Aristocratic family's career in the Red Chamber

After straddling the horses through the streets and going to the Qionglin Banquet, Tang Bin and Jia Hu were in the limelight for a while, Jia She Zhang chose to hold a banquet for Jia Hu on the second day to celebrate, and the number of replies far exceeded their imagination.

Since Jia Daishan's death, the Rongguo Mansion has gradually gone downhill. Although some families still give gifts during the New Year's festival, their contacts have decreased after all.In particular, Mother Jia realized that she was no longer the lady of the state that everyone respected when Jia Daishan was there, so she seldom went out to socialize. After all, Mrs. Zhang is a junior, and she would be too flattering to rush to some families. The relationship with some of the top noble families gradually became alienated.

Posting this time is just a routine matter. It is best if people are willing to show face. It doesn’t matter if they don’t respond. It’s fine if Jia forgives the Zhang family from the beginning. As long as some friends I have made now come over, plus the Xu family, Jia For his own friends, most of the people at the banquet were second-class officials in Beijing, which is considered pretty good.

Unexpectedly, by the afternoon, many families who hadn't been intimate with the Rongguo Mansion for a long time, such as the Xiuguo Mansion, the Zhiguo Mansion, etc., all sent gifts over early, and the people who came also politely congratulated Jia Shezhang He only said that the master of the mansion is really not free, and next time he has a chance, he will invite Mrs. Jia Amnesty to visit him.He spoke very politely, and insisted on asking Jia Hu to be safe before leaving.

Rongguo Mansion has not been treated so courteously for a long time. The banquet didn't start until evening, and the gift giver came in the afternoon.The excitement in Jia Shezhang's heart was uncontrollable, and she couldn't help crying with joy behind her back.

In a family, the most taboo thing is that there are no successors.Back then, Jia pardoned Jia Zheng and failed to make a success, so after Jia Daishan left, the Rongguo Mansion quickly declined. It was not enough to rely on the legacy of the older generation to live on. Now, Jia Hu is promising, and these people see the revival of the Rongguo Mansion. Hopeful, this is so polite.

It was the first time that Jia She let go of his father's majesty in front of Jia Hu, and he didn't always teach him with great principles, patted him on the shoulder, and said happily, "Hu'er, you are my good son! "

Jia Hu knew what Jia She meant, and pretended not to see the excited water in his eyes, he lowered his head and smiled, "It's all because of my father's good teaching."

When the sky gradually darkened, cars and horses passed by the gate of Rongguo Mansion, and the lights were brightly lit, as bright as day.The stewards came and greeted the guests, and the servants were busy leading the carriage boys aside, going up and down, busy with no time, but everyone had a happy smile on their faces, and no one said to be lazy when doing things , When facing the guests, it is even more sincerely happy.

The master's house is the face of the servant, and the servant can live well when the master is well.Now that Jia Hu was overjoyed in high school, these servants went out and said that they were servants of the Rongguo family who came out to visit Hualang, their faces were bright.And since no one is a fool, how long has it been since Rongguo Mansion has been this lively?Look at Mr. Zhang who came to congratulate him now, he is a third-rank official and has a good relationship with Jia Amnesty, but Mrs. Zhang and his wife usually chat together. Today, he also came to the mansion to congratulate him.There is also Master Xu Wei, that is a second-rank bachelor, and he came here to support his disciples today, and the Han family in Jinxiang Houfu... The servants were running, and their thoughts were ups and downs. It's the dignitaries. I heard that there are more noble wives in the backyard. Many people come to the wives without the male men. Is it necessary to say what the purpose is? My uncle just won Tanhualang, and it's like this Good looks, good character, which girl doesn't regard her uncle as a wishful man?These ladies came here not to see their uncle.

Their uncle will definitely marry a noble daughter and come back.At that time, Rongguo Mansion will definitely be more prosperous!At that time, these servants will have a better life.

When it was time to start the banquet, the guests filled up the twenty or so tables prepared by Jia Shezhang and others. Apart from the relatives of the clan, some low-level officials who cling to them, several senior officials of the second and third ranks came, People with titles such as Shijia, Jinxianghoufu, and Jingyuanhoufu also came, and some friends from Jia She's antique circle also came. At first glance, the guests at the banquet are really heart-warming. Surprised, Jia She felt embarrassed and dragged Jia Hu around to toast.

Not long after the banquet officially started, the concierge sent word that the fourth prince had come down, and Jia Amnesty was even more at a loss. Although the fourth prince was not as favored by the emperor as the eldest prince and the second prince, he was also a prince, wasn't he?She put down her body and went to Jia Hu's little congratulatory banquet in person, which really gave Jia Hu and the Rongguo Mansion a lot of face.

Even the guests who came here did not expect that in the past they only heard that Jia Hu got along very well with His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince, but they did not expect it to be so good.Seeing that the fourth prince is doing well, as long as he doesn't get involved in the fatal battle for the throne, a duke won't be able to escape in the future. If Jia Hu can be as close as the fourth prince, it won't be bad in the future.

Thinking of this, the eyes that looked at Jia Hu became more eager.Such a good boy, as his wife said, is worthy of his own daughter.

All the men think this way, not to mention the women in the back house. Many wives who are already very satisfied with Jia Hu have already figured out how to turn Jia Hu, a good son-in-law candidate, into a real family. people.

Jia Hu is so popular, the smile on Jia Shezhang's face has not been broken all night, and the joy in his eyes is almost overflowing.This scene fell in Jia Zhengwang's eyes, it was really like a lump in his throat, and he couldn't eat.Even the kitchen specially invited the most famous chef from Qinghelou to cook the spoons today. The banquet was full of color, fragrance and flavor. When I ate it at Jia Zhengwang's, I felt like Coptis chinensis. Flooded by the bitter water, there is no place where there is no extreme pain.

But they still want to laugh, not only to laugh, but also to smile happily, laughing for Jia Hu and proudly, when they hear others praise Jia Hu, they want to say: "Exactly, Hu'er has been smart since she was a child, We have long said that he will be successful in the future. You see, isn't he a glorious family now?"

I know that Jia Zhu of his family failed the rankings, but I don’t know how Baba asked Jia Zhu how he ranked this time in front of them. He was stabbed in the arm by someone next to him before he knew it was wrong. His face was full of embarrassment. Jia Zhengwang’s heart was murderous With all his thoughts, he said with a smile on his face: "My son is not up to date, and I can't compare with Huer's achievements. I am laughing at you." My heart is about to spit out a mouthful of blood.

After one night, Jia Zheng and Wang's family were full of anger. Jia Zheng became more and more angry with Jia Zhu, while Wang's hated Jia Hu to the core. Jia Zhu is so incompetent, now seeing the ridicule in the eyes of these ladies and the contempt for her, Wang thinks that her son is so looked down upon by others, and she has the heart to kill.

There are few scholars who take the imperial examination several times before they pass the exam, and their son Jia Zhu just failed the exam for the first time. What do they mean now?If she fails this time, her son will surely win next time.At that time, these people who look down on them now must take a good look at them!

But no matter how much she tried to persuade herself, thinking of the neglect she had received that night, Mrs. Wang still hated Mrs. Jia Hu and Mrs. Zhang bitterly, thinking bitterly: "They just want to humiliate me and Zhu'er, otherwise, they would know that Zhu'er failed the exam." What kind of banquet is there? They are both cousins, one is a high school student and the other is a failure. When these two people held a banquet for Jia Hu to celebrate, didn't they think about how Zhuer would treat herself?"

Such a dark heart, he only sees his own son in his eyes, and doesn't care about his nephew's life or death.Wang gritted her teeth fiercely, she couldn't believe it, Jia She and Zhang could go on smoothly like this, one day, Feng Shui will take turns, wait for them to be unlucky, let's see how she laughs!

Probably seeing that Mrs. Wang's complexion was not good, Mrs. Li, who was forbidden to drink in the Imperial College, asked concerned: "Mrs. Wang, why is your complexion so ugly? Is there something uncomfortable?"

Wang looked at her, not only did not appreciate her concern, but her mood became worse and worse.

If the banquet at night made her feel like a stick in her throat, then the Imperial College Jijiu Master Li and his family came to congratulate her, which stabbed her in the heart again, making her so angry that her hands and feet went limp.

God knows, when she accompanied Mrs. Zhang to welcome the guests in the backyard, she almost fainted when she saw Mrs. Li coming over.

This is the good marriage that her good husband chose for her son, such a family who has no eyes to see!

His son just failed the exam, so what's the matter with them attending Jia Hu's celebration banquet?What should my son think when he hears it?Even if the two families have made a marriage contract, the Li family and the Rongguo Mansion are considered relatives by marriage, but no matter what, they are also closer to their own house, right?Couldn't they take into account Zhu'er's mood and just send someone to give a gift?Why do you have to come here in person to congratulate him? If Jia Hu is promising again, he is just a candidate and not the champion. It is worthwhile for you to come here in person? !

No matter what Wang thinks, she thinks that the Li family made it for her and Jia Zheng and his wife to show them, intentionally embarrassing them. Before retaliation, they said that Jia Zhu took care of the high school. express dissatisfaction.Otherwise, how could they slap them in the face like this!Mrs. Wang was so angry that she didn't want to pay attention to Mrs. Li at all, but her husband still whispered in her ear last night, if Jia Zhu was in high school, the marriage would be easy to talk about, but now that he has failed the ranking, he is not too young, and it is inevitable to wait until the next marriage negotiation It's late, no matter how you look at the Li family's marriage, it's the best thing in sight, let her be more polite to the Li family in the future.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Wang, no matter how unhappy she was, could only smile at Mrs. Li, and reluctantly said: "It's nothing, just a little dizzy for a while. Mrs. Li, don't worry about me, come and eat." Mrs. Wang I blamed Jia Zheng. Before Chunwei, Jia Zhu's worth was good, so why didn't he help his son look at a few more houses? Now that it's all right, they have to hang themselves on the tree of Li's house. They don't even have a choice. there is none left.

Mrs. Li didn't know what Wang was thinking, seeing Wang's face was really ugly, thinking that her daughter would marry into Jia's family in the end, this is her daughter's mother-in-law, she wanted to make friends, and hurriedly said: "Is the dizziness serious? If you don't feel well, you have to ask a doctor to take a look." The concern is not fake.

Mrs. Li, like her husband Li Jijiu, is the kind of person who takes the dogma in the book as the rule of life.Li Jijiu's reading is tedious, and his ability to adapt is not strong, otherwise he would not be a prisoner of the Imperial College who abstains from alcohol. Mrs. Li regards her husband as the sky. She listened to whatever her husband said, and since her husband said Jia Zhu was a good man, worthy of her daughter, she recognized Jia Zhu as her son-in-law, and treated Wang's in-laws as her own family, and cared for her.

As for her coming to Rongguo Mansion with her husband to congratulate her today, she was looking at Jia Zheng's face, so there was really no other meaning.They thought that everyone would be in-laws in the future, and Jia Zheng and Jia She would be brothers. It would be bad if they didn't come to such a happy event like Jia Hu's high school.As for embarrassing Jia Zhengwang's family because of Jia Zhu, they never thought about it.Li Jijiu has great confidence in Jia Zhu. He is a good boy with talent and learning. If he fails this time, he will just take the exam next time.How many scholars can pass the exam?Li Jijiu himself took the exam several times before he graduated from high school, so he didn't care much about Jia Zhu's situation.

But Mrs. Wang didn't know what the Li family and his wife were thinking. Seeing Mrs. Li pretending to care about her very much, she was so angry that she couldn't vent it, so she had to politely say: "What's the use of it?" Please be serious, doctor, I will drink some water and rest will be over." Then he asked Mrs. Li, "How are you doing now? The hairpin on your head is quite novel, it must be an old thing."

Mrs. Wang herself said it was all right, Madam Li said a few more words of concern, and said with a smile: "You said that this hairpin was worn when I was dowry. It is a unique pattern in Jingzhou in my natal family. It is not common in Beijing. It has been many years. It’s an old item, why does Mrs. Wang look okay?”

"It looks good." Mrs. Wang smiled gently, "I said it's no wonder I haven't seen this style before. It turned out to be from Jingzhou. It looks good and matches your clothes today."

There is no woman who does not like to talk about clothes and jewelry. Mrs. Li was worried that she would have nothing to chat with Wang. Now that Wang took the initiative to mention it, she pulled Wang to talk enthusiastically about Jingzhou's style and unique patterns.

Naturally, she did not see the disdain in Wang's eyes.

For the whole night, Mrs. Zhang was the focus of the crowd. Everyone was congratulating her on the birth of a good son. Mrs. Wang's teeth were bleeding from biting her teeth, but she still had to perfunctory Mrs. Li. The bottles and cans fell to the ground.

"How can the daughter born to a woman from that poor little place be worthy of my son?" Thinking of Mrs. Li still happily talking about how good her family is, Wang gasped heavily, "No matter how good the place is, it's still worth it." Can it be compared to Jinling, or the capital? No, I've had enough, I never want such an in-law, I want to retire, I must retire!"

There was a sudden tumbling in his chest, holding on to the pillar, he vomited on the floor with a wow.

Zhou Rui's family was scared to death, and hurriedly supported her: "Madam, are you okay?" Anxiously, people rushed to call for a doctor, and the room became a mess...