Take the farm down to earth

Chapter 55 The Eunuch Comes to the Door
Jia Lian interjected at the right time, "Baoyu doesn't need to grow up other people's aspirations and destroy his own prestige, but Brother Boqian praises your talent very much.

Otherwise, why would a great talent like him still send his poems and calligraphy to the Taoist mansion for you to taste. "

Mother Jia was taken aback for a moment, but she was overjoyed, "Is there anything else?"

Jia Baoyu said a little coyly, "Brother Boqian is a modest gentleman. He said it was a tasting, but he saw that the child has some knowledge and wanted to give him some advice."

Let alone Jia Mu now, even Jia Lian looked at Jia Baoyu with an incredulous expression.

In the past, let alone being willing to accept teaching, there was not a single teacher that Jia Baoyu could fancy.

This also made Jia's mother regret it even more.

Afterwards, she was relieved a lot. When Baoyu knew that the person Baochai was going to marry was someone he admired, there shouldn't be too much fuss.
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Jia She and Jia Zheng went out of Jia's mother's house and saw many people surrounded outside. Jia Zheng frowned, and Jia She reprimanded him directly.

"Brother, do business first."

Hearing Jia Zheng call him big brother, Jia She was surprised, but at the same time felt complacent, and walked out quickly.

He came to Lixiangyuan with his servant, but unexpectedly found that Xue Pan was bowing to Xia Shouzhong repeatedly, and his mouth was full of words of thanks.

Oops, it's late.

Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng thought at the same time that the matter must have been discussed, and Xue Pan would probably agree as soon as he heard it, otherwise the two would not have come out of the lobby together so quickly.

"I've seen Mr. She and Mr. Zheng."

He received thousands of taels of silver bills, and even got a promise from Xue Pan that when the matter was completed, he would attach another 3 taels of agreement.

Xia Shouzhong was very satisfied with Xue Pan at this time, and his attitude towards Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng also improved a lot.

Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng hurriedly returned the salute and said hello, "Is the Minister of Internal Affairs doing something important here?"

"Relax, Mr. Zheng, it's a good thing, a great thing."

Xue Pan's smiling eyes were lost, and he nodded and said, "Hahaha, it is indeed a good thing, a very good thing."

At the beginning when he heard that Xia Shouzhong was looking for him, Xue Pan only thought that his errand in the household department was about to disappear, or that the Ministry of Internal Affairs was dissatisfied with the items purchased by Xue's family.

When I feel uneasy, but I can't find anyone to talk to.

Xia Shouzhong first used Xue Pan as his father to die, and Xue Pan did not inherit the official position of Ziwei Sheren, and did not meet the criteria for selection, so he rejected Xue Baochai's entry into the palace.

In contrast to the Qing Dynasty, girls of the emperor's Baoyi family had to be selected as court ladies and female officials when they reached the age.

Ziwei Sheren is also called Zhongshu Sheren. Although his official position is from the seventh rank, he is directly under the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

And what he did was to help the emperor buy fat jobs in the local area.

It can be said that it is definitely the confidant of the confidant.

But Xue Pan only held a post in the household department, and his status suddenly fell by a thousand miles.

To be honest, he is just a well-known short-selling imperial merchant, not to mention that Xue Pan is still carrying a life lawsuit on his back, and he himself has become a criminal because Jia Yucun sentenced him to death.

It can be said that someone beat him to death in the street at this time, and it would be useless to sue the government.

Wanting to send Xue Baochai into the imperial palace, as a princess and princess's school attendant, I don't even have the qualifications.

So when Xue Pan heard this, he thought that Xia Shouzhong was looking for him only because of this matter. Although it was a pity in his heart, he couldn't help secretly heaving a sigh of relief.

But I didn't expect the surprise to come.

Xia Shouzhong hinted a few times, but seeing that Xue Panyu didn't understand, Xia Shouzhong cursed in his heart.

Some words are difficult to say clearly, and you can understand them without saying them clearly, and no one dares to violate the emperor's intention.

But meeting Xue Pan, an idiot, Xia Shouzhong thought for a while, and finally decided to say it clearly, lest what he said was not straightforward enough, and this guy misunderstood and messed up.

In the end, something went wrong, and I was going to be unlucky.

He drove the servant away, whispered in Xue Pan's ear, and picked out some words that could be said to clarify the matter, and at the same time added some words of his own to deceive Xue Pan.

Xue Pan had always had a good impression of Shi Zhongkui, and his mother and sister Baochai also mentioned it several times, mistakenly thinking that his mother and sister also treated Shi Zhongkui differently.

At this time, it was heard that the emperor wanted the Xue family to marry Shi Zhongkui for the sake of his own father's past achievements.

On the one hand, it shows that he has not forgotten the hero, on the other hand, he has the relationship with the Xue family who is close to the royal family, and he can appease and win over Shi Zhongkui, who is both talented and virtuous.

It can be regarded as killing three birds with one stone, Xue Pan agreed as soon as he heard it.

This made Xia Shouzhong feel better about him, after all, everyone likes obedient and interesting people.

And Xue Pan agreed, except for the heavenly king Lao Tzu and the emperor, Wang Ziteng's uncle and Jia Zheng's uncle didn't agree, and it was useless.

Even Aunt Xue's objection is useless in legal terms.

Xia Shouzhong was overjoyed, but thinking of the rumors that Xue Pan was unreliable, he couldn't help asking again, and seeing Xue Pan pat his chest to reassure him, he was relieved.

Of course, according to the logic, Xia Shouzhong needn't worry, after all, this was the emperor's intention, but he couldn't hold back the bad deeds of Xue Pan collected by Xia Shouzhong's men.

For errands, I asked again.

Moreover, because Xue Pan's voice was a bit loud, Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai, who were eavesdropping behind the screen, couldn't help but breathe harder when they heard that Xue Pan had promised Baochai to Shi Boqian, and Xia Shouzhong immediately noticed it.

After thinking about it for a while, Xia Shouzhong smiled when he understood.

He began to exaggerate what happened at the farm of Duke Shanguo during the day, telling Xue Pan clearly, but secretly telling Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai.

Xue Baochai blushed as if drunk, but the more she listened, her heart beat faster, and her feet seemed to be nailed in place, unable to move.

Aunt Xue, on the other hand, was ecstatic and kept chanting in her heart, "Master bless you, ancestors bless you" and so on.

As for Xue Pan, he had a proud expression, and laughed a few times as if what Shi Zhongkui did was what Shi Zhongkui did when he heard something exciting.

At the end, Xue Pan felt that his sister was really worthy of Shi Boqian.

Asked in a low voice, "My lord, does Brother Boqian know about this marriage?"

Xia Shouzhong gave Xue Pan a blank look, and secretly scolded Xue Pan for being unlearned and incompetent. At worst, he should call himself 'father-in-law' or 'internal minister', not an adult.

But this sentence, my lord, made Xia Shouzhong very happy.

"Our family has heard that Ling Mei's muscles and bones are radiant, her country is beautiful, her manners are elegant, and she has both talents and learning.

Even if he, Shi Boqian, has some talents, he is only from a poor family, so why would he not want to.

Besides, the kings, relatives, teachers, and fathers of heaven and earth agree, so there is no room for him to speak. "

"It's not right, it's not right, it's better to tell Brother Boqian first."

Seeing Xia Shouzhong's face gradually darken, Xue Pan quickly waved his hands after realizing it, and repeatedly slapped himself on the mouth and confessed.

If it was someone else, Xia Shouzhong would definitely think that this guy was despising himself, the inner figure and the emperor, but Xue Pan's overbearing character, coupled with several slaps, made the corners of his mouth bleeding.

He also thought that Shi Zhongkui's ancestor Pang Shitong even dared to play tricks on the Supreme Emperor. Although the emperor said he didn't like Pang Shitong, Xia Shouzhong knew that the emperor liked him very much.

Only then did he look a little better, waiting for Xue Pan's explanation.

(End of this chapter)