Through the Ring of Red Mansions

Let's talk about Yang Xiong's action here, not only to be careful not to see his and Jia Huan's whereabouts behind the incident, but also to carefully look for the traces of the money and silver sent by Sister Feng, so the two planned for a long time and carefully kept it secret, but just now As soon as it was activated, Long Si got the news.

Seeing that Jia Huan didn't come to ask him for help, Long Si felt a little inexplicably unhappy. Thinking of Jia Huan's cunning and exquisite appearance, he couldn't help being fair to Shi Shangong, the head of the imperial study, "His trick is very clever. Hitting a mouse, but not hurting Yu Ping'er, I'm thinking that the Supreme Emperor is still alive, so I won't settle accounts with those old guys for the time being!"

Eunuch Shan hurriedly laughed and said, "Young Master Jia is originally very talented, no matter how high he is, he can't surpass the master's thoughts. What's more, how much money he has earned from there in the past few years to fill the national treasury, and he is so close to those borrowers. There are usually a lot of treasury silver, and Jinxiu Pavilion has made great contributions. Therefore, according to the shallow knowledge of the slave, the master might as well stand on the sidelines, anyway, no matter how hard he tosses, he can't get out of the master's palm."

Long Si laughed, "Do you still think I'm not enough to indulge him?" After a pause, he continued, "It's just that I really didn't understand this matter, why didn't he go to find Mrs. Wang, instead he got Wang Xifeng out to make a raft ?”

Eunuch Shan looked at his nose, nose and mouth quickly, and said respectfully, "Young master Jia is high-ranking, even the master can't tell, and the servants are dull, let alone understand."

Long Si nodded slightly, "You're right. If I intervene rashly, it might be a disservice. Let him play as he likes. It's just that Shui Lin is not so easy to get along with. It depends on what he does. With blood's temperament, I'm afraid he won't make trouble so easily."

Eunuch Shan bowed quickly and said, "Then do you want me to ask someone to mention Sun Desheng?"

Long Si couldn't help chuckling, "You slave! But, it's okay..."

Eunuch Shan received Long Si's instructions, and hurriedly went to make private arrangements not to mention it.Besides, on Yang Xiong's side, although he has long been used to seeing officials protecting each other and bullying others when they are in power, he did not expect to investigate a few things according to Jia Huan's guidance. Not to mention the truth, it is amazing that these things were all written by Sister Feng alone. .

Thinking of her as a young daughter-in-law, even though she is Lian's second grandma in the Rong Mansion, she is in charge of the inner and outer affairs of the whole mansion and has a family of two hundred servants, but she is too courageous.Such as serious crimes such as profiteering and exploitation, which are strictly prohibited by the court, I dare not say that no one will dare to commit them, and most of the people responsible for them are the male heads of the family. Who would have thought that Sister Dufeng would dare to make up to 10 taels in one go? .

Even if the Rong Mansion has a big plate, spends more than other houses, and has received a noble concubine to visit relatives again, there are many difficulties in the mansion, and a wise person will never practice this method of drinking poison to quench thirst.

Yang Xiong came back and said to Jia Huan, "This Second Grandma Lian is really too bold. Although it is for the sake of supplementing the house, she doesn't know that sooner or later the matter will be revealed. Wouldn't she pay for the whole family?"

Jia Huan sneered and said, "Do you think she is doing it for the Rongfu? Even if she did add some public accounts, she has lost too much!"

A few days later, Jiamu sent someone to present the Dragon Boat Festival gift from the imperial concubine, including two high-grade palace fans, two phoenix tails, one hibiscus mat and one agate pillow, and said that there is no need to enter the palace to thank her. Rewards, only from the first to the third day of junior high school, during the peace offering at Qingxu Temple, kneeling incense and worshiping Buddha on behalf of the empress, just kowtow a little more.

Jia Huan couldn't help being surprised when he saw it, because he remembered that the agate pillow in the original book was a gift from Yuan Chun to Jia's mother, how could it be given to him now, and then he thought about it, thinking that Yuan Chun didn't let him enter the palace with Baoyu Xie En, Mother Jia was afraid that he would be upset if he found out, so she gave him supplements from her own things. Naturally, Xiuyun and the others didn't know the truth about it.

Mother Jia thought very well, even if Jia Huan found out about this in the future, she would at least get an extra reward from her grandmother, which would be very respectable.

Xiuyun and Jinyue put away their things overjoyed, and a servant in the back office of the villa said back and forth, "Master Cai just left the house, and there are people from General Feng's mansion and Ming Bao who is beside Second Lord Bao." Yan came to invite, and said that Uncle Xue and Uncle Jiang are all attending the banquet in Feng's mansion. Second Master Bao has arrived, please be sure to show respect to Third Master Huan. The younger one returned to them and said, "Third Master Huan brought people early in the morning." I went out, but I really don’t know when I’ll be back, so why don’t the two elder brothers go back and report first, so as not to miss the men’s dinner.’”

Jia Huan only said it was a pity, otherwise he would have gone to see how romantic Qi Guaner was in the legend, but he went to the church in the suburbs of Beijing early in the morning to visit Ferdinand and Santos. They, this Catholic church in the suburbs of Beijing was originally built by an Italian who came to China when Daqing founded the country to raise money. The emperors of Daqing all respected Confucianism and at most believed in Buddhism and Taoism. Supporting those Westerners to preach in their own country, but the Italian came at the right time and could talk, so he made the founding emperor of Daqing happy, so he gave him a piece of land in the outskirts of Beijing with a swipe of a pen Build churches and spread the gospel.

Ferdinand, Santos, and the Frenchman David usually like to live in the church, and sometimes they go to live in the Zhuangzi arranged by Jia Huan, especially Ferdinand, Santos, and Jia Huan. The important task of hiring them is to work with several Young apprentices of well-known Chinese medicine practitioners work together to study the production of proprietary medicines.

Although he missed Jiang Yuhan because of this, Jia Huan was only curious about this character for a while, so he let it go, nodded to the boy and said, "You did a good job, I will go back to your sister Xiuyun to collect a reward." He also called Mo Yan over and told him, "Go to Yang Xiong's place and just tell him that it's almost time to finish the Ping An Jiao at Qingxu Temple."

On the first day of the lunar new year, a large group of people from Jia's mansion were sent to Qingxu Temple. Jia Huan had to go back to pay his respects, so he rode a horse together and followed Jia Zhen with Baoyu.

"When I was young, Mother Jia waited to come out. Mother Jia sat in a sedan chair for eight people, and the girls all rode in canopy cars, as well as the masters and maids of each house. They were connected to the old mothers and nurses in each house and the family members who went out with them. Daughter-in-law, there are so many cars on the street. Mother Jia and others have already traveled far in sedan chairs, and they haven't finished sitting in front of this gate."

"Then all the deacons and others heard that it was the noble concubine doing good deeds. Mother Jia went to burn incense. It was the first day of the first lunar month and the first day of the month, especially during the Duanyang Festival. Therefore, all the things used were complete in the same color and different from each other. In the past." It seemed that there were many vehicles at the entrance of Rongfu, and there were crowds of people and horses, and they were full of glory.

Because it was Yuanchun who ordered the money to be offered for the funeral ceremony, Jia Huan had no choice but to hold on. He was patient for a day, but it happened that Daiyu and Baoyu were unhappy because Zhang Daoren proposed marriage to Baoyu, and the two had a fight the next day. At that time, no one went to the theater anymore, and Li Wan and others also said that something was wrong, and they were not resistant to heat. There were many fewer people, so Jia Huancai also found an excuse to get out.

Two days later, it was the Duanyang Festival. Puai hairpin door, tiger talisman arm, Jia Huan was called out by Jia Zheng, had a drink with some of his friends in the capital, and did not go to Mrs. Wang for treatment. The lunch banquet.

Because the banquet between Jia Zheng and his friends was held in the private room of Jinxiu Restaurant, Jia Huan said that with Jia Zheng, their father and son would be the hosts, and good wine and good food would be served on the table, so there was no need for abalone and lobster Said, there are special charcoal-grilled scallops, which are soaked in water beforehand and spit out the mud, and then the dirt is cleaned up, leaving only a white and tender middle piece of meat, which is roasted on a small charcoal stove, served with fragrant The seasoning of vinegar mixed with minced garlic tastes very delicious.

In addition, there is another dish of shrimp with cashew nuts. The shrimp powder is white and smooth, and the cashew nuts are golden and crispy. Especially this Cantonese dish is not common now. People in Guangdong and Guangxi know more about it. A large bag, if he hadn't ordered this dish today, ordinary customers would not be able to eat it.

When everyone ate happily and harmoniously, a Jia Huan only knew Master Han who was in the Ministry of Rites and said to Jia Zheng, "Brother Zheng is upright and upright, and I have always admired him. Now he is even better at teaching his children. A concubine, a Tanhua, seeing that there are successors, congratulations, come, I will drink a full cup for this."

Everyone praised, the toast was finished, and Jia Huan finished drinking with him, another Master Li sighed, "Cun Zhou has both sons and daughters. I think it is a joy, but you must know the ancients that people have no long-term concerns, but there are near-term worries. "

This Mr. Li is none other than Li Wan, the father of Jia Huan's widowed sister-in-law, Li Shouzhong, who used to sacrifice wine to the Imperial Academy and is now at home. Ding You's Li Shouzhong is only from an ordinary Li family, even less compared to the Wang family among the four major families. Conspicuous, and because Li Wan was a widow early on and lived in seclusion, Jia Huan was not very familiar with Li Wan's natal family.Speaking of which, Jia Huan's quota of supervisors back then also inherited his favor.

Li Shouzhong's words are obviously pouring cold water on Jia Zheng. Everyone knows that the two of them are in-laws, and it is not easy to interrupt, another Master Liu said in a low voice, "Brother Li said so, have you heard of it?" ..."

Seeing the different looks on everyone's faces, Jia Zheng wondered, "Everyone, is there anything wrong?"

Everyone only looked at Li Shouzhong, and Li Shouzhong could only say, "Isn't Cun Zhou concentrating on his errands in the Ministry of Industry without any rumors? I'm just... that's all. Listen to this gossiping person. Do you know that Shen Yushi may refer to you recently, saying that you condone nephews, nieces, wives, and subordinates to communicate with foreign officials, bully the weak, oppress the common people, and exploit you so much. The family was ruined, and now there are two cases involving three lives! It is also said that your Rongfu is so powerful that you will not let go of even the orphans of your relatives, embezzling... embezzling the family property of the dead Master Lin!! "

Although Jia Huan was sitting at the end of the table, he heard this clearly, and couldn't help raising his eyebrows immediately, thinking, I haven't made up my mind about Sister Lin's matter, and I'm afraid that Sister Lin will bring it up in Jia's case. It's not easy to do in the mansion, and it's also difficult to make a marriage between wood and stone. Could it be that this time it was a gift from Prince Zhongshun? !

But he guessed nine times out of ten, knowing that Prince Zhongshun really loved Qi Guaner's talent, beauty and folk art, and because of his noble status, he felt that he was not easy to catch a little actor. The first time they met, they were very affectionate, and for a moment the new enmity aroused the old hatred, and the loyal and obedient prince Shui Lin remembered the sloppy appearance of the Jia family during the battle for the reserve position. I lost my relatives, but when I saw that there was nothing I could do, I abandoned Keqing and went to this...

In addition, Shui Lin thought, unless the old sage is gone, these lads can't be beaten to death. If Jia's government stops, he will not be worth the loss, so he asks people to search everywhere. A lot of material was added to Sun Desheng's crime.

Not to mention that Jia Huan was surprised, when Jia Zheng heard the words, he was startled and angry, and couldn't help saying, "It's nonsense!! Our family has lived for nearly a hundred years, even if we wait for our children and grandchildren to live up to their expectations, there will be no old people." The glory of the ancestors in the past, but there is no one in the whole family who is treacherous or daring. Besides, my sister and I have been very close since childhood. Even when I was enlightened, I taught her to read and write. It's a pity that my nephew is a girl Son, if he is a son, he should be brought up by his side like Huaner every day!! Then Shen Cheng is the censor, how can he turn right and wrong like this!!"

Everyone hurriedly came up to comfort him, Master Li said again, "Cunzhou, don't get angry, one thing is just my hearsay, it may not be accurate, and...then we also heard that Shen Yushi searched for evidence, and there is still evidence in it." There was something about the guarding son of Chang’an Mansion earlier, Cun Zhou might as well go home and investigate secretly, so that he can have a plan in mind.”

Mr. Han also said, "It's inevitable that someone saw the mother's relatives, and something happened because of jealousy. The man surnamed Shen was originally under that person's command, and he was not very affectionate with the family."

Jia Zheng couldn't sit still any longer, and hurriedly took Jia Huan to bid farewell to everyone and returned home without mentioning it.