Red Mansion: Reborn Zombie, I Join the Army to Practice
Chapter 100 Mandarin Ducks Waiting to Raise Their Heads Chapter Rongguo Mansion, Chapter Gusu Worshi
Chapter 100 Mandarin ducks and others return to Rongguo Mansion with their heads held high, and return to Gusu to worship their ancestors! (Ask for a monthly pass!)
Although Xue Pan and the others didn't hear anything, after all the sound of thousands of cavalry was deafening, how could a little girl's figure be heard.
But since Lin Hao stopped, there must be something wrong, so Xue Pan's face was very ugly. After all, the patrol battalion was his army. If he really did something bad, he would be ashamed in front of the prince. up.
Lin Hao rode a zombie horse to the soldiers of the patrol battalion and Jia Haonu.
"Wait, my lord, these seem to be servants of the Jia family."
Xue Pan said that, he had been in Rongguo Mansion for a while anyway, so he still knew some wealthy slaves in Rongguo Mansion.
At a glance, he saw the Ergou who had been avoiding him all the time, and remembered that this person was the servant next to Jia She, who was specially doing some things outside the house for Jia She.
"Jia Amnesty's servant?"
Lin Hao looked at the boy in front of him and the dodging eyes of these patrol battalion soldiers, and immediately knew that they had done something bad, and immediately looked at the position surrounded by them.
"King, my lord."
The long hands of the patrol battalion trembled slightly, but Lin Hao ignored him at all, and just rode straight over.
Seeing the tall horse so close at hand, the head of the patrol battalion became more and more frightened, but when Lin Hao approached, the head of the patrol battalion was still frightened after all.
Not only him, but the horses under his crotch were also trembling with fright. After all, the horses of the patrol battalion soldiers are just ordinary horses, while the horses under Lin Hao's crotch are zombie horses. Terrified.
In the end, the horse was directly kneeling on the ground, and so were the horses of the surrounding patrol battalion soldiers, causing the soldiers of the patrol battalion to fall all over the ground.
At this time, Xia Jingui, who was surrounded, looked at Lin Hao with dull eyes. Under the moonlight, Lin Hao's figure looked very mighty, and Xia Jingui was stunned unknowingly.
Although it was rumored in Shenjing that King Wu was a first-class handsome man, he had never seen him before, but only after seeing him today did he realize that the legend was not false.
"It was you who spoke just now?"
Lin Hao looked at Xia Jingui who was curled up in the corner of the carriage in front of him and asked.
Only then did Xia Jingui come to his senses, and immediately stood up, and saluted Lin Hao respectfully.
"The daughter of the people sees the prince."
Lin Hao nodded, and Xue Pan, who was following Lin Hao at this time, saw Mrs. Xia, and asked suspiciously.
"Are you? Mrs. Xia from the Xia family?"
After all, they are all imperial merchants. When the Xue family first arrived in Shenjing City, Mrs. Xia also came to visit several times, so Xue Pan met.
After hearing Xue Pan's words, Mrs. Xia was overjoyed immediately, and quickly saluted Xue Pan.
"I've seen Uncle."
Xue Pan nodded, and then said to Lin Hao.
"My lord, this is the mistress of the Xia family, one of the four great imperial merchants. As for this one, it should be her daughter."
Although Xue Pan had never met Xia Jingui, he still knew that the Xia family had only one daughter, because Aunt Xue had lamented that Mrs. Xia's life was even more difficult than her own.
Listening to Xue Pan's words, Lin Hao nodded, then looked directly at Xia Jingui and asked.
"Miss Xia, you just asked me to make the decision for you, but now that I'm here, you can speak directly if you have anything to say."
Hearing Lin Hao's words, the servants of Jia's mansion and the soldiers of the patrol battalion were frightened, and the servants of Jia's mansion hurriedly said.
"King, my lord."
But before he finished speaking, he was slapped away by Xue Pan.
"Shut up, when will the prince speak for you to intervene?"
Xia Jingui was taken aback. Seeing that the patrol battalion soldiers and Jia's servants who almost caused them all to suffer just now looked like this in front of Lin Hao, she was full of emotion.
"My lord, this is how it happened."
Xia Jingui hurriedly told the ins and outs of the matter, without adding fuel or vinegar at all, because the Jia family had already gone too far.
Hearing Xia Jingui's words, Xue Pan's face changed first. He looked at the soldiers of the patrol battalion with murderous intent on his face.
He didn't notice it on weekdays, but he didn't expect that this first embarrassment was actually seen by the prince.
If it wasn't because there were people from the Xia family here, Xue Pan would have chopped these guys down a long time ago.
The soldiers of the Tangtang Patrol Battalion actually listened to the dispatches of a few slaves of the Jia family, this is simply a shame to Xue Pan!
Thinking of this, Xue Pan became even more angry, but Lin Hao just said lightly.
"Go back to the Patrol Battalion for a thorough investigation, and then go to the Beijing Camp for training for a month."
Listening to Lin Hao's words, Xue Pan felt bitter and said that it was more like a punishment than a month of training.
But he didn't dare to refute, after all, it was indeed his fault.
"The last will obey."
Then Lin Hao looked at the members of the Xia family and said.
"This matter is the fault of this king's subordinates. This king is in charge of the Xia family's affairs. Let's go back to Shenjing City with this king."
After finishing speaking, Lin Hao rode away directly, Xue Pan and others quickly followed behind, Liu Zhuang, Liu Wu and others returned to the capital camp with their cavalry, as for Lin Hao and his party, they returned to God with their personal guards. the capital.
The members of the Xia family followed behind, couldn't help being excited, because they knew very well how powerful King Wu was, as long as he interfered in this matter, even the emperor would not be able to do anything to the Xia family.
The reason why they didn't dare to stay in Shenjing City before was actually because of Lin Hao and others.
Because they are all related to the Jia family. Although Shenjingcheng said that the prince and others have a bad relationship with the Jia family, in the eyes of many people, this breaks the bones and connects the tendons, so they dare not Whether the lord will be on the Jia family's side.
But now it seems that it won't happen, the prince is a person who enforces the law impartially, so the Xia family should be fine.
At the same time, when Lin Hao and others returned to Shenjing City, Lin Hao also ordered a few personal guards to escort the Xia family back. After all, if someone deals with the Xia family, his own guards can be regarded as a deterrent.
But on the way back, Lin Hao was a little confused. Xia Jingui in the Red Mansion should have a very pungent character. In the original book, she was married to Xue Pan, which made the entire Xue family run wild.
But what I have to admit is that it is because of Xia Jingui that Xue Pan can be controlled.
But the Xia Jingui that Lin Hao sees now is completely different, gentle and virtuous, with a quiet demeanor, he doesn't look aggressive, but looks like a young lady from a scholarly family.
There is only one explanation for such a big difference, and that is that the Xia Jingui of the previous era was not the original Xia Jingui, and should have been replaced by a mountain spirit.
Although Xia Jingui herself is not in the ranks of the twelve golden hairpins, her maid, Baochan, is the maid of the second book of the twelve golden hairpins, so Xia Jingui actually has a lot of luck, after all, as long as it is related to the twelve golden hairpins Characters, more or less will carry a lot of luck.
"But the Jia family is really in a panic. Jia Baoyu has become a bastard, and they just want to find him a wife from a wealthy family, so that they can live in glory and wealth for a lifetime?"
Lin Hao said to himself, and he chose Xia Jingui, this is simply Sima Zhao's heart, which everyone knows.
After all, there were no males in the Xia family, so if she married Jia Baoyu, the entire Xia family's wealth would be occupied by Jia Baoyu.
After all, it can be seen from today's events that the Xia family really has no resistance in front of the Jia family.
This time it wasn't that Lin Hao targeted the Jia family on purpose, but they bumped into each other themselves.
If you can't marry me, you still want to threaten her?He even extended his hand to the patrol camp, and the patrol camp is now under the jurisdiction of Xue Pan, if Lin Hao doesn't care about anything, then there is a problem.
At the same time, in the Rongguo Mansion, Jia She was nervously waiting for the news. When he thought of Mrs. Xia's mature and charming demeanor, Jia She felt very excited.
But what Jia Amnesty didn't expect was that instead of waiting for his own people to come back, a messenger boy came running in panic.
"The old man is not good!"
Hearing the servant's words, Jia She frowned immediately. With so many servants sent out by himself, with the help of the patrol battalion, could it still fail?
"what happened?"
I saw the boy said anxiously.
"We were going to succeed, but at the critical moment, we met the prince who came back from hunting, Ergou and the others were all killed!"
Naturally, Lin Hao would not let go of some powerful slaves who were working for tigers, so when he entered Shenjing City, he ordered Xue Pan to beat them to death.
Xue Pan is the most angry person, because he was seen by the prince because of his poor discipline, and he was punished for what these guys did. How could he not be angry in his heart?
So those little servants died miserably, this could be regarded as Xue Pan venting his anger.
"what?"
Jia Amnesty let out an exclamation and then fell directly on the seat. How could there be an accident?It was about to succeed, why did Lin Hao come back at this critical moment.
Why does Lin Hao always fight against the Jia family?This has been avoided as much as possible, why Lin Hao will find out when he makes a move on a small merchant's house?
And at this time, another servant came to report, and he shouted in horror.
"The old man is not good. The bodies of Ergou and the others were thrown outside the Rongguo Mansion. It was done by the Earl of Aunt Xue's family. He also warned us that if we interfere with the patrol camp again, he will make our family look good."
Hearing the boy's words, Jia Amnesty stared blankly, and then became furious.
"Xue Pan! You don't give the old man any face at all."
No wonder Jia Amnesty was so angry, because the Xue family used to rely on the Jia family for protection, but now they could turn around and threaten the Jia family.
The point is that he has nothing to do in the face of Xue Pan's threat. Even without Lin Hao's backing, Xue Pan alone is also a distinguished earl, and he still holds real power.
What happened tonight was still spread all over the city of Shenjing. After all, Xue Pan's action was very big. He directly killed all the slaves of the Jia family. This matter can be described as a major event.
After all, those slaves are also the face of each family, and Xue Pan's doing this is still rubbing the Jia family's face on the ground.
For a moment, those who were thinking of following the Jia family and attacking the Xia family were all terrified.
Since the Xia family is in the eyes of the prince, it is not something they can offend.
This is not a joke at all, no one would dare to gamble even if there is only a slight possibility, after all, if the prince really cares about the Xia family, if they dare to touch the Xia family, they really don't know how to die.
Especially the household department, when the Xia family shock donated their wealth, they were very happy.
Before that, he wanted to protect the Xia family, after all, the Jia family is indeed not considered by the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Unexpectedly, Jia Amnesty would actually make a risky move. If he succeeds, the Xia family will become the in-laws of the Jia family, and even the donated wealth will be returned by then.
Now hearing that Lin Hao paid attention to Xia's family, the officials of the household department were quite frightened.
All the civil and military men in the Manchu Dynasty were afraid of Lin Hao, but the person who was most afraid was the Ministry of Finance!After all, Lin Ruhai, the minister of the household department, is Lin Hao's father.
Although when they were walking in Liubu, their household department was very arrogant because of this relationship, but when they were inside, they were very afraid of Lin Hao.
After all, the minister of the household department is Lin Hao's father. If he offends Lin Hao, he will not be able to stay in the household department.
So early the next morning, the household department directly sent back the Xia family's wealth.
The head is still the dignified Hubu Zuo Shilang, as the official of the whole Hubu after Lin Ruhai, this is the real court boss.
After all, among the officials with real power, the Zuo Shilang of Hubu, who is the third rank, even those generals who control an army of [-] will bow their heads when they see it.
After all, the six departments are the center of the court, and the officials of the same level here are all one level higher than those in other departments.
When Zuo Shilang of Hubu met Xia Jingui, he was even more grateful for his and others' choice. This girl from the Xia family was so pretty, no wonder she was favored by the Jia family.
But now that he was met by King Wu, I am afraid that King Wu is also interested in the girl of the Xia family, and the left servant of the household department is a little afraid.
If this girl really becomes the side concubine of Prince Wu's Mansion in the future, let alone herself, even the six ministers would not dare to offend her.
Except for Lin Ruhai, which of the six ministers is not like a grandson in front of Lin Hao.
After the left servant of the household department left, the mother and daughter of the Xia family looked at the various land deeds, shop documents, etc. in front of them, and they were a little surprised.
"Come back after such a short answer?"
Mrs. Xia was amazed.
"It's all because of King Wu's prestige. Even if the household department heard that our Xia family has a relationship with King Wu, it would be quite frightened."
Xia Jingui said so, but there was still some sadness in her eyes.
Seeing her expression, Mrs. Xia was a little puzzled, so Xia Jingui hurriedly explained.
"It's all a misunderstanding now. In fact, we just happened to meet the prince to help."
"It will be discovered after a long time, and there will definitely be many people who will take action against our family."
Although in the future, because of the lessons learned by the Jia family, no one will use dark means, but all kinds of suppression based on rules are not something the Xia family can bear.
For example, a single sentence from the Ministry of Accounting can disqualify the Xia family as an imperial merchant, and there are many merchant families who can replace the Xia family, so if the Ministry of Accounting really does that, there will be no problem at all.
"How about that?"
Mrs. Xia was a little anxious at the moment. Although she was good at wielding a spear and stick, she still couldn't do business and things that required brains.
In the end, Xia Jingui thought of it.
"We will give away all these properties. We will keep Osmanthus Zhuangzi, and don't want other industries and businesses. All of them will be sent to Prince Wu's Mansion."
"I just want to say that I am grateful to King Wu for saving my life this time. As long as we succeed in giving the gift, every family in Shenjing City will definitely see it. At that time, no one will dare to touch our Xia family."
I have to say that Xia Jingui is very smart, and Mrs. Xia nodded immediately after hearing Xia Jingui's words.
Anyway, the Xia family has accumulated enough wealth, and it would be nice to have Osmanthus Zhuangzi, as long as they maintain their status as an imperial merchant, as for other businesses, they can just give up.
When Xia Jingui asked his servants to prepare gifts and was about to visit in person, Jia's mother in Rongxi Hall also got the news.
Lin Hao didn't bother about the Jia family's affairs. The main reason was that although they had crossed the line, they only needed to throw out a few servants to take the blame.
The incident of Xue Pan throwing the body at the door last night was actually a warning to the Jia family not to extend their hands into the patrol camp in the future.
"Mother, what should I do?"
Jia Amnesty asked anxiously, those who didn't know thought he really cared about Jia Baoyu's marriage, but in fact he was thinking about the beautiful lady Mrs. Xia.
Mother Jia sighed helplessly, secretly resenting why she always met Lin Hao.
Of course, what I hated even more was that the Xia family didn't show face, and a mere merchant's daughter didn't agree to the marriage. Could it be that his own Baoyu wasn't good enough for her?
Although she thought so, in fact, Mother Jia knew that Jia Baoyu's reputation had been completely ruined because of what happened to Jiaofang Secretary last time.
At least among the big families in Shenjing City, every family has blacklisted Jia Baoyu, not to mention that he is not yet a legitimate son at this time, so if Jia Baoyu wants to find a good wife, it is indeed challenging.
In the end, Mother Jia could only say helplessly.
"Choose again. Choose a family outside of Shenjing City. A family without the support of Shenjing City's background will definitely not dare to resist our Jia family."
Hearing Jia Mu's words, Jia She nodded immediately, although it was a pity, he didn't dare to move the Xia family at this time.
Moreover, Mother Jia gave the money, so I still have to do it myself.
It's hard to find daughters from top-notch families, but there are many young ladies from merchant families. Although the Jia family is in decline, if they can marry the Jia family, this is a good opportunity for any merchant family to change their status.
With money and contacts in the Rongguo Mansion, it's actually not difficult to get a part-time job in the local government.
Just like Lai Jia, the servant of the Jia family, wouldn't Lai Shangrong become a county magistrate?You must know that they are just servants of the Jia family.
But by virtue of the prestige of Jia's family, not only did he live a very rich life, he even let his son take off his slave status and become an official.
It can be said that he is a vampire lying on the Jia family, but now all this has nothing to do with Lin Hao, after all, he is not from the Jia family, so what does this have to do with him?
A family of servants can achieve such achievements, but it is conceivable that if the Jia family really wanted to seek an official position, it would not be difficult at all.
It may be difficult for the officials in Shenjing City to stare at too many people, but Dazhou is so big, there are many officials such as county magistrates and prefects in this place.
If he becomes the in-laws of the Jia family, and with countless money to clear the way, maybe he can really find a magistrate for himself, and then he will transform from a family of merchants into a family of dignified officials and eunuchs.
Therefore, those merchant families are very willing to marry the Jia family, even if they pay most of their wealth, it is not a loss.
The reason why the Xia family disagreed was that the first reason was that the Xia family had no males, so the behavior of the Jia family was actually no different from eating a desperate family.
The second is because Jia pardoned him. The way he looked at Mrs. Xia was really unruly. Mrs. Xia was a son and daughter of the Escort Bureau. Naturally, she was very displeased with it, so even if she died, she would not agree to the Rongguo Mansion. Propose marriage.
But except for the special situation of the Xia family, other merchant families are 100% willing to marry the Jia family.
It's just that Jia's mother, Jia She and others will feel a little distressed. After all, ordinary merchant families have males, and the Jia family needs to provide benefits in order to obtain the money of the merchant family.
In the end, Jia Amnesty chose a family of merchants in the south of the Yangtze River, who was also familiar with the Jia family. After all, the Jia family's ancestral home was Jinling.
In other words, the ancestral home of most of the founding nobles of Shenjing City is in the Jiangnan area. After all, the Emperor Taizu of the Great Zhou Dynasty started his army from Jinling, so it can be regarded as the accompanying capital there.
Although the newly selected merchant family is not as good as the Xia family and Xue family, etc., it can be regarded as a first-class wealthy family on the first day of the week, but because it has been in business for a hundred years, the class has become fixed.
There are not many scholars in the family, and I have always wanted to change my family and no longer be a humble merchant family, so the Jia family's marriage is simply a surprise.
As for saying that the daughter's happiness is not considered, this is the practice of aristocratic families.
And these things have nothing to do with Lin Hao. Today he was in the main mansion of Xiaoxiang County, and Lin Hao smiled when he saw the women reciting poems against each other in the gazebo in the distance.
"How about Qingwen, Xiren, how are you doing here in Xiaoxiang County Lord's Mansion?"
Lin Hao asked the four maids of Yihong Courtyard in front of him. They were originally Jia Baoyu's maids, but because Jia Baoyu was almost beaten to death by Jia's mother and others, Jia Baoyu didn't say a word of intercession at the critical moment.
Since then, I have been heartbroken, and now after being rescued by Lin Hao, I serve Lin Hao and the girls wholeheartedly.
"Thank you, my lord, for your concern. I'm doing well here."
Qingwen and Xiren said so, Qingwen's character was still a little hot before, but after she was almost beaten to death, she seemed to have matured a lot.
Lin Hao could also understand this. After all, they used to think that they had a good relationship with Jia Baoyu, and they served Jia Baoyu wholeheartedly.
In the end, I didn't expect that Jia Baoyu could exchange their safety with a plea, but Jia Baoyu didn't say a word.
Sister Yuanyang even later said that when they were beaten and screamed outside the house, Jia Baoyu actually said that they would be beaten outside, scaring him in the yard.
What they said at the time hurt Qingwen and Xiren a lot, and since then they have completely lost hope in Jia Baoyu.
"My lord, the lady of the Xia family is here to pay my respects."
At this moment, Yuanyang came in, and now Yuanyang has become the housekeeper of Prince Lin Hao's mansion. After all, she was originally the housekeeper of Jiamu's house, and she is the best among the many maids in Rongguo Mansion.
Jia's mother was really confused, she almost beat Yuanyang to death because of Yuanyang's kindness, and now Yuanyang came here and got a more noble status than before.
It is said that the first-rank official in front of the prime minister's gate, Yuanyang is now the female official of the palace!
Different from ordinary families of distinguished nobles and high-ranking officials, the housekeepers of the palace all have official positions!Especially the residence of a prince like Lin Hao.
For example, the long history of the chief steward of the palace is the official position of the fifth rank.
The rest of the big and small stewards, etc., are all around the sixth and seventh ranks, and even the housekeepers on Zhuangzi have eight or nine ranks of stewards.
It is conceivable how noble the palace is, even if you are a servant of the palace, as long as the prince says a word, you can directly become an official.
If he is really liked by the prince, he can even be released as an official. It is easy to become a county magistrate in a local area.
Today's mandarin duck is a female historian in the backyard of Prince Wu's Mansion, and her rank is from the fifth rank, second only to the official fifth rank of the long history of the Wang's mansion.
Although he does not serve in any department of the imperial court, the power of the officials of the palace comes from the majesty of the prince. With Lin Hao's current status in Shenjing City, it is estimated that even the six ministers of his palace will be respectful if they see it.
"Let her in."
Lin Hao thought for a while and said, guessing in his heart that Xia Jingui should be for the Jia family's affairs. Could it be that the Jia family is still pestering the Xia family?
If the Jia family really did this, it would be too much, and Lin Hao would not sit idly by.
Not long after, Xia Jingui walked in under the leadership of the servant girl of the palace. When she saw Yingying and Yanyan in the main mansion of Xiaoxiang County, she was also in a daze for a moment.
She considers herself a beauty, anyway, none of the girls in her boudoir can compare to her.
But after arriving here, she found that there are many people who are as good-looking as her, and there are even people who are better than her.
Even the maidservants standing beside Lin Hao have no worse looks than themselves.
I don't know why Xia Jingui felt disappointed in his heart, thinking that his appearance would give him a little advantage.
"The daughter of the people sees the prince."
Xia Jingui hurriedly bowed to Lin Hao, and at this time all the girls also noticed Xia Jingui, and they all walked over in a crowd.
When seeing Xia Jingui, Xue Baochai asked hesitantly.
"But Miss Xia?"
When Mrs. Xia went to visit Aunt Xue, she also brought Xia Jingui with her, so Xue Baochai must have met Xia Jingui.
"Meet Miss Xue."
Xia Jingui hurriedly saluted, it was different now.
The Xia family and the Xue family were both imperial merchants back then, and their status can be said to be comparable, but it is different now!
Xue Pan became the Beibo of Tangtang Town, even though he was a third-class earl, it was still beyond the reach of many people.
Xia Jingui is really envious. Xue Baochai's family is also orphaned and widowed, but he has one more brother than himself, and now his brother still has such abilities.
But Xue Baochai knew that the Xue family could have such a scene now because of Lin Hao.
Without Lin Hao's teaching, Xue Pan would not have been able to be successful.
With Xue Baochai's help, Xia Jingui's relationship with the girls improved a lot for a while.
After a final conversation, Xia Jingui took a few boxes from the maid.
"My lord, this is most of the properties and shops of my Xia family."
The audience fell silent, everyone looked at Xia Jingui curiously, and then probably knew the purpose of Xia Jingui's visit today.
Xue Baochai sighed in his heart, if Xue Pan hadn't become the earl, maybe one day their Xue family would have come to this point, right?
So Xue Baochai looked at Xia Jingui with more sympathy. At least he had an older brother to protect him, but now Xia Jingui has nothing!
Lin Hao looked at Xia Jingui's property, and shook his head amusedly.
"No need, this king does not lack these things."
As far as the wealth of the Xia family is concerned, it can't even compare to a corner of the palace's treasure house. As the mistress of the palace, Qin Keqing, Jia Yingchun, and Jia Tanchun couldn't be more clear about it.
Even if it was part of the Xiaoxiang County Lord's Mansion that was obtained back then, the treasures in the warehouse are probably worth the wealth of the entire Xue family.
Not to mention such a long time, they are still collecting and replenishing the treasure house.
Hearing Lin Hao's refusal, Xia Jingui was terrified immediately. She came here today to seek asylum. If Lin Hao doesn't accept the gift, what will the Xia family do in the future?
As if seeing Xia Jingui's worry, just when Lin Hao wanted to speak, Qin Keqing spoke first.
"It's so simple. Today, Princess Ben likes to see Miss Xia very much. Why don't Miss Xia often come to the palace to play in the future?"
Listening to Qin Keqing's words, all the girls looked at Qin Keqing in amazement, but Xia Jingui was extremely pleasantly surprised.
Because if you can go in and out of the palace frequently, countless people in Shenjing City will see it. Who would dare to offend the Xia family at that time?
And as long as the news of the friendship between the princess and Xia Jingui spread, it would be more effective than the emperor's amulet.
Only Miaoyu looked at Qin Keqing in surprise, and then realized something.
I'm afraid Qin Keqing thought that Xia Jingui had great luck, so she wanted to do something for her lord.
It's just that Miaoyu, who has innate numbers, glanced at Xia Jingui and shook her head. This girl has good luck, but her luck is not even as great as that of the maid next to her.
Not to mention that they are comparable to the Twelve Gold Hairpins like them, but Miaoyu didn't say much, after all, this is a good thing, if the Xia family does not have the protection of the palace, it will indeed be wiped out, especially It is Xia Jingui's appearance, if the family goes down, one can imagine the fate.
In the end Xia Jingui left satisfied, and Lin Hao didn't want the property, no matter what she said, Lin Hao didn't nod.
Although this is a bit disappointing, it is an unexpected joy to be able to come to the palace frequently in the future.
"However, the princess is really nice!"
In the carriage, Xia Jingui's maid Baochan said to Xia Jingui.
Xia Jingui also nodded, no wonder she could become a princess, Xia Jingui was really shocked by her beautiful appearance, she always thought that she was not bad looking.
But after seeing Qin Keqing today, she just realized that there are really fairies in this world.
The girls present at that time were all stunningly beautiful, but they were all a little worse in front of Qin Keqing, which shows how shocked Xia Jingui was.
In the days that followed, Xia Jingui often came to the palace, but as time went on, the relationship with Qin Keqing's daughters became closer.
But often going in and out of the palace like this immediately confirmed the rumors that the Xia family had attached themselves to the palace, and many people who had stared at the Xia family before came directly to the door to apologize.
Even though they hadn't done anything yet, the panic in their hearts made them dare not be careless, they were afraid that the Xia family would speak up in front of the prince, and it would be a catastrophe.
Under such circumstances, the disaster of the Xia family finally dissipated.
And as the affairs of the Xia family ended in less than a month, there was a new major event in Shenjing City, that is, Jia Baoyu was getting married.
The woman is the daughter of the Xu family in the south of the Yangtze River. The Xu family in the south of the Yangtze River is also a family of merchants. The main business in Beijing is related to the silk cloth industry. Although it is not the top merchant of the Great Zhou Dynasty, it can be regarded as a first-class family.
Having been in business for a hundred years, the Xu family has always wanted to change their family and become a family of officials and officials, but because of discrimination from scholars, farmers, businessmen, the Xu family has never been successful.
Don't think that Da Zhou can donate officials, but in fact, those civil servants are more exclusive than anyone else. No matter how much money you spend from merchant families, they will not give merchant families a chance to change their families.
So unless there is someone from the Xu family who can change the fate of the family in the gold list high school in the court, otherwise, they can only be merchants for the rest of their lives.
Of course, there is another way is to join the army and fight. After all, this is the only quick way, and military achievements can be suppressed but indelible.
But after all, this is not a path that normal people can take, so most people still choose to take the path of civil servants.
Now that the Xu family agreed to this marriage, they directly paid half of the Xu family's wealth as a pretense, which was half of the Xu family's accumulation in a hundred years!
But there are also benefits, the Jia family promised to seek a prefect and three county magistrates for the Xu family, and they are all lacking in the prosperous places in the south of the Yangtze River.
This is quite difficult even for the Jia family.
It can be said that if the Jia family agreed, they would directly use up most of the remaining contacts, but Jia's mother still used them without hesitation.
You must know that this is the network of the entire Jia family, but Jia's mother used it just for Jia Baoyu's marriage and future prosperity and wealth.
It can be seen that Jia's mother now puts Jia Baoyu above Jia's family. If she goes down to see Jia Daishan in the future, she doesn't know whether Jia's mother will be beaten to death.
If Jia Baoyu got married, although Lin Hao didn't want to go at all, he couldn't help his side concubine Jia Yingchun and Jia Tanchun were both Jia Baoyu's sisters.
So in the end, I had no choice but to go with them.
And if I go to Jia's house today, it's to discuss the matter of hiring, after all, Xu's family is from the south of the Yangtze River.
This matter has nothing to do with Lin Hao, but who has anything to do with Jia Yingchun and Jia Tanchun?
Now the two daughters are Lin Hao's side concubines, they can be regarded as the two most famous in the Jia family, so Jia's mother sent people to invite her many times, but in the end she had no choice but to come.
"Are you back again?"
After getting off the carriage, Yuanyang and other women looked at the Rongguo Mansion in front of them, feeling a little complicated for a while.
They grew up here, but they almost died here, and now they come back with different identities, and the feelings in their hearts are indeed different.
"Let's go, you are the female officials of the palace now."
Lin Hao said with a smile, although Qingwen and Xiren are not as good as Yuanyang, who is a fifth-rank female history, but they still have the status of stewards and have a sixth-rank official status.
The prince's mansion is like a small palace, and the housekeepers and so on all have official positions.
Of course, it is far inferior to the imperial palace. After all, Dai Quan, the chief executive, is a second-rank official position, comparable to the six ministers.
And Lin Hao's palace chief history is only the fifth grade, which shows the gap with the emperor.
A group of people entered the Rongguo Mansion in a mighty manner. When they entered the Rongxi Hall, the audience fell silent.
Just because Jiamu and the others saw Yuanyang and the others for the first time, a trace of guilt flashed in Jiamu's eyes, but more of it was dislike.
On today's big day, did Lin Hao bring these girls back to embarrass himself on purpose?
"Assailant, Qingwen!"
When Jia Baoyu saw Qingwen and the others, he was overjoyed immediately, and then wanted to join them.
Unexpectedly, she was immediately stopped by Yuanyang, who looked at Jia Baoyu with indifferent eyes, and then said in a cold voice.
"Young Master Jia, please respect yourself."
Listening to Yuanyang's words, Jia Baoyu's eyes were dull, and then he took a few steps back tremblingly. Those who didn't know thought it was Qingwen and the others who started to abandon them.
"Bold!"
Mother Jia scolded, no matter what, Jia Baoyu is the young master of the Jia family, how can she allow a maid to treat her like this?
Lin Hao sat down without Lin Daiyu and others, enjoying the care of Qin Keqing and Jia Yingchun without speaking.
Yuanyang looked at Jia Mu in front of her, and she was always loyal, but a maid is a maid, and she will always be a slave in Jia Mu's eyes.
Although he knew that being beaten to death by the master's family was also one of the fates of himself and others, but the chill in his heart was inevitable.
"Old lady, this servant girl is now a female historian in the backyard of the palace, and has the status of a fifth-rank official."
"Dare you ask me what official position is this old lady, the brother of the Jia family? How dare you offend the dignified fifth-rank official?"
As soon as this remark was made, the audience fell silent, and Jia Zheng's face turned red, obviously ashamed.
He has been unemployed at home because of the last incident, and now the Jia family is operating again and wants to find a new official position for him.
But even his previous official position was only from the fifth rank, which was equal to the mandarin ducks in Manqian, so Jia Zheng was so ashamed.
Mother Jia was also very angry, her hands trembled slightly, the Rongguo Mansion had fallen to this point, and even a servant girl in the palace could not hold back.
Feeling helpless, Jia's mother finally chose to remain silent. In the end, Jia Yingchun was soft-tempered and called out to Yuanyang softly.
"Sister Yuanyang."
The mandarin duck saluted Jia Yingchun immediately.
"princess."
Then he looked into Jia Yingchun's eyes, and obediently stood behind Jia Yingchun.
Lin Hao does not allow people in the mansion to call concubines, etc., as long as his own women are all called princesses, this is also agreed by Qin Keqing.
In the end, Jia Yuanchun was still born and said with a smile.
"Okay, okay, let's start discussing the next job."
Today, I came back with Jia Yingchun and Jia Tanchun to discuss this matter. After all, although they got married, they are still the daughters of the Jia family.
Especially Jia Tanchun, who is Jia Baoyu's half-sister, of course cannot escape this incident.
But when she heard that the Xu family was from Gusu, Lin Daiyu thought of something.
"Gusu? Brother Hao, let's go back."
Lin Hao looked at Lin Daiyu immediately, and saw that Lin Daiyu's eyes were full of sadness.
"There are too many things in these years, I want to go back and pay homage to my mother."
"Besides, you haven't gone back to worship your ancestors since you became a knight. You have been urged by the elders in your father's clan for a long time."
Lin Hao suddenly realized, leaving aside the matter of worshiping the ancestors, it is a must to do when going back to Gusu to worship the ancestors.
Immediately, Lin Hao said directly to Lin Daiyu.
"Okay, then let's go back to Gusu."
(End of this chapter)
Although Xue Pan and the others didn't hear anything, after all the sound of thousands of cavalry was deafening, how could a little girl's figure be heard.
But since Lin Hao stopped, there must be something wrong, so Xue Pan's face was very ugly. After all, the patrol battalion was his army. If he really did something bad, he would be ashamed in front of the prince. up.
Lin Hao rode a zombie horse to the soldiers of the patrol battalion and Jia Haonu.
"Wait, my lord, these seem to be servants of the Jia family."
Xue Pan said that, he had been in Rongguo Mansion for a while anyway, so he still knew some wealthy slaves in Rongguo Mansion.
At a glance, he saw the Ergou who had been avoiding him all the time, and remembered that this person was the servant next to Jia She, who was specially doing some things outside the house for Jia She.
"Jia Amnesty's servant?"
Lin Hao looked at the boy in front of him and the dodging eyes of these patrol battalion soldiers, and immediately knew that they had done something bad, and immediately looked at the position surrounded by them.
"King, my lord."
The long hands of the patrol battalion trembled slightly, but Lin Hao ignored him at all, and just rode straight over.
Seeing the tall horse so close at hand, the head of the patrol battalion became more and more frightened, but when Lin Hao approached, the head of the patrol battalion was still frightened after all.
Not only him, but the horses under his crotch were also trembling with fright. After all, the horses of the patrol battalion soldiers are just ordinary horses, while the horses under Lin Hao's crotch are zombie horses. Terrified.
In the end, the horse was directly kneeling on the ground, and so were the horses of the surrounding patrol battalion soldiers, causing the soldiers of the patrol battalion to fall all over the ground.
At this time, Xia Jingui, who was surrounded, looked at Lin Hao with dull eyes. Under the moonlight, Lin Hao's figure looked very mighty, and Xia Jingui was stunned unknowingly.
Although it was rumored in Shenjing that King Wu was a first-class handsome man, he had never seen him before, but only after seeing him today did he realize that the legend was not false.
"It was you who spoke just now?"
Lin Hao looked at Xia Jingui who was curled up in the corner of the carriage in front of him and asked.
Only then did Xia Jingui come to his senses, and immediately stood up, and saluted Lin Hao respectfully.
"The daughter of the people sees the prince."
Lin Hao nodded, and Xue Pan, who was following Lin Hao at this time, saw Mrs. Xia, and asked suspiciously.
"Are you? Mrs. Xia from the Xia family?"
After all, they are all imperial merchants. When the Xue family first arrived in Shenjing City, Mrs. Xia also came to visit several times, so Xue Pan met.
After hearing Xue Pan's words, Mrs. Xia was overjoyed immediately, and quickly saluted Xue Pan.
"I've seen Uncle."
Xue Pan nodded, and then said to Lin Hao.
"My lord, this is the mistress of the Xia family, one of the four great imperial merchants. As for this one, it should be her daughter."
Although Xue Pan had never met Xia Jingui, he still knew that the Xia family had only one daughter, because Aunt Xue had lamented that Mrs. Xia's life was even more difficult than her own.
Listening to Xue Pan's words, Lin Hao nodded, then looked directly at Xia Jingui and asked.
"Miss Xia, you just asked me to make the decision for you, but now that I'm here, you can speak directly if you have anything to say."
Hearing Lin Hao's words, the servants of Jia's mansion and the soldiers of the patrol battalion were frightened, and the servants of Jia's mansion hurriedly said.
"King, my lord."
But before he finished speaking, he was slapped away by Xue Pan.
"Shut up, when will the prince speak for you to intervene?"
Xia Jingui was taken aback. Seeing that the patrol battalion soldiers and Jia's servants who almost caused them all to suffer just now looked like this in front of Lin Hao, she was full of emotion.
"My lord, this is how it happened."
Xia Jingui hurriedly told the ins and outs of the matter, without adding fuel or vinegar at all, because the Jia family had already gone too far.
Hearing Xia Jingui's words, Xue Pan's face changed first. He looked at the soldiers of the patrol battalion with murderous intent on his face.
He didn't notice it on weekdays, but he didn't expect that this first embarrassment was actually seen by the prince.
If it wasn't because there were people from the Xia family here, Xue Pan would have chopped these guys down a long time ago.
The soldiers of the Tangtang Patrol Battalion actually listened to the dispatches of a few slaves of the Jia family, this is simply a shame to Xue Pan!
Thinking of this, Xue Pan became even more angry, but Lin Hao just said lightly.
"Go back to the Patrol Battalion for a thorough investigation, and then go to the Beijing Camp for training for a month."
Listening to Lin Hao's words, Xue Pan felt bitter and said that it was more like a punishment than a month of training.
But he didn't dare to refute, after all, it was indeed his fault.
"The last will obey."
Then Lin Hao looked at the members of the Xia family and said.
"This matter is the fault of this king's subordinates. This king is in charge of the Xia family's affairs. Let's go back to Shenjing City with this king."
After finishing speaking, Lin Hao rode away directly, Xue Pan and others quickly followed behind, Liu Zhuang, Liu Wu and others returned to the capital camp with their cavalry, as for Lin Hao and his party, they returned to God with their personal guards. the capital.
The members of the Xia family followed behind, couldn't help being excited, because they knew very well how powerful King Wu was, as long as he interfered in this matter, even the emperor would not be able to do anything to the Xia family.
The reason why they didn't dare to stay in Shenjing City before was actually because of Lin Hao and others.
Because they are all related to the Jia family. Although Shenjingcheng said that the prince and others have a bad relationship with the Jia family, in the eyes of many people, this breaks the bones and connects the tendons, so they dare not Whether the lord will be on the Jia family's side.
But now it seems that it won't happen, the prince is a person who enforces the law impartially, so the Xia family should be fine.
At the same time, when Lin Hao and others returned to Shenjing City, Lin Hao also ordered a few personal guards to escort the Xia family back. After all, if someone deals with the Xia family, his own guards can be regarded as a deterrent.
But on the way back, Lin Hao was a little confused. Xia Jingui in the Red Mansion should have a very pungent character. In the original book, she was married to Xue Pan, which made the entire Xue family run wild.
But what I have to admit is that it is because of Xia Jingui that Xue Pan can be controlled.
But the Xia Jingui that Lin Hao sees now is completely different, gentle and virtuous, with a quiet demeanor, he doesn't look aggressive, but looks like a young lady from a scholarly family.
There is only one explanation for such a big difference, and that is that the Xia Jingui of the previous era was not the original Xia Jingui, and should have been replaced by a mountain spirit.
Although Xia Jingui herself is not in the ranks of the twelve golden hairpins, her maid, Baochan, is the maid of the second book of the twelve golden hairpins, so Xia Jingui actually has a lot of luck, after all, as long as it is related to the twelve golden hairpins Characters, more or less will carry a lot of luck.
"But the Jia family is really in a panic. Jia Baoyu has become a bastard, and they just want to find him a wife from a wealthy family, so that they can live in glory and wealth for a lifetime?"
Lin Hao said to himself, and he chose Xia Jingui, this is simply Sima Zhao's heart, which everyone knows.
After all, there were no males in the Xia family, so if she married Jia Baoyu, the entire Xia family's wealth would be occupied by Jia Baoyu.
After all, it can be seen from today's events that the Xia family really has no resistance in front of the Jia family.
This time it wasn't that Lin Hao targeted the Jia family on purpose, but they bumped into each other themselves.
If you can't marry me, you still want to threaten her?He even extended his hand to the patrol camp, and the patrol camp is now under the jurisdiction of Xue Pan, if Lin Hao doesn't care about anything, then there is a problem.
At the same time, in the Rongguo Mansion, Jia She was nervously waiting for the news. When he thought of Mrs. Xia's mature and charming demeanor, Jia She felt very excited.
But what Jia Amnesty didn't expect was that instead of waiting for his own people to come back, a messenger boy came running in panic.
"The old man is not good!"
Hearing the servant's words, Jia She frowned immediately. With so many servants sent out by himself, with the help of the patrol battalion, could it still fail?
"what happened?"
I saw the boy said anxiously.
"We were going to succeed, but at the critical moment, we met the prince who came back from hunting, Ergou and the others were all killed!"
Naturally, Lin Hao would not let go of some powerful slaves who were working for tigers, so when he entered Shenjing City, he ordered Xue Pan to beat them to death.
Xue Pan is the most angry person, because he was seen by the prince because of his poor discipline, and he was punished for what these guys did. How could he not be angry in his heart?
So those little servants died miserably, this could be regarded as Xue Pan venting his anger.
"what?"
Jia Amnesty let out an exclamation and then fell directly on the seat. How could there be an accident?It was about to succeed, why did Lin Hao come back at this critical moment.
Why does Lin Hao always fight against the Jia family?This has been avoided as much as possible, why Lin Hao will find out when he makes a move on a small merchant's house?
And at this time, another servant came to report, and he shouted in horror.
"The old man is not good. The bodies of Ergou and the others were thrown outside the Rongguo Mansion. It was done by the Earl of Aunt Xue's family. He also warned us that if we interfere with the patrol camp again, he will make our family look good."
Hearing the boy's words, Jia Amnesty stared blankly, and then became furious.
"Xue Pan! You don't give the old man any face at all."
No wonder Jia Amnesty was so angry, because the Xue family used to rely on the Jia family for protection, but now they could turn around and threaten the Jia family.
The point is that he has nothing to do in the face of Xue Pan's threat. Even without Lin Hao's backing, Xue Pan alone is also a distinguished earl, and he still holds real power.
What happened tonight was still spread all over the city of Shenjing. After all, Xue Pan's action was very big. He directly killed all the slaves of the Jia family. This matter can be described as a major event.
After all, those slaves are also the face of each family, and Xue Pan's doing this is still rubbing the Jia family's face on the ground.
For a moment, those who were thinking of following the Jia family and attacking the Xia family were all terrified.
Since the Xia family is in the eyes of the prince, it is not something they can offend.
This is not a joke at all, no one would dare to gamble even if there is only a slight possibility, after all, if the prince really cares about the Xia family, if they dare to touch the Xia family, they really don't know how to die.
Especially the household department, when the Xia family shock donated their wealth, they were very happy.
Before that, he wanted to protect the Xia family, after all, the Jia family is indeed not considered by the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Unexpectedly, Jia Amnesty would actually make a risky move. If he succeeds, the Xia family will become the in-laws of the Jia family, and even the donated wealth will be returned by then.
Now hearing that Lin Hao paid attention to Xia's family, the officials of the household department were quite frightened.
All the civil and military men in the Manchu Dynasty were afraid of Lin Hao, but the person who was most afraid was the Ministry of Finance!After all, Lin Ruhai, the minister of the household department, is Lin Hao's father.
Although when they were walking in Liubu, their household department was very arrogant because of this relationship, but when they were inside, they were very afraid of Lin Hao.
After all, the minister of the household department is Lin Hao's father. If he offends Lin Hao, he will not be able to stay in the household department.
So early the next morning, the household department directly sent back the Xia family's wealth.
The head is still the dignified Hubu Zuo Shilang, as the official of the whole Hubu after Lin Ruhai, this is the real court boss.
After all, among the officials with real power, the Zuo Shilang of Hubu, who is the third rank, even those generals who control an army of [-] will bow their heads when they see it.
After all, the six departments are the center of the court, and the officials of the same level here are all one level higher than those in other departments.
When Zuo Shilang of Hubu met Xia Jingui, he was even more grateful for his and others' choice. This girl from the Xia family was so pretty, no wonder she was favored by the Jia family.
But now that he was met by King Wu, I am afraid that King Wu is also interested in the girl of the Xia family, and the left servant of the household department is a little afraid.
If this girl really becomes the side concubine of Prince Wu's Mansion in the future, let alone herself, even the six ministers would not dare to offend her.
Except for Lin Ruhai, which of the six ministers is not like a grandson in front of Lin Hao.
After the left servant of the household department left, the mother and daughter of the Xia family looked at the various land deeds, shop documents, etc. in front of them, and they were a little surprised.
"Come back after such a short answer?"
Mrs. Xia was amazed.
"It's all because of King Wu's prestige. Even if the household department heard that our Xia family has a relationship with King Wu, it would be quite frightened."
Xia Jingui said so, but there was still some sadness in her eyes.
Seeing her expression, Mrs. Xia was a little puzzled, so Xia Jingui hurriedly explained.
"It's all a misunderstanding now. In fact, we just happened to meet the prince to help."
"It will be discovered after a long time, and there will definitely be many people who will take action against our family."
Although in the future, because of the lessons learned by the Jia family, no one will use dark means, but all kinds of suppression based on rules are not something the Xia family can bear.
For example, a single sentence from the Ministry of Accounting can disqualify the Xia family as an imperial merchant, and there are many merchant families who can replace the Xia family, so if the Ministry of Accounting really does that, there will be no problem at all.
"How about that?"
Mrs. Xia was a little anxious at the moment. Although she was good at wielding a spear and stick, she still couldn't do business and things that required brains.
In the end, Xia Jingui thought of it.
"We will give away all these properties. We will keep Osmanthus Zhuangzi, and don't want other industries and businesses. All of them will be sent to Prince Wu's Mansion."
"I just want to say that I am grateful to King Wu for saving my life this time. As long as we succeed in giving the gift, every family in Shenjing City will definitely see it. At that time, no one will dare to touch our Xia family."
I have to say that Xia Jingui is very smart, and Mrs. Xia nodded immediately after hearing Xia Jingui's words.
Anyway, the Xia family has accumulated enough wealth, and it would be nice to have Osmanthus Zhuangzi, as long as they maintain their status as an imperial merchant, as for other businesses, they can just give up.
When Xia Jingui asked his servants to prepare gifts and was about to visit in person, Jia's mother in Rongxi Hall also got the news.
Lin Hao didn't bother about the Jia family's affairs. The main reason was that although they had crossed the line, they only needed to throw out a few servants to take the blame.
The incident of Xue Pan throwing the body at the door last night was actually a warning to the Jia family not to extend their hands into the patrol camp in the future.
"Mother, what should I do?"
Jia Amnesty asked anxiously, those who didn't know thought he really cared about Jia Baoyu's marriage, but in fact he was thinking about the beautiful lady Mrs. Xia.
Mother Jia sighed helplessly, secretly resenting why she always met Lin Hao.
Of course, what I hated even more was that the Xia family didn't show face, and a mere merchant's daughter didn't agree to the marriage. Could it be that his own Baoyu wasn't good enough for her?
Although she thought so, in fact, Mother Jia knew that Jia Baoyu's reputation had been completely ruined because of what happened to Jiaofang Secretary last time.
At least among the big families in Shenjing City, every family has blacklisted Jia Baoyu, not to mention that he is not yet a legitimate son at this time, so if Jia Baoyu wants to find a good wife, it is indeed challenging.
In the end, Mother Jia could only say helplessly.
"Choose again. Choose a family outside of Shenjing City. A family without the support of Shenjing City's background will definitely not dare to resist our Jia family."
Hearing Jia Mu's words, Jia She nodded immediately, although it was a pity, he didn't dare to move the Xia family at this time.
Moreover, Mother Jia gave the money, so I still have to do it myself.
It's hard to find daughters from top-notch families, but there are many young ladies from merchant families. Although the Jia family is in decline, if they can marry the Jia family, this is a good opportunity for any merchant family to change their status.
With money and contacts in the Rongguo Mansion, it's actually not difficult to get a part-time job in the local government.
Just like Lai Jia, the servant of the Jia family, wouldn't Lai Shangrong become a county magistrate?You must know that they are just servants of the Jia family.
But by virtue of the prestige of Jia's family, not only did he live a very rich life, he even let his son take off his slave status and become an official.
It can be said that he is a vampire lying on the Jia family, but now all this has nothing to do with Lin Hao, after all, he is not from the Jia family, so what does this have to do with him?
A family of servants can achieve such achievements, but it is conceivable that if the Jia family really wanted to seek an official position, it would not be difficult at all.
It may be difficult for the officials in Shenjing City to stare at too many people, but Dazhou is so big, there are many officials such as county magistrates and prefects in this place.
If he becomes the in-laws of the Jia family, and with countless money to clear the way, maybe he can really find a magistrate for himself, and then he will transform from a family of merchants into a family of dignified officials and eunuchs.
Therefore, those merchant families are very willing to marry the Jia family, even if they pay most of their wealth, it is not a loss.
The reason why the Xia family disagreed was that the first reason was that the Xia family had no males, so the behavior of the Jia family was actually no different from eating a desperate family.
The second is because Jia pardoned him. The way he looked at Mrs. Xia was really unruly. Mrs. Xia was a son and daughter of the Escort Bureau. Naturally, she was very displeased with it, so even if she died, she would not agree to the Rongguo Mansion. Propose marriage.
But except for the special situation of the Xia family, other merchant families are 100% willing to marry the Jia family.
It's just that Jia's mother, Jia She and others will feel a little distressed. After all, ordinary merchant families have males, and the Jia family needs to provide benefits in order to obtain the money of the merchant family.
In the end, Jia Amnesty chose a family of merchants in the south of the Yangtze River, who was also familiar with the Jia family. After all, the Jia family's ancestral home was Jinling.
In other words, the ancestral home of most of the founding nobles of Shenjing City is in the Jiangnan area. After all, the Emperor Taizu of the Great Zhou Dynasty started his army from Jinling, so it can be regarded as the accompanying capital there.
Although the newly selected merchant family is not as good as the Xia family and Xue family, etc., it can be regarded as a first-class wealthy family on the first day of the week, but because it has been in business for a hundred years, the class has become fixed.
There are not many scholars in the family, and I have always wanted to change my family and no longer be a humble merchant family, so the Jia family's marriage is simply a surprise.
As for saying that the daughter's happiness is not considered, this is the practice of aristocratic families.
And these things have nothing to do with Lin Hao. Today he was in the main mansion of Xiaoxiang County, and Lin Hao smiled when he saw the women reciting poems against each other in the gazebo in the distance.
"How about Qingwen, Xiren, how are you doing here in Xiaoxiang County Lord's Mansion?"
Lin Hao asked the four maids of Yihong Courtyard in front of him. They were originally Jia Baoyu's maids, but because Jia Baoyu was almost beaten to death by Jia's mother and others, Jia Baoyu didn't say a word of intercession at the critical moment.
Since then, I have been heartbroken, and now after being rescued by Lin Hao, I serve Lin Hao and the girls wholeheartedly.
"Thank you, my lord, for your concern. I'm doing well here."
Qingwen and Xiren said so, Qingwen's character was still a little hot before, but after she was almost beaten to death, she seemed to have matured a lot.
Lin Hao could also understand this. After all, they used to think that they had a good relationship with Jia Baoyu, and they served Jia Baoyu wholeheartedly.
In the end, I didn't expect that Jia Baoyu could exchange their safety with a plea, but Jia Baoyu didn't say a word.
Sister Yuanyang even later said that when they were beaten and screamed outside the house, Jia Baoyu actually said that they would be beaten outside, scaring him in the yard.
What they said at the time hurt Qingwen and Xiren a lot, and since then they have completely lost hope in Jia Baoyu.
"My lord, the lady of the Xia family is here to pay my respects."
At this moment, Yuanyang came in, and now Yuanyang has become the housekeeper of Prince Lin Hao's mansion. After all, she was originally the housekeeper of Jiamu's house, and she is the best among the many maids in Rongguo Mansion.
Jia's mother was really confused, she almost beat Yuanyang to death because of Yuanyang's kindness, and now Yuanyang came here and got a more noble status than before.
It is said that the first-rank official in front of the prime minister's gate, Yuanyang is now the female official of the palace!
Different from ordinary families of distinguished nobles and high-ranking officials, the housekeepers of the palace all have official positions!Especially the residence of a prince like Lin Hao.
For example, the long history of the chief steward of the palace is the official position of the fifth rank.
The rest of the big and small stewards, etc., are all around the sixth and seventh ranks, and even the housekeepers on Zhuangzi have eight or nine ranks of stewards.
It is conceivable how noble the palace is, even if you are a servant of the palace, as long as the prince says a word, you can directly become an official.
If he is really liked by the prince, he can even be released as an official. It is easy to become a county magistrate in a local area.
Today's mandarin duck is a female historian in the backyard of Prince Wu's Mansion, and her rank is from the fifth rank, second only to the official fifth rank of the long history of the Wang's mansion.
Although he does not serve in any department of the imperial court, the power of the officials of the palace comes from the majesty of the prince. With Lin Hao's current status in Shenjing City, it is estimated that even the six ministers of his palace will be respectful if they see it.
"Let her in."
Lin Hao thought for a while and said, guessing in his heart that Xia Jingui should be for the Jia family's affairs. Could it be that the Jia family is still pestering the Xia family?
If the Jia family really did this, it would be too much, and Lin Hao would not sit idly by.
Not long after, Xia Jingui walked in under the leadership of the servant girl of the palace. When she saw Yingying and Yanyan in the main mansion of Xiaoxiang County, she was also in a daze for a moment.
She considers herself a beauty, anyway, none of the girls in her boudoir can compare to her.
But after arriving here, she found that there are many people who are as good-looking as her, and there are even people who are better than her.
Even the maidservants standing beside Lin Hao have no worse looks than themselves.
I don't know why Xia Jingui felt disappointed in his heart, thinking that his appearance would give him a little advantage.
"The daughter of the people sees the prince."
Xia Jingui hurriedly bowed to Lin Hao, and at this time all the girls also noticed Xia Jingui, and they all walked over in a crowd.
When seeing Xia Jingui, Xue Baochai asked hesitantly.
"But Miss Xia?"
When Mrs. Xia went to visit Aunt Xue, she also brought Xia Jingui with her, so Xue Baochai must have met Xia Jingui.
"Meet Miss Xue."
Xia Jingui hurriedly saluted, it was different now.
The Xia family and the Xue family were both imperial merchants back then, and their status can be said to be comparable, but it is different now!
Xue Pan became the Beibo of Tangtang Town, even though he was a third-class earl, it was still beyond the reach of many people.
Xia Jingui is really envious. Xue Baochai's family is also orphaned and widowed, but he has one more brother than himself, and now his brother still has such abilities.
But Xue Baochai knew that the Xue family could have such a scene now because of Lin Hao.
Without Lin Hao's teaching, Xue Pan would not have been able to be successful.
With Xue Baochai's help, Xia Jingui's relationship with the girls improved a lot for a while.
After a final conversation, Xia Jingui took a few boxes from the maid.
"My lord, this is most of the properties and shops of my Xia family."
The audience fell silent, everyone looked at Xia Jingui curiously, and then probably knew the purpose of Xia Jingui's visit today.
Xue Baochai sighed in his heart, if Xue Pan hadn't become the earl, maybe one day their Xue family would have come to this point, right?
So Xue Baochai looked at Xia Jingui with more sympathy. At least he had an older brother to protect him, but now Xia Jingui has nothing!
Lin Hao looked at Xia Jingui's property, and shook his head amusedly.
"No need, this king does not lack these things."
As far as the wealth of the Xia family is concerned, it can't even compare to a corner of the palace's treasure house. As the mistress of the palace, Qin Keqing, Jia Yingchun, and Jia Tanchun couldn't be more clear about it.
Even if it was part of the Xiaoxiang County Lord's Mansion that was obtained back then, the treasures in the warehouse are probably worth the wealth of the entire Xue family.
Not to mention such a long time, they are still collecting and replenishing the treasure house.
Hearing Lin Hao's refusal, Xia Jingui was terrified immediately. She came here today to seek asylum. If Lin Hao doesn't accept the gift, what will the Xia family do in the future?
As if seeing Xia Jingui's worry, just when Lin Hao wanted to speak, Qin Keqing spoke first.
"It's so simple. Today, Princess Ben likes to see Miss Xia very much. Why don't Miss Xia often come to the palace to play in the future?"
Listening to Qin Keqing's words, all the girls looked at Qin Keqing in amazement, but Xia Jingui was extremely pleasantly surprised.
Because if you can go in and out of the palace frequently, countless people in Shenjing City will see it. Who would dare to offend the Xia family at that time?
And as long as the news of the friendship between the princess and Xia Jingui spread, it would be more effective than the emperor's amulet.
Only Miaoyu looked at Qin Keqing in surprise, and then realized something.
I'm afraid Qin Keqing thought that Xia Jingui had great luck, so she wanted to do something for her lord.
It's just that Miaoyu, who has innate numbers, glanced at Xia Jingui and shook her head. This girl has good luck, but her luck is not even as great as that of the maid next to her.
Not to mention that they are comparable to the Twelve Gold Hairpins like them, but Miaoyu didn't say much, after all, this is a good thing, if the Xia family does not have the protection of the palace, it will indeed be wiped out, especially It is Xia Jingui's appearance, if the family goes down, one can imagine the fate.
In the end Xia Jingui left satisfied, and Lin Hao didn't want the property, no matter what she said, Lin Hao didn't nod.
Although this is a bit disappointing, it is an unexpected joy to be able to come to the palace frequently in the future.
"However, the princess is really nice!"
In the carriage, Xia Jingui's maid Baochan said to Xia Jingui.
Xia Jingui also nodded, no wonder she could become a princess, Xia Jingui was really shocked by her beautiful appearance, she always thought that she was not bad looking.
But after seeing Qin Keqing today, she just realized that there are really fairies in this world.
The girls present at that time were all stunningly beautiful, but they were all a little worse in front of Qin Keqing, which shows how shocked Xia Jingui was.
In the days that followed, Xia Jingui often came to the palace, but as time went on, the relationship with Qin Keqing's daughters became closer.
But often going in and out of the palace like this immediately confirmed the rumors that the Xia family had attached themselves to the palace, and many people who had stared at the Xia family before came directly to the door to apologize.
Even though they hadn't done anything yet, the panic in their hearts made them dare not be careless, they were afraid that the Xia family would speak up in front of the prince, and it would be a catastrophe.
Under such circumstances, the disaster of the Xia family finally dissipated.
And as the affairs of the Xia family ended in less than a month, there was a new major event in Shenjing City, that is, Jia Baoyu was getting married.
The woman is the daughter of the Xu family in the south of the Yangtze River. The Xu family in the south of the Yangtze River is also a family of merchants. The main business in Beijing is related to the silk cloth industry. Although it is not the top merchant of the Great Zhou Dynasty, it can be regarded as a first-class family.
Having been in business for a hundred years, the Xu family has always wanted to change their family and become a family of officials and officials, but because of discrimination from scholars, farmers, businessmen, the Xu family has never been successful.
Don't think that Da Zhou can donate officials, but in fact, those civil servants are more exclusive than anyone else. No matter how much money you spend from merchant families, they will not give merchant families a chance to change their families.
So unless there is someone from the Xu family who can change the fate of the family in the gold list high school in the court, otherwise, they can only be merchants for the rest of their lives.
Of course, there is another way is to join the army and fight. After all, this is the only quick way, and military achievements can be suppressed but indelible.
But after all, this is not a path that normal people can take, so most people still choose to take the path of civil servants.
Now that the Xu family agreed to this marriage, they directly paid half of the Xu family's wealth as a pretense, which was half of the Xu family's accumulation in a hundred years!
But there are also benefits, the Jia family promised to seek a prefect and three county magistrates for the Xu family, and they are all lacking in the prosperous places in the south of the Yangtze River.
This is quite difficult even for the Jia family.
It can be said that if the Jia family agreed, they would directly use up most of the remaining contacts, but Jia's mother still used them without hesitation.
You must know that this is the network of the entire Jia family, but Jia's mother used it just for Jia Baoyu's marriage and future prosperity and wealth.
It can be seen that Jia's mother now puts Jia Baoyu above Jia's family. If she goes down to see Jia Daishan in the future, she doesn't know whether Jia's mother will be beaten to death.
If Jia Baoyu got married, although Lin Hao didn't want to go at all, he couldn't help his side concubine Jia Yingchun and Jia Tanchun were both Jia Baoyu's sisters.
So in the end, I had no choice but to go with them.
And if I go to Jia's house today, it's to discuss the matter of hiring, after all, Xu's family is from the south of the Yangtze River.
This matter has nothing to do with Lin Hao, but who has anything to do with Jia Yingchun and Jia Tanchun?
Now the two daughters are Lin Hao's side concubines, they can be regarded as the two most famous in the Jia family, so Jia's mother sent people to invite her many times, but in the end she had no choice but to come.
"Are you back again?"
After getting off the carriage, Yuanyang and other women looked at the Rongguo Mansion in front of them, feeling a little complicated for a while.
They grew up here, but they almost died here, and now they come back with different identities, and the feelings in their hearts are indeed different.
"Let's go, you are the female officials of the palace now."
Lin Hao said with a smile, although Qingwen and Xiren are not as good as Yuanyang, who is a fifth-rank female history, but they still have the status of stewards and have a sixth-rank official status.
The prince's mansion is like a small palace, and the housekeepers and so on all have official positions.
Of course, it is far inferior to the imperial palace. After all, Dai Quan, the chief executive, is a second-rank official position, comparable to the six ministers.
And Lin Hao's palace chief history is only the fifth grade, which shows the gap with the emperor.
A group of people entered the Rongguo Mansion in a mighty manner. When they entered the Rongxi Hall, the audience fell silent.
Just because Jiamu and the others saw Yuanyang and the others for the first time, a trace of guilt flashed in Jiamu's eyes, but more of it was dislike.
On today's big day, did Lin Hao bring these girls back to embarrass himself on purpose?
"Assailant, Qingwen!"
When Jia Baoyu saw Qingwen and the others, he was overjoyed immediately, and then wanted to join them.
Unexpectedly, she was immediately stopped by Yuanyang, who looked at Jia Baoyu with indifferent eyes, and then said in a cold voice.
"Young Master Jia, please respect yourself."
Listening to Yuanyang's words, Jia Baoyu's eyes were dull, and then he took a few steps back tremblingly. Those who didn't know thought it was Qingwen and the others who started to abandon them.
"Bold!"
Mother Jia scolded, no matter what, Jia Baoyu is the young master of the Jia family, how can she allow a maid to treat her like this?
Lin Hao sat down without Lin Daiyu and others, enjoying the care of Qin Keqing and Jia Yingchun without speaking.
Yuanyang looked at Jia Mu in front of her, and she was always loyal, but a maid is a maid, and she will always be a slave in Jia Mu's eyes.
Although he knew that being beaten to death by the master's family was also one of the fates of himself and others, but the chill in his heart was inevitable.
"Old lady, this servant girl is now a female historian in the backyard of the palace, and has the status of a fifth-rank official."
"Dare you ask me what official position is this old lady, the brother of the Jia family? How dare you offend the dignified fifth-rank official?"
As soon as this remark was made, the audience fell silent, and Jia Zheng's face turned red, obviously ashamed.
He has been unemployed at home because of the last incident, and now the Jia family is operating again and wants to find a new official position for him.
But even his previous official position was only from the fifth rank, which was equal to the mandarin ducks in Manqian, so Jia Zheng was so ashamed.
Mother Jia was also very angry, her hands trembled slightly, the Rongguo Mansion had fallen to this point, and even a servant girl in the palace could not hold back.
Feeling helpless, Jia's mother finally chose to remain silent. In the end, Jia Yingchun was soft-tempered and called out to Yuanyang softly.
"Sister Yuanyang."
The mandarin duck saluted Jia Yingchun immediately.
"princess."
Then he looked into Jia Yingchun's eyes, and obediently stood behind Jia Yingchun.
Lin Hao does not allow people in the mansion to call concubines, etc., as long as his own women are all called princesses, this is also agreed by Qin Keqing.
In the end, Jia Yuanchun was still born and said with a smile.
"Okay, okay, let's start discussing the next job."
Today, I came back with Jia Yingchun and Jia Tanchun to discuss this matter. After all, although they got married, they are still the daughters of the Jia family.
Especially Jia Tanchun, who is Jia Baoyu's half-sister, of course cannot escape this incident.
But when she heard that the Xu family was from Gusu, Lin Daiyu thought of something.
"Gusu? Brother Hao, let's go back."
Lin Hao looked at Lin Daiyu immediately, and saw that Lin Daiyu's eyes were full of sadness.
"There are too many things in these years, I want to go back and pay homage to my mother."
"Besides, you haven't gone back to worship your ancestors since you became a knight. You have been urged by the elders in your father's clan for a long time."
Lin Hao suddenly realized, leaving aside the matter of worshiping the ancestors, it is a must to do when going back to Gusu to worship the ancestors.
Immediately, Lin Hao said directly to Lin Daiyu.
"Okay, then let's go back to Gusu."
(End of this chapter)
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