Jia Lian was stunned. Wang Xifeng, who had gone out to tell Yuanyang to get the collar, had come back. Seeing this, he stepped forward and said with a smile:
"Today Fu Tongpan and Miss Fu came to our house together. Fu Tongpan went to see the master, and Miss Fu came to see the old lady.
Fu Tongpan begged the master, and the master agreed and let Miss Fu live in our house for a while. It happened that the old lady also liked the excitement.
Coincidentally, in just a short time, Miss Shui also came to our house, isn't it because our family's auspicious stars are shining brightly?"
In just a few words, Jia Lian understood, my dear, this Fu Shi just forced his older, unmarried girl into the Jia family. This... this is too shameless.
Who are the people Jia Zheng associates with?
That being said, the Jia family wanted to save face, and it was not easy to kick Miss Fu out directly, so Jia Lian deliberately asked Wang Xifeng:
"Miss Shui's residence is arranged in the 'Daguan Tower', so where will Miss Fu live?"
Today's Wang Xifeng is no longer as domineering as she was in the past, only caring about herself and not daring to make her own decisions. When she saw Jia Lian asking this question, she guessed that there was something in his words and quickly asked with a smile:
"Hey, I haven't thought about this busy work yet. How about you give me a heads up?"
Jia Lian glanced around and saw Baochai standing behind Mrs. Wang with Aunt Xue with a dignified expression, thinking:
Since this dog-skin plaster lady was brought into Jia's house by Jia Zheng's promise, wouldn't it be a perfect match to send this trouble to Xue Baochai, who was brought in by Mrs. Wang? It would be better than letting her bother others.
What's more, I'm afraid that the purpose of this dog-skin plaster lady's visit to Jia's house is the same as that of Xue Baochai, who is rushing to "capture Jia Baoyu". By bringing the two of them together, they may be able to restrain each other to avoid really causing trouble.
What a shameful thing.
So Jia Lian smiled and said:
"I've heard for a long time that Miss Fu is a well-known beauty with both talent and beauty. The only person in our family who can compare with her is Sister Xue.
I think it would be more suitable for Miss Fu to stay temporarily in Sister Xue's Hengwu Garden because she has similar temperament."
Wang Xifeng immediately agreed:
"This is a good idea! As soon as I saw Miss Fu, I felt that she looked like Sister Xue. They would be happy if they lived together."
As he spoke, he walked to Jia Mu and explained the arrangement.
When Jia Mu heard this, she also said hello and said to Baochai:
"Let Miss Fu go and live in Hengwu Garden. You two are both gentle and well-educated. It would be great to be more female celebrities together, talk to each other, and be companions."
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Baochai despised Fu Qiufang from the bottom of her heart.
She had long heard from Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue that Fu Shi, Fu Qiufang's brother, was just a political upstart who became a general judge by currying favor with Jia Zheng. Fu Shi saw that his sister Fu Qiufang was quite pretty and smart.
Regardless of the poverty of his family and his shallow foundation, he only wanted to rely on his sister to get married to a rich and noble family, and he has been unwilling to marry someone lightly. This has delayed his marriage until he was twenty-three years old, and he has not yet married her.
But Baochai has always been a smooth and sophisticated person, considerate of everything, and a good person. No matter how unhappy he was, he smiled gently and dignifiedly, and immediately said:
"It's the old lady who is most considerate and knows that I love being a female embroiderer the most. Now I have multiple companions, chatting while doing textile work, I don't know how comfortable it is."
When Mrs. Wang heard this, she also took advantage of the situation and praised:
"Bao Yatou is still sensible. I heard that she works as a prostitute under the lamp every night, and she must not go to bed until after the third watch.
Originally, with her talents and virtues, she was very likely to be selected as the princess and the princess's entrance attendant when she came to the capital this time, but it's a pity that her family background is not enough... What a pity."
It didn't matter to others, but it made Juyu very uncomfortable, so she deliberately asked angrily:
"Oh? The old lady just mentioned that this Sister Xue is a young lady from the Xue family in Jinling. Since she is the daughter of an imperial merchant, she should have a name in the Household Department. She can send her resume to the Ministry of Etiquette to participate in the election.
It's not a problem. Why do you say it's because you don't have enough family background?
Furthermore, candidates for the preliminary round only need to submit their resumes, and only those who are selected for the second round need to go to Beijing for interviews. If there are those with "insufficient family background," they will have been screened out in the primary round.
Since this Sister Xue came to Beijing from Jinling to be elected, she must have been selected for the second round. How could she be rejected for the Ministry of Rites at this time on the grounds of "insufficient family background"?
If there is such a thing, I must tell the emperor how these officials do things."
Her voice was clear and her words were so resonant that Mrs. Wang, Aunt Xue and Baochai all broke out in a cold sweat.
Mrs. Wang wished she could give herself a big mouth right away - she was not usually a talkative person, so how could she kill someone with her mouth now?
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Aunt Xue brought Xue Pan and Baochai to Beijing from Jinling, saying that they were "entering Beijing to be selected". In fact, it was just to make it sound better, but in fact it was completely false.
Xue Pan beat Feng Yuan to death on the street in Jinling. After that, Aunt Xue, mother and son had no choice but to "escape" all the way out of Jinling.
The journey from Jinling to Beijing was full of twists and turns and took more than a year.
Thanks to Wang Ziteng, Jia Zhengzhi informed Jia Yucun, who was corrupt and perverted the law, and asked him to make a random judgment on this "gourd case". He announced to the outside world that Xue Pan was killed by Feng Yuan's unjust ghost and died of a sudden illness. From then on, Xue Pan theoretically
He is already a "murderer of death".
Even if Xue Baochai had registered earlier and passed the primary election, since she became the sister of a murderer, of course it would be impossible for her to enter the palace.
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Mother Jia was still concerned about her relatives' face, so she quickly lied to smooth things over for the Xue family:
"This is not a big deal. It's just that Bao Ya has a heat poison brought from the womb. It's a chronic disease with a root cause. If you take ordinary medicine, it won't work. You have to take it all year round.
Because of her poor health, she couldn't pass the draft."
Hearing this, Zhuyu nodded suddenly, then immediately turned to Daiyu and said:
"So, someone as talented and beautiful as Sister Lin couldn't even enter the palace to run for election. I guess it's because of her health?
However, Sister Lin's complexion is indeed much better than when we last met."
Daiyu pursed her lips and smiled:
"I was really in poor health earlier, but after returning to Suzhou, my health has improved greatly. My diet and sleep have improved a lot. Now I even take less medicine."
Zhuyu stepped forward and took Daiyu's hand:
"That's great. If we stay together every day from now on, talking and laughing, Sister Lin's health will definitely be better.
When the time comes, I will tell the emperor's uncle that I will also give Sister Lin the title of talented person, and ask Sister Lin to live with me at the Princess's Mansion."
Seeing Daiyu lowering her head and saying nothing, Zhuyu scratched her head:
"Sister Lin, are you unwilling?"
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Jia Lian really couldn't stand it anymore, so he stepped forward and said with a smile:
"If you like to be with your sister Lin, just come and stay at my house more often. Why do you need to take your sister Lin away?"