The Second Master of the Red Chamber

"Eunuch Xia..."

"Oh, Lord Hou, this old slave greets Lord Hou."

In the side hall on the left side of the front section of the palace, Xia Shouzhong and several eunuchs were sitting and drinking tea. When they saw Jia Lian coming in, they hurriedly came forward, smiling and flattering.

Jia Lian glanced at him, shook his head secretly, and said deeply that these eunuchs are used to adapting to the wind, no wonder those noble literati look down on eunuchs the most.

In fact, this Xia Shouzhong was an eunuch of the Six Palaces, and in the palace, apart from a few senior eunuchs of the Chonghua Palace, only Dai Quan could overwhelm him.

Weifu must be used to being a eunuch to such a level, and there is absolutely no need to be servile to a Marquis with a foreign surname.

But Jia Lian knew that when the Jia family began to decline in the original book, the first to make trouble for the Jia family was a group of eunuchs headed by Xia Shouzhong.

At this time, the reason why he lowered his posture so low was because the Jia family was in full swing and Jia Lian was deeply trusted by the emperor.

It is conceivable that on a certain day, Yuan Chun falls out of favor, or in other words, he loses the trust of the emperor, this Xia Shouzhong must belong to the group of people who turned his face the fastest.

Even though he knew this, Jia Lian still smiled at him and said: "This time, for the concubine's concubine's visit, I have exhausted Eunuch Xia and all the eunuchs. I thank you all here."

"This... how embarrassing it is to cost Master Hou..."

Who let the two of them be the younger brothers of the imperial concubine?Isn't it natural for a sister to pet a younger brother?

Xinglian Zaiwang gave it the name "Huange Villa".

Jia Lian understood what she meant when she heard Yuanchun propose four places, but only let Jia Baoyu do two.

As for Jia Baoyu, he had a penetrating insight, and confirmed that his sister was indeed far beyond ordinary people in terms of talent, and felt even more distressed.

As for giving these eunuchs a little benefit, that is also a must. Not to mention that it is up to making connections for Yuanchun, but just saying that this time Yuanchun went home to visit relatives, no matter how carefully the Jia family handles many internal and external matters, there will always be orders. Where people criticize.

"Because there are four places in the garden that I love the most, the first is Xiaoxiang Pavilion, the second is Hengwu Garden, the third is Huange Villa, and the fourth is Yihong Courtyard.

Hengzhiqingfen named it "Hengwuyuan".

Of course, there are actually two people in the two mansions who are both Yuan Chun's younger brothers, Jia Cong and Jia Huan.Among them, Jia Huan is Yuan Chun's younger brother.

Also:

Yuan Chun explained to Jia Lian and Jia Baoyu who were puzzled, which made Sister Feng and Youshi next to them very embarrassed.

So he ordered the pen and inkstone to serve, and the one he liked the most was named.

The scenery in the garden that Yuanchun visited just now was full of joy, and out of respect for her, Jia Zheng and others did not officially name the scenery of the pavilions, at most mentioning the plaques.

Obviously, these two illiterate sisters must have lost face just now.

"Heaven and earth are enlightened and merciful, and the children of the world feel the same; the past and the present are lavish, and the Kyushu and all nations are gracious."

Yuan Chun came down from behind the case, took a bath to touch up her makeup, and changed into a normal dress, making her look even more glamorous and charming.Even Jia Lian couldn't help taking another look, wondering in his heart, the emperor had no reason not to love such a beauty.

It's just that Jia Lian is rich and powerful now, so he doesn't think a few hundred taels of silver are nothing.

Yuan Chun's praise made Jia Baoyu feel embarrassed too.In his father's words, he only has this little ability, he can only work hard on thick poetry and prose, and he doesn't understand serious knowledge.

"Master Hou, go slowly..."

If it wasn't for thinking about the Mid-Autumn Festival reunion with her family, she would have wanted to soak for a while longer.

"This is a wish from my Jia family. Please take it, father-in-law, and get some wine."

Besides, Yuan Chun took a bath in the luxurious and comfortable pool bath, and after changing clothes, he really felt refreshed.

Don't think that 500 taels of silver is too little, not to mention the fact that the Jia family has stuffed countless silvers into the pockets of the eunuchs in charge, not to mention the matter of saving their relatives. separated.

Yuan Chun didn't care about them, and turned to Jia Baoyu and said, "I am very happy to see the words you chanted in this garden after returning home. It can be seen that you have not neglected your studies these years, and you have lived up to my pride." The hard work of educating children."

Following Jia Lian's words, Lin Zhixiao brought the tray to Xia Shouzhong.

You must know that the annual salary of a third-rank eunuch at this time is only more than a hundred taels of silver.Just look at the original book, as the head of the Daming Palace, Dai Quan, who is known as the inner minister, is willing to promise Jia Zhen and donate a fifth-rank Long Jinwei to Jia Rong for 1000 taels of silver.

During the waiting process, Yuan Chun's inscriptions often came out. Except for Jia Zheng, Jia Lian and Jia Baoyu, all the people were scrambling to flatter, praising Yuan Chun's talent, which is also common. up

"Holding the mountain and embracing the water to build it carefully, it takes a lot of effort to build it. There are all kinds of scenery in the sky and on earth. Fangyuan should be named Xi Daguan."

"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be, it is the duty of the old slave and others to be able to serve the Marquis and be loyal to the empress, don't dare to be the Marquis to thank you."

The red fragrant green jade was changed to "Yihong Kuailu" and named "Yihongyuan".

But it is said that Jia Lian and Jia Baoyu entered the hall under the guidance of Baoqin, and saw Yuan Chungao sitting in the middle of the main case, and on both sides of it, Li Wan, Baochai, Daiyu, and Sanchun were lined up. With pens, ink, paper and inkstones, each of them is bowing his head and thinking hard.

He also ordered that the old plaques do not need to be removed, so he first inscribed:

At this time, it is very important not to let these eunuchs in charge speak in the palace, or even say good things in reverse.

Yuan Chun didn't know the inside story, because after Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang entered the palace, they all said good things about Jia Baoyu to her.What looks handsome, cute, obedient and so on.

And the sisters in Xi's family have all studied literature and ink. Just now I have ordered them to write a plaque and a poem according to their talent. "

Yuanchun was inside, displaying his talents, while on the outer corridor, all the men of Jia's mansion were paying close attention to the movements inside, and only waited for the "literary meeting" inside to be over, then they would play music and start the show.

Gathering with Jia Mu and others in the main hall, Yuanchun ordered everyone inside and outside to sit down without courtesy and have a big feast.

"Baoyu...has met Big Sister..."

The west side of the main building is named "Hanfang Pavilion" for the bathing place just now, and the flying tower to the east is named "Zhujin Pavilion".In addition, there are names such as "Liao Fengxuan", "Ou Xiangxie", "Zi Lingzhou" and "Qiu Shuang Zhai", and there are more than a dozen four-character plaques such as "Pear Blossom Spring Rain" and "Tong Jian Qiu Feng". The list goes on and on.

Jia's mother, Mrs. Wang and other female family members accompanied each other in the hall. Among them, Sister Feng and You Shi personally held soup and cups by the side, while Jia Zheng accompanied a dozen of Jia's main nephews and nephews on the porch outside the hall.

Jia Lian didn't hide it, and opened it directly, revealing a brand-new plate of small silver ingots inside, which seems to weigh about 500 taels.

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Suddenly I saw the maidservant next to Yuanchun come out holding the piano, because after saluting Jia Zheng, Jia Lian and others, she said, "My lady let the second master Lian and the second master Bao go in."

Yuan Chun looked at Jia Lian again.

Feng Laiyi named it "Xiaoxiang Pavilion".

It was not the first day for Xia Shouzhong to deal with the Jia family. He knew that the Jia family was rich, so he said he was sorry, and took the money with his hand.

In short, studies are the two words that Jia Baoyu is most impatient to hear.But facing outsiders, especially those who haven't gotten to know him well, he still doesn't show his personality, so he nodded obediently.

At first glance, it looks like the chief examiner is proctoring the students.

Everyone was not surprised by Yuan Chun's order, and could only look enviously at Jia Lian and Jia Baoyu.

Jia Lian smiled, cupped his hands and said, "Since that's the case, please take a good rest here, and I won't bother you."

Jia Lian disdained it because of his status, while Jia Zheng felt embarrassed to praise her because she was his own daughter.

"it is good."

Since we have this meeting today, you should be in Hengwu Court and Yihong Court.The rhythm is not limited, as long as the five-character rhythm is enough. "

The plaque "Gu Ensiyi" was bestowed on the main hall, with the inscription:

So he immediately bowed his hands to Yuan Chun and said, "Eldest sister knows me. I'm a vulgar person. I only like to wield knives and guns. I'm not as elegant as Brother Bao, who can chant poems. Eldest sister, don't make things difficult for me." gone."

"Greetings, Big Sister."

Jia Baoyu was taught that when he saw Yuan Chun, he had to address him as "Niang Niang", which he had always done before, but now he was following Jia Lian and was led by his words, so he stuttered.

Walking back to the side courtyard where the masters of Jia's mansion gathered, Jia Zheng came up and asked as soon as they met, "How are you, father-in-laws, are you ready?"

"I've never been talented, and I'm not good at chanting. What I did tonight is just a matter of responsibilities, and I'm not responsible for Siyuan and Sijing.

"Excuse me soon."

Jia Baoyu also heaved a sigh of relief when Yuan Chun asked him to write poems.Because these places are also his favorites, he has secretly written a lot of inscriptions, and now it is not difficult to compose two poems, so he bowed down.

"Since that's the case, let's rush over too. The empress has finished her bath and is about to have a banquet in the main hall. I should also go to accompany her."

Seeing them like this, Jia Lian didn't bother to talk nonsense, waved Lin Zhixiao and came out from behind him, holding a tray in his hand.

Xia Shouzhong said, and the other two eunuchs next to him also echoed with smiles.

The main building is given a plaque "Daguanlou".

Jia Lian nodded, and the best way to deal with these eunuchs is to spend money in vain.

However, Yuan Chun never asked these two people from the beginning to the end, and everyone treated them as if they didn't exist, and didn't even let them in the palace.

Yuan Chun didn't expect her to be rejected by Jia Lian before she said anything, and he couldn't help laughing after being taken aback.

"Brother Lian is too self-effacing. I believe you when you say you are good at martial arts, but if you say that you can't recite poems and compose poems, I don't believe it. I believe it's not just me, but who else can believe it?" Woolen cloth?"

Yuan Chun waved her hand, and the people she pointed at all laughed in unison.

"Back then, in Befu, the crown prince, Brother Lian performed a song called 'Die Nian Hua' and a song called 'Acacia Ling', which were full of romance. Now why do they refuse? Oh, I see, Brother Xu Lian had no choice but to write about mountains and rivers for eight thousand miles. The vastness of the garden, the deepest love between the world and the relationship between people, for the inscription of this garden and one scene, I just disdain it."

Yuan Chun said with a smile, judging by her appearance, she is not going to let Jia Lian go easily.