The Second Master Lian of the Red Chamber

The Ningrong Second Mansion began to operate in the army since the brothers Jia Yan and Jia Yuan joined the army in this dynasty.Later, Jia's family and two males joined two generations of Jian in the heart of the emperor, and it was even more prosperous for a while, and by virtue of its power, it attracted a group of people.Even after Jia Daihua and Jia Daishan's death, no one of the Jia family's children holds important power anymore, the Jia family's children, such as Jia pardoning Jia Jing, are still very proud of the connections left by their ancestors, and Jia Jing also took advantage of this to board the boat of the deposed prince.

Jia Lian used to believe in what Jia She said was the biggest reliance of the Jia family. He was convinced that many old ministries secretly followed the orders of the Jia family. Cool, people's hearts are changeable.The subordinates flattered them face to face, but stabbed them behind their backs.The people above think they should be more like fools.

Even though a few years have passed earlier than in the previous life, Jia Lian doesn't feel that those people can still be firmly in his own hands.Jia's family suffered heavy losses, Jia Jing avoided the world, Jia She was an old dandy who indulged in pleasure, no one in Jia's family could give important benefits or future to his subordinates, and he didn't know how much affection was left.

Yang Yuan ordered him to go to Ping'an Prefecture, so he naturally valued the idea of ​​Jia's family in Ping'an Prefecture.Jia Lian was willing to go, and he had a plan in mind about who he could try to win over, but he still had to say it clearly, so that Yang Yuan would not be too disappointed if he really thought the Jia family was capable.

Yang Yuan waved his hand indifferently, signaling Jia Lian not to worry too much: "You are just overthinking. I still don't know what the Jia family is like? If a person goes to a high place, he must have long been unable to keep people's hearts Yes. I prefer you to go. Yu privately, you can have more contacts with the He family. It is a very good marriage, and the benefits are all in it. Yu Gong, the Jia family has a lot of money in Ping'an Prefecture, which is convenient, and the things over there Son, it’s not beautiful to go to the official position, it’s just a young man like you who is easy to deceive and frivolous.”

Jia Lian listened attentively at first, but in the end he couldn't help but snorted coldly, bared his teeth and said with a strange smile: "You really don't take this opportunity to bury me, and I feel uncomfortable all over."

Yang Yuan smiled and nodded, not as knowledgeable as Jia Lian: "This is a secret, and they will be killed by surprise. You should make more preparations and discuss with General Jia. You must have a reputation to go out."

Hearing this, Jia Lian frowned, and sighed: "If a year ago, I would have said in all likelihood that I would donate any small official and send them to Ping'an Prefecture, but now it is not possible. My uncle You taught me so hard, hoping that I would be born in a serious imperial examination, so I can't live up to this painstaking effort."

Yang Yuanyuan also thought that it would be good for Jia Lian to just donate an official to gain a reputation, anyway, he would never treat Jia Lian badly in terms of title in the future.But this year, he also learned from Jia Lian and Jiangnan's shopkeeper how sincerely the Lin family treated Jia Lian, so he dismissed the idea.The rich families and even the imperial family are all big families, and the relatives who are far away can't remember the names and appearances. Maybe there are not many people who treat people sincerely.It is fate that Jia Lian can speculate with the Lin family, so he should cherish it.

"What's the matter?" Yang Yuan said with a sneer, "it's just that in this shop, almost every ten days there are useless things that come to be the old things left by the ancestors so that they can be squandered back. You go and pick a few that are rare and not eye-catching. Not to mention Ping'an Prefecture, even if you go to sea, I'm afraid you can go in the name of General Jia."

Jia Lian didn't like to hear these words, and Jia She still took him as his son after all, so he retorted: "That's impossible, the sea is rough, there are pirates robbing money and killing people, General Jia hasn't embraced his grandson yet, and he can't bear it." let me go."

Yang Yuan curled his lips, suddenly felt that if the relatives were weak, the only son would not be worth much, so he showed mercy and asked Xia Shouzhong to find the shopkeeper, carefully picked out three or four good things for Jia Lian, and discussed some more. When it was time to leave for Ping'an Prefecture, they separated and left here one after another.

When Jia Lian returned to the mansion, it was still light, so he went to Jia She's study in the east courtyard to show his filial piety, and then walked three steps and coughed, and Wang'er tried his best to help him back to his courtyard.Of course, as a filial descendant, he did not forget to send someone to the upper room to present to Jia Mu the tourmaline bracelet that he and Jia She and his father and son found for their ancestors.Each of the bracelets was engraved with scriptures, which were blessed by eminent monks. No one who saw it could say that the Dafang father and son were not filial without conscience.

Jia Lian had made a good plan, if Jia Mu and Jia Amnesty didn't directly object, he'd better make an appointment with the He family before winter, and then leave for Ping'an Prefecture immediately.One is that it is better to be serious than later, and the other is that if it is based on the previous life, Jia Zhu will not be able to survive this year.Of course, Jia Zhu also vaguely reminded him that it would be better if he could get through this calamity safely.

But I don't want people to be as good as heaven.Jia Lian was eating the green vegetables and small wontons that Cui Er had snatched back from the big kitchen early in the morning of the second day, when he heard the hot-tempered big girl scolding the woman in the kitchen with a headache, looking at people and looking down on their yard from the crack of the door, like a pug Surrounded by the girls in Jia Zhu's courtyard who were carrying food, someone ran in to spread the word that Uncle Zhu had a fever last night, but no one knew about it, and only now did someone notice it, and everyone fainted. It's already a mess, and I want to ask the second master Lian to help me out.

Jia Lian's heart skipped a beat.When I came back yesterday, I heard that Jia Zhu was recovering from illness and was about to go out to go to a Laoshizi poetry meeting organized by a scholar surnamed Hu who was in the same department. He came back much later than him. Jia Lian felt that something was not right. It's so serious.Last time when doctor Wang took the pulse, he said that Jia Zhu's foundation was weak and he must take good care of it.

Sighing, Jia Lian put down the bowl and began to change his shoes and arrange his clothes, and Tweeter hurried over to help.Keren, who has always been gentle, couldn't help complaining while arranging Jia Lian's clothes: "In the yard over there, there are a dozen more girls, big and small, than us, and they can let the man lie alone and burn out. Go, you really have broadened your horizons!"

After finishing speaking, Jia Lian didn't say anything, but Keren changed his face first, pursed his lips and stopped talking.She was just annoyed for a while, and felt that when their second master was ill, no one cared about it, and it was unfair to use another person to mobilize people like this.Now that he came back to his senses, he didn't need to be reminded, but he knew that no matter who was on duty last night, he might be dead right now.

Fearing that the people in the yard would be a disaster, Jia Lian went to Jia Zhu's yard by himself without taking any attendants with him, but was stopped by Mrs. Wang's wife outside the door.

The woman's expression was respectful, but her words were very blunt: "I would like to ask Second Master Lian to stay. My wife said that your health is not very good. I am afraid that you will get sick, so I don't need to meet with you. Right now, the wife is busy taking care of the uncle, and the grandma can't spare her time, so I can only trouble the second master Lian to help take care of the family affairs. If someone comes up with something, please ask the second master Lian to arrange it directly."

Jia Lian raised her eyes, a sneer appeared on her lips, and just about to speak, she heard a cry of alarm from inside. It turned out that Li Wan and her girl fell into the yard together, surrounded by a group of girls and women.