Aristocratic family's career in the Red Chamber

Jia Hu discovered that Jia Daishan was actually a very selfish person.

Self-righteous, self-centered, thinking that everything should go according to his will, and will not change easily when he has an idea about one thing...

The most obvious manifestation is his attitude towards his children and grandchildren.He clearly knew that Jia She was the eldest son, and would be dissatisfied with Jia She if he favored the youngest son, but because he loved Jia Zheng more, he took it for granted that even if Jia She was dissatisfied, he should treat his younger brother honestly. Even if he didn't want to think that he had wronged his younger son, after all, he still left the title to him in the end. Just because of this, no matter how dissatisfied Jia Amnesty had, he should swallow it in his stomach, and then, as a matter of course, he preferred his younger son.

In the eyes of his old man, the most important thing in Manrongguo Mansion is his youngest son, then the grandson Jia Zhu, then Jia Min, Jia Mu, Jia Hu, and Jia Lian. As for Jia Amnesty, he can barely occupy a side .

Such a character caused Jia Daishan to change his attitude towards Jia Hu after discovering that Jia Hu was extremely talented, but he still put Jia Zhu by his side to raise him. Caring is more of an attitude - he is declaring to the entire Rongguo Mansion that even if Jia Hu's performance is getting better and better, Jia Zhu is absolutely not to be underestimated.Therefore, when Jia Hu's interests collided with Jia Zheng's interests, he naturally asked Jia Hu to make concessions for Jia Zheng's interests, without considering what Jia Hu was thinking at all.

I am the head of the Rongguo Mansion, so everyone should follow my ideas.They are the best when they are happy, and when they are unhappy, I will press them into the bottom of my heart. From then on, the family will still live in harmony and support each other-he seems to have no idea that today his partiality will plant a seed in Jia Shejia Jia Hu's heart, will It slowly sprouted and grew in their hearts, and finally grew into a vine, wishing they could hang Jia Zheng and Jia Zhu to death!

He believes that brothers should support each other and there should be no disputes. Then Jia forgives Jia Zheng, Jia Hu and Jia Zhu, and they will definitely live in harmony!It couldn't have been otherwise—or rather, he wasn't aware that something was going to happen beyond his expectations.

The idea is so taken for granted!

After Jia Hu heard Jia Daishan's secretive words, he was extremely angry, and the smile on his face also subsided.Without speaking, he looked at Jia Daishan silently.Of course he understood what Jia Daishan meant, and wanted to let Jia Zheng get in touch with Xu Wei through him?Really treat him like an ignorant child.Jia Hu sneered secretly, but didn't speak.Jia Daishan dared to treat him like a child, so he would be a child.Children can't understand such oblique hints. If you want him to do something, that's fine. Tell him clearly.He would like to see how the majestic and superb Lord Rongguo talked to a child and asked him to help carry his uncle's articles for review, and see how shameless he is~!

But obviously, Jia Hu underestimated the extent to which Jia Daishan, a flexible official in the officialdom, was willing to sacrifice for his beloved young son, or he forgot what was going on in front of him.What Jia Daishan was facing was not a political opponent in the court, a literati who was sophisticated and well-mannered, but a little child.No matter how smart a child is, how can he be so smart?I have never been exposed to the complicated ethics of human relations outside, so what should I worry about? !

Jia Daishan thought this way, but he felt dislike for Jia Hu.This stupid look, not always showing cleverness and intelligence on weekdays, but at this critical moment, he was confused, and he didn't know what to say, and he stayed silent, insisting that he put down his body to coax him~ After all, Jia Daishan is still In order to save face, he looked at Jia Zheng who was still immersed in thinking. He calmed down and paused for a while, as if he was trying to figure out what to say. After a while, he smiled and said to Jia Hu: "Hu'er, your second uncle treats you on weekdays." You know how, don’t you? It’s the same for you and Brother Zhu. Now that your second uncle is in trouble, you should find a way to help him, right?”

Really treated him like a child.

Jia Hu laughed back angrily, suppressed his anger, and nodded with a smile: "Grandfather said yes!" As for whether it was right for Jia Zheng to treat him like Jia Zhu or whether he should help Jia Zheng, that's all. I no longer know.

Saying it is the same as not saying it.

Jia Daishan was a little displeased, and the smile on his originally pleasant face suddenly faded a little, and after a moment, he said softly: "Huer is really sensible, and knows to help your second uncle. Then Huer said, your second uncle did it." The article has no chance for Mr. Xu to see it, what should we do?"

If it weren't for the long-term upbringing that told Jia Hu not to be impulsive, Jia Hu would want to spit on Jia Daishan's face right now, it's shameless!It's all right to plot against the child with bad intentions, but he is not even willing to give up his figure, and wants the child to come up with his own ideas and take the initiative to do things for him.In the end, he had nothing to do with him, nothing to do with him, even if he said it, it was Jia Hu, a child who didn't want to see his elders suffer, impulsive filial piety, and did something inappropriate.When others knew about it, they might have thought that Jia Zheng treated Jia Hu very well, otherwise, how could a child do such an inappropriate thing for his second uncle?Of course, the child is still young, so there is nothing wrong with it.At that time, political commissar Jia ran up to Xu Wei aggrievedly and said that the child was ignorant and brought the article to Xu Wei to read privately. Read other articles... you'll have everything in your face!

Does he still want to thank Jia Daishan and consider his age even if he does something out of line, maybe everyone will forget it in a few years, and he can win the reputation of being a filial uncle? !

The smile on Jia Hu's face became brighter and brighter. He tilted his head and looked at Jia Daishan cutely, blinked his big black eyes, and said in confusion, "Help Second Uncle... how can I help?" Biting his lower lip, and meeting Jia Daishan's expectant eyes, he suddenly frowned, sighed, and said guiltily, "I'm sorry grandfather, I didn't expect that~" At that moment, Jia Daishan's eyes were as sharp as knives.Jia Hu rubbed his fingers indifferently, looked at him as if suddenly enlightened, and said loudly: "Grandson really can't, what can grandfather do? Grandson will definitely help second uncle pass the imperial examination!"

Jia Zhengben was still thinking about how to write an essay if he encountered the topic of "a person with lofty ideals". He suddenly called out, which interrupted his train of thought in an instant. He frowned and saw that the little nephew over there was very sincere. The ground is staring at him, think about what he said, help him pass the imperial examination?He is a child, what can I help him with?He just passed the exam, so what does it have to do with his child?Just as he was about to scold him, he caught Jia Daishan's displeasure in his eyes, and instantly realized what the place was, why they had recruited Jia Hu, and after thinking about it, he swallowed back the words that were about to be rushed out.That's all, it's just a child, it's normal that he can't speak.

Jia Daishan also felt that these words sounded a bit harsh, but he also took it as Jia Hu who was young and could not speak, so he was not prepared.In the end, Jia Hu made another serious note, and he really didn't know how to respond to his face.He had already reminded him to this point, but he still didn't know how to use his brain and insisted on asking him to speak stupidly.Could it be that he really wanted him to tell Jia Hu to bring Jia Zheng's finished article to Xu Mansion for Xu Wei to read? !

"Hu'er, now that your master is taking care of your senior brother's imperial examination, he only teaches your senior brother every day, and helps him review articles. Your senior brother is alone, so you don't feel too lonely?" Although Jia Daishan plotted against the child, he had some words , unless it was absolutely necessary, he still couldn't say it.

If he didn't say anything, Jia Hu just pretended to be stupid: "No way." He shook his head, as innocent as he could be, as innocent as he wanted, as a silly child who didn't know why, "Senior brother has to read books every day. I have to listen to the master’s comments, I’m so busy, I don’t feel lonely at all, last time I studied with him, he thought I was in the way!” Jia Daishan’s face turned green when he heard it!

Jia Zheng was very envious when he heard it: "Your Zeng senior brother has a famous teacher like Mr. Xu to guide you. There must be no problem in this imperial examination."

Children are debts!Seeing Jia Zheng's disappointment, Jia Daishan, who was still a little bit reluctant to make up his mind and lose face, suddenly felt uncomfortable, and couldn't care about anything else, saying: "It's really a blessing for the Zeng family boy to have Xu Wei as his teacher. Commenting on articles." As he spoke, as if he suddenly thought of something, he looked at Jia Hu and said, "Since your master helped Riri to help your senior brother review articles, there should be another copy, right? Hu'er, You bring a copy of your second uncle's article to your master to read, and ask him to help you review and comment, do you think it would be good?"

The tone of the cloud is light and breezy, as if to say that the weather is very good today, relaxed and at ease.

I really gave up my face, what a loving father!Unfortunately, Jia She is not here at the moment.Jia Hu smiled and nodded, as if she didn’t realize that there was anything wrong with it—if she was a child, she wouldn’t know it’s bad to do so, anyway, it’s right to do what the elders say—all ordinary people who listen to the elders All children are like this: "Grandfather tells, grandson must obey!"

Jia Daishan was fine. When Jia Zheng heard this, a look of joy appeared on his face, and he looked at Jia Daishan gratefully.Jia Daishan was also very pleased with this, nodded to him, stroked his gray beard, and gave Jia Hu a kind look, feeling that this child was much more pleasing to the eye than before, and praised: "Good boy, good boy !"

Jia Hu accepted all of them unceremoniously, and replied politely: "This is what my father taught me. If the elders have something to tell you, you must remember to do it well."

Jia Daishan's hand stroking his beard froze immediately, but after a while, he recovered and said with a smile, "Your father taught you very well."

It's a pity that no matter how good the teaching is, it can't match Jia Zheng's disappointed expression, right?Jia Hu felt sorry for his cheap father at the moment, after such a long time of being a father and son, Jia Hu could see it clearly, Jia Amnesty didn't care, and he still had some unrealistic feelings about Jia Daishan and Jia's mother in his heart What about fantasy?But it doesn't matter, with him here, he can always completely cut off these impossible thoughts!

Jia Hu's smile became brighter and brighter, as if she was a little embarrassed by Jia Daishan's exaggeration, she moved her body slightly, looking very shy.The next moment, he suddenly raised his head and looked at Jia Daishan and Jia Zheng, as if he just remembered, and said, "Then the second uncle is going to write the article "Spiritual and Benevolent"? I am at the teacher's place today, but I read the article and I still remember some of the teacher's comments, why don't I tell my grandfather and second uncle to listen to it, and the second uncle can think about how to surprise and make people's eyes shine?"

Jia Daishan and Jia Zheng were a little moved, Jia Daishan looked at his youngest son, and he almost couldn't wait to agree.Jia Hu added to the fire: "Although I followed the master to study, I have heard the master tell the senior brother several times that the article should spread its wings like a phoenix, and make people amazing and like it. That is a good article. Average Faintly, nothing unusual. The master said, the essay written by the senior brother today is so-so, but if the senior brother can write such an essay in the exam, he can barely get into the second grade. Although I don’t understand it, I really like it. "

Xu Wei said it was okay?Can enter the second class?Needless to say Jia Zheng now, Jia Daishan also became curious.

"Although it's not necessary, Hu'er, since you still remember something, it's okay to tell your second uncle!" Jia Daishan told Jia Zheng, "Hu'er still remembers you at such a young age, you have to listen carefully!"

Jia Zheng nodded, and smiled at Jia Hu with concern and love: "But we have to trouble our brother Hu."

"What did the second uncle say?" Jia Hu seemed very embarrassed, "This is what a nephew should do." Then it was time to speak formally.Jia Hu recited according to what he saw during the day: "A sage is one who has a master in his heart, and he determines the integrity of his heart and virtue." Jia Zheng's smile froze, Jia Hu stopped and looked at him, and said with a smile, "This is brother's solution. The master said that it is possible to meet people."

"Proceed to the title: Husbands, nobles, benevolent people have the heart to determine the master and not be confused by selfishness. As a man, when he is dying, I only see that his request is not ashamed in his heart, but how can he be sympathetic to me? This master is for me. Those who have no ambition and no benevolence in the world are too generous." Jia Hu glanced at Jia Zheng, who had lost his smile, and added, "Master said, it's a bit ostentatious."

Jia Zheng's cheeks twitched unconsciously, and then he heard Jia Hu continue to backtrack, "That's why I want to show it," Jia Hu smiled, "Here, the master also called the senior brother, saying that the senior brother's writing is too arrogant. Without looking at Jia Zheng's expression, he continued, "If you say: things in the world are unpredictable, and life and death are very closely related. It is inevitable that there is no escape, and you want to live to harm the benevolent..."

After memorizing paragraph by paragraph, Jia Hu added some Xu Wei's comments from time to time, not many, but just a few short sentences, but it was enough to make Jia Zheng's face change constantly, and his eyes were filled with bewilderment.Jia Hu sneered, ended the recitation with a smile, and said, "Master said, brother's temperament is unrestrained, and the articles he writes are also sharp and high-spirited. Some scholars will like this kind of articles, while others may feel that it is difficult for them. Passed. Therefore, it is impossible to enter the first class, and I am afraid that the front of the second class is two things. At most, it will occupy the back of the second class and have a reputation as a Jinshi. This requires the senior brother to be able to write such articles all the time." Looking at Jia Zheng for a moment, he advised, "Second uncle, you should be careful when writing articles. The master said that it is better to be steady than sharp. When it comes to rounds of grades, you can move forward more smoothly. "

Jia Daishan didn't understand these articles. In his opinion, a scholar like Xu Wei, who was born in the imperial examination, was always right. Hearing this, he immediately told Jia Zheng: "Hu'er is right. I have a warning, my second child, you have to be careful when writing articles. Don’t make mistakes!”

Jia Zheng moved his lips with difficulty, looked at Jia Daishan, and said, "Yes, father, my son understands."

Only then did Jia Daishan see that Jia Zheng's expression was a little strange, and he said with concern: "What's wrong with you? But what's wrong?" Jia Zheng's complexion turned pale, and he touched his forehead with his hand, and opened it to see that it was full of water. Jia Daishan Immediately, he became anxious, and asked in surprise, "Why are you sweating so much?" Nervously, he wanted to call the doctor.

Jia Zheng stopped him: "It's nothing serious, it's just a slight headache, father don't need to be nervous, I'll be fine after just sitting down for a while."

Jia Hu poured a glass of water and handed it over, concerned: "Second Uncle, don't hold back if you're not feeling well, there's a doctor at home, so call soon."

Jia Zheng couldn't help smiling and said, "Brother Hu, don't worry, Second Uncle just feels unwell for a while, but he will be fine soon."

Jia Hu felt as if a big stone had fallen from his heart, he let out a long breath, and said like a little adult, "I'm going to worry about it now." Jia Zheng's face softened, and he added, "Second Uncle If you feel uncomfortable, don’t rush to write an article, anyway, I see the master every day, and when the second uncle finishes the article, just show it to me, and I will definitely show it to the master.” Laughed a few times, “I believe that the second uncle wrote it. The article must be very good!"

Jia Zheng's complexion immediately turned ugly again...

"Check, check it out for me. Did my good second uncle think of such an idea, or did my grandfather think of it first?"

Back in her own room, Jia Hu couldn't swallow the breath no matter what she thought, and asked Mother Chen to let her find Linglong.

Linglong helped Jia Hu in doing things, so she was considered one of Jia Hu's people. Later, she married someone. Although she was a child of the Rongguo Mansion, her two younger brothers were still working in Zhang's shop. Her husband's brother-in-law was also transferred to work in a Zhuangzi left to Jia She by the old lady of the old country a month ago, and Jia Hu's lifeline is still in Jia Hu's hands, and Jia Hu is not worried that she will not do things with all her heart.

Sure enough, when she got up the next morning, Mother Chen whispered to him that Linglong got the news through Qiao Mu, the second-class girl serving by Jia Daishan's side: "The second master went to the study to look for the master a few days ago, and he came more frequently in the next few days. It was nothing at first. When the waiters went to serve tea, they really heard what the second master said about the imperial examination teacher. It is said that the master seemed to be in a bad mood earlier, as if there was something bothering him, but soon It's all right again. The girls don't take it seriously." Chen's mother asked Jia Hu, "Do you want Linglong to ask again?"

Jia Hu shook her head: "No need." These are enough.It turned out that Jia Zheng really did it!Jia Hu thought about it, and his mind turned rapidly.

After Chen's mother helped him organize, a servant asked if he was going to Xu's residence.Jia Hu shook his head, assigned the girl who was talking, and said with a smile: "Don't be too busy, you can go to the second uncle's place and ask the second uncle if he is better or not, how is the article? If it is better, I will also take care of it. Take it to the master and let him comment on it!"

After the words were finished, Chen's mother, Huizhi, and the others were all confused, and the little girl who got an errand was even more surprised, and it took a while to realize it, and ran away.

Mother Chen asked strangely: "How did you say that? Why did you ask my brother to bring the second master's article to Master Xu?"

Jia Hu was very calm: "What's the matter?" He didn't explain, just looked down to see if his homework was all sorted out, and if there were any omissions.So what if he said it?Jia Daishan didn't ask him to keep it a secret. Isn't it normal for a child to slip up and say the wrong thing?

Chen's mother looked at him like this, afraid of disturbing him, and felt that he didn't think anything was wrong, so she couldn't ask further questions.But in my heart, no matter how I thought about it, I felt that this was a bit inappropriate, so I took a few steps back, and heard Huizhi whispering there: "How can I ask my nephew to show my uncle the article?" Mother Chen slapped her thigh, no, Is this generation upside down?

After a while, the little girl ran back panting and said: "Second Master hasn't gotten up yet, the servant said that Second Master was not very well last night, so he didn't make a fuss."

Jia Hu nodded, indicating that he understood: "Since that's the case, then get ready and go to Xu's Mansion!" mockingly glanced at the direction of Jia Zheng's courtyard, Jia Hu sneered, pretending to be sick, I want to see if you can do it. When will it be installed?If you want to submit an article to the Xu Mansion, let's not say whether it is appropriate or not. You have to see if your article can be seen by people!

For the enemy, we must know ourselves and the enemy.Jia Hu was on guard against Erfang in his heart, so he naturally asked someone to quietly inquire about Jia Zhengwang's situation.Wang's management of the yard is quite capable, not to mention that water can't get in, at least it keeps most of the secrets.As for Jia Zheng's knowledge, I don't know if it's because people in the Rongguo Mansion have too much confidence in Jia Zheng. Even Jia Shezhang seems to think that Jia Zheng's brilliant writing is absolutely fine, and no one cares about his papers.Jia Hu had read Jia Zheng's articles a long time ago, so he couldn't say it was bad, but he couldn't say it was good.At best, mediocre.

The contents of the Four Books and Five Classics are complete and there are no mistakes, but the articles are nothing new and clichéd.Deliberately pursuing gorgeous rhetoric, losing its naturalness.Trying to get closer to the orthodox, the result is too much, the article is too pedantic, it doesn't look like it was written by a young man, I suddenly thought it was written by that middle-aged man, without enthusiasm!

For such an article, to pass the exam, it depends on his luck. Maybe there is such a reviewer who will be able to give him a lower ranking.If such an article is given to Xu Wei, is he going to lose face to the Xu family?Zeng Sa's article yesterday was many times better than his. Xu Wei only gave a comment of 'fair'.If he is a little bit self-aware, he should handle this matter himself!

Jia Hu shook his head, Jia Zheng was really boasted too much by everyone in the Rongguo Mansion, he really thought that his talent was unparalleled in the world, and he didn't even think about it, if he was really outstanding, he wouldn't lose the first two times.

Presumably, he must be very troubled now, how to solve this matter.It was originally his idea, but at this moment, how should I stop it?Jia Hu thought, as a good nephew, he should do something for his second uncle.Before going to Xu's mansion, I called Mother Chen and asked her to go back and have a good chat with those servants: "Second Uncle wants to be the number one scholar in the imperial examination to become a high official. What should I do if I get sick in such an important position? I need to get well soon. Otherwise, what should I do if I become a Jinshi from the number one scholar?" Seeing that Chen's mother was puzzled, Jia Hu just smiled and said, "Second uncle must be going to high school, so you can just tell people this~" Chen's mother was puzzled He vaguely agreed.

In the next few days, Jia Zheng was still 'uncomfortable', so Jia Hu looked at it thoughtfully every day, asking about his health, and of course, the article by Zeng Sa that he heard in Xu's mansion was indispensable—he recited the article specially for the sake of his second uncle. The strangeness caused Jia Daishan to look at him with more and more gentle eyes, and even Jia's mother would smile at him occasionally.But it's a pity that Jia Zheng's health is getting worse and worse, and he will suddenly feel uncomfortable here and there. Reading is fine, but making a fuss is not.

The day of Chunwei is getting closer and closer day by day. What Jia Zheng doesn't know, everyone has already firmly believed that this time the second master must be able to go to high school.Lai made fun in front of Mother Jia every day. Speaking of this, Mother Jia gave rewards several times out of joy.Indistinctly, people outside also began to spread the word.

"Then the second master of the Rongguo Mansion must be from high school this time. I heard that his essays are excellent. University scholar Xu Wei knows, right? As far as the articles written by the disciples of Xu University scholar are compared with those of Jia Erye, they will be compared with those of Jia Erye. It's nothing like what a child made!"

Then, Jia Zheng packed up his things, took the pills, and entered the Gongyuan with a pale face...