The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Chapter 53

After returning from Dongkuayuan, Jia Lian took a copy of the birthday brochures of important people in the mansion who had contacts with Rongguo Mansion, and went back to the study to study.

Although a hole has been dug for Jia Amnesty, it is still unknown when the old thing will hang up. He can't just wait to pick up this bargain. A real job that can do something.

But he is not like Jia Yucun, who has fame and experience, so he can get the important task of the court with Jia Zheng's recommendation.

They are kind-hearted children, so there are many opportunities, and there are few opportunities, because there are a lot of nobles, relatives, and even royal children staring at such good opportunities.

Therefore, opportunities have to be found and won by themselves.

How to fight for it? Given that Jia Lian was too lazy and had a bad reputation in the past, he really couldn't think of a good way out for a while.It's just that if you go out more and go to some wealthy parties, you might be able to find opportunities.

He took a closer look, and found that there were quite a few houses that would entertain guests recently, and the mansions were also preparing congratulatory gifts, including Wang's House, Duke Ding's Mansion, and Duke Shan Guo's Mansion.

Speaking of close relatives and relatives, coupled with power and status, among them, the Wang family is naturally number one.

Wang Ziteng was the military envoy of the Beijing camp, a position with real power, and he was also Wang Xifeng's uncle. Logically, if he was willing to make progress, it would not be difficult to ask Wang Ziteng to assign him a mid-level and low-level officer position in the Beijing camp.

But here he still has two doubts.

The first point is Wang Xifeng.

Don't look at this girl who is a lot more docile to him now, but she is still far from being obedient, and it's all temporary.In the future, whenever he does something that doesn't suit her, his bad temper may come back at any time.

And the reason why she dared to yell and drink in the mansion, and even fought against her husband, was the Wang family's greatest confidence.

Therefore, if he relies too much on Wang Ziteng in his official career, it will obviously fuel Wang Xifeng's arrogance and make her feel that she can't do without her. It will undoubtedly be more difficult to restrain her in the future.

The second point is that what Jia Lian actually wants more is military merit.

As long as he has accumulated enough military merits and inherited the family's Spyker in the future, he might be able to elevate his title and easily achieve a pivotal position in the country's court!

However, the Jingying Jiedu, as the name suggests, is to control the army in Beijing.As we all know, the troops in the capital are all rich and honorable soldiers. They usually run errands for the nobles, protect their cars, and get some oil and water.
Therefore, if there is another opportunity, Jia Lian doesn't really want to enter the Beijing camp.

But, is it really necessary to go to the frontier army for gilding...

Even if you want to go, it's not a trivial matter, and you have to think about it in the long run.

I kept these two points as backup options in my heart, and a name caught Jia Lian's mind.

Uncle Linzi's mansion, his maternal ancestor's home!
Although he knew that it was his maternal ancestor's house, all he had about this Uncle Linzi was a stranger.

Searching for memories, I only went to this place when I was a child. After I grew up, I never went to this place again, because the relationship between the two prefectures has long been as cold as ice.In the past few years, during the Chinese New Year, a little gift was given as a symbol, and few people in the mansion dared to talk about the affairs of Uncle Linzi's mansion.

The reason...

"Second Master~?"

A crisp voice sounded in the room, and Jia Lian looked up, only to realize that it was the girl Qingwen who had come to his study at some time.

"What is the second master thinking, so engrossed?"

Qingwen walked up to Jia Lian on her own, and looked at the desk, but unfortunately, she couldn't read.

"It's nothing." Jia Lian put away the things on the table, put them aside, and then stared at Qingwen.

Qingwen was a little embarrassed, but snorted again, and looked at Jia Lian resentfully.

Jia Lian was happy, spread her legs and pulled her over to sit on them, and said with a smile: "What's the matter, the little mouth is so high, it can hang an oil bottle."

Qingwen didn't struggle, her position was already very clear, she was the backup aunt in the room, and it was normal for her to be close to Jia Lian.

So he leaned on Jia Lian and hummed, "Why did you change what you said last night? Did Second Grandma force you to not let me in?"

"So it's because of this." Jia Lian smiled and raised Qingwen's chin, jokingly said: "Why, are you so anxious to be my little wife and warm my bed?"

"go……"

Opening Jia Lian's hands to tease her, Qingwen finally felt embarrassed and blushed.

She remembered that she took the initiative to kiss Jia Lian last night...

Qingwen was born extremely beautiful, even among so many beautiful maids in Rongqingtang, there is no one who can match her.

At this time, she was shyly budding, her pretty face was like a ripe little apple, Jia Lian was delighted to see it, and couldn't help but hugged and kissed her.

"Oops~"

Qingwen screamed and was about to run.

But Jia Lian refused to let her go. She still hugged her and said with a smile, "Tell me, what do you come to see me for?"

"Sister Ping'er asked me to call you, and said that it was Zhao Nanny who came, and told you to go back quickly."

Only then did Jia Lian realize that it was almost noon, so he picked up Qingwen and prepared to go out.

"Let go..."

Qingwen quit and started earning money.

Fortunately, it was dark last night. If Jia Lian carried her around the mansion in broad daylight, she would definitely be the news in the mansion this afternoon!
Jia Lian didn't force her, let her fall to the ground, and let her trot ahead to lead the way.

……

Zhao Nanny is Jia Lian's nanny, and she is very respectful and polite. She is not at all like the nanny of Jia Baoyu and others. Relying on her status as a nanny, she often comes to the courtyard to be a blessing. , very respectful to Mother Zhao.

"Hello brother... yo, I heard that brother went to Jiangnan, but it was hard work. See, it's darker than before, but it's more vigorous."

As soon as I entered the door, I saw an old woman about 50 years old, who was dressed in clean clothes, came up and talked with a smile.

Jia Lian hurriedly cupped her hands and said, "Hello, Mom. I haven't seen you for a long time. Mom is still so healthy."

"Thanks to my brother, everything is fine, everything is fine..."

At this time, Wang Xifeng had already arranged the food and wine on the kang table, and came over to invite Zhao Mama to take her seat.

But Nanny Zhao insisted on refusing to do so, and sat alone on the low stool placed by Ping'er and others below.

Wang Xifeng didn't force it, and personally brought over the old people's favorite dish of ham stewed elbow, poured a glass of wine for Zhao Mama, and said with a smile: "Mom, try it too, this is your son's childhood sweetheart." Huiquan wine brought from Jiangnan."

Zhao Momo hurriedly said: "Grandma, you're welcome, I'll just come by myself. Alas, I know you're busy, so you shouldn't bother me in the first place. Grandma is like this, so I won't dare to come here in the future."

Seeing this, Jia Lian smiled inwardly.

I vaguely remember watching the Red Chamber film and television drama in my previous life. Whether it was the nanny in Jia Baoyu's room or the nanny in Yingchun and others' room, they were not easy to get along with. "Dragon" and "Overlord" can't do anything about his nanny.

I thought that the existence of the nanny was just to cause problems for the young masters and ladies, but after seeing how he behaved as a nanny, it seemed that this was not the case.

It can be seen that no matter what your identity is, whether you can be a talent is the most important thing.

So after Mammy Zhao drank two cups of wine, Jia Lian took the initiative to smile and said, "Nowadays it is rare for mother to come to our house once, but if there is any order, mother can just say it, and we will do our best if we can."

Mother Zhao put down the wine cup and said with a smile: "Look at what my brother said, I don't want to order anything, but I really have one thing to ask my brother for help.

I see that my brother is getting more and more promising now, and he is able to travel far away to do big things, and he is doing so well...

It's no different than my two incompetent people, both in their twenties, and they all started to take care of their families, but they still didn't have a plan in their hearts, and they wandered here and there all day long.Therefore, I am also thick-skinned, and I want to ask my brother to see that in my line of work, if there are any errands, please take care of them. I can also worry less about the money to support my family. "

When Wang Xifeng heard this, he immediately understood the reason.

It turned out that when Jia Lian set off from Yangzhou, he ordered Zhao Sheng and Wang Teng to take a few servants who could ride horses, and ride back to the capital with the horses they took away when they went south.

They are all well-raised horses in the mansion, and the worst one can be worth 100 taels of silver. It would be a pity to lose it or sell it, and it would be more troublesome to transport it by boat, so it is the best choice for the servants to ride back to the capital.

Going by land is much faster than going by water, so even if Zhao Sheng and the others stopped rushing, they returned to the capital as early as half a month ago.

Not to mention, Wang Teng is an extremely family-oriented man. When he came back, he bought a carload of food, food, clothing and other things for his wife and children. He immediately envied the others and asked him where he made his fortune.

He didn't hide it, and said that it was all Jia Lian's reward, not only him, but everyone who went to Yangzhou with Jia Lian, which caused many people to regret it.Even Wang Xifeng had heard of these rumors, let alone Zhao Mama's family.

After Zhao Momo's two sons heard about it, they kept complaining in front of Zhao Momo, saying that it was no use for her to nurse Jia Lian. With such benefits, they didn't care about them at all, but posted them for outsiders. ...

That's why mother Zhao came to Jia Lian.

(End of this chapter)