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Chapter 373 12.23 Chaos in the Jia Mansion and Qiufang Puzzle
Chapter 12
12.23 Chaos in Jia's Mansion and Qiufang Puzzle
In the early morning of the next day, the bedroom in the inner courtyard of the Pingyuan Hou Mansion.

"Brother Xu, the Jia family is a little bit these days." Xue Baochai said in a hesitant tone, "It's complicated, after the third and fourth younger sisters got engaged respectively, it stands to reason that they should improve.

But our intelligence shows that they are even more confused, especially after Wang Ziteng's death, Mrs. Wang's various handling problems have almost been called unscrupulous. Except for the old ancestors, I am afraid that not many people in the capital don't know. up. "

"I remember, it was Leng Zixing?" Wei Xu recalled the beginning of the original novel.

"More than that, in recent years, according to your wishes, some of Xuezihao's stores have not hung their own names, which can be regarded as concealed, and several have received valuables with the seal of Rongguo Mansion.

Coupled with the return of our manpower in Jia's mansion, now they are a mess internally, and almost all of them are moving them privately. The accounts of Jia's mansion are basically empty, even the old warehouse has been emptied , I'm afraid Mrs. Wang doesn't even know.

Also, in the Grand View Garden, many of those slaves were also smuggling, but we arranged to solve a few of them, especially after Sister Yuanyang intervened, it did not affect the two sisters. "Xue Baoqin said softly.

"Let them deal with these nonsense things." Wei Xu shook his head speechlessly, and he didn't like the three melons in Jia's house, "I heard that Baoyu has fixed that Fu Qiufang? Do we have any information?"

"Her elder brother Fu Shi happens to be my uncle's protégé, and he is the only one." Xue Baochai said in a strange tone, "Just according to the information of Sister Xizi, this Fu Shi is not very clean. pulse."

"Oh?" Wei Xu's heart skipped a beat, "Isn't he Jia Zheng's disciple?"

"But he had contact with the Jinyi Army in private. He originally contacted Zhao Quan, the hall official of the Jinyi Army. After Zhao Quan died, Dai Quan should send someone to connect with him again. Now he is basically the nail that the Jinyi Army buried in the capital's yamen. .”

"If it was that simple, you wouldn't give him a 'special' evaluation, would you?" Wei Xu asked with a smile.

"He was born as a Juren in Daxing County. Although it was through the Jia family that he got into the position of the general judge in the capital, he still has real skills. At least his reputation as a Juren was obtained through the actual examination." Xue Baochai gave Wei Xu A strange expression.

"Naughty!" Wei Xu stretched out his hand and gave her a hook on the nose, of course he could hear that this was the girl teasing about the moisture problem of his "Jiangnan Township Examination Jie Yuan" fame.

"It's also for this reason that Fu Shiben was born as an unorthodox civil servant, but he didn't have a Jinshi degree. In this case, it would be difficult for him to be above the fourth rank, and it is basically impossible for him to get a full-time job.

He took refuge in the Jia family and became a student of Jia Zheng, so he might not have considered this aspect. Unfortunately, the Jia family fell too quickly and became worthless in a short period of time. I am afraid that no one would have thought of this. "Xue Baochai's tone was a little sad.

"In the original book, the Rongguo Mansion did not fall so quickly, and I didn't see this Fu Shi go up. To be able to worship Jia Zheng as a student, he must have limited ability." Wei Xu curled his lips in disdain, he knew Jia Zheng's ability too well.

"Brother Xu, what sister means is that because of his background, this Fu Shitong was born in the civil service camp, and he is indeed related to Yang Nan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, who is Master Jia's highest superior." Xue Baoqin said with a smile .

"Why, is there any action from the civil servants?" Wei Xu really didn't care about the information port on weekdays.

"Their actions in Jiangnan not only failed last time, but we also took the opportunity to clean up the few remaining forces in Jiangnan. Now they basically have no footholds or routes in Jiangnan.

We don't know exactly how they responded, but one thing is true, that is, this Fu Shitong judge has been confirmed to be promoted, and the specific position is unknown. Interestingly, he has not told the second uncle so far. "Xue Baochai said with a smile.

"Jia Zheng still has such a high calculation value?" Wei Xu couldn't understand anyway.

"It should be to arrange some people to penetrate into Wu Xun's lineage. People like Fu Shi who are determined to climb up but have little hope can be bought as long as they are given a little hope, let alone real. Good thing.

The second uncle valued this student very much, and according to the two younger sisters, this Fu Qiufang was indeed a good person. Both the ancestor and the second aunt recognized her, but they didn't think much of her background. "Xue Baochai said with a wry smile.

"Well, these two are still full of dreams." Wei Xu said sarcastically, "It seems that the warning we gave last time can only be said to be better than nothing, and they probably still take their 'phoenix eggs' for granted. Uncle Guo."

"Actually, Fu Shi doesn't go to Rongguo Mansion much now." Xue Baoqin was also speechless, "I heard from Sister Tanchun that he has almost lost contact with the mansion now except for festivals and occasional visits."

"Then he married the younger sister he has always valued into the Rongguo Mansion?" Wei Xu asked curiously.

"A 28-year-old girl may not have much choice." Xue Baochai said with a smile, "And we set up a poetry club with her yesterday. Not a virgin anymore."

"Baoyu?" Wei Xu frowned. "I'm afraid so." Xue Baochai shook his head silently, "What I'm worried about now is"

"What if it's not Baoyu?" Wei Xu was also speechless, "And she must have never inquired about it. This phoenix egg from Rongguo Mansion has never been brave enough to take responsibility. If the news leaks out, Baoyu will definitely run away quickly." Anyone is fast."

"A few days ago, Jin Chuaner fell into a well." Xue Baochai sighed, "As Brother Xu said, Baoyu has never been a responsible person, let alone such a matter of life and death, he has no courage to resist. live."

"What about the investigation on this older girl?" Wei Xu asked after thinking about it.

"After confirming that it was Fu Qiufang yesterday, I asked Yinger to report to Sister Xiezi. I got the information last night, and there is no problem." Xue Baochai frowned, "At least from what I can find at this stage, I don't see anything. question."

"Brother Xu, I don't know why, but I always feel that there is something wrong with this girl, but I can't find anything wrong." Xue Baoqin said strangely, "Maybe we are thinking too much, but she just wants to marry into a wealthy family?"

"That's good." Wei Xu didn't worry much about the problems in the world of "Red Mansion". There is not much to worry about in the world now. So the whole army went to the Northern Expedition to pacify the world.

"Brother Xu!" Xue Baochai blushed, and lowered her head into Wei Xu's arms, "After breakfast, Qin'er and I will return to Jinling."

"Then feed you first!" Wei Xu bowed his head and kissed lightly, turned over and began to do his duty.

At the same time, Rongguo Mansion and Yihong Courtyard.

"Sister Qiufang, you are so kind!" With a long sigh of relief, Jia Baoyu leaned on Fu Qiufang weakly, "I didn't know until Baoyu saw my sister that there is such a good woman in time. If I can marry you, I will marry you." A lifetime of blessings."

"Good brother, I also want to never be separated from you as soon as possible." Fu Qiufang hugged Jia Baoyu's neck very hard, with a cold expression, but an unusually sweet tone, "I just heard that you never mentioned it in front of your wife and ancestors. Why?"

"This—" Jia Baoyu immediately froze, "This marriage matter is the order of the parents and the words of the matchmaker. As children, we should obey it. If the elders didn't mention it, how could I?"

"Bada." A few drops of cold liquid dripped on the top of Jia Baoyu's head, Fu Qiufang pushed Jia Baoyu away and was about to get up, "Then what am I, like those maids you used, in case my wife or the old ancestor If you get angry, can you just throw yourself into a well?"

"Good sister, of course not!" Jia Baoyu quickly got up and hugged Fu Qiufang's arm, "Of course you are different, I just, just worry about my mother and my ancestors."

"Then you give me a time limit!" Fu Qiufang said seriously, "Originally, I just followed my brother to visit the residence and was invited to visit the Grand View Garden. I didn't want to meet in that garden, but you actually took me!"

"My dear sister, seeing how stunning my sister is, I couldn't help it." Jia Baoyu quickly explained, "Since I want my sister, I won't let her go."

"Hmph, if you dare to betray me, I will lose my innocence, and naturally I can only die. Then I will hang myself in front of Rongguo Mansion. There is a big tree there, right?" Fu Qiufang was angry!

"Good sister, how dare I betray you!" Jia Baoyu's face turned pale. He could imagine that Jia Zheng would beat him to death if this happened. illustrate!"

"That's good!" Fu Qiufang finally felt relieved, "Also, I heard that you were born with jade, I wonder if I can take a look?"

"Of course." Jia Baoyu breathed a sigh of relief, and took out the psychic jade from under the pillow and handed it to Fu Qiufang, "My dear sister, do you have any jade?"

"I was not born with jade in my mouth, so naturally I wouldn't have jade." Fu Qiufang held onto the psychic jade tightly, and turned to the side with a strange expression on her face, "Anyway, after you and I get married in the future, yours, isn't it also mine?" Is it?"

"Naturally!" Jia Baoyu nodded hastily.

It's just that when Fu Qiufang held the psychic jade tightly, she saw a faint luminescence slowly appearing on the surface of the jade. As the light increased, Jia Baoyu's expression, which was originally in her arms, gradually became confused, and finally fell on her lap in a daze. In arms!
At the same time, the maids in the outer room who were watching the night or resting also closed their eyes in a daze, and none of them fell down. On the contrary, some women and servants outside had no effect!

PS1: The time when Jin Chuan'er threw himself into the well in the original book was the 13th year of the Red Chamber, which is the summer of the 18th year of Yongzheng in this book, which is slightly earlier.

PS2: "Book friend 20210301105252997040" master mentioned in the book review area that the so-called "Shenying waiter" originally meant "the servant of psychic treasure jade". The author thinks it is right, so it is used here.

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