People are always attracted to novel things. Jia Rong was no exception. Looking at Baochai wearing a long robe, she couldn't help but imagine what it looked like inside.
The bastard glanced left and right, thinking of trying it out with his own hands to tell the difference between what Baochai found someone to make and what he had made in his previous life.
As soon as he passed by, Baochai ducked away vigilantly.
"We are afraid that Aunt Bao's clothes will not be comfortable. If it causes damage to her body, we will be guilty." Brother Rong hung his hands and said with an embarrassed smile: "I have no other thoughts. When have we ever lied?"
With an angry sound, Xue Baochai called out with a red face: "Ying'er is sending Uncle Xiao Rong out."
This girl...
When Jia Rong saw Ying'er, it was no longer easy to reach out. He is not that beastly and would do unsavory things to Baochai in front of others.
Brother Rong said softly: "Now that we have the pattern, we will make a few more sets both inside and outside."
Xue Baochai felt that Jia Rong was having some evil intentions again, and said angrily: "I won't continue doing it."
"Auntie has misunderstood us. Now that we have made a style, we will continue to improve it to make people comfortable to wear. We will create a few more styles and styles. When they can be mass-produced, we will promote them to the female relatives of various provinces in the south of the Yangtze River." Brother Rong. Er laughed and said: "But there is no rush in this matter. These things are easy to be imitated and weaved. So we have to leave one or two backup hands. When others imitate the simplest one, we will recommend a better one."
Xue Baochai was originally a son of an imperial merchant and knew business management matters better than he did. After hearing this, I immediately understood. Said: "If this business can be sustained, it will definitely make great progress. How should the Ningguo Mansion and the Xue family divide the accounts?"
This stumped Jia Rong. Although the idea was valuable, he couldn't open his mouth to his own woman. After all, the Xue family is in charge of material purchasing, clothing weaving, and sales, and even subsequent research and development is also in charge of the Xue family. But Jia Rong was not willing to give it all to the Xue family in vain.
This is all money.
Seeing his appearance, Xue Baochai snorted softly. Said: "That's what you look like now. If we separate them, I will be in charge of purchasing and weaving from now on, and the sales will belong to Xue Family Trading Company."
When Brother Rong was confused.
Baochai bit her lower lip and said, "I'm not greedy for your money either. This business is only between me and the Xue family. The cost of purchasing and weaving is paid by the Xue family, and the profit from the sale is 64%. 60% belongs to Ning Guo. Mansion, 40% will go back to Xue’s house.”
Something doesn't feel right. You didn’t do anything, you just came up with an idea and you get 60%? When did Baochai become so easy to talk to?
At the right time, Daiyu, who had changed her clothes next door, came over. Baochai glared at him and said with a blushing face: "I will take the 60% of the Ningguo Mansion on your behalf. When you tell your mother about our affairs, the 60% will be sent to the Ningguo Mansion along with my dowry."
What a good Xue Baochai, his calculations are brilliant.
If Jia Rong didn't go to Aunt Xue to talk about their relationship for a day, 60% of the proceeds from Yishang's business would have gone into Baochai's personal treasury. Nominally, the 60% belonged to the Ningguo Mansion. Even if the Xue family wanted to pursue her private property, they couldn't take it away.
This girl is definitely a profiteer when she goes into business.
Seeing that Lin Daiyu had come in, Brother Rong didn't know what to say. He hummed softly: "I'll settle the score with you when I get to Jinling."
Xue Baochai chuckled and said, "Ying'er won't send Uncle Xiao Rong out yet."
Watching Brother Rong secretly gritting his teeth and leaving, Baochai felt even happier. How could she let Brother Rong eat everything up so easily? Even if she couldn't become the first wife, she still wanted to use these things to gain a status in Ningguo Mansion. A position that even Grandma Rong cannot bully casually.
Xue Baochai, who has a precocious mind, is very clear about all this. Only when her mother's family has power and money can she have status in her husband's family. Even if she does not have these things, she must become an indispensable role. Although Grandma Rong's family is poor, she has been recognized as a godmother by the princess. No one can underestimate this grandma anymore. Although the Xue family is rich, Baochai still needs to continue to increase his wealth.
It is said that women have a weak heart. Jia Rong couldn't understand why Baochai at such a young age had so many twists and turns in her heart. This girl was really unwilling to take any loss.
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On this day, Wang Xifeng and Xue Baochai had returned to Jinling. Jia Rong has also gone to Hedao Yamen to report that he is patrolling Hongze Lake with several old river workers from Yingtian Prefecture.
Suddenly I heard a horse galloping outside. He was the errand boy at Lin Ruhai's house.
"Why are you in such a hurry?" Jia Rong asked.
With a smile on his face, the young man said eagerly: "What a happy event. Today, I have to hear the holy message. In a few days, I will leave for Beijing to take up my post."
oh?
I don't know where the rift occurred. Lin Ruhai, who Jia Rong remembered who died while serving in Yangzhou, did not have any trouble, but now he is being transferred back to Shenjing.
"It is indeed a happy event. What did my uncle have to tell you to come here?" Jia Rong asked doubtfully.
The boy continued to smile and said: "It's not just this happy event. I received a letter from Beijing today, and the one who entered the palace from Master Zheng's family chose Fengzao Palace to marry the empress. Second Master Lian has already boarded the ship to go north, We went to join in the fun. The master asked Uncle Xiao Rong to go back to the Lin Mansion in the next two days to explain some important matters. "
Jia Rong was stunned on the spot.
Yuanchun became a concubine? Although he has forgotten many plots, he vaguely remembers that it was on the birthday of someone in the Jia family when Yuanchun was granted the title of concubine. In the past ten days or so, no one in the Jia family should have died.
The time doesn't match up.
Is it possible that, like Lin Ruhai, he was affected by something that caused the time of Yuanchun's concubine to be changed? I don’t know whether this change is for the better or for the worse.
But for now, it can indeed be considered a good thing. He was just worried that the gentlemen and ladies of the Jia family would no longer keep a low profile because of Yuanchun's concubine, and would instead cause unknown troubles.
It flourishes and then declines.
Now the Jia family is about to reach its peak, but the higher the peak, the more dangerous it becomes. If she had a choice, Jia Rong didn't want Yuanchun to be a concubine. The best option is to wait a year or two until Yuanchun reaches the age of twenty-five and is released from the palace.
Unfortunately, these are beyond the control and influence of Jia Rong.
He took a small piece of broken silver from his arms and rewarded the boy, saying, "Go back and report to your aunt. I'll go back tomorrow afternoon."
"Thank you, Uncle Xiao Rong." The boy who took the money was all smiles and thanked him for a long time before he hurried back to Yangzhou.
Duan Yu looked at his sad face and joked: "In the future, you will also be a relative of the emperor. Why are you so sad for such a good thing?"
Brother Rong chuckled and said, "I'm not afraid that you might start asking me to buy you a drink, but I don't have any money left."
"Today is different from the past, you still have to invite us to drink."
Duan Yu laughed loudly, and everyone around him also started cheering. Even the stern old river worker was also happy. When Jia Rong saw this, he said quickly: "Brothers, please forgive me, I will treat you to this wine. However, I have to leave early tomorrow morning. The closest place to Yangzhou is from here." It’s also a day’s journey. I won’t be able to drink anything today, just wait until I come back.”
In this way, everyone spared him.
That night.
King Zhongshun called Jia Rong over.
"Have you received the news from Shenjing?"
"Got the news." Jia Rong replied honestly.
King Zhongshun nodded and said: "It is expected that your Jia family will be favored by the emperor again, but I didn't expect that the emperor would favor your Jia family so much. He also intends to grant you a job in the Daming Palace. You yourself What do you think?"
Um?
Jia Rong heard many meanings from King Zhongshun's words. Firstly, the title of concubine in Yuanchun was related to the Supreme Emperor; secondly, the Supreme Emperor intended to let himself be on duty in the palace, but the emperor and King Zhongshun were not willing to do so.
Brother Rong smiled and said: "The Emperor is so kind, so I should go back to the Daming Palace to thank you. However, the rivers in the south of the Yangtze River are complicated. If the Huanghuai waters are not properly managed, I will be unworthy of the emperor's kindness."
Sure enough, as soon as Brother Rong finished speaking, he saw the satisfied smile on King Zhongshun's face. He continued: "Although I can bathe in the emperor's grace day and night in the Daming Palace, I can't see the suffering people in the world. If the flood disaster in the south of the Yangtze River is not eliminated for a day, I vow not to return to the capital."
The Thirteenth Master nodded and smiled: "It's a good intention. However, the flood disaster in Jiangnan will not be eliminated in a day, and the camps in Gyeonggi still need you. How can I keep you in Jiangnan forever? Besides, your wife is still pregnant Baby, if I keep forcing you to stay here, the princess will not be able to settle accounts with me."
Brother Rong giggled twice. But I was thinking in my heart that things were too coincidental. A few days ago, Xiao Que'er brought Jia Jing's words, telling him not to return to Beijing in the near future. A few days later, Yuanchun was granted the title of concubine, and she also planned to transfer herself to the palace as a guard in the forbidden palace.
Is it possible that Yuanchun's appointment as a concubine was planned in advance? But where did Jia Jing get the news?
Dai Quan?
Or the Prince of Beijing County?
So whose idea was it for him to be transferred to the Forbidden Palace? Why did Jia Jing tell him not to go to the Forbidden Palace again?
Jia Rong couldn't figure out the relationship.
King Zhongshun said again: "In this case, it is better to patrol the river with the officials of the river yamen. Discharging the water from the Huanghuai River and Gaoyou Lake into the river is not a long-term solution. We need to find a way to eliminate the disaster. After returning to the capital, I will inform you that I will make plans for you now." The official position of a water conservancy camp envoy."
Jia Rong looked puzzled. He had never heard of such an official position.
King Zhongshun explained: "I am very happy now that the paddy fields along the Qinghe River have achieved results. The great scholar Shu Bole made a report and put forward four suggestions. Encourage the people to cultivate their own fields. Depending on the number of acres, they will be given official positions of nine grades or above and five grades below; at the same time, they will go to the water conservancy camp People who serve in the Field Office will be classified as officials with different positions depending on the size of the projects they complete. Demoted or dismissed officials can be reinstated if they participate; criminals who have been exiled can be reduced in rank. According to your merits, you should have a five-level official position. .”
Brother Rong laughed sheepishly and asked, "What rank is the water conservancy field envoy?"
King Zhongshun said: "From the fourth rank, I can hold the paddy field envoy order and ask the local prefect and various bureaus to cooperate closely."
Jia Rong laughed after hearing this and saw the look in Thirteenth Master's eyes. He quickly explained, "Young man, I'm not laughing because of my grade. I'm just afraid that if my grade is low, the government offices won't cooperate."
The Thirteenth Master hummed and didn't care. He promised Jia Rong to send it out tomorrow.
Early the next morning, Jia Rong and Xiaoqueer took a speedboat south and arrived at Lin Ruhai's house near night.
After arriving at the house, Brother Rong sent Xiao Que'er to the backyard and went into the study to chat secretly with Lin Ruhai.
That night, Jia Rong finally understood another reason why Jia Jing didn't let him return to Beijing.
Lin Ruhai was indeed transferred to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, an agency that supervises princes and ministers and is outspoken. It's just more complicated than what Jia Rong, Xue Baochai and others thought. Although the imperial censor's report is false, he will not be guilty, but if he is blinded by the knowledge, he will be judged as harming the country.
In other words, the Lin family and the Jia family should avoid any suspicion in the future! Don't let other officials worry about coming to Jia's house just because there are so many people in Lin Ruhai Cucumber.
Emperor Xiande sealed Yuanchun, and at the same time promoted Lin Ruhai as the inspector and censor. In the eyes of outsiders, the scenery was extremely good.
In fact, the scenery is indeed infinitely beautiful.
Apart from the need to avoid suspicion, there are no disadvantages in other aspects. After the baptism of the previous Ming Dynasty, although the inspectors and censors of Dayan were ineffective to some extent, they had a power that outsiders could not match.
That is false accusation and innocence!
In the absence of actual evidence, only hearsay, gossip, street gossip, and gossip can be used to report to the court and correct civil and military officials. If it is finally found out, the speaker will be rewarded; if it is not found out, the speaker will not be punished.
"It seems that we have to continue to keep a low profile in the future."
Jia Rong was sighing, but suddenly she seemed to hit something. When he looked up, he saw Daiyu gently rubbing her chest, looking at him with a pair of eyes that seemed to be frowning but not frowning.
"It turns out Aunt Lin is here."
Lin Daiyu said: "I called you several times but you didn't answer. You actually bumped into me as if you didn't exist."
Brother Rong looked apologetic and said with a dry smile: "I was lost in thought for the moment and didn't check the surroundings. Auntie, it hurts. Do you want me to rub it for you?"
The moon is so round, the night is so cool, and the dark garden is especially quiet. Lin Daiyu's little face suddenly turned red, as if she was drunk, and she gave Brother Rong a look and left in anger.
Little Que'er was left staring at Uncle Rong suspiciously. The maid's fox-like eyes moved around, and she straightened her chest and said, "Uncle just bumped into Que'er, can you give Que'er a rub?"
Jia Rong glared, raised his hand and gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll give you a gentle rub."
"Oops!" Little Que'er only heard two crisp sounds before she could react. A thin layer of red appeared on Guazi's little face, and he begged for mercy: "Master, please stop fighting."
Xiao Daiyu, who heard the noise not far away, turned around and saw her, her face even more annoyed, she snorted and walked away without looking back.
Zijuan advised: "They are usually careless men, and they don't get any ideas. Uncle Xiao Rong didn't hit the girl on purpose, and those frivolous words were not unintentional."
Lin Daiyu sat on the bedside with a sad look on her face and said angrily: "We are not the worm in his belly, who knows his heart."
Zijuan said again: "Young lady will go back to Beijing tomorrow, and I don't know when I will see Uncle Xiao Rong next time. I didn't want to have a good conversation tonight, so why did I come back in such a fuss?"
"He is the one who caused the trouble. In the past, he had trouble with Sister Bao, and now a little maid came to make trouble with him. How can he remember other people?" Lin Daiyu snorted and snorted at Xiaoqiong, "In the past, I said something about remembering people from the bottom of my heart. They are all coaxing. There is Sister Bao in the front, a little maid in the back, and there is a grandma in the house. His heart is bigger than that of a bison, can he hold so many people? "
Zicuckoo said: "Good girl, I'm still sad about something like this. How about I ask the girl to scold Uncle Rong? By the way, I can drive that annoying little hoof out of the Lin Mansion."
When Lin Daiyu heard this nonsense, she knew that Zicuckoo was joking, but she couldn't help but said angrily: "There is no reason for a master to chase away guests. Que'er belongs to Brother Rong. If you chase her away, you will also chase away Brother Rong."
Zijuan joked: "It's a good idea to drive away a bad guy like him."
