After Sissi chatted with the old lady for a while, the "water mirror" was taken away by Daiyu and others, and a group of little sisters began to whisper with Sissi.
Here, Qianqian glanced at the [Blue Dragon Jade] beside her, picked up the "Water Mirror" and walked to the distance, and talked on the phone with the sisters from the Jia family happily.
"Qianxi, let me tell you, I met Sister Tanchun last time at Sister Yuanchun's house..."
"Xiaobai yesterday..."
"And me, I heard... that a big thief appeared in Shenjing City recently..."
"Sister Qianqian, please come back quickly. How about we look for heroes together? Cuizhu is so stupid that he can't find any trace of that big thief..."
"..."
Jia Lian smiled softly, I cast this spell, and I am the medium of the spell. Do I still need to eavesdrop?
Hehe~ I am listening openly!
At this time, Qin Keqing, who was sitting next to him, quietly came closer and said, "Husband, Qianqian is already getting haircut this year. As a master, do you have to consider your apprentice's marriage?"
Jia Lian frowned subconsciously, but then smiled softly:
"It's still early. Even if we ask Sissi back now, I'm afraid she won't want to. Let's wait until the Chinese New Year before sending her back. As for whether she wants to go overseas next year, it's all up to Sissi.
Whether you want to get married or not...the same applies!"
The last half of Jia Lian's sentence was quite decisive, which made Qin Keqing a little funny.
Of course she didn't think wrongly. After all, no matter what era, a true-hearted man would always be "jealous" when his sister or even his daughter came into contact with other men.
This kind of story is the most talked about by the wives of high-ranking families. When Qin Keqing himself got married, his adoptive father Qin Ye also burst into tears.
So she thought she could still understand her husband's mentality at this time, but...
But we can’t really let our younger sisters, as well as Xiao Hong’er and Xiao Qiao’er in the future, all look for sons-in-law like the Spring Festival, right?
Yingchun is a little easier to talk about. She had decided on it a few years ago. It was related to the auspicious dragon Yinglong, and she was a concubine. In fact, not many people cared about it.
But then again, as Yuanchun got married, almost all high-ranking and powerful families knew that Jia Lian had allocated a large fiefdom in the dowry for his sisters.
Could he really have some such intentions behind doing this?
If Yuanchun is the only daughter of this generation of the Jia family who gets married, then the Rongguo Mansion will probably be laughed at by the powerful circles in Shenjing City and even across the country.
Not to mention, Tanchun is just a concubine of the second wife. As long as Jia Lian treats Baoyu a little better, such as giving him a fiefdom... I am afraid that neither the Wang family nor Jia Zheng will object to Jia Lian's arrangement.
As for Xichun, Jia Zhen, the head of Dongfu and the head of the Jia clan in the past two years, was sent to Manila by Jia Lian in an understatement. He "calmed down" for three full months before returning. After returning, Jia Zhen did not dare to let go.
Shit.
If Jia Lian had spoken out about Xichun, 99% of the people in Dongfu would not dare to have any objections.
The only possibility of being opposed is Jia Jing, who has been practicing Taoism in seclusion for many years. However, this possibility is extremely small. After all, Xichun has grown to nine years old this year, and his father has never even come to take a look, which shows his indifference.
…
And Shi Xiangyun, I guess Jia Lian's words, "Get a son-in-law to pass on the legacy of her father's family!" were enough to seduce her.
As for the last Daiyu, looking at the old lady’s attitude over the years, it is obvious that she wants to pair her up with Baoyu, but it is hard to say whether Jia Lian will agree...
At this moment, Qin Keqing's thinking jumped to the extreme, and he immediately thought of many possibilities, and deduced them for each of his sisters at home. It turned out that the possibility was really not low.
With my husband's out-of-the-box thinking, I'm afraid he has been making such preparations for a few years.
Thinking of this, Qin Keqing couldn't help but be shocked by Jia Lian's "stinginess".
The reason why Qin Keqing had such "wonderful ideas" was naturally due to his many years of influence from Jia Lian.
Seeing her strange expression, Jia Lian couldn't help but bend his index finger and gently scratch the bridge of her nose, which was as white as snow.
"Oh~~~"
This act of showing affection in front of everyone happened to be seen by the sisters not far away who had finally finished talking on the phone with Xixi and were walking back. The most lively and noisy Xiangyun immediately made a booing sound.
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The other sisters also blushed and looked at Jia Lian with bright eyes. Although they were at home, Jia Lian's behavior was also a bit too frivolous.
Hmm... This is what the old lady used her connections to invite a few days ago. It comes from what the etiquette nun next to the Queen Mother said when she taught them.
Fortunately, the few people sitting at the top did not notice this scene. Li Wan, who only secretly paid attention from time to time, seemed to have seen it. At this moment, his expressions were slightly unnatural.
It was Xiang Yun's shouts that attracted the attention of everyone in the hall, but they saw Qin Keqing, her sister-in-law with whom she had a very good relationship, blinking at her with big, moist and shiny eyes, staring at him for a moment.
The words in Xiangyun's mouth could only become: "Hey, um... just now Sister Qianqian said that she would go home more than a month ago, and then she can take us to catch the Blackwater Bandit!"
The old lady was happy for a while when she heard that Sissi was coming back to celebrate the New Year this year. However, it was only the beginning of April and it was still very early for the New Year, so she ignored her and continued chatting with Wang Xifeng beside her.
As for catching the Blackwater Bandit, it was probably a little game between the sisters, and the old lady had no interest in asking more.
However, Jia Lian frowned slightly after hearing Xiang Yun's words and planned to summon Jia Sidao later to ask about the situation.
Blackwater? What the hell?
Jia Lian chatted with the old lady and her sisters again. When the night got darker, he led Qin Keqing Shi Shiran back to Rongqing Hall.
Jia Sidao had already received the notice and was waiting in front of the hall.
Jia Lian waved, and Jia Sidao followed him into the hall and took a seat. Qin Keqing, who came back with him, did not shy away, but sat beside Jia Lian full of curiosity, ready to hear what happened.
A long time ago, Qin Keqing discovered that Jia Lian really didn't mind him being there to listen to the guards discussing various matters with Jia Lian.
Especially more than two years ago, after Qin Keqing enjoyed a "system bonus" in her god-refining practice, her bodyguards no longer even avoided discussing matters related to the "fairy world".
Ruizhu led several maids into the hall, served tea to the three of them, and bowed obediently before exiting. Jia Lian waited for Jia Sidao to pick up the tea cup and took a sip of fragrant tea, and then asked:
"Sidao, what's going on with that Blackwater bandit?"
Jia Sidao was a little surprised when he heard this. Why did his general ask about this?
After sorting out what he had lost, he replied:
"Back to the general, this Blackwater Thief is a thief who appeared about half a year ago. This person initially only stole property from merchants' homes. Although he succeeded repeatedly with his superb methods, his actions were not excessive.
In addition, at that time of year, this person had no tendency to provoke our generals, so my subordinates did not pay too much attention to this matter."
"In the beginning? Why do you think this Black Water Bandit's behavior is getting more and more excessive now?"
Jia Lian quickly found the key point from Jia Sidao's words and hit the point.
"The general is wise, that's true. The Blackwater thief may have stolen a large sum of money years ago, spent a very fat year, and squandered all the money.
Before the first month of the year, this person started committing crimes again, and also robbed four or five wealthy businessmen in Beijing... After that, every other month, or even less than a month, the Blackwater Avenue would take action, stealing a large amount of money.
The property has been falling down month after month, and recently it has become a source of panic."
"Then how did Xiangyun know about this?"
"General, Mrs. Baolinghou came to pick up Miss Smith at noon yesterday and took her back for lunch. After she came back, Miss Smith kept talking about it from time to time.
But five days ago, the Blackwater robber actually broke the usual rules and attacked the Baolinghou Mansion!"
"Oh? The Baolinghou Mansion didn't arrest anyone either? I remember that their family has also raised several acquired masters in the past few years."
"In the past, Shi Zhengxiang, the commander of the Baoling Hou Mansion, had a close relationship with his subordinates when they were young. He personally told his subordinates that he had killed a hateful green-skinned kid in the early hours of the night, but the green-skinned kid died.
Later, it turned into a pool of black water and poured on the wall of Baolinghou Mansion...
Shi Zhengxiang also said that the physical strength of the green-skinned kid was definitely at the level of a warrior who had just entered the Houtian realm, but for some reason, he turned into a puddle of black water immediately after being killed. The black water as black as ink should be black water.
The origin of the title "Big Thief"
"Hey, this is strange. Are you sure it's black water as black as ink, and not just ink?"
"This... I remember Shi Zhengxiang said that the black water is colorless and odorless, has no scent of ink, and is not highly toxic. It's really hard to tell whether it is water or ink."
When Jia Lian heard this, he also became a little curious. The methods of this Blackwater thief were really strange. After thinking for a while, Jia Lian continued:
"After all, we are related and we have found Xiangyun in a roundabout way. Let's let some of our legions resting in Beijing be separated to look for this Blackwater bandit.
However, this matter must be carried out secretly, and when the person is found, he must be arrested quietly. Finally, remember to let him go to the Baolinghou Mansion to steal one more time, no more, just steal eighteen thousand taels of silver..."
"Uh-huh?
This? It’s the general!”
Qin Keqing, who had been sitting quietly next to him, was also slightly stunned and gave Jia Lian a roll of his eyes.
Even though he is such a big man, he still refuses to suffer even the slightest loss and wants to take revenge even for this.
But thinking about it, what the Baolinghou Mansion did was too unreasonable. They probably didn't want to owe the Rongguo Mansion a favor, but they also eagerly hoped that the Rongguo Mansion could take action to solve this problem for them.
This petty behavior really makes people dislike it. There is nothing wrong with giving them a lesson in private. My husband is really fair in his dealings!
Thinking of this, Qin Keqing's eyes towards Jia Lian became more tender. When you marry a chicken, follow the chicken, and when you marry a dog, follow the dog. Her husband has done nothing wrong, so of course she has to show her support.
Jia Sidao raised his head and glanced at the couple, and immediately excused himself by saying it was getting late and left.
Qin Keqing's every frown and smile were radiant. She looked at Jia Lian affectionately with her eyes to show her support, but someone deliberately misunderstood her. After Jia Sidao resigned and walked away, Jia Lian was shocked by Qin Keqing's surprise.
With the cry, he suddenly stood up, picked up this beautiful girl, and strode to the backyard...
In DC District, the No. 3 courtyard behind the Yuelai Inn has been rented by a scholar who calls himself Wang Sheng since the New Year, and has been living there until now.
You must know that although the name of Yuelai Inn is cliché, it is indeed a time-honored inn that has opened all over the country.
And as long as anything related to the time-honored brands, none of them are cheap!
Yuelai Inn's A-grade small courtyard costs 30 taels of silver a month, and it's two mortgages and one rent, with no bargaining. Once you move in, you'll have to pay a small 100 taels of silver.
Of course, people charge more for their own reasons. Not to mention cleaning the inside and outside three times a day, there are always hot water and tea, and there are three maids who are guaranteed by Yuelai Inn to be clean and good-looking.
Personal service.
Hmm... the kind of close-fitting that can be served at depth or even at a negative distance.
However, if the customer really chooses to let the maid serve him personally, he must spend money to "buy out" the maid.
What? Isn’t this buying and selling people?
According to Daqing law, even today's powerful families, except for the death contracts signed at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, are no longer allowed to purchase slaves from fellow citizens. They are all "hired"!
The Yuelai Inn actually dared to do such a business. It certainly had a lot of backing. It was said that it was a business jointly done by some old princes from the clan.
After Wang Sheng stayed at the Yuelai Inn for several months, the waiters and clerks in the hotel all became familiar with him.
In their impression, this Mr. Wang entered Beijing last year to take part in the imperial examination, but unfortunately failed. In the end, he felt that he had no face to go home to face his parents, so he chose to continue his studies in the sacred city of Beijing.
It is said that Wang Sheng's family was in the cloth business, and the business was relatively large, so he spent a lot of money and often rewarded the waiters. This made him well-known among the waiters at Yuelai Inn.
As for why he was dressed in shabby clothes when he first came to Yuelai Inn, and his description was even vaguely vulgar, that is not something that the waiters are willing to care about.
Even the pretty maids who are related to the inn have put a lot of effort into becoming the maids in No. 3 Courtyard A.
It's a pity that this Wang Sheng is really focused on studying the book of sages, saying that he wants to prepare for Enke who may come next year, and has no intention of womanizing...
Although several inn waiters who were familiar with him knew that Mr. Wang would spend at least ten days a month wandering around the famous brothels in Shenjing City and never return home at night.
But at least when I'm "reading" during the day, I really don't let women get close to me...
Although the truth is indeed somewhat doubtful, the waiter at Yuelai Inn completely ignored those doubts under Wang Sheng's silver bullet offensive.
Yuelai Inn's strong background made most of the officials who came to search the hotel fearful. Even if they could come in for a search, most of them would just deal with it.
The symptoms seem to be mild, but they keep recurring and are annoying!
