When Jia Zheng saw that everyone had arrived, he said to Mrs. Wang: "Since everyone is here, let's serve food."
Mrs. Wang signaled to Zhou Rui's family next to her, who immediately went out to make arrangements. Soon a table was placed in the hall of the main house, and then all kinds of delicacies were placed in a flowing stream. The maids and women were standing around, ready at any time.
Serve the master's meal.
Jia Zheng led everyone to the table. To the left and right of Jia Zheng, who was fighting separately with Mrs. Wang and Aunt Zhou, were Jia Ke and Jia Zhu. Jia Baoyu sat under Jia Zhu, and opposite Jia Zheng sat the young boy.
Jia Tanchun and his nanny were waiting on him.
Aunt Zhao held Jia Huan and stood aside to wait. Jia Ke felt that since it was a reunion dinner, one person could not be missing. Although Aunt Zhao was not qualified to serve, Jia Huan was the master of the family after all, so he should be allowed to do so no matter what.
Serve the table. As the eldest brother, he should be more generous, so he stood up and reported to Jia Zheng: "Father, although Brother Huan is young, he cannot be left out at the family banquet. Please allow Aunt Zhao to hold him."
Serve to the table with Brother Huan."
After listening to Jia Ke's words, Jia Zheng couldn't help but sigh in his heart. His son was really thoughtful and considered everything that he had not considered. So he followed the trend and said to Aunt Zhao: "What do you say, eldest brother?"
, just hold Huan'er and serve it to the table."
As soon as Aunt Zhao heard what Jia Ke said, she immediately sat down next to Jia Tanchun with a smile on her face. After sitting down, she showed a flattering smile to Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang. However, she ignored Aunt Zhou and Jia Keli who were sitting next to her.
Jia Ke looked at Aunt Zhao's performance and smiled inwardly. It seems that Aunt Zhao has been taken care of by Mrs. Wang. Now she has completely become a knife for Mrs. Wang to the outside world, and the edge of this knife is now facing Aunt Zhou and Aunt Zhou.
Himself. But this person didn't consider his own weight, so he just rushed forward so stupidly and charged into battle for Mrs. Wang. He would not be as good as her in the future.
However, this may be because Aunt Zhao is hiding her clumsiness. After all, she can survive so well in an environment like the Jia Mansion, so she cannot be a fool. Maybe her current reckless appearance is to cover up herself.
This time everyone was seated, and Jia Zheng picked up his chopsticks, casually added a bite of vegetables and put it in his mouth. Jia Zheng ate the vegetables, and then everyone started to eat.
Halfway through the banquet, Jia Zheng asked Jia Ke: "Now that the Tatars are outside the city, the capital is more important." It seems that Jia Zheng is still a little worried about the safety of the capital.
When Xuanfu Town was besieged last time, the court officials at that time sent all their relatives to the south. The Jia family was no exception. At that time, Jia Baoyu and Jia Lian went south for a while on the pretext of visiting relatives.
As a result, the Tatars retreated not long after, and the two of them were intercepted by servants on the way.
But this time the Tatars came too suddenly, and they were not prepared. So they were all trapped in the city. Now everyone is very concerned about the safety of the capital.
When Mrs. Wang and others heard Jia Zheng's question, they also pricked up their ears to hear Jia Ke's answer.
"Father, please relax. The Tatars just took advantage of our unpreparedness and raided Gubeikou. Then they entered the vicinity of the capital. Now that the emperor has summoned various armies to come to the king, the Tatars will definitely retreat by then. Let's be arrogant.
Even if there are no reinforcements, my son's 50,000 troops can still resist them." Jia Ke said confidently.
"That's good. When the old prince was here, nothing happened like today. At that time, the barbarians were all honest. If anyone dared to be disrespectful at all, their entire clan would be destroyed immediately." Jia Zheng suddenly felt a little emotional.
, but he seemed to know what he said was wrong, so he kept silent and just advised everyone to eat vegetables.
Jia Ke knew the secrets involving the Jia family, but it was as if he had never heard of them.
When the banquet was about to end, Jia Zheng said to Jia Ke and Jia Zhu: "You two are not young at all, and you are already engaged. This time, we took advantage of my eldest brother's presence to get married."
After saying this, he said to Mrs. Wang: "You have to prepare a house for Zhu'er, otherwise I'm afraid it will be too late. As for the eldest brother, there is no need to worry. The Wuyang Hou Mansion in the west has been empty for a long time. Now
It's about time you had a mistress."
"What the master said is that I will take care of the two of them right now. It just so happens that Lian'er is also engaged to my niece, so I will take care of the two of them first, and it will be done for Lian'er next year," Mrs. Wang said nonchalantly.
Jia Zheng had no objection to this, but suddenly asked: "What's going on with sister-in-law Dongfu?"
This question Jia Zheng asked was so sudden that Mrs. Wang was stunned and didn't know how to answer it. Moreover, she felt that it was inappropriate for Jia Zheng to ask these words when Jia Ke and others were around.
Jia Ke had been eavesdropping on their conversation, and now he was a little confused when he asked him this question.
He was a little confused, but Mrs. Wang was not. She glanced at everyone on the table calmly, and then replied calmly: "What can be the matter? I think it's because Brother Jing couldn't bear the loneliness and came back to stay for a night or two. This
It's the old lady who has her own plans. Let's not get involved."
Jia Zheng was not interested in worldly affairs. He just heard some rumors some time ago and felt a little uncomfortable. Now that Mrs. Wang said this, he no longer took it to heart.
Others did not take this matter to heart, but Jia Ke understood clearly that this was probably about Jia Xichun. Speaking of Jia Xichun's origins, it is very strange. In the Dream of Red Mansions, the person with the least clear identity and origin is Qin Keqing.
In fact, there is another person with a more mysterious identity in Dream of Red Mansions, that is Jia Xichun.
Throughout the entire Dream of Red Mansions, Jia Xichun never stepped foot into the Ningguo Mansion. Even when Jia Jing passed away, he did not step into the Ningguo Mansion. This is completely unreasonable. How can people avoid suspicion.
No wonder Mr. Cao said: "Every word of dishonesty comes out of glory, but the beginning of trouble is Ning."
In Dream of Red Mansions, people say that Ningguo Mansion is dependent on Rongguo Mansion for its existence, but now it seems that this is not necessarily the case. What secrets does the dignified head of the Jia family hide? He has to keep such a low profile.
And who is this Jia Xichun is also confusing. Some people say that Jia Xichun was the child of Jia Jing's wife who stole her brother-in-law, but it seems a bit different to Jia Ke. So how old is Jia Jing's wife now?
In the Rongguo Mansion, the only one who could do such a thing was Jia She, but no matter how hungry Jia She was, he would never fall in love with this old woman.
When Jia Zheng saw that everyone had almost eaten, he put down his chopsticks. When everyone saw that Jia Zheng put down their chopsticks, they all stopped eating.
Jia Zheng then said to Jia Ke: "You have something important to do tomorrow, so go back and rest first."
Just as Jia Ke got busy, he bowed to say goodbye, and then Aunt Zhou got up and went back with Jia Ke. Not long after, Aunt Zhao also left, and Mrs. Wang then ordered her maid to send Jia Baoyu and Jia Tanchun back to Jia's mother.
When Jia Zhu saw that everyone had left, she wanted to leave. But she was stopped by Jia Zheng, "What are your plans? Do you really want to attach yourself to Brother Ke?"
Jia Zheng is now becoming more and more dissatisfied with Jia Zhu. When Jia Ke and the others were here just now, they gave him some face, but now that everyone has left, he immediately lowers his face and scolds him.
Jia Zhu stood there with a sad expression. Although he studied hard without Afurong, for some reason his body memory could no longer keep up.
When Jia Zheng saw his appearance, he felt angry and couldn't help but said angrily: "That's it, that's all, I am not just your son. Someone has already taken care of the matter of honoring the ancestors. You just need to be an idler at home." After that,
He flicked his sleeves and walked out of the main room, looking in the direction of Aunt Zhao's room.
Jia Zhu couldn't help crying when she saw Jia Zheng walking out of the room. Mrs. Wang looked on with her heart pounding. She now regretted why she found such evil medicine for her son.
"Zhu'er, don't worry. You will feel uncomfortable for a while after stopping this medicine. After a while, you will slowly recover and you can still be named on the gold list." Mrs. Wang said comforting words that she did not believe.
Jia Zhu looked at Mrs. Wang with tears on her face and asked with a glimmer of hope: "Mom, is it true? Can I really still be named on the gold medal list?"
"Of course it's true. I don't know my son's abilities yet. You were just delayed by your mother. After a while, the medicine will wear off and you will be as good as before." Mrs. Wang deceived him with tears in her eyes. At this time, that
The words of the old doctor kept echoing in my ears.
After Jia Ke and Aunt Zhou returned to their small courtyard, they came to the main room and sat down, and the maids brought tea.
Jia Ke still had some questions, so he asked Aunt Zhou: "Auntie, when did the lady from the east become pregnant? Have you heard about it?"
Aunt Zhou drank tea and said nonchalantly: "I haven't heard of this. I think they kept it secret because the old lady was old. I didn't expect that the child ended up hurting the old lady's life."
Jia Ke thought about it carefully, and felt that something was getting more and more wrong. How could this Jia Xichun be so similar to Qin Keqing? What had the Ningguo Mansion done without telling them? Does Jia Mu know about this? It seems that there is a chance
You need to find out more about it from Jia Mu, otherwise if something happens suddenly and you are not prepared, you will be in trouble.
Early the next morning, Jia Ke got up early, dressed up, and went to the Ministry of War to give orders. He came in a hurry yesterday and after a big battle, it was already getting late when he entered the city. So he did not go to the Ministry of War. Today he should go to the Ministry of War to report to the Ministry of War.
Report to the minister, and then dispatch after listening.
Jia Ke brought his soldiers to the yamen of the Ministry of War. Seeing Jia Ke's arrogance, the yamen officer standing guard outside the yamen quickly stepped forward and asked, "I wonder what business this gentleman has come to the Ministry of War? If there is anything important, I can go in and report it."
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"I am Jia Ke, the governor of Xuanfu Town. I came to Beijing yesterday for reinforcements. Because it was late, I did not come to report yesterday, so I rushed early today. I wonder if Lord Shangshu is in the yamen so that I can go in and give orders.
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While Jia Ke was talking to the yamen servant, a four-person sedan came over and came to the entrance of the military department. A middle-aged official walked out of the sedan. Jia Ke saw that the person was none other than Huo Tu, the minister of the Ministry of War.
When Huo Tu saw Jia Ke, he immediately took two steps forward and came to Jia Ke's side. "It turns out to be the Jiedushi Master Jia Hou. Huo Tu is here to pay tribute to the Marquis."
After Huo Tu finished speaking, he gave Jia Ke a deep salute. Although the rank of Minister of the Ministry of War was similar to that of Jiedushi, Jia Ke also had the title of Marquis of Wuyang. Therefore, Huo Tu treated Jia Ke with such courtesy.
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Jia Ke quickly returned the gift and said: "Master Huo, please stop being so polite. I am only a little lucky to get this title at a young age. How dare I accept such a gift from an old master?"
Huo Tu quickly stepped forward to help Jia Ke up and said, "What does Jia Hou have to do when he comes to the Ministry of War this time?"
Jia Ke once again raised his hand to him and said: "I am here to give orders to you, Your Excellency. Your Majesty has issued a decree. I am required to arrive in the capital within ten days. It has only been four days since I came here to give orders to Your Excellency."