Since the establishment of the feudal dynasty system, giving gifts to the emperor has been a very deep knowledge.

Jia Baoyu came over with Jia Lian and others, lined up at the back, and found that the things sent by various doors and prefectures were all varied.

What paperweights, treasure inkstones, old ginseng and other things, most of them are not too valuable...... This is relative to the richness of the birthday gift given by the Jia family that Jia Baoyu knew.

Perhaps, these people are afraid that the gifts they give are too expensive, and they are suspected of having a problem with their life style!

After all, a middle- and upper-class Beijing official with four or five grades, the official service for a year is only about two hundred taels of silver, and the gifts he gives are too expensive, not to mention those sharp-eyed imperial histories, even if the emperor sees it, it is estimated that he will be suspicious.

Thinking of this, Jia Baoyu couldn't help but look at the two birthday gifts carried by the Xue family's little servants, and said curiously: "Brother Xue, what is the birthday gift you prepared for the Emperor?"

"Hey, Brother Bao, do you guess?"

Xue Pan had a fleshy smile on his face, as if he had been expecting others to ask him this question for a long time.

Jia Baoyu looked at the heavy things that the little guys were carrying, and shook his head a little speechlessly.

He guessed the hell.

With Xue Pan's taste, it is estimated that it will be difficult to send anything good.

Seeing that Jia Baoyu ignored him, Xue Pan grinned and pulled Jia Baoyu, and said in a low voice: "That's what I asked someone to cast half a month in advance, and the custody is more noble than those poor and sour!" ”

Jia Baoyu nodded knowingly and didn't ask any more. It just so happened that the official who sang in front of him said excitedly: "The Taishi Mansion will send a first-class famous painting and a calligraphy." ”

Then I listened to the official in charge of registration say to the little queen who gave the gift: "Ye Gongzi, don't come unharmed, I don't know if Master Taishi is still healthy recently?" ”

"Grandfather, everything is well, thank you for your concern."

"Hehe, where is it, I think when the Taishi was still the second assistant, Zhao had the honor to worship under his old man's seat and became an official in the court, and now more than 20 years have passed, time flies really fast!"

Hou Sheng hurriedly bowed and bowed: "It turned out to be Uncle Zhao, please forgive the boy for being young and clumsy, I didn't know it was Uncle Zhao in front of me before." ”

"It's okay, it's okay, the master doesn't like us students to disturb his old man too much, so he doesn't dare to visit his door easily over the years, and there are some nephews who don't know him."

.......

One of them was old and one young was catching up over there, but there were still several people waiting for them behind, and some people were immediately dissatisfied.

Also, on such a cold day, there are occasional snowflakes in the sky. Besides, the people who can come to Xiyuan for the banquet are either rich or expensive, and there are really few people who can stand it and wait in the cold wind.

Jia Baoyu was a little surprised, this time Xue Pan, a daredevil, did not become the first bird, but stood obediently without saying a word.

Perhaps seeing Jia Baoyu's puzzled gaze, Xue Pan sneered: "Look at what I do, that's Ye Hao, the grandson of Master Ye, the nephew of the current queen's mother's family, or the only nephew......"

It turned out that he was Ye Hao. The former cabinet chief assistant Ye Taishi has only one son and one daughter, and her daughter is naturally the current queen. As for his son, he died of a serious illness a few years ago, which caused Taishi Ye to send a white-haired person to a black-haired person.

It was also from then on that Taishi Ye retired to the court and raised his only grandson at home......

These are all the news of the Ye family that Jia Baoyu intends to inquire about since Yuanchun became a concubine.

Ye Hao is rumored to be very talented, and he has high hopes for Master Ye. Judging from the behavior of this person in front of him, he did seem polite. Although he doesn't look very old, he describes him as handsome, which is quite the measure of a young handsome.

He saw that some people around him were angry, so he terminated the conversation with the official surnamed Zhao of the Ministry of Rites, and ordered his subordinates to put down the birthday gift and retreat.

Perhaps Jia Baoyu and his party were too many people, which was quite eye-catching, he stopped when he walked in front of him, and bowed his hand and said, "But the brothers of Rongguo Mansion? ”

Jia Lian hurriedly returned the salute and said, "Exactly, I don't know what advice Ye Gongzi has?" ”

Jia Lian is Jia Zheng's housekeeper all the year round, and the etiquette of welcoming guests is very familiar. However, it can also be seen that the two were not familiar with each other before, at least, Ye Hao did not know Jia Lian.

Ye Hao replied to Jia Lian's words lightly, glanced at Jia Zhen and Xue Pan again, and finally stopped at Jia Baoyu: "This must be Brother Baoyu, the brother of Concubine Yuan's mother, right?" I heard my aunt talk about it before, but when I saw it today, it was really different. ”

Larger than life? This accosting is too perfunctory! However, Jia Baoyu still smiled slightly, and replied: "Brother Ye is too famous, but I was fortunate to see the golden face of the queen mother once, and I am really flattered to be flattered that the mother still remembers me." ”

"Where." Ye Hao obviously had a good impression of Jia Baoyu's attitude, and said with a rare smile on his old-fashioned face: "It's inconvenient today, so don't bother more, if there is a chance in the future, I want to invite Brother Jia to the house as a guest, and I hope that I won't have to excuse myself at that time." ”

Ye Hao said sincerely, but as soon as he finished speaking, a harsh voice hummed: "Pretending to be ......"

When Jia Baoyu turned around, he saw a young man about fifteen or sixteen years old, who was also well-dressed, but had gloomy eyes, looking at Ye Hao with disdain.

Jia Baoyu frowned, he remembered that this person was the first to apply for Ye Hao to catch up with the official surnamed Zhao. Could it be that he has a grudge against the Ye family?

Although this person was rude, Jia Baoyu didn't say anything when he saw that Ye Hao didn't say anything, so he ignored it, and only said to Ye Hao: "That's natural, it's an honor to be invited by Brother Ye." ”

Ye Hao nodded, as if he was very disgusted with the person next to him, and left without staying long.

Xue Pan leaned over and said, "Then Ye Hao heard that he is very withdrawn, and he has a good background, and he rarely makes friends with people in the capital. I also met him at a banquet a month ago, but he didn't recognize me, and I don't want him to invite you today! ”

Jia Baoyu smiled faintly, what is a lonely person, Jia Baoyu can clearly feel that this person is just not good at being polite with others. As for being polite to himself, most of it is just because he is the younger brother of Concubine Yuan.

It is well known that Yuan Chun is the person of the queen.

Jia Baoyu didn't answer, but Xue Pan's gossip heart was not dead, and he continued to say in a sly manner: "Then Ye Hao is just a scholar." I heard that he also has a sister, that's amazing, although I have not been in the capital for a long time, I have also seen a lot of princes and grandsons in Beijing, when it comes to talented women and celebrities in Beijing, they all seem to have red eyes, and when it comes to Taoism, they can't get around the Ye family's young lady, they all say that she is the first talented woman in the capital, and I don't know if it's true or not. ”

Jia Baoyu Nahan, he didn't know these gossip news, it can be seen that Xue Pan has been out to fool around in the past half a year since he came to the capital, and these things have been figured out.

"Second Brother Lian, have you heard of this Miss Ye family?"

He hadn't heard of Jia Lian, the head snake among the nobles in the capital, and he shouldn't have known about it.

Sure enough, Jia Lian smiled and said: "I've heard of it, not only have I heard it, but I've heard it many times." Although most people have never seen this Miss Ye family, I heard that everyone who is lucky enough to see her will never forget her and respect her very much. ”

Now Jia Baoyu can't help but believe it. The Ye family has already produced a beauty like a queen, and this will be the first talented woman in the capital, which is not very scientific.

But when she thought of the sisters in her family, Jia Baoyu couldn't help but start believing that this beauty might like to be reincarnated together!

Seeing that Jia Lian also looked in reverie after speaking, Jia Baoyu couldn't help but make fun of him and said, "What, Mo Feilian's second brother is also one of her admirers?" ”

Jia Lian's old face turned red and said, "Nonsense, how can I ...... It's Baoyu, if you go to Ye Mansion as a guest in the future, you may have the opportunity to meet her. Moreover, with the talent of Brother Bao, maybe he can marry Fang Ze and marry her into the door of our Jia family, when the time comes, I don't know how many people will be envious. ”

Jia Baoyu shook his head and smiled, and was about to say something more, when the unpleasant voice came again: "Hehe, it's really laughing to death, you still want to marry Miss Zhen Zhen with your appearance, what a toad wants to eat swan meat!" His Royal Highness the Second Prince has already said that it is necessary to marry Miss Zhenzhen as the Second Imperial Concubine, as far as you are concerned, why should you fight with the Second Prince? ”

Jia Baoyu's face sank, although he didn't have this intention, but whoever was scolded as a toad in front of him, or the most ambitious kind of toad, he probably wouldn't be happy in his heart!