serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 125 Betrayal
The cold wind that calmed down all morning suddenly picked up again.

The cold wind was howling, and the leaves on the trees had already fallen, leaving only the bare branches swaying weakly with the wind, making a burst of noise.

In the study, Jia Hu lost his usual smile and stood by the window with a gloomy face.

Jia Hu guessed right, Jia Rui did have something to hide from him, and it was not a trivial matter.

Two days ago, Jia Hu asked Lin Zhixiao to inquire about Jia Rui's affairs in the south. At first, he didn't find anything unusual, until Lin Zhixiao turned his attention to the teacher hired from Suzhou.

A teacher hired from Suzhou told Lin Zhixiao something that no one else knew. When Jia Rui was in Suzhou, he often went out in the middle of the night and came back at dawn. Once he came back late and was covered in muddy water. , happened to be seen by the early teacher.

It must be no good to sneak out in the middle of the night, most likely he went to a brothel, but why did he lie to himself, this is not something shameful.

And the muddy water all over his body must not have fallen into the ditch.

"Second Lord." Amber's voice came from outside the door.

Jia Hu came back to his senses: "Come in."

A corner of the thick cotton curtain was lifted, and Hu Po bent over, holding a tray in her hand, and asked with a smile, "Second Master, are you hungry?"

Jia Hu was slightly taken aback, and said with a smile, "Don't tell me, I'm really hungry. What's delicious?" She looked at the tray in her hand.

Amber put the tray on the table under the window, lifted the lid of the bowl, and said with a smile, "Yesterday, the second master said he wanted to eat noodles, so I thought about making a bowl of stewed noodles." Pour it on the noodles and stir it with chopsticks, and a scent comes out.

"It smells so good!"

Jia Hu sat down, took the chopsticks and started to eat, "Not bad, it tastes good."

Amber smiled: "Second Master eat slowly."

Jia Hu smiled, "It's delicious when you eat it!" Then he started to eat it.

Amber: "If the second master likes to eat, I will make it often in the future."

Jia Hu raised his head and looked at her: "You did it?"

Amber: "Yeah."

Jia Hu finished his last mouthful of noodles and put down his chopsticks, "Then I'm lucky. You can make me a bowl every three to five days. It's not good to have too much."

"Hey!"

Huber nodded happily, walked to the basin beside her, twisted the towel from it, and walked lightly to Jia Hu, "Second Lord, towel."

Jia Hu took the towel, got up, walked to the desk and sat down, "Have you returned, grandma?"

"Come back at the beginning of Weishi."

Hu Po put away the bowls and chopsticks, then moved the censer to the desk, added a lot of agarwood to the censer, blew it up, and then opened the window to let in air.

On the second day after the death of the second girl of the Zhen family, the Yin and Yang Division of the Qin Tianjian came to choose a date, and decided to stop on March 21. The funeral was held yesterday and the obituary was announced. Today, all families of the Xungui lineage are ordered to go to Beijing There was a sacrifice and funeral in the palace. Except for Jia's mother, all the Jia's who were ordered to go.

I have to admire Shui Rong for thinking of such a way to escape.

Almost all the spies from the Dragon's Head Palace had withdrawn. It seemed that the Supreme Emperor would agree with Shui Rong to take the coffin of the second girl from the Zhen family to Jinling.

This trip is like a fish in water, I don't know what kind of stormy waves will be set off.

I hope that the Supreme Emperor will not regret it!
Amber closed the window, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Second Master, Grandma's sister is here."

Jia Hu came back to his senses: "Oh, I will stay for a few more days when I come."

"It's not the third sister of the eldest grandma, but the second sister who married Uncle Rui in the back street."

"What is she here for?"

"It's not clear, I met halfway. It seems to be crying all the way."

"Oh?!"

"How about I ask?"

"Forget it, there is no couple who doesn't quarrel, such things can't be managed, and they can't be managed."

Amber lowered her head: "Oh"

Jia Hu smiled lightly.

Suddenly, Lin Zhixiao's voice came from outside the door: "Second Master."

Jia Hu: "Come in."

Lin Zhixiao walked in, glanced at Amber first, and then said, "I just heard some news."

Amber backed out with the tray.

Hearing the sound of footsteps gradually going away, Lin Zhixiao continued: "I just heard the news that Uncle Rui kept an outer room outside, and Grandma Rui found out, and there was a big fight. It was suppressed, and it didn’t get out.”

"Oh?!"

Jia Hu was surprised: "Where is the person? I mean the outer room!"

Lin Zhixiao: "I don't know. I heard that Grandma Rui was arranging Uncle Rui's clothes early in the morning, and accidentally found a handkerchief embroidered with mandarin ducks crossing their necks. Only then did I know that Uncle Rui kept the outer room outside. It should be that Uncle Rui came from the south. Brought it back. However, I haven’t heard the servant in charge mention it.”

Jia Hu was clear in his heart, but he didn't point it out. He said to Lin Zhixiao, "How did Grandpa handle it?"

Lin Zhixiao: "Uncle Rui has endured a full twenty bamboo battles, and he fought so hard."

Jia Hu nodded, "Don't ask about this matter, just pretend you don't know. Go on."

Lin Zhixiao: "Yes." Slowly backed out.

Jia Hu stood up, walked to the window, shook his head and smiled wryly, why did he forget this, why did he die in the original book?It's not because he doesn't have Cao Cao's strength, but has Cao Cao's preferences.

It's really unchanging!
Presumably he fell into someone else's trap, and then happened to be met by Zhen Fu, and a hero came to save the beauty. Bah, he was rescued by Zhen Fu, and the so-called outer room was the concubine brought to Beijing by Zhen Fu. A big green hat, I don't know how the two of them can wear it.

It seems that none of the people Jia Rui brought back from the south can be used anymore. No wonder I don't know the names of any of the twelve little actors.Fortunately, I have ordered people to go south to Suzhou to buy girls, hire teachers, and buy musical instruments.

This may be the arrangement of fate.

He also thought of Jia Rui who lied to him, Jia Hu's eyes were fierce, he ate his own, used his own, and dared to betray him, maybe he hadn't done anything to harm the Jia family, but since he chose to hide it, he knew it in his heart Sow the seeds of betrayal.

Now that I have figured it out, I will not move him for the time being, maybe it will be of great use in the future.

At this time, there was a sound of footsteps outside the courtyard, and Lin San came in through the moon gate of the courtyard.

Jia Hu opened the cotton curtain and walked out, asking, "What's the matter?"

Lin San: "Just now, the Bowling Marquis' Mansion sent two boxes and cages to the West Mansion. They said they were gifts for Miss Shi. Miss Shi found a letter addressed to the Marshal from the baggage." He took out a letter from his sleeve and offered it with both hands.

Jia Hu took the letter and tore it open to read. He was taken aback. There were only five words in the letter: Be careful of Mei Changwen!

As a latecomer, Jia Hu believes that the fewer words, the bigger the matter.

It seems that King Zhongshun is unwilling to be lonely and is ready to make trouble.

Suddenly, Jia Hu's nose felt cold, and he raised his head. Snowflakes fell from the sky, and another winter snow fell.

"Marshal, it's snowing, let's go back to the house!" Lin San reminded in a low voice.

Jia Hu nodded, turned around, suddenly remembered something, and said to Lin San: "Go and get Xue Pan."

(End of this chapter)