It was late at night, and when she heard the sudden sound of horse hooves outside, Aunt Xue quickly asked Baochai to set the table, and she hurried out with others to greet them.

Approaching the gate, I saw my son Xue Pan welcoming Jia Lian inside. Behind the two of them, there were some servants carrying four or five boxes sealed with red colors through the door.

Aunt Xue understood something clearly as soon as she saw him, but after stepping forward to greet Jia Lian, she pretended not to know and asked.

I brought it here by the way.

I can’t say that it’s only a few thousand taels of silver. Considering the relationship between our two families, why bother with these things? You don’t need to give it, and Brother Lian doesn’t agree. Not only She refused, and even said that she had prepared another thousand silver coins, saying that she would use it to buy wine for the guys and boys who helped last year!"

Aunt Xue glanced at Xue Pan, her son was at this point You are very generous, seven or eight thousand silver, if you say you don’t want it, then you don’t want it!

Last year, I helped the Rongguo Mansion purchase materials. I originally thought that I would be protected by the Jia family in the past two years and for many years to come, so I had no intention of making any profit from it and basically treated it as my own business.

Therefore, all the money spent was actually paid from one's own account. Even though the Xue family has a lot of property, they can't afford to lose seven or eight thousand taels of silver so casually...

But, that's fine if it's other relatives. The loss is on the Jia family. Not too bad. The Jia family is a respectable family. In the past two years since they came to Beijing, they have always taken good care of them and never said they wanted to take advantage of them.

This is why she and her two children live next to the Jia family's second residence with peace of mind.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but sigh, my son is not as useless as others say, at least he knows how to have a good relationship with the Jia family!

So Aunt Xue smiled and said to Jia Lian: "Brother Pan, you are right. Based on the friendship between our two families, a few thousand taels of silver is really not worth anything. If you must give it, just send a few slaves. I just handed it over, there is no need for you to deliver it in person."

"It's not that I made a special trip to deliver it. This is not an invitation from my aunt, I just happened to bring it here."

"This...even so, the thousand silver is free. How can you help a relative with some small things and ask for benefits? Otherwise, I, my aunt and uncle, would be too embarrassed to invite you in. I'm drunk."

When interacting with aristocratic families, the most important thing is dignity. Jia Lian also understands this truth, so he said casually: "Auntie, you're welcome. The slaves and guys have worked hard, so they should be rewarded. Some benefits will go a long wayThe long way. ”

Just to reward a few slaves, naturally it won’t cost a thousand, but Jia Zheng and his wife guessed that the Xue family bought so much wood last year, so there was no profit, so they wanted to use this as an excuse. Give me one thousand more.

Although for a big business of ten thousand or twenty thousand, one thousand taels is really nothing. Mrs. Wang would like to give more, but unfortunately there are still many things to do at home, and the official treasury really does not have enough money. Generous.

After all, the relationship between the two families is unusual, so there is no need to be too cautious. It is better to express your intention than to say nothing.

Seeing that Aunt Xue did not speak for a while, Xue Pan interrupted and said with a smile: "What is long-lasting or not, my mother is right, a little money is not worth escorting me personally, wearing a red ribbon."

"Those who know what the money for wood is, but those who don't know, I thought you hired me for my family... Uh, hehe..."

Xue Pan was very worried He laughed honestly, because Aunt Xue had glared at him when he was talking nonsense.

"Aren't you hurt? Not to mention holding up the corpse properly in the room, he came out and acted like a thief, seeking to cause death. "

What Aunt Xue hates most is that her stupid son has no idea and talks nonsense without thinking.

Even Jia Lian looked at Xue Pan in surprise. At one glance, I said in my heart that I really want to give it away, but I don’t know if you will accept it or not.

　“Hahaha. "

If you come to our house, I will naturally treat you well. ”

Xue Pan’s injury was indeed just a superficial wound. Although Liu Xianglian became violent after drinking wine, she knew Xue Pan’s identity and did not dare to kill him.

As for why Xue Pan was sent back on horseback by the people from Rongguo Mansion, it was more that he failed to flirt and was beaten by the actors instead, feeling that he was too embarrassed to see people.

So Xue Pan finished speaking , then stepped forward to personally invite Jia Lian into the hall.

Behind, Aunt Xue greeted the housekeeper and mother-in-law, took care of Jia Lian’s entourage, and then followed her into the main hall.

In the main hall, when Jia Lian stepped in, he saw a medium-sized square table near the window, full of delicacies, and four or five maids and two or three servants scattered on the ground around it.

The Xue family does not have too many daily servants, which is completely incomparable with the Rongguo Mansion.

It stands to reason that even if the Xue family does not bring many servants to Beijing, People, but with the wealth of the Xue family, even if they hire slaves in the capital, they will only beA piece of cake.

But I don’t know whether they behave like ordinary people for the sake of frugality, or to avoid publicity and fear of attracting attention.

"Your status is extraordinary now, and I am inviting you alone today, so why don't you sit here..."

Aunt Xue completely treated Jia Lian as a big shot. He didn't look like an elder at all, and even asked Jia Lian to sit upright.

Jia Lian was speechless. It would be fine if he was someone he was not familiar with. It would be okay to decide the seats based on his superiority and inferiority. But Aunt Xue is a close relative, and this is still the Xue family. If he sits in front of Aunt Xue openly and spreads the word, he will be the only one who loses face.

So naturally he gave in to Aunt Xue. Seeing that Aunt Xue was so polite, Jia Lian took action directly, held Aunt Xue's arm and asked her to sit down.

Regarding Jia Lian’s direct attack on Aunt Xue, the people around him showed no reaction at all.

Aunt Xue is not only Mrs. Wang's biological sister, but also the direct aunt of Jia Lian's daughter-in-law. Jia Lian, the niece-in-law, is a close relative and junior in front of Aunt Xue, so there is nothing wrong with helping the elder.

Even Aunt Xue didn’t think much about it. She was even very happy and satisfied with Jia Lian’s behavior. Even after sitting down, she looked at Jia Lian and smiled.

Only when Jia Lian sat down and put his hands under the cover of the table, he unconsciously rubbed his palms. No wonder Jia Baoyu always likes to rub herself against Aunt Xue and others, and the feeling is really extraordinary.

A 12- or 13-year-old general servant brought a small jar of wine.

"Come. Brother Lian, try my wine! This is a good wine that I have kept secretly for a long time. I have been reluctant to drink it. Only if you come today can I be willing to take it out."

Xue Pan treats ordinary people like a stupid overlord, but he still respects people who are obviously stronger and have a higher status than him.

Theoretically, he has been in Beijing for a while and has become familiar with the children of the eighth house of the Jia family. Only with Jia Lian, although he had met several times and tried to invite Jia Lian to communicate with him several times, Jia Lian seemed to be busy and unwilling to talk to him.

There were even two occasions, such as the time when Jia Lian’s father died, and he and Jia Lian had a little unpleasant quarrel in the Jia family temple.

At that time, he thought that Jia Lian was a person who liked to put on airs and was a bit disliked, so he did not take the initiative to get close to Jia Lian later. Because at that time, although Jia Lian had some status, he had not yet reached the point where he considered himself unattainable.

But now, Jia Lian has become a marquis, and Xue Pan's feelings have changed immediately.

Those who used to “put on airs”’s behavior immediately becomes easy to understand!

And when he thought about it carefully, he felt that Jia Lian was not being pretentious. Not to mention, Jia Lian rescued him from Liu Xianglian's hands this time. What I didn’t say was that all this kindness must be put into wine.

"What are you drinking! You are still injured, just pour wine for your second brother Lian."

Aunt Xue poured wine for Jia Lian in Xue Pan She was still watching happily, but when Xue Pan turned around and poured some wine into her glass, she became unhappy and stopped her smile and scolded him.

"Oh, my God, can you not be a spoiler? First of all, I don't know the injuries on my body? Secondly, it's so rare for Brother Lai Lian to come to your house, but you still don't allow me to drink two drinks? Three, what fun does second brother Lian have in drinking alone? Didn’t you tell me before that when second brother Lian comes over, you should be there to serve him well? Now it’s here to spoil the fun again."
< br />Xue Pan was not afraid of Aunt Xue at all. While replying to Aunt Xue, he continued to pour himself a full glass of wine.

Aunt Xue blushed a little, feeling that her son was not giving her any face in front of Jia Lian.

Jia Lian then smiled and said: "Auntie, let Brother Pan drink two drinks. I don't think there is anything serious about Brother Pan. I think it will be fine."

" That's right."

Aunt Xue could only glare at Xue Pan bitterly, and just as she was about to say something, the door opened behind her and three or four people walked in.

The first person is Xue Baochai, the daughter of Aunt Xue.

When Jia Lian looked around, his eyes couldn't help but light up slightly.