The Zhen Family Brothers in the Red Chamber

Some people are even if you are willing to let her go, she is not willing to let herself go.Zhen Zhu felt that Mrs. Qian's family really had a strange personality. She needed to tell Li Shi about his recent itinerary, so she didn't hide it from her. After all, she concealed his relationship with Xu Jijiu. She just asked Li Shi. I don't know if I know each other.

"This Jiangning area was originally such a big circle. The wife of the Qian family naturally knew it. It's just that Zhu'er asked why?" Li was holding a needle and thread in her hand, and it was rare for her to think of making a sachet for Zhen Yingjia. Therefore, the maids serving on the side are all dividing lines.

Zhen Zhu held the hydrangea ball in the embroidery basket without raising her head: "A few days ago, I met someone when I went out, and just wanted to do it, the other party scolded me, but Jin Bao provoked a scolding for no reason, and they I blew my name, but I heard that the money just went there not long ago, so I came to inquire with my mother."

He spoke as if he had a personal grievance, and he smiled and looked up as he spoke, as if he was a little embarrassed towards Mrs. Li.

"Then she is not a sensible person. Since she meets her, she should stay far away. Although her natal family is rich, she is a merchant after all, so she doesn't need to be as knowledgeable as them." Li Shi didn't want her son to be too stingy, so she patted Zhen Zhu's face with a smile shoulder, and then sighed, "I've grown so big, why don't I go to the temple with my bridesmaid tomorrow. I made a wish at the beginning, and since you came back safely, you have to go and fulfill the wish."

Zhen Zhu hurriedly responded, and then didn't ask any more questions. It seems that Li Shi can't find anything here.Since he couldn't ask here, he winked at Jin Bao, got up, and said, "Since we have to go out tomorrow, my son will clean up first."

The so-called tidying up was an excuse, but Jin Bao stood aside and hurriedly said, "Yes, yes."

Mrs. Li glanced at Jin Bao, thought for a while and said to Zhen Zhu: "Nowadays, there are not many people serving you, why don't you pick a few recently?"

Jin Bao secretly groaned in his heart, don't, it's hard for Song Zhaoyong to get married and leave, and put a few more next to the young master, there is no place for him, but this idea is his, and he can't say it outside, but Zhen Zhu said it himself: "There is nothing to do now, let alone Jin Bao and Zhang Qing. If you pick a few beginners, it will delay things."

Seeing that her son was unwilling, Li didn't mention it again.

Zhen Zhu was about to go out, her back was heavy, and when she turned around, she saw her little sister holding on to the hem of her clothes.

Zhen Zhu looked at the young lady and looked back at Li Shi, only to see that the young lady lowered her head and pulled Zhen Zhu's clothes wholeheartedly. It was obvious that something was wrong. If you go out, you will know in a while.

Zhen Zhu couldn't help it, so she took the young lady out of Li's courtyard and walked to her own study. Eight waiters, four maids and four nuns came with the young lady, but they all stopped outside the study. .

The young lady followed Zhen Zhu into the study, then let go of her brother's clothes, and then sat down on the side table in a respectful manner, waiting for someone to serve tea.

Jin Bao hurriedly stepped forward to pour tea for his second young lady, and carefully placed it on the table with a flattering smile.

Zhen Zhu ordered Jin Bao to close the door, then turned around and sat next to the young lady, patted her sister's head and asked, "But what do you want to say?"

The young lady acted like a baby with Mrs. Li before. She didn't know her elder brother well, but they rarely met each other. She has a good relationship with her cousin Zhen Hu, and she has a good relationship with Zhen Lian, but what's the use of it? A few days ago, her little sisters heard that her brother was back, so they asked themselves to invite them to get together. Seeing that the fifteenth day was coming, but she hadn't made any progress.

The young lady also wanted to save face, Li Shi wanted her to spend more time with Zhen Zhu, but no matter how gentle Zhen Zhu was towards the young lady, to her, her brother was as scary as the tiger in the mountains.

Zhen Zhu looked at her younger sister who kept drinking water in front of her, and after drinking a pot of water, she didn't say what she wanted to say, and then she got up and left as if she was flying!

"Her, what's going on..." Zhen Zhu looked at her sister's back in confusion, and looked at Jin Bao in confusion.

Jin Bao also shook his head blankly, but he immediately interjected, "Do you want me to ask you?"

Zhen Zhu frowned and shook her head: "Forget it, if it's urgent, she will always come again."

As a result, when the day came, the young lady got into the carriage alone, and went back and forth with those who served her. The elder brother was too scary, and he didn't know what to say. The second young lady of the Zhen family bit her helplessly. The handkerchief was teary-eyed.

Even if Jin Bao didn't inquire, the news spread to the ears, and he could only report helplessly to the second young lady. After all, his young master's shoulder looked fine, and if it happened to them, the people behind these words would be to blame for everything.

While recuperating from her illness, Zhen Zhu ordered to go down to monitor the Qian Mansion, and also ordered someone to go to Suzhou to bring Zhou Bingcang.Since Zhou Bingcang was released from prison, his fame and reputation have been dismissed. He can't expect to take the imperial examination again in this life. He doesn't just want to be passionate like others. After he comes out, the beauty who made him pay is gone. more decadent.The Zhou family has quite a few heirs, and even Zhou Bingcang is the third eldest. He used to be favored at home because he could study, but now that he has no future, even the servant girls in the house want to jump out, let alone Talk to the people above.

He has only lived in prison for three months, but he has completely forgotten the rules of the past ten years, even he is no longer picky about his daily food, and he also purrs when he eats.It was his mother who felt pitiful and wiped her tears with her handkerchief every time she saw it. After a long time, Zhou's father and others felt that it was an eyesore, and knowing that the third son could not pass the imperial examination, naturally he had to find another livelihood. It was good, but in Zhou Bingcang's eyes, it was a violation of himself.

The only goal of his life is scientific research, but because of his previous impulse, his goal, his life, completely changed the direction. He felt that life was really meaningless, but he couldn't stand his mother's tears, so So one night, he secretly left Zhou Mansion.

He looked back at the house where he was born and raised him, and felt that his eyes were a little hot, but he finally pulled the burden on his back and walked away.

Since he has no way to honor his ancestors for this family, he can't be a freelancer. Why don't they feel that they will be troubled by going away first. When I was about to turn around, the back of my neck hurt and I passed out.

Waiting for Zhou Bingcang to open his eyes again, the whole person was tied up and stuffed in a wooden box. He was carried and shaken for three days without eating or drinking all the way. Finally, he saw the light. His eyes were already starving. What? I can't see clearly.

"That's the guy?" Jin Bao stroked his chin, and looked back at the person beside him. It was a middle-aged man, wearing brown clothes, with a beard on his face, and speaking in a rough voice.

"It's this kid. Watching him come out of that Zhou Mansion saved the guys a lot of work." After the middle-aged man finished speaking, he smiled at Jin Bao, "Little Brother Bao, look, this money." As he spoke, he rubbed his hands.

Jin Bao took out a golden pot and threw it to the other party, and glanced at the other party with a blank expression on his face: "Keep your mouth tight, we just invited Master Zhou to come and explain."

The middle-aged man didn't care what the reason was, anyway, the boy knew he came out when he looked at it. He smiled and hid the gold pot in his pocket, then ordered the people below to carry the box ashore, and then left.

Jin Bao glanced at it in distaste, and then ordered someone to carry it: "Go back to the mansion and order someone to wash it up, and take it to the study for two days. The young master still has something to ask."

The boy underground responded, and then stuffed Zhou Bingcang back into the wooden box as it was, and then fought all the way.

Zhen Zhu disliked the lack of freedom in the mansion, and was afraid that her family members would know about her injuries, so she greeted Mrs. Sun, and went out of the yard, saying that hunting was actually healing, waiting for Zhou Bingcang to fidget in a After being kept in the house for two days, he heard footsteps outside, and the lock outside the door was opened. When the door opened, it was a man he didn't know.

Zhou Bingcang's lips turned pale from fright, but he still had the backbone of a scholar, so he clasped his hands together and asked, "Dare to ask, brother, what's the matter here?"

It was Jin Bao who came, and he looked at Zhou Bingcang with a half-smile and said, "My young master has something to ask for your help, and I don't know if he is willing."

Zhou Bingcang swallowed his saliva, and his nervous fingertips turned white: "Can I ask, what is it?"

Jin Bao said: "Of course it's about Man Niang in Yanyu Building."

"Man Niang, what's wrong with Man Niang?" Zhou Bingcang's face turned pale, but now it has turned blue. He grabbed Jin Bao's sleeve, his eyes full of fear.

"Yo, I can't tell you're still an infatuated kind, come on, come along." Jin Bao pulled Zhou Bingcang's hand away, and then led them to Zhen Zhu's study.

There are eight mansions in the front and back of this courtyard. Zhou Bingcang lives in a hut on the west side. The scenery is pleasant all the way along the path. He knows that his home is only food and clothing. The status of people will definitely not be low.

Zhen Zhu was practicing calligraphy in the room, but unfortunately his shoulders couldn't hold back, and the pain became severe after a while. He put down the pen and looked at his current handwriting helplessly, trembling violently.He wanted to practice more, so after shaking his arms twice, he picked up the pen again.

Zhang Qing coughed, then raised her head and looked straight at Zhen Zhu, Zhen Zhu was embarrassed by the other party's eyes, touched her nose, could only put the brush back, and smiled at Zhang Qing flatteringly.

Jin Bao arrived at the door and knocked lightly on them. Zhang Qing opened the door and saw Zhou Bingcang wearing scholar's clothes at a glance: "Why do you wear this for him? Doesn't it mean that he has lost his fame?" One sentence let Zhou Bingcang know that he was The whole situation is in the hands of the other party, and at the same time, he also remembered the pain of cutting flesh.

Jin Bao saw that Zhang Qing gave Zhou Bingcang a blow, knowing that it was a man-made way, he smiled and didn't join in, just let him go, Zhang Qing said to Zhou Bingcang, come in, then turned around and walked inside.

When Zhou Bingcang entered the door, he felt that the so-called nobles were nothing to him in the past. The clothes in front of him were hanging from his waist, and he could not tell the price. Even the boots on his feet were also inlaid with gold. Land jade, there is a certain rhythm between gestures.He suddenly didn't know what to say. Before, he thought it was because Manniang wanted to settle accounts with him because of the high branch that Manniang had climbed. After all, he was said to be Manniang's first one. , But now he doesn't think so, such a man has nothing to do with Manniang, even if Manniang is the cinnabar mole in his heart, but he can't change Manniang's background.Not to mention the boy's appearance, Manniang is even worse than the fingertip of the other party.

There were thousands of twists and turns in his heart, but his knees would not be soft at that time, and he still bowed his head with his fists folded as before.

"This is Mr. Zhou. Although it is a bit rude to invite Mr. Zhou, there is nothing we can do. Now that everything is not peaceful, if there is too much trouble, I am afraid that Mr. Zhou will be hurt." Zhen Zhu smiled. He opened his mouth and asked Zhou Bingcang to sit down, while he himself took the main seat.

Zhang Qing served Zhen Zhu tea, then brought another cup to Zhou Bingcang's side, and stepped aside.

"I heard that in Yanyu Pavilion, there was a sister Hua named Manniang who befriended you. Now I asked you to come here just to ask Mr. for a favor and to recognize her." This is just an excuse. Mother, it's just that in the Yanyu Pavilion, Manniang's heavy makeup was different from the plain face she met in Qian's mansion, but her stature remained the same. He invited Zhou Bingcang to actually use Zhou Bingcang as a bait to see if Manniang would take the bait .

"Before I got down, I fell into a deep hole, and I have forgotten all the past." Zhou Bingcang replied with a dry voice, and then lowered his head and did not speak.

Zhen Zhu smiled and didn't answer, but told Jin Bao to take Zhou Bingcang back. Zhou Bingcang went back to the hut and watched the people outside close the door. This time there was no padlock, but the small courtyard he lived in was divided into ten or so. The person who serves him is that he will be accompanied when he drinks water and takes a bath.

Zhen Zhu locked him up for two days, then ordered someone to send a message to him that he could go out, but he was still surrounded by four Kongwu powerful servants. He wanted to inquire about Zhen Zhu's identity, but this other courtyard watched everything If he can't come out, he won't know until he can go out and ask the farmers in the countryside that Zhen Zhu is the son of the weaving mansion in Jiangning.

He glanced back at the other courtyard in a daze, and then wandered into the city with the flow of people. He passed a bookstore and went in to buy two books. When he came out, his money was gone. Fortunately, the servant who followed him was also a smart man. , smiled and said to Zhou Bingcang: "The young master knew that the master was going out, so he ordered the accountant to transfer the silver taels in advance, which can be regarded as compensation for the husband."

Then he suddenly saw a carriage passing by, and then the curtain of the carriage was blown by the breeze, a beautiful woman inside looked at the scenery outside, the carriage was moving forward along the road, the woman in the carriage and Zhou Bingcang Their eyes met, Zhou Bingcang blushed, and was about to speak, when the woman turned pale and quickly withdrew her hand, and then the car curtain covered the window.

The servants serving Zhou Bingcang looked at each other twice, expressing that the task was completed, and then followed Zhou Bingcang, who was in despair, all the way, and returned to the other courtyard after dark.

After dinner, Zhou Bingcang closed the door alone. The bundle he brought when he came was placed on the bedside. He carefully took the bundle and shook it off. Inside were his changed clothes, a few sachets, and some Broken silver, he fiddled with the cuff of an unremarkable dress for a while, and then took out an earring. The earring was in the shape of a butterfly made of brushed coiled gold, and there was a ruby ​​falling from the ground. It was very bright when it shook.

"Why..." He stared at the earrings in a daze. He didn't know what Manniang was doing, why someone asked him to come here, he remembered that after he finished the exam, he happily shared with Manniang According to the news, he is very confident in himself, and sure enough he was ranked in the top three in the end, but Man Niang said that this time the imperial examination was cheated, that a man as obviously talented as Zhou Bingcang is now being said by others that his fame does not match the truth.

Seeing the woman he loves weeping, he went to the street with some good friends. At that time, he felt that someone like himself was the one who should be promoted by the Holy Spirit. Isn't he better than someone who holds a high position but doesn't do practical work?

"You... don't you..." He bit his lip. He didn't feel it before, but now he couldn't help wondering if Manniang used him back then, so it was a trap from the beginning, and only he, the last Stupid people fall headlong into it.

Zhen Zhu was changing her medicine, and Jin Bao stood aside and reported Zhou Bingcang's itinerary today: "That Manniang has already met Zhou Bingcang, and her face was not right at that time. It is said that she was waiting to go back to Qian's mansion, and her little maid came out to look for him once. , but at that time Zhou Bingcang had already come back, do you want to let him go out tomorrow?"

"I don't need it tomorrow. Wait for a few days. It will be better if people are willing to cooperate. Wait until he can't help asking about things in the future, and then let them meet again." Zhen Zhu was very optimistic about Zhou Bingcang at that time, A person who can be admitted to the top three is naturally capable and hardworking, but it is a pity that he will not be able to take the scientific examination in the future. He told Jin Bao to take care of him, and then said, "Let him write a letter to his family to say that he is safe. You can write some, and then Just let him copy it once, and since he has settled down, he must feel at ease."

Jin Bao smiled and said to Zhen Zhu, "It's just that you have a good temper and are honest with others, master."

"Okay, okay, let's go to work." Seeing that Jin Bao was about to flatter again, Zhen Zhu kicked her foot with a smile, Jin Bao moved her body cooperatively, then smiled at Zhang Qing, turned and left.