In the study room of King Jing's Mansion, Yan Huanyuan took the letter handed by the secret guard with a cold face, and only then did he have a smile on his face after a long time. , with you all the way!

The chamberlain Li Zonggui said with a good look: "Lord Wang, it's late at night, where will you rest tonight?" ”

Yan Songyuan looked at him coldly, his eyes narrowed slightly, and said, "Whose benefits did you receive?" ”

Li Zonggui hurriedly knelt on the ground and hesitated: "Today in the back garden, the slave met Concubine Liu!" ”

Yan Huanyuan's eyes were deep, and there was no joy or anger on his face, so he said after a long time: "Let's go, let's take a look!" ”

Li Zonggui secretly breathed a sigh of relief, got up and said with a smile: "Wait a minute, the old slave will arrange it!" ”

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Xin Yao woke up and the man had gone to the yamen. She sat with the thin quilt in her arms for a long time before calling someone in to wash up.

After greeting the old lady, Xin Yao did not go to the council hall as usual, but went directly to her own study, and it was not until it was dark that she called Mother Li in.

A quarter of an hour later, Li's mother walked out of the study, got into the carriage that had been waiting at the entrance of the corner, and went to Yiyuan.

In the middle of the night, a fast horse appeared on the official road to the south, kicking up a cloud of dust.

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Ten days later, the excerpt of the Ministry of Rites was approved today, and the birthday ceremony was jointly organized by the officials of the Ministry of Rites of King Han.

When the news came, the whole country rejoiced. What the civil and military officials saw was that King Han had been reused by Jinshang since he was frustrated in Jiangnan last year, and he thought that these days he often rested in the middle palace, and the courtiers once again judged the situation and the competition and game between the two princes.

This is the case with the court fights, where either the east wind overpowers the west wind, or the west wind overpowers the east wind. The resurgence of King Han made the pro-Han faction feel an unprecedented bright future, and they were proud of the spring breeze, and acted after raising their eyebrows, and their words were inevitably arrogant.

And the people who support the second prince faction, under the hint of King Jing, are becoming more and more low-key. Silent. However, in a short period of time, the court has almost become the king of Han.

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What is even more unexpected is that someone in the DPRK and China suddenly challenged Shi Jie, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and impeached his young son Shi Cheng who lingered in Fengyue every day. And fought with others.

Jinshang was furious, and Tie Qing smashed the song on Shi Shangshu with a blue face. Shi Shangshu fell to the ground, trembling with fright. When he returned home that day, a wooden stick beat Shi Cheng to the point that his skin was open and his flesh was open, and he screamed.

Early in the morning of the second day, Shi Shangshu ruthlessly stuffed his young son, who was too injured to move, into a carriage and went to the Northwest Army. And if you don't teach on the book, your father's fault, and you are willing to punish yourself for half a year.

I heard that Mrs. Shangshu was wearing a cloak and ran after the carriage for dozens of meters. Crying directly in broad daylight.

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At the same time, Xu Hongyuan, who was far away in Yangzhou, south of the Yangtze River, received a letter from the capital.

He and Jiang Quan took the letter and studied it for a long time, and decided to do everything according to what their niece said. The two took a boat back to Qingyang Town, Suzhou Prefecture overnight, entered Zhuangzi, and went straight to the back of the rockery. It took a whole day to pick out a dozen large stones in the secret room where the stones were stored.

Soon, the four masters on the Zhuangzi stopped their work together, opened jade for these ten stones, and then applied art according to their stone shapes and colors.

Two days later, Xu Hongyuan took a boat back to Yangzhou. Jiang Quan returned to the Jinjue Pavilion in Suzhou Mansion.

May 28. Yangzhou, Suzhou two Yiyuan quietly opened their doors to welcome guests.

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On June 10, Xu Hongyuan returned to Qingyang Town and held a ceremony to remove his clothes in his old house.

At dusk, the master and servant knelt in front of Jiang Zhen's tomb. Incense burners and meals have been set up in front of the tomb. Bowls, chopsticks, tea and other offerings.

Xu Hongyuan personally lit three pillars of incense, muttered to himself, bowed, and inserted the incense burner. took the paper money handed by Jiang Fu and burned them one by one.

After a while, Xu Hongyuan got up and said with a wry smile: "Master, Fu Bo, there is something I didn't tell you. King Jing told me about family affairs, he has already sent me twice to urge me, this time I will return to Beijing, I am afraid that it will be settled! ”

When Jiang Quan heard this, his eyes flashed with excitement, and he said happily: "Little master, this is a good thing, which family is the girl you talking about?" ”

Xu Hongyuan's eyes were deep, and he said, "I'm talking about Yan Hongyu, the granddaughter of the Laoqing Palace." ”

Jiang Quan, Jiang Quan was stunned for a moment, Rao was already prepared in his heart, and he didn't expect King Jing to say the emperor for the little young master.

Jiang Quan was stunned and hurriedly said, "Does the fourth lady know about this?" ”

Xu Hongyuan dusted off the ashes on his body, wrinkled his brows and said, "King Jing asked her, she didn't agree at first, and then ...... Hey, this kid is really bold, after King Jing promised to inherit the great cause, he would allow us to mine the jade land in the northwest outside the scope of the official family for five years, and within five years, Jinjue Pavilion would be shopped everywhere, and two percent of the profits would be given to King Jing. ”

Jiang Fu was so shocked that he dropped the paper money in his hand, and stammered: "Little master, you mean that the stone-producing land in the northwest can be mined by us, and we don't need a tael of silver, this is true...... Are you sure? ”

Jiang Quan was even more secretly frightened.

What does five years of mining rights mean for a jade family?

It means that except for the royal family, within five years, the Xu family monopolized all the stones in the northwest;

It means that from now on, in this jade industry, people will have to be afraid of three points if they stomp their feet;

It also means that the Xu family will hold the best jade in the world within five years, ten years, or even twenty years.

Jiang's legs were weak, he knelt down on the grave, kowtowed again and again, and the tears in his eyes couldn't help but flow down anymore.

He couldn't cry and said, "Miss, did you hear it, our Xu family...... Let's Xu family...... It's up...... Lord, lord...... You're wise...... Old lady, old lady, you have knowledge under the spring......"

Xu Hong looked in the northwest direction from afar, a white robe hanging on his body, looking a little empty.

He said after a long time: "Fu Bo, this time I will return to Beijing, I am afraid that I will not be able to come back in the past two years, I will hand over the tomb of the second elder to you, and the matter of erecting the monument will be discussed after a hundred years for the old lady of the Jiang family." Xin Yao and I will always come up with a way, so it's better to hide it for the time being. ”

Jiang Fu's eyes were red, and he said respectfully: "Little master, don't worry, with Jiang Fu here, I promise to give you a good look!" ”

Xu Hongyuan said again: "Jinjue Pavilion in Suzhou, I will only entrust Yiyuan to you." Zhuangzi, you also bother. Xin Yao said, let you stay in the south for a few more years, and when everything is smooth, she will take you to your side to retire. ”

Jiang Fu wiped away his tears and said, "Little master, the old slave feels that he is still a useful person here, and when he goes to the capital, he will become an idle eater." The fourth lady thought of the old slave, and the old slave was content. Besides, I won't be at ease if it's a mess here. If the old slave really can't do it, it's not too late to retire by the young lady's side. ”

Xu Hongyuan looked at him helplessly and said with a smile: "I'm afraid that after returning to Beijing, she will have to complain about me if she finds out." On Zhuangzi, Jiang Quan has already sent more manpower, turn around, I will ask King Ping to transfer a few more fists and feet to help you! ”

Jiang Fu nodded in response.

Jiang Quan got up, turned his face to look at the little young master, wiped away his tears and said, "Little young master, when do you plan to leave?" ”

Xu Hongyuan raised his head and said suddenly: "In the past two days, there have been a lot of things in the capital, and the Qingwang Mansion wants to see me before the marriage can be decided." When I return to Beijing this time, I am afraid that my position in the Hanlin Academy will rise one liter. ”

Jiang Quan and Jiang Fu glanced at each other, their faces happy.

Jiang Quan seemed to have thought of something, and hurriedly said: "Little young master, it is rumored that the Qingwang Mansion is a little unbearable, and it is married to the Qingwang Mansion, so the Jiang family's side ......."

Xu Hongyuan gritted his teeth and sighed: "I'm afraid I can't hide it." However, I don't have anything to fear now, the soldiers are coming, the water is flooding, let's take one step at a time. The Zhou family is no longer successful, the old lady has lost her backer, and I am in this capacity, she will still have some scruples. As for Qingwangfu, Xinyao said that the defeat is outside, among the gold and jade, there is a hole inside. She reassured me. Take 10,000 steps back, even if it's unbearable, I'll marry. ”

Xu Hongyuan had a hint of loneliness on his face.

The man beat him back to the south, and could not stay in the capital, so he volunteered to stay in the northwest. Now that he is going to marry King Qingfu, I don't know if the news has reached that person's ears......

He paused and said with a wry smile: "No matter how this marriage looks, it will be good for me." ”

Jiang Quan looked at the little master worriedly, and there was some distress in his eyes.

Jiang Fu didn't know the inside story, and said to himself: "Little young master, there is no elder in the Xu Mansion in the capital, this marriage looks simple, and there are many rules. You can't do it alone without a helper. Jiang Quan sees that the stones are good, and he is afraid that he will not be able to prepare these ones, and he will have to let the fourth lady help him! ”

Jiang Quan smiled: "Jiang Fu's words are reasonable. This matter needs to be worried about by Miss Four. ”

Xu Hongyuan smiled and said: "She is young, and she has only been married for a few months, where will she understand this." What's more, she is lazy, what she hates most is these red tape, and her mind is only on business. （http:／／.）。 Let's talk about this when we get back to Beijing! ”

Jiang Quan smiled and said: "Fourth Miss is really such a person, otherwise our Jinjue Pavilion would not be where it is today." ”

Xu Hongyuan thought about his niece's appearance, and smiled gently: "Fu Bo, tomorrow I will go to Zhuangzi to get some food that is easy to store, and then let people buy some of the best tea leaves in the south, silk, Su embroidery or something, prepare more, she is always not enough." ”

Jiang Fu squinted his little eyes, responded happily, and said: "Little young master, the eldest grandmother in Jiang's mansion gave birth to a son in mid-May, and he is six pounds and eight taels. Two days later, the uncle got another daughter, and the house over there is now lively! In July, the old lady celebrated her sixtieth birthday, and the old lady heard that the boat was departing in mid-June, and the old lady's family went with the boat. ”

Xu Hongyuan smiled and said: "I'm afraid the capital is very lively now." ”

Jiang Quan hurriedly said: "Little young master, old lady Xing has been thinking about you all these years, do you want to see you?" ”

Xu Hongyuan pondered for a long time and said: "It stands to reason that I have to kowtow to my uncle, but they have had a good life over the years, and I am afraid of disturbing their purity." Let's talk about it then! ”

Jiang Quan nodded one by one! (..)

( Miss Jiang Si )