Rongfu, the main hall of Rihyangin.

"Brother Cong really said that?"

Aunt Xue looked surprised and puzzled: "What did he mean by saying this suddenly, did he make it clear?" ”

Xue Pan nodded and repeated: "For a major event like entering the palace, you should make a full set of preparations in advance, at least you must thoroughly sort out your own situation, is it possible that the stain that hinders my sister from entering the palace has not been dealt with?" ”

Xue Baochai also sat on the side, and was surprised when he heard this: "What does Brother Fei Cong know, or has the brother's case not been completely resolved?" ”

"Impossible!"

Aunt Xue said categorically: "I handled this matter through the relationship between your aunt and the second uncle, and it is impossible for them not to do their best!" ”

Xue Pan looked around and said with some doubts: "The boss didn't say that there was a problem in it, but just reminded me that no matter how to sort out all the places that may have been missed or missed before, it's best if it's no problem!" ”

Speaking of this, he glanced at Xue Baochai again and said, "The boss also said that there may only be one chance to enter the palace, and it is impossible to be too cautious!" ”

"Brother Cong'er is right!"

Aunt Xue nodded, and said thoughtfully: "Our previous preparations were full of loopholes, and we couldn't even find a channel to sign up, so it's too hasty to think about it now!" ”

It's not that there is really no way to sign up, but there is no help from powerful people, which can save a lot of trouble and traps of layers of screening, and go directly to the final selection stage in one step.

The imperial merchant of the Internal Affairs Office in Daqing is not my coat servant of the Qing Dynasty, and the reason why Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai have a strong desire to enter the palace is also to raise their own value.

Imperial merchants are also businessmen, Xue Baochai, as the daughter of imperial merchants, in the era when Cheng Zhu Lixue was prevalent, no matter how strong her ability was, she could not reverse the unfavorable factors brought about by her background.

The so-called right family, it stands to reason that Xue Baochai would better marry the sister-in-law of the family who is also an imperial businessman, but unfortunately neither she nor Aunt Xue nor Xue Pan are unwilling.

Especially after staying in the capital for so long and seeing the children of top nobles, Xue Baochai naturally didn't want to marry a businesswoman, and her social status was too low.

And by entering the palace and becoming the princess county lord's attendant, it was her best chance to raise her own worth, and she was a high-ranking female official at that time.

With the protection of Yuan Chun, the palace concubine, in the palace, life will not be too bad.

After two or three years, find an opportunity to leave the palace, although you may be a little older, it is not difficult to marry a promising official eunuch.

After all, the Xue family is rich and one of the four major families in Jinling, and has a close relationship with the Rongguo Mansion, the Wang family and the Baoling Hou Shi family, and is still very valued by some middle-class official families.

In addition to hoping that her daughter will marry a good family, Aunt Xue also has the intention of her daughter and son-in-law to help her son Xue Pan in the future.

As for Xue Pan, he is much simpler, he didn't think too much about it at all, and following Jia Cong, the boss, can be regarded as having seen the world, and he is not worried about his future at all, the only thing he cares about is that his sister can marry a good family.

With Xue Pan's connections at this time, in fact, he doesn't care about whether his sister can enter the palace and become a female official, and he is confident that he can find a good partner for his sister.

It's just that the world is like this, if a woman's status is too low, unless the person she marries is worse, she will always be inevitably wronged, obviously Xue Baochai doesn't want to be wronged by the identity gap at all.

Then you can only do it well......

"By the way, mother, sister, in a few days, the boss will have a banquet, and you will all go then!"

With a slap on the head, Xue Pan hurriedly took out an invitation card from his arms and said with a smile: "How can I give the boss a good cheer!" ”

"I'm not going, you guys are the same age and have fun!"

Aunt Xue waved her hand and said with some hesitation: "Brother Cong'er is outside, is he really mixing well?" ”

"Mother, you are probably influenced by some people in the Rong Mansion again!"

Xue Pan cried and laughed: "The boss's life is quite comfortable, to put it mildly, leaving the house and establishing a household is like a dragon entering the sea, you can completely let go of your hands and feet in the future, who dares to despise it when you look at the capital?" ”

"Didn't the mansion say that if it weren't for the signboard of Rongguo Mansion to shelter him from the wind and rain, he would have been swept away by the wind and waves outside!"

Aunt Xue smiled: "I'm worried that Brother Cong will be arrogant and refuse to take the initiative to speak out when he encounters difficulties......

"Mother is too worried!"

Xue Pan said disapprerovingly: "Do you know what Prince Zhongshun is most afraid of now, the boss wrote it, even the court members are also afraid of it!" ”

Speaking of this, Xue Pan said with a light in his eyes and honor: "There is also the prince of Chu to help cover up, as long as he doesn't die by himself, no one needs to be afraid when he looks at the capital!" ”

"Look at my memory, but I forgot about the stubble of the prince of Chu!"

"Not only the prince of Chu, but because of the unique grange management method, the boss has a connection with many noble families with average strength in the capital. As long as the method of Grange management bears fruit, the number of allies of the boss is quite a lot! ”

"Then I'm relieved!"

Xue Pan smiled, turned back to Xue Baochai and said, "My sister can dress up well, and when the time comes, the boss's mansion will be full of talents!" ”

Without waiting for Xue Baochai to ask carefully, he said happily: "Don't talk about it, let's just say that the boss's group of talented children who have already achieved the imperial examination will not be absent!" ”

"It's just a bunch of talented children, what kind of talent is it?"

Aunt Xue said disdainfully: "Whether it's in Jiangnan or in the capital, there are many such guys, and there are not a few people who are poor!" ”

Although Xue Baochai didn't speak, he also showed a look of approval.

Xue Pan said with a smile: "Mother doesn't know, these guys are now receiving professional training, and the boss plans to send them all to the official yamen through connections, as long as it is not difficult to successfully gain a foothold in the official body, the future will not be bad!" ”

"That's a dozen people, Brother Cong has such a great ability?"

Aunt Xue didn't believe it, but Xue Baochai paid attention in her heart, didn't she really wait for a while to know?

If all of them are arranged into the official yamen, once they have an official body, it is really possible to achieve a career, but I don't know how Jia Cong is going to operate?

She also understood the meaning of her brother's words, if there is a handsome talent that can be seen, write it down first and wait until you get out of the palace to get married.

Although he is a little shy, his brother's move is much more reliable than his mother's idea.

I don't know who blew the wind, my mother actually wanted to achieve a 'golden and jade relationship', maybe she still had some thoughts before, but now she is afraid to avoid it.

As long as she thought of the close relationship between Baoyu and Prince Zhongshun's favorite play, she couldn't help but shudder.

At the same time, all those who received the invitation, except for a few who knew Jia Cong's situation very well, the rest of the people were not very calm.

But no matter what, they promised to attend the banquet.

Time passed in a flash, and soon it was the day when Jia Cong set up a banquet.

The backyard of Rongguo Mansion was in a hustle and bustle, Li Kun took his son Jia Lan to reconcile with the Sanchun sisters at the second gate, and the miraculous thing was that the phoenix egg did not follow.

。 Li Kun secretly breathed a sigh of relief, she really didn't have a problem with Phoenix Egg, a 'not particular' little uncle, and she didn't want to have too much contact with him at all.

It is difficult for the Sanchun sisters to go out of the house, and at this time, they all seem to be in good spirits and very happy, and even Xichun, who has always been cold, can't help but chatter.

They were curious about Jia Cong's residence outside, as well as topics such as who he had invited, and from time to time they let out a crisp laugh.

Waiting for the little maid and her mother-in-law to come to the carriage, the group got on the car and left the house one after another, and went straight to Jia Cong's mansion.

Out of Ningrong Street, I walked along the bustling and noisy street for a while, and I arrived at the land.

"You're all here, come in and help me!"

At the gate of the backyard, Wang Xifeng beckoned the party to get out of the car, and did not politely ask Sanchun for help, as for Li Kun's inconvenient identity, he did not come forward.

Jia Lan said to his mother and hurried to the front yard, and when he heard Xue Pan's loud shouting from a long distance, a smile suddenly appeared on his little face.

There were only four tables in the front yard, and at this time, all the younger brothers under Jia Cong had gathered, there were fifteen or sixteen people, and the two gentlemen who were invited occupied two tables.

At the other table, there were a few old men who were scattered with generations, and Jia Dairu was also among them, so he couldn't put the elders and gentlemen in the way.

Jia Cong's younger brother and the two gentlemen of the clan had Xue Pan to greet them, and the atmosphere was warm and cheerful, but the old people at the next table were all complacent.

Not long after, Jia Cong, Lian Er and Jia Rong, who personally greeted the guests at the door, personally sent Lin Ruhai, who was full of red light and smiles, to the chief.

As for Lin Daiyu, her own maid and mother-in-law were personally sent to the backyard and received by Wang Xifeng and Qin Keqing.

In an uproar, seeing Lin Ruhai coming, whether it was Jia Cong's younger brother or the old man of the first generation, they all got up to say hello.

But before anyone sat down, Wangcai, the little guy who was still left outside, rushed over and said, "Young master, the prince of Chu and the princess are here!" ”

After speaking, he took a breath and continued: "In addition, Captain Qiu and his wife are also here, and they are at the door!" ”

As soon as these words came out, even Lin Ruhai couldn't help but look sideways, he had long heard that the prince of Chu and Brother Cong had a bad relationship, and now he can be regarded as seeing it.

In addition, the so-called 'Qiu Banwei' is Qiu Liang, the commander of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division, who had cooperated and had contact with Jia Cong when he first cracked the big case of shooting flowers in the capital.

The best of the noble sons of this guy has made great contributions before, and with the help of his family, he entered the guard system and became a dragon commander.

It can be counted as a peripheral member of the Inner Guard. After that, whether it is to take the route of the palace guards, or to enter the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, or to go to Beijing to take up a position, it can be said that the future is limitless.

Even Lin Ruhai has heard about it, but he doesn't want to have a relationship with Brother Cong; Even the wife brought it to the Lihu banquet, which feels incredible to think about......

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