The Red Mansions

Chapter 441 Mother Jia: She Is Old, Not Blind

Chapter 441 Mother Jia: She Is Old, Not Blind

Jinyi Mansion

Jia Heng sits in the yamen to watch things, as usual, he reads the summary of information sent by Jinyi No. [-] Institute, or uses a pen to review it, or uses a seal. Since the restructuring of Jinyi No. [-] Institute, all kinds of confidential documents have been reviewed by the experience department. Send it in for processing.

Afterwards, Jia Heng finished talking with a few thousand households, who were already unapproved acquaintances. He filed the official documents and bound them into a book by the Experience Department.

As soon as he entered the study, Qu Lang said in a low voice: "My lord, that beautiful official has been found."

Jia Heng frowned, poured tea to himself, and asked, "Where is he now?"

Qu Lang said: "Now the inn in Huaiyuan Square in the west city is our contact point. Do you want to find some time to meet?"

With his status, facing Shang Zhongshun Palace, he can't win the trust of others, and he can't even talk about making people use him.

Jia Heng thought for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "I'll meet you later."

If Guaner Qi could return to Zhongshun Palace and become Jinyi Mansion's eyeliner, he might steal that account book, which would be much more efficient than Jinyi Mansion trying to find a way to insert people in it.

"By the way, is there any progress on Jia Lian's matter?" Jia Heng asked in a deep voice.

Recently, Jia Lian and Sun Shaozu have been hooked up thoroughly, but the two have not yet started smuggling.

But before he came back, he made another plan. If Sun Shaozu was turned into a nail, and he used his identity as a Datong man from Jin to enter Shanxi merchants undercover, so as to find out the channel chain of Shanxi merchants' smuggling, it seemed better than simply turning him into a nail. It's even better to take it down.

Because of the investigation of Shanxi merchants, rushing in from the outside is also likely to arouse suspicion.

However, this needs to be considered in the long run.

Qu Lang said: "Our people are watching. The second master Lian of your mansion and the channel of General Shenwei have already explored the channel. It's just the Jiedu envoy of Ping'an Prefecture, which involves the imperial court's order, and it's in the border area. It's not good. Searching for criminal evidence, I am afraid that the clues will not be found until they are arrested."

Jia Heng pondered for a moment, and said: "First, make a few copies of some criminal evidence, which will be useful at any time. In addition, you and I will change into casual clothes and go to meet that Qi official together."

When Qu Lang heard the words, he cupped his hands and answered in a low voice.

Huaiyuan Square, Nanshan Inn, it was evening, the sun was setting and the sun was shining brightly.

In the Tianzihao room, Jiang Yuhan paced back and forth in the inner room, seemingly restless, looking up from time to time to look at the four strong men with knives sitting on a table in the hall, and a thick haze was cast over his heart.

He had already fled outside Chang'an City, and revealed the gold and silver that had been hidden in a private house in Red Sandalwood Castle in the early years. He was hiding in Tibet from east to west, but he didn't want to be intercepted by some spies who claimed to be Jinyi Mansion, and then he saw that Bit Quqianhu.

"Two brothers, please tell me, which adult wants to see the younger?" Jiang Yuhan walked to the front of the hall and asked several people.

"Don't ask too much, you will know when that lord sees you." The inspector of Jinyi Mansion said coldly, holding a knife and clasping his hands.

When Jiang Yuhan heard the words, his eyes flickered, and he had some guesses, and he couldn't help but sighed.

This time around, he was afraid that he would be involved in a vortex of high winds and dangerous waves.

After a while, the lights were turned on inside the room, and a person came in through the curtain from the outside, and whispered to the detective of Jinyi Mansion for a while, and they all stood up abruptly.

After a while, surrounded by a few burly young men with sharp eyes, they moved skillfully into the inner room and looked around to guard.

Jiang Yuhan looked up, only to see a young man in a stone-blue gown with a stern complexion. Because of the backlight, half of his face was dark and unclear, which made people feel fearful.

Jia Heng sat down, and next to him was Hu Sheng, a hundred households in Jinyi Mansion. He quickly picked up the teapot, poured a cup with a "crash" sound, bent over to offer it, and stood in front of him.

"You are Qiguan'er from Zhongshun Prince's Mansion?" Jia Heng picked up the teacup, gently blew on the tea foam, took a sip, looked at Qiguan'er with cold eyes like lightning, and asked.

Jiang Yuhan recognized the person coming, his face paused, his heart skipped a beat, and he thought to himself, it really is this person, the head of the Jia family, Jia Heng!

Back then, I had seen this man together with Second Master Bao of Rongguo Mansion.

Clasping hands together, he said respectfully, "Caomin has met Mr. Jia."

Jia Heng put down the teacup, not surprised that Jiang Yuhan could do such a thing, all the actors who can serve in Zhongshun Palace are good at observing words and expressions, and there is not a single one who is stunned.

At this time, looking at Jiang Yuhan, seeing that although he is a man, but his eyebrows are charming, and his demeanor is indeed charming, he said in a low voice: "You are alert, just sit down."

Since you are a smart person, it will be easier to handle.

Jiang Yuhan didn't dare to say a word, bowed and said in a low voice: "My lord's prestige is well known in the capital, and the grassroots are no exception. Prince Kuang Zhongshun always mentions your lord, and I hate it."

Jia Heng sneered, and said: "You don't need to use Prince Zhongshun to threaten me, if you escape from the palace now, if I personally send you to Prince Zhongshun, I'm afraid you will not end well."

Jiang Yuhan's face turned pale when he heard the words, he was worried about this part, his heart shuddered, and he said in a low voice: "Your Excellency is a hero in the world, how can you be embarrassed by an actor? Why don't you show your hand to the grassroots?"

After all, she is a danjiao who has sung in operas, so she speaks in a polite and heroic way.

Jia Heng said: "Don't make useless words, as long as you do one thing for me, I will protect you from being under the control of Prince Zhongshun, and you will have to escape from the prison! Otherwise, do you think you can really escape the arrest of Prince Zhongshun? As long as you are loyal and obedient The prince will arbitrarily charge you with stealing the property of the palace, and the criminal department will issue a document to arrest the documents in Zhang Xuanhai, the provincial capital, prefecture and county, the world is so big that there is no place for you!"

When Jiang Yuhan heard this, cold sweat dripped from his back. He really didn't think of such a thing before, but is it true that the prince really took so much trouble?

Hu Sheng, who was from a hundred households at the side, had a ferocious face, and said grimly: "Obey, listen to your lord, otherwise, even if the prince's mansion let you go, and entered the gate of Jinyi mansion, you still want to escape safely..."

Jia Heng frowned, stretched out his hand, and the tester Baihu hurriedly bowed and shut up.

However, Jiang Yuhan's complexion was not good-looking.

"If you agree, it's better to say something when you go back now before Prince Zhongshun's mansion notices." Jia Heng said in a deep voice.

Jiang Yuhan gritted her teeth and said, "What exactly does your lord want the grass people to do?"

Jia Heng said: "Don't do anything, Qu Qianhu will give you instructions later."

Jiang Yuhan's face was pale, and she responded in a low voice.

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Let's talk about mandarin ducks later. At the end of the day, Mother Jia combed her hair under the service of Hu Po and Fei Cui, and asked Hu Po to call for mandarin ducks.

As Sister Feng said: "The old lady can't eat without the mandarin duck."

The mandarin ducks heard Amber's call, and they left the room with Amber, and were about to go to Jia's mother's room. They casually reported today's Mrs. Xing's section, went out of the room, and saw their sister-in-law on the corridor without thinking.

Jin Wenxiang's daughter-in-law, who used to be in charge of laundry in Jia's mother's courtyard, stopped Yuanyang at this moment, and said with a smile on her face, "Come here, Yuanyang, I have something good to say to you."

Yuanyang sneered and said, "What good words can there be? Song Huizong's eagle and Zhao Ziang's horse are both good paintings! Don't think I don't know what you're planning. I'm going to serve the old lady right now, so I don't have time to pay attention to you." .”

Amber listened with a dazed and confused face.

Yuanyang ignored Jin Wenxiang's wife and went straight to Jiamu's house.

In front of outsiders, before Jin Wenxiang's daughter-in-law could finish speaking, she was forced to rob her with a gun and a stick. She stood where she was, her face was blue and red, and she went back to Mrs. Xing angrily.

Coincidentally, Mrs. Xing also came out of Sister Feng's room. It turned out that Sister Feng tried to persuade Mrs. Xing, but seeing that her mother-in-law could not be persuaded, she could only follow Mrs. Xing's words.

Mrs. Xing was not very happy in her heart, and now she came out of Sister Feng's room with a sullen face, looked up to see Jin Wenxiang's wife, and said, "What do you say about Yuanyang?"

Jin Wenxiang's daughter-in-law's face was ugly, and she said in a low voice: "I'm going to persuade her, I don't want to make it boring for myself, Madam, tell me, as a sister-in-law, can I still harm her?"

Mrs. Xing frowned, thinking about what Sister Feng had said just now, she was also a bit scruples about Jiamu's anger, and said hesitantly: "This matter must be decided by the master, you go and get busy first, I have something else to do. Let's talk about it tonight."

At this time, things didn't go well, so she couldn't go straight to report to Jia Amnesty, otherwise, she would also be scolded, no matter what, she had to settle one of the two things.

As he said that, he led a group of women and maidservants to the courtyard where Yingchun lived.

At this moment, Yingchun was playing chess with Siqi. The two of them were sitting in front of the Xuan window, separated by a chess field. The airy bangs are in a bun, the skin is white and greasy, the cheeks are like fresh litter, and she rests her cheeks in one hand, staring intently at the black and white pieces on the chessboard.

Suddenly heard a rush of footsteps coming from outside the screen, Xiuju entered the wing room, her face was full of panic, she whispered: "Miss, the eldest lady is here."

Siqi hurriedly dropped the pieces, raised his eyes to Yingchun, and said, "Girl, go and meet me."

Yingchun let out a "huh", sighed softly, and got up to go.

Mrs. Xing brought a few women into the wing room in darkness. The originally spacious and bright room was slightly dark.

Yingchun and a group of maids bowed to Mrs. Xing to meet each other.

Mrs. Xing looked at Yingchun, looked at the gentle and quiet girl, approached, and said with a smile: "Second girl, why didn't you come to play with your sisters and sisters?"

This concubine's daughter is honest and dull, and she can't make a sound with an awl. To be honest, she doesn't think much of her.

Yingchun softly said: "Sisters and sisters have their own affairs, don't bother me, just play chess in the room."

Mrs. Xing said with a smile: "You can't stay at home all day, you can go out and walk around more, and you don't go to my side during the Chinese New Year, so we two can talk."

As he spoke, he stepped forward and took Yingchun's hand, which made the girl feel uncomfortable for a while.

Siqi and his grandmother Wang Shanbao's family looked at each other, then gave him a wink, and quickly poured tea for the two of them with a teapot, paying attention to their conversation.

Mrs. Xing took Yingchun's hand, sat on the kang, smiled and talked for a while, and suddenly said: "After the new year, you are not young, the master means, some things still need to be settled as soon as possible. Yes, just in case something happens and we fight famine again."

Yingchun fixed her eyebrows and was puzzled for a moment, she asked in surprise: "What is the eldest lady talking about?"

Mrs. Xing said with a smile: "It's your marriage. Now the master has fallen in love with a family. This man is a military officer, and he is also an old relative with our family. I heard that he is also a good character and treats others kindly."

As soon as Yingchun greeted her, she felt a little ashamed, lowered her head, and said in a low voice: "Marriage is always the order of the parents, the matchmaker's words, but the daughter is still young, should I wait a few more years?"

Because compared with the mandarin ducks, Mrs. Xing likes this shy expression at the moment, and said with a smile: "Just make an appointment in advance, choose a good date, and write a marriage letter. I'm not in a hurry to get through the door at this moment."

In fact, Yingchun's age is not very old. If a woman is fifteen years old, she can marry at an age, so there is nothing wrong with getting an engagement letter in advance.

Regardless of Wang Shanbao's family's winks, Siqi offered tea, and when he lowered his hands and retreated, he smiled and said, "Ma'am, Miss is not very old, isn't it too early?"

The smile on Mrs. Xing's face faded slightly, she glanced sideways at Siqi, and saw that Wang Shanbao's family was tugging at her sleeves, her original reprimand was somewhat lighter: "Our family is different from other families. some."

At this moment, Wang Shanbao's family member said with a smile: "My wife said that we can't wait until the end of the famine to fight the famine. Look at that big girl..."

He also felt that it was wrong when he said it, he was clearly talking about Yuan Chun's length, so he quickly stopped talking.

And this just reflects the uncertainty of Yuanchun's marriage, and some voices of discussion among Jia's servants.

Seeing that Yingchun agreed, Mrs. Xing talked for a while, and said with a smile: "That's all for now, I will discuss it with the master later, I must find a good day."

It is said that the Sun family is also from a well-to-do family, at least they have to prepare some money before the master will agree.

Mrs. Xing thought so, and led the mother-in-law and maids back to the black painted courtyard to see Jia Amnesty.

Immediately, there were only Siqi and Yingchun left in the room.

Siqi asked, "How did the girl respond?"

Yingchun sighed, got up from the bed, sat in front of the chess field, and said, "Since the madam and the master have made up their minds, it's useless for me to say anything else. Besides, after two or three years, there will always be some Go out, hey, let's continue playing chess."

As he spoke, he picked up the pieces and focused on the chessboard again.

Siqi's face was a little sullen, he hummed softly, sat down, picked up the chess pieces, and played chess with Yingchun, but secretly made up his mind.

On the other side, Yuanyang went back to Jia Mu's room, looked up and saw Jia Mu sitting on the Arhat's bed, drinking maple dew tea.

Seeing that Yuanyang's face was gloomy, without the usual smile lines, Jia Mu smiled, put the teacup on the small table beside her, and asked, "Yuanyang, what's wrong?"

Because Yuanyang never showed it in front of Jia Mu whenever she had troubles. Today's gloomy look was really the first time she showed it, and soon attracted Jia Mu's attention.

Yuanyang sighed, and said in a low voice, "I'm afraid I won't be blessed to serve the old lady anymore."

Mother Jia looked dazed, and asked in a startled voice, "What are you talking about? Who else can drive you away?"

Yuanyang sighed and told all the things Mrs. Xing came to find.

Jia Mu's face suddenly darkened, trembling with anger, she said angrily: "Okay, the two of them conspired against me, come here, from Lin Zhixiao's family, call the old master and the old lady over here!"

Why are you so annoyed?

It's nothing more than Jia Zheng's official position has just gone wrong, and Jia Amnesty immediately reached out to the big maid in his room, is that okay?

Seeing this, Yuanyang hurriedly stepped forward to persuade: "Old lady, don't be angry, if the disturbance makes the family restless, it's all my fault."

Jia's mother was annoyed and said, "It's okay with you. I just thought that he is getting old now. He usually eats wine and has fun. The left one and the right one are kept in the house. He doesn't take care of his body, and the officials don't care about it." It’s a good thing to do, drinking at home all day long, how can it be a long-term appearance if this continues!"

As he spoke, he called out to Lin Zhixiao's family, "Go and tell him to kneel down in the ancestral hall."

If you don't beat and beat, I'm afraid the whole family will be in trouble.

It can be said that Jia Amnesty's previous remark that "Jia Zheng might as well resign from the official position" originally left a thorn in Jia's mother's heart, but she just suppressed it in front of outsiders at noon, and now she took the opportunity to explode.

Seeing that Jiamu's mind has been made up, Yuanyang knows that there are other reasons, so it's hard to persuade her.

On the other hand, Jia Mu comforted Yuanyang, took Yuanyang's hand, and said with a smile: "If you are not with me for a day, I will not be able to sleep well. Even if Brother Heng begs you now, I will not give it to you, let alone Someone else? Wait for you to serve in my room for a few years before I let you go to Dongfu."

This is also what Jia Mu has always thought. Yuanyang, as Jia Mu's confidant, must be placed next to Jia Heng so that she can rest assured.

On the contrary, it was Qingwen back then. Every time Jia Mu thought of it, um, there was a feeling that a meat bun beat a dog, and there was no return.

Yuanyang blushed already, and said in a low voice: "Old lady, I will serve you for the rest of my life."

Jia Mu didn't take this seriously. She was old, not blind.

　Let Jia Amnesty finish the death.

(End of this chapter)