Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 289
on the boat,

The room is also warm and comfortable, and everyone is eating sweets, chatting and laughing on the other side.

Sitting there, Zhang Jinyu was also thinking seriously. Now that Jiangnan is here, he should do something serious for himself.

I wanted to set a nail on Jiangnan, but it was unreasonable. Although Jiangnan is a good place, there are too many people staring at it. The main reason is that there is no way to start, there are spies everywhere.

"Mother, my son came to Jiangnan this time. Apart from the affairs of the court, he also wanted to set a nail here for the outside of the pass. Jiangnan is a major source of materials for the Houfu, and there is a severe shortage outside the pass. But for a while, I didn't find a reason, and the place in Jiangnan feels that it is Some are too complicated."

Zhang Jinyu was also a little distressed, the land in the south of the Yangtze River was no different than other places, it was Dawu's money bag, the eyes of the emperor and the Supreme Emperor were all over the south of the Yangtze River, and they could see it all over the place.

Dongping County Wang Mu Shi and Beijing County Wang Shui Rong, one is the former prince's fief in Jiangnan, and the other is the son-in-law of the Zhen family in Jinling. They are inextricably entangled, and everyone wants to take a bite in Jiangnan.

Even I am too greedy to die.

In Jinling last night, Gui Yifu’s commander needless to say, the commander of the Jiangnan camp, that Jiao Xiong, if he expected correctly, there is also the shadow of the emperor behind him, not to mention the imperial army, it seems that the emperor has already mastered it Yes, the royal father and son are better able to hide each other than the other.

Seeing Zhang Jinyu like this, Mrs. Wang said;

"You, you can't use the one outside the customs here. You must not touch it here. If you want to make nails in Jiangnan, you don't have to do it yourself. It is also possible to support some chambers of commerce."

Zhang Jinyu was also stunned. What her mother said was the key point. It seemed that Dong Wang was going to lose his wife and lose his army.

"Son knows what to do."

Mrs. Wang nodded. The eight major salt merchants in the south of the Yangtze River represent the many honorable officials behind the south of the Yangtze River. It is difficult to handle and involves too much, but the emperor still needs to explain it. If it is not handled well, it will be another trouble. just asked,
"Have you thought about how to move those salt merchants? The eight major salt merchants are also deeply entrenched."

Zhang Jinyu didn't care, the matter had already been negotiated, it was nothing more than moving someone, and Lin Ruhai needed to make a decision or the people behind the salt merchant had a talk with him.

"Mother, don't worry, my son already has a countermeasure for this matter. One is to see what Mr. Lin means, and the other is that Xungui or someone from the family behind the eight major salt merchants have talked with his son. If the negotiation fails, you can blame yourself for being cruel. gone."

Mrs. Wang looked at Zhang Jinyu in relief,

"You're right. You've got a family and a business now. Think about everything. Sometimes a lot of things come from talking. If you can't talk about it, you'll use your weapons. There's nothing you can do about it."

When the mother and son were talking about some things in Jiangnan, the voice of the chief guard Wei Yong came from outside the cabin door,
"Report, Lord Hou, old madam, there are people outside who claim to be relatives of the old madam's natal family, come to see you at the camp."

Mrs. Wang was also puzzled for a while, when the people from her natal family came to see her, all the people in her room had died in Jinling, so how could there be any relatives.

Zhang Jinyu understood, the Xue family, Xue Pan, explained;
"Mother, it might be the Xue family in Jinling. Didn't Wang Ziteng's other sister go to the Xue family? It should be them."

Hearing her son's reminder, Mrs. Wang remembered who it was, it was her, it was strange, why did she come here.

"That's not right, what is she doing here?"

Zhang Jinyu was a little embarrassed for a while, and said;

"When my son passed by a street in the morning, someone bumped into me and brought him back. I never thought it was his son. What a coincidence."

Mrs. Wang glanced at Zhang Jinyu suspiciously, her face full of disbelief, what a coincidence.

"Let them in."

"Yes, old lady."

When the girls in the house heard that someone was coming, they put away their smiles and immediately tidied up around the table. The two little girls stood obediently, and the girls also sat in a row at the bottom of Mrs. Wang's high seat. side.

Mrs. Wang also smiled at the corner of her mouth when she saw this scene, and she was very satisfied. Although Zhang Jinyu glanced at it, she didn't care too much in her heart. It's good to be knowledgeable, but you can't lose your nature, otherwise it would be boring. Of course, this kind of thing is more suitable for you. Things here need more work.

while on the shore,

As soon as Mother Xue brought Xue Baochai into the gate of the camp, she saw Xue Pan, who had just been put down, lying on the side powerlessly. Although there was no major trauma, his face was very ugly, and he didn't know whether he was beaten or frightened. Mother Xue shed tears as soon as she saw it;

"My son, what's the matter with you, why are you attacking so hard?"

I wanted to rush over, but was stopped by the guards.

Xue Baochai held back her mother, signaling not to be impulsive, and Xue's mother knew that this was not the case, so she had to hold back her tears.

"Mrs. Xue, the old lady is here to invite you."

Wei Yong, the head of the guard, personally came over and took him in. Mother Xue had just walked a few steps, how could she endure her son's suffering, so she asked aloud;

"General, can you let my son find a warm place to rest first? I'll ask Madam."

Wei Yong took a look at Xue Pan who was sitting on the ground, he was obviously not injured, just frightened, this bit of suffering was too much to bear, and he looked at Xue Pan's mother and daughter in a blink of an eye, that's all.

"Success, come here, help Mr. Xue go to the porter of the camp gate to rest."

"Yes, General Wei."

Seeing Xue Pan being lifted up to rest, Mother Xue felt relieved and thanked her continuously.

Wei Yong shook his head, and led the people up to the upstairs boat. Xue Baochai helped Xue's mother and followed with two little girls, Xiangling and Baochan.

When he reached the cabin on the second floor, Wei Yong opened a cabin door and said;
"Here, the old lady is inside."

"Thank you General."

Xue Baochai thanked her, and then walked into the cabin one after another, entered the magnificent decoration inside, and the spacious and bright interior, which really shocked Xue Baochai, mother and daughter, it really was the residence of the noble Marquis, even a ship It's all so grand, and I can't help feeling a little worried in my heart.

Walking inside, after a few stalls, you arrive at the inner hall, and when you walk past the screen, you can see a dignified lady sitting on the high seat in the hall, and a row of beautiful ladies sitting on the west side of the lower head. Little lady, on the east side is a young man sitting here alone, and he understands that the real master is here.

When Mother Xue saw Mrs. Wang, after so many years, she turned out to be exactly the same as she was back then, and she was still so young, it was unbelievable, but when she thought of her son, she suddenly burst into tears of grievance, and said in a sad voice;

"My good sister, it's really you, I'm here to make amends."

Mrs. Wang was also full of emotions. How could such a beautiful woman become like this? She also got up to greet her. This time, Zhang Jinyu, who was sitting at the bottom, had a few other women who had no choice but to also stand up to greet her.

Mrs. Wang walked up to Mother Xue, pulled Mother Xue and said;
"My good sister, what's the matter with you, come and sit down."

Mrs. Wang directly drove Zhang Jinyu to the west, and asked Mrs. Wang to sit next to her on the east side, while Xue's mother was crying so hard that she couldn't speak a thousand words.

Seeing this, Mrs. Wang said;

"Tea, and some pastries."

Qingwen and Zixiang who were behind heard this and wanted to go, but they were stared back by the eyes of the second daughter Yueshu. The second daughter got up and went to the back hall to prepare, for fear that the two little girls would hit the teapot.

After a while, Lan Yue'er came over with tea, and Lan Shu'er came over with a few plates of pastries, and turned back after putting them down.

Mrs. Wang invited;

"Come on, sister, drink some tea to calm the shock. What's going on? I feel wronged. Could it be that Brother Xue made you angry."

Mrs. Wang originally wanted to make fun of it and change the subject, but who knew Xue's mother was crying even worse, Zhang Jinyu was also puzzled, but after thinking about it, it is not difficult to guess, could it be that the head of Xue's family has already left at this time, if It's really no wonder, and then he glanced at Qin Keqing and Yang Hanyu, who would have thought that these two people would stare at each other for a long time.

Suspicious, Zhang Jinyu followed her gaze and saw that Xue Baochai, who was opposite her, had a plump appearance and elegant demeanor. Can you two girls stare at others?

"Sister, being able to see you is also a blessing I have cultivated in several lifetimes. Now I am also alone, living with a pair of children, woo."

Although Xue's mother didn't say much, she had finished all that should be said. Only now did Mrs. Wang know that the head of Xue's family had already left. In the capital.

"My sister's sorrow, you see how nice it is to have a pair of sons and daughters. This is Baochai. Let me see, ah, it really is the eighteenth change of a female student, and she is more dignified now."

Hearing Mrs. Wang's praise, Xue Baochai also blushed. She didn't know whether she was praised or was shown by the three people on the opposite side. How could everything in the house be hidden from Mrs. Wang's eyes, and she was also a little puzzled.

"Hurry up, Baochai, this is the Aunt Wang who hugged you when you were young, hurry up."

"Auntie is well."

Xue Baochai called out in a low voice, clear and sweet, she was indeed a natural beauty, Mrs. Wang replied with a smile;

"Okay, come and sit down, Jinyu, this is the Aunt Xue I told you about."

Zhang Jinyu also got up and said;
"I met Aunt Xue."

Mother Xue is so frightened that she is willing to accept it.

"It's absolutely impossible, the women have seen Lord Hou."

"Okay, it's all my family, sit down quickly."

Mrs. Wang persuaded them to take their seats.

"Sister, do you have something to say?"

"Yes, yes, sister, can you let go of my useless son, who ran into Lord Hou in a moment of confusion, this,,,"

As he said that, he took out the land deed of Zhuangzi and the 10 taels of silver note. Madam Wang would let her go if she wanted it, but this girl looked good no matter what.
"I agree, you're talking about Xue Pan, right? Are you still messing around like that?"

"Ah."

"Put these away, why mention Chen Zhima rotten millet?"

Mrs. Wang took the things and stuffed them back into Mother Xue's hand, then looked at Xue Baochai and asked in a low voice;
"Sister, what month was Baochai born?"

Mother Xue was a little puzzled when she heard it just now, but suddenly her face was full of surprise, could it be that she also replied in a low voice excitedly;

"Sister, it's the 21st of the first lunar month, and now it's more than [-] years old."

"Is it allowed?"

Mrs. Wang also thought in her heart that although the head of the Xue family has left, the chamber of commerce and connections are still there, so it may not be impossible to win them over. The Xue family is the bottom of the four major families in Jinling.

"That's not true, but my sister was confused for a while, and entrusted someone to get on the famous plate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, planning to bring Baochai into the palace as a candidate for the post of "talented and praised". This..."

"Sister is confused."

(End of this chapter)