looked at Jia Zhu, looked at Jia Zhu for a while, then turned to stare at Yuan Chun for a while, then He muttered, "Big brother is even more handsome than big sister."

Jia's mother and the others couldn't help laughing, and some people covered their mouths with handkerchiefs and compared the looks of Yuan Chun and Jia Zhu carefully. There are some similarities at first, with rounded faces, but Jia Zhu has elegant temperament and elegant demeanor, while Yuan Chun grew up with Jia's mother and was raised according to the standards of women who participated in the draft, with beautiful posture and graceful and wealthy temperament. Different temperament.

Jia Mu pointed to Baoyu's nose with a smile and said, "You have sharp eyes, but it's no fault of your sister's heart that she loves you so much."

Yuan Chun said with a smile: "Tong Yan Wuji, originally it was my elder brother who was more handsome."

Seeing Yuan Chun smiling and shaking her head at him, Jia Zhu knew she didn't take the words to heart, so she laughed and said, "Baoyu must have taken a fancy to something interesting in my room, so she said something nice to coax me."

Mrs. Wang said: "Exactly, your uncle brought you a lot of things from Lingnan last time. Because Baoyu was still young, he only gave him some children's things. I don't want Jielan in your house to get a Miaoyin inlaid bead." Baoyu saw the hairpin, so he took it to heart and wanted to beg for it from you."

Jia Zhu said: "What's the matter, let Wenxin fetch it for him to play with later, if there is anything fancy in the room, just take it."

Baoyu clapped his hands happily and said, "Thank you, big brother."

Jiamu said: "Don't get used to him. Besides, you have everything in your house. Wenxin is the most worry-free person. She will remember everything for you. When you get married, don't bully her."

Jia Zhu's face was burning hot, and she hurriedly said: "The grandson is still young, so I have to trouble sister Wenxin for a few more years."

Jia's mother pointed to Jia Lian and said to Mrs. Xing: "Lian'er is the same age as Zhu'er, and she is not too young. You parents should also pay attention to this matter. If you have a suitable girl, you will ask someone to come to your door to make a matchmaker. This is how we do it." In addition to the princess of the Wangfu family, other families can still get it."

Mrs. Xing apologized and said with a smile: "What the old lady said is true, but this matter is still up to the old lady and the master."

It turned out that Jia Lian was born to Jia She's original wife, Mrs. Xing was just a continuation, and he was Jia She's only son, so she could decide on the marriage, and Jia Lian was not of an Ansheng temperament, he was born romantic. , very high self-esteem