Prequel to the Red Chamber: I Am the Second Wife

Jia Daishan returned to his room slightly drunk. The father and son of the Wang family were grateful to him today.In fact, Jia Daishan knew about the matter of Wang Ziqian a long time ago. Although he did not get married, Jia Daishan didn't feel particularly angry or disappointed. If he was in Wang Changchun's position, he would have made the same choice.It's just that Jia Daishan was slightly disappointed, a very promising marriage just disappeared.The Rongguo Mansion seems to have been prominent for decades, and it has been trusted by the emperor since his father.Of course, there is the preferential treatment given by the emperor for the merits of the ancestors, and the Jia family's management is inseparable.

Although Jia Daishan is just a second-class mighty general of the hereditary Rong Guogong, Jinling Weaving, in fact, he is also responsible for monitoring all disturbances in Jiangnan folk opinion and official circles.Therefore, he knew what happened in the south of the Yangtze River, especially Wei Chaozhong, who was next to the emperor, came to Jinling to investigate the relationship between the Wang family and Hu Qizhong, to see if the Wang family was secretly contacting Wei Wang, and playing double-dealing between the grandson and Wei Wang.Jia Daishan knew that Wang Ziqian was not dead, but was raised on Zhuangzi.

The marriage that was supposed to have turned out to be a mess, and it was the woman's responsibility, if Jia Daishan wasn't angry, it would be a lie, the child is for his own good.Why should my precious son marry your unruly daughter.Where Wang Ziqian looked, she was an aloof, inhumane, arrogant, almost inferior, and narcissistic woman. If it was not for the sake of Jia Zheng's future career, Jia Daishan would not marry Jia Zheng in such a marriage.

But the marriage was really bad. Even if the Wang family felt sorry and owed the Jia family personal favors, Jia Zheng still had no strong backing, and Jia Daishan had to make new plans for the future of his youngest son.But Zili's failure rekindled hope in Jia Daishan's heart, or maybe things weren't so bad, as the saying goes, what is lost is the east corner of the harvest, and the good fortune depends on the misfortune.Jia Zheng might be able to marry a real good wife.

So in front of the palace, Jia Daishan gave Wang Changchun a crucial hint, telling him why the emperor didn't choose their girl to enter the palace.Based on Wang Changchun's wit and sophistication, he will definitely be able to come up with a countermeasure.Sure enough, Wang Changchun corrected his attitude, first confessed his mistake as Xiao Fu and cried bitterly, and then said that he was wholeheartedly devoted to the emperor, and moved the emperor with his old feelings.He survived the storm safely and won the emperor's understanding.Thinking of Wang Changchun's gratitude to him, Jia Daishan wondered how to propose marriage to the Wang family?

"Master, Wu Xiao from home is here, saying that the wife brought something to the master." It turned out that Jia's mother asked someone to bring something to Jia Daishan.When Wu Xiao came in, he saw Jia Daishan sitting on a chair, waiting for the boy next to him to take off his shoes.He went up to make a call, and Jia Daishan said in a good mood: "Why are you here, but Zheng'er is going to take the final exam?" Calculated the time, it should be the time for Jia Zheng's final exam.

This, the master doesn't know, the second master is sick and can't take the exam.Wu Xiao frowns and looks at Jia Daishan, who shrugged his shoulders and seemed to be very scared.

Why didn't Zhenger take the exam!He is suffering from some kind of illness. He was not well when I went to the capital. Don't hide it for him. Did that rebellious son get into trouble?Jia Dai's eyes darkened with anger, and he punched hard on the coffee table beside him, and the teacup on it jumped up so high.It provoked all the servants of the Wang family outside to come up to inquire, and the servant next to Jia Daishan hurried out: It's nothing serious, I knocked over the teacup clumsily.Also ask the sisters to rest.The servants of the Wang family ignored the explanation.In the room, Wu Xiao knelt on the ground and explained the reason. Jia Zheng sent his father away and still read every day. He studied hard day and night, and every night he had to study until the third watch.Jia's mother said that her son studied too hard, so Jia Zheng was not asked to greet him every day.He also specially asked the kitchen to make good things and send them to Jia Zheng.The whole family waited on Jia Zheng as a giant panda.It's a pity that he was afraid of something, so Jia Zheng leaned on the bed with a book after dinner and flipped through a few pages at random.Unexpectedly, he fell asleep too late last night because of writing articles, and he was not energetic during the day.Not long after, Jia Zheng leaned on the bed and stared at him.Unexpectedly, when he got up, he felt uncomfortable and his muscles and bones were tight, but Xtep felt a fever.Lang Huan and Qing Yun were busy telling Mother Jia to ask the doctor to take a look.

But Jia Zheng refused to mobilize the crowd. He didn't ask the girls to spread the word: "Forget it, I'll drink a few cups of hot tea and let my hair loose." At night, his face was already pale, and he was lying on the bed weakly.The waiter was frightened immediately, and hurried back to Mother Jia to know.Mother Jia was also in a hurry to invite a doctor to take a pulse and decoct medicine, and she made a fuss for half the night.

But the doctor diagnosed the pulse and said that it was okay to eat something bad. First, he stopped the greasy diet and only drank rice soup every day, and the rest had to be taken slowly for recuperation.Jia Zheng saw that the day after tomorrow it was time to enter the competition, he begged the doctor to prescribe strong medicine so as not to delay his exam, while Jia's mother said that it was important not to take medicine indiscriminately.The mother and son quarreled for a few words, but Mother Jia had no choice but to ask the doctor to prescribe a large dose of medicine according to Jia Zheng's wishes.After eating for two days, Jia Zheng was almost in good health.On the night before entering the arena, Mother Jia told her that since she recovered from her illness, she didn't need to drink rice soup, and she could add some food slowly.The dinner that night was delivered was a bowl of chicken skin and sour bamboo shoot soup and a plate of rouge meat.Jia Zheng was already hungry today, he had nothing in his stomach, and suddenly saw these and ate a lot.I drank the whole bowl of soup, and ate half a bowl of rice and a few pieces of meat.

Unexpectedly, Jia Zheng's condition relapsed that night, and he had already vented dozens of times when he woke up the next morning, let alone going to the final exam, even standing up. "How is Zheng'er's condition now?" Jia Daishan stomped his feet regretfully listening to Wu Xiao's words. Although he lost a chance, Zheng'er is still young, and there will still be chances in the future, as long as his son is fine.But Jia Zheng failed to take the exam, he was still a scholar.It was very unfavorable for Jia Daishan's next plan. The girl from the Wang family was in high demand. If there were no young talents of what kind, his son's chances of winning in the future would not be great.

"Master, don't worry. When the servant came out, my wife said, please don't be angry, the matter has come to this point, it cannot be forced by humans. As long as my brother is in good health, the safety of the family is the most important thing." Wu Xiao said to Jia Daishan Kowtow, take out Jiamu's family letter and the things he asked him to bring.

Jia Daishan opened Jia Mu's letter and glanced at it for a while, telling Wu Xiao to go out. "Hold on, Zheng'er is always in good health, but he suddenly fell ill when he was healthy. Why would the cook at home dare to feed Zheng'er bad food at this moment." Jia Daishan suddenly stopped Wu Xiao, and Jia Zheng The strange thing about the illness was that he fell ill twice in a row because of unclean diet.What a coincidence!

"This, the servant really doesn't know. I heard that the second master got sick for the first time because he ate the wild game that the uncle brought. Later, the uncle was taught by the old lady. The rest of the slaves don't know." Wu Xiao is Jia's mother. The family members who came over as a dowry are now in charge of the errands on the farm and Zhuangzi, and they are not on the errands.

Jia Daishan seemed to understand something, he snorted coldly and told Wu Xiao to go out.

Wang Changchun didn't rest either. Although his body was exhausted, Wang Changchun had no intention of going to sleep.The events of the day kept appearing in front of my eyes.For a while, it was the emperor's piercing eyes, and for a while, it was Jia Daishan who was hesitant to say what he wanted.Wang Changchun only felt that his heart was up and down, and the emperor was fine for the time being.But what kind of medicine is in Jia Daishan's gourd?What does he want?

Wang Changchun's heart skipped a beat, he seemed to understand what Jia Daishan meant, it was really a good plan for the second boy of their family to marry Zi Liheng.

The next day, Wang Changchun specially asked Jia Daishan to come over for dinner. During the dinner, Wang Changchun saw that Jia Daishan seemed to be absent-minded, and he asked: "Is the emperor satisfied with your job? I didn't expect that your official job is better than your father's." .”

Jia Daishan sighed helplessly and said that Jia Zheng delayed the exam: "It's a pity. Although my youngest son is spoiled at home, he still knows how to make progress. It's just that this delay will take another three years. People say It is to start a family and start a career, my youngest son has not completed his studies and has no family."

Wang Changchun pretended to be stupid: "The emperor made a regulation. From now on, women from official families will enter the palace to wait for election, and only those who are not selected can come out to marry. In fact, it is also good that after this election, many official women in the capital will talk about others." .Whose girl do you like, I will help you make peace."

Wang Changchun's tone was very tight, Jia Daishan was a little disappointed for the interview, and he was thinking about how to make a request.Everyone had their own thoughts on a meal, and soon they broke up unhappy.

Jia Zheng was really sick in Jia's house thousands of miles away. Knowing that he missed the exam, Jia Zheng suddenly felt that all his hard work for the past year was in vain. In an instant, he let out all his light.He was so groggy with a fever that every joint in his body couldn't be controlled. Jia's mother was shocked when she saw her son was seriously ill. She hugged her son and cried for a long time.But finally, the doctor's medical skills are good, and after taking a few medicines, his condition stabilized.

Qing Yun saw that Jia Zheng was still sound asleep on the bed, she tiptoed out and said to Lang Huan, "The madam is calling, you just watch the second master and I'll come when I go." Lang Huan remained silent. He nodded, still holding the needle and thread non-stop.When Qingyun arrived at Jia Mu's side, Jia Mu leaned on the couch and a little girl beat her leg.Seeing Qingyun coming, Jia's mother yelled at the girl to go out, and then asked Qingyun about Jia Zheng's situation.

"Is Zheng'er feeling better? How is your spirit?"

"Second Master's spirit is better, but he's still bored. He can't be interested in anything, so it's not because he's depressed and angry. In the past year, he studied hard and wanted to try his skills. Who knows? Such an end." Qing Yun was a little worried.

"Zheng'er is still young. An official like us doesn't have to study early in the morning and in the dark, just like those poor scholars from a small family. You go back and talk to Zheng'er, just say what I said, and call him Don't worry, he will be an official in the future." Jia's mother thought that her son didn't need to take the imperial examination at all.

When Qing Yun came out of Jia Mu's house, she happened to meet Jia She who came to say hello to her mother. Seeing Jia She from afar, Qing Yun turned around and left.Jia Amnesty said to the girl next to her: "From afar, she looks like Qing Yun from the second brother's side. Why is she behaving like a ghost recently? She ran away when she saw me from afar. Can I still eat her?" "

"Don't you know, grandpa? They said that the second master's illness was all because of eating the wild game that grandpa sent. They must think of us!" Before the girl finished speaking, Jia Amnesty jumped up first, "It's really unreasonable. What I did was heinous! I immediately went to ask the second child, why did he say that I harmed him! The wild game was my filial piety to my mother, but I was left behind, right? The whole family is partial to him! I picked it up !” Jia She was furious and blushed and quarreled.