The red building is so arrogant

Chapter 248 Mid-Autumn Festival [Part [-]]

[Old Ao is still alive, and there are no eunuchs, but the plot is not smooth and he has autism, so he will make up for it tomorrow. 】

Because he had a few drinks with his relatives and godfathers last night, Jiao Shunqi was quite late on weekdays.

After washing up, while Xiang Ling and Yu Chuan were laying dishes on the table, he went to the main room to greet his parents.

Laiwang had already finished his meal, and at this time he was flipping through the accounts and official documents that Jiao Shun brought back, and from time to time he had to pick up a pen to draw on the pamphlets, but he was so absorbed that he didn't notice his son entering the door.

Seeing this, Mrs. Xu, who was standing by, put down the ink ingot in her hand and gave her son a wink, and the mother and son quietly went to the outer living room.

"It's good to add fragrance to the red sleeves."

Jiao Shun joked with a smile: "But mother, don't work too hard, just tell Qingwen and Wu'er if you have anything to do."

"Is it okay for me to be willing to guard your father?"

Mrs. Xu gave her son a blank look, and said in a bad mood: "The sick ones seem to have lost their souls—it was okay before, and your father and I are not often at home, but now that we have left our membership, we are all alone. Facing such two hum-ha generals, it is really an eyesore!"

As he spoke, he couldn't help sighing.

Jiao Shun hurriedly poured her a cup of tea, seeing that Qingwen and Wu'er were not there, he suppressed his voice and said, "I've already accepted Qingwen, and it's not easy to drive her out. If Wu'er's mother looks If you don't like it, just pay her two months' regular money and send her home."

"It's that simple."

Mrs. Xu said helplessly: "Her grandparents and I have not lost their relationship in normal times, so it's not appropriate to drive people away like this - besides, your father and I have just quit our citizenship, so let's take the old man in the house." 'Fa Luo, if it spreads out, I'm afraid it will be easy to say a lot."

After a pause, he sighed slightly: "Forget it, let's make do with it for now, at worst, when we move out, we'll hire two more festive people."

"It's up to you."

Seeing that Mrs. Xu had made up her mind, Jiao Shun skipped this section and asked about the real thing: "Mother, are you and my father really not going to join in the fun?"

"not going."

Mrs. Xu shook her head and said: "Your father and I are afraid that we will feel uncomfortable when talking with the old lady and the wife; if we still sit with the people below, we are afraid of hurting your dignity, so it is better not to go."

"That……"

Jiao Shun was a little embarrassed when he heard the words. Normally at this time, he should have said that he would come back early and share the family happiness with his parents, but he had already made an appointment after dusk, so how could he break the appointment casually?

Seeing that he was in trouble, Mrs. Xu smiled and shoved him on the shoulder lightly: "Let's have a three-day holiday, and tomorrow our family will be happy and happy—and besides, your father is such a waste of sleep and food, he doesn't even care about the August Festival." I'm afraid I don't have the time to pay attention to you, so I just go to work on you!"

Then Jiao Shun took his leave and went back to Dongjian to finish his breakfast in a hurry, and then went to Jiazhengyuan by himself.

at the same time.

Jia Zheng was testing Jia Lan's homework in the backyard, and found that the grandson had not only made great progress in the past six months, but also developed a high-spirited attitude, unlike Baoyu and Jia Huan who were timid and lifeless.

Surprised, he couldn't help moving his mind, thinking that he might as well send Baoyu and Jia Huan to the academy to hone their skills.

It's just that as soon as this thought started, it was stopped by Mrs. Wang.

She listened to her persuasion: "Master, Baoyu has been feeling sick these days, and the old lady can't leave him for a moment. Previously, she only went to the Ministry of Industry for half a day and talked all day long. If Baoyu is really allowed to live in the college for half a month , I'm afraid the old lady..."

"Humph~"

Jia Zheng interrupted her in displeasure: "Don't talk about the old lady! I heard that he fell ill this time because of a charming girl named Qingwen—how big is that evil? Having such thoughts shows that you are not good at discipline in ordinary times!"

Mrs. Wang was about to argue, but she heard a report from outside that Jiao Shun had arrived.

Jia Zheng's face turned pale, and he explained casually: "I have an appointment with Brother Shun, and we will go to the East Mansion together for the festival - let him come in."

Mrs. Wang hurriedly took the opportunity to lead Li Wan back to the next door.

Seeing that Jia Lan was standing alone in the middle, Jia Zheng waved his hand kindly to him: "Hurry up your uncles for me, why haven't you come here yet?"

Jia Lan took the order to go out, but she didn't want to bump into Jiao Shun.

He hurriedly took two steps aside, bowed and said, "Lan'er has seen Uncle Jiao."

Seeing that it was Jia Lan, a smile appeared on Jiao Shun's face, and he took out a rhino horn wrench from his sleeve, and stuffed it into Jia Lan's hand: "I heard that you are still in the academy, and you still need to learn horseback riding and archery. Ri deliberately found this finger-the material is not bad, the main thing is the internal mechanism, which can adjust the tightness and thickness, which is most suitable for you long-bodied half-sized children."

As he said that, he smiled sassyly, and without waiting for Jia Lan to react, he picked up the curtain and walked in.

Jia Lan watched him enter the door, then looked at the rhino horn wrench in his hand, and couldn't help but wonder why this uncle of the Jiao family came from a humble background, but he was able to rise to the top in a short period of time - it's really hard for him, he still misses himself in the midst of his busy schedule of studies.

but……

Why does the smell on him always feel a little familiar?
Not to mention how confused Jalan was.

However, after Jiao Shun entered the door, he had just exchanged a few words with Jia Zheng, when he saw Jia Zheng solemnly said: "I went to the yamen to report on my work a few days ago, but how did I hear that you had a conflict with the Ordnance Department again? Although you are a young man Jane is in the emperor's heart, but the Ordnance Department is newly established, and it is entrusted with the important task of the military and attracts the attention of the government and the public, but I'm afraid it is not a good match, so why do you have to..."

"Uncle Shi, don't worry."

Jiao Shun hurriedly stopped him, and said with a smile: "The matter has almost been settled, no matter how tyrannical the Ordnance Division is, it is no more than a word of reason - besides, if you don't subdue this strong dragon first, my nephew is in the Department of General Affairs I'm afraid I can't sit still."

"Is it settled?"

Jia Zheng was taken aback when he heard the words, and he couldn't believe it. After all, he also saw the dominance of the Ordnance Department in the Ministry of Industry. How could he easily give in to a brat?
After a long while, he remembered to ask the details.

Jiao Shun explained the cause and effect, and brought up what he had seen and heard when he accompanied Su Shilang on his tour of Mengxue yesterday.

It was only then that Jia Zheng realized that he had already started planning this matter half a year ago, and now he has seized seven inches of the Ordnance Department in one fell swoop, robbing food like a tiger, sharing the power and credit of the other party.

So I feel more and more grateful for his rare talent and extraordinary vision, so I move my mind to further win over.

Just as he was thinking about how to win him over, he suddenly heard someone yelling outside: "Second brother, second brother, it's a disaster, it's a disaster!"

Jia Zheng was so smart that he got up suddenly and was about to ask what happened when he saw Baoling Hou Shi Nai barging in through the curtain, shouting sweatingly, "Second brother, save me, second brother, save me!"

Hearing his call for help, Jia Zheng felt a little relieved, and asked in surprise, "My dear brother, don't worry, I'm rushing here, but what happened at home?"

"Ah~"

Shi Nai beat his chest and cried, "It's also my younger brother who has no luck in his life. It's because of the poverty of the family. He specially asked Brother Chuncheng [Wang Ziteng] to help him find a real vacancy, but he was chosen by the court unexpectedly. Send me to Europe as an envoy!"

But it turned out that the reason why he chased Prince Teng to Ningguo Mansion to congratulate him was to seek a fat vacancy for a foreign post.

Wang Ziteng was annoyed by being entangled, so he had to agree to help him untangle it.

But who would have imagined that by mistake, just in time for the two countries to negotiate a peace, they agreed to send resident ambassadors to each other.

Originally, according to the intention of the imperial court, it was going to select smart and capable envoys from among the middle-level officials to go to Xiyi. However, the Wuxi people did not know the official style of Daxia and always only respected the title of title. Show their sincerity.

However, since the Sejong Dynasty's indiscriminate distribution of titles, the imperial court has seldom issued the first-level titles of princes. Now that there are marquises in his body, he is either the head of his relatives or a pillar of important ministers. How can he be sent thousands of miles away?

In a difficult situation, it happened that Baoling Hou Shi Nai took the initiative to seek an official position, but who else would do this job? !

So he planned to appoint him as the minister to Europa, and then send another capable official as the deputy envoy to take care of the affairs secretly.

But Shi Nai continued to cry and said: "Although my family received the special favor of hereditary succession in the Sejong dynasty, but in the following dynasties, they were squeezed out and suppressed everywhere. How did they get any benefits?! That's good, good things don't happen to my family. The calamity of being exiled for tens of thousands of miles has fallen on me!"

As he said that, he saluted Jia Zheng deeply, and begged, "Second brother, please pay attention to the relationship between the two families, and save me from this catastrophe!"

"This……"

Hearing this, Jia Zheng subconsciously gave Jiao Shun a sideways glance, intending to ask Jiao Shun to withdraw temporarily, but he was worried that Jiao Shun would think too much, so he said vaguely, "Brother Yu, a small fifth-rank member of foreign affairs, should How can..."

"Cousin!"

But Shi Nai didn't care about it, hearing that Jia Zheng seemed to be trying to shirk, he immediately straightened his spine and said: "My eldest niece is gaining power in the palace, if she is willing to come forward and help Xu Che..."

"Bullshit!"

Jia Zheng immediately grimaced, shook his sleeves and said, "How can the harem be involved in politics?"

"It involves relatives, how can it be regarded as meddling in politics?!"

Shi Nai argued with reason: "The Wuxi country is thousands of miles away, if my younger brother is really sent there, how can I adapt to it? Could my cousin have the heart to let me die in another country and become a lonely ghost? ! "

Jia Zheng was at a loss for words.

He couldn't watch Shi Nai being dispatched overseas, and he was absolutely unwilling to let his daughter intervene in political affairs, so he was in a dilemma.

"Your Majesty is worrying too much."

At this time, Jiao Shun interjected: "Then Europa is not actually a wild place, and many places are probably not as good as ours..."

"Humph!"

Shi Nai didn't wait for him to finish speaking, he stared angrily and said: "You are a yellow-mouthed child, how do you know the customs and customs of Wuxi country, and you are here to lie to me with empty talk?!"

He stared fiercely at him, but Jiao Shun just smiled neither humble nor condescending: "Your Majesty doesn't know something. It was the boy who represented the Ministry of Industry to negotiate business with Wuxi's envoy that day, so I know a little about Wuxi Country—recently In [-], the Uxi Kingdom plundered overseas, and although it was not as luxurious and rich as our Celestial Dynasty, it was still considered the best among the barbarians."

"What's more, there are many novelties in the country, which can quite make up for the shortcomings of my great summer. Today, Your Majesty the Holy Majesty attaches great importance to the peasants and workers. If it is beneficial to the country and the people, the Marquis can just collect it and send it back. After returning to Beijing to report on my work in five years, I'm afraid that the Marquis Bowling's Mansion will be in a different mood again."

"Extremely great!"

Jia Zheng saw that what he said was sound, so he hurriedly joined in and said, "What Brother Shun said is very true. Since the Western Barbarians invaded the country last year, the whole country has regarded Wuxi as a serious problem. My brother's trip to Europa is just to make great achievements and make a glorious career. Great opportunity at the lintel!"

As he talked, he felt envious.

Shi Nai was a little shaken when he heard the two of them talking like this, but after a while, he still put on a straight face and cupped his hands and said: "Since this is a big matter and you have made so many contributions, I am willing to let you go!"

It's unflappable!
Disappointed, Jia Zheng said helplessly: "Forget it, I'll ask someone to help you find out. It would be best if there is a way to turn things around. If it doesn't work... well, you should make some preparations earlier."

Shi Nai pestered him for a long time before he reluctantly left.

As soon as Shi Nai left, Baoyu sent someone to report that the old lady had already summoned all the younger generations, and was just waiting for the wives and gentlemen to arrive, so they went directly to Ningguo Mansion for the festival.

Originally, Jia Zheng wanted to take advantage of Jia Lan's advancement to establish rules for his two sons. Who would have thought that his mother would call them away first, but in desperation he could only sigh secretly that his loving mother had too many sons [grandchildren].

Just about to call Mrs. Wang out, they rushed to the old lady's yard together.

Mrs. Wang invited him into the room first.

"master."

As soon as he entered the door, Mrs. Wang couldn't wait to ask: "I just vaguely heard the historian's cousin mention Yuan Chun, could it be that the palace..."

"Not in the palace."

Jia Zheng waved his hands irritably, and gave a general account of Shi Nai's affairs, and said helplessly, "Thanks to brother Shun, I diverted the conversation in time, otherwise he would force me to ask my mother, I'm afraid... ..."

"Absolutely not!"

Mrs. Wang said anxiously: "Since the Ming Dynasty, the harem has not been allowed to participate in politics. What's more, although the eldest sister is favored now, there are still queen mothers and empresses in the palace. She is so cautious that she is afraid of being taken advantage of by others. How dare she go to the palace?" This muzzle hit?!"

"How can I not understand these principles."

Jia Zheng reassured: "Don't worry, I'm just helping to find out first. If there's nothing I can do, I won't be able to control so much."

Seeing that Mrs. Wang was worried and wanted to remind her again, he hurriedly changed the subject and said, "Brother Shun is really getting worse. He was just promoted to the head of the Department of General Affairs in less than half a month, and he actually overwhelmed the Ordnance Department. To take the lead in the research and development of what kind of musket - when this thing is done, I am afraid that he will be qualified to lead a division!"

Mrs. Wang was also led astray, and she couldn't help sighing: "It can be said that he is only eighteen this year, but he has entered the eyes of today's eyes through the inside and outside, and if he keeps going like this, I'm afraid he will be in three or four years." There is also hope for an important position."

Although she is optimistic about Jiao Shun, she doesn't believe that he can really be a senior member of the first and second ranks, such as the cabinet scholar and six ministers, so she is limited to the important positions of the third and fourth ranks.

But this is already a high position that most Jinshi can't reach in their lifetime!

Jia Zheng took advantage of the situation and said, "Since you are also optimistic about his future, why don't you just go one step further and have a closer kiss with him?"

Knowing the meaning of Jia Zheng's words, Mrs. Wang frowned slightly, and said hesitantly: "The master is talking about the third girl? But she is only twelve now, I'm afraid it's too early to talk about relatives - the second girl is more appropriate in terms of age." , but it is not our turn to decide, besides..."

Although she didn't say it clearly, Jia Zheng also understood that she was worried that her elder brother and sister-in-law would mess around, and that the marriage would become an enemy instead of a marriage.

However, he didn't mean Yingchun and Tanchun sisters originally, so he shook his head and said: "After all, I have been a master and servant before, I'm afraid our family is not suitable - but I don't know if the Xue family's treasure girl has been accepted by others recently? "

Only then did Mrs. Wang realize that he wanted to be a matchmaker for Baochai.

The color changed at the moment, and he said in a muffled voice: "Our family is not suitable, so is Bao girl suitable? She is my younger sister's own flesh and blood, she is so precious, I'm afraid she may not be willing!"

Not necessarily, but his tone was very firm.

Seeing his wife's behavior like this, Jia Zheng couldn't surpass her as the head of the Xue family, so he had no choice but to sigh: "Forget it, since you have other ideas, just pretend that I didn't say that—it's just the old lady, but It may not be willing to fulfill your wish."

(End of this chapter)