Red Mansion Huacai

Chapter 39: The driver had a secret meeting with Jia She and Qin Keqing and fell ill after hearing the funeral.
In the large flower hall behind the main house.

The troupe withdrew, and the sisters and Baoyu drank wine, and immediately started making trouble.First throw the pot, then turn to the sentence.

When Jia Lian was in his early twenties, how could he still have the patience to play with a bunch of children?He only talked about Li Weijian here and there, drinking one glass after another, and soon he felt a little fuzzy.

Not only Jia Lian, but also Li Weijian was a little impatient. Seeing Jia Lian's face getting drunk, he simply said that he was too drunk and wanted to leave first.

Jia Lian suddenly became happy, stood up and said, "Brother Jian has eaten too much wine, I will give it to you."

The two walked around the screen and spoke to a group of people before Shi Shiran left the big flower hall.The rest of the people had different thoughts. Tanchun and Xiangyun were a little regretful that they had never talked to such a strange person as Brother Jian. Baoyu felt that he had no control and became more and more indulgent. Daiyu and Xichun did not do anything else in their hearts. Thinking about it; Li Wan was thinking about what the old lady had just said to Brother Jian.

The remaining two people felt lost in the spring. After thinking about it, they had met again. This time they had to remember Brother Jian's appearance. Wang Xifeng glanced at the two people who were about to go out with a pair of phoenix eyes, while thinking about the old lady. After explaining something to Li Weijian, I was thinking about Jia Lian's excited look, wondering where he was going to steal things.

Li Weijian and Jia Lian went to the main room to say goodbye to the old lady, but Yuanyang stopped them at Bao Xia, saying that the old lady had been drinking and had fallen asleep.Yuanyang sent two maids to pick out lanterns to send them off, and they parted only when they arrived in front of Chuihua Gate.

On the way back, Li Weijian went through today's events in his mind.I can't figure out what Yan Xiyao wants for the moment, so I can only wait for him to make it clear in the future. Emperor Zhenghe paid a private visit incognito, but he had Jia Yuanchun by his side. He thought that the day when Yuanchun would be favored was not far away.

He didn't mention it in front of Jia Mu just now. After all, it involved a saint and it was not easy to spread it casually.

Entering the passage, I suddenly heard a humming sound coming from beside me. I turned around and saw Xiu Ying's little face tilted up with a smile on her face.

Li Weijian smiled and said, "So happy?"

Xiu Ying nodded fiercely: "After listening to the show, I also ate a few pieces of carrot cake... That carrot cake was so delicious."

"Glutty, if you want to eat, just go back to the kitchen and use some money to eat as much as you want."

However, Xiu Ying shook her head and said: "Young master, it's better to save some money. You will still need more money in the future... Well, you can't spend it carelessly."

what else?Of course, repay the money.

Li Weijian said indifferently: "I will teach you a lesson today. This money is earned, not saved. Even if you can eat, how much can you waste?"

Unexpectedly, the silly girl Xiu Ying said seriously: "I might eat it!"

This made Li Weijian throw his head back and laugh for a while, becoming more and more delighted with Xiu Ying's straightforwardness and innocence. Then he couldn't help but raise his hand and move Xiu Ying's little head.

When they returned to the small courtyard in the northeast, Hongyu and Qingwen, who were left behind, came forward to greet Li Weijian, took off their outer cloaks, and Hongyu said: "Fourth Master, today the people from Lixiangyuan went to Wang's house for a walk. Come on, I haven’t come back yet.”

"Oh." Li Weijian responded, thinking that it was no wonder he hadn't seen Baochai just now.

Aunt Xue went to the Wang family for help, which was the right thing to do.It's just that at this moment, Wang Ziteng is serving as an official away from home, and the family is full of women and children. Aunt Xue's trip will probably be in vain.

Entering the main room, walking around the screen, I saw a bathtub placed in the hall, and a smoker was burning beside it.Qingwen followed and said, "I thought that the fourth master would drink wine today, so I ordered people to prepare it...Does the fourth master want to take a bath?"

Li Weijian immediately felt at ease and nodded to Qingwen with a smile.That night, Li Weijian went to bed early after taking a bath, so he didn't mention it.

The next day, Li Weijian rushed to the Military Academy of the Outer City early for two days in a row. After the saint of this Taoism saw him, the minister of the inner government, King Zhongyong, would always see him.Moreover, according to the terms and conditions presented before, Emperor Zhenghe had seen such a plan that was beneficial and profitable at no cost, so he had to send King Zhongyong to come and inquire.

Unexpectedly, I never saw King Zhongyong in the past two days.Li Weijian was wondering, what went wrong with what the eunuch had clearly warned him about?
Early on the third day, Li Weijian rushed to the Wubeiyuan Road and led Wu Haiping to a shop to buy some fried cakes and tofu. Suddenly, he heard some diners talking about the deposed prince who had been imprisoned and died the day before yesterday!

The most benign place in the capital, the people at the foot of the imperial city are very good at talking. They have countless secrets and allusions about the past, and all kinds of gossip are flying all over the sky.

The deposed prince's death was not reported in the newspapers, so rumors spread.Some say that the Supreme Being bestowed the red crown on the crown of the crane, and the deposed prince died after taking poison; some say that since the deposed prince was cut off from food and drink, the deposed prince starved to death; some say that the deposed prince died on the woman's belly... Lin Lin There are all kinds of things.

Li Weijian suddenly realized that the deposed prince was dead. No wonder King Zhongyong didn't have time to see him in the past two days.

After breakfast, Li Weijian went to the Military Academy for a short half-day tour, and then followed Yan Fenzhen to the Yan Mansion near noon.

As soon as he entered the house, he heard a roaring sound, and Yan Fengzhen asked: "Why is there such a big noise?"

The two went to the side garden to take a look, and saw the place where the well was being dug. The Liu family and his son first used a winch to raise the winch, revealing the punch awl hanging underneath. Then they released the winch, and the punch awl suddenly lowered. There was a loud bang.

Yan Fengzhen had never seen a well drilled before, so he hurriedly stepped forward to observe. Liu Da quickly stopped him: "Hey, you have to stay away, young master. Now you are digging a layer of rocks. If you hit it with an awl, it will fly out as big as the mouth of a bowl." The gravel hitting people is not a joke."

Li Weijian stepped forward and asked: "Did you hit the rock layer? Have you measured it? How deep has it been drilled now?"

Then Liu Da bowed and cupped his hands and said: "Go back to Mr. Li, I think the attack will be more than four feet deep. The place where the water comes out will be sealed with Sanhe soil and dried with a bonfire."

"Oh, that's good."

But Liu Da hesitated and said: "Master Li, please give me an accurate answer as to how deep we have to dig? Could it be that Master Li is not thinking about digging a water well, but a salt well?"

Yan Fengzhen heard it was interesting and couldn't help laughing weirdly.Even Li Weijian was overjoyed and said, "There's no shortage of wages. Just keep hitting. The water will be counted when it comes out."

"Hey, yes, you are the boss."

The wind and sand in the capital were strong, and the soil was thick. It took four feet of digging to pass the soil layer. It was expected that the deep underground water would not be far away.

Until after the Shen hour that day, Yan Xiyao did not return.Manager Xunxu took a quick look and found out that Yan Xiyao had a social event today and it was not certain when he would return home.

Li Weijian was a little disappointed, and Shi Shiran took Wu Haiping to ride back to Jia's house.

But it was said that the eldest master, Jia She, had finished drinking with his colleagues at noon that day, and then returned Xunxunran.Walking to Chang'an West Street, someone suddenly blocked the way.

The eldest master, Jia She, was sitting in the sedan when he heard someone shouting from outside: "But the first-class Shenwei General, Mr. Jia, is in front of you?"

Jia She opened the curtain and saw a man who looked like a cashier standing in front of the sedan with a smile. He immediately said, "It's Jia, who are you?"

The accountant smiled and held up his hands: "I have met Mr. Jia. I am here to deliver a greeting card to Mr. Jia on behalf of my boss. I also ask Mr. Jia to have a look."

With that said, he took out a greeting note from his sleeve.An attendant had already gone up to get it, turned around and offered it with both hands.The elder Jia She took it and looked at it with squinted eyes, but it was Che Qinghe, a well-known wealthy businessman in Datong, besides the driver.Jia She immediately felt something in his heart, wondering if this person came to him to ask for something?As for Che Qing and Fu Jia, the most indispensable thing is money, which they cannot do without filial piety.

Jia She was worried about the lack of expenses at home, so when he fell asleep, someone handed him a pillow.

He pondered and was about to speak when the accountant said, "Master Jia, if you have some free time, why not talk to my boss?" He pointed at the teahouse facing the street and said, "My boss is waiting upstairs right now."

Jia She raised his eyes for a moment, looked at it, and said with a smile: "I'm thirsty after eating wine at noon, so let's go have a cup of tea. Come on, get off the sedan!"

The sedan came down, and the elder Jia She got off the sedan, followed by a group of people who were shouting and heading towards the teahouse.Seeing the movement here, the accountant led the way, while Che Qinghe from upstairs came down early to wait.

He met Jia She in the lobby, and after some greetings, he went up to the private room on the second floor.

After separating the screen, the two of them exchanged greetings. Che Qinghe said, "Master Jia, I have a favor to ask of you. This..." He glanced at his entourage.

The eldest master, Jia She, thought that the show was coming, and immediately waved his hand: "You guys, please go further."

After the entourage dispersed, Che Qinghe stood up and poured tea for Jia She, and then said with a smile: "To be honest, Mr. Jia, I heard that the Xue family who lives in your mansion... intends to transfer out of the imperial business. However, there is no one in charge of the Xue family, so we went to Master Jia and asked Master Jia to intervene."

"Huh?" The Xue family wants to transfer the foundation of Huangshang?Why didn't he know?
After thinking about it for a while, Jia She came to his senses.Where is the transfer? It is clearly a forced transfer.

The elder Jia She took a sip of tea while pondering, his mind spinning.The Xue family is just a relative of Mrs. Wang, so what does it have to do with his eldest master, Jia She?

Seeing what Che Qinghe meant, if he could make a difference, I'm afraid there would be a lot of benefits.

He was moved in his heart, but he was confused on his face: "I'm afraid I'm looking for the wrong person. The Xue family is my brother's relative. I should go look for my brother."

The driver came outside and said, "Mr. Jia's words are wrong. Behind closed doors, we are all a family. Mr. Jia is the eldest son of the eldest son. It is logical that Mr. Jia should make the final decision on this matter."

Jia She's heart was filled with emotion after hearing this, but his face remained calm.Che Qinghe observed his words and gestures with five fingers: "If Mr. Jia helps me accomplish this, I am willing to pay this amount of filial piety."

Jia Sheni glanced sideways and said disdainfully: "Only 500 taels?" He picked up the teacup and drank the tea impatiently.

Che Qinghe smiled and shook his head: "It's 5000 taels."

"Cough-cough cough..."

The elder Jia She choked a sip of tea into his lungs, and his eyes widened a little: "5000 taels? Are you serious?"

Che Qinghe was secretly scornful in his heart, but he nodded repeatedly: "I am just a businessman, how can I dare to deceive Mr. Jia?"

"Well... that's fine," Jia She was so excited that he could no longer hold back and said, "Since you are sincere, I will help you out. But for this filial piety, you have to pay 3000 taels first, right?"

"Easy to talk about, everything is easy to talk about."

Che Qinghe turned around and waved to the accountant outside, who then took a box and put it inside.Che Qinghe took it and opened it, took out a stack of banknotes, counted out a stack and pushed it in front of Jia She: "3000 taels, how about Master Jia?"

Jia She reached out to collect the banknotes, but his eyes were fixed on the box containing the banknotes.I thought to myself that there was probably at least thirty to fifty thousand banknotes in it, how great it would be if all of them were given to me!
If they were all given to themselves, not to mention turning things around, they would be able to kill all the Xue family!

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After the Shen hour that day, Li Weijian rode back to Rongguo Mansion.

Entering the small courtyard of her house from the side door, Hongyu came forward early, greeted her, and then whispered: "Fourth Master, everyone in the house now says that the Xue family is not a creature."

Qingwen, who was a step late, said: "That's not the case. He bullies Fourth Master endlessly. I have never seen such a shameless family!"

Li Weijian laughed loudly, but he knew in his heart that most of the people in Jia's family praised the superiors and disdained the inferiors. If he hadn't used the money, how could the reputation be reversed?

After entering the main room, Li Weijian lifted up his robe and sat down. He smiled at Hong Yu and said, "Is there anything else?"

"Also," Hongyu lowered her voice, "I heard someone say that Grandma Rong from the Dongfu suddenly fell ill for some reason. The illness was very serious, and the imperial doctors from the two prefectures consulted for two days. Unfortunately, even after taking the prescription, it doesn’t seem to be any better.”

Qin Keqing is sick now?
Li Weijian wondered, could it be because General Jiao made a big fuss about the scandal during the last ambush, which made Qin Keqing get distracted and fall ill?
This did not allow him to interfere.He is now staying in Rongguo Mansion, which is separated from Ningguo Mansion by two courtyard walls, and the relationship is far away, so it is really impossible to get in touch with him.

He is still young and cannot think about love right now.Hmm... Speaking of which, although Daiyu is just a bean sprout, Baochai has grown slightly, and looks like an IKEA store... I wonder if Baochai will go back to Lixiangyuan this time.

As he was thinking about it, he suddenly heard someone calling the door from outside.

Hongyu hurried out to greet her, and after a moment she replied with a troubled face: "Fourth Master, Miss Bao from my concubine's house is here."

"Huh?" It really means that Cao Cao, Cao Cao has arrived, and he was talking about it right away, but Baochai came without thinking.

He thought for a moment and said, "Please come in."

Now he was having trouble with the Xue family, so he didn't go out to greet him.Hongyu agreed and turned around to lead Baochai in. Li Weijian then stood up to greet her: "Why are you sister Xue here?"

Baochai bit her lower lip lightly, feeling ashamed and embarrassed.

Just as Li Weijian expected, he went to Wang's house yesterday and returned without success.In the afternoon, Mrs. .

Aunt Xue panicked, and Xue Pan had no other choice but to be helpless and furious.I want to go find my uncle, but Jia Zheng has not returned home yet.After thinking about it, I could only go to Li Weijian to discuss countermeasures.

However, Aunt Xue and Xue Pan completely hated Li Weijian, so Baochai lost her temper. The girl's family ignored external opinions and only brought the maid and mother-in-law to look for Li Weijian.

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