Mrs. Yao, the third grandma of the Xu Hanlin family, asked Mrs. Qin to lead her to Meilin. Unknowingly, Mrs. Qin actually talked about marriage. Mrs. Yao felt something was wrong. She looked up and saw Mrs. Qin looking at her with a smile.
, hurriedly lowered his head: "Everyone has his or her own destiny, how can everyone be like Mrs. Liu?"
Qin said slowly: "In the past, it was more about luck. But it is different now. It should be noted that our country has seemed to be changing dynasties for hundreds of years, but in fact it has remained unchanged. It is only in the past ten years that there has been a slight hint of change.
From now on, great changes are coming. The changes of the times are like the tide of a river. If you go with it, you will move forward rapidly, but if you go against it, you will be unable to move forward. Aunt Yao, I didn't dare to say this to you six months ago, but now I dare." She said sincerely.
, "You didn't have a choice before, but now you have a choice. Not just you, many people have a choice."
Mrs. Yao forced a smile and said, "I don't understand what Mrs. Liu is saying."
Mrs. Qin looked at her and said, "Aunt Yao still remembers that seven years ago you went to Fahai Temple with your Majesty to offer incense. I heard that there were murals from the previous dynasty in the temple, and you went to admire them for a long time. A disciple eavesdropped on your conversation.
.”
Yao's expression changed drastically and he shook his head: "What happened seven years ago...who still remembers it?"
Qin said softly: "He has been looking for you for seven years."
Yao turned his head and looked away: "I don't remember."
"It's not too late," Mrs. Qin said, "He has a way to let you leave the Xu family in peace, and he also wants your child."
Mr. Yao closed his eyes tightly, with tears falling down one by one. He shook his head for a long time and said, "No need. I have no chance in this life."
Mrs. Qin said: "You have paid special tribute to your grandmother. Isn't it because you don't want this marriage in your heart?"
Yao took the handkerchief to wipe his tears, pursed his lips and said, "I don't remember."
Mrs. Qin patted her shoulder: "Don't worry, you better think about it. Your current path is not bad. Your husband respects you, and your husband's family respects the rules. As long as you don't make mistakes, your life will not be difficult. My sister-in-law is unconscious.
Heart, you just have to give in; no matter how favored my concubine is, I won't be able to cause trouble for you. Mr. Xu is promising, and it will only take a few decades for you to become an old lady. Then you will enjoy it for more than ten years.
My blessing is to take care of my daughter-in-law and grandson-in-law’s play, and die in good health.”
Yao smiled bitterly and said, "Who doesn't live like this?"
"I am not," Qin said, "Prime Minister Lin is not." Yao shook her head. Qin said seriously, "If you are a pedantic woman, you will not be able to live with him for long. When the time comes, I will arrange for you.
Trouble. If you consider carefully, since there are two roads ahead, are you willing to choose the other one?" She turned around gracefully and said, "If you choose the other road, even if you are not as good as Prime Minister Lin, you will not be better than me.
Come on." Then he started to walk back. Yao followed silently behind.
Not long after, the charity auction started. This Qin family was really a rich man, and she spent a lot of money. She auctioned fifteen or six items by herself, totaling more than 8,000 silver. No ordinary female family member was so rich. Everyone was curious.
Who is this girl? Finally, Shi Xiangyun asked someone to put out the auction list. Everyone stepped forward and took a look. The first column read: Qin Keqing, owner of Qin's Coco Tea. Everyone was in an uproar: No wonder she is so generous.
A few days later, on the twelfth day of the first lunar month, Xue Pan invited Jia's brothers to have a drink. After the banquet, Jia Cong took Baoyu back to Rongguo Mansion and asked him to pay Jia She a good night before going back. Baoyu thought about his uncle.
Not long after returning to Beijing, it was really time to go to pay respects, so he agreed. The two brothers chatted for a while in front of Jia She. Baoyu saw that it was getting late, so he left and went home. Jia Cong said: "I will go back to the courtyard too, dad."
Just take your time and play with your antiques." Then he and Baoyu left the Rongxi Hall together.
Lixiangyuan is in the northeast corner of Rongguo Mansion, with the gate to the south. Baoyu thought that the two brothers were going to part ways, so he offered his hand to Jia Cong. Jia Cong also bowed his hand, turned around and walked a few steps east. Looking back, Baoyu strode inward wearing a big cloak.
Yimen walked away. He smiled slightly and shouted: "Brother Baoyu, wait a minute, I have something to say." Baoyu turned around. Jia Cong walked forward with a smile, "Brother Baoyu, do you have something to say to me?"
Baoyu was stunned: "Don't you have something to say?"
"Well, I have something to say." Jia Cong said, "But I have to ask you first if you have something to say. If you don't have something to say, I will."
Baoyu confused him: "Do you have anything to say or not?"
"You have nothing to say to me, right?" Jia Cong said with a smile, "Brother, come with me, I have something to entrust to you." After saying that, he turned around and left.
Baoyu was confused and followed him all the way to Lixiangyuan. Jia Cong first called someone to bring tea, then turned around and took a stack of papers from the big case and placed several sheets in front of Baoyu. When Baoyu took a look, they were all newspapers. You Cheng
Tianban Monthly Newspaper, Dajiala Weekly Newspaper, Starship School Newspaper, Ping'an Prefecture Half Monthly Newspaper, Lingnan Monthly News, Jian'an Polytechnic School Newspaper, etc. He raised his eyes and looked at Jia Cong. "These newspapers?"
Jia Cong sat opposite him and said sternly: "It's time for Yan State to set up a newspaper. In Taiwan, Uncle Lin was originally in charge of newspaper offices and other matters. But now his thoughts are all on his grandson, and he is not interested in doing serious work.
"
Baoyu looked down at the newspaper: "You want me to host the newspaper?"
"Well." Jia Cong said, "Newspapers are the most suitable media method for us at the moment. If used well, they can control the direction of people's hearts. Earlier in the south, my uncle Te Tuolin came to manage it because he was an upright man. Brother Baoyu, you
He is also an upright person. He was too naive when he was young, but fortunately he has grown up now. However, I am still afraid that you are too shy and cannot stand the temptation of others. The family members of Qintian Supervisor Yao Qiming must have been visiting you frequently these days.
You."
Baoyu's face changed: "You just said that if I had nothing to do, I would come to you..."
Jia Cong nodded: "You are a good person with a kind heart and a soft face. If you can't refuse others, I will have to ask another expert to take charge of this newspaper - it is too important. The Yao family received the news about Yao Qiming on the sixth day of the lunar month, revealing that
The source told them that most of Yao Qiming's associates are dead, but he is still alive. One of the reasons is that he and Jia Baoyu have been close friends for many years. The Yao family will definitely come to you to inquire about information, or ask you to plead for mercy. Let me
Let the old man go. It's been five or six days, but you haven't come to see me or my eldest brother-in-law. I know that, brother Baoyu, you can already bear the burden of begging."
Baoyu was stunned for a long time and whispered: "What crime did Mr. Yao commit? My eldest brother-in-law said that it is a serious matter."
Jia Cong said briefly: "The crime of conspiring to subvert the people's government." Baoyu was stunned. Jia Cong explained, "It was with the intention of causing trouble in Beijing and driving me out of office. During the total solar eclipse, he and Tianjin Commander-in-Chief Lu Dezhi cooperated with each other.
Qingjun side."
Baoyu took a breath of cold air and sighed after a long time: "This person is really suave." After a while, he smiled bitterly and said, "I didn't ask you, because I know that if you can tell what I listen to, I will be with you in the old year."
When my eldest brother-in-law inquires, he will tell me. Since he refuses to explain clearly, the matter must be serious. This matter is beyond my power, how can I agree? Therefore, it is not that I can bear to beg. In the future, others will take it.
If you ask me for anything else, I may not be able to bear it."
Jia Cong smiled and said: "This shows that you can not only know yourself, but also judge the situation. That's enough. Besides, many things have to be done slowly. If you are not in your position, you will not be able to do your job. Think about what the second sister was in the early years.
Temperament? Later, when I took charge of the house, I immediately felt like a different person. You are very talented. If you have any questions, just ask Uncle Lin. This old man’s sword is still young. If he didn’t have any thoughts, it wouldn’t be your turn.
.Second brother, please don’t refuse. Although we have many people, it’s really hard to find suitable ones.”
Seeing that he was serious about what he said, Baoyu thought about it and said sternly: "If that's the case, I'll take it."
Jia Cong quickly stood up and bowed to the ground: "Thank you, Mr. Jia."
Baoyu thought again: "It's just... I don't know how to start at all. I can only ask Uncle Lin for advice first." He hesitated for a moment and stopped talking.
How could Jia Cong not guess it? He sighed: "You and Sister Lin are already married and have children. I am probably the only one who knows that you had a crush on her when you were young. I hope that we can all be harmonious with each other naturally."
Baoyu smiled bitterly and said: "It all happened when I was a child. It's just General Jia, the look in his eyes when he looked at me was a little...somewhat..." He didn't know how to describe it at the moment.
Jia Cong laughed loudly: "I can't blame him. Although he looks honest, he has always been very sensitive. You really loved Sister Mulin back then, and he felt it. He wouldn't do anything to you, just jealous.
Besides, he has to reorganize military affairs as soon as the Lantern Festival is over, so he can't take care of you." Nai clenched his fists and said, "Come on! I'm optimistic about you, the male protagonist."
Baoyu picked up a newspaper and said with a smile: "I read every issue of your Chengtian half-monthly newspaper and Dajiala weekly newspaper. I follow the gourd's pattern and have Uncle Lin's guidance. It's easy to come here."
Jia Cong nodded. After a while, he suddenly asked: "Brother Bao Er, how do you feel about Sister Lin after so many years?"
Baoyu just opened the newspaper and put it down. He said in silence for a long time: "I have many things in my heart, but I can't say a word."
"Do you still miss her?"
Baoyu nodded: "Yes."
"If anything happens to her, such as her life is not going well, she encounters any trouble, or suffers any grievances, will you be worried about her?"
Baoyu hesitated for a moment and still said: "Yes."
"That's it..." Jia Cong held his cheek and frowned, "This is going to be difficult."
Baoyu hurriedly asked: "Sister Lin is in trouble?"
Jia Cong shook his head: "It's not her. It's another person. The woman he admires is married, pregnant with a child, and living a good life. Human feelings are the most troublesome because they can't be controlled with reason. As the saying goes,
He is not afraid of who will steal it, but is afraid of who will miss her. It would be fine if he misses the woman for the rest of his life, or it would be easy to deal with her if her life is not good. The troublesome thing right now is that he just got the news about the woman recently, and he has not given up at all.
Not letting go. Since he can't let go and he has the ability, he will inevitably go to inquire about other people's situations. How many daughters-in-law will not be wronged? He will feel distressed by anything as big as sesame seeds and mung beans. As for robbing civilian girls... we can't do it.
Why does the woman have to be willing? Now the woman has shown no willingness at all. If he continues to be involved like this, not only will he be dragged down, but sooner or later Hongxing will have an affair. "
Baoyu was stunned for a long time after hearing this: "From what you say, that woman doesn't seem to be a romantic woman?"
Jia Cong shook his head repeatedly: "What a romantic woman! She is just an ordinary housewife, like Sister-in-law Zhu. The problem is that we are not saints, we are all ordinary human beings on earth. This woman's husband is also an ordinary man.
, two people, three matchmakers, and six betrothals got married. They had never met before getting married, and they didn’t know each other at all, let alone fall in love. You also know that when getting married, the woman was almost sold to the man’s family. Two completely different people.
When people suddenly come under the same roof, their daily habits are completely different. Unless the woman's father and brother are extremely powerful, the woman will always tolerate it. Originally, women all over the world have this fate, from grandmothers to mothers-in-law.
Sister-in-law, we have gotten used to it over time. But now a first love suddenly appeared...well, not really a first love, just love at first sight and never seeing each other again. This man was powerful and devoted to his love.
I will feel sorry for every grievance she suffers - her husband doesn't know about those grievances at all, because it is only natural. It takes one or two years to pay it off, three or five years. I don't believe that this woman is not moved. It's not that her husband is bad, it's this man.
Very good.”
Baoyu said: "My daughter-in-law has been wronged, how could her husband not know about it?"
Jia Cong glanced at him: "If my mother-in-law and sister-in-law bullied me once or twice, would my husband know? Even if he knew, would he think it was a problem? Didn't the eldest wife and the second wife suffer less grievances in front of our ancestors? My father.
Who knows about you or me? I know it occasionally, but do you take it seriously?"
Baoyu was silent for a moment and whispered: "Earlier... the second wife... your second sister-in-law... I know."
"How many of you are there in the world?" Jia Cong rolled his eyes, "You can't use your standards to measure ordinary men. Most of the wives in our family were obtained through hard work.
The hires are different.”
Baoyu thought for a long time and asked, "Cong'er, this man must be your friend?"
"Well...even though we're not friends, we're close to it. Anyway, he's a very important person."
Baoyu solemnly said: "You are very capable. You even got Liu Er's sister-in-law out of the Xifu. I heard from your sister Yun that the princess He Li from the Dongping Palace married into the Zhenguo Duke's Palace was also your method. Since this person is important,
, help him. What you just said is absolutely true. Since he misses this woman and doesn’t want to let her go, and the woman and her husband only love each other, sooner or later something will happen. It will be even more difficult if he can’t protect her."
Jia Cong smiled bitterly and said: "It's not that I won't help him. Don't you understand? The woman herself doesn't want to - at least not right now. She has just become pregnant with the fetus, and not long ago, her husband's favored daughter-in-law was also pregnant.
If the daughter she gives birth to is a son, things will be easier to handle. If it's the other way around, she'll probably be even less willing."
Baoyu thought for a long time and asked: "How old is your friend? Is the family in a hurry to get married?"
"Afraid, so anxious that the sky is dark."
"Then there's no need to wait any longer." Baoyu said, "The authorities are confused, but the onlookers are clear. Now that woman is the authority."
Jia Cong let out a long breath: "It's easy to help him find a woman. It's been seven years since that happened... Both of us have changed. I'm afraid that after someone finds out, they won't be able to get along with each other again. Then the woman will
It will be difficult to go back.”
Baoyu asked: "Men and women are not close to each other. How did they meet?"
"Cliché, cliche. Chance encounter in the temple."
Baoyu said: "Since that's the case, how about we meet again by chance?"
Jia Cong's eyes lit up and he said, "Oh, what a great idea! Comrade Jia Baoyu, you are worthy of being the hero of a romance novel!"