But Jia Cong persuaded Situ Pan and returned home, proudly showing off to Jia Huan: "I've almost persuaded him, and he even helped to find the imperial doctor. Reading at midnight."
Jia Huan asked: "What did you say?"
Jia Cong started from the beginning and sighed: "I don't know if he can think of anything else when I talk about the blood and bones of the Tian family."
Jia Huan stretched out: "No."
Jia Cong rolled his eyes at him and said: "He doesn't only have one son. I have just proved that he has the right to have no flesh and bones. I will think about his son. He himself has been fighting with his brothers for most of his life. How can he come here?"
Are you going to watch your children and grandchildren fight again?"
Jia Huan waved his hand and said: "No need to daydream. Situ Pan can indeed be a wise king, but if you want to expect him to agree to some democracy or constitutionalism, don't do it. If he had the slightest intention to do so, he would not have refused in the past few days.
Agree to discuss politics. Didn't you seduce him with the opportunity of domination and unification in the future? Didn't you say it yourself? Men all love power. It doesn't have to be said that he loves power very much, but he hides it deeper than others. The more
The deeper he hides, the more he thinks about it. Fighting with others is endless fun, and he likes it. Besides, he is just a vassal king at the moment, who knows how he will change in the future. The late emperor was also a wise king in the past, and he has become like that when he is old.
He looks like this, just look at Sister Shi's father. You really don't want to run the country because you don't want to work hard. Han Quan is still young, and it's not too late to educate and enlighten him now. Why don't you take him back to Taiwan."
Jia Cong thought for a long time and said: "That's all, it's too troublesome. Let's do it ourselves."
Jia Huan said: "You want to be lazy every once in a while. Your brother and I have to remind you every once in a while. Don't always think about being cheap and easy."
Jia Cong sighed: "Situ Pan is very good to me."
"My ancestors have been very kind to you in the past few years." Jia Huan said with a smile on his lips, "Aren't you just thinking about the benefits you can bring to them? Besides, are you happy to kowtow to Situ Pan three times and nine times?"
"Not happy."
Jia Huan chased and asked: "Do you think he will not let you bow three times and nine times? Even if you have made great contributions, will his son not let your son three times nine times? Will his grandson not let your grandson three times nine times?
What?"
Jia Cong smiled bitterly and said, "If that's the case, I'm afraid the whole family will be executed."
Jia Huan blinked: "That's right! It also drags down the nine tribes."
"Okay, okay!" Jia Cong sat down on the chair, "I have completely given up on supporting Situ Pan. Let's rebel wholeheartedly."
Jia Huan snorted: "Isn't this enough!"
The two brothers then chatted about some other things.
Suddenly Aunt Zhao came back, smiled and stretched out her hand and said: "Miss Shi came here a few days ago and gave me a crimson stone ring. I just wore it today. Aunt Zhou saw how enviable it is."
Jia Huan said with a smile: "I pay filial piety to you on weekdays. A stone ring is nothing."
Jia Cong also smiled and said: "You don't know, what matters is not that the ring is good, but that Aunt Zhou is envious. Since Aunt Zhou likes it, why not give it to her."
Jia Huan said: "In the end, Sister Yun is obsessed with it, so it would not be a good idea to give it away."
Jia Cong said: "She is so worried, hasn't my aunt already received it?"
Aunt Zhao happily twirled her fingers and said, "Isn't it? How can it be that she still remembers me as a person. Although it's for Huan'er's sake, Huan'er is my son after all."
The two brothers complimented her a few words, and Aunt Zhao happily went back to her room to tidy up.
Seeing her old man disappearing without a trace, Jia Huan stretched out his arms and said, "Cong'er, your brother, I've found another way in which I am better than you."
Jia Cong looked at him sideways.
"You think about things too straightforwardly. How can you save trouble and achieve your goals? It's right to get along with men and carry out your career outside, but not in the inner courtyard." Jia Cong turned around.
Rolling his eyes, Jia Huan relaxed his brows and said, "Don't be unconvinced! After all, your aunt left early, so you don't have to worry about it, so you never thought about it. Aunt Zhou has always been on good terms with my aunt.
It's okay for me. How come I haven't paid filial piety to her in these years? How come she lacks that stone ring? To put it bluntly, the jewelry in her house is better preserved than Sister Yun's own. It's not the ring that Aunt Zhou envies.
, it’s Sister Yun, the inseparable Second Grandma, who actually started to fawn over my aunt."
Jia Cong said: "What does this have to do with transferring the ring to her?"
Jia Huan said: "She is not envious of the ring. There is no use in giving it to her, and it cannot be given away along with Sister Yun's flattery."
Jia Cong said: "Doesn't this show that your aunt is generous and treats Aunt Zhou well?"
Jia Huan said with a smile: "My aunt has been very generous since I started to have ideas. One more ring is not much, and one less ring is not much. If you really want to give it to her casually, you think it is a very good intention for her, but you can't guarantee it."
She will think it's a show off; besides, if Sister Yun finds out, she might think that my aunt doesn't give her face, and casually give the things she gave to others."
Jia Cong snorted: "Your aunt has your support, how dare she do anything even if she is unhappy."
Jia Huan shook his head and said: "If I tell you, you won't understand these things in the inner courtyard. Those who have some good feelings and those who have no good feelings at all, and those who actually have bad feelings in their hearts are not the same. They are in the inner courtyard.
It's better to get along with the women next to you all day long to gain some favor from others. I see that the second sister's temperament is also very concerned about other people's words and attitudes. Don't be too arrogant when you go to Ping'an Prefecture. You have led a few capable gynecologists.
Doctor, it's better to let them and all the female relatives of the Gao family have a good look at it. It's much better than letting the second sister always act like 'my father is rich' and 'my brother has a lot of potential'."
After hearing this, Jia Cong thought carefully for a long time and said, "That's all. I've always been very open-minded, so I'll just listen to what you say."
Jia Huan said: "Yes, yes, you are always as thick-skinned as a city wall. I have long been used to it."
Jia Cong chuckled twice: "Yes, yes, I am thick-skinned. I didn't want to marry someone else's girl just once I met her! Tsk, tsk, I'm only twelve years old, brother, you really do it!"
Jia Huan said angrily: "I didn't say I'd marry now! You have to wait until you grow up, right? You two should not be allowed to think of things at that time. My uncle only knows what soldiers and bandits do, and you are similar.
I only know how to use power to force others. What I want is for people to be willing, okay?"
Jia Cong couldn't help but fell on the kang and laughed.
The two brothers pulled back and forth for a while. Suddenly the curtain moved, as if someone poked his head in. Jia Cong shouted: "Who?!"
I saw a girl slowly opening the curtain and not daring to come in. She stood timidly at the door and said with a smile: "You two young masters."
The two brothers took a closer look and saw that it was She Yue in the Baoyu House. Jia Huan said: "Why are you so sneaky? Come in and say something."
She Yue came in with her head half bowed and gave him two greetings.
Jia Cong looked at her and couldn't help but think that the eldest girl beside Baoyu, Xiren, had already left the house, Jiang Yuhan had also eloped with Sanjie You, and Qingwen was currently working as the housekeeper of the Xiaoxiang Pavilion in Taiwan Mansion and was busy every day.
After a while, he suddenly said "Oh!" "Speaking of Hong. Isn't Sister Xiu too young? It's time to marry her."
Jia Huan said: "You are not young. You are nineteen even if you don't have twenty." He added, "Sister Jinjiang is the same age as her, but she is only half a year younger."
Jia Cong did some mental calculations and said: "They are already twenty, so when we get back we have to find two reliable people for them as soon as possible."
Jia Huan smiled and said: "Talk about them, Xiao and Xiang in your house are sixteen or seventeen years old. It's time to find their husband's family. Their appearance, character and temperament are all there. So many people in Taiwan are bachelors.
It’s probably not difficult to find.”
Jia Cong said: "Since I moved to Lixiangyuan, I haven't had them serve me much. I only asked them to help me change my clothes when I was in a hurry to go out. They were in charge of things in that yard. I don't know if I had any crushes. I used to
Why didn't you pay attention?"
Jia Huan said: "Where are their physical deeds? Are they in our house or have they been taken to the south?"
Jia Cong was stunned: "Huh? Body contract? I didn't even think of it!"
Jia Huan glared at him: "Ask Sister-in-law Zhu. If you are in the house, just take out Lan Xiang and Ziguang, cancel the slave registration, and use two silver to go to the household department to apply for a proper household registration."
Jia Cong said "Hey": "Why didn't I come back with anyone? These trivial things are the most annoying. You can just go to the accounting room and find someone to help you."
The two brothers chatted for a long time without realizing it, leaving She Yue aside. Suddenly, Jia Huan raised his head to get some snacks and caught a glimpse of her. He smiled quickly and said, "Oh, I accidentally forgot about you."
She Yue smiled and said, "What you say is important." She couldn't hide a hint of envy on her face.
Jia Cong was quite embarrassed and asked her quickly: "Is there anything wrong with you coming over?"
She Yue hesitated for a moment and said: "Talk about it, I don't know if it's okay or not. It's just that Mr. Bao has been distracted these days. In front of the old lady, madam, and the old man, everything is fine. Return to the house
I feel a little confused. I am very worried and dare not tell anyone else, so I have the guts to tell you two young masters."
Jia Huan and Jia Cong looked at each other, and Jia Huan asked, "Didn't you ask him yourself?"
She Yue lowered her head and said, "My servant asked him, but the second master just said it was nothing."
Jia Huan elbowed Jia Cong: "Go ahead! I'm the one in charge of everything in Beijing these days, but I'm exhausted."
Jia Cong said, "It's as if nothing happened over there in Taiwan." He looked up and saw She Yue's eyes shining at him, looking at him expectantly. He had no choice but to sigh inwardly and said, "I'll just go and do it."
go."
She Yue immediately knelt down and kowtowed: "Thank you, Third Master Cong!"
Jia Cong waved his hand and said: "That's all. There is no need to be so polite when it comes to my brothers' matters. You go back first and I will go later."
She Yue agreed and left happily.
Jia Cong was confused for a while, pretending to go to greet Jia Mu, and then went to Baoyu's place. She Yue had already seen him in the window, and heard him calling "Brother Baoyu is there?" and hurriedly opened the curtain.
He said: "Master Cong hasn't visited our house for a long time."
When Jia Cong came in and took a look, Baoyu was really in a daze. He didn't even hear him coming in. He hurriedly pursed his lips and signaled Sheyue to hide out. Sheyue hurriedly ran away, saying, "Sister Yuanyang just asked me to help make something."
Oh, I almost forgot." Baoyu had no reaction at all.
Jia Cong walked over and shook him a few times: "Hey! Why are you so dazed in broad daylight?"
Baoyu suddenly woke up: "Cong'er!"
"Well." Jia Cong pulled up a chair and sat down next to him, "Why did I see you in a daze before? I hit you and you didn't notice it; but you are still in a daze today. What are you thinking about? Are you worried?"
Baoyu glanced at the ground: "Nothing."
Jia Cong said: "If you say nothing is going on, there must be something going on!"
Baoyu shook his head and said, "It's nothing."
Jia Cong said, "I wanted to help you, but I won't help you like this."
Baoyu was stunned for a moment, and suddenly grabbed his arm: "Cong'er, you've been smart since you were a kid, can you help me?"
Jia Cong said: "You have to tell me what it is first."
Baoyu sighed sadly and said, "I don't know what it is." Then he lowered his head and said something. After hearing this, Jia Cong was speechless and asked the sky.
If it was not Jia Cong who came but Jia Huan or someone else, I'm afraid I wouldn't understand what he meant. In the words of later generations, Jia Baoyu knew that Jia Mu wanted to marry Shi Xiangyun for him, and he felt uncomfortable. It's not that he didn't like Shi Xiangyun.
, but he doesn’t love her. He likes Shi Xiangyun just like he likes Xue Baochai and the two girls from the Li family, they are just close friends.
Jia Cong thought about it for a long time and really didn't know how to persuade him. If he wanted to kill him with a stick, Jia Huan had just talked a lot with him and was in the period of reflection. Then he asked: "Then who is your confidant in your heart? Mr.
It can't be Sister Lin." He said while staring at Jia Baoyu. Sure enough, he saw his expression change, so he shook his head, "You and Sister Lin were just born thousands of miles apart, but now it's you.
There is a world of difference between the two of them. She is much better than you. You thought she was your confidant, but now she has no time to know you."
Baoyu hurriedly asked: "How is Sister Lin doing in the south?"
Jia Cong said: "She is in charge of all construction matters. She also has to make decisions on many military affairs. She also has to deal with big and small officials, local tyrants, country gentry, village chiefs and patriarchs. She only runs horses outside every day, and she doesn't use curse words when she curses people. That's not right.
Complaining about insufficient manpower is complaining about insufficient money."
Baoyu was stunned. It took him a long time before he lost his voice and said, "How could she do that?"
Jia Cong said: "Because she is smart, and because she is the only one in our family who knows how to create."
"Then she can't be allowed to do things with stinky men outside!"
Jia Cong pouted and said, "Can you care if she is happy?"
Baoyu was stunned again: "Is she happy?"
Jia Cong said: "She has studied construction for several years and is much better than men. Now she is putting her knowledge to use, building bridges, roads and harbors, all of which are good things for the people. How can you not be happy? Besides, she is my husband.
, if she doesn’t want to do something, who dares to force her to do it? Looking back, who can stop her from doing something she wants to do? No one dares to stop her.”
Baoyu shook his head repeatedly: "Sister Lin is not like this."
Jia Cong said: "Sister Lin has always been like this, okay? In the past, she didn't go out in Beijing because her ancestors would stop her and not allow her to go out; now in the south, no one cares about her, so she can do whatever she likes. Talk about her, fourth sister
They have traveled around the world."
Baoyu was silent for a long time after hearing this, and sighed: "It turns out that I am the only frog in the well. It's a pity that I am trapped in this golden and beautiful cage..."
Jia Cong interrupted: "It's not that you are unwilling to endure hardship! Why didn't this golden cage trap Brother Huan? He has practiced martial arts since he was a child, which is much harder than practicing calligraphy and writing articles. Therefore, he is very strong.
The family dares to let him out without fear that he will die on the way due to his physical weakness. If you were willing to endure all the hardships and practice martial arts with us in the past, no one can stop you wherever you want to go now."
Baoyu was startled, then smiled bitterly and said, "I can't defeat you even if I'm young."
Jia Cong said: "Because what I said is the truth, not sophistry." He clapped his hands and said, "Sister Lin Shulin is beyond your reach now, so there is no need to worry about her."
Baoyu lowered his head.
"As for the Shijia sister, you really don't want to marry her, but tell your ancestors quickly and don't delay her any more. She is not young anymore. She is just starting to find a good wife now. I'm afraid it will be difficult. Her uncle
Auntie treats her very well. Besides, many people in Beijing and our family now think that she will marry you sooner or later. If you refuse to marry her, there will be a lot of gossip about her, and she will inevitably have to bear some of it.
It’s unjust and so unfortunate.”
Baoyu hurriedly said: "What has it to do with her!"
Jia Cong said: "Here we go again! I thought you knew better than before. Who else cares what the reason is? They don't care if it's yours or ours. Anyway, it must be the historian.
It’s not my sister’s.”
Baoyu shook his head and said, "Don't try to coax me. I've seen it outside over the past few years. People in the world are not so unreasonable."
Jia Cong shrugged and said, "Because most of the people who love to gossip are women. Most women hope that other women will have many faults, which will reflect very well on themselves. Whenever a marriage fails, they mostly hope that it is the girl who has faults; if there is,
If someone makes it up, others will definitely take it as the truth and spread the word. She is definitely taking the blame. "Master, let's see if you really care about her.
Baoyu was stunned for a while and murmured: "I have thought that girls are all good since I was a child, but Huo Sheng said that most women are not good."
Jia Cong curled his lips and said: "Nonsense! How did Huo Sheng live to be so old? By the way, don't think about degrading yourself, our ancestors will not agree. Also, if you don't marry her, you will marry someone else. I believe
He said, "If you can't marry someone you like, it's better to marry someone who likes you." Yin waved his hand, withdrew, and sat in front of the case with Baoyu to go.
It will be extremely difficult to get rid of all the worldly things and marry the person you want most after hundreds of years, let alone now.