It's July now, which happens to be the hottest day of the year. Fortunately, there are many trees planted in Lixiangyuan, which is still shady. The sweet fragrance of the early-blooming osmanthus makes people want to eat osmanthus cake for no reason. But Jia Cong is just like this
I lost my mood and was thinking about snacks. I didn’t expect that after spending so much energy, I still ended up with “for your own good”.
Holding his cheek and thinking for a long time, he asked: "Shi Li, do you know what was the first time that old man Gong Sanyi said 'good for you' to me?" Shi Li shook his head. Jia Cong said, "At that time
I'm about four or five years old. He arranged a marriage for me with the Princess Yazhi in Lingnan." Shi Li was stunned. Jia Cong smiled bitterly and said, "That Princess Yazhi is not a bad character. She is raised by the Bai family.
It's not reliable. The Bai family follows the rules of the princess to raise an orphan girl. You can guess what it will be like if you think about it."
Shi Li was silent for a moment and said: "I can't blame the Bai family. The two brothers Beringyi and Beringen are really loyal to Prince Yi Zhong."
Jia Cong nodded and said: "Actually, Mr. Gong is also loyal to Prince Yi Zhong. Therefore, he believes that Princess Yazhi is the best match for me. She has a noble status, good appearance, and is taught by an aunt who came from the palace. She has good manners and knowledge."
All the rules are good. And the Bai family still has soldiers. From his point of view, it is really for my own good. You see, right?"
Shi Li couldn't say anything to refute. This is true. It's just that Princess Yazhi is really not suitable for Jia Cong now, and the Bai family's army and horses are nothing to the Jia family. And Jia Cong's daughter-in-law,
No manners, knowledge or rules are the most important.
Jia Cong sighed: "Mr. Gong is old. It is inevitable for the elderly to have fixed thinking and insist that their experience is right. Of course, many of their experiences are right. But when the world changes, they are not aware of it. Even though they are aware of it,
There's no way around it. Shi Li, you have to tell me why he sent wax fragrant beads to King Yan's son's house. Maybe some of the things he thought were important were actually not that important."
Shi Li said silently for a long time: "I really don't know."
Jia Cong looked at him and said, "With your intelligence and meticulousness, you can definitely guess something." Shi Li remained silent.
Chen Ruijin said from the side: "Either deal with Situ Pan, or alienate Feng Ziying."
Jia Cong said: "A woman is not so capable."
Chen Ruijin said: "Situ Pan's son is."
Jia Cong thought for a while: "Help La Xiangzhu use vicious tricks to help the third son to rise to the throne and squeeze out the crown prince? Although the crown prince is a bit naive, he still has no one under his command. Besides, with Situ Pan here, a few children can make little fuss.
There can't be any trouble. Feng Ziying is even less likely to alienate. Since the fight with Liu Dengxi, he has become Situ Pan's most confidant."
Shi Li said: "No need to guess, Mr. Gong has his own arrangements."
Jia Cong said: "You said it doesn't matter if someone won't die. Are you someone who won't die if it doesn't matter?"
Shi Li shut his mouth, and Jia Cong just stared at him. After a long time, Shi Li said: "If you succeed in a great event, you will inevitably die."
Jia Cong asked: "Do you have any people of your own?"
Shi Li said: "I really don't know."
Jia Cong had already made some drafts at this moment, and said: "It would be fine if we don't have people of our own. If there are... I will not simply think that this kind of cause does not require bloodshed and sacrifice, but I will make every effort to reduce unnecessary losses."
Sacrifice. We are not at the point where we are forced to do so now, and we do not need to sacrifice the lives of our colleagues in exchange for our careers. Ali, you just want to think about the comrades who were abandoned and those who were abandoned by Mr. Liu back then if we did that.
How is your father different?"
Shi Li was stunned, and his eyes widened for a long time, unable to calm down.
Jia Cong waited for a long time and sighed softly: "At that time, when I was discussing with my fifth uncle Liu Feng to form a commercial party, I hesitated whether to launch a revolutionary party directly. But I also felt that the time was not ripe, so it would be better to wait until most of the vassal states
The schools have been established for several years. What the business party lacks most is that it does not have a spiritual guide. It is just like a mutual aid association. It is just an underground alliance of businessmen to resist sudden disasters. Mr. Newton is right, there is no strong external force.
, inertia will always be maintained. Even young people like Shi Li will not change easily, let alone Old Man Gong?"
Chen Ruijin thought for a moment and said, "It's not too late to take action now."
Jia Cong stood up and said, "Shi Li, if you are aware of Mr. Gong's plan, take action when it is time to protect one of your own." Then he looked at Chen Ruijin and said, "I want to go to Yihong Courtyard."
Chen Ruijin raised his head and looked at the moonlight: "I have other places to go, so I won't go with you."
Jia Cong nodded, went outside, called two boys, and took him away. Chen Ruijin sat still and listened to him walking away before he said to Shi Li: "When did you listen to Gong Sanyi so much?"
Shi Li said: "I didn't listen to him. I'm in charge of the things left by the Fifth Master. I just had a little guess about what he was doing."
Chen Ruijin said: "Gong Sanyi is indeed a person, but Prince Xianyi Zhong is also a loser after all. Since losers will lose, there is always something reasonable." Then he ordered the boy to prepare his horse and went into the house to change clothes.
Suddenly she came out and passed Shi Li, and Shi Li said: "What does Brother Cong mean by the revolutionary party?"
Chen Ruijin thought for a while and said: "It's a dream. Maybe many people will be willing to dream this dream."
Shi Li said: "Since it is a dream, what's the use of having it in vain."
Chen Ruijin said: "Although it is a dream, there is no saying that it will come true one day. Even if it does not come true, it will be a small half of it." She walked a few steps and then stopped without turning around. "Since ancient times, the hearts of the people are like water. Water can carry people.
Even a boat can be overturned. When the wind is calm and the waves are calm, how can it make waves come up if you don't make a little noise?" Then he picked up his feet and walked away.
Chen Ruijin went straight to the vicinity of Qi Guofu, tied his horse to an old locust tree on the roadside, climbed over the courtyard wall, climbed over the eaves and walls, and looked around. After walking around the mansion for a while, he found the eldest wife's courtyard.
But I saw the eldest wife of the Chen family sitting in the shade of a tree, smiling at Chen Ruiwen's two sons running around. A mother-in-law and a maid were shouting next to her, "Slow down! Don't fall!" A child yelled.
Wanting to drink ice-cold fresh lotus seed soup, the eldest lady ordered someone to go to the kitchen to get it.
Chen Ruijin followed the wife quietly. When she came back from fetching the soup, she had to pass a large tree stand, so she ducked behind the shelf and exposed half of her shoulders. The wife was really curious and poked her head. Chen Ruijin had already
After walking around the flower stand, the wife could still only see half of her shoulder. She then whispered: "I heard that the eldest master went to Rongguo Mansion today to look for the fourth girl, but came back in vain." She did it again.
Another voice said, "We still have four girls in our house?" He continued, "They have been lost for many years. A few days ago, a husband who came from nowhere said that he asked the Rongguo Mansion to pick them up. The eldest gentleman went to find them.
The fourth girl refused to recognize him." The daughter-in-law was still carrying something in her hand and could not listen much. She thought it was someone in the house gossiping, so she left.
When the daughter-in-law returned to the eldest wife's courtyard, a maid came up to take the food box. She couldn't help but whisper what she just heard to her beloved daughter-in-law, and the daughter-in-law couldn't help but whisper to another daughter-in-law.
The young master hadn't finished drinking the lotus seed soup, and the matter had already reached the ears of an important woman next to the eldest wife. The woman then quietly returned to the eldest wife. The eldest lady frowned and said: "Where did these nonsense come from?
"Come out." She felt a little unhappy. She was surrounded by people who were good at observing people's words and hurriedly coaxed the two little ancestors to leave.
The eldest lady returned to the house, washed up, and sent everyone out. After sitting on the edge of the Kang for a while, she suddenly said, "Isn't it true that the fourth girl really doesn't want to recognize the eldest master?"
The mother-in-law hurriedly tried to persuade her, "How can we do that? Haven't we already recognized Mr. Wen and the third girl?"
The eldest lady said: "I went over today, and the second master of Rongguo Mansion sent someone to call her. She said she was going out to do something, and left. The people in Rongguo Mansion made it clear that it was her father."
The mother-in-law said: "Are you really having something urgent to do? The fourth girl has been pretending to be a maid in that mansion for all these years. It's very pitiful to see her."
The eldest lady sighed: "You have to endure hardships to become a great person. There are many talents in Rongguo Mansion, but Jia Cong is still a top one. If we form this marriage, her eldest brother will not have to work hard in Wu State and return to the capital to replace Yan."
Wouldn't it be good for Wang to be effective? So as not to benefit the son of that girl from the third room for nothing."
The mother-in-law said with a smile: "Isn't that right? Rongguo Mansion is rich and bought three generations of nobles in one fell swoop. I heard that Mr. Cong's own private house is very impressive. When he was ten years old, he started doing business with the Xue family. In the future, it will be a rare thing.
Bought for my father-in-law and brother-in-law."
The eldest lady hesitated for a while and said: "I still think she is unhappy. Will she complain that we haven't recognized her for so many years?"
The mother-in-law said: "Isn't there nothing we can do? If we admit it, we can't guarantee that the marriage will be completed."
The eldest lady sighed: "It's not just because of this. The government is so tight now. If we recognize her early, how much dowry should we get? She is also pointed at her to supplement her sister's dowry."
Chen Ruijin couldn't listen anymore, so he turned over and jumped up to the roof. After taking two steps, he suddenly felt that his legs were filled with lead, so he sat cross-legged on the roof. He raised his head and saw a crescent moon hanging on the horizon.
, it looked beautiful all of a sudden. She simply lay down on her back and stared at the moon. She didn't know how long she stared at it, but she fell asleep without shedding a single tear.
On the other end, Jia Cong went to Yihongyuan to find Luo Tainiang, the old madam. The manpower Luo Tainiang had was originally the manpower Gong Kun purchased in Beijing, and she had little to do with Gong Sanyi. Because as the old madam of Hualou, she had close contact with people all over the capital.
Jia Cong thought that Gong Sanyi wanted to bury all the women in Situ Pan's son's house to protect her, so he came to ask her.
Luo Tainiang heard that she was a very beautiful woman who could not speak and was in bad health and could not have children. She thought for a moment and said, "I remember her surname is Ma."
Jia Cong said hurriedly: "Yes, it is right to say that the surname is Ma. Mr. Gong arranged this matter, how much do you know?"
Luo Tainiang looked a little strange and said, "Why are you asking about this?"
Jia Cong said: "Tai Niang, I don't usually beat around the bush. Mr. Gong did this to hide it from me. Now that I have circumstantial evidence, I will not approve of this old man's strategy. I'm afraid it will hurt people."
One of our own." Luo Tainiang immediately took a breath. Jia Cong looked at her and said decisively, "You know."
Luo Tainiang hesitated for a while and said, "My subordinates really don't know about this matter." Jia Cong glanced sideways at her. After thinking for a long time, she said, "The person in charge of this matter is a brother of mine whom I recognize."
Jia Cong raised his eyebrows and said, "What does it mean to recognize my brother?"
Luo Tainiang said: "My brother coincidentally also has the surname Luo. He did some things with me and recognized Lian Zong."
Jia Cong spread his hands and said, "Do you think this can scare me away?"
Luo Tainiang said seriously: "My brother was originally a subordinate of Mr. Gong. He worked under Prince Yi Zhong earlier."
Jia Cong held his cheek and looked at her for a long time, then said: "Is there something wrong between you two? Otherwise, you are so serious, it doesn't seem like you are talking about a person who is not very active."
Luo Tainiang said with a smile: "If you are not serious, how can you still be joking?"
"No," Jia Cong said, "What you said was not casual and somewhat covert."
"Third Master, you think too much."
Jia Cong shrugged: "Okay. Since he is your brother, you should pay more attention to him. Don't let old man Gong come up with any perverted schemes like 'death time'. He is still not up to that point." Luo Tainiang hurriedly helped him.
What a blessing. Jia Cong asked again, "What is this Brother Luo doing now?"
"I work as a staff member in Prince Yan's palace." Luo Tainiang said, "I just get closer to His Highness the Third Prince secretly."
Jia Cong grinned: "Are you sincerely trying to bring someone else's son into trouble?" Luo Tainiang pursed her lips and smiled.
Jia Cong then asked some other questions and left at midnight. Before leaving, he said again: "People are the most important thing." Luo Tainiang nodded. He thought for a moment and then said, "Shi Li, give it to me too."
Keep an eye on it." Luo Tainiang was slightly shocked and agreed.
Back at home, Shi Li had left long ago, and Chen Ruijin hadn't come back yet. Jia Cong became a loner with a girlfriend again, and suddenly understood those men in later generations who didn't want their wives to go out to work - it was so pitiful to see no one at home.
Chen Ruijin came back the next morning, and Jia Cong asked her if she had had breakfast. She said, "Not yet. Please arrange something for me."
"What's up?"
She thought for a moment: "Forget it, I'll make the arrangements myself."
"Oh." Jia Cong responded and took a closer look at her face, "You are unhappy."
Chen Ruijin said: "I was really not very happy last night. This morning, as the sun rose early, I felt much happier."
Jia Cong raised his right hand and made a "v" sign: "Every day is a new day~~"
Chen Ruijin said: "I never show up when I go to Yihongyuan. I'm afraid your old madam might not recognize me. Please accompany me."
"Okay. Let the kitchen bring breakfast first."
After they had eaten and drank enough, Chen Ruijin put on men's clothes and went to Yihongyuan together. Jia Cong pointed at Chen Ruijin and said to Luo Tainiang, "This is my fiancée."
Luo Tainiang came forward with a smile and saluted: "Third Grandma."
She meant to make a joke, but Chen Ruijin listened to her ears. Knowing that this woman was a serious intelligence chief in Jia Cong's direct line, she returned the favor and said, "I want Shopkeeper Toro to spread the word."
Seeing that she was not shy at all, Luo Tainiang was secretly surprised. Her face only asked diligently: "What do you want from Third Grandma?"
Chen Ruijin said: "It's rare for men from Qi Guofu to come to Yihongyuan."
"Several gentlemen come here often."
"Tell them one thing. The country of Lu is small and the king of Lu is poor and cannot afford much dowry. Most of Princess Jian'an's dowry comes from the Rongguo Mansion."
Jia Cong was stunned: "What are you going to do?"
"Let go." Chen Ruijin sat down and said, "I felt so happy when I killed that woman yesterday. It's better to have fun again."