Jia Lian was about to follow Daiyu into the side room, but Xiangling walked to the main corridor and said that hot water was ready.
So Jia Lian went to take a bath first. When he turned around and came out to look for Daiyu, the maid said that Daiyu had gone back to the garden.
"Why don't you let her stay for dinner?"
"It's not like the second master doesn't know Miss Lin's temperament. If the second grandma was at home, she might still be willing to stay. But now, she won't stay."
Ping'er smiled and handed the bowl of rice and silver chopsticks to Jia Lian.
Jia Lian nodded, and when he saw Ping'er holding a pair of chopsticks and standing next to him, obviously intending to prepare food for him, he waved his hand and asked her to sit down and eat with him.
Ping'er didn't refuse, and sat down opposite the desk very reservedly.
At that moment, Qingwen and Xiangling had tidied up the bathroom and carried Jia Lian's old clothes into the house. When they saw Ping'er sitting and dining with Jia Lian in a grand manner, Qingwen said: "Hey, someone is claiming to be a loyal minister. Second Mistress
You've only been away from home for less than a month, and you're already used to sitting in this position? I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it down by then!"
Ping'er just pretended not to hear anything and didn't care about her.
Jia Lian glared at her. But Qingwen had already carried her clothes into the back room, and it was obvious that she was just choking casually out of habit. When she came out again, Jia Lian laughed and cursed: "If you want to eat, bring a stool over here and sit down."
That is, if you are jealous again, please be careful and take care of yourself."
As soon as she heard the words "serve according to family law", Qingwen's aura immediately dissipated.
He glared at Jia Lian evilly for a few times, but did not dare to approach Jia Lian. He just retorted: "I am not that lucky! It is better to go back to our own room to eat comfortably."
After saying that, he took Xiang Ling and left.
After eating, Jia Lian took out a piece of paper from his arms and handed it to Ping'er.
"I bought some supplies from Tianjin Wei and they should be sent back soon. When the time comes, you can send people to distribute them according to what I wrote above."
Ping'er, who was not doing assignment work for the first time, took the paper and saw at a glance that it was just some local specialties and snacks, so he didn't ask any more questions and nodded in agreement.
"Thank you very much."
Ping'er glanced at Jia Lian and suddenly smiled, "Why do you need to say this, Second Master? Ping'er is so happy to be able to do things for Second Master. How can it be so hard?"
While he was talking, he already took out a clean handkerchief, leaned in front of Jia Lian, and gently wiped the grease from the corners of Jia Lian's mouth.
Feeling that Jia Lian's big hands had naturally fallen to her waist, and then touched her jade buttocks, her heart felt soft and warm.
As the housekeeper and right-hand assistant of Jia Lian and his wife, Ping'er often works for Sister Feng and Jia Lian.
She is the dowry maid brought by Sister Feng from the Wang family. Sister Feng considers herself generous towards her, but it is absolutely impossible for her to be like Jia Lian, who often makes her feel respected as a person and pampered both physically and mentally.
Therefore, she is extremely devoted and loyal to the man in front of her, and she is willing and enjoys doing things for this man.
When it comes to Jia Lian, she can automatically ignore some of Jia Lian's shortcomings, and is only satisfied with Jia Lian's good qualities.
Jia Lian, who was sitting down, was originally going to take advantage of Qiao Ping'er's beauty to appease him, but unexpectedly he found that the look in the girl's eyes towards him was so intense that it was scary.
I thought to myself, maybe this is the legendary, drawn eyes.
She couldn't help feeling proud, so she lovingly held Ping'er in her arms and rubbed her ears together, but she was embarrassed to do anything excessive.
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Ningguo Mansion.
Main courtyard, steward's room.
Qin Keqing put down the last account book in his hand, then took out a book from the side and handed it to the housekeeper's wife, and said: "The above is what the house needs in the near future. I have written down the quantity and requirements on it. You can take it and buy according to this."
Don't delay."
"Yes." The housekeeper's wife took the booklet and went over.
After finishing the meeting, Qin Keqing leaned her waist. Her graceful and beautiful figure immediately became more and more obvious because of this lazy movement, which made the female servants in the room feel a little regretful.
The maid stepped forward to help him up and walked to the main courtyard. Suddenly he heard the sound of horse hooves in the outer courtyard. Qin Keqing's heart moved and he waved for people to ask.
Suddenly the maid came back and reported: "Go back to grandma, it's Second Master Lian who's here. He seems to have gone to Ning Xuantang."
Qin Keqing was secretly happy after hearing this and asked: "Who is following you?"
"There are two master guards and Miss Xiangling."
Qin Keqing, who subconsciously raised his legs and headed towards Ning Xuantang, stopped.
I thought to myself, as soon as Uncle Lian came here, I hurriedly chased after him. If this happened too often, others would inevitably be suspicious.
After hesitating for a moment, he gritted his teeth and walked back to his yard.
On the other side, Jia Lian came to Ning Xuantang just to see Jia Heng and Jia Wu.
Unfortunately, the two fair and tender little guys were taking a nap, so Jia Lian did not stay in Ning Xuantang.
After coming out, when he was hesitating where to go, Qin Keqing's personal maid Ruizhu stopped him.
"My slave, please pay your respects to the second master."
"Well...how is your grandma?"
"When I return to the Second Master, our grandma is still in good health. However, since the eldest grandma has been away from Beijing for a long time, she has to take care of everything in the house, which makes her a little tired."
Ruizhu kept her head buried while talking, not daring to look directly at Jia Lian.
"She is capable of getting things done. I don't think she can be troubled by this matter in your house."
Jia Lian responded casually, and then got to the point: "You came to see me for something?"
"Our grandma sent me to invite Miss Xiangling. She wants to invite her to come over and talk."
"I?"
Behind Jia Lian, Xiang Ling, who had been standing obediently, raised his head in surprise when he heard this, and then seemed to realize something, with a look of reluctance on his face.
But she was meek by nature and didn't know how to refuse, so she raised her head and looked at Jia Lian.
Jia Lian chuckled, glanced at Ruizhu, and then said to Xiang Ling: "Since she wants to talk to you, just go ahead."
Jia Lian spoke, but Xiang Ling had no objection and stood up obediently. After Ruizhu and Jia Lian bowed, she followed her to the east of Qin Keqing Courtyard.
Although she was familiar with the paths and courtyards here, the Qin Keqing Courtyard, with its spacious layout and graceful style, was like a ghost in Xiangling's eyes, which made her want to stay away.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Finally, we came to a familiar place and met Qin Keqing, the beautiful eldest mistress of Ningguo Mansion.
Without waiting for her to bow, the other party walked up to her, supported her, and gave her a friendly smile like a real sister looking at her younger sister.
At this moment, Xiang Ling knew in her heart that she was probably right.
Sure enough, the noble eldest mistress didn't mind her humble status at all, so she took her hand and pulled her into the boudoir.
I don’t know what was said to her, but after a long time, the eldest mistress let her come out.
After lightly flipping her hair around her ears, Xiang Ling looked back at the door and then left quickly.
Along the way, she saw some people from Ningguo Mansion taking the initiative to greet her, and she responded shyly.
But when she rushed to Ning Xuantang, she did not notice any trace of Jia Lian, so she grabbed a maid on duty in the corridor and asked: "Sister Xiaohui, do you know where my second master has gone?"
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Xiang Ling is one of the most favored maids around Jia Lian. Even in the entire Jia family, she is also the maid with the highest status and status, which is very different from other maids.
The maid called Xiaohui didn't expect that such a "big shot" would actually know her name, and she spoke softly, and her pretty face was full of well-behavedness. She didn't look like the one around other masters and grandmothers at all.
The cronies are so arrogant and domineering.
Xiaohui, who was happy in her heart, smiled quickly and said: "Just now I saw Mr. Lian went north after getting off the corridor. It seems that he either went to Tianxiang Tower or went back to the garden. You can go to Tianxiang Tower and ask.
Bar."
"Thank you, Sister Xiaohui."
Xiangling bowed and thanked her, then left, all the way to the outside of Tianxiang Tower.
But when I hear the immortal sounds, I can’t stop wandering around.
Following the sound, she came to the main hall of Tianxiang Main Building and saw the landmark figures related to Jia Lian - A Qi and A Qin in white clothes and light armor. Xiang Ling knew that they were indeed here.
Nodding to the two women with swords who were examining her, Xiang Ling walked in from the door with small steps, never blocking the light. When her eyes adjusted to the environment in the hall, she immediately saw the situation in the hall clearly.
Although the Jia family's two mansions are only public mansions, many buildings in the two mansions are suspected of violating regulations.
For example, the main hall of Tianxiang Tower, although it can only be called a "hall", its size and layout are the same as the "hall" of the palace.
Especially after Gu Qingyi and the four beauties moved in, with the support of the You family, many places in Tianxiang Tower were rearranged, so that in terms of luxury, the main hall was even more generous than the main hall of the palace.
And in such a gorgeous hall, where the curtains intersect, there are a few light and agile maids standing sparsely.
In the middle area surrounded by them, behind a dark-colored short table, a handsome and majestic young man in brocade robes sat upright, holding a beautiful plain hand and teaching something.
A woman in a gorgeous dress, with unparalleled appearance and an unworldly temperament, sat crookedly in his arms. Her beautiful and serene face, which did not resemble the color of the human world, revealed a bit of surprise and admiration along with the content that emerged in her writing.
Near them, there were several more beautiful ladies sitting on the ground, leaning on the short table, also observing what they were writing.
A scene of a gentle and prosperous country.
Xiangling didn't dare to disturb her, so she consciously walked to the edge and stood quietly, but her eyes unconsciously glanced at the table. She was very curious about what Jia Lian wrote, which caused so many beautiful women to rush to watch.
Finally it seemed that the writing was finished, the quiet and beautiful scene was broken, and then the delicate voices of beauties sounded.
"Have you finished writing? Mr. Hou is really amazing. This word is written so well."
"Yes, especially this sentence, 'I only see new people laughing, but never hear old people cry.' Wow, wow, that makes me so sad.
I think that when I was in Yangzhou, it was clear that the Nu family had a good relationship with Mr. Hou first. I never thought that after Mr. Hou got his sister Qingyi, he forgot about him.
Just like today, Sister Qingyi can sit in the arms of the Marquis, while others can only watch from the side. Isn't it just like 'I only see new people smiling, but don't hear old people crying', 'a new generation replaces the old'.
Wow, the more I talk about it, the more I want to cry."
After hearing the little sister's self-deprecating joke, Gu Qingyi, whose attention was focused on the manuscript in his hand, felt a little embarrassed and hurriedly stood up from Jia Lian's arms.
It’s no wonder that she was frivolous, sitting in Jia Lian’s arms in front of all the sisters to invite her favor. In fact, she and Shen Pan’er cooperated and played a piano and flute ensemble version of “The Love Song of the West Sea”. While everyone praised it, they asked Jia Lian whether
There are also new lyrics and music.
Unexpectedly, Jia Lian smiled and did not shake her head. She only said that there was a love song that needed to pass through the hands of this beautiful lady before she could come to the world.
Of course, the reason why she can accept such a request so easily is not only that she has now dedicated herself to Jia Lian, but more importantly, the sisters, including her, have long been impressed by Jia Lian and are willing to devote themselves to serving Jia Lian.
Also, let me ask you, with Jia Lian’s status and talent, where can I find another person in the world?
Not to mention that Jia Lian never despised and humiliated women like them, and was willing to be patient and gentle while giving them shelter?
For example, just before Jia Lian came over, the servants of Rongguo Mansion sent many things and supplies, saying that Jia Lian brought them back from Tianjin Wei and specially rewarded them.
They all inquired and found out that these rewards were mainly given to the girls in the Grand View Garden and a few of them.
This is not the first time this has happened.
Therefore, let alone Shen Pan'er and his three daughters, who had long since followed Jia Lian, even if they were as conceited as she was, they would have resigned themselves to their fate. Otherwise, she would not have taken the initiative to devote herself to Jia Lian in the first place.
What makes her strange is that even so far, Jia Lian has only hired her. Shen Pan'er and the other three daughters, who are not much weaker than her in appearance, have not made any real move, as if they have other plans.
Jia Lian, who stopped writing and smiled, was not lost in the compliments of the beauties.
He had long wanted to enrich the entertainment of this era, and he happened to have talented women such as Gu Qingyi in his hands. Therefore, he naturally did not hesitate to select some of his favorite music from his library and teach them to them, so that they could spread and promote them in this era.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! In fact, the lyrics and music he taught, no matter how "classical" they are, are unique and novel for this era.
The emergence of new things is actually not so easy to be accepted by the public.
For example, the words and phrases of the Dream of Mandarin Ducks and Butterflies he just taught were still too straightforward for Gu Qingyi and others.
The reason why they praised him so much was, firstly, to give him face, and secondly, because everyone knew that the music composed by him must be particularly beautiful and beautiful.
Sure enough, after Gu Qingyi and others praised it, they asked if there was a song to match it.
Compared with this kind of lyrics that directly express their feelings, they are obviously looking forward to the new song more.
"Of course there are songs too. Haven't the four of you all learned the music? Now I will hum the music, and you four will each record it, just for me to see. Which of you can remember it quickly and accurately?"
Jia Lian smiled.
After everyone listened, they all knew that when it came to writing and composing music, they were definitely no match for Gu Qingyi. After all, when Gu Qingyi was in Jiangnan, he had composed many piano music on his own that were highly sought after by literati, so he just needed to recruit disciples.
However, they also knew that Jia Lian did not really let them compete with Gu Qingyi, but just to join in the atmosphere, so they all smiled and asked their maids to bring a table and pen and ink, and sat around in front of Jia Lian like real students.
Jia Lian smiled and looked at the four beauties sitting downright with expectant eyes, and suddenly felt guilty.
Until now, Gu Qingyi and others thought that he must be able to compose piano music, otherwise it would be impossible to teach them one classic after another.
It's just that Jia Lian seemed to prefer to teach beauties like them face-to-face, so he would rather pass it on orally rather than directly give them composed music.
In fact, Jia Lian had secretly read some piano scores, and even observed and memorized it while Gu Qingyi was composing the music.
He felt that he had almost learned it. Soon, he should be able to compose music directly on paper without borrowing the help of Gu Qingyi and others.