After Jia Mu sent Shi Nai to the guest room, she had time to talk to Jia Ke and others again.
"Brother, there really isn't any hindrance this time, right?" Jia Mu just took care of everything in front of Shi Nai. It was just a matter of face. Now that there are no outsiders, she naturally wants to ask Jia Ke carefully.
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Jia Ke didn't think there was anything wrong with this, "Don't worry, old lady, I'm not the governor-general of a province, I'm just the prefect of Yangzhou. I can still make the final decision on this matter."
In fact, Jia Ke had long wanted to change the position of Yangzhou magistrate. That position was too important.
It’s not about how big his official position is, but that there is too much money in this position. The filial piety that the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor receive from this position every year is probably at least two to three hundred thousand. If this money is used to bribe ministers and Jia Ke,
It can also play a big role, so Jia Ke has long thought about replacing the Yangzhou magistrate with one of his own.
Today Shi Nai came to ask for an official position, and it was just in time. Arranging Shi Nai in Yangzhou would cut off a large amount of the emperor's financial resources, and also give Shi Nai a way out.
Jia Mu felt relieved when she heard what Jia Ke said. At the same time, she also had a deeper understanding of her family's situation. A place like Yangzhou could be decided by Jia Ke with just one word. This shows that Jia Ke's influence in the court
How powerful is it.
Seeing that nothing happened here, Jia Ke said goodbye to Jia Mu, because there was still a group of people waiting outside his house. Although these people were not honest officials, they all came to seek refuge with him. Naturally, they could not be kept waiting for too long.
All honest officials have integrity and will not take refuge in him, a powerful and notorious official who has the most power in the world.
Naturally, Jia's mother knew that Jia Ke was busy with things, so she didn't leave him alone and waved him off to go out and do his own thing.
After Jia Ke left the Rongguo Mansion, Jia's mother asked Jia Zheng, who was standing next to him: "Since eldest brother is so powerful now, why don't you move your position so that you can still be a free official?"
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Jia Zheng no longer cares about his official position at all. Although he is still a minor official of the fifth rank, when he goes to the Yamen, even Zhang Chaoxin, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, has to salute him when he sees him.
And now that he has nothing to do, he can still talk about poetry and painting with the guests at home, and go out and play with one or two friends. It is a rare thing. How can he still be disturbed by these common affairs?
"Old lady, I have discussed this with my eldest brother. If I hold a high position, I'm afraid people in the world will gossip. Why don't I just live a leisurely life like this? Besides, how big can I be as an official?"
Jia Mu nodded after hearing this, knowing that this was also the case. In the past, Jia Zheng still wanted to be an official, but now Jia Ke is a very popular minister and has the power to dominate the world. Although Jia Zheng is not an official, his power is greater than that of the central government.
A high-ranking official of the first or second rank is even stronger, so the superior gave up the idea of becoming an official.
Besides, there are no secrets in Rongguo Mansion. What happened today spread throughout Rongguo Mansion in a very short time.
In the afternoon, Jia Baoyu, who was in the Grand View Garden, heard the news. It turned out that Jia Baoyu was playing chess with Lin Daiyu in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion at this time.
Suddenly seeing Lin Daiyu's maid Xue Yan, she ran in happily from outside. As soon as she entered the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, she shouted to everyone regardless of the occasion, "Do you know that Miss Shi has made an engagement?"
After hearing what she said, Zicuckoo quickly came over to stop her and said, "Stop talking nonsense and let the old lady know. Do you want to die or live?"
Xueyan is actually very dissatisfied with Zijuan. She originally followed Lin Daiyu when she was in Yangzhou. Unexpectedly, she became the target of Zijuan when she arrived at the Jia Mansion. Even many maids in the house were better than her. How could she
I can bear this tone.
Now Xueyan heard Zijuan lecture her again, and said with a face full of reluctance: "I didn't say this, it has been spread throughout the house now."
Jia Baoyu, who was playing chess on the side, frowned when he heard what he said. You can say that Jia Baoyu has a pure nature. He is really good to everyone. You can say that he is petty, and it is true.
Once his things or people he is close to have anything to do with others, he will immediately become dissatisfied.
Jia Baoyu and Shi Xiangyun have grown up together since childhood, and they can be considered childhood sweethearts. There is no childlike affection between the two. Now that I heard that Shi Xiangyun is getting married, I feel a little uncomfortable.
But he still asked with a smile on his face: "Xueyan, where did you get the news, who is Sister Shi going to marry?"
When Xue Yan heard Jia Baoyu's question, he immediately became interested. He bypassed Zicuckoo in three steps and came to Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu's chessboard. "Mr. Bao, we still found out too late in the garden. In fact, this news
The news had already spread in the morning. I heard that it was Miss Smith's uncle who personally came to our house to propose marriage."
Jia Baoyu's face immediately turned red when he heard this. In his mind, he was the only one in Rongguo Mansion who could match Shi Xiangyun.
Now Jia Baoyu began to wonder whether sister Xiangyun wanted to be his second wife. Thinking of this, Jia Baoyu also felt a burst of joy in his heart.
Lin Daiyu, who was playing chess at the side, immediately became unhappy when she heard this. She took the chess piece in her hand and threw it on the chessboard without saying anything.
When Jia Baoyu saw this situation, he quickly went up to persuade her: "Sister, don't be angry. I don't know about this. Besides, even if Sister Shi gets married, she can't get past you."
Lin Daiyu was even more dissatisfied after hearing this. What happened to Jia Baoyu? Does he really want to accept Shi Xiangyun?
Xue Yan next to her saw that Jia Baoyu had misunderstood, and said quickly: "Mr. Bao, Miss, you two have misunderstood. Miss Shi did not make an appointment with our third master, but was told by the old lady to marry someone from the house next to her."
uncle."
As soon as Jia Baoyu heard this, his face became gloomy. He didn't expect that a person as innocent and jade-like as Shi Xiangyun would become Jia Ke's concubine. I don't know what the old lady was thinking, but she actually took Sister Shi
Pushed into the fire pit.
After hearing Xue Yan's words, Lin Daiyu breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, Lin Daiyu appeared to be open-minded, but in fact she was very thoughtful. Ever since she lived in Jia's family, she felt like she was under someone else's roof. Later, Jia's mother made the decision and decided to marry her.
After seeing Jia Baoyu, this feeling gradually faded away.
But the insecurity in Lin Daiyu's heart has always existed. She just thought that Jia's mother had assigned Shi Xiangyun to Jia Baoyu as her second wife, so she felt a little uncomfortable in her heart. She lamented that she had no father and mother. If she only had a relative, how could she endure such a situation?
Wronged.
Only now did she realize that she had misunderstood, and at the same time she felt a little guilty towards Jia Mu. She thought about how her grandmother could do such a thing when she was so kind to her. Sure enough, the one who really cared about her in the world was Jia Mu, and she would never let her suffer anything.
Aggrieved.
After hearing this, Jia Baoyu was not in the mood to play chess. He turned to Lin Daiyu and said, "Sister, I'm going to find out what's going on. I'll tell you when I get back."
After Jia Baoyu said this, he ran out of Xiaoxiang Pavilion regardless of Lin Daiyu's reaction.
Baoyu didn't see it. After he ran out, Lin Daiyu's eyes turned red immediately and she lay on the quilt and cried bitterly.
Zi Juan next to her saw this scene and didn't understand why. Lin Daiyu was angry with Jia Baoyu for not knowing clearly. Her thoughts were on other girls, and she didn't care whether his fiancée was still next to her.
Zijuan took a few steps forward, came to Lin Daiyu's side, and said softly: "Girl, please don't be angry. Isn't that what Baoyu has? But he will never have such thoughts about others. This girl should
knew."
Lin Daiyu lay on the quilt and did not fully agree with Zijuan's words. Jia Baoyu did not have a very strong love for other girls, but his temperament was to always pay attention to girls. To be honest, he had no affection.
No, that's a lie.
Jia Baoyu left the Grand View Garden, came to Rongguo Mansion, and went straight to his study. When he arrived in the study, he saw four of his servants on duty there. When these people saw Jia Baoyu coming, they immediately swarmed up and took him into the study.
After Jia Baoyu entered the study, Ming Yan, who trusted him the most, waved him over and sent the others out of the room.
Mingyan came to Jia Baoyu and asked with a smile: "Third Master, do you have anything else that you want to do today? Do you want some books or strange clay puppets?"
Jia Baoyu often asked Mingyan to handle some relatively secretive private matters, such as the same banned books "The Romance of the West Chamber" and "The Peony Pavilion". Therefore, when Shang Mingyan saw Jia Baoyu being so mysterious, he thought he wanted something again.
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Jia Baoyu ignored Mingyan and asked with a stern face: "I heard that sister Shi is going to marry eldest brother as a concubine. Is this true?"
Mingyan understood as soon as he heard that Jia Baoyu was jealous, and he had also heard about it. So he quickly told Jia Baoyu carefully, "Third Master, I heard that Marquis Baoling came to the house in person to ask for help."
My dear, our old lady has already agreed, and I also heard that for this matter, our uncle has promised to arrange a good errand for Marquis Baoling."
After listening to Mingyan's story, Jia Baoyu felt angry and anxious. Although Sister Shi is not made of water like Sister Xue and Sister Lin, she is also a pure and pure beauty. How can such a person be the one who only knows
Coveting wealth and honor, Jia Ke, a reckless man, could not deserve it.
So Jia Baoyu ignored Mingyan and went straight out of the police station, and went to the courtyard to ask Jia Mu. He was now thinking about having a prostitute marriage so that Sister Shi would not have to suffer the consequences of her life by being Jia Ke's concubine.
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When Jia Baoyu came to Jia Mu's courtyard, a maid had already seen him, and someone immediately announced: "Master Bao is here." After saying this, he opened the door curtain for him and invited him to Jia Mu's main room.
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At this time, Jia Mu had just woken up. She had received Shi Nai this morning and talked with him all morning. She was very excited. In addition, she drank some wine at noon, so she made an exception and lay in bed for a while in the afternoon.
When Jia Baoyu saw Jia Mu, Jia Mu had just finished dressing up and was sitting there eating tea. When she saw Jia Baoyu coming, she smiled and said, "Baoyu is here. Come over and let me see. Have you lost weight after not seeing each other for a few days?"
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Jia Baoyu angrily came to Jia Mu and said, "Old lady, I heard that you promised Sister Shi to your elder brother as your concubine. Is it true?"
When Mother Jia heard Jia Baoyu's bad tone, the smile on her face gradually relaxed. She put the tea bowl on the kang table aside and said calmly: "That's what happened. Even the tokens of both parties are different."
It has been exchanged. How come it has already reached you?"
When Jia Baoyu heard that it was true, he quickly rolled to Jia Mu's side, hugged her waist and said: "Old lady, please call off this marriage. Sister Shi is so arrogant, but she goes to treat others as