After eating with Xichun, he sent her back to Rongguo Mansion, Jia Qing didn't stay in Rongguo Mansion for long, and then went into the garden as usual to see if there was anything that needed to be repaired.

Yesterday, because Jia's mother was going to visit the garden, she temporarily avoided irrelevant people. Now, under the arrangement of stewards at all levels, groups of craftsmen and handymen have entered the garden in an orderly manner to make the final decorations.

All this must be completed before July, leaving enough room for welcoming the provincial relatives of Yuanchun. Time is running out these days.

With Qinfangxi as the center, the main road of the garden was walked through, and only stopped at a few important scenic spots, and Jia Qing walked out of the garden from the east gate.

Outside the east gate, there is the Ningguo Mansion.

This is a gate that directly connects the Ningguo Mansion and the garden. In the future, from Ningguo Mansion to Rongguo Mansion, you can come through the Grand View Garden, which is convenient for the internal relatives in the two mansions to communicate and move around.

Out of the east gate, next to it is the Tianxiang Building, which occupies a considerable area. At this time, in the front building, the sound of Xiao Guansheng flute spread in all directions with the mood of singing the praises of the prosperous world.

Jia Qing couldn't help but slow down and slowly walked towards the front building.

Tianxiang Building, since it is called the building, is different from the building next to it, and the main building is as high as three floors.

In a Houmen mansion like Jiafu, the house is generally not built with two floors. Pavilions like this are used for leisure.

Tianxiang Building is no exception, at the beginning of construction, it was a place for entertainment and drama for the dependents, so the courtyard in front of the front building is very spacious.

Jia Qing chose this point, so he placed the twelve dancing girls he brought back from Jiangnan here. Anyway, there are enough houses in Tianxiang Tower for them to live in.

With the arrival of more than a dozen dancing girls, coupled with the little girls who specialize in serving them and those nurturing grandmothers, Tianxianglou quickly turned from a miscellaneous place into a veritable singing and dancing venue. You can hear the music of the dancers at any time.

Soon Jia Qing walked to the front door and took in all the scenes inside.

A graceful posture, facing the melodious undulating music, slow and urgent, scattered and gathered, very agile in the courtyard to dance.

On the eaves of the second floor of the front, four or five figures who are also dressed in bright clothes stand still, or pluck the guzheng, or play the pipa, or play the flute.

The voice is melodious and the dancing posture is dancing, Jia Qing likes this mood very much, and he doesn't disturb, just stands quietly outside the door to listen and appreciate.

Suddenly, there was a hint of chaos in the sound of music on the second floor, and even the sweaty dancing girls dancing below were slightly out of shape.

Because of this incompatible sound, the people who were originally quiet in it came back to their senses, and then, soon the people inside found Jia Qing outside the door.

A figure walked over quickly, and said with a little surprise: "Second uncle, are you here?" ”

It was Qin Keqing.

Jia Qing nodded, walked into the courtyard, and said, "Are you watching them rehearse in person again?" ”

Qin Keqing nodded: "I'm idle, I'll come to see them practice, each of them dances so well, it's amazing......"

Jia Qing heard the hint of envy in Qin Keqing's tone, and said, "You also like to dance?" ”

Qin Keqing was stunned for a moment, and then said a little shyly: "Second uncle said that he laughed, I just think they dance very well......"

No matter how she said it, she was also the young grandmother of Ning Guofu, how could she go to dance, this is a ninth-rate skill.

Jia Qing was noncommittal, the constraints on women in this era are too great, and this is not in line with the law of etiquette, nor is it in line with the law of etiquette...... Only a dusty woman can do what these stars of later generations do.

Singing, dancing, acting (drama).

Jia Qing has always felt that with Qin Keqing's figure, if he learns to dance, he must look good. Therefore, when he found out that Qin Keqing was very interested in these twelve dancing girls, he directly handed over the errand of managing them to her.

After Jia Qing came in, the music and dancing stopped, and all the girls looked at Jia Qing who walked in.

Jia Qing also looked at these girls. Obviously, the eight girls who originally danced in the middle were the most eye-catching because they were wearing dance skirts and hanging long veils.

At this time, it was June Day, and their outfit was thinner and more attractive than the first time Jia Qing saw it on Slender West Lake.

Speaking of which, because of Jia Qing's own reasons, he rarely enters Tianxiang Building, and he is not familiar with these girls, and the only person he knows is Murong Yanran, the head of the group.

"The slave family has seen the master."

Seeing Jia Qing's gaze fall on her, Murong Yanran said with a bow.

The girl next to her also said, "I've seen the old man......"

Jia Qing nodded, and then looked at the four dancers in the corridor in the distance, who were slightly differently dressed, but equally graceful. When the four of them saw it, they bowed down to Gajiaqing from afar.

So many beauties carefully gave him a salute, giving him a feeling of a lion king. All females will be dominated by him!

"What's the name of the dance you just danced?"

Jia Qing asked Murong Yanran, who was very graceful.

"Back to the master, the dance we just practiced is "Ming Jun"." Murong Yanran replied softly.

"It turns out that this is "Mingjun", no wonder it is so mournful and melodious."

Although Jia Qing is not involved in the study of singing and dancing, he has heard of these famous songs in history.

Like "Lingbo Dance" and Xie Aman, "Ming Jun" is also from the famous ancient beauty - Green Pearl. The "Mingjun" dance was originally supposed to be called Zhaojun Dance, because at that time Shi Chong wrote a poem praising Wang Zhaojun and asked Luzhu to choreograph, and later changed it to "Mingjun" in order to avoid Sima Zhao's name.

Speaking of which, all peerless famous songs have a story in them, all of which involve a peerless beauty.

Hearing Jia Qing's praise, Qin Keqing smiled and said: "Since the second uncle loves to watch, why don't you let them dance again, and the daughter-in-law waits for the second uncle to sit upstairs in front of you and watch, so good?" ”

"Forget it, I've seen it just now, it's very good. I'll have something to do later, so I won't stay longer. ”

Hearing Jia Qing say this, a look of regret appeared on Qin Keqing's face, but he still said softly: "Then, I'll send the second uncle." ”

Jia Qing nodded, glanced at the courtyard again, turned around and left, and Qin Keqing followed behind him.

As soon as Jia Qing left, the scene instantly began to chatter.

The one who is talking about it is naturally Jia Qing.

Speaking of which, they are all just sixteen or seventeen-year-old girls, and when they originally went to Beijing, they were still worried. Now that I've been in Jiafu for a few months, I slowly find that it seems that this place is not as dark as my predecessors said, but on the contrary, it looks better than the Zhijiao Fang Division......

The degree of food and clothing of one color is all superior! There are a number of people up and down in Ning Guofu, and no one dares to be embarrassed and bully them, and the dancing girl is originally more noble than the subordinates. Because no one can say when they will be able to fly on the branches and become phoenixes!

In other words, the dancing girl was originally the best subordinate.

Even a few mothers-in-law led by Mama Rong stayed in Ning Guofu for several months, and they thoroughly saw the grandeur of Guogong Mansion, and their hearts were originally weak. Seeing that the young grandmother of Ning Guofu treated these girls differently, she didn't dare to scold and teach them like before.

Now they seem to have become one of the few people who are between masters and slaves.

It's just that Jia Qing rarely comes to their side, which makes them not very figured out. It is not right to say that Jia Qing doesn't like them, because every time Jia Qing sees them, he is kind and pleasant.

If they say they like it, it's been almost half a year, and the number of times they have seen Jia Qing is only a handful......

Moreover, Jia Qing didn't let them come out to perform at the banquet in Ning Guofu. On two occasions, when Jia's mother and the sisters from Jiafu came over, they asked them to dance twice in public.

Seeing Jia Qing again today, it can naturally arouse their interest in discussion.

"Sister Yudie, do you think we danced well just now, does he like it or not?"

"Hee-hee...... It's so nice when you smile......"

......

Listening to the whispers of her sisters, Murong Yanran sighed in her heart. Obviously, after just a few months, these sisters have developed a certain sense of belonging here.

Jia Qing, who has a noble status but always a gentle complexion, also has a certain curiosity and good feeling.

Also, they were originally rootless duckweed. This place is indeed a paradise for them.

However, what the result was, Murong Yanran had different worries.

Although this is the most prosperous and glorious place in the world, for them, it is more like a solid cage. Although life is stable and peaceful, no one knows where the tipping point is.

However, Murong Yanran knew that this kind of day would not last forever, but she didn't know what day the fission day was.

Perhaps, she should take the initiative to do something.

Murong Yanran looked outside the courtyard gate, and a thought turned in her heart.

......

Because Ruizhu and Baozhu followed the two maids, Qin Keqing didn't dare to do anything to him, and only sent him to the right path.

So Jia Qing walked directly outside the second gate.

He had to go to the steward's room to arrange the arrangements for the next important day.

Calling the most important stewards in Ning Guo's Mansion together, he had just said a few important things, when suddenly Wang Shun hurriedly walked in, walked to his side, and whispered:

"Second master, Ma Jun said that he saw Brother Zhang in the back street......"

Jia Qing frowned, not understanding what Wang Shun meant for a while. Seeing this, Wang Shun lowered his voice again and said, "Brother Zhang Changzhang! ”

Jia Qing froze, thinking for a moment that he had misheard. But seeing Wang Shun's solemn eyes, Jia Qing only paused for two seconds, got up and said to the housekeepers: "You guys discuss it first, I have something to go out." ”

......

"When?"

Following Wang Shun out, Jia Qing kept asking.

"I don't know, it's just that Brother Ma found me just now and asked me to tell the second master, saying that he met a strangely dressed person on the back street, who seemed to be Brother Zhang, but he just wanted to go up to see it clearly, but the other party avoided it, and he didn't follow."

Xu was afraid that Jia Qing would think that they were making a big fuss, Wang Shun continued: "But Brother Ma said, he thinks that person must be Brother Zhang, Brother Ma said that they have been eating and wearing together for so many years, although the other party has changed their clothes, but there is no way to change the breath on their bodies." ”

Jia Qing was silent. If Ma Jun was not sure, he would definitely not dare to disturb him with this kind of thing, and besides, if he was an irrelevant person, why should he hide when he saw Ma Jun......

Zhang Chang went to Beihai from Ningguo Mansion to get ice in May last year, and now it has been more than a year, and there has been no news of him even from the few nurses who went with him at the beginning, as if a few people had evaporated from the world.

Jia Qing also used his connections to inquire, but to no avail.

At the corner gate, sure enough, Ma Jun was waiting there anxiously. Seeing Jia Qing coming, he hurriedly ran over: "I've seen the second master......

Then he was not too humble, and said directly: "Second master, I really saw Brother Zhang just now!" ”

Jia Qing waved his hand to stop his words and said, "Let's go, I'll talk about it when we arrive." ”

"Yes."

Ma Jun had already arranged the horses and accompanying guards to go out, so Jia Qing and his party rode forward directly, but in the time of the small half pillar of incense, they arrived at their destination.

In an alley in the back street of Ningguofu, there are several subordinates of Jiafu living here.

One of them is the guard of Jia Qing of the former Ningguo Mansion, Zhang Chang's family.

"Second Master ......"

At the gate of the courtyard, which was not simple, King Zhao Sheng greeted the two of them to lead the horse for Jia Qing. They rushed over as soon as they got the news of Ma Jun.

Behind, Zhang Changnian's old father saw that Jia Qing actually came on horseback, and hurried forward to kowtow to Jia Qing to say goodbye.

Jia Qing asked him to get up, and then looked at Zhao Sheng.

Zhao Sheng shook his head.

So Jia Qing said: "Let's go, let's say inside." ”

Father Zhang hurriedly led Jia Qing and the others into the courtyard gate.

Zhang Chang's father was originally also a steward in Ning Guofu, otherwise, it would not have been his turn to do such a good thing as guarding Jia Qing at the beginning. It's just that after Zhang Chang's incident, Jia Qing put him home for a paid pension.

Zhang Chang also has a wife and a teenage son, whose mother is dead. Although after Zhang Chang went, there were only three old women and weak people left, but life was very good...... At least, materially, there is no shortage of east and west!

After entering the house, Zhang Chang's wife also wanted to come over to see what was going on, but she was stopped by the king general and not allowed to enter, so Zhang Chang's wife couldn't help but be a little worried, and she didn't know what was going on, so Jia Qing and others rushed over in such a hurry.

Inside the house, after Jia Qing sat down, he looked at Zhang's father with blazing eyes, and did not withdraw his gaze until he was a little uneasy.

It seems that Zhang Chang has not come to see his father, or he has not seen it in person......

Also, if Zhang Chang comes back, even he dares to avoid seeing him, so it is reasonable not to come to see his father.

In between, something must have happened that he didn't want to, didn't dare to, or couldn't show up to meet them.

Jia Qing had a gut feeling that Zhang Chang should not be dead yet.

Although, in the past year, they have not heard from them at all.

Seeing Zhang's father standing in place a little at a loss, wanting to ask something but not daring, Jia Qing knew that Zhao Sheng and the others must not have told him such extravagant words that Zhang Chang might still be alive.

Jia Qing didn't plan to tell him, because he couldn't bear to let the old man who had been traumatized again disappoint!

Let's wait until we find someone.

"Steward Zhang, are there any suspicious people around your house recently?" Jia Qing asked.

Zhang's father was puzzled: "Back to the second master, the villain didn't find anyone nearby.....