Brother Rong of Red Mansion

Chapter 96 Fighting for favor

Found a treasure!

A smile appeared on Jia Rong's lips, and she looked at Jia Xing with a kind look, as if she was looking at a treasure.

"Okay, let go."

Jia Rong sensed that Jia Xing's power had reached its limit. Seeing that his face was flushed and the veins on his neck were bulging, he was afraid of hurting his bones. Jia Rong slowly removed his strength and said with a smile.

Jia Xing is indeed a bit "stupid".

After Jia Rong said this, she still secretly tried her best to decide the outcome with Jia Rong.

Until he was slapped hard on the head by the boy and cursed eagerly. Jia Xing just released his palm, scratched his head with disappointment, and stood behind the boy.

"Uncle, are you okay?" the boy asked nervously, asking Jia Rong.

"It's okay." Jia Rong smiled and shook his head, looking at Jia Xing with admiration and said, "Brother Xing is a talented person. When his muscles and bones become stronger and he can learn some martial arts, he will be a fierce general on the battlefield. Go teach his mother a lesson. Xin'er, just tell her that I'm attracted to Brother Xing and I'm going to take her back to the capital to train her. Let her be mentally prepared and we'll go together then."

Suddenly, the boy grinned, as if he was happy that Brother Han had found a future, and couldn't help but remind him: "Brother Han, why don't you kowtow to Uncle Rong to express your gratitude!"

"Oh." Jia Xing seemed to listen to the boy's words. After hearing the words, he knelt down with a pop, kowtowed his head politely, and said in a childish voice, "Thank you, Uncle Rong!"

"Good boy, get up quickly!" Jia Rong nodded with a smile, and immediately ordered the boy to take Jia Xing down to change into mourning clothes, and then go to Yongchang Pavilion to cry first.

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After Jia Rong saw the six generations of children with native characters such as "Jia Kun", "Jia Geng", "Jia Xing", "Jia Tang", "Jia Qiang" and "Jia Cheng", it was already dusk and the watch was starting to fall in the streets and alleys. , there was the sound of gongs and the call of the watchman, "The sky is dry and things are dry, be careful of the candles——"

Jia Rong turned around and went into the back house, ordered someone to prepare a meal, and ate with Mei Xiang and Cai Wei.

Dinner was prepared by Ge Ying. It was authentic Jinling cuisine and the table was full.

There are crucian carp from Longchi, yellow cabbage, cooked duck from lake, herring from Wulongtan, thin-skinned pig from Nanxiang, saury and anchovies from Yangtze River, etc. These are the most famous Jiangnan flavors in Jinling cuisine.

If you want to eat outside, you have to travel across mountains and rivers to find local ingredients.

But here in Jia Rong, everything is ready and the table is full. This was prepared by Ge Ying in advance. I don’t know how much money was spent on this.

However, this is all as it should be.

The dignity of Ning Guo's heir should be like this.

"Try it quickly. This Longchi crucian carp has a small head, dark back and thick flesh. It is best for making fresh soup. It has the effect of beautifying girls..."

At the Kang table, Jia Rong sat cross-legged, explaining Jinling cuisine with Mei Xiang and Cai Wei.

In particular, he pointed out the differences in preparation and taste between the "Jingsu cuisine" in Jinling and the dishes in Jingcheng.

It was the first time for Mei Xiang and Cai Wei to come to Jinling. They ate authentic Jinling dishes, which were indeed slightly different from those cooked by the chefs in the house.

"The taste is sweeter and the taste is more peaceful..." Mei Xiang picked up a chopstick of ham and stewed bean sprouts, chewed it carefully, savored it, and then commented.

"That's true." Caiwei also nodded repeatedly and said in surprise, "It's a little lighter and sweeter than the food in the house, but it's also more delicious."

After finishing their meal, the three of them rinsed their mouths with freshly brewed Zhongshan Yunwu Tea, then covered their mouths and shaved the gaps between their teeth, and then drank West Lake Longjing Tea to refresh themselves. When the time comes, your mouth is filled with fragrance, and the smell of food disappears.

Then, Mei Xiang and Cai Wei helped Jia Rong take a bath, changed into a small set of clothes, walked into the brocade tent in the main room in the back hall, and began to flirt with each other.

Tonight is the first day ashore. Jia Rong has changed places and is in high spirits. A game of "one dragon and two phoenixes" was played in the brocade tent. Wearing an official green woven gold-embroidered satin to cover her body, Jia Rong groped in the dark, "hide and seek" in the brocade tent, looking for the water source in the valley. Occasionally, he heard a cooing sound, which made him laugh triumphantly.

After being suffocated in the quilt for a long time, Jia Rong was finally sweating profusely, and she stretched out her head and let out a long sigh of relief.

Everything calmed down.

Although Mei Xiang and Cai Wei's faces were flushed and they were sweating a little, they endured their tiredness and got up, put on their shoes and went to the ground. They took a soft cloth from the clothes rack at the bedside and wiped the sweat on Jia Rong's body. . He wiped the fine sweat off Jia Rong's body and put on a brand new set of clothes for him.

Mei Xiang had just tidied herself up, changed her clothes, and changed the brocade bedding into a new set, and then asked Jia Rong to go to bed.

As for Caiwei, while Mei Xiang was waiting for Jia Rong to change, she put on her clothes, walked out of the yard, lit a medicine pot, and boiled a packet of "Bi Zi Soup". In fact, he took on Chuntao's work.

This is the job of a second-class girl.

When she was in Jia Qiang's yard, she was the one who ordered others to make the medicine.

But now, there is one emperor and one courtier. It is very rare to be favored by Jia Rong. Caiwei didn't dare to expect too much, she just wanted to be an "aunt".

After a while, Caiwei boiled the medicine, poured two bowls, took the candy, put it on the tray, and walked briskly into the back hall.

"Sister Mei Xiang, take the medicine." Caiwei held the tray respectfully and presented the Bizi Soup to Mei Xiang.

Mei Xiang frowned, pinched her nose, endured the strong smell of Chinese medicine, and drank the Bizi Soup in one gulp. Then he quickly picked up a piece of candy from the tray and held it in his mouth to dissolve the bitter taste.

After Mei Xiang drank the medicine, Caiwei also drank the medicine, but Mei Xiang told her, "You can go sleep outside tonight and I will stay with you."

Caiwei's expression froze, and she glanced at Jia Rong in the brocade tent, and found that he had turned his back and was "turning a deaf ear" to Mei Xiang's words, as if he had fallen asleep.

"Okay." Caiwei was stunned for a moment, then nodded with a smile, turned around and left with her pink fists in hand, and went to sleep on the big bed in the Bisha closet.

Seeing this scene, Mei Xiang looked indifferent, her eyes flashed with disdain, and she couldn't help but snorted.

Immediately he walked into the brocade tent and slept outside.

As soon as she got into the quilt, Jia Rong turned around and hugged her. Holding Mei Xiang tightly in her arms, smelling her fragrance, she found a comfortable position and slept more comfortably.

"I knew I wasn't asleep." Mei Xiang snorted, wrinkled her nose like a little tiger, then closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

******

The next morning.

Jia Rong woke up from her sleep, practiced the "Eight Parts of Vajra Gong" as usual, stretched her muscles and bones, then took a bath and changed into a set of light mourning clothes.

Today, Jia Qiang is going to be hanged, so she must wear mourning clothes.

After a while, Jia Rong passed on the breakfast meal, which was divided into nine categories. There are duck blood vermicelli soup, steamed anchovies, anchovies, anchovy hearts, osmanthus shrimp cakes, abalone juice soaked in oil, chicken stewed with crabmeal, pine nut bacon, and golden cow duck.

Jinling loves to eat duck, and what he ate last night was "roast duck". The skin was red and not burnt, and it was made by "searing it with a fork."

In addition to "duck blood vermicelli soup", today's breakfast also included a "golden cow duck". It has a unique shape, golden color, crispy duck meat and delicious taste. No matter Jia Rong, Mei Xiang or Cai Wei, they all ate it with gusto and praised it as very delicious.

After breakfast, Jia Rong left the back house and went to Yongchang Pavilion in Shiji Garden.

"This slave pays his respects to Uncle Rong."

Along the way, no matter the servants or girls, they all respectfully greeted him when they saw him.

Entering Shiyi Garden, before approaching Yongchang Pavilion, I heard a burst of crying.

Entering Yongchang Pavilion, to the east of Jia Qiang's coffin, Jia Kun sat in the chief position, wearing sackcloth and filial piety, playing the role of "filial son". Jia Geng and Jia Xing, one big and one small, sat next to each other. The remaining half-grown children moved aside one by one and sat in the third row.

"This seat is a bit interesting." Jia Rong saw the seating arrangement of all the filial sons and grandsons in the mourning hall. He couldn't help but stare at it and asked, "Who arranged the seating position for you?"

(End of this chapter)