Chapter 46 Baochai's Sorrow
"Grandfather, I will go back first. I have to pack up in advance! In addition, I have to go and pay my respects to Master tomorrow! Even if I come back safely, I am afraid I will not be able to take the imperial examination. Master has taught me so much, I cannot leave without saying goodbye!"
Grandmother Jia felt bitter when she heard this. She was afraid that this action of their Jia family would offend all the scholars in the court!
"Well, that's what should be done, Second Brother. It's my Jia family that has let Wei Qi down. You should prepare a generous gift tomorrow and go with Congge'er. This will be considered as an apology to Wei Qi!"
Afterwards, Jia Cong personally carried the spear and asked a group of servants to carry armor and helmets back to the yard.
Watching Jia Cong stride away, Grandmother Jia sighed. Originally, the Jia family was a top noble family in the capital, but now they had to send a naughty boy to fight...
When we returned to Rong Xi Tang, the girls in the side hall were already crying together!
Just now, they were listening to the conversation in the main hall, and when they heard Jia Cong take the initiative to go to the border, they were extremely shocked! Jia Cong was the top three candidates and had a bright future, but now he gave up everything for the Jia family. This made them uncomfortable and moved!
In the scene just now, Jia Lian said nothing and Baoyu shrank aside. Compared with the heroic Jia Cong, he was like dust!
After hearing what Grandmother Jia said, they couldn't help crying! Especially Yingchun, her brother was going to guard the border, but she was still worried about her, and she almost fainted from crying.
Seeing Grandmother Jia coming in, Daiyu cried with red eyes, "Grandma, is Third Brother really going to guard the border?"
Grandmother Jia sighed softly, hugged Daiyu and sat down, "Don't cry, our Jia family started out in the army! When a father dies, the son goes to war, and when a brother dies, the younger brother wears armor!"
"Back then, Xian Rongguo led thousands of Jia family men to fight on the battlefield with Taizu , and many of them died on the battlefield!"
"After every war, almost every household in my Jia family is in mourning! However, even though there are few male descendants in my Jia family, no one dares to bully us in this capital. Even the princes and nobles have to show respect to my Jia family!"
"Look at the two mansions of my Jia family. Look at this huge family business. It was all earned through bloody battles and countless lives!"
"Now, my Jia family is in decline. Cong has inherited the will of our ancestors and is going to war. I am reluctant to let him go, but this is the fate of my sons!"
"You guys can go visit Congge's hospital later. Spend more time with him these two days! Congge is a caring person, and you sisters are also his concern..."
After a long while, Jia's mother was tired and asked Yuanyang to help her back to the courtyard. As soon as Jia's mother left, Yingchun could not wait to get up and head towards Jia Cong's courtyard.
In Jia Cong's courtyard , several maids looked at the armor that Jia Cong brought back with curiosity!
"Master, are you going to practice martial arts?" Xiao Que'er asked while touching the exquisite helmet.
Qingwen on the side, however, had a slightly changed expression. She had seen this armor before. When she was still with the old lady, this armor was displayed in the back hall. How could such a precious armor be given to her third master?
"Master, what exactly is the imperial edict today about?"
Jia Cong had the armor put into the house, and said to the maids with a smile, "His Majesty has ordered the sons of the four kings and eight princesses to join the army and go to the Lanzhou camp to guard the border!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the little girls panicked. They vaguely knew the risks of guarding the border, and they immediately burst into tears!
Jia Cong tried to coax this one and that one, but to no avail. Even Zhuier and Zhuaner joined in!
Just when they were feeling helpless, a group of sisters also came into the yard. When they saw the scene in the yard, they also felt sad and they all started crying without saying a word.
There were more than a dozen sisters and maids in the courtyard crying together, which really made Jia Cong very busy! After half an hour, perhaps because they were tired of crying, or perhaps because Jia Cong's persuasion worked, the crying gradually subsided.
"My dear sisters, please put away your magical powers. If you continue crying, won't my little courtyard be flooded?"
This sentence made Daiyu burst into laughter, "Third brother is unreasonable, but it's because we sisters are worried about him, otherwise who would cry!"
"I'm crying not because I'm worried about Third Brother Cong, but because I can't go with Third Brother Cong!" Xiangyun spoke suddenly, making everyone laugh and cry.
"Brother Cong!" Yingchun held Jia Cong's hand tightly, tears still flashing in her eyes.
"Don't worry, second sister. We will be on the frontier for a year at the shortest and two to three years at the longest. Besides, I am a good scholar and a good warrior. I can get the first place in the exam and be the bravest among the three armies! Moreover, I will be the commander of a battalion. I will not only have a thousand subordinates under my command, but also personal guards to protect me. Even a demon will not be able to hurt me!"
As he was speaking, hurried footsteps were heard outside again!
Everyone turned to look, and saw Baochai running in in panic!
"Precious girl, Precious sister..."
Facing the crowd's greetings, Baochai turned a deaf ear and rushed directly to Jia Cong, "Brother Cong, they said you are going to guard the border..."
The sisters all looked strange. Baochai's eyes were red, obviously she had been crying all the way here. Moreover, the sisters in the courtyard seemed to have seen nothing. Instead, they stepped forward and tightly grasped Jia Cong's hands, their eyes full of grief and worry...
Is there something going on between these two?
Jia Cong smiled bitterly. Another person to be persuaded!
After much persuasion, Baochai finally stopped crying, "Brother Cong, the border is dangerous, you must take care of yourself and return safely..."
"Sister Bao, please forgive me. I promise you that I will come back safely! Just now, a group of sisters almost flooded my yard. Now Sister Bao wants to do it again?"
Baochai was stunned at first, then her beautiful eyes widened. All the sisters were here? Then...did everyone see what she looked like just now?
"Hmm!" Baochai was so embarrassed that she covered her face with a handkerchief and tried to escape by pulling Ying'er. However, the sisters would never let Baochai go!
Daiyu and Xiangyun took Baochai from the left and right!
"Sisters, hurry up and go to the court. Today we are going to have a thorough trial of this traitor! If this precious girl doesn't confess, she will be severely punished!"
In an instant, all the sisters became a mess!
Jia Cong took the opportunity to hide back in his room. The reason why he agreed to go to the border today was naturally not because he was forced! Although he was a bastard, he had a reputation and a powerful master behind him. If things got bad, which scholar in the world would let the Jia family go?
Letting a scholar who only won three imperial examinations in the imperial examinations be a soldier, the Jia family would be cursed by scholars all over the world!
The battlefield is always the easiest place to gain merit. Moreover, he is a child of the Jia family after all, not an ordinary soldier, with more strength and skills, at least compared to others, his chance of survival is many times higher.
As long as he can endure for a year or two and return safely, he will not only gain considerable merit, but also make the whole family owe him a favor. In this way, he will have a great say.
