On the second day, after visiting the last two residences of his family friends, Jia Lian packed his bags and set off back to Yangzhou on the third day.
Two days later, when he arrived outside Yangzhou City, Jia Lian did not enter the city. Instead, he went to the dock to prepare the ship.
This time when he returned to Yangzhou, he did not plan to waste any more time, but returned to Beijing immediately.
There were two ships sent by the Jia Mansion, neither of which were too big. Jia Lian counted the number of people and found that they were a little crowded, so he ordered to rent two more small passenger ships.
One boat is for Jiayu Village alone, and the other one is used to disperse the Jia family members to make everyone's journey more comfortable.
After arranging things on the ship properly, especially checking that there was nothing inappropriate in the cabin where Daiyu lived, Jia Lian was ready to go back to pick up Daiyu.
As for Xiang Ling, they were put on the boat first. The little girl was weak and could not withstand the long-term bumps, so when she came back from Nanjing, Jia Lian hired a carriage for her. Because of this, it took a lot of time.
After returning to the Lin Mansion, Jia Lian first came to ask for his resignation from Lin Ruhai.
"Leaving tomorrow, so urgent?" Lin Ruhai was a little surprised to hear Jia Lian explain that he would leave for Beijing tomorrow.
"If uncle still wants to stay with Sister Lin for one more day, then he can set off the next day."
Hearing what Jia Lian said, Lin Ruhai saw that Jia Lian was eager to return to Beijing. She also felt relieved when she thought that Jia Lian's trip to Jiangnan had taken almost three months.
"That's all, it doesn't matter if it's one day earlier or one day later. Since you have decided to return tomorrow, let's do it tomorrow."
Lin Ruhai sighed and said. When Jia Lian and others left, they also took their daughter away. Now, his place became more and more deserted.
Jia Lian also saw that Lin Ruhai was not in a good condition. He hesitated but couldn't help but persuaded: "My uncle is responsible for the salt administration for the court, so he has a heavy responsibility. However, my nephew still wants to advise my uncle not to work too hard. Everything
You should also put your body first.
How sad will Sister Lin be if my uncle gets sick from overwork? So even if my uncle doesn't think about himself, he should think more about Sister Lin."
Lin Ruhai could naturally see Jia Lian's concern, and this concern was so real that it was difficult to hide it. For a moment, he felt a little comforted in his heart, so he smiled and said: "You don't have to worry too much about me. I still know my body, and it's not that bad."
Oops. Besides, as you said, '*******, my body is only six feet, so what's the point?"
When Jia Lian saw Lin Ruhai responding to him with what he had said, he didn't know how to persuade him.
Did he tell Lin Ruhai that you don't have much time left to live, and you will have to report to the Lord of Hell in two years at most?
He didn't reply for a while, but Lin Ruhai laughed instead: "You are from a famous family, and you are still young, so you should plan to serve the country. Taking care of the family business at home and respecting the elders are important, but after all, they are not the first things that a good man should consider.
Now that the imperial court is employing people, after you return to Beijing from this trip, you should put more thought into your official career and government affairs."
Although Lin Ruhai felt that it was a pity for someone like Jia Lian to just stay at home and take care of the house. After all, he was just a nephew of his wife's family and it was not easy to teach him too much, so he just mentioned it lightly.
He also did not tell Jia Lian that he had mentioned him intentionally in his thank-you note to the emperor, which could be regarded as the support he could do as an elder.
But he only created a possible opportunity. Whether he can seize it and whether he can make a future depends on Jia Lian himself.
…
The mighty sacred capital, the majestic Forbidden City.
Deep in the imperial palace, Emperor Ningkang, who was nearly fifty years old, stood behind a large dragon table, holding a pen and writing.
And in front of him, ten steps away in the main hall, was a young man in rich clothes, kneeling there timidly, with a stern and uneasy look on his face.
"I heard that you had a cockfight outside the martial arts arena, and you even beat Prince Duan?"
The young man shrank his shoulders even more as he was talking lightly without raising his head, but he had to reply quickly: "Replying to my father, it was not my son who made the first move, but his scolding. I was angry for a moment.
However, I just pushed him twice, but who knew he was being a rogue, so he just rolled on the ground..."
"The martial arts arena built by our ancestors was originally specially used for your horse and cockfighting." Emperor Ning Kang hummed.
Seeing that the strategy of avoiding the important and taking the easy was not achieved, the young man was completely cowed, bowed his head and said: "I know my mistake, please punish me."
There was no response from above for a while. Just when the young man raised his eyes, Emperor Ningkang said again: "I heard that you have a chicken from Siam and you named him General Shenwei. Is this a problem?"
"It's just for fun, don't take it seriously..."
"What a courage!"
Emperor Ning Kang finally showed an angry look on his face, and placed one hand on the case, making a loud sound.
"Since our dynasty Dingding, several people have been given the title of 'Shenwei General'. Some of them have contributed to the founding of the country, and some are famous generals. These people are all meritorious ministers of our great Wei Dynasty. Now, you will give this title to a beast."
He even allowed others to spread the word, where did he put the face of these people and the court?"
Seeing that Emperor Ningkang was angry, the young man quickly defended: "Father, please calm down. I have no intention of humiliating the meritorious minister. It is just that I didn't check for a while. I will change it after I return."
"No need!"
Emperor Ning Kang waved his hand coldly and shouted: "Dai Quan."
"The old slave is here."
"You lead a group of guards to the fourth prince's house and watch with your own eyes behead that beast."
Upon hearing that Emperor Ning Kang wanted to kill his mighty general, the fourth prince became completely anxious. He knelt down and begged for mercy, trying to save his beloved general's life.
All he got was a cold snort.
Seeing that Dai Quan had exited the hall, the fourth prince sat on the ground in despair.
"come over!"
The fourth prince stepped forward as ordered, but still did not dare to look directly at Emperor Ning Kang.
"After you go back, write a policy paper with this title and hand it over to me in three days. Come on down."
Seeing Emperor Ning Kang handing him an imperial letter, the fourth prince quickly took it without thinking too much.
Seeing that Emperor Ning Kang had already sat down and ignored his wishes, he had no choice but to leave dejectedly.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After leaving the main hall, the fourth prince wanted to return home quickly, maybe in time to save his general's life, but finally looked back at the majestic palace and gave up on this
An idea that might completely anger his father.
"Why are you asking me to write a policy review again? You know I'm most bothered by writing this..."
He muttered in his mouth, but unfolded the topic given to him by the emperor, and saw only seven words flying on it:
Live and die for the benefit of the family and the country.
What does it mean? The fourth prince said that he didn't quite understand.
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On the vast Grand Canal, four speedboats, two large and two small, moved forward as if they were plowing through the ice and waves.
Jia Lian stood on the deck, looked at the wide river, felt the stability under his feet, and felt straight in his heart that it was indeed more comfortable to ride on a boat.
The last time he went to Yangzhou from the capital, even though he was fully equipped, the skin on his inner thighs was almost completely shaved. If he really wanted to let him do this again, he really had to think carefully about it.
Suddenly, he felt a faint fragrance coming from beside him. Jia Lian turned his head and glanced. Sure enough, it was the little beauty Daiyu who had received a big cloak and walked out. Behind her was the silly girl Xue Yan.
Jia Lian smiled slightly and turned around to continue admiring the scenery along the coast.
When Daiyu saw that Jia Lian was ignoring her, she pursed her lips imperceptibly, stood next to Jia Lian, and looked into the distance as well.
After a while, he finally took the initiative to speak: "Brother Lian, why don't you teach Xiang Ling how to write in the house?"
"My level is too poor, I'm sorry to mislead others."
"laugh."
The short and straightforward words made Daiyu couldn't help laughing, and then she hurriedly covered her mouth and looked at Jia Lian, fearing that he would be angry.
"Don't hold it back, just laugh if you want."
As expected, Daiyu smiled brighter and brighter.
The last time she rarely went to see Jia Lian in his room, she happened to see Jia Lian teaching Xiang Ling how to read.
Xiangling was originally a Mengtong who didn't recognize a single word. No matter how good Jia Lian was, she could teach her reasoning. However, she discovered at a glance that Jia Lian had made a mistake in writing a word and missed a few strokes. This made Jia Lian very embarrassed and decided immediately.
I will never be a teacher again.
Therefore, this is also the reason why she asked and Jia Lian deliberately responded like this.
Daiyu was too delicate after all, and the wind in the river was cold and cold. When she smiled, she was blown again, and she suddenly felt that it was hard to breathe, and her little face turned red.
When Jia Lian saw this, he turned around and tied the collar of the cloak on her chest tighter.
This is a very common move, but because he is much taller than Daiyu, now he is bowing, his face is very close to Daiyu, and his hand is closer to Daiyu's chest. In these two or three times,
This made Daiyu feel ashamed and took a step back in panic.
Jia Lian was stunned for a moment, looking at Daiyu's face that was as pretty as a small apple, with her shy lowered head, and for a moment she felt that God was really unfair. Daiyu was so beautiful at this age, so what would happen in the future?
No wonder he was able to overwhelm Jia Erbao, who embodies the great love and love in the world.
He turned his head and advised: "Since my sister can't withstand the wind, don't stand here anymore. Go back to the house and rest."
But Daiyu obviously has a childish temper. If Jia Lian hadn't said that, she might have gone back to the house. But now that Jia Lian said that, it seems like she is so weak!
He refused to leave, stood beside Jia Lian again, and asked: "Second brother Lian said last time that he would tell me when he arrived in the capital. Now that it is almost here, second brother should tell me about the sisters at home."
You probably like your personality."
In fact, Daiyu didn't care about this very much. She believed that she would get closer to whoever was good to her. On the contrary, she would just not get close to him. So from the beginning, she never thought about trying to please anyone after arriving in the capital.
Naturally, it also includes the three sisters of the Jia family.
Besides, even if she wanted to inquire about this, she could actually ask Zhou Rui's family and others.
The reason why she only asked Jia Lian was because she and Jia Lian only had these topics to talk about.
Jia Lian said: "Well, since you insist on asking, I will simply talk to you.
Let’s talk about your youngest fourth sister first, her name is Xichun, she is a quiet, cute and adorable girl.
And your third sister, named Tanchun, is the most intelligent and generous person, and is also the closest to you in age.
Finally, let’s talk about your two second sisters. Your second sister, named Yingchun, is the most gentle and gentle person. She is also my biological sister. You are not allowed to bully her in the future."
Jia Lian's words made Daiyu frown. She had no time to respond to Jia Lian's joke on her. She asked curiously: "Aren't there only three sisters in your family? The fourth sister is Xichun and the third sister is Tanchun. These are already two
Well, why are there two second sisters?
Tell me, who is the other one?"
Jia Lian said: "Why not? Your second sister... I won't tell you her name. Anyway, you will know it when you get home. You can just call her Sister Bao or Sister Yu. It's all up to you. She is here."
I am also the middle child in my family, and I am younger than your sister Yingchun, so naturally I am your second sister, you just have to remember her."
Daiyu immediately looked at Jia Lian with dissatisfaction. She was very sure that Jia Lian was causing trouble.
When her mother was still alive, she told her about some situations in the Jia family, so it was not easy for Jia Lian to deceive her.
What's disgusting is that no matter how hard he glares at him, Jia Lian just laughs and says nothing.
A member of Zhou Rui's family who was passing by happened to hear her and said with a smile: "Miss Lin, don't listen to what our second master says. There are no two second girls. He is talking about our second master Bao. His nickname is Baoyu, which is also a girl's.
Where’s my cousin?”
When Daiyu heard this, she still didn't understand that Jia Lian was teasing her. She looked at Jia Lian with a frown for a long time, and finally said angrily: "Brother Lian, you are so annoying."
After saying that, he returned to the cabin angrily.
Jia Lian looked at Daiyu's angry figure with a smile, and asked secretly, did he say anything wrong?
Jia Baoyu was originally a woman.
Women and women cannot be together. This is the ultimate principle of yin and yang in heaven and earth.