Chapter 40
When she returned home early the next morning, Pan Jinlian had a long face: "Oh, I'm back!"
Jia Rui just pretended not to know, nodded and said: "I'm back."
Jin Lian didn't pour tea for Jia Rui, nor asked him if he had breakfast, but just sat there angrily.
Men are indeed like this. Once they have some money, they no longer want to live peacefully at home. They want to go out to sleep among flowers and willows.
Jia Rui was a good child, but he had only been in Bianjing for a few days and already he was staying up all night.
But she couldn't say anything. First of all, this was the social custom. It was common for rich families to have three wives and four concubines.
Secondly, her relationship with Jia Rui is not that open and honest. Although she pretends to be husband and wife outside, Jin Lian does not really think that she is Jia Rui's wife. After all, she is not married to a matchmaker.
Moreover, since he was remarried and his family background was low, he would be satisfied if he could be Jia Rui's side wife in the future.
Therefore, you should have a good sense of proportion when you are jealous.
Seeing that Jia Rui still didn't speak, but carefully took out two pieces of paper from his arms and looked at them happily, Jin Lian couldn't help it anymore:
"Oh, is this a little love poem left for me by some sweetheart?"
Jia Rui smiled and unfolded the paper. Jin Lian hurriedly came up and took a look: "Hero Liquor? Xiangxue Zhai? What is this?"
Jia Rui looked proud: "This is Zhao Guan's calligraphy treasure!"
"Official...official?" Jin Lian jumped and subconsciously took a step back, fearing that if she got too angry, the two words would be blown apart.
Jia Rui then told what happened when he met Zhao Ji at Master Li's house yesterday.
Who would have thought that the first thing Jin Lian asked after hearing this was: "That Master Li... did she sleep with you?"
After hearing this, Jia Rui replied: "What are these words? What do you mean she slept with me? As a man, I can still..."
Jin Lian looked worried: "You also said that Master Li is the official's favorite. If you cuckold him like this, will there be anything wrong if word spreads?"
In fact, Jia Rui was also worried about this problem, but he couldn't say this to Pan Jinlian. He could only say:
"Why is it so serious? Master Li is still a prostitute after all. If the officials really care about her and want to be with her for a long time, will they still let her live in Fireworks Lane? How many women are there in the emperor's harem?
It's just that I'm greedy for her beauty, and I just want to find something new every now and then.
Okay, I know you are worried about me, don't worry, I have my own sense of proportion."
After saying that, he pulled Jin Lian on his lap and sat down.
Jin Lian rested her head on Jia Rui's chest and asked again: "That Master Li... is that beautiful?"
Jia Rui didn't hide anything, saying: "Beauty is natural, the key is to understand the style, and the charming energy is the most important thing."
Jin Lian spat: "What Mei? Isn't it just Hu Meizi? You men really like that kind of shameless woman!"
Jia Rui chuckled, thinking about Master Li's charming affair last night, and now that the beauty was in his arms, he couldn't help but raise his head again.
Jin Lian, who was sitting on Jia Rui's lap, naturally noticed the changes below and spat: "Tell me, how does she seduce people?"
Jia Rui was stunned and asked: "Do you really want to hear it?"
Jin Lian blushed and said, "You can do it, but why can't I listen to it?"
Jia Rui chuckled: "It's not impossible, but I don't say it in vain."
As he spoke, he took Jin Lian's hand and pressed it down.
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Jealousy is jealous, but thanks to Li Shishi, Jia Rui was able to get the plaque written by Zhao Ji.
With these two golden signs, are you still afraid of being bullied when doing business?
In the next few days, Jia Rui first found the best craftsmen in Bianjing City to mount two paintings of Zhao Ji on scrolls, and then installed two five-foot-wide gold plaques.
Then he went to the bookstore to have the two characters printed in miniature into stickers of suitable size, and ordered various small porcelain bottles and jars from the porcelain workshop.
Thanks to Jia Rui's foresight, the courtyard in Dian was big enough. He could temporarily squeeze it in, set up a few large pots to pour it, and make liquor, soap, and the like together.
Several more women from Kangjian were hired, and Jin Lian took care of all the affairs.
Firstly, Jin Lian also wanted to please Jia Rui and did not want to be compared with Master Li. Later, she also really wanted to make more money, so she did everything with great care, which saved Jia Rui a lot of worry.
After the day of the beating, Master Li began to taste the marrow, which was as sweet as sugar.
Zhao Ji was already in his forties and had many beauties in the harem. Although he was supported by various palace and folk folk remedies, he could not compare with Jia Rui who had the blessing of the golden eagle.
Not to mention Jia Rui, he also ran to Master Li's academy when he had some free time from running the rouge shop. There is no need to elaborate on how the two of them were inseparable.
Naturally, this kind of thing can't be hidden from Li's mother, and Li Shishi doesn't care about letting her know.
On the one hand, Mother Li was afraid that Zhao Ji would find out and punish her and Master Li. On the other hand, she was greedy for wealth and did not want to offend Jia Rui, so she had to act as a loyal watchdog for the two of them.
In the evening of that day, Jia Rui and Li Shishi were exchanging business experiences upstairs again, but they heard Mother Li shouting in the front:
"Ouch, why are the officials here at this hour? Shishi? Shishi, she feels a little uncomfortable and is asleep in the back!"
After hearing this, Jia Rui rolled up his clothes and jumped out of the window without saying a word, then jumped over the wall and climbed into the garden next door, hiding behind a Taihu stone with his clothes on.
His movements are so skillful that it makes people feel distressed just by looking at them. Even Mr. Wang next door will say he is an expert.
It was obvious that Jia Rui had already planned the emergency evacuation route and had rehearsed it in his mind many times.
While arranging his clothes, he poked his head out from behind the stone and looked around, wondering whether to jump out and run away now or hold back for a while and wait until it was completely dark before running away. When he looked up, he saw a pair of beautiful eyes in the attic looking through the window.
Look at yourself.
"Ahem, everyone Zhao, you are fine..."
Zhao Yuannu sneered: "Master Jia, you are a rare visitor! Why did you think of something today and come to my place for a stroll? You climbed over the wall and came in without knocking or saying hello?"
"Ah... I was passing by, passing by... I disturbed the girl's purity, I am ashamed, ashamed..."
Jia Rui was thinking quickly in his mind as he spoke.
When did this little girl see me? Could it be that she clearly saw everything that happened just now?
Zhao Yuannu and Li Shishi were originally at odds with each other. They lived next door and had been fighting openly and secretly for favor. If she got the handle this time, it would be very bad to sue Li Shishi in front of Zhao Ji!
Not only could he not survive in Bianjing, but he would also implicate Master Li.
Zhao Yuannu said coldly: "I am here to be a guest. It turns out that I was just passing by. In that case, please do what you want, sir!"
Chapter completed!