Long before Princess Zhaoyang and Jia Lian moved into Kunyu Pavilion, the county magistrate and others asked Kunyu Pavilion to vacate the entire third floor, leaving no one idle.
Jia Lian didn't feel inappropriate about this.
If there was nothing going on at the city gate and the three of them entered the city quietly, he would naturally not do anything special.
Now that the identity has been exposed, there are naturally more things to consider. If there is less trouble, there will be less trouble.
The Xue family's father and son, led by the boy, came to Jia Lian's room.
The second master of the Xue family was very polite and saluted Jia Lian when they met.
Unfortunately, he was too weak and needed the support of his children. He almost fell down when he bowed.
Jia Lian hurriedly stepped forward to support him, and then said sincerely: "Uncle Shi, there is no need to be polite. With the close relationship between our families for nearly a hundred years, Uncle Shi can just call my nephew by his name."
As he spoke, he took the second master of the Xue family from the hands of the two Xue family brothers and helped him sit on the chair next to him, then turned around and sat down.
The second master of the Xue family looked ashamed, but it was hard for him to go against Jia Lian's words again and again.
"That being the case, please forgive me for asking you to do so, and I will call you my nephew."
Jia Lian smiled, and then looked at the Xue family brothers and sisters who were standing behind the second master of the Xue family, looking a little reserved.
"These two are brother Xue Biao and sister Bao Qin, right? When I was in Beijing, I often heard my aunt mention that the son of brother Xue Biao was a very talented person, quiet and sensible. Sister Bao Qin is beautiful in appearance, far better than ordinary people. I saw her today.
, it can be seen that what aunt said is true."
When Jia Lian said this, a boy and a girl, who were only in their teens, became even more embarrassed and looked ashamed.
The second master of the Xue family knew that after the death of his brother, it was difficult for his sister-in-law to maintain the family business on her own, so the family moved to Kyoto, and they still live in her sister's home, which is Rongguo Mansion.
And Jia Lian is the young master who inherited the title of Rongguo Mansion.
Therefore, I did not find Jia Lian's words surprising or abrupt.
"Zha'er, Qin'er, why don't you come forward to pay your respects to your second brother Lian?"
Hearing their father's words, Xue Biao and Xue Baoqin both looked serious, as if they had rehearsed in their hearts a long time ago, and they obediently came forward to pay their respects:
"I've met Brother Lian..."
When paying respects to peers, regardless of the age difference, they should return the courtesy.
But after all, Jia Lian's identity was there, and he was not too humble. He just smiled and raised his hand.
"Brother Tao, Sister Qin, please get up quickly, there is no need to be so polite."
Xue Biao and Xue Baoqin raised their heads. Although they could feel Jia Lian's kindness to them, they did not dare to make any mistakes in front of their father.
When he quietly returned to his father's side, he saw his father shaking his head and talking.
"They are not worthy of their eldest aunt. I just found out that the two of them had met their nephew at a tea shop outside the city...
It was in vain that my nephew took the initiative for us before, but these two ignorant people actually took advantage of my nephew's beloved things.
I have already taught them a lesson for this, and I would like to ask my nephew not to take it seriously."
After saying that, the second master of the Xue family did not pause, and immediately frowned and looked at Xue Baoqin, "Qin'er, please take out the jade pendant and return it to your second brother Lian, and apologize to your second brother Lian."
When Xue Baoqin heard this, his small face without any blemishes suddenly frowned, seeming a little aggrieved.
After all, he didn't dare to disobey his father's words, so he had to take out the jade pendant from his arms, walked to Jia Lian, held it in for a long time, and then said: "Brother Lian, I'm sorry, I'll give this back to you~"
As he finished speaking, there were tears in his big eyes, which became increasingly watery.
She felt aggrieved.
If it weren't for their father, their mother would often teach them not to spend money randomly when they go out, so she would naturally be willing to spend more money at that time.
If so, she would have known that Jia Lian was a distant cousin, so naturally she would be the same.
However, her father was not considerate of them at all. After learning about this incident, he scolded them and now asked her to apologize...
Seeing Xue Baoqin holding the jade pendant in both hands, standing in front of him, crying, Jia Lian was stunned for a moment.
Not for anything else, just because he felt that he was about to be turned into a cute girl by the girl in front of him!
He didn't know how to describe it. Xue Baoqin was definitely a girl that people couldn't help but like at first sight.
The little girl whose cardamom has not yet opened still exudes a childlike and innocent atmosphere.
Not to mention, all the handsome girls in the world have their own cuteness in this age group.
However, Xue Baoqin is not just that.
Not only does she have the innocence and cuteness of a girl, but she also has a beauty and coquettishness that should not be shown at this age!
On the small face of Guazi, not only the facial features are exquisite and exquisite to the extreme, but the skin is also supple and smooth to the extreme.
White and rosy, can be broken by a blow. It seems that such words can only be used on her body, without any exaggeration.
Against the background of the hanging black hair, the same is true for the delicate neck.
Coupled with the slender figure wrapped in a pink hairpin skirt and the ten slender green jade fingers exposed from the cuffs, the whole look is like the heroine coming out of the two-dimensional world. It is unbearable to touch, for fear of accidentally,
It will be damaged.
In terms of pure natural beauty, I'm afraid even the little Daiyu I saw when I first went to Jiangnan is a little inferior.
Because Daiyu had been in poor health since she was a child and had been taking medicine all year round, although her complexion was fair and beautiful, she was a little less energetic and rosy than Xue Baoqin.
Such an innocent girl was standing in front of Jia Lian, as if she had been greatly wronged, which made Jia Lian feel overwhelmed.
"Sister Qin doesn't have to be like this."
Without taking the jade pendant from Xue Baoqin's hand, Jia Lian gave the girl a reassuring look, then looked at the second master of the Xue family and explained: "Uncle Shi must have misunderstood.
When I first arrived here, I was penniless, so I pawned a jade pendant I had with me.
Sister Qin also didn't want to see others bullying me, so she came to help. She not only helped me out of trouble, but also allowed me to successfully pawn the money, which was a two-fold favor for me at once.
Speaking of which, I should really thank Sister Qin."
With that said, Jia Lian stood up and slightly cupped his hands towards Xue Baoqin.
Xue Baoqin immediately took a step back and looked up at Jia Lian. The most intuitive feeling in his heart at this time was that second brother Lian was so tall and majestic...
Seeing this, the second master of the Xue family was impressed by Jia Lian's magnanimity, and sighed deeply: "Even so, since this thing is the nephew's personal belongings, he must also like it very much. It is definitely not something that my daughter can steal for herself."
"It doesn't matter. Don't say that this is a transaction where you pay the money and deliver the goods. You and I are willing to trade.
That's not the case. Today I met Sister Qin for the first time. As a cousin, it is only natural for me to give her to you."
While talking, seeing Xue Baoqin struggling to hold up her hands, he held up her small hands with one hand, and slowly closed her outstretched fingers with the other hand. Wen Yan said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, sister Qin, just take it."
Baoqin's cheeks turned slightly red and she quietly retracted her hands.
"Uncle Shi, there is no need to say more about this matter. It's just a small thing, what's it worth?"
Seeing that Jia Lian was sincere, the second master of the Xue family could not say anything more. After asking Xue Baoqin to thank Jia Lian, he paused for a long while and gave his son Xue Biao a look.
Seeing this, Xue Biao calmly took out the things his father had given him before and presented them to Jia Lian respectfully.
Seeing Jia Lian's confusion, the second master of the Xue family explained.
"My nephew may also know that my Xue family's caravan arrived outside the city as early as three days ago.
He has been unable to enter the city because the dandy in Jiedu Mansion bullied others.
If we hadn't happened to meet our wise nephew to rescue us today, our Xue family business would not only have suffered serious losses, but even Qin'er's reputation would have been destroyed in the hands of that shameless villain."
The second master of the Xue family glanced at his daughter, whose face was slightly pale, and said with his fists in his hands: "To express my gratitude to my nephew, I hope that my nephew will accept these three thousand taels of silver."
Jia Lian had already seen what was unfolding in Xue Biao's hand. They were several well-made silver notes. The first one was a bank note issued by Datong Bank, the largest bank in Beijing. The amount of each ticket was as high as one thousand taels!
Bank notes of this denomination are rarely issued even by big banks, and are usually only issued to powerful and reputable people or families.
After all, the biggest advantage of banknotes is that they are easy to carry, so that people do not have to carry heavy and heavy amounts of money from east to west or from south to north.
The shortcomings are also obvious. The most important one is that most banknotes can only be exchanged at fixed banks in fixed cities. Because only in this way can the bankers internally verify the tickets to prevent counterfeiting and false claims.
To be honest, he had expected the Xue family to reward him. But he didn't expect that the second master of the Xue family would be so generous, and he would pay three thousand taels at a time.
He remembered that Jia Lian once donated a thousand taels of silver to a state magistrate!
After a moment of silence, facing the gazes of the three Xue family members, Jia Lian shook his head and said, "I can't accept this money."
"This... ahem, nephew, I know that my nephew is a noble and upright person, but if it were not for my nephew today, our Xue family caravan would have lost an unknown amount of goods.
This is also the only way I can express my gratitude to my nephew, and I ask my nephew to accept it!"
The second master of the Xue family was a little anxious and wanted to stand up and ask Jia Lian to accept the gift.
His worship was extremely sincere. Based on the money he spent on this trip, if he had not met Jia Lian, even if Utuo City only seized 30% of his goods, he would have lost at least 10,000 to 20,000 silver in goods.
Not to mention, that dude still wants to get involved with Qin'er!
Jia Lian stopped the second master of the Xue family from being polite, but still did not change his words at all.
"I really can't accept this money, and I won't accept it."
Jia Lian sat upright and spoke calmly.
"Let's not talk about the Xue and Jia families. Since the founding of the country, they have accumulated nearly a hundred years of friendship. I still hear people say that the four major families of Jia Shi, Wang Xue and Xue are all in the same spirit. They all prosper and suffer.
!
He said that in this life, the second wife of the Jia family and the mother of the Xue family were also close sisters.
And my wife, Mrs. Wang, is the niece of my mother in the Xue family!
Now, Aunt Xue, seeing what she has done, does not dislike my Jia family for being contemptuous. She brought her two children all the way to Beijing and lives next to us. She often passes by the house to talk and laugh with my old lady.
How trusting and harmonious is this?
Now I just happened to help Uncle Shi once by chance and within the scope of my ability, so I asked for reward from Uncle Shi. This not only belittled my character, but also belittled the friendship between my Xue and Jia families for many generations, and even let down the
Yes, Aunt Xue's trust in our Jia family.
If I really accept this money today, I'm afraid that when I return to Beijing, my old lady will find out about it and scold me for being greedy for money and focusing on small profits over righteousness.
This matter is really impossible to do.”
Jia Lian frowned and said this with a serious face, and then ordered Xue Biao to put the banknotes away again.
Xue Tadden was immediately at a loss.
On one side was his father's explanation, on the other side was Jia Lian's loud words, which made him turn around and look innocently at his old father.
"But……"
The second master of the Xue family wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by Jia Lian: "Uncle Shi, there is no need to say any more, I have made up my mind. By the way, I forgot to ask Uncle Shi, what was the result of the doctor's diagnosis and treatment?
I was so busy just now that I forgot to visit my uncle, but I was so tired that my uncle came to see me carrying his sick body. My nephew is really ashamed."
"What did my nephew say? You shoulder the important responsibility of protecting the princess, so naturally you don't have to stick to such small details..."
The second master of the Xue family frowned and hesitated, obviously still unwilling to give up like this.
It's just that Jia Lian has already talked about other topics, so he can't bring up the old ones again. The feeling that he can't give away a lot of money makes him look a little embarrassed.
Seeing that his father had no idea, Xue Biao could only silently return to his father after raising his hands for a long time.
Xue Baoqin on the other side kept Jia Lian's actions in his mind from beginning to end, his eyes floating.
This second brother Lian is really different from ordinary people... No, very unusual!
Thinking like this, his tender fingers couldn't help but secretly caress the piece of jade pendant that he had been holding in his hand, and then, while his father and others were not paying attention, he stuffed it into his arms again.
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