When Jia Qiang returned to the guest house from the front hall and saw Mrs. Feng again, the pitiful old woman was lying on a soft couch crying.

Zijuan quietly came up to him and told him that Mrs. Feng had fainted from crying twice.

Jia Qiang could imagine what kind of heart-rending cry Feng would burst into after seeing Xiang Ling recognize each other.

Just looking at the slightly red and swollen eyes of Daiyu, Aunt Mei, Zijuan, Xueyan and others, one can see how tragic the situation just now was.

"The old woman kowtows to the uncle to thank you!"

Seeing Jia Qiang come in, Feng struggled to get up and kowtow to him.

Jia Qiang waved her hand to stop her, glanced at Xiang Ling who was still crying, and said with a smile: "It's a good thing for family members to get together, why are you crying?"

Xiangling raised her head with a "whimper" and looked at Jia Qiang pitifully and helplessly.

Jia Qiang understood her thoughts and smiled: "Your mother has suffered so much over the years and suffered so much. Now that she has found you, she should enjoy happiness in the future. Our family is small. Just leave her at home so that you can take care of her all the time, and I will follow her to fulfill my filial piety."

Hearing this, Xiangling's moved voice became even louder.

Although she is cute and naive, she is not ignorant.

It is not that there are no people in this world who live with and support the in-law family, but this situation is very rare, let alone supporting a concubine?

Don't you see, Zhao Guoji, the brother of Mr. Jia Zheng's concubine and Aunt Zhao, is just a slave driving a carriage for Jia Zheng and Aunt Zhao's son.

To be able to do this, Jia Qiang must have hurt her so much that she would be so indulgent.

But she was moved, but Feng couldn't respond. Because she was worried about hurting her daughter, Feng struggled to get up and said anxiously: "It can't be like this, it can't be like this. There is no such thing in the world. As long as the uncle can love Yinglian more, I will live." If my life is great, my life will be great!"

Jia Qiang waved her hand and said with a smile: "You don't have to worry about unnecessary things. My family has a simple population, and the elders who can manage me are also tolerant and kind-hearted. They won't say anything."

Feng didn't respond. After Daiyu wiped away her tears with a handkerchief, she forced a smile and said, "Brother Qiang, there's no need to make things difficult for her. Why don't we recruit her into the family as a nanny and be solely responsible for the food and clothing of Xiangling?" Just use it. In this case, wouldn’t it be mutually advantageous?”

Hearing this, Jia Qiang greatly agreed and praised: "Aunt Lin's idea is still a good one, very good!"

"Pooh!"

Amid everyone's laughter, Daiyu spat, glared at him and asked, "Why are you so happy today?"

On weekdays, Jia Qiang rarely behaves so childishly in front of others.

Jia Qiang can't say that your father gave me two peerless masters, which greatly increased the security.

He just said: "Things outside are going smoothly, Xiangling has found her mother again, everything is happy, how can you not be happy?"

Daiyu didn't believe it. She was just in front of outsiders and couldn't say much. She just sneered twice...

Jia Qiang was also used to it, and said to Aunt Mei, who had been secretly waiting for the letter: "I will go find Mr. Chen in a while. I will only take care of him in prison. It will not be difficult."

Aunt Mei was so happy that she couldn't express her gratitude to Jia Qiang, so she repeatedly told Xiang Ling to let Feng live in this guest house, and that all food and clothing would be prepared, and she was told not to be a heretic.

After chatting for a few more words, Aunt Mei left.

The new year is approaching, and as the housekeeper, she has many things to do, so she can't be delayed for too long.

Not long after Aunt Mei left, Daiyu said to Jia Qiang: "Let's go and let Xiangling and her mother get along more."

Even though Feng's heart-wrenching cry made Xiang Ling let go of some knots in her heart, she had been separated for too long, and there was still some unfamiliarity.

That's why Daiyu said this.

Jia Qiang was fine, and after a few words of comfort to Xiang Ling, she left the guest house with Daiyu, Zicuckoo, and Xueyan.

"Brother Qiang, my father will send people to Beijing tomorrow to deliver New Year's gifts. Do you want to bring anything with you?"

Walking quietly on the verandah, Daiyu and Jia Qiang walked together, followed by Rhododendron and Snow Geese. Although it was winter, the green bamboos on both sides of the verandah were still green. After walking in silence for a while, Daiyu suddenly looked at Jia Qiang. , asked softly.

Hearing this, Jia Qiang paused. After hesitating for a moment, she shook her head and said, "No need, right? It's not like you don't know my situation clearly. There's no one to give it to. My uncle and the others can't help my aunt and father-in-law." Just run away once, forget it..."

Daiyu said angrily: "This is a bastard thing! What do you mean there is no one to give it to? If you don't give it to others, why don't you, old lady, give it a New Year gift?"

Hearing this, Jia Qiang said suspiciously: "Old lady? Is she nice to me?"

"Pfft!"

Hearing this, the purple cuckoos and snow geese behind them couldn't help laughing.

Daiyu's face turned red with anger, and she said angrily: "The old lady is not good to you? Master, they scolded you, why didn't the old lady protect you? Besides, if it weren't for the old lady, how could you have done it now? Come here? You said before that it was your luck to come to Yangzhou Mansion, and you are just trying to fool people!"

After Jia Qiang was speechless for a long time, she struggled to say six words: "I am really speechless!"

"snort!"

Seeing him bending over her, Daiyu felt a little proud and said: "It's good to know that I can't say anything... Hey, I'm surprised, what's your face like? Why is it gray... Am I right?"

Jia Qiang couldn't laugh or cry, and said: "Yes, yes... However, the old lady was afraid that I would cause trouble for her and delay her enjoyment and peace, so we reconciled... But Aunt Lin is more right, I should thank you She, it’s not good if you don’t thank her.”

Seeing Daiyu's face change again, Jia Qiang decisively changed her tone of voice.

Daiyu glanced at him, then softened and said softly: "I'm not advising you to do anything you don't want to do, but as long as the old lady treats you well at home, it will be hard for others to bully you."

If she wasn't worried that he wouldn't get along well after he returned, why would she bother thinking about this...

Hearing this, Jia Qiang smiled and said: "Aunt Lin, don't you know me yet? After I go back, I will definitely no longer live in Lixiangyuan. I want to buy a small village outside the city to live in, read and write, and then It's enough to be busy with other chores and go back to the city every now and then to come to the Lin Mansion to consult with my great-uncle and Aunt Lin. I don't covet their wealth, and they can't dominate me. .If there is someone who really doesn’t know how to advance or retreat, I won’t give him any face.”

When Daiyu heard this, she was stunned for a while, and then slowly said: "If that's the case...then in the future you..."

If even the clan can't tolerate it, how can it be tolerated in the world?

Jia Qiang waved her hands and said with a smile: "If I mess around in the officialdom, I am naturally afraid that they will hold me back. If I find a few gossip officials to make noise, I will be impeached and I will not be able to step down. Life and death are in their hands... ...but I don't want to enter the officialdom. I'm just a commoner, free and easy. What can they do to bully me? It's true that the Jia family has official connections, but in such a big sacred city, one or two government palaces can't cover the sky with one hand. In short, Aunt Lin doesn't have to worry about my situation."

When Daiyu heard this, although according to the ethical rules, Jia Qiang's words were considered treasonous and he was a rebellious son and grandson of the Jia family. But for some reason, she didn't feel a trace of disgust in her heart. Instead, she was a little envious of how contented he was with his life.

freely.

Seeing that they were about to reach a bifurcation of the corridor ahead, Daiyu stamped her feet, looked at Jia Qiang and said softly: "If you are really in trouble, don't be arrogant and refuse to ask my father for help. You have helped my family a lot, and I

I will keep it in my heart as well as my father."

Jia Qiang chuckled and said, "Definitely!"

After the two of them looked at each other for a while, one headed south, the other north, and went separately along the Chaoshou corridor.

A gust of cold wind picked up a few yellowed leaves and danced in the world...

…

On the canal, inside a passenger ship.

The second eldest son of the Mei family, Mei Zhen, the prefect of Gusu, who was born in the Han Dynasty, and his son Mei Huai had solemn expressions. Opposite the Mei family father and son, sitting was a middle-aged man with a pale complexion wrapped in thick furs.

Beside the young man, a young man looked at him worriedly.

When Mei Zhen saw it, she sighed and said, "I never thought that Brother Junli's body would be in this state. If I had known it was like this, I wouldn't have alarmed you."

The "Brother Junli" mentioned by Meizhen is Xue Ming, the head of the second family of the Xue family in Jinling. The young man next to Xue Ming is his son Xue Bian.

Xue Ming smiled faintly when he heard this and said: "It doesn't matter. Brother Gongren and I have known each other for many years. Now that something like this has happened in the clan, it is my duty to contribute if I can. I'm just worried that I won't be able to please you if I am so thin.

What’s so good.”

Hearing this, Mei Zhen's frown deepened a little, and she said slowly: "There are rumors in the south of the Yangtze River that the good minister of the Jia family, the white-clothed son of the Holy Spirit, caused a storm on the ground, stirred up the turmoil in the capital, and caused the mountains to collapse. I just thought that

It's a rumor. Unexpectedly, after this good minister entered the south of the Yangtze River, he was exhausted as soon as he showed up. The Feng family was in trouble. He was originally a prominent family in Yangzhou and had a good reputation for many generations, but now he has ended up having his family confiscated and held accountable.

, it’s really scary.”

Hearing this, Xue Ming coughed twice and said softly: "Brother Gongren, I'm afraid some rumors about this matter have been exaggerated. How can he be so white-haired? I've heard some in Jiangning, but most of them are spread.

It was Ban Monkey who used this knife polished by the Supreme Emperor to cut open the inner belly of Jiangnan, and used it as his first fire to control the two rivers. I think this statement is reasonable."

Mei Zhen said in a deep voice: "Brother Junli, why don't I know the deep meaning behind it? But if there is no such son, even Han Bin will not be able to easily confiscate his house and take people away, right? He is in the capital, because he denies the ruling policy of the late Jingchu period, so as to

The Mei family and the Feng family were all old men who had been taken over by the Supreme Emperor during his several southern tours. Without the sword that the Supreme Emperor had personally sharpened, even if he was a monk with a reputation all over the world, he would not dare to do so.

Provocative action again. Therefore, the crux lies with this son after all. Han Banshan is the spear of the Supreme Emperor, coming to kill the Shield of the Supreme Emperor."

Hearing this, Xue Ming thought carefully for a long time and sighed: "Even so, what can we do?"

Mei Zhen said: "Brother Junli, the Xue family and the Jia family have been close relatives for generations. I heard that the eldest son of the Xue family is now a guest at the Jia family. With this connection, if you come forward, brother Junli, it is difficult for the Jia family to refuse."

Furthermore, Yanzheng Lin Ruhai is the son-in-law of Rong Guogong, the uncle of the Jia family. The wife of Jia Zhenggong who is now in charge is a sister to the mother-in-law of the Xue family. Brother Junli and I have children who are matchmakers.

, my cousin is still Lin Ruhai’s concubine... After all, we are all relatives! Why must we kill them all?

This time, I would also like to trouble Brother Junli to help me intercede. I don’t want everyone in the Mei family to be safe. The Mei family runs the salt industry, and there must be some unruly children. Those who should be arrested, those who should be exiled, those who should be exiled,

The Mei family has nothing to say about beheading. But isn’t it really to the point of beheading the whole family? Our Mei family has Mr. Fu Weng, who is famous all over the world. Even the emperor and the emperor love him deeply, so why can’t we leave a trace?

Wenmohanxiang?"

After Xue Ming heard this, he was silent for a while, then he coughed and covered his mouth with a handkerchief and said, "Gongren, I'll just do my best."
Chapter completed!