The eldest son of the red mansion

Jia Zheng paused and then said: "Mother, you didn't see the shocked look of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. When I came out of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, they looked at me differently from before. Our family now It's like getting up again."

Chapter 194

After hearing Jia Zheng's words, Jia's mother could hardly see her smiling eyes, and said with a sigh: "Our family used to be among the top four families in Jinling, and it was also one of the best in the capital. But now It's just a middle-class family in the middle of the capital, relying on the blessing of their ancestors to gain a foothold in the middle of the capital. Now our family has finally produced another capable person, making our Rongguo Mansion a first-class family in the middle of the capital again."

Jia's mother was also a little excited now, she couldn't hold back her words, and expressed her emotions in front of everyone.

This so-called first-class family in the middle of Beijing not only has a title, but also has a high position and authority.At this time, Jia Ke was not only the Marquis of Wuyang, but also the Jiedu Envoy of Xuanfu Town, leading the military and political power, which could barely be regarded as a high position.Therefore, from now on, the Rongguo Mansion can barely gain a foothold in Beijing.I no longer need the help of relatives to barely maintain it.

This time the Rongguo Mansion finally managed to break into the upper echelons of the imperial court once again, and the status of the Rongguo Mansion rose sharply. In the capital, it was able to rank alongside the four rapidly rising Wang families in Jinling.

In fact, Jia Zheng was most concerned about this. Although he inherited the Rongguo Mansion, he was only a small Yuanwailang.His wife, Mrs. Wang's elder brother, Wang Ziteng, is the envoy of the Jingying Jiedu with a high position and authority, and he is the confidant of the current emperor. The difference in status between the two is like clouds and mud.But now that Jia Ke was appointed Marquis, he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

To be honest, although the Rongguo Mansion still bears the title of the head of the four major families, it actually holds the status among the four major families.It's not even as good as the old lady's natal family is a historian.After all, the historians are now a couple. Although there is a shortage of money, the head of the family can understand the truth and save money in the mansion. It is not like the Rongguo mansion that spends all of its inner pockets for the sake of an empty face.

So although people in Jia's mansion now laugh at the stinginess of the old lady's natal historian, they don't know that this is actually the way to maintain the family for a long time, and one should live within one's means.

Jia's mother knew this situation very well. She even arranged this marriage for Jia Zheng back then, because she had already seen the decline of Rongguo Mansion.But she herself is only a woman, so she can only use this method of marriage to add some support to the Jia family.

Over the years, Wang Ziteng has really flourished, relying on the relationship left over from the Jia family and his own ability, he managed to get the position of the Jingying Jiedushi.

And because of Wang Ziteng, the Rongguo Mansion will not feel particularly uncomfortable in Beijing.After all, if he offended the Rongguo Mansion too much, Wang Ziteng would not stand idly by for the sake of his in-laws.

Since there are so many congratulatory people coming and going in Jiamu's room now, it's not easy for Jia Zheng to say anything hidden to Jiamu.The mother and son just continued joking, and Jia Zheng wanted to leave.Jia's mother stopped him and said: "Aunt Zhou, you have to make preparations. She will be indispensable as a flat wife in the future. Don't move now, and wait for the eldest brother to come back later."

Jia Zheng had already prepared for this matter. As Jia Ke's status became higher and higher, it was only logical that Aunt Zhou's status would rise.But although there are three wives and four concubines, there have been almost no examples of wealthy families marrying equal wives since ancient times.That's why Jia's mother said that she would wait for his brother to come back before making a decision.

This depends on whether Jia Ke's status will be higher in the future. If Jia Ke continues to increase his official status, in order to win him over and not separate from the Rongguo Mansion, his mother's status must continue to increase.After all, if a person has a high status, he wants to be self-reliant. This is human nature, but Jia Mu, as the head of the Rongguo Mansion, cannot let this happen.

Jia Zheng is a very orthodox person, and he is very repulsed by the promotion of Aunt Zhou as a flat wife, but for the Rongguo Mansion, he can only go against his own nature once in the future. When he was thinking blankly, Jia Mu suddenly asked : "Is your aunt, Mrs. Zhao, about to give birth?"

After Jia Zheng heard this, he immediately replied with a smile on his face: "Thank you for your concern, mother. Mrs. Zhao is going to give birth in two months. Our Jia family is now a double blessing."

Jia's mother said unhappily, "How can Mrs. Zhao be compared with elder brother Fenghou when she has a child? Don't talk nonsense, it will make people laugh."

As soon as Jia Zheng realized that he had said something wrong, he immediately changed his words: "It is my son who is confused today and said something wrong. Mother should not be offended."

Mother Jia went on to say: "Although she is a family-born child, she is after all giving birth to our Jia family. I have two old nuns here. During her delivery period, let's go and take care of her."

When Jia Zheng heard this, he naturally wished for it. Aunt Zhao did not have a good son like Aunt Zhou, and the cost of food and clothing was no less than Mrs. Wang's now, and she even had several maids.

Aunt Zhao was only a child born in the family, and there was only a little maid by her side to serve her.Now that she is about to give birth again, Jia Zheng is really worried.But I can't break the rules in the house, so I've been a little worried.Now that Mother Jia has given two old nuns to go there, he is completely relieved.

After Mother Jia finished talking about Aunt Zhao, she brought the topic back to Jia Ke and said, "Brother is not young anymore, and he has also reached the age of marriage. But he is at the border now, and he won't be back for a while. Just right Now, book the marriage for him, and we can get married as soon as he comes back."

When Jia Zheng heard what Jia Mu said, the smile on his face disappeared. He knew what Jia Mu meant. Jia Mu still fell in love with that girl, but he was still very reluctant.

Jia Zheng always felt that this girl was a scourge. Back then, because of their family's affairs, the Rongguo Mansion fell from its peak to its lowest point, and his elder brother could only leave the mansion to live away.Now I want to recruit this kind of person to my family. Isn't this causing trouble for my family?Although it is said that this is to pave the way for Jia Ke to take that position in the future, after all, this is still a matter of no shadow.

In case this is just their wishful thinking, wouldn't this kill their eldest brother?

Seeing his appearance, Jia's mother was very angry. This child is good at everything, but he is short-sighted and only knows how to fight for a while.Jia's mother thinks that Jia Ke is already a high official and juexian, and she is still young.In the short term, if there were no special encounters, there would probably be no room for improvement, so he was allowed to marry that child.

Although doing so seems to be a bit risky, in fact, in Jiamu's view, it is a very lucrative business.Although the royal family might be a little apprehensive once it is exposed, the emperor is a nostalgic person, and now that he is getting older, his compassion is getting heavier.He definitely wouldn't mobilize people for this orphan girl, maybe he wanted to give the Jia family some favors for his father's sake.

After all, the emperor did not behave properly in this matter back then, and now that he is old, there must be some guilt in his heart.He was also afraid that he would not be able to meet the girl's father underground.

In this way, it will be of great benefit to Jia Ke's future career, and maybe the emperor will consider him one of his own.Besides, what can an orphan girl deserve the royal family's long-term concern?Do you really think the emperor's spies are fake?Jia's mother always suspected that the emperor had known about this for a long time, but he never explained it. In fact, this was not the protection of the orphan girl, because once the matter was brought to light, he had to do some things.

Jia's mother didn't say much, but said to Jia Zheng cryptically: "Sometimes it seems dangerous, but in fact it is the safest. Everyone has family affection, and no one is an exception."

Although Jia Zheng hasn't figured out what Jia Mu meant, but if Jia Mu made up her mind, he couldn't stop her.So he replied: "The son must follow the mother's wishes, but the child is still a little young, and I am afraid that he will not be able to get married right away."

Jia's mother said: "You can remember this matter, and the name will be settled first. As for the marriage, you can wait. Besides, the eldest brother will not return to the capital these years."

Jia Zheng nodded and agreed: "My son will go to do it in two days. There is one more thing to explain to my mother. Brother Zhu has also reached the age of marriage, and my son wants to tell him about a marriage."

Mother Jia didn't care as much about Jia Zhu's marriage as Jia Ke did. She just said casually: "Since ancient times, major marriages have been ordered by parents and the words of matchmakers. You are his father and you can handle it." .”

Jia Zheng hurriedly said to Jia Mu: "No matter what time the mother is in our house, I will report these things to my mother. How dare I make my own decisions."

"It's not as serious as what you said. You can handle Brother Zhu's affairs according to your own circumstances. I only want to emphasize one thing. His daughter-in-law must be carefully selected. After all, he will be the leader of the Rongguo Mansion in the future. If you get back one If you disturb the house spirit, our house will fall apart." Jia Mu made it very clear that she was afraid that Jia Zhu's daughter-in-law would fight for power and profit in the house and make the house unsafe.

Jia Zheng said repeatedly: "Don't worry, mother, I know this matter well. Brother Zhu's daughter-in-law will definitely be virtuous and virtuous."

When Jia Mu heard what he said, she knew that he already had a candidate in mind, so she nodded.

Jia Zhengjian saw that he had finished what he was going to say today, so he got up again to say goodbye.Mother Jia didn't stop him this time.

Jia Zheng left Jia Mu's courtyard and went back to his main room next to the Rongxi Hall. Mrs. Wang was arranging some of Jia Baoyu's small clothes at this time.

"The master went to the old lady's place to announce the good news to the old lady." Mrs. Wang said while helping Jia Zheng take off his coat.

"The old lady has known about such a big news, but as my son, I have to tell the old lady in person no matter what." Jia Zheng replied to Mrs. Wang.

After Mrs. Wang changed Jia Zheng's coat, the two sat down on the soft steps.

Then Jia Zheng said to Mrs. Wang: "Our two elder brothers are both old and have reached the age to get married. I will discuss this matter with you first."

Mrs. Wang rolled her eyes when she heard this, and said to Jia Zheng with a smile: "This is a big event, and it should be prepared for the two children. The eldest brother is older than Pearl, so we should find him first. It is a well-matched marriage. My natal sister-in-law just told me a while ago that there is a girl in the family who is hot and cheerful. This girl was raised as a boy, and she is really gorgeous. She should be in line with the temperament of my elder brother. He is quite good at housekeeping, and the eldest brother is often not at home, so he just needs such a daughter-in-law to take care of him."

Although Jia Zheng was a little moved when he heard Mrs. Wang's words, after all, the four major families have been married to each other for several lifetimes.But he thought of Jiamu's words. Although he still couldn't guess the reason, he believed in Jiamu's judgment very much.So she resolutely said to Mrs. Wang: "I have already made arrangements for eldest brother's marriage. If this girl is really nice, tell Zhu'er."

Mrs. Wang immediately changed her face when she heard this. Although the girl was really neat in her work and her color was outstanding, she had a lawless personality.If it was given to Pearl, wouldn’t it be harming him?

Chapter 195 Gradient

When Mrs. Wang heard that Jia Zheng intended to tell Jia Zhu about the girl from the Wang family, she didn't want to, so she rounded up her words: "But in my opinion, although my niece is very good, she is very important to our family. These two elder brothers are still somewhat incompatible. Not to mention that the elder brother is now a marquis, but that Zhu'er must be born in the imperial examination in the future, and this girl can't read a few words. If he is matched with such an illiterate , there will be conflicts in the future."

Jia Zheng nodded when he heard her words, and said with satisfaction: "What you said is that our family is different now. The eldest brother's marriage has been agreed with the mother, so we don't need to worry about it. Now it's just Zhu'er's marriage that makes me Worrying. If he could get in last year, it would be better. But he is still just a scholar, and I don’t know if he will be successful in the next subject. In terms of relatives, I’m afraid there will be no good family.”

When Mrs. Wang heard what he said, she was also frowning.It should be said that Jia Zhu is indeed studying hard now, but during this period of time, his body has deteriorated due to continuous use of drugs.If Mrs. Wang hadn't forcibly confiscated most of the medicine, I'm afraid my health would be even worse now.But she didn't dare to say these words to Jia Zheng.

Mrs. Wang now recalls what the old gentleman said last year, and she thinks that she should arrange a marriage for Jia Zhu so that he can have offspring after getting married. Otherwise, as the old gentleman said, she will regret it later. It's time.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Wang said to Jia Zheng: "Master told me to think that Zhu'er's marriage is easy to talk about. Our family doesn't ask how rich the other party is, just ask for a scholarly family who is in the same family as the master."

After hearing Mrs. Wang's words, Jia Zheng felt that it was very reasonable. Although his wife was a bit dull, she was never confused in major matters, and she was good to his children (this is what he thought).Yu Shi replied, "What you said is exactly what you said. A few days ago, I heard from my colleagues that the Imperial College Jijiu has a daughter who is gentle and polite. She thinks she is worthy of Zhu'er. What do you think?"

Mrs. Wang listened to what he said, thought about it carefully, and felt that if this marriage were to happen, it would not do any harm to Jia Zhu, at least it would be helpful in economics and official career.So he hurried over and said: "Master is still thoughtful. If that's the case, let's make a quick decision on the marriage. Otherwise, the good girls will be snatched away by others."

"Of course I know what you said, but since ancient times, the elders and children have been ordered. Although Zhu'er is a legitimate son, the eldest brother is not an ordinary person now. We must first settle his affairs before we can propose marriage to Zhu'er." she said.

Mrs. Wang asked with some hesitation: "I don't know which girl is destined for the elder brother? What do you want me to prepare?"

Jia Zheng thought about it carefully, and there were some things that her aunt really needed to prepare for, so he said to him, "Eight percent is the daughter of Qin Ye, the clerk of the camp, and Qin Ye and I are half colleagues. This will definitely work."

After hearing what he said, Mrs. Wang couldn't help feeling suspicious. Qin Ye was a lowly official, and his daughter was no match for Jia Ke, a dignified Marquis.So she said carefully: "This Qin Ye's daughter, is she from a humble background, not worthy of our elder brother?"