Grandmother Jia said,"You can all eat here. Let's have some fun." Lin girl, just sit down and don't act like you're a new wife.”Hence, they added bowls and chopsticks and sat down together.
Sister Feng still went up frequently to add food for Grandmother Jia. Daiyu and Second Sister You, who were not used to doing this, also followed behind Sister Feng. "Don't call me," Grandmother Jia said."Let the maids serve me."”"I used to see you guys behave yourselves, so I'm used to it." Only after I became your wife did I understand your suffering. The rules in our house are too strict. Other than me, there are only you sisters here. Don't be so restrained. Even the Lin girl isn't married from the outside. She can just casually be the same as before. I like it when I see it. Filial piety isn't on this." He ate for a while. "The old lady is fine," said Daiyu."Let's have a small game of cards."”"I'm tired today," said Grandmother Jia."Let's talk."”That day, Grandmother Jia had just arrived and had a very happy conversation. Even Xiangling stayed.
Second Sister You had been staying in Chixia Palace for the past few days to relieve Daiyu's boredom. However, because of the arrival of Sister Feng, she had to move back. It was because of her guilt that both Daiyu and Yingchun refused to let her stay. That night, Second Sister You said countless words of regret and almost dug out her heart to show Second Sister. Second Sister You had always been straightforward, but when she heard his words, she forgave him very much and became good sisters. Third Sister You had advised his sister several times behind her back not to fall for Sister Feng's tricks, but Second Sister did not take it to heart. From then on, he and Sister Feng and Zhu Yuanyang also lived in Chixia Palace for a long time, wholeheartedly serving Grandmother Jia. When something happened, he went to the Department of Infatuation. He pressed the button.
Now, in Rong Mansion, ever since Li Wan and Jia Lan went to Jiujiang to take up their posts, the family had become much calmer, but Baochai was busier than before. In the past, Li Wan and Ping 'er were in charge of the household together. Ping' er, because he was not the master, only asked questions and never said much.
Li Wan was just taking the general view. All the big ideas were taken by Baochai, and sometimes she discussed them with Tanchun. However, it was a matter of family and daughters-in-law. When Baochai wasn't in the meeting hall, it was fine if she returned to Li Wan. Now that Li Wan was gone, Ping 'er dared not make any decisions, and everything had to depend on Baochai. Thus, they had to stay in the hall for half a day, and even if they returned to Happy Red Court, they would have to rush over to meet them if there was an urgent matter. They would not be at ease for a moment.
At this moment, Tanchun moved back to the Jia residence. Originally Zhou Qiong moved to the Yangtze River, the government because of the heavy burden of river defense, ordered him to recruit twenty or thirty battalions of new recruits. Zhou Qiong thought about the pros and cons of this matter. If it was not done properly, then the soldiers would be bandits. He had specially sent a letter to his son, Ke Sunan, to help him plan. When Zhou Guye received the letter, he got up and left in less than two days! for a moment it is hard to set a date for his return. Tanchun entrusted the residence to the relatives of the Zhou family to take care of, and she was happy to live in Qiu Shuang Zhai. Zhu Jian Baochai worked too hard, and sometimes she also helped to take care of things in the meeting hall.
That day, Lady Wang happened to be happy and came to Qiu Shuang Zhai to see Tanchun. She sat there until evening.
It was cold after the rain, so she caught a cold and had diarrhea four or five times in the night. Early the next morning, Baochai and Tanchun came to greet her, and Madam Wang was lying on the kang. "Taitai, please invite Imperial Physician Wang to take a look."”"I'm not seriously ill. I've just taken some Bodhi pills," said Madam Wang. It was just that Big Sister-in-law Zhen came here a few days ago and said that she wanted to invite him to enjoy the osmanthus flowers last month, but she was delayed by the rain. Now that the chrysanthemums are in full bloom, he asked me to pick a day to go to the East Mansion for a walk. I told him that I would go tomorrow, but now I can't go.”"We'll inform Eldest Sister-in-law Zhen and invite her when Madam is better. It's the same."”"I'm afraid they've already prepared it," said Madam Wang."You can go and tell them for me tomorrow."”The two of them agreed.
The last time Madam You came to invite Madam Wang, she had said that she wanted to invite her to listen to a little show. Because Madam Wang repeatedly reminded them not to trouble themselves, they only sent a group of storytellers. There were also guests who wanted to occupy Lady Wang's seat, so they only invited Xue Baoqin and Xing Xiuyan, as well as Tanchun, Baochai and Pinger. She had wanted to invite Shi Xiangyun, but he was staying at his uncle's house these few days, so she didn't invite him. However, she did not expect that Madam Wang had just fallen ill in the past two days.
On that day, Tanchun, Baochai, and Ping 'er had arranged to ride together to the Ning residence and alight at the Inner Ceremony Gate. You Shi, Hu Shi came out, first went to the upper room to sit down. Tanchun said that Madam Wang was going to come, but the day before yesterday, when she went to the garden, she felt cold and diarrhea. She really couldn't hold it up and apologized to Madam You. Madam You said," This is because we didn't invite her sincerely and delayed her for these few days. If we had invited her earlier, perhaps Madam would have come." I know that Madam also likes lively places. As long as she is healthy, there is no place she doesn't come.”"I'm afraid Sister Xing won't be able to come," said Baochai. Brother Pan had always been with him. Yesterday, he had a cold and fever, crying and quarreling. I wonder if you're feeling better today?" Ping 'er said," The weather is hot and cold. It's really hard to deal with. How can people not get sick?"”
Just as they were talking, someone came back to Grandma Mei. Bao Qin was gorgeously dressed, holding a maid as she slowly walked in from the veranda. He wasn't very familiar with Madam You's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, so he had his own ways of dealing with them.
When Madam You saw that everyone had arrived, she invited everyone to the garden to see the flowers. After entering the garden gate, they walked past a few places before arriving at the Evening Fragrance Hall. Outside the hall, there were the most stones in Taihu Lake. They were exquisite and winding, and they were suitable for painting. It was also arranged by Shanziye. There were two large golden osmanthus trees on the rockery. The flowers were in full bloom, and the fragrance was overflowing. There were all kinds of pots of chrysanthemums, red, white, yellow, purple, and colorless. There were also green peonies and black qilins, which were not easy to see outside. Everyone enjoyed it casually.
Tired from walking, Baochai sat on a stone pier to rest. Bao Qin leaned against the stone railing and bent over to pick flowers. Ping 'er saw a golden phoenix feather hanging down from the basin, picking up a thin bamboo to support the flower.
Tanchun walked around the mountain rocks, looking at the names of the flowers on the trees. "This garden is smaller than the Grand View Garden," Bao Qin said."I like its exquisiteness."”Madam You said," This was built by the older generation. At that time, there were still a few famous people among the Qingke class. After that, Zhan Ziliang and Cheng Boqi's class, how could they compare?”Wen Hua brought over a crystal plate with all kinds of flowers on it. Mrs. You ordered them to be sent in turn and put on at will. Tanchun, Baoqin, and Pinger saw that the flowers were fresh and lovely, so they each picked one and put it on, but Baochai did not want it. Everyone continued to gossip.
The maids invited them to their seats and walked into the Xiangwan Fragrance Hall. Look at the famous chrysanthemum paintings hanging on the wall. There were many vases on the table. Some were old porcelain, some were bronze, and some were made of clay. All of them were decorated with chrysanthemums of various colors. Madam You let Baoqin sit on the seat, but Baoqin repeatedly refused and then sat down. Everyone sat down in turn.
The female lead came up to ask for some books. Baochai had never liked to listen to books, so she only said," Just tell me whatever you like." Tanchun clicked on " Dream Tiger Marriage ", which was the story of Liang Hongyu from the Song Dynasty.
Bao Qin chose a segment of " Flowers in the Mirror " and Ping 'er chose " The Return of the Pearl." He heard the sound of the strings, accompanied by the sound of the drums. On this side of the table, everyone was still chatting and laughing as they listened to the storyteller.
Shortly after, when it came to Liang Hongyu beating the drum to help, the female ancestor was eloquent and described the drum, battle, and the sound of the water. "That Liang Hongyu is from a brothel background, so she can make contributions." We lived in vain in the noble family and received the imperial court's edict for nothing. We are ashamed.”"It's fine if other people say so, but it's not the same for Eldest Sister-in-law," Bao Qin said. He only saw that big brother was in Ce Manor, and in the future, he would be able to build a career and stabilize the country. Big sister-in-law was the wife of Marquis Xiao, so what was Liang Hongyu?”
" Forget about stabilizing the country," Madam You said." Your big brother is already worried about such a small matter." During the past two days, Nanyang had been plagued by bandits and they had discussed sending out troops. He and his colleagues had argued many times, and the moment they came back, they were all sighing. What do you think he used to be: There was a group of friends outside who only cared about eating, drinking, and having fun. When he returned home, he listened to his concubines play the flute and sing songs. How comfortable it was. Wearing this sad hat out of thin air made him feel like a sinner. Don't you think it's stupid?"
"People who do things in the world are always a bit silly." Just look at our grandmother. She's so scheming. I think he's stupid. When they were poor, they had to save a few money and suffer all the scolding. The gorilla felt jacket that he gave to Miss Xing and the pegasus skin jacket that he gave to Xiren, which one of them wasn't made by him for free? He said,"I'd rather post a few money myself than let my family burn the papers and make others laugh."
Isn't that stupid!" Tanchun said,"If you want to be stupid, you have to be as stupid as big sister. Qingwen and Ruhua were expelled by him, and Sister Lin's death was also his fault." He was always making others suffer, and he would be foolish if he did not suffer any losses.”Everyone laughed.
"There's also a little fool recently," said Baochai with a smile.”
Everyone asked who it was. "It's the new Master Xiaolan!" Baochai said. This time, the person who returned to Big Sister-in-law said, When Lan 'er arrived there, Old Master had been fooled by Li Shi' er in the past. He had cut off all the manuscripts, family members, and Old Madam Xing's name, and only found some aides to do things. When those minor officials and supervisors saw that the magistrate did not have a seat, he insisted that they sit on the kang to talk. There was an official who took a letter from the central hall and asked for a job face to face. He flipped it over and immediately put it out, lecturing it a lot, even if it offended the central hall, he didn't care. That wasn't all. Jiujiang was lacking, so it wasn't a bad place to be in charge of customs. He took out a large amount of the money he deserved and set up many craft departments and agricultural colleges. Now that he was an official, who wouldn't want to get rich? A fool like him probably didn't have a second set!”
"I only admire Second Master Bao's words. One day was one day, and who knew what would happen in the future? This was the most logical. If a person made up his mind, he wouldn't need to do anything serious!”"If that's what he said, then why did he become a monk and seek hardship?" Tanchun asked. It can be seen that you still can't take it lying down." "How can anyone else know what they want?" Baochai asked.”Everyone only cared about talking. They had already finished talking about the two sets of books, but they didn't listen carefully. The female lead came up again to ask for more. Everyone said it was getting late, so you should rest. Madam You instructed them to play another set of General's Orders.
It was already past midnight, so Tanchun asked,"Big brother hasn't returned yet?" Madam You said," He saw that the sky would always come home in the middle of the night. I don't know what he was busy with. I asked him and he refused to tell me.”Baochai was anxious to go back because she missed her brother, so everyone took their leave and went their separate ways.
What kind of bandits were there in Nanyang at that time? It turned out that the Yanqie families in the area around Qiya were all stubborn and cunning. They also had the evil magic of the Red Lotus, which could create clouds and fog, call for rain and wind. There was also a secret spell. No matter who it was, once they heard his spell, they would immediately abandon their ancestors and parents and follow him. Therefore, he secretly gathered countless rioters. The last time he rebelled in the coastal area, he was suppressed and scattered by Zhen Yingjia, Duke of Anguo, and others. They had a chaotic nature, how could they be willing to accept it, they were still moving along the river and coast.
When they caused trouble in Nanyang that time, there were only a few leaders. Coincidentally, the military governor Wang Guochen was afraid and incompetent. When he heard the bandits were in chaos, he quickly sat on a patrol boat and went to the outer river to play.”
What do you mean by 'swimming dagger'? It was funny that this person's literacy was limited and he couldn't even distinguish the two words "Ge"! He only cared about traveling far away and gave a strong city of Nanyang to the evil bandits.
When this news reached the capital, the entire court paled. The ministers also held a meeting. Some were as stupid as an ox, some were as afraid as a tiger, some were like rabbits in a cave, and some were like snakes in a cave. They all looked at each other and did not dare to speak. Only Minister Sun, who was considered knowledgeable, said,"This is just a disease of scabies, but there's no time to lose. Quickly send a group of old generals to the nearby area.”" The leader of the Divine Policy Office is not here," the Prince of Dingliang shouted." Who dares to come up with ideas?"”Everyone didn't understand at first, but after thinking about it, they realized, At this moment, Shou 'an Commandery Prince was on a business trip. Ding Liang had always flattered him, but he had forgotten that he was also the leader of the God's Policy Office. Class One was speechless.
After a few days, the bandits in Nanyang gradually became rampant.
When Shou 'an Commandery Prince returned to the capital, he intended to use the Dragon Martial New Army. First, they decided to push Liu Yongxiang to be the commander. This Liu Yongxiang was famous for being a general with a shell and was quite popular. Someone told him, The first generation of the God's Policy Office wanted to set him up, so they gave him all the weapons that were rusty and useless. After hearing this, he thought about it carefully,"It's better if my head doesn't move." He quickly retreated. After that, the Commandery Prince of Shou 'an heard someone say something and took a fancy to Hou Hu, who was as stupid as a monkey. Hou Hu had been ambitious for a long time, so how could he not go when he had such an opportunity? He hastily decided on the matter.
Jia Zhen knew that it was inappropriate, so he hurried to see the leader alone and earnestly advised him. The two leaders were impetuous and muddle-headed, so how could they listen? Jia Zhen was very anxious and went to visit the kings of Dongping and Beijing.
When he met Prince Beijing that day, he first told him about the entire situation. "Hou Hu is definitely not a person of the pond. Isn't he carrying firewood to put out the fire?"”The Prince of Beijing was a smart man after all. When he heard Jia Zhen's words, he said,""Your words are far-sighted. If I follow your advice, what should I do?”"Right now," said Jia Zhen,"I have Zhou Qiong under my command to guard the river. This man is loyal and brave. If he was ordered to quickly mobilize his troops and travel at full speed, he would probably arrive in three to five days. It was not too late. There was also Zhen Yinggui's army stationed in Kinki. This person was Zhen Yingjia's younger brother, and he was ordered to lead the team to the south. If they worked together, they would definitely win.”"The capital is important. Aren't you afraid of emptiness?"”"As far as I know," Jia Zhen said,"Huang Guoqing and Zhang Zhiyuan are still available in the capital. The capital only ordered Longwu's central army, which was the children of meritorious officials and could serve as the confidant of Gancheng.”The Prince of Beijing listened attentively and praised him for his careful planning.
The next day, he went to court and reported the details to Emperor Ming. The Emperor was greatly moved. He immediately summoned the two leaders of the God's Strategy Office and reprimanded them. They were scared out of their wits and knocked their heads repeatedly. On the other hand, he specially issued an edict: He ordered Zhou Qiong and Zhen Yinggui to supervise the division to attack and suppress them together.
He also appointed Jia Zhen as the imperial envoy counselor military minister, together with the former enemy. Jia Zhen went up to thank him and immediately asked for instructions. Then he prepared to set out.
Jia Zhen was very happy to fulfill his ambition to serve the country, but he suffered from You's family, Pei Feng, Xie Luan and others. Seeing him on the battlefield, how could he give up? Pei Feng and the others wiped away their tears from Jia Zhen's eyes, but they did not dare to hide their resentment from him. When Madam You saw Jia Zhen return, she said,"Why are you practicing martial arts at home? Our family isn't short of anything, unlike those brothers in the army who have to fight for fame and wealth. Now that the people and horses couldn't move, how could it be good?”Jia Zhen said,"I'm someone who has committed a crime. The Emperor is so kind to me. Shouldn't I risk my life to make contributions?" As for success or failure, you don't have to worry too much.”
At this moment, Jia Rong was also standing beside him. Although he was a playboy, his nature was not bad.
On the day of the Qingxu Temple's ceremony, when Jia Zhen asked the manservants to spit at him in public, he accepted it without complaint.
Now that he saw his father taking the risk to go out, he was also worried. Hearing Jia Zhen say this, he continued,""How can my family be at ease if I go alone? It's better for Rong 'er to follow."
"You'll be useless even if you go," Jia Zhen said."What can you do? This wasn't something fun to do. You're an only son, so it's better for you to stay at home and look after the house.”
He also felt miserable.
"That's why I want to go," Jia Rong said. I don't want to go to the front, I'll just follow the grain platform.”"If you leave again, who will take care of the manor?" Jia Zhen asked.”Jia Rong said,"I see that Brother Qiang grew up in our residence. He still has something to ask of you, so if you hand it over to him, it's definitely not wrong." If the master is not assured, please stay on both sides of Lian Second Uncle and come to check more. Lian Second Uncle is also not not doing his best.”When Jia Zhen heard this, he hurriedly sent for Jia Lian and Jia Qiang, and entrusted them with a great responsibility. They hurried to the ancestral hall to kowtow and bid farewell.
Jia Ren, who was in charge of the ancestral hall, replied,"The knife that the Duke used to kill the thief was hung in the ancestral hall. It screamed for three nights." When the servants heard it, they thought there was some noise. They hurriedly opened the temple door and went in to take a closer look. It turned out that the sound came from the scabbard. The saber was also three or four inches out. This is a sign from the High Duke. I will definitely succeed.”
Jia Zhen was overjoyed and took down the knife and wore it with him. He went to the West Mansion to bid farewell to Jia She and Jia Zheng. Jia She smiled and said,""Your glory is not small, but isn't it good to enjoy life at home? Why take that risk?”Jia Zheng spoke of the difficult times and encouraged him with many words.
Only then did Jia Zhen bring Jia Rong and the two hanger-ons who were in charge of writing and ink to go on a long march!
When Jia Lian and Jia Qiang sent Jia Zhen and his son to the Eight Mile Bridge, Jia Zhen stopped them and gave them some instructions. The two of them returned to the East Mansion first. Yu Lu and Lai Sheng brought their families to greet them. Jia Lian instructed,"Now that I've sent out my troops, you have to bear a heavier burden than when I was at home." No matter what, he had to deal with these few days and not cause any trouble. The first thing to do is to be careful of the fire at the door, and the second thing is not to drink, gamble, make noise and cause trouble. Since Sir System has entrusted it to me, I can't say that I'll offend you. If I do, I'll punish you regardless of whether you have a face or not. I've contributed to the country. You've all been Chen people for many years, so you have to contribute more to him. When I return, I will definitely reward you heavily and even promote you to an official position.”Yu Lu, Lai Sheng, and the others agreed. "If there's anything, come back to me at any time," Jia Lian said.”
After saying that, Fang and Jia Qiang walked into the upper room to see Mrs. You. You shi and Wen Hua were talking and crying. When she saw the two of them come in, she quickly let them sit down and said,"Eldest Master has left, causing Second Master and Brother Qiang to be tired.”Jia Lian said,"He's my brother, and Big Brother is so fond of him. Isn't this what he should do?" Eldest Sister-in-law also had to be at ease. Eldest Brother was a counselor and would never go to war personally. Things were going smoothly, and he would be allowed to come back in a month or two. What was there to worry about?”"That's right," said Madam You."How can we be sure about sending troops?”Jia Qiang also mentioned that his ancestor's war blade had been unsheathed and would definitely go smoothly. You Shi also felt strange, in the heart a little relief.
"There's no one here to take care of Big Sister-in-law," Jia Lian said.”"Ever since his second and third aunt passed away, he would cry whenever he thought about it. She was also deaf and muddle-headed. Who could he take care of if he came? If he wants me to take care of him, isn't he looking for trouble?”"Tomorrow," Jia Lian said,"I'll call Granny Ping over to relieve my sister-in-law's boredom.”"If he can open up his residence, it's good to come here and have a chat. Don't delay the matters over there," Madam You said.”
Jia Lian sat for a while before coming out with Jia Qiang, smiling at Jia Qiang,"Pay more attention. If Grandpa Zhen succeeds, you will succeed too.”Jia Qiang smiled and said,"Second Uncle, please help me fulfill my wish."”
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