Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 417 Eat together
The next day.

As soon as Lai Shangrong got up from Wang Xifeng and was dressed neatly under the waiters of Ping'er and Xiaohong, he heard the message from Jia Lian outside asking for a meeting.

Moving to the side hall, Jia Lian immediately greeted him with a smile: "Congratulations Shangrong! Congratulations Shangrong!"

This……

Lai Shangrong once thought that Jia Lian was suffering from madness, so he stayed overnight at Wang Xifeng's place. He came to congratulate him early in the morning.

Could it be that his brain is burned out?
However, his doubts did not last long. Jia Lian winked and said, "On the way to sending my two cousins ​​out of the house last night, I thought of a way to get the best of both worlds for them. I came here to ask Shang Rong if it was feasible."

Since the Shi brothers want to entrust the matter to him, of course they have to benefit from both sides.

Therefore, Jia Lian simply passed on Shi Nai and Shi Ding's ideas to himself.

"Oh? Come and listen!"

Lai Shangrong suddenly became interested.

Jia Lian received the order and immediately said: "As long as Shang Rong takes sister Xiangyun as his concubine, the relationship between the two parties will naturally become closer. After all, the second sister is the wife of both parents. If the Xue family's shares are allowed to pass over our family, it will be called My sister's face has lost its luster. This can not only dilute the Xue family's shares, but also prevent it from overtaking our house, and also..."

It has to be said that no one is worthless. Jia Lian may not be good at other things, but he is indeed a good person at this job.

He went back and thought about it all night. Since Lai Shangrong was so secretive, he wanted to be both...

No, it is to take care of the historian's face and his own reputation.

Therefore, he was very prescient and thought of a reason for Lai Shangrong.

"Well! It's better that you think carefully. It would be wrong if the Xue family goes beyond the house."

Lai Shangrong nodded and said: "Since this is your idea, let's talk about it! I have no objection in principle. However, as relatives are relatives, you still have to be on guard and don't let others offend you. After all, now is the time. National filial piety, it will take some time to pass.

This can be regarded as my test for you. If this errand is completed, I can safely leave my child's business to you in the future. "

This is a business without capital, and the promised things are tied to the concubine, so there is no need to worry about Jia Lian not doing his best.

Jia Lian didn't think so much, but felt that Lai Shangrong would be entrusted with a heavy responsibility.

After carefully thinking about Lai Shangrong's defensive intentions, he naturally thought of the evidence he had established.

He immediately patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Shang Rong! It's right to leave this matter to me! It's just..."

"Just what?" Lai Shangrong frowned.

Jia Lian immediately held his chest in his arms and said, "It's just that the two cousins ​​of the Shi family... still want to ask for some betrothal gifts..."

Lai Shangrong thought for a while, waved his hand and said: "That's it! My family bought 5 taels of shares, and the Shi family and the Xue family paid 4 taels each for a bowl of water. Among the glass shares I bought for them back then, Sister Xiangyun had a share. , since she is going to marry into my family, and I will take care of her from now on, there is no need to keep the dowry, let them add to it two by one, and as for the money... you talk to them."

After saying that, he dug into his pocket and found that it was empty. He hurriedly ordered: "Tell the second grandma to bring 500 taels of silver notes!"

Performance-linking is a routine operation. You cannot ask the horse to run and not eat grass at the same time.

After a while, Wang Xifeng came in with a banknote.

Lai Shangrong took it and handed it to Jia Lian: "There must be a place for discussion. You don't have to come here again in the future. Just discuss it over there in Huazhi Lane. These 500 taels are considered as tea expenses. Once the matter is done, I will make up for it as appropriate."

His operation was tantamount to taking money from Jia Lian's family to reward Jia Lian, but Jia Lian didn't think there was anything wrong. After all, he couldn't spend a penny of Wang Xifeng's money.

However, as soon as Lai Shangrong opened his mouth, Wang Xifeng bowed her head like a kitten and obediently handed over the banknote, which made her feel a little sad.

But then, thinking about the property Lai Shangrong bought for Wang Xifeng, he felt much better. "This...how is this so embarrassing!"

He said he was sorry, but his hands were not idle. He took the bank note nervously, put it in his arms, patted his chest and said: "Don't worry, Shang Rong! I will definitely find out their background, and I'm sure it won't happen." I’ll ask you to spend an extra penny!”

Seeing Jia Lian's submissive attitude, Wang Xifeng became angry for some reason.

He choked and said, "Do you think Shang Rong is like you and only cares about money? It's true when things are done!"

Although she didn't know exactly what was going on, but with Lai Shangrong's character, she always prioritized getting things done.

Jia Lian was submissive in front of Lai Shangrong, but facing Wang Xifeng, it felt a bit like meeting enemies.

He said tit for tat: "Young woman with long hair and short knowledge, what do you know? Did Shang Rong's money come from the strong wind? Of course, save it if you can! You'd better stop worrying about these things, you can't even lay an egg..." "

His words touched upon Wang Xifeng's pain point. She was so angry that she trembled and pointed at Jia Lian: "You!..."

"Am I wrong?"

Wang Xifeng stamped her feet and said: "You know nothing..."

"All right!"

Seeing that the two of them were getting out of control, and if the quarrel continued, Wang Xifeng might not be able to bear it anymore and expose the matter of Xiaoyuezi.

Lai Shangrong scolded: "Stop saying a few words!"

Although judging from Jia Lian's performance, there is no problem if he knows, but it is better to do less than to do more.

When Lai Shangrong got angry, the two of them immediately stopped fighting, but they were still dissatisfied and angry, staring at each other with big eyes and small eyes.

Lai Shangrong also didn't expect that one day he would play the role of mediator, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

He said awkwardly: "I have to rush to court, why don't the two brothers Lian stay and have breakfast together before leaving?"

"No, no!" Jia Lian still had this look in his eyes, and quickly stood up to leave.

As soon as he stood up, Wang Xifeng sat down on Lai Shangrong's lap as if to demonstrate.

Jia Lian couldn't hide his embarrassment, but after a slight hesitation, he didn't scold him, but instead quickened his pace.

But although he wanted to stay out of sight, he couldn't stop his ears.

As soon as I stepped out of the side hall door, I heard Wang Xifeng's wanton voice from behind: "Uncle!~ The slave family can't bear this anger. You should work harder. You should eat this breakfast with the slave family!"

Wang Xifeng had always been a very unreasonable person, but when she saw that Jia Lian was shameless and took advantage of her not being pregnant, she became vindictive and deliberately wanted to humiliate him.

Jia Lian suddenly felt that dark clouds were coming over him. He regretted that he should not have offended this hottie. He hurriedly turned around and closed the door, then pretended to be calm and left the yard.

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An hour later...

Imperial City, outside the palace gate.

Lai Shangrong got off the carriage, couldn't help but let out a long breath, and trotted all the way to the Jinluan Palace.

As he trotted, he secretly rejoiced. Fortunately, Wang Xifeng was easily dismissed, and he hurried and hurried slowly. This morning exercise, which was different from the past, finally did not delay the court meeting.

(End of this chapter)