Ring Lord of the Red Chamber

On this day, the Rongguo Mansion had just sent a private letter to Eunuch Xia's mansion outside the palace. Jia Zheng, who had been dismissed from the Ministry of Industry, received the news that he was going to be promoted, and he was indescribably happy.

At noon today, Niu Jizong, the grandson of the Duke of the Shijiao Town, invited him to have a drink with him after he left his post.When Jia Zhengfang arrived at the appointed place, he saw Niu Jizong coming out with a laugh, and dragged him into the garden without waiting for him to greet him.

The courtyard here is called Yanlai Garden, and it was only when Jia Zheng entered the gate that he discovered that it was a very high-grade garden.House prostitute.museum.As long as anyone who can step into it is either a high-ranking official or a scholar, even an ordinary wealthy businessman will not be able to enter even if he holds a lot of gold and silver.For a while, the Second Master Zheng was a little bit deterred.

Relatives, friends, and colleagues all know that Jia Zheng and Jia Cunzhou are well-behaved and abide by conduct, and he will never set foot in places like Yanlai Garden.What's going on with Niu Jizong today, is it possible to ruin his Jia Zheng's reputation?

"Hey, don't look at me like that. I called you here for a reason. Let me explain." When Niu Jizong caught sight of Jia Zheng's expression, he laughed, half dragging and half dragging. Pull people closer to the wing.By the way, she turned her face slightly to hide the contempt in her eyes.

It's not true that he doesn't get close to women, what kind of gentleman's virtue is he pretending to be!

A banquet had already been set up in the wing room, and two women about twenty-eight years old were waiting at the side. When they saw Niu and Jia coming in, they rushed to greet them and greet them, and then waited for them to sit down at the table.

"Brother Jizong, you know that my younger brother doesn't like this, this..." The second master Zheng looked a little embarrassed, frowning and looked around the surrounding environment, especially circling the two women a few times.

"What are you waiting for? Are you waiting for the Qinlou Chu Pavilion?" Niu Jizong interrupted him with a wave of his hand, grabbing a woman's hand, as if to pull her into his lap, but the woman avoided him with a clever smile He snorted, "Uncle Niu, no way."

Niu Jizong was not angry either, he smiled and spread his hands at Jia Zheng, saying: "You see, all the people in this yard are prostitutes, not prostitutes. The friendship between our two families for so many years, I can't help it." Knowing your style, how could I bring you to such a place. Cunzhou, let me tell you..."

As he spoke, he leaned closer to Jia Zheng and whispered, "No one can offend the people behind Yan Lai Garden, that's what makes these girls so unrestrained and unrestrained, and also makes them so attractive. It will be even more so later. It will open your eyes, there is a pure and pure, refined, and proficient in all kinds of music, chess, poetry and painting, who wants to spare time to play a song for us."

Knowing that this place is full of noble people, Jia Zheng's displeasure and disgust subsided a lot. After all, he also admired the pure and beautiful women.What's more, there is a master behind this place who can make Niu Jizong so obedient, so no one would dare to ruin the reputation of the women.

However, the Second Master Zheng's expression was still reluctant, and he didn't want to let the others present see the slightest compromise, so as not to appear that he was too weak.He only coughed lightly, and the woman beside him conveniently brought tea, accompanied by a sweet smile.

This smile dazzled Jia Zheng, he swallowed involuntarily, took a sip of the tea.Probably because his mood was a little too unstable, the Second Master Zheng took a big sip, he choked and really coughed.

Niu Jizong also got the tea offered by the woman, and used the gesture of drinking tea to hide his contemptuous expression.Fortunately, such a person is the real leader of the Rongning Second Mansion, otherwise, if it is Jia Jing and Jia She...

Coughing a few times, Jia Zheng held back his coughing, and asked with a blushing face in embarrassment: "What's the matter, brother Jizong called me here today just to listen to a piece of music? If that's the case, then I'm going to tell..."

"Oh, look at my memory. I was interrupted by you just now. I almost forgot the serious business." Niu Jizong hurriedly grabbed Jia Zheng, slapped his forehead and smiled and cupped his hands to him, saying: "Cun Zhou, I want to be a brother." Congratulations to you."

Jia Zheng was surprised when he heard the words, and asked a little eagerly: "Why do you like it, brother Jizong?... Could it be that the girl I sent to the palace has a future?" Didn't the eunuch Xia look at Yuan Chun differently these days?

"That's not true. Outsiders like us can't figure out what's going on in the palace." Niu Jizong shook his head, tapped Jia Zheng with his finger, and said, "Brother, I just heard that you, Cun Zhou, will be promoted and sent out." It's over. Tell me, isn't this a happy event!"

Promoted and released... The second master of Zheng was stunned when he heard this, and he lost his mind for a long time before exclaiming: "Really? Brother Jizong, you, you don't fool me..." Despite the words There is still doubt, but the face has already smiled unconsciously.

Niu Jizong slapped the table angrily, staring at his eyes and feigning anger, he said, "What are you talking about? I am an elder brother. Why are you fooling me? I said Cun Zhou, you are not authentic, I haven't talked to you yet. Ask for some benefits, you really want to find me."

"Brother, forgive me, brother forgive me..." Jia Zheng hurriedly cupped his hands to make amends, and raised his wine glass to punish himself. When Niu Jizong put on his airs and smiled again, Fang asked: "Brother Jizong, you know, my younger brother will be punished." What position will you be transferred to, and where will you be relocated?"

"I don't know the details. But," Niu Jizong shook his glass, his eyes swept over Jia Zheng deeply, "Cun Zhou, my brother knows another thing. You know, your What is the reason for the promotion?"

"This..." The Second Master Zheng's face was a bit inexplicable, as if he didn't know why Niu Jizong asked such a question, and said in surprise: "A while ago, the examination officials of the Ministry of Officials had already said that they would be promoted to some with good political performance. Come to think of it, this time I was able to be promoted, it should be because in this exam, the performance is still acceptable."

This guy is so embarrassing!

Niu Jizong was obviously taken aback, he really didn't expect Jia Zheng to have such fantasies.What else is there to pass the test?For such a waste, he has been used as a display in the Ministry of Industry for so many years. If he is not the kind of easy to make trouble, he would have been kicked away by the superiors of the Ministry of Industry.

However, Niu Jizong didn't intend to tangle with him on this, so he just smiled and said perfunctorily: "Cunzhou, your performance appraisal is naturally passable, but there are other assistances. It's not someone else, but your youngest son, who was hand-picked by today Jia Huan who came to the palace as a companion."

He leaned over and clicked on the table, fixed his eyes on Jia Zheng, and said in his mouth: "As far as I know, your name Zhou was not originally on the promotion list of the officials. But, Your youngest son walked around in front of His Majesty, and your name was added to the list. Cun Zhou, you gave birth to a good son."

Jia Huan? !

The Second Master Zheng's heart trembled violently when he heard the words, his fingers unconsciously grasped the wine glass, his lips trembled under the cover of his beard.Was it because of Jia Huan?Is it because Jia Huan has Jinshang's blue eyes, so he can get the chance to be promoted?Which means...

That child Jia Huan... still remembers his father.

However, Jia Zheng's mood was very complicated and entangled with each other hard to resolve.Even though the son was adopted out, he still cared about his father and knew how to seek a future for him, which comforted the Second Master Zheng; It takes a kid to have a chance to be promoted, this, this...

How embarrassing is this for him!

Perhaps, even without Jia Huan adding to the chaos, with his political achievements and knowledge, he would be among the next batch of promoted officials.In that case, he should not be admired for his knowledge and ability as he is now, only envied for having a son who is favored by the emperor.

"Cunzhou, I'm not talking about you for my brother's sake. You are too stingy. You have such a well-behaved and intelligent son, and you have helped him to win the favor of the Holy One. Why didn't you know to inform your relatives and friends? What's the matter? , Is this because you are afraid that your brothers and friends will take advantage of you? Let me tell you, when the child Minger Huaner leaves the palace on vacation, you have to send it to me to have a good look at it."

Niu Jizong didn't seem to see Jia Zheng's gradually embarrassing expression, he smiled comfortably, his eyes were full of disdain, but his words were full of envy, "Oh, speaking of children, I have to say good luck to Cunzhou as a brother. .” He snapped his fingers and counted one by one.

"Although that child Jia Zhu left early, he was eager to learn and make progress. A teenager was selected as a scholar; the big girl was born on the first day of the first month of the first lunar month. Send it to the palace; and then there is that precious jade, God, I have never heard of such a strange child, born with a jade... Tsk, I think this must be unprecedented."

"Originally, I thought the child who came down would be inconspicuous, but I didn't expect—" Niu Jizong pointed at Jia Zheng and complained at the top of his voice, "You, the second child in politics, is actually hiding something. Jia Huan's child must be It's something brilliant, otherwise, how could it have caught the eyes of Imamami. Our two families have been friends for so many years, we both grew up in a pair of pants, and you are silent, you really love brother's heart It's..."

Not long after the new emperor ascended the throne, another mutiny forced the palace to force the old sage to abdicate before he won the throne. Many people inside and outside the palace were staring at him and thinking about him.Yu Wenxi suddenly appointed a boy to the palace as a companion, and his background was different.Rongguo Mansion, one of the "Four Kings and Eight Dukes" in the country, will make many people doubt anyway, and then want to use this to cause some trouble.

Niu Jizong, as well as the people behind Niu Jizong, naturally had some thoughts about Jia Xiaohuan.He invited Jia Zheng here today, not because of Jia Zheng, a trash, and he didn't expect to get anything through Jia Zheng.

All he wanted was to meet that kid when Jia Huan left the palace.How many of them are there, and all of them have doubts in their hearts: Why did Yu Wenxi bring a second-best son of the Rongguo Mansion into the palace today?

Now Niu Jizong doesn't know that Jia Xiaohuan is not the bastard son of Zheng's second child now!