The Return of Lord Qiang of the Red Mansion System

Not to mention that Jia Zheng fought at night with the lights on, and drafted a letter for Mrs. Wang to the Xue family overnight.Here in the East Mansion, Jia Qiang had been thinking about something for a long time, and the next day, under the pretext of being frightened, she asked her servant Chang Yang to go home to take a day off, and then went out to look for Uncle Sheng with her newly-acquired kaleidoscope.

In a few days it will be the end of the new year, and it is a good time to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new.Because the small silver ornaments in Jia Qiang's shop are beautiful and fashionable, many wealthy families are willing to spend some money to buy them and decorate their tables, so the shop is full of people every day.

Uncle Sheng and a few other guys were busy, their faces were full of red.Suddenly, he caught sight of Xiaodong's house in the crowd, and Uncle Sheng hurriedly smiled and greeted him: "Master is here, I have taken care of what happened yesterday, and there will be no rumors from outside, please rest assured. The business in the shop these days That's right, according to my master's instructions, except for keeping the expenses, the daily turnover of money has been collected and deposited in the bank in front of me, and I have accumulated several bills, which are about to be sent to my master."

Jia Qiang smiled and said, "I'll leave the matter to you, I don't worry. I'm not here today to ask questions, I have something to discuss with you."

Looking at him and speaking solemnly, Uncle Sheng thought that Xiaodong's family was just like him, thinking about expanding the facade.He quickly handed over the guests in his hand to the waiter, and went to the nearby tea house with Jia Qiang.

Before he could sit down, he said excitedly: "You want to expand the business, don't you? I've been thinking about this for a long time. It just so happens that there is a grocery seller next to me who is too old to do it, and wants to sell the shop. Drop it. His facade looks good to me, and when I get it, I can use it by scraping a layer of putty on the wall."

Seeing that he wanted to talk about getting goods from Siamese people again, Jia Qiang quickly stopped: "Uncle Sheng, this business is only for a while, and it won't last forever. I don't think there is any need to expand it. It's good now. I'll come to you today , I want to discuss other things: you know, there is an eight-faced shop in my new house, which has been idle for a long time, and I want to start a new business there."

"What are you going to do?" Seeing that Jia Qiang is not interested in the business that has already made money, but wants to open up another world, Uncle Sheng is puzzled.

"You know Wanxiang Tower, right?"

At this moment, Dr. Tea just brewed tea and brought it up. Uncle Sheng raised the teacup, and almost smashed the cup when he heard these words: "This, this, this—Master, you don't mean to..."

"I don't want to build Qinlou Chuguan, but a place for people to discuss business." Jia Qiang said: "I mentioned Wanxianglou because many people like to talk there. But there is a brothel, some Decent people don’t want to go there. If they go to a tea house, some people feel that there are too many people. I thought about it, how about running a courtyard, decorating it carefully, and selecting servants who are born deaf and dumb and illiterate to serve , and hire a few chefs and tea ceremony masters. It will not only avoid the worries of leaking confidential information, but also let them stay comfortably. I guarantee that once they come here, they will never forget it.”

In fact, Jia Qiang had this idea in her previous life, but before she could put it into action in the future, she was dragged down by the ransacking of Jia's house, so she didn't succeed.Hearing what Jia Zhen said by chance last night, I suddenly turned up this idea again, thought about it all night, and thought out all the details, so I came to see Uncle Sheng.It is said to be a discussion, but it is actually a notification.

Seeing the puzzled look on Uncle Sheng's face, Jia Qiang said again: "I'm going to turn that shop into a tea room to attract people. The attic and courtyard at the back are connected to each other, and the partitions are used as private rooms, and each door is guarded. The more you go The more elegant and quiet it is, the higher the price. In the end, a few of the best rooms are reserved for regular customers. When the cost is more, you can also hire luthiers and buy singers to add to the fun during the banquet.”

The astonishment on Uncle Sheng's face slowly turned into contemplation: "Master, no one has done this business before. I don't know if the world will accept it. In my opinion, it's either a blockbuster, or it's unknown. If it's the latter, I'm afraid It’s going to cost money.”

Jia Qiang is full of confidence: "When doing business, you have to pick out what no one else is doing, otherwise you will follow others and pick up the leftovers? That's it. It's settled. Later, you can find some repair masters and go to the field to see how to modify it. , drew a drawing and sent it to me."

Seeing that Xiaodong's family is confident and Uncle Sheng is infected, he can't help but change his mind and think about the bright side: "Arrange according to Master's idea, once it opens, it will definitely overwhelm Wanxianglou."

Because there were few people in the morning, the stove for heating in the teahouse was not heated enough. Jia Qiang felt a little cold after sitting for a while, so she got up and took the cloak she had untied before and tied it again.Hearing Uncle Sheng's words, he responded with a smile: "Is it just overwhelming Wanxiang Tower? Uncle Sheng also underestimated it."

Putting the cloak on his shoulders, he just pulled out his shoulder-hanging black hair.During the movement, the elbow inadvertently touched a passing guest.It was just a trivial matter, but the man yelled, "Be careful, kid!"

The voice was quite familiar.Jia Qiang looked up, she was really an acquaintance, it was Liu Fang who wanted to harm Feng Ziying a few days ago, and by the way, also hurt him.

After returning from the Taoist temple, Jia Jing only said that it was the Feng family's business, and they would settle it on their own, and asked him to keep quiet.But Jia Qiang knew that the royal family was involved, he didn't want to get into the muddy water, and he was not injured, so he didn't want to seek revenge from Liu Fang, but secretly found out Liu Fang's background.Unexpectedly, I ran into him here, and seeing that the other party was still rude, I couldn't help frowning.

But Liu Fang didn't recognize him, she yelled to herself: "You dare to bump into Young Master, you're so tight!"

Seeing his arrogance, Uncle Sheng immediately stood up and defended his little boss: "The aisle is narrow, this young master, please walk slowly next time, so as not to bump into others and cause trouble."

Liu Fang is domineering by nature, submissive in front of her father and several direct brothers, but acting recklessly outside.Hearing the sarcasm in Uncle Sheng's words, he immediately widened his eyes and swelled up like a toad about to pounce on food: "Which family are you a servant, dare to talk to me like that. The young master's fists are not vegetarian!"

Before he finished speaking, he had already raised his fist, as if he was about to strike.

Fearing that Uncle Sheng would suffer, Jia Qiang immediately put the knife she was carrying in her sleeve and shouted loudly: "Stop!"

He thought that Liu Fang would not be obedient, and he was ready to use the knife.Unexpectedly, just as the knife was swung half an inch, Liu Fang turned her face, squinted her eyes and stared at him for a moment, then suddenly shouted: "You are the kid from that day! You and Feng are in the same group!"

Jia Qiang had seen some people who stayed up too late to study before, so that their eyesight was not good. Seeing Liu Fang's appearance, she guessed that his eyesight was bad, and she didn't recognize her just now.Just as she was about to speak, she saw Liu Fang's color change slightly, and she couldn't help turning her head to look somewhere, as if she was timid for fear of being known by others.

Following his line of sight, Jia Qiang realized that there were a few more people sitting next to him.There is a young man who stands out, about twenty years old, tall and strong, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, and a resolute and handsome face, but his eyes are quite sinister and arrogant.Dressed in a brocade robe and a jade belt around her waist, one can tell that she is of good status at a glance.

The young man was surrounded by stars, and everyone surrounded him with obsequious smiles to flatter him, but he ignored him, but occasionally snorted with his nose.Even so, the person who got the response felt like a treasure, and spoke even more vigorously.

Liu Fang's attention was fixed on this person.

Jia Qiang was thinking about Liu Fang's relationship with this person, when he heard him say nervously and in a low voice: "You are not allowed to tell the son what happened that day! If you dare to reveal a word, I will break your arm!"

"Your Majesty?" Jia Qiang smiled slightly, seeming to be intimidated by Liu Fang's words, her smile was extraordinarily innocent and well-behaved, but she had already made up her mind to teach this guy a lesson.

Liu Fang didn't know what to do, thinking that the threat would work, she quickly explained: "He is Jiang Wang, the prince of Nan'an County! If you annoy him with your nonsense, I will even break your legs!"

While he was muttering, someone in that building called him: "Young Master Liu, come and have a table soon, what are you talking about with a child? But did you meet a relative?"

Liu Fang said quickly: "If it's a little thing, just come and come!"

Just as he was about to go there, Jia Qiang suddenly answered in a strange way: "Although I haven't met any relatives, it's about the same. Young Master Liu was dazzled and mistook me for his cousin Liu Xianglian, so he just saluted me. I was taken aback, thinking that there was a big nephew somewhere."

The whole audience was stunned for a moment, and then burst into laughter.Immediately, someone joked with a pun: "Young Master Liu, the New Year's Eve has not yet arrived, so I am in a hurry to ask relatives to ask for red envelopes. I told you to learn from those nerds in the Imperial College and get a pair of Western glass mirrors to wear, but you didn't listen Now you mistake a child for an uncle, I don’t know, and you think you have few relatives, and you are in a hurry to talk about it!”

Annoyed and angry, Liu Fang grinned her teeth and planned to be rough on Jia Qiang, but when she heard the words that seemed to be a joke but were actually compliments, she turned around immediately, blushed and said roughly, "What is climbing? Lord, what are you?"

"Oh, Young Master Liu, it's your fault. I didn't name my name. Why did you bring the son in here? We're just kidding. You can't beat me. Just smile generously and throw away your hands." Yes. Why bother to be confused? There is no need to teach Shizi to be unhappy."

"you--"

Seeing the sharp-toothed guy who couldn't argue with her, Liu Fang panicked and instinctively wanted to shake her fist again, but Shi Zi Jiang Wang looked over at him coldly: "What nonsense?"

This question not only fixed Liu Fang, but also taught the people who were snickering and watching the fun to hold back their smiles, and dare not say anything embarrassingly.

After calming down the group of followers, Jiang Wang got up suddenly, walked up to Jia Qiang, and looked at him slowly.

His eyes were very cold, reminding Jia Qiang of poisonous snakes, lizards and other long insects that are used to walking in the dark, which makes her feel very uncomfortable.

But after all, it is a person who has passed through life and death. Jia Qiang quickly suppressed the discomfort, and still smiled relaxedly: "I don't know which prince is face to face? What can you do with me?"

When he inquired about Liu Fang before, he accidentally discovered that this person was actually Liu Xianglian's cousin and nephew, so he wrote down this relationship.Seeing how Jiang Wang got along with that group of people just now, he guessed that most of them were followers who wanted to please, and they all liked to take sharp words for fun, so they used Liu Xianglian's name to make a joke.She was so happy that she didn't do it herself, and let Liu Fang fight with those followers by herself.

He didn't believe that the arrogant Prince of Nan'an would stand up for Liu Fang, and he didn't worry that he had heard the rumors of Fei Bailou.Feibailou is just a small property of the Wangfu, so it is impossible for the Wangfu to pay too much attention to it.And he had let Uncle Sheng deal with all the people present that day, including the gangsters.Those people also know the pros and cons, and dare not talk nonsense outside.

Therefore, he was very frank in front of Prince Nan'an.

Staring at him for a moment, Jiang Wang's eyes flashed with interest: "Which family are you from?"

He has seen all the sons of similar families in Beijing, big and small, but he has never seen this boy.The nobility around him that cannot be ignored is obviously only possessed by the children of everyone, but the edge that is partly visible but cannot be ignored in the gentle smile is unique.

Rarely, he actually had the idea of ​​finding out about this little boy.

But Jia Qiang just smiled nonchalantly: "No one is worth mentioning."

"What a nobody." Jiang Wang suddenly leaned down and whispered in his ear, "You are so eloquent, you can provoke them to tit for tat with just one sentence."

The hot air rushed to the pinna, which made Jia Qiang suddenly feel annoyed at being offended.

He took two steps back without any trace, and just as he was about to speak, the other party straightened up as if nothing had happened: "You are very interesting, I want to reward you."

With that said, Jiang Wang took out a horseshoe gold ingot and threw it on the ground.The new tung oiled wooden floor of the tea house was exceptionally bright, dragging the golden yellow shadow extremely long, a bit like a sharp awl piercing into Jia Qiang's ears with Jiang Wang's voice: "I don't want to thank you yet. "

Staring at the gold at her feet, Jia Qiang slowly withdrew her smile: "I'm not an actor with bamboo strips, so I don't need my son to spend my money."

"Oh? But I think what you said is more funny than Mr. Zhang Pian." Jiang Wang suddenly smiled, but the smile was very thin and light, and it was clearly full of sarcasm: "You must accept the reward I gave you."

After finishing speaking, he clapped his hands, and immediately several guards swarmed up from downstairs, blocking all of Jia Qiang's escape routes openly.Although he didn't draw the knife, the threat couldn't be more obvious.

Jia Qiang stared at Jiang Wang.He knew that the other party felt offended and provoked, so he wanted to humiliate himself.But he couldn't and couldn't do it in public.After all, that is the prince.Compared with the county prince's mansion, Jia's mansion is no different from Jizai and Costin.

However, he didn't want to bow his head.

During the stalemate, the atmosphere quietly became tense.Suddenly someone laughed, the laughter was a little trembling due to nervousness, but he insisted on finishing what he wanted to say: "Master, you haven't given the villain a red envelope for the Chinese New Year. Why don't you reward the villain in advance with this ingot of gold? Also let the villain make a fortune."

It was Uncle Sheng who spoke.He didn't know which family Jiang Wang was the eldest son of, but he thought he was someone the Jia family couldn't afford to offend.Not wanting to see Xiaodong's family in trouble, he stepped forward to make a rescue.

However, just as he bent down, before his fingers touched the gold, he was blocked by a guard with a scabbard: "Our prince said that the gold is for this kid, so he must pick it up!"

Following these words, the smell of gunpowder in the air suddenly escalated.It is as strong as the streets in the early morning of the first day of the new year, and the smell of saltpeter and sulfur left by firecrackers is everywhere.

Jia Qiang gritted her teeth and gripped the knife in her sleeve even tighter.

Before deciding whether to hold back for a while, or to persevere to the end, another voice suddenly came in: "It's so lively in the early morning? Please make room for me, please move me a way."

The voice was a bit shrill, but the tone was very gentle.It fell into Jiang Wang's ears, but made his complexion change slightly.After seeing the person's face clearly, he showed some doubts: "Dare to ask your Excellency..."

It was a white-faced, beardless, slightly fat and balding middle-aged man.The clothes are plain, and a bulging package is carried on the back.His facial features are quite plain, like the mist on the bronze mirror, which can be wiped off easily.But that smile was extremely warm, making people involuntarily calm.

Hearing Jiang Wang's question, he waved his hand: "Why do you know what to ask, my son? I'm out to do some errands, just drink tea on the way, it's nothing important."

He spoke softly and looked amiable, but Jiang Wang's expression changed again.

Standing for a while with his eyes fluctuating, he suddenly cupped his hands at the man, and then left the teahouse without saying a word.

Liu Fang and the other followers peeked at each other, but they didn't know where they were, so they had to follow and leave.One of the attendants deliberately left behind, and when everyone had left, he quickly picked up the piece of gold that caused trouble, put it in his arms, and ran downstairs like a fly.

The man ignored the man's small gestures, and smiled and said, "It's finally quiet."

After finishing speaking, he unwrapped the package and chose a seat by the window to sit down.

Looking at the person who suddenly appeared to rescue her, Jia Qiang was a little dazed, and didn't know what to say for a while.

Noticing something like a rattle and unchained rings protruding from the corner of the package, he blinked: "Are you buying toys for the children at home?"

"Not a kid anymore, but he likes toys."

Jia Qiang immediately took out the full box from her sleeve pocket, opened the thin wood chiseled flower box, and handed it to the man: "This little thing is quite delicate, I think your family may like it, and I have the right to treat it as your rescue for me." Thank you. Thank you for your words of help just now, and please be sure to accept it.”

This is the kaleidoscope that he picked up from Jia Zheng last night. He originally planned to sell it to Uncle Sheng for a good price. Now that the man said this, he immediately took it out as a thank you gift.

Looking at the kaleidoscope of gold-embedded treasures, it was clearly a rare treasure, and the man's eyes suddenly became meaningful: "It's just a matter of one sentence, why are you willing to give such a heavy gift?"

"But this sentence saved me from having to bend my waist." Jia Qiang said seriously: "I have bent my waist too many times before, and I know how expensive it is to not have to bend my waist. This is still cheap."

What he was talking about was his previous life - in his previous life, he didn't know that human beings were sinister, he was kind to others foolishly, and even let Sister Feng order him around.Even though the Rong Mansion treats him like a long-term envoy, they still feel grateful that it is taking care of him.Looking back now, it's all a shame.

In this life, he doesn't want to make the same mistakes again.No matter facing anyone, he was unwilling to suffer the slightest humiliation.

The man didn't know the ins and outs of these things, seeing Jia Qiang's words were serious, he couldn't help being silent.After a while, Fang Wenyan said: "You are still a child, old-fashioned talking about the past."

Naturally, Jia Qiang couldn't explain, she smiled, saluted the man, and then resigned with Uncle Sheng.

The man didn't keep him either, he just looked at the kaleidoscope slightly in a daze.After a cup of tea, another person hurried upstairs and sat beside him carelessly: "Old Xie, it's been a while since I saw you. Are you still serving the Supreme Emperor?"

Looking at this person, Eunuch Xie shook his head: "Jia Jing, I know you haven't become a monk, so can't you change that Taoist robe?"