The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Chapter 178 Water Soluble
Because the second day was the most busy day for staying with her, Jia Lian didn't dare to stay longer at Tiekan Temple. Before noon, she returned to Rongguo Mansion to help Sister Feng with her internal and external affairs.

In one day, I don't know how many waves of officials and guests were greeted and sent off. There were hundreds of cars and sedan chairs coming and going, and it was very lively.

At night, the only people left were the Ding family members of the same clan, as well as the historians, Wang family, Xue family, Lin family and other close relatives.This night, the lights were always on, and everyone couldn't sleep because it was for companionship.

Fortunately, Sister Feng had already prepared, and hired several groups of small operas, storytellers, and all kinds of operas in advance to rehearse the programs in the house to entertain the family and friends.

At dawn, the auspicious time had come, and all the people on standby immediately started to move.

A group of eight or eight 64 Tsing Yis asked for directions, and a large book on the white sail inscription in front said:
Enshrining the coffin of Duke She, the eldest grandson of Duke Rong of the Great Wei Dynasty, and the first-class Shenwei General of Xiangqiangshou hereditary.

Afterwards, all the deacons, furnishings, and playing games were all newly made, and they were all dazzling.

The guests of the family who sent the funeral, and those with imperial seals, all took a sedan chair for eight people, and Jiamu and others added up to ten or so.The rest are unemployed, and there are still forty or fifty four-person sedan chairs, and even the upper and lower family members can ride in sedan chairs. The family members and close relatives alone use more than a hundred vehicles!
Spread out like this, the team that only sent the coffin took up four or five miles away.

There were also officials and guests who came to send the funeral, such as Bo Niu Jizong, the first-class son of the Duke of Zhenguo, Liu Fang, the first-class son of the Duke of Li, Chen Ruiwen, the hereditary third-rank Weizhen general of the Duke of Qi, Ma Shang, the third-rank Weiyuan general of the Duke of Zhiguo... There are also Xining County Prince's Mansion, Nan'an County Prince's Mansion...

The ten families listed among the four kings and eight princes who founded the country together with Jia's mansion, except for the mansion of Shan Guogong who is also in the funeral, the rest are all headed by their own family members.

In addition, there are Zhongjing Hou Shi Ding, Pingyuan Hou's grandson Jiang Zining, hereditary second-class male, Dingcheng Hou's hereditary second-class male Xie Jing, who is also a guerrilla general in the Beijing camp, Xiangyang Hou Mansion, Jingtian Hou Mansion, Shoushanbo Mansion, Shenwu General Mansion, Jinxiang Hou Mansion...

Waiting for a series of officials and nobles in Beijing, the horses and horses who came here are innumerable.

They are all on the road to the funeral in Rongguo Mansion, set up colorful sheds, set up banquets and played music, worshiping and sending off the dead, it is a road sacrifice.

The first one is the sacrificial shed of the Dongping County Prince's Mansion, the second is the sacrificial shed of the Nan'an County Prince's Mansion, the third is the sacrificial shed of the Xining County Prince's Mansion, and the fourth is the Beijing County Prince's Mansion...

Among the four palaces, the first three are alright and have been reduced to the family of Gongqing.Only this Beijing Palace, the four kings and eight princes at the beginning of the founding of the country, made the most contribution and the most respected status, so it has been passed down to the fifth generation, and the descendants still inherit the king!

The fifth prince, even among the royal family of Wei, is one of the few.

Therefore, it is no exaggeration to say that the Beijing Palace is the first family with a different surname in the world.

Although the current King Shui Rong of Beijing Jing is not as young as the weak crown, he has a gentle temperament, both ability and political integrity, and is highly valued by today's saints, and now he is in the royal class.

Therefore, if Jia Lian came from a noble family, he was already a fourth-rank official at a young age, and he was a rare and promising young man in the country. However, he was still completely incomparable with the King of Shui County.

The other party surpassed Jia Lian by a large margin in terms of background, title, and official status.

What's more, the other party is one or two years younger than Jia Lian...

These are all good, Jia Lian himself does not want to be compared with others, after all, reincarnation is really a skill, there is only better, not the best.

The family background is incomparable, no matter how hard you struggle, it will be in vain.

What upset Jia Lian the most was that on the third day after Jia Amnesty delivered the obituary, Shui Rong came to pay his respects in person. Jia's mansion received him with the most solemn attitude that day. he……

Even, whiter than him!

After that day, Jia Lian decided that from now on, he must work harder to practice martial arts.

Because he found that the conditions of the water solution were abnormally good in all aspects, but just like Jia Baoyu, he was a weak chicken.

Hmph, what's the use of a little boy, maybe it will be over in 3 minutes.Therefore, only a strong and handsome man can walk through thousands of flowers in the world...

That Shui Rongshao ascended to the throne, but he had no arrogance, extravagance, and licentiousness, nor was he arrogant.

Thinking of the friendship between my ancestors and the ancestors of the Jia family who shared life and death together, I attach great importance to the exchanges between the two families.

When Jia Amnesty died that day, he went to the funeral and delivered the sacrifices in person, and today he personally brought the officials of the palace to deliver the sacrifices.

For a while, I saw the grand funeral of Jia's mansion coming like a mountain of silver.The pioneers of the Rongguo Mansion saw the water-soluble Wang Jia, and hurriedly reported back to Jia Lian, Jia Zheng, Jia Zhen and others to know.

The three of Jia Lian didn't dare to be negligent, and hurriedly ordered the funeral team to stay where they were, and then went forward to meet them in person, and saw them as a national salute.

Shui Rong didn't care too much, and after answering the salute with a smile, he walked out of the soft sedan chair, and after exchanging greetings with Jia Lian and the other three, he ordered the officials of the Chang's mansion to offer sacrifices on his behalf.

After the ceremony, Shui Rong was not in a hurry to get out of the car, instead he raised his eyebrows and smiled at Jia Lian, and began to gossip.

"The last time I had a meeting with Brother Shi, Xiao Wang was deeply admired by Brother Shi for his insight, but unfortunately the timing was not right, and I only had time to be careless for a while.

After returning home, Xiao Wang thought about his brother's unique insights into all things in the world and the laws of the world, and was greatly inspired. He wanted to invite his brother into my private residence several times, to make tea and talk about the Tao, and express his feelings freely.

However, thinking about the complicated family affairs of my elder brother, I dare not bother. "

When Shui Rong said this, Jia Zheng and Jia Zhen were both stunned.

With the identity of Water Melting, even if he hits off like friends with Jia Lian, there is no need to put his posture so low.

Besides, the last time Shui Rong came to mourn Jia Amnesty, the two of them also accompanied each other. Although Shui Rong talked to Jia Lian about some topics that they were not very interested in, it was not enough to make the two of them so close.

Could it be that they are old and can't understand the world of young people?
Jia Lian himself was a little surprised, but he didn't care too much.

He knew that he had only met this Shui Rong once, perhaps because he used to be a semi-marginal figure in Jia's mansion, idle around all day long.And Shui Rong, younger than him, also just inherited the throne two years ago, so they had no chance to meet before.

But before they met last time, they must have heard about each other.

As for what Shui Rong said, his good sense is probably because when he received him last time, he happened to discuss some topics such as astronomy and geography during the chat.Perhaps he inadvertently said that he missed a few "scientific views" that he brought over from later generations, that's why Shui Rong felt refreshed and gained something.

But Jia Lian is well aware of the ignorance and ignorance of people in this era towards these unknown and unexplained things. He doesn't think that he can make a high-ranking person like Shui Rong admire him by throwing out a little different point of view!

Shui Rong behaved like this, perhaps mainly because of his own humility, or seeing that he is a capable person, so he wanted to make friends with him.

Just like he made friends with Gu Danfeng, the young master of the Gu family.People who have reached their status will mostly make friends downwards, because only people with a lower status than themselves can be easily taken in for their own use.

Therefore, Jia Lian, who thought he had seen through Shui Rong's tricks, didn't take it seriously in his heart, but he still cooperated with an expression of honor on his face, and bowed to Shui Rong: "My lord is absurdly praised, my ministers are only average in intelligence, and only have some vulgar knowledge. Last time Speaking recklessly in front of the prince is already Meng Lang's act, and he is afraid that it will tarnish the prince's ears.

Therefore, the subject really deserves such praise from the prince. "

When Shui Rong heard that Jia Lian didn't respect what he said last time, and still called himself one of his subordinates, he knew that Jia Lian was still wary of him.

He could understand Jia Lian's cautiousness, and because of this, he looked up to Jia Lian a bit more.

It's just a little regretful.

I didn't really care too much about it. Today's scene is not a place to make friends.

So he took out a piece of crystal clear and shining green jade from his bosom, held it in one hand, and said:
"I saw you in a hurry last month, and I didn't prepare a token to show the friendship between you and me. I am deeply sorry. Today I will present this thing to my brother, please don't refuse."

When Jia Lian heard this, she frowned subconsciously, and said to herself, shouldn't this plot be triggered by facing Jia Baoyu?
He doesn't like playing with men and women.

Besides, he doesn't like jade and stone toys, and every time he gets it, he usually gives it away or resells it.

Otherwise, with so many jades and antiques in Jia She's study, he wouldn't just let Sister Feng choose a few favorites for her to keep, and then let Sun Zairen take them all out and realize them in real time...

"This jade comes from a piece of gemstone from the Western Regions. I got it by accident, so I ordered the skilled craftsmen in the house to cut and carve it.

To tell you the truth, my younger brother and my elder brother hit it off right away, so I would like to ask my elder brother to come to the humble house to meet with each other when he is free.

I have already instructed the concierge of the Bi Mansion that in the future, as long as Shixiong brings this jade to my mansion, he does not need to be passed on, but come to me directly. "

Shui Rong said with a smile, and handed a thick jade pendant one-third the size of a palm to Jia Lian.

Jia Zheng and Jia Zhen were even more embarrassing and dared not speak. They wondered what kind of magical power Jia Lian possessed that made Shui Rong value him so much.

Listening to what he means, doesn't it mean that if you take this jade pendant, you can enter the Beijing Prince's Mansion casually in the future?
Jia Lian also hurriedly bowed down and said: "This thing is too precious, I am ashamed to accept it, and I ask the prince to take it back..."

Jia Lian was also a little confused about the meaning of water solubility. If it was just a polite way, he didn't have to do it so thoroughly.Jia Lian believed that, for another person, as long as he grew up in this feudal society and received the education of the three cardinal principles and five constant principles, if he was treated like this by Shui Rong, he might have already made up his mind to die for his confidant...

Shui Rong seemed to have known that Jia Lian would refuse, and after he replied, he immediately said, "I know that Brother Shi is not a common man, so naturally he doesn't take common things as his priority. This small thing is just a small token of our friendship.

If the elder brother refuses to accept, I'm afraid it's because he dislikes Xiao Wang's meagerness. "

For the sake of Shui Rong's words, if Jia Lian doesn't answer, he will be suspected of losing face by Shui Rong.

So Jia Zhen and Jia Zheng next to him anxiously gave Jia Lian winks.

Jia Lian also had no choice but to bow deeply, "Being respectful is worse than obeying orders. Since the prince said so, I will respectfully accept it."

Saying that, he took the jade pendant from Shui Rong's hand.

As soon as he got it, Jia Lian knew that it was indeed a top-grade jade. Looking at its transparent material, even Jia Lian could know that it was worth a lot.

The most important thing is that the front of the jade pendant is in the middle, and the word "water" is engraved with an inscription...

Just this one word is enough to make this jade pendant an important keepsake.

In this way, Jia Lian couldn't help but cherish a little bit.

Shui Rong didn't care what Jia Lian was thinking, after seeing Jia Lian pick up the things, he became more and more happy.

Glancing at Jia Zheng next to him, he also felt slighted.After all, Jia Zheng is the son of Duke Rong, and they knew each other in court before.

He remembered the topic that he had discussed with Emperor Ningkang last time, so after nodding with Jia Lian, he turned to look at Jia Zheng.

"When I was in the court, I heard that there was a son who was born with a jade in Shiweng's family. I wanted to make it for a while, but was hindered by miscellaneous things.

I think he must have arrived today, I wonder if it is possible to invite him out for a while? "

After hearing that Shui Rong finally remembered the business, Jia Lian secretly nodded beside him.

That's right, you are the ones who should play together...

Naturally, Jia Zheng didn't dare to delay, so he hurriedly ordered someone to call Jia Baoyu to see him.

……

The meeting between Shui Rong and Jia Baoyu was really harmonious as Jia Lian expected.

Shui Rong also gave Jia Baoyu a token, and invited Jia Baoyu to his palace as a guest, so Jia Lian felt relieved.

As long as you don't want to rule him out, everything is negotiable.

After dismissing Shui Rong, the rest of the relatives and old friends are easy to deal with, most of them are just in the funeral procession, hand in hand to say thanks, that's all.

Once you're out of town, it's even easier.

Jia Lian went to see Yingchun.Yingchun's body is delicate, and during the previous days of vigil, she really caught the wind and cold.

Then, Jia Lian rode to Sister Feng's carriage, and suddenly his face turned dark.

"Second Brother Lian."

From the window of Wang Xifeng's carriage, Jia Baoyu's face unexpectedly appeared, and he was smiling, as if he was very happy.

"Zhaoer, go and bring a carriage for Second Master Bao..."

Without hesitation, Jia Lian immediately sent someone to find a carriage for Jia Baoyu.

When Jia Baoyu was young, he endured it.

Now, Jia Lianming knew that Er Bao was no longer just a child, so how could he let him get into his wife's car and do things!

Seeing that Jia Baoyu's complexion turned from sunny to cloudy, and seemed unhappy, Jia Lian coaxed him: "Okay, you can go and take a car by yourself. Your second sister-in-law is very busy these days. Last night and the day before yesterday I didn't take much rest at night, what are you making trouble with her here, go and play by yourself, be obedient."

Jia Baoyu then reluctantly jumped out of Sister Feng's carriage.

Sister Feng saw him go, looked at Jia Lian with a smile, and asked, "What are you doing? Brother Bao is still a child."

Jia Lian glanced at her with sharp eyes.

Sister Feng was taken aback, and suddenly laughed again. Wouldn't it be possible for a heartless person to be jealous of Brother Bao?
Jia Baoyu is the sweetheart of Jiamu and Mrs. Wang, and also her cousin, so whether it is to please Jiamu and others, or because she really loves him since childhood, Sister Feng is very concerned about Jia Baoyu .

Today was a cloudy day, and it was cold and windy early in the morning. I saw Jia Baoyu sitting alone on the horse, and I was afraid that he would catch cold, so I asked him to come and ride in the same carriage with her.Anyway, her carriage has a lot of space.

The most important thing is that Jia Baoyu, who is only 12 years old, is really just a child in her eyes!
Jia Lian, on the other hand, is well versed in human nature, well versed in world affairs, and does not let floating clouds cover his eyes.

Back then, he was about Jia Baoyu's age, and he was tricked by Youshi into the carriage and touched...

"You have worked hard these two days, and there are still a few hours on the road. You should take a good rest in the car. You don't have to worry about things outside, as long as I take care of you."

Hearing Jia Lian's words, Sister Feng suddenly became happy again.

But before she finished her composure, she saw Jia Lian sitting on the horse and leaning over, and said to her with a serious expression: "As a woman, you must obey the rules of women. Let me see you living in the same room with other men, be careful about your family." Law to serve."

After Jia Lian finished the warning, he beat the horse and left, leaving Wang Xifeng staring blankly.

"What nonsense are you talking about, Brother Bao is still a child..."

Wang Xifeng glanced at Ping'er, Wang'er's daughter-in-law and others nearby, her cheeks were flushed and hot!

Just now when Jia Lian spoke to her like that, if no one else said it, at least the people she served close to her must have heard it. Seeing how they want to laugh but dare not laugh, how can this make her feel so embarrassed?
But Jia Lian had already left, and she didn't even have room to argue.

"Pooh……"

After spitting, Sister Feng drew the curtains of the carriage angrily, and slammed the soft stool in the carriage twice.

(End of this chapter)