However, it was said that on this day, Gong Kun received a letter from Ma Xing urgently, and knew that there was a great shortage of manpower in the south. The things at hand were already smooth, and it wasn't difficult to get out. After thinking about it again and again, he didn't go to find Gong Sanyi, but went to Liu's timber shop.

Liu Xianglian led the people to work outside immediately, and Qin Keqing only cleared the accounts every day, and he was very idle. Hearing the guy below say that Gong Kun was coming, he hurriedly stood up to greet him.

Gong Kun said with a smile: "Second sister-in-law Liu is so leisurely. ”

Qin Keqing said casually: "It's just those things, but now the people below have also grown, and I don't have a lot to do." In the early years, I was used to being busy, and it was extremely boring to be idle. ”

Gong Kun said: "In this case, is the second sister-in-law willing to do another idea?" ”

Qin Keqing raised his eyebrows and glanced at him.

Gong Kun said: "Third Master, they are extremely short of people in the south, and they want me to go over to help." But I have to give an account of these things at hand. ”

Qin Keqing was taken aback, thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Xiao Gong is in charge of a lot of things now, I'm just afraid that I won't be able to catch it." ”

Gong Kun smiled: "Not much. The goods sold by the two generals Yang and Wu from the sea will be transported in the name of Uncle Xue, and the horse shop will have a list to come before the goods arrive. Buy paperwork, make false accounts, and send goods to the next shop to buy. There is also the green forest business done by Liu Erye, and you know the upper and lower regulations. The prince of Beijing also has a group of mountain bandits in his hands, some of whom will borrow Xue Pan's sea ships to sell to foreign oceans like our family, and sometimes ask our family to sell some things. The seafood of the two princes of Nan'an and Beijing is generally sold by the Xue family, and this section is managed by Liu Aiyun; Occasionally, I borrow our shop. ”

Qin Keqing asked, "Why did I hear that it was Miss Xue who was in charge of the Xue family's accounts?" ”

Gong Kun said: "Miss Xue is in charge of the Xue family's original seafood and Xue Pan's own seafood. ”

Qin Keqing nodded.

"That's all."

Qin Keqing smiled bitterly: "Less? ”

Gong Kun said: "Third Master Cong wrote to me to transfer these things at hand to my third uncle. It's just that he's getting older, and second, because he doesn't think the same thing as Third Master Cong, I don't want him to know too much. ”

Qin Keqing said: "Therefore, these transactions are not counted as the big house of Rongguo Mansion, but they are actually counted in the name of Cong'er?" ”

Gong Kun said: "How to count the head of Rongguo Mansion?" Yang Heng and Wu You are all his own people, and they are not people who forgive the public. ”

Qin Keqing thought about it for a while, and then thought about it and said, "This matter must be discussed with my grandson." ”

Gong Kun nodded: "It should be." It doesn't take a few years to do a stable business, and how much you make is how much you make. ”

Qin Keqing said with a smile: "Not necessarily, there are benefits to chaos." ”

Gong Kun smiled and praised: "Courageous." And he took his leave.

On this night, in the Shuiyue Nunnery, Miaoyu was doing her homework in front of the Buddha; Because Yuanchun became a monk in order to pretend to be an identity, he rarely recited scriptures, and only wore clothes to enjoy the flowers under the moon.

Suddenly hearing a whistle coming from behind, Yuan Chun was startled and shouted, "Who?" ”

Some of the mother-in-law who followed ran to take a look and found nothing. Yuan Chun said: "It's clear that someone is blowing the whistle, and for no reason, you can't have a voice ringing by yourself." Quick search. ”

A group of mothers-in-law and sisters-in-law searched for a while, and the old man didn't search for anything for a long time. Yuan Chun was still undecided, so he returned to the hospital.

When I sat down on a chair, I saw a paper ball on the desk at a glance, and I couldn't help but take a breath. She closed her eyes, pretended to push down the two books on the case, quietly pinched the paper balls in the palm of her hand, and ordered everyone to go out. So he secretly opened the paper ball alone.

I saw that it was written: "Do you remember the person who dusted the snow in the moon a few years ago?" Today, there are important things to discuss, and the second watch skylight is secretly opened. ”

Where can Yuan Chun forget this person? She only left the palace that year and was almost frozen to death by Huo Xuan, but fortunately, a young man saved her life. The man claimed to be Jia Cong's subordinate, but he never saw him again, and Yuan Chun didn't think about it. His heart was beating like a drum. took a few deep breaths, pretended to call someone to come in and clean up for her, and then sent them out. Because he closed the door, turned off the lights, opened the window, and sat quietly in front of the desk. There was a second watch from afar, and Yuan Chun couldn't help but hold his breath.

Suddenly, someone whispered outside the window, "I want to see the big girl." ”

Yuan Chun hurriedly sat upright: "Sir, please come in." ”

I saw the black shadow move, and someone gently stepped on the windowsill and swept in like a swallow dotting water. The man clenched his fists: "In Xia Gong Kun, take the liberty." ”

The moonlight is not bright, and you can only vaguely see the outline. The grace of saving his life is unforgettable, Yuan Chun still recognized him, stepped forward and saluted: "Thank you for the grace of saving you that day." ”

Gong Kun waved his hand again and again: "I was entrusted by the third master of Cong, but the eldest girl has already thanked her, so why do you need to repeat it." ”

Yuan Chun smiled slightly, and invited him to sit on the chair opposite, and sat down himself, without lighting the lamp, and asked: "Engong hasn't seen him for a few years, but there is something wrong with Cong'er who is here today?" ”

Gong Kun said: "Something." He was silent for a long time, and Yuan Chun did not urge him. After waiting for a cup of tea, Gong Kun asked, "Dare to ask the eldest girl what her ambitions are." ”

Yuan Chun was stunned: "Ambition? ”

Gong Kun said: "In the early years, Third Master Cong once said that from Rongguo Mansion to Ning Guofu, most of the men of the Jia family have no ambition. Except that he himself is a special case, the ideas and ambitions of the third master of the chain are all brought out by him. The women of the Bijia family are all ambitious, and they even have ambition to marry in. Therefore, the students would like to ask what the ambition of the eldest girl is. ”

Yuan Chun laughed and laughed: "Mr. Gong, please say it clearly if you have something to say, why do you need to go around in circles." I am a concubine who was dismissed by the palace, what other ambitions can I have? Even if you have ambitions, where can you achieve them? Now it's just looking forward to the students competing and passing a few more exams. ”

Gong Kun said: "This is also an ambition. Therefore, the eldest girl is really ambitious, but she is bound by her current identity and is difficult to take a step. Does the eldest girl know what the ambitions of the third girl are? ”

When Yuan Chun entered the palace, Tanchun was very small, and although he returned to Rongguo Mansion to live for a while, he rarely saw this half-sister. Hearing this, she thought for a while, and said: "The three girls are smart and skilled, and have big hearts, but I don't know their ambitions. Listening to Mandarin Duck, she is now completely different from her early years, and she is much more generous. ”

Gong Kun said with a smile: "The Mandarin Duck girl is worthy of her name, and this is appropriate. In the early years, the third girl was a concubine, even though she was a princess on the surface, she still had a little inferiority complex in her heart. Later, the third master of Huan was like a day, and she had the support of her younger brother, what else was she afraid of? Now it's getting even more amazing. The emperor of the Taiwan Mansion is far away, the third master is short of manpower, the third girl is already in charge of the entire account, and the people who queue up for her every day are like the household yamen, and everyone jokingly calls her 'Jia Shangshu'. ”

What he said was clear and vague, Yuan Chun frowned, suddenly understood, and was shocked: "What did you say?" Exploring Spring? Household yamen? ”

Gong Kun nodded: "The life of the Emperor Taishang will not be long, the world will be chaotic, and the kings will be in dispute." Third Master Cong, they went south to avoid trouble. ”

Yuan Chun stood up: "Avoid trouble? Didn't you let the six princes force them away?! ”

Gong Kun said: "That matter was originally agreed between the third master Cong and the sixth prince. ”

Yuan Chun gasped and sat down in his chair. After a long time, she said, "Did Cong'er vote for the Sixth Prince or did she want to rebel?" ”

Gong Kun said: "All the princes want to accept him as a staff member, but he has never been in the trap. What he said last time was that he might not want to rebel, I think sooner or later he will rebel. I have followed the third master of Cong for so many years, and I can see it clearly, his ability is stronger than all the princes. The world is not chaotic, but he does not dare to be too presumptuous because he is afraid of high merit; Looking at the current situation, the smoke is about to rise. ”

Yuan Chun was silent. Gong Kun just waited quietly on the side.

After a while, Yuan Chun asked, "What is the meaning of Mr. Gong's coming here tonight?" ”

Gong Kun smiled bitterly: "There is a shortage of manpower in Taiwan, and the third master Cong sent a letter asking the two of us to help." The student thought that the eldest girl was different from the other girls, that she did not know many things, and that she had different thoughts, and that she might not be willing to go. If you refuse to go, please tell me earlier, and I will have to find someone over there to take charge of the academy on behalf of the girl. ”

Yuan Chun couldn't help but raise his head: "What academy over there?" ”

Gong Kun said: "The third master has long wanted to open a big academy, but everything in Beijing is inconvenient. Now that I have land, it's much cheaper. Miss Lin and the fourth girl are in charge of roads, bridges, docks, workshops, and important yamen repairs over there, and they are not idle. Because of the lack of someone to take charge of the college, I thought of the eldest girl. ”

Even though he had to see the hazy moonlight spilling in from the window, Gong Kun could see that Miss Jia's eyes suddenly lit up, and couldn't help but sigh: Sure enough, there is no woman surnamed Jia who has no ambition. Nai went on to say, "It's just different from the Jia family. There is everything in ethnology, houses, students, general rules. It's not difficult for the big girl to manage it, she just needs to tighten the rules. But there was nothing but silver. The house was built by itself - what it looked like could be discussed with Miss Lin; Students recruit by themselves, and the third master means that only smart and studious people are not selected, and scholarships are indispensable; The rules are set by the eldest girl and the third master. The students know that in the past few years, some people have been picking on the big girl as a female housekeeper, and no one said this. Whoever dares to sour the eldest girl, the third girl withholds his silver and doesn't give it, and he can't do anything. ”

Yuan Chunguaner: "How can this be reasonable. ”

Gong Kun said with a smile: "Although it is a naughty joke, it is reasonable. It's Miss Lin who is the busiest this time, but unfortunately I can't move Lord Lin to help. ”

Yuan Chun shook his head and said, "Uncle Lin is loyal to the saint, how can he help them." ”

Gong Kun said: "Lord Lin is not surnamed Situ after all. When the saint and Miss Lin had to choose one, he would choose Miss Lin. When the third master Cong subdued Miss Lin, he subdued Lord Lin. Besides, it is not known whether the third master will be against it or not, but it seems that who will ascend to the treasure in the future. ”

Yuan Chun stood up suddenly: "Since the world is going to raise sword soldiers, what about these people in the capital?" Ancestor, master, Baoyu! ”

Gong Kun smiled: "Why should the big girl worry about this? Isn't the third master of the ring still there? ”

Yuan Chun was stunned, and said for a long time: "According to Mr. Gong, how is Huan'er better than Baoyu?" ”

Gong Kun pondered for a moment and said, "The student knows that Second Master Bao is the younger brother of the eldest girl, but the two of them can't compare. Bao Erye is a scholar; It's just a scholar, who doesn't know anything or even anything except studying. Don't talk about it, give him an account book, he won't be able to read it. The third master of Huan is already a reliable person. From the market to the green forest to the business field to the princes and nobles, he has been involved; The general trend of the world, he can see it clearly. In addition, as soon as the third master of Cong left, the soldiers and horses of Rongguo Mansion in Beijing were controlled by him. ”

Yuan Chun jumped up in fright: "Soldiers and horses?!" ”

Gong Kun smiled and said, "Third Master Cong is a person who values affection. If there is no soldier and horse protection, where would you dare to leave a large family and two gentlemen in the capital? ”

Yuan Chun stood stunned for a moment, then sat down again.

Gong Kun stood up with a smile, and said with his hand: "One is to be in charge of the Jia clan in Beijing and let the third master of Huan escort him out of Beijing after the chaos in the world; On the one hand, he went south in a bumpy way, went to Taiwan to open up a new university, but he was able to make his own decisions about everything. There are dozens of students here, and there are students from a province on the other side. Big girl, how do you choose? ”

It was quiet on all sides, and only Jia Yuanchun's breathing was heard rising and falling. I don't know how long it took, but she smiled bitterly: "How else can I choose?" If you go early or late, you have to go. ”

Gong Kun hurriedly said: "Don't be reluctant. It is very barren, and even if there is silver, it is not easy to use it, and it is not as rich as this capital. ”

Yuan Chun said indifferently: "Sir, don't be excited, I'm just a concubine, and even the identity of a monk is pretended, what does wealth have to do with me?" ”

Gong Kunxiao made a gesture with her, and didn't mention Jia Cong's letting him find an excuse to take Jia Yuanchun out of Beijing. Since she was willing to go on her own, she would naturally think of excuses.

A few days later, Yuan Chun went back to Rongguo Mansion to see Jia's mother.

After dragging on year after year, Jia's mother was already dead set on Jia Cong's ability to send Yuanchun into the Xian Palace, and she was full of complaints when she thought of Yuanchun. When he saw her coming, he took her hand again and said, "Poor child." ”

Yuan Chun gossiped with her for a while, and ordered the mandarin duck to lead everyone down. Mother Jia hurriedly asked, "My son, are you in trouble today?" ”

Yuan Chun nodded and said, "The granddaughter wants to come to discuss with the ancestor and find an excuse to go south to the second brother of Taiwan Lian." ”

Jia Mu asked in surprise: "What does this mean?" ”

Yuan Chun said with a smile: "My granddaughter wants to be vulgar, but it's not appropriate to be vulgar." Why don't you go to the south? ”

Jia Mu frowned: "Why do you have to go so far away?" You don't have to hide it from me, are you and Cong'er making trouble? She said, and her heart was pounding.

Yuan Chun lowered his head and said, "It's just an excuse." But I haven't been out of the capital either......"

Jia Mu said: "Where did you coax me?" My wife eats more rice than you eat salt. ”

Yuan Chun thought for a while, held Jia's mother's hand and said, "It's inconvenient for my granddaughter to say much, so I only tell my grandmother one word." Even if my grandmother doesn't like it, she must remember it. ”

Seeing her earnestness, Jia Mu hurriedly asked, "You just have to say anything." ”

Yuan Chun sighed: "The master is not a person who can judge the overall situation, Baoyu ......" she shook her head, "It's just a child." But there are changes in Beijing, and everything is only up to Huan'er alone! ”

Jia Mu was so shocked that she squeezed her hand: "My son! What did you say? ”

Yuan Chun gritted his teeth and said: "I'm afraid there have been changes in Beijing in the past two years. If not, it will be enough; If so, I implore the ancestors to let go of all kinds of prejudices in the past and listen to Huan'er in everything. If my father is reckless or stupid, or if he has a dispute with Huan'er, I beg my ancestors to stand on Huan'er's side. The old man is upright, Baoyu is clean, and Cong'er doesn't dare to tell them about many things, but Huan'er knows. If you don't listen to him, Cong'er won't be able to save the fire from far away, and our family may not be able to get better. Don't ask Huan'er about the ancestors, but why should he hide anything he can say. ”

Mother Jia pinched Yuan Chun's hand in pain. Half a day before he said, "They...... But with which prince and prince, do you want to rebel? ”

Yuan Chun smiled bitterly: "No." It's just that...... I heard from the gentleman in the family school that Huan'er Cong'er and the uncle's son of the dart board keeper are collectively called Sanjia in Shilin. The princes of all families wanted to pull them in, but they refused to agree. Because of the chaos of the court, I don't know which one can win. This time, two of the three of them followed Lian's second brother south, probably to avoid wooing. "What she said was her own nonsense, but it coincided with the excuse that Jia Cong wrote to Gong Kun." There is a reputation of Sanjia, even if there is something wrong in Beijing...... It doesn't matter which one it is...... I may not dare or ......."

After a lifetime of peace and prosperity, Jia Mu never thought that there could be any chaos. When I heard my granddaughter's words, I was stunned for a long time. After thinking about it carefully, I finally understood something, but I was extremely uneasy in my heart. Nai asked again, "But why do you need to go to the south too...... she suddenly thought of a thought, "You said, the princes of all families want to pull them in, and they avoid it because they don't know which one can win?" ”

Yuan Chun nodded: "I'm just afraid that I will have to mess up for a few years." ”

Jia Mu grabbed Yuan Chun's hand and inhaled heavily. The princes of each family are not young; They all want to bring their grandchildren into the gang. Could it be that Jia Cong did not choose a husband's family for Yuan Chun, but they hooked up with each family perfunctorily, just waiting for the chaos to be decided, who can get the chair, and Yuan Chun will marry into whose family? Cong'er once said that his sister must be the eldest wife...... Could it be that Yuan'er has never received the favor of the present in the palace, because he is not the true dragon son of heaven? Thinking of this, he was immediately overjoyed: "Yuan'er! You really have a precious life! "Jia Cong, the bear child of the Red Mansion

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