serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 356 Bad News

The sun has set to the west, there is still no wind, the sky is still muggy, and the cicadas in the yard outside the house are chirping extremely loudly.

The back window of Li Wan's house was wide open, and there was an embroidery stand in front of the window. Li Wan was sitting there doing embroidery.

At this time, Aunt Li walked in, glanced at Li Wan first, and then looked out the window, only to see Jia Lan standing there holding a bow and arrow, with sweat all over her face.

Suddenly, a rabbit ran out of the almond forest.

Jia Lan opened his bow, took aim and shot.

With a "swish" arrow, an arrow hit the rabbit's buttocks. The rabbit struggled to jump a few steps and finally fell down.

Aunt Li cheered loudly: "Okay!"

Jialan shouted happily: "I hit it! I hit it!"

Li Wan looked at Jia Lan and was also very happy: "Yes, just shoot like this."

"Ah."

Jia Lan pulled out another arrow from his quiver, put it on the bowstring, and shouted to the apricot forest nearby: "Sister Suyun."

As soon as he finished speaking, another rabbit ran out.

Jialan opened his small bow and shot at the rabbit, and the arrow landed behind the rabbit.

Aunt Li looked at Li Wan and shouted to Xingshulin: "Suyun, let out a few more."

After a while, a group of rabbits ran out.

Jia Lan opened his bow and aimed an arrow at a rabbit, but it fell behind the rabbit again.

Li Wan stood up and said loudly: "Full draw the bow, and then aim!"

Jialan followed suit and fully drew his bow, aiming at another rabbit.

There was another "swish" sound, and the arrow left the string. This arrow shot even worse, sticking straight into the ground about one step away from the rabbit group!
Jia Lan looked back at Li Wan and lowered his head.

Aunt Li spoke first: "Archery is a strenuous activity. Brother Lang is still young, so his strength cannot last long. Just take a rest."

Li Wan looked at Jia Huan and nodded: "Okay, that's it for today. Let's rest." After that, he sat down.

Looking at Jia Lan running out in despair, Aunt Li sighed slightly and said to Li Wan: "Brother Lan is still a child, you shouldn't do this to him."

Li Wan put down the needle and thread again, "Auntie, you are right, I shouldn't treat him like this. But what can I do? He won't be able to get the family property of Rongguo Mansion, and he won't get much of the property of the second wife. It’s better to suffer a little now than to be bullied later.”

Aunt Li felt sour in her heart and immediately felt the sadness hidden deep in Li Wan's heart. She sighed deeply and then said: "Lan Ge'er is a good reader. He will definitely be on the gold list in the future. You shouldn't look at Jia Huan was arranged by the man from Dongfu to enter the newly opened martial arts school opened by the imperial court, so he was forced to practice martial arts!"

After a pause, he said, "His grandfather was a bachelor of the current cabinet, and he is quite strong. As long as he does not get involved in power disputes, he will have no problem surviving for ten or eight years. You can definitely give him a hand when the time comes."

Li Wan smiled bitterly: "Sitting in that position, how could you not be involved in power disputes. To tell you the truth, this is what Grandpa Lan'er meant."

Aunt Li was shocked: "What happened?"

Li Wan: "I don't know, maybe Lan'er's grandfather is in trouble. The letter just asked Lan'er to practice martial arts, and didn't mention anything else, let alone the reason."

Before he could finish his words, he heard the sound of footsteps outside, and then the maid reported: "Aunt Zhou is here!"

With that said, Zhou Rui's family walked in and said with a smile: "My uncle and my wife are here. My wife is inviting the ladies to go."

After hearing this, Li Wan asked with a smile: "Come here now, there must be something happy for you."

Zhou Rui's family smiled and replied: "What a happy event. My uncle has done a lot of practical things in the Ministry of Rites this year. Not long ago, the prince was guaranteed capital, and just now the palace issued an imperial edict. My uncle was awarded the title of Minister of the Ministry of Rites." After that, he said to him again. Aunt Li asked: "Where is my cousin?"

Li Wan took over the words: "They and Miss Shi are enjoying the cool at the Lotus Champs Pavilion. Let's go." With that, he supported Aunt Li and walked out.

The large round table carved with rosewood in the front hall of Beining County Prince's Mansion was filled with brocade gift boxes.

Jia Hu was sitting at the table at this time, holding a piece of paper folded about two fingers wide in his hand, looking at it carefully.

Ma Yong stood beside him with his hands down.After a long time, Jia Hu finished reading the note, closed it gently, and then said slowly: "Thank you for your hard work on this trip. Please stay in the capital for a while and enjoy your family relationship."

Ma Yong: "Yes."

Jia Hu stretched out his hand and said, "Sit down." After saying that, he opened the lid of a box, took out a gold watch the size of a walnut, took a look at it, and said, "This thing has the shadow of the Xiyi people." , I’m afraid there are also Prince Beijing and Prince Yizhong.”

Ma Yong: "Yes. The Annan Kingdom is at war with us, and the other countries are either threatened, or someone bought their grain and rice at a high price. The Xiyi people will definitely not pay for this, and they are the only ones who have this The strength and demand can also disgust the imperial court."

Jia Hu nodded.

Ma Yong suddenly remembered: "Your Majesty, I heard something along the West Sea. I don't know whether I should say it or not."

Jia Hu: "Say."

Ma Yong: "It is said that the Western Yi people are mobilizing warships from the mainland to come to Southeast Asia."

Jia Hu was stunned and asked: "Where did you hear that?"

Ma Yong: "When the fleet docked in the Lion Kingdom to replenish drinking water and food, I overheard a few Francois chatting at a restaurant, and the translator who asked about it found out."

Jia Hu pondered for a while and then asked: "Did you mention anything else? For example, Rakshasa Kingdom and Moscow?"

Ma Yong: "Yes. They did mention the Rakshasa Kingdom. They said that the Rakshasa Queen visited the kings of various countries. They spoke too fast and the translation was not very understandable. They said who slept with whom and signed a contract."

Yeka in Europe?
Jia Hu was startled. Didn't Ivanov say that she personally led the troops to attack the northwest?

Also, what does sleeping mean?I misunderstood the translation, or...it's really hard to say.

Suddenly, Jia Hu's eyes widened. If Yeka really persuaded the European countries to sign an alliance and attack the Zhou Dynasty together, then things would be serious.

The land war master is definitely not afraid of these red-haired devils, but he is afraid that the navy cannot withstand the opponent's combined fleet.

Once the navy is defeated, ha!
Ma Yong: "Prince?"

Jia Hu came to his senses and said, "Go back and rest first."

Ma Yong stood up and said, "Yes." He turned around and walked out.

Jia Hu put down the gold watch, put his palm on the round table, stood up, and walked back and forth slowly.

The news brought by Ma Yong was so shocking. Unexpectedly, the Rakshasa people had formed an alliance with the Western European countries. This was something Jia Hu never expected.

The Wu family of the Guangdong Navy is an important ally of Jia Hu. Publicly and privately, he cannot sit back and watch the destruction of the Guangdong Navy. All the troops went south, annihilated the Xiyi navy in Nanyang in one fell swoop, and then waited for work.

At this moment, Lin Sanxing rushed in and said: "Your Majesty, we found it. The news came from the Nan'an County Prince's Palace."

Jia Hu: "Oh?"

Lin San smiled: "It was Ni Er's bad luck. At that time, he was having tea in the Dongshi Tea House, and the person who spread the rumor happened to be sitting behind him. Then he followed the clue and found the Prince of Nan'an County."

Jia Hu's eyes twitched, and then he smiled bitterly. The prince of Nan'an County ascended the throne. He was not demoted, but he completely lost the military power in southern Xinjiang. The old Nan'an County Prince became a black man.

Another arm of the Xungui lineage was cut off, and their strength was greatly reduced!

The old concubine of Nan'an was really out of her mind. She actually wanted to use this incident to slap the court and the emperor in the face. If she was found out, the old and new accounts would be settled together, and the Nan'an County Prince's Palace would really be in bad luck!

Thinking of this, Jia Hu said to Lin San: "Go tell Ni Er and keep this matter in your stomach."

Lin San: "Yes." He answered and strode out.

Watching him walk out the door, Jia Hu shouted loudly: "Here comes someone!"

An officer on duty came in at the sound.

Jia Hu: "Arrange the carriage immediately. I will enter the palace in a moment."

The officer on duty responded loudly: "Yes." He turned around and strode out.
Half an hour later, a group of ceremonial supervisors rushed out of Chongwen Gate, whipping their horses wildly, shocking passers-by.

(End of this chapter)