The Honest Man of the Red Chamber

Chapter 202 Funeral

When Wang Guizhi thought of her outrageous words and flattery at that time, he only thought about how he would see the emperor once in a while, so he must fart the "dragon" well and leave a better impression.Alas, she looked at the emperor's calm expression at that time, and thought that he had seen it before, and heard how many high-ranking ministers and officials praised him calmly, so she didn't take it to heart at all, no If you think about it or misfortune comes out of your mouth, it really is the way of heaven and reincarnation, let's see who can be spared? !

Seeing that she was wrinkled like a bitter melon, Jia Zheng said, "If you have me, don't worry about it." At the beginning, it was not that he didn't think that he could lead smoothly and leave a strong mark in history. Mrs. Lai is more sober than him.

"I know you are also in trouble. Once the emperor opened his mouth, he wanted to go if he had the conditions, and he would go if he had no conditions." Wang Guizhi rolled over and got off the bamboo bed, not even bothering to put on his shoes, and walked back and forth on the wooden floor with his bare feet. Jia Zheng leaned on his side, watching her fanning leisurely like a butterfly, but felt even hotter.

After a while, Wang Guizhi turned around and said excitedly, "Yes, let's ask the emperor's dignitaries first. We still lack a lot of people here. There is no one in the Audit Office. Although you have changed some of the people in the Department of Shipping It’s mixed in, but it’s still not enough. We need to add some fresh blood to dilute their original solidified thinking. And we are here at a time when a lot of waste is waiting to be done, so we are not afraid of how many people come... the first ones come. You have to be trained first. If you want to be an official in this place, you have to learn the local dialect. Otherwise, how can you serve the people? This delay lasted at least five or six months, and it will be the end of the year. Make a plan...you know about this kind of thing, and you don't need to be in a hurry." She talked for a long time, but when she saw Jia Zheng staring at her, she couldn't help touching her face, "What's wrong?"

"Are you afraid?" Jia Zheng saw that she had an idea as soon as she changed her mind. Is there anything in this world that she is afraid of and can't handle?

"Afraid?" Wang Guizhi didn't know why he suddenly mentioned this. He was a little puzzled, but he thought about it seriously and replied, "I'm afraid of death, fat, ugliness, and accidents, but being afraid can't solve the problem? As long as you want to live, you have to keep working hard even with tears in your eyes, don't you?"

Jia Zheng sighed, but didn't say anything else, fearing that she would become more suspicious if he continued to ask, he continued to discuss with her how "working hard" was actually a plan to delay the speed to report to the emperor.

Both of them stood on the desk and were busy talking about drawing and writing, when they heard Caixia lightly lowering the bamboo curtain outside, "Madam, it's time for dinner."

Wang Guizhi put down his pen and asked Jia Zheng, "Master hasn't had lunch at home for quite a while, can you show me some face today?"

Jia Zheng smiled and shook his head, "You!" He watched Wang Guizhi pat his head, and naturally someone came in with a basin to wash their hands, "But what good food do you have?"

"The dishes are all delicious, but I'm just worrying." Wang Guizhi rubbed hand cream with his hands, and went behind the screen to change clothes. She was dressed like a sleeveless short gauze dress that she dared to wear indoors. Still dare not wear it out.

"What's the matter?" Jia Zheng rubbed some unnecessary things that the two of them wrote just now.Seeing this, Caiyun came in with a brazier, and after a while, when the master and wife left the house, she would burn it up here and then go out to melt it.

It is said that she eats in Guangdong and Guangxi, and eats in Shunde. In her previous life, Wang Guizhi ate so much that she lingered in Guangdong, but now... she doesn't even have fried beef.Guangzhou Port is considered a relatively affluent place. Although there are some restaurants and teahouses, it is far from reaching the point where people get up early to drink tea and eat porridge at night.

Even in the capital city, I'm afraid they haven't reached such a standard of living for residents, let alone Lingnan, which has always been used as a distribution place by the imperial court.Of course, they are very good at eating sea and river seafood!

"I'm worrying about the menu." Wang Guizhi came out in a light blue gown, and asked them to loosely tie a bun, secure it with a few hairpins, and grab Jia Zheng's hand with a fan, "Come on, follow me." Let's try some dishes together."

After giving birth as a child, she also deeply understands that she is still an ordinary mortal, even if she has a loyal and reliable maid to take care of her, and she has a comprehensive plan for her life, and there are rules, but no one can guarantee her life There is nothing wrong with it at all.I don't know what will happen tomorrow?As long as you are human, you will have flaws.

This completely changed her original plan to attract the queen to invest in cosmetics.Her energy is really limited. When things like that happened in Guangdong and Guangxi, she helped set up taxation, and another big net was gradually weaved. The series of impacts produced have made her feel that she is bigger and more important to the world. Much influence.At the same time, she was also a little powerless. Just now Jia Zheng asked her what she was afraid of. In fact, what she was most afraid of was that she would do something wrong. Could it be that her behavior, even her words, would make some people who shouldn't suffer suffer?Because of Jia Zheng, because of the relationship between the Jia family and the Wang family, she has a higher starting point than many people from the very beginning. Her own risk is very low, so the probability of success is also high, but this is not because she has no mistakes, but because she has someone. Filling in the blanks for her description.In fact, almost all the real risks lie with Jia Zheng, or the Jia family.

Both glory and loss!

That's why she finally decided, instead of giving [-]% to [-]% of the shares for the queen to endorse for her in exchange for one, so that she can have a chance to explain and turn around if something happens, it's better to give it all to the empress!Fight for a gold medal to avoid death!

There is no shortage of smart and wise people anywhere, even if there are some stupid women, they will definitely not be the empress who has been with the current emperor for decades and gave birth to two princes.Since you want to give it away, you should give it in a complete and comprehensive manner, so that the queen can feel her full heart!

In fact, Wang Guizhi also wants to know how far Wanhuazhuang can go in the hands of the queen!Will French perfumes, Japanese cosmeceuticals, and Korean facial masks be the most popular cosmetics in later generations?

For her, this is an era full of opportunities. There is no Wanhuazhuang, she also has Tongda Logistics, Baifangji, Guizhi Store and so on.In this society where as long as the emperor is a wise king, the world can basically be stable. She really wants to know how far they, the Emperor Ting Zai and the Empress, can go.

And what she likes and wants to do most now is to eat, drink and have fun!

Jia Zheng let Wang Guizhi lead him forward, but his heart was sore, because he found that this was the first time she took the initiative to hold his hand like this.

"Grandpa Li, the wife and the master will be seated soon."

As soon as Wang Guizhi moved, the kitchen here would immediately know.

Li Gunian returned to the big kitchen with his hands behind his back, "Hemp Chicken Soup and Niding Soup will be served first."

"Yes."

Seriously, he took a clean spoon to taste the taste, "Okay, let's serve." The two of them hurried to change their clothes so that they could serve the dishes they had made with their own hands.

"Steamed seafood, charcoal-grilled snails, raw fish sandworms, sweet and sour sweet and sour pork, smooth fish balls, and hosta shrimp balls are ready to make."

Hearing his words, the few who had prepared the ingredients and ordered the names immediately started cooking.

Li Guyian inspected back and forth, mainly to make sure that they did not put more or less when frying. Their recipes have to be made repeatedly. To ensure the same taste, the chef who can make certain dishes must When they make this dish, it must taste the same every time.

"How's the dim sum?" Li Gunian was full of energy and cared.

"It's almost there. Besides, the [-] trial-made teas that Madam said are already ready to serve. I wonder if they will be served this time?" If a dish can be delivered to Madam's mouth, it means that all their efforts will be rewarded. !But in many cases, it will be washed down after going through layers of screening in the kitchen, and it is impossible to get it by chance, it must be accumulated until it can be cooked repeatedly.

Li Gunian called several of his apprentices, "Qingkou, try first."

Wang Guizhi and Jia Zheng tasted the difference between the two soups, "Which one do you like? I like the red mushroom soup from yesterday."

"Well, I think it's okay." Jia Zheng drank the small half bowl of soup in one gulp, just to quench his thirst.

Youran someone came in in a hurry, Caiyun Caixia just wanted to stop him, Jia Zheng stood up and asked, "What's the matter?"

The man was a messenger. He quickly knelt down and raised the letter box, then kowtowed and said, "My lord, your family sent someone to deliver the letter three hundred miles away. The eldest lady in your house is gone."

"What!" Wang Guizhi almost knocked over the soup bowl, and sat back on the stool in astonishment. He felt that his whole body had lost all strength. Jia Zhen's first wife was not counted. She already knew that it was just a fake death. Why did Madam pass away? This can be regarded as the person she came to get along with for a long time...

Could this be the beginning of the sad sound of Dream of Red Mansions?

Seeing that she was lost, Jia Zheng was heartbroken, so he asked someone to take something away and asked her to go down for tea and dinner. He held her hand and said, "Birth, old age, sickness and death, how can anyone..." But maybe she is immortal?It's hard for her to think about it.

He was no longer interested in tasting dishes, and he half-supported and half-carried her back to the house.

"How could she..." Wang Guizhi was so sad that he couldn't hold back his tears for a while, "She is only in her 50s."

Being over 50 years old is not bad. Jia Zheng wanted to say it, but he was afraid of touching her heart, so he said, "Maybe it's a sudden emergency, otherwise we didn't know about it before."

"Wuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Shall we go back to the funeral?" Wang Guizhi cried for a while, but still remembered the business.

"No, you can arrange some funeral ceremonies and send them back. Let the children wear hemp belts to mourn..."

Fortunately, he was the only one in the room, otherwise how could she ask such a question? It seems that she didn't pay attention before, and he has to be more careful in the future.

Capital

In Rongguo Mansion, the gate of the mansion was open, and people were coming and going inside, crying loudly.

Jia Lian and Jia Cong knelt on the straw mat, returning salutes to visitors from time to time.

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