Red Mansion, Ningfu Scholarly Family

Chapter 333 Go and invite Rong Ge'er

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Beijing Palace.

"Prince Yizhong is dead!"

"Who did it?"

"How did he die?!"

A series of questions made the young prince unable to sleep or eat and felt anxious.

You know, although Prince Yizhong was only developing quietly in the dark, his strength should not be underestimated, and he was surrounded by many experts. How could he fall into the hands of the newly established Jinyiwei, which was full of leaks?
It is even more impossible to disappear without anyone noticing!
Therefore, Prince Beijing almost concluded that this cunning prince had discovered that he had been exposed and was in a bad situation, so he was blown to death and escaped.

"What a cunning old fox! How can I let you do what you want?"

"Somebody come!"

"My lord, what are your orders?"

Prince Beijing smiled sinisterly: "You spread rumors quietly, saying that the White Lotus Sect leader has faked his death and escaped from the Jinyiwei investigation, and is preparing to rebel!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The guard turned around and tried to leave.

"Wait, come back."

"What else do you want, my lord?"

"Also, spread the news that the leader of the White Lotus Sect is Prince Yi Zhong, the brother of Emperor Anping. I want to expose him in the open."

Prince Beijing smiled very proudly.

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Cabinet Office.

Prime Minister Ye had dark circles under his eyes, and his eyes were bloodshot. He hadn't been home to rest for three days.

Ye Xiang even felt that Zhuge Liang was not as dedicated as he was.

I will die soon.

"Sir Ye, you haven't slept for three days. Why don't you go back and have a rest? I'll be waiting here and notify you as soon as I have any news." A clerk stepped forward and said with concern.

"Ok."

Ye Xiang stood up shakily. He really couldn't hold on any longer and needed to rest.

Having worked as a prime minister for a lifetime, Ye Xiang had never felt so tired. He returned home drowsy. Just as he lay down on the bed and closed his eyes, someone suddenly knocked on the door, as if to shake the glass down.

"Sir, it's Wu, the clerk from the cabinet. He said he has something urgent to discuss with you."

Ye Xiang was so sleepy that he didn't react for a while. He just thought that someone was disturbing him in his dream, so he cursed casually: "Get lost!"

The housekeeper was startled, turned around and said with a smile: "Master Wu, our master is really too sleepy, why don't you go back first, and I will tell him when he wakes up in the evening, how about it?"

Wu Minkai was just a small clerk in the cabinet, so he didn't dare to say anything. He hurriedly prepared to go back. Unexpectedly, the door of the house suddenly opened with a creaky sound, and Ye Xiang walked out with a calm face: "What happened?"

Wu Minkai breathed a sigh of relief and said cautiously, "Sir, after the rebels broke through Jining Prefecture, they headed south, breaking through Jin County and Pei County along the way, and heading towards Xuzhou."

Xuzhou!

Ye Xiang frowned slightly.

Xuzhou is an important hub connecting the north and the south and must not be lost.

Fortunately, there are 20,000 troops stationed by the imperial court there, and it is impossible for even 100,000 bandits to break through.

"Your Majesty, I think it would be more appropriate to order the Governor-General of Shandong to lead the army to quell the rebellion... Jiangsu also has to assist Lin Ruhai in suppressing the Japanese pirates, so I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to get away." Prime Minister Ye came to the Palace of Tranquil Longevity, saluted respectfully and said.

Emperor Anping looked very unhappy.

He had learned through the Embroidered Uniform Guard that Leader Lian had been killed in the explosion and escaped, and was preparing to start a rebellion.

Now here comes the thing.

There was even more bad news: the news that the leader of the White Lotus Sect was Prince Yi Zhong spread like wildfire.

Now many people know that his elder brother is going to rebel against him, which is undoubtedly a big blow to his prestige.

It must be destroyed with thunder and lightning!
"Order Lin Ruhai to immediately give up the campaign against the Japanese invaders and help quell the rebellion!" Emperor Anping said, gritting his teeth.

The Japanese pirates can be suppressed later, but the traitors must be eliminated now!

Ye Xiang hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is wise!"

I smiled slightly in my heart, and the fatigue in my body dissipated a lot.

The credit for helping to quell the rebellion would not be Lin Ruhai's, and the fact that the campaign to suppress the Japanese invaders was abandoned halfway must have been a big blow to Lin Ruhai.

Attacking Lin Ruhai is equivalent to attacking Jia Jing, which is really killing two birds with one stone, haha.

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"Xi'an is a tough nut to crack. I suggest that Your Majesty abandon Xi'an and attack Pingyang instead."

"But..." Yelu Cai frowned and said, "Pingyang is not easy to attack, right? Besides, there is a prince in charge there, so the morale must be higher."

The counselor laughed and said, "After we capture Pingyang, we can not only capture the prince of Daxia, which will deal a heavy blow to the morale of our army, but also improve the morale of our army. Besides, the road from Pingyang to the capital of Daxia is flat and straight. The prince's 100,000 cavalry will have no obstacles and can march straight in..."

"The emperor and his ministers of Daxia are a bunch of cowards. They have the same views as the former Song Dynasty. Your Highness, what do you think they will choose?"

Yelucai's eyes lit up: "Escape? Go south?"

The counselor smiled and said, "Yes!"

Yelu Cai clapped his hands and said, "Then follow what Military Advisor Zhang said and attack Pingyang!"

"My lord, please wait!"

"Oh, does the military advisor have any further instructions?"

The counselor smiled slightly and said, "We can send people to attack Ping'an Prefecture in the north of Pingyang. The people of Daxia understand the principle that the lips and teeth are cold when they are gone. Then... we can use the same trick again."

"Haha, what a great way to surround a city and attack its reinforcements. You're using the same old trick again. Even Zhuge Liang would have to admire your intelligence!"

The counselor said modestly: "Your Majesty, you are too kind."

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After many days on the journey, the Jia family's ship finally arrived at the Jinling Pier.

The prosperity at the dock is slightly different from that in Kyoto, especially the scenery everywhere. In Kyoto, the autumn wind has already swept away the fallen leaves, while in Jinling, it is still lush and green with flowers blooming everywhere.

Several young girls who had just arrived in Jiangnan were excited and chattered, "Jinling, we are finally back!"

"Hey, why did you come back?"

"Because we are all daughters of Jinling!"

Only Tanchun looked at the prosperous Jinling dock, thinking about the rebels' attack on Jining government office and the precarious situation of the northwestern frontier, and sighed: "Mists shroud the cold water and the moon hangs over the sands. I moored at Qinhuai near a tavern at night. The merchant women do not know the hatred of the lost country, and they still sing "Hou Ting Hua" across the river..."

"Oh, stop being sentimental and worrying about the country and the people. You're a girl, why do you have to think so much?" Xiangyun seemed particularly happy and pulled Tanchun to run under the boat.

"Hey, slow down!"

"Know……"

People were coming and going on the horses, and the Jia family had prepared sedan chairs in advance. Yingchun's sisters, Daiyu, and Xiangyun each took a sedan chair and went to the Jia family.

Aunt Xue, Baochai and Baoqin were preparing to return to their own home. Xue Pan, his wife and son, laughed and said, "You go back. I will take them around. This is what we agreed to in the northwest."

Aunt Xue said sternly, "You have a wife and are a father now. You should be more cautious when you are out there. It would be really embarrassing if you cause the same jokes again."

Xue Pan hurriedly said, "Don't worry, it won't happen." Then he turned to Jia Rong and said, "Rong'er, I will come to find you after I have settled down."

"Okay, no rush."

We have to stay in Nanjing for at least a month or two, and then go to Southeast Asia after the storm at sea has completely passed.

He doesn't want to encounter a typhoon.

There are also several very important things to do here. The first one is to bury Master Zhen’s coffin in the ancestral tomb.

At this time, the servants had already carried the coffin off the boat at the back. Jia Rong went over to give them a few instructions and then returned.

The burial cannot be carried out today. We have to choose a good day and find monks and Taoists to perform another ritual to pray for the deceased's soul. Only then can Mr. Zhen, who has been suffering for half a year, truly rest in peace.

Here, Aunt Xue took Baochai into the sedan chair. Before getting on, Baoqin secretly glanced at Jia Rong and blinked.

Jia Rong knew what Baoqin meant. He could go to the second room of Xue's house to look for her. Baojie was not there...

But your father is here.

No one knew what was going on, but Xue Baoqin's father was extraordinarily long-lived. He came to Beijing once this spring, and his face looked increasingly radiant.

"Master, everyone is leaving, let's go too!"

Ping'er, Xiangling, and Qingwen walked up to Jia Rong, smiling sweetly. Jia Rong said, "You go back and pack first. I'll wait for your sister Xiaoxiao."

They had originally planned to meet at Jinling Wharf today, but it was a bit early now, so Jia Rong decided to wait a little longer.

"Ok."

Qingwen said a little jealously: "Sister Xiaoxiao is still the most important in my heart."

Jia Rong rubbed Qingwen's head and said, "If you can go out to do something, I will wait for you."

Qingwen said hurriedly: "No, I'm not. I'm stupid and I can't run fast."

The main reason is that it is easy to get tanned when running outside. This is why Xiaoxiao always wears a cloak and veil whenever she goes out.

"All right." Ping'er pulled Qingwen over and said, "Let's go back quickly. There's still a lot to clean up over there!"

This time when Jia Rong came to Jiangnan, he only brought four maids and two accountants, Caiyun and Xia. The rest stayed in Kyoto, including Ping'er's new little sisters Jinchuan'er and Yuchuan'er.

Jia Rong didn't expect that Ping'er would actually get all the maids around Lady Wang. She was really amazing.

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These maids are efficient, good at accounting, good-looking, and can read and write a few words. They are indeed good helpers to Ping'er.

Soon everyone returned to the old house of the Jia family. Since Jia Jing had returned half a year earlier, the Ningguo Mansion had been cleaned and repaired, and there were guards responsible for patrolling, so the security was much better than that of the Rongguo Mansion.

"Let's live together in the East Palace. It will be more lively and the master can look after us too." Xichun suggested.

There is nothing wrong with welcoming spring and visiting spring.

Shi Xiangyun is a guest who follows the host's wishes.

Lin Daiyu originally came back with Lin Ruhai, but Lin Ruhai was under the emperor's order, so he naturally could not take his daughter with him to fight the Japanese pirates. He dropped her off at the Jia Mansion with ease and went to the military camp alone with his trusted guards.

After arriving home, everyone started to busy themselves with cleaning up with their maids. Yingchun and Tanchun lived in one courtyard, while Daiyu, Xiangyun and Xichun lived in another courtyard. The two courtyards were very close to each other, separated only by a fence.

It wasn't until the evening that the girls were able to get their things in order.

At that time, Jia Jing had just finished a day's work. He heard that Rong Ge'er had come with her family, so he took some time to go back home.

Everyone greeted him one by one.

Xiangyun quietly pulled Daiyu and said with a smile: "Hey, you shouldn't do the same as us, this is your grandfather."

Lin Daiyu glared at him gently: "What love? Bite your tongue and talk less."

Xiangyun gritted her teeth and said, "You still say that, I'm already well now!"

"Really?" Daiyu said with a smile, "Then tell me a word and I'll believe it."

Xiangyun: "What?"

Daiyu: "Ai Er, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah."

Xiangyun: "..."

"I love you damn well!"

Lin Daiyu smiled and said, "Haha, I knew you wouldn't dare to say it."

"What are you talking about? So happy?"

Yingchun, Tanchun and Xichun all gathered around.

Lin Daiyu laughed and said, "Yun'er is biting her tongue again."

Shi Xiangyun said, "Look, she is disrespectful again and still calls me Yun'er. If I, as her aunt, don't teach her a lesson today, how can I command respect in the future?"

Lin Daiyu said: "Yes, you are very impressive, especially when it comes to biting your tongue. We all admire you."

Xiangyun chuckled: "You obey me, but I obey you more."

Lin Daiyu: “What?”

Xiangyun said seriously: "A wise eye recognizes a hero."

Lin Daiyu was still a little confused.

Xiangyun continued to explain and laughed, "I admire your good taste. Rong Ge'er is such a good nephew, but you took him away... Hehehe!"

Lin Daiyu immediately became embarrassed and angry.

"I'll fight you!"

"Ah." Xiangyun screamed and ran away: "Lin girl bullied aunt, go find Rong brother..."

"Take care of her."

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Jia Rong and two guards went to the largest restaurant near the dock, whose name was simple yet domineering.

Golden building.

"Bring some signature dishes and two jugs of Jinling wine."

Jia Rong took out a silver ingot weighing two taels.

"Hey, sir, please go upstairs to the private room." The waiter hurriedly bent down and took Jia Rong upstairs. Two guards stood beside Jia Rong with a serious face and no smile on their faces.

"There's nothing to do today, so don't just stand there like idiots. Sit down and eat together." Jia Rong greeted them with a smile.

Many of the Jia family's personal soldiers were left behind by the older generation, and some were their descendants who had followed the Jia family for generations. Each of them was loyal and would use their bodies to block the sword for their master in times of crisis.

Jia Rong always looked at them with respect in his heart.

The two of them shouted: "Don't dare."

Jia Rong did not force it. He knew that the concept of respect and inferiority was very important at that time, and it could not be made clear in a few words, so he said, "Then go over there and order a table of wine and food. You can drink, but you can't get drunk."

This time the two did not refuse, they thanked repeatedly and ordered a table of food next door, but did not drink any wine.

Not long after, two women wearing coarse cloth skirts and bamboo hats entered the restaurant and went straight to the second floor.

"Ladies, what would you like to order?" The shop assistant hurriedly stopped the two of them. The rule of Jinlou is that you cannot go to the second floor without two taels of silver.

Miss Mu pointed upwards and said with a smile, "Little Second Brother, we have an appointment."

The shop assistant felt a little embarrassed when she called him "little brother", and blushed and quickly stepped aside and said, "Oh, then the two girls, please go upstairs."

"Senior Sister Mu, your smile almost made me die." Xiao Xiao said with a smile.

Senior Sister Mu said, "Don't talk nonsense. If you keep talking nonsense, I will laugh at your young master."

"No, you'd better keep a straight face." Xiao Xiao said hurriedly.

Senior Sister Mu smiled and said, "Why do you have so little confidence in your young master?"

Xiao Xiao said seriously: "Of course I have confidence, but Senior Sister Mu's beauty makes me lose confidence."

"Stop talking nonsense."

Senior Sister Mu had a stern face, but she was very happy in her heart.

This girl is becoming more and more sweet.

"Master, I'm back."

After Xiao Xiao went upstairs, she sat directly opposite Jia Rong. Senior Sister Mu looked at the square table with four chairs and could only sit between the two of them.

You can't just stand there and watch them talk, can you?

Wouldn’t that make me a servant?

"How about it, are they interested in the gold mine?" Jia Rong asked hurriedly without caring about the seating arrangement.

Xiao Xiao said: "I am interested, but they are all old foxes. We must send a group of people to check out the situation first, and then make a decision."

"can."

Jia Rong said readily.

The gold mine is not fake, anyone will be excited when they see it.

This is a conspiracy.

"Also, they are not very satisfied with the distribution of profits. They demand a 50-50 split of the mined gold." Xiao Xiao said angrily.

Jia Rong smiled slightly.

In fact, the points are not very important. Once people go to Luzon, they will have the final say, right?

However, Jia Rong didn't want to do anything that would be disloyal unless it was absolutely necessary.

"I told them that it would be 70% to 30% at most. I'll take 70% and they'll take 30%. Otherwise, I'll find someone else to work with."

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(End of this chapter)