The Bookish Scholar of the Red Mansion

Xue Ai never figured out what Wang Ziteng's plan was. He only has two nieces in total, one Yuanchun has been promoted to the imperial concubine, and the remaining one Baochai will also be sent to the palace.

Yuan Chun and Baochai serve His Majesty together. Who does Wang Ziteng want to imitate? Do you want to learn from Yang Yuhuan? Or Zhao Feiyan? Why, he still wants to control the harem, support Yuanchun to the throne, and then give birth to a prince?

Stupid, unreachable, and extremely greedy. Xue Ai shook her head angrily and couldn't help but think of a poem in her mind.

Don't dance, don't dance. If you don't see the jade ring, the flying swallows will turn into dust.

No, we must disturb their affairs. Xue Ai made a decision immediately. It is understandable that he would have this idea.

The eldest family member of the Xue family has gained wealth. Can that wealth be shared with their second family member?

But come on, given the Wang family's usual temperament, even the guests in the family are more expensive than the money for their second room.

But if something goes wrong, will the second room be implicated in the end?

The answer is obviously yes. The so-called killing of the three and nine tribes will never make any sense to you.

The battles in the palace are so cruel, and I won't tell you about innocence.

After driving his son and daughter back to the house, Xue Ai was anxious in the hall. Fan didn't understand it yet, so she couldn't help comforting him and said: The left and right are just drafts. Our family should have less contact with them in the future.

You bastard. Facing his wife, Xue Ai couldn't get angry, so she just sat down with a headache and asked Fan to rub her head.

Seeing that Xue Ai was holding back her breath and not speaking, Mrs. Fan simply chatted to herself to cheer up her wife. As we talked, we couldn't help but talk about the Xue family's visit to the Lin Mansion tomorrow.

When Xue Ai heard this, she was overjoyed. She held Fan's hand and said happily: Good madam, you still need to come forward personally for this matter.

Ah?! Fan was stunned, probably because he didn't expect that he would be useful one day.

Xue Ai couldn't help but pull Fan in front of him and explain everything in detail.

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The next day.

After Mrs. Fan had lunch, she took her daughter on the road to the Lin Mansion. The two of them were riding in Baoqin's carriage today, which was very spacious inside.

The mother and daughter sat side by side, and there was still room for two nuns. A little maid like Chun Yan naturally sat in another carriage along with the gifts.

On the way there, Mrs. Fan specifically told Bao Qin the rules for going to the Lin Mansion. Fortunately, this daughter has always been sensible and worry-free, and she has an excellent relationship with the Lin family's beloved daughter, so Fan is willing to bring her out to support herself.

When they arrived at the door of Lin's Mansion, the concierge, who had received the message a long time ago, welcomed several female guests into the side door. Lin's Mansion is not big, but it is more exquisite than the one that requires the bearers to carry the sedan through the two doors.

Mrs. Fan led Baoqin all the way to the inner hall, only to see Mr. Jia standing at the door to greet him with a smile. Today, not only the Xue family, but also several other women came together.

These people are all family members of the newspaper shop owner in the city, and they are now prominent figures in Yangzhou City. It was only natural for Mrs. Jia to spare some time to meet her husband.

When the two hostesses saw each other, they both found the other interesting. Today, Mrs. Fan remembered Xue Ai's instructions, and she and Bao Qin deliberately chose plain and restrained attire.

In the past, Mr. Jia also liked gold and silver jewelry, but now Lin Ruhai has become the official of Yangzhou's parents. She and Daiyu only wore regular clothes that were enough to entertain guests, and they didn't bother to show off.

Several ladies sat together, and Daiyu naturally carried Baoqin and other female guests to play at the back of the house. With Daiyu around, Baoqin managed to avoid Jia's eyes, so she was quite happy staying in the Lin Mansion.

Fan had to be cautious, after all, the person sitting in front of her was the prefect's wife. What's more, Mrs. Jia is the beloved daughter of the country's father, and she can be called the sweet daughter of heaven. In the past, due to Lin Ruhai's official position, he had to restrain his sharpness.

Now that she has become the prefect's wife, the nobility hidden in her body is not overt, but it is much stronger than before, making people dare not say too much about her.

Mrs. Fan kept to her duties, only adding a word or two when the other ladies were joking, and trying her best to speak as little as possible the rest of the time. This is not because Fan is deliberately trying to create a good impression, but Xue Ai has repeatedly asked that she must maintain such an attitude when she comes to Lin Mansion this time.

Mrs. Fan knew that her husband had a plan in mind, so she simply adopted the clumsiness of a small family and tried to be friendly and low-key.

At the end of this process, everyone listened to the play and drank tea, and it was time to part ways.

It was their first visit, so they couldn't expect Mrs. Jia to let them have dinner. It would be very unpleasant if word got out.

All the guests were thinking about the time to say goodbye.

Fan suddenly asked Jia: Madam, I just have a small matter here, and I want to ask you for advice.

Mr. Jia had a good impression of Mr. Fan today. Hearing this, he smiled and said, You don't have to be so polite. It's a small matter, but it doesn't matter.

What Jia said is like hiding a needle in the wool. The word little things is what you, Fan, said yourself. Don't go back and try to trick me. It won't be that easy to enter Lin's house in the future.

Mrs. Fan understood what she said, and her wording was even more careful, The civilian woman has a few items she wants to send to Kyoto, but these items are really valuable, and I don't feel safe handing them over to escorts, delivery men, and others. I don't know if they can be sent to the capital. Please ask for a note from the inn to send the things to the capital.

That's it. After listening to it calmly, Mrs. Jia relaxed her eyebrows and said with a smile: This matter is quite simple.

When other people saw Jia's smile, they couldn't help but laugh too and said one after another.

Since we have to deliver things, why not follow our caravan to Beijing.

Mrs. Xue, you are bothering the prefect's wife with such a trivial matter.

It is indeed safer to go through the official shipping channel than going privately. It's just an ordinary person's object, and the people at the inn won't accept it. This is a privilege granted by the imperial court to officials.

Jia was happy to be a favor to this kind of thing, but she was rarely interested and asked, I wonder what you want to give me?

Mrs. Fan lowered her head slightly and said in a low voice, A commoner woman has an eldest niece named Baochai. She is now close to the age of hairpin. Originally, she planned to wait until the child is old enough to be sent to Jinling for her. Who would have thought that their family would live happily ever after? At the end of the new year, we will move to the capital.

My master and I discussed it. In this case, we can simply send it directly to the capital. This will save them the trouble of traveling and they have to make a special trip to Yangzhou to pick it up.

It's a girl's gift for hair extensions. Mrs. Jia nodded and was about to agree with a smile. But her eyebrows raised slightly, and she suddenly remembered that the daughter-in-law of the eldest family member of the Xue family seemed to be biological sisters with her second sister-in-law.

But hasn’t this big house of the Xue family lived in Jinling for a long time?

The thoughts in her heart changed, and Mrs. Jia looked at the smiling Fan in front of her again, always feeling that there was something hidden in the other person's words.

I got it, just wait for my news with peace of mind. Jia's appearance changed again when she spoke again.

Fan smiled and nodded, with a faint smile still on her face.

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When Lin Ruhai came back from the government office, it was already very late. Now that the imperial court has not selected a new salt inspector, he has to deal with many things personally, plus the trivial matters of the weaving workshop and the refugees, so he is very tired when he returns home.

Mrs. Jia, who had been waiting for a long time, saw her husband's fatigue and pulled Lin Ruhai to the study room, then placed the ginseng tea that had been brewed in front of him.

Would you like to take a rest first?

The big things are not as important as the body of your husband. Although Jia was full of doubts, she still asked Lin Ruhai what she meant.

It's okay. Lin Ruhai pulled Jia to sit down in front of her, smiling and comforting, I know there is something on your mind, madam, just say it.

Jia's temperament is a bit straightforward, so she simply made it clear what Fan said during the day. At the end of her words, she added: She didn't say much all day long, but she only asked for this at the end. I always felt that it didn't sound like it was aimless, but rather like she was sending us a message secretly.

Let me think about it. Lin Ruhai also felt that this matter was a bit strange, Is there anything big going on in the capital recently?

Next year's trial will count. Mrs. Jia smiled, stood up and came behind Lin Ruhai, raised her hand and gently hit her husband on the shoulder.

What does the matter of scholars have to do with a female doll... Lin Ruhai stopped talking and said fiercely: Draft?!!

Even the well-informed Jia Shi was frightened when she heard these two words, and murmured: No way, hasn't Yuan Chun'er already entered the palace?

Lin Ruhai is so smart. If Wei Yinghong makes a wrong move, he will have to think for a long time whether the opponent is planning something. Now I took out the words that Fan said: reaching the age of hair, moving the family, etc. The more I thought about it, the more possible it became.

No, this is going to happen. Lin Ruhai shook his head repeatedly, feeling troubled for a moment.

The complicated situation within the court will not be explained for now. Only the draft is under the control of the palace. The first thing is to eliminate those with bad appearance from all the beautiful women. The remaining people then enter the palace for instruction and training, and the unqualified ones are slowly eliminated.

What do you think the Xue family looks like? Lin Ruhai asked aloud. After he finished speaking, he felt that his words were a bit silly. The Xue family dared to give it away, so naturally there was nothing to say about his appearance.

Sure enough, Mrs. Jia also nodded and said: Let's not talk about Mrs. Fan, but her daughter's facial features are a bit more regular than Yu'er's. I think the niece who comes to their home is not much different.

Lin Ruhai thought to himself: That would be difficult to handle. Your Majesty will never have the time to pay attention to the list of beautiful girls.

It is really easy for the Xue family's daughter to sneak into the palace like this, and with Yuan Chun'er as an internal agent, it is easy for the Xue family's daughter to stay in the palace in the end.

Don't blame Lin Ruhai for making a fuss. King Xue of Jia Shi was originally from a noble family with the same spirit. Now Wang Ziteng is serving as the military envoy. If there is Yuan Chun'er and the daughter of the Xue family serving His Majesty.

What's this? This is a sign of disaster for the world. If you open the history books, the historian has already explained the matter clearly. Lin Ruhai stood in the position of a civil servant and was a minister personally selected by His Majesty, so he was naturally very disgusted with this kind of behavior.

No, I have to write a letter to Brother Wei.

Jia was shocked. She didn't expect that this matter would alarm the ministers.

Madam, please sit down and I'll talk to you slowly. Lin Ruhai held Jia's hand. He knew that he couldn't hide this from the person next to him. If the Jia family continued to follow the Wang family's nonsense, they would really be asking for their own death.

He explained the situation inside and outside to Mr. Jia. Jia Shi still didn't understand Wang Ziteng's plan. He was stepping between the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor, plotting his future identity as the uncle of the country.

Jia immediately sneered, It's really his spring and autumn dream. How dare he make such a calculation step by step? It really makes people underestimate their Earl's Mansion.

Lin Ruhai also shook his head and smiled bitterly. Fortunately, Wei Yinghong had been promoted to the left minister of the Ministry of Etiquette.

The Ministry of Rites is in charge of this matter. Although there will be some criticism, it is difficult for others to say a typo.

What a blessing, Brother Wei became an official in the Ministry of Rites.

You must not let the daughter of the Xue family enter the palace. If you really let her enter the palace, then no matter how worried the officials of the court are, they will not be able to take care of His Majesty's household affairs.

Brother Wei must be asked to find a way to let the Xue family daughter return home at the first level.

Lin Ruhai was about to start writing with a headache, when a servant came outside the door and said anxiously: Sir, madam, a relative of the capital has come to the house, and he is waiting in the front hall.

Capital? relative?

Lin Ruhai and the Jia family looked at each other and immediately knew that someone from the Jia family was here.

The double update is completed, and people from the Jia family are here, hahahahaha, you should be able to guess who is coming.