On the eighth day of the first month of March, at the east corner gate of Rongguo Mansion, a small sedan chair was carried in.

Sitting in the sedan chair was Jia Baoyu, who returned to Jia's house for the first time after half a year.

After all, he has now been kicked out of Jia's house, so the process of returning home is extremely hidden, and he was carried directly to the inner house.

There is no way, the old lady misses her grandson, and it is understandable that she wants to see him.

From returning to Rongguo's Mansion to Jia's mother's house, although the surrounding scenery is still familiar, it makes Jia Baoyu feel like a world away.

After getting off the sedan chair, Jia Baoyu was the outfit of a small servant, but it was difficult to hide his unworldly temperament.

was led into the house, Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang had taken the initiative to greet them, and the scene was heartbreaking.

After crying, Mother Jia first asked Baoyu about his current situation, and then asked about his food, clothing, housing and transportation, so that Mrs. Wang did not have a chance to interject.

After saying for a while, Jia Baoyu looked left and right, and then asked, "Ancestor, why don't you see your sisters?" ”

"Could it be...... They have also become disgusted with me? ”

has come to this point, Jia Baoyu still cares about these details, which shows that he has grown but not much.

Jia Mu was afraid that he would be cranky, so she hurriedly explained: "Of course they want to come to see you, but they can't pull away from something!" ”

"But I don't know what?" Jia Baoyu asked.

Mother Jia was about to answer, but Mrs. Wang on the side opened her mouth first and said: "Yesterday, the East Palace sent an edict saying that King Xiang was about to leave Beijing, and the prince was going to set up a banquet to send him off, and everyone close to him could go to the banquet!" ”

"What do their brothers have to do with others? Do you want your sisters to send him off? ”

"Today, when my grandson returned home, they didn't come to see me, but went to see an irrelevant person, don't they treat me as a brother anymore?"

If it was before, these words might have been Jia Baoyu's joke, but now it is his true thoughts.

Hearing this, Jia's mother was extremely dissatisfied with Mrs. Wang, who didn't open which pot to mention, and knew that her son didn't like King Xiang and said it.

"Baoyu, don't talk nonsense, do you think your life is too long?" Jia Mu asked with a cold face.

Hearing this, Jia Baoyu's heart trembled suddenly, and then the gathered anger quickly disappeared, and the whole person became cringe and decadent.

Seeing him like this, Jia Mu then relieved: "Don't be too careful, they are thinking about you, but the crown princess is calling, how dare they slack off!" ”

"They also have to do this for the sake of their families...... Don't wronged them! ”

At least in Jia's mother's mouth, the fact that a few people did not appear in Yingchun was a last resort, and they themselves did not have the heart to cling.

After talking about it, Jia Baoyu slowly calmed down, and then continued to talk to Jia's mother, as for Mrs. Wang, she had no chance to speak at all.

She also knew that she was speechless, so she didn't say a word more, and could only echo a few sentences from time to time.

On the other side, in Yingchun's living room, she was carefully grooming.

"The hairpin here is a little higher, press it down......"

"I always feel ...... The makeup doesn't match today's clothes, do you want to change clothes again? ”

From the morning to the present, Si Qi didn't even drink saliva, and was tossed back and forth many times by Yingchun.

She also didn't understand how the second girl, who was so indifferent to the world, could pay so much attention to grooming and dressing up today, and the back and forth jewelry and makeup clothes had been adjusted seven or eight times.

Although the girl's "lively" made Si Qi happy, such a continuous toss also made Si Qi feel miserable.

"Girl, this is already excellent!"

After that, Si Qi continued: "The second grandmother sent someone to urge, you can't delay any longer!" ”

Today's banquet in the East Palace is the younger generation, among which Wang Xifeng is the leader.

"Really?" Yingchun is still uneasy.

According to her character, she has never paid attention to dressing up, and today she is unusually because she wants to bid farewell to Zhu Jinghong.

As the so-called woman is the one who pleases herself, she has Zhu Jinghong in her heart, so she naturally wants to show her most beautiful self to the other party.

Of course, Yingchun didn't know this, because she didn't dare to believe that she was in love with Zhu Jinghong.

Because in her opinion, she is too far away from Zhu Jinghong, and she can even be said to be a person from two worlds.

"It's already excellent, I'm afraid that the goddess in heaven can't reach it!" Si Qi replied.

"You're talking nonsense again!"

After that, Yingchun continued to play with the headdress, and although Si Qi was puzzled, he continued to serve wholeheartedly.

Soon it was time to set off, Jia Sanchun came to Wang Xifeng, followed her out of the mansion in a sedan chair, and then went to the direction of the palace.

Since Yuan Chun became the crown princess, he rarely summoned their sisters into the palace, so after entering the palace gate, Sanchun and Wang Xifeng couldn't help but be curious, and observed the situation outside through the cracks in the curtain.

In the forbidden place, the garrison is heavily guarded, and between the tall palaces, the patrol armor is dense, which shows the majesty of the heavenly family.

When they rushed to the East Palace, Zhu Jinghong and his wife also changed into robes and clothes, got into the carriage and rushed to the direction of the East Palace.

Because today is a gathering of two families, in addition to the two of them, Keqing and others will also accompany them, so the scale of the convoy is much larger.

All the way to the East Palace, Zhu Jinghong led Baochai and others inside, and under the guidance of the eunuch, he went all the way to the inner house.

Here Zhu Jinghong and the women were separated, and they were led to the back garden, while Zhu Jinghong was taken to another place by the eunuchs.

"Big nephew, didn't you mean going to the banquet? Where are you taking me? ”

The eldest nephew in Zhu Jinghong's mouth is Zhu Muchun, the eldest son of the crown prince.

Although they are uncles and nephews, the age of the two of them is almost a few years apart, and Zhu Muchun will be fourteen in a few months.

"Father is in the study of the Guardian Academy, and he wants to introduce the thirteenth uncle to a group of bachelors!" Zhu Muchun replied.

"Introducing the Bachelor? Those rotten people? ”

As soon as he heard this, Zhu Muchun felt uncomfortable in his heart, just because he respected those bachelors very much.

"Thirteenth uncle, the scholars are all honest and diligent people, you can't slander at will!"

"Gently" patted Zhu Muchun's shoulder, Zhu Jinghong said with a smile: "Honest and diligent people...... Did you see it with your own eyes? Aren't they all blowing? ”

"They only learn character, and the government and the opposition know it......"

"How old are you, how do you know what the government and the opposition are, have you ever been out of the East Palace? Have you seen the world with your own eyes? Do you know how these people are in private? ”

"I ......"

Miaoyu and Zhu Jinghong are both saying these words, but the effect is completely different when listening to Zhu Muchun, he is half-convinced of the former, but he doesn't believe the latter Zhu Muchun at all.

"Look at ...... It's all said by others, and you don't know how much water there is! ”

Zhu Muchun was so stunned that he had nothing to say, but he was still unconvinced in his heart, and felt that Zhu Jinghong was clever in his words.

"Boy, the so-called both listening is clear, and partial listening is dark...... These truths must not only be memorized, but also carefully considered! ”

Someone like you, who doesn't read, has taught me a lesson...... Zhu Muchun became more and more unhappy in his heart.

At his age, it is the time to win strongly, and it is normal to have such thoughts.

"Huh...... So what is the Guardian House going over there? ”

He is not very familiar with the interior of the East Palace, and it is really not good to have no one to lead the way.

After following up, Zhu Muchun said with a smile: "Uncle Thirteen, you didn't say that your nephew didn't understand anything, and now you don't want to ask me!" ”

"Don't talk about it...... I'd better go straight to the back garden for a feast! ”

Bringing Zhu Jinghong to the academy was a task given to Zhu Muchun by the prince, and Zhu Jinghong would not be able to pay the latter if he did not go to the latter.

"Thirteen uncles, thirteen uncles...... This side ...... this way."

Seeing Zhu Jinghong walking around, Zhu Muchun was in a hurry, so he hurriedly ran in front of Zhu Jinghong.

After saying it, Zhu Jinghong reluctantly gave him face and followed him to the Jiade Academy.

Today is a farewell banquet, if it weren't for the repeated persuasion of the scholars, Zhu Jingyuan would definitely not have arranged this meeting.

The farewell of the good brother has something else to mean when he gets it, which makes Zhu Jingyuan feel very uncomfortable.

But he also knew that the reason why the scholars saw Zhu Jinghong was because of those things in Jiangnan, so he could only choose to compromise.

When he entered the study, Zhu Jinghong saw the prince sitting high, and there were three or four officials on the left and right under him.

Seeing Zhu Jinghong coming, these people all stood up and saluted, while Zhu Jinghong saluted the crown prince.

"Thirteenth brother, sit down and talk!" The crown prince looked modest.

The first position on the left and right of the prince was vacant, obviously reserved for Zhu Jinghong and Zhu Muchun.

At this time, Zhu Muchun sat on the right side, and it was obvious that the left side was Zhu Jinghong's.

Sitting on the chair casually, Zhu Jinghong said with a smile: "Fourth brother...... Didn't you say it was a banquet, how could this be like the previous court? ”

This made Zhu Jingyuan very embarrassed, but he still explained: "Thirteenth brother, they have admired your name for a long time, but they only sighed that they couldn't talk to you, so they took this opportunity to see you!" ”

After Zhu Jingyuan said this, the task of meeting him this time was completed.

After his words fell, he heard Xu Xin'an say: "Thirteenth master...... Listening to His Royal Highness the Prince, you are willing to support justice and save the virtuous gentry of Jinling, and the ministers are really grateful! ”

"I knew that the Thirteenth Master was warm, but now the ministers have seen it......"

Since Xu Xin'an, these subordinate officials of the East Palace have begun to wear high hats with Zhu Jinghong, and while praising him, they have gradually shifted their conversations.

Even in the end, the meaning became that if Zhu Jinghong did not go to Jinling in time, he would be a sinner if the gentry were killed.

Originally, Zhu Jinghong was in a good mood, but he was kidnapped by these miscellaneous morals, not to mention how angry he was.

"Bang bang" twice, Zhu Jinghong banged on the table, making everyone at the scene finally quiet.

"Ladies and gentlemen...... Don't just talk about Jinling, you promised to help me, but now there is not even the slightest movement! ”

"Why don't you go to Jinling, although I didn't go to Jinling...... But everything that needs to be done has been done! ”

It is a deal with Donggong itself, these people have to talk about feelings for you, of course Zhu Jinghong has to make them sober up.

"You are positive about giving the Lin family girl to your concubine, why do you promise me such a virtuous king...... But you don't move! ”

Zhu Jinghong's self-proclaimed "virtuous king" was just praised by these people, and everyone can only recognize it when he is quoted at this moment.

Yes, a good girl would rather give a concubine than a well-known virtuous king, and this matter is certainly not right.

Since it is wrong, it must be corrected.

The logic is deduced here, and the East Palace Scholars are very difficult, mainly because they haven't thought about taking the initiative.

In the eyes of the East Palace scholars, this matter has to wait for the turmoil before they can stand up for peace.

After all, if they take the initiative in this kind of thing, it seems that they are too undisciplined, and the reputation of Donggong and Qingliu should be maintained more.

Seeing that everyone didn't speak, Zhu Jinghong spoke again: "Everyone, they all say that they will repay Li with a peach...... I've helped you a lot, you should always show something! ”

"It's just a girl, and it's not a big deal!"

Compared with the struggle in Jinling, and even the overall situation of the East Palace, Lin Daiyu, the daughter of the Qingliu Dynasty, is really insignificant.

After another silence, Xu Xin'an said: "Thirteenth Master, this matter is not in accordance with the system after all......"

"If the ministers and others operate now, Lin Ruhai is afraid that there will be resentment, if he falls to King Rui......"

Previously, they proposed marriage in a hurry, thinking that they would use the East Palace to coerce Lin Ruhai, and indirectly kidnap them with the morality of "kissing and kissing", and finally realize their intention of forcing him to comply.

Although this plan was put on hold, the scholars later learned that the proposed marriage was not possible at all.

Not only is the kid of the Jia family too wasteful, but Lin Ruhai loves his daughter too much.

Fortunately, everyone in the East Palace was fortunate that before this matter developed into a wall, it was terminated because of Zhu Jinghong.

Otherwise, they will not only offend Lin Ruhai, but also offend Zhu Jinghong to death.

"Lin Ruhai's side, you should send someone to persuade you, you have also thought about marriage, my fourth brother and I are brothers, and it is not impossible to be close to the Lin family!"

Zhu Jinghong said it casually, but everyone present was stunned, and he said that this is not a solution to the problem.

I only heard Xu Xin'an say: "Thirteenth master, rest assured, your ministers and others will take care of themselves and persuade Lin Ruhai to send his daughter to the palace!" ”

"I don't read much, don't lie to me!" When he said this, Zhu Jinghong clenched his fists, and the sound of "crackling" frightened everyone.

He threatened the officials in front of him with practical actions, in order to give these people a sense of urgency, and not just to think about picking wool on him.

The next conversation was all about unnutritious words, but Zhu Jinghong still talked to them about it, and everyone looked good on face.

It was about half an hour before the talks officially ended.

After the officials left, Zhu Jinghong urged the prince to go to the back garden together, and Zhu Muchun naturally followed.

Besides, there is a banquet place in the back garden, and Baochai and Yuan Chun sit together on the platform, just because the identities of the two of them are basically equal at the scene.

Of course, Zhu Yunsheng also has this qualification, but she is a person who can't sit still, so she doesn't want to stay with the "elders".

After the two sisters chatted, Baochai suddenly asked, "By the way, why don't you see that Miaoyu master?" ”

During Zhu Jinghong's previous trip to the northwest, Miaoyu went to Xiangwang's Mansion several times to meet Baochai, and the two could barely be considered friends.

Yuan Chun explained with a smile: "Half a month ago, she said that she was going to Yanshan, as if she was going to some kind of festival! ”

The so-called Yan Mountain, in fact, is the land of clouds, which was renamed Yan Mountain during the Taizong period.

"Yanshan is thousands of miles away, and she is very far away from going out this time!" Baochai sighed, and then didn't ask any more

Yuan Chun nodded, and was about to speak when she heard someone shouting "The prince has arrived", so she swept her gaze to the place where the voice came from.

At this moment, on the garden platform, the warblers and Yanyan also stopped fighting, and came to the railing to look at Zhu Jinghong and the others who came over.

(End of chapter)