Jin Yuliangyuan of the Red Chamber

After the enthronement ceremony, everything returned to calm.

Baoyu studied poetry, books and art of war with Jia Lian every day, and often practiced arrows in the courtyard.He has profound internal strength, and martial arts practitioners have the most sensitive senses, his eyesight is much better than ordinary people, and his arm strength is also strong, so Baoyu is still very confident in this aspect.

In the twelfth lunar month, Shuihong received a note from Yunteng, which contained details of all the officials who had participated in the sale of officials, the official positions they bought and sold, and the people who bought them.After Shui Hong carefully checked it out, he ordered Jin Yiwei to inspect and take back all the official positions that were sold, and imposed fines on those who bought the official positions, which increased step by step according to the rank of the official position purchased. All the money will be handed over to the state, and the salary will be fined for three years.

With this decree, there was a lot of complaints from the ruling and opposition parties.Shuihong's methods were very tough, and he ordered Beijing Wang Shuirong to lead a team of [-] people from the Jinyiwei to supervise in the capital. Those who break the law can cut first and play later.All of a sudden, everyone tightened their tails, obediently cooperated with the inspection, handed over the money to admit their mistakes, and even kowtowed for the grace.

Thanks to Shuihong's iron-blooded means, this year is very low-key, the common people are fine, and the officials and officials dare not make too much publicity, for fear of arousing the emperor's other thoughts.On New Year's Eve, Baoyu gave herself a holiday, and put a Kongming lantern with Daiyu in the yard.

After two months, Daiyu became proficient in accounting. When Baoyu and Jia Lian were studying, she went to Sister Feng to coax the children and ask questions by the way. It was not very lonely and boring.

The wolf skin was not made into a mattress, but a small waistcoat for Daiyu. It is not cold at all in the house in winter, and it is enough to wear a cloak when going out. It is warm and light.

On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, a large group of people were paying New Year's greetings to Jia Mu, making a lot of noise.Suddenly Jia Zheng's servant came to report that the eunuch in the palace was coming and asked him to go out.Jia Zheng raised his heart suddenly: You won't come to convict at such a time, will you?Nervously adjusted his clothes and went out, even the female family members in the mansion were anxiously waiting for the news.

After half a cup of tea, the boy came again, and said with a happy face: "Old lady, what a happy event! The palace announced that our eldest lady will be a virtuous concubine, let us accept the order to thank you, the emperor will return It is specially decreed that today is also Missy's birthday, and our family is allowed to visit the palace by special permission!"

Now the mansion exploded, everyone swept away the panic and anxiety before, and their cheeks were filled with joy.The servants were busy waiting for Jia Mu to dress up and prepare to enter the palace, while Jia Zhen was outside preparing the carriages and horses.

Baoyu didn't care about this. Anyway, it was still during the three-year national mourning period, and the Grand View Garden couldn't be built, and it was impossible for Shuihong to introduce such a stupid family-saving policy. Jia Lian didn't have those troubles.The two of them were still studying hard in their one-acre three-point land, and others laughed at him for having dementia again.

All these people were happy, only Aunt Xue and Baochai were sad.The emperor has already said that there will be no draft within three years, and Baochai will be eighteen in three years, and she will become an old girl. If she just finds someone to marry, she will not be reconciled. Age, mother and daughter have been worrying about this matter for two months. Although Xue Pan was also anxious, there was nothing he could do.

Mrs. Wang was also worried about them, but now that the news of Yuan Chun's concubine came out, how could she care about them?Comparing the two strokes, Aunt Xue and the others felt even more uncomfortable.

Baochai also secretly hated her, why did she have such good luck that Jia Yuanchun was favored by the Holy Spirit?In terms of appearance and talent, which one is inferior to her?Why did you catch up with such a thing?A few years ago when she was preparing to enter the palace, the first emperor was seriously ill, and finally the new emperor came to the throne, and said that she would not be drafted for three years, she was so angry that she secretly gritted a few silver teeth, so she had to think of ways to find another way out.

This is not mentioned for the time being.

Because of what happened in Yuanchun, Jia's mansion was full of joy for the whole first month.On the morning of the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, Shui Rong posted another post, inviting Baoyu Jialian and Daiyu to have a talk at night.Baoyu smiled at Jia Lian and said, "It's a habit, it's on this night every year." Jia Lian laughed and said, "Why did he even call Sister Lin?" Baoyu said, "We went hunting in Xishan last time." It’s time to meet him, in fact, we knew him a few years ago, but at that time Yuan’er was wearing men’s clothes.”

Jia Lian nodded and said, "Yuan'er?"

Baoyu laughed and said, "What do you think of the characters I chose for her, Ziyuan?" Jia Lian laughed and said, "It's good, but don't the elders take the characters for women when they are young? You can take them now." What is it?" Baoyu laughed and said, "It can also be taken by the future husband! Isn't that me?"

Jia Lian was already immune to his thick skin, so he smiled and said nothing.

This time Baoyu planned to take Daiyu with him, anyway, he had met Shui Rong before, so it didn't matter if Shui Hong was there.In the evening, the three of them got ready and went to Tianxiang Pavilion in a carriage.

These days, people in Jia's mansion are busy entering the palace to attend the palace banquet.The first real Lantern Festival after the new emperor ascended the throne, the palace attaches great importance to it. Although it is not particularly extravagant, it is still very grand. After that, everyone is tired, but no one particularly cares about them. Baoyu just told Ming Yan guarded the yard and came out.

Still in the same room as before, Shui Hong and Shui Rong were a little later than them this time. When they came in, Baoyu first laughed and said, "You will be fined for being late!" Shui Hong laughed and said, "Yesterday I had a day's banquet and accumulated a lot of things, and today I dealt with it a little late, so I should be punished!" Jia Lian laughed and said, "You are diligent and diligent in taking care of everything, how can we have the nerve to punish you? Forget it, it's just Ah Rong. It is to be punished."

Shui Rong pouted and said: "I don't agree! Am I not busy anymore? I was also dragged by Shaohan to be busy until now! Ah Huai, you are biased!" Everyone laughed.Shuihong said to Baoyu: "Thank you for the red leaf last time. I look at it every day and feel that my eyes are clearer!" Baoyu said with a smile: "That's good, it's not in vain for the prince to take it back for you so far. !"

After laughing, Shuihong noticed Daiyu, and after a little thought, he knew the origin: "Baoyu, if you guessed correctly, this is your confidante, Lin Ruhai's daughter Daiyu, right?" Baoyu hurriedly said: "Exactly. " Daiyu got up and bowed gracefully: "Lin Daiyu, the daughter of the people, has met the emperor." Shui Hong smiled and asked her to get up: "Don't be restrained outside. Ah Rong told me that he saw you, but he praised you a lot , I still don’t believe it, it’s true when I saw it today.”

Daiyu nodded slightly and said with a smile: "You are too much, and Daiyu can't afford it."

Shui Hong laughed and said, "I came here in a hurry today, Ah Rong didn't say anything, I didn't know you were here, and I didn't prepare a gift. How about it," he said, groping around for a while, and took out a string of Buddhist beads to entrust On the palm, "This is a string of agarwood Buddha beads consecrated by the abbot of Daxiangguo Temple. I haven't worn them yet. I will give it to you as a meeting gift."

Daiyu refused again and again but accepted it.Shuihong still joked to himself: "I don't need to reward you in the future, it's the same if I reward Baoyu directly." Baodai and Baodai blushed a little, and everyone laughed.

After the banquet was served, everyone sat around and ate the dishes. Baoyu ordered them to cook lightly, but to ensure the taste.Shui Hong ate quite to his heart's content, he took a piece of mapo tofu and sighed: "Oh, it's still comfortable to eat here. I've been eating those regular dishes every day since Chinese New Year, greasy and cold, I'm really fed up !"

Jia Lian said with a smile: "Even if that's the case, how many people still want to go in with their brains out!" Shuihong said: "After I have socialized every day, those ministers still have to socialize with those concubines. If they say insincere words, tiredness is the second. , mainly because I feel panicked, that is, I can eat more comfortably when I am with you."

Baoyu and Jia Lian stopped talking, just let him eat more. After all, it's hard to say, so why don't we complain about the court together with him?Or is it that you are too troublesome to be the emperor?I don't see that even water-soluble doesn't talk anymore.

After drinking and eating, Xiao Er came to remove the dining table and served good tea to drink. Now it was time to chat.Shui Rong asked with a smile: "I wonder how your two books are going? After I told Shaohan he was very happy, and I hope you will come to help!" Shui Hong also laughed: "Yes, How are you doing now?"

Baoyu said: "Ah Huai and I have been studying together for about two months. Now we have just finished three of the Four Books and are about to start reading The Doctrine of the Mean."

Shuihong nodded: "The progress is very fast, but we must pay attention to the depth, and we can't be too fast without a deep understanding. Although we are brothers, I can't be selfish, I can't help you, everything depends on you. I'll wait It's a day for you to be named on the gold list!" The two expressed their admiration in unison.

"By the way, didn't I make Jia Yuanchun a virtuous concubine? Why don't you come to visit me in the palace?" Shui Hong recalled this matter again and asked Baoyu and Jia Lian.They all said: "The outsider has no official position, so he never went in. I am in a hurry to study hard in the room!"

Shui Rong smiled and said, "This is amazing. Why don't you care much about this when you look at the three of you?" Baoyu said, "How can we just rely on women to enjoy it? Good men have ambitions everywhere, and we want to Make a career out of your own abilities!" Shuihong nodded in appreciation and said, "This is what I want! Don't be fooled by the momentary glory, you two are very good, I didn't miss it!"

Daiyu just sat quietly at the side, listening to the few of them talking.She looked at Baoyu's smiling face, as if she could see his self-confidence and ambition from it, his flying eyebrows and eyes seemed to radiate light under the dim light.These people all have ideals and aspirations.She felt her heart swell.

The time of talking always passed quickly, and it was time to break up again. The few people were a little bit unfinished, but it was really too late to continue talking.Shuihong Shuirong stood up, cupped his hands and said: "There is always a banquet in the world, we should go back." Baoyu suggested that we all go in a carriage together, Shui Rong said with a smile: "We also came out in a carriage today, so we don't need to trouble you to go around in circles." gone."

Before leaving, Shuihong said the last sentence: "I may have a new order after a while, let me tell you first, don't panic when the time comes, just trust me, and do whatever you have to do." After a few glances at Yu, he went downstairs and left.

Baoyu, Jialian and Daiyu were left behind, puzzled by these nonsensical words.

The author has something to say: there will be elective courses tomorrow night, so there will be no changes.