Queen's Road in the Red House

Laba Festival in the palace.

The overlord called the emperor, queen and all the princes and princesses to Ningshou Palace for dinner.Except for the queen mother, not even the concubine Zhen Gui.

When Empress Yang took her seat, she looked over Xin Hongcheng from head to toe, feeling that she had lost weight again.

The emperor rewarded the princes with the Lu ink of Chilong stamped one by one. On the jet-black ink body, Chilong coiled clouds, and there was a Ganoderma lucidum in its mouth, which meant honor and auspiciousness.

The princesses each have a safety lock carved from beautiful jade, which can be worn and hung around the neck, or used to press skirts.

Because the sixth prince can't read and write, he got the same things as the princesses.

Seeing this, the Supreme Emperor smiled and said: "You are a loving father, it seems that I have not prepared anything for my children and grandchildren."

The emperor laughed and said, "Imperial father will give you a few meals of fried pork with bamboo shoots, and they will be thankful."

The emperor laughed out loud.

Starting with the eldest prince, each of the princes said some auspicious words that were colorful and colorful.When it was Xin Hongcheng's turn, the Supreme Emperor was eating Laba porridge, so he said with a smile: "I heard that this year Uncle Rui watched the palace people cook the Laba porridge. It can be seen that Uncle Rui has filial piety to the emperor's grandfather."

As soon as these words came out, Xin Hongcheng saw that the Emperor's spoon stopped on the spot, and everyone present couldn't eat anymore.

The emperor gave him a sideways glance: This child definitely did it on purpose.

Xin Hongcheng looked back at his father innocently, with a pure and kind face.

He even started to wander, wondering whether the matter of the Rongguo Mansion's separation can be successfully completed tonight.

--

Rongxi Hall in Rongguo Mansion.

Jia Min said neatly: "Tomorrow morning, I will invite Zhen'er from the Ningguo Mansion and the elders of the clan to be a witness. The Rongguo Mansion should have all the ancestral property, especially the meritorious officials who were knighted and rewarded that day. The fields, shops, gold and silver are divided according to the [-]/[-] in the public account."

Big houses accounted for [-]%.

Mrs. Jia Shexing just felt that happiness came too fast, and she couldn't bear it.

In the past six months, which bodhisattva did they burn the right incense for?First moved into the main house of Rongguo Mansion, then the daughter-in-law became pregnant, the doctor said it was a boy, and then the old lady was willing to preside over the separation of the family!

If he knew which bodhisattva had manifested his spirit, Jia She would definitely reshape his golden body and offer incense to him, even if he had to sell two concubines!

Mrs. Wang saw that the old lady who was sitting upright didn't listen to her excuses at all, and ignored her daughter's cries, she simply gritted her teeth and said: "Old lady, I dare not say that I am right, but what I did was for us Your Majesty! Now that the accounts are all in the hands of the old lady, you should be able to see that the family cannot make ends meet. I have been in charge of the house for the past ten years, and I have filled in a lot of dowry money. Now it is not because I want to give birth to our house This is the way to make money, so I did something stupid."

Speaking of filling in the dowry, Sister Feng was annoyed: Mrs. Wang's dowry was not filled in the Rongguo Mansion. When the family's money was not enough, Mrs. Wang used herself to fill in the hole.

Jia Min said indifferently: "In this way, you are actually a great hero of this family."

Mrs. Wang felt cold: "My daughter-in-law dare not."

Jia Min sneered: "Our Jia family can't afford a hero like you. Since you think that the family can't make ends meet and you have to work hard, then you will be spared the pain. From now on, you have been single outside the second room, so naturally you don't have to worry about it." This is the house's account! As for your dowry, heh, our Jia family has not reached the day to calculate the dowry of our daughter-in-law, and when you bring out your dowry list tomorrow, if there is any missing, I will personally compensate you!"

Seeing that, Jia Min no longer concealed his dislike for Mrs. Wang, and his tone was cold and disgusting: "But if there are too many, you have to explain the reason to everyone. It may be that you took the money from the public office and let it go. here."

The muscles on Mrs. Wang's face were trembling slightly.

She is not a fool, she can tell that the old lady is determined to separate the family today.There was no leak of information before, probably in preparation for tomorrow's audit.

Tomorrow, tomorrow...

Mrs. Wang trembled: Knowing that they were second wives and would not be able to inherit the ancestral property in the future, Mrs. Wang sold several excellent properties in the Rongguo Mansion and several good-profit shops in the middle of the capital to steal the day, which was not as good as the barren fields under her own name. Satisfactory business has been changed.

If God blesses the Second Household and allows Baoyu to inherit Rongguo Mansion, Mrs. Wang can change it early or stay in Rongguo Mansion, and it will always belong to Baoyu.

If the old lady inherits the Rongguo Mansion after a hundred years, Mrs. Wang will be planning for a rainy day.

That day when Jia Min suddenly took over the housekeeping power, Mrs. Wang was taken aback, and hurriedly ordered Zhou Rui to rush to inform the village bosses and shopkeepers that they would still report to the Rongguo Mansion in the future, so she didn't reveal her secrets.

But if the family is separated, it is necessary to find out the land deed transfer documents and so on for many years, and the paper will not be able to contain the fire!

While weeping, Yuan Chun shook the dazed Mrs. Wang: "Mother, hurry up and kowtow to your ancestors to admit your mistake."

The family cannot be separated, her marriage has not yet been settled, and at this time the second room is separated in despair, and her life is over.

Hearing her daughter's cry, Mrs. Wang came back to her senses.

But when she saw Jia Min's eyes, she knew it was useless to beg for mercy. For some reason, the old lady hated her so much.

Mrs. Wang straightened her mind, and said directly: "Old lady, you want to separate the family only because you are afraid that my criminal evidence will implicate the entire Rongguo Mansion, and even more so that your granddaughter who is going to be the prince and concubine will be implicated." A wave of ruthlessness, and finally no longer the appearance of eating fast and reciting Buddha in the past: "But the crimes of the big house are no less than mine, taking advantage of lawsuits and lending profits, Brother Feng has done everything!"

Jia Amnesty and Mrs. Xing suddenly turned their heads to look at Wang Xifeng.

Sister Feng's gaze was only on Mrs. Wang, and the eyes of the aunt and nephew met.

Sister Feng suddenly realized that in the past, everyone said that she was not like the wife's niece, she was as generous as a Bodhisattva, and she was known as the Living King of Hades.But today, when the two confronted each other, it was the first time she saw Mrs. Wang's ruthlessness outside, and then realized that they were indeed aunts and nephews, daughters of the Wang family.

She was stunned for only a moment, and then she came to her senses, facing Jia She and his wife who were staring at him with doubts, Sister Feng held her stomach and said, "Master, madam, I don't have any."

Madam Xing softened her attitude when she looked at Wang Xifeng's stomach.

Although Jia Lian was not her biological child and had never been close to her, it was because Jia Lian remembered things when she married her.

A son is not his own, but a grandson can be.If the elder brother in Sister Feng's womb is born, she will be a legitimate grandmother. As long as she is raised since childhood and her grandparents and grandchildren are close, someone will take care of her in the future.

So Mrs. Xing turned around, opened her eyes and said nonsense: "Master, don't listen to the nonsense of your younger siblings. She is teasing others, and it will make it difficult for us to live! Brother Feng, as a mother-in-law, I know about it. She is gentle and sensible, but also timid, and the old lady never dared to do more things without nodding her head."

The "gentle and sensible, timid and fearful" Sister Feng lowered her head, and the corners of Jia Lian's mouth couldn't help twitching.

I couldn't help complaining that Mrs. Xing lied too much: someone must believe what she said.

Jia amnesty believed.

He is a father-in-law, and he only sees his daughter-in-law on New Years and holidays. If he encounters him unexpectedly on the road, he will have to be stunned for a while before he recognizes him.

And Sister Feng is always thoughtful in front of people, so Jia Amnesty really believed Mrs. Xing's words just now.

So he turned his head and pointed at Jia Zheng and said, "It's okay for your daughter-in-law to be disobedient to her mother, but now you're even talking about the younger generation! Are you trying to scare my daughter-in-law and harm my grandson!"

Jia Min's gaze shifted, and Jia She then said embarrassingly: "No, no, disobedience to mother can't be ignored, this is the top priority."

Sister Feng stopped Mrs. Wang's next words: "Madam, you are an elder, you can scold me for a few words, but you can't slander me with red lips and white teeth. I can let my wife investigate. If there is any evidence of crime, I will invite you Go down."

Mrs. Wang looked at her deeply: "Okay, okay, she is really my good niece."

Sister Feng supported her stomach and said softly: "The old lady is merciful, she revealed these things at the family banquet first, and invited the elders of the clan tomorrow, which has already saved face for the wife and our royal family. I think if uncle knows what you have done , is also going to be angry."

Mrs. Wang's chest heaved with anger: She worked hard to promote the marriage between Jia Lian and Sister Feng in the hope that there would be a helper in the Rongguo Mansion, but now, this niece actually used the Wang family to force her back!

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In the early morning of the next day, when Jia Zhen was still dreaming in the gentle hometown of a certain aunt, Jia Lian arrived.

Jia Zhen was always casual with him, and after inviting him in, she asked her aunt to take care of the wash, and took the time to ask, "Why did you rush here so early in the morning? Could it be that the wife and children can't keep up with the hot kang?"

Since Sister Feng became pregnant this time, and Jia Lian took over the job of building a house again, she hasn't been out fooling around with Jia Zhen for a long time.

Jia Zhen still has a little bit of conscience left: after all, Sister Feng helped him take care of Qin Keqing's funeral a few months ago, and he didn't like Sister Feng's big belly, so he turned around and dragged Jia Lian to the Goulan Chu Pavilion go.

Now that Jia Lian came to look for him early in the morning, he thought Jia Lian was holding back.

Jia Lian said directly: "Brother Zhen, the head of the Ningguo Mansion, and now Master Jing has gone out to become a god, and you are the patriarch of our Jia family. Our Rongguo Mansion is separated, and the old lady asked me to invite you in person."

As soon as the words fell, Jia Zhen sprayed the salt water with "gudu gudu" in her mouth and sprayed the face of the aunt in front of her.

His voice fluttered: "What? Separation?"

--

Fine snowflakes floated in the sky.

Yuanyang wore a lotus-colored jacket and skirt, and a small squirrel-skin waistcoat with a moon-white background, and walked back to Rongqing Hall on snowflakes.

Zhou Huangwei was sitting outside writing a prescription silently. When she saw her, she smiled and said, "Why are you back? Isn't the outer courtyard dividing the family? Aren't you with the old lady?"

Yuanyang rubbed her hands and covered her cool cheeks: "It's almost the same, the only thing left is the thrashing of the dying struggle, the old lady let me come back. She said that today the house will inevitably be a mess, and the servants are not in the mood Work, let me take a look at Miss Lin's side, don't be wronged when you eat and eat."

At this time, Mo Ran Yunrong also came out, and hurriedly served hot tea for Yuanyang.

Daiyu was listening to Mother Ge's lecture inside.

Now that she has learned the general rules of the palace, Mother Ge began to talk about the details, and today she is talking about rewards: how much money do eunuchs and maids of all levels give, the first rewards and the daily rewards. The difference is that the palace people in which palaces should be given three points more, and some eunuchs and maids who have made meritorious service in the past or are exceptionally decent should not be treated the same as others.

Numerous names of court ladies and eunuchs popped out of Madam Ge's mouth, even if it was Daiyu, she couldn't help but have circling eyes.

It wasn't until the lecture was over that Daiyu saw the mandarin ducks.

At that time, Yuanyang had already eaten three pieces of chestnut cake.

Mammy Ge went out to train the little maids with an excuse—she was a spirit, every time Daiyu went to the main hall, or the mandarin ducks came to pass on messages, Mammy Ge would use excuses to avoid her.

This is a secret between family members. She is not a servant of the Jia family or the Lin family. She should avoid it when she should, so that they are comfortable with each other.

"Are all the previous things over?" Daiyu asked with concern, mainly because she cared about her mother and was afraid that she would be troublesome.

Yuanyang nodded: "It's almost over. What's left is to settle accounts and distribute some things to the elders who came today. Basically, only the second wife is left crying."

The cooked duck flew away.

With one operation, Jia Min literally strangled Wang's fate by the throat, making her spit out all the greedy things she had been greedy before.

Yuanyang smiled and said: "Didn't the old lady tell the girl last time that you have less land and Zhuangzi in Beijing? Today, I just took back a few good ones from the second wife. The old lady said that I will give them to the girl when the time comes." .”

Daiyu shook her head instead: "How can the eldest uncle's family agree? Forget it, don't make things difficult for her old man."

Yuanyang said: "Miss, don't worry, the old lady said, in a few days the old man will beg the girl to accept these farm shops."

Daiyu's heart skipped a beat, and she suddenly remembered a recent letter from Xin Hongcheng.

So he raised his eyes and looked at Yuanyang: "So it's not just that the family is separated, is it?"

Yuanyang nodded: "Well, the mouse is pulling the shovel, the big head is behind, the girl waits to continue watching the show and collect money."

--

In the evening, Mrs. Wang lay in bed and drank medicine.

Yuan Chun personally served by the bed, resentful and distressed towards his mother.

Today, when Jia Zhen and the elders of Jia's family arrived, they all persuaded Jia's mother not to separate the family at first.As the saying goes, family and everything prosper, if the family is separated suddenly, it is not good to spread the word.

But when Mrs. Wang's various crimes were spread out, the voices of these people became quieter.

Jia Zhen just shut up and said nothing: Although these crimes are nothing to him, and he himself has done a lot more than this, but hiding in the dark is not the same as being pulled out by someone.What's more, looking at Jia She's excited expression, maybe the two houses of the Rongguo Mansion are on fire and fighting among themselves. Jia Zhen doesn't want to be splinted inside for nothing, not to mention that he has always been closer to Jia Lian.

There were only two elders who were Jia Daishan's uncles in name, and they continued to persuade Jia's mother earnestly.I heard that the wife of the second room has been housekeeper for many years, and there is hard work even if there is no credit.

But when Jia Min started paying Mrs. Wang's dowry and discovered that she had invaded several lucrative properties in Rongguo Mansion, the two old men shut up on the spot.

The butler manages a thief, so it's so convenient to guard and steal.

At this point, all those who spoke for Erfang and Wang's family were silent, and the separation of the family was a foregone conclusion.

After the family property was divided, Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng stamped their private seals on the list and signed it. From then on, they were no longer two families but two families.

Mrs. Wang passed out once in the afternoon, and now she has to drink two bowls of medicine tonight.

Yuan Chun felt so miserable that he couldn't help but shed tears.

Mrs. Wang saw her daughter crying pitifully, and her husband was even more annoyed that she refused to visit her even when she was sick. She dragged Yuan Chun and cried, "What the hell has happened to us in the past six months? Our second wife has never had a good day!"

Seeing that Yuan Chun was still sobbing, Mrs. Wang managed to pull herself together and said, "We won't move out for a while, don't worry, mother will definitely settle the marriage for you first."

The separation of the family was sudden, and the second room couldn't let the whole family pack up and leave immediately.

Jia She pretended to be generous and said: "Second brother, let's celebrate the New Year together at last. It's not too late for you to move after the New Year. Remember to visit us often in the future."

It seemed generous, but in fact, he was afraid that Jia Zheng would still live in the Rongguo Mansion if he didn't move out, so he simply set the time for him.

Jia Zheng was fuming.

Mrs. Wang persuaded her daughter: "After all, it is not a glorious thing for parents to separate, and they may not spread it all over the capital. Besides, your uncle will not stand by when the trouble grows."

Mrs. Wang's guess was right, Jia Amnesty did not intend to make a big fuss about this matter, but someone did.

--

Two days later, the Xu family came forward and sued the Rongguo Mansion for the crime of taking advantage of the lawsuit and lending money.

As the natal family of the second concubine, the Xu family came forward to report on the mother's family of the fourth concubine, which is actually very subtle, and it has to be reminiscent of the dispute between the princes.

However, if someone else sued the Jia family and suspected of provoking the Fourth Prince, the Xu family would have no problem suing.

Because Mr. Xu happened to be the censor, and his job was to supervise and sue. Didn't this happen to be his profession?

Among them, the monopolization of the lawsuit involved Wang Ziteng and Shi Jia, two masters, and the Xue family as the lawsuit itself.

The emperor found it quite difficult.

To be honest, he really wanted to take this opportunity to severely punish the four major families, but on the one hand, there was the old love of the Supreme Emperor for the veterans here, and on the other hand, there was also the face of his own son, which made him feel like a tiger biting the bastard, and he had nowhere to say anything feeling.

The news from the morning court reached the upper study room before noon.

The second prince Xin Hongyuan tidied up his homework in the morning: "Fourth brother, the Xu family may have a lower official position, but they have always been a literati with a clean and upright family style."

His eyes were like two cold glass beads, and he looked at Xin Hongcheng without any sense of brotherhood. He leaned closer and said softly, "Fourth brother, the Zhong family behind you, and the Yang family behind your mother both hold military power. The Jia family, the Wang family and other forces from the wives' family are tied. Hehe, now the emperor looks good at you everywhere, but after you enter the court and participate in politics in the future, you say that the emperor looks at you, will you be afraid?"

Xin Hongcheng twirled a brush in his hand, and showed a bright smile to the second prince: "Second brother, rather than worrying about the illusory future, it is better to reflect on the past. If I were you, I would think about it, Why did the Rongguo Mansion's secret affairs be caught by the Xu family by such a coincidence?"

The usual smile on the second prince's face froze slightly, but his tone was still calm: "Fourth brother, a mistake is a mistake."

Xin Hongcheng put the pen on the table with a "snap": "Second brother is right, I have been taught."