The Young Master of the Jia Family in the Red Chamber

Mrs. Zhang heard a report from a servant saying that Mrs. Wang had transferred the official silver taels to pay interest and earned high interest every month. She almost thought she had heard it wrong.How could Mrs. Wang have the guts to do such a brain-dead thing? She doesn't want to live, does she?

What makes Zhang even more angry is that once Wang's doing this is discovered, it will not only harm the second bedroom, but at least the entire Xifu. If the involvement is wider, it is possible to drag the next door Dongfu into the water. I was speechless for a moment.

After recovering a bit, Mrs. Zhang ordered someone to ask Jia Amnesty to come back. This matter is too big for her to handle alone. It needs two people to discuss it carefully and come up with a countermeasure. If there is something wrong with it, It is something that harms future generations.

Jia Amnesty never liked to go out. Apart from inspecting the property at home, visiting antique shops could refresh him.

Today, he had a hard time going out, and just saw a Song Dynasty Ru kiln sky blue glazed porcelain plate, and was playing with it in his hand. Before he had negotiated the price with the boss, Mrs. Zhang sent someone to look for him. Said to let him go back quickly.

Seeing his own servants in a hurry, Jia She was a little surprised. Mrs. Zhang often advised him to go out more, but he just didn't like to move. It was rare for him to come out. Mrs. Zhang would not urge him at all. It's better to go out for a while, what's the matter today, less than an hour after he left the house, Mrs. Zhang sent someone here.When someone came to see Jia She, he didn't say what happened specifically, but said that there was an urgent matter at home, and his wife asked the master to go back quickly. Jia She put down the porcelain plate, explained to the boss and left quickly.

Hurriedly rushing back home, Jia She saw that Mrs. Zhang was sitting in the room well, with a stack of account books on the table in front of her. She was relieved at first, and then wondered, "Madam, what happened? Call back and startle me."

The two sons went to the south of the Yangtze River with the crown prince, probably because they had so much fun that they didn't want to leave. When Jia She heard that something was going on at home, the only thing he thought of was that Mrs. Zhang or Shi Taijun was not in good health, so he ran back regardless. But looking at it now, it was not like.

Mrs. Zhang sent out the idlers first, and then showed Jia Amnesty the IOU to get someone to exchange them for. "Master, look at these first, but they all came out of our house." Up to this moment, Mrs. Zhang was in a state of mind Still can't calm down.

Jia She only glanced at it twice, then his expression became serious, and he asked, "Ma'am, where did these come from?"

Jia She is not a very capable person, but he still has a thread in his heart about what he can do and what he cannot do.Such things as interest rate money seem to have high returns, but they are very harmful. More importantly, usury and exploitation can easily become a excuse for political opponents to attack themselves.

Although Jia Amnesty doesn't have a real job, he has a capable son. Jia Hu is very embarrassing in front of the emperor and the prince. There are many people who don't like him. If someone catches these loopholes, it will affect his future. , what Zhang thought of, Jia Amnesty also thought of.

Mrs. Zhang curled her lips in disdain, and said with a sneer: "Who else? Of course it is our good brother and sister." Mrs. Zhang couldn't figure out why Mrs. Wang was so bold and reckless. She didn't have a dowry. It is also very impressive, why bother to make such a desperate fortune.She also complained to herself that in the past few years, she only cared about getting angry with Shi Taijun, and didn't seriously check the government's detailed accounts except for the large monetary expenses.

Back then, Shi Taijun asked Mrs. Wang to be the housekeeper temporarily because the reason was that Mrs. Zhang needed to rest and recuperate. She dared not say that she would not let the eldest daughter-in-law be the housekeeper.If Mrs. Zhang was willing, it would not be difficult to supervise from the sidelines, but she really didn't care if she didn't want to deal with Mrs. Wang, which allowed Mr. Wang to take advantage of her loopholes.

Jia Amnesty clenched his fists, and said in a deep voice, "No, I have to talk to the old lady and the second child about this matter." He had long ago given up any thought of making progress, and only pinned his hopes on Jia Hu and Jia Lian. The second room dragged Jia Hu back, how could Jia Amnesty agree.

Seeing that Jia She was about to go out in a hurry, Mrs. Zhang grabbed his sleeve, shook her head lightly, bit her lips and said: "The old lady always favors the second uncle, and the younger siblings are pregnant again, and this is the cause of the incident." , I'm afraid it's a major event that has been reduced to a small one, and a trivial matter has been reduced."

Jia She suddenly looked back and said in amazement: "How is it possible? If it's something else, it's fine. It's a felony to give interest in private, and it's a felony to be accused. No matter how partial the old lady is, she can't ignore the life and death of the whole family." Well, this matter was done by Mrs. Wang, whether Jia Zheng knew about it is still doubtful, and even if he knew, he could still blame Mrs. Wang. Shi Taijun was not so confused as to involve Jia Zheng in order to keep Mrs. Wang.

Mrs. Zhang frowned slightly, and murmured: "According to my idea, Master, don't go to the old lady to talk about this matter, you go to the next door and discuss it with Brother Jing. He is the patriarch, and it is better for him to come forward for this matter. We are more appropriate."

After marrying into the Jia family for so many years, Zhang's dissatisfaction with the second wife has been increasing day by day. It used to be a trivial matter, but it was a little loss in money. They just put up with it for Shi Taijun's sake.But this time, for the sake of self-interest, Mrs. Wang deceived the whole family, and it also involved the future of Jia Hu and Jia Lian. Mrs. Zhang couldn't bear it anymore.

It has been a rule since ancient times that parents should not separate families. This is especially true for aristocratic families. As long as Shi Taijun is still alive, Mrs. Zhang dare not think about the possibility of Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang moving out. Hu Lai is necessary.

After listening to Mrs. Zhang's words, Jia Amnesty thought it was reasonable, so she hurried to the next door. Mr. Wang's lending interest was really taken advantage of by someone with a heart, and Jia Jing and Jia Zhen would also be implicated. Protecting them can also teach Jia Zheng and Wang enough lessons.

Sure enough, after hearing what Jia Amnesty said, Jia Jing was so angry that his beard stood up.That idiot Wang, does she know what she is doing? For a few ill-gotten gains, she almost ruined the future of the whole family.

Jia Amnesty has no official position, so Jia Jing is not as clear about Jia Hu's status in front of the emperor and the prince. Now that he is young and has not yet formally entered the court, when he is old enough to become an official, he will definitely be highly valued and has a bright future.At that time, Jia Zhen, Jia Lian and others, as long as their abilities are not bad, will be followed by others.Jia Zhen didn't pass the examination, Jia Jing didn't let him replace him, but stayed at home to study, and waited for the exam next year. If Jia Zhen won the Jinshi, and the bad things Wang did were exposed, Jia Jing really Thinking about it makes me angry.

The two cousins ​​discussed together for a long time, while ordering people to collect evidence, while discussing how to deal with Jia Zheng and Wang.

When the evidence was complete, Jia Jing came forward and officially approached Jia Zheng. Jia Amnesty also invited Wang's elder brother, Wang Ziteng, to come over.

Jia Zheng was not ignorant of Wang's misbehavior, but he always considered himself noble and never asked about these mundane matters. Apart from going to court every day, he was reciting poems and composing poems with Qing guests, talking loudly, and living a happy life.

When Jia Jing took out the borrowed notes that the Wang family had lent interest, Jia Zheng's first reaction was to deny that the matter had anything to do with him.

Jia Jing was so angry that he scolded him severely when he heard the words, the majestic head of the family doesn't know what his wife has done behind his back, he is really incompetent.

Jia Zheng complained repeatedly, and was about to say the word of divorcing his wife, but at this time, Wang Ziteng rushed to Jia's house.Hearing what Jia She sent someone to say at home, he was so angry that he slammed his things down. If the things that the Wang family did were known, the girls of their Wang family will marry in the future, or marry out. Yes, maybe they will all be suspended and go home.Therefore, Wang Ziteng didn't dare to delay, and came to Jia's house in a hurry. When Jia Zheng saw him, he swallowed the words of divorcing his wife that were on his lips again.

Jia Jing and Jia Amnesty couldn't go directly to see Wang Shi, so they asked Jia Zheng and Wang Ziteng for accountability. Who told Wang Shi to do such a reckless thing because one of them couldn't teach his wife and the other couldn't teach his sister? Jia Zheng's face turned green and pale, he didn't know whether it was from shame or anger.

Wang Ziteng kept apologizing to Jia Jing and Jia Amnesty, there was no way, Mrs. Wang was his sister, a girl married by the Wang family, if her problem was not solved, it would be difficult for his daughter and niece to marry in the future up.While apologizing, Wang Ziteng also accused Jia Zheng, saying that the Wang family is a female generation, and many things outside may not be known clearly. He is a man, and he should mention everything, which shows that he is not dedicated.

There was too much commotion outside, and Shi Taijun got the news very quickly. She leaned on a cane and helped the girl out. Seeing that Jia Zheng was told by Jia Jing and others, she almost got into the cracks of the ground, and she felt very upset. I was happy, so I knocked my crutch on the ground twice.

After all, Shi Taijun is an elder, and Jia Jing and Wang Ziteng were also polite to her, and asked her well, and Jia Amnesty even knelt down with a plop, saying that he was incompetent in managing the family, and that such a big incident happened in the family, and he was kept under the control of others. People were kept in the dark, if Jia Jing hadn't come to the house to say, he might not know what was going on even if a catastrophe was imminent.Jia Amnesty wiped away tears while talking, with an expression of blaming himself to the extreme.

This is what Jia Amnesty and Jia Jing discussed. He is a son, he is filial piety first, and he has no chance of winning directly against Shang Shi Taijun.

It would be better to borrow the name of Jia Jing, he is the patriarch and an official in the court, if he said that he heard rumors outside and ordered someone to investigate, Shi Taijun would definitely be afraid, thinking that this matter has already spread to the outside world , so as not to favor Jia Zheng and Wang too much.

Shi Taijun sat down on the chair angrily, panted for a moment before asking, "Boss, tell me, what happened?" It's not that they are teaming up to bully him.

Jia Amnesty told all the ins and outs of the matter, except that Mrs. Zhang found out that Mrs. Wang had given out interest, and she did not hide anything.

Shi Taijun was also very angry when she heard this, but she reacted very quickly and insisted that the matter was done by Wang and had nothing to do with Jia Zheng.

Before Jia Jing came to the West Mansion, he had guessed that there would be such a result, so he didn’t argue, he just said that it’s okay to let the money go alone, and it’s easy to make up for it afterwards, but if there are other lawsuits to get the money back, it’s fine. It's not easy to clean up.Moreover, when the court pursues responsibility, it will not only recognize one person, but the whole family, not to mention Jia Zheng and Jia Amnesty, even him, he will probably be implicated. , the imperial court will not recognize it.Jia Zheng quickly discerned that he really didn't know that the matter was all done by Wang.

Before Jia Zheng could speak about divorcing his wife, Wang Ziteng interrupted him, acknowledging that the Wang family had no way to educate their daughters, and expressed his willingness to take corresponding responsibilities. , But there is one thing, the Jia family cannot divorce their wives.

Wang Ziteng was the envoy of the Beijing Camp at that time, and he was the most promising one among the younger generations of the four major families.With such a low profile, it is impossible for Jia Jing and Jia Amnesty not to give him face at all. Besides, Jia Zheng himself is also guilty of ignorance.

Seeing that Wang Ziteng is willing to take responsibility, Shi Taijun is also very satisfied. Regardless of whether the Wang family is good or not, she and Jia Zheng have been married for many years. They also had a son and a daughter in front of them. They suddenly divorced the Wang family. What kind of rumors spread? .Jia Zheng was old and his official position was not obvious, so if he wanted to marry again, he would not be able to marry a noble woman like Wang.Besides, Mrs. Wang was still pregnant with a child. Several doctors said that it should be a boy. Therefore, no matter how dissatisfied Shi Taijun was with Mrs. Wang, he didn't intend to divorce her, so he nodded and agreed.

The purpose of Jia Jing and Jia Amnesty was not in the Wang family, so they did not raise any objections.On the contrary, Wang Ziteng took the initiative to say that he would settle this matter, but Jia Zheng will also take good care of his wife in the future.If Wang's messes up again, he has the right to pretend that he doesn't have this sister.

Jia Zheng didn't respond, as if he didn't understand what Wang Ziteng meant, but Shi Taijun nodded in agreement.

Seeing that Wang Ziteng and Shi Taijun had almost reached a consensus, Jia Jing made a statement, saying that he was not a person who disregarded feelings, and that the Wang family had done something wrong this time. No next time is allowed, otherwise the family rules will serve you.

Jia Zheng came back to his senses and hurriedly nodded in agreement, but he thought in his heart that it was all caused by Wang's, which made him lose all face.

Shi Taijun then added: "The second daughter-in-law is pregnant with a child, and her pregnancy is not good. I will not let her take care of the family affairs in the future. Boss, you go back and tell your daughter-in-law, and let her take care of it. The affairs in the mansion should be sorted out from top to bottom."

Although Jia Jing has always said that he found out about Wang's lending interest, Shi Taijun didn't quite believe it. It was only a few days after Zhang and Wang handed over the account book, and this matter was found out. She didn't believe what she found out.But Mrs. Wang made too many mistakes, so she deserves to be punished. When she gives birth to a child next year, she should hold her by her side and raise her.

Wang Ziteng kept his word. He took back most of the money released by the Wang family without interest. In fact, a few very poor families even waived their principal, so they returned all the IOUs.Wang Ziteng burned all the IOUs in front of Wang, and warned her that the same thing would never happen again, and if he dared to act recklessly, he would not care about her. Wang was angry and hated, but did nothing Dare to say, the nails dug deeply into the palm.

Because the interest was waived and some principal was waived, there would be a shortage of silver taels recovered. No matter how much Wang Ziteng helped, he would not make up for it himself, so he let Wang take care of it.Forced to do nothing, Wang had no choice but to take out her dowry and fill in the gap, but she hated it to death.

But no matter how much Wang hates her, it's useless. After that day, Shi Taijun will not let her out of his yard, and he even calls it so that she can raise her baby with peace of mind.Jia Zheng no longer entered her room, but went to the two girls' rooms in the wing room every day.

In order to prevent Mrs. Wang from acting like a moth again, the companions she brought with her back then, especially the ones who helped her lend money, were sent out directly.Therefore, no matter how much Wang gritted his teeth with hatred, he had no choice but to take the two girls, but was so angry that he almost got pregnant.

The only person who cares about Wang's may be Yuan Chun, but Shi Taijun doesn't let her get in touch with Wang's more, but every five and ten every month, let her go to pay Wang's peace.Although Yuan Chun couldn't bear it, he didn't dare to disobey his grandmother's wishes, so he had to do so.

Mrs. Zhang was the housekeeper again. Because of the proper division of labor and clear division of responsibilities, she managed the housework in an orderly manner within a few days.

She thought in her heart, Jia Hu is fifteen this year, although it is still early to get married, it is enough to meet her daughter-in-law.In a few years, when the daughter-in-law comes in, she will be able to hand over the work of hosting the middle school, and she will enjoy a few years of happiness.

Zhang's whole mind was on marrying a wife and raising grandchildren, but Jia Hu followed Situ Jing, feeling sad and happy.

Because of their different personalities, even if Situ Jing and Situ Lv were traveling together, they would each ride in the same boat, usually play their own things, and meet for dinner every few days.Jia Hu and Han Qi were on the same boat as Situ Jing, so Jia Lian naturally followed them.Among Situ Jing's four companions, Jian Jian and Su Yi, who didn't come this time, have been with him for the longest time. Jia Hu is a latecomer, and his relationship with Situ Jing is even closer than Jian and Su.Only Han Qi had the lowest qualifications and the most ordinary relationship. Situ Jing and Jia Hu had a good chat, and he would be easily forgotten.

However, Han Qi has long been used to such encounters, not only will he not feel unfair, but he will also find fun by himself.But this time, he found Jia Lian. Han Qi's family has many sisters, namely his own younger sister, four of them, but no younger brother. When he saw Jia Lian who was neglected by Jia Hu, he inevitably fell in love with him and took him around to play. , the two soon became acquainted.In fact, it wasn't that Jia Hu ignored Jia Lian on purpose, but that he was the prince's entourage after all, so it was a bit unreasonable not to stay by Situ Jing's side all day long, but to accompany his younger brother instead.

For the first few days, Jia Hu was still very worried. Jia Lian went out for the first time, and he couldn’t accompany him often. to the guy.

From then on, Jia Hu didn't worry anymore, and had fun with Situ Jing every day. The two of them played the piano and chess.But if it is writing and painting, the two of them can work together. Jia Hu's handwriting was praised by Situ Yan many years ago, although at the beginning, he thought that his person was as crazy as his calligraphy and was not suitable for entering the palace. .

Situ Lv would come to visit from time to time, and Chu Wei also followed him. Since Jian Ming was not around, the two sides had no chance of fighting each other. Instead, they had several fishing competitions, and the winners and losers were evenly split, but they steamed fish, boiled fish, grilled fish, and grilled fish. , Eat everything over and over again.

During the trip, Jia Hu was surprised to find that the reason for Situ Lv to go out to relax was similar to that of Situ Jing. It was because the marriage was settled, and he felt a little upset. He wanted to go out to get some air. Jia Hu even guessed whether they were premarital phobia.

Until one day, Situ Jing broke into Jia Hu's room without anyone notifying him. His original intention was just to scare Jia Hu, but Jia Hu unexpectedly saw his thoughts.At that moment, Jia Hu was so nervous that he almost suffocated, how could it be like this.

For a long time, Jia Hu felt that he only had unrequited love and a secret love. When he liked the goddess, he had no self-knowledge, so he went to confess, but was issued a good person card.Later, I fell in love with male gods, and hesitated for a long time before daring to confess, and finally mustered up the courage. He already had a girlfriend, but fortunately he didn't speak up, otherwise I wouldn't have any friends.The worst thing was the third time, there was no need to think about anything, it was completely impossible for them, Jia Hu had never even thought of confessing, he just felt that it would be good if he could stay by Situ Jing's side silently.

However, today, he suddenly discovered that it wasn't that Situ Jing didn't mean anything to him, it was just that he didn't know what he thought of him.So Jia Hu was terrified, how could it be possible, how could Situ Jing respond to his feelings, did he understand it wrong.

"Jia Hu, what's the matter with you? I haven't heard you being called several times." Situ Jing frowned. Did he succeed in scaring people?

Jia Hu came to his senses, quickly cleared up his expression, cupped his hands and said, "I don't know if His Highness is coming, I'm not far away to welcome you."

Situ Jing waved his hand, signaling that he doesn't need to be too polite, "It's just the two of us in the room, don't be so restrained." Ever since he became the crown prince, Situ Jing was very depressed to find that everyone, including Jia Hu, treated him very well. The attitude is somewhat alienated, and I can't help but feel a little dissatisfied.

"Your Highness, etiquette cannot be abandoned." Jia Hu reminded in a low voice.In fact, he is not used to being so polite to Situ Jing, but the other party is already the crown prince, they can no longer treat him as presumptuously as before, and Situ Jing seems to have a little thought for him, let alone rely on favor. Jiao, you can't make Situ Jing unhappy, let alone let him discover his feelings for him, otherwise the two of them will really be over.

"You're so boring." Situ Jing said angrily to Jia Hu, but he was not angry, and his face was still smiling.

Seeing that he had something to say, Jia Hu asked, "Your Highness, you came to see me so early, what's the matter?"

Situ Jing said with a smile: "Of course it's something, and it's a good thing. Why don't you guess it? If you guess right, you will be rewarded."

"Huh?!" Jia Hu blinked, and suddenly had a flash of inspiration: "Did the results of the rural examination come out?"

Situ Jing nodded and said: "You guessed it right, the letter sent by the emperor said that Xiaoyi has won Xie Yuan from Zhili."

"It's so powerful!" Jia Hu exclaimed, "Su Yi is the fourth yuan, so he won't really win six yuan in a row."

"Who says it's impossible." Situ Jing raised his eyebrows and smiled, "But it's impossible for you, hahaha!"

Several times, Jia Hu hoped in his heart that the boat they took would never go to the south of the Yangtze River, so that he and Situ Jing could spend a longer time alone.After that day, Jia Hu observed Situ Jing carefully for a long time, confirming his feelings for him, but Situ Jing himself didn't seem to notice this.Therefore, Jia Hu concealed his feelings very well in front of Situ Jing. He could not reveal any clues. Only by maintaining an ordinary relationship between monarch and minister could he and Situ Jing get along stably for a long time.

After returning to Beijing from Jiangnan, Situ Jing probably will marry Su Yue as the princess.At that time, Mrs. Zhang will also propose marriage for him. Jia Hu secretly made up his mind that no matter which woman Mrs. Zhang chooses for him as his wife, he will be responsible for his marriage and his wife.

He and Situ Jing are just two straight lines with different planes, and there is no possibility of intersecting, so they will gradually drift away.

After a month of sailing, Situ Jing and others finally arrived at the end of their trip, Yangzhou.