Xinzijuan Sunset Grass and Trees Chapter 23 Father and son, sister and brother
Rongguo Mansion.
Seeing the servants in the mansion who were busy cleaning up, and Aunt Zhao with her hands on her hips, scolding the maid who was wiping her tears, Jia Zheng felt agitated for no reason.
In a few days, he was about to leave for the south. The official documents from the Ministry of Civil Affairs had already arrived, and he would be leaving Beijing within five days. However, Jia Zheng felt unspeakably uneasy.
Li Shi'er looked at the master's hesitant expression and wanted to remind Aunt Zhao, but when he saw Jia Huan coming in, he immediately stopped talking.
As expected, Jia Huan's face turned gloomy, and Aunt Zhao became a little embarrassed. Her voice suddenly dropped a few degrees, her hands were removed from her waist, her face turned gloomy, and she greeted her son in a flattering manner.
Jia Huan said a few words indifferently, and then said something to his biological mother. Aunt Zhao actually muttered and did not dare to reply.
Obviously, this woman who dared to speak harshly in front of her wife and ancestors now feels a sense of awe in front of her son who is getting older and more powerful.
Jia Zheng, who was watching all this through the window lattice, couldn't help stroking his beard, feeling both comforted and worried.
The consolation is naturally that he, a concubine, is regarded as the best scholar after Jia Jing of Dongfu. Next year, Jia Huan will participate in the Autumn Palace Competition. It is said that even Feng Ziying is very optimistic about it.
As for whether the Chinese style competition can be held in the spring of the next year, Jia Zheng doesn't think it matters.
As long as he succeeds in the exam next autumn, it will be the second time for the entire Jia family in decades. His eldest son Jia Zhuna studied so hard that he even broke down from studying and failed to pass the exam. Now Brother Huan
If you can pass the exam, it will undoubtedly be enough to bring glory to your ancestors.
It was Jia Huan who was worried. Of course it was a good thing for this concubine to succeed in school, but Baoyu's appearance made Jia Zheng have to worry about how the two brothers would get along with each other in the future.
If Jia Huan had the temperament of a brother-in-law, Jia Zheng would naturally be happy, but Brother Huan's temperament is extreme and arrogant. Even Feng Ziying said that in the future, Jia Huan's career would be best to be a censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate or an official of the Sixth Section.
Originally, Jia Huan and Baoyu had a bad relationship. Now that Brother Huan has become a man, how will Baoyu deal with it?
It is inevitable that the story of strong branches and weak trunks in a big family will happen again, which makes Jia Zheng worried.
The key is that Jia Huan is now showing a faintly unruly attitude. Even he can't control it. It seems that he can barely listen to a few words of his sister San Yatou. When he really passes the exam, the whole family will be affected.
, who can still suppress him?
The mixed feelings of joy and sorrow have been intertwined in Jia Zheng's heart, making his mood fluctuate up and down during this period.
Seeing Jia Huan coming to his study, Jia Zheng guessed that something was wrong. He returned to his seat and pretended to read, but he heard Li Shier's respectful voice outside the door: "The third master is here, the master is in the room."
Reading a book."
"Well, father is here? I have something to report to the master."
Li Shier quickly opened the door for Jia Huan and then stepped back carefully.
This is the most dazzling reading seed in the Jia family now. The attitude of the whole family towards Mr. Huan is gradually changing. Even the ancestors and his wife are much kinder to him now.
However, the attitude of Mr. Huan is still the same. Of course, he has the qualifications.
"I've met my father." Jia Huan saluted. Jia Zheng put down the book with satisfaction and nodded: "Sit down."
"Father, I heard that Brother Feng is about to take office as the Prime Minister of Shuntian and will be returning to Beijing in the next few days?" Jia Huan got straight to the point.
"Well, my father has also heard about it. He originally said that he should return to Beijing a few days ago to take over, but the court in Yongping Prefecture attaches great importance to it. In addition, the two positions of prefect and tongzhi were changed at the same time. It turns out that the prefect Zhu has already
As the Minister of Honglu Temple, the imperial court asked Ziying to stay in Yongping for a few more days to settle the relevant matters before returning to the capital. Calculating the days, it will only take these two days."
Jia Zheng knew that his son had a very close relationship with Feng Ziying, so of course he was happy to see it happen.
Besides, he is a concubine. No matter how unruly he is, he is still a descendant of the Jia family. He cannot write two characters of "Jia" in one stroke. If he can rely on Feng Ziying to become a successful person, he can take care of the Jia family to some extent, right?
"My father will be going south to Jiangyou soon. My son thinks that Brother Feng has been very kind and protective to the Jia family, Brother Bao and his son, as well as Brother Lan and Brother Cong. The Jia family has also benefited a lot. My son
I want to ask my father to hold a banquet for Brother Feng in the mansion after he returns to Beijing before he goes south..."
Jia Huan said it seriously, and Jia Zheng was pleasantly surprised and felt that his son had really grown up.
It was Baoyu who should have said this about reasoning. After Jia Zhu passed away and Jia Lian was gone, he was the eldest son, but he never thought that it would be this concubine who proposed it.
After stroking his beard and nodding, Jia Zheng pondered for a moment: "This is what it should be, and my father also has this idea. In this case, you will pay attention to the Feng Mansion. If Ziying returns to Beijing, you will immediately invite Ziying and set a time.
I might as well make some arrangements with your uncle. Ziying has just returned to Beijing and has taken up an important position. As a father, I am afraid that there will be too many people invited to the house, and he may not be able to handle it."
"What my father said is absolutely true. My son has asked Zhao Guoji to wait at Feng's house for the past two days. My son has to go back to the academy. Once brother Feng returns to Beijing, he will tell me that I will come back and go to brother Feng's house."
Invite."
Jia Huan didn't give this opportunity to Jia Baoyu at all. He would rather run back from the suburban academy and come to the door in person. Brother Feng would soon be the Prime Minister of Shuntian Prefecture. Jia Huan felt warm at the thought of this.
He had also known for a long time that Brother Feng would jump over the dragon gate sooner or later, but he didn't expect that he would return to Beijing so quickly.
That's all. The key is that when he returns to the capital, he can be promoted two levels in a row and directly enter the important position of Shuntian Fu Cheng.
The twenty-year-old is a senior member of the fourth rank. The whole academy is in a state of excitement. Many classmates are running around to tell each other and celebrate this feat.
This has greatly improved the reputation of the entire academy. Most of the students in the academy are aloof and arrogant people, and there are a lot more people around them.
Jia Zheng didn't expect this. He just thought that Brother Huan was sensible and nodded: "You have thought carefully and carefully, so that's it. In the house, you and your sister-in-law and sister will tell them and let them arrange more food in the kitchen."
Prepare some high-quality ingredients,..."
"My son understands." Jia Huan was satisfied, said goodbye, and went straight to Qiu Shuangzhai.
Men are not allowed to enter or leave the Grand View Garden. Except for Baoyu's Yihongyuan, all other men have to be passed through first and then brought in by the aunt at the door.
Tanchun was a little surprised when he heard that Jia Huan had arrived, but he was his own brother. Tanchun was particularly happy to see him when he came back from the academy.
"Brother Huan is here. When did you come back?"
After Cui Mo brought the tea, Tan Chun asked.
"I came back last night. I just came from my father's place. I also told my father about Brother Feng's return to Beijing. My father and I both intend to hold a banquet in the house to entertain Brother Feng..."
Jia Huan briefly explained the reason for his visit, and Tanchun agreed. He also asked about Jia Huan's expression in the academy. Jia Huan responded with a few words, then became a little impatient. He was about to say goodbye when he saw his sister's face.
I feel a little lonely and my heart skips a beat.
"Third sister, Brother Feng will be returning to Beijing in the next two days, and his father will soon go south. This will take at least three years, but sister, your marriage..."
Before Jia Huan finished speaking, Tan Chunfeng's eyes widened and she said sternly: "Brother Huan, mind your own business. You don't need to worry about my affairs!"
"Third sister, you are my sister. How could I worry about anyone else? How could I not worry about your affairs?!" Jia Huan said in protest, with equally sharp eyes, "Third sister likes Brother Feng.
It’s not a shameful thing, are there not many people who like Brother Feng in this garden?”
Tan Chun was shocked, and subconsciously looked around, but saw that Cui Mo, the servant, and others did not come in when they saw the two siblings talking. Then he nervously lowered his voice and said: "Brother Huan, do you want to die?
!How dare you say such nonsense?"
"Third sister, when did I talk nonsense? What kind of person is I, Jia Huan?" Jia Huan didn't take it seriously, picked up the tea and took a sip, "Second sister is obsessed with Brother Feng, and would rather give it to Feng
I'm afraid there are many people who know that the eldest brother is unwilling to marry into the Sun family as a concubine, right? There is also the Xing family sister. Doesn't the uncle also want her to be a concubine for Brother Feng? With the Xing family sister's temperament, if she is his own
If you don’t want to, I’m afraid the uncle will have nothing to do, right?”
There are some things here that Jia Huan learned about, and some are just based on hearsay and speculation.
However, Tanchun knew that the second sister had an unrequited love for Brother Feng, but the uncle was obsessed with marrying her to the Sun family and collected a lot of money from the Sun family. This matter was not involved clearly. As for Xiuyan,
Son, Tanchun doesn’t know anymore.
"Brother Huan, how do you know about such things?" Tan Chun sat up straight. She didn't want her brother to pay attention to these trivial things all day long. Reading is what Jia Huan should do most. If
If it is affected, then that is the greatest sin.
"Third sister, I am also a member of the Jia family, and I have to come back often. Is there some acquaintance in the house?" Jia Huan spread his hands. He knew what his sister was worried about, "Don't worry, I only heard about it occasionally, but there is nothing wrong with it."
I’m not interested in caring about these things, except for your affairs, Third Sister.”
"Is it Zhao Guoji?" Tan Chun snorted softly.
Zhao Guoji was Aunt Zhao, the younger brother of their biological mother. To be precise, he was their uncle. Aunt Zhao had always arranged for Jia Huan to be her attendant in the house, but Jia Huan would not take him with her when he went to Qingtan Academy to study. Zhao Guoji went, but Zhao Guoji was allowed to stay in the mansion, which was a nail in the coffin for Jia Huan in the mansion.
"Why does sister worry about such trivial matters?" Jia Huan said impatiently: "You should worry about your own affairs and care about Brother Feng's affairs! Is sister any worse than the Xue sisters? I just don't feel angry with Xue. How can my sisters be so prosperous, while my third sister is devastated here!"