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The Zhen family is a wealthy family through and through, with separate seats inside and outside.

So after lunch, accompanied by Zhen Yingjia and others, Jia Lian was ready to leave.

Before leaving, Zhen Yuhuan’s maid came up to him and gave him a gift box.

"There are early cherries here. They are gifts prepared by our lady personally for Mr. Hou. Please accept them."

Jia Lian recognized Zhen Yuhuan as his god-sister. Mrs. Zhen had also given her a greeting gift before. It's a piece of jade that he wears everywhere. This is his regular operation.

Therefore, it is reasonable for Zhen Yuhuan to return his gift. Returning to him this cherished seasonal fruit is neither outrageous nor shabby, but more reasonable.

I’m afraid that this may not be Zhen Yuhuan’s own intention, but Mrs. Zhen and others may have instigated her to do this. Jia Lian always felt that Mrs. Zhen was scheming. Although the Zhen family gave him enough courtesy when he came to Zhen's house, he always felt that he was being calculated.

But it doesn’t matter. With the relationship between the two families, unless the Zhen family does something very stupid and affects others, they are the strongest allies. Therefore, even if the Zhen family has some plans to get closer to him, it is okay.

"After I go back, thank my fourth sister for her kindness. I have other things to do, so I won't make a special trip to ask her to resign. If anything happens in the future, feel free to write to Beijing to tell me. "

After receiving Jia Lian's instructions, the maid turned around and ran away in embarrassment.

At this time, Zhen Yutang, who was ordered to escort Jia Lian out, smiled and said: "My fourth sister has recognized the second brother Lian as her adopted brother. From then on, the relationship between our two families has become closer. If in the future we If anything happens, please ask Brother Lian for help."

"Brother Yutang is very polite. With the reputation of the Zhen family, I can help you with anything."
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"Brother Lian was joking, although our family is not well-known in Jiangnan, how can we be like Brother Lian, who is from a powerful family in the capital, or even under the sect of a saint? The location is very dangerous. In the future, I'm afraid there will be more places to look up to Brother Lian."

Zhen Yutang said with a hint, Jia Lian's expression moved, but he didn't elaborate. I didn’t mean to ask too much.

Returning to the Xue family, the Xue family was busy arranging to summon domestic servants, shopkeepers, etc. Jia Lian did not want to get too involved, so he walked to the backyard to look for Daiyu.

Sure enough, as soon as they arrived at the main hall, they saw Daiyu accompanied by Baoqin, and two little girls sitting on the swing frame, each holding a book. Read carefully under the pear trees.

The spring breeze blew over their dexterous and peerless faces, occasionally tripping over a few snow-white pear blossoms, making the scene look peaceful and beautiful.

"Second Brother Lian!"

Seeing Jia Lian approaching, Xue Baoqin's eyes lit up and he quickly jumped down to greet Jia Lian with his book in his arms.

But Daiyu only glanced at Jia Lian, still sitting swaying, but suddenly she closed her pair of legs that she had been kicking casually. And from the look in her eyes, it can be seen that the little girl is by no means as indifferent to his arrival as she appears on the surface.

"Brother Lian, have you finished all your things?"

"Yes."

Jia Lian hid the gift box behind his back Bring it to the front and hand it to Bao Qin with a smile.

"What is this."

Baoqin took the exquisite gift box and was a little curious.

"Can't you tell when you open it?"

Hearing Jia Lian say this, Bao Qin just thought it was a gift Jia Lian bought for them on the street, so she said Thanks, he immediately carried her back to Daiyu.

It’s not easy for her to open up alone.

Daiyu didn’t mind because Jia Lian only brought gifts to Bao Qin and not to her. In fact, she had been smarter than her peers since she was a child, and under Jia Lian’s influence over the years, she became more and more intelligent. Mature and steady.

Except for being a bit arrogant and petty when getting along with the Sanchun sisters in Rongguo Mansion, and when getting along with Jia Lian in private, he is still very sensible in front of outsiders.

Most of this was due to the fact that Jia Lian took good care of her front and back affairs, so that she did not feel neglected or looked down upon, so she naturally became less sensitive.

As he helped Bao Qin open the gift box, he found that there were two layers of oil paper sandwiched inside the wooden gift box. Inside the oil paper, there were many delicate purple-red cherries laid out.

“Ah, such fresh and big cherries.”

Xue Baoqin was surprised. She had seen a lot of cherries, but it was hard to see cherries in this condition. It felt like they were specially supplied.

Daiyu also took a look at it, but suddenly asked Jia Lian, "Where did the second brother get such good cherries?"

When she had just dismantled them, she asked I feel that this gift box does not look like it was packaged by a street vendor because it is too exquisite.

Looking at the fruits inside at this time, they are also arranged neatly one by one, and even the orientation of the fruit stems is arranged in a consistent and beautiful manner. Daiyu felt that this kind of thing could only be done by ladies who had nothing to do, such as herself.

Jia Lian did nothing wrong, naturally not afraid of Daiyu’s doubts.

He walked to the seat vacated by Xue Baoqin and sat side by side with Daiyu. Then he smiled and said, "Didn't I go to the Zhen family just now? This is a gift from the fourth lady of the Zhen family."

Hmm, Miss Fourth?

Daiyu’s brows furrowed slightly.

Jia Lian turned his head and saw it, and couldn't help but smile in his heart. He took out a cherry from the box Xue Baoqin was holding, threw it into his mouth and ate it, and then explained: "Sister Lin, do you still remember the two young masters of the Zhen family that you met on the street yesterday?"


"Didn't they say at that time that their fourth sister was very similar to me? Today I went there and when I saw it, I was almost frightened. I thought you had sneaked into their house. Went."

After hearing what Jia Lian said, Daiyu had not expressed her position. Xue Baoqin, who was standing in front of the two of them, couldn't help it and asked curiously: "Is there really such a coincidence? What about Zhen? The fourth young lady of the family, is she really so similar to Sister Lin that even Brother Lian, you almost admit it?”

Because Jia Lian and his wife were sitting on the swing, and Bao Qin was standing alone holding a box. She was very curious and couldn't help but get closer to Jia Lian.

Jia Lian saw how cute she was talking and how she kept holding the box without eating. Knowing that she was embarrassed, Jia Lian picked up the fruit handle and picked up a cherry and fed it to her mouth.

He was used to feeding Qingwen and Xiangling like this. After he finished doing it, he was surprised to find Daiyu watching.

A quick glance revealed that Daiyu’s brows were furrowed, showing off her taste. So he remained calm, immediately picked up another one, and pretended to feed it to Daiyu's mouth.

Daiyu raised her head and said, "I can take it myself if I want to eat it. You don't have to do anything."

Jia Lian didn't mind either, so he just threw it into his mouth. .

Xue Baoqin had just accepted Jia Lian's feeding, and he didn't feel anything at first. Seeing Daiyu's behavior, Fang felt a little shy, so he immediately raised the box and brought it to Daiyu.

Daiyu was not able to refute Baoqin’s reputation, so she slowly picked up one, but did not rush to put it into her mouth. Instead, she pretended to be casual and asked: "Even if she is born a little like me, The similarities, how come she has carefully prepared such a gift for you?

Could it be that, second brother, you have known her before?”

Humph, that’s all. Who would believe that he gave me such a thoughtful gift on the first day we met.

If you don’t make it clear, I won’t eat it.

If Jia Lian had not fully realized theI could understand Daiyu's thoughts, and when I heard this familiar tone, I still didn't understand anything.

He looked at Daiyu and laughed. When Daiyu gradually understood and became angry, he explained: "Of course I didn't know him before. If I did, I will tell you now. Bring Sister Lin over, so that you two can take a good look at each other.

As for why she gave the gift, there is indeed a reason."

"What reason? ?" Bao Qin, the melon-eater, asked.

Jia Lian tilted his head, looked at Daiyu's face seriously, and reached out to lift up a strand of her hair that was messed up by the spring breeze.

"I saw that she was so similar to Sister Lin. Seeing her was like seeing Sister Lin, and I loved her very much. So I asked her if she would accept me as her godbrother. , she agreed. So, I have recognized her as my sister. This is her intention as a foster sister. Does Sister Lin have any questions?"

Daiyu originally wanted to interrogate Jia Lian's, but just after going out for a day, he hit up another young lady!

But Jia Lian's sudden actions and loving eyes made her feel very uncomfortable, and her heart was pounding, and she couldn't think of anything else. Hearing Jia Lian say again that he loves other people very much just because they look like her, he felt even more ashamed. In front of Bao Qin, he hurriedly lowered his head and looked at the roots of the old pear tree on the other side.

Although Bao Qin is young, her thoughts are very delicate.

The behavior of Jia Lian and Daiyu immediately made her realize that brother Lian and sister Lin looked like two lovers in a story book. Woolen cloth!

But isn’t the second brother Lian already married?

Bao Qin had doubts in his heart, but did not show it. He just quietly walked away from Jia Lian and leaned closer to Daiyu to prevent Daiyu from being jealous of her. Then he held the box, ate the fruit, and watched the show.

But she didn’t have time to find out more about the situation, because her mother came looking for her soon.

"The shopkeeper and stewards are all here, and my sister asked me to come and invite the Marquis."

The second lady is still as slender and tall, with a graceful figure and big breasts A raised butt indicates strong capital and a swaying walk, which means that you are leading the trend.

"Hey, girl, where did you get this box of fruits? You don't know how to be filial to your mother, so you just hold them and eat them by yourself."

"This is Lian Er. My brother gave it to me."

The second lady, who had already taken two pills from the box, immediately looked at Jia Lian after hearing this, with a smile in her eyes.

It’s not in vain that she worked so hard last night, Jia Lian will do it nowHe started to be nice to her daughter, he was really a nice man.

In front of Daiyu, Jia Lian did not dare to meet the eyes of the second lady, otherwise if Daiyu saw anything, it would be a disaster. So he nodded slightly, without looking at the second lady, and just gave Daiyu some instructions, then got up and walked out.

The second lady hurriedly followed, and thought the cherries were delicious. She went back and took a few more, and touched Baoqin's head, "You can't eat alone, I have to give more to you, Sister Lin. Do you know?"

"I know, mother, go quickly."

Bao Qin urged the second lady to leave with some embarrassment.

There was no need for the Second Madam to advise her about this kind of thing. She felt that her mother always treated her as an ignorant child, which made her feel uncomfortable many times.

In contrast, aunties respect their children’s opinions more.

Seeing the second lady rolling her eyes and then chasing Jia Lian away, Bao Qin said to Dai Yu with some embarrassment: "Sister Lin, don't mind, my mother is like this. In fact, She is a very nice person."

When Daiyu heard this, she looked away from the second lady's back and looked at Baoqin.

Like Jia Lian, she felt that Baoqin's beautiful appearance, which was far higher than that of girls in the world, was born out of her mother.

What’s rare is that since her mother is a concubine, she seems so casual at home and has a good attitude.

This was different from the aunts and elders she had seen before.

If nothing else, the two concubines of Rongguo's uncle have their own hardships. She didn't want to mention her eldest uncle's concubines, only her second uncle, who was a decent man, and his two concubines, Aunt Zhou, who was never seen all year round and was like an invisible person in the house.

Sister Tanchun’s mother, Aunt Zhao, is also hated by people, and she is also a powerful person, very carefree, and Daiyu doesn’t think highly of her.

Even her father’s two concubines were very cautious in front of her father and mother, and they did not dare to say anything wrong...

She originally thought, Those were the entire living conditions of a concubine. It wasn't until she came to the Xue family that she suddenly discovered that a concubine could also live such a free and easy life.

“Sister Qin, has the relationship between your mother and your aunt always been such a good one?”

“Yes, as long as I can remember, my mother has My aunt and I have always had a very good relationship...I know what you mean, Sister Lin. Our family is different. Anyway, I have never seen my aunt bully my mother."

Daiyu Upon hearing this, I knew that Bao Qin had misunderstood her., quickly explained: "Girl Qin, don't mind, I didn't mean that."

But Bao Qin shook his head indifferently and said with a smile: "Sister Lin, you don't need to explain, I understand everything. Come on. , let’s eat the fruit.”

As Baoqin handed the box to Daiyu, she pulled the rope and sat on the swing again, and then the two little girls continued to talk while enjoying the fruit. A private message from little sisters.

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Under the Xue family hall, the entire Xue family, the main shopkeepers and stewards in Jinling City, gathered.

At this time, they were all a little uneasy.

Just because, at this time, there was a neat circle of officers and soldiers standing around the compound.

These officers and soldiers were not only wearing armor and carrying knives, but they also stared at them fiercely, as if they would come up and chop them if they dared to make the slightest move.

Those who are slaves of the Xue family and have evil thoughts in their hearts are naturally very guilty and afraid.

Even those shopkeepers who are no longer slaves can’t help but worry.

They are not slaves of the Xue family. According to royal law, the Xue family has no right to lynch them. But I can't stand it. The Xue family is one of the four major families in the old capital. Once this kind of family is offended, there are many ways to deal with them.

I couldn’t help but wonder, could it be that the mistress of the Xue family was really confused and she really wanted people from the Xue family to replace them?

If that’s the case, just watch, in a few years, the Xue family’s fortune will be divided up!

Not long after, I suddenly saw a young and handsome man slowly walking out of the hall.

Behind him were the second house owner’s mother and the eldest son Xue Biao, the direct lineage of the Xue family.

Before they could greet them, the officers and soldiers lined up neatly around them shouted in unison: "See you, Lord Marquis!"

Everyone was startled, one of them was Because of the loud and deafening voices of these officers and soldiers, the other one is naturally because of their names.

What I didn’t say, the Marquis must be referring to the young man in front of me.

Everyone involuntarily bent down a little.

"Let me first introduce that I, the second-class Zhenyuan Marquis Jia Lian, came from Rongguo Mansion in the middle of Beijing.

As members of the Xue family, you must all know that the Xue family and I, Rongguo Mansion relationship.

For those who don’t know, I can say it again. The wife of your eldest wife of the Xue family is the direct sister of my wife, the head of the Rongguo Mansion.

And , my wife and your wives are alsoIt’s a surname, and it’s your wife’s niece from her mother’s side.

Because of these two levels of relationship, I can call your wife either aunt or aunt.

I said this, do you understand? ”

At this time, most of the people in the compound are people who hold important positions in the Xue family’s property. Naturally, there is no one who does not understand the situation of the Xue family.

Everyone who had expected such a terrifying formation today, and then heard Jia Lian's opening, immediately became more sure that something big was going to happen today.

There are smart people, He immediately stepped forward with a smile and began to flatter and get closer.

Jia Lian interrupted them, "As the saying goes, the state owns the country's laws, and every family has its own rules. Some people have been slaves for a long time, and they think they are their masters. Maybe they think that the real master is far away in the capital, and they cannot take care of the south, so they don't take the master seriously, and they become bolder and don't know what to do. Dare to try whatever you shouldn't do. ”

As soon as Jia Lian said this, many people’s faces changed, and then they began to cry out for injustice.

Jia Lian raised his hand and pressed it, and then there was a neat shout from the surrounding area. Come:

　“Quiet. "

Everyone was too frightened to say anything.

"I don't care which of you are wronged, these are things your wife should consider.

I am here today just because it is inconvenient for your wife to go back to the south to take care of these troublesome things in person, so she asked me to help her clean up the atmosphere and rectify corruption.

Are there any of you who are dissatisfied with this and feel that I am not qualified to interfere in the Xue family's affairs? If so, you can come forward now. ”

Everyone in the Xue family looked at each other. In this situation, no one dared to stand up.

This is the wife’s niece-in-law, and she came here on the order of the wife. Not to mention, he is still a dignified marquis and has come with soldiers. It is obvious that following the other party's wishes at this time may lead to a happy ending.

If you dare to stand up and oppose, just Afraid of uncertainty about life and death.

There are only a few stupid people who can reach this position. No matter how stupid they are, if others don’t dare to stand out, no one will dare to stand out.

　"Very good, in that case, I don't need to talk nonsense and directly declare the results of your wife's treatment. "

Jia Lian said, took out a pamphlet directly from his arms, glanced at the people with sweaty foreheads, and slowly read:

"Xue Family Pawnshop, the general manager of Jinling City, Zhang Decheng, pretends to be a public servant for personal gain, makes false accounts indiscriminately, and connives at the bottom of the business.The servants extorted people's property and ruined the reputation of the Xue family's pawnshop. The post of general shopkeeper was removed, and Ding Chun, the shopkeeper of the pawnshop on Bell Tower West Street, served as the general shopkeeper.

I remember that Zhang Decheng had been the shopkeeper of the Xue family for more than ten years and had little merit. He wore a staff of sixty and paid a fine of three thousand taels of silver within three days, and he would not be sent to the government. "

"Ye Dazhuang, the shopkeeper of the Xue family cloth shop... has a staff of eighty, took back the family property, and the family of five sold the tooth shop. "

"The general manager of the Xue family's seven grain stores in Jinling City... has a staff of forty. If he pays a fine of eight hundred taels of silver within three days, he will not be sent to the government. "

　"Xue family..."

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