The Red Mansions

Chapter 6 Is there any difficulty in this matter?

Tao Ranju

This teahouse stands in the bustling area of ​​Dahan Shenjing. At the moment, on the second floor, several people are sitting and talking to each other.

"Your Majesty Unknown, what's the important thing to call someone down?" Qin Ye was an old man over fifty years old with gray hair. He looked at Jia Zhen on the opposite side with a humble face, and said that he would be called a lower official.

Jia Zhen inherited the title of Lord Ning Guo. Although she experienced a second-class reduction, she still inherits the third-class general Weilie. Speaking of the special status of the patriarch of the Jia clan, Qin Ye naturally did not dare to make mistakes when facing Jia Zhen.

Jia Zhen was in her early forties, dressed in a light green official robe, wearing a black veiled black hat, fair-skinned, with a beard under her nose, holding a folding fan in her hand, playing with it, with a smile on her face, laughing Said: "Your Majesty Qin, you are being polite. Your Majesty Qin and my Jia family are considered family friends. There is indeed something I want to discuss with Mr. Qin. My son, Jia Rong, has reached the age of marriage. I heard that Mr. Qin has a daughter under his knees. She has a good appearance and is suitable for an IKEA family, so she has the cheek to propose marriage to Qin Langzhong on behalf of the child."

Jia Zhen said, in the sunken eye sockets, in the muddy pupils, there seemed to be a charming, delicate and affectionate beauty like a flower.

On the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival, he went to Da'an Temple for a visit. He met him at first, but after many inquiries, he found out that they were the brothers and sisters of the Qin family who came to offer incense and wish.

"Your official..." Qin Ye had a hesitant look on his face, and said, "To tell you the truth, Mrs. Jia, my daughter has already made an appointment, how can one daughter marry two families?"

Jia Zhen frowned, her face changed slightly, and she said anxiously: "Are you engaged? I don't know which young son it is?"

Qin Ye pondered for a while, intending not to tell the truth, but facing Jia Zhen's scrutinizing gaze, he said, "Speaking of which, he is still a member of the Jia clan."

"Oh?" Jia Zhen's complexion paused, her eyes lit up, and she asked in surprise, "Which house is the young master, why don't I know?"

Jia Zhen is the head of the Jia family, but he doesn't know what age man is married in the two mansions, Baoyu is still young, and Jia Lian married only a few years ago.

Jia Zhen's eyes flickered, and her heart relaxed. If the marriage was arranged by the Jia clan in Jing, as the head of the clan, he would use some money around and try to coerce and lure him, but that person would not dare to disobey his wishes. .

Qin Ye paused, and said hesitantly: "It's Jia Si's family in Liutiaoer Hutong in the back street, nicknamed Brother Heng, who was married shortly after he was born, and the marriage certificate has already been changed."

When it came to the end, Qin Ye sighed in his heart. Back then, he was just a small official in the Ministry of Industry, and because of the favor of Jia Si'er and his wife, he made a baby marriage.

But time has passed, and the marriage that was originally well-matched is now more or less... But even if he is allowed to open his mouth to regret the marriage, he will definitely not be able to do such a shameless thing.

Jia Zhen frowned, asked Lai Sheng on the side, and said, "Jia Si'er from the back street? But that Jia Si'er who drowned in a pond ten years ago because of drinking?"

"Master has a good memory. This Jia Si'er bought a fish pond on the village." Lai Sheng said with a smile: "This Jia Si'er, after all, can be regarded as a member of our East Mansion. When he died unexpectedly, Master He also asked the government to pay money, this Uncle Heng and Brother Rong often hang out together on weekdays."

Jia Zhen put down the wine cup, twirled a bunch of mustaches, and said with a smile: "Since that's the case, I'm not an outsider. Someone gave him 50 taels of silver, and then left an errand in a shop outside to make him withdraw from this marriage." that is."

Lai Sheng laughed and said: "Master is merciful, this Uncle Heng's mother also died of illness a few years ago, and the family life is also very tight. If the master gives him an errand, he might be very happy."

Jia Zhen smiled, waved her hands, and said: "After all, I am a junior of the Jia family. As the head of the Jia family, it is my duty to take care of him, right, Mr. Qin."

As he said that, he looked at Qin Ye with a pair of pointed eyes, and gave him appropriate oppression.

"This..." Qin Ye pondered for a while, and remained silent for a while.

Jia Zhen didn't want to force her too much, she smiled, picked up the wine cup on the table, took a sip, and asked tentatively, "If that's the case, is this marriage?"

Qin Ye was in trouble, and just as he was hesitant, he didn't know what to do, when he suddenly heard a voice from the stairs, "Master, there are relatives at home, and Madam Wu wants you to go back."

Hearing this, Qin Ye's heart relaxed, he raised his eyes to look at Jia Zhen, cupped his hands and said: "Master Jia, there are still matters in the lower official's family. As for the marriage, how about letting the lower official go back and think about it?" "

Jia Zhen's face revealed a look of surprise, but she couldn't force it to stay, she smiled and said: "Then I will wait for the good news from Mrs. Qin, Mrs. Qin, go slowly."

After Qin Ye got off Tao Ranju with his servants, the smile on Jia Zhen's face gradually faded away, and the folding fan in her palm was unfolded in a "swipe", and she slapped the fan lightly in her palm. Thoughts.

"Master, do you want to send someone to Jia Si'er's house now?" Lai Sheng stepped forward and asked in a low voice.

Jia Zhen paused her fan, smiled and said, "Don't be busy, let someone call Brother Rong."

As the head of the Ning Kingdom and the patriarch of the Jia Clan, he still needs to pay attention to some reputations in these matters, and try to handle them as tight as possible. Guess Jia Heng would not dare to disobey him.

Qin Ye left Tao Ranju, and while walking home, he asked the servant on the way, "Which relative is here?"

The servant said: "Master, it's Jia Heng from the wicker alley on Ningrong Street."

Qin Ye's complexion changed, and he thought, how could it be such a coincidence.

"Did you say anything?" Qin Ye asked.

The servant said: "I didn't say anything, I just said that I came to visit the master."

A bitterness appeared on Qin Ye's face, visiting?That young man is nearly 15 years old, most likely he came to propose marriage and get married, what should I do?

In the city of Shenjing, the Jia family is one family and two dukes, the family is very prosperous, and it has deep roots in the court. Don't look at Jia Zhen's politeness just now, if her face is brushed off, it will be unpredictable.

However, if he abandons the poor family of the Jia family and betroths his daughter to the Ningguo Mansion, once the reputation of disliking the poor and loving the rich is spread...

At this moment, Qin Ye felt a sense of bitterness in his heart. After thinking about it, he decided to go back and see Jia Heng first, and to see why he came first. He went like this for a quarter of an hour and returned home.

In the flower hall, Jia Heng was casually chatting with Nanny Wu. After drinking two cups of tea, seeing that Qin Ye was still not coming back, although he was puzzled, his face remained silent.

Just now, he has met Qin Keqing, she is really beautiful and charming, she is naturally beautiful, and her beauty is troublesome, she probably refers to this kind of woman.

"The master is back." At this moment, the servant under the eaves shouted.

Jia Heng looked at the voice, and saw an old man with gray hair and wearing a regular shirt, walking into the flower hall in a stable manner, got up quickly, bowed his hands and said: "Jia Heng has seen Shibo."

"It's a good nephew." Qin Ye took a look at Jia Heng, and said that this was the first time he saw Jia Heng, and when he saw that he was dressed in a scholar's blue shirt and his eyebrows were aggressive, he thought to himself.

Originally thought that he came from a side branch of Jia's family and came from a humble background, so he would have a low self-esteem, but he turned out to be a good-looking talent, and this matter became more and more difficult.

The two sat down again, and a maid brought a new pot of tea. Qin Ye exchanged a few words with the young man opposite him, and chatted with him, and saw that he answered fluently and with a calm demeanor.

Jia Heng took out the marriage certificate and said: "To tell you the truth, Uncle Jia, when Jiaci was here, his only thought was to see my nephew get married and start a career. Now my nephew is at the right age, and I come here to visit Uncle Shi, and the marriage is over."

Qin Ye pondered for a while, and felt that it would be better to not let the Ningguo Mansion propose a marriage. If the Jia family had a way to make Jia Heng withdraw the engagement, he might also...

Compared with the real son of Ningguo Mansion, the side branch is undoubtedly much inferior.

This is also human nature.

Qin Yedao: "Nephew, the matter of getting engaged back then should be practiced, but the little girl often said that she would stay at home with my husband for another two years. How about putting away the marriage certificate first and delaying it for another two years?"

Jia Heng smiled and said, "Qin Shibo, is there any difficulty in this matter?"

Just now when he entered the door, he saw that Qin Shibo had a look of sadness hidden between his brows and eyes, especially when he saw himself, the look of sadness was even more intense.

In his previous life, he was an inspector at the southwestern border, facing all kinds of immigrants, he had already learned a set of methods of observing appearance and demeanor.

(End of this chapter)