Whose Evil in the Red Chamber

"The Wang family? The Jinling Wang family?" Back in the palace, it was Prince Teng of the Wang family who delivered the news to the Zhen family. Wang Ziteng is the most likely candidate for the position, but who knows that this person was replaced by the former official minister who was reinstated after Ding You expired. His deadly rival, now that Wang Ziteng is crushed by his new boss, his future is getting more and more bleak.

"It's his family. Speaking of which, my future mother-in-law is also from the Wang family. There is a girl in the Wang family. She is Xue Pan's cousin. She has some friendship with me. Now she has married into the Rongguo Mansion and is the young mistress of the eldest family. "Wu Niang said that it was Wang Xifeng, Miss Wang's family.

This Sister Feng has been different from ordinary girls since she was a child, and she always has the feeling of being a woman who does not give in to men. Since she watched Jing Xuan's words in secret, she couldn't help but be greatly touched. She only felt that although the other party was young, what she said was right. Her thoughts; Later, because of Xue Pan's relationship, she got to know Wu Niang again, and she couldn't help but become a confidant, and she had a good relationship with Wu Niang in the boudoir.

Originally based on the Wang family's family status, it was not difficult for Wang Xifeng to marry a high family, but the world is unpredictable, because of Wang Ziteng's incident, Wang Xifeng's marriage has also been dragged down, and many families who were interested in it have also disappeared. In the following, in the end, it was Mrs. Wang, the second wife of Jia's family, who tied the strings in the middle to marry Jia Lian to Wang Xifeng.

The Wang family didn't like the Jia family at first. Although the Jia family was after Rong Guogong, the four families of Jia Shi Wang Xue were also headed by the Jia family, but they were all based on the rank of the ancestors. Although his official career has been frustrated now, he is still the left servant of the Ministry of Rites. The Jia family, Rongning and Ningxia are full of money. Except for hereditary titles, no one holds important positions in their official career. The head of the Ministry of Industry, a sixth-rank official, has no sign of promotion.

Wang Xifeng is now marrying Jia Lian, who only has a false title of the same acquaintance, which can be regarded as a low marriage. The Wang family is naturally unhappy. As soon as he entered the door, he hinted that he should be the family member of the Jia family's inner house. The Wang family thought that the four families would connect and have relatives, and there was no more suitable choice except the Jia family, so they finally agreed.

Wang Xifeng herself didn't take it seriously, on the contrary she was very pleased.She was not reconciled to being a husband and a child in the back house. If she really married into a rich family, it would be difficult to seize power. Marrying into Jia's family is considered a low marriage, and there are relatives and aunts to rely on, so why not do it?

Newlywed Yan Er, Jia Lian also looks handsome, and Wang Xifeng is like a golden boy and jade girl, and Sister Feng is also satisfied in her heart. Mrs. Wang delegated power again and let her take charge of the inner house of Rongguo Mansion. He also hated and liked Wang Xifeng's sassy temperament, and for a while, this Feng girl was full of ambitions, and she became more and more frustrated.

But the good times didn't last long, and soon Wang Xifeng found out that her next housekeeper was powerful, but the outside was smeared with honey, but the inside was bitter. There is no other reason. This Jia's mansion is now like an empty shell, and it looks high on the outside. The door of the mansion, but the inside has been hollowed out.

The Jia family's original property was poorly managed, and the house had to subsidize money. The annual income from the estate was just a drop in the bucket, and it was not enough to make up for the deficit; but this did not bother Wang Xifeng. Mother and mother are good friends, and they are not young when it comes to business, so they only want to revive the Jia family's property to supplement the family.

Unexpectedly, those shopkeepers are all well-established servants of Jia's family, including the descendants of the old man who Rong Guogong served at that time, and even Jia's mother looked at them differently, Wang Xifeng couldn't move; Room, because of this, her good aunt gave her a lot of shame, and she was even more difficult to move.

Her decent mother-in-law, Mrs. Xing, is even more hopeless, timid and greedy for money, shallow and narrow-minded.These things made Wang Xifeng unable to do anything, but Jia Lian committed the problem of stealing again and stole her dowry girl, which touched Wang Xifeng's life.

According to Wang Xifeng's temper before leaving the cabinet, even if the girl broke her head, she would inevitably be betrayed, but since she has seen how Wu Niang wins over Xue Pan, Wang Xifeng is not Wu Xia Amen now, she is like this Doesn't she know what kind of virtue her cousin is?Just such a fool can be subdued by Wu Niang, Wang Xifeng admires it from the bottom of her heart, she doesn't believe it, she can't subdue a Jia Lian with her ability!

When she was extremely angry, Wang Xifeng calmed down instead. After thinking about it, she felt that it was not good to be isolated and helpless in Jia's mansion, so she took a chance and asked someone to send a message to Wu Niang, hoping that she could help a little bit.Out of friendship, Wu Niang is naturally willing, but Wang Xifeng is now the daughter-in-law of the Jia family. Because of Jia Min's relationship, Wu Niang still has some taboos about interfering in the Jia family's affairs, so she planned to ask Jing first. Xuan's meaning will be judged later.

After hearing this, Jing Xuan nodded, just looking at the fact that the water solution of Prince Jing's Mansion came to Yangzhou to handle the salt affairs in person, he knew that the huge profits of these private salts did not fall into their mansions every year, and they belonged to the same faction. The family is so embarrassed about money, it is worth deliberating whether it is because they have not made good money, or whether Wang Xifeng's seniority has not been able to get in touch with this part, but it is not difficult to see that the Jia family carries the name of the Duke's Mansion on their backs. The position in the faction is not good.

"It's not difficult to open a shop in the capital, as far as business is concerned, but I also inquired about it specially. My father-in-law said that the water in Beijing is too deep. Maybe there is a royal palace behind any inconspicuous shop. If you are not careful, you will lose money." It's not beautiful to offend people, so I asked the eldest son what he meant." Wu Niang said what she was worried about.

The water is too deep... To put it bluntly, it is a backer. Jing Xuan thought about it, but he really couldn't think of anyone who was more reliable than his backer, so he couldn't help laughing: "This matter is very promising. Let’s talk about it after the rules come out.”

Jingxuan agreed, Wuniang was overjoyed, and sent back a message to Wang Xifeng. After a few days, Sister Feng got the letter, and she felt at ease in her heart. It is impossible to use the dowry, even if she runs the store with Wu Niang, she must first take out her private house.

But it's worth it. The most important thing right now is to support the family. Her position as the head of the family cannot be shaken. Once she has stabilized her position, she will do other things. Slave, as well as the weeds of the honey-belly sword, we will all wait and see when the time comes, and we will settle it together sooner or later!As for the good aunt Mrs. Wang, because of this incident, Wang Xifeng also had doubts in her heart. When her aunt was in charge of the family, what did she rely on to support this property?

When Wang Xifeng in Beijing was secretly investigating Mrs. Wang's secrets, Huan Yi couldn't wait to take the first step, spreading the rumors about Jingxuan to Weiyang, and there was a real disturbance in the city for a while.

Although Lin Ruhai has not been in the Yangzhou Salt Administration for a long time, Lin Ruhai has always taken care of his feathers with a relaxed attitude, and every first and fifteenth day of the lunar new year, he would give porridge to the poor people. Therefore, in the hearts of the people in Weiyang, this Master Lin is a very A rare and good official, but among his colleagues, there are many who criticize Lin Ruhai for his fame.

Therefore, as soon as the rumors about Lin Jingxuan appeared, those who disliked Lin Ruhai and waited to see the jokes of the Lin family naturally spared no effort to fuel the flames. Although the common people liked Lin Ruhai, the rumors about Jingxuan were too legendary. The actor hangs out, the only seedling of the Lin family loves Longyang, Mr. Lin is gentle and elegant, but Mr. Lin is charming and romantic. These stories that only appeared in operas or storytellers' scripts in the past are staged so vividly. Where are the common people? Can it be exempt from vulgarity?

"Let's go, let's go to watch the excitement." Not only was Jing Xuan not angry when he heard this, but he pulled Wei Zhen with a smile and went straight to a nearby tea shop to watch the excitement.For this, Jing Xuan deliberately changed his disguise and changed into brown clothes that were not so conspicuous. He was wrapped in a thick brown-red jacket, which looked much rounder than usual. The collar stood up just enough to cover most of the chin, and then a small hat with a layer of cotton was buttoned up, and the brim of the hat was slightly lowered, which covered a lot of Jing Xuan's eye-catching phoenix eyes.

Although the name "Lin Jingxuan" is very popular in Yangzhou now, it is only passed on by word of mouth among the common people. Few people really know Jingxuan's appearance. Therefore, when Jing Xuan and Wei Zhen entered the teahouse with a big swagger, no one really recognized them as the people in the rumors, and the guy came over to greet them enthusiastically.

Jingxuan didn't choose a private room for special reasons. He scanned the lobby and chose a seat near the window to sit. The guests around were talking about the rumors with great interest, and Jingxuan was also listening with interest. Seeing a man in a short jacket shaking his head, he retorted:

"I once met Mr. Lin from a distance, but he was really majestic. I think you said that Mr. Lin is more handsome than girls, but isn't that an exaggeration?"

Someone sang a naysayer, and naturally there was a rebuttal. A man in a long robe at the next table looked at him disdainfully, and then said, "This brother obviously doesn't know what's going on. Mr. Lin is a man of both sexes at this age. Difficult to distinguish, ordinary going out, is often mistaken for a girl disguised as a man's house."

Jing Xuan almost laughed out loud when he heard the words, looked at Wei Zhen, and raised his eyebrows, he didn't know that he had already reached the point where he was regarded as a "woman disguised as a man".

Jing Xuan didn't care, but Wei Zhen was very displeased in his heart. In his previous life, Jing Xuan was surrounded by rumors all his life, and the unbearable things were not without outsiders' knowledge, but Wei Zhen always remembered it, and felt that Jing Xuan was unfair. Very, so whenever the "rumours" involve Jingxuan, it is tantamount to poking Wei Zhen's inverse scales, and it can always arouse the violent side in his heart. It was because of this that Zheng Guangping, the son of Nan'an County Prince, was killed by Wei Zhen How can Wei Zhen not be annoyed right now?

At this time, another person interjected, this person was a restless person at first glance, at this time he smiled, and he was even more obscene, and only heard this person say: "It seems that you have never seen the girl, Those who are well-adjusted for children have a soft and feminine figure, which is a bit more interesting than girls. I think this Mr. Lin is a natural child, and he is at the right age. If he grows older and his body becomes rough It's not beautiful anymore."

After saying this, the smile on Jing Xuan's face also froze, and Wei Zhen's heart became even more furious. As soon as he moved his body, he was about to step forward to give this person a mouthful, but Jing Xuan stopped him and gave him a slap. Jing Xuan could remember the appearance of this person with the look in his eyes, and his thoughts turned in his mind.

This man's words really shocked everyone in the tea shop. Although Weiyang is a place where fireworks are flourishing, but ordinary men are not enough to make money to support their families. How can they find their sisters in such a leisurely way? Some scholars call themselves romantic and talented. He frequently went to and from the place of fireworks, and many people had never heard of this children's house, so they couldn't help but be aroused by this person's curiosity, and they all started to inquire.

The man was talking frothy, looking like a hungry ghost, and his words frequently clung to Jing Xuan, and Wei Zhen couldn't help but feel murderous in his heart. At this moment, three or five scholars After entering the tea shop, he is a regular customer of the tea shop. According to the staff, these scholars are students from the nearby academy.

When these students entered the tea shop, they couldn't help frowning frequently when they heard the man talking nonsense about the affair, and one of them yelled loudly: "It's really shameful to be so shameless in public!"

These days, the common people still have some respect for scholars. Except for the wretched man who took the lead, the others couldn't help but come back to their senses, and they couldn't help showing a bit of shyness on their faces. Slowly, but he couldn't help but say:

"It's a pity that the Lin family has a scholarly family, and Mr. Lin was born in Tanhua, but he has become famous because of such unworthy sons!"

His classmate shook his head when he heard this, and sighed: "It's my father's fault, I'm quite disappointed with Lin Tanhua. A scholarly family like this should hire a respectable teacher to enlighten him at the age of three. Now there are This son is so unworthy, this Lin Tanhua can hardly escape the blame."

The rest of them nodded in agreement with this man's words, and said, "That's right, but it's hard to know that it's not a blessing if you lose your horse. At Lin Jingxuan's age, if Mr. Lin can strictly control him and let his prodigal son turn back, he will definitely be able to win the gold medal in the future." The door lintel, otherwise I'm afraid there will be another dude!"

Jing Xuan frowned again when he heard this. In past and present lives, there were quite a few people who criticized him, but to call him a "stupid person", this scholar really deserves the title!

Just at this time, another table of guests came to this small tea shop. The leader was dressed in an indigo brocade robe, and was covered with a purple satin jacket with a round neck and sleeves. Looking at the jade pendant of high quality, this person is also born with red lips and white teeth, handsome and gentle.

Behind this person were three young men, all of whom were well-dressed. It seemed that they were from everyone. Most of the customers of this small tea shop were ordinary people, ordinary merchants, or students from nearby academies. Your son came here, after all, this is just an inconspicuous small teahouse in Weiyang City, and those sons and brothers all prefer the famous teahouses.Therefore, at present, this group of people seems to be extremely out of place with this small tea shop, and it is no wonder that these people can't stop looking at them.

Coupled with the fact that the leader is Shi En and handsome, if it is not that this person is not like the eleven or twelve years old, he will be mistaken for the rumored Mr. Lin.

Compared with this group of people, although Jing Xuan and Wei Zhen had attracted the attention of many people when they came in just now, in the eyes of these people, Jing Xuan was dressed as a rather mellow young master. It looks very similar to the rumored Young Master Lin, but this appearance is far from the indistinguishable and enchanting image they imagined, so no one noticed that these two are really the right masters in the rumors .

Jing Xuan didn't know this group of people, but looking at the age and appearance of the leader, Jing Xuan couldn't help but have a guess in his heart, telling him intuitively that the person in front of him was probably the Prince of Beijing. It's water soluble.

Jing Xuan's intuition was right, this young man in Chinese clothes was exactly water soluble.The rumors and gossips in the market naturally spread to Shui Rong's ears. Who is manipulating all this behind the scenes? Shui Rong hasn't found out the truth yet, but he understands that this is the perfect opportunity to win over Lin Jingxuan. .

How Lin Ruhai will react to such rumors is really hard to guess, but Shui Rong came to Weiyang in secret this time, and he is not willing to reveal his whereabouts in front of Lin Ruhai, otherwise he only needs to come forward at this time to help the Lin family and his son to reconcile, but A good thing that kills two birds with one stone.

Although it is difficult to kill two birds with one stone, sending charcoal to Lin Jingxuan in the snow is also a good way to win him over. Therefore, after finding out about Jingxuan's whereabouts, Shui Rong went straight to this teahouse without hesitation. As soon as he entered the door, he heard that A few scholars were discussing the matter there, showing no emotion on the surface of the water, but secretly happy in their hearts. This is really a good time for him to intervene.

"This scholar, I don't understand something, and I want to ask you face to face." Shui Rong bowed his hands to the table of scholars with a serious face.

The scholars at the table glanced at each other, although they were a little confused, but they saw that Shui Rong was a talented person, and his demeanor was gentle and courteous, so they all quickly returned the greeting, saying: "I am ashamed to ask for advice, brother, you can speak bluntly, let's discuss it." The second is."

Shui Rong nodded, and then said: "Dare to ask everyone, 'It is clear that there is no tiger in Husband City, but three people say it will become a tiger', what is the explanation for this sentence?"

As soon as Shui Rong's voice fell, a scholar answered, "This sentence comes from "Warring States Policy·Wei Ce II", and its meaning is quite similar to that of the people talking about it. If there are too many people talking about it, even a rumor can become a fact. .”

After saying this, the scholar's face changed as well, as did all his classmates, and Shui Rong said with a straight face: "Then, scholars, I think you don't even know Mr. Lin himself. Well, since everyone understands this truth, but here you do the three-person trick, calling Mr. Lin a fool, isn't this an act of humiliation?"

After hearing these words, these scholars blushed even more, fidgeted restlessly, bowed to Shui Rong, and said: "I have been taught, I am ashamed", and then left the tea shop in despair.

Even the wretched man who had been talking about Jingxuan with obscenities just now, after looking Shui Rong up and down, shut his mouth obediently, as if nothing happened, and stopped talking again. With a cup of tea, I settled the tea price with the buddy, got up and left.Without Jing Xuan's instructions, the hidden guards sent by Yu Hua naturally followed this man quietly.

And Jing Xuan lowered his eyes, took a sip of the tea in the cup, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, it seems that this person is really the person he thought, which is really very interesting.This Shui Rong's ability to attract people is much better than that of Huan Yi. No wonder, as a county king with a different surname, he can fight against the two princes of the royal family. It really has some skills.

It's a pity that this kind of behavior may be liked by others, but it is useless to him. Although it is really unpleasant to be called a "stupid" by these scholars, but he is really good with these sour scholars. Not in the mood to care about it, not to mention other things such as making friends with low-level people and the brotherhood with Wei Zhen are all facts, and he is willing to reveal it to the world without fear of anyone's comments. Although Shui Rong's remarks are not offensive, they are also true. It can't be counted as a "confidant", and the traces of wooing are so good, it's really too much.

So far, most of Jing Xuan's interest in coming out to "listen to the corner" was swept away by Shui Rong—ever since his appearance shamed away those scholars, this teahouse has been extremely quiet.

Jing Xuan didn't intend to make friends with him in the past, so he left the broken silver on the table, and left the tea shop with Wei Zhen. The expression, the slight annoyance in the eyes did not hide completely, and he couldn't help laughing secretly in his heart, it seems that in Shui Rong's expectation, he should sit over and have a big talk with him at this time, and finally tell each other because of his confidant, right?

Tsk tsk, I was annoyed for not being able to follow his script, this Shui Rong seemed to be too young, and he still had a lot of self-cultivation!When will this water solubility be able to practice Liu Huangshu's vigor of visiting the thatched cottage three times, he Jingxuan also expressed his admiration.

Not long after Jingxuan left, Shui Rong lost the mood to sit down, and left the tea shop with Shi Ye, Chen Ruiwen, and Liu Fang, the Queen of Li, with an unswerving expression.

Let's not mention Jing Xuan and Wei Zhen's comment on Jing Xuan when he returned to his residence. Wei Zhen was not happy because of the criticism of Jing Xuan just now, but he didn't Therefore, it is possible to show some alienated gesture, but the intimacy is better than before. Jing Xuan's phoenix eyes showed a satisfied smile. Even if there is a hat to cover it, it can't stop the demeanor, and the corners of the mouth are also raised high. of.

"I thought you would be concerned about those rumors." Jing Xuan couldn't help laughing.

Wei Zhen said: "I know you will never be concerned about those rumors from strangers, but some people have gone too far, it is really hateful, if I don't teach them a lesson, it will be hard to get rid of the hatred in my heart." The aura around him was very restrained, without revealing a murderous aura, but Jing Xuan, who was so familiar with him, could now feel the change in his mood from his dark eyes, which were filled with a cold light .

Jing Xuan nodded in satisfaction, even if all the people in the world turned their backs on him, with Wei Zhen as a confidant, it would not be in vain for him to live this life.Suddenly, Jing Xuan thought of a person, and a flash of light flashed across his eyes, and asked, "Wait, Zheng Guangan's sudden death before..."

Wei Zhen nodded: "He dared to nod to you like that, and he still provoked you again and again. Killing him is still cheap for him!"

Jing Xuan was dumbfounded, feeling more and more at ease in his heart, well, he couldn't be more clear about Wei Zhen's skills, and he was the only one who could enter and exit the palace as if entering no one's land, without leaving any traces.

After returning to the Escort Bureau, the secret guard went forward to report that the man left the teahouse, went to a nearby gambling shop, and asked for a piece of silver from a middle-aged man, and the middle-aged man was Huan Yi's aide one.

Jing Xuan nodded, and after the dark guard left, Jing Xuan thought about it, and a sneer appeared on his face: "Since he likes to spread rumors so much, I'll let him try it too, and how does it feel to be someone else's gossip."

When I went to the front yard of the Escort, I saw San Niang and her little tail Liu Xianglian recently.

"Sanniang, Brother Liu, I just have something to trouble you..."

The dart walker has a very wide network of contacts, and Liu Xianglian is able to enjoy everything from the young master to Weiyang's theater troupe. Soon, new rumors became a popular new topic in Weiyang City. The core figure of the rumors, It even pointed directly at Prince Zhong'an's mansion and Shizi Huan's translation.

Talking about Prince Zhong'an's Mansion, these three years have been more or less one of the topics after dinner, although the rumors always pass away, but Jingxuan's Kunqu opera in "Dark Willows and Bright Flowers" is really rare The popularity of this drama in Weiyang also remains high, and the mystery of the side concubine of the palace involved in it is more or less often brought up by the audience to talk about it. Therefore, the little thing about Zhong'an Palace has not been discussed in three years. It really hasn't been forgotten.

On this basis, the rumors that Jingxuan asked Sanniang and the others to spread were even more insinuating, implying that a certain palace had a tradition of getting together, and that palace had once given a side concubine to death. The age is similar to that of the eldest son, and the eldest son has a "deep friendship" with this side concubine. After the side concubine passed away, the eldest son cried like a tearful person, and almost followed him.

Rumors have their noses and eyes, although they didn’t name names, but who made the "Dark Willows and Flowers Bright" almost everyone knows, compared to Jingxuan’s Longyang, the scandal inside this noble palace is even more taboo-like Power, so that the common people can't stop discussing this matter.

And such rumors naturally reached Huan Yi's ears in the first time, making this well-trained prince so angry that he was so angry that he gnashed his teeth, and his heart was devoured by Jing Xuan.

However, before Huan Yi could fight back, Lin Ruhai couldn't hold back.

The author has something to say: Sure enough, it’s cool to write a long chapter, without disconnecting in the middle~~~~~~