After seeing his mother off in front of the door, Jia Baoyu first breathed a sigh of relief, then thought of Qingwen who was packing her luggage, and turned into a bitter look again, and hesitated to speak to Jiao Shun beside her.

Jiao Shun naturally knew that he was reluctant to leave Qingwen, but he had no intention of provoking this topic.

Instead, he took Jia Baoyu aside and whispered about Liu Xianglian, and said worriedly, half truthfully and half falsely: "Now Mr. Liu intends to defect to Prince Beijing, but he has never had any contact with the prince, and he is afraid that he will reject him.

outside."

"How could it be!"

Jia Baoyu thought of Liu Xianglian's glorious beauty, and suddenly forgot about Qingwen's matter, and said excitedly: "Your Majesty is so righteous, if he knew that Young Master Liu was coming to surrender, he would definitely go out of his way to welcome him, how could he treat him like that?

He turned away?!”

After thinking for a while, he stamped his feet and said: "It's urgent. I'll go to the palace and inform the prince of the matter!"

Saying that, Feng Feng Huo Huo rushed outside.

It has to be said that despite all his faults, this guy is still warm-hearted at heart - of course, given Liu Xianglian's good looks and this guy's hobbies of being more male than male, his motivation is likely to come from the ancient way of being warm-hearted.

After walking about ten steps away, Jia Baoyu suddenly remembered Qingwen's incident again, so he slowly turned around and gave a deep salute to Jiao Shun: "Brother Jiao, Qingwen is in your hands!"

Jiao Shun said nothing, but bowed and solemnly returned the gift.

Baoyu thought he had obtained the promise, and his heart immediately relaxed, he turned around and hurried out again.

After he left, Jiao Shun did not stay in this courtyard for long - everything had been decided, and he was not afraid that Qingwen would not go to Jiao's house to report.

I hurriedly returned home and had lunch, then rushed to the vicinity of Shichahai with Xiangling and Yuchai to support the dragon boat team of Rongguo Mansion.

Around noon [one o'clock in the afternoon], gongs and drums were beating loudly near the Shichahai Dragon King Temple, and banners were waving in the sky. As many as tens of thousands of people surrounded the coast. Twelve teams under the Four Kings and Eight Gongs immediately shouted when the colorful rope blocking the river was cut.

Fight hard while chanting the slogan.

After a fierce competition, Rongguofu's team finally ranked fifth. Although it was not too far ahead, it was already a big improvement compared to last year's second-to-last finish.

At least Laiwang is very satisfied with this result.

In addition to the rewards that the government had set long ago, he also used his own money to reward these semi-professional team members with a meal of good wine and good food - of course, Laiwang did not forget to order a table with a higher standard, so that people would make a special trip.

Delivered to my home.

In the afternoon, Laiwang handed over his errands in advance, and then took his son home and called Jiao Da again. The three of them served a table of hard dishes and drank a cup of realgar wine according to the rules.

Later, when Laiwang was about to say a few auspicious words about the future, he unexpectedly saw Qingwen appearing in his courtyard carrying a large and small baggage, and was led to the west wing by Xiangling and Jade Chai.

His posture didn't look like he was just visiting.

"What's going on?"

He couldn't help but said in surprise: "Miss Qingwen came to our house..."

"I forgot to tell you earlier, this is what happened."

Jiao Shun hurriedly recounted the matter in which he took advantage of the meeting, proposed a compromise, and brought Qingwen to his family temporarily.

Lai Wang frowned after hearing this. Now that he had good momentum, he didn't want to cause any complications.

Especially these days, he has already seen that his son is by no means an economical person when it comes to matters between men and women. It is said that he was temporarily seconded, but it is difficult to say whether he can be returned with all his hair and tail afterwards.

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Then he warned solemnly: "She is Master Bao's heart after all, you must not do anything wrong!"

Lai Wang originally wanted to say some harsh words to hit Jiao Shun, but now his son's status in the family is not what it used to be. After some hesitation, he chose to save some face for Jiao Shun.

Being exposed, Jiao Shun quickly cried out: "Dad, what are you talking about? I'm just taking advantage of the situation to give the second wife a step up. Otherwise, if the trouble continues, I'm afraid someone will die——

Besides, she is serving you and mother, so how can I dare to do anything wrong?"

At this time, Mrs. Xu happened to bring some freshly cooked rice dumplings. She rolled her eyes when she heard this and said, "No! My mother can't afford to use this second master Bao's heart and soul. Let her live in the west wing and serve as an ancestor."

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After a pause, he added: "According to your father and I, it would be best for us to move out after we are completely deprived of our citizenship, so as to avoid all these messy things coming to our door."

Both of them are thinking about moving out, mainly because they are worried that after deportation, they will inevitably be a little embarrassed with their old master all day long without looking up.

But Jiao Shun was thinking about going in and out of the Grand View Garden seven times, so how could he leave like this?

But the reason cannot be explained clearly.

Just as he was thinking about how to deal with it, Jiao Da, who was playing with his pipe on the side, also said: "I also think it's time to move out. I used to think that the East Mansion was in chaos, but now it seems that the West Mansion is not that strong.

go!"

The old man has always been a bachelor.

He was obviously disgusted by Jia She's previous actions - but luckily he didn't know that Jiao Shun was actually responsible for this matter.

Now the situation has become one-sided.

Jiao Shun could no longer insist on refusing to agree. He pondered for a moment and then used the procrastination trick: "Since everyone said that they want to move out, then just move out - but these days, it is common for mansions in the capital to move out."

It’s gone up quite a bit, so I’m afraid it’s not that easy to find one that’s suitable and not expensive.”

"According to my wishes, we might as well find a large courtyard or a row of old houses, bulldoze them all and rebuild them, so as to avoid the unsatisfactory ones."

"this……"

Lai Wang pondered for a moment and questioned: "Isn't this a waste of effort? I'm afraid no one will be able to live in it in a year or two."

Not only for a year or two, but if you deliberately procrastinate, you can always get away with it for two or three years!

Jiao Shun was secretly proud of himself, but his face was serious: "It doesn't matter if it's just us, but now that I'm older, if I don't plan well now, I'm afraid it won't be that easy when we have a baby.

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As expected, both Jiao Da and Xu were tempted by the big killer weapon imported by Tian Ding.

Especially Jiao Da, he didn't really have any requirements on where to live. The reason why he wanted to move out was just to avoid the unpleasant things in Ning Rong's second house.

Compared with this, it is obviously more important to continue the incense.

Xu has the same idea, but she is an activist in this regard.

"It's time to make plans early!"

She pulled up a chair and sat down next to her son, staring at Jiao Shun with burning eyes and saying, "You are seventeen now..."

"mother!"

Seeing the gesture of urging marriage, Jiao Shun felt a little regretful that he should not have been greedy for cheap and used the weapon of future generations, so he hurriedly said: "I am about to be promoted, and it is one of the best in the sixth rank."

, according to this trend, by the age of twenty, it is impossible to say that I will already be in the fifth rank of officialdom, and by then, a noble lady from a high family will be worthy of it!"

For Mrs. Xu, who was obsessed with changing her family background, it goes without saying that she was attractive to a noble girl.

Then she moved the chair closer again and asked in a low voice: "My son, I heard that Xiu Ju from the second girl's house often comes to visit our house recently. Could this be the original rumor..."

A few days ago, when his mother asked him about this matter in person, Jiao Shun couldn't help but told the truth.

However, now that it had happened again, he was worried that he would make his mother happy, so he casually said, "Mom, why didn't you tell me that Miss Bao and I often exchange letters?"

"whispering sound!"

Mrs. Xu glared: "Didn't you tell me this earlier? The letter is all about things in the workshop, and it doesn't involve any personal relationships between children at all. Besides, although the Xue family has a lot of wealth, in the end, it's just an emperor.

Shang, how can any young lady from the Duke's family say that she wants to go out to cheer you up?"

Jiao Shun was a little surprised when he heard this. He did not expect that in the eyes of his mother, Xue Baochai was not as important as Yingchun.

But when I think about it carefully, I feel relieved.

Because I was influenced by the plot in the book, I have always been thinking about the two daughters Chai and Dai. However, the Xu family has been a servant of the Jia and Wang families since childhood. If we look at it from the perspective of the owner of the two families, she is now living in the Xue family of Rongguo Mansion.

Although he is wealthy, he cannot support his power.

In the eyes of the old Beijing people, a powerful person is obviously higher than a wealthy person.

According to this standard, the Xue family cannot be considered a high-ranking family, and Xue Baochai cannot be considered a noble daughter.

On the other hand, Jia Yingchun, although she was only a commoner, if Jiao Shun was born as a domestic slave and hired his master's daughter as his wife, it would obviously be more honorable and legendary.

After clarifying this idea, Jiao Shun had no choice but to say: "Maybe they really have this intention, but after all, our family comes from the second grandmother's family, and the second grandmother is not on good terms with the master and his wife. I'm afraid it's not that big of a deal."

easy."

"That's right."

Thinking of this, Mrs. Xu couldn't help but nod her head and said: "The eldest master may not think highly of our family - besides, if we really want to become in-laws with the eldest master, I'm afraid it will cause a lot of trouble in the future."

When Jiao Shun heard that she had backed down, he was relieved, but Xu asked again: "What about the third girl? The second master values ​​you very much now. In three years' time, the third girl should also be talking about marriage.

Maybe then..."

At this point, she hesitated again: "Actually, Miss Shi is not bad. Although the Shi family is in decline, it is still a hereditary and irreplaceable marquis. If we can marry her into the family, we will really..."

"cough!"

At this time, Lai Wang suddenly coughed dryly.

Only then did Mrs. Xu remember that she was in front of Jiao Da, and that her son was already named Jiao.

She smiled slightly awkwardly at Jiao, and Uncle Jiao also smiled at her, but the action of lowering his head and pouring out his pipe could not hide his worry.

Recently, he has put on his clothes, stretched out his hands for food, and opened his mouth. He feels much more comfortable than before.

But just because I have free time, I have more to think about.

Occasionally, I can't help but worry that if after my death, the incense of the Jiao family returns to my family, won't my joy be in vain?

Xu's slip of the tongue today obviously made him more worried. He thought to himself that it would be better not to let Jiao Shun change his name and just let him choose a son to adopt to the Jiao family in the future.

But it's too late to regret now.
Chapter completed!