The son of Du Dequ, the pacifying envoy of Luzhou, was originally the master who taught King Lu to practice martial arts. One day, he suddenly felt unwell and fell ill. The doctor said that he would need to train for several months. Du Dequ said that he should not delay King Lu's homework, so he recommended a person to take his place.
Sub-teaching.
This man's name was Zhong Heng. He had an upright appearance and good martial arts skills. His father had joined the army when he was alive. King Lu liked him as soon as he saw it and clamored for Master Zhong. Zeng Chu asked someone to check and found that he had just arrived in Lu.
He is from Zhouzhou and is still living in an inn. Du Dequ didn't hide anything. He only said that he met this little Zhong by chance on the street. After a few gestures, he appreciated his skills and invited him to follow him. Zhong Heng waved his hand and said: "
My uncle won't allow it." It turned out that Zhong Heng's parents were dead and he only lived with an uncle. His uncle had spent a lot of effort to get out of the military and would not allow him to join the army anymore. Du Dequ regretted that he had martial arts skills and had not passed two years.
His unsatisfactory son fell ill, so he recommended the strong man to the palace of Prince Lu.
Zeng Tong was quite strange at first. Fan Cheng told him quietly: "I heard from a few students in my school who live near the barracks that General Du has long been impatient to teach children. This time, he is so sick that he is happy to give up."
It made some sense to him, so he went to check on Zhong Heng's uncle. The old Zhong was also an honest man and told everything about what happened to them in Ezhou.
The husband of King Lu must not be careless. Zeng Chunli sent people to Ezhou to check Yuezhi Teahouse in detail. It didn't take long before the investigation was completed. Sure enough, Yuezhi Teahouse was fine at first, but was suddenly closed down by the Ezhou prefect, and Boss Zhong didn't show up when he took his family to visit relatives.
No one stopped him; the magistrate of Ezhou had just ordered the police to spread the word in recent days that Yuezhi Tea House had colluded with criminals to kill the king of E, and now he has fled in fear of crime; but his brother-in-law has opened a new tea house, and there is a beautiful tea lady who visits every three days.
After hearing the tea, Zeng Chu sighed and said: "The magistrate of a state would do such a thing just for a mere idea! It really brings shame on a scholar." He went inside and reported the matter to Mr. Zeng. The old man smiled and told him: Ezhou
At first, the magistrate was a county magistrate who donated money, but later he still used bribes to get promoted. Zeng was very happy.
Because he felt pity for the innocent victims of the Zhong family, and General Du was unwilling to teach King Lu to practice martial arts, King Lu himself liked Zhong Heng, so he agreed to take the job with him. Zhong Heng's uncle also saw a shop and planned to buy it.
Open the teahouse again.
After the matter was over, Jia Cong asked Jia Huan seriously: "Have you really thought clearly about Princess Jian'an?"
Jia Huan said: "Didn't I ask before?"
Jia Cong said: "I don't feel reassured. If you fall in love with the girls in Xiaoxiang Hall, all of them have their own independent careers. If one day you fall in love with each other, they will make peace with you. Even if we see you again, we may not be friends.
Colleagues can always do something. If you are a girl from an ordinary family, if you want to get away from home halfway, they will have no way to deal with you. Just pay a few more money. Princess Pian Jian'an has been implicated in the King of Lu, Luzhou, Zhong Wei and Zhong Heng, and also
There is Fan Cheng and compulsory education.”
Jia Huan sighed: "I've been thinking about it for many days. Although I don't want a wife as much as my fifth uncle does, in the end Jian'an is what I want."
Jia Cong frowned and looked at him: "You should take your time on this matter. You are still young, so don't be in a hurry." Jia Huan snorted.
The next day, the two of them went to Fan Cheng's house to pay homage to him. Fan Cheng was overjoyed and immediately led them to see the King of Lu. Zeng Chun was naturally there too, looking at Jia Huan and laughing, cupping his hands and calling "Mr. Zhao San"
". Jia Huan bowed, smiled and shook his head.
Several people were seated respectively as guests and hosts. Mr. Lu Wang said proudly: "That day I told them it was Mr. Huan and they still didn't believe it!"
Jia Huandao: "I just passed by Luzhou a few days ago. I saw the prosperous market and the gathering of merchants. I became interested and stayed for a few more days. I didn't use my real name because I didn't want to attract people's attention. I didn't want to meet Brother Fan.
, it’s also fate.”
Zeng Chun stroked his beard and said, "We guess that's the case too."
Jia Huan asked with a smile: "Does Zhao Sanyi's marriage that day still count?"
King Lu was the first to say: "It counts, it counts! Naturally, it counts!"
Zeng Chu frowned slightly and asked, "Have you ever informed your father about this matter?"
Jia Huan said: "I can still make the decision on marriage matters."
Zeng Chun said: "Mr. Huan, don't blame me. Since I am Jian'an's uncle, I think a little more. In the early years, this kid did something stupid once in Beijing..."
Jia Huan smiled and said, "To this day, do you still think that was a stupid thing?" Zeng Chun was stunned and looked at the King of Lu. The King of Lu was also puzzled. Jia Huan said, "If you want to talk about stupid things, it's more like that now.
The mother of the little saint did something even more stupid and tried to get Miss Xue to cancel the engagement with the family she was originally engaged to. If they hadn't been stupid for a moment, and Princess Jian'an was stupid again, who would be the King of Lu now?
It is still unknown whether he is a little saint."
Zeng Chun took a breath and said after a while: "She...she did it on purpose..."
Jia Huan nodded and said: "At first we didn't think she did it on purpose. Later, my fourth sister came to Luzhou and met her once. She was full of praise, saying that although she was young, she was smart, wise and far-sighted. Then she remembered
I immediately guessed what happened back then. My fourth sister said that there was chaos in the capital at that time, and the ambitions of the princes of each family were very high. For a little girl like her to have such insight, make prompt decisions, and be willing to sacrifice her own reputation, it is really incredible
rare."
A hint of disappointment suddenly appeared in Zeng Chun's eyes, and he immediately smiled and said: "It turns out that he was praised by Miss Jia Si, which is weird."
Jia Cong teased: "The fourth sister has a sharp eye for small things. She said that Princess Jian'an is good, so she must be good. Brother Huan was envious at that time." Jia Huan glared at him.
King Lu said proudly: "What did I say? They are also worried that Mr. Huan has fallen in love with my sister's snacks."
Jia Huan blinked and said, "Am I such a shallow person?"
Everyone laughed and the matter was settled. Zeng Chun asked them again if they had invited the general.
Jia Cong smiled and said, "It counts as an invitation, but it doesn't count." Zeng Chun hurriedly asked him what he meant, and he said, "Didn't the King of Lu have a new Mr. Wu?"
King Lu nodded, grinning widely: "This gentleman is great! He has a good temper and is not fierce at the same time. I like him!"
Jia Cong said: "The one who is really capable is his uncle."
Zeng Chun was surprised: "That Boss Zhong who runs a teahouse in Ezhou?"
Jia Cong said: "In his early years, he served as a general in Beijing. Because he could not speak well to please his superiors, he could not be promoted. So he became discouraged and managed to get out of the army. Brother Huan wanted to ask for a general for King Lu, so he thought of him
Above me, a message was sent to me on horseback to help persuade." He smiled and said, "To be honest, it was me who came up with the tea girl's idea. The prefect of Ezhou is a greedy person, and he often does things to oppress the people. But Fan Zhong
The business of Jiangjun Teahouse is good, so the prefect will naturally try to exploit him. Old Zhong has a temper that can endure poverty but cannot bear to be aggrieved. He will soon want to leave Ezhou. But by chance, the king of E somehow happened to be at that moment.
Dead! Now the magistrate doesn’t even have to look for excuses. I persuaded him to come here on the grounds that Luzhou has canceled salt classes and business is booming. Although he is here, it depends on your ability whether he is willing to lead troops.
.”
Zeng Chu suddenly realized: "It turns out to be Mr. Cong's plan."
Jia Cong said: "It's just a matter of following the current. In Ezhou, it is difficult for them to do business in Ansheng. In the past, Ansheng only had a lackluster business and was not worthy of the governor and the king of E. This man has real talents. Lord Zeng naturally knows that the imperial court
You can't climb up that place only if you have strength." Zeng Chun nodded repeatedly and asked how King E died. Jia Cong just said he didn't know.
Then he brought up the matter of "compulsory education". The King of Xiaolu naturally agreed; Zeng Chun was from the imperial examination, so he was very willing to do something that could win a literary reputation for Luzhou. Naturally, it was Fan Cheng who took care of it. But in this way
, there was less and less money for Du Dequ to live on.
Zeng Ting went back to see his father, recounted what the Jia brothers had said in detail, and said, "My father is right. Jia Huan really saw that Jian'an was smart and had nothing to do with dim sum."
Mr. Zeng frowned and said, "If it's just about being smart, the second and third girls are all smart. The most important thing here is Miss Jia Si's comments back then. It's really difficult to handle." He couldn't help but stand with his hands behind his back.
Zeng Chun said: "The matter has come to an end. Anyway, the two girls don't have to worry about having nowhere to provide for them. Jian'an is also a member of our family."
Mr. Zeng sighed: "Second girl, you really have nothing to worry about. Where can you find a good wife who knows everything about the fourth boy? It's not the eldest daughter-in-law who caused the matter to reach this stage? If you go to Beijing or other countries to find a good girl, I'm afraid she will
I miss my mother's family and am restless. In fact, Jian'an is the most suitable place."
Zeng Tong smiled bitterly and said, "It's just that we have agreed to the Rongguo Mansion now, and there will be a lot of hope for them in the future."
Mr. Zeng thought for a while and said, "Go and tell the second girl yourself that something went wrong and the matter has reached this point. There is nothing the family can do." After hearing this, Zeng Cheng hesitated for a long time and finally agreed.
Two days later, someone from Prince Lu's Mansion brought snacks to Jia Huan again, with the same four snacks as before. Jia Huan happily rewarded the daughter-in-law with ten taels of silver and sent her away. He opened the lid of the box and tasted it, and immediately shouted: "No.
She did it!”
Jia Cong said: "How can any princess make snacks for people every day? That's funny."
Jia Huan tasted it and said, "It tastes pretty good. That's all."
Chen Ruijin looked at the snack and suddenly said: "I'm going for a walk." He got up and left. The Jia brothers didn't care about her, and they couldn't care about her - she was very skilled.
After a long time, Chen Ruijin came back and said: "I followed the car of the wife who just delivered the snacks. The snacks were made by the second daughter of the Zeng family. They really look good and are rare." He glanced at Jia Huan.
"Ha?!" Jia Huan was stuffing snacks into his mouth and was stunned.
Jia Cong burst out laughing, patted Jia Huan on the shoulder and teased: "You are so lucky, brother!"
Jia Huan curled his lips and said, "I only know that it was sent from their house and not made by my wife. I don't know about the rest."
"That's fine. Four boxes of snacks for free." Jia Cong stretched.
Chen Ruijin said: "It's just that tomorrow, Third Master Huan will have to ask Mr. Zeng for some advice."
"This is natural."
The next day, they went to Prince Lu's Mansion to discuss the opening of the school with Prince Lu and others. As soon as Jia Huan entered the house, he smiled and said: "The pastry chef in your mansion is really good, and the ones he sent last night were also very delicious. Thank you very much."
Thank you. Do you care about me so much?"
The King of Lu was stunned: "Didn't I ask someone to bring snacks to Sir?" His eyes lit up, "Could it be..."
"No!" Jia Huan said, "This dim sum chef is a little worse than the one last time, but he's not bad either." He winked.
King Lu smiled and said, "The one last time didn't make snacks for others easily."
Jia Huan said with a bitter face: "I know! Didn't you hear me say that her dim sum is better than the dim sum chef? To tell you the truth, the chef's skills last night were better. Naturally, I can't say this.
Who will be offended by this?" King Lu laughed.
Jia Cong patted him from the side and said, "We are discussing serious matters. If you two have something to say in private, please talk later." Then he talked about the business in a casual manner. Zeng Cong didn't show it on his face, but secretly sighed in his heart that Jia Huan was indeed a foodie, exactly the same.
The recipe is so delicious that you can tell that it was not made by one person.
They dispersed for a moment, and King Lu rushed to his sister's yard to ask her if she knew who sent the snacks. Princess Jian'an smiled after hearing this: "Whoever he is, it has nothing to do with me."
Prince Lu said: "It's neither you nor me. It can't be the mother-in-law."
Princess Jian'an said: "It's just a few boxes of snacks, it doesn't matter." Then she asked him about other things. Prince Lu asked her to explain and then forgot about the snacks.
After King Lu left, a maid immediately came forward and said, "It's those girls from the Zeng family who are designated!"
Princess Jian'an just now smiled and said: "They sent it to them! Didn't you hear? Even though she did better, she didn't dare to say anything."
Another maid laughed and said: "Hey, the prince-in-law is a bit henpecked." Everyone started laughing and joking. Princess Jian'an finally felt more at ease.
On the other side, Zeng Chun reported what happened today to Mr. Zeng. Mr. Zeng thought about it for a long time and sighed: "Second girl, this plan is unwise. That's all, don't count on her first. How old is fifth girl?"
How did Zeng Chuan know? He hurriedly sent someone inside to ask. Not long after, Second Mistress Zeng sent someone to tell them that the fifth girl is eleven years old this year. Mr. Zeng frowned and said, "It's too big, and she is a concubine. She may not be able to keep it in the future."
King Lu, if you marry a daughter from a respectable family in Luzhou as your aunt, you must have another daughter." Zeng Chun immediately agreed.
Unexpectedly, Jia Huan received another four boxes of snacks that night, again from the wife. This time there was a piece of paper inside. He picked it up and took a look, and couldn't help but praise: "Great writing!"
Jia Cong heard this and poked his head over: "Let me take a look!"
It turned out that there was a long poem written on the paper, saying that a woman had been told by her parents last year that they would marry her to a talented man. From that day on, she had been thinking about the talented man day and night, and she was obsessed with lovesickness. Suddenly, she was thinking about the talented man.
One day, she heard that this talented man was going to marry someone else. She suddenly felt that life was meaningless and almost wanted to die. But she finally realized that it was not destined to happen. Since she admired the talented man and thought that it would be good for a talented man to get a beautiful woman, she gave up.
Jia Cong praised: "The poems are really well written. People are not stupid either. Those boxes of snacks last night were actually used as stones to ask for directions. It can be seen that this unrequited love comes from the heart. Hello, Huan San
Master, are you moved? Do you want her to be your little wife? Or should you just change her to be your eldest wife?"
Jia Huan read the poem for a long time and said with a wry smile: "To be honest, just by looking at this poem, men are easily tempted. It just so happens that we have a brother Baoyu in our family!"
Jia Cong burst into laughter! He fell on the chair and couldn't get up for a long time. He finally stopped laughing and said: "What do you want to say? Friendly reminder, the worst thing is to pretend that nothing happened. Murphy's law, if you don't deal with something,
It will only develop in the worst direction."
Jia Huan frowned and said, "It's really difficult to handle."
Jia Cong picked up the poem and looked at it again: "It is really well written, and I believe she is sincere." He then clicked his tongue and said, "Such unrequited love is okay! No one has ever seen it. What did she think?
.”
Chen Ruijin sighed: "The two and third masters are well-fed and don't know how hungry they are. In this world, only a few of your girls are lucky."
"That's right." Jia Cong said, "The girls in the Zeng family are probably raised as pigs until they are sold out. I thought I had found a good buyer, but I was secretly happy that they turned out to be pigs last year. It is understandable that I feel uncomfortable.
of."
Chen Ruijin looked at him and said, "Does Mr. Cong want to abduct him again?"
Jia Cong said: "It is a pity to have literary talent, but there is no shortage of literati in Taiwan. Besides, it is enough to have Jia Baoyu to support her appearance in the literary world. If she has the ability of Fan Cheng, I will definitely abduct her." He looked at Jia Huan and said, "
Let me give you an idea. When her people come back tomorrow, ask the daughter-in-law to send her back a word, but no more. If you can't help but want to add more, I advise you to leave Princess Jian'an's message for the time being.