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But she said that Miaoyu sent Jia Yun away with a distant look, and when she turned around, she ordered her mother-in-law to close the gate of Changcui Temple, and ordered her maid who usually served her to pack her luggage, saying, "I can't live here!"

The woman still didn't understand what it meant, thinking that Miaoyu was tired of Jia Yun and others disturbing each other, so she said with a smile: "People in Jia's mansion are getting more and more unruly. Where girls practice, they dare to sneak in during the daytime." Climb over the wall and come in. Girl, don't be angry. Although the second wife and Miss Feng are gone, I'm afraid that Father Zheng is still in charge. Let us know that Father Zheng will control his servants. Why bother? This little thing makes a big fuss?"

Miaoyu shook her head and said, "A gentleman's fortune will be cut off in the fifth generation. The Jia family started from the founding of the country, and now it is the fifth generation. In the past, when the imperial concubine and the empress visited relatives, it was like flowers blooming brocade and cooking oil over a fire. Ordinary, but now it has come to an end. This cannot be reversed by manpower. Let alone a political father, it is the second wife, Miss Feng and the others who have never committed crimes. Mrs. Shi is still in good health. It is useless to take care of the overall situation. Seeing that they are in danger, how can they care about us? I was afraid that the rich and powerful would bully others, so the second wife personally sent a post to invite them here. You should take your leave at this time, so as not to cause trouble to the master's family, and to avoid getting into trouble."

That old lady was Miaoyu's servant since she was a child. She always knew that she was big-minded. Seeing what she said, she had no choice but to let it go. She asked Miaoyu about her future plans. Miaoyu lowered her head and thought about it, then said with a smile: I still remember that when Miss Xue left Xue’s house a few months ago, I went to the farewell party. There was a female doctor surnamed Yao who talked a lot about Daughter Valley and said that it was her responsibility to take the safety of the daughters of the world. This is certainly too much, but If you think about it carefully, there is a meaning. She promised that if you encounter misfortune, you can go to her to hide. At the banquet, people listened to it and laughed it off, but I saw her meaning, which was clearly serious. Besides With the help of Miss Xue, why don't you go to her place to find out." He actually planned to go to Yao Jing.

So the group hurriedly packed their luggage and asked someone to report to Jia Zhengzhi, who was in charge.Jia Zheng was so busy that he couldn't care less about Miaoyu's going or staying, so he let her go because of saving face.

Miaoyu was not the only one who chose to leave at this time.Jia Zheng loved reading since he was a child. Although he did not achieve any fame, he followed the example of the ancients and acquired the habit of keeping his followers, such as Na Zhan Guang, Shan Pinren, Shan Ziye, Cheng Rixing, Zhan Ziliang, etc., who may have talents and learning. , or lack of talent and learning, because of lack of ambition, they spend all day trying to serve Jia Zheng, deliberately trying to curry favor, and now seeing the master's family losing power, it's not good to "learn against a big tree to enjoy the shade". escaped.

Although Jia Zheng was a face-saving person, at this point, he could only feel disheartened and helpless.He was so busy just about Jia Mu's funeral, he couldn't help but feel emotional: When the Qin family in the Ningguo Mansion went to the funeral, Sister Feng was able to manage such big events in an orderly manner, so that no one would praise or criticize her. A man with a crown and a girdle is not as good as a woman?However, many mistakes were made on the day of the funeral, which became a laughing stock for a while.He had no choice but to comfort himself by saying that the Jia family is not what it used to be today, and the fallen phoenix is ​​not as good as a chicken. You have to think hard and think hard.

After Jiamu's funeral, Yuanyang has no reason to hold on to Jiamu's private house.Jia Amnesty, Jia Lian, Mrs. Xing, Aunt Zhao and others stared at her like a tiger. How could she, a mere maid, have room to speak?When Jiamu was alive, Yuanyang was the number one celebrity around Jiamu, so she was respected by the masters of Jia's family. Now that Jiamu is gone, she is gradually beaten back to her original shape: she is just a maid who is allowed to be rounded and flattened by her master. , Could it be possible to find out the sky?Jia Lian's reason was the most high-sounding, saying that he wanted to use the palace's doorway to open up joints, so as to keep Jia's family safe, so he robbed the cage key kept by Yuanyang, moved several boxes of gold and silver wares, and went to the pawn shop to exchange the money. Gu Zi was busy.Mrs. Xing and Aunt Zhao were a bit unwilling to watch, but Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng were both accused of crimes. They knew that the matter of getting through the joints must not be avoided, so they blindly suppressed Mrs. Xing and Aunt Zhao, and asked Jia Lian to go to work. up.

That day when Jia Lian came back from the outside, his face was full of sadness, and he said that he had spent tens of thousands of taels of silver, and exhausted the old lady's self. Yan, deliberately seeks the root cause, asks all kinds of crimes, and scares Jia She and Jia Zheng to look for money everywhere, so as to open up joints.

Jia Amnesty didn't care about greed at this time, and threatened and lured a full 3000 taels of silver from Mrs. Xing. Jia Zheng confiscated Mrs. Wang's private house, but he didn't think it was enough. Auntie and the others, before they could speak, Aunt Zhao jumped up with guilt and said: "I am a servant who serves the master, and I bring up a pair of children like a shaggy ghost. How can I have money to make up for this shortfall? When the old lady is here, the old lady is here. Grandma has gained a lot of benefits, and the distribution is top-notch throughout the year." Jia Zheng was so angry that he wished to teach her a few words in public, and looked at Li Wan, holding Jia Lan's hand, with circles around his eyes. Reddish, the appearance of shedding tears before saying anything made Jia Zheng feel depressed and guilty.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Tanchun stepped forward to persuade her. Although her words were sharp and quick, but at this critical moment of the Jia family's life and death, words could not reverse the situation, so she had no choice but to retreat.Baoyu had never seen such an embarrassing situation since she was a child. She blushed with shame and couldn't help saying, "No wonder people often say that if a family declines, it must first rot from the inside." Politics head.Jia Zheng didn't like Baoyu at first, but Jia's mother doted on him, and Mrs. Wang tried to protect her. At this time, both of them left, and Baoyu had no backing. Made a taboo.How could Jia Zheng spare him? He ordered people in one voice: "Take the family law! I will kill this unfilial son first!"

When there was a lot of trouble, Lin Daiyu came with the snow geese and the azalea.Jia Zheng and Lin Daiyu's mother, Jia Min, are direct siblings. Besides, Jia Min left so early, Jia Zheng treated Daiyu with sincerity.Because there was an imperial decree to marry Baoyu and Daiyu, everyone treated Daiyu as Baoyu's second grandmother.Even Jia Zheng felt that Daiyu must have come here to intercede for Baoyu.Unexpectedly, Daiyu didn't even look at Baoyu, and only said to Jia Zheng: "For many years, my niece has been taken care of by my uncle's family. I heard that there is something going on with my uncle's family. How can I stand by and watch?" The wooden box was held in front of him, and when he opened it to look, it was full of two hundred and three hundred silver bills, and there were a few pieces of jewelry, but they were emeralds, opals and other jewelry, which made people's eyes straight.

Daiyu presented the box together in front of Jia Zheng: "Some of these were left by my mother that day, and some were used by my father to protect me when he passed away. In the end, money is nothing but a possession, and the safety of people is the most important thing."

Jia Zheng has never been good at general affairs. Although he knew that Lin Ruhai must have given Daiyu a lot of money when he passed away, he didn't know how much. He only knew that most of it was kept by Jia Mu, and some was used when building the Grand View Garden. He just pretended that there was nothing left. Unexpectedly, Daiyu brought out a red sandalwood box, which still made everyone on the field stare. They were surprised and ashamed at the same time.When you want to refuse to accept it, knowing that the family will try to find a way out through connections, which is related to the future of the Jia family, how dare you refuse to accept it?When he wanted to accept it, he really felt ashamed of Daiyu, his lips trembled a few times, and he didn't know what to say.

But Daiyu pushed the box straight to Jia Zheng, looked at him and said, "In the blink of an eye, my niece has lived in Jia's house for seven or eight years, and now she is about to leave the court. Although Uncle Meng I have always taken care of her, but there is absolutely no reason for the daughter of the Lin family to marry in the Jia family. I dare not hide the truth from my uncle. I have a close friend who heard about this place and misses me in his heart. I bid farewell to my uncle."

When everyone saw Daiyu say this, they were all surprised.It should be known that Daiyu and Jia Baoyu had an imperial decree referring to their marriage. If it wasn't for the national funeral and family funeral, they would have been married by this time. When Wang Xifeng and others discussed the marriage, they only talked about getting married from the Grand View Garden. No one ever mentioned the Lin family. The daughter should not marry from the Jia family.What's more, the meaning of Daiyu's words is that there are some close friends in the capital who want to live there, I don't know how long they will stay, and they say it's farewell, and everyone vaguely feels that she will never come back after this farewell. .

Jia Zheng also felt that something was wrong, but he had just received someone's gold and silver jewelry, and at the time when he was being softened by others, he couldn't express his objection no matter what.In desperation, Jia Zheng had no choice but to look at Baoyu. Seeing that Baoyu looked at Daiyu with a strange expression, he didn't know what he was thinking. Amnesty stepped forward to make a rescue.

Seeing this, Jia She said, "My good niece has a heart. Unexpectedly, in the end, you came out to save the Jia family generously. You have also seen the situation of the Jia family now, ahem, it is actually very chaotic. Uncle can't protect himself, so it's hard to say anything about keeping you, since a close friend of the Lin family strongly invites you to stay here, but you don't know what the other party's background is? Is it safe? If it's reliable, it's okay to avoid it."

Daiyu smiled when she heard the words, and said again and again: "Uncle, don't worry. He is reliable. It's like being at home."

Jia Amnesty was still worried, and asked about the person's background, Daiyu randomly found an official who was a Jinshi in the same palace as Lin Ruhai, and he was now a noble man who didn't care about things. After a few words, he followed her.

On the same day, Daiyu began to pack her bags and prepare to leave.Xueyan still felt heartbroken for the gold, silver and jewels she gave away, saying that there were thousands of them, but Daiyu didn't care, and taught her: "Money is nothing but external things. Besides, the Jia family raised me for seven or eight years, and now In times of crisis, how can I stand idly by? It is right to have this feedback.” Thinking of this, I secretly felt relieved, knowing that I really owe nothing to the Jia family this time.