Red House Farm Stay

With Ban'er's identity, it is impossible to enter Zhou's house to celebrate his birthday, so we just ask Suyunfang to give us a gift slip.Unexpectedly, after returning to the inn from Suyunfang, someone came to invite him to Zhou's house.

"Wang Tianzuo." Mr. Zhou looked at the young man in front of him. He was really a little guy. He was solid and powerful, tall, and his skin was several shades darker than those young people outside.But looking at it, I was surprised to find it very gentle, and the contradictions and harmony appeared in this young man.

"Yes, greetings to the old man, I wish you good luck like the East China Sea, and a long life in Nanshan." Ban'er bowed his hands, saw the potted plants he had made by himself on the table, and pursed his lips slightly.

"Bold." Mr. Zhou suddenly shouted loudly, Ban'er's pupils shrank, and he didn't panic, on the contrary, he was calm.

"I don't know where to be bold, but it can provoke the anger of the master."

"Well, not only is it bold, but it's also stupid and bold." The old gentleman's attitude softened inexplicably, and he pointed to the seat in front of the table, "You can sit down now."

"In front of Mr., there is no seat below me. I'll just stand." Ban'er cupped his hands and dared not.

"Let you sit down, you were stupid and bold just now, but now you are becoming pedantic."

Ban'er smiled wryly, everyone said that this Mr. Zhou was a childish temper when he was not talking about learning, but seeing him today, it was as expected.

"That's right." Seeing that Ban'er sat down, the old man stroked his beard and said proudly.

Even though it was Mr. Zhou's birthday, he went back to his study without saying a word, leaving only his students to entertain the guests.Qin Ge smacked his lips, and heard the message from Mr. Shutong, "Anyway, it's you, Ge Lao, who they want to see, so you can entertain the guests for me."

After the book boy finished telling the story, he was afraid that Mr. Qin Ge would ask any more questions, so he turned around and ran away.

"Stinky boy, I can still eat you." Qin Ge looked at the back of this boy amusedly, knowing that the husband had made a mistake again.Either I suddenly realized something and needed to meditate, or I thought these people were annoying and didn't follow him, so I went to hide.

In the study room, after a moment of silence.

"Your potted plant didn't make it to the top three, so you won't be disappointed." Old Mr. Zhou pointed to this potted Guotai Min'an and asked Ban'er.

"It's just for my husband's birthday celebration. As long as you see it and understand my mind, it's enough. As for whether it's the top three or the top ten, it doesn't matter."

"Don't you think your intentions are a bit appalling, don't you think it's not suitable for celebrating the old man's birthday? If you scare an old man out of me, how are you going to pay for it?" The old man spread his hands and looked innocent.

Ban'er had no choice but to say innocently: "I have nothing, it seems that I have to pay for my life."

"Are you really willing to give up this life?" The old man pressed on step by step.

"If it's worth it, then be willing." Ban'er's expression also became serious.

"Too many people have died, so let's live well if we can live." The old man suddenly felt sad again.

After a while, the old gentleman waved his hand, "You go."

"Yes, I will take my leave."

The board came inexplicably, and went even more inexplicably.

He didn't know at all that after he left, a person turned out from behind the screen of the old gentleman's study.

"A good young man, just too radical."

"Don't be radical when you are young, will you be radical when you are dying like us?" The old man squinted his eyes and blew his beard, very dissatisfied with what his old friend said.

"I can't say enough about you, it's just the current situation, us old guys, do we really want to watch?" Mr. Zhou's old friend, who sat opposite him, frowned, became serious, and insisted on sitting in the study There was a chilling air.

The old gentleman patted his legs, "Look, it's the hearts of the people, and it's officials. If you lack one, you can't walk."

He stretched out his two hands again and clenched them into fists, "One is called aristocratic family, the other is called powerful." After speaking, he made a gesture of crossing his chest with both hands.

Stumbling, binding hands and feet, so that you can't use any tricks.

"Sometimes, there's nothing wrong with being aggressive, and you can kill the master with random punches. It's just that after the aggressiveness, you need to be accompanied by appeasement and aftermath." Mr. Zhou sighed, "The problem now is..."

He pointed at his own eyes, "Are you really blind? You might as well see clearly as a little guy."

The emperor can't see the situation clearly and refuses to admit the status quo, all of that is empty talk.No one can get past him and make any decisions.

"Jiangshan belongs to their Lao Luo's family, but Jiangshan belongs to the common people." Mr. Zhou was silent for a long time before he said slowly.

"The old man will enter the palace tomorrow."

"I'll go with you." Old Mr. Zhou's friend laughed.

"Old man, what are you laughing at?" Smiles are contagious, and Mr. Zhou also laughed.

"Remember when we were young."

The time of youth always flies by quickly, but for the really young people, time always seems to pass too slowly.

The girls in Guanfang Pavilion admired the flowers, and after a while, it was time for the birthday banquet.When we got back to the front, many people looked at Jia Zhuo, and Jia Zhuo looked questioning.She touched her face, but no flowers came out.

"This girl's name was chosen by the old man, and she is called Tulip." Mrs. Du pulled Jia Zhuo close, and stroked her hair with a smile.

"Tulips, Lanling fine wine tulips, jade bowl filled with amber light. But it makes the owner drunk, and I don't know where is another country. Well, it's really good, why didn't I think of it." Du Yue was the first to jump out and applaud.

Several girls from the Zhou family also stepped forward and said in a soft voice: "Li Bai's Kezhongxing, it goes well with this flower."

"What's the point, this flower has no fragrance at all." Miss Jin Jiu was a little dissatisfied, why did this wild girl take all the limelight, and stood up to criticize.

In fact, it was not just one person who thought like her.It's just that Mr. Zhou made the decision, so I don't dare to doubt it.At this moment, someone came forward, and someone chimed in, "Really, it seems that I didn't smell the fragrance, I remember correctly."

Jia Zhuo smiled, "True water has no fragrance, but it is better than fragrance. The old man is a person with wisdom roots, and what he sees are not flowers."

Using Buddhist gatha, coupled with a plausible statement, immediately bluffed the audience.

Those who believe in Buddhism have silently recited the Buddha's name.

"You..." Miss Jin Jiu was impatient and wanted to refute, Madam Jin saw the clues, this silly girl of her own had no signs of having anything to do with someone who had no interest in her, so she quickly beckoned her over.

"My daughter just likes to be serious." She frowned fiercely at her daughter, and then said in a gentle voice, "If you like this sister, just say it. If you do this, people will misunderstand."

"I was just kidding with sister Qiao." Under the pressure of her mother, Jin Jiu forced the corners of her mouth to laugh.

"Sister Jin is really funny and unique." Jia Zhuo had suppressed her arrogance, so naturally she would not say anything more.

The old lady told her to come to her, "You are indeed a lucky girl. I am afraid that the little girl's family will not like the lottery that the old man prepared."

The maid took the plate, and there was a book on it, which was Mr. Zhou's handwritten copy. Jia Zhuo was naturally very happy.Putting this thing outside is hard to find.If Baner saw it, he would be going crazy with joy.

"I like it, I like it." Jia Zhuo held the book in his hands, and the unstoppable smile on his face could not deceive anyone.

"The old man will be proud again when he turns around." The old lady shook her head with disdain.

After leaving the Zhou family, Ping'er immediately sent someone to look for Jia Lian to come back.The boy ran back and said that the second master had gone to Honghe Temple, and Ping'er was relieved. It seemed that Jia Lian had also received the news.

When Jia Lian came back, he was full of joy.

"It's Tanchun, it's really Tanchun, she has news, there's news." Jia Lian danced and almost danced in the courtyard.

Ping'er came out to greet her, and said eagerly: "Is she in good health? Do you have any letters? What did the visitor say, hurry up, you want to kill me."

"Our concubine is fine, and she wrote a letter back." Jia Lian raised the letter in Yang's hand, Ping'er took it, and unfolded it in the courtyard, weeping while reading it.

Jia Zhuo leaned over, "Is it a letter from my third aunt? Why didn't she bring a letter back before?"

After reading the letter, Ping'er replied to Jia Zhuo, "As soon as your third aunt got married, there was a series of wars over there, and the war blocked their sea route to Dayue, so the news was cut off. But now it's all right, now Okay. No, their mission can stay for a few days, I want to pack up some things she likes to eat and use and send them. They are all things from my hometown, and she must like them."

"Then, does she know what's going on at home?" Jia Zhuo bit her lip, feeling that Ping'er's focus seemed wrong.

Sure enough, Ping'er's face changed, and Jia Lian also lowered his head, yes, how do you reply?How to talk to her, Jia's mansion has been copied, and the Grand View Garden is gone.

Jia Lian, who temporarily woke up from the dream of having another backer at home, sighed and said, "That can only be told the truth."

"Aunt Zhao and Jia Huan..." Ping'er looked at Jia Lian. The whereabouts of these two people must be written, otherwise she would be too tired to think about it.

"How are the two of them?" Jia Zhuo also looked at Jia Lian.

"Jia Huan served in the army, and Aunt Zhao served in the army to serve hard labor. I have sent someone to look for it. Jia Huan has made military achievements, has been exempted from slavery, and has taken Aunt Zhao away. But which branch are they in? Andu Mansion Military Regulations It's so strict that you can't even find out."

The title of Empress Empress is not easy to use in Andu Mansion. To be precise, in Andu Mansion, the emperor's words are not easy to use. They only listen to King Suqing.

Unexpectedly, Jia Huan had this ability, and Jia Zhuo was taken aback.But thinking about that situation, it is either life or death, maybe it really stimulated his potential, and maybe he became another person.

"Third Miss... how sad she must be." The more Ping'er thought about it, the more sad she felt, and she returned to the house, sat on the kang, and wiped away her tears.Her relatives, friends, maidservants, and so many familiar people died and scattered, and the rest are beyond recognition, and they are no longer what they used to be.

The place where she was born, where she wrote her poems, where she walked, where she looked, is gone, all gone.

"Oh, woman." Jia Lian shook his head, turned to Jia Zhuo and said, "I heard that you got a book at Mr. Zhou's house, it's useless for you to keep it, why don't you give it to..."

"I've already decided who to give it to, so you don't need to say anything." Jia Zhuo shrugged and turned to leave.

Jia Lian looked from one side to the other in the courtyard alone, but didn't go anywhere, turned around, and went out again.He went out and didn't come back all night.

When Jia Zhuo had dinner the next morning, she really wanted to ask Ping'er, do you know where Jia Lian was, but when she saw Ping'er's calm face, she held back.

She still had important things to do, so she took the book and went out with Qing'er.Qing'er is going to Suyunfang to see his father, to meet Xiao Cai, and to play with some little girls.I also want to teach them what I know.

Jia Zhuo went directly to the inn.

"You're crazy, do you know what to do if, if someone finds out." Jia Zhuo blocked the door of the room, closed the door viciously, and growled at him.What she was talking about was the bonsai from Taimin'an in the country, but it didn't make it to the top three. God knows how relieved she was.

With a smile on his lips, Ban'er went forward to hug Jia Zhuo, but was pushed away by her palm.

"I've already seen it." Ban'er came up again, this time, no matter how hard Jia Zhuo struggled, he hugged her into his arms, locked her in his arms, and lowered his head to kiss her cheek.

"What, what does it mean to have already seen it, please explain it clearly to me." Jia Zhuo stared at Ban'er with rounded eyes, and pushed him away.

Ban'er burst out laughing with a "puchi", she really looked like a cat with a blown hair.

Ban'er was unknown, with an unfamiliar face, and he went in and out of Zhou's house on his birthday. No one knew that when Mr. Zhou disappeared, he met him in the study.

Mr. Zhou entered the palace today.

"Mr. Zhou and Huo Shangshu entered the palace together, just this morning." Ban'er said quickly before Jia Zhuo's anger reached its peak.

"You, how did you convince him." Jia Zhuo still felt incredible.

"To be precise, there is no such thing as persuasion." Ban'er described in detail how the two met, "Look, that's how it is."

"Actually, Mr. Zhou knows everything. Your pot of Guotai Minan may be the last straw." Mr. Zhou, who was suffering a lot, was touched by the voices of the people from the lowest level, and finally decided to take this step. , Jia Zhuo said.

"I hope everything can be saved." Ban'er's head rested on Jia Zhuo's shoulders. No one wanted to change the dynasty, which meant longer wars, more power changes, and more suffering for the people. .

However, everything was still a bit late. At the same time Mr. Zhou entered the palace, an urgent military report from eight hundred miles arrived.The disaster-stricken people rebelled, and a stone tablet was dug out from the yellow mud pit and became the emperor bestowed by the gods.

The person still wearing straw sandals on his feet, wearing a yellow robe, claims that he is a direct descendant of Da Qi in the previous dynasty. The world of Da Yue has made the people miserable, and he wants to restore the rule of Da Qi.With the slogan of land equalization and tax exemption, thousands of people quickly gathered, occupied a county town as a stronghold, and began to act as the self-appointed King of Qi.

And the thousands of people led by the king of Qi were directly blocked behind General Du. If the anti-king who proclaimed himself King Ding chose to join forces with King Qi, General Du would be in danger.

Before Mr. Zhou and Huo Shangshu spoke, they waited for the urgent courier at eight hundred miles.Huo Shang scolded angrily, "These rebellious officials and thieves, please give an order from the emperor, this matter can't wait any longer."

Covering the lid will always only get worse and worse. There is nothing in this world that can be solved by covering the lid.

The emperor turned his back to the sky, and with a "dong", he fainted.

The palace was in chaos, and Mr. Zhou and Huo Shangshu were left behind by the queen, who asked them to wait for the emperor to wake up before leaving.

The gate of the palace was immediately closed, and no one was allowed to enter the palace.

The second prince and the third prince who received the letter came to the gate of the palace almost at the same time, they refused to let them in, and looked at each other. The second prince lowered his head and didn't know what he was thinking, so he heard the palace door open, and the eunuch next to the emperor came out to greet the two Prince.

"What, only we can go in, and no one is allowed?" The second prince looked at the father-in-law vigilantly, and quietly stuffed a heavy purse into his sleeve.

"Also invite the two princes and this old slave to enter the palace." The eunuch squeezed his purse, and nodded slightly to the second prince.

Only then did the second prince bite the bullet and walked in, but his heart was always vigilant, and his eyes looked around from time to time.

"Father..."

"Father..."

When the two princes walked into the palace, their muscles were extremely tense. They did not let go of their strength until a room full of concubines and princes were snuggling up beside the emperor.He ran forward, acting anxious.

"It's just dizziness, you guys are really making a fuss."

"No matter how small the emperor's matter is, it is still a big matter, and it is a big matter. My concubine asked Mr. Zhou and Huo Shangshu to wait in the Changle Hall. I don't know..." The queen took the medicine bowl that the emperor had finished drinking, and asked tenderly. road.

"I'll be going right away." Glancing at the two grown sons, he added, "The second one can come too."

As for the third prince, he naturally returned home disheartened.He killed civilians before and pretended to be a military leader, and was almost demoted to a commoner.Everyone knew that as long as the emperor had a living son, he would not be able to take this seat.

"...The matter is imminent. The first step is to send the families of the governors of each state capital to live in Jinling, and let them fully assist the imperial envoys to appease the people in each state capital. There must be no second self-proclaimed king of Qi. The second step, The imperial court needs a victory, and it is a big victory, to crush the illusions of people like the puppet king of Qi."

"Where do the troops come from, and where does the money come from?" The emperor knew that Da Yue was in danger.He has no way to continue to deceive himself, pretending that he can take it slowly.

"The troops stationed in Xiajiang Mansion, bring them back." Huo Shangshu said, as Minister of the Ministry of War, he knew the troops that could be deployed like the back of his hand.

"As for Yinzi, let's ransack the house at this time." Mr. Zhou's eyes were expressionless, but his tone of voice showed that he was definitely not joking.

The emperor sat down on the dragon chair behind him, silent.

"Your majesty, you are for the country and people of Dayue." Mr. Zhou emphasized his tone.

"Will the situation get worse if the troops of Xiajiang mansion are brought back?" The emperor's elite soldiers stationed in Xiajiang mansion were actually to guard against King Su Qing, who he thought would cause problems, and kept his position safe.Who would have thought that it would be the loyal and obedient prince whom he trusted so much that he would turn against him.

"The old man is willing to go to the Andu mansion in person. If there is any change in King Suqing, let him take the old man to sacrifice the flag." Mr. Zhou stepped forward immediately.

"Teacher, I really..." The emperor did not expect Mr. Zhou to be willing to go.You must know that Mr. Zhou has a very high status among literati. If he is a foreigner or a reckless man, he may not be taken seriously, and he may even be sacrificed to the flag.

But for King Su Qing, that would be absolutely impossible.

First of all, Mr. Zhou is King Suqing's mentor, no matter what, it is impossible for Dayue to accept a person who deceived his master and exterminated his ancestors to the throne.Secondly, if you really covet the throne, the consequence of using Mr. Zhou to sacrifice the flag is that the literati will not be in office or participate in scientific examinations. The consequences of the literati not cooperating in such a big country are extremely terrible.

King Suqing is the son of the late emperor, if he wants to maintain his bloodline advantage, he must treat Mr. Zhou with courtesy.

"Your Majesty, you don't need to say much, I've made up my mind." Mr. Zhou smiled slyly, "Since it's a study tour, I'll bring a few more students with me."

The more people went, the bigger the momentum, the more impossible it is for King Suqing to block the news.

"Wonderful, sir, this trick is really clever." Whether it is sitting in Andu Mansion in person, or taking students on a study tour, it is a supreme trick, the emperor clapped his hands and laughed.

Unfortunately, at this moment, the two people in the inn still don't know what has happened, Jia Zhuo took out the lottery he got in Zhou Mansion, "Send it to you."

"Tulip..." Ban'er didn't pay too much attention to the book, but lowered his head and sniffed Jia Zhuo's hair, "Isn't it, that's the smell."

"I'm going to die." Jia Zhuo squeezed his fist to hit him, but he was gently carried by him and pulled into his arms.

"I want to live well, and watch the spring and autumn come together with you, and watch the snow disappear and spring arrive..."

Ban'er's face got closer and closer, and Jia Zhuo's breath sprayed on Jia Zhuo's face, making her feel slightly dizzy.The lips touched and rubbed lightly, from tenderness to wildness, to unstoppable longing for each other's emotions.A kiss can't fill longing, and a kiss can't fill long longing.