Old things in the Red Chamber

The first thing the son said when he saw the princess was, "Mother has come back? The second brother just went to pick you up."

The concubine wanted to roll her eyes, "Usually I was asked to pick me up, but I never saw him being so courteous, why did I think of it this time to pick me up?"

The prince wanted to laugh, "Usually you are the one who torments him, no matter how reluctant he is, he still has to be obedient in the end, this time he will learn to be obedient, and will not let you send someone to pass the message, so he will run over to pick you up."

The princess thought about it, most of the people who went to enjoy the flowers today were wives and girls.That silly boy in my family was stunned. If he offends someone, don't look at his family's power now, but he can't use his power to overwhelm others, right?

"Since you know he's gone, don't stay at home, and send someone to chase him back quickly." King Xiangyang didn't think too much about it. After all, he felt sorry for his son and wanted not to let his son go for nothing.

The prince agreed, and went to lead the horse out in person to chase his younger brother back.

But the second-ranked young master ran out of the courtyard at a high speed, and saw the carriages of the women's families pulling up to the door from a distance. Knowing that these women's family members were about to leave, he couldn't help sighing in his heart, thinking At any rate, I wasn't late, or I wouldn't know what my mother said about me when I went back tonight.

Because the people who were going out at the moment were all female relatives, the people he led avoided, and after a cup of tea, the carriage in front of the door was almost gone before sending someone to ask when his own carriage would leave.

"Second Master, the little ones have inquired, our princess left early, and now she has gone home."

As soon as the second young master heard this, he knew that his mother had tricked him again this time, and he was about to go back on his horse with his people.

Those who follow him often come out are his confidantes, and they speak boldly at this time. "The little ones also inquired about it just now. The princess has taken a fancy to several girls this time, and asked them about their problems. Do you want to know whose girls are they?"

"As long as you talk a lot, aren't all the girls the same? The one who speaks is as quiet as a mosquito, doesn't even dare to lift his head, walks a step less than the length of three fingers, and whimpers and speaks in a polite manner. My young master hates it the most. This kind of person, how many times have I said that if you want to marry, you should marry a girl who is a little bit sharper, even if it is not a bit sharper, don't put on an air every day."

Some older elders could not help but persuade him, "Don't think too much, there are many good girls, how many have you seen? To put it bluntly, you are the son of the princess, Can the princess still harm you?"

The young master's temper came up, "Princess herself said that a daughter-in-law is filial to him when she marries into the family, and she will choose what kind of daughter-in-law he wants, so she won't think for me."

"If the concubine didn't think for you, you would have married a daughter-in-law long ago. After all, the prince and concubine still love you."

"I didn't marry a wife so early because I messed up the matter. If I didn't disturb it, I would have married a whining girl at home by now."

A group of people were talking and watched a carriage in front of them suddenly stop. They could clearly hear a click. The experienced groom knew that the axle in front was broken.

The group stopped, watched a groom jump off the carriage in front, looked at the axle on the ground, got up and said a few words to the car window, and turned around anxiously.

The reason for his anxiety can be guessed without even thinking about it. It is nothing more than that his car is full of female relatives, and he is the only man here. It's unrealistic to tip off the news.

The coachman turned around a few times, and suddenly saw a group of people on the other side of the street, running over beamingly, bowing and bowing all the way.

"Gentlemen, we are from Cheng'en Gong's Mansion behind Ningrong Street. Now the axles of the five carriages are broken. Please pass on a message for us. Our uncle is very grateful for your help."

Sending someone to pass on a message is nothing to be ashamed of in itself, and maybe you can make friends with the Jia family.The second master of Xiangyang Palace smiled and agreed.

The coachman returned to the carriage gratefully, and reported the matter to the female family members inside, telling them to wait for a while, the female family members at home would inevitably ask someone from someone else to help inform them.

It just so happened that this group of people passed by the carriage at this time, and heard the voices inside were gentle and soft, not like those delicate and artificial girls I often see, I just felt very refreshing, and then thinking of them walking this street, it probably happened from The plum blossom just now will come out.I felt a little more favorable in my heart. Facing the voice of thanks in the car, the second master of the palace suddenly felt that it would be good to marry such a girl.

Just as the two were exchanging greetings across the carriage, the people brought by Shizi rushed here.

After the two brothers returned to the palace, the elder brother took this matter out and told his parents about it, and after he finished speaking, he was not allowed to laugh at his younger brother, "You two elders didn't see the appearance of the second one, Ha Lazi is about to fall down."

The concubine looked at the second child in surprise, but the second child did not speak, as usual he would have been furious.

The concubine felt that there was something to this matter, and she tugged at King Xiangyang's sleeve secretly, "I just said that girl is suitable, do you see that the second child is not making trouble?"

King Xiangyang nodded, thinking that if both parties are interested, then this matter should be settled sooner.

"You send someone to their house tomorrow. Their house isn't considered to be a home of Xinrong, and the rules are known. Let's get a little wind. If their family is willing, they can call us back."

"Why don't you want to? I definitely want to. Our second child will not be an unknown person in the future. Our father and king also said a few days ago that he is your son. Inherited the title of the father, and the second inherited your title, our family has a double king and is also a decent family in our clan. You say a county king and their family dare not accept it?"

"You only see the surface, but not the inside. Do you think their family is connected by nepotism?"

"Isn't it? If it weren't for the Empress Dowager, their family would be just a country rich man now."

The King of Xiangyang just shook his head, "Just say that you only know the surface, but not the inside. Except for an old man, there is a pair of uncles and nephews left in their family. This uncle is not a sensible person, he is a little stubborn and pedantic. , although my nephew has a great future and is a good person, but after all, he is still young. If he does not practice for a few years, he may not be able to support his family. Their family has such honor and favor now, apart from looking at the emperor in the palace, Also look at Duke Wei outside the palace."

"Could it be that the Duke of the State still prevents our two families from getting married?"

"That's not true, it's just that Duke Wei's tree has deep roots. I'm worried that we might get involved with their family and make some people unhappy..."

"You mean the queen's natal family? My lord, even a woman like me knows what their family compares to Duke Wei..."

"It's because their family can't compare with Wei Guogong, so the emperor thinks too much."

At this point in the conversation, it seemed a little heavy, Princess Xiangyang only felt that it was a pity, "Our second child just fell in love with that girl."

"Don't worry about this matter, I'll go to the palace to listen to the emperor's tone before making a decision."

However, before entering the palace, news from outside the palace reached their palace.

"Report to the lord, this morning, Duke Wei spoke to the emperor, saying that he is old and weak, and he wants to step down from his position and go back to take care of himself."

"What does the emperor say?"

"The emperor tried to persuade Duke Wei to stay, and asked several ministers of the Zhu Kingdom to persuade Duke Wei."

After the people stepped back, the concubine looked at the prince, "Should we continue this marriage?"

"If Duke Wei doesn't back down, let's think about whether we can get married. If he is willing to back down, then we can get married."

After another half a month, Wei Guogong finally retreated, and performed a play of three walks and three stays with the emperor.It caused Cao Cao to praise them for their deep love between monarchs and ministers.

After Jia Gu heard the rumor at home, he just laughed.

Since he stopped being an official, he likes to run around in the capital, and the place he goes to most is his elder brother's house.The two old men especially like to run around in the streets and alleys of the capital with their sleeves in their coarse clothes.

I was too tired from running all day, and I was thirsty and hungry. The two of them went back to Jia Amnesty's yard together, and when they were pouring water into the teapot, a servant announced, "Prince Langya has arrived in front of our house." gone."

The two old brothers looked at each other, wondering why King Langya had no friendship with them, how could he come to the door at this time?

"Please hurry up and open the middle door to welcome you."

After King Langya arrived, he helped the two old brothers up with a smile, "I really have something beautiful to discuss with you two when I come here today. Speaking of which, it's really a coincidence."

What he said was confusing, and the two deliberately looked at King Langya in a daze.

"Oh, look at this king's memory, what he said is endless, no wonder the two father-in-laws reacted like this. This king is entrusted by brother Xiangyang to propose marriage to their second son."

The one who lived in the backyard knew it immediately, and his little brother told her the news.

The little guy is very smart, and now he is imitating other people's words. He can remember what others say once. In addition, he is young, and the people in the family love him. He can run around in the house. The child may be born with Distinguish who treats him well and who treats him badly.As long as Jia She is at home, this little guy will definitely run to his grandfather, and it is the same today, but he is told that there are guests at this moment, so he lies at the door and listened for a while, then quickly ran back to the backyard, and told his mother, aunt, and sister about it .

After hearing this, Wang Xifeng looked at her daughter's expression, and nodded the little guy's forehead, "You are really smart, little thing, I didn't hurt you for nothing."