Weiyang of the Red Mansion

In Yinshuang Courtyard, Mrs. Ye was playing leaf cards with the girls who served her in several courtyards, when the girls came in and said that Jia Jing had come.

In the afternoon, Jia Jing ran to Bi Luo Courtyard, not knowing what happened to the two of them, there was a quarrel, Jia Jing went back to the courtyard and locked himself in the small study, and she heard that Li's girl also cried a lot.

Mrs. Ye never thought of interfering in the matter between the two young children. If it can be done, if it can't be done, she will choose a good marriage for Miss Li's family. After all, she won't be at a disadvantage.

Mrs. Ye asked to put away the leaf card, and asked Jia Jing to come in.

"Why did Brother Jing come here? Come and sit next to grandma."

Jia Jing sat over according to his words and explained his intention.

"You want to marry Qiulan?" Mrs. Ye looked at Jia Jing in surprise, but didn't realize it.

Qiulan is the boudoir name of a girl from the Li family.

Brother Jing's thoughts on Qiulan, all the masters in the house are aware of, but Jia Jing has never mentioned to them that he wants to marry Li Qiulan, she thought, both of them are still young now, let's Let Brother Jing try it, if the two are like-minded, she is willing to marry Li Qiulan for her grandson even if the marriage is not the right one.

"Grandson wants to marry the younger sister of the Li family." Jia Jing had already got the promise from his elder brother, so it was true, even if Ye Shi gave him a strange look, he didn't flinch in the slightest.

Mrs. Ye stared at Jia Jing for a while, confirmed that his mind was firm, and then smiled, "You have to think clearly, although Qiulan came from a family of officials in the south of the Yangtze River, her family background is much different from ours. , but you are not a nobleman, it's not that you are unworthy, just one thing, grandma wants to make it clear to you so that you won't regret it in the future."

"Grandmother, please tell me." Although he didn't know what Ye's heartfelt words were going to tell him, he had already decided to marry Li Qiulan.

"First, Qiulan's mother died young. In fact, she was among the five not to marry. You and your eldest brother have read the book for so long. Have you read the Book of Rites? Since you have decided to marry Qiulan, if If someone uses this to attack her, you can't just ignore her."

Jia Jing became anxious when he heard the words, "What did grandma say, am I such a heartless person? If I really do such a thing, my elder brother will kill my relatives righteously."

"It doesn't matter whether your eldest brother will kill relatives righteously, do you have a plan in your heart?" Mrs. Ye shook her head and asked.

Jia Jing said solemnly, "Grandmother, I have thought about the question you mentioned a long time ago. If I cared about this, I would not have asked you to marry the younger sister of the Li family. Since I want to marry her, I am ready to face it." Prepare."

The elder brother taught him differently from his father's teaching method. Regarding reading, the elder brother always focused on it, and then asked him to read and memorize it. If he couldn't memorize it, he would copy the book. Force him to study.But in terms of behavior, his elder brother is extremely strict, and any behavior that violates the principles of a gentleman will be severely punished by his elder brother.

"Okay, since you've already thought about this, grandma won't mention it," Ye said after taking a sip of tea, "Secondly, Qiulan is eleven years old this year, and you are fourteen years old. Your birthday is in September. Lan is October, the two of you are exactly three or four years apart, Qiulan is fifteen and Ji has to wait for three to five years, and you will be eighteen in three to five years. You can guarantee that such a long time will pass, and you are right for Qiulan. Can your heart still be as firm as it is today?"

Jia Jing's expression was stunned, and he was at a loss for a moment.

After all, he was just a fourteen-year-old boy who was just beginning to fall in love. He didn't think about it. He wanted to make a firm reply to guarantee it, but he hesitated when he said it.

He can't guarantee it at all.

My elder brother said that the most unpredictable thing in this world is the future. What will happen in the future is completely unpredictable. If you promise people what the future will be like, you will probably lose their trust.

"If you can't do it, don't make promises casually."

Thinking of what the eldest brother said, Jia Jing was silent for a while, and smiled wryly, "Grandmother, there is no guarantee for grandson, but I really want to marry her."

It is self-evident who she refers to.

"I said this not to persuade you to give up marrying Qiulan, but to prepare you mentally. Once the marriage is settled, you will not regret it anymore. Qiulan came from a scholarly family. If you are divorced, your life will be ruined." , you go back and think about it carefully, and make sure you don’t regret it, then grandma will make the decision to hire a girl from the Li family for you.”

Jia Jing returned to his yard in a daze, and saw his personal servant Mu Yu approaching, lowered his voice and said, "Second Master, the Huaping girl next to Master Hou has been waiting for you for a while."

"Sister Huaping? How did she come here?" Jia Jing put aside the chaotic thoughts in his head for a while, and asked with some doubts.

When Mu Yu thought of the stack of books Huaping brought, she couldn't help but sympathize with her second master.

Er Ye always unknowingly offends Hou Ye. Afterwards, Hou Ye will always ask sister Huaping to send a stack of books for Er Ye to recite.

This time... twice as many as before.

The second master must not be able to memorize it all, so I will copy the book.

"Girl Huaping brought a lot of books, it should be sent by Master Hou who asked Miss Huaping to send them."

Jia Jing was stunned, tears streaming down his heart.

Huaping sent books here not once or twice, and every time he sent books, he had to work hard for two or three months.

He has almost foreseen how difficult his life will be in the next two or three months.

Stepping into the small study, I saw Huaping sitting at the table, seeing Jia Jing coming back, Huaping hurriedly got up and saluted, "I have seen the second master."

"Sister Huaping, don't be too polite," he said, just as he was about to ask the elder brother if he had brought anything, when he saw the stack of books on the table, he couldn't help but widen his eyes, "So many books?"

Huaping looked at the second master sympathetically, and said, "Master Hou asked the servant to bring the words to the second master. These books must be read within a month. After a month, Master Hou will conduct random checks. By then, the second master will not be able to recite them." , copied all these books fifty times.”

fifty times? ! ! !

The corner of Jia Jing's mouth twitched, "There are so many books, how can I read them all in a month?"

Unless he reads books day and night, his elder brother never forces him to study hard, but he will give him some tasks that cannot be completed. , even if you copy it in ten years, it doesn't matter.

In fact, he hasn't finished copying the punishment for copying the book several times before.

The punishment for copying the previous few times, according to his speed, would take several months to copy, but it was copied once, but this time it was copied fifty times. With so many books, how much does his elder brother want him to copy? book of the year?

"Master Hou is still waiting for the servant to reply, the servant has gone back first." Huaping wanted to comfort Jia Jing, but he didn't know how to comfort him, so he had to leave Jia Jing's study.

Back in the main courtyard, I saw Jia Fu leisurely getting a deck chair and laying in the sun in the yard, with a fox fur cloak covering his body.

"Master Hou, the book has been sent to the second master."

In fact, Jia Fu didn't fall asleep at all, just closed his eyes and rested his mind. When he heard the sound of the painting screen, he didn't open his eyes, and asked lightly, "Why have you been here for so long? The second brother is pestering you?"

"No, the second master went to find the old lady when the maidservant passed by, and just waited there for a while." Huaping said.

Hearing this, Jia Fu opened his eyes and looked at Huaping, "You said the second brother went to see the old lady?"

It looks really enlightened!

As soon as he left, his good brother couldn't wait to go to the old lady to express his heart.

"Yes, but..." Huaping recalled Jia Jing's expression when he came back, and seemed to be in a trance.

I don't know what to do with the old lady.

"But what?" Jia Fu frowned, "If you have something to say, why are you hesitating?"

"Your servant is watching, when the second master came back, he was in a trance." Huaping had no choice but to say the rest.

Unconcious?

Jia Fu was a little surprised, this is not right!

Logically speaking, the second brother should go happily and return happily, which is reasonable.

The old lady has long been thinking of matching up the second brother and the cousin of the Li family, why is the second brother still in trouble now?

"Master Hou? What are you thinking?"

Jia Fu regained his senses, threw the cloak he was wearing into Huaping's hand, got up and said, "I'm going to see the old lady."

Huaping looked at Jia Fu's back and hesitated to speak. When he was about to say something, Jia Fu had already left.

Soon Jia Fu arrived at Yinshuang Courtyard, went straight to the back room, and heard the girl's announcement before entering the door.

"Master Hou is here."

Hearing this, Jia Fu quickened his pace, and when he reached the door, the girl smiled and lifted the curtain for Jia Fu. When Jia Fu entered the room, he saw the old lady playing cards with some girls, and raised his eyebrows, "Grandmother is in a good mood."

"I guessed you would come." Seeing Jia Fu coming in, Mrs. Ye showed no surprise at all.

Jia Fu took an embroidered pier and sat down beside Mrs. Ye, and asked, "Did the second brother come over and talk to grandma about marrying Li's cousin?"

"I mentioned it, but this kid didn't think it through himself, and he came to express his feelings to me out of enthusiasm. I have to make it clear to him no matter what, so that the enthusiasm will recede, and he will regret it again. , Li's girl is in such a situation, the marriage should not cause any troubles, if she is in such a situation, if she is divorced, I'm afraid she will seek death."

Hearing this, Jia Fu understood Ye Shi's plan. It wasn't that Ye Shi didn't want to marry Jia Jing's cousin from the Li family. Ye Shi was worried that his second brother was too young now, and he didn't know what to say. People hurt themselves.

He said how the old lady allowed her second brother to approach the Li family girl, because she wanted to see how long the second brother's relationship could last.

If the second brother identified the cousin of the Li family, the marriage would naturally be settled in this way.

"The grandson understands the painstaking efforts of the grandmother."

Mrs. Ye played a card, then glanced at Jia Fu, and said angrily, "I just want to see how long Brother Jing can hold on, you really did a good job, you actually revealed the truth to him directly. , if this marriage is gone, I will punish you."

"It's the grandson who should be punished, should be punished." Jia Fu said with a smile.

Seeing Jia Fu's honest 'acknowledgment', Mrs. Ye's annoyance disappeared.

"The eldest daughter of Duke Li's family is going to be a child in June next year. I see that your grandfather's health has not been very good in the past two years. It is better to set the wedding date earlier to avoid any accidents." After playing the cards, Mrs. Ye pulled Follow Jia Fu to talk.