I'm in the Red Mansion

Chapter 214: Jia Huan's Attack

It is no wonder that all the women fell silent. It was because Jia Cong's poem about snow - or rather, Nalan Xingde's poem about snow - was different from all previous poems about snow.

This poem about snow completely breaks away from the conventional ways of writing about snow and sings about snowflakes as if they were "flowers" just like peonies, creating a novel dislocation.

His thinking is truly unconstrained and unconventional.

Therefore, all the women felt a sense of amazement.

Lin Daiyu couldn't help but sigh: "Third Brother Cong observes things with the eyes of nature and expresses emotions with the tongue of nature."

"It is completely out of the mold of Song Dynasty poetry, and is not limited by the ornate rhetoric and graceful style of Song Dynasty poetry. It is truly the best poetry since the Song Dynasty!"

Xue Baochai exclaimed: "Sister Lin is right. This poem by Third Brother Cong is very original and it is the first of its kind since the Song Dynasty!"

Shi Xiangyun also sighed: "My brother's poem is really the best poem about snow!"

Xue Baoqin said with a smile: "Brother Cong's poem will surely be passed down through the ages. We are lucky enough to be here at the right time, and I'm afraid we will also become famous because of this poem!"

After Xue Baoqin finished speaking, all the girls couldn't help but laugh.

After Jia Cong finished writing this poem, all the women put down their pens.

Just as everyone was exploring the dragon, Jia Cong had already obtained the dragon ball, so there was no need for the rest of them to get involved.

The girls commented on the poem again, admired the snow for a while, and then dispersed.

But after Xue Baoqin returned, she memorized the poem and appreciated it carefully.

She really loved this poem. She read it over and over again, silently imagining the artistic conception of the poem. For a moment, she was obsessed with it.

At some point, her maid came in and said that the master wanted her to come over.

In a trance, Xue Baoqin walked out.

In the outer room, Xue Baoqin met Xue Ke.

Xue Ke found it difficult to speak, but after hesitating for a moment, he finally said it.

It turned out that after arriving in the capital, Xue Ke had been in contact with the Mei family, preparing to discuss the wedding date with them.

After the discussion is completed, it will be easier for my sister to get married as soon as possible.

However, the Mei family kept refusing.

And now, the Mei family directly rejected the marriage, which made Xue Ke so angry that he cursed the Mei family.

It turned out that it was the second master of the Xue family who saved Mei Hanlin's life. Mei Hanlin was grateful for saving his life, so the two families made a marriage engagement.

At that time, the second master of the Xue family also donated a lot of money to Mei Hanlin.

Otherwise, the Mei family would not have such a fortune.

But now, because of the death of the second master of the Xue family, the Mei family actually cancelled the engagement.

How could Xue Ke not be extremely angry at such an ungrateful person?
Xue Ke was even more afraid that his sister would be unable to get over it, unable to stand such an insult, and would do something stupid.

Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Xue Baoqin didn't change much. She just responded and went straight back to her room.

This made Xue Ke unable to guess what his sister was thinking, so he had to instruct Xue Baoqin's two maids to keep an eye on their young lady to prevent her from doing anything stupid.

But after Xue Baoqin returned to her room, for some reason, she did not feel angry at all. Instead, she felt inexplicably relieved.

……

A day later, Jia Cong also learned about this matter.

It wasn't that the information was leaked by Xue Ke, but Xue Pan was so angry that he couldn't find anyone to vent his anger on.

So he found Jia Cong and stayed with him for a drink.

At the banquet, he cursed the Mei family for the whole afternoon and said that it was only in the past two years.

If he had the temper he had in those two years, he would have rushed to the Mei family with a knife and killed them all, and would have made the Mei family's blood flow like a river.

Well, whatever you say is what it is.

Jia Cong would not argue with a drunkard, even if he was not drunk. When others were bragging, Jia Cong rarely exposed them. This is the most basic quality of being a human being.

However, what the Mei family did was indeed not fair.

The second branch of the Xue family came all the way to the capital to prepare for the marriage of Xue Baoqin.

At this time, the engagement was broken off.

It has to be said that this is a great humiliation for the woman.

It may even affect the woman’s future marriage arrangements.

After Xue Baoqin's engagement was broken off, the news gradually spread in the Jia family.

In the Grand View Garden, all the sisters were very cautious in front of Xue Baoqin, fearing that they might say something wrong and irritate her.

Unexpectedly, Xue Baoqin was the same as usual, as if she was not affected at all.

This made the girls look at her with even greater respect.

At the beginning, Aunt Xue was afraid that Lady Jia or Wang Xifeng would come to propose marriage again.

Last time they proposed marriage, they could still use Mei Hanlin's side to refuse.

Now that the Mei family has broken off the engagement, if the Rongguo Mansion comes to propose marriage again, there will be no way to refuse.

However, what Aunt Xue worried about did not happen.

The Rongguo Mansion seemed to be unaware of the news and no one came to propose marriage.

Aunt Xue knew that the Rongguo Mansion would probably not propose marriage to Baoqin again.

The reputation of having an engagement rejected is not a good one. Naturally, the Rongguo Mansion would not marry a woman that other families don't want.

On the Rongguo Mansion's side, what matters more is their face.

As the days go by, the weather gets colder and the New Year draws closer.

One day, Jia Cong was reading in the study when Jia Huan suddenly came to him.

There was no need to inform Jia Huan when he came to visit him, so Jia Cong didn't notice him until he entered the study.

Seeing Jia Huan, Jia Cong couldn't help but smile and said, "Brother Huan, why are you here?"

Jia Huan rolled his eyes and said, "Third Brother Cong, can't I come to your place? Or do you just don't want me to come?"

Jia Cong smiled and said, "You are quite good at picking quarrels, but given your lazy nature, you would definitely not come to my place if there was nothing going on."

indeed so.

In fact, as Jia Cong's status became higher and higher, he passed the provincial examination and became the first in the imperial examination.

The relationship between him and Jia Huan also underwent subtle changes.

Jia Huan became more and more afraid of Jia Cong.

The relationship between the two people became distant without them realizing it.

And this will not be changed by the will of the two people.

Just like Xun'er and Runtu, they both clearly had countless things to say in their hearts, but when it came to their lips, what Runtu said was clearly: "Master."

Now that Jia Huan came to him, Jia Cong guessed that Jia Huan might have something to ask him.

Hearing Jia Cong's words, Jia Huan laughed for a long while, then said embarrassedly: "Third Brother Cong, it's like this, I want to do something big recently, but I'm a little short of money, so I want to borrow some money from you."

Jia Cong was just about to ask him how much silver he wanted to borrow when suddenly a young girl walked in.

As soon as he entered the room, he grabbed Jia Huan's ear, raised his eyebrows and asked angrily, "Brother Huan, why did you come to borrow money from your third brother?"

"Don't think I don't know. You're not learning anything. I've become addicted to playing with birds lately."

"You have raised several pigeons and eagles. I'm afraid you have spent all your money on them over the years, right?"

(End of this chapter)