The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 54
At this moment, precious sandalwood is burning in Jiamu's room, and all kinds of seasonal fruits are displayed in a dazzling array, and the female family members of Jia's family headed by Jiamu are all dressed up and crowned with jewels.

I saw Jia Mu wearing a first-class court dress, with her gray hair neatly combed, sitting on the main seat energetically, while Princess Bei Jing, dressed in colorful embroidery, sat opposite Jia Mu, Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xing sat on both sides, Wang Xifeng stood beside Jia Mu, and juniors such as Sanchun, Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu sat around.

Well, Big Face Treasure still enjoys the privilege of hanging out in the inner circle because of Jia's mother's love, and because he is not very old, less than ten years old in a few months.

Princess Beijing is very young, about the same age as Wang Xifeng, with two elderly nuns waiting behind her, her speech and behavior are decent.

Besides, Princess Beijing first revealed the news that Wang Ziteng was about to be promoted to the head of the Nine Frontiers. Everyone was very happy when they heard the news, especially Mrs. Wang and Wang Xifeng.

Jia Baoyu has never cared about these things, no matter whether Wang Ziteng is promoted or demoted, as long as it does not affect his comfortable life, he just wants to be a rich and idle person, playing carefree with his sisters and sisters every day.

Let's talk about Princess Beijing and Jia Mu's waiting for a while, then their eyes suddenly fell on Jia Baoyu's neck, and they asked with a smile: "Could it be that the gem on Bao'er's neck is the psychic gem? I have only heard about it, but I haven't seen it in person. Today I will take this opportunity to take a good look."

Hearing this, Jia Baoyu immediately took off the psychic jade, put his hands on it, and said with a smile: "It's just an ordinary jade, nothing special."

An old nun behind Princess Beijing immediately picked up the psychic gem with a tray, and then went to the former.

Princess Beijing picked up the psychic jade and looked at it carefully, but saw that the jade was crystal clear, shiny and smooth, she couldn't help praising: "What a piece of fine material and beautiful jade, hey, there are words on it - don't forget, immortal life and prosperity, it's really amazing!"

Princess Beijing glanced at Jia Bao after she finished speaking, and felt that the young man in front of her was even more handsome. Hey, this is probably a psychological hint under the blessing of the halo.

The fact that a baby is born with jade in its mouth is very miraculous in itself. It is inevitable that people feel that Jia Baoyu has an extraordinary background and his future achievements must be limitless.

Princess Bei Jing carefully admired the psychic jade for a while, and then returned it to Jia Baoyu, and also gave him a string of precious bracelets made of agarwood.

Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang were very happy when they saw this. Princess Beijing smiled and said, "I heard that Brother Bao is not only talented in poetry, but also good at painting. It just so happens that next month will be the birthday of the old ancestor in our mansion. Why don't you ask Brother Bao to draw a portrait of her old man, so that he can enjoy the blessing of this psychic treasure and immortal longevity."

Jia Mu laughed and said, "Baoyu is not a good one. He can write a few crooked poems, but he can't paint. Where did the princess hear it?"

Princess Beijing was surprised and said: "Brother Bao doesn't know how to paint? I saw a few paintings in the prince's study that are quite good. It is said that they were made by a brother in your mansion. Could it be that Brother Bao didn't draw them?"

Both Lin Daiyu and Sanchun felt their hearts moved, because they both knew that Jia Huan had sold his sketches on the market. Could it be that the painting Princess Beijing saw was drawn by Huan'er?
Jia Baoyu obviously thought of this too, and his expression became a little unnatural, while Wang Xifeng and Mrs. Wang's hearts tightened, apparently also thinking of Jia Huan.

Princess Beijing is good at observing facial expressions, seeing that Sanchun and the others have different expressions, she smiled and asked: "Could it be one of you girls who painted it?"

Jia Tanchun asked with a smile: "May I ask the prince where did you get those paintings?"

Princess Bei Jing said: "I heard from my lord that a new painting method appeared some time ago. It is said that it is a sketch from the West. My lord asked someone to buy a few of them with a lot of money. According to the person, the person who sold these paintings was a young man surnamed Jia. He was about the same age as Brother Bao, so I always thought it was Brother Bao."

As soon as Jia Tanchun and Lin Daiyu heard it, they knew that Jia Huan was the one who sold the painting. They had heard that Huan'er once sold a painting for ten taels of silver. How dare they sell it to the King of Beijing?
Jia Tanchun was secretly happy, she was worrying about Jia Huan's current situation, and she might take the opportunity to break the situation for him at this time, so she smiled and said: "After listening to what Wangfei said, I probably know who that person is. It is indeed from our Jia family, but it is not any of us."

Both Wang Xifeng and Mrs. Wang's hearts sank slightly, and they both wanted to gag Jia Tanchun immediately, but they didn't dare to do anything wrong with Princess Beijing present.

Princess Bei Jing smiled curiously: "Don't be dumb, Tan girl, tell me quickly."

Jia Tanchun said with a smile: "Naturally it is Huan'er. No one can draw such a picture except him. He even painted portraits of me and Sister Lin."

Princess Beijing wondered, "But Brother Huan under Mr. Zheng's knee?"

Jia Tanchun nodded and said, "It's my younger brother Jia Huan."

Princess Bei Jing smiled and said: "In that case, why don't you call me to see you?"

Although Jia's mother was annoyed that Jia Huan had "provoked" Jia Baoyu that day, but at this time Princess Beijing wanted to see Jia Huan, and she was naturally inconvenient to stop her, so she said: "Amber, please go and invite Brother Huan. If you want to see him, don't lose your manners."

Amber had no choice but to invite Jia Huan sullenly. She had a premonition that Jia Huan was going to turn Xianyu over this time.

Let's say that Hupo arrived at Jia Huan's residence, found Ping'er and asked, "Master Huan is at home, the old lady asked him to go."

Ping'er couldn't help being taken aback, and asked in a low voice: "Hu Po, what is the reason for the old lady suddenly calling you Third Master?"

Mother Jia had already stated clearly that she would not see Jia Huan before, but now she had someone call her again, so Ping'er was worried that something bad might happen again.

Hu Po had a good relationship with Ping'er in the past, so she couldn't bear to be frightened, so she briefly explained the reason.

Ping'er couldn't help beaming with joy, and blurted out: "That's great, the third master has met a nobleman this time."

Hu Po couldn't help but said sourly: "Look at how happy you are, you haven't shown your face yet, but you think you are the third master Huan's housemate."

Ping'er couldn't help blushing, and said angrily: "If the nobleman is not waiting, I will tear your hoof mouth." After finishing speaking, he hurried into the room to inform Jia Huan.

When Jia Huan heard that it was Princess Beijing who wanted to see him, he couldn't help being surprised and delighted. This might be a good chance for him to regain his freedom, so he immediately changed his clothes and went out.

Seeing Jia Huan walking out of the house, Hu Po had extremely complex eyes. Although Jia Huan was dressed plainly at this time, he was tall and straight, with clear eyesight and a calm and elegant demeanor.

At this moment, Hu Po also has to admit that the current Jia Huan is very different from the previous Jia Huan.

"Thank you, Miss Amber." Jia Huan walked up to Hu Po and said politely. The latter gave an embarrassing hum and turned to lead the way. She didn't give Jia Huan a good look before, but now the more generous Jia Huan behaved, the more embarrassed she felt.

Jia Huan followed Amber into Jia Mu's room, and suddenly felt countless eyes watching him, and couldn't help but secretly lamented that the world was unpredictable. More than half a month ago, Jia Mu said that she would never see her again. Unexpectedly, in just half a month, she stepped here again in a dignified manner. I really want to shout: I Hu Hansan is back again!

"Huan'er pays homage to the old lady." Jia Huan knelt down and saluted without looking sideways.

Mother Jia's mood at the moment is undoubtedly complicated. This concubine's grandson is really worrying. It's a pity to suppress him. Don't suppress him. I'm afraid that he will fight with Baoyu and the family will be in peace. It seems that we have to find a way to get the best of both worlds.

"Get up, and go to kowtow to the princess!" Mother Jia ordered.

Jia Huan had no choice but to turn around and salute to Princess Beijing, who said with a smile, "Brother Huan, get up quickly, it's cold on the ground."

Jia Huan took advantage of the opportunity to thank En and stood up. Princess Beijing looked at Jia Huan carefully, and couldn't help but praise: "What a handsome little brother, he looks like a seed for reading at first glance. Master Zheng and his wife are so lucky to have a pair of unicorns."

A look of unnaturalness flashed in Mrs. Wang's eyes, and she said modestly: "The concubine has praised it absurdly, Baoyu and Huan'er shouldn't be praised so much."

Lin Daiyu looked at Jia Baoyu, and then at Jia Huan. Standing together, the two were both handsome and handsome, and it was hard to tell each other apart.

"My wife is too modest." Princess Beijing smiled, and then asked Jia Huan, "I heard Brother Huan can paint?"

Jia Huan nodded and said, "I understand a little bit, but I can't draw well."

Princess Beijing said with a smile: "Then the sketch in the hands of shopkeeper Li of Baomoxuan is from Brother Huan?"

Jia Huan's heart moved, no wonder the shopkeeper Li was willing to spend a lot of money to buy his paintings, but the big customer behind Ganqing was King Beijing, nodded and said: "How did the princess know?"

Princess Beijing smiled and said: "It seems that the lord made a mistake. Those paintings were originally drawn by Brother Huan, not Brother Bao. It is really rare to have such accomplishments at such a young age. The lord is full of praise for Brother Huan's paintings."

Mother Jia couldn't help being slightly moved when she heard the words, and asked, "How good are Brother Huan's paintings?"

Princess Beijing was surprised and said: "The old lady doesn't know? Brother Huan's painting has already been passed on to the emperor, and the emperor also said that this painting is quite popular, it doesn't look like it was made by a child."

Wang Xifeng and Mrs. Wang suddenly changed their faces, and Jia Huan was also a little stunned. He only sold ten paintings in total, and he actually "listened to the sky"?

When Jia's mother heard that Jia Huan's painting had alarmed the emperor, she couldn't sit still and asked what was going on.

Princess Beijing laughed and said, "I don't quite know how Brother Huan's paintings got into the hands of the emperor, and because the prince saw those sketches at the emperor's place, he paid a lot of money to order from shopkeeper Li of Baomoxuan."

Jia Huan's heart moved, and the appearance of the little fat man Xu Wei could not help appearing in his mind. At that time, he suspected that this boy was from the royal family. If this was the case, it is very likely that those paintings were passed on to the present emperor Qian Sheng through the little fat man.

　Two chapters in a row, all kinds of requests.

　　
　
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