"Slow down, Prime Minister Dai!"
Jia Qi stood in front of the Hou Mansion and sent Dai Quan away. Cai Luan, who was standing next to him, looked at Dai Quan's retreating back with an unhappy look on his face.
"You little bastard! That's a hundred taels!
That dead eunuch is not afraid of dying~~"
Hearing Cai Luan's words, Jia Qi shook his head. The eunuchs who followed the emperor were not short of these things. These one hundred taels might be a huge sum of money to others, but it meant nothing to him.
Jia Qi smiled when he saw that Cai Luan was still crying.
"Okay, let's see what makes you feel sorry for me, isn't it just one hundred taels of silver? From now on, all the money in our house is yours to take care of. As long as you don't use the money to do anything harmful to the world, it's up to you~"
It turns out that the one hundred taels of silver note just given to Dai Quan was what Jia Qi and Cai Luan wanted. Now that Cai Luan has become a miser, Cai Luan feels distressed!
After listening to Jia Qi's words, Cai Luan's eyes suddenly lit up. She licked the corners of her mouth and a smile appeared on her face again, "Really? You can't lie!"
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Jia Qi nodded. Although there were servants arranged in the house, he could not trust these strangers, so he was relieved to leave things like money to Cai Luan.
After saying that, Jia Qi turned around and walked towards the mansion. At this time, a very blessed old man and a group of maids and servants were standing on both sides behind the main entrance of the Hou Mansion, lined up in two rows. Jia Qi looked around and said, There are about forty or fifty people, including about twenty maids, all of different looks, and most of the servants are young servants.
Seeing Jia Qi and Cai Luan coming in, the group knelt down and shouted in unison, "See the Marquis!"
Jia Qi raised his hand and said, "Everyone, get up!"
Looking at the old man in the front, Jia Qi asked aloud: "Are you the housekeeper of the house?"
The old man listened to Jia Qi's question and did not dare to be negligent. He quickly replied: "Go back to the Marquis. This old slave is the housekeeper assigned to the Marquis by the clan government. The old slave's surname is Yang and his name is Liben. If anything happens to the Marquis in the future, Son, just give me orders~"
Jia Qi narrowed his eyes slightly, glanced at the others, and asked: "Are the others appointed by the clan government?"
The Zongren Mansion is an institution in Dakang that specializes in managing many ceremonial and legal matters for the royal family and the families of officials who have been granted titles, including the inheritance of titles, weddings and funerals, the determination of posthumous titles, and other matters, as well as the introduction of talents.
However, most of the families who wanted to seize the title in this dynasty did not use people from the Zongren Mansion. First of all, the origins of the people in the Zongren Mansion were quite complicated. They did not know whether they were spies from the royal family or from hostile families. It was not a wise move for the spies arranged by the spies to let these people in the house.
Yang Liben sighed in his heart. These people had spent a lot of effort to enter this prince's mansion, but judging from Jia Qi's intentions, he didn't seem to want to use them.
However, he did not dare to lie when facing Jia Qi, so he could only reply honestly: "Yes~"
Jia Qi pondered for a moment, and then said to Yang Liben: "You stay, leave three maids, two servants, and send the rest back!"
When everyone heard Jia Qi's words, a hint of disappointment flashed in their eyes. They thought they had come to a good place, but unexpectedly, the Marquis did not give the clan any face.
When Yang Liben heard this, he swallowed his saliva and sent back so many people at once. How could he explain to the people above him? After all, those who can enter this prince's mansion are not ordinary people.
"Master Hou! The house is so big, so two people might not be able to keep an eye on it!"
After a long silence, Jia Chu didn't speak. Yang Liben couldn't help but be stunned. However, from the corner of his eye, he looked at the figure still standing on the high platform in front of the door. Knowing that Jia Chu had not left, he did not dare to raise his head. Standing there with his head lowered.
As time went by, the courtyard became more and more depressed. Although Jia Qi didn't say a word, it still made everyone present feel trembling, as if a big stone had been pressed on them, making them more and more breathless.
Of course, the one who felt the deepest impression was Yang Liben. After all, he was the one who spoke directly to Jia Qi. The others did not dare to breathe. The servants and maids standing on both sides felt that time seemed to have stopped at this time. Normally, the sound of my own heartbeat can be heard in my ears. Although I don’t know the real ability of this champion, right now, my days are still like a year.
"Are you teaching me how to do things?"
A whirlwind swirled through the courtyard, and Yang Liben trembled all over. Jia Qi put too much pressure on him. Even Lord Zong Zheng of Zong Ren Mansion had never let him do this. He couldn't help but feel in his heart What weight do these three words "Repositioning Champion" hold.
While thinking about it, he quickly knelt down on the ground and replied urgently: "I don't dare! I don't dare! Please forgive me~"
Jia Qi took a step forward and walked in with Cai Luan. When passing Yang Liben, Jia Qi said something, which made Yang Liben nod quickly as if he was being pardoned.
"This will never happen again!"
"My personal guards will come soon and arrange a place for them. From now on, you don't need to hire servants from outside. If anything happens, just tell them!"
"As ordered~"
Then he said to Cai Luan beside him: "Go pick a maid!"
Cai Luan nodded obediently.
Jia Qi pointed at a boy and said, "Go to the study, and you will lead the way!"
There was a hint of surprise on the boy's face. Originally, he thought he was going to be sent back. After all, his relationship was not that good, and he was not ranked among Yang Liben's people. Now that Jia Qi is in charge, doesn't it mean that he can stay? Came down.
He climbed up quickly with his hands and feet and led the way forward until Jia Qi disappeared. Yang Liben wiped the cold sweat that had covered his forehead. Now he regretted taking such an errand. The young man in front of him The champion prince is so good at handling people and so domineering in his actions. He must not be an easy master to deal with. I am afraid he will be sad in the future.
After arriving at the study, Jia Chu asked the boy to leave. The layout of the study was similar to Lin Ruhai's study he saw in Yangzhou. It was quite satisfactory and had no special features, but he didn't care about it.
After arriving at the desk, Jia Qi brought the Eight Immortals chair back and sat down.
Looking at a pile of thread-bound Four Books and Five Classics on the table, he was slightly in a trance. When he went to court in Fengtian Temple, he vaguely noticed something abnormal. Although his breath was very weak, he could feel that the man was the same person he had met before. The three major sacrifices of the Later Yuan Dynasty are the same.
Thinking about what the three people said to him, he could naturally think that that person should be the person standing behind Dakang, or in other words, the person standing behind the Dakang royal family.
However, the person today did not seem to notice anything unusual about him, and his breath was fleeting. When I left the palace before going down to court, I was thinking about the same thing. For this reason, I almost seriously injured Dai Quan, the eunuch in charge of Emperor Mingkang's side.
"It seems that we need to pay attention to these people in the future~"
Jia Qi said in his heart and put this matter aside for the time being. It was a good thing for him that the other party could not interfere in human affairs without authorization.
Then Jia Qi made some plans for today. He should go to the Jia Mansion. After all, where he was born, his little maid rescued from Jinling was also there, as well as Xichun, and the protagonists of this fictional world. , the Twelve Hairpins of Jinling, the Phoenix Egg Jia Baoyu, and the psychic jade are all there too.
Just when he was still thinking about these things, the door of the study room was pushed open, and Cai Luan walked in with three pretty little maids. As a person of appearance, Cai Luan had no regard for those who looked ordinary. There was no interest at all, so when choosing, I chose the three most beautiful maids. However, the eyes of the three little maids were a little red at this time, as if they had cried.
"Have you asked clearly?"
Seeing them come in, Jia Qi said something confusing, but Cai Luan smiled softly.
Looking at the three little maids standing at the door, Cai Luan pointed and said: "One is from the palace, one is from the eldest prince's palace, and the other is from the cabinet Fan Yuan and his lord's house!"
Hearing this, Jia Qi was startled for a moment, and then twitched the corner of his mouth. It seemed that he was right in not keeping those people. If he kept all of them, wouldn't his house become a sieve? But if he didn't keep any of them, it would be a sieve. It’s not good either. It’s actually fine as it is now.
Jia Qi touched his chin and then asked, "Aren't you afraid that they will lie to you?"
Cai Luan chuckled, a hint of meaning flashed in her eyes, she touched her nails and replied: "I fed them something~"
Hearing Cai Luan's words, the three little girls didn't know what they thought of. Their whole bodies began to tremble unconsciously, and then they fell to their knees with a plop.
"Master Hou!
Please let us go! We swear we will never leak any information to the outside world! "
"Please Lord Marquis, please have mercy! Please Lord Marquis, please have mercy!"
Jia Qi looked at the frightened expressions of the three of them and made a rough guess about Cai Luan's actions. However, he didn't think Cai Luan had done anything wrong. After all, they were all spies sent here. Jia Qi's expression No fluctuations were seen, and he said in a deep voice: "I'll give you two choices. The first one is to let you go~"
Hearing this, a hint of surprise appeared in the eyes of the three little maids. They were almost scared to death by Cai Luan just now. To be honest, they don't think about anything now and just want to leave here alive.
However, they were not happy for long before they immediately changed their minds.
"It's just going out sideways, I don't believe you can control your mouth!"
Hearing this, the three little maids immediately trembled. Cai Luan on the side was also full of fun. She couldn't leave back then. Are they still daydreaming?
No matter how the other party reacted, Jia Qi spoke again and said: "Second, stay in the house as an errand. You can deliver news to your master, but you must know what news to deliver! If I let this prince discover anything, Abnormal, don’t blame me for being ruthless when the time comes!”
Hearing this, the three maids looked a little strange. They quietly raised their heads and glanced at Jia Qi.
"Of course, this is a joke. If you have always been loyal, I will not treat you badly. According to the monthly schedule of the first-class maids in the capital, double monthly schedule, when you are old, you will be allowed to leave the house and marry someone. If you don't want to , the Hou Mansion won’t miss you a bite of food!”
After Jia Qi finished speaking, the throats of the three little maids moved violently twice. They looked at each other and said in unison: "I am willing to obey the orders of the Marquis, even if I die!"
It is better to die than to live. These little maids naturally know how to choose.
Jia Qi nodded, "You go alone and talk to Yang Liben. I will be going out in a while, so let him get ready!"
"The remaining two people will help me prepare my clothes. I want to change my clothes~"
When the three little maids heard Jia Chu's instructions, they bowed Yingying, said goodbye, and then went about their business.
However, Cai Luan was a little annoyed. When she saw the three maids leaving, she looked at Jia Qi eagerly. Jia Qi raised his eyebrows, knowing that Cai Luan was planning to go out with him, so he said, "Go and change it yourself." Get your clothes on and we'll go together later. No talking, only watching~"
Cai Luan curled her lips and ran out in a hurry.
Half an hour later, Jia Qi walked out of the Hou Mansion dressed in bright red. In front of him was a vivid golden unicorn, a jade belt around his waist, a pair of soap boots under his feet, and a jade crown on his hair, showing his elegant style. Cai Luan was stunned when he saw the young man's sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes, his nose like a hanging gallbladder, his face like a crown jade, and his extraordinary appearance.
"The little bastard is still growing up, okay~"
When Jia Qi heard this, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Are you crazy again? What nonsense are you talking about?"
Cai Luan rolled her eyes at Jia Qi angrily. This is their southern Xinjiang dialect, and they praise a man for being handsome! This ignorant idiot.
"You're talking about a certain little bastard who looks better than Pan An!"
Seeing Cai Luan like this, Jia Qi laughed, shook his head, and stopped caring, "In a sedan or on a horse?"
"What kind of sedan are you riding in? I'm not a weak little girl!"
After saying that, Cai Luan also asked someone to lead out a horse, stepped on the horse's back, and then glanced at Jia Qi, as if to say, I am not that weak.
"My Healing Game"
Then Jia Qi lightly touched the ground and got on the horse's back.
"Let's go~"
The streets in Beijing are very spacious. There are many shops on both sides of the streets. The cries of vendors in the streets and alleys are endless. Sugar figures, candied haws, juggling, busking, and all kinds of snacks are all available. At a glance, it is full of fireworks. Crowded.
Seeing Cai Luan's excited expression, Jia Qi shook his head helplessly, "Let's wait for another day! Today's clothes, even though they are regular clothes, are still a bit ostentatious."
Hearing this, Cai Luan reluctantly looked back and followed Jia Qi into another street.
There are three words written on the street archway, "Ningrong Street". Compared with the previous street, this street is obviously much deserted. There are only a few merchants. Looking at the bookstore on the street, a flash of light flashes in Jia Qi's eyes. Looking back, when he was preparing to take the imperial examination, he came here often, reading books, and the time was quiet. Now, in the blink of an eye, it has been five or six years.
After thinking about it, Jia Qi got off his horse and walked to the bookshop in a few steps. There was a sign outside the shop with a calligraphy on it. The shop was almost the same as before and there were not many changes. Jia Qi glanced at a corner. , Well, it was the same old man, a poor scholar invited by Jia Zheng from the countryside. He remembered that his name was Si Songgen.
When the old man heard the movement, he slowly stood up from the bamboo chair, squinted his eyes, shook his head and said: "This is Jia's Bookstore, which is not open to outsiders for the time being. Jia's children can study here for free, but they are not allowed to damage the books! "
There was a heater where he stayed, but books were flammable, so they were far away. He didn't see the person coming clearly. When he turned around from the wall, he saw a young man dressed in bright red. It shocked him.
This kind of vermilion color is not something ordinary people can afford to wear. Only those officials of fourth rank or above can wear red in the government.
"Damn old man, your body is still so strong~"
Seeing this old man, Jia Qi said half-jokingly.
Si Songgen's heart trembled when he heard this familiar greeting. He hadn't heard this voice for four or five years. He thought Jia Qi was dead! After all, Jia Qi was too young and alone. In this world, the chance of a child surviving alone is not very high.
"Are you brother Qin??"
Seeing Si Songgen's eyes moist, Jia Qi also sighed in his heart. When he came here to read a book, he spent a lot of time with this stubborn old man. From the beginning, he complained, but later he was willing to give him a few pennies. Prepare two steamed buns, Jia Qi is still grateful to this old man.
"It's me~"
Hearing Jia Qi's words, Si Songgen wiped two hands on his face randomly and smiled.
"The wind is strong and the sand is blinding~"
Jia Qi knew that the old man was stubborn, but he didn't try to expose him. He casually pulled two stools aside, put one in front of Si Songgen, and placed the other beside him.
Si Songgen didn't know what to do, so he naturally took the stool handed over by Jia Qi, sat down, and then asked: "Brother Qi, where have you been in the past few years? I haven't seen you reading books~ "
Jia Qi chuckled, "I didn't go anywhere. I went to Jiubian and fought two battles. I happened to win. Isn't this a glorious return home?"
He knew that this old man stayed here all the time and never went out. He was very ill-informed. He expected that the other party didn't know who he was now, so he didn't use the idea that he was a champion to stimulate him. At your age, it would be terrible if you were irritated and died.
Sure enough, Si Songgen didn't know what was going on outside, or he didn't expect that the young man reading in front of him was the famous champion!
"Going to the battlefield? It'll be great if you can come back! It'll be great if you can come back! Let me tell you! The battlefield is not a kind place, with swords and swords flashing. People are there, and they can lose their lives accidentally. It's better to study! It's better to study. ah!"
Jia Qi did not refute these words. The battlefield is indeed not a kind place. If he did not have such a powerful ability, he would definitely not take this path.
"It's okay, there will be no battles to fight on all nine sides in the future!"
Hearing this, the old man was a little confused. The border area has always been a place where gunfire never stops. How could there be no war?
Seeing him like this, Jia Qi continued with a smile: "Our Dakang team won a big victory this year, and Hou Yuan was defeated and defeated. I'm afraid they won't dare to come back to Jiubian to fight against the autumn wind for a long time!"
Si Songgen nodded when he heard this.
"That's right! Then the people in our border areas are happy! Oh! By the way, little brother Qin, have you paid attention to me? I think you are not young anymore. It's not easy for you to establish a career. , it’s only right to start a family as soon as possible!”
Hearing this, Jia Qi couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly. He looked older, but in fact he was not yet fourteen years old. Getting married at this age was not something this old man could think of.
Then the two chatted for a while. Jia Qi asked Cai Luan for a one hundred tael banknote and handed it to the old man. At first, Si Songgen refused to accept it, but later Jia Qi persuaded him to accept it. In fact, it was not It's not that Jia Qi refuses to give more, but he knows that these one hundred taels are the limit that the old man can safely hold. If there is more, he may be plotted by the villain. If he didn't have fifty taels, he would have given fifty taels. Two, and the rest will be given later.
Later, he told Si Songgen that if there were any juniors in the family, he could help him find a job, but the old man declined.
In desperation, Jia Qi told him that if there was any difficulty, he would go to the house to find him, and then he got up and left.
After leaving the bookstore, there were only a few steps ahead. Jia Qi did not mount his horse again, but walked directly towards Ning Guo Gong's Mansion~
