I am cultivating immortality in the Red Mansion

Chapter 30 Hesitation
I chatted with the maid all the way, but there was no very useful information for a long time.Jia He was walking leisurely when he saw a large flat place in the distance. There were many weapon racks around it and there were many weapons placed on it, so he asked, "What is that place?"

"Martial arts arena."

Jia He quickened his pace and walked ten feet away from the martial arts arena. He saw many young men in short shirts packing the racks of weapons inside, so he said to the maid, "Wait for me here while I go take a look."

The maid tried to follow a few steps: "The sword has no eyes, I will accompany the girl there."

Jia He turned around suddenly and frowned coldly.

The maid didn't expect the little girl to be so powerful, so she took two steps back in shock.

Jia He snorted coldly and entered the martial arts arena with his hands behind his back.

The boys were wiping the sweat off the handles of their weapons and wiping off the sand on the ground where their swords and spears had touched. They were laughing and chatting while doing their work.

When they saw the little girl coming over, they saw that the silk and satin on her body was of great value, and they hurriedly got up to say hello.

Jia He motioned them to continue working. Seeing them continue to wipe and relax, he squatted next to them and chatted with them: "Are these used by the men in the family to practice martial arts? Who usually exercises here?"

"Basically, the young master is here. I used to be at home less often. In the past few months, my eldest wife has been sick, so she often takes leave to stay at home. These days, the master also uses it a lot."

"Then the second master and the young masters of the second room don't need it?" Jia He asked curiously: "Or are they Congwen?"

The servants laughed and said, "No way. The second master and the eldest young master just fight cocks and walk dogs on weekdays. They don't do anything serious."

Because it is a general's residence, the "young master" refers to Feng Ziying, the general's legitimate son.Feng Ziyun, the second wife's legitimate daughter, is one year older than Feng Ziying, so the "eldest young master" refers to him.

Jia He was once again surprised by the second wife.

It stands to reason that in a family with a lot of military merit, in order to keep the family prosperous, the children will work hard to practice martial arts and join the army, and earn military merit to maintain the family's power.

Of course, people like the Jia family who first achieved military merit and then became a public official can also rely on the title or title to enter the official position.For example, Jia He's father, Jia She, is Xijue.As for his uncle Jia Zheng, he inherited the emperor's favor and got a post.

But the Feng family does not have a title yet.Whether or not the seal is sealed depends on the emperor's wishes.If the emperor conceals it, this decree will also fall on Feng Ziying. It is unknown when he will remember it.

Therefore, what Feng Ziying did was right. Working hard to practice martial arts, whether joining the army or doing martial arts, was the right path.

The style of the second bedroom is very thought-provoking.

In addition, she had heard that the second roommate insisted on living in the same mansion as the general. She reasonably believed that the second roommate was planning to attach herself to the general's palace and get all her expenses from the general's palace, while she would do nothing and be happy and free. .

"Didn't the general urge the second master and the eldest master to practice martial arts?" Jia He asked seemingly casually. "I have urged you to do so. We often serve in the martial arts field and have seen many times when the general persuades him. But the second master does not listen. Whenever the general says it several times, the second master pretends to be sick and complains that his legs were frozen that year. It’s broken, and now I feel pain in my bones every moment, but I can’t do any work, and the general is speechless.”

"how do I say this?"

"It's like when the general fell into the water when he was young, the second master waded into the water and pulled him out, which saved his life. The general was grateful for his kindness, so he naturally took it easy."

To repay a favor?Jia He stood up slowly and thoughtfully, walked out of the martial arts arena, and asked the maid carefully.

These young servants knew very little about the details of that year. All they could say were a few brief sentences, and they could not ask any more.If you want to know too much, you have to ask the older people who have been working in the government for more than ten years.

Thinking that Hong Shuren's accident happened before the New Year, Jia He seemed to ask casually: "Did anything happen in the house at the end of last year?" Then he stuffed a small piece of silver into the maid: "Sister, don't worry either. Blame me for being nosy. In fact, when you first come to the house, you should always ask a few questions to make sure you know what you are doing, so as not to say the wrong thing and violate the master's taboo."

The broken silver was given to her by Mrs. Xing, so naturally she would not use it casually.Seeing that this maid is extremely nosy and nosy, she thought that when she was serving in the second room, she would often inquire into her master's privacy, so she might be able to find out something.

What happened back then was so long ago that the maid didn't know about it and couldn't reveal it.

But she always knows something about last year.

Sure enough, after seeing the broken silver, the maid became even more flattering and spoke more eloquently: "To tell you what, girl, I'm busy preparing things for the New Year at the end of the year. I don't have anything else to do."

Jia He turned his head and stared at her for a moment with his bright black eyes.

The maid hesitated.

Jia He then laughed: "I won't ask too much about other things. It would be nice if you could tell me more about Brother Feng. It would be better if you knew something about Hong Shuren."

"Ah, I think about it, something seems to have happened." The maid squeezed the broken silver in her hand. Knowing that the eldest wife was seriously ill, she did not dare to mention it more, and said hurriedly: "The eldest young master last winter month... it may also be the twelfth lunar month, in short it is probably that Back then, I had quite a conflict with the young master. It happened to be near the martial arts arena, and I remembered it when you went there just now."

Jia He paused slightly: "Why didn't the boys in the martial arts field mention it?"

"They are only waiting inside, how do you know? When the eldest young master and the young master were arguing, it happened to be near where I was standing just now, and I was the only one who saw it." The maid said mysteriously and contentedly: "At that time...at that time, At that time, the eldest young master was very angry and said that he wanted to give him a good treatment. Later, I followed the eldest young master all the way back."

She said, with a look of panic on her face. She swallowed something when she thought of something, and forced a smile and said: "Don't mention this anymore, let's leave quickly. It's not a good idea to kill people here." She didn't care. As a courtesy, leave in a hurry.

Jia He raised his eyebrows slightly.This maid's reaction was very interesting. She spoke so fast and couldn't hide her words, but she swallowed back the words that came to her lips.Why?It must be those words that were spoken. If others knew about them, she would not be able to live with them.

What will it be?
Considering the temper of the young master, and looking at the words "beat, kill, kill" that the maid said later, it is reasonable to infer that the young master should have said something like wanting to kill the young master on the way back.

(End of this chapter)