At that time, the officials and guests attending the funeral included the grandson of Gong Gongqing of Zhenguo, who was now the first-class Bo Niu to succeed the clan, the grandson of Liu Biao, the Duke of Li, who was the first-class son Liu Fang, and the grandson of Chen Yi, the Duke of Qi, who was hereditary third-rank Weizhen General Chen Ruiwen.
The grandson of Ma Kui, the governor of the country, is hereditary to the third-rank Weiyuan general Ma Shang. The grandson of Xiuguo Xiaoming is the hereditary son of the first-class son Hou Xiaokang.
The rest include the grandson of Nan'an County Prince, the grandson of Xining County Prince, Zhongjing Marquis Shi Ding, the grandson of Pingyuan Marquis, hereditary second-class male Jiang Zining, and the grandson of Dingcheng Marquis, hereditary second-class male and Beijing camp guerrilla Xie Jing.
The grandson of the Marquis of Xiangyang is hereditary second-class male Qi Jianhui, and the grandson of the Marquis of Jingtian is Qiu Liang, the military commander of Wucheng. The remaining ones are Han Qi, the uncle of Jinxiang, Feng Ziying, the son of General Shenwu, Chen Yejun, Wei Ruolan and other princes and grandsons, too numerous to mention.
These six families and the two Ningrong families were the ones called "Eight Gongs" at that time.
Counting the guests in the hall, there were about ten large sedans and thirty or forty small sedans. There were no less than a hundred or ten sedans, including family cars. Even the various deacons, furnishings, and entertainments in front are vast and mighty, and they are placed three or four miles away.
Not long after walking, a colorful shed was erected beside the road. There are banquets and music played, and all families offer sacrifices on the road.
The first one is the sacrificial shed of the Prince of Dongping, the second one is the sacrificial shed of the Prince of Nan'an County, the third one is that of the Prince of Xining County, and the fourth one is that of the Prince of Beijing County.
It turns out that among the four kings, only King Beijing had the most outstanding achievements at that time, and his descendants still attack the prince today. Now, King Shuirong of Beijing is still young, with a beautiful appearance and a humble temperament.
For a moment, I saw the grand funeral of Ning Mansion coming from the north like a mountain of silver pressing down on the ground.
Someone who had opened the way for the Ning Mansion had seen it early and hurriedly went back to report to Jia Huan.
Jia Huan frowned slightly after hearing this. In the Book of Red Mansions, four princes and eight princes once went to the road to pay homage to Qin Keqing's funeral.
But this is probably because of Qin Keqing's special status, and he is not here for the Jia family.
Didn’t you see that after the death of Jia Jing, who was much senior than Qin Keqing, these families also came to pay tribute?
And now, I didn't expect that they would also appear at the funerals of Jia Zhen and Jia Rong.
Jia Huan vaguely felt that their arrival seemed to be directed at him.
He was the number one scholar in high school, and now he has inherited the title of Ning Guofu without being demoted, and he has become the flag bearer of the Jia family.
They came here just to give themselves face.
Thinking of this, Jia Huan ordered to station in front, and the three of them, Jia She and Jia Zheng, hurriedly greeted them and met them with national gifts. The water melted in the sedan chair and bowed in reply with a smile. He still greeted him as a family friend and was not arrogant.
Jia Huan raised his head and looked at the King of Beijing. He saw that King Shuirong of Beijing was wearing a silver-winged king's hat with a white hairpin on his head. He was wearing a white python robe with a five-clawed sitting dragon in Jiangya sea water, a jasper red belt, and a face like beautiful jade. Eyes like a star, what a beautiful person.
And Beijing Wang Shuirong also looked at Jia Huan.
Shui Rong holds a high position and has friends with all top wealthy families. He has also met many young talents. Even several princes often have banquets together.
However, now that he met Jia Huan, Shui Rong couldn't help but admire that this concubine of the Jia family didn't show any timidity when he saw him. There is no flattery at all.
His eyes were clear, his demeanor was calm, and he never put himself in an inferior position.
In terms of magnanimity alone, this talented person from the Jia family is truly unrivaled.
Seeing Jia Huan paying homage to him, Shui Rong hurriedly came up and stretched out his hand to help him, but unexpectedly, Jia Huan dodged away without leaving a trace.
Jia Huan naturally did not want to have any physical contact with the King of Beijing, who seemed to like the habit of cutting off his sleeves.
Shui Rong was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Xiao Wang has heard of Jia Sanshou's name a long time ago and has always been stingy about meeting him. Today he finally got what he wanted."
"Jia Sanshou has an extraordinary bearing. He is indeed a dragon and a phoenix among people, and his reputation is well-deserved. It is better to be famous than to meet him, and to meet him is worse than to be famous."
"In the little prince's house, there are many famous people from all over the sea. Anyone who comes to the capital will not fail to pay attention to him. Therefore, there are many high-ranking people gathered in Han Dynasty. They all admire Jia Sanshou's talent and just want to see him."
"You and I are family friends. Brother Huan has some free time, so he should come to the little prince's house more often."
Jia Zheng hurriedly laughed and said: "How dare a dog falsely accept the gold medal? If Yu Zhen of Laifan County says so, it will be a blessing for this generation."
Shui Rong then took off a string of wagtail-scented rosary beads from his wrist and handed it to Jia Huan, saying: "Today's first meeting, we were in such a hurry that we didn't have anything to congratulate. This is a rosary given by the Holy Master the day before yesterday as a congratulatory gift. "
In The Book of Red Mansions, this wagtail incense rosary was originally given to Da Lian Bao.
Now it was given to him, and the King of Beijing did not ask to see Baoyu again.
Jia Huan was thoughtful, but he really didn't want the gift from King Beijing, especially since this gift was from the emperor.
He just said that the gift was too expensive and refused again and again.
However, King Beijing insisted on giving it away and even turned against him. In desperation, Jia Huan had no choice but to take it and put it away solemnly.
After a few more small talk, everyone in the Jia family handed over and left.
Not long after, the coffins of Jia Zhen and Jia Rong were delivered to Tiekshu Temple.
At this point, the funeral is over. Of course, there are still many things to deal with later.
But these did not require Jia Huan to come forward again. These trivial matters were left to Wang Xifeng to handle, so Jia Huan left.
Let's say that Jia Baoyu pestered Wang Xifeng like a sweetheart and followed her to Tiexuan Temple.
Also accompanying Jia Baoyu was his little friend Qin Zhong.
Before Jia Baoyu went to the Imperial College to study, he studied at the Jia Family School for one year.
Because of Qin Keqing's relationship, Qin Zhong also went to the Jia family to study.
Just like the relationship in the book Red Mansions, the two hit it off and quickly became close friends.
The Jia family followed the people who came out of the coffin and mostly rested in Tiejian Temple.
Only Wang Xifeng disliked this place and took Jia Baoyu and Qin Zhong to Mantou Nunnery. It turns out that this steamed bun temple was originally called Shuiyue Temple. Because the steamed buns made in the temple were good, the name was changed.
Qin Zhong met the little nun Zhi Zhi in the Mantou Nunnery and hooked up with her. It’s not like these two just hooked up now.
In fact, the two of them had met many times in Jia's house and had a long-standing friendship. Now that they haven't seen each other for many days, their friendship has become even more intense.
When Jia Baoyu saw it, he hid in the dark and secretly watched the two men's actions, preparing to take advantage of them.
At the same time, Jingxu, an old nun in Shuiyue Nunnery, begged Wang Xifeng for something.
What Jingxu wants is to file a lawsuit.
Li Yanei, the brother-in-law of the Grand Master of Chang'an Mansion, fell in love with Brother Jin, the daughter of wealthy man Zhang, and went to propose marriage.
And this brother Jin had already promised the appointment of the former guard of Chang'an, so Li Yanei asked the former guard to cancel the engagement.
The original guard family refused to retreat. The Zhang family was anxious and decided to cancel the engagement, so they found Wang Xifeng.
And Lao Ni Jingxu was specially designed to bridge the gap in such matters so that she could benefit from it.
(End of chapter)
