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Chapter 351 Jia Wei’s Plan

After the mother and daughter finished talking about business, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became cold because of the unpleasantness just now.

Baochai was thinking deeply about how Jia Wei would react to this matter, and had no time to liven up the atmosphere. Aunt Xue was awkward for a while, but fortunately Baoqin came in.

"Greetings to the Madam."

Aunt Xue had just come down the stairs and hurriedly took Baoqin's hand and sat down, asking her a lot of questions.

Baoqin's way of dealing with people is similar to Baochai's, and she also helps to improve Aunt Xue's mood.

"My brother has caused trouble for Auntie."

Although Baoqin lived in the Marquis's Mansion, Xue Ke of course had to return to the Xue family.

"I treat you and Ke'er as my own children. We are all one family. Why are you still talking about different things?"

Aunt Xue said with a smile, "Ke'er hasn't caused me any trouble. Compared to his brother, he has saved me so much trouble! With him out there, I finally have someone to work for. This nephew is actually more useful than my own son!"

Baochai heard this and knew that Aunt Xue's two sentences were meant for her. But she was always prudent and would never argue with her own mother, so she just pretended not to hear it.

Aunt Xue was chatting happily with Baoqin when Jia Wei came in. He had heard that his mother-in-law was coming, so of course he came to pay her a visit.

As soon as Jia Wei entered the room, he saw the lady in the first seat who looked a bit like Baochai and had a mature figure. It was his mother-in-law. Aunt Xue and Baoqin were chatting happily, and Baochai was left aside.

When Aunt Xue saw Jia Wei, she said happily, "My son-in-law is here!"

Jia Wei also laughed: "I just met Brother Lian, and when I heard that my mother-in-law was here, I hurried over to pay my respects."

Seeing the great marquis bowing to her, Aunt Xue felt that this son-in-law was much more obedient than her own daughter.

Suddenly Aunt Xue remembered something and blurted out, "Lian'er? I just ran into him and saw that he was hit on the face. What happened?"

"It's nothing, I slapped him." Jia Wei smiled and said calmly: "Second Brother Lian said something wrong, so I slapped him."

Jia Wei said this lightly, but the three women were shocked when they heard it.

Baoqin thought that she would have to remind her elder brother later to be more respectful and cautious in front of the second brother. The second brother even hit the second brother Lian, so she should slap him too...

Aunt Xue suddenly felt something was wrong. Jia Wei didn't care about his brothers with the same surname, so how could he care about Xue Pan's affairs?
Baochai advised, "After all, he is not a stranger. It would be bad to hurt the harmony. We should give him some face."

Jia Wei nodded and said, "Okay, I'll hold back a little next time."

Baochai's pink lips moved for a long while, and then she had nothing to say, so she asked, "Will you have lunch here at noon?"

"My mother-in-law is here, so of course I have to accompany her in person."

After hearing this, Aunt Xue smiled happily, revealing all the charm of a young woman.

Baochai asked the maid to serve the meal, and because Aunt Xue was coming, she increased the size of the food and wine.

Aunt Xue was delighted by Jia Wei's coaxing, and she asked Baochai and Baoqin to drink some wine. As the alcohol took effect, the cheeks of the three women at the table turned as red as rouge.

Jia Wei's eyes moved around, sometimes looking at his mother-in-law, sometimes stealing glances at his sister-in-law, feeling very uncomfortable.

Baoqin was smart and of course could feel her brother-in-law's gaze, and her face became even redder.

"By the way, mother-in-law is here today, is there anything she wants to talk about?"

After hearing what Jia Wei said, Aunt Xue thought that if she took advantage of the fact that everyone was talking about Xue Pan's affairs, Jia Wei would certainly not be able to refuse, and would most likely agree right away when he got drunk. He would never regret it afterwards, and Xue Pan's affairs would be settled.

She was delighted, but before she could open her mouth, Baochai said, "Mom told me that she wanted to find a marriage for my brother. What do you think, sir?" When Aunt Xue heard this, her face turned a little unhappy, but facing Baochai's gaze, she could only agree.

"Pan'er is old enough to get married. I hope that after he gets married, he can settle down and do some serious work. I don't ask him to become rich, but at least he can protect the ancestral heritage."

Xue Pan’s marriage?
Jia Wei then thought of Xia Jingui.

This Hedong Lion is just like Xue Pan, who lost his father at an early age and was spoiled by his widowed mother. She loves herself like a bodhisattva and regards others as dirt. After Xue Pan married Xia Jingui, the Xue family suffered a lot.

Although the Xue family is now prosperous, Xue Pan is too stubborn to be taken seriously by the wealthy families in the capital.

Therefore, the person Xue Pan could most likely marry would be Xia Jingui.

Jia Wei subconsciously wanted to stop this... Suddenly he thought, if Xue Pan really married a gentle and obedient wife, wouldn't that be burying the girl?

Xue Pan, this evil guy, just happened to be tortured by Xia Jingui!

No matter how naughty Xia Jingui was, she was just a woman after all. She could not break the secular rules. She could only make trouble within the Xue family and could not cause trouble outside.

Even if the Xue family is no longer peaceful, it won't affect his mansion...

Jia Wei smiled and said, "What can I say about this? If my mother-in-law likes a girl from a certain family, she can ask the matchmaker to tell her. If there is anything that needs our help, just tell Baochai to do it."

After hearing this, Aunt Xue had no choice but to agree, but she sighed repeatedly in her heart. If Jia Wei was willing to be a matchmaker, why would she be worried that Xue Pan would not be able to marry a girl with a prominent family?
After the meal, the three of them saw Aunt Xue off. Jia Wei took Baochai to have a good nap and then started to deal with business.

When they arrived at the inner study, all the ladies greeted him in unison.

After several additions, there were already many women living in Jia Wei's study, equivalent to an administrative department.

Miaoyu is the core and handles most of Jia Wei’s official business, which is equivalent to the office director.

Xing Xiuyun assists Miaoyu to provide a balance, which is equivalent to the deputy director of the office.

There are also Zhou Miaoxuan and Liu Rushi.

There is a reason why Jia Wei uses them to help him be lazy. If power is delegated, problems will definitely arise.

Jia Wei did not set up a government office to handle affairs, and a marquis could not employ eunuchs, so he could only employ female officials.

Moreover, these girls are all intelligent, well-educated and no worse than men. There are no fairies in this era, so Jia Wei can use them with confidence even if he has many checks and balances.

At this moment, Jia Wei dismissed his attendants, leaving only Ding Baiying and Miaoyu in the study.

"Is it the staff arranged by Uncle Lin?"

Ding Baiying replied, "I have arranged a team of soldiers to accompany him as a guard. When Lord Lin officially takes office and takes control of the Ministry of Revenue, he will start to recover the deficit in the national treasury after Miss Lin's wedding. At that time, I will send two more teams for Lord Lin to command."

Jia Wei nodded and looked at Miaoyu again: "What about the Jinyiwei building a prison?"

"The site is located at the foot of Yanshan Mountain, 40 miles southwest of Shenjing. The construction will begin at the end of this month and will be completed within half a year."

Jia Wei pondered for a while and said, "It is said that this prison is specially used to detain martial artists who violate the law by force, to prevent them from causing chaos, so the defense is strict... But I plan to build cells underground, build a base above ground, recruit private personnel, select martial arts from Langhuan Jade Cave, and secretly train death squads."

He looked at Ding Baiying and said, "I'll leave this to you."

After hearing this, the two women were both shocked. Keeping assassins as followers is tantamount to conspiracy and treason!
"Yes!"

Ding Baiying agreed without hesitation, and turned his head to look directly at Miaoyu, who felt as if a thorn was in her back...

(End of this chapter)