Brother Rong invited Xue Pan to a building near the water in Huifang Garden. The signboard said Ningxi Pavilion, which was used to entertain guests in the past. Now that the Xue family brothers and sisters are here, and there are many female relatives, they naturally entertain them separately.
Xue Pan knew that the matter was a done deal, and the cooperation between the two companies was fully settled.
"Sister Feng is surprised this time. A person like her is willing to take out 10,000 taels of silver from her dowry to guarantee our family. Our Xue family has already prepared a gift for her. Have your family calculated the thank you gift? Have you made an appointment to send it together?"
Jia Rong felt ashamed that she had never thought about preparing a gift for Wang Xifeng, but it was Xue Pan, a rough man, who remembered such details.
He thought again that every time he met Sister Feng in the past few days, she had given her tens of millions of precious treasures. Even though it was wasted by Sister Feng afterwards, he still expressed his intention, right? Since the Xue family wanted to give it away, I would pick out a few rare things from the library and give them away tomorrow.
Brother Rong said: "It's time to express your gratitude to her, let's give it to each. She definitely doesn't want the ladies in the Xifu to know the details. Although she brought the dowry from the Wang family, she wants to let the ladies in the mansion know the details." Got it. Maybe some resentment will arise again, so it’s better not to mention it outside. Even if you want to send a thank-you gift, you need to change your name."
"Brother Rong has thought carefully, and my sister said so too. No need to make a big show of it, just get what you want." Xue Pan chuckled. In this way, the Xue family has another line of business, and it also has an additional... no, two levels of relationship with Dongfu. Coupled with the kinship of the West Mansion, the Xue family and the East Mansion have become closer.
Xue Pan said: "Sisters and the others are chatting about their affairs. While we have nothing to do today, why not go to Wanhua Tower for a walk?"
"Jin Rong and the few servants in Xifu are not enough for uncle Gao Le? Are you still thinking about Miss Xianmei from Wanhua Tower?" He advised: "Although my uncle's family is rich, he can't bear such squandering. I heard that a few days ago, you rewarded Jin Rong with a big coat? It's worth one or two hundred taels."
Xue Pan said happily: "Brother Ribao was also there that day. He gave Mingyan toys first, and I couldn't leave them behind. I didn't have anything else on me, so I had to give him the big coat. Anyway, they were just some common things. Brother Bao said that these are just dirty things in the world. There are poems saying that it is the joy of life when you are happy in bed, and all your worries are gone."
What kind of stuff are you talking about! It was a masterpiece that would last forever, but when it came to this guy's mouth, it turned into an evil poem. If Li Taibai listened to Xue Pannian's bastard stuff, wouldn't he be so angry that he would come down from the sky and give him a thousand miles away?
What a fucking prodigal!
Brother Rong said: "It's too cold and I don't want to leave the house. If Uncle Xue wants to go to Wanhualou Gaole, he can go there by himself. Or if he wants to go with Uncle Bao, I won't accompany him."
"If you don't go, what's the point. Nowadays, in the entire Shenjing city, no one knows that Miss Xianmei has fallen in love with you. It's a pity that you don't know the style, and you have never kept the appointment despite the invitations you sent me over and over again. Later, you simply refused. Received the post, which made all the princes and princes feel envious and resentful, and it was also a surprise."
"It's boring."
Xue Pan said a little discouraged: "If you don't go, I'll go there by myself, and I'm afraid I won't be able to see Miss Xianmei. Nowadays, the people she associates with are all the newly rich, and even Feng Ziying may not be able to arrange things."
Xue Pan drank tea in Ningxixuan. Since Brother Rong did not go to Wanhua Tower, he could not find himself at home in Dongfu and found it very boring. I asked my maid to go to the small courtyard to the east to send a message to my sister. He said goodbye to Brother Rong and went back to Xifu to have some fun.
Jia Rong waited until he left before asking Manager Lai to question him.
Lai Sheng said: "Now Mei Maobing's house is occupied by Mr. Xiaoqiang and the Qin family. Mei Maobing, who is on the farm, has moved to his brother's manor, and all the servants in the house have also moved with him. The second master, Xiaoqiang, was worried that no one would serve Master Qin, so he sent someone to ask if he wanted to buy some maids in the north of the city."
"That's not necessary. Those teeth are sharp and can turn black into white. Since they have moved to live in Zhuangshang's courtyard, they can just transfer a few maids and women from the mansion to take care of them. Outside the house. We also select more than a dozen reliable boys, the stronger ones, to guard the village. Although it is located in the divine capital, there are inevitably some young boys who are not afraid of death."
Lai Sheng asked: "What about silver?"
"Let Brother Qiang and the others be responsible for the monthly expenses of the transferred maids and servants." Jia Rong asked again: "Do the Qin family father and son really have no intention of leaving?"
"This is what I heard from Mr. Xiaoqiang. He said that the young master of the Qin family was very interested in stones, which made it clear that the master of the Qin family wanted to stay at the kiln to help. The master of the Qin family has also reported his illness to the superiors these days. He has not reported to work yet. He also said that there is no one in the Qin family's house to do any chores, so he left the kiln to give guidance. "
"Oh... let them go. But I have to explain that the people sent to the village must take good care of the Qin family and his son."
Jia Rong was quite confused. Qin Zhong was willing to help in the kiln, so he must be very happy. When the Xue family has chosen a place next year, Jia Qiang has gone to other provinces, and there is a new person in charge of the kiln. It's just a pity that the Qin family seems to be unable to produce an official. Moreover, Qin Zhong is still young, so he doesn't know whether he can take on the important task.
However, he was somewhat relieved that Qin Zhong was now willing to do serious business when he encountered something interesting. It's much better than living in waste outside, and being isolated from Baoyu.
Uncle Rong suddenly thought of the nun at Shuiyue Nunnery and asked, "Has there been any progress in the matter at Shuiyue Nunnery?"
"Jingxu old nun was locked up by the Yingtian Mansion Yamen a few days ago. All the past things have been uncovered, and he is still in prison. There are also many past things involved, and several people related to it are trying to I'm afraid I'll beg you to come here before the year is over!"
"What do you want me to do?"
Lai Sheng said: "This matter started because of the uncle. There are rumors outside that it was the uncle who ordered Yingtian Mansion to arrest people. They will naturally come to ask for mercy."
"Can I instruct Yingtian Mansion? The person who spread this message has no brains. There are several disciples of old nun Jingxu. Is there any news?"
"They all work for the old nun. The government official paid all the accounts of Shuiyue Nunnery and let the little nuns go back. But now they no longer have a living, and there is no money in Shuiyue Nunnery. These The little nun had no choice but to disperse and has not been heard from since."
Brother Rong sighed for a while and stopped paying attention.
Later in the afternoon, the Xue family's mother and daughter had dinner in Dongfu, and Jia Rong heard their confirmed results.
It turns out that what the Xue family was thinking about was whether Xiangling was a bought maid. Although they recognized their relatives, they were not from the Xue family after all. Xue Pan lives in Lixiang Courtyard, which inevitably ruins Xiangling's reputation. So today I moved to Ningguo Mansion, and it was up to Uncle Rong and Aunt Rong to decide when to move in.
As for the little maid originally transferred from Mrs. Wang of Xifu, she naturally took the place of Xiangling and lived in Lixiangyuan.
Youshi said: "There are many people in Rong'er's room now, so the small courtyard to the east cannot accommodate them. The main courtyard of Ning Yitang has been cleaned up long ago. Rong's wife will move there in the future." .”
Grandma Xiaorong declined: "How can this be done?"
"It used to be the residence of the old Duke, and Mr. Jing also lived there for a while. Later, your great-grandfather moved to the clean room, and Ning Yitang has been empty. Now Brother Rong has also inherited the title, and he is also the foreigner. Head of the house, it's suitable for you to live there. Early tomorrow morning, Rong'er went to the clean room to say hello, and after telling the master that there was no problem, we just moved in."
"Excuse me, Madam, I'm worried." Brother Rong nodded and looked at the confused little maid behind him. He could only have to suffer her to share a room with Xiao Que'er tonight.
Youshi glanced at the jewelery beads behind Qin Keqing. They had already put their heads on the woman's head. She said with a strange expression: "Rong'er, please be more restrained. Don't lose your body at such a young age. Today I will make the decision for your wife." , Xiangling is waiting for your wife for the time being, and we can wait until she has passed her sixteenth birthday to talk about anything."
Brother Rong's face was ashamed, what did his wife think of him? Xiao Xiangling and Baochai are the same age, but they are both fourteen years old now. Moreover, this female doll looks like a pure and innocent person, and she is also very ignorant. How could I have done that evil thing?
Xiangling didn't understand this, and no one taught her in the past. Everything should be done, and whatever the ladies and grandmothers do, she just does what they are told.
Que'er next to Xiangling was secretly counting on her fingers: "Thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen... I still have three or four years left?"
A lot of things can happen in three or four years. Xiaoque'er felt instantly disappointed and worried.
This winter, time seems to pass very slowly, and the cold winter is also extra long!
Two days later, it was the first day of November, and the weather in Shenjing finally got slightly warmer.
Qin Keqing made up her mind to go to Qingxu Temple. Although she said she didn't care, she was still worried about not getting pregnant for more than a year and wanted to go to Qingxu Temple to pray for a child.
"Whose idea was it? Don't freeze your body inside the icy sports sedan." Brother Rong said, "Whether you can conceive a child or not is a matter of chance. I will give you more every night Try twice and you increase your chances of getting pregnant.”
Qin Keqing's face turned red with embarrassment. One of the two maids behind her was snickering, while the other was full of curiosity. It turned out that Qin Keqing moved to the main courtyard of the mansion the day before yesterday, and the two maids in the outhouse were replaced by Queer and Xiangling. Ruizhu and Baozhu lived in the adjacent wing.
Grandma Rong said angrily: "Master, please don't say such things that conflict with the gods again. It wasn't someone's bad idea. That day, the family of Lian Zong and Jia Xiao came over and talked about the special spirit of Qingxu Guan in seeking children. .So I thought about going to have a wedding ceremony for three days, but Aunt Lian happened to hear about it and decided to go together."
Is this going to conflict with the gods? Brother Rong curled his lips. He vaguely remembered that the book said that Keqing was the sister of some fairy, and she could be considered a god. Isn’t it that he is clashing every night?
"Second aunt is going too?"
"No, there are probably a lot of people there. They all like to join in the fun. Second Uncle Bao, Aunt Xue, and Second Aunt and Third Aunt Xifu also followed."
Is Baoyu going there too? They were all female relatives. What did this fat man do in the past?
Brother Rong asked: "How long will it take to get there?"
Que'er hummed, "I don't know what kind of trick this Qingxu Temple is playing. It should require a woman to choose half a month before the arrival of Tiankui to ask for a child, and she has to stay in the temple for three nights. I think it is harboring evil intentions. Just like the so-called holy religion in Ping'an Province, they are all deceptive."
Qin Keqing angrily scolded Que'er: "Don't say such things again in the future."
