Jia She

The fourth master's mansion was indeed very lively, but the Rongguo mansion was in chaos.Wang Shanbao, the steward of the big house, sent Jia Baoyu back, but Shi Taijun was not good after a face-to-face meeting.Her face was as pale as snow, trembling and almost unable to stand.Yuanyang is still quick and supports her.

"Old lady, don't worry, Second Master Bao is fine."

Regardless of the burning pain in his stomach, Jia Baoyu also came forward to help him.

When Shi Taijun sat firmly on the soft couch in the room, he rubbed his stomach and said, "Uncle is talking nonsense again. I tried to excuse him, but I was kicked out."... Hehe, anyone who said Jia Baoyu was worthless It was nonsense. He didn't say what Beauty Nine was angry about, but simply described the whole process. There was nothing wrong with this in itself, but the logic was wrong.

Yinzhen kicked him because of the phrase "big brother beauty", and he would be released for the sake of Jia Amnesty.

I don't know whether it's really stupid or just pretending to be stupid. Jia Baoyu omitted this story.

Shi Taijun was furious.

He thought that reading a few books would be a big deal, and he ignored the dignity of the Duke's mansion and practiced fortune-telling by himself.

And put Baoyu in.

That bastard! ! !

Wang Shanbao also came into the room, and after confirming that the old lady was healthy and fine, he wanted to go back to the gate of the fourth elder brother's house. The master would take a carriage back after drinking.

He gave up the idea of ​​explaining for Jia She, the master's house is that it's not good to be too lenient with a slave.

Even so, Wang Shanbao failed to leave Rongfu smoothly, and he was called by Shi Taijun.After answering a few words, he was disqualified from going to Si Age's mansion to pick up people.

Shi Taijun was in a fit of anger, she had no plans to send someone to pick him up.

Originally, she was eccentric, always taking extra care of the second room, and she was very partial to Baoyu.She didn't think that the good grandson would lie and deceive others, so she believed what Jia Baoyu said, and her resentment towards Jia Amnesty could reach the sky.

He said something wrong, but Baoyu defended him and was kicked.

He was helped into the carriage by this slave and sent back.

"Why didn't the boss send Baoyu back in person?"

"..."

Everyone in the whole family knew that the old lady was partial to the second wife, but they never thought that she could ask such a stupid question.What obligation does the Grand Master have to give up this great opportunity for his useless nephew?

With Elder Brother contributing to the flames, he will soon have the right to speak in the capital.

The second master Jia Zheng is Jia Baoyu's biological father.

He didn't reply, why did Jia Amnesty reply?

Wang Shanbao held back his stomach full of anger but had nowhere to vent it.Because the master is very capable, he managed to enter the circle of slaves in the upper class, and the people who waited with him at the gate of the fourth elder brother's house were the butlers of the important officials in the court and the grooms of the elder brothers.

As far as the master is concerned, they are nothing.

In the eyes of the slaves, he was an ordinary and invisible big shot.

Wang Shanbao had a very happy chat with these people. He was talking about the friendly exchanges between the elder master and the fourth master during those days when he went south. He was warmly welcomed by the housekeepers and coachmen. Mixed up.

Since the old lady must know the truth, can a slave still hide it?

He thought about it and said: "At that time, the master hadn't delivered the congratulatory gift to the fourth elder brother, so he couldn't make this trip in person."

Excuses, totally excuses.Shi Taijun rubbed on the side of his forehead: "Bring the things to Zheng'er and ask him to deliver them, or let the housekeeper of the Fourth Prince's Mansion help to carry them. It would be a lie to say that it is inconvenient. I have said a long time ago that if you don't go two If he follows alone, he will definitely lose his sense of propriety. It seems that it really hits the spot..." Before she finished chanting, a servant girl came in to announce that Mrs. Wang had arrived.

She originally came to discuss matters with Shi Taijun, but when she saw Baoyu in the room, she frowned: "Didn't you follow the master to the fourth elder brother's mansion, why are you still here?"

Before Jia Baoyu could say anything, Shi Taijun answered, "Mind your business, what are you doing here?"

Mrs. Wang glanced at Baoyu again, and stopped asking, but talked about the purpose of coming here. "I originally thought that I had also shown my face in front of the nobleman, and thought of a way to send him to the Royal Academy or enter the palace to accompany the prince to read..." Madam Wang said, and Jia Baoyu trembled.He is not interested in either path.

In addition to the study room, the Royal Academy is the best in the country, and it is the place where the young masters of the Eight Banners noble families study.Among them, the proportion of Han people is very small. First of all, they must be the children of officials, and secondly, they must pass the examination.

Wang is a woman's opinion.

She thought it would not be a problem to ask Elder Brother for help.

But he never thought about what Jia Baoyu was.

This kind of guy who treats officials like a rich wolf, a tiger and a leopard, blasphemes the classics, and pissed off Confucius...who would want him?

Shi Taijun did not reprimand Mrs. Wang for her whimsy.She also considered that Baoyu was born under the blessing of heaven, so she couldn't do well in learning.After thinking about it, it is probably because the master of the government school is too low-level to teach him.Shi Taijun nodded, and said: "Your idea is very good. We will discuss it after Zheng'er comes back from the fourth elder brother's mansion. Although our mansion had two Rong Guogongs, that was a thing of the past. Up to now, it looks good. She is decent, but she can't speak in the court, and her relationship with the Long Live Lord is also alienated. The second child is working hard in the Ministry of Industry, and there is no good opportunity for the time being. Baoyu has a great fortune, and being able to serve as a servant for the elder brother is also an opportunity."

Wang Shanbao couldn't imagine that they were so whimsical.

It is still a question of whether the Royal Library can enter, and they still want to send people to the palace.Those who accompany the prince to study are all the sons of the minister's family. Countless people are rushing to do the work, and it's the Rongguo Mansion's turn?

It's easier to be a eunuch than such a sought-after job as a servant.

Before this day, Wang Shanbao did not expect the old lady to be so superb.

Everything you say and do must be worthy of your identity. After the death of Duke Rong Jia Daishan, the mansion declined day by day, but now it only seems to be glamorous.In the capital, a family that can barely be regarded as a third-rate family wants to compete with the ministers of the DPRK and China—the rhythm of courting death.

Seeing more nobles with Jia She, Wang Shanbao opened his eyes.The so-called authorities are obsessed with onlookers, and the two mistresses of the Rong Mansion are really self-righteous.

In Rongguo Mansion, Shi Taijun and Mrs. Wang talked enthusiastically.

Jia Amnesty led his cheap son Jia Lian and stood at the gate of the fourth elder brother's house for a long time, but he didn't wait for Wang Shanbao to come to pick him up.

"Hey, what is Mr. Jia doing here? Didn't you say you still have something to do, so you're leaving early?" The three elder brothers, Eighth, Nineth, and Tenth, came out. They had little relationship with Yinzhen. Sit for a while and prepare to leave.

The four and eight mansions are next to each other, the three of them were about to go to Yinhu's mansion, and they met Jia She when they reached the door.

"Greetings to the eighth elder brother, the ninth elder brother, and the tenth elder brother. The three masters are auspicious. My servant drove Baoyu's nephew back in a carriage. It must have been delayed at the residence, and he hasn't come yet."

When he said that, Yinzhen remembered, wasn't he the idiot who talked about his appearance earlier. "You are a smart person. If you receive such a post, don't take Jia Baoyu out. You are not afraid of offending the nobleman. I am too lazy to argue with him. If it were someone else, I wouldn't know how he died."

Jia She cupped his hands and said, "Thank you Jiu Ye for teaching."

"...You can see the situation clearly, much better than that unworthy member of the Ministry of Industry, Mr. Wailang Jia, let's go, come and sit with us at the Starling's house, the Lord asked Xiao Luzi to guard here, seeing you The slave will come to report."

That's fine, "Then respect is worse than obedience."

Before today, they had studied Confucian classics and listened to masters talking about Buddhism, but they had never heard of the existence of Taoism.You say you are a fortune teller, but you feel that you have belittled him. Compared with those scammers on the street, Jia Enhou's standard is too high.

Following behind the three elder brothers, Jia She walked calmly and calmly, not knowing what kind of disturbance he caused in the hearts of others.

This day's experience was absolutely unexpected to Jia Lian.He saw the big figures in the legend, so many court officials, princes, and princes.These people are very polite to their father. Compared with the distrust of the masters of Rongfu's courtyards, the brothers highly respect the theory of fate.Being able to come to Si Age's mansion for a drink is already smoke from the ancestral grave, and now I have received eight, nine, and ten invitations.

Jia Lian was excited.

Others are turbulent.

Is Rongguo Mansion about to rise?Jia Enhou, a good-for-nothing who eats, drinks, prostitutes, and gambles, is actually favored by many elder brothers.

When the guests were almost gone, Wang Shanbao didn't come. Xiao Luzi informed Yinzhen of the news. Master Jiu was in the business field, and it was not easy to deal with this kind of situation. We had a pleasant chat, remember to let me know before your other courtyard opens, and the masters will join us...Xiao Luzi, you personally send Mr. Jia home."

As soon as Yinzhen finished speaking, the eighth elder brother stopped him, "Ninth brother also only brought back a small path, let him go, who will serve you? Let Li Fu go."

"That's fine." Yinhu agreed to Yinhu's proposal, after all, it was in Ba Age's mansion, so it's not good to declare troops to seize the master.

In the draft three years ago, Kangxi bestowed the granddaughter of Prince An Yue Le, Guo Luoluo Shuyu, to Yinhu as the first-line Fujin. Since then, the eighth elder brother has suddenly emerged and gained a lot of support.

And Li Fu is Yinhu's personal eunuch, and his weight is no less important than Xiao Luzi.

The purpose was indeed achieved. After delivering the people, Li Fu did not leave immediately. Instead, he exchanged greetings with Jia She at the gate, and he said bluntly: "The master is still eating inside, but the slave left first." I said, I said something to send someone back, but I didn’t see him again. I made Mr. Jia wait for a long time at the gate of the fourth elder brother’s house. If I hadn’t met our master, I’m afraid I wouldn’t be able to come back. What’s the use of keeping such a slave ?”

Jia She said with a smile, "Eunuch Lao Li thanked Ba Ye for me. I see that you are full of joy and happiness. Within half a day, you will be blessed."

Other families like to give money to eunuchs, Jia She was reluctant to part with the money, so he said a few words casually.It's true, just next month, someone will definitely come to him with money to ask him for help, but the money is a bit hot and hard to collect.

Li Fuxi raised his eyebrows at these words, he thanked again and again, glanced at the porter of Rongguo Mansion, and followed the carriage out of Ningrong Street.He spoke simply and left happily, but it brought a great impact to Rongguo Mansion, making Shi Taijun's face extremely bad.

She was the one who detained him, but she was angry for a while and wanted to teach the boss a lesson. Afterwards, she chatted so happily with Mrs. Wang that she was so full of thoughts about how to send Baoyu to serve as a servant to the prince. She completely forgot that Jia Amnesty was still in Si Ah Brother's house.

Until Lai everyone told her what happened before, Shi Taijun said secretly.

The fourth elder brother personally came to the door to send a post to invite him.

The eighth elder brother asked the personal eunuch to send him back.

Before he knew it, he was doing so well.

"People are still outside? Please come in and have a cup of hot tea."

"Back to the old lady, the eunuch left after saying a few words with the old man."

"what did he say?"

"...It is said that it is to restrain the servants of the family, so don't turn the sky over."

It was Li Fu who said it.

He represents the decency of eight princes.

This is beating the Rongguo Mansion.

Shi Taijun's heart skipped a beat, as if something was wrong.Eight, nine, and ten are in the same breath, if the boss really offends Brother Jiu, can he still be treated like this?Could it be that something happened at the banquet to ease the relationship?

"Go and find the second child, I have something to ask him."

The atmosphere in the Rongguo Mansion was weird for a while, but Jia Amnesty didn't take this matter to heart. The renovation of the other courtyard has been completed, and the plaque has been hung up. Because it has not yet officially opened, it is covered with a red cloth.The necessities such as the Four Treasures of the Study, Qin, and Chess have been purchased, and they are all bought from Jiuye's shop. The items are good and the discounts are also good.

On the twelfth day of the winter moon, Jia Amnesty went over to check it out, then paid the man, and wrote a stack of invitations when he returned home.There is not a single elder brother who has been in contact with him. As for the original owner's cronies, because he is not sure who they are, he only sent a letter to Hu Wei, explaining the situation of Junzi's Bieyuan, and indicating the opening date. Brother Hu, please inform old friends, anyone who is interested can come.

Hu Wei didn't expect that Jia Enhou is no longer what he used to be.

Considering that the other courtyard is about to open on Dongyue [-]th, as the owner, there must be a lot of things to be busy.It is understandable that there is no time to notify one by one.In his reply, he said that even though the other courtyard was renovated from a haunted house, he himself has no interest in the Four Arts of Gentlemen... he would still go to join him that day.Notify old friends, it must be done.

……

Jia Amnesty considered all the issues thoroughly and made preparations, but forgot to inform his family.After all, he is in his forties, and he is the eldest son. His father has been dead for many years, so it doesn't make sense to report everything to the old lady who is half buried in the ground.

No matter how you say it, she is a housewife, so how can she meddle in a man's affairs?

That's why Jia She didn't tell Shi Taijun when he made the decision.

Then I forgot.

Jia Lian had mentioned in the room that Wang Xifeng was going to be successful, and he didn't intend to announce it until the good news came out.

Therefore, on the day the other courtyard opened, there were no rumors in the Rongguo Mansion.