Jia Rong, the smiling tiger of the Red Chamber

Chapter 54 The So-Called Old Marriage Contract

The first thing Jia Rong did when she returned to the mansion was not to go to Jia Zhen, but to go back to her own yard, so that Zhiwen immediately sent Qin Bangye a greeting card in the name of Jia Zhen, saying that he would leave in three days. , will come to visit.

Then he called Zhiwen Zhiqiu and others over to learn about the current situation in the mansion, and asked some questions. When it was close to noon, he changed his clothes and went to Yusheng courtyard.

"Brother Rong, you're back. It's hard work to go out to study these days. Why don't you see Brother Qiang?" Jia Zhen is in a good mood these days. It's gone, because he found out that he was actually a blessing in disguise, and his previous impotence disease was actually cured with the improvement of this wind-cold disease.So after seeing Jia Rong, it was rare to have a kind father's heart, and by the way, he was also concerned about why Jia Qiang didn't come back with him.

Looking at Jia Zhen, Jia Rong was actually a little impatient in her heart, but she didn't show it, and said, "I have something to do here, so I came back first. Brother Qiang didn't come back with me because of some accidents. He Over there, it may not be possible to come back until before the Chinese New Year."

Jia Zhen has always been in a state of letting go of this adopted son. Just now, she just asked casually, but she really didn't care much. Hearing what Jia Rong said, she just nodded and didn't ask any more questions.I don't feel how worrying it is for an 11-year-old child to be outside.

"By the way, Brother Rong, since you're back, at noon, come and have lunch with me at noon, and I'll discuss something with you here by the way." Jia Zhen said so.

Jia Rong nodded: "Okay, it just so happens that I have something to discuss with my father."

Staying in the Yusheng Courtyard, I had lunch with Jia Zhen. The process of eating was omitted, and the end was after the meal.

"Brother Rong, I said..."

Jia Zhen's words just started, but she was interrupted by Jia Rong, and she said without changing her face: "Father, when I came back, I went to the Taoist temple first and greeted my grandfather. From him, I know One thing. The grandfather said that he made a marriage contract for his father and the daughter of his old friend in his early years. It was just because the other party was too young and the grandfather was a bit forgetful, so he forgot to tell his father. Now that girl is going to reach her age next year. The other party rang suddenly. A few days ago, she went to find her grandfather and said that she wanted to fulfill the marriage contract. It’s just that her father is still ill these days, so she has no time to go to the Taoist temple to say hello. I was also a little busy, so I didn't tell my father in time. Today I went to the Taoist temple to say hello, so I asked me to come over and talk to my father. I hope my father can welcome the girl in."

Hearing Jia Rong's words, Jia Zhen instantly forgot what she wanted to say, and was completely stunned. It took a long while before she found her voice, and stammered, "Rong, Brother Rong, you , what are you talking about?"

Jia Rong smiled faintly, and said clearly again: "I said, my grandfather said that you and his old friend, the daughter of Qin Bangye, the current warden, are married. Now the girl has grown up, I want you to welcome her girl through the door." He remembered that in the storybook, Qin Keqing and Jia Zhen were unclear, and Jia Zhen cared more about this daughter-in-law than he did for his only son. inside.When Qin Keqing died, he was able to say, "My daughter-in-law is a hundred times stronger than my son. Now that she is gone, it can be seen that there is no one in my long house."If it was said that Jia Zhen and Qin Keqing did not have an affair, he would be the first to not believe it. Since now, this time, I will give you a blessing and let you be a real pair of mandarin ducks.

Thinking like this, Jia Rong's eyes slipped a trace of viciousness.

"Although there is such a thing as true, I remember that Qin Bangye said..." Although Jia Zhen is a dude, she still has the memory she should have, even though it was three months ago that Qin Bangye came to look for him things, but he still remembers them.

Jia Rong interrupted again, "Father, do you believe in your grandfather's words or an outsider's words? Besides, some of the rumors outside are very unpleasant. It is said that our Ningguo Mansion repented of the marriage and did not keep its promise. The girl lives her whole life. Just for the sake of the reputation of the mansion, I ask my father to welcome the girl of the Qin family quickly. She is just a second wife. My father just welcomes her back, as if there is an extra person in the mansion. Our family is not I can't afford it. What's more, I heard that this girl from the Qin family is beautiful and gentle, so it's natural to be a second wife to my father. "

Jia Zhen has been completely fainted by Jia Rong now, her eyes are full of halos, after thinking about it, she didn't come back with a clue, and rubbed her forehead with some headaches: "Brother Rong, you can figure it out." That's enough." When he said this, he didn't feel at all that it was unreasonable for him to marry the second wife and let him, the son, worry about the matter.

"That's the case. I will trouble my father to go to Qin's house with me in three days and explain the matter clearly." Jia Rong heard Jia Zhen's words, a sarcasm smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and she said so.

Jia Zhen waved her hand and answered indiscriminately.

Qin family

As soon as Qin Bangye came home, he saw his old wife walking towards him happily. Looking at the smile on her face, he couldn't help asking, "What good thing happened at home? I see you are happy." Since the outside I don't know where the rumors about Keqing and Brother Rong from Ningguo Mansion spread, the old wife sighed every day, and she rarely smiled. There was no movement, and the matchmaker was even aggressively sent over, saying that she wanted Na Keqing to be the second wife... Because of this, the old wife shed tears for countless times, and it was the first time in these days that she had a smiling face like today's. , it can be seen that something good must have happened.

Qin Bangye's old wife immediately took out a red card with bronzing, and happily replied: "Master, this is really a happy event. Today, someone from Ningguo Mansion sent a card, saying that it will be three days later. I want to come to visit. Presumably it is to discuss the marriage with Keqing."

"Oh? If you really came here to discuss the marriage between Keqing and Brother Rong, it's a good thing. But I'm afraid that the person who comes is not good." Although Qin Bangye's official position is not high, he has been in the officialdom after all. The old wife thought simply, and said with a sigh.

When Qin Bangye's old wife heard this, she immediately became a little nervous: "Master, what do you mean...?"

"I'm afraid they didn't come here to discuss the marriage, but to question the crime." Qin Bangye said with a sigh.

"Master, then... what should we do? It's all my fault, it's my fault. If I didn't have the intention to cling to the master and let the master go to Ningguo Mansion, such a thing will not happen now. It's my fault. Keqing will last forever. Huh..." Qin Bangye's old wife became more and more sad as she spoke.

Qin Bangye also blamed the old wife a little bit in his heart, but seeing that she was crying so sadly at a young age, he couldn't say anything more, but comforted him and said: "Don't cry, maybe they come here to discuss marriage. Certainly."

After coaxing and coaxing, Qin Bangye's old wife stopped her tears.

Qin Bangye looked at the greeting post, and for some reason, he had some bad premonitions in his heart.

"You mean Brother Zhen is going to bring Brother Rong to Qin's house?" Mother Jia asked, frowning.

Jia Lian narrowed her eyebrows, nodded and said, "Well, my grandson is going to the study this morning to buy two books. I don't want to see Big Brother Zhen and Rong Rong getting into the carriage just after he came out. The servants who followed behind them also brought a lot of brocade boxes of presents, and they knew they were visitors when they saw it, and felt a little strange in their hearts, so they asked people to inquire, only to find out that they were going to the Qin family."

When Jia's mother heard Jia Lian's words, she frowned even tighter, "Going to Qin's house at this time, could it be that Brother Rong is pressured by rumors to accept this marriage? But... this is not likely to be Brother Rong. What about my son's character. What's his plan?"

When the news of Brother Rong's return came out earlier, she was still a little worried.It's really not easy to look at Brother Rong coldly in the past few years. She believes that it's like this kind of rumor. Brother Rong thinks it's because they sent people to spread it. , just to trouble them.After all, Rong Ge'er has such a temper. As we all know, Rong Ge'er can do anything.But I didn't expect Brother Rong to come back, but contrary to her speculation, he didn't take any action.It's as if you just came back from a long trip!

But the more Brother Rong was like this, the more uneasy she felt.After two days like this, he actually went to Qin's house with Jia Zhen again today.It's so abnormal.

Jia Lian listened to Jia Mu's muttering to herself and didn't answer.

Qingsong Court

This Qingsong Garden was originally one of the best courtyards in the Rongguo Mansion, but when Jia Zhu got married, Mrs. Wang put it in order again, making it even more refined and rich.After Grandma Zhu married in, she tidied it up according to her own preferences. It can be said that this courtyard is more luxurious and exquisite than the Rongxi Hall where Mrs. Wang lives.And because Grandma Zhu is exquisite and likes to be lively, so in the past, this courtyard was the most lively one besides Jiamu's courtyard.

Those sisters and sisters in the mansion, including Jia Baoyu, like to run here.

However, with the death of Jia Zhu, the male owner of this yard, the yard also fell silent, and all the festive and brightly colored things were put away. Identity, rarely come here.The previously lively courtyard suddenly became silent.

A little maid wearing a green jacket with bijia and a double-ringed bun, walked in hastily with a food box in her hand.

"Damn you, I just asked you to go to the kitchen to serve a bowl of egg custard. Why did it take so long? My brother has already fallen asleep waiting for you. You just came back, are you used to being lazy again? See if I don't go back to grandma that day, send you back, and then you will know how powerful it is." Suyun immediately cursed when she saw the little maid.

The little girl's eyes turned red immediately, and she opened her mouth to argue: "Sister Suyun, it's really not my fault. It's because Sister-in-law Liu from the kitchen said that she rushed Second Master Bao to invite some friends from the ethnology back, and asked There are two tables of food and some exquisite snacks on the kitchen side. At this hour, there is a shortage of manpower in the kitchen. So I can’t take care of both. I’ve been urging and urging here, and I even stuffed [-] yuan to get there It was brought here at this hour, otherwise, we might have to wait until when."

When Suyun heard the little girl's words, her face changed immediately, and then she said: "Okay, I know here. You go down first."

When the little maid heard Suyun's words, she put down the food box, blessed her body, and left in a hurry.

Carrying the food box into the inner room, Su Yu saw that Su Yun came back with an unswerving face, so she said with a three-point tease: "What's the matter? Put on face, but that little maid owes you money." No?"

Suyun immediately repeated the little maid's words to Suyu.

Su Yu heard that there was no reason not to be angry, but she heard that she had always been calmer than Su Yun. Although she was angry in her heart, she was silent for a moment, and then said: "Forget it. It's not that you don't know that the people in this mansion The maids are all looking after the dishes. No one in this whole family knows that this Second Master Bao is the favorite of the second wife and the old lady. It is not unreasonable to pick them up in the kitchen. Who told us this The first house is weak, and the uncle left early. The second wife has only the second master Bao in her eyes. How can I put our eldest brother in my heart." Su Yu's voice suddenly became much softer when she said this, "... You don't need to tell grandma about this matter, and you don't have to make grandma angry." At the end, she instructed Suyun again.

"Do you still need to entrust this to me? Am I some kind of frivolous person?" Suyun said with a face of reluctance.

It's just that when they said this, they didn't know that Wang Xiyun, Grandma Zhu who had already woken up inside, heard it clearly.

Qin family

After getting out of the carriage, Jia Zhen looked at the door with some distaste, and said, "Brother Rong, are you sure you haven't gone to the wrong place? This mansion is too dilapidated, and this Qin Bangye is at least an eighth-rank repairman. He's just a small official whose official position is as big as a mung bean. But he is also a family of officials, so how come he is so downcast? Can't you find a better mansion?"

"Master Qin came from a poor family. His family's property is thin and he is not good at taking care of it. It is not bad for him to have such a house for a small official." Jia Rong said so.

It is polite to say that Qin Bangye's family is a poor family. His family was just ordinary people, but he has a little talent in reading. He won the Juren and then the Jinshi.Only then did the family become an official family.It's just that he has no power and power, and his family has no money to support him, so his official career is extremely difficult. After more than 20 years, he is only a low-level official.

He knocked on the door, registered his name, and was respectfully welcomed in by the servant.

"I have seen General Jia." Qin Bangye immediately saluted Jia Rong and Jia Qiang when he saw them coming in.

Jia Zhen waved her hand, "Master Qin, you don't need to be so polite, get up."

Jia Rong looked Qin Bangye up and down once. He was in his early fifties, with a thin body and a small beard. He looked quite a bit of a scholar.

After Jia Zhen and Qin Bangye greeted each other one after another, Jia Rong stepped forward to meet Qin Bangye and bowed their hands.Although the Ningguo Mansion was passed on to him, there was no title to attack, but now he has the reputation of a scholar and the right not to kneel before officials.Besides, even if he didn't, Qin Bangye wouldn't dare to let him bow down.

When Qin Bangye saw Jia Rong, he looked at him secretly. He was thirteen or fourteen years old. He was as tall as a bamboo, wearing a brocade robe with green lotus color and dark patterns. He was gentle and handsome, with excellent facial features. His smile, warm and elegant, set off his clear face, and it became more and more clear. With just one glance, people can't move their eyes away.People can't help but praise: What a handsome young man like Zhilan Yushu.

It's really unexpected that Jia Zhen, a well-known playboy in Beijing, can give birth to such an outstanding son.This is really in line with the old saying that "good bamboo shoots come from bad bamboo".

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