Honglou Xing

Jia Amnesty was teasing his son Brother Can in the house, suddenly he felt strange to hear such a rumor, thought it was some acquaintance who came to visit him, so he asked his name.

The boy who sent the message was taken aback, and said apologetically, "The little one forgot to ask for his name. Master wait a moment, and the little one will go and ask."

"Come back and tell me about his appearance and clothes."

The boy immediately told the master about the scholar's appearance and clothes, and he observed Master Xi's expression while talking.Seeing his expression getting more and more confused, the boy's heart skipped a beat, could it be that Master She doesn't know him at all?The master has also seen a few poor children in the past few days. The scholar just now spoke with a lot of momentum and full of confidence. He thought that the guy knew the master and made an appointment with the master long ago.

The young servant regretted that he had passed on the wrong words, and hurriedly kowtowed to the master to make amends.

Jia Amnesty waved his hand, signaling the servant to call him over.Only then did the boy heave a sigh of relief, bowed his waist and went out to call for someone.

Jia Amnesty ordered someone to prepare food and drinks in the front yard, and held brother Can for his nanny.Jia Amnesty is going to meet this stranger who claims to be a "high talent".

When Jia Amnesty arrived, the scholar in the blue shirt was already standing in the middle of the room, tall and well-equipped.When the scholar saw Jia She, he suppressed his arrogance and respectfully saluted Jia She.

"I met my lord in Liu Qingyun in Xiananling."

"Liu Qingyun?" Jia She thought about it slowly, narrowed his eyes to look at the young man, and raised his eyebrows slightly.

Liu Qingyun hurriedly bowed again and said: "This junior is not talented, and he is not well-known in the capital. This junior is also here to ask the lord for something."

"Oh? The food and drink you asked someone to prepare is already ready, why don't we sit down and chat while eating." Jia Amnesty waved his hand and smiled, gesturing to the sumptuous food and wine on the table.

Liu Qingyun felt even more embarrassed, and bowed deeply to Jia Amnesty: "Junior Rong apologizes to you. In order to frighten the young man who guards the gate, this junior deliberately used this to scare him. If not, this junior is worried that he will not pass on the word when he sees this junior dressed in shabby clothes. .”

"You've taken great pains." Jia She said with a smile, his eyes were unusually stern.

Hearing this, Liu Qingyun felt that Master Forgiveness was forcing people, and explained more humbly: "I would like to ask Master Shangshu to forgive me, and this junior has no choice but to..."

"After all, what's the matter with you?" Jia She raised his eyes to examine him.

Liu Qingyun was stunned for a moment, and quickly said: "The junior sold his ancestral property to go to Beijing to take the exam, and now he has used up all his savings. This junior is here to recommend himself, to ask for your help, my lord."

"Oh?" Jia She raised his eyebrows and smiled lightly.

Liu Qingyun hurriedly turned around and took out a stack of papers from the package she carried, and presented it to Jia Amnesty with both hands. "This is an article written by the juniors recently."

Jia Amnesty noticed that he didn't say "education" or "suggestion" at the end of his sentence.It can be seen that his recent articles are very confident, and he does not feel that there are any shortcomings.Jia Amnesty was really curious whether this guy's article was worthy of his arrogance or arrogance.

Jia Amnesty took the article and asked Liu Qingyun to eat casually, and he took this opportunity to study it.

Liu Qingyun was also polite, picked up chopsticks and started eating.His manner of eating looked quite gentle, but he was very fast, swallowing jujubes whole, and quickly swept away the few dishes on the table near him.

Jia Amnesty put the article, looked at the empty plates on the table, laughed, and immediately ordered someone to serve more food.Liu Qingyun hurriedly got up and thanked: "Thank you for your hospitality, this junior is already full."

Seeing that Liu Qingyun was speaking louder than before, Jia She knew that he must have been hungry for a few meals and had nothing to eat.Then look at his green robe, although it is rough and worn, it is clean and tidy, and there is a sense of elegance in him.Jia Amnesty knew that this Liu Qingyun must have a difficult background, so he asked him about his family background.

It turned out that Liu Qingyun's grandfather was the Marquis of Lingnan who was famous for a while.It's a pity that Lingnan Hou Ying died young, and the people of Hou Ye's family doted on his young son who lost his father, so that when the young Hou Ye grew up, he was a playboy and reckless, and was eventually stripped of his title and confiscated.The young master is missing, and his wife died of illness at an early age. The only son, Liu Qingyun, lives with his grandmother, guarding the meager land left by the family.A year ago, Liu Qingyun's grandmother passed away, leaving him alone in the family.Fortunately, her grandmother had learned the previous lesson and was very strict with the education of her only grandson. She would rather not have enough to eat by herself, and invite the best local teacher to teach Liu Qingyun to study.

The children of poor people have long been in charge of the family. Liu Qingyun was sensible and hardworking since she was a child, but she has learned a lot of talent.

Jia Amnesty's evaluation of Liu Qingyun's article was in eight words: penetrating three points, insightful.It is indeed a good article, no one needs to point it out.

Jia Amnesty has been looking for talented people recently, mainly due to two considerations.One is to make friends with talented people early, take the opportunity to support them, and remember his kindness when they are successful in the future.Second, because Lin Ruhai is the presiding judge this autumn, it is not appropriate to contact candidates; Jia She took the responsibility for him and helped him choose a suitable son-in-law.

Recently, Jia Amnesty met a few well-known candidates. They all came from good and poor backgrounds, but their talents and studies could be regarded as above-average.Jia She thought that to be worthy of Lin Yatou, he must be as talented as his father.

In the past few days, he was a little worried about this matter, but the appearance of Liu Qingyun made his eyes shine.

But no matter how talented he is, his moral character is not good, so he has to think carefully about this child.

Jia She arranged a place for Liu Qingyun in a polite way, and said with a smile, "Your self-recommendation is very useful, and I promise to help you. If you don't dislike it, how about staying with me in the future?"

"Shangshu's mansion is tall and majestic, beautiful and quiet, what this junior could only wish for." Liu Qingyun looked at Jia She gratefully.

Jia She nodded with a smile, and immediately took Liu Qingyun to see his residence.Jia Amnesty's move can be regarded as a self-defeating, respectful corporal, which gave Liu Qingyun enough face.

After Liu Qingyun thanked Jia Amnesty once, she did not do anything superfluous, and humbly followed Jia Amnesty all the way, with a calm attitude, neither condescending nor overbearing, and no behavior of being intimidating or coquettish.

After Jia Amnesty introduced Liu Qingyun's residence, he left.

Liu Qingyun hurriedly called Jia She to stop, bowed deeply and said: "I don't want to thank you for your kindness, Master She saved me today, and my juniors will surely repay you in the future."

"Okay!" Jia Amnesty was very satisfied with Liu Qingyun's performance, looked him over again with a smile, and asked him suddenly, "How did you come here to beg me? As far as I know, there are many officials in the capital who are willing to pay respects to corporals. Recruit staff."

"You have to choose one, why don't you choose the best one?" Liu Qingyun replied honestly.

Jia She was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, and then burst out laughing, waving goodbye to Liu Qingyun.

Mrs. Xing heard from Jia She that there were talented people in the mansion, so she couldn't help asking curiously.Jia Amnesty praised Liu Qingyun's talents with reservations, and told Xing about the changes in his family.

Xing couldn't help sighing. Hearing that the child had nothing but the suit of clothes on his body and only articles and pens and ink, Xing couldn't help but feel distressed.Xing specially asked someone to invite a tailor to make a dress for Liu Qingyun overnight.

"He was full of travel and dust all the way, and he was short of money. He even pawned his extra clothes. I'm afraid it's not a good life. He had to suffer a lot on the way without food."

"Yes." Jia She nodded.

"He's going to take the science exam the next day, and he doesn't know if he can rest and recuperate. Besides, he hasn't had time to study his books for a while. Will he forget how to write when he gets to the exam room?" Xing asked worriedly.

Jia She chuckled lightly: "How can it be so scary, how can it be so easy to forget something big after learning it? Don't worry."

"Well, it would be good if he is as talented as the old saying, but I don't know what his character is." Xing began to worry about another thing.Choosing Daiyu's betrothal partner is not a child's play. The Lin family is in a special situation, and Daiyu is also a child who needs to be protected, so it needs to be carefully considered. "Later on, you should discuss it with brother-in-law Lin and carefully investigate his character secretly. It would be best to go to his hometown in Nanling and ask about his old acquaintances in his hometown. This will definitely not scare anyone."

"It makes sense. I'll discuss it with my brother-in-law later. By the way, I was busy a few days ago, so I didn't have time to ask, how is the second girl doing?"

When Mrs. Xing heard Jia She mentioning the Spring Festival, she laughed: "What can I do? You didn't see her when she came back last time? That little face is flushed, and she is living happily. There is nothing difficult for her mother-in-law. She married into the first family. I gave her the housekeeping right in three days, and the sisters-in-law get along well. Even if someone looks at her as an eyesore, what can I do, the power is in her hands, and the other houses dare not offend. Turn around and cut off their lack, Why don't they complain about it themselves?"

Jia Amnesty frowned upon hearing this, and happily said to Xing: "Why does it sound like our girl is bullying others?"

"Nonsense! You don't know who our second girl is. She is the most pure-hearted. If others don't touch her, she will definitely not be able to criticize anyone. The Qiu family is picking up a big deal, and there is such a good wife. It's a pity that she is not a descendant, if she is a descendant, with her beauty and talent, I don't know how good it is to marry." When Xing mentioned Yingchun, she liked it very much, and her mother's heart was naturally partial to her daughter.

Jia She smiled and said, "Don't feel wronged either. Captain Qiu made meritorious service a few days ago, and the Holy Majesty named him to reward him. After the new year, the Ministry of Households has promoted and transferred officials, and the candidate may be Captain Qiu."

"It's a good thing. I only hope that his son will be as motivated as he is."

"It's natural, don't worry, your precious daughter won't suffer when marrying into her family. What's more, with our glamorous natal family, who dares to bully her?" Jia She immediately blew his beard and stared, with a dignified expression. It scares me to death.

Knowing that he did it on purpose, Xing was so teased that his stomach hurts from laughing.

"Ma'am, Xiren has called back." Xiaohong reminded.

Xing Fang remembered that Baoyu's attack had not been dealt with, so he left his son and Jia Amnesty, got up and went to the side hall to meet her.

When Xiren saw Mrs. Xing, his legs became weak and he lowered his head fiercely.

"How's your second master's injury?"

"It's so neat, there is no bruise left." Xiren replied honestly.

"That's a good thing. Since that's the case, you should pack up and go back. Just one point, I want to keep Musk Moon. Go and ask your second master if he is willing?"

Xiren hurriedly answered for Baoyu: "I'm willing, the second master said that a long time ago. If my wife thinks that Sheyue is useful to serve you, I will give it to you."

"Well, let's go."

The attacker hurriedly saluted as if he was about to receive an amnesty, and hurried out the door in a frizzy manner. When going down the stone steps, his pace was too fast, and he almost tripped over himself.

When she returned to the house, she happily told Baoyu the good news, packed up her things and went with Baoyu.Before leaving, Baoyu, who was injured, always went to Xing's side to say goodbye.

Baoyu entered the door timidly, not daring to lift his head, and just saluted Xing and Jia Amnesty with a voice as big as a mosquito.

As if she didn't see Baoyu, Mrs. Xing said to Jia She with a smile on her side, "I'll tell you again, it's a matter of Lin girl's life, you must take care of it."

Jia Amnesty smiled and nodded: "Don't worry."

Baoyu bowed his head as if struck by lightning, raised his head in astonishment, looked at Xing and Jia She with tears in his eyes, and asked loudly, "What are you talking about?"

Xing frowned, turned her head to look at Baoyu who was standing in the middle of the ground with disgust, and said sarcastically, "So you have entered the house."

Baoyu didn't care what Xing said, stepped forward a few steps, and asked her with wide eyes: "Auntie, what did you just say?"

Xing smiled: "It shouldn't be on your premise, but now that you are engaged, there is nothing to be afraid of. Your uncle and I are discussing your sister Lin's marriage, but the candidate has not been finalized yet. Come down, you must not make a fuss, be careful that I sew your mouth."

"What, Sister Lin wants to be engaged? How can Sister Lin be engaged!" Baoyu exclaimed, shaking her head in disbelief.

Jia She looked at Baoyu strangely, and sneered: "Your sister Lin is beautiful and beautiful, and she is about the same age. She is just at the age of marriage, so why can't she get engaged? Is it possible that you are the only one allowed to engage in marriage?"

"I don't care about other people's engagements. How can sister Lin be engaged? I don't allow her to be engaged..." Baoyu began to cry and cry.

Jia Amnesty snapped: "It's against you, what nonsense! You still want to be beaten?"

Baoyu was so frightened that he immediately held back his breath, twitched his body, and looked at Jia Amnesty with aggrieved eyes.

"Pull up your nonsense, and don't antagonize us again in the future. Otherwise, if I see a son like you, I'll beat him to death." Jia Amnesty said harshly.

Baoyu was so frightened that he took a few steps back, lost his balance, and fell to the ground, crying even harder.Thinking that the misunderstanding between him and Sister Lin hadn't been resolved, he hadn't had time to explain it, and thought he would have another chance in the future, but Sister Lin was getting engaged.Baoyu's heart was full of depression, grief and indignation were unbearable, and it seemed that something was blocked in her chest and she wanted to spit it out.

Seeing that the situation is not good, Xing doesn't want Baoyu to faint here, and later suffer from some intractable lovesickness.Mrs. Xing hurriedly said: "Everything is still undecided, why are you in a hurry, don't you want to go back to Rong Mansion, are you reluctant to go back?"

When Baoyu heard this, he suppressed the depression in his heart.Yes, everything is still undecided, and he still has a chance, so he will go back and beg his ancestors.

Baoyu ran out in a hurry, pulled Xiren into the carriage.Baoyu casually asked the coachman where the Lin's mansion was. He heard that it was just across the street from Shangshu's mansion, so Baoyu hurried to the car driver to go to Lin's mansion first.

As soon as the car stopped, he asked Xiren to call the door.

Xiren called for a long time and reported his origin, but no one opened the door, so he came back to report to Baoyu helplessly.

Baoyu must have thought that the servant at the corner gate was short-sighted and didn't know his close relationship with Sister Lin.So Baoyu got out of the carriage in person and went to the main gate to call.

"Open the door quickly, the Second Master Bao of Rongfu is here!" Baoyu shouted.

When the doorkeeper heard this, he opened the door and said to Baoyu, "My master is not at home. Second master Bao, please post the post and come to visit again some other day."

"Go away, where did you come from, you don't even know me." Baoyu hurriedly pushed the servant away, and was about to force his way in.

The servants of the Lin family inside heard that there was trouble, and they all came out with sticks in their hands.The leader was a tall and strong man, holding a wooden stick as thick as two wrists together, and yelled at Baoyu aggressively: "I care that you are the second master of Bao and the second master of Bei. There is no post, no master and wife." If your instructions allow it, even the flies in it won’t be able to fly in, let alone you.”

"Get out of the way!" Baoyu pushed the strong man, seeing Sister Lin's eagerness.

"Get out!" The strong man roared roughly, spraying Baoyu's face with his breath and saliva.Baoyu wiped his face with his sleeve in disgust, and in a hurry, scolded him loudly for being a bastard.The strong man immediately raised his stick and threatened Baoyu.Baoyu was so frightened by the wooden stick that he hurriedly retreated to the stone steps.Now when he saw the wooden stick, he couldn't help but feel a dull pain in his buttocks after healed up, and his whole body trembled.

Hearing the noise, Xiren hurriedly got out of the car and took Baoyu back, advising him to endure everything until the moment he saw the old lady.

Baoyu pointed to the unflattering things at the door, and raised his chin proudly: "You all wait for me!"

After getting into the carriage, Baoyu asked the coachman to hurry back to Rongfu.

Jia's mother had been told that Baoyu would come back today.A little excited in her heart, she has not seen her precious grandson for more than half a month, and she really misses her dearly.Originally, she planned to go to see Baoyu in person, but in those few days he suddenly lost his appetite and lost all energy, so she gave up the idea for the time being.When he wanted to go again, he was told by Xing that Baoyu had returned.

As soon as Baoyu returned, Jia Mu stood up excitedly and hurriedly called Baoyu to come closer.Jia's mother wept as she watched Baoyu come. It was only half a month ago that Baoyu had lost a lot of weight, and her complexion was not good, and she was pale.

Mother Jia held Baoyu's thin face and sighed distressedly: "My son, what's the matter with you?"

Xiren immediately told Jia Mu how Baoyu was beaten with eloquence.

When Jia's mother heard this, her teeth chattered with anger: "I'll tell you why she suddenly had good intentions and left you there for half a month. It was to heal your injury and hide it from me. My poor child!" Jia's mother looked Looking at Baoyu's buttocks, and asking him if it still hurts, Baoyu nodded and shook his head.

Mother Jia asked him how he felt.

"It shouldn't hurt, but my heart still hurts." Baoyu said with tears.

"Go, call me Mrs. Xing!" Mother Jia was so anxious that she directly called her eldest daughter-in-law "Mrs. Xing".

Seeing this, Xiren brought up the rich decorations in the Shangshu Mansion, and refuted what the eldest lady said about having no money.

When Jia Mu heard this, she frowned and understood what happened when she went. She was really old and neglected such an important thing.Mother Jia was so angry that her lips turned purple, she gritted her teeth and said: "This Xing family is really going against the sky, go, and call the old man here too. I must tell him to divorce this unvirtuous and unfilial daughter-in-law of Xing family today. "

Divorcing a wife is a big deal, and everyone hurriedly comforted the old lady.

The more Jia's mother was persuaded, the more determined she was.

Jia Zheng also came later, and he felt even more uncomfortable when he heard that his son had been taught a lesson without permission, especially when he heard that his eldest brother had money and deliberately refused to give him money to build a palace.Jia Zheng clenched his fist hard, his bones creaking.

In less than half an hour, Jia She and his wife arrived at Rongfu.

When Jia's mother saw someone, she scolded him without saying a word.

Jia Amnesty and Xing looked at each other, and just stood in the middle of the ground listening, but didn't listen.

When Jia Mu saw their arrogant and unruly attitude, she became even more angry. She dropped her teacup, got up and pointed her nose at them and scolded them.Jia She took the opportunity to get involved, scolding his elder brother for his ruthlessness, all for the sake of enjoying the money for himself, without caring about the difficulties of being a younger brother, and giving him the money he got.

Jia Amnesty can't scold Jia's mother, but he can scold his younger brother.He stared sideways at Jia Zheng: "I think you're just out of your mind and confused. Back then, you and your younger siblings were able to see the accounts of the Rong Mansion. The money came in and out, and you just nodded and agreed on how much money was left. Why do you rely on us now that our first wife is good? Could it be that my elder brother has to pay for your second wife from my own house for the rest of my life!"

"You—" Jia Zheng couldn't bear the elder brother's insults, but it was true that the accounts were spread out as the elder brother said.

"Even so, if you are rich as the eldest brother, what's the point of helping your second brother?" Jia Mu breathed a sigh of relief and roared angrily.

Jia She stood blinking, and chuckled: "My son and your daughter-in-law earn hard-earned money, and every penny is earned by using their brains. The money should be spent wisely. Get a few thousand taels and put a few antiques in the future. It can also increase in value and be handed over. As for the second brother’s palace, after the garden is built, it will cost money in addition to spending money, and the older it gets, the less valuable it will be, and it will cost a lot of money to repair and maintain in the future.”

Mother Jia took a deep breath, the eldest son was lucky to be a member of the court, and his words were impeccable and irrefutable.Mother Jia endured it again and again, and said in a low voice, "How do you explain Baoyu's beating?"

Mrs. Xing told Mother Jia about the situation that day, and said calmly, "Daughter-in-law can't just sit and watch him tarnish Miss Lin's reputation!"

"Teach him a few words, how can you beat him!" Mother Jia said excitedly, her lips trembling.

"My daughter-in-law acts according to the family law, besides, the young people play a few boards to improve their memory, and it will heal quickly, it's nothing." Xing said with a relaxed tone.

Jia Amnesty nodded in agreement: "You are right!"

"You—" Jia Mu covered her head and fainted immediately.

When she woke up again, Mother Jia looked at the eldest daughter-in-law and eldest son guarding the bed, snorted, and turned over to face the bed.

Jia Mu was silent for a while, then suddenly turned over and looked at the people guarding the couch. There was the eldest son, his wife, the second son, Aunt Xue and Baochai, but Baoyu was missing.Seeing Aunt Xue's and Baochai's embarrassed faces again, Mother Jia knew that something was wrong.

Mother Jia asked Jia Amnesty angrily: "How did he offend you? You must not let him go! What about people, where is my precious grandson?"

Jia She raised his eyebrows slightly and pursed his mouth.

Xing said: "Mother, you have misunderstood. We did not hit Baoyu's board this time." After that, everyone looked at Jia Zheng.

With a dark face, Jia Zheng blew his beard with his hands behind his back and cursed, "You bastard, you should kill him!"