The Young Master of the Jia Family in the Red Chamber

After being busy with the first few months of his new enthronement, Situ Yan put the matter of drafting girls into the palace on the agenda.

Although he has no plans to become a concubine, Situ Jing's East Palace must not be empty and deserted, and Situ Lv, who is one year older than Situ Jing, has neither a main concubine nor a side concubine. The problem of their daughter-in-law should be solved.

There is no master in the sixth house, Situ Yan handed over the selection of the empress dowager to the empress dowager, anyway, she has to choose a concubine for her son, so it is most appropriate for her to help.Empress Dowager Chu would not have any scruples about choosing a concubine for Situ Lu, but the selection of the crown princess made her a little embarrassed.

After all, Empress Dowager Chu is only Situ Jing's step-grandmother, not her own grandmother. Except for the usual greetings, she doesn't have much contact with Situ Jing, and no one helps her to consult. How does she know whether the selected person is suitable for Situ Yan? The heart of father and son.

Empress Dowager Chu felt embarrassed, so she told the Supreme Emperor that the old man had a rough mind and didn't think it was a big deal, so she only let the queen mother choose boldly.Really can't make up their minds, so they called Concubine Shen and Taipin Chen, and everyone helped to choose. As long as there are good candidates, all of them will stay and let Situ Yan and Situ Jing decide for themselves.In this way, there is no need to worry about their dissatisfaction.

Just selecting the candidate list, Empress Dowager Chu immediately felt relieved. She took Concubine Shen and Taipin Chen to watch it several times in succession. Present it in front of Situ Yan.

The final list was in Situ Yan's hands. He had never seen any of the girls on the list except those from the Su family and the Jian family, but he knew all of their grandfathers, maternal grandfathers, fathers, uncles, and uncles. Everyone knows everything.

After a little deliberation, Situ Yan crossed out two that he thought were inappropriate, and then gave the rest of the list to Situ Jing to choose one by himself.Situ Jing didn't want to do anything important in his life, but he had no interest in it, saying that he would let Situ Yan decide, and he promised to get married obediently.

Situ Yan was helpless, so he asked him how Su Yue was. Su Yue was Su Yi's younger sister, two years younger than Situ Jing, and they had met each other when they were young.

Situ Jing thought for a while, and said that the cousin of the Su family was proficient in writing and ink, but it was okay, so the candidate for the crown prince was decided.Seeing that Situ Yan finally chose Su Jinran's daughter as his daughter-in-law, the Supreme Emperor didn't say anything, just sighed slightly.

The Crown Princess chose Su Yue, and the Empress Dowager Chu also appointed Situ Lv's eldest granddaughter, Shi Shi, as Princess Ying.

Although Concubine Shen and Taipin Chen also chose side concubines for their sons, they were all selected from among the lower-ranking beautiful girls.Therefore, in the final list, the girls other than Su Yue and Shi Shi went home separately, and their parents decided to marry.

Her natal family is powerful, her position is high, and she has an adult prince under her knees. It's not that Concubine Shen and Taipin Chen never thought about the position of crown prince in their early years.However, they had experienced the turmoil in the East Palace back then, so they were calm. Except when marrying their daughter-in-law, they chose someone who could help their son, but they didn't do anything else, they just waited and watched.Yin Meiren and Situ Zheng were defeated, Situ Yan's health improved a lot, and he ascended the throne smoothly.Concubine Shen and Taipin Chen didn't think too much, and the side concubines they chose for their sons were all the daughters of insignificant officials, they only looked at their color and character.

Hearing that the Crown Princess had chosen the daughter of the Su family, Jia Hu felt depressed and felt a little uneasy.

As far as he knows, the health of the Su family seems to be not very good. Not only Queen Su died young, Su Yi's grandfather and father are not long-lived people, even Su Yi herself is not very healthy. How could my sister be any better?

Jia Hu was really worried, and even asked Mrs. Zhang that Mrs. Zhang had a relationship with Su Yi's aunt when they were in her boudoir.Mrs. Zhang said with a smile that the old lady of the Su family is in poor health, which has affected her son and daughter, but not all descendants of the Su family are like her, like Su Yi's aunt, who is in good health and has not been affected.As for Su Yi's younger sister, it's not the time when the country was first established. A girl with poor health is unlikely to pass the draft. The saint himself has suffered such hardships, and it is impossible to cheat his son again. Su Yue's body is definitely no problem.

Jia Hu was relieved when he heard the words, but then he thought that Su Yue's aunt was Situ Jing's biological grandmother, and their blood relationship seemed to be a little close, but you are not joking, once the candidate for the crown princess is finalized, it will be no big deal. It can never be changed.

For this reason, Jia Hu was very melancholy for several days, and even Situ Jing could see the change in his mood.Finally, Jia Hu had to admit that he was not worried about Su Yue, but envious of her, because from now on, she would be the one who stood by Situ Jing's side in an upright manner.

The prince's big wedding is by no means a trivial matter. Counting from the preparation, it takes only two or three years to get to the wedding.

The preparations for the big wedding are in charge of the Ministry of Etiquette and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Situ Jing, the groom-to-be, has nothing to do at all. Every day, he should study when he should, and listen to the court when he should.After midsummer, he told Jia Hu that he planned to go south to Jiangnan.

Since Situ Jing hadn't revealed such meaning before, Jia Hu couldn't help being a little puzzled, and asked curiously, "Why did Your Highness suddenly think of going to Jiangnan?" In the past one or two years, there was no news in Jiangnan, what did Situ Jing want to see, could it be Just play around.

Situ Jing pursed his lips, and pondered: "I didn't suddenly think about it, I thought about it for many years, but I used to be young, and when I said that I wanted to go out alone, my father and grandfather would definitely not allow it. Now I am a prince. , They can't let me stay in the palace forever."

"Reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles, it's a good thing Your Highness thinks so." Jia Hu first expressed his personal support for Situ Jing's idea, and then asked: "It's just that Your Highness, you mentioned this to the saint and the old saint. Is something wrong?" Situ Jing is not only the crown prince, but also the only son of Situ Yan, Jia Hu can hardly imagine that the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor will allow him to go so far, if he wants to go out of the palace, it would be nice to wander around the inner city of the imperial city.

Situ Jing raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Of course I said it, my father also allowed it, otherwise how could I tell you."

Jia Hu thought about it for a second, and said pleasantly, "Your Highness, you mean that we can go too?" Now that Situ Yan got permission, Situ Jing happily told them about it, probably to take them with him, Jia Hu Mood instantly improved a lot.

"Of course." Situ Jing nodded, and then said with some regret, "It's a pity that Xiaoyi has to take the exam, otherwise he can go too. He has always said that he wants to go to Jiangnan." Situ Yan is scheduled to set off in early August, just in time It's time for the provincial examination, and judging by Su Yi's results, as long as there are no accidents, he will definitely be able to pass the high school, so next year he will have to take the national examination. If he goes back and forth to Jiangnan, he will have no time to study.

Thinking of going to the south of the Yangtze River with Situ Jing, Jia Hu was in a good mood, and his face was beaming with joy when he spoke and acted.When Jia Lian heard that Jia Hu was able to go out to play, he was very envious, and asked him quietly if he could take him with him. He has grown up so much, and he has never traveled far.

Jia Hu thought about it, the main purpose of Situ Jing's trip to the south of the Yangtze River this time was to travel around the mountains and rivers, and he didn't have any serious business to do. It's not a big deal for him to take Jia Lian with him for his own benefit. Anyway, their hometown is also in the south of the Yangtze River, so it just happened to let Jia Lian see and see. .

Jia Hu was sure that he would take care of his younger brother in front of Situ Jing, but he was not sure whether Jia She and Zhang would let Jia Lian go with him.After all, Jia Lian was not yet ten years old, and he had no elders when he went out for the first time. Even if he followed the prince, they might not be able to relax.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Jia Lian asked, Mrs. Zhang agreed, and Jia Lian jumped up and down happily.Jia Hu was curious and asked Zhang why.

Mrs. Zhang said with a smile that boys should go out more and do what they do at home all day. She is not raising a girl.Jia Hu was not convinced, and said that when he was a child, the Zhang family would not let him go out, otherwise he would have been able to participate in the children's examination two years earlier.

Mrs. Zhang raised her hand and poked Jia Hu's face, and cursed with a smile: "Who made you unlucky, you took the top spot, your brother is young, if you didn't take him with you, I can rest assured that he will go so far, you little one No one will take you with you, so you can only stay at home."

Jia Hu didn't say anything else, just lamented that he had met the father of an otaku, and his greatest hobby in life was staying at home.

Just as Jia Hu expected, he told Situ Jing that he wanted to take this opportunity to take his brother back to his hometown for a visit, and Situ Jing agreed without saying a word.He also told him that when Situ Lv heard that he was going to Jiangnan, he said he would go too, and the Supreme Emperor agreed, so he let their uncle and nephew go with him.

The eighth day of August is an auspicious day for marriage and travel.In the early morning of this day, Jia Hu set foot on the road to the south of the Yangtze River for the second time.

The prince and the prince go out in so-called micro-clothes. In Jia Hu’s view, they carry a considerable number of people and luggage, and they pack dozens of boats. When he returned to his hometown for an exam, the three brothers only had four boats. , is not a level at all.

After the brothers Jia Hu went out, several things happened in the West Mansion.First, the old tree of the Wang family blossomed, and it was found that she was pregnant. Shi Taijun was so happy that he chanted Amitabha directly.Although she gave Jia Zheng a girl, if the Wang family could give birth, she would definitely like the grandson from the first line.

This matter had little to do with Mrs. Zhang, so she sent a gift to Mrs. Wang as usual, so it's fine on the face of it.

Unexpectedly, without Jia Zhu, the Wang family attached great importance to this child. In addition, she was getting older and her pregnancy was not as good as when she was pregnant with Jia Zhu and Yuan Chun. Let Zhang take over.

Mrs. Zhang said at the beginning that her body was injured during childbirth, but after so many years of raising her, she has already recovered. However, Shi Taijun didn't want her to be a housekeeper, and she didn't bother to care about it, so she lived in peace until today. Now it's hard to take over suddenly. Can't stand her.

Mrs. Zhang has always been careful. The account books she handed over to Mrs. Wang back then were clear and clear.If you want to pick it up again now, you must have a clear handover, otherwise if something goes wrong, how to divide the responsibility, you have to agree in advance.

Influenced by Jia Hu's subtle influence over the years, Mrs. Zhang no longer does things by herself, but let her subordinates do it. She takes care of the whole situation by herself.

Due to the limited amount of money among the officials, even if Wang wanted to dig a corner, he couldn't do it. Therefore, after checking the accounts, there was no major problem.It's just that some people say that the monthly money issued by the government in these years is delayed every month.

Mrs. Zhang felt strange when she heard this, so she asked the man to speak more clearly.The man said that the long house might be better, like their counting house, kitchen, sewing room, etc., before the fifth day of every month, the monthly money can be received.I don't know when, the monthly payment has not been paid on time. First it was two or three days late, gradually it was seven or eight days, and then it was more than ten days. Now it is almost the end of the month, and I don't know why.

Mrs. Zhang was shocked when she heard the words. The property in the mansion has had a good harvest in recent years. Jia Amnesty has never been in short supply of money from the government. It is fully allocated at the beginning of each year. If there is a major event, you can also withdraw it. situation.

That being the case, why did the Wang family postpone the payment of the monthly money? Could it be that the money is in hand, and how much more can be paid out?Mrs. Zhang was worried, so she ordered someone to investigate quietly, but it turned out that Mrs. Wang really used money to make money.