Seeing that Jia Mu had finished asking what she wanted to ask, Jia Lian was ready to leave.
Although most of the women present are in good colors, it is a pleasure to be among them. But after all, Jia Lian is an adult man with status and status. He neither wants to be rude nor wants his every word, deed, and move to be observed by others.
Helpless, although Jia Baoyu did not dare to ask about the princess anymore, she pestered him and asked him why he didn't see Shang Fang's sword since he was an imperial envoy, and other such questions.
Mother Jia had no intention of driving him away. Instead, she asked, "I vaguely heard someone say before that the gentlemen unanimously elected you to be the clan leader?"
"He's just the acting clan leader. He says he will take care of the clan's affairs first, and when Sister-in-law You's son grows up, he will be handed over to the elder."
When Jia Mu heard this, she understood the considerations of the men outside, and couldn't help but frown: "Why, now, you respect uncle, but you still refuse to stay at home, or do you still want to go back to Xuanzhen Temple?"
Jia Lian waved his hand helplessly: "I've tried to persuade you many times, but I respect my uncle sincerely about his Taoism, so I can only follow him."
When Jia Mu heard this, she had nothing to say except silence.
Although she is the ancestor of the Jia family, she has no control over Jia Jing's becoming a monk. When Jia Daihua was here, she couldn't control him, let alone her aunt!
Others inside and outside the hall did not care much about whether Jia Jing became a monk or not. They only heard one thing clearly.
That is, Jia Lian is the clan leader? A century-old clan is growing and spreading, with many branches and side houses, and its life is becoming more and more unsatisfactory.
But why do they still live in the capital and surround Ningrong's second mansion?
Without him, because we can get help and care from the two governments!
The person responsible for this kind of care is the clan leader.
After all, no matter how rich the two houses are, they will not get much glory. Only the clan leader has the obligation to support and care for the clan members who are unable to take care of them.
Even Jia Zhen, when the harvest is delivered to the farm every year, she will deliver food and goods to each house, or directly ask them to pick it up at Ningguo Mansion.
Now that they know that Jia Lian has served as the acting clan leader and controls the distribution of family supplies, they naturally look at Jia Lian more eagerly...
While Jia Lian was talking, he saw all the sisters and sisters-in-law standing there, so he walked two steps to Daiyu and others without Jia Mu's instructions.
Tanchun quickly gave up his stool and helped Jia Lian sit down. Then she took Yingchun's arm and prepared to stand against her second sister for the time being.
However, the maids in the hall had already received Youshi's instructions to observe the scene at any time. Upon seeing this, they had brought two extra stools over. Tanchun and Jia Baoyu sat down around Jia Lian.
Hearing Jia Baoyu's question again, Jia Lian glanced at him and replied with a smile: "Of course I have Shang Fang's sword, but your majesty will not give it to me until the day the princess leaves the capital."
"That's it. Unfortunately, I still want to take a look and see if this Shang Fang horse-killing sword is really as majestic as the rumors say, soaring like a dragon and raising a phoenix."
Although the Jia family has swords, they are just ordinary sword styles. The Shangfang Sword, made in the Longquan style, is a thing that belongs exclusively to the imperial power. Under normal circumstances, only the emperor can use it.
Therefore, most people cannot see what Shang Fang's sword looks like.
Jia Lian smiled and said to Jia Baoyu, "It's not difficult for you to take a look.
As the saying goes, it is better to travel thousands of miles to read thousands of books. When I leave the capital, I will take you with me. You will walk with me to the northwest desert to see the beautiful mountains and rivers I am heading towards. You may not make any progress. must. "
When Jia Baoyu heard this, he was very moved.
It’s not that he wants to travel thousands of miles, he just feels that if he does this, he will have the opportunity to see the famous Princess Zhaoyang, who he has never met but is famous far and wide...
After all, he could only think about it. Looking back at his mother's warning eyes, Jia Baoyu lowered his head knowingly.
"Second brother, are you really leaving Beijing again?"
Suddenly hearing a delicate and trembling voice, Jia Lian turned around immediately because it was Daiyu's voice.
I saw Daiyu sitting upright on her small bench, looking straight at him with watery eyes, with obvious reluctance in her eyes.
Looking at Yingchun, Tanchun and others, there is a similar situation.
Just as they nodded, Daiyu and others became more and more nervous and reluctant.
Brother Lian has only been home for half a year, and he is leaving Beijing again, and this time he is going further than before.
I won’t see him for a long time, just in case...
It is said that there is still a war at the border. Although the second brother Lian left the capital according to the order, but he is in a dangerous place, how can there be a foolproof way?
What if Brother Lian has something wrong with him, then...
Thinking of this, Daiyu felt an inexplicable tightness in her heart, and an extreme fear had already welled up in her heart.
She didn't know why she was worried about this. Even the old lady and the others probably didn't think so, which seemed a bit unfounded.
But she was very worried. She really couldn't imagine the consequences if Jia Lian never came back.
In that case, wouldn't she lose someone...
A cousin who loves her so much and takes care of her.
Daiyu has a sensitive mind, so she thinks more and more profoundly than others. She doesn't want Jia Lian to go to such a far and dangerous place.
For Tanchun and others, Jia Lian was traveling under the emperor's order, which was the most important business.
Although he was reluctant to give up, in the end he could only secretly bless him and say something like, "It's a long journey, so take care of it."
Jia Lian accepted the concern of his sisters and glanced at the delicate Daiyu.
By the time she returns from this errand, Sister Lin will have entered her prime years...
Finally looking forward to the day when it will sprout.
Jia Lian just said a few words to Daiyu and others. Seeing the rare opportunity, the other women in the hall naturally wanted to get close.
A smart woman immediately thought of a perfect reason.
Seeing that Jia Lian had a chance to talk, she immediately interrupted with a smile: "Brother Lian has been busy with big things outside, and it's hard for us to see you all year round.
This is your sister, nicknamed Xiluan. She is twelve years old this year.
Luanluan, if you haven't come forward yet, I'd like to pay my respects to your second brother Lian! "
The woman, whose charm was still there and who spoke carefully, pulled the shy girl from her side and introduced her to Jia Lian.
The girl was very shy, but she didn't want to lose her etiquette in front of everyone, so she followed her mother's strength and slowly walked up to Jia Lian and bowed: "I've met Brother Lian~"
Jia Lian smiled and stood up to return the courtesy.
The Jia family has eight rooms in Beijing and a large number of people.
Fortunately, the men had many opportunities to come into contact with Jia Lian, so Jia Lian recognized most of them.
But it's hard to say for these cousins who don't even come out of the door.
According to Jia Lian's observation just now, in this hall today alone, apart from Daiyu and Sanchun, there are about twenty girls under the age of seventeen or eighteen.
He couldn't name most of them by name, only some that looked familiar, and he probably knew which houses and households they belonged to.
This Xiluan is too young, he really looks unfamiliar. However, her mother Jia Lian knew her, and she was Jia?'s mother.
As soon as Jia Xiluan stepped forward to greet Jia Lian, Jia Baoyu couldn't move his eyes away from him.
Unlike Jia Lian, he had been raised by Jia's mother since he was a child and especially liked beautiful girls. Naturally, he recognized most of the girls in the family.
After all, we are members of the same clan. During festivals and festivals, we always go to Rongguo Mansion to pay respects to Jia Mu.
If you bring your daughter or granddaughter, you will naturally have the opportunity to meet Jia Baoyu.
But Jia Baoyu can't remember other things. Remembering which sister is good-looking is his specialty.
When I saw Jia Xiluan at this time, I couldn't help but secretly praise in my heart: Sister Xiluan, she is really getting better and better. I have thought she is good since I was a child!
Jia Mu, who was at the head, also took a look at the girl immediately.
She nodded secretly, then smiled and said to Jia Lian: "Your aunt is right. That's all in the past. Now that you are the patriarch, you should also recognize these sisters and nieces in your family, so as not to recognize them when we meet in the future. It’s a joke.”
With that said, Jia Mu took the initiative and called all the girls over to let Jia Lian take a look.
The other women, Zhengchou, were taken advantage of by Jia Lian's mother and showed their faces in front of Jia Lian. At this time, there was no one who did not cooperate with Jia's mother. They all brought out their daughters and granddaughters and asked Jia Lian to recognize them. Please take care of me in the future.
To be honest, there were so many girls in different rooms and even different generations. Jia Lian could not remember them all clearly at once.
However, I discovered that the Jia family's genes are indeed good, and even the girls in the side wives all seem to be well-behaved.
The most outstanding among them is Jia Xiluan, plus Jia Qiong's younger sister, Fourth Sister.
Jia Qiong's sister was just that. Jia Lian was a little impressed, but the one who impressed her the most was Jia Qiong's mother.
Burning the young woman, killing the waist. That was all several years ago.
Originally, according to Jia Lian's custom, the sister he met for the first time had to be given some kind of meeting gift.
But today there are too many sisters and nieces. Even if Jia Lian takes off all the small items he wears, there won't be enough to give them away. So Jia Lian could only give up and send a word of concern and praise instead, and that was the end of it.
