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Not long after, Jia Huan and the others returned to the marquis fu.
Zhao Pan 'er and the other two girls were still in shock as they looked at the manor.
"Big sister."
Jia Huan lifted the curtain and helped Jia Tanchun down.
After all the women came down, Zhao Pan 'er looked at Jia Huan with some restraint.
Jia Huan laughed out loud.
"What's wrong? Does Miss Pan 'er not want to talk to me anymore?”
Hearing Jia Huan's words, the restraint in Zhao Pan 'er's heart disappeared.
"How could that be? I just didn't expect you to be the Marquis Champion.”
Hearing Zhao Pan 'er's words, Jia Huan heaved a sigh of relief. He was really worried that Zhao Pan' er would distance herself from him after knowing his identity.
"Sister Pan 'er, don't blame me. I came to Jiangnan with the emperor's order previously, so my identity can't be exposed.”
As they spoke, everyone entered the Marquisdom.
Upon seeing the marquis's residence, Third Aunt and Song Yinzhang both let out waves of exclamations.
"Isn't this Marquisdom too big?"
Jia Tanchun, who was walking beside Jia Huan, smiled.
"Three elder sisters, this marquis's mansion was originally the previous dynasty's king's mansion. Because of His Majesty's favor, it was given to my younger brother as a marquis's mansion, but in reality, it has the standards of a king's mansion.”
The three women were enlightened. At the same time, they looked at Jia Huan with even more admiration. To be able to become a first-grade marquis at such a young age and even have such a large mansion, he was truly a dragon among men.
He brought Zhao Pan 'er and the other two to the back of the house and found a slightly quieter courtyard. Jia Huan said to the three of them.
"From now on, you'll live here. If you need anything, just look for the butler.”
Hearing Jia Huan's words, Zhao Pan 'er was shocked and quickly said to Jia Huan.
"How can this be!"
Jia Huan smiled slightly. He knew that Zhao Pan 'er was a woman with a strong sense of pride. However, because of him, Zhao Pan' er did not have a relationship with Gu Qianfan. Naturally, she would not receive Gu Qianfan's help, so they did not even have a place to stay.
Jia Huan said to Zhao Pan 'er.
"It's okay to stay here for the time being. When you find a place to stay, you can move out.”
"We're friends. If you're any more polite, you're treating me as an outsider.”
Jia Tanchun, who was standing at the side, hurriedly said.
"That's right! Moreover, there are many women living in Little Brother's manor. After the three of you come, it will be even more lively.”
Under Jia Huan and Jia Tanchun's persuasion, Zhao Pan 'er and the other two hesitated for a moment before nodding.
However, she had already made up her mind. She would find someone to go to Qiantang to withdraw all the money she had saved and then settle down in the capital. It was not her character to live under someone else's roof.
After Jia Huan found out, he naturally would not refuse. He immediately asked the bad guys to help them get the money.
Seeing how reasonable Jia Huan was, Zhao Pan 'er felt much better. She already felt inferior in front of Jia Huan. If she continued to rely on Jia Huan, she might feel even more uncomfortable.
Just like that, Zhao Pan 'er and the other two girls moved into the manor. Jia Tanchun introduced them to Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai, and the other girls.
Zhao Pan 'er and the other two girls had their own abilities. Zhao Pan' er was proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. She was also proficient in the art of tea. She immediately gained the admiration of Lin Daiyu and the other young ladies. She pestered Zhao Pan 'er all day long to taste tea.
As for Sanniang, she had very good culinary skills. It could be said that she was a feast for the eyes. It was said that Lin Daiyu had gained some weight from eating.
As for Song Yinzhang, the title of the best pipa in Jiangnan was enough.
All in all, the three women were capable, and they were slightly older than Lin Daiyu and the others, so they got along very well.
On the third day after this incident, Jia Huan brought some gifts and prepared to set off.
Today was a joyous day for the Cheng Clan. Cheng Shi's reward had already been announced, and he was directly conferred the title of inner marquis! However, the official position had yet to be decided. This was the result of the competition in the royal court.
Cheng Shi's General Siwan had obtained military authority and was leading the southwest army. That was a total of 100,000 soldiers! Although it was a border army and not as important as the capital's army, it still held a large number of troops.
According to Cheng Shi, he had received a title of nobility. It was said that Emperor Jing De was not very happy because of this. According to his opinion, both General Wan and Cheng Shi should be conferred the title of Marquis.
In the end, one of them only got the position of Southwest General, while the other got the title of Marquis Quling.
However, overall, it was still gratifying because other than Cheng Shi, there were also several counts in the southwest army. Finally, Emperor Jing De had accumulated a new batch of meritorious officials.
As the newly promoted Marquis Quling, the new aristocrat of the dynasty, many people would naturally attend today's banquet. Jia Huan was also invited.
No matter what the people in the capital did, they would send an invitation to Jia Huan. It was just that whether Jia Huan would go or not was another matter.
Jia Huan didn't even attend the invitation given by the prince. Everyone in the capital knew that this Marquis Champion was very proud and aloof. Basically, not many people would take a fancy to him.
Jia Huan went straight to the back of the house because she was going to bring Lin Daiyu, Jia Tanchun, and Shi Xiangyun along.
Lin Daiyu was Lin Ruhai's only daughter. Lin Ruhai was also about to become the Minister of Revenue, so bringing her along could be considered as helping Lin Ruhai handle some matters in the inner residence as a woman of the Lin family, such as contacting the wives of various families.
Jia Tanchun was Jia Huan's older sister. Logically speaking, he should look for Madam Wang, his mother, for such matters.
However, Jia Huan did not like Madam Wang, and Lady Zhao was indeed not presentable, so he could only let Jia Tanchun represent him.
As for Shi Xiangyun, her two uncles were both marquises of the Shi family, so she should be more involved in this kind of situation. It was good for both her and the Shi family.
When Jia Huan set off with the three women, Rong Mansion also received the news.
This was the banquet of the newly ascended Marquis Quling, anyone would be there, but there was one thing that made them very uncomfortable.
In the entire Jia family, only Jia Huan had received the invitation because in everyone's eyes, although Jia Huan had been conferred the title of Marquis, he had not been separated from the Jia family.
Therefore, he should be representing the Jia family. Therefore, the invitation was sent directly to Jia Huan. The Rong and Ning families did not receive the invitation at all.
Of course, it was also because the Cheng family was not familiar with the capital, which made Madam Wang very depressed.
"Ancestor, I'm his stepmother. He brought a few girls with him, but he didn't even think of bringing me along.”
"No matter what, I have to deal with the relationship between the families, right? He doesn't even have a wife. How can he spare me?”
Madam Wang was really angry. After all, all the nobles in the capital were destined to come today.
If she went there, not only would she be able to gain face, but most importantly, she would also be able to show Baoyu what kind of family she was suitable for.
In her heart, even if Jia Baoyu was a princess, he was worthy of her. And today, all the ladies were here, so it was undoubtedly an excellent opportunity!
Grandmother Jia was also silent. In fact, she was also a little angry. Jia Huan actually didn't bring Madam Wang along. Even she herself wanted to go!
"In the capital, Brother Huan represents our Jia family!”
Grandmother Jia sighed and said. She had already seen it very clearly. The other party did not put the Jia family in their eyes and now looked up to the Jia family completely because of Jia Huan.
Especially now that there were so many new nobles, the status of the founding fathers of the Jia family would only get lower and lower.
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