[Red House] The First Imperial Merchant

Chapter [-] Jia Zheng Divorces His Wife

Now that Jia's mansion is in decline, there is no mention of how Dafang's family lives, and Erfang is living in poverty anyway. At this time, Jia Huan is very popular among the current emperors, and he is still a fifth-rank official.Mrs. Wang's calculations are sound, as long as Jia Huan disagrees with the separation of the family, Jia Huan will call her mother. Take the initiative to mention the separation of the family, not to mention the scholars in the world, even the scholars in the capital will look down on Jia Huan.

Jia Huan already knew what Madam Wang was thinking, and he came back this time prepared. Madam Wang sold him in his previous life, so the debt should be settled.

"No matter how much foundation this family has, I don't want it. As long as my aunt follows me, of course, if you agree to separate the family, I can also give you two Zhuangzi a few acres of good land and a sum of money, all of which will be used for the upbringing of me by Jia's family these years. Fee." Jia Huan mocked.

When Mrs. Wang heard that Jia Huan's casual move was Zhuangzi's Liangtian silver, she couldn't easily separate the family in her heart.Since her family was confiscated and her son was dismissed as a monk, Mrs. Wang's health has plummeted, and she is prone to anger, and she pays more attention to money to protect her life.Jia Zheng sat aside and didn't make a sound. He was afraid that he was thinking like Mrs. Wang. Now he only had Jia Huan as his son.

"Don't even think about separating the family, how dare you while your parents are still there? If you mention separating the family, then I will go to your yamen to see who has no face!" Mrs. Wang said hoarsely.

Jia Huan sneered, "I will not eat the toast." After walking two steps, he suddenly asked with a smile: "Mother, do you still remember that when I was seven years old, I was murdered by an adulterer, and I was almost killed by stab wounds all over my body! At that time, there were rumors all over the capital that this was my mother's son. I was murdered by the bandit I bought from my hand. I was robbed when I was young. After I had a high fever, I didn’t remember anything. But God favored me. After more than ten years, it reminded me of all the things that day. I was lucky to catch the thief. This is The testimony written by the bandit himself clearly pointed out that the mastermind who murdered my life was you, mother."

Mrs. Wang was said to be dizzy for a while, it's been a long time, but this is something she will never forget in her life, she will admit it if she did it, but how can you recognize it if she didn't do it?But the whole world doesn't believe her, what evidence does this kid have to show now...

"Hunn said, I don't know about this at all, I'm afraid you may have misremembered." Mrs. Wang said nervously.

"I'll save face for you and separate the family quietly. As I said, if you don't want to separate the family, then I will pass this evidence to the yamen. It is confirmed that the mother-in-law murdered the concubine, and the disaster must be in prison. Then In the whole of Beijing, I don’t need to mention the separation, someone will fight for me.” Jia Huan held the so-called evidence in his hand, and this was not to scare Mrs. Wang. Although the evidence was forged, there were witnesses and material evidence. The knife was still buried in a small valley.

Mrs. Wang was dumb to eat Coptis chinensis. She said ten thousand times that she had never done it, but no one believed it. Now that Jia Huan presented the 'evidence', Jia Zheng, who had just kept quiet, was furious and scolded: "You Poison woman, you still want to argue now! I really want to divorce you---"

"Divorce me? If you didn't rely on my Wang family, you would go into exile with Dafang brother now!" Mrs. Wang pointed at Jia Zheng and scolded: "It's not that easy to dump me after using mine! This old man You don't give birth to money, where in this yard is not the money of my poisonous woman? Now that you want to divorce me, there is no place for you to set foot in this yard!"

Jia Zheng has always been pedantic. Although Mrs. Wang was not virtuous, she was obedient and quiet. Now she suddenly looks like a shrew.

Hearing that Jia Zheng wanted to divorce Mrs. Wang, Jia Huan had a plan in mind, and he hesitated for a while before deciding.If the family is really separated, he doesn't care about his reputation, but it can't affect the good reputation of the master. The master is an upright official and loves the people. He is a role model for the whole world. Separating from parents, although the mother-in-law's viciousness can be used as an excuse, what's the matter with Jia Zheng?If the family is separated quietly, outsiders don't know what's going on inside, and they only see that they don't serve their parents, that they are not filial or fraternal when they fall into trouble, and I'm afraid they will fall into a tongue that dislikes the poor, loves the rich, and is greedy and vain.

After making up his mind, he smiled suddenly, "It's okay to separate families." Just after finishing speaking, Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang's eyes lit up, and Jia Huan sneered in his heart, "Since father knows that Mrs. Wang has vicious thoughts, I don't want to be with you anymore." Living with such a vicious wife, I, Jia Huan, can take care of my father, and even revive the reputation of the Jia family. My aunt has been serving my father to manage the housework for decades, which can be regarded as one heart and one mind with my father. I am the master of the new mansion , if father agrees, it will be clear, and you don't have to worry about eating and drinking in the future, and I should serve you."

If Jia Huan had been asked to make such a decision when he was reborn, Jia Huan would have refused to do so. He hated everyone in Jia's mansion and would never say anything to help Jia Zheng retire. Huan grew up, and the hatred in his heart was still there, but he was more thinking about the situation that was best for him.

Jia Zheng didn't understand the meaning in a daze, maybe he understood but didn't dare to say it, he just looked at Jia Huan.

Jia Huan sneered in his heart, it's ridiculous that he doesn't even have such courage. "To put it bluntly, my father divorced his wife, and took my aunt as the main wife, and I was the head of the family. To be honest, since I took over the Jia family, I also raised the widow of the elder brother's family. Brother Lang is now also a meritorious official. When it comes to the family business, my father has to think carefully. If he doesn't want to, I won't force my father. Although it's a bad name, I've decided to divide the family. From now on, Jia Huan won't care about my father's birth, old age, sickness or death."

Mrs. Wang was so dizzy and dizzy with anger, her heart was shaken just after Jia Huan finished speaking veiledly, now when she heard what she said bluntly, she looked at Jia Zheng first, and seeing Jia Zheng was deep in thought, she fainted out of anger.The little maid in the room helped her up, she hesitated and didn't know what to do, so she had to look at Jia Huan, and Jia Huan pretended not to see, just stared at Jia Zheng, "How is father?"

Jia Zheng's relationship with Mrs. Wang had been honed for a long time when he built the Grand View Garden, and now there is not much left, so he can divorce his wife.But raising Aunt Zhao as the main house, Jia Zheng, the official, thought it would be embarrassing, how could he be a concubine, the entire capital family would die of laughter.And Jia Huan as the head of the family?He is obviously in good health, why would a boy be the head of the family...

"Father think about it carefully, and I'll come back at this time tomorrow." Jia Huan didn't want to spend too much energy on this matter, and said directly: "I, Jia Huan, say one thing, if I don't care about it after the separation, if it's my father, Mrs. As I said just now, in this life, I will keep my father safe and nourished for the rest of my life."

Aunt Zhao was taken aback when her son said that she would adopt her as Jia Zheng's wife. She had been looking forward to it all her life, hoping that her son would be capable and that her daughter would marry. After thinking about it, make her the wife?Thinking about it makes me dizzy, how is this possible?

Seeing Aunt Zhao's dazed face and sore heart, Jia Huan took Aunt Zhao's hand and said in a warm voice, "Auntie will come back with Master to stay with me for two days."

Aunt Zhao shook her head, "I am your father's concubine, how can I enjoy myself in this situation at home?" And Tanchun...

Since Jia's house ransacked, Jia Tanchun and Aunt Zhao lived in a small courtyard, and they became close friends. Jia Tanchun now puts all her hopes on Jia Huan. She knew Jia Huan couldn't do it by herself. Looking forward to Aunt Zhao, after all, mother and daughter love each other deeply, and Jia Tanchun is a thoughtful and resourceful person. They have gone through house raids together, and now they are close to Aunt Zhao.

Jia Huan didn't persuade him, he spent the whole day in three places in the north, and lived in Xue's residence when he returned to Beijing. Today, after thinking about it, he realized that he didn't even have a decent house, so Aunt Zhao couldn't live in Xue's residence all the time.

Walking out of the gate of the small courtyard, Jia Huan looked at the cold sky and sneered. In this life, he wanted Mrs. Wang to live but not die. Jia Zheng divorced his wife, and Mrs. Wang lost all face. It will be very angry, when the time comes, even the most respectable families in the capital will look down on Mrs. Wang. If the aunt will carry the imperial order in the future and have a high status, maybe Mrs. Wang will vomit blood, right? !

Thinking about it this way, living is indeed more enjoyable than dying!

In the end, Jia Zheng agreed to divorce his wife and raise his concubine as the main family, etc., but for the sake of face and to take care of the Wang family, Jia Zheng wrote in the divorce letter that he murdered the concubine's life, etc., which means that it is Mrs. Wang's fault for divorcing Mrs. Wang. he.

Xue Pan's Zhuangyuan's mansion was still empty, so Jia Huan took people to live in the Zhuangyuan's mansion first.Afterwards, the matter was quite trivial and troublesome. Although the Jia family fell, there were still clans and elders. First, the elders of the clan were invited to come and sign a letter, and then Aunt Zhao’s name was added to the genealogy, etc. Now that Aunt Zhao has become As the first wife, Jia Huan, the concubine, will become a concubine, and his face will be raised a lot. Jia Tanchun doesn't mention anything about my uncle's surname Wang and not Zhao. She has experienced it again when she is older. After these twists and turns, I just want to find someone from the right family to marry, even if the family background is lower, it doesn't matter.

The New Year is approaching, and the Zhuangyuan Mansion is uninhabited, and the air is very cold. Although Xue Pan sent Xue Qing to work, even though the brazier is burning, it is still much colder if it has not been lived for a long time.Fortunately, there are not many people living here, so we only opened a sunny backyard, cleaned it and baked charcoal fire basins, and it became warm and popular within a few days.

This Zhuangyuan Mansion entered three times and exited three times, and it took the last one to exit.Jia Zheng and his new wife Zhao lived in the main courtyard, Li Wan and Jia Lan lived in the Tingyu courtyard in the side courtyard, Aunt Zhou and Daiyu's daughter and nanny lived in the other side courtyard, and Jia Tanchun lived in the other courtyard. The small courtyard on one side is quiet and elegant. Although the place is small, it is exquisite and beautiful.The maid Jia Huan brought by Mrs. Wang didn't want any of them, so I had no choice but to borrow a few hands and feet from Xue's family and order them around first, and then I would pick a batch of tunes from Yazi after the Spring Festival was over. .

Jia Zheng felt that he couldn't look at the face of raising a concubine as the main house, so he just stayed in the yard writing and playing with the birds all day long. In short, he didn't want to go out of the house.The new Mrs. Zhao seems to have scored twice, and there are a lot of people who are smiling all day long. They are kind to the servants and don't want Li Wan to serve her. Being called Ma'am, I never thought that my name could be included in the Jia family tree. Now that I dare not even think about it, everything is pleasing to the eye, and I feel that there is no need to fight anymore in this life.

Although Mrs. Zhao has become soft-tempered, etiquette is not up to the mark, so she sent a post to Mrs. Zhao for the New Year's banquet held by Xue's mansion. Ms. Zhao is now the grandma of the family, so she is happy and shows off. So he took Jia Tanchun to the appointment.But when it comes to the banquet, the etiquette is not enough. Even if the silk and satin are extremely luxurious, they just look unassuming and timid. Several ladies in the backyard did not speak directly, but mocking eyes are indispensable. Jia Tanchun just felt ashamed standing aside, but now she and Mrs. Zhao are on the same boat, and the marriage is all up to Mrs. Zhao, so she raised a lot of points after the banquet, and finally there was no big joke.

Originally, she wanted to show off but came back disheveled. Zhao felt as if she had knocked over a five-flavored bottle. She also imagined those noble ladies sitting tall and elegant, but she just couldn't learn it. If she still looks like this Didn't you embarrass your son?

When Jia Huan went back that night, she heard Zhao's crying, and the next day she went to the palace and invited a nun to teach Zhao.

Jia Huan understood clearly that in this life he would never marry a wife and have children, and someone must take care of the affairs in the backyard. His mother's methods are really not enough, and now he can still ask the palace mother to teach him, if he finishes his work in the north As for the matter, it is not enough for a family in the backyard to walk around after being promoted to the rank of an official.Since Jia Huan was in charge of the family, the rules of asking for greetings in the morning and evening in the mansion have been withdrawn long ago. He is the head of the family, but it is not good for the widowed sister-in-law Li Wan to greet her in the morning and evening all day long, it is not like that!However, Li Wan is very polite. Every day at noon, he would go to the main courtyard to chat with Mrs. Zhao. Jia Huan happened to come over for dinner at noon this day. What kind of servants are missing.

After dinner, the maid served tea.Jia Huan took a few sips and said, "I have a business right now, and I don't have the energy to take care of the family affairs. I hope my sister-in-law can take care of it a little bit more." After thinking about it, he said, "Who does Brother Lang go to school with now?" After thinking for a while , Jalan is already sixteen.

When Li Wan saw Jia Huan mentioning his son, his heart moved, and he said: "After all these things happened at home, how can I have the energy to take care of his studies, now I just read a few books by myself at home."

"Brother Lang is too smart to delay like this." Jia Huan thought for a while, "I still have to pay homage to a master. I'll see in the next few days. If I decide on a great Confucian, it's time to move around more during the New Year."

Li Wan responded again and again, grateful in his heart.

Jia Huan didn't have any malice towards Li Wan and Jia Lan. The mother and son were also silent when they lived in Jia's mansion. They were neither friendly nor hostile, just silent.Jia Tanchun heard that Jia Huan was helping Jia Lan with her studies, but she didn't mention her marriage at all. She was anxious, but she didn't show it on the face. Zhao.Mrs. Zhao was originally worried about Jia Tanchun's marriage, so she brought it up now, but she has been taught by the nuns in the palace these days, and she knows how to speak properly.

"My son, when will you come back from Beidi?" Mrs. Zhao smiled, "Now we're renting in Xue's mansion, helping Lan Geer to invite the master to hold a happy event. It's always inconvenient. There are not many people in our mansion now , not to mention such a big yard, when you come back we can buy a small yard and live happily ever after."

Jia Huan nodded and glanced at Jia Tanchun. Jia Tanchun drank his tea with his head down but his fingers turned white nervously. Seeing this, he nodded, "We'll talk about everything when I come back." He didn't give a definitive answer.

When Mrs. Zhao saw her son was in such a bad state, Jia Huan asked Youya again, and the nanny came in with the child in her arms. The little girl had just turned two years old this year. He is well-bred and attractive at first glance.Jia Huan held the child in his arms, teased Youya and called him uncle twice, then gave some little golden scorpions to play with, the golden scorpion was carved into the shape of a little flower and fish, the little girl loved it very much.

When Jia Huan lived in Xue's mansion, Baochai often invited Daiyu to play, and the two older sisters often teased Jia Huan to play or taught Jia Huan to write poems and paintings. She looks deserted, but she is actually easy to get along with. If you treat her sincerely, then she won't play tricks on you, just disdain her!It's a pity that such a romantic figure was wasted by the environment of Jia's mansion.

Young buds are a nickname, but the big name has not yet been taken.The couple loved the little girl very much, and Jia Baoyu even held the poems and books and flipped through them all day long. He took them today, and tomorrow he discarded them if he felt that they didn't deserve a better one. , I waited all the time, and only took a nickname, but the little girl has no real name yet.

The nanny answered one by one. The little girl looked thin but was actually healthy and strong, and she ate normally, but she liked to eat sweets.

"Give less sugar, it's not good for your teeth. The mansion regularly invites a doctor to check the pulse, and the young buds take care of it more carefully. Although it's not as good as before, I can't lose the child." Jia Huan handed the child to the nanny, and said : "Thank you, sister-in-law, take care of the buds."

Naturally, Li Wan should be.

This year, Jia Huan lived the most comfortable life. He went to Zhuangyuan Mansion for two or three days to inquire about matters, and spent the whole time in Xue Pan's courtyard. Qing sent a second butler to check on it regularly, and if there was anything missing, he would add Yun Yun.The two of them drank during the day and admired the plum blossoms, and at night they played and sang together every night. Xiaobiesheng was newly married. The original shyness had not been seen after a few months. I'm tied to you, it's almost inseparable from each other.

At the end of summer in the fourth year of Yuanwu, the three places in the north that had been dry for three years finally began to rain one after another. The first one was Yandi. Although it rained for two hours, the rainstorm was sufficient, and the people saw hope. , A lot of rainwater has been saved in the cellar, and life is much easier.

In October, the north has entered the rainy season. It seems that there will be enough rainfall for the past three years. It has been raining in the north for a whole month, and there is mud everywhere, but the common people only have joy on their faces. How can they complain?And Jia Huan, who had been busy for more than two years, finally returned to the capital.