bookrandom Chapter 299 Jia Yuanchun returns to the province to celebrate the Lantern Festival
Chapter 299 Jia Yuanchun returns to the province to celebrate the Lantern Festival
Chapter 299 Jia Yuanchun returns to the province to celebrate the Lantern Festival
[Full attendance achieved this month, I wish everyone a happy New Year's Day. 】
Good fellow, it was always him, Uncle Jiao, who dragged Liang's family into the water. I don't want to suffer such a catastrophe today!
And this time, Li Wan finally revealed his feelings.
Afterwards, the two of them wrapped themselves in two cloaks. The pretty widow's body seemed so crisp, and even her words had a lingering aftertaste. She bit Jiao Shun's ear, telling all the thoughts, dreams, and desires of these days. , all came out in one brain.
Only then did Jiao Shun truly see what duplicity is.
Seeing that she was determined, Jiao Shun also briefly explained his thoughts.
It was not until the evening when the two made an appointment to continue their private meeting in the East Mansion in the future that they reluctantly parted.
But Jiao Shun dragged his empty body and returned home without any desires or desires. He originally thought that after hastily eating dinner, he would go to bed early to replenish his energy.
Unexpectedly, Jia Zheng posted another post to invite him.
He had no choice but to cheer up again, and ran to exchange glasses with Jia Zheng. During the dinner, he got an unexpected errand—the chief steward of the outer courtyard on the day of the family visit.
According to Jia Zheng's words, the purpose of setting up the chief steward of the outer court is firstly to prevent the master from serving in the other court, and the slaves outside have no one to rule and become king in disorder; At that time, there must always be someone who can support the venue in charge of reception.
In the original book, this should be an errand for Jia Lian or Jia Rong, but now that Jiao Shun is here, the two of them naturally went to another courtyard to accompany them.
Jiao Shun originally didn't want to get involved in this matter, so he shied away twice in person, but Jia Zheng felt that it was a great honor to be able to participate in the pick-up, and it could better reflect the close relationship between the two parties, so he invited him again and again.
Jiao Shun couldn't shirk it, so he had no choice but to agree.
It was another two days in a flash.
When it comes to the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month, the entire Rongguo Mansion is ready for battle before dawn.
Jiao Shunyin remembered that in the original book, Yuan Chun came home after nightfall—he could remember this scene mainly because it was too weird—so he was not like other people, like a frightened bird, whenever there was a trouble, he would call Go outside the gate and probe your brain.
Even in the morning, he took the time to visit the other courtyard.
This time was different from the rehearsal. There were countless glazed lamps and crystal lamps, and countless colorful bird feathers and tortoise shells were stuck everywhere; The patterns of various flowers, birds, fish and insects - I didn't put them in during the rehearsal earlier, probably because I was afraid they would be damaged by freezing.
Although he knew that this family visit was extravagant, Jiao Shun still couldn't stop talking after watching it.
What's the matter, it looks weird in broad daylight, but doesn't it look like the East China Sea Crystal Palace at night?
Less gossip.
Seeing the evening, first a pair of young eunuchs led the way with clattering boards, followed by maids, eunuchs, guards, umbrellas, gongs, trumpets, sticks, halberds, and pumpkins. of……
There are hundreds of people in all kinds of places, coming in mighty force.
In addition to the people waiting outside of the Rongguo Mansion, there would be almost [-], and half of the street was completely blocked.
Because according to the rules, people should kneel in front of the door, so Jiao Shun didn't join in the fun, but set up a ladder on the wall to peek outside.
When Yuanchun's Feng rushed into the main gate, he calmly got off the ladder and ordered that all the mutton soup that had been stewed for a long time be put into a large insulated bucket, served with big pancakes and steamed buns, and carried to the gatepost. The accompanying dragon guards take turns to enjoy it.
He himself went to the side hall near the Rongxi hall, waiting for the officials of the inner government and the captains of the Longjin school.
Because he had to pretend to be defensive, he waited for more than half an hour before he saw Lin Zhixiao leading people in.
As usual, literature comes first, and military ranks follow—but the ranks of officials are reversed.
Jiao Shun took two steps forward, and Lin Zhixiao hurriedly introduced: "This is Mr. Jiao, the head of the Department of General Affairs of the Ministry of Industry. Our master treats him like a nephew and entrusts all the outside affairs to him."
Since the officials of the inner government often had to deal with the Ministry of Industry, they all knew Jiao Shun a little bit, and knew that this was an upstart from the holy family, so naturally they didn't dare to neglect him.
The general of the Dragon Guard heard that it was not the Jia family who made the decisions, but he was somewhat surprised.
A deputy Qianhu who was the leader in the inner circle, heard the whispering discussions among his subordinates, turned around and scolded loudly: "Look at all of you who are ignorant and ignorant, the matter of the disabled soldiers becoming officials in the Ministry of Industry was led by Mr. Jiao." !"
Saying that, he took two steps forward and knelt down on one knee: "Lord Jiao's move really saves the worries of us fighters. Han is not talented, so he has the guts to thank you sir for the army robe Ze!"
Seeing him like this, the next few hundred households hurriedly followed suit and performed a one-knee military salute.
Jiao Shun had great face for a moment, he hurriedly stepped forward to help Han Qianhu, and said with a smile: "Master Han, why should you be like this, Jiao just couldn't bear to see the warriors dusted, so he just made some trivial suggestions. In the final analysis, it is His Majesty's grace, The court is sympathetic."
Han Qianhu took advantage of the situation and got up, and said with a smile: "My lord, I don't think I remember Han Gang. When I was in Sifang Street, the gang knew that you must be someone in the pool. It's just that I never thought that in just two years, you'll be there." It is already famous in the capital."
Square Street?
two years ago?
Jiao Shun thought for a long time before he finally remembered who he was in front of him - when he followed Xue Pan to Sifang Street, this Han Qianhu wanted to sell to Xue Pan, but unexpectedly he cast a wink at the blind man.
He couldn't help laughing and said, "Master Han is also on the rise? When we first met, he was still a hundred households, but now he has been promoted to a thousand households."
"I can't compare to adults, I can't compare to adults."
The attitude of the Han gang is extremely humble, not to mention the nobles and the humble, just Jiao Shun's feat of rising from a first-level servant to a director of the Ministry of Industry in just two years is enough to shock him into heaven.
What's more, he also heard that Master Jiao is actually from Wang Taiwei's family, and even the "word" was given by Wang Taiwei himself, if he can indirectly hug Wang Taiwei's thick legs...
The two sides exchanged a few more pleasantries, and then the host and guest were seated.
Although he didn't dare to serve them wine because of his official duties, he only set out a large table full of delicacies from mountains and seas.
The Han gang wanted to get close, so they deliberately found a topic that Jiao Shun was interested in, and they talked about Sun Shaozu.
"If you say that General Sun Shen is really lucky, he first entrusted Wang Taiwei Hongfu to transfer from Yungui to the southeast as an official. Now the imperial court is planning to add a navy in Tianjin to defend Gyeonggi from the sea."
"Years ago, he was specially ordered to select and transfer personnel from the south, because he was an official in the southeast navy, but he was also a northerner, so he was listed in the top three candidates for the Ministry of War. I can't run away."
After hearing this, Jiao Shun couldn't help being amazed.
I thought that since Sun Shaozu had gone to the southeast, it would take three to five years to come back. I didn't expect that he would be transferred to Tianjin again after only half a year.
Han Gang took the initiative to mention this, most likely to use his own mouth to remind Rongguo Mansion, especially Jia Amnesty. After all, almost everyone in the capital knew about Sun Shaozu blocking the door and scolding him.
But Jiao Shun only hated Jia Amnesty for not dying, so why would he inform him?
He just secretly kept this matter in his heart, and waited to see Jia Amnesty's jokes in the future.
…………
It's fun outside.
Inside, Jia Yuanchun finally arrived at the main hall of the Grand View Garden after a tour.
First, the old lady led the female relatives to pay their respects. After a while, Jia Zheng led the men in and knelt down through the curtain.
The father and daughter, speaking in simple classical Chinese, answered a few words, "The poor family can still see each other, but our flesh and blood are separated", "It is not easy for our family to have a noble concubine, don't worry about your parents, it is reasonable to coax the emperor well."
According to regulations, Jia Zheng and the others were about to retreat outside, but Jia Yuanchun scanned the crowd and suddenly asked, "Which one is Jiao Shun?"
Everyone was taken aback, and Mother Jia hurriedly said, "No, outsiders dare not enter without permission."
After a pause, he added: "Brother Shun is currently in charge of the front yard."
Jia Yuanchun showed a look of hesitation, but he didn't bring up the matter after all, he just stood up and watched Jia Zheng and others retreat.
After all the visits were over, she came down from the Fengluan throne, dragging her grandmother, father, sister-in-law and sister to tears.
It's okay for others, but when she saw Li Wan, she was quite surprised: "I haven't seen you for a few years, but why is my sister-in-law looking more and more energetic?"
You Shi hurriedly explained: "This is because Lan Ge'er has been very competitive in her studies recently, and secondly, she can see her eldest sister again. She is naturally in good spirits when there are happy events."
Jia Yuanchun nodded slightly and ignored the words, and after greeting everyone, he asked about Jia Baoyu.
Immediately afterwards, the sister and brother meet, and the plot is full of nostalgia.
Knowing that after the New Year's Eve, the emperor summoned Baoyu again, Jia Yuanchun also specially warned: "Thunder, rain and dew are all God's blessings. My brother must not be arrogant because of favors. In the future, it is the right way to study and improve."
This is really to persuade Baoyu not to follow the "old road" of Xingjin.
Jia Baoyu obediently agreed on the surface, but he was quite impatient in his heart.
Because it seems that the Lin family's money was used to build the yard, he feels a little bit of hatred towards his own sister, not to mention these nonsense talk about persuading students.
Jia Yuanchun was also good at observing words and demeanor, seeing that his younger brother didn't take it seriously, he wanted to understand more, but after all there were outsiders around, so he could only keep his words in his heart, and ordered the younger generation to write poems and inscriptions to show off their talents.
But Lin Daiyu looked on coldly, seeing that Baochai was called a "one-character teacher" by him because he helped Baoyu change a line of poems, talking and laughing with each other so that they could be intimate, and felt more and more bored in her heart.
I didn't bother to please Yuanchun for a while, so I just wrote a poem in a perfunctory manner.
Therefore, after Jia Yuanchun's criticism, it was Xue Baochai who came out on top—Shi Xiangyun stayed for two days and then was picked up again. It was obvious that being a guest was just a pretext, and taking the opportunity to inquire about Qilin's marriage was the purpose.
Everyone was surprised when they saw this, and couldn't help but look at Daiyu.
Sister Lin became more and more impatient, and while Jia Yuanchun was talking to the old lady, she got up and went outside the palace gate alone.
Looking at the countless lights outside in a daze, she suddenly felt her body warm, but it was Li Wan who chased her out and wrapped her in a cloak.
Daiyu hurriedly nodded her head in thanks: "Thank you sister-in-law for caring about me."
Li Wan smiled and stood shoulder to shoulder with her, curiously asked: "Why is my sister out of standard today?"
Daiyu shook her head slightly: "There are so many people here that the air is turbid, and some people may be blinded for a while."
These words were obviously perfunctory. Although there were many people in the main hall, the area was large enough, and no matter what, the breath would not be cloudy.
Li Wan smiled again, and continued to explore: "Look at what my sister means, do you really want to have a birth with Brother Bao in the future?"
Lin Daiyu lowered her eyes when she heard the words, and said with a cold face: "Sister-in-law is really getting better recently, she has time to meddle in my business."
"You girl!"
Li Wan bumped into Lin Daiyu lightly from the side, and said seriously: "You have been together since you were young, so you won't talk about it if you know the root and the bottom, and he is the king of chaos in this mansion, how many people are looking at his face talent……"
After a short pause, he said again: "If we really neglect each other from now on, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult for you in this mansion in the future."
Lin Daiyu was silent, but her face showed indifference.
From her point of view, in the Rongguo Mansion, she was meant to be '360 days a year, with wind, knife, frost, and sword', so where could she go?
What's more, she is not the person who is greedy for wealth and honor, what she is afraid of is suffering her heart - now that her heart is dead, what is there to be afraid of?
Li Wan saw that she didn't take it seriously, and couldn't help but secretly sighed that this girl Lin was still young and inexperienced, and had never seen the dangers of the world.
If it was normal, she would probably have finished ordering, but today she came to persuade Sister Lin, but she still had other thoughts, so she said in a persuasive way: "If you really want to have a relationship with Brother Bao, you can do it in one or two Nian might as well find another support outside—but anyone who has a name, a surname and roots, for future consideration, I don’t dare to treat you too harshly here.”
Hearing that this was persuading her to find another Gao Zhi'er, Lin Daiyu instinctively felt disgusted, turned her delicate body away, and asked stiffly: "Sister-in-law's words are nice, but why don't I find another support outside?"
If I didn't find any support, why did I come to tell you this?
Li Wan stomped his feet half guiltily and half annoyed: "Forget it, it's hard to persuade the damned ghost, so I've been worrying about it for nothing."
With that said, he went back to the main hall on his own.
Seeing that she was annoyed, Lin Daiyu also felt that what she said just now was a bit too much. She wanted to chase after her and apologize, but she couldn't save face, so she simply gave up on herself and thought: I will be alone from now on, so why bother to get close to others?
"girl."
Just at this moment, I saw Zijuan and Xueyan holding two small and exquisite food boxes.
"This is?"
"Miss Xing sent me the hot soup to keep out the cold and nourish the stomach. She said that the second girl and the young lady each have a share."
Hearing that it was Sister Xing's kindness, Lin Daiyu felt warm in her heart. Just now, the thought of "being alone from now on" disappeared immediately, took two food boxes and returned to the main hall, first gave one of them to Yingchun, and then made a special trip to find Li Wan Lost is not.
Zijuan Xueyan was at the entrance of the hall, stretched her neck and looked in for a few times, seeing that she couldn't see clearly through the curtain, she retreated to the bottom of the steps resentfully.
Zijuan copied her hands and said emotionally: "It's also because Miss Xing misses our girl, but it's a pity that she has been troubled by the family. Otherwise, if she becomes the mistress of the Jiao family, the girl will have someone to rely on in the future."
But Xueyan shook her head: "According to me, it might be better to do this now."
"What do you mean?"
Zijuan was baffled by what she heard, thinking to herself, could there be any enmity between this girl and Miss Xing?
But I heard Xueyan talk about him from left to right: "I heard that Empress Cai also took the initiative to ask about Uncle Jiao, so it can be seen that he is now so famous that it is not too much to marry a daughter of a scholarly family."
Zijuan suddenly realized, opened her eyes wide and said in disbelief: "You, are you crazy?! How can Uncle Jiao be worthy of our girl?!"
Xueyan asked solemnly: "Sister said this, is Miss Xing inferior to a girl? Speaking of her poetry talent, even the girl is full of praise, and now she is an aunt to Uncle Jiao. In addition to her status, In what way have you wronged her? What's more, if we girls go there, can we still be wronged in terms of identity?"
Zijuan was speechless for a moment, but after a while he still spoke the words he had just said: "But he, he is a rough person after all..."
"Yes."
Xueyan sneered: "It's not like Second Master Bao, who took advantage of my sister's wishes!"
"I, I didn't say that!"
Zijuan wanted to argue with her again, but Xueyan copied her hands and went to talk to Xiuju by herself.
(End of this chapter)