Prequel to the Red Chamber: I Am the Second Wife

Zili burned Wang Changchun's letterhead, and watched the letterhead in the brazier being swallowed by the flames bit by bit, Zili let out a long breath, the depression in his heart seemed to ease a little, but his heart felt like a big stone was pressing down on him. Calling her was not easy at all.Mingqian's voice came from outside the window: "Second Master is back." Zili immediately picked up a few pieces of waste paper that he had prepared and put them in the brazier.

"What are you burning? Why didn't you ask the girl to take it out and burn it?" Jia Zheng smelled the smoke of burning paper as soon as he came in, and wrinkled his nose in dissatisfaction. Decoration and incense.Zili said apologetically, "I miscalculated, so I burned it for fear of being a joke. I will remember to ask the girls to take it out and burn it. Open the windows to let the smell out."

Jia Zheng sat next to Zili with a gloomy face. He saw a letter in Zili's hand: "Is it a letter from grandfather? The capital is probably still frozen for thousands of miles at this time. Grandfather is not angry about the birthday ceremony, is he?" " Zili teased Jia Zheng with a slight smile: "Grandfather is angry, he said he would ask someone to pick me up after the end of the year, and asked me to ask you, would you like to go back with me?"

What?Grandpa was really angry, so I immediately told my father to ask him to write to your grandfather again to explain and apologize.I just said that sister-in-law is—hey, if I had known this, I should have asked you to be in charge of the house as soon as you entered the door.Mr. Jia Zheng couldn't complain about his sister-in-law, so he could only sigh and regret it.His anxious face was covered with sweat, and suddenly he saw Zili's smile, and he came to his senses, and said suddenly, "I see, you are making fun of me. What did grandfather say?" Jia Zheng wanted to see Wang very much. The letter from Changchun to Zili, but I can't read it directly because of face.

Just take it and read it. The letter said that on the day the birthday gift was delivered, both the grandson and the emperor sent people out to see your calligraphy. Eunuch Wei beside the emperor also said that your calligraphy is good.Praise the grandfather for his good vision and choose a good son-in-law.Are you happy?Zili took Wang Changchun's letter and handed it to Jia Zheng, smiling at him.

Hearing the cronies around the emperor praise him for his good handwriting, Jia Zheng only felt that a booster was injected into his body, and he felt that his body was full of strength.I saw Mr. Wang in the morning and talked about my essay and the upcoming exam.Mr. Wang said that although Jia Zheng's essays were well written, it was a pity that he used deadly kung fu and lacked some inspiration, but if his essays were correct, he could still pass the exam.Jia Zheng couldn't help feeling a little disappointed when he heard Mr. Wang's evaluation. Although he hoped that Mr. Wang would praise him, saying that the article was well done, it could be regarded as a New Year gift for him next year to comfort his fragile heart.But deep down in his heart there is still sobriety.It can be said that he is not serious about studying and doesn't work hard, but no matter how hard he tries, he still can't make more progress. There are many places that others can understand with a little on-demand, but he has to think hard for several days before he can vaguely understand.

In terms of talent for reading, Jia Zheng had no choice but to admit that he was indeed lacking in cleverness, and he had no choice but to accept that his qualifications were mediocre, and that it was impossible for him to be a leader in the literary world if he wanted to become a pillar of the country.When he was being hit hard, Zili's words rekindled hope in Jia Zheng's heart.In his heart, he has always wanted to be a well-known literati and a pillar of the country, and also to be famous in history, to realize his ambitions. Now that he has not entered school, he has already been valued by the emperor, and he has no idea of ​​his life or his future. so pessimistic.

Zili guessed that Jia Zheng must have been hit by Mr. Wang. This Mr. Wang became a child as he got older.It was Jia Zheng who endured Mr. Wang's mental abuse for such a long time, which made Zili look at him with admiration. "I guess the second master must have been taught a lesson by Mr. Wang. Don't be discouraged. Mr. Wang is a child with a heart. Now he doesn't care about other people's eyes anymore, so he speaks without concealment and is very straightforward. Youdao is Please don't be angry." Zili guessed the reason for Jia Zheng's black face just now, and at the same time cooled Jia Zheng's excitement: "Actually, you don't have to take what Eunuch Wei said too seriously. On his old man's birthday, he always wants to make Mr. Shou Xing happy."

"I know that Mr. Wang is sincerely for my own good. In fact, what is my handwriting? I don't have a bald pen to make a grave, nor a pool of ink. The things that were sold were not worthless waste." Jia Zheng suddenly felt emotional.

"Second Lord, don't underestimate yourself, just let nature take its course. By the way, Qingyun's illness is still not healed. I think the manpower will be tight at the end of the year. If she is willing, she can go home and take care of her. Wait until Kaichun recovers before coming in. " Zili peeked at Jia Zheng's expression, and asked Qing Yun to go out.

Hearing that Qing Yun was still ill, Jia Zheng was a little surprised: "Is she still not well? The doctor who comes to our house often keeps fooling people. Isn't it time that Qing Yun just has a small cold, and he will be fine after a few days? But since It's the end of the year, and there are more and more things going on here, and it's not good if she can't recover from her illness. Go back to the wife tonight and ask Qingyun to go out." Jia Zheng's impression is that Qingyun rarely gets sick, and the doctor who walks around the house often The medical skills are good, even a small cold is not good, but since Qingyun has done such a thing, Jia Zheng has no previous intentions towards Qingyun, and lightly expressed that he will follow Zili's arrangement.

The change in Zili's attitude towards Jia Zheng was very strange. Qing Yun was Jia Zheng's eldest girl. When Zili first entered the door, Zili watched Jia Zheng's interaction with his two roommates coldly. Up to Jia Zheng still doted on Qing Yun and Lang Huan.Sometimes Qing Yun would show his face at Jia Zheng and speak casually. Jia Zheng was not angry, but coaxed them angrily.Although Zili didn't like the two girls, she was not stupid enough to compete with the two future concubines chosen by Mother Jia.She just watched with cold eyes, always ready to find the right time to make a move.Completely remove the two dangerous elements.

She didn't know why Jia Zheng became indifferent to Qing Yun. She tried to ask Qing Yun to go out to recuperate, but Jia Zheng didn't object.Seeing that all the girls around him had gone out, Zili tentatively said, "I have a doubt and I need to ask Second Master."

"Just talk about anything." Jia Zheng saw Zili's serious face and thought she was going to ask him about the Jia family's New Year's habits.Zili thought about it and then slowly said: "Actually, Qingyun doesn't need to move out when she is sick. Although she is a girl now, she is already the second master's person. If she goes out, she will send some The mother-in-law and the girl went out to take care of her. Ask her to prepare a house for her to live in alone. Every day, ask the doctor to check the pulse and prescribe the prescription, and the people around her will come back to answer. This is more troublesome, it is better to ask her to stay at home It's fine to keep her. It's just that she is still a girl and lives with Lang Huan. If Lang Huan gets sick, wouldn't even the second master be infected. If you don't ask her to go out, you can point to another room. Then you have to show her the way, show her face, and be a housemate in a bright and righteous way."

Zili didn't finish talking, but was interrupted by Jia Zheng: "You think too much, Qingyun is right to serve me, that's also a girl's duty. Let's leave the past behind and forget about it. I just want to tell you, I You have to teach the former girls in the house the same as the girls you brought, don't indulge them for my face. Qingyun has also served me for many years, who knows that he can do such a thing without seeing him, let alone Let alone someone else."