Old things in the Red Chamber

Jia Gu wanted to find a niece and son-in-law, and absolutely did not intend to marry the niece off in a hurry.Because he knew that men should be married when they are colleges and daughters should be married when they are college students. His niece is a rare and good child, and it is not a disadvantage to marry anyone.

What's more, at the beginning, I worked hard to prepare to marry my niece, but later an imperial decree was sent to the palace. After all, it is a pity.

The colder the weather, the hotter Jia Gu's heart is. He is the kind of person who suffers from loss of purpose in life. He used to be fine when he was in the Northland. He was promoted in wars. Barbarians can't be killed. The goal is to get promoted. Get rich and support your wife.When I arrived in Kyoto, I was now under pressure to be promoted according to my seniority. The imperial court loved to pay attention to seniority. If you don’t do this, you will become unsealable in the future, and you don’t have to work. Go home and sell sweet potatoes.

Looking at the few young high-ranking officials who have been promoted now, all of whom have struggled with qualifications in their jobs, including their own children, Jia Gu is clear about this family in his heart, and there is nothing he can't think about.

Getting promoted is nothing to do with him, getting rich is hard to come by, what to do, he can only find goals in life, originally he planned to raise a smart grandson, but the grandson has not appeared yet, so he can only hug his granddaughter To relieve the boredom, I can't rush about the grandson. If the reminder is serious, something may happen.

Therefore, finding a good husband's family for my niece has become what I can do now.

First of all, what kind of husband's family are you looking for?

A few days ago, Jia Gu became hot for 3 minutes, and his head hung on his buttocks for several months. After all, he was no match for his age. His eyes were almost blurred when he read books, and it was difficult to remember a few words from memorization.The good thing is that his study finally looks like a study, with pens, inks, papers and inkstones, the bookshelves are full of books, and it looks quite educated.

He rubbed the ink, thought for a while, and wrote on the paper first, "Both talent and appearance." After thinking about it, he added another sentence, "Both civil and military."

Just as he was thinking about the second point, Jia Gui hurried over from outside the door, "Master Hou, something has happened. The person who followed Madam just now reported that our carriage was hit by someone and the axle broke on the spot. But our family Those who follow are all good players, Madam and Miss Biao are fine, but they are not in the village now..."

"Lead the horse, lead the horse." Jia Gu stood up, threw the brush away, and followed the messenger out.

Although the axle of the carriage was broken, the appearance was still intact, only one side was dented a lot.Fortunately, people are fine.

Shuntian Mansion is catching fugitives, the impact of this matter is quite bad, the chief officer Gu Si is still a young man, he took the initiative to lead people to chase the fugitives, and wiped them all out in the suburbs, now I heard that the fugitives deliberately bumped into others while fleeing He tried to take the hostages in a carriage, but was finally killed by the nursing home. After inquiring, he found out that it was the carriage of Zhongwuhou Mansion. Both public and private people would come to greet him. He rode far away and led people to drive there. Mrs. Tong lifted the car Lianzi said a few words to him, and he found a carriage again, and specially asked Madam Tong and the girl in the carriage to change carriages, and while changing carriages, Jia Gu rushed over.

After seeing the ceremony, Mrs. Tong had seen a lot, so naturally she didn't think much of it. Lin Daiyu was frightened, and followed behind Mrs. Tong in fear. The male creature turned his back and asked them to change the carriage.Let's go back together.

When Jia Gu was talking to Gu Yun, he still felt that the development of this matter was quite interesting.

In other words, a few months ago, a military officer and his family were imprisoned for the crime of gangsterism. Several of the boys in the family escaped, all of them were children, and the rest were either exiled or went with adults Beheaded, some of the remaining female relatives committed suicide directly in prison. These are generally grandma and wives, who cannot stand the insult, let alone the blow, but there are many who are alive.

When those who were exiled and those who were sold by officials began to implement it, as a result, a mountain king in a bandit den issued a hero order, saying that the prisoner who was beheaded was the number one hero, and he was so loyal.When Jianghu Caomang heard about it, rumors came, and they wanted to rescue the families of these criminals.Shuntian Mansion is dedicated to arresting these people.

Countless people in the government and the opposition began to murmur that they all knew that the King of Beijing was being plotted against. At the beginning, everyone thought it was planned by the emperor, and it was the emperor who benefited the most from this, taking back the military power of the King of Beijing.After this incident, everyone felt that the king of Beijing Jing was really unlucky. It was not good for you to buy someone else's girl, but if you bought a girl from a criminal official's family, these gangsters would most likely be the ones who punished you.

The gangster didn't admit it, and he said in a very bachelor way, "Grandpa did it. Grandpa didn't change his name and surname. It wasn't done by grandpa. Don't put the pot of shit on grandpa's head."

At present, all the young and old in Kyoto feel that these gangsters must have done this.There are also a few elders who implicitly said that if you do all kinds of calculations and schemes, if you are no match for a layman, it would be like punching a master to death.

Jia Gu secretly laughed for a while, but also put it away.When talking to Gu Yun, there was not a word. Gu Yun himself was full of thoughts, and Jia Gu understood him quite well. The emperor pressed him to solve the case quickly, and asked "don't let a bandit escape." He didn't stop holding him nagging.

There is a lot of pressure on Shuntian Mansion, but Gu Yun did a good job in this matter. It is said that he deliberately released a bait, saying that it was the little grandson of the criminal officer, which attracted all the heroes in the rivers and lakes to rescue Zhongyi. up.The few who ran out were caught this time.

Jia Gu thought that he took good care of the younger generation. The two of them were riding horses, and Jia Gu patted him on the shoulder. Don't waste your kindness."

Anyone can say a few words on the scene.

Hearing these words, the preoccupied Gu Yun immediately smiled, thanked him with a smile, and hurried to the palace.

There were only the emperor and Gu Yun in the imperial study room. The emperor asked the eunuch to move a stool for Gu Yun, took the booklet and read it through himself, and asked him, "Is there really no fish that slipped through the net?"

"I assure you there is none. It's just that in the bandit's cottage..."

"You don't need to worry about this. The gangster's cottage is not in the jurisdiction of Shuntian Mansion, and someone will take care of it. It seems that the Chinese New Year is coming, and you have done this beautifully. It is a few days earlier than I thought. What reward do you want?"

Gu Yun stood up, "I don't dare to expect extravagant rewards for my duties, it's just..."

"Want to meet the queen? Just ask your sister-in-law and sister to hand in the sign. Now that there is Princess Yulan, she is a bit popular. The princess is naughty. Yesterday I heard that a cat raised by Concubine Zhang was caught, and she just refused to return it to her." The queen was very anxious, afraid that the cat would scratch her, so she coaxed her for a while."

The emperor had a smile on his face when he said it, and Gu Yun also laughed a few times when he heard it, thinking that raising a princess like this is a bit popular.

Gu Yun suppressed this mess of thoughts, and said tentatively, "I think it's clearer for my wife to hand out the sign and then tell me later, than for my sister and sister-in-law to pass on the message."

The emperor became interested, "Didn't you say that you have been unable to figure it out? What's the matter? What kind of family did you meet this time that made you want to get married, so tell me."

The emperor is his cousin and brother-in-law. After Gu Yun gave up the imperial examination, he worked in the palace. The relationship between the two is very close.

He blushed, "It's nothing, it's just my feeling. Besides, I haven't mentioned this matter yet. If it can't be done well..."

"I'm afraid that people will not look good to you. What are you afraid of? How did I get engaged to your third sister back then...cough cough...whose girl is it?" no.But think about it, the queen was beautiful, gentle and tough back then. I really don’t understand how she got to this point. Go back to see her at night to see what she still lacks. It’s cold, so the ginseng Polygonum multiflorum that came as a tribute should be tight first. Let her use it, and let her pick the fur first, and she is soft-hearted, thinking that picking the fur is a crime of killing... Isn't there that little girl Yulan?You can't freeze the child anymore, talk about it carefully, and make her make a new cloak if you hang around for a while.In the harem, after the empress chooses for the five concubines, let the concubine Xian and Concubine He choose first. They are raising the emperor's children. Naturally, good things will be given to the sons first. Their mother and concubine should be honored...

This gentleman forgot that there is a noble concubine in the palace.

Seeing the emperor's distraction, Gu Yun was very helpless. He was thinking about whether to ask the emperor to give him a marriage. He felt that it would be inappropriate to do so, and Jing Zhi would be the first to get annoyed.

The emperor struggled out of his own thoughts, and seeing the change in Gu Yun's expression, he was overjoyed, yes, the cousin wanted to get married, and he could tell the queen about this matter three or five times, after all, the queen still misses her mother's family a little bit, The queen was a little angry when Gu Er gave up the title last time, but she came and went quickly. This time, she will not drive herself out under the guise of saying that Gu Si is married.

Mimi smiled and asked, "Whose girl? You're still twitching, one person counts the short, and the other counts the long. We are first cousins. Tell me, I will give you the marriage. If you don't say it now, I'll pour chicken feathers for you when the time comes, so don't blame me."

The emperor got up as a rascal, and when he said what he said, Gu Yun gave up his wild thinking and said openly: "The former daughter of Lin Hai, the former tour censor."

"Before? I remembered, the grandson of the Rong Mansion, the niece of the Zhongwuhou Mansion, she is the only one in the whole family, the girl whose father asked to adopt a stepchild before he left. I still remember, think about it, three years have passed, It should be a kiss. What? Did Jia Xuan mention it to you?"

"Jingzhi didn't mention it, but I just took a look at it today and felt fascinated..."

The emperor laughed, "If you were fascinated, you would have rushed over to propose marriage. I don't think you are fascinated, but you are a bit hesitant. But, Yun Ming, you really want to adopt a son. go out?"

"Serve the king with loyalty, treat friends with sincerity, serve fathers and brothers with filial piety and respect... a minister is not filial to his father, father-in-law..." Gu Si thought of the fifth-rank father-in-law who looked after himself for big and small things, that was really true. Calling yourself is as painless as calling a servant. "Father-in-law is also a father, so naturally he must be filial."

He said this, but he thought in his heart, he can't let it go any longer, I heard that he is going around for money, and he also sold himself as a favor, Dong has been there for several years, Gu Si found that he couldn't remember his dead wife Her appearance came, but the Dong family often came under the banner of her unjust death and tortured herself.The outside is still a Beijing official, so it is natural for the Dong family to choose one.

"If you marry a girl from the Lin family, there is no father-in-law for you to be filial." The emperor stepped down from the throne, "Speaking of which, the Lin family is also suitable. The girl is the cousin of the concubine. Oh, we are not only cousins , or brother-in-law and brother-in-law, and if we go further, we will be brother-in-law. If you marry a girl from the Lin family, you will still go to Zhongwuhou's mansion to visit relatives during the holidays. "

Gu Yun didn't feel that this relationship made him happy.What the emperor said was the same as he had already married a girl from the Lin family.

"I haven't written a word about this matter yet." You haven't written the horoscope yet, and you are too happy too early.

"I will be this matchmaker. Jia Gu's temperament, you will know when you go to see Jia Enhou. The two brothers are the same when they get mixed up. If you say it, he is definitely not happy, but for me, I am You are a minister, you have to listen if you don't listen, not to mention, you are a son-in-law who rides the dragon fast, you are a good-looking talent, and you are well-educated... You haven't reached that level yet, at least you are the governor of the Shuntian Mansion..."

Gu Yun knew that the emperor, brother-in-law and cousin, was overjoyed and had a convulsion today, so he reminded him, "I'm still a widower."

"The girl is still an orphan." Don't say anything to anyone.The more the emperor thought about it, the more he felt that this was a match made in heaven. "Don't talk nonsense. When Jia Gu comes to see me tomorrow, I will mention this matter myself. When you marry a daughter-in-law, don't forget that I am a great matchmaker. Go back, I am tired these days, by the way, Clean up your mansion first, at least there is going to be a mistress, so you clean up first. Clean up yourself too, find a skillful maid, and trim your eyebrows... There is no need to trim your eyebrows, Sword Eyebrow Star The purpose is good to see, first find someone to make some good clothes, this matter must be handed over to your eldest sister, the elder sister is like a mother..."

Before the emperor finished speaking, Gu Si stepped back and went out, the emperor shut up sleepily, watched Gu Si leave, turned around and called Hong Tao in, "Show me, go to the queen."

"It's really unlucky today, who would have thought that when you go out and encounter such a thing, your cousin is terrified, and your daughter-in-law is talking with her now." Mrs. Tong put the teacup on the table and looked at Jia Yu, " Don't be too busy, tell Fourth Master Gu, don't care how it happened, whether it was because he led people to chase the bandits, or he helped us change the car in the end, we should thank him for this."

"Son, I know, you should rest first, you were shocked today, I'll let Xia Zhi go to Yunming's house to give presents."

"Okay, go quickly, you can't take it seriously if you have a good relationship, you go and arrange it first, I'm fine here, you look down on your mother too much, I haven't experienced anything. Go, don't worry when you're done. Come here, let the two children live with me today, you two don't have to worry about it."

Jia Xun went out of the backyard, and let Xia Zhi, the boss she often followed, arrange to go find Jia Gu by herself.

He was also talking about today's matter, "The admiral of the Nine Gates is holding back on this matter."

There are too many agencies in Kyoto, and the arresters of Shuntian Prefecture can do it. It is a bit difficult to arrest, especially outside the city. They don't have many mules and horses, and they don't have much experience in arresting horses. When going out of the city, it is usually the deputy of the nine-headed admiral, and Ma Bujun's yamen will come forward.Most importantly, how did those bandits get out of the city gate?When the emperor reacts, it will be enough for the prince to drink a pot.

Jia Gu wasn't too interested in whether Wang Ziteng would be unlucky or not. This guy was still tossing about his own plan. Having said that, Jia Gu had another advantage. Once a goal was set, he would execute it without distraction.

My father was not interested in talking about work with me, so Jia Xuan had to wait for him to talk about it when he was interested. He walked back to the yard slowly, and the yard was full of women who were doing their jobs, cleaning, and coming in and out with charcoal basins Yes, there are still a few who are discussing to invite Grandma back...

Because Qi Jing'an is afraid that there will be beautiful girls who will seduce her men, and the mansion does not discriminate against old women. They tidy themselves up neatly and work faster than little girls. In short, Qi Jing'an has ten thousand reasons to think that mother-in-law is more suitable to serve others than maids.

Judging from Jia Huan's life experience, the women are in their prime of life, and Kongwu is powerful. In the Northland, the stronger the body, the easier it is to survive. Therefore, in the mansion, the women are better than those maids with willow waists They are more trustworthy.

The husband and wife are in the aspect of employing people, and they have reached a common understanding strangely.

As soon as he sat down here, a woman brought him a bowl of tea on a tray, and someone came in and told Xia Zhi that he had something to look for.

After explaining a few words to the mother-in-law, and taking the lantern from an older woman, Jia Xuan went out the second door and saw Xia Zhi outside the Chuhua Gate, turning around.

"But what happened to Yunming?"

"That's not true, it's just that the housekeeper and servants of their family are too enthusiastic about the slaves. When I saw the fourth master, he... first smiled, and then put on a straight face. I explained the purpose of my visit, and the fourth master was determined not to accept it at first." Gift, later, the housekeeper whispered in his ear, Fourth Master Gu said, tomorrow afternoon, he will set up wine in Wangjiang Tower, please definitely go."

It didn't sound like a big deal, Jia Huan agreed, but Xia Zhi still looked anxious, "Master, you didn't go just now, and you have a stupid mouth, so you can't explain it. Anyway, their house is not normal."

Jia Xun felt that Yunming was fine, but something trivial, maybe he wanted to nagging himself tomorrow, so he asked Xia Zhi to go back.

The next day, Jia Gu went to the imperial study room for an audience. The emperor politely invited him to sit down. First he talked about his work. Then at noon, the emperor gave him another banquet. This time, there were two tables, one for the emperor and one for Jia Gu. , the difference is that there are more than 70 dishes for the emperor, and there are only twelve dishes for Jia Gu.As long as there is enough dry rice, there is no difference between one dish and ten dishes. Jia Gu is quite happy to eat.

Just after eating, when the eunuch removed the table, the emperor said politely, "I have something I want to tell Jia Qing. I want to be a matchmaker for the girl raised by Jia Qing's family."

Jia Gu almost flipped the table. When the emperor said this last time, he took Yingchun to the palace. Now that he said that, he still wanted to occupy two girls. No, the emperor raised many concubines by himself.

Jia Gu's face inevitably darkened.

The emperor said in his heart, "Look, it's messed up. Fortunately, I said it. Gu Yunming can't talk to anyone except me as a matchmaker."

"Lin Hai's daughter is now in her flowering period. My cousin, Yin Yunming of Shuntian Mansion, and Jia Qing also know each other. The two of them are really talented and beautiful. They are a match made in heaven. What does Jia Qing say?"

The emperor has never met Lin Daiyu, but after listening to what Gu Yun himself said yesterday, he felt fascinated at first glance. It should be a woman with a troublesome appearance. Not to mention other things, it is really rare to be fascinated by her cousin. There are great beauties.It's really not too much to praise a talented woman.

Jia Gu, Jia Gu turned the table in his heart, and said dryly, "Lin Hai said before he left that he wanted to adopt a boy to the Lin family."

"Gu Yun knows about this matter. He also said it yesterday. He promised to be filial to his father-in-law, and the child will definitely be adopted. I'm a matchmaker with a golden mouth and jade teeth. I can still play you sloppy on this matter."

Jia Gu felt relieved, it was Lin Hai's obsession to stay with the Lin family, and Lin Daiyu wanted to carry it out to the end.Whenever she thinks of her parents, she always cries. She told Madam Tong in private that she must adopt the child to the Lin family.

"Your Majesty, I also made my words clear. Your niece... is born weak. If she can't give birth to two boys...then..."

"As long as there are boys, you can choose two families on one shoulder. As I said, marry two wives, one is from the Lin family and the other is from the Gu family."

The emperor had no idea, if it would be fine if it was born, what Jia Gu said was that it would be difficult to have a child... No, I have to talk to my cousin about it.

"Jia Qing, how about this? The important matter of marriage is the relationship between the two surnames. Why don't we wait until tomorrow, Zhen, Gu Yun, and you, how about we talk about it?"

It can only be the.Jia Gu stood up and knelt down.

The more the emperor thought about it, the more he was wrong, so he threw away the pen, and went to the Pixiang Hall to ask Hefei first, she kissed her cousin herself, she must know what kind of body is like, Gu Yun has already died a daughter-in-law, if she marries again, she will be unlucky ... What will Gu Yun do in the future?

The emperor was more partial to his cousin.

Gu Yun thought for a while, he was too restless yesterday, so he shouldn't have mentioned this matter in front of the emperor, you see, the whole matter slipped to an unimaginable level, and he couldn't save much if he tried his best.

If the marriage fails, it is inevitable that he and Jia Huan will feel a little unhappy when they meet. No matter who is unhappy, the two will avoid seeing each other more. If things go on like this, this friend will be gone.

Gu Yun is sitting in the Wangjiang Tower, which is a relatively tall building in Kyoto. It is said that the owner is a lover of boudoir poems, and he loves the phrase "Thousands of sails are not enough, and the slanting light is flowing with long water." He gave it to this restaurant. It was named Wangjiang Tower.Then, after a long time, this place has become unbearably vulgar, and it is completely different from the artistic conception of boudoir resentment.Even if I want to change the name, Wangjianglou has become a famous restaurant in Kyoto.

Gu Yun's mood can't be described at the moment, if he says he doesn't want to be married, from the bottom of his heart, he doesn't want to say so.It's not that he has never seen a woman, on the contrary, he has seen many women. In this world of men and women, he has seen too many women, convicts, maids, maids, girls who sell fruit on the street, come out to buy things My little daughter-in-law, but yesterday he just took a look at her, straightened his eyes, and rationally told himself to turn his head quickly, but his two eyeballs just stared at her, and at a glance, he felt that tens of millions of years had passed.

Really bewitched.