Jia Yujing of Red Mansion

Chapter 32
Jia Qiong and the four others slowly squeezed into the Imperial Square along with the flow of people.

There were many soldiers here, and both sides of the road were crowded with people watching the excitement.

Officers and soldiers from the Wucheng Military and Horse Division stood around the square to maintain order and prevent chaos.

Xu Shan and Tian Li were tall and powerful, and even though they stood outside the crowd, they could still see the performance.

Xu Weirui was carried on Xu Shan's shoulders. There was no problem and she danced happily.

But Jia Qiong was too short and was completely blocked from view by the crowd.

He was too embarrassed to let Tian Li hold him, so he could only hear the sound but couldn't see anything.

He looked around, trying to see where he could squeeze to the front, but found that there was no chance, so he had to retreat outside the crowd.

At this moment, Jia Qiong suddenly felt someone tapping his shoulder.

"Is the young master Jia Qiong?"

Jia Qiong looked back and saw a white-faced, beardless, somewhat wealthy little old man standing behind him.

There were two young men standing behind him, both with knives at their waists.

Jia Qiong asked doubtfully: "Exactly, I wonder who you are, old gentleman?"

The old man smiled, bowed slightly, pointed to a restaurant behind him and said, "Xiao Shixian, the master of the Za family would like to invite the young master to come in for a chat."

Jia Qiong looked in the direction of his finger and saw that it was a five-story restaurant at the intersection of Zhuque Street and Yuqian Street.

That should be one of the best places to watch the show. Those who can watch the show in this restaurant at this time must be rich or expensive.

On the fifth floor, several windows were wide open, and Jia Qiong could see several figures standing in front of the windows.

Jia Qiong probably knew the identity of the person coming. The person in front of him was an eunuch, and he was probably the prince in the building.

Jia Qiong secretly thought, let's not be the "forcing king" like King Jia.

But he really had no reason to refuse. The other party had already revealed his identity, and refusing would be disrespectful to the royal family.

So he cupped his hands and said, "Father-in-law, please wait a moment. I want to explain to my family."

"Master Jia, you can let them go together so that they can see the scenery more clearly in the building."

"Then thank you father-in-law."

The three Jia Qiong brothers followed the old eunuch into the building, while Tian Li was blocked outside.

It can't be seen from the outside, but the guards inside the building are very tight. It can be said that there is a sentry every three steps and a post every five steps.

Xu Shan and his cousin were also left on the third floor, and the old eunuch asked them to watch the show here.

Jia Qiong was led all the way to the top floor and saw that there were only two tables in the large space.

Two middle-aged men sat at one table, and several half-aged children sat at another table.

Jia Qiong recognized one of the middle-aged men at a glance, it was Prince Yigong.

And one of those children was Princess Mingyue.

How many people can Prince Gong accompany to the last seat? Jia Qiong immediately knew who was sitting in the first seat.

He immediately knelt down on the ground, saluted and said: "Jia Qiong, a common man, has met the emperor and met Prince Gong."

With just one glance, Jia Qiong had already clearly seen Emperor Longqing's appearance.

He is in his 40s, tall, with a broad forehead and short beard. He has heavy eyebrows and hawk-like eyes. He is quite majestic. He does not seem to be an easy master to serve.

He was wearing a green straight-breasted robe, a square scarf on his head, and a wide belt with a moon-white auspicious cloud pattern around his waist.

There is only a piece of black jade of excellent quality hanging on it. The shape seems rough but is simple and gloomy.

"You are quite clever, please stay calm.

I'm traveling incognito, so I don't need to pay this kind of courtesy. "

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Jia Qiong stood up and stood respectfully.

He imitated the way ministers in TV dramas see the emperor, without squinting and looking down at his feet.

I heard Emperor Longqing say: "I like your poems very much, and I also like to read your martial arts novels.

Mingyue happens to see you below, so I invite you to come up and see what the famous little poetry fairy looks like.Now "Legend of the Condor Heroes" has been released for more than a month. I wonder if you have any new works? "

Jia Qiong cupped his hands and said, "Back to the emperor, Cao Min has already conceived a new work.

However, now that I am busy with schoolwork, I can only write one or two articles every day while practicing calligraphy, so it will take some time before it can be released. "

Emperor Longqing added: "It's good that you can concentrate on your studies.

But I heard that you are still practicing martial arts, why is that? "

Jia Qiong was shocked when he heard this. Apart from his family, few people knew about his martial arts practice. Who did the emperor listen to?

Or is it that he has been under the emperor's surveillance, or that the Wang family has the emperor's spies.

Although he had doubts in his heart, he immediately bowed and replied: "Caomin once told Mr. Jiechuan.

After the boy became a martial artist, although he did not dare to dream of having the illustrious martial arts skills of his ancestors, he did not want to be a weak scholar with no strength.

The common people practice martial arts to keep fit and have no intention of joining the army now.

But in the future, if there is a crisis for the family and the country, ordinary people will also be willing to join the army.

It is better to shed blood on the battlefield and wrap corpses in horse leather than to sigh like "just treat Hangzhou as Bianzhou". "

Upon hearing this, Prince Gong smiled and said: "What a great ambition. I didn't expect that you not only have outstanding literary talent, but also have such a passionate ambition."

Emperor Longqing also smiled and said: "He is indeed a passionate man, no wonder he wrote about a knight like Guo Jing who served his country loyally.

But Jia Qiong, do you think there will be a day when our country will need you to join the army and shed blood on the battlefield? "

This question was not easy to answer. Jia Qiong's mind raced and she replied firmly without hesitation: "Your Majesty, my father and uncle from the common people all died because they resisted the invasion of foreign tribes.

"Sima Fa" says: Although the country is large, if it is warlike, it will perish; although the world is safe, if it forgets to fight, it will be in danger.

Kuang's country is not at peace yet, but we can still relax.

If one day Jia Qiong goes to the battlefield, he will definitely kill several foreigners to avenge his country and his family. "

After Jia Qiong finished speaking impassionedly, Emperor Longqing did not respond for a moment.

Jia Qiong could only keep bowing and could not see his expression.

This moment of silence made Jia Qiong feel a huge pressure rushing towards her face, like a thorn in her back.

Jia Qiong felt as if his heart was being grasped by a big hand and slowly tightening. The pressure made him almost suffocate.

Suddenly, a crisp voice broke the oppressive atmosphere.

"Father, look, there are going to be fireworks."

Princess Mingyue stood by the window, pointed down and shouted: "Those people are setting off fireworks."

Emperor Longqing then smiled and said: "Oh, we finally waited.

Let’s all watch the fireworks show together.

Jia Qiong, I appreciate your thoughtfulness.

This jade pendant is given to you. I hope you will never forget your ambition today. "

When Jia Qiong heard this, he felt his tightened heart suddenly relax. In the moment just now, his back was wet with cold sweat.

He immediately stepped forward, took the jade pendant handed over by Emperor Longqing with both hands, and kowtowed in gratitude.

"You are too restrained here. Go down to find your brother and leave after watching the fireworks show.

By the way, don’t mention anything about meeting me today to anyone. "

Jia Qiong quickly agreed and bowed to Prince Gong and the group of princes and princesses.

Then he exited the lobby and followed the old eunuch downstairs.

Emperor Longqing, who had been watching Jia Qiong's movements from the corner of his eye, smiled slightly, picked up the tea cup and took a sip.

He turned to look out the window at the brightly lit square, and at that moment a fire was rising into the sky.

　This is a very important chapter. The protagonist's psychology begins to change from this point on!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)