The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

Chapter 731

When Eunuch Wei forced the wild dogs to climb the tree, the capital was still in the first lunar month.In the past few years, Yan State's commerce and trade have been prosperous, and everywhere is peaceful, rich and romantic.Yihongyuan is not the largest gold selling cave in the capital, but it is the one with the greatest reputation and the most variety.Talented prostitutes who can accompany literati and poets to drink tea and play chess, beautiful prostitutes who can accompany local rich men to fight wine and punch fists, except for "receptionists" who don't care about everything while playing the piano and serving wine, don't mess with their eyes, look at their ears, don't listen to their ears, and are only pleasing to the eye but not stunning. Everything you need.Usually there are always a lot of customers, but now it is getting busier and busier.

This day is the ninth day of the first lunar month.Before the Lantern Festival comes out and the Chinese New Year is over, men who love flirtatiousness are the most at ease.A fur merchant invited many friends to drink in Yihong Courtyard.Because he had a lot of goods to supply to the barracks, he also invited the doctor of the Yuheng Qingli Department of the Ministry of Industry and several generals, including Sun Shaozu, the commander of the Beijing camp.

There was a young man at the table, with handsome eyebrows, sculpted eyes, pink face and red lips, and a tall and straight waist like a pine bamboo.The person sitting next to Sun Shaozu was a newly rich upstart, and it was rumored that he was good to Long Yang, so he immediately fell in love with him.So he asked Sun Shaozu quietly.

Sun Shaozu didn't recognize it, so he asked the fur dealer who was the host.The fur merchant said: "This uncle's surname is Qin..."

Before he could say a word, he heard a commotion outside, and the door was pushed open with a "boom".I saw a woman standing outside the door, with a graceful figure and bright appearance, wearing a brand-new lynx cat fur - but she was only wearing a half-worn pine-colored jacket.Everyone has seen countless beauties, but no one has seen such stunning beauty, the audience was shocked.The woman was followed by five or six maids, and she went straight to the room and took a look at everyone - although there were many people in the room and the woman only took a look, everyone felt that she was looking at themselves.She said softly: "The little girl's family has important matters, and she needs to go back immediately. I hope all my friends don't blame me."

Everyone stammered: "But it's at the convenience of my wife."

The woman glanced at the handsome young man.The young man stood up in astonishment, "Sister, what's the matter?"

The woman glared at him and said, "Just leave as soon as I tell you, there are so many nonsense."

The young man murmured: "For those who celebrate Chinese New Year, you have to worry about having two sips of wine. How old am I..." His eyes were fixed on the beams of the house, and his feet did not move.

The woman got angry, stepped forward and pulled the young man, poking his finger on the forehead: "How old are you? How do I know how old you are? Are you sensible when you are old? What's the use of mere years? " Nai dragged him to turn around and leave.The young man complained from behind, "Sister, my dear sister! Be gentle! My wrist is about to be broken." The siblings pulled away.

The place where they eat and drink is at the back of Yihong courtyard. It is very spacious and has two eight lattice doors.The woman came in through the main entrance, and there was a small courtyard leading to the hut outside the back door.At the banquet, there was a handsome young master from a rich family sitting next to the young man, who had just passed away.The woman and the young man had just left for a while, when the man came back from behind, saw that the seat next to him was empty, and asked, "Where is Mr. Qin?"

The fur dealer was still immersed in the woman's beauty, but he heard this and said: "Just now his sister called him away, saying that there is an urgent matter at home."

The young master slowly walked back to his seat and sat down. He picked up the wine cup and signaled Fentou to pour the wine. He snorted, "What's the matter, I'm just not happy to let him out to drink. His sister is just a shrew."

Before the words were finished, the front door opened again, and the beautiful woman stood at the door and said coldly: "Master Xiaolan, who do you call a shrew."

Uncle Xiaolan's face turned pale with fright, and she hurriedly looked around: "What shrew? Who said shrew? Did you say it? Did you say it? Aunt Liu, you got it wrong, no one said shrew." Sun Shaozu And several straightforward drinkers laughed in unison.

The woman stared at him fiercely, and said, "You also follow me."

Uncle Xiaolan pointed to his nose: "Me? Why should I leave?"

"There's an emergency at your house, too."

Uncle Xiaolan said inexplicably: "My family is very well..."

"Jia Lan!" The woman snarled and winked at him, "I said something urgent and something urgent happened."

Uncle Xiaolan was so frightened that he hurriedly stood up, and lost the wine cup he was holding in his hand: "Yes! My nephew is leaving now. What is what auntie said?" The two left in a hurry.

All the people in the room stretched their necks waiting for them to disappear, and Qi Shushu turned to look at the furrier in the host.The furrier rubbed his belly and said, "Just now, this uncle Xiaolan is the eldest grandson of the second room of the Rongguo Mansion. Now Mr. Jia Huan is not in charge, he is busy helping Princess Jian'an run the school; their business is all about Xiaolan The uncle is taking care of it. The little Qin Xianggong has a single name of Zhong, and he is the best friend of Xiaolan uncle. He has also passed the exam, but he feels that being an official is very tiring. Now he is doing business with his brother-in-law. The business is not big but it is very profitable. These few days The Suzi brand chocolates that have been selling like crazy for a month, there are three stores in Beijing and Zhongzhong, and one of them is their Qin family."

Everyone tsk tsk.The Longyang guest who admired Qin Zhong became more and more amazed: "I don't know how the siblings of this family were born. Who is the brother-in-law of Mr. Qin?"

The furrier said: "I didn't just know you today. How can I not know what you are thinking? I advise you to die as soon as possible. That Liu Erye is not easy to mess with. In his early years, he worked as a bodyguard in the Taiping Bodyguard Agency and traveled all over the world. I don't know how many battles I have seen. In the first few years of Rongguo Mansion..." He took a sip of wine, "Forget it, let's not mention this, let's drink." He called Fantou to add wine.

Everyone said: "There is no one who speaks half of what he said! He aroused people's thoughts and swallowed them." They all forced him to speak.

The fur dealer laughed and said, "I'm only saying this at the banquet today, and I don't recognize it outside this door." Everyone swore and swore that they were mouthless gourds.The furrier raised the wine cup and drank it down, Fang said, "The Rongguo Mansion owed 80 silver to the imperial court in the past, and there were internal thieves in the partial mansion, so they couldn't afford it. Jia Sheming is a bastard on the surface, but he is sober on the inside. I don't know where he got the news. He knew that the Supreme Emperor had secretly investigated the crimes of the Rongguo Mansion, and he was ready to confiscate their house when the late Emperor died. Back then, the treasury was empty, and the Supreme Emperor was very poor. Jia She thought, his family Pay off the 80 yuan debt, if the other family does not pay back, it will be difficult to liquidate him in the future."

A person below said: "Jia Amnesty is the first one to pretend to be confused. Before the chaos in the capital, he ran to the southern island and took away his two sons and grandson, not even his daughter. .”

"Who said it wasn't?" said the fur merchant, "but at that time, Jia Amnesty didn't have that much money, so what should I do? So he opened a Taiping Escort Bureau. It was an Escort Bureau on the surface, and when he left the capital, he changed his clothes and covered his face. , who knows what they do?"

There was an uproar at the table. "I see!"

The leather goods merchant said: "The husband of this woman just now is the head of the Taiping Escort. Not only is he skilled in martial arts, but he is also good at other abilities. If you dare to miss her wife and brother-in-law, you are looking for death? You see, the source of cocoa tea is in the prince. In Teng's hands, they shared a share with their family. Anyway, the Liu family and the Qin family have long been connected with the Rongguo Mansion."

Everyone said: "We don't dare, we just ask."

The furrier sighed: "I have lived to be more than 50 years old. There are not many people who admire me. Jia She is one of them. This person is the most cunning and the best at protecting himself. He has not even heard of all kinds of news. Got it. And it’s very accurate, and I’ve been prepared for it long ago.” Everyone agreed.Afterwards, the siblings of the Qin family were no longer mentioned.

The banquet is about to break up, and all the seats are drunk.The Longyang guest next to Sun Shaozu took advantage of the drinking to pull Sun Shaozu to chatter: "I really admire Mr. Qin in my heart. His sister is obviously prettier than him, and I only admire him."

Another guest was also drunk, poking his head over from the side: "Nonsense, that eldest sister of the Qin family is the only good-looking one, even a shrew."

Another one said: "Not bad! What about a shrew, I'd love to let her get mad!"

Sun Shaozu was also very drunk. Hearing this, he immediately thought of that shrew in his family, and said bitterly: "What kind of shrew is she! You haven't seen a shrew."

Another general at the table laughed when he heard that: "The one in General Sun's family is also a hahahaha..."

Sun Shaozu was full of boredom, so he picked up the wine cup in front of him and smashed it into pieces: "One day I will kill that hag!"

Sun Shaozu was very drunk that day, and the servants helped him back home.Just after he was fed the hangover soup, Xia Jingui led the servant girl in, frowned and said, "Where did you go to piss the horse again? It stinks all over."

Sun Shaozu usually thought Xia Jingui was pretty, but today he just saw Qin Zhong's sister, and Xia Jingui was immediately outmatched.He thought, he is a general of the imperial court, so he can only get such a shrew; the one named Liu is just a thief, but he got such a beauty as the Qin family.He couldn't help feeling unhappy, pointing at Xia Jingui and cursing.Naturally, Xia Jingui wouldn't let him scold, and started scolding each other too.Sun Shaozu was annoyed, so he raised his fist and hit Xia Jingui; Xia Jingui howled "Aww", raised his foot and kicked Sun Shaozu's stomach-the two fought again.Although Sun Shaozu is strong in martial arts, he was so drunk at the moment that he couldn't beat Xia Jingui, and he was beaten hard several times.The servants and boys have long been used to it, and they all avoided it from a distance.

Sober up the next day, Sun Shaozu touched the wounds all over his face, the more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt.In the afternoon, the good Long Yang from yesterday's banquet came to the door, leaned in front of Sun Shaozu and said with a smile: "I found out the residence of Mr. Qin. Younger brother Sun, will you accompany me to have a look?"

Sun Shaozu was full of unease, and said with a sullen face, "I won't go."

Longyang Ke got closer and said in a low voice: "My dear brother, my eyes are not for nothing. I have already seen that you have taken a fancy to her elder sister."

Sun Shaozu sighed: "So what if you see her. Her man is irreversible with the Rongguo Mansion, can I still get it?"

Longyang guest said: "Who said you have to get it? It's enough to take a closer look! You don't want to look at the eldest sister of the Qin family again?" Sun Shaozu thought.

Two days later, the guest of Longyang came again and urged Sun Shaozu to go to see Qin Zhong together.Persuaded: "It's good to make friends with Mr. Qin, isn't it?"

Although Sun Shaozu was envious of the beauty of Sister Qin, he didn't miss her at first.The day before yesterday, this person came to make a noise, but Sun Shaozu thought of her beautiful appearance more and more, and he felt a little shaken.Longyangke persuaded a few more words, and Sun Shaozu agreed.

The two put on neat and rich clothes, rode on tall horses and rode to Qin's house.Go to the door and tell the door that he is a friend of Mr. Qin.The doorman asked the two people's names and identities, and agreed to go in.After a while, Menzi came out and said: "Our men are not at home, please go back, both of you." As he said that, he secretly took a few glances at Sun Shaozu.Sun Shaozu was surprised.

The Longyang guest who went with him did not give up: "Where did you guys go?"

"How does the servant know?"

"When will you be back?"

"This servant doesn't even know about it." After speaking, the disciple glanced at Sun Shaozu again.Sun Shaozu wondered, and exchanged a glance with Longyangke.Nai first withdrew his horse and went back.

Just after turning the corner, Longyang Ke asked, "General Sun, do you recognize Mr. Qin?"

"The last general doesn't recognize him." Sun Shaozu said, "I saw him for the first time a few days ago."

"That's weird." Longyang Ke thought, "The doorman glanced left and right for half a day, what did he do?"

"I'm surprised too."

Longyang Ke looked at the soldiers behind Sun Shaozu, and said: "Do you guys have any scouts? Why don't you send one to inquire. I don't think the doorman seems to have a tight mouth."

"...I really didn't follow the scouts today." Sun Shaozu said in his mouth, but he had other plans in his mind.

After returning to the mansion, Sun Shaozu really sent a scout to the door of Qin's house to check the door.Menzi really had a long tongue, and the scout couldn't help it after a few words.Nai said in a low voice, "I'll just tell you, don't let others know." The scout nodded vigorously.Menzi said, "The very mighty general you mentioned will definitely die in the future. His family will be raped and his family will be imprisoned! Anyway, if you see him on the street, you will avoid him and stay away from him."

The scout was shocked: "Why? I think he is very handsome."

Menzi snorted, "Stylish? There are too many stylish ones. Is the old Qiansui, Prince Xianyizhong, handsome? He has been a serious prince for decades. A few days ago, our uncle went out to drink, and our aunt occasionally listened to him. Said that there was this majestic general who was drinking with him, and he was so frightened that he didn't even change his clothes, but ran out wearing only a homely jacket and a cloak—he went to the kiln! Do you know that it is urgent? Called our men out and asked what kind of relationship we had with that general. Our uncle was in a daze and said that he didn't recognize this person at all. My aunt didn't believe me, so I asked again and again, only to find out that their banquet had just started and there were many people at the banquet. We haven't had time to get to know each other yet. Our aunt was relieved, and even thanked the gods and Buddhas in the sky. She reminded her thousands of times and said that she must never get involved with this person."

The scout wondered: "Do your aunts know how to tell fortunes? How can you tell that the general will die?"

"How can she know how to tell a fortune?" Menzi said, "It's just that my uncle told her. Our uncle is the most familiar with the men in Rongguo Mansion, and he is the confidant of Rongguo Gongshe. This matter was originally told to my uncle. " He said seriously, "It's only been a decade or so. Not only did the general die badly, but all those related to him died badly. How Prince Yizhong's family died back then, so did they."