Turning the tide in the Red Chamber

Chapter 75 [075] The roots and lotus are fragrant, and they have been hurt by reality in their lives.
After all, the fate of the Jia family is in the hands of Emperor Chongrui. The emperor wants his ministers to die, and the ministers have to die. As long as Emperor Chongrui wants to clean up the Jia family, he can always find a suitable reason.

There is no end to eggs under a nest. If the Jia family is defeated, then as a descendant of the Jia family, it is impossible for me to end well. Whether it is an official, business or military service, it will be affected.

In order to completely change the doom of the Jia family's collapse, one must have strong strength, strong enough to compete with the imperial power.

Only the military power can stand against the imperial power.

As long as there is a huge army completely obeying his orders, the emperor will not dare to act rashly against him, and he can even add a yellow robe to replace him.

Jia Chen clenched his fists tightly and made up his mind to join the army and take charge of military power.

It is even more necessary to seize the time to build and train the private army.

Of course, you also have to take the imperial examinations. The Great Zhou places more emphasis on literature than martial arts. Only by getting the title on the gold list and getting the first grade in the department can it be easier to go straight to the top and get a high official and generous salary.

While pondering, unconsciously, he walked to the gate of the courtyard, but heard bursts of noisy voices coming from the courtyard.

Jia Chen was slightly taken aback, why did so many people come to his house?

Pushing open the door and entering, I saw that the yard was crowded with people sitting side by side.

There are also maids and servants who shuttle back and forth, refilling tea and pouring water, placing cups and plates of fruits and delicacies, as well as delicious wine and delicacies.

Jia Mu sat in the main seat, and Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu sat on either side of her.

Aunt Xue, Xue Baochai, Jia Yingchun, Jia Tanchun, Jia Xichun and other female relatives were also sitting on the seats with wings spread out on both sides.

Jia Amnesty, Jia Zheng, Jia Lian and Xue Pan sat at a table.

Wang Xifeng, Li Wan, You Shi, Lou Shi, Qin Keqing and several other daughters-in-law of the Jia family sat alone at a table.

What surprised Jia Chen was that his maid Qing Wen was also seated at the same table with Jia's daughters-in-law.

Perhaps the masters of the Jia family thought that Qingwen had been accepted as a concubine by themselves. Although she had no status, she already had a physical relationship and a concubine, so she was allowed to enjoy the same treatment as the daughters-in-law of the Jia family.

When she saw Jia Chen Angzang's tall and straight figure appearing at the gate of the courtyard, the long-sleeved and dancing Wang Xifeng took the lead to stand up and said with a beaming smile:

"Oh, the rightful lord is here today! Brother Chen, why don't you come over soon? Our ancestors and we have been waiting for it for a long time."

Under the envious, jealous and joyful eyes of the crowd, Jia Chen strode up to Mother Jia and saluted without humility:

"Chen'er greets the old lady!"

Mother Jia laughed so hard that she couldn't see her teeth, she stretched out her hand to help:

"You don't need to be too polite, Chen'er really did us a favor for Jia's parents! You have already been promoted to the fourth-rank imperial guard with a sword at such a young age. You are already in the emperor's heart, and your future is limitless. It's really gratifying!"

Jia Chen smiled modestly and said:

"The old lady's reputation is too high. Chen'er is from the Jia family. I should share the honor of the holy family with the Jia family and share the joy and joy."

This time, Mother Jia led the masters and servants of the Jia family to carry the plaque into the palace, and asked the old concubine Zhen to intercede. Although it was almost a waste of help, Mother Jia and the masters of the Jia family had good intentions. Chen has already remembered it in his heart, so he is naturally willing to share weal and woe with the Rong Mansion, share the honor and disgrace, and share the glory.

"Okay, okay! This child can really talk. We came to your house today to celebrate with you and have fun with you." Mother Jia's face was full of kindness, with approval and appreciation in her eyes. The more she looked at Jia Chen, the more she looked at him. like.

Lin Daiyu had a sincere smile on her lips, she was really happy for Jia Chen from the bottom of her heart.

Jia Chen's eyes met hers, both eyes reflected the other's smiling face, although they didn't say a single word, it seemed as if they had spoken a thousand words, they were connected with each other, and their feelings were lingering.

At this time, Jia Zheng stood up, greeted with a smile:
"Chen'er, sit next to me quickly. I'll make you a cup of Lu'an tea with my own hands. I hope that you and our Jia family will be safe, happy and healthy."

As soon as these words came out, the people around secretly clicked their tongues, envious.

Jia Zheng, the second master, actually poured tea for Jia Chen with his own hands, which shows how much he values ​​and loves Jia Chen!
Jia Baoyu whimpered coquettishly and complained:

"Father, you are eccentric, you have never made tea for me before!"

As soon as these words came out, Jia Zheng was furious and furious, angrily reprimanded:
"You, a heartbroken evil, a seed of no good fortune, dare to call you 'father' one by one, you are really disobedient and unfilial!"

Hearing this, Jia Chen secretly felt it was funny, in the world of Red Mansions, the address is so strange.

Whether it is a junior or a servant, for an elder or a master, you cannot use the second person pronoun "you" to address each other, but only use their status in Jia's mansion.

You also cannot use the second person pronoun "you".

Because in this era, the name "you" is just a common name, not a respectful name. The pronunciation and interpretation are the same as "恁" ("nen" three times), meaning "you" or "you".

In the original work, the title "you" does not appear throughout the text, only when the little actor Fangguan sang the opera "When Appreciating Flowers", four "you" (nen) characters appeared in succession in the text.

At this moment, when Jia Zheng heard that Jia Baoyu dared to use the word "you" to address his father, Jia Zheng was furious and continued to scold him:

"This unworthy bastard, he runs away when he encounters danger! Compared with Chen'er, he is like a sparrow compared to a phoenix, and he is not even worthy to carry someone's shoes!"

What he was referring to was that Jia Baoyu and Jia Lian left the crowd and fled on horseback when they were assassinated on the way Jiamu led the masters and servants of the Jia family to the palace carrying a plaque.

Jia Zheng was already holding back his anger, and wanted to find time to reprimand Jia Baoyu, but he didn't expect that Jia Baoyu's disrespectful and disrespectful words ignited the raging anger in Jia Zheng's heart.

Hearing Jia Zheng's reprimand, Jia Lian's face flushed instantly, ashamed to the point of embarrassment.

This sentence not only scolded Jia Baoyu, but also scolded him together.

Jia Lian drooped his head, sitting on pins and needles, his heart seemed to be frying, but he didn't dare to attack.

Jia Zheng was his uncle, even if Jia Zheng pointed at his nose and yelled at him, his nephew could only listen obediently and dare not refute.

Da Zhou is very particular about superiority and inferiority, and it is only natural for the elders to reprimand the younger ones.

Faced with Jia Zheng's scolding, Jia Baoyu was so frightened that he trembled all over, afraid of being beaten, he hurriedly got into Jia's mother's arms, like a piece of twisted candy, coquettishly shaking his head and tail.

Jia's mother had always doted on Jia Baoyu, so she immediately stopped her and said:
"Okay, okay! Today is a big day for Chen'er and our Jia family. You don't even look at the time when you teach your son. Look, it scares my Baoyu. If you scare him out, then I will I'm not alive anymore!"

Jia Zheng hurriedly knelt down on the ground, saluted and apologized:

"It's all my son's eagerness to teach his son, he offended the old lady, and asked the old lady to take care of her body, don't get angry and hurt her body."

Jia Baoyu huddled in Jia's mother's arms, squinting at Jia Zheng with a smug smile on his lips.

Mother Jia waved her hand and said:

"You don't beat and scold my Baoyu from now on, that's the greatest filial piety to me. Our Jia family must be punished if we have done something wrong. Today, we will punish you for pouring tea for Chen'er!"

Her words were slightly ridiculed, and the masters and servants around them all responded with a smile.

"Follow the old lady's order!" Jia Zheng kowtowed and saluted, got up and returned to his seat, and refilled Jia Chen with some tea.

"Thank you, Second Uncle!" Jia Chen saluted and thanked others enviously.

Xue Pan had some quarrels with Jia Chen in the past, he treated the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, worried that Jia Chen would hold a grudge and wait for an opportunity to retaliate, so he hurriedly bowed his waist and ran to Jia Chen, flattering and smiling:
"Congratulations to Brother Chen for his promotion. On the occasion of the joy of advancement, Brother Yu will give Brother Chen a big gift!"

After that, he turned his head and shouted:

"Xiangling, come here quickly, I have met your new master, Uncle Zichen!"

After he finished speaking, he saw a timid servant girl walking over in lotus steps.

Jia Chen was slightly taken aback, it turned out that this was Xiang Ling.

Eyebrows frowning in Chunshan, eyes frowning in Qiushui, she was born graceful and slender, with a little rouge the size of a grain of rice in the middle of her brows.

Her appearance is fresh and aura, and her eyebrows and eyes are quite similar to Qin Keqing.

It's just that her body bones are weaker and slender than Qin Keqing's, and there is a faint melancholy hidden between her brows and eyes that I still feel pity for.

Xue Pan shyly smiled and took out a deed, held it in both hands and handed it to Jia Chen:

"Brother Chen, this is Xiangling's contract of selling herself. From now on, let her serve Brother Chen."

(End of this chapter)