The Young Master of the Jia Family in the Red Chamber

After a long silence, seeing that Situ Jing still had no intention of breaking the deadlock, Jia Hu had no choice but to mutter: "Your Highness, it's getting late, so I won't..." There is no point in staying any longer. Calm down and think less about what you have and what you don't.

"Jia Hu, don't leave yet, I have something for you." As if seeing Jia Hu's plan, Situ Jing stopped him, got up and walked to Duobaoge next to him, and took a piece of paper. The scroll came down and passed it to Jia Hu, and said in a low voice, "Replenish your birthday present."

Jia Hu was stunned, with an indescribably weird expression on his face. He hesitated for a moment before taking the scroll, and at the same time asked a very mentally handicapped question, "What year was it? This year or last year?" Hu felt regretful and wanted to slap himself twice. What kind of stupid talk is this? What is Situ Jing’s status? His Royal Highness is a dignified prince. It's really courting death.One must know that Jia Hu did not specially prepare gifts for Situ Jing's birthday last year and this year.

Situ Jing didn't expect Jia Hu to ask such a question, and his expression was startled. Then he regained his composure, and said calmly, "This is for this year. I didn't prepare for it last year, because I wrote you a letter, but you didn't reply." Situ Jing These words were both true and false, which made Jia Hu dumbfounded.

"Ah?!" Jia Hu raised his head and looked straight at Situ Jing. It turned out that it was because of this reason that he thought he was thinking too much.

"Aren't you going to open it and have a look?" Situ Jing said with a smile, his eyebrows and eyes curved.The afterglow of the setting sun shone in through the window lattice, and the orange light fell into his black pupils, as if they were about to melt, exuding bits and pieces of gentleness, which made people intoxicated.

"I'll see it right away." Jia Hu slowly unfolded the scroll, and saw an old plum painted on the paper, vigorous and vigorous, with its own strength of character, and the blossoming plum blossoms are like stars that follow the trend, shining brightly, and can't help but praise. Said: "I haven't seen you in two years, Your Highness's painting skills have improved a lot."

Situ Jing was praised by him, his brows and eyes were even more happy, he pursed his lips and smiled and said, "Do you like it?" I just don't understand the meaning hidden in the painting.

Jia Hu was overjoyed, nodded and said, "Your Highness drew it with his own hands, so of course I like it." But he still couldn't understand why Situ Jing gave him a plum branch. His birthday is in March. Is peach blossom more suitable? Jia Hu frowned puzzled.

With the matter of sending the painting as an adjustment, the atmosphere eased a lot, and Jia Hu didn't leave until the palace gate was locked and went home.

The exam will be held in March next year, and less than half a year before this time, Jia Hu studies hard at home behind closed doors, ignoring the outside world at all, and preparing for the exam.Seeing that her son has a firm mind and is completely unaffected by those rumors, Mrs. Zhang feels a lot of comfort in her heart.

Years ago, the marriage between Jia Hu and the head of Xunyang County fell through. Due to the lack of inside information, the Jia family and Zhongjing Palace maintained a consistent low-key attitude on this matter.Reluctantly, this marriage was bestowed by a sage himself, no matter what the reason is, it is extremely rare to divorce.

In this regard, people talked a lot, and some said that the master of Xunyang County had a bad life, and that he would become a nun despite the promising Ruyi Langjun.There were also those who spoke ill of Jia Hu. If it wasn't for his problems, why would the Lord Xunyang prefer to become a monk rather than marry him?

The head of Xunyang County has already become a monk, and no matter how much people say, it will not affect her practice. As for Situ Che and his wife, who dares to say anything in front of them.Jia Hu's side is different, he has just passed the exam for Juren to return to Beijing, and next year he will take the Jinshi exam.In the past, a young man like him who came from a wealthy family and was capable would have been the candidate for son-in-law that countless families were vying for.But when it came to retiring the engagement—it was a marriage bestowed by a sage—many people hesitated, preferring to settle for the next best thing, and dared not take him.

The son's ability is there, and Zhang's standard for his daughter-in-law is also very high, and he will never lower it easily, so Jia Hu's marriage was put on hold.Mrs. Zhang thought clearly, Jia Hu is a man, and it is not a big problem to marry a few years later. When he becomes a Jinshi, enters the court and becomes an official, the influence of retiring the marriage fades away, and those high-ranking families who wait and see have a conclusion. It is not too late to marry a wife.If you just make do with it, and marry a daughter-in-law who is not born and temperament enough, not only will Jia Hu be dissatisfied, but it will also harm generations of the family.

The elder son's marriage cannot be said, and the younger son is not old enough. Mrs. Zhang has nothing to do recently, so she paid attention to what Shi Taijun asked her to do.The Zhang family has been scholarly for generations, and Mr. Zhang's disciples are all over the world. When Mrs. Zhang was still in her boudoir, she had many close friends. Now most of these people, like Mrs. Zhang, have become the heads of their husbands' families.The Jia family started with military exploits after the four kings and eight princes who founded the country. When the Zhang family married to the West Mansion, Jia Daishan was still alive and was being used by the Supreme Emperor.

Although Jia Amnesty wasn't very competitive, he still had military merits and retained the title of Lord Marquis. Moreover, Zhang's family gave birth to such a good son as Jia Hu, so for so many years, her status in the circle of noble ladies in the capital has never been better. It has always been high.Zhang's selection of families for Yuan Chun did not blindly pursue noble families, but rather based on her status, so she had a wide range of choices, and within a short time, she selected two families that she thought were suitable.Mrs. Zhang did not make her own decision, but told Shi Taijun about the situation of the two families, and asked her to choose slowly, and then tell her when she made the choice.

After listening to Mrs. Zhang's introduction, Shi Taijun remained silent, and said for a while, "That's all, is there any better one?" In all honesty, the two families Mrs. Zhang picked are very good, and it can be seen that they are used For those who are concerned, there is still a certain distance from Shi Taijun's expectations.

As if guessing that Shi Taijun would say something like this, Mrs. Zhang raised her eyebrows and said with a smile: "Yes, there is, but it's Yuan Chun's identity, and people don't like it." Marriage is a good marriage between two surnames, and it is proper to have the same family, Yuan Chun said She is the eldest granddaughter of Rong Guogong, and her status seems to be not low, but Jia Daishan passed away, Jia Zheng was dismissed from office, and she doesn't have a capable brother to support her, so how can she talk about a perfect marriage.

Shi Taijun sighed quietly, and said nothing more, how could she not understand what Mrs. Zhang said, it was just that she was unwilling.

Earlier, Shi Taijun also thought about his marriage to Yuan Chun, preferably someone with a noble family and an excellent personality.But when it came to the actual operation, it was found that it was very difficult. Which young master should have such strength, and people don't marry a daughter-in-law for a girl whose father and brother are both capable.What's more, Shi Taijun is very old. Those people she knew are either dead or living at home. The housework is handed over to the daughter-in-law. Participated in.

Otherwise, how could Shi Taijun entrust Zhang's responsibility for Yuanchun's marriage.For a long time, Shi Taijun's dissatisfaction with Mrs. Zhang stemmed from the fact that she was Jia She's wife, not from her doing anything wrong.Shi Taijun couldn't figure it out, why did Jia Daishan insist on keeping such a good marriage with the Zhang family for Jia Amnesty, who was worthless? If it was given to Jia Zheng, with the help of the Zhang family, his official career would never be what it is today .It can also be seen from this that Shi Taijun is actually quite sure of Zhang's temperament and talent.

Seeing that Shi Taijun had realized something, Mrs. Zhang hurriedly said: "These two families are also looking around. If the old lady has an idea, please let me know as soon as possible, so that I can ask someone to ask. If it takes a long time, someone else may be asked." Come on, it’s hard to find a house like this.”

Shi Taijun can't hear Zhang's implication, but she has tried her best to find these two families, and she wants better, forgive her for being helpless.Shi Taijun had no better solution, so he nodded and said, "Go ahead, I will notify you."

Zhang found two families for Yuanchun. One was Xie, the grandson of the Marquis of Dingcheng, but he was not the grandson of the eldest son who could inherit the title, but the second son of the second son. This year, the family ranked fifth; Surnamed Tang, his father passed away when he was young, and his mother remarried. He grew up with his uncle who is currently a military doctor. He is 17 years old and the third child in his family.Looking at the briefings of Xie Wulang and Tang Sanlang, Shi Taijun was entangled, not knowing which one to choose for Yuanchun. He always felt that both were good, but both had their shortcomings. It was really a dilemma.

Xie's family is the tallest, and Yuan Chun married with a good reputation, but Xie Wulang's talent is mediocre, and he doesn't look like he can be an official.Tang Sanlang is quite talented and famous. He was selected as a scholar at the age of 14. Although he failed in the provincial examination this year, he is still young, and no one dares to say that he will have no future in the future.It's just that he has no parents and has lived with his uncle and aunt since he was a child. Mr. Tang himself is a poor official, so the property he can give his nephew must be very limited.

It would be great if the conditions of Xie Wulang and Tang Sanlang could be combined. Shi Taijun really couldn't make up his mind, so he couldn't help but think so.But she also knew that this was unrealistic. It was impossible for a young man with both family background and talent to look up to Yuan Chun.

Knowing that Mrs. Zhang had given Shi Taijun such a difficult problem, Jia Hu smiled unkindly.He is [-]% sure that the Zhang family did this on purpose, otherwise, how could the two families she picked out be such a coincidence, the advantages and disadvantages of the two families are completely complementary.

Not to mention Shi Taijun, Jia Hu himself would be very embarrassed when there were only these two options.Let's choose Xie Wulang, it looks more stable, as long as there are no major accidents, the prosperity and wealth of a lifetime are guaranteed, but it is easy to be reconciled in my heart, if that Tang Sanlang does not succeed in the future, that's all. I'm afraid that thinking about it will make me feel uncomfortable; if I choose Tang Sanlang, there is enough room for improvement, but the risk is also great. After all, not every talented young man will become famous.

Jia Hu is very curious about what choice Yuan Chun will make, whether it is a stable present or a more likely future.In any case, according to the standards of this era, they were all a family, and he hoped that Yuan Chun would marry off in peace and not cause any trouble to himself.