New Dream of Red Mansions

"Okay, you all go out and play with the old lady, I still have something to do." Xiyan put away the list and pushed everyone out.

Baochai laughed and said, "What's busy in the winter? Sister Yan won't go out these two days."

Xiang Yun hurriedly replied: "The Wang family sent the account books. Sister Yan wants to see it. Forget it, let's go out to play first. After two days when she is not busy, we will drag her out."

Baochai glanced at Xiyan's study, turned around and went out with Xiangyun smiling.

Instead, Xichun stayed at the end, curling her lips in disdain, "She is too lenient, I don't like her, Sister Yan, I will have dinner with you tonight."

"Okay, let the big kitchen bring your dishes, and I'll make you another dish you like." Xiyan sent Xichun away, and turned to Dongmei, "You have read all the account books sent by the Wang family. ?”

"Yes, I've read it all, and there's nothing wrong with it." Wang Xiyan had seen all the private property these two days, and wanted to transfer some money, so she showed Dongmei the account book of the dowry.

"Send a letter to the people on the Zhuangzi. Besides the ones that the girls and masters specified, let them send some of the novelty ones. Send some of the things produced on the Zhuangzi. The melon that was sent last year Everyone in the mansion likes to eat it, and there must be people thinking about it this year."

Chunlan rolled her eyes slightly, and said in a low voice, "Girl, it's not easy for you to ask for money from other managers, but there is nothing from Qiuju Xiahe, and they have collected a lot from them in the past two years."

Dongmei immediately objected, "No, the money in the jade card was originally for emergency use. Now that the girl wants to use the money in it, the money from Qiuju Xiahe must be kept for emergency use. Girl, the young master's body Not good, you will take the exam in two years, and it is the time when you spend the most money. Although you still have a dowry, in addition to asking for some novelties and souvenirs from Zhuangzi every year, every penny in it is I can't get it. I don't have any money, and I can't move an inch. If we hadn't been generous in the past few years, the servants in the mansion might not know how to arrange us. Look at what they said about Miss Lin a few days ago? It's almost said that Miss Lin is a shabby householder who has taken refuge in the Duke's Mansion."

Xi Yan's face darkened, "Since they dare to say that, why don't you go up and spit on them? They can also arrange the affairs of the masters?"

Dongmei lowered her head, "Girl, there are so many servants in the mansion, these rumors can only be refuted more and more."

Chunlan curled her lips in disdain, "I think it's all my aunt's indulgence. There are countless gifts sent from Yangzhou every year. I have seen it twice occasionally. What I can see is enough to feed several Miss Lin, let alone Have you seen anything else, if I were Miss Lin, I would ask Xueyan to spit on them, and then go to my aunt to seek justice and see if there is any food for Jia's family."

Dongmei sighed, "You, your temper is still so fierce. The Lin family and the Jia family are related by marriage. If Miss Lin really does this, I'm afraid the relationship between relatives will come to an end. Miss Lin came here to look at the old lady. The affection of the old lady is also relied on the affection of the old lady, but it is the servants who gossip, and those servants are the ones who kill them in the end. If you are disrespectful to the elders, if you are provoked by someone with a heart to come to the old lady again, even if the old lady loves Miss Lin, I'm afraid it will hurt her heart."

Xiyan really has no better way, even if Daiyu can spend a considerable amount of money to reward the servants in the mansion, in their eyes, it is Jiamu's private money, and it may have nothing to do with the Lin family.But this is not the most important thing now, Xiyan is anxiously waiting for the reply from the border.

At the border gate at this time, Zhang Shicheng had just arranged for those injured people to slap the snow off their shoulders outside the big tent and sneak into the big tent.

As soon as Xiao Bing set out a basket of steamed buns, he hesitated when he saw Zhang Shicheng coming in. Finally, he gave Zhang Shicheng a hard look, turned and left.

Zhang Shicheng was funny, looking at the person frowning at the map above, he said: "You little soldier is defending you, but he dares to stare at me after eating steamed buns with you for two days." Zhang Shicheng sat on the chair, grabbed the Picking up a steamed bun, looking at the mixed black and white on it, he said: "Now you can still eat a mixed steamed bun, but it's already dark outside. If the imperial court doesn't send food, we can only starve to death outside the pass."

Xia Yuntian threw down the map, sat next to Zhang Shicheng, picked up a steamed bun, frowned and said, "We have to find a way to deliver a letter to the emperor, there are 15 people at the border gate, and this year's heavy snow, if we withdraw, I'm afraid Once Tsarist Russia rushes out of Heilongjiang and heads south all the way, there will be ice and snow oppressing it, and Shanhai Pass will not be able to stop it. The emperor finally regained Yaksa back then, so is he going to lose more territory at this time?"

Zhang Shicheng sighed, "The four princes can't see the emperor now, what can we do? I heard that the emperor has not gone to court for half a month."

Xia Yuntian also couldn't help worrying. The current emperor has been on the throne for 59 years, and now that he is old, he is still not sure about the next prince. Judging from the news he got from the fourth prince, the princes in the capital are chant the slogan of war. I want to make a name.

Xia Yuntian got up agitatedly, if the Fourth Prince couldn't prepare the military rations, the military camp would be the first to cause chaos.At that time, once Tsarist Russia breaks through here, Menghei Jiliao will let them pass by. I don't know if Shanhaiguan can stop them.

However, no matter what happened at that time, I am afraid that the good reputation of Xia Family V will be ruined.

Xia Yuntian clenched his fists instantly, and looked at the map in front of him resolutely, even if he died, he had to hold on, even if it was for the sake of the people outside the pass.

"Marshal, I have a letter from my subordinates!"

Xia Yuntian came back to his senses, glanced at Zhang Shicheng who was still struggling with the steamed bun, and said in response, "Come in."

Geng Zhongxian came in with a communication soldier, without looking at Zhang Shicheng in front of him, he spared him and stood in front of Xia Yuntian, lowered his head and said respectfully: "Marshal, this man has a report."

Xia Yuntian looked at the communication soldier.

Xiaobing may be seeing Xia Yuntian for the first time, his face flushed nervously, and he said at a loss: "Report, report to the marshal, this subordinate is with Captain Wu and the others, but we met Fu Jun on the way back, except for me, Captain Wu and the others died."

Zhang Shicheng raised his eyebrows, interrupted him with a wave of his hand, looked him up and down, and asked: "Boy, your kung fu is very good? Better than Captain Wu?"

The soldier shook his head blankly.

Zhang Shicheng continued to ask: "So you are good at running for your life? Have you ever learned footwork?"

The soldier still shook his head.

Zhang Shicheng put away his smiling face suddenly, and said coldly: "Since you are not successful in kung fu, and you are not successful in running for your life, why are you the only one who escaped out of so many people?"

The communications soldier didn't realize that he was suspected, but just remembered the tragedy at that time, and said with red eyes: "Captain Wu said that his subordinates are unknown, and it is safest to put letters on his subordinates, so they all protect them. They were all dead, and it happened that someone was rushing this way and saved his subordinates."

"You said someone saved you?"

"Where's the letter?"

The first sentence was asked by Zhang Shicheng, and the second sentence was asked by Xia Yuntian.

He could tell if the letter had been touched just by looking at it.

Naturally, the marshal and the general listened to the marshal.

Xiao Bing didn't think much, he took out the letter that almost everyone could protect, and respectfully handed it to Xia Yuntian.

It was indeed the handwriting of the fourth prince, and the seal was sealed according to the agreement between the two of them. He touched the letter and temporarily believed Xiaobing's words in his heart. As long as someone does not open this letter according to the method they agreed, it will automatically destroy.

The fourth prince bought those potions from a Nanman.

Xia Yuntian didn't avoid the two generals, and directly took out a letter opener to open it. After reading the letter from the fourth prince, even Xia Yuntian, who had always been calm, couldn't help but change his face.

Zhang Shicheng and Geng Zhongxian looked at each other for the first time since they came in, and finally Zhang Shicheng asked cautiously: "Marshal, did the Fourth Prince say when the food will come?"

Xia Yuntian threw the letter to Zhang Shicheng with a cold face, "We won't come, we have to find a way by ourselves."

The expressions of Zhang Shicheng and Geng Zhongxian changed drastically.

The power of the imperial court is naturally in the hands of the emperor, and most of the military power in the world is also in the hands of the emperor, but other people still have a little bit of military power.

Pingyang Hou belongs to the others.

Back then Pingyang Hou followed the Taizu to conquer the world, so he was naturally not comparable to the Four Kings and Eight Dukes, but there was one thing that other people could not compare to, that is, Pingyang Hou was far-sighted enough.Those descendants of the four kings and eight princes chose to inherit the military positions of their ancestors, some became officials through the imperial examination, and some became officials by virtue of grace. Only the Marquis of Pingyang and a few of them completely developed in the army.

Pingyang Hou's family is not bad. How many children have they had? Boys will be sent to the army when they turn 12 years old. It was much earlier and better than others, and there were quite a few generals in the end, and most of the area outside the pass was guarded by the Xia family, so Pingyanghou had the same military power as the four kings, and it was still a very good military power.