Old things in the Red Chamber

After the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet in the palace, martial law was no longer on the streets. Early in the morning, Jia She came out of his East Courtyard in a carriage. Last night he drank some wine and was a little dizzy due to the cold wind. Can't ride a horse.

Lin Zhixiao was following him besides the regular attendants in the past. The group arrived at Jia's old mansion. Jia Xun was supported by two stout servants and greeted him at the door.

When Jia Amnesty saw it, he was so bluffed that he didn't know what to say. He didn't come back to his senses until Jia Xun invited him to the main hall and served tea, "How's the leg?"

"I'm not good at learning. I met a bad guy that day. I fought with him and got my leg cut. Although it looked serious, it was just a flesh wound. I couldn't get up two days ago, but now I can walk around with support. Let's go, and it will be safe in half a month."

The two were talking, and the servant outside the door quickly stepped in, "My lord, an angel has come to deliver the order, and the incense table will be set up soon to receive the order."

In the backyard, Mrs. Tong was supported to kneel behind the screen to listen to the decree. In front of the incense table was kneeling Jia Xuan, and a little behind was Jia Amnesty. The servant of the Ministry of Rites came to deliver the decree. Beheaded the general of the enemy army and invaded the barbarian Longting. He made great military achievements and was named Zhongwuhou.

Then there is the imperial decree to bestow marriage on Jia Xun. For a while, although the mansion is full of joy, it will not break the rules. As usual, Jia Xun will follow Jia Gu to the palace to thank him.

Jia Amnesty was more anxious than getting the title himself, "Where's your father? I haven't seen him since I came here, and now I don't have him when I receive the order. Where did he go?"

Jia Xuan had to tell the truth, "Father has entered the palace on duty a few days ago, and His Majesty ordered him to be the Minister of Guards, and he is currently in the palace."

Jia Amnesty's head was no longer dizzy, his face was ruddy and his voice was loud, he told him to go to the palace as soon as possible, and thanked Jia Gu immediately after reconciling with Jia Gu, and worried that there was no one to help with such a good thing, so he volunteered to welcome Jia Gu and his son congratulatory guest.

Jia Xun didn't want to dampen his interest, so he ordered the housekeeper, Jia Gui, to be smart and let Mr. Jia just sit comfortably and accompany the guests if there are guests coming later, and the Rongguo Mansion doesn't need to do anything else.

Jia Amnesty just wanted to be happy for his younger brother, and Lin Zhixiao also helped a lot with tea and pastries. He was a man who had a good sense of propriety. Since he was not in the Rongguo Mansion, he never did anything to show his face, but it made Jia Gui's impression of him quite good.

It was not until the lights were lit at night that Jia Xuan escaped from the palace and came back to thank Jia Amnesty.Jia Amnesty said happily that he would come back tomorrow, feeling sorry for his nephew who ran for a long time with his injured leg, and didn't even want Jia Xuan to accompany him for dinner, so he went home to eat by himself.

He returned home beaming, but the people in the Rongguo Mansion didn't know about Jia Gu's mansion's feuding.Today, the second master, Jia Zheng, went out to meet friends. He advertised himself as a scholar, and the friends he met were naturally great sages, that is, people who were not in the court. Men Gaole, naturally, no one knew about this in the first place.

But it doesn't matter, the long follower who followed Jia She went out brought back the good news, and within a quarter of an hour, the news reached the ears of Jia Zheng's wife, Mrs. Wang.

Mrs. Wang quickly invited Jia Zheng back. She had an excellent idea. This morning, Jia Yuanchun sent news from the palace. Although he was not involved in this palace change, Jia Yuanchun was still unknown in the palace. There is no hope of getting ahead.Mrs. Wang heard people say that Jia Gu is a minister of guards, so she is definitely the emperor's confidant, even if she is not a confidant, she can see the emperor every day, as long as he mentions it, her Yuanchun will have a bright future.

"After all, the old man is the old lady's son. Even if the twins are unknown, the old lady must love him. Last time I saw the old lady ask the old man to give the old man a beautiful hair crown. I heard that it is the prince of the country. I also heard that now the old master only has a single seedling of brother Xun, and the old lady must miss it too, why not invite brother Xun to greet the old lady? If the old master says a word to the premise My son Yuanchun..."

Jia Zheng was not only considering the issue of Yuanchun, a real powerful Lord Hou heard that the daughter-in-law Jia Xuan married was the daughter of Princess Anyang, who had three sons and one daughter, and she was born of the Queen of the Palace.When the queen was the queen, she lived in trembling. When the queen became the queen mother and her son was the emperor, she would not take the emperor seriously.Although the saint was not born by the empress, he was recorded in the empress's name, took care of him every day from his infancy, and carefully planned for his throne when he grew up. Up to now, it is better not to be a mother and a child than to be a mother and a child.

What happened in Yuanchun made Jia Gu say it was inappropriate, and it would only be effective if Princess Anyang was asked to hit the Queen Mother's wooden clock.

Jia Zheng had a lot of considerations. Apart from Yuanchun's success in the palace, how to make a real powerful Marquis prefer Rongguo Mansion, and then help Rongguo Mansion return to its peak more than 20 years ago is also the focus of his consideration.

In the evening, Jia Zheng took Mrs. Wang to greet Shi Taijun.

Mrs. Tong has been really busy recently. She prepared the dowry gift. Jia Gu then invited the Iceman to go to the princess mansion to make peace. He took Jia Huan to meet Princess Anyang and her son-in-law by chance, and finally sent the dowry gift there.

Then, Mrs. Tong received countless posts to visit her, and received countless posts inviting her to enjoy the flowers and watch the theater. Jia Gu wasn't on duty, kept her head low, served tea and poured water, rubbed her shoulders and beat her back, she didn't look like a marquis, which made her recover full of energy, and took people out to watch a theater and enjoy flowers in a hurry the next day.

On this day, Mrs. Tong, who had been free for half a day, was recuperating at home, and people from Rongguo Mansion came to the door.The one who came was the proud person in front of the old lady --- Nanny Lai.

Nanny Lai was in Rongguo Mansion, and when she came to the ladies, even Mrs. Wang would say hello and give up tea and seats.When they arrived at Zhongwuhou's mansion, let alone give up the seat for tea, a thick maid directly placed a prayer mat in front of her, which meant that she should kowtow to Mrs. Tong.

Nanny Lai has not kowtowed for many years.

"The old lady misses her grandson, please go to see him, Grandpa Xun." After kowtowing, Nanny Lai didn't even get a seat.

Mrs. Tong thought for a moment, "To tell you the truth, our son is currently on duty with his father in the palace. He won't go home for ten days and a half months. Let's see what he thinks when he is free."

Nanny Lai has never seen such an unvirtuous and filial headed mother. The mother-in-law misses her grandson, so she quickly packs up the child and sends it to her front. All the younger brothers and sisters who were born in the first place were not raised in front of the old lady, and those who were born in concubine would not even see the old lady's face.I also heard that the old master guarded her alone, and he was also a hag, as strong as Lian's second grandma, and she couldn't stop Lian second master from cheating everywhere. This person's methods are even better than the second grandma's. .

Immediately hinted, "This dynasty governs the country with filial piety...Uncle Xie has also entered the officialdom..."

"It's enough for the uncle to be filial to his wife and Lord Hou. It doesn't make sense for relatives in other places to be filial. When we return to the capital that day, our Lord Hou also wants to go to our house to pay a visit, but the old lady of your mansion is unwilling. That day our uncle On the road, I met your family’s Second Master Zheng, and he dismounted from the horse to hold his nephew’s gift. Your Second Master didn’t even miss the face, and the sedan chair didn’t stop, and just passed by. Tell me, how can such relatives communicate?” There was a thick maidservant next to Mrs. Tong with sharp teeth, and Mrs. Tong didn't speak at all. Bickering is not suitable for her to be the master, so she is free to let others do it for her.

Mammy Lai said again, Mrs. Tong closed her eyes, unwilling to listen and talk more, Mammy Lai returned home in defeat.

After Shi Taijun found out, he didn't eat dinner. The old lady felt unhappy, so she called Jia She, who was sitting in the room admiring the paintings.

"Today I assigned Madam Lai to Zhongwuhou's Mansion. I wanted to see my grandson, so I invited him. My grandson was on duty in the palace, but I didn't know that, so I sent Mama Lai rashly, but who knows, Lai Mammy was harassed by the girl next to Mrs. Hou. She told me that the family of three had just come back, and there was no use for her. Now that he is up, you should act like an elder brother and use a few rooms. Just like today, the girls in their mansion are picking up Nanny Lai, our family is of flesh and blood, so naturally we don't care about it, after a while, we're picking up nobles from other families, people still think about it It was your brother's instruction, when the time comes, friends will become enemies instead of friends..."

After saying that, he waved his hand to let Jia Amnesty go down.

Jia She thought that he used to go to Zhongwuhou's mansion. Of course, he was in the front yard, so he couldn't see what the girl looked like, but in the front yard, there were some big and three rough soldiers, most of them were lame and rotten. , There are also people who are missing fingers or arms, and they just carry tea and sweep the yard on weekdays.Even Jia Gui, the big housekeeper whom his old brother relied heavily on, has a scar on his face.

The more Jia She thought about it, the more he felt out of place.While instructing Lin Zhixiao to secretly choose an almost honest family, he waited for the next day to go to Zhongwuhou's mansion.

In the morning, Jia Gu returned home from the palace.

"Didn't the value be released in the morning? Why did you come back so late?" Jia Amnesty watched Jia Gu enter the door, took off the soft armor of the official uniform, and took off the cloth boots in the lobby. Jia Gui took the daily clothes and put them on for him. , Jia Gu put on the shoes by himself, while talking to Jia She.

"I met Xu'er's father-in-law, and he was talking with him at the gate of the palace. Today, Princess Anyang entered the palace to greet her, and the son-in-law escorted her to the palace gate. That's how we met." He asked Jia She again, "The one who sent you off last time?" How about those paintings? My brother still has a few more, let's go to the study to have a look, and if you like it, take it with you."

Jia She was very happy in his heart. He loved gold and stone antique calligraphy and paintings. There were very few calligraphy and paintings in Rongguo Mansion, but more gold and jade. Withdrawing money is always pushing back and forth, and sometimes suing the old lady, not to mention the money, even loses face, and Jia Amnesty is unwilling to go outside when he sees good things that he can’t buy. If the Rong Mansion doesn't deal with it, they will run on him.

Now my younger brother has calligraphy and painting, and he is not stingy to give it to himself. Jia She stroked his beard and followed Jia Gu to the study with high spirits.