Chapter 138 A Visitor From the Jia Mansion

Xue Zhen couldn't figure out what Wang Ziteng was planning. He only had two nieces. One of them, Yuanchun, had already entered the palace and was promoted to Consort De. The remaining one, Baochai, would also be sent to the palace.

Yuanchun and Baochai served His Majesty together. Who did Wang Ziteng want to learn from? Yang Yuhuan? Or Zhao Feiyan? Why, he wanted to rely on controlling the harem to help Yuanchun become the queen and then give birth to the prince?

Stupid, stupid, greedy to the extreme. Xue Zhen was so angry that he shook his head and couldn't help thinking of a poem in his mind.

Don't dance, don't dance, don't you see that Yuhuan and Feiyan are all dust.

No, they must be disturbed. Xue Zhen made a decision immediately. It was understandable that he would have this idea.

The Xue family's first wife got rich, can that wealth be shared by their second wife?

Forget it. The Wang family is used to it. I'm afraid that the guests in the family are more precious than their second house.

But if things go wrong, will the second house be implicated in the end?

The answer is obviously yes. The so-called killing of three or nine clans will never tell you any reason.

The fight in the palace is so cruel. There will be no innocence or innocence.

After driving his son and daughter back to the house, Xue Zhen was anxious in the hall. Fan Shi hadn't figured it out yet, and couldn't help comforting him: "It's just a selection anyway. Our family should have less contact with them in the future."

"You." Facing his first wife, Xue Zhen couldn't get angry. He just sat in his seat with a headache and let Fan Shi rub his head for him.

Seeing that Xue Zhen was holding his breath and didn't speak, Fan Shi simply talked about other things to relieve her mood for her old partner. As they were talking, they couldn't help but talk about the Xue family's visit to the Lin Mansion tomorrow.

Xue Zhen was overjoyed when he heard this, and he grabbed Fan's hand and said happily: "Good Madam, this matter still requires you to come in person."

"Ah?!" Fan was stunned, probably because she didn't expect that there would be a day when she would be useful.

Xue Zhen didn't say anything, pulled Fan in front of him, and explained it in detail.

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The next day.

After lunch, Fan took her daughter to the Lin Mansion at a leisurely pace. The two of them took Baoqin's carriage today, which was very spacious inside.

The mother and daughter sat side by side, and there was still room for two maids. A little maid like Chunyan naturally sat in another carriage with the gifts.

On the way there, Fan specifically reminded Baoqin of the rules of going to the Lin Mansion. Fortunately, this daughter has always been sensible and worry-free, and has a very good relationship with the beloved daughter of the Lin family, so Fan was willing to bring her out to support her.

When they arrived at the gate of the Lin family, the gatekeeper who had received the message long ago welcomed several female guests to enter through the side door. The Lin family is not big, but it is exquisite, without the formality of sedan bearers carrying sedan chairs through the second gate.

Fan led Baoqin all the way to the inner hall, and then saw Jia standing at the door with a smile to greet them. Today, not only the Xue family came together, but also several other women.

These people are the families of the owners of the newspaper shops in the city, as the current figures in Yangzhou City. It is natural for Jia to take time to meet them for her husband.

When the two hostesses met each other, they both found each other interesting. Fan remembered Xue Zhen's instructions today, and she and Baoqin specially chose a simple and restrained dress.

Jia used to like gold and silver jewelry, but Lin Ruhai has now become the parent official of Yangzhou. She and Daiyu only wore casual clothes suitable for entertaining guests, and did not bother to show off.

Several ladies sat together, and Daiyu naturally took Baoqin and other female guests to play behind the house. Baoqin was happy to stay in Lin's house with Daiyu and avoid Jia's eyes.

Fan had to be cautious, after all, the person sitting in front of her was the wife of the prefect. Moreover, Jia was the beloved daughter of the Duke, and could be called a daughter of heaven. In the past, due to Lin Ruhai's official position, she was very restrained.

Now that she has become the wife of the prefect, the hidden nobility in her body is not ostentatious, but it is more prosperous than before, making people dare not speak too much.

Fan kept her duty and only said one or two words when other ladies were talking and laughing, and tried to speak less at other times. This is not that Fan was deliberately making a good impression, but Xue Zhen repeatedly asked her to maintain this attitude when she came to Lin's house this time.

Mrs. Fan knew that her husband had something in mind, so she simply held on to the clumsiness of a small family and acted more friendly and low-key.

In the end, after listening to the opera and drinking tea, it was time to say goodbye.

It was the first time they came to the house, so they couldn't expect Mrs. Jia to invite them to dinner. It would be so unpleasant if it got out.

All the guests were thinking about the time to leave.

Mrs. Fan suddenly asked Mrs. Jia: "Madam, I just have a small matter here, I want to ask you."

Mrs. Jia had a good impression of Mrs. Fan today, and smiled when she heard it: "Don't be so polite, since it's a small matter, you can still say it."

Mrs. Jia's words were also full of needles. The word "small matter" was said by you, Mrs. Fan, so don't come back to make trouble for me. It won't be so easy to enter the Lin Mansion in the future.

Fan understood what she said, and her words were even more cautious, "I have a few things in my hand that I want to send to the capital, but these things are really valuable, and I really don't feel safe handing them over to escorts, courier and others. I wonder if I can ask for a note from the post station to send the things to the capital."

That's it, Jia listened calmly, relaxed her eyebrows, and smiled: "This is a simple matter."

When others saw Jia laughing, they couldn't help but laugh and said one after another.

"Since you want to send something, why don't you follow our caravan to Beijing?"

"Madam Xue, why bother the wife of the prefect with such a small matter?"

It is indeed more reassuring to use the official transportation channel than to use it privately. However, the people at the post station are unlikely to accept the items of ordinary people. This is a privilege given to officials by the court.

In this kind of thing, Jia is happy to do a favor, but she is rarely interested and asks: "I wonder what you are going to send?"

Fan bowed her head slightly and lowered her voice, "I have an older niece named Baochai. Now she is almost the age of coming of age. I originally planned to wait until the child is old enough to send her to Jinling. Who would have thought that her family would move to the capital after the New Year."

"I discussed with the master, since this is the case, just send it directly to the capital, and save them from the journey and having to come to Yangzhou to pick it up."

It is a girl's coming of age gift, Jia nodded, and was about to accept it with a smile. Her eyebrows slightly raised, and she suddenly remembered that the daughter-in-law of the Xue family's eldest wife seemed to be a sister of her second sister-in-law.

But didn't the Xue family's eldest wife live in Jinling for generations?

With her thoughts changing, Jia looked at the smiling Fan in front of her, and always felt that the other party was hiding something.

"I know, you just wait for my news." Jia's words changed again.

Fan nodded with a smile, and there was still a faint smile on her face.

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When Lin Ruhai came back from the government office, it was already very late. Now the court has not yet selected a new salt inspector, and many things have to be handled by him personally. In addition to the trivial matters of the weaving workshop and refugees, he was already quite tired when he returned home.

Jia, who had been waiting for a long time, saw her husband's fatigue in her eyes, and after pulling Lin Ruhai to the study, she placed the ginseng tea that had been brewed long ago in front of him.

"Do you want to take a break first?"

No matter how big the matter is, it is not as important as the health of her husband. Although Jia Shi had many doubts in her heart, she still asked Lin Ruhai what he meant.

"It's okay." Lin Ruhai pulled Jia Shi to sit in front of him and comforted her with a smile, "I know you have something on your mind, Madam, just tell me."

Jia Shi was a bit straightforward, so she simply told Fan Shi what she said during the day. At the end of the conversation, she added: "She didn't say much all day, but she asked for this at the end. I always feel that it's not aimless, but it seems like she is secretly sending us information."

"Let me think about it." Lin Ruhai also felt that this matter was a bit strange, "Is there any major event in the capital recently?"

"Does the examination next year count?" Jia Shi smiled, stood up and came behind Lin Ruhai, raised her hand and gently hit her husband's shoulder.

"What does the scholar's business have to do with a little girl..." Lin Ruhai paused and said fiercely: "Selection?!!"

Even the well-informed Jia shi trembled when she heard these two words, and murmured: "No way, hasn't Yuanchun'er entered the palace?"

Lin Ruhai was so smart that he would think for a long time whether Wei Yinghong was plotting something when he made a wrong move. Now, when he brought up the words Fan said: the age of marriage, the whole family moving, etc., the more he thought about it, the more possible it seemed.

"No, this is going to be a disaster." Lin Ruhai shook his head repeatedly, and felt it was difficult for a while.

Let's not talk about the complicated situation in the court. Only the selection of the concubines is handled by the palace. The first thing is to eliminate those with bad appearance from all the concubines. The rest will enter the palace for teaching and training, and slowly eliminate those who are unqualified.

"What do you think of the Xue family members?" Lin Ruhai asked aloud. He felt that his words were a bit stupid just after he finished speaking. Since the Xue family dared to send her, her appearance must be impeccable.

Sure enough, Jia nodded and said, "Let's not talk about Fan for now. Her daughter is more handsome than Yu'er in terms of facial features. I think their niece is not much worse."

Lin Ruhai thought to himself: That's not easy to deal with. Your Majesty doesn't have the time to care about the list of beautiful girls.

If the Xue family girl really sneaks into the palace like this, and Yuanchun'er is the insider, it will be easy for the Xue family girl to stay in the palace in the end.

Don't blame Lin Ruhai for making a fuss. Jia, Shi, Wang, and Xue are originally a noble family with the same blood. Now Wang Ziteng is the governor. If Yuanchun'er and the Xue family girl serve Your Majesty together.

What is this? This is a sign of disaster for the world. Open the history books, the historians have already made things clear. Lin Ruhai is standing on the position of a civil official and is a minister personally selected by His Majesty. He is very disgusted with such things in advance.

"No, I have to write to Brother Wei."

Jia was shocked. She didn't expect that this matter would alarm the minister.

"Madam, please sit down and I will tell you slowly." Lin Ruhai held Jia's hand. He knew that this matter could not be hidden from the pillow. If the Jia family followed the Wang family to make trouble, it would be a dead end.

He explained the situation inside and outside to Jia. Jia didn't understand Wang Ziteng's plan. He was stepping between the emperor and the emperor, plotting the status of the future uncle of the emperor.

Jia sneered immediately, "He is really dreaming about his Spring and Autumn period. How dare he make such a calculation step by step? It really makes people underestimate their earl's mansion."

Lin Ruhai also shook his head and smiled bitterly. Fortunately, Wei Yinghong had been promoted to the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites.

The Ministry of Rites is legitimate to manage this matter. Although there will be some criticism, it is difficult for others to say a typo.

It's really good luck that Brother Wei became an official of the Ministry of Rites.

The daughter of the Xue family must not be allowed to enter the palace. If she is really allowed to enter the palace, no matter how worried the court officials are, they will not be able to interfere in Your Majesty's household affairs.

We have to ask Brother Wei to find a way to send the Xue family girl back home at the first stage.

Just as Lin Ruhai was about to start writing, a servant came to the door and said anxiously: "Sir, Madam, a master has come to the relative's house in the capital, and he is waiting in the front hall."

Capital? Relatives?

Lin Ruhai and Jia looked at each other and immediately knew that it was the Jia family who sent someone.

Double update completed, the people from the Jia family also came, hahahahaha, you should be able to guess who it is.