Jia Hu of the Red Chamber

No matter how anxious Jia Hu was, she had to greet her uncle and aunt first, and make amends for bringing her younger brother to hangover.

Seeing that Jia Hu finally woke up, Zhou Ze and Liu were more relieved than blamed.Because she felt sorry for Jia Hu who lost her mother when she was young, and besides taking care of herself, she also had to take on the responsibility of parenting and raising the weaker younger brother. Liu's heart has long forgiven Jia Hu's wandering this time, and even Zhou Ze's words are not painful or itchy. All the reprimands and teachings were stopped, and a series of voices urged him to go out quickly.

"Didn't it be said yesterday that Li Shilang got the authentic calligraphy of the vice-previous dynasty and wanted to taste it with you today? He also said that he was going to the Zhuangzi in the suburbs, and it would take a whole day. It's already this hour, and if it's late, he might be on the way back." It's not easy to go."

Mrs. Liu and Zhou Ze are married couples, and Zhou Ze can't put on airs in the inner house, so if Mrs. Liu said this in front of the juniors, he knew that he was deliberately driving him out of the house, and Zhou Ze was not annoyed, he was very angry He gave Jia Hu a funny look again.

"Didn't you say a few days ago that today you are going to have a small gathering in the Dianjing Pavilion with His Highness the Fifth Highness and the other two companions? You also said that you want to take Lian'er out to have a look, what are you doing here?"

It's nothing more than the two sons, but Zhou Ze didn't expect that even his nephew was better than himself in front of his old wife. Zhou Ze felt very uncomfortable. Seeing Jia Hu getting a bargain and acting like a good boy, Liu Shi only thought he was still a good boy. Pure child, spoiled in every possible way.

With a soft snort, Zhou Ze got up and was about to walk away. After thinking for a moment, he ordered Jia Hu: "The sage wrote Zheng Shangshu and I selected the characters for several highnesses, and I decided on the word Anping for the fifth highness."

After finishing speaking, Zhou Ze walked away with his hands behind his hands.

This word has a profound meaning.Jia Hu's heart moved, and he responded with a guilty look on his face, and he stayed for a while, explaining where he was going today to his aunt Liu, and then bowed and left.

Not to mention how Jia Hu urged the maids to wash and dress Jia Lian who was still a little confused after returning to the courtyard where the two brothers lived together. Jia Lian, who was sober, was so excited when he heard that he could leave the house. When Dotting the Eyes Pavilion, Liu Zhimi and Jiang Cunxi were already sitting opposite each other and had a cup of tea.

Jiang Cunxi once met Jia Hu's two brothers at an antique shop in Liulichang by chance, and was deeply impressed by Jia Lian, who was limply clutching his elder brother's sleeve and did not dare to let go, but couldn't help staring around with big black and white eyes.Hearing that Jia Hu would bring this younger brother, Jiang Cunxi prepared the gift early and waited.

Liu Zhimi only knew that Jia Hu had a direct brother, Jia Lian, who was four years younger, and he always loved him very much. He also heard that Jia Lian was selected as a new scholar, so he guessed that Jia Lian should also be as eager to learn and love books as Jia Hu, so he chose himself carefully. The classics that had been annotated when preparing for Qiu Wei and Chun Wei were packed in boxes and brought here in person.

Poor Jia Lian had a pair of peach blossom eyes that were exactly the same as Jia Hu's. After seeing his brother's two friends, he first took away a box of books and listened to Liu Zhimi's words to wish him an early win on the list, and then began to offer treasures. Jiang Cunxi took a Huangshi paperweight in the shape of an ear-catching monkey, and his delicate face almost froze with laughter.

Knowing that Jia Lian was jumping up and down in his heart to dislike the gift from Liu and Jiang, and spurn the exhortations they said to encourage students, Jia Hu just sat with a smile and watched his younger brother salute and answer, quite a bit like my family. The feeling of growing up.

Fortunately, Liu Zhimi, Jiang Cunxi and Jia Lian exchanged pleasantries before turning the conversation to Jia Hu, otherwise Jia Lian's decent smile would not last long.

Among the four companions of the fifth prince Shui Qing, Zheng Bi was the first to receive a real official position, and Liu Zhimi was the first among the four to be promoted to Jinshi, ranking 26th in the second class.

This time a few people got together, one was that He Shuiqing got married soon, and the other was that He Liuzhi's Misan Hall passed the examination and entered the Imperial Academy.There is a saying that those who are not Jinshi will not enter the Hanlin, and those who are not Hanlin will not enter the cabinet.In time, Liu Zhimi, who was born in a noble family, would go farther in the court eight out of ten than Zheng Bi, who was born in Juzi.

Liu Zhimi also tried to persuade Zheng Bi, but it was a pity that Zheng Bi refused to take the exam again after Sun Shan's name was lost in the examination.

"Hu'er also said that she would end up in the examination, but in the end it was nothing. But it's good, Hu'er is young, so wait another three years, so as not to become a fellow Jinshi, and end up being criticized by villains after a hard work." Liu Zhi Mi is open-minded by nature, although he feels sorry for Zheng Bi, it will not spoil everyone's mood because of this, so he talks about Jia Hu.

With Jinshi, such as Mrs.I don't know which tongue is so unforgiving. One pair demoted the top three and Jinshi very unbearably, and how many verbal disputes there were for no reason.

Jia Hu doesn't think there is anything wrong with the top three, it's just that the three tops and the two tops think highly of themselves and look down on the top three, and the losers love to talk sour words.Like a Jinshi, one can be admitted to the Imperial Academy. As long as one enters the Imperial Academy, one will have a noble background.

Even Jia Hu always felt a little pity in his heart, but it was a pity that Jia Zhu was stopped by Mrs. Shi in the last game and never ended.Otherwise, when the cold spring is expected to pass the exam for nine days, Mrs. Wang will be able to taste the heart-breaking pain last year, and understand what it feels like to have your heart ripped out.

However, what Liu Zhimi said was also reasonable, Jia Hu toasted him with tea instead of wine, and talked about how to prepare for the next branch of Chunwei and other things.

Jiang Cunxi was the first among several people to get Zhongju, but he was keeping a filial piety for his grandmother in the last class, so he was also quite fascinated when it came to Chunwei, and he was very excited when he mentioned the subject of the last class, and he didn't care about continuing to coax Jia Lian to eat fruit.

The three of them were talking, and the fifth prince, Shui Qing, quietly lifted the curtain and came in alone. No one noticed except Jia Lian who was sitting at the side sullenly and smashing walnuts with all his might.

Shui Qing saw Jia Hu, who was the smallest but most energetic at first glance, and then turned to Jia Lian, who had a sullen face as if he had a deep hatred for Walnut.

Not in a hurry to interrupt the debate among the accompanying readers about breaking the topic, Shui Qing casually sat beside Jia Lian, pushed the brocade box in his hand, and said with a slight smile, "You are Lian'er? A little thing, it's worth it." Nothing, just play with it."

On the way when Jia Lian came, he was told by Jia Hu for a long time, knowing that the person in front of him was His Highness the Fifth Highness who had been instructed by his elder brother thousands of times not to offend, so he hurriedly dropped the small hammer and got up to salute. landed.

Although Jia Hu and Liu Jiang talked about speculation, they were still a little distracted by Jia Lian.As soon as Jia Lian moved, Jia Hu immediately noticed it, turned around to look, and happened to meet Shui Qing's smiling eyes.

So everyone saluted again, Shui Qing sat down at the main seat, the other four sat around the table, Liu Zhimi and Jiang Cunxi were on the left, Jia Hu and Jia Lian were on the right.

Now that everyone has arrived, it is natural to first congratulate His Highness the Fifth Highness on marrying his concubine Chen Shi at the beginning of next month, and then congratulate Liu Zhimi on his entry into the Imperial Academy.Although substituting tea for wine is not enjoyable enough, but Shui Qing has not moved out of the palace yet, so it is unavoidable that there will be side effects, so it has to be.

As soon as the scene was finished, Jiang Cunxi couldn't wait to repeat the half-spoken question with Liu Zhimi. Both of them quoted scriptures, and neither could convince the other for a moment, while Jia Hu just watched Jia Lian and sat quietly with a smile.

In the final analysis, in the eyes of Jiang Cunxi and Liu Zhimi, Shui Qing is still the down-and-out prince who accompanied them when they were young.In Jia Hu's heart, however, there was always some fear of the emperor who was so fierce in life and death back then.

Jiang Cunxi and Liu Zhimi were arguing endlessly, and it was inevitable to find someone to judge. Although Jia Hu was not bad in knowledge, he was too young. The two subconsciously avoided him, and only asked Shui Qing to comment.

Shui Qing smiled and waved his hands, refusing to participate in their argument, turned his face to Jia Hu and Jia Lian, and whispered, "You brothers are very friendly. I can hear them clearly when they are arguing outside the house. Loud noise, you can hear Pian Lian'er making any movement."

Thinking that the fifth prince's brotherly affection reminded him of his younger brother who died young and his biological mother, Jia Hu paused for Jia Lian to wipe his hands with a handkerchief, and then pretended to sit upright.

Shui Qing glanced at Jia Hu and saw Jia Hu's expression of indifference, but his eyes fell on Jia Lian from time to time, and without saying anything, he first leaned over to Jia Lian's ear, and coaxed him to go out to play with Lai Quan. Then he turned to talk to Jia Hu again.

"I know that you are nervous about my younger brother, but if you don't know, I should be a man-eating tiger." Sword eyebrows frowned, Shui Qing disapproved of Jia Hu's cautious look, stabbed him a little, and glanced at Liu Jiang and Jiang were still arguing, they didn't pay attention to this side, so they talked about business: "I heard that you are going to move back to Rongguo Mansion with your brother?"

Jia Hu was startled when he heard that, he had only discussed with his two uncles a few days ago about moving back to Rongguo Mansion, he didn't want the news to spread into the palace so quickly.Thinking about it again, this matter is related to the two families, and the Zhou family has to discuss with the Rongguo Mansion. With the usual conduct of the servants of the Rongguo Mansion, it is not uncommon for the geese who come from the south to know all about the affairs of the mansion. .

"Exactly. Now Lian'er has also been selected as a scholar, and I am sixteen years old. I can't live in my uncle's house all my life. We are always the descendants of the Jia family, and it is only right to go back."

Shui Qing asked seriously, and Jia Hu also answered solemnly.

According to Zhou Ze and Zhou Mu's thoughts, both Jia Hu and Jia Lian are now promising, and they are no longer childish children who are allowed to be rounded and flattened by the old lady of the Jia family and the second wife, even if they move back, it will be no problem.Also, her niece Zhou Jie could get married when she was 15 years old. At that time, Jia Hu just passed the Chunwei exam.

"It's fine to go back, just be careful."

Shui Qing seemed to like the green tea here very much, and after hearing Jia Hu's reply, he was not in a hurry to answer the question, holding the teacup to sip for a long time, Fang replied lightly.

Jia Hu was about to thank Shuiqing for his concern, but suddenly there was an exclamation from outside, even Liu Zhimi and Jiang Cunxi were startled.

Knowing that Jia Hu was concerned about Jia Lian, Shui Qing directly raised her voice to tell the servant outside to send a message, and ordered Dai Quan to bring Jia Lian back quickly, and asked the servant why there was so much noise outside.

Those who can go out with the prince are all smart people one by one, the little servant immediately said what he heard verbatim with a low eyebrow and pleasing eyes.

It was the Ministry of Criminal Justice who arrested the man, the Jiang surnamed grain merchant who cheated in the military rations shipped to the northwest this time, killing tens of thousands of soldiers and soldiers.

At the beginning, this person was able to win the errand of supplying military rations, but he was recommended by the disciples of the third prince, Prince Yizhong. As a result, such a big mistake happened, and the third prince, who is much loved today, was also reprimanded and asked "" The oversight of "improperly recommending people" made Zhen Guifei's family become very powerful.

Among the properties that Zhou Zexin helped Jia Hu and Jia Lian buy, there were also a few shops that were sold cheaply by the government after the Jiang family was sealed up.

I heard that it was the Jiang family, Shui Qing didn't have any fluctuations on his face, but Jiang Cunxi let out a long sigh, and talked about the difficulties of the Northwest War. The room was very depressed for a while, until Dai Quan came back from protecting Jia Lian, and the few people talked again. With a bit of a smile, you comforted Jia Lian with every word.

Jia Lian didn't like others to treat him like a child, and usually smiled. Only Jia Hu knew that his heart was jumping, but now he just listened quietly, and took a long while to tug on Jia Hu's sleeve.

"I saw Pearl from the second bedroom."