Chapter 76: First meeting with the man from Duke Rong’s mansion
In front of the three animal heads of Duke Rongguo's mansion, the main door is wide open, and there are about ten people in gorgeous clothes sitting in front of the door.
"It's coming, it's coming." Lai Da, the chief steward of Jia Jiarong Mansion, trotted excitedly and shouted.
Not long after, I saw a mighty mountain ahead, approaching from the north like a silver mountain pressing down on the ground.
Shui Rong is riding a horse. He wears a silver-winged king's hat with a white hairpin on his head, a white python robe with five claws sitting on the dragon in Jiangya sea water, and a red jasper belt. His face is like jade, and his eyes are like stars. He is such a beautiful person.
Arriving at the gate of Duke Rongguo's Mansion, he dismounted and headed towards Duke Rongguo's Mansion accompanied by the Minister of Internal Affairs, Feng Ziying and others.
The people from Rongguo Mansion hurriedly welcomed him and greeted him with national courtesy.
Shui Rong faced these people in front of him. He had only read about them in the original novel, but he didn't know them personally, so he bowed and smiled in reply.
After Feng Ziying's introduction, Shui Rong also knew the identities of the people in front of him. The man on the left with a long beard under his chin and a hint of gray on his head was Jia She, the current head of the Rongguo Palace, a first-class general. He has a title of nobility and is a debauched and foolish person by nature.
The handsome young master next to him is Jia Lian, the son of Jia She. He has a very good appearance. Unlike other men in the Jia family who just hang out and wait to die, he is smart and capable. Many major events in the Rongguo government were completed under his auspices. It is the external capability of the Duke of Rongguo.
It's just that Jia Lian is a frivolous and dissolute person, but it's not a big deal. Isn't being passionate and lustful a common problem among men?
In Shui Rong's impression, Jia Lian's wife was more famous than him.
On the right, the person with a dignified face is none other than Jia Zheng, Shui Rong's future father-in-law. He is pedantic in nature and doesn't have much to say about him.
Standing next to him is a young man, wearing a purple gold crown with hair tied with jewels on his head, two dragons grabbing gold from his eyebrows, wiping his forehead with gold, wearing a two-color gold dress with hundreds of butterflies and red arrow sleeves with flowers, and colorful silk flowers. Wearing a palace polyester with long tassels, an eight-piece Japanese satin tasseled gown with azurite flowers, and green satin powder-soled court boots, she is dressed in luxury.
Its face is like the moon of the Mid-Autumn Festival, its color is like the flowers at dawn in spring, its temples are like knife cuts, its eyebrows are like ink paintings, its face is like peach petals, and its eyes are like autumn waves.
That's right, this is Jia Baoyu. Judging by the water solution, his face is indeed big, and he is worthy of the title of "big-faced treasure".
For Jia Baoyu, the protagonist of the original work, Shuiluo's performance is ordinary and nothing to make a fuss about.
Just looking at the big-faced boy looking at him, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. He seemed a little familiar and felt a little cold on his body.
There is also a handsome young master standing on the other side. This person is Jia Huan. However, the Jia Huan shown in the original work is all crooked and ugly. But now it seems that this Jia Huan has the appearance of a young master from aristocratic family. of style.
If you think about it carefully, it's not surprising that Shuiluo is in trouble. You need to know that her mother, Aunt Zhao, has such an annoying character to become Jia Zheng's aunt. Her appearance must be good, how could the appearance coming out of her intestines be so bad?
There is also a young man, although he is small, but he behaves well. This is Jialan.
At present, these people can be said to be the most important men in the Rongguo Palace. They are all greeting each other in front of the door. This attitude is indeed full of sincerity.
Surrounded by everyone, Shui entered the Rongguo Duke's mansion and walked to the main hall. In front of the door stood two women in brocade clothes, namely Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang.
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After entering the main hall, Shui Rong bowed to Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang, his father-in-law and mother-in-law, and they bowed three times, which was considered a complete visit.
What is left is the banquet. There are many people coming to the Rongguo Duke's mansion to congratulate them this time. Most of the famous nobles in the capital come to congratulate them. Many of them are Duke Chaopin and Uncle Chaopin, as well as the other three kings. They also sent people to congratulate them, and the engagement banquet was a lively one.
Regarding this, Shui Rong understood in his heart that these people all came after smelling the smell. With such a scale, it is no wonder that the emperor was afraid.
The engagement banquet was lively and lively, but Shui Rong was a little annoyed. Feeling that it was almost done, he looked for an opportunity to sneak into the inner courtyard.
"Your Majesty, what are we doing in the inner courtyard? If you don't know the way, it's not good to bump into the women in the palace!"
Walking on the corridor, Xiao Fuzi couldn't help but remind him.
Although it's okay because of Shui Rong's identity, it is always rude to break into the inner courtyard without permission.
Shui Rong looked slightly drunk at this time. He had obviously drank a lot at the banquet. He rubbed his forehead and said nonchalantly: "I have my own sense of proportion."
It is indeed not good to break into the inner courtyard without permission, but Shui Xiang is not stupid, and he will not go into other people's courtyards. This time he came to the inner courtyard for his own purpose, and it was not to steal good things.
Xiao Fuzi shut up and said nothing, and did whatever the prince said.
Not long after, Shui Rong's eyes spotted a group of maids carrying fruit plates not far away and greeted them.
The first maid saw Shui Rong, who was wearing a white python robe with five claws sitting on a dragon. She obviously knew his identity, and her expression was startled. She hurriedly moved forward and saluted, "I have seen the prince."
Shui Rong lowered his head gently and looked at the maid in front of him. She had a slim waist and narrow back, was light and pretty, had a duck-oval face, was very even, and looked quite pretty.
Just looking at the slight freckles on both sides of the maid's cheeks, Shui Rong made some guesses in her heart, but kept her expression unchanged and asked, "What's your name?"
"Slave Yuanyang, follow and serve the old lady."
Yuanyang was shocked when he saw the prince asking, but he still told the truth.
Shui Rong was convinced. He had guessed the identity of this maid when he saw her appearance before. She was indeed Jin Yuanyang, one of the four fierce maids.
"Your Majesty doesn't know the way, so why don't I help you lead the way?"
In Yuanyang's opinion, the prince probably didn't know the way, so he stumbled into the inner courtyard by mistake, so he thought of leading the way to the prince.
Shui Rong took a few glances at Yuanyang, wearing a red satin jacket, a green satin vest, and a white crepe silk scarf. The girl's general attire was a bit plain.
His body shape is indeed slender and his shoulders are slim. The slight freckles on his cheeks combined with his pretty face make him look somewhat be honest, Yuanyang was good-looking, but she was not outstanding among the daughters he saw. It was only Shui Rong who knew her temperament that made her fierce rebellion even more upright and abrupt.
How should I put it, maybe this is the so-called "celebrity effect", which adds a lot of sensory points and is somewhat eye-catching.
However, Shui Rong only looked at her for a few times and then said in a clear voice: "Which courtyard is your eldest lady in? Take me there."
Entering the inner courtyard this time, Shui Rong wanted to find Yuanchun.
Yuanyang saw that the prince was looking at her, and she didn't know if she had bumped into the prince and made the prince unhappy. She felt quite uneasy. When she heard Shui Rong's words, she couldn't help but froze. Her petite lips were slightly opened, and her eyes were slightly surprised. Watching the water dissolve, what will the prince do to find the eldest lady on the first day?
She didn't have time to think too much. Since the prince had an order, she couldn't refuse even a maid, so she responded: "Your Majesty, please come with me."
The water dissolves gently, and then follows the mandarin duck away.
Along the way, we passed through a hanging flower gate and entered a small courtyard. There were a lot of maids and women standing on both sides of the verandah outside the small courtyard.
"Your Majesty, in front of you is the residence of the eldest lady. I have to go to serve the old lady, so please leave first."
Yuanyang led Shui Rong to the outside of the courtyard and then resigned. After all, she was really going to serve Jia Mu, but she just happened to meet Shui Rong, so she put down her "business" and led Shui Rong.
As for worrying about Shui Rong doing something out of the ordinary, there is absolutely no need. After all, there are many people in the yard, and Yuanyang also needs to report the matter to Jia Mu.
When Shui Rong heard this, he waved his hand and walked towards the yard without saying anything.
Honor Hall.
Jia Mu was leaning on the soft high platform, accompanied by Aunt Xue. There were girls from the mansion sitting in the hall, including Baochai.
Aunt Xue glanced at Jia Mu and said with a smile: "Old lady, it's really lively outside. I see that Rongxi Hall is so crowded that the second wife can't even take care of it. Fortunately, we have Feng girl to help, otherwise we would really be afraid of making trouble." What a joke."
Today, there were not only male guests but also female relatives who came to congratulate them. Most of them were married women. As the mother-in-law, Mrs. Wang naturally entertained them at the Rongxi Hall.
If there are too many people, it will not be easy to take care of them. If they do anything wrong, people will have to talk about it.
When Jia Mu heard this, she smiled and said, "This is all done according to rules, so it won't be a joke."
At this time, Jia Mu was also happy. She had never seen such a lively scene. When the old Duke was alive, it was no worse than it is today. But since the old Duke passed away, the Duke's mansion has become worse than it was today. This kind of situation made Jia's mother regain her previous feelings, and it seemed that the Jia family was reviving.
Aunt Xue smiled and nodded, feeling quite mixed in her heart. Although she knew that her daughter was extremely good, it was difficult for her to become a princess. Generally speaking, the software was top-notch, but the hardware was a lot worse.
But seeing such scenery, I couldn't help but fantasize in my heart. If the place was changed and my daughter had this kind of fate, why would the Xue family not be prosperous?
Just thinking of this matter, Aunt Xue began to worry about it again. She wondered if the Prince of Beijing County had different thoughts about his daughter. This was not certain, and it was really irritating.
At this time, Baoyu opened the curtain and came in. When Jia Mu saw this, she hurriedly asked him to sit down beside her. Looking at her good grandson, Jia Mu smiled and said, "It's very lively outside. If you don't go and be naughty, why did you come back?" "
Baoyu pursed her lips and said, "It's too noisy outside. My grandson came here to hide away from my ancestors."
Hearing this, Jia Mu patted Baoyu's forehead lovingly and said nothing more.
Immediately afterwards, Baoyu said slightly excitedly: "Ancestor, you haven't seen the prince. I can't describe what he gave birth to. The Chengri family only said that I was one of a kind, but I still believed it. You know that I am a frog in the well." .”
Everyone covered their mouths and smiled when they heard this. There was no one who was so self-deprecating. Among them, there was a voice as beautiful as Juanjuan spring water, whispering: "Idiot".
Baochai was silent when she heard the words. She had also seen the Prince of Beijing County. Although Baoyu had a handsome face and was a rare and handsome young master, compared to Shuixun, his appearance was no worse than Baoyu, and he exuded a luxurious aura. It is much better than Baoyu.
It can only be said that it is not that Baoyu is not good enough, but that the Prince of Beijing is better.
Naturally, Jia Mu was smiling from ear to ear, and didn't care. She turned to ask, "I met the prince today. Did the prince teach you anything?"
The two families are married, and Baoyu is the brother-in-law of the Beijing County Prince. Logically speaking, the Beijing County Prince should treat Baoyu differently.
Baoyu didn't know the meaning of Jia Mu's inquiry, so he shook his head and said, "The prince is busy, so he doesn't have time to teach."
Jia Mu frowned when she heard this, but she didn't say much. After all, Baoyu was right. It's hard for a prince to have free time today. It will be better in the future.
While they were talking, Yuanyang walked in and whispered a few words in Jia Mu's ear.
When Jia Mu heard this, she frowned and looked at Yuanyang in surprise.
Seeing this situation, Aunt Xue couldn't help but asked cautiously: "Old lady, what's going on?"
Jia Mu groaned, but she didn't want to hide it, and said loudly: "The prince came to the inner courtyard and went to the eldest girl."
Everyone was speechless when they heard this. It seemed against the rules for the prince to go find the eldest girl on this day, but even though he said so, no one dared to say anything.
After a while, Jia Mu stood up and said: "It doesn't matter, the prince is not an outsider, let's go and have a look together."
With that said, Jia Mu walked out of the hall with Yuanyang's support, and the girls in the mansion naturally followed closely behind.
Aunt Xue's eyes changed slightly when she saw this, and she took Baochai with her.
(End of this chapter)