The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

Eunuch Wei followed the soldiers to the entrance of a small hall, and the woman in the hall clasped her fists at him and said, "Eunuch Wei, please come in."

Eunuch Wei coughed twice, took out King Yan's handwritten letter from his bosom, held it up high, walked up to the woman with his head up and said, "Madam, is this Mrs. Lin, the wife of General Jarvis, the leader of Yan Guozheng's Second North American Army?"

The woman smiled and said: "It's been a long time since I heard the name 'Lin'. That's right, I am Lin Daiyu."

Wei Gonggong said: "The Lin family accepts the order."

Lin Daiyu raised her eyebrows: "If it's a letter from King Yan, you can just give it to me. We don't pay attention to those old etiquettes here."

Eunuch Wei shouted again: "The king of Yan handed down the order, and the Lin family accepted the order."

Lin Daiyu said: "Do as the Romans do, the ceremony of kneeling and worshiping has been canceled here."

Eunuch Wei said angrily, "Mr. Lin, you have to kneel down to accept the order."

Lin Daiyu smiled instead, and said leisurely, "I haven't knelt down for many years, and my knees can't bend, so what should I do."

Eunuch Wei shouted: "Bold!"

Lin Daiyu turned her head and told the soldiers who led the way: "We have to discuss something important, take this father-in-law to the guest house to rest." Then he glanced at Eunuch Wei, "When will the father-in-law be willing to hand over the letter to me, and I have a free time, let's talk .” Eunuch Wei was stunned.

The soldier stepped forward and said, "Eunuch Wei, our military division wants to discuss matters with the generals. If you have nothing urgent to do, come and rest with me first."

Eunuch Wei was in a hurry: "The miscellaneous family has a handwritten order from the prince, why is it not an important matter!"

The soldier said: "You always hold it in your hand and don't take it out! Our military division is very busy, and we don't have time to play with you."

A man in military uniform said, "Take him out quickly, we have a meeting."

The soldier agreed, and stretched out his arms to Eunuch Wei in a "please" gesture: "Please, Eunuch."

Eunuch Wei became more and more anxious: "How can Mrs. Lin's daughter not know how to be polite?" Lin Daiyu patted the case on the table.

The soldier said again: "Please, father-in-law."

Eunuch Wei shouted, "Do you want to rebel?"

The soldier acted as if he had never heard it: "Please, father-in-law."

Eunuch Wei turned around and left in a fit of anger.The soldiers first followed behind him, and after leaving the small hall, he quickly stepped forward to lead the way.It wasn't until this moment that Eunuch Wei realized that the Lin family really didn't pay attention to the letter between him and the prince.But he stumbled, turned around and wanted to go back.The two soldiers at the door immediately blocked the way forward.Eunuch Wei glanced in, and Mrs. Lin and the men in military uniform were looking at the map again, obviously not going to talk to him.Then he shouted loudly at the door: "Pass the order of the King of Yan—Order Lin, the wife of General Jarvis, to return to Beijing with her son—"

Lin Daiyu turned her head in amazement: "What?! Go back to Beijing?"

A man said: "But is it nonsense? Where can we leave the military division now?"

Lin Daiyu said casually: "It's nothing. The general is out, and the king's order is not acceptable."

Eunuch Wei shouted in a high-pitched voice: "Your Majesty's grace, order the eldest son of General Jarvis to accompany the little Wang grandson to read. Mrs. Lin, hurry up and thank you—"

Before she finished speaking, Lin Daiyu patted the table again with a "bang", her complexion suddenly darkened.Several generals persuaded: "Military division calm down."

Lin Daiyu said coldly: "I took some older children by force and went to a strange and cold place. I can't help myself with food and clothing, and I have to bow and kowtow three times and nine times. I can't see my parents all the year round. How can I have the face to say it's a kindness? "

Knowing that she was not happy, Eunuch Wei said loudly: "Heaven's grace, how can you be happy?"

Lin Daiyu said to the soldiers, "Bring me the letter."

Before Eunuch Wei had time to put the handbook into his bosom, the soldier snatched it like lightning, and stepped forward to hand it to Lin Daiyu.Lin Daiyu opened it and took a look, then turned around and walked to the fireplace without compromising, raised her hand and threw it in.Eunuch Wei shouted: "Bold!"

Lin Daiyu straightened her waist and stood by the fireplace, watching the handwriting gradually turn into ashes, and said in her mouth, "Aren't the three father-in-laws here?"

The soldier said: "Yes."

"Arrange job training for them. From now on, I have to rely on myself." She smiled, "Eunuch Wei, I'm sorry. I'm busy right now, so I can't take care of the chaos in Beijing. If you want to go back to Beijing, you have to wait for me Get busy with these things."

Eunuch Wei gritted his teeth: "You want to resist the edict!"

"My son, don't even think about touching anyone." Lin Daiyu glanced at him indifferently.Eunuch Wei felt his legs go limp, and he was about to fall down.Lin Daiyu waved her hand, and the soldiers asked Eunuch Wei to leave.

Eunuch Wei did not give up, and shouted: "This is the world of the prince!"

The corner of Lin Daiyu's mouth twitched: "They really want me to go back to Beijing?" Eunuch Wei's throat seemed to be blocked, and he couldn't say "yes" for a long time.Lin Daiyu thought for a moment and then said, "Going back in the past two years is a bit early." Eunuch Wei was relieved for some reason.She added, "But...it's not impossible."

After the soldiers left the big stone house, Eunuch Wei was covered in cold sweat on his back.The three eunuchs got into the carriage again, and the soldiers led them on horseback to another stone house three streets away.Eunuch Wei got out of the car and took a look. There was a sign hanging on the door, which read: Boston Vocational Training Office.Eunuch Wei stood there in a daze, and the soldiers did not rush him.After a long while, Eunuch Wei said, "The Lin family...and General Jia rebelled?"

The soldier said: "Please, Eunuch." Eunuch Wei had no choice but to move in slowly.

This place is busier than Cailin's place, with people coming and going.The soldiers led the eunuchs upstairs, walked outside a room and knocked on the door.A female voice inside said: "Please come in."

The soldier went in and shouted, "Sister Zijuan."

Zijuan had three or four booklets spread out on his desk, looked up at him, and said with a smile, "It's you. What kind of person did you bring here?"

"Those father-in-laws from the capital." The soldier said, "The military division is not going to send them back for now, let them be sent to my sister-in-law."

Zijuan looked at the eunuchs and asked, "what's the matter?" The soldiers then told the order of King Yan.Zijuan frowned and said, "I see. You go back, I will arrange them."

The soldiers turned around and led the eunuchs to Zijuan and introduced: "This is Comrade Wang Zijuan, director of the Vocational Training Department. She will be in charge of your follow-up arrangements." Then he gave a military salute to Zijuan and left.

Zijuan stood up with a smile and invited the three father-in-laws to sit down, and then got up to make tea.Eunuch Wei watched her pour tea into the cup, and asked again: "Jarvis is wrong."

Zijuan kept her hands on her hands, and said in her mouth: "I didn't rebel in the first place. Today, King Yan has provoked our young master, so he must be rebellious."

Eunuch Wei looked as if he had been punched in the face, and he said after a long time: "The prince ordered Mr. Jia to accompany the king and grandson to read, because he highly valued General Jia, and let his son make friends with the king and grandson since childhood and develop friendship. It must be reused on him. Why is Lin thinking of rebelling against such a great grace?"

Zijuan said: "How lively and comfortable our young master is living in North America? What kind of life will he live if he goes to the palace alone? Don't you just listen to the king and grandson and listen to the king and grandson in everything."

Wei Gonggong said: "The king and grandson will become the lord of Yan in the future, so he will naturally be a high-ranking official and rich salary."

Zijuan has already made tea, put it in front of the three eunuchs and said: "Our general and military division have rebelled, so we can pay for my high-ranking officials by myself, and I don't need others to give it to me."

Eunuch Wei sneered and said, "You don't even have common people here, so why rebel?"

Zijuan said: "I don't need to worry about this."

Eunuch Wei said leisurely, "You forgot General Gan Lei in the west."

Zijuan smiled lightly: "Just give him the west side." Eunuch Wei was speechless.Zijuan went on to say, "North America is as big as forty or fifty Yan Kingdoms. Whether it's Gan Lei, Wei Ruolan, or the brothers from the Niu family in Zhenguofu, they can all conquer a piece of land at will."

Eunuch Wei shouted: "The men, horses, weapons and equipment all belong to the prince!"

"Then go to the country to recruit some bandits. Water-melting Zhou Xiaolan uses bandits and pirates." Zi Juan sat down opposite them, "Okay. Now the military division is obviously not going to let you go back..."

Eunuch Wei stood up and took the case again: "If the miscellaneous family doesn't go back, the prince will definitely investigate!"

Zijuan thought for a while: "Then... how about saying that you were robbed and killed by bandits on the way from New York to Boston?" Eunuch Wei was stunned, and the faces of the two young eunuchs turned pale with fright.Zijuan looked at the two children and shook her head, "Such a young one...to prevent the palace from ruining the children, those princes should have been killed two years ago. Whose children are not darling?" Nai sat upright, He cleared his throat, "I'm doing vocational training here. It's just to teach you some skills—whether you're farming or working, you have to have skills to support yourself, right?"

Eunuch Wei is still standing: "The miscellaneous family wants to go back."

"How do you go back? Boston Harbor is a military port, and you can't even buy a boat ticket." Zijuan persuaded, "If you come here, you will be safe. Besides, it is not a bad thing to have more skills."

Eunuch Wei was stunned for a moment, then suddenly turned and ran outside.Zijuan didn't care, and said softly to the two young eunuchs: "How old are you?"

A little eunuch said after a while, "I am thirteen, he is fourteen."

Zijuan said: "It's too young, I'll arrange for you to go to school first."

Another young eunuch asked: "Then... Eunuch Wei..."

"No problem." Zicuckoo glanced out the window.The little eunuchs glanced at each other.Zicuckoo asked him their names, places of origin, etc. in detail, and arranged for them.

Eunuch Wei ran down the stairs and turned around for a long time before finding the gate.Although there were people in contact, he didn't dare to ask, but fortunately, no one asked him.After going out, he looked back a few times, but he didn't see anyone following him.Then he ran into the street.The snow on the street should have been swept by someone, but it was not swept away.Eunuch Wei stepped on the remnant snow before taking a few steps and fell.Got up and ran again, fell again.Get up again and look back, still no one is chasing him.Eunuch Wei felt at ease, and walked along the road as if nothing had happened.After passing the intersection, he turned a corner and hid himself at the corner to poke his head out, but still no one chased him.Eunuch Wei was astonished: The Lin family obviously didn't want to let him go, so why didn't they send someone to arrest him?But boldly go forward.

Before he knew it, he walked into a deserted place.There is only a dirt road under the feet, and the snow on the road is unswept, and the roadsides are all wasteland. There are no crops, no houses, let alone living people.A shadow suddenly flashed in the distance, looking like a living creature, but not human.Eunuch Wei took a deep breath—it was really cold.With no one around, Man Shuo encountered jackals, tigers and leopards, even if it was a few wild dogs, it would be difficult to deal with.Eunuch Wei bent down and took out the dagger from his boot, looking around in panic.

After a while, the shadow in front of him flashed out from behind an unrecognizable big tree. It was a wild dog with dark eyes.Eunuch Wei shuddered, holding up the dagger.The wild dog slowly walked towards Eunuch Wei, and Eunuch Wei slowly backed away.After taking a dozen steps back, something suddenly blocked him behind him.Eunuch Wei took a look out of the corner of his eye, and it turned out to be a wild tree.

Eunuch Wei was overjoyed: Dogs can't climb trees, he can.Before being with King Yan, he served the little prince, often climbing walls and trees for his master, catching birds and scaring cats.Then he stuffed the dagger into his sleeve, turned around and climbed up the tree.When it was too late and then it was too fast, the wild dog rushed over like an arrow leaving the string.Eunuch Wei jumped up, and the wild dog jumped up and bit his trouser leg.It was cold here, and Eunuch Wei was wearing the squirrel leather pants given by King Yan, hugging the tree trunk and kicking hard.There was a sound of "tearing", the trouser legs were torn, and Eunuch Wei climbed up the tree in a hurry.The dog didn't give up, and sat under the tree barking.Eunuch Wei shouted: "Is there anyone? Is there anyone?" There was no sound.Eunuch Wei suddenly understood why the man named Wang Zijuan didn't send someone to arrest him.

Fortunately, this wild dog is not a stubborn one. After spending less than half an hour under the tree, seeing that the prey had no intention of going down the tree, he flicked his tail and left.Eunuch Wei dared not move for fear that he would hide in the dark.It took another half an hour, but no wild dogs came back, so Fang slowly climbed down the tree.

At this moment, Eunuch Wei was already hungry, his chest pressed against his back, and he was terrified, so he went back along the way he came.After finally walking to a place with a house, he knocked on the door and wanted to exchange money for some food.After only three or four taps, the door opened by itself—it was not locked.Eunuch Wei went in and took a look. The house was covered with dust, and things rolled on the ground, and there was a stench of wild animal feces. It was obvious that no one had lived there for a long time.He had to endure hunger and go on.After a while, there are more and more houses around, but there are still no people.Only then did Eunuch Wei realize that there are no civilians here, presumably there is no way to buy food, and they are all stored in the army.Nai smiled wryly: If he doesn't go back to Wang Zijuan, he will starve to death.

He no longer knew his way.After walking for a long time, I met some soldiers passing by on horseback.Eunuch Wei hurriedly called to stop them and inquired about the "Vocational Training Office".The leading soldier jumped off his horse to show him how to go, and then got on his horse and left.When Eunuch Wei walked to the door of the stone house, the two legs were no longer his own.

Looking for someone to find out where Wang Zijuan is, he slowly climbed the stairs to find the door when he escaped.Seeing him coming back, Zicuckoo said in surprise, "Come back so soon? You still think you have to stay in the wild for a night before you can figure it out." Then she got up and poured tea for him.

Eunuch Wei smiled wryly and said, "I never thought it would be so barren... How can such a place compare to the capital? Why is Mrs. Lin unwilling to leave?"

Zijuan came over with tea and said, "I was originally the son of the Rongguo Mansion. The old lady gave me to our girl, and then followed her to the Lin family."

"Are you from the Rongguo Mansion?" Eunuch Wei was shocked.

Zijuan nodded: "When I was young, I watched my mother kowtow and kneel to the masters, and I and other maids did the same, so I got used to it. Until I followed the girl all the way from the capital to Taiwan and then to North America..." She He smiled lightly and said, "Although there is a distinction between superiors and subordinates here, the ceremony of kneeling and worshiping has been abolished. If you stand too much, you don't want to kneel down again." He put the hot tea in front of Eunuch Wei, "Eunuch, please stay a little longer. For a while, I think it will be the same as me. Kneeling is really uncomfortable."