[Red House] Raiders of life

"The emperor wants me to go outside to hone my training, so I will not choose a comfortable place. After three years in this kind of place, as long as nothing happens, the assessment will probably be well received. But it is difficult to achieve success."

Lin Ning is not ignorant of this truth, but...

"Then you can also go to Jiangnan."

Although the water in Jiangnan is deep, there is still Lin Ruhai.There is a feeling of aunt and nephew to each other, and the meaning of master and apprentice.A few years ago, Jia Hu went to the south of the Yangtze River to study and lived in the Lin family for a while. Today, Jia and Lin's family have a deep friendship and close relationship.Lin Ruhai will take care of Jia Hu, and with Jia Hu's ability, maybe he can also help Lin Ruhai.Furthermore, even if there is any danger, she still has a life-saving pill in her hand.

It's just that Lin Ning's thinking is different from Jia Hu's.

"Grandma forgot, our family still has the map left by my grandfather."

Lin Ning was taken aback. She had taken out the map two years earlier, and she had only told Jia Hu at the moment, using the excuse that Jia Daishan had left it.It's just that the Jia family was too powerful back then, and it was not appropriate to cause another storm in the army. The prestige was too high, which might arouse the emperor's murderous intentions, so they kept suppressing it and did not submit it.

"I know that my grandmother intends to use the map to pave the way for me and increase my bargaining chips. However, if such a thing is said to be left by my grandfather, then why didn't it be played for more than ten years? Others don't care about your difficulties , the royal family will not care about it. In this way, this move is not a merit, but a disaster."

Lin Ning was dumbfounded, she naturally understood the truth, otherwise how could the map have been left there for so long and have been useless?

Going to the northwest, even if you are a small official who is a county magistrate, you will have the convenience of the location.As the eldest grandson of the Jia family, he has the style of a grandfather. He was taught by his grandfather when he was young. He once left a fragment of handwriting. Now he has experienced the whole picture of the Northwest, perfected it, and submitted it to the imperial court.This reason is impeccable, and it couldn't be better.

Lin Ning also thought about this, but she still didn't want Jia Hu to take risks in her heart.

"Didn't my grandmother often say that now our country is peaceful and peaceful? Even if there is war, it is only a limited area. Most of the Beirong's entry is to plunder food and property, and there is no intention of fighting. Besides, I am not going to be a general to charge into the battle. Where is there so much danger?"

Jia Hu paused, hesitated for a while, and then said: "Although I don't have much acquaintance with the third prince, I can hear from his words that he probably has some thoughts about the Northwest. The third prince has a resolute personality. If he has This idea will definitely be achieved by all means. Since the emperor has tied the Jia family with him, it is better for us to go one step earlier. If we can help him, nothing else, it will be easier for the eldest sister to marry. The Jia family The stronger you are, the more confident your eldest sister will be."

What Jia Hu said was that he had already made up his mind.Lin Ning didn't refute anymore, but became worried about Fang.Fang's boudoir name is Fang Miaoru, she is the direct daughter of Fang Xiwen, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, and she married Jia Hu last year.A few days ago, the imperial doctor was invited to check the pulse and said that she was pregnant for more than a month.

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Jia Hu bent down and hugged Fang Shi, buried her head in her arms and listened attentively. Fang Shi couldn't laugh or cry, and pushed him away with a blushing face, "It's only been a few days, and you can hear any sound anywhere."

Jia Hu changed her posture, reached out and stroked Fang's stomach lightly, "Did the child make trouble with you today?"

Since becoming pregnant, Fang's morning sickness continued, chest tightness and loss of appetite.After hearing this, Nian Xia laughed and said, "My brother is very well-behaved today. Grandma ate half a bowl of rice and drank a bowl of soup at night."

This is not a large amount of food, especially for pregnant women, it is too little.But compared to the previous two days when dripping water failed to enter, the state has improved a lot.

Fang's heart skipped a beat, and she glared at Nian Xia, "How do you know it's a brother, maybe it's a sister?"

Nian Xia just wanted to speak, but was stopped by Jia Hu, looked at Jia Hu's eyes, and backed away.Jia Hu shook Fang's hand with a smile, "It is said that pregnant people are sensitive, and that's true. Nian Xia just said it casually, for the sake of auspiciousness, so don't think too much about it. So what if it's a daughter? Grandma, mother Forget it, I didn't even think that this baby must be a boy. Don't think about it. I want to have a daughter, like you!"

The tone of the last sentence was ambiguous, breathing in the ear, Fang blushed instantly, and cast a glance at Jia Hu.

Knowing that she had a thin skin, Jia Hu immediately changed the subject and started talking about trivial matters at home.After a few words, he paused and talked with Fang about going to the northwest.

If it comes to selfishness, Fang is naturally unwilling.It's just that the man is seeking fame outside, she can't stop it, and she won't stop it.There was still anxiety in his expression.

Now everyone is planning to go abroad, once the decision is made, it will take about one or two months to start.She has just conceived a child, and the journey to the northwest is far away, and the climate in the northwest is cold and the air is dry. She was raised and raised in Beijing, and if she had no child, she would naturally be willing to go there, but now that she is pregnant with a child, she is afraid... …

Jia Hu said: "I'm afraid it will take at least three years for me to go here. You need to take care of the family. Grandma is getting old, and mother's health is up and down. You have to take care of it."

As soon as these words came out, there was no intention of taking her there.Fang sighed, even though she knew that her current situation was not suitable for going, she didn't think about it for the sake of her children, so it was inevitable that she would be a little sad.But on the face, he still asked: "The uncle always needs someone to serve him, who do you want to take with him?"

Jia Hu naturally knew what she meant, and the corner of his mouth slightly raised, "You don't have to be busy in the outer courtyard. I'll take Nianxia to the inner courtyard."

Fang said lightly.Jia Hu smiled even wider. "Nian Xia took care of me when I was young. Now that she is getting older, since she is going to the Northwest this time, it is better to arrange her marriage before going. In this way, she and Meng Huai can both feel at ease and get along with each other. I'll go together."

"what?"

Fang was a little stunned.Jia Hu said with a smile: "Meng Huai's father, Meng Nan, is a follower of grandfather. What grandmother means is, let them follow me in the future, and they can help me when they go there. Think about Xia and Meng Huai's affairs, I agreed before you entered the door."

Fang's face was flushed with embarrassment, Jia Hu's heart was itching to see this delicate posture, but she had to hold back because she was pregnant, and only sighed: "I'm not in Beijing, the mansion wants you to take care of me. Especially grandma and mother Over there. Although the grandmother looks strong and healthy, she has worked hard for the family all these years, so she is getting old. Although the mother looks better in the past few years, she has finally hurt her foundation. "

Shi Feng nodded in agreement, and the young couple rubbed each other's ears for a while.

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teahouse.

The storyteller waved his fan, "The young lady thanked you again and again, and said: 'The situation is critical, the young master is kind, and what he did was to save others, so how could he have so many scruples? If the little girl uses this reason to force the young master to marry, isn't it wrong? Repaying kindness and revenge? This important marriage event is a good relationship between the two families, how can you be so aggressive?" Mr. Liang said: "The worldly ethics are like this. I am kind enough to save people at any time, but it is indeed ruining the girl's reputation. If I don't take responsibility, The girl is afraid that she will bear the accusations of thousands of people, and her reputation will be damaged." Miss Sun shook her head, "My son's words are wrong.I was playing around by the lake and accidentally fell into the water, but is it your fault?No!This is my own carelessness.The son saved me because he didn't want to see me die here, just happened to meet him.My grandson's family can never do such a thing that puts the benefactor in a dilemma. '"

The storyteller's tone was tactful and cadenced, especially though he hadn't mentioned it by name, but he somehow alluded to the recent incident between the third son of the Jia family and the girl of the Wang family in the capital, so more and more people were listening, and many people urged, "Later What! What happened later!"

The storyteller took a sip of tea, and then said: "The girl next to Miss Sun's family was in a hurry, and said: 'Girl, how can this be done? If a girl can't marry a prince, wouldn't she have to twist her hair and become a sister-in-law?' Miss Sun smiled instead of being annoyed, "So? Can I do this ungrateful act? If Mr. Liang hadn't saved me, I would have died in that lake. Now let me die again, so what? My life should have disappeared in the water long ago, but now I can keep my life, and the Qingdeng Ancient Buddha will do it for a lifetime. Besides, my father is the minister of the holy humerus, and he only knows loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness. Although I am not a woman, I have inherited court training , I dare not shame my father. My grandson family will never do such inhumane things!'"

After the story was finished, the storyteller clapped his hands, and the teahouse was full of applause.Ordinary people only listened to a story, but those who had a little knowledge and knowledge of the news in Beijing heard the insinuations, accusations and curses in the story, and there were voices of discussion one after another.

"What is Mrs. Liang's grandson? This is obviously the eldest daughter of the Wang family and the third son of the Jia family."

"No matter who it is talking about, I think this story is pretty good. If someone didn't save you, you would have died long ago. If someone saved your life, you would have to rely on him instead. How can there be such a reason! This is not inhumane , what is ingratitude?"

Someone chuckled, "This girl from the Wang family is really interesting. If she was so ambitious, why didn't she wipe her neck early? Now she has been crying, making trouble, and hanged herself for a long time, but she has never really hanged herself. This Jia The third master is really unlucky."

"Tsk tsk, I heard that Prince Teng Wang personally committed suicide to Jia's house. Wang Ren didn't say a while ago that if Jia's family doesn't give an explanation, won't the Wang family give up?"

"Oh, explain? I just want to give an explanation, no matter how you look at it, it is his Wang family who should apologize to the Jia family. The Jia family is only kind enough to save people, so what is the explanation?"

"How dare you be so arrogant just because you are the envoy of the Jingying Jiedu? The Jia family has a title anyway, besides, Jia Hanlin is very sacred now!"

Everyone said what they said, and they didn't know that all the discussions were spread to a wing room on the second floor.

Tu Mingyuan drank a glass of wine and said, "This trick is really a coincidence. Four or two strokes of a thousand catties are used to cut the mess quickly. Now which teahouse in Beijing doesn't talk about it. It's spread all over the streets and alleys. If the Wang family threatens it again This reputation of ungratefulness has been confirmed. Even if Wang Ziteng wants to come forward, he has to weigh his own weight."

Jia Hu smiled and poured him another glass of wine.Tu Mingyuan asked: "Is it worth it to offend the Wang family at this time?"

With a smile in Jia Hu's eyes, he looked at Tu Mingyuan, "The Jia and Wang families have not been close in recent years. What's more, Wang Ziteng's wife has a close relationship with the Zhen family."

This made it clear that the Wang family was on the side of the fifth prince, while the Jia family was on the opposite side.Tu Mingyuan paused for a moment, his expression was inexplicable, and he looked at Jia Hu and said another thing, "I heard that you found a job in the Northwest. Civil servants rarely go to the Northwest."

"Didn't the third prince also want to go to the northwest? The battle in the northwest lies in the surrounding terrain. My grandfather left some fragments when he was alive, and he also told me about the situation in the northwest. To tell you the truth, I'm going to the northwest this time. It's about surveying the terrain."

Tu Mingyuan realizes that he is not very old this year and has no future abilities. He doesn't know what Jia Hu is referring to, but he also knows that Jia Daishan may have left some abilities.

"But when Jia Guogong passed away, you were still young."

Jia Hu said frankly, "Yes! But the ministers and ministers have always been taught by their grandmother."

Jia Shishi and Jia Daishan were husband and wife for many years, and Jia Daishan must have confessed something before his death, not to mention, historians also started their careers with military exploits, and Jia Shishi was also the daughter of a general.

Tu Mingyuan nodded, raised his glass and said, "Then I will help you get what you want!"

Jia Hu did not refuse, and raised his glass at the same time, "I also wish Your Highness all wishes come true."

As for whether this wish comes true is the matter of the northwest, or the seizure of the heirloom, that is self-evident.

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Jia Baoyu was playing ball rolling with the girl on the couch, clapping and giggling, very happy.Lin Ning sat and watched, a little helpless.Coincidentally, Jia Baoyu was born with a different mother.Counting the time, Lin Ning realized that this baby should be that Wanshi, so he personally arranged the people in the delivery room early in the morning.Therefore, although this life was still born with jade, this reputation has not been spread.Apart from Wen Po and Lin Ning, even his biological mother Liu Shi didn't know about it.

At that time, Mrs. Liu was worried about collapse and was in a daze.Wen Po has already been dealt with by Lin Ning.However, Lin Ning still made an excuse for that piece of jade to be worn by someone and gave it to him on the day of the child's full moon.But even so, even though he was named Jia Heng, Jia Zheng still gave him the baby name of "Bao Yu".

Lin Ning can only attribute this to the plot effect of the male protagonist.

Liu lifted the curtain and came in, holding a few lists in his hand.When Jia Baoyu saw Mrs. Liu, he raised his head and called "Mother" crisply.Liu's heart was about to melt, and he said hello to Lin Ning, and then sat down with Lin Ning.

Lin Ning smiled and said, "Sure enough, I'm still the closest to my mother."

Seeing Jia Baoyu getting close to her, Mrs. Liu was also happy, but she still said: "The old lady is also Baoyu's biological grandmother. How can Baoyu not be close?"

Lin Ning passed the usual flattery, and asked about the affairs of the mansion.

Mrs. Liu answered in an orderly manner.Lin Ning was very satisfied, and it was worthwhile for her to choose Jia Zheng's second wife for more than a year.The ancestors of the Liu family also had fame and fame, but they were already down and out. They had some property, but Liu's parents died early.As the eldest sister, Mrs. Liu brought a younger brother who couldn't bear the property, and was divided up by the tribe for most of it. Speaking of which, some aspects of this life are somewhat similar to the Xing family in the original book.But Mrs. Liu is much better than Mrs. Xing, she has a generous temper, never fights and is not jealous, and if she is not for her strength, she might not be able to keep a single bit of those properties, and it is her ability to hold a small half of them.Therefore, when this method came to Jia's house, it appeared in the housekeeper's board of directors.Everything is in order, chaos is orderly.

Lin Ning sighed, "I don't worry about your work. Now that Hu'er is not here, Xiaoru's belly is getting bigger, so you can only watch more." After finishing speaking, Lin Ning said, "I'm afraid there will be more in the next month." When you are busy."

Next month, Jia Qiong entered the palace draft, and Jia Zhu passed the provincial examination.

Mrs. Liu smiled, "Since I am their mother, I should take care of them. Speaking of which, I did come here today to discuss something with the old lady."

"Zhu'er is not young anymore. I know, the old lady is probably thinking of waiting for him to pass the provincial examination before getting engaged. But even so, it's time to see each other earlier." Liu took out the list that she brought in when she entered the door , "My master and I have chosen a few, and I want to ask the old lady to have a look."

Lin Ning took it over and took a look. He was considered to have some status in Beijing, but the status was not too high. He had always had a strict family style and his children had good character.Although Mrs. Liu is a stepmother, she has really worked hard on this.But when Lin Ning saw the name of Li Shouzhong from the Li family, Lin Ning frowned slightly.

Li Wan was also a pitiful person, but Lin Ning didn't like it very much.Although the Jia family did not treat Li Wan well, Li Wan was also cold-hearted in the later stages of the Jia family's disaster.Frankly speaking, Lin Ning didn't think what Li Wan did was a big mistake.If they switch positions, Lin Ning, as Li Wan, may not make a move.But now it's her turn to choose a wife, but she doesn't really want to choose such a wife.

Just relying on one thing, the Li family has been scholarly for generations, but when it comes to Li Wan's generation, Li Shouzhong really believes that "a woman who has no talent is a virtue".Although Li Wan still knew how to read and write, he was inevitably affected by Li Shouzhong's thoughts.Especially being shackled by the Fourth Nvshu, which limited her horizons.

Jia Zhu is the eldest son of the second house, and the second house will be separated in the future. Jia Zhu will establish a family, so such a woman may not be suitable.

Mrs. Liu looked at Lin Ning's face and said, "Master Li is the Imperial Academy's sacrificial wine. Our children all study in Yanshan Academy, and we don't have much contact with the students of the Imperial Academy. Some time ago, the master went out I ran into Mr. Li while drinking, and the two had a very happy chat. I heard what the master said, and I'm afraid he values ​​the Li family very much. In fact, with Mr. Li's contacts and status in the Imperial College, this marriage can also be done. It's just me I heard that Mr. Li believes that a woman's lack of talent is virtue."

Whether Mrs. Liu is a stepmother, it's not easy to say clearly, let alone refute Jia Zheng's face like this.But she knew that Lin Ning valued the heirloom of poems and books.

Lin Ning smiled, and pointed to another girl on the list, "Song Wei, the daughter of Song Ping in the sixth division, I have met a few times, she is a clever girl. You can discuss it with Zheng'er, and you have time to go to Song Wei. Let's spy on the family."

Although Song Ping is only of the fifth rank, he has always married a daughter from a high family and a daughter-in-law from a low family.For so many years, Jia Zheng has only been a fourth rank.When Jia Zhu entered the court, Jia Zheng had no achievements or faults in these years. With so many years of hard work, he would probably be able to rise to a higher level and become a scholar on the fourth rank.

Although Song Ping's status is not high now, his ability is far superior to Jia Zheng's, so he may not be unable to be promoted and transferred.Furthermore, although their Jia family still has a marquis, seeing that Jia Qiong is about to enter the royal family again.But Song Ping's mother is the princess of the imperial family, although this line is not close to the emperor, but she has not yet issued five clothes.Even if he is not in power, he can still get some convenience from the clan.The two are a good match.

Mrs. Liu breathed a sigh of relief. She originally valued the girl from the Song family, but she just refuted Jia Zheng's opinion. She is a stepmother, so it's not easy to handle.Now Lin Ning came forward, but it couldn't be better.

Now that Jia Zhu's marriage has taken shape, Lin Ning can't help worrying about Jia Lian.After Chunri's incident with Wang Xifeng, with Jia Hu's storytelling, the Wang family could no longer force Jia's mansion.And Wang Xifeng couldn't stand the rumors, so she went to the family temple in the end.

In this regard, Lin Ning has no mercy at all.This incident could have been treated as nothing happened, you crossed your sunny path, and I crossed my single-plank bridge.However, the Wang family wanted to go out and create public opinion to coerce the Jia family and force the Jia family to submit.Since you have chosen this path, you must be prepared to suffer the consequences.

I just don't know if Feng Lazi, who is so hot-tempered in the original book, can stand the desertion of Qingdeng Ancient Buddha.

"Grandmother, eat!" Just as he was thinking, Jia Baoyu pinched a piece of pastry with his white and tender hands and handed it to Lin Ning.Lin Ning closed his mouth, and Jia Baoyu raised his face and laughed.

Forget it, Jia Lian is still young, so it's okay to wait another year or two.Lin Ning hugged Jia Baoyu in his arms, and said, Xiao Douding, who is only two years old now, can't see the appearance of eating the rouge on the girl's mouth indiscriminately in the future.Moreover, Zhu Zhou did not catch Rouge.

Well, that's because Lin Ning didn't let such unreliable things as rouge appear on the Zhuzhou table.So, children have to rely on teaching.One word, one example, one environment.

In the original book, the Jia family is unreliable everywhere.Jia Amnesty is a bastard, Jia Lian is ridiculous, and Jia Zheng's house is full of aunts.Yingyingyanyan is indispensable to the few male elders that can be seen around.How could Jia Baoyu not follow suit?

Now, Mrs. Liu has the means to subdue Jia Zhengguan, even if there are one or two aunts, they can't get in front of Jia Baoyu.Even Jia Amnesty's absurdity is also seen by Jia Baoyu.The elder brothers that Jia Baoyu can see, Jia Hu and Jia Zhu, are all outstanding in learning and self-discipline.Even Jia Lian was inferior to Jia Hu and Jia Zhu in terms of knowledge, but he could be regarded as a gentleman.

Lin Ning looked at Jia Baoyu in his arms, he was still young, let's wait and see.If under such an environment, with Lin Ning and Liu's double guards, he can still develop that kind of temperament, which is really his ability!

In the blink of an eye, in August, Jia Zhu took the provincial examination, and Jia Qiong entered the palace.For her, the re-election in the primary election was just a formality.On the day of the final election, Jia Qiong hadn't returned yet, but the imperial decree arrived first.Refers to the marriage of Jia Qiong as the princess of Chengjun.

Coincidentally, the next day was the day when the township examination came out, and Jia Zhu got No.4.For the Jia family, it can be regarded as double happiness.

In the twelfth lunar month, Fang Miaoru gave birth to Jia Hu's eldest son, named Jia Peng.

In July of the following year, the Chengjun Prince's Mansion built by the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Tu Mingyuan was completed.

In September, Jia Qiong and Tu Mingyuan got married.In the winter of that year, there was an urgent report from the frontier, and the Beirong plundered the territory. Tu Mingyuan invited Ying in front of the palace and went to the border.