The Heavens Begin with Dream of the Red Chamber

Chapter 120 What is Cao thief? It is clearly the legacy of Wei Wu!

Of course, Mr. Zhan was very happy when he heard the news from Master Jingxu.

Master Jingxu didn't know why Miaoyu compromised, but Master Zhan knew it very well.

It turns out that everything depends on comparison!

Even if he is a stinky man, he is better than a ghost!

This was really a coincidence, and Miaoyu actually bowed her head like this!

After rewarding the little nun who delivered the message with a few taels of silver, Master Zhan agreed to go to Shuiyue Temple to meet Miaoyu the next day.

But on the next day, just as Mr. Zhan was about to leave, he saw Yang Yougong come in to report.

"Master, a guest has sent a note claiming to be Master Zhen Yingjia from the Zhen family in Jiangnan, and he plans to come and visit you."

Zhen Yingjia?
That Zhen Baoyu’s father?
What is he here for?
"Well, tell them that the master is at home and ask them to come over!"

The Zhan family and the Zhen family have no relationship, so the Zhen family cannot visit directly. Otherwise, if the other party doesn't see them or is not at home because of something, wouldn't it be very embarrassing?
So the Zhen family followed the rules and posted the message first, agreed on a time with Master Zhan, and then came.

Because of this, Mr. Zhan couldn't go to Miaoyu anymore, so he just left her alone to prevent her from becoming arrogant in the future.

Let’s not talk about how anxious and worried Miaoyu was because she didn’t have any exact news, let’s just talk about Master Zhan, who had a meeting with Zhen Yingjia.

He was originally quite curious about Zhen Baoyu, who looked exactly like Jia Baoyu, but it turned out that Zhen Yingjia came alone and did not bring his son with him.

In fact, this is normal. After all, the two families are not familiar with each other yet. If they become familiar with each other in the future, it will not be too late to deepen their relationship.

But what surprised him was that there was actually another person who came with Zhen Yingjia.

This man was dressed like a scholar, full of bookish air, with a gaunt face and a goatee under his chin. He looked like a retainer of the Zhen family, but he was dressed in rich clothes and walked with an official's gait.

The two were invited into the living room and served tea. Mr. Zhan smiled and said politely:
"Haha... I've heard of Master Zhen's name for a long time, but I've never met him. How lucky I am to meet him today!"

Master Zhen was also rich and noble, and looked a bit powerful. Hearing his politeness, he also reciprocated the courtesy and said:

"Zhen is just relying on the kindness of his father and has a little reputation. How can he compare to Master Zhan who was awarded a title for his merits?"

After the two exchanged a few pleasantries, Master Zhen pointed to the scholar who came with him and introduced him:
"This is the former Jinling prefect, Jia Yucun. He has now been promoted to Yingtian Prefecture, so he came to the capital with Zhen."

"I, Zhen, have come here today to recognize my relatives, but this matter is also related to Magistrate Jia, so I invited him to come along."

Oh, so you are Jia Yucun!
When Mr. Zhan heard this, he immediately understood that he was here to find Xiangling.

Xiangling is the missing lady of the Zhen family, Zhen Yinglian. Jia Yucun had already known about this when he was solving the case in the gourd.

But before, Master Zhan was just a small businessman and had no use value, so he was always kept hidden. Now that Master Zhan has become a "loyal and good man" and a member of the powerful, the Zhen family came to him.

These kinds of relatives are all about interests, so it doesn't matter whether they are there or not.

Although the Zhen family has not fallen yet, their property will be confiscated sooner or later. Why bother with them?
But the problem is that in this era, everything is a clan society, and blood relations cannot be denied just because you want to.

As for the saying that Zhen Shiyin is Jinling Zhen and Zhen Yingjia is Jiangnan Zhen, it is hard to say whether they are the same Zhen.

Nowadays, if you look closely enough at the big families, you can always establish a connection.

For example, the Jia family also has poor relatives like Granny Liu who are not related to the family at all, and Jia Yucun, who came out of nowhere but dares to call Jia Zheng "uncle".

So it is said that even a rich man living in remote mountains has distant relatives!

You can't deny it!

Others will stab you in the back!

Only someone like Master Zhan, who invented a family out of thin air and made others not know who to turn to if they want to attach themselves to him, could perhaps avoid this disaster.

Zhen Shiyin's family should be a declining branch of the Zhen family. Even if he passed the imperial examination, he was never valued by the Zhen family, and there might even be conflicts.

Otherwise, his daughter would not have been abducted and kept in Jinling City, but could not be found for many years.

Even if a person is an ordinary Jinshi and his daughter is lost, the local officials have to do their best to help her.

Master Zhan didn't know what secret calculations were behind this, but now that the Zhen family was interested in establishing a relationship with them, everything must have been sorted out.

Since he couldn't shirk it, Master Zhan didn't bother to beat around the bush with them, so he just smiled and pointed out the matter in advance:

"After hearing what Master Zhen said, I understand."

"You are here for Miss Yinglian, right?"

Now it was Zhen Yingjia's turn to be surprised, he said with wide eyes:
"Does Master Zhan know Yinglian's identity?"

Mr. Zhan laughed and said nonsense:
"That day, Xue Wenlong killed the small country gentleman named Feng Yuan and took Xiangling back. Later, Madam Xue adopted Yinglian as her adopted daughter and gave her to me as a concubine."

"Since Xiangling is a member of my Zhan family, of course I have to care about her, so I asked someone to investigate."

"I learned from the government office that Xue Xiangling is Zhen Yinglian."

"I sent people to Jiangnan to look for Yinglian's father, but who knew that Master Zhen Shiyin had become a Taoist priest and is now traveling around the world, making it difficult to find his whereabouts."

"Later, my subordinates heard that Magistrate Jia sentenced Xue Wenlong to violent death. They were so frightened that they dared not stay for long and hurried to report the news to me."

"Later, I saw that there had been no news from the Zhen family, so I decided not to visit them rashly and just thought that the information was wrong."

Jia Yucun, who was standing by, had been listening with a smile, just waiting to testify that Xiangling was Zhen Yinglian. But who knew that this dark pot would suddenly fall from the sky and hit him on the head. He quickly interrupted to explain:

"There may be a misunderstanding here!"

"I only recently learned about this from an old friend. If you had known about it earlier, why would you have kept it secret?"

"Besides, the matter of Xue Wenlong was not my intention. It was just that I had just arrived in Jinling and was taken advantage of by those clerks. I was tricked."

Jia Yucun was not a good person to begin with, and he had no beautiful woman for Master Zhan to be interested in, so of course he did not give him face, and directly said with a smile:
"That may be the case!"

"We got the news from a close confidant of Magistrate Jia. He was a novice monk in the Hulu Temple, and later became a doorman in the government office. Now, Magistrate Jia has kept him by his side and is using him."

As soon as these words came out, Jia Yucun's face turned green.

Because of the gourd case that day, he originally planned to send the doorman away, but later Jia Zheng wrote a letter to scold him severely, forcing him to secretly change the case file.

However, he couldn't do all these specific things himself, so he needed the help of clerks who were familiar with the government affairs.

Therefore, he lacks someone who can do dirty work by his side, who can be used in normal times and thrown out to take the blame when something goes wrong.

This doorman who knows everything about me is the most suitable one.

So he kept this thing and made good use of it.

Who knew that things in this world change so quickly? In just a few years, the Jia family gradually became weak. Of course, he also wanted to find some new people to rely on.

The route of civil officials is relatively safe, but on the side of the powerful and wealthy, the morals are generally declining. Only this "loyal and good man" Lord Zhan is currently popular. Of course, he also wants to curry favor with this new noble in the court.

After a careful investigation, Jia Yucun was shocked to find that this Mr. Zhan was actually related to him.

Originally, he wanted to borrow the relationship with the Jia family to visit the door, but after careful investigation, he found out that Jia Zheng and Lord Zhan had broken up and their relationship was not good. So after careful consideration, he picked up the relationship with Zhen Yinglian.

He pretended that he had just learned about Zhen Yinglian's identity, and went to Zhen Yingjia's house to talk to her, and encouraged Zhen Yingjia to come and recognize her as a relative.

If Master Zhan was an ordinary businessman, Zhen Yingjia would definitely ignore him. However, Master Zhan was a new noble in the court, a favorite of the emperor, and a dignified viscount, so Zhen Yingjia would definitely come over happily.

As a witness to identify Zhen Yinglian's identity, Jia Yucun naturally came along.

As long as the relationship between the two families is confirmed, Jia Yucun can naturally get to know Mr. Zhan, visit him frequently in the future, and gradually get close to Mr. Zhan.

But who knew that Mr. Zhan already knew Zhen Yinglian's identity and revealed the matter right away.

Suddenly, Jia Yucun noticed the unfriendly expression on Zhen Yingjia's face, and the look in his eyes when he looked at him became a little gloomy, as if he was questioning him.

You knew this news a long time ago, why didn't you hide it? What was your intention?
Even if Zhen Yingjia knew Zhen Yinglian's whereabouts earlier, he might not necessarily go to the Zhan family to recognize her as a relative, but this was something that could only be done but not said, and his attitude had to be clear.

Of course Jia Yucun understood this truth and couldn't help but groan inwardly.

This time, I'm afraid that not only will I fail to gain favors from the two families, but I might even offend the Zhen family.

Not knowing why Mr. Zhan was so hostile to him, Jia Yucun broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly explained:
"That guy may have known about this for a long time, but he is too selfish. He is afraid that if he tells everything, he will no longer be useful to me and will be abandoned by me, so he keeps a lot of information in his heart and tells it out bit by bit."

"I just learned about this news recently, otherwise why would you keep it in your heart and not tell it to others?"

In fact, the reason behind this was that Jia Yucun had never taken Mr. Zhan seriously in the past.

Master Zhan knew it, and Zhen Yingjia certainly knew it too. But at the same time, between the current Master Zhan and Prefect Jia, he would undoubtedly stand on the side of Master Zhan and would definitely let Master Zhan vent his anger.

So Zhen Yingjia shouted angrily:
"It's good to know!"

"Do you, Jia Hua, think that everyone in my Zhen family is a fool?"

"Do you know that because of your selfishness, Shiyin and his daughter have not been able to recognize each other for many years?"

Seeing Zhen Yingjia's statement, Jia Yucun immediately realized that it was too late.

People just want to use him as a raft. No matter how hard he tries, no matter how good his excuses are, it will be useless.

Seeing that Zhen Yingjia was still relatively sensible and did not bring up the fact that Zhen Shiyin had funded him in the past, and even gave him some face, it was clear that he did not intend to offend him completely. He decided to admit defeat and leave immediately!
Jia Yucun was also a decisive person. He immediately stood up and bowed, saying:

"There are many misunderstandings here. Please calm down and carefully understand."

"I'm leaving now, and I'm going to settle accounts with that guy now. I must clear up this misunderstanding."

Master Zhan didn't keep him and let him leave in embarrassment.

After the extra people left, Mr. Zhan instructed Yang Yougong to invite Aunt Xiangling to come and meet her uncle whom she had never met before.

The two of them didn't have much affection for each other in the first place, and now when they met, there was no crying and hugging each other. Instead, they were mostly awkward and polite.

After saying a few words, Zhen Yingjia sighed:
"Back then, your father passed the imperial examination and became a pillar of our Zhen family. Who would have thought that he would suddenly meet with misfortune, causing your virtuous niece to fall into poverty? What a pity."

"Fortunately, the heavens have a good eye and let my niece meet a good husband. It is worth it for our Zhen family to do good deeds and accumulate blessings and virtues for many years."

"It's a pity that no one from the Zhen family was present when my niece got married. It's really a pity."

"Today, my uncle brought some gifts for my niece, to make up for the mistake he made that day."

Seeing Zhen Yingjia taking out a gift list and handing it over, Xiangling didn't know whether she should accept it or not, so she turned to look at her master. Only when she saw Master Zhan nod with a smile did she reach out to take the gift list.

But after just one look down, Xiangling felt a little regretful.

What kind of gift is this for her? It is clearly a gift for her master, and it is very targeted!
The first line on the gift list was a pair of maids, and one could imagine that they must be very beautiful.

Then there were a number of singers, dancers and the like, which made Xiangling angry just by looking at them.

Giving her master a fierce look, Xiangling angrily threw the gift list into Master Zhan's hand, stood up and left.

It was rare to see Xiangling acting like a little girl. Master Zhan couldn't help but become curious. He lowered his head to take a look, and his smile became even more enthusiastic. He stepped forward, took Zhen Yingjia's hand, and laughed:

"Hey, Master Zhen, this is so polite!"

"Come on, come on, let's have a few drinks. We won't leave until we are drunk today!"

Although seeing my niece leave in anger, as long as the main target, Master Zhan, is happy, that’s all that matters!
Zhen Yingjia was not angry. Instead, he began to think in his heart that his niece was so arrogant and did not act cautiously like an ordinary concubine. She seemed to be very favored.

Now, Master Zhan has not officially married yet. It seems that the girl who is engaged to the Xue family will not live long. Maybe he can think of a way to make his niece the wife of his wife!

Although he was thinking about good things in his mind, Zhen Yingjia remained expressionless. He just smiled and went out with Master Zhan arm in arm to drink and have fun together.

But Jia Yucun, after having the first meal at Zhan's residence, felt angry but had no idea how to vent his anger. After leaving Zhan's residence, he thought for a while and then headed back to Jia's residence.

Although the Jia family has not been doing well recently, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse, and there are still many advantages to be gained.

Moreover, not long ago, the eldest daughter of the Jia family was made a concubine by the current emperor. It is obvious that the current emperor is also trying to win over the Jia family. If the Jia family jumps ship at this point, there may be a chance for revival in the future!

After arriving at the Jia Mansion, he was quickly invited in. Unlike the arrogant servants in the Jia Mansion, Jia Zheng actually knew the importance of Jia Yucun.

Although Jia Yucun got this official position with the help of his Jia family, if he did not have the qualifications, he would not be able to get it even if he wanted to.

Especially Jia Yucun's status as a Jinshi, which made this fake scholar extremely envious and jealous.

But now that his daughter has been conferred the title of consort, the advantage of his status is still very obvious, so his mentality will not be unbalanced.

After the two of them exchanged greetings, Jia Zheng smiled and said:
"It's just right that Yucun is coming to the capital now. We can serve as officials in the same court in the future, and you can take care of me."

Jia Yucun smiled modestly and said:

"Yucun is where he is today, thanks to the care of my uncle. In the future, Yucun will definitely follow my uncle's lead and will never dare to say anything."

Seeing Jia Yucun's gratitude, Jia Zheng was satisfied and said with a smile:
"Yucun, you came at the right time today. I have a problem and need your help."

"My son Baoyu is not young anymore, but he just hangs out with women all day long and refuses to study hard."

"As luck would have it, during the county examination a while ago, my third son, Jia Huan, luckily passed the examination for a student."

"For this reason, the family has been in turmoil lately, and my wife insisted on hiring a teacher to give Baoyu private lessons."

"Yucun also knows that the key to studying is to make up for one's shortcomings with hard work. No matter how good the teacher is, if he is not willing to work hard, what is the use?"

"You are here today, so you can teach Baoyu a lesson for me, so that he can learn from the good and be eager to learn."

Secretly glad that he was not the one to take care of the child, Jia Yucun breathed a sigh of relief and smiled as he agreed:
"I am just a poor student, but now I can stand in the government. If I tell you about my life experience, maybe it can be helpful to you, and then it will be worth your kindness to me."

After the two of them had reached an agreement, Jia Zheng sent someone to invite Baoyu to meet him.

Because of Jia Huan, Baoyu has been annoyed to death these days, and he feels more and more that his wife has entered "menopause" and needs to be "nourished".

But my own moral instinct is very resistant to this kind of thing.

Just as he was struggling with this, he was called over by his master, who introduced him to Jia Yucun.

Jia Yucun had long heard of this young man who was born with a jade in his mouth. He knew that he was the apple of the Jia family's eye, but he had not had much contact with him and did not know what kind of person Baoyu was.

Now that the two met, Jia Yucun put in extra effort and told Baoyu's story of his own hard work in studying in a colorful way, hoping to inspire Baoyu's love of learning.

But he didn't know Baoyu's problem. The more he said this, the more Baoyu hated studying. However, he didn't dare to retort because his father was watching him covetously.

While he was teaching, Aunt Zhao got the news. She was secretly resentful that her master was partial to her and became more determined to cling to Master Zhan's thigh.

After Jia Yucun left, Aunt Zhao immediately went to find her master, served him well, and then said:

"Master, I have already promised Huan'er and Sheyue what to do. Now that Huan'er has passed the test for boys, why not let them take in a concubine?"

"I don't plan to hold a grand ceremony. I would like to invite Master Zhan, Mr. Zhao, the teacher who taught Huan'er, and Qin Zhong, a friend of Huan'er, to come over for a drink and be witnesses. What do you think, Master?"

She handled Jia Zheng just right, and took the initiative to suggest not to hold a big banquet so as not to irritate Lady Wang. Naturally, Jia Zheng agreed, so Aunt Zhao had people prepare a banquet, and called Jia Huan and Sheyue over, saying:
"Tomorrow night, I will host a banquet for you two and invite you to take in a concubine. After that, Musk Moon will be the concubine of the mansion, and all treatment will be the same as mine."

"I told the master to invite Master Zhan, Mr. Zhao and Qin Zhong to come over for a drink. After the banquet, I will find a reason to stop Master Zhan. Huan will send Mr. Zhao and Qin Zhong away first, and then come back to invite Master Zhan to consummate his marriage with Sheyue."

"There is no separate courtyard for you in this mansion, so you will have to live in the same courtyard with me. When the time comes, I will clean up the rooms inside and use them as your residence. I will be keeping watch outside, so no one will find you, so you can rest assured."

"I have already told you everything that needs to be said. There is no need for me to explain more about what to do."

"Whether or not you can satisfy Master Zhan will determine whether Huan Ge'er can rise to prominence in the future. No one is allowed to let me down!"

"Especially Musk Moon, as long as you serve Master Zhan well, even if Huan Ge'er gets married in the future, you don't have to worry about being bullied at home. If Huan Ge's daughter-in-law dares to turn her face against you, I will be the first to deal with her!"

Sheyue knelt down hurriedly and expressed her loyalty, "Don't worry, Auntie, I will serve Master Zhan well and help Huan'er find a good future!"

After everything was prepared, Jia Huan went personally to invite Master Zhan and others to come.

Master Zhan was actually not interested in Jia Huan taking a concubine, so he asked someone to prepare a gift and send it over, but he himself did not plan to participate.

How can this be done?
Aunt Zhao hurriedly called Jia Huan over, gave him instructions in person, and then asked him to come again.

This time Jia Huan learned his lesson. When he saw Master Zhan, he bowed and said:
"So that the master can know that this concubine is not actually arranged for me."

"My mother was worried that I would be misled by women and spend all day indulging in sexual matters and neglecting my studies, so she never allowed me to touch Musk Moon."

"I was thinking, it's such a pity that Musk Moon's prime years are wasted like this!"

"So, I thought, since I can't enjoy it and it would be a waste to leave it alone, I might as well give it to the master to enjoy, just as a way to thank him for taking care of me all these days!"

Ok?
When Master Zhan heard what he said, he couldn't help but be stunned. After carefully checking his expression, he found that he seemed to be serious and not joking. He immediately said with relief:

"You are indeed good brothers!"

"It's no wonder that I think so highly of you. You really have a bright future and you are someone who knows how to repay your kindness!"

"But you are putting me in an unjust position by doing this!"

"Master, I am not a thief, how can I do such a thing?"

Jia Huan hurriedly opened his mouth to persuade:

"What are you talking about, sir?"

"What Cao thief or not? This is clearly the legacy of Emperor Wu of Wei!"

"This is an elegant thing to do, how can it be said to be unjust?"

"Really?" Mr. Zhan asked doubtfully.

"Of course it's true!" Jia Huan answered firmly, "I am a scholar, a scholar, so please believe me, sir!"

Seeing this, Mr. Zhan nodded slightly and agreed.

"Well, the words of the literati can still be trusted!"

"In that case, I will go to your concubine ceremony tonight and ask for a few glasses of wine to taste."

Jia Huan was overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly before leaving.

In the evening, Mr. Zhan came to Rongguo Mansion with even more generous gifts and was welcomed into the east courtyard.

Although it was a concubine, the ceremony was not as grand as the one held at the Zhan Mansion. It was just a simple pasting of a few pink paper-cuts and some decoration, and that was it.

Upon hearing that Mr. Zhan was coming, Jia Zheng also appeared in the east courtyard and chatted with Mr. Zhan and Mr. Zhao.

When the ceremony of taking a concubine began, Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang sat upright in the hall, took the tea handed over by Jia Huan and Sheyue, said a few words of encouragement, and that was the end of the ceremony.

After Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang left, the atmosphere became a little more lively.

Mr. Zhao came over just to get close to the Jia family. After drinking a few glasses of wine, he took his leave.

Seeing that the troublesome person had left, Aunt Zhao asked Jia Huan to hold Qin Zhong to drink, but asked Sheyue to go forward and make trouble.

Musk Moon came over with a red face and a wine glass to toast, saying delicately:

"Mr. Zhan has always taken good care of my master. Today, Musk Moon would like to offer a glass of wine to Mr. Zhan as a token of gratitude."

Mr. Zhan smiled and stretched out his hand, taking the wine glass...the hand below.

Musk Moon blushed, but she did not resist. Instead, she moved a little closer and held the wine glass to Master Zhan's mouth.

"Master Zhan, please have some wine!"

Master Zhan held Musk Yue's hand and sipped the wine bit by bit, drinking slowly and leisurely. Musk Yue's face turned red, her heart beat fast, and her voice began to sound sick of her.

After Master Zhan finished drinking, Musk Moon's hand suddenly trembled, and the empty cup fell on Master Zhan, and she exclaimed:

"Oh, it's my fault. I stained Master Zhan's clothes!"

"Fortunately, there are some clothes in the inner house. Master Zhan, why don't you follow me in and change your clothes?"

"Very good!" Master Zhan nodded and agreed immediately. Holding Musk Yue's hand, he went into the back house.

When they arrived at the backyard, Musk Moon went through the hall and went directly into the new house with a pink wedding character on it.

After entering the room, Musk Moon blushed and said:
"Please undress, sir."

However, Master Zhan refused to follow her play routine. Instead, he picked up the wine jug on the table next to him with a smile and poured it on Musk Moon's chest, saying with a smile:

"Oh, it's the master's fault this time. He stained Auntie's clothes."

"Come, come, let me help you undress. Hurry up and change these wet clothes, or you will catch a cold."

"Ah..." Musk Moon screamed softly, and then realized how Master Zhan was playing. Her face flushed red, her lips moved a few times, and she pleaded, "Master, why don't you turn off the lights first."

"Why turn off the lights?" Master Zhan shook his head seriously and criticized: "If the lights are turned off and people outside see us, it will damage my innocence!"

"It is said that men and women should not touch each other. Now that you and I are in the same room, we should avoid suspicion of being in a compromising situation."

"Uh..." Musk Moon was shocked by Master Zhan's integrity. After hesitating for a long time, she finally lowered her head in shame and replied softly, "Master is right. We should avoid suspicion. Then, just turn on the lights!"

Seeing that Master Zhan was staring at her with burning eyes, waiting to see her take off her clothes, Musk Yue turned her back and began to unbutton her coat.

But as soon as she turned around, she heard Master Zhan say:
"Auntie, you are taking off your clothes with your back turned, are you afraid that I, the master, will peek at you?"

"You are underestimating me, Auntie. Master is a gentleman, how could he do such a shameless act of peeping?"

Musk Moon was stunned, and when she turned her head to look again, she saw Master Zhan standing there with a righteous look on his face. She was speechless and had to turn back and started to take off her clothes facing Master Zhan.

After seeing Musk Moon take off her coat, Master Zhan took it considerately, threw it on the bed, and exclaimed:

"Oh, the wine has penetrated so deeply that not only the coat is soaked, but also the inside is soaked!"

Musk Moon had no choice but to continue taking off her inner clothes, revealing her bright red bellyband.

When Master Zhan saw it, he uttered a sound of "tsk tsk tsk" and commented:
"Although the material of this bellyband is good, the style is out of date!"

"Come, come, come, let me take your measurements myself, and tomorrow I'll have the embroiderer in my mansion make you a set of close-fitting sexy lingerie."

Master Zhan did what he said and personally measured Musk Moon's chest circumference, waist circumference, hip circumference, leg circumference, leg length, foot length... In order to make the measurement results more accurate, he also tasted Musk Moon's pH value himself and confirmed that Musk Moon had an acidic body constitution before recording all the data and moving on to the next indescribable stage.

After Jia Huan and his good brother Qin Zhong had drunk themselves to death, they vaguely saw Master Zhan coming out of the backyard in high spirits. He came to Qin Zhong, patted him on the shoulder, and said angrily:

"Look at you, tonight is Brother Jia Huan's good day, why do you keep forcing him to drink? Isn't this just a delay?"

"Oh, if the master hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten it!" Qin Zhong hurriedly stood up and apologized, "This is all my fault. I'll take my leave now and not disturb Third Brother's wedding night."

Immediately, Mr. Zhan took Qin Zhong to say goodbye to Jia Huan.

When Huan Saner saw Master Zhan coming out, he knew that the good thing had been done, so he did not try to keep them any longer and politely sent the two of them out the door.

After leaving Rongguo Mansion, Master Zhan ordered a carriage to take Qin Zhong home, while he rode back home on horseback, and the two separated.

Qin Zhong watched Master Zhan's figure disappear into the distance before getting on the carriage and heading back.

Qin Zhong was also a smart guy. He had seen things he shouldn't have seen a long time ago, but he had no intention of saying anything.

He was also the kind of person who sold his sister for fame and fortune, and not only was he not averse to this, he was even tempted to follow suit.

Qin Zhong also passed the county exam this time and is now a student. Not to mention the large amount of silver he got from the Zhan Mansion, the fact that his father relaxed his control over him is already worth it.

He is not a fool. He knows very well how he was able to make great progress in his studies and how he got the title of Tongsheng.

Since Mr. Zhan has inherited the legacy of Wei Wu, of course he has to cater to his preferences!

She is just a concubine. Huan Saner is willing to give her up. Could it be possible that I, Qin Zhong, would not be willing to give her up?

(End of this chapter)