My Red Mansion Career

Chapter 169 Happy Spring Festival
  Shinkyo Shoyu General's Mansion

This is a house with three entrances and three exits. Using later measurement units, it covers an area of ​​approximately 1200 square meters.

Originally, according to Jia Yu's plan, a courtyard of more than [-] square meters was enough for him to live in. Even if he added maids, cooks and servants, it would be more than enough.

But ever since Jia Mu asked Daiyu, Tanchun, Yingchun, Xiangyun, Xichun and other girls, as well as the maids who served them, to stay temporarily in General Zhaoyong's mansion, the house suddenly seemed crowded.

It was impossible to have one yard per person. Faced with the four girls moving in, Yuanchun could only free up four rooms in the backyard for the four girls and a few maids to live in.

In the first few days, the girls were a little uncomfortable with it, but soon they discovered the benefits of living together.

We live in the same yard, and our houses are adjacent. It is not very convenient when we play together. We can find each other just by raising our feet at the door.

As the hostess, Yuanchun naturally has to fulfill her duties as a landlady. The girls gather together every day to eat, rest, play, and recite poems and poems. It is not very pleasant.

When he first came here, Daiyu was still a little depressed, but after a few days, as he spent time with his sisters every day, the knot in his heart was soon untied, and the smile returned to his face, which made him happy all the time. Xueyan and Zijuan, who were worried about her, felt relieved.

At noon that day, after everyone finished eating, Yuanchun, who had always been in the habit of taking a nap, went back to the house to rest. After the remaining Daiyu, Tanchun, Yingchun and Xiangyun chatted for a while, Xiangyun suddenly made a suggestion.

"Sister Lin, Sister Yingchun, Sister Tanchun, we have been here for several days, but we haven't gone to Brother Yu's study yet. Now that we are free, why not go to the study?"

Daiyu frowned slightly, hesitated for a moment and then said: "This... is not good. After all, Brother Yu is the commander of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division. If there is anything in the study that is inconvenient for us to see, we can rush in rashly." Is there anything wrong with going?"

Xiangyun smiled and said: "What are you afraid of... Sister Yuanchun won't get up for half an hour after her nap. She won't know if we go in and play for a while."

"That's right."

Yingchun also nodded: "I always feel that Sister Yuanchun has become more and more sleepy these days. I originally thought she was feeling unwell, but her appetite seems to be better than before, and she doesn't look like she is sick.

How about we ask a doctor to look at him another day? "

"It seems to be true."

Tan Chun also frowned and decided to talk to Yuan Chun another day and ask the doctor to come and take a look.

After the girls finished speaking, their curiosity finally defeated their scruples, and the group led their respective maids to the study on the west side of the backyard.

At this time, the backyard was quiet.

Because Jia Yu had strict orders when he was there, no one else was allowed to enter the backyard except the personal maids and a few women.

Even though Jia Yu is not at home now, no one dares to violate this rule.

Xiangyun opened the door first and walked in.

This is a study room of more than fifty square meters, facing north and south, with excellent lighting, so the room is also extremely bright.

This was no different from the study room that the girls had in mind, but soon they felt something different.

The first person to discover this was the attentive Daiyu. She was surprised and said: "Hey, did we go to the wrong place? Why are there no books here?"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone reacted.

Yes, other people's study rooms should not only be filled with books, but also at least have a few bookshelves with some books inside to decorate the facade, right?

But it's better here. Although there is a bookshelf in the study room, it is empty. There is not even a book on the huge bookshelf.

Can a place that doesn't even have books be called a study?
  Everyone scanned around again, and Xiang Yun, with sharp eyes, pointed at the table and said, "Sister Lin, look, isn't it here?"

The girls walked over and took a look. On a large desk by the window of the study, there was a stack of books, pens, ink, paper, inkstones and other miscellaneous items.

Finally I saw something related to the study room.

The girls could no longer suppress their curiosity and walked to the desk.

The first thing that caught the eyes of the girls was a large pile of neatly cut white paper (A4 paper), with a yellow, fist-sized paperweight on top.

Tianhuang stone paperweight

All the girls were very knowledgeable, and they all took a breath when they saw this paperweight.

They recognized at a glance that this thing was actually made of fine Hetian jade, and it was also the best Tianhuang frozen stone among Tianhuang stones.

Since ancient times, there has been a saying that Tianhuang Stone is worth one or two Tianhuang and ten taels of gold. Tianhuang Frozen Stone is something that can only be found but cannot be found. Now, there is such a large piece of it placed on the desk in such a grand manner.

If those Tianhuang stone lovers saw such a large paperweight made of Tianhuang frozen stone placed so casually on the table, they would be so excited that they fainted.

Xiangyun stammered and pointed at the paperweight and asked Daiyu: "Sister Lin, this...is this paperweight just Tianhuang frozen stone?"

Daiyu nodded silently: "If I read it correctly, that's it. Sister Xiangyun, you might as well pick it up and take a closer look to see if there is a slightly icy chill."

Xiangyun bravely picked up the paperweight and found that a slightly cold feeling passed into the palm of her hand. Then she turned the paperweight over and looked at it. She saw a line of words engraved on it, which clearly said... Chang Pingzhi The four words treasure.

Of course, these four words were not only seen by Xiangyun, but also by the women next to them.

This time, the girls were even more panicked.

Xiangyun hurriedly put the paperweight back in its place.

They are not blind, they all know what these four words mean.

This is clearly a royal possession of the current emperor, but now it actually appears in Jia Yu's study.

Of course, given Jia Yu's current status, it is impossible to steal it. There is only one possibility. This paperweight was rewarded to him by Emperor Changping.

After thinking about this, the girls felt even more frightened.

It seems that Brother Yu's relationship with the emperor is deeper than he thought.

The girls looked around again, and then realized that besides no books, there were quite a few other things in the study.

For example, there is a square table in the corner of the study room, with four stools next to it. There is also a coffee table with several teapots placed around it. Next to the coffee table is a rectangular mahogany table. bench.

Judging from its length, this bench can seat at least five or six people.

Not only that, there are several shelves around, with many ornaments placed on them and many calligraphy and paintings hanging on them.

Without looking, the girls could figure out that with Yuan Chun's vision and Jia Yu's financial resources, there would never be any fakes here.

A study room was arranged like a living room, which really puzzled the girls.

They looked at me, and I looked at you, Tan Chun couldn't help but said: "That's not right... Brother Yu is a scholar after all, how could he arrange the study room like this?" Xichun also scratched his little head, He whispered: "Sister Tanchun, I heard my servant whisper behind my back that Brother Yu got his talent by bribing the examiners, and you can tell from his handwriting.

And since he became an official, I haven't seen him write any articles.

Moreover, I heard that the words he wrote on the note he wrote to the emperor were also twisted and difficult to read. Could it be that these rumors are true? "

"A bunch of nonsense."

Tan Chun stretched out his hand and tapped Xichun's forehead: "Can you use your little brain to think about what was going on before Brother Yu came to Shenjing?
  He had to sell his family's house to raise enough money to pay for Shenjing. If that was the case, where would he get the money to bribe the examiner?

And don’t forget, in order to prevent fraud, the government examination papers must be posted at the yamen gate for scholars to check. If Brother Yu really obtained the title of scholar through bribery, how can he stop the mouths of Jinling scholars? "

Xichun pointed to the study and asked, "Then what's going on?"

"Well, I know a little bit about this."

Tanchun lowered his voice and whispered: "I heard that the reason why Brother Yu became so ferocious and slaughtered Yu Er's family was because Yu Er almost beat him to death with his stick.

Although Brother Yu lay in the inn for three days and saved his life, his handwriting became as ugly as a naughty boy's, and he could not even write articles.

I guess this is also the reason why Brother Yu gave up his writing and joined the army. "

"Is there such a thing?"

This is the first time for the four Daiyu girls to hear this. You look at me, I look at you, they all feel incredible.

But if you think about it carefully, it seems to make sense. Otherwise, it cannot explain why a weak scholar who originally studied hard in a poor family suddenly turned into a majestic general.

While the girls were discussing in low voices, they suddenly heard a cry from the yard next to them, and then a panicked voice sounded.

"Miss, what's wrong with you? Do you want me to call the doctor for you?"

"Hey... isn't that the sound of holding a piano?"

After hearing the sound, Tanchun stood up and looked out the window, just in time to see two figures running toward the middle room in a panic.

The sharp-eyed Xichun looked at it and said, "Yes, it's the sound of hugging the piano. It seems that something is wrong with Sister Yuanchun."

"Let's go over and take a look!"

The girls quickly left the study and walked quickly towards Yuanchun's house.

When they arrived at Yuanchun's house, they happened to see Yuanchun sitting on a stool bent over and retching, Baoqin and Jinchuan were supporting her, and Qingwen held a washbasin in front of her.

Seeing this, the girls were all shocked and quickly walked in.

"Sister Yuanchun, what's wrong with you?" Tan Chun, as his half-sister, saw Yuanchun's appearance and quickly stepped forward and held her hand, asking with concern.

"It's nothing."

Yuanchun wiped the corners of his mouth with a handkerchief, waved his hand and said softly: "Just in the past two days, I have always felt a little upset in my stomach. Maybe I have eaten something bad."

Daiyu also walked over and held Yuanchun's other hand, and said with concern: "Sister Yuanchun, you can't take it seriously if you eat something bad. It's better to find a doctor quickly."

"Isn't this necessary?" Yuanchun hesitated, "It's just a bit of retching, why bother to mobilize an army."

"Miss, this is not acceptable."

Baoqin on the side refused to agree, "My uncle told us to take good care of you before he left. If you come back and find out that we won't hire a doctor for you, you will definitely not get the good news from us."

"Yes, madam, let's ask the doctor to take a look." Jin Chuan also advised.

"That's fine."

Yuanchun couldn't bear to spoil everyone's good intentions, so he agreed and told Zhou Rui's family to go and ask for a doctor.

Half an hour later, a doctor with white beard and white hair took two fingers away from Yuan Chun's wrist, smiled and cupped his hand to her: "Congratulations, madam, you are not sick, but you are happy."

"What... are you happy?"

The girls were stunned for a moment, and then a huge surprise surged into their hearts.

"This is a great thing." Xichun clapped her hands happily, her little face flushed with excitement.

"Yes, if Brother Yu knew, I wonder how happy he would be?"

Tanchun, Daiyu, Xiangyun and others were also happy for Yuanchun.

For people in this era, nothing is more important than continuing the family lineage.
  Daiyu suddenly remembered: "By the way, we have to report this news to the old lady quickly.

Otherwise, it will be difficult to blame the old lady in the future. "

"That's right... hurry up and tell the old lady about Sister Yuanchun's pregnancy, and inform Mr. Zheng and his wife."

Everyone was in a hurry for a while. Some sent people to Rongguo Mansion to report to the old lady, and some asked the doctor to prescribe anti-fetal medicine. The entire General Zhaoyong Mansion was busy for a while.

Just when General Zhaoyong's Mansion was busy with Yuanchun's pregnancy.

In the Wenyuan Pavilion, several pavilion elders headed by Wang Zhijie were looking at the few folds presented to them with sad faces.

Wenyuan Pavilion

Jian Desan, a bachelor of Wenhua Palace, said to Wang Zhijie with a bitter face: "Master Wang, these guest troops can't stay like this anymore. In this month alone, these guest troops have spent more than [-] taels of silver and thousands of shi." of food and grass.

If this continues, the Treasury's warehouse will be unable to withstand it. "

"Yes." Yang Jilin, a scholar of Wuyingdian, also said: "Thankfully, Jia Sansi sent tens of thousands of cattle and sheep a few days ago, and sold the back households for nearly one million yuan, so we have some money left to support us.

But Daxia is so big, and the place to spend money is gone. You can't use the money to support the guest troops, right?
  You must know that there are [-] to [-] people. Even if the court has more money, it cannot be so bad, right? "

"In my opinion, it is better to send these guest troops back to their places of origin." Ye Zuo, Minister of Industry and Dongge University Scholar, also put forward his own opinion.

"You all claim that you can't afford it, but you really want to send these guest troops back to their places of origin. If the Mongolian Tatars come to the city and we don't have any troops, how can we rely on us to fight the Tatars? Do we rely on you?" Wang Zhijie said impatiently He glared at everyone, feeling particularly irritated.

After Tan Qingyun fell, he naturally became the number one brother in the cabinet.

As rights increase, so does pressure...

(End of this chapter)