Take the farm down to earth

Chapter 175 Ming Conspiracy
Shi Zhongkui couldn't help being surprised when he heard Baochai say that he had married Baoqin for several years.

But after thinking about it carefully, I didn't intend to lie or deny it.

Instead, he asked suspiciously, "When I was at Xue's house today, was my performance so obvious?"

Baochai laughed softly for a moment, "Although Xianggong is polite and doesn't appear to be in a hurry, but I have been married to Shi's family for more than two months, so I can still see some of Xianggong's intentions?"

Shi Zhongkui shook his head with a smile, Baochai was already very smart, indeed he only needed to look at Baoqin a few times from himself, and he could roughly guess that he was interested in Baoqin.

And compared to the sisterhood with Yingchun, Baochai is naturally more accepting of Baoqin in his heart.

Even after Baoqin gave birth to a child, Baochai didn't need to take the child under his name to be raised. In the future, the child's status as an aunt alone would be enough for the child to serve Baochai as his mother.

Treat her kindly for the rest of her life, and honestly provide for Baochai until the end of her life.

The next day, Shi Zhongkui got up early and finished his morning exercises, accompanied Baochai to finish his breakfast, and then rode to Jia's house.

As soon as he walked into Ningrong Street, he saw Jia Zheng, Jia Zhen, Jia Lian, Jia Baoyu, Jia Lan and others braving the cold outside the gate of Rongguo Mansion from a distance.

As for Jia Amnesty, the old guy wanted to get closer and closer to Shi Zhongkui, but the identity of his father-in-law made him feel embarrassed and waited for Shi Zhongkui at the gate.

And for the sake of the Jia family's face, he was not allowed to do so.

Seeing this, Shi Zhongkui was happy to avoid trouble.

After pretending that he didn't know, he went to Rongxi hall with Jia Zheng and Jia Zhen.

He had no intention of going to the East Courtyard of Rongguo Mansion to visit Jia Amnesty at all.

Jia Zheng didn't know whether he really forgot or had other ideas, so he didn't mention it at all.

And I saw Shi Zhongkui personally handing over two essays and a poem written in the last half month, saying that he wanted to ask Jia Zheng for advice.

Jia Zheng didn't even dare to say anything, but his eyes immediately burst into laughter.

It can be said that it is enough face to make Liu Yuangong lower his posture and ask for advice.

And getting Jia Zheng done is basically tantamount to getting Jia Mu done.

However, Shi Zhongkui worked harder and turned his gaze to Jia Baoyu.

"Brother Bao, thinking about my brother's family background, and his extraordinary intelligence, if he hides at home, he will inevitably have the intention of burying his talents.

How about going to Taichang Temple for some errands, assisting the Ministry of Rites to take care of some court rituals and music every day, and teaching and protecting the ignorant little maid is also a kind deed. "

This was a bit euphemistic, but Jia Baoyu understood it as soon as he heard it.

Since they are in charge of the etiquette and music of the outer court, how can there be any little maids, except for the daughters of the hereditary Lehu family, and the female family members of the criminal official's family are almost the same as their daughters.

Of course, the female relatives and daughters of the prisoner's family are also one of the sources of court ladies, so Shi Zhongkui is actually right to say so.

It's just that this kind of person can only do some of the lowest dirty work after entering the court.

Not to mention the contact with the emperor, prince and princess, even the eunuchs in charge of the middle level can only contact a few of them.

Since the Tang Dynasty, the rituals and music of the outer court were under the control of Taichang Temple, while the inner court was under the management of Jiaofang.

Dazhou was changed to the Jiaofang Division, which was subordinate to the Ministry of Rites and was responsible for the celebration and welcoming VIPs to play music.

It would be a good job for Jia Baoyu to go directly to the Ministry of Rites, but if he had a relationship with Jiaofang Secretary, let alone Mrs. Wang, Jia Zheng, and Jia Mu, Yingchun would feel uneasy and dissatisfied.

But if you go to Taichang Temple, you are only in charge of the rituals and music of the outer court in name, but you are actually qualified to deal with the Ministry of Rites.

And because he is in charge of rites and music, it largely overlaps with some functions of the Jiaofang Division. Let alone getting in touch, it is normal to participate in some things of the Jiaofang Division.

And only to give opinions, not to participate in any actual management, not only no one will gossip.

The Ministry of Rites and the Secretary of Jiaofang still don't know how to do it, and they shouldn't bother Jia Baoyu.

If he was smarter, the waiters and servants of the Ministry of Rites would deliberately let Jia Baoyu get in touch with those court ladies and the family members of criminal officials.

It's not that the Shangshu and the servants don't know the dirty things below, but that even the waiters often don't want to break the money of the officials below.

At that time, scholars and folks will definitely praise the Ministry of Rites.

As for what's going on behind the scenes, it's really not too easy to hide from Jia Baoyu, a master who doesn't care if he is accompanied by a few, or even a dozen beautiful ladies, and flatters him.

When Jia Baoyu thought of what was described in the book, those who were sold into the Jiaofang Division just because of bad birth.

Or the beautiful and talented daughters whose father committed a crime at home and were filled into the Jiaofang Division, their hearts were moved.

It can be said that it is 10,000 people who are unwilling to let him study and take the imperial examination, but if he is asked to save and treat the young ladies well, even if he is tired, it will not be impossible.

Besides, Taichang Temple itself has a lot of female officials who are good at singing, dancing and temperament, and have official positions but are unknown and have no power.

These women just want to think better, and they won't let go of Jia Baoyu's hollow thigh, which is golden and jade.

Not to mention that if you can become a concubine, no one can predict that the Jia family is likely to fail, and when Yuanchun becomes a concubine again, you don't have to worry about it for the rest of your life.

Jia Zheng still couldn't make up his mind after much deliberation. Ritual and music officials were indeed considered noble in ancient times when etiquette was extremely important, and there was no troublesome official position.

Shi Zhongkui really put his heart into planning for Jia Baoyu in this way.

But no one knew that his goal was only to break Jia Baoyu's image in Lin Daiyu's heart.

If there is an affair with Le Ji's daughter or the prisoner's daughter, it will be embarrassing and embarrassing.

Not only will it affect Jia Baoyu's future marriages, but also the marriages of Jia's nephews and even future generations.

But before Jia Baoyu had the opportunity to become an official, Jia Zheng was thinking about how to plan his future.

But when the opportunity really came before him, he began to worry about whether Jia Baoyu was really suitable to be an official.

This psychology is actually easy to understand, but anyone who has ever been a parent will have this kind of worry.

In addition, Jia Zheng himself has spent more than ten years in the Ministry of Industry, and he more or less understands that being an official is not that easy.

In other words, an honest person like himself is really not suitable for officialdom, so that Jia Zheng thought of resigning more than once, and even said similar things in public several times.

It's a pity that as the helm of the Rongguo Mansion, he can resign if he wants to.

"If the good nephew has the heart, why not make a plan for Lian'er first?" Jia Zheng finally refused to agree and continued, "Baoyu is only 13 years old after the new year, which is too early.

And Lian'er has been handling foreign affairs for the Ningrong and Rongfu many years ago, it is no exaggeration to say that he has worked hard, and my uncle has indeed delayed him. "

After saying this, Jia Lian fell to his knees in front of Jia Zheng with a plop, tearing down his face and saying "should and dare not" with gratitude.

However, Shi Zhongkui thought in his heart, if Jia Lian went to Taichang Temple, how could he not resist stealing food with his character of evil spirit.

Once he made a mistake, he would basically be disqualified from inheriting the Rongguo Mansion.

Although Jia Zheng was really worried that Jia Baoyu's character was not suitable for an official position, he still had it deep in his heart. He hoped that Jia Baoyu would wake up and join the cabinet to revive the Jia family's thoughts.

Shi Zhongkui chuckled, it wasn't that he maliciously figured out human nature, but no matter how decent a gentleman is, when facing his own son's future, he would inevitably have selfishness in his heart.

Not to mention that Jia Zheng is not a real gentleman, at best he is an old master who has been tamed by Lijiao.

However, if Jia Lian went to Taichang Temple, it would not hinder his plan.

It can even be said that it is better to do so.

With Jia Baoyu's personality, if he heard that there were more than a dozen or dozens of beautiful girls in Taichang Temple who were as beautiful as flowers and good at rhythm and poetry, he couldn't help but go and see them.

As long as he finds that the outside is actually more exciting than his own home, his mind will definitely be attracted away, and then there will be a show of talent and beauty.

Although it is not possible to elope with a woman, the attention to Lin Daiyu will definitely plummet in the future.

And with Daiyu's sensitive and suspicious personality, how could Jia Baoyu's abnormality not be seen after a long time.

Waiting for Jia Zheng and Jia Lian to play with their uncles and nephews affectionately, and Jia Zhen to be the supporter, Jia Baoyu and Jia Lan's farce with tangled faces and moved faces is over.

Shi Zhongkui's thoughts moved, and he played a trick again, smiled and cupped his hands and said, "Second Uncle is open-minded and deeply understands righteousness. He is worthy of being praised by the government and the public as a gentleman. My nephew will write a letter to His Majesty tomorrow. This matter will definitely be a good talk for a while. achievement."

Jia Zheng waved his hands again and again in fright, and kept saying 'dare not, dare not'.

But after recovering, I was secretly happy again.

As long as everything has something to do with enlightenment, the benefits to reputation will definitely be great.

For a wealthy family like the Jia family, what they value most is their face and reputation. At the same time, they can protect the capital of the Jia family. Apart from the merits of their ancestors, in fact, only a good reputation is left.

Shi Zhongkui knew that playing the role of the emperor would definitely make Jia Zheng and the Jia family tearful, and if Jia Lian did something scandalous in the future, it would be his own disappointment.

Don't blame yourself, but you have to come to the door to plead guilty, begging yourself to forgive Jia Lian for letting down his goodwill and good intentions.
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When the news spread to the back house, Mother Jia was delighted, but also regretful.

Moreover, the person who was promoted became Jia Lian, so Jia's mother would not think about whether there would be any trouble if Jia Baoyu went to Taichang Temple.

Mrs. Wang almost broke her handkerchief at the beginning. It can be said that she was worried about Jia Baoyu's future.

Even Wang Xifeng, her own niece, was not spared.

Fortunately, thinking about it, since Shi Zhongkui had planned for Baoyu from the beginning, he was also trustworthy in his words, and I believe it would not be difficult to ask him to do so in the future.

With this in mind, Madam Wang's attitude towards Shi Zhongkui immediately made a 180-degree turn.

By the way, let's see how Yingchun looks and looks pleasing to the eye.

As for Wang Xifeng, she almost couldn't breathe smoothly, her heart beat faster, and her face was flushed with excitement.

Jia Lian's status as a fifth-rank official has indeed earned her a fifth-rank imperial status, but the comparison between officials and wives is not only the grade of imperial order, but also the power of the husband to determine the level of glory.

Even status in the family.

If Jia Lian could go to Taichang Temple, it would be a real transformation from a donated official to a real-time official, and he might even have a chance to be promoted to the fourth or third rank in the future.

In the future, he might become the real pillar of the Jia family.

It's a pity that Wang Xifeng is smart, but he has no vision and doesn't know how to restrain himself.

She was overjoyed for a moment, not only dissatisfied Mrs. Wang, but even Jia Mu, who had been using her to suppress Mrs. Wang, felt that she had to suppress and suppress Wang Xifeng.

Lest she get carried away in the future, and even Jia Mu, the old lady of the Jia family, would be neglected.

Jia Mu first put her arms around Yingchun who was sitting next to her as if nothing had happened, and praised her a lot.

Then the conversation changed, "My uncle is already in his twenties this year, and the issue of heirs has become the top priority of your family. The second girl must not be neglected."

Yingchun blushed and hurriedly nodded yes, she couldn't help but think that her thoughts of coming back to hide for a few days should have been seen by the old lady.

And the phrase "don't be negligent" obviously means that you have to work hard and strive to be the first to conceive a child.

If you want to do this, you have to ask Amber and Pearl to help.

While Yingchun was thinking about it depressedly, Jia's mother took the opportunity to say to Wang Xifeng, "Lian'er will definitely have a lot of official duties and work harder if she goes to take up a real job in the future.

There is only Ping'er serving a maid in his room now, it seems that there are few of them now. "

As soon as these words came out, Wang Xifeng's complexion changed drastically, and while secretly saying 'that's bad', he wanted to refute but didn't dare.

Moreover, Liu Yuangong of Yingchun's family has nearly a dozen maids, big and small, and four of them fill in the house.

At this time, no matter how many reasons you find, it will seem pale and powerless, and you will be called jealous.

Then I heard Jia's mother smile and say to Mrs. Wang, "Madam, why don't you choose some educated girls for Lian'er.

Even if he can't help with paperwork, at least he won't make a mess of Lian'er's study. "

As soon as Wang Xifeng heard this, he knew that this was implying that he was illiterate, at most he could only manage some accounts.

Immediately his face flushed with embarrassment, but he had to smile brightly, and even came out to thank Jia Mu.

Jia's mother laughed and said that Wang Xifeng knew the general idea, and then said, "Besides, my family has a child, and I can rest assured in terms of character and appearance.

In the future, if there are only one son and a half daughter left, it will be regarded as meritorious service. "

These words were close to hitting Wang Xifeng in the face.

In this kind of unfilial piety, the most lethal thing is not having a man, and Wang Xifeng can be divorced without any other reason.

Mrs. Wang rolled her eyes and knelt on the ground with a smile on her face and kept thanking her. She must have been panicked, and even Wang Xifeng, who was panicked, couldn't help but feel very relieved.

Mrs. Xing has not been favored by Jia's mother these years. Wang Xifeng also respects her nominal mother-in-law on the surface, and secretly refuses to let her get any money.

Seeing Wang Xifeng's misfortune now, Mrs. Xing nearly laughed.

But Wang Xifeng deserved to be born with a delicate heart, calm down and think about it.

If Mother Jia sent the maids around her to Jia Lian, then these maids would have to make offerings like bodhisattvas.

Otherwise, it would be to slap Jia Mu in the face.

Although the maid sent by Mrs. Wang is not easy to abuse, it is not difficult to find a reason to die of illness.

After thinking about it for a while, Wang Xifeng planned to send some money to Doctor Wang.

In this era when wind, cold and cold can kill people, it is not too easy for a rich family to die of one or two maids.

And if Wang Xifeng really had to choose, she would still choose Jia Mu, and she could only get closer to Jia Mu.

(End of this chapter)