Jia Rong, the smiling tiger of the Red Chamber

When Jia Rong and Gu Qingrong arrived at Yusheng Courtyard, You Shi, Jia Ying, Sister Han and Jia Qiang who came back just one day before Jia Rong's wedding were already there, but Jia Zhen was still missing.

Since accepting Qin Keqing as her second concubine, Jia Zhen is just like Tang Xuanzong in history who got Yang Guifei.Generally speaking, they are all in the room with Aunt Qin, and they don't get up slowly until the sun is dry.This has long been a common occurrence.

Therefore, whether it is Jia Rong or others, their expressions are very calm.I thought I was used to it.On the contrary, Gu Qingrong was slightly relieved when she saw that Jia Rong hadn't come yet. Her father-in-law hadn't come yet. It seems that this is the usual practice of the Jia family.

First, I greet You Shi, because Jia Zhen has not come yet, so the greeting at this time is just a general greeting, not tea.

"Mother, I haven't eaten breakfast yet. Father never likes to get up early. It will take a while before he can come. Let the servant girl serve the meal first and wait while eating." Jia Rong got up an hour ago and practiced another Shi Chen's martial arts consume so much energy that he is already hungry.

You Shi has nothing to do with Jia Rong now, when he heard his words, he nodded immediately, turned his head, and Yindie ordered: "Yindie, send someone to come over for dinner."

Yindie leads away.

Taking advantage of this gap, Jia Rong took the initiative to speak first, talking to You Shi, Jia Ying and Sister Han.Of course, these words are not for nothing, the purpose is to help Gu Qingrong integrate into the family as soon as possible.

Not long after, five or six little maidservants came over each carrying a mahogany food box.

One by one, the food boxes were opened, and the whole table was filled with Hanamaki, side dishes, porridge and so on.However, although there are many things, the weight of each portion is very small.

Jia Ying and Sister Han both had breakfast before they came, so when they sat at the table, they only took two symbolic bites.Although Youshi had already thought it over clearly, she didn't know if it was because Jia Rong's new marriage stimulated her.

Therefore, she was not in a good mood, and she only moved a few chopsticks before putting it aside.

Originally, when Gu Qingrong saw You Shi listened to the chopsticks, she herself had to put them down.After all, there is no reason why mother-in-law stops chopsticks, but daughter-in-law still uses chopsticks.But fortunately, the woman's appetite is small, and since Gu Qingrong is a bride, it was the first time she sat at the table with her mother-in-law, so she was still nervous, and she was already half full at this time.

There were only Jia Rong and Jia Qiang, but they still didn't stop their movements.It wasn't until nine out of ten of the food on the dinner table was settled that the two stopped chopsticks.

Immediately removed the dishes, and then ordered someone to serve tea.

By the way, Jia Rong directed the two servants to Aunt Qin's Fangfei Pavilion to call Jia Zhen.

He doesn't have that much free time, so he has been waiting for Jia Zhen here.

After a while, when Jia Rong was almost getting impatient, she saw Jia Zhen walking over slowly, but he didn't come alone, but was accompanied by someone beside him.She is wearing a rose-red dress with wide sleeves, her skin is like fat, her breath is like orchids, she is charming and boneless, she has two long pearl earrings on her ears, and she is wearing a cumbersome flying fairy bun with a golden silk flower lining. The nose is like a hanging gallbladder, the delicate mouth is hidden, the jasper is contained, and the eight treasure rings.Truly a stunning beauty!Could it be Qin Keqing?

Seeing such a beauty for the first time, Gu Qingrong took a breath in her heart, and couldn't help but said: This Jia family is really beautiful, and the family's husband-in-law is already quite amazing, although the little aunt and sister Han are still young , but it can also be seen that they are all beauties.Although the mother is 27 or [-] years old, her facial features are extremely charming and charming, and her graceful and graceful charm makes her a full-fledged beauty!There is also brother Qiang, my uncle, who is also good-looking.

But compared to the beauty in front of her, she was even worse.

Jia Rong frowned slightly, but still got up, saluted, and called her father.The others naturally got up and said hello.

Jia Zhen's first gaze when she came in was naturally on Gu Qingrong.But after only one glance, he turned his eyes away, thinking that the daughter-in-law who made Brother Rong give up the Princess of the Palace is such a stunning beauty?It's just like that now, not even half of Keqing's.I don't know what kind of vision Brother Rong has?He reached out and patted Qin Keqing's hand, walked to the main seat and sat down, then said, "It's getting late. I have other things to do here, so don't waste time, let's start serving tea." Qin Keqing sat down on the first seat on the right.

When Jia Rong saw it, her face turned dark immediately, and her eyes looked at Qin Keqing like sharp winter knives.

Being stared at by Jia Rong with such unkind eyes, Qin Keqing is not a fool, how can she not feel that she has a psychological shadow on Jia Rong, so naturally she dare not sit down right now.But that doesn't mean she won't fight back, she said sadly, "Master."

This sir, the voice is really soft, like the twitter of an oriole, and like the jingle of silver bells, but also full of one part love, two parts resentment, three parts sadness, and four parts strong, it really makes people's heart tremble when they hear it. I feel sorry for you.

Jia Zhen is the one who likes this the most, so she looked at Jia Rong immediately and said, "Brother Rong, this is my second wife, and you can be regarded as the concubine of the bride, so it's not too much to sit here , Besides, she also prepared a meeting ceremony for the bride. But it can be regarded as her affection, and you don't have to be so strict." Then she turned her head and said softly to Qin Keqing: "Keqing, it's okay, sit down."

But even though Jia Zhen had already spoken, Qin Keqing didn't dare to move, because she had been in the house for more than a year, and she had already figured out what was going on in the mansion?Although the master is said to be the head of the family and the master of the house, it is just a name.Brother Rong is the real master of the house.Only when he spoke, could he stay.

Jia Rong looked at Qin Keqing, who was not moving, with a flash of satisfaction in her eyes, she finally had some brains.

"Father, you also said that today is the time for the bride's ceremony. Although Aunt Qin said she was the aunt you brought in, she is just an aunt after all. It is really not the place for her to appear on such an occasion, otherwise it will be bad." The rules of the mansion. Only those who have no rules will do things that ask my aunt to come with her."

As soon as Jia Rong finished speaking, Qin Keqing's hibiscus face instantly turned green and white, which was really ugly.

When You Shi saw Jia Zhen bringing Qin Keqing over just now, she was full of anger and scolded Qin Keqing in her heart. However, she has never had much status in the mansion, and she dared not speak out to accuse Jia Zhen, so she could only hold back. in the heart.At this time, seeing that Jia Rong had already opened her mouth first, she thought for a while, and then said: "Master, what Brother Rong said is not bad at all. Now that Brother Rong has entered the Imperial Academy, although my place is not big I understand the affairs of the officialdom, but I also know that there is a very well-regulated place. When the bride greets the ceremony, there is a reason why the aunt will accompany her. If this spreads, people will say that our family has no rules. To the emperor's ears, it will delay Brother Rong's future."

If you want to say what Jia Zhen cares most about now, one is his own enjoyment, and the other is Jia Rong's future.These days, because of having such an upstanding son, he has been flattered and flattered wherever he goes.

So when he heard Youshi's words, he immediately said without hesitation: "Kaiqing, what the wife said is not bad at all. You'd better go back first. If you like your daughter-in-law, it's the same to go there in private."

Qin Keqing heard Jia Zhen say the same thing, so she had no choice but to leave. Before leaving, she didn't forget to give Jia Zhen a lingering and sad look.I've shown Jia Zhen's darling so much, I wish I could get up now and go with her.

Jia Zhen was also absent-minded during the tea ceremony that followed.As soon as it was over here, Jia Zhen casually found an excuse, got up and left in a hurry.

Jia Rong looked at Jia Zhen who was leaving in a hurry, lowered her eyelids, and showed a sarcastic smile on the corner of her mouth.It seems that the time is almost here.Now that he has become a Jinshi and married a wife, there is no need for Jia Zhen to exist.Although now that he is gone, he will have three years of filial piety, and his official career at the beginning will be put on hold.But he felt that it was very important to deal with Jia Zhen first.Because he always had a very ominous feeling, and always felt that if Jia Zhen was kept, he would always cause trouble for himself.

Jia Qiang happened to be sitting across from Jia Rong. Others might see Jia Rong's expression a little blurry, but Jia Qiang had a panoramic view.

After thinking back and forth, according to his cleverness, he quickly guessed one or two points.He also used the action of serving tea and drinking water to cover up the sneer on the corner of his mouth.

Walking out of the Yusheng courtyard, Jia Rong turned her head to Gu Qingrong and said, "Madam, you go back to the courtyard first. I have something to discuss with Brother Qiang here. I will go over after lunch. If you have any questions Whether you understand or not, just ask Zhiwen and Zhiqiu."

Gu Qingrong nodded and left with her maid.

Jia Rong said, "Brother Qiang, you came back late. I'm also busy here, so I didn't ask how you are doing outside?"

"Brother, during the few years I have been away, I have seen a lot of people and customs, and I think it is very good. I don't plan to stay in the mansion for a long time when I come back this time. Besides, I am about the same age now. Next year's children's exam , I want to try.” When Jia Qiang came, she had already thought about it and decided to tell the truth, with a trace of guilt in her tone: “Besides, I’m probably used to staying outside. I always feel that I can't be restrained. Therefore, even if I have fame, I never thought about becoming an official in the court..."

He knew he might have gone too far.After all, the eldest brother once said that there are only two brothers in their East Mansion.In the future, we must work together to shine on the lintels in the mansion.At the beginning, the original intention of the elder brother to take him on a study tour was to broaden his horizons and prepare for the future. Now that he has gone wild with his own temper, he has somewhat failed the elder brother's wishes.

When Jia Rong heard what Jia Qiang said, she didn't have any surprises. In fact, it was as early as when Jia Qiang wrote back, saying that she wanted to continue her study tour abroad.Jia Rong already had this preparation in her heart, so she was not surprised to hear him say this now, and said: "I don't have any questions or opinions here, life is your own, you decide, as long as you come to Japan Don’t regret it.”

In fact, the reason why Jia Rong said earlier that she wanted Jia Qiang to enter the court with her to work hard.The biggest reason is because Jia Qiang's mentality is superior, with him, there is no doubt that there will be a strong alliance.Besides, Jia Qiang is a member of the Jia family after all, and with him, after all, he has a little more trust than others.

But now since Jia Qiang doesn't want to, and he doesn't have the habit of forcing others, it doesn't matter.Moreover, he believed that if something happened in the future and Jia Qiang's help was needed, he would not stand by and ignore it.

So it really doesn't matter whether he enters the court or not.

Jia Qiang carefully looked at Jia Rong's expression, and found that he really didn't mean to blame herself, and she let go of her heart that had been hanging around.But it was precisely because of this that he felt more guilt in his heart. After a long time, he said, "Brother, I'm sorry. This time, the responsibility of the mansion is all on your head."

Jia Rongyin laughed and said: "What are you talking about? I am the eldest son of the family, the eldest brother, and the heavy responsibility of this family rests on me. Why do you feel guilty here?" After a slight pause, he continued: " Besides, I don't think that if there is anything going on in the mansion in the future, you will not care about it here. Therefore, since you like to go out, go out with peace of mind. Maybe you can write a book based on your travel experience in the future, just like "Xu Xiake's Travel Notes" like Xu Xiake, will be famous forever, and when the time comes, as your big brother, I will also follow along."

Jia Rong never imagined that what he said here was just a matter of casual talk at this time.But 20 years later, Jia Qiang followed her 20 years of travel and began to write a geographical travel note called "Tianxia".After eight years, it is finally a book.Because each article is accompanied by pictures, this book was highly praised by the emperor at that time, and was even used by the generals to understand the terrain.Not only did it attract a lot of unsuccessful literati to follow suit.Because of this book, Jia Qiang became a geographer as famous as Xu Xiake.Of course, these are still things to talk about, so I won’t express them for the time being.

"Brother said too much. I have Xu Xiake's ability." Although Jia Qiang said so, his eyes lit up. Obviously, Jia Rong's casual statement made him a little bit confused. The color of heartbeat.

Waking of Insects

As soon as Jia Qiang came back, she saw that Zhidong's face was full of worry, and asked, "Second Lord, did the uncle agree to your request?" Isn't the uncle angry?

There are only two men in the mansion, the uncle and the second master.With the master being so unreliable, the current status of the mansion in the capital is entirely up to the master.The second master said that he wanted to travel abroad all year round, although it seemed that he just wanted to let go of the opportunity to become an official.Logically speaking, it is just a personal consciousness.But the situation in the mansion is such that it's really inappropriate for the second master to just leave.Furthermore, traveling abroad, even if it is a little poor, but the basic necessities of food, housing and transportation also require expenses.Need to be supported by money.

In other words, the second master made this decision.It's not just as simple as giving up his official career.It will also add unnecessary burdens to the government.

So it's unreasonable for Zhidong to be so worried.

Jia Qiang nodded and said, "Well, brother agreed. I'm not angry." Disciples like them, how could their life be their own.Even if you are a dude who knows nothing, there is still a way to get married and expand the relationship network for the family.

So before he spoke to his eldest brother, he did a lot of mental construction.He was really afraid that his elder brother would show disappointment to him.Because of this, he would feel that he had let down his elder brother's cultivation over the years.

"Master is really not angry?" Zhidong asked again with an unbelievable look on his face.

Jia Rong said: "En. We will be able to leave on time next month." But before that, he still has one thing to do, so that he can leave without any worries.