The beauty of the capital could not be fully displayed under the suppression of the national mourning. The dignitaries all over the capital are also looking forward to the passing of time in a depressing atmosphere.

Soon it was time to send the funeral out of Beijing.

In the main courtyard of Rongguo Mansion, Jia Lian quickly walked up the steps to the south hall. The people inside heard the noise and came out one after another.

"Second uncle."

"Second master."

Nodding casually to everyone who saluted and greeted him, Jia Lian walked into the hall. Sit down.

“I can’t go to Xiling for the funeral this time for some reason, but the old ladies and ladies will accompany me, so I can only leave the escort to you.

Due to the remoteness of the road, the delay, and the national mourning, the stakes are very high, so you should be cautious and considerate and not slack off."

Jia Yun, Jia Qiang and others responded in succession.

"The things inside this trip will be arranged by your second grandmother. You just need to pay attention and wait for instructions. For the things outside, Jia Yun is in charge, Jia Qiang and Lin Zhixiao are the assistants, and the others are Supplementary.

In addition to the necessary bodyguards, I have also transferred ten additional people from my personal bodyguards, and Jia Yun will be temporarily in charge."

Hear Although others did not dare to express objections to Jia Lian's arrangement, they could not hide their envy towards Jia Yun.

Especially Jia Qiang. In terms of blood relationship, as the great-great-great-grandson of the Ningguo Mansion, he has a much closer relationship with the two mansions than Jia Yun.

I think when Jia Zhen was still there, he was vaguely the second-largest figure among the fifth generation of the Jia family, and his activity was only lower than Jia Rong.

At that time, Jia Yun, who was unable to reveal the blame for her family’s poverty, was not even qualified to let him take a look.

But now, he can only serve as Jia Yun's deputy.

Despite this, he did not dare to be dissatisfied at all. He vaguely guessed the cause of the death of Jia Zhen and Jiarong and his son, and for a long time he was afraid that Jia Lian would wipe out the roots and kill him too.

It was only after seeing that Jia Lian had no interest in him that he dared to come out again...

"You should discuss all matters of this trip together, Solve it properly. If you have any doubts, you can ask your second grandma.

If it’s urgent, you can fly back to Beijing to report to me.

That’s all. If you have done everything right, I will reward you for your merits when you come back."

After explaining the external affairs, Jia Lian went to Rongqing Hall.

Going in from the hall is the Neiyi Gate. After passing the Neiyi Gate is the Rongyi Gate.The inner courtyard of Xitang.

Jia Lian passed by and took a look inside

This courtyard, which symbolized the authority and status of the Duke's government, seemed quiet and quiet because of Jia Zheng's departure.

But its majesty remains.

There are five main rooms in the front, and the wing rooms on both sides are located in the mountains, extending in all directions, majestic and majestic.

The central hall is very noble. In addition to the three characters "Rongxi Hall" in the main book, plaques and couplets with extraordinary origins on both sides, such as "Treasure of Ten Thousand Chenhans", are also in the spring. Under the light, it shines brightly.

At that moment, Jia Lian wanted to break the current situation at home, drive Mrs. Jia Zhengwang and his wife out of Rongguo Mansion, at least out of this house, and then take Sister Feng and Qiaoer to the house in a grand manner. moved in here.

After all, I just suppressed such superficial thoughts.

With his current prospects, how can he rely on a courtyard to show his dignity?

If nothing else, Princess Zhaoyang’s Princess Mansion is much more magnificent than Rongguo Mansion.

The main palace she named Shoyangden, where Prince Uizada originally lived, is not comparable to Rongxi Hall in terms of wealth.

Therefore, if we want to fight, we have to wait for one day. He will personally change the name of the Rongguo Duke's Palace into the "Rongguo Palace".

Of course, when that time comes, no one will dare to compete with him.

Arrive at Rongqing Hall.

Today’s Rongqing Hall is more popular than the previous few days because there are many guests.

After greeting Jia Mu and others, Jia Lian explained to Jia Mu about the arrangements for the carriage and horsemen accompanying them heading west.

Jia Mu nodded, praised, and then said: "This time, your wife and I will accompany you to the funeral, and you have your own business to attend to, so I invited you. My concubine came over and asked her to move to the garden temporarily this month, so that she could help look after the house. Especially Baoyu and the others, so that they would not be left unattended to run amok in the garden."

Jia Mu, Xing Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Wang Xifeng, and even the You family from Dongfu had to accompany her to the funeral. It can be said that the entire elders of Ningrong and Rongfu were all out of pocket.

There were originally Jia Baoyu and other restless grandchildren in the Grand View Garden. In the previous episode, Xue Baoqin, Xing Xiuyan, and the mother and daughter of the Li family were added as spoiled guests. It was not surprising that Jia Mu and others were not at ease and asked Aunt Xue to come and take charge.

Therefore, Jia Lian said that Jia Mu’s arrangement was very good, and even said to Aunt Xue that it was troublesome.

Aunt Xue just replied with a smile.

Jia Mu said again: "Also, Mrs. Zhen’s wife also needs to accompany her.

The journey to the funeral is long and the days are not short, and your sister from the Zhen family, like Yu'er, is also frail and sickly. So Mrs. Zhen’s family didn’t want her to suffer hardships with us, and she was afraid that if she stayed at home, she would have no one to take care of her, and she would be alone.

So, I suggested that she should be brought to our house to stay for a while.

Mrs. Zhen’s wife only agreed for the sake of you, her sworn brother. You must take good care of her. If it's not good, wait until Mrs. Zhen returns to Beijing and see how you explain to her. "

Jia Lian smiled after hearing this and subconsciously looked at the little girl next to Mrs. Zhen's wife.

And Zhen Yuhuan was also looking at him and met his gaze. The girl turned her face away shyly.

“The old lady’s suggestion is really good, so the garden becomes more and more lively. I don't know how happy Sister Lin and the others would be if they knew that Sister Huan'er was coming to keep them company. ”

Jia Lian’s words naturally made everyone present smile.

After joking for a while, Jia Mu asked Sister Feng to take Zhen Yuhuan to the garden and place her there. Let her live wherever she likes, and live with whomever she likes.

Let alone the century-old friendship between the Jia and Zhen families, the Zhen family is willing to entrust their legitimate daughter to the Jia family Taking care of her shows trust.

Not to mention that now they all know that Zhen Yuhuan’s identity is the intended concubine of the crown prince. In the future, when the crown prince ascends the throne, he will be a palace noble whose status is not inferior to that of Yuan Chun.

In this case, there is no reason why Jia Mu and others did not pay attention to it.

Sister Feng agreed wholeheartedly.

“Old lady...”

Xue Baoqin, who had been standing next to Jia Mu and was extremely curious about Zhen Yuhuan, tugged on Jia Mu’s clothes and called out coquettishly.

How could Jia Mu not know what she meant, love and pity? He patted Xue Baoqin's little hand with his backhand and said with a smile: "Okay, you can go with her too. We'll just settle in later and come back for dinner together. ”

Mother Jia really liked the tightness of the little girl Xue Baoqin. Even though she was busy visiting the palace to pay homage these days, she did not let Xue Baoqin move into the garden to live with her cousin.

Instead, I would come back every day, tease Xue Baoqin, and sleep with Xue Baoqin in my arms at night. I felt exhausted and very comfortable.

For a time, even Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu were attracted by Jia Baoyu. Mother was forgotten.

Sister Feng led Zhen Yuhuan and others away, and Jia Lian also left.

After leaving Rongqing Hall, he walked back and walked to Rongqing Hall. On the North-South Yong Road between Xitang and Rongqingtang, you can see aThe servant woman chased after her and shouted: "Second Grandma, Zhang Cai's family asked me to call Second Grandma. They said that the birthday gifts for the Xining County Prince's Mansion and Jinxiang Marquis' Mansion have been arranged. They just wait for Second Grandma to take a look at them and send them Someone will send it to you."

After hearing this, Sister Feng hesitated and said to Jia Lian: "During the national mourning period, if every family and government happens to have a happy event, they don't dare to hold a big ceremony, but the ceremony is It needs to be sent. So my wife told me early in the morning that before leaving Beijing, I would send all the birthday gifts that are in advance without delay."

"So, Lord Lao, Let's take them to our house for a while and have some tea while I go."

Sister Feng hurriedly explained and followed her mother-in-law.

Jia Lian smiled, and opposite Zhen Yuhuan, who looked different, said: "You second sister-in-law is born to work hard. Don't imitate her in the future."

In one sentence , not only made the two little girls retract their strange gazes, but also lowered their heads.

Apparently they all heard it. The future that Jia Lian was talking about meant after they got married...

"Let's go and have a cup of tea at my place first."< br />
Jia Lian said, and glanced at the maid who was following them, focusing on Jade behind Bao Qin.

Jia Mu is really good to Bao Qin.

There are maids around Jia Mu who earn one tael of silver for eight months, commonly known as the first-class maids. They are all the best ones selected by Jia Mu from the many maids in Rongguo Mansion.

Needless to say, the attacker who gave it to Jia Baoyu, this jadeite is also the most outstanding one among the remaining seven, except Yuanyang.

I think that when he asked for Qingwen, among the three people Jia Mu asked him to choose, there was no such jadeite.

Now it is given to Baoqin. Even if you only serve temporarily, it is really unpleasant to think about it.

Even he is like this, let alone the sisters in the garden. Thinking about it, although they didn't dare to say it openly, they were somewhat jealous of Jia Mu's preference for Bao Qin.

Arriving at Jia Lian’s courtyard, Xue Baoqin, who was a little shy along the way, could no longer bear it. After Jia Lian’s brief introduction, he took Zhen Yuhuan’s hand and said in surprise: “I heard it earlier Brother Lian Er and Sister Baochai said, Sister Zhen, you and Sister Lin look so similar, I still don’t believe it.

Now that I see it with my own eyes, it is really eye-opening for my little sister. Just now In the old lady's room, I almost thought it was Sister Lin pretending not to recognize me."

Zhen Yuhuan smiled politely. Nowadays, she no longer has much trouble with others being surprised by her and Daiyu's appearance, although she also feels that the young lady in front of herThe girl's appearance is too sparkling and cute, but she has more things to care about.

"I heard from the old lady before that brother Lian doesn't need to accompany him to Xiling this time, right?" Zhen Yuhuan looked at Jia Lian and asked with concern.

"Yes. The Emperor asked me to be stationed in Beijing to train the officers and soldiers of the newly built firearms battalion, so I don't have to go to Xiling."

Zhen Yuhuan suddenly felt happy, noticing that Jia Lian and Bao Qin and others all looked at her and hurriedly covered it up: "That's good. With brother Lian at home, I think it won't be boring for us all to hold a poetry club together in the next month..."

Although Baoqin didn’t know what Zhen Yuhuan was thinking, she greatly agreed with Zhen Yuhuan’s words:

“Yes. It’s a pity that Brother Lian is busy with business, so he definitely doesn’t have much time to spend with her at home. We just played.

I have been in Beijing for so long, and I am still living in their house, and I haven’t even met Brother Lian that many times.”

Bao Qin’s words , which made Zhen Yuhuan feel nervous again.

Seeing the two little girls looking forward to him playing house with them at home every day, Jia Lian couldn't help feeling satisfied.

There is no way, these two little girls, one is cuter than the other, and the body is slimmer and more beautiful than the other.

If nothing else, just the fact that they sit in a row in front of them so obediently is extremely pleasing to the eye and makes people feel happy.

At the same time, he cannot help but feel proud that he has always maintained a "great and upright" image in front of them, so that they can get so close to him and even worship him.

Otherwise, no matter how good-looking they are, it would be boring if they tried every possible means to defend themselves and avoid themselves like Li Wan.

Thinking of Li Wan, Jia Lian could not help but squint his eyes again.

If you want to capture this prey that has been swallowed in your mouth and is still running away, this national funeral will be an opportunity.

Li Wan did not have a royal decree, so he naturally did not need to accompany him to Xiling.