Early the next morning, after having breakfast, Sister Feng tidied up and was about to go out. She saw Jia Lian drinking morning tea, so she went over to him and asked him: "You should have some free time today, can you take a good rest at home?"
It just so happens that there is a show going on in the old lady's courtyard today, do you want to go and see it too?"
Jia Lian has been busy these two days since he returned to Beijing. Even she can probably only see Jia Lian at night.
Seeing that the New Year's Day was only a few days away and Jia Lian would have to go to the Yamen again, Sister Feng naturally hoped that Jia Lian could stay at home for the remaining days.
Jia Lian thought for a moment and said, "I'm afraid that won't work. I'll have to go to the courtyard over there to screen the personal guards later. In addition, I'm afraid I'll have to go to Dongfu."
With that said, Jia Lian explained: "After all, I still bear the title of clan leader. If I am away from home for such a long time, I have to take care of the affairs of the clan."
Sister Feng looked at her eyes and smiled: "I should have asked...
But, nowadays, the eldest widow and the little widow over there are both pitiable people. I’m afraid our Second Master Lian is kind-hearted and can’t help but care about them.”
Wang Xifeng is used to warning someone by joking.
In today's Dongfu, Jia Jing is not at home and only lives in the Taoist temple. There are only two people in the house, You and Qin Keqing's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
Youshi is not too worried, she is just afraid that Jia Lian will taint his nephew's daughter-in-law, Keqing!
Because even as a woman, Wang Xifeng felt that Qin Keqing was too charming and attractive, and the men who were easy to seduce would be frightened.
"You worry too much. I am not this kind of person."
Jia Lian seemed to be disdainful of Sister Feng's teasing. He rolled his eyes and called Xiang Ling next to him to massage his shoulders.
It's hard for Sister Feng to say anything.
Now she is not sure about Jia Lian.
Let's call it lustful. With his temperament in the past and his current status, I'm afraid not a single one of the girls and wives in the house would be able to escape his clutches.
However, he seemed to have lost his temper. Since that year when he stole from Aunt Mei in the master's house, he had never let her catch his sore feet in such a long time!
It seemed that he had really determined to change his ways from then on, and he even made some kind of agreement with her, saying that as long as she didn't touch his people, he would never go out to spend time, drink, solicit prostitutes, and gamble.
He really did it! It’s hard to say that he is lewd...
But when given the chance, he also likes to play tricks on himself and Ping'er in different ways!
Also, he is determined to marry his cousin, whom he has loved since childhood!
Shaking her head, Sister Feng forced herself not to think about this problem anymore. Anyway, she had decided to accommodate Daiyu, who was born in a famous family. Why were she afraid of two widows with no foundation?
Whether it was Sister-in-law You or Rong's wife, their identities were different. Sister Feng felt that with Jia Lian's current caution, she would not be easily provoked.
Otherwise, after the death of the eldest master, he left behind a house full of aunts, concubines, and maids and daughters-in-law. How could someone so heartless not be reluctant to part with them and send them all away within a year?
Therefore, Sister Feng still somewhat believed Jia Lian's statement that he was not that kind of person.
Besides, even if Jia Lian really provokes Rong's daughter-in-law, it doesn't matter. The identity of Nizi is exposed to the left and right, and it will not pose any threat to himself! Unless Jia Lian wants to risk the disapproval of the world and take his nephew's daughter-in-law into the house.
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Only then will she intervene.
It's nothing if it's just secretly. She has already understood that the current Jia Lianguan will definitely not be able to control it. Therefore, as long as he can do everything himself, don't let others make trouble and affect his reputation. For this kind of thing, he himself
Just turn a blind eye and pretend you don't know.
So he sat down and said to Jia Lian: "Speaking of your intention to form a personal bodyguard, I remembered that yesterday Mother Zhao came in to find you and said that her two sons also wanted to be your personal bodyguard, so they also signed up.
Although Mother Zhao didn’t say it explicitly, what she means is that for the sake of their fight with your brother-in-law, let them follow you, what do you think?"
Jia Lian read the list yesterday and knew that the Zhao brothers had passed the primary selection of Zhang Yong and others.
After all, Zhang Yong and others did not dare to be good at specialization. They just eliminated some people who were too old, too young, or too short and thin.
For example, the Zhao brothers, who had no worries about food and clothing since childhood and were still in their prime, could easily pass the preliminary selection of Zhang Yong and others.
As for why the nanny Zhao still wanted to come to plead for mercy, Jia Lian also understood.
Ever since Aunt Zhao came forward to plead with him, Jia Lian had indeed inspected brothers Zhao Tianliang and Zhao Tiandong. But it was obvious that these two brothers were not worthy of their reputation as "the pillars".
If you just keep him by your side and become two long-term followers, a bitch or something like that, that's fine.
However, as his nannies, the two of them thought they were very close to him. In this way, even though Jia Lian did not treat them coldly, he only occasionally gave them some ordinary errands, and usually let them serve as long-term followers. When he went out, he was willing to follow him.
Just follow along, if you don't want to, that's fine.
It was supposed to be preferential treatment for them, but they felt that Jia Lian's trust in them was not as good as that of Zhang Yong, Zhao Sheng and other personal guards, and he was not even close to them as close as Zhao'er and other confidants. Therefore, they complained a little and gradually lost their enthusiasm.
Already.
Now, perhaps seeing him promoted to such a high level, I started to regret it again, so I wanted to come and become his bodyguard.
And because he knew that there were many people applying, and he only accepted fifty people, he was afraid that he would not be selected, so he asked his mother, Aunt Zhao, to intercede.
Thinking of this, Jia Lian only said to Sister Feng: "I have already thought about how to select these dozens of personal guards. If the Zhao brothers can pass, it will be a good thing. If they don't live up to their expectations, I can't do it for them."
Make an exception.
If they are really not selected today, it’s okay if Mother Zhao doesn’t ask. If she asks again, tell her that the battlefield is dangerous and I can’t bear to see my two naughty brothers accompany me to take risks. Or should I?
Just let the two of them stay at home and fulfill their filial piety to her.
As for the future of my two brothers, I told him not to worry, as long as they don't do anything illegal and behave filial to her, I will take care of her in the future."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! That is to say, this Aunt Zhao has always been a good person. Even if Jia Lian is in power now, she will not take the initiative to ask for anything all year round, so Jia Lian is willing to give
She keeps up her face.
When Sister Feng heard this, she understood that Jia Lian really didn't think highly of the two brothers.
"That's all, I know you have your own rules for doing things now, and you don't make exceptions easily.
Well, if they are really not selected, I will help you talk to Mother Zhao.
You don’t have to worry, at worst, if there are any good errands in the house in the future, just take care of them more, it’s not worth anything.”
Sister Feng passed by and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, you have been back for three days, and you haven't thought about going into the garden to have a look?
You don’t know that our garden is in great shape!
Anyway, this is the first time I have seen such a beautiful garden in my life."
Hearing what Sister Feng said, Jia Lian actually smiled.
Speaking of the initial preparations for the garden, he was in charge of the project.
Later, in order to escort Princess Zhaoyang out of the country, she had to let go and let Jia Zheng take charge.
In a blink of an eye, the garden was almost completed, and it was time for him to go in and take a look.
"In that case, let's do it in the afternoon. In the afternoon, you can accompany me for a walk."
"I just spent the afternoon shopping with the old lady yesterday..."
Sister Feng originally wanted to refuse, but when she thought that being able to go to the garden with Jia Lian was also a glorious thing that would enhance the relationship between husband and wife, she smiled and nodded: "Okay, since you asked for it, I will risk my life to accompany you."
Gentleman, I will go shopping with you again.
Okay, I won’t say any more to you, I’m going to the old lady’s house.”
After speaking, Wang Xifeng greeted Ping'er and left in a blink of an eye.
"Second Master."
A charming voice sounded from the door curtain, and then a gust of fragrant wind came.
Jia Lian knew without looking that it must be Qingwen.
This girl always likes to be lazy when Sister Feng is around, but once Sister Feng goes out, she can always appear in front of him as quickly as possible.
Seeing that Jia Lian was only drinking tea and ignoring her, Qingwen pouted and asked closely: "What were the second master doing with the second grandma last night? Ping'er blocked the door early in the morning and didn't let us in!"
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"What to do? What do you think you can do?"
Jia Lian glanced at Qingwen teasingly.
Jia Mu meant that it would take several years before he would marry Daiyu, so there was no need to make it public.
Therefore, apart from him, Sister Feng and Ping'er, only Jia Mu, Mrs. Wang and Yuanyang know about this matter.
Last night, Jia Mu also specially ordered them not to let outsiders know about it for the time being.
Of course, Jia Lian knew that Jia Mu was mainly afraid of Jia Baoyu's troubles, and had no objection. However, his and Jia Mu's considerations were different. He did not need to take care of Jia Baoyu's mood. He took care of Daiyu's thoughts.
Daiyu was only about to turn twelve years old. According to his plan, he wanted Daiyu to live a carefree life as a boudoir girl for a few years. If Lin Ruhai really died of illness, it would be best to let her enter the Grand View Garden and be the concubine of Xiaoxiang for a few years.
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And Daiyu is thin-skinned. If everyone knew that she had promised him, she might not feel comfortable staying in Rongguo Mansion.
Qingwen didn't know the reason. When she saw Jia Lian pretending to be mysterious, her thoughts went away. Soon her face turned red and she gave Jia Lian a white look.
Although Qingwen is fourteen years old and has been working as an aunt for two or three years, she is still a virgin. She only has a partial understanding of certain things and is not thorough at all.
From what she thought, what else could the second master and the second grandma do as a young couple hiding in their room at night?
In the past, even when the second master and the second grandma were having sex, they were asked to keep watch all night, and they were never allowed to enter the front door.
It can be seen that what they played yesterday must be... the kind where no one can be seen!
Jia Lian didn't know that Qingwen was thinking about something weird, so when he saw her like this, he pulled her face and played tricks on her.
Finally realizing that the time had come, he stood up and asked Qingwen and Xiangling to change into a robe for him. Then he kissed them on each of their tender cheeks and walked across the courtyard to the east.
In the Dongkua courtyard, more than a hundred people had already gathered.
Zhang Yong, Zhao Sheng and others are conducting simple "training" for these newcomers who want to join the Guards.
These are just the requirements for joining the Guards, and what to do and what to pay attention to after joining.
Seeing Jia Lian coming, Zhang Yong and others took the lead, and they all performed a half-kneeling military salute: "Kowtow to the Marquis!"
Although most of them were not neat and tidy, their voices were full of energy, and Jia Lian was quite satisfied.
"Very well, I'm very happy that so many of you dare to run for office as my personal soldiers.
However, I always keep my word. Although I want to recruit fifty soldiers, if not fifty of you can meet my standards, then I would rather leave the quota vacant than recruit you without exception.
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This is responsible for my personal guards, and also responsible for your lives and glory!
Therefore, even if you become my personal guard today, if you cannot endure hardship, stick to yourselves, and practice hard in the future, I will kick you out to prevent you from ruining the reputation of the personal guard or going to the battlefield in the future.
Die in vain.
Okay, today's screening is very simple, only physical fitness is tested.
Have you seen the horse riding path over there? If you complete it forty times in half an hour, you are considered qualified."
After Jia She's death, Jia Lian expanded a horse riding path two to three feet wide and at right angles to the north and east of the East Crossing Courtyard, which was used for daily practice of riding and shooting.
Originally, he wanted to build a circle around the east cross courtyard, but he was concerned about the existence of Mrs.
It won't disturb others, and the horse riding path is barely adequate.
Those who wanted to run for personal guards naturally saw the wide and long horse riding road. When Jia Lian asked them to run forty laps back and forth in half an hour, their faces changed and they were in an uproar.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Jia Lian ignored it at all and only said to Zhang Yong and others: "You and Zhao Sheng, the eight of you, will supervise them throughout the whole process. Anyone who cannot complete it on time or wants to
Anyone who is cheating or deliberately stumbling upon others will be removed."
Zhao Yong and others had already made preparations for the screening, so they naturally responded in unison.
Jia Lian then looked at those people with bitter expressions on their faces and snorted coldly: "Physical fitness is just the most basic requirement for you. If you can't even meet this point, you'd better go back and rest as soon as possible.
In addition, for those who pass the physical fitness test today and have no serious bad records in the past, starting from tomorrow, I will check your talents in archery, horse riding, and archery, and then recruit the best ones."
Most of these people have never experienced high-intensity exercise. After these forty laps today, they will definitely not be able to do anything else.
After a few more instructions to Zhang Yong and others, Jia Lian led Zhao'er and several other attendants to Ningguo Mansion.
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Because it is the New Year's Day, Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang always try to do something lively to make Jia's mother happy and give the family a more festive atmosphere.
Therefore, Mrs. Wang reported to Jia Mu yesterday, and this morning, Jia Zheng invited a theater troupe alone to invite Jia Mu to enjoy the opera in her courtyard.
Although Jia She died only a year ago, it stands to reason that it would be inconvenient for Rong Guo Mansion to hold a grand banquet.
But who calls Mother Jia the ancestor? Have you ever heard of the principle of mothers keeping filial piety for their sons?
This is the reason why, since the imperial concubine was granted the title of concubine in the Yuan Dynasty, the Rongguo Mansion has been decorated with flowers and brocades. When it is time to celebrate and lively, the lake has never been included.
Originally, Jia She had no prestige when he was alive, so naturally everyone would care less about him after his death. And with Jia Mu's legitimate reason, the family was very happy.
However, as a son, Jia Lian usually pays attention to this.
For example, the reception banquet prepared by Jia Zheng for Jia Lian was not staged.
Jia's mother wants to watch a play, and Mrs. Wang and her daughter-in-law and granddaughter-in-law take care of themselves.
Because You was about to give birth and it was inconvenient to move, she specifically asked Jia Mu for leave and asked her daughter-in-law Qin Keqing to come and accompany her.
However, because of what happened last year, Mother Jia no longer loves Qin Keqing as much as she did before. Although she did not deliberately treat her coldly for some reasons, she still regarded her as a transparent figure.
In this way, Qin Keqing felt unsatisfied staying in Rongqing Hall.
She came here today because she was ordered to do so, and secondly, she wanted to see if there was a chance to meet Jia Lian.
Jia Lian finally returned home, but she was in Rongqing Hall just before. She saw him from a distance a few times, but she couldn't say anything.
She originally thought that Jia Lian would take the initiative to look for her, but she knew that in the past two days, Jia Lian had not imitated Dongfu, which made her a little anxious and secretly suspicious.
Could it be that Uncle Lian, like others, likes the new and dislikes the old, and after he got her body, he didn't care about her that much?
In fact, Qin Keqing's nature would not be so sensitive and suspicious, but who told her that she had just accomplished good things with Jia Lian, and then Jia Lian left Beijing not long after, so she didn't have time to have more trysts with Jia Lian!
When you are eighteen or nineteen years old, it is the age when you eat the essence and know the taste. If you do not get a timely response from your lover, it is always easy to think too much.
Therefore, she deliberately tidied it up a little more delicately so that she could come here.
But after waiting for a long time, there was no sign of Jia Lian, and I didn't dare to ask Sister Feng.
When the drama finally started, two girls, Qingwen and Xiangling, came over to join in the fun. When she saw them, she found an opening and found Xiangling.
As one of the heroines who accompanied Jia Lian to watch the moon on the roof of Jia Lian's house with Qin Keqing, Xiang Ling could naturally guess some of the relationship between this grandma Xiao Rong, who was very similar to her, and her second grandfather.
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Although she didn't want to, she was kind-hearted and still told Qin Keqing the truth: "The second master said that he wanted to select his personal guards, and then he would go to Dongfu to find the second master Yun and the others to discuss clan affairs."
When he heard that Jia Lian was going to Ningguo Mansion, Qin Keqing's eyes lit up.
Seeing that Xiang Ling clearly didn't want to tell her Jia Lian's movements, but still told her out of love, Qin Keqing couldn't help but look at Xiang Ling a few more times.
She knew that the maid, the second uncle, was a good girl, otherwise, she would not have dared to ask her.
After getting the information, she returned to the banquet and sat for a while. Finally, she couldn't help but reported to Mrs. Wang and Wang Xifeng on the grounds of changing clothes, and left with Baozhu and Ruizhu.
After returning to Ningguo Mansion, they found traces of Zhaoer and others. Qin Keqing resisted the urge to go to Jia Lian immediately, but just waved and whispered a few words to the maid Ruizhu, and then went back to the house to tidy up.
Therefore, when Jia Lian came out of the family meeting hall, Zhao'er stepped forward to report to him: "Second Master, just now Miss Ruizhu said that Grandma You is not in good health. Second Master, do you want to go and have a look?"