The Soldier of the Red Mansion

Chapter 418 Choice
Wang Xin hasn't thought it through yet.

Day three.

"How did you come."

Wang Xin looked surprised.

"Sister Ping arranged for me to come." Qingwen blushed and asked with dissatisfaction, "You didn't want me to come?"

Wang Xin was already a military governor.

Qingwen spoke as before.

"How could that be? I just didn't expect it." Wang Xin asked with concern, "Is everything alright at home?"

"Everything is fine at home."

Qingwen quickly explained, fearing Wang Xin might misunderstand, "Miss Lin and Miss Baochai have both visited the mansion several times, and the Jia family has also sent people to inquire about them many times, but..."

Qingwen pouted.

"Just what?" Wang Xin asked curiously.

I wasn't too worried.

There are personal guards in the manor, so if anything happens, I will be able to receive the news.

"It's just that Xiao Shun doesn't remember his father."

Qingwen pouted and said.

Thinking of my son, he must be three years old by now.

He was able to call out to people at the age of three, but he has never heard his father say "father" yet. He has spent too little time at home since his son was born, and he hasn't had time to go back in the last two years.

He couldn't help but glance at Qingwen again.

Before she knew it, Qingwen was already nineteen years old.

Qingwen and Baochai were the same age.

When I first met them, they were just little girls.

So much time has passed since the days at Tubishan Manor.

Thinking back to the time when Baochai, Tanchun, Daiyu, and the other maids were busy organizing and compiling geometry and other mathematical knowledge for him, it was indeed a time that was hard to forget. No wonder Jia Baoyu was unwilling to come out.

Anyone would be reluctant to part with it.

Ping'er arranged for Qingwen to travel by carriage, escorted by the manor's guards, and led by Lu Zhongheng, straight to Daning.

Wang Xin roughly guessed what Ping'er meant.

However, having watched Qingwen grow up, I've always treated her like a little sister and never had any romantic feelings for her.

Although the tent is set up sturdily, it is still a tent.

Qingwen looked around and saw that the living conditions were very simple. It was worse than that of high-ranking officials and wealthy families. She couldn't help but feel sorry for him. "Why is it like this? Master Xin has lost weight."

He subconsciously reached out and touched Wang Xin's clothes.

Wang Xin's cotton-padded jacket, though thick, was not perfectly smooth, but it was very clean.

Wang Xin was stunned when he felt Qingwen's small hand.

The young woman before him wore a blue brocade cloak with silver feathers, over which she wore a light blue cross-collar ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress), with a red gold filigree peony button fastened to the front.

No one treated Qingwen like a maid.

Ping'er would never do that.

Wang Xin received an annual salary of 900 taels of silver, plus an additional 900 taels as a subsidy, for a total income of 1,800 taels of silver.

One thousand eight hundred taels is still less than Wang Xifeng's income.

However, Wang Xin's family situation was different.

The personal guards do not perform any duties in the military headquarters; their only responsibility is to protect the safety of the troops. This is a privilege enjoyed by all high-ranking generals, and the expenses are borne by the military governor's office.

Only Ping'er and Qingwen were born into the highest class, and they only had one son.

There were only about twenty servants.

Wang Xin neither gave nor received gifts on ordinary days, and he had no extravagant hobbies. With no major expenses, he had more than enough 1,800 taels of silver to spare each year.

Ping'er is a sensible person and a skilled housekeeper.

Wang Xin trusted Ping'er very much.

Ping'er did not disappoint Wang Xin.

However, women always want to please themselves, and Ping'er never skimps on dressing up. Since she treats Qingwen like a younger sister, she naturally includes her in her outfits.

Her hair was adorned with a horse-shaped hairpin and cloisonné enamel floral decorations, her ears were adorned with gold wire and pearl earrings that swayed gently, and her eyes were decorated with indigo floral decorations. As Qingwen frowned with heartache, she caught a whiff of the fragrance emanating from her body, and Wang Xin turned his head away awkwardly.

The little girl has grown up.

Qingwen noticed Wang Xin's unease and immediately understood what was going on.

The nineteen-year-old young woman knew perfectly well why her sister Ping'er had sent her. If it were anyone else, Qingwen would never have agreed, but it was Wang Xin. With a soft utterance, she said, "I am willing to serve Master Xin."

Qingwen was the most beautiful maid in the Jia family. Not just more beautiful than the maids in the Jia family, but the number of maids in the Jia family was limited.

Wang Xin overestimated his composure, mainly because he was caught off guard.

After two or three years in the army, even a sow can rival Diao Chan (a legendary beauty).

Wang Xin has been away from the capital for two years. Although he is over thirty years old, he is still in his prime. However, he has been too busy with official duties to pay attention to it. But if he were to make a move on Qingwen, he would feel a little embarrassed.

"What you're saying makes it sound like there's something going on," Wang Xin quickly replied with a smile.

Qingwen rolled her eyes.

Not only does it not annoy people, it is even more attractive and very cute. You can easily pull Qingwen into your arms and feel the warmth of Qingwen's body.

"Cough cough."

Wang Xin coughed twice, feigning composure.

Also, during the day, since it's in the military camp, even though most of the troops have been sent out to take advantage of the remaining strength to completely wipe out the remnants, it's still not a good time to go out. We have to wait until night.

no.

What I think.

Wang Xin shook his head. Qingwen understood Wang Xin perfectly well and sensibly took the initiative to leave.

First, she went to check Wang Xin's luggage to make sure he hadn't forgotten any clothes. It was really cold outside the Great Wall. Luckily, Ping'er had prepared two cloaks for her. Without those two cloaks, Qingwen didn't even want to think about what would have happened.

As for Lord Xin...

He is always generous in other aspects, but he is timid and hesitant when it comes to women. He acts like a prim and proper person and needs women to take the initiative.

I don't know why Master Xin has such a problem.

Isn't it always the man who takes the initiative and the woman who half-heartedly goes along with it?
Qingwen didn't care anymore. She had clearly heard Xinye's breathing just now. Just as Ping'er had said, she was nineteen years old and asked if she had anyone she liked outside.

who?

Qingwen thought it over and over.

There were handsome and dashing men, like Lian Er Ye and Bao Yu, who were young and of noble status, but Qingwen knew their inner character perfectly well and looked down on them completely.

Can someone of good character be better than one's own master Xin?

Anyway, she'll never go out in her life.

Whether Lord Xin accepts him or not.

Qingwen was tidying up the quilt, as if she was sulking.

After settling Qingwen in, Wang Xin went to see Lu Zhongheng.

It wasn't a slight; Lu Zhongheng was an old acquaintance. Taking advantage of my absence, I let him talk to the others and gain a better understanding of the current state of Datong Military Town.

The military town of Datong is constantly changing.

This is because Datong has developed too rapidly. Faced with such a huge market in mainland China, Datong has seemingly unlocked its full potential, generating endless internal energy and growing stronger with each passing moment.

Not only did Datong become wealthy, but many businessmen in the mainland also made a fortune.

The difference is that much of Datong's wealth was distributed to the people, ensuring their comfortable lives and gradually becoming a more stable consumer market. Although it is far smaller than that of the inland areas, it is still quite remarkable compared to Datong's overall size.

Wang Xin needed to know the court inside and out.

How could Lin Ruhai and his group not want to thoroughly understand Wang Xin's strength?

Both sides need to clearly understand their own leverage and strengths in order to make new decisions in the new regime to deal with the complex situation.

"Lord Lin wants to leave the capital."

When Lu Zhongheng met Wang Xin, he told him about his mentor's thoughts.

"Don't you plan to join the cabinet?"

Wang Xin was a little surprised.

With Lin Ruhai joining the cabinet and taking charge of the capital, the new path of the four major families has been fully formed, creating a new circle of top-tier civil officials.

What are the differences between Jia Yucun and Lin Ruhai?
circle.

Jia Yucun represents himself.

Lin Ruhai represents the organization.

Even if Jia Yucun were to one day have a higher rank than Lin Ruhai, even by a great margin, his status and strength would still be incomparable to Lin Ruhai's.

The Jia family's social circle used to consist of former nobles.

The new circle is composed of civil servants, and at the very top of that circle—a successful and glamorous transformation.

If the great ship of the Great Zhou continues its voyage...

The rise of civil officials was inevitable.

Even in the new era, the Jia family remains one of the Four Great Families, a force to be reckoned with.

(End of this chapter)