[Red House] But for the sake of the king

Jun Qi got news from Xue's family here, and urgently invited Lin Ruhai to the palace to discuss.Xue's parents live in the Jinling area, control the business in that area, and have quite a few businesses in the north and south.That day, he was able to catch up with the Supreme Emperor, one because of his ancestors' old friendship, and the other because Xue's family is now sitting on a millionaire.

"This Xue Shao is also a clever man, and he knows how to protect himself wisely, but it depends on whether I can be sure." Jun Qi smiled and pressed the things on the table, "He doesn't have many days, and he still wants to plan for his son. But I seem to have heard that his only son is very incompetent, with extravagant temperament and arrogant speech at a young age, and he must not have a big future in the future. On the contrary, Xue Jie, whom he wants to kill, is not like ordinary businessmen, but a scholar."

Lin Ruhai nodded, "That's true. This Xue Jie is the son of his stepmother, and he is not the same mother as Xue Shao. Presumably, he doesn't have a deep relationship with him, so he can push his brother out as a scapegoat. It's just that the Xue family has a deep family background and has a history of hundreds of years. How can it be easily shaken. In my opinion, it is better to keep it for your own use, and save worry and effort. Besides, the Xue family is also one of the four major families. If you hold him in your hands, one day you will move The remaining ones are probably easier."

Jun Qi said, "That's the reason, but he has done so many things before, and he always feels that he can't swallow this breath. Seeing that my little niece is about to marry into the Ningguo Mansion, why do I feel even more confused?" .”

"You are the emperor. It is not easy to vent your anger. First squeeze the Xue family dry, what can you do? These are trivial matters. Now only the Wang family and the Shi family still have some real power in their hands. It may be difficult for the Jia family to make a comeback. It turned out to be more troublesome on the Zhen family side, how did you find out?"

"You are actually a formidable person, even more cruel than me. Speaking of which, their family is also related to yours. Isn't Xue Shao's wife the sister of Mrs. Jia Zheng?" Jun Qi continued, "The Jia family is a family. Lord of the two countries, and now you are the son-in-law of Shangshu, why can't you make a comeback?"

Lin Ruhai guessed that there was something serious about the Zhen family's affairs, so he stopped asking, instead, he glanced at him and said with a smile, "Don't do this with me, it's just good to hear, what's the inside? You don’t know? If you let such a family rise again, you are stupid. Among the younger generation, apart from Jia Lian who became a small magistrate, and his uncle made it for him, there is another adult. Is there a weapon? My old father-in-law is the same, and it is also time for the booklet to let the Supreme Emperor bestow the title of chief officer to the second brother-in-law. Otherwise, wouldn’t it be a hundred times better than it is now to get an official from the imperial examination?"

Jun Qi's heart was itchy at his glance, and he didn't enter the harem for several days, accumulating a lot of anger.While thinking about when he would be able to eat people, he pretended to say, "You didn't hide it, but Jia Lian never got your advice. Didn't Jia Zheng say that he had a son, and he was also quite talented, but he was so young. Passing away, it can be seen that there is a destiny in the dark."

Lin Ruhai didn't take it seriously, he knew about these things even if he didn't talk about Jun Qi, and Ming people don't say dark words, let alone they are all in this position now.Pushing away Jun Qi's restless hand, Lin Ruhai did not continue to comment on Jia's mansion, "My former son Beijing Wang posted a post saying that he would let him go to the palace today. I don't know what kind of happy event it is. If you have nothing else here It's over, I have to go."

Jun Qi hurriedly pulled the man back, "Hey, hey, hey, hey, he's about to leave after just a few words. He's so busy after coming back from the northwest. It's easy to have some free time, and you're still in a hurry to leave, what's the matter. Water What can the old boy Jun do? He is old enough to have a child. A few days ago, the concubine diagnosed the happy pulse and he hurriedly wrote the post. I was afraid that the concubine was embarrassed, so he didn't say it clearly."

Shui Rong is twelve years old, and Princess Bei Jing has never conceived since she gave birth to him. How could she expect to have another one.Although I was very happy in my heart, I was also a little embarrassed, after all, I was already a little old.

Lin Ruhai sneered, "If I remember correctly, Master Shui Wang is only a year or two older than me. Compared with you, he is in the prime of life."

When Jun Qi said this, he became angry from embarrassment, and grabbed someone to push him up, "Aren't I in the prime of life? I'm really spoiling you, I don't know the heights of heaven and earth, so don't cry and beg me in the future."

Lin Ruhai's face turned red immediately, she quickly pushed him away and stood still, "You, you, I'll go first."

Jun Qi grabbed his arm and took a few deep breaths, "Wait, I'll go with you. I'll change clothes first, you wait here."

Lin Ruhai sat blankly, the fiery touch just now seemed to be branded on him, and it would not go away for a long time.It's not that he hasn't thought about it, he is a big man, who can have no wrong thoughts, especially when Jun Qi is in the northwest, he always likes to play tricks, and it is inevitable to get angry.But no one mentioned anything further, and Jun Qi always clicked on it.But this time when he said it so carelessly, Ruhai's heart throbbed uncontrollably, with a trace of expectation and fear.

In Lin's mansion, Mrs. Tang dressed properly, gave instructions to brother Heng's nanny, and then took Daiyu to the North Prince's mansion in an eight-seater sedan chair.

Although Daiyu has been filial for a hundred days, she still has to wear plain clothes for a year, and she can only remove them after her mother's anniversary.Therefore, today’s dress is rather simple and elegant. It is wearing a bamboo blue cross-neck shoulder-length shirt, a white skirt underneath, and a light blue palace sash around the waist. There is a purse hanging on it, and the string of Buddhist beads is placed inside. , the piece of black jade still hangs on his chest.Because she has not yet reached the hairpin, she only combed a double flat servant girl, and put a pearl flower on her hairpin, but she has no other jewelry.

Tang's love grew more and more, and the child was always beautiful, so he secretly made up his mind that when Yu'er was older, he had to dress her up well.There are so many treasures in the bottom of the box in her dowry, and they will all belong to Yu'er in the future.Dress up her granddaughter beautifully, and she will be able to go with peace of mind if she finds a good husband in the future.

Daiyu, who was concentrating on playing with the palace belt, didn't know that her grandmother had planned such a long-term plan for her, but she was not happy because of what happened in Rongguo Mansion the day before yesterday.Once the sedan chair had passed, she timidly asked, "Grandmother, will sister Xiangyun be here today?"

Naturally, Tang knew the cause and effect long ago, but he was busy yesterday and didn't find the time to talk to Daiyu about it. "Probably won't be here, Yu'er, don't you like that Shi Xiangyun?"

Daiyu pouted, "Well, she's always acting weird, and even spilled porridge on me, it's so dirty."

Tang shook her head secretly, the child was still young, "Yu'er, do you think she did it unintentionally or on purpose?"

Daiyu looked at Tang with a blank face, not understanding what he meant.

Tang touched her little head, "Oh, silly boy, in this world, apart from parents, brothers and sisters, how can anyone be nice to others for no reason, and naturally there is no one who is bad to others for no reason. , Those who are beneficial to each other will naturally get along well; those who dislike or stand in his way will naturally attract people's envy. This is a big science in getting along with people, and you have something to learn. But you Just remember, there are some people that we can't afford to offend, even if we encounter such people, we can only swallow our anger; but like that Shi Xiangyun or the Jia family's daughter, you can't let them bully you. Although we can't use our status to suppress As a person, you have to be worthy of being the daughter of a first-rank official, otherwise others will think you are easy to bully, and it will get worse in the future."

Daiyu nodded half-understood, "Then she will behave like this next time, what should I do?"

Tang said, "You and she are both guests of the Rongguo Mansion, so you can't show her face directly, it will make you look petty. No matter what else, you must say this well. Look at her, she will pull her away whenever something happens. Hearing your elder sister’s call, she took the initiative to pick up the wrong one again. Even if the host knew she did it on purpose, she couldn’t say anything about her. She stretched out her hand and didn’t hit the smiling face, but she kept calling you from behind, but you kept a cold face. Talk to her, if someone who doesn't understand sees it, they will naturally say something bad about you. If you really don't like her, just say a few words and don't take the initiative to provoke her. If she wants to play with you, you should still be kind Angry, that is the demeanor of a big lady. You still don’t understand the rest, just tell Nanny Ding, and she will take care of it for you.” She has the heart to teach her granddaughter to be a lady, let alone She is easy to bully, but she is still a child after all, let the servants do the intrigue for her first.If you are older, the governor will be sensible, and it will not be too late to teach.

Daiyu kept it in her heart, when she saw Shi Xiangyun next time, she really seemed to be okay, and she still joked around.

Beiwang Mansion is crowded with people today, cars and sedan chairs from various families gather at the door, and the butler is busy making arrangements.As soon as the Lin family's sedan chair arrived, someone came to greet him with sharp eyes, and someone else reported it to let the old concubine know.The sedan chair enters through the side door and goes along the hallway to a small door, where another row of small sedan chairs are waiting.

Tang and Daiyu sat on the top of the chair, and the girls and Daiyu's nanny got out of the sedan chair and followed them to the front of a hanging flower door.Several women were waiting there, and when they saw someone coming, they hurried up and said, "The concubine has ordered, please go to her yard instead of going in front. Please come with me and this slave."

Tang recognized that the person who spoke was an old nanny who had been beside the concubine for many years, and she didn't dare to trust her, so she said with a smile, "I'm sorry, old man, just let the little girl come."

The old mother said, "The old lady is too polite. Although I am old, I am still useful. Let the concubine take care of me for another two years." She staggered her steps and led the way.

Princess Beijing was chatting with Princess Dongping and Princess Nan'an in the flower hall, when she saw that Mrs. Tang arrived with Daiyu, she hurriedly said, "Oh, you are here, Xiao Yuer, come quickly."

Concubine Dongping went up to pull Tang's, and joked, "Your airs are getting bigger and bigger, and you will be missed for half a day."

The Tang family brought Daiyu to ask for peace first, and then sat down next to Princess Dongping. Daiyu had already been dragged to Princess Beijing.She explained again, "It turned out to be early, but unfortunately there were people from the palace, so it was delayed again. Yu'er insisted on coming with her father, and she was coaxed for a long time before she was willing to go out."

Princess Beijing pulled Daiyu and said with a smile, "Unexpectedly, Yu'er and her father are so close. Our son Rong doesn't want to see his father, and doesn't listen to anything he says. It can be seen that Master Lin has a way and is willing to listen to him." "Xiao Yu'er, are you unhappy that Daddy isn't here?"

Daiyu hid herself shyly, buried her small face in her palm, "That's not it."

Several people laughed for a while, and they couldn't love it in their hearts.Princess Beijing said to Tang again, "She's so young, she's so pitiful, I know it's not suitable for big walks now, and it doesn't matter if we old sisters get together today. Don't be too constrained at home. She, at this age, should be lively."

Tang said with a smile, "That's why I dared to bring her out. Although apart from the hundred days of filial piety, the anniversary has not yet passed. One is afraid of being tabooed by others, and the other is afraid of attracting gossip. If you didn't say it again and again, I wouldn't bring her here today." Her. Naturally, the family doesn’t care about her, otherwise her father should feel sorry for her. You don’t know, I started teaching her to read two years ago, and she herself was willing. After the new year, I see that she has nothing to do all day If you do it, let her write ten big characters every day. Who would have thought that her father would be very distressed when she knew it, and said that she could hold a pen with such a small hand. You said, whose kid didn’t come here when he was young, He himself was restrained by his father to read and practice calligraphy when he was three years old, and he felt so distressed when he came to his daughter."

Princess Dongping took the lead, "You are cruel, but that's your own granddaughter. It's enough for a girl to know a few words. Whoever wants to learn seriously doesn't need to seek fame. If you want me to say it's your fault, Good boy is exhausted by you. Look at this shy look, come out a few more times and get familiar with it."

Tang replied, "Who said that girls can't read and write? Our Yu'er likes these, she is gentle and quiet. It's not like you who were raised like a kid when you were young. It’s still on fire.”

Concubine Dongping was about to pinch her mouth, but she bluffed and laughed on her.Princess Nan'an said, "I think it's good that she is so heartless, she leaves everything to others, and she is at ease. She speaks like something, a neat person like her daughter-in-law, in her eyes The one in front of her is actually timid, so it can be seen that she is a powerful mother-in-law."

Princess Beijing handed an object to Daiyu to play with, and said, "In front of the children, you should also look like an elder. What about a daughter-in-law and a mother-in-law? I'm afraid that I won't find a good husband's family in the future with Yu'er's character. I look at her like a grandmother, and she will become a talented woman in the future. Small families say that a woman who has no talent is a virtue. If a family like us is really illiterate, how can we suppress the servants? The old lady of the Jia family has known each other since she was a child, and she looked smart at the time, but now she finds such a daughter-in-law for her grandson through her son's wife."

Nan'an Wang Taifei asked suspiciously, "Isn't it the daughter of Guozijian Jijiu's house, who is also illiterate?"

"Hey, that Suan Confucian is just a man who believes that women are virtuous without talent. But after all, he is a child who grew up in a scholarly family, and he is also educated and reasonable. I'm talking about the granddaughter-in-law of the big house, a girl from the Wang family. I heard that she is also a It's amazing, but it's a pity that I can't read." Princess Wang Taifei seemed to have remembered something, and continued, "That was a joke to me earlier, and I don't know if it's true or not. Her family ordered one from other provinces. In Zhizhou, two young couples went there together, and those who lived alone became the masters of the house. One day, a local gentry invited them to visit the mansion, accompanied by the gentry's wife and daughter. The gentry's daughter was a bit crooked. She was also from a wealthy family, so she wanted to show off, and asked Wang Shi to comment on a poem on the spot. Who knew that Wang Shi said it directly, and she didn't know what was dry or wet, and it made a big joke."

Tang said, "It wouldn't be surprising if she was her. She was the niece of their second roommate. It's just that I haven't seen anyone before, so I don't know her character. I only heard that she is pretty."

Princess Nan'an slapped her head, "Hey, it's not her. I've seen her once. She looks outstanding, and she looks smart and sharp. It's a pity that I didn't expect her to be illiterate." There were too many things about the Jia family, and Tang couldn't get it right, so he branched off, "Speaking of which, I suddenly posted the post seriously, old sister, you haven't said any happy event yet. If you say it on a whim, I won't believe it." of."

Princess Beijing smiled at Yan Yan, "Our family will have another baby in the coming year, is it a happy event?"

All three said, "This is really a great happy event, why don't you explain it clearly, and make it mysterious."

"Hey, my daughter-in-law is thin-skinned, so I can't say it clearly. But Jun'er was so happy, that day when the imperial doctor left, she said to have a good time."

After talking here for a while, Princess Bei Jing came over and said that the little actor had already dressed up, and asked the concubines to move to the back garden.She was originally entertaining other female relatives at the front, not here to serve.The concubine didn't let her help her, instead she let the servant girl support her, and a group of people went to the garden in a mighty way.The old sisters were impatient to listen to the noise of the young wives, so they watched the play from a distance alone.

On the other end, Jun Qi brought Lin Ruhai in disguise, and entered the inner court without hindrance.Shui Jun was called out from the banquet hall by the housekeeper, only then did he realize that the emperor had come.He ordered Shui Rong to greet the guests, and hurriedly came over to say hello.

Shui Jun just went in, didn't look carefully, and hurriedly said, "Greetings to the emperor, why are you here, and you didn't let me know in advance."

Jun Qi leisurely drank his tea, "Who are you showing off for? Look at him, he said he was greeting you, and he doesn't even bend his waist. If you punish him for being disrespectful, you will be wronged?"

Shui Jun heard another voice say, "The emperor and the prince are like brothers, why should you care about these vain rituals." Looking closely, it was Lin Ruhai. "Hey, I said why you haven't arrived yet. You were caught by the emperor. I don't think there is anyone else. Come, call the son over, and say that his teacher is here."

Lin Ruhai bowed to him again, "I'm here to congratulate the prince."

Shui Jun smiled and said, "Hey, the emperor must have told you. Speaking of which, I have something to ask Mr. Lin for help."

Lin Ruhai was surprised and said, "If there is anything the lord can do for me, let me put it bluntly, I should do my best."

Jun Qi saw them coming and going, but left him alone, very annoyed, wishing he couldn't get in his mouth.Shui Jun was a little embarrassed, and said with a sneer, "I'm not Rong Rong, who hasn't been disciplined for the past two years, and his tail is going to go up to the sky again. Now that I have something in my stomach, I can play with it, and I don't even care about my words." Love to listen."

Jun Qi hurriedly interjected, "Okay, what do you mean, you have to ask Ru Hai to help you discipline your son. Rong'er is already twelve years old, and the imperial examinations are not serious, so why bother doing this. Besides, how did I hear that the eldest son of the Northern Prince's Mansion Master has become more and more promising. He is proficient in classics and history collections, poetry books and etiquette. You are looking for something for Ru Hai."

Shui Jun hurriedly said not to dare, it happened that Shui Rong came in, met the emperor and the master, and stood obediently by the side without saying a word, which is not like what Shui Jun said.Lin Ruhai wondered if he might be used to being praised again in the past two years, because he said, "A few old gentlemen resigned a few years ago, and I don't know where they went. Now there are a few capable people under my sect, and I dare not say that they are the same as you." The prince is a teacher, but he usually talks and lectures to benefit each other. There are also a few young ones with high spirits, if the prince can convince them, you can rest assured, my lord."

Shui Jun hurriedly urged Shui Rong to thank him, and then remembered something, so he asked Shui Rong to go back to the concubine's place to return to the Ming Dynasty, so he didn't have to come here again.Someone among his visitors today mentioned that there was a change in Xue's family, and he was fascinated by it, and was planning to let Jun Qi know about it tomorrow.Now that Yu Jia is here in person, it just saves a lot of trouble, so I took the opportunity to say it.

Jun Qi smiled and said, "I already know about this, but you know that kid Xue Shao made a secret report, put all the crimes on his brother, and said that only I will follow the lead."

Shui Jun frowned, "It's like this, I don't know if you have any plans."

Jun Qi said, "Anyone who comes will not be rejected."

"Will anyone come?" Shui Jun thought for a while, "I heard that Xue Jie is a good man, and he has a lot of money. But because there is Xue Shao above, he can't steal the family business, so he is wise and safe, and has a year. He was away from home most of the time, traveling all over the world. He settled down a little after he got married and had children, but he lived in the few shops allotted to him in Jinling, so he didn't cause trouble easily."

"That's true. If the Xue family is headed by him, it will be a different scene. It's a pity that God has played tricks."

"I have an idea. Didn't you still want to control the rice grain and other shops all over the country, but you haven't found the right person. What do you think of Xue Jie?"

Jun Qi stared at Shui Jun, "Why do you admire him so much?"

Shui Jun didn't care, and said calmly, "Last year I took Rong'er on a trip to Jinling, and met Xue Shao's son, and molested Rong'er."

Jun Qi and Lin Ruhai opened their eyes wide at the same time, extremely surprised.Xue Shao's son Xue Pan, who is only in his teens now, can tease people?Still flirting with Shui Rong?Come on, Lord Shui made up his mind this time to help Xue Jie run out of Xue Shao's house.

Shui Jun said again, "Actually, it's not all because of this. Anyway, I learned the lesson last time, even Rong'er still couldn't swallow that breath. That Xue Jie is from the stepmother, even though he is the first son, he can't inherit the family business. And he It can be said that the mother was pissed off by Xue Shao, so there was always a resentment in her heart. It would be best if he were to deal with Xue Shao."

Jun Qi nodded. He also loves Shui Rong very much. After suffering such a big grievance, he naturally wants to get it back.In addition, before Xue Shao helped the Supreme Emperor to make things difficult for him, the feud deepened, "Okay, let's do it this way. Since you can bring it up, you must also get along with him, and I will leave this matter to you." Let’s do it, and draw up a charter later. Today is a happy event, don’t mention these bad things. You go and get some wine and food, and the three of us will eat and drink here, so we don’t have to worry about it.”

They drank happily here, but Shui Rong ran into trouble later on, and wanted to know what happened afterwards, and let's hear tomorrow's breakdown.