Next to the improvised fire, four wooden sticks were tied into two crossed shelves, on which a piece of cyan straight bamboo was placed.

In the middle of the bamboo, a roast chicken dressed in a golden color lies above the flickering flames.

Jia Baoyu moved a big stool, sat on it, and instructed the two children squatting on the ground, Jia Yan and Jia Lan, to add firewood and set fire.

"Hey, Lan'er, you're so stupid, tell you to set a fire, you're about to extinguish the fire for me! Forget it, you give the burning stick to Jia Yan, I really can't stand it. ”

After three or four times of teaching, Jia Lan still had a posture of rotten wood that could not be carved, and Jia Baoyu finally couldn't bear it anymore and threw out extremely disgusting words.

Jia Lan put down the "power to burn the fire" that he didn't want to control, and walked to Li Kun's side with a shameful face, looking a little aggrieved, but unfortunately Jia Baoyu had already devoted himself to guiding Jia Yan's education and didn't notice it.

Here, Xiangyun baked her second barbecue and was looking for a partner to share it with. She didn't master the heat of the first stove, and sprinkled so much salt that she couldn't even eat it herself.

Seeing that Jia Lan was being bullied, she immediately pretended to be very intimate and complained for Jia Lan: "Lan'er has never done this, and she was caught by your own uncle to do coolies, not to mention, and bullying people like this." Lan'er, come to my side, Aunt Yun invites you to eat barbecue......"

Jia Lan, who originally looked aggrieved, instantly changed his complexion, glanced at Xiangyun in fear, and said, "No, no need, thank you Aunt Yun, I'll help the second uncle watch the fire." ”

After saying that, he ran back to Jia Yan's side, staring at the flames very seriously, as if he could not receive any information from the outside world.

Oh my God, Aunt Yun's roasted meat is so unpalatable!

He had tasted a piece half-pulled and half-tasted before, and the taste was worth remembering.

Xiangyun couldn't deceive her, and she was a little embarrassed, but she quickly adjusted her mentality, and said to Li Kun: "Sister-in-law, do you want to try it?" ”

Li Kun smiled: "I'm not greedy for these, you better keep it for yourself, hehe, you don't come, others don't eat it, they will come to me." ”

was rejected one after another, Xiangyun angrily took a piece of meat with chopsticks and put it in his mouth, meaning to tell Li Kun and others that she roasted it very well this time.

It's a pity that I forgot about the barbecue and hot mouth, and as soon as I ate it, my complexion changed, and after I hurriedly spit it out, I opened my mouth to fan the wind, making a pitiful and funny pie, Daiyu and the others laughed very facefully.

Baochai quietly moved to Jia Baoyu's side, took advantage of the uncooked roast chicken on the shelf, and gossiped with Jia Baoyu.

"Brother Bao went to the Imperial City today, what did you see and hear and what you are not used to?"

Jia Baoyu shook his head and said, "Naturally, there are some things I have seen and heard, but there is nothing unaccustomed to it." ”

"Oh, Brother Bao might talk to us?"

"The Second Prince's Mansion is very spacious and majestic, and there are many halls and pavilions inside. The second prince has a wide range of friends, so today, there are at least dozens of sons of courtiers and nobles gathered in the second prince's mansion......"

Since Baochai was interested in listening to the outside world, Jia Baoyu casually introduced some information.

In this dynasty, the prince needs to be crowned before the throne, and now the second prince is not yet twenty, so the residence is not called the palace.

"Brother Bao is saying that the second prince has invited so many princes and grandsons, so it is a welcome ceremony for you?"

Baochai was a little surprised by the magnanimity of Tianhuang nobles to Jia Baoyu.

Jia Baoyu said with a smile: "It's just a beginning, His Royal Highness the Second Prince has great ambitions, and often gathers aspiring young people in Beijing to the mansion, or to learn talents, or talk about major events in the world, and the way to govern the country and the people." ”

"In this way, the second prince must have quite a prestige among the princes and grandsons in Beijing."

Baochai guessed.

Jia Baoyu was noncommittal.

Suddenly, Jia Baoyu asked Baochai in turn: "Sister Bao thinks that like the second prince, as a prince, it is good to form a force, care about national affairs, and even use a strategy to govern the country?" ”

Baochai was obviously a little stunned, and didn't understand why Jia Baoyu asked her like this, but she still said: "I heard that the second prince is the son of the current queen, shouldering the destiny of heaven and the country, and being diligent and self-denying, and cultivating the policy of governing the country and the country, this is the expectation of the scholars and even the imperial court for the prince, and the second prince follows it, what's not good?" ”

Listening to Baochai's tone, it is a matter of course for a supreme and noble person to care about national affairs.

It seems that Baochai's body does have the ambition and insight of "willing to teach her husband to find a marquis", and under her quiet and elegant appearance, she is not only proud of herself, but also pragmatic and motivated.

Jia Baoyu believed that if he asked Daiyu just now, Daiyu would inevitably glance at her, and then lightly shook off a sentence: "Is he good, what does it have to do with me?" ”

From this point of view, Jia Baoyu's mind is more similar to Baochai.

No, he doesn't have a lofty appearance, what he shows from the inside out is a pragmatic philistine and a keen pursuit of power......

Therefore, even if Jia Baoyu had guessed that the second prince did not have a sacred heart, he still resolutely decided to follow the second prince. Because, the second prince is currently his best choice.

As for the Sacred Heart, the Sacred Heart can be changed. Historically, many princes who were not trusted by the first emperor at the beginning were not able to sit on the throne in the end?

Of course, there are risks, but again, he has no other choice, and the Jia family has no other choice.

Moreover, the emperor is not too old, and there is still plenty of time.

Next, what he has to do is to take the opportunity to accompany the second prince to find out and understand the power center of the Great Xuan Empire, so that he can respond in the future.

After Baochai answered Jia Baoyu's question, he had been paying attention to Jia Baoyu's expression, waiting for his judgment or other lofty opinions.

But Jia Baoyu fell into thought in front of her, and her face, which was white and tender and could not be regarded as handsome, was actually rich and deep.

No matter how knowledgeable and open-minded she is, she can't escape the premise that she is still a girl in her boudoir. Most of her knowledge came from books and from her mother's teachings.

She hadn't seen too many men, and it had never been the case for her to look at a boy her age up close like this.

But she knew that such a look should not appear in a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy, it should appear in an ambitious conspirator, or a diligent parent official, or even a great sage for the country and the people.

Thinking about the topic they just discussed, it is not difficult for Baochai to guess that Jia Baoyu is thinking about the major events of the country and the dynasty in the outside world.

Thinking about his understanding of Jia Baoyu for most of the past six months, as well as Jia Baoyu's amazing performance at the birthday banquet of the Emperor Taishang, Baochai knew it.

Brother Bao, although he is young, he already has the ambition of Qingyun!

Baochai's eyes suddenly bloomed with dazzling brilliance.

Jia Baoyu came back to his senses, and just saw Baochai's eyes, he was startled: "Sister Bao, you ......"

What should I do, is Baochai already thinking about himself?

Baochai didn't know Jia Baoyu's thoughts, and said with a smile: "It's nothing, Brother Bao hasn't answered my question yet." ”

"Well, what Sister Bao said is right, His Royal Highness the Second Prince is a dragon and a phoenix among people, and there is naturally nothing wrong with his actions."

Bao Chai glanced at him carefully, and said: "Brother Bao is also a rare young man, and now as a companion, he can often go in and out of the imperial city, and be taught by the scholars of the imperial court. ”

"Where is it......" Jia Baoyu was a little embarrassed to be praised. Although he knew that Baochai's words were from his cousin's standpoint, he still couldn't get rid of his old problems, and couldn't help but ridicule: "I am already satisfied with being able to get Sister Bao's favor, and I will no longer have any grand ambitions." ”

Although Jia Baoyu and Baochai spoke in a small voice, they could still be heard by others if they were careful.

Daiyu, who had long seen Jia Baoyu and Baochai's intimate communication, was dissatisfied with it, and when she heard Jia Baoyu's words, she suddenly said: "Yes, Sister Bao's favor is not for everyone, and you are the only one here!" ”

Baochai was just a little stunned, but at this time, she was poked by Daiyu like this, and she also knew that she was too close to Jia Baoyu's words, and her face was slightly gloomy, but unfortunately under the cover of her snow-like skin, the red was not obvious.