The Second Master of Red Mansion Chapter 494 Xiangling’s Choice
"Master Hou..."
After leaving the side room a little, Jia Lian finally turned around and looked at the woman in front of him.
"What else do you want?"
"Master Hou is leaving in such a hurry, is there something wrong with Jiaojiao? Master Hou, don't worry, Jiaojiao is still young and it is inevitable that she is ignorant. As long as Master Hou is willing to teach her, she will be very obedient.
Lord Marquis, you see, Jiaojiao is Daiyu’s sister, the two of them will serve Lord Marquis together in the future, it will be a good story if it is told, right?"
Good story? I'm afraid Daiyu would vomit to death.
Jia Lian was a little curious as to why this woman was so persistent. She had just tried to send her daughter to his house a few times before, but she didn't expect that today, she would directly perform such a thing!
So he shook his head and said, "No, your daughter is very good. I'm just curious. You humiliate your daughter over and over again. Don't you really feel any shame in your heart?"
"What does the Marquis mean by this? It is her destiny to be able to serve the Marquis. How can it be an insult? The Marquis is really good at joking."
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Chen's expression changed slightly, but he forced a smile.
Jia Lian felt that talking about integrity with her was a luxury, so he smiled and said: "Oh, since Madam thinks that serving me is your destiny, then I think Madam still has her charm, so why don't you be more generous and come to serve me too?"
how?"
Mrs. Chen was startled for a moment, then raised her brows, and glanced at Jia Lian shyly, "Master Hou really thinks that I am still attractive to my eyes? I am already in my thirties this year..."
Jia Lian looked at her calmly. To be fair, although this woman looked to be in her thirties or forties, she had a pretty slim figure and she did have some pretty looks. I guess with her crude and clumsy personality, she was also in the beginning.
With this beauty, she married the only scholar in the Lin family.
But, let alone compared to Mrs. Xu, who is younger, more beautiful, and more dignified and graceful than her, even Aunt Xue looks much younger than her, and her temperament is completely incomparable.
Therefore, Jia Lian had no chance of falling in love with her. He just wanted to see where this woman's lower limit was, so as to understand the nature of all women in the world.
He kind of likes studying this.
Jia Lian's interest was obviously misunderstood by Mrs. Chen. She flipped up her hair and looked at Jia Lian coquettishly for a few times before quietly coming closer and whispering: "If Mr. Hou really takes a liking to me, I'll be fine with you."
It’s not that I can’t agree, but I have two conditions. If the Marquis is willing to agree, I will become the Marquis’s…”
As she spoke, she took advantage of the situation and fell into Jia Lian's arms. On the one hand, Jia Lian was curious about what she said, and on the other hand, she did have some beauty, and was not an eyesore. She was just a free pink to play with, so she fell in love with her.
He didn't push her away, but just smiled and asked her what her conditions were? "First, let me, my husband, be the acting head of the Lin family and be in charge of the distribution of the Lin family's property. I know that this is just a sentence to Mr. Hou.
Mr. Hou will not refuse to agree to the matter."
Jia Lian has long seen this purpose of women. It seems that for the Lin family's side clan, being able to sit on the position of acting clan leader and be in charge of the distribution of ancestral property is the most attractive thing to them.
"Second... After the Marquis has obtained our bodies, he will legitimately take Jiaojiao into his house as his concubine. I dare not say much else. At least the title and status that Daiyu's niece has, Jiaojiao must also have."
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Moreover, I am Lin Hong’s wife after all, and it would not be nice to hear the news about mother and daughter working together with one husband. Therefore, it is impossible for me and Jiaojiao to follow you. At most, during these days when you are in the Lin family, as long as Mr. Hou
If necessary, just summon me, and I will serve the good Marquis wholeheartedly..."
Seeing Mrs. Chen saying this seriously, Jia Lian smiled inwardly. Well, this girl was afraid that he would blackmail her.
"Oh, since Madam knows that she is a married woman and still dares to obey my summons to serve, are you not afraid that Lin Hong will know?"
"So what if he knows. The Marquis thinks he is some kind of good guy with only the reputation of being a scholar. In fact, he is just like that. He has no abilities and he likes to hook up with other people's wives. As far as I know, he is in Liangshui City, Dongtou City.
Widow Li from the shop is having an affair. So, I am not afraid even if he finds out, I will have my own words to deal with him. Moreover, if he knows that it was the Marquis who asked him to become the leftover bastard, he will not even dare to let out a fart even if he keeps it.
De Haosheng serves me well, and I hope that the Marquis will find him an official position in the future.
If not, the Marquis will be merciful and give him a minor official of the eighth or ninth grade. In this way, he will be satisfied with keeping it and will no longer be able to interfere with our affairs..."
Mrs. Chen's eyes lit up as she spoke. She came from a humble background, and at first she thought it would be great to be a scholar's wife. Later, when she saw the dignity of an official's wife, she dreamed of becoming an official's wife too.
Therefore, this was also the reason why she gave her daughter to Jia Lian as a concubine. Seeing the attitude of the officials in Suzhou towards Jia Lian, she felt that as long as she climbed into Jia Lian's power, she could find an official position for her famous husband.
It’s not difficult to be healthy!
Jia Lianxi looked at her and suddenly threw her away. In her doubtful eyes, he smiled and said: "What you said is not difficult. However, I suddenly regretted it.
Seeing that Madam is so open-minded about such things, I guess she has let Lin Hong be the kind of leftover bastard you call her before, right?"
"This... how is it possible? I only treat the Marquis like this. How can anyone else compare with the Marquis..."
Chen's face was red with embarrassment and she stammered in explanation, but Jia Lian just looked at her coldly.
Sure enough, among all kinds of women in the world, there are some who are reserved, some who are dissolute and casual, some who are chaste and strong, and some who are shameless.
This Chen family obviously belongs to the latter.
After taking a look behind him, sisters Aqi and Aqin were also looking for him. Jia Lian completely restrained his joking and said seriously: "I am already clear about Madam's plan. Regarding the candidate for the head of the Lin family, I am currently discussing with the clan.
Several clan elders discussed whether it would be Lin Hong in the end. It depends on his own destiny.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! As for your daughter, I advise you to choose a son-in-law for her as soon as possible. It is meaningless to force it on me. I have many wives and concubines in my house.
There are countless beauties, but with your daughter's beauty, it is really difficult to stand out among them.
Finally, I don’t like to be disturbed again and again, and I don’t like people who don’t know how to advance or retreat. Before I get angry, I will give you one night to move out of the inner courtyard.
If you haven't moved out early tomorrow morning, my own soldiers will come to help you. It will be a joke by then, but don't blame me for not reminding you."
After Jia Lian finished speaking, he gave the two maidservants a look and led them away.
On the way back to the house, Jia Lian asked A Qi when they arrived.
"After we took a bath, we went to Lin Xiangjun's courtyard to greet the second master. Miss Zijuan said that you had gone back, but we didn't see the talent coming. We happened to see Mrs. Chen throwing herself into the arms of the second master, thinking
I didn't want to ruin the second master's good deeds, so they didn't happen.
Who knew that the second master didn’t seem to like her appearance very much and even pushed her away, so we came out to help the second master escape.”
Jia Lian smiled when he heard this. He actually realized that he was a bit of a charmer.
Xu family in Yangzhou also wanted to recruit him as a cheap son-in-law before. This time, someone even washed her daughter directly, wrapped it up like a palace maid, and brought it to him for him to enjoy.
Speaking of which, with his increasingly casual attitude towards things, if Chen's sex was declining, Lin Jiaojiao would come to seduce him. If it were another time or another place, it wouldn't be a big deal if she just used her at will.
However, Daiyu had just lost her father, and Jia Lian also knew that Daiyu didn't like her as her cousin. Naturally, Jia Lian didn't want to do anything that would be disrespectful to his identity at this time, so as not to damage his image in Daiyu's mind.
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He looked back at his two maids who had changed their clothes. One was as sweet as a white lotus, and the other was as cold as the clear moon in the sky. Both of them had just bathed, and their bodies exuded the unique fragrance of young women.
Seeing that he was pleased, he took the two of them into his arms and said with a smile: "I have been busy with affairs these days, and all my fists and kicks have been wasted. As my bodyguards, you two have the responsibility and obligation to supervise me."
I practice martial arts diligently.
So, how about you all come to my room tonight and let’s practice together?”
This was not the first time that the two sisters were held in Jia Lian's arms at the same time, so they had no intention of resisting.
Hearing Jia Lian's words, Ah Qin couldn't help but smile sweetly. After arriving in Suzhou, she didn't know whether Jia Lian wanted to abstain from sex or because Lin Xiangjun lived next door and had not touched her for many days.
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Seeing that Jia Lian was finally interested in them, he was naturally secretly happy and nodded shyly.
As for my sister Aqi, although she was embarrassed to express anything, her blushing face and silent expression was the greatest acquiescence.
Jia Lian became even more happy. After kissing each of her sisters on the face, she let them go and went into the house to find Xiang Ling. She asked Xiang Ling to arrange a bath and told her that she was going to Jinling to meet her mother.
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Jia Lian didn't have much to do in Suzhou, so he took the shortest time to complete the inventory of the Lin family's property. What could be taken away, such as deeds of land and real estate, real gold and silver, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, etc., were all shipped out.
Walk.
Lin Youquan was left to slowly count the rest.
As for the acting patriarch of the Lin family, Jia Lian finally let Lin Hong, the only scholar in the Lin family, serve as the acting patriarch. This was also the result of the final compromise of the elders of the Lin family.
There is no way, a person with a reputation as a scholar can still have a great status in a poor and poor family. Just look at the old man Jia Dairu who studied in the Jia family. He only has the reputation of being a child, and he has been sitting in the clan family for many years.
Although he is only teaching a group of incompetent children, it is enough to show the importance of fame to ordinary people.
In this era, as long as you have a good reputation, at least you will not die of hunger. Even if you are good at doing something, such as setting up a private school to teach, you might even be able to make a fortune.
Anyway, Jia Lian feels that in this era, the price of studying is very expensive. If you want to study, you have to pay filial piety to your husband, which can also be called a greeting gift. If it is too low, people will not teach you.
As for why Jia Dairu’s family is still so poor...
Whether you are poor or not depends on who you compare with. Compared with Rong Guofu, Jia Dai Confucianism is definitely poor. But compared with ordinary people, Jia Dai Confucianism is rich.
No matter what, his family still has a few servants, and the house is also a large, independent house in the capital.
Secondly, the meaning of the existence of the Jia Family School is to allow those among the eight brothers in the Jia family who cannot afford to study, to go to school for free.
Therefore, most of the children in the Jia family's family school do not need to pay tuition fees, but the family uniformly provides materials. Perhaps this is why those children of the Jia family in the family school do not cherish the opportunity to study, because the family has no money anyway.
money.
Therefore, Jia Dairu's homeschool students could not make much money, but those who sneaked into the homeschool due to family ties could make some money.
For example, at the request of Jia Baoyu, Qin Zhong went to the Jia family to learn reading. Qin Zhong's father, Qin Bangye, immediately asked someone to seal twenty-four taels of silver as a meeting gift and send it to the Confucian family of Jia Dynasty. He was also worried that the gift would be less.
Make people laugh...
Twenty-four taels of silver is enough for an ordinary family of five to live for a year, but it can only provide a child with a person who is not very talented as a teacher. Therefore, it is normal for people in this era not to be able to study.
However, although Lin Hong was made the acting clan leader, several clan elders were in charge of the Lin family's ancestral property in accordance with Lin Ruhai's orders.
Also, Jia Lian, the Lin family's ancestral home, had no intention of letting Lin Hong's family live there. Instead, he asked Lin Youquan to seal it up after finishing his work, leaving only a few servants to do daily cleaning and maintenance.
He felt that Lin Hong's family had a bad family tradition and did not want them to harm his son's family.
Go north along the Grand Canal, enter the Yangtze River from the intersection of the canal and the Yangtze River, and sail to Jinling.
Jinling City, the old residence of the Jia family.
As the home built by Ning Rong, the founding hero of the country, its grandeur, magnificence and solemnity are unparalleled by other homes.
Walking among them, you can truly feel the heritage of the Jia family.
"When I heard that the Marquis was coming, I have already cleaned all the rooms in the main courtyard. The Marquis and Miss Lin will take a look first. They can live wherever they want."
Yuanyang's father, Jin Cai, has been looking at houses in Jinling these years. I don't know if it was because of Yuanyang, but Jia Lian had a good impression of this little old man.
He is a man who is loyal to his duty.
Since it was his own home, Jia Lian chose the main house without hesitation and let Daiyu live in the side courtyard.
Returning from Daiyu's house, he found Xiangling sitting alone in the room in a daze. Jia Lian walked up to her, sat next to her, and said with a smile, "What are you thinking about?"
Xiang Ling turned around and hurriedly started to get up, but Jia Lian pulled her closer and she stopped obediently.
"Thinking about your mother?"
"Um……"
Xiang Ling nodded, with a rare complex expression on her face. There was a bit of yearning, but also a bit of worry and hesitation.
Perhaps, for her who has lost her family since she was a child, the word mother is too unfamiliar to her.
If Jia Lian had not told her that her mother had been found, she would not have believed it.
"We will go to the government office early tomorrow morning. If your mother arrives in Jinling City by then, you can see her.
It's too late today to visit the government office."
"Yeah, I understand."
Xiangling was afraid that Jia Lian would misunderstand, so she waved her hands quickly. In fact, she was not as eager to see her mother Feng as others thought. After all, she had been here for so many years, so why rush for one day?
"Second Master and Miss Lin are tired from traveling around, and Miss Lin is so weak. Naturally, she needs a good night's rest. There is no need to worry.
But the second master is so kind to me and even helped me find my mother. I don’t even know how to repay the second master."
"repay?"
With the obedient and pretty maid in front of him with absolutely excellent appearance, Jia Lian became habitually rude and said, "You have been following me for so many years, haven't you always been repaying me? You have done much better than that little girl Qingwen, have you forgotten?
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Hearing this, Xiangling's face couldn't help but a red cloud flew up, and she nodded in agreement.
Jia Lian couldn't help laughing when he saw this. They were a handsome couple. In addition to being naturally beautiful, each one was more interesting than the other.
One is flamboyant and has a cunning and aggressive personality. The other is just the opposite, well-behaved, quiet, slow-tempered, and often too cutesy.
Yin rubbed her delicate body in his arms and sighed with a smile: "So, it's not me who is good to you, but you who are good to me. Do you understand?
However, I am really worried."
"What?"
"You said you are so obedient and good. If your mother doesn't want you to be a maid next to me and suffer injustice after seeing you, wouldn't it be a big loss for me? I have been used to having you for so many years.
This little girl is here to stay. If you leave, I will be sad for a long time."
When Xiangling heard this, she immediately became anxious. She quickly got out of Jia Lian's arms and said anxiously: "No, no, no, I will never leave the second master in my life, never!"
However, the more dull the girl is, the more serious her appearance and words are, the most touching and disarming.
Jia Lian was originally teasing her, but when he saw this, he couldn't help but become serious and asked: "What if your mother insists that you follow her?"
Xiang Ling's face suddenly became tangled. It was obvious that she had never thought about this question. But facing Jia Lian's gaze, she quickly came up with an answer.
"If my mother really wants me to go with her, I will tell her that the second master has been very good to me over the years. The second master is also the best and best person I have ever met. Apart from the second master, I I won’t go anywhere. Unless the second master wants to drive me away, otherwise, I won’t go anywhere, not..."
Maybe this question was too difficult for her. As she talked, the little girl couldn't help crying.
Only then did Jia Lian realize that he had committed a sin.
The little girl finally had the opportunity to see her mother, but he still gave her such a difficult problem. He gave himself a slap in the face secretly, Jia Lian held the little girl's face and looked at her crystal-clear and delicate face, as if it could squeeze out water. He gently wiped away the hanging tears with the tip of his tongue and comforted her repeatedly.
Jia Lian's intimate behavior naturally made Xiang Ling feel sad and shy. She quickly fell into Jia Lian's arms and enjoyed each other's tenderness before letting go.