The Second Master of the Red Chamber

It was late at night, and when she heard the sound of horseshoes outside, Aunt Xue hurriedly ordered Baochai to arrange the table, and she hurried out with someone to greet her.

As he approached the gate, he saw his son Xue Pan welcoming Jia Lian inside.Behind the two of them, there were still some servants carrying four or five boxes sealed with red colors into the door.

Aunt Xue understood something when she saw it, but after she stepped forward to greet Jia Lian, she pretended not to know and asked.

Xue Pan smiled and asked: "Mother doesn't know? Lian's second brother said that before their family built a garden, we helped them buy wood, stone, etc., and the balance of more than 7000 taels of silver was not given to us, but today we brought it along the way.

I said that it was only a few thousand taels of silver. Based on the relationship between our two families, there is no need to pay for these things.Not only did he not comply, but he also said that he had prepared another thousand silver, saying that it was for the buddies and boys who helped last year to buy wine and eat! "

Aunt Xue glanced at Xue Pan, her son was generous in this regard, seven or eight thousand silver, if he said no, he would not!

Last year, I helped the Rongguo Mansion purchase materials. I expected that I would be under the protection of the Jia family for the next two years and many years to come, so I didn't plan to make any profit from it, and basically regarded it as my own business.

Therefore, the money spent was actually paid out of their own accounts.Even if their Xue family has a lot of property, they can't stand such a shortfall of seven to eight thousand taels of silver...

But, if it's other relatives, it's fine, it's okay if it's the Jia family.The Jia family is a respectable family. During the past two years in Beijing, they have always taken good care of them and never said they would take advantage of them.

This is also the reason why she lives next to Jia's Second Mansion with peace of mind with her two children.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help feeling that his son was not as useless as others said, at least he knew how to build a good relationship with the Jia family!

So Aunt Xue said to Jia Lian with a smile: "Brother Pan, you are right. Based on the friendship between our two families, a few thousand taels of silver is really not worth anything. If you must give it, just send a few slaves to hand it over. You need to bring it over yourself."

"It's not a special trip to send it here, it's not an invitation from my aunt, the junior just happened to bring it here."

"Even so... even so, the one thousand silver is not exempted. I don't want to ask for favors for doing small things for relatives. Otherwise, my aunt and aunt would be too embarrassed to invite you in for a drink."

The most important thing when dealing with aristocratic families is to be respectable. Jia Lian also understands this truth, so he said casually: "Auntie, you are being polite. The slaves and the guys work hard, and they should get some benefits. It is a long-term solution."

Just to reward a few servants, of course it wouldn't take a thousand, but Jia Zheng and his wife guessed that the wood purchased by the Xue family last year was not profitable, so they wanted to use this as an excuse to give an extra thousand.

Although a big business of 1000 to [-] taels, [-] taels is really nothing.Mrs. Wang would like to give more, but unfortunately there are still many things to do at home, and the official treasury is really not rich.

After all, the relationship between the two families is unusual, so there is no need to be too cautious. It is better to express something than to express nothing.

Seeing that Aunt Xue didn't speak for a while, Xue Pan interrupted and said with a smile: "What's not long-lasting, my mother is right, a little money is not worth the personal escort of a prince like you, and it is also tied with red ribbons.

Those who know what kind of wood money it is, those who don’t know, thought you were hired by my family... Uh, hehehe..."

Xue Pan laughed honestly, because Aunt Xue had stared at him when he was talking nonsense.

"Aren't you injured? Not to mention holding up the dead body in the room, and then coming out to make a fuss, it's a sinful obstacle to death."

What Aunt Xue hates the most is that the stupid son has no plans in his mind and talks nonsense without thinking about anything.

Even Jia Lian looked at Xue Pan in surprise, and said that I wanted to give it away, so I don't know if you will accept it or not.

"Hahaha."

Xue Pan also knew that he had said the wrong thing, so he made a haha, and then said to Aunt Xue with a flattering smile: "If someone else came, I would be too lazy to come out. Isn't it so difficult for Second Brother Lian to come to our house? Of course I will Treat yourself well."

Xue Pan's injury was indeed just a superficial wound, and although Liu Xianglian became ruthless after drinking, she knew Xue Pan's identity and did not dare to kill her.

As for why Xue Pan was sent back immediately by the people from the Rongguo Mansion, it was more because he failed to flirt and was beaten by the actor instead, feeling ashamed to face others.

So after Xue Pan finished speaking, he stepped forward to invite Jia Lian into the hall in person.

Later, Aunt Xue greeted the housekeeper and mother-in-law, arranged and took good care of Jia Lian's entourage, and then followed them into the main hall.

In the main hall, when Jia Lian stepped in, he saw a square table facing the window, which was full of delicacies, and four or five servant girls, two or three servants were scattered on the ground around it.

There are not too many daily servants in the Xue family, which is completely incomparable with the Rongguo Mansion.

It stands to reason that even if the Xue family did not bring too many servants to the capital, with the wealth of the Xue family, it would be a piece of cake to hire servants in the capital.

But they don't know whether they behave like ordinary sects for the sake of frugality, or to avoid publicity and fear of attracting attention.

"Your status is not ordinary now, and today I invite you alone, you should sit here..."

Aunt Xue treated Jia Lian like a big shot, she didn't think of herself as an elder at all, she wanted Jia Lian to sit in the right seat.

Jia Lian was speechless. It's okay to be someone who is not familiar with him.But Aunt Xue is a close relative and elder, and this is still Xue's family. If he sits on the head of Aunt Xue in a grand manner and spreads the news, he will only lose face.

So naturally he gave in to Aunt Xue, and seeing Aunt Xue was addicted to politeness, Jia Lian went straight to hold Aunt Xue's arm and let her sit down.

As for Jia Lian's direct attack on Aunt Xue, the people around him were not surprised when they saw it.

Aunt Xue is not only Mrs. Wang's biological sister, but also the direct aunt of Jia Lian's daughter-in-law. Jia Lian, the niece and son-in-law, is a close relative and junior in front of Aunt Xue. It doesn't hurt to help the elders.

Even Aunt Xue didn't think much about it, she was very pleased and satisfied with Jia Lian's behavior, even after she sat down, she looked at Jia Lian and smiled.

Only when Jia Lian sat down and put his hand under the cover of the table, did he rub his palm unconsciously.No wonder that kid Jia Baoyu always likes to rub against Aunt Xue and others, the touch is really unusual.

A twelve or thirteen-year-old servant brought a small jar of wine, Xue Pan happily took it, slapped it away a few times, and leaned over to Jia Lian to pour the wine.

"Come on. Brother Lian, try my wine! This is a good wine that I have kept privately for a long time, and I have been reluctant to drink it. I am only willing to take it out if you come today."

Xue Pan treats ordinary people like an overlord, but he still respects people who are obviously stronger than him and have a high status.

It is said that he has been in Beijing for a long time, and he has become acquainted with the children of the eighth house of Jia's family.Only with Jia Lian, although he has met several times and tried to invite Jia Lian to exchange feelings several times, Jia Lian seems to be busy all the time and is unwilling to talk to him.

There were even two occasions, such as the time when Jia Lian's father died, and there was a bit of trouble with Jia Lian in Jia's family temple.

At that time, he thought that Jia Lian was someone who liked to put on airs, and he didn't like it very much, so he didn't take the initiative to join Jia Lian.Because at that time, although Jia Lian had some status, he hadn't reached the point where he thought he was unattainable.

But now, as soon as Jia Lian became Lord Marquis, Xue Pan's feeling changed immediately.

Those previous "putting on airs" behaviors immediately became easy to understand!

And when he thought about it carefully, he felt that Jia Lian was not putting on airs.Not to mention, this time Jia Lian rescued him from Liu Xianglian's grasp.Not to mention, all this kindness should be put into the wine.

"What wine are you drinking! You are still injured, just pour wine for your second brother Lian."

Aunt Xue watched happily when Xue Pan was pouring wine for Jia Lian, but when Xue Pan turned around and poured wine into her glass, she was not happy, she restrained her smile and scolded.

"Oh, my god, can you not spoil the fun! I don't know about the injury on my body? Second brother Lian came to the door very rarely, and you still don't allow me to drink two cups? Three one, second brother Lian one What's the fun in eating wine? Didn't you tell me earlier that when Lian's second brother came over, he would accompany and serve him? Now you're spoiling the fun again."

Xue Pan wasn't afraid of Aunt Xue at all, and he continued to pour wine for himself as he responded to Aunt Xue, filling his glass to the brim.

Aunt Xue blushed a little, feeling that her son would not save her any face in front of Jia Lian.

Jia Lian laughed and said, "Auntie, let Brother Pan have a drink or two. I don't think there is anything serious about Brother Pan. I think it's all right."

"That's it."

Aunt Xue could only give Xue Pan a bitter look, and was about to say something when the door behind her opened and three or four people walked in.

The first person is Xue Baochai, the daughter of Aunt Xue.

When Jia Lian took a look, his eyes could not help but light up slightly.