The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Chapter 165
Taking advantage of the emptiness of the fourth prince's foolishness, Jia Lian asked Zhang Su about the situation of the old man and his second uncle Zhang Song and others. After Zhang Su gave a simple answer, he said, "I'm here with the Fourth Highness today. Actually, there is another matter. Please..."

As soon as Jia Lian heard it, he knew it was about the fourth prince, and Zhang Su was just pulling people.

Sure enough, the fourth prince showed a bit of embarrassment, but seeing Jia Lian looking over, he still said calmly:

"It's like this. It will be my imperial sister's birthday in a while. I've thought about it for a long time and haven't thought of any rare or special gift for her... It's mainly because I thought of it, and others can think of it. It's really annoying.

I just heard someone say that you have a kind of blood ginseng here, which is very rare in our Central Plains, and those ladies like it the most, so I want to ask you, do you still have that kind of thing here..."

The fourth prince said, looking at Jia Lian expectantly, obviously afraid that if Jia Lian said no, then he would run away for nothing today.

It turned out that among the ginseng Jia Lian brought back from the border, besides yellow ginseng and white ginseng, there was also a very small amount of blood ginseng, which was obtained from the private collection of the leader of Yachaha.

Because the quantity was too small, Jia Lian also sent a few to Lin Ruhai and his daughter.Because both of them are sick, I hope this kind of thing will work for them.

Unexpectedly, Lin Ruhai couldn't bear to use it when he got it.Because I heard that the concubine was sick, I turned around and dedicated the other two untouched tributes to the emperor.

The emperor naturally asked someone to send it to the concubine.

The concubine used one, and she really felt that it was more effective than other things, and she was very comforted, so she praised the emperor's intentions with her left and right.

So the reputation of this thing spread from the court.

In fact, such things as blood ginseng are rare in the folk, but they are not rare treasures for the royal family, but they are rare and coincidentally available.In addition, the concubine never forgets to promote the emperor's reputation...

This kind of bragging about the blood ginseng fell into the ears of the fourth prince, who was worrying about the congratulatory gift of the imperial sister every day.

I thought that since even the grandmother and concubine like this kind of thing so much, the imperial sister must be the same.

So I quietly went to Lin Ruhai to see if he still had the stock...

It's a pity that Lin Ruhai didn't have the stock for him, but seeing him so disappointed, he finally gritted his teeth and pointed him to Jia Lian for a try.

Jia Lian breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that he was just begging for something to give as a gift, and replied: "The blood ginseng that His Highness mentioned, I happen to have two left here, but I don't know whether the quality meets His Highness's requirements..."

When the fourth prince heard that Jia Lian really had it, he was overjoyed and stood up all of a sudden, "Really? Bring it here and let me see..."

After speaking, she was afraid that Jia Lian might think he was trying to take advantage, so she waved her hand and said, "Don't worry, I won't take your things for nothing. As long as the things are good, I will give them no matter how much money you say.

Moreover, if you do me this favor today, if you have any troubles in the future, just talk to me, young master... No, I won't even frown. "

The fourth prince subconsciously said "Master", remembering what Emperor Ningkang had warned him, to speak with royal dignity, and if someone spread foul words to him, his dragon legs would definitely be broken.

"Your Highness was joking. It is my honor to be able to help His Highness. Your Highness and cousin sit down for a while, and I will come as soon as I go."

After Jia Lian said something, he got up and went out of the side hall.

First call a maid to serve tea, and then go to the backyard to find Ah Qin.

After Jia Amnesty's death, Jia Lian asked Aqi and Aqin to move from the main courtyard to the east courtyard, so that it would be more convenient for them to sit up and sit.

When they came to the room of the two sisters, Aqin, and heard that Jia Lian wanted to get blood ginseng, Aqin asked how many ginseng he wanted.

"Bring the best two."

Ah Qin didn't say anything else, and immediately took out a wooden box from the closet behind the bed.

Jia Lian opened it and saw that two blood-red ginsengs were quietly lying side by side in the box, padded with yellow silk, and well preserved.

Ah Qin didn't know what Jia Lian was going to do with the ginseng, and he must have given it away, so he replied, "My lord, the ginseng you entrusted to me for safekeeping is not much left, the white ones are only about a dozen sticks, and the red ones Besides these two big ones, there are only three small ones left..."

Hearing her soft voice, Jia Lian knew that she must still feel a little distressed if she didn't say anything.

After all, this is what Jia Lian put on her, and it represents Jia Lian's trust in her. Every time she loses, it's like her position in Jia Lian's heart decreases.

Speaking of which, Wang Xifeng also knew that Jia Lian still had some rare ginseng with these two girls.

But at first, she guessed that the number must not be much, after all, Jia Lian had already collected a large number of yellow ginseng for her, so it doesn't matter if there are a few less.

Secondly, she found an excuse to want two white ginseng to use, but Jia Lian sent someone to bring it to her without further ado, so she couldn't say anything more.

Since the unconscionable one wants to save some private treasury, it's up to him. If you push it too much, it will only make everyone unhappy, so why bother?

Let Ah Qin hold the box and lead her to the side hall.

Although Aqin put down her things and left, she was dressed differently from the girls, making Zhang Su and his eyes follow her back.

Zhang Su turned his head and saw Jia Lian looking at him, his old face blushed, and he explained, "Brother Lian, I don't think you look like a maid from the Central Plains."

Jia Lian said: "My cousin is right. She was originally a grassland girl. After the tribe was destroyed, I rescued her. Now she has learned Chinese, just like our Central Plains girls."

Everyone has a love for beauty, and the reaction of Zhang Su and his wife is quite unusual.

Besides, Ah Qin is not that kind of beautiful and peerless woman, she is more attracted by the unique temperament on her body, that's all.

The Fourth Prince also had a shy look on his face, to cover up his embarrassment, he immediately jumped in front of the wooden box and opened it.

"Haha, it's so beautiful. I haven't seen such a beautiful ginseng before! If Miss Huang sees me giving her such a good thing, she will definitely look at me with admiration. Let's see how she will bully me in the future..."

The fourth prince, who is habitually talkative, noticed that he had slipped his tongue, so he took a quick look at Jia Lian, smiled, and hugged the wooden box in his arms, and said boldly to Jia Lian: "If I said I wouldn't take advantage of you, don't talk to me." You are being polite, tell me, how much money do you need to buy these two ginsengs of yours?"

Jia Lian smiled slightly, how can the interaction with people like the fourth prince be measured by mere yellow and white things?

"Thanks to His Royal Highness, it's just two ginseng, it's not worth anything, just treat it as my filial piety to His Highness."

"Hmph, I knew you would say that.

I only brought 500 taels of silver here today, and I know that if you sell these two ginseng, it will definitely be worth more than that...

How about this, I will give you this much first, if you like money, I will make it up for you later, if not, you take the 500 taels of silver, and then treat it as if I owe you another favor? "

Seeing that the fourth prince looked unhappy, Jia Lian already knew that the fourth prince really didn't want to take advantage.

In fact, no matter how high the value of ginseng is, it must be.It's just that there are so many nobles in Beijing, if they happen to need this kind of thing, it's reasonable to speculate at sky-high prices!
500 taels of silver is really not too little.The fourth prince said this, either because he is not in charge of the family and does not know how expensive the rice is, or because he wants to give it as a gift, he naturally wants things to be as expensive as possible...

What you get for 500 taels and 3000 taels is naturally different.

Zhang Su was afraid that Jia Lian's politeness would offend the fourth prince, so he hurriedly raised his eyebrows, and Jia Lian smiled and said, "Since your highness said so, respect is worse than obedience. But your highness's kindness is so precious, and how can it be evaluated by a mere few hundred taels of silver?" ?

So, the money is free, how about selling it to His Highness as a favor? "

The fourth prince didn't bother to talk nonsense with Jia Lian, so he asked the guard in plain clothes outside the hall to go out to collect the money.

He intended to only buy two ginseng, and asked his big companion, knowing that two top-grade ginsengs were worth less than 500 taels, so he only brought 500 taels of silver.

It's just that when I saw the things Jia Lian took out, I felt that they were much better than those given to his mother and concubine in the palace before. I thought that they must be worth more than five hundred, so I said this.

Seeing Jia Lian consciously not daring to refuse, the fourth prince became happy and started joking: "You are really disrespectful, anyway, we are also the ones who beat that kid Wei Xian together. If we put it on the battlefield, what would that be, Pao Ze?" isn't it?
Fortunately, you went to the battlefield alone to make meritorious service, and you didn't bring me and Jinyan with you! "

That day, Jia Lian and the fourth prince were called to the Daming Palace by Emperor Ningkang to reprimand him. When he heard that Jia Lian could go to the border, the fourth prince clamored to go to the battlefield with him to kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds!

As a result, of course, he was only scolded and almost beaten.

Jia Lian just smiled when he heard the words. In fact, he and the fourth prince had only known each other for a day before, so they were really unfamiliar...

However, listening to the fourth prince's words that the battlefield is like a child's play, I also know that he has not really grown up, so it is absolutely impossible for Emperor Ningkang to send him to the border.

I also know that children of this age are the most rebellious, and it is definitely useless to say things like "the battlefield is dangerous" and "His Majesty's body of gold" to him, and it will arouse rebellious psychology and make him Not happy, so he said: "Your Highness is lying..."

Glancing at the eyes of the fourth prince, Jia Lian changed the subject: "Your Highness is a nobleman, the prince's grandson, how can I take His Highness to the battlefield to kill the enemy and make meritorious service?

Since His Highness has such ambitions, the servant just waits. When His Highness goes to the battlefield in the future, if he can not forget to promote the servant, let the servant sit beside His Highness and assist His Highness in making contributions, then he will have no regrets for the rest of his life. "

Hearing this, the fourth prince's brows were all laughing, and he said haha: "It's easy to say, haha, don't worry, my father must still think that my martial arts is not good enough, so I am not allowed to go to the battlefield.

When I practice for another year or two, I will definitely bring you and Jinyan with me, and together we will ride the battlefield, sweep across the desert, and wipe out all the Tatars and Oirats that Lao Shizi hates..."

(End of this chapter)