"Brother Qiang, after a while, you will enter the plum garden, you will go directly to the second gate with me, go to celebrate the birthday of the old lady, and then go to the Meiqing Hall in the front yard."

Inside the carriage, through the curtains, Aunt Mei said softly to Jia Qiang.

It is no wonder that there are countless beauties in Yangzhou City, but after Jia Min, Lin Ruhai favors this girl alone, her voice is glutinous and soft, but she is not a little enchanting, and she will give birth to the image of a virtuous woman from a good family when she hears it.

Jia Qiang twitched the corners of her mouth and responded respectfully.

In terms of seniority, this is the same generation as his aunt......

After driving for more than half an hour, in the west of Yangzhou City, I saw a garden that covers a large area.

The three doors are open, and unlike the northern open door, the plum garden is based on a rockery.

A clear spring that is drawn from nowhere, hangs upside down into a waterfall, which makes people forget to see it.

A young man in Tsing Yi of the Mei family had already stepped forward to lead Aunt Mei's carriage inside.

It's just that just as Jia Qiang was about to accompany him all the way, a person who looked like a housekeeper appeared and said with a smile: "This brother, the second gate is the place where the relatives in the inner house are located, and the brother is so old, but it is not easy to enter." ”

As soon as these words came out, Jia Qiang was stunned.

He has not yet married, and he was ordered by Lin Ruhai to come to give the Mei family a dignity.

He didn't believe that Aunt Mei hadn't sent someone to inform the Mei family in advance, but as a result, he couldn't enter to congratulate the old lady of the Mei family on her birthday?

Before Jia Qiang could speak, she saw Aunt Mei in the carriage lift the curtains and shouted angrily: "Sun Cai, what are you talking nonsense? This is our grandmaster's very valued nephew, specially ordered by the master to celebrate the old lady's birthday, you dare to stop it? Don't quit yet! ”

Such a gentle person, angry like this, shows the anger in his heart.

Unexpectedly, instead of retreating, Sun Cai said with a smile: "So that the second aunt and grandmother know that this is exactly what the old lady and the old man meant." Today, there are not only the relatives of the family in the inner house, but also the young ladies of other people's families, and the second aunt and grandmother bring a brother of this age in, I'm afraid it's not appropriate, right? ”

Aunt Mei can be the housekeeper of the Yamen of the Yanyuan as a concubine, how can she be just stupid and sweet?

She said in a resolute tone that was by no means the same as her gentle temperament: "Okay, since the Mei family doesn't welcome us, then we won't stick to it." Brother Qiang, let's go home! ”

Jia Qiang nodded, glanced at the Sun Cai with a cold gaze, and was about to let people turn the carriage, but at this moment, a big maid came out of the second gate and said with a smile: "Ah! Grandma is back! The old lady has urged her a few times, but she hasn't seen it, and now that it's here, why don't you hurry in? ”

Inside the carriage, Aunt Mei said in a deep voice: "I wanted to go in, but now I can't enter this door." Mei Xiang, you go in and ask the old lady, Sun Cai said that it was the old lady and the eldest lord, and our lord specially sent the person who came to congratulate the old lady on her birthday has even made progress, is it really not true? If it is serious, I will marry my husband, I will already be a member of the Lin family, and I will not be able to enter the door of your Mei family in the future! ”

The girl who called Mei Xiang was taken aback when she heard this, and quickly glanced at Sun Cai, whose face was uncertain, and then skipped Jia Qiang's face, and after a pause, hurried to the back house.

At this time, all kinds of people coming and going from outside the second gate had already seen this scene in their eyes and spread it outside......

This Yangzhou Mansion is really going to change.

……

Yamen of the Salt Courtyard.

Chunglintang.

Chen Rong, the servant of the imperial history, looked at Lin Ruhai who was lying on the couch with a solemn face, and said in a deep voice: "My lord, this matter should not be fake, there has been a lot of rumors outside, but it is strange, how can there be no news from Jinling?" That should be the Heavenly Governor's Mansion Jia Yu Village, wasn't it recommended by adults? If there really is such a big thing, how can he ......"

Although Lin Ruhai's face was indifferent, when he heard Jia Yucun's three words, the corners of his eyes still jumped.

Now that I think about it, I really saw the wrong person......

When he was seriously ill at the beginning, Jia Yucun also rushed to Yangzhou in person to ask for medicine, and even if he returned to Jinling, he sent someone to ask every three days.

After Lang Zhong said that he was terminally ill and hopeless, the number of times he asked for illness was greatly reduced.

After he sent someone to the capital to let Daiyu come back to serve the death, Jinling was completely silent.

He's been sick all the time, and he's in a daze, so he hasn't thought about it.

Now it seems that this person is really as Jia Qiang said, and his heart is extremely cold.

Thankfully, he survived......

Lin Ruhai exhaled softly and smiled at Chen Rong: "Mian Ren, this Yanyuan Yamen, haven't you stayed enough?" Haven't you gotten tired of all the things about salt? ”

When Chen Rong heard this, he smiled reluctantly and said, "Although this is the case, the adults are still in Yangzhou, and there are people ...... in Jinling."

Before he finished speaking, Lin Ruhai waved his hand and said, "I even have a testament, how can the Son of Heaven not send someone to supervise the salt affairs?" Although you have been recommended by me, the Holy Favor is a little behind...... It's just that I didn't expect that the Duke of Banshan would actually serve as the governor of Liangjiang. It seems that Brother Qiang's affairs in the capital have set off a lot of waves. Otherwise, Han Banshan should have stepped into the military plane this time. ”

When Chen Rong heard this, he said with a strange face: "Brother Qiang has made such a big enemy? Then he still wants to gain a foothold in the southern province? Han Banshan is famous all over the world, and he has the hope of the world, and when he has been the governor for three years, he is afraid that he will be able to directly enter the military plane as a foreman minister. ”

Dayan Central is highly centralized, the chief military aircraft, that is really the world's best courtesy!

With such a person, Chen Rong couldn't think of anything good for Jia Qiang to fall behind......

Lin Ruhai smiled and said, "It's just some misunderstandings, besides, it may not be a good thing for Mid-Levels to enter the military plane at this time." As for Brother Qiang...... Mian Ren may not know that although the Duke of Mid-Levels and I have never been officials in the same province, we have been friends for a long time. In the twenty-eighth year of the early Jing Dynasty, I was ruthless for the first time in Yangzhou, destroying the smuggling of salt led by the Gou family, and obtained 2 million taels of stolen silver, half of which was escorted to the capital by order, and half of which was directly sent to Henan, which was plagued by the flooding of the Yellow River. From that time on, I had to write a letter with him every three months to discuss the way to govern the people and become officials. Mid-Levels Gong is really my mentor. ”

Chen Rong didn't know that Lin Ruhai and Han Bin had such a friendship, and said in surprise: "There is such a relationship? If so, wouldn't it be like an adult to me? ”

Lin Ruhai smiled, and was about to say something more, when he suddenly heard the housekeeper outside the hall say: "Master, the front office sent a message to come in, saying that there was an old man outside who wanted to see the master, and he said that his name was Han Bin." ”

Chen Rong was inexplicable when he heard this, and he was excited and asked first, "What's his name?" ”

The butler replied, "It is said that he is like a farmer......"

Chen Rong wanted to ask more, but Lin Ruhai had already gotten up and said, "Hurry up with me to greet the prince of Banshan!" ”

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"Auntie, the old lady said that there are many guests and relatives in there today, which is really inconvenient...... However, the old lady had already sent Uncle Gu to accompany the distinguished guests in person, and said that after the birthday banquet was over, she would personally receive the distinguished guests, so that the aunt and grandmother would not be annoyed. ”

Outside the second gate of the Mei Garden, the girl next to the old lady of the Mei family said to Aunt Mei with a smile.

Although Aunt Mei still felt that something was wrong in her heart, after all, today was the seventieth birthday of the old lady of the Mei family, and she didn't want to make a fuss, so she asked Jia Qiang: "Brother Qiang, what do you think?" ”

Jia Qiang knew that something big must have happened, otherwise the huge Mei family, unless she lost her mind and went crazy, would do such a thing.

It's just that for a while he couldn't think of what happened to make the Mei family so crazy.

However, no matter what happens, Jia Qiang is not afraid.

With the Yanyuan Yamen and Lin Ruhai here, the boundary of Yangzhou, it is good if he doesn't go wrong, how can he worry about a Mei family making it bad.

Thinking of this, he said to Aunt Mei: "Auntie just go in, but I don't have to go in after the birthday banquet." When I went out, Aunt Lin at home explained that I was going out to burn incense and make a wish in the afternoon, and I had to prepare in advance. ”

Hearing Jia Qiang's words, Aunt Mei naturally had nothing to say.

How can a young man who has been praised by the Emperor Taishang in the capital one after another have no temper?

How can a small Mei family arrange it......

Aunt Mei said softly: "That's okay, when the birthday banquet is over, I'll come out early, and let's go back together." ”

After Jia Qiang responded, at this time, a young man in his twenties came over and greeted Aunt Mei first.

Aunt Mei's face was pale, and she said: "Brother Gu, this is a newly accepted disciple of Lord Yushi, and he is also the decent great-great-grandson of the Jia family of Ningguo in the capital. After a pause, he glanced at Mei Gu deeply, and said meaningfully: "Brother Gu, back then, my uncle and my master were the same generation, and Brother Qiang was our master's disciple, and he was still the same generation as the Mei family's eldest master. When you come to Mei's house today, you tell the eldest lord to be entertained well. ”

After saying that, he nodded with Jia Qiang again, and Fang stepped into the second door.

Mei Gu's face changed for a while, he was not a fool, in fact, if the Mei family was in the capital, or the Jia family was in Jiangnan, the people who came to greet Jia Qiang at this time would not be his turn, and his father would definitely come in person.

However, as the saying goes, the county officials are not as good as the current management.

Even if the Jia family is good, but the emperor is far away, how can he get the Yangzhou giant room?

If the Mei family warmly entertained him today, gave Lin Ruhai the dignity of the foot, and waited for Lin Ruhai and this Laoshi Zi Jia Qiang to return to the capital, but the Mei family would have to bear the consequences.

Therefore, the harm of the two powers should be less.

As for offending the Lin family......

No matter what, the daughter of the Mei family can be regarded as half of the wife of the Lin family, can the Lin family still use the Mei family as a pawn?

Thinking like this in her heart, Mei Gu led Jia Qiang to the side hall of the plum garden......

In the main hall, his father Mei Xun and other Mei family adults will feast on the adults of Yangzhou Mansion.

In the side hall, children gather.

If Jia Qiang came with Lin Ruhai today, such an arrangement would barely be reasonable.

But today he came on behalf of Lin Ruhai, and the Mei family arranged it like this......

Jia Qiang stood in front of the door of the side hall, looked at Mei Gu with cold eyes, and said with a sneer: "It is strange to say that after Mr. Fu Weng died, the Mei family's literary spirit was exhausted, and the children and grandchildren were not good, and they all degenerated into unpopular businessmen. Now it seems that you really haven't wronged your Mei family. Very good, I want to see how far your Mei family can die. ”

Since the Mei family is completely shameless, why does he need to keep face anymore?

It's just that Jia Qiang really can't figure out what kind of faint the Mei family is......

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PS: Some book friends think the Mei family is too stupid...... First of all, the Mei family does not have a God's perspective, and the information is not equal to it, and besides, isn't this phenomenon unusual? There are too many things that happen in reality, more strange than this nest in the book. casually study the history of the decline and fall of a wealthy family, in the process of the decline of the family, there are always endless stupid things happening. So it's not that the Mei family is too stupid, it's that you guys are too smart......