Lin Daiyu took Sister Feng and Baochai to the room where Jia Rong lived. Wang Xifeng was a little satisfied when she saw that the place was quite clean and there were no people inside or outside.
"It does leave a good place for him." Sister Feng sneered. Although this mansion is far less grand than Ningguo Mansion, the courtyard inside is quite stylish. The spring water flows down from the front of the house, and there are rockeries, flowers and green trees on the left and right, which can be regarded as another kind of beautiful scenery.
"This was originally the master's resting place. Recently, the master's health has improved, and he has freed up space for Brother Rong to live in." Zijuan chuckled and explained: "The mansion also plans to arrange for Brother Rong to be around him. There were two maids waiting on me, but he sent me away. In such a situation, I feel comfortable living alone."
Xue Baochai laughed in her heart. Fortunately, Brother Rong sent away the maid arranged by him, otherwise there would be a big show to watch today. She laughed and said, "Sister treats Brother Rong very well."
Lin Daiyu replied: "When we were in Shenjing in the past, Brother Rong and his wife treated me very well. Now that he is a guest, I can't let him go wrong. With his words, when I get back to Shenjing, I won't be able to criticize the Lin family for not treating guests well." "
Several people entered the front hall, which was extremely spacious and empty. Most of the rooms were made of bamboo silk utensils, which was not at all in the northern style. Chunxian went to the room first to report. Not long after, Brother Rong came to the front hall.
Sister Feng's face was cold, but Baochai's face was still smiling as usual.
Brother Rong turned his eyes to the left, showing a look of surprise, and said with a smile: "Why are my aunts and uncles coming to Yangzhou? They are planning to recover from their injuries and go to Jinling to visit the two houses."
Wang Xifeng had already seen Brother Rong's ability to tell lies, and she also smiled, a faint sneer. He said: "It seems that our Jia family's nephew still knows some etiquette. Although he ordered me to go out to work, he did not forget about me."
Why is this girl so angry for no reason?
Scratching your head!
Brother Rong greeted: "Please sit down, please sit down, let's sit and chat. Miss Xueyan, please send someone to bring some tea."
"No need, since Brother Rong is fine, we won't disturb your rest." Wang Xifeng turned around mercilessly and left, saying: "Brother Rong, you should continue to lie down. If you are sick, you will not be injured for just a few seconds." The sun will be fine."
Xue Baochai also followed: "Sister Feng is absolutely right. Although she looks fine on the outside, she doesn't know the situation on the inside. Brother Rong rests for a few more days to avoid getting the root of the disease."
Well, something is wrong with these two girls today.
Not to be messed with.
He looked at the room and saw that Lin Daiyu was also there. She had some words that were difficult to say, and said sarcastically: "Listen to what my aunts and aunts say, I won't go anywhere these days. It's better to stay in the room with me."
Wang Xifeng left behind a soft hum and took Daiyu to the garden.
Jia Rong in the room sighed. Sister Feng came over suddenly because she heard the news that she had fallen into the water. Her expression must be because he didn't send the news to Jinling.
Trouble this time!
Jia Lian is still living in the Lin family. Sure enough, some time passed. Jia Lian, who had just come down from the boat, almost fell to the ground after hearing the news from Lin Mansion.
Why did this evil star come here?
He has been traveling among the Yangzhou boats these days, and he can definitely be considered happy and carefree. As a result, Jia Lian knew that Wang Xifeng had returned to Jinling, but he didn't think about going to Jinling.
The fun of painting a boat was more enjoyable than the Wanhua Tower in Shenjing. How could he want to seek bad luck from Wang Xifeng? So when he heard that Sister Feng had arrived at the Lin Mansion, he was almost frightened.
"The good times are over!"
Jia Lian sighed. What makes me even more sad is that I have been suppressed by a fierce woman for several years, and now I have come to Yangzhou to learn about the joys of men. The more I thought about it, the sadder it became, and I encouraged myself in my heart.
There is no one in Yangzhou to support her, so can she continue to be powerful?
When the prostitute behind her heard this, she seemed to be afraid that such a wealthy and beautiful customer might lose her, and her face was unhappy. Gong Huo said: "What is the second master afraid of? Even if we are prostitutes, we understand the principles of marrying and obeying the husband. Is it possible that the daughter-in-law of the second master's family can rebel?"
Jia Lian's face heated up and he hummed: "In the past, everyone in the family was bribed by her in Shenjing. Now in Yangzhou, are you still afraid of her? I will treat her well when I go back today, and I will come to see you tomorrow to travel to Yangzhou with me." .”
The prostitute smiled sweetly and said: "Second Master, go back and treat her well, let her know who is the boss of the family. The slave family will be on the boat early tomorrow morning waiting for Second Master to come over."
"Okay!" Mr. Lian chuckled, and his mind seemed to be back in the boat again. The feeling was enough for him to remember endlessly.
Second Master Lian led several of his followers and rushed towards the Lin Mansion in the rain. Although he had just said a lot of big words, he felt very uncertain. The closer he got to Lin's house, the more panic he felt. Wang Xifeng has repeatedly cheered her up in her heart. Today, Wang Xifeng will not give herself face in front of her relatives, and she must show her majesty as the head of the family.
After Jia Lian left, someone on the river bank immediately approached the prostitute in the boat and asked him. Not hearing the news they wanted, someone said: "If I had known this guy was a coward, I would have kidnapped Lin Ruhai and blackmailed her into handing over the book."
The prostitute complained bitterly: "We have done what we should do and said what we should say. I don't know if Jia Lian is pretending to be stupid, or he really hasn't heard Lin Ruhai mention it. He doesn't know anything about the Salt Transportation Department. "
Someone cursed, "If I had known this, I should have found an opportunity to kill Lin Ruhai last year, which would have saved a lot of trouble. Now the Salt Patrol Censor has been hiding in the house, without even a chance to discuss."
"How to discuss? Last year, Lin Ruhai suddenly fell ill, and the boss felt that something was wrong. None of the officials and business people believed it. Later, people from Shenjing came, and we had no room for negotiation. We could only think about it. How to destroy the ledger calculated by Lin Ruhai."
Another person said: "No one can calculate what happened last year. The people above were only hindsight. If it weren't for the guard who led the people to control the Salt Transportation Department, I'm afraid everyone would still be in the dark. Damn it, now it's harmed." Those of us who work don’t get much money, so we have to deal with this mess for them.”
"Stop complaining. Which of the chief merchants above doesn't owe the palace hundreds of thousands of taels of silver? Of course they feel at ease. At most, they can pay off all their property. Those of us who work, no one can save their heads after the incident. ." The man sighed and said, "Go and send the message to the boss. I can't get the account book, and the Lin family won't come out to see how to calculate it."
"I asked you to tie up that little girl yesterday, but you didn't want to move. Are you worried now?" The prostitute in the boat laughed, "We told you the news early in the morning, that girl is the only daughter of the Lin family. With her in hand, aren't you afraid that Lin Ruhai will give in?"
With a snap, someone slapped the prostitute, "Why do you, a bitch like you, need to talk so much about my uncle's affairs?"
One person echoed: "What you say is not bad, bitch. If we had taken action yesterday, there might still be some hope."
"Fucking hope. Do you know who was with the Lin family's daughter yesterday? He was going to have an accident, and none of us could survive. Do you really think that no one was guarding them yesterday? The Guards Office, Jinyi Division, and Sanhe Camp all sent out Someone is protecting him."
"Who is that person?"
"Just a descendant of the fallen Duke of Shenjing."
"That……"
The leader glared at them and hummed: "Don't ask what you shouldn't ask. As long as you know, even our boss must be careful to keep him safe. Don't criticize this person in the future, otherwise don't talk about your and my head." , even our whole family will suffer."
"Could it be a saint..."
The person who spoke quickly shut up when he saw the boss's eyes. After stringing together the information about the Lin family's relatives in Shenjing and the children of the Duke of Guo, it became clear immediately.
I didn't dare to say another word, I just silently recited in my heart to apologize for my evil thoughts just now: "A loving mother without birth, her kindness is boundless."
Naturally, Jia Lian had no idea what happened in Huafang.
By the time he returned to the Lin Mansion, a banquet had already begun to entertain Wang Xifeng, Xue Pan, Xue Baochai and their entourage.
"Second Brother Lian is back." Xue Pan laughed, winked and whispered in front of him: "If Second Brother doesn't come, Sister Feng will teach you a lesson today."
Jia Lian snorted and asked, "Why are you here too? Has the procurement in Jiangnan Province been completed?"
Xue Pan said: "My sister at home said she wanted to come to Yangzhou, but I couldn't compete with her, and I was afraid of something happening on the way. So I escorted her all the way here, and I happened to be able to come and see Brother Lian."
Jia Lian asked curiously: "Why did my sister suddenly want to come to Yangzhou? And why did you drag her here?"
Xue Pan said: "I heard that Brother Rong was in trouble, so I thought something big had happened. The second brother also knew that our family and Ningguo Mansion were also engaged in the cement business. My sister was afraid that Brother Rong would make a mistake and cause the business between the two companies to go wrong. problem, so I am determined to come.”
Is this really the case?
Jia Lian frowned, wondering why his words were not convincing at all. I glanced around and didn't see Brother Rong or the others. He was also worried about Xue Baochai in his heart, and said: "My sister is already in her hair, and she is unmarried. Let her stay away from Brother Rong. If something happens between the two of them, how can I get married in the future?" After all, my brother is a married man, so don’t let them see each other often."
Although Xue Pan was a fool, he could understand the meaning of Jia Lian's words. He loved the girl the most, so he immediately became angry. He said: "If you have such good intentions, you should just think about how to talk to your wife today. How could my sister, a fairy like me, cause such a thing? If you say such things in the future, I will definitely fall out with you."
When Jia Lian thought of Wang Xifeng, he felt helpless again. I just pumped it up a few times, and now it's deflated again. Seeing Xue Pan's serious face, he took his hand and said: "It's my brother who has a bad mouth, don't blame me. Girls naturally don't have any bad intentions, but when men and women get close, it is inevitable that people will gossip. And Brother Rong We are not relatives in the same house. We have been separated by several generations and have been together for a long time..."
"Brother Rong is not that kind of person." Xue Pan muttered, now even the joy of meeting Jia Lian was gone. Not wanting to say anything more to Jia Lian, he secretly broke away from Jia Lian's hands and said, "I'm going to find Brother Rong."
Jia Lian curled his lips. Why doesn’t Xue Pan believe it? Alas, I did it for his own good. He thought for a moment that he also knew that Wang Xifeng took her own dowry to participate in the cement matter. Could it be that she also came here for the cement kiln matter?
It's just that I feel that the reason why the two girls went to Yangzhou is somewhat untenable. He didn't want to think about the bad side. What he just said to Xue Pan was actually said to himself.
Wang Xifeng and Jia Rong got too close. When he was still in the house, Wang Xifeng and Jia Rong cared about each other a little too much.
It was not that he had no doubts at the beginning, but it was only later that the rumors about Jia Rong and Wang Xifeng disappeared in the two mansions, and he was able to dispel his doubts a little. But... they have been away from Shenjing for several months. Will they cause any trouble again during this time?
Jia Lian felt unsure.
They also thought that with Ping'er by Wang Xifeng's side, they would not dare to cross the thunder pool.
Not long after, Lin Ruhai came out, and Xue Pan also brought Jia Rong over. The banquet officially started, and the female family members of the Lin family, Lin Daiyu, Wang Xifeng, Xue Baochai and others were in another room.
Jia Rong looked at Uncle Lian and couldn't help but glance in that direction, and her mood was quite complicated.
It is absolutely impossible for Brother Rong to cut off contact with Wang Xifeng in the future. Brother Rong couldn't accept it if Wang Xifeng and Jia Lian were in the same place again.
Just as Jia Rong was about to take the cup, Lin Ruhai said: "Brother Rong is ill. You and I will have fun drinking tea. Let them drink it themselves."
Brother Rong gave up and said with a smile: "I care about you, but Rong'er will be disrespectful today."
There are many times when you are disrespectful. Jia Lian thought gloomily. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Wang Xifeng's purpose of coming here was most likely just to care about Jia Rong's injury.
Business?
That's just an excuse.
Xue Pan was also a little worried, but Brother Lian's words still left traces in his heart. Although the girl does not stay in the boudoir all the time compared to other women, she occasionally walks out. But there are not many men of the opposite sex who we often come into contact with, especially those who are about the same age and both talented and beautiful like Brother Rong.
He looked at Brother Rong, then at Brother Lian, then lowered his head and drank.
Unlike the stuffy atmosphere here, the room next to them was very lively and fun.
Lin Daiyu had been alone for several months, and now she saw her companion, and she felt happy. Xue Baochai, on the other hand, was fine with seeing Jia Rong, and was in a good mood with no distracting thoughts. Wang Xifeng was a calm person. Even if she knew that Jia Lian and Jia Rong were sitting at the same table in the next room, she was not worried at all.
Jia Rong's party dispersed early, but Wang Xifeng and the others drank until the night.
"Brother Rong?"
Jia Rong turned around and saw that it was Xue Pan who stopped him and said with a smile: "Uncle, haven't you finished your drink yet? I am inconvenient and can't accompany you today. I will make up for this drink when I feel better."
Xue Pan shook his head slightly and hesitated for a long time without saying what he wanted to ask. After a long time, he said: "Let's talk in your room."
Brother Rong led him over and poured tea for Xue Pan to relieve his hangover. He asked with a smile: "Uncle, when do you want to give an explanation? Why do you look so serious?"
"Brother Rong and my sister..." Xue Pan said halfway, but couldn't continue and paused.
Brother Rong was shocked, thinking that Baochai had told Xue Pan what happened between the two. I felt very nervous, fearing that Xue Pan would have a sudden attack. Sansan asked: "What are your orders, uncle?"
"Oh...nothing." Xue Pan couldn't say it after all. How could he doubt his sister? She was so smart, a hundred times smarter than him. "In some time, I should lead the caravan back to Beijing, and the affairs of Jinling will be left to Brother Rong and my sister."
Jia Rong heard this and breathed a sigh of relief. As a shrewd person like Baochai, she would naturally not tell anyone about their relationship at this time. Besides, the relationship between the two of them has not yet been decided clearly, and her private life-long commitment comes with requirements.
"Uncle, don't worry, the cooperative operation will not cause the Xue family to suffer losses. The Thirteenth Master has decided to open flood discharge and diversion channels in the Huaiyang area, and at the same time build sluices in Hongze Lake, Lema Lake, Mangdao River and other places. "
