Aristocratic family's career in the Red Chamber

Tu Youhao felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

Just now when Mrs. Zheng was lecturing, he was very happy to see Jia Hu coming, because the imperial examination was over, the palace began to prepare for the draft, and his marriage was also put on the agenda. Tu Youhao was busy moving around, There was no time to see Jia Hu at all, and the two of them hadn't seen each other for more than ten days, so Tu Youhao was delighted to see him suddenly at Gongzhong's house.

Especially when we meet again in the study room here, Tu Youhao thinks back to when he was reading with him when he was young, it was really a fight every day, not to mention how lively the days are, now thinking of the childishness at that time, it is really funny and interesting , At that time, who would have expected that everyone would become such life-and-death friends today?

Tu Youhao was thinking like this, but he was distracted to observe Jia Hu, but he didn't seem to have the slightest sigh of his own. Seeing himself, he just pretended to salute. Bin talked very happily, except for starting to say hello to himself with a smile, he didn't even look at his side afterwards.

Tu Youhao was immediately unhappy.

As an unfavored prince, his life in the palace is not very comfortable. However, Concubine Chen's clothes are elegant, and she is a concubine after all, so the servants dare not skimp on expenses. .Even he is not as good as the sixth prince back then. Although the current Prince Yizhong is disabled and adopted, but Prince Yizhong is a prince, and the Huangzhuang farmland bestowed by the emperor, he will grow up to be a knight, and he may not necessarily have it. Such a title, such a family fortune.

Such a prince who is not valued, his brothers naturally will not come to get close and make friends, even the second prince Tu Youzhan, probably just treat him as a child who survived by himself attached to Concubine Shu's lineage, that's all. Basically, whenever he was the younger brother and thought of using him to gain a good reputation of brotherhood in front of the emperor, when it was not necessary, Tu Youhao would ignore him when he greeted him.

Tu Youhao was isolated by his brothers since he was a child, and no one accompanied him. This was the case when the emperor was in the palace, and he had more younger brothers and sisters in the palace, and no one accompanied him.When he was six years old and already sensible, he erected sharp thorns all over his body, and he himself separated from his brothers and sisters. Probably at that time, he knew that there was no such thing as human affection and family affection in the palace. But look at who is valuable, you can make friends with those who are valuable, and ignore those who are not, even if they are blood relatives.

And Jia Hu and Han Yan are the only two people in his life who are against him, the only one who makes him feel how lucky it is to have two true friends in his life.

Tu Youhao will never forget the rebellion when he was six years old. The North Palace was full of flames, the shouts of killing came from far and near, and the helpless feeling that his life was hanging by the knife.But at that time, Jia Hu Han Yan, who was obviously only a child, never thought of leaving him alone.No matter how difficult it was, they tried their best to get themselves out of danger—to be with him.

Arranging hallucinations together to make the enemy think they were dead, digging holes and crawling out together, hiding in the small kitchen and eating unpalatable meals together... In retrospect, I can't help but shiver when I think about the thrilling scenes back then: I can't help myself I can still live well now.

Having experienced life and death together, they did not abandon each other at the most difficult juncture. Tu Youhao was born with his mother as dispensable to him. After this, he finally has someone who can trust his emotions with confidence.Even though Jia Hu no longer entered the palace to study with him because of his filial piety, Tu Youhao always regarded him as his lifelong friend. He takes it more seriously than Han Yan, and the relationship between them has never been broken.When he grew up and was able to leave the palace, he even got together from time to time. They had a very good relationship with each other—at least, he originally thought that they had a very good relationship with each other before.

But now look what he saw?Even though he and Han Yan were both there, Jia Hu's gaze remained on Tang Bin, and even some of them gave him winks a few times and asked him to come over and ask him to say a few words after the lecture. In a word... Tu Youhao is very upset, shouldn't Jia Hu's best friends be himself and Han Yan?How long has he and Tang Bin known each other?

Unable to bear it, he questioned Jia Hu: "I see you were only talking to Tang Bin just now, why, do you have a good relationship?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he regretted it. Jia Hu didn't know what his sour tone looked like, and he thought he was jealous.How did I do it, why did I blurt out such a thing?It seemed that he was narrow-minded, and even interfered with Jia Hu's conversation with others.After hearing this, Jia Hu didn't have to think too much about it.Tu Youhao regretted not falling, only felt that there must be something wrong with him today, otherwise, why would he lose his standard so much?

Fortunately, Jia Hu has known him for many years, and everyone has a good relationship, and they can talk freely in private, but when Tu Youhao mentioned it casually, he didn't hear the displeasure in his words at all, and smiled: "It's not a relationship either. Very good, but Tang Bin is a good character, he is also a straightforward person, I think he can be friends with, and we are officials in the same dynasty, and work in the Imperial Academy together, we must have a good relationship, right?"

When Tu Youhao heard that he said that he could make friends, he immediately forgot all his original scruples, and the image of Jia Hu and him whispering to each other when Mr. Zheng was preaching appeared in his mind. When his mind got hot, he said unhappy: " You actually praised Tang Bin as a flower. Why did I hear people say that he is very arrogant and crazy, he learns well by relying on his talents, and treats people mercilessly. If a student competes with him, he wins. I still want to laugh at him for being self-indulgent, such a character, it's not worth it for you to make friends with him."

Jia Hu also knew that Tang Bin's arrogant temperament was very unflattering among scholars who valued gentlemanly manners, but he still had the arrogant and unruly thoughts of the previous generation's family in his bones, and he didn't take it as a thought. The matter, explained to Tu Youhao with a smile: "Arrogance of talent, Tang Bin has talent in his belly, and he really has abilities. It is inevitable that people will be a little arrogant, but it is not enough to say that he intentionally humiliated others. I am afraid that the student himself There is also a mistake. Your Highness, you have never met Tang Bin, he is indeed a good talent."

The more Jia Hu defended Tang Bin like this, the more unhappy Tu Youhao felt. He always felt that his best friend had been taken away by someone. He should be Jia Hu's best friend. Thinking of Tang Bin.Facing Jia Hu's compliment, Tu Youhao immediately curled his lips: "Who in the officialdom doesn't pay attention to being careful and low-key? It's me who is cautious now, and I have to think carefully about everything I do, lest it attract people's attention. He It’s just a sixth-rank, if you drop any signboard in Beijing, the person you hit may be an official, but with his rank, he dares to do as he pleases, I think it will be difficult to get ahead in the future!”

Only then did Jia Hu realize that Tu Youhao didn't seem to like Tang Bin very much, and he didn't seem very happy when talking about him, so he couldn't help but wondered: "It sounds like you hate Tang Bin so much? You heard that What's the matter?"

When Tu Youhao was asked by him, his mind came to his senses, and he wanted to bite off his tongue, so he couldn't hold back, and said this in front of Jia Hu. Fortunately, Jia Hu didn't know that he was jealous because he was close to Tang Bin. , otherwise, thinking of how embarrassing what I just said, I hurriedly added: "I didn't hear anything, but today, Tu Youang from Prince Ke's uncle's family brought a member of the Tang family, and everyone talked about Tang. When I was a guest, I mentioned that the number one scholar, Su Ximei, was a guest at Prince Ke’s mansion, and actually molested the maidservant. The maidservant was unbearably humiliated, and would have died if she hadn’t been rescued in time. It turned out to be a trivial matter, but Tang Bin didn't know what to do, so he made a scene, stopped drinking, turned his head and left, it's really shameless. This kind of temperament will suffer a lot sooner or later."

Although everyone knows that Tang Bin, who can win the first prize, is definitely not stupid. He came to visit and molested a maid and almost killed a maid. No matter how you look at it, it is not normal. Unable to bear it, she turned her head and walked away without giving anyone any face. The way she responded was too blunt. The concubine's surname was Tang, and they all said that family ugliness should not be publicized. Both of them belonged to the Tang family, so they showed it to outsiders so brightly As for his own dissatisfaction, Tu Youhao privately thought that Tang Bin was not tactful in his actions.In the officialdom, who hates the other party to death in private, but is polite on the surface, even if he hurts someone, he will shed a few tears and cry twice in front of others. Standing out in this muddy water, there is still some grinding.

Jia Hu was also a little suspicious, how could Tang Bin, such a smart person, do such a blunt thing?Suddenly, I remembered what Tang Bin said about Xiyan whose legs were broken. Although we hadn’t been together for a long time, Tang Bin was very polite to him several times because he accepted him during the palace examination. Yes, Xiyan has been with him for more than ten years. If Tang Bin got angry about this and deliberately disrespected the prince and concubine, it is also possible.Although it was a bit reckless, it did not distort his true temperament, so he couldn't help distinguishing one or two things for him: "The concubine and the Tang family may not treat Tang Bin very well. Tang Bin almost made a plot in the palace test earlier, and he was still so aggressive later on. Tang Bin is young and vigorous, so it's normal if he can't stand it." After talking about washing the inkstone, he said, "Although he is reckless, he still values ​​love and righteousness."

Tu Youhao might as well have Jia Hu still protecting Tang Bin like this, a feeling of malice suddenly came up in his heart, if he still had some sense, he didn't want to pour cold water on Jia Huxing's head and confront him, which would affect both of them. In the friendship between people, Tu Youhao was afraid that he would say something unscrupulously. Rao tried so hard to restrain himself, Tu Youhao still couldn't help it, and said: "Anyway, for the sake of a servant who offends the clan, I even offend myself. It's a big trouble, no matter how you look at it, it's unwise. Prince Ke is old now, and he might leave at any time. At that time, his aunt will be the princess of the county. I think Tu Youang is very angry now, and he doesn't like Tang Bin. Xi, you may not know how to torment him later, you should watch it yourself, and avoid dealing with him, so as not to cause trouble."

Jia Hu was not very happy: "Let's talk about it, the Tang family doesn't do things properly. Since everyone's surname is Tang, why bother? The direct descendants are weaker than the subordinate ones, and they don't want to step up their children's education to catch up, but use these small tricks. It's no wonder that the Tang family fell silent in the capital after Mr. Tang Ge retired and returned to his hometown. If the Tang family's direct branches are like Prince Ke's concubine and that Tangning, it's no wonder."

After finishing speaking, it was not too early to see the sky, and after a few words with Tu Youhao, he hurried back to the Imperial Academy.Tu Youhao stood where he was, watching his back as he walked away, and unconsciously clenched his teeth.

Han Yan came in from the outside. It was strange to see him like this: "Why are you gnashing your teeth? Is there trouble with the draft again?"

Tu Youhao put away his annoyed expression, didn't have the heart to talk to him, and said coldly: "It's nothing, it's not a big deal." He turned around and left.

Han Yan stood where he was, puzzled for a long time, what happened to the Fourth Highness?