The Young Master of the Jia Family in the Red Chamber

Since the new year, Jia Hu has been in a particularly good mood. Sometimes in the middle of reviewing her homework, she would stop suddenly and laugh at the picture of plum blossoms hanging on the wall.If anyone passes by at this time, they will find that his smile is extraordinarily gentle and tender, and there is also a hint of foolishness.

At the beginning, Jia Hu didn't understand the meaning of Situ Jing's gift to him. He just thought that he just drew a picture on a whim when he was admiring plum blossoms.But thinking about it carefully, this kind of argument doesn't make sense. Both Situ Yan and Situ Jing are allergic to pollen, so the entire palace is almost free of flowers and plants.It is impossible for Situ Jing to appreciate plum blossoms. Besides, in that painting, an old plum is painted alone, and it does not look like it grows on a plum tree. Jia Hu doubts that Situ Jing is facing the plum tree. The picture drawn by the folded plum branch.

If it wasn't for the Yueren song recited by Yingchun overheard, Jia Hu might not have discovered the secret hidden in the painting by Situ Jing until a long time later.From this, he expressed his sincere admiration for the implicit way of confession of the ancients. If he is not accomplished enough, he will not understand it at all.

On that day, Mrs. Zhuo took her daughter Zhuo Wanyan back to her natal home. She and Shi Taijun had never been close, and every time she came back, she would be presented with gifts, and she would have nothing to say when she was with Mrs. Zhang. finished words.In the past, when Jia Lian and Zhuo Wanyan were young, Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Zhuo let them play together. Now that they are older, even cousins ​​can't get too close, so Zhuo Wanyan led Yingchun to play.The two sisters were almost ten years apart, how could they play together, Zhuo Wanyan said that they had nothing to do, so they took the exam to recite poems in Yingchun, and the two asked and answered.

"There are trees in the mountains, and the trees have branches, and the heart is pleasing to the king, and the king does not know..." The clear and clear voice of the little girl echoed in the snow-covered yard.

Jia Hu came here to greet Mrs. Zhuo, and when he heard the Yue people's song recited by Yingchun, his heart was shocked. He felt like he had grasped something, but when he thought about it again, it was blank again.Just because he was thinking about things in his head, when Jia Hu talked to Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Zhuo, she was a little absent-minded, and she didn't come back to her senses several times.Fortunately, they knew that Jia Hu was about to take the exam, and they probably put all their minds on the exam, so they didn't care about his rudeness, and sent him back to the study after a few gossips, and then the two continued to chat about the previous topic.

At the age of Mrs. Zhang and the others, what they are most interested in is definitely the marriage of their children.Mrs. Zhuo has two sons and a daughter. The eldest son is 15 years old this year, just the age to see his wife.On that day, the old Marquis Fushun and Zhuo Yun made great contributions in pacifying Xihai Yanzi's war. The Supreme Emperor raised their family's title from earl to marquis, and allowed three generations to inherit the title without demotion. Therefore, the eldest son of Mrs. Zhuo, the position of marquis in the future is secure. .Because they were the eldest sons who inherited the family business, Zhuo Yun and Mrs. Zhuo watched people very carefully, and even asked their relatives to help pay attention.

Unexpectedly, seeing Shi Taijun today, she asked Mrs. Zhuo how she would like Yuan Chun to be her daughter-in-law. The question made Mrs. Zhuo speechless, and she didn't know how to answer.It is true that Zhuo Yun and Mrs. Zhuo are both descendants of concubines, and they are not as good as Jia Zheng and Wang's in terms of family background, but Zhuo Yun's status today is earned by him through military exploits, and Mrs. Zhuo is also a wife who follows her husband, so she cannot be more upright.Unlike Jia Zheng, it's fine if he doesn't pass the exam. Jia Daishan can also lose the official position that Jia Daishan asked for in his legacy. The status of the two families is no longer at the same level.

If other people had said such things, Mrs. Zhuo would have turned her face a long time ago, but Shi Taijun is her aunt, and Mrs. Zhuo must respect her, so she thought for a while before returning to the old lady, saying that an expert had seen it, and the eldest son was not suitable to marry For his older daughter-in-law, if the old lady doesn't mind, it would be great to give Yuan Chun to her second son.Letting Yuan Chun marry her youngest son was already Madam Zhuo's bottom line. If Shi Taijun was still dissatisfied, she would try not to return to her natal family for the rest of her life, and she would refuse this marriage. She could not joke about the future of the Zhuo family.

There is only one year difference between Mrs. Zhuo's eldest son and second son. Although they are both younger than Yuanchun, they are barely worthy.Shi Taijun knew in his heart that if Madam Zhuo let go, she would give face to her aunt, and this was the best home she could find for Yuanchun.

She didn't want Mrs. Wang to have a bad nose outside, but she had the nerve to pick and choose. The inside and outside words were all about wanting Yuan Chun to marry Mrs. Zhuo's eldest son, which finally angered Mrs. Zhuo.It is also the Marquis Mansion, the Jia family only has a title, but Zhuo Yun has a heavy army in his hands. Her son wants to marry a daughter-in-law, but whoever's girl can't get married, she has to be hanged on the tree of Jia's family, because of her natal family For the sake.But Mrs. Wang was lucky, she was nothing, and she still had the face to pick and choose. Madam Zhuo was so angry that she told Shi Taijun directly that she was determined not to want Yuan Chun.

Mrs. Zhuo walked away, and Shi Taijun fell on his back. It was not because of Mrs. Zhuo's anger, but Wang's masterpiece.Shi Taijun couldn't figure it out, why she let Wang Shi out, she thought she was her own mother, and she would definitely consider Yuanchun, but in the end, let's see what she did.First of all, she pushed back the marriage proposed by Mrs. Zhang, and she was so ambitious that no one in Yuanchun cared about it. She couldn't see it, so she opened her mouth to the concubine.The second son of Marquis Fushun, this condition is enough, who would have thought that she would offend my sister-in-law immediately.

What makes Shi Taijun most sad is not these things, but at this moment, Yuan Chun still trusts Wang unconditionally. She sighed for a long time, and finally decided not to care about this granddaughter anymore. Let her parents decide for her.

After pulling Mrs. Zhang to talk for a while, most of the gloom in Mrs. Zhuo's heart dissipated. She has never seen such a stupid Wang before.

Mrs. Zhang told how good the Xie family and the Tang family were. If Mrs. Zhang hadn't had some friendship with Xie Wulang's stepmother and Tang Sanlang's aunt, it would be impossible for Yuan Chun to marry with Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang alone.Not to mention her son, if it weren't for Shi Taijun's status as a aunt, she would definitely not be able to nod, but Wang's is good. What qualifications do you have to seek a better marriage.Besides, the height of a married woman from a high family is also limited. No matter how high she is, she will fall down.

Jia Hu was not interested in listening to Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Zhuo talking about their family life, so she said goodbye and walked to her yard, thinking about the sentence that Yingchun had chanted earlier, "There are trees in the mountains, and there are branches in the trees. ", what did he think of just now, why can't he remember it.

It was clear after the snow, and the snow on the branches had not yet melted, and there was a "creaking" sound from time to time. Jia Hu shivered suddenly, remembering the painting that Situ Jing had given him.That's right, it was that painting. Jia Hu finally realized what the plum branches in Situ Jing's painting meant.

To be honest, Jia Hu wouldn't have dared to think in that direction if he hadn't peeped into Situ Jing's mind.Because Situ Jing has always been very stable in front of him, Jia Hu directly interpreted this stability as meaning that he did not want to develop further.

So whether it was good for Situ Jing to marry the Crown Princess, or for Situ Yan to marry the Lord of Xunyang County to him, Jia Hu silently accepted it.

But now, Situ Jing gave him such a painting, why did he do this, he wanted to confess to him, this idea was rejected by Jia Hu as soon as it came to his mind, how could it be possible, this is the seventeenth century In Daxia, until more than 300 years later, the same-sex marriage bill has not yet been passed. His Royal Highness, the crown prince, probably did not have the courage to come out. He still felt that it was impossible for him to understand, so he quietly expressed his feelings. In comparison , Jia Hu is more inclined to the second explanation, he feels that this possibility is very big.

Although the way of confession was too subtle, Jia Hu almost didn't understand it, but in his long career of secret love, this was the first time he received a response, no matter what the result was, it was an exciting thing, which made him The energy of reading has increased several times.

At present, Jia Hu only has one thought, that is, Chunwei must show his full potential, because this is the only way for him to walk to Situ Jing in a dignified way.A wise ruler and a virtuous minister, his name will remain in history, this is the latest life goal that Jia Hu has set for himself.

Thanks to Situ Yan's kindness, starting from the fifth year of Yonghe, the general examinations that were originally held in February were postponed to March.

In March, spring is warm and flowers are blooming. Being able to take an exam in such a season is much happier than the cold and windy February.

In order to prevent people from bringing cheat sheets into the examination room, jackets are not allowed in the examinations over the years, let alone padded jackets. No matter how cold it is, only single clothes are allowed. One piece is not enough for two pieces, and two pieces are not enough for three pieces, but the problem is No matter how many pieces of single clothes you wear, you won't be able to keep out the cold.

This year is good, the exam has been rescheduled, candidates no longer have to go to the exam shivering in one piece of unlined clothing, not to mention, the time of entering the hall alone has saved a lot of time.Adding up the two lifetimes, Jia Hu has taken quite a few exams, but there are not many with such strict inspections, especially the body search, which is absolutely impossible in modern times. Anyway, there are cameras, who dares to carry a cheat sheet .It was different in ancient times. There were so many people taking the exam, and each person had a dormitory. If you really wanted to bring something in, the invigilator might not be able to find it.

After finally entering the arena, Jia Hu found that his luck was not very good, and the dorm he was assigned was actually very close to the toilet.Of course, Jia Hu is not the most unlucky, there are seven or eight rooms between his dormitory and the latrine, so he may not necessarily smell the smell, but at least half of those who go to the latrine have to come from his latrine. Passing by in front of me, I feel a little uncomfortable.Soon, the test paper was handed out. Jia Hu picked it up and saw that the amount of questions was not small. He immediately cheered up and started to solve the questions, not caring whether anyone walked by or not.

Nine days is a long time to say, but as long as there is something to do, it goes by very quickly. Jia Hu is so busy answering the papers every day that she doesn't even have time to calculate how many days have passed.On the contrary, those who were waiting for his exam all lived like years, feeling as if time had stood still.

One day, Situ Jing accompanied Situ Yan to review the papers in the Imperial Study Room. The father and son talked about the ongoing matter of Chunwei. Situ Jing was still wondering how Jia Hu was doing in the exam, so Situ Yan asked, "Jing Son, how do you plan to arrange Jia Hu after the Spring Festival this year?"

Jia Hu studied in the Palace School for several years, Situ Yan knew very well what his skills were, and being admitted to Jinshi was a certainty.

Situ Jing raised his head and said without hesitation: "How can I arrange it? Of course he is allowed to enter the Zhan Shifu." Zhan Shifu is the institution in charge of the affairs of the East Palace. It is the prince's personal team.

Xu did not expect Situ Jing to answer so readily, Situ Yan was stunned and said: "Jing Er, have you thought about it?"

Situ Jing nodded slightly and said, "Father, you have already snatched Su Yi away, so don't you even keep Jia Hu for me?" Three years ago, Su Yi won the first prize in the exam, and Situ Jing wanted him to enter Zhan Shifu Yes, Situ Yan refused, and sent people to the Imperial Academy in a daze, but Situ Jing didn't argue with him.

Speaking of Su Yi, Situ Yan's expression softened a little, and he said with a low smile: "What is there to grab or not, what is there, Father, is not yours."

"It's not the same thing." Situ Jing raised his eyebrows, and said anxiously, "Could it be that Father has already made any arrangements for Jia Hu?"

Thinking of this, Situ Jing frowned unconsciously. Although he gave the painting to Jia Hu, he didn't expect him to understand it. What he wanted was to bring Jia Hu closer to him. One point, could it be that such a request is not allowed by the emperor?

Seeing his son's expression, Situ Yan couldn't help being a little angry, and then he seemed to think of something, and then smiled lightly, and said softly: "Originally, there are, seeing that you are so reluctant, that's all, you want someone , just take it, Father will not steal it from you."

"Really?" Situ Jing was stunned for a moment, his face was full of astonishment, and then he smiled and said, "Father is magnanimous, and my son thanked you." Situ Jing is not usually a person who looks happy, but at this moment, his bright smile is almost as coquettish. Candy's joy is no different.

Forget it, he was just a child like Jing'er, and he really couldn't bear to see him sad and sad, so Situ Yan sighed lightly and said nothing.

Coming out of the imperial study room, thinking of Situ Yan's promise, Situ Jing couldn't restrain the smile on the corner of his mouth, and even ordered the imperial dining room to make peach blossom cakes with less sugar for Huanxixi. He couldn't find anyone to share his joy with. , I had to take the two little guys together.

The twins didn't know what Situ Jing was happy about. For them, days with candies and pastries were very happy.

Huanhuan was halfway through eating, seeing that Situ Jing didn't eat, and was still looking at him with a smile, so he handed over the peach blossom cake that was stained with his own saliva, "Daddy, you eat." Situ Jing didn't dislike it, and really bit After one bite, I still feel that it is very sweet, and some people don't understand why.

Xixi was not as generous as her brother, she lowered her head and ate her snacks, not intending to share at all.

In the mood that everyone was looking forward to, the nine-day examination was finally over, Jia Hu came out of the Gongyuan, the only thought was never to come again in this life.He dared to think so, of course he was sure of his performance, but what made Jia Hu unhappy was that after less than three months, he returned to the Gongyuan again, and suffered another nine days in it before he ended himself. This is a later story, so I won't show it for the time being.