"What a handsome young man!"

Seeing Jia Qiang standing there wearing a Guangling brocade robe with white clouds and bamboo leaves, looking orchid and jade trees, handsome and elegant, Aunt Mei praised Lin Ruhai with gentle joy.

Lin Ruhai nodded slowly and said with a smile: "That's a good character."

When Daiyu saw this, she smiled, but she said to Lin Ruhai: "The master doesn't know that he is the most arrogant. He once told his girls not to praise him for his good life."

Aunt Mei softly said "yo" and asked curiously: "What's the reason for this?"

Daiyu sneered and said: "He said that if people only care about his handsome appearance, it is easy to ignore his inner beauty. But I asked him to blacken his face, and he refused to do it! I'm so embarrassed!"

Seeing Jia Qiang lowering her eyes and sneering without saying a word, Aunt Mei covered her mouth and chuckled. Lin Ruhai smiled and said: "You are still an aunt, don't bully Brother Qiang all day long."

Daiyu opened her eyes wide and said in a somewhat unjust tone: "I bullied him? Dad, you don't know, Brother Qiang would bully me, an aunt, because of his lower seniority. He also asked me to comment on his articles and said something about him.

It’s really annoying that you don’t listen to everything!”

Today she is wearing a snow-white damask and green silk embroidered dress. It is also a coincidence that it actually looks like Jia Qiang's cloud-white bamboo leaf Guangling brocade robe, setting them off like a pair.

only……

Not to mention that Lin Ruhai didn't think much about it, but Aunt Mei felt a little regretful when she saw the interaction between the two of them. There was no trace of affection between these two young children.

A bully, a sneer that disdains counterattack, no matter how you look at it, it looks like brothers and sisters in the family bickering and playing around.

But it’s okay, the difference is in terms of seniority...

Only Zicuckoo, perhaps because she was new to the human affairs, looked at everything with a sense of spring, not to mention two men and women wearing "couple costumes"?

The sage said it well, rotten girls look at people.

Zijuan has now passed the age of "Twenty-seven-year-old Sunflower", so looking at the increasingly harmonious aunt-nephew relationship between her young lady and Jia Qiang, she always feels frightened.

If something really happened, she wouldn't even be able to survive...

But she didn't want to think about it. People like Lin Ruhai and Aunt Mei felt calm when they saw her, so why should she worry unfoundedly?

Moreover, in the Rongguo Mansion, Wang Xifeng was much closer to Jia Rong and Jia Qiang, and they laughed and scolded them as they pleased. But no matter Jia Mu, Mrs. Wang, Jia She, Jia Zheng or others, who could think wrongly?

With a seniority here, you don't have to worry too much about many things.

"My uncle, I'm going to a banquet tonight. Is there anything I should pay attention to? I'm a newbie here and I don't know the customs of Yangzhou. I'm afraid that I might do something inappropriate and lose my uncle's dignity."

Jia Qiang asked for advice.

Lin Ruhai smiled and said: "You have always been calm and acted according to your own will. Although there is a saying that when you go to a country, follow the customs, you also do it subtly and deliberately. It is inevitable that it will be artificial and leave traces. Besides, based on your experience and knowledge, in fact,

This is the treasure tree of the Xie family, it will only bring honor to me. How can a mere place like Yangzhou be worth making you timid?"

Jia Qiang raised her lips and said with a smile: "It's not that I'm timid, I'm just worried that the Feng family won't be able to bear it if I use too much force, which will make Uncle Chen lose his face."

Lin Ruhai laughed when he heard this and felt that he really liked this child so much.

There is no arrogance and arrogance of ordinary noble children, and no pretentious pretentiousness.

You know how to be restrained when you should be restrained, and you don't hide your pride when you should be wild.

At this young age, one already knows the importance of "degree", which is really rare and valuable.

He waved his hand and said: "Go ahead and do it boldly. As long as you remember to take care of your Uncle Chen's dignity and not overwhelm the Feng family, everything else doesn't matter."

Jia Qiang bowed and responded: "Yes."

Seeing that Lin Ruhai and Jia Qiang were getting along so happily, Daiyu was a little bit disgusted.

Although Lin Ruhai was kind to her when he was with her, it made her feel that her father always treated her like a little girl who left her at the age of five, and he barely even used sweet-scented osmanthus cake to coax her.

Looking back at the conversation with Jia Qiang, she clearly treats him as an adult.

Moreover, my appreciation for Jia Qiang is unabashed.

Daiyu is familiar with classics and history, and she is a little curious. Isn't it said that big people always keep their emotions and anger hidden?

She remembered that before she went to the capital, after her mother died of illness, although she could feel her father's grief, she had never seen him shed tears or lament anything.

Why is it no longer what it used to be?

Could it be that, as that flatterer Jia Qiang said, his father has reached the point where he can do whatever he wants without going against the rules?

After thinking to no avail, Daiyu could only glare at Jia Qiang fiercely with a pair of eyes that seemed to be happy but not happy!

Jia Qiang laughed, bowed her hands and said, "Aunt Lin, farewell!"

After that, he went out.

Daiyu glanced at the lawless nephew again from behind, then said a few words to Lin Ruhai and Aunt Mei, and then left together.

After the juniors all left, Aunt Mei couldn't hide her regret and said: "Brother Qiang is suitable in every aspect. To put it bluntly, if the seniority is good, it is really a God-given marriage."

Although some words were not spoken, their meaning was revealed.

Jia Qiang has no father or mother, and her relationship with the clan is not harmonious. If her seniority is right and she is compatible with Daiyu, she will be the best son-in-law in the world. The son-in-law can be regarded as a son, and he can also inherit the inheritance of the Lin family.

Moreover, she and Lin Ruhai had heard that Jia Qiang actually promised a concubine, and that the second son could take his mother's surname. Such things...

Although there was a flash of regret in Lin Ruhai's eyes, he still said warmly: "It's good enough to be like this, but how can it be perfect? ​​What's more, although Brother Qiang is outstanding, his heart is not in his official career, and his methods in the city are superior, so he is destined not to

Live peacefully. If the girl really follows him, it may not be a good thing. Let's leave it like this. Since I am still alive, the matter in Yangzhou is over. I will return to Beijing next year and slowly look for a good son-in-law. How old is the girl this year?

I want to keep her for a few more years, so there’s no need to rush.”

…

Yangzhou Xicheng, Tianhai Pavilion.

Jia Qiang originally wanted to bring Li Jing, Tieniu, and Zhu Zhu with her, but the imperial censor still sent four salt men to accompany them to avoid unnecessary incidents...

The time written on the invitation written by Feng Jian, the head of the Feng family, was the first moment of the Xu hour, and the time when Jia Qiang and his party arrived at Tianhai Pavilion was the last moment of the You hour.

Chen Rong's face was involved in today's matter, so Jia Qiang didn't have to be late on purpose, making others look ugly and petty.

but……

When he reined in his horse in front of the Tianhai Pavilion, he saw that the only person waiting in front of the door was a young man of about 20 years old dressed in fine clothes, waiting there with a few servants.

It wasn't Jia Qiang who was staged, but because of his identity and being invited to apologize, the lineup in front of him seemed a bit thin.

Jia Qiang didn't feel angry, she was just curious and felt that if anything was abnormal, there must be a monster.

If the Feng family just wanted to humiliate him, why would they spend such a big battle to beg Chen Rong?

Since so much effort has been put into it, it shouldn't be so hasty.

Jia Qiang was curious for a moment and wanted to see what the Feng family, a prominent Yangzhou family, had planned.

Thinking of this, Jia Qiang dismounted, and the young man opposite had already stepped forward to greet him. He held his hands with a smile on his face and said: "I really neglected your distinguished guest, I really neglected your distinguished guest! Is this Mr. Jia, the second master of Xiaoqiang? I am Feng Lun. Originally, I

It should be my uncle and father who are here to greet them in person, but I don’t want to have a distinguished guest first, so I can only invite them upstairs..."

As soon as she finished speaking, without Jia Qiang having to say anything, Li Jing sneered and said, "Since the Feng family has gone to entertain the distinguished guests first, why bother talking to our master? What a Feng family! One banquet for two hosts, the Feng family of Yangzhou Prefecture is indeed a blocker.

The master of robbery."

The young man's expression changed when he heard this, and he hurriedly explained: "I misunderstood, I misunderstood. Although the Feng family is not rich and has never produced a Wenkui, it is also a family that knows etiquette. How dare you be so rude? It's actually because of the previous incident.

This distinguished guest is also Mr. Jia’s family and an elder, so..."

Li Jing's expression changed when she heard this, and she looked at Jia Qiang. After hearing this, she also knew who the other distinguished guest was.

Jia Qiang looked indifferent and said: "Since Jia Lian is here, I won't go up. Tell your father that for the sake of Uncle Chen, we will deal with the Qinghe Gang. Let's drop this matter and leave."

Feng Lun was shocked when he heard this and said hurriedly: "Master Jia, why is this happening? The Feng family has no disrespect at all..."

However, he was stopped by Tieniu and Zhuzhu. After Jia Qiang got on her horse, she looked at the archway of Tianhai Pavilion indifferently, turned her horse's head, and walked away with Li Jing and others.

There was no chance for Feng Lun to send someone back to Tianhai Pavilion to report!

After seeing Jia Qiang and his entourage leaving, Feng Lun, whose face turned red and green, stamped his feet and returned to Tianhai Pavilion depressed.

…

On the second floor of Tianhai Pavilion, there is a large elegant room in the middle.

Feng Jian was joking and chatting with Jia Lian. A group of Feng family members around him piled compliments on Jia Lian for free, making him dizzy with their compliments.

Jia Lian didn't know the intention of the Feng family to invite him, because he had recently been having a fierce fight with the wife of a jailer in Yangzhou Prefecture. Somehow the leader of the Qinghe Gang knew about this, and he didn't know what method he used to make the jailer and his wife

The two acted as lobbyists together, and this was how they persuaded Jia Lian to come to the banquet today.

But Feng Ke, the leader of the Qinghe Gang, did not explain the matter clearly. He only said that someone wanted to make things difficult for him, so he asked Jia Lian to give him a break at the banquet and ask that person to spare him.

After the deed was completed, he was given a thousand taels of silver as a gift.

Naturally, Jia Lian would not refuse such a thing.

It’s not like he was doing things for Feng Ke. He was just playing the drums. He could get money and get rid of the affair being discovered. Why not?

With the Yanyuan Yamen signboard there, he was not afraid of anyone in Yangzhou who would not give him three points of thin noodles.

only……

Something seems to have gone wrong...

"Uncle, father, it's not good. Mr. Jia Qiang heard that Mr. Lian was upstairs and said that since Jia Lian was upstairs, the matter would be settled as long as the Feng family dealt with the Qinghe Gang. After that, he
To be continued...