"Sister Feng, you are really good at finding a fig leaf for yourself. Even if Ziying wants to marry the sister of the Lin family, the sister of the Xue family, or the girl Yun, it is still someone else's business. Since when has it been related to you making money from it, and you are still like this Shameless?"
Jia Lian became furious when he thought about this.
He only found out when he came back yesterday. Businessmen from the Shanshan Guild Hall in the capital city immediately came to the door and wanted to inquire about the relevant information. This made Jia Lian baffled.
Later I learned that after these Shanxi businessmen found out that they were working for Feng Ziying in Yangzhou, they knew that they could not get involved in Yangzhou and that the capital city was their home ground, so they immediately contacted Rongguo Mansion through various connections. , Jia She and Wang Xifeng were attracted and impressed by all kinds of people, and finally ended up like this.
If Feng Ziying knew about these messy things at home, he was afraid that his career in Yangzhou would be severely compromised. This was also the thing that made Jia Lian the most angry.
Although the capital city looks beautiful, in the Jia Mansion, only one knows the suffering.
There are two gentlemen in the world, especially my father, who often have wild ideas and behave arrogantly. He has to force himself to do many things even if they cannot be done at all.
With a character like Sister Feng around, who often causes trouble and takes trouble, everyone in the inner courtyard, from the old lady to the wife, dotes on Jia Baoyu in every possible way. They turn a blind eye to the deteriorating situation of the Jia family, and they still only think that the eldest girl can give him something. The Jia family brings wealth and a bright future.
In addition, the more he interacted with Feng Ziying in the past few years, the more he could feel the changes in the outside situation. He no longer had the thoughts of dawdling in the past, and even had some quarrels with Jia Zhen, Jiarong, and Jia Qiang from Dongfu. When divided, it also attracted half-truth and half-false teasing from Dongfu.
This situation made Jia Lian want to leave.
In particular, Feng Ziying's ambiguity on this issue made Jia Lian wary.
So he would rather make it clear to people like Sister Feng as soon as possible. Maybe he will go to Yangzhou next time, and he will come back when Lin Ruhai passes away and returns to the capital.
And even if he returns to the capital, he plans to stay in Jiangnan for a long time.
After all, a man must have a career of his own in order to stand upright in front of women. This is what Feng Ziying said. Look at Jia Zheng, it’s not like he has to go to the Ministry of Works to order Mao Zhuan if he has nothing to do. Circle, ask for information, and make everyone in the house think that he is also a member of the imperial court after returning?
Jia Lian was well aware of how bad his impression of his father, who was known as a mighty general but was always scheming around in the mansion, was.
He didn't want to end up in a situation where he would pawn and sell his ancestor's little possessions all day long.
"Oh, Jia Lian, you are a dead duck - you are so tough-talking, but I am shameless? I don't know how difficult things are in this Rongguo Mansion. How many difficulties there are. Who has ever taken care of the affairs in this compound? There are thousands of people. People eat horse chews, who has ever asked where the money comes from? Wives celebrate their birthdays, grandmothers celebrate their birthdays, servants are sick, daily food, clothing and medicine, girls' powder and rouge, repairs to houses and courtyards, none of them require money ? Jia Lian, don’t you know how much Gongzhong’s harvest is?!”
Wang Xifeng has also noticed that Jia Lian's thoughts have changed, and she has even become a little unpredictable.
Although I had to talk back in the past, I would never dare to attack myself with vicious words such as "shameless". Now he has become so unscrupulous?
Jia Lian's eloquence was not Wang Xifeng's opponent, and Wang Xifeng's quick wit was not comparable to Jia Lian's. Feng Ziying had already judged this point.
Jia Lian is distinguished by his loyalty, kindness and diligence, and does not have many other advantages. However, for Feng Ziying, these two points are the most important to him now.
Jia Lian knew what was going on in Jia's house, but it was not his turn to worry about it now. There were two masters, including the ancestor, his wife and Sister Feng, and he was just someone to talk to.
At this moment, Sister Feng questioned him, which was a bit unexpected. It seemed that he, Jia Lian, should be responsible for the failure of the business in the mansion.
Even your housekeeper, Sister Feng, is entrusted by the second wife. Do you really think that you have become the master of the Jia family?
"Sister Feng, you seem to be in the wrong position, right? You should report this situation to your ancestors and your wife, and let them discuss it with the two masters. Is it my turn to interrupt? What does it have to do with me?"
Jia Lian sneered, his eyes even more disdainful.
"Okay, don't use that kind of cover to cover up. I don't want to interfere with your affairs, and I can't. But I just remind you, don't bother Ziying if you have nothing to do. She doesn't owe our family anything. What, you have to have the ability to fool those Shanshan businessmen, that's your ability, but if you use Ziying or my name to deceive you, I won't let you go easy on me!"
After saying that, Jia Lian stood up and walked away.
He still had something to do, and he had to negotiate with the two gentlemen first, and then go talk to his ancestors and wives. Regarding Daiyu's marriage, it was not Sister Feng's turn to intervene yet.
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"What? The eldest son of the Feng family wants to marry Lin Yatou?" Jia She and Jia Zheng, who were sitting in the official hat chairs in the Hall of Rongxi and had just had time to pick up the tea, were shocked. Jia Zheng even shook his hand, and the tea was so hot that he felt It's a grin.
Although Jia Zheng had this idea for a long time and even discussed it with his wife several times, at first he felt that Baoyu had some thoughts about Daiyu. Later, Mrs. Wang directly rejected Daiyu's body and bones, and then Feng Ziying's The rise of Baoyu and Yuanchun's entry into the palace made Jia Zheng and his wife feel that Baoyu could have a better marriage. It seemed that Daiyu's marriage to Feng Ziying was also a good thing.
However, Mrs. Wang later felt that if Baochai could marry Feng Ziying, the relationship between the two parties could be closer.
Especially when Lin Daiyu still has her father, the Jia family can't make the decision on her marriage, and the Xue family has no head man and is completely dependent on the Jia family. Aunt Xue is also a woman without many ideas, so naturally she can Big package.
"Well, Mr. Lin has agreed. It seems that the Feng family has asked Mr. Qi Ge to mediate and have issued a letter of appointment..." Jia Lian also skillfully blurred the time in his words.
After all, it took half a year. Whether this was decided when Feng Ziying went to Yangzhou for the first time, or whether it was finalized after the second trip, he knew it in his heart, but he kept silent about it.
So fast? !
Jia She and Jia Zheng both looked at each other, but they couldn't say anything.
It is only natural that the father makes the final decision, and knowing that his life span is short, he naturally has to make appropriate arrangements for his daughter.
Although it is a bit rare for the Feng family to have two families, it does not affect anything. Each family has its own family, the Shen family has the eldest room, and the Lin family has the third room. They have nothing to do with each other. Moreover, Feng Ziying is so prosperous now, I am afraid that she wants to marry Feng Ziying. There are as many families marrying into the government as there are crucian carp crossing the river, and all of them are from famous families among the officials and gentry, but I don’t know why I chose Lin Yatou. Could it be that they really have a lot of contacts, which means that Feng Ziying is right? ?
Jia She and Jia Zheng didn't believe that this matter was Feng's father and Feng's mother's idea, and asking Qi Yongtai to come forward as a matchmaker must have been Feng Ziying's own thoughts.
Lin Ruhai really had good luck and was able to recruit Feng Ziying as his son-in-law. Jia She and Jia Zheng thought at the same time that it would be great if their daughter was a legitimate child.
"Did Ziying know that Ruhai lent our family 150,000 taels of silver?" Jia Zheng asked quickly.
"Then how can you not know?" Jia Lian said awkwardly: "Now that Uncle Lin and Ziying are the husband-in-law, and Uncle Lin has no children, I will definitely not hide such things from Ziying, but I heard Ziying's intention, and there is no such thing. He was too busy in Yangzhou to be involved in such matters. After finalizing the marriage, he spent most of his time at the Yamen of the Zhongshu Department in Yangzhou, and he rarely even went to the Yamen of the Salt Transfer Envoy."
Jia Zheng breathed a sigh of relief, but Jia She asked with a gloomy face: "Lian'er, tell us the truth, can Ruhai still come up with one or two hundred thousand taels of silver? Because he is considering taking Lin Yatou Did you need a dowry to marry Feng Ziying?"
You can imagine this, but Jia Zheng will never mention it, and Jia She is so annoying.
Jia Lian shook his head and said seriously: "Two gentlemen, on the second day before we set off to return, a censor from the Capital Procuratorate arrived in Yangzhou to inspect the Yamen of the Salt Transport Envoy of the Huaihe River. Mr. Lin couldn't do anything. After more than six years of patrolling the Salt Censorship, I felt that the 200,000 taels of silver would be enough for me, and I had to sell almost all the land, shops and mansions. When I was in Yangzhou, I helped Mr. Lin handle a lot of things... …”
The censor went south to Cha Lin Ru Hai? And he is not from the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate, but the censor from the Capital Procuratorate went south?
This shocked the two brothers Jia She and Jia Zheng again. Jia She asked hurriedly: "Will the 150,000 taels of silver be affected?"
"Probably not. I think Mr. Lin is very confident. As he said, the little he left behind was just for Sister Lin's dowry, and the rest was lent to our family in the hope that our family can become Sister Lin's support in the future. After all, after all, the Feng family is now at its peak, and like the Shen family with the eldest family, his father Shen Jue is now the prefect of Dongchang Prefecture, a fourth-rank official, and he is not too old. He may take another step forward in the future. so……"
Jia Sheng and Jia Zheng both stroked their beards and nodded slightly without saying a word.
This is right.
As soon as Lin Ruhai died, Lin Daiyu became an orphan. After three years of mourning, although Feng Ziying did not dare to say that she regretted her marriage, if a woman did not have enough foundation to rely on her natal family, she would definitely suffer.
In particular, Feng Ziying is still the second wife, and the eldest daughter is the legitimate daughter of a scholarly family who also comes from a famous family in Suzhou. Therefore, Daiyu seems to be a little lacking in confidence. In the future, she will naturally have to rely on a double family, and there is also a The imperial concubine came to the Jia family in the palace to support her.
