[Red Mansion] Master Jia Dadi

"Godfather, we have earned so much money this time, we have to thank Mrs. Jia very much." Little Eunuch Wu nodded the banknote in his hand, his eyes were almost shining, that Prince Yu was also very interested, and he just came out of the palace not long after. Send someone to bring the money to him.

Wu Xun came out during the sage's lunch break, and when he heard what his godson said, he was both angry and funny, and poked his forehead with his finger, "Okay, you little money addict, save this money, In the future, I will buy a big house outside, so that it will be convenient to live in when I leave the palace."

Little Eunuch Wu hurriedly stuffed the banknotes into his purse. As soon as he stuffed the banknotes, he saw Concubine Rong leading the maids and eunuchs all the way towards Qianqing Palace, and Concubine Rong was following behind. The eldest girl from the second bedroom of the Rongguo Mansion, whom she met once, was called Yuan Chun, and she had an incident with Jia Shilang near the palace gate a few days ago.

Little Eunuch Wu rolled his eyes, and whispered his idea to Wu Xun.

Wu Xun glanced at little Eunuch Wu, "Is this a bad idea?"

Little Eunuch Wu pursed his lips aggrievedly, "Godfather, I think this is a good idea."

Wu Xun snorted, swept the whisk away, and motioned for little Eunuch Wu to watch.

"Greetings to Concubine Rong, Concubine Rong is blessed and safe." Wu Xun saluted Concubine Rong familiarly.

Concubine Rong looked at him with a light smile, and then smiled and said, "Excuse me, Eunuch Wu, I am here to deliver ginseng soup to Your Majesty."

Wu Xun showed a look of embarrassment, and said in a voice that was neither big nor small but could not reach the hall: "Concubine Rong came at an unfortunate time, Your Majesty just had a lunch break, our family must not dare to disturb His Majesty."

Concubine Rong was stunned for a moment, saints seldom take lunch breaks, what's going on today...

Thousands of thoughts were running through her mind, but she didn't show any of them on her face, she smiled and stuffed a purse into Wu Xun's hand: "Then please trouble Eunuch Wu to wait for His Majesty to wake up, and tell His Majesty that I have come to see His Majesty. "

Wu Xun accepted the purse with peace of mind, and responded crisply, his eyes swept over Yuan Chun's face behind Concubine Rong, and quickly took it back.

Concubine Rong seemed to have noticed something, and followed Wu Xun's gaze to Yuan Chun, who was bowing his head on the right side behind him. The cardamom age was just the age of youth and young Ai, and the fine fluffy hair on the snow-white neck added a bit of beauty. silly.

Concubine Rong's heart tightened, she clenched the veil in her hand, and calmly looked away.At first, he thought that this girl was knowledgeable and interesting, so he gave his son a sigh of relief and promoted her as a second-class court lady, but now it seems that he was careless.

There was a smile in Wu Xun's eyes. In a few days, this girl might be going back and forth. Concubine Rong climbed from a court lady to a concubine, and she has always been taboo about such things.

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As soon as Jia Zheng stepped into the yamen of the Ministry of Industry, his right eyelid twitched. He looked around guiltily, and was relieved when he saw that everyone was talking or doing things, and no one was paying attention to him.

After coming out of Lilac Alley, he tied a sachet on his body, presumably no one would smell the fragrance of rouge on his body.

"Jia Yuanwailang." A familiar voice suddenly came from behind, and Jia Zheng's footsteps stopped suddenly, with a look of embarrassment on his face. Going out when you should be working is another matter.

Li Shangshu glanced at Jia Zheng who looked like a mouse caught by a cat, and clicked his tongue, "Did Jia Yuanwailang just come back from the house?"

Jia Zheng straightened his expression immediately: "Master Shang Shu misunderstood, the official just went to do something."

"Oh." Li Shangshu raised his eyelids, too lazy to expose Jia Zheng's lies, "Then Jia Yuanwailang doesn't know about it? Your brother Jia Langzhong, oh no, it should be said that Jia Shilang and Qin Shangshu have already completed the work of your majesty." The task of, oh no, is basically completed."

Jia Zheng's pupils shrank instantly, so how could the boss accomplish that? !

Li Shangshu caught a glimpse of his expression and thought to himself: Isn't this a good thing?Why did Jia Yuanwailang act like his parents died?His face is so ugly?

"If Jia Yuanwailang is free, why don't you ask your elder brother for advice." Li Shangshu was full of emotion. He was an official of the second rank before his thirties. Why is Jia Enhou's official career so good?However, people are willing to take out the glass-making method as soon as they say it, and it seems that they are not people who care about such interests. This kind of heart is really admirable!On the other hand, Jia Cunzhou and Li Shangshu feel contemptuous in their hearts. They have worked in Yuanwailang for seven or eight years, and they can't do even a small thing well!

Jia Zheng's face was blue and purple, as if he had been beaten up, and he said forcefully, "Don't bother Mr. Shangshu."

Li Shangshu choked on his words, stared at him, put his hands behind his back, and snorted angrily.Jia Cunzhou doesn't know what is good and what is bad!

Nan'an County Prince's Mansion.

Yan Lu was holding the prescription that Jia She wrote to him, and was discussing with the Qing customers around him. Almost all the money that the old concubine gave him was given to Jia She, and he bought out the method of making glass at once. Rizheng is gearing up, ready to do a big job, so as to surprise his father.

"It's not good, my son." The servant hurried in, Yan Lu raised his head, looking displeased, "How do you talk? What happened, you need to be in such a hurry, it's like a ghost reincarnated!"

The servant raised his head and wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said out of breath, "My lord, I have received news that Jia Langzhong and Qin Shilang have almost recovered the money owed to the treasury by each government!"

"What!" Yan Lu pushed the table away, walked towards the boy in a few quick steps, grabbed the boy's collar, his eyes widened: "What's going on, tell me from the beginning!"

The boy was taken aback by Yan Lu's behavior, his feet went limp, and he kept telling the news he had heard.

Yan Lu's face turned blue and red, red and purple, as if he opened a dyeing workshop.

That Qingke's expression was not good, they all thought that Jia She only did business with their family, now it seems that except for the Wang family, all the houses were cheated by Jia She.

Rare things are precious, the reason why the glass tea sets, wine sets and other utensils sold by Yibao Pavilion can be sold for thousands of taels of silver is that they are the only ones selling them in Quan Da'an, but now there is a way to make glass There are only a dozen or so houses, and it is not surprising that many people sell them.

Yan Lu barely gritted his teeth, and smashed the wall angrily, Marquis Jia En, this trick is cheating the world!It is really poisonous!He cheated them, and got a good name!

"My lord, why don't we go to each house to discuss it?" Qingke thought for a while and said, if we can join forces with the houses, the price of glassware will not fall too fast in the short term.

"No need!" Yan Lu said in a calm voice. At the beginning of the agreement between their families, everyone said it swearingly, but in the end they all hooked up with Jia Enhou behind the scenes. The price paid by the various governments is not small, and they must have thought of recovering the cost immediately.

"Start burning glass tomorrow!" Yan Lu closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, his face was full of determination. This time, he wanted to compete for the fastest speed. As for Jia Enhou, hmph, this glass is worthless. The Yibao Pavilion is bound to be implicated as well, so Jia Enhou should also suffer for himself!

It's time to disperse Yamen.

Chen Xuran left early, he felt uncomfortable being scrutinized by his colleagues this afternoon, filled with anger, and at the same time, his jealousy towards Jia Amnesty deepened.

Rongguofu.

While Jia's mother was teasing Baoyu, Lai Da came in and replied, "Old lady, the grand master of the Wang family is here."

When Wang heard this, she was overjoyed and was about to speak when she saw Jia Mu's expression and shut her mouth again.

Mother Jia asked the wet nurse to hold Baoyu aside, "Come in, please." Right now, the Wang family, which is four kings and eight kilometers away, has the upper hand, and Wang Ziteng's position holds a lot of power, so Mother Jia must give him some favors.

With a sullen face, Wang Ziteng strode into the Rongqing hall. After saluting Jia Mu, Wang also saluted him.

Mother Jia smiled and said to Wang Ziteng: "Nephew hasn't come to our house for a while, and he didn't tell us in advance when he came today."

Wang Ziteng cupped his hands towards Jia Mu, "Forgive me, old lady, but my nephew is here for important business."

Wang's eyes lit up suddenly, and he clenched the handkerchief tightly. Could it be that the last time I asked my brother to find a lucrative position for the master?

Mother Jia rubbed the bracelet on her hand, understood something from Wang's expression, and said with a smile on her face, "But you came to look for the second child?"

Wang Ziteng was about to speak, when the voices of maids saluting Jia Zheng came from outside: "Greetings to the second master."

As soon as the words fell, footsteps were already coming here. Jia Zheng walked in from the outside and caught a glimpse of Wang Ziteng sitting under Jia's mother. With an unhappy expression, he bowed his hands to greet Jia Mu, and then met with Prince Teng.

"Why is brother-in-law here?" Jia Zheng asked uncomfortably after sitting down.

This afternoon, he was in various troubles in the yamen of the Ministry of Industry. Everyone kept mentioning the boss in front of him, saying how big-hearted he was, who was willing to use his own interests for the benefit of the country, and how capable he was. , In just a few months, he was promoted from the fifth rank to the second rank.Jia Zheng's eyes turned red when he heard this, and his face was distorted with jealousy.

What kind of person is Wang Ziteng, why can't he see the reason why Jia Zheng is uncomfortable, but he is too lazy to pay attention to Jia Zheng's jealousy at this moment, and takes out a box from his sleeve: "This is the money our Wang family owes to the treasury, please trouble the old lady Transfer it to Jia Shilang for me."

"Jia Shilang?" Mother Jia was taken aback and repeated hesitantly.

Wang Ziteng raised his eyebrows: "Doesn't the old lady know? Jia Shilang and Qin Shangshu completed the tasks entrusted to them by His Majesty ahead of schedule. His Majesty praised Jia Shilang for serving the country without regard for personal gain, and using the method of making glass as a deal." Conditions, promote Jia Langzhong to Jia Shilang."

Mother Jia's hands trembled, her eyelids trembled, and a hint of panic flashed across her expression: "Could it be that nephew is joking? It's only been a few days, how could the boss finish that thing?"

The prince arched his hands and said: "The old lady doesn't know, Jia Shilang is so generous, he used the method of making glass to make deals with various companies, so this matter was successfully completed, but for some reason, Jia Shilang left us behind. Wang family."

When Wang Ziteng said this, he was filled with envy. If the method of making glass was held in his own hands, he would not be able to ensure that it could be passed on from generation to generation like the papermaking skills of those old families in the past.This Marquis of Jia En is so generous, he was willing to use this to make deals with various governments, but unfortunately he left behind their royal family!

"What?" Mother Jia turned pale with shock, and Nanny Lai stared at Wang Ziteng with wide eyes in disbelief, as if she was listening to an Arabian Nights tale.

Mrs. Wang and Jia Zheng also looked surprised.

"What? Don't you old ladies know that Jia Shilang does this?" Wang Ziteng, a fine man, only glanced at the expressions of everyone, and he understood it in his heart, but asked this on purpose.

Mother Jia's face was blue and white, and she clenched the armrest with her fingers, and smiled reluctantly: "The boss always has his own ideas, and we rarely ask."

"So that's the case." Wang Ziteng added: "The old lady is also very lucky. Brother Enhou is so promising, the old lady can just enjoy the good fortune."

Jia Mu's expression became even uglier when he said this.

Wang Ziteng saw it, and expressed a great deal of resentment in his heart. Marquis Jia Enlai gave them a set for the Wang family, so don't blame him for putting eye drops on Jia Mu!

After Wang Ziteng left in a hurry, Jia's mother sat on the chair, her face became more and more ugly. She thought that without her help, Jia Amnesty would suffer sooner or later, and then she would come back and beg her to put down her old face for help. Jia's mother is willing to help with this. In this way, if she wants to ask Jia She to do something in the future, Jia She has such a thing, and she can't refuse, but Jia She would rather go out by making glass than Talk to her.

"Old lady, drink a cup of tea to make you feel comfortable." Mammy Lai saw that Mother Jia's expression was inappropriate, and quickly signaled the servant girl to bring a cup of Liu'an melon slices.

The handkerchief in Wang's hand has long been ravaged to the point of disrepute, Jia She's thoughts are really deep!He owns the Strange Treasure Pavilion, and even wants the money from the public, this time, let him make a contribution again!

Mother Jia swallowed a few sips of tea to calm down her thoughts. She felt that the blood vessels under her temples were constantly flowing, and her breathing gradually became short of breath. Seeing that she was not feeling well, Mammy Lai hurriedly stretched out her hand to rub her forehead , Mother Jia is getting old, the doctor said, this age is prone to strokes, it's best to relax and don't take everything to heart.

"Is the old lady all right?" Seeing Mother Jia's condition, Jia Zheng quickly put aside his small thoughts and looked at Mother Jia worriedly.

Mother Jia shook her head, took a few breaths, and then she recovered, "Nurse Lai, go and invite the elder."

She wanted to ask him face to face if he still had her mother in his eyes!

"Yes!" Nanny Lai responded in a firm voice. Even if the old man is promoted to be a servant, it doesn't matter, as long as the old lady is his mother, the old man will be a grandson in the hands of the Buddha. !

Here, Jia She is talking to Jia Lian and Yingchun about what happened in the court today. Jia Lian and Yingchun looked at Jia She with their eyes shining, when they heard Prince Yu mention the jade pendant worn by Prince Teng When it was worth it, Jia Lian couldn't help clapping his hands and laughing. He didn't like the Wang family's in-laws at all. They were all in-laws. Not only did the Wang family not help Jia amnesty this time, but he was the one who started the matter How can Jia Lian have a good impression of the Wang family.

"And then, and then?" Yingchun pulled Jia She's sleeve, looked at Jia She eagerly, and broke at the high tide, it was not a human being.

Jia She stroked her fine and smooth hair with a smile, and was about to continue speaking when she heard the voice of a servant girl outside: "The old lady sent Madam Lai to ask the Elder Master to come to Rongqing Hall."