The Pearl of the Prosperous Age of Red Mansions

As promised, I had a contest with Qi Hao. Although Qi Hao won, Jia Zhu was also honored to lose. After all, age matters. Jia Zhu was even more enthusiastic, and would have to compete with her from time to time. Thanks to Qi Hao's gift, Jia Zhu's horsemanship skills can be said to be advancing by leaps and bounds.Even with that, Fang Xin gained a lot of benefits, and pestered Qi Hao to compete with him. Qi Hao is a martial idiot, so he was willing to do so, but he didn't look down on Fang Xin because of his background.

As the days and months flew by, the relationship between the few people went from being tentative to each other at the beginning, and became irreversible. Even Wei Shu, who was the most tactful, showed his frank side in front of these three friends.

On this day, the four of them gathered in Jinling Renjie Zhai, and the atmosphere was a little more gloomy than usual.

Shi Shaokuan's father returned to Beijing with his family to report on his duties after his term of office expired. He himself was going to participate in the Grand Competition and was about to leave soon; Qi Hao's father was transferred to be the Commander of the Shandong Capital and was about to leave.

Wei Shu saw that the mood of several people was a little depressed, so he smiled and said: "Shao Kuan is well-educated and rich, so he must be on the list. In my opinion, he is either the number one or the second. He will definitely enter the Imperial Academy. Qi Hao's kung fu is superb, People are even more handsome, and now it’s time for the Imperial Dragon Guards to be recruited. At that time, they will have to become a celebrity in front of the emperor. And Jia Zhu, this Jinling is not a place to live forever. If you don’t leave this year, you will definitely be there next year. Those who have returned to Beijing, the three of you have only been together for a year or two, and you get together again in the middle of the capital. You only have pity on me. I am alone in Jinling. I don’t have much to say. !"

Shi Shaokuan glared at Wei Shu. After getting acquainted with each other, Wei Shu also abducted Shi Shaokuan's temperament a lot: "I heard that Mr. Wei has noble people in Beijing to support him. I'm afraid that after the term of Yin Tianfu Yin expires, A servant from the ministry must do it!"

Wei Shu chuckled and said, "So, why bother asking for trouble here? By the way, Jia Zhu, is the old lady in the house feeling ill recently?"

Seeing that the topic turned to herself, Jia Zhu said, "The old matriarch is always in good health, why did Brother Wei say that?"

Wei Shu rubbed his nose: "Ma'am sent people to look for famous doctors, and I said it was for the health of the old lady in the mansion."

Jia Zhu's heart moved, he had inadvertently heard Nanny Qi and Lu Hu mention some things about finding a famous doctor: "Could it be that Brother Wei can't recommend it?"

Wei Shu nodded and said: "There is one. His uncle was the original judge of the Taiyuan Hospital. His family education is the most profound. Not to mention medical skills, this little doctor Zhang still has a lot of knowledge. Now his father and son are both in my house. , My mother’s headaches for many years have been healed by this little doctor Zhang’s acupuncture, next year the Tai Hospital will recruit a new one, this little doctor Zhang will definitely be selected.”

"Oh? What's the name of this little Doctor Zhang?" Jia Zhu quickly asked after he copied a figure in his mind.

"My surname is Zhang, my first name is Zheng, and my name is Youshi. Has Jia Zhu heard of it?" Wei Shu replied.

Zhang Youshi, it turned out to be him!In the previous life, I heard that this Zhang Youshi was praised for his excellent medical skills, and he could tell the difference between life and death. Unexpectedly, this person is now in Wei Shu's residence.Jia Zhu thought of her little aunt Jia Min in Hangzhou, and suddenly seemed to understand her big aunt's intention of sending someone to find a famous doctor.

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The husband and wife who saw the doctor in Hangzhou returned to the capital with Xilu

There is always a banquet in the world. Jia Zhu was the last of the three to leave Jinling. When parting, looking at Wei Shu on the shore who hadn't turned back for a long time, Jia Zhu rubbed his head that was still aching from the hangover, and a feeling rose in his heart. Maybe the friendship between the four people at the beginning was not simple, but the transformation after getting acquainted is an unshakable friendship. I hope that this rare friendship will not gradually fade away with the uncertainty of the future. spoiled.

"Brother, drink some hangover soup, the wife ordered someone to cook it before departure." Lu Hu brought the hangover soup.

Jia Zhu drank a few sips, only to feel a severe headache: "Don't bother me, let me have a rest."

Hong Shan and Lu Hu made the beds in the cabin. Jia Zhu slept until noon and woke up feeling much refreshed. Nanny had to babble a few more words, it was about drinking, Nanny Qi was not Jia Zhu's nanny, so she spoke with discretion, Jia Zhu didn't argue with Nanny Qi because she was Jia Min's nanny, He responded with a smile.

At this time, I put on Dr. Zhang Youshi, who was invited from Wei Shu's family. This man is not only highly skilled in medicine and knowledgeable, but also good at chess. He talked with Jia Zhu and played chess along the way, which was quite interesting.

Zhang Youshi established himself in medical skills, and he did not take fame for his reading. He read very miscellaneous books. He loved reading history. He did not mention the official history revised by the court, but he also dabbled in the unofficial history circulated by the people. Although Jia Zhu has read many manuscripts these days, But most of them are limited to story books, and these unofficial histories have never been heard before, so it is also very interesting to listen to Zhang Youshi's stories. Many of the conspiracies and schemes in them also opened Jia Zhu's horizons.

When they arrived in Hangzhou, the servants sent by Jia Min used sedan chairs, chariots and horses to take Jia Zhu and his party back to the back house of the magistrate's yamen with the soil instrument, luggage and other things brought back. Jia Min has learned from Jia Zi's letter I am grateful to my eldest sister for the matter of Dr. Zhang, and the exchanges between Lin and Deng's families are even more frequent.

Zhou Ma Lao Dun rested for the time being and did not mention it for the time being. Zhang Youshi checked Jia Min's pulse the next day. Seeing Zhang Youshi frowning, Lin Ruhai couldn't help feeling nervous.

He and Jia Min have been married for many years and they are affectionate couples. Even though there are many people outside who ridicule him for fearing the power of his wife and family and dare not take concubines, he still laughs it off. However, having no children for many years is indeed his heart disease. The Lin family is weak. He is the only one in his generation, so if there is an emergency, what should I do?

The more nervous you are, the more you will think wildly. Although Lin Ruhai used to be calm, he can't hide the anxiety in his eyes at this time. Seeing her husband like this, Jia Min couldn't help feeling uneasy.

When Zhang Youshi withdrew his hand to diagnose the pulse, Lin Ruhai asked quickly: "Doctor Zhang, what's wrong?"

Zhang Youshi said: "Your Madam has been ill for a long time and is physically weak, exhausted and exhausted, resulting in weak qi and blood, and stagnation of liver qi. It is even more unsuitable to conceive. Even if she is lucky enough to conceive and the mother is ill, I am afraid that the child will be born with congenital deficiencies."

After listening to Zhang Youshi's pulse, Lin Ruhai did not ask other people's diagnosis first like the previous imperial physicians, so he was convinced. In the past, the imperial physicians often talked about body cold, but they did not talk like Zhang Youshi. Feeling hopeful, he hurriedly asked, "Maybe it can be cured?"

Zhang Youshi nodded, and looked at Jia Min again: "Weakness and medical ethics, it's just this stagnation, I still have to rely on my wife."

Jia Min was also very happy at this time, usually all the imperial doctors said that she was cold, and she had taken countless decoctions, but they did not find any effect. After a long time, she was already desperate, but now she suddenly heard a different conclusion, and it hit the spot It is said that people are in good spirits on happy occasions, but now only these are enough to make Jia Min look more refreshed.

Zhang Youshi wrote the prescription, and told Lin Ruhai not to mention some taboos, but said that Jia Min's visit to the doctor also involved secret matters between husband and wife. Naturally, Jia Zhu could not stay in the house. Jia Zhu and Fang Xin brought it back for Chen's mother and daughter. After a lot of earth ceremonies, the two went to the back house of Ruijinfang together.

Fang Xin met his mother during the week, and talked to his sister again. Mrs. Chen asked Fang Xin if he was naughty outside, and naturally thanked Jia Zhu for taking care of Fang Xin. The pulse, Mrs. Chen recited a few more Buddhist mantras: "Madam Zhai has a kind heart, God has eyes, and I can't bear not to take care of it."

Now that Chen Xueying is helping her mother cook Ruijinfang, her stature has grown a lot, she has lost the cowardice that was restrained in Lin's mansion, and vaguely has more of the original stubbornness and heartiness, but without losing her gentleness.

When he left the Chen family and went back to the Lin family, Jia Zhu also heard the accompanying people mention what happened in Hangzhou while he was away. On the contrary, it was revealed that the matter of raising skinny horses on weekdays and pretending to be the daughter of a relative to marry into the official family was revealed. The other family was fine, but it was just a concubine, but the Qin family really became a big joke. neither.Master Qin was already sick in bed, but now he didn't come up in one breath, and his life was over.

There was an order from the Celestial Dynasty that officials were not allowed to keep skinny horses privately. The incident of Liang Daotai was revealed, and the emperor was furious. He personally ordered the Ministry of Criminal Justice to try the matter. Afterwards, more crimes were involved. Now the Liang family has also been ransacked, and Liang Daotai and his wife were sentenced to exile. The children and servants were all distributed and sold by officials, and they were enslaved.

After hearing this, Jia Zhu thought that Chen Xueying was dressed in plain clothes today, and she didn't see any accessories on her body. Knowing that this girl was keeping filial piety for the dead Master Qin, she also sighed in her heart.If Master Qin knew about it, he might regret it!

In the evening, Lin Ruhai hosted a banquet for Zhang Youshi, and Jia Zhu accompanied him. After the meal, Jia Zhu went to greet Jia Min. Jia Min called Nanny Qi, Hong Shan, and Lv Hu to ask questions. Just as they were sent away, Jia Zhu arrived .

Jia Zhu didn't know about the daytime consultation, but seeing that his uncle was in a good mood and hosted a banquet for Zhang Youshi, and his aunt was also very happy, Jia Zhu knew that it seemed that her aunt was fine, so she was naturally very happy.The aunt and nephew had a conversation, and Jia Min told Jia Zhu, "Your uncle asked Dr. Zhang, and he is also going to Beijing. These few letters from my mother, I also miss you a lot. Now you have left." We have been at home for two years. I discussed with your uncle to send you back to Beijing with Dr. Zhang. There was also a caregiver on the way. Dr. Zhang also said that he came to Hangzhou from Jinling with you, and you are also his good friend. gone."

In Deng's house, Jia Zhen sells the family land led by Jia Zhen, and she thinks of a way to lure Jia Jing to take care of the family. Hao and Shi Shaokuan are two good friends, but Jia Zhu still feels a little bit reluctant to Jia Min.

"I don't know when I will see my aunt again this time when I return to the capital." Jia Zhu knew that his uncle had been an official in the south of the Yangtze River in his previous life until his death.

Seeing Jia Zhu's true temperament, Jia Min couldn't help his nose turning sore, wiped Jia Zhu's head, shook his head and said, "Silly boy."

Aunt and nephew were reluctant to leave, but Jia Zhu's return to Beijing was a certainty. Lin Ruhai thought more about Jia Zhu than Jia Min.

In the study room of the magistrate's front office, Lin Ruhai and Zheng Hang, Jia Zhu's professional teacher, were sitting opposite each other. Seeing Lin Ruhai's look of boredom, Zheng Hang asked, "Master Lin, do you have any doubts about business?"

Lin Ruhai shook his head and said with a smile: "Brother Chong Yuan, there is no one else here now, so you don't need to be like this. In terms of rank, you, a co-prefect of the Tianting Division, are on the same level as me, the prefect."

After Lin Ruhai brought down Liang Daotai with all his plans, he was bound to have completely torn face with Prince Yizhong behind Liang Daotai. It was at this moment that Zheng Hang revealed his identity to him, and only then did Lin Ruhai know that the gentleman in his house , turned out to be the acquaintance of the legendary Tianting Division.

The Tianting Department is a secret agency directly under the emperor to monitor the officials. Lin Ruhai has only heard about it, but it is unknown whether this department exists for real or just a rumor.Now Lin Ruhai was also in a cold sweat after learning of Zheng Hang's identity. If he had the slightest thought of being unfaithful to the emperor, the consequences would be disastrous.

However, Zheng Hang's identification also indirectly shows that Lin Ruhai has officially become the emperor's confidant, and then under Zheng Hang's introduction, Lin Ruhai met Prince Zhongshun who secretly visited Jiangnan. In addition to continuing to serve as the prefect of Hangzhou, Lin Ruhai has another Lin Ruhai knew in his heart that the emperor would find it difficult to tolerate Prince Yizhong, and this time, he wanted to wipe out all the remnants of the party!

"Brother Chong Yuan, last time the prince mentioned Zhu'er, what's the rule?" Lin Ruhai was worried about this. At the last meeting with Prince Zhongshun, the prince actually mentioned Jia Zhu alone. Surprisingly, the status of the Jia family is quite embarrassing now. Jia She of the Ningguo Mansion and the Rongguo Mansion belong to the Prince Yizhong's faction. Suspected, and the prosperity of Ruijinfang in Jiangnan cannot hide Jia Zhu's role in it. It is no wonder that Prince Zhongshun who visited Jiangnan unannounced mentioned him alone.

Zheng Hang was taken aback when he heard the words, and then smiled and said: "Brother Ru Hai is too worried, Zhu Er, although I have not been his wife for a short time, I have understood most of it. There are many people who are biased, so I mentioned the child Zhu Er to him. The prince not only had no other intentions, but rather admired the child Zhu Er, such as Brother Hai, who has the favor of the prince. It is indispensable to make progress in the sky."

Lin Ruhai frowned even more when he heard the words: "Brother Chong Yuan's words are wrong. Zhu'er is indeed a good child, but she is still a child after all, not to mention my Yue family, hey!"

Zheng Hang nodded: "Forget it, since Brother Ru Hai is so worried, I can recommend someone for Brother Ru Hai. This person is the same age as me and has been close to me for many years. This person has excellent morals and knowledge. , it's a pity that the luck is not good, and now I'm at home, if I can invite him to come out and be an assistant with Zhu'er, it will be cheaper for both of us."

Lin Ruhai was overjoyed when he heard the words: "Everything depends on Brother Chong Yuan."

In this way, when Jia Zhu returned to Beijing, he had an extra letter of recommendation from Lin Ruhai in his hand, and the one he recommended was Mr. Zheng Hang's same year, Zhao Ningchuan.

Jia Zhu thought about this name several times in his heart, and he didn't know what expression to make. This Zhao Ningchuan was a very famous name in his previous life!A daughter is easy to get, but a good job is hard to find. The quality of the staff is related to the official career of the master's family. Uncle was able to find Zhao Ningchuan, but he recommended it to himself instead of taking it for his own use. Jia Zhu was even more grateful to his uncle. Do everything, thinking secretly in my heart, never let the tragedy of the Lin family in the previous life repeat itself!

Just as he was feeling emotional, Gao Wu galloped up to Jia Zhu's side from behind, with excitement in his eyes, and said in a low voice: "My lord, my brother has sent back the news. My brother has found the old man and is heading for the capital. Maybe he will do so again." Enter Beijing ahead of us!"

Jia Zhu's eyes lit up, really, good things come in pairs!

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Leading the wind and blowing the fire, making a tricky slave into the slander, pretending to be a god and playing ghosts, please enter the urn

After returning to the capital, Jia Zhu first went to Jia Zheng to greet him. After all, he hadn't seen his son for more than a year, and Jia Zheng didn't open his mouth as usual to teach him a lesson. The old Jia Zhu was not the frightened and submissive person he used to be when he saw his father, but he was also generous and decent. Jia Zheng couldn't help sharing the joy of our family's young son growing up, so his expression became more kind.

Seeing that the master's family was in a good mood, the Qing guests under Jia Zheng's family naturally flattered them. Jia Zhu also met these people one by one, and they could be regarded as polite and courteous to each other. Jia Zheng stroked his beard in satisfaction, and said something Sentence: "It's just polite words, old gentlemen, to praise you!"

Just as he was talking, someone outside the door sent by Jia Mu to urge Jia Zhu passed a message. Jia Zhengwen stared at him and said, "Hurry up and say hello to the old lady and your mother, and I will test your homework later. If there is any negligence , will be settled together at that time."

Jia Zhu answered "Yes", and followed the boy who came to pass the message to the second gate. It turned out that Jia's mother over there waited for Jia Zhu not to come, and waited for Jia Zhu not to come. Lao Tzu called me away for such a long time, afraid of being bluffed again, I hurriedly called someone to remind me, and when I saw my precious grandson walking in with a smile on my face, Mother Jia finally let go of her heart.

"Greetings to the old lady and madam." Jia Zhu glanced at the room and saw no auntie, only grandmother and mother.

"Come here, let me take a good look." Mother Jia hugged Jia Zhu over and looked him up and down. Seeing that her grandson had grown taller and her body was much stronger, her description was even more handsome. Can't help but be very happy.

Madam Wang also had the same expression, looking up and down, afraid that there was something wrong with her son.

Jia Zhu looked around and asked, "Old lady, why don't you see my sister? I'm afraid my sister won't recognize me as an older brother now!"

When Jia Mu heard this, she quickly asked someone to see if Yuan Chun had woken up from her afternoon nap. Not long after, Yuan Chun's nanny, Xu Nai, brought Yuan Chun, who was three years old, to Jia Mu's room.

Xiao Yuanchun combed her cute little bun, and her pink clothes made her skin white and tender. She looked around the room with her big eyes, smiled and rushed to Mother Jia to say hello in a childlike voice, and then said hello to her mother. , and then looked at Jia Zhu curiously, blinking her big eyes.

Seeing her cute appearance, Jia Zhu couldn't help liking her even more. Jia's mother and Mrs. Wang were also amused. Jia's mother put her arms around the eldest granddaughter and said, "Yuan girl doesn't recognize your brother?"

Yuan Chun's eyes lit up: "Brother! I know my brother. In Yuan Chun, the old lady and my brother gave the most good things!"

When Jia Mu heard it, her face became more cheerful, and she said with a smile: "Look at my Yuan girl, I know who loves her!"

Mrs. Wang laughed with her, thinking of her sister-in-law who was sick in bed, she was secretly proud, even if she gave birth to a son, so what, the old lady was indifferent to Lian'er, and even loved herself. many!Now the old lady's Rongxi hall has been empty there for more than a year, and the old lady has not made a statement to let the big house move in, which is enough to understand the old lady's plan.

After talking for a while, Jia Zhu Yuli should go to pay respects to the elders of the big house, so he left first. When he arrived at Jia Amnesty Court, Jia Amnesty was not in the house, and Mrs. Li was also sick in bed and only sent someone to say something. He sent Jia Zhu back with a word that was neither salty nor weak. Jia Zhu turned back to Mrs. Wang's courtyard, and Mrs. Wang took her son to talk for a while.

"Now that you are grown up, it's outrageous to stay in the old lady's room. Yesterday your father also told me to clean up the three rooms in the east courtyard and clean up another study room for you. " Mrs. Wang laughed.

Jia Zhu nodded: "That's right. My son is also in a private courtyard with my little aunt, which is convenient. On my big aunt's side, the two cousins ​​have their own yard since they were five years old. My son doesn't feel ashamed to share with him." The cousins ​​said that they are still with the grandmother, if they know, they will laugh at the son."

Mrs. Wang smiled: "You, just now I praised you as an adult, but now you are childish again! I have a yard by myself, and the maids have to choose carefully. The two who went to the south with you are old men. The girl next to the wife will be placed in your room as a first-class girl. Your nanny is getting old, and the old lady will often ask her to raise her at home. Zhou Nanny next to me is an old man in the family, so I will give it to your room. Be a nanny in charge, so you can watch those little girls below."

Let’s talk, Mrs. Wang called Nanny Zhou to meet Jia Zhu. Jia Zhu knew that Nanny Zhou was the mother’s companion, Zhou Rui’s mother. Known in her previous life, Jia Zhu didn’t care much about the couple of Zhou Rui’s family. I don't like to see her very much, so she is also indifferent to this week, she just nodded and said nothing.

Mrs. Wang only said that Jia Zhu was nostalgic, and she still thought about the old nanny, so she didn't take it seriously. Looking at the time, there was still an hour before the dinner was set, and her son had been asking for peace non-stop since he came back. Waiting on Jia Zhu to take a shower and change clothes, and rest for a while.

After Jia Zhu left, Mrs. Wang had to say a few words to Nanny Zhou: "Mommy, you and I are the most trustworthy, and now I'm just a baby like Zhu'er, and I just opened a single house, and there are girls stealing, raping, and playing tricks. Yes, you should be more careful!"

Nanny Zhou naturally responded, thinking of Jia Zhu's indifferent attitude just now, Nanny Zhou frowned and said, "Ma'am, I may have thought too much about something, but I have to babble."

Mrs. Wang nodded: "You tell me."

Nanny Zhou said: "Brother seems to be much more sensible than before, but after all, he is still a child. He has been away from home for so long, and there are two maids at home, Hong Shan and Lv Hu, so he naturally coaxes him to get closer to them. , I'm afraid my wife thinks highly of me, and I can only put on airs when I go to Brother Zhu's side."

Mrs. Wang frowned: "What you said is also reasonable. I think that child Hongshan is honest, not like a person with such perverted thoughts, but that Luhu. Today the old lady asked that their two pearls were outside. But when it was appropriate, her mouth was not idle, and she was upset when she looked at it happily, "Mother, when you are in Zhu'er's yard, keep an eye on this green coral for me, hum, good Zhu'er, just afraid of being caught by these little hooves." They have been taken care of badly! But if there is anything wrong, you can teach me a lesson, if there is something wrong with Pearl, there is me!"

Nanny Zhou replied: "Madam, don't worry."

Sending Nanny Zhou down, Mrs. Wang leaned on the kang, the more she thought about it, the more she felt that what Nanny Zhou said was reasonable, she called Zhou Rui's family again, and re-screened the staff assigned to Jia Zhu, and then went to serve dinner in Jia Mu's room do not mention.

In the evening, Jia Zhu went to greet Jia Zheng, and Jia Zheng stopped him again. He did some homework on the Four Books, and seeing that Jia Zhu answered well and soundly, which was much better than before, Jia Zheng nodded and said nothing. What, although Jia Zhu mentioned the matter of the Gao family brothers in the letter, but now the two brothers are also placed under his own name in the mansion, so he has to talk to his father once.

After hearing this, Jia Zheng nodded: "Your uncle also mentioned in the letter that these two people are innocent, but learning riding and archery is a low-level one for physical fitness, and reading is the right way. You must not give up the basics! Tomorrow you Just go to the school first and follow the grandfather to study, I am looking for a teacher for you here."

Jia Zhu hurriedly said: "Father, my uncle recommended a teacher for me before leaving." Naturally, he couldn't call him a staff member at this time, so Jia Zhu directly respected Zhao Ningchuan as his husband.

Jia Zheng had never heard of Zhao Ningchuan's name, but he heard that it was recommended by his brother-in-law, so he guessed it must be good, and there was no suitable husband in front of him, so he agreed.

A few days later, this Zhao Ningchuan sent a post to the Rongguo Mansion. When Jia Zheng saw this person describing Zhou Zheng and his amiable features, he first liked him more. Then he found out that he was once on the first-class list. Even more satisfied, Jia Zhu came to pay his apprenticeship ceremony, and Zhao Ningchuan became Jia Zhu's teacher in Rongguo Mansion for sure.

Zhao Ningchuan was somewhat curious about the young man whom his friends highly praised. On the first day of class, he did not do any homework, but had a chat with Jia Zhu. A little more satisfied, it seems that what was said in the friend's letter is not exaggerated, and Jia Zhu has always been familiar with Zhao Ningchuan's name, so he is very close to him in his heart.

It's just that the most important and rarest thing between the master and his staff is trust. Although there is the influence of the previous life, Jia Zhu did not dare to trust him rashly, so the two talked mostly for the future. There is no mention of family matters.

On the other side, Jia Zhu found a time to meet the old Taoist secretly, and sure enough, as the Gao brothers said, the old Taoist at first glance has a fluttering beard, piercing eyes, and a Taoist robe that looks like a fairy Dao Gu, anyone who reads it will feel a little in awe. He is indeed an excellent candidate for pretending to be a ghost!

After such and such, such and such, the old Taoist looked at Jia Zhu and smiled: "If the young master walks in the rivers and lakes, the old Taoist will have nothing to eat!"

Gao Yong stared: "You are not allowed to talk to the young master like this!"

Jia Zhu smiled: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, if even the Taoist leader agrees, it seems that this method is quasi-effective."

The old Taoist raised his neck: "Put it on the old Taoist, the young master just wait for the good news!"

That night, Jia Jing was meditating in his meditation room in Xuanzhen Temple. At the second watch, he suddenly felt a whim in his heart. The voice was whispering, and the eyes were dizzy for a while, and the body wanted to move, but it couldn't move a little bit.

It took a while to recover, Jia Jing opened his eyes, his forehead was sweating, he was dazed for a moment, Jia Jing thought about the reason, at this time he heard some noise outside, he got up and opened the door to look into the courtyard, but It was deserted.

Jia Jing was even more puzzled, so he took off his coat and walked into the courtyard. After listening carefully, it seemed that the sound of bamboo branches hitting the ground was mixed with these human voices, as if it came from outside the courtyard. I was stunned.

I saw an immortal Taoist leaning on a stick in his hand, chanting in a low voice while walking forward, and listened carefully, wasn't it the groaning sound that rang in my ears just now?

I could only hear the man walking forward slowly, his singing voice was low but the words were clear: "Everyone is good to gods, how many people in the world can see? Daoist heart is good, the world can accumulate external skills?..."

Just when the singing became more and more ethereal, and the figure of the old man walked farther and farther away, Jia Jing came back to his senses. With a cry, he wanted to take three steps at a time. Jia Jing hurriedly chased after the old man. go.

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Believe it or not

"Immortal Elder, wait for the disciples!" Jia Jing shouted and ran, but the person in front of him walked forward without pausing.

With great difficulty, Jia Jing ran to the old Taoist side, panting heavily, cupped his hands and said: "I see that the elder's aura is abnormal, and he must be the same Taoist as Xiyi and Manqian. I have devoted myself to Taoism for many years, and I would like to pray to the elder Point out the maze."

The old Taoist laughed sneeringly: "Where did the bad luck come from, to pollute this innocent road!"

After all, he didn't even look at Jia Jing, and his pace became faster and faster. Seeing the attitude of this Taoist priest, Jia Jing became more and more sure of this extraordinary person, and knelt down on the tunnel with a "plop" and said: "The disciple threw down the Taoist priest. I don't know how old I am, I don't know how old I am, I look forward to the golden elixir day and night, I finally met a real immortal today, I beg the elder to have mercy on my disciple's sincerity, and point him to a bright way, even if the disciple is I don't hesitate to smash my body to pieces!"

The old Taoist turned around and looked Jia Jing up and down, then nodded: "Oh? It's not as good as being smashed to pieces. If you eat it, you can get what you call the Golden Core Dao."

The old man said, he grabbed a piece of soil from the ground and threw it in front of Jia Jing. Jia Jing looked at the dirty thing that was still smelling of earth, shook it a bit, closed his eyes, and put the piece of soil into his mouth As soon as I gave it away, I planned to swallow it whole and swallowed it, but as soon as the thing entered my mouth, it was not as hard to swallow as I imagined, but instead had a medicinal smell.

Seeing that Jia Jing really ate it, the old Taoist laughed and said happily: "You can teach a child, and a child can be taught!"

Jia Jing burst into tears when he heard that, and knelt down two steps to the feet of the old Taoist, choked with pain and tears: "Immortal head, I don't think about glory, I don't covet wealth and honor since I was young, and I only want to get rid of reincarnation, so I abandoned my family and children, and devoted myself to cultivating Tao After many years, now I am at a loss and don't know the way forward, I implore the immortal elder to teach the disciple a thing or two!"

The old Taoist sighed and said: "Everyone in the world only seeks Tao with a heart, and this golden elixir avenue will naturally be obtained. It is ridiculous! You are only greedy for yellow and white outer alchemy now that you have not completed the inner alchemy. Avici Hell must be visited once!”

When Jia Jing heard it, his face was ashen-colored as if he had been bombarded by five thunders, and he couldn't stop kowtowing.

Seeing this, the old Taoist said: "What is important in cultivating Taoism is to cultivate qi. Using qi to form the inner alchemy is all a matter of hard work. Those worldly people who burn the qi will only use this outer alchemy to deceive idiots. It is really a waste of effort! It is useless, but a loss of Taoism! You have gone astray and don’t know it! What’s more, the most hateful thing is that you practice both internal and external. This is the inner alchemy, and the outer is the world’s merits. It is riddled with sin!"

After hearing this, Jia Jing said with a blank face: "The elder said that the disciples will be taught, and the disciples will not take this elixir in the future. It's just the word "crime", the disciples are really wronged! The disciples set their own ambitions, and the merits and virtues that they give up every year are no longer known. How many!"

"Yuer, Yuer!" The old Taoist scolded, "Come here with your ear..."

I don't know what the old man said, I saw that Jia Jing's face turned blue and pale for a while, and he finally regained his composure.

"Thank you, Immortal Elder, for teaching me, otherwise, otherwise, hey, the evil son made a mistake!" Jia Jing's eyes were red, and he gritted his teeth as he spoke.

The old Taoist said again: "What I took with you just now is not the clay, but the real elixir cultivated from the old gentleman's furnace. With it, I will pass on to you the secret method of practicing Qi. You need to practice it day and night. Practicing qi internally and cultivating merits and virtues externally, you must not abandon all those heresy ways, otherwise, it will be difficult to prove the way! Remember, remember!"

After all, when the old man leaned on his stick, Jia Jing only felt a numbness in front of his eyes, the pain was unbearable, and he finally opened his eyes, but there was no sign of the old man in front of him, Jia Jing stood up and looked around, and couldn't help but shouted Shouted: "I also hope that the teacher will tell the disciple the fairy name, and the disciple will worship the teacher day and night!"

For a long time, there were buzzing sounds in all directions in the forest. Jia Jing listened attentively, and only heard a few words vaguely: "The secret method is passed down by chance, because it is Rong Ning's affection; now, if you don't wait for it, it will be his annuity." Pill Realm!"

Jia Jing chanted a few words over and over again, then knelt down and kowtowed in all directions, thinking of the reason that the fairy elder just said in his ear, he hated Jia Zhen, the evil son who demolished his merits and virtues.

Jia Jing returned to the Taoist temple, ordered people to tidy up, and returned to Ningguo Mansion in a hurry. The old Taoist and Gao Yong told Jia Zhu about Jia Jing's words and deeds. A stone in Jia Zhu's heart fell to the ground. The old Taoist got a large sum of money, was repeatedly told by Gao Yong, and left happily.

It was just dawn at this time, and Jia Zhu met the old man by the name of practicing riding and archery in the morning, and practiced in the garden, and then went back to the room to wash up, and went to pay his respects to Mrs. Wang and Jia Mu.

Before Jia's mother could say a few words, someone came to preach, and Jia Zheng looked for Jia Zhu in the study.These days, Mother Jia also knows that the relationship between father and son has become much more harmonious. Zhu, no longer blindly guarding and not letting go.

When Jia Zhu arrived at Jia Zheng's study, she found out that it was Qi Hao who sent someone across the house to hand over the post, looking for him to go out for a gathering.

Now Qi Hao got a job as a third-class dragon guard under his father's arrangement. He was on duty in the palace. Shi Shaokuan couldn't easily go out to prepare for the big competition at home. Qi Hao also made many like-minded dragon guards among these dragon guards. His younger brother remembered that Jia Zhu had also returned to Beijing, but he hadn't met yet, so he handed a greeting card to the Rongguo Mansion.

Qi Hao is also a son of an official. Jia Zhu also mentioned these little friends when he wrote home when he was in the south, so Jia Zheng is no stranger to him. At this time, he called Jia Zhu, and after a few words of advice, he let him go. up.Lin Xing was a servant of the Lin family and Jia Zhu did not bring him back. At this time, the servant beside Jia Zhu was also a son of the family, the eldest son of Nanny Yuanchun, nicknamed Gousheng. Jia Zhu took a prescription for him. This Liu Fang and Lin Xing was very different, he had winks and few words, Jia Zhu was much more satisfied with him, so he always took him with him when he went out.

Qi Hao was treating guests at his own home today, he was impatient with those sisters and fans, he liked Du Kang the most, after getting acquainted with him, Jia Zhu's drinking capacity increased a lot.

When we arrived at the Qi Mansion, the porter at the door knew that it was the distinguished guest of the Eldest Young Master, so he hurriedly invited him in. There were already guests over there. Jia Zhu saw that the people sitting there were all around twenty years old, with burly faces The room was full of arrogance, among them the most burly man was talking happily with Qi Hao. When he saw Jia Zhu coming in, Qi Hao greeted him with a smile, and introduced Jia Zhu to the people present.

"This is Brother Jia Zhu, whom I often refer to. He is a good friend I met in Jinling. Don't look at him as young, but he has real kung fu. We often competed in Jinling at that time. Several times, I, as an older brother, bothered me." Almost got hanged!"

After Qi Hao's words, those strong men looked at Jia Zhu's eyes from disapproval to fanaticism. Being stared at by so many pairs of eyes, Jia Zhu couldn't help shivering, well, it really is human In terms of groups, these people seem to have the same problem with Qi Hao, and they only like to compete with others.

Qi Hao also introduced several people sitting here, namely Han Bi, Lu Shang, Li Donghua and Kang Zhenyuan. Among them, the father of Han Bi and Lu Shang was a small official of the Sixth Ministry, but Li Donghua had the blood of the royal family. The grandmother is Princess Anning, the younger sister of the former emperor, and now the status of the Li family is really embarrassing