Prince of the Red Chamber and his father

"Sister Lin, let's go see Sister Bao?"

Lin Daiyu was about to go to the studio when Shi Xiangyun blocked the door.

"I made an agreement with the fourth girl, let's paint with her today, girl Yun can just go by herself, Sister Bao is recuperating in bed now, and there are so many people who are carefully arguing with her." Lin Daiyu evaded with a smile.

"Sister Lin, I have another idea and I want to discuss it with you." Shi Xiangyun stopped Daiyu and said.

"What idea?" Lin Daiyu didn't want to hear it.

"Yesterday, I heard Brother Lan say that in the family school, the husband wants to set up a poetry club. We are bored in our boudoir, why don't we also start this? It is interesting and fun. Sister Bao happens to be sick and lonely, why don't you invite a sister?" Let’s start a society in Yihong Courtyard?” Shi Xiangyun clapped his hands and laughed.

"Yun girl is very elegant, but it's not the right season?"

Lin Daiyu was a little interested after hearing this, for she was good at reciting poems.It's just that with Sister Bao's current situation, is it really appropriate to start a poetry club in your boudoir?But girl Yun has always been on good terms with Sister Bao, presumably the two discussed it first?It's better to go to Yihong Courtyard, first to see the scene, and then to visit in terms of etiquette, lest the servants make irresponsible remarks.

"Sister Lin, don't be disappointed, the elder sister-in-law has already agreed. The third girl said that she will prepare, and I just need to gather people." Shi Xiangyun didn't want to deal with Jia Tanchun at first, but the poetry club cost money after all. Well, although the historians were willing to work hard to dress her up, they didn't have much monthly money, and she never had a share in the Rongguo Mansion.

The eldest sister-in-law is dispensable in Rongguo Mansion, except for the one-acre land in Hengwu Garden, she has nothing to do.Now Lan Ge'er joined the poetry club at home school, maybe it was because of this that the sister-in-law mentioned it in front of Shi Xiangyun.But what is the purpose of the third girl?

"Sister Lin, what are you thinking?" Shi Xiangyun waved in front of Lin Daiyu's eyes.

What's wrong with me?The grass and trees are all soldiers, but there is always something wrong.Forget it, Lin Daiyu laughed at herself, what was she doing for herself, didn't she just like to compose poetry?

After Shi Xiangyun gathered everyone in Yihong Courtyard, he found out that Jia Xichun was not there, so he hurriedly ordered someone to invite him.

The eldest sister is four years old this year, and she is the cutest age. Ji Huaiyuan often plays with her in his arms when he is free, and loves Yuxue's lovely granddaughter.

Others wondered secretly when they saw it, the old man was also very strange, instead of urging his son to hug his grandson, he treated his granddaughter as a treasure, more favored than the men at home.Singing and singing with my granddaughter who doesn't know much about the world all day long, it's almost like a childlike innocence.

Little did he know that the elder also had troubles.

Ji Huaiyuan hugged his elder sister and pulled the flowers on the branches, but he was very worried.There was a mystery in the monk's words, but he couldn't comprehend it. Why did he and his son enter the Dream of the Red Chamber? When is the return date?Could it be that he will die of old age in this dream?

Thinking about it this way is really unnerving.If it's easy to arrange a date, it's just hanging up and down like this, when will it be the end.

"Uncle just let me draw, but he and elder sister are lazy."

Xichun stared at it all day, came out of the studio rubbing her eyes, saw Ji Huaiyuan holding her elder sister standing in the yard pulling flowers and playing with them, so she came over and said with a smile.

"You've worked hard, Si Yatou. I'm waiting to ask for it over there. I'm afraid you won't be able to find a painting better than Si Yatou's in the whole world."

Xichun is unique in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, which should not be underestimated, and she has a clear mind. With a little hint from Ji Huaiyuan, the picture she draws is exactly as imagined.

"Uncle, can these be printed on satin, otherwise, it's good to make flowers."

Xichun thought in her heart that when she returned home, she would ask Ruhua and Caiping to embroider one for herself, and the cut clothes would definitely look good.

"That's too much work. Embroidering one piece will take half a year. How can I wait to wear it?" Ji Huaiyuan shook his head and said, he was too slow to order a poor girl to weave, so he hired a whole yard of craftsmen, I wonder if I can design a machine.There are a lot of good craftsmen among the people, but the imperial court taboos these strange skills, and no one changes their minds to think about them.

The two of them were talking, when Ruhua came over, it was someone from the Ning Mansion who came to take Xichun back. It turned out that it was Xichun's birthday in two days, and Youshi sent someone over to welcome Miss Fourth back for her birthday.Yinfei loved his daughter the most in his previous life. After transmigrating into Jia Zhen, he had only one son, Jia Rong. However, there was also an old ghost living in his body. His father was kind and his son was filial, but he only pretended to be filial to outsiders once or twice.After hearing that there was still a little sister, he wanted to take her back and raise her as a daughter. Who knew that Jia Xichun had a strange temper, and he refused to see the evasive side of his own brother, so he could only order Youshi to be nonsensical. Send someone over from time to time.

"Birthday? Brother and sister-in-law, do you remember how old my birthday is this year?" Xichun sneered. Do not care.

"The Eldest Master is here too, Fourth Miss, don't be angry. No matter what, they are brothers and sisters of my own family, broken bones are still connected. Uncle Zhen has been thinking about Fourth Miss several times this year, and he also sent food and clothing over here. It can be said that they have done their best, and the fourth girl only cares about her own temper, and also thinks about Uncle Zhen." Seeing that Jia She was there, the mother-in-law could only persuade her with nice words, but the fourth girl was actually cold and indifferent. Uncle Zhen and Grandma You don't know how many things they sent this year, but they were all returned intact. These four girls really didn't give them any face.

"You go back to your elder brother and sister-in-law, now that I'm too old, it's inconvenient to go to your side." Xichun just refused.

"This doesn't make sense. Why is it so big that it's inconvenient? Tell me, what's the reason for this girl?" The woman heard this, and turned her head to the maid who came with her.

"Hmph, you pretend I don't know. There are a lot of gossip in your mansion. I don't want to hear how many people are gossiping behind your back, but they don't want to let it go. They only say that I also came from that mansion." .I’m just a girl, why should you make me tired.” Xichun said angrily.

Ji Huaiyuan was listening, feeling filled with emotion.It turned out that the girl Xichun became a monk in the end, not just because of her predestined relationship with the Buddha, but purely because she was forced to help herself to protect herself.

It is said that only the two stone lions in the Ningguo Mansion are innocent, and that is not the case.Thinking about it carefully, first Jia Zhen and Qin Keqing picked up the ashes, then there were two sisters of the You family who had ambiguity with Jia Zhen and Jia Rong and his son, and then there was Jia Zhen who gathered for gambling a few days ago. , there are really few innocent people, no wonder Xichun would rather give up the painting than break up with the Ningguo Mansion.

It's just that this girl entered Buddhism in the end, I'm afraid it may not be a good place to go.Ji Huaiyuan suddenly remembered that when attending Qin Keqing's funeral, Wang Xifeng abused his power and took 2000 taels of silver from a nun or teacher in Tikan Temple, driving a pair of young children to a dead end. Heartless.

There is also the smart son of Shuiyue Temple, who is obviously a Buddhist disciple, but still loves the world of mortals, as if Jia Qin took care of these aunts when Concubine Jia was visiting relatives, Ji Huaiyuan vaguely remembered a few jingles composed by outsiders, what "Xibei Caojin is young , Shuiyue nunnery is in charge of nuns. A man has many girls, and it’s pottery to gather and gamble with prostitutes. Unworthy children come to do things, and news comes out in Rongguo Mansion." Even Jia Zhen has heard of it, and she once reprimanded Jia Qin, saying that she looked at me I don't know what good things you do, but you don't reach out to take care of it.

Although Xichun hated the reputation of the Ningguo Mansion and wanted to clean it up cleanly, but after the fall of the Ningrong Second Mansion, can the beautiful and talented daughter of a prince be able to lie alone in the Qingdeng Ancient Buddha in peace?

Thinking of this, Ji Huaiyuan hastily stopped, secretly thinking that with the blessing of the Buddha, Xichun should live a pure life in the Dream of the Red Chamber without being stained by mortal dust, what is he thinking about!

"Uncle also thinks I'm cold and cold?" Xichun said with red eyes after annoyed those mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law away, seeing that Ji Huaiyuan just hugged his elder sister without saying a word, he couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

Originally, Jia She had a bad reputation in Rongguo Mansion, but He Xichun had the same hobbies as him, both of them had researched on painting design, and Ji Huaiyuan was approachable and didn't put on airs of elders, so they got along quite well.

Xichun and Yingchun were always on good terms, and when they were young, they were raised by Jia's mother. They only knew that the old lady was partial, and the servants often said bad things about the old man.I'm afraid that in the whole mansion, only Yihong Courtyard can be called a lot of beauties.

"Forget it, if the fourth girl doesn't dislike her, she will follow your second sister from now on and be counted as my own daughter." Ji Huaiyuan subconsciously comforted her, but she was a little nervous when she said it, as her reputation didn't seem to be very good.

Xichun was about to say something, but the eldest sister in her arms complained that she was hungry, Ji Huaiyuan felt sorry for her, so he carried her back to the studio, and ordered the little girl to pass the meal in the kitchen.

"Where's Cong'er? Hurry up and get him to eat." Don't you just go to Ningguo Mansion to fool around again?Brother Cong was well-behaved and easy-going at first, but he slipped away to Ningguo Mansion without paying attention. Ji Huaiyuan often sent him to stroll in the garden. Huaiyuan has been to Daoxiang Village a few times, and seeing that even Lin Daiyu is there, but there is no brother Cong alone, so when people asked, they found out that they had gone to Ningguo Mansion again.

Even Xichun knew that he had separated from the Ningguo Mansion, but Brother Cong rushed to the bus. After returning this time, he will have a good talk about him, and talk about the truth that those who are close to vermilion are red and those who are close to ink are black.

"Master, Brother Cong has gone to Ping'an Island with Second Master Lian." Unexpectedly, the little girl didn't go out to call for someone, but only said that Brother Cong followed Second Master Lian to Ping'an Island, and she would not come back until five or six days after the agreement.

In the past, when his son went to Ping'an Island, he would come back overnight at most, why did he take so much effort this time, Ji Huaiyuan had some doubts.But his son has been able to hide things in his heart since he was a child, except for fighting at school and being invited by his parents, Ji Huaiyuan has never bothered him.

Yinfeng and Baye, who were being talked about by Ji Huaiyuan, are in the tent of the coach of Ping'anzhou.

Qi Kang looked at the blood book over and over again, only to feel a layer of cold sweat seep out of his back.

The first emperor was good at calligraphy, and he often liked to write plaques for his ministers. For example, the ancestral hall of the Ningrong Second Mansion also has the first emperor's pen and ink.Some of the generals in Ping'an Continent were born and died with the late Emperor and Ning Rong, so they all recognize them.

One person passed it on to another, and the generals in charge of the army took turns to read the late emperor's blood book, and then looked up at Yinfeng, only to feel that his brilliance suddenly shone, with a dragon and a phoenix, and a natural aptitude.

Du Qikang is still undecided, what is the meaning of this Rongguo mansion, and why did he come up with a real and fake princess.It turns out that Qin Keqing is a cover, Miaoyu hidden in the temple and Jia Lian in front of him are the real prince and grandson.This falsehood is really a good method.

"What? General Qi? Are you still questioning Gu's identity?" Yin Reng sneered, after five or six days, he had almost a clear idea of ​​the soldiers and horses in Ping Anzhou. This Qi Kang is old and his behavior is also weak hesitated.Generally, when generals station troops abroad, ten thousand can be blown into one hundred thousand. This is also a common practice, in order to be able to ask the court for more food and military pay.This Qi Kang did the opposite. The number of soldiers and horses in Ping Anzhou was nearly 20, and the annual report to the court was [-], which did not increase or decrease. At the beginning, Yinfeng and Baye didn't know Qi What kind of medicine was sold in Kang's gourd, and after chatting with the soldiers, I realized that Qi Kang was afraid of attracting the embarrassment of the emperor and the feudal town, and would rather raise food and grass by himself.

"Your Highness, forgive me, but the last general dare not." Qi Kang saw that the generals in the army nodded secretly, and knew that the edict was true.It's just that the soldiers and horses in Ping Anzhou were originally the private soldiers of Jia's family, and later, after the Second Duke Ning Rong followed the late emperor, they were counted as soldiers and horses of the imperial court.So the difficult thing now is who to listen to!

Needless to say, Ningguo Mansion, Jia Zhen and Jia Rong's father and son are muddy and can't stick to the wall, and they have heard it in the army, but who should listen to the first house and second house of Rongguo Mansion?

The first son of the eldest family is actually of Jing's blood, but the political master of the second family has also sent letters several times, telling the Jia family's heart to compete in the Central Plains, Qi Kang still has a few secret letters.

According to Master Zheng's letter, Jia Lian was just a capable nephew of the Rongguo Mansion, and he didn't know that he was a legitimate descendant of the prince, so how should he choose now, with the little Highness in front of him?Look at his young age, but after a few days, he is calm and steady, and his heart is not to be underestimated. However, he is an old member of the Jia family, isn't this running counter to Mr. Zheng?

"What is General Qi hesitating about? Don't forget who is attacking the noble in the Rongguo Mansion!" Eighth Master watched from the side, seeing Qi Kang's face changing, secretly guessing the key. The father sent his second brother to Ping'an Island to pass on the news after the evening talk by candlelight, but there must be other arrangements to spy on him, so Qi Kang may be entangled in who is right and who is wrong.After thinking about it, Ba Ye said tentatively.

"The last general is not talented. He has led the army for many years and is not allowed to visit the masters in the mansion. Your Highness, let me see Master Xi before making a decision." Qi Kang knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

Yinfeng was so angry that he fell backwards, Qi Kang was too unclear.So, isn't it obvious that you don't want to take orders from yourself?If it were someone else, I'm afraid that this old man would be the first one to sacrifice the flag after ascending the throne.It seems that the [-] soldiers and horses in Ping Anzhou will also be reshuffled. It is in the hands of such a veteran who has no hesitation. People are sent to prison and cannot be rescued.

"That's fine. I'm young, and I just came to pass on a message. My father ordered me to work with His Highness to select some elite soldiers and bring them back to the mansion, so as to protect His Highness, the princess and everyone in the mansion." Eighth Master took advantage of the situation and said.

The identity of the second brother of the prince has already been known by the King of Beijing, and he must be planning to attack him all the time. In the future, it is not appropriate to travel frequently to Ping Anzhou. These veterans are pampered and pampered, and they are almost nested like ostrich eggs. It is inevitable that they will meet the regent in battle. What use can these guys be? It is better to take the opportunity to cultivate a group. First, they will be more loyal than these people after getting along with each other for a long time. Second, we must focus on selecting some capable ones. .

Unknowingly, Ba Ye forgot that he also had an ambition to compete in the Central Plains, and he wholeheartedly planned for the prince.But he is only □ years old, if he really wants to be different, he doesn't have the stature, I heard that the emperor's father is very strong in Jinling, the battle for the title is changing rapidly, it is better to plan early.In fact, if he is sincerely asked to choose, it is better to let the cheap daddy ascend to the throne first, and then the brothers will rely on their own abilities.

Qi Kang heard that he could meet with Jia She for discussion, he hesitated for a moment and agreed, and went to discuss with the generals who would accompany His Highness to Beijing.

Yinfeng and Ba Ye only said that they wanted to see the skills of the soldiers, and they went to the school field to watch their catching drills in person. In the past four or five days, they had already saved some candidates in their hearts, so they took this opportunity to call them out.

The two brothers were going back to Beijing ahead of schedule, after all, Ji Huaiyuan still had to ventilate first.In order to avoid Ji Huaiyuan's worry, after Yinfeng was assassinated, he found out the truth and did not tell his father the whole story, but now he has to tell him.

How should I tell my father?Yinfeng was a little troubled.