Two days later, in the afternoon, Shen Shiyi, Wang Xifeng took Ping'er to Wangyueju in the northeast corner of Jia Mansion to give Jia Huan a silver notes of 3,000 taels. She needed to raise the remaining 5,000 taels of silver slowly.

Jia Huan had just returned from the banquet set up by the Jiaofangsi in the same year. He leaned on the soft couch and asked Qingwen to accept the sky-blue soft smoke and silver notes brought by Wang Xifeng. Wang Xifeng gave soft smoke and silver coins to hide his eyes and ears.

Wang Xifeng sat for a while before saying goodbye. She left Wangyueju and entered the corner gate of Jia Mansion Middle Road. A little maid came to look for him, saying that Mrs. Wang was looking for Sister Feng. Wang Xifeng led Ping'er and others to cross the courtyard eastward.

In the side hall of the main room of the East Cluster Courtyard, Mrs. Wang finished reciting Buddhist scriptures and sat in a collapsed chair to have a tea and took a nap. She asked Sister Feng to sit down and sent out all the maids who were serving in the room. Her faint expression calmed down and she asked, "What's going on with you recently?"

Wang Xifeng felt nervous and lowered her head and said nothing. There has never been anything new in the Jia family, and it is difficult to hide it from others. If her wife knows about the reconciliation with Jia Huan, it would be a little troublesome. Because the wife doesn't like Jia Huan.

Mrs. Wang looked at Wang Xifeng and said, "I heard that you and my husband invited Brother Huan to dinner? Today I gave him two pairs of good yarns." I was so anxious to change the mountain?

When Wang Xifeng heard this, she immediately felt relieved. She knew that her aunt had made a mistake and cried out: "Madam, Brother Huan is a juren now, no one in the whole house will let him go. I have a great grudge against him in the past and have to flatter him. I am afraid that he will make trouble for me."

Mrs. Wang snorted coldly and said, "You have no prospects. Your surname is Wang! Your uncle is now an official in Beijing, what are you afraid of?"

A look of shame appeared on Wang Xifeng's pretty face, and she lowered her head. But she didn't agree. What did her aunt know? Jia Huan's hands were dark.

Not to mention Brother Zhen’s affairs, just talk about the man in her house, since Jia Huan gave him a money-making honeycomb coal business, he was fooling around outside every day and messing with women. Now she is about to have a headache. With this one, she can’t stand Jia Huan’s methods. No matter how big her uncle is, can he still manage her family affairs?

Seeing that Wang Xifeng had no intention of changing the mountain, Mrs. Wang felt a little relieved and said lightly: "Go." She thought to go to her parents' home in two days to meet her brother. Her illegitimate son was a ill of her heart.

…

On October 2, at noon, the early winter sun shone outside the Mingxuan, and a few koi in the pond were shaking their tails. In the pavilion opposite, several beautiful singers played the piano and flute, and the sound of silk and bamboo was pleasant.

In the Mingxuan, the table tables are displayed and the fragrance of fine wine is filled with fragrance. Feng Tang, Feng Ziying and Jia Huan sit opposite each other and gossip.

Feng Tang is about forty years old. Feng Ziying's appearance looks similar to him, but his face is full of wind and frosty, and he has the demeanor of a high-ranking military official. He smiled and raised his glass to drink, "Ziyu takes this place as the home, just be as casual as possible."

Jia Huan smiled and nodded, raised his glass and took a sip, "You are young, and you can't accompany Uncle Shi to have fun, please forgive me." He was observing Feng Tang, believing that Feng Tang was also observing him.

Feng Tang is a general of the Jingying Camp, the fourth rank. The rank is: General Shenwu.

The Zhou Dynasty army was divided into four parts: Jingying, garrison, Jiubian, and regiment training. After more than a hundred years of changes, the Jingying was now divided into the 12th battalion, including Yiyong, Fenwu, Zhenwei, etc. Each battalion set up positions such as generals, guerrillas, and Qianzong.

The 12th Battalion was established as the governor of the Jingying, the military supervisor, and the admiral. The governor of the Jingying was appointed by a nobleman, but was dismissed during the war, and a general officer was appointed. The supervisor was appointed by eunuchs. The admiral was appointed by civil servants: the Minister of War or the Chief Censor. Among the three positions, the admiral who was appointed by civil servants had the most power.

The second generation figure of Ningguo Mansion, Jia Rong's great-grandfather, was the hereditary first-class general Jia Daihua, and once served as the governor of the Jingying. Wang Ziteng also held this position.

Feng Tang served as the lieutenant general of the Fenwu Camp, and he had a battalion of troops under his command, and he was a powerful faction in the capital. Therefore, Feng Ziying was qualified to interact with many noble children in the capital.

Feng Tang smiled and said, "Haha, you are polite, nephew. Please!"

Feng Ziying also smiled and persuaded him to drink, looking at Jia Huan who looked like a young man. He sighed in his heart: People have different circumstances. With Jia Huan's age, as long as he is a master of the imperial examination and enters the official career, he will be at least one of the six ministers in the future.

The guests and guests enjoyed a meal. At sunset, Jia Huan was so immersed in helping a beautiful maid to rest in the Feng Mansion's guest room.

The next morning, Jia Huan sent a carriage to Feng's mansion to send it back. The carriage contained a gift from the Feng family: a sword worth 1,000 taels of silver.

….

Jia Huan came back from Feng Ziying's house and slept until noon before recovering. He took a shower in the bedroom and tidied up his clothes by the mirror.

Ruyi was wearing a green tooth-pinching vest, combed with a maid's bun, with a delicate figure and a pretty face. The little girl cleaned up the mess and flattened her mouth and complained: "San Master, you are drunk again. It's not good for your health."

Jia Huan looked at himself in the mirror and smiled, "I don't want to do it either. General Feng is too polite, what can I do?" He would be strange if he didn't get drunk when drinking with an old fried dough stick like Feng Tang.

As he was talking, Qingwen pushed open the door and came in, deliberately covering her eyes with her hands, and said with a smile: "San Master, have you finished washing? Third Girl, Miss Shi and the others are coming to see you. She is waiting in the side hall."

Jia Huan said funnyly: "Qingwen, open the gap between your fingers a little wider." In the Jia Mansion, if you take a bath, you will hear that your master and your maid are having an affair. He likes to take a bath and asks Ruyi to heat him up every time.

Of course, there is no wind or wave. In the original book of the Red Chamber, there are things that describe Jia Baoyu and his maids taking a bath and washing the ground, which implies that it is self-evident.

Qingwen giggled. Of course, she saw clearly that the third master had finished washing.

Ruyi said, "Sister Qingwen, help me carry water." She was not afraid of rumors. She had long regarded her as the third master's house.

Qingwen smiled and helped Ruyi.

Jia Huan smiled and shook his head, sorted out his hair, went out to meet Tanchun, Shi Xiangyun and others. Shi Xiangyun, Yingchun, Tanchun and Xichun were talking, surrounded by maids, laughing.

On a winter afternoon, the luxurious and restrained living room is bright and cold.

Jia Huan greeted the four people with a smile, "Third sister, sister Yun, second sister, fourth sister, why do you have time to come to play here?"

Tanchun was wearing a green doro-wool-breasted jacket today. She had a slender figure, bright eyes like the moon, and was full of spirit. She smiled and said, "I heard that you are drunk. We happened to be having fun at Sister Bao, and we came to see you."

Although Jia Huan told her that the Jia family would be defeated in the future, after thinking about it, she still let it go from her heart. She was skeptical. Although Jia Huan was going to Jiangnan, she was reluctant to leave, but after all, the man's achievements were outside.

At this moment, she was still immersed in the joyful event of her younger brother.

Jia Huan suddenly realized and was a little strange. Why didn’t Baochai come? He was joking and took out a pair of white jade Go that Jinxiang Bo Han Jing gave him when he went to Jinxiang Bo’s mansion to have a drink a few days ago for the sisters to play.

The chess placing on the bamboo table, Tanchun and Yingchun sat down to prepare for chess. Everyone talked around.

Since Jia Zhen's death, Jia Xichun, who has always been taciturn, picked up the crystal and warm chess piece in the chess box and couldn't help but ask: "Brother Huan, how much is this chess worth?"

Jia Xichun is still young, looking like a seven or eight-year-old girl. But he inherited the genes of the Jia family, wearing a light purple jacket and a pair of small braids, with a delicate appearance, bright eyes and cool teeth, and a very outstanding little beauty.

Jia Huan smiled casually and said, "It's more than a thousand taels of silver. If the fourth sister likes it, I'll give it to you."

Jia Xichun looked at Jia Huan in surprise. Although she didn't like to talk, she still knew and understood. Her third brother was not a "spent of all his money" and had a very accurate measure of who she was good to and how much reward she gave.

Jia Xichun refused and said, "It's too expensive. I don't want it."

Jia Huan smiled and did not force himself to persuade him. He couldn't take these gifts from others, so he still had to give them to others. So he was very generous.

Xichun's maid, Izui, smiled and said, "Third Master wants to give us a gift. It is great to send a beautiful Buddhist scripture."

Tanchun said strangely: "What Buddhist scriptures are you reading in the fourth sister?"

When Jia Huan mentioned the Buddhist scriptures, Xichun's judgment flashed through his mind: he saw that the scenery of the three springs was not long, and his black clothes changed his makeup from the past. The poor girl from the embroidered house lies alone beside the ancient Buddha in the green lamp.

Xichun became a monk, which was really a tragedy for her. She was just a way to avoid reality and was unsuccessful. Being a monk was not such a fun thing. After all, people had to eat grains and grains. Entering temples or floating in the world, it was common for them to not have enough food.

Jia Huan said: "Xing. Wendao Academy is talking about printing books with Renhe Bookstore on wooden characters. At that time, let them help print a Buddhist scripture. Looking back, the fourth sister gave me the name of the Buddhist scripture she wanted."

Jia Xichun turned his head slightly, thought for a while, but did not refuse this time, and said fragilely: "Third Brother Xie Huan."

Jia Huan nodded with a smile and asked Yingchun, who was smiling and silently, "Second sister, do you have any gifts you want?" The last time he returned the gift, he just returned the gift according to the current customs and had no intention. However, today he actually mentioned it and treated Yingchun and Xichun equally.

In fact, if we really want to talk about relationships, in the original book, Xiao Jia Huan and Yingchun have a much closer relationship than Tanchun and Xichun. He often goes to Yingchun’s house to play. Perhaps, Xiao Jia Huan, who is despised, looked down upon, and suffered grievance, can only find some equality and respect in Ermutou’s house.

This is a very weak-minded girl who is afraid of things, but she is gentle and friendly.

Jia Yingchun is the oldest, with a long body, and is beautiful for no reason. She wore a diamond-white dress, with slightly plump skin, and her cheeks were condensed and her nose was greasy.

Yingchun hesitated for a moment and said warmly: "If Brother Huan is convenient, I want to see the "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" you wrote before. It is a very exciting story."

Jia Huan said: "This is easy. There should be a handwritten copy in Dongzhuang Town. I will ask someone to pick up one." After thinking about it, he said to Si Qi, the eldest maid behind Yingchun, "Si Qi, if there is anything in the second sister's house, you can come and tell me."

Si Qi was a tall maid. When he heard Jia Huan's words, he immediately squatted down happily to salute Jia Huan and shouted: "Thank you, Master San!" With the current status of Master San in the mansion, although he was not in charge of the matter, but the servants in the mansion dared not to listen to what the third master said?

Jia Huan smiled slightly, reached out to help him, "Get up. Don't be so formal." He felt a little moved in his heart.

When he first came to the Jia family and saw Twelve Beauties, he thought it was a novelty. Twelve Beauties gathered in the Jia family. He could see it because Wang Xifeng was asking for trouble for him, and Jia Mu asked someone to take him over.

Later, he didn't meet with his third sister Tanchun, Shi Xiangyun, Baochai, Daiyu, Yingchun and Xichun. He quickly left the mansion. In more than two years, he talked to Baochai twice, except for the one he returned to mansion a few days ago on the fifteenth day ago. This shows that it is generally the case.

Now, he returned to his hometown to meet the Twelve Beauties. Except for Jia Yuanchun in the palace, he was unobstructed. He would not have any problems with speaking or chatting. He had already obtained a social status that surpassed them. For example, now, he was qualified to care about Yingchun and Xichun.

Things in the world are impermanent!

…

Jia Huan sighed in his heart that Tanchun and Yingchun had already started playing chess. Xichun was watching the chess.

Shi Xiangyun smiled and pursed her lips, pulled Jia Huan's sleeve to the window, and smiled and said softly: "Brother Huan, are you angry with you? She heard that we were going to see you, but she didn't follow me. I heard from Brother Bao that you said to Brother Xue Pan in front of your wife before?" (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!