Jia Zheng through the Red Mansions

"Master Zhu, I invite you to go to the study." Ever since Jia Zhu learned from Zhao'er that Jia Zheng had gone to the Baylor Mansion, she couldn't let it go, and then her father became so seriously ill. Even if Hongxi Baylor didn't ask anyone to come to inquire, he would send someone to buy medicinal materials and supplements, but this time, there was no movement in Baylor's mansion, and Jia Zhu was serving in the court, and he did not get the Ministry of Household Affairs. If there is any suspicion, it can be seen that this has nothing to do with official business.

Jia Zhu paid attention in his heart, and asked Zhao'er to put down what he was doing, and stared at Jia Zheng with all his heart. No, Zhao'er just reported that the master went to Baylor Mansion after receiving the imperial edict, and was still rejected Outside the door, Jia Zheng sent someone to invite him to the study. Jia Zhu was really surprised in his heart, so he got up and went without thinking deeply.

In the new house, Jia Zheng lives in Dongkua Courtyard, which is next to the garden in the middle of the mansion. This garden is not as small and exquisite as the gardens in the south of the Yangtze River. It is not a small and exquisite layout, there are more than ten rooms in total, and the end is extraordinary. This study is located in the side hall of the square, and there is a boy guarding the door. Seeing Jia Zhu coming, he hurriedly stood up to greet him and let Jia Zhu in. .

When Jia Zhu entered, Jia Zheng was sitting by the desk. Although his face was still haggard from recovering from a serious illness, his eyes were no longer dull and numb, which made people feel frightened.

"Pearl, sit down." Seeing Jia Zhu come in, Jia Zheng told him to sit down, put down the book in his hand, and coughed twice.

"Father, your illness is severe. Although you are safe now, I am afraid there is still a root cause of the illness. If you don't take good care of it, how will you get rid of it? This time I am going far away to Suzhou. Although the south of the Yangtze River is the most nourishing place, dad, your body You still have to pay more attention to yourself." Jia Zhu looked worriedly at Jia Zheng who was still coughing, and tried to persuade him.

Jia Zheng was startled for a moment, then nodded lightly: "I'll save it, Zhu'er doesn't have to worry."

Jia Zhu frowned slightly, how could he not be worried?The last time my father was rejected, his face was so scary when he came back, but this time he looked like a normal person, which is too unusual. The more Jia Zhu thought about it, the more frightened he became, but he couldn't ask the question, and his heart became even more anxious When I woke up, as the saying goes, "If a person changes his mind, he will either get sick or die", my father...

But Jia Zheng didn't seem to notice Jia Zhu's ugly face at all, and said directly: "I've been ill these days, and it's hard to wake up, but I have to take a job outside. If I just leave like this, I can't let go of the boss." I miss you."

Jia Zheng knew that the division of the family was not just as simple as moving out from Jia's mansion. The farmland, land, family temple, and school servants that were originally shared by the two houses had to be handed over clearly. , I know that this room of mine is absolutely impossible to leave the house without leaving the house.

Hearing what his father said, Jia Zhu suppressed the uneasiness in his heart for the time being, and comforted himself in his heart, saying that fortunately, his father still has concerns, otherwise he would really feel that his father's behavior and words were a bit like a will. Here comes the taste.

"The family temple and the family education are naturally under the care of the uncle. Even though Jia Baoyu and Huan'er are separated, they are still the children of the Jia family. The uncle also said that the family education can be acquired, but what is the situation of the family education? I am a person who has been here. It is clear, so I can't go anymore. I made friends with a respectable old gentleman from my father-in-law. He also opened a private school there, but it was very good. I thought about sending Baoyu and Huan'er to him. go there.

The Zhuangzi assigned to us in the west of the city by the Grange Clan is a bit dilapidated and there are few tenants, but if we take a good rest and reorganize the harvest, it may not be wrong. Those bad ones will be released during the Chinese New Year, we can no longer keep them. "

"The old lady put the words down. The wife is still praying in the Buddhist hall. The housekeeping is now done by my wife. She is in charge of the maids and women. I can rest assured that she is doing things. Be careful in the past few months." Look, whoever has a big heart, should be released during the Chinese New Year."

Jia Zheng listened to Jia Zhu's words, nodded from time to time, and after Jia Zhu had finished speaking, he said: "Now that we have separated, the food and clothing of our room must not be too extravagant. Not to mention men and girls, even the food and clothing expenses of maids are comparable to those of wealthy families, but now it is impossible to do so, and you must not empty out your family for the sake of face, It's not easy for your wife either."

Jia Zhu really didn't expect this. Hearing Jia Zheng's mention, his heart skipped a beat. Looking at his father again, there was a gleam of joy in his eyes. Could it be that this serious illness finally made his father sober?When the family was separated that day, his father's dull appearance made him anxious, but now it seems that it was a blessing in disguise.

Jia Zhu left happily, but Jia Zheng couldn't tell what it was like. After being turned away the second time, he realized that when the pain reached a certain level, he wouldn't know what it felt like.

He walked all the way back to this Jia's mansion, thinking so much, but the more he thought about it, the more desolate he felt in his heart, suddenly he felt a little wronged, he was indeed at fault, but Hongxi, you are not at all wrong?Some things, if you don't tell me, I don't know.

He has done so much for himself, but he has never realized that he has indeed ignored his feelings, but love is not enough in his life. He replaced Jia Zheng's life and gained it. Freshmen, when he opened his eyes and saw this strange world, he was not only Zhao Xiwei, but also not only Jia Zheng.

His home, his relatives, his responsibilities, his life, he is responsible for all of these, it is not like he has never thought of living as a companion in the world of mortals like in a certain song, and singing to wine Enjoying the prosperity of life and vigorously grasping the youth, but he couldn't do it.

Because he always remembers in his heart that he is not just Jia Zheng, he can treat Jia Zheng's relatives as his own to respect, be filial, and love him, but he has no way to punish them. He thought about kicking her out directly, Mrs. Wang's tricks were exhausted, he also thought about a chic divorce letter, and Jia Amnesty was first-rate. It's not that he didn't hate him, but he couldn't do what Jia Zhu could do, because Jia Zhu Zhu was their actual blood relative, and he was not.

Aunt Zhao is Jia Zheng's aunt, Mrs. Wang is Jia Zheng's wife, and Jia Amnesty is Jia Zheng's eldest brother—but he is not Jia Zheng.

What on earth could he do?He has been thinking about it for the past few days when he was sick. It seems that his body has weakened, but his mind has become clearer. It is the first time he has analyzed why he did everything before, and then he feels that he is like a A tortoise, with a thick shell on its back, crawls slowly but thinks so much. Suddenly, it enters a strange world, and suddenly its feet are on its back. It can't move, but it still thinks that it has been moving forward. , I have already shrunk my head into the shell, but I still think that this is the only way to do it, but I don't know that the outside world is changing every day.

Personality is not a reason to be cowardly. Is the price of growing up just to give up?He thought about it, then vetoed it.

What he has to do now is not to give up his original beliefs, but to open his eyes and take a good look at the world. What he should do is to learn, not to give up.

He has never thought so clearly at any time, now Jia's mansion is the new Jia's mansion, everything is settled, he has missed these, he should not miss anything else, he is not just a member of the family , and even the imperial court's orderly officer.

This official position is really his own. A magistrate may not have any superpowers, but it is enough to let the people under his rule enjoy a few years of peace and happiness.

Weakness and remorse are useless, what he has to do is to face life, Hongxi... The gentle smile he showed just now is mixed with a touch of bitterness, maybe, after all, they are two parallel lines that shouldn't intersect Well, he is a sea holly waiting to fly, his goal is the high sky, but he is an inconspicuous little turtle on the ground, he just wants to move forward steadily.

Instead of making yourself a cage to hold him back, it's better to give him those wings back.

He only wants to be upright, kind, and down-to-earth. He doesn't want to break out of the cocoon and become a butterfly, as long as he is not ashamed. He admits that he is selfish. Whoever makes people want to be wronged the most, and who wants to be fulfilled the most, will always be himself.

Jia Zheng stroked the concentric knot over and over again, his face full of piousness, the gentle expression that Hongxi was most obsessed with, but for the first time in his eyes appeared a determination and strength that Hongxi had never seen before.

We should all learn how to face up to our inner weakness and restore the strength it should have.In everyone's heart, there is a steel castle, maybe its surface is covered with soft and beautiful flowers and plants at this time.

In July of the 52nd year of Kangxi, Jia Zheng took a servant and went south to Suzhou by order. In the same month, Jia Min gave birth to a boy at the mansion of Yanzheng in Yangzhou. In August, Jia Zheng traveled to the canal. Jia Min took his beloved daughter , the youngest son, and the Lin family moved back to the Lin family's ancestral home in Suzhou from Yangzhou. In September, Jia Zheng went to the Suzhou prefect to report on his work.

When the lights came on, the Lin House was full of excitement. Jia Min asked the nanny to show the little doll to Jia Zheng. Daiyu's face was also flushed, looking at her younger brother with an unstoppable smile. The little doll also seemed to like her sister very much. , babbling and smiling at Daiyu with his mouth open, the saliva flowed out, and Jia Min looked at the appearance of the siblings with a happy smile on his face.

Seeing Jia Min's ruddy complexion, Jia Zheng's worries faded away a lot, but he still said: "It's better to ask a doctor to go over to the house for a good diagnosis. Although this time it's not as difficult as the previous one, but it still loses vitality. If you can’t see it at the time, it will be too late to regret when it happens together in the future.”

Jia Min nodded with a smile, and looked at Jia Zheng with some reproach: "You don't need to talk about me, brother. The same is true for you. Zhu Er's letter came to me a few days ago, and he said in his heart that you just fell seriously ill before leaving the house." The field should also be adjusted carefully so as not to leave the root cause of the disease.”

After all, the two brothers and sisters looked at each other and smiled, Jia Zheng nodded and said with a smile: "Okay, since that's the case, I'll invite a doctor tomorrow and have a consultation together, so we don't need to talk about each other anymore."

Jia Zheng teased the little doll for a while, and then asked if he had chosen a name. Jia Min shook his head and smiled and said, "The baby name is just Haoyu. I have adopted the word Yu'er, and I have also inherited the aura of awe-inspiring spirit. The scientific name will be determined after the master comes back."

Jia Zheng nodded when he heard the words. Jia Min also learned what happened in the capital from Jia Zhu and Jia Mu's letter. He had prepared a lot of words in his heart to comfort his brother, but at this time Jia Zheng's expression was normal, and he didn't want to leave. There was no color in his imagination, so he kept the words in his heart and didn't mention them. He only talked about the trivial matters at home. As he was talking, Jia Zheng suddenly said: "Ru Hai also worked in Suzhou, and he is also from Suzhou. Origin, my sister has been married for so many years, this Suzhou is probably my second hometown."

Jia Min nodded sadly: "Yeah, when I was in Suzhou, I didn't feel that since he ordered Yangzhou's Yanzheng and stayed in Yangzhou for more than a year, I began to miss Suzhou. When I come back now, I feel at ease. .”

"Since that's the case, now that I'm the prefect of Suzhou, I have to ask my sister to be a female military adviser." Jia Zheng's words were not meant to be joking. , is a must-have class.

Jia Min's expression softened when he heard that, and he expressed a little more approval: "My brother's words are on point. Since my brother came to work in Suzhou, he had to deal with the local gentry and clan. This Suzhou is different from other places. In other places, scholars, peasants, businessmen, merchants and the like are the most humble, but in Suzhou, this is definitely not the case. The most powerful local is the weaving, embroidery and dyeing merchants. Even if they are officials and officials, they dare not offend them easily."

"When I came here, I heard people say that the silk in Hangzhou and the embroidery in Suzhou are the most exquisite. It can be seen from the fact that the emperor's dragon robe is also in charge of weaving in these two places." Jia Zheng nodded, remembering the weaving in Suzhou.

"No more than two days at the latest. I'm afraid if you don't go to visit, someone from their family will come to invite you. Do you know who Jiangnan weaving is under the imperial court?" Jia Min laughed.

"Could it be that he has something to do with Ruhai?" Jia Zheng speculated, after all, Lin Ruhai is also from this Suzhou family, and has been an official in Suzhou for several years.

"Brother, this is wrong. Today's Jiangnan Weaving is the Zhen family. The Zhen family and the Jia family are family friends. When I was not married, every year at the beginning of the year, the annual gifts from the two families are like running water. This relationship has never been broken for so many years. I heard that when the emperor went to Jiangnan, the Zhen family was very tight, so he borrowed 5 taels of silver from the Jia family. It is unclear whether the money has been repaid now. We know." After saying that, Jia Min glanced at Jia Zheng, seeing that he was not relieved because of this relationship, and his expression was still thoughtful and serious, so he nodded secretly.

"It's because of this relationship that it's more difficult to do." Jia Zheng sighed softly. It's possible that Kangxi didn't know the relationship between the Zhen family and the Jia family. Now that the Zhen family has occupied Jiangnan for so many years, it may have become Kangxi's heart. The Jingdong Mansion has just been raided, and his own family has split up again. Although the Jia family has now declined from the top spot of the four major families, Kangxi has finally let go of the Jia family. , or have other plans, no one knows. In this case, I was transferred to the prefect of Suzhou. A slight mistake will not only destroy me, but also affect Jia Zhu and the others. It can be said that I cannot relax at every step.

Jia Zheng thought, and he was a little scared. If he hadn't figured out what happened recently, if he came to Suzhou in a daze, it would be too late to regret it.

Learning the laws of this world and being worthy of his own conscience, he thought, since he hadn't tried it, how would he know that he couldn't find a balance point in the middle?