As soon as the wound on Jia Baoyu's face healed, he immediately recovered his heartless temperament.Seeing that Shi Xiangyun stayed at home for a while, he pestered her to play with her every day.The two of them were so close that Mengmeng couldn't be separated from each other. They were messing around all day long, and Jia's mother just let them go after talking and laughing for a while.Mrs. Wang is now staying in her yard all day long. Although she has heard about it, she is not in the mood to bother about it.Just because the Spring Festival is just around the corner, Jia Zhu is ill.

It turned out that Jia Zhu often studied hard under the stars and the moon, and lived, sat and slept in the study all day long.Jia Zheng likes his children to work hard, and he is very pleased to see Jia Zhu like this.Because of Jia Zhu's success, Mrs. Wang and Yuan Chun are now well-married again, and Jia Zheng often comes to her room to rest.The husband and wife urged Jia Zhu to study more and more, only hoping that he would win the top prize.

Poor Jia Zhu, an eighteen-nine-year-old boy, Erlang, is so thin that he is out of shape. Standing next to Jia Hu, who is a few months younger than him, makes him look even more sallow and emaciated.

When Jia Hu occasionally saw Jia Zhu in the mansion, he would look at him more often.Gein Jiazhu's complexion is really ugly, and his body is weak, and the word "thin" is no longer enough to describe it.Although he wanted to show some concern for Jia Zhu, it was obvious that Jia Zhu's eyes were dull and lifeless, and even when he was greeting him, he often lost his mind.Jia Hu couldn't help sighing, wondering what would happen to the family if something happened to Jia Zhu in the future.

Since the twelfth lunar month, Jia Zhu's body has become weaker and weaker, and she often coughs profusely, and the extended medicine does not work.Jia's mother and others were also very worried, and specially invited an imperial physician from the palace to live in Jia's mansion to facilitate consultation.Mrs. Wang even took care of Jia Zhu day and night. She ate a lot of ginseng and antler, but it was like a stone sinking into the sea. There was no improvement, and Jia Zhu became thinner and thinner.

Unexpectedly, at the beginning of spring, Jia Zhu miraculously recovered, her face improved a lot, and she no longer had the sluggishness of winter when talking to others.

Doctor Zhang checked Jia Zhu's pulse, shook his head slightly, and only said to Mrs. Wang: "Young Master, you are too short-lived. If you want to save your life, you must not bother so much in the future."

When Mrs. Wang heard this, her face turned pale immediately, she questioned the imperial physician a few words, and seeing Jia Zhu's complexion, she felt a sharp pain in her heart.

"Doctor Zhang, according to your opinion, this Chunwei?"

Doctor Zhang shook his head again and again, "No, no, if you go to the exam, it will be like taking the life of Young Master Ling!"

The harsh environment of the imperial examinations is well known.On the one hand, Mrs. Wang hoped that Jia Zhu could earn a reputation in the exam, but on the other hand, she did not dare to risk Jia Zhu's life.After thinking and thinking, after all, he couldn't bear to let the eldest son suffer, so he had to thank the imperial physician.

In the evening, Jia Zheng came to Mrs. Wang for dinner. Mrs. Wang talked about Jia Zhu's body, and her words were full of motherly kindness.However, when Jia Zheng heard the words, he frowned and said coldly, "You can't believe everything the imperial physician says!"

Mrs. Wang tightened her hand holding the chopsticks, "What do you mean by that, sir?"

"Last winter solstice, the Marquis of Xiangyang was so sick that he couldn't even get out of bed. He invited many imperial physicians to see him in turn, but none of them worked. They said that he was young, but his internal capsule was also emptied, so he might not be able to save his life. But you see, the Marquis of Xiangyang is now in better spirits than in previous years, and his body is also much stronger. It can be seen that most of the doctors are pretending to mourn. Some of them call the minor symptom a major symptom to bluff people. It’s also what doctors are used to.”

After Jia Zheng ate two glasses of wine, he became even more excited, "It's rare that Zhu'er is willing to study and wants to make progress. Don't be blind to the benevolence of women, but it will hinder his future!"

When Mrs. Wang heard what he said, she had no words to refute. She murmured: "Master is naturally more knowledgeable than I am, but I am a woman, and I am afraid that I will hurt the man's body. Yuanchun is married, and Baoyu is childish again. All I rely on is Master and Brother Zhu. If he is asked to take the exam, if there is any good or bad, I... I will die!"

Jia Zheng got impatient when he heard this, so he put down the bowl and chopsticks heavily, and said angrily, "Since you think so, you don't need to come and discuss it with me. He is your son, isn't it mine? You are the only one doing it for his own good. I just want to kill him!"

As he said, sadness came from his heart again, "Now look at the elder brother's family, they are harmonious and happy. Not to mention that you are blessed to be a girl, but it's bad to see Brother Hu, Brother Lian, and Brother Cong. Among the children we have, only Brother Zhu can match him, so do you want me to count on Baoyu?"

Before he finished speaking, he was already in tears.

Mrs. Wang was crying too, she didn't know how upbeat the children of Dafang were.Although Baoyu was also born with jade in his mouth, but after all, he was young, naughty and playful several times more than other children.In terms of hope, Jia Zhu is the only one!

"I also know that you were frightened by the imperial physician's words. It's useless for us to talk more about my son now. I guess he must know better than us about Brother Zhu's body. Just ask him, if he If he thinks it is acceptable, he will go for the exam. If he thinks it is not good, he will not take the exam and I have nothing to say."

After finishing speaking, he lifted the hem of his clothes, and said, "I'll go and see Tan girl." He lifted his feet and left.

Mrs. Wang looked at him bitterly and went to Aunt Zhao's room without looking back, but after a while, there were a few soft smiles.The handkerchief in her hand was torn out of shape, but Jia Zheng didn't like her temperament, and her appearance lost her youthful demeanor as she got older.

He had no choice but to secretly hate, hoping that the soup he sent would end up in Aunt Zhao's womb.

The next day, Mrs. Wang came to see Jia Zhu in person and saw him sitting on the bedside reading a book, with a crane cloak on his body and his hair tied loosely with a ribbon.Mrs. Wang hurried over to snatch the book from his hand, and seeing him frown, she softly scolded him, "Your body is getting better, what are you doing with these books!"

Jia Zhu smiled wryly and said, "It's hard for me to wake up when I'm sick. It's spring and I'm going to take the exam in two months. If I don't work hard at this time, I'm afraid my son's painstaking efforts in studying hard all these years will be ruined." It’s going to go down the drain.”

Mrs. Wang was sad when she heard this, and she couldn't help crying in front of Jia Zhu, "My son, if you don't want to take care of your own body, what should you do with your mother!"

Jia Zhu couldn't bear it, and hurriedly said: "Son's body, the son himself knows it. If you can't make it through, you must take care of it. However, the son is only seeking fame and fame. If the son gives up at this time, the son... will die!" He is not a child prodigy when he studies hard, except for the word "hard work".He is no better than Jia Hu, even if he fails the exam in the future, he will still have the title to inherit.He is also no more intelligent than Jia Lian, and others are hard to match.It's even worse to compare with two young brothers.If he doesn't work hard himself, how can he gain a foothold in the future!

Mrs. Wang burst into tears when she heard this, knowing that he had made up his mind, and it would be useless to stop him.I had to tell him earnestly: "Take care of your body and don't work too hard."

Jia Zhu nodded repeatedly and responded one by one.

Unexpectedly, within a few days, Jia Zhu suddenly coughed up blood and fainted.She frightened Mrs. Wang so much that she lost all three of her souls and lost her six souls. When Jia Zhu woke up, she refused to ask him to continue studying.But Jia Zhu insisted on refusing to do so. Although he was young, he was very stubborn. Mrs. Wang could not do anything to him.After Jia Zheng came to see her, he scolded her as a "loving mother with many failures", and praised Jia Zhu, saying that he is a young man with high ambition.

Mrs. Wang saw that Jia Zhu's eyes were black and her complexion was yellow, and she felt distressed.The weather happened to be fine that day, so Mother Jia posted a post asking Yuan Chun to go back home and play with her sisters for a day.Mrs. Wang looked at Kong'er, took Yuan Chun to her room, and told Yuan Chun about her ordeal.The mother and daughter were relatively silent for a while.

Yuan Chun burst into tears and said: "If the elder brother is as the wife said, I'm afraid... the wife should make a plan earlier."

"Your eldest brother has such a temper. I talked too much, and the father and son accused me of bad things. My son, I have no one to discuss with. I have run out of ideas. Now that you are here Why not come up with a way to save your big brother's life!"

Yuan Chun thought for a while, and said: "Big brother insists on taking the exam, and the master wants him to become a talent. In this matter, my wife has no choice but to let him go. It's just that big brother's body is like this now, according to my wishes. Thinking about it, the wife should marry the eldest brother back first. The wife thinks that the eldest brother is not willing to abandon his wife and children for the sake of leaving a little flesh and blood for him. Besides, after marrying Daughter-in-law, why shouldn't sister-in-law take care of big brother tightly!"

Mrs. Wang clasped her palms together and said "Amitabha", and the corners of her mouth that had been tightly pressed for many days finally showed a little smile.

"After all, my son is thoughtful, why didn't I think of it."

Saying so, he quickly got up and told Zhou Rui's family, "Send my name card to my sister-in-law, and I'll go to pay a visit in person tomorrow."

Yuan Chun held Mrs. Wang's hand, and seeing Aunt Zhao and Aunt Zhou in the courtyard opened the curtain to look this way because of Mrs. Wang's rare loud voice, she hurriedly comforted her softly: "Madam, don't be so anxious. Tomorrow's affairs will be settled. Just arrange it tomorrow."

Mrs. Wang sighed: "How dare I delay. Your eldest brother is about to take the exam in two months. If... just because you are afraid that your cousin will not marry at this time, it is too hasty."

Yuan Chun thought for a while, and said, "Mother, don't need to be anxious. Just think of a way to make my aunt more nervous, wouldn't everyone be happy?" So he whispered the thought of words to Mrs. Wang.

Mrs. Wang hesitated and said, "This...can your aunt believe it?"

"Believe it or not, just follow my aunt." Seeing what Mrs. Wang opened her mouth to say, Yuan Chun smiled again, "If my aunt wants my cousin to marry my elder brother, she won't say anything, and she will be very willing. If you don't want your cousin to marry your eldest brother, even if you talk about it, it will be extremely difficult. Besides..."

"What's more, if my cousin doesn't marry, isn't there someone else who has a woman of the right age to marry?"

Mrs. Wang was relieved when she heard the words, she smiled and said, "My Buddha, I finally have you to share my worries."

The mother and daughter talked to each other again, and Yuan Chun took time to look at Jia Zhu. Seeing that Jia Zhu's face was completely pale and his eye sockets were sunken, he guessed that he had worked too hard.Although I wanted to say a thousand words to my elder brother, I was afraid that he would worry on my heart if he heard it, so I didn't mention it.With only tears in my eyes, I must ask my brother to take care of himself.

Jia Zhu naturally responded one by one without mentioning it.

At the time of parting, Yuan Chun saw that Baoyu and Shi Xiangyun were as good as one person, and unconsciously eased his melancholy a bit.They each sent two finely crafted purses to them.Shi Xiangyun was so happy that he smiled and called "sister" repeatedly.Nianchun's teeth have been replaced by half, now the sisters don't talk much, for fear that people will laugh at her.Yuan Chun felt that the little girl was more and more beautiful when she was born. Although she was not as playful as before, she was still quiet and lovely.

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