Emperor of the Red Chamber

Chapter 21 Yuanchun and her brother Zhu
When Jia Zheng left the imperial city, he was still in a daze.

The main thing is not that his daughter was given a marriage and he went to see the saint.

But the third prince actually wanted to approve a batch of his birthday horoscopes.

Jia Zhengfa was pacing in a daze, unaware that an old colleague was coming towards him.

This old colleague's name is Qin Ye. He is nearly sixty years old. He is thin and has a pair of bright black eyes under his gray eyebrows. He seems to be quite energetic and his eyesight is not bad.

Qin Ye saw Jia Zheng and hurriedly stepped forward to say hello: "Brother Cunzhou."

Jia Zheng came back to his senses and saw that it was Qin Ye. He responded cheerfully: "Brother Qin."

Qin Ye cupped his hands and said, "Congratulations. I heard that your daughter was given a marriage by the Holy One to the emperor's grandson, and you were also summoned to meet the Holy One."

Jia Zheng said modestly: "Be polite."

Qin Ye said with a smile: "It can be seen that the Holy Lord has great regard for Brother Cunzhou and the Holy Family of your house. This is really gratifying and congratulatory."

I couldn't help but feel a little envious.

He also hopes that his daughter can be granted marriage by the Holy One to a grandson who is already loved by the Holy One!
Unfortunately, he knew this couldn't happen.

Although his official rank is one level higher than that of Jia Zheng, he is a member of the fifth rank, while Jia Zheng is only a principal of the sixth rank, but he does not have as prominent a family background as Jia Zheng.

It was also because his daughter was three years younger than the emperor's grandson Yuan Qingbai, and she was not his biological child.

His daughter’s nickname is Keqing, she was adopted from the Yangsheng Hall...

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This day happens to be the birthday of Zhu, the wife of Jia Zhen, Ningguo Mansion.

Mrs. Zhu has been thinking about this birthday for a long time, because her mother-in-law told her not long ago that on her birthday this year, she would have a lively party with wine and singing in the Huifang Garden of her residence.

Unexpectedly, the Jia family suddenly suffered a disaster. The old man Jia Daihua was dismissed from office and demoted, and Zhu's father-in-law Jia Jing was also dismissed from office.

It's not a good time to celebrate Zhu's birthday lively at this time.

Mrs. Zhu didn't even dare to mention her birthday.

Fortunately, her mother-in-law still remembered this and asked Jia Daihua for permission, saying that they would only hold a banquet and not perform any opera, and only invite the female family members of the Rongguo Mansion.

Mr. Daihua was satisfied with Zhu's granddaughter-in-law and agreed to the matter.

So on this day, a banquet was held in Tianxiang Tower in Huifangyuan to celebrate Zhu's birthday.

No outsiders were invited, nor were other members of the Jia family in Beijing invited, only the female relatives of the Rongguo Mansion were invited.

Jia's mother didn't come, but just yesterday, a eunuch came to the palace to inquire about Yuan Chun's appearance and character, and asked her birth date, which gave her a sense of hope.

He hoped that Yuanchun would be granted a marriage by Emperor Jing'an to the grandson of the emperor named Yuan Qingbai.

This hope made Jia Mu's recent bad mood a little better. In addition, there were no lively banquets in some days. She liked this kind of liveliness, so she came to Ningguo Mansion today.

Jia's mother came to celebrate Zhu's birthday, which made Zhu feel decent, and the banquet was even bigger.

Jia Zhen, who had always liked Gao Le, had to restrain himself recently. When he got such an opportunity today, he took the opportunity to set up a banquet and invited Jia She, who was currently free in Xifu, to come over for a drink.

Jia Jing was not in the mood to have a drink with his son. He was implicated in the prince's rebellion. He was dismissed from office and imprisoned in the prison temple. He has been depressed since returning home.

Huifang Garden is the back garden of Ningguo Mansion. This garden is very neat and spacious, with springs, rocks, trees, pavilions and pavilions, and there are many amazing places.

Tianxiang Tower is an astonishing building. This three-story building is often used for opera and banquets.

At this time, the female relatives of Ningrong's second house were sitting around the banquet on the second floor, chatting and laughing while eating wine.

Present here are Jia's mother, Jia Jing's wife, Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Zhu, and the flowery girl Yuan Chun.

Jia's mother was still holding Jia Baoyu in her arms, constantly teasing her precious grandson who was born not long ago.

She already loves her grandson like a treasure. One of the reasons is that she believes that this grandson who has a jade in his mouth as soon as he is born has an extraordinary origin and may be some god from heaven who came down to earth...

There are still many maids and daughters-in-law waiting underground.

If Yuan Qingbai appeared here at this moment, he would sigh in his heart at the appearance of Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang. Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang were both beautiful in appearance, which was different from the image that many people thought of Yuan Qingbai in his previous life.

Because Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang are only about thirty years old now.

It's also because the two of them are beautiful people.

That's right.

Mother Jia is famous for her love of beauties. She would not be happy to choose a wife for her precious second son, even if she was from the Wang family, if she looked bad.

If Mrs. Wang's appearance were bad, she might not be able to give birth to handsome men and women like Yuan Chun and Jia Baoyu.

And Jia She is greedy, and Mrs. Xing's family background is not that good. If her appearance is bad, how can she become Jia She's second wife?

Just when a group of female members of the Jia family gathered together to make a fuss, a servant suddenly entered the Tianxiang Tower in a hurry, went up to the second floor and reported in front of the banquet: "Old lady, the second master has sent someone to deliver a message."

Without waiting for Jia Mu to ask, the servant quickly said: "It is said that the Holy One has chosen the eldest girl in our house and given it to the emperor's grandson in marriage."

Mother Jia was immediately overjoyed, it had really happened!
Mrs. Wang was also very happy, Yuanchun was her daughter.

Yuan Chun, a girl sitting next to the banquet, couldn't help lowering her eyebrows and lowering her eyes in shame.

Mrs. Zhu looked at Yuan Chun and said with a smile: "This is such a happy event. Our eldest girl has been granted a marriage by the Holy One and is going to marry a grandson of the emperor."

All the maids and daughters-in-law joined in the fun and expressed their joy.

Yuanchun became more and more shy, his cheeks were slightly shy, his thin face was full of anger, and he didn't say a word. He got up and left. When he reached the stairs, he heard roars of laughter from behind, and he hurriedly picked up his clothes and went downstairs.

She didn't let out a breath until she was walking quickly and was some distance away from Tianxiang Tower.

It is already winter, the scenery in the garden is desolate, and the cold wind is blowing.

Yuanchun didn't feel cold, and his little face felt a little warm.

She stood by the water, staring at the scenery blankly, with thoughts in her mind:
"I heard that the grandson of the emperor named Yuan Qingbai has a good appearance and character. Is this true?"

"If I marry him in the future, will he treat me well?"

"He also said that he will probably become a prince in the future. Is this true?"

"Can I really be a princess?"

"You don't know what it's like to be a princess?"

"..."

Suddenly a call came from behind: "Sister."

Yuan Chun was startled. When he saw that the person who came was a young man with a handsome face and a slim figure, he breathed a sigh of relief, pursed his lips, smiled, and called out: "Brother Zhu."

Jia Zhu stepped forward and asked with a smile: "Why is my sister here alone?"

Yuanchun deliberately changed the subject: "Brother is not studying in the room, so what are you doing here?"

This Brother Zhu is Yuanchun's brother and was born to Mrs. Wang.

Mrs. Wang gave birth to three children, namely Jia Zhu, Yuan Chun and Jia Baoyu.

Jia Zhu studied hard and worked hard.

Jia Zhu smiled and said: "I just received the good news about my sister, so I came here to express my special congratulations to my sister."

Yuanchun looked shy again and said with anger on his thin face: "Even my brother came to make fun of me?"

Jia Zhu laughed and said, "How can this be called teasing?"

He stared at Yuanchun and chuckled: "My eldest sister is destined to be rich and powerful, and she will become a princess in the future."

Yuanchun became even more ashamed...

　Jia Zhu is still alive and has not gotten married. In the original work, this person who was selected as a scholar at the age of fourteen is quite powerful.

　　Let's talk about how to write about him and whether we should let him live...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)