Xian Sun of the Ning Mansion of the Red Chamber

Chapter 278 Xue Pan: I don't agree

"The second master is looking for me?"

"Ying'er is here, sit down."

Jia Zheng seemed to be waiting for him on purpose. Jia Ying secretly guessed what he was looking for. After Jia Ying sat down, Jia Zheng said: "A few days ago, Yucun came to see me and talked about the current affairs in the court. Because of Zhou Mo's case, the people in the officialdom are full of excitement, I wanted to tell you earlier, but you have been busy recently, so I have time to invite you here today."

"What did the second master ask me for?" Jia Ying knew about Jia Yucun's visit last time, but he didn't see him because he was in a hurry to go out.

Jia Zheng asked seriously, "Ying'er, tell me the truth, have you really made your choice?"

Jia Ying understood the choice the other party was talking about, and it was no wonder that Jia Zheng was so solemn. It was a matter of family inheritance, and it was not a child's play.Aren't many old homes in ancient and modern times all liquidated because they were on the wrong team?

This is not a matter of Jia Ying alone, but a matter related to the survival of the entire Jia family. Even if there is no matter, these two magnificent mansions will eventually perish, but apart from him, no one else knows the outcome.

It seemed that we had to have a good talk with Jia Zheng. As for Jia Zheng's question, Jia Ying couldn't give him a clear answer.

In many cases, it is not what kind of life you choose, but this kind of life chooses you.

To wear a crown, first bear its weight.

Jia Ying asked himself that he didn't have much ambition. Although he knew the ending and was always trying to change it, even so, it was impossible for him to lead the direction of the entire history by himself. More often, it was because of It just changes from time to time.

Jia Ying shook her head and said: "If the second master only refers to Zhou Mo's case, my nephew is just trying to protect himself. I hold the military power of the Jiangnan Navy and try my best to lead the matter of opening the sea. Re-opening the sea, the benefits will make many people envious, and that's why His Majesty and some ministers of the court don't want me to stay in the south of the Yangtze River. And someone has to fill the vacant position."

"So, Prince Zhao has approached you, Ying'er? Then why not? You should know that Prince Zhao is the queen's heir, and his power in the court is not weak. There are not a few people who support him among the officials. How do you look at him? The chances of winning are better than that one.”

Jia Ying was noncommittal, and said: "Let's not say who has a better chance of winning. The second master doesn't know. When the Li Party fell last time, many officials and local aristocrats from Zhejiang and Fujian provinces served there, and I led troops in Jiangnan. When the Japanese were suppressed, there was a lot of quarrels with them. It was the court that benefited the sea, not the local gentry. Even if the sea was banned, smuggling in the coastal areas of Zhejiang and Fujian was still rampant. Having lost their original interests, these people naturally hate me."

"If you can open the sea today, you can ban it tomorrow. At that time, all my previous hard work will be in vain, and I'm afraid there will be no good ending. Besides, I rejected Yang Yi's proposal several times before. Winning over, he has a lot of complaints about me, whether it's public or private, it's impossible for us to walk on the same path."

There is one more thing that Jia Ying didn't say, he was ordered to suppress the Japanese and calm the sea, but the foundation of the so-called Japanese pirates were those local gentry. If you show your value in front of you, you must never fail.

It can be said that he and Yang Yi are destined to have different positions, not to mention, there are some other things in the middle, but there are some things that he hasn't found out until now.

"But even so, we can not help each other. Now it is different from the past. There is news in the palace that His Majesty intends to promote the empress to the imperial concubine. The more sacred the grace, the more easily be jealous, especially after having Zhuoer .On the contrary, the two do not help each other. They can advance or retreat. Our family has survived through four generations of saints, and with your ability, even if the one wins, it may not be able to do anything to you."

"Second master's words are true." Jia Ying deeply agrees with Jia Zheng's words, but the premise is that the Jia family waits until the day when the new emperor ascends the throne, and Jiade is in his prime. It is not so easy for the new emperor to move him, but the premise is that the Jia family waits until the day the new emperor ascends the throne.

"It's a pity that the tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop."

Jia Zheng understood that with Jia Ying's mental strength, he could not persuade him with a few words.

"No matter how you choose, the government will support you, but Yinger, you have to think carefully."

In Jia Zheng's heart, Jia Ying has long been regarded as the hope of revitalizing the Jia family's lintel. None of the juniors in the mansion are capable of supporting the family. After finally meeting a motivated junior, Jia Zheng does not want to see Jia The day when the government was in decline.

Jia Ying nodded seriously.

But he couldn't help but think of what someone said to him in Huguang that day. Sometimes he really suspected that the other party seemed to have expected this day, and deliberately planted a seed in his heart, waiting for today's flower to bloom.

After leaving Meng Po Zhai, Jia Ying turned and went to Sister Feng's courtyard.

In a courtyard in the northeast corner of Jia's mansion, Aunt Xue's family had already moved here from Lixiangyuan.Now it is the New Year's Eve, and all the accounts and money of Xue's family need to be written off together. Baochai is here today to help Aunt Xue take care of this matter. As one of the family, it is inevitable for people to move around.

At this time, Baochai was sitting on the couch checking the accounts for a year, Yinger was doing needlework with Aunt Xue, and Xiangling was helping to beat her back, Aunt Xue looked up at her daughter, but she remembered something, and couldn't help but sigh Sigh.

"Why is mother sighing so well?" Baochai looked up and asked with a smile.

Aunt Xue put down her clerk, reached out and patted Xiangling's hand, motioned her to stop, turned around and said, "Son, when our girls came to Beijing to join your aunt, one was for you to enter the palace for draft, and the other was for you That brother is not good enough, mom wants to use your uncle and uncle to discipline him."

"Now, your brother is the governor, and his temper is much calmer. You know how to worry about the family's business. Mom is happy to see it, but you, my son, have suffered for you. At the beginning, I was afraid that your brother would not live up to his expectations and be defeated. Jiaye only wanted to let you enter the palace, but now you have been defeated twice in a row, which actually delays you."

Baochai's expression darkened when he heard his mother mentioning the palace draft.

She was born in a family of imperial merchants. Although she can't be said to be very talented, she has been educated since she was a child, and she has no discomfort with relatives and friends. This world's first-class rich and noble family is naturally high-spirited, but she was defeated twice in a row. It is inevitable to feel frustrated.

Thinking that she and Daiyu entered the mansion one after another, one was bereaved of her mother and the other was bereaved of her father, but the circumstances of the two were completely different. Daiyu was about to marry Jia Ying. Marriage is life.Let’s look at the sisters who get along all day long, not to mention Tanchun Xichun’s age is still young, and Yingchun also has Jia Ying to help Zhang Luo. There is no need to mention the future.Even sister Xiangyun agreed to the Wei family.

On the contrary, she is the one who grows up, and everything is not as she wished, even if she doesn't care, it is inevitable that people will compare them, just like when she first entered the mansion, the women and maids in the mansion complimented her and alienated Dai Yu, now it's the other way around. Who doesn't want to curry favor with Ying Erye's future wife in advance, maybe one day this family of two countries will become a family of three countries.

Baochai, who was absent-minded for a moment, sighed back: "What are you talking about, mother? Right now we are not living well."

Aunt Xue patted her thigh with a little annoyance and said: "In the past, I didn't have such troubles, but now you are getting older, but you haven't settled down yet. I heard from your aunt a few days ago that the second girl seems to have a family too. , or your second brother Ying's matchmaker, you are only a few months younger than the second girl, so why don't you be in a hurry as a mother."

"It's all because my mother was so focused on letting you enter the palace. If I had agreed to the matter between you and Brother Ying earlier, it would be all because of my hesitation."

"Mom, it's all over, and you still ask him what to do."

Aunt Xue didn't know, but her remarks were like adding salt to the wound, and it hit Baochai's heartache.

Which woman does not cherish spring, and which woman does not yearn for Fengguan Xiapei. Sister Feng has been competing with You Shi until now. Li Wan is all about teaching Jia Lan, so how can she know that she doesn't have this kind of thought?
But life is afraid of missing out.

Aunt Xue also knew that she had made a slip of the tongue, and hurriedly diverted the conversation: "A few days ago, I talked about this with your aunt. Baoyu is also approaching the age of marriage, you two?"

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"What's wrong with Baoyu?" Xue Pan came in from the outside half drunk and asked, the room was filled with the smell of alcohol.

"My son, you should eat less wine outside, come and sit down and talk, mother has something to discuss with you." Aunt Xue was already drowning, and now she is three points better than before.

"What does mother want to discuss?" Although Xue Pan was a little drunk, he was still very obedient in front of Aunt Xue, and did as he said.

Unexpectedly, when Baochai saw her brother coming, she didn't want to wait even more. She just wanted her aunt to say "I'm not feeling well" and took Ying'er back to Hengwuyuan, and Xiangling followed her out.

"What's wrong with my sister?" Xue Pan still respected his own sister, seeing Baochai's unhappy expression, asked with concern.

Aunt Xue immediately repeated what she had just said to Baochai.

Xu Shi got a little drunk, after hearing this, Xue Pan stood up, shook his head repeatedly and shouted: "I don't agree!"

"My ancestors, please keep your voice down, there are only our mother and son here, I'm afraid I can't hear you."

Aunt Xue pulled Xue Pan to sit down again.

"Why are you doing this? I usually see you and Baoyu as brothers, why do you feel disgusted now?"

Xue Pan said, "It's not the same thing."

"I have a good relationship with Baoyu, but it doesn't mean that I am willing to let my sister marry him. It is because of the acquaintance that I want to do so."

"It's not pleasant to say, Baoyu's temperament is long-term and he forgets love. If you talk about his personality, appearance and background, he is naturally good. The only thing is, if my sister counts on him in the future, I'm afraid she will not be able to count on him."

He and Baoyu hang out together all day long, so they don't know each other well, and they are just a little more well-behaved than themselves.He seems to be a master of heaven and earth, but it's just a superficial appearance. Thinking back on the ambiguity between him and Qin Zhong and Jiang Yuhan, Xue Pan is even more unwilling.

And who knows, the large-scale double-standard scene in Jia's mansion started from Xue Wen.

"He treats the girls well on weekdays, but he doesn't have a half-assed opinion. He retreats before things happen, and doesn't mention anything else, just the golden bracelet in his aunt's room. If he hadn't been out of temper, and was afraid to avoid it afterwards, how could he be a good girl?" cast a well."

Aunt Xue listened to her son's words, regardless of right or wrong, she knew to consider her sister, and said with relief: "My son has really grown up, and I don't usually see you having such a strong opinion."

Xue Pan slammed his lips and said: "Usually I only hang out with people with similar temperaments. I have never seen a good man in this world, but now I have seen a lot, not to mention Second Brother Ying and Prince Suzhong. Yes, Liu Xianglian and Wei Ruolan, who I know well, don’t need Baoyu to come here.”

Aunt Xue was not the kind of person with a firm personality. After hearing what her son said, she hesitated again and felt irritated, so she simply put it aside and said immediately: "Leave aside the matter of your sister. It's time to get married. My mother asked a few women for you. They are all old friends from the past. The ancestors were imperial merchants just like our family. Now these few families are waiting to be married. Daughter-in-law, you can take care of yourself."

When Xue Pan heard his mother mentioning this, he didn't care too much. He just decided to decide the family. At this time, Xiangling walked in. Seeing Xiangling's appearance, Xue Pan couldn't help but feel hot. Then she said to Aunt Xue: "My mother is worried about my marriage, but there is a suitable one in front of me, so why bother to look far away."

Aunt Xue didn't know that this was Xiangling's attention again.

For Xiangling, she has been by her side all these years, so she is satisfied, but after all, she is a maid, it is nothing to reward her son to fill in the house, but she can't do much alone.

"You're greedy, don't call Xiangling's attention. When it's time to give it to you, I'll let her go with you."

At this time, Xiangling heard about herself, her face turned red, and she hid again.

Xue Panyang said: "Since you will give it to me sooner or later, so what if you give it today. With her, I will naturally take care of it."

Aunt Xue felt a little relieved when she heard the words, and after thinking about it, she said: "When your marriage is settled, I will give you Xiangling."

"Really?" Xue Pan was full of energy, wishing he could marry tomorrow.

What about other women, he couldn't see it, and he didn't think about it in his heart, but Xiangling had long been greedy.

"Then mother will help her son to worry about it."

Sister Feng's courtyard.

Main room.

"I heard from Ping'er that you are sick, but I don't think you look like you, and you have injuries on your face. What's going on?"

Lian Er, who was lying on the bed, had a bitter face, a little hard to say, his second master Lian has been married for several years, and now he even has a daughter, and he still has to be beaten by his own father, and spread the word to make him face Where to put it.

Therefore, in the past few days, he wished that people outside would forget about him, who knows that Ping'er's hoof and mouth are so loose, which attracted Jia Ying to watch his jokes.

Seeing that Jia Lian didn't say anything, Jia Ying found a seat and sat down, teasingly said: "I'm afraid I was scratched by something? You are still angry with the second sister-in-law."

When Jia Lian heard it, he became more and more confused, and immediately said: "That's not the case, I was beaten by the master."

(End of this chapter)