30
That night, after taking Li Shizhen's medicine, the effect was obvious.
Lin Ruhai could already get out of bed. Although he was weak, it did not seem to affect his life.
At the same time, something had happened in the Lin Manor today. A few servants had been dragged away. One could imagine their fate.
This was the result of an investigation with the help of a bad person. A servant who was a traitor.
"The Sheng family?"
During the dinner, Jia Huan told Lin Daiyu about the Sheng family.
"Yes, I have two good friends, Gu Qianfan and Gu Tingye. They will go with the eldest young master of the Zhongqin family tomorrow, so I will go with them.”
Lin Ruhai thought for a moment and said to Jia Huan.
"This old man knows Sheng Hong. He is very good at being an official and also very good at being a person. He has been a ninth rank official all the way until now and has many achievements.”
"I heard that he will be transferred to the capital soon and become an official.”
"I still have some friendship with him. When dealing with Yangzhou's salt administration, he helped a lot.”
Lin Ruhai said this mainly because Lin Daiyu had been locked up in Rong Mansion.
He should befriend more children of noble families and officials. Otherwise, he would eventually become a frog at the bottom of a well.
Especially after he arrived in the capital, he would definitely become a high-ranking official of the imperial court. By then, there would be many such gatherings in the back of the house.
"Yes, uncle."
Jia Huan bowed. He could bring Sister Lin along.
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The night was silent. The next morning, Jia Huan set off with the excited Lin Daiyu.
"I've never been to anyone else's house."
Lin Daiyu said excitedly. Because her mother had passed away early and her father had been busy with the salt administration, she really didn't have much time to socialize with the girls from other families.
The main reason was that she didn't have a mother, so there was no one to bring her there.
Jia Huan smiled and went to the inn to meet Gu Qianfan and the others. Then, the group went to the Sheng family.
"Brother Yuan, your Yuan Family is the Palace of the Earl, but you didn't even send a single elder?”
Jia Huan said with a frown. There was some displeasure in his eyes. The main reason was that there were many girls in his family.
If his sister got married in the future and was also so harsh, Jia Huan would probably raise a knife and hurt her, right?
Yuan Wenchun was so frightened that his entire body trembled. Don't look at him as the eldest son of the Palace of the Earl, but in front of Jia Huan, he was nothing!
"Young Master Hou Jia, it was my mother's order. I had no choice!”
Jia Huan frowned. He indeed knew that the old uncle of the Zhongqin family was a good man. Almost all of Niannian's time was spent on expeditions.
The old lady in his family was a harsh one. She looked down on the small Sheng family and did not like the marriage because they had climbed up the ranks of the Palace of the Earl.
But it was a pity that the marriage was decided by her uncle, and she could not object to it. She could only embarrass the Sheng family on these matters.
Jia Huan was the most speechless and disdainful towards this kind of woman.
Just like Madam Wang, who was more or less brainless, did she really think that a woman's methods could be used in the hall?
Jia Huan did not say much. After all, it was not his home. He only expressed his opinion.
"The Palace of the Earl still needs some face. Otherwise, if the local officials see this, they will think that we, the nobles of the capital, are arrogant.”
Hearing Jia Huan's words, Yuan Wenchun repeatedly agreed. He was complaining in his heart. Yesterday, Gu Qianfan and the others had told him that Jia Huan was very concerned about his sisters at home. He was simply afraid of melting in his hands.
It was no wonder that he was so unhappy when he saw what he had done today. If he had a precious sister in his family, he would probably be unhappy when he saw such a thing, right?
"Hahaha, how difficult is this?"
"We'll just say that Auntie is not feeling well, and then I'll reveal my identity and apologize to the Sheng family. Wouldn't that save face?”
Gu Tingye said. He was the Second Young Master of the Marquis Ningyuan Residence, so his status was indeed very high.
As for Gu Qianfan, he was the deputy commander of the Imperial City's Embroidered Guard. He was a Rank-5 official.
"Thank you, thank you both!"
Yuan Wenchun quickly thanked him. He knew that he was wrong, but this was the era. They could not refute the words of their mother, even if he was the eldest son.
The group of people walked around and chatted. Soon, they arrived at the Sheng family's house. The Sheng family was already waiting at the door.
The men of the Sheng family, Sheng Changbai and Sheng Changfeng, had been waiting for a long time.
"Greetings, brothers!"
Yuan Wenchun hurriedly got off his horse. With a god like Jia Huan here, he didn't dare to show any arrogance. After all, Jia Huan seemed to dislike this kind of thing the most.
Sheng Changfeng, the eldest son of the Shu family, failed to live up to expectations and did not notice anything. But Sheng Changbai, the eldest son of the Sheng family, noticed something.
"Dare I ask, where is Madam?"
Hearing this, Yuan Wenchun was shocked. He secretly glanced at Jia Huan and quickly said.
"Brother Changbai, Grandmother Jia caught a cold and her legs are inconvenient, so she can't travel long distances.”
"But today, I called two good friends to come with me to deliver the betrothal gifts. This is the second son of the Marquis of Ningyuan, Gu Tingye. As for this one, he is the deputy commander of the Imperial City's Embroidered Guards.”
Yuan Wenchun hurriedly said, afraid that Gu Changbai would be angry, but he was more afraid of Jia Huan. Everyone knew that Jia Huan was the Emperor's favorite official. What the Palace of the Earl did today was indeed a little against the rules. If Jia Huan really told the Emperor about it, it might be a punishment.
As expected, hearing Yuan Wenchun's words, Sheng Changbai immediately revealed a smile. At the same time, he hurriedly gestured for the servant to go and report.
"Greetings, Second Young Master and Deputy Commander!”
A second young master of the marquis 'manor and a fifth rank deputy commander of the imperial city were indeed enough. They would not embarrass the Sheng family.
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