Prequel to the Red Chamber: I Am the Second Wife

Zili felt relieved after hearing Wang Ziteng's words. She knew that Big Brother Zhen's identity could not be concealed, so what should she and Wang Ziteng tell Jia Zheng.Although Jia Zheng was stubborn sometimes, that didn't mean he was a fool.Both Wang Ziteng and Zili had met their grandsons, so it would be hard to explain.The seeds of doubt will take root and germinate in their hearts. How should they get along with each other in the future?Just when Zili was racking his brains for a reasonable explanation, everything happened unexpectedly.

"Don't worry, sister, I don't think my brother-in-law is a stubborn person. He just won't be able to turn around for a while. If he dares to suspect you, don't worry, I will support you." Wang Ziteng saw that Zili's face became pale. Pale, and feel reckless.He gave Zili a reassurance, reassuring her.

"Let's talk about the future, what to do now! That person looks like an idiot. I'm worried that he will continue to be an idiot. He will be an idiot just after he passed the exam. He is really unlucky." Zili sighed deeply. She was in a mess and needed to think about it.What matters most now is Jia Zheng's thoughts.But his stupid look is more and more worrying.Jia Zheng was naturally extremely happy to be on the list, like a pot of hot charcoal being suddenly doused with a large piece of ice.As for Jia Zheng's little nerve, don't become a snake spirit.Fan Jinzhongju didn't invent that it might happen to his relatives around him.

Wang Ziteng frowned, staring at Jia Zheng and the crying Nanny Wu, suddenly frowned and made up his mind and said to Zili, "Don't worry, I can cure his stupid disease in one go." Going forward fiercely and pushing the girls away: "Go away, go and fetch a basin of cold water, go and open the window. Bring me a cup of herbal tea, go quickly! I won't be polite if you linger any longer." Said the prince Holding the teacup in one hand, Teng took a sip of herbal tea and sprayed it on Jia Zheng. Then Wang Ziteng slapped his arms high, and Jia Zheng's face turned red.

Grandma Wu was too frightened by Wang Ziteng's expression to dare to speak, she hurried forward to support Jia Zheng, but Jia Zheng slowly recovered, with a click, a sound in his throat, and a turn of his eyes, he finally He has regained his sanity.Slowly raising his head to see the faces of Wang Ziteng and Zili, Jia Zheng suddenly burst into tears: "You almost killed me, I offended His Highness the grandson." With shoulders to shoulders, Jia Zheng was determined to die.

"Woooo, whoever I provoked, you can't make me so unrighteous if you take me for fun. I almost lost my temper in the Golden Palace today. The poem has become a laughing stock. The grandson even asked someone to tell me to go to the East Palace tomorrow. I am in great trouble!" Jia Zheng thought that the grandson would definitely settle accounts with him. up.Jia Zheng cried to death, frightened both Zili and Wang Ziteng.

Zili watched Jia Zheng's snot and tears flying together, and the black line on his head came down like a waterfall.Oh my god, Zilizi once confirmed that Jia Baoyu was indeed Jia Zheng's own, um, not only was it his own, it was literally mitotic.A big man cries like a girl.Even girls don't cry so frankly.She pinched the bridge of her nose helplessly, telling herself to calm down.Wang Ziteng was also shocked by his brother-in-law's crying skills. He first gave his sister a sympathetic look, and complained in his heart: "Master's son doesn't cry like this. This Jia Zheng looks talented, but he is actually a soft-tempered guy. Just like a woman, she chatters endlessly. If it wasn't in front of the girl today, I would have to teach him the principles of being a man."

Hearing Jia Zheng's intermittent cries, Zili felt relieved.Jia Zheng didn't suspect that the old love was unfinished.He is a good young man who pursues progress and has been polite since he was a child.This will be sad and regretful for inadvertently colliding with His Royal Highness the Grandson.In comparison, the two brothers and sisters of the Wang family are almost the top school bullies, while Jia Zheng is a standard good student in the school who wears a neat white shirt, buttoned up to the throat, wears glasses, and wears five stripes.

Wang Ziteng was frightened by his brother-in-law's crying skills, and he even felt guilty for doing something wrong to Jia Zheng. "Ahem, that brother-in-law, stop crying, I'll talk about this with you slowly!" Wang Ziteng took the handkerchief handed over by the girl, sat next to Jia Zheng and patted him on the shoulder.Unexpectedly, Jia Zheng somehow switched to the mode where Xuanmai couldn't stop after eating, and tears fell like he didn't want money.Wang Ziteng was upset by Jia Zheng's choking, and he lost his patience.He slapped Jia Zheng's shoulder hard, and said sharply, "You can't stop crying, you just cry and cry when you have an accident like a woman!"

Choking, Jia Zheng's crying was stuck in his throat, he stopped and looked at his uncle at a loss, his face was pale and bloodless, and his body was still shaking .Seeing how her grandpa was pushed down and ravaged, Grandma Wu hurriedly stood up to protect the calf: "My second master has been weak since he was a child, and the old lady and the wife usually dare not speak loudly to him. I'm presumptuous, it's my uncle's fault."

Zili hurriedly stepped forward and pulled Nanny Wu: "Don't be angry, Mammy, you should have known during the time you came to my natal house that our brothers and sisters were raised by bullshit. My brother is even more impatient. Even if he has something No, but the appearance of the second master just now was too frightening. If it weren't for my brother's wit and response, I don't know what to do now. We are courtiers, and there are many rules in it when we look at the scenery from the outside. Who dares to say anything when His Royal Highness speaks. And this matter It may not be a bad thing. Think about it, old man, now that the second master is nominated on the gold list, he may be in the center in the future. Don’t deal with the emperor’s grandson every day. At that time, the second master was still so shy. A personal relationship is much worse than no personal relationship." After listening to Zili's words, Madam Wu also felt that it made sense, and she rambled on, "Second Grandma, I am also confused. You really don't know that the Second Master has been a solid-minded person since he was a child. My child. Take what others say seriously. My uncle is for the future of the second master. How can I not know what is good or bad. It’s just that my second master——" Wu Mama said in bits and pieces that Jia Zheng was timid and needed to be taken care of carefully, while quilt Li Fu went out to sit and drink tea.

The room fell silent, Wang Ziteng watched Jia Zheng blushing and wiping his face with a towel.I knew that he had come to his senses and realized that he was embarrassed by his gaffe. "Brother-in-law is ashamed. If you complain, you can blame me. You have achieved success and fame now, and you should know that it is difficult to avoid unsatisfactory things in life. I will accompany you today. Please don't forget the villain and don't be like me. A vulgar person has common sense." As he spoke, Wang Ziteng stood up and bowed to Jia Zheng.

Jia Zheng hurriedly stood up and helped Wang Ziteng: "Brother, don't laugh at me, I almost lost my manners when I went to the palace for the first time today, and you know that there are many officials who will never stand up for a crime of disrespect." I'm stupid, it's not easy to get to where I am today, and I don't want to—" Jia Zheng was thinking about the main hall, he had just stood firm and quietly raised his head to see the true face of the emperor.But with just one glance, Jia Zheng seemed to have been struck by lightning.Isn't the person next to the emperor—Zhen Yunlong?Taisun wore an orange-yellow round-neck robe, and a crown inlaid with gold wings covered his head, and a pearl the size of a longan glistened in one of them.There is a reserved smile on the corner of his mouth.Jia Zheng blinked in disbelief and almost cried out.

Jia Zheng just stared at the grandson above him stupidly, forgetting all the precautions that the officials of the Ministry of Rites had said before.They couldn't just look up at the emperor casually. It would be disrespectful to keep staring at the emperor.If the emperor is annoyed or impeached by the censor.Maybe the Jinshi was lost as soon as he got it.But Jia Zheng just raised his head and stared at the grandson above him so stupidly.The officials of the Ministry of Rites stood on the steps of the emperor's throne and recited the names of the new scholars one by one. They recited each name three times. Those whose names were recited had to kneel down three times and kowtow nine times to thank the emperor.

"Jia Zheng in Jinling, 98 Jinshi in the new division." Jia Zheng's name was called three times, but he stood there in a daze, and the people around him kicked him down. Eat mud.The eyes of the whole hall were focused on Jia Zheng. Jia Zheng was busy calming down, staring at his toes, walked up to the high throne, and knelt down at the designated place. out of his mouth.

The emperor was also very interested in Jia Zheng. He looked at Jia Zheng, who was kneeling on the ground at the bottom of his feet, and said in a teasing voice, "Raise your head and let me have a look. Could it be that you looked so far away just now?" Do you feel that you have been wronged by only becoming a Jinshi?"

When Jia Zheng heard the emperor's words, he was frightened out of his wits. He stammered and said, "How dare you. I just got carried away because of His Majesty's majesty. Please punish me."

The grandson watched the grandpa's expression from the sidelines.With a guilty conscience, he helped Jia Zheng out of the siege: "It must be because he has never seen the world, so Grandpa Huang should forgive him."

The emperor glanced at his grandson with sharp eyes, and said pointedly: "Yes, he is also a family of officials. How can Jia Daishan's family be such a son who has never seen the world. I know you cherish talents, so I won't pursue it." As he spoke, the emperor turned to Jia Zheng and said, "My grandson interceded for you, and I didn't intend to pursue your disrespect. It's just that you are no longer the arrogant child in front of your parents. From now on, you must know your identity and don't make inappropriate behaviors." The matter of status makes people laugh." The emperor paused and said, "How can I trust you to entrust the heavy responsibility to you." In fact, the emperor was talking about his grandson, but Jia Zheng thought it was the emperor saying that he was unbearable. important task.Hearing this, his heart turned cold. He studied hard for the purpose of being able to show his talents and realize his ambition.As a result, just after touching the ideal door, the emperor shut it out with a word, and he would be hopeless for the rest of his life.

Jia Zheng couldn't recall the details of what happened next.After the Chuanlu banquet was over, Jia Zheng walked away in a daze like a walking corpse. Lin Ruhai was a little worried looking at Jia Zheng's appearance, so he wanted to come over to comfort him.It's a pity that he couldn't get away and could only watch Jia Zheng still there alone.At this time, Dai Quan came with a small eunuch, and he didn't look at the new scholars, he walked up to Jia Zheng: "Second Master, Your Highness asked me to talk to Second Master, please come over tomorrow to talk about it."

"Please brother-in-law, please save me. I didn't mean to offend." Jia Zheng and Wang Ziteng talked about what happened during the day, with depressed expressions on their faces.Wang Ziteng rolled his eyes and patted Jia Zheng on the shoulder to reassure him: "You really are so scared. Fortunately, you are still a child of an eunuch's family. Didn't the emperor's words refer to you? Relevant. You don’t know the temperament of His Highness the Grandson. Although he is the crown prince, he is very approachable. You can see it when he was hunting in Xishan last time. Do your best to do errands, if you can make the emperor and the grandson smile, you are showing filial piety. You are so frightened that it makes His Highness the grandson feel sorry, don't you lose the way of a courtier."

Wang Ziteng slowly persuaded Jia Zheng to recover.Seeing Jia Zheng recovering slowly, Wang Ziteng's heart fell to the ground. "Take it easy, you don't have to be too pretentious when you see His Highness tomorrow. Do what you want." Wang Ziteng said goodbye and left.

"Well, did His Highness just want to play a joke on me? I'm worried that His Highness has other intentions for me. At the temple fair that day, Zili and I met His Highness Taisun, and the two of them seemed very—" Jia Zheng frowned. Eyebrow, thinking about words, but Jia Zheng couldn't find an appropriate word to describe that feeling.On that day, Zili pretended not to know Taisun, but after thinking about it carefully, they did.

Wang Ziteng flickered in his heart, and said randomly and calmly: "I knew you were suspicious of this, let me explain it to you. Of course, my grandson and my sister have met each other. You also know what happened before. When she was in Hangzhou, she Serving beside the queen mother, the grandson will always see her when she comes to pay her respects. I don't know the details of what happened that day, but think about it, if my sister recognized her highness on that occasion, she would beg to greet her in a daze. How will it end when you go down? That place is full of fish and dragons, and my sister can hardly tell what happened when His Royal Highness came out. You just read too much and become pedantic, and you don’t know how to change things.”

Jia Zheng thought about it and nodded slowly: "Thank you brother-in-law for your advice. I will remember it."

That night Zili and Jia Zheng were lying on the bed. Neither of them slept but they closed their eyes and pretended to be asleep.In the middle of the night, when Zili turned over half asleep and half awake, she heard a low sigh beside the pillow.When she turned to look, she could only see Jia Zheng's profile in the dim light.He closed his eyes tightly, and seemed to be in deep sleep.

The next morning, Jia Zheng went as usual, and Zili pretended to be okay, got up step by step, washed up and had breakfast with Jia Zheng.Putting down the chopsticks, I saw the people next to Mr. Wang coming over: "The people from the East Palace are at the old man's side, please go over."

Zili stood up and sent Jia Zheng to the door.Jia Zheng stretched out his hand and squeezed Zili's hand, looked at her meaningfully, and at the person who came, "I'll go there." He lifted his foot and left.