The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

Situ Cen and Jia Cong and his party hurried to Chengdu, when they met Zhou Hu and a general surnamed Sun leading the troops on the way.Situ Cen made up his mind when he saw General Sun.This person is a general of the Shu Kingdom. In the early years, he followed the King of Shu to fight the Russian red-haired son in the northern border, and he was not a problem with mere bandits.Nai gave the two of them a few words, and ordered Tian magistrate of Fuping County to be arrested on the way back after suppressing the bandits.Zhou Hu and General Sun went to lead the way, and the rest followed suit.

Seeing that the city gate was right in front of him, a man dressed as a servant jumped up and waved at the foot of the city wall: "Master! Master! Here, here!" Situ Cen saw that it was the servant girl beside Mrs. Qiu, and hurried forward.The maid raised her face and said, "Our girl is in Qingyang Palace."

Situ Cen was slightly startled: "If she doesn't go home, what is she going to Qingyang Palace for?"

The maid pursed her lips and said: "Of course I wait for my uncle to come with me. Otherwise, when the girl comes back, my uncle still doesn't know where he is. Can our girl have something good to eat?"

Situ Cen thought it was reasonable, and hurriedly said, "I'll go pick her up."

The servant girl said: "Young master only said that our girl will be with you after going down the mountain."

Jia Cong teased her with a sullen face from behind: "I'm afraid it won't work. We met the general who led the army on the way. There are only so many people in this group. Doesn't the general have eyes?"

The servant girl rolled her big eyes: "Can't our girl pretend to be a man and hang out in it? Besides, the general is not visible to women, why would the men outside ask this?"

Jia Cong couldn't help clapping his hands: "You're so clever! Little girl, what's your name?"

The servant girl was praised, and she bent her eyebrows with a smile: "My name is Bell."

"What a clever little bell." Jia Cong turned to Situ Cen and said, "Your daughter-in-law seems to be a talent, and the maid you picked is calm and organized." Situ Cen smiled slightly.

A group of people then entered the city gate and went straight to Qingyang Palace to meet Mrs. Qiu.The young couple were newlyweds, and after going through such a disaster for the first time, they cried and laughed when they met, their four hands clasped together like "a yellow eagle grabs the kite's feet".Jia Cong simply proposed to rest here for a while, and let the couple talk about themselves alone.Fortunately, Situ Cen and his wife are both sensible people, they only came out after a short meeting.After making statements for half a day, everyone pretended to do a rehearsal, and then they got up and went to the Shu Palace.

The king of Shu has received a letter from Zhou Hu, knowing that his son has been redeemed safely.Even so, he was still shocked.It didn't matter that Jia Cong and all the guards were in front of him, and they scolded him head and face.The prince was by the side several times trying to interrupt and save his younger brother, but the King of Shu just turned a deaf ear to it.Situ Cen winked at Jia Cong, but Jia Cong didn't seem to notice, and was watching the play with great interest.In the end, a smart eunuch came up to report to the princess, and the princess ran out, hugging Situ Cen and crying bitterly.

Jia Cong suddenly had a headache—he was most afraid of hearing a woman cry.He hurriedly stepped forward and persuaded: "Is this the princess? Don't cry! Your Highness has returned safely, and he has identified the remnants of the Fang family and uncovered the big corrupt officials who are fish and meat people. After all, it is not a bad thing."

The king of Shu then asked his son, "What's the matter with the county magistrate of Fuping?"

The son said: "He is a serious donating official."

Jia Cong asked: "Can you donate an official if you have money? If you don't find out, have you ever committed a crime? Didn't Fang Xiong rob a lot of property from the capital and didn't find it? What if his children and grandchildren use the money to donate an official? Very smooth?"

The prince hurriedly said: "Of course we have to check first, the third generation is innocent..." He suddenly closed his mouth.

Situ Cen poked his head out of his mother's arms with difficulty: "Don't talk about three generations, the generation surnamed Tian is not innocent. There is no way to find out. Where can I buy an identity now? I can't tell the truth from the fake at the place of origin. What's more, we don't have that much effort. According to me, we have made a lot of money overseas anyway, and donating officials is not as good as doing it. There are not no scholars who have passed the imperial examination."

The king of Shu immediately said: "Since you can't find out, let's go." The prince agreed.

The king of Shu asked Situ Cen about his trip.Situ Cen then gave a rough talk, only hiding the night when he was thrown in the straw when he first went up Mopan Mountain, coaxing his parents and brothers that he promised his little boy 500 taels of silver as soon as he went up the mountain, and he got warm. Food and a full house.Jia Cong hurriedly said, "Remember to pay me back the money you borrowed from me." Before the princess left, she ordered someone to withdraw money from her account to pay Jia Cong back.Situ Cen didn't refuse, thanked his mother with a smile, and continued talking.Until he went down the mountain, he found Mrs. Qiu in a town not far from the foot of the mountain.

The princess frowned slightly, and asked Jia Cong, "Mr. Jia, I heard that Mrs. Qiu was rescued by someone from your family?"

Jia Cong said: "It was my daughter-in-law who hit it off with her. Because I heard that A Cen didn't want to take the guards with me, I sent a bodyguard who followed us to protect them secretly—my wife didn't know that Zhou Huwei and others also secretly followed them. Ah. Later, I met the magistrate of Natian County who sent the tiger away from the mountain, and even the guards of Zhou and our bodyguards fell into the trick." He spread his hands and said, "36 tricks can still dominate for another 3000 years!"

The king of Shu said: "It's Zhou Hu's fault, he should keep a few people."

Jia Cong said: "How many people are there in total? It should be A Cen who is serious - there is no one who runs around without taking people with him! He really thinks he is Monkey Sun." Situ Cen stepped on him hastily.It was too late, the old couple of the king and concubine of Shu began to scold him at the same time.The prince didn't dare to persuade him either, he and Jia Cong couldn't help laughing beside him.

After a long time, the two of them said they were tired, so they paused.The prince took the opportunity to ask, "Mr. Jia, what happened next?"

Jia Cong said: "Didn't you find the two underlings of County Magistrate Tian later? Zhou Huwei led people to inquire about Mopan Mountain, and our family's bodyguard chased Ah Cen's wife back, and hid in a small inn to wait for him. Later, I went to Fuping County to cheat money." Then he told the story.When it came to Tian County Magistrate's belief that Situ Cen was willing to absolve him of his crimes and partnered with him to accept bribes, both the King of Shu and the prince were dumbfounded.Jia Cong spread his hands and said, "He really believed it. After all, he bought the black hat with money. In the eyes of Mr. Tian, ​​it is the truth in the world that money can make ghosts turn millstones."

The king of Shu said silently for a moment: "Donate the official." The prince agreed again.Situ Cen then proposed to rectify the administration of officials.The king of Shu listened for a long time, looked at him and said, "Why don't we leave this matter to you?"

Situ Cen was taken aback: "Huh? Me? How can I do it? I don't know anything!"

Jia Cong rolled his eyes at the side: "You're such an adult, you don't know anything, you still have the face to speak so confidently."

Situ Cen glared at him, looking at Shi Zi for help.The prince thought to himself: "You just need to be a supervisor."

"No! I don't even know how to be a supervisor!" Situ Cen was anxious, "I'm just a layman. Isn't it easy for someone who is an expert to coax me?"

The prince said: "I will send you some experts to help you."

"Then it's better to let the experts do it!"

Jia Cong rolled his eyes again: "Michong is referring to you. Your brother is still not clear? Let you be a supervisor and send experts to help you. It's not how much effort you put in, it's your signboard! You He is the prince's legitimate son and the prince's younger brother. Whether it's gods or ghosts from all walks of life, it's inconvenient to overwhelm those who do things. Otherwise, wouldn't everything involve the prince and the prince? What year will it be? Just finished?" Shizi nodded with a smile.Jia Cong gave Situ Cen a triumphant look.

Situ Cen pursed his lips and said after a while, "Can I play for another month?"

Jia Cong spread his hands together: "My lord, this guy is unreliable, or you should do it yourself."

The king of Shu immediately lowered his face: "Nonsense! How old are you? Your brother helped Gu deal with many affairs when he was your age. It's settled." The prince smiled slightly, and Situ Cen agreed with a drooping face. up.Seeing that the two sons were so harmonious, the princess felt relieved, and secretly thanked all the gods and Buddhas in the sky.

Afterwards, Situ Cen had no choice but to lead his new daughter-in-law to serve tea to the King and his wife of Shu again, so the matter of running away from home was over.There was nothing wrong with Jia Cong, so he went back to Jia's horse house.Unexpectedly, at night, Situ Cen hurriedly sent someone to bring a note, saying that Mrs. Qiu would show him face, and asked Jia Cong if he had any ideas.Jia Congnahan said, "Isn't this fellow the one who understands girls' thoughts the best?"

Chen Ruijin glanced aside, and said, "Ninety percent of the time, Princess Shu gave him some concubine and beauties."

"Ah? Isn't the Qiu family very awesome?"

"So what? The Qiu family is a minister after all, and the princess is the master after all. Although it's inconvenient for the princess to anger Mrs. Qiu face to face, it's nothing to send two women away."

Jia Cong squeezed her chin: "I always feel that although Princess Shu is twisted, she is not such a straightforward woman. Knowing that the Qiu family is so important to the Kingdom of Shu, it is not something she would do to repair the only daughter of the Qiu family."

When the two of them were talking, the boy sent by Situ Cen was still there, and the boy said in a low voice: "Princess... I really gave our master two women." Chen Ruijin snorted.

Jia Cong frowned: "Did she say anything to your master?"

The little servant lowered his head and said: "She said...these two are good-looking, good-looking, and not very good-looking. Ms. Qiu must be reluctant to part with her own children..."

"I'll go!" Jia Cong clapped the case, "What does she think of her son? A stallion?" Nai was stunned for a moment, then suddenly laughed, "It's so pitiful for Situ Cen! He also has today hahahahahahaha..."

Chen Ruijin also laughed: "These two girls have obviously been preparing for a long time. No matter which Qiu family Situ Cen marries, they have to be sent there. Oh, let your master take it easy."

The two of them laughed for a long time, Jia Cong shook his head and said: "To put it bluntly, it is borrowing seeds. I always thought that this bad habit is only among the people, and it's no different if you don't want Tianjia." After thinking about it, he laughed again.

Chen Ruijin glanced at him, and said to the boy: "Did your concubine marry a maid named Ling Ding?"

The servant said honestly: "I don't know. Our concubine just entered the mansion today."

Chen Ruijin said: "Go back and ask Aunt Qiu to send Bell over to see me."

Jia Cong stretched out his head and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Don't worry about it."

"Oh. I'll leave it to you, I don't care."

The young man hurried back to the mansion.Not long after, the little maid named Ling Dang really came and went straight to Chen Ruijin.Chen Ruijin said: "I called you here because I heard that you are eloquent. I think you can remember the message well."

Ling Dang laughed and said, "Grandma, don't worry. A slave has the best memory."

Chen Ruijin then talked to her for a long time, and finally asked her to repeat it.Can't help but secretly surprised: This girl actually memorized all the good words!Memory is really the best.Nai nodded and said, "That's right. Just tell your aunts that way when you go back." Nai ordered her to go out.

In the afternoon of the next day, Situ Cen sent someone to deliver a note with the words: Your daughter-in-law came up with the idea, right?Jia Cong looked funny, and wrote back a piece of paper: Yes.Suddenly Situ Cen's note came again: It really is your daughter-in-law, you are brave enough.Jia Cong rolled his eyelids, and replied, "Your daughter-in-law is not a coward."Here comes the third one: Do you think it will work?Jia Cong replied: It can be done!Although I don't know what she said to your daughter-in-law at all.Situ Cen didn't write any more notes.

Full of curiosity, Jia Cong circled around Chen Ruijin, asking what her idea was.Chen Ruijin annoyed him by going around in circles, and said: "Zuo is just a way to hide the truth."

Chen Ruijin thought, Princess Shu had three sons, and it must be good for them to lose one of them.And she was able to give birth to three legitimate sons in a row, so it can be seen that she is the best at controlling the backyard.Therefore, Situ Cen must have her meticulous work by his side, so that she can always know if her son has a headache and the servants can serve him wholeheartedly.Situ Cen may or may not know, and even if he knew, it would be inconvenient to send him away.Since he didn't want to accept the two women, if they kicked them to the corner yard, his mother would know.The old woman has such a strong desire to control, can she let it go?A few days ago, she would rather play tricks than let Situ Cen marry Qiu Shi.Although I am afraid that the two sons will not get along in the future, it is unavoidable that Situ Cen is a little bit unhappy because he loves Mrs. Qiu too much.If you want to play tricks, you have to leave the sight of Princess Shu, that is, leave Situ Cen's mansion.

Situ Cen can build a house outside, preferably the one that Mrs. Qiu married as a dowry, and hide in the outskirts of the city. The servants inside are all trusted by Mrs. Qiu and Situ Cen, so be sure to keep away from Princess Shu's people.Now they are only being sent to the two girls under the name of Qiu's "out of sight, out of mind", and Situ Cen pretends to be married for a few days every month.Princess Shu is not a top-notch figure like Jia Xu and Gong Sanyi, so can she keep staring at him?Situ Cen just said, "I'm going to the side of so-and-so alley." Then he went out for a cockfight, or for business.Just like what the little maid Ling Ding said - women can't know about the things outside; women can't ask about the people outside.The princess was not much better.

After hearing this, Jia Cong thought about it and said: "If the people from the two women's families come to look for their daughter? Wouldn't it be revealing?"

Chen Ruijin said: "Situ Cen didn't even give them their identities, so what if their family found them? Can we still get in touch?"

Jia Cong scratched his chin: "It's not a problem to always hide it like this."

Chen Ruijin smiled and said: "This is just a temporary solution. I can't understand that old lady is just making things difficult for the newlyweds and making them happy; it is not a cure for the root cause. If you want to cure the root cause, just wait a few days. By then Princess Shu It is appointed that the two girls will be forgotten, and Situ Cen will be able to do a good deed and send them back home."

"Ah?" Jia Cong didn't turn his head around for a moment, "That matter... can it cure the root cause? Is it worth it?"

Chen Ruijin gave him a sideways look: "Two different things. If you don't understand, think about it yourself." Withdrew and went out.After a while, he came back again, "The one named Bell can never forget, you can get it for me quietly, I can use it."