The Heavens Begin with Dream of the Red Chamber

Chapter 13 Xue Pan’s Mission

Early the next morning.

Zhan Ershisi got up with the help of Xiangling and Ying'er, and naturally there was some whispering and panting between them.

All the maids around Baochai were replaced. Baochai was reluctant to part with her own personal maid Ying'er, and also wanted to win over her "sister" Xue Xiangling, so she gave Ying'er to Xiangling.

Xiangling usually stayed in the Zhan Mansion with Ying'er and did not go out. There was always someone accompanying them when they went in and out, so there was no need to worry that she would leak the news.

Considering that Ying'er played a lot of roles in the original book, Zhan Ershisi took her in as a roommate to recharge his own stone.

After washing up and having breakfast, he went to the back door of the Jia Mansion and entered the house openly.

After chatting for a few words, he called Xue Pan and was about to leave the Jia Mansion to take over the Xue family's business when he suddenly heard footsteps outside the door and Huang Qi came in to report.

"Madam, Master, Master Bao from the Jia Mansion is here and wants to see the eldest lady."

Baochai waved her hands hastily to distance herself from him, "I have never made any agreement with that Mr. Bao. I didn't even say a few extra words yesterday. Zijing can testify to that."

Zhan Ershisi certainly knew what kind of person Jia Baoyu was, and naturally understood that this time it was because this second master Bao was itching to get close to the beautiful sister, and it was not Baochai who was trying to attract bees and butterflies.

Although he calculated the time and knew that Mr. Bao had not yet experienced sex and was not familiar with human affairs and was therefore very safe, Baoyu and Baochai were different from his fake "previous life fate" and had a real destined connection, so he still needed to be on guard against it.

"Wenlong, go and reject this Master Bao!"

He turned to look at Baochai again and advised:

"Although our engagement is fake, it is still not appropriate for men and women to touch each other. This involves a woman's reputation, so we should still avoid it."

Baochai was unhappy, always feeling that Mr. Zhan seemed to have some bad intentions towards her, but she was always scheming and never showed it. She just nodded lightly and agreed.

Xue Pan hurriedly responded and went out to send Jia Baoyu away.

Although Xue Pan never mentioned it, I imagine Jia Baoyu would not be in a very good mood.

But this had nothing to do with Zhan Ershisi. He called Xue Pan, left Lixiangyuan from the main street gate, and went straight to the Xue family's shops.

If he wants to take over the Ning and Rong mansions, he cannot be stingy with money. Now that he has entered the capital, he can no longer do low-skilled jobs such as robbing and robbery often, so he can only make money in legitimate ways.

As a time traveler, he could actually come up with some new products to sell, but in this era, merchants were just pigs raised by nobles, and all the money they made went to the nobles, so he only did some "logistics business". Even after he became a local gentry, he only rolled around on the land, eating some night grass from time to time, but never did business, lest he make too much money and attract wolves and tigers.

But now it’s different. He is now the behind-the-scenes boss of the Xue family and a related person of the Rongguo Mansion, and is also qualified to do some business.

Now that it was bright in the sky, there were more people on the street. Zhan Ershisi could not ride his horse at a gallop, so he controlled the saddle and walked slowly side by side with Xue Pan.

"Wenlong, I have a task for you."

Xue Pan hurriedly moved closer and whispered:

"Brother-in-law, just give me your orders."

"When you go to private school, remember to make friends with Jia Baoyu, if possible... you know what I mean!" Zhan Twenty-four glanced at Xue Pan and said meaningfully.

Zhan Ershisi made such arrangements not because of Chai and Dai. Of course, that was also a reason, but the most important reason was that he was thinking about the magical jade that was transformed from the stubborn stone left over from when Nuwa repaired the sky.

Women are always accessories to men's careers, and charging their own stones is what Zhan Ershisi cares about most.

Although he knew very well that Jia Baoyu must be the core of this world, his stone did not come with an instruction manual, so he did not know how to use it.

Does he need to kill Jia Baoyu to recharge his energy, or does he need to... to recharge his energy?
This is hard to say!
He didn't kill Xiangling and Ying'er, so he still recharged his energy, didn't he?
What if this stone is a lazy guy and just says "refer to previous example", what should he do then?
Xue Pan originally thought it was something else, but when he heard it was this kind of thing, he was immediately shocked.

But this kind of thing is exactly what he wants!

"Thank you, brother-in-law. I understand."

"Okay, I'll approve two hundred taels of money for you to pick up girls later. If it's not enough, come back to me for more."

"That Master Bao is the beloved treasure of the Jia family. He has been living a life of luxury since he was young. I don't know how many good things he has seen. You should not be stingy."

"The servants and maids around him also spend a lot of money, making sure everyone speaks well of you."

Xue Pan laughed when he heard this, and patted his chest and said:
"Don't worry, brother-in-law. I may not be able to handle other things, but I have absolutely no problem with this!"

The two looked at each other, and then laughed out loud together, just like those good friends in college in their later lives.

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