The Hulk of the Red Chamber

The Hanhai Kingdom was not very peaceful, and the Holy Majesty could not trust the Nan'an County King who had been in charge of this matter, so Shi Nai recommended himself, and the Holy Majesty sent him to guard the East China Sea to keep an eye on the Hanhai Kingdom.Shi Nai thought that he should let his son go there to earn some military merits, so he forced Shi Ze, who was crying and unwilling to go, to take him along. Although Shi Qing has been weak-tempered and not very capable these years, he has been studying for so many years. The book, at last, is still somewhat effective. I have passed the county examination before, and I am hurrying to study hard. At least I can get a reputation as a scholar. This way, whether it is marriage or other things, I can finally gain some weight and naturally stay.

Mrs. Fang would like to go with her husband, but no matter which dynasty or generation, it is the rule for a man to go to war, and it is a rule for a female family member to stay in Beijing as a hostage. Besides, Shi Qing and Shi Xiangxue are not young, and it is time to discuss marriage. Even though she really didn't like these two sons and daughters, she couldn't leave any excuses for others.Therefore, Mrs. Fang had no choice but to reluctantly pick an outdated aunt and let her serve Shi Nai, while she stayed in Chang'an with her daughter-in-law and concubines.

Shi Ze was very depressed. He was newlywed, just like his wife, who happened to be sweetened with honey, but he was dragged directly to the beach to wait for the war. Shi Nai wanted to put him in the barracks for exercise. It is said that even the flies in the barracks It wasn't his mother, how reconciled he was, so before leaving, he ran to Shi Hong's side to complain for a long time, and finally was kicked out by Shi Hong who couldn't bear it.

Shi Nai led his people to take up the post just like that, but Nan'an County King was labeled as a self-respecting thief for a long time, and was brought back directly, and he shut himself up in the mansion to think about his mistakes. Soon someone realized that the Holy Majesty It's done.

Kings with different surnames are thorns in the flesh for any emperor, and it is the duty of every emperor to suppress kings with different surnames. It's a foregone conclusion.He didn't expect that his most beloved youngest son had long been in league with these different surname Wangs in order to usurp the throne, and he didn't know how many things he had promised to go out!

At the same time, Jia Zheng was also promoted. I don't know if it was because of the concubine Xiande's pillow wind. The matter of moving Jia Baoyu out of the garden to study naturally came to naught again.Even though Jia Baoyu had recovered from his injury a long time ago, he had to stay in the Grand View Garden to have fun right now.Mrs. Wang couldn't be cruel to this son, and Shi Taijun was even more obedient to Jia Baoyu's words. When he heard his vow that he would study hard, he naturally believed it. He also worried that he studied too hard and fell ill later, so he still called the maid Let's watch carefully, don't let Jia Baoyu work too hard.

It’s already August, and it’s almost time for the Mid-Autumn Festival. Because Shi Nai was not around, Shi Ding pondered for a while. On the day of family reunion, I simply discussed with Mrs. Qin, and the two families will celebrate the festival together.Mrs. Qin thinks about it, too. There is a saying that the smell is far away and the near is stinky. When they lived together before, Mrs. Qin and Mrs. Fang were not pleasing to each other. Now that they have been separated for many years, their relationship has improved, so , naturally agreed, and when he turned around, he took the car himself, went to Bowlinghou's mansion, and told Mrs. Fang.

The Marquis of Baoling's Mansion has been well taken care of by the Marquis of Zhongjing's Mansion these years. Mrs. Fang naturally hoped that the relationship between the two families would be closer, so she readily agreed, and sent someone to Jia's house to bring Shi Xiangyun back to celebrate the festival together.This is also a custom. Shi Xiangyun usually lives in Jia's house. In name, the old lady wants to take her grandniece to her side to raise her. In fact, it is for Shi Xiangyun to cultivate a relationship with Jia Baoyu.It is a pity that many people in the Jia family are not so optimistic about this matter, especially Mrs. Wang. Mrs. Wang's objection on the surface is that Shi Xiangyun's fate is hard, and that he restrains his father and mother. Those of the wife, who have been suppressed by Shi Taijun for most of her life, never hope that her daughter-in-law is also Shi Taijun's natal family.

The problem is that the Xue family she fancy is not good in other aspects except for being rich. Even if Concubine Xiande is Mrs. Wang's own daughter and knows that Mrs. Wang has borrowed a lot of money from the Xue family, she can't say that the Shi family is not as good. The Xue family, therefore, when the ceremony was given on the Dragon Boat Festival, they treated Shi Xiangyun and Xue Baochai impartially and equally, but in the end, no one was satisfied.Mrs. Fang was also very upset about the ambiguity of the Jia family. If it hadn't been for the time limit agreed with Shi Taijun, she would have directly re-selected a marriage partner for Shi Xiangyun.Isn't it just a sister who is a concubine? How rare is it to be a historian!However, Shi Xiangyun's girl is so rare, which makes Mrs. Fang very helpless. If she were her own daughter, would she be in such trouble?

No matter what Shi Xiangyun thought, he had to come back for the festival in the end, so on the day of Mid-Autumn Festival, the whole family from Baolinghou's Mansion went to Zhongjinghou's Mansion.

These years, the door-to-door visits must be in the morning, otherwise it is impolite. Therefore, Mrs. Fang brought a few juniors to the door early in the morning. The juniors met with the elders and greeted each other. Although it was a holiday, Shi Ding still went to the foreign study to discuss some matters with a few staff members.The juniors also had their own places to go. Shi Xiangyun, Shi Xiangni, and Shi Xiangxue were joking in the inner house, and Shi Hong took Shi Qing to his yard.

The number of times Shi Hong and Shi Qing dealt with is really very small. Shi Hong was just studying before, and when he passed the exam, he had to work in the yamen for many years.Shi Qing is no better than Shi Ze, he is about the same age as Shi Hong, but he has been nesting in the Bowling Marquis Mansion all the time, never going out, not even a single acquaintance.Therefore, Shi Qing seemed a little embarrassed. Looking at his words and deeds, one could see the inferiority complex in this person's bones. Shi Hong didn't know him very well, so naturally it was difficult to say anything, lest someone would say something shallow.Shi Qing probably felt that Shi Hong was much more friendly than Shi Ze, and he didn't mean to look down on the concubine, so he let go of it after talking for a while, and began to tentatively ask Shi Hong about some classics and articles.

To be honest, Shi Qing's luck is actually much better than that of Jia Huan and Jia Cong of the Jia family. At least Mrs. Fang doesn't like him, but she doesn't treat him badly on the surface. He has everything he should have, of course, there is nothing wrong with it That's all there is to it.Shi Ze went to the Guozijian, and the scholar sitting in the hall at home did not quit, and he was still teaching Shi Qing.It's just that that scholar is also a tried and failed person, his own knowledge is just like that, and he doesn't know how to teach and educate people. Therefore, what Shi Qing can learn is actually limited.Fortunately, most of the county exams are about Tie Jing Mo Yi, and rote memorization is almost enough, and with the historian's face, it is natural to pass it in one go.But the government examination is not so simple. Shi Qing's psychological quality is not very good. During the government examination, he was too nervous and almost polluted the examination paper, and his answers were not very satisfactory. Even if the examiner wanted to give the historian It's not good for face, and it's too obvious to let the water out, so it naturally fell off the list.

Shi Hong was born in Tanhua, even if there is a little water in it, but he was also a junior in the past, and he has some experience in this kind of small exam.Therefore, since Shi Qing wanted to ask for advice, Shi Hong did not hide his secrets. He first explained the general scope of the exam to Shi Qing, and then took out the books he used for the exam back then, and there were some annotations and notes he had made on it I was so happy that Shi Qing thanked him again and again, took the book again, and pointed out what I didn't understand before. Shi Hong also explained it to him carefully, and promised to help him collect the exam papers from previous years. Let him go back and do more. Once he is familiar with it, he will naturally be able to say anything.

Shi Qing was very grateful for this. These things sounded like nothing, but he couldn’t get them. Although there were some for sale outside, but for so many years, he only paid two taels of silver a month, which sounds like a lot, but The usual expenses such as pens, inks and books have to be paid from inside. How can he save much money? His mother has long since fallen out of favor and has no other income. Even if he wants to subsidize, there is nothing he can do. It's worthless to say, but it's not easy for him to get it.

Shi Hong and Shi Qing talked very happily, but there was some embarrassment between the girls over there.Shi Xiangxue will not talk about it. Although Mrs. Fang raised her under her knees, she is just like a transparent person, and she is not her own. It's not the son or daughter who crawled out of her stomach, and she has to pay the dowry. Madam Fang is full of anger, and she doesn't have much love for Shi Xiangxue. Therefore, Shi Xiangxue's temper is relatively quiet, and she speaks in a soft voice , refused to speak easily.

Shi Xiangyun's temperament is careless, and she has not always been a considerate temperament. She has spent most of the time at Jia's house for many years, and she is not very familiar with the two cousins.As an orphan, her mind is actually sensitive, but it is covered up by her usual carelessness. She is a little jealous of Shi Xiangni being able to have her parents love her, and living a relaxed and unrestrained life. She also looks down on Shi Xiangxue who is similar to Jia Yingchun. Temperament, naturally expressed in words.Shi Xiangxue kept silent as always, she was a concubine, and she lost a lot to Shi Xiangyun in this aspect, so she had no confidence to face Shi Xiangyun, so she naturally pretended that she didn't understand.

Shi Xiangni is different. Ever since Shi Xiangwen got married, she is the only daughter in the family, and she is the youngest. Whether it is her parents or elder brother, they are more accommodating to her. When socializing outside, everyone is very respectful. Shi Xiangyun is like this. It made her feel uncomfortable, so after talking about needlework and poetry together for a while, she turned cold.Fortunately, they were sitting on the pavilion in the garden, and the servants brought over a lot of melon and fruit snacks. Shi Xiangxue played with a sweet-scented osmanthus, Shi Xiangni asked the servants to come over with a fishing rod, and sat on the edge of the pavilion to fish. Shi Xiangyun I felt a little boring, so I had to sit and eat snacks.Fortunately, there were still a few clever maids around. They talked together and helped the master to smooth things over. Finally, the atmosphere was lively again, and Mrs. Qin and the others didn't find anything wrong——

The author has something to say: I have been paying attention to the Lushan earthquake. I have been watching the increase in the number of casualties all day, and I feel very depressed. Later, I saw that someone took this opportunity to cheat money, and I felt very angry!