On February 22, Jia Zheng's family finally moved out.

Not only did they move away by themselves, but even the Xue family and the Li family's mother and daughter followed them, and even Shi Xiangyun, because he wanted to move to live in the Grand View Garden, also followed them.

All of a sudden, the mansion of the Marquis of Rongguo was much quieter, and Jia Jiu even felt that the sky was blue, the air was fresh, and life was beautiful. He even began to think about whether to hold a hairpin party at home before the next year's general election.

However, before that, he still has one more thing to do, and that is to appease Jia's mother.

Jia's mother is old, and she already likes her children and grandchildren around her knees and likes the lively and lively family, but as a result, Mrs. Jia Zhengwang moved away, not only taking Aunt Zhao's mother and son, but also Jia Baoyu, Tanchun, and Li Kun's mother and son. With them, Shi Xiangyun, the Xue family, the Li family, including Aunt Xue, Xue Pan, Xue Zhen, Xue Baochai, Xue Baoqin and Li's mother and daughter also followed them.

In the past, the juniors who were chattering around Jia's mother and were most loved by Jia's mother are gone.

Jia's mother's loss can be imagined.

Jia Jiu and Jia Qian, Jia Qing, Xing Xiu, and Xichun were not skilled, and they couldn't pretend to be Jia Baoyu and Shi Xiangyun, so they couldn't make Jia's mother happy.

Jia Qing had an idea, and suddenly said, "Second aunt, isn't this month the day of spring?" What is the situation of the spring festival, my aunt has seen it? ”

Jia Jiu was stunned.

Jia Jiu is good, Jia Qian and Jia Qing are good. are not lonely girls, especially Jia Jiu and Jia Qing, because of the relationship between reincarnation. Not curious about the imperial examination is fake. While the others were living the life of a young lady, they had already secretly sent people to inquire about the imperial examination, and they didn't know how many times they whispered for the news outside the Gongyuan.

It's a pity that they are the girl's house after all, and they can't go outside to see the excitement in person.

It's just that, no matter how many things they ask, they are only in their own houses. to each other, or just to hear the confidants say this once or twice. In front of the others, they had never shown any curiosity about Jinshike.

Today is an exception.

Even on the side of Rongguo Mansion, no one has ever walked into Shike. But as the wife of the Jia family, Jia's mother will not know the meaning of Jinshike, then he will not be Jia's mother.

I only heard Jia Mu sigh and said, "It turns out that it's time again." He said. Sigh again. said: "Speaking of which, our family was originally a military meritorious, and it was only that year for the family to mobilize the people for this spring......"

The year that Jia Mu said was not long after Jia Min and Lu. At that time, Jia Daishan was still there, and at that time, Emperor Gaozu was not young. There are also many princes and princesses under his knees. Emperor Gaozu was so angry that his children were fighting openly and secretly under his knees, and he became more and more attached to Mrs. Gu. He often came to Jia's house to visit this cousin and adoptive mother. It was also because of Emperor Gaozu's attachment to Mrs. Gu that the princes focused their attention on the Jia family. Jia Min, as Jia Daishan's only daughter, naturally became their target.

At that time, Jia's mother also had the same idea as Mrs. Wang, asking her daughter to marry into the royal family and glorify her ancestors. And those who have the same idea as Jia's mother are Jia's mother-in-law, that is, Jia Daishan's grandmother, the wife of Rongguo Mansion at that time.

However, Mrs. Gu refused.

Ignoring the wishes of his mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, he discussed with Jia Daishan, the son of the head of the Rongguo Mansion at that time, and begged Emperor Gaozu to give Jia Min to the Tanhualang of that year, Lin Ruhai.

Mother Jia still remembers that year, when she was still dreaming of her daughter becoming the princess, her mother-in-law and husband secretly carried her back and paid attention to the tributes that year.

At that time, almost the entire mansion knew that his daughter was going to marry one of the three tripods, but only he and his mother-in-law didn't know.

Jia's mother still remembers the severe pain when Jia Min was assigned to marry, and she also remembers that she found her husband that day, but the husband and wife broke up unhappily.

At that time, Jia's mother hated her mother-in-law. He thought that his mother-in-law had harmed his daughter's future.

It wasn't until later that Emperor Gaozu took action to clean up several sons, including His Royal Highness who Jia's mother once favored was also once seized and imprisoned, as well as the fate of those princesses and concubines' mothers' families, that Jia's mother understood how correct her mother-in-law's decision was.

However, at that time, Jia Min had been married to Lin Ruhai for several years, Lin Ruhai was an official in other places, Jia Min stayed in Beijing to serve her mother-in-law, and the young couple got together less and left more. Jia Min himself didn't complain about anything, but often said that most of the scholars were like this, even Lin Ruhai's father was the same at the beginning.

But Jia Mu was just not happy.

In his opinion, young couples should take advantage of their youth, have more children, future or something, and let their husbands help talk about it when the time comes. Who would have thought that her daughter would be angry about this, thinking that she looked down on Lin Ruhai and the Lin family.

Jia's mother felt sorry for her daughter and couldn't bear to be angry with her daughter, but she complained about the Lin family and her mother-in-law behind her back. In Jia's mother's view, her daughter only left a granddaughter in the end, because the husband and wife had been separated for a long time and delayed the heir.

Jia's mother has always been dissatisfied with her mother-in-law in her heart, and her daughter Jia Min's marriage is among the best.

It's just that now, in front of the juniors, Jia Mu can only say this.

Whether it was Jia Jiu, or several other girls present, including the youngest Xichun, it could be seen that Jia's mother's expression was different. Even if they didn't know what happened in the past, they faintly felt that there were many insincere words in Jia Mu's words.

However, Jia Min finally worked as the wife of the Lin family for thirty years and gave birth to a daughter for the Lin family. No matter what happened in the past, the coffin has already been closed for this marriage.

Hearing Jia's mother say that the spring season has not yet begun, Jia Daishan has already investigated all the young lifters who entered Beijing to take the exam, and when the Gongyuan exam is over and the results have not yet come out, Jia Daishan has already begun to contact several scholars, including Lin Ruhai. Jia Jiu, Jia Qian, and Jia Qing were all stupid.

Jia Jiu said: "Old lady, did my grandfather really start thinking about the marriage of the fourth aunt so early?" ”

Jia Mu said: "No. What's more, he actually hid it from me! At that time. I thought that he wanted to hire a good gentleman for Hu'er, that is, your eldest brother, so he was busy every day, but I didn't want to, he turned out to be for Min'er! ”

Xichun suddenly interjected: "Isn't the old lady happy? ”

Jia Mu was stunned for a moment, and then sighed. said: "Who doesn't want to go to the next level with people like us?" The ancestor at that time was my mother-in-law. Seeing Min'er's excellent appearance, he wants to marry Min'er into the royal family. ”

Jia Jiu gasped and said, "Old lady, my granddaughter heard about it." Emperor Gaozu in his later years. The court is not peaceful. ”

Jia Mu said: "Yes." It's just three or four years, the situation has changed, and the people who were full of friends before have fallen to dust in a blink of an eye. Then the Emperor Taishang, who was not favored by everyone, went up. I am an inner house woman, and many things are only when the dust settles before I know that our Jia family can be preserved thanks to your grandfather. And. Your grandfather also worked hard and lost his body greatly. Not long after, he died. ”

The mother-in-law and her husband died one after another, the son became the head of the family, and the eldest daughter-in-law naturally rose to the top of the house and became the wife of the house.

Jia's mother is not close to her eldest son, because the eldest son was raised by his mother-in-law; There were also many dissatisfaction with the eldest daughter-in-law at that time, because this daughter-in-law was chosen by her mother-in-law; What's more, the subordinates flattered the eldest daughter-in-law, and inevitably snubbed Jia's mother, who was once in power.

In those years, Jia's mother was very unaccustomed to it.

But at that time, the mother-in-law who had always protected him had passed away, and his mother-in-law, Mrs. Gu, had become the lady in this mansion, and Emperor Gaozu was so angry with his sons that he became more and more attached to this adoptive mother, so that he did not dare to act rashly.

It was at that time that Jia's mother noticed her youngest son and daughter-in-law, and she got closer and closer to her youngest son and daughter-in-law, so that she would lay the foundation for the later things.

In just a few words, Mother Jia passed the marriage between Chunfu and Jia Min, and mentioned the deceased Jia Daishan, even Jia Qian knew Jia's mother's attitude.

Jia Jiu could only say: "My father also told me." It is said that my grandfather once reminded my father more than once, saying that our family was already conspicuous enough at the beginning, and if we went further, it would be fine when Gaozu Xià was there, and he would protect us, but if Gaozu Xià had a case, it would not be good. My father always remembered his grandfather's teachings and did not dare to act rashly. ”

Jia Mu nodded at Jia Jiu and said, "This is what makes me the most angry." Your father knew my worries, but he wouldn't tell me anything! Both father and son, one by two, treat me like an outsider! ”

Jia Jiu smiled and said: "Old lady, it is precisely because my father doesn't want the old lady to worry that he hides it from the old lady!" ”

Jia Mu said angrily: "Am I so weak? As he spoke, he also smiled: "The boss is like this, his heart is straight." Whatever his father said, it was. This temper, no matter how many years, can't be changed. ”

Before Jia pardoned, Jia's mother always thought that this son was incompetent and could not bring greater glory to the family, so she valued her younger son a little more. Later, through Jia Jiu, Jia Yu became a prince, although Jia's mother thought that Jia Yu would have where he is today because of the relationship with her granddaughter Jia Jiu, but she also had a thought in her heart, that is, this eldest son has been hiding clumsy.

This kind of thought, with the passage of time, has become clearer and clearer in Jia Mu's heart, and until today, Jia Mu has been convinced.

Before I knew it, it was cold again. If Shi Xiangyun is here, if Jia Baoyu is here, they may pounce on Jia's mother and gossip about Jia Min's youth, or directly make fun of Jia Jiu, Jia Qian, and Jia Qing, whether they also want to catch their sons-in-law.

But whether it is Jia Jiu, Jia Qian or Jia Qing, they are not Shi Xiangyun, and they will not say such things.

As for the indifferent Xing Xiuyan and the young Xichun, they won't talk about this.

Serious boudoir women not only do not talk about marriage, but even take the initiative to avoid related topics, so as not to make others think that they hate to marry. It would hurt their own reputation, and the future of their family and the other girls in it.

Like in the original book, Jia Baoyu's body recovered, and all the sisters were very happy, Lin Daiyu said "Amitabha" in public, in fact, this sentence is just like under normal circumstances, everyone in the family is sick, and then recovered, someone said: "Thank God, you are finally better." Everyone is frightened by your illness, and the elders are worried about death. "Same.

That is, Xue Baochai, I have to add a sentence, saying that the gods and Buddhas are going to take care of Lin Daiyu's marriage and something like that. This kind of words, in the boudoir, are different from pointing directly at Lin Daiyu's nose and scolding Lin Daiyu for "missing a man"!

The longer he lives in this world, the more he understands some unspoken rules and subtexts, the more Jia Jiu doesn't like Xue Baochai anymore.

Jia Jiu will understand Xue Baochai's difficulty, and will sympathize with the other party's experience, but if he wants him to like Xue Baochai and help Xue Baochai, Jia Jiu will shake his head at the first time.

It is precisely because he has lived here for a long time that Jia Jiu will not make mistakes lightly.

So, the room is getting more and more dull.

Xichun looked left and right, and finally changed the topic: "Second sister, you haven't said anything about Chunqiu." ”

Jia Jing was born as a Jinshi, and Xichun was curious about his father's past, and it was not rude to inquire about Chunqiu. If Jia Jiu, Jia Qian, and Jia Qing are replaced, and they are older, and they fall into the mouths of people like Shi Xiangyun and Xue Baochai who do not accumulate virtue, I am afraid that not only will they have a bad reputation, but they may also ruin their future.

Jia Jiu said: "This spring is a test, that is, there will be three exams, and they are in the ......."

Jia Jiu explained the matter of Chunfu unhurriedly, not only introduced all kinds of Chunqiu, but also told a lot of interesting allusions, such as catching a son-in-law under the list.

"In fact, the matter of catching a son-in-law under this list has been going on for a long time. In the Sui and Tang dynasties, although there was already an imperial examination, at that time, officials still relied on recommendation, and it was not until the Song Dynasty that literati began to take power, and the son-in-law began to flourish with the imperial examination. Jia Mu explained with a smile, "However, people like us don't attach much importance to this imperial examination. Don't say anything else, let's just talk about this exam, autumn is in autumn, if the weather is good, autumn is high and cool, it is the best; But what if you meet the autumn tiger and don't go down? Heat stroke deaths are not one or two. After changing the spring, the weather in early February, the south can still be said to be cold, but when it comes to Beijing, there is still snow in the Qingming season! It's just that I can't even wear a jacket in the spring, let alone a padded jacket. ”

Jia Mu has heard that those scholars who participated in the spring festival are not frozen, and when they come down from the examination room, they are like beggars.

Mother Jia was reluctant to let her children suffer from this. (To be continued......)