Jia Zheng saw that the people had arrived, so he said to Mrs. Wang: "Since the people have arrived, let's set the meal." ”

Mrs. Wang signaled to Zhou Rui's family next to her, and Zhou Rui's family went out to arrange it immediately. Soon the main hall was set up with a table, and then all kinds of delicacies were put on the table. The maids and maids stood around, ready to serve their masters' meals.

Jia Zheng led everyone to the table, Mrs. Wang and Aunt Zhou fought separately on the left and right of Jia Zheng, Jia Ke and Jia Zhu below, Jia Baoyu sat under Jia Zhu, and opposite Jia Zheng sat the young Jia Tanchun and his nurse were waiting on the side.

Aunt Zhao held Jia Huan and stood on the side to serve, Jia Ke felt that since it was a reunion dinner, there could be no one less, although Aunt Zhao was not qualified to serve on the table. But Jia Huan is the master of this family after all, and no matter what, he should be allowed to serve on the table. He, who is the eldest brother, should be more generous, so he stood up and reported to Jia Zhengyu: "Father, although Brother Huan is young, he cannot be missing in the family banquet, and I implore my father to allow Aunt Zhao to carry Brother Huan to the table." ”

Jia Zheng listened to Jia Ke's words, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion in his heart, his son really knew everything, and considered all the things he didn't consider, so he pushed the boat down the river and said to Aunt Zhao: "Since the eldest brother said something, you can hold Huan'er on the table." ”

As soon as Aunt Zhao heard Jia Ke's words, she immediately sat next to Jia Tanchun with a smile, and after sitting down, she also showed a flattering smile to Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang. It's just that she didn't pay attention to Aunt Zhou and Jia Keli who were sitting next to her.

Jia Ke looked at Aunt Zhao's performance and smiled secretly in her heart. It seems that Aunt Zhao has been properly cleaned up by Mrs. Wang. Now it has completely become a knife for Mrs. Wang to the outside world, and this knife is now facing Aunt Zhou and herself. But this person didn't weigh his own weight, so he rushed up stupidly and charged for Mrs. Wang, how could she be good in the future.

However, this may also be that Aunt Zhao is hiding clumsy, after all, she can survive so well in an environment like Jiafu, she can't be a fool. Maybe she's hiding herself from being so reckless now.

This time, everyone sat down, and Jia Zhengcai picked up the chopsticks and casually added a mouthful of food and put it in his mouth. Jia Zheng ate the dishes, and everyone started to eat.

Halfway through the banquet, Jia Zheng asked Jia Ke: "Now the Tatars are outside the city, but the capital is important." It seems that Jia Zheng is still a little worried about the safety of the capital.

The last time Xuanfu Town was besieged, the court officials at that time sent all their relatives to the south. The Jia family was no exception, at that time, Jia Baoyu and Jia Lian walked south for a while on the pretext of visiting relatives. It didn't take long for the Tatars to retreat, and the two of them were intercepted by the servants on the way.

But this time the Tatars came so suddenly that they were not prepared. So they are all trapped in the city, and now everyone is very concerned about the safety of the capital.

When Mrs. Wang and the others heard Jia Zheng's question, they also pricked up their ears and listened to Jia Ke's answer?

"Father, relax, the Tatars just took advantage of our unpreparedness to raid Gubeikou. Only then did he enter the vicinity of the Jingshi. Now that the emperor has summoned all kinds of armies to come to King Qin, the Tatars will surely retreat. To put it arrogantly, even without reinforcements, his son can resist them with 50,000 horses. Jia Ke said confidently.

"That's good, when the old prince was there, how could there be anything now, and the barbarians were honest at that time. Whoever dares to show the slightest disrespect will immediately destroy their entire clan. Jia Zheng suddenly felt a little emotional, but he seemed to know that he had said something wrong, so he kept silent and just persuaded everyone to eat.

Jia Ke knew the secrets involving Jiafu, as if he hadn't heard the sermon.

When the banquet was about to end, Jia Zheng said to Jia Ke and Jia Zhu again: "The two of you are not young, and you are both people who have already made a marriage. This time, while the eldest brother was there, the marriage was done. After saying this, he said to Mrs. Wang: "You have to prepare a house for Zhu'er, otherwise I am afraid it will be too late." As for the eldest brother, don't worry about it, the Wuyang Marquis Mansion in the west has been empty for a long time, and now it's time to have a hostess. ”

"What the master said is that I will do it for the two of them, and it just so happens that Lian'er has also made a marriage with my niece, so I will handle the two of them first, and I will do it for Lian'er next year" Mrs. Wang said casually.

Jia Zheng didn't object to this, but suddenly asked: "What's going on with Dongfu's sister-in-law?" ”

This sentence Jia Zheng asked was so sudden that Mrs. Wang didn't know how to answer. And she felt that it was a bit inappropriate for Jia Zheng to ask these words when Jia Ke and others were there.

Jia Ke had been eavesdropping on their side for a long time, and now he was a little confused when he asked like this.

He was a little confused, but Mrs. Wang was not confused, she glanced at everyone on the table quietly, and then replied lightly: "What can it be?" I think it was because Brother Jing couldn't bear the loneliness and came back to live for a night or two. This is the old lady's own plan. Let's not mix it up. ”

Jia Zheng was already reluctant to do mundane things, but he just listened to some rumors some time ago, and he felt a little uncomfortable, and now that Mrs. Wang said this, he didn't care about it.

Others didn't take this matter to heart, but Jia Ke understood it, I am afraid that this is talking about Jia Xichun, and Jia Xichun's origin is very strange. If you want to say that in the Dream of Red Mansions, the most unclear identity is Qin Keqing. In fact, in the Dream of Red Mansions, there is another one with a more mysterious identity, that is, Jia Xichun.

In the whole Dream of Red Mansions, Jia Xichun did not step into Ningguofu, and even Jia Jing passed away, but he did not set foot in Ningguofu, which is completely unreasonable. How can one not be suspicious.

No wonder Mr. Cao said: "All the words are glorious, and the beginning of the provocation is really Ning", "Ji Qiu is all respectful, and the family background is the first sin of death", how many secrets are hidden in this Ning Mansion?

In the Dream of Red Mansions, people say that Ning Guofu is dependent on Rongguo Mansion, but now it seems that this is not necessarily the case. What secrets is the patriarch of the dignified Jia family hiding? It's going to be so low-key.

And who this Jia Xichun is, it also makes people feel confused. Some people say that Jia Xichun was born by Jia Jing's wife who stole his brother-in-law, but in Jia Ke's opinion, it is a little different. How old are Jia Jing's wives now? And in the Rongguo Mansion, the only one who has such an act can only be Jia Yu, but Jia Yu will not look down on this half-old woman no matter how hungry he is.

Jia Zheng saw that everyone had almost eaten, so he put down the chopsticks, and when everyone saw Jia Zheng put down the chopsticks, they all stopped eating.

Jia Zheng then said to Jia Ke: "You still have important things to do tomorrow, so go back and rest first." ”

Jia Ke just got busy and bowed down to say goodbye, and then Aunt Zhou also got up and went back with Jia Ke. Not long after, Aunt Zhao also left, and Mrs. Wang then ordered the maid to send Jia Baoyu and Jia Tanchun back to Jia's mother.

When Jia Zhu saw that everyone had left, he also had to leave. But he was stopped by Jia Zheng, "What are your plans?" Do you really want to be attached to Ke Ge'er. ”

Jia Zheng is now more and more dissatisfied with Jia Zhu, just now when Jia Ke was there, he also saved him a little face, and now that everyone is gone, they immediately pull down their faces and reprimand.

Jia Zhu stood in place, his expression gloomy, after not having A Furong, although he studied hard, he didn't know why his body memory couldn't keep up.

When Jia Zheng saw his appearance, he was angry for a while, and couldn't help but say angrily: "That's it, that's it, I don't have more than one son for you, the matter of honoring the ancestors has already been done, you just be an idler at home." After speaking, he flicked his sleeves and walked out of the main room, and the direction he looked at should be in Aunt Zhao's room.

Jia Zhu watched Jia Zheng walk out of the room, and couldn't help crying. Mrs. Wang watched from the side, and her heart was like a knife, she now regretted why she didn't find such an evil medicine for her son.

"Zhu'er, don't worry, this medicine is uncomfortable for a while, and after a period of time to slowly recover, you can still be named on the gold list." Mrs. Wang said comforting words that she didn't believe either.

Jia Zhu looked at Mrs. Wang with tears on her face, and asked with a hint of hope, "Mother, is it really?" Can I really still be on the gold list? ”

"Of course it's true, I don't know my son's ability yet, you were just delayed by your mother, and after a while, the effect of the medicine will be as good as ever." Madame Wang deceived him with tears in her eyes, and the old doctor's words kept echoing in his ears.

After Jia Ke and Aunt Zhou returned to their small courtyard, the two came to the main room and sat down, and the maids brought tea.

Jia Ke still had some questions, so he asked Aunt Zhou: "Auntie, when did the lady in the east get pregnant?" You've heard that. ”

Aunt Zhou drank tea and said indifferently: "I haven't heard of this, I think they saw that the old lady was old, so they kept it a little tight, but I didn't expect that in the end, it was because of this child that the old lady's life was hurt." ”

Jia Ke thought about it carefully and felt that it was becoming more and more wrong, how could this Jia Xichun be so similar to Qin Keqing? What did Ning Guofu do to hide it from them? Does Jia Mu know about this? It seems that there is a chance to get Jia Mu to explore one or two, otherwise if something happens suddenly, it will be troublesome if you are not prepared.

Early the next morning, Jia Ke got up early and dressed up and went to the military headquarters to give orders. Yesterday came in a hurry, and after another big battle, it was not early when I entered the city. Therefore, I did not go to the military department, but I should go to the military department today, report to the military department, and then dispatch after listening.

Jia Ke took his own soldiers to the yamen of the military department, and the official standing guard outside the yamen saw Jia Ke's magnificence, and hurriedly stepped forward to ask: "I don't know what happened to this adult to the military department?" If there is anything important, I can go in and report it. ”

"I am Jia Ke, the envoy of Xuanfu Town, I only came to Beijing yesterday for reinforcements, because I didn't come to report yesterday because of the late time, so I rushed early in the morning today, I don't know if Lord Shangshu is in the ya, I can go in and hand over the order."

Just as Jia Ke was talking to the officer, a four-person sedan chair came over next to him, came to the entrance of the military department, and a middle-aged official walked out of the sedan chair. Jia Keyi seems that the person is none other than Huo Tu, the secretary of the military department.

When Huo Tu saw Jia Ke, he immediately took two steps forward and came to Jia Ke's side, "It turned out that it was Jia Hou Ye, who was the envoy of the festival, and he gave Hou Ye a salute here in Xia Huo Tu." ”

After Huo Tu finished speaking, he gave Jia Ke a deep salute, although the grade of the military department Shangshu was not much different from the jiedu. But because Jia Ke still has the title of Marquis of Wuyang. That's why Huo Tu is so courteous to Jia Ke.

Jia Ke hurriedly returned the salute and said: "Lord Huo, don't be so polite, at a young age, I am just a little lucky to get this title, where do I dare to accept the big gift from the boss." ”

Huo Tu hurriedly stepped forward to help Jia Ke and said, "What does Hou Ye Jia have to do when he comes to the military department this time?" ”

Jia Ke once again bowed his hand to him and said: "I came down here to give orders to my lord, and the emperor has made a will." I want to rush to the capital within ten days, and it has only been four days since today, and I have come to give orders to my lordship. ”