The son of the red mansion is unscrupulous

Xu Qingheng's words were exactly what Jia Lian wanted, but she mentioned it so generously, the description was not like a joke, and Jia Lian felt very sorry.

So, five or six days before his departure, Jia Lian went back and forth between the various mansions during the day, and at night he still lay down in the backyard, withered and unable to fall asleep at night, so although he didn't like Xu Qingheng moving his things, he made Xu Qingheng do it instead. I played with those things that were fun when I was a girl.

The people in Rongxi Hall heard that Xu Qingheng did not send anyone to follow Jia Lian to take office, so they stared closely at Jia Mu and Jia She. Unexpectedly, Jia Mu and Jia She were either unwilling to offend Xu Qingheng, or Confident that Jia Lian can "self-reliant" outside, so he didn't send a girl to serve Jia Lian.

On the day of departure, Jia Lian took Xu Qingheng to Rongxi Hall early in the morning. After paying homage to the ancestors and listening to the teachings of Jia Mu, Jia She, and Jia Zheng, he led the dozens of people who had been selected earlier. People, set foot on the avenue from Beijing.

After leaving the city gate, everyone went straight to the pier, abandoned their horses and boarded the boat, but headed towards Jiangnan first.

It was the golden autumn season, and the autumn leaves on both sides of the bank were rustling with the wind, which made people feel desolate. Jia Lian was doing nothing on the boat, so people found a flute and played it artfully. After seeing the landscape painting, I sent someone to the capital for Xu Qingheng to play with.

"After leaving the capital, the second master will be more considerate." Seeing Jia Lian delivering letters to the capital every now and then, Yuanyang couldn't help joking.

Jia Lian just smiled when he heard the words.

Near Suzhou, when the ferry docked one day, I saw liuxiang lotus and jade tree, which left the capital early, waiting on the shore, a tall and proud green lotus in the lustful autumn scenery of the garden.

As soon as the boat stopped, Liu Xianglian jumped onto the boat, boarded the boat, and went straight to the main cabin on the boat without anyone's guidance.

Sure enough, outside the cabin, I could smell the scent of fresh incense. When I entered the cabin, I saw that the cabin had already been rested according to Jia Lian's preference. There is a pot of white hydrangeas and chrysanthemums. At this moment, Jia Lian is wearing a thin jade-colored gown, and he is standing behind a large table facing a white stone, writing with his wrists hanging.

"Second Master!" Liu Xianglian called out.

Jia Lian looked up and saw that Liu Xianglian was growing tall. She hadn't seen her in just a few months, and her figure had grown thinner.

"Congratulations to the second master for the happy marriage first, and then congratulations to the second master for a successful career." Liu Xianglian cupped her hands gracefully, untied the sword from her waist and stood on the stool next to the door.

"But I haven't seen you for a few days, so I don't recognize you." Jia Lian said politely, "I don't know if you can find your father-in-law?"

Liu Xianglian laughed and said: "The world is so big, how can it be so easy to find a wandering Taoist priest?" She looked at Jia Lian's words with her sleeves on her sleeves, and said in a low voice: "I have already ordered Kou Guan He was rescued, and now he is housed in a mansion in Suzhou. The people of Prince Zhongshun’s mansion are afraid that the news will spread to Prince Zhongshun and that Prince Zhongshun will blame him, so they dare not say anything, and are quietly sending people to find him.”

"How did you find it?" Jia Lian laughed.

"What else can we do? The governor of Liangjiang and the governor of Jiangsu are all from us, and Suzhou is Master Lin's hometown. Man said that they dare not ask the yamen to find someone for them, so what if they invite the yamen?" Liu Xianglian laughed. road.

"As a last resort, we must not reveal our relationship with various yamen."

"I know." Liu Xianglian replied solemnly, "Now Guan Kou is hiding in the second master's house with the account card given by the second master. What will happen in the future, we are still waiting for the second master to speak."

Jia Lian thought about it for a while, and then said, "You take a rest, and I will go to see him with you." After that, he said to Jin Cai who was waiting outside the boat: "After I leave with Liu Erye, if someone Come to ask, just say that our ship is going to visit the governor of Jiangsu."

"Yes." Jincai outside the door agreed tremblingly, and ordered Quanfu and Quanlu to come in to wait on Jia Lian, changed into soft brown linen clothes, and took the horse off another boat, waiting for Jia Lian and Liu Xianglian to eat a little. After some food, they sent the two of them to leave the ferry.

Jia Lian and Liu Xianglian rode horses and approached Suzhou City against the twilight. There was still some distance to Suzhou City. Everywhere on the road, look for people with good looks to arrest."

Jia Lian nodded in agreement. Along the way, he did meet servants of the Zhongshun Palace several times from a distance. Fortunately, he avoided them and was not seen.

Going around like this, when midnight was bright and the stars were few, the two of them entered a small town outside the city after hearing the clear sound of horseshoes. After walking through the small town, they entered a spacious courtyard.

Entering through the back door, although the starlight is dim, you can vaguely see the elegantly laid Taihu stone steps in the backyard, and the fragrant herbs everywhere exude a pleasant aroma.

"If you don't have the ambition of a wolf, it's good to cultivate yourself here." Jia Lian laughed at himself in his heart, suddenly heard the sound of a koi jumping and breaking through the water, and then saw a handsome man in a three-color blue suit walking quickly with his hem up.

"Thank you, Second Master, for saving your life." Guan Kou came over from afar, thanked Jia Lian in a low voice, and then kowtowed to Jia Lian.

Jia Lian hurriedly stretched out his hand to help him up, looked carefully, saw that Guan Kou had been frightened for the past two days, and described that he was much thinner than when he was in Zhongshun Palace in the capital, so he took his hand and patted him, sighing: "Sure enough, man Those who aim everywhere will suffer more than those who seek ease."

Kou Guan hurriedly said: "I don't dare to say that my ambition is everywhere, I just want to be more comfortable. Speaking of which, this time, if Liu Erye hadn't cooperated with Brother Qiang who went shopping with me, I would not have done so easily. got away."

"That kid Qiang'er is very loyal." Jia Lian laughed.

"Second Master, go sit and talk in the room." Liu Xianglian led the way first, and saw that the courtyard was very quiet, and from time to time, the sound of fish and birds fluttering disturbed by footsteps could be heard.

Jia Lian and Kou Guan followed Liu Xianglian forward. After walking for a while, they entered a wing room. The room was furnished according to the customs of Jiangnan people. In the eyes of Jia Lian, who had just left the capital, there was something special about it. charm.

"Second Master, please have some tea." Officer Kou invited Jia Lian to the table first, then poured the tea himself, and then carefully sent a piece of paper covered with the recommendation of Prince Zhongshun.

Jia Lian saw the pearl-like brilliance of the paper slightly revealing under the candlelight, and sighed in his heart that Kou Guan is careful, this paper must be used by Prince Zhongshun every day.

"Please sit down, this is your house now, why are you being polite to me?" Jia Lian cupped his hands and asked Kou to sit down.

After Guan Kou declined, he asked Liu Xianglian to sit down before agreeing to sit down.

"This is a letter from Prince Zhongshun. I'll ask someone to trace his handwriting, write a letter and send it to Jia Yucun." Jia Lian said.

Kou Guan received the letter from Lord Zhongshun, and saw that Jia Lian asked him to read it, so he read it; after reading it, thinking about Jia Lian's implication, he couldn't help feeling frightened, and hesitated: "Second Lord is..."

"Second Lord has something to ask you now, I don't know if you will answer or not." Liu Xianglian saw that Guan Kou was hesitant, so she raised her voice to test him.

Kou Guan's eyelids twitched again and again, secretly thinking that there was no one who drew his sword to help for no reason, thinking that now that he returned to Zhongshun Prince's Mansion, he might have a narrow escape from death, and now that Jia Lian is holding it, he can only listen to him, so he said: "Er Lian If the Lord has any orders, I, Officer Kou, will definitely do it."

Jia Lian said with a smile, "it's not that I'm begging you, it's that I'm going to conspire with you for great things. If it works, you will be rich and I will be rich; if it doesn't work, I don't know what will happen to you. I will definitely be smashed to pieces." gone."

Guan Kou sighed and said, "Why did the second master say that? If I had known that the second master and Uncle Feng had asked me to get the seal, I would have guessed that there would be more to come. Besides, even though I was free, I still had some money to settle down." , but instead of just trying to survive, it's better to follow Second Master, Uncle Feng, and Second Master Liu to do a good job, so that if I ask you something in the future, it won't be considered as shameless and shameless for me to eat the food that comes from me."

Liu Xianglian saw that Guan Kou had the courage to escape from the Zhongshun Palace early, and felt that he was different from ordinary actors. Now that she saw him so readily agreed, she felt that he was someone who could be with him for a long time.

"Think about it carefully, and answer me tomorrow. I saw the house so peaceful today, and I was moved to retreat, let alone you, a miserable person? You should know, promise me, and you will come back later." I haven't lived such a peaceful and leisurely life." Jia Lian took a sip while holding the tea cup, and when the clear fragrance of the tea entered his throat, he went to look at Guan Kou's expression.

Liu Xianglian became anxious for Jia Lian, and hurriedly said: "Although I don't know what the second master is going to do, but the matter of the second master is a mistake. Since the second master came to see Guan Kou in person, if... the second master What should I do about it?"

"You don't need to use words to pressure him, you have to pay attention to what you want and what you want in everything." Jia Lian smiled.

Liu Xianglian was about to speak, but hesitated for a while, and said: "Then the second master should rest earlier, I am afraid that people who are loyal to the palace will find this town tomorrow, and they will have to work hard to get out."

"Ah."

Jia Lian agreed, not as fastidious as when he was at home. As soon as he bowed his hands to Kou Guan, he wanted to spend the night with Liu Xianglian in this wing.

Kou Guan went out the door with a heavy heart, and when he reached the door, he stopped in his tracks, looked up at the dark night and sighed again and again, he was at peace on the one hand, and righteous on the other at the other, thinking about it, he gritted his teeth, turned around and pushed the door open again. After going in, he saw Jia Lian lying on the bed with his clothes together, and Liu Xianglian sitting on the chair with his sword in his arms. He went to the bed and said to Jia Lian, "Second Master Lian, people say that actors are innocent. Now I, Guan Kou, want to be sympathetic." Righteous, if Second Master Lian has something to say, just order. Since Uncle Feng is willing to live and die with Second Master Lian, I, Officer Kou, will naturally be willing to saddle up for Second Master Lian. I just hope that Second Master will not forget me in the future."

Jia Lian hurriedly sat up from the bed, seeing Kou Guan willingly, he was very happy in his heart, so he sat by the bed, and was going to ask Kou Guan to take the letter from Prince Zhongshun, and asked Jia Yucun to write a letter to Hong He, the governor of Guangdong, by way of Jinling. Long, let him agree to the overseas envoy's request to buy firearms and so on.

Guan Kou heard the words and said, "Could it be that Jia Yucun offended the second master somewhere?"

Jia Lian laughed lightly and said, "That Jiayu village is a thorn in my heart. One day, I'm walking on thin ice."

Kouan nodded when he heard the words, thought for a moment, then smiled and said: "It's easy, don't want me to go through life and death, what kind of drama have I never sung? Now it's just a letter to pass, and then the fox pretends to be the tiger It's just an addiction."

Seeing Kou Guan so readily agreed, Liu Xianglian said with a smile, "I knew you were not an ordinary coward."

"Don't take it lightly, Jia Yucun is very careful, don't let him see any flaws. For example, if he asks, 'The second master of the Jia family is going straight to Guangdong, why didn't the prince mention this to him?' How should you answer?" ?” Jia Lian laughed.

Kou Guan pondered for a while, and immediately put his hands behind his back, making a haughty look, "He has involved too much, and now is not the time for the prince to use him." His eyebrows and eyes turned, and he changed his usual gentle and warm appearance, as if He is as arrogant and defiant as Shi Zhongshun, the head of the palace.

Jia Lian was overjoyed when she saw it, Liu Xianglian was very displeased with the opera singers because of her previous experience, seeing Kou Guan at this time, she just changed her eyebrows, as if she was a different person, and she secretly rejoiced that she escaped early, otherwise, I don't know how much trouble I would have suffered Only in this way can Kouguan do what he does today.

"Second Master, I know the prince's actions the most, so although the Second Master is meticulous, he thinks too much. When I see Jia Yucun, I will act first, and I will not be able to say a word of temptation if I ask him. Besides, this matter of buying and selling firearms privately is a big deal in the eyes of the second master, but it is nothing more than a trivial matter in the eyes of the prince and Governor Hong. Besides, it is best not to write in the prince's handwriting. The letter, if not, find an ordinary person to write it. Thinking of such a matter of leaving people with a handle, the prince will definitely not write it himself, so he should randomly find someone to write it. It is best that the person's handwriting is immature and looks young Ignorance is like looking for a servant boy to write it out." Kou Guan said.

Jia Lian nodded again and again, "That kind of old fox is absolutely unwilling to write letters by himself." So he fixed his eyes on Liu Xianglian.

Liu Xianglian was taken aback, recalling that he hadn't read and written seriously for a long time, and his handwriting was extremely immature, so she blushed and said, "So it's time for me to write."

Kouan heard the words and went to find the Four Treasures of the Study in person. Jia Lian dictated it and Liu Xianglian wrote it.

In the end, I saw that the immature handwriting was extremely inconsistent with the majestic seal of the big red.

After the letter was finished, Guan Kou put the letter away in Fangru's close-fitting clothes, and asked Feng Ziying how he was doing recently, and then went back to his room to rest.

At noon the next day, I saw the people from the Zhongshun Prince's Mansion find the town. After staying for two days, the people from the Zhongshun Prince's Mansion gave up and left. Kou Guan, Jia Lian, Liu Xianglian and others left the town together. Escorted by Liu Xianglian to join the boat of Jincai and others, Guan Kou took the people Jia Lian had arranged for him to Jinling.

Along the way, Kouguan will see how Jia Yucun said and practiced repeatedly. After entering Jinling City, he settles down and finds an inn to stay. He was so extravagant that he put on a black cloak outside, wrapped it tightly, and went to Jia Yucun's mansion in a carriage.

The people went to the door and said that it was the Zhongshun Palace. After a while, Guan Kou saw the gate of Jia Yucun opened in the carriage, but he didn't get out of the carriage, so he just asked people to drive the carriage into Jia Yucun's mansion.

Such behavior really made Jia Yucun's family dare not underestimate it, but after a while, a man who looked like a butler came out, and the butler got closer to the carriage, Kou Guan said impatiently: "Get the carriage quickly. Hurry in and let people see what it looks like?"

The butler first heard that he was from the Zhongshun Palace, and then saw that Kou Guan's words were extremely powerful, so he hurriedly ordered the carriage to go quietly.

After the carriage stopped, Kouan wrapped his cloak and got out of the carriage. Seeing that Jia Yucun was already waiting beside the carriage, he snorted lightly, and when he was about to speak, he looked around again.

Jia Yucun recognized Guan Kou, since he was going to send the little boy of Shui Ling to Prince Zhongshun earlier, he didn't know the most favored person in Prince Zhongshun's house, so he hurriedly waved his hand to make the housekeeper and others retreat, and led Kou Guan to the inner hall by himself.

"Does Master Jia know me?"

"A character like my brother is unforgettable. How can I not know who my brother is?" Jia Yucun said with a smile, wondering in his heart. He didn't expect that the beloved pet in front of Lord Zhongshun would come here. He said with a smile: "Could it be that the younger brother is here to buy for the prince? I heard that the younger brother has found an important job and is doing great things for the prince."

"Aside from this, what else do you know?" Kou Guan said indifferently, standing in the hall, took off the cloak and threw it to Jia Yucun, then glanced at Jia Yucun's inner hall with his sleeves on, and saw the inside of the hall. Although the things are not very expensive, compared with the official positions in Jia Yucun, they are considered very luxurious.

Jia Yucun was taken aback, then asked Kou Guan to take a seat, and said with a smile: "I don't know why my brother is here this time?"

"You know, I also have some friendship with the Beijing Prince's Mansion." Kou Guan sat down unceremoniously, seeing Jia Yucun serving him tea, he refused to drink tea.

Jia Yucun slandered in his heart that he was just a little actor, and he dared to fight in front of him, so he smiled more respectfully, "I don't know, what do you mean by this little brother?"

Kou Guan sneered and said: "Since I have a good relationship with the Beijing Palace, I naturally know your relationship with the Beijing Palace. However, I know in my heart that it is absolutely useless to be in two boats. I wonder if you understand?"

Jia Yucun was taken aback, and couldn't help thinking whether it was Prince Zhongshun who asked Kou Guan to beat him, "But the prince..."

"My lord wants to use you, but he doesn't dare to use you." Kou Guan held Jia Yucun up and down a lot from the corner of his eyes, and took out the letter from his arms without saying a word.

Seeing this, Jia Yucun hurriedly stood beside Kou Guan, took it with both hands respectfully, read the letter respectfully, and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

"My lord wants to..." Jia Yucun shuddered, seeing the immature handwriting of the letter, he wondered if this was the loyal and obedient prince testing him?

"Since I have read the letter, there is absolutely no turning back." Koguan said, and stretched out his hand to take the letter back. Seeing that Jia Yucun refused to hand over the letter, he sneered, "Are you going to send this letter to me?" Prince Jing, is it impossible to ask him to sue today?"

"Don't dare." Jia Yucun hurriedly delivered the letter. Seeing Kou Guan put the letter carefully into his arms, his heart beat up, and he secretly thought that it was really the palace's work, and he didn't leave any mistakes, "I don't know what the prince wants ..."

"This matter should not be spread outside the public. If you write a letter and return to Beijing to reveal your flaws, and the prince denies it, you will be suspected of slandering the royal relatives." With a sneer at the corner of Kou Guan's mouth, he became more and more pretentious, "Now, you So I personally wrote the letter and sent my cronies to follow me to Guangdong to spread the word."

"This..." Jia Yucun hesitated, regretting that he had provoked Prince Zhongshun's mansion earlier, and secretly sighed that if he had only been filial to King Beijing, he would definitely not have caused such trouble now.Now he is on the verge of an arrow, and has no choice but to send it.

"You, don't want to? Think carefully about the prince's ability, and then say no." Guan Guan straightened his sleeves and didn't go to Jia Yucun. You and the whole family say sorry. If you are willing, the matter is over, and the prince will forget about the past, and will not mention the matter between you and the Beijing Palace. From now on, he will regard you as a confidant and promote you."

Jia Yucun couldn't help feeling weak in his legs and tongue-tied, secretly hating himself for ignoring the heights of heaven and earth, and daring to think about being in the same place as King Beijing and King Zhongshun, and now King Zhongshun doesn't leave any room for him--if this happens, it will naturally be a happy event One thing; if it doesn't work, King Zhongshun has nothing to do with it... Sweat broke out on his forehead, and while wiping the sweat with a handkerchief, he couldn't help but say a moment, and walked out of the hall door here, immediately Someone went to fetch 500 taels of silver bills and put them carefully in Kou Guan's hand.

Guan Kou just glanced at the bank note, sneered at first, then sighed, and softened his tone, "Lord Jia, don't blame me for being arrogant, I have no other choice."

"Yes." After Jia Yucun nodded, he asked expectantly, "I don't know about this..."

"This matter is very easy. Originally, the prince said that there is no second in the capital. Besides, the Shenji Camp has been vacant for many years. It is just a happy day. It takes a few noises to be lively. Only now can I remember that there is such a place. Besides, Who is the governor of Guangdong that you want you to respond to? That is the emperor's confidant, the prince's best friend Hong and Lord Longhong. This matter can be done by another dumb person, but the prince wants to use you and sees that you are too cunning. I'll put you in a cage so that you won't be betrayed in the future." Kouan spoke slowly, as he said to Jia Lian before, and he didn't give Jia Yucun the slightest chance to make indirect remarks.

Rao Jia Yucun is very tactful, but the wheel power is actually weaker than the actors in the palace, and he has some doubts in his heart, but he dare not say it; besides, he has long been looking forward to solving problems for the Zhongshun Palace—although the Beijing Palace is also Some forces, but after all, the King of Beijing Jing is young, so he is not as good at winning over people as the King of Zhongshun, so he thought that the opportunity must not be missed, and the time would never come again; He gave up the truth, so he became happy again.

"Hurry up and write the letter, I can't delay here, I have to hurry tomorrow morning - the prince ordered, if you dare to leak this matter..."

"I don't dare to be an official," Jia Yucun said hurriedly.

Kouguan smiled bitterly and said: "Not only you dare not, but I, once I left the palace, the prince would not recognize me, saying that I fled privately and wanted to arrest me."

Jia Yucun was taken aback again, thinking to himself that Prince Zhongshun's method of eradicating future troubles was too harsh, if this matter came to fruition, it would be fine, if there was something wrong, it would be Guan Kou's own decision.Thinking of this, he looked at Guan Kou suspiciously, pondering the truth of the matter, and hurriedly said: "My lord is... I'm afraid it's just a play."

"It's not a play, it's really trying to catch me. If it weren't for being so careful, how could the prince have such power today?" Kou Guan cupped his hands in the direction of the capital, "Fortunately, the prince treats me well. He also gave me thousands of taels of silver."

"Yes, yes." Jia Yucun replied, looked at Kou Guan's face again and again, and thought that he and Kou Guan had no grievances or enmity, besides, if a little opera singer escaped privately, how would he have the guts to come to him?So I settled down again.

"From now on, this matter is between you, me, and Master Hong. It has nothing to do with the prince. It's okay for the three of us to exchange letters. The prince must not be involved—even if you are involved, the prince will not be involved." I admit it."

"Yes, yes." Jia Yucun lowered his head, and respectfully bowed in the direction of the capital, admiring Lord Zhongshun for arranging things so properly.