[Red Mansion] Hairpins fly when they are

The next day, there was a banquet at home, and only the Xue family and the Chen family were invited. The male guests were all in the front yard, and Jia Yucun personally entertained them, while the female guests sat in the backyard.

As the only hostess of the family, Baochai naturally wanted to entertain her warmly. Mrs. Song felt that it was not easy for her with a big belly, so she didn't excuse her laziness, but pulled herself together to help out with the entertainment.

Mrs. Chen brought her daughter-in-law, Jiang Rong. Jiang Rong's natal family also runs a rice shop, which is the same business as Xue's family, except that one is in the east of the city and the other is in the south of the city. There is no hindrance in terms of interests.

Mrs. Xue and Mrs. Chen had a very happy chat. Both of them are merchants, and they can talk to each other when talking about business, and the atmosphere is very harmonious.

After dinner, the old lady drank tea with everyone, and Baochai got up and went out to arrange gifts in return.

Most of the walks between relatives who are not year-round like this are to send food, not every family gives gold, silver and jewelry at every turn.

Baochai arranged two identical gifts in return, several large boxes of exquisite snacks, various meats, fresh vegetables, etc., and asked the servants to pack them up.

Chen Youming, who was in front, was about to go home, Mrs. Chen hurriedly led her daughter-in-law to leave, Baochai asked the old lady to stay and rest, and together with Mrs. Xue, they sent him all the way to the Chuihuamen.

There, she met the legendary Chen Youming, who was thin, well-behaved and nerdy.

As in-laws, the Xue family stayed longer, and the Xue family was more concerned about whether the Jia family had a nanny, and where the midwife would be.

Jia Yucun answered one by one, and said that when the time comes, he will invite the genius doctor Xu from the Fourth Prince's residence to come over, and Xue is relieved.

After the Xue family was sent away, the house was quiet, and the servants were busy tidying up and cleaning lightly. Mrs. Song was so sleepy that she sent her son and daughter-in-law to rest, and she went inside to take a nap.

Back in the West Chamber, Jia Yucun asked Baochai what his impression of Chen Youming was.

Baochai thought for a while and replied, "His face looks a little silly, but he is an honest man."

"It's not just honesty, he has the purest mind, and I just like his pure heart." Jia Yucun couldn't help laughing when he thought of the past, "When people get along with each other, there are more or less schemes, only him, Whether you are rich or poor, your treatment of others will never change."

"I shouldn't say he's stupid." Baochai hurriedly apologized, "People like this are rare, and it's best to be friends."

"Go to sleep, you've been tired all morning." Jia Yucun squeezed her face, and hugged her into his arms, "There is news about the mansion that the senior management inquired about, I'll go and have a look when I wake up from sleep."

After waking up, Jia Yucun asked Baochai if he wanted to go with him after washing, but Baochai refused after thinking about it.

Jia Yucun took her to the main courtyard again, and asked the old lady if she wanted to go and have a look in person. The old lady woke up and became more energetic, and shook her head when she heard that she was going out: "It's still drying outside at this time, you can go by yourself." If you think it’s good, buy it, we believe in your vision.”

Jia Yucun didn't dare to delay, so he went out immediately.

Baochai has been pregnant for more than seven months, and it will be difficult to move as she gets further behind, so she has to change the house as soon as possible before giving birth, otherwise she will have to wait until the end of the year.

Jia Yucun came back after only going out for more than an hour, and it happened that Baochai was still talking with the old lady here in the main courtyard, so he introduced to the two of them: "The house is very new, there is no need for much renovation, not even paint. , change a batch of furniture to live in.”

The old lady said cheerfully, "That's good. While Baochai can still move, we'll pick a good day and move."

Jia Yucun had to go to work the next day, and took advantage of the spare time in the afternoon to run a few more times, ordered a batch of furniture, and even Zhuangzi had chosen it, so he could move directly after the next rest.

The next day, Jia Yucun woke up early, had breakfast, changed into official robes, and went to work.

As soon as he entered the palace gate, he bumped into the second prince Zhu Rong head-on. Jia Yucun hurriedly saluted. Zhu Rong smiled very kindly and asked him kindly: "I heard that you have been on leave for several months and went back to your hometown to bury your wife. Don't be too sad about the unfortunate thing, why does a man have to worry about not having a wife?"

Jia Yucun is a hard nut to crack, he doesn't eat hard and soft, like this kind of person who can't be used for himself, he can only be pressed to death, so Zhu Rong, who has always been known as a virtuous king, doesn't bother to pretend.

A friendly smile and kind words are two magic weapons for him to meet people. If he pretends too much, it becomes his own hands and feet, which he unconsciously carries with him anytime, anywhere.

Jia Yucun's expression remained unchanged, and he lowered his eyelids slightly: "Thank you, Second Prince, for your concern. I still have something to do, please forgive me for taking the first step." Then he cupped his hands, took a few steps backwards, turned around and walked towards the Meridian Gate where the office is located.

Zhu Rong looked at his back, sneered lowly, and then walked slowly towards Concubine Rong's bedroom.

When he arrived at the gate of the palace, Zhu Rong stood still, waiting for the palace servants to go in and communicate.

Concubine Rong just got up, when she heard her son coming, she immediately came out to greet her, her face was full of kindness, and her tone was extremely affectionate: "Aren't you going to go to court in a while? It's just such a little effort, why come here in such a hurry."

"My son greets the concubine mother." Zhu Rong smiled gently, "It's not time yet, come and see you, did the concubine mother sleep well last night?"

"Okay, what about you?"

When the mother and son went in, Concubine Rong's confidant nanny immediately set up a table for breakfast without the master's orders.Zhu Rong had already used it in the prince's mansion, and in order to show his filial piety, he also ate a few chopsticks with him.

After the meal, the two picked up the teacup. Concubine Rong looked at her son's expression and asked him cautiously: "I heard people say that you are not going well in court recently?"

Not only is it not going well, it is simply bad luck.

Since the fourth prince returned to the capital, the emperor has shown great respect for him, not only caring about him in every aspect of life, but even when discussing matters in the court, most of them tend to agree with the opinions put forward by the fourth prince.

The ministers are all human beings—if they were stupid, they might not be here—seeing that the emperor seemed to have the idea of ​​cultivating the fourth prince, they all scrambled to show their favor, so they were called virtuous Wang's Zhu Rong has become a thing of the past.

How could Zhu Rong not feel aggrieved?I thought that if I beat the eldest prince, I would be the heir apparent, but I didn't expect that the emperor didn't think so.

In Zhu Rong's words, his father is a man of capricious temperament, moody, swinging back and forth between several sons.

As the superior, the emperor enjoys with peace of mind his sons trying to please him in every possible way in order to fight for the throne, but he pity the princes, they will never sleep peacefully when the emperor is around.

Sooner or later, when his strength is so strong that he no longer needs the support of his father, he will pull that old man down from his high position.

Hearing such disturbing words early in the morning, probably few people would be happy, Zhu Rong complained in his heart that his mother could not speak, but, after all, he was his own mother, so he had to endure no matter how unhappy he was.

"Mother Concubine, although more than half of the people in the court support me now, I can't feel at ease even if I haven't appointed a crown prince for a day. If you have the opportunity, Mother Concubine, please help me say something nice in front of the Emperor Father. In terms of ability In terms of ability and talent, who among my brothers can surpass me?"

"Of course my son is the best, otherwise how can those people outside praise you as a virtuous king?"

"Mother and concubine." Zhu Rong's voice became a little stiff when he heard the words, he put down the teacup and said solemnly, "Don't mention these two words, mother and concubine, father won't like it."

Concubine Rong nodded, she understood this truth, but she didn't understand it very much.

People are afraid of old age, because they will die when they are old. It is better to say that they do not want to die than that they are not convinced by old age. When choosing a prince, he always wanted to find a capable son to inherit his country.

These two ideas seem to be irreconcilable, but the fourth prince happened to be a variable.

The fourth prince is smart, kind-hearted, but weak in physique. While appreciating his talent, the emperor doesn't have to worry that he will suddenly get into trouble and pull him off the horse—with the fourth prince's body, he might not be able to live on his own. How long.

Therefore, the emperor spoiled the fourth prince as the first in the palace.

Concubine Rong understands that her son is under great pressure. It's not that she doesn't want to help, it's just that she is over forty years old, how can she provoke the emperor?

Now the relationship between her and the emperor is just a little affection from years of getting along.Besides, this kind of affection is gradually weakening at any time because of the secret selection of other concubines.

To rely on this little affection to obtain the status of a prince is just a dream.

Concubine Rong regained her composure and persuaded: "Don't worry, I will slowly figure out a way. You also have to be steady in the court, don't worry, we have plenty of time and so on," she pointed to the top, " Someone is more anxious than you."

Zhu Rong looked at her silently, and didn't want to talk anymore.

Of course he knows that he must live longer than his father, the problem is, if he is the only prince in this dynasty, that's fine, but he is not, and the fourth prince is getting more and more favored, how can he hold back?

If he really had to wait patiently like what his mother said, maybe in two or three years the ministers who had originally supported him would turn against him and run into the Fourth Prince's camp.

Zhu Rong felt a deep sense of urgency, and he wished that his father would have an accident tomorrow. With his current strength, it is not easy to get to the top position, and it would be hard to say if it was later.

"Mother and concubine have a good rest, and the son is going to court."

Zhu Rong saluted, turned around and left. Concubine Rong yelled from behind, but didn't stop him. She watched her son go out, sighed and became depressed.

Not long after Jia Yucun arrived, the fourth prince, Zhu Yu, came. All the officials of the household department hurriedly got up and saluted. The fourth prince nodded to everyone, and then looked at Jia Yucun: "Come in with me."

After all, the prince has a special status. Zhu Yu has an independent and clean office in the household department. Jia Yucun followed him in, and the door was guarded by the fourth prince's personal guards. Stare out.

After Zhu Yu sat down, he asked Jia Yucun to sit too. Jia Yucun was not polite, so he took the lower seat.

Zhu Yu asked him with a smile: "I heard people say that you just bought some properties recently? Why didn't you come and ask me in advance, the price can be cheaper."

"I dare not bother the fourth prince with such a small matter. My wife is about to give birth, and the original house is a bit difficult to open. I am afraid that the child will be trapped, so I want to change to a place with a garden."

"With your current official position, it's time to change to a more spacious residence. When will you move? Then I will order someone to give you a housewarming gift."

"Thank you, the fourth prince, for your kindness. I'm cleaning it up. We'll talk about it when it's all sorted out." Having said that, Jia Yucun glanced outside, and then asked in a low voice, "Is that person okay?"