The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Chapter 517

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has a huge organization and is in charge of the internal affairs of the palace.

Among them, the internal money is equivalent to the silver treasury of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, commonly known as the emperor's private treasury.

Emperor Ningkang was more concerned about the entry of these several million taels of silver into the account. With this money, he would not have to play Tai Chi with those veteran officials in the court for a long period of time.Therefore, he specially sent Dai Quan to come over to handover with Jia Lian.

When these things were done and he came out of the palace, Jia Lian was completely relaxed.

Although it is impossible for him to be comprehensive at any time and any place, it is what he strives to pursue after making a plan for everything.

As long as the emperor is satisfied with him here, he will go to court tomorrow morning, but it will be just a formality, at most he will chat with those ministers, and it is impossible to have much influence on him.

They walked towards the west city with their personal guards, but before they left the Xi'an Gate, a beautiful woman in a palace costume blocked their way.

"Why are you here?"

Jia Lian opened the curtain of the carriage and saw that it was the maid named Hu Yuanyao that Princess Zhaoyang gave him back then. She was already thinking about it, but she still asked a question.

The main reason why Princess Zhaoyang gave it to herself was to let her act as a liaison in the middle, so as to facilitate the communication between the two of them.

In order to make it easier for her to enter and exit the Rongguo Mansion, and to avoid too much contact between the princess and Wang Xifeng, Jia Lian did not arrange her into the inner courtyard, but placed her in the Dongkua courtyard to help him take care of the outer study.

Hu Yuanyao stood outside the carriage and bowed, "My lord, there is an old friend waiting for you."

As she spoke, she glanced behind her.

Jia Lian followed her line of sight and found a carriage quietly parked at the entrance of an alley in the distance.The carriage was neither big nor small, nor gorgeous, and there were no attendants standing around, so it was not conspicuous at all when parked there.

Jia Lian shook his head slightly. Under such circumstances, who else would meet him in such a way, except Princess Zhaoyang?

Let's just say, it is necessary to make it so mysterious, to return the old friend...

This must be what Princess Zhaoyang deliberately asked Hu Yuanyao to say.

Without hesitation, Jia Lian asked the guards to stand by and followed Hu Meiren to the side of the carriage.

"Master, Lord Zhenyuan has arrived."

Not long after Hu Meiren's words fell, a clear, joyful and playful voice rang out: "Master Jia, since we're all here, why don't you get in the car and talk?"

Who is this voice if it is not Princess Zhaoyang?

Back then, he and Princess Zhaoyang wandered together in the desert for more than a month, getting along day and night, how could Jia Lian not know some of her habits.

This little sister always likes to create different atmospheres, and in future generations, she must be a very romantic woman.

"Since it is an invitation from an old friend, I dare not obey."

As Jia Lian said, he jumped into the carriage and opened the curtain to go in.

I saw this simple carriage on the outside, but the interior was luxuriously and elegantly decorated.Dressed in a palace dress, the twenty-nine-year-old Princess Zhaoyang is sitting behind a small tea table, making tea leisurely and leisurely.

She has a beautiful appearance and noble and elegant temperament. With such a casual and natural posture, she has a calmness and confidence that is hard to match for all the ladies in the world.

"I haven't seen you for a few months. Could it be that Lord Hou doesn't recognize me?"

Seeing Jia Lian staring at her without moving, a smile flashed across Princess Zhaoyang's eyes.

"I haven't seen you for a few months. Her Royal Highness is more and more beautiful and refined, just like a fairy in the moon palace. Ordinary people like me are lucky enough to glimpse the beauty, so I have to see it all at once."

"Hehehe, I haven't seen Erlang for a few months, but his appearance hasn't changed much. He's still so handsome. It's just that his mouth is more eloquent than before."

Princess Zhaoyang smiled, pushed aside the cup of tea she just made in her hand, and signaled Jia Lian to sit down and taste it with one hand.

"Erlang knows my tea art, so I will not introduce this tea, lest Erlang say that I am arty and reckless.

This cup of tea should be regarded as Erlang's return from a long journey, to quench Erlang's thirst and exhaustion. "

Jia Lian didn't answer this sentence, but just smiled, picked up the tea, took two sips, and drank it all in one gulp: "Good tea."

"Hehehe..."

Princess Zhaoyang found that after seeing Jia Lian, she never stopped smiling.Feeling that this would make Jia Lian look down upon him, so he quickly collected his thoughts and said seriously: "You have met my father, did he talk to you about some ministers in the court talking about you? What's the trouble? "

Jia Lian met Princess Zhaoyang's eyes and saw that she was concerned about herself, so she shook her head: "There is no trouble, didn't you say that my mouth is the best at coaxing people. Your Majesty is also very coaxed by me." I'm happy, with him as my backer, who dares to trouble me."

The corners of Princess Zhaoyang's mouth twitched when she heard this.

She said that Jia Lian is the best at coaxing people, but that is ironic that he is good at coaxing girls, even she, the princess, was coaxed by him.

But his father is neither a woman nor a person to be coaxed.

However, she had great trust in Jia Lian's ability. Since Jia Lian said so, she thought she had a countermeasure, so she skipped this one.

Lifting her hips to get closer to Jia Lian, she looked up at Jia Lian's face, and suddenly jokingly said, "Erlang, what do you want to say to me, for example, about women..."

Jia Lian's expression was slightly condensed when he heard the words, and he turned to look at her with a guilty conscience, "Did Qing Ran find out?"

"Hehehe, what do you think?"

"Well, I admit, I brought a few girls back from Jiangnan..."

Princess Zhaoyang was taken aback, "Woman? Or how many?"

Jia Lian quickly put on a frank and lenient posture, briefly described the origins of Shen Pan'er and the others, and emphasized that he took them back to Beijing because he valued their talents.

After Princess Zhaoyang heard the words, she looked at Jia Lian with a smile, seeing Jia Lian looking at her sincerely, she suddenly smiled.

"It's just a few beauties, as long as Erlang likes it, just keep it by his side, what is it worth.

I know, for you men, the more beauties, the better.Otherwise, how could I have given Yuan Yao to you back then.

Who would have thought that if someone kindly gave you a beauty, you would not appreciate it, let her be a widow for so long, let her be a widow for so long, and even turn around and fall in love with her cousin, it would make her very sad..."

Princess Zhaoyang said, pretending to be sad.

Princess Zhaoyang really doesn't care about famous courtesans, for her, those women are no different from playthings.

It can't even compare to the Hu beauty she gave Jia Lian.After all, Hu Yuanyao is still the daughter of the gatekeeper of Xi'an, and she has a potential political role. She can give it to Jia Lian as soon as she can. Naturally, it is impossible to care about some low-status women.

What she originally wanted to talk about was naturally Daiyu's business, and it could only be Daiyu's business.

This was the gossip she got after Jia Lian left Beijing, but at that time Jia Lian was on business in the south of the Yangtze River, so she didn't mention it in her letter with Jia Lian.

Now that Jia Lian has returned safely, of course she has to ask.

At the beginning, her imperial grandmother forced him so much that she was unwilling to let him marry Jia Lian, so she turned around and made a promise to her little cousin.

It's no wonder that Princess Zhaoyang doesn't care.

In fact, Jia Lian also knew that Princess Zhaoyang was talking about this matter, and he never thought that this matter could be hidden from her.

Seeing her clarifying her words, Jia Lian sighed pretentiously, took her into his arms, and said softly: "Since you already know about this matter, you must know all about the inside story.

I thought that Qingran would not care about this matter.After all, even Feng girl, in terms of status, is far from being able to compare with you as the eldest princess, let alone her, a weak woman who has lost her parents and has no one to rely on.

I know that in our current situation, Qingran has been wronged, and I am sorry for you.To be honest, as long as I have a way to let His Majesty promise you to me, even if His Majesty breaks both legs, I am willing. "

When Jia Lian was talking, Princess Zhaoyang kept looking at Jia Lian's face, not knowing what she was thinking.

But her sadness was mostly feigned, and when she saw Jia Lian's serious and deep look, she immediately broke into a smile.

"That can't be done. If your father breaks both legs, this princess will look down on you, so you are useless."

Why didn't Princess Zhaoyang know that Jia Lian didn't intend to provoke her at all back then, and it was she who fought for both of them to develop into what they are today.

So, not to mention the current situation, no wonder Jia Lian, even if Jia Lian changes his mind now and is willing to give up his wife and marry another for her, I'm afraid it will be difficult to operate.

After all, the face of the royal family is very important. At the beginning, you were forced to marry or not, but now you regret it. What is it like to be a royal princess?
Besides, based on what she knew about Jia Lian, Jia Lian would never divorce her wife who had a good looks but a shallow personality.

He just wants to have it both ways!
If it were any other man, Princess Zhaoyang would naturally sneer at it, but because it was Jia Lian, she felt that everything was so natural.

The man she would rather give up her noble status to pay upside down has the qualifications.

Given the current situation, it is unlikely that she would marry into the Rongguo Mansion openly, but she is not in a hurry.

The current state is actually pretty good.

When you are engaged in your own business and want to be your lover, just go on a date like this.

Don't worry, after arriving at the Duke's Mansion, he will be jealous with that Wang family.

As for the little cousin of the Lin family who was rumored to be born like a fairy, she is also a pitiful person.

What's more, her father, who is a flower lover, is willing to promise Jia Lian to be his concubine. It can be seen that both she and her father live alone and have discerning eyes.

Same as yourself.

Therefore, although she speculated about the position of this little cousin in Jia Lian's mind, she had no hostility towards him.

Because I learned from the news that this little cousin really doesn't look like a threat.On the contrary, because others talked about her rare appearance, she aroused a lot of curiosity.

"I heard from others that although this little cousin of the Lin family is still young and sick, she is extremely beautiful, like a fairy.

I'm curious, I don't know what she looks like.I don't know, maybe compared with my god-sister Baoqin?

I really want to see her with my own eyes, but I don't know if Erlang will recommend one or two for me.

In addition, my god-sister's family seems to be in the south of the Yangtze River. If you go on this trip, will you go and see her for me? "

Princess Zhaoyang said with a smile.

What Jia Lian admired most about Princess Zhaoyang was her unrestrained nature, never asking embarrassing questions twice, she was much more generous than men.

"It's not difficult for you to meet her. But she doesn't know the relationship between you and me yet. When the opportunity is right, I'll arrange for the two of you to meet again."

"Well, that's fine, anyway, I'm not in a hurry."

Princess Zhaoyang hadn't seen Jia Lian for a long time, she seemed to miss something a long time ago, and now she was held in Jia Lian's arms, she was not polite, she groped on Jia Lian with a pair of bare hands, and gradually provoked a conflict between the two of them. familiar atmosphere.

After Jia Lian talked about Baoqin's situation with Princess Zhaoyang, seeing her glowing face and ecstatic eyes, she would not disappoint the beauty, so she held her in her arms with her backhand, holding her softly and seductively. The person's body, bowed his head and kissed it.

After a deep kiss that didn't count on the time, Princess Zhaoyang sat up with her arms around Jia Lian's neck, closed the front of the clothes that Jia Lian had torn apart, then looked at Jia Lian with a smile, exhaled like blue and said, "Unfortunately, Erlang must be in a hurry today." I really don’t want Erlang to go home.”

When Jia Lian heard this, she glanced at her angrily.

One turned over and pressed her on the fur-covered seat, and began to disassemble her skirt with both hands, as if to get down to business.

"Hehehe, my sister must be waiting for Erlang at home today. If Erlang can't let my sister have fun after returning home, my sister must be angry. If Erlang is not allowed to go to the kang at night, it will be bad." Princess Zhaoyang laughed.

Jia Lian suddenly had a black line on her forehead, and immediately stopped showing mercy. The dismantling actions became violent, and she almost tore off her clothes.

"Then see if you have the ability."

Princess Zhaoyang smiled, and when Jia Lian lingered frivolously on her body for a while and stood up to undress himself, she pulled Jia Lian's head off again with great perseverance, and stopped and said: "Today That's all, it's not good to let your soldiers wait there for too long.

If Erlang has the heart, tomorrow afternoon, I will wait for Erlang at Huangzhuang outside the city..."

Jia Lian originally thought that Princess Zhaoyang was joking, but after a few movements, she realized that she really didn't give it, and was immediately speechless.

Girls, fuck me?
"Hehehe, Erlang, don't be angry, the timing is really wrong today, and he was not prepared.

If Erlang gets angry, he should just take Yuan Yao away, and take it as an apology to Erlang on his behalf..."

After all, Jia Lian is also a person with self-control. Although she doesn't know what this girl is doing, since she is serious, Jia Lian has no reason to force herself.

So he sat down and hugged her in his arms, and said angrily: "I'll clean you up tomorrow afternoon!"

"Okay, people are waiting..."

Seeing Jia Lian's angry look, Princess Zhaoyang was so cute, she couldn't help but raised her head and kissed Jia Lian's face, and then urged him to get out of the car.

Jia Lian also had no intention of pestering her, but instead of leaving immediately, she took out the thick envelope she had prepared earlier from her sleeve and pressed it into Princess Zhaoyang's hand.

"What is this?" Princess Zhaoyang was a little curious, and she was not polite to Jia Lian, so she immediately opened it to check.

When she found out that there was a thick stack of bank notes inside, Princess Zhaoyang raised her eyebrows and looked at Jia Lian in surprise.

"Here is 50 taels, you can take it. Your princess mansion is so big, you must have a lot of expenses on weekdays, take it, it may be useful to you."

Although it was obvious at a glance that the number would definitely not be small, Princess Zhaoyang couldn't help but twitch her eyelids when she heard the figure of 50.

But she didn't show any surprised expression, she just looked at Jia Lian and asked with a negligent smile: "Those salt merchants respect you?"

When Jia Lian was in the south of the Yangtze River, she and Jia Lian passed a long letter. In the letter, Jia Lian told her all about the situation in Yangzhou, and asked her to refer to it for details and give some opinions.

Therefore, Princess Zhaoyang was not surprised that Jia Lian was able to spend such money.

"That's it."

Jia Lian didn't mean to explain to Princess Zhaoyang in detail, and Princess Zhaoyang didn't ask in detail, she took the bank note naturally, and then said with a smile: "I'm not polite to Erlang either. Anyway, my princess mansion is It can also be regarded as Erlang's. As the male master, it is Erlang's responsibility to support the family.

Erlang rest assured, the 50 taels of silver, the concubine will definitely not let it go to waste. "

Princess Zhaoyang said, with a gleam of planning in her eyes.

As soon as she returned to Beijing, she asked for Gongjian Mansion just to build up her power, one to prevent herself from being helpless when faced with other things in the future, and the other to make herself capable and help Jia Lian.

As her eldest princess, she can communicate with the inside and outside. As long as she does well, she will definitely be able to provide assistance to Jia Lian.

But to build a power, no money is empty talk.Therefore, the 50 taels of silver was exactly what she needed.

She knew that it was absolutely impossible for Jia Lian to give her so much money for no reason.She was very relieved that Jia Lian really regarded her princess mansion as her second home, her back garden, and that's why she trusted her with so much money!

So he turned over and sat on Jia Lian's lap, and gave Jia Lian a wet kiss.

However, Jia Lian didn't know if it was to get revenge on her, but at this moment he acted very indifferently. After the kiss was over, he immediately turned over and left.

This made Princess Zhaoyang, who had already begun to think about whether she regretted staying with Jia Lian for half an hour longer, with an empty heart, opened the curtain, looked at the back of Jia Lian leading the maid, and frowned slightly.

But then he smiled again, and then waved to the maid who was more than ten steps away behind the carriage, then dropped the curtain, sat in the carriage, and thought about the arrangements for tomorrow afternoon.

(End of this chapter)