Jia Yujing of Red Mansion

Chapter 123 People watching the scenery
A few hundred steps away from the Zhuque Tower, there is a teahouse on the street that was part of Wang Yuyan's dowry.

Wang Yuyan, Xu Weirui, Wang Xifeng and the Jia family sisters are also waiting eagerly on the third floor of the teahouse.

Knowing that today was the day when the results of the palace examination were released, Wang Yuyan had someone reserve the entire teahouse very early, just to bring the sisters to watch Jia Qiong's official parade.

Early this morning, she led Xu Weirui to Rongguo Mansion and invited several sisters to come and see Yujie Kuaiguan. This was something they had discussed long ago.

Wang Yuyan arrived at Jia's house and asked the old lady and a group of sisters to come and see the excitement.

She has great reputation in the Jia family, and everyone in the Jia family knows that she has a distinguished status.

Naturally, Jia Mu would not refute her face, saying that she was getting too old and could not stand the noise, so she asked Wang Yuyan to bring the girls from the Jia family with her.

Although Mrs. Wang was unhappy, she couldn't object.

Wang Xifeng also wanted to see the grand scene of boasting officials on the imperial street, so she begged Jia Mu and said that she would come to take care of some girls, and Jia Mu agreed.

Wang Yuyan asked her servants to hang bead curtains on all the windows so that they could see the scenery outside the windows without letting people outside see clearly into the house.

They listened to the cheers outside and waited excitedly for the parade to arrive.

Wang Yuyan and Wang Xifeng were sitting together talking and drinking tea, while the girls stood curiously outside the window early in the morning.

Shi Xiangyun heard the sound of ritual music approaching and stood on the chair anxiously.

Sure enough, she stood high and saw far, and she was the first to see the parade clearly.

She danced excitedly and shouted joyfully: "I saw the sign for the third prize. The winner must be Brother Qiong!"

Xue Baochai and Jia Tanchun on the side heard the shouting and turned their heads to look, and were instantly frightened to death.

Jia Tanchun quickly hugged her and shouted, "Don't move, be careful if you fall out!"

Xue Baochai also persuaded: "Come down quickly and let the nuns see it later. Be careful that they go to the old lady to complain."

Shi Xiangyun smiled and said, "It's okay. Sister-in-law Qiong is here, so they don't dare to come in."

Wang Yuyan also said: "Come down quickly. Why did you stand on the chair without even seeing me? How dangerous it is."

Wang Xifeng said angrily: "Your elder sister-in-law Qiong will not complain, but second sister-in-law Lian will. If you don't come down, I will be angry."

Shi Xiangyun then jumped down and said with a smile: "Congratulations, sister-in-law, you are the first lady."

Several other girls also stepped forward to congratulate Wang Yuyan: "Congratulations, sister-in-law."

The maids who were standing by and waiting all came forward to say congratulations: "Congratulations to Grandma Qiong."

Wang Xifeng looked at the parade that was getting closer and closer, feeling almost crazy with envy.

She thought to herself that they were all surnamed Wang, and my family was not much worse than hers, so how could her life be so good?

Not only did he have a distinguished family background, he was also granted the title of County Lord.

She has a distinguished status, married to such an outstanding man, and there are not so many worries to take care of at home.

This is really more dead than people, and goods are thrown away.

She took Wang Yuyan's hand and said, "Sister, you are so lucky. I am afraid that all the women in the world will envy you."

Wang Yuyan didn't bother to respond. She looked at the figure riding a horse outside the window for a moment, and the excitement in her heart was beyond words.

A room full of people came to the window, laughing constantly, and the atmosphere was extremely cheerful for a while.

But beneath this joy, I wonder if anyone has an unspeakable longing in their hearts.

In a restaurant not far from this teahouse, in a small private room on the second floor, a rather handsome young man was also looking out of the window.

"Sister, I heard the sound of ritual music, it should be here soon."

There were four people in the room at the moment. In addition to the young man, there was an old man, a stunningly beautiful young woman and a little maid.

The woman said: "Qing Jing, be careful, don't get hurt."

"It's okay, sister, I saw the San Yuan Ji Di sign, and my brother-in-law came over right away."

These four people were Qin Keqing's family. On that day, the Supreme Emperor decreed that Qin Keqing be the head of Yongning County, which flattered the family.

A few days ago, the Queen Mother released Qin Keqing out of the palace to reunite with her family.

Before leaving the palace, the Empress Dowager also told her that the Supreme Emperor had found a good marriage for her so that she could stay at home and get married.

Even her dowry has been prepared for her by the Queen Mother, so she doesn’t have to worry about it herself.

The man who will become her husband is the world-famous little poet Jia Qiong.

Qin Keqing has a docile temperament and is a bit submissive.

The Emperor arranged this marriage. Although she felt a little grand, she also believed that Jia Qiong was his husband.

After returning home, Qin Keqing told his father about the incident, and Qin Ye was very surprised when he heard it.

He naturally knew very well who Jia Qiong was. He was a direct descendant of Ning Guogong and a great talent known all over the world.

Moreover, he was already a Huiyuan at that time, so it was not necessary to think about how high his achievements would be in the future.

Although Qin Ye has never met Jia Qiong, he has heard that Jia Qiong is not only talented but also has a heroic appearance, making him one of the best young talents in the world.

If his daughter could marry such a man, he would naturally dream of it.

Although Jia Qiong already had a head wife, the Supreme Emperor personally decreed the marriage, and Qin Keqing was named the head of the county. Her status was not much inferior to that of Jia Qiong's head wife.Qin Zhong was also very surprised when he heard that his sister was going to marry Jia Qiong, who was his idol.

He knew that today the new Jinshi would be praised in the streets, so he proposed to come in advance to see what Jia Qiong looked like.

Qin Ye saw that his daughter also had this intention, so he booked this place. As soon as the tour of the Golden Palace was over, he immediately left the palace to join his children.

Qin Keqing was sitting sideways at the table. She looked calm on the surface, but in her heart she was as nervous as a deer and couldn't stop for a moment.

In her mind, she kept fantasizing about whether Jia Qiong was tall or short, fat or thin, a humble young master or a bold warrior.

She also knew about Jia Qiong's reputation as a martial artist, so when she thought of Jia Qiong, two images always appeared alternately in her mind.

One is a handsome, unrestrained and talented man.

The other one was a tall, dark man with a beard as thick as a needle.

"Sister, here we come, come and see, that's the man riding the white horse."

Qin Ye also smiled and said: "Ke Qing, come and see what your wishful husband looks like."

Qin Keqing was shocked when he heard this, and shyly walked to the window, covered half of his face with a fan, and glanced out the window with his two charming almond eyes.

She saw a young man with a tall and tall figure, riding a horse slowly.

The image of this man was different from the two images in her impression. He had a handsome appearance, a temperament as gentle as jade, but also had a heroic and masculine air.

She couldn't help but think of two poems, "The stranger is like jade, and the young master is unparalleled in the world."

Suddenly, the man on the horse seemed to notice her gaze and looked straight at her.

Jia Qiong is riding a tall horse. He is so tall that he can see the second-floor window on the roadside if he raises his head slightly.

He didn't notice Wang Yuyan and others on the third floor just now, but he happened to notice Qin Keqing at this time.

Although her face was half-covered, Jia Qiong couldn't help but take a deep look at the little eyebrows that were exposed.

The two of them met each other's eyes, and Jia Qiong's deep gaze instantly made Qin Keqing's mind go blank.

She felt her chest pounding wildly and it was difficult to breathe. She couldn't help but put her hands on her chest, but she forgot to cover her face with a fan.

That peerless appearance was immediately noticed by Jia Qiong. Qin Keqing's appearance was so stunning that he lost consciousness for a moment.

Qin Keqing noticed the change in Jia Qiong's expression and realized that she had forgotten to hide her face.

She was so embarrassed that she hurriedly turned around and ran back into the house, but Jia Qiong saw the graceful curve of her back again.

This sudden glimpse made Jia Qiong, who had been surrounded by beauties for a long time, feel a thrill in his heart.

He secretly praised this woman's peerless grace, her charm and charm seemed to be slightly better than Wang Yuyan's.

I don’t know which girl or young lady she is from, she is really a natural beauty.

Only slightly distracted, Jia Qiong then looked at another window next to the beauty.

I saw two men, an old man and a young man, leaning against the window and looking at him. They looked like relatives of the woman. The young man was waving to him excitedly.

Jia Qiong gestured to the two of them with his hands, and then turned in another direction, leaving the heartbeat just now behind him.

Qin Zhong shouted in surprise: "Brother-in-law surrendered his hand to me, sister, look at it.

Hey, sister, why don’t you come and see me?Everyone has passed. "

Only then did he realize that Qin Keqing was not at the window, and asked strangely.

Qin Keqing blushed and said, "I just saw it."

Qin Zhong said: "My brother-in-law is really brave, he is also a world-famous talent, and the novels he writes are even more beautiful.

Sister, it would be great for you to marry your brother-in-law. "

Qin Keqing said shyly: "Don't yell nonsense, I'm not married yet."

Qin Zhong smiled and said, "Isn't that a matter of time? The Emperor has promised it, don't you think so, Dad?"

Qin Ye said with a smile: "Okay, you have all seen it, let's go back and prepare a dowry for your sister."

Qin Keqing said embarrassedly: "Dad, didn't the Queen Mother say that she would give her daughter a dowry? There is no need for the family to prepare anything else."

Qin Ye smiled and said: "That is the grace of the Queen Mother. As a father, I have to say no."

Qin Keqing said: "Dad, it's really not necessary, the reward from the Queen Mother is enough.

My brother will still have a lot of money to spend in the future, and he has reached the age where he should go to school. "

Qin Ye said: "Okay, then I'll listen to you and let's go back."

Qin Keqing put on the gauze bamboo hat, looked back at the figure riding a horse outside the window, and then followed her father and brother downstairs with the help of the maid.

On the other side, Wang Yuyan and others were ready to go home after watching the excitement, and asked people to prepare their carriages and horses.

Jia Qiong won the first prize with three yuan, and they were all very happy.

But no one noticed that a man was standing at the window diagonally opposite, looking at Jia Qiong's retreating back with cold eyes.

(End of this chapter)