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Chapter 1308: Hao Xia from "Daily Life of a Lady" and Li Wan from "A Dream of Red Mansions"

"What's the matter?" Jiang Chen asked.

"It's about the Junggar tribe." Nian Shuyuan said: "The Jinyiwei has sent news that the Junggar tribe has been very active recently. This is the relevant information." While speaking, Nian Shuyuan took out the relevant information from the space bracelet.

"Okay, I'll take a look later." Jiang Chen put the information into the space ring, and then said: "As for now, let's do what we should do."

"Your Highness, please restore your appearance, otherwise I will feel uncomfortable." Nian Shuyuan said.

"Okay." Jiang Chen did not refuse. While restoring his appearance, Jiang Chen also quickened his pace.

Nian Shuyuan was thrown onto the couch by Jiang Chen.

Soon, an indescribable sound was heard.

An hour later, Jiang Chen put on his clothes with the help of Nian Shuyuan's personal maid Du Juan, and then took out the relevant information about the Junggar tribe and started reading it.

"Zungar tribe..."

Jiang Chen's eyes flickered.

It is easy to destroy the Dzungar tribe.

Jiang Chen can kill them all by himself.

But destroying the Dzungar tribe would not improve the family's fortune.

"It seems that the only way is to find a way to rule the Junggar tribe."

Jiang Chen has not yet taken control of the northwestern border troops of the Qing mainland. However, now that their strength has increased, these border troops are no longer a big threat. Even if these border troops want to rebel, he can still push them all the way.

……

Central Continent, Dajing Dynasty, Jingnan City, Jiang Mansion.

"Brother Chen, the Star Caravan has now developed around Jingnan City..." Li Yanshu introduced the situation of the Dajing Dynasty.

The Dajing Dynasty placed the family teleportation talisman before leaving the second world last time.

It can be said that this is the weakest point in the development of the Jiang family in the Second World.

Now in Jingnan City there are only Li Yanshu, Song Xihu, Pei Yin, Xia Qing and Zhao Chenxi.

"That's right, now you just need to let go." Jiang Chen said.

"Husband, I think you still need to train the Jinyiwei. Without the Jinyiwei, the intelligence we get will be limited." Song Xihu said.

"Okay, you arrange the people, I'm ready for training at any time." Jiang Chen did not refuse. No matter what he did, intelligence was the most important thing: "How is Ren Anle doing?"

"There is no news now." Pei Yin said.

"Yeah." Jiang Chen didn't say much after hearing this. Whatever choice Ren Anle made was her own business. No matter what choice Ren Anle made, the Jiang family's development plan in the Dajing Dynasty would not change.

At that moment, Jiang Chen, Li Yanshu and others started chatting about other things.

After a moment, Xia Qing asked, "Mr. Jiang, what is the situation in other continents now?"

"It's not a problem at all. Now everyone can stand on their own feet. Coming to the second world is almost like going on vacation." Jiang Chen said with a smile.

"So, you can be free now?" Zhao Chenxi felt that Jiang Chen deliberately let them manage the industry so that he could be free.

"Need I say this?" Jiang Chen said to Zhao Chenxi with a smile.

Zhao Chenxi snorted.

Jiang Chen changed the topic and started chatting with the girls.

"By the way, Brother Chen, we have our own eras in the Fourth World and the Spirit World. Should we also create an era in the Second World?" Li Yanshu asked.

"Let's call him Nebula."

Jiang Chen said: "The year I first came to the Second World was called the First Year of Xingyun. Now it is July 28th of the Third Year of Xingyun (this is my tenth visit to the Second World). The Third World is called Xingxiang. I have been there three times in total. The first time I entered the Third World was October 21st of the First Year of Xingxiang, and the third time I left the Third World was April 21st of the Fourth Year of Xingxiang."

"Nebula Three Years? That's fine too." Li Yanshu and others nodded.

……

In the evening, Jiang Chen came to Zhao Chenxi's room.

"Mr. Jiang, what are you doing here?" Zhao Chenxi asked.

"I will do my best." Jiang Chen said.

"What do you mean by devoting all your energy to the cause?" Zhao Chenxi was stunned at first, then he reacted.

"What do you think?" Jiang Chen hugged Zhao Chenxi and said, "Do you think I should devote myself to this?"

"I, I don't understand what you mean." Zhao Chenxi did not respond to Jiang Chen's words.

Jiang Chen chuckled and started to work.

"We won't practice Xiaoyao Tian Jue today, then, then..." Zhao Chenxi didn't finish the rest of the sentence.

"What do you want to say?" Jiang Chen asked.

"Did you do this on purpose?" Zhao Chenxi glared at Jiang Chen.

"Do you want to have a baby?" Jiang Chen asked.

"No." Zhao Chenxi said here, and hurriedly said: "At least not now, wait until the next time we go to the Fourth World, calculate the time correctly..." Zhao Chenxi did not say anything else here, but the meaning was very clear.

"I understand." Jiang Chen chuckled.

……

Anle Village.

"Young Master, you're here." Ren Anle saw Jiang Chen coming towards him.

"How about it, have you thought it through now?" Jiang Chen asked.

"I, I want to train the people in Anle Village." Ren Anle thought for a moment and said, "Also, I want a batch of weapons. Sir, can you get them?"

"Okay, I'll bring it to you next time." Jiang Chen said.

"Thank you, sir. As for the rest, I'd like to think about it again." Ren Anle said.

"No rush, you just need to keep the people of Anle Village under control." Jiang Chen understood Ren Anle, but he also felt that Ren Anle was a little indecisive.

After all, if it were him, he would have decided to overthrow the Dajing Dynasty long ago.

"Yeah." Ren Anle nodded.

"Ren Anle, if you want to venture into other worlds, strength is the most important thing, so don't forget to practice next time." Why did Jiang Chen improve his four attributes so much in just one month in the first world? It was because of the help of spiritual stones and elixirs in his practice. Otherwise, according to the previous practice speed, who knows when he would be able to improve his cultivation?

"I will, sir. I would like to ask you about some issues regarding cultivation." Ren Anle said.

"Okay." Jiang Chen did not refuse and started chatting with Ren Anle.

In terms of cultivation, Jiang Chen is now at the Martial Emperor level, the number one in the Jiang family (except for the mid-stage Martial God puppet). Coupled with his high level of comprehension, he is more than capable of teaching others.

……

Eastern Han Continent, Luoyang City, Beigong.

"How are Chu Qiao and the others now?" Jiang Chen asked.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were the Northern Army, the Southern Army, and the Imperial Guards. In addition, there were Lu Bu's Bingzhou Army and Xu Rong's Xiliang Army.

When he came to the second world for the eighth time, Jiang Chen sent Lu Zhi to lead the infantry battalion and the Yueqi battalion to Chang'an, and sent Xu Rong to lead 50,000 Xiliang troops to the Xiliang border. The Tunbing Battalion and the Qimen Army, under the leadership of Cao Cao, suppressed the Baibo Army.

After the Yuan family rebelled, Jiang Chen ordered Cao Cao to be the General who Conquers the East and send troops to Jizhou from Hedong County, and Gao Shun to be the General who Guards the South and leads the Zhonglei Camp and the Huqi Camp to attack Nanyang.

The last time he came to the second world, Jiang Chen ordered Han Shiyi to lead the Yulin Army, two thousand Weiwu Camp, and one thousand Futu Camp, and Chu Qiao to lead the Huben Army, two thousand Weiwu Camp, and one thousand Futu Camp to attack the coalition forces of the princes.

After returning to the second world this time, Han Shiyi and Chu Qiao returned to the battlefield in the first world.

"There is no news from Chu Qiao yet, but news came from Han Shiyi a few days ago. Han Shiyi killed several generals in a row and defeated tens of thousands of coalition forces of princes." Tang Ying said.

"No news from Chu Qiao?" Jiang Chen asked.

"Yeah." Tang Ying nodded.

"It seems that Chu Qiao wants to do something big." Jiang Chen doesn't think Chu Qiao is worse than Han Shiyi.

"Your Majesty, do you think Chu Qiao did it on purpose?" Tang Ying asked.

“It’s very likely.”

Jiang Chen said: "With Han Shiyi and Chu Qiao here, the allied forces of the princes are nothing to worry about. The most important thing next is to increase the control of the Eastern Han continent. Queen, it's up to you to make an effort next."

The last time I came to the second world, the food problem was difficult to solve because the space ring was not big enough. But now the space of the space ring has more than 6,000 cubic meters, so it is not a problem to transfer food from other places.

With the abilities of Chu Qiao, Han Shiyi and others, as long as the food problem is solved, there will be no problem in advancing all the way.

"Your Majesty, do you want me to be regent?" Tang Ying asked.

"You haven't been exposed to it before, but it's different now. Now you can try to be the regent." Jiang Chen said.

"Okay, but I want Cai Wenji and others to help." Tang Ying did not object. After all, this kind of thing was very common in the Jiang family, and it was impossible for Jiang Chen to focus only on the affairs of the Eastern Han Continent.

"No problem." Jiang Chen did not object. There was already a precedent of the empress dowager being regent in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and not many people would say anything about his arrangement.

……

Jinchuan City, Jiuchuan Continent, Jiang Mansion.

"What are you so happy about?" Jiang Chen walked into the living room with a smile.

"We are talking about the Star Caravan. With the prosperous business in Jinchuan of Jiuchuan Continent and our goods, it can be said that business is booming." Jiang Lai said.

"Did you make a lot of money?" Jiang Chen asked.

"The little gadgets we brought from the First World made hundreds of times the profit," Jiang Lai said.

"The highest profit can be several thousand times," said Chen Qianqian.

"It seems that it is right to place the family teleportation talisman in Jinchuan City. Next, you just need to expand to the surrounding areas with Jinchuan City as the center." Jiang Chen said.

"This is inevitable. However, according to our current situation, we will inevitably clash with the authorities in Jinchuan City." Gu Qingyu said.

"As long as you have money in Jinchuan City, changing dynasties shouldn't be a problem." Jiang Chen said, "At worst, we can support Jinchuan's successor and let the person in power in Jinchuan be our puppet."

"That's the only way." The women nodded.

"In addition, Jinchuan City's maritime trade should be sorted out as soon as possible." Jiang Chen said.

"No problem, but, Jiang Chen, when are you going to look for the new continent?" Zhou Fang asked.

"I will definitely explore the new continent in August, but now even without the flying talisman, flying with a sword can solve many problems." Jiang Chen said.

"That's true. In our current situation, it's better to use air flight and flying talismans than the family teleportation talisman." Zhou Fang said.

"That's not the case. A flying talisman, even one of ordinary quality, can be exchanged for a lot of spirit stones in the Tiannan Continent, and a family teleportation talisman is only one hundred taels of gold per person. The price is not high." Jiang Chen said.

"That's right." Jiang Lai and others reacted.

Gold and silver are both universal currencies, but they cannot be used for cultivation.

But spirit stones are different.

It is both currency and a cultivation resource.

In the Tiannan Continent, the highest ratio of gold to low-grade spirit stones is 1000:1 (the official ratio is 100:1, but no one will abide by the official ratio).

But even so, few people can exchange gold for lower-grade spirit stones.

And an ordinary quality flying talisman can be sold for a lot of low-grade spirit stones.

"I brought a lot of goods this time. You should find a way to sell them next." Jiang Chen started chatting with Jiang Lai and others.

After chatting for a while, Tian Tian said, "Jiang Chen, I heard that Yanchuan is rich in fruits. Now it is early August, and the fruits of Yanchuan are hot-selling in Jinchuan. If you have time, go to Yanchuan to buy some fruits."

"Fruits from Yanchuan? Okay, I'll go to Yanchuan tomorrow to have a look." Jiang Chen did not refuse. His space ring was big enough, and with the help of flying with a sword, he could bring back a lot of fruits.

"Tomorrow?" Chen Qianqian looked at Jiang Chen.

"Of course I'll accompany you today." Jiang Chen said to Jiang Lai and others.

Jiang Lai and others rolled their eyes at Jiang Chen.

But there was restlessness in his eyes.

……

Jiuchuan Continent, Yanchuan.

"As expected, Yanchuan is a place rich in fruits."

“The price of fruit in Jinchuan is ten times that here.”

At that moment, Jiang Chen went to find fruit farmers and started purchasing fruits.

After paying a deposit to the fruit farmers, Jiang Chen came to Yanchuan City and started purchasing warehouses.

After all, the space ring cannot be exposed to others.

"is her?"

Just after Jiang Chen purchased the warehouse, Jiang Chen saw a young girl.

Almost at the same time, the system prompt sounded.

"Sign in."

Jiang Chen thought silently in his heart.

[Congratulations to the host, you have signed in successfully and received ten stacks of intermediate-level talisman paper. ]

"Ten stacks of intermediate-level talisman paper?"

"This is the eighth sign-in to get."

"In addition, when you are promoted to the Imperial Clan, you will be rewarded with twenty stacks of Intermediate-level Beginning Talisman Paper. When you are promoted to the Celestial Clan, you will be rewarded with fifty stacks of Intermediate-level Beginning Talisman Paper."

"Intermediate primary talisman paper is talisman paper that can be used to draw intermediate primary talismans. It has the strength of a grandmaster."

"This is good stuff."

At this moment, Jiang Chen looked at the signing hostess.

Hao Jia, a character in "Everyday Life of Yours".

In the play, she is a beautiful girl from Yanchuan. Hao Jia comes from Yanchuan, a small place with abundant resources and abundant flowers and fruits. She has been a good friend of Li Wei for many years. She is well-educated, gentle and smart. Among the beautiful girls participating in the election, she is the only one who has done homework on the young masters of Xinchuan in advance. In order to prevent her mother from being bullied by the wife of the main house, Hao Jia gave up the opportunity to become the main wife of the fifth young master and chose to marry the eldest master who already had a wife. She regarded her marriage as a business and treated the eldest master as her own boss.

"Hao Jia in "Daily Life of a Lady"?"

"The plot of 'Daily Life' hasn't started yet."

In the play, Hao Jia's biological mother is a concubine, so Hao Jia is not the most favored daughter in the family. Her father has three wives and four concubines, and her mother is not the most favored concubine. On the contrary, her mother has a very low status in the family. Since she was a child, Hao Jia has to look at other people's eyes to survive at home, and she feels very insecure, which has created her tactful and cautious character. In the play, the reason why she was selected as a show girl is because the lady of the family did not want her daughter to marry far away in Xinchuan, a place where men are superior to women, and let her daughter bear the risk of men having three wives and four concubines in the future. So Hao Jia, the unfavored concubine, was recognized as a legitimate daughter and sent to the draft.

Therefore, having witnessed her mother's unhappy marriage since she was young, Hao Jia had no expectations for marriage. She came to this place just to hope that her biological mother could live a better life. She believed that marriage was just a business, and since she was here, she would choose the one with the most promising future, even if it meant being a concubine.

That's why she said in the play: "My mother said that women can only make a living in the backyard. The backyard is the career that we women have to fight for our whole lives. It's no different from running a shop. The husband is the boss, and his wife is just a difficult manager. Since I'm here to work, I have to choose Xinchuan, the most powerful one in Jiuchuan. Since I'm in Xinchuan, I have to find a boss with the best development prospects. Isn't that the eldest master?"

At that time, she thought that the second young master was the eldest son and would also be the future master of Xinchuan, so she believed that if she chose a master, she would definitely choose the one with the best future development, even if it meant being a concubine. This was the idea her mother instilled in her.

Also, she was born in such a family and had long lost hope for her marriage.

The reason why Hao Jia would rather be a concubine than marry the eldest son was not only because she was attracted by his status, but also because she had no one behind her. She was originally an unfavored daughter in the family and was pushed out to marry. Her biological mother did not have a good life in the mansion, and she could only marry the young master with the highest status in Xinchuan in exchange for her biological mother to have a better life at home.

Hao Jia's biological mother was a weak woman. She was not happy relying on men for her life, and even had to sacrifice her daughter's marriage in exchange for her own luxurious life. Later, Hao Jia's life in the second young master's house was not easy. With the help of Li Wei and others, Hao Jia finally chose to escape from the house. She wrote a letter to her mother, and her mother asked her to take care of her health. She thought that at least her biological mother cared about her in this world.

In order to help Hao Jia escape better, Li Wei contacted Hao Jia's biological mother, hoping to give her spiritual comfort. As a result, none of them expected that Hao Jia's mother supported her on the surface, but pushed her biological daughter into that tiger's den behind her back. In the carriage, Hao Jia was overjoyed and thought she had finally escaped from that place. She finally escaped with the help of everyone, and she originally thought that her biological mother also supported her.

Unexpectedly, her mother came here not to help her escape, but to persuade her to go back and live a good life with the second young master.

Mother Hao felt that her daughter had married the most honorable young master of Xinchuan, and her life at home would be much better. Although she knew that her daughter's life would not be easy after marriage, she had lived her whole life like this, and she believed deep down that a woman should accept her fate in such a life.

Faced with such emotional kidnapping from Hao's mother, Hao Jia could only return to the Second Young Master's residence in despair, and all the efforts of Li Wei and the others were in vain.

Hao Jia's family background is probably similar to Li Wei's, but if it were Li Wei, she would definitely dare to run away, because she knew her parents would definitely support her. However, Hao Jia's father never looked at her daughter in the eye, and her biological mother was even more timid and indecisive, and she selfishly pushed her daughter into the fire pit.

When people are desperate to a certain extent, they will lose their minds, and Hao Jia eventually took this path. Hao Jia was pregnant, and the second young master insisted that she give birth to a son. He did not allow her to go out every day, and forced her to eat sour things. Facing such cold violence from the second young master, Hao Jia was powerless to resist and could only endure it every day until the child was born.

Later, she almost had a difficult delivery because the baby was too big. As a result, the second young master refused to allow her to have acupuncture, saying that he was afraid of affecting the baby. In the end, it was with the help of his wife and Li Wei that she gave birth to the baby safely. When the second young master learned that it was a daughter, he didn't even want to see the child, and said that he wanted to send the child to the palace to raise, out of sight, out of mind. The second young master was so heartless that Hao Jia was very desperate. The woman who had just given birth was very fragile. Unfortunately, she suffered from postpartum depression. The second young master not only refused to hire a doctor for her, but also disliked her for being unlucky. He also ordered his wife to find a few more good girls for him to bring into the palace to give birth to his son.

Such ruthlessness is chilling. At this time, Hao Jia was very fragile. She felt that she would be imprisoned in this backyard for the rest of her life, without seeing the sun. She wanted to entrust her child to the lady, but she felt that she was not able to take care of herself, let alone the child. She was fed up with such a life, and finally she wrote a suicide note and jumped into the river to end it all.

Finally, Li Wei noticed her abnormality and arrived in time, and the Fifth Young Master invited the imperial physician from the palace in time to save Hao Jia. After this incident, rumors spread that Hao Jia and the Fifth Young Master had an affair, and her reputation was ruined, but because of this incident, she was completely relieved. With the help of everyone, Hao Jia finally left the Second Young Master and achieved her independence with her child.

Hao Jia is from Yanchuan. She is good at handmade embroidery and can make a lot of rouge and powder. So she used pollen to make a lot of rouge and powder that girls like, and disguised herself as a man to do business on the street. The business is very good, and she has achieved her own financial independence. She can not only support herself, but also her children, and her children are named Hao.

Hao Jia’s independence is inseparable from everyone’s help, and also from her subsequent financial independence.

"According to the situation in the play, Hao Jia's father is just a minor official."

"Hao Jia also has the gentleness and beauty of the Jiangnan water town."

Jiang Chen looked at Hao Jia. In the play, Hao Jia is very good at dealing with people, but it is also for survival.

"Is Hao Jia out shopping now?"

Jiang Chen's eyes swept over Hao Jia and her personal maid, then continued walking forward.

In a whole day, Jiang Chen purchased a large amount of fruits.

With the flying sword and the space ring, Jiang Chen easily delivered the fruits to Jinchuan City.

"These fruits can earn tens of thousands of taels of gold." Jiang Lai said as he looked at the fruits.

"Ah."

Jiang Chen said: "But this is only theoretical. If you can't sell the fruit quickly, it may rot."

"Don't worry, the Star Caravan is ready. What's more, Jinchuan City is also a port city, so it is not difficult to sell it." Jiang Lai said.

"That's good." Jiang Chen nodded and said, "I have made an appointment with the merchant over there. I will go to buy it later."

"It's a pity that the space for rings is limited, otherwise we would have more channels for purchasing goods." Chen Xuanxuan said.

"This is also in the Second World. If it were in other worlds, doing this might not be a profitable thing." Jiang Chen smiled and said, "The rest is up to you."

……

Xinghan Continent, Xinghan Shenjing, Wang Family.

"Mr. Jiang." Wang Ziteng bowed.

"Wang Ziteng, it seems that you have made great progress in your cultivation during this period of time." Jiang Chen said as he looked at Wang Ziteng.

"This is all thanks to Master Jiang." Wang Ziteng said.

"However, your strength is not enough. These are for you." Jiang Chen threw a bottle of body-tempering pills to Wang Ziteng.

"Thank you, Mr. Jiang." Wang Ziteng was overjoyed.

"What's going on during this period?" Jiang Chen asked.

"There is no movement from the various princes." Wang Ziteng replied.

"Then find a way to create some noise." Jiang Chen wanted chaos to occur in Xinghan. Only in this way could he reap the benefits.

"Movement? What does Mr. Jiang mean?" Wang Ziteng asked.

"What do you think?" Jiang Chen asked.

"I understand." Wang Ziteng said quickly.

"How is the Jia family now?" Jiang Chen asked.

"The Jia family..." Wang Ziteng recounted the situation of the Jia family.

Overall, the situation of the Jia family has not changed much.

"Oh, I see."

Jiang Chen was not surprised to hear this.

After chatting with Wang Ziteng for a while, Jiang Chen walked out of the study.

"It's you." Wang Xifeng saw Jiang Chen.

"Ms. Wang, long time no see." Jiang Chen looked at Wang Xifeng.

Because of the first and fourth worlds, Jiang Chen hasn't seen Wang Xifeng for a long time.

"What are you doing here?" Wang Xifeng asked.

"What do you think?" Jiang Chen asked with a smile.

Wang Xifeng was silent.

In her opinion, Jiang Chen came because of her.

"Ms. Wang, I will let you in in the second half of the year," Jiang Chen said.

Wang Xifeng's face changed.

Jiang Chen smiled and left the Wang family.

What Jiang Chen didn't expect was that shortly after he left Wang's house, he met Li Wan, Li Wen and Li Qi outside the rouge shop on the main street.

"Is it them?"

Almost at the same time, the system prompt sounded.

"Sign in."

Jiang Chen thought silently in his heart.

[Congratulations to the host, you have signed in successfully and received ten medium-grade spirit stones. ]

[Congratulations to the host, you have signed in successfully and received ten Millennium Vermilion Fruits. ]

[Congratulations to the host, you have signed in successfully and obtained a first-level lower-grade spiritual vein. ]

"Ten middle-grade spirit stones?"

"This is the tenth time I signed in and got it."

"Okay, although there are quite a few mid-grade spirit stones now, it is not difficult to get mid-grade spirit stones by trading in the Tiannan Continent of the Fourth World, but the more the better."

“It’s not bad to check in a few times.”

"After all, ten mid-grade spirit stones can last for a long time."

"Ten thousand-year-old red fruits?"

"This is the eighth time I've signed in and received ten Millennium Vermillion Fruits."

"This sign-in reward is good."

"The existence of the Millennium Vermilion Fruit is a natural treasure that allows Grandmaster warriors to advance to the Martial King realm as quickly as possible. After refining the Millennium Vermilion Fruit, strength increases by 94, physique increases by 100, spirit increases by 30, and agility increases by 80. It is a unique treasure among the Jiang family."

"A first-level low-grade spiritual vein?"

"This is the seventeenth time I've signed in and obtained a first-grade lower-grade spiritual vein."

"Previously, fifteen first-grade inferior spirit veins were placed in Daming Palace, fifteen were placed in Mulan Hunting Ground, and the remaining four are now placed in Jiangzhou City in the fourth world. I didn't expect to sign in and get another inferior spirit vein."

At this moment, Jiang Chen looked at the signing hostess.

Li Wan is a character in "A Dream of Red Mansions Part Two".

In the play, she is the wife of Jia Zhu, the eldest grandson of Rongguo Mansion.

Li Wen is a character in the 10th version of "Dream of Red Mansions".

Li Wen in the play is the daughter of Aunt Li and the cousin of Li Wan. She has a detached and indifferent beauty. Her character is like plum blossoms - beautiful and cold but tough, which is in sharp contrast to her weak and indecisive cousins ​​and sisters - Li Wan and Li Qi.

Li Qi is a character in the 10th edition of "Dream of Red Mansions".

Li Qi in the play is Li Wen's sister, Li Wan's cousin, and the daughter of Li Wan's widowed aunt. She is one of the second volume of the Twelve Beauties of Jinling. In the book, Li Qi is praised as a girl as beautiful as a water onion.

"Li Wan and Wang Xifeng in A Dream of Red Mansions are one or two years older than each other."

"So, Li Wan is not married yet."

Li Wan is the eldest grandson's wife of Rongguo Mansion. Her husband Jia Zhu is the eldest son of Jia Zheng, the head of Rongguo Mansion. He died young and left behind a son, Jia Lan. However, because of this, the mother and son lost the inheritance right of Rongguo Mansion, and Jia Baoyu replaced Jia Zhu and became Jia Zheng's first heir.

Li Wan and Jia Zhu, as their names suggest, are a "wood and stone marriage", which actually represents the path of passing down poetry and books from generation to generation.

Wang Xifeng is the eldest grandson's wife of Rongguo Mansion. Her husband Jia Lian is the eldest son of Jia She, the first-class hereditary general of Rongguo Duke. After marriage, they only have one daughter, Qiaojie. Because Li Wan is a widow and cannot manage the family, she takes over her position as the housekeeper of Rongguo Mansion and is the future wife of the second-class hereditary general of Rongguo Duke. Wang Xifeng and Jia Lian are actually a pair of "golden marriage". The word "Xi" is a metaphor for wealth with bustling and prosperous. Therefore, "the world is bustling for profit".

As the eldest daughter-in-law of the grandchildren of the Rong family, she seems to be more qualified and should play an important role in family life and actively participate in politics. If compared with some strong women in the first world, some of them are still single and transfer all their energy and spirit that should be used to take care of the family to participate in the outside world. Li Wan has just lost her husband, so she should also transfer her loneliness to family affairs. If she likes excitement and power, it seems that she can naturally take charge of the big family like Fengjie.

But obviously, the "Four Books" and "Royal Women" that she had read since childhood were all about "avoidance"; she was not as "straight-talking" as Wang Xifeng. When Wang Xifeng was ill, Mrs. Wang entrusted the household affairs to Li Wan, and Tanchun "just assisted in the management". But in fact, Tanchun was in charge of everything, and Li Wan retreated behind the scenes, obediently taking care of her adopted son at home and teaching her younger sisters needlework...

When Li Wan appears, her life hits the bottom. She is widowed at a young age and her heart is withered. When Feng Jie appears, her life is glorious. She is successful at a young age and has great power.

The two of them, "one withered and the other flourished", "one perished and the other rose", were destined to be used as an extreme comparison. Wang Xifeng gained glory because of Li Wan's misfortune, but no one could have imagined that Li Wan would turn the tide in the future, and gain "late youth" by virtue of her son's status. She was just like Ouyang Xiu's mother who "taught her son by drawing on bamboo sticks", and her reputation was passed down to later generations. On the other hand, Wang Xifeng "was too clever to calculate everything, but she calculated her own life", not to mention her late youth, she even lost her life.

She was widowed at a young age and her life was ruined, but fortunately she left behind her son Jia Lan. Ordinarily, such a life would have completely fallen to the bottom. They were indeed marginalized in the Jia family. This was because after Jia Zhu's death, Jia Baoyu became Jia Zheng's heir, and the inheritance rights in his hands were handed over to others, so he could only rely on himself to fight. Although Wang Xifeng could not inherit Rongguo Mansion, she got the power of housekeeper from Li Wan, and could also get the benefits that belonged to Li Wan. The key is that she will be honored by her husband in the future. After Jia Lian inherits the title, she will automatically obtain the honor of a lady of imperial edict.

No matter how you look at it, Wang Xifeng is better than Li Wan, but "who is like a pot of orchid in the end" means that no one in the Jia family will achieve as much as Li Wan in the future. They, mother and son, turned the tide and had the last laugh. Their success stems from the success of Li Wan's education.

Li Wan has a son, but Wang Xifeng cannot give birth to a son, which makes her jealous.

In the play, Wang Xifeng counted for Li Wan, saying that she earned four or five hundred taels of silver a year but was reluctant to spend money on her brothers and sisters. This plot hints at two points. First, Wang Xifeng herself did not spend money on her brothers and sisters, but took the fifty taels of silver from the official account and squeezed Li Wan for being stingy and not paying. In fact, Li Wan followed everyone to run a poetry club, and she spent money every time. If she was really stingy, she could not not participate, and she could save the money. Moreover, why did Li Wan spend money to raise Wang Furen's children? Second, Wang Xifeng was jealous of the orphans and widows who had a lot of income, and her calculating heart was chilling. Li Wan's current income is indeed more than hers, but at the cost of losing her husband and lifelong happiness, losing the Rongguo Mansion and the title of a lady of honor whose wife was honored by her husband. I wonder if Wang Xifeng is willing to exchange it with Li Wan for four or five hundred taels of silver a year? When Jia Lian inherits the title in the future, when she becomes a second-rank lady of honor, I am afraid that her salary will be about the same. What will Li Wan have at that time?

From the perspective of the inheritance significance of "a good daughter-in-law brings prosperity to three generations", Li Wan continued the family line of the Jia family and educated Jia Lan to become a talent. She was more like Ouyang Xiu's mother who "taught her son by drawing on bamboo sticks", bringing glory to the Jia family. She truly achieved the merit of "repairing the heavens" after the Jia family was confiscated. By the standards of a daughter-in-law and a mother, Li Wan has no regrets. Wang Xifeng herself has no son, but she killed Jia Lian's offspring and did not allow other concubines to give birth to Jia Lian. In the words of Zhi Yanzhai, she is "the first sinner in the Jia family". This pair of sisters-in-law is a positive and negative example of "accumulating bad karma for children and grandchildren".

What's even more ironic is that the only good thing Wang Xifeng did was to help Granny Liu, which was to "leave some good fortune" for her daughter Qiaojie. This shows the importance of "yin and yang", but compared with the bad things she did, it was of no help.

The Jia family chose Wang Xifeng and gave up Li Wan. In fact, it was just like choosing Xue Baochai and giving up Lin Daiyu. They failed to recognize the real beauty. It was also destined that "the family's wealth and honor will not last more than three generations". Finally, Li Wan lived up to her original intention, "the new green adds to the place where the kudzu is washed, and the beautiful clouds and fragrance protect the people who pick celery", and finally the mother and son revived the Jia family, which was a great achievement.

"Li Wen, Li Qian..."

Li Wen and Li Qi are Li Wan's cousins. Because their father died early, they were raised by their widowed mother alone. Li Wan's father was the chief priest of the Imperial Academy, an official in the capital, so Li Wan's family settled in the capital. Therefore, Li Wan's widowed aunt brought Li Wen and Li Qi to the capital to visit relatives, and originally came to Li Wan's family, not to the Jia family. So the widowed aunt probably stayed at the Li family for a few days when she came to the capital.

When Li Wen and Li Qi came to Jia's house, Jia's mother insisted that the sisters stay for a few days. Although Aunt Li was very reluctant, she had no choice but to let Li Wen and Li Qi live with Li Wan in the Daoxiang Village in the Grand View Garden. The Grand View Garden thus ushered in the peak moment of excitement, which was definitely a famous scene of competition in the Grand View Garden.

Coco Lee and Li Qi are both girls who come from scholarly families. Just like Li Wan said, "There is no man or woman in the family who is not fond of reading poetry and books." This shows that Coco Lee and Li Qi are both girls who were brought up in a scholarly family, and each of them is quick-witted.

During the heyday of the Jia Mansion, Li Wen and Li Qi were the first two girls to leave. It must be said that Li Wan's widowed aunt was a wise person. Such a wealthy place was not a place for Li Wen and Li Qi to stay for a long time. It would be better to leave early. It is better not to wade into the muddy water of the Jia Mansion. So the cautious widowed aunt left early and stayed away from the Jia Mansion. Li Wen and Li Qi became passers-by who were seen by surprise.

"Li Wan hasn't married yet, so Li Wen and Li Qi appear beside Li Wan as relatives."

"I wonder if Li Wan is engaged."

Jiang Chen looked at Li Wan.

I have to say, this version of Li Wan is pretty good.

"However, the situation in Xinghan Shenjing is complicated."

“I don’t know how the story will develop next.”

"In the play, Li Wan's highlight moment is entering the Grand View Garden and founding a poetry club."

In the play, Li Wan started a poetry club not just for entertainment. You should know that Li Wan is a cautious person, so after entering the Grand View Garden, she did not put her ideas into practice. It was not until nearly half a year later, in August, that Jia Tanchun woke up, picked up Li Wan's idea, sent out a post, and invited everyone to start a poetry club. But Li Wan did not compete with Jia Tanchun for credit. As soon as she heard the news, she immediately rushed to Tanchun and praised Jia Tanchun for being "very elegant." She also took a series of actions to support Jia Tanchun and the poetry club.

Li Wan first recommended herself as the leader of the altar. Second, she offered her own Daoxiang Village as the address of the society. Third, she affirmed Lin Daiyu's suggestion as "very good", and everyone gave themselves nicknames, and she was the first to give herself a nickname "Daoxiang Old Farmer". Fourth, she came up with an idea that everyone praised, inviting Wang Xifeng to be the censor of the society to solve the funding problem.

Li Wan's potential for social activities is astonishing. After entering the Grand View Garden and establishing the poetry club, Li Wan has completely changed. You can often see her smile and hear her laugh. She not only writes poems, but also reviews poems. She is very active. Together with her sisters, she uses the poetry club to challenge the social norms that have closed and suffocated their lives and souls.

Li Wan's poems are full of profound knowledge and connotation. Jia Baoyu highly praised Li Wan's comments on poems.

"I wonder how Li Wan's talent compares to those of Cai Wenji and others."

Jiang Chen is interested in those heroic female knights, but he is also interested in those talented women.

Because you can have different experiences with those talented women.

"Li Wan is not married yet, let's find a chance to recruit her as a maid."

Thinking of this, Jiang Chen retracted his gaze and walked towards the Jiang Mansion.

……

Xinghan Continent, Xinghan Divine Capital, Jiang Mansion.

"Mr. Jiang, Cheng Shaoshang was here just now." Ren Duomei said after seeing Jiang Chen walk into the living room.

"Really? Cheng Shaoshang is here to complain again?" Jiang Chen asked.

Ren Duomei nodded.

After coming to the second world this time, Cheng Shaoshang has complained more than once. However, this is no wonder. Cheng Shaoshang is a person who likes freedom and likes to be loved, and her mother has no idea what Cheng Shaoshang wants.

Although Ren Duomei wanted to be a housewife, she couldn't stand this.

"However, Cheng Shaoshang said today that Emperor Wen wants to go on a tour." Ren Duomei said.

"Going on a tour?" Jiang Chen remembered that Emperor Wen also went on a tour in "The Stars Are Shining". Could it be related to the plot in the drama? Then Cheng Shaoshang and Ling Buyi...

"Mr. Jiang, I think we should do something." Chen Kaiyi said.

"Ling Buyi is Emperor Wen's right-hand man, so we will start with him." Jiang Chen said.

"Mr. Jiang, what are you going to do?" asked Hao Liren.

"Of course it's borrowing a knife to kill someone."

Jiang Chen said, "I'll write a letter later. Shen Lige, please help me hand it to Ling Yi."

It would be best if Ling Yi could kill Ling Buyi.

If Ling Yi cannot kill Ling Buyi, then making them break up will also be beneficial to what happens next.

If Ling Buyi could wipe out Ling Yi's entire family when Ling Yi broke with him, then even Emperor Wen would not be able to protect him.

As for why he didn’t just kill Ling Buzhi?

Because killing Ling Buzhi directly would have no other benefits except removing Emperor Wen's right-hand man.

Only if Ling Buyi and Ling Yi break up, or even if one of them dies, can Emperor Wen's balance be broken and more people be involved.

"Okay." Shen Lige responded.

"Also, pay attention to Emperor Wen, Ren Duomei. You secretly use the Jinyiwei to pass the news about Emperor Wen to those princes." Jiang Chen said.

"Okay." Ren Duomei nodded.

"Mr. Jiang, does Emperor Wen know about Ling Buyi and Ling Yi?" Xia Qing asked.

"Yes." Jiang Chen nodded. "In my opinion, Emperor Wen probably knew it when he adopted Ling Buyi as his adopted son."

As Emperor Wen's sworn brother and comrade-in-arms, Huo Chong not only saved Emperor Wen's life, but also protected him many times in various battles. However, Huo Chong's family was brutally killed in the Battle of Gucheng, and Emperor Wen felt deeply guilty. In order to prevent the blood of the Huo family from flowing into others, Emperor Wen decided to take Ling Buyi into the palace and adopt him as his adopted son. Ling Buyi received special care and attention from Emperor Wen, and even the queen taught him personally. Such a move was not only because of Huo Chong's prestige, but also to explain to the court officials and calm the anger and dissatisfaction with the Chunyu family.

This is just like how Emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty conferred the title of Marquis on Geng Jie.

Emperor Wen received support from many people for doing this.

And Ling Buyi also became the Marquis of Guanjun of Emperor Wen.

"So, Ling Buyi is Emperor Wen's sword? Therefore, for Emperor Wen, it is best for Ling Buyi to be a lone minister." Zhang Qiuyue said.

Jiang Chen nodded.

This is what Emperor Wen meant.

In the play, when Ling Buyi proposed to marry Cheng Shaoshang, Emperor Wen showed it very clearly.

Ling Buzhi was a noble general who had long been respected. His marriage choice would undoubtedly attract widespread attention. However, Emperor Wen did not consider his family background and status, but only valued Ling Buzhi's preferences, and agreed to his request without hesitation. This was because Emperor Wen had deeper considerations. He realized Ling Buzhi's influence and status, so he did not want others to use marriage to restrain Ling Buzhi. By agreeing to let Ling Buzhi marry Cheng Shaoshang, Emperor Wen actually controlled Ling Buzhi's sphere of influence to the small family of Cheng, avoiding the general's power from becoming too strong, and preventing other forces from using this to restrain Ling Buzhi.

Only in this way can Ling Buyi be used by Emperor Wen.

This also fits what Zhang Qiuyue said about a lone minister.

However, after Ling Buyi killed the entire family of Ling Hou for revenge, his action touched the bottom line for Emperor Wen. He had to handle his relationship with the crown prince well, and at the same time face pressure and nesting from court officials. Ling Buyi knew the situation in the crown prince's mansion well. He used the crown prince's seal to mobilize the army, and ordered the army in the name of the crown prince to help him kill the entire family of Ling Hou, which made Emperor Wen completely disappointed in the crown prince.

This move implies that Ling Buyi and the third prince had a tacit understanding and the two had long been plotting to change the crown prince. Although Emperor Wen was angry about this, he felt regret and heartache when he learned that Ling Buyi was Huo Wushang, whom he loved deeply. Therefore, Emperor Wen punished Ling Buyi to guard the border for seven years, which was intended to show his punishment for Ling Buyi, but also implied his extra care for him. Emperor Wen personally supervised Ling Buyi's food, clothing, housing and transportation to show his special treatment. This arrangement not only shut up the court officials, but also demonstrated Emperor Wen's political strategy.

If "The Legend of the Great Star" had a spin-off, or if Ling Buyi had not died young, he would definitely have become a powerful weapon for Emperor Wen to deal with the wealthy families.

Of course, if Emperor Wen had died at that time and the third prince ascended the throne, Emperor Wen’s political schemes might not have been eliminated.

"Splendid Starry Sky" is similar to the founding of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

The reason why the Eastern Han Dynasty was known as the Eastern Han Kindergarten was because those wealthy and powerful families wanted to control the court.

"In Xinghan, the power of the princes and wealthy families is the strongest. If we push forward all the way, I don't know how many people will die. And I don't know how much energy it will take to tear down and rebuild. Therefore, if you want to develop the family business and increase the family influence, this is the dumbest way. This is also the reason why you are calculating now." Ren Duomei understood.

"That's right." Jiang Chen nodded and said, "It's easy to avoid an open attack, but hard to guard against an arrow from the dark. It's not because we are the strongest in the world that others dare not plot against us. Just like in the first world, the overall strength of the United States is very strong, but those small countries will also plot against it as long as there is an interest. And what our family wants is the family fortune, not someone who can shoot an arrow from the dark at any time."

If we don't take the clan's fortune into consideration, we can just suppress it with force.

But to calculate the clan's fortune, one only needs to rely on force.

This is like conquering an empire and defending it.

Once you have the clan's fortune, you also need to protect it.

Just like the stocks in the first world, if they fall, the market value will drop, and the fortune of the clan will also decline.

"So, we must have more of our own people?" Chen Kaiyi said.

"Yes, if you want to manage the industry, you must have professional personnel. Otherwise, those servants will deceive their superiors and enrich themselves, which will have a negative impact on the family."

Jiang Chen nodded: "Of course, if we want to develop the family quickly, we can take extraordinary measures when necessary. For example, Ling Buyi and Ling Yi, if Ling Buyi killed Ling Yi, then we will secretly add fuel to the flames and let Emperor Wen deal with Ling Buyi. If Ling Yi killed Ling Buyi. Then we will secretly kill Ling Yi and put the blame on Prince Yong..."

(End of this chapter)