On the way back from Zijin Street, Jiao Shun sighed and felt very depressed. He had always been greedy in this matter, and he had practiced the four words "food, sex, and nature", but now he was forced to make a choice between the two.

At that time, he thought that one of the two waitress ladies would always win, but when he walked out of the Xue family's door, he suddenly had a sigh of "cinnabar mole, white moonlight". He always felt that what he gained was not as precious as what he lost.

It’s not pretentious [it’s actually just pretentious]. Objectively speaking, the tall and plump Xue Baochai is undoubtedly more in line with his aesthetics, while the white and thin Lin Daiyu is the main focus... It’s not that it’s not good, it’s just that the body and bones have always been weak. If there is

Just in case, wouldn't he lose his wife and lose his troops?

It's a pity that it's too late to regret it now, unless Sister Lin suddenly...

Bah bah bah~

Jiao Shun barely managed to hold on to the bottom line that continued to decline, gritted his teeth and tried to put the matter behind him - anyway, he already had enough women with him, and one less Xue Baoqin would...

Alas~

It was indeed time to reconsider it just now!

In this way, he arrived at Rongguo Mansion all the way. The moment he entered, he suddenly remembered that there was Jia Tanchun. With the temperament of the third girl, if he knew that he had chosen Lin Daiyu as his first choice, he didn't know that he would cause trouble again.

What's coming?

However, she seemed to have tried her best to refuse before, and then seemed to waver, but she never had the chance to say it out.

Or maybe...

Can we take this opportunity to strike a blow and put an end to it completely?

On the road just now, Jiao Mou regretted not choosing Baoqin, but between Lin Daiyu and Jia Tanchun, he chose the former without hesitation.

In the final analysis, it is still the same fallacy. What is lost is more precious than what is about to be acquired, and what is about to be acquired is naturally more precious than what has been acquired.

The mentality of a scumbag has always been so simple and shameless.

When he returned home and heard that Ping'er had come to see him, Jiao Shun's mind immediately turned to Xue Baochai.

Thinking again, I heard from Aunt Xue earlier that Mrs. Wang and Wang Xifeng took the initiative to bring up the matter of asking her to help deliver the monthly stickers. It is obvious what these two people were thinking.

So when it's the tenth day of the lunar month, should I keep myself older or younger first?

Jiao Shun only thought about it briefly and decisively chose to protect his family first.

It's not that he is greedy for women's charms, the main reason is that once he takes Baochai by mistake, when he attacks Aunt Xue again, it is equivalent to carrying a time bomb. If the matter is exposed, even the previous mistake of making mistakes will be difficult to justify.

only……

Wang Xifeng obviously wanted to take action on the tenth day of the lunar month. If he ruined her plan, what would she do if she got so angry that she simply gave up her plans?

Do we still have to try to create an illusion for her that she is just a little short of success?

Jiao Shun thought about it several times, but he couldn't be sure of it. He could only adapt to the situation when the time comes.

Alas~

It is really not an easy task to be a sanctimonious scumbag who hides his head and shows his tail.

But how could a scumbag who was completely unabashed capture so many beautiful women?

…………

The whole night was silent. It was afternoon.

After checking the waist badge outside Xihua Gate, Jiao Shun led two master craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry who were in charge of developing the generator, and followed the eunuchs who led the way into the Forbidden City. They then walked around the high palace walls and alleys to find the building office.

at.

This is a quite large courtyard, but compared to the splendor of the surrounding palaces, it is obviously much simpler.

Hearing the clanging sound of knocking coming from inside, the master craftsmen who had been cautious all the way suddenly regained their spirits and couldn't help but poke their heads in to look inside.

At this time, a rich eunuch who was chubby from head to toe walked out of the building office quickly, with a smile on his shiny fat face. He cupped his hands from a distance and said, "Master Jiao, I haven't seen you for many days.

I really miss our family!"

This person is Zhou Wuyou, the eunuch in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so the manufacturing office is naturally under his control.

Since the Ministry of Industry inevitably has to deal with the internal government, and the Department of General Affairs is the key to internal and external communication, the two of them have had several interactions in the past few days.

At first, Zhou Wuyou was a little arrogant, and always wanted to take advantage of others. When Jiao Shun got the right to secretly report, and was urged by the emperor every day, Zhou Wuyou's attitude became more cordial day by day.

.

No, I heard that Jiao Shun was ordered to come to the manufacturing office to supervise the making of equipment, so he was waiting here early in the morning.

Jiao Shunqiang gathered his energy to chat with him for a few words, and then led Zhou Wuyou personally into the courtyard of the manufacturing office.

The layout of this courtyard is quite similar to that of the inner workshop of the Ministry of Works, that is, most of the craftsmen are eunuchs, with only a few great craftsmen being exceptions.

In the past, the eunuchs Jiao Shun had seen were either thin or plump, but in this building there were many strong and muscular men.

Zhou Wuyou explained that after Emperor Sejong moved the steam forging hammer out of the palace because he was too noisy, the manufacturing office had to rely on manpower, so he specially selected some who were tall and strong. Although the forging hammer has been removed again

Please come back, but the craftsmen have not updated it yet.

In the hall, after the two of them were seated as guests and hosts, several eunuchs in charge soon came forward to see them. Zhou Wuyou said in a stern voice: "Master Jiao is here under imperial orders, so I must also obey your orders."

If you brats dare to be disrespectful at all, huh~"

Several eunuchs in charge did not dare.

Zhou Wuyou then turned to look at Jiao Shun: "Master Jiao, if you have anything to give, just tell them. If they can't make the decision, then have someone summon me, Old Zhou."

"Mr. Zhou is very polite."

Seeing that he had no intention of leaving, Jiao Shun did not rush to arrange errands. He only motioned to the two master craftsmen of the engineering department to follow the eunuchs in charge to familiarize themselves with the environment of the manufacturing office and see if there was anything else that needed to be brought in from outside.

buy.

In fact, even if Zhou Wuyou leaves, he has nothing to arrange. All he can do now is to scale up the generator first, and then change it to steam power - no matter what fancy things he wants to do in the end, it is always indispensable.

A powerful source of motivation.

When they are alone, the two of them naturally chat more freely.

Since ancient times, ministers and eunuchs have been a match made in heaven. Kuang Jiaoshun was in charge of the Department of Affairs of the Ministry of Industry. Both parties had nothing to avoid in public and private affairs, so naturally they chatted very well.

Just when Jiao Shun was secretly cursing the fat man for his heavy butt for the eighth time, a tall and thin eunuch in charge suddenly poked his head outside the hall door and looked in.

"Dog talent!"

Zhou Wuyou saw him and scolded him angrily: "If you don't look after the house in the inner palace, what are you doing here?"

"Godfather, Mr. Jiao."

The eunuch in charge hurriedly walked in with his robe in hand, first met Zhou Wuyou and Jiao Shun, and then said with a bitter face: "Widow Xia is here again, and she pointed out that we should get married first.

Old accounts will be settled later..."

"fart!"

Zhou Wuyou interrupted him and said angrily: "The inner palace has its own rules. Her family is also an old man in the imperial merchants. She should know the rules. Why are you so blind and come to the palace today?"

Are you messing around?"

"This this……"

The eunuch in charge was hesitating, but his peach blossom eyes were scanning Jiao Shun's body.

When Jiao Shun saw this, he thought about it for a moment and then asked, "Is this the Osmanthus Xia family?"

"Exactly, exactly!"

The eunuch in charge obviously breathed a sigh of relief, rubbed his hands and said with a smile: "Isn't it the widow Xia who is responsible for delivering flowers, plants and bonsai to the palace?"

Zhou Wuyou also noticed something fishy at this time, turned around and asked, "Why, Lord Jiao also knows about this Osmanthus Xia family?"

"Haha, the only daughter of her family was promised to the Xue family by Ziweishe. My mother and Mrs. Xue have known each other since childhood. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are well-connected - to be honest, I will also represent the Xue family in a few days.

Brother, I’m going to Xia’s house to place a pair of moon stickers.”

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Hearing this, Zhou Wuyou still didn't understand. He shook his head and said with a smile: "It's strange that Widow Xia suddenly came to find her. It turns out that she was trying to fake the power of the tiger."

Then he asked again: "Master Jiao, do you want to see her?"

"We'll see you in a few days."

Jiao Shun waved his hand and said: "Besides, even if there is some incense, it is not as big as the king's law. If there is anything illegal or compliant, I will just deal with it impartially. I will have no objection here."

Some words need to be listened to backwards. Jiao Shun's two sentences are full of "the law cannot be tolerated", but upon closer inspection, they have a different meaning. Moreover, he suddenly changed the manager to the elder brother, which obviously also focused on "

The word "private".

Zhou Wuyou is also sophisticated, so he naturally heard it clearly and immediately laughed and said: "Brother, she is indeed upright, but there are still human feelings beyond the king's law. Since she has such a relationship with you, brother, I have to help take care of her.

."

As he said that, he scolded the steward again: "Those who are short-sighted will be members of my own family from now on. Why don't I give you some advice?!"

"Don't worry, godfather, my son will take care of you."

The eunuch in charge hurriedly agreed, flattered a few more words, and then walked backwards out of the living room.

After going out, he proudly reached out and touched the bulging purse in his sleeve, but then he frowned again.

He glanced back at the hall, hesitated for a while and sighed, and then turned to the inner palace.

In the side hall of the inner palace, a woman in her early thirties was sitting uneasily. When she saw the eunuch in charge coming in from outside, she rushed forward with a smile.

Before she could say anything, the steward took out two banknotes and handed them over. The woman was stunned, and her already uneasy face suddenly showed panic. She did not accept the money, but said in a trembling voice: "Liu

Father-in-law, could it be that I haven’t seen Mr. Jiao?”

"I've seen it since."

After Eunuch Liu said something, the woman's face became even worse. She had heard a message from the Xue family in the morning, saying that on the tenth day of the lunar month, Jiao Shun had been invited to do the moon stickers on her behalf. She also heard that Mr. Jiao had been sent by the emperor to come.

The palace supervised the construction of some equipment, and then he started to think of pretending to be powerful.

But if Jiao Shun was unkind and refused to take advantage of his situation on the spot, it would be self-defeating!

Just as he was feeling worried and regretful, Eunuch Liu suddenly smiled and said: "Since you have this relationship, why didn't you tell me earlier? Take it, my godfather ordered me. From now on, we will all be members of our own family, so there is no need to do such nonsense again."

"How can this happen? How can this happen?!"

When the woman heard the word "from her own family", her original fear suddenly turned into surprise. She argued with Eunuch Liu for a while, but in the end she only reluctantly took back one of the banknotes.

Both of them felt that the trip was worthwhile, and the next thing would naturally fall into place.

When she walked out of the palace with the ticket from the inner palace, Mrs. Xia was still a little unbelievable. Although she thought of trying to show off her power, she never expected that the effect would be so good!

I'm afraid that even if the two heads of the Rongguo Mansion come together, they may not be able to have such an effect, right?

Mrs. Xia was in a daze all the way, and she finally came to her senses when she got home. Then she made up her mind to wait until the tenth day of the lunar month to entertain Mr. Jiao as much as possible, so that she could take the opportunity to hug this thick leg.

Then she remembered her daughter's temperament, and hurriedly went to her daughter's courtyard, intending to remind her to restrain herself. Although Xia Jingui explained that she did not need to meet Jiao Shun, the Xue family servant who was accompanying her would definitely come to see her.

About the future young mistress.

As a result, when she arrived at her daughter's courtyard, she heard someone wailing and crying in the hall from a distance. Mrs. Xia knew that her daughter must be punishing the servant again, so she couldn't help but sigh secretly.

Because her father died young and she was an only daughter, Mrs. Xia was pampered and doting on Xia Jingui, and she was obedient and obedient. As a result, she developed a domineering temperament. She respected herself like a Bodhisattva and treated others like dirt.

And because her nickname was Jin Gui, she was not allowed to use the words "jin" or "gui" in her mouth. Anyone who accidentally said the word "jin" or "gui" by mistake would be severely beaten and punished.

In the spring of this year, a life-threatening lawsuit broke out. Thanks to Mrs.

And this was the real reason why Mrs. Xia was in a hurry to marry her daughter. She thought that she could not cure her daughter, so it was better to find someone who could subdue her and send her out early to avoid a big disaster in the future.

Therefore, when they heard that Xue Pan had a vicious reputation, the Xia family not only were not afraid of him, but felt that he was a perfect match.

As for Mrs. Xia's childhood sweetheart, and her plans to marry her daughter off and find a husband, this is actually all speculation by outsiders and not true.

However, when Mrs.

His elastic face was full of sarcasm.

"Stop fighting, everyone get off!"

Mrs. Xia helplessly dismissed everyone, walked closer and said: "My sister-in-law, we are about to get married, can you stay calm for a few days?!"

Xia Jingui spat out the melon seed peels slowly and rinsed her mouth with tea. Then she said indifferently: "She made a mistake and I asked someone to beat her. Shouldn't I?"

"Then you too...oh!"

Mrs. Xia was about to scold her, but when she saw that her daughter had become impatient and turned her back, she could only sigh and said: "That's all, there are only a few days left. You can do whatever you like, but be more restrained on the tenth day of the lunar month.

The person who came to post the monthly poster for the Xue family is no ordinary person, but Jiao Shun and Jiao Changqing, who have become famous recently. He..."

"It's him?!"

Xia Jingui stood up in a hurry, her bright eyes full of excitement: "I heard that this man is nearly ten feet tall, with a green face and sharp teeth. He once defeated thousands of scholars and fled in panic..."

"Where did you hear all this?"

Mrs. Xia didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so she quickly interrupted her description and said: "Master Jiao is not an evil ghost, how come he has a green face and fangs?"

"Then have you seen him?"

"That's not true."

Mrs. Xia said, seeing her daughter pouting her little cherry lips, as if she wanted to argue with her about Jiao Shun's appearance, she quickly said, "But I just got involved with him in the palace..."

As he said that, he recounted what happened before without exaggeration.

Finally, you sighed: "You also know how difficult it is to collect the debts owed by the inner government, but Mr. Jiao settled the matter easily without even showing his face. Even Eunuch Liu wanted to return the banknote."

Give it to me - if our family can take the opportunity to climb onto Mr. Jiao’s thick leg, we won’t have to worry about it in the future! So..."
Chapter completed!