Chapter 11 Cross-examination
Besides, Jia Ke returned home from school, and just arrived at the gate of the courtyard to see Aunt Zhou and Chuncao visiting him in the direction he came from outside the gate of the courtyard. Seeing Jia Ke coming back, he welcomed him into Aunt Zhou's room.
"I heard that you performed martial arts in the study compound today?" Aunt Zhou couldn't wait to ask.
"Yes, a little demo." Jia Ke's tone seemed to be very flat, but his expression was like saying come and praise me, very arrogant.
Chuncao next to him looked at Jia Ke with adoration on his face.
"You really want to practice martial arts, do you know, the master likes to read, you don't study well, why do you dance with knives and guns to make the master dislike. If the old man is disgusted with us, those who praise the high and the low do not bully our mother and son to death, let us live in this mansion. Aunt Zhou's anxious tears were about to fall.
"Auntie, don't worry, our ancestors started with martial arts. My father had seen my grandfather make great achievements with martial arts, so he would definitely not be disgusted with us. Jia Ke comforted Aunt Zhou while giving her an analysis.
At this time, the little maid Xia Mai came back from taking the meal, and as soon as she entered the door, she excitedly said to a few people: "Auntie, uncle, you don't know, the house is spreading, saying that the uncle's martial arts are so good, and he is as powerful as the old man who went, and he may be able to wait for the prime minister in the future." ”
Aunt Zhou glared at her and said, "What is the marquis or not, I just hope that he will be safe and sound." ”
After speaking, it is called spring grass, and Xia Mai sets the meal.
In the evening, Jia Ke was reading a book in the room, when he saw Chuncao coming in from outside, and without waiting for Jia Ke to ask, he said with an anxious face: "The master is here, ask the uncle to meet him." "There was worry on my face.
Jia Ke knew that he would show his martial arts in the morning, and he knew that there would be a day when he would face Jia Zheng, but he didn't expect it to be fast. However, he has already had a countermeasure, and people at this time are very superstitious, not to mention that there are immortals in the world of Red Mansions, and as a wealthy family, Jia Fu should know a little bit of the secret of the gods. Jia Ke was determined to start from this aspect, so that Jia Zheng would believe that his talent was heavenly, which could strengthen his position in Jiafu.
Jia Ke said to Chuncao: "It's okay, it's just that the master wants to ask me something." ”
Jia Ke walked calmly towards Aunt Zhou's house.
When I entered the house, I saw that Aunt Zhou was busy pouring tea and water for Jia Zheng, serving diligently, and Jia Zheng was sitting in the middle and being fiddled with by Aunt Zhou, Aunt Zhou saw Jia Ke come in, and her face was worried and gave him a look, telling him to be careful.
Jia Ke also understood, and immediately saluted Jia Zheng, and then stood aside and waited for Jia Zheng to ask.
Jia Zheng picked up the tea and looked at Jia Ke while drinking, and saw that he was still honest, and he did not get carried away because he was in the limelight in the morning.
"I heard that you were majestic in the morning, and you shocked the whole house." Jia Zheng put down the tea bowl and said quietly.
"I don't dare to hide my father, my son is really not talented in studying the imperial examination, and if he goes to participate in the imperial examination, my son is afraid that he will not be able to pass the examination for the rest of his life. For the sake of the future, I can only plan for others. Fortunately, his son still has some talent in martial arts, so he pretended to explain it to his father through the mouth of Mr. Li. ”
After listening to this, Jia Zheng nodded and said, "You are quite honest and didn't bluff me with nonsense." I ask you, who did you learn your martial arts from? We don't have such a good player right now. ”
Jia Ke had been waiting for Jia Zheng's words for a long time, and he didn't answer, just looked left and right without speaking.
Jia Zheng understood what Jia Ke meant, this is a secret that cannot be told to outsiders. Jia Zheng said to Aunt Zhou: "You take the maid to watch outside, don't let anyone who dares to break in." ”
Aunt Zhou asked, and immediately went out with Chuncao and Xia Mai. Aunt Zhou asked Chuncao and Xia Mai to go to the gate of the courtyard to watch, and she personally guarded the door.
Jia Zheng saw that everyone had gone out, and said to Jia Ke: "Say, see what amazing words you can have." ”
Jia Ke said to Jia Zheng: "It's not that my son is hiding it, it's really too incredible, my son often has a similar dream at night when he is four or five years old." The child in the dream is a military general. He often wears a purple and gold crown with three-pronged hair, a red brocade robe on his body, a beast-faced head swallowing chain armor, and a delicate lion belt at the waist; With a bow and arrow, holding a halberd, he sat down and neighed the red rabbit horse. Bow and horse are strong, arm strength, good at fighting, often in the enemy array to rush to kill, such as into no one's land. For decades, no one has been invincible in the world, and when the heroes of the world hear my name, they are terrified. Over the years, I have unconsciously learned the martial arts of the person in my dreams, and I only feel very familiar, as if I would have known it by the beginning. Just because his father was strict, the son didn't dare to report to his father, if he didn't really have the talent for the imperial examination, how could the son dare to use this little cleverness. ”
"I often hear people talk about reincarnation, but when I see Jia Ke's appearance today, there is really reincarnation, this is Jia Ke's martial arts awakening in his previous life." Jia Zheng sat on it and thought.
Jia Zheng asked again, "What do you remember?" ”
Jia Ke was afraid that Jia Zheng would have suspicions, so he said: "I only remember the battlefield fighting, arranging troops, and the art of war." The rest is gone. ”
Jia Zheng thought in his heart that his eldest son was afraid that he was a man with a background. What will happen in the future. I was very happy in my heart, his Jia family would definitely prosper in his hands.
Jia Zheng has been in charge of the Rongguo Mansion for many years, on the surface he looks majestic, in fact, he has not been worried for a day, Mrs. Wang only knows how to fight for power in the inner house, although he himself thinks that he is not a light eunuch, but he lacks ability to make a person who likes to read, a corporal of courtesy, and helps the weak and the needy, just to raise hope. He worked hard in the DPRK and China, and he was only promoted from the head of the Ministry of Industry to a foreigner, which can only be regarded as a small achievement. And Jia Jianing and Rong Erfu are now saving face. In addition to him now, which of the two mansions is not a lustful dog and horse, and he is carried away. He was anxious in his eyes, but there was nothing he could do. Talking about poetry and poetry with Qing guests every day is just self-escape.
He was strict with his son, but he pinned his hopes on his son to shake the Jia family, only Jia Zhu was smart before, and he pinned his hopes on Jia Zhu. Now I see the inconspicuous eldest son, who is also equipped with unique skills and excellent martial arts. In this way, the Jia family has a double insurance, and the eldest son will develop in the army in the future, and he can inherit the connections of the two old princes in the army, and the second son will take the path of the imperial examination. The two brothers took care of each other, so that in his lifetime, he could also see the grand occasion of Mrs. Wang's Jiafu, a family of two dukes. Thinking of this, Jia Zheng couldn't help but feel overjoyed.
After Jia Ke finished speaking, he saw that Jia Zheng didn't speak for a long time, he couldn't help but look up, and saw that Jia Zheng's serious face slowly had a smile, and he knew that he had passed the test, and he was relieved.
Jia Zheng saw Jia Ke looking at him and suddenly woke up. The seriousness of the face returned.
"Who else did you tell about learning martial arts in your dream?"
Jia Ke replied: "I didn't talk to anyone except my father. ”
"Your mother doesn't even talk about it?" Jia Zheng asked
Jia Ke was confused, he didn't know Mrs. Wang well, and there was nothing wrong with him, so he had to send his handle to Mrs. Wang and say something to her.
Jia Zheng knew at a glance that he had misunderstood, in Jiafu, the etiquette was strict, and Jia Ke was just a concubine, but his mother could only be Mrs. Wang, and he could only call Mrs. Wang "mother". And his own mother can only be called "aunt".
So Jia Zheng pointed to Aunt Zhou outside, and Jia Ke understood and replied, "No." ”
"From now on, don't talk to anyone, if someone asks, just like you said before, you are born with divine power and martial arts, which you have pondered blindly. Remember? Jia Zheng said solemnly.
Jia Ke also replied solemnly: "Remember." ”
Jia Zheng nodded with satisfaction. He also said: "I also want to talk to the old lady about your martial arts, and only the three of us can know about the martial arts in your dreams in Jiafu." ”
After speaking, seeing that it was getting late, he asked Jia Ke to go back to recuperate. and called Aunt Zhou in.
At night, Jia Zheng tossed and turned in bed and couldn't sleep, and Aunt Zhou persuaded her: "But Ke'er did something wrong to make the old man angry?" What's wrong with the uncle, scolding him more, scolding him, don't be angry with the bad guy. ”
Jia Zheng didn't say much, only said: "You gave birth to a good son." Then he grabbed Aunt Zhou's hand and stopped talking.