The Honor of the Red Chamber

From that day on, Jia Rong took care of her at home until the funeral was over. Baoyu stayed with Wang Xifeng and did not have an affair with Qin Zhong, but her life was much more boring. Xianglian and the others ate and had fun, the house was in a hurry, and there was no one to control him; the incident of Wang Xifeng playing power and harming others happened as usual, and he got a lot of money for nothing. .

What Shui Mu said that day was not a joke, it fit Jia Rong's mind. If he wanted to get rid of Jia's mansion, he could not get rid of it just because of his status as Bai Ding. "Ning Zunhai" was just his way out. He has changed his appearance completely, but that kind of aggrieved life wearing a mask forever is definitely not what he wants. He can change when he can, and no matter what time he has to live a frank and wanton life!

At the end of this winter, a major event happened in the Jia family, to be precise, a major event happened in the Ning Mansion——

Perhaps Jia Zhen had a ghost in her heart and consciously made up for it, or because Qin Keqing's funeral would be more decent, she specially bought Jia Rong the position of Wupinlong Banwei, but Jia Rong gave it to Jia Qiang without taking it seriously. And he himself, ran to take the martial arts exam early! ! !

When the news came out, it was time for the announcement to be announced. When the good news arrived at the door, everyone in the Ning Mansion looked at each other, but no one believed it. They only believed that they had the same name and surname. Only Jia Qiang vaguely understood the reason why Jia Rong was not seen in those days.

For a moment, Ning Rong's second residence was alarmed, everyone was speechless, all of them changed color, the servants didn't understand what Jia Rong was thinking, it was wrong to leave a good master, and went to squeeze together with poor children, it was really useless; The masters had different ideas, some of them knew the inside story of the Ning Mansion, such as Jia Lian and his wife, they put together a pair of saw-mouthed gourds, Xichun cried hard in secret, and then secretly prayed to Jia Rong's mother to bless Jia Rong's high school; Surprised, he suddenly thought of Jia Rong's words that day, and had a faint epiphany; in the room where Baoyu was, his heart was in turmoil, and he didn't know what it was like.

But he said that the Jia family was originally from a hereditary military background, and Jia Rong's move was originally a matter of glory for the family, but everyone in the Jia family was short-sighted and couldn't see the good or bad, but they only thought that Jia Rong was in a daze, and Jia Rong never showed it. With a good foundation in martial arts, he suddenly became a top three fighter in the martial arts, so no one can't help but be surprised.

Jia Rong was punished by Jia Zhen to kneel down in the ancestral hall, and even Jia's mother could not be more angry and scolded him. If Youshi hadn't stopped him softly, Jia's mother and Jia Zhen had their own selfish considerations, lest Jia Rong would cause trouble, almost It's time to send someone to the examiner's house to cancel Jia Rong's qualifications!

The martial arts test was not as cumbersome as the literary test. After a few rounds of results, the martial arts test won the first place. When the Jia family heard the news, they didn't know whether to congratulate Jia Rong or continue to punish Jia Rong to kneel in the ancestral hall. Ordinary wealthy family, soon Jia Rong's name was on the current imperial case, which attracted the attention of the old emperor and the prince.

The first place in the test, if there is no accident, it will be the top pick. Not only will you have to test the cavalry, archery, tactics, battle formation, etc., but also take a certain famous battle as an example, write an article with something to say, and you must also test it on the spot. Candidates from all over the country come to the martial arts competition, some of them are noble children of hereditary military generals who have gone through the motions, such as Jia Rong (although it is his turn to have no hereditary position), and there are also those who are eager to change the lintel of the family tree with this hard work. The two groups of people are from the Chu River to the Han Dynasty, and the boundaries are clear. You look down on me going through the back door, and I look down on you being poor and shabby.

It was also on that day in the martial arts arena that Jia Rong became famous in the first battle. She rode and shot in the morning, her horse rose and fell as fast as thunder, her bow was like a full moon and her arrows were like shooting stars. When the arrow comes down, the target is like a hedgehog, and ten arrows are neatly exposed from the back of the target. Afternoon martial arts, eighteen kinds of weapons are at your fingertips, the sword is sharp and fast, the knife is wide open and closed, the spear is fast and fierce, and the halberd is fast. He is broad and majestic, with a variety of shapes, not to mention that no one on the side of the noble children is his opponent, even on the side of the poor children who boast of extraordinary strength, they are all like cattails in the wind, completely involuntary, and the host The officials of the martial arts test were dazzled and cheered loudly. The emperor and prince were dazzled and applauded secretly.

The emperor saw it happily, and set Jia Rong's No. [-] ranking on the spot, and praised him greatly. You have the style of your ancestors", as if you are boasting about yourself, you are very proud of yourself, although military generals are not very popular among young people, but the status of military generals in the ruling and opposition parties is almost equal to that of civil officials, which is not the same as that of the previous dynasty.

For a while, Jia Rong had an extreme impression among the young aristocratic children. That dude who does not seek to make progress is compared with Jia Rong by his parents every day. One sentence is inferior to others, and two sentences are still inferior People, longing to beat Jia Rong with a sack; and those young people who are really ambitious, envious and admiring, don't need their parents to tell them, they are thinking about how to get along with Jia Rong all day long.

People who had been friends with Jia Rong in the past were very proud. Not only did they have face in front of their parents, but they also felt superior to their opponents who once ridiculed them as trash snacks.

However, when the Ning Mansion was rejoicing and panicking, a great happy event happened in the Rongguo Mansion, which immediately suppressed Jia Rong's limelight!

On the day of Jia Zheng's birthday, the palace issued a special decree that Jia Yuanchun was granted the title of Shangshu of Fengzao Palace, conferred the title of Concubine Xiande, and allowed him to go home to visit his relatives.For a moment, the whole Ningrong and Rongfu's residence was full of joy, everyone was smiling, chattering and laughing endlessly, and their complacency was beyond words.

——Fortunately, Jia Rong was the first scholar, and Yuan Chun was the second concubine. Even so, there are also chattering servants who only say that Jia Rong has been honored by the empress, but Jia Rong doesn't care.

Jia Rong knew that Qin Keqing's death, Jia Yuanchun's appointment as a virtuous concubine, and the construction of the Grand View Garden in Jia's mansion really opened up the decline of Jia's family. If he didn't want to be dragged down to death, he had to act faster.

The two governments were discussing the matter of visiting relatives in a chaotic manner, and at the same time they were receiving the endless stream of family friends who came to congratulate them, and within a few days, they made a charter, and then poured out large sums of money. The hearts of the Jia family were fluctuating, and those unsatisfactory offshoot children tried their best to get a piece of the pie, so naturally they followed the children who fell into the eyes of the masters of the two palaces first.

Although Jia Qiang has an official title, she has nothing to do and only receives a salary. She used to be forced to do nothing, but now that she has the opportunity to show her strength, she will not let go of this opportunity to do practical things, and Jia Rong seems to be busy all day long. One day, the two talked less and less when they met. Seeing Jia Rong's exuberance, he gradually lost that tenderness and consideration. When he was close to him but no longer close, he felt that he was getting farther and farther away from him. Some things are passed away.

Just when Jia Rong was preparing for the imperial examination, she received Xichun's letter with a very anxious tone. Fearing that something might happen, Jia Rong hurriedly dragged Jia Qiang to Rongguo Mansion, and met Jia Lian and his wife first.