Red Mansion Royal Cat

Chapter 529 What's the name?
How much silver does Master She have? Which uncle gives pocket money to his niece in boxes?

Not to mention Yuanchun was confused by this, even Jia Cong felt it was a little unbelievable at this moment.

Especially the arrogant words in the letter, if you have no money, go to him for it...

Even the emperor is not as magnanimous as Master She!

"Since dad said so, big sister, just accept it. Since he came back from Jiaozhi, he has given silver several times. Last night, he even went to Second Brother Bao and stuffed a box of silver notes into his pocket."

Jia Cong spread his hands in a helpless manner and told the story of how Master She had generously distributed several boxes full of banknotes to his nephews and nieces last night.

Only then did Yuanchun realize that her uncle not only gave her pocket money, but also gave it to other nephews and nieces, and even prepared money for Lang'er to marry.

"But I didn't give money like this..."

Although she was shocked and moved, Yuanchun still had to consider the thoughts of her cousin from the eldest wife.

She pushed the box filled with banknotes that others could not earn in their entire lives in front of Jia Cong and said very solemnly, "Return these to my uncle on my behalf and tell him that the palace will not be short of my share. You are about to get married and your second brother will have a son. With so many people in our family, we have many places to spend money."

Yuanchun's idea was very simple. As long as she didn't try to earn things that would never belong to her, with the current power of the Jia family and the emperor's favor towards her and her son, even if she didn't reward the servants, who would dare to provoke her, the virtuous concubine?

Besides, she is from the second wife, so what's the matter with her taking the "pocket money" given by her uncle?

Even if the two cousins ​​don't care, what about their wives?
Thinking of this, Yuanchun felt both grateful and helpless towards her domineering uncle. Sometimes her uncle was too generous, which made her, the niece, feel helpless!
Seeing Yuanchun's helpless smile, Jia Cong maintained his attitude of supporting his father.

He pushed the banknote box back in front of Yuanchun again and said indifferently: "The palace's share belongs to the palace. Our family is not short of money. My grandmother's pearl farm alone can bring in at least tens of thousands of taels of income every year, not to mention my father's private assets..."

Although Jia Cong still didn't know what kind of business Master She was doing to earn such huge profits.

But given Master She's cleverness, he might even give a portion of it to the emperor... well, let's call it protection money.

Therefore, the source of Master She's money is legitimate, and he has the emperor's support. As long as the source of the money is stable, it will definitely be sent to the Rongguo Mansion continuously in the future, and he will never be able to spend it all.

Yuanchun had suffered in the palace for so long, and other people might not know the pain she had endured, but how could Master She, who was secretly paying attention to what was going on in the palace, not know?

That is a place where people are really killed. Master She looked down on his second brother, but he felt both sorry for and admired his eldest niece.

It was fine that the family was short of money before, but now Master She has plenty of money, so why should he let his niece continue to suffer from lack of money...

Jia Cong basically guessed what his father was thinking, and firmly pushed the banknote box in front of Yuanchun.

"Big sister, listen to me. Money is useless but also useful, especially in the palace. Even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think more about your nephew. In the future, whether you leave the palace to set up a residence or go out to serve as a fief, you must have capable and loyal people around you. We can't think about finding them when the time comes. Loyal servants must be trained from childhood, and all of these require money to pave the way!"

Yuanchun might not have listened to other words, but since it concerned her son, Jia Cong's words really touched her heart.

She stared blankly at her serious yet sincere cousin in front of her, and after a long while she sighed and said, "The luckiest thing in my life is that I was born in Rongguo Mansion, have my uncle, and have brothers like you!"

For a woman, as long as she gets married, no matter where she marries, a strong family background is extremely important.

Yuanchun felt that she owed the first wife too much in this life. Whether it was human or financial support, it was basically the first wife who planned it for her.

It’s not that she dislikes her own father and brothers, but the character of Master Zheng and the personality of her own brother Baoyu are really not suitable for the struggles in the palace.

After hearing what Yuanchun said, Jia Cong smiled and refuted.

"If it weren't for Big Sister's hard work and planning in the palace, how could our family have achieved the glory it has today? Even if Daddy doesn't have money, as long as Big Sister needs it, we, the younger brothers, will sell everything we have to raise money for Big Sister and send it to the palace!"

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The deep affection between siblings is definitely due to the factor of interests, but it is more of a natural influence of blood ties.

It is a fact that no one can refute that having a sister who is a royal concubine in the palace can save brothers who are working hard outside a lot of trouble.

As long as Yuanchun, the virtuous concubine, can maintain her position, the Jia family will at best secure a stable position as a royal relative.

Even if Jia Lian, Jia Cong and others lie down and act like a villain from now on, others will have to respectfully call them "Master" when they go out.

This is the greatest value of Yuanchun’s existence!
What's wrong with a mere 500,000 taels of silver, or 5 million or 10 million taels?

Jia Cong didn't care about it, and neither did Jia Lian. Only when Mrs. Xing found out about it did she say a few sour words in private, but she soon forgot about the matter and was busy preparing clothes, shoes, socks and a cute tiger-head hat for her unborn grandson.

Yingchun was found to be pregnant soon after she got married. Now it is already nine months and she will give birth in a few days. Not only Liu Xianglian, the father, but everyone in the Rongguo Mansion is focusing most of their attention on Yingchun's belly.

Liu Xianglian's parents died early, and he did not trust the Liu family members very much, so he basically maintained a wary and exploitative mentality.

Therefore, when it came to matters like his wife's childbirth, he still went to the Jia family for help.

Fortunately, the old lady had already made preparations and invited several elders from the clan who lived on West Street to go to the Duke Liguo's Mansion.

For example, Jia Yun's mother, Zhang, whom Jia Cong and Yingchun both called the fifth sister-in-law, was invited by the old lady to take care of Yingchun.

The spring harvest season is in March. After the temperature rises, the capital area is full of birdsong and flowers, and it is full of vitality.

On March 23, when Jia Cong was busy discussing the purchase of horses with envoys from the leaders of various tribes on the grassland, the clerk came in with the Liu family's servant who was delivering a letter.

"Third Master, my wife accidentally fell down early this morning and had a miscarriage, but luckily it was not serious. She gave birth to a son at 2:02 pm. Both mother and child are safe..."

Before the word "An" was uttered, the Liu family servant looked up and found that Jia Cong was no longer in sight.

A figure galloping on a horse appeared on Zhengyang Street. Jia Cong was an excellent rider, but in his panic he accidentally knocked over several vendors' stalls.

Jia Shiyi rushed to catch up and ordered people to deal with these things.

Those who were originally complaining about the dangerous behavior of the man riding the horse, when they learned that the man was the imperial cat Jia Cong who was worried about his sister who had just given birth, began to speak up for the personal soldiers who were caught by the patrolling censor.

If Jia Cong rode a horse in the capital, even if he didn't hurt anyone, according to the law, he would have to go to the Censorate to be beaten with a stick.

The stubborn city inspectors didn't care how much the emperor favored Jia Cong. When Jia Cong squatted outside Yingchun's room with a silly grin, the city inspectors delivered the decree to the gate of Duke Liguo's mansion.

Jia Cong slapped his forehead and said to Liu Xianglian, who also had a silly smile on his face, "Brother-in-law, you see, I have violated the law just to see my nephew. I have to go to the Censorate to get a stick. How about calling my nephew Banzi?"

Before Liu Xianglian could respond, Yingchun's angry, distressed, yet amused voice could be heard from inside the room: "It doesn't matter, how dare you give my son this weird name? Believe it or not, I'll come out and pull your ears off!"

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The nephew did not call for a board, nor did he call out "cats and dogs", but Jia Cong's buttocks were still hit with twenty boards by the Censorate.

In today's Daxia, the board of the Censorate will not distinguish whether the buttocks under the board belong to royal relatives or princes and ministers. They only recognize the buttocks and not the person, and they will be beaten as much as they are told.

Jia Cong limped out of the Censorate, but there was no anger on his face. Instead, he smiled and bowed to everyone who looked at him.

When everyone learned that Jia Cong was beaten because he was going to see his sister who had just given birth, some people were disdainful, but more people were thinking about asking the women in the family to prepare a generous gift.

Isn’t Jia Cong’s sister the wife of Liu Xianglian, the first-class son of the Duke of Liguo’s Mansion?
Jia, a lady of the first rank in the imperial dynasty, gave birth to the future heir of the Liu family, the Duke of Liguo's mansion, so a generous gift must be prepared.

The Jia family has had a lot of happy events recently, and everyone is feeling both distressed and envious when they give them gifts.

Alas, should I hold a wedding at home to make some money back?

Yingchun successfully gave birth to a child, and everyone in the Jia family could finally put their worries aside for the time being and began to concentrate on preparing for Xiangyun's coming-of-age ceremony and her marriage to Baoyu.

The full-month gift that Master She gave to his grandson was still so simple and unpretentious. The longevity lock made of pure gold could not be worn by a little kid, not even a strong ox could carry it.

Yingchun held her sleeping son in her arms, looked at the huge gold lock on the table, and couldn't help complaining.

"Why would my father want to make such a big longevity lock? If I put it on display, people might steal it. If I keep it in storage, it will just gather dust."

Not to mention Yingchun, even Jia Cong wanted to complain about his father's weird behavior.

This was the first time he had seen a twenty-jin longevity lock. Fortunately, Rongguo Mansion had its own goldsmith, otherwise people would think that the man surnamed Jia was mentally ill.

The huge longevity lock is engraved with the three immortals of fortune, wealth and longevity, and is also inlaid with various gemstones. The craftsmanship is really amazing. It shines with golden light when placed on the table, and is particularly eye-catching.

It's just a bit too big...

"Since the one my father gave me can't be worn, then let my nephew wear the one my second brother, Bao and I gave him..."

How could the little nephew be without a longevity lock? Made of gold, jade, or emerald? His uncles and aunts alone gave him several exquisite longevity locks.

Yingchun looked at the several gold and jade longevity locks placed next to the huge longevity lock, kissed her son on the forehead, and said with a smile: "My son has so many longevity locks, he will have no worries in his life!"

"The gift that my father-in-law sent today is really amazing. I'm afraid some people in the Liu clan will never say that my father-in-law doesn't care about my husband and me again."

Although the father-in-law's behavior was a bit strange, including the huge longevity lock and the carts full of full-moon gifts, anyone can see that Master She values ​​this grandson very much.

Some people used to say that Duke Rong Jia She favored sons over daughters and did not value his daughters very much.

But this act of spending real money lavishly slapped the faces of those who said this.

At this time, Liu Xianglian was full of admiration for his father-in-law. Sometimes, if he wanted to dispel the rumors, he had to learn the methods of Master She.

It's shocking yet straightforward, and the effect is surprisingly good.

When Liu Xianglian thought of the bitterness and panic of some people in the clan today, he couldn't help but laugh.

Ever since he took over the Liu family's mess, he had been able to temporarily suppress the opposition voices in the clan with the help of the emperor's edict and his tough measures.

However, there are still many people in the Liu clan who pretend to obey the young clan leader but actually disobey him. Some spread rumors that Duke Rong of the Jia family is dissatisfied with and does not value him as a son-in-law, and some try to secretly obstruct his cleanup of the clan.

The huge longevity lock that Master She sent today was like a slap in the face to those people.

"Why should I care about the opinions of those idiots? Dad is not helping you now, but that doesn't mean I won't help you. After all, this is the Liu family's business. I can only gain the prestige I deserve by handling it with my own means."

Jia Cong began to convey Master She's intentions, and said to Liu Xianglian: "Father said that my brother-in-law must pay attention to those rules and regulations, and be ruthless when necessary. It doesn't matter if he is known as a mean and ungrateful person. After all, this reputation is nothing for a military general. You know, that person... has also been known for being mean and ungrateful for many years!"

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After the month, Yingchun began to receive the guests who came to visit her from official families, and soon someone set his sights on the eldest son of the Liu family, who was eventually nicknamed Hutou.

On April 27th, the Grain in Ear, Xiangyun came of age.

Rongguo Mansion held another banquet to entertain the in-laws and friends who came to congratulate.

Yingchun, who had just finished her confinement, came to Rongguo Mansion with her son, accompanied by Liu Xianglian, to congratulate her sisters and also to learn from the old lady.

When the old lady learned that someone wanted to arrange a marriage for a child with the Liu family, she immediately frowned and said, "Child marriage is the worst thing to do. Hu Tou is your eldest son and will inherit the Duke of Liguo's Mansion in the future. His marriage must be arranged with great care."

The old lady thought to herself, her great-grandson is the future heir to the Duke's Mansion and the future patriarch of the Liu family, how could he be a match for an ordinary woman?
With his great-grandson's background, he can marry a princess or a county lady in the future!

Although Jia Cong didn't know what the old lady was thinking, he still held the same attitude as the old lady on the issue of child marriage.

"Second sister, please don't arrange any marriage for Hutou. My brother-in-law is His Majesty's personal soldier. The fewer those messy relatives there are, the better."

As the commander of the emperor's personal army, what are you trying to do by marrying a minister in the court and trying to build relationships with others?
Why did the Emperor value Liu Xianglian and let him inherit the Duke Liguo Mansion? Wasn't it because he valued Liu Xianglian's loyal and righteous character, and that Liu Xianglian had no father or mother and could be trained to be a lone minister?
After Jia Cong's reminder, Liu Xianglian, who was sitting next to him, suddenly came to his senses.

I almost got tricked. The families that arranged marriages were personally accompanied by the elders of the clan, and they all said they were good friends of my father...

But if they were really his father’s good friends, why didn’t any of them show up when his family was in trouble?
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　I’ll stop here tonight and continue tomorrow. Good night!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)