Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 144 The Calculation of Ningguo Mansion
Beijing,

Ningguo Mansion,
Jia Zhen has already returned from Youlai Restaurant, and brought a lot of wine and meat to eat. Although the matter was not completed, she still found a restaurant with good taste, which can only be a little consolation.

Because of the roast lamb, Jia Zhen can be said to be the best in the capital. The meat is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, full of fragrance, so I specially brought some back, and it was served as a side dish that night.

Taking a pleasing glance at the sky, Jia Zhen also went to Da Nei early to send someone to call Jia Rong back.

He thought about facing the confession in the mansion first, going through the matter backwards and forwards, and then see if there is any excuse to talk about it.

Jia Zhen also prepared the food and drinks early, took a cup of wine in her hand, and asked Butler Lai to call the Qingyuan she bought here, and sing a few little twists to explain the depression in her heart.

Then he called his concubine, and danced the charming dance of a brothel girl for his own pleasure.

Then I waited here for a long time, but Jia Zhen didn't come back, so I looked at the sun and asked;
"Why hasn't Rong'er come yet, did you call someone in the morning?"

"Going back to the master, it must have been called, but the palace officials also have to observe the time."

Jia Zhen just said "um", without words, it's different from before.

"Master, Brother Rong has returned to Ningguo Mansion and is heading here."

Wang Xing, the servant outside, shouted there.

Immediately, Jia Rong, dressed in imperial guard uniform, strode in and shouted;

"Father, I heard that you have something to look for me."

Jia Rong didn't change her clothes, so she asked anxiously when she came in, thinking what happened, Jia Zhen saw that Jia Rong, who hadn't seen him in January, seemed to be a different person, and she couldn't believe it, but now that this time had come, she had to keep doing it.

"Well, there is something."

Jia Zhen took hold of her momentum, snorted out her nose, waved her hands at the Qingguan and concubines she had bought, and signaled to go down, and then asked after they left;
"Why is it so inked today, but where did you go to play when you were on duty?"

Jia Rong didn't care, it's not normal, she said with a smile;

"Father, it's different now. The palace is also loose on the outside and tight on the inside, and the Imperial Guards keep shouting and killing each day. They are all preparing for the big competition. The guards outside are the duties of Captain Long. How can they have time to play? Even if there is, I invited a few colleagues to go hunting in the northern suburbs a few days ago."

Jia Zhen threw the wine cup in her hand on the table, smashed it hard, and scolded;
"You bastard, are those people the same as you? You play crazy with them every day. If others find out, how can you say that you are the great-great-great-grandson of our Ningguo Mansion? Besides, the palace is different from the outside. handle."

Jia Rong's originally happy face froze for a moment, remembering what happened in the mansion in the past, she was so frightened that she lowered her head, murmured, and secretly glanced at Jia Zhen, just reprimanded herself and didn't say anything. It was also a sigh of relief to let people do it afterward.

Jia Zhen scolded there on purpose, and seeing Jia Rong's fairly familiar reaction, she let it go.

"I'm also doing it for your own good, be careful everywhere, and there is one more thing, you are not too young, and now you want to find a marriage, but you have a fancy for your father, who has good conduct and has no worries at home. It's a good match."

Jia Rong didn't open her mouth, she didn't know which daughter it was after talking for a long time, she waited quietly for her father's words,
"This girl is Qin Keqing, the daughter of Qin Ye, the head of the Food and Beverage Department of the Ministry of Industry, a subordinate of the Rongguo government uncle, just, just."

Jia Zhen didn't have the nerve to say it for a while,

"Father, just what?"

"It's just that Luo Yunhou Zhang Jinyu and Zhang Jinyu just got married yesterday, and of course it was made in a daze when the two were drunk."

Jia Rong looked at her father in disbelief,

"Dad, this, this"

"Why, are you afraid when you hear Luo Yunhou?"

Jia Zhen raised her eyebrows, and said coldly, Jia Rong was really scared, although this Luo Yunhou was a new nobleman, but he knew from the colleagues of the Great Neilong Banwei that although this Luo Yunhou was not very old, He is almost the same as himself, but he is a real official of the frontiers, a prince with real power, and he is not the same as Ningguo Mansion, which lost his military power.

Jia Rong persuaded after thinking for a while;

"Father, this is a man-eating tiger outside the customs. We can't change another family. There are so many daughters, so why bother."

"You bastard, why are you so useless, you dare not even compete with him?"

Jia Rong had no choice but to ask;
"Then what does father want to do?"

Seeing Jia Rong's expression, Jia Zhen knew that she had compromised, so she stopped forcing her.

"Come on, sit down, this is a newly opened restaurant in the south of the city, with a Northwest flavor, come and try it."

Jia Rong wasn't too polite, and came back in a hurry without even drinking her saliva after she was on duty. Naturally, she was hungry and thirsty. If Jia Zhen wasn't there, she would have gone out to eat and drink a long time ago.

Seeing that Jia Rong was eating happily, Jia Zhen was also thinking about how to solve Luo Yunhou's resignation. It is more appropriate to pay attention first, and then to fight. I still don't believe that Jia's family can't do anything in the capital.

"Rong'er, remember, you were the one who met Qin Ye's daughter Qin Keqing first, and became admiring, so I went to the Qin Manor to propose marriage, but I was a step too late, and was cut off by Luo Yunhou."

Jia Rong, who was eating meat, almost choked on the meat when she heard this, she gulped down the wine and let it go, then Fox questioned,
"Father, can it be done? I haven't seen it either."

Jia Zhen felt fascinated when she thought of the woman from yesterday, that figure, that appearance,
"I said success is success, remember?"

"remember."

Jia Rong also obediently agreed, but she was also suspicious. Could it be that she conspired with the in-laws of the Jingying Wang family to find Luo Yunhou before the big competition, which made sense.

"Don't ask about the rest, I care about myself."

After Jia Zhen finished speaking, she ignored Jia Rong, who was still eating there, and hurried away. Jia Rong ignored it. If she really conspired with the Wang family, she would not need to show her face. Thinking of this, she ate with peace of mind. , not to mention that the mutton is absolutely perfect.

Jia Rong took another cup of wine and drank it slowly.

And Jia Zhen brought Wang Xing to find Lai Sheng,
"My lord, why are you in such a hurry?"

"Butler Lai, there are still good hands in the house or Zhuangzi."

Lai Sheng's expression froze and he asked;

"Master, why do you ask such a question?"

"Come on some people with courage."

Lai Sheng breathed a sigh of relief, and replied,
"Yes, there are many descendants of veteran guards. According to the specifications, Ningguo Mansion has a thousand guards, and the master also has 200 guards. How many people does the master plan to bring?"

"Only 200 people, we need it now, how long will it take?"

"An hour is enough to go back to the master."

Beijing,

east city,

Luoyunhou Mansion.

Zhang Jinyu, who had slept all night, also got up early in the morning, feeling very comfortable, this wine really relieved her fatigue.

"Wake up, who drank so much with yesterday."

Outside the curtain, Mrs. Wang was eating breakfast there, while Yang and her second daughter waited on her.

"Mother is well."

Zhang Jinyu stretched her waist and came out to say hello. Lan Yue'er and Lan Shu'er had already handed over the cleansing brocade cloth they had prepared. Zhang Jinyu took it and wiped it carelessly, then sat down and drank a sip of tea to quench her thirst.

"Yesterday, I had wine with the boss of the Ministry of Industry. The boss is generous and gentle. I bought some hot dishes at the inn and restaurant run by Hanyu and went to his house. I was so happy that I drank too much at his house. "

Yang Hanyu just looked at it and didn't speak. He was stunned when he heard that he opened the restaurant. Those people opened the restaurant so quickly.

"Lang Jun feels that the food and drink in the restaurant suits your appetite."

"It's unique, not bad."

Mrs. Wang put down her chopsticks, but felt wrong, why did she talk so much.

"Is there anything else you haven't said? The old box next to your bed is a priceless treasure."

Zhang Jinyu finished drinking tea and explained;

"Mother, this is my son's filial piety to you. One is a purple jade bracelet and the other is a fire jade. They are both treasures from the former palace. With the fire jade, don't burn the stove when you put it in the house, and the smell will disappear." No more, just burn the kang at night, and as for the bracelet, the mother wears it to nourish her body."

Only then did Wang show a loving look, this son was not raised in vain,

"Is there anything else besides this?"

Zhang Jinyu thought for a while, then took out a piece of red brocade cloth from his arms and handed it over. All the girls looked at it suspiciously. Mrs. Wang spread it out in her hand and said in a low voice;
"I don't know when you want to marry a wife."

The third daughter was also taken aback when she heard the words, and looked at herself with some resentment, Zhang Jinyu couldn't help coughing,
"Just yesterday at his mansion, it was settled while drinking, and the betrothed things and money were given."

Mrs. Wang was a little annoyed, she settled the marriage with such a joke, but what happened yesterday was spread all over the world, so she asked angrily,

"The object of engagement is your sea."

"Uh, mother already knows. This is also my consideration, and it's not a momentary fever."

Seeing the strange eyes of the four girls, Zhang Jinyu quickly explained that Zhang Jinyu told some things about the court, as well as what Shen Xueshi of Fuling County told him. The civil servants are all gentry families, and a large family is even more complicated.

Yesterday, I also accidentally drank with Qin Ye. This person has a gentle temperament and has no additional relatives. He only has one son and one daughter. The mistress of the house has also passed away for many years, but the old man has not continued. It shows his character. It is better and simpler this way.

"So the son decided on the spot that it was his family, and wrote the marriage letter on the spot."

Mrs. Wang was silent when she heard her son's explanation. After thinking about it, it might be good, especially the woman, including her clansmen, must not drag her son down.

"That's a good way to say it. What's your next plan?"

"Set the date of the wedding first, and we will talk about it after the competition."

Only then did Mrs. Wang nod her head in agreement, and didn't ask any more questions, but Yang Hanyu suddenly said,
"Lang Jun has been to his own restaurant, is it okay?"

Zhang Jinyu nodded quickly and said;
"That's good, the taste is unique, and the location is okay. Where did the cook get it?"

The corners of Yang Hanyu's mouth turned up slightly, and he happily introduced that these people were refugees from his original hometown, and after he knew about it, he arranged them to help in some industries, and those who had no special skills let them work in the village. .

Zhang Jinyu didn't care when she heard it, she was just a servant, don't cause trouble for yourself, everything else is other people's dowry, but Yang Hanyu said at the end.

"The Marquis can still marry three wives. Although the concubine is an equal wife, it does not occupy the position of the Marquis Mansion."

These words made everyone look at Yang Hanyu deeply.

(End of this chapter)