Youwei, the heir of the Red Chamber

Jia Zhu's seven-seventh day finally passed, and everyone in Jia's mansion slowly restored their previous calm.It's just that because of Mrs. Wang's prestige, everyone in the house has changed into plain clothes, and there can't be laughter every day, but it looks unusually heavy.

Jia Lian didn't like to have fun at first, but he was extremely satisfied with this kind of life, as long as no one around disturbed his own cleanliness.

"Second Lord, Mr. Zhang has gone back."

Jia Lian put down the book in his hand, looked up and asked, "Is there anything different?"

Liu'er wiped his head, thought for a while, then patted his head and said: "When I left, I asked the master, who lives in the magnificent place to the east?"

"Oh...how do you answer."

"The slave told the truth, it's the residence of the second master in our house."

Then Jia Lian pursed her thin lips lightly, showing a slight smile, but there was a dark light in her eyes. "Well, I see, let's go down."

Liu'er didn't dare to wait any longer, so she hurriedly left the study after saying yes.

Jia Lian stood up, stroked the black brocade robe on his body, walked to the chessboard on the soft couch, and looked at half of the chessboard.After a while, he finally picked up the white piece and placed it in the center.

Jia Amnesty inherited the title bestowed on the Rongguo Mansion by Emperor Taizu, and inherited Taizu's decency.For Mrs. Jia to insult the dignity of the eldest son in this way, it is tantamount to clearly contending with the honor of the emperor Taizu.In the family, Jia She wants to be humble to the old lady, but in the aristocratic family, the imperial honor of the old lady also depends on Jia She's title, the only blame is that the old lady doesn't understand the rules up.

Jia Lian curled the corners of his lips, a cold smile appeared on his warm face.

In the days that followed, Jia Amnesty followed what Jia Lian said, staying behind closed doors all day, and occasionally invited some like-minded officials to the mansion for a gathering, which was the same as Jia Zheng's practice of inviting literati and refined scholars.

It's just that there have been more servants in the west room these days, which is naturally the intention of Mrs. Wang.Jia Lian looked at these maids who were all charming and charming, but just smiled lightly, and ordered them to clean the backyard, and also ordered Liu'er to take care of them on weekdays.

Jia Amnesty couldn't hold back, but when he saw Jia Lian's cold expression, he had no choice but to stop.I don't know when, when facing this son of his own, there was invisible pressure, so that he had to obey his arrangement and do things that he was determined not to do in the past.It's just that Jia Amnesty made up his mind when he thought of being able to hold his own in the mansion in the future, as long as he became a family in the future, these women would not be able to escape.

Jia Lian didn't know Jia She's dirty thoughts.In March it will be the exam period.Jia Lian thought about starting to plan for the imperial examination.

Looking around at the books in the room, Jia Lian lowered his eyes and thought for a while, then took the brocade handkerchief on the shelf, put it on, and went out.

Seeing Jun Lian coming out, Liu'er hurriedly went up to meet him, and said with a smile, "Second Master, are you going out now? I'll wait for the slave to call the carriage over."

Jia Lian was not happy to see Liu'er's wretched face.It's just that the rest of the people are not too distant, they are all from the second room.It's better to use the one in front of you that has followed you since childhood, so you can feel more at ease.Then he asked, "Do you know where there is a book store in this city?"

Liu'er suddenly smiled strangely, and asked in a low voice: "Have you finished reading those books? If the second master wants more, why do you have to go there in person? It's more convenient to just wait for the servant to run errands."

Jia Lian frowned. It turned out that the servant found all the books in the room, and he really was a young man. "You just answer, why are you so talkative?"

Seeing Jia Lian's indifference, Liu'er dared not talk anymore, and said: "There is a family on Ningrong Street outside the house, and it's only a cup of tea when you go out. Please wait a moment, my servant, this is driving here." .” After speaking, he ran out of the courtyard in a rage.

Not long after, Liu'er drove over in a Zhulun flat-headed cart, followed by seven or eight boys in green shirts.

Jia Lian lifted up his robe and got into the carriage, and said: "Liu'er is the only one driving the carriage, and the rest are not allowed to follow."

The boys hurriedly replied, "Yes, Second Master."

Although Liu'er was puzzled, he didn't dare to ask now, so he had to drive the car and go to the layman.

Ningrong Street is a bustling market, full of people.Jia Lian has no intention of appreciating these things.Just trying to recall the memory before this.But I only vaguely remembered that the books I learned in this imperial examination system were all taken from the contents of "Yi", "Book", "Poetry", "Spring and Autumn", "Book of Rites", "Five Classics" and "Sizishu" .Jia Lian only felt that God was kind to him. If the knowledge here was different, he was afraid that he would really have to start from the beginning and waste all his years in vain.Fortunately, they are all average, so there is no need to worry about the imperial examination.

Wait for the master and servant to stop in front of the door of a bookshop.Liu'er raised the curtain and waited for Jia Lian to get off the car.Jia Lian looked up at a plaque hanging above the door, saying: "Yi Xue Shu Si".

Just as Jia Lian was about to enter, he suddenly felt something strange behind him, and instinctively stretched out his hand to his back, grabbed the hand behind him, dragged him to the front and threw him to the ground.

"Ouch." A young man in brocade clothes and blue robes fell to the ground, holding his legs and feet and crying out in pain.

Liu'er said in surprise, "Master Rong."

A group of young servants rushed up from behind to help the young man up, but just now Jia Lian's attack was not light, and he was afraid that his shin might be moved.

Only then did Jia Lian realize that this person was his own relative, Jia Rong, the grandson of the Ningguo Mansion, and according to his seniority, he needed to call himself "Uncle Lian".Then he stepped forward and said guiltily: "It turned out to be you. I just thought it was Xiaoxiao's generation. I made this misunderstanding for nothing, but it hurt me?" According to Jia Lian's thinking, his current body is not as good as before. Strong, and the shot is only one-third of the strength.

It's just that Jia Rong was also pampered and spoiled since she was a child, and she has a delicate skin and tender flesh, so she had a few injuries.

Supported by the servant, Jia Rong stood on one leg, covered the wound on her face, and said bitterly: "Uncle Lian really played a cruel hand just now, and almost killed my nephew." When Jia Rong was only ten years old, he was worthy of a young man.What's more, it was my uncle who hurt me, so I didn't dare to care about it, and then said with a smile: "It's just that Uncle Lian was really powerful just now, and I don't know which master taught it. Why don't you let him teach my nephew too?" How many days?"

Jia Lian said: "I figured it out by myself. There is no one to teach it. If you want to learn it, if you have time in a while, I will teach you."

Jia Rong said with a smile, "Thank you in advance, my nephew." This speech moved the wound on his face, and another burst of pain.

Jia Lian said: "It's better to go back and recuperate. Later, I should go to the mansion to make amends to your father."

Jia Rong leaned on the young servant and waved her hands, "Don't do this, it's just my nephew messing around." Then he ordered: "Be careful with your dog's mouth, if you preach blindly, go get the board yourself. "

When everyone fell to the ground, they answered the order.Jia Rong laughed and said, "Uncle Lian, that nephew will leave first, and you must remember the professor's nephew."

Jia Lian complied naturally.

After Jia Rong left with his entourage, Jun Lian said in his heart: "This Jia Rong is not a rotten wood after all. If it is carved in the future, it can also be a helping hand." It is another matter to form this fate in the future.

After entering the bookstore, I saw that the inside is very spacious, inside and outside, there are more than a dozen rows of bookshelves, and the inside is full of scholars choosing books.

When the storekeeper Zhou of the Shusi saw Jia Lian, he was surprised at first, and then wondered if he came here to find some heretical book?He hurriedly greeted him, "Second Master Lian is here, I haven't seen you for a long time, but I have something to tell my little one."

Jia Lian scanned the inside of the bookstore, then took another look at shopkeeper Zhou, and said, "I can take a look at it myself." Then he walked into the room with strides.

Shopkeeper Zhou was stunned for a moment by Jia Lian's gaze just now, he just felt that he was not in the coquettish manner he usually saw, but he really had the demeanor of a full-fledged son of a prince and aristocrat.Before he could react, he saw that someone had already entered the house.

Jia Lian looked through the classification of books, and found that the books on the imperial examination are the most popular among scholars, while the rest of the books are rarely read.Jia Lian picked up the Four Books and Five Classics and casually flipped through a few pages, only to find that they were the same as what he had learned before, so he put them down.Then I went to the place of idle books and chose a copy of "Miscellaneous Tans of the World" and "Idle People Talking about Things".

When paying the bill, shopkeeper Zhou thought to himself: "I thought I had to learn it well, but I didn't expect it to be so playful."

It's just that this guy really misunderstood.

Jia Lian has received the strictest education since he was a child. He has studied the "Four Books" and "Five Classics" carefully, and he understands them by heart.After confirming that the contents of the "Four Books" and "Five Classics" here are the same as the "Four Books" and "Five Classics" of the original era, I decided not to work hard on this aspect.And this kind of gossip and other idle books, although what they say is all fiction, but it can best reflect the folk customs and customs of today's world, and it is the most beneficial to myself.

Jia Lian bought the books, but he was not in a hurry to go back. He just ordered Liu'er to drive back in the carriage first, and wandered around by himself.The six sons were worried that if something happened to their master, they would be punished for their troubles, and because of Jia Lian's majesty, they dared not disobey, so they drove the car to the mansion.

The memory left by the original owner is very vague, and the effective information that can be given to him is really too little for Jun Lian who wants to gain a foothold in this world.Jia Lian walked through Ningrong Street alone, feeling the folk customs here.

Immediately, I saw a restaurant and teahouse, which wrote "Juxian Building".Jia Lian thought that since ancient times, teahouses have been full of talkative people.With a smile on his lips, he entered the teahouse.

This teahouse is divided into upper and lower floors, and the lower floor is mostly a place for ordinary people to rest when they are tired from walking.The second floor is full of literati and bachelors, and the arty children of nobles.

Xiao Er respectfully led Jia Lian to sit down in front of the window on the second floor, and served good refreshments.Jia Lian gave the broken silver and told him not to disturb him. Xiaoer happily took the silver, agreed repeatedly, and withdrew.

In the teahouse, brocade-clothed disciples in twos and threes were all reciting poems against each other, or dancing and writing, which was an elegant gesture.Jia Lian sighed in his heart: "Seeing that today's situation is bound to be that the emperor values ​​literature over martial arts, all the children of the nobles are proud of learning literature. As everyone knows, if literature and martial arts are indispensable, the people who will inherit the family in the future will be a group of sour talents. I'm afraid this country will no longer be a country."

After sitting for a while, seeing that there was no message she wanted, Jia Lian picked up the hot tea on the table and took a sip before getting up to leave.Suddenly a man in a brocade robe came over, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Brother Jia, I haven't seen you for a long time, and I haven't had time to congratulate you in the future."

I saw that the person who came was wearing an apricot-yellow brocade robe with flowers and eight treasures on his head. He had sword eyebrows and star eyes, and he was quite heroic.This person is none other than Feng Ziying, the son of Feng Tang, the general of martial arts.

In Jia Lian's memory, these two people were not familiar with each other, but the families on both sides were quite friendly, so there was some connection between them.Seeing someone approaching, Fang smiled and said, "So it's Brother Feng, what a coincidence."

Feng Ziying didn't pay much attention, so she lifted her robe and sat across from Jia Lian, and said with a smile, "I heard from my father the other day that brother Jia and that young lady of the Wang family were engaged. I don't know when we can ask for a wedding wine."

Jia Lian poured Feng Ziying a cup of tea and said, "I'm afraid we'll have to wait a year or two." Thinking that Feng Ziying was a military commander, he naturally knew better, so he said, "I just don't know why Brother Feng came out today. ?”

Feng Ziying smiled wryly and said, "My father urged me to study again, insisting that I take this year's imperial examination. You know, I have never liked these things, so I naturally came out to avoid them."

Jia Lian caressed the teacup, lowered the corners of his eyes, and looked innocent.The voice was gentle, "360 lines, you will be the champion. Brother Feng loves martial arts, and he will have his own world in the army in the future."

Feng Ziying saw that Jia Lian's complexion looked more upright than before, and heard that the conversation was different from the past, and even the tone of the speech had its own charm, so she couldn't help being surprised and said: "Brother Jia, I haven't seen you for a long time, but it's another story." It's been a sight."

"There are thousands of worlds, and there are thousands of changes. If it is true that one layer remains the same, wouldn't it be a waste of this great time."

When Feng Ziying heard this, she felt that it was true. Just as she was about to agree, she heard the blue-clothed scholar on the table beside him say: "Now that Grand Master Xu refuses to accept disciples, it is really a great pity in life."

Master Xu?Jia Lian's grandfather?

Jia Lian was about to listen carefully, but Feng Ziying said: "Brother Jia, when are you going to visit your grandfather? You are so cruel at the age of a bachelor."

Jia Lian remained silent, thinking about some previous grievances and grievances.But I only felt that it was abnormally vague, and I couldn't figure out what happened.

Seeing that Jia Lian was silent, Feng Ziying thought that Jia Lian was losing his temper again, so she said, "Forget it, I don't want to talk too much. It's just that the Grand Scholar was just talking out of anger back then. How can I not recognize you as the only grandson?" It's just that you were too much back then, and the old man just said too much about the old lady, and you messed up his old man's birthday feast."

After Jia Lian heard the words, after some reasoning, he finally figured it out.It seems that it is also a seed planted in childhood.It's just that in this vague memory, the old lady of the Jia family has a lot of influence in it.

"Thump, thump, thump..." The sound of rushing footsteps came from the wooden stairwell, breaking the quiet and elegant atmosphere on the second floor.

Liu'er ran up sweating profusely. After scanning around, he hurriedly walked over after seeing the familiar figure, "Second Lord, the father-in-law in the palace just came to deliver the order. Came to find you back."

finally come.

Jia Lian looked calm, took a sip of the fragrant tea slowly, and said to Feng Ziying, who was slightly stunned: "Thank you Brother Feng today, Jia Lian will go first." After speaking, he lifted up his robe and stood up. Draw an elegant arc in the air, then hang down.With the movement of the owner's walking, it swings gently.

Feng Ziying stared blankly at Jia Lian's back, and thought, "Why did he thank me?"