It is said that Jia She left the rest of the story to Jia Zheng. Jia's mother sent people to inquire the next day and found out nothing. She actually ordered Yingchun to go to Jia Cong to ask.
He got into trouble outside, and after thinking about it for a long time, he ordered someone to call him over.
Jia Cong has always been a sister-in-law, and rushed over as soon as he was called. He saw his sister sitting on a chair with a frown on her face, then stepped forward with a smile and asked, "What are you worried about, sister?"
Yingchun hurriedly stretched out her hand to pull him closer and asked in a low voice: "Did you cause trouble outside?"
Jia Cong was stunned: "Causing trouble? What happened? I am the best boy in the world, and I never cause trouble. I am not my brother Baoyu."
Yingchun then whispered what Jia Mu had said. Jia Cong was stunned for a moment and suddenly burst into laughter. Yingchun glared at him and cursed: "I'm so anxious that I'm sweating, and you're still laughing! Hurry up and say it!"
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Jia Cong smiled and said, "Sister, I just said that I don't know anything after you asked me for half a day."
An angry Yingchun raised her hand and gave him a chestnut: "Stop being vague and move quickly!"
Jia Cong hurriedly raised his hands and said: "Yes! I'll report back to you, sir, it's nothing at all!"
Yingchun still stared at him.
"Because I want to go to Chang'an with my brother Lahuan, but how can I tell my second uncle to go there for no reason? Dad sincerely tried to trick them into thinking there was some reason why they had to go, so they didn't dare to stop him.
Let's go. Sister, please don't forget that our ancestors didn't want us to interact with our great-aunt. She probably searched for half a day and couldn't find anything before she came to look for you. There was nothing, so where did she go to check?" Jia Cong laughed.
He said, "Sister, our father is getting worse and worse, he is becoming more and more like me!"
Yingchun was dumbfounded: "What are you talking about? The master has his own reasons. How can you and I understand this at our age?"
With a "boom", Jia Cong laughed so hard that he lay on the coffee table and couldn't get up. He stretched out his hands and gave Yingchun a pair of thumbs up.
Just at this moment, there was Siqi outside shouting: "Hello, girls!" His two siblings were busy talking, but they saw Daiyu Tanchun Xiangyun sneaking in. Jia Cong was still lying on the coffee table laughing, only stretching his arms.
He waved his paw: "Sisters, Wish you all the best~~"
Tan Chun said with a smile: "What's the joke? We also laughed."
Jia Cong said: "A wolf wandered outside the farmhouse in the evening. He heard the peasant woman inside scolding her son: If you cry again, I will throw you outside to feed the wolf. The son still kept crying. The wolf stayed outside until dawn.
Without seeing the child, he left with tears in his eyes and kept cursing: Liars, women are all liars!"
All the girls in the room burst into laughter. Xiangyun had already fallen on the Yingchun Kang. Tanchun pointed at him and was speechless. Daiyu simply leaned on Tanchun. Only Yingchun had the time to raise her hand to shield her.
The coffee table knocked him.
After her laughter subsided for a while, Yingchun looked at them and asked with a smile: "You guys have arrived quite well, who posted the invitation?"
Xiangyun said hurriedly: "Second sister, I have something to tell you. I have been playing with sister Xing these days, and she has been bullied by the women in her house!"
Yingchun raised her eyebrows and stood up with excitement: "What did you say!"
Xiangyun said: "She also has two taels of monthly money like us, because she has to set aside one tael to give to her parents, and the remaining one tael is used to please the mother-in-law, which is often not enough..." She suddenly realized that the Spring Festival was coming.
His face was livid, he was a little frightened, and he didn't dare to say anything.
Half a day later, Yingchun pinched the handkerchief and sneered: "Okay, okay. The more charitable you are, the more contrary you are, and you even bully your relatives. How many years will it take for the talents in this house to change? Just like those who had a good reputation for several lifetimes.
Yes. Sure enough, the world is as black as crows."
Tan Chunyin said: "What do you think, sister?"
Yingchun said calmly: "Are you worried that no one will do the work of waiting on the girls in the yard? Just kick them out."
Tanchun hesitated and said, "It's just that it's a bit too big."
Daiyu said: "Why is it that the third girl is now the opposite of the second sister? She is afraid of wolves in front and tigers in the back. She is just sending a few women away. It is their fault. Naturally, the second sister should be punished as she should.
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Tanchun said: "I'm afraid that Girl Xing may not be able to feel at ease in her heart. She is always a guest. Wouldn't it make her more and more uncomfortable if we make trouble like this?"
Jia Cong said: "How can we live well if we don't send those mothers-in-law and sisters away? I guess the third sister's intention is to teach them a lesson so that they will no longer bully Sister Xing. But they have already bullied the Xing sisters. If they still
Even if they weren't so arrogant, they wouldn't be much better. It's just a small matter, but using slaves to bully the master is the biggest thing." Then he turned to look at Yingchun.
Yingchun said calmly: "At this moment, I don't care what girl Xing thinks. I will go back and comfort her a little bit. She is a guest after all, and it has nothing to do with her that I send the servants in my house. Without rules, it's impossible.
Everything else around it is not as important as this."
Daiyu clapped her hands and said, "That's right, my second sister's words are very kind."
Tan Chun chuckled and said, "That's all. The second sister is indeed different from the past. She is quite like the second sister-in-law Lian."
Jia Cong also smiled and said: "The so-called seeking political power in one's position, my sister's decisiveness in killing is the result of daily decisiveness in all matters. It's just that I think my sister is better than my second sister-in-law."
Everyone laughed and said, "That's all, your sister is the best in the world."
Yingchun couldn't help but laugh, and called Siqi over, and ordered people to bring the three women in Xingxiu Yan's house for questioning.
Xiangyun said hurriedly: "Aren't you going to kick me out? What else are you asking?"
Yingchun said: "Even if they are 10,000% wrong, they can't just listen to your side of the story. They have to listen to both sides."
Xiang Yun stamped her feet and said, "Sister, do you think I have wronged them? How about I ask Sister Xing to testify?" Then he walked out.
Daiyu hurriedly grabbed her: "Yun girl is still so impatient and can't bear it even half a minute. Since the second sister is a Bao Qingtian, the case must be handled in accordance with the rules. She believes in you, but it is necessary to be in court.
Ask this section.”
Xiangyun said: "Since you believe in me, why bother with this? Why don't you just send me away?"
Yingchun said: "If you don't listen to both sides, how can one unjust case be found out of ten thousand cases? Wouldn't that person die unjustly?"
Xiangyun couldn't help being stunned, and finally said for a long time: "Why is the second sister like an official?"
Several people laughed again.
At that moment, the three women came over and all swore that this would never happen. Tanchun Daiyu's casual words made them full of loopholes, so Yingchun decided to send them away and sent Siqi to Li Wan's house to report back to her.
Li Wan heard this and said, "That's all, it's clean to throw her out." Yingchun went to Xingxiu Yanwu in person to apologize to her. After persuading her for a long time, he went to other places to arrange for three suitable women to serve her. Shi Xiangyun watched from the sidelines all the way.
She was dumbfounded and extremely envious, and sighed: "I usually only think that the second sister has a good temper, and I don't want to be so quick and decisive." After knowing this, Mrs.
On the other side, although Jia's mother could not find out the whole story, as Jia She expected, she did not dare to stop Jia Cong from going to Chang'an, but acquiesced in allowing Jia Huan to go with him. Jia Zheng then ordered someone to call Jia Huan.
He was holding the tea cup and thinking about it. Because he called Jia Huan today, he remembered that he had not seen this son for many days. In the early years, this son was appreciated by the wise king. He also remembered that he saw him in poor clothes.
Okay, I was still wondering if someone was treating him harshly, and then he forgot about it when he checked. Now he has to interrupt his studies at a young age and go to Chang'an to work hard all the way, and he feels a little guilty. I heard someone say that Third Master Huan is here.
, hurriedly raised his head. When he saw this child, he was a little surprised.
Jia Huan was wearing a new scholar's robe, a square scarf, and a small folding fan hanging from his waist. He looked like a graceful boy. The description of his appearance was undoubtedly that of Jia Huan, but his shoulders were hunched over compared to the usual appearance.
Now he held his head high and his chest high, his demeanor suddenly became extraordinary, and he couldn't help but praise: "Now he looks like a child studying in a wealthy family."
Jia Huan stepped forward and bowed, and knowingly asked Jia Zheng why he had called him.
Jia Zheng coughed and said: "You have an old aunt, who is your grandfather's sister. She married into the Gao family in Chang'an in her early years. She will be seventy years old in two months. Someone from our family must go there.
Congratulations on your birthday."
Jia Huan nodded and said, "I heard Cong'er said that he was going with his brother Baoyu."
Jia Zheng looked embarrassed and coughed again: "Baoyu, it's not convenient to be in the academy. Anyway, you are studying at home, why don't you go away?"
Jia Huan was stunned: "I'm going too? Then there won't be anyone around sir?"
Jia Zheng was also stunned: "What sir?"
It turned out that Jia Huan had been discussing with Tan Chun and others for several days. Now that he was old, he should gradually go out to socialize after returning from Chang'an. There was no need to hide his studies from Jia Zheng. He knelt down and said: "My son has something to do."
I have been hiding this from the master all this time. I really have no choice but to ask the master for forgiveness."
Jia Zheng ordered him to "speak quickly!"
Jia Huandao: "My son fell in the eyes of Uncle Lin by chance in his early years. Because he had to go south for business, he entrusted me to Mr. Su Zheng of the Hanlin Academy. Now I have been under his family for three years. I have stopped studying at home for a long time.
I just find an excuse to go to Mr. Su’s house to study every day.”
Jia Zheng was shocked and overjoyed! Who is Su Zheng? It is not an exaggeration to say that he is famous in Shilin. He did not expect that this son would have such an adventure! "Why didn't you tell me such a good thing?"
Jia Huan muttered: "I'm afraid my wife knows."
Jia Zheng was stunned: "She will naturally be happy if she knows."
Jia Huan curled her lips: "Master, do you really believe that she will be happy when she finds out? Please have mercy on my poor son and don't let her know, otherwise I don't even know how to survive in school. As a legitimate mother, she can just find any excuse.
It's easy to repair me. I have ordinary talents. Uncle Lin and Mr. Su liked me because they saw that I was willing to work several times harder than others. If my wife asked me to copy scriptures for her, I wouldn't have time to study them.
Or send me some beautiful maids. Even if I don’t care, I will inevitably be disturbed by them. Please don’t tell my wife.”
If he had said this a few years ago, Jia Zheng would not have believed it. Now that Mrs. Wang was causing trouble over money again and again, Jia Zheng had already disliked her very much. Jia Huan was extremely disgusted with her.
He looked frightened, and immediately suspected that Mrs. Wang might have oppressed him a lot. He said angrily: "That's all, she will never have a hand in your affairs from now on."
Jia Huan still murmured: "It's better not to tell her. I'm not afraid of stealing, but just worrying about it..."
Jia Zheng glared and yelled: "Nonsense!" Jia Huan made a face. Jia Zheng liked his tightness now and found it cute.
Jia Huan added: "I am willing to go to Chang'an. Mr. Su also said that if you have the opportunity, you must see the people and their customs. It will be good whether you work in Beijing or serve as a foreign official."
Jia Zheng was overjoyed. These words confirmed Jia Huan's future! So he hesitated again: "I'm afraid you won't be able to relax on your homework."
Jia Huan said: "It's only a few months, it doesn't matter. I'm still young, have ordinary talents, and have a weak foundation. I don't want to take the exam too early. It's better to be on the safe side."
This statement touched Jia Zheng's heart so much that he couldn't help but nod his head and said: "Exactly. Since you know that your talent is ordinary, it would be best if you put in more hard work."
Jia Huan said with a smile: "Don't worry, sir, I know my own. I am not as smart as Brother Baoyu, but I can be a blockbuster. Accumulation is the right thing to do."
Jia Zheng stroked his hand and praised: "Great kindness!" Then the more he looked at him, the more he liked him. He stared at him and smiled so much that he even said "good, good, good". Jia Huan couldn't bear it anymore.
Later, Jia Zheng did not tell Mrs. Wang, not because he was afraid that she would wear Jia Huan's shoes, but because he did not want to see her and had no chance to talk. Instead, he hurriedly reported the matter to Jia's mother.
At first, Jia's mother was surprised to hear that Jia Huan's husband was a great scholar in the Imperial Academy, and complained that Lin Hai would not recommend Baoyu to Baoyu because he had such a good husband. But when she heard that Jia Huan himself said that Baoyu was "Zhong Ling Yun Xiu", he himself was only mediocre in talent.
, immediately smiled and nodded and said: "He is a solid-eyed child." Nai asked, "Since Mr. Su is willing to teach him, will he be willing to teach Baoyu too?"
Jia Zhengdao: "Baoyu went to the academy to experience more of the world. He has only been there for half a year. He has made a few friends and won the favor of their academy teachers. So I thought it would be better to stay in the academy first.
It won’t be too late in two years, anyway, Huan Shuhuan’er has already entered Master Su Zheng’s sect.”
It’s okay for Jia’s mother to think it’s reasonable. After the first day of the Lunar New Year, there’s still fifteenth day, so she sent someone to give Jia Huan two boxes of snacks and a nugget. She sighed: “Don’t blame Huan’er. He’s worried.
That's right, your wife is really not generous." Thinking that she had almost lost all her private treasure, she added a few words, "She also treated Huan'er too harshly. Even if she didn't raise her, if Huan'er was
Well, her face was bright. She stared at Huan'er like a thief every day, fearing that he would be extremely short-sighted if he didn't get half of his future. Huan'er was Baoyu's younger brother, and he admired Baoyu's love. He would be above the imperial court in the future.
He can obviously help Baoyu. Don't be slow to treat him."
Jia Zheng always trusted his mother the most. He originally wanted to order someone to find out what Mrs. Wang had done, but after hearing this, he didn’t want to go find out. It was obvious that he treated Jia Huan harshly, and said angrily: "No.
For Baoyu's sake, I divorced her early. It's just that she was always Baoyu's biological mother, and now she's just hanging around. Also, Zi Teng is her brother after all."
Mother Jia nodded, and thought about how pitiful Jia Zheng was. He actually married such a terrible and incompetent daughter-in-law. Now it seems that the second son's family will be just as unpopular with his husband as the elder's family.
.So he secretly planned to find a decent aunt with Jia Zheng.
The trip to Chang'an was scheduled, and everyone started to prepare gifts and arrange carriages and horses. Gong Kun entrusted Qin Keqing and Liu Xianglian to Qin Keqing and Liu Xianglian to sell antiques for Mrs. Jia Muwang and collect the money from the news of the old concubine's death during the Qingming Festival.
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Qin Keqing paid it back. When Liu Xianglian heard the news that they were selling out, even though she knew Jia Cong was so bold, she was so scared that she was stunned for a long time. She pulled Gong Kun and asked, "How did Cong'er know about this kind of thing?"
Gong Kun blinked: "How do I know how he knew it? Someone always told him. Cong'er has more than one or two experts to teach him. Although I have never seen him, because we often get along with each other, I guess
I’ve heard him spill the beans a few times.”
Liu Xianglian was stunned for a while, and Qin Keqing smiled and said: "What are you thinking about? You will have a future if you follow Cong'er. Since there is such a lucrative business, let's help. Mr. Gong has already paved the way.
, let’s just be more precise, it’s not difficult.”
Liu Xianglian sighed: "Of course I want to help, but...what a good boy! I didn't notice it at all in the early years."
Gong Kun said with a smile: "Now the set of martial arts tools in your village, such as the horizontal and vertical ladders, were also taught by one of his gentlemen. What a strange man that gentleman is! He said that he passed it to him because he met him by chance and liked it.
I don’t believe that anyone could pass on such great skills to a random kid! I don’t believe that he can’t be found now. The third master is blessed with many noble people, and if you don’t keep track of them, someone will pop up at any time.”
When Qin and Liu thought about it, what he said was indeed true, and Fang gradually and sincerely ranked Jia Cong ahead of Jia She.
That day, Jia She ordered someone to bring a box to Jia Cong. Jia Cong lazily opened it and saw that it contained two telescopes and five Western muskets! He was so frightened that he quickly closed it and ran to his father's house.
Jia She had expected that he would come running, and deliberately played with a newly acquired antique vase leisurely, humming a little tune. When Jia Cong broke in, he said slowly without blinking: "Why are you running?
~~Like a panicked chicken."
Jia Cong came up and grabbed his father's lapel: "Dad! Did you get the musket and telescope? When did you get them?"
Jia She said in a pretentious manner: "It's just the past few days."
Jia Cong complained: "You didn't even tell me to come and see."
Jia She glanced at him: "Isn't it all given to you? I only have so much money, it's gone."
Jia Cong pouted and said, "Is that an idea? Not enough! Too little! Let him get more!"
Jia She said: "He didn't dare to bring more for the first time. This thing is extremely difficult to handle in the West."
Jia Cong smiled and said: "Dad! There must be a brave man under a heavy reward, and money can make all the trouble! This thing is so important. If we have a musketeer team... uh, I didn't say anything!"
Jia She lowered his head and looked at him: "Then we must have a lot of money. Now these things can only be played for fun."
That’s right, nothing is more expensive than weapons since ancient times. Jia Cong twitched his lips helplessly: “Okay… we’ll talk about it later… Anyway, take as much as you can, okay?”
Jia She then sighed softly and stopped talking nonsense.
Finally, when the day of departure came, Jia Huan, Jia Cong, led the sixteen heroes of Lixiangyuan, together with Gong Kun, Jarvis, Liu Feng, and Wu Xiaoxi, without the maids and boys, and accompanied by more than a dozen escorts from the Taiping Escort Agency, they left.
From the capital to Chang'an.
A large group of laozi arrived at Shiliting. Seeing that they were gradually walking away, they all stretched their necks and refused to leave. After a while, Ge Liuxian sighed: "That's all, the child must be older after all."