The Happy Man in the Red Chamber

Mother Jia said it was because she was not feeling well, so she broke up the not-so-pleasant after-dinner leisure.Jia Zheng went to the study on the grounds that he had government affairs. Mrs. Wang twisted a handkerchief and took Yuan Chun back to her room, sitting on the bed and sulking.

She is very satisfied with the Zhang family's marriage.The Zhang family is rich, she knew it before she left the cabinet.What's more, the appearance of the Zhang family is not comparable to the four of them.Even the Holy One will look at them before making a decision.Not to mention anything else, her aunt was still at the right age at that time, but she was no better than that girl from the Zhang family, and she had to marry a general in the end.There is no noble or waiting, but I can't bear the simplicity of others in the emperor's heart.

But at this time, she was so delayed, how could she not be depressed.Even if it is a concubine's daughter, it is feasible to marry a high-ranking concubine's daughter as a common wife in the future.It's not their family's fault that they can't have children, is it?The moment Jia Zheng mentioned it, she thought about the future.But right now, it's all gone.When it arrived, it was given to Jia Lian for nothing.

Yuan Chun looked at his mother, sighed, took the tea from the maid beside him, put it on the kang table, sat on the spring stool next to Mrs. Wang, and held Mrs. Wang's hand: "Mom, don't worry, brother is What kind of talent? The old lady thinks well. Our current identities are so high and low. The Zhang family is indeed a good marriage, but after all, it is a concubine. The Zhang family and others have more rules. It's strict. How could you change the ancestral book for a concubine?"

She was talking about genealogy, the kind of thing that, once written down, rarely changes.She appeased Mrs. Wang: "Mom is willing to let my brother marry a concubine to come in? If nothing else, can the dowry alone be 5 taels? The old lady disagrees, my father disagrees, and I don't even want to have such a sister-in-law." Yes. But the first daughter of the high family, the elder brother may not be able to reach him right now. If the elder brother is the son of the uncle, the first daughter of the Jiang family may marry. But what my father said, they are all five ranks. Where can I hear it clearly? , what Auntie said about the first grade and the fifth grade. It’s nothing else, isn’t it just this?”

"What does she know from a small family?" Mrs. Wang was annoyed when she heard this. She shook her hands and looked into her daughter's bright eyes, and sighed: "It's just a good life. The old lady will not be like this It’s their wish, but speaking of it, if the marriage is settled, your brother will be well in the future.”

Thinking of this, she laughed: "Whatever your brother is, he wants to marry a legitimate daughter-in-law. I see what kind of face they use to get a housekeeper from a concubine."

Hearing what his mother said, Yuan Chun sighed.There are some words that she can't say, but she can understand and worry.

She has known since she was a child what her grandmother thinks about titles.My father is not really that lofty, he doesn't care about worldly affairs.It's just pretending, after all, there is an uncle there.Even she can't help herself in the future.The purpose is for the parents and brothers in this family to be able to obtain this title.But looking at it now, my uncle is not a person to be fooled at all, and it is even more difficult to be fooled with a new aunt.The bride looked obedient and well-behaved, but what she said, her eyebrows and eyes were made by a shrewd and capable person.In just a few days, the people in the mansion can see the things in the mansion clearly, and they can understand how to make things simple through research.

But these, she can't tell her parents and old lady.Not for anything else, just saying that they won't listen is enough.

Jia Amnesty drank a bowl of sweet soup at An Lan's place, then changed into a dark blue robe and went out.An Lan prepared gifts for him to take to the Jiang Mansion, each of which was very valuable.Jia Amnesty was originally unwilling, but An Lan said that no matter what, they were Jia Lian's family.And she will also be filial to Jia Lian in the future.These etiquettes must also be observed.What's more, if she can get it right with Jiang's brother-in-law, it will be good for Lian'er in the future.Jia Amnesty couldn't bear the ceremony, so he reluctantly went to Jiang's Mansion with a cart full of things.

Jiang Cheng looked at the things carried into the room by Xiaosi's maidservant, frowned and sipped his tea and looked at his brother-in-law who was sitting at the bottom: "Why are you free to come here today? You didn't tell me last time, and you never boarded me again." Is this the door?"

"That was just a moment of anger, no matter what, you are Lian'er's uncle. You did what happened last time, so I made the harsh words. Now that everything has been arranged, I will definitely come to you Tell me about Lian'er's future." Jia She has a very harmonious relationship with this uncle who is ten years older than him.Although later he came to the door to take away his original dowry, it was something the two of them had agreed upon.The apparent disagreement was also for his sole heir.

Hearing about his nephew, Jiang Cheng lowered his arrogance and raised his eyebrows to look at him: "I think these things are very valuable. You, who are so penny-pinching, will never have such kindness. How did this come about?" He didn't reply. , but turned the topic to gifts.

Jia Amnesty looked at it in private, waved the waiter to go down, and used his internal strength to probe a bit before dipping his finger in the tea and writing the word "Seven" on the table.

The Jiang family's original name was the Qilu Jiang family, and it can be said that it was the Qi Jiang who was the founder of Zhou Tianzi.Although the reputation is not obvious at the moment, the disputes among the countries that have been in chaos for many years can still be seen today, and most of the forces that control Qilu can be seen, how rich such a family is.Back then, Jia She's grandmother begged for this marriage for him, largely because he was the successor of the Huajian sect.Otherwise, Jiang Cheng would never marry his sister to him.

Jiang's death made Jiang Cheng, who originally looked down on Jia She, completely sided with Jia She.They have a common enemy, Cihang Jingzhai.Designing Jiang's death was largely for the Rongguo Mansion.But they should not touch the descendants of Qi Lujiang's family.

Looking at that Qi, Jiang Cheng opened his eyes wide and looked at Jia She: "But really?"

"She is congenital, your brother-in-law and I were almost swept to the floor on the wedding night." Jia Amnesty remembered his embarrassment, lowered his head and smiled.Jiang Cheng looked at him deflated, but laughed loudly.After laughing enough, he said, "Aren't you tempted? I know your feelings for my sister, otherwise you wouldn't have been obsessed for so long, and even got hurt."

Hearing Jiang Cheng's words, Jia Amnesty looked at him shaking his head and smiled: "I'm afraid I'm not lucky enough to bear it. Besides, she might not like me. It's that idiot Minxian..." Speaking of his original partner, he had deep feelings.The Huajian school emphasizes solitude and forgetting feelings, and there are as many feelings as ruthless.But after all, he was moved.That woman is so stupid... for such an unintentional...

Hearing Jia Amnesty mentioned his sister, Jiang Cheng was also a little silent.Neither of the two men said anything, and the time for a cup of tea passed.Jiang Chengcai said, "What is it for today?"

"Is the girl from the Zhang family looking for a relative?" Jia She cut straight to the point. In fact, what he said to Jia Mu was all to dissuade Jia Mu from her actions.He made up a lot of lies, and he also knew that after the dowry was taken away and his face was torn apart, Jia's mother would never ask Jiang Cheng if he wanted to find a marriage for his nephew.

Hearing this, Jiang Cheng was a little surprised: "The girls in their family are precious...Although I have just arrived in Xuqian, I heard from that guy Zhang Xianzhong that we have to save it for Jiji."

"Isn't the Ministry of Rites sending an edict today? After eating noodles, my younger brother said that his Shangfeng introduced him to him, and said that it was the youngest daughter of the Zhang family who gave him the eldest son. Only after I heard this did I realize that this girl is real." Good. It must be a good match for Lian'er. Besides, you know the situation of our family. The girl belongs to that sect, so she will definitely not be like others. Is this marriage... feasible?"

Hearing what Jia She said, Jiang Cheng was a little surprised.Jia Zheng works in the Ministry of Industry as Zan's attendant.It is usually called a servant, but it is a fifth grade.Formally speaking, it is Zan paternity.There are five grades to six or seven grades, and Shangfeng is the master book.His going up to the peak will definitely not have anything to do with the Zhang family.Even the current Secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Liu Yonghe, is no more than a nodding acquaintance with Zhang Xianzhong.

Although the Zhang family in Luoshui is not as old as their Jiang family, it has a huge network.But speaking of it, the person who came from the Wei and Jin Dynasties did not have some roots.Not to mention anything else, even Tang's family also produced four or five prime ministers and romantic figures.

He stroked the beard on his chin: "Don't worry about this matter, just in time for the Spring Festival in two days. I will ask your sister-in-law to post a post for your family, and meet the old lady of the Zhang family first. The New Year's Spring Festival , she will take the little girl there. After a while, I will have a will, and the emperor will not let me go for too long after delaying for so long. At that time, I will ask Zhang Xianzhong again. This person from the Ministry of Industry , I really never thought that anyone would have the face to persuade the Zhang family to marry their precious young daughter to the white son of a fifth-rank official."

Jia She nodded: "Then you will have to worry too much. Wang Ziteng's niece is good for me. Anyway, if Lian'er doesn't have that kind of thought, it is also feasible to marry back and manage the back house. But if there is a better one , there is no need to be wronged, is there?"

"Success!" Jiang Cheng nodded, agreeing to the matter.He called someone to change the tea again: "How will you arrange for Lian'er in the future? Originally, you were seriously injured internally and didn't have any more thoughts to teach. Now I think you seem to be in the prime of life, but you have changed your mind?"

Hearing Jiang Cheng mentioned the reason for the last quarrel, he lowered his head and pursed his lips with a smile: "Speaking of which, I owe this woman a lot of favor at that time. This internal injury has already healed. As for Lian'er, my father didn't get me very much back then, you know Yes. It's just because of the face of the old grandmother, I dare not have any opinions. Otherwise, it is not known whether the title is mine. At that time, there were many restrictions, which eventually dragged on. I was thinking, if Lian'er can be a Pei Xiangzhi The material must be good."

Seeing his yearning expression, Jiang Cheng smiled with satisfaction: "If you had thought about it long ago, how could you not teach it?" He understood Jia She's talent, but the filial piety of my mother back then was completely delayed. .

Hearing his uncle's praise, Jia She twitched his lips and smiled proudly: "The most important thing for me right now is Cihang Jingzhai..." He knocked on the table: "After this month's wedding, I'm going to hand over to the emperor. Zhezi is going to the frontier. Lianer, what do you think about entrusting it to Lin Ruhai?"

"Are you trying to match your sister with that Qi?" Jiang Cheng immediately understood what Jia She meant.If Jia Lian entrusts Lin Ruhai to teach literature, then Jia Min will inevitably have contact with that woman.

"Yeah!" nodded: "Although Min'er has a good relationship with the old lady, she must be able to understand it these years. Lin Ruhai's old lady is not in good health, and I seem to be struggling. In the future, he I must go back to Yangzhou Ding You. I thought, if it is feasible, it would be better to let Lian'er follow. What the Lin family has is what Zi Zhang Jin learned. Compared with you and me, it is the most suitable for Lian'er."

"Zi Zhang Hongru emphasizes respecting the virtuous and being tolerant of others, being good but being reserved. It's not hard to find out if you look at Lin Ruhai. It's just that after they have experienced Meng Xunmo's family, they have always been single-minded. How can they agree with Lian'er?" join?" Jiang Cheng also thinks that this is the best choice.However, although the inheritance of Zi Zhang in the eight generations of Confucianism has never been broken.But because its image is very good outside, many people follow suit.Some people pretend to be gentlemen, but they behave like chickens and dogs.Slowly tarnished their reputation, and the inheritance was changed to a single lineage.

Jia She laughed: "I'm not worried about this. Lian'er has been taught by me Huajian. Although her internal strength is only bright at the moment, she is definitely no worse than those who study hard. I'm just worried. Your heart I'm so jealous! You know, your Jiang family is from the same line of Meng Xue."

Hearing this, Jiang Cheng curled his lips and laughed at himself: "There are a lot of Mencius students. It is said that anyone who reads Confucius and Mencius must enter the Mencius School. Heh..." He chuckled, and Jia Amnesty followed suit with a short-term tea bowl to moisten his tongue.

It was night, An Lan sat on the kang and soaked her feet in a wooden basin.Mother Yue rubbed her feet while listening to her talking to Jia Amnesty.At this time, Jia She took a hot bath, lying on the kang with his hair loose, and half exposed his head outside the edge of the kang, and asked the maid to stir his hair with a dry cloth.

He can use internal force to dry the moisture in the hair, but then the hair will look dry.If this is in the eyes of outsiders, it means that his kidney water is insufficient.That's not a good thing for a man.

The main reason is that if you put this on the heroes of the rivers and lakes, no one will see whether your hair is withered and yellow or covered with black oil.As long as the temples are bulging, it means that the inner strength is extraordinary.In addition to his rosy complexion, if he is clearly a sixty-year-old man but has a youthful complexion, then it is even more worthy of attention.Jianghu, see is kung fu.But the officialdom and aristocratic family can see all kinds of connotations.Among them, the most important thing is the man's face.What is the face, that is what ah!If that doesn't work, how about your skill?The skill of the inner government order in the palace is also good, but it is the Sunflower Collection.

"Since your brother-in-law said that he would go to the Zhang family to talk about the marriage, I think it can be done. But, you have just made up your mind that you will go to the Northwest just after you get married."

"Why can't you think about it?" Jia She sighed: "I wasted the first half of my life, and I was obsessed..." He smiled self-deprecatingly.

An Lan looked at him and burst out laughing.He took the sweet soup of red bean and small glutinous rice balls on the side, and after eating two spoonfuls, he said, "You look like you are only in your early thirties. How can you say that you are in the middle of your sixties. But according to me, Lin Ruhai's lineage is also Not bad. It’s just that you’ve thought that without Luoshui’s Zhang family, they’d be willing to marry their precious daughter to Zizhang. Zizhang’s reputation has not been very good in all dynasties.”

When she was young and ignorant, she only thought that Confucianism was Confucianism.But I never thought that Confucianism is also divided into sects.This son Zhang Yimai requires a gentleman who is modest and gentle as jade.Accept people widely, and be strict with others.But this kind of demeanor has gradually become synonymous with needing to show off with the change of time, and internal power is weak.

"Hmm..." Jia She had never thought about this before. He murmured, "It should be fine. Although the Zhang family in Luoshui belongs to the Sun family, they are listed after Xunzi. But in the final analysis, their family has undergone many changes over the years. , you should understand the so-called Confucianism and come from it. And the real son Zhang Junfeng is the best."

"You just have to be careful, I don't want that Wang's daughter to be my daughter-in-law." An Lan lowered her head and curled her lips. If her character matched Wang Xifeng's, it would be quite lively.

After hearing what she said, Jia Amnesty turned her head and smiled happily: "This is what you said... Wang Ziteng's character is still believable. It's just that Wang Xifeng's character, after all, don't follow my brother and sister."

An Lan pursed her lips and smiled: "That's what I'm worried about! I don't like those who can't get a fart with a slap. Here, the daughter-in-law has entered the house. If the housekeeper and troublemakers follow her aunt in the future, what should I do? How to deal with yourself? In the final analysis, the marriage of the Zhang family should be carefully planned. I think, if I am willing to accept that girl as my personal disciple, maybe there will be some talk about the marriage. "

"Then you sacrificed too much? This favor..." Jia She quickly sat up, Liuli, who was doing his hair, glanced at his mouth, took something out and went out.She was so tired of the master's hair that she couldn't do it for a long time just like the girl's.It was her grandma's hair, which was completely dry after using half of the cloth.

Seeing Jia Amnesty's worried expression, An Lan tilted her head: "Even if I don't like Cihang Jingzhai! No matter how you say it, the daughter of the Zhang family must not come out with Cihang Jingzhai."

Hearing An Lan talk about Cihang Jingzhai, Jia Amnesty immediately understood.He sat cross-legged: "The people from Cihang Jingzhai came to the door?"

An Lan raised her chin, and Mother Yue wiped her hands and took out a booklet from a small drawer of the kang cabinet and threw it to Jia Amnesty.She doesn't like her master's partner, but at this time the master is still unable to cultivate.

Jia Amnesty opened the booklet and saw a brand new record after flipping through several pages.It is clearly written on it that Mrs. Sansheng'an Huijing visited Zhang's family court on the third day of February.

He snorted coldly: "The Zhang family will definitely not let their precious daughter be an aunt. Besides, this saint has already had her own apprentice. How can the Zhang family let their girl become an outer disciple?"

"That's the truth. Besides, the Zhang family came from the Sui and Tang Dynasties. They must be clear about the disputes back then. However, there is still a noble concubine Zhen in the palace right now. Although the name of Cihang Jingzhai has always been in the world, don't forget Yes. The emperor's favorite women are just like them." An Lan smiled and asked Mother Yue to dry her feet, and lazily leaned on a pile of soft pillows:

"The women in Cihang Jingzhai are usually taught according to the emperor's mind. They not only understand the emperor's world, but also practice swordsmanship all the year round, coupled with the reference of Buddhism, they have a hint of inviolability. The emperor It's also a man, especially a man sitting in the emperor's seat..." An Lan smiled and looked at Jia She, with an expression you understand.Jia Amnesty understood.

He lowered his head and smiled: "Indeed, no matter how precious a daughter is, the Zhang family knows how to choose. It's just an outside sect, so maybe it's okay to get more benefits. After all, she's just a concubine, and she's not a direct descendant after all."

"So...our family can give Cihang Jingzhai a better choice." An Lan raised her head proudly and smiled: "I...have been given the name of a personal disciple. As long as she marries Lian'er, We will guarantee that Lian'er will not take concubines or smuggle in the future. I can guarantee that if I go first, the owner of Qixiufang Waifang will hand it over to her after she steps into the darkness."

"Waifang..." Jia She frowned, "Why not Neifang?"

"Neifang...isn't practicing martial arts..." An Lan lowered his head and smiled after saying this.Jia Amnesty looked at her and frowned.He knew that there might be someone's privacy here.Although the two of them can live peacefully now, there is a bottom line for this peace.