Weiyang of the Red Mansion

The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching in a blink of an eye.

"Second Master is here." Before Huaping's voice finished, a young man in an indigo blue dress had already entered the room, and it was Jia Jing.

Jia Fu was practicing calligraphy, and he didn't look up when he heard the sound, "The sun is so poisonous, you can't live in the house and study, what are you doing here?"

"Brother, haven't you heard that the niece of my grandmother's sister-in-law's family is coming to our house to visit relatives?"

Jia Fu laughed lightly when he heard the words, "I've heard about it for a long time. Whose family doesn't have many relatives, what's so strange?"

"I'm not curious either, but I just don't understand why they went to visit our family. The grandmother's natal sister-in-law is the official relative of their family." Jia Jing complained.

After studying with Jia Fu for more than half a year, Jia Jing is now more free and easy.

Hearing this, Jia Fu lost all interest in practicing calligraphy, put down his pen, rubbed his wrists, walked out from behind the desk, and sat down at the table.

"There is nothing I don't understand. Our family's power is much higher than that of my grandmother's natal family. Since we have to choose a backer, we must choose the best." Jia Fu actually didn't say a word.

Glancing at Jia Jing, Jia Fu swallowed half of what he said.

In fact, the grandmother gave him a hint, and heard that the grandmother's sister-in-law's natal family wanted to marry our family.

Now, two of the three elder brothers in Ningguo Mansion's Dizhi have already been selected, and only Jia Jing, the youngest, has not yet been selected.

Obviously, they are here for Jia Jing.

Jia Jing didn't know what important matter his elder brother had kept from him, and after hearing what his elder brother said, he didn't think about the Li family anymore.

"By the way, Auntie Tang's birthday in the West Mansion said that there will be a family banquet, big brother, will you go?"

"They are all relatives of the family, so of course we have to go to congratulate them." Jia Fu said angrily, "Are you stupid in reading?"

Jia Jing didn't dare to argue, but he slandered in his heart. Since he got engaged, his elder brother stayed at home except going to the Imperial Academy every day to order a massage. Of course he had doubts.

On the third day of the eighth lunar month, Jia Fu took Jia Jing and Jia Gan to the West Mansion to congratulate him.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, all the chrysanthemums planted in Huifang Garden in Ningguo Mansion bloomed. Seeing that the old lady was not in good spirits, Mrs. Yang decided to hold a chrysanthemum appreciation banquet in September, and invited the old lady from the West Mansion and a few The young daughter-in-law came to talk, and it was lively for two days.

In mid-September, the girl from the Li family who said she was visiting relatives finally arrived in the capital.

Jia Jing was curious about what the girl from the Li family looked like, but he didn't dare to rush into the backyard rashly, so he ran to the East Courtyard to look for Jia Fu.

"Didn't I just tell you about you two days ago?" Jia Fu was a little speechless, but he couldn't help muttering in his heart.

Although this Li family girl's family status is not very high, she is also from a scholarly family in the south of the Yangtze River. As soon as she entered the mansion today, his younger brother started to make troubles. Could it be that he has a relationship with his younger brother for several generations?

Jia Fu thought about this in his heart, so naturally he wouldn't say it out loud.

Jia Jing scratched his head and smiled embarrassingly, "I'm just curious about what this girl from the Li family looks like. Brother, the old lady loves you the most. Take me there to have a look. Even if there is something rude, look at the old lady." In your face, I won't care about it."

Holding the book in his hand, Jia Fu smashed it on Jia Jing's forehead, and said angrily, "Your eldest brother and I are engaged, this girl from the Li family is ten years old this year, and men and women are seven years old. Is it because I want to avoid suspicion?" Yes, how can you rush to see this girl, where have you been reading all your books? I have forgotten all the etiquette I taught you, have you? "

"Big Brother, Big Brother, don't hit, don't hit, I'm just curious, if you're not happy, don't go." Jia Jing covered his head to avoid Jia Fu's slapping, begging for mercy non-stop.

The corner of Jia Fu's mouth twitched, and he was about to refuse directly, when he suddenly remembered what the old lady said before.

The girl from the Li family said she went to Beijing to visit relatives, but in fact she just showed the old lady. If the old lady likes it, the marriage is probably settled.

This time, the girl from the Li family went to Beijing alone. I heard that her mother had gone there three years ago. After finishing her filial piety, the girl from the Li family went to Beijing under the arrangement of the old lady's natal sister-in-law.

The old lady is very close to her natal sister-in-law. If this girl is not really good, the old lady's natal sister-in-law would not dare to bring such a bereaved eldest daughter into their home.

Although there is a saying of five not to marry, but there is only this kind of saying, if the girl herself is good, their family does not taboo about these things, otherwise Jia Fu himself should have a serious disease, although he himself thinks that he is not sick and in good health It couldn't be better, but in the eyes of the world, even his relatives think he is weak.

"That's all, seeing you are pitiful, I will take you to meet."

He also wanted to see how the girl behaved and whether she was worthy of his younger brother.

His younger brother must marry a powerful girl, otherwise, if he separates and goes out to live alone, he suddenly wants to ask the immortal, who will he go to?

Jia Jing didn't expect that his elder brother would really answer, he was stunned for a moment, and then followed Jia Fu to the backyard with a smile on his face.

"The second uncle is here."

In the main courtyard of Ningguo Mansion, as soon as Jia Fu brought Jia Jing into the door, a servant girl announced loudly.

Jia Fu smiled helplessly, and had no choice but to bite the bullet and lead Jia Jing in to pay his respects.

After saluting and greeting, Jia Fu glanced at the young girl sitting next to the old lady, and then looked away.

Instead, Jia Jing stared at the girl for a while, then smiled at the old lady and asked, "Old lady, is this younger sister from the Li family?"

In fact, the old lady had been paying attention to Jia Jing's expression. Seeing that Jia Jing seemed to have a good first impression of the girl from the Li family, she smiled and said, "It's your sister from the Li family. Haven't you been studying with your elder brother recently? son coming?"

How could Jia Jing dare to say that he pestered his eldest brother to come to see Li's younger sister?Just found an excuse to prevaricate.

"Okay, I have something to say to your little sister from the Li family. You and your eldest brother can go to see your mother, and come back later to have dinner together."

Although the old lady wanted to match Jia Jing and the girl from the Li family, she couldn't be too hasty.

Jia Jing agreed and did not stay. He followed Jia Fu to the east courtyard.

The two brothers asked Ann, and Yang took Jia Fu to sit beside her, and Jia Jing sat down on the other side consciously.

"Have you two gone to the old lady's yard?" After all, it is the head wife of Ningguo Mansion, and of course she knows the whereabouts of the two brothers.

Jia Jing smiled and said, "I just went over to say hello to the old lady, and the old lady asked me and my elder brother to come see the wife."

"Then you also met the girl from the Li family?"

Mrs. Yang had communicated with the old lady a long time ago, so she naturally knew what the girl from the Li family was doing in their house, so she wanted to find out what Jia Jing said.

Jia Jing straightened his sleeves, and looked at Yang strangely, "I saw him, but the old lady came to see my wife before I saw the ceremony." Did the old lady think he was too reckless?

As for the elder brother who took the lead, the old lady would never catch his elder brother in this kind of matter.

"Your little sister from the Li family just came from Gusu. She must be very tired after a long journey. Don't worry about her today. It will be a long time in the future."

These words had a lot of meaning, but Jia Jing didn't understand the meaning.

"My wife is right. I'm not brother Gan. How can I make trouble with the Li family girl?" Jia Jing smiled and said without noticing that there was something in his mother's words, and asked instead, "By the way, has the master come back yet?"

Yang Shi was surprised, "Usually you are most afraid of your master, why are you asking today?"

"I just remembered to ask." Jia Jing said with a smile.

Jia Fu interjected, "Master went to the temple to fast, and I'm afraid he won't come back for a few days, why do you suddenly want to ask Master?"

No one knows better than Jia Fu what his younger brother's temperament is.

Jia Jing has always been afraid of the master, like a mouse seeing a cat, it is impossible to ask the master about nothing.

Yang Shi also smiled and said, "No matter what you need to find your master, I'm afraid your master won't come back today. If you have something to do, you can come to find your master another day. It's not an urgent matter, is it?"

"It's not urgent." Jia Jing looked down and saw the dust on his clothes, so he got up and said goodbye, "I'll go back and change my clothes, the old lady is still waiting for dinner."

"Let's go."

Jia Jing went back to the house and changed into black clothes before going back to the old lady's yard. Before entering the house, he heard the voice of the old lady talking to a girl in a low voice.

"Second Master is here." The servant girl guarding the door saw Jia Jing coming, so she raised the curtain and forgot about the inner room to report.

The old lady laughed when she saw Jia Jing coming in, and soon noticed that Jia Jing had changed into another outfit, but she didn't ask further, "I've been away for so long, why don't you come to see your sister soon?"

Jia Jing smiled and bowed, "Sister Li."

The girl from the Li family also returned the gift.

After seeing the ceremony, Jia Jing sat beside the old lady and asked, "Is my sister's place ready?"

"I packed it up a long time ago, and I will live in the Biluo Courtyard behind Huifang Garden."

The old lady looked at Jia Jing and said with a smile, "Speaking of which, why are you here? Where's your elder brother?"

"Brother should still talk with mother." Jia Jing thought for a while.

The old lady couldn't help laughing, "I saw you changed your clothes, did you dirty them?"

"That's right, so I went back and changed clothes and came here, not with my elder brother."

The old lady stopped asking.

When it was time to eat, Jia Fu didn't come over either. Jia Jing felt a little strange, but the old lady didn't say anything, so he was embarrassed to ask.

The relationship between him and the old lady is not as close as that between the elder brother and the old lady.

After dinner, Jia Jing left, and the old lady didn't keep him.

When Jia Jing ran to the East Courtyard, he saw his eldest brother practicing calligraphy, and couldn't help but walked over and said, "Brother, why didn't you go over to have dinner with the old lady?"

"Ms. Li's family is a big girl after all. Now that I'm engaged, I still have to avoid suspicion. I've told the old lady in advance, but the old lady didn't say anything, so you're here to ask the teacher?" Jia Fu laughed.

Hearing this, Jia Jing felt a little embarrassed, "That's not what I meant."

"Okay, no matter what you mean, I still have a few books here. You can take them back and read them. I will check them next month. If you can't answer them, copy them over." Jia Fu pointed at his hand. Stack books.

Jia Jing's eyes widened, "Brother!!" Is this going to exhaust me to death?With so many books, how can I finish memorizing them before next month?