Prequel to the Red Chamber: I Am the Second Wife

This was Jia Zheng's first time stepping into the Eastern Palace. With yesterday's experience at the bottom, Jia Zheng would not lose his composure even if he went to Longtan and Tiger's Cave.He followed the little servant who led the way step by step, entered the palace gate, and turned around from the east lane. In front of him was no longer a resplendent and resplendent red wall, but an exquisite garden full of vitality with the fragrance of birds and flowers.The little eunuch who led the way said: "This is the place where His Royal Highness retreats. Generally, foreign ministers can only visit outside." Jia Zheng knew from the little eunuch's words that this was the grandson's inner room.

As soon as I arrived at the door, I saw a few inner eunuchs standing in the corridor with their hands down, and two small inner eunuchs stood at the door with their hands down, waiting to be called from inside. "Is Jia Zheng here? Tell him to come in." The grandson's voice came from inside. Jia Zheng wanted to straighten his clothes and sign up, but was urged by the eunuch: "Sir, please come in."

Inside the warm pavilion, the windows were all inlaid with glass, so when Jia Zheng entered, he didn't feel that his eyes were getting dark, but instead, the beautiful scenery outside was reflected in the room.Taisun was casually wearing a homely robe and was reading a book under the window with his feet up. When he saw Jia Zheng coming in, he held a book and looked at him with a half-smile: "You look a little good in official uniform. I just saw your When I took a quick look, I thought Wang Ziteng was coming out with a girl. When I got closer, I realized it was a man."

This is blatantly wrong, Zhen Yunlong's tone, Jia Zheng thought about Wang Changchun's instructions before he left, and still respectfully knelt down to pay his respects to his grandson according to the etiquette. "I didn't know the identity of the grandson before, so please forgive me for being rude." Jia Zheng knelt on the ground and begged the grandson for forgiveness.

"Get up, you are really a dull and serious old master. You are so old-fashioned in talking and doing things that people can't joke with you. I didn't see you like this when I was in Xishan. You sit down and talk. If you are still serious I'll kick you out right away." Taisun asked the eunuch to move a chair for Jia Zheng to sit on, and when Jia Zheng was about to decline, Taisun pressed his shoulders and sat down.Jia Zheng was thinking about what Wang Changchun told you not to be too cautious in front of your grandson. You two are similar in age so you don't have to be so superstitious.As long as it is not presumptuous.

Jia Zheng thanked him for his seat, but he didn't dare to sit there in a pretentious manner. He only slanted half of his body to talk to his grandson.Taisun was really easy-going and unassuming as Wang Ziteng said.The grandson asked Jia Zheng about the situation at home, and then asked him about his experience in studying.Jia Zheng slowly regained his composure, and he was no longer embarrassed, and he became more and more sensible when he talked freely.

"By the way, how about my grandpa and I asking you to be my prince's guest? You stay in the capital, so I can have someone to talk to. After a year and a half, I will find you a fat job in the Imperial Academy. Or go to study in Liubu, what do you think?" Taisun threw out a tempting suggestion to Jia Zheng.Although Xinke Jinshi sounds nice, the key is the first step in entering the officialdom, how to allocate work after passing the exam.Even if you win the first prize in the exam and are assigned to a cold yamen, you can only be a fool for the rest of your life without getting ahead.The Taisun's proposal was too tempting for Jia Zheng and any new Jinshi, so Jia Zheng almost agreed when he heard it.

But a voice pulled him out of the ecstasy: "You are a little Jinshi, is it worth being so courted by your grandson?" Zili's figure suddenly flashed in Jia Zheng's heart.Jia Zheng almost bit his tongue: "Uh, I, I would like to thank His Majesty Taisun for your kindness, but it depends on the officials. No matter what position I serve for the country, I can still pick and choose. If that is the case, I will be a caring individual." A villain who gains and loses is even more unworthy to serve His Highness."

Taisun looked at Jia Zheng in surprise.This person has a bit of backbone, and any person who heard the words just now would be as happy as picking up gold.This Jia Zheng has a bit of character, the grandson was not angry because of Jia Zheng's refusal, on the contrary, he was more kind: "Well, you are an ambitious person. I'm not worth your time because of my lack of knowledge." Lost sigh.

Jia Zheng was so frightened that he quickly stood up and wanted to explain: "The minister is so incompetent and inexperienced that he can't bear the heavy responsibility, absolutely no intention of taking it lightly. I'm nothing but a fluke. If I have other thoughts, let me die immediately..."" You are really interesting, why can’t you hear the joke. It’s a good thing that you have the heart to contribute to the country. If you just said it, others must be happy. Now the officials in the court are all focused on climbing the ladder, fame and fortune It's fate, all the sage books are in vain. If you say that you want to be an official, you have to find a job, and you look ugly! You are different, you only want to make achievements and don't care about your own gains and losses. But you didn't think about it Zhouquan." Taisun nodded and told Jia Zheng to sit down.

what is itJia Zheng looked at Taisun suspiciously, he had rehearsed the conversation just now several times in his mind, there was nothing out of the ordinary.Jia Zheng didn't have the right experience yet, so he could only use his intuition to guess what the grandson was thinking.He felt that there was no obvious flaw in Cai Cai's answer, but what did Taisun's words mean?The grandson looked at Jia Zheng looking at himself because he didn't understand, and he couldn't help laughing: "You are also a child of a family. I think that although you have an older brother, you are loved at home and doted on by the elders. Naturally, you are a son of a big family. If it is true How can you bear to put you in a remote place as a petty official? Your elders must be worried about you, and they worry about you day and night at home. You are only worrying about your own ambitions, but you are burdening your family. Isn’t it unfilial Is it?"

An unfilial hat was buckled down, and Jia Zheng felt that his small body couldn't help but take a few steps back, and he almost fell down.How could he be so unlucky!Jia Zheng only felt like a little mouse caught in a cage, while Taisun was the one who lured the mouse with food outside the cage.When I saw some sweets to eat, I was held down and teased.Beads of sweat appeared on Jia Zheng's forehead.He thought about it and said respectfully to his grandson: "Loyalty and filial piety cannot be both. My grandmother and mother are people who understand righteousness and will not spend money on public affairs for personal reasons. I am willing to be a small county magistrate. Within a year If you can’t make a big order, you will resign and go home. You can study with peace of mind and never come out to be an official again.”

The grandson didn't answer, and opened and closed the fan in his hand for a long time and said slowly: "You yourself are willing to suffer, but have you ever thought about it? What about your wife? Your wife is Wang Ziteng's sister, and she also came from a famous family in her natal family." When she was young, she was also Miss Qianjin. She married you and she was also Anfu's honorable young mistress. But you never thought that if you let go of the foreign job, your wife would suffer hardships with you. "

Jia Zheng's heart skipped a beat, and he said firmly, "Chuo Jing doesn't care about gains and losses."

"I'm just saying this casually, and I'm speaking out of my feelings. I didn't get married before and couldn't understand all kinds of things between husband and wife. Now I'm getting more and more entangled in family affairs. Wang Ge is always an old minister, and he's old. He doesn't like his children and grandchildren to be around his knees. He loves his granddaughter dearly, but he doesn't want people to say that he is favoritism. Don't you know that the job assigned to you by the official department is the county magistrate of Shanyin County. The land in that place is barren and the transportation is inconvenient. Bandits. Three county magistrates have been changed in three years. How can you, a rookie in the officialdom, be qualified for that position. The old Wang Ge loves his granddaughter, but he can’t speak up because of the court rules. I’ll be the peacemaker. Go talk to the emperor I want you to stay in my East Palace. It not only fulfills the reputation of Mr. Wang, but also maintains the dignity of the court. Everyone is happy. What do you think!" Taisun said earnestly, only waiting for Jia Zheng to agree.

In Shanyin County, Jia Zheng quickly found out about the situation in Shanyin County.It's really a poor and remote place, separated by mountains, and the folk customs are tough. The most terrible thing is that it hinders the fiefdom of King Wei.Being the county magistrate not only has to deal with the boss but also deal with the king of Wei.At that place, Jia Zheng was a little shaken.