The Second Master of the Red Chamber

"Old lady, the noble concubine has allowed Baoyu to board the boat!"

"What, this is great..."

On the avenue in the garden, Mrs. Wang, Sister Feng and others surrounded Jia's mother and followed from a distance to see the situation.

When the noble concubine returns home, the national rituals are discussed first, so even if they are eager to see Yuan Chun, they dare not rush, and can only follow the rules of the palace, one by one.

Suddenly someone said that Jia Zheng, Jia Lian and others proposed to let Jia Baoyu board the boat as the guide of Yuanchun. Jia Mu and others were surprised.

What is the status of a noble concubine? She is only one step away from becoming the imperial concubine who is the mother of the country.

Therefore, today it is clearly said that it is to welcome the noble concubine to go home to visit relatives, rather than to say it is to pick her up.

Therefore, although the royal family also stated that after the concubines go home, they can freely express their family love.However, the etiquette of the monarch and ministers cannot be abolished, and the national etiquette cannot be abolished.

From leaving the palace in Yuanchun to returning to Jia's house, where to go, what to do, all the itineraries and arrangements were basically determined by the palace.

At this point, the Jia family has no room to comment.

Baochai involuntarily cast a glance at Daiyu who was standing alone beside her, frowning, not knowing what she was thinking, and said to herself that it is no wonder that even as proud as she is, she is willing to commit herself to Jia Lian.She is indeed a bright and discerning person.

This is still Yuan Chun's acceptance, if she only recognizes relatives, I'm afraid that from now on, there will be more lumps in her heart, and it is possible to start to be vigilant and guard against Jia Lian.

As for Jia Yuanchun, even though she came from the Second Household and was not in the same line as him, as long as she is clear-headed, she should know that in the current Jia family, only he can watch and help her outside and inside the palace.

And Jia Lian's slight suggestion at this time is enough to show his generosity to Jia Baoyu and the second wife, and break Yuan Chun's suspicion.

Looking at the surprised and admiring eyes of dozens or even hundreds of women in front of him, Jia Lian felt very good.

"Where's Baoyu?"

As far as Jia Lian is concerned, although he does not hold any grudges against Jia Baoyu, because Jia Baoyu is simply a childish brat, and he is not as wicked as Jia Huan.But it is unforgivable for Jia Baoyu to covet his Daiyu, so if he doesn't step on him, it's the best of humanity, and he still holds him high?There are really deep thoughts here.

As for the second room of the Rongguo Mansion, no matter how strong they are, their external reliance is real.

The most important thing was that Yuan Chun didn't know how much he missed Jia Baoyu, his own brother. He was afraid that the person she wanted to see the most when she returned home this time belonged to Jia Baoyu.

"Sure enough, I've grown up better than before, and I'm taller..."

After thinking about it, Baoyu is the most suitable candidate, so I proposed to the master, not deliberately to embarrass Brother Bao, or to do something to him..."

It's just strange why the mother, aunt and others all said with certainty that the second brother Lian didn't say he was a jerk all those years ago, but he was definitely mediocre...

Doubtful, Jia's mother ordered Jia Lian to be called.

Since these two forces that have an inseparable relationship with the second room cannot be cut off, it is imperative to make friends, digest them, and transform them into their own strength.

In other words, there are two powerful forces in front of you, and you don't know how to make good use of them. Instead, it is very stupid to be hostile and alienated from them.

He was startled because the two brothers had had a quarrel over Daiyu not long ago, and Shi Ran naturally felt that such an ingenious and courageous proposal was something that only Jia Lian could think of.

Not only was Jiamu forbidden to set foot in Daiyu's courtyard, but she has been unhappy about it for a while.

Since entering the palace, Yuan Chun often misses her younger brother, but the palace walls are high and deep. For Mrs. Jiamu Wang and others, she can still communicate with each other through letters, and more than a year before, the Tian family allowed the family members of Jiaofang to enter the palace. After the palace visit, we can always see each other every month.

Therefore, Yuan Chun and Jia Baoyu are siblings in name, but in reality they look like mother and son.

Mother Jia was still thinking about how to ask the question, but Madam Wang couldn't bear it any longer, "I heard that you suggested to let your brother Bao go on the boat and be the guide for the empress?"

He thought it was a boring and meaningless thing. He really didn't understand why people like Jia Zheng were so happy when they were kneeling!
Therefore, when he heard Jia Lian's suggestion to let him board the boat as a guide, he was in a bad mood. For a moment, he felt that Lian's second brother was still remembering what happened that day, and that he was deliberately causing trouble for him?
But no matter what he thinks, the will of Jia Zheng and others is not something he can violate or control.

Following the imperial concubine's gracious will, he could only obediently follow a few eunuchs who walked with their heads hooked to the station in Hong Kong.

Compared with Jia Lian, Jia Baoyu seems too ordinary.

Jia Lian responded casually, then met the eyes of Jia Mu and others, and immediately said: "Madam, don't get me wrong, I just thought that my eldest sister has been away from home for many years, and it is rare to go home now. If I can only observe the family in silence Change always seems deserted. At this time, if you can have a relative by your side to talk and introduce the scenery in the garden, it will be convenient for the elder sister to visit, and it will also be a psychological comfort.

But Jia Baoyu looked gloomy today too, if Jia Zheng hadn't been on his side all the time, he wouldn't have bothered to follow the team, like a marionette, standing here and kneeling there.

Under such circumstances, Jia Baoyu was able to obtain permission to board Yuzhou as a guide for Yuanchun?
But Jia's mother and others immediately figured it out. One is that Jia Baoyu is Yuan Chun's younger brother, and he is too young to have any suspicions between men and women. The other is that the reasons given by the family are also very reasonable, asking relatives to be Yuan Chun's guide It coincides with the original intention of the Tian family to allow the concubine to return home to visit relatives.

Although it's been ten years, Yuan Chun can still tell at a glance that this is the little brother who was hugged and loved by him since he was a child.

Yuan Chun, as the eldest daughter of Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang, is ten years older than Jia Baoyu. The elder sister and younger brother are raised by Jia's mother, so she loves Jia Baoyu very much.Long before Jia Baoyu entered the school, when she was three or four years old, she had already taught Jia Baoyu a few books through oral instruction, and thousands of numbers were in her belly.

But Jia's mother beside Mrs. Wang, and the female family members behind her were all silent, each looked at Jia Lian who was talking independently in front of him, with expressions full of respect.

This is not hypocrisy. Sometimes, generosity is a power that makes the enemy unable to parry.

Of course, Jia Lian didn't expect Yuan Chun to be completely subdued by just such a trick, it was just to prevent her from becoming hostile towards him.Jia Lian still has means, and strives that after Yuanchun returns to the palace this time, he can become a solid foundation and a strong internal support for him in the palace.

In front of me, this stunning woman with gorgeous clothes, slender figure, beautiful appearance, three points of pity, seven points of dignity, is really my sister?

"Kneel~!!"

Is it true that there is a saying that ten years of obsession and one epiphany?

Take Jia Baoyu as an example, the doting of Jia's mother, the care of his uncle Wang Ziteng, and the love of his concubine and sister...

If you lack trust in Mrs. Wang, you can only trust Jia Lian!

When he stepped on the wooden board and heard an emotional "brother" call, he raised his head and looked at the woman who was walking towards her.

It can be imagined how happy and even gratifying it would be for Yuanchun to be able to meet his younger brother Jia Baoyu for the first time after returning home this time.

Fortunately, Wang Ziteng said that in addition to being Jia Baoyu's uncle, he is also the uncle of Sister Feng, so after the huge potential gap between him and Jia Baoyu, it is not surprising that he chose himself.

As far as these three points are concerned, besides Jia Mu, the other two people are two very important forces for him to enrich his own foundation.

Before fully gaining the trust and full support of these two people, Jia Lian naturally had to show enough generosity to the second room.

For example, Jia Baoyu tried to ruin his marriage with Daiyu in the past. Although Jia Baoyu was "unrighteous" first, in the end, it seemed that Jia Baoyu was at a disadvantage.

Therefore, the whole person involuntarily took two steps forward, and it was Zhaorong who was beside her who quickly reminded her to be careful not to fall into the water, so she stood firmly, but the tightly clenched hands and tearful eyes made everyone around The attendants could all see how excited the imperial concubine was now.

Yuan Chun stepped forward and directly helped Jia Baoyu up, then lowered his head and stared intently.

Eunuch Bingli was dissatisfied with Jia Baoyu's rudeness, so he reminded him loudly.

He only waited for a quarter of an hour, but Yuan Chun felt that it had been a long time, and finally he saw the eunuchs leading a chubby but handsome boy of thirteen or fourteen over.

Facing Yuan Chun's intimate behavior and his elder-like tone, Jia Baoyu murmured, but in the end he didn't say a word, and lowered his head shyly.

"Brother Bao has already boarded the imperial boat under the leadership of the father-in-law in the palace."

Mrs. Wang and the others were taken aback for a moment, but then they were relieved.

No matter how high an official he is now and how much he is favored in front of the emperor, the foundation is still a little unstable and needs to be consolidated slowly.

Although both his grandmother and mother said that his elder sister was a first-class woman, he also thought it was just bragging.

"Uh, I suggested..."

But for Jia Baoyu, when Yuan Chun entered the palace, he was still ignorant and didn't remember much, so he never had any affection for Yuan Chun.I only know that there is a sister, but I don't know anything about her sister, and I don't want to know, so I don't know how to cherish my sister's occasional letters and greetings, and they are just perfunctory.

If at this time he complained to Yuan Chun, or Mrs. Wang complained to Yuan Chun, even if Yuan Chun refused to recognize his relatives, he would inevitably feel uncomfortable seeing his beloved younger brother like this. bullied...

When Jia Lian saw that Jia Mu and the others couldn't wait for him to salute, they started asking questions, so she gave up hastily, and then stood up straight and replied.

Baochai felt that the number of times she looked up to people in her life was not as high as that of Jia Lian alone, so much that she was used to it, but every time, she was still shocked and looked sideways.

"Go back to the old lady. I heard from the gentlemen that this matter was proposed by the second master Lian to the father-in-law in charge after he had consulted the master." A woman reminded.

Only then did Jia Baoyu come back to his senses, he quickly knelt down, and said in a dull voice: "Jia Baoyu, pay homage to the imperial concubine~"

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It's worth his effort.

In his eyes, a woman who is willing to enter the palace to serve the old emperor and take it as a glory to be a concubine is nothing more than a commonplace person who fawns over power and authority. Why is she born so beautiful? !
This disrupted his thinking, and when he thought of such a beautiful and dignified sister, who had entered the dirtiest place in the world and was driven by people for nearly ten years, he couldn't accept it.Even thinking about it, it would be better if she didn't want this appearance, and she felt better in her heart!

"Baoyu, get up quickly."

But at this time, Yuanchun has completely lost the interest in admiring and visiting the garden as before. Standing on the bow of the boat, all who are full of speculation and thinking are Jia Baoyu's appearance at this time, whether he is healthy or not, but he still remembers himself...

With just one glance, Jia Baoyu was stunned.

At this time, if the Jia family did not follow the rules of the palace, they might be defined as overstepping or even committing a crime.

There are deep reasons for this.

"I heard that you made all the plaques and couplets in this garden?"

Coupled with the previous impression of Jia Lian, if Mrs. Wang waits to speak ill of Jia Lian in front of Yuan Chun, I am afraid that Yuan Chun will only think that his mother and younger brother are paranoid and cannot tolerate others, and he will lose trust in what he says to them in the future. .

Yuanchun's main hall, which is the palace where she stayed this time, is to the north of the garden, at the foot of Dazhu Mountain.

I also know the rules, so I didn't dare to look around at this time.

No wonder the second elder brother Lian was able to reach such a height in a few years.

Before, she abided by the etiquette and showed the majesty of the royal family, but now facing her own brother, she finally showed the attitude of an ordinary woman facing the person she cares about the most.It's true that at her position, she doesn't have to care too much about such a small etiquette, this is her own brother!
It was just not necessary before.

And in the middle of the garden, there is a Qinfang River. Therefore, Yuanchun wants to stay in the palace. Taking a boat is the best choice. You can also stand on the boat and have a panoramic view of the whole garden.

But the last sentence to guard against her misunderstanding was like a slight slap, which made her a little embarrassed, and she also knew that she was too eager just now, which made Jia Lian misunderstand.

Therefore, as long as the family members dare to mention it, and the chief eunuch in charge of etiquette and Zhao Rong are willing to report it, why should she not approve it?Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang, who had figured this out, were very pleased. They felt that this proposal was really great. It would not only make up for Yuan Chun's shortcomings, but also enhance the relationship between the siblings, which was what they were most happy to see. matter.

The cousin had just offended him, and he didn't say he was ostracizing or taking revenge. How could he act so disregarding the previous suspicions and selfishness, without being afraid that Jia Baoyu would speak ill of him in front of the imperial concubine?What kind of heart and what kind of magnanimous person is this?

For Mrs. Wang, Jia Lian's previous explanation can be described as good words. Thinking of her daughter leaving home for many years, she couldn't help crying.

Even Baochai, who was closely following her mother at the edge, couldn't help taking another deep look at Jia Lian.

You can't even compare Jia Baoyu with Jia Lian, even if you compare everyone in the Jia family with Jia Lian, they are far behind in terms of realm.

When he was approaching the shore, he glanced at the woman in yellow robe standing tall and tall on the bow of the boat, and knew in his heart that this was probably his sister.

Jia Baoyu nodded slightly.
"Sure enough, it has benefited."

Yuan Chun's face was full of joy, and he wanted to talk about his long-term separation with Jia Baoyu, but seeing Jia Baoyu was too shy, and knew that it was because he was a stranger to her, he felt very sad, and tried not to shed tears, and said with a smile : "In this case, you can introduce me to the scenery in the garden later, okay? You and I have been separated for many years, and I really want to hear what you have to say."

"Okay... Your Majesty's order."

Seeing that Jia Baoyu couldn't regard her as the closest person like her after all, Yuan Chun's joy and excitement dropped a lot, and he felt a little regretful.

Presumably it was the environment at this time that made Jia Baoyu cautious. If he had known this earlier, it would be better to wait to meet him at Rongqingtang after the national ceremony.Presumably there will be Mother Jia and others at that time, with their words of introduction and help, they will definitely not let their siblings meet, so strange, so caring and speechless.