The Second Master of the Red Chamber

"Brother Lian, what is the meaning of this? Although I am humble in the palace, I still have some money for rewards, so there is no need for that."

Yuan Chunmei opened her eyes slightly, shook her head and smiled with a three-point astonished and seven-point helpless expression.

While speaking, Yuan Chun glanced back at the room, but the woman who had led the way was completely gone. Knowing that she had retreated, she felt that Jia Lian was worthy of an extraordinary person, and even the maid beside him seemed different from others.

"Sister, don't get me wrong. It's not because my younger brother despises my older sister. It's because my younger brother knows that the situation in the palace is complicated. My sister is alone in the palace. If I can use money to clear the way and recruit some slaves for my sister's use, although It may not be of much help to the elder sister, after all, it can make the older sister live in the palace more lightly and freely, and avoid the negligence of some villains, in this way, my wish is enough."

Jia Lian gave Yuanchun money, of course, to further deepen his relationship with Yuanchun on the basis of the previous things, so that she could completely become a part of his strength.

The other intention is the same as giving 50 taels to Princess Zhaoyang, so that Yuan Chun can expand his power.

Since it is necessary to watch and help Yuanchun inside and outside the palace, the role of a Yuanchun who is in the palace with his hands and eyes open to the sky is naturally different from a Yuanchun who is restrained everywhere.

In the palace and other places, big and small things, any news about the wind and grass may contain huge value.

Although Jia Lian knew that Princess Zhaoyang would definitely place some appropriate eyeliner in the palace, even Chonghua Palace, but Jia Lian could not put this place in the palace entirely on Princess Zhaoyang alone.

Yuan Chun's current status is no longer weak. If her line can be completed and complemented by Princess Zhaoyang, there is nothing wrong with it.

Yuan Chun originally thought that Jia Lian was afraid of her hardship in the palace, so he wanted to support her with money.She also has self-respect, right?She has a good impression of Jia Lian, a cousin. As the eldest sister, she feels that she has not helped Jia Lian, so how can she take money from Jia Lian?

As for what Jia Lian said, she could understand and was moved by it, but she still pushed her hands and said, "Brother Lian, you don't need to say anything, I already know what you mean.

It's just that the family has spent too much money for me alone, so how can I have the heart to ignore the family situation and only live comfortably for me?
So, Brother Lian, let’s take it back, I really don’t need money, Your Majesty...and the Empress have treated me very well, and never cut down on my palace expenses, so there is really no need..."

Yuan Chun was already sensible before entering the palace, and had some understanding of the family's financial situation.

She knew very well that in order to build this garden and welcome her back to the province this time, the government must have overdrawn its finances.This point was confirmed by Mrs. Wang and others when they visited her in the palace before.

Under such circumstances, how could she take away a large sum of money from home again?

Although according to what Jia Lian said, he took out the money himself.But Jia Lian has only been an official for a few years, how much money can he have?The palace is the richest place in the world, a little money can only help her so much, it is better to keep it in Jia Lian's hands, so that the family can be better off.

Therefore, Yuan Chun firmly pushed back the bank note that Jia Lian handed over.

At this moment in Yuanchun, where there is still the self-restraint of a noble concubine of a country, it is like when she was a child who declined generous gifts from sisters, relatives and friends, her jade hands directly pressed on the hands that Jia Lian handed over.

She has already forgotten that she has a golden body and a jade body, and no one can touch her body except the emperor.

Of course, Jia Lian also felt that Yuan Chun's jade hands were glamorous, especially under the blessing of the golden fingertips, they looked beautiful, noble and impeccable.

But I don't have the nerve to look more.Seeing that Yuan Chun really didn't want his money, Jia Lian simply withdrew one hand, raised the bank note in his hand with one hand, and said with a smile, "Why don't you, sister, see how much money there is here first?"

Yuan Chun was stunned, it turned out that Jia Lian specially brought her denominations of different sizes for the convenience of Yuan Chun's envoy.

Just now Yuan Chun took a look and saw that the head and face seemed to be 200 taels. In his heart, he estimated that the stack Jia Lian gave her was only a few thousand taels, at most ten thousand taels of silver.

This is in line with her positioning of Jia Lian's wealth!I was still very touched, thinking that Jia Lian might have tightened his belt in order to collect so much money for her...

At this time, meeting Jia Lian's gaze, she took the bank note in a daze, and then, with Jia Lian's encouragement, Fang put aside distracting thoughts and flipped through it.

Then, the expression on her face changed from stunned, to shocked, to even more shocked, and she couldn't stop.

"This, how much is this?"

Yuan Chun couldn't calm down anymore, and couldn't help speeding up the browsing speed.

The 5000 tael bank note was flipped to the bottom, and what was revealed was 3000 tael, and then flipped again, and it was another [-] tael...

Therefore, Yuan Chun, who was full of gold hairpins and jade tins and golden palace robes, should have been full of dignity and majesty, turned out to be like a surprised child, holding money, staring at Jia Lian with beautiful eyes.

Seeing it, Jia Lian thought it was funny, but as if she didn't understand Yuan Chun's shock, she said softly, "It's not much, it's only 20 taels. I know that it's not as convenient for my sister to be in the palace, so my younger brother specially changed the denomination for her." For one thing, even the banks have been deliberately changed several times."

"20? That's all?" Yuan Chun stuck out his tongue and took a deep breath.

At this moment, she didn't care about the banknote in her hand anymore, she just looked at Jia Lian's face, as if she wanted to see from his face why Jia Lian was so rich!If her impression is correct, even the Rongguo Mansion back then had to spend 20 cash in cash, not to mention that it couldn't be done.And Jia Lian handed so much money to her so lightly?
Seeing Yuan Chun staring at him, Jia Lian was not embarrassed at all, and even raised his hand to brush his hair in front of his forehead so that Yuan Chun could see his face more clearly.

His actions finally reminded Yuan Chun.

I saw her face showing a little embarrassment, she took a step back, then raised the bank note in her hand and asked, "Is all this money yours?"

"nature."

Yuan Chun pondered for a while, "Yes, when you are in Yangzhou this spring to do business...?"

Yuan Chun is not stupid, 20 taels of silver, according to Jia Lian's official position, the sum of the salary of ten lifetimes is not enough!

Therefore, if it was really Jia Lian's money, it must have come from a different source.Thinking of what Jia Lian has done these years, it seems that the trip to Yangzhou this spring may have allowed Jia Lian to get so much money.

She knew everything about Jia Lian.

"Uh, well... My sister is really smart, you guessed it all, yes, most of the money was indeed obtained at that time.

But elder sister, don't worry, my younger brother is a man of principle, and he never did anything outrageous or disloyal to His Majesty for the sake of money. "

Since Jia Lian dared to give so much money to Yuan Chun, he was naturally not afraid of her guessing.If Yuan Chun can't even guess this, then he has to think about it carefully, and he should bet heavily on Yuan Chun.

Hearing Jia Lian's words, Yuan Chun smiled, "You don't need to explain this to me, I naturally believe in your character."

Yuan Chun wanted to make fun of Jia Lian, but suddenly remembered what Jia Lian said just now, and praised her for being ice-snow and smart?Seniors and young are orderly, is this a vocabulary that a younger brother should praise his older sister?

So he gave Jia Lian a blank look, but forgot what he wanted to say.

Jia Lian said, "Thank you, sister, for trusting me. But please don't tell me about my wealth.

Right now, because His Majesty looks at me a little bit, I don't know how many eyes are staring at my younger brother, and my younger brother is most afraid of trouble. "

Hearing Jia Lian say this, Yuan Chun also nodded solemnly.Recalling that when Jia Lian first returned to Beijing, there were indeed rumors that Jia Lian was greedy and waiting, even she heard it in the palace, but fortunately, this kind of voice subsided quickly.

Unexpectedly, those people did not wrong him!

This cunning brother...

After slandering Jia Lian, Yuan Chun once again set his eyes on the bank note in his hand, with hesitation in his eyes.

She knew that Jia Lian even admitted the "crime of corruption" in front of her, so he must have seriously given her the money.But the so-called no reward for no merit, if she really accepted such a sum of money, how would she repay Jia Lian?

After thinking for a while, Yuan Chun said: "You should take back the money. I am alone in the palace, so I really can't use so much money. You should keep it yourself, whether it is to help the children of the family, or to be filial to the old lady. It's all useful..."

Yuan Chun handed back the bank note.

But Jia Lian couldn't bear to be polite to Yuan Chun, he put her hands together, pushed her back by force, and said: "Sister is polite to me again, my little brother will get angry.

Don't worry, sister, I have already prepared the money that should be spent in the places you mentioned.

In addition, to tell you the truth, I have been buying property for my family since a long time ago.As long as I am here, it is impossible for the family to be short of money.

This mere 20 taels of silver is not in the eyes of my younger brother.

I only hope that they fall into my sister's hands, and they can be of some use to my sister, so I don't live up to them.

If my sister is more polite to me, she really doesn't treat me as a real brother, and she wants to draw a line with me! "

No matter how respectable Yuan Chun is, she is only a woman after all.As for Jia Lian, he already has a set of familiar tactics when dealing with women.

These words and actions directly dispelled all Yuan Chun's worries and reservations.

Facing Jia Lian's sincere eyes, Yuan Chun finally nodded.

"Since that's the case, well... Don't worry, I won't let these silvers go to waste. I will definitely use them where they should be used. Only in this way can I live up to my brother's care for my sister."

Yuan Chun looked at Jia Lian with rare solemn eyes.

She is not dull, and she somewhat understands the meaning of Jia Lian's giving her the money.

She is a member of the Jia family, and the purpose of entering the palace was to continue the life of the Jia family.Now that Jia Lian is devoting herself to the recovery of the family, how can she, as the elder sister, stand by and not contribute to the family?
After just a moment of effort, she probably knew where the 20 taels of silver had gone.

Seeing that there was a city in Yuanchun, Jia Lian was relieved.He arched his hands to show his approval, but didn't say any more.

As for Yuan Chun, because his mind was too agitated, he didn't know what to say for a while.

Speaking of which, she and Jia Lian really have a special relationship.

Let's say it's unfamiliar, it doesn't count, after all, they are cousins ​​who grew up in the same mansion.Let's talk about familiarity, let alone talk about it. Yuan Chun has not yet been able to overlap the man in front of him with the little cousin in his memory.

However, under such a relationship, under such different identities, they actually gathered alone in the dark room to discuss such a secret and important matter.

This is something that only the closest relatives and trustworthy people should do.

For a moment, Yuan Chun had the illusion that Jia Lian, who was calling her intimately by his elder sister, was really a younger brother with her mother, not a cousin who had a rift with her.

"Your Majesty, Eunuch Xia said that a gift should be given..."

Just when Jia Lian and Yuan Chun were looking at each other and didn't know what to say, near the Buddha Hall, there was the sound of Yuan Chun's maid holding the piano.

Yuan Chun immediately let go of all his thoughts, and his eyes showed an extremely desolate look.

Giving gifts is the last part of her family visit.She should go back to the palace.

Jia Lian hated seeing beautiful women cry the most, he almost hesitated for a moment, then took a step forward, gently embraced Yuan Chun with one hand, and said softly: "Sister, don't be sad, if you miss us, just order us to enter the palace to see you.

If you're homesick... as I said before, next year, we'll just pick up my sister. "

Even though Jia Lian's hug was very polite, he just patted her on the back by taking advantage of his height, and had no contact with the rest, which made Yuan Chun suddenly feel uncomfortable.

She took two steps back quickly, and said angrily, "Don't be rude."

Seeing that Jia Lian didn't take it seriously, Yuan Chun himself laughed, thinking of something, he raised his head again and said, "This time I can go home and have a look, my wish is fulfilled, but it doesn't matter if I can come back in the future.

It's you...Your idea of ​​serving the army and restoring the glory of the ancestors is not wrong, but the battlefield is dangerous, so you should act with caution.

It's so easy to have you in our family, you are my Jiamen, the most important treasure, I hope you will take care of it, cherish it..."

Jia Lian didn't expect Yuan Chun to come to this section suddenly, raised his eyebrows, bent down and said: "Little brother, I would like to follow the teachings of elder sister!"

Seeing this, Yuan Chun smiled and shook his head, took one last look at Jia Lian, turned and went back.

But Jia Lian stood there for a long time before sighing softly.

How could the old emperor not like such a good woman...