Chapter 55 Reminder

"Second Master Lian is quite capable. Feng'er hasn't even had a cup of tea yet, and you've already handled things so efficiently," Yuan Hongqu praised with a smile.

Jia Lian smiled modestly and said lightly,

"However, there was a slight misunderstanding between the servants of the two families, but it was resolved once it was cleared up."

At the entrance, Amber, who had come from Rongqing Hall to deliver Xiangyun's luggage, heard Jia Lian say this and also spoke up:

"That's because Second Master Lian is capable. If anyone else had said that, the situation would probably still be at a stalemate! I heard they even used knives. Were people injured?"

"How could it hurt anyone? It's just to scare a drunken old woman," Jia Lian said.

“Mother Yuan usually likes to have a couple of drinks. The eldest mistress was angry that she was getting into trouble because of her drinking, so she sent her to guard the gate. She’s learned her lesson this time, and I’m afraid she won’t dare to drink like that again.” Amber often took orders and led the little maid to deliver things to various courtyards, so she knew more about the situation.

Jia Lian nodded vaguely, glancing suspiciously at Yuan Hongqu, only to see Yuan Hongqu looking behind the door with a half-smile.

Jia Lian looked closely and saw that there seemed to be a person standing behind the door.

"Feng'er, I've come to take you home." He strode inside and was at the door in a flash.

Wang Xifeng was caught red-handed and said angrily,

"How could I possibly get lost? Why would you go through all that trouble to find me here!"

“It’s getting dark, and there’s been some commotion outside tonight. I’m afraid it will startle you.” Jia Lian now puts Wang Xifeng first in everything. He didn’t know before that Wang Xifeng was afraid of the dark, but he has found out recently. If Wang Xifeng comes home late, he will always go to pick her up personally.

Wang Xifeng glanced outside, then looked back at Jia Lian. Why did Jia Lian seem unusually masculine today? Had she been bewitched?

However, she still stubbornly insisted,

"I think I won't go back tonight. I rushed over here and walked too fast, and now I feel completely exhausted..."

"I know you've had a long day, and it would be wrong of me to make you walk back. I've had the maids carry a sedan chair outside. I'll just follow beside you, so don't worry." Jia Lian was very considerate, his peach blossom eyes only seeing Wang Xifeng.

After being looked at by him, Wang Xifeng suddenly felt that with him by her side, the world of the Red Chamber wasn't so hard to endure.

Yuan Hongqu escorted the two across the bluestone bridge. Wang Xifeng boarded the sedan chair, and Jia Lian suddenly turned to Yuan Hongqu and said...

“Teacher Yuan, the people from Prince Zhongshun’s Mansion seem to be looking for you. But I heard from their servants that it’s not you, it’s that young Granny Yuan from Yangzhou.”

The lanterns cast a dim yellow light, obscuring whether Yuan Hongqu's expression had changed; only her voice could be heard, calm and firm as always.

"Thank you for reminding me, but I think they've probably made a mistake."

Upon hearing this, Jia Lian immediately realized that there must be a mistake. How could Teacher Yuan have any connection with the people of Prince Zhongshun's mansion?

After the couple left, Yuan Hongqu stood there for a while until they disappeared into the night before returning to the house.

Jia Lian's words alerted her, and fortunately she closed the shop in time, but it had already made it known that she was currently in the Rongguo Mansion.

In Yuan Hongqu's view, the people from Prince Zhongshun's Mansion were probably looking for her because it was something that Prince Xian's Mansion had sent to the palace and she had received a reward, which made the people from Prince Zhongshun's Mansion notice her, and then inquire about the shop, and followed the clues to find her here.

Yuan Hongqu thought for a moment and realized that she had only brought out a small amount of southern fruits to sell, and there was nothing else that was worth people's attention.

The Prince Zhongshun's Mansion was probably just like the Prince Xian's Mansion, where they simply asked her to buy some fruit.

Even if there are other things going on, she has Lin Ruhai behind her.

The Lin family's original connections were still intact. Not long after Lin Daiyu arrived in the capital, Yuan Hongquteng took action and prepared generous gifts according to the list given by Lin Ruhai, and had the Lin family members visit each of them.

These families originally had a good relationship with the Lin family, but because Lin Ruhai had been stationed outside the capital in recent years and rarely visited, their interactions had decreased.

Now that Lin Daiyu has come to the capital, it means that the Lin family has returned to the capital, and these relationships still need to be maintained.

Lin Ruhai was able to serve as the Salt Commissioner, helping the Emperor safeguard the purse strings, which meant he was definitely one of the Emperor's most trusted people.

Once Lin Ruhai is released back to Beijing, he will surely have a great future.

This is obvious; there are only benefits and no drawbacks to being on good terms with the Lin family.

Therefore, all these old acquaintances who received gifts from the Lin family expressed their willingness to take good care of the Lin family's daughter.

Yuan Hongqu was confident, so she didn't take the minor disturbance at the door tonight to heart.

Inside the Prince Chungshun's residence, the chief secretary was reporting back to the Prince Chungshun.

"Your Highness, Jiang Yuhan has been retrieved."

"Fool! You used an excuse to go to Rongguo Mansion to find someone, but you didn't find them. What's the use of bringing this excuse back?" Prince Zhongshun was very angry.

He and Prince Xian were competing, but Prince Xian's mansion won twice in a row.

If this continues, I'm afraid the Emperor will only have eyes for that old fox, Prince Xian, and no place for me!

The chief secretary was given a severe scolding by Prince Zhongshun. When he went out, he saw the attendant who had brought Jiang Yuhan back waiting for him hesitantly.

Upon seeing the chief clerk emerge, he hurried forward to greet him.

"My lord, what should be done with Jiang Yuhan? Has the prince given any instructions?"

The chief clerk curled his lip and snorted coldly.

"Let's put him in an opera troupe and let him learn properly."

The chief clerk didn't give any special instructions, and the servant was uneasy. This person who had been so hard to rescue didn't seem to be liked by the prince much. Judging from the chief clerk's expression, it seemed that he had been mistreated by the prince.

Forget it, I originally wanted to serve Jiang Yuhan well, so that I could benefit from his success.

Now it seems like I should just forget about it!

Jiang Yuhan was sent to the opera troupe of Prince Zhongshun's mansion. When he was sent there, the troupe leader was playing chess with someone and casually gave him the stage name "Chess Official".

Although he was snatched from the variety show troupe by the Prince's Mansion, he was quite pleased with himself when he arrived. However, he was not given any special treatment in the Prince Zhongshun's troupe. He had to do everything that the other apprentices did.

At first, they had to do all sorts of dirty and tiring work, and they didn't even have the chance to go on stage. As for singing techniques, no one taught them anything.

The chess player was intelligent and perceptive, handsome, and had a good voice.

He used his skills to serve the leaders of the opera troupe so well that he was able to get along with them like a fish in water.

Over the years, he learned a lot of skills and naturally became the lead actor in the opera troupe of Prince Zhongshun's Mansion.

That's a story for later, so let's leave it at that for now.

After that night at the Rongguo Mansion watching the variety show, the relationship between Wang Xifeng and Jia Lian took a new turn.

Since Wang Xifeng was willing, Yuan Hongqu was happy to see it happen.

After all, once Jia Lian corrected his bad habits, he was still a fine young man.

However, Wang Xifeng felt somewhat embarrassed when she saw Yuan Hongqu again.