Jia Zheng through the Red Mansions

When Hongxi returned to the inn, Jia Zheng and Daimu hadn’t come back yet. The courtyard, which usually seemed quiet and comfortable, now made Hongxi feel deserted. He lay tired on the bed. Hongxi closed his eyes, feeling a little lucky in his heart. Maybe this hairpin is exactly the same as Jia Min's, but who can be sure that this hairpin must belong to her?What's more, Lin Ruhai's daughter was not the only girl born on the Huachao Festival. Now that I think about it, these may be mediocre.

Thinking of this, Hong Xi's mood temporarily brightened, and at this moment, only footsteps sounded from the gate of the courtyard, and Daime's clear voice: "Master, today's Young Master Xue is really unexpected!"

Hongxi stood up straight from the bed, pushed open the door, and saw Jia Zheng and Daimu walking from the gate of the courtyard to the side room. The same sunset, taking advantage of the gentle smile on the corner of the man's mouth, seemed so warm And Shu Xin, without the desolation and desolation described by literati, Hongxi's panic disappeared in an instant, and the cold fingertips slowly warmed up, Hongxi greeted him with a smile: "Why, you are not mourning, what happened? Is it okay?"

Jia Zheng told Hongxi everything that happened at the funeral, and Hongxi listened with interest.

After the three cousins ​​of the Xue family were beaten away by Xue Pan, the faces of the guests were also sullen. The funeral was quite embarrassing. The owner of the shop originally planned to buy a few shops from the Xue family, but after seeing the scene just now, none of them wanted to try the feeling of being hit by the stick, so they all said goodbye and left.

Only the monks were still chanting scriptures for the dead in front of the mourning hall. Aunt Xue took Xue Pan and Jia Zheng back to the inner house, and when they returned to the house, Xue Pan yelled that his arm hurt, and Aunt Xue hurried to find him. Doctor, the poor doctor just left Xue's house and came back to the hospital not long before he was tossed again. It seems that Xue Pan's arm is sprained and needs to be recuperated, otherwise he will be easily disabled.

When Xue Pan heard this, the boss in his heart was not happy, he knew that he was tossed by that villain, didn't he just use the cards to smack those shameless cousins, how much strength can he use, and he twisted To the arm!

Aunt Xue felt distressed when she heard this, but she didn't dare to show any disrespect to Master Shi, so she could only wipe her tears and keep silent.

Xue Pan was also heartbroken. Now that he knew the identity of the villain, he didn't dare to say anything. Although Xue Pan was usually a bit of a fool, he was not stupid. The tenth master was going back to the capital after all. He's gone, this Jinling is still his own world, it's not a loss to pretend to be his grandson for a while now!

Xue Pan has a small account in his heart, and he is quite honest on the surface. At this time, Jiu Ye saw that Xue Pan was only a child, and he still had a bit of crooked backbone, and the anger facing him in his heart disappeared. What's more... Master Jiu set his sights on Jia Zheng who followed Aunt Xue into the house. He still remembered the way this man looked at him bewitchingly!

When Jia Zheng saw Master Jiu and Master Shi in the inner room, he quickly bowed and saluted. Master Jiu smiled and said, "Now that we are in Xue's residence, these vain courtesy will be avoided. Mr. Jia, please leave on the boat, and you will be safe."

"Jiuye is concerned, it's just the salary of the king, and the lower officials don't dare to neglect in the slightest." From Hong Xi's words, Jia Zheng guessed that the mastermind behind Jiangnan must be Babeile's party, and this Jiuye also took off Regardless, Jia Zheng had to think a little more about appearing in Xue's residence at this time.

The imperial court appropriated the wages for repairing the embankment and the food funds for disaster relief. These two funds are inseparable from the local merchants. The Xue family is the largest merchant family in Jinling, and it is also the emperor under the Jiuye sect. Although he is a subordinate, he is also a slave. The master Jiuye would come all the way from the capital to Jinling for a slave who is seriously ill. This incident is somewhat strange. It can be seen that the case of Jiangnan has something to do with the Xue family. !

Thinking of this, Jia Zheng frowned slightly, since Mr. Xue is dead, I'm afraid this matter will turn into a muddled case, and this matter will be very difficult.

Master Jiu snorted coldly after hearing this: "Then Mrs. Jia has to investigate carefully, don't, you wronged a good man!"

"Thank you, Master Jiu, for your suggestion." Jia Zheng was neither humble nor overbearing.

The atmosphere was slightly stiff, Jia Zheng's face was modest, but his back was straight, and his eyes were neither evasive nor evasive, looking directly at Jiu Ye, but Jiu Ye had a smile on his lips, but there was a coldness in his eyes, and he looked back at Jia frankly. politics.

"Mother, I'm hungry again!" Xue Pan pulled his neck and let out a sore throat, making the stiff atmosphere in the room disappear.

Master Shi is happy, okay, this kid is hungry again not long after eating, what a heartless foodie!

Although Aunt Xue couldn't understand what was hidden in what Master Jiu and brother-in-law said, she knew that it was definitely not a good thing just now. Seeing that the embarrassing atmosphere was broken by her son's voice, she hurriedly said: "Today, I'm going to have a good time." It's a mess, the hospitality is not good, at this time the chef has prepared a high-quality vegetarian meal, and I invite the two masters to make it up."

Master Jiu looked away and nodded, Aunt Xue quickly ordered the little maid: "Put the dinner in the living room, and prepare another one for the young lady's room."

Master Jiu waved his hand: "Don't be so cautious, call Miss Xue to eat outside."

Only then did Aunt Xue ask someone to bring Baochai out and welcome her into the living room. The dinner was soon served on the table, and Master Nine was seated in the center, next to Master Ten and his master, Aunt Xue. Called to sit next to him, Xue Pan moved his butt from his mother's side to Master Shi's with great reluctance, his small face was pale, his eyes were fixed, and he didn't dare to look around. Baochai sat Sitting next to his mother, Jia Zheng's seat was rotated in this way, but he happened to sit opposite Master Jiu.

The meal was very strange, but the table of vegetarian meals was extraordinarily luxurious. You couldn't taste vegetarian food at all in your mouth. Then Xue Pan was really hungry. He was afraid, but when he ate a chopstick dish into his mouth, Xue Pan immediately threw his fear into Java, his eyes lit up, he picked up the rice bowl and ran all over the table with the chopsticks, what he ate was delicious.

The tenth master can't see other people eating like mice. At this time, seeing Xue Pan gobbled up the food, but he didn't eat it everywhere. He hated it. He felt that this kid really had an appetite. Watching Xue Pan eat Master Shi also felt that the food seemed to be more delicious than those prepared by the royal chef in the palace.

The two of them were all focused on eating, but the others were different. Master Jiu felt disgusted when he saw Jia Zheng across the way. After taking a few mouthfuls, he turned his attention to Baochai, and said to Aunt Xue: "This is Ling Qianjin, do you have a name?" Master Jiu asked because he was doing business all over the world and knew that many Han families did not give their daughters names.

"My husband liked her the most during his lifetime, so he raised him as a boy and named him Baochai," Aunt Xue replied.

Baochai also knew the honorable status of the person in front of him, seeing that he asked him, he also put down the chopsticks in his hand, and said to him respectfully: "Baochai has seen Lord Jiu."

Master Jiu saw that the girl was not very old, although she still had a sad look on her face, but her eyes were calm, and then glanced at Xue Pan, who knew how to eat regardless of her, Master Jiu secretly smiled inwardly, no wonder Xue Pan Before his death, the Duke raised his daughter as a boy, so he said: "Since she was raised as a boy, she must be able to read and write."

Aunt Xue said with a smile: "It's just that I can read a few words, girls' family is still the most important thing."

Master Jiu frowned slightly. He had always disliked the Han people, but this was a family matter of the Xue family, so naturally he wouldn't say anything, but just said "um" noncommittal.

By the way, housework!Master Jiu's heart moved, he glanced at Jia Zheng, and said, "Although the farce in the mourning hall today did not cause a catastrophe, it also exposed the covetous attitude of those subordinates. Mr. Jia, I heard that you are Xue Gong's son." Brother-in-law, you won’t turn a blind eye to such a thing, will you?”

Jia Zheng, whose name was called, was taken aback for a moment, and put down the chopsticks in his hand. Aunt Xue looked at Master Jiu with a grateful face. Seeing Jia Zheng's silent attitude in the mourning hall just now, she knew her brother-in-law He didn't want to get involved in the family affairs of Xue's family, and was anxious. At this time, Master Jiu's words were like rain after a long drought.

Just now Jia Zheng watched the scene in the mourning hall, and he felt uncomfortable when he saw the impatient looks of the group of dandies, but he was also conflicted when he saw the generation behind him tugging at his sleeve, so please help. He is a brother-in-law, and his sister-in-law has helped too much, and his words are awesome; but if he doesn't help, he will feel guilty in his heart.

Looking up and seeing Master Jiu's slightly disdainful and provocative gaze, even the mild-tempered Jia Zheng felt annoyed for a while, and said, "The Xue family is an imperial merchant under Master Jiu's sect, and those people are also greedy for the Xue family's shop and business. Family property, the embankment of thousands of miles was destroyed by an ant nest, if my concubine can win over the shopkeepers of Xue's shops, no matter how many small actions those people make, it will be useless."

Aunt Xue was taken aback when she heard this. Even Master Jiu was surprised. What he said just now was intended to embarrass Jia Zheng, and he just waited for him to be tongue-tied and sarcastic. As for the matter of the Xue family, he only agreed to stay. As for whether the Xue family will be in depression since then, he has neither control nor desire to control their lives.

But now that I think about it, what would happen if he wanted to take care of it?The best way he could think of was to order his own people in the Jinling Yamen to teach the Xue family's offshoots a lesson, and to start other people in the business firm to take care of the Xue family.

His heart sank, and Master Jiu looked at Jia Zheng with more thoughtful eyes. His method was not as good as Jia Zheng's, nor was it as thorough as Jia Zheng's. Giving someone a fish is not as good as teaching him how to fish. This Jia Zheng, I underestimated him!

On the other hand, Baochai, who was only four years old next to him, his eyes lit up, and he lowered his head pensively, not knowing what he was thinking.

Jia Zheng noticed the expressions of the three of them, and sighed inwardly, this Xue Baochai was really not simple, she just said an idea, she seemed to have an idea, and looking at Xue Pan who was eating happily and didn't think about anything, what a pity But Xue Baochai is not a man.

Aunt Xue was about to ask further questions, but she felt that the hem of the clothes moved, but her daughter Baochai quietly tugged at her hem. Aunt Xue always knew that her daughter had big ideas, and now she knew that her daughter must have something on her mind , so he swallowed back the words that came to his lips, and changed his words: "Thank you brother-in-law."

The next day, the storekeepers of the various shops were summoned to Xue's house. No one knew what they said at Xue's house, but since then, the shopkeepers in the Xue's house who had previously disclosed Lingtou's house all fell silent. To avoid talking about it, the business of the Xue family has not plummeted as others thought. Although it is not as prosperous as Xue Gong was alive, it is still firmly seated at the top of Jinling City. No words.

At this time, Jia Zheng, who mentioned this method, was sitting with Hongxi in a small tavern in the back alley of the Confucius Temple, drooling over the red pot of steaming shrimp in front of him. He has eaten too much Jiangnan recently. Sweet and rotten food, Jia Zheng, who has always loved spicy food, misses the spiciness of Zuixianlou in the capital.