Infrastructure masters in the red building

After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Duke Rong Jia Daishan arrived in Beijing.Together with the disciples of the two prefectures of Rongning and Ning, Jia Fang, led by Ningguo Gong Jia Daihua, went to the outskirts of the city to meet him.

Unexpectedly, everyone has not waited for Rong Guogong.Jia Fang followed Jia She, ate ashes by the post road for a long time, and only heard the letter at noon, saying that Jia Daishan had received an order on the way earlier, ordering him to gallop into the palace to have an audience.Jia Daishan only brought a long entourage, and hurriedly entered the capital early in the morning, seeing you in the palace.

In short, it was all in vain.

The children of Jia's mansion hurried back to the mansion for lunch, and the whole mansion had already put up lanterns and festoons, organizing a family banquet and preparing to welcome Jia Daishan's return home.

At this time, Duke Rong Jia Daishan had already seen the Holy Majesty and left the palace.

Jia Daishan only brought one long follower by his side, named Lai Da.The two masters and servants galloped all the way to Rongning Street. Jia Daishan restrained the horse and said to Lai Da: "Go and tell the concierge first, don't say that I have come back, just say that I will arrive in a while, let the mansion go first." Prepare."

Lai Da let out an "ah" and hurried to say it.He had followed Jia Daishan for quite a long time, and he knew that the Duke's move was not about "passing through the house and not entering", but to transfer the concierge and enter the mansion quietly.

When Lai Da went over and said, the concierge went to report happily.Lai turned around, but saw his master's face sinking like water, looking up at his family, he didn't see how happy he was.

Jia Daishan was about to enter the gate of the Rong Mansion when he saw a steward who didn't know which royal mansion hurried over, holding a greeting card in his hand, and asked Lai Da: "Dare to ask, it's convenient to ask Jia Fang Jia from the mansion." Third master?"

Earlier, Jia Daishan was urgently called into the palace, and was allowed not to change his official robes.At this moment, he was dressed in casual clothes, and he was full of dust all the way, without any modification.The people in the Beijing Palace failed to recognize the owner of the Rongguo Mansion.

Lai Da squinted at Jia Daishan, saw Jia Daishan nodding his head slightly, and then reached out to accept the post. Seeing the handwriting on it, he was surprised, and turned to Jia Daishan and said, "...it's someone from Beijing Palace asking to see the third master."

Jia Daishan was old and sophisticated, without showing any strangeness on his face, he nodded again.Lai Da had no choice but to say: "It's convenient, you come with me first!"

The steward just followed Lai Da into the Rongguo Mansion through the corner gate on the side.

Lai Da entered the mansion but encountered difficulties - he had no idea where Jia Fang lived.

It's no wonder Lai Da, he is Jia Daishan's long-term follower, he has been working abroad, Jia Fang only returned home a few months ago.

Lai Da's footsteps became more and more hesitant, and he even wanted to find someone to ask.However, the servants in the mansion are all busy in Rongxi Hall and Ningguo Mansion at the moment, Lai Da led the people from Beijing Palace and Jia Daishan into the mansion from the west road, but no one bumped into them.

——How should this be done?

Unexpectedly, at this time, someone from the Beijing Palace came to Lai Da and said, "This man, I don't know where the third master Jia's courtyard is? I mentioned it once. The third master's courtyard is at the northernmost side of your mansion. You can see the row in Ning Rong’s Back Street along the east-west lane.”

This sentence was like a resounding slap in the face of Jia Daishan: the good-looking third son of his family actually lives among the servants; what's worse, his family members don't know where he lives, and instead rely on the guidance of outsiders ?

Lai Da secretly turned around to look at Jia Daishan's face, and felt that his master's face was already ashen.His old lady was working next to Mrs. Shi, and Lai Da was already secretly thinking about how to send a letter to his old lady, so that Mrs. Shi could think of an excuse, so as to resist the great anger of the Duke.

But Jia Daishan didn't say anything else, so Lai Da could only keep his head down and keep silent, walking north along the north-south road until he reached the east-west road in the northernmost part of Rongfu.Lai Da turned around and asked someone to wait for him: "I'll go to the third master to pass it on first."

But where is his communication.Lai Da looked from one courtyard to another, guessing which courtyard seemed to be where Jia Fang lived-everyone in this row of courtyards was of the same standard, and Lai Da couldn't tell the good from the bad at all.Coincidentally, he saw a room that was different from other places: the courtyard door was ajar, the courtyard was neatly maintained, the ground was washed spotlessly, and two pots of flowers and plants were placed in front of the front steps of the house, basking in the sun.

Lai Da suddenly had an inspiration, hurried into the hospital, and asked loudly: "Dare to ask if the third master is there?"

A little girl responded crisply: "Yes, just wait a moment!"

A young man wearing homely clothes came out of the main room. He didn't recognize Lai Da, but he saw the steward of the Beijing Palace outside the door, and asked openly, "Isn't this from the Beijing Palace?"

The steward responded, saluted Jia Fang, and explained the purpose of coming: "I have something to say, and I have some questions to ask the third master, all in this letter."

Jia Fang didn't notice Jia Daishan outside the door, so he welcomed the steward of the palace into the main room, received the letter from the palace of Beijing, and saw that the other party's questions were all about technical problems, so he asked the steward one by one. answer.

However, Jia Daishan entered the small courtyard by himself, and looked at the scene in front of him with ups and downs: He hadn't seen this little son for two or three years. The thin and shy boy in his impression, who didn't like to talk, had grown up like this now He looks like a handsome young man.The key point is that this child's attitude towards people and things is not comparable to the old days.

But looking at the courtyard where Jia Fang lived, it was a small room, and four or five people could barely stand in the courtyard...

The fire in Jia Daishan's heart jumped upwards.He knew that his old wife was jealous, so before leaving, he urged him in every possible way to treat Jia Fang kindly to his youngest son.He was away from home to fight, and he also reminded his old wife and eldest son in letters several times, who knew that he would see Jia Fang living in such a place as soon as he came back? !

At this time, Jia Fang had already answered the questions raised by the Beijing Palace in a few words.He also asked the steward for help, and handed over a blueprint to the coppersmith in Baigongfang, please see if this thing can be made.The steward was also straightforward, and immediately agreed.

In just a cup of tea, Jia Fang had already sent the steward out of the main room.

He caught a glimpse of Jia Daishan, and his heart skipped a beat.But seeing that the steward of the Beijing Palace did not respond, he guessed that the other party would not recognize his father, so Jia Fang also chose not to say anything, but waited until General Lai took the steward out before Jia Fang came to Jia Daishan, and bowed his head : "My child has seen my father!" This is a natural reaction following the memory of the original owner.

He bowed down for a long time, but he didn't hear Jia Daishan's response. He couldn't help but secretly raised his eyes. When he saw Jia Daishan staring at him, there were tears in his eyes——Jia Fang was frightened, and quickly lowered his head, not daring to look any more.

Jia Daishan's face is refined and elegant. When he was young, he was one of the most handsome people in Beijing. Now that he is middle-aged and has fought in the battlefield all year round, he naturally has a majestic and murderous aura.Piansheng is such a character, seeing Jia Fang living so aggrieved in his own house, he was angry and guilty, his lips trembled, and he couldn't speak for a while.

A poet in later generations said it well, ruthless may not be a real hero, how can a pity be a husband. ①

"Father has traveled thousands of miles back to Beijing, but the child has not come far to greet him, so please forgive me." Jia Fang could only insinuate: Dad, you have just arrived home, and there are many things that you haven't learned in detail yet. Don't be angry, sit down and have a drink. Let's talk about tea!

"Father, please come in and sit down for a while, and let the child serve the tea with his own hands." Jia Fang thought it was awkward to call himself "the child" at first, but suddenly there were many memories of the original owner in his heart, and a heart of admiration naturally arose. Please enter your main room, and quickly tell Fuya to make tea.

Jia Daishan sat down in Jia Fang's main room, and saw that the room was spotless. Although there were not many decorative utensils, it was more concise and elegant.Sure enough, the sentence "Why do you need to be big in an elegant room, the fragrance of flowers is not so much".Looking at Jia Fang again, he has grown a lot taller than when he left Beijing, his complexion is rosy, his complexion is good, and his brows and eyes are full of spirits, which shows that this child is living a good life.

This father's suspended heart let go after a while.

That night, Ningguo Gong Jia Daihua presided over the family banquet to welcome his cousin back to Beijing after his success. Naturally, there was a lot of excitement.

After the banquet, Jia Daishan returned to his room in Rongxi Hall, but immediately asked Mrs. Shi: "Tell me, what happened to Fang'er, why did he nest in the row of small courtyards to the north where the servants lived? Is there no decent courtyard in the mansion for him to live in?"

Mrs. Shi raised her voice suddenly: "Why is the courtyard of the third child not serious? Could it be that it is not the courtyard of the mansion?"

Jia Dai was angry: "How did I explain to you before I left? How did I write a letter to tell you to treat Fanger kindly when I was in the west? You see, there are only those two people around him, the old and the young, they are not enough. Deli, and they are all crowded in such a small courtyard... Now I am afraid that even the outside of the mansion knows that the young master of the Rongguo mansion was squeezed out by his aunt in this way."

Mrs. Shi had obtained information from Lai Da earlier, and knew that Jia Daishan had met Jia Fang first.She was already prepared to be sued by Jia Fang first, and at this time, she refuted her husband's words in one breath: "What is it about me to treat him harshly and exclude him? Don't give him food or give him Do you wear it? When he was sick, didn’t you ask a doctor for him and didn’t prescribe medicine for him?”

Jia Daishan: "What, Fang'er has been ill for a while?"

Mrs. Smith: ...Oops!

She regained her composure and quickly added: "You don't know, a main house in the mansion collapsed before, and it was because I stopped the third child from living in the dilapidated house. I originally wanted to wait a few days before moving him Moved to a more appropriate place. But this means that I have treated the concubine harshly, and I must not be convinced."

When Mrs. Shi said this, she felt extremely wronged immediately, and she burst into tears: "Look at my hard work! Four children, I have been busy with this and that, and I never rest for a day. Not all of it."

Jia Daishan immediately felt a little sorry for his wife. After all, he had been away for more than two years, and the entire Duke’s mansion was supported by his wife, a woman. It was true that he blamed her as soon as he entered the house. wrong.For not taking good care of Jia Fang, he himself has to bear a lot of responsibility first.

Besides, regarding Jia Fang's life experience, he has been unable to confide the truth to his wife for so many years, and Jia Daishan is full of apologies after all.

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Shi said sourly next: "I don't know what kind of fairy Fang'er's mother is. She has been gone for so long, and she still makes the master worry about it. To this day, she can't forget it..."

When Jia Daishan heard this, he put his face down with a bang, and asked someone to come in to pack his bedding and let him move to the outer study.

He turned around and said, "I'm just telling you, if they hadn't let their mother and son go, there would be so many of us in Rongning and Ningfu, we wouldn't have the wealth and honor we're seeing. If you don't want to live a good life, just keep making trouble like this." Let's go!"