Kuai Chuan's brother is the real boss

"People are in the rivers and lakes, and they can't help themselves."

Jiang Yan sighed after seeing the words on the list clearly. Today, Sheng Ling proposed to let him enter the court as an official, but he refused, and now he used such a trick.

No wonder he took the list and put it in his arms without looking at it. Sheng Ling showed a smile. This is what emotion means.

"What are you going to do now?"

"What else can I do? I can only do it." Guessing that he had left Jinling now, it was too late for him to refuse.

Fu Ling put down the paper list and said thoughtfully, "Actually, from a certain point of view, this deal is not a loss. The future emperor, this should be regarded as the biggest potential stock."

Fu Ling knew more or less about Jiang Yan and Sheng Ling's affairs over the years, but because she focused more on business, she 'heard' about Jiang Yan's affairs and did not ask too much.

Jiang Yan nodded, "It is indeed a potential stock. Next month, it will be announced to the world that the East Palace will be canonized. Next year, it will be enthroned as emperor. The current emperor will be the Supreme Emperor. There is no greater potential stock in the world."

The future king of a country, the biggest potential stock, and he started investing in this stock 15 years ago, the stock has been growing, the benefits have increased and the risks have also increased, and now the stock wants to find someone to share the risk, Jiang Yan this The investors who were discovered first became the first to be considered.

The things on this list are expensive but not so difficult to get, but if they are not expensive, they are not affordable by ordinary people, and these are all paid tribute to the capital every year from the south of the Yangtze River. Sheng Ling just wants In this way, Jiang Yan was pushed to the front.

Once the things prepared this time are favored by the emperor, with Sheng Ling assisting at the side, Jiang Yan will become the emperor's merchant in the south of the Yangtze River.

The imperial merchants who have paid tribute to the capital these years are the Xue family, but because Master Xue has often been lingering in the past few years, and none of his descendants can afford it, the work of the imperial merchants will not be completed until Master Xue dies. up.

Now that Sheng Ling is about to ascend the throne, it's only been half a year. The previous contacts between him and Jiang Yan were not on the stage and could not be made public. In addition, he needs to cultivate his own power now. In all aspects, Jiang Yan is the most suitable Candidates.

"Should I prepare things according to this list?" Fu Ling asked.

Jiang Yan opened his mouth, but before he could answer, the wet nurse came in with Tan Chun in his arms. Tan Chun's small face was covered with tears, sobbing loudly, and Fu Ling quickly hugged her into her arms.

"What's the matter? Why are you crying so sadly?"

Tan Chun put his arms around Fu Ling's neck, "I had a nightmare. I dreamed that my parents didn't want me, and asked me to fight the little beggar for food."

"No, Tanchun said it was a nightmare, it doesn't matter."

Fu Ling coaxed Tanchun in his arms, Jiang Yan closed the paper sheet, took a teacup and pressed it on top, "Just do it like this, you really shouldn't be too salty."

Fu Ling didn't have time to talk when she heard the nod. She was so focused on coaxing Tanchun's body that she asked someone to wipe her face with a wet handkerchief. She recombed her hair that had fallen apart due to sleeping, and put on some small clothes. The hair accessories with bells and the round faces of children are really cute.

"Mother may be very busy in the next few days. How about Tanchun and Daddy at home?" Seeing that Tanchun has been coaxed, Fu Ling said, since Jiang Yan has decided to follow Shengling's order, their business must also be done. Tweaked a bit, so it's sure to be busy for some time to come.

Tanchun blinked his big eyes, and nodded obediently, "Daddy said he would take me to my aunt's house to play with sister Daiyu."

"That's good, otherwise you'd be bored at home."

Tanchun is five years old this year, and she has been enlightened by her husband when she was three years old, but now she is still young, and she doesn't have to learn so many things, and she still has to focus on happiness.

Fu Ling and Jiang Yan both pursue happy education. Anyway, their family will not be short of money, and they don’t need Tanchun to use their talents to learn to make money. In this way, as long as she studies well, it’s fine. Of course, she herself is interested in reading and wants to become a writer. Everyone, they are not interested.

But looking at Tanchun's current situation, it is estimated that she is not very interested in the study place.

Tanchun hadn't been to the capital for five years in Jinling. Before Jiang Yan and Fu Ling went back twice, they also sent her to Jia Min for a period of time. The excuse was that she was too young and weak.

No one doubted that she was Aunt Zhao's child. Everyone believed that she was born by Fu Ling. There were only a few people who knew about it, and they would not tell it.

Fu Ling prepared the things on the list, and Jiang Yan brought Tanchun to Gusu. As soon as Tanchun came in, it was as if he had come to his own home. He went in to find his aunt and sister.

Tanchun is lively and Daiyu is quiet. Although Daiyu is only less than a month older than Tanchun, she still thinks that she must have the consciousness of being a sister when she hears Tanchun call her sister, and she takes care of Tanchun in everything. She will use her status as an older sister to educate her, so she really looks like an older sister.

"Is sister-in-law very busy these days? You and Tanchun have come several times, but she hasn't come."

Jiang Yan nodded truthfully, "She has to prepare for what will happen in the future, so she will be busy during this time."

Jia Min knew that Fu Ling had been managing the business all these years, as if she had been managing the businesses of the Lin family's shops, but the difference was that Lin Ruhai had an official position, and Jiang Yan was dressed in white.

But she knew that her brother was definitely not an idler, he must have more important things to do, so she didn't ask what Fu Ling was doing, because it was just a business matter, and she managed those shops ten times For many years, I think there should be no problem.

Indeed, just as Jia Min thought, Fu Ling handled things very well, and sent a cartful of things to the capital and entered the palace. I don't know what Sheng Ling told the emperor. Anyway, for the Jinling Jia family who prepared these gifts It's a reward.

This was the first time that Jiang Yan stood out. After resigning from office and leaving the court, he once appeared in front of everyone.

Not to mention the Wang family and the Xue family who were both in Jinling before, even many members of the Jia family thought that Jiang Yan could not stay in the capital, so he came to Jinling. After he came to Jinling, he did nothing but Outside of private schools and schools, nothing has been achieved.

Scholars, farmers, businessmen, and businessmen are the most unprofessional in the eyes of those big families, and they disdain to work with them. Of course, this also reduces Jiang Yan's troubles in going to various families to maintain superficial relationships.

Now that the Jia family has been praised by the Holy Majesty, it is said that it was recommended by Sheng Ling, who had just become the prince. This move is enough for people from all walks of life to guess and explain, among which the Xue family is the most anxious.

The Xue family is an imperial merchant, not only Xue Baochai's father's house, but also other offshoots are more or less doing business in the imperial merchant's business, but Xue Baochai's father's house is the most important.

In the past few years, Mr. Xue has been in poor health. It has become more and more difficult to do business with the royal family. Although the income is not as much as before, but no one in the Xue family is an official in the court. It is better to be an imperial merchant than an ordinary merchant. There are many.

Master Xue sent someone to Jiang Yan to inquire about the situation, but was told that Jiang Yan had brought his wife and daughter back to the capital, because Jia Zheng's eldest son, Jia Zhu, was about to get married. return.

Jia Zhu was getting married, Jiang Yan took Fu Ling Tanchun to the capital, and Lin Jin was with them. Lin Jin was 19 years old this year. Lin Ruhai betrothed him a year ago, and the wedding date was also set. up.

But just two months before the wedding, the woman's grandmother passed away, so the wedding can only be postponed, and they will get married after the filial piety period.

In the spring of the year when Lin Jin was 14 years old, he passed the examination of scholar, and now he is already a man, a handsome young man, walking on the road in a brocade robe, very eye-catching.

"You said this time when you come back from Tanchun, will you meet Aunt Zhao?" Fu Ling looked worried at the crowds outside the window.

After all, the child was obtained by improper means. Of course, she would feel a little guilty when facing the child's biological mother. Fu Ling asked herself that she had never been ashamed of what she had done before, but this time, it made her very uneasy. The closer the capital is, the more uneasy I feel.

Jiang Yan didn't say those comforting words to Fu Ling. This matter was indeed their fault, so they had to avoid it a little bit. Moreover, Jia's mother's letter was that Aunt Zhao gave birth to a son last month. Jia Zheng named him Jia Huan. Now she is taking care of the child wholeheartedly.

In the end, Fu Ling could only sigh silently. No matter how guilty he was, it was useless. He could only take one step at a time.

The carriage soon stopped in front of Rongguo Mansion, and a group of people rushed in, and the mansion was full of lively scenes again.

At the same time, the news of their return also reached the Fu family. The Fu family knew that Jiang Yan and Fu Ling would definitely come to the door tomorrow or the next day, as well as the little grandson who had never met.

Fu Song and his wife asked people to get everything ready, and went to tell the old man the news at the same time.

Because of the need to keep it secret, Fu Ling did not tell the Fu family about Tanchun. The previous two times when he came back, he was watching the situation of his second uncle Fu Bai. With those thugs who know martial arts, the father and son settled down at home. half a year.

Afterwards, Mrs. Fu allowed him to go out for a walk, but he was still not allowed to drink a little alcohol, and no matter where he went, he always brought a guard with him. He said it was a bodyguard and everyone knew that it was guarding them.

After a long time, Fu Bai and his sons have gotten used to it. Those people's temperament of bullying and fearing toughness can be said to be vividly displayed. The old man looked depressed for a while but also knew that they were destined to fail. As long as they don't make big mistakes, Thank goodness it won't hurt the whole family.

The last time Lin Jin came to the capital was with Jia Min. It has been five or six years now. Mother Jia was very kind to see him, so she let him stay in her yard tonight.

"The ancestor liked Jin'er, so he asked Jin'er to stay with the ancestor for a while longer, as if Min'er was by your side." Mrs. Xing said from the side.

Jia Mu kept nodding her head, and Lin Jin took advantage of the situation and said that she would stay for a longer period of time.

Mrs. Wang watched from the side, and her eyes fell on the little girl beside Fu Ling. The little girl Yuxue was cute, her bright eyes revealed cleverness, and her clothes and accessories were all high-quality. It seemed that Tanchun lived in Jinling. very good.

Mrs. Wang thinks that Tanchun should thank her. If she stays in Rongguo Mansion and stays with Aunt Zhao, where can she find such a good life now, not to mention that Aunt Zhao has given birth to a son again, and she will definitely not treat her wholeheartedly. With her daughter.

Fu Ling noticed that Mrs. Wang's eyes were on Tanchun, got up and said, "Forgive me, ancestor, I'm really tired from the journey, so let's go to rest first, and come to ancestor's side tomorrow to say hello."

"Go quickly, don't be tired, you won't come to see me tomorrow, and let grandpa see Tanchun when you go to Fu's house, he hasn't seen Tanchun since he was born." Mother Jia realized her attention It was always on Lin Jin's body, ignoring Fu Ling and Tan Chun, and let them go down first without saying anything.

Fu Ling took Tanchun out, and just as he walked to the door, he heard Jia Baoyu inside asking, "Do you have any jade?"

One sentence almost caused Fu Ling to sprain her feet, but fortunately, the maid beside her helped her to prevent her from falling down.

When Jiang Yan heard this, he looked up subconsciously. Lin Jin didn't understand why Jia Baoyu suddenly asked such a question, but he nodded and answered truthfully, "My parents told me that jade can support people since I was a child, so I wear jade to urinate." , but there has never been one as rare as you."

Lin Jin knew the origin of Jia Baoyu's piece of jade, and with a piece of jade in his mouth when he was born, Jia Baoyu was the only one in the world.

On the contrary, Jia Baoyu didn't think there was anything rare about his piece of jade, it was no different from the jade he had seen elsewhere, so what he heard in the accent of Lin Jin's words was 'jade can nourish people'.

"Why didn't I feel that jade can support people? I have been carrying it with me all these years, and I don't think there is any difference."

Facing the five-year-old Jia Baoyu, Lin Jin smiled and did not answer. Jia's mother pretended to be angry and patted some Jia Baoyu's arms, "Nonsense, you brought it from the abortion, how could it be like other jades, raising its head three feet?" There are gods, don’t say such things in the future, it’s not good for you to let the gods hear it.”

After all, Jia Baoyu was just a child, so the matter of laughing and laughing was over, and he turned to talk about other topics with Lin Jin. He had never been out in the capital since he was a child, and he was very new to the outside world.

And Lin Jin came from the outside, and was still a peer older than him. Jia Baoyu desperately wanted to learn everything outside from him.

Seeing that their cousins ​​were chatting happily, Mother Jia asked them to chat in a side room without being disturbed, and then let everyone else in the room go down.

When everyone saw Jia Mu like this, they knew that she had something to say to Jiang Yan alone, and they all retreated tactfully.

"Jin'er is a good boy. He is a good boy now. When Min'er brought him here last time, I thought, let him be with Yuanchun, but I didn't have time to say it at that time. He was already a child without thinking about coming again." Betrothed."

In addition to urging the younger generation to have children, the next generation's favorite thing to do is to kiss and get closer. In my memory, Jia's mother always liked to bring Daiyu and Jia Baoyu together. Now she wants to make Lin Jin and Yuanchun together. The idea is also normal.

It's just that she was a step too late after all. Lin Ruhai had betrothed Lin Jin a long time ago. The Gusu family was a scholarly family slightly inferior to the Lin family. It was not as rich as the Jia family. Very positive.

Thinking about it according to Lin Ruhai's eyes, the future daughter-in-law she chooses will not be bad, and Jia Min has also seen that woman before, and said that she has a delicate appearance and a temperament like orchid, and she is not very beautiful. Hua type.

"Mother said it was too late. Ruhai has already made an engagement for Jin'er. I'm afraid she can't withdraw the marriage. Let Yuan Chun marry Jin'er, let alone a concubine. Even a flat wife is not acceptable."

Lin Ruhai is the fourth rank of the dynasty, and Jia Zheng is the fifth rank. Although Lin Ruhai has a higher official position, Yuan Chun is a girl from the Duke's mansion. The Lin family does not have any titles. There is absolutely no reason for a girl from the Duke's mansion to be a concubine. .

Mother Jia sighed, "I really hope that Yuan Chun will marry Jin'er and be an equal wife, so that she won't have to enter the palace when she comes last time. At least there will be a day of meeting outside the palace, but in the palace, she will have to be happy again." In what life can we meet face to face?"

"Entering the palace?" By the way, he remembered that Yuan Chun entered the palace and became the virtuous concubine of Fengzao Palace, and the demise of the Jia family began when she passed away.

"Yuanchun is only 13 years old this year, but according to the regulations, all non-only daughters of officials must enter the palace to stand for election after they reach the age of 16. Even if they do not enter the palace as a concubine, they will still be female history in the palace. They must be 25 years old to be released. Gong, from 16 to 25 years old, that's nine years."

It can be said that this kind of regulation is quite impractical to human nature, but for the royal family, it just reflects the majesty of the royal family, and all dynasties have a mechanism for selecting concubines, which is not the only one in this dynasty.

"Mother don't want to be sad. There is really no other way. It's not the end of the mountain. If you think about it, there will always be a way." Jiang Yan comforted him by handing over a cup of tea.

Jia's mother shook her head, using tricks to avoid the draft, and once found out, it would be a crime of deceiving the emperor. If she wanted not to participate in the draft, she could only ask Jia Zheng not to be an official, but that was impossible.

"I will enter the palace after two years in Yuanchun, and I will not be able to leave the palace until I reach the age of 11 in 25 years. I don't know if I will still be here at that time."

"Mother, don't say such frustrating words. Many things will happen in two years. When the boat reaches the bridge, it will naturally be straightened out. Maybe it will be solved by then." Jiang Yan planned in his heart that the draft should be for Sheng Ling's concubine in two years.

If he went to beg Sheng Ling, would he let Sheng Ling be lenient? After all, Jia Zheng's ability is limited. For Sheng Ling, Yuanchun is just missing a beautiful girl, and there are many other beautiful girls.

Of course, I can’t say this to Mother Jia now. If Sheng Ling refuses to agree, it would be too cruel to disappoint her by giving her hope. Now I can only quickly change the subject, talking about Tanchun, and talking about the period of time. He praised the birthday gift he offered.

Mother Jia also heard Jia Zheng told her that Jiang Yan did not know how to send a birthday gift to the Holy One, and was praised.

Although it didn't look like a big deal at first glance, from a macro perspective, it was not a small matter for their family.

"When you came back from taking off your armor, I kept thinking that you shouldn't have been silent. Now you tell me what you think, but you still have a passion for fighting?"

Faced with such a question from Jia Mu, Jiang Yan couldn't help but smile. What kind of passion is it? It's just a choice made after judging the situation. felt it.

"Don't worry, mother, I will definitely not put myself in danger. There are big brothers and second brothers at the door of Guangyao Rongguo Mansion. I only do what I can."

Speaking of Jia She and Jia Zheng, Jia's mother was full of anger. As Rong Guogong, Jia She was thinking about fooling around with those men and women in the house all day long. up.

As for Jia Zheng, he is filial, and there are only two concubines in the house, and there are not so many messy women around. From this point of view, Jia She is not bad.

But none of these two sons can be compared with her husband, not even Jia Daishan has the ability to do it alone. It is a dream to rely on them to glorify the lintel of the Rongguo Mansion.

Jiang Yan silently listened to Jia Mu's complaints about Jia She and Jia Zheng. He was not suitable to express his opinion on this matter, and Jia Mu didn't want to listen to what he said. Jia She and Jia Zheng were all very old. Do you expect them to correct it at this time?That is the Arabian Nights.

Mother Jia took Jiang Yan to talk a lot before letting him go back, and then ordered someone to prepare food and lodging for Lin Jin, because she only knew that Jiang Yan would come back with his wife and daughter, but she didn't know that Lin Jin would come, so she didn't prepare for him. thing.

Fortunately, everything is ready-made, just take it out and use it.

And half a month after Jiang Yan came back, news came from Jinling that Master Xue of the Xue family had passed away.

Mrs. Xue's wife and Mrs. Wang are sisters. For Jia Zhu and others, Mr. Xue should be an uncle. The death of his uncle will not affect his marriage, so the marriage is not delayed.

Jia Zheng sent people to Jinling for the funeral, and because he had been in officialdom for a long time, he was more sensitive to this matter.

Jiang Yan had been in business for many years and was suddenly praised by the emperor, but at this time the most important person among the imperial merchants who had been offering sacrifices to the royal family passed away, and the imperial merchants should be replaced next.

Jia Zheng is now very sure that Jiang Yan will be the next generation of imperial merchants in the south of the Yangtze River. There is no other reason. He doesn't believe in such a coincidence in this world.

However, he didn't know what kind of method Jiang Yan used to achieve this. When Jiang Yan resigned from office and went to Jinling after getting married, he thought he would just go silent. Unexpectedly, 15 years later, he used a different method to do it again. up.

In the past 15 years, it can be said that he has made almost no progress. At this moment, Jia Zheng has a point of view that he refused to admit before. Jiang Yan is really better than him.

As long as he thinks, no matter when and where he is, he can shine and shine.