The Pearl of the Prosperous Age of Red Mansions

What, but looking at Xiao Yuan who looked like this, he knew that his words were against the rules, but he still said: "God will also understand your filial piety, and there will be a day when you will be able to take the nobleman out of the palace and take care of him in the mansion." , are you afraid that you will not have the opportunity to share the family happiness of ordinary people?"

Xiao Yuan looked up at Jia Zhu, and the corners of his mouth curled up for a long time: "I never expected that you, who are always the most cautious, would say such disrespectful words."

Jia Zhu looked into Xiao Yuan's eyes: "Throw me a papaya and repay it with Qiong Yao, if your Highness treats me like this, if I treat me like that again, my life will be in vain."

"Okay, okay, I'm numb after hearing what you said, hypocritical or not, I'm just complaining, I have the most trust in Jiuhuangshu's ability, and I will never let these gangsters and thieves break in If you really break into the place where you entered, you will also slap your father in the face, right? But what you said just now, I have remembered it in my heart, and if there is such a day, I will be satisfied." Xiao Yuan narrowed his eyes Only then did Jia Zhu realize that Xiao Yuan, who squinted his eyes, looked a lot like Xiao Ze, Prince Zhongshun.

On the sixth day of the Shengjia Mountain Resort, the gates of the capital opened wide towards the Mountain Resort. Prince Zhongshun Xiao Ze and Fuyuan General Guo Shiyun personally welcomed Shengjia back to Beijing to deal with the rebellious party.

The emperor Gu Nianyi was loyal to the prince's royal blood, spared his life, was imprisoned in the clan mansion, and the jade certificate was removed.However, on the night when the imperial decree was promulgated, Prince Yizhong committed suicide regardless of the emperor's favor. After his death, the emperor bestowed the posthumous title "Ning".

Others attached to Prince Yizhong's family did not have such luck. For a while, the capital was filled with blood and blood. Those who did not participate in the conspiracy this time because of hesitation were both grateful and apprehensive, and tried their best to separate themselves from Yizhong. In the relationship with the loyal prince, everyone expressed righteous indignation and denounced the rebellious officials and thieves.

The emperor's attitude towards these people was also unusually tolerant, which made everyone feel relieved. However, Jia Zhu watched the situation in Beijing with cold eyes, and knew in her heart that these people were too early to rest assured. , was temporarily preserved in this turmoil, but the past infidelity was always a thorn in the emperor's heart, and now the frontier is unstable, but when the emperor has nothing to do, who can escape?

But all of this has nothing to do with the Jia family. The complete defeat of Prince Yizhong caused a big stone in Jia Zhu's heart to fall to the ground. At this time, the Jia family is a pure minister in the eyes of the emperor.

No.30 five times

Full Moon Hosts a Banquet Historian Comes to Congratulate Cousin's First Meeting

The downfall of Prince Yizhong severely reshuffled the officialdom, and the vacated seats made many people jealous. Many people aimed at the people who could give a message to them at this time, and they moved more and more frequently. Home is obviously an excellent choice in the eyes of these people.

I missed the birth of Jia Rong, the eldest son of the Ningguo Mansion, but coincidentally it was Jia Cong, the head of the Rongguo Mansion, who was full moon. More people came to congratulate her than at the time of the New Year. Many people who had never had anything to do with the Jia family borrowed various Head to door.

Jia Zhu followed his father and uncle to entertain the guests who came in front, some of them were attendants of other princes and grandsons in the palace, they knew Jia Zhu well and were talking together, when a servant came over and said: "Master, I'm looking for you over there."

Just then Jia Zhu resigned from this table of guests and went outside. After asking the servants, she found out that her grandmother's natal Shi family had come to Beijing.

Speaking of historians, Jia Zhu is very unfamiliar with their family, and has some prejudices. One is that the family of historians does not work in Beijing, and he has no contact with historians in his previous life. When I was so tired, the historian who was transferred back to Beijing at that time did not extend a helping hand to the Jia family, but alienated them.

This old man Shi has passed away for many years, leaving behind three sons, the eldest son Shi Nai was not healthy when he was young, married for many years but had no children, old man Shi didn't like this eldest son very much when he was alive, instead his second son Shi Nai He is extremely intelligent and is very favored by the old lady, so now the second son Shi Nai is the one who inherits the title. The third son Shi Ding has never heard of any outstanding qualities, but this time he played a role in the downfall of Prince Yizhong. He enfeoffed Zhongjinghou.

Cousin Shi Jinwen, I don't know if it's the son of the second or third bedroom. When Jia Zhu went outside with doubts, he saw his father talking to a young man.

Jia Zheng twirled his beard and introduced the two cousins ​​to each other. Only then did Jia Zhu know that this cousin was the eldest son of Erfang Shi Nai. He was 20 years old this year and had a reputation as a scholar. Jia Zheng treated him kindly.

During the period, another guest came, and Jia Zheng went to greet him without mentioning it, leaving behind Shi Jinwen and Jia Zhu. Although Jia Zhu didn't like the indifference of previous historians, this life is different after all. This cousin may have a very good character. Maybe it's my grandmother's family, isn't it?Therefore, Jia Zhu is somewhat close to Shi Jinwen.

First gossip about the bodies of several elders of the historian, then Jia Zhu brought Shi Jinwen into the house and introduced him to some younger children who were similar in age. After the banquet, the other families all left. There was a message to the family members of the Shi family in the back house for dinner, and Shi Jinwen was going to meet Jia Mu, so he stayed.

During the daytime, it was inevitable to drink a lot of toasts. Jia Zhu didn't dare to drink too much, and no one made it difficult for him because of his young age, but Shi Jinwen drank quite a bit too much. At this time, he was dizzy. Jia Zhu saw him like this He couldn't see his elders either, so he stayed in his yard first and asked the small kitchen to boil some sober soup.

Not long after drinking the hangover soup here, Shi Jinwen vomited again. Jia Zhu had always liked cleanliness. At this moment, she couldn't help frowning at the sight. This cousin was too restrained!

Xinlan knew Jia Zhu's temper, so she hurriedly called the rough envoy to move Shi Jinwen to a side courtyard, threw away all the dirty beds, and took out a delicate little glass bottle, which seemed to be filled with water, Sprinkle it in the house once, and a strong aroma immediately hits the face.Although Jia Zhu didn't like the strong aroma, it was much stronger than the disgusting smell now.

"What is this?" Jia Zhu saw this thing for the first time.

Xinlan smiled and said: "This is what the former son Lian brought over. It is a Western thing brought by the eldest wife. It smells delicious. It's just that the servant knows that the uncle doesn't like this incense, so I took it away. It's no use getting up."

Jia Zhu nodded: "Why does Lian'er still like these things now, I have to talk about him next time."

After hearing this, Fangcao interjected: "Sister Xinlan was afraid that you would know about it and preach to Brother Lian, so she didn't mention it!"

"Girl, uncle, the slaves are watching, brother Lian looks like two people now, and the uncle is a little worried. Besides, this is something that the eldest wife gave to brother Lian. If the uncle preaches to brother Lian Son, it's not good to let the eldest lady know, isn't it?" Xin Lan hastily persuaded.

Just then Jia Zhu nodded. At this time, Shi Jinwen sobered up a lot after vomiting, and drank some hangover soup. Knowing that he had behaved improperly after drinking, he blushed a little, secretly annoyed.

Jia Zhu heard the girl report that Shi Jinwen's side was much better, and then she arrived at the side courtyard, seeing the remorseful look on his face, she felt a little more at ease, and said with a smile: "Cousin, do you feel better?"

Shi Jinwen nodded and said: "Hey, I feel uncomfortable after rushing back to the capital. I only had a few drinks today, but I don't want to let out all the bumps along the way."

Hearing what he said, the smile on Jia Zhu's face faded a little: "Since that's the case, why didn't my cousin say earlier that being unwell is a big deal, Xinlan, go and invite the doctor to come over."

"Don't bother my cousin, let alone go to see the old lady." Shi Jinwen hastily stopped Jia Zhu from calling the doctor.

Jia Zhu didn't force it either, and ordered someone to bathe and change Shi Jinwen's clothes. Shi Jinwen's stature here was much different from Jia Zhu's, but somewhat similar to Jia Zheng's, so Jia Zhu ordered someone to go to Jia Zheng's office to find a new set of clothes to exchange with Shi Jinwen. On the morning, after everything was cleaned up, Jia Zhu and Shi Jinwen went to the second gate to greet Jia Mu.

Just after leaving the courtyard, the maids in Jia Zhu's room were still tidying up. Some of the decorations were given by the elders, or Jia Zhu always liked. , let people clean it up and put it away, and let Xin Lan decide to throw away the rest that are not necessary to keep.

Shi Jinwen frowned when he saw this, and said to Jia Zhu seriously: "Cousin, these things still need to be used after washing them, why waste them? I also heard that the cousin's house has repaid a huge deficit. , now it is even more important to think about streamlining, such extravagance is absolutely unacceptable."

When Jia Zhu heard this, she felt even more uncomfortable. This cousin Shijia is really a master who can stand and talk without back pain!

"Cousin's words are serious, but they are just worthless things. Cousin, go this way." Jia Zhu didn't want to argue with him, so he just said lightly and settled the matter.

Shi Jinwen let out a "hey" when he heard it, with a look of regret on his face.

Today the three lords of the historian family are all busy and unable to come. Among the men, Shi Jinwen is the only one, but the wives of the three lords have arrived, and they are all talking with Jia Mu. In his teens, he was talking with Yuan Chun and Jia Lian.

Mother Jia hadn't seen her relatives for a long time, and she was very affectionate at this time. The two wives, Hu and Wang, also had smiles on their faces. Seeing Shi Jinwen come in, they all praised her.

Mrs. Wang saw that the clothes on Shi Jinwen looked familiar, so she took a closer look, and it looked more and more like Jia Zheng's. Mrs. Wang didn't say anything, but she was suspicious in her heart.

The two girls of the Shi family are Shi Jiangyi, the second daughter of Shi Nai, and Shi Chunxuan, the eldest daughter of Shi Ding. Shi Jiangyi is a year older and is 13 years old this year. Pearl for two months.

The two girls lowered their heads after Jia Zhu entered the door, and after meeting Jia Zhu according to the etiquette, they kept silent for the rest of their lives, but the two historians' wives praised Jia Zhu, and Jia Zhu was quite moved by their warm eyes. Feeling uncomfortable for a while, Jia Zhu felt even more frightened when she looked at the cousin and her appearance.

The two wives really liked Jia Zhu very much, and they had a little more expectation during their conversation. Mother Jia also liked these two girls from her natal family very much. Really wanting to settle down with one of the two sisters right away, Mother Jia mentioned it to Mrs. Wang after the Shi family left.

Now the family of historians has two lords, Mrs. Wang sees that the two girls are both good-looking and have a very good temperament, and she is satisfied in her heart. She is even more happy to marry the old lady's natal family. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law discuss and decide to enter the palace next time At that time, Jia's mother and the old concubine mentioned it.

Jia Zhu was startled when he heard the news. He would not criticize the character of the cousin. He would not like Shi Jinwen alone. If he really took over his in-laws and became his brother-in-law... Jia Zhu Zhu hurriedly told Mrs. Wang about the historian's cousin.

Mrs. Wang's face changed after hearing this, and she sneered twice: "What thing, you actually taught my Pearl a lesson!"

In the evening, Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang talked about Shi Jinwen full of praise. When Mrs. Wang said this, Jia Zheng also frowned: "It's a pity that he is so shameless because he was born as a scholar."

Since then, he has never mentioned the words "get closer to scholars like your cousin" with Jia Zhu.

Mrs. Wang is also full of remorse, if Jia's mother insists on getting married, what should I do?Fortunately, the old concubine also disapproved of the marriage afterwards, so that Mother Jia didn't need to worry, so the matter was put on hold.

The historian's trip to Beijing seems to be full of glory this time, with three brothers and two marquises, but after a lot of trouble, these two marquises are idle jobs with salary but no rights.It seems that the position of historians in this incident is also very delicate.

Even so, the historians are very close to the Jia family, and even if Jia Zhu is dissatisfied with Shi Jinwen, he can't keep a cold face. Fortunately, Jia Zhu has the status of an attendant and spends more time in the palace than at home, so Shi Jinwen has to go to the ministry. He is working here, but he wants to get together and has no time to get together. Jia Zhu is less happy to deal with this cousin, and he is very happy.

However, Jia Zhu noticed one thing. Compared with the closeness of the historian to the Jia family, the historian's attitude towards the Wang family can be described as frosty. There are old families, the four princes and eight princes who were friendly in those days naturally put them first to visit. Among them, historians bypassed the Wang family alone.

The Wang family broke away from Prince Yizhong a long time ago, and voted for the third prince. Naturally, there is no loss in this shock, not to mention that cousin Wang Ren married a clan daughter, and now the Wang family can also use the limelight To describe it, historians have no reason to bypass their family. If it is because of the things between the Jia family and the Wang family, Jia Zhu thinks that his family does not have that much face.

Jia Zhu suppressed the doubts in his heart, and planned to find an opportunity to find out the reason, and the opportunity came to him by himself. The king of Beijing County passed away. The son of the prince of the county attacked the prince of the county.

For the funeral at the Prince's Mansion in Beijing County, Jia Zhu followed his father and uncle to the Prince's Mansion for the funeral. Shi Nai and Shi Ding also brought Shi Jinwen to the Prince's Mansion in Beijing, and Wang Ziteng also brought Wang Ren. Zhu looked at it coldly and had an idea in his heart.

No.30 six times

Wang Ren was punished for speaking disrespectfully

After arriving at the mourning hall and worshiping in front of the spirit, the female relatives went to the back house to appease the old concubine and the concubine, while the male guests took their seats in the sacrificial shed outside. Jia Zhu looked at Shi Jinwen and Wang Ren beside her, who were staring at each other. Eyeballed and coughing, Jia Zhu said to Wang Ren: "I heard from my mother that my aunt was not well. How is it now?"

Although Wang Ziteng hated Jia Zhu every time he mentioned it, Wang Ren had no dislike for this cousin who was gentle and polite every time he met him. When Jia Zhu asked about his mother's illness, he withdrew his staring at Shi Jinwen. Looking at him, he said to Jia Zhu: "It's already healed, it's hard for my cousin to still think about it."

After hearing this, Jia Zhu said, "I heard that when my aunt was ill, my cousin stayed by the bedside all the time. This kind of filial piety is really rare."

Hearing this, Wang Ren's eyes revealed a bit of unease, and he covered it up by drinking tea, before continuing: "This is what a son should do."

After hearing this, Shi Jinwen snorted and said, "I've heard that the illness in the mourning hall seems to be rooted in the respected wife. She became ill with anger after just a short time since entering the school, and the son of man still blindly accommodates his own daughter-in-law. What a shame!" It's insulting to the gentleman, hey, the world is really declining, and people's hearts are not old!"

When Wang Ren heard this, his nose became distorted with anger, and his eyes widened at Shang Shi Jinwen. He raised his neck, and said in a strange way: "I also heard that your historian took his daughter from door to door on the pole. As for Pan Gaozhier, and you, Brother Shi, you haven’t said goodbye yet, tell me which lady you fell in love with, maybe you are still familiar with my wife, after all, you are also a family friend, and I will ask my wife to talk to you Make peace."

Shi Jinwen's face also turned red, and Jia Zhu hurriedly smoothed things over when he saw this: "The two cousins ​​are still here with the county king. If there is a dispute, wouldn't it be a joke for others to see? Seeing the two cousins ​​like this, could it be that it is a joke?" There is no misunderstanding if someone instigates me, my cousin is confused."

Shi Jinwen twitched his lips and said nothing, Wang Ren rolled his eyes, and said to Jia Zhu: "Who knows what kind of evil wind is blowing? They will be sarcastic when they meet!"

After hearing this, Jia Zhu thought, it seems that the source of the problem is still on the historian's side. Just as he was thinking about it, he heard the person at the door shouting: "Prince Zhongshun is here."

Everyone in the sacrificial shed stood up and went outside to greet the lord, Shui Rong knelt down to greet him, Xiao Ze helped him up, looked at his precarious appearance and persuaded him a few more words, Shui Rong agreed with red eye circles, Hurry to invite Xiao Ze inside.

After the worship, Shui Rong personally welcomed Xiao Ze to the sacrificial shed. Naturally, there were many people who came to flatter and flatter the horse, and the two brothers Shi Nai and Shi Ding were also unwilling to be seconded.

Their historians have not been officials in the capital these years, and the relationship with them in Beijing has faded. Since the death of Mrs. Shi, the emperor's grace has become more and more indifferent. If it wasn't for this time, Shi Ding's policeman felt that the wind in Beijing was not in the right direction, so he would go first Report the evidence of Prince Yizhong's secret collection of war horses in secret. I am afraid that the family of people who capsized this time must be historians.

Then I went to Beijing to see that the Jia family is now receiving the favor of the emperor. Then Jia Zhu became the prince's companion again, and became closer to the royal family. The Wang family even has the third prince to protect them. How can historians not be anxious? King Jia Shi Xue four big families, the Wang family was ranked behind the historians in terms of status and status!

Wang Ren saw how the two elders of the historian family bowed their knees in front of Prince Zhongshun, and couldn't help but run on Shi Jinwen, saying: "Look, what you said just now is insulting to the gentlemen, the world is going downhill, people's hearts are not old, I really saw it, According to Brother Shi, the prince is really a model!"

Prince Zhongshun didn't want to see the third prince, and the faction of the third prince also disliked Prince Zhongshun. Now, the Wang family who seemed to be the third prince's trusted confidants naturally stood on the opposite side of Xiao Ze.

Shi Jinwen's face turned red, and after holding back for a long time, he only said one sentence: "Slandering the prince, what a shame!"

I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but when Wang Ren just spoke, Jia Zhu noticed that Xiao Ze’s eyes seemed to glance in this direction, and there was a burning feeling in his heart that rang the alarm bell, and Wang Ren was too speechless. I concealed it a bit, even though I lowered my voice to say what I just said, but if someone really has a heart, how can I hide it?

This prince has always been the most conscientious, and he also prepares generous gifts during the New Year's Eve. If people can't deal with him, try not to deal with him, so as not to do more and make more mistakes. Now it's good, what Wang Ren said In other words, maybe the prince took his anger on him, Jia Zhu thought of a remedy, and was not in the mood to talk to these two cousins ​​for a while.

After Xiao Ze left, the guests also left one by one. Jia Zhu and Shi Jinwen left together, making insinuations along the way. Seeing the expressions on Shi Jinwen's face when he mentioned the Wang family, Jia Zhu felt amused, thinking that the Shi Jinwen The feud with the Wang family turned out to be caused by the historian's deep-rooted desire to think that the Wang family is superior.

That being the case, Jia Zhu was not interested in the affairs of their two families, so he found an excuse and was about to leave when Shi Jinwen stopped him with a shy expression on his face: "Cousin, cousin wants to ask my cousin for someone .”

Jia Zhu was taken aback: "Pleasant?"

Shi Jinwen's face blushed slightly, and it took him a long time to finish his sentence, and then Jia Zhu understood that his cousin had taken a fancy to the maid who served him to wash when he was drunk that day.

Jia Zhu thought for a while but couldn't remember who was serving Shi Jinwen that day - he patronized Xinlan and made him sick that day!

Seeing that Jia Zhu hesitated and said nothing, Shi Jinwen couldn't hold back his face: "A gentleman does not take what others like. If my cousin is in trouble, I will treat it as my cousin and say nothing about it. It's just that my cousin has to tell my cousin a few words. Now Cousin is still young, if you indulge in this way, not only will your body be damaged, but your mind will also be changed!"

Jia Zhu had seen through this cousin's temperament long ago, and now she was not annoyed when she heard what he said, but instead smiled and said: "What did my cousin say, my cousin just didn't remember which girl it was for a while. .”

Shi Jinwen's complexion got better now, and when the two separated, Jia Zhu put away the smile on his face, feeling even more disdainful for this cousin who was full of benevolence and morality, and planned to go back and see which girl it was, and it would be hard to get along with this kind of person On a good day, I still have to think of a way.

Who knew that when I went back to inquire, that girl was none other than Fei Cui that day, Jia Zhu called Xin Lan and asked her to talk to Fei Cui about this matter, and she waited for Xin Lan's reply.

Over there, Fei Cui heard that the young master of the historian wanted to ask her to go, and she was happy. Ever since she arrived in Jia Zhu's room, Fei Cui was still happy that she had a future in the future. As if she couldn't see it at all, she was demoted to a second-class girl on the grounds that "there are already two big girls in the room".

The two big girls in Jia Zhu's room were also hateful, they tried to prevent her from serving her closely, and the nurse Zhou next to the second wife was always picking on her faults!

Later, her concern for Jia Zhu also faded away, and she was worried that she could only wait until she was old enough to match up with a boy casually?Unexpectedly, it was unintentional, and the young master of the historian actually begged for himself.

Thinking about the young master's appearance that day, even though he was drunk, he still looked dignified and elegant, and thinking about accompanying the old lady to watch those talented men and beautiful women in the plays, Fei Cui herself got drunk first.

After hearing Xinlan's reply, Jia Zhu knew that the jadeite was without any hesitation, so she nodded her head. She no longer felt sorry for her, so she nodded and asked someone to report to Shi Jinwen and give him the jadeite. past.

After all, the jade was originally by the old lady's side. Jia Zhu and Jia Mu replied, and Jia Mu felt a little displeased after hearing this: "That jade usually looks good, but why is it such a charming thing that it attracts Wen'er?" Beg for her?"

When Mrs. Wang heard that Fei Cui was being asked to leave, a big stone fell to the ground in her heart. Nanny Zhou told her about Fei Cui. I like this jadeite, and I don't want to just turn a blind eye to it because a girl and her son are separated again at this moment.

Mrs. Wang felt at ease, but she still had to follow Jia Mu's words, although she didn't like Shi Jinwen, but now this historian is the best in the old lady's eyes, and she didn't want to touch the old lady's bad luck, so she said: " Now that the child Wen'er has no wife, this girl has always pretended to be so good in front of the old lady, so it can be seen that she is a rich man in the city, so it's hard for the child Wen'er to be fooled by her."

When Jia Mu heard it, she thought it was true, and sighed: "It's a pity that Yuan girl is too young, otherwise the two of them will be more intimate if they get married."

Mrs. Wang's and Jia Zhu's expressions remained the same, but they both exclaimed in their hearts that they were lucky, fortunately Yuan Chun was still young!

After solving the emerald matter, Jia Zhu also had one less thing to worry about. After thinking about Wang Ren's matter, Jia Zhu called the brothers from the Gao family and gave them some instructions.

The brothers of the Gao family were no strangers to this kind of work for a long time. After hearing this, they went away eagerly, but when they came back, their expressions were a little bit wrong.

"What's wrong?" Jia Zhu hurriedly asked with a thump in his heart.

"Grandpa, according to your instructions, our two brothers stayed with Wang Ren for a day, and this Wang Ren kept an outside room in the dog's tail alley. Our two brothers saw the opportunity and knocked the little girl unconscious. We did it, but someone was one step ahead of our brothers and cleaned up Wang Ren." Gao Yong said with shame, the two brothers had been in ambush for so long, but they were careless that there were other people around, although their brothers covered their faces. , but if the other party is a formidable person, he can't hide his stature and behavior even if he covers his face. If it's not good this time, it will spoil the big business of the uncle.

Jia Zhu nodded: "That is to say, you met them face to face? What did they say?"

Gao Wu replied: "It's strange here, they didn't say anything, as if they didn't see our brothers."

Jia Zhu thought for a while, and said with a wry smile: "Forget it, the other party has no malicious intentions so far, so we don't have to worry about it anymore."

Seeing that the faces of the two brothers were ashamed, Jia Zhu did not reprimand them, knowing that from then on, the two of them would only become more cautious.

But this time, the person who took the initiative to teach Wang Ren a lesson was probably that person. It seemed that he had to go to the Prince's Mansion to explain to that person in person. What a trouble!

On the second day, the Wang family was full of excitement. I don’t know who secretly beat Wang Ren into a pig’s head. Two of his teeth were knocked out, and his eyes were all swollen. The matter was known by the wife at home, and the lady was so angry that she took people to Gouwei Alley to smash the house, and they also beat them. Who knew that the outside room was pregnant, and a dozen children were also beaten. Lost.

Now the Jia family doesn't care about the excitement of the Wang family. What the Jia family cares about is Madam Hu's proposal.

No.30 seven times

Focusing on the long-term, the Hu family invested in the peach blossoms, and the water depth of the capital visited the palace

Since Mrs. Hu was confinement, Mother Jia handed over the power of housekeeper to her. The first thing Mrs. Hu did after taking office was to suggest that Mrs. Jia buy property for her father-in-law.

Nowadays, the Jia family has more contacts and entertainments, and the money from the village alone can only make ends meet, and they can only sit and eat. Madam Hu also bought two shops in the past to support the expenses of these human relations, and Madam Hu's own dowry included them. one.

After listening to Mrs. Hu's words, Jia's mother also took it seriously. This time, the Jia family was still in a deficit, and the embarrassment of the public's money has been put on the bright side. How to live in the future, I can't always count on Mrs. Hu's support. Dowry and Jia Zhu's money, isn't it?

It's just that Jia's mother is a little embarrassed about what exactly the company's property will be purchased and who will manage it.

Mrs. Wang wanted to get involved, but unfortunately she was not qualified to speak - she also had a dowry shop back then, but unfortunately she and Jia Zheng were both poor at running the shop, and the shop was always worn out, and finally sold out directly thing.

Mother Jia pondered for a long while before she said: "After all, running a shop is an outside matter. It would be cheaper for a man to accept it. However, with the current family situation, there is no suitable candidate."

Mrs. Wang's heart moved, and she was just about to answer, but Mrs. Hu said what she was thinking first: "Old lady, there is a suitable candidate for my daughter-in-law, but I am afraid that the old lady will not give up."

"Oh? Tell me." Mother Jia nodded.

"I've heard that the most famous Ruijinfang in the south of the Yangtze River is Zhu'er's property. It's just right for Zhu'er to take care of the property in Gongzhong, isn't it?" Mrs. Hu laughed.

Mrs. Wang was stunned for a moment, she didn't expect Mrs. Hu would propose to let Jia Zhu manage this property, she didn't say anything, she looked at Jia Mu's face from the corner of her eyes.

There was also a smile on Jia Mu's face, and she said at this time: "Zhu'er is still young, and now she is serving as a servant in the palace, I'm afraid it's not suitable."

That being said, no one who looked at Jia Mu's face would take Jia Mu's words seriously. Madam Wang felt relieved and was full of joy. , sent someone to pass the word, let Jia Zhu come here directly after returning from the palace.

At this time, the palace had just finished class, Jia Zhu and Xiao Yuan talked about Wang Ren, and sighed: "I don't know if my lord will remember me too, I'm thinking of picking some ones that my lord likes." Send the stuff over there, but you also know the situation of my family before, and now I still owe a debt to my aunt, I'm afraid that if I don't arrange it well, it will make the prince even more angry."

Xiao Yuan smiled and shook his head: "I don't know why Uncle Nine Emperors made you so afraid. It's true that he has a bad temper, but it's also true that he protects his weaknesses. As long as he looks good, as long as he doesn't make big mistakes, Even if he annoys you, it's nothing more than a slight punishment, it's not as serious as you think."

Xiao Yuan's words made Jia Zhu feel better. After returning home, after hearing Madam Hu's words, Jia Zhu thought for a while.

Setting up a shop is a good thing. Earlier, he had thought about the embarrassment of public money. It’s just that opening a shop in the capital is different from supporting Ruijinfang in Jiangnan. Ruijinfang was originally rooted in Jiangnan, and it has its roots. In addition, he knew that most of the relationships in those places were related to Prince Yizhong, so he was not afraid of offending him.

However, the water in the capital city is much deeper than that in the south of the Yangtze River. There are a lot of clans and non-clan clans with nobles, and there are many high-ranking and powerful families without nobles. How easy is it to get in there?

Thinking of this, Jia Zhu could not help but smile wryly, she had always wanted to avoid contact with this prince, but now it seems that contact in the future will be indispensable.

That being the case, it should be sooner rather than later. Jia Zhu handed over a letter of invitation to Prince Zhongshun's mansion without mentioning it, but said that Jia Zhu took over the errand, and both Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang were satisfied. Mrs. Hu's side But some people didn't understand, at this time Mrs. Hu's nanny, Nanny Chen, couldn't help complaining about the girl.

"Girl, you are kind-hearted. Now you have handed over the property from the public house to the second wife. In the future, all the money from the public house will be pocketed by the second wife! Even if brother Cong is still young on our side, isn't it? What about uncle?"

Mrs. Hu asked Xiuzhu to serve tea for Nanny Chen, and then slowly said: "Don't you know the master's temperament, don't nanny know? If the shop is left to him, even if the old lady is relieved, I won't be relieved! The male of the second room, look After looking at it, only Brother Zhu is the most suitable, I have a little bit of temperament for that child, he is not bad, this time it is a good thing for us to take a step back."

"What do you mean by the girl?" Mother Chen was stunned for a moment. She was still hoping to convince the girl that the two boys in her family didn't have a serious job yet, so she wanted to ask the girl for a favor to let the two boys go to the shop with her. work.

"I look at the future, even the second uncle is not as promising as the Zhu boy, seeing Zhu'er's enthusiasm for Lian'er, in the future, my Cong'er's future may depend on Zhu'er, now I give If he is good, he will definitely keep Cong'er in his heart in the future, that's enough." After having a son, Madam Hu's original thought of taking care of her husband and holding the housekeeper's power took half of her son's care. body.

Glancing at Nanny Chen, Mrs. Hu said slowly: "I know what Nanny is thinking. Nanny is my nanny, she is my half-mother. If there is anything, I can forget about Nanny. The two boys I see are smart, and I still need two smart boys by my side, so let them work by my side."

Mrs. Hu paused after she finished speaking: "Let them all be smarter, now our master is not the same as before, his temper has grown, his courage has grown, and there are some incomprehensible things around him to hook him up to do some crooked deeds .I mean, Mammy understand?"

Nanny Chen nodded again and again: "Don't worry, girl."

"There is also one point that Mammy also explained clearly to the people below. This company has a lot of errands to buy property. If Brother Zhu calls the kid here, I will do things smartly. If anyone does Don't blame me for not showing respect for that shameless thing." Madam Hu's tone was even worse than before, this time she wanted to sell favors to Jia Zhu, not to trip Jia Zhu, if Whoever spoils her painstaking efforts and delays her Cong'er, she will never forgive anyone!

The slightest bit of displeasure Chen Momo still had was shuddered by the girl's cold face, and she quickly complied, with cold sweat breaking out from her back.

Jia Zhu didn't think about dispatching manpower yet, when the post sent to the palace was answered, Jia Zhu left immediately and went to the palace.

The first thing Xiao Ze said when he met Jia Zhu was to snort coldly: "You are so daring!"

Jia Zhu hurriedly replied: "The villain dare not."

"There are things you dare not do? Let me think about it. The bastard thing about Xiao Kun last time was not a scapegoat designed by you kid to let me take the blame for you? Let's go forward, the tricks of the masters of the world. It's a trick, but Jia Jing, who has cultivated his mind and repaired his mind, is okay, you are too naive to deceive others, you are not afraid of these things being exposed, huh?"

There was no anger in Xiao Ze's tone, but it was this unpredictable tone that made Jia Zhu extremely nervous, especially when he mentioned the matter of Jia Jing before, Jia Zhu was afraid for a while. It's a horse's foot...Jia Zhu dare not imagine all the consequences.

"My lord, the boy has been educated." Jia Zhu bowed respectfully, half of his heart was sincerely thanking Xiao Ze for his suggestion, and half of his heart was adhering to the principle of "respect is not wrong" to adapt to changing situations.

Xiao Ze changed the subject and said: "If the king's people don't go that day, you will teach Wang Ren a lesson for the king. He is your cousin.