Xian Sun of the Ning Mansion of the Red Chamber

Chapter 21 No.20 One Donglai Gong, an old cynic
Having figured out this truth, Jia Ying made up her mind to go with Qi Sixian to meet the Duke of Donglai whom Master Feng admired so much.

Since there will be an early morning court in the morning, the visit to Fu's mansion can only wait until the afternoon.

"Just take advantage of the morning time to arrange some future affairs." Jia Ying was planning in her heart.

After breakfast, Jia Ying asked Housekeeper Lai to help him order a few servants, and then took the old servant Xi'er out of the house.

And Qi Sixian was sent by Youshi to invite someone to talk about it. In the past, Youshi would come here in person for everything, but today he sent a maid to pass the message.

Jia Ying didn't know if it was because of last night, so she shook her head and didn't think about it anymore.

He led a group of people out of Ning Mansion and headed towards Luogu Lane in Ningrong Back Street.

In front of a slightly dilapidated house.

"Is it here?" Jia Ying asked Zhou Siwu.

Zhou Siwu nodded with emotion on his face and said: "This is the place, but it has been neglected all these years. If I want to live in it, I'm afraid I will have to wait for a while."

Jia Ying pushed open the courtyard door and began to visit inside.

This is the former house of my father, Jia Duo. It is not very big, it is just an ordinary three-entry courtyard, but it is considered first-class in Luogu Lane.

Although Jia Yan is also upright, it is justifiable that only Chengjue's eldest family can live in Ningguo Mansion. When Jia Daiyou was still alive, he could allocate a side courtyard in Ning Mansion. We can only move out.

The reason why Jia Ying and Jia Qiang can still live in Ning Mansion is because of the family's support and help, but he himself must not take it for granted.

Jia Qiang's grandfather also left a house, which is not far from Luogu Lane in the back street, but in Jia Qiang's father's generation, the house has been divided into two parts, and the larger one has been sold. Yes, there is still a small courtyard left.

Jia Ying wandered around the courtyard, feeling very satisfied with the place, the house in the third courtyard is enough for several of them to live in, maybe even have to hire some maids to take care of it.

Immediately, he told the old servant: "Uncle Wu, go find some craftsmen nearby. I see that the beams and columns of this house are still strong. You only need to replace the bricks and tiles and the dilapidated doors and windows to live in."

The old servant answered, called a familiar boy, and went out into the street.

Jia Ying said to Xi'er and a group of servants again: "Xi'er, take everyone to clean up the weeds and debris in the yard, and give each of them a reward of half a penny later. Lord Noon invites your host, Enough drinks!"

Everyone beamed with joy when they heard that, what these servants do is hard work, and this is the position assigned to them by the housekeeper, even if there is no reward for the work they should do, they can still get half of it now. It is natural to be happy to hang the reward.

You must know that the girls in the mansion only have two taels of money a month.

Everyone only called Second Master good, and the one with a good mouth said flatteringly: "Second Master, the wine is fine, if you drink it, you will have to be scolded by Grandpa Lai, why don't you change it to Quanjude's roast duck? How much, just give points to the little ones, and it will be a tooth-beating festival!"

Jia Ying chuckled and cursed with a fake smile: "You are a cheap guy, if you change the wine into roast duck, you will die!"

The boy gave a sly smile, with a little disappointment on the corner of his mouth.

Jia Ying knew in her heart that in terms of shrewdness, these low-level servants were no worse than the masters of Jia's mansion, it was just that everyone's vision was different, which showed their superiority and inferiority.

The downfall of Jia's mansion was inseparable from the credit of these "smart" people, so he had to find out the ways of it face to face, so as not to let these young men feel that he was an easy fool.

Then he said: "That's all, I'm happy today, I have all the wine and roast duck, butler Lai has already said hello, you are not under his control today!"

Everyone changed into a flattering smile again, and they went out to shoot a lot of flattery as if they didn't want money.

After busying in the courtyard, giving some advice to the craftsmen on how to modify it, and leaving the old servant to take care of it, he took Xi'er back to the East Mansion.

Around the end of the day, Jia Ying took Qi Sixian to Qingqingfang, Fu Donglai's mansion.

When they arrived at the mansion, they handed out the greeting cards and letterheads, and were invited in by the housekeeper's old servant, who only said to let the two of them wait a while, because their master hadn't come down yet.

The on-duty hours of senior officials are from Chenshi to Shenshi, which is about seven or eight o'clock in the morning until three or four o'clock in the afternoon, and there are also winter and summer.

There is still more than half an hour before Fu Donglai's normal duty time, but they are juniors, and the other party is a veteran court official, so naturally they have to come to the mansion early to wait.

It was also their bad luck, but today Fu Donglai was caught up in a cabinet errand, and it was not until after Youshi that a servant loudly announced the master's return to the mansion.

Compared with Ningguo Mansion, Fu Donglai's mansion is much more stingy, and I don't know if Fu Donglai has explained it, but the housekeeper directly took them to the side room next to the main hall to wait.

You know, as a cabinet minister of the court, Fu Donglai's status is so respectable. The dignitaries and dignitaries who want to meet him in the Daqian Dynasty are almost lined up outside the clarification workshop from here, and those who can be received by him in the main hall are full of court. There are only a few of them.And Jia Ying is just a scholar who has just made a name for himself, and Qi Sixian is just a lady from an ordinary official family, but they are arranged to wait here, which is a bit intriguing.

At this moment, I heard footsteps coming from the outer courtyard, but it was Fu Donglai who went straight into the main hall and study after returning to the mansion. It didn't take long before I saw all the servants and maidservants retreating, and there were only the two of them left in the courtyard. An old servant stood guard at the door.

Jia Ying and the two sat upright respectfully, ready to be summoned for an interview at any time.

But the person who didn't want to be summoned didn't come, and a burst of angry but angry shouting and cursing came first.

"Every man! Thief who steals the country!"

"The old man is ashamed to be an official at the same court as you!"

"You are young and not a grandson, but you are old and have nothing to say!"

Then there was another burst of crying.

"Your Majesty, the old minister is incompetent."

"My late emperor, the old minister is ashamed to treat you."

In the side room, Qi Sixian and Jia Ying's faces were full of astonishment!

"This is Dong Laigong, a good minister who is famous all over the world at that time? What about the character design? Why is it gone!"

Listening to the roar in the main hall that lasted for half an hour, Jia Ying couldn't imagine how much wronged and devastated this good Prime Minister had been in the cabinet!

Jia Ying regretted coming earlier, and heard something she shouldn't have heard: "It seems that you should be more careful when you go out in the future. If you are silenced, it's really possible!"

This is also an old cynic!

After a quarter of an hour passed, the sound in the main hall gradually stopped.

This court minister scolded him alone in the room for more than ten minutes, and his momentum didn't show any signs of weakening. One can imagine how powerful he is!

So, not everyone can enter the cabinet, without two brushes, dare you think?
The old servant at the door probably has already developed a habit. He saw that he waited for a cup of tea after he finished speaking, leaving enough time for the master to recover his emotions and tidy up his clothes. Then he pushed the door softly and walked in.

After a while, he came to the side room to ask the two of them to come over.

In the main hall, the two finally saw today's rightful master, a tall and thin old handsome man who was nearly sixty years old but full of vigor and grace.

It's just that the image of this handsome old man is a bit broken in the hearts of the two of them!

The old servant reported back: "Master, the man has arrived!"

The old man stood at the desk with his back to the door without turning around, and said, "Oh, so fast! When did you come?"

The old servant looked at Jia Ying, meaning to ask him to answer.

For some reason, Jia Ying made a false obeisance and said something strange: "Jia Ying, a student of the younger generation, pays homage to Duke Donglai. The student has been here for a while, and has been waiting in the side room."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the old servant beside him kept winking at him.

Jia Ying didn't realize that he had said something wrong for a while, and thought to himself: "Does this old servant have apoplexy?"

Only then did I remember that I had just made a slip of the tongue.

Qi Sixian even noticed that Fu Donglai's figure in front of the book case trembled slightly, and slowly put the book in his hand back on the desk, and stood still for a while with one hand on the table case, before turning around leisurely, with sharp eyes, but He looked at the old servant.

The old servant hurriedly said: "The old slave is going to accompany the master on duty today, the person is arranged by Zhong Qing's reception, and he is waiting outside the Yimen now, how about?"

Fu Donglai waved his hands and said calmly: "No hurry, let him come to the study at night."

The old servant secretly wiped the sweat from his forehead and replied: "Yes."

After saying that, he backed out and waited at the door.

Fu Donglai didn't go to see Jia Ying, but asked Qi Sixian kindly, "Are you the daughter of Xiangcai?"

Qi Sixian saluted and said: "The daughter of the people, Qi Sixian, has met Mr. Fu."

Fu Donglai nodded, pointed to the empty chair beside him and said, "Well, sit down and watch tea."

Qi Sixian glanced at Jia Ying who was standing awkwardly aside, and sat down in silence.

At this time, Fu Donglai also moved to the main reception hall and sat in the main seat, and said to Qi Sixian: "I have heard about your father, and the court has made a decision. Send a special person to Huguang to investigate, and you can rest assured in Beijing." Stay temporarily, and I will give you an explanation when the time comes."

Qi Sixian got up and knelt down and said: "Master Xie, a daughter of the people, avenged my father's grievance."

Fu Donglai waved his hand and said: "You don't need to thank the old man, everything will be judged by the court, you can sit up and sit down."

After Qi Sixian sat down, he heard the other party say: "I was entrusted by someone to see you today, if you have any request, you can bring it to me in person, as long as it is reasonable, I will do it for you. "

Hearing this, Qi Sixian felt sour for no reason, and said with reddish eyes: "The daughter of the people is already a homeless person, and she doesn't have any demands, but only asks that the lord can give my father justice."

Fu Donglai originally wanted to give Qi Sixian some compensation to a certain extent, which could be regarded as fulfilling Emperor Jiade's confession, but he didn't expect that the other party didn't mention any demands, but made him feel a little bit difficult. Send it with a straight face.

After thinking for a while, he asked, "Is it right that you are temporarily staying in Jia's mansion?"

Qi Sixian nodded and said, "Yes!"

Only then did Fu Donglai pay attention to Jia Ying and said, "What are you still standing there for? Is it possible that I want the old man to go over and talk to you?"

Jia Ying thought, "You didn't give me a seat either!"

At this moment, he still doesn't know that the old guy is taking personal revenge, revenge for pointing out his ugly face.

Jia Ying still approached obediently, but she didn't dare to sit still, waiting for Fu Donglai to ask questions.

　It's a bit late to post this post, the power went out at home, and I just came here not long ago.

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(End of this chapter)