Wang Xifeng's Rebirth [Red Mansion]

Chapter 147

Nanyue Building, located at the entrance of downtown Beijing, has been full every morning and evening for half a year, but the shopkeeper has never invited storytellers to amuse, let alone dancers, but Nanyue Building is full of excitement all day long extraordinary.

It is said that laymen watch the fun, and insiders look at the doorway. A shopkeeper on the same street has long since come to learn from the scriptures, and he has indeed seen some doorway.Unfortunately, this cannot be learned.

"The latest news, the latest news! The elder brother from the Rongguo Mansion made a big disturbance in the Golden Luan Palace, and was punished fifty times with the cane for the crime of disrespect, and his father was punished with the cane eighty times because of improper upbringing!"

"The brother you are talking about, but the one who was born with jade in the capital?"

"That's right! It is said that he was born with jade, and he has a great fortune, but I heard that when he caught Zhou, he caught Rouge! Hahaha, my little girl caught Zhou and also did embroidery. He is a big man, and he caught Rouge. ! This is the great fortune? I think it is a big joke!"

"Old Zhou, you really know how to bury people, what a big joke, he is the brother of the Duke's mansion, a man of great wealth!"

"If you say I like to bury people, I think you are the one? Tsk tsk, the Duke's Mansion... Isn't it funny? How many years has the old Rong Guogong been dead? Speaking of which, it's also fortunate that he left early, otherwise Seeing the virtues of your children and grandchildren, how can you still feel good? You even kicked out the first wife who had won the title, leaving only the second wife who has no official title, isn't that stupid?"

"Who's stupid? Erfang is a master!"

"I agree with that. But it's really smart, but it's not so good. Tell me, this Guozijian supervises students, even if I'm a big bastard who can't read a basket of words, I know that. It's a good place. People can't ask for it, and the brother of the Duke's Mansion pushed it out desperately. If you say it's pushed, just push it away, and still clamoring, how miserable it is to be an official, tsk tsk tsk!"

"What are you spit on? The brother of the Duke's Mansion is something that a man like you can imagine? I heard that he is called a thin-skinned and tender-skinned man. He usually likes to fight with beauties the most. I remember that brother." There is a saying, what is it called water or mud?"

"Daughters are made of water, men are made of mud!"

"well said!"

In the lobby on the first floor, there was a lot of applause.

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"Zhaoer, do you want to be beaten?" Jia Lian slapped Zhaoer on the back of the head in the private room on the second floor of Nanyue Building.Just now, Jia Lian was listening to the excitement, but suddenly, Zhao'er stuck his head out and yelled, which made Jia Lian spit out tea in a sip.

"Second Master, you can't just listen and talk about this fun. Besides, if we don't speak, who knows who we are?" Zhao'er rubbed the back of her head, and smiled and came up to Jia Lian to refill her tea. Said, "Master, do you really only drink tea? Why don't you secretly take a sip of wine?"

"Fuck you!"

Jia Lian kicked her out, and Zhao'er rolled into a corner, and finally the private seat became quiet.In fact, Jia Lian really doesn't value tea and drinking as much as before.Especially now that only a few months have passed, even though he has accepted the fact of Jia She's death, he still can't get out.Of course, life has to go on as usual, but when I think about it occasionally, it is inevitable that I will still feel a little sentimental.

He lowered his head and drank all the tea in the teacup in one gulp. Before Jia Lian could put down the teacup, he heard a tease from beside him.

"Second Master Lian is so bold, drinking tea can be as bold as drinking." After the words fell, a handsome young man walked into the private room where Jia Lian was.

Nanyuelou is not a high-end teahouse. If you only order a pot of tea in the lobby on the first floor, it will only cost a dozen or twenty yuan.Private rooms are of course more expensive, but even so, a pot of good tea and a few plates of good pastries cost no more than one tael of silver at most.The reason why Jia Lian likes to spend time in Nanyue Tower is because there are many and fast news here.Therefore, he was completely unprepared to meet the person in front of him in such a place.

Although the person in front of him is not as good as the weak crown, he is born with a good appearance, and his words and deeds reveal excellent upbringing and charm.

"king……"

"You and my grandfather have always been friends. Although our ancestors are dead now, there is no real estrangement. I call you Lian's second brother, how about you call me Rong?" Sitting down opposite, the entourage at the side called Cha Xiaoer to come over and put on good tea and snacks again.Not long after, Cha Xiaoer left, and his attendants called Zhao'er out.In the private room, only the visitor and Jia Lian are left.

Jia Lian said that his legs were weak.

But no matter how weak his legs are, he can't neglect the person in front of him. Although Jia Lian has the habits of a playboy, because he has experienced a lot in recent years, Hao Lai has learned how to get along with others.Not to mention some time in advance, he even met his current confidant Su Gonggong a few times in a row, and even when facing the nobleman, although his heart was pounding, he could barely hold the stage.

"Prince, you...well, brother Rong." Facing Prince Beijing's Shui Rong, Jia Lian said that it was impossible not to panic.Fortunately, Jia Lian is also very good at reading people's faces, seeing that Shui Rong really has a heart-to-heart relationship, Jia Lian bravely called "Brother Rong".He thought to himself, how could his younger brother make him feel ashamed like this?Concubine Cong'er, cousin Baoyu, and Jia Huan who can't stand on the stage, none of them are as good as him, but this younger brother in front of him can't make him feel more troubled.

"Second Brother Lian, do you think this Nanyue Tower is good?"

"Yes, that's right." Jia Lian agreed with a slightly stiff nod. At this moment, if Shui Rong said anything, he would nod in agreement.

Shui Rong also understands that the gap between him and Jia Lian is too great, even if he has put down his figure as much as possible, it is a time-consuming and huge project for Jia Lian to truly call him brother and brother.At that moment, Shui Rong only smiled lightly and said: "This Nanyue Tower is my property, because the news came quickly, it is quite famous among ordinary people."

The news came so quickly, Jia Lian realized it instantly.

He said, there are so many things, even he has not received specific information, but Nanyue Tower described the details in detail, it was as if he had seen it with his own eyes and heard it with his own ears.Don't say anything else, let's just talk about what happened yesterday. Because of Wang Xifeng's bad idea, coupled with his strong support, and through the message passed on by Eunuch Su, and today's acceptance, Baoyu was tricked very smoothly.No, to be precise, both Jia Zheng and Baoyu and his son were cheated.But the problem is that it happened yesterday, it happened in the early court, Jia Zheng, Baoyu and his son were summoned today, and in front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, they decided to give the Rongguo Mansion a gift, and Baoyu was allowed to enter the Imperial Academy.So, in front of all the civil and military officials, Baoyu told the truth, saying that the official career and the economy are all filthy, and he only wishes to be at ease all his life and never become an official.As a result, as the tea guest said earlier, Baoyu was punished with fifty sticks, and Jia Zheng was punished with eighty sticks.

Jia Lian knew the result last evening, but the news came from Rongguo Mansion.However, the Rongguo Mansion only knew the final result, that is, Jia Zheng, Baoyu and his son were punished with a cane. The specific process and even the charges were unclear.No, Jia Lian got up early this morning and came to Nanyue Tower to inquire about news.

"It turns out that Nanyue Tower is...Your property, Brother Rong, no wonder the news is so well-informed."

Prince Beijing's water-soluble property, so even if you know what happened in the Golden Temple yesterday, it's nothing unusual.The only thing that puzzled Jia Lian was that although the teahouse seemed to be doing a prosperous business, because it was a small business, it would only cost a few thousand taels of silver in a year, so why bother?

Even though he was thinking like this, Jia Lian was not so stupid as to say what was in his heart, but chatted with Shui Rong nonchalantly.He never forgot that when Wang Xifeng told him what had happened in the past year since he left Beijing when he first returned to Beijing from Suzhou, he mentioned that the Prince of Beijing, Shui Rong, had a good relationship with Baoyu.

Jia Lian was uncertain about the extent of the so-called friendship. The only thing he could be sure of was that with Prince Beijing's well-informed knowledge, he would definitely know that it was he who cheated the Rongguo Mansion.Thinking about it this way, Jia Lian felt a little bad. Fortunately, he thought in time that the backer behind him was today's emperor, and he didn't need to be afraid of anyone except the Supreme Emperor who had lived in the deep palace for a long time.

Not wanting to, Shui Rong suddenly laughed and said, "Second Brother Lian knows, I have some friendship with Second Master Bao of Rongguo Mansion?"

"Didn't Brother Rong just say that earlier? Your grandfather and I are close friends, so it's only natural for Brother Rong to have friendship with my dishonest cousin." But I don't plan to say it.

"Yes, your grandfather and I had a life-threatening friendship, but we never thought that in our generation, the friendship will become weaker and weaker."

"That's because I don't have this luck." Jia Lian stretched out his hand to pour tea for Shui Rong, but he kept slandering in his heart. Jia Daishan was Rong Guogong, and Shui Rong's grandfather was the prince. Both of them had been on the battlefield.The so-called robe and Ze friendship, is that ordinary people can compare?But in this generation, Jia Lian is only a donated five-rank acquaintance, while Shui Rong is still a prince. Although they both know each other, they can talk about friendship...

Sorry, although Jia Lian has seen Shui Rong before, this is the first time in his life that he talked with Shui Rong.

"What kind of luck is not lucky? To put it bluntly, we are all loyal to His Majesty today. We are both courtiers. Even though we have different backgrounds and different responsibilities, we are indeed the same people."

Jia Lian suddenly raised his head, then quickly lowered his head, hiding the shock in his eyes.In the blink of an eye, he understood everything.Shui Rong is the prince, but he has already chosen to stand in line, and although Jia Lian doesn't know the reason, Shui Rong already knows that Jia Lian is the eyeliner in the four major families now, and even thinking deeper, Shui Rong was on good terms with Baoyu at the beginning , I'm afraid they also have other thoughts.Thinking about it too, what does the friendship of grandparents have to do with grandchildren?The lineage of Prince Beijing has been passed down for several generations, but they have still not been lowered. This alone is enough to prove the ability of their lineage.For example, family inheritance, the so-called friendship of robes, don't mention it.

"Second Brother Lian still doesn't believe it?" Shui Rong took a sip of the teacup and said with a light smile, "Then let me tell you another thing. I don't know if Eunuch Su has mentioned it before, so don't tell the guest for now. The girl in the house is looking for a marriage?"

After saying this, Jia Lian completely let go of the big stone in his heart.

Eunuch Su is the most trusted confidant today, and Jia Lian does not believe that there is still a way to bribe Eunuch Su.And since it wasn't a bribe, the only possibility was to reveal the news to Shui Rong now.As for why such news was revealed...

"Brother Rong should be crowned next year, right? I wonder if the family has promised Brother Rong?" Jia Lian finally returned to normal, took a piece of snack and threw it into his mouth very relaxedly, showing a slightly narrowed look on his face. smile.

Sure enough, after Shui Rong heard the words, he was a bit dumbfounded, but he said honestly: "I won't be crowned until the next year. As for the marriage, it is said that when I was young, my father once arranged a marriage for me, but the other party He died prematurely before he was five years old, so this matter will be over. But now, I have become a prince, and I am afraid that the marriage will make today worry about it."

Jia Lian laughed loudly, but then deliberately asked: "Then if you choose a marriage for Brother Rong today, but the other party has no dowry, what should you do?"

Shui Rong glanced at Jia Lian rather speechlessly, spread his hands and said, "Second Brother Lian, what do you think I should do? This dowry is nothing, if the other party thinks that I should suppress my wife, so what?"

The two smiled at each other.

After drinking a few cups of tea and talking things through, the friendship between Jia Lian and Shui Rong seemed to deepen suddenly.The two laughed and talked for a while, when Jia Lian remembered something, he said jokingly: "Brother Rong, you know that your very friendly Second Master Bao has suffered a lot of misfortune."