The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Jia Lian's concerns were right. Before Jia Lian could appreciate the second lady's skills too much, Aunt Xue came back.

Thanks to the insider's tip-off, the matter was barely exposed.

Then Baochai came back soon, and Jia Lian enjoyed a pleasant lunch accompanied by the Xue family's mother, daughter and aunt.

On the way out, he helped Baochai onto the carriage. When he turned around to get on the horse, Zhao'er who came to help him burped loudly, making Jia Lian look at him with disgust.

Zhaoer could only sneer at Jia Lian: "It's true that the food at my concubine's house is so delicious that I can't help but eat too much..."

Zhao'er's words made everyone around him burst into laughter.

Aunt Xue, who was watching Jia Lian with a smile all the time, smiled even more on her face and said, "It's just a simple meal, as long as you like it."

Zhao'er was always bold, and knowing that Jia Lian and the Xue family had always been on good terms, he dared to pick up on Aunt Xue's words and flatter her:

“If the food at my aunt’s house is also called simple food, then the food we ate at other houses would probably be called pig food.

real. When the rest of us go out with the second master, most of the hosts don’t hesitate to reward the little ones with a meal for our second master’s sake.

Okay, I can still see a few dishes, but the only bad ones are white flour, steamed buns, porridge and pickles.

How could she be so generous as my concubine? She didn't care about the low status of the children and how much they ate, but they had enough good wine and meat. Hey, my concubine might as well ask, among the people under the second master, who among us is not most willing to follow the second master to the concubine's house! "

"It's just..."

Following Zhao'er's words, some of Jia Lian's daring subordinates also echoed.

Jia Lian couldn't help but laugh.

Although I have never seen the meals that the Xue family provides to the people below, I can guess a thing or two just by listening to Zhao'er's words and looking at their smooth mouths.

Not surprising. Considering the Xue family's attitude towards him, and Aunt Xue's temperament of always doing favors, she would be willing to buy the good deeds of his men with a small amount of money.

It seems that he is not the only one who likes to eat at Xue's house. So are these little bastards.

He raised the riding crop in his hand at Zhao'er, who was still asking for trouble, and then laughed and scolded: "Okay, look at your potential. Could it be that I have treated you badly, not giving you rewards, so that you can't afford a good meal? , embarrass me here."

Zhaoer avoided it and then said with a smile: "I forgive you, of course I rewarded the young ones, and the young ones also have money to drink and eat meat in the best restaurants outside. It's just eating outside, where can I get it?" My concubine rewarded you with dignity, hehehe..."

Of course Aunt Xue is happy to bribe Zhaoer and others. These people are all Jia Lian's absolute confidants.

After marrying them, it will naturally be smoother for her daughter to be by Jia Lian's side in the future.

So Aunt Xue said with a smile: "It's rare that men don't dislike it. If you are willing, just come to my place to eat in the future and don't say anything else. The food will definitely be enough..."

"Really? The little one has thanked my aunt on behalf of the big guy."

Zhao'er looked inexplicably surprised and knelt on the ground, kowtow to Aunt Xue.

Seeing Aunt Xue's amused mouth, Jia Lian glared at Zhao'er fiercely.

This kid has definitely mastered his tricks a lot, and he's even more shameless than him.

"Okay, stop being poor."

Jia Lian whipped in the air as a threat, and then Fang bowed to Aunt Xue on his horse: "Thanks to Aunt Xue's warm hospitality, my nephew takes leave."

"Hey, slow down on the road~"

……

Jia Lian originally wanted to stay with Baochai for a while and exchange feelings.

But Baochai is no better than Daiyu.

Her excessive rationality and intelligence made her abide by etiquette so much that Jia Lian himself knew that it would be difficult to get a chance to have sex before marrying her.

Therefore, even if he followed her to Hengwuyuan, it would probably be the same as the previous two times, and it would be over after a few words.

Moreover, Hengwuyuan also had a talkative Shi Xiangyun. If this little girl was here, he wouldn't even want to let Baochai reveal her flaws.

So Jia Lian simply did not enter the Grand View Garden. Instead, he invited Baochai down at the back door and asked her maids and servants to take her back. He, along with his minions, rode out of the city to inspect the firearms camp.

The special training plan of the firearms camp has begun. If he had not gone to the palace every morning and evening to pay homage to the concubine, Jia Lian might have lived outside the city at this time.

Weiyang Palace.

The impact of the national mourning on Weiyang Palace was very small, or in other words, the impact on the entire Chonghua Palace was very small.

At this time, in the inner hall of Weiyang Hall, Empress Dowager Bai was sitting on the edge of the warm bed, looking at some drawings of portraits in her hands, and occasionally asking the old ladies next to her. If she learned something, she nodded slightly.

"Her Royal Highness the Princess has arrived."

Accompanied by greetings from the palace maids and eunuchs, Princess Zhaoyang walked in wearing plain clothes.

"My granddaughter pays her respects to the royal grandmother."

Princess Zhaoyang still looks so fresh and capable, moving like the wind, unlike the other princesses and princesses who are as frail as hers.

But whether it was because of her clothes, it seemed to the Queen Mother that she was indeed much thinner than before.

After inviting him to sit down, the Queen Mother asked with concern: "How is your health?"

"Thanks to Grandma Huang's concern, my granddaughter's health is much better."

Seeing Princess Zhaoyang's brows raised slightly, looking careless, the Queen Mother couldn't help but feel a little distressed.

My great-niece has been loved by countless people since she was a child, but when she grew up, she encountered many ups and downs. First, his ignorant love was rejected, and then he was framed by his biological grandmother, and almost died in the desert.

After finally returning to Beijing, she and that bastard finally achieved success, but due to the overbearing decree of the Supreme Emperor, they were separated alive and they lost their first child in their lives.

In the previous episode, he indirectly killed Concubine Li because he helped him counterattack Concubine Li...

Although Mrs. Li died unjustly, she was her blood-related grandmother after all.

Therefore, Princess Zhaoyang, who had always been in good health, rarely became ill.

I wanted to say some comforting words, but firstly there were people around me, and secondly, Chelulu had already told me the story about my grandfather and grandson, so it was useless to talk too much.

Zhaoyang could tell a lot from the look on the Queen Mother's face. She raised her eyebrows and said with a smile: "The Queen Mother called me here in a hurry, but what are your orders?"

Interrupted by her, the Queen Mother subconsciously touched the portrait on Jishang.

"What else can I do? Of course it's about choosing a son-in-law for this girl like you."

"Didn't I say everything? It's fine if the Imperial Grandmother makes the decision on this matter. I'm not picky. Besides, I believe that the Imperial Grandmother's vision is good as long as the Imperial Grandmother likes it."

The Queen Mother snorted coldly, "You still don't want to choose? If you didn't choose, I would have married you off many years ago. Why do you still have to endure it today?"

With that said, he picked up the top few pictures from the pile of portraits on the pit table and handed them to Princess Zhaoyang.

"These are all sent by various governments on their own initiative. I selected a few from them. Take a look."

After all, the child was raised by herself, and the Queen Mother had enough care and patience for Princess Zhaoyang's life-long affairs.

At the same time, I sighed in my heart.

I think she had just revealed her intention to recruit a consort for Princess Zhaoyang. All the high-ranking families in the capital were following her and tried their best to introduce their children to her.

It's good now, she has been arranging it for so long, and so far, there are only twenty or thirty people who have taken the initiative to "submit resumes."

Several of the handsome men she had liked in the past were no longer seen in this batch of portraits.

Of course the Queen Mother knew why.

But then I thought about it. It would be better if I took the initiative to send the portrait under such circumstances. It would probably be more sincere.

Princess Zhaoyang didn't have as complicated a mind as the Queen Mother, and she didn't care who the consort was. The reason why he was so obedient this time was just to leave the palace as soon as possible.

He was about to randomly select one of the portraits handed over by the Queen Mother. When he took it over, he didn't hold it properly, and a portrait was drawn out and fell to the ground.

Princess Zhaoyang bent down to pick it up, and subconsciously looked at the portrait and the biography attached below.

The old nun who was in charge of this matter saw that Princess Zhaoyang's eyes had not moved away for a long time. She thought that Princess Zhaoyang had taken a fancy to her, so she immediately introduced: "This is the second son of General Fenwu, Wei Ruolan.

This Young Master Wei is one of the famous handsome men in our capital. Not only is he talented, he has been selected as a scholar at a young age. The key is his temperament, which is rare among many princes and grandsons.

that is……"

"Just what?"

Seeing the old grandmother's hesitation, the Queen Mother immediately asked before Princess Zhaoyang expressed her position.

She could tell there was a twist in it. And it was obvious that the introduction on the portrait she could see would not contain any bad information.

If the other party has something to hide, it’s not like he missed his precious granddaughter!

"It's not that much, I just heard that this young master of the Wei family has a weak body and is very thin and weak..."

"Okay, it's him."

Princess Zhaoyang put down the other portraits and sent this one to the Queen Mother.

Seeing that the Queen Mother was still hesitant, Princess Zhaoyang smiled and said: "Don't worry, Queen Mother, I have seen this Wei Ruolan. He, Feng Ziying from General Shenwu's Mansion, and Chen Yejun from General Xuanwei's Mansion, are known as the "Three Heroes of Guangxi" , because their fathers were both from the Quang Ngai Army back then.

As for the man, it is indeed as grandma said, he is very handsome, with red lips and white teeth, very lovable. "

"But……"

The Queen Mother was still worried. Originally, she thought Wei Ruolan's face was too thin, but she picked him out because he had really handsome features and a good family background.

Now that she heard what the old nanny said, she couldn't help but worry. Because, if it weren't for the fact that she was in poor health, there would be no need for the old woman to talk so much.

"Nothing to worry about, it's settled. If there's nothing else, I'll leave first. I'm going to kowtow in front of the concubine's spirit soon."

Princess Zhaoyang stuffed the portrait into the Empress Dowager's arms, stood up and bowed, and then floated away like the wind.

Princess Zhaoyang ran away heartlessly, but the Queen Mother was in trouble.

For a moment, I was not sure whether Princess Zhaoyang was just perfunctory, or whether she was serious about Wei Ruolan.

If it was perfunctory, it would be fine, but if she really fell in love with him, it would be hard for her to reject it. After all, it was not easy.

After thinking for a long time, he still hesitated, so he asked the nuns next to him for more information about Wei Ruolan.

"I blame the old slave for talking too much. In fact, in my opinion, this Young Master Wei's body is not that bad. I think it's because he was born in a general family, but abandoned martial arts and became civilized. It is inevitable that he is gentler and weaker. He is not as strong as other young masters in generals, so others say Say these words.

If the Queen Mother is really worried, wouldn't it be better to wait until the Queen Mother's funeral is over and summon people into the palace to see for herself? "

The Queen Mother nodded and settled the matter for now. (End of chapter)