It is said that the Mei Hanlin family wanted to break off their engagement with Xue Baoqin. The Xue family immediately agreed after knowing that they were willing to get married for the sake of making money. Both families easily terminated the engagement. Luo Tainiang asked people to investigate for several days, from matchmaker to beggar to him.
The daughter-in-law who has the longest tongue in the family has never heard that Mr. Mei has any lovers, nor has she found out that his family wants to marry anyone else.
When Jia Cong heard the report, he sighed: "Looking at it this way is the original sin."
Jia Huan kicked him: "Speak humanly."
Jia Cong said: "The original sinner has no fault." He then stretched out one finger and said, "Wealth." Then he stretched out three fingers, "Beauty, occupying the position or thing that others want, and parents."
If a family friend makes a mistake and breaks off the engagement, since it’s not because the Mei family has another daughter, it can only be because someone wants to marry Miss Xue. Since she doesn’t leave the house, no one will fall in love with her beauty, so
Eighty percent of it is because someone more powerful than the Mei family is interested in the Xue family's money, and ninety percent of it is related to the Situ family."
Yao'er said: "The Xue family is the in-laws of Prince Teng. There is no King Yue in the enfeoffment this time. Probably none of the kings is sure that they can surrender to Lord Wang."
Jia Huan frowned and said, "Where did this strange idea of 'getting benefits from marriage' come from."
Jia Cong smiled and said: "It was probably passed down from the Spring and Autumn Period. At that time, the wives of the kings still had some power. Later, it gradually disappeared, and the idea still remained." He glanced at Jia Huan and said, "Go and remind Xue
Big sister, are you going?"
Jia Huan said lazily: "You go. I still have to go back to take care of little Han Quan." After saying that, he picked up his feet and walked away.
Jia Cong stared at him from behind for a long time, but he had no choice but to go to the Xue family's courtyard by himself.
Xue Baochai is checking the accounts at the moment. The Xue family originally had many pawnshops. Since Fang Xiong came to Beijing, the pawnshop business has become better and better, and the bargains gained for free are getting more and more. Xue Baochai is much busier than before. Hearing that Jia Cong is coming
, the busy man invited him in, and said with a smile: "My place is too messy, I hope Brother Cong won't be surprised."
Jia Cong waved his hand and said: "It's okay, sister, don't be too busy entertaining me." He raised his eyes and took a closer look at Xue Baochai. He hadn't taken a serious look at the second heroine of the original work for many years. Looking at this girl again, she looks beautiful.
Not to mention her beauty, her temperament has changed. The dignity in her early years has turned into calmness, and the tenderness in her early years has turned into indifference. In the original book, her house was like a snow cave, but now this house is gorgeous and elegant, and it is no worse than the determination of the princess.
I couldn't help but say, "Today's Sister Xue is the real Sister Xue."
Baochai said with a smile: "Is yesterday's fake?"
Jia Cong shrugged, pointed to the Nanzhu with a string of phoenixes holding peonies on her head and said, "This is beautiful." Baochai smiled. He continued, "The second wife said that Sister Xue had a weird temperament and didn't like it."
I think it's fake if you're a flower fan. If you don't like flower fans, you have to like knives and swords. Even if you're not good at it, you still have to like abacus and accounting books. My sister was about the same age as I am now? I don't think so.
You seem to be someone who likes swords and abacus. Were you just pretending at that time?"
Baochai looked at him and sighed softly: "You kid, don't you show mercy to others outside?"
Jia Cong said: "When you are happy, you don't stay. When you are unhappy, you turn a blind eye."
Baochai nodded and said, "So you are quite happy today."
Jia Cong said: "It can't be called happy... Do you think I said this in person in the early years? Forget it, let's not mention it in the past. Now I have another thing to come to see Sister Xue."
Baochai asked what was going on.
Jia Cong then told the Mei family again, and then said: "I'm here to give your family a warning. If Miss Xue is approached about a wonderful marriage in the near future, be careful. I'm afraid it's a scam."
Xue Baochai sneered: "I have already guessed."
Jia Cong hurriedly asked: "Has anyone come to ask for your hand in marriage?"
Baochai shook his head: "That's not true. It's just that now everyone is selling jade and antiques for gold and silver, but my family has always had money to take it out, and no one dares to bully it. There are not many like this in Beijing. I still have money.
I thought that if the Mei family was not safe, they would come to discuss the marriage of Qin'er as soon as possible. I never thought that they would come to break off the engagement! Are they fools? If they really don't look down on us as a merchant family, they should have called off long ago. "
Jia Cong praised: "The scholars treated each other with admiration after three days apart, and Sister Xue actually understood her clearly."
Xue Baochai glanced at him with a smile: "You can't stay confused."
Jia Cong blinked and said, "It seems like my trip here was in vain."
Baochai said: "How could it be that he came in vain? If brother Cong doesn't come, it's just my guess. If it's not guaranteed, what will be lost?"
Jia Cong said with a smile: "If Sister Xue is still confused by anything today, you can't control these properties." After saying that, he stood up and left.
Baochai didn't leave him alone, and went straight to the gate of the hospital, then turned around and went to Aunt Xue's room to tell her the matter.
Aunt Xue was shocked: "Has Qin'er been targeted by someone?"
Baochai sighed: "Ninety percent of it is true. According to what Cong'er said, it's either the prince's relatives or the prince's relatives. The emperor doesn't know whether he is alive or dead in this war and chaos, and these princes and princes cannot be messed with. If they are involved, it will not be safe.
It’s a massacre of the whole family.”
Aunt Xue's expression changed when she heard that the prince was a prince. Later, when she heard that the whole family was being executed, she hurriedly said: "Then why don't we find her husband's family first!" She stamped her feet again, "Your brother is still out there and hasn't come back.
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Baochai said: "Mom, don't worry, there is such chaos in Beijing, and it may not be a good thing for my brother to come back. Besides, there is no need to rush this matter. Hengharp'er is still young, and the girls in our family don't have to worry about getting married."
Mentioning this, Aunt Xue became worried again: "Qin'er is still young, but you are not. But what should we do?"
Baochai smiled and took Aunt Xue's hand and said, "Don't worry, mother, I have my own way of living."
On the other side, Jia Huan returned to Rongguo Mansion and met Jia Zheng first, and then returned to his own yard. When Aunt Zhao saw him, she hurriedly said: "My son! The old lady sent people to visit three times to ask if you can come back.
No." Jia Huan said "Oh" and lay on the bed for a long time. Then he got up, straightened his clothes, and had no choice but to go to Jia Mu's courtyard.
When Jia Mu saw him coming, she hurriedly sent all the people who were serving him out, took him and asked, "Huan'er, let me ask you this. Yuanyang once told me in the early years that when your second sister was still at home, she had the intention to teach you Yun."
Sister, do you know?"
Jia Huan said: "I know! I forgot the reason. Anyway, it seemed that someone reminded me of something I heard outside. Cong'er and I thought about it for a long time and felt that Sister Yun would probably be the second grandma of our family.
Cong'er said, Sister Yun only knows how to play every day. She doesn't know how to look after the account book and her daughter-in-law, who is the housekeeper, doesn't recognize it. She became the second sister-in-law of Bao and our family must not cause chaos! So she asked the second sister to help teach her. What a coincidence.
In those days, Sister Yun saw that her second sister was very impressive in managing the housekeeper, and she was very impressed by her. I heard that one of them taught and the other learned quite well."
Jia Mu smiled and said: "You two boys will miss your brother."
Jia Huan said: "We are just talking. It is the second sister who teaches her."
Jia Mu said: "When your eldest sister went to the south, she told me repeatedly that she would discuss things with you more often. Yun Yatou is a good girl, and I also intend to leave her to your brother. But today her aunt sent someone over and said
A matchmaker came to tell her about the marriage and asked my old lady what she meant."
Jia Huan hurriedly said: "Since our ancestors also have this intention, we should tell their family as soon as possible! If we can't protect their family, this is a test to test whether our family is serious. The second sister has taught her for several years, and she can't help other people's family in vain.
Educate your daughter-in-law. "My ancestor! Cong'er and I even pointed to her father's reputation to gain military morale.
Mother Jia smiled more and more happily: "What you are saying is that your second sister has taken charge of this big family at a young age and has spent a lot of time teaching her. You can't let others have it in vain!"
Jia Huan repeatedly said: "There are not many girls in other families who can manage the house. What is rare is that they know the people and things in our house. What is even rarer is that Sister Yun and her second brother grew up together and know each other's temperaments. What's more,
, I see that the two of them look very good together."
Jia's mother couldn't close her mouth from ear to ear and said angrily: "You little sly monkey, your brother's important matter has been mentioned casually." She laughed and sent him away. She then sent someone to discuss with Jia Zheng to report to Shi Xiangyun on Baoyu's behalf.
Not mentioning marriage.
Let's talk about Jia Cong. After leaving the Xue family courtyard, he ran to Qin Sangu's house in the west of the city to see Heizi.
Qin Sangu went out to do errands. There was nothing important in her room, and her subordinates were all around, so she never locked the door. Jia Cong tied the horse to the door, went in, found Heizi lying in the yard, and sat down
There was chatter around Heizi; Heizi just listened silently.
After a while, Heizi suddenly stood up and slowly walked towards his kennel in the corner of the yard. Jia Cong followed him and chattered until he reached the door of the kennel and sat down again. Heizi was just a dog, even though he felt disgusted with it.
He had no choice but to endure it. When he got to the nest, he pulled at it with his legs a few times, dug something out from underneath, and gave it to Jia Cong.
Jia Cong smiled and said, "What good thing are you hiding?" He picked it up and looked at it.
Immediately he took a breath of cold air.
Tiger Talisman.
It is actually the tiger talisman that mobilizes the soldiers and horses of the world!
Jia Cong just wanted to look up to the sky and smile: The tiger charm is in the doghouse!
Situ Pan had never brought this thing with him, and he trusted Qin Sangu very much, so he gave it to Qin Sangu for safekeeping. Qin Sangu trusted Heizi the most, so she hid it in Heizi's kennel. Heizi is a dog, where is it?
Knowing how important the tiger talisman is! It has liked Jia Cong since it was a child and regards him as a companion. It actually dug this thing out of the kennel to show it to Jia Cong!
Jia Cong was surprised and happy at first when he held the tiger talisman. After calming down for a while, he suddenly felt embarrassed.
This thing obviously does not belong to Heizi, nor does it belong to Qin Sangu. If he took it away quietly, not to mention whether Qin Sangu would be suspicious or whether Situ Pan would blame her, she would definitely feel extremely guilty. It was lost.
The tiger talisman is no better than throwing away other objects. Especially when the world is about to be in chaos, Situ Pan may not be able to get much profit by holding this object. If he doesn't take it away, he will have to leave it to Situ Pan, which may ruin the world's plan.
. He hesitated again and again, raised his eyes to look at Heizi, and finally stroked its head and said: "Heizi, this is a very important thing for Sister Third Aunt. You can't bear to watch it." After that, he gently put it back in the kennel.
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Heizi made a "woof" sound, then took out the tiger talisman from inside and gave it to Jia Cong again.
Jia Cong smiled bitterly and said, "I really can't take it. It would be very embarrassing if I took it from my third aunt. Thank you." He put it back.
Heizi pulled it out again and stared at Jia Cong.
Jia Cong had no choice but to take it into his arms for the time being and said: "Okay, okay, if you insist on giving it to me, I'll keep it first."
Seeing that he had given up, Heizi let out a "woof" sound twice and lay down on the ground again.
Jia Cong stroked its back and continued to chatter nonsense, and even giggled alone. As he talked, I don’t know how long it took, but he saw that Heizi was getting more and more lethargic, and his eyes were about to close, and he felt "thumping" in his heart.
"I heard: Heizi is afraid that he will die soon! He hurriedly reached out and hugged Heizi's head: "Heizi, please hold on! The third aunt is not back yet!"
Because he did not dare to leave Heizi and go alone, Jia Congnai shouted to the next door: "Sister-in-law of the Sun family! Are you at home? Are you at home?!"
I heard Sister-in-law Sun next door shouting: "Here you are! Brother, are you okay?"
"Hurry up and invite Third Aunt Sister! Hurry up!" he shouted with a cry in his voice.
Sister-in-law Sun next door was startled: "What happened?"
"Ask her to come back quickly! Ride my horse! If it's too late, it'll be too late!"
Sister-in-law Sun responded hurriedly, went out in a hurry, untied Jia Cong's horse and galloped away.
Qin Sangu had known that Heizi didn't have long to live. When she heard the news, she immediately guessed what had happened. She dropped everything in her hands and hurried back on Pegasus and rushed straight into the courtyard. She saw Jia Cong hugging Heizi and crying hard, almost thinking that he was coming.
It was too late, my calves were weak, and I shouted tremblingly: "Is it still there?"
Jia Cong said anxiously: "Still waiting for you."
Qin Sangu hurriedly ran over, and Jia Cong carefully handed Heizi to her. Heizi could hardly open his eyes. Seeing that Sangu was back, he barked and licked her hand vigorously. Qin Sangu had already
Cried into tears.
Soon Heizi left, and Qin Sangu and Jia Cong burst into tears. Heizi still lay quietly on Sangu's lap as if he had fallen asleep.
After crying until both of them became hoarse, Jia Congnai said, "Sister Third Aunt, where will you place it?"
Qin Sangu said: "I have already thought about it, and it will be in the yard. With it here, I feel at ease day and night."
Jia Cong nodded, then stretched out his hand to touch Heizi's head to his back, and said after a long time: "I know it will leave earlier than me, and I also know that it can live longer than ordinary dogs. It is considered to be very capable. I just can't let it go.
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Qin Sangu lowered her head and looked at Heizi: "I can't bear to part with it either. Let's keep it here for now and bury it tomorrow."
Jia Cong said: "Wait for me to dig a hole for it tomorrow."
Qin Sangu agreed, then got up and carried Heizi back to the house. She saw Jia Cong sitting in front of the doghouse and didn't care about him.
Only now did Jia Cong realize that Heizi gave him the tiger talisman as a legacy. But he couldn't take it, at least not for now. While Qin Sangu went inside, he took out the tiger talisman from his arms and rubbed it.
After a while, I put it back in the kennel.
The next day, the three boys from the Jia family and Feng Ziying came to see Heizi for the last time, and they dug a hole in the backyard with Qin Sangu. Sangu had already ordered a coffin for him at the coffin shop, and now Zi had already brought it.
Heizi lay quietly inside and was buried. But there was no tombstone. The third aunt said: "Anyway, we all remember it in our hearts. We have a monument for others to see. Heizi doesn't care about others thinking about it."