King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 240 Xue Pan returns to Beijing
Orthodox ten years, October [-]th, three days before Shengshou Festival.

The [-]th birthday of the Supreme Emperor was a universal celebration. Under the planning and arrangement of the Shuntian Mansion, the entire Luoyang City was decorated with lights and festoons.

When Xue Pan brought the convoy into the city, he was immediately attracted by the prosperity of the capital, and suddenly became itchy.

How many flower houses are there in Beijing?Is the girl in it pretty?What weird tricks are there?
Thinking of this, Xue Pan felt like a cat scratching, wishing to experience it immediately.

"Xue Da...brother!"

Far away, Jia Lian yelled, and he almost slipped his mouth again.

"Second brother Lian!" Xue Pan got off his horse and went up to meet him.

"Brother Xue, you are finally here. How is the journey? Have you eaten your lunch? The house is all ready, just waiting for you to pass!"

Jia Lian was extremely enthusiastic. To be more precise, he acted enthusiastically on behalf of the Jia family.

There is no way, now that the Jia family is in a precarious situation, Yuanchun cannot borrow strength, and finally someone from the Xue family works as an errand in Kunning Palace, and is appreciated by the empress, which makes the Jia family not value this relationship.

Xue Pan looked distressed: "But I... have brought so many people with me, so I have to settle down first!"

There were nearly a hundred foreigners who came to Beijing with him, and it was not easy to settle them down.

Xue Pan was really not at ease if he didn't finish the errands by himself.

"This...do you have a plan?"

"I have ordered people to rent a house in the city in advance, and I just take them there. It's just that I'm not familiar with the situation when I first arrived in the capital, and I lack a proper person to help me run around!"

The settlement of more than 100 people is not only to find a place to live, but also to consider eating, drinking, lazards, sores and diseases.

Over the past three months, Xue Pan has grown a lot by personally watching such a major event.

"This matter is simple, I will find someone to take care of you!"

Having said that, Jia Lian turned around and shouted, "Yun'er, come here!"

The last time there was a conflict with the Qin family, Jia Yun ran around to investigate, and Jia Lian saw that sincerity.

Later, he gave Jia Yun a few more things, each of which was done frankly, so Jia Lian appreciated this nephew even more, and brought him here to greet him today.

"Second uncle..."

"This is your Uncle Xue!"

Although she was about the same age as Xue Pan, Jia Yun saluted without hesitation: "I met Uncle Xue!"

"This is Yun'er. He has always done things properly. He is the one who watches over the renovation of your house, and it has already been properly completed!"

"Let him take care of these people for you, you will never go wrong!"

Xue Pan looked Jia Yun up and down, then looked at Jia Lian and said, "Since it was recommended by Lian's second elder brother, then of course it can't be wrong!"

Seeing that Xue Pan agreed, Jia Lian was overjoyed. He could be regarded as doing an errand for Zhu Jinghong, and it would be beneficial to talk about it in the future.

"Okay, let's settle people down first!" Jia Lian was afraid that Xue Pan would regret it.

"exactly!"

There are many houses in Nancheng, and the rent is relatively cheap, which is a good place for a large number of resettlement.

Xue's family directly rented an alley, a total of more than 20 small courtyards were used for housing, and each person had a separate room.

The servants of the Xue family have been waiting for a long time, and the delivery can be made as soon as Xue Pan arrives.

"Uncle Seven, I'll just stay here, you have to watch over me, don't let anything happen!"

In the alley, Xue Pan seriously explained to the middle-aged man in front of him that this was his uncle named Xue Li.

"When something happens, discuss it with my nephew Yun, do you understand?"

"Brother Pan, don't worry, has Seventh Uncle neglected you this way?" Xue Li asked, patting his chest.

Xue Baochai was selected as a servant, and she was also praised by the queen, and the incidents between the Zhu Jinghong brothers and the Xue family all showed that the status of this big house was stable.

So now, Xue Pan's words are the imperial decree in the Xue family, and there are not a few people who flatter him, Xue Li is just one of them.

"Uncle Qi can do things, I can still trust him!"

After explaining in detail, Xue Pan was taken away by Jia Lian, and they arrived at Rongguo Mansion half an hour later.

In Rongguo Mansion, because there were distinguished guests visiting today, men from both mansions gathered in Rongxi Hall, even Jia Baoyu was no exception.

"Three envoys of Zasak, it is said that one of them has passed away, this is really..."

Bored, Jia She talked about the banquet given by the Hall of Martial Arts two days ago, although he was unable to attend the banquet, he heard a lot of news.

At this time, Jia Zheng said: "The Holy Majesty did not question the Thirteenth Master because of this, so it can be seen that he is already dissatisfied with the Zasak people!"

When mentioning these things, the men present sometimes listened as anecdotes, and sometimes they lost their mind to listen and thought about other things. Only Jia Zhen was terrified.

In his opinion, his life was picked up from Zhu Jinghong's hands, and he will never forget the cold feeling of the knife resting on his neck in the palace that day.

It was because of Xue Baochai's kind words that Zhu Jinghong's subordinates were merciful, so he was very grateful to the Xue family, so he was very much looking forward to Xue Pan's arrival, and planned to entertain this brother Xue.

"In the chaos in the Northwest, there will be a war sooner or later, maybe the Holy Majesty doesn't want to delay any longer!" Jia Amnesty stroked his beard and thought.

Jia Zheng raised an objection: "There are not many additional troops in the Beijing camp, so it doesn't look like a fight is going to happen!"

"Who knows..."

Hearing these topics, Jia Baoyu wanted to refute, but in the end he held back.

Today, Jia Zheng is getting more and more harsh on him, and he is often a slap in the face. He no longer dares to speak "lying words".

At this moment, he only expects that Brother Xue, who was stepped into the sky by his elders, is also a knowledgeable and interesting person.

In Jia Baoyu's view, although Xue Baochai's "character" is not very good, but his knowledge is still very good, and her elder brother is not far behind.

Everyone talked for a while, and finally someone outside reported that Jia Lian had brought Xue Pan back.

"Let's go... let's go to meet him!" Jia She was the first to get up.

Compared with Baochai's mother and daughter coming to the mansion, welcoming Xue Pan today is undoubtedly much more solemn, after all, today is different from the past.

Let's say that Xue Pan entered from the main gate of Rongguo Mansion, and he saw a row of people standing outside the Chuihua Gate in front of him, all of them had extraordinary demeanor and wealth, so he knew that they were the heads of Rongguo Mansion.

"The one in the middle is my father, the one on the left is my second uncle, the one on the right is Brother Zhen, and the one next to him is..."

When Jia Lian introduced them one by one, Jia Amnesty walked over first, with a warm smile on his face.

"Brother Pan, I finally hoped for you. You have worked hard all the way!"

"Meet my uncle!"

"Meet my uncle!"

Xue Pan paid respects to everyone welcomed by the Jia family.

Seeing that he was so polite, Jia Baoyu who was standing behind had a good impression of him, so he also came forward to speak.

"Brother Xue, I heard that you brought many foreigners to Beijing, but I don't know where these people are? Let us see and see!"

"Who is this?"

Seeing that Baoyu was young and pretty, Xue Pan immediately wanted to make friends.

Just listen to Jia Lian's answer: "This is Baoyu!"

"Oh... so it's Brother Bao!"

It can be heard that there is disappointment in Xue Pan's tone, because it is difficult for him to make a move just because of his cousin.

"Speaking of this foreigner, hehe... this is an errand assigned by the Thirteenth Master. I have been busy in Jinling for more than two months, including two trips to sea... to deal with these people!"

When he said this, Xue Pan meant to show off, because it was indeed worth showing off, not everyone could be so trusted by the royal family.

"Brother Pan can be valued by the Thirteenth Lord, and the future is limitless!" Jia Zhen offered a flattery at the right time.

Although Xue Pan didn't even have an official status, but in this world, he has a relationship with the royal family, and that is the most important thing.

"Brother Zhen, I just hope that I can do my errands well and not disappoint Lord Thirteen. I don't dare to think too much about other things!"

(End of this chapter)