Jia Zheng through the Red Mansions

When Jia Qiang said this, there was no excessive humility in her tone, which would not make people feel humbled, but at the same time, it would not make people feel that the other party's attitude was insincere.

Jia Zheng sighed slightly in his heart, this Jia Qiangguo is really an exquisite character, maybe he can really take a gamble.

Thinking of this, Jia Zheng smiled and took the painting from Jia Qiang's hand and put it on the table. Just as he was about to speak, the gatekeeper came in with a lantern, handed it to Jia Zheng, and then backed out.

When Jia Qiang's eyes fell on the lantern in Jia Zheng's hand, she was startled, the smile on her face stopped, she raised her eyes to see Jia Zheng's expression, her lips moved, she didn't speak, her fingertips gradually turned cold up.

Jia Zheng placed the lantern beside the painting casually, took a sip of tea, and then said: "In the past, there were always villains who criticized rumors and spread some nasty dirty words, but gentlemen are open-minded, and I also agree." I don’t really take these words to heart, but after picking up this lantern yesterday, seeing is believing, and I have no choice but to believe it.”

After Jia Zheng finished speaking, the expression on his face was not serious, but there was no smile either.

Jia Qiang looked at Jia Zheng's eyes, and guessed Jia Zheng's thoughts in her heart. Seeing that there was no anger on his face, Jia Qiang couldn't help feeling puzzled, and then thought that just now Jia Zheng specifically mentioned what he saw with his own eyes last night. Could it be——Jia Qiang was in doubt.

He had never heard of it, but the political master of the Rongguo Mansion was so lucky!

Gritting her teeth, Jia Qiang thought to herself, if he could really change jobs, he would treat him as being bitten by a dog. Anyway, he is not afraid of being ruined again.

Thinking of this, Jia Qiang smiled, her face, which was originally very handsome and extraordinarily coquettish, looked even more charming at this moment, she turned her eyes, and said with a chuckle: "Second Master, Qiang'er doesn't understand what you said. "

If Jia Zhen and Jia Rong saw this appearance, their bones would probably be crisp. Unfortunately, the person in front of him was Jia Zheng. Seeing his appearance, Jia Zheng knew that he was thinking badly, so he shook his head helplessly. He put the teacup heavily on the table and snorted coldly.

Seeing Jia Zheng's expression changed, Jia Qiang's heart trembled, she lowered her head and dared not speak any more.I was really annoyed in my heart, a hundred kinds of thoughts came to me at once, my heart was disheartened, my face was pale, and I thought: Come on, come on, today is a self-defeating humiliation!

Thinking of this, Jia Qiang didn't want to stay in this awkward atmosphere any longer. She stood up, bowed to Jia Zheng, turned around and was about to leave. Just as she reached the threshold, she heard Jia Zheng shout, "Come back."

Jia Qiang paused, turned around and saw Jia Zheng's very gentle expression, she was apprehensive, she didn't dare to speculate, and just stood there.

Jia Zheng waved his hand and pointed to the chair under his left hand: "Sit down."

Jia Qiang hesitated for a moment before sitting down. Just as she sat down, she heard Jia Zheng say: "Recently, we have been busy with getting married, but none of the available people in the house are satisfactory. Grandpa has always been a I don't care about these things, I was able to take care of it when I was idle at home, but due to the emperor's grace, I still have to join the ministry to do things for the court, and this mansion is getting more and more tense."

When Jia Qiang heard this, she looked up at Jia Zheng in surprise, but saw Jia Zheng smiled slightly, and continued: "I don't socialize much in our two houses, and Rong'er still has some impressions, but I am very impressed with you It’s blurry, but it’s not bad to see what you’re doing today.”

Jia Qiang blushed when she heard this, and said in a low voice, "Qiang'er is ashamed."

Jia Zheng changed the subject: "Tomorrow, I'll go and tell Brother Zhen to let you come over and take care of it for the time being. Let's give it a try. If it's really well managed, I'll have to ask you for help in the future. If it's not good, I can't give you the face of this painting."

Jia Qiang listened in a daze, and looked at Jia Zheng in disbelief. He didn't expect that Jia Zheng would still do errands for him after seeing those things about him. Qiang'er will definitely live up to Second Grandpa's trust and will do everything with all her heart."

Jia Zheng nodded, and then said: "As for those things, you have to think about everything yourself. It doesn't matter if others take it lightly. If you even see yourself clearly, you will be hopeless. Understand?"

Jia Qiang's eyes turned red, and she knelt down on the ground with a plop: "Qiang'er understands."

Jia Zheng sighed inwardly, hoping that he was not mistaken.

Early the next morning, Jia Zheng went to Jia Mu's room to say hello, briefly told Jia Mu about buying boards yesterday, and then asked Jia Qiang to come and help.

After hearing Jia Zheng's words, Jia's mother pondered for a while. She knew that Jia Qiang was also a decent great-great-grandson of Ningguo Mansion. Although her seniority was inferior, it was understandable to ask him to help when no one was available. But this matter is somewhat difficult to handle.

Therefore, Jia Mu said: "Brother Zhen must not be passed over this matter, what's more, there is Rong'er above Qiang'er, even if you go to the East Mansion to ask people, Rong'er is more legitimate than Qiang'er in terms of status."

Jia Zheng smiled bitterly: "The old lady's words are indeed reasonable, but Rong'er's temperament is really not as good as Qiang'er."

Jia's mother nodded slightly: "I've always been at ease when looking at people. Since Qiang'er is said to be a good person, I'll do it this way, but Brother Zhen still wants you to talk about it in person."

Jia Zheng replied: "It should be so."

Mother Jia clapped her hands with a smile, and then said, "Have you discussed this with your wife?"

Jia Zheng's smile faded slightly, and his tone was also flat: "Not yet."

Mother Jia sighed: "I know you are annoyed by your daughter-in-law because of Huan'er, but you shouldn't tell her about it. She is the housekeeper's wife, and you have to pay for this money, send a girl, and so on. After passing through her hands, now you are angry with her, but it will be Qiang'er who will be in trouble in the future."

Jia Zheng just bowed his head and said nothing, and after a while he said dully, "It's still my mother who is thoughtful."

Mother Jia smiled meaningfully. After all, it was her son. Even now that he had grandsons in his arms, he was still filial and obedient in front of her. Thinking of Jia Amnesty, Mother Jia was even more satisfied with Jia Zheng. .

"Since there is someone who can entrust the affairs of the family, I can relax and work hard in the court." Jiamu said kindly.

Jia Zheng naturally nodded in response, and then he left Jia Mu's yard and went straight to the Ning Mansion. The Ning Mansion got the letter and knew that Jia Zheng was coming, so he told Jia Zhen a long time ago. He just got up from his concubine's room, drowsy, and heard Jia Zhengyao coming early in the morning, so he hurriedly changed his clothes and washed his hands.

As soon as Jia Zheng entered the Ning Mansion, a young boy greeted him: "Master Zheng."

Jia Zheng asked, "Is your Master Zhen never at home?"

The boy quickly replied: "Our master is in the study, Mr. Zheng, please."

Jia Zheng followed the boy to the study, and Jia Zhen greeted him with a smile: "What kind of wind is blowing, Second Uncle, that brought you here?"

Jia Zheng didn't beat around the bush, he just said, "I really have something to do today, and I came here to ask you for someone."

Jia Zhen was taken aback when she heard the words: "Ask for someone from me? Who is it?"

Jia Zheng laughed and said, "I see that Qiang'er is grown up now, and she speaks well and does things well, so I thought of asking him to come over and help Jia Lian."

After hearing this, Jia Zhen laughed: "What's the matter with me? If you don't dislike him for being young and not having a wife, and making trouble with Brother Lian's affairs, just order him around."

Jia Zhen was actually unhappy in her heart, no matter how much he spoiled Jia Qiang, after all Jia Rong was his own son, and Jia Qiang was at most just a favorite plaything, in terms of status, they were all inferior. Now he is actually grabbing the limelight, he is really a thing that pushes his nose and face!

But at the same time, Jia Zhen is not a fool. He knows in his heart that the Rongguo Mansion is so busy at this time, and he also understands that Qiang'er is indeed better than Rong'er. It can also add luster to the old lady, isn't it!

Jia Zheng didn't expect Jia Zhen to agree so readily, all the rhetoric he had in mind was useless, and he said a few more polite words before returning from Dongfu.

After Jia Zheng left, Jia Zhen called both Jia Rong and Jia Qiang over, and first scolded Jia Rong. Jia Rong didn't dare to talk back to his father, but at most murmured a few words in her heart and listened with her head down. with.

After scolding Jia Rong, Jia Zhen's tone towards Jia Qiang was much gentler, but it was very different from the gentleness in the past: "When you get there, don't make a big splash when you do things. It's not like here, where everything is done according to the law. Follow your temper, understand?"

After hearing this, Jia Qiang also knew that Jia Zhen was unhappy, so she nodded in agreement.

Jia Zhen continued: "You just need to be well-behaved. The most important thing is that this time, Mr. Zhu over there also takes care of this matter. He doesn't come to socialize on weekdays, and he's a little rusty. Right now, it's a great deal." If you can use this opportunity to win him over, I will naturally not treat you badly."

Jia Qiang sneered in her heart. This Jia Zhen used to call Jia Zhu a "nerd and short-lived ghost" all the time, because Jia Zhu had devoted herself to studying since she was a child, and she didn't know much about the world, and was weak and sick. He can't fly to the sky, so he doesn't take him seriously.

Who would have thought that Jia Zhu is now on the rise, and now that Jia Zheng's room in the Rongguo Mansion is full of beauty, Jia Zhen's heart is also alive when she sees it. He doesn't hate that he has treated others slowly, but blames Jia Rong It's not good with Jia Qiang, and I can't get along well with Jia Zhu, who is not much different in age.

After Jia Zhen finished speaking, she asked Jia Rong and Jia Qiang to go out, and after sitting in the study for a quarter of an hour, she felt itchy and wanted to find Xinna's concubine again. The capable servant Que De ran over with a smile on his face.

"Master, look at the good things I found for you!" Na Que De carefully took out a small box from his arms.

Jia Zhen took it suspiciously, opened it, and saw that inside was a bright red sweat towel with a poem embroidered on it, and the word "Qing" was mentioned at the end.

When Jia Zhen saw this handkerchief, she immediately thought of a girl she accidentally ran into a few days ago, and the handkerchief in that girl's hand was this one.

Jia Zhen was overjoyed, and said to Que De: "Sure enough, you have some skills, you are right, I love you."

Que De chuckled and said, "It's a blessing for me to love the little one!"

Jia Zhen spat at him: "Let's get down to business, since the boy can get this handkerchief, do you still need to ask me about other things?"

Que De scratched his head and smirked: "Look at what you said, the young one is about to report back. This girl's surname is Qin, and she is the adopted daughter of Qin Bangye, the secretary of the Ministry of Construction. She has just reached the age of ji, and has not been married to anyone yet."

Jia Zhen nodded, thinking in her heart that this Qin Bangye's status is not high, and this Qin family is an adopted daughter. If she wants to marry her as an aunt in her own capacity, the Qin family must be happy, so they are very happy , let Que De call the best matchmaker in the capital.

After the matchmaker came, when she heard that Jia Zhen was going to marry her aunt, she knew that Master Zhen was always willing to spend money on such matters, so she quickly asked which girl it was from, but when she heard that it was the Qin family, The matchmaker's face became troubled: "The daughter of his family is really one in a million, and she is well-known in our industry. Since she was 13 years old, there are not a few people who ask us to come to propose marriage, but Her father is very high-minded, but he is a master who has no one in front of him, so this matter is not easy for you!"

A basin of cold water was poured down, and Jia Zhen was really unhappy in her heart, and her face sank: "Hmph, I don't care about these things, just one thing, if it can satisfy my father and me, a matchmaking ceremony of 500 taels of gold is enough .”

The matchmaker was so smashed by the gold that she couldn't find her, she quickly nodded in agreement, and hurried home, trying to figure out an idea to earn the gold.

Let’s not mention what kind of bad ideas the matchmaker thought of, let’s talk about Jia Zheng’s side. Jia Zhen promised Jia Qiang to help. Mrs. Wang said this.

Mrs. Wang had no idea after hearing this, after all, Jia Qiang was from the East Mansion, and she came here to take care of things temporarily, and she would never cross the line.

This Jia Qiang is also a caring person. Since the errand was settled, Jia Qiang has been quietly thinking about the relationship in the Rong Mansion. Most of his errands have to be handled by Mrs. Wang. Mrs. Wang's attitude is naturally 120 respectful. Seeing that Jia Qiang is doing well and obedient, Mrs. Wang is not a threat to her sons at all, so why would she make things difficult for him.

And while Jia Qiang was respectful to Mrs. Wang, she always went to Jia Mu's place to greet her and reply. In terms of seniority, he was the youngest, and Jia Mu was really an old ancestor. Man, but Jia Zhen is really ridiculous, so Mother Jia also turned indifferent to the East Mansion, and just hugged Xichun in her room. Now there is another Jia Qiang, who has a sweet mouth and a good job, and is also handsome. How could Mother Jia not like it?

Jia Zheng looked good at Jia Qiang, and gradually let Jia Qiang take full responsibility. A few days later, Jia Zheng also formally went to the ministry to report on his duties. He didn't dare to chew his tongue. At first, he was a bit self-confident and respectable, and he was very negligent to Jia Qiang's orders.

Jia Qiang watched coldly, and picked two women who had no qualifications but were no longer favored by Mrs. Wang, and made an example of them in front of everyone. Mrs. Wang not only didn't get angry, but said that Qiang'er was a courageous child. Oh, how dare you neglect this little master, everyone is rushing to flatter you.

Jia Qiang was busy with these things, so naturally she was a little distant from Jia Rong. Jia Rong was a glutton and couldn't stand loneliness. At this time, she met a handsome distant relative named Qing Er in the home school, so she Leave Jia Qiang behind.

After Jia Qiang found out about this, she strangled all the thoughts she had about Jia Rong at the beginning. When no one was around in the middle of the night, Jia Qiang buried her face under the pillow, thinking of Jia Rong's sweet talk in the past, I can't tell what it feels like.

Jia Zhen's ugliness kept flashing in her mind, and her heart was even colder. At this moment, Jia Zheng's words suddenly sounded in her ears, and gradually, the pain and confusion in Jia Qiang's eyes disappeared little by little.

This can't go on like this anymore, he must take a gamble, even if he loses, he still has the dignity of his Jia Qiang, not nothing!

As for Jia Zheng, what he was waiting for was whether Jia Qiang dared to take a gamble.