Through the Ring of Red Mansions

Everyone knows that little Jia Tanhua's strategy of controlling the river is very heart-warming, and he will be rewarded after returning to Beijing. Therefore, on the way back to Luan, there are those who are envious and those who are secretly jealous. Jia Huan is often proclaimed to the imperial court , and no one was surprised.

Jia Huan actually had nothing to do with Shui Lang, but the two discussed how to test the new cement, how to teach craftsmen to mix concrete with cement sand, etc., and one day Shui Lang handed Jia Huan a blue book. Ling Fengbu's Zhezi smiled and said, "Take a look, it's about your family."

Now that Jia Huan has presented the memorials in person, he recognizes that the normal memorials are covered in yellow silk, and the memorials for congratulations are covered in red silk. I have never seen a booklet of Lan Ling's cloth cover, so I can't help being very curious about what it is used for.

I took it over and looked at it, but saw that it was not in the usual format of the memorial note, and there was no beginning of "Chen Moumou respectfully invites the Holy Lord", but a title, followed by a detailed description, and the handwriting was not very beautiful. The letter said: Yin Tianfu Yin of Ping'an Prefecture flattered the Beijing officials to forcibly seize the ancient fans, causing the people to destroy their homes and commit suicide.

Another passage says that on a certain day of the month, Jia She, the hereditary Shenwei general of the Rongguo Mansion, obtained twenty famous antique fans, and the foreign official Yingtian Mansion Yin Jiayu Village sent Shi Guixiang, the original owner of the ancient fan, to prison for the unreasonable crime of defaulting on the official money. The judge changed the seller's property to make compensation, confiscated twenty ancient fans from the government, and sent them to Jia amnesty for the official price. Shi Guixiang later committed suicide because of madness and was sent to the prison.

Finally, it was signed, and there was no one's name, so I wrote the word "six", followed by the time.

Jia Huan looked at it and sighed, "I can't live with my own crimes, and I can't save them."

Shui Lang smiled, handed over another book, and said, "Read this book again."

Jia Huan couldn't help but said, "It can't be the Jia family's business, it's only been a few days, why are there so many things going on?"

This blue satin leather-bound notebook is written even simpler, without even a title, it is directly: At the second quarter of the first day of the twelfth lunar month, Concubine Jia Gui of Yunhua Palace meets Rongfu's imperial wife Jia Wangshi and Jia Wangshi The younger sister Xue Wangshi gave some annual gifts to the female family members of the Rongguo Mansion, and mentioned the marriage between Jia Baoyu from the Jia Wang family and Xue Baochai, the daughter of the Xue Wang family, and Jia Guifei agreed.There is a "one" on the back.

Before Jia Huan could speak, Shui Lang laughed and said, "I'm afraid that Baoyu in your family won't get what he wants."

But Jia Huan asked in surprise, "Yes, are these the secret books of something?"

Shui Lang didn't respond to him, and said, "I can only show you these two books."

Jia Huan hurriedly said, "Can't I accept your affection? I don't care about Jia Amnesty. At least you don't let Baoyu stay with Baochai. It's not like you don't know what they did before you came here. If Xue Baochai got in The door of our family has become the second grandma, and my aunt, my sister and I really have a hard time."

Shui Lang only looked at him but smiled without saying a word, Jia Huan couldn't help being a little uncomfortable being looked at by him, Shui Lang didn't want to scare him, and said with a smile, "You take my time to accept my love, sooner or later I will let you go together Pay it back."

Jia Huan vaguely heard the meaning behind his words, and his face turned red, but he was still in a mess in his heart, and he didn't know how to divide the certificate, so he smiled and said, "I can't say what will happen in the future, I just say I'll just write it down."

Shui Lang was taken aback when he heard it, smiled again, nodded and said, "Okay!", seeing that it was getting late, he ordered someone to send him back to rest without mentioning it.

On the way back, as it was approaching the end of the year, everyone was eager to return home, so the time spent was faster than before. When I entered the capital, it happened to be the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month. There was a good snowfall in the capital, and there was a snow-white glazed world everywhere. The officials still had to bow down in front of the Taiyang Hall to express their gratitude. Shui Lang was afraid that Jia Huan would catch the cold, but after the worship, everyone dispersed.

Jia Huan resigned from Dongfang Ying, went back to the mansion first to meet Jia Mu, and reported everything about the trip with the driver, except that he would be promoted to an official after the next year. Jia Mu said happily, "Thanks to Weiyuan Marquis for taking care of you, Fortunately, this year's New Year's gift for the Marquis of Weiyuan is thicker than in previous years, after the New Year, you have to go there yourself."

Jia Huan agreed, and seeing Sister Feng returning to serve Jia Mu again, she smiled when she saw him and said, "Brother Huan should always be at home during the New Year. I don't know whether to live in the original yard or to tidy up in the garden again." Come out."

Mother Jia was afraid that Baoyu would live in the garden, and Jia Huan couldn't help being upset, so she said, "Naturally, it's more lively for their brothers and sisters to live in the garden together. He's still young, so he doesn't have to be so shy. Isn't there one next to Qiushuangzhai?" Xiaocuitang, the courtyard is big, and it’s conveniently located near Sanyatou, but it’s just a small place to live during the New Year, so I think it’s a good place.”

Jia Huan laughed and said, "Anywhere is fine. Now that I've gone out and walked around, I don't think there's any better place to stay at home."

Jia Mu smiled and said, "This is what people who have been out of the house say. Everything is good at home, but everything is difficult when going out. That's the reason."

After finishing talking for a while, Baoyu was so happy that he came up to hold Jia Huan and laughed, "You have missed our good company this time. A few days ago, many sisters and sisters came to our house, and they were singing Hongmei and couplet poems." Yes, it's a pity that they have all gone home now, so I have to see you again during the Chinese New Year, but Sister Bao's younger sister lives in Lixiangyuan, just like the characters in the painting..."

After hearing this, Jia Mu laughed and said, "Your brother just came back. Let him see your wife quickly so that you can have a rest. What can you say tomorrow?" Then she said to Jia Huan, "Go to your aunt too. If you take a walk, she will miss you very much."

Jia Huanfang went, and when Mrs. Wang saw her, she couldn't help showing a very affectionate attitude on her face, ordered tea to be served and fruits, and dragged Xu for a long time, but Aunt Zhao cried with her arms around Jia Huan, saying that she was thin. Jia Huan hurriedly persuaded him to stop, and hurried back to the villa.

Yang Xiong had already been waiting for him in the villa, and explained a lot of things in detail. Jia Huan had to spend a few days to deal with it slowly. He also heard that there are rumors in Jingzhong that the major shareholder in Jinxiu Pavilion was originally Bei Jing. The other one under Wang's family is Yang Xiong. Jia Huan knew that this was what Shui Lang meant. Although he didn't understand why he chose King Beijing, he couldn't help laughing, "It's nothing, but you will have more things to do in the future." .”

Yang Xiong laughed and said, "As much as you want, at least there is a King of Beijing Jing leaning on him, and there are rumors that the old saint in the palace is ill, and the two princes are not daring to move now, and there is no King of Beijing Jing to cover them up. There is no one left. What's more, you will gradually enter the imperial court in the future, so it's better not to have a little bit of involvement in Jinxiu Pavilion on the bright side. What about him, there is still Fourth Master Long, right?"

Jia Huan saw that Yang Xiong seemed to know it too, so he didn't say much, and smiled, "Although the arms can't twist the thighs, as long as the interests of both of us are consistent, everything will be safe, but you have to restrain yourself well." The people below, the ready-made Ning and Rong mansions, aren't they an example?"

Yang Xiong saved himself, and said with a smile, "But there is one more thing I want to tell you. That idiot Xue offended someone, and was tricked out of the city and beaten up. He lay on the bed for five or six days, and he was ashamed. After staying in the capital, I took a few family members out to talk about doing business, and I don’t know where to throw the money, and I can’t spend the New Year at home.”

After the two finished talking, Yang Xiong took Jia Huan to see a pair of pandas brought back from Shuchuan. They were only ten months old, and they were fluffy and cute. The people in the villa were afraid that they would be frozen, so they kept them in the house. Put them in warm cages, and pick bamboo leaves and mountain spring water for them every day.

When Jia Huan saw it, he fell in love with it immediately. He named the two later national treasures, the male one was called Xiaohei, and the female one was called Xiaobai.

In addition, Yang Xiong's subordinates brought a piece of emerald emerald stone with full water head, green and upright, from the headman of Burma at the border between Yun and Burma, and they have unraveled the piece of jade heart, which is about the size of a watermelon. Big, Yang Xiong said with a smile, "Old Cheng and the others say it's a good material, but it's a pity to make something and sell it. Let's keep it to see what you want to make."

Jia Huan looked at the material, it was as soft as water, but also indescribably moist and flexible, making people feel very relaxed and happy at first glance.No wonder literati throughout the ages always like to use emerald as a metaphor when describing clear water.With a thought in his heart, he took a charcoal pen and drew a picture of a jade bracelet. It was a string of jade dragon beads engraved with ten thousand characters on the body of the beads. On the bottom of the picture, it is carved according to the size of the special pearl beads.Said, "Tell Lao Cheng and the others to make it more generous. It's for Fourth Master Long, so he will know how to do it. Don't worry, just do it slowly."

Yang Xiong said with a smile, "Now they are free during the festival. Kuang Zhuanger is the best thing to make. It can be obtained in half a month. It's just a New Year's gift. It's just that such a big piece of material is useless, and it has to be made." Just something else."

Jia Huan quickly said, "Just take a few more pairs of bracelets, give my aunt a pair, and keep a pair for the third sister's dowry, and brother Yang should also keep a pair for your future daughter-in-law."

Yang Xiong paused, and said with a smile, "With our status, how can we use such a good thing."

Jia Huan couldn't help looking at him and said, "Brother Yang, why are you still talking like that? You are a famous figure in the capital now, what's the use? But why doesn't Mother Yang choose a house and wife for you? I'll wait and see." Drink your wedding wine!"

Yang Xiong smiled, and said, "What's the rush?" He added, "You should get something for yourself, this material is very rare, why don't you take a Guanyin card and wear it?"

Seeing his good intentions, Jia Huan couldn't bear to brush him off, and said, "That's okay."

The two agreed that Jia Huan then spent two more days personally going to the workshops to give New Year gifts to the "veteran" craftsmen, and went to see Santos and David, and then went to the cement workshop with Jia Lian After seeing the finished products, everyone is busy with the Chinese New Year, and no one from the Ministry of Industry has come to test, but the cement samples of various brands are ready to be picked up at any time.

Looking forward to the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, Xiuyun Jinyue has arranged all the annual gifts for Jia Huan to give away, and Jia Huan returned to Rongfu with the four maids, Xiuyun Jinyue and Caiyun Caiyi.