Leaving the back street, Jia Baoyu entered the house directly from the back door and entered the Grand View Garden by the way.

What a beautiful garden!

Pavilion railings, pavilions and pavilions, clear water canals, everything is so perfect, like a fairyland on earth.

If possible, Jia Baoyu really didn't want to dispose of the hero who built such a beautiful garden for the Jia family.

Unfortunately, it backfired.

Judging from the news he got last night, this magnificent manor not only emptied the treasury of Rongguo Mansion, but also fattened a lot of moths.

These people, like the maggots of the Jia family's tarsal bones, are the obstacles to his power in the Jia Mansion, and they have to be removed.

The celebration banquet of Rongguo Mansion was prepared very grandly.

Because there was no banquet for foreign guests, there was no distinction between the front and back houses, only in the front hall of Rongxi Hall, that is, in the large courtyard before the main hall, a stage was built, and then all the portals in front of it were opened.

The middle is separated by a screen, which separates the male and female seats.

Because in the early winter, the sky gets dark quickly, so the banquet is scheduled to be held at the end of the Shen season.

Soon the crowd arrived.

On the left is the women's seat, which is divided into three tables.

Mother Jia, Aunt Xue, Baochai, and Sanchun sisters sat at the first table.

At the table on the left, Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Wang, You Shi, Li Kun, Wang Xifeng, and Qin Shi.

At a table in the corner, Aunt Zhao, Aunt Zhou, and a melancholy Du Qiuniang.

Under normal circumstances, Aunt Zhao and others are not allowed to enter the table. It's just that Mother Jia thought that today was a great joy, so she ordered that no matter whether it was the master's or the half-master's son, they should all be seated.

Since the children of the half-master are all seated, then, you can't treat Du Qiuniang as a slave girl, right?

So, I invited her too.

At this time, she sat next to the two, and while paying attention to the etiquette of the big family, she had to endure the jealousy in the eyes of the two of them, which was really unbearable.

Mother Jia saw Ping'er standing behind Wang Xifeng, so she said, "Ping'er girl also go to the table and sit down, and she will also be touched with the joy of Baoyu today." ”

Ping'er glanced at Wang Xifeng, but she didn't hesitate too much, said "yes", walked over, and sat next to Du Qiuniang.

"Why hasn't Baoyu seen yet? Mandarin duck, you look behind the screen, has Baoyu arrived? ”

The mandarin duck led the order and walked over and looked behind the screen.

The men's seat is much simpler.

Jia Zheng, Jia Yu, Jia Zhen, Jia Cong, Jia Huan, Jia Rong, and Jia Qiang are at the same table.

There is also a table where seven or eight Qing guests from Jia Zheng are seated.

I just don't see Jia Baoyu.

The mandarin duck shook his head at Jia's mother.

Wang Xifeng said: "We are accompanying guests today, and we have all arrived for such a while, and Baoyu, the main master, is absent first?" Could it be that he got a high-ranking official and started to put on a score, deliberately arriving half an hour late? ”

Jia Mu said: "You talk a lot." ”

"Hehe, I just heard that those governors, governors and other officials, when they have a banquet in the place, like to go half an hour later to see if anyone dares to leave early"

Wang Xifeng grinned, and then turned his head to You Shi and said, "Sister-in-law Zhen thinks that if we leave this time, will he settle accounts with us after the autumn?" ”

You Shi glanced at her: "Don't you just take a look?" ”

It was a clear taunt of her.

The old lady and the others are still here, can you take one and try it?

"You think I wouldn't dare?"

Wang Xifeng seemed to be provoked by You Shi's words, and asked rhetorically, but he really stood up and walked to the back hall.

Everyone was amazed.

"Feng girl." Mrs. Wang shouted and told her not to make a mistake.

It's just that as soon as her words fell, she saw Wang Xifeng rushing back at a very fast speed, and said to You Shi with a smile: "I just don't dare." ”

Such a faceless and skinless appearance really amused everyone.

Jia Mu scolded: "This phoenix girl is used to making trouble, sooner or later, one day, I will tear her skin to see what is in her bones." ”

Wang Xifeng suddenly showed a pitiful expression.

Jia Mu smiled: "They are all mothers, and they are still so faceless and skinless, and they are not stable at all." ”

"What do I want that thing to do, as long as the old lady can smile and live a long life, I will be satisfied!"

Jia Mu shook her head, not wanting to talk to Wang Xifeng anymore, and turned her head again: "What did Baoyu do, why didn't she come yet?" ”

On the other side of the screen, Jia Zheng also heard Jia's mother's voice, so he said to Jia Huan: "Go and see what your second brother is doing." ”

"Oh." Jia Huan drooped his head, stepped off the table, and limped out.

Jia Zheng saw him like this in the back, and compared with his second son Jia Baoyu, he began to wonder if this product was his own for a while.

Or why are they all Lao Tzu's species, so much difference?

After Jia Huan went out, he wanted to go to Jia Baoyu's house in Rongqing Hall to find someone, but he thought again:

"What am I going to do with him? Anyway, he doesn't usually be good with me, he's late, and he makes the old man angry, isn't it just right, so I don't want to go to him. ”

Thinking like this, he had no intention of running this trip, so he just walked around and went to a courtyard in front of him, squatted behind a pillar, and looked at the chrysanthemums.

Jia Baoyu came out of the account room, and after giving instructions to Lin Zhixiao, he began to walk to the front hall.

Before entering the Rongxi Hall, I suddenly heard someone muttering in the flowers under the eaves of the corridor:

"If you usually ignore me and make you proud, I won't call you, let you be late for a while, and then make the old man angry, and you will be miserable."

Jia Baoyu looked down, and it turned out to be his cheap brother, the little guy cowered under a large cluster of late-blooming chrysanthemums, holding a stick, and was torturing and killing ants.

Jia Baoyu was about to call him, but he muttered again: "I'll stay here for a quarter of an hour, and then go back and say that I didn't find anyone, and Master Han doesn't know that I didn't go to Rongqing Hall to find you, hehehe"

The last low laugh revealed the smugness of the master at this time.

Jia Baoyu realized that the "you" in his mouth was referring to himself.

Jia Baoyu, who understood the cause and effect after a little thought, felt very funny.

This kid seems to be only nine years old, right?

I didn't bully him on weekdays, and I didn't deduct the gifts that should have been given to him during the New Year's Festival, why did this kid have such a big grudge against himself?

It seems that Jia Huan's dislike of Jia Baoyu is a basic character, and he will not change because of his arrival.

So, Jia Baoyu bent down, grabbed the ear of the boy under the flower bush with one hand, and lifted him up.

"Oops, which bastard is pulling Lao Tzu's ears"

"Huh?" When Jia Baoyu heard this, the strength in his hand suddenly increased by eight points.

"Ahhh

Jia Huan, who stood up, finally found that the person who pulled his ear was Jia Baoyu, and hurriedly put away the "ant killing stick" that was about to hit the back.

"It turned out to be the second brother Bao, let go, it hurts to death, it hurts to death"

Jia Huan begged for mercy in a loud voice.

Jia Baoyu was also in no mood to play with him, and asked directly, "What are you doing here?" ”

"I, I'm here, here, by the way, the lord told me to find you! I didn't find you anywhere, so I've come here to wait for you. ”

He originally wanted to lie, but he was smart and immediately thought that if he lied, Jia Baoyu and Jia Zheng would be exposed if they had a conversation?

So, he immediately uttered such a perfect set of words.

Jia Baoyu was speechless for a moment, Jia Huan deceived himself as mentally retarded?

Looking for someone not to go to the backyard and hide in the flowers in the front yard?

angrily slapped Jia Huan's head, and said viciously: "If I find out that you are plotting against me in the future, I will clean you up fiercely!" ”

"Ahh

Jia Huan immediately covered his head, and finally knew that his "conspiracy" had been exposed, so he lowered his head in panic and didn't dare to speak.

Jia Baoyu kept a fierce look and turned around, and then a smile suddenly appeared on his face.

What a stupid brother.

Stupid to not even feel the slightest threat.

Jia Baoyu came to the table, and Jia Zheng did not express any dissatisfaction with this, but just asked him what he was doing.

Jia Baoyu smiled and said that he went to the account room to look at the accounts of the construction of the garden, and was delayed for a while.

As soon as he said this, Jia Zheng felt that it was nothing, Jia Baoyu cared about the construction of the garden, and it was not only shown today.

It's just that a few Qing guests from Jia Zheng next to him are kilometers away, and there are many people who show different colors.

came to the women's seat and sued Jia's mother.

Wang Xifeng smiled and said, "Yo, isn't this our general?" You're finally here? ”

Jia Baoyu smiled: "I'm not a general, just a junior general." ”

"Is the forbidden army a marquis or a young general? Don't fool me, I've heard about it, this is a third-grade official?

In the entire imperial court, how many third-grade officials can there be? ”

Jia Baoyu smiled, if the imperial court refers to those officials of the previous dynasty, there are indeed not many who can reach the third grade.

But in the army, there are more military attaches and generals of the third grade.

A commander of a thousand is the fifth grade, as long as there are thousands of generals under his jurisdiction, almost all of them are on the third grade.

From this point of view, military attachés are indeed not as valuable as civilian officials.

But in the forbidden army system, it's naturally another matter.

"I don't know how many third-grade officials there are in the entire imperial court, but among the forbidden army, there are more than a dozen, right?

If they are all great generals, then there are too many great generals in the imperial court. ”

"Are there so many?"

When Wang Xifeng heard this, he was a little disappointed in his words.

She understands the truth that scarcity is precious.

Jia Mu scolded her: "What do you know, no matter how many he has, you have to count the past dynasties, at his age, how many are in this position?"

If you want to line up the royal children, how many more are there?

When you say it, you are not afraid to make people laugh. ”

Jia Baoyu also shook his head and smiled.

He just did one thing for the imperial court and made a meritorious service, so if he really wanted to make him a general.

That can only mean one thing, this court is going to be finished!

Almost all of the people present were women in the deep house, and there were few who really knew what was going on outside.

But they all know that Jia Mu is well-informed, so even if they didn't know it before, they also know the preciousness of Jia Baoyu's official position.

Not to mention, Baochai, who was already more aware of things outside.

Baochai saw Jia Baoyu sitting down next to him, and felt that it was not a way to avoid him like this, so he happened to have doubts in his heart, so he asked:

"I heard that in addition to the forbidden army Marquis Yu, the emperor also gave you a Jinshi background, why is this?"

As soon as everyone heard Baochai's question, they were much more professional than Wang Xifeng, and they all calmed down to listen to the answer.

Jia Baoyu thought for a while and said, "Xu is the consideration of the princes in the court, because of my age and qualifications, the court is not good for me to enter the court. If the official position was too small and could not be rewarded, I was placed in the ranks of military attachés.

I already have a high-level substantive job, so naturally I can't participate in the scientific expedition anymore.

Out of love, the imperial court gave me the status of Jinshi because my identity was limited in the future. ”

Almost all the officials in the court can see this, and they can intuitively see how much Jia Baoyu is favored by the princes of the court.

Since ancient times, no matter how prosperous the imperial examination is, there are always more shadow officials than department officials.

Therefore, many of the groups who entered the official from the imperial examination looked down on the officials.

This dynasty followed the old system of the Later Song Dynasty and emphasized the imperial examination.

If you are not a person who has been admitted to the official examination formally, it is almost difficult to rank above the top six officials.

If you don't have a Jinshi and a Jinshi, it is almost impossible to enter the cabinet.

Opposite to the Jinshi and the first and Jinshi origins, there are also the same Jinshi origins, which are respectively called the first, second, and third Jinshi.

Among them, the first and second class together are only a fraction of the number of the top three.

In other words, the Jinshi and the Jinshi are the top dozens of each imperial examination.

For these reasons, the imperial court gave Jia Baoyu the status of a jinshi, so as not to hinder his ability to assist the country and the people in this disaster relief.

From this point, it can be seen that the imperial court intends to transfer Jia Baoyu back to the imperial court in the future.

It can also be seen that the princes of the court, fundamentally speaking, also look down on martial artists

After listening to Jia Baoyu's words, many people sighed and asked why the imperial court was so thoughtful to him, and even this stubble was considered for him.

"Why?"

Jia Baoyu smiled slightly.

This is why when he went to the study to accompany him, he tried his best to perform well and show his pursuit of Confucianism and Taoism.

Let's ask a junior, before the crown, he can have the opportunity to know the Manchu court, and he can also form a friendship between teachers and students, what a great fortune is this?

Originally, this was the special treatment that belonged to the prince, and the companion reading was to go to the light.

Anyone who doesn't cherish the opportunity to read with them is a fool.