Kuai Chuan's brother is the real boss

Wang Xifeng personally watched Jiang Yan write the letter to Li Ci, and ordered someone to send it to Jinling, and then sat on the soft bed with peace of mind, eating the refreshments Jiang Yan had prepared for her.

"You said you want to make decisions about your marriage, but you don't have many people in contact with. Do you want my brother to help you?"

"No." Wang Xifeng refused without even thinking about it, "You are now a fourth grade, and you know either high-ranking officials or people from high-ranking officials' families. people."

Jiang Yan nodded, and he casually said that it is not good for a girl to get married so early, "Chen Ling followed you all the way here, and suffered a lot."

"Except for riding a horse at the beginning, we just rode in a carriage afterwards. We didn't suffer much. Besides, he is a man, so he is afraid of suffering?" Wang Xifeng said with a smile.

Jiang Yan's eyes turned slightly, "It's just autumn, and there is a beautiful maple forest outside the city. I will take you to see it tomorrow."

"I won't go. It's not that there is no maple forest in Jinling. Just go with Chen Ling. That guy has been arty in the past few years. He has written more than a dozen doggerel poems on the way we came to the capital. If he goes to the maple forest, he will definitely enjoy his poems." Dafa, I don’t want to hear it.”

Jiang Yan passed the Juren examination when Wang Xifeng was six years old. Wang Xifeng also entered the private school at that time, and studied with several other women in the clan, and with the men, Chen Ling was among them.

Wang Xifeng had met Chen Ling before that, but he only became acquainted with him after entering the private school. When he first got to know Chen Ling, he only heard about Chen Shao talking about him, and even made a joke about Chen Ling being a monkey.

Later they grew up, and Chen Ling was no longer as naughty as he was when he was a child. Everyone said he had changed, but only Wang Xifeng knew what his real face was. His naughtiness was even worse than when he was a child. .

It’s just that when I was young, I was obviously naughty, but now I’m not good enough. Last year, Mr. Cheng couldn’t teach them all day because of his old age. He found a young gentleman to teach them together. It was Chen Ling who took the lead and said Give that gentleman a 'offensive'.

Fortunately, the person Mr. Cheng was looking for was not an ordinary person. He fought wits and courage with those people, but he was not at a disadvantage. Chen Ling and the others slowly gave up.

Especially in front of Jiang Yan and Chen Shao, it is unreasonable to be sensible, let him go east and never go west, mainly because he is afraid that Jiang Yan will go to sue Chen Shao, and when he goes to Maple Forest tomorrow, Chen Ling will definitely play a few songs in an arty manner Smooth doggerel.

But Wang Xifeng assured that Chen Ling wrote the doggerel in front of Jiang Yan, and he would definitely forget all the poems he made before he got home.

When Wang Xifeng didn't go, Jiang Yan asked her to rest at home. After all, she was a girl who didn't often ride horses or go out. The journey from Jinling to the capital was a tiring journey.

Unlike Chen Ling who often goes out, he is used to riding a car and riding a horse. After going to the capital to sleep, he is not tired. .

While writing a poem, I walked to the gazebo and sat down. The gazebo is located in the maple forest, surrounded by fire-like maple trees. I can see some figures indistinctly, but because of the lush branches and leaves, I can’t see them clearly. I am not afraid of being disturbed at all. , is a good place to talk.

Chen Ling picked up a few clean red maple leaves from the ground, and while fiddling with them, he asked casually, "fourth brother, my father asked me to take the imperial examination next year. You have read my article before, do you think I can take the imperial examination?" up?"

"You can perform normally." Jiang Yan gave an affirmative answer very readily. Chen Ling's article does not say how outstanding it is, but it is still at the middle level.

Jiang Yan was sure that Chen Ling was half relieved, and asked again: "I see that Sister Feng is always full of worries along the way. Did she come to look for Fourth Brother just to deliver the account book?"

Jiang Yan raised his eyebrows, his eyes drifted away from Chen Ling, and finally fell on his hand holding the red maple leaf on the table. His fingers were long and slender, but the knuckles were a little white. Why did he use so much strength to pinch the leaves?

"I'm not afraid to tell you that my mother is going to make an engagement for her, but she came to me if she didn't want to."

"Engagement?" Chen Ling raised his head to look at Jiang Yan in an instant, and then quickly moved away to cover up Jiang Yan's deep eyes, "Is Mrs. Li planning to make an engagement for her that she doesn't agree with?"

"I don't know, I didn't hear my mother mention it when I went home last time." Jiang Yan stood up, looking at the endless red maple trees with his hands behind his back, "Maybe it's because the last time I went back, it was not yet the third anniversary of my grandmother's death. So mother didn't make any fuss, now that the three-year filial piety period has passed, marriage can indeed be put on the agenda."

Chen Ling doesn't care about whether there is any other meaning in Jiang Yan's words now, he just needs to know the superficial meaning, Wang Xifeng is going to marry someone, and according to her family background, the person she will marry will definitely not be an ordinary person .

And he is just the son of a merchant, even if he takes the imperial examination next year, he will only be a scholar. How could a family like the Wang family marry their daughter to a scholar?

Jiang Yan felt that someone was looking this way, looking for his eyes, and saw a somewhat familiar man who looked like a servant, before he could think about it carefully, a man in a long robe came out from the other side of the red maple forest, holding a folding fan. Some handsome men.

"Jia Lian has seen my cousin." Jia Lian came to Jiang Yan and bowed, "Is my cousin here today to appreciate the red maple?"

"Come to the Red Maple Forest to appreciate the red maple." No wonder the young man looks familiar, I met him behind Jia Lian when I went to Jia's house before.

Jia Lian looked at Chen Ling behind Jiang Yan again, "Who is this?"

"A friend of mine came to enjoy the red maple together today." Jiang Yan said casually, he didn't want to have too much contact with Jia's family, let alone Jia Lian, if Wang Xifeng still married this person as he remembered, He wanted to cry and there was no place to cry.

Jia Lian didn't know what Jiang Yan was thinking, but remembered what she had just heard, "I just heard from my cousin that the fifth sister has left the capital? I don't know when I will take her to Jia's house, the second wife must be happy."

"Did you hear me wrong? Fifth Younger Sister is still in Jinling. She didn't come to the capital. She just delivered a letter." Fortunately, Wang Xifeng didn't come today, otherwise she would have to go to Jia's house to see Mrs. Wang for the sake of etiquette. After going to Jia's house and seeing Mrs. Wang, can I still see Jia's mother?

At that time, the elders will come to mess up the mandarin ducks, and it will be dangerous at that time. Prince Sheng Li Ci of the Wang family will definitely not disagree, and Wang Ziteng will not object. It is not easy for him to object alone. There may be more things to solve this trouble.

Jia Lian was puzzled, what he heard just now was "I have a lot of thoughts along the way", so which "along the way" is it that I didn't come to the capital?

Jiang Yan didn't explain too much to him, but he seemed to be trying to cover up so much, "I have something to go first, you can enjoy the red maple slowly."

Jia Lian saluted Jiang Yan again and sent Jiang Yan away, then turned around and asked the servant behind him, "Did you just hear 'I have a lot of worries along the way'?"

"It's exactly what the second master said." The boy affirmed.

Jia Lian tapped the palm of his hand with his fan, and that's what he heard, Wang Xifeng must be in the capital, Jiang Yan lied to him.

Before, he felt that Jiang Yan didn't like to have too much contact with the Rongguo Mansion, but now he doesn't show his niece to his aunt when he comes, which further illustrates this problem.

"Second Master, you care so much about Miss Wang's family, but you like her?" Seeing Jia Lian thinking deeply, the boy teased with a smile.

Jia Lian directly tapped the top of his head with a fan, "You're getting bolder, you dare to tease me?"

"Hey, the second master admitted it, and I can see it." The little servant rubbed the top of his head and said.

Not only did Jia Lian not deny it, but he nodded, "I went to Jinling last year and saw it by accident. She looks really pretty and has a nice voice. She's not like those ordinary girls who are so coquettish and coquettish. She doesn't feel weak at all. No, it's like this red maple, as bright as fire."

Jia Lian talked to the servant without hesitation, but he didn't see that Jiang Yan and Chen Ling didn't go far away. He stood behind a thick tree not far away and heard their master and servant's conversation clearly.

"Here comes another thief." Jiang Yan picked up a stone on the ground and threw it at Jia Lian. He judged his sister's sexuality so much that he couldn't punish him openly. First, he hit him a few times to make him hurt for a few days.

Chen Ling didn't notice the word "you" in Jiang Yan's words, but felt that what Jiang Yan said was too correct. A thief who was thinking about Wang Xifeng had no idea that in Jiang Yan's eyes, he was also a "thief".

Losing any interest in admiring the red maples, Jiang Yan went home directly, told Jia Lian that she had come to the capital, and told Wang Xifeng not to show her face before leaving, and to wear a gauze hat when she needed to go out, so that no one could see that it was her. .

"Jia Lian? It's better for my brother to have less contact with him in the future." Wang Xifeng naturally knew who Jia Lian was, but she didn't like this person very much, giving people a very frivolous feeling.

"Have you met him?" Why can't he remember when Wang Xifeng had contact with Jia Lian?

"Last year, I came back from the private school to buy you some porridge from Qingfengzhai. I saw him in the store. He talked a lot about drinking porridge. He looked young but his words were very frivolous. I do not like him."

At that time, she didn't know that it was Jia Lian that day, but she just thought it was the son of an ordinary family. Later, she went to greet Li Ci, and it was Jia Lian who Li Ci and Wang Zisheng were meeting. Tell Jiang Yan about the matter.

Jiang Ran understood, no wonder Jia Lian came out to chat with him today, if it wasn't for Wang Xifeng, he definitely wouldn't have come out, but Wang Xifeng felt that he was frivolous and didn't like him, that's all right, it shows that there is no possibility of the two of them at all.

"You should go to Jinling as soon as possible. I will tell my mother not to arrange marriage for you so quickly. Take your time and don't rush."

Wang Xifeng nodded. She came here just to convince Jiang Yan. She thought it would take a little more talking, but Jiang Yan agreed directly. Sure enough, only her brother loves her the most in this family.

When they came, there were only two people, Wang Xifeng and Chen Ling. Jiang Yan definitely couldn't let them go back by themselves, and it was not safe, so he sent two trustworthy people to escort them all the way back to Jinling.

At the same time, Jia Lian also knew about Wang Xifeng's journey back to Jinling. Ever since he guessed that Wang Xifeng might come to the capital, he had been kept watching near Jiang Yan's mansion. It might be Wang Xifeng.

He wasn't in a hurry when he didn't see each other again. If he invited his grandmother and father to the Wang family to propose marriage, they would definitely agree. After all, the Jia family and the Wang family were well-connected. The second wife of their family was originally the daughter of the Wang family. Pile of good talk.

However, Jia Lian never expected that Jiang Yan would find a fake monk to go to Wang's house and tell Wang Xifeng that it was not suitable for her to get married before, otherwise her parents and family would be affected.

There was an example like Jiang Yan before, and now Wang Xifeng was said to be unsuitable for marriage before. Originally, Li Ci was skeptical about Jiang Yan's matter, but now there is another matter about Wang Xifeng, which made her have to wonder if it was the second wife of the Wang family. The children are not suitable for early contact with men and women, ah?

Both the second son and the youngest daughter are like this. The eldest son has been in contact with women since he was fifteen or sixteen years old. Although he did not affect his parents and relatives, he harmed himself. And look down on it, and it has become the current situation where there are no wives and a lot of concubines.

Li Ci shared his guess with Wang Zisheng, and Wang Zisheng didn't even blink his eyelids, he just said: "In that case, then Feng girl's marriage will have to wait a few more years, her uncle is a second-rank official, and the second brother If you are the fourth rank in the dynasty, you are afraid that you will not be able to get married when you are too old?"

"But if you only marry someone who likes our family background, the rest of Feng girl's life..."

"Okay, okay, you're the one who thinks a lot all day long. When ordinary people marry a wife, they have to look at the houses and acres of land in the woman's house. What's more, for people like us, you didn't marry into our family because of our family. family background? Could it be that he really likes me?"

Wang Zisheng waved his hand impatiently, Li Ci was speechless by him, so he could only leave embarrassingly, and before he got out of the yard, he heard the sound of Wang Zisheng and his concubine frolicking in the room.

He breathed a sigh of relief and went to the Buddhist hall to calm down.

Before, she always didn't understand why the main wives in big families like to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddha, because in the face of those chaotic things, only eating vegetarian food and praying to Buddha can make her self-cultivate, and only reading scriptures can make her stop thinking about those things that make her worry Son.

The Jia family's marriage proposal was rejected directly, and the Jia family's marriage proposal person told Jia's mother and Jia Lian's father, Jia Amnesty, the original words.

Jia's mother is also a Buddhist, and she knows that some of the Buddhist sayings cannot be touched; "If this is the case, then you and her are not destined, and I will let your father choose a new marriage for you in the future."

"Old ancestor, it's just that we can't get married. You can settle the marriage first. The grandson can afford to wait for four years." Jia Lian said.

Mother Jia felt that this idea was inappropriate, mainly because she had no confidence in Jia Lian, "In the past, the second room of Jia's family was not outstanding, and they only relied on the eldest room for support, but it is different now, that girl Feng's brother is the fourth rank , the future is boundless, if you have a non-firstborn son before you marry his sister, what will you do by then?"

"Old ancestor who won't, I will be very careful."

"Then you can be careful when it comes to matters between men and women? Besides, your second aunt is Feng girl's aunt. She doesn't know the big and small things in this house? The Wang family knows every little thing. What's the use of being careful?" Mother Jia continued, anyway, she had given up hope for this marriage.

It's okay to get married in just one or two years, but after four years, with so many changes, maybe things will change by then.

Jia Lian was flustered by what Jia Mu said, he knew that his willpower was indeed a bit weak in women's sex, after all, it was difficult for him to embrace a beautiful woman.

The matter was over here, but it was not until the Jia family made an engagement to Jia Lian three months later that Jiang Yan was completely at ease. In any case, Wang Xifeng and Jia Lian could not make it.

Knowing that Wang Xifeng will not be able to get married until four years later, the happiest thing is Chen Ling, who will take the provincial examination next year to rely on scholars, three years later to rely on Juren, and four years later to go to Beijing to catch up with the exam.

If all goes well, he can justifiably marry Wang Xifeng. Of course, he knows that he is not as capable as Jiang Yan. Outstanding is entrusted with a heavy responsibility, and he manages to the fourth rank at a young age, with a bright future.

As long as he has half of Jiang Yan's success, he doesn't need to be the top student in high school, as long as he has one of the top three, then he is eligible to marry the woman he likes.

After that, Chen Ling began to study seriously, even more seriously than before. His performance, the most obvious one is Chen Shao, the father, who came back from Yunnan to do business, and his son studied more seriously than before. I heard that I went to the temple to live for half a month.

He was so happy that he hurriedly went to the temple to donate sesame oil money, thanking the Buddha for his blessing, maybe there will be a descendant who will go on an official career.

But when donating sesame oil money, Chen Shao heard another thing, which made him feel that maybe his son started to study in installments, and it had nothing to do with Buddha, but something to do with Yuelao.

Because the monk in the temple said that his son did not live in the temple for half a month at all, but rode away with a woman from the back door on the day he entered.

It's just that the woman was wearing a gauze hat and a cloak, she didn't know which family she belonged to or what she looked like.

Back in the capital, I talked about it with Jiang Yan as usual, and asked Jiang Yan to help him analyze which woman it might be. After all, Jiang Yan has been in Jinling for a long time, and Jinling can allow women to learn how to ride horses There are only a few households.

"The rich families that Chen Ling can get in touch with, apart from the daughters of brother Chen Yue's family, are the women from the Wang family who go to private schools together." Jiang Yan said after taking a sip of tea.