Mother Jia of the Red Chamber is Unkind

Concubine Li gave the fourth prince a daughter three days ago. The young lady looks very much like his father, so she is deeply loved by the fourth prince.Every day after breakfast, the fourth prince would find time to go to Concubine Li's room to tease his daughter. Usually, Su Zhi would not dare to go in and disturb the tranquility of the fourth prince if it was something that was not a big deal.Today is different, today Master Lin and the new Minister of Rites, Jia She, both came to the door.

Su Zhi was always around the fourth prince, and he was very clear about the importance of these two.The fourth prince had talked about these two people no less than four or five times, and saw that these two people came to ask for something today.How can such a good opportunity be passed away just like that.

Su Zhi bit the bullet and knocked on Concubine Li's door, and reported the incident.Sure enough, the fourth prince didn't scold him, and he attached great importance to this matter, and then met with Jia She and Lin Ruhai.

"As the saying goes, Taoism should not be publicized when it is ugly. I am ashamed to show my ugliness today, and I am begging Fourth Master for a family matter." Jia She said guiltily.

Lin Ruhai followed and looked at the fourth prince.

The fourth prince narrowed his eyes, glanced at Lin Ruhai, and finally looked at Jia She: "Let's listen."

Jia She hurriedly leaned over and said: "My mother reprimanded my second brother, unexpectedly my second brother was confused for a while, and went to the palace to complain to the empress Xiande. I heard that the empress is not feeling well now. A few days ago, her mother I'm going again, I'm afraid that the empress can't figure it out for a while and get confused."

Confused?These three words have a lot of meaning.

The fourth prince raised the corner of his mouth, looked at Wan Jia She, and looked at Lin Ruhai: "How about you, help him?"

"I dare not! I am the son-in-law of the Lin family, and my mother-in-law treats me—"

"There's no need to explain, it's just a casual joke." The fourth prince smiled lightly, turned around with his hands behind his back, and made a decision in just one thought. "I'll do the thing of betraying the favor between you two. Go back, I have my own way."

Lin Ruhai and Jia Amnesty exchanged glances.Jia Amnesty was a little guilty, and also a little worried about whether the fourth prince would be able to manage well.But he didn't dare to question it, it was up to Lin Ruhai to do it.

Lin Ruhai bowed his hands and said goodbye to the fourth prince, as if he believed in the promise of the fourth prince.Jia Amnesty followed suit and withdrew.

After leaving the door, Jia Amnesty pulled Lin Ruhai and said anxiously: "Is it really possible? I heard that the second brother has already entered the palace, so this matter has to be done now!"

Lin Ruhai smiled and asked Jia Amnesty to get in the car: "Don't worry, others can't do it, he can do it!"

Jia Amnesty nodded. He believed Lin Ruhai, so he got into the car and went back to report to Jiamu.

When Jia's mother heard that the fourth prince agreed to help, she smiled and was very happy, and she was not worried about Jia Yuanchun at all.

Jia She was puzzled, "I don't know how powerful this fourth prince is, but my mother and brother-in-law both like and believe him. He seems to speak better than God."

Lin Ruhai glanced at Jia Amnesty, smiled, and drank tea in silence.

Jia's mother also laughed: "This time you come to the door and ask him to help. It's a small matter, and it's true to stand in line."

"Stand in line?" Jia Amnesty was surprised.

"Well, the court princes are now fiercely competing for the crown. Especially after the first prince was imprisoned, the prince's faction became more and more rampant, which aroused the emperor's fear. Therefore, there is a chance for the eighth prince's party to grow stronger. The two factions of princes are vying to divide, and now the doctrine of the mean is not applicable." Jiamu said.

Jia She knew that the two princes were competing for favor, but he didn't expect it to be so powerful.Jia She rolled his eyes and looked at Mother Jia: "Now you ask us to beg the fourth prince, and the fourth prince once supported the restoration of the prince, so he belongs to the prince. Aren't we following the prince..."

"It's very different." Lin Ruhai replied with a smile, and analyzed for him, "The fourth prince claims to be an idler, and when he was friendly with the prince, he was able to maintain harmony with the eighth prince and other princes. He is good at governing the country and knows how to hide his power and bide his time. Characters. The crown prince and the eighth prince are also powerful, but now that the emperor is in his prime, the two princes don't know how to hide their glory. Showing their sharpness will definitely arouse the emperor's suspicion. Now we choose to follow the fourth prince and learn from him Keep a low profile. If the crown prince really wins, there is nothing to lose. If the snipe and clam fight and the fourth prince gains power, we have made a big move right."

"Either draw or win, there is no possibility of losing. It's easy to calculate!" Jia She was so happy that he slapped his thigh and finally understood clearly.

Lin Ruhai smiled, "It's just that the fourth prince hasn't shown his brilliance for now, it's too late for us to curry favor with him when he becomes powerful."

Jia She nodded, and really hoped that the fourth prince would shine in the future and ascend the throne. He might not be able to work hard in the future to earn a title for his descendants to continue to inherit.If his generation can reach the glory of the grandpa and grandfather, he will be happy in the grave when he dies.

……

With the support of the personal eunuch Shen An, Jia Yuanchun stopped and walked, with cold sweat already oozing from his forehead.Shen An felt Yuan Chun's body trembling non-stop, felt sorry for his master, and while wiping his sweat, persuaded his master to go back quickly.How can the emperor be able to ask for an audience casually? At the beginning of this dynasty, the emperor Taizu set the terms for the concubines in the harem, and the harem was not allowed to interfere in politics.Although the empress is involved in family affairs, she will be more or less involved in political affairs.Getting involved in front of the emperor in this way not only embarrassed the Jia family, but also made the empress feel uncomfortable.

She is no longer favored, if she continues to make trouble like this, she has to move to live in the cold palace.

Baoqin followed Yuanchun, thinking about it, she was afraid, if she followed the empress to the Leng Palace, she might not be able to let her go in her life.She also counted on the next year to be released from the palace.Even if you can't get married, it's great to be a nurturing nun who is respected by the young masters in the family.

"No, I must go today. Xiao Anzi, I am very clear about my body." Yuan Chun said, with tears streaming down his face, and cried, "If I don't go today, I'm afraid I won't be there again. This is an opportunity for my father to say a word in front of the emperor. The end of my palace is approaching, and I am going to die."

When Yuan Chun said this, her eyes opened and closed from time to time, as if if she didn't open her eyelids vigorously, she would die the next moment and never wake up again.

Seeing the master like this, Shen An couldn't say anything more, and nodded while crying.While wiping away the master's tears, he helped the master to Qiancheng Palace, where the emperor usually read memorials and rested.

"Hey, who did you meet?" The prince came towards him, stopped, and smiled sideways to the fourth prince and Zhang Lan beside him.

"Prince," Yuan Chun saluted slightly.

"Excuse me, this is the place where the father works, why are you here?" The prince frowned, this woman's complexion is really bad, she is dying of illness, so she is not afraid of coming to seek death?

"Brother, don't you have something urgent to report to father?" The fourth prince asked with a smile.

The prince nodded and said with a smile: "Fourth brother, you wait for me here, I will come whenever I go. Let's go to my other garden to drink together later."

The fourth prince nodded and watched the prince enter the palace.

Yuan Chun saw Eunuch Song, the chief eunuch next to the emperor from a distance, her lips moved, and she really wanted to call him, but the distance was too far, and she couldn't make loud noises and rush indiscriminately.Yuan Chun turned his head and said to Shen An: "Hurry up and ask Eunuch Song, please let the emperor see me."

Shen An agreed with a bitter face, who made her go to the master who wanted to die, there was nothing she could do, so she had to bite the bullet and go.

"Come back!" The fourth prince's cold voice scared Shen An to his knees and pouted his ass.

Unbelievable stuff!Yuan Chun clenched his hands, complaining about Shen An's lack of integrity.

The fourth prince sneered: "What did Concubine Xiande see with an eunuch? If he wasn't afraid of me, I would be surprised. Besides, Concubine Xiande, even if you want to seek death, you shouldn't come to Qiancheng Palace. After all, you still have family, don't you?"

Yuan Chun's face turned pale, and he looked at the fourth prince puzzled.What does he mean?Zhulian Jiuzu?Unexpectedly, the fourth prince, who usually keeps his voice silent, speaks so viciously and sharply.Also, what does he care about his own affairs, is he free?

Zhang Lan raised his eyebrows, looked at Yuan Chun sharply from the corner of his eye, and said to the Fourth Prince in a low voice: "Fourth Master, you have to talk to someone who can look in the mirror in the future."

Yuan Chun's face turned even paler with anger, she couldn't refute the fourth prince's age, Zhang Lan, the son of the Grand Tutor, still had a lot of capital.Yuan Chun stared and asked, "What do you mean?"

Zhang Lan glanced at the fourth prince, shook his head, smiled, and remained silent.The fourth prince also laughed.At this time, Eunuch Song came out and sent the little eunuch to call the two of them closer.The two ignored Concubine Xiande and went one after the other.

When Yuan Chun saw Eunuch Song, he hurriedly asked Shen An, the personal eunuch beside him, to call him.

Shen An tremblingly held Yuan Chun by his arm, and whispered in his ear: "It seems to mean that you are going to offend the emperor now, my lord."

Yuan Chun was so angry that his seven orifices were filled with smoke, before he had time to investigate, he rolled his eyes and fainted.

The fourth prince stopped, glanced at her, and motioned for the eunuchs to help Yuan Chun back.Su Zhi smacked his lips when he saw it, and cursed in his heart: My master is cheating again.

Zhang Lan looked at her coldly, and thought: It would be good if she fainted, lest she continue to lose face and lose face even with the Nine Clans.

Yuan Chun was hurriedly carried back by the eunuch Shen An.How much wind was collected along the way, and with the addition of qi, the disease became more serious.

The fourth prince and Zhang Lan entered the palace together to meet the emperor.The emperor threw a memorial to the fourth prince, "You handle the case in Nan Province, and Zhang Lan will cooperate."

The two bowed to receive the order.

The emperor glanced at the two of them, first to Eunuch Song, who was close to his heart and soul, and then to the prince who was staying aside.

"Just now when you came in, you all had strange expressions, but is there anyone else outside?"

The prince looked at the fourth prince.He didn't talk about this kind of thing, but let the fourth brother talk about it and scold him.The fourth prince pretended not to understand and said nothing.

Zhang Lan said: "There is no one around now."

"So there was someone just now." The emperor snorted, not embarrassing Zhang Lan, and looked at Eunuch Song.

Eunuch Song trembled and said: "The slaves who are far away don't see it clearly, it seems to be a virtuous concubine."

"Her? What is she here for? Isn't she sick?" the emperor frowned.

"It's sick, and her complexion is very bad, so my son advised her to go back to recuperate." The fourth prince said.

Zhang Lan peeked at the fourth prince: Is that called persuasion?It's clearly a sarcasm.But this virtuous concubine really doesn't know good from bad, she deserves it.

The emperor didn't say a word, but his brows frowned even deeper, thinking that this virtuous concubine was actually a hypocrite, she must have disliked him for going to her less frequently these days, and not taking good care of his illness, so he used this as a threat to come to see him , thought he would pay attention to her again.Tsk tsk... I won't see this woman in the future.

These thoughts just flashed through the emperor's mind.It's just giving up a woman, the emperor only needs a second.The emperor originally planned to say "degrade to a concubine", but then he thought about her serious illness and dying, the emperor wanted to save her some face for his old feelings, and he said "she is not allowed to go out again".The next moment, the emperor was immersed in government affairs.

After Zhang Lan and the fourth prince had a drink in the prince's Beijing suburb, they rode back home together.The two of them were in plain clothes, and there were only three or two young men around them, so there was no ostentation.A group of people passed by the gate of Rongning Second Mansion.Zhang Lan raised his eyes to look at the Ning Mansion, and then at the more imposing Rong Mansion, and smiled.

"What are you laughing at?" the fourth prince asked.

Zhang Lan: "It's nothing. Thinking about what happened during the day, it's nothing more than that to be able to teach such a daughter."

"That's wrong. The nine sons of the dragon are all different." The fourth prince laughed.

Zhang Lan rolled his eyes, and immediately said: "By the way, I heard that the old lady of the Rong Mansion is a powerful person. In recent years, the Rong Guo Mansion has been able to skyrocket, thanks to her old man helping the dude of the Jia family. Listen. It is said that the Rong Mansion has also divorced from that irrelevant Ning Mansion."

The fourth prince nodded.

Zhang Lan's eyes showed a slight apology: "What I said just now, I will be reckless and decisive at that time."

"She is the daughter of the second room of the Rong Mansion. You may not know that the old lady of her family controls the second child very well. Jia Zheng was disobedient and was beaten out by his mother because of his age." The fourth prince laughed.

Zhang Lan laughed: "That's interesting, she's such a formidable old lady."

The two rode to the entrance of 123 Romance Bookstore, Zhang Lan jumped off the horse, and said to the fourth prince, "Pick two books."

The fourth prince also came down, and reading is the best, so he naturally loves to read, so he picked two books.When the two of them were waiting for their attendants to pay the bill, they saw a brocade-clothed young man entering the door.The shopkeeper smiled and called him "Second Master Lian" and sealed the ledger.Jia Lian checked the accounts carefully, and soon handed over the accounts to the shopkeeper, not knowing that there were two extraordinary and wealthy people watching him in the store.

"Second Master Lian?" The Fourth Prince frowned and muttered.

The shopkeeper's ears heard it, and he slapped his thigh and said, "Oh, I accidentally let you hear it. I have to ask the two masters to keep it a secret for us."

The fourth prince narrowed his eyes.

"123 Romance Bookstore is the property of the old lady of Rongfu. She keeps a low profile and doesn't want to be talked about by outsiders." The shopkeeper explained, and then said that the money for these books doesn't need to be paid, and it is right to treat it as a benefit fee.

The fourth prince smiled and walked out with bright eyes.Zhang Lan raised his eyes, and the entourage behind him took out a certain amount of gold ingots from his sleeve and put them on the counter.

"Master, you are—"

"Buy secret money." Zhang Lan smiled slightly, blinked at the shopkeeper intentionally, and said in a low voice, "I don't know, but we will know as soon as you tell us. If you don't want to be punished, just collect the money and say nothing to your masters." Mention us. And I will not mention your affairs to the outside world."

The shopkeeper was dumbfounded, he didn't expect the young man in front of him to be so eloquent.

After Zhang Lan finished his explanation, he got on the horse and left in a cool way.

The shopkeeper foolishly clutched the ingot of gold in his hand, and sat down.After waiting for a long time, it was dark, and trembling, I went to Rongfu.

A handsome boy of sixteen or seventeen, articulate, noble and extraordinary, he followed respectfully behind another more noble master.The two headed towards the imperial city from the east.

After careful scrutiny, Mother Jia felt that this young man was probably Zhang Lan, the youngest son of the Taifu who was famous for his talent in the capital.As for the older and steady man, he is probably the fourth prince.

Jia Mu was amused, and looked at the shopkeeper of 123 Romance Bookstore with a smile.That's great. In terms of specifications and influence, the shopkeeper's news is nothing short of a bazooka.This shopkeeper is good. Under the threat of Zhang Lan and the fourth prince, he was able to bravely go forward and report the news to himself.Mother Jia is bound to reward him with a 123% year-end bonus of 123 romance bookstores.This reward is much more valuable than a one-time reward of ten taels of silver for nothing, and as long as [-] Romance Bookstore is there, children and grandchildren can enjoy it.

The shopkeeper thought that the two were just ordinary family members, but when she heard about their identities, she immediately cursed in her stomach: If I had known that the two were so different in wealth, I wouldn't have dared to reveal the secret even if I killed him!

The shopkeeper got the money and was quite honest.He died for money, and next time this happened, he had to obediently report it.Rongfu is his home!

Mother Jia didn't have the time to inquire about the change in the shopkeeper's heart, so she dismissed him and invited Lin Ruhai to discuss Daiyu's marriage. "I think this kid is really good, really good! Take a look when you have time."

Lin Ruhai nodded: "I've met him once or twice before, but we haven't talked to each other before, and it's the same with his father. This child has been outstanding since he was a child, and he has made a splash in front of the emperor. My son is worried that he will become famous too early. A little bit."

"If you have proud capital, it's okay to be crazy. As you said, he has been out since he was a child, and now he is looked at differently by the emperor and several princes. He must not be an ordinary person. There is a good reason, everyone Everyone agrees, it should be very good." Jia Mu said.

Lin Ruhai nodded, for this reason.The main reason is that the child is too good and powerful, he never dreamed of marrying him by marriage.Lin Ruhai thought that it would not be good if he delayed his daughter's future because of his own petty thoughts.

"You don't have to find it difficult. Now that you ask the fourth prince, the fourth prince will feel that you can trust him. Besides, he has helped you and made you owe him, so the fourth prince will naturally let you feel at ease." Go and help him with his affairs. Zhang Lan and him have always been on good terms, so there will be more opportunities for the two of you to get in touch. Don’t ask for it deliberately, just give full play to yourself, success is destined. If it doesn’t work, it’s nothing, there will be better and more suitable Waiting for us." Mother Jia did a behavioral analysis, encouraged Lin Ruhai, and at the same time did all the psychological work well.

Lin Ruhai was deeply encouraged, and nodded deeply, grateful to Jia Mu.

Seeing that it was getting late, Jia's mother smiled and said, "Go back earlier to accompany your wife. When a woman is pregnant, not only does her taste change greatly, but her mind also becomes particularly sensitive. I need you as a husband to shine. Don't miss it." Great opportunity."

Lin Ruhai responded with a smile and left.

Yuanyang changed tea for Jia Mu, rolled her eyes, and glanced at the door from time to time.Jia Mu's mouth was dry, she roared and coughed twice.The mandarin ducks were so distracted that they didn't notice anything unusual about Jia's mother.

"What happened?" Mother Jia asked loudly.

Yuanyang was startled, and her face immediately panicked. When she calmed down, she tried to perfunctory, but she couldn't do it anymore. The expression just now betrayed everything.

"Old lady, there's someone at home." After Yuanyang finished speaking, she corrected her immediately, "It's not at home, it's at the door."

Jia Mu looked at Yuanyang.

Yuanyang lowered her eyes and said, "It's Aunt Zhang." It was originally Lian's second grandmother who sent someone to inform her of this matter.The person must have been sent by Lian's second grandma, and after sending the message to her.But it was already at this time, and the news hadn't come yet, Yuanyang was a little anxious, so she showed her feet.

"How will Feng girl deal with her?" Seeing Yuanyang nodding, Jia Mu asked how long it had been. After learning the answer, she smiled immediately, "There are things that Feng girl can't do. This Aunt Zhang, even if she kneels at the back corner door, she can't do it." You take a few wives and send her away, if she doesn't leave, show her some face and put it in a bowl, tell her it's an aphrodisiac, if you don't leave, you'll be tied up and sent directly to the brothel."

Yuanyang agreed and hurried to do it, but Aunt Zhang was scared away.

Jia's mother didn't even ask what her purpose was. This woman was more scheming than Wang Xifeng.The purpose of this move is nothing more than two, one is to play a show to please Jia Zheng; the other is to impress the people of Rongfu on the way, and wants to return to Rongfu to continue scheming.

Birds of a feather flock together.Aunt Zhang and Jia Zheng were summed up by Jia's mother as dirty things, and there was no reason to fish back the shit that was pulled out.To leave is to leave, never to enter the gate of Rong Mansion again.

Aunt Zhang is making trouble outside the house here, and Aunt Zhao is not stopping there.

Wang Xifeng tried to persuade her a few times, but soft words were not easy to use, so she reprimanded and scolded her harshly.

Aunt Zhao really doesn't take hard and soft things, and is going to fight with her life and death.Seeing Aunt Zhang enjoying happiness outside with Jia Zheng, she couldn't help thinking about it every day, and her stomach was sour every day.When Aunt Zhang was in the Rong Mansion, Aunt Zhao was often squeezed by Aunt Zhang, but Jia Zheng didn't care about it, and was only partial to Aunt Zhang.Now that the two of them are outside, if Jia Zheng is really fascinated by that vixen surnamed Zhang, how can Aunt Zhao be reconciled to helping her upright!

Normally, Wang Xifeng dared not disturb the old lady.Calling Tanchun to persuade her was not working, so I informed the barracks and asked Jia Huan to ask for leave to persuade her.Aunt Zhao cried even more when she saw the children.

Tanchun was so angry that he wanted to break off relations with her and leave her alone.

Aunt Zhao slapped her legs and said, "Master left our mothers behind, and we still have to fight each other, okay, it's okay to break it! Woooo..."

"Enough! Aunt, don't you think it's annoying enough? What's the good of following the master? Go live in those small houses? Not to mention ginseng and bird's nest, you might not even be able to eat red dates and lotus seeds porridge!" Jia Huan said harshly.

Aunt Zhao immediately fell silent, and looked at Jia Huan puzzled, with tears in her eyes. "Third Master, is what you said true?"

"Really, I just came back, and I passed through Mao'er Hutong. That place, hehe, is no match for a large courtyard in our residence." Jia Huan sneered.

Aunt Zhao's crying gradually subsided.

Wang Xifeng snorted coldly and said: "It's not all true. If my aunt doesn't want to stay here, I'll report to the old lady and send you to the second master. Just one point, apart from this door, there is no way I will come back again. Don’t even look at the brothers and sisters. Just now at the back corner door, Aunt Zhang knelt and wanted to enter, but the old lady absolutely refused. She made a fuss and was almost taken into the brothel. After all, except for this door, life or death It's outside, don't even think about coming in."

Aunt Zhao didn't dare to speak out anymore, she covered her face and apologized to Wang Xifeng, Tanchun and Jia Huan for their mistakes.She deserves to be a slave, short-sighted, ignorant, deserve it!

The restless day finally passed.

It was night, and the masters of Rong Mansion went to bed early.

The next day, the genius was dimly lit, and people could be vaguely seen.The door of Rong Mansion was knocked suddenly.

Concubine Xiande is dead!

The whole family mourned, and before noon, another news came from the palace: Jia Zheng had been dismissed.