Seeing in front of the Youhei gate on the east side of Rongguo Mansion, Zhang Chengqing tightened the reins and slowed down the horse's speed.
Just as he was about to dismount on the stone, he suddenly saw Zhou Rui greet him with a smile on his face, stretched out his hand to the west, and said, "The banquet will be held at the Rongxi Hall today, so please go ahead."
Zhang Cheng didn't realize anything was wrong. Following Zhou Rui's instructions, he drove the carriage to the main courtyard of Rongguo Mansion.
But Sun Shaozong frowned in the carriage.
Because this Rongxi Hall is a plaque bestowed by the royal family, it is also the place where the old man was entertaining guests.
When Mother Jia preferred her younger son Jia Zheng, she just let him live in Rongxi Hall, which caused a lot of criticism - just because Jia She was not on the stage, it didn't cause a bigger backlash.
Now that Jia Zheng is not in the capital, Jia Lian wants to hold a banquet at Rongxi Hall instead...
Is it to snatch the class to seize power
If this is the case, I must never be able to mix it up, I must quickly find an excuse to get rid of this banquet.
Just thinking about it, now that Jia Yuanchun is gaining power in the palace, Jia Lian really intends to fight for succession, so he shouldn't be in trouble at this time.
"Butler Zhou."
Thinking of this, Sun Shaozong picked up the car curtain and walked around and asked: "Could it be that the second master of the mansion has already returned to Beijing?"
"I can't hide anything from you!"
Zhou Rui hurried a few steps closer to the car window, sloping his shoulders and smiling flatteringly: "Our second master only returned to Beijing this afternoon, no, as soon as I heard that you were coming at night, I immediately ordered to set up a building in Rongxi Hall. Banquet, I said that I wanted to hear about your going south to suppress the rebellion."
Naturally, things are not as simple as Zhou Rui said. In fact, after Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang met, a cold war broke out.
Except in front of Jia's mother, Mrs. Wang didn't take the initiative to say a word to Jia Zheng, but when she was talking to others, the cold words with a gun and a stick made Jia Zheng feel like she was on pins and needles.
Because of this, as soon as he heard that Jia Lian was going to entertain Sun Shaozong at night, Jia Zheng immediately came to take over the host - to put it bluntly, he just wanted to find an excuse to hide from the quiet.
Less gossip.
Hearing that Jia Zheng came back, Sun Shaozong was relieved and let Zhang Cheng drive the car to the corner of the main courtyard.
As soon as he lifted the curtain of the car, the brothers Jia Lian and Jia Baoyu came out to greet him in unison.
For some reason, Sun Shaozong suddenly remembered the first time he saw Jia Baoyu.
At that time, the second master Bao was crying bitterly over the death of his friend. The powder on his face was washed down, as if he was shedding blood and tears.
At that time, Jia Lian, although he was also a well-known playboy, could be regarded as a jade tree in the wind in terms of appearance alone.
However, the situation is completely reversed now. Jia Lian has been studying with Jiang Yuhan for more than a month, and his frown, smile, and every move have become more and more charming.
On the contrary, Jia Baoyu's face was much cleaner, which was very different from the appearance of the powdery boy in the past.
Although this was probably because Jia Zheng had just returned to Beijing, Sun Shaozong couldn't help but sigh.
"Second brother Lian."
"Jiro!"
"Second Brother Sun!"
After greeting each other for two li, Jia Lian turned sideways and said 'please', and while leading Sun Shaozong inside, he smiled bitterly: "I wanted to have a good life with Erlang, never thought that my uncle heard that you are coming, I took over this host."
Sun Shaozong laughed. He was about to make a joke with him when he suddenly remembered something and said hesitantly, "Second brother, in front of Uncle Shi, I'm afraid it's... I'm afraid it's not easy to speak?"
Jia Lian naturally understood that he was referring to Du Ping'er, and immediately covered his mouth and smiled, raised his eyebrows and said, "Erlang, put your heart back in your stomach, since you've all come, my brother will never let you go home empty-handed. "
Seeing the mysterious posture of the two of them, Jia Baoyu couldn't help but wonder, and asked what was going on, but he couldn't speak in front of his father
Sun Shaozong hurriedly typed a haha and changed the subject.
Although it is not uncommon for friends to give concubines as gifts these days, it is not easy to put it on the table after all.
The three chatted and laughed all the way, and soon reached the vicinity of Rongxi Hall, and saw Jia Zhenghou outside the door from a distance, Sun Shaozong hurried a few steps, pretending to be frightened: "How dare Lao Shishu wait here? A sin, a sin !"
Jia Zheng came up to him and helped him up, and subconsciously glanced at the center of his forehead—Yao Mo also heard the legend of the blood-eyed judge—and then said, "Nephew, don't be too polite, come and come, let's talk inside."
Having said that, he personally pulled Sun Shaozong and entered the Rongxi Hall side by side.
The large round table was already full of dazzling arrays of birds and beasts.
Jia Zheng took Sun Shaozong to occupy the middle two positions, Jia Lian sat silently to the left, only Jia Baoyu was there with a smiling face, and did not dare to take the seat by himself.
Jia Zheng sneered at him for a moment, then snorted from his nose and said indifferently, "Sit down too."
"Thank you, sir, for the seat."
In fact, Jia Baoyu might not be willing to sit with him, but he didn't dare to say anything else in front of him. He sat down and took the initiative to pick up the teapot to help everyone pour tea and water.
Sun Shaozong praised the situation: "Uncle Shi has not been at home for the past two years, but Brother Bao has grown a lot."
"Humph."
Jia Zhengchong's son snorted coldly, then turned his head and said to Sun Shaozong in a friendly manner: "It always depends on Erlang's help - I heard that Erlang's students almost got the Qiuwei case?"
"Ashamed to say."
Sun Shaozong hurriedly said, "Where did I teach this little bit of ink in my stomach? It's just a name, and someone else taught him."
Jia Baoyu on the side couldn't help but interrupt: "It's the gentleman that Brother Sun asked for Brother Lan!"
Hearing that it was Jia Lan's teacher, Jia Zheng asked a few more questions, and learned that Yu Qian is now a householder. etc. ills.
Jia Zheng was very satisfied, and solemnly thanked his grandson. He just put the wine cup back on the table, but suddenly he became serious again, stroked his long beard and remained silent for a while, then Fang opened his mouth and asked, "I heard that Erlang is still alive today. Are you supporting the prince?"
This is really straight-forward!
Not to mention Sun Shaozong, Jia Lian and Jia Baoyu, the two brothers, did not expect Jia Zheng to ask this outright.
One by one, their eyes widened, trying to dissuade them, but they didn't know how to do it.
Sun Shaozong's face suddenly became solemn.
According to his understanding of Jia Zheng, this uncle, at least on the surface, is always showing the attitude of a modest gentleman, and it stands to reason that he will never be so aggressive.
Is it because the daughter is expected to give birth to the 'Prince', so the mentality is fluttering
Or did he change his temperament when he was studying politics in Jiangxi
He was slandering from the bottom of his heart, but since Jia Zheng asked such a straight-to-the-point question, Sun Shaozong naturally couldn't avoid answering.
After thinking for a while, he said slowly: "The prince is the sovereign, and he has not lost his morals recently. As a minister, the little nephew does not dare and cannot be neglected."
Snapped!
Jia Zheng slammed the table and said excitedly: "That's the truth! As a minister, I should respect the emperor! When I entered Beijing this time, I heard some nonsense on the road, which is really unbearable! "
After speaking, he turned his head to look at Jia Lian in awe: "Lian'er, you will go and talk to Feng girl carefully. If anyone in our manor dares to speak falsely about the emperor's family affairs, they will be thrown out by me!"