Prequel to the Red Chamber: I Am the Second Wife

Zili looked at Dai Quan and subconsciously wanted to say hello, but Dai Quan reacted very quickly. He took a few steps and came to Zili in a flash. Sitting idle, I saw that the second master and this young master also came here to join in the fun, so I specially asked me to come down and invite the two of you to come up and talk. Don’t worry, this young master, our master is a very hospitable person, and our young master ordered that the two gentlemen must be invited up for a while. Talk." Said Dai Quan gave Zili a meaningful look, as if to say that if you yell about the identity of the grandson, just wait.

"Since it's a sincere invitation, don't refuse it. I'll leave you alone." Zili asked Jia Zheng to follow Dai Quan to see the grandson, but she slipped away first.When Jia Zheng received Zili's suggestion that you cover me and retreat first, he immediately responded, "In this case, be careful on the road, I'll ask someone to take you back."

Dai Quan was not willing to ask Zili to go away for nothing, he smiled and stood in front of Zili: "My young master has already seen the two of you. It would be impolite for this young master to just leave like this."

Without waiting for Zili's answer, Dai Quan said to Jia Zheng again: "Although my young master didn't take part in Chunwei, he went out to a banquet yesterday. At the banquet, he heard the chief examiner and deputy examiner of this subject paying attention to knowledge. There is a passage in it It's very interesting, maybe the test questions of this subject are in it. My son likes to make friends, since he saw this gentleman intending to make friends, if—" Dai Quan didn't finish speaking, he dragged his tone meaningfully, and gave Jia Zheng's endless reveries and hints.Mr. Zhen wanted to get acquainted with Zili, but if Zili left without saving face, he would lose his temper.Although Zhen Yunlong's words and demeanor were gentle and modest, in Jia Zheng's heart there was always a kind of pressure on Zhen Yunlong. That kind of aura was stronger than his father and the old man of the Wang family, and he was a little short of the involuntary ones.

After thinking about it, Jia Zheng quietly discussed with Zili and said: "In this case, it doesn't look good for you to go back alone, why don't we go up and sit down. It's not rude, and we can take a rest. Look at it."

Zili knew that Jia Zheng would never be able to withstand Dai Quan's pressure, so she glanced at Dai Quan with a smile: "Since it is a kind invitation from someone, how can I not know how to flatter you. I am really a vulgar person. Eyes and ears."

Dai Quan smiled like a flower, and bowed to Zili and Jia Zheng with a gesture of invitation: "Where, my son saw the two from a long distance and said that the two were of good background and detached, just like you." It's a pearl buried in the sand, how can it be buried so easily. This young man doesn't know how to call him." He said that he had already arrived in front of the teahouse.A man who looked like a servant greeted him, and said to Dai Quan, "My lord has been waiting in the private seat for a long time."

When Zili walked into the teahouse, he found that the guests at several tables were different from others. They were all dressed in the same straight clothes, with solemn expressions, only immersed in drinking tea, scanning the whole first floor with sharp eyes from time to time.It was very quiet on the second floor, and it seemed that it was completely packed.Zili turned his face to look at Jia Zheng with some doubts, didn't he notice anything wrong?Jia Zheng noticed Zili's suspicious eyes, and said to her in a low voice, "Brother Zhen is the only son in the family, and Mrs. Tai dotes on him very much. He must have been surrounded by countless family members when he came out. It is said that he was almost raped when he was a child." It’s because of the harm.” It’s really a strawberry in a greenhouse, and Jia Zheng must have gone out like this for one of the few times, surrounded by many family members.It seems that Jia's style is too much.In comparison, the boys of the Wang family are really rough-raised.

"I've never seen the world, so don't make jokes." Zili smiled at Dai Quan, who was staring at her vigilantly, for fear that she would poke her grandson's identity.

"It's Mrs. Tai who loves her grandson, and it's here! Allow me to report." Just as Dai Quan was about to go in to report, he heard the voice of His Highness the Grandson inside: "Come in, please."

His Highness Taisun stared at the door, feeling uneasy in his heart, it seems that he and Zili had not seen each other for more than a year.Taisun was somewhat contradictory in his heart, he was looking forward to seeing a handsome Zili, but a voice deep in his heart sounded darkly: "How radiant a woman can be who just missed the chance with Taisun Liangdi." Taisun's heart I can't help but imagine Zili's lost and hesitant look.Just when His Highness Taisun was torn apart by two emotions, a white bun first rolled in from where the door curtain was lifted.Jia Zheng's gratuitous smile rolled in, the grandson frowned in disgust, and pinched Jia Zheng's bun face thousands of times in his heart.Then someone came in, and Taisun's eyes lit up.The people in front of him were somewhat familiar and more unfamiliar. Compared with a year ago, Zili had grown a lot taller.She was wearing Jia Zheng's opinion, a bright blue cloud pattern gold and silver double thread pine, bamboo, plum, Suihan and Sanyou arrow sleeves, a milled belt on her waist with a jade purse, a squirrel leather warm hat on her head, and a white fox wind around her neck. collar.There are black boots under his feet, a plump oval face, eyebrows flying into the temples, eyes full of autumn water, less makeup but more heroic, looking forward and looking at him with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

His Royal Highness Taisun felt slightly sour in his heart for no reason. Dai Quan saw that Taisun was still in a daze, and hurriedly coughed.The grandson came to his senses, bowed his hands to Jia Zheng, and greeted Jia Zheng.Then Taisun immediately changed the subject and looked at Zili pretending to be confused: "This virtuous brother is very strange, he is the son of that family."

Unexpectedly, Taisun's acting skills are getting better and better. Zili pretended to meet him for the first time, cupped his hands and said, "It's not brother Cunzhou's brother-in-law, it's just that he is from the Tang family and not a close relative. I have heard that My brother-in-law met in the capital and thought it was Mr. Zhen, so I am very lucky to meet you today."

Zi Lituo said he was Wang Ziteng's cousin.Anyway, there are many Tang families in the Wang family, and no one raised any objections when she said that.Of course Jia Zheng didn't know about his wife's past with this big brother Zhen. Although he was a little afraid of this big brother Zhen, it was a man's nature that he didn't like his wife being too intimate with other men.Especially Brother Zhen seemed a little different today. Jia Zheng didn't know what was wrong, but his sixth sense made him make a subconscious movement - Jia Zheng quietly pulled Zili and blocked her with his body.

Jia Zheng's actions warmed Zili's heart slightly, but made the grandson's eyes flash with something dark and unclear.Dai Quan's heart rose to his throat. Ever since His Highness saw the second daughter of the Wang family returning to the capital with her son-in-law, His Highness especially liked to run out in micro clothes.That day the grandson called Wang Ziteng, drove away all the waiters, closed the door, and the two of them whispered.Dai Quan didn't know what the master said to Wang Ziteng inside, but he clearly saw the sweat on Wang Ziteng's forehead when Wang Ziteng went out.Although Dai Quan wondered what the master had said to Wang Ziteng, as a slave, he could not ask, and could only speculate based on his grandson's speech and behavior.But now the Taisun's city is getting more and more serious, and he is no longer the child who is full of joy, anger, sorrow and joy. Just when Dai Quan was in the fog, the Taisun suddenly went out to hunt in subdued clothes.When Dai Quan saw Wang Ziteng he met "unintentionally" and the young man behind him at the foot of the West Mountain, Dai Quan seemed to understand something.

It turns out that the master still can't let go of the girl from the Wang family.He stared nervously at all the subtle changes on the grandson's face, and his heart was raised in his throat, for fear that the grandson would do something out of line. Both the Jia family and the Wang family are prestigious families. If the grandson did something like taking a wife What a disaster.

Dai Quan felt that time had been frozen, but from Jia Zheng's point of view, everything was normal. Brother Zhen just nodded slightly to Zili, and said to Jia Zheng, "Students from Wangge's hometown, No wonder it really is extraordinary. You are relatives and you come to the capital to fulfill the friendship of the landlords. I interrupted your visit to the temple fair. I have nothing to do these days, and I came out for a walk today on a whim. I didn't expect to meet I have no acquaintances. I don’t know how the customs in Jinling are. Is there anything different about the Chinese New Year over there than in the capital?”

Zili's face was hehe, she knew what it meant to tell nonsense with her eyes open.Under the new year, not only ordinary people are busy cleaning the house, buying new year's goods and preparing to worship their ancestors for the new year, officials also have to travel around, or colleagues get together or visit each other with the same year, and even go around through the new year. , Even the emperor and queen are very busy, offering sacrifices to the heavens, worshiping at the Taimiao, congratulating the officials, rewarding the emperor's relatives and honorable ministers, how can the grandson have free time to go out and wander around.Zili felt more and more that the grandson's series of actions must have ulterior motives, as if they were aimed at him.

Jia Zheng looked at the furnishings inside the box and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Brother Zhen will enjoy it. It's freezing outside, but it's warm inside like spring. It's such a nice incense. , I have never heard of it before. Ordinarily I have seen something, and I have become a farmer in the country when I come to Brother Zhen." Needless to say, the furnishings in the box are on the walls. Yizhou Ding, a large local tripod with incense burning inside, the whole room is warm and comfortable, which makes people feel happy in their hearts.

However, Zili was keenly aware that this fragrance was the ambergris from the palace mixed with a little lily fragrance, so the smell was so warm and comfortable.She sat beside Jia Zheng with her eyes downcast, and quietly moved the chair down, telling herself to hide in the shadows.Taisun smiled good-naturedly, and he quickly glanced at Zili, as if to say that you have exercised your patience with such a little fool all day long.Zili pretended not to understand the meaning of Taisun's eyes, she just buried her head and said nothing.

"I'm a useless person. I'm just dawdling in the world of mortals. You try this tea and this snack. I asked the cook to make it specially. Brother Wang, you should try it too." Taisun looked at it with his eyes Look at the plate of dim sum in front of you.Dai Quan immediately sent it to Zili, who quickly stood up and bowed, "Thank you, Mr. Labor." Jia Zheng was confused by Zili's reaction, he thought Zili was shy and unaccustomed to others.Afraid of embarrassment on his grandson's face, he quickly turned his head and said to Zili with a slightly reproachful tone: "Everyone sit and chat, don't be too restrained. Since it's Brother Zhen's kindness, you can try it."

Seeing Jia Zheng's carefree expression, Zili wanted to kick him, and when she found out the identity of Brother Zhen, she wanted to see if Jia Zheng could still be so calm.Taisun waved his hand at Zili, and said kindly, "Brother Zheng is right, you don't have to be restrained." As he said this, Taisun gave Zili a meaningful look, as if to say that if you want to get out of trouble, you'd better accompany him. Let him continue to play the game of private visits in Weibo.Zili could only sigh inwardly, seeing the excitement on Jia Zheng's face, she felt a little pity for Jia Zheng in her heart.

The grandson was very interested in chatting with Jia Zheng, but Jia Zheng had a solid eye and had a great time talking in front of the grandson.Jia Zheng talked about the customs of the New Year in the south with great interest, and the grandson seemed very interested. He listened carefully for a while, and added a sentence or two from time to time.Zili listened to their conversation from the sidelines. Although Jia Zheng had been eloquent, the direction of the conversation had been dominated by Taisun. "The customs in the south and the north are similar. By the way, you are going to celebrate the New Year at Yue's house in the capital this year. It's all right to accompany you back to your mother's house." The grandson glanced at Zili intentionally or unintentionally, and chatted with Jia Zheng.

"I'm ashamed to say it. My wife has been filial to my parents, cared for my younger siblings, and praised by the whole family. It's a pity that Jinling is thousands of miles away from the capital, so she can't go back and have a look. This time, I just took the opportunity to go to Beijing to catch up with the exam. Parents-in-law reunion." Jia Zheng thought that although he was treated as a distinguished guest at his father-in-law's house, even so, when the whole family sat together for a reunion dinner at the end of the year, when Jia Zheng was drinking and his ears were hot, there would still be something in his heart. Shallow feelings of parting.However, Zili has been away from her natal family for more than a year, and she may not have the chance to celebrate the New Year with her natal family in the future.Thinking of this, Jia Zheng felt even more grateful for Zili.

Hearing the emotions revealed in Jia Zheng's words, Taisun felt uncomfortable. He felt that Jia Zheng was showing off his affection in front of him, deliberately embarrassing him!Tell you to show off your love, show off your love and die quickly!The grandson chuckled: "It can be seen that the Zheng brothers and Xian couples are deeply affectionate. A man has ambitions all over the world, and he can't live his whole life tied to a woman's crony. Your literary talent is good. This time, Chunwei must be in high school. You are the pillar of the country, what are your plans for the future?"

Talking about his plans for his future career, Jia Zheng immediately became energized. He subconsciously sat up straight and was about to talk, but Zili was startled and kicked Jia Zheng hard under the table. legs.But Jia Zheng said without realizing it: "I don't know if I can pass the exam. They are all serving the country, and I still can't pick and choose. I'm afraid it's because I have no talent to make up for the sky, so I can only dawdle."

Zili breathed a sigh of relief, she was really worried that Jia Zheng would be cheating if he didn't say anything when he was happy, and said that the family would help me with sports or something.Taisun smiled and said: "You are too modest, I am waiting for your good news." Said Taisun changed his posture, raised Erlang's legs, and casually dusted the dust on the hem of his robe.

With a bang, Li blushed violently, she seemed, as if she had kicked the wrong person for sure.