The Heart of the Red Chamber

"Poor thing, what a child, just gone!" Mrs. Sun annoyed the Rongguo Mansion, and when she came back, she sighed with a little pity.

Wang Ziteng also sighed: "Zhu'er is a good boy, what a pity!" After Jia Zhu left, Jia Lian didn't like reading since he was a child. Baoyu is gone.

Women are naturally sentimental and cautious, even though Mrs. Sun didn't like a nephew like Jia Zhu because of Mrs. Wang's sister-in-law before, but now that he is dead, she thinks that young man has always been pretty good. It was a wrong birth, so she took off the silver hairpin on her head and said: "Fortunately, Zhu'er's daughter-in-law is pregnant now, no matter if it is a man or a woman, Zhu'er can be regarded as having a future, so she won't be born in the future. Cut off the incense! However, judging from what my aunt means, it seems that she has some opinions on Zhu'er's daughter-in-law, and I'm afraid that Zhu'er's daughter-in-law will have a hard time in the future!"

Wang Ziteng waved his hands and snorted coldly: "Short-sighted, I have no knowledge at all! How could my Wang have such a younger sister? Hmph, my face in this life will be tossed away by those short-sighted women. Others have seen it, but they don’t know how to say that our Wang family can’t teach their daughters!” Wang Ziteng was indeed depressed, although his sister, a direct relative, did a good job in appearance, but she was only coaxing ignorant servants. Know what's weird about it.In particular, at Jia Zhu's funeral, Li Wan was determined to be chaste, and if you still show her face, that would be unkind!What's more, although Li Shouzhong said that his official position is not obvious, he has had a lot of promising students over the years, and he has a bit of face in the Qingliu. You have treated his daughter badly. No matter how kind the Li family is, they will probably not want to be with you in the future. The in-laws are too close!One word, stupid!Wang Ziteng wished to ask his parents how he had raised such a foolish daughter. Of course, the other one might not be so smart.

Mrs. Sun saw that the prince was getting angry, so she accepted it as soon as she saw it was good: "How can there be such words, Yun'er and Luan'er two girls, even if they are married, who can say that one is not good!"

Wang Ziteng sighed a little coldly: "Forget it, I don't bother to take care of these things now! As an older brother, I can't take care of my sister's housework. Even if there are any problems in the future, the Wang family will not be short of them."

Mrs. Sun didn't say much on this topic, she just smiled and said: "I don't know if I think about it, since the Chinese New Year, I don't know how many people have asked me about our Ren'er?"

Wang Ziteng didn't realize it for a moment: "What does Ren'er do?"

"Master!" Madam Sun said angrily, "Ren'er is twelve years old this year, and it's almost time to get married!"

Wang Ziteng also laughed: "It's almost time now, but there's no need to worry about it. Ren'er is only twelve now, and she will only be fifteen when she joins Chunwei three years later. Wouldn't it be more decent! Even if you miss, it's not too late then!"

"What does it mean to fail!" Mrs. Sun spat, "Ren'er is smart and hardworking, and his talents are rare in the Imperial College. I heard that Mr. Chen often praises him. There is no reason to fail!"

Wang Ziteng quickly said: "Ma'am, it's okay to say something wrong for my husband! However, don't say this in front of Ren'er, this kind of thing depends on luck besides talent!"

Mrs. Sun was also startled when she thought of Jia Zhu. She heard that the reason why Jia Zhu was depressed was because she wanted to go to high school in one fell swoop, which made her die young. Her son can't be like this, it's better to let nature take its course!Thinking in my heart, I also said like this: "What the master said is that the concubine understands the importance!"

Wang Ziteng nodded: "That's good!"

Wang Ren didn't know that his parents connected him with Jia Zhu, but after going to Jia Zhu's funeral, even knowing the ending, he couldn't help but feel that the world is impermanent.Among the members of the Jia family, Jia Zhu is the one who has a better relationship with him and is more talkable. Jia Lian is about the same age as Wang Ren. Although he hasn't shown the essence of a playboy yet, his mother died young and his father is inconspicuous. , although he is not the most favored, but he is also spoiled and pampered. He has a headache when he picks it up, and he runs fast when he talks about having fun. Now that there is one more Jia Baoyu, no one cares about it. He can learn to fish for two days at home It is commonplace for the sky to expose the net, playing truant from school, Jia Zheng can't take care of it, and Jia Amnesty has no time to take care of it. In this way, if Jia Lian doesn't grow crooked, that would be called unreasonable.

Just like what Jia Lian fears most is that others compare himself with Wang Ren, Wang Ren is too lazy to be with Jia Lian.They are also unwilling to read, at least Feng Ziying and Wei Ruolan are not incapable of writing or martial arts, they are finally able to do it, they are straightforward, they have a wide range of friends, and they have clear plans for their future, and perhaps it is because of Wang Xifeng's Because of this, Wang Ren always had some prejudice against Jia Lian, so he was not willing to be with him. Therefore, even though they were relatives, they gradually became estranged, and almost had no contact with him.

As for Jia Baoyu, don't say that he is still a little kid who is hugged by the maids and only knows how to lick the rouge on the maids' faces. How many common topics do fraternity breeds have.

After sighing for a while, Wang Ren put away all his useless sympathies. Anyway, Jia's family also experienced a period of flowers and brocades and a time when the fire was cooking oil. It's worth it.Therefore, today's Wang Ren still reads with peace of mind, chats and has fun with a group of friends, and his life is not much worse, even if it is considered calm.

Wang Ren doesn't need to go to the Imperial College now, so he has more time to spend in the Chen Mansion.The members of the Chen family are also happy to see this happen. After all, Chen Jingyi is very successful in the cabinet now. He is the emperor's own uncle, so he is naturally a royalist, and his scheming skills are not bad. He is almost the No. 1 of the cabinet. [-] up.Correspondingly, the time to stay in the mansion is not so long, and Chen Jingyi's two sons have not yet expired, so Chen Jingrong, the master of the Chen mansion, spends more time at home.

At the end of April, the weather gradually became hotter. Jia’s family posted a post saying it was Jia Baoyu’s birthday, and asked people of the younger generation to talk about it together. Wang Ren pushed it because he was going to ask his husband , just asked Chi Yan to send a gift over.Just kidding, it's not Jia Baoyu's birthday, the people of Jia's family just want to have fun on their own, how big of a man is he, maybe he still wants to amuse a child!Moreover, Jia Zhu had only passed away a few days ago, so they all acted as if nothing had happened. If Jia Zhu came back to life, he would be pissed to death.

As soon as he entered the door, Chen Zhong leaned over and said, "Master Ren is here, the second master is thinking about you!"

Wang Ren asked with a smile: "Uncle Zhong, is it possible that Mr. Cheng has something good to tell me?"

Chen Zhong nodded and said: "That's not it, yesterday the emperor hosted a banquet in the Chuigong Hall, and during the banquet he ordered everyone present to compose poems, the second master won the head, and the emperor, queen mother, and sage were all rewarded! Isn't it a great thing?" ?”

Wang Ren said with a smile: "Really, it looks like I'm going to be exposed again!"

Chen Zhong asked again: "Master Ren is still staying for dinner today? What do you want to eat? This old slave is going to ask the kitchen to prepare!"

Wang Ren nodded, and ordered food there angrily: "Well, Uncle Zhong, I want to eat eight-treasure duck, steamed mandarin fish, and the rest is optional!"

Chen Zhong complied and withdrew with a smile.

When Wang Ren entered the room, Chen Jingrong looked up and saw him, and said with a smile, "It's just in time. Yesterday, the Empress Dowager rewarded a lot of good southern fruits that I just paid tribute to. I remember you liked them very much, and I specially reserved them for you!"

Wang Ren leaned over, with a little flattery: "Sir, you are so kind to me!"

Chen Jingrong directly rewarded Wang Ren with a chestnut, and laughed and scolded: "Slick tongue!"

"The student is telling the truth, why are you so glib?" Wang Ren screamed and picked up a lychee from the crystal plate on the table naturally, and sighed, "Sir, lychees are ripe this season? Isn’t it always until May in previous years?”

"Did you forget that this year is March, this kind of lychee is also an early-maturing variety!" Chen Jingrong picked up one himself, peeled the skin, and put it in his mouth.

Wang Ren has never understood why a lot of people scrambled to cross over in his previous life. At least the enjoyment of the ancients was far behind that of modern people. In his previous life, fresh fruits were available all year round, and the price was not too expensive. , now staying at the foot of the emperor like Chang'an, many of the fruits he likes to eat have become tributes, and he can't even look at them. Fortunately, this gentleman is now a relative of the emperor, and he is very kind to this uncle who doesn't care about fame and fortune. Any rare things will be rewarded, and he has gained a lot of glory.

After eating five or six lychees, Chen Jingrong reminded: "Lychees are dry, eat less, there are other things!"

While talking, a servant girl came over with a sapphire cup, which contained mangoes cut into small pieces, topped with a layer of yogurt and sweet-scented osmanthus, exuding a sweet smell.Wang Ren ate a cup, which made him very satisfied. Fortunately, he didn't go to Jia's house, otherwise there would be no such benefits. Thinking about it, he said it out of his mouth.

Chen Jingrong asked curiously: "Could it be that Rongguo Mansion has something to do today, and I still want you to come over?"

Wang Ren took out his handkerchief and wiped his hands, and then said: "What's the big deal, it's that Baoyu's birthday, and he posted a post, asking us people of the same generation to celebrate his birthday!" With a disgusted expression, he snorted softly: "I don't worry about losing my luck now, how can I have time to go to Jia's house to play with the children!"

Chen Jingrong laughed: "It seems that you don't like your cousin very much!"

Wang Ren took another apple from the fruit plate, slowly peeled the skin with a small silver knife on the side, and said: "That cousin was spoiled by the elders of the Jia family. He is five or six years old. , and now he has begun enlightenment, but he acts coquettishly and shamelessly all day long, and refuses to read. His old lady also lets him go, and has an extremely weird temper. He is not close to his nanny, and only likes beautiful maids. The thing is to eat the rouge on the maid's mouth!" Wang Ren's face was full of disapproval: "My uncle didn't miss it at the beginning, this kid is born to be a pervert!"

Chen Jingrong suddenly remembered: "No, it's not been a hundred days since that Jia Zhu passed away!"

Wang Ren spread his hands: "Sir, you don't know, as long as that precious kid opens his mouth, let alone brother, even if the ancestor is dead, he has to stand aside!"