Red Mansion Reader

Chapter 138
Xue Zhen never figured out what Wang Ziteng was planning.He has only two nieces in total, one Yuan Chun has been promoted to the imperial concubine, and the remaining Baochai will also be sent to the palace.

The two sisters Yuanchun and Baochai serve His Majesty together, who does Wang Ziteng want to learn from?Do you want to learn from Yang Yuhuan?Or Zhao Feiyan?Why, he still wants to rely on controlling the harem, put Yuan Chun on the throne, and then give birth to a prince?

Stupid, utterly stupid, and utterly greedy for profit.Xue Zhen shook her head angrily, and couldn't help thinking of a poem in her mind.

Jun Mo Wu, Jun Mo Wu, if you don’t see Yuhuan, flying swallows are all dust.

No, they must be disturbed.Xue Zhen made a decision immediately, and it is understandable for him to have this idea.

The first wife of the Xue family has gained wealth, can that share of wealth be shared with their second wife?
But let's put it down, with the Wang family's usual temperament, I'm afraid that the family's guests are more expensive than their second wife.

But if something goes wrong, will the second room be implicated in the end?

The answer is obviously yes, the so-called Zhu three clans and nine clans will never explain any reason to you.

The battle in the palace is so cruel, and I won't tell you anything about innocence and innocence.

After driving his son and daughter back to the house, Xue Zhen was running around in a hurry in the hall.Fan Shi didn't understand it yet, so she couldn't help comforting him and said, "Left and right are just draft picks, and it's better for our family to have less contact with them in the future."

"You, you." Facing his wife, Xue Zhen didn't feel like getting angry, and just sat on the seat with a headache, letting Fan rub her head for herself.

Seeing that Xue Zhen held her breath and did not speak, Fan simply said some gossip to himself, to let his wife feel relieved.As he talked, he couldn't help talking about Xue's family's visit to the Lin Mansion tomorrow.

When Xue Zhen heard this, she was overjoyed, grabbed Fan's hand, and said happily: "My dear lady, you still need to come forward in person for this matter."

"Ah?!" Fan was taken aback, probably because he didn't expect that there would be a day when he would come in handy.

Xue Zhen couldn't help but pull Fan's face in front of her, and explained in detail.

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The next day.

After having lunch, Mrs. Fan took her daughter on the road to Lin's Mansion without haste.The two of them were riding in Baoqin's carriage today, and the interior was very spacious.

Sitting side by side, the mother and daughter could still accommodate two nuns.A little maid like Chunyan naturally sat in another carriage with the gift.

On the way there, Fan specifically told Baoqin to follow the rules of the Lin Mansion.Fortunately, this daughter has always been sensible and worry-free, and she has an excellent friendship with Lin Fu's beloved daughter, so Fan is willing to bring her out to support himself.

When they arrived at the gate of the Lin Mansion, the concierge, who had already received the message, greeted several female guests and entered through the side door.Lin's mansion is not big, but it is exquisite, but it lacks the attention of the bearer to carry the sedan chair through the second door.

Fan led the Baoqin and walked all the way to the inner hall, only to see Jia standing at the door with a smile.Today, not only Xue's family came together, but also women from other families.

These people are all family members of the owner of the newspaper shop in the city, and they are now prominent figures in Yangzhou City.It is only natural for Jia Shi to spare time to meet her husband.

As soon as the two hostesses met each other, they both found each other interesting.Remembering Xue Zhen's instructions today, Fan and Bao Qin specially chose Qingsu and restrained attire.

In the past, Jia Shi also liked gold and silver jewelry, but now Lin Ruhai has become Yangzhou's parent official.She and Daiyu only wore ordinary clothes enough to entertain guests, and didn't bother with the pie.

Several wives sat together, and Daiyu naturally took the Baoqin and went to the back of the room to play with other female guests.With Daiyu around, Baoqin hid from Jia Shi's eyelids, so she was quite happy in Lin's mansion.

Fan's family had to be cautious, after all, the person sitting in front of her was the magistrate's wife.What's more, the Jia family is originally the daughter of the Duke of the state, and she can be called the sweet daughter of heaven.Due to Lin Ruhai's official position in the past, he restrained himself very much.

Now that she has become the magistrate's wife, although the nobility hidden in her body is not publicized, it is a bit more prosperous than before, making people dare not speak too much.

Fan kept her duty, only interjected a sentence or two when the other wives were joking, and tried her best to talk less at other times.It's not that Fan's trying to make a good impression, it's just that Xue Zhen has repeatedly entrusted him to maintain such a posture when he comes to Lin's mansion this time.

Knowing that Mr. Fan had plans in mind, Fan simply embraced the clumsiness of a small family and acted more friendly and low-key.

In this way, at the end, everyone has listened to the play and drank tea, and it is time to part ways.

It's the first time they come to the door, you can't expect Jia Shi to keep them for dinner, it's so ugly to hear it.

All the guests were thinking about the timing of their farewell.

But Fan suddenly asked Jia: "Madam, I just have a small matter here, and I would like to ask you for advice."

Mrs. Jia had a good impression of Mrs. Fan today, and said with a smile, "You don't have to be so polite. It's a trivial matter, but it's okay to talk about it."

What Jia Shi said is also a hidden needle in the cotton, and you, Fan Shi, said the word trivial, don't turn around and tell me some moths.It will not be so easy to enter the Lin Mansion in the future.

Fan understood what she said, and her wording was even more cautious, "There are a few items in the woman's hands that she wants to send to the capital, but these items are really expensive, and I am really worried about handing them over to escorts, delivery men and others. Ask for a note from the post station, and send the things to the capital."

This is the matter, Jia Shi listened calmly, stretched his brows and eyes, and said with a smile: "This matter is quite simple."

When the others saw Jia Shi laughing, they couldn't help laughing too, and said one after another.

"Since you want to deliver things, why not go to Beijing with our family's caravan."

"Mrs. Xue, this kind of trivial matter is still used to bother the prefect's wife."

It is indeed more reassuring to take the official delivery channel than the private one.It's just ordinary people's things, and the people in the station are not very good at accepting them.This is the privilege given to officials by the imperial court.

For this kind of thing, Jia Shi was happy to be a favor, but he was rarely interested and asked: "I don't know what you want to give?"

Fan lowered her head slightly, and said in a low voice, "The woman has an eldest niece named Baochai. She is now approaching the age of Ji. She planned to wait for the child to reach the age before sending her to Jinling. After the new year, we will move to the capital."

"I discussed with the master. If this is the case, we can simply send it to the capital directly, and save them a lot of traveling, and we have to come to Yangzhou to pick it up."

It's a gift from a girl's family, Jia Shi nodded, and was about to respond with a smile.She raised her eyebrows slightly, and she suddenly remembered that the daughter-in-law of the first wife of the Xue family seemed to be her sister-in-law.

But isn't the eldest son of the Xue family who lives in Jinling for generations?
The thoughts in her heart changed, and Jia Shi looked at Fan Shi who was smiling in front of her again, and she always felt that there was something hidden in the other party's words.

"Understood, you can rest assured to wait for my news." Jia's words changed again.

Fan nodded with a smile, still a faint smile on his face.

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When Lin Ruhai came back from the government office, it was already very late.Now the imperial court has not selected a new inspector of salt, and many things have to be handled by him personally. In addition to the trivial matters of the Zhifang and the refugees, the spirit of going home is already quite exhausted.

Jia Shi, who had been waiting for a long time, saw his husband's fatigue, and after pulling Lin Ruhai to the study, he put the ginseng tea that had been brewed in front of him.

"Would you like to take a break first?"

Big things are not as important as my husband's body.Although Jia Shi was full of doubts in his heart, he still asked Lin Ruhai what he meant.

"It's okay." Lin Ruhai pulled Jia Shi to sit down in front of him, and comforted her with a smile, "I know you have something on your mind, madam just say it."

Jia Shi's temper was a little straightforward, so he simply explained what Fan Shi had said during the day.At the end of the sentence, she added: "She didn't talk much all day, but she asked for this at the end. I always feel that it doesn't seem like it's aimless, but it seems to be secretly sending us a message."

"Let me think about it." Lin Ruhai also felt that this matter was a bit strange, "What's the big deal in the capital recently?"

"Next year's test does not count." Jia smiled, got up and came behind Lin Ruhai, raised his hand and lightly beat Xianggong's shoulder.

"Scholar's business, what does it have to do with a female doll..." Lin Ruhai stopped talking, and then said fiercely: "A draft?!!"

Even the well-informed Jia Shi trembled when he heard these two words, and murmured: "No way, didn't Yuan Chun'er already enter the palace?"

What kind of mind Lin Ruhai is, Wei Yinghong makes a wrong move, he has to think for a long time whether the opponent is plotting something.Now, let's take out what Fan said: the year of Jiji, family relocation, etc., the more I think about it, the more likely it is.

"No, this is going to happen." Lin Ruhai shook his head again and again, feeling troublesome for a while.

The complicated situation in the court is not explained clearly, only the draft is handled by the palace.The first one is to eliminate those who have bad appearance from all the beautiful girls.The remaining people will enter the palace again for teaching and training, and the unqualified people will be gradually eliminated.

"What do you think the Xue family looks like?" Lin Ruhai asked aloud, he just finished speaking, and he felt that the words were a bit silly.The Xue family dared to give it away, so there was nothing to say about its appearance.

Sure enough, Jia Shi also nodded and said: "Let's not talk about Fan Shi, but her daughter's facial features are a bit more correct than Yu'er. If you want to come to their family's niece, she is not far behind."

Lin Ruhai thought to himself: Then it will be difficult, how can His Majesty have the time to care about the list of beautiful girls.

If the daughter of the Xue family were to sneak into the palace like this, with Yuan Chun'er as an internal response, it would be a breeze for the daughter of the Xue family to stay in the palace in the end.

Don't blame Lin Ruhai for making a big fuss, Jia Shi Wang Xueben is a noble family with the same spirit, and now Wang Ziteng is serving as Jiedu envoy, if there is Yuan Chun'er and Xue's daughter serving His Majesty together.

What's this?This is a sign of disaster for the world. Opening the history books, the official historian has already explained the matter clearly.Lin Ruhai was standing in the position of a civil servant, and also a courtier personally selected by His Majesty, so he was very disgusted with such things beforehand.

"No, I have to write to Brother Wei."

Jia Shi was startled, she didn't expect this matter to alarm the Master of the Ministry.

"Ma'am, sit down, and I'll talk to you slowly." Lin Ruhai held Jia's hand, he knew that this matter should not be kept from the people next to him, if the Jia family continued to mess around with the Wang family, it would be their own death.

He explained the situation inside and outside to Jia Shi.How could Jia still not understand Wang Ziteng's plans, he was stepping between the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor, plotting to become the uncle of the future country.

Jia immediately sneered, "It's really his dream in the spring and autumn, how dare he make such a plan every step of the way, it really makes people underestimate them as an earl's mansion."

Lin Ruhai also shook his head and smiled bitterly. Fortunately, Wei Yinghong has been promoted to the left servant of the Ministry of Rites.

The Ministry of Rites, it is justifiable to take care of this matter.Although there will be some criticism, it is difficult for others to say a typo.

What a stroke of luck, brother Wei became an official of the Ministry of Rites.

Don't let the daughter of the Xue family enter the palace. If she is really allowed to enter the palace, no matter how much the court officials worry about, they won't be able to take care of His Majesty's housework.

Brother Wei has to figure out a way to let Xue's daughter go home at the first level.

Lin Ruhai was about to write with a headache, but a servant came outside the door and said anxiously: "My lord, madam, a master has come from a relative in the capital, and he is waiting in the front hall."

Capital?relative?
Lin Ruhai and Jia's looked at each other, and immediately knew that the Jia family had sent someone.

　The double shift is completed, and people from Jia's mansion have also come, hahahahaha, you should be able to guess who is coming.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)