Under the eaves in front of the ancestral hall, Jia Heng looked at the frightened Sister Feng and said, "Brother Lian didn't come this morning. Didn't you know?"
Such a big living person didn't come to the ancestral hall. He was so distracted by these complicated etiquette that he really didn't pay much attention.
Because of the ancestor worship, many young and old men of the Jia clan came here. Some of them were sick or had urgent matters at home. They would be told and recorded in the clan memorial activity book, and he would check it after he took the book. , will notice who is not coming.
Ping'er said eagerly: "Second Master didn't come back all night last night, and grandma was still a little angry in the morning. It's just that the ancestor worship at the ancestral hall here is very important, so I had to come over by myself."
"Show me this sachet." Jia Heng frowned, took the sachet from Sister Feng, looked at the hair, and after a moment, said in a deep voice: "This hair was cut off with a dagger... Come to think of it. Second brother Lian has been captured by the gangsters."
Tie a strand of hair on something close to your body and hand it to Sister Feng. This in itself is a warning sign from a bad person.
"There's even a hint of speculation as to who did it." Jia Heng's eyes were deep and he thought deeply.
It's not hard to guess. Except for the Sanhe Gang, those who can resort to such despicable means hardly think twice.
As for King Qi, he had been restricted to study at home for a long time, so he still dared to act like this? How stupid does this have to be?
Sister Feng, however, looked pale and said, "Bad guy? What kind of bad guy can he provoke?"
Not only Sister Feng, but everyone under the eaves was in an uproar. In fact, some gentlemen, such as Jia Chen, Jia Qiong and others, had just made some vague guesses.
Jia Lian was kidnapped!
Jia Mu's face also changed slightly, and she said in shock: "Brother Heng, you have to save Lian'er..."
All the female relatives around him looked worried, and they all turned their attention to Jia Heng.
Jia She also showed worry on his face, and said anxiously: "How could he be kidnapped by the gangsters? Lian'er is usually kind and gentle, and he hasn't offended anyone..."
No matter how hard he beats or scolds his son on weekdays, he won't expect anything to happen.
"Hurry up and report to the official. Reporting to the official is the most important thing!" Jia She said urgently.
"Go to Jingzhao Mansion and report to the official!" said the man from Jia Mansion.
Another man from the Jia family came up with an idea: "Let the servants look for it first?"
Sister Feng was already in a panic and was about to order the boy to report to the official.
Jia Mu also had an anxious look on her face and said urgently: "Brother Heng, you are in charge of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Department now. You have to take care of this matter."
After all, Jia Lian is the eldest grandson. Jia's mother also hugged Jia Lian when she was a child. How could she not have feelings?
Everyone was stunned when they heard this. They hadn't reacted before. It seemed that there was no need to report to Jingzhao Mansion. Isn't this Uncle Heng in front of them an official from the Five Cities Army and Horses Division?
Where else to go to report to the official?
Jia Heng looked sternly and said, "Everyone, please stop thinking about this matter and make yourself confused. I will go to the front yard and ask people to investigate."
If it was the Sanhe Gang, then there must be a back-up plan, otherwise, wouldn't it just be a wink given to a blind man?
Thinking of this, he asked Sister Feng, "When Brother Lian went out, was he alone or with a servant?"
Sister Feng was extremely anxious at this moment. After hearing this, she quickly said: "He... took Xing'er and Long'er's, riding out."
When everyone heard this, they were all stunned and looked at Jia Heng.
Jia Heng said: "Brother Lian's life should not be in danger for the time being. Don't worry, everyone is just kidnapping people for money."
It was hard for him to express his suspicions about the Sanhe Gang at this moment. It would not help matters and only add to the confusion.
Otherwise, if Jia Lian is not found, Jia She and Mrs. Xing will complain in front of the young and old men of the whole family, saying that they blame him for provoking the thieves, which is why his family Lian'er was affected.
After the incident, everyone has been found, and Jia She and Mrs. Xing can say whatever they want in private, it won't be a big deal.
But at this time, Mrs. Wang frowned, looked at Jia Mu on the side, and guessed softly: "Old lady, especially Wu Xindeng and the other family members saw that their homes were ransacked, and they had a grudge and took the risk, so they tied up Lian'er..."
Jia She and Mrs. Xing: "..."
Jia Heng glanced at Mrs. Wang and thought to himself, the second wife's house fighting skills were several levels higher than Mrs. Xing's.
After everyone heard the words, they all speculated one after another for a while, talking about anything.
For a junior like Jia Qin, she didn't care about the occasion when she spoke, so she whispered, "Second Uncle Lian, he was caught stealing someone else's wife, right? Is he stuck in the closet?"
Although these words were spoken softly, several men present still heard it. They all looked at Sister Feng with strange expressions.
However, in this way, it diluted some of the solemn and worrying atmosphere just now, making the atmosphere become comical.
Sister Feng looked ugly, pinched her waist and said, "Fuck you! That bastard is so messed up! Stand up for me! My second master never messes with those bastard wives."
Jia Qin shrank into the crowd and would not admit it.
Seeing that the commotion was really unusual, especially outside the ancestral hall, Jia Mu understood that Sister Feng was worried about Lian Er, so she didn't say anything more. Instead, she looked at Jia Heng and said urgently: "Brother Heng, you are in front of the outside right now." As an official, I am in charge of one-third of an acre of land in Shenjing, what do you think you can do?"
After hearing this, everyone turned their attention to Jia Heng again and saw that he had a calm face, holding a sachet, and his eyes seemed to be thinking.
I thought to myself, I am really used to doing things outside.
Jia Heng said: "Since the villain is willing to ask for money, it will be easier to deal with. Brother Lian will not have to worry about his life. Four brothers, Jia Qiong, Jia Chen, Jia Juan, and Jia Lin, please work harder and come with me. Others should not hang around in the ancestral hall. They should go to the side courtyard to eat first. When I need to find someone, I will call everyone. The rest of the female family members will accompany the old lady to Huifangyuan to eat and talk first, and pass the news to the servants and the mother-in-law. Sister-in-law Feng, You come with me too.”
After hearing this, everyone nodded, feeling that this arrangement was very appropriate.
Let Jia Qiong, Jia Chen, Jia Juan, and Jia Lin, four young men in their early twenties, follow them, and they can also attack from the side.
Regarding Jia Lian's disappearance, to put it bluntly, only Jia She, Sister Feng, Jia Mu and others are worried. As for some brothers from the branch, how many of them are worried from the bottom of their hearts?
There are also those who are selfish and even eager to cause trouble.
Jia Heng called the four young men, then took a strand of hair and headed towards the front yard.
Jia Mu waved her hand and said urgently: "Lian'er's father, please follow me and see if you can help me in any way."
Jia She nodded, his face gloomy.
The people in front of the ancestral hall also went to the side courtyard under the guidance of the servants, and those who went to Huifang Garden went to Huifang Garden. The ancestral hall gradually returned to peace.
When we came to the front yard, because it was almost noon, some guests came to celebrate.
Some of the four princes and eight princes still sent the stewards of the mansion to Ningguo Mansion to congratulate him. Even though the gift was not received, Jiao Da welcomed him to the side courtyard to have a drink.
Obviously, the four princes and eight princes do not have much affection for Jia Heng, who grew up from a small sect to a large sect. In other words, the Jia family's external banner today is still Jia She.
Yu Zhen, Han Hui and Song Yuan, as well as Feng Ziying, the son of Shenwu General Feng Tang, paid a personal visit. Jia Heng's cousin Dong Qian, who came to help, welcomed him to the flower hall and sat down.
On the other side of the flower hall, there were the subordinates of the Wucheng Army and Horses Division who came to visit, as well as Cai Quan, Xie Zaiyi, Fan Yi and others.
In other words, these are all the connections Jia Heng had after taking over the Rongguo Mansion.
Han Hui smiled and asked Dong Qian, "Why don't you see Zi Yu?"
Ordinarily, with his status, it would be difficult for him to have much contact with Ziyu, who was already a martial artist. In fact, it was not the case. If his father still avoided it, but he had never been an official, and secondly, he had a previous friendship with Jia Ziyu, but there was not much. taboo.
In fact, Han Huang, the second assistant to the cabinet, once told Han Hui and Jia Heng to move around more.
It can be said that the current official ecology of Chen and Han is like this. Political bigwigs such as cabinet ministers are paid attention to every move by the Yushi Yanguan. Instead, their sons bear the heavy responsibility of communication outside.
For example, several bachelors, it is almost unnecessary to think about it, they will not visit each other at home to show their fairness, that is, the so-called official hall said, but they can't help but exchange letters.
Dong Qian smiled and said: "Mr. Han, my cousin is worshiping his ancestors right now. He will come out to have a drink later."
Han Hui smiled and said: "I'm not in a hurry, I just want to ask him, should we start writing the second part of the Three Kingdoms manuscript? We are all eagerly waiting for it."
This is a joke between friends.
Yu Zhen smiled and said: "Ziyu is now leading the emperor's mission, so I'm afraid he won't have much time to write a storybook."
Han Hui picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said with a smile: "Not necessarily. If he doesn't follow up, I'm afraid that the scholars in Shenjing City will kick down the threshold of Ningguo Mansion."
According to his father, the sage in the palace is the biggest supporter of the Three Kingdoms script. Who dares not to write this?
That is to say, Ziyu has been leading the emperor's mission recently, and when he has some free time, he will definitely press for questions.
While the two were discussing, several people suddenly came down from the eaves of the corridor.
Jia Heng asked Sister Feng, Ping'er and others to wait in the wing at the back of the flower hall, and then Fang led Jia Qiong, Jia Chen and others into the flower hall.
Everyone in the hall quickly stood up and greeted each other with smiles, but some people still saw that Jia Heng's expression was wrong.
"Ziyu..." Song Yuan stood up and called out. Let it be noisy and let it be noisy and be content with nothing in the world
Jia Heng nodded to Song Yuan from afar. He came closer, bowed his hands to Han Hui, Yu Zhen and Song Yuan, and said, "Brother Han, Brother Yu, Mr. Song will eat first. There is an urgent matter in the house and I need to go." Disposal." Guguan
The three of them were shocked when they heard this and looked at each other.
Cai Quan, who was at the other table, also looked surprised and asked, "What happened? Do you need help?"
When Han Hui heard this, he also said: "Zi Yu, if it is convenient, you can say that one person is short-term and two people are long-term."
Jia Heng briefly recounted the incident. Of course, he did not mention his suspicions about the Sanhe Gang. He only said that Jia Lian had been kidnapped.
Cai Quan's eyes flashed, and he guessed the hidden meaning.
Han Hui and Yu Zhen didn't think much about it for the moment and had no choice but to express comfort.
At this time, there was a noise under the eaves of the corridor, and everyone looked around.
I saw a young man coming under the eaves of the corridor. He said with a frightened expression: "Uncle, there are a few people outside who have not received invitations. They claim to be friends of the uncle. They are carrying several boxes of gifts, saying they are gifts for the uncle."
With that said, he handed over the gift list.
Jia Heng came out of the flower hall, took the gift list with a nonchalant expression, looked at the names on the gift list, lingered over the names of Li Jinzhu and Pan Jian, sneered and said, "Does this mean first the courtesy and then the soldiers, or first the soldiers and then the courtesy?"
Cai Quan followed him out and looked at him. He was shocked and said: "How dare these people come to the door? Are they showing off their power?"
Jia Heng said: "It's just that I think I will throw a rat into a trap."
"What should we do now?" Cai Quan said with a frown.
Jia Heng chuckled lightly and said, "I opened the door to welcome guests. Now go find Qu Lang. He should be nearby at the moment."
He already knows where Jia Lian is now, in Jinmei Building!
The reason why you are so sure, Gein, is that Jinmei Building is a brothel!
With Jia Lian's temperament, he probably went to Dongcheng to have fun, and fell into the hands of the Sanhe Gang. Then these gangs took Jia Lian as a basis for blackmail and dialogue.
Combined with what Qu Lang said last night, the second leader of the Sanhe Gang, Pan Jian, and the third leader, Huang Zhuo, were haunted near Jinmei Building. This is strong evidence!
The clues are intertwined, and it goes without saying that he is probably going to see Jia Lian!
"I'm in Dongcheng, and I'm having sex until I lose my relationship!"
A sentence suddenly came to Jia Heng's mind, his expression turned strange, and then he thought about countermeasures.
The top priority is to rescue Jia Lian first, then depending on the situation, take away Li Jinzhu and Pan Jian who have thrown themselves into the trap, and finally use a thunderous strike.
But he said that in Huifang Garden——
Daiyu wears a light yellow piping with a white background printed double-breasted gown, a duck egg green skirt, and a bun with airy bangs. She is sitting on a wooden chair in the pavilion surrounded by curtains, holding a book in her hand. Watching attentively, Zijuan was waiting on the side.
Qingwen then brought over a tray with several teacups on it and said, "Miss Lin, have a sip of tea."
Daiyu put down the book in her hand, raised her eyes and glanced at Qingwen. Chunshan's bright eyes flashed slightly under her eyebrows. She took the tea cup, took a sip, put down the tea cup, and asked, "Qingwen, Are you Brother Heng's maid?"
She felt that the demeanor and charm of the person calling Qingwen looked a bit like her...
Daiyu is shrewd and intelligent, and there is no doubt that she can tell whether others are like her.
In Chapter 22 of Dream of Red Mansions, there is a scene where Jia Mu celebrates Xue Baochai's birthday and everyone is having a banquet and listening to a play. Jia Mu loves the dandy and the clown so much that she ordered people to bring them in.
When she saw Lingguan, Sister Feng smiled and said that the child looked like the same person. At that time, everyone else saw it, but they didn't say anything. Shi Xiangyun smiled and said that he looked like Sister Lin, so everyone started laughing.
Then Daiyu became very angry. In fact, because of Daiyu's temperament, she might not take her too seriously, but Baoyu tried to cover it up. In Daiyu's eyes, she thought that Baoyu thought she was petty and took her for something.
Qingwen said coquettishly: "It turns out she was from the old lady's house and was sent to the young master's house. We met the girl last time when she came to the house."
Daiyu smiled softly and said, "I've seen it before."
But he remembered that the girl in front of him once ridiculed Brother Bao for living by eating the rouge from girls' mouths...
And that uncle Heng also said that Brother Bao can eat rouge many times.
This pair of master and servant really have the same temperament.
Qingwen said softly: "Girl, the pavilion is quiet and deserted. Be careful not to catch a cold."
According to Qingwen's temperament, it is actually difficult to care about Daiyu, but the little girl is obviously in a good mood.
Over here, Zicuckoo smiled and said, "Girl, I just said that it's a bit colder here."
"It's almost noon, and the sun has come out, so it's not too cold." Daiyu looked at Zijuan, chuckled and said, then she cast her eyes on Qingwen's face: "Qingwen, Brother Heng What book did I teach you to read?”
Qingwen said: "Uncle is still teaching me how to read, such as the Thousand-Character Classic. I have probably learned about 100 or 200 characters."
Daiyu's starry eyes flashed and she said softly: "One or two hundred words is a lot, but you have to take care of Uncle Heng's daily life and food. Do you have time to read and read?"
Qingwen raised a pretty face and said softly: "Why don't you have time? The uncle doesn't call me much on weekdays. For example, the guy who brings tea and pours water. If I don't go, he won't call me either. You have to pour it yourself."
When Daiyu heard this, her face was slightly startled, her eyes were dark, and she said: "Although you are a maid, you live your life like a young lady."
These words naturally convey a sense of emotion. In Xifu, Daiyu may not have lived as comfortably as Qingwen.
For some reason, Daiyu suddenly remembered what Uncle Heng had said before when he scolded Brother Bao, saying that the four bodies are not diligent and the five grains are not separated.
If you say this to others but can't do it yourself, then your words won't be very convincing.
But listening to what Qingwen said, this Uncle Heng... seems to be very valuable.
Qingwen was delighted by Daiyu's sentimental words. She tied a strand of hair on her front and said, "The main thing is that the young master treats me well and doesn't treat me as a human being."
Daiyu looked at the little girl quietly, her lips twitching, and was speechless for a long time.
At this time, Jia Mu entered the garden with the support of Li Wan, Yuanyang and a group of maids and women.
Daiyu saw her from a distance and stopped chatting with Qingwen. She stood up and greeted Zijuan, calling: "Grandma, aunt..."
Seeing Jia Mu's sad face, she was stunned and looked at Tanchun aside.
Tan Chun said softly: "Sister Lin, something happened to Brother Lian, and now the house is as worried as anything."
Mother Jia sighed, and with the support of Yuanyang and Li Wan, she walked towards the attic in Huifang Garden, entered the hall, and sat down after Yuanyang placed a cushion. All the female relatives also took their seats one after another.
"I don't know if there was a collision or something. After the summer, the men in the house have been having troubles, which makes people worry." Mother Jia sighed and said, "Tomorrow we need to go to Qingxu Temple to pray for blessings. yes."
Mrs. Wang and Li Wan said words of relief.
Tanchun on the side was telling Daiyu the whole story about Jia Lian.
Daiyu's eyebrows furrowed slightly, her starry eyes also filled with worry, and she whispered softly: "Only Brother Lian's hair was sent? Didn't you send someone to look for it?"
Mrs. Wang said: "I don't know what the situation is now. Brother Heng is in charge of the Army and Horse Department, and he has gone to the front to look for people."
Jia Mu sighed and said, "Your brother Heng has already gone to find a way to find someone. If the gangster kidnapped Lian'er and asked for money, it would be better to spend some money to redeem him."
At this moment, a woman walked through the Moon Gate and came in a hurry. She entered the flower hall. She first saluted Mrs. Jia and Mrs. Wang, and then said softly: "Old lady, Grandma You and her two sisters came in from the corner door." come over."
When Jia Mu heard this, she was stunned. There was confusion on her old face, and she said, "Brother Zhen's daughter-in-law, why is she... here?"
These days, she has almost forgotten Brother Zhen’s daughter-in-law. Didn’t she go back to her parents’ home? What are you doing here now?
Mrs. Wang also frowned, her eyes flashed, and she thought to herself, Brother Zhen’s daughter-in-law, if you are not embarrassed now, what are you doing here?
Qin Keqing said softly: "Old lady, it was me who sent the invitation. Yesterday I asked Miss Ping'er to bring it over. Sister-in-law Feng said the day before yesterday that although the two gentlemen don't look much alike, they are like us women in the back house. It doesn’t matter whether people are coming or not, you must always inform them as a courtesy.”
Hearing this, Jia's mother suppressed the anxiety caused by Jia Lian, smiled and said: "You have always been a kind and generous person, and it is right for Youshi to come over. Although Brother Zhen is a little confused...but with her It doesn't have much to do with it, I also noticed her past character, she was good."
After all, Youshi has been in Ningguo Mansion for so many years. When she was the wife of the clan leader, she often led her clan members to worship their ancestors. She usually went to Xifu to pay her respects to Jia Mu, accompany her to wipe dominoes, and talk to relieve her boredom.
Mother Jia really had no objections to this beautiful daughter-in-law of Brother Zhen who came from a small family.
In fact, Jia Mu really likes good colors. Which one of Aunt Zhao and Qingwen didn't come from Jia Mu's room?
Even Qin Keqing is a first-class granddaughter-in-law who likes her.
"Yuanyang, you go and greet me." Jia Mu said.
Qin Keqing smiled softly and said: "Old lady, I will also go to greet you. It is reasonable to do so."
Seeing this, Jia Mu also smiled kindly and said, "You are a refreshing and generous person, so go ahead."
If Sister Feng is here, it would actually be better for Sister Feng, Youshi's best friend, to go with Qin Keqing to welcome her.
Qin Keqing, accompanied by her maids Baozhu and Ruizhu, followed the mandarin ducks to welcome the You sisters.
