Chapter 2 Jiao Da
Although Shen Ning had been eating the delicacies of the Red Mansion for two days, none of them were as delicious as today.
A bowl of hot, green, and particularly pleasing green-stem rice porridge with rouge goose breast, a bowl of salty and delicious shrimp ball and chicken skin soup, two soft and tender tofu skin buns, plus a small dumpling, the meal is extremely satisfying.
In fact, she wanted to try the milk candy and glutinous rice porridge, but her stomach wouldn't allow it.
Shen Ning waved her hand regretfully and asked them to leave. "Let's go for a walk in the garden first to help digest the food."
Across the main courtyard is Huifang Garden next door.
This garden, which will be one-third of the Grand View Garden in the future, has been managed by three generations of the Jia family and is no worse than the later Grand View Garden. The buildings inside are Tianxiang Tower, Ningxi Pavilion, Dengxian Pavilion, Doufeng Pavilion and so on, which are arranged in an orderly manner. The fresh water introduced from the outside river meanders in the garden. Now, not long after the first month of the year, the various plum blossoms planted on the rockery are in full bloom, and the faint winter fragrance can be smelled from afar.
Shen Ning looked at the not-so-hot sun in the sky, and accompanied by her two older maids, Qingzhu and Qinglian, and three other younger maids, she followed the bluestone path. As soon as she stepped into Huifang Garden, she heard a noisy sound coming from the backyard of Ning'an Hall, which was separated by a wall.
"Jiao Da, you old fool, why are you still showing off to us? I, the Sixth Master, will soon be an official in the outside world. We will all be officials in the outside world. The palace guards have been disbanded, and you are nothing."
"You little bastard, you're nothing."
Jiao was so angry and frustrated that he seemed to be ready to take action.
"Oops~"
"Captain Jiao, Lao Liu..."
"Quick! Quick, quick, stop them."
"Sixth brother, stop it now."
"Sixth Brother, you dare not do this!"
The sounds of fists and kicks, cries of pain, and the sounds of people trying to stop a fight made Shen Ning stop in his tracks.
She thought of the thirty palace guards led by Jiao Da. Although they were slaves, they were also experienced soldiers because of their daily training.
During war, they go to the battlefield together with their masters and are the most loyal group of people to their masters. If the master lives, they live; if the master dies, they die.
For those who live safely to the age of thirty, the Jia family will use the convenience of the army to give them a background.
Jiao Da never left because he was injured on the battlefield and never got married. The grandfather said that Ningguo Mansion would honor and support him for the rest of his life.
Is the palace guard going to be disbanded now? Hiss~ Shen Ning took a breath of cold air.
It seems that the Ningguo Mansion doesn't need these palace guards anymore, but they can't use them openly, but secretly...
"I don't dare to do that. Who the hell is Jiao Da?"
On the other side of the wall, Luo Laoliu was probably wronged, and his voice was slightly changed with anger, "He is taking advantage of his age and meddling in everything. Even the master doesn't like him, let alone me. Now he is disbanding the palace guards..."
"Bullshit, no one can disband the palace guards."
Jiao Da's eyes turned red as he was being pulled by everyone. "Grandpa, I, the captain of the guard, haven't received the news yet, and you, a small guard..."
He looked at the group of soldiers he had brought with him, hoping that they would support him, but there was a mixture of sadness and relief in their eyes. When they met his gaze, they could not help but avoid it. Jiao Da's face suddenly turned gray, "No, it's impossible, Grandpa, Grandpa won't agree. I'm going to ask Grandpa, I'm going to ask Grandpa, you let me go, I'm going to ask Grandpa."
"Hmph~"
Luo Laoliu snorted heavily, "Who do you know, Master? Don't you know what the situation is in the mansion now? Or are you trapped in this mansion and want to ruin the future of us brothers and children?"
According to previous precedents, he would not only receive a resettlement allowance, but his children would also be released.
Moreover, as long as the people sent to the army by the Jia family performed well, they would be promoted to trial flag officers or flag officers within half a year.
Those are officials of the ninth and eighth ranks.
For him, this official position would bring honor to his family and bring blessings to his descendants.
In the future, as long as the children work hard, they will have some foundation in both martial arts and literature.
"Hehe, let's be frank. Chief Steward Lai has already pointed out the place for me. It's in the patrol camp."
The patrol camp had the most money, so the gift he gave to Chief Steward Lai was worth it.
"That bastard Lai Sheng..."
"Say that again?!"
Lai Sheng's lazy voice came from the other side of the courtyard wall, "Jiao Da, in this mansion, I am the chief steward and you are the captain of the guard, but I am still the chief steward, and you are the captain of the guard..., haha, in a few days, it will not count."
"You're talking nonsense. I want to find my uncle." Jiao Da struggled violently, "Let me go. I want to find my uncle."
"Master is not at home!"
Lai Sheng patted the dust off his sleeves and was very satisfied with the group of people who had arrested Jiao Da. "Alright, tie him up and throw him in the stable first. Wait for the master to come back..."
He was just about to say that he would wait for the master to come back and deal with him when he saw the corner door over there being pushed open.
"Mrs?!"
Seeing the person coming, Lai Sheng bowed quickly.
If he does this, how can others dare to neglect him?
"Let him go."
Shen Ning waved her hand without saying anything.
"Mrs!"
When everyone let go of their hands, Jiao Da knelt down on the ground and said, "Madam, please persuade the master. The palace guards cannot be disbanded. The palace guards were formed by the master himself. If the master knew..."
"Don't worry, the palace guards will not be disbanded."
Shen Ning slightly turned sideways to avoid the old man's kneeling, "For those who have reached the age, the mansion will naturally provide a way out. Lai Sheng, how many people have reached the age this year?"
"To answer Madam, Luo Liu, Huo Qi and Zhou Bo have all reached the age."
Lai Sheng bent his waist even lower.
"Are you Luo Liu?"
"Yes! The younger one, I am Luo Liu." Luo Liu's forehead was covered with sweat, and his mind was working fast, "Luo Liu thanks Madam for the grace." He didn't know how much his wife had heard outside, but he saw her action of kneeling down to avoid Jiao Da.
Although he was the one who was beaten, Jiao Da was also hit by a punch in the corner of the eye, and the area was already swollen.
“…”
Shen Ning didn't say anything, but looked at Luo Liu calmly, until his thighs trembled, and then he slowly said: "Jiao Da... Actually, he is your master, right?"
"……yes!"
Luo Liu's voice was trembling.
He was selected to enter the palace at the age of twelve, and has been following Jiao Da ever since, practicing martial arts while taking turns with his brothers to guard the safety of the palace.
From this perspective, Jiao Da can really be considered his master.
"Lai Sheng, do you know what to do with a palace guard like him?"
"If an inferior offends his superior, he shall be beaten with forty military sticks."
The palace guards were different from ordinary slaves. They were subject to military law, but after being beaten with forty military sticks, it was hard to say whether they would live or die.
"Okay! I'll leave it to you. Everything will go according to the old rules. Just select the same number of people as those who left."
After telling Lai Sheng about this, Shen Ning turned to Jiao Da, who was hesitant to speak, and signaled the people on both sides to help him up. "Jiao Da, in a few days, you will be a master again, so you must take good care of yourself."
"yes!"
Jiao Da's eyes were filled with tears. "I will take good care of myself and look after this family for you and your master."
The palace guards are now in an awkward position, and he has been worried that they will be withdrawn, so he exploded as soon as Luo Liuyi appeared.
Now that my wife said we should still follow the old rules, then we will definitely follow the old rules.
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