every spring [comprehensive]

Xue Baochai shook her head, "Of course it's too late to find a master now." She thought to herself that at the beginning, Xue's father wanted Xue Pan to learn civilized affairs and learn to calculate accounts and hoped that he would be in charge of the family business, but he didn't expect that he could not learn both, and finally fell into dancing. The gun has gone, if I knew this earlier, it would be better to hire a martial arts master early, so that I can develop a healthy body.

Xue Baochai searched among his belongings, and finally found a breathing method for Xue Pan in the far corner, which is suitable for this kind of beginners without any foundation in martial arts.And there is no particularly advanced martial arts in this world, just some boxing skills.Xue Pan can cultivate according to this method at this time, which is enough for him.

Xue Pan heard from his younger sister that if he practiced this way, he could become a master of martial arts, and now he felt like he had found a treasure. Holding this thin book and studying it day and night, he was ten times more diligent than going to school.Until the day when he went to the military camp to report, he wrapped the book carefully and took it away in his arms.

No one thought that Xue Pan would be so lucky that he could touch a real Buddha with his eyes closed!Who doesn't know that the current emperor loves Prince Yi very much. Once Emperor Yongzheng came to power, Prince Yi Yinxiang was an unstoppable military minister!

Several members of the Jia family, Jia Zhen, Jia Lian, Jia Rong, Jia Qiang, etc., were busy building Concubine Jia's birthing villa, but they also wanted to set a table of wine for Xue Pan.But I didn't expect him to go to the camp in the eastern suburbs after only a few days at home, so they never caught anyone!

When Xue Pan was appointed an official this time, many acquaintances from the past sent congratulatory gifts. Baochai had to register and make a book every day, so he was busy for half a month.Moreover, after Xue Pan ran to Daying in the suburbs of Beijing, Xue Baochai was naturally responsible for all the affairs of the Xue family's capital.

During this period of time, all the stewards who were sent around by Uncle Xue returned to the eldest lady's hands, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.They are not afraid of a master who can make a fuss, but they are afraid that they will give blind instructions. Under the command of Uncle Xue, they tried their best to prevent the shops from losing money.

After this incident, Xue Baochai also felt that it seemed that Xue Pan was still not suitable for business.

So when the family affairs are properly arranged, it has been a while since Baochai entered Jia's mansion, and there is no news of Daiyu's engagement with Baoyu, and there is no rumor at all. Pressed down.

Mrs. Wang looks radiant and in a good mood every day. A concubine pops out of her belly. Even Jia Zheng, the head of the family, respects her three points more, let alone others, not to mention she has always been a concubine. A person like a Bodhisattva, the entire Jia family respects her even more.

The current emperor issued an imperial decree, Long En, to allow the newly crowned virtuous concubine to go home to visit her relatives.So Ning Rong and Ning Rong, both inside and outside, are happy and enthusiastic, everyone has a look of complacency on their faces, often talking and laughing.Since the empress is going to come back to visit his relatives, he naturally needs a family-visiting villa that suits his identity.One of the deserted ones in the capital, Concubine Wu's family, Concubine Zhou, has already begun to break ground.

Mrs. Wang has always liked Baochai, and said: "The family has been discussing the matter of building a garden for a while, and I have no time to go and chat with your mother. I know you are always busy, and you always find time to come over. Look at me, what a good boy."

Xue Baochai said: "What a coincidence. A while ago, my mother and elder brother were always looking at houses everywhere, but they didn't particularly like one. I still think the old house of Xue's family is the best, but the house is old. Even if it is refurbished, I am afraid it will not be so strong, so I thought about tearing it down and rebuilding it."

Mrs. Wang was surprised and said: "It's not a good place to live here, why are you thinking about buying a house and building a house?"

Xue Baochai said with a smile: "My aunt pity us, so she has kept us in the mansion. But my mother said that my brother is getting older, and it's not good to live in someone else's mansion all the time. It's time to set up a family. So this Then we discussed rebuilding Xue’s old house.”

Mrs. Wang covered her heart and said: "Our sisters are used to living in these two places. If you really move away, it will be like digging a piece of meat from me!"

Baochai said with a smile: "Look at what Auntie said is so serious! Even if we moved away, wouldn't our mother and I come again to bother about the failure of the small residence? Besides, the project over there has not started yet, and we are looking for someone to design a staff. How can it be so soon?" After the completion of the construction, our family does not plan to hire too many craftsmen, but let a group of people work slowly. From the construction to the complete decoration to the habitability, it will take at least a year or a half. You're bothering me at the house!" Mrs. Wang said: "Amitabha, fortunately, you will leave me if you talk, so let's build it slowly, even if it takes three to five years, we won't be too slow. You will take a long time. It would be better if you stay with me."

Xue Baochai smiled and did not answer.

Mrs. Wang saw that Baochai remained calm, and she didn't bother to talk about it. She thought it was because of the girl's tenderness, she was embarrassed, so she changed the topic and talked about something else. However, Mrs. Wang paid more attention to Baochai from then on.

The family home of the Jia family has been demarcated, starting from the east of their current residence, passing through the garden of the East residence and then turning to the north, measuring a total of three and a half miles. The site is selected, and it will be convenient for old ladies, wives, and ladies to go shopping in the garden in the future. You don't need to go out, and you can enter from the inside of your own house.

Xue's project is naturally not as large and luxurious as Jia's, but it has its own exquisiteness. It took Baochai a month or two to find someone to do the design, trying to meet the requirements of a family of three, with their own independent space.Xue Pan's cat didn't come out in the barracks all day long, so asking him about his details was just to ask him when he was on vacation, and he might change it next time he came back.

The thirteenth Lord Yinxiang heard that their family was going to renovate the house. It would be too shameful for Mrs. Xue or Baochai to go out to supervise the work, so he sent someone from his own mansion to help supervise the work, which saved the Xue family a lot of work.

Because the [-]th day of the first lunar month, the day for concubines to visit relatives, is coming soon.The provincial villas in Jia's mansion did not dare to delay the construction period, but gathered all kinds of craftsmen, gold, silver, copper, tin, earth, wood, bricks and tiles, all ready to be demolished and built. The money used is piled up to fill the sea.

After the completion of the project in the garden, Jia Zheng took Jia Baoyu to raise couplets and plaques everywhere.

Jia Baoyu had always been afraid of Jia Zheng, just like a mouse seeing a cat. Seeing that his father let him write plaques everywhere in a "friendly manner" this time, he couldn't help feeling a little complacent and finally able to show his talents.

In fact, Jia Zheng had his own considerations.When Yuan Chun was not in the palace, she was also raised by Jia's mother since she was a child. Later, Baoyu was added. Jia Fei thought that her mother was old and got this younger brother, so she treated him differently from other younger brothers and sisters. The elder sister and younger brother are more than ten years apart in age When Baoyu was three or four years old, Concubine Jia had already taught Kaimeng calligraphy by herself. After she was selected as a servant to enter the palace, the letters she brought out often told her parents: "Teach your younger brother well."The heart of nostalgia and love for Baoyu can never be forgotten.

Therefore, after the completion of the garden, Jia Zheng asked Baoyu to inscribe it. Although it is not as good as the pen of a famous artist, it is in the style of his own family. Jiafei saw that the inscriptions and couplets in this circle were all written by Baoyu, and she must be very relieved. .

Seeing that the Chinese New Year is coming, Baochai and Mrs. Xue are at home making arrangements for the New Year's gifts to send to various places. Of course, people who have been with each other for a long time always come and go, just like Prince Yi's family, it has always been like this.Although I know that there is no lack of this thing between each other, but it must be the same every year.

Mrs. Xue complained: "Your brother loves to go out crazy since he was a child, but he doesn't like to go home when he is used to playing. I originally thought that he would be better if he had an official position. Who would have thought that it would get worse and he would have to spend years in the military camp. "

Xue Baochai knew behind Aunt Xue's complaints, but she was actually quite proud. The Xue family hadn't been an official in the court for several generations. Several people, even Jia Zheng, who is in charge of the family, is only a fifth-rank Yuanwailang, only half a rank behind Xue Pan.

Baochai said: "On weekdays you find him annoying at home, but now you've managed to get a little better, knowing that you have asked yourself to take the initiative to stay in camp during the Chinese New Year, which is simply a role model for a soldier. What is there to be dissatisfied with, mother?"

Mrs. Xue said: "I'm not hindering his progress. He can become more and more sensible, and there is no mess between him and his colleagues. How can I be unhappy! It's just that this year your uncle rarely returns to Beijing for the New Year, and your aunt invited us The family was there to celebrate the New Year, but it happened that Pan'er stayed in the camp and did not come back, our family has been in Beijing for several years, and his nephew has never seen his uncle!"

Xue Baochai said, "I haven't seen it either, so I just took this opportunity to meet Uncle."

Wang Ziteng is in control of the nine provinces, patrolling the borders by order, and this time he returns to Beijing to report on his duties. The emperor didn't have time to summon him a year ago, so he was able to spend the New Year in the capital.Wang Ziteng is Mrs. Xue, Mrs. Wang, the elder brother of a compatriot, and the father of Wang Xifeng.

The four families of Jia Shiwang and Xue are deeply involved with each other, one prospers and one loses.

But now this order has to be changed. Although the Jia family is still the largest clan, the highest official position among the four major families is this Prince Teng. The army in the capital area is now promoted and ordered to go out to patrol the border. They are the real military and political figures in the court.The main force that the four clans rely on now is this Lord Wang.

After the new emperor ascended the throne, his attitude towards Wang Ziteng was also conciliatory.As soon as the new emperor ascended the throne, he appointed a woman from the Jia family as his concubine. It may not be that he likes this concubine Jia very much. The royal family does not have any girls of the right age to enter the palace. The relationship is stronger.

Wang Ziteng's wife, Mrs. Zhao, is Wang Xifeng's own mother, and Wang Xifeng's straightforward personality probably followed her. After Mrs. Xue and Baochai arrived, Mrs. Zhao treated Mrs. Xue like a sister and Baochai as her own. Same as daughter.

As soon as she met Mrs. Zhao, she pulled Baochai and said, "Why don't you come to my house often? I miss you so much. Since your sister Feng got married, I always thought how nice it would be to have a nice girl by my side. Now that Pan'er has a promising future under the care of the old prince, it is really a great joy for our family! It can be seen how blessed your mother is." Wang Ziteng and Zhao's sons and daughters are all adults, and they all have grandchildren A generation of people just want to talk to a half-grown girl.

Baochai met the eldest aunt and another Wang Zisheng's wife, Mrs. Liu, several sister-in-laws, several young nephews, and other side relatives.The Wang family is also a big family with a great cause, but there is no older generation like Jia's mansion and the old matriarch, so everything in the mansion is in charge of the Zhao family.

There are quite a lot of children in the clan but none of them are successful. Just like Jia's family, they are all a group of playboys who play cockfights, eat, drink, and gamble.

In the past, during festivals or Zhao's birthday, Mrs. Xue would bring Baochai to the mansion, but it was the first time to celebrate the New Year here.After seeing each other for a while, the Wang family invited Mrs. Xue and Baochai to sit down.

Baochai said: "I haven't come here for a long time. I should have had a good talk with my aunts, but my niece hasn't seen my uncle yet. I'll go and say hello to my uncle first, and then come back to accompany me."

Mrs. Xue nodded approvingly, Zhao Shi, Liu Shi and others also praised her for being the most polite, so they sent appropriate people to follow her to the front yard to meet Wang Ziteng.

Wang Ziteng is the eldest brother and patriarch of the Wang family. He is also in his 50s this year. He has held high positions all year round and has the bearing of a superior.

After Xue Baochai met, Wang Ziteng said: "Your mother is my youngest sister, and she was spoiled by the old people at home, which made her character a bit unreliable. Fortunately, Xue's family has you as an upright, orphan and widowed mother. so as not to be bullied.”

Xue Baochai said: "Uncle is serious. Mother has always been kind to us. It is because of her tolerant character that the Xue family is today."

"I heard that you have managed the Xue family's property well." Wang Ziteng said something more: "Whatever is missing, feel free to come to your eldest aunt, and stay at your uncle's house as if you were at your own home."

At this point, Baochai should say goodbye.Men in this era are not close to their children and nephews, and there is a saying that they should hold grandchildren but not children, in order to prevent the children from being spoiled by arrogance.Most of them treat enemies like Jia Zheng treats Baoyu.It is often taught with a straight face, let alone female relatives.

Today Wang Ziteng met Baochai as an exception, if it were someone else, he might not be able to meet him.

Baochai paused for a moment, then said: "Uncle, since you know me on a daily basis, my niece has some foolish opinions that are different from others, so I want to talk to you. I wonder if it's convenient for you now."

When Wang Ziteng heard this, the treasure girl actually wanted to talk to him, and even hinted that it was inconvenient for others to be here, so he asked the waiter to go down. Wang Ziteng looked at her fiercely and said, "There are no outsiders now. , it's convenient for you to say."

Xue Baochai said: "A few months ago, on the way back to Beijing from the south with Jia Jialian's second brother, there was an adult Jia Hua and Jia Yucun who walked with us. I heard that he talked about seniority in detail. Uncle came to recommend him to go back to Beijing."

Wang Ziteng nodded and said: "Master Jia came to the mansion the day before yesterday and talked about going back to Beijing with Lian'er."

When Xue Baochai heard this, Jia Yucun was used to digging camps, Wang Ziteng had only been back for a few days, and he had already come to pay a visit.Xue Baochai said: "It seems that Mr. Jia is still waiting for his job and has not filled the vacancy?"

Wang Ziteng said: "Not bad, but he should be coming down soon, why are you so interested in him?"

Baochai knew that Jia Yucun's last revelation would implicate the Jia family and Wang Ziteng.Because in the eyes of the people above, this Jia Yu Village was recommended by them with all their strength, and they also covered up their mistakes, so it was naturally the same way.

The final decline of the Jia family was due to the failure of his own family members, and Baochai didn't have the ability or the heart to take care of so much.Anyway, Xue Pan didn't cause any major incidents, and he didn't rely on Jia's comprehensiveness.

It's just that if Wang Ziteng is also involved in this, then the Xue family will have to suffer a lot.If there is no big amulet in the officialdom, these properties of the Xue family can be eaten away in a matter of minutes.Baochai never felt that she lived in an equal and fair society. It would be best if the big tree of Wang Ziteng could be delayed a little bit or not fall at all.

Baochai said, "It's just because I have heard the name of Mr. Jia before, so I have some impression."

Wang Ziteng was startled: "Where did you hear it?"

Baochai said, "In the former Thirteen Baylor Mansion."

Wang Ziteng finally got serious and listened to her details.

Baochai said: "I just heard a little bit by chance. I'm not sure if it's Mr. Jia. However, the current sage who was still in the hidden residence at that time was also there, and the name came from him." .”

At this moment, there were only the two of them, out of her mouth and into his ears.What Baochai said today, it is impossible for Wang Ziteng to confront the emperor.

At this moment, Wang Ziteng sat up straight, his back tensed, and said, "You have seen Sheng Jia, when did that happen?"

Xue Baochai said: "Just half a year after we first came to Beijing, because of my brother, Thirteenth Lord invited our family to visit our house. Medicine, I have met so many times with Prince Yong at that time."

Wang Ziteng couldn't help feeling complicated. He looked at Baochai. It was such an honor for ordinary people to see him a few times. Ministers like them would feel like they were facing a big enemy every time they answered questions before the imperial court, but Baochai was able to calm down. It can be seen that Her mental quality is very good.

Baochai turned a blind eye to Wang Ziteng's shocked expression, and continued: "Although I have only met a few times, it can be seen that that person is a person who hates evil like an enemy, puts the people first and hates whitewashing peace. The prince discussed the politics at that time and said: "People who are greedy for coolness like Jia Hua and Zhang Tanrui should not be used!" Just this sentence, I have some impressions. On the way back this year, I met the late Suzhou Xunyanlin Yushi. Daughter along the way, she said that Master Jia was her teacher, with a single name. He also went to Beijing with her and was recommended by the Jia family to become an official again. I remembered this sentence again. Since I met you today Eldest uncle, don't think I'm talkative, even if I misheard at the time, I have to tell you to listen."

Wang Ziteng pondered for a while, and said, "You should have heard correctly. Zhang Tanrui and Jia Hua and Jia Yucun were indeed dismissed in the same year. At that time, the current emperor was in charge of the household department, and the reasons for the evaluation of officials and their promotion and dismissal should be very clear." Having said that, he fell into deep thought again and stopped talking.

Xue Baochai didn't bother him, and just waited quietly.

Wang Ziteng said: "Girl Bao, I know the news about you, but don't tell others about it, and don't tell others. You have seen the matter of Sheng Jia. If you talk about it, it will easily bring disaster."

Baochai said: "Uncle, don't worry, I have this measure. I'm not a kid who shows off this matter. I only told Uncle today that I have heard about it, and it's also to win your trust."

Wang Ziteng said: "Very well, you go, go back to your aunt and the others, and have a good time at home this year."

When he said this, his brows were hard to draw. It seemed that he had listened to Baochai's words. Since he knew the holy will, if he went against the will again, he would be looking for trouble.

Baochai knew that it would be good if he listened to it, so she didn't come in vain this time.She was just taking advantage of Emperor Yongzheng's power to frighten this uncle, she made up those words herself!The Zhang Tanrui other than Jia Yucun, she inquired specifically, was dismissed in the same year as Jia Yucun and because of the participation of the same boss, presumably the reason should be similar.

As long as Wang Ziteng is apprehensive, he will act more restrained in the future.As for how surprised Jia Yucun was when he found out that the fat job he was about to acquire had changed, and he scolded in his heart that Baochai couldn't control so much, because she was already playing gold horns and silver with a few Doudings from the Wang family. Slot games too!

After the new year, Xue Pan came back from Yangzhong and visited Prince Teng's mansion again.Pulled by Wang Ziteng, he gave some good advice to make him grow up.

In order to receive the visiting relatives in Yuanchun, the family members of Jia's family went to the south to buy a troupe of small opera performers, because they needed a separate environment to practice opera every day without disturbing others. Zhong lived temporarily in an independent courtyard in the northeast corner.Give up Lixiangyuan to these little actors.

Xue Pan walked around the garden during his vacation, and said enviously: "This Jia family is really rich, the garden is built, plus all the decorations inside, I am afraid it will cost at least 80 yuan. [-] taels of silver, even if the prince opened the mansion, there is no such standard."

Although he is not good at making money, he is a master at spending money. Therefore, as long as he takes a look at everything in this garden, he has probably estimated a price in his heart.

Xue Baochai thought that the Jia family might not be able to come up with such a large amount of money, and it was probably Sister Lin's dowry money.Being treated so calmly, I'm afraid she doesn't know it yet. The behavior of the Jia family is sometimes really chilling.

Xue Pan added: "When my sister was away, Jia Rong's wife in the East Mansion died, and the funeral was extremely luxurious. On July 49, there was a long white street on Ningguo Mansion Street where people came and went. Come and go. For the deceased to get an imperial order, he went to the funeral to look good, and he spent money to donate an official to Jia Rong. You said he was so interesting, but he never thought that his son was still white! There were a few pairs of cedar boards on the billboard Jia Zhen is not satisfied, and she still wants to buy the pair at the bottom of the box.”

Baochai frowned: "Did you sell it to him?"

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