The Ministry of Internal Affairs has a large organization and is in charge of the internal affairs of the palace.
Among them, the internal funds are equivalent to the treasury of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, commonly known as the emperor's private treasury.
Emperor Ningkang was more concerned about the receipt of these millions of taels of silver. With this money, he would not have to do Tai Chi with the veterans of the court because of the money for a longer period of time. Therefore, he specially sent Dai Quan to hand over to Jia Lian.
When these things were done and he came out of the palace, Jia Lian felt completely relaxed.
Although it is impossible for him to cover everything at any time and at any time, he strives to pursue everything before taking action.
As long as the emperor is satisfied with him here, tomorrow morning's court meeting will be just a formality. At most, he will just chat with the ministers, and it is impossible to have much influence on him.
They led their personal guards to the West City. Before leaving Xi'an Gate, a beauty in palace clothes blocked their way.
"Why are you here?"
Jia Lian opened the curtain of the carriage and saw that it was the maid given to him by Princess Zhaoyang, named Hu Yuanyao. He was thinking about it, but he still asked.
The main reason why Princess Zhaoyang gave it to her was to let her act as a liaison to facilitate communication between the two of them.
In order to make it easier for her to enter and leave Rongguo Mansion, and to avoid too much contact between the princess and Wang Xifeng, Jia Lian did not arrange for her to enter the inner courtyard, but placed her in the east cross courtyard to help him take care of the outer study.
Hu Yuanyao stood outside the carriage and bowed, "Your Majesty, there is an old friend waiting for you to talk to him."
As she spoke, she glanced behind her.
Jia Lian followed her line of sight and saw that a carriage was parked quietly at the entrance of an alley in the distance. This carriage is not big or small, nor is it gorgeous. There are no attendants around it. It is parked there and is not conspicuous at all.
Jia Lian shook his head slightly. In this case, who else could meet him in this way besides Princess Zhaoyang?
Let’s just say, it’s necessary to be so mysterious to return old friends…
This must have been what Princess Zhaoyang told Hu Yuanyao to say on purpose.
Without hesitation, Jia Lian asked his guards to stand by and followed Hu Meiren to the carriage.
"Master, the Marquis of Zhenyuan has arrived."
Shortly after Hu Meiren's words fell, a beautiful, joyful and joking voice sounded out: "Master Jiahou, since we are all here, why don't you get in the car and talk for a while?"
Who is this voice if not Princess Zhaoyang?
When he and Princess Zhaoyang wandered together in the desert for more than a month, spending time together day and night, Jia Lian didn't understand some of her habits.
This little sister always likes to create different atmospheres. In future generations, she must be a woman who knows how to be romantic.
"Since I'm invited by an old friend, I dare not obey my order."
Jia Lian said, jumped on the carriage, opened the curtain and went in.
I saw this carriage with a simple appearance, but the interior was decorated with light luxury and elegance. The twenty-nine-year-old Princess Zhaoyang, dressed in a palace dress, was sitting behind a small tea table, making tea leisurely and leisurely.
She has a beautiful appearance and a noble and elegant temperament. With such a casual and natural posture, she is calm and confident that all the ladies in the world cannot match.
"I haven't seen you for a few months. Doesn't it mean that the Marquis doesn't recognize me?"
Seeing that Jia Lian kept staring at her and making no move, a smile flashed in Princess Zhaoyang's eyes.
"We haven't seen her for a few months, and Her Highness the Princess has become more and more beautiful and refined. She is like a fairy in the Moon Palace. An ordinary person like me is lucky enough to catch a glimpse of her beauty, so I want to see it all at once."
"Hehehe, Erlang's appearance hasn't changed much after I haven't seen him for a few months. He is still as handsome and handsome. It's just that his mouth is better than before."
Princess Zhaoyang smiled, pushed aside the cup of tea she had just brewed in her hand, and motioned with one hand for Jia Lian to sit down and taste it.
"Erlang knows my tea art, so I won't introduce this tea, lest Erlang say I'm arty and a waste of natural resources.
This cup of tea has the power to serve as the second man
After coming back from a long way, I quenched Erlang's thirst and relieved him from fatigue. "
Jia Lian did not answer this sentence, but just smiled, picked up the tea, took two sips, and drank it all in one gulp: "Good tea."
"Hehehe..."
Princess Zhaoyang found that her smile had not stopped since she saw Jia Lian. He felt that this would make Jia Lian look down on him, so he quickly collected himself and said seriously: "You have met my father, has he told you about the comments made by some ministers in the court? Is there any trouble? "
Jia Lian met Princess Zhaoyang's gaze and saw that she was caring about him, so he shook his head: "It's no trouble. Didn't you say that I am the best at coaxing people? Your Majesty was also very coaxed by me. I'm happy that with him as my backer, no one dares to cause me trouble."
Princess Zhaoyang's mouth twitched when she heard this.
She had said that Jia Lian was the best at coaxing people, but that was an irony that he could coax girls. Even she, the princess, was coaxed by him.
But his father was neither a woman nor someone easy to coax.
However, she had great trust in Jia Lian's ability. Since Jia Lian said this, she wanted to have a countermeasure, so she skipped this incident.
Lifting her buttocks closer to Jia Lian, she looked up at Jia Lian's face and suddenly said jokingly: "Do you have anything you want to tell me, Erlang, for example, about women..."
Jia Lian's expression condensed slightly when he heard this, and he turned to look at her, pretending to feel guilty, "Have you been discovered by Qingran?"
"Keke, what do you think?"
"Okay, I admit, I brought a few women back from Jiangnan..."
Princess Zhaoyang was stunned, "Female? Or several?"
Jia Lian quickly made a frank and lenient stance, briefly describing the origins of Shen Pan'er and others, emphasizing that he brought them back to Beijing because of their talents.
After hearing this, Princess Zhaoyang looked at Jia Lian with a smile. Seeing Jia Lian looking at her sincerely, she suddenly smiled.
"They're just a few beauties. As long as Erlang likes them, just keep them by your side. What's the point?
I know that for you men, the more beauties, the better. Otherwise, why would I have given Yuan Yao to you in the first place.
Who would have thought that someone kindly gave you a beautiful woman, but you didn’t appreciate it and let her remain a widow for so long, and then you turned around and fell in love with your cousin, which made her very sad..."
Princess Zhaoyang said, looking sad.
Princess Zhaoyang really didn't care about courtesans. To her, those women were no different from playthings.
It can't even compare to the beauty she gave to Jia Lian. After all, Hu Yuanyao was still the daughter of the gatekeeper of Xi'an, and she had a potential political role. She could just give it to Jia Lian, so naturally she could no longer care about some low-status women.
What she originally wanted to say was naturally Daiyu's business, and it could only be Daiyu's business.
This was the gossip she got after Jia Lian left Beijing, but at that time Jia Lian was on business in Jiangnan, so she did not mention it in her letter to Jia Lian.
Now that Jia Lian has returned safely, of course she has to ask.
When her imperial grandmother forced him to marry her, Jia Lian was not willing to marry her, so she turned around and promised Chongnuo to get engaged to her little cousin.
It's strange that Princess Zhaoyang doesn't care.
Jia Lian actually knew that this was probably what Princess Zhaoyang was talking about, and he never thought that this matter could be hidden from her.
Seeing her clarifying her words, Jia Lian sighed, took her into his arms, and said softly: "Since you already know about this matter, you must also understand the inside story.
I thought Qingran wouldn't care about this. After all, even Feng Yatou, in terms of status, is far from being comparable to you as the eldest princess, let alone her, a weak and helpless woman who has lost her parents.
I know that our current situation has wronged Qingran, and I feel sorry for you. To be honest, as long as I have some way to get His Majesty to promise you to me, I will be willing even if His Majesty breaks both legs. "
Princess Zhaoyang was talking to Jia Lian
At that time, I kept looking at Jia Lian's face, not knowing what he was thinking.
But her sadness was probably just a feint. When she noticed that Jia Lian looked so serious and deep, she immediately broke into a smile.
"That won't work. If your legs are broken by my father, this princess will no longer look down on you. Then it's all in vain."
How could Princess Zhaoyang not know that Jia Lian had no intention of provoking her at all at the beginning, and that she had fought for them to develop into what they are today.
Therefore, let alone the current situation, no wonder Jia Lian. Even if Jia Lian changes his mind now and is willing to abandon his first wife and marry another for her, I am afraid it will be difficult to operate.
After all, the royal face is very important. You were forced to marry or not, but now you regret it. What is being a royal princess?
Besides, based on her understanding of Jia Lian, Jia Lian would never divorce her wife who was just beautiful and had a crude personality.
He just wants to have his cake and eat it too!
If it were any other man, Princess Zhaoyang would naturally sneer at him, but because it was Jia Lian, she felt that everything was so natural.
She is willing to abandon a man who has a noble status and is willing to betray him, just because he has this qualification.
With the current situation, it was impossible for her to marry into the Rongguo Mansion openly, but she was not in a hurry.
The current situation is actually pretty good.
Work on your own career, and when you miss your lover, go on a date like this.
Don't worry yet, after arriving at the Duke's Mansion, you will be jealous of that Wang family.
As for the little cousin of the Lin family who was rumored to be like a fairy, she was also a pitiful person.
Moreover, her father, a prostitute, was willing to give her to Jia Lian as his concubine, which shows that both she and her father are wise.
Same as myself.
Therefore, although she speculates on the position of this little cousin in Jia Lian's mind, she has no hostility towards him.
Because I learned from the news that this little cousin really didn't seem to be a threat. On the contrary, because others mentioned her unique and rare appearance, she aroused a lot of curiosity.
"I heard from others that although this little cousin of the Lin family is still young and sick, she is extremely beautiful and looks like a fairy.
I'm very curious, I don't know what she looks like. I don’t know, maybe compared to my god-sister Bao Qin?
I would really like to see her in person. I wonder if Erlang would be willing to introduce her to me.
In addition, my god-sister’s home seems to be in Jiangnan. If you go down this trip, will you go and see her for me? "
Princess Zhaoyang said with a smile.
What Jia Lian admires most about Princess Zhaoyang is that she is free and easy, she never asks embarrassing questions a second time, and she is much more generous than men.
"Of course it's not difficult for you to meet her. But she doesn't know the relationship between you and me yet. When the opportunity is right, I will arrange for you two to meet."
"Yeah, that's fine, I'm not in a hurry anyway."
Princess Zhaoyang hadn't seen Jia Lian for a long time, and she seemed to have missed something for a long time. At this time, she was held in Jia Lian's arms. She was not polite. With her bare hands, she started groping Jia Lian's body, gradually stimulating the relationship between the two. Familiar atmosphere.
After Jia Lian told Princess Zhaoyang about Baoqin's situation, he saw that her face was glowing and her eyes were seductive. He would not disappoint the beauty, so he held her in his arms with his backhand, holding her tightly and softly and seductively. He lowered his head and kissed her.
After a deep kiss that took no time, Princess Zhaoyang sat up with her arms around Jia Lian's neck, closed the shirt that Jia Lian had torn open on her chest, then looked at Jia Lian with a smile, exhaled and said: "Unfortunately, Erlang must be in a hurry today. I really don’t want Erlang to go home.”
Hearing this, Jia Lian glanced at her angrily.
He turned over and pressed her onto the fur-covered chair seat, and began to dismantle her skirt with both hands, pretending to be doing something serious.
"Hey, my sister must be waiting for Erlang at home today. If Erlang can't let my sister enjoy herself after she goes back, she will definitely be angry. It's late.
It would be bad if Erlang was not allowed to get on the kang. Princess Zhaoyang smiled.
Jia Lian suddenly had a black line on her forehead. She stopped showing mercy and became rough in her dismantling movements, almost tearing her clothes off directly.
"Then let's see if you have this ability."
Princess Zhaoyang had a smile on her face. When Jia Lian lingered on her body for a while, and stood up to take off his own clothes, she used great perseverance to pull Jia Lian's head down again, stopped her and said, "Today, That's it, don't keep your soldiers waiting there for too long.
If Erlang is interested, I will wait for Erlang at the Imperial Mansion outside the city tomorrow afternoon..."
Jia Lian originally thought that Princess Zhaoyang was joking, but after a few moves, he found that she was serious and was speechless.
Girls, fuck me?
"Keke, Erlang, don't be angry. The timing is really wrong today and I'm not prepared.
If Erlang is very angry, just take Yuan Yao away, as if he is making amends to Erlang on his behalf..."
After all, Jia Lian is also a person with self-control. Although he doesn't know what this bitch is doing, since she is serious, Jia Lian has no reason to force herself.
So he sat down, hugged her in his arms, and said angrily: "I'll deal with you tomorrow afternoon!"
"Okay, I'll wait..."
Princess Zhaoyang looked very cute when she saw Jia Lian's angry look. She couldn't help but raised her head and kissed Jia Lian on the face, and then urged him to get out of the car.
Jia Lian had no intention of entangled, but he did not leave immediately. Instead, he took out the thick envelope he had prepared before from his sleeve and pressed it into Princess Zhaoyang's hand.
"What is this?" Princess Zhaoyang was a little curious and was not polite to Jia Lian, so she immediately opened it to check.
When she discovered that there was a thick stack of silver notes inside, Princess Zhaoyang immediately raised her eyebrows and looked at Jia Lian in surprise.
"There are five hundred thousand taels here, take it. Your princess mansion is so big, and it must have a lot of expenses on weekdays. Take it, it may be useful to you."
Although it was obvious at a glance that the number was definitely not small, Princess Zhaoyang couldn't help but her eyelids twitched when she heard the figure of five hundred thousand.
But she didn't show too much surprise. She just looked at Jia Lian and asked with a careless smile: "Are those salt merchants filial to you?"
When Jia Lian was in Jiangnan, she and Jia Lian wrote a long letter. In the letter, Jia Lian told her the situation in Yangzhou and asked her to read the details and give her opinions.
Therefore, Princess Zhaoyang was not surprised that Jia Lian could come up with such money.
"That's right."
Jia Lian didn't mean to give Princess Zhaoyang a detailed explanation, and Princess Zhaoyang didn't ask in detail either. She naturally collected the banknote, and then said with a smile: "I'm not polite to Erlang either. Anyway, my princess mansion, It can be regarded as Erlang's. As the male master, it is Erlang's responsibility to support the family.
Don't worry, Erlang, I will definitely not let this five hundred thousand taels of silver go to waste. "
Princess Zhaoyang said, with a light of planning in her eyes.
As soon as she returned to Beijing, she asked to leave the palace and build a mansion, precisely to establish her own power, firstly so that she would not be helpless when faced with other things in the future, and secondly, to make herself capable of helping Jia Lian.
As the eldest princess, she can communicate internally and externally. As long as she does it well, she will definitely be able to provide help to Jia Lian.
But to build a force, without money it is all empty talk. Therefore, these five hundred thousand taels of silver were exactly what she needed.
She knew that Jia Lian would never give her so much money for no reason. She was very pleased that Jia Lian really regarded her princess mansion as his second home and his back garden, so he trusted her so much and handed her so much money!
So he turned over and sat on Jia Lian's lap, giving Jia Lian a wet kiss.
However, Jia Lian didn't know if it was to retaliate against her, but he acted very indifferently at this time. After the kiss ended, he immediately turned over and left.
This made Princess Zhaoyang, who had already begun to consider whether she regretted staying with Jia Lian for half an hour longer, felt empty in her heart. She opened the curtain and looked at the back of Jia Lian leading the maid away, her eyebrows raised.
He frowned slightly.
But then he smiled sweetly, and then waved to the maid who was more than ten steps away behind the carriage, then dropped the curtain, sat in the carriage, and thought about the arrangements for tomorrow afternoon.
