Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 474 6.45 Qiu Fang’s wedding dress is ready, right?

Volume VI

6.45 Qiu Fang’s wedding dress is ready, right?

February [-]th is a sunny day and a good day, suitable for travel, weddings, and meeting friends.

After many days of silence, the Rongguo Mansion once again had a happy event. The Xiangyang Hall in front of the Rongxi Hall was bustling with people. Almost all the old friends sent representatives, but they were only representatives, because this was the day when Jia Baoyu handed down the wedding invitation, and the person was Jia Zheng. Fu Qiufang, Fu Shi's only disciple and sister of Fu Shi.

Unfortunately, not many guests came to the table this time.

Although Jia Baoyu is a precious egg in the eyes of Jia Mu, if he is really outside, he is actually nothing. He is the second wife of Rongguo Mansion, and he is the second son. Not to mention the right to inherit the title, in theory, even the distribution of property is "one." I am in Zhuangzi, a yard, and several thousand taels of silver" and I have sent them away. What status can I have?
Even if we take a step back, Jia Lian, Jia She's heir to the big house, is gone, and the first choice is Jia Cong, the concubine of the big house. Without Jia Cong, Jia She can still choose a suitable adopter by himself, even if the big house is full. Without the title, it fell to the second house, and ignoring the question of whether the clan government was willing or not, Sun Jialan, the eldest son of the second house, was ranked much higher than Jia Baoyu!
This is just talking about theoretical status, without taking into account the actual situation. In recent years, the "Second Master Bao" who has been rumored about the bad things in the Jia family can directly write a novel, and he still prefers novels and colorful genres. , if nothing else, why did you choose Fu Qiufang in the end?Because the news of Jia Baoyu’s engagement was released for nearly a year, no one came forward to take the news, and now even the matchmakers don’t come to the door!
However, Zhou Yang was not in Jia's house this time.

"Brother Lian, I haven't seen you for a few days!" Fu Shi's family bought a new three-in-three-out house with things across the courtyard. He was smiling and talking to Jia Lian, who was sending the wedding invitation to the door. "I will know it as soon as I guess." , I will definitely have to work hard for you to come here this time, why don’t I just greet you at the door, waiting for your second brother to come? "

"Zi Yang, you are not kind. Why did you agree to the Fu family's request so early and there is still no room for you in our house?" Jia Lian came up and gave Zhou Yang a hammer, not caring at all about Fu Shi, whose face suddenly stiffened next to him, " Okay, I’ll deliver the post. After we finish the process, you can come back with me and let us have a drink!”

"Second brother Lian, this little brother is here today just to be a receptionist. It seems that there is no need to follow him to the mansion-" Now that Zhou Yang has become the general trend, he really has no interest in chatting with Rongguo mansion anymore. Anyway, according to the rules, even if it is... Now that Sichun is at home, the natal families of the four concubines are not serious relatives. As for the previous favors, they have been repaid long ago.

"That's it, it's settled. You must have a thank you drink here at noon, and I will set up a table in the house in the evening. This is also the invitation of the second uncle." Jia Lian didn't give him a chance to speak at all, and took out a card with Jia Zheng's name. Just put it in his hand, and then greeted Fu Shi on the side, and the two families began to go through the wedding posts according to the procedure.

In other words, this is the current head of Rongguo Mansion, Jia Zheng, who has organized a banquet in his own right, and officially invited him, the "disciple of Rongguo Mansion", to drink with his own name. There is no way he can refuse it no matter what. , otherwise it would be too ugly to tell; moreover, although the Jia family is in decline, he has just taken over the Jia family's relationship. If he kicks it away now, it would be too bad of character. With no choice, he can only Accepted.

Less than half an hour later, after completing the procedure, Jia Lian accepted the Fu family's wedding invitation and left without saying a word. During this period, he spent most of the time chatting with Zhou Yang, and the content he talked to Fu Shi was limited to the wedding invitation process. According to the content, Zhou Yang, who still greeted Fu Shi when he finally left, skipped even the salute to Fu Shi.

"Bah!" As soon as he sent Jia Lian out of the hospital, Fu Shi came back and smashed the teapot on the table to pieces, "That's too much! He's just a fellow intellectual, with only half a level difference, and he was born as a donation official. , which one are you looking down on?"

"Brother!" Fu Qiufang, who had been in the back house just now, hurried out and stopped him with an annoyed look on his face. Then he said to Zhou Yang apologetically, "Brother Zhou, don't blame me. This is also - hey, brother, didn't you mean the Yamen?" Are there any urgent business matters? You should hurry up and arrange for someone to go over to deal with it, as there are distinguished guests here today."

"Brother Changwen, I don't know." Zhou Yang's expression changed and he looked at Fu Shi with a smile.

"Hey, my lord, forgive me, this is a humble position." Since Zhou Yang took on the title of "Quanzhi Shenji Camp All Military", when the Fu Tongjian met, he claimed to have resumed his "humble position", " To tell you the truth, my lord, there are indeed a few things in humble positions that cannot be handled by others, my lord."

"It's okay, why are you and my brother so polite?" Zhou Yang understood more and more that Fu Tongpan already knew something, "I just happened to go back to rest at noon, and the wine party at Rongguo Mansion in the evening will definitely not be three drinks or two drinks. If you can handle it, brother Changwen will do it himself!"

Fu Shi was then pulled out by Fu Qiufang. Zhou Yang didn't bother to ask what they were discussing. He just sat in the living room drinking tea and resting. After less than half a cup of tea, Fu Qiufang returned to the living room with a smile. When he entered the house, Zhou Yang glanced at it to confirm that all the Fu family's few servants and servants had been cleared out.

"Your Excellency has been waiting for a long time." Fu Qiufang knelt down in front of Zhou Yang as soon as she came back.

"Does your elder brother know?" Zhou Yang smiled and stretched out his hand. After Fu Qiufang put his hand, he helped her up. The two of them left the living room and walked west across the courtyard and said, "Although with my current status, Even if there are any rumors about you and me, it can stand up, but I may just be troublesome here, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to finish it on your side."

"Don't worry, sir. Brother, he is not a person who doesn't know how to advance or retreat." Fu Qiufang's expression stiffened and she quickly explained, but it also made Zhou Yang's heart sink. It was obvious that Fu Shi really wanted to use this matter to make a fuss, and the content was nothing more than wanting to I helped him climb up and so on. As for Fu Shi's "knowing how to advance and retreat", I am afraid that those who know him a little will not believe it, so it seems that he cannot stay. "It's good that you have an idea." After thinking about it, Zhou Yang still spoke to Fu Qiufang calmly, "Now that you have made a marriage arrangement with the Rongguo Mansion, I'm afraid it will be difficult to interact with you as casually as before. I don't know if there is any plan? That person has never been a long-term, if it is really not seen for several months, it is difficult to say what the result will be."

"Qiu Fang has been planning for a long time." While the two of them were talking, they had already arrived at Fu Qiufang's boudoir. She naturally helped Zhou Yang take off his windbreaker, served him to sit down, and poured tea while saying, "Brother has a place on the south side of Ningrong Street. In the small courtyard, Qiu Fang has already accepted several girls from Qixie Zhai, and after some time, someone will arrange for him to meet in the courtyard."

"As long as you have arrangements." Zhou Yang nodded, picked up the tea bowl, took a sip, then put it down and said, "The incident about Mrs. Wang and Jia She spread in Rongguo Mansion. Was it your arrangement? Yes, no matter what happens now, How much more does the woman have on her mind? Her right to speak in the house has been abolished, but you have made all the arrangements for the old lady?"

"As long as she believes that my brother will be very helpful to Brother Bao's future, everything else won't be a problem." Fu Qiufang knelt beside Zhou Yang and helped him with his left leg. "The biggest problem in the house now is , that’s Brother Lian’s attitude just now. In fact, not only him, but also my elder brother and Qiu Fang have not been able to pay a visit to the eldest master so far.”

"It's not necessary." Zhou Yang couldn't guess what the siblings were thinking. "If your eldest brother wants to move up, the Rongguo Mansion will no longer be able to support it, because your eldest brother's reputation is only to promote people, and it is difficult to become a official by convention. There is no point in letting the master of the main hall above the fifth rank, the smartest way is to stabilize it for a few years and see if he can take over the position of Tongzhi of Shuntian Mansion."

In fact, it's not that complicated. Zhou Yang was not prepared to let Fu Tongpan live for so long.

"Qiu Fang understands!" Fu Qiu Fang showed an undisguised look of disappointment. It was obvious that when he mentioned Rong Guo Mansion just now, he actually hoped that Zhou Yang could help, "It's almost noon, Qiu Fang will give orders now. Prepare it for your lordship."

"No need." Zhou Yang didn't miss a banquet. Seeing that this person still had illusions, he was not ready to give him another chance. "Originally, I didn't consider the banquet in the evening. Many things were arranged too roughly. I just made it early in the afternoon. Get rid of it, and save any troubles."

"In that case, Qiu Fang will serve you, sir." Fu Qiu Fang blushed.

"I heard that before a girl goes out, she will prepare her wedding dress and other things in advance. Even some fancy families will send people to check in advance?" Zhou Yang asked with a smile, "Qiu Fang's wedding dress is also ready. Bar?"

".Qiu Fang understands!"

Near noon, the study room in Zhou Mansion.

"Qiying, please make arrangements and deploy a group of capable people to conduct a thorough investigation on Judge Fu Tong of Shuntian Mansion." As soon as he arrived home, Zhou Yang directly found Zhao Qiying, "With his character and character, I don't trust him. We will clean it up, investigate thoroughly, find tangible evidence, and follow my instructions for specific arrangements."

"It's not necessary to check too carefully." Zhao Qiying smiled and rummaged in a row of cabinets for a moment, then brought back a stack of materials, "Fu Tongpan has been in contact with the Xia family of Huang Shang, although Mrs. Xia was involved in the marriage matter before. Without letting go, I heard that due to the intervention of the Rongguo Mansion a few days ago, both parties had actually acquiesced.

Because Fu Tongpan didn't have much power, he used the Xia family's business routes to make money for himself for a long time. He also took the opportunity to get a lot from the Xia family. The price was to help them deal with some things under the table. That's all. A few items are enough to make him lose his job and lose his official position, and this still takes into account the possible help from Rongguo Mansion. "

"It's not enough. Prepare more. After Fu Qiufang marries into the Rongguo Mansion and secures her position as Second Grandma Bao, she will secretly send her to the Inspectorate." Zhou Yang said coldly, "If you don't raise things well, they will bite back easily if you keep them." The evidence you prepare must be absolutely irrefutable and ensure that he dies without a burial place; and there is no need to wait for review, just arrange for him to commit suicide out of fear of guilt if necessary."

"That Miss Qiu Fang." Although Zhao Qiying had never seen her before, she had already guessed that someone had used it.

"So, I'll give her enough time to sit in a stable position before doing anything." Zhou Yang said without hesitation, "Arrangement."

(End of this chapter)