Shi Nai heard that Zhang was so impatient, and laughed a little at her.

"What's the hurry, there are still many things to do, and besides, there is nothing to worry about after a few days of hard work by boat from the capital to Yangzhou." Shi Nai raised his eyes and said proudly.

"What's the matter, I started packing up the things at home a few days ago, and now I'm almost done, let's take the clothes we carry and go straight south." Zhang is still a little impatient, she has stayed enough of the hard days in the capital, and now she wants to go to Yangzhou to enjoy happiness.

"What's the matter? There's a lot going on! How did our official come here, it's not the old lady who mediates it, you can't go to Rongguo Mansion to ask the old lady to say thank you. Shi Nai now feels that her aunt is too capable, but she has to catch it, otherwise it will be difficult to talk if she asks for anything in front of her in the future.

Zhang woke up like a dream, "I'm going to go to the old lady to have a look, and I'll go with you this time." Be sure to thank the old lady. ”

Shi Nai nodded and continued to touch his beard, thinking for a while, "And what about Xiangyun?" ”

Zhang really didn't understand this time, what was the matter with Shi Xiangyun, just go with them.

Shi Nai hated iron and said: "Usually you have a lot of ideas, why are you stupid at this critical moment, it's really long hair and short knowledge." You said that Xiangyun went to the south with us, in case something happens, how can we explain to Rongguofu? ”

Zhang still didn't understand, "What can happen if you go to the south?" ”

"You, you, why don't you understand! You said that from the capital to the south, if you don't adapt to the water and soil, get sick, and a disaster suddenly goes, let us take what to compensate people to Rongguo Mansion. ”

"No, I think our Xiangyun is quite strong, completely different from those delicate daughters, how can they be so unlucky?" Zhang's didn't believe this, Xiangyun's body, she didn't know it yet? This is a beating, and it is the same as those young ladies in Rongguo Mansion.

"Okay, even if you want to be in good health, you said that there are many young scholars there in the Jiangnan humanities gathering, if someone and Xiangyun look at each other, what do you say?"

Zhang snorted and laughed, "Master, you're watching a play." Those scholars want to enter our mansion, it is more difficult than ascending to the sky, they still want to see Xiangyun? ”

Shi Nai really can't stand it, this lady is sometimes smart, sometimes not stupid, just tell him directly, "I'll tell you directly, Xiangyun is now a person from Rongguo Mansion, let's take it away, I'm afraid it's not suitable, it's better to stay in Rongguo Mansion and let the old lady watch it, besides, we don't know how many years before we can return to the capital, if our eldest nephew thinks we lied to him, how is this good?" ”

The Zhang family only now understands that Shi Nai's is going to send Shi Xiangyun to Rongguo Mansion as a hostage.

Zhang raised his eyes and looked at Shi Nai carefully, Shi Nai still had some favors in the past, why did he leave all these out of the clouds as soon as he became an official?

Shi Nai was a little uncomfortable with her, and said unhappily on his face: "What's wrong?" Is there anything wrong with what I'm saying? You see me like this. ”

Zhang didn't dare to say anything when he saw Shi Nai's face, and besides, Xiangyun was not her niece, so he couldn't care what he did in the end, as long as he did his best.

"Master, since you say so, then let's go and discuss with the old lady in Rongguo Mansion first, and see if she can help us take care of Xiangyun for a while, and then take Xiangyun back to live in the mansion when we come back?" Zhang said it very tactfully, but the meaning was similar to Shi Nai.

Shi Nai is only satisfied now, "Tomorrow we will go to Rongguo Mansion to see the old lady, this time bring more gifts, we have to thank my aunt." ”

Zhang said with a smile: "You still need to say it, master, I prepared it a few days ago, just waiting for the good news to come, let's go and thank the old lady." ”

Shi Nai was satisfied, and then told her: "Don't be petty this time." What did we do when we arrived in Yangzhou? ”

The things that Zhang originally prepared were only on the surface, and he was a little reluctant to listen to Shi Nai's words, but he still agreed with a smile, thinking that he would go back and prepare the gift thicker, so as not to let his master find fault.

After Sister Zhang finished speaking, she remembered Shi Nai's younger brother Zhongjing Hou Shi Ding, so she asked, "Do you want to go to my brother to say something." After all, we're going to see each other for years. ”

Shi Nai scratched his head a little after hearing this, over the years, he and this younger brother have hardly seen each other except for some contacts during the New Year.

This is also the method that the two of them came up with, more than ten years ago, that danger, he is still vivid, in order to get through the original difficulties, to protect the Shi family from the destruction of the family, he and his younger brother discussed, the masters, separate bets.

As a result, his younger brother got a marquis because of this, and although he followed the wrong person, he had no power, and second, the current emperor did not pursue him when he saw his father killed in battle, which allowed him to spend so many years safely. Their family is considered good among the four major families.

Like the old Rongguo Gong of Rongguo Mansion died because of this, although Jia Yu inherited the title, he was reduced by several ranks. And in Ningguo Mansion, Jia Jing was scared out of his home to become a Taoist priest, leaving behind a son, only knowing that fooling around can be regarded as a loser to the end.

Although the Shi family is safe and sound, and his younger brother even became knighted because of this, but because he betrayed the four major families, he has had less contact with the four major families over the years, and these people think that he is a traitor, so he has a lot of difficulties for his younger brother in the court, and the emperor's people also think that this person is not pure and cannot be used, so his younger brother has been idle.

Who would have thought that more than ten years later, there was a demon in Rongguo Mansion, and in less than ten years, he went from a thousand households to the current power. Now the Rongguo Mansion has been revived again.

This made the idea of splitting bets they thought of back then seem so stupid, if they were wholeheartedly tied to the four major families back then, they might have been a little bitter before, but Jia Ke has developed, and they will benefit one by one.

But it's useless to think about it now, and seeing the ups and downs in the current court situation, Jia Ke and the emperor are fighting happily, and the two of them are going to meet each other.

Now I still think about the future, since I decided to bet separately, then I can only go one way to the dark, his younger brother should continue to follow the emperor and continue to be his loyal and filial son.

And his elder brother will follow Jack, and no matter who wins, he will be able to keep their history lineage and not be completely defeated.

"I haven't been in contact for so many years, what is there to say, don't worry about him." Shi Nai seemed to be very angry, and flicked his sleeves and walked out of the study.

The Zhang family actually didn't want to see this brother, for so many years, he hadn't seen Zhongjing Hou Shiding have any help to his family, and he didn't see him come over to greet his sister-in-law.

Now that he is going to be developed, in case this brother, who is also poor and doesn't have much to eat, comes up to fight the autumn breeze, what can his family do, it is reasonable to say that he wants to help them, but thinking of sending out the silver in vain, which one is distressed in his heart, so he still listens to their master, doesn't care about him, and lives like this.

But it was said that at this time, the entire Bowling Marquis Mansion had spread, and their Hou Ye had already been ordered to the Yangzhou Prefect, and this time he was going to go to the Flower World.

Therefore, many people have become active, and the people who go to the door and the gifts who give gifts want to follow Shi Nai to Yangzhou.

When they were in the capital, they all had to stay in the mansion one by one, because they bumped into a random person on the street, and they all had an identity, so how could they afford to offend these slaves.

But when you arrive in Yangzhou, it's different, except for a few gentlemen, who belong to their masters. I heard that those salt merchants in Yangzhou live more luxuriously than the emperor in the palace, and their lord is their parent official, so they are not good at filial piety.

And as for those who are subordinates, they can also knock some silver with a fake tiger, and they can't make a fortune one by one when they come back this time, and they will no longer eat the last meal without the next meal like before, and sometimes they can't even send out the monthly money.

On the surface, Shi Nai said that he did not see his younger brother, but in the evening, a letter was secretly sent out of the Bowling Mansion. This letter is the second time that their brothers have taken sides in this court game.

This letter, on the evening of the same day, was sent by one of Shi Nai's henchmen to Shi Ding, the Marquis of Zhongjing's mansion.

After receiving his brother's letter, Shi Ding pondered for half the night, and finally burned the letter with a sigh.

It seems that this time there is a big danger, otherwise his brother would not have been able to do that two-headed bet again.

Shi Ding actually seems to have a greater chance of victory for Jia Ke this time, after all, the troops near the capital are all tightly controlled by Jia Ke, and the emperor does not dare to act rashly.

But since the elder brother has made a decision, he will just follow suit, but this time he continues to bet on both ends, and the two ends are not pleased, and in the end, I am afraid that the bamboo basket will be empty.

And all these of them have long been secretly seen, and the content of this letter was quickly sent to Jia Ke's desk.

Jia Ke saw the contents of the letter that night.

After reading this letter, Jia Ke felt a little unhappy, it turned out that this historian was betting at both ends, more than ten years ago, and this time. This is to transfer the routines inherited by the ancient family to himself.

Just like when the Jurchens invaded the south, the Confucian family was divided into the southern branch and the northern branch.

The branch to the south said that it wanted to serve the country with loyalty, but in fact, the meaning there was just that the Kong family wanted to bet separately. The northern branch took refuge in the Jurchens, and the southern branch took refuge in the Southern Song Dynasty. At that time, no matter which court in the north and south wins, the status of their Confucian family will not be affected.

This time, the historian is almost the same meaning, it seems that this historian is also half-hearted, and in the end he is in power, and this family can't be used.