[Red Mansion] Jia Lian, son of a family

Chapter 68

On this side Jia Zhu is still sighing secretly after seeing Jia Lian, while Jia Lian has brought Mei Xiruo to the private room of Wenguang Building and sat down there.

In the private room, the charcoal basin was burning very vigorously, giving it a warm feeling.With Jia Lian's help, Mei Xiruo took off her gauze cap and cloak before she came to the window and sat down.Because it was night, the bamboo curtains on the windows had been rolled up, and through the window paper, the lights outside the window could be seen dimly.

"It's so beautiful." Mei Xiruo put her slender fingers on the window and murmured while looking at the scenery outside the window.

Jia Lian came over with a bowl of freshly cooked Yuanxiao: "Eat something to warm your body, Wenguanglou's black sesame stuffed Yuanxiao is not bad."

Mei Xiruo reached out to take it, and saw that there were eight small crystal clear glutinous rice balls in the sweet white porcelain bowl, faintly showing a little black.After walking for so long, she also felt a little hungry. Now seeing this delicate little Lantern Festival and the sweet fragrance in her nose, she picked up a small spoon to scoop up a grain of Lantern Festival and put it into her mouth.

The Yuanxiao meatballs tasted very glutinous and sweet, which suits Meixiruo's taste very well. She ate all the Yuanxiao in the bowl and drank several mouthfuls of hot soup before she sighed in satisfaction.Ji Xiang came to take the bowl, she wiped her mouth with a silk handkerchief and turned to look at Jia Lian who was still eating Yuanxiao beside her.

Against the backdrop of the candlelight, Jia Lian's naked/exposed skin looked even more white as jade.The young man's red lips opened and closed due to eating, which made her face turn red instantly.No wonder the book says "beautiful and delicious", and Jia Lian's life is the best proof of this word.In Mei Xiruo's eyes, his every move has reached the point where it can be painted.

Jia Lian was naturally aware of his fiancée's gaze and discomfort. Compared with the clean and thorough Mei Xiruo, he has much more experience of this kind.He handed the bowl to Ruyi who was standing aside, and said to her with a smile, "Can I borrow the silk scarf in Xi Ruo's hand?"

Mei Xiruo stretched out her hand to pass the silk handover upon hearing the words, and hurriedly withdrew her hand when he was about to take it, her face was as red as blood and said angrily, "Brother Lian, you..."

"What's wrong?" Jia Lian looked suspicious, but cheered in his heart.He was treating his fiancée like this, which was not considered molesting. "I only brought a sweat towel, Xiruo won't let me wipe my mouth with a sweat towel?"

Glaring at him coquettishly, Mei Xiruo hesitated again and again, and finally handed him the silk handkerchief in her hand with a tragic look of a strong man cutting off his wrist.None of the people who followed Jia Lian entered this room. If she doesn't use her silk scarf, should Jia Lian use the one of the girl next to her?Mei Xiruo didn't want to cause unnecessary trouble to the future because of her shyness.

After Jia Lian wiped her mouth with a silk handkerchief, she immediately put it into her arms. The movements were smooth and blatant, making Mei Xiruo's ears blush but unable to speak a word.

"Xi Ruo, if we are like this, it can't be regarded as a private relationship, right?" Mei Xi Ruo's innocent performance made Jia Lian even more interested.

In his previous life, his women were not like her. Neither Wang Xifeng nor Second Sister You were seldom shy, especially Wang Xifeng. To open.

Not to mention other women, most of them are not perfect when they follow him, and they are not shy, like Bao Er's family has long regarded that kind of thing as a means of making money, and it has nothing to do with those in the Chunlou difference.

However, in the previous life, both he and Jia She had great demands.Especially since he was younger than Jia She, sometimes he would use a handsome servant to vent his anger when he was not good at it.

In this life, he has practiced martial arts since he was a child, and it is reasonable to say that his energy and blood are more vigorous than in his previous life, but he still has physical reactions now, but it has not reached the level of his previous life... Not only him, but Jia She has never been so desperate in this life.Those concubines in his backyard before were just decorations, and this time the women who kept their filial piety for Jia Daishan were all dismissed.

Jia Lian's dark eyes suddenly darkened, so dark that they could not see the bottom.

Although the smile on his face was still so gentle, Mei Xiruo sensitively sensed his true mood: "Brother Lian, what's wrong with you?" Originally, she wanted to ask him why he was unhappy, but the room was not There were only the two of them, so she chose to ask a more tactful question.

"It's okay, I just thought of something." Jia Lian used her long sleeves to cover up, holding her smooth and white hand, "Don't worry, Xi Ruo, your brother Lian can handle everything well."

"I believe in you." Mei Xiruo lowered her head slightly to hide the blush on her cheeks, "Brother Lian has always been great and powerful, but I'm still worried about you." At the end her voice was weak, if it wasn't for Jia Lian's inner strength Deep, probably really can't hear what she is saying.

Such a Meixi would only warm Jia Lian's heart.How could he and Wang Xifeng get along like this in the previous life, there are his reasons, and there are also Wang Xifeng's reasons.Even if he was as capable in his previous life as he was in this life, Wang Xifeng's character would not be able to say such a thing.

"It's good to have you here, Xi Ruo." Jia Lian tightened her grip on her hand.What he wanted to do most was to hold her in his arms, but unfortunately it was not yet time. "It's getting late, I'll take you back."

On the [-]th day of the first lunar month, Emperor Longxu began to write, and the operations of the government's various ministries also returned to the right track.The days when Jia Lian wanted to continue copying books were over, and he was called to accompany him in the Hall of Mental Cultivation every day after he went down to court.The object of this escort was not Emperor Longxu, but Situ Yuan who was reviewing the memorials on his behalf.

It is said that Jia Lian does not need to act as an escort, serving tea, pouring water and studying ink. All he has to do is organize the memorials, copy some relevant materials, or draft some documents and orders.

It is precisely because of these tasks that everyone in the Imperial Academy is the emperor's close ministers, and now that this job is taken over by Jia Lian, how could it be possible for everyone in the Imperial Academy to have no idea.It's a pity that both Emperor Longxu and the future sage valued Jia Lian, so they could only continue to be jealous.

And as Jia Lian was behind the relatively large edicts promulgated by the court for several days, they finally stopped being jealous, but were afraid of Jia Lian.If Jia Lian is just a little better than them, they will definitely envy and envy; but when Jia Lian is so much better than them that it is difficult to catch up, all they can do is look up.

The purpose of these several times is basically related to the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households, namely the dredging and management of rivers, flood control issues, and the planting of high-yielding grain and sustainable economic crops.These are not something that can be done if you just want to talk about it, you must have a solid foundation of relevant knowledge.

At this time, everyone thought of Jia Lian Chunwei and the two excellent policy theories made during the palace examination, and they couldn't help but sigh that this person is simply not of noble origin!Scholars will also pay attention to books such as "Shui Jing Zhu" and "Qi Min Yao Shu", but they will definitely not be as proficient as Jia Lian.

The system's years of oppression and adjustment/education finally showed results at this time, and even Jia Lian didn't expect it to be like this.At the beginning, it was just a casual chat with Situ Yuan about some memorials after a busy day with him. As a result, some of his opinions and suggestions caught Situ Yuan's attention immediately.

Then Emperor Longxu knew about it, and then Jia Lian became a capable minister, not those students who had to spend some time learning how to be an official even if they became officials.A person should have what he is good at and what he is not good at, but under the pressure of Situ Yuan, Jia Lian has nothing he is not good at!

For this, Emperor Longxu also had to sigh and envy in private, his son was really unlucky.To be able to inherit the throne relatively easily is already very powerful, and there is such an all-rounder waiting for the birth of a minister, I believe that the Daqing Dynasty will be more prosperous and prosperous under this pair of monarchs and ministers!

Originally, he wanted to suppress Situ Yuan, make him the crown prince first, and pass the throne to him after a few years.Now it seems that there is no such need.Today's state affairs are basically handled by Situ Yuan, plus Jia Lian is by his side...

As a result, on the day of the Huachao Festival on February 22, Emperor Longxu decreed that Situ Yuan be conferred the crown prince of the Daqing Dynasty.This time, what he wanted to suppress was not Situ Yuan, but Jia Lian.After a few days of observation, Emperor Longxu found that Situ Yuan was not obedient to Jia Lian, but he was still greatly influenced by him.He has not yet made a final conclusion on Jia Lian's temperament, and more time is needed.

No one knew about Emperor Longxu's plans, and Jia Lian was finally relieved to hear the news.In this life, Situ Yuan became the crown prince nearly two years later than in his previous life. In ten days or so, he will turn eighteen on the ninth day of March. In his last life, Situ Yuan became the crown prince when he was seventeen years old.

At the beginning, he still thought that he would enter the Imperial Academy for further studies for three years and come out to work under the crown prince, but he was reminded by the system that he had miscalculated the time.It wasn't that he was bad at arithmetic, but that the difference in common sense confused him.

His memories are all based on his imaginary age, but the records in the system are all based on his full age.

Jia Lian only found out about this from the system when he got the Sixth Head of State to complete the task.This time, he was no longer just reminiscing, but wrote down the timeline on paper in the study, and burned the paper to ashes after checking with the system.

In his previous life, Situ Yuan became the crown prince a year before the palace examination, but in this life it was the year after. I don't know what made Emperor Longxu procrastinate longer.

No matter what, the prince confirmed that Jia Lian's goal was half achieved, and the next thing he should worry about was his marriage with Mei Xiruo in the second half of the year.Only then was the crown prince canonized, and it would probably be later in the evening to come to Emperor Longxu's Zen seat. All he has to do now is wait.

Jia Lian, who had this idea, was confused by an imperial decree.Emperor Longxu didn't wait for him to stay in the Hanlin Academy for three years, so he directly arranged for him to go to Yangzhou in the south of the Yangtze River, and became the deputy envoy of the Wupin Lianghuai Salt Transportation Department.Not only has his official position been promoted to a higher level, but he has also entered the Salt Transportation Department, which can only be managed by the emperor's confidantes. This can be regarded as a high promotion!

Lin Ruhai didn't get promoted so fast back then, and he still sat up from the seventh-rank Suzhou government inspector censor.What does Emperor Longxu mean by making such an arrangement now? Could it be that he is planning to let him take Lin Ruhai's place in the future?The position of Xunyan Yushi is extremely important, but what Jia Lian wants to be is a powerful minister who stays in Beijing and takes charge of various matters!

It's a pity that as a subject, he can't violate the will of the Holy Majesty. Emperor Longxu asked him to leave Beijing for Yangzhou in mid-May, so his most important thing now is to discuss with the Cheng'en government to see if he can be married to Mei Xiruo. The wedding date is advanced.

If Jia Lian is released, it will not be so easy to return to the capital to hold the wedding.This is a practical problem. The elders of the Jia family and the Mei family have all started to move. All the matters that could have been prepared slowly have to be prepared nearly half a year in advance. The time can be said to be quite tight.