Jia Cong, the God of Dancing Through the Red Mansion

It took more than a month to arrive in Yangzhou along the river, and it took more than two months including the time for everyone to play.

When I left Beijing on the second day of April, when everyone returned from Yangzhou, it was already June [-]th, and going back was upstream, and it was foreseeable that it would take more time.

It took more than two months to return to the capital until the end of August. Not only did I miss Jiamu's birthday, but even the Mid-Autumn Festival was barely over.

Although the journey wasn’t hard, being trapped on a boat was nothing compared to the comfort at home. It was interesting when I went there because of the novelty, but after a few months, even the novelty of the experience became boring.

As soon as he felt bored, he felt hard work. Jia Cong is fine, not to mention his young age, he usually pays attention to physical exercise. Mr. Qiao is used to walking around, but Jia She, Daiyu, and Xichun's bodies are a little unbearable. .

When I was on the boat, I could barely hold on. After I got off the boat, I fell ill. There was nothing serious about it, but my stomach was disturbed, and I was not energetic.

However, Mother Jia always thought that the people brought by Daiyu were angry, so she forced her to rearrange the yard, but now that Baoyu wanted to talk to Daiyu, there were always several people around him, and she behaved a little too much. Some, someone reprimanded them without face.

But what others say is reasonable, and Baoyu is not happy to say it, and it seems very uneducated to be reprimanded by a servant like this. It was Mrs. Wang who always regarded Daiyu as a coquettish girl and wished that Baoyu would be far away from her.

But Baoyu didn't take these things to heart. After the separation this time, seeing Daiyu felt even more cordial. She panicked after seeing Daiyu for a day. Even if she was reprimanded for this, she didn't take it to heart, but she couldn't get close to her. Sister Lin made him feel suffocated in his heart, and after a long time, he had another heart disease.

Of course this is something to do later!

At this time, Jia Mu saw that the whole group was tired and went to see the imperial physician, so she took the opportunity to vent all her anger on Jia She, and she didn't care about his bad health, so if she was caught, it would be a good scolding.

Jia Amnesty was already used to being scolded, so he curled his lips, although he didn't know if he would feel sad, but he didn't care at all on his face.

However, Jia Cong's face turned livid with anger, and even looked at Jia's mother with a hint of malice!

However, the old lady was his grandmother in name after all, and she couldn't go back in front of the crowd, so she could only secretly figure out when she could get back this place.

I personally served my father with soups and medicines for a few days until he recovered, and then I devoted myself to my studies again, thinking that if he can be admitted to Juren in a few years, Baoyu will still be there without accomplishing anything, and the old lady must have a pretty face there. Is this part of revenge? !

In the days that followed, in the entire Jia mansion, at the old lady's second room, because there were more people around Daiyu, and because people from Xue's family lived in Lixiangyuan, they had a wonderful life. A few girls and Baoyu often I quarreled today and reconciled tomorrow, and the topic continues every day.

Moreover, the servants of the Jia family have always been arrogant and talkative. It is normal to talk about the master. At this time, there is no pressure to talk about the guests. When there was only Miss Lin as a cousin, there was no comparison, and no one said anything. Now there is another cousin girl from the Xue family, so the inside and outside of the words are naturally compared.

Baochai of the Xue family is kind and magnanimous, and is used to being kind to others, but Daiyu doesn't like to pay attention to those mundane things, she refuses to care about anything that doesn't involve herself, and the nuns around her are more disciplined. Even Baoyu dares to reprimand, let alone others.

In addition, the second wife who heads the family is closer to the Xue family, and is usually willing to make faces for Miss Xue. Since Daiyu came back, she has disliked Jia's mother and moved to a separate yard. The mother's treatment of Daiyu is not as good as before, so in comparison, those servants naturally have a lot of praise for Miss Xue's family.

On the other hand, Miss Lin gradually spread the words, petty, aloof, and not as generous as Miss Bao. When Jia Cong heard these words from the mouth of the girl and servant below, he was surprised for a long time. He originally thought these words The belittling words should have come out after Lin Ruhai was gone.

I really didn't expect that Xue's family already had it not long after they arrived. These servants of Jia's family really have no rules!

I told Mrs. Xing about the matter, but I can only restrain the people on the side of the big room and let them not get involved, but they can't control the old lady and the second room.

However, now Lin Daiyu is not just a little girl here alone. Jia Cong learned about the maids and girls around her when she was on the boat, and there are quite a few of them who are sharp-tongued. Wake up, someone must be unlucky again.

However, Jia Cong only knows these things in his mind. He occasionally reminds Jia She and Mrs. Xing, but he doesn't care about the specifics. Now he is focusing on the scriptures, calligraphy and painting sculptures, etc. and doesn't want to give up, so he looks special. busy.

When you are busy, life always goes by quickly. In the days when Jia Cong worked hard and hard, the end of the year soon came.

After the busy New Year, until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Jia She finally found out that his son didn't leave his books much during the year. He was afraid that his son would become a nerd from now on, or that he would be like Jia Zhu in the past. body, so during the Lantern Festival, I specially asked someone to take him out for a walk.

Lanterns on the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month have always been a favorite of literati. The girls and boys in Jia’s mansion have always been nerds and nerds, and they basically don’t leave the mansion. Therefore, every year, some lanterns will be set up in the mansion for the big and small masters. For fun, this year's rare Jia Amnesty has spoken, allowing Jia Cong to take enough people out for a walk.

On the contrary, he also yearns for it. He has been in ancient times for so long, not to mention that he has never visited temple fairs, let alone these big festivals, and he always feels a little regretful.

Knowing that it is not very safe outside when there are many people, so Jia Cong did not ask for help. There were five or six young children who were serving by his side, and a group of nearly 20 people left the Rongguo Mansion in a mighty manner.

Because it is New Year's Eve, Jia Cong is wearing a bright red shirt, deerskin boots, and a fox fur with big red fur. Half of his hair is still draped over his shoulders, and the other half is combed on the top of his hair. The top bun, the hair is still the pearl golden crown.

On the face, the eyebrows are lightly raised, the phoenix eyes are slanting, the nose is straight, the lips are not pointing and the lips are red, and it is a style of anger or smile, especially when looking sideways at people, it is simply mesmerizing!

Before going out, I had to meet Jia She and Mrs. Xing. The two of them were almost stunned. When they came back to their senses, Jia She really wanted to hide this son at home. This son is usually serious and a little deserted. His aura suppressed the charm between his brows and eyes, so he didn't feel anything wrong, but he was a little worried about letting him out like this when he was so enchanting! ! !

However, the son finally agreed to go out, and he seemed to be looking forward to it. He opened his mouth a few times there, but he still didn't say what he was not allowed to go out, so he had to call Zhao Qi and Wang Shanbao over again and give them detailed instructions. Once again, let Wan Wan take good care of the young master, and finally said, "If something happens to the third master, you don't have to come back!"

The two of them respectfully agreed, and they had to put up all their spirits to serve him.

Jia Cong listened to it as funny. He is now eight years old, and he is already nine years old. He is no longer a child in this age. If he is willing to go out, he already has his own social circle. Now he just goes out to look at the lights. , and brought so many people, what can happen?

Daddy is really too careful!

Although he didn't think so in his heart, he still smiled and listened to his father's instructions before he led the people outside.

He took the carriage and arrived at the intersection. There were too many people in front of him, and the carriage could no longer pass, so he had to get down and walk. Although there were more people, there were many people clearing the way around him, so he was not squeezed.

All kinds of lanterns on both sides of the road are really not comparable to the things in the mansion, and the riddles on them are not only diverse, but also exquisitely made. Occasionally, I can't help but stop and guess when I meet someone I like. Stopping and walking, unknowingly, there are a few more lanterns in the hands of the young children around me.

In Jia Cong's hand, he held a bag of fried chestnuts in sugar. In this cold day, he held a bag of hot chestnuts in his hand. Even if he didn't eat them, it would be good to warm his hands, not to mention that the chestnuts were real. It's very fragrant. Peel one and put it in your mouth. It's full of sweetness. When you eat it in your stomach, it's soft and hot. It feels very comfortable.

Can't help but make the person who eats smile all over his face, and eat one after another.

He felt very happy eating and playing here, but he didn't know that the people around him were staring at him. There were too many lanterns in the hands of the young yaoer around him, illuminating the dark sky around him like daytime. Compared with the prominent lantern stalls next to it.

What's more, the lanterns he won were all excellent products from various booths. Of course it would be more attractive to be surrounded by him like this, let alone such a young man with exquisite clothes surrounded by him. Li's appearance was set off by the soft light of the lantern, which made her stand out even more. In addition, the faint smile on her face made her appearance even more dazzling. Many people on the street looked at her with stunned!

But I don't know whose young master it is?If it weren't for seeing the fierce servants around, some people would even want to strike up a conversation and get to know each other.

Jia Cong has long been used to being watched by others, so he doesn't care much about it, and there are so many people around him, it's hard to think of things, so just like when he just came here, he walked there leisurely, watching When you see a lantern or riddle you like, you have to go and have a look.

But I don't know, although most people look at him here to look at the lanterns to see the beauties, but there are also a few people with malicious intentions, even though he looks like a rich man, and there are many people around him, but they can't stop people Take the risk!

Jia Cong was still staring at a lantern. The lantern was made into a rare grass shape. Although it was not very gorgeous or cute, it was unique and rare, so he was very interested. The riddle "Zigui is crying all the cuckoo red" is to guess the name of a kind of traditional Chinese medicine.

He has never read this medical book, and he has never studied these Chinese herbal medicines. After reading it for a long time, he has no clue. He overestimated these people, and they all avoided his gaze, obviously none of them were useful.

The people here were about to leave just now, but the booth next to it suddenly caught fire unexpectedly, and the people around were frightened, and they suddenly became chaotic.

Originally, Jia Cong escaped from the protective circle because he was looking at the lantern, and all the followers were standing behind him, but now he was squeezed by others, and he was pushed away a few steps.

When he wanted to go back, he found that it was impossible. More and more people were crowded towards this side, and the servants behind him had been scattered. He was too short, and could only vaguely Hearing "Third Master!" amidst the screams of 'Ouch', but he couldn't see anyone, and when he heard the sound, his body was involuntarily pushed in another direction. make life difficult for!

He is also a savvy man, knowing that it would be too dangerous if he fell or something if he was squeezed around like this, so he ducked down and hid inside the lantern booth, but so many people messed up, such a small How could the stall be spared? After a while, it was so crowded that it collapsed, and the hawker who set up the stall tried his best to save him, but he couldn't get back.

It was a step of caution, but another fire broke out, and the panic was even worse!

Jia Cong couldn't stand there anymore, so he could only follow the flow of people and walk in one direction.

Gradually, I found that something was wrong. The two strong men beside me seemed to always lead me in one direction intentionally or unintentionally, and the people around me were not always crowded, but these two people Although he didn't look in his direction, he seemed to be attached to him, no matter how chaotic he was, he didn't take a step away from him.

I was shocked, although I didn't believe that I could still meet a kidnapper at such an age, but I had to be careful, taking advantage of the two people blocking others.

Taking advantage of his young age and short stature, he found a gap and squeezed out of the crowd next to him. When the two found out, Jia Cong had already disappeared into the crowd next to him.

The two of them could only swear a few words, and tried their best to squeeze in this direction again.

It was hard for them to find here, and it was also hard for Jia Cong to hide here. There were too many people and it was too chaotic.

It was hard to get out of the crowd, and when he finally breathed a sigh of relief, he found that someone was grabbing his hand. He instinctively threw it away in shock and took two steps back, only to hear that person say: "Nephew , don’t you know me?”

Jia Cong looked up, and it took him a while to remember that this person really knew him, he had met him before when he was having a dinner with his father, his name was Qu Heng, and his father called him Qu San'er, but this person was a peddler. At that time, the business was ruined by myself, so it can be regarded as a feud. How could Jia Cong trust him when they met here?

After staring at him for a while, as if he couldn't recognize him, he took a moment, turned around and ran into the crowd again.

Sure enough, Naqu San'er cursed something in a low voice, raised his foot and followed him, and there seemed to be several people surrounding him in his direction.

Jia Cong knew that no matter what, he couldn't be caught by these people, but now he was alone, so he was quickly grabbed by the arm. Knowing that it was not good, he used a clever trick, and put the other hand on his chest As soon as the buttons were unbuttoned, the big woolen clothes outside had already been taken off the body and was caught in the hands of the man.

When the man was stunned, the man had already rushed out again, and when someone grabbed his hair again, he did not hesitate to hit the opponent's chest with a heavy elbow. Amidst the screams, a gap was finally opened in the opponent's encirclement.

Relying on his small size, and fully displaying the level of hiding dance fans on the street in his previous life, he disappeared into the crowd like a swimming fish.

He escaped here, and there was a person complaining to Qu San'er, "Did you tell him something, why can't even a little boy be stable?"

Qu San'er was also a little helpless, "Don't talk about me, this guy saw me a few years ago, if I hadn't seen Zhao Qi, I wouldn't have guessed it was him, and now I don't recognize me It's normal. In this situation, if strangers approach you, of course you have to hide!"

"I hope you didn't play tricks!" The man's tone was a bit unfriendly, obviously unbelieving.

Qu San'er was also very annoyed, "You're still talking about me, so many people can't even catch a child, it's really promising."

The man was obviously hurt by what he said, he snorted coldly, turned around and walked into the crowd.

But Jia Cong didn't know about it. He had completely left the scene of the accident, and he couldn't even tell the direction of the north, south, south, east, and west. It was because there were pursuers behind him that he didn't even dare to stop for a while.

Just kept walking aimlessly.

I don't know how far I have walked, my hair is already messy, and my clothes are soaked because of the nervous sweat just now, and without the big hairy clothes, I feel cold for a while.

He wiped the sweat off his face with his sleeve, he didn't dare to go into the small shop, just happened to see a big restaurant in front of him, it turned out to be one of the best in the capital according to the boy, and his father often entertained guests here.

After thinking about it, he went in, found the shopkeeper, showed his identity, took off a jade pendant and handed it to the shopkeeper, hoping that he could send someone to Rongguo Mansion to say something, and let the family send another person to pick it up he.

The shopkeeper saw the little boy in front of him, although he was a little smaller, but his appearance was really outstanding. At this time, his clothes and hair were a little messy, but his bright red cheeks and bright eyes made him, who was used to seeing people come and go. I was a little dazed in the past, no wonder there will be troubles when the servants come out to enjoy a light when the obedient tapes are complete!

It's just such a small matter, even if there is no silver reward, the appearance of this jade pendant can be regarded as a big reward, and you can also make friends with the head of the Rongguo Mansion. Of course the shopkeeper is willing to help with such a beneficial and harmless matter. Immediately, he arranged a seat for Jia Cong so that he could wait with peace of mind.

However, before he arranged for someone to go out, a middle-aged man dressed in brocade clothes came down from the upstairs, and he saluted Jia Cong, "My master, it is said that he is an old friend of Mr. Cong who went south on the boat. It is rare." To be able to meet here today, it can be seen that there is a destiny, so I am here to invite you!"

Jia Cong was stunned for a moment, the old friend on the boat going south?Thinking of that stern and majestic figure, could it really be that one?

Turning to the shopkeeper, he said, "The shopkeeper, please send someone to tell me quickly, the boy will be very grateful!"

Seeing that the shopkeeper agreed, and rearranged his clothes and hair behind his back, he turned around and said to the middle-aged man in brocade clothes, "Your Excellency, please lead the way!"

I got up and followed the man upstairs, all the way up to the third floor, and walked into a private room by the window, the window should be facing the street, no wonder I knew he was in the store, I must have seen it!

The middle-aged man just stood at the door and said to the house, "Third Master, someone brought it!", opened the door, made a gesture of please, and did not go in.

Jia Cong walked in, and looked up after entering the room, the person by the window was indeed the third prince who boarded their boat on his own initiative, and now he was His Highness Prince Rui, and the opposite was a young man, even though Sitting there was boneless, holding a jug in one hand, squinting drunken eyes, and kneeling beside him was a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy with red lips and white teeth, leaning half of his body lightly on him.

At the bottom are two burly young men, both of whom are well-dressed and well-dressed, with jade faces and fine noses, looking like princes of aristocratic families, and there are also girls who accompany wine sitting beside them. They can be so proud in front of the prince, which shows that their identities have their origins. Not low.

A few steps away from the banquet, there were two girls with musical instruments. When Jia Cong came in, he was singing a tune. He didn't stop even when he saw someone coming in. Instead, he raised his head and threw two winking eyes at him. However, After seeing Jia Cong's stature, he was obviously taken aback for a moment, but then giggled, but he didn't know what he was laughing at!

In Jia Cong's previous life, he always socialized in bars and guild halls. When the men and women there accompanied the guests to let loose, they were not comparable to the people here, so even when they saw the scene in the room, they were not surprised.

After looking up and seeing that it was indeed someone he knew, his heart turned, but without hesitation, he walked in quickly and greeted His Highness Prince Rui.

Prince Rui cried out, but then asked in a cold voice: "Why are you here alone?"

Jia Cong didn't expect this person to ask so directly, so he could only tell the truth: "I brought someone out, but because a booth caught fire, the crowd became chaotic, so they all scattered." After a pause, he added , "I have already asked the shopkeeper to report back to the manor!"

Prince Rui nodded, and directly ordered, "Since that's the case, let Chen An arrange a seat for you, and just wait for someone from your family to pick you up."

Before Jia Cong could answer, a fair-skinned man stepped out from the shadows, and took a seat under the two sons of aristocratic families.

Jia Cong had no choice but to thank him, but seeing that there were three other people at the table, all of them were of high status, so he sat down like this, so he cupped his hands and said, "Jia Cong, the eldest son of Xia Rongguo Mansion, met all of you."

As a concubine, he seldom goes out of the residence to meet guests, and unlike Baoyu, a piece of jade is known to everyone in the capital, so he thought that apart from His Highness Prince Rui's special situation, no one knew about him.

Unexpectedly, a young man in a fancy dress lowered his head clapped his hands and laughed, "So it's brother Jia Cong, I've admired his name for a long time!"

That tone was too familiar, but Jia Cong was taken aback. Even Prince Rui didn't know where he came from. The Jia family's foreign affairs are usually Jia Lian. Secondly, if it can make people admire their name for a long time, it should be It was born of that jade, this Jia Cong has never been in the limelight, if he hadn't happened to check the Jia family's affairs, he would not have known about this person.

The man saw that several other people were looking at him, his eyes were full of doubts, he didn't explain, he just smiled and said to Jia Cong: "For brother Xu Hao, the Duke of Zhen, my father is the current Duke of Zhen!"

As soon as he said this, Jia Cong remembered that middle-aged man with a beard. He had seen him in Jia's mansion a few years ago. At that time, his father hugged him to see people in order to show off. I still remember clearly.

He remembered that this Xu Hao was not only the eldest son of the Duke of Zhenguo, but also the son-in-law of this dynasty, the sister-in-law of His Highness Prince Rui, so he couldn't control his words and jokes, and he didn't restrain himself in front of the prince.

Hastily replied, "It turns out to be Brother Shi!"

Xu Hao smiled, because of this relationship, he acted as the recommender, pointed to the flashy young man opposite His Royal Highness Prince Rui, introduced him with a smile, "This is the Eighth Prince, his name must be Brother Cong I've heard that too."

Of course I've heard of it, but it's just not a good reputation. I thought about looking at it like that, and I knew that the reputation really deserved it, but his face was calm, and Dali had seen it before.

The other didn't need to introduce, and said directly, "I'm Feng Ziyun from the Shenwei General's Mansion. I've been in the army all the time, and I seldom interact with people in Beijing. My brother Feng Ziying is on good terms with your mansion."

"It turned out to be Brother Feng. Second Brother Feng, my Second Brother and Brother Xifuzhen are all on good terms."

After exchanging names in this way, and seeing each other's courtesy, Jia Cong pleaded guilty again, and because he was young, he sat down first.

As soon as he sat down here, the Eighth Prince Tu Su grabbed Xu Hao and asked, "I didn't hear that your mansion and Rongguo Mansion have too much contact, but why do you seem to have heard of each other?"

"The Eighth Prince doesn't know, but I still know Brother Cong from my father." Then he turned to Jia Cong and said, "At that time, my father was full of praise for Brother Cong, calling Jia Shibo a successor!"

Jia Cong was only very old when he met Duke Zhen, so it was not surprising that people praised him so much, but now that he heard this, although he didn't think so, he still blushed slightly, and hurriedly said a few words of humility, with a tender face like a child.

After the eighth prince heard this, he thought that his third elder brother also admired this person even more, and today he specially called him over to show his favor. He was a little dissatisfied in his heart, but now he was even more serious, and aimed at Jia Cong His eyes are a bit unkind!

I thought about how to give this guy a bad look, but looking at his small body, I was afraid that if I made things difficult for him, I would be said to be bullying children, so I couldn't vent, and I felt even more uncomfortable.