【Perfect attendance was achieved this month, and I wish everyone a happy New Year. 】

Good guy, Uncle Jiao was the one who tricked the Laliang family all along, so he didn’t want to suffer such a calamity today!

And this time, Li Wan finally revealed his true feelings.

Afterwards, the two of them wrapped themselves in two cloaks. The pretty widow's body seemed to be soft, and even her words had a tingling feeling. She bit Jiao Shun's ear and told her what she had been thinking, dreaming, and wishing these days.

, all came out at once.

Only then did Jiao Shun truly see what duplicity means.

Seeing that she was completely determined, Jiao Shun also briefly explained what was on his mind.

It wasn't until evening approached that the two of them made an appointment to have a private meeting in the East Mansion in the future, and then reluctantly separated.

But it was said that Jiao Shun dragged his empty body back home without any desire or desire. He originally thought that he would have a hasty dinner and go to bed early to replenish his energy.

Unexpectedly, Jia Zheng posted another message to invite me.

He had no choice but to cheer up again, and ran to exchange cups with Jia Zheng. During the dinner, he got an unexpected errand - the general manager of the outer courtyard on the day of the wedding.

According to Jia Zheng's words, the chief steward of the outer courtyard was set up, firstly, so that the master would not have to wait in other courtyards, and the servants outside would have no one to rule and become the king; secondly, the accompanying inner government officials, Longjin General, and Xiao would all stay in the front yard.

, there must always be someone who can support the reception.

In the original work, this should be Jia Lian or Jia Rong's errand, but now that Jiao Shun is here, these two people naturally go to other courtyards to accompany him.

Jiao Shun originally didn't want to get involved in this matter, so he refused twice in person, but Jia Zheng felt that it was a great honor to participate in the pick-up and it could better reflect the close relationship between the two parties, so he invited him again and again.

Jiao Shun couldn't resist, so he had no choice but to agree.

Two days passed in a flash.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, during the Lantern Festival, the entire Rongguo Mansion began to prepare for the event before dawn.

Jiao Shunyin remembered that in the original work, Yuanchun came home after dark - he could remember this scene mainly because the things were too weird - so he was not like others, like a frightened bird, whenever there was any trouble, he would

Go and poke your head outside the gate.

Even in the morning, he took time to walk around the courtyard.

This time is different from the rehearsal. There are countless more glass lamps and crystal lamps, and countless colorful bird feathers, tortoise shells and other things are stuck everywhere; shells and other things are also used in the water to spell out the

Various patterns of flowers, birds, fish and insects - I didn't put them in during the rehearsal, probably because I was afraid they would freeze.

Although he had known that this wedding visit would be extremely luxurious, Jiao Shun was still speechless after reading it.

This is so weird and bizarre in broad daylight, but doesn’t it look like the East China Sea Crystal Palace at night?

Talk less.

Seeing the evening, first a pair of young eunuchs led the way with castanets to clean the street, followed by palace maids, eunuchs, guards, umbrella holders, gongs, trumpets, staffs, halberds, and pumpkins.

of……

There were hundreds of people from all walks of life, coming in large numbers.

In addition to the number of people waiting outside from the Rongguo Mansion, there were almost 1,500 people waiting, and half the street was tightly blocked.

Because according to the rules, one had to kneel down in front of the door to welcome him, Jiao Shun did not join in the fun and only set up a ladder on the wall to peek out.

When Yuanchun's Feng Zhu entered the main entrance, he calmly got down the ladder and ordered all the mutton soup that had been simmered to be put into a large thermal insulation bucket, along with big cakes and steamed buns, and carried it to the gate post.

The accompanying dragon guards took turns enjoying it.

He himself went to the side hall near Rongxi Hall and waited for the officials of the inner government and the Longjin captains.

Because he still had to pretend to arrange defenses, he waited for more than half an hour before he saw Lin Zhixiao leading people in.

As usual, Wen is at the front and Wu is at the back - but the official rank is reversed.

Jiao Shun took two steps forward to greet him, and Lin Zhixiao hurriedly introduced: "This is Mr. Jiao, the head of the Department of Affairs of the Ministry of Industry. Our master regards him as his nephew and entrusts all outside affairs to him."

Since the officials of the inner government often had to deal with the Ministry of Works, they all knew something about Jiao Shun. Knowing that this was a newly wealthy person in the holy family, they naturally did not dare to neglect him.

The general of the Dragon Imperial Guard was somewhat surprised when he heard that it was not the Jia family who made the decision.

The leader, Deputy Qianhu, heard what his subordinates were whispering among themselves, so he turned around and shouted loudly: "Look at all of you who are ignorant and ignorant. It was this Master Jiao who took the lead in the matter of disabled soldiers joining the Ministry of Industry as officials."

!”

As he spoke, he took two steps forward and knelt down on one knee: "Master Jiao's move really saves us from the worries of fighting. Han is not talented and has the courage to thank you for your honor in the army!"

Seeing him like this, several hundred households behind him also followed suit and took a knee in military salute.

Jiao Shun was so proud that he hurriedly stepped forward to help Han Qianhu, and said with a smile: "Master Han, why are you like this? Jiao just couldn't bear to see the warrior in dust, so he made some trivial suggestions. In the final analysis, it is His Majesty's grace.

The court is considerate."

Then Han Qianhu stood up and said with a smile: "I think you don't remember the Han gang. When we were in Sifang Street, the gang knew that you must not be a thing in the pool, but I never expected that in just two years, you would

It’s already famous all over the capital.”

Sifang Street?

Two years ago?

Jiao Shun thought for a long time before finally remembering who was in front of him - when he followed Xue Pan to Sifang Street, this Han Qianhu wanted to sell Xue Pan a good deal, but unexpectedly he gave it to the blind man instead.

He couldn't help but laugh and said: "Master Han, isn't he also rising through the ranks? When we first met, he was still a member of the Hundred Households, but now he has been promoted to the rank of Thousand Households."

"Not as good as adults, not as good as adults."

The attitude of the Korean gang is extremely humble. Not to mention the noble man and the lowly military man, Jiao Shun's feat of rising from a first-class slave to the director of the Ministry of Industry in just two years is enough to astonish him.

What's more, he also heard that Mr. Jiao actually came from Wang Taiwei's family, and even the "name" was given by Wang Taiwei himself. If he could indirectly hug Taiwei Wang's thick legs through him...

The two parties exchanged a few more pleasantries before the host and guest took their seats.

Although I did not dare to serve them wine because of official duties, I only set a large table full of delicacies from the mountains and seas.

The Korean gang wanted to get close to each other, so they deliberately looked for topics that Jiao Shun was interested in, and they talked about Sun Shaozu for many times.

"General Sun Shen is really lucky. First, he asked Taiwei Wang Hongfu to move from Yunnan and Guizhou to the southeast as an official. Now the imperial court is preparing to add a naval force in Tianjin to defend the capital from the sea."

"Years ago, we specially selected people from the south. Because he was an officer in the Southeast Navy and he was from the north, he was listed among the top three candidates for the Ministry of War. Although the chief seal officer could not point it out, a deputy general was afraid

I can’t run away.”

When Jiao Shun heard this, he couldn't help but be surprised.

I thought that since Sun Shaozu went to the southeast, it would take him three to five years to come back. Unexpectedly, he would be transferred to Tianjin again in just half a year.

The Han gang took the initiative to bring this up, most likely to use their own words to remind the Rongguo Mansion - especially Jia She. After all, almost everyone in the capital knew about Sun Shaozu blocking the door and scolding him.

But Jiao Shun only hated Jia She if he didn't die, so how could he inform him?

I just kept this in mind and waited to see Jia She's jokes again in the future.

…………

It's fun outside.

Inside, Jia Yuanchun finally arrived at the main hall of the Grand View Garden after a tour.

First, the old lady led the female family members to come forward to pay homage. Soon after, Jia Zheng led the men in and knelt down through the curtain.

The father and daughter spoke in classical Chinese and exchanged a few words, "You can still see poor people, but we are separated from each other" and "It is not easy for our family to have a noble concubine. Don't worry about your parents. It is only right to coax the emperor."

According to regulations, Jia Zheng and others had to retreat outside, but Jia Yuanchun scanned the crowd and suddenly asked: "Who is Jiao Shun?"

Everyone was stunned, and Jia Mu hurriedly said: "No instructions, foreign men dare not trespass."

After a pause, he added: "Brother Shun is in charge of things in the front yard now."

Jia Yuanchun looked hesitant, but in the end he didn't mention it again. He just stood up and watched Jia Zheng and others retreat.

After all the greetings were completed, she got down from the Feng Luan throne and held her grandmother, father, sister-in-law and sister in tears.

Others just paid it off, but when she saw Li Wan, she was a little surprised: "We haven't seen you for several years, but why is my sister-in-law looking more and more energetic?"

Next to you, Youshi rushed to explain: "This is because Lange'er has been very successful in her studies recently, and secondly, she can see her eldest sister, so she is naturally in high spirits during happy events."

Jia Yuanchun nodded slightly and ignored these words. After greeting everyone, he asked about Jia Baoyu.

What follows is a touching story of the sister and brother meeting each other.

Knowing that after the New Year's Day, the emperor summoned Baoyu again, Jia Yuanchun also specially warned: "Thunder, rain and dew are all gifts from God. My younger brother must not be pampered and pampered. In the future, the right way is to study and make progress."

This is really to persuade Baoyu not to follow the "old road" that Xingjin has gone through.

Jia Baoyu complied obediently, but he was quite impatient in his heart.

Because it was suspected that the Lin family's money was used to repair the yard, he hated his sister a little bit, not to mention the nonsense he said to encourage students to learn.

Jia Yuanchun was also a good observer of words and expressions. Seeing that his younger brother didn't take it seriously, he wanted to clarify more. But after all, there were outsiders present, so he had to keep his words to himself and ordered the younger generation to write poems and inscriptions to show off his talents.

However, Lin Daiyu looked on with cold eyes and saw that Baochai was called the "one-character master" because he helped Baoyu change a line of poetry. They talked and laughed with each other so affectionately that she felt increasingly bored.

For a moment, I was too lazy to please Yuanchun, so I just wrote a random poem in a perfunctory way.

Therefore, after Jia Yuanchun's comments, Xue Baochai came out on top - Shi Xiangyun stayed for two days and then was picked up again. It was obvious that the purpose of being a guest was just to inquire about Qilin's marriage.

Everyone was surprised when they saw this and couldn't help but look at Daiyu.

Sister Lin became increasingly impatient. While Jia Yuanchun was talking to the old lady, she got up and went outside the palace gate alone.

As she was staring blankly at the countless lights outside, she suddenly felt warm, but it was Li Wan who chased her out and wrapped her in a cloak.

Daiyu nodded quickly and said thanks: "Thank you very much, sister-in-law, for thinking about me."

Li Wan smiled, stood side by side with her, and asked curiously: "Why has my sister lost her standards today?"

Daiyu shook her head slightly: "There are so many people here that the qi is turbid, and it's possible to be temporarily blinded."

These words were obviously perfunctory. Although there were many people in the main hall, the area was large enough and the atmosphere would not be muddy in any case.

Li Wan smiled again and continued to explore: "Look at what my sister means, are you really going to be separated from Brother Bao in the future?"

Lin Daiyu lowered her eyes when she heard this, and said with a cold face: "Sister-in-law is really doing well recently, and she actually has free time to mind my business."

"You girl!"

Li Wan turned sideways and bumped Lin Daiyu lightly, and said seriously: "You have been together since you were young, and you know the basics. Let's not talk about it. He is the king of chaos in this house. How many people are looking at his face.

talent……"

After a brief pause, he added: "If we really ignore each other from now on, I'm afraid your stay in this house will become even more difficult in the future."

Lin Daiyu was silent, but her face showed disdain.

In her opinion, in the Rongguo Mansion, she was like, "Three hundred and sixty days a year, the wind, the sword, the frost, the sword are facing each other." How could she be worse?

Moreover, she is not a person who is greedy for wealth. What she is afraid of is suffering from her will. Now that her heart is dead, what else is there to be afraid of?

Li Wan saw that she didn't take it seriously, and he couldn't help but secretly sigh that this girl Lin was still young and ignorant, and had never seen the dangers of the world.

Normally, she would probably have given up. But today, when she came to try to persuade Sister Lin, she still had other thoughts, so she continued to persuade her: "If you really want to have a relationship with Brother Bao, this or two

Nian might as well find someone else to rely on outside - as long as you are someone with a name and a solid foundation, for the sake of future considerations, I won't dare to treat you too harshly."

Hearing that this was to persuade her to find another Gao Zhi'er, Lin Daiyu instinctively felt disgusted. She turned her delicate body away and asked stiffly: "My sister-in-law said it nicely, but why don't you look for someone else to rely on?"

If I didn't find any support, why would I come to tell you this?

Li Wan, half guilty and half angrily, stamped his foot: "That's all, it's hard to persuade a damn ghost with good words. It can be said that I have worried about this in vain."

With that said, he went back to the main hall, minding his own business.

Seeing that she was annoyed, Lin Daiyu also felt that her words just now were a bit excessive. She wanted to catch up and apologize, but she couldn't save face, so she simply gave up and thought: From now on, I can just be alone, so why bother to get close to others?

"girl."

Just at this moment, Zicuckoo and Snow Goose were seen bringing two small and exquisite food boxes.

"This is?"

"The hot soup to keep out the cold and nourish the stomach. Miss Xing asked for it, and said it was for the second girl and the young lady."

Hearing that it was Sister Xing's kindness, Lin Daiyu felt warm in her heart. The thought of being "alone from now on" immediately disappeared. She took the two food boxes and returned to the main hall. She first gave one of them to Yingchun, and then made a special trip to find Li Wan.

It’s not a loss.

Zijuan Xueyan was at the entrance of the palace, stretched her neck and looked in for a few times. Seeing that she couldn't see through the curtain, she retreated to the bottom of the steps angrily.

Zijuan copied her hands and said with emotion: "It's a good thing that Miss Xing is thinking about our girl. It's a pity that she has been involved in the family. Otherwise, if she becomes the mistress of the Jiao family, the girl will have someone to rely on in the future."

Unexpectedly, Xue Yan shook her head: "According to me, maybe it's better to do this now."

"What's the meaning?"

Zijuan was puzzled by what she heard, and secretly wondered whether this girl and Miss Xing had any enmity?

But I heard Xue Yan talking about him: "I heard that just now, the empress took the initiative to ask about Uncle Jiao. It can be seen that his reputation is so great now that it is not an exaggeration to marry the daughter of a scholarly family."

Zicuckoo suddenly understood, her eyes widened and she said in disbelief: "You, are you crazy?! How can Uncle Jiao, a rough guy, be worthy of our girl?!"

Xue Yan asked in a serious tone: "What sister said, is Miss Xing inferior to a girl? Talking about her talent in poetry and prose, even the girl is full of praise. Now she is Uncle Jiao's aunt. In addition to her status,

How has she been wronged in any way? What’s more, if our girl had gone through it, how could she have been wronged in terms of status?"

Zijuan was speechless for a moment by what she said. After a while, she finally came up with the words she just said: "But he, he is a rough man after all..."

"Yes."

Xue Yan sneered: "You have to be like Mr. Bao to take advantage of my sister!"

"I, I didn't say that!"
Chapter completed!