Red Mansion: Taming the Overlord

That is to say, Mr. Liu, who supervised the weaving in Jiangning, secretly monitored officials from all over the south of the Yangtze River, and was extremely trusted by the emperor, was able to say these words indifferently.

However, Xue Pan did not open his mouth to make any demands. For him, what he needed was to take this opportunity to establish a relationship with the Liu family, and if he opened his mouth at this time to cash in the credit, then Master Liu must be doing business in the future.So I just said, "It's our duty to be loyal to the country, how dare you ask for a reward from your lord?"

Master Liu was a little surprised when he heard the words, thinking that Xue Pan might not be exactly what the rumors said.However, Xue Pan's appearance is really not the one he admires, and he really doesn't like poetry, so he doesn't care too much, "Is there really nothing you want?"

Xue Pan pointed to Xue Biao and said, "I'm very stupid and can't be cultivated, but my brother has been very clever since he was a child, but unfortunately he couldn't find a good teacher to teach him, which delayed him. I heard that Master Liu loves talents the most, so I can spare the time If you give me one or two pointers, my brother will be grateful."

Mr. Liu is immersed in the officialdom, so he can naturally hear the meaning behind Xue Pan's words.It's not that he doesn't want a reward, he obviously doesn't want a one-time property, but wants to manage this relationship.However, he has a good impression of Xue Bian, and now he feels that Xue Pan is not unsupportable, so he agrees without any other choice.

Anyway, I have already said before that Xue Biao will come to participate in his literary meeting, which originally meant to support him.Xue Pan was just confirming again.

After accomplishing this, Xue Pan was also very happy.After Bo Yang said it, he looked back and thought about it. At that time, he only wanted to get away and push everything to Xue Biao. There were indeed many things wrong.Although Xue scorpion has benefited, it is really difficult for Xue's family to support him because his family is not in harmony and their business is damaged.

Bo Yang asked him to settle the matter of the Xue family.And with Xue Pan's character, since he pushed it out at that time, it was impossible for him to take these things back.So what he can do now is to help Xue Biao gain a firm foothold.As for what to do next, Xue Pan felt that Xue Biao might do better than himself, and he couldn't get involved.

And with the support of Jiangning Weaving Mansion and Master Liu, even if some people still want to do something to Xue Biao, they have to weigh it.

The second item is to find out who in the Xue family has a different heart and wants to replace him?There is only a thousand days to be a thief, but there is no thousand days to guard against a thief. If people are not found out, it will always be a huge hidden danger.Although they didn't dare to have another attack for a while, they couldn't let them go on freely.

Regardless of the possibility of raising tigers as a threat, just to frighten people's hearts and kill chickens to scare monkeys, this matter must be dealt with strictly.Otherwise, in the future, if everyone thinks that the main branch is weak and deceitful, and has other ideas, then the huge Xue family may be disbanded.

It's just that with Bo Yang's help, this first problem was barely solved.But this second question, Xue Pan found it very difficult.

He tried his best to resist the idea of ​​going to Suzhou to ask Bo Yang for advice.Since he had promised, he had to do it himself. Bo Yang could take the initiative to help, but he couldn't ask for help.In fact, Xue Pan couldn't tell why he couldn't, but he was keenly aware that Bo Yang wanted to be independent, and he couldn't always rely on him.

Before thinking of a way, Xue Pan could only stay in the capital temporarily and start running several shops under their family name.

Xue's family has a great business and a large number of people, so the shops they run are naturally innumerable.The reason why the main branch showed up was not because they were talented, but because of the errands in the inner palace, only the main branch had always been able to take care of them.This part can be regarded as the business of the public, but as long as it can be handled, other benefits are naturally endless.Now Xue Pan has been handed over to Xue Biao.

In addition, each house also has its own private property. Xue Pan's father was focused on developing the public property at the beginning. Because he only had one son, he didn't think about buying too much private property.It was later that she got Baochai, the daughter of a better boy, and cherished and cared for her, and planned to prepare a decent dowry for her, so she opened three or four shops in Jinling.

However, after his death, Xue Pan was young and ignorant, and he didn't pay attention to it. The old shopkeeper and other clan members were dedicated to the business of Gongzhong. Although the situation was declining, it was still profitable.However, among the four privately owned shops, one of the shops has long been closed due to losses, and the remaining three shops are barely supporting themselves.

Xue Pan is now facing such a mess.

He asked people to send all the account books of recent years to his home, and was going to read them all to find out what was going on.After only watching it for a day, I felt dizzy and wanted to throw it all away.But with a burst of anger in my heart, I gritted my teeth and persisted.

Xingnu was also encouraging him, "Everything is difficult at the beginning, my uncle is much better than before, and if you practice more, you will be familiar with it."

Although Xue Pan used to serve as his pawns when he was not doing his job properly, these servants were his pawns, but their hearts were positive, and everyone wanted to have a promising master.Especially since Xingnu grew up in such a family and studied with Xue Pan for several years, she always has some vision.Seeing that Xue Pan wants to make progress now, he naturally doesn't want him to lose the chain.

He knew that his uncle was very concerned about that uncle Bai in Suzhou City, so he talked about him all the time. Sure enough, when Xue Pan heard it, most of the impatience on his face disappeared, and he was able to persist for a while.

Xingnu is also very convinced of Bo Yang in her heart, her uncle has such a stubborn temper, not to mention his wife, even when the old man was around, he couldn't control him.Unexpectedly, in this world, everything falls under one thing, so there is an uncle Bai who rules over his own uncle.

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When Xue Pan was trying to make progress, Zhou Da traveled all the way to the capital and went to the Rongguo Mansion to find Aunt Xue. She reported everything about Jinling and sent Xue Pan's family letter.

Hearing that Xue Pan was well, Aunt Xue recited a recitation of Buddha, and finally she was able to let go of half of the heart that had been on her all the time.The other half was because they heard that Xue Pan planned to stay in the capital and did not want to go to the capital, and wanted to take her and Baochai back, for fear that Xue Pan would cause some trouble again.

He was overjoyed when he learned that Xue Pan wanted to start learning how to run a business.It's just that she has always known that this son is not determined, and she is not willing to restrain him severely, so she is afraid that Xue Pan is just a whim.

"Zhou Da, what do you think of this matter?" She thought for a while and asked.

Although Xue Pan's words in the letter were quite organized, and many things were right in her heart, but the capital side left it behind, and Aunt Xue felt it was a pity that she couldn't make up her mind for a while.Knowing that Zhou Da, the housekeeper left behind by her ex-husband, is quite loyal and has good vision and ability, so I asked him for more information.

Zhou Dao said, "Back to Madam, the old slave looked at me coldly, and felt that the uncle really wanted to change this time. Our Xue family is also a big family in Jinling. As long as the uncle stands up, we will not be afraid of anything else. Madam, it's the time of the season. It should be by the uncle's side to help."

Aunt Xue didn't know all these things, but her daughter's marriage also made her worry.Although it is not impossible to find a good family in Jinling, but how can it compare to the fact that the Jia family is related to their Xue family?If it is promised to Baoyu, there will be Mrs. Wang in the future, and Baochai will not be wronged in the slightest.It's not the case when you go to someone else's house.

So even though Xue Pan expressed in her letter that there are so many heroes in the world and she doesn't worry about finding a good one, she still can't make up her mind.

She hasn't seen those good people yet, and besides, she has to say whether they have any intention of getting married. She has looked at the precious jade in front of her and explored Mrs. Wang's mind, so she probably is willing.Where else in the world can one find such a good marriage?

Aunt Xue also knew that the old lady might be more interested in Miss Lin, but she was very confident in her daughter.Besides, compared with the thin-populated Lin family, even though their master is not around, the Xue family is still a big family in Jinling, which is not the same.Besides, the Jia family's aunt and wife are gone, and the relationship is easy to be cold. In a few years, no one will remember it.But my concubine is still there and can support the girl.

If you stay here and get along with each other all the time, maybe the children themselves will be willing, who can say no?But if he went back to Jinling at this time, he might miss the opportunity.

Hesitating in her heart, Aunt Xue finally decided to discuss the matter with her daughter.Baochai has been prudent and considerate since she was a child, but now that she is growing up, she is thanks to her for reminding herself of many things.So even though it involves her marriage, as long as it's not clear, it's fine.

So when I went back to the back, someone called Baochai and said to her, "Steward Zhou has arrived today and said that your brother has returned to Jinling. Now I don't know which road I bumped into. I have started to learn how to make progress." I was afraid that you and I would feel uncomfortable living here, so I asked Zhou Da to take us home, how will you treat me?"

Baochai had only been in the capital for a short time at this time, and although she got along well with her sisters and Baoyu and was not uncomfortable, how could she compare to her own family?In Jinling, she also has sisters from her boudoir, such as Baoqin, who are not inferior to the girl from Jia's family.So even though he was reluctant, he was not very attached.

As for Baoyu, she is young at the moment, and she is planning to go to Beijing as a candidate, and she has no such intentions yet.What's more, I saw that the relationship between Bao Dai and Bao Dai was very different from ordinary people, and I wanted to avoid suspicion. Naturally, I didn't think about what my mother and aunt were thinking.

So after hearing Aunt Xue's words, she said joyfully, "Since it's my brother who wants to make progress, are we going to block his way? Pack up early and go back to collect the money. It's serious to watch over my brother carefully."

"My son, why don't I know about this? But you also know your brother's temperament. I'm afraid that when we return to Jinling, his anger will have disappeared." Aunt Xue said, "Besides, I see you You get along well with the sisters here and Baoyu, maybe you're willing?"