The Honor of the Red Chamber

After the two of them finished eating, Shui Mufang calmed down and asked quietly, "Do you have anything to say to me?"

Jia Rong smiled, stared straight into his eyes, not allowing him to dodge the slightest, and asked, "What about you? You really don't want me to marry?"

Shui Mu was silent for a long while, and Fang laughed at himself, "I was drunk and talking nonsense. I am different from you. If I have no heir, my brother would like it, but even if it is superficial, he will let me You are different from me as an adoptive clan son, inheriting the incense. If you have no descendants, I am afraid that this huge family business will not be able to maintain it. Brother Huang will definitely not allow your Eight Dukes' family to continue. It may be difficult to think about passing on at that time. Besides, let me put it bluntly, your family does not have any good ones for you to adopt, and those who are useless will ruin the family business of the ancestors, so it is better not to."

Jia Rong raised her middle finger, tapped the tabletop, and curled her mouth, "Of course you're right, I can't get rid of the Jia family, but I don't want to wrong myself, wronged... whatever, I'll think about it. I want to give you a satisfactory answer, don’t I?”

Shui Mu blushed, and glared at him, but it was powerless, "What satisfactory answer do I want? It has nothing to do with me which one you love, as long as you don't let your scourge cause a few more scourges, when the time comes Retribution!!"

Jia Rong looked at the other party with grievances, and said in a low voice, "When did I harm others? At most, I harmed you..."

Shui Mu was so angry that he picked up the soft pillow on the bed and threw it at it. As for the hard pillow that was closer to him and could punch a hole in a person's head, it was ignored.

The two chattered and quarreled for more than an hour, and it was getting late, Jia Rong pressed the other's head and pecked each other several times, until both of them were out of breath, so they reluctantly let them go, and called Guan Du again Car, sent directly to the palace, and only allowed to come back after people entered.

Not to mention that as soon as Shui Mu returned to the mansion, the people of the palace waited for him to go. Guandu came back after seeing Shui Mu enter the house. He didn't know what happened inside.

Jia Rong went to look for Youshi, and said that the military affairs were complicated and the expedition was imminent, so he couldn't pick a good candidate in such a busy schedule. If you don't let him go, you can make a decision after he returns. At this time, most of Youshi's opinions are based on Jia Rong. Naturally, she would not object, so she helped Jia Rong to persuade Jia Zhen, but Jia Zhen was unwilling and helpless.

However, since Jia Rong let out the news that she would not marry for the time being, people outside naturally felt sorry for her, but their family felt that they had a chance. One day, Jia Lian sent a message inviting Jia Rong to have a banquet in the mansion. Jia Rong was a little surprised, but since Jia Zhen was ill Later, he also took many such inexplicable banquets. Without thinking about it, he picked up the decorations and brought Chibi to Rongguo Mansion.

After seeing Jia Lian, the two exchanged pleasantries for a while, Jia Rong glanced around, Xue Pan was present, Jia Qiang was present, and there were a few other people he knew from the past, Jia Rong didn't know the name of the banquet, she just observed secretly in her heart, Thinking of the hungry ghosts in Jia Lian and Xue Pan's eyes, the banquet was so clean that there were not a single prostitute or waitress, which surprised Jia Rong.

Jia Qiang changed from her usual lively and quick-witted, there was hardly a word at the banquet, she just kept her head buried in drinking, and was very silent. I was sitting on pins and needles, and soon left. Jia Lian gave Jia Qiang a wink, and asked him to take Xue Pan away. He was the only one with Jia Rong. Jia Rong knew that Jia Lian had something to say, but she didn't For what reason, he followed him quietly in the garden, and unknowingly, walked to Jiamu's upper room.

Suddenly there was a burst of laughter from warblers, and the fragrance wafted through the nostrils. Several exquisitely dressed girls came out of Jia Mu's room, smiling and walking towards the Grand View Garden. They happened to be on the same road as Jia Lian and Jia Rong. As soon as they made way to the side of the road, the leader, Sister Feng, had seen them and came up to them with a smile. The other girls looked at each other, but they were embarrassed to stand where they were, so they shoved and shoved and followed.

Jia Rong is tall, and even with slightly lowered eyes, she also sees several girls in her eyes. Except for Sanchun and Daiyu, there are two unfamiliar girls, whose looks and clothes are not as good as those of the Jia family. What's the difference, one is bookish and elegant, the other has the style of Shi Xiangyun, with lively eyes, and they both shyly greet Jia Lian and Jia Rong, very dignified, Jia Lian and Sister Feng have imperceptible expressions of satisfaction, Xichun is there Winking at him desperately, Jia Rong understood in her heart what Jia Lian and his wife were planning.

Then I heard Jia Lian introduce the origins of the two girls, but they were Sister Feng's nieces. Although the two concubines of the Wang family were concubines, they were raised by their aunt's side since childhood. Jia Lian couldn't stop praising her, but Jia Rong replied occasionally, with a natural smile, but she didn't reveal a word. Jia Lian was afraid that she wouldn't be able to fulfill the errands assigned by the Lion in the east of the country, so she was a little anxious, trying her best to cover it up, but she didn't know that she had revealed it earlier. tells.

Being dealt with by Jia Rong like this, Jia Lian is also a sensible person, seeing that Jia Rong is definitely not someone like Jia Zhen who can be perfunctory and teased. Although he thinks that the daughter of the Wang family is good, he also knows that the status of the concubine is a little lower. It is inappropriate to marry the eldest grandson of the Ningguo Mansion, not to mention that Jia Rong has an official position. Although Jia Rong is married as a stepwife, thinking about his relationship with his original wife, Qin Keqing, I also know that this stepwife is in Jia Rong's heart. It's the original match, so I can't ignore it, after much deliberation, after all, my skin is not thick enough, I walked with Jia Rong all the way, and I didn't say anything to death.

Before Jia Rong came out of the house, she saw Yu Chuan'er beside Mrs. Wang coming over, greeted them with a blessing, and said with a smile, "Second wife heard that Uncle Xiao Rong came here to drink, so I have a few words to tell you." , specially ordered servants to invite Uncle Xiaorong."

Jia Rong was slightly taken aback, and glanced at Jia Lian, thinking that Mrs. Wang was also doing it for the girl of the Wang family. When she saw Jia Lian, she also looked baffled. Obviously she didn't know Mrs. Wang's intentions, so she resigned from him with a smile, and passed with Yu Chuan'er. .

When I saw Mrs. Wang this time, she was not as dull and merciful as usual. With some smiles, she kindly let Jia Rong into the room, and asked some questions such as how his father is in health, how he is in health, and now he is an errand. Are you still used to it? Wait a minute. At the end, Fang asked about the rumor that his son was going to get married.

Jia Rong had discussed it with Youshi long ago, and said that he originally wanted to keep a low-key sequel, but who knew that the spread was too fast, and it was out of control. He secretly regretted the trouble, so he suppressed the matter. Don't worry, just wait for the meritorious service in the future.

Mrs. Wang listened carefully, so she didn't get entangled in this topic. Instead, she talked about Wang Ziteng's military background. If Jia Rong needed an errand, she could go to Wang Ziteng. They are all relatives.

Jia Rong was in the officialdom, but she knew that Prince Teng was once under the command of the old Prince Zhongyi. He held great power and had a big tail. He had always been a thorn in the emperor's heart. He wished to remove it early. Such a bad tumor in the Xue family, he can't wait to get out of this quagmire now, how could he take the initiative to sink into it?He nodded blindly, seemingly listening carefully, but actually didn't listen to a word.

After all, Mrs. Wang has very little knowledge. Seeing Jia Rong's attitude, she thought she had found a way to win Jia Rong over. Without influence, he was also happy in his heart. He held Jia Rong kindly and talked for a long time before he was willing to let him go.

How can we hide the big and small matters of the Rongguo Mansion from Jia Mu? Although in the confrontation between the golden and jade marriage and the wood and stone love, Mrs. Wang took advantage of having a daughter as a concubine in the palace and had the upper hand, but in Jia's mansion, after all, she still has the upper hand. What Jia Mu said was right, and after a while, Jia Rong had just left Mrs. Wang's door, and was invited to Jia Mu's room again.

Mother Jia didn't ask what Jia Rong and Mrs. Wang had said, but only asked about Jia Zhen's health, and also talked about Jia Zhen's current situation, which was just a day-to-day delay. I am afraid that Jia Zhen will not be able to win the position now, Jia Rong naturally knows that all this is his fault, but staring at Jia Zhen will not make him ruthless, let Jia Zhen die, it is just dragging Let him not do bad things.

However, Jia's mother warned Jia Rong to be cautious when marrying a wife. It is best for herself and Jia's family. You must not marry back just because of a momentary preference, but make the whole family a vassal of the wife and family. You must grasp it well. Scale, Jia Rong smiled, and naturally understood Jia Mu's worries, she only said that she had no intention of continuing, and she would bring up this matter when she made meritorious deeds and started a career.

When Jia Rong returned home, she naturally told You Shi all these words. You Shi was thoughtful, and sighed for a long time, "This ancestor is the ancestor, and he sees farther than us juniors. Now the second room over there, It's not... Huh, our Ning Mansion will definitely not fall into his hands. Seeing that the sky is planning this and that, he actually hits his idea on us. It can be seen that we are too meek on weekdays, making people think we are easy to bully Oh! Don't worry, I understand what you mean. Although your father is not in good health, there is still me. Although I searched for you, I definitely won't make up your mind for you without nodding your head. To live a life with a mouth, after all, it depends on the talents and happiness that you fancy."

Jia Rong smiled slightly, Youshi is indeed a smart person, with her sitting behind him, he is indeed much more relaxed, "I am relieved to have these words from my mother. Although we usually take care of the family's friendship and tolerance, others may not appreciate it. At that time, I sent most of the garden away to my relatives, and I didn’t see a good word there. Now whether my father’s position as the patriarch can be guaranteed or not, let’s not mention it. I even heard two amazing things and told my mother. , Mother also has a bottom line in her heart."

You Shi was really surprised, Jia Rong said it so solemnly, it can be seen that it is not a trivial matter, and hurriedly said, "What is so serious?"

Jia Rong lowered her voice and said, "If you want to talk about the things over there, you can talk about it for days and nights, but they are all bullying, and there are many in our house. Fortunately, they stopped early. The most powerful is just Removing an official and confiscating the house will not be a capital crime, but the two things that the Rong Mansion is doing now are really hard to say. For the first thing, I heard that the mansion over there puts loans outside, and the interest is high. Who knows that this is the case. The matter of cutting off children and grandchildren is strictly prohibited by the imperial court. The second thing is that the Zhen family in Jiangnan who was copied hid a large amount of property in their house. This is simply intercepting the emperor's money halfway. "

Youshi was dumbfounded when she heard it, she was from a small official family, and she also knew the power of it, but the housekeepers in the mansion are all grandmas from high families, why are they so ignorant?Don't you want to chase the whole family to the guillotine?

Jia Rong gathered herself together, and said, "Speaking of their mansion, of course our mansion also has problems. The most important thing is that one, Qin's death, I'm afraid the higher-ups won't let it go, and father is too close to there. Although he is not an important person, after all, he has attracted the taboo of the people above. Now that my father fell ill, it was a blessing in disguise. I cut off contact with those people. If you want to keep our Ning Mansion, you must not have the idea of ​​appeasement."

Although Youshi lacked courage, he was quick and decisive when he saw the opportunity. Hearing Jia Rong's words, he hurriedly collected his mind, listened carefully, and kept it in his heart. The government moved around, and the rest of the family almost closed their doors and courtyards, taking care of Jia Zhen, living a secluded life, and actually seldom interacted with noble families. They only said that they were praying for Jia Rong.