When the mandarin ducks entered Jia Mu's inner room, Jia Mu was playing leaf cards with some old ladies there.
These old ladies didn't dare to win against Jia Mu. They were just accompanying her to have fun, so now there was a pile of copper coins in front of Jia Mu.
Yuanyang quietly came to Jia Mu, and then whispered: "Old lady, an old relative from Jinling sent you a letter. We don't know who it is, and we don't know whether you will read it or not.
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Jia Mu was stunned for a moment after hearing this, then she thought about it and nodded.
Yuanyang saw Jia Mu's expression and immediately handed the letter in her arms into Jia Mu's hands.
Jia Mu took the letter and when she saw the peach blossom on the envelope, her expression changed a little.
This peach blossom is a specially agreed secret code. The outermost part of the peach blossom is 4 petals. These 4 petals are a sign of emergency. This is the agreement between Jia Mu and the Zhen family in the south. This sign will only be used in critical moments.
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Jia Mu immediately opened the letter in her hand and read the contents.
At this glance, his face became clouded, but in the end he didn't say anything, he just waved his hand to make all the old ladies around him retreat.
Jia Mu thought for a while and said to the mandarin duck next to her: "Bring these people here to me and let me have a look. You should handle this matter yourself, don't pretend to be someone else's hand."
Yuanyang nodded, bowed and exited Jia Mu's room, and ran straight to the second door.
By the time Yuanyang arrived at the second gate, the boy was already waiting there a little impatiently.
But as soon as he saw Yuanyang, he immediately became attentive, came to Yuanyang, and kept giving her gifts.
"I didn't expect that this little thing would cause Sister Yuanyang a lot of trouble."
"Okay, stop being glib and take me to see the person who sent the letter."
So the boy quickly shut up and led the way, and the two of them arrived at the corner gate.
At this time, Zhen Baoyu and the girls of the Zhen family were already a little impatient with waiting, and the old servant kept comforting them.
Yuanyang arrived at this time. He took a quick look and saw a young man with a face as bright as silver standing in front of him. This sight shocked her. He was almost carved out of the same mold as Jia Baoyu in the mansion.
Yes, if he hadn't been in such a state of embarrassment now, even Yuanyang would have almost mistakenly recognized him.
Just then, the old servant saw the young man leading out a very exquisitely dressed maid, and knew that this was a powerful maid in the mansion.
So he hurriedly stepped forward to salute Yuanyang, and then asked, "This girl, don't you know what the old lady means?"
Yuanyang said to the old servant with a smile on his face: "Old housekeeper, our old lady, please ask some of you to come in and give us a reply."
When Yuanyang was about to leave, the doorman suddenly stopped her and said, "Sister Yuanyang, wait a moment, I have something to report."
Yuanyang turned her head and took a look at the boy, only to see him waving to her from a distance.
Yuanyang had no choice but to walk up to the boy again.
When the boy saw Yuanyang coming, he quickly stepped forward, rushed to Yuanyang's side, and said quietly: "Sister Yuanyang, they had an old nanny following them just now, but now she has disappeared."
Yuanyang frowned when he heard this, and finally waved his hand to let this kid go.
Then he nodded to the young men and girls behind him and led the way.
After a while, these people passed through the courtyard and came to Jia Mu's house.
When Yuanyang arrived here, he stopped and said to these people: "Young gentlemen, young lady, and this old housekeeper, please wait a moment here. I will go in and call the old lady."
After Yuanyang finished speaking, he went directly into Jia Mu's main room without waiting for these people to speak. By this time, Jia Mu had been waiting in the main room for a long time.
"If I get back to the old lady, the person has been taken outside. Please tell me what to do next."
"Who are all here?"
"Back to the old lady, here comes a young master, three young ladies, and an old housekeeper who leads the way."
Yuanyang paused and added, "That young master is a little strange."
When Jia Mu heard this, she was so interested that she asked, "Is there anything strange? Could it be that she is too ugly?"
"Back to the old lady, it's not that he is too ugly, but at first glance, this young man is almost exactly the same as our Jia Baoyu. If it weren't for the fact that he was dressed differently and we met him on the street, I would have thought he was our Jia Baoyu."
After hearing this, the old lady came to Xingzhi, and then said with a smile: "Then I want to meet them. You go and call them in."
Yuanyang did not go out immediately, but said from the side: "Old lady, originally they were following an old woman, but when I went out, she had disappeared."
Who is Jia's mother? As soon as she heard this, she knew what this person was doing. The Zhen family was very close to the Jia family, and the grandmothers in charge of two of the two families also had frequent contacts. It seemed that this old woman was looking for another relationship.
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In this case, there is no need to worry about her, and he will see who he can find, "Let her be."
Seeing that Jia Mu only said this and had nothing else to say, Yuanyang bowed to Jia Mu first and then left Jia Mu's main room.
After a while, several people were brought in. Jia Mu sat in the middle and took a quick look. Wasn't it Jia Baoyu who came in front? But when she looked carefully, she saw that the young man's face was covered with dust and his clothes were not very clean.
He looks a little thinner than Jia Baoyu.
After these young ladies came in, they first bowed to Jia Mu according to the rules, and then stood aside and didn't know what to say.
Mother Jia saw that they were a little unfamiliar standing there, and that their children could not reply, so she asked Yuanyang to take Zhen Baoyu and the girls down, freshen up and dress them up, and let them rest for a while.
At this time, the old servant was the only one left in the house.
"What happened to your family? How did you get into such a big trouble?"
In fact, Jia's mother was a little unhappy after reading the letter. What happened to the Zhen family? They have been relatives for several generations. As soon as their family came to power, they came to cause trouble for their own family. Are they still relatives?
The old servant said with some embarrassment: "To answer the old lady, it was our master who failed to do something this time, mainly because the uncle of your house suddenly took back the right to monitor Jiangnan. Our master was a little anxious, so he did it
If something is wrong, please ask the old lady to deal with it too much."
Jia's mother heard what he said, but she didn't know whether it was true or not. She could understand why Jia Ke took back the right to monitor Jiangnan. After all, this right was not small, so it was natural for him to give it to his confidants. The Zhen family had nothing to do with Jia Ke.
How can Jia Ke trust them? Taking back his rights is the right thing to do.
"Then what do you mean now?"
"In reply to the old lady, now we don't dare to have any wrong thoughts. We just ask the old lady to say a few kind words in front of the Prime Minister, let our family go, and let us be safe. This is the greatest blessing."
Jia Mu was also a little moved after hearing what he said. After all, they were old relatives and had to be merciful and merciful, but she couldn't make the decision in this matter.
If it were a matter involving the inner chambers of Rongguo Mansion, Jia Ke would naturally treat him all the way. However, this matter in the court was not trivial, and it would affect the whole body. If he interfered rashly, he might be in trouble, and he didn't know what Jia Ke was doing.
Does Ke have any other intentions? If his plan is ruined, it will be more harm than good for the Jia family.
"You should go back and rest first. I know about this. I will give you a message as soon as possible."
After Jia Mu said this, she winked at the maid next to her, and she took the old servant out.
"Yuanyang, go to the neighboring mansion to see if your uncle is back. If he comes back, ask him to come to my place."
After Yuanyang heard Jia Mu's words, she went out and went straight to the Duke of Yan's mansion next to her.
Let's not talk about the mandarin duck thing, but now in Mrs. Wang's room, the old woman who was missing in the poem is kneeling in front of Mrs. Wang, kowtowing.
"I beg you, madam, to be kind enough to send a message to our queen in the palace, but our family is at the end of its rope, otherwise we wouldn't dare to trouble madam."
Mrs. Wang was sitting there without any expression. She had just heard from the old nanny that Jia Ke was going to attack the Zhen family.
Regarding this matter, Mrs. Wang did not have any dissatisfaction. When the Jia family was in difficulty, the Zhen family was so glorious at that time. Jiangnan almost covered the sky with one hand, but this old relative did not come to help.
By that time, the love had been almost exhausted.
The old nanny who was kneeling on the ground knew something was wrong when she saw Mrs. Wang's expressionless expression. So she gritted her teeth and took out a few banknotes from her arms, held them in both hands and handed them to Mrs. Wang and said: "These
The money will give you a cup of tea, Madam, and please help me a lot."
Yu Chuan'er, who was standing next to Mrs. Wang, hurriedly stepped forward to take out the banknote, and then respectfully presented it to Mrs. Wang.
Mrs. Wang took a quick look and saw that the one at the top was worth five thousand taels, and there were probably tens of thousands of taels in these pictures.
"You stay in the house first, and I'll get back to you when I get the news."
After Mrs. Wang finished speaking, Caixia, who was standing below, immediately stepped forward to help the old woman up and took her out.
Only then did Mrs. Wang take the banknote, and then she pondered there for a long time before finally showing a proud smile.
Besides, Yuanyang got Jia Mu's orders and did not dare to neglect. He came to the Duke of Yan's mansion from the Moon Gate, passed the second gate, and went directly to Qin Keqing's main room.
Outside Qin Keqing's main entrance, there were maids looking at the mandarin ducks. Most of the maids in the Duke of Yan's Mansion were transferred from the Rongguo Mansion. Naturally, they knew the weight of the mandarin ducks.
So these maids gathered around Yuanyang and saluted her, "Sister Yuanyang, why do you have time to come to our place?"
"You go in and announce that I want to see grandma."
These maids saw Yuanyang's serious face and knew that he had something to do, so they stopped pestering one of the maids and went into the main room. After a while, they came out again. They smiled and said to Yuanyang: "Grandma, please come in, sister Yuanyang."
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Only then did Yuanyang dare to enter Qin Keqing's main room. As soon as he entered the room, he saw Qin Keqing sitting upright in the middle, with Shi Xiangyun sitting next to him.
Qin Keqing watched Yuanyang finish saluting herself, and then asked: "Is it possible that the old lady has some instructions for coming this time?"
"When I go back to grandma, the old lady asked me to come over and ask if the uncle is there? If he is, please go to the old lady's place."
Qin Keqing said with a smile: "It's a coincidence that you came here. Your uncle has just come back and is taking a bath in the back. Just wait for a moment and he will come out and ask him to go with you to see the old lady."