Jiang Xinyao naturally didn't notice that there was a person lying on the roof every night in the past few days. At this time, she was worried about the burn on Yinggui's back.

Yinggui's burns were not serious, and the medicine used was excellent, so it stands to reason that it would be fine to rest for a few days. However, it was hot, the wound was slightly inflamed, and it took more than ten days to heal on the bed. Even so, Jiang Xinyao forced Yinggui to lie down for three more days.

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On this day, after waiting for three months, Jiang Hongsheng finally received an appointment from the imperial court, Taifu Temple Shaoqing, the official position of Zheng Sipin, mainly responsible for horse affairs in Gyeonggi, Beizhili, Henan, and Shandong, and took office within a month.

After listening to Jiang Hongsheng, the old lady did not have joy on her face, and closed her eyes and pondered for a long time.

Although Jiang Hongsheng is said to be a positive fourth official, he has no real power, and compared to the fat shortage of Yangzhou prefect, it is really incomparable.

The official position of Yangzhou prefect is like a lychee, it doesn't look good on the outside, but the fruit inside is really sweet. And Shaoqing of Taifu Temple, that is, it belongs to waxed oranges, which are bright and bright on the outside, but they are actually sour. spent tens of thousands of taels of silver and waited for three months, but I was not surprised or pleased.

Although Jiang Hongsheng was a little disappointed in his heart, his face was not obvious, and he comforted Zhou: "Old lady, if you think about it carefully, my son feels that Shaoqing of Taifu Temple is suitable right now." I heard that the body is getting worse and worse year by year, and the position of the prince is undecided, our Jiang Mansion has always been loyal to the monarch and has never formed a party for personal gain, so it is better to live in peace and stability for the past few years. As long as his son is conscientious and conscientious, he will not be promoted in the future. ”

Although the old lady is in the inner house, she knows even more about the affairs of the court.

She said with emotion: "My son is right, and now it can only be so." Back then, your grandfather was reluctant to marry me far away, so he prepared a rich dowry for me. One of them is a five-entry mansion, not far from the Hou Mansion, which has been taken care of by his mother's companion all these years. A few days ago, I asked the housekeeper to take a look at it, renovate it, and add some things, so that my son will have a place to stay in Beijing in the future. ”

Jiang Hongsheng sighed sincerely: "My son is not confused. It is really unfilial to have my mother worry about it. ”

The old lady waved her hand and said, "You are sixty years old, and you are also my son." Between our mother and son, where do we need to talk about this? ”

Jiang Hongsheng's heart warmed. Thinking about his mother's selfishness towards his little son openly and secretly over the years, it really doesn't feel good in my heart.

The old lady flicked the beads lightly and leaned back.

"Is the second master planning to set off alone or with his wife and children?"

Jiang Hongsheng thought for a moment and said, "The son listens to his mother's arrangement." ”

The old lady had already had a score in her heart, and said with a smile: "Your uncle has been looking forward to me returning to Beijing to live for a while, and he has sent several letters to urge me, but the road is far away, and my body is sometimes good and sometimes bad, and I am too lazy to move." Now my son has been appointed as a Beijing official, at the end of this year. I plan to go back to the capital for the Chinese New Year. The second master was not prepared to take the first step. ”

Jiang Hongsheng understood what the old lady meant. Zhou's and the third lady were all under grounding, and the ban was lifted at this time, and they went to Beijing with him. It is obviously inappropriate to be reasonable. Let Gu follow, the old lady was reluctant in her heart. That's what we have to say.

Jiang Hongsheng turned his mind a few times and said respectfully: "What the mother said is extremely true, even so, the son will take a step forward." Gu Shi took care of the house, and she couldn't leave for a while, so let her follow her mother to Beijing at the end of the year. ”

The old lady nodded contentedly.

"Mother. There is not much time to calculate, and some things have to be arranged as soon as possible. Jiang Hongsheng made a pun.

"Your eldest brother has a room, and I plan to let them stay in Suzhou Mansion. I have been in the Jiang Mansion for decades, and in addition to what your grandfather gave me, I also earned a lot of household goods, which have always been taken care of by your eldest brother and nephew. It's all in the south, where can you be separated from people? ”

Jiang Hongsheng said: "That's fine, my mother will live in the capital for a long time in the future, and let my son guard you." The eldest brother has helped his mother take care of the shop and Zhuangzi for many years, which is very appropriate. With Yuan Qing by her side, her mother can rest assured. ”

The old lady stretched out her hand and stroked her sideburns, shook her head, and said, "You can't leave your father alone here, he always has to come back." I, I just want to wait for my son to gain a firm foothold in the capital, and then help Yuanhang and Xinshan to look at each other's favors, and when they become relatives, it will be a matter of my heart. I will have to go back to the south in the future. ”

The mother and son discussed the matter of going to Beijing in detail for a long time until everything was appropriate.

On the second day, there were relatives and friends, families, and colleagues who had made friends with the Jiang family one after another, and the Jiang family, which had been silent for a long time, was busy for a while because of the resurgence of the second master.

Jiang Hongsheng ushered in a few days, and on a sultry morning, he said goodbye to his mother and brothers, wife and children, and took the boat alone. The people of the Jiang Mansion were sent to the dock.

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As soon as Jiang Hongsheng left, the wives of several large families came to greet Mrs. Zhou, and the second master of Jiang's mansion talked about it.

The old lady knew it, coped with a few words, and then said that she was not in good health, and threw it to the second wife for entertainment. I think that at the beginning, the second old man Ding was worried and idle at home, and the snobbish snobbish shirked the shirk, took Qiao, and Jiang Xinhang, who was out of the house, how could he get into their eyes?

When the old lady thought of this, she was still unwilling, and put up the score of the daughter of the Hou Mansion, and only made the Gu family socialize.

Jiang Yuanhang's marriage, except for the old lady and the second master, no one in the Jiang Mansion can call the shots. Although Gu is a mother-in-law, she can't go past the old lady. And where would the Gu family do the thing of lifting a stone and shooting himself in the foot? Accompany the wives to drink tea and visit the garden, but don't mention the stubble.

The wives of the high-ranking families are all elites, and they have long inquired about the second room of the Jiang family, and they took this opportunity to talk with the Gu family, a happy look, and by the way, they inquired about the marriage of the Jiang family's sons and daughters.

The old lady was impatient on her face, but behind her back, she and Mama Qian thought about those marriageable ladies in the house.

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Autumn is in the blink of an eye, and the weather is getting cooler.

On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Marquis Mansion and the Sun Mansion in the capital sent two large carts of festival gifts.

The old lady took the whole family to sacrifice her ancestors, and then held a banquet in the side hall of Guiyun Hall.

There are only about a dozen people in the two rooms of the Jiang family, and because the second master entered Beijing, the third lady and Aunt Zhou were grounded and did not attend.

The old lady was so cold that she removed the screen in the middle. After the banquet, the eldest lord and the old lady took the old lady to watch the moonlight by the heart lake, ate a few moon cakes, and then dispersed.

Every Mid-Autumn Festival, Jiang Xinyao always thinks of the time with her grandfather in the old house. The two grandparents put a banquet under the osmanthus tree, smelling the fragrance of osmanthus and drinking the osmanthus brew, you say, I say, how comfortable and comfortable.

Two days ago, Fu Bo wrote a little letter that he had returned to his old house from Yangzhou Mansion. Xin Yao thought, with Jiang Fu by her side, drinking, and gossiping, her grandfather would not be lonely this day.

Just after the Mid-Autumn Festival, Jiang Quan returned to Zhuangzi. When Xin Yao heard the news, she couldn't help but be overjoyed, so she thought about waiting for the whole master to rest for a few days and see each other.

Five days later, Gu took his daughter and went to Jinjue Pavilion in a carriage.

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In the Jinjue Pavilion, Jiang Quan, Fu Ye, and Yan Ming were waiting on the second floor early, and when they saw the young lady, they couldn't hide their excitement.

Jiang Quan and Yan Ming set out in October last year, all the way up the mountains and wading through the rivers, over the mountains and mountains, and the hardships are not repeated one by one.

Jiang Xinyao saw that the two of them were dark and thin, and she was both emotional and distressed when she looked at them, and her tears couldn't stop flowing.

The beauty cried, and the three helpless men were saddened, and it was really not coaxing, and it was not coaxing. Or Fuber quipped: "Miss, how can you go to a jade shop and make your eyes cry and swollen?" ”

Jiang Xinyao understood in her heart, glared at him, and said angrily: "I want you to take care of it!" ”

Jiang Xinyao rarely showed the demeanor of a shy little daughter, which shocked the hearts of the three men opposite. Miss is big after all.

The four of them sat down in turn, and listened to Jiang Quan briefly talk about the experience along the way, although it was not a life of nine deaths, but it was also a hardship. Where could Xin Yao hold back, wiping the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief from time to time.

Jiang Quandao: "Miss, this trip to the southwest, Yan Ming has made great contributions, bold, careful, witty, and can endure hardships, which can be of great use in the future." ”

Yan Ming blushed, rubbed his hands, his eyes only looked at the square inch under his feet, and he was embarrassed to say a word.

Xin Yao praised: "It is also his blessing to be praised by the whole master." It's only been two trips, and I have a lot of experience in the future, so I can't boast about it. It's not easy for us to get together today, so I'll just say it. Now our three shops, the business is stable and rising, and the whole master has a trip to the Tianshan Mountains and a trip to the southwest, and he has gained a lot. I thought, now that the shops in the capital are closed, it is a pity that I plan to open the Jinjue Pavilion in the capital by the end of this year. The old lady returned to Beijing a few years ago, and the second room must go together. ”

Jiang Quandao: "Miss, I also have this plan. ”

Xin Yao smiled and said, "Master Quan and I want to go together, then it will be easy to do." According to the example of Suzhou Mansion Jinjue Pavilion, use our previous shop to renovate. It's just that the shop is more elegant, the things are better, and at the feet of the Son of Heaven, there are too many rich and noble people, so we have to be able to hold on. ”

Jiang Quan said with a smile: "I heard Jiang Fu say that Miss bought a five-entry mansion in the capital at the beginning of this year, and bought a Zhuangzi with 500 acres of land, and Miss plans to settle in the capital?" ”

Jiang Xinyao said angrily: "The news of the whole master is well-informed, you are clear about the affairs of the Jiang family, Zhuangzi bought it just to give himself a way out, but also to let us have a place to settle in the capital, please take care of it when you turn around." ”

Jiang Quan's heart sank, and he swallowed the words that came to his lips again.

"Fu Bo, you go back to Yangzhou Mansion, hand over to the newly elected shopkeeper, let the whole master pass by, you follow the whole master to the capital, the Jinjue Pavilion in the capital, I will hand it over to you, you have to take care of it for me."

Master Quan, now we are about to have four shops, the scale is not small, you are the owner, naturally you are in charge. Taking advantage of this time to enter Beijing, Quan Ye inspected the shops in Jinling Mansion and Yangzhou Mansion, and inquired more from others. ”

Jiang Quan frowned, "Miss, Jiang Fu went to the capital, what should I do with the old mansion?" What if the old lady asks? ”(..)

( Miss Jiang Si )