Youwei, the heir of the Red Chamber

The next day, a carriage with a red wheel and canopy slowly drove out of Jia's mansion.

The guard guarding the gate bowed his waist and watched the carriage slowly go away, and then he straightened his back and stood by the gate like a pillar.

Sitting in the carriage, Jia Amnesty felt a little uncomfortable.Looking at Jia Lian with his eyes closed, he had to whisper: "Lian'er, we came from the Rongguo Mansion anyway, not to mention a guard of ceremonies, we also need some servant girls to follow us, so that we can look like a rich family. It's imposing. Now it's just a carriage, not even a waiter, look at this..." Seeing that Jia Lian opened his eyes, he didn't dare to speak.

Jia Lian glanced at Jia She with his dark eyes, and just now he put his hands together in front of him, leaned against the wall of the car, and said calmly: "Compared with the ostentation, I am more concerned about the result at this moment. The relationship between me and the master at this moment The status is all precarious, and even the slightest turmoil may lead to eternal doom."

Jia Amnesty widened his eyes, approached Jia Lian, and said anxiously: "You are the number one scholar in Jinke, but you were hand-picked by the Holy One."

Jia Lian raised his eyebrows, "A champion who has just been in high school and is close to powerful officials?"

"Uh..." Jia Amnesty choked and had to keep his mouth shut.

The carriage made a rumbling sound, and drove steadily towards the Wangfu.

The father and son had just got off the carriage when Wang Gui, the old housekeeper of the palace, came to give orders.

Seeing that Wang Gui was a relative, he hurriedly greeted him with a smile. "Master Lian and Second Young Master Lian are really rare guests. I greet you both." Although his face was respectful, his waist was still straight.

Jia Amnesty didn't seem surprised, he just asked, "Is Mr. Wang at the residence?"

Wang Gui turned around a little, then smiled and said, "Oh, what a coincidence, I'm meeting guests inside, and I don't know when I'll be free."

"This..." Just as Jia She was about to speak, he heard Jia Lian smile, "Is that so? There is nothing else to do today, so it's okay for me and my father to wait for a moment."

Wang Gui's triangular eyes narrowed into slits with a smile, he slapped a thousand times, and said: "Then you two, please come in and rest for a while, the servant is going to deliver the message first."

After placing Jia She and Jia Lian in the flower hall, Wang Gui ran to the study in the backyard with his feet loose.

At this moment, standing under the corridor in the courtyard outside the study was a woman in a gray short coat and a girl in emerald clothes who bowed her head and folded flowers.It was Zhou Rui's mother-in-law and a little maid who were chatting and laughing. Seeing Wang Gui hurried in, she said with a smile: "Oh, my housekeeper, you are so in a hurry, be careful of somersaults."

Wang Gui shook his sleeves and lowered his trousers, pointed at Zhou Rui's family and said, "You bitch, be careful, I'll tell your man to treat you."

Zhou Rui's family saw that Wang Gui couldn't smile, so they also closed their mouths, put on a serious look, and said: "The second wife is inside, you should pay attention."

"Hehe, this is great. The second wife is inside, but the old man is outside. I won't talk to you anymore, I'm in a hurry to answer." After finishing speaking, he hurried across the corridor and went to the study the door

run away.

"Master?" Zhou Rui's family asked doubtfully. "Could it be... ouch, what a coincidence." Zhou Rui's family clapped their hands together and hurried to the corridor.

At this time, in the study room of the Wang Mansion, Mrs. Wang was sitting on a round flower stool, wiping tears from her red eyes. "Brother, this father and mother left early. They thought they would find a good marriage for me. They didn't expect their son to be killed by them. Now they drive me and your brother-in-law to a remote place. They bully me like this. If my brother doesn't care about me, how will I live in the future?" He wiped his tears again.

Wang Ziteng stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, and the python robe with tiger pattern on his body revealed the majesty and sternness of a general.

After listening to Mrs. Wang's words, Wang Ziteng also had mixed feelings in his heart.The first father and first mother left early, leaving only elder brother Wang Zicheng, younger brother Wang Zisheng, and two younger sisters.Since she was a child, the elder sister was smart and clever, and she and her elder brother loved her the most. Even when talking about marriage, she said that she was better than the second younger sister.Since my elder brother left, I love my younger sisters even more, lest they will be wronged in their natal family.Unexpectedly, he was still bullied.It's just that although they are in-laws with the Rongguo Mansion, they also have ancestral connections. If they are tough, they may also damage the relationship with the other families.

Madam Wang saw that Wang Ziteng did not change her face, so she had to emphasize her tone: "Second brother, have you forgotten the order of elder brother? When he came to the throne that day, he took care of us brothers and sisters."

Mrs. Wang's words touched on Wang Ziteng's sore spot.The elder brother, Wang Zicheng, has both civil and military skills since he was a child, and was unparalleled in resourcefulness. He became the governor of the Beijing camp at a young age, but unfortunately died young, leaving only one daughter, Feng Geer.I won this title, and according to the grace of the Holy One, I was promoted to the Beijing Camp Jiedushi, which is not without my brother's relationship.Now that my elder brother is not around, I have to love my younger siblings as much as I did back then, and take pity on my youngest son.

Thinking of this, Wang Ziteng turned around and said sharply: "Sister, don't worry, as a brother, I will never let others ride on the heads of our Wang family." Mrs. Wang was overjoyed when she heard this, and was about to say a few more words After softening, he heard Wang Gui say from the outside: "Master, Mr. She from Jia's Mansion is visiting. He is waiting in the flower hall in front." Mrs. Wang was startled, and said, "Why is he here?"

Wang Ziteng sneered and said: "Sister, don't panic, I was just looking for him, but he came to the door." Then he told Wang Gui: "Let them wait first, and then say I can't get away here."

Wang Gui understood that what Wang Ziteng meant was that he would be cold to Jia She's father and son, so he hurriedly replied, "I'm going right now, slave."

Wang Ziteng picked up the teacup on the table, gently closed the lid, and said, "Sister, go to your sister-in-law to sit down first, and someone will send you back later. I will leave the other matters to Brother Wei." .”

"Then thank you, brother." Mrs. Wang blessed her body, got up, opened the door and went out.As soon as he went out, he saw Zhou Rui's family greeted him anxiously, "Second Madam, I heard that Master She is right ahead."

Mrs. Wang nodded her mouth with her handkerchief calmly, and said: "Why are you panicking? Could it be that people are not allowed to leave their relatives? It's because they don't have such relatives."

Seeing Mrs. Wang's expression, Zhou Rui's family didn't dare to say anything, and followed Mrs. Wang to Xie's yard obediently.

Palace Flower Hall

Jia She and Jia Lian had been waiting for a cup of tea in the flower hall, but Wang Ziteng was still nowhere to be seen. Jia She secretly hated him in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it on his face. He glanced at the side and drank tea indifferently. Looking at Jia Lian, he saw that Jia Lian was sipping tea lightly with a three-point smile on his mouth.

"Lian'er, are you still in the mood for tea?"

Jia Lian didn't answer, but said: "Taiping Houkui is a tribute tea from Xifan to the palace. I heard that the emperor is very good at this tea."

Jia She picked up the cup and sniffed it, nodded and said, "It's really good tea, but...we're not here for tea." Jia She didn't believe that this unusual son would forget about it because he was obsessed with the fragrance of tea. down to business.

Jia Lian put down the teacup and said with a smile: "Master Wang used such precious tea to greet guests. Either the guests are honorable, or he wanted others to know his status. Master, my son doesn't think we are treated as distinguished guests."

"You mean..." Jia Amnesty's complexion changed slightly, this person surnamed Wang was trying to hint to himself, is their Wang family's holy coupons strong?

"Hush..." Jia Lian shook her head lightly with a smile, and said softly, "It's a good time to show off today, Mr. Wang must be waiting to see us, why don't you relax your mind, so that you can taste this rare treasure. "

When Jia She heard this, his heart suddenly became brighter, and he sipped tea with his son in peace.

Wang Ziteng naturally wanted to show off his authority, so naturally he wouldn't show up easily.He secretly arranged for someone to observe every move of the two father and son and report to him.I only heard from the servants that the father and son drank tea in the flower hall, and drank two cups of tea, which seemed to be very enjoyable.After drinking tea, the father and son went to the yard in the front yard to enjoy and enjoy the garden in front of them all over. The second son of Lian was also very poetic and wrote some poems for the occasion.

Hearing these news, Wang Ziteng was already angry in his heart, and he was still trying his best to think of how to mention these two people, but they were fine, and they started to play with peace of mind.Wang Ziteng decided to be indifferent to them, so he went to Xie's yard for lunch.

After lunch, Wang Ziteng played a few more games of chess with his wife Xie Shi, but they lost consecutively and felt annoyed.

Xie clapped her handkerchief and said with a smile: "Master seems restless, I'm afraid I won't be able to play chess with Master today."

Wang Ziteng smiled helplessly: "It seems that I am at a disadvantage by procrastinating so much, no matter what." Throwing away the chess piece in his hand, he stood up and straightened his robe, and shouted to Wang Gui outside: "Wang Gui."

Wang Gui immediately ran into the hall, bowed his waist and said, "The servant is here. What is the master's order?"

Wang Ziteng put his hands behind his back and said: "Go and see what the relatives of the Jia family are doing in front of you. If they are still in the flower hall, they will come back to me."

Wang Gui showed a strange look on his face, and he said dawdly: "Just now the boy in front came over and said that Mr. She and Second Young Master Lian just had lunch in the pavilion in the courtyard, and now they are fishing in the lotus pond behind. "

"No reason!"

Even though Wang Ziteng knew in his heart that he had become a fish on the fishing rod of the father and son, he still decided to meet the two.After all, people without brains need to mention something, and people with brains like this naturally have to learn from each other.

When Jia Amnesty and Jia Lian were invited to the living room of the palace, Wang Ziteng was already sitting there.

Dressed in a black boa robe, he is not angry and majestic.Seeing Jia She and his son come in, they just nodded without getting up.

Jia Amnesty felt a little nervous, a little afraid of Wang Ziteng's prestige, and lacked confidence in the end.He glanced at Jia Lian next to him, but saw that Jia Lian had already performed the ceremony of nephew.He hurriedly followed and said, "Brother Shi, it's been a long time since I saw you."

Wang Ziteng said seriously: "I'm busy with business, and there are fewer people walking around on weekdays. Don't be surprised. Please take a seat."

Jia Amnesty and Jia Lian sat in the seats on the right in turn.

"I kept you two waiting for a long time today. I heard from the servant that you came here in the morning?"

Jia Amnesty felt a little uncomfortable, feeling that he had been severely humiliated, "No..." Before he could finish speaking, he heard Jia Lian beside him laughing softly.

Wang Ziteng stopped drinking tea, put down the cup, and said, "Why are you laughing, nephew?"

Jia Lian pretended to be unintentional, stopped laughing, and said modestly: "Uncle Shi, my nephew just thought of the big fish he just caught in the pond, so he couldn't help but be happy."

Wang Ziteng clenched his fists and coughed twice, and said, "It's just a fish, my nephew is too small."

"No." Jia Lian shook his head, his black eyes were full of smiles, "My nephew is not happy because he got the fish, but just laughs when he thinks about the fate of this fish."

"The fate of the fish?" Wang Ziteng also looked puzzled when he saw Jia She, and thought to himself, could it be possible that they were in collusion?Can't help but get excited.

Jia Lian said: "This fish is big and fat. My nephew guesses that it should be regarded as the king of the fish in the pond. The wisdom of the king of fish cannot be compared with what is usually said, but in the end, because of an ignorant and stupid fish, he took the risk to snatch the meat from the knife and became a Daozu, I have made my nephew cheaper for nothing."

Wang Ziteng's eyes narrowed slightly, thinking about it in his heart, he said to himself: "Could it be that there is something in his words?"

Jia Amnesty still looked confused, and asked, "Lian'er, this fish wants to eat by itself, so why does it have anything to do with others?"

Jia Lian chuckled: "My lord father doesn't know that fish live in groups, and the fish king also has this habit. It is inevitable that he has a few stupid fish relatives who have no brains. In order to get small profits, the fish king will take risks. In addition to this The King of Fish favors one of his stupid relatives, and is alienated from other relatives, and he has committed the taboo of being alone and in danger."

Jia Amnesty seemed to feel that he understood, but at the same time felt that he couldn't get around, and his heart was in a ball.

"Ding—" The teacup made a long sound when it touched the tea cover.

Wang Ziteng put down the teacup, "Nephew, you may as well speak up if you have something to say."

Jia Lian said with a smile: "Shi Bo is serious, my nephew just wants to know, Shi Bo thinks that small profits are more important, or the rise and fall of the whole family. Shi Bo is in a high position, so he understands the truth of prosperity and prosperity better than my nephew. The petty profit in the inner house ignores the principle of family harmony and revitalization. The uncle will inevitably favor his relatives, but if this big tree with luxuriant branches falls, how can there be a place to live under the tree?"

The air pressure in the hall slowly dropped.Jia Amnesty secretly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that Wang Ziteng's hand holding the handle of the chair had protruded knuckles and veins.

"The big tree may not fall!" The voice was low and depressing.

Jia Lian looked straight at him with clear eyes, "It depends on the woodcutter's thinking. Planting trees is a temporary need, and cutting trees is the ultimate goal."

Wang Ziteng clenched his hands tightly, his knuckles creaking.Suppressing his voice, he said, "The virtuous nephew thinks, how can we make the tree evergreen."

"Hehe, Uncle Shi was joking. It's not my nephew's decision whether to cut down the tree or not. However, if the woodcutter can't find a reason for you to cut down the tree, he will lose his plan to cut down the tree, right? "Speaking, he took a sip of tea lightly, and said with a face of enjoyment: "The tea in Shibo's mansion is indeed very sweet."

"Uh—" Jia Amnesty glanced at Jia Lian in a daze, and then at Wang Ziteng whose complexion gradually returned to normal, and his heart began to tangle.Aren't we going to talk about business today? Why are you fishing for a while and cutting trees for a while?

Wang Ziteng suddenly changed his face, and turned his anger into a smile: "Hehehe, if my nephew likes it, he will come here often in the future. You and I are family friends and relatives, so we should walk around more."

Jia Lian heard that Wang Ziteng meant this by default.He smiled and said, "So, I would like to thank Uncle Shi."

The two of them were tacit understanding, only Jia She was vague, half-understood.