The World of Peace in the Red Mansion

It is said that the imperial envoy and his party left the Lin family's house, suddenly a guard-like approached a young man in brocade clothes beside the imperial envoy and whispered something in his ear.The young man nodded when he heard the words, turned to look at the imperial envoy and asked, "Where does Master Zhang plan to settle now?"

Speaking of which, Jia Lian's feeling has never been wrong. The imperial envoy's surname is Zhang and his name is Cheng.Zhang Cheng and Lin Hai do have friendship in the same discipline, and their friendship is not bad.I got Lin Hai's letter about Jia Lian earlier.

Although he was still dissatisfied with Jia's family, Jia Lian didn't know about it, and his mother had been thinking about his only grandson all these years.Thinking of his sister who died young, Zhang Cheng also made up his mind to help this nephew as long as he wasn't too bad, but what he saw just now was much better than his father.

Zhang Cheng heard what the young man said: "This trip to Yangzhou is for business. Naturally, it is better to stay at the post station. If His Royal Highness has something to do, you may as well do it yourself."

For Zhang Cheng himself, he wished that this young man would leave earlier. This young man in brocade is Tu Jing, the son of Prince Mingxuan, the brother of the emperor's mother. Prince Mingxuan has always been relied on by the emperor and holds military power. comparable.

This time, His Royal Highness, the son of the South, followed in silently, saying that he was escorting him along the way, but his purpose may not be pure.Zhang Cheng himself is very unwilling to get involved in this. When the emperor was in power, his official position was not obvious. The current position was raised by the new emperor. If he chooses one, he will naturally be loyal to the current majesty, but even if this is the son of Prince Mingxuan He was also following the emperor's order, and he didn't intend to delve into it.

Tu Jing couldn't see what Zhang Cheng was thinking, so he just smiled and said, "If that's the case, then I'll go ahead and find an adult to return to Beijing together on another day."

Zhang Chengxu responded and watched Tu Jing leave with his guards on horseback.Then lead the rest of the people to Yangzhou Station.

Yangzhou is an important town in the south of the Yangtze River and has been a prosperous place since ancient times.Adjacent to the surging Yangtze River in the south and the quiet Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal in the east, it has beautiful scenery and a prosperous literary style.The fairy Li Taibai in the poems of the prosperous Tang Dynasty even said "Fireworks go down to Yangzhou in March", which shows the beauty of Yangzhou.

The most prosperous city in Yangzhou is Dongguan Street, extending from the side of the canal. There are many merchants on both sides of the market, and pedestrians come and go without knowing it.

There is a restaurant named Yunjianglou on the road near the canal, which is one of the most famous restaurants in Yangzhou city. Not only is the food excellent, but the interior is also extremely elegant.

Tu Jing got off his horse in the restaurant, threw the whip to the boy who followed him, ignored the smiling face of the kid, and walked through the lobby to the private room on the second floor.

The little boy panicked and wanted to stop him, but was dismissed by the following boy who stuffed him with a piece of money.

Tu Jing went to an elegant room and pushed the door open, and sure enough, he saw a figure leaning on the window with a wine cup in his hand and looking into the distance.

Cheng Xiao lazily raised his eyes to look at the reckless intruder, "Who has offended our little prince, so angry."

The displeasure on Tu Jing's face became even more annoyed when he heard this, and he didn't want to show people a joke, so he directly closed the door of the private room with force, and let the servants wait outside.

When he turned to Cheng Xiao, he saw that the man was still in a nonchalant manner, so he could only tell himself not to be angry, and after a long time, he said, "What do you mean by running away so silently?"

"What's so quiet, don't talk nonsense, I have someone to report." Cheng Xiao knew that this person was coming, so he could only sit back in his seat without nagging himself.

Tu Jing also sat down at the side, rolled his eyes at the younger brother who caused trouble for him when he was young, and said angrily, "You call it reporting a letter, that's called beheading before playing, I remind you, my father is very angry, you can figure it out! "

"It's not that I'm going to the north, but it's not enough to go to the south of the Yangtze River for a short time. It's better to lock me in the backyard!" Cheng Xiao's words were somewhat dissatisfied.

Tu Jing opened his mouth when he heard the words, and finally he could only sigh: "Silang, you clearly know that Father Wang just doesn't want anything to happen to you."

Cheng Xiao lowered his eyes slightly, and sighed in his heart. There is no doubt whether his adoptive father treated him well, but this kind of love was not what he wanted.He has his own ambitions, and he doesn't want to be a dandy, if they would rather him never leave the capital for the rest of his life, wouldn't it be better not to teach him anything at the beginning.

Seeing Cheng Xiao's performance, Tu Jing knew that it was futile again.Then he changed the subject and said: "But you are lucky. I heard that the mother concubine has picked up the girls of the right age in Beijing and wants to settle your marriage. I want to congratulate you!" The gloating face was exposed exhaustive.

Cheng Xiao glanced at him indifferently and said with a sneer: "When everyone is like you, they are going crazy when they hear that they are going to get married. You really should show your sister-in-law how unpromising you were then."

"You are not happy. What are you thinking about? You are sixteen this year. The marriage should have been settled long ago. The emperor's grandmother asked me about it. You should wait honestly!" Tu Jing did not hesitate. In his opinion, it is a good thing for Cheng Xiao to get married earlier, and maybe he can calm down.

Cheng Xiao said, "I don't plan to get married now."

"It's up to you." Tu Jing didn't think Cheng Xiao could avoid it.

"I talked to my grandfather before I left Beijing. He promised to bring up the marriage in a few years, and I will decide." Cheng Xiao said with a slight smile.

Then it was no surprise that Tu Jing changed his face, "You, you really are!" Tu Jing suddenly stood up angrily, walking back and forth, never expecting Cheng Xiao to do this.

Unless the palace decrees the marriage, the only person who has the right to decide Cheng Xiao's marriage is Cheng Guogong.Even if his mother and concubine choose a good man but Cheng Guogong does not nod, the marriage will not come true. Even if it is an order from the palace, Cheng Xiao or Cheng Guogong must agree to it.But Tu Jing never thought that Cheng Xiao would do this, so he directly told Cheng Guogong that they can't do anything right now.

Cheng Xiao filled himself a glass slowly.

When Tu Jing saw it, he was even more angry, grabbed Cheng Xiao's wine cup and said angrily: "You still have the nerve to drink, but mother and concubine have already started seeing each other, how will it end when you make such a fuss? "

Seeing his anxious appearance, Cheng Xiao didn't give a shit anymore and said, "Of course I have planned for a long time. How can I embarrass my stepmother? I visited Master Fan before, and Master Fan said that I should not marry early because I am destined to die. If the horoscope does not match, it will be disadvantageous for the family."

Tu Jing was stunned and said hurriedly, "Is this true?"

Cheng Xiao squinted, "What do you think?" Of course not, but he did meet Fan, and Fan was willing to help him acquiesce in this statement.

Tu Jing was a little uncertain, after all, if it wasn't true, then knowing who Master Fan was, he would let Cheng Xiao act in his name here, and the palace must know this.

It's a pity that Tu Jing asked several times, but Cheng Xiao didn't intend to give him an answer.Seeing that Cheng Xiao couldn't get any words out of his mouth, Tu Jing temporarily gave up and persuaded him instead: "Since you have a solution, follow me back to Beijing."

"I still have something to do in Jiangnan, I'll go back in a few days, you don't have to wait for me." Cheng Xiao shook his head and refused

"I didn't ask you, you stayed in Jiangnan for so long last time, what are you doing here again?" Tu Jing frowned and suddenly thought of something, "You won't be fascinated by anyone! Don't be stupid , how can those fireworks girls be trusted?" Tu Jing was a little worried.

Cheng Xiao didn't expect to be so misunderstood, and immediately glared at Tu Jing with a sip of wine, "What are you guessing, I really wonder where you have read all your books, so I should mention it to my adoptive father tomorrow, lest Outsiders know that the prince of Mingxuan Palace knows the place of fireworks all day long." Cheng Xiao said through gritted teeth.

Tu Jing understood that he had said the wrong thing, and when he heard what Cheng Xiao said, he was stunned and hurriedly said: "Silang, beating me has helped you a lot, you see, every time you get into trouble, brother will help you, You can't do this." But Tu Jing was worried, because his father was not soft-hearted towards his son, and if he made a mistake, he would get whipped and lie down on the bed for a month.

Of course, it was for him, for Cheng Xiao, he wouldn't touch a finger too much, from childhood to adult, he was basically the one who was beaten and Cheng Xiao watched from the sidelines.

Cheng Xiao meant to scare Tujing so much that he didn't really do it. Although he didn't say it publicly, but he grew up together since childhood, and Tujing treated him like a real brother. He always stood in front of everything. .

Tu Jing turned his head and realized that Cheng Xiao did it on purpose, so he could only stare at him.

After such a scene, Tu Jing didn't bother to ask about his affairs anymore, the two sat and chatted instead.

Tu Jing inevitably mentioned the reason why he went south this time, and he was full of admiration to Lin Hai, but it was all right, Cheng Xiao ignored it, he knew much about Lin Hai's affairs than the people in front of him, and the evidence had been passed through secret channels before After sending it back to Beijing, there must be a response soon.Cheng Xiao thought about it silently, but Tu Jing suddenly said: "Speaking of which, the girl from the Lin family is like her father, she is indeed the daughter of a scholarly family, what a pity!"

Cheng Xiao interrupted: "Who are you talking about?"

Tu Jing was puzzled, "Miss Lin, daughter of Master Lin, what's wrong?"

"You can also see the girl in the inner courtyard, Tu Jing, you are so good. Sure enough, you have completely forgotten the teachings of the master, and you even broke into the inner courtyard!" Cheng Xiao's crackling accusation made Tu Jing dumbfounded , When did he break into someone's backyard?

He hurriedly said: "Slow down, when did I enter the inner courtyard?"

"Miss Lin!" Cheng Xiao gritted his teeth.

Tu Jing rubbed his brows and explained: "That's when the girl from the Lin family came out to receive the decree. I saw it when I announced the decree with Master Zhang. Besides, the girl from the Lin family is only very old, and I'm not that beastly."

Cheng Xiao opened his mouth to say something, but he finally held back, but made a ruthless note to Tu Jing in his heart, what kind of beast.There are quite a few girls who are engaged at the age of eleven or twelve, whether they can speak or not.