The next day, early in the morning, Jia's mother sent someone and told Baoyu to hurry back. Where is Baoyu willing to go back (the reason is unknown), and Qin Zhong is also in love with Zhizhi (the last time he climbed the slope, the beautiful scenery was just in sight), and he refused to go back. So Qin Zhong instigated Baoyu to beg Sister Feng to stay for another day. Sister Feng also needed to do the matter of writing a letter to the mayor of Changping in the case of the lawsuit, so she stayed overnight.

At dawn the next day, a cadre and others left the extermination master and walked back in a car. That Qin Zhong parted with Zhizhi and refused to break up in every way, swore an alliance with each other, discussed how to get out of the fire pit or something, and then said goodbye with hatred.

Let's say that Qin Zhong returned to Rongguo Mansion, resigned from Baoyu again, and returned to his home. But this child is very poor, in the suburbs suffered some early spring cold, coupled with the wisdom of stealing entanglement, back to the room, began to cough, do not want to eat, there is a very serious trend. So he lay down and didn't dare to go out.

After a few days, Na Zhi'er finally escaped from the fire pit (Shuiyue Nunnery), ran into the city, and went to Qin Zhong's house to see Qin Zhong. is bumping into Qin Zhong's father Qin Ye (Huang Pinyuan). Huang Pinyuan was furious - you sassy nun, you came to my source, so he drove Zhizhi out with a broom seedling, and then beat Qin Zhong. Then Huang Pinyuan was so angry that he had an old illness, and within a few days, he died.

Qin Zhong received the cane, and when he saw his father angry to death, he regretted and suffered a lot at this time. Fang only knew that he was so lazy and sexually messed around, and he couldn't live with his sister or father, so he felt that studying seriously was the right way. But he couldn't study anymore (he realized it earlier than Baoyu), and he was ashamed, anxious and hateful, so his condition worsened.

When Baoyu heard about it, he was at a loss in his heart, and he felt that he couldn't see anything when he looked around, and everyone said that he was getting more and more in a daze.

Suddenly, this day was the birthday of his father Jia Zheng, and the people of Ning and Rong came to celebrate. was lively, and the communication room came to report: "Master Xia, the chief eunuch of the Sixth Palace, has come to give an edict." ”

Jia Yu, Jia Zheng and others were so frightened that they didn't know what the news was, so they hurriedly ran out, opened the main gate (three gates, the current main gate was finally opened, for the central leaders to go), and knelt under the door to greet them.

It stands to reason that petty officials like Jia Yu and Jia Zheng (Jia Yu attacked his father Jia Daishan's official son, he is a first-class general, but he is a vacant position, and Jia Zheng is just a member of the Ministry of Works-so can Jia Zheng not study according to Baoyu? How could the emperor give them a decree. Except for the whole family to take down and ask for the guilt, there is nothing to tell them directly. The eunuch Xia didn't take any decree, but with a smile on his face, he followed Jia Yu and his people into the hall, stood in the south, and proclaimed: "Special decree, Jia Zheng immediately entered the court and faced the king in the Linjing Palace." After saying that, he didn't eat tea, and rode back. (Eunuchs can also ride horses, and they are recovering well after surgery!) ）

Jia Zheng doesn't know whether it is evil or auspicious, the eunuch's laughter is not equal to good news, the eunuch was abused in the past, and now he must be able to laugh when he sees people being abused. So Jia Zheng hurriedly changed his clothes and entered the court.

Jia Mu and the others were in a panic, and kept sending people to Pegasus to visit the messenger.

Two hours later, Lai, who was riding a horse, came running with a loud voice, and when he entered the second gate, he reported the good news: "Joy! Hello! Our eldest lady has been promoted to the title of Virtuous Princess! (It turned out to be a female history, a female Sima Qian.) It turned out that the newly elected emperor - just elected this spring, it was Qianlong - but the original storyteller was afraid of things, so he had to rely on the Ming Dynasty, and the names of places and officials were also messed up, trying to avoid revealing the meaning of the Qing Dynasty - he was a person who loved to read, so he promoted Miss Yuanchun, the eldest daughter of Jia Zheng, who was knowledgeable and educated, to the imperial concubine! The old lady led the ladies (the latter refers to Xing and Mrs. Wang) to the palace to thank him! ”

Jia Mu and the others were at ease at this time, and then they were all overjoyed. So they all hurriedly dressed and entered the court - they all have their own products, Jiafu is a duke, and I don't know how many products, and the old lady can be regarded as a lady of the imperial order. Jia Zhen and Jia Rong's side, when they saw that their own Qin Keqing was gone, the Rongfu here was prosperous and rich, and they didn't know how to feel, but they just accepted their fate and probably felt that the status of this long house was going to lose to these two rooms after all (Rong Guogong was Ning Guogong's younger brother and second), so he also wore it and went with the old lady's big sedan chair.

As a result, inside and outside the Ning and Rong mansions, the daughters-in-law and servants were all proud, as if they had won the Olympic Games, and the voices of laughter were boiling.

In the evening, Jia Mu and the others Xie En came back, excitedly setting off firecrackers - standing on the car and shouting, the relatives of the eight houses of the He family and Gao Peng came to celebrate (the princess who followed Jia Zhen to the funeral must have felt that this funeral was not in vain), and everywhere was full of enthusiasm for living.

Baoyu read Qin Zhong, and he didn't know why.

At this time, the next day, Miss Lin Daiyu came back again. It turned out that Mr. Lin Ruhai Tanhua was finally too sick or dead, Daiyu followed Jia Lian's brother (director of diplomacy) who went with him, arranged the funeral, and returned to Jiafu in tears. Daiyu brought a lot of books and gave some pens and paper to Baochai, Yingchun, Baoyu and others (there were no hairy crabs that were very nesty), and Baoyu looked at Daiyu's appearance, and became more and more supernatural. In terms of appearance, Daiyu seems to be inferior to Baochai, but that kind of romantic swaying is something that the champions of the model contest do not have.

Baoyu didn't know how to give it back, so he solemnly took out the string of prayer beads on his wrist that the former Beijing King Shui Rong gave him when they met, and transferred it to Daiyu. Daiyu said: "I don't want anything that a stinky man has worn." So he threw it on the ground and did not take it.

Baoyu was scolded by the model champion, thinking that this was indeed brought on the wrist of King Beijing, and he didn't think it should be, so he picked it up and took it back into his box.

Baoyu always said that men are made of mud, but King Beijing's things, he still treasures them more than mud.

On this day, Baoyu got up and finished freshening up, and saw Mingyan (the one who helped Qin Zhong fight), probing his brain at the door. Busy came out and asked, "What to do?" ”

Ming Yan said: "Qin Xianggong is useless. (This slave knows his duty very well, and when he fights, he knows that the person who should fight with the other party is called the master.) ）

When Baoyu heard this, she was startled, and hurriedly said, "I went to see him yesterday, and it was clear, why not." ”

Mingyan said: "I don't know, the old man of his family said it." (The old man is not Huang Pinyuan, Huang Pinyuan should be called uncle.) ）

Baoyu hurriedly greeted Jia's mother and ran to Qin Zhong's house.

Qin Zhong had already been in shock twice at this time, and he had changed from the bed to the bed of the corpse, and Baoyu couldn't help but scream when he saw it. Li Gui hurriedly persuaded him: "Be quiet, Qin Xianggong is always uncomfortable lying on Simmons, so lie down in another place for a while, when you scream, don't you frighten him, but make him sick?" (This Li Gui is a big and small man, but he is careful and can lie.) ）

Baoyu just walked over tightly and called in a low voice: "Qin Zhong, Baoyu is here." ”

But Qin Zhong didn't react.

Baoyu shouted again: "Baoyu is here, Qin Zhong!" ”

This Qin Zhong snorted, opened his eyes slightly, and saw that it was Baoyu on the side, so he reluctantly sighed: "Why didn't you come early?" I won't be able to see you any further along. ”

Baoyu immediately burst into tears, and hurriedly held Qin Zhong's hand and said, "If you have something to say, leave two sentences." (The ancients were stronger than us, and they didn't dare to say such things if they replaced us.) Of course, it is also the original storyteller's need for the following words. ）

Qin Zhong said: "There is no other word. In the past, you and I thought we were superior to the world, but I recently realized that I was wrong. In the future, we should also aspire to fame and fame, and take glory and glory (seeking to be an official) as the right. After speaking, he sighed, and Xiao Ran passed away.

Baoyu cried bitterly, and seven days later, Qin Zhong was buried. It's just that Baoyu still mourns every day, but it's not as good as that.

If Qin Keqing's death, Baoyu is still unclear and has no understanding, then Qin Zhong's death, this trip before death, Baoyu personally participated in it, but Baoyu finally had no enlightenment, and there was no understanding in Qin Zhong's last words. In addition to missing Qin Zhong, life is still as usual. Qin Ye, Qin Keqing, and Qin Zhong, the three "loves", are just blown by the wind. Let's listen to the next breakdown.

(Prodigal sons who can read in sections, I thought about it, there were few in ancient times.) Zhou can be counted as one, he was a tyrant in the township, and later he was scolded by the villagers, and he was given a funeral in advance. There is also Xu Shu, who participated in the underworld when he was a child, killed people to avenge others, and was finally tied up in the court, cut him with a knife, offered a reward to ask who knew him, and was later rescued by the same party. Now let Jia Baoyu change his understanding and study, how easy it is. Moreover, the Ming and Qing dynasties were not as enterprising as the Qin and Han dynasties, and the society became more authoritarian and unattractive. I'd rather repent, and I also escaped to Laozhuang and Kongsi, and I may not be a "visible" loyal minister. Alas, it is not the right time to be born, and it is not the right time.

If a smart person like Jia Baoyu refuses to enter the main channel, it can only show that there is a problem in this society.

In fact, the narrator of the original story has no reproach for Baoyu's refusal to repent of studying. It is better to be disappointed, to be desoluted, to be avoidant, and to be disappointed, than to be disgraceful and to lose one's nature. The so-called lesser of two evils. Society finally decides who is in it, and it's time and time. ）