When he came to the dining room of the Ye family, Ye Qiong sat at the head, and then beckoned the second prince, Jia Baoyu, and Ye Hao to sit down in turn.

The Ye family is thin, and a family banquet, plus Jia Baoyu and the second prince, is still less than one table.

Jia Baoyu and the second prince are very human and do not show any uncomfortable emotions.

"I heard that you have recently been preparing for the construction of the Jingshi Health Hall, how is the progress, but are there any difficulties?"

Since her granddaughter and Jia Baoyu got married, Jia Baoyu has rarely come to Ye Mansion, so this is the first time Ye Qiong has asked about Jia Baoyu's Jingshi Health Hall.

Jia Baoyu was about to get up to answer, Ye Qiong immediately pressed his hand to let him sit down, so he bowed his hand on the seat, and then said: "It is true, the progress is quite smooth, as for the difficulties, I want to beg the master for help." ”

"Oh?"

"The time for students to enter the court is still short, and most of the wise men in the court are not familiar with it, and now the health hall is newly established, and a few highly respected gentlemen are waiting to settle in."

Jia Baoyu is not very polite, and when he seizes the opportunity, he wants to do something. Anyway, Ye Qiong took the initiative to ask.

Ye Qiong listened and said: "There are many famous and virtuous people under my disciple who have already become famous, but I don't know if it is suitable for your health hall?" ”

Ye Qiong glanced at Jia Baoyu and the second prince, and he knew that this matter was led by the two of them.

The euphemism he said meant that it was not difficult to recommend you, but I don't know if your health hall can be retained.

The second prince said: "Grandfather doesn't need to ask me, Ziheng is solely responsible for the affairs of the Jingshi Health Hall, and I am not familiar with it." ”

Jia Baoyu said: "There are children in the health hall, although they don't need to learn to be full of economy, but they can't be unreasonable. Therefore, I would like to invite a few truly virtuous elders to talk about the scriptures and righteousness for them, so that they can cultivate virtue, be courteous, righteous, honest, and shameful.

There is no need to bother the gentlemen too much, only one lesson is required every day, and in addition to the absence of official status, the students intend to return the treatment of the prince of the country. ”

Scholars don't like words, it doesn't mean they don't like money, Ye Qiong naturally understands this truth, Ying Ying smiled: "So, I'll come up with a few names when I go back, and let Ye Hao accompany you to the door." As for whether it can be done in the end, it depends on your own ability. ”

Ye Qiong has been the first assistant for more than ten years, and I don't know how many shows I have hosted in Qiu and Chun, it is not an exaggeration to say that his protégés are all over the world, and it is a very trivial matter for him to find a few idle gentlemen.

He paused, looked at Jia Baoyu and the second prince, and added: "You do this well, it is also a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people, and you can't slack off." ”

"Yes." The two of them responded in unison.

After deciding this matter, Jia Baoyu asked a few more words about Ye Hao's situation in the household department. The last time Shandong came back, Ye Hao naturally received a reward, and the emperor ordered him to study in the ministry.

As she was talking, Ye Zhenzhen led the maid out.

She was obviously dressed up carefully, a new red silk dress, with a purple orchid embroidered collared pink placket on the upper body, and a moon-white collared midshirt visible from the neckline.

She has a simple bun on her head, swaying it with a golden step, leaving two strands of sideburns on both sides, and the eyebrow-high bangs are floating on her forehead.

Coupled with delicate facial features and a beautiful face, it is more and more like a hibiscus flower standing high on the water in the morning.

Jia Baoyu sighed in her heart, but it was a pity that she didn't have the opportunity to see Mrs. Ye and Mrs. Tai, I don't know what kind of two women can give birth to Ye Zhenzhen and Queen Ye, two daughters who are so captivating and peerless.

He glanced back, and sure enough, he saw that the second prince was also looking at Ye Zhenzhen, and when he saw his gaze, the second prince smiled slightly, but he did not shy away from it, and smiled at Ye Zhenzhen who came over: "Cousin Zhenzhen's dress today is beautiful and elegant, and it seems that my cousin is becoming more and more beautiful." ”

Ye Zhenzhen and Ye Qiong bowed, bowed their heads slightly when they heard this, and said, "Thank you second cousin for complimenting." ”

Then he sat down beside Ye Hao.

As soon as Ye Zhenzhen arrived, everyone was gathered, so the descendants of the Ye family began to pass the dishes up, and soon the table was not luxurious, but the workmanship was very exquisite, and the dishes with beautiful colors were all placed.

Ye Hao was afraid that Jia Baoyu would not know the mystery, so he said with a smile: "Today's table dishes, every one of them is made by my sister herself, and she doesn't fake it to others at all, hiss~"

But he was suddenly kicked on the instep, and he subconsciously glanced at Ye Zhenzhen. Ye Zhenzhen glanced back at him innocently, and then he realized that he had said the wrong thing, so he immediately shut up, and did not dare to accuse his sister.

It's just that everyone is a clear-eyed person, how can they not see the small movements of their sister and brother.

But the second prince and Jia Baoyu pretended not to see it. One of them is sad, and the other is not good at expressing their thoughts.

However, Ye Qiong smiled without any taboos, waved his hand to let everyone go down, and then made an opening statement: "Today is a family banquet, and it is also Zhen Zhen's birthday, although you are casual, okay, I haven't tasted Zhen Zhen's craftsmanship for a long time, and every time I drink health soup......"

"Grandpa~" Ye Zhenzhen was dissatisfied, is this a complaint that she is not intimate enough?

Ye Qiong laughed, and after holding a pair of chopsticks, she motioned for Jia Baoyu and the others to start.

Jia Baoyu and the others glanced at each other, but they also began to move their chopsticks. Then they each said a word or two to congratulate Fangchen or something, and Ye Zhenzhen returned the salute one by one.

After a while, Ye Qiong saw that the atmosphere was quiet, not like a birthday celebration for Ye Zhenzhen, but like a palace banquet, so he summoned a waiter and bowed his head and gave an order.

In the middle of the night, the waiter brought back a bottle of wine, the bottle was very peculiar, and at first glance it did not look like it was from the original source.

"This bottle of wine is still a reward from the former palace, and it is said that it is a tribute from the Western Regions, so you can taste it too."

Wine is not a Western specialty, but most of the people in the Central Plains like rice wine and white wine, and most of them are not used to drinking wine.

However, at this time, Ye Zhenzhen was at the table, so it was naturally not easy to drink, and it was appropriate to drink a little wine.

Even so, the table has only improved a little.

Ye Qiong was also helpless about this, and he could also see that the crux of the problem was Jia Baoyu and the second prince, although both of them always had a faint smile on their faces......

Half an hour later, after the meal, Ye Qiong summoned the second prince and Jia Baoyu into the study, briefly talked for a while, and then asked the two of them to leave, and then not long after, he got up and went to the palace.

He felt that the marriage of the second prince could not be delayed any longer.

......

The second prince and Jia Baoyu left the Taishi Mansion one after the other, and Jia Baoyu said goodbye to the second prince.

The second prince grabbed Jia Baoyu's wrist, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Ziheng don't have to worry about today's affairs." ”

Jia Baoyu couldn't salute when his hand was grabbed, so he had to smile and say, "Your Highness is too worried." ”

The second prince didn't let go, just looked at Jia Baoyu like this, stared for a while, and said slowly: "Ziheng said to me before those words of my cousin Xinyue, but are you serious?" ”

"I'm serious." Jia Baoyu's brows moved slightly.

"Then, does Ziheng have any interest in Zhen Zhen now?" The second prince said seriously.

Jia Baoyu looked at his handsome face, bowed his head slightly, and said, "No." I don't have any wrong thoughts about Miss Zhen Zhen except that the Emperor's marriage decree cannot be violated. ”

"Ziheng didn't lie to me?"

The face of the second prince has a little more brilliance.

Jia Baoyu said quietly: "Don't dare to deceive Your Highness, if Your Highness has no other instructions, Weichen will retire first." ”

After saluting the second prince, Jia Baoyu turned over and got on the horse, hugged the reins again, and then turned the horse's head and went home.

The second prince watched his figure leave, and the excitement and innocence on his face slowly disappeared.

How did he not know that if he wanted to become an emperor, there would be gains and losses, and he knew even more that now for him, only completely giving up Ye Zhenzhen was the best choice, otherwise, the emperor and the master would be unhappy, and Jia Baoyu would be separated from him.

However, he really couldn't let it go.

Frankly speaking, he is not a greedy woman, Ye Zhenzhen is not just a cousin with a peerless appearance to him, she is like a dream that has been cared for for for more than ten years, it has always been close in front of her, but he has never been able to get it, this kind of feeling, he can't let go.

Of course, he didn't think about robbing it, and he didn't dare to disobey the emperor's will.

Over the past few days, he has gradually come up with an idea.

He beckoned the eunuch beside him and asked, "How is the matter that made you inquire?" ”

"Back to His Royal Highness, I have inquired clearly, the cousin that General Jia said should be the daughter of the former Lantai Temple doctor and Lord Shilin, who patrols the salt and is now living in Rongguo Mansion. I heard that she looks like a fairy, and she is actually a stunning beauty. ”

"In that case, as I said before, pass on this news to the Fukang Palace."

The eunuch hesitated when he heard this, but when he saw that the second prince had already stepped into the carriage, he didn't dare to disobey, but just nodded yes.