The red building is so arrogant

Chapter 546
【Sorry, my daughter has just entered junior high school, and she left home for the first time for more than half a month, and she just came back this afternoon. The excitement and the mood of the code words are a bit inconsistent...】

When Caixia arrived at Jiao's house, Jiao Shun was in the East Wing, summarizing some key points of today's chat with the emperor.

Although this conversation was a bit tedious from the very beginning, so that Jiao Shun was always on tenterhooks, for fear that the emperor would propose to be a fellow man with him—fortunately, the emperor just wanted to watch the sequel at the moment, and had no intention of appearing in person .

But the affairs of the Mei family were actually nothing more than appetizers and desserts. Afterwards, the two monarchs and ministers discussed more serious matters, such as how to not leave any room for the former Chief Assistant, but also satisfy the Supreme Emperor.

Another example is when the cost of the Beijing-West Railway will be calculated; the bottom line for academicians and chief engineers is set at several grades; the names of the External Relations Department and the Ministry of Commerce are more appropriate.

It seems that some people in the capital are instigating water delivery workers to gather crowds to make trouble. How should we prepare for it? Should we suppress it at the initial stage, or lure snakes out of the hole to see who are behind the scene? Use this to overthrow the policy of opening the sea?

Some people suggested changing the subject of mathematics to engineering and merging engineering into the imperial examination system. Is there any merit in this idea?

Is the price of the eliminated muskets determined according to the level of the tributary system, or according to the urgency of fighting against the barbarians?

Anyway, a lot of topics were discussed throughout the day, some Jiao Shun gave the answer on the spot, some could only help analyze the pros and cons, and some could only do their best to perfunctory.

Jiao Shun listed all these topics on the paper, and searched for the publication date of the corresponding newspaper, and found that the emperor's grasp of external information was obviously much faster than last time, and it seemed that he was fully aware of the direction of public opinion. importance.

He pointed with a wolf pen, and recalled one by one from bottom to top, what was wrong with his response at that time, and if so, how to remedy it in time.

Finally, the tip of the pen stopped at the top line.

Taking advantage of the situation, he circled the word 'Meijia', and then stared at these two words feeling worried.

At that time, it was purely a coincidence that Mrs. Mei was won, but now it is not easy to renew the lead?
She is a woman who does not go out of the gate and does not step out of the door, not to mention that in the midst of filial piety, it is difficult to meet each other, let alone 'continue to write a chapter'.

Why don't we just make up a paragraph out of thin air?

Anyway, I still have a lot of suitable materials in my head, and I can fool the emperor with just a few paragraphs of crowns and lilies.

but……

This emperor is not slippery enough, who can guarantee that he will not obtain evidence from the Mei family in the future?
It is too unworthy to be charged with deceiving the emperor just for a small H article.

Just as he was frowning, he heard a knock on the door, Jiao Shun put the Langhao brush on the mountain stand and said loudly, "Come in."

Seeing the door to the left and right, Xing Xiuyan stepped in from the outside, first looked at the pen, ink, paper and inkstone on the table, and apologized: "Did I bother you?"

"It's okay."

Jiao Shun waved his hand and asked back, "Who came just now? I heard you seemed to be entertaining guests outside."

"It's Caixia next to the second wife—the second wife heard that the concubine was sick and didn't go to the other garden of the palace, so she asked Caixia to bring some supplements, and asked me to say hello to the wife, and let the wife go to the hut in Qingtang when she has free time. "

Jiao Shun raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and thought to himself that this is to give supplements, and to invite his mother, plus the matter of pimping yesterday, this woman has repeatedly shown favor, is it for her precious son, or is it just like herself , Hurry up and want to continue the leading edge?

It doesn't matter, anyway, the emperor has already agreed, just change the book again and send it to her later.

"Grandpa?"

Seeing that Jiao Shun was distracted, Xing Xiuyan called him softly, and said, "How sure are you about finding an official for Baoyu? If it's difficult, we'll double the courtesy..."

"It shouldn't be very difficult."

Jiao Shun stopped her, and said: "The most difficult part is that he and the Rongguo Mansion are in the front. As long as he can persevere and not back down, he will always get some benefits in the end."

As he spoke, he raised his hand a little irritably: "Don't talk about it, I've been talking about all kinds of messy things in the palace today, which made me dizzy - just make some light ones at night, and we will also Go to bed early."

He suddenly remembered something, and asked with flickering eyes: "By the way, where is Siqi?"

"I went to send Caixia off, and I should be back by now."

Before Xing Xiuyan finished speaking, he heard the chess player outside shouting: "Master, Auntie, Sister Ping'er is here!"

Why is Ping'er here?

Jiao Shun was surprised at first, then looked back at the topics he had listed on the paper, and immediately guessed about seven or eight points.

He led Xing Xiuyan to the outside, and before Ping'er could speak, he said first, "But Second Grandma is a little worried when she sees the news of the shipwreck?"

"That's true."

Ping'er smiled and said, "I've been relieved for a long time, but Second Mistress just couldn't be relieved, she insisted on me coming to Grandpa to ask for a proper answer."

"Who can determine this?"

Jiao Shun said helplessly: "How many people are drowned in the Yongding River every year, let alone the sea with strong winds and waves? You go back and tell her that you and I signed the contract, and she just waits for the drought and flood to guarantee the harvest."

"I'm afraid it's not enough to guarantee the harvest in drought and flood."

Ping'er couldn't help but smile wryly: "I don't need to hide it in front of the uncle, the second grandma's coming in is getting bigger and bigger, and she lives on the street all day, so if the sea trade earns less, I'm afraid it may not be enough to fill the hole. "

It's strange that this woman grabs her own wool when she has the opportunity.

Considering that Wang Xifeng dared to spend 5000 taels on a set of jewelry—although it was paid by herself—you can see the extravagance of other expenses.

"Then she shouldn't be looking for me."

When Jiao Shun thought of that set of jewelry, his heart ached, and he said angrily: "My sister went back and told her that you have to ask the Buddha or the God of Wealth for this matter. It's useless to ask me."

Because it was in front of Xing Xiuyan, the two of them couldn't have any overly intimate behavior, so Ping'er left and reported to Wang Xifeng.

After she left, Jiao Shun first ran to the south room to tease her daughter for a while, then took the opportunity to call Siqi into the bedroom, and asked her what she saw and heard in Ningguo Mansion yesterday in a low voice.

"Master, just put a hundred hearts on it."

Si Qibai glared at him, snorted and said, "Even if the family doesn't know all about your sneaky things, they can always guess it. Everyone is just pretending to be confused—you have time to worry about it." , it is better to go and have a look at Yuchuan."

"Jade bracelet? What happened to jade bracelet?"

"I didn't know how to do it yesterday. I sprained my foot on the bed for no reason. The ankle seemed to be swollen or something. I didn't dare to get off the ground for a whole day."

Sprained your foot in bed?

What the hell is this?

…………

Not to mention how Yu Chuan hesitates and hides when he sees Jiao Shun.

But after Caixia returned to Qingtang hut, Mrs. Wang made a lot of indirect remarks. When she heard that she could not see Mrs. Xu, nor Jiao Shun, she couldn't help feeling very disappointed.

After she made an oath at Xue's family the previous day, she was thinking about how to renew her relationship with Jiao Shun, but after much deliberation, she didn't come up with a good idea.

As the second wife who plays an important role in the Rongguo Mansion, it is difficult for her to avoid the eyes of others in her words and deeds on weekdays. Once back to the garden, not to mention that even if you come, you may not be able to meet.

The last time I took advantage of the Chongyang Ninth Ninth Festival, when there were so many people, I got the chance.

But if you do the math, if you want to find a similar festival, you have to wait until the end of the year.

However, the Jiao family will move to Zijin Street after winter.

At that time, it will be Aunt Xue's turn to be close to the water, and it will be even more difficult for her to find opportunities.

Hey~
In the current situation, I can serve as a shield for Aunt Xue, but I can't count on Aunt Xue to cover myself—at least not right now.

For the current plan, it seems that only by inviting Jiao Shun into the Grand View Garden will he have a chance to strike again.

But firstly, Jiao Shun might not be willing to submit obediently, and secondly, there are people coming and going in this garden, if someone breaks it...

Unless it's night!
But at night, the door is strictly controlled, how can he get in?
The more Mrs. Wang thought about it, the more distressed she became, and the more she thought about it, the more anxious she became. She ran around in front of the Buddhist altar like ants in a hot pot, and for a moment she didn't look at the chime hammer very kindly.

After thinking about it, she finally came up with a solution.

A while ago, Jia Zheng invited Jiao Shun to have a drink in the courtyard, didn't he let him stay overnight in the guest courtyard?

After Jiao Shun delivered the brochure, he would have a chance to get that dead ghost to host a banquet to reward him by insinuating...

Just thinking of this, I suddenly heard someone knocking on the door outside.

Mrs. Wang hurriedly covered her skirt and raised her hand, only to realize that she didn't pay attention to the Buddha today, so her clothes are still in good condition.

Right now, he straightened his mind, opened the door and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Mrs."

Caixia was still outside the door, and she held the memorial in both hands and said: "Uncle Jiao sent someone to send this thing just now."

"It was delivered so soon?!"

Mrs. Wang's eyes flashed with joy, and she took it and flipped through it roughly. She didn't quite understand the engineering academy, academicians, and chief engineer in the front, but fortunately, Jiao Shun had detailed notes in the back.

After a quick scan, she found that her son was preparing for a regular sixth-rank official position, and she felt even more delighted.

Jia Zheng landed from the fifth rank, but he was over 20 years old at that time, and Baoyu is only fifteen years old now, and it is already a blessing to be able to be an official to the sixth rank—mainly she didn’t pay attention to it, and I will talk about it later , maybe it may not necessarily fall to the seventh rank in the end.

This is solid, and Mrs. Wang's thoughts on the other side can't be suppressed even more.

Holding the brochure in hand, he said, "Come on, let's go to the front yard to meet the master!"

Caixia was taken aback when she heard the words, and then happily reminded: "Madam, do you want to touch up your makeup first?"

Touch-up?

Mrs. Wang was also taken aback, and immediately realized that she had mistakenly thought that she went to Jia Zheng overnight to reunite.

He couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart, not to mention that he was full of Jiao Shun now, if he really wanted to get back together with Jia Zheng, he probably wouldn't agree.

Furthermore……

He doesn't have that ability, you know?

"Don't talk nonsense, I'm doing this for Baoyu!"

Mrs. Wang scolded, and took Caixia Caiyun to the front yard overnight, first showed the memorial to Jia Zheng, and then encouraged Jia Zheng to hold a banquet to reward him with great expectations.

If it wasn't already getting late, I wish I could urge Jia Zheng to post immediately, and it would be a good thing that night.

…………

Turn around early in the morning.

As soon as Jiao Shun got up from Xing Xiuyan, he called Siqi and Hongyu to wash up with sleepy eyes. Outside, Xiangling got an invitation card from Jia Zheng, and it was still in the Grand View Garden, or in the Ouxiangxie.

This reminded him of the experience of that night, and he couldn't help but secretly suck his teeth, thinking that Tanchun and Wang Xifeng collided and he could still make things even, if Mrs. Wang also went to share a piece of the pie, what should I do?

So he decided not to pretend to be drunk if he was killed at night, but to go in and come out vertically.

Regardless of this matter.

When he arrived at the yamen, he accepted another post, but it was Mei Guangyan, who failed to fulfill his wish yesterday, and came to the door with perseverance.

This time Jiao Shun wasn't worried anymore, and immediately ordered someone to bring Mei Guangyan in.

Needless to say, Mei Guangyan's life is dignified, so it's no wonder that the second master of the Xue family, who was able to coax him back then, fell in love with him.

It's just that he was a little timid, and when he entered the door, he was still arrogant and arrogant, with a mighty and unyielding posture. After being looked up and down by Jiao Shun for a few times, his whole person 'shrunk', and instantly degenerated from a strong one to a strong one.

"It's a coincidence."

Jiao Shun didn't look at the seat, picked up the teacup and fiddled with the tea stem with the lid, and said calmly, "If Mr. Mei doesn't come here these two days, I should send someone to invite you over - the officials of the engineering school will help me now." The two of you, Jiao, is in charge of the Ministry of Industry's Department of Affairs, and you have no skills at all, so you have to worry about the reconstruction project at the engineering school."

The emperor's urging was even more urgent, but Jiao Shun didn't have any good ideas at the moment, so he could only give Mei Hanlin a "big job" first, hoping to create opportunities for him.

However, this trick may not be effective. After all, with the current officialdom, few officials will stay on the construction site to do it themselves. At most, they will supervise a supervisor during the day. It is worthy of the word "diligence".

It would be great if there was a way to allow him to live and eat at the construction site.

"This……"

When Mei Guangyan saw that Jiao Shun had assigned him a hard job as soon as they met, she subconsciously wanted to reject it just because he deliberately gave her small shoes to wear, but what Jiao Shun said was indeed reasonable. Son, if you don't send yourself, who else can you send?
So when it came to the refusal on the lips, it became again: "Your Excellency has an order, and the subordinates naturally dare not disobey, but the subordinates have been in the Imperial Academy for a long time, and have never participated in these general affairs, but they are afraid..."

"rest assured."

Jiao Shun took a sip of green tea and said, "The official will tell you what to do. Besides, we are affiliated with the Ministry of Industry. How many people below dare to fool us?"

In fact, the Ministry of Industry has produced a lot of shabby projects, but Mei Hanlin has always been a nerd, but who knows the tricks in it?

Sure enough, he breathed a sigh of relief at the moment, and then hurriedly said: "Then the official is relieved, but the official is taken away and transferred, and my mother's coffin needs to be sent to my hometown in Jiangsu and Zhejiang for burial. Please allow a few days for me to send my mother. After his coffin leaves Beijing, he will return to his post."

"Uh-huh?!"

Jiao Shun sat up straight suddenly, he suddenly realized that he was the one who went to the Mei family disguised as a yamen servant that night, and only Mrs. Mei knew about the Mei family, and Mrs. Mei would definitely not take the initiative to reveal this matter.

That is to say...

"Ling Tang passed away?"

He pretended to be surprised and asked: "When did it happen? You and I were in the same room, so I should come to my house to express my condolences."

Although the old lady was used as an excuse for the two visits, it is indeed a bit...

But wasn't this forced by Jia Yucun and the emperor?
Hey~
Guarding such a pair of sons and ministers, but how can people be innocent?

(End of this chapter)