allendalepharm Chapter 483: Encounter with Luo Mansion Manager
Chapter 483: Encounter with Luo Mansion Manager
"This is not that big!" Jiang Youzhen smiled. The behemoths he had seen in his previous life were much bigger than this.
But in this dynasty, it was indeed quite large. The passenger ship had three floors, and there were many rooms on the first floor!
"Let's go! Brother Huai'an has booked half of the rooms on the third floor. He's very wealthy, so let's take advantage of him!" Jiang Youzhen asked Qing Lang to call the porters at the dock to move the luggage.
"Aren't you worried that it will be inconvenient for us to have so many people? It doesn't cost much money, and we can live comfortably." Tong Huaian glanced at Jiang Youzhen with a smile in his eyes.
"Yes, yes, yes! The young master of the Marquis's Mansion is always generous!" Jiang Youzhen cupped his hands, causing Tong Huaian to burst out laughing.
Wen Ruyu couldn't help laughing, and then she helped her parents and Jiang Youzhen and the others onto the boat.
"Huh? The ground beneath my feet is so stable! Not shaking at all." Shen was very surprised. When she stepped on the deck, she felt as if she was walking on flat ground.
"Fortunately there is no wind or waves today, and the ship hasn't started yet, so you can't feel the shaking now."
It may not be the case after that! Tong Huaian pursed his lips and smiled.
"Mr. Tong is really well-informed!" Shen praised with a smile, causing Jiang Youzhen to curl his lips.
It seems that people are really visual animals. Shen kept praising Tong Huaian for his good looks and calling him a handsome young man. The more she looked at him, the happier she liked him.
Today is September 29th and the weather in the north has started to get colder.
The river was shrouded in mist, but fortunately he was wearing a thick jacket. Jiang Youzhen let out a breath and stood on the deck, looking out at the river.
"Young man, so early?" At this time, Tong Huaian walked over from behind Jiang Youzhen. They had been on the boat for two days.
Tongzhou Prefecture is not far from the capital. If you travel by land, it will take about five or six days. If you travel by boat, four days is enough as long as you don't stop often.
"I couldn't fall asleep after lying down on the boat for too long." Jiang Youzhen is in good physical condition now and doesn't get seasick, but he still feels tired after lying down for too long.
"Are you and your nephew doing much better?" Tong Huaian stood beside Jiang Youzhen and looked at the river surface covered by fog.
A gust of cold wind blew by, and Tong Huaian tightened his cloak. Turning around, he found Jiang Youzhen standing in the wind in only a jacket.
"Much better. Fortunately, I brought medicine with me before boarding the ship. After taking the medicine, Senior Brother Wen's uncle and aunt were able to walk around again, but they are a little weak."
Jiang Youzhen had said before that Qinglang and Qingyan might get seasick, but who would have thought that it was Shen and Xiaoniu who got seasick.
In addition, Wen Ruyu's parents have always been in poor health. Although they have become much healthier after treatment, their foundation is still weak.
As soon as they got on the boat, they started vomiting and having diarrhea and their faces turned pale. Fortunately, Jiang Youzhen had prepared some medicinal herbs in advance.
After taking it for two days, the symptoms have finally been alleviated, but I still feel a little weak. I'm afraid Wen Ruyu is still taking care of me in the room now!
Suddenly, there was a cloak on her shoulders. Jiang Youzhen turned around and found that it was Tong Huaian who took off his cloak and put it on her.
"I'm not cold!" Jiang Youzhen shook her head. She now has twelve years of internal strength!
He wanted to return the cloak to Tong Huaian, but was stopped by Tong Huaian.
"Put it on! It's cold in the morning. You're not in good health, so don't catch a cold. I'm not afraid of the cold."
Forgetting that Tong Huaian also had internal strength, Jiang Youzhen simply decided not to return it.
"Your two nephews said they were here to take care of you. But now the situation has reversed and you are the one taking care of them all the time." Tong Huaian found it funny. Isn't this just having two burdens around him?
The Fourth Prince once said that once a person has too many concerns, he will start to be timid. Jiang Youzhen's large family, plus the two nephews, will sooner or later become her weak spot.
"They are still children! They had a hard life before and they didn't take good care of themselves. After they go to the capital, they will take good care of themselves, learn some rules, and be able to work for me."
Jiang Youzhen said this, but he had his own thoughts. She must learn to read and do accounting, as someone will have to take care of her future business.
It is not a good thing for the shopkeeper not to have too much power. Besides, if she wants to enter the officialdom in the future, it will not be convenient for her to interfere in business openly.
In fact, this is the pattern of many aristocratic families. Those officials who find it inconvenient to take action themselves and do not trust their wives very much will ask their clansmen to take care of things.
Children? Tong Huaian couldn't help but laughed out loud.
"You are a child yourself, and you are only three or four years older than them. Why do you look so mature?"
"That's different. I'm an elder, so I have to act like one."
Jiang Youzhen thought this experience was quite novel. In his previous life, he had almost no contact with his relatives, so he didn't have many younger generations. This was the first time he was an elder, and an uncle at that. This experience was really strange.
"Excuse me, is this the second son of the eldest son of the Dingbei Marquis's Mansion?" Suddenly a voice came from behind.
They both turned around at the same time and saw a man wearing a round-necked brocade robe.
"It's me." Tong Huaian was a little confused, he didn't recognize this person.
"I am Luo Qiu, the steward of the eldest master of the Luo Mansion in the capital. I met you half a year ago. I thought I was seeing things just now. I didn't expect to have the honor of riding on the same boat with you."
Luo Qiu was very surprised, he took a step forward and saluted the two. He glanced at Jiang Youzhen, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.
"So he's the second steward of the Luo Mansion. I used to go to the Luo Mansion often, but I never had the chance to run into him." Tong Huaian said, pointing to Jiang Youzhen who was standing beside him, "This is Jiang Youzhen, the champion of the Tongzhou Prefecture's provincial examination."
Luo Qiu quickly saluted, "Jiang Jieyuan!"
"No need to be polite, just call me by my name!" Jiang Youzhen said politely. Who would talk about being the top scholar all day long?
"Of course I don't dare! Then I'll call you Young Master Jiang!" Luo Qiu spoke humbly, but his expression was not. Instead, he was a bit arrogant when facing Jiang Youzhen.
A third-rank official in front of the prime minister! She, a mere scholar, couldn't even look so respectful in front of the servant of a second-rank official.
The eldest master of the Luo family, isn't that Luo Shuhuan's father? Luo Shuhuan's father's name is Luo Zhonghe, who is a lecturer in the Hanlin Academy, and is a fifth-rank official.
If the examination goes well next year, she will have a great chance of entering the Hanlin Academy. Even if she doesn't get into the top three and only gets a Jinshi degree, she will still take the examination for the Hanlin Academy's Shujishi degree.
Only Hanlin scholars can enter the cabinet. Although the cabinet of this dynasty is not as powerful as that of the previous dynasty, the power of civil servants should not be underestimated.
Take the Prime Minister Gao Zhongliang for example. Apart from the prince, who in the court had more power than him? The emperor was young and strong, but many memorials in the court had to pass through the cabinet. They had to pass through the Prime Minister and other cabinet officials before they could be presented to the emperor.
Who doesn't want to join the cabinet? Since Jiang Youzhen is going to enter the government, he naturally doesn't want to miss such an opportunity. What's the point of being sent out? No matter how brilliant your political achievements are, it's hard for the emperor to see them, right?
If you encounter someone with ruthless means, it will be easy for them to weaken or even snatch your credit, so staying in Beijing is the best choice.