The Red Mansions

Chapter 33
In Honor Hall——

Following Jia Heng's words "Heng, I'm ashamed", there was a moment of silence in the hall, and needles could be heard, especially Jia Zhen's face was blue and red, her eyes were spitting fire, and she almost wanted to kill.

This is calling Jia Zhen by name and surname in vain as the patriarch. What virtue do you have?Ya'er is also worthy of being the patriarch?
But Baoyu, Daiyu, Tanchun and others behind the screen all looked at each other, feeling that they could scold people with emotion, sonorous and passionate, which made people tremble.

Especially when she lost her parents when she was young, her mother put in so much pains to bring her up, and the marriage was already her late mother's last wish, which caused mist to float in Daiyu's eyes and made her feel sad.

When the Three Kingdoms returned to Jin, Li Mi, a scholar of the Shu Kingdom, was hired by Emperor Wu of Jin as the prince Xianma. Affection.

His words are touching, and every word is touching.

And Jia Heng is not superstitious, long-winded speeches lose the momentum of scolding, but are hypocritical, but a few sentences can just touch people's hearts without losing their sharpness.

Seeing that Daiyu's eyes were slightly red and sad, Baoyu and her maid Zijuan came to persuade her.

Tan Chun thoughtfully said: "This Brother Heng, he doesn't look like a martial artist who can beat people, but rather like a literati."

It is said that the censor's officials cursed people by citing scriptures, and every word was like a knife.

Jia Mu's face was gloomy, she couldn't hold back, she was silent for a moment, she seemed to sneer and said: "Brother Heng is getting older, speaking of truth, it's the same thing."

This is already an extremely serious accusation, but it is still not torn apart.

Wang Xifeng sneered secretly, you are reasoning with the old lady, do you have the qualifications to be reasonable?

She and Jia Heng also have no direct conflict of interest, they just get along well with Sister-in-law You, and some are not angry that this kid uses Sister-in-law You as a raft.

And I also can't understand this young man's toughness, seven of them are dissatisfied, and eight of them are not angry. She has to be careful in serving the old lady. How can a brat dare to act wildly in Rongqingtang?
But for Jia Heng, it was of no use. Instead, he noticed that the old lady was strong on the outside but capable on the inside.

The old lady still has to be reasonable.

Jia Heng said: "Young Heng is not a serious person. He just reads three times at night. He often thinks about the deeds of Ning and Rong. If Ning and Rong were there, they would never let Jia Zhen and other unscrupulous people bully him." tribe."

Don't you want to pretend to be an elder?Then I ask the ancestor tablet...

Mentioning the Second Duke Ningrong, Mother Jia's complexion changed, and she said coldly: "You mean that the old man is not good enough, and the housekeeper is helpless?"

Jia Heng did not jump into this kind of murderous verbal trap at all. Instead, he glanced at Jia Zhen and said in a cold voice: "Jia Zhen stole the position of patriarch for more than a day. What do you have to do with the old lady? The old lady has always been sympathetic to the poor. Xi weak, if you know, you will never let Jia Zhen do such shameless things!"

His impression of Jia's mother is actually not that bad. The current situation of Jia's family cannot be reversed by an old lady.

Of course, the premise is that this old lady, don't try to put on airs in front of him.

Jia Mu's face was gloomy, and she was silent for a while, looking at the heroic young man opposite, she only felt that her head hurt so badly that she couldn't control it.

She could indeed send Jia Heng to kneel in the ancestral hall, didn't you mean to remember the ancestors?

Well, then go to the ancestral hall and kneel.

But what's the point?

It is better to bully the old man than the poor young man.

Such a strong-tempered and heroic concubine clansman, if he won't win him over, won't talk about it, and even refuses to make enemies, there are more than one family in the capital who want to see her Jia's jokes.

However, this kind of arrogant and rebellious temperament still needs to be adjusted slowly.

In a word, first smooth the hair, if you don't know how to advance and retreat, and don't know how to be grateful to the clan, it will be intolerable.

Although Jia's mother was blindly happy, she also followed Daishan in her early years to experience the Royal Housekeeper.

"Brother Heng, Brother Zhen has acted hastily this time, which is disrespectful. It is because Rong'er is getting older. Brother Zhen is a father and is worried about Rong'er's marriage. Although it is wrong for you to beat someone out of desperation, there is a reason for it." .”

Sister Feng was stunned and thought to herself, what does the old lady mean?
Is this to calm down?

This kid Jia Heng beat the patriarch, and even greeted him in the face. If he is not punished, why not let him kick his nose on the face and use his concubine to bully his wife?
According to her wishes, first beat the brat first, and then talk about other things.

Jia Zhen looked anxious and said, "Old lady? This..."

Mother Jia lowered her face and said, "Brother Zhen, if you don't say that you should take care of your family when they get married, how can you stand aside? How did I hear that when Jia Heng's mother left, the Duke of Ningfu did not come out?" What kind of staff will take care of it?"

Jia Heng is a side branch of the Ning Mansion, and it is said that when his mother passed away, the men of the Ning Mansion should take care of her.

Compared with Jia Heng's calm demeanor when facing Jia's mother, because she has no desire for Jia's family and does not depend on her, Jia Zhen is a junior, she dare not contradict her, and she is about to break up.

Jia's mother said: "Brothers from the same clan fought each other last night. It was such a big scene. Don't you think it's not enough to fill the city with storms?"

In places like Cuihonglou, dignitaries come and go to have fun, just what happened last night, it is estimated that the rumors have already spread all over the city, and half of the capital knows that the patriarch of the Jia clan has seized the marriage of the clan.

Now she has to calm down this matter as soon as possible, so as to eliminate some bad influences. It is said that the first two years of the eldest girl in the palace is a critical time.

Jia Heng frowned, his face was as calm as Xuanshui, but there was a trace of suspicion in his heart. This old lady's move was a bit unexpected, and he was already prepared to kneel in the ancestral hall.

Moreover, his mother was mentioned again, who told Jia's mother this old story?

After his mother passed away, there was indeed no one in the family to attend the funeral, especially in Ningguo Mansion, where no one surnamed Jia came.

It turned out that Yuanyang had told Jia Mu about the situation of Jia Heng's family last night. When Jia Mu asked, Yuanyang mentioned this matter.

Mother Jia looked at the young man standing in the courtyard with a calm face, and reprimanded him, "Brother Heng, no matter how angry you are with the people in the East Mansion, your surname is Jia. After you talk about Duke Ning, you have to be careful outside." Take into account the face of the Jia family! No matter how resentful and angry, how can you hit Brother Zhen in the face? Shouting, beating and killing, so brave and ruthless, what is it like!"

Jia Heng glanced at Jia Zhen, but silently responded.

At this time, the old lady was obviously looking for a step down, but if she wanted him to speak soft words, she couldn't.

Sister Feng also spoke this time, and said with a smile: "Old ancestor, it's a joke to say, because of a woman's quarrel, the three men fought in Cuihonglou and other places, and now they are like cross-eyed. It’s the same as giving it to a young child.”

Seeing that the old lady wanted to eliminate the influence of this incident, Sister Feng was also joking aside, enlivening the atmosphere.

Don't say it, only Sister Feng, the granddaughter-in-law, said this kind of thing.

Jia Mu sighed: "They are all tempered, just get married and start a business."

Looking up, I also saw the young man's dissatisfaction, and felt tired for a while, and said: "From now on, you are not allowed to bring up this matter, and you are not allowed to hold grudges. The same clan should live in harmony. Brother Heng, Brother Zhen, this old man treats me like this. You can be convinced."

Jia Heng said: "If Jia Zhen doesn't come to provoke me, I will not recruit him! Those who touch earthen pots without hearing about jade, those who are careful and innocent, will be insulted instead."

The corners of Jia Lian's mouth twitched, and he thought to himself, yesterday he and Brother Zhen shared a set of arguments about jade wares and earthen jars, and they co-authored it with this Uncle Heng, so Brother Zhen is the earthen jar?

And Xichun, who was eating cherries inside, heard that "a careful and innocent person is insulted", and raised a pink baby's fat face, his eyes were full of doubts.

Jia Zhen said: "If the old lady doesn't punish, I'm afraid she will become more arrogant and indulge this lawless person. It's a small matter to beat me today, but it's a big problem to cause a catastrophe tomorrow. I just hope the old lady will not regret it."

He felt that the old lady was simply confused, and he was the one who was beaten, the patriarch of the Jia clan!
Jia Clan's face, just let it go so lightly?

How will he meet people in the future?

Jia Heng said: "I'm afraid there are other arrogant and lawless people! It's not a big deal to bully the clansman today, but to offend people who shouldn't be provoked tomorrow. As the patriarch of the Jia clan, it's a big deal to hurt the clansmen!"

Jia's mother said angrily: "Look, the men of the Jia family are really rich enough, so they cursed my Jia family for something to happen, right? The old man will enter the palace right now, and report to the empress, let you men of the Jia family Let's make a fuss!"

Sister Feng and Yuanyang hurriedly tried to persuade them.

Jia Lian pulled Jia Heng's arm bravely from the side, and said in a low voice, "Brother Heng, don't say a few words, don't say a few words."

You Shi also pulled Jia Zhen aside, and Jia Zhen's lips moved, after all, she didn't dare to offend Jia Mu too much.

(End of this chapter)