Red Mansion Taoist

Chapter 192 Conversation
"Xue Pan, has your case in Jinling not been concluded yet?" Jia Qiang asked, pretending not to know.

He certainly knew the reason why Mrs.

"It's been settled a long time ago, it's just..." Xue Pan spoke quickly, but she was stared back by Mrs. Xue just halfway through.

"Pan'er's case is still a bit troublesome. I would like to ask my uncle to come forward and say hello. The Xue family is willing to pay more money to compensate!" Mrs. Xue continued, worried that Xue Pan was talking too much.

"Sister-in-law, you may have made a mistake. I don't have an official position now. Even if I want to help you, there is nothing I can do!" Jia Qiang shook her head and said.

He was telling the truth. The imperial governor of the second-grade Beijing camp in him was handed over after returning to the capital, and even the nine-provincial governor of the first-grade was also gone.

Apart from the title of Extraordinary Marquis, he has no other official positions.

"Uncle, you just need to say hello to the Chief of Ceremonies about Pan'er!" Mrs. Xue was not so easy to dismiss, so she continued to beg.

Jia Qiang's eyes narrowed slightly. From Mrs. Xue's body, he could see that Mrs. Xue was sure that he could do it.

This is not something that Mrs. Xue, a woman, can know. Someone must have given Mrs. Xue some advice.

"Wang Ziteng, you must not be clever!" Jia Qiang stood up and muttered to herself.

This time she went to ask Jia Qiang rashly, which affected the relationship between the Xue family and Jia Qiang, making it impossible for her to explain to Xue Tong.

"Sister-in-law, even the first-class Prince Teng can't do anything. How can I, who has no official position, do anything?" Jia Qiang shook her head and said.

If she hadn't been such a mindless person, she wouldn't have been persuaded by Prince Teng's mention.

But four years ago, Wang Ziteng lost his official position of real power, and Mrs. Xue lost her great support. She became much more cautious in Beijing, and she has been living in Jia's mansion.

"Mother, what happened to you?" Xue Baochai saw something was wrong with Mrs. Xue's expression, so she came to Mrs. Xue and asked softly.

"What should I do? I can't blame Jia Qiang for her cold attitude!" Mrs. Xue said in fear.

Little did she know that she had become a knife in the hands of others.

In the past, because he wanted to enter the palace, Xue Baochai would never have too much contact with Jia Baoyu, for fear of affecting his reputation.

He didn't know whether Wang Ziteng simply wanted him to come forward to help, or whether he wanted to use the influence of this matter to make him lose his favor.

She didn't say anything about her uncle Wang Ziteng's plan. After all, it was her uncle. Telling her about it would make her mother sad and would not help.

With his current strength, if he wanted to kill someone, he could do so without leaving any trace.

The Xue family had a good relationship with Jia Qiang in the past. With Jia Qiang's power, the Xue family's power has increased a lot.

When Jia Qiang said this, she raised the tea cup with both hands and looked at Mrs. Xue instead of drinking.

What her mother just said, she heard that her uncle Wang Ziteng was taking advantage of his own family and used his brother Xue Pan's case as a knife to hurt Jia Qiang.

Back at Lixiangyuan, Xue Pan went to have some fun, while Mrs. Xue quickly entered the room.

"Not because of your brother's evil deeds, but for his case, I went to your uncle to ask for help. Your uncle said that Jia Qiang has a very good relationship with the palace. It is best to go to Jia Qiang for this matter, so I took your brother to Jia Qiang. The Marquis Mansion is so angry with Jia Qiang!" Mrs. Xue knew that her daughter was smart, so she told the details of the matter.

"Mother, why did you just listen to your uncle and go directly to Jia Qiang!" Xue Baochai complained with a frown.

The other one is Jia Baoyu. Jia Baoyu is very popular with her daughter's family. Judging from various behaviors, Jia Baoyu seems to be interested in her and will come to see her from time to time.

Mrs. Xue left Jiahou Mansion and glanced at Xue Pan, but she did not blame her son. She knew who her son was.

"Don't do anything now. When Jia Qiang is appointed as an official, we will prepare a generous gift to congratulate you!" Xue Baochai shook his head and said.

At this time, when Jia Qiang is waiting for a position, any stain can affect his career.

Mrs. Xue tried to stop her but failed to do so in time, letting Jia Qiang know who had the idea.

She was preparing to enter the palace since she was a child, so she learned a lot of tactics.

"I'm here, my uncle asked me to find you!" Xue Pan replied stupidly.

Just like Wang Ziteng, it was just a clan brother who committed a crime, which caused Wang Ziteng to lose his real power.

This still hasn't really affected Jia Qiang. If it did, the Xue family would also be in trouble.

At least in the Jia Mansion, with the protection of the Jia family, there will be a lot less trouble.

When I first lived in Jia Mansion, I originally planned to stay there only for a while.

Mrs. Xue couldn't help but have a sad look on her face when she thought of Jia Qiang's attitude.

Mrs. Xue and Xue Pan left, and Jia Qiang sat there, thinking about Wang Ziteng.

"Listen to your daughter!" Mrs. Xue had no idea at this moment, and her daughter became her backbone.

If Mrs. Xue could come back to discuss this matter, she would not let Mrs. Xue go to Jiahou Mansion.

"Did I do something wrong?" Mrs. Xue murmured.

"Xue Pan, didn't you go to your uncle's house?" Jia Qiang turned to Xue Pan and asked.

Of course Mrs. Xue saw that this was a tea invitation and a farewell. At the same time, she also saw the change in Jia Qiang's attitude. The coldness was not concealed at all.

But now she had to think about her marriage. She glanced at Mrs. Xue and realized that she could not count on her mother, so she still had to make her own decision.

"I'm sure I'm wrong. I heard that Jia Qiang has just returned to Beijing and is waiting for her appointment in the palace. How can anything happen at this time?" Xue Baochai shook his head and explained.

This made her sigh inwardly, as if she had done something wrong.

Xue Baochai sighed helplessly in her heart. Because of her brother Xue Pan's case, she lost the qualification to enter the palace, and she also lost her childhood goal.

Two figures appeared in her mind, one was Jia Qiang. If Jia Qiang was not engaged to Lin Daiyu, and she didn't want to be young, Jia Qiang would be her most ideal partner.

"Sister Bao, sister Bao!" While Xue Baochai was still thinking, Jia Baoyu's voice sounded from outside.

"Baoyu, it's hot outside, come in quickly!" Xue Baochai said enthusiastically to the outside. At the same time, she stood up and walked toward the door.

"Auntie is here too!" As soon as Jia Baoyu entered the room, he saw Mrs. Xue and greeted her with a smile.

Then he stuck to Xue Baochai's side, but his eyes glanced at Mrs. Xue from time to time, as if Mrs. Xue was inconvenient to speak.

"I'm tired after walking outside all day. Let's go inside and rest first!" Mrs. Xue said with a smile, not knowing what Jia Baoyu was thinking. After Xue Baochai's entry into the palace was refuted, Mrs. Xue discussed it with Mrs. Wang. Both parties were interested in letting the two young ladies get closer.

Mrs. Xue takes a fancy to the power of the Jia family, and Mrs. Wang takes a fancy to the wealth of the Xue family. Both sides have their own needs.

Mrs. Xue also understood that given Jia's mother's love for Jia Baoyu, most of the things in Rongguo Mansion would be left to Jia Baoyu. Jia Lian, who did not see the first house, could only help the second house with some errands and depend on the second house for survival.

If it weren't for Jia Baoyu being loved by Jia's mother, Mrs. Xue would not ignore Xue Baochai's reputation and let the two be alone together.

Xue Baochai obviously saw what Mrs. Xue meant, and she didn't feel disgusted at all. Perhaps Jia Baoyu was her best choice at the moment.

"Sister Bao, look what this is?" Jia Baoyu saw Mrs. Xue entering the inner room, then took out a book from her arms and showed it to Xue Baochai, showing off.

Xue Baochai saw the title "The Romance of the West Chamber" and she had read this book.

"In addition to reading such miscellaneous books, Baoyu still needs to learn some economic articles so that he can deal with world affairs in the future!" She persuaded with a smile.

Jia Baoyu's face tightened, and the joy on his face disappeared.

"That's all, Sister Bao doesn't like this, but don't talk about those stupid people!" He said with waning interest.

Xue Baochai felt extremely helpless. She looked at Jia Baoyu and then thought of Jia Qiang in the Jiahou Mansion next door.

Baoyu doesn't even want to study hard, but Jia Qiang has achieved the first rank in the military generals, and has also achieved the third rank in the literary ranks. Comparing the two comparisons, this Baoyu is really a fake Baoyu.

Although she was disappointed in her heart, she also knew that Jia Baoyu was likely to be her future husband. She still had to fulfill her duty of persuasion, and the family would still need Jia Baoyu to support him in the future.

When Jia Baoyu left Lixiangyuan, he had some complaints about Xue Baochai, which made him take his mind away from Xue Baochai and couldn't help but think of Lin Daiyu.

In these years, he has not been able to get close to Lin Daiyu. Even if Lin Daiyu occasionally comes to visit Jia's mother, Jia Min will not give him a chance to get close to Lin Daiyu.

But it was this sense of distance that made him miss Lin Daiyu even more, and also made him believe that Lin Daiyu was the best home for his daughter.

He looked in the direction of Lin's Mansion, but unfortunately he needed to cross Jiahou's Mansion to look from his place to Lin's Mansion.

Just like his line of sight, Jia Qiang also stood between him and Lin Daiyu.

He touched the jade on his chest and looked around. This was not a suitable place to throw the jade.

Ever since he was a child, he has long had a knack for throwing jade, and it works best when there are many people.

In the study room of the East Palace, there were only Emperor Jingwen and Prince Zhongshun in the study room at the moment. Xia Shouzhong stood at the door of the study room to prevent anyone from eavesdropping.

"Xiaojiu, I want to test the old man!" When Emperor Jingwen was talking to Prince Zhongshun, he lost a lot of scruples and even called the Supreme Emperor an old man.

He would only do this in front of his younger brother, Prince Zhongshun, who was also the only person who could make him worry-free.

"Brother Imperial, what do you need me to do?" Prince Zhongshun asked without any hesitation.

What Emperor Jingwen liked the most was Prince Zhongshun. As long as it was an order from Emperor Jingwen, even if Prince Zhongshun was asked to assassinate the Supreme Emperor, Prince Zhongshun would do it immediately.

Over the years, Prince Zhongshun did a lot of things for him, many of which were done secretly.

"Don't move, old man. I still don't know how many cards the old man has in his hand. I want to move King Beijing first!" When Emperor Jingwen mentioned King Beijing, his eyes were filled with murderous intent.

Through investigation, Emperor Jingwen found that although there was no evidence that King Beijing was responsible for his assassination, some clues pointed to King Beijing.

He didn't have the ability to deal with King Beijing before, but now that he has the power in his hands, he can give it a try.

Of course, the biggest obstacle to moving these princes is the Emperor.

This is exactly what Emperor Jingwen needs. He wants to explore what trump card the Supreme Emperor has by dealing with King Beijing.

In addition, Emperor Jingwen also sincerely wanted to kill King Beijing. If Jia Qiang hadn't taken action several times, he might have been dead long ago.

"Shui Rong has been very restrained in recent years, but I still have some information about him in my hand. It's just that I can't take down Shui Rong just by relying on things like buying and selling officials, seizing land, and interfering in cases!" Prince Zhongshun heard the scene. Emperor Wen wanted to deal with King Beijing, so he took the initiative and said.

"Let's use these cases to build momentum in the court first, and then see the Emperor's attitude!" Emperor Jingwen thought for a while and decided.

"I'll make arrangements when I get back!" Prince Zhongshun responded immediately, and then asked: "Brother, what official position do you plan to grant in Jiahou Palace?"

"Why are you still interested in this? Jia Qiang is a good sword. Both I and the Supreme Emperor hope to hold it in our hands. Jia Qiang's official position has not been decided yet. It still depends on what the Supreme Emperor wants!" Emperor Jingwen said in a deep voice! .

He was still a little helpless about Jia Qiang's appointment.

With a first-grade official position, coupled with the extremely special person Jia Qiang, he is currently the only general in Daqian who can be called a famous general. How to arrange it must be approved by the Supreme Emperor.

Even after Jia Qiang returned to Beijing, there was no movement in the Jiahou Mansion. It was just that everyone was waiting for the imperial decree from the palace.

Although Jia Qiang has not been in the capital in the past few years, her influence has made every family in the capital attach great importance to her.

"I heard that Marquis Jia is very handsome. I will go get closer to him when I have time!" Prince Zhongshun said with a smile.

"Don't put your hobbies on Jia Qiang, I don't want to see your body!" Emperor Jingwen reminded Prince Zhongshun with a glare.

Prince Zhongshun always had no scruples in doing things, and he was extremely corrupt in his life. He favored both men and women, and he liked handsome men the most.

Perhaps for other officials, this kind of thing is enough to make the admonishment officer die, but when it comes to a prince, it really doesn't mean anything.

"I really want to get to know Jiahou, and I have no other ideas!" Prince Zhongshun explained quickly.

At most, he just thinks about it in his heart, and he still knows very well what attitude he should have towards certain people.

Who is Jia Qiang? He is a super fierce man who dares to attack 100,000 Tatars with 500 soldiers. It is said that Jia Qiang's military force is said to be the best in Daqian. This evaluation has not spread to the outside world, but to the Ming Palace. The Emperor's comments.

"You'd better not have that kind of idea. Jia Qiang is a murderer. He killed nearly 10,000 people during a trip to the south of the Yangtze River. In the north, he killed 50,000 Tatars!" Emperor Jingwen still warned with some worry.

Prince Zhongshun is his biological brother and the most loyal prince.

Jia Qiang is his most promising minister. He has always thought that when the Supreme Emperor dies and he takes over the power, Jia Qiang can wipe out the surrounding areas of Daqian.

With Jia Qiang's bravery and leadership ability, she would definitely be able to defeat the barbarians and establish an unparalleled legacy for Emperor Jingwen.

Emperor Jingwen even imagined that he would become the most sage emperor in history by virtue of his achievements in bringing all the surrounding areas into Daqian, and his name would be passed down to all generations.

Therefore, he did not want a gap between Jia Qiang and Prince Zhongshun.

(End of this chapter)