Old things in the Red Chamber

A few days later, Jia She came back to the house again and told Jia Gu a shocking thing --- he had seen a god.

"Baoyu really has a great history." The old dandy sat on a chair with a cup in his hand, his expression was three parts bitter, three parts desolate and four parts shocked.

Based on his knowledge of the old dandy, Jia Gu felt that his bitterness and desolation were the result of his desperation for getting back the title.

Jia Gu and Jia Xun looked at each other, Jia Gu was afraid that Jia Amnesty would be too fussy and fell into a daze, "Maybe those two weirdos are pretending to be ghosts."

"No, no, no, old brother, it's really not. They entered the mansion, chanted Baoyu's piece of jade for a while, put down the jade, and left the mansion. The servants couldn't catch up. They searched for a day in the capital. I didn't find them either. According to you, those monks are pretending to be gods and ghosts, so they must have plans, and the things they plan are nothing more than silver and other things, but before they disappeared, they didn't mention anything about money. , I can’t stop them even if I try to stop them, how could they be pretending to be ghosts.” Jia She took a sip of tea, “I still remember what I told you, the one used by the daughter of the Xue family. Huarui spring water, I heard from members of the Xue family that this monk was the one who gave them the prescription at the beginning, and by the way, he also gave the daughter of the Xue family a golden lock, saying that it must be matched with jade."

Jia Yu didn't speak, Jia Gu couldn't help it, "The more I hear it, the more it sounds like a moth made by the Xue family and the Wang family, and it appeared more than ten years ago. Speaking of which, he knows more than four families. It's half past one. Don't let someone keep an eye on your family with ulterior motives."

"The gods forgive the sins, the gods forgive the sins, old brother, you can't say it, you can't say it, it will make the gods unhappy." Jia pardoned a big man, put down his cup, stood up, put his hands together, and bowed to the air again and again , The whole person is godlike, Jia Gu hurriedly looked at his son, Jia Huan didn't take it seriously, just watched Jia She as a demon, Jia Gu thought it wasn't my fault, it was my brother who was really stunned.

Jia Amnesty talked for a while, ate lunch and teased Jia Nan for a while, and made an appointment that the next time Jia Gu rested for a bath, the two of them would go to the Taoist temple to burn incense together, and then went back in a carriage in the afternoon.

The more Jia Gu thought about it, the more he felt that there was a shadow of suspicion in this matter. When Jia Xun sent his son back to the backyard and the father and son sat down to talk, Jia Xun also believed in his heart that this monk was manipulated by someone.

"I heard that a monk and a Taoist priest have a lame leg and a sore on their head. With this appearance and appearance, they are obviously bad wandering monks. Even if there are real gods, which god can have sores on their foreheads? In my opinion, this is the method of the woman in the backyard. Seriously, apart from other things, the son has raised three children, and the three siblings are all full-term children, but the small ball, The mouth is so small, it is so difficult to put an adult's finger in it, let alone a piece of jade. Besides, why must a gold lock be matched with jade? Why can't coral, agate and tortoiseshell pearls be matched with a gold lock? , just wanting to make their cousins ​​into a pair. This time the matter is probably like this, in the Rongguo Mansion, the mistress of the family found a cure, so she didn't bother the two masters with one thing, and put the ten A few years ago, a monk who had been doing things for them pushed to the front together, why did this monk run away early and not receive the reward, it is their reward, and they can pretend to be more of an outsider."

Jia Gu nodded, he was thinking the same as his son.

"That means your uncle is stupid, he believes everything they say."

"Then go to incense next time?"

"Go, play with him for a day, just to burn incense, not to drink with some messy people. Let him move, the weather is hot, and the mountains are cool."

Jia Gu underestimated the ability of the Rongguo Mansion to spread gossip. He knew that this monk said it from Jia She, and on the day of the court meeting, many people also knew it, and gathered together in twos and threes.

Gu Yun and Gu Yu were also there, and Gu Yu and Jia Gugong handed over and went to his small circle. They were all literati, and they spoke politely. Jia Gu and Jia Huan didn't like to deal with literati.Gu Yun, on the other hand, talked with their father and son. After a while, Jia Xun's two brothers also came. The uncle of the Qi family also bowed to Jia Gu and took Jia Xun away. I went to say hello, and there are basically young men from the clan, plus the children of the princess and the princess's family. These people are stronger than those who claim to be relatives of the emperor because their daughters entered the palace.The second master of the Qi family stayed by Jia Gu's side. Now the second master Qi has entered the guard camp and is following the path of a general. Jia Gu took him to meet some important generals in a very good way. Now he is still serving as the Minister of Guards, and Second Master Qi is his subordinate, and he usually follows behind him.

It was early at this moment, some old princes came here on foot, the palace gates would not be opened if their sedan chairs were not available, and the night was cool, the atmosphere was much more relaxed.

Gu Yun saw that there were only the three of them here. He and Qi Erye had known each other for a long time, and he met Jia Huan through Qi Erye, so he didn't avoid Qi Erye.Under the torch, he said with some hesitation, "I heard that Jia Baoyu from Rongguo Mansion recovered from his illness."

"That's right, my parents said yesterday that it seems that the gods saved Jia Baoyu from the rumors on the street." Second Master Qi lowered his voice, "I don't know if it's true or not, but many people say that there are noses and eyes."What he didn't say was that his mother, Princess Anyang, was at home with his father Qi concubine. Jia Baoyu had Baoyu, and how could he have anything to do with gods? People talked about Jia Baoyu's extraordinaryness and praised it. If the emperor couldn't think about it, wouldn't the Jia family be unlucky?

Jia Gu didn't speak, but Gu Yun sighed, "I only hope that Rongguo Mansion can lock up Jia Baoyu's illness for a period of time, and when he comes out, it will add a little fuss to Shuntian Mansion."

Jia Gu heard, "What's the matter? He's not the kind of bully."

"It's not that he bullied men and women. If he did, I wouldn't be in trouble. Uncle, you don't know that when he went out, he brought eight young servants with him, and each of them brought a few strings of money. On the street, when he sees a beautiful little daughter-in-law, he throws money away, attracting many people behind him. Often he is the one who goes all the way, and many people report to the officials behind him. Fighting with a copper coin... I asked specifically, and said that the old lady of his family ordered those boys to take the money. When they saw poor people, they gave them alms, and accumulated virtue for her precious grandson, but this matter Well done, a good thing turned into a bad thing.”

Second Master Qi wanted to say, "The old lady loves his grandson too much." But when he saw Jia Gu, he quickly swallowed this sentence, and wanted to hide his son's face and talk about his mother... What Gu Yun said was Jia Baoyu didn't criticize Shi Taijun, but if he said it himself, it would become a bad word for others, and he followed Gu Yun, "Jia Baoyu should be raised in the mansion for a while."

There was the sound of gongs in the distance, and the clan princes on errands would arrive soon. The people here lined up according to their ranks, and when a few old princes in python robes walked slowly to the front of the line, the palace gates opened wide, and the guards Standing on the imperial path twice, civil and military personnel avoided the imperial path, stepped on the drums, and arrived at the golden hall.

A new day begins.

Time passed quickly, in a blink of an eye, two months passed, and it was a few days before Jia She and Jia Gu's birthdays. The Marquis of Zhongwu received a lot of birthday gifts, and the housekeeper Jia Gui returned gifts of equal value. That day, Jia Xun received the guests, and hurriedly went to pay homage to Jia She's birthday, and when he returned home, he heard the concierge tell him, "The second master of Rongguo Mansion is here."

Jia She thought to himself that he had just seen Jia Lian pretending to be a filial son in front of his uncle, so why did he arrive before me, and suddenly thought, it was Jia Baoyu.

"Why is he here? I haven't seen him here in the past few years. What happened this year?" While asking, he still didn't forget to go to the courtyard. Jia Baoyu's location was arranged very close to Jia Gu, but they were not on the same table. At this moment, a group of rough men in the yard were drinking too much, and they were holding up bowls to find someone to fight for wine. Wang Ziteng also came, and took Jia Baoyu to identify people everywhere, but Jia Baoyu was like a wolf who strayed into a pack of wolves. The sheep, with a soft scholarly temperament, only drinks with a cup. The nobles of the family are okay, but the rough people look down on him.

Now that Jia Xun came back, others didn't care, Jia Baoyu almost burst into tears when he saw Jia Xun.

"You didn't go to uncle's place, why did you come to my house?" Jia Xun blocked several bowls of wine for him, drinking like drinking cold water, and was poured several bowls before pulling Jia Baoyu out.

"I wished the grandpa a birthday in the morning. The old lady said that we are all of the same family, so I don't need to care about these empty gifts. She asked me to bring a gift to my father-in-law to celebrate his birthday."

After hearing this, Jia Xun felt that this child really didn't understand Shi Taijun's painstaking efforts. He cooperated with his uncle and your family, so don't care about it. We are not a family with you, so we must use virtual courtesy, right?Jia Xuan can guarantee that Shi Taijun absolutely wants to bring his family into theirs.

Jia Huan patted him on the shoulder, "Why don't I send someone to take you back, and you don't drink with them here anymore, you can't beat them, they love to drink strong alcohol, and some people can't do without alcohol for three meals a day , you can’t compare to them if you drink for three years.”

"Big brother is kind, but I haven't spoken to Jia Hou yet. Wait..."

The concierge outside the door announced, "Biao Gu Si Ye has arrived." First, a carriage went straight into the backyard, and Gu Yun dismounted. Gui, Jia Xuan hastily said to Jia Baoyu, "Don't drink, I'll meet my brother-in-law."

Jia Baoyu followed Jia Xun to the door in a daze, but Jia Xun didn't notice him, exchanged a few words with Gu Yun, and asked him, "Why did you come? Everyone is seated, and they will catch you and punish you later." bowl."

"I accompanied my wife to the Rong Mansion, sat there for a while, and the old man urged us to come and pay respects to uncle's birthday."

"I just went to pay my respects to my uncle, why didn't I see you?"

Gu Yun smiled embarrassedly, "Halfway in the carriage, Dai'er said that she was feeling sick in her stomach, and she couldn't explain exactly where she was feeling, so I hurriedly took her to the pharmacy and asked the doctor who was sitting in the hall to have a look. It is said that the baby has fetal movement, and nothing else, just let Haosheng take care of it, and he didn't even prescribe any medicine."

Jia Baoyu was struck by lightning, and the noisy crowd around him suddenly became the background, and he murmured, "Sister Lin has a child..."

Seeing his stupid look, Jia Xun quickly gave Jia Gui a wink, and helped Jia Baoyu into the carriage. Jia Xun was separated between Gu Yun and Jia Baoyu, and all he saw was his lips opening and closing, his eyes dull, and his whole body stupefied. , Jia Xun commanded the servant to carry him into the car, and asked Jia Xun, "What's wrong with him?"

"You're still sick, go in. Tell me about Second Master Jia's affairs with my father and Wang Ziteng, and I'll send him back in person."