Red Mansion, Ningfu Scholarly Family

Chapter 3 Cute Little Aunt

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"Brother Zhen, have you ever seen a doctor?"

In the end, Old Qinye didn't dare to get too close to Jia Zhen and could only sit on a chair outside.

"Cough cough."

Jia Zhen coughed and said, "I've checked. It's nothing serious. Cough cough, it's just that my throat is a little irritated, so I keep coughing, cough cough cough..."

"Oh."

Old Qinye paused for a moment before saying, "Then Brother Zhen must take good care of yourself. I, ahem, have something else to do at home, so I'll go back first..."

As he spoke, he stood up.
Lao Qinye felt that it would be better for him to leave first.

You can't sacrifice yourself for the girl's future!
"Ahem, brother, why are you in such a hurry to leave? Ahem, is there someone so blind who has neglected Brother Qin?" Jia Zhen continued to cough.

"No, no." Old Qinye stopped and said with gritted teeth.

Jia Zhen coughed and laughed, "That's good. Our two families should be as close as one family. I like Ke'er when I see her. Whoever can marry a girl like her is really lucky..."

Jia Zhen kept coughing and talking non-stop. Old Qinye suddenly felt that Jia Zhen seemed to be making arrangements for his funeral arrangements, so he did not dare to neglect him.

If Jia Zhen said something before he died, wouldn't we have to follow his wishes even if the old master didn't like it?

After all, the dead are greatest!

Thinking of this, Old Qinye no longer hesitated, stepped forward, and said directly: "Since Brother Zhen is interested, why not arrange a marriage for the two of them directly?"

Jia Zhen was delighted, his face flushed, and his coughing problem was much better. He laughed and said, "Good! Good! Brother Qin is really quick to speak. It's settled then!"

Qin Ye's heart tightened as he watched this, and he became more and more certain that Jia Zhen must have regained his strength, so he hurriedly asked, "Should we notify the old master first?"

Jia Zhen said with a smile, "Don't worry, old man. If the master sees Ke'er, he will definitely like her very much. How could he not agree? You can just bring her here next time."

Old Qinye clapped his hands and laughed, "Okay, okay, I'm relieved now. Brother Zhen, just rest assured and recover. I'll go home and wait for news."

After saying that, Lao Qinye went home happily.

Qin Keqing, who was wearing a light green Xiang skirt, was doing needlework in the corridor with two maids. When they saw Qin Ye coming, they stood up and saluted.

"Daddy."

"master."

Old Qinye stroked his beard gently and said with a smile: "Ke'er, Master Zhen over there has already agreed to your marriage, so it should be almost certain that you will marry into the Duke's Mansion!"

After hearing this, Qin Keqing lowered her head, her face flushed, and she said nothing.

Old Qinye didn't care either, he knew that it was just because his daughter was too shy.

"Brother Rong is a well-known filial son. When you get there, you must be filial to your father-in-law and the old man."

Qin Keqing's face was flushed and she lowered her head.

"Daughter, I know."

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"Brother Rong."

Little Xichun, wearing a lilac dress and a ponytail, jumped into Jia Rong's small study with cheerful steps.

"Little aunt."

Jia Rong put down the book in his hand, looked at the sun outside and said with a smile: "Why did you finish school so early today?"

Xichun came to the desk, blinked and said with a smile: "Master Li fell asleep, I didn't want to disturb his rest so I ran out quietly." After that, she added: "Sister Lin, second sister, and third sister have all gone back." Master Li is old, and he likes to have a few drinks at noon. It is common for him to feel drowsy in the afternoon. Besides, it is the New Year period, so he should have rested. He just gave a few classes just to make it sound better: the Jia family is indeed a scholarly family, and the young ladies in the mansion do not forget to read during the New Year period!

"Ok."

Jia Rong put the book away and served tea to his aunt personally.

Grandfather Jia Jing is busy with official duties all day long, master Jia Zhen is bedridden all day long, the old ladies and the wife in the mansion have passed away for many years, and there are only a few concubines who don't take care of the affairs very much, and they dare not discipline Xichun too much due to their status.

Therefore, Xichun grew up with Jia Rong since childhood.

As for Lady Jia, you should just take a rest. You haven’t even figured out how to take care of your own grandson.

"Rong'er, when are you going to school?" Xichun came forward and asked with anticipation in her eyes.

"tomorrow."

Jia Rong certainly knew that Xichun had been looking forward to going out to play during the Lantern Festival for a long time, but no matter how much the old man doted on him, there was no room for negotiation regarding his studies.

Sure enough, when Xichun heard that she had to go to school tomorrow, her face immediately became unhappy.

"Rong'er~" Xichun pulled Jia Rong's arm and shook it twice, pouting her lips and saying, "Why didn't school start so early last year? Can you go two days later?"

Last year during the Lantern Festival, Jia Rong took Xichun to Xingrong Street to watch the lanterns for half a day. Although Xichun stayed in the carriage the whole time, it was enough for her to brag about it in front of her four sisters (Yingchun, Tanchun, Lin Daiyu, and Xiangyun) for several months.

Jia Rong was shaken a little dizzy, and said helplessly: "It's different. I have to take the examination this year. The master has been watching me and asked me again this morning."

The academy started school on the tenth day of the first lunar month, but he was a few days late because he was taking care of his filial duty at the bedside of Master Zhen.

"Then...you can take me out to play today." Xichun knew the old man's temper, so she could only do it reluctantly and settle for the next best thing.

"Is it possible?"

Xichun continued to hold Jia Rong's arm and rock him.

"Hey, go, go, go!"

Jia Rong looked at the sky outside and said, "You should go back and take a nap first. We can go out when it's darker. Although it's not the fifteenth day of the lunar month yet, it's the New Year after all. There must be lanterns outside."

Every year on the Lantern Festival, Shuntian Prefecture would hold a grand lantern festival on Xingrong Street, presided over by the prefect himself, under the pretext of sharing the fun with the people. Usually, lantern stands would be set up on the roadside on the 13th day of the first lunar month, and there would be no curfew on these two days, with soldiers from the Wucheng Bingmasi patrolling all night.

"Hehe, okay!"

Xichun immediately smiled.

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The lanterns are on.

Xingrong Street, the most prosperous street in Kyoto, is crowded with cars and pedestrians. Although it is not yet the official Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month, the sky is already full of lights and it is very lively.

In particular, some shops have set up stalls, selling everything from rouge and powder, sugar figures and rice cakes, paper and bamboo lanterns, ceramic dolls, jugglers, and performers.

"Brother Rong, look over there!"

Little Xichun wore a white silk Xiangshui skirt, a red peony jacket, and deerskin boots. She pointed to the distance, where colorful glass lanterns were hung all over the street.

"Well, it looks good!"

Jia Rong nodded, but his mind was not on the lanterns. Instead, he was holding Xichun's hand tightly.

In order to let the little aunt have more fun, the carriage has stopped at the entrance of the alley. Xiao Zhu and the two guards of the family followed the two of them from a distance to prevent any accidents.

Fortunately, today is not the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, so although there are many people, they are not crowded.

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