The Concubine Wushuang of Red Mansion

Chapter 210 Baoyu: Good sister, don’t tell anyone

Xifeng thought to herself that luckily she had prepared the money, because it was getting late and the money had not been dispersed yet, but if the monthly money doubled this month, it would have been released.

She thought again that she had just gone to report the good news to Rongqing Hall. At this moment, she stood with her head bowed, wishing she could slap her ears for telling her to talk too much!

Aunt Xue looked towards Daiyu and saw that she was sitting still, looking only at the ground in front of her feet. She thought that she would not speak, but when Daiyu said to leave, she would take the opportunity to leave. Who knows, This person was so calm that it was hard for her to speak at this time.

Yuanchun stood up from the ground, and Jia Mu also stood up on crutches. Yuanyang hurriedly stepped forward to help her. A large number of people came happily just now, but now they all followed Jia Mu silently.

After walking a few steps away, Jia Mu turned her head slightly and said, "Brother Cong, daughter-in-law, take your sisters back and come back to talk tomorrow."

Tomorrow comes tomorrow, and tomorrow is not necessarily tomorrow.

Daiyu breathed a sigh of relief, "Yes!"

After the old lady and others passed through the east-west hall, Daiyu said goodbye to Aunt Xue and her daughter. She led Sanchun and Xiangyun into the car and went back to Dongfu.

It was obvious that someone was causing trouble in Yuanchun's matter. Daiyu did not guess that it was her husband. She sat alone in the car, leaning against the wall of the car, thinking about this matter in her heart, thinking that whether it was Brother Cong or not, in the end, , the old lady always wants to talk to Brother Cong.

In Rongqing Hall, all outsiders had retreated, leaving only three people, Mrs. Jia, mother and son, Mrs. Wang, Xifeng and Yuan Chun.

Li Wan had long ago returned to her small courtyard in the name of Lan Geer. Apart from Lan Geer, she only served her elders every day, and nothing else had anything to do with her.

Jia She spoke first, "The in-laws said earlier that the eldest girl was going to be very happy. I thought this was not a lie. Why did it suddenly happen again?"

When Mrs. Wang heard this, she was very grateful to her uncle. The news first came from the Wang family, but it seemed like an accident. If the old lady and Jia Zheng blamed the Wang family, she would be caught in the middle. Feeling bad.

Yuanchun told what happened, "I hope I can survive. The Queen is also trying her best to help. Who knows..."

Yuan Chun lowered his head and remembered something. He didn't intend to say it, but thinking that things would eventually come to light, he said, "After Brother Cong returned to Beijing, he went to the palace the next day. The Queen arranged for me to meet Brother Cong. , I explained to him that I wanted to stay in the palace, but Brother Cong was unwilling at that time."

Everyone was stunned and couldn't understand why Jia Cong was unwilling.

Mrs. Wang was so angry that she wanted to point at Yuan Chun's forehead and curse, "Why do you have to tell him such an important thing?"

The family spent a lot of money for her in the palace, and Yuanchun was really hard to say. The queen was originally willing to help her because of Jia Cong. These words rolled over and over on the tip of her tongue, and finally she only settled on one sentence, " This is also the Queen’s arrangement, and I have to comply.”

Mrs. Wang didn't understand this sentence and said extremely unhappy, "What does this have to do with him?"

Jia She twirled his thinning beard and gasped, "The queen has no children, and the uncle is working under Jia Cong's imprisoned hand. Could it be..."

Thinking of this, his heart felt hot, but seeing that Yuan Chun had already left the palace and had no chance to enter the palace again, Jia She was so angry that his chest felt like a saw again, "He, he, he, this bastard, this little bitch, He is going to break up this family!"

At this time, Jia Mu also came to her senses. A superior military prince certainly had an unusual weight of speech in the court. However, she did not expect that Jia Cong would end his life here like this. , for a time, anger, regret, unwillingness, anxiety, various emotions were intertwined, Jia Mu's eyes darkened, and she almost fell off the Arhat bed.

There was a lot of excitement in Rongqing Hall.

Shen Garden is still the same as before, with pavilions and pavilions dotted among the mountains, forests and waterside pavilions. At night, the lights are brightly lit, and the colorful corridors and embroidered buildings are illuminated in the night, with brilliant brilliance. Looking up close and far, it really looks like a fairy pond and Yaotai.

"A few years ago, we brothers got together here. We agreed at the time that I would invite him, but in the end, who was responsible for it?"

In the pavilion facing the water, gauze curtains were flying in the night wind, palace lanterns under the eaves and brackets swayed on the water, creating light and shadow. The fragrance of gardenia floated across the water, intertwined with the fragrance of wine and the fragrance of the girls. Together, they filled the air, swirled in the pavilion, and drifted into the distance.

After Mu Yongzheng said these words, everyone in the pavilion looked at Jia Cong and saw the leisurely and calm smile on his face. It was difficult for everyone to compare him to Mu Yongzuo, who had just entered the palace. Children who read with you are related.

Five years have passed in a hurry. Who would have thought that the companion of the year would now be in control of the military. Jian was in the emperor's heart and had the weight of his words in the court.

Jia Cong brought the wine in the glass to his mouth, took a sip, and said with a smile, "Who is to blame? I couldn't play with girls back then, and all the men were busy. I want to leave, so I can't go whoring in vain. Let’s go!”

One sentence made everyone burst into laughter.

The people who came today are still the same ones as before. Except for Mu Yongzheng, they are Zhao Duanhua, the son of Huai'enhou, and Tietu, the prince of Xining County. They said they were classmates inviting Jia Cong, and they were classmates. There was no extra person. After all these years, no one knows what kind of temper Jia Cong is. If he doesn't like it if he invites someone else, the attempt to win over the relationship will become a joke.

"In the past few years, among the few of us, Yuan Ze has made a lot of achievements. Before, during the anti-Japanese war, I heard that Yuan Ze had gone, and I wanted to go too. My father refused to agree, but you can see the result. , all the credit goes to Yuanze." Zhao Enhua sighed, shook his head, and drank a sip of wine.

Tie Tu is still the same as before, speaking very little. This is also the way of survival for the Prince of Xining County. Among the four kings, the Prince of Xining County is extremely low-key, trying not to attract attention in the court. The most high-profile one is the Prince of Beijing County.

Tie Tu looked at Jia Cong and said, "Yuanze, you took over the Zhen family before, and your methods were too violent. You know that the Zhen family is married to the Prince of Beijing, and the Princess of Beijing is the direct daughter of the Zhen family. I listen to me. Mom said, bad things about you are being spread everywhere, and the Prince of Beijing County will definitely not let it go."

The word "violent" was so direct that Mu Yongzheng and Zhao Duanhua couldn't help but take a breath and looked at Jia Cong nervously, for fear that he would take it to heart. Even Mu Yongzheng said with disapproval. He glanced at Tie Tu and blamed him for speaking too bluntly.

Unexpectedly, Jia Cong said with a smile, "Brother Tie, I am a military general, and I cannot play the game of verbal quarrels among civil servants. Today's emperor is kind and misses old friendships. Those old people who fought with Taizu and Shizong in the past seem to be He is much more ruthless, not talking about the far away ones, but only talking about the nearby ones. Who is not beating up his own little Jiujiu? How could he have seen the current situation in his eyes?
When big rivers rise, small rivers can fill up. Now that big rivers are almost drying up, small rivers are still trying their best to store water.You have been in the palace all year round, and what you have seen before your eyes is the scene in Shenjing City. Five years ago, I went from north to south, and three or four years ago, from south to north. What I saw was different from you. Wife, on the run.The rich are moving around the streets, while the poor are standing on the ground. They are hungry and cold, and chaos arises. "

Mu Yongzheng and Zhao Enhua looked at each other, feeling that Jia Cong's words should be spoken in the court hall about how the court was doing. At the moment, they had no errands to do and could not make the decision. In this comparison, the gap between themselves and Jia Cong was just that. Out.

Tie Tu asked, "They say you are doing this to kill the rich and give to the poor. I heard that Jiangnan is not safe now. The rich can't sleep at night, fearing that the court will suddenly take action. There are also rumors that many rich families want to move overseas. ."

Jia Cong smiled. This is just like in later generations. Rich people always deposit their money in foreign banks or transfer their assets. They don't think about it. Is it really safe and secure if they transfer it?
Mu Yongzheng watched carefully, fearing that Tietu's words would offend Jia Cong, so he also entertained Jia Cong at the order of the fourth prince, in order to win over Jia Cong and prepare for the future.

When Mu Yong was about to smooth things over and talk about drinking, Jia Cong shook his head, "There is no such thing as killing the rich and giving to the poor. You know, to those poor people, I, a powerful man, am also a rich man. Can I kill myself to help the poor?" ? If Zhou Ji and the imperial court are still about the same, the current imperial court is almost as poor as those in poverty. The total amount of wealth in the world is so much. The imperial court has no money and the people have no money, so where has the money gone? "

Jia Cong did not mean conservation of wealth, he was just talking about it relatively.

But these words also aroused the thoughts of Mu Yongzheng and others. At this time, Zhao Enhua said, "Most of the world's wealth comes from Jiangnan. I heard that this time, the money brought back by King Zhongshun from Jiangnan was worth the two years of the imperial court." Tax revenue, this is too scary.”

In fact, everyone knows that when it comes to confiscation of homes, the most helpful person to the court is still in the palace.

At this time, Mu Yongzheng would inevitably think that if Dai Quan's house was confiscated, how much gold and silver would be confiscated?
During the Wanqing period, when Dai Quan was in power, every time hundreds of officials came to see the emperor, they had to give bribes ranging from hundreds of gold to thousands of gold. Even his father, the prince of Dong'an County, had to give gifts to the eunuch before he could see the emperor.

When it comes to ransacking homes, isn't Dai Quan the one who deserves to be ransacked the most?
But at the moment, the Supreme Emperor is not dead yet, so Mu Yongzheng will not say such words. Holding the wine glass in his hand, he listens to Jia Cong say, "These are all frivolous wealth. The court cannot live on these, and it is not It is used to kill the rich and help the poor. If anyone has the ability to make money through formal channels, even if the court is so poor that it cannot even pay a salary, it will not care about those legitimate properties.

But if you violate the ancestral system and disobey government orders, the court will definitely punish you severely. "

Jia Cong's righteousness made the three of them feel a little horrified when they heard it. Zhao Enhua hurriedly said, "Come on, have a drink. Today is to support Yuan Ze. It's not our turn to worry about things like this in the court."

"Yes, let's drink!" Mu Yongzheng suppressed some of his thoughts, picked up the wine glass, and touched Jia Cong's.

Xue Pan finally entered Shen Garden under the guidance of Feng Ziying and others.

This is not the first time he comes to Shen Garden, but every time he comes, he needs others to show his face before he can enter.He, the dignified eldest son of the Xue family, couldn't even come to this place of feasting and feasting in the sacred city. Wouldn't it make him very embarrassed?

"Uncle Xue, please come this way!" The steward saw Xue Pan raising his feet and preparing to wander around. He was very disdainful, but he still looked very attentive.

Xue Pan chuckled and placed a five-tael silver ingot in the steward's hand, "I'm here to find my brother Jia Yuanze, Marquis of Ning State. If you know where he is, take us there!"

Hearing this, Feng Ziying, Wei Ruolan, Chen Yejun and Jinxiang Hou Gongzi Han Qi also stopped in their tracks.Seeing that the steward hesitated and didn't even dare to ask for five taels of silver, Feng Ziying hurriedly stepped forward and said, "We are none other than others. We all have an old relationship with Ning Guohou's mansion. Since Ning Guohou is here, if we don't come up to say hello, we will If you are rude, you don’t have to be afraid of taking responsibility. If you are in front of you, we will not rush forward if it is inconvenient."

When the steward heard this, he thought that today Ning Guohou and others were not hanging out with the girls in the room, but drinking and talking in the Linshui Pavilion. He didn't say it was inconvenient, but refused. The five taels of silver he got It’s gone.

The steward thought for a moment and said reluctantly, "Logically speaking, this is against the rules. Since the elders have an old relationship with Ning Guohou, I will bring a few of them over. If you can greet me, I will say hello. You must not be rash and offend." Noble man!"

"Save money!" Xue Pan was overjoyed.

A group of people walked through several verandas, turned around several rockeries, passed two sections of willow banks, and then turned around a pink and white crabapple tree. Suddenly they saw Jia Cong drinking and talking with someone in the Linshui Pavilion. The people surrounding him were all sons of extraordinary status and were now among the first-class nobles in the divine capital city.

Just when Feng Ziying and others were hesitating whether to give up this opportunity, when Xue Pan saw Jia Cong, he felt like a friend reunited after years of separation. He picked up the hem of his robe, waved his hand, and ran towards Jia Cong. He ran and shouted, "Brother Cong, brother Cong, you are really here!"

It wasn't that Xue Pan had to let his sister come to help arrange an appointment with Jia Cong, but that he really had no chance to enter Ningguo Mansion. This was also the reason why he ordered his servant to keep an eye on Jia Cong's whereabouts, but if there was any news, he must report it as soon as possible. .

He finally saw Jia Cong face to face. Feng Ziying and others would hesitate, but he would not hesitate. Besides, he didn't know Mu Yongzheng and others at all. He only felt that based on his relationship with Jia Cong, Jia Cong's friends were also his Xue Pan. friend.

Mu Yongzheng was interrupted when he was speaking. He couldn't help but frown and looked over. He saw a big head wearing fancy clothes running over with an obscene look on his face. His big flowered robe was raised like a sail behind him. , no manners at all.

"Yuanze, do you know this person?" Mu Yongzheng couldn't believe it. He glanced at the person and raised his chin.

Jia Cong drank slowly and looked up. It was Xue Pan. He was the one who spread the word that he would attend a banquet in Shen Yuan today. Sure enough, Xue Pan did not disappoint him.

Xue Pan was like seeing a relative reunited after a long absence. Unexpectedly, as soon as he got closer, he was stopped by two guards who emerged from the dark, "Please stay!"

Xue Panli didn't bother to pay attention to these two people, and still waved the small handkerchief towards Jia Cong, "Brother Cong, it's me, it's your brother Xue!"

Jia Cong squinted his eyes and then said to Mu Yongzheng, "Brother Mu, Brother Zhao, and Brother Tie, it turns out we are acquaintances. Let me go over and have a look."

"Since we are acquaintances, Yuanze went over to say hello. We are still waiting for you, so you are not allowed to run away." Mu Yongzheng said.

"how come!"

Jia Cong then stood up and went over. When the two guards saw Jia Cong, they let go of Xue Pan. Xue Pan didn't care and said happily, "Brother Cong, it's really you. Did you know that I want to see you?" How difficult it is to be alone!"

Jia Cong put his hands behind his back and looked distant. He glanced at Feng Ziying and others not far away and said, "Brother Xue, is that your friend over there?"

"Yes, yes!" Xue Pan did not forget to show off in front of his friends. He thought about how rare this opportunity was today. If he could, he could invite Brother Cong for a drink here and introduce him to Feng Ziying and others. , his face lit up, "Brother Cong, I am going to entertain friends here today, how about you come too!"

Then, with a pitiful expression as a little daughter-in-law, she wanted Jia Cong to give him some face.

Jia Cong said, "Brother Xue, what are you talking about? You and I are not outsiders. If you want to invite me, when is it not an opportunity? Today, a few friends want to help me. I can only accept Brother Xue's kindness another day. ”

Xue Pan was afraid that if he missed today, he would lose tomorrow. When he saw Jia Cong was about to leave, he hurriedly grabbed his sleeve, "Brother Cong, don't leave! I haven't finished speaking yet. I want to ask you to be your host. Please tell me." When is it convenient?"

Jia Cong raised his arm and took a look at his sleeves. An evil spirit was released from his body. Xue Pan shook his hands and let go. Thinking of the past relationship between the two, he suddenly shuddered, "Brother Cong, haha, I was in a hurry." , not on purpose, not on purpose.”

"Since it's hard to refuse such kindness, let's do it tomorrow!"

"Okay, will we still be here tomorrow?"

Jia Cong nodded, "I will only have time at noon tomorrow. By the way, are you and Baoyu much naughty now?"

"Baoyu? We are together often. I said a while ago that I wanted to invite him to be my host."

"Oh, what's the reason? In that case, it's cheap to invite us together tomorrow. Brother Xue is a guest in my Jia family, how come you are always asked to invite our brother's host? It doesn't make sense! "

"Hey, I'm so lucky if I can invite you!"

Jia Cong didn't seem to see his intention of pretending to be a tiger. He smiled faintly and said, "In that case, please help me, Brother Xue. I'm afraid my friend will have to wait in a hurry!"

Xue Pan then hurriedly said goodbye to Jia Cong, walked towards Feng Ziying in a crooked way, and said loudly, "We have already agreed, we will still be here tomorrow, we will pick up brother Cong, you all have to come!" "

Jia Cong returned to Linshui Pavilion, and Zhao Enhua asked in confusion, "Where did this big head appear? I have been in Shenjing for so many years, how come I have never seen this person before?"

Jia Cong smiled and shook his head, "He is a relative from Rongguo Mansion. He came from Jinling. He is Baoyu's cousin and a descendant of Xue Gong, the descendant of Ziwei She. His father died young and he relied on his grandfather's reputation to gain a false reputation in the Ministry of Household Affairs. Wearing money from the emperor.

When he was in Jinling City, I punished him for offending me. Although he was a dandy, he had a somewhat innocent temperament and was quite righteous.Just for the sake of Rongfu, I had to give him three points of thin noodles. "

The three of them were well aware of the entanglement between Ning Rong and Ning Rong. When they discussed it in private, they were quite embarrassed by Jia Cong. At the moment, they stopped mentioning the matter and just drank and chatted about current affairs.

On Baoyu's side, before dawn, Xiren, who was sleeping with him in the Nuan Pavilion, heard the noise and got up. It turned out that Baoyu was confused and didn't know what he was talking about. She hurriedly hung up the curtains and brought the warm water on the table. Come and give Baoyu a few sips.

When Baoyu stood up, Xiren thought he was going to change clothes. When helping him to dress, Xiren was so frightened that Xiren stepped back and asked what was wrong.

Bao Yuhong's face flushed, she twisted his hand, took him into the tent, and said softly, "Good sister, please don't tell anyone."

Xiren was originally a smart woman, two years older than Baoyu, and had recently become more familiar with human affairs. Now seeing Baoyu in such a state, he was half aware of it, and without realizing it, his face turned red with embarrassment, and he allowed him to hug her. Into the arms.

At this time, the room was silent, so Xiren bravely asked in a low voice,
Baoyu giggled and didn't say much, so Xiren helped him take off his middle coat under the quilt. Baoyu took her in his arms and started to act. Xiren was so shy that he covered his face and smiled. Baoyu was fascinated.

Xiren always knew that Jia Mu had given herself to Baoyu, so she did this now, and it was not out of courtesy. After acting with Baoyu, she felt that she would be different from now on, and she treated Baoyu even more wholeheartedly.

But he said that Xue Pan came back late yesterday. He slept until he got up at dawn. Thinking of what happened yesterday, he felt proud and anxious at the same time. He sent his servant to look for tea smoke to bring a message to Baoyu. He would be in Shen Garden at noon. Invite Baoyu to drink.

On Jia Cong's side, he went to find Baochai and learned how to post messages to Jia Cong.

"Sister, you must help me with this. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If I miss it, I don't know when I will get this opportunity again."

Xue Pan told about how he met Jia Cong in Shenyuan yesterday and invited him to a banquet. Aunt Xue Pan and Baochai were stunned. From Xue Pan's words, they always felt that it was not Jia Cong that Xue Pan met, but Jia Cong. Others, when did Jia Cong become so easy to talk to?
"How could I admit my mistake? It's definitely Brother Cong. We have Ziying and the others as witnesses!"

Aunt Xue frowned and said, "You know, I heard in a daze early this morning that the eldest daughter's coming out of the palace this time was the work of the Marquis. At this juncture, you go and invite his host. , maybe why are you unhappy here?"

Xue Pan didn't care, "Mom, you don't know, when we met Brother Cong yesterday, who did he drink with? They were all princes, and the worst were young masters from Huai'enhou Mansion. Besides, , what is the relationship between the East Mansion and the West Mansion? In the past, Brother Zhen was still a little far away, but now, isn't Brother Cong the old lady's grandson? "

These words made sense, and Aunt Xue was speechless. She said to Baochai, "When you went to help your brother to invite the Marquis, how come the Marquis couldn't make time for it? This time, why did he agree again? ?”

Baochai couldn't help but feel happy when he thought about the situation at that time. Could it be that it was because of Sister Lin's presence that day that he didn't agree?
Baochai's heart was beating fiercely, and Xiafei's cheeks were raised, "Maybe it's because of my brother's reputation. Since he agreed, wouldn't it be good?"

Aunt Xue nodded, feeling happy in her heart, "My son, then you should give him a good meal. This relationship is close. If anything happens in the future, you can also ask for help."

(End of this chapter)