It's night, Rika-in.

The inner hall is covered with a large mattress of autumn fragrance color money python on the window kang, and the big red money python backrest is set on the east and west sides, and the stone blue money python leads the pillow.

Aunt Xue lay down on the kang and sighed.

Baochai's apricot eyes were slightly red, she sat on the edge of the kang, and persuaded softly: "Why should Mom be angry with my brother?" He's always been confused, and he doesn't mean to be angry with you. ”

Aunt Xue sighed deeply and said, "My son, are you angry with me for your brother?" ”

Bao Chai Qi said: "What's wrong with that mother?" ”

Aunt Xue's eyes were full of sorrow, and she said, "Don't you see that your brother is now like a demon and has fallen into Brother Qiang's evil!" ”

Bao Chai smiled when he heard this, and said, "Brother Qiang is not a god witch, how could my brother fall for his evil?" ”

Aunt Xue didn't think it was funny at all, and said, "Think about it, if you hadn't fallen for his evil, how could you entrust him with all your family business?" That is the foundation of the Xue family's hard work for generations! He gave your brother 70,000 taels of silver, but he didn't give it at all, it was pulled out of the hands of so many old shopkeepers and old fellows in Fengzihao. Your brother can't think of this, even the entire family business is entrusted to the past, and now he is even more obedient, obedient, our Xue family is about to change to the Jia family! ”

Baochai frowned lightly and said, "Mom, don't think too much about the worst." The more than 200,000 taels of silver were indeed pulled out by Brother Qiang from the hands of the old shopkeeper and his buddies, but if he didn't pick it, wouldn't all these silvers be greedy for ink by them? If he hadn't discovered it in time, our family business would have really been able to last a few years! ”

When Aunt Xue heard this, she sighed and waved her hand: "Let's go, let's not theorize about these first." Good girl, think about it, Brother Qiang can do this in Yangzhou Mansion because he relies on the Yanyuan Yamen to have the highest power in Yangzhou. Now that he has returned to Beijing, even if he wants to take over the Ningguo Mansion, he has not made any gains except for an empty name. Now just relying on a little favor from the emperor, he has offended Xifu to this point, the eldest lord and Lian'er can't hold their heads up when they are scolded by him, and he doesn't want to think about it, can the emperor live for 10,000 years? When the emperor is gone, you will see how the eldest lord of Xifu and Lian'er will rectify him! Even the old lady hated him very much. That's all there is to it......"

Speaking of the most important point, Aunt Xue sat up forcefully, and said to Baochai in a low voice: "I heard your aunt say that the palace deliberately gave him the East Mansion, but he just wanted to borrow his name as a good minister of the emperor to rectify those old ministers of the emperor. In this way, he is not good at both ends. He wiped out four salt merchants in Yangzhou and the Lin family at once, and those salt merchants sounded like just merchants, but which one didn't have powerful roots behind it? After a counterattack in the future, it's hard to say whether he can end up well, but if he wants to die, I'm afraid it's difficult! ”

When Baochai heard this, her face changed, and she felt frightened, and hesitated: "Mom, it's not like this......"

Aunt Xue shook her head and said: "Why do they keep letting him when you are the old lady of Xifu, that is, he has long been regarded as a dead man, and he will tear the skin of the face, and everyone knows that he is simply making trouble, and when he is unlucky, he will not involve Xifu." But they don't have to worry about it, what about us? ”

When Baochai heard this, a spirit looked at Aunt Xue and said, "Mom, could it be that you deliberately provoked Brother Qiang today, in order to draw a clear line with Brother Qiang?" ”

Aunt Xue sighed and said, "Half and half...... I really want to give him that kiln sister, and I won't live long. ”

"Mom......"

Listening to what Aunt Xue said was really ugly, even in private, Baochai still couldn't bear it, and said: "With the Lin family master taking care of Brother Qiang, it may not be okay." ”

Aunt Xue sneered and said, "Didn't you listen to your aunt say that the old man of the Lin family is as sick as a tuberculosis ghost, and he doesn't know when he will be sick." This time, Miss Lin annoyed your aunt to the bone, not to mention your aunt, even the old lady of Xifu, she is useless in her heart. You wait and see, when the old man of the Lin Mansion is gone, the Lin girl will come back to the West Mansion, she has a lot of hers. ”

As he spoke, he let out a long sigh and said, "I just don't know how to persuade your brother to stay away from the broom star......

Baochai frowned and said, "Mom, I'm afraid it's not easy, besides, with the second uncle here, what are you worried about?" ”

Aunt Xue glanced at Baochai angrily and said, "I have always said that you are smart, but I didn't expect that you couldn't even see through this layer...... I'm guarding against it, it's your second uncle! ”

Baochai: "......"

"Good girl, when you go to the Lin Mansion as a guest the day after tomorrow, you must not talk to Brother Qiang, and you must not say a word. In the past few days, I have consumed your brother, not letting him go out, and not allowing him to see Brother Qiang. The broom star is also a decent person, and he will be able to detect our family's attitude towards him, and he will slowly become estranged. Looking for another opportunity, I will get the Fengzi number back, and it is the best way to break it cleanly! Did you write it down? ”

“…… Alas, got it. ”

In response to her mother's words, Baochai turned her head to look out the window, and she couldn't see anything in the dark night.

She was very uneasy, and always felt that something was wrong, but she could not find a reason to refute her mother's words.

Those words were all discussed between Aunt Xue and Mrs. Wang.

Both of them are smart people, how many loopholes will there be?

However, Baochai always felt that the young man with a thin and lonely back would not go to the point where her mother said......

……

Early the next morning.

Early in the morning, Jia Qiang received an official document sent by the Zongren Mansion to test the seal, asking him to go to the Zongren Mansion before noon to test the seal.

Zongren's Mansion is on the inner street of Chongwen Gate, close to the imperial city.

Knowing that he had something serious, although he did not alarm Lin Ruhai, who was late every day, Daiyu and Aunt Mei still notified him.

The two called Jia Qiang into the back house, and they cleaned it up.

Wearing a purple and gold crown, it is a moon-white silk cloud brocade jacket, covered with a stone green wedged tassel gown, and a small court boot with a black satin blue bottom on his feet.

Outside, he was draped with a thick brocade cloak inlaid with silver rat skin......

Although Jia Qiang hated Jia Zhen to the bone, when Daiyu chose clothes, she still deliberately avoided red, in the end in the filial piety period.

After dressing up, Aunt Mei looked at it for a while, then turned her head to look at Daiyu who was staring at Jia Qiang with a smile in her eyes, and said, "Is it handsome or not?" ”

Dai Yuqiao's face was cloudy, her eyes moved away after a circle on Jia Qiang's face, she snorted, and said, "What is handsome?" ”

Aunt Mei smiled when she heard this: "Isn't such a handsome brother still handsome?" Not to mention, if it weren't for the heroism in his brother's eyes, he would make up for his daughter, I'm afraid he would compare most of his daughter's families in the world. ”

When Daiyu heard this, she looked at Jia Qiang with strange eyebrows, forced a smile, and said, "It's extreme, what my aunt said is extreme!" Brother Qiang, if you don't want to find a piece of your daughter's clothes, can you try it? ”

Jia Qiang glanced at her angrily, looked at the one-person-high glass mirror, and felt that it was okay, so she said: "Then I'll go first, I guess it's okay, fifteen arrows I can hit one arrow, it's good......"

Seeing him laughing at himself, Daiyu couldn't bear it and persuaded: "You've never done that, so naturally you can't shoot well." If you go back and be idle, you shoot two more times, won't you be able to hit? ”

Aunt Mei also said: "With the patience you have when you read, are you afraid that you won't be able to shoot accurately?" ”

Jia Qiang laughed and said, "Makes sense! When I turn around, I will set up an arrow target in the backyard, but my aunt and aunt should not open the window when I shoot the arrow, otherwise if I miss, the arrow will go wrong, and I will die if I hit you! ”

"Phew!"

"Phew!"

Aunt Mei spat first, and then Daiyu also spat: "Dare to shoot off, be careful of your skin!" ”

……

Chongwen Gate Inner Street, Zongren Mansion.

Looking at the two rows of guards standing in front of the gate of the five beast heads, Jia Qiang was in a trance for a while......

The red gold Kowloon green land plaque hanging on the eaves of the gate is majestic and noble, telling the world that this is the yamen next to the imperial power.

Jia Qiang took a deep breath and asked Gao Long and Shang Zhuo to take people to wait nearby, while Jia Qiang held the Zongren Mansion Examination Seal Certificate, walked over the steps, and walked to the gate step by step.

After submitting the voucher to the guards, someone led him into the door, bypassing a large bronze statue, and the large painting of the ink dragon of the Sui Dynasty, passing through the hall and through the door, until the main room.

The head of the Zongren Mansion had already taken over, and when he went to the front of the main office, he ordered Jia Qiang to wait outside the door, and the chief went in to pass through.

After a cup of tea, the chief came out, passed on the order, and ordered Jia Qiang to enter.

Jia Qiang's face was indifferent, she picked up the felt curtain and went inside, to the outer hall, someone looked at him for a while, and motioned him to enter the inner hall.

After Jia Qiang returned the salute, she re-entered the inner hall.

In the inner hall door, as soon as you enter the door, you can see a beast-headed incense burner, constantly spewing out refreshing cigarettes.

Set up a kang near the window, spread the woven gold embroidered dragon mattress on the kang, set up a kang table, and put some books and tea sets on the table.

On both sides of the kang table, one person sits on each side, one year old and one young, all wearing python dragon robes.

Seeing Jia Qiang enter, both of them looked at him with scrutinizing eyes.

After Jia Qiang took a deep breath, she bowed her hand and said, "Jia Qiang has seen the two princes. ”

"Huh?!"

Seeing him like this, the young sect king sneered and said: "It's also an eye-opener, you haven't inherited the title now, you have no official position, you don't care about this king and a county king, but the uncle is the prince of the dynasty, and the Zongren Mansion is the main sect, so you will give it up?" When you attack the knight, I'm afraid that you won't even have this hand, and let us give you a salute in turn? ”

Jia Qiang pondered for a while, and was about to answer, not wanting to be the elder prince, that is, the great Zongzheng of the Zongren Mansion, but Li You, the prince of Zhongshun, said indifferently: "The king of Keqin County does not need to be annoyed, after all, the emperor promised him to be rich and noble, except for the prince of heaven and earth, it can be seen that the official does not kneel." ”

Li Yao, the king of Keqin County, the second son of the Son of Heaven, the side concubine Bai, was born in the Bai family in Yangzhou.

In an instant, Jia Qiang thought about the origin and origin of this person in her heart.

This prince Jia Qiang didn't care very much, a prince who only worked on an errand in the Zongren Mansion had little impact on the court situation.

It's just that he can't understand that this loyal prince will actually relieve him of the siege?

However, looking at the indifferent eyes of the old sect king, Jia Qiang knew in her heart that it must be in accordance with the will of heaven to be like this.

Thinking of this, the worries in Jia Qiang's heart were swept away.

What about the King of Keqin?

You want to use me as a knife, and you run to vent your side concubine, this kind of confused seed may be able to be used once?

Jia Qiang's gaze at Li Yao gradually became deeper......

……