The Return of Lord Qiang of the Red Mansion System

Hearing Xue Baochai call her to stop, Jia Qiang was even more surprised.Men and women are different, and he doesn't love to hang out in the inner circle like Baoyu.Apart from meeting a few times at a family banquet during the New Year's Eve, she has no contact with Baochai. In terms of familiarity, she is not as good as an old woman who looks sideways.And hearing that Baochai has always been mature and prudent, she stopped her hastily, and she certainly would not gossip for the sake of publicity.

After a few thoughts in my mind, Jia Qiang asked, "What's the matter?"

Baochai covered her face with a round fan, and said without looking sideways: "I heard that Brother Qiang will be a guest at the Beijing Palace in the future. I wonder if I can bring an extra person?"

"Oh? Who are you taking?"

Jia Qiang guessed in her heart that it was probably Baoyu.Baochai lived in Rongfu for more than three years, and got along very well with Baoyu.Although Baoyu often laments behind her back that such a good sister who looks like a fairy has a lot of talk about her career and economics, she still likes to go hunting for Baochai when she has nothing to do.Everyone in the two mansions watched coldly, and they all said that Baochai would definitely want Xu and Baoyu to be the second mistress in the future.

Baoyu was two years younger than Jia Qiang, but Jia Qiang had already had a childbirth at his age, but Baoyu couldn't even memorize the four books and five classics.In another two years, it is expected that he will not win the exam.There is no way to become an official through the imperial examination, and in the future he can only rely on Yin En.Baochai, who is well versed in the way of making progress, probably stopped him because of this, and asked him to support him a little bit, so that Baoyu could have a chance to show his face in front of the King of Beijing, and he would be able to recommend more people in the future.

Jia Qiang thought she was right, but before Baochai spoke, he was surprised: "To tell the truth, Brother Qiang, my family's business has been a bit difficult recently. Logically, my daughter's family should not take care of outside affairs, but seeing my mother I am sad day and night, and I can't bear to ignore it. Because I heard from my brother that I want to start a batch of new-made silk business recently. Therefore, I want to ask Brother Qiang to help him introduce him to the king of Beijing to earn a chance. Whether it succeeds or not, my family I must thank Brother Qiang again."

The answer was a bit unexpected. Jia Qiang didn't speak for a moment, but thought in her heart: a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, no matter how the Xue family is strangled by the Rongfu, it will not hurt their vitality for a while.Just for a business, is it worth Baochai's visit?It would be more reasonable to say that she wanted to do other things under the guise of business.

But, what can the Xue family have in common with the King of Beijing?As we all know, the king of Beijing Jing has always been friends with scholars and talented people. The two generations of the Xue family have never had a serious scholar. Outsiders have almost forgotten that their ancestors had Ziwei Sheren. Seeing that his family is an imperial merchant—— wait a minute , Huang Shang?

Suddenly thinking of Feng Ziying's words about the recent lack of money that the King of Beijing was short of money, Jia Qiang suddenly had some kind of speculation in his heart.

The more he thought about it, the more it happened, and he couldn't help re-examining Xue Baochai: Aunt Xue had a hard time keeping Chengdu, let alone expanding; and Xue Pan, who only knew about wine, sex and wealth, definitely couldn't think of such a way, it must have come from Baochai's instruction .If this is the case, this woman is really too smart, but it's a pity that she is not a man, confined in her boudoir, it is difficult to do anything.

When Jia Qiang saw it, Baochai didn't blush like ordinary ladies, but asked calmly: "My family is really helpless, so please ask Brother Qiang for help."

"I'll ask about the rules of the palace first. If it's okay, then it's okay to bring Big Brother Xue along."

Jia Qiang answered conservatively, but she had made up her mind.He decided to bring Xue Pan to the King of Beijing no matter what he thought.Thinking of Jiamu Jiazheng's wonderful face after the event was completed, he was very much looking forward to it.

Seeing that he spoke loosely, Baochai couldn't help smiling slightly, and nodded to him, "Brother Lao Qiang is here."

In the afternoon, Jia Qiang tasted seasonal fruits while listening to Qing Yun's vivid description of how the old lady called Sister Feng and Jia Lian to her, and first scolded Sister Feng for being too impatient, mistakenly thinking that a maid was messing around with outsiders, and dealt with her without asking indiscriminately. As a result, Jia Lian's flesh and blood was accidentally injured; he also blamed Jia Lian for not being particular about his actions, and promoted the servant girl in the house without saying that she knew about it with the lady in charge, which led to the misunderstanding.

Hearing this, Jia Qiang picked up a piece of seedless watermelon with a bamboo stick and stuffed it into her mouth, squinted her eyes, and asked vaguely: "It seems that the old lady still favors the second grandma Lian, who is the second uncle Lian?" What's your reaction?"

Qingyun said: "Second Master Lian didn't say a word, just let the old lady scold me. It's not that the slaves talk too much, the old lady is really too partial. This matter is left in another house, even if it's just pretending, you have to accept it. Only Lian's Second Mistress didn't care at all, and after talking about it, the old lady comforted her so that she wouldn't hurt herself because of anger."

Knowing Jia Lian's reaction, Jia Qiang didn't care much about Jia's mother's attitude towards Sister Feng.In the past year since Sister Feng came to visit, she has coaxed Jia Mu into a circle, and even Mrs. Wang, who had been scorned by her, gradually fell into Jia Mu's eyes again under Sister Feng's mediation.Although the words are still cold, compared to the previous ones who shook their faces at every turn, it can be said that it is heaven and earth.Today, Jia's mother is angry with Jia Lian for Sister Feng, which is also expected.

However, as a person like Jia Lian, if he listened to Jia Mu's words, he would definitely distinguish one from the other, and fight for his own flesh and blood that has never seen the light of day, and for Man'er.Now that he doesn't say anything, just listens silently, it doesn't mean that he is so subdued, but that he has become discouraged by the people who preached, and I'm afraid he hates Sister Feng even more in his heart.It's ridiculous that Sister Feng thinks she has someone to back her up, but she doesn't know that Jia's mother can only care about her face, and she lives behind closed doors for a long time, and she is the one who suffers.

It seems that Jia's mother really didn't wait to see the big house to the extreme. Even if she favored Sister Feng, she didn't treat Jia Lian differently because of her love for Wu and Wu.

Just as he was engrossed in his thoughts, someone came to report that Xue Pan from Lixiangyuan had sent He Yi over to congratulate Jia Qiang from high school.

Following the servant's announcement, loads of presents tied with red silk were brought in, and the yard was piled up in a short time.Counting carefully, there are as many as eight loads.When the servants of Xue's family presented the gift list with a smile on their faces, Jia Qiang took it over and saw that besides all kinds of expensive silk and satin items, there was another 2000 taels of silver.

After rewarding the people who gave the gifts, Jia Qiang ordered them to return the things to her small treasury.On the side, Qing Yun came back from the treasury after counting the counts, and after finishing the report, he curled his lips again: "The whole Rong family is not as respectful as a relative. The few rooms over there only sent people to congratulate, and said that they will serve wine in the future, and take a look at the gifts." It’s hasty and crude, not only not as good as the ones sent by outsiders, but also far worse than Aunt Xue’s.”

Jia Qiang smiled and said, "Where in the world is there any benefit for no reason? You will know tomorrow."

He originally only had a five-point guess, but when he saw that the Xue family gave such an important gift, he suddenly became very sure.If it wasn't for getting rid of Jia's family, but just for accepting an order of silk and satin business, why would Xue Pan spend a lot of money even as a middleman?If you pay attention to the ceremony, you must ask for something.

What he said to Baochai before, first ask about the rules of the palace, is just an excuse.It turns out that relying on Jie Yuan's signboard to bring someone into the mansion, the King of Beijing Jing didn't care about it, so he directly asked Changyang to send a message to Lixiangyuan: "Tomorrow at noon, you go to see Uncle Xue and tell him to come to me. Come."

On the next day, Xue Pan was fully dressed and stared eagerly at the gate of the courtyard. Changyang didn't arrive until he was hopelessly overwhelmed.Xue Pan kept his sister's advice in mind, and did not dare to complain, so he hurriedly followed Changyang to look for Jia Qiang.

Jia Qiang had set up a car to wait outside the side door. When she saw Xue Pan, she arched her fist slightly and said, "It's getting late, let's go."

"Are you going like this?" Xue Pan nodded Jia Qiang's plain robe with dark patterns, and then twisted the brocade grosgrain on his body: "You should wear some bright clothes, and you are white and blue. Red suits you, why are you dressed so plainly?"

Xue Pan also thought about Jia Qiang when he first arrived, and after being calmly dealt with a few times, he finally came to his senses, and became more honest, and regarded Jia Qiang like a Shura yaksha, and dared not move any more. Half evil.It's just that there is something important to do today, so I can't help but say a few more words.

"I have a reason." Jia Qiang said impatiently, "Come up quickly."

Xue Pan didn't dare to say anything anymore, and sat in the car with an arched body, and sat quietly all the way to the palace.

King Beijing is among the four kings, and his mansion is not comparable to Jia's mansion.Majestic, dignified and magnificent, the small courtyard of the concierge alone is equivalent to the residence of the aunt of Jia's mansion.

However, although the palace is gorgeous, it is only rich and noble in the world.Jia Qiang, who had seen the natural workmanship of the system early, admired it, but she didn't show any admiration.

On the contrary, Xue Pan, who thought his family was extremely rich, only felt his eyes opened after entering the palace.Don't dare to look around, but can't bear not to look.It's really hard to fight with conflicts in my heart.

The palace hosted a banquet today in the name of appreciating chrysanthemums.A spacious yard facing the water was picked out, and a nine-story tower-shaped flower stand was built with black lacquer and gold frames, and the bottom layer was golden yellow chrysanthemums.From the bottom to the top, the flower color gradually becomes lighter, and there are mixed chrysanthemums of various colors in the middle, with double petals, fragrant and unusually bright.The highest place is a pot of black chrysanthemums, planted in Xiuyu pots, black and white are distinct, very eye-catching.

Because the two of them came a little earlier, all the people for the banquet had not yet arrived.The steward led them into the courtyard, where they temporarily sat and drank tea on the porch.Xue Pan thought about it all the way, how could he sit still.Seeing that no one was around, he couldn't help lowering his voice and said to Jia Qiang: "Brother Qiang, I heard that His Majesty intends to make King Beijing the crown prince. What do you think?"

It's over forty now, but so far there is no descendant.As early as a year ago, many ministers in the court invited the emperor, meaning to follow the precedent of this dynasty, to choose talents from among the clan princes.The emperor was noncommittal and did not agree, but he did not see any suppression of such rules.Gradually, this voice became louder and louder, and many ministers made a statement.

However, the imperial clan of this dynasty is short of talents. Except for the elderly, those who are at that age either have hidden diseases or have little knowledge.It seems that there are only two most suitable ones, one is Dongning Wang Shizi Shui Sheng, and the other is Beijing Wang Shui Rong.

But comparing the two, the son of Prince Dongning is rather dull. Not only did he seldom interact with the courtiers, even the courtiers who were looking for opportunities to test him were shut down.This happened a few times, many courtiers could not help but move closer to the King of Beijing, who was known as a virtuous person, who was extremely courteous and corporal, and who was also deeply loved by His Majesty.Recently, regardless of the ruling and opposition parties, there has been a lot of calls to establish King Beijing as the Crown Prince.

Jia Qiang glanced at Xue Pan, who was nervous, and shook her head: "I'm just a juren, and I'm still a step away from being an official in the court. I'm busy studying, and I don't need to pay attention to the government."

Xue Pan has always been very carefree, especially when he is drinking and quarreling, he dares to say anything.Jia Qiang didn't want to show her heart to him and let him talk for nothing.

However, Xue Pan took this seriously and lowered his voice a little bit: "I heard people say that the King of Beijing Jing is also very concerned about this matter. Recently, he has attracted more diners than before, and it seems that he has done something else. It is inevitable that I don’t have enough money. I came here today because I wanted to... ahem, but I just saw the weather here, and I couldn’t help but feel depressed. No matter how hard he is, he is also a member of the royal family. I heard that His Majesty rewarded him casually. , are treasures that others can't find in a lifetime. How could he see the filial piety of me, a little imperial businessman?"

Anyone who has been close to Jia's mansion knows that Jia Qiang's disagreement with Rong's mansion has not been a day or two.Besides, there might be something to ask him for help later, so Xue Pan followed his sister's idea and let him know.

Hearing this, Jia Qiang looked at him with a smile that was not a smile: "Old Xue, if you tell me this, aren't you afraid that I will turn around and tell the old ladies?"

"Come on, how do you treat them, don't I know? To tell you the truth, when I first arrived in the capital three years ago, I was puzzled when I heard about you. After staying for a while, I realized that it wasn't just you who were cheated by them. My Xue family, you are our lesson from the past, but my family suffers more than yours."

Xue Pan and his mother and sister thought that Jia Zheng was helping them out of good intentions at first, until the so-called money to get through the joints became more and more each time, and they were strangled for a year or two before they gradually recovered, but it was already hard to get off.Instigated by Mrs. Wang's letter, Aunt Xue had almost turned against her uncles. If she went back to her hometown, she was not sure what would happen.

After a year of hard work in the capital, he found out that the King of Beijing is deeply favored and expected to ascend the throne.As soon as he learned that he was short of silver envoys, he happily came to explore the way.

But the Xue family really didn't have anyone capable, so they couldn't leave this matter to the housekeepers and shopkeepers.Once the news leaks out, the Jia family will definitely not follow.The Jia family is a local snake, but the Xue family is not a strong dragon, and there will be big troubles then.Therefore, Baochai insisted on taking it by surprise and not letting anyone know.So even asking Jia Qiang for help was an excuse, Xue Pan didn't tell the truth until he entered the palace and felt that the matter was half done.

The Xue family thought they were acting in secret, but they didn't want Jia Qiang to see through.At the moment Jia Qiang didn't bother to pretend to be surprised, and just smiled slightly: "Since ancient times, men have high ambitions. After all, your surname is Xue. Although the four major families have the same spirit, it is very troublesome to rely on the Jia family. You want to make progress One’s background is one with lofty aspirations, but I don’t understand, do you just want to donate money to the prince?”

Xue Pan has always been looked down upon by others, who laugh at his lack of talent and learning.Even if someone is willing to flatter him, they still praise him for being rich and courteous.It was rare for someone to praise him for his lofty ambitions, and he scratched his ears and cheeks with joy, and immediately recognized Jia Qiang as his bosom friend.I forgot all my sister's words for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Don't underestimate it. Although the prince is the most vocal, but he is not an orthodox Miao, and he has to do some activities around and make friends with important ministers, so that he can act in the future. Although my family is not overwhelming I am rich, but I think that my family has nothing to lose, if I can help the prince succeed, it will be an extraordinary achievement."

This kind of tone is obviously Baochai's private and confidential words.But Xue Pan spoke quickly, and Jia Qiang shook her head secretly: It's a pity that the brothers and sisters of the Xue family were born in the wrong mold. If they were reversed, the situation of the Xue family would definitely not be like this.

Thinking about it, Jia Qiang naturally wouldn't say it out loud, so she just laughed and said, "Old Xue, I misunderstood you in the past, but I didn't expect you to be so clear about things. Don't forget me as an old friend when you become famous in the future. "

"Don't worry, today is the palace you brought me into. How could I forget?"

Xue Pan agreed without a word, and wanted to say something more, but suddenly straightened his waist - someone in front of him was walking slowly surrounded by his followers, tall and tall, with a beautiful face, smiling at the corner of his mouth, looking at it Teaching people is like spring breeze.Although Xue Pan didn't recognize his face, he recognized the Jiang Ya Hai Hai five claws sitting on the dragon white python robe on his body, and knew that this must be the King of Beijing Jing.

When he was at home, Baochai had taught him a long story, letting him see Queen Beijing like this.He memorized it well, but now when he saw the deity at this moment, he immediately forgot all the words, anxious like an ant on a hot pot, turned around but couldn't think of what to say.

I had no choice but to bite the bullet and go up to say hello.Don't want to, King Bei Jing's eyes swept over here, his eyes froze, and then he walked over.

Xue Pan only said that his sincerity moved the prince, but he didn't want King Jing of Beijing to look back and forth and didn't look at him. He just looked at Jia Qiang with a smile: "Baoyu is here too. After a long time, how are you doing?"

Jia Qiang was taken aback: "My lord, this is..."

"I went to Jia's mansion when Brother Ling died, and met you once, but you didn't know my identity at that time." Shui Rong said with a smile, "You were still young at that time, so you probably don't remember it. When the king saw you back then, he knew that you had a good face, and you would definitely achieve something in the future. Now that your mansion has a Jie Yuan, I think Baoyu will not give up much in the future, and you will surely shine in the family."

As soon as the words fell, there were praises from all around: "My lord really has extraordinary eyesight, he knows talents and people, and he is worthy of his reputation."

"That's right, that's right, I think Young Master Jia is a dragon and a phoenix among people, with no bright future."

Someone also took the opportunity to step on Jia Qiang a few times sourly: "To be so favored by the prince, Brother Jia must be talented and born with vision. In the future, he will definitely win three yuan in a row, which is even better than Jia Qiang in Zunfu."

Jia Qiang listened to the flattery of the crowd, and then looked at the smiling King of Beijing, the corners of her mouth twitched uncontrollably a few times.

When he was mentioned by the other party, he had vaguely remembered that the King of Beijing should be the arrogant and taciturn boy at Jia Zhu's funeral.It's just been a few years, how come he has such a temper?Not to mention this, even his appearance is far from being as heroic as in the past, on the contrary, he is more delicate.Let yourself not recognize it for a moment.

When mentioning the change in appearance, Jia Qiang unexpectedly thought of Feng Ziying.Xin Dao said that these two people are completely opposite, one is more and more handsome, the other is more and more delicate, with similar temperament and appearance.Could it be that it was born from the heart?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at King Beijing a few more times.Over the years, he has perfected the micro-expression observation set, and after a closer look, he discovered some subtleties that ordinary people seldom notice: Although King Beijing Jing seems to be smiling, his eyes are twinkling; the corners of his lips are curved, No smile lines around the eyes.

Combining all the signs, Jia Qiang immediately came to the conclusion: King Beijing's temperament has not changed, he just deliberately disguised himself to make himself look more approachable.

Because of the relationship with the people of Rongfu, Jia Qiang dislikes people who pretend to be the most.At that moment, his smile faded, he lowered his head and took a few steps back, avoiding the outstretched hand of King Bei Jing: "I am afraid, the prince may have identified the wrong person, I am Jia Qiang, not Second Uncle Bao."

The smile of King Beijing Jing suddenly froze on his face: "No, back then, this king—"

Before he could say a word, he suddenly hoarse: Wasn't he the one who mistook the boy who led the way for Baoyu who had a vision?He hadn't seen Baoyu himself again in these years, so he just mistook it for granted.

King Bei Jing was still in embarrassment, but the faces of the flatterers just now were prettier than his. Their faces were alternately blue and white, their eyes rolled like dice in a shaker, and they searched their brains for a solution.

At this moment, suddenly a person came rushing over, tall, handsome, but hideous, unexpectedly it was Jiang Wang who was the most distressed Jia Qiang in Feibailou back then.

Seeing this person, Jia Qiang was not too surprised.He had heard a long time ago that Jiang Wang was very close to Prince Jing, as if they were right and left arms.

At that moment, Jiang Wang whispered a few words in King Beijing's ear, and King Beijing suddenly changed his expression, and exclaimed in surprise: "It's the royal blood, how could His Majesty let him recognize his ancestors so happily!"