Fast forward to the fifteenth day of this month.

As soon as Jiao Shun returned home in the evening, he received a message from Ningguo Mansion, inviting him to come over for a drink at noon tomorrow.

It was obvious that he had already inquired about it and he was going to take a nap tomorrow.

No need to ask, it must be about the Maritime Silk Road.

Recently, it was not just Jia Zhen and Jiarong who had this idea, Xue Baochai asked Xiangyun to send a message, and even the Xing family took the initiative to ask about it last time.

As for Wang Xifeng, she went directly to Baolinghou Shi Nai in the name of Rong Guofu and the Wang family.

And these are what Jiao Shun knows, and there will only be more requests that he doesn’t know!

Precisely because of this, before Jiao Shun came to visit, Bowling Marquis Shi Nai posted a message asking him to come over and discuss how to deal with it.

Together, they both agreed that we must not follow the wishes of those families - I really want them to follow suit and collect the stolen goods. It is not that there is no way, but when there are more people, exploitation will inevitably be severe, and wealthy businessmen who have the ability to conduct ocean-going trade

How can it be easy to get along with?

If a quarrel really breaks out, I'm afraid the Bowling Marquis may not be able to get a good deal.

Therefore, it is best for them to jointly form a fleet and be responsible for their own profits and losses. However, with Prince Teng covering the southeast and Shi Nai with him when they go to Europa, as long as there are no big accidents on the way, they can make a lot of money.

question.

Now, taking advantage of Dongfu's post to treat guests, I would like to take the opportunity to bring this matter out to see what Jia Zhen and his son are up to - and by the way, go and see the child and Youshi.

A night of silence.

The next day, Jiao Shun packed up and was about to go to Ningguo Mansion for a banquet. Unexpectedly, Xue Pan came to find him and said that Aunt Xue's birthday was tomorrow and asked him to go to the banquet.

Just as Jiao Shung was about to shirk it, Xue Pan said angrily: "In the third year of junior high school, I invited my eldest brother to celebrate my birthday. My eldest brother excused himself because he was busy with business. Now you don't go to my mother's birthday. Are you still worried about what happened at the beginning?"

Jiao Shun had no choice but to agree to go to Xue's house tomorrow to have fun, and then sent Xue Pan away.

And at the same time.

Xue Baochai also arrived at Yihong Courtyard, preparing to invite Jia Baoyu to celebrate his mother's birthday.

Unexpectedly, when they entered the main room, they realized that Jia Baoyu was still lying on the bed.

Xue Baochai was not surprised by this.

Since Jia Zheng's old illness relapsed, he lost the opportunity to realize his long-cherished wish. He seemed to have been drained of energy and energy. He spent the whole day doing nothing but taking care of the flowers, birds, fish and insects, enjoying himself and nourishing himself.

As a result, Jia Baoyu became more and more out of control. Apart from visiting the old lady and Mrs. Wang every day, he only made jokes among the girls.

Regardless of whether they were girls or maids, as long as they were of some color and were willing to joke with him, he would regard them as treasures and wish they could lead their horses, pedal, wash clothes, and chop firewood. For this reason, he made many jokes and provoked a lot of ridicule.

However, Jia Baoyu himself enjoyed it. Because Baochai and others occasionally advised him, he simply came to burn books and burned all the classics except the Four Books and Five Classics.

He can do all these ridiculous things, and staying in bed occasionally is nothing.

So Baochai just asked casually: "Where did he wander around yesterday? Why is he so tired?"

"Alas~"

Xi Ren sighed helplessly: "I went to Beijing Prince's Mansion yesterday. I came back and was noisy all night, and I didn't go to bed until dawn."

"I see."

Xue Baochai nodded as if he had some understanding, but had no intention of asking. Instead, he walked directly to the bed and tucked Jia Baoyu's quilt. Unexpectedly, he dropped a bellyband from the bed.

Baochai was stunned, couldn't help but cover her mouth and said with a smile: "What? He is so old, and he still wears this?"

Xiren hurriedly stepped forward to pick it up and said with a smile: "He originally refused to take it with him, so he made it more detailed and beautiful so that he could see it and like it, so he had to take it with him. The weather is hot now and he doesn't even pay attention to sleeping, so he can coax him.

With this on you, even if the quilt isn't tightly covered at night, you won't have to worry about catching a cold."

"It's a good thing you have the heart."

"This is what we deserve."

Xiren carefully put away the spare bellyband, turned around and asked Baochai: "Is there anything the girl wants to see him for?"

"It's not a big deal."

Xue Baochai glanced at Baoyu on the bed and said with a smile: "It's not a big deal. My mother is celebrating her birthday tomorrow and wants to invite Brother Bao to have a drink."

"Then when he wakes up..."

Just when Xiren was about to tell Baoyu when he woke up, Jia Baoyu suddenly started struggling, closing his eyes and yelling: "Qiguan, Qiguan, I didn't mean to hurt you, I didn't mean to hurt you!"

The room suddenly fell silent.

Even if the matter of Jiang Yuhan was not clear at the beginning, it has already been widely spread by now.

This kind of thing is not uncommon, but it is always difficult for the two girls' families to discuss it. Xue Baochai was about to change the subject and talk about something else, but Jia Baoyu cried out again: "Jing Qing, Jing Qing, even you blame me,

Can’t you even blame me?!”

This is hard to say...

Seeing Jia Baoyu baring his teeth and claws, with tears pouring down the corners of his eyes and into his ears, Baochai said: "Why don't you wake him up first? Otherwise, what if you really have a nightmare?"

Xiren thought that this was also the case, so he hurriedly stepped forward and pushed Baoyu to wake him up.

Baoyu turned over and sat up and was stunned for a while, then he threw himself into Xiren's arms and cried: "Xiren, Xiren! Qing Jing came to me just now to demand his life. He said, he said I was the one who harmed him!"

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Xiren quickly coaxed him: "Those are all dreams and cannot be taken seriously. Besides, Qin Xiaoguan has the best friendship with you, so why would he ask for your life?"

"Qiguan is also my best friend!"

Unexpectedly, Jia Baoyu cried harder, shaking her head against the conscience of both sides of Xi Ren, and her body wearing a bellyband was also exposed from the quilt.

Xue Baochai quickly turned around.

Then I heard Jia Baoyu cry: "I went to the Prince's Mansion in Beijing yesterday to see him, but I heard that Qiguan had been raising him in the Prince's Mansion for a few days, and he actually left without saying goodbye - woo woo woo, he is obviously...

You dislike me and don’t want to see me again!”

Baochai sighed secretly when he heard this. She was no more naive than Jia Baoyu, and she immediately noticed the strangeness behind it: Jiang Yuhan was not a high-flying person, not to mention that he was still injured. If there was someone around to take care of him, he would be on guard.

How could it be so easy to say goodbye without saying goodbye in the strict palace?

It was probably because his appearance was disfigured and his voice was hoarse that he was not welcomed by King Beijing and ignored him, so he left without saying goodbye.

At this time, I heard Baoyu cry again: "Why don't all my close friends have a good ending? Could it be that they were all harmed by me?!"

"Can you believe what these gods and ghosts say?"

Xue Baochai couldn't help but advise: "It's just that I have thoughts every day and dreams at night. If you feel uneasy, you might as well ask someone to look for him outside. If he does, don't disturb him. Just ask someone to look after him secretly."

Jia Baoyu was overjoyed when he heard this. He jumped out of bed and tried to pull Xue Baochai away. Fortunately, some people quickly stopped him and pointed at his bellyband to remind him. Then he hurriedly retracted into the quilt and said excitedly: "Sister

This is a really great idea! It helps Qi Guan without harming him anymore!"

But soon he became worried again and said hesitantly: "It's just, it's just...who should I entrust to do this?"

Xue Baochai turned around at this time and said with a smile: "What's so difficult about this? Don't you have a suitable candidate by your side?"

Jia Baoyu suddenly said: "You mean Brother Jiao?"

Xue Baochai shook his head repeatedly without thinking about it: "I'm talking about Jia Yucun! He works as a co-president in Shuntian Mansion. It's the cheapest thing to find someone - it happens that he wants to see you every time he comes. Find an opportunity to talk to him.

Once this matter is mentioned, he will do his best to handle it."

After a pause, he couldn't help but add: "This is why I always advise you to socialize with others. When it comes to a critical moment, you still have some connections so that you won't be in trouble."

Although Jia Baoyu thought this was reasonable, the thought of having to hang out with people like Jia Yucun made him feel sick in his heart.

When Xue Baochai saw this, he sighed secretly and stopped trying to persuade him. He told him to rest well and not have too many distractions. He also mentioned that he would celebrate his birthday tomorrow, so he took the initiative to leave.

When Jia Baoyu saw Baochai leave like that, he felt bored, so he went out to wander around. By chance, he got some advice from Miaoyu, and he became interested in Buddhism again.

Not to mention him.

But when Xue Baochai left Yihongyuan, she couldn't help but think of the word 'impediment' in her mind. Just now she said she didn't believe it, but she couldn't help but murmur in her heart.

First there was Qin Zhong, and then there was Jiang Yuhan. It seemed that no one who had that kind of relationship with the Bao brothers would end well.

Is there really something evil in his life...

"Sister Bao, Sister Bao!"

Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly heard someone calling him. Baochai followed the call and saw Tanchun dressed in short clothes, wearing fast boots and holding a sword. He could not help but widen his beautiful eyes and exclaimed: "Sister, what are you doing?"

What? She looks like a heroine from a storybook!"

"If so, I really wish I could be a heroine who can eliminate violence and bring peace to the world!"

Jia Tanchun held the sword flower on his arm and said half-truthfully: "I've been very interested in self-defense skills recently, but I haven't made any progress despite practicing it. By the way, does my sister have a way to buy a short gun? I

I heard this thing is the best for self-defense!”

Xue Baochai laughed when he heard this, and hurriedly covered his mouth with a handkerchief and said: "My sister is joking, not to mention that I have nowhere to look for short muskets, but I can really buy them. There is nowhere to use them in this deep house, right?"

"That's not necessarily the case."

Jia Tanchun sheathed the sword and asked persistently: "I heard that Brother Xue also hunts bears with fire blunderbuss. He should be able to buy these things, right?"

"My good sister."

Xue Baochai stepped forward and grabbed her, curiously asking: "Why did you suddenly remember this? I tell you the truth, firearms are a first-class forbidden item in the capital, and my brother can only use them in the hunting grounds outside the city.

, let alone bring you some short muskets."

Jia Tanchun was greatly disappointed when he heard this, and then asked: "What about the crossbows? Now that the crossbows have been replaced by firearms, they should not be so strict, right?"

"Sister, what's going on?"

Xue Baochai's expression finally became serious: "This is a swordsman, a crossbow and a firearm. My heart skipped a beat when I heard it - something has happened to you, haven't you? If there is really any difficulty, let's

Let's think about it together, besides, the elders in the family still make the decision, why should our daughter's family bother with these things of killing and killing?"

At this time, Tanchun smiled: "Sister also said that this is a deep house compound, what can happen to me? It's just that I watched a work show a few days ago, and I became interested in these things."

Xue Baochai didn't believe what she said at all, so she knew she couldn't get anything out of the question at midnight, so she pretended to be relieved and smiled: "So that's what happened, then just stop here and don't dare to say these words again!"

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Chapter completed!