Although Jia Cong's toughness caused a small stir in Rong Mansion, it did not affect his status as a supervisor or the Provincial Family Courtyard which was being renovated.
To put it bluntly, he did not stop a group of powerful people from taking advantage of the opportunity, but he just couldn't look too ugly and couldn't cross the bottom line of the construction list. Otherwise, don't expect Jia Cong to cooperate, or turn a blind eye to save face.
This time, the most prosperous ones were naturally Jia Cong's younger brothers, a group of students who were just dawdling in the clan school, and they all got some benefits.
As for the rest of the tribe, unless the old lady and Mrs. Wang personally arranged it, Jia Cong would not bother to pay attention to it.
They are all a bunch of useless snacks, and joining them will only waste time. Don't expect them to help speed up the construction of the provincial residence.
Naturally, Jia Cong would not put all his thoughts on the construction of the provincial residence. Others would regard this as glory or an opportunity to make money, but he had no such intention.
As the weather got warmer, Jia Cong received an invitation from the Lin family, inviting him to attend Lin Daiyu's haircut ceremony during the Flowering Festival.
Ah……
Before she knew it, Lin Daiyu was about to get haircut.
Holding the invitation, Jia Cong shook his head and chuckled.
It's not that he has no ideas about Lin Daiyu, and of course it has nothing to do with men and women.
It has been almost seven or eight years since I traveled back in time, and I can say that I understand some of the situation in the world of Red Mansions.
There are illusory realms, existences like the vigilant fairy, and illusory things like luck, all of which can directly affect the real world.
Lin Daiyu was born from fairy grass. Needless to say, her luck was much better than that of Jia Cong who had just traveled through time.
Even if Jia Cong's current luck is said to be the best, it's hard to say how much better it will be compared to Lin Daiyu's own luck.
He has personal experience. It is said that people with high luck not only have unparalleled good fortune, but they can even benefit those close to them.
It is a simple operation to turn danger into misfortune and turn disaster into good fortune. It is normal to be free from all diseases and have smooth sailing.
But this was not the case for Lin Daiyu. She lost her brother and then her mother at a young age, and she had to rely on others to survive. If not for Jia Cong's participation, even her father Lin Ruhai would have been doomed.
It can be said that the experience after birth was extremely miserable to a certain extent!
Through a brief contact with the lame Taoist, Jia Cong guessed part of the truth. It should be that he was deliberately targeted by the Jing Huan Fairy, which led to such a situation.
As for more, he didn't know.
In short, Lin Daiyu's own luck is definitely not bad. If she uses it well, she will be able to achieve a great career.
He had never said this to anyone else, and naturally he would not talk about it to Lin Ruhai.
Now that Lin Daiyu is in her late teens, Jia Cong feels it is necessary to do some experiments to see if he can help her and gain some benefits at the same time.
On the day of the Flower Festival, he took his young man Wangcai early and went straight to Lin's house carrying gifts.
When I arrived at the place, I saw that the Lin family was quite busy today.
The entrance of the mansion was full of carriages, but I don’t know how many ladies and ladies attended this haircut ceremony.
Jia Cong is a frequent visitor to Lin's house. Especially after he left the house and established a household, he went to Lin's house every now and then, so he was already familiar with him.
"The third young master is here!"
The disciple said with enthusiasm: "The master has been talking about it for a long time. From time to time, he sends the housekeeper to ask why the third young master hasn't arrived yet."
"Don't say it so disgustingly, I'm here as a guest today!"
Jia Cong chuckled and said, "If you want to make money, please give me a gift!"
Wangcai happily presented the congratulatory gifts, ignoring the compliments and flattery from his disciples, and Shi Shiran entered the front yard of the Lin family.
"Who is this, so familiar with members of the Lin family?"
"Didn't you hear the disciple call 'Third Young Master'? It should be the famous 'Third Young Master Cong', Lord Lin's nephew!"
"It's this guy. No wonder he's so familiar with the Lin family. It seems like he's been here a lot!"
"I heard that Mr. Lin likes this nephew very much. When those few books caused such a big disturbance, he did a lot to protect him!"
"I also like this guy very much, but he is not a scholar, and the content in the book is often eccentric, otherwise it would be good to get to know him better!"
"Haha, let's forget it. I heard that this guy is very arrogant and even the elders in the court won't give him face. Such an arrogant temper will not last long!"
"..."
Near the door of Lin's house, many men dressed as scholars gathered around to watch. Seeing Jia Cong strutting in, they couldn't help but comment and were full of envy.
They really wanted to go in, but unfortunately they didn't have an invitation, so they could only enjoy their time outside the door.
In other words, Lin Ruhai's status in the literary world and the civil service class has improved a lot since she presided over last year's Shuntian Prefecture National People's Government Examination.
There are many people who sincerely want to become my disciples or make friends with them.
It's just that Lin Ruhai's attitude has always been cold and polite to everyone, but it is simply impossible for him to express his position directly.
The current situation in the court is quite delicate. As the emperor's body declines, his control over the court is gradually strengthening.
Although the emperor's confidants still occupy a large number of high-ranking positions in the court, as long as you are not stupid, you can see that they are all rabbits whose tails cannot grow.
With today's heavy reliance on civil servants, Lin Ruhai, as an important member of the civil servant group, may have the possibility of going one step further and entering the cabinet.
You must know that Lin Ruhai also has the support of nobles and nobles. He is just over fifty and his future is unlimited.
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With Jia Cong's mental strength and martial arts cultivation at this time, he could naturally hear the discussion behind him clearly, but he didn't pay attention to it.
Not long after arriving in the front yard, Lin Ruhai, who was entertaining guests, captured the young man and joined Lian Er to receive the young guests.
Seeing the so-called 'young heroes', Jia Cong followed Lian Er to show off, without being too enthusiastic about making friends.
"You kid, you just know how to hide!"
Taking advantage of a little free time, Lian Er breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "It's such a good opportunity to make connections, why don't you take advantage of it?"
"Second brother Lian doesn't even look at their origins. How can he look after noble children like us?"
Most of the people who came to attend Lin Daiyu and her hair-raising ceremony were Lin Ruhai's friends in the literary world and their connections in the civil service, and they belonged to the Rongguofu family.
Even though it was Wang Xifeng who helped preside over the scene in the backyard, he still couldn't stand the fact that the main force here was a civil servant with a background in the imperial examination.
Even Lian Er is not well received, let alone Jia Cong, a white man?
Obviously, Lin Ruhai put a lot of thought into organizing today's haircut ceremony and invited people with good connections. At least from the beginning to the end, the atmosphere was maintained very well.
There was an old lady in the backyard who rarely left the house, and the ladies of the civil servants who came to watch the ceremony were also very considerate.
With Lin Ruhai personally entertaining the male guests, it was naturally more lively and joyful.
Each of the so-called 'Young Heroes' is like a peacock showing off its tail to the fullest, and they behave politely and appropriately. At a glance, you can tell that they are all carefully cultivated young men from aristocratic families.
These are nothing, but the performance of the phoenix egg is a bit surprising.
First, I wanted to go to the backyard and get together with today's birthday girl Lin Daiyu. Of course, I couldn't succeed. This was the Lin family.
Next, after hearing that Sister Lin and her hairpins might get married to a young man from an aristocratic family among the guests, I suddenly felt like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.
Fortunately, Jia Cong was prepared. Before this guy could jump out and say something shocking, he stood up and hugged Phoenix Egg's shoulders. He inadvertently touched Phoenix Egg's chin with his right hand, and lifted the guy up like a
The two brothers are so similar, it's convenient for them to go out.
"I asked Brother Bao, can you please calm down?"
He took the phoenix egg to a remote corner of the central courtyard. Seeing that no one was paying attention around him, he let go of the hand holding the phoenix egg's neck and said angrily: "Once I mess up the ceremony, Sister Lin will probably hate you for the rest of her life!
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Phoenix Egg's handsome face turned red immediately, but he did not blame Jia Cong for his domineering behavior. He said dissatisfiedly: "But they said that Sister Lin might marry those young men from aristocratic families in the future. Is it true?"
"Brother Bao, don't you have any idea?"
Jia Cong said calmly: "Uncle Lin must have this idea when it comes to parents ordering matchmakers. He is over fifty and his body has never been very agile. Is it okay to have a grandson?"
"But sister Lin can't marry anyone else!"
Phoenix Egg's eyes turned red, and he became angry and said: "Sisters and sisters, wouldn't it be nice to play together..."
You will be happy and comfortable when you arrive, but the girls will be delayed.
After all, the Phoenix Egg was finally coaxed, and Jia Cong was helpless. There was really nothing he could do about an existence like the Phoenix Egg.
It doesn't matter whether he is 'innocent', or he is too well protected, or he doesn't want to grow up and face the world, in short he is not a bad person.
This is undeniable, but sometimes doing bad things with good intentions can be even more troublesome.
In order to avoid embarrassing accidents, Jia Cong and Phoenix Dan simply found a remote pavilion to sit down and talk. They asked the servants passing by to bring them wine and food and chatted while listening to Phoenix Dan enthusiastically telling about his story with his sisters.
Happy play time.
Jia Cong looks very serious on the surface, but in fact his mind has long been drifting to the sea of consciousness, the slowly rotating Golden Finger Fortune Pagoda, and he doesn't know why, but he always has a rush to move.
Last time, the Fortune Pagoda showed this appearance, and he just happened to be holding the Fengyue Treasure Mirror in his hand, but now...
Wait, the most magical thing in the world of Red Mansions is the psychic jade hanging around the neck of the Phoenix Egg.
Could it be that the Golden Finger Luck Pagoda wants to swallow the luck in the psychic jade?
The psychic jade seems to be an extra piece in the Heaven-Mending Stone refined by the great God Nuwa, and somehow it ended up in the world of Red Mansions.
Compared to its counterpart, the Sky-Mending Stone, which gave birth to monkeys, the piece hanging around the neck of the Phoenix Egg is obviously far behind. However, it is linked to Nuwa Empress, even if it is just a leftover from the real Sky-Mending Stone, it would still be great.
No way.
His eyes casually glanced at the psychic gem around the phoenix egg's neck, and he suppressed the curiosity in his heart without making any strong move...