Jia Hu of the Red Chamber

Not to mention how much people in Beijing thought about Jia Hu's trip to Jiannan Road, Jia Hu and his party traveled south along the canal to Yangzhou and had a secret talk with Lin Hai, the inspector of salt for three days, then headed west and walked for more than four months before seeing Tong Zhifu. It is located on the bluestone city wall of Lizhou City.

Afterwards, it took Jia Hu two years to hand over official duties, pay homage to Shangfeng, make friends with colleagues, and subdue subordinates. It took Jia Hu two years to add a sentence to the secret letter to the capital.

So far, Jia Hu's heart that has been hanging has only half come back.As soon as my heart relaxes, I can't help but miss my wife, children and younger brother Jia Lian in Beijing.

When he left, his younger brother and sister, Liu Shi, had not yet given birth, but when he was in Suzhou City, he got the news that he had a beautiful sister and son, and the master named him Jia Wei.After that, Jia Mao, Jia Gui, and Jia Wei couldn't see him for a week, and he could only get a glimpse of it from the family letter.No matter whether his wife Zhou Jie or younger brother Jia Lian, they only said in the letter that everything was going well and safe, and made him laugh with some childish funny things, and nothing else was mentioned.

But Jia Hu's two lives are human beings, so how can they not know how difficult it is for them to stay in Beijing at this moment?The emperor ruled the saint everywhere, and the old lady and the second bedroom in the back house thought they had a chance to suppress the big house, and they would attack if they found some reason.

Sighing lightly, Jia Hu casually tossed the lacquer post aside, and opened the box at the corner of the desk for storing family books.

The family letters that have been received one after another in the past two years have accumulated a thick pile, and recently there are even some large characters painted in red by Liu Lang, which are crooked and have no character.

Rubbing the first calligraphy left by his eldest son whom he had been looking forward to for two lifetimes with his fingers, Jia Hu's frowning brows stretched slightly, and then he raised his voice and asked, "Hasn't it time to wash the brush yet? The news was sent back last month, didn't it mean that the Lizhou City is less than five hundred miles away?"

Finally, he caught the mistakes of the officials of the former Seventh Prince who had been secretly against him, and after completely eradicating hidden dangers, Jia Hu sent papers to escort a carload of earthen instruments to Beijing, saying that he was filial to the old lady and the old lady. In fact, Jia Hu missed Zhou Jie, Jia Lian and others in his heart, and he must let people go back and have a look before he can rest assured.

When he left with the paper in his hand, Jia Hu told him not to come back after staying in the capital, and came back to wash the pen instead.One is that he has practiced outside for two years, and he is a hundred times stronger than when he was in Beijing, so he just stays to help Jia Lian;

Originally, Jia Hu wanted to ask Shi Mo to go back with him, so he quickly settled the lifelong matter, but Shi Mo, who always said that Jia Hu would never go west, knelt on the ground and refused, holding a paper and howling at the side , Said that the uncle can't be left alone in this remote place and so on, the newly bought servant didn't dare to talk too much, and just knelt down with the servant Mo holding the paper.

Jia Hu kicked him alone, but he also knew that they were loyal, so he had to go with them. After a few months of black face, he couldn't hold on anymore when he received the letter that the pen washing had left Beijing. He looks like a black bread man, and asks a question or two from time to time.

Hearing the old man's question, Shi Mo stepped forward to answer, when he heard the yelling outside the study, guessing that he must be washing his pens outside the city, he was overjoyed, when he looked up again, he could only see Dressed in azure sleeves, he flashed past the door, and hastily took out his bamboo umbrella and chased him out.

When Jia Hu and his party returned to the study, it was two hours later, but it was because Xibi and the others were taken care of by the new Jiannan General's personal guards, and Jia Hu went to express his thanks in person.

As for why the new Jiannan General came to Lizhou City with Xibi and his party, Jia Hu and Jiannan General Yuan Chongdao naturally said everything.

After dealing with official business, it is natural to talk about family affairs.

After carefully reading Zhou Jie and Jia Lian's letter, and then scanning the list of earthen rituals listed by the master Jia She, Jia Hu dismissed the other servants, leaving only the ink servant and the brush washer.

"It's fine if everything is fine up and down. I can't hold it here anymore. I just want to ask you, in the past two years since I've been away from home, have you ever made things difficult for your grandma and brothers and sisters? Second Master Have you ever suffered anyone's loss when you went out there?"

Knocking on the table with his fingers, Jia Hu rewarded the two servants with a seat first, then raised his eyebrows and asked.

As soon as he washed his pen, he swallowed the festive words in his stomach.He didn't serve ink, hold paper and inkstone, and he was chosen to serve the uncle Jia Hu when he was young. Since Jia Hu had already asked, he would ask for punishment if he said something useless.

After pondering carefully for a while, he washed his pen and slid down to the ground to lie down again, then he lowered his head and answered, "I dare not lie to the uncle, it's okay that the second master is outside, and everyone in Beijing knows that the several properties that the second master manages are When the sage bought it when he was a prince, he didn't dare to embarrass it openly, but the grandmother was not very happy. There were always some rumors in the family, saying that the uncle came to Lizhou City because he was rejected, and there were often some stumbling blocks in the back house... "

After talking in circles for a while, she washed her pen and looked at Jia Hu, feeling a little impatient, so she said something that Zhou Jie and Jia Lian didn't say: "The second wife was restrained at the beginning, but at the beginning of the year, Miss Yuan was assigned When she came to the sage's side and gained favor, the second wife felt that she had hope, and often used words to run on the eldest grandma. The old lady also felt that Yuanda girl was about to come out, and she was always partial. She also wanted to give the eldest grandma's private house to the eldest girl , Intuit shameless, fortunately, grandma is wise."

Speaking of this matter, Xibi was very upset, but although he followed Jia Hu since he was a child, he was not afraid of the old lady and the second wife, but because of the majesty of the Tian family, he didn't dare to make up something. Very wronged.

Jia Hu was startled.

He didn't expect Shui Qing to accept Yuan Chun.But thinking about it, since it was bestowed by the emperor's beloved Concubine Zhen, Shui Qing is not good at keeping people out, not to mention that Shui Qing has only the eldest prince from Empress Chen and the second prince added last year , It can be said that there is emptiness below the knees. Before he left, the emperor had already expressed his intention to fill the harem with clear water.

Smiling slightly, Jia Hu didn't blame Zhou Jie and Jia Lian for not being at home to tell the matter.Thinking about it, they understand that Yuan Chun has the dignity of serving the concubine, and she is also the granddaughter of a prince. After staying with the saint for a year without even earning a title, where is the future?

It's fine for Mrs. Wang to be dull, why is the old lady coming to this troubled water?

I'm afraid he felt that the eldest grandson of his eldest son was neither filial nor promising, and wanted Yuan Chun to make his mark in the palace so that he could help Baoyu in the future.

"Then your bones will be broken when you become the second wife at home all day long?" Jia Hu pretended to be angry, and put down the teacup heavily.

Shi Mo and Xibi trembled in shock, they both looked at Jia Hu's face, and heaved a sigh of relief when they saw that he was not really angry.

After washing the pen, he breathed evenly, and then hurriedly expressed his contribution with a playful smile: "If you return to the uncle, the slaves are lucky. The second wife is not happy to find grandma at this moment. When the slave leaves, the second master Bao Still lying in bed unable to move."

Washing the pen immediately explained the cause and effect of this matter clearly, and Jia Hu couldn't help but widen his eyes when he heard it.

It turned out that since Uncle Zhen in the East Mansion fell down on the Tianxiang Building that year, the past two or three years have been very difficult. He would always be able to get up and suffer from other diseases, and he could not go out of the house all the time. Xiaorong's grandma, Qin's, used to be young and ignorant of taking care of herself. She lost her health, and she never left her mouth with soup and medicine, which made the East Mansion always cloudy.

Unexpectedly, Grandma Xiaorong was pregnant, and she lay on the couch to protect her seven-month pregnancy without any risk.It just so happened that on the full moon day of this elder brother, most of the flowers in the East Mansion's plum garden were in bloom, so Grandma Zhen invited several relatives and friends over for a drink.

Uncle Zhen was injured, so the officials and guests were naturally greeted by Uncle Xiao Rong. Grandma Xiao Rong was weak, and she didn't come out to meet the guests even though she was confinement. Seats were set up in the plum garden, and Miss Lin played with the girls.

Second Master Bao always followed the girls closely, and this day naturally came. After playing for a while, he got tired and didn't like the house prepared by Dongfu, so he finally rested in Xiaorong University. In the yard where grandma lived before she fell ill.

That's all for nothing, after the banquet lasted half a day, he waved his sleeves and brought Xiren, the big girl who never left him for a moment, back to his own room in Rongguo Mansion.

The charming girl next to Second Master Bao heard that something was wrong, so she handed over the words. They had already bribed the people around Second Master Bao, and seeing that the time had come, they led Jia Zheng into Jia Baoyu's room .

It was really a good scene of catching an adulterer in bed, so angry that the second master Jia Zheng almost fell over, Xiren didn't even wait for the next day, and was sold by the furious second wife, and the second master Bao naturally Can't escape a good fight, and can't move for several months.

However, the second master Bao was delicate and fleshy, and his soul was beaten away by his father. He was in a daze for several days, and the second wife was so scared that he looked at him day and night, how could he care about others?

Jia Hu knew about Baoyu and Xiren in his previous life, and what surprised him was that the Qin family actually gave birth to a son for Jia Rong.

——At the beginning, Jia Hu guessed that Qin's identity was suspicious, and tried to ask Shui Qing's meaning, seeing that the Tian family really wanted to let Qin's life out, and let her die in peace, so she put away those thoughts.

However, he always felt that Qin's life would not last long. After all, she had been there for a few years in her previous life, and she did not expect to give birth to a son.This child must belong to Jia Rong, otherwise, according to Wang Xifeng's temperament, this child would not be able to land at all.

Jia Hu was puzzled in his heart, but his face remained calm: "I only ask you, but what traces did you leave behind? Don't make your grandma feel bad."

Washing the pen and shouting for injustice: "The slaves are doing things, the uncle is still not at ease? The old lady and the second wife are all angry when the attackers have such a scandal. But everyone said that the second master was improvised on his own, and he didn't ask at all. The charming woman has already asked her to take her home, and the slave's younger brother has long been released by the uncle's grace. Only when there is a businessman from the south looking for a charmer."

Jia Hu also knew that the four servants around him were smarter than the other, so he immediately smiled and untied a purse for him, then asked about Jia Zhuo's studies, wondering if the eldest son's studies were not as good as Zhou Jie and Jia Lian's boast Alright, I'll reward him with a palm when I get back.

Speaking of his young master, he opened his mouth to praise when he finished his pen, but Shi Mo saw Jia Hu's thoughts and tugged at him secretly before he stopped, so he didn't bite his tongue, and tried to speak as straight as possible after a long while.

"My brother has become more eager to learn since he became Mr. Liu's name, and several uncles often praised it. The slave doesn't understand that, he just said the same thing. Uncle Lin entered the palace as a companion, and he loves it when he returns home. Leading my brother to study, Brother Lan in that room also comes every now and then, but not as close as our brother and Uncle Lin."

Uncle Lin's longevity was announced to the palace by a decree last year, and he was given the name Xuan by the emperor, and he became the eldest prince to accompany him. In the eyes of the servants, it was very good. His brother was able to be with Uncle Lin. It is obvious that there will be more in the future. Big promise.

Jia Hu knew that Lin Xun was the prince's companion, so he didn't say any more, and waved his hand to wash his brushes to rest, so as to relieve the fatigue of the journey.

It's just that Tong Zhifu is destined not to sleep peacefully tonight.

Just after midnight, General Jiannan's personal soldiers knocked on the gate of Tongzhi's mansion. Jia Hu hurriedly got up to see the carmine red dazzling monster in the southwest sky in the dense rain.

On the 28th of the first month of the third year of Qinglong, the chieftain of Nanyue rebelled.