Red Mansion Soldiers

Chapter 60 Visiting the Palace
"Old ancestor, old ancestor! Look, look! The chrysanthemums are blooming!" The little fat man dressed like a bear stood in front of a flower pot, bouncing around and said to Jiamu.

"Oh, it has come to this time in a blink of an eye. Come on, Baoyu, the ancestors will test you. What are the names of these chrysanthemums?"

"Baoyu knows! This is called..."

Just as Baoyu was about to speak, there was a sound of running, getting closer and closer, which interrupted Baoyu's answer.

Jia Baoyu looked unhappily towards the direction of the sound, and suddenly, a huge bear-like figure rushed over.

"Old lady, borrow Baoyu!"

Before the old lady could reply, the black-faced man picked up the little fat man and rushed out of the flower hall.

It happened so fast and suddenly, Mother Jia froze in place, waiting for the big man to run away before reacting.

"This... Brother Hun, what are you going to do in such a hurry? Did you bring Baoyu?"

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"Brother Zhu, hurry up, secure it!" Jia Zhu, who had been waiting at the gate early, saw a big man in purple robe running over with a little bear in his arms, and got into the car.

"Brother, you..." Before Jia Zhu finished speaking, there was a crying little fat man in his arms, and he took a closer look, he was the second master of his own treasure.

"Hey, this kid howled all the way, his voice is really bright."

Jia Hun rubbed his waist again.

"Also, this little fat man is not light."

"Oh, it's brother, you were raped by two sister-in-laws last night..."

"Go, go! A certain family can still fight with them all day!"

The two brothers talked and laughed, and the sense of alienation that had not been seen for many years gradually dissipated.

Wiping the sweat that didn't exist on his forehead, Jia Hun got on the horse and turned to look at Jia Baoyu who was crying in Jia Zhu's arms.

"Stop howling, the three of us are going to see Big Sister Ni today, if you are obedient, I will buy you delicious food later!"

Hearing the key words "big sister" and "delicious", the little fat man immediately calmed down, and obediently sat in a corner of the carriage.

"Hey, kid, I've never seen you so obedient..." Jia Zhu laughed and rubbed Jia Baoyu's bun, causing Baoyu to shrink her neck and keep resisting.

While talking and joking, a group of people drove to Prince Yiyong's mansion.

The members of the Jia clan on Ningrong Street greeted the three brothers one after another, and the three brothers responded one by one.

Turning the corner of the street, there is a bustling street in front of you, with all kinds of shops, and there are many small vendors on the side of the road fighting wits with passers-by. Looking at all kinds of things on the street.

Jia Zhu also looked out of the window with a smile on her face, holding Baoyu's belt with her left hand, for fear that he would accidentally fall from the window.

"Sugar-coated haws---"

A gray-haired grandfather was selling along the street with a pile of crystal clear candied haws.

Thanks to the sugar gum tree, the price of sugar in Daqi has dropped to a price that most ordinary people can buy a little from time to time. Thanks to this, the technology and types of pastries in this world have also developed to a very high level. realm.

For example, Tangfuji on the No. 11 floor of the top ten restaurants in Beiping is a famous restaurant specializing in pastries and snacks. It doesn't add up to a lot of sugar.

It is really a lot of civil and military officials who order it all the year round.

On the street, you can often see boys wearing Tangfuji coat of arms embroidered, shuttling through the streets and alleys pulling carts from morning till night.

When Jia Hun saw the little fat man leaning out of the window staring at the candied haws, then carefully cast a glance at himself and immediately retracted, he was in a good mood, and stopped the old man who was carrying the candied haws.

"Hey, old man, here are three bunches of candied haws!"

The soldiers took out three Wen coins from the purse and handed them to the old man, and took out three bunches of the reddest ones from the haystack, and handed them to Jia Hun.

"Come on, one root per person!"

"Thank you, Big Brother Hun!" Baoyu's eyes lit up, he took the candied haws and retreated into the carriage to eat.

"Oh, this, brother, how old am I..."

"Ha, come on, when you were young, every time you came home from school, you would buy one, and I paid for it!"

"Ahem, then I will be disrespectful..."

Ignoring the teasing look on Jia Hun's face, and the "so you are such a person" expression from Second Master Bao, Jia Zhu bit off a hawthorn, put it in his mouth, closed his eyes and chewed slowly .

"Kaz... Well, it's delicious, sir, pack me two more skewers!"

Jia Hun took a bite of a hawthorn, his eyes lit up, it was delicious, sour and sweet!
"Hey, you know what you're looking for. The little old man has been making candied haws all his life. If it's going to be unpalatable, what's the deal?" The old man quickly took out glutinous rice paper to wrap two bunches and handed them to Jia Hun's relatives. Bing said proudly.

"Forever? Yell! I said it looks so familiar, brother Zhu, look! Isn't this the old man who used to buy candied haws from him after school when we were young?"

"Oh, my little old man was wondering just now, nobleman, you look so familiar, but you haven't dared to recognize it, so it's really Uncle Hun and Uncle Zhu!"

Jia Zhu also poked his head out from the carriage to greet the old man. After chatting for a while, they made an appointment to deliver ten or eight bunches of candied haws to the mansion every day, and the three brothers continued to walk towards Prince Yiyong's mansion.

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As the residence of the prince, it is naturally not far from the imperial city. Prince Yiyong's residence is located in the southwest corner of Xiyuan.

This used to be the residence of the emperor's younger brother, the old prince Xiaojin, but the old prince had a brain twitch and even engaged in smuggling with Monan Mongolia. The emperor was furious when he found out. It ended in depression.

The mansion sat idly for decades.Although no one has lived in it for decades, the old prince is the emperor's younger brother after all, so the mansion built for him is naturally made with care and care, no matter the materials or craftsmanship, so he can move in with just a little repair. .

After marrying Yuan Chun, Chen Jingyuan moved into this palace with his family.

From a distance, Menzi saw a big man in purple robes riding a horse, following a carriage slowly approaching. The most important skill of being a doorman is sharp eyesight. After confirming that the group is going to visit the palace, Menzi looked at He glanced at the face of the big man in purple robe.

"Hey, General! My little one is paying his respects to the General!"

Menzi recognized Jia Hun at a glance, and hurried up to hold the reins of the horse, leading the horse to the edge of the stepping stone.

"Hey, isn't this Liang Qi! Chen Si asked you to be his disciple?"

Jia Hun also recognized this man, this is the brother who followed him to the plateau, he was picked by Chen Jingyuan when he was selecting soldiers, and now he is sent to watch the door.

Don't underestimate the work of the porter. The seventh-rank officials in front of the prime minister's door are talking about them, and they must be confidantes.

"Hey, the general still remembers the little one, and the little one is very grateful! The prince has told you that the general is not an outsider, he just enters the mansion, but, who is in this car?"

At this time, Jia Zhu opened the door curtain and got out of the car with Baoyu.

"Oh, it turned out to be the two uncles! My little eyesight, I didn't recognize this car, it should be hit, and the prince has also ordered it. The two uncles don't need to communicate when they come, just go directly to the front hall!"

The door made a gesture, and the boy waiting at the door understood, and hurriedly went to tell the prince.

After chatting with the old subordinates for a while, Jia Hun took Jia Zhu and his brothers into the palace.

The basic layout of the Prince's Mansion is similar to that of the Duke's Mansion. The three of them entered the front hall. Not long after they sat down, the young couple came in.

"Two elder brothers, Baoyu!" Reunited with their relatives again, even a dignified Yuanchun couldn't help but turn red eyes, the two elder brothers were naturally not easy to hug, so Baoyu was hugged by Yuanchun.

"big sister!"

……

"Haha, Chen Si, oh Chen Si, now that things have happened, I have to change my name to brother-in-law, hahaha..."

Jia Hun looked at Chen Jingyuan sullenly.

"Tsk, my serious uncle is Brother Zhu, you're an uncle Hammer..." Chen Jingyuan looked disdainful.

"Hey, have you turned your back on someone?"

Jia Zhu watched with a smile on Jia Hun's bickering with Prince Yiyong. Although he was the prince's serious uncle, no matter what, he didn't dare to intervene.

The two were tired of scolding, only to notice that Jia Zhu was left out in the cold.

"Blame me, blame me, you actually neglected brother Zhu, come on, sit down and talk."

The Yuanchun siblings also finished talking there, and sat down too.

Seeing the way the young couple looked at each other affectionately from time to time, Jia Hun felt relieved.

Well, it's good to have feelings. After giving birth to a son-in-law, Yuan Chun's position will be completely stable.

"Hey, one of you is a girl whom a certain family grew up with, and the other is a brother who lived and died together. On the day of your wedding, a certain family was fighting on the grassland. It's a pity that you didn't witness your husband and wife worshiping with your own eyes. " Jia Hun was a little emotional.

"What are you talking about, Jinyu, you missed our wedding because you were fighting for the country, whoever we are with whom, it's just what you want.

Besides, didn't you tell Yue Liduo to bring the gift you prepared before you left? It doesn't matter whether you come or not, the most important thing is to follow the gift. "At the beginning, it was still a human talk, but Chen Jingyuan's words became more and more cheap.

"Fuck, is this a human language?" Jia Hun and Chen Jingyuan looked at each other and laughed together.

After laughing, Jia Hun looked at Yuan Chun.

Compared with before getting married, Yuanchun's temperament has changed a lot now, her face is radiant, and she looks like she is living a good life, and her temperament has also changed from elegant and grand all the way to graceful and luxurious.

"Not bad, sister Yuan, ah no, it's time to change my name to Princess Wangfei..."

"Brother, what are you talking about, but you and your younger sister are born. In private, you should call your younger sister Yuan Jieer. They are all relatives of your own family. How can you have such a birth?"

Yuan Chun hurriedly stopped Jia Hun, jokingly, it is certainly comfortable to be called Wangfei Empress, but if because of this mere title, he and his big backer are born, then the loss outweighs the gain.

Besides, seeing brothers and sisters who grew up together become separated because of the same name, this is what she doesn't want to see.

After some tugging and tugging, it was finally decided to address her privately as Sister Yuan.

Another small talk.

"My marriage, I will probably wait until I move back to Luoyang before getting married, but the dowry and other things have already been brought to the Li family, and the last two are left in the sixth ceremony, and my father has already known to God The clansmen in Du have helped to decorate the mansion, and they can get married when they arrive.

I'm married, and it's Zhudi's turn next..."

Jia Hun looked at the blushing Jia Zhu.

"I never asked you, how are you and Miss Li? Are you settled?"

"Ah, it's settled, but my wife doesn't seem too happy about it. After all, she always thought that the one who was going to marry me was the uncle's daughter, but it turned out to be the uncle's niece. The owner of a martial arts gym, his wife dislikes her low family background.

But the master agrees, after all, Da Zongbo has only one niece, two brothers and many sons, just these two girls.

Our second room is regarded as a civil servant, and I also have the fame of raising people. I should match the daughter of the Wu family. The Li family has the support of the eldest uncle. "

Jia Zhu laughed at himself.My master is considered a shadowy official, he doesn't have any fame, and he considers himself an upright official, he never takes bribes, and his relationship with his colleagues is very tense, but he is keen on fame and fortune.

I really have to rely on my own marriage to turn around.

Fortunately, I and Li Peilan have a good relationship, and we both know the situation in the other's family, so we don't have any thoughts about it, just live our own lives well.

"Brother Zhu, why should you underestimate yourself? I have read your article alone, and it can be regarded as a high-quality article among last year's Scholars. However, Uncle Dazong suppressed you for one class. Next year, the Jia family may have a second-ranked scholar in Zhengke. Jia, even a Jinshi of Sanding Jia!

Besides, now Yuan'er is also an orphaned concubine, and your family is now regarded as relatives of the emperor, even if Lao Taishan's official position is a bit lower, this orphan is no different. Generally speaking, the two of you are a perfect match! "

"Yes, yes, you are a serious young talent in Rongguo Mansion, don't underestimate yourself."

After speaking, the hall fell silent.

Chen Jingyuan opened his mouth to break the silence.

"Oh, by the way, Brother Hun, I have some gossip about your reward, that is..." Chen Si made a look of embarrassment, but his left thumb and index finger kept rubbing against each other.

"Oh."

Anyway, I'll know in two days, Chen Si can't be cheap.

"You don't want to hear it?" Chen Si rubbed faster.

"Do not want to."

"Don't, listen to me!"

"Do not listen."

"I don't want too much, just the golden knife on your waist..."

"Okay, Chen Si, I'm afraid you'll fall in love with me as soon as I walk in!"

"Hey, just say whether you will give it or not!"

"Sure, anyway, I still have a lot of them. Here, this is Shunning Boubash's golden sword. My spoils are here for you."

Jia Hun took the golden knife from his waist and threw it to Chen Si. Chen Si stretched out his hand to grab the golden knife and pulled it out.

An excellent looking butcher's knife.

"You can think clearly, this is the knife that Ubash used when eating meat, don't cut the meat into your mouth, only to realize that it was used by someone else."

"I don't need to worry about it, I just think this knife looks good, and I usually chop stones for fun."

"…give me back!"

"Don't, don't, just kidding, I'll use this as a dagger, and I don't need him to eat or chop things."

"Humph!"

Jia Hun snorted softly, and took out another golden knife from his bosom.

"Wait, you brought two?"

"Ah, I originally wanted to give you this one in my arms. It's An Tong's golden knife, but since you've taken a fancy to Ubash's knife, I'll keep An Tong's knife."

"Fuck, miscalculation!"

The two were talking to themselves, but Jia Zhu and Yuan Chun didn't dare to interrupt.

"Okay, tell me, how do I reward you?"

Jia Hun corrected the distorted topic.

"Ah, that's how it is. When I entered the palace yesterday to pay my respects, I ran into my father and grandpa discussing the matter of rewards there. I asked a lot about your reward, and then grandpa told me, how is it? You and I have already snooped on the secrets, isn’t that interesting? Give me An Tong’s knife now!”

"Tsk, Hammer is a secret. The imperial edict will be announced in two days. Besides, what is snooping? Didn't you ask clearly?"

"Cut," Chen Si curled his lips, "Then let's continue. The Duke of the county is definitely fine, but Ersheng doesn't want you to be promoted too fast. It stands to reason that you will destroy two countries, especially the Before Yuan, capturing Khan alive was enough for a duke or even a county king.

But the second sage didn't want to get to the point of being unsealable, besides, he was an official at a young age, and he really planned to rot at home in the next few decades?

So I decided to distribute your credit to Mr. She, restored the title of marquis that Mr. She should have received, and then built your mansion into a county king system. Finally, the queen mother is also going to give our mother a posthumous title. Do you think "Zhen Shu" 'how? "

"hiss--"

Jia Hun took a breath, he felt that this reward was more than what he deserved.

The mansion is a county king system, which is a promise that in the future, he will be named a king with a different surname. The last time he was a Duke of the State, and the Rongguo Mansion also had the title of Marquis of the State.

Not to mention posthumous titles, other people may not be able to earn an honor for themselves in a lifetime, let alone for female relatives.

In general, although I feel a little harshly treated now, the benefits are actually in the future, so it is not a disadvantage.

At this point, Jia's three brothers and sisters hurriedly got up and bowed down, and even Baoyu saluted together with Jia Zhu holding his head down.

This is actually the emperor telling himself in advance through Chen Si's mouth, telling himself that he was not treating himself harshly, but that he didn't want to be sealed, and that what happened was unbearable. It can be said that Jia Hun was treated by the emperor and the emperor as his own family. Yes.

"Get up, get up, it's all my family, there's no need to do this, sit down, it makes me feel uncomfortable!"

The four Jia brothers and sisters sat back on their seats.

"Ah, by the way, I forgot to give this to you guys, come on, one per person."

Jia Hun remembered that there were some good things he forgot to take out, so he hurriedly sent someone to get them from the carriage.

After a while, the waiter came back with two bunches of candied haws.

"This... candied haws? Is this also a good thing?" Chen Si felt a little funny.

"If it wasn't a good thing, when you were still in school, you could have tugged on my sleeve and begged me to bring it to you? Now you've grown disgusted, so give it to me if you don't want to eat it!"

Seeing that Jia Hun was about to snatch his candied haws away, Chen Jingyuan opened his mouth and bit down two hawthorns.

"Hmph, eh..." Chen Jingyuan looked at Jia Hun provocatively with two hawthorns in his mouth, eh, he definitely didn't say anything good!
The four people of the same age began to fight, and only Baoyu was sitting there alone. He only felt that these four people were very noisy!
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The three Jiahui brothers stayed until dinner, and then left the palace with their stomachs straightened.

Jia Hun didn't ride the horse, but sat in the carriage. He drank too much alcohol and was so dizzy that he was afraid of a horse accident.

"Oh...Brother, our family's title is finally back." Jia Zhu, who also had a drink, looked out the window with a lot of emotion.

"Yeah, I'm relieved now, brother, I'm destined to split up and start a new line. After we split up, our family will have a high-ranking nobleman. Marquis Rongguo, I can finally explain to my ancestors. gone."

As the title of the duke after the relegation, the Marquis is actually a special title that is below the duke and above the dukes.

To be precise, it is called the County Marquis of Country X, but after all, it is a title derived from the Duke of the State, and it was finally set as the most senior Marquis in Taizong's time, but it can only be degraded by the Duke of the State, and will not be awarded separately.

Therefore, the marquis of the state is not in the sixth-class nobility system, but a special title.

But if he is downgraded again, he will be directly downgraded to earl, and will not be downgraded like a county lord-county lord.

Even so, the wealth of Rongguo Mansion can last for two more generations. As long as they don't run to stand in line to gamble on wealth, they can basically eat and wait to die.

There was silence in the carriage, Baoyu was already tired and fell asleep, and Jia Hun also began to nod non-stop. Only Jia Zhu, who had not drunk much, was still awake, looking up at the bright moonlight.

Jia Hun returned home with strength and spirit. After telling everyone the good news that Rongguo Mansion's title had been restored, the whole family fell into a sea of ​​joy again.

The joyful atmosphere surrounded Jia Hun who was lying on the chair, and accompanied him into dreamland.

　It’s so hard to write every day. I really tried my best after writing it all night.

　　A short paragraph is okay, but the whole chapter is really too difficult. It feels more difficult to write than fighting a war, which is completely beyond my expectation.

　　I decided to hurry up and get into the political struggle, interspersed with writing about courtyard dramas and daily life.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)