The Red Mansion En Xiaohou

Chapter 82 Qujiang Cultural Banquet (please order!)
Zhengbi was instantly frightened and waved his hands towards Jia Shan in panic.

"This won't work. I will follow Uncle Ding for the rest of my life."

Jia Shan threw the leftover bones on the stove and glanced sideways at Zhengbi.

"Why, am I not treating you well?"

"It's different!"

Zhengbi said seriously, and Jia Shan laughed out loud.

"What's the difference? Follow me and I'll give you twice the salary."

"It's not about wages."

Zhengbi was about to cry. Shen Conglin stood at the door and looked at Jia Shan with a dark face.

This guy is poaching others again.

Princess Hengyang tried hard to hold back her laughter, but in the end she couldn't hold it in and burst out laughing.

Hearing the sound, Jia Shan turned her head.

Shen Conglin and Princess Hengyang arrived, and Jia Shan shamelessly ran to Shen Conglin and patted her chest.

"Uncle, I tested it for you. This guy is loyal."

"Obviously."

"What did uncle say?"

Shen Conglin glanced at Jia Shan. Jia Shan looked at Shen Conglin aggrievedly and ran behind Shen Conglin.

Shen Conglin hit Jia Shan hard on the head.

"Don't make excuses."

Jashan covered her head with tears in her eyes.

It's too much!

He was just helping to test the loyalty of the boy next to him, so he beat the head of the top scholar to a pulp.

Shen Conglin wanted to knock again, but was stopped by Princess Hengyang.

"Shan'er is joking too, don't teach him any more."

Shen Conglin gently shook Princess Hengyang's hand.

"Junior sister, don't worry about this. This guy is really careless."

"Why don't I do anything else?"

Jia Shan raised her head with tears in her eyes. When she saw the hands held by the two of them, Jia Shan opened her mouth in shock.

"You guys, you guys."

Jia Shan jumped up excitedly, he was going to have a princess aunt.

Princess Hengyang smiled slightly at Jia Shan.

"Don't talk nonsense."

Jashan nodded cautiously.

The matter has not been revealed yet, and he still understands the reason why it is not good for the two of them.

But he was not allowed to talk about the matter. He was not allowed to ask how the window paper was broken.

Jia Shan showed a cunning smile and pulled the two of them back to the house.

Just as Zhengbi served the five dishes and one soup, the palace maid appeared in front of Jia Shan again.

Jia Shan's eyebrows wrinkled slightly, and Princess Hengyang looked at the palace maid.

The palace maid lowered her head, obviously she had just cried.

Princess Hengyang, who was already a little unhappy with the palace maid, became even more unhappy with her.

"There is a real story here, get out!"

"Princess!"

The palace maid looked at Princess Hengyang in shock. Although Princess Hengyang was displeased with her in the past, she never chased her away. Now she is driving her away inexplicably.

The maid who knew Princess Hengyang's temper left wisely.

After she was completely out, Princess Hengyang looked at Jia Shan.

"She has offended you."

Jashan shook her head.

"It's not that she offends me, it's just that I don't like her very much."

"Oh?!"

Princess Hengyang, who had found someone to know about Jia Shan, had surprise in her eyes.

"She asked you to deliver a message to Mr. Qi."

Princess Hengyang soon guessed why Jia Shan said this, and Jia Shan nodded again.

"You are here to find me. This woman's situation is quite complicated. How could His Highness keep such a person by your side?"

"Do you think I am willing?"

Curiosity flashed in Jia Shan's eyes. Princess Hengyang's power has reached the level of being less than one person and more than ten thousand people. Can anyone still force her?

Princess Hengyang glanced at Jia Shan.

"My mother's family once owed the old Duke Qi a favor, so they sent him here."

Jia Shan nodded, her uncle's family deserved the respect.

Princess Hengyang continued.

"In addition, she asked me to find a suitable person in the future and find her a husband. This is really difficult for me."

"I'm not married yet, how can I tell her that I'm married?"

Speaking of this, Princess Hengyang became interested and looked at Jia Shan.

"Your Rongguo Mansion and the Duke of Qi's Mansion are known as the Four Kings and Eight Dukes. Do you know what's going on in the Chen family's inner palace?"

Jia Shan was startled, how could he know such a thing.

Could there be any secret inside? Jia Shan was instantly interested.

"What your Highness is confused about is Mrs. Chen's attitude."

Princess Hengyang nodded without changing her expression.

"Although Old Mrs. Chen is jealous, she has also accepted many of the concubines and concubines of the old Duke Qi who suffered miscarriages during his youth. Why can't she be tolerated?"

Princess Hengyang glanced outside.

"As far as I know, her mother died young and she was taken to the Duke of Qi's mansion since she was a child. From this, it seems that Mrs. Chen accepted her."

"However, she was dying when she was sent to my house by Mr. Qi, and the people sent to find out about her came back with no clue."

Jia Shan frowned. Generally, there was only one situation like this, and that was when he made a big mistake. In order to cover up his ugliness, the whole family issued a hush-hush order.

But that girl looked to be only four or five years older than him. What big mistake could she make that would cause the Duke of Qi to expel her overnight? Jia Shan looked at Princess Hengyang.

"My sister-in-law's aunt is from the Chen family. When I get back, I will ask my sister-in-law to inquire. If she finds out, I will send someone to tell His Highness when she arrives."

Princess Hengyang nodded.

"To be honest, I'm just afraid that the Duke of Qi will leave her to me."

"This man is still capable."

The curiosity in Jia Shan's eyes returned.

"Why not?"

Jia Shan signaled Princess Hengyang to continue, and Princess Hengyang hit Jia Shan on the head with her hand.

"Don't ask too much about the secrets of the palace."

Jia Shan wilted quickly like a deflated rubber ball.

It's too much!

It's too much to raise people's interest in gossip and then pour cold water on it!

"Why are you so curious about that girl? You have a crush on her."

Princess Hengyang was stunned, completely ignoring that she had brought up the matter.

Jia Shan stared at Princess Hengyang resentfully.

"What do you think, Your Highness?"

Princess Hengyang was stunned when Jia Shan asked her, why did she think that no one dared to talk to her like that?

Princess Hengyang laughed.

"Men are lustful. I think you are attracted to her. How about this, I will give her to you as your concubine."

Jia Shan continued to stare at Princess Hengyang resentfully.

Dear Princess, your little thoughts are exposed.

What does it mean that he has fallen in love with her? It is true that you want to get rid of this hot potato.

Thinking of this, Jia Shan refused without thinking, and the reason she gave was very legitimate.His Master Shan's backyard has no place for idiots who love to play with fire.

Princess Hengyang looked at Jia Shan in surprise.

"You're interesting. I've always heard of people marrying good wives, but I've never heard of people taking concubines."

"Speaking of which, that girl is also a beauty. It won't be a loss if you accept it. What kind of trouble can she cause if she has a concubine? When Qi Guogong sent her here, he signed a contract for her. When the time comes, I will give her a birth certificate. I’ll give you the contract, but you can’t stir up trouble even if you hold her body and the contract, so why don’t you just do this favor for me.”

Princess Hengyang spoke sincerely, and Jia Shan looked at Shen Conglin.

Shen Conglin coughed and attracted Princess Hengyang's attention.

"Junior sister, Shan'er is still young, so it is really inappropriate to take a concubine, plus that girl has a complicated life experience."

Shen Conglin reminded that Princess Hengyang also understood what Jia Shan was worried about.

It’s nothing more than the Duke’s Mansion of Qi.

Princess Hengyang sighed deeply at Jia Shan.

"I thought that the wealth would not go to outsiders. The old Duke of Qi has prepared a lot of dowry for that girl. I will give her to you, and the dowry will all be yours. As for the girl, the old Duke of Qi also I have already said that he will not care about life or death. In this case, I can only give this rich dowry to others."

The money and silk moved people's hearts. Shen Conglin looked at Jia Shan and signaled that Jia Shan would accept it.

Daqian has a rule that the second son can only get two-tenths of the family property. The second son here refers to the legitimate second son.

As for Jia Shan, the bastard, there will only be fewer of them.

In this way, no matter how much Jia She loves him, he can't share more of his family property.

As for the palace maid, although her background is more complicated, she has a large dowry.

Taking her back is just a concubine whose body is in his hands. Even if her intentions are not right, she is under strict supervision, or she is sent to Zhuangzi to fend for herself. What is there to be afraid of?

Shen Conglin kept hinting in his eyes.

Attacked from both sides, Jia Shan was in trouble.

Seeing Jia Shan's troubled appearance, Princess Hengyang flashed a smile in her eyes and decided the matter directly.

He said that he would send the person to Jia Shan tomorrow, and he had to take it if he didn't want it.

Jia Shan looked anxious.

How can a human being be like this, forcing a hot potato into someone's hand?

Shen Conglin smiled and smoothed things over for dinner.

When she thought about having a big trouble in her hands, Jia Shan felt quite unhappy.

After dinner, it was almost sunset.

The three people officially set sail for Qujiang Pool. The emperor set the place for this cultural exchange between countries to be the cultural holy land Qujiang Pool.

When we arrived at Qujiang Pool, many literati and students had already arrived.

Jia Shan and Shen Conglin rode horses.

After the two got off the horse, Princess Hengyang was helped down by the palace maid.

Immediately attracted the attention of many literati.

"Meet Your Highness the Princess!"

The sound of the scholar raising his son in salute sounded, and Princess Hengyang nodded solemnly.

"With the gift of my father, this Qujiang Cultural Banquet will be hosted by me. I hope all students will work hard and not fall short of my fate of Daqian Heavenly Kingdom."

"promise!"

Princess Hengyang and her maids led the way to the real banquet hall. At this time, many famous scholars and scholars in Beijing were already sitting in the hall.

In this way, many officials came. The Minister of Household Affairs saw Jia Shan from a distance and greeted Jia Shan.

Jia Shan looked up at Shen Conglin, and Shen Conglin nodded towards Jia Shan.

Jia Shan quickly ran to the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance.

"Long time no see, my lord!"

"It's been a long time. I was transferred. Why don't you go to the household department to see me? But you forgot about me."

"How dare you do this? I'm busy with my studies every day. If I had time, I would have gone to the household department to play with the adults."

He would not admit that he was lazy. Just as Jia Shan was talking, another acquaintance ran towards Jia Shan.

Looking at the person, Jia Shan's eyes flashed with surprise.

"Prince, why are you out?"

"Father asked me to come out and see the world."

The little prince took Jia Shan to sit down next to the Minister of the Ministry of Finance. The other six ministers looked at the Minister of the Ministry of Finance with envy.

There was a flash in the list of books of the Ministry of Finance.

The prince was chatting with Jia Shan, but Jia Shan's eyes fell on the girl from Qian Xiang's country who was sitting opposite.

Short in stature, wearing wooden clogs, and with that ridiculous hairstyle, Jia Shan had a look of disgust on her face.

If it was as he thought, then the Qianxiang Girl Country would be the little life he thought it would be.

The people from the Qianxiang Girl Kingdom opposite noticed Jia Shan's gaze and all looked at Jia Shan.

Jia Shan looked at the opposite person without any fear in her eyes.

A bearded man opposite muttered something in the leader's ear, and the person opposite suddenly saluted Jashan.

Jashan nodded indifferently.

The prince was unhappy and pulled Jia Shan away.

"Why are you always staring at the people from Qianxiang's country?"

Jia Shan, who heard the prince's dissatisfaction, smiled sarcastically at the prince.

"I am really too curious about the people from the Qianxiang Country. Does the Crown Prince know what the Qianxiang Country is doing on the southeast coast?"

The prince nodded solemnly.

"Father is quite troubled by this matter."

"Speaking of which, this banquet is also for that country."

Jashan frowned.

"But something happened over there in the southeast?"

The prince shook his head.

"It's not that something happened, it's the Qianxiang girl country who came to seek peace."

Sue?

The Prince of Xiping County was so capable that he went to the southeast to guard the country for only a year and then defeated the Qianxiang Girl Kingdom to make peace. He intuitively told him that it was not that simple.

Jia Shan's face became solemn, and the prince who could see what Jia Shan was thinking about started to whisper something in Jia Shan's ear.

Jia Shan looked at the other side with even colder eyes.

I knew that these guys were unprofitable and didn't get up early. It turned out that they came to seek the name of the country.

As for the name, it is not a pseudonym, it is the land of the rising sun, Japan.

"Has His Majesty agreed?"

Jia Shan asked the prince, who shook his head.

"How could my father be so confused as to give them such a good name? It's just that they gave them too much, and my father was a little bit too hard to get off."

"How to say it."

Jia Shan continued to ask, and the prince continued to whisper in Jia Shan's ear.

Qianxiang's daughter's country paid tribute to Daqian several million taels of silver, plus national treasures. In addition, she also promised to sign a contract with Daqian to suppress Japanese pirates.

This is a bit extraordinary. Daqian had just experienced a natural disaster and was short of money. Not to mention the millions of taels of silver and the national treasure, the suppression of Japanese pirates alone was enough to make the emperor's heart move. .

And just for a name, Jia Shan was shocked. She was really willing to sacrifice herself in this little life.

"Then why does Your Majesty hold this banquet?"

The prince smiled slightly.

"Of course it's for getting something for nothing. My father made a bet with Qian Xiang's country. As long as I, the talented man, answer the three questions they brought me correctly, they will keep the things and go back with nothing. On the contrary, if I dare to If the talented ones don’t answer, I will give them names without asking for anything.”

"How can I lose to these despicable barbarians when I am in heaven?"

Thinking this was a bit too arrogant, Jia Shan's eyes turned deep.

His intuition told him that it wasn't that simple. He was full of bad ideas these days, and he might end up with some unsolvable problems.

Just as Jia Shan was thinking deeply, Shangshu Hube suddenly patted Jia Shan on the shoulder.

Jia Shan looked at the Minister of Hube who was sitting next to her.

"Sir, you are as worried as I am."

The Minister of Hube shook his head towards Jia Shan, then glanced around and whispered a few words in Jia Shan's ear.

Jashan's eyes are getting brighter and brighter, and she can still operate like this.

Then there's nothing to worry about.

(End of this chapter)