The son of the red mansion is unscrupulous

"Fourth brother?"

It was just an understatement, but Xu Qingheng felt rippling in his heart. To avoid showing any traces, he hurriedly got up from the bed and went to clean up the red dates and peanuts on the bed.

Jia Lian covered his eyes with his hands, thinking back to the loyal and submissive prince's arrogant face just now, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitched mockingly, thankfully the reminder poems and fresh flowers he had prepared for so long were all wasted.

Xu Qingheng bent down, took a small basket of dyed wicker that was no bigger than a hand, and packed the dried fruit that was added to the bed, turned his head slightly and saw Jia Lian's sarcasm, and felt puzzled.

"Fourth brother?" Xu Qingheng called again.

Jia Lian took his hands away from his eyes, looked at Xu Qingheng, who had become taller and slimmer, and said, "Put it down."

A blush appeared on Xu Qingheng's face when he heard this, and he couldn't help pinching his hands on the red wedding dress embroidered with lotus flowers on two pedicles. He neither nodded nor shook his head. He stepped back, sat on the bed, only heard the chirping of bugs outside the room, and the faint sound of water coming from the east, and after waiting for a while, Jia Lian came over in a clean moon-white singlet. .

"I've been walking for a day, and my body smells of sweat." Jia Lian coughed, feeling a little embarrassed, trying not to figure out Xu Qingheng's age, when he reached the bedside of Diaohua Babu, he raised his hand to put down the outer curtain first, seeing Xu Qingheng was at a loss, he chuckled , and put down the second layer of tents.

"Are you afraid of the heat? I want to cover myself with a quilt."

Xu Qingheng shook his head with a blushing face. In embarrassment, he felt that all the movements outside fell into his ears, and even the crackling sound of the candle flames was as earth-shattering as thunder.

"Go to sleep." Jia Lian tried his best to use plain words to erase the embarrassment of the bridal chamber. After asking Xu Qingheng to lie down, he tucked up the quilt. Seeing that the bed under the three-layer curtain was so dark that only Xu Qingheng's outline could be vaguely seen, he was at ease. Be careful, and slowly go to Zhougong's gift.

The next day, the white crane in the yard screamed, and Jia Lian woke up from sleep, carefully removed Xu Qingheng who was resting on his arm, got out of bed with his shoes on, and went east first, and saw that he was serving in the east room. The little girl who was sleeping hadn't woken up yet, so she put on her clothes and went out. First, she watched the white cranes dancing in the courtyard which was not yet bright, and when she heard the courtyard door rang, she raised her feet and went out.

"Second Master got up so early?" The doorkeeper's daughter-in-law is the daughter-in-law of Li Ping, Jia Lian's long-term companion. She thought that no one was out and about, and the collar button hadn't been buttoned yet. .

Jia Lian hummed, and said to Li Ping's family: "Make people quieter, don't wake up grandma." As he spoke, he moved forward again, only to see that all the halls and alleys had just been opened, and all the sweepers The boy saw Jia Lian coming, and hurriedly stood with his broom next to the wall with his hands down.

Jia Lian went straight into the Jinghuanzhai, and first went to the retreat door where Quanfu and Quanxi's night-duty boys lived, and yelled, and when Quanfu and Quanxi came out, he said, "Go get some water and I'll come." Wash up." Knowing that Feng Ziying, Xu Yuheng and others were still resting in his room, they waited in the small garden before retreating, and did not move forward.

Seeing Jia Lian coming early in the morning, Quanfu and Quanxi got up quickly, rubbed their hands on their faces, and went to the market to get water. Seeing that Jia Lian was still wearing the red clothes they married last night, they went to his room Zhong took a lavender shirt to change for him, and tied Jia Lian's fan, jade pendant and sachet one by one.

Quan Fu smiled and said, "Why doesn't the second master ask the sisters in the backyard to serve him? The little ones still expect to sleep a little longer today."

"I didn't want to wake up your grandma, so I came here." Jia Lian said, seeing Quanshou and Quanlu coming over with a bowl of shredded chicken noodles and four side dishes on a red lacquered tray, he called Quanfu and Quanshou took a side Come to the small table, and sit in the small garden in front of the retreat and watch the budding peonies and roses to eat.

"Second master must have thoughts." Quan Fu said firmly.

Quan Shou and the three nodded in agreement, if Jia Lian was not in the mood, how could he eat without being picky?

Jia Lian took the ivory chopsticks to stir the silver noodles in the bowl, and said with a smile, "It's just that I'm not used to sharing the bed with others." After taking a bite of the noodles, he asked, "Is Mr. Xue also in front?"

"It's sleeping with Mrs. Chen at the front." Quan Fu laughed.

"Where's Uncle Lin?"

"Uncle Lin is resting in Second Master's study outside." Quan Fu said.

After Jia Lian heard this, she thought that Lin Ruhai might not get up now, so she ate a few mouthfuls of noodles. Because she was drunk last night, she didn't have much appetite at the moment, so she drank a few mouthfuls of soup, and walked along the veranda. He went through the small door to the outer study, and in the yard of the outer study, he saw a few guards leaning against the porch and fell asleep, and he didn't wake them up. When he walked to the door, he heard Lin Ruhai's sharp coughing, and hurriedly pushed them away. Opening the door and entering, he saw Lin Ruhai leaning sideways on the bed and coughing towards the edge of the bed, so he sat on the edge of the bed and patted him on the back lightly.

"If I had known about the trouble last night, my uncle must be in poor health. Master and elder brother, I'm afraid I'm not feeling well." Jia Lian frowned, and saw Zhao Tianliang and Zhao Tiandong, who were guarding the outer study, come over after he came in. He said immediately, "Hurry up and invite the imperial physician."

Zhao Tianliang hurriedly agreed and went.

"There's a distinguished guest at home, so my uncle will be troubled." Jia Lian patted Lin Ruhai's back repeatedly.

After Lin Ruhai coughed, his voice was a little hoarse and authentic: "I got better after taking the medicine you and Zhu'er prescribed, but I drank two more glasses of wine last night." Seeing Jia Lian frowning, he said in a low voice: "According to me, your master should be sick and get well." Looking at Jia She's proud appearance last night, if he is in good health, once Jia Lian leaves, he doesn't know what to do.

Jia Lian nodded, took the cup from Zhao Tiandong and handed it to Lin Ruhai, and after he drank the water and moistened his throat, he said, "Uncle, when will my appointment come down?"

Lin Ruhai felt breathless when lying down, so he sat on the bed and said, "Prince Zhongshun took such a big breath last night, I'm afraid he's going to get you a good job. In this way, maybe I'll ask someone to talk to King Beijing , so that the King of Beijing Jing can act as a hindrance in order to get you to Guangdong."

"Thank you, uncle. After my nephew leaves, I still want my uncle to help me beat my second uncle so that I don't make trouble for my second uncle." Jia Lian stood up the pillow on the bed, supported Lin Ruhai to rest against the pillow, and then came out gently. After entering the door, he frowned slightly and went to the yard of the warehouse next door. When he entered the counting room, he saw that there were two shift accountants on the couch facing each other resting with their heads on their heads, so he gently kicked the door.

One of the two accountants inside the door woke up in a jerk, stood up and asked Jia Lian to come in and sit down.

"Have you sorted out the accounts for the new grandma?"

This accounting room also has a complete set of tables, chairs, desks, vases and incense burners.

It's just that Jia Lian felt a little uncomfortable in his stomach and refused to sit down, so he stood by the desk.

The accountant Zhang said with a smile: "It's ready, the eldest girl has done the calculation with Lin Zhixiao, and the amount is exactly the same."

"What about last night's accounts?" Jia Lian asked.

Accountant Zhang was startled, but before he agreed, Lin Zhixiao came in with swollen cheeks and blue eyes.

Lin Zhixiao said: "The little one is asking the second master for instructions. Last night, the things that the loyal prince brought from the Xue family's shop should be counted in the external account or the internal account? If it is included in the external account, it will be the same as the new one. Grandma has nothing to do with it."

"How much is the total?" Jia Lian asked.

Lin Zhixiao hurriedly sent the account book, "The deacons stayed up all night last night, and calculated that Prince Zhongshun took at least 2000 taels of things from Xue's shop. Although there are some leftovers, they are fragmented and not good. Then take it back to the Xue family."

Jia Lian took over the account book and saw that yesterday's wedding, which only lasted for one day, cost five or six hundred taels more than what Jia's mother planned to hold for a half-monthly running water banquet earlier. Because it was too much money, he felt distressed. Lin Zhixiao said: "Let's count it on the external account. In the future, according to the month, I will send the money spent in the inner house to grandma for disposal. The external account will be managed by Uncle Jin with you. The inner house is not allowed to use a penny of the foreign account. If there is something extraordinary, please temporarily move the money for emergency, and I will exchange it for her money when I come back."

"Yes." Lin Zhixiao agreed, secretly thinking that Jia Lian was trying to prevent the new grandma from getting rich like the old lady?

"Second Master, the imperial physician is here." The little girl Quan'er from the study outside came in and said.

Jia Lian handed the account book to Lin Zhixiao, "Send the Xue family's silver first, and if their family refuses to take it back, they are only allowed to accept half of the silver."

"Yes."

Jia Lian went out, first followed Quan'er to the outer study to see the imperial physician to feel Lin Ruhai's pulse, and after listening to the imperial physician's instructions to Lin Ru to take good care of her body, she followed Wang imperial physician to the east of Rongxi Hall.

On the way, he smiled at the doctor Wang and said: "Before taking the old man's medicine, my master felt much more comfortable. Now that he is comfortable, he has fallen in love with gambling and drinking again, which often makes my old lady angry. I don't know what the doctor can do. Advise my master to be more restrained?"

Doctor Wang knew who took the money from when he went in and out of Jia's house. Hearing what Jia Lian said, he smiled and said, "Second Master, don't worry."

He only said the word "rest assured", and didn't mention anything else. He followed Jia Lian into the Dongkua courtyard and waited in the hall for a while until Jia Amnesty's two old aunts cleaned up the house. in the house.

When they arrived at the door, they could smell the smell of alcohol and heard Jia She's uneasy panting. The imperial doctor Wang rushed to the bedside and quickly shook Jia She awake. She caressed his back, and when Jia She coughed and finally vomited out the stuff in his throat, he said with a haughty face: "Mr. Jia, why don't you take care of yourself? If it wasn't for the second master Lian who urged the students to come to visit him early in the morning , Jia Gong is afraid that something will happen."

Jia Amnesty originally suffered from phlegm blockage, but after a long illness, he gradually ignored the disease. Hearing Wang Taiyi's words, he was startled.

"Master Lian must have been overjoyed last night. Mr. Jia ate too much meat and drank too much wine." Imperial physician Wang didn't want to make alarmist remarks, so he only acted as if he was anxious about other people's concerns.

Jia Amnesty was intimidated by the look of Imperial Physician Wang, and when he saw the newly married Jia Lian leaving his bride to visit him early in the morning, he was moved. He asked Imperial Physician Wang to show him his pulse in fear, and said angrily, "How can we get married?" Just leave the bride behind? Go back to the new house quickly."

"The master is not in good health, how can the son feel at ease?" Jia Lian said.

Just when Jia She wanted to say that he was fine, he became worried because of the long sigh of Imperial Physician Wang, and hurriedly asked, "Could it be that there is a serious problem?"

"To put it bluntly, Mr. Jia's body has already been hollowed out. It doesn't look obvious on weekdays, but once you let go..."

"Ahem!" Jia Amnesty was originally weak, and he fell asleep only at [-] o'clock last night. He was tired and exhausted. Hearing Wang Taiyi's words, he seemed to be seriously ill.

"Please hurry up and prescribe the medicine for my father. And my brother Zhu, please ask the imperial physician Wang to take a look over there." Jia Lian said.

Doctor Wang nodded, and Aunt Shi, Jia Amnesty's concubine, said outside the window: "Second Master, it's time to go to the old lady's tea with the bride."

Jia Lian turned his head and glanced at the big gilt clock in Jia She's room, and sure enough, he caught a glimpse of the time, so he went to help Jia She, "Master, my son will take you to the old lady's place."

Jia Amnesty nodded, and Imperial Physician Wang followed a young man out with great eyesight.

Doctor Wang went out, and Aunt Shi came in to help Jia She change and wash.

Jia Amnesty couldn't eat much, so he barely drank a couple mouthfuls of bird's nest porridge, and then took a soft sedan chair to go to Rongqingtang.

Jia Lian helped Jia Amnesty get off the sedan chair outside the door of Jia Mu's room. After Pearl closed the curtain, the father and son went in. When they entered, they saw Jia Mu sitting on the couch happily. Jia Zheng, Jia Zhu and his son, Baoyu, Jia Huan stood on the left, Mrs. Wang, Li Wan, Yingchun, and Tanchun stood on the right, and in the middle stood Xu Qingheng, who was dressed in a bright red dress.

"Is the boss okay?" Mother Jia asked with concern.

Jia Amnesty was greeted by someone, and he wanted to look sick even more. After coughing, Jia Zhu saw that Jia Zhu was coughing heart-piercingly, so he stopped pretending, sat down on the first chair on the left, and stroked his hands. With a beard, he looked at Xu Qingheng with satisfaction.

"Second Master and Second Grandma, please serve tea to the old lady." Yuanyang led Amber and Parrot and laid down two futons with scarlet blessing patterns in front of Jiamu.

Jia Lian and Xu Qingheng knelt in front of Jia Mu, took the teacup from the servant girl and held it to Jia Mu with both hands.

Mother Jia took a sip with a smile, and personally took a purse and handed it to the tray held by the little girl behind Xu Qingheng.

Jia Lian and Xu Qingheng went to kowtow to Jia She again. Jia She felt that he had found a good family for his son, so he also drank tea with a smile.

Jia Zheng drank the tea lightly, but Mrs. Wang was smiling, but she felt uncomfortable. After drinking the tea, she said with a smile: "Qingheng don't be angry anymore. Going elsewhere is to visit the old man."

Jia Lian's eyelids twitched, and she wondered if she didn't ask Mrs. Wang to find trouble yesterday, and she started to feel unhappy early in the morning?He smiled and said: "Second Aunt is worrying too much. If it wasn't for Qing Heng's reminder last night, I wouldn't have thought of going to visit my father early in the morning." Seeing that Jia Zhu's complexion was not good, he said, "Sister-in-law, hurry up and send Brother Zhu back. , Physician Wang is waiting to take his pulse."

Li Wan was looking at Xu Qingheng with his eyes, and after Jia Lian's reminder, he hurried to see Jia Mu.

Mother Jia put her hand on the armrest of the animal head and said with a smile, "When will your young sisters-in-law not be able to speak? Zhu'er's body is important, so go with him. Lian'er, too, go back to your room with your daughter-in-law to rest. I'll talk to your father and uncle for a while."

"Yes." Jia Lian agreed, watched Jia Zhu and Li Wan come out, then came out of Jia Mu's room with Xu Qingheng, and walked along the veranda to Jia Mu's back door.

Hearing Xu Qingheng chuckle halfway, Jia Lian turned to look at her.

Xu Qingheng slightly tilted his head and said with a smile: "The fourth brother left early in the morning, and the two nuns rushed in to look at my shoes."

"Why are you looking at your shoes?" Jia Lian asked casually.

"Of course it depends on whether the fourth brother has stepped on my shoes."

Jia Lian chuckled, he didn't have to rely on Xu Qingheng's shoes to stand up.