serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 384 Chaotic Capital 1
The snow that had been falling for two days and three nights suddenly stopped and the sky was clear.

Zhou Rui called on the sedan bearers to prepare a blue cloth sedan to wait on Jia Zheng when he went out.

A young man opened the sedan curtain and said, "Uncle Zhou, our master's sedan will soon be replaced by a green cloth sedan?"

All the boys and bearers pricked up their ears and looked at Zhou Rui.

Zhou Rui waved his hand: "What's the big green sedan? According to the rules, after the Ninth Prince ascends the throne, our master will be granted the title of Marquis."

Another servant said: "This will make our second room's waist stiffer."

All the boys and bearers nodded in unison.

Zhou Rui laughed loudly, "After the Ninth Prince ascends the throne, our second wife will become the emperor's mother family. The Great Zhou Dynasty rules the world with filial piety, so naturally we will be rewarded. Even our Second Master Bao will be favored and given the title of Duqiwei or something. After the Ninth Prince takes charge personally, There’s also a big reward!”

After a pause, he said, "Our Second Master Bao is the biological uncle of the Ninth Prince, not some uncle of the fourth prince!"

Everyone laughed.

The news that the Ninth Prince was about to be enthroned as Crown Prince had spread throughout the city in the past two days. Instead of clarifying the matter, the palace sent a large number of rewards, which confirmed the matter.

Since the reward was sent from the palace, the threshold of Rongguo Mansion was almost broken, and the servants of the second house also became rich.

This morning, Mr. Wang's uncle has sent a troupe of opera troupes to congratulate him. Jia's mother is setting up a stage in front of the main hall.

At this time, Jia Zheng, wearing a fox fur cloak, walked out of the Yimen.

Zhou Rui rushed up to meet Jia Zheng, took his arm and said, "It's snowy, master, slow down!" and helped him into the sedan.

Jia Zheng opened the sedan curtain and said, "Let's go to Uncle Wang's house first."

Zhou Rui: "Yes." He answered, raised his hand and shouted loudly: "Get up the sedan!"

Then, several young men escorted Jia Zheng's official sedan towards the gate.

The backyard of Ning'an Hall was quiet.

At this time, it was the end of Chen Shi, and all the maids and women who had gotten up early to work on errands were all tiptoeing, gesturing to each other with their hands, and not daring to make too much noise.

Amber came in through the moon gate of the courtyard, followed by the two little maids assigned to her by Lin Daiyu.

Walking lightly outside the main room, Amber stopped and listened quietly, Qingwen's voice could be faintly heard from inside.After opening the thick cotton curtain, it turned out that Qingwen and Xueyan were sitting around the brazier, chatting and laughing quietly.

Seeing her coming, Qingwen and Xueyan quickly stood up and quietly smiled: "Sister is here."

Amber pointed her finger and said, "You haven't gotten up yet?"

Qingwen smiled and nodded.

Amber smiled, turned around and sat down next to Xue Yan.
On the bed in the bedroom, Lin Daiyu's hair was spread over Jia Hu's body, her head resting on Jia Hu's chest, like a child asleep.

Jia Hu had woken up long ago, but she didn't dare to move, for fear of waking up Lin Daiyu from her dream, so he held her gently with one hand.

Suddenly, a gurgling sound from his stomach broke the quiet and warm atmosphere in the room.

Lin Daiyu, who was sleeping soundly, turned red to the tips of her ears.

Jia Hu just wanted to laugh, but held it back: "Our son is hungry." As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to gently touch Lin Daiyu's abdomen.

Lin Daiyu slowly opened her eyes and looked at Jia Hu: "What if it's a daughter?"

Jia Hu smiled: "My daughter is good. My daughter is like my father. Well, like my father. She is also well-behaved and sensible."

Lin Daiyu stared at him and curled her lips: "Forget it. If I'm like you, it will be difficult to get married in the future!"

Jia Hu waved his hand: "My Jia Hu's daughter is a golden branch and jade leaf. She is the daughter of heaven. They want to marry me, but I am not happy yet!"

Lin Daiyu raised her hand and slapped Jia Hu: "That's nonsense again." As she said that, her stomach growled again.

Jia Hu couldn't help it anymore and laughed.

Lin Daiyu blushed, raised her hands and kept beating Jia Hu: "It's all your fault! It's all because of you."

"Okay, okay! It's all my fault."

Jia Hu hugged her into his arms and said with a smile: "The snow has stopped. After dinner, I will take you into the garden for a walk." Then he shouted: "Zicuckoo."

"Zijuan went to the kitchenette."

With that said, Amber opened the gauze curtain and walked in, closed the curtain, walked to the closet, opened the door, and took out the clothes she had prepared.
Then, Qingwen and Xueyan came in to help wash them.

Jia Hu wiped his teeth with green salt and rinsed his mouth. After finishing, he saw that Lin Daiyu had finished combing his hair, so he walked to the dressing mirror and sat down, letting Hu Hu comb his hair for him.At this moment, the maid's voice came from the window: "The mandarin duck is here!"

Lin Daiyu looked at herself in the mirror, brushed her hair, and said, "Come in."

Before he finished speaking, he heard the sound of footsteps outside. Yuanyang came in, greeted Lin Daiyu, and then walked to Jia Hu: "Second Master, Mr. Wang's uncle has sent a play. The old lady asked, Second Master and Will the princess go to the theater?"

Jia Hu turned his head and looked at her doubtfully: "Why would the old lady ask this?"

Yuanyang covered her mouth and smiled: "What the second wife meant, my uncle, my aunt and Aunt Li are all here. The old lady asked me to come and sit here and hide away."

Jia Hu snorted coldly: "She is so arrogant even before the decree of canonization is issued. If her grandson sits on that chair in the future, she will not be able to ride on the old lady's neck."

Everyone who said it laughed.

After laughing, Lin Daiyu said: "Just bear it for a while. After you have passed the fresh energy, you will be stable."

Jia Hu snorted in his nostrils and suddenly remembered: "The second master is out?"

Yuanyang: "Yes."

Jia Hu smiled slightly and said to Lin Daiyu: "Since there is a singing hall in the mansion to celebrate, let's sing too. How about letting the civil servants sing a cappella?"

Qingwen clapped her hands and said, "Okay, okay." She quickly covered her mouth.

Lin Daiyu nodded.

Jia Hu looked at Qingwen: "I'll leave this matter to you."

Qingwen: "Yes." She answered and ran out like flying.

Jia Hu looked at Yuanyang again: "I heard that the second wife even accepted gifts from Korean Tatars and Japanese people?"

Yuanyang nodded awkwardly.

Jia Hu shook his head: "As a young man, I have no foresight. No wonder I can't compete with Aunt Zhao."

After hearing this, Yuanyang thought about it for a while, but couldn't help laughing.

At this time, Zicuckoo walked in: "Second Master, girl, breakfast is ready."

Jia Hu stood up: "After dinner, let's listen to a play and go to the garden for a walk in the afternoon."

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"

The boy who opened the way waved his riding whip and drove his horse straight ahead, scaring pedestrians and vendors to avoid it.

Several young men escorted two large blue cloth sedans and stopped outside the Bujun Yamen.

The sedan chair tilted forward, and Wang Rulin, the censor of the right capital, wearing official robes, emerged from the first sedan curtain.

Deng Hanlin emerged from the second sedan curtain.

Looking at the open gate of the Infantry Army Yamen, the two of them smiled at each other, left their entourage and walked quickly towards the gate.

At this time, an infantry yamen soldier came out with a knife and stopped in front of the door.

Wang Rulin and Deng Hanlin were blocked. Looking at the soldiers in front of them, Wang Rulin's eyes flashed with a hint of displeasure, but he had to speak: "We are here at the invitation of Lord Zhongyi, so please let me know."

The soldier tilted his head and looked at them, then asked: "Are you Wang Rulin and Deng Hanlin?"

Wang Rulin's face turned gloomy, but he didn't dare to turn his back and suppressed his anger: "Not bad."

Deng Hanlin continued: "It was Marquis Zhongyi who invited us here."

The soldier said: "You can't see Marquis Zhongyi anymore."

The two were startled and asked together: "What do you mean?"

The soldier's eyes suddenly turned cold, and he drew his sword out of its sheath like lightning!

There was a flash of white light, and two heads flew out!

Before the bearers could react, the soldier rushed up with a knife. A burst of white light flashed, and the ground was covered with corpses!
Looking back at the infantry yamen, the soldier walked towards the carriage parked opposite.

After the carriage had gone far away, a few brave people came over, looked at the official robes on the two headless corpses, and immediately shouted loudly: "Killing! Killing officials -"

After a while, two infantry yamen soldiers came out, looked around, then walked back, and the door slammed shut.
(End of this chapter)