Let's say that Rongguo Mansion has been quite uneven recently. Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang are secretly selling their private houses in order to redeem the Tongling Jade as soon as possible; Jia Cong, Gong Kun and others were busy pretending to be antique dealers to intercept their things and take advantage of them, and they were not idle; Jia Yu stayed with Ou Cheng for the New Year, and played with knives and guns with Jia Sige Liu and several others all day long; Sister Jia Lianfeng's two hearts are on her soon-to-be-born son; Baoyu regards the New Year as if there is nothing and works harder. No one has a lively mind for the New Year, and it is much more deserted than in previous years. Yu Yingchun and Li Kun are just right, and they don't have to work hard when there are fewer things. Shi Xiangyun was bored, so he had to go to Xing Xiuyan to play with Er Li.

On the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, the Jia clan went to Ningguofu to worship their ancestors. Since Jia Cong led people to clean up Jia Rong in the old years, the two of them turned a blind eye to each other, and the same was true for worshipping ancestors. Today, Jia Rong came up and smiled and beat him for a thousand years, which frightened Jia Cong's heart and sounded the alarm. Back in the house, he couldn't think of a reason, Gong Kun went back to Gong Sanyi, no one discussed for a while, so he took out the chronology of the events of the Red Mansion that he secretly wrote down in his early years for fear of forgetting things, and suddenly saw that it was written, "The old lady stayed in the ICU before the Lantern Festival, and hung up before the Qingming Festival." I couldn't help but rub my hands. Don't know that this might sell news? On the first day of the new year, he went to the south of the city with Jia Yu to pay New Year's greetings to the uncles and quietly told Gong Kun.

Gong Kun squinted at him: "How did the third master know?" ”

Jia Cong heheheed twice: "No matter how you know, horizontal and vertical * is not far from ten." ”

Gong Kun sighed: "Don't let people celebrate the New Year!" ”

He was really a model worker, and he went out to sell news on the third day of the first lunar month. This time the business came very quickly, although it was different from the last customer, because of the old lady's illness, there were rumors for a long time, but most of them believed it. Gong Kun originally said that after the Qingming Festival, most of the money had to be given to him immediately. Because he needed cash to go to the private room of Mrs. Jia's mother, he was not polite, so he accepted what he gave, and the white wolf made a lot of money with empty gloves.

It wasn't until after the Lantern Festival that Ou Cheng packed up and went back, and Jia Cong sat in front of Jia Yu's horse and reluctantly sent him out of Shili Pavilion. Ou Cheng looked at him, looked at Jia Yu and sighed: "If Grandpa Guo is still here, the third young general is afraid that he will go to the camp in a hurry." ”

Jia Yu said in a sullen voice: "Moti." The one on the dragon chair wouldn't be willing. ”

Ou Cheng snorted: "What is he?" ”

Jia Cong was so frightened that he hurriedly said: "Uncle Ou, he is the emperor, you are not satisfied with him in your heart, don't say it!" ”

Ou Cheng smiled: "It's because your little person likes to worry about it, and there is no one else here at this time." So he turned his horse and left. Jia Yu and the two looked at the back and stretched their necks.

Seeing that the figure of others was gradually gone, Jia Cong turned his head and asked, "Uncle Ou doesn't like Jinshang?" ”

Jia Yu said: "Today, he has never led a soldier, and there are about few generals who approve of him." ”

Jia Cong pouted and said, "The saint is really ...... Not very smart. His brothers are not honest, and the army is more useful than anyone else. At such a time, the emphasis is on literature and light on force. When it is settled, it is not too late to release the military power with a glass of wine. ”

Jia Yu smiled: "If he is a martial artist, he will not become the sixth prince?" How could the old saint give him that chair? ”

Jia Cong pondered about it, otherwise it wouldn't be his turn, so he nodded: "Dad said yes." In the early years, I heard Mr. Gong say that the envoy of the Ping'an Prefecture Festival was the sixth prince. ”

Jia Yu was stunned: "Why don't I know?" ”

Jia Cong said: "I asked casually, probably you didn't ask him." Besides, at that time, our family and the Gao family were drifting apart, and we didn't take it to heart. ”

Jia Yu frowned: "He has been in contact with Zhen'er for a long time. ”

Jia Cong smiled: "Don't worry, the old saint still has some years to live." ”

They temporarily left the six princes behind.

A few days later, because Huo Sheng wanted to go back to the camp with his Lao Tzu, he sent a letter to invite Jia Baoyu Restaurant to get together, and asked him to take Jia Cong there. Baoyu was bent on eating and drinking because he was just an ordinary friend, so he sent a cigarette to invite Jia Cong. Jia Cong listened to it and fell down from the kang, and looked at Mingyan: "Do you say it again?" The prince of Nan'an, invite Brother Baoyu to eat and drink, and let me be brought with you? ”

Mingyan said proudly: "Our second master has been dating him for a long time, and I didn't know until a few years ago that he was the son of Nan'an." ”

Jia Cong shuddered, jumped off the kang and pointed at him: "Hurry up and make it clear to me, what's going on!" ”

Mingyan told Huo Sheng and Baoyu that they had been friends in the academy until the year, and went to their mansion to see Yuan Chun.

"Brother Baoyu knows, apart from our brothers and Nan'an Shizi, there are no others."

Mingyan said: "I heard that there seem to be one or two friends. ”

Jia Cong suddenly felt that the dark clouds covered the top: "I hope that those one or two friends are ordinary people and don't have any famous brands." He shook his head again, "Don't count on it, you know it's impossible with your toes." ”

Ming Yanqi said: "Wouldn't it be good to know a few more heads and faces in the future?" ”

Jia Cong smiled bitterly: "It's not good at all. Then he sighed, "I can't think about it, I can't hide this time, I can't hide from the next time, it's just that, just go." Then he sent the cigarette back.

Mingyan went back suspiciously and told Baoyu about the situation. Baoyu is ignorant but ignorant, people are extremely smart, after listening to Mingyan's words, he knew that there was probably a side reason here, but he thought about it for a long time and couldn't understand, and there was no one to discuss, so he simply came to Lixiangyuan and asked face-to-face: "Cong'er, is there anything wrong with Huo Sheng's invitation?" ”

Jia Cong was sitting cross-legged on the kang and thinking nonsense, when he heard the words, he pouted, "What do you think?" He doesn't know me, and why does he want to see me for no reason? But I don't believe that you tell him about me every day and make him curious. ”

Baoyu said: "Not really. I just thought about it, he mentioned last time, you and Uncle once met the Son of Heaven on the street. ”

Jia Cong clapped his hands and said: "Wow~~ After the big fool opened his mind, the second fool seems to have signs of enlightenment, which is gratifying." "Nai Dao," I said two gossips that day, and I didn't pay attention to let the saint hear it, which probably coincided with the saint's thoughts at that time. Then he said about the establishment of the crown prince, "Those princes who want to be the crown prince are probably a little curious about me. I'm afraid that among Nan'an Shizi's friends there is the prince's cousin and cousin. Since ancient times, we can't take the heirs, and we are not such an incompetent race, and we can only start by gambling on dragons. ”

Baoyu was stunned for a long time before he said categorically: "Huo Sheng is very good, I am a gentleman's friend, he will not use me to plot against you." ”

Jia Cong snorted: "I'm afraid he doesn't think this is plotting against me." If he really took refuge in any prince, he probably thought it was a great thing. ”

Baoyu hurriedly said: "How is this good." ”

Jia Cong smiled: "Pretending to be stupid is, this I will." I'm not that stupid. ”

Baoyu sighed: "It's me who has caused you trouble." ”

Jia Cong smiled more and more: "It's good to know, your temperament will affect me sooner or later, and you will understand sooner or later." ”

Baoyu was stunned, embarrassed for a while, and then said, "I can't keep it...... Just an ordinary friend? ”

Jia Cong glanced at him: "If it's an ordinary friend, you have to meet me before he leaves Beijing in such a hurry?" Because suddenly slapped his palm, "Yes, this is too obvious, is he reminding me to prepare for what to do?" ”

Baoyu thought that Huo Sheng was a good friend, and when he heard this, he was overjoyed, and nodded again and again: "Yes, if he has the intention to calculate, you can be vague, wouldn't it be more appropriate to only say that the guest suddenly came in the future?" ”

The happy Jia Cong slapped him on the shoulder: "Reasonable, reasonable!" Brother Baoyu, you are really smarter, you continue to be like this, and gradually become smarter, I can't guarantee that you can have one more person to discuss business in the future! ”

Baoyu lowered his head and sighed: "It's just an ordinary wine banquet, you can think of so much." ”

Jia Cong said with a smile: "Little brother will no longer praise you, lest you be proud." ”

Baoyu smiled bitterly.

Two days later, the two brothers followed Huo Sheng's invitation to a private seat in a restaurant, and sure enough, they saw a young man with a smile on his face sitting on the seat. Jia Cong understood at first glance that this son was very, and the natural luxury was definitely not something that could be provided by a few pieces of silver, so he had some general thoughts in his heart: I am afraid that this lord is surnamed Situ. I was secretly glad that when I coaxed Baoyu that day, I only said that I was afraid that there would be a cousin and cousin of the prince. Baoyu is an honest man, if he guesses that this is the prince himself, he will show his feet.

Huo Sheng hurriedly smiled and beckoned the two of them to take a seat, and then pointed to the young man and said, "This is the second son of Qu." ”

Baoyu Jia Cong is just an ordinary friend for the first time, and he is just called "Second Brother Qu".

Originally, Huo Sheng intended to let a few of them get acquainted, and he didn't want Baoyu to stay as usual, although Jia Cong was clever, he was a little confused.

After three rounds of drinking, the second brother Qu suddenly asked: "I don't know what the two Jia brothers think about only the government now?" ”

Baoyu Jia Cong was stunned. Jia Cong was afraid that Baoyu would talk nonsense, so he pointed to his nose and said, "Ask me?" ”

Second Brother Qu smiled: "Just say a few words." ”

Jia Cong pouted and said: "The snow in the north of the country and the sun in the south of the country are shining, what does it matter to me!" ”

Second Brother Qu said: "If you live in the temple, you will worry about the people, and if you are far away from the rivers and lakes, you will worry about the king." I heard that although you are young, your ambition is not small. ”

Jia Cong hurriedly stretched his neck: "Where did you hear that?" What kind of king, the people, the people have the king, the king has the ministers, the second brother, let me go, I'm still a child! It's just a matter of going out to hang out after doing your homework every day and not causing trouble, what is ambition that can be eaten? ”

Second Brother Qu smiled lightly: "You practice martial arts every day, don't you want to be a general and defend the territory?" ”

Jia Cong said "oh" in his heart, and said in his belly, good boy, he will really pinch three inches, if this young master is not wearing it, he is afraid that he will not be able to stand this temptation. Nai waved his hand: "If you like it, if you like it, where do I dare to go to the battlefield seriously?" Besides, my dad wouldn't have been. How about a bump in the road. Besides, I'm not bad at studying, but my talent is slightly inferior, and I'm not afraid of failing to pass the exam if I work hard for a few years. ”

Second Brother Qu couldn't help but glance at Huo Sheng, and said curiously: "Why do you want to take the imperial examination?" I heard that the pardon is also a martial artist, and he also opened a dart game. ”

Jia Cong smiled: "That's to support his old soldiers." How can those soldiers and bandits have the ability to make a living? The whole account is hanging in our house, otherwise it would have been closed long ago. Yin turned his head to look at Baoyu and said, "The second uncle also raised Qingke, and he flattened it." ”

Baoyu hurriedly said: "Uncle is kind-hearted, and it is also appropriate to take care of the old soldiers." ”

Jia Cong smiled again: "I'm teasing you, I know that Brother Baoyu is very generous, and he won't be unhappy." Nai also said, "Practicing martial arts is just for fun, and for fighting without suffering." My father is a good dragon of Ye Gong, and he is reluctant to let him send his son to the battlefield. ”

Huo Sheng snorted: "If there were no soldiers who were bloody, how could you have a peaceful life." ”

Jia Cong hurriedly arched his hand and said: "I heard that the prince will go to the military camp in a few days, and the younger brother admires it very much. I know that without the blood and blood of soldiers, there would be no tea and wine for us, but everyone has their own aspirations. Twenty years later, I made it to the side of consolation, and when I saw the mighty and heroic army of the prince, I could also recite a poem comparable to "the desert is lonely and the smoke is straight, and the sun sets on the long river". ”

On weekdays, even if the children of Beijing are not humble, they must pretend to be a little humble in front of outsiders who meet for the first time, who has ever seen such shamelessness? Several people were stunned for a while, Huo Sheng actually laughed first, got up and said: "Borrow the auspicious words of the little brother, I will drink this cup full, you replace the wine with tea, I respect you!" ”

Jia Cong hurriedly stood up and raised the teacup and said, "For the time being, replace wine with tea." In a few years, when I'm older, I'll give you back this wine! ”

The two "dang" a clink of glasses, which can be regarded as an agreement.

Second Brother Qu stroked his palm and said, "It's so cool! Nai smiled again, "Why don't you come here too?" ”

Jia Cong was a little angry. He said in his heart, Lao Tzu pretended to be naïve all the way, and you kid chased after him all the way. The son of the emperor's family is so capable of such an idea? Can't even turn a corner? Can't you see that the master doesn't want to play with you? Because of the pretense of thinking about it, he said sincerely: "For the time being, I don't have the ability to play with words, why don't Huo Shizi have a few more days?" I'll go back and think about it. ”

Huo Sheng and Second Brother Qu both laughed, and Huo Sheng said: "Very, very, very!" How about sending it to me before I leave Beijing? ”

Jia Cong nodded heavily: "Okay!" ”

When the second brother Qu heard this, he immediately opened his eyebrows, and he was happier than Huo Sheng, and Huo Sheng hurriedly greeted him with another round of wine and food. And they ate and drank and mixed up for the rest of the day. Seeing that Baoyu was a little drunk, Jia Cong hurriedly pulled him to say goodbye and went first.

The two of them had only been out for a while, and Huo Sheng said, "Your Highness is a little anxious today." ”

Second Brother Qu smiled: "This kid is very slippery, if you don't force him a few points, I'm afraid you won't be able to take out your real skills." ”

On the other side, Jia Cong sent Baoyu back to the mansion, and immediately turned his horse's head and went straight to Feng Ziying's house. Feng Ziying was not at home, he had to wait, and he was anxious to circle around the house. The Feng family's little servant had already seen him, and he was afraid that he had something important, so he quietly went to Feng Ziying's banquet to tell him. Feng Ziying was quite worried about him, and when she heard that he was in such a hurry, she hurriedly came back.

At that time, Jia Cong was in a hurry, and when he heard someone outside shouting, "Uncle is back", he immediately rushed out: "Brother Feng, you're here!" ”

Feng Ziying didn't even change her clothes, she took off her big hat and asked, "What's so anxious?" ”

Jia Cong hurriedly pulled his arm and whispered: "That Huo Sheng, the prince of Nan'an, I don't know how to know my brother Baoyu, today he coaxed Brother Baoyu to pull me out to eat wine, there is also a little brother at the banquet, I know at a glance that it is either the prince or the little prince!" ”

Feng Ziying was stunned: "How do you know that it is the prince and the prince?" ”

Jia Cong snorted: "The eyes, an extremely straight nose and the shape of the face are all very similar to Brother Xianwang!" Imagami is the elder brother of King Xian's brother, and he probably looks quite alike. Anyway, he is either the son of a saint or the son of King Xian's brother. ”

Feng Ziying stayed for a long time: "Is it a person who happens to look similar?" ”

Jia Cong pouted: "Isn't it so coincidental?" You also happen to recognize Nan An Shizi? Do you believe such a coincidence? ”

Feng Ziying hurriedly said, "What did they say?" ”

Jia Cong told him everything at the table, and then complained: "I have to write poems!" I don't have any poetic talent in the first place! Brother Baoyu can write poetry! Why don't you let him write! He stomped his foot again, "He caused this to happen today, and let him write it for me." ”

Feng Ziying thought for a long time and said with a smile: "No matter how talented you are, you are not only responding to others, but also doing well yourself." How big an idea do you have? If you don't write well, no one will laugh at you. ”

Jia Cong muttered: "It's embarrassing to write badly." Nai stomped his foot again, "I know that these princes will not let me go, I will go back to discuss with my father and go south to find Uncle Lin." ”

Feng Ziying hurriedly waved her hand and said, "Even if you want to avoid it, this excuse is really not good." ”

Jia Cong also thought for a while, pouted, and said, "I can't think of any good excuse for the time being, just go back and ask my father if there is a way." Three stinkers can always stand up to Zhuge Liang. Nai stroked his chest and said with a smile, "It's much more comfortable to say!" "I said goodbye with a grin.

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