Aristocratic family's career in the Red Chamber

The Ningguo Mansion was completely deserted at this time, and there were carriages stopping at the door from time to time. The steward Zhou Ying who greeted the guests was about to hiss his throat after a day, but he still didn't dare to neglect the slightest bit. A dignitary in the capital, if he makes a slight mistake today, he won't have to stay in his current position in charge.

A carriage with an unremarkable appearance suddenly drove over. It was a bare hardwood one-horse carriage with no servants and servants to follow. There were only a driver and another middle-aged white-faced and beardless man sitting on the rut, and that was it. He stopped at the gate of Ningguo Mansion.

Zhou Ying frowned, wondering where this person came to report the funeral, and walked forward hesitantly. When he got close, he heard the middle-aged man shouting in a low voice: "Master, the Ningguo Mansion is here." The driver moved out the low stool Come on, wait for the people in the carriage to come out.Zhou Ying glanced at the middle-aged man, noticed a detail, and his pupils shrank immediately.

The middle-aged man was actually wearing the gown worn by Hang Jin. At first he didn't notice it because it was black, but after thinking about it, the mansion didn't get such a few pieces of material a few years ago. The master made some regular clothes, but the master didn't want them, and they are still in the warehouse.A servant is so rich.Zhou Ying's heart jumped, and when she looked at the middle-aged man again, her eyes were different.As the steward of the Ningguo Mansion, he has a lot of experience, and he quickly remembered that at this age without a beard, he might be a member of the palace, and the ones who can be served by the palace are not the relatives of the emperor?

Zhou Ying hurriedly stepped forward to salute: "The honored guest comes to the door, and the young one greets the honored guest."

Tu Youhao got out of the car on a low stool, and called him to get up: "I'm here to pay homage today, don't talk about common etiquette, get up."

Only then did Zhou Ying stand up carefully, and glanced at Tu Youhao. She felt familiar, but couldn't remember where she had seen her before.An Yi made a point: "Our Fourth Highness and Master Xiao Jia of the Rongguo Mansion are close friends. Hearing about the funeral in your mansion, we came here to pay homage. I also hope that the master of your mansion will mourn and change."

Zhou Ying suddenly realized that Weidao was familiar, but not once when she was with Jia Hu.What an honor it is for the prince to come to the door, Zhou Ying bent down and asked Tu Youhao to go in, and asked the servants to open the door, and at the same time asked someone to call Jia Jing and Jia Zhen.

Although Tu Youhao said no, Jia Jing and Jia Zhen came out soon, and Jia She and Jia Zheng were also in the Ning Mansion. They were surprised to see Tu Youhao when they came out. Jia Sheyou felt that his face was bright Well, Tu Youhao came here because of his son's face.Immediately went forward, regardless of Jia Jing and Jia Zhen still saluting, bent over and said with a smile: "Why is Your Highness here? You are busy with everything, and you still come here!"

Jia Jing and Jia Zhen were anxious, but Tu Youhao smiled indifferently and said: "Ninguo Gongfu is such a big deal, Zifang and I are best friends, why not come. Uncle is serious." For a moment, Jia She felt that everything was satisfied. Now, with his back straightened, he resisted the complacency in his heart not to see what Jia Zheng looked like.Today, he has earned enough face.

Tu Youhao didn't forget about Jia Jing, and greeted him and Jia Zhen very politely: "I've heard about your family's grandma's virtuous reputation, and she passed away so suddenly, please give me my condolences."

No matter how unfavored the prince is, he is also a prince. How dignified it is for the prince to come to pay homage in person.Jia Jing and Jia Zhen were all excited: "Your Highness is really irritating."

Jia Daishan's death affected not only the Rongguo Mansion, Jia Daihua passed away early, and the Ningguo Mansion maintained its prosperity because of Jia Daishan's existence. Later, Jia Jing became an official thanks to Jia Daishan's care. With this kindness, Jia Jing They have always been friends with Rongguo Mansion, and Ningrong and Rongguo Mansions seem like a family.After Jia Daishan's death, Jia Jing took the heavy responsibility for the Ningrong Second Mansion, but it was a pity that the Ningrong Second Mansion gradually declined.Not only that, but the descendants of the Jia family are not up to date. Jia Zhen, who is supposed to be the leader of this generation of Jia family children, is a playboy who eats, drinks and has fun. Simply Jia Hu did not disappoint Jia Jing, the future is boundless at a young age.Now Jia Jing can only doubly win over Jia Amnesty and Jia Hu, hoping that they can take care of Ningguo Mansion more in the future because of the kindness he has done to them today.

Now seeing that Tu Youhao deliberately gave Jia Hu face and came to pay homage to the Huang family in person, Jia Jing knew that Jia Hu was still very kind and general, if he hadn't talked about the Ningguo Mansion in front of Tu Youhao on weekdays Well, how could Tu Youhao do what he did today.In terms of seniority, Tu Youhao and Jia Hu share the same generation of ethics, so the Huang family is still a junior. In terms of status, Tu Youhao is the prince, and Huang is just the wife of a sixth-rank official who has donated a false title. .Tu Youhao was able to come today, but Jia Hu's friendship with him was not ordinary, I'm afraid it would be true to life and death as the outside world said.

Jia Jing understood this, and was very polite to Jia She, even his own son Jia Zhen was pushed aside by him, and specially asked Jia She to come over and greet Tu Youhao, and thanked him in a low voice: "Thanks to Hu Brother, I only have this dignity here, and now I can’t invite you to drink to thank you, I still have a Song Dynasty Fu Lu Shou ornament here, I will send it to you later, and thank you brother Hu for helping me.”

If it weren't for the bad fun at the funeral, Jia She would not have been happy, and deliberately put on a straight face at Jia Jing: "Look at what you said, we are still so polite? Don't give me anything, Brother Hu can do it for you It is his good fortune to do something. If you are so polite, I will be angry!" What good thing can make him happier than having a long face?Having gained so much dignity in front of Jia Zheng today, it is enough for me to laugh for a month, and I don't need anything else to add icing on the cake.

Seeing that he insisted on not wanting it, Jia Jing didn't mention it.A group of people carefully accompanied Tu Youhao to put incense on Huang's family. Seeing Jia Rong who was thanking the guests on a plate of crying spirits and Jia Lian who was accompanying him, Tu Youhao stopped on purpose: "These two are... ..."

Jia Jing introduced: "This is my grandson Jia Rong, and this is Enhou's second son Jia Lian."

Jia Lian and Jia Rong both greeted Tu Youhao, but Tu Youhao hurriedly stopped him: "Today, all common etiquette is free, so there is no need to be extravagant." He added a few words of praise, "Young and sensible, filial and polite, you will definitely be among the people in the future." Dragon and phoenix." Jia She and Jia Zhen were all happy when they said it.

Tu Youhao came and went in a hurry and didn't stay for long. When Jia Hu came back from the yamen, he had already returned to the palace.Jia Jing and Jia She pulled him to talk about Tu Youhao, and they all praised him for making a good friend.

"I didn't pay attention to it in the past, but I really treat you as a friend." Jia Jing said with a beard. It’s so frivolous and inhuman.” He told Jia Hu, “Such a friend is worth making. In the future, he will be separated from the government to build teeth, and he will be awarded a title. At least he will be a county king. It is also a good thing for you to make friends with him. "

Jia Hu wasn't very happy with Jia Jing's remarks mixed with interests. He was surprised and happy when he heard that Tu Youhao came today. He really didn't expect that Tu Youhao made a face for him like this, which gave him enough face. , I am even more grateful for Tu Youhao's heart, I just wish I could have a lifetime of friendship with Tu Youhao, and I am willing to let this friendship be cast in the shadow of profit calculations.

In comparison, what Jia She said made Jia Hu much happier. He pulled Jia Hu behind his back and kept praising his disciple You Hao: "You really deserve to be a prince. Look at that demeanor, that appearance, and that way of speaking." He is so polite to me. If he was not in front of people today, I would have forgotten that he is still the prince. When he came to our house a few times, he was so polite to people. Didn’t you see , in front of people today, you are still very affectionate to me, I really respect you as an elder, ouch, I really can't stand it. If you have a chance later, bring him more good ones, my warehouse Here, you can send him whatever you like, such a good friend, and his status is still honorable, if you dare to be unfamiliar with him, I will break your leg!" Although he was thinking about his friendship with Tu Youhao, but in these words The self-satisfied self-satisfaction made Jia Hu laugh knowingly.

It was kept until the evening to burn the paper money again for the Huang family. Jia Xie Jia Zheng and his party left. Before leaving, Jia Zhen was ordered to kneel in front of the Huang family and burn the paper. At the gate, when people were getting off to go to the carriage, Jia Hu suddenly heard Jia Jing say: "Brother Hu, I am old, and sometimes I talk without thinking, so don't be offended, if you don't like it, just pretend it's not Hearing this, don’t forget to take it to heart. I’m also confused, it’s rare to have a confidant in the world, how can I fake it.”

Jia Hu was taken aback when he heard that, but he didn't seem to be lying when he saw Jia Jing's appearance. He really didn't understand what he meant, so he could only laugh and said, "Uncle, you are joking, you have experienced a lot, and you are knowledgeable. , what you say is for my own good, I must keep it in my heart."

Jia Jing saw that he said this, so he stopped talking, just shook his head and sighed: "Fame and fortune, fame and fortune, I haven't seen it yet."

Jia Amnesty frowned and looked at Jia Jing angrily: "Brother Jing, you should look less at your Taoist stuff, what about inaction, what's wrong with our status and status, fame and fortune? For the family and clan, you have to have it." , don't talk about it here, look at you like that!"

Jia Zheng also persuaded: "Huang's death is also her own fate. Brother Jing, don't think too much. You still have a family. Don't read those miscellaneous books. I heard that you also invited Zhengqing from the suburbs. Do you want people to preach? Brother Jing, you still have an errand on your shoulders, after all the errand is important.”

Jia Jing stood for a while with a complicated expression, shook his head for a long time, sighed, and said nothing.

Just when the carriage arrived, Jia Zheng greeted elder brother Jia Jing, got into the carriage first and left. Jia Amnesty looked at his carriage, turned his attention back in an instant, and muttered: "I don't know if the seniors are orderly, I'm still standing here." After casually saying a statement to Jia Jing, he still came, and dragged Jia Hu into the car.

Only Jia Hu couldn't forget this episode. He remembered that Jia Jing had been obsessed with Taoism for a long time. He read Taoist scriptures and met Taoist priests, and today he said that fame and fortune should be ignored...

Jia Jing is an old man in the officialdom for many years. The patriarch of the Jia clan has never disappointed his clansmen for many years. Jia Hu suspects that such a person will really forget his responsibilities and indulge in the illusory world of gods and ghosts. say?After working so hard in the officialdom for so long, he should also know that immortality and immortality are all legends.

But speaking of it, how could it not be a fantasy to be born after being robbed?It may not be true, but it may not be wrong for Jia Jing to believe in piety.

An ominous premonition lingered in Jia Hu's heart.