Jia Rong, the smiling tiger of the Red Chamber

After having dinner together, and talking with Jia Mu for a while, seeing that her face was tired, all the daughters-in-law, grandchildren and grandchildren headed by Mrs. Wang got up and left.

The courtyard where Jia Yuanchun lived earlier has now been occupied by two sisters, Jia Yingchun and Jia Tanchun.In addition, she only stayed for one night, and she was leaving before noon tomorrow, and she wanted to have some private conversations with Mrs. Wang and ask some questions, so she followed Mrs. Wang to her yard naturally.

As soon as he entered the room, he only left his close-fitting silver bracelet and Baoqin to serve him, and sent out the rest.

Seeing that everyone had retreated, Jia Yuanchun immediately looked at Mrs. Wang, and asked, "Mother, what is the situation in the mansion now? Why do I see that the mansion is now big..." After thinking about it, I felt that I The words were too straightforward, which made Mrs. Wang look bad, so she changed her words midway, "Now the mansion is in charge of Zhongfu?"

Knowing daughter Mo Ruomu, Mrs. Wang doesn't know what Jia Yuanchun is going to say?Although he felt it was ugly, but it was the truth, he smiled bitterly and said: "My son, you just saw me too. Brother Dafang Lian was lucky enough to marry a county magistrate and come back to be his wife, and he has such a strong character. Let alone me, even the old lady has to give way." His tone was a little bit unwilling, "Besides, the one who has become a knight is originally a big house, and the sister-in-law's family background is not enough to be a housewife, so the housewife The Zhongfu will be taken over by our second wife. Now that the eldest family has married a daughter-in-law of noble family background, what reason does the old lady not give the right of Zhongfu to the eldest?"

I blamed her for being careless at first.Brother Lian has always behaved well, and he is very respectful to her and the old lady.So they didn't set up too many defenses against him, but they forgot that he was from the big house after all, and it was impossible for him to focus on them wholeheartedly.It's just that when they react, it's already too late.The marriage between Jia Lian and the head of Lin'an County has been settled.

"Mother, you...?" Jia Yuanchun spoke with some difficulty.

Mrs. Wang said: "It's just what you think. Lin'an county magistrate has the backing of Fu Wang's mansion, and now the mansion is almost her all-speaking hall. Even the old lady can't do anything to her."

"Although the county lord of Lin'an has a noble status, she is one of ours when she marries into our Jia family. She is just a concubine, can Prince Fu's mansion really support her? Besides, isn't there still an uncle?" Jia Yuan Chun was startled and said in surprise.

As soon as Jia Yuanchun mentioned Wang Ziteng, Mrs. Wang immediately felt uncomfortable, and said, "I'm afraid you don't know. Because of Zhuer's matter, your aunt complained a little bit about me, and she talked a lot about me in front of your uncle." No. You also know that no matter how close you are, you can't kiss your own flesh and blood. Your uncle is a little bit dissatisfied with me. Now the relationship is not as good as before. "

"How could this be? How can we alienate the relationship with uncle?" Jia Yuanchun asked anxiously when he heard the news at the beginning, his heart felt cold.

To say that the reason why their second room was able to be so confident in the Rongguo Mansion in the early days and overwhelm the eldest room to become the real master of the Rongguo Mansion, apart from the fact that their grandmother was biased, there was also a high-ranking uncle.She said, so what if the head of Lin'an County is a daughter of the clan?It is also impossible to control the entire mansion in just a few years.

"What can I do? You don't know. Since your eldest brother passed away, your sister-in-law has always held resentment towards me, and she is disrespectful to me on weekdays. I just read her a few words, and she So I sued your uncle one after another. For this reason, your uncle wrote a letter to reprimand me. He is so delicate that he can't say anything." Mrs. Wang was also very angry when she talked about this matter. .

She still didn't dislike Wang Xiyun for killing her Zhu'er, but instead, she blamed herself for killing her all her life.

Jia Yuanchun knew Madam Wang's temperament best. Knowing what she said, she could only believe half of it at most, but people's hearts were biased. She showed dissatisfaction and said complainingly: "Sister-in-law is really, she doesn't know that she is already a family. She doesn't even know how to be a little bit closer to herself. Besides, although the eldest brother is gone, isn't there still Brother Lang? She is for Brother Lang is good, we can't let uncle stay away from us. He is really a confused person."

"Okay, it's too late to complain now. Anyway, I don't expect her to be filial to me in the future." After a pause, he asked with some doubts: "By the way, Yuan'er, why did you come back this time? "The Seventh Prince concubine reads that since she hasn't come back for many years, she is allowed to come back. In this case, others may believe it, but she doesn't believe it.

Jia Yuanchun was stunned when he heard Mrs. Wang's words, then turned to Baoqin and Yinchuan and said, "You two stay outside the door and don't allow anyone to come in without my order."

It's fine to hold the piano, Yin Chuan listened to Jia Yuanchun's words, but looked at Mrs. Wang with some hesitation.

Mrs. Wang was very satisfied with Yin Chuan's performance, and she also knew that Jia Yuanchun might cause something serious if she asked them to go out, so she waved her hand and said, "Yin Chuan, just do as my aunt tells you."

After hearing this, Yin Chuan blessed his body and withdrew.

Seeing Yin Chuan's behavior like this, Jia Yuanchun thought for a while and said, "Mother, where did you dig out this girl? I remember, didn't you rely on that Jin Chuan a lot before? This, is her sister?" ?” I don’t know if it’s an illusion or something else?Why did she feel that this girl named Yinchuan looked a little inappropriate.

"Although Yin Chuan is not a child of the family, I bought it from a good-natured woman I know well. An orphan, she is smart and smart, and I like her very much. Jin Chuan is a grown-up maid, and I have already put it on since I was last year. She agreed. Yuan'er, I know what you mean, but don't worry, her wealth and life are in my hands. She absolutely dare not betray me." Mrs. Wang felt that her daughter's suspicion had entered the Seventh Prince's Mansion Lihou became more serious, and quickly retorted.

It has to be said that over the past few years, Yin Chuan has been gaining favor with Mrs. Wang, except for occasional gossip with a few little maids on weekdays.On weekdays, she never goes out of Mrs. Wang's yard, because she is very orderly in her every move, and her style of doing things is also very calm. In addition, there are few things that Mrs. Wang entrusts to her that cannot be completed. Therefore, Mrs. Wang is very fond of her. trust.

When Jia Yuanchun heard Mrs. Wang's words, she didn't ask any more questions, because in her subconscious mind, since the deed was in Mrs. Wang's hands, there shouldn't be any major problems, not to mention that Mrs. Wang is not an idiot. , It can be deceived for a while, but it cannot be deceived for many years.Therefore, the idea that came to her suddenly just now probably really came from her restlessness.

It was this mistake of thought that made Jia Yuanchun miss the opportunity to get Yin Chuan out.This also caused her future plans to be ruined before they started to be implemented.It can be said that it was a wrong move and the whole game was lost.Of course, these are things for later.

Left behind, Jia Yuanchun said in a low voice, "Mother, I have something to discuss with you."

"Just say what you want."

"It's like this. The court was originally divided into the third prince and the sixth prince, but now a fourth prince suddenly appeared in the middle. In this way, there are three factions. Mother, do you know which prince our mansion is leaning towards?" ?” Jia Yuanchun said softly.

Mrs. Wang replied: "You don't know what's going on in our mansion? Originally, the only one who could get it was your father, but now... is also at home. Which prince will be the next to sit on the dragon chair?" , It really doesn’t have much to do with our family.”

"Who says it doesn't matter. If you can choose the right prince, it will be a meritorious service. In the future, Baoyu's path to official career will be smoother than others. Besides, although our mansion has declined due to the decline of talents. , but some of the background in the mansion is still there, if it works well, how can we not worry about the wealth in the future." When Jia Yuanchun said this, his tone was low and low.

Mrs. Wang hesitated: "Yuaner, what do you mean..."

Jia Yuanchun lowered his voice: "Some time ago, didn't my daughter accompany the seventh prince to Jiangnan for a while? By chance, I met the second wife of Jinling Zhen's family. You also know their family. Our family still needs to be romantic and wealthy. If it wasn't for the unfortunate death of the second prince from Concubine Zhen, Concubine Zhen couldn't bear the blow and would have gone along with her. It's not clear what the court situation is like now. The tone paused, and the voice dropped by two minutes, "Now the Zhen family supports His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince, but because the Sixth Prince is now disliked by the Emperor because of the Wu family's affairs, the momentum is stronger than that of the Third Prince. A little weak, need a lot of money to manage the courtiers..."

"King Fu is on the side of the third prince, and now the Lin'an County Lord is married into our mansion, so even our mansion is considered to belong to the third prince's faction. You want us... What about the situation in the mansion? I also saw that I am no longer in control." Mrs. Wang immediately waved her hand in panic and said.

Jia Yuanchun said: "Mother, I don't want you to stand with the sixth prince. It just needs a little support."

"Zhongfu is in the hands of Lin'an county lord, I don't have much money here? I will save my private money for Baoyu's marriage in the future!" Mrs. Wang was even more reluctant.

Jia Yuanchun naturally knew Mrs. Wang's temperament clearly, and hurriedly said: "Mother, I don't want you to pay me. The Zhen family intends to please the sixth prince, but their family is far away in Jinling, and many things cannot be settled. Opening up, I thought about asking us to help. It doesn’t need much, just a few people. I remember that during the dowry of my mother and grandmother, there were shops and Zhuangzi in Jinling, and every once in a while there would be The steward came to report the situation, so they thought about bringing some things over here."

"...This is feasible. It's just that the Zhen family is a well-known wealthy family, so they shouldn't even be able to afford some servants who run errands? Why do you want to find us?" Mrs. Wang was finally not stupid to the end, and she asked in confusion. asked.

Jia Yuanchun said: "Because there are a lot of things to bring every time, it is not easy to be blatant. There is no one in the Zhen family in the capital. If you send things directly to the sixth prince, it will easily attract people's attention, and it will also bring disaster to the sixth prince." .Thinking that our two families are family friends, don’t you just think of us.”

"But in this way..." Mrs. Wang still hesitated.

Jia Yuanchun persuaded: "It's just a favor by the way, it's not a big deal. Even if people know about it in the future, so what? You just need to say that you don't know what's inside. It's out of the affection of the two families." Do me a favor. Besides, that Zhuangzi is your personal dowry, and no one will check their actions. For us, it can be said to be a matter of great benefit and no harm."

After hearing Jia Yuanchun's words, Mrs. Wang was obviously very moved, but out of caution, she still didn't agree and said: "The matter is serious, let me think about it carefully."

"Well, this matter is indeed not a trivial matter. Mother should be more cautious. But mother, this is a rare opportunity. If mother misses it, there will be no more." Jia Yuanchun said so.

Mrs. Wang: "Anyway, you won't leave until noon tomorrow. I'll talk to your grandmother early tomorrow morning to let her know."

"Okay, I'll just listen to my mother's letter here." The topic changed suddenly, and then he continued: "By the way, Mom, I still need your help."

"what's up?"

"I heard that brother Dongfu Zhen married a second wife two years ago, who was the adopted daughter of Qin Bangye's family? Is there such a thing?" Jia Yuanchun asked.

As soon as Mrs. Wang heard about Erfang Liangzi, she couldn't help but think of the careless Aunt Sun in her house, and her face immediately became a little unhappy: "Why do you ask this politely?"

"Mother, this matter is very important to me. You just need to tell me, is it okay?" Jia Yuanchun asked anxiously knowing that Mrs. Wang's heart knot was there.

Only then did Mrs. Wang nod her head: "It's not bad that there is such a thing. Originally, the old lady and I specially selected this Qin family for Brother Rong. I didn't want him to be a slippery one, so we hid in the past. Later, he became a treasurer. Brother's aunt. What? Is there a problem with her identity?"

Jia Yuanchun nodded, and did not hide it, "Well, actually, I'm not sure. It is said that she is the one who has been deposed. She was born with others outside, so it can be regarded as royal blood."

"My God! Doesn't that mean..." Mrs. Wang was taken aback immediately after hearing the news.

"It's good for my mother to know. So I want my mother to help me find out about this girl from the Qin family, and see if her identity is true?" When Jia Yuanchun said this, a flash of light flashed in his beautiful eyes. the light.

"Okay, I see."

Then the mother and daughter talked for a long time, and then let the maids come in, serve them, wash up and go to sleep.

In the early morning of the next day, Mrs. Wang and Jia Yuanchun went to Jiamu's place together, and told Jiamu the words before the people who greeted her came.Regarding the matter Jia Yuanchun brought up, unlike Mrs. Wang's hesitation, Mother Jia just nodded and agreed after a little thought.

Before Jia Yuanchun left, he found another free time and decided on the specifics of the matter.

Jia Yuanchun stood up contentedly and went back to the seventh prince's mansion.

What Jia Yuanchun didn't expect was that she had just left the Rongguo Mansion here, and her words over there had already reached Jia Rong's ears.

He snorted coldly: "I knew that she came back this time with no good intentions. But she didn't expect her heart to be so big. She is stepping on two boats, and she is not afraid that she will capsize sooner or later. She really overestimates the group of people in Xifu Are you smart?"

You have the nerve to say that others are stepping on two boats!After Wuya heard Jia Rong's words, he couldn't help but slander in his heart.

"Master, what should we do now? Should we..." Wu Ya said.

But before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Jia Rong, "We don't need to do anything. Just watch. Since they are in a hurry to die, they can't stop it. But tell Yin Chuan Let her keep an eye on Mrs. Wang's actions and act carefully."

"Yes." Wu Ya replied immediately.

"The Zhen family? If it wasn't for Jia Yuanchun, they would have almost forgotten about their family. This is also a big trouble. If he remembers correctly, the Zhen family is probably the one who owes the largest sum of money to the household department. It's a million dollars." As many as two." Jia Rong nodded her chin and murmured.Then he waved to Wu Ya and said, "Wu Ya, come here, I will tell you a secret matter, I want you to go over and supervise it yourself." He whispered a few words.

"Master, don't worry, this subordinate will swear to the death to complete the task."

"kindness."