Love of Friends in the Red Chamber

These days Zilingzhou has been gloomy and gloomy. Jia Cong knows that Yingchun is frustrated and cannot be comforted. Thinking of the unfortunate fate of this gentle and silent girl, he has no choice but to sigh for a long night.

It turned out that a few days ago, Yingchun participated in the three-year girl draft, but she was rejected in the primary election. Not only that, her father, Jia She, originally hoped that her own daughter would enter the palace as a concubine, so that she could also become a concubine. Once I had a sweet dream of the head of the state, but it turned out to be the laughing stock of my relatives. When I became angry, I first complained about the noble concubine in the palace, and then took my anger out on Yingchun, scolding her for being worthless, timid and not a lady Yingchun suffered such grievances, and was robbed by Mrs. Xing's eccentricity. She became more and more annoyed, and fell ill when she returned to the Grand View Garden.

Mother Jia, Mrs. Wang and others just asked for medical treatment, and did not come to see them in person. In addition, Baoyu and Daiyu were sick one after another, so they put all their energy into Yihong Courtyard and Xiaoxiang Pavilion, and Zilingzhou became more and more sparse. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the book even pointed at the mulberry and scolded the locust tree for spoiling it.Even if some sisters came to see her, she was submissive, and it was rare for her to say a happy word. Everyone understood that she was in a bad mood, and she gradually stopped moving. Then I come to Zilingzhou to move around the most frequently, and every time I come, I bring some rewards or gifts I have recently received to Yingchun, and talk about some humorous things to relieve my worries.

However, Jia Cong is only a boy under the age of 15, and he is a concubine. Apart from letting Yingchun feel a little affection, he can't help Yingchun in any real way. Yingchun's life is becoming more and more difficult.And Xiuyan is not having a good time. Although she is engaged to Xue Biao, the Xue family is not in a hurry to marry. Ren, unexpectedly didn't even say hello, so the whole family moved to Ren. Aunt Xue sent someone to ask, but the Mei family only vaguely meant to withdraw the engagement, and the Xue family naturally refused to agree.The reason why the Mei family regretted the marriage was nothing more than the decline of the Xue family, so Aunt Xue did not dare to let Xue Biao get married first, fearing that such a poor family would make the Mei family look down on them even more.A daughter like a flower and willow is wasted in the Grand View Garden like this, under the fence of others, and the taste is particularly bitter. Fortunately, Xiuyan is open-minded and elegant, understands things, is good at self-dissolution, and is not as gentle as Yingchun and allows others to bully.Yingchun's method is to swallow her anger, thinking that after a while, everyone will forget about the draft, and naturally life will continue as usual, but she doesn't know that there will be an even more embarrassing event in the future.

Let’s talk about Jia Cong’s cheap father, Jia She, one day he didn’t know which muscle was wrong, and forced Mrs. Xing to ask Jia’s mother for a mandarin duck to be his concubine. In desperation, she ran to the old lady and cried loudly, twisted her hair again, and swore that she would rather die than marry the old man, so Jiamu became angry, not only supporting the mandarin ducks, but also uttering cruel words to never let this one go. The servant girl even gave Mrs. Xing a good lesson with harsh words, the big room was totally boring.From then on, Jia Amnesty did not dare to see his mother, but sent Mrs. Xing, Jia Lian, and Jia Cong to pay her respects every day. Recently, he bought a teenage girl for 800 taels of silver and kept it in his room, and secretly challenged Jia's mother. .Mother Jia was so angry that she didn't want to see people from Dafang's side. Even Jia Cong and Yingchun followed suit.Yingchun originally hoped that the old lady would love her granddaughter so much that she would take pity on her loneliness and be kind to her, but now it seems that her father has left her life and death to her. frowning.Jia Mu always only loved cheerful and talkative girls, so she disliked them even more, so when relatives saw guests and noble relatives, they stopped asking Yingchun to come out to meet people, and only brought Daiyu, Baochai, Baoqin, Xiang Yun, Tanchun and other five people called out to see the ladies. Yingchun felt miserable and no one told them.

Only Jia Cong didn't dare to linger in front of Jia's mother because of his nonsensical father's actions recently, so as not to be angered. Instead, he and Yingchun shared the same illness and got closer. But he is a man, so naturally he can't have a deep talk with the girl's house. Lingzhou sits and sits, and it's nothing more than playing a few games of chess with Yingchun, or paying attention to chess records.

Jia Cong also took advantage of the time to complain to Aunt Lin about his unreliable father's bad behavior, but Aunt Lin understood better than him, and sneered: "You think your father is obsessed with sex, how could Knowing that he only realized now that if he didn't fight for it, all this huge family property would be in the hands of his younger brother's family. He thought it would be a good idea to ask for a mandarin duck to be a concubine. The old lady's body had been accumulated since she was young. Up to now, there are always 10,000+ taels of silver, which are all for Baoyu, how can he let him go willingly? The mandarin duck is the master key of the old lady, and only the mandarin duck knows the old lady's things best. Yuanyang has to help him ask the old lady for it, and the old lady can't be too partial, insisting that there is no--you understand? What I want is the old lady's own money, where is the mandarin duck--the mandarin duck It's not a peerless beauty!" Only then did Jia Cong realize that Wang Zishui was very deep, and he also had a deeper understanding of his father.

Time flies, the sun and the moon fly by, Jia Cong watched the fate of the people in the Grand View Garden slowly advancing as recorded in the book, as if watching a drama, except that Daiyu's fate was changed by the arrival of Jia Cong and Aunt Lin In addition to the changes, other people are turning and advancing accurately like a clock.In half a year, Jia Jing, a member of Ning's mansion, died after swallowing pills, and there was a big funeral. Second Master Lian married Second Sister You secretly, and Wang Xifeng made a big fuss in Ningguo Mansion, and tricked Second Sister You, who had a bad character, into the Grand View Garden , and then the third sister You committed suicide by slaying herself, and the second sister You committed suicide by swallowing gold. The successive incidents made everyone in the garden feel heavy in their hearts, as if the beautiful scenery in front of them would disappear in a blink of an eye.

In the next year, because Jia Cong wanted to take the autumn provincial examination, he devoted himself to studying behind closed doors. Everyone in the garden knew that he had serious business to do, and the poetry club and other things did not bother him. Neither Qing nor Jia Cong took part in it. He only kowtowed to Jia's mother on the first day, and then shut himself in the study.

"The plum blossoms are ripening between the windows and the stalks are falling, and the bamboo shoots are growing out of the forest under the wall. Even the rain does not know the end of spring, and the summer is deep when it is clear." Jia Cong chanted in the study "The Picture of Wisteria and Sparrows" newly hung on the wall I am very interested in the inscription poem.This painting is Daiyu’s birthday congratulatory gift to him. Since Aunt Lin appeared, many things have changed quietly. Presumably, Aunt Lin had said some good things about Jia Cong in front of Daiyu. Now Daiyu can also see Jia Cong. Jia Cong felt very happy when he pretended for a while.

In a blink of an eye, the beginning of autumn is approaching, and Jia Zheng has also returned to Beijing. He has served as a foreigner for several years, and once he returns home, he suddenly feels the value of family ties, and the first time he treats Baoyu and his brother is considered pleasant. The township examination was as unbalanced as Mrs. Wang, and she urged Baoyu and Jia Huan to study and compose every day like a prank, and called them to teach them a lesson when they had nothing to do.For Jia Cong, he had great expectations, and asked Jia Cong several times to talk to him about stereotypes, pay attention to righteousness, and give him earnest guidance.

In this way, on a rainy autumn morning, Jia Cong, surrounded by a group of family members and servants, drank Jidi wine, bid farewell to Jia Mu and the people of Rongfu, and entered the palace to take the exam.He answered the questions very smoothly this time, and there was nothing tricky about the test questions. He had practiced before, so he wrote them out in a regular manner, and he handed in the paper in advance and appeared.Having said that, after three rounds, he was already exhausted. After leaving the Imperial College, he found his family members waiting outside the court, and then got into the car and came back. He had already fallen asleep in the car. He slept until noon the next day, and when he opened his eyes, he was already in the bedroom of the Oujing Pavilion.

Seeing him waking up, Jin'er, the maid in his room, came in with a small cup of ginseng soup, and said with a smile, "Master is awake, this is a reward from the old lady." There was a burst of strength in it.Mammy Cai opened the curtain and came in, holding a plate of lucky tangerines in her hand. She eagerly stuffed a piece of lucky tangerines into Jia Cong's mouth, while muttering: "Shun Shun Liu Liu, blessings last forever, Shun Shun Liu Liu, blessings last forever... ..." Jia Cong couldn't help laughing, knowing that Madam Cai had good intentions, so he followed her wishes and swallowed the Fuju.Satisfied, Nanny Cai went down with the tray, and Xiang'er came in with her robe and boots to wait for him to change.

After getting dressed, he went out of the Grand View Garden to Mrs. Xing's upper room to meet Jia She. Jia She was a little concerned and praised, and then sent Mrs. Xing to take him to see Jia's mother.In Jia's mother's house, the clothes are fragrant and the temples are full of flowers. The sisters all come to celebrate. Even Jia Zheng came to chat with his mother because he was at home on vacation. He was talking about anecdotes along the way.Seeing Jia Cong coming in, Jia Mu asked Jia Cong to sit beside her for the first time, which was Baoyu's special seat.

Jia Zheng inquired in detail about the details of entering the venue, setting the questions, examiners, monitors, entering the night, handing in papers, and appearing on the venue. Baoyu was originally happy, but now his enthusiasm faded. When he found it new, he listened to it. Even Jia Lan, who had never been in crowds, stood behind Jia Zheng with piercing eyes, listening intently, and would ask a few more questions from time to time.About all the things Jia Cong said in Jiamu's upper room in the past were added together, and they didn't say as much as today.

However, Jia Cong was also keenly aware that neither Jia Zheng nor Jia's mother asked whether his article was good or bad. Presumably they all felt that it was impossible for a 15-year-old boy to win the exam. Just seeing the world.Even he himself has fifteen buckets in his heart—up and down.

When it was the big day to go to the Imperial College the next day, Jia Cong put the test paper he had copied overnight in his sleeve, and took it to ask Mr. Du, the Imperial College Jijiu, for advice. As a result, Mr. Du shook his head and read it for half a day. It took me an hour to give a two-word comment: Zhongping.Jia Cong couldn't help feeling a little depressed.

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