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Mrs. Wang wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, and then walked in with a smile on her face. She didn't even ask the woman beside her to help her, and said with a smile: "My son, hurry up and clean up with your father, your uncle Mother brought people here herself."

Wang Ziteng also hurriedly urged Jia Lian: "Your aunt is here, why don't you hurry up and greet her with your mother, don't be rude." Saying this, he also hurriedly got up and tidied his clothes before going out first.

Jia Lian naturally cupped his hands and said that he respected his father and mother's teachings, and that the son would never be rude and lose the face of his parents, so he helped his mother-in-law, Mrs. Wang, to go out.

Although the Wang family is not as deep as the Duke's Mansion, it is still a bit difficult for the women in the back house, so there is a sedan chair outside the main hall.

Mrs. Wang was supported by Jia Lian to the car, and the smile on her mouth could not be suppressed. When the sedan chair was lifted up, Mrs. Wang asked the woman who was following: "Cang He's family, prepare for uncle and wife." Is the sedan chair ready?"

Cang He's family hurriedly replied: "If you go back to your wife, someone has already parked the sedan chair at the second gate. Uncle and wife can sit in the carriage when they get off the carriage. There are also soft pillows wrapped in silk in the carriage." , keep sitting comfortably."

Mrs. Wang said with a smile: "You have always done things safely and thoughtfully. During this period of time, you should first go to the eldest girl's side to take care of her. When my brother is full moon, I will find a good person to replace you. Now, others I don't believe it."

Hearing this, the Cang He family said with a smile: "Madam can trust the old slave, the old slave must take good care of the young lady, the young lady, and the young master, so that those who have no conscience will be bullied."

Jia Lian had long heard Wang Xifeng say that this old nanny was very powerful. Her surname was Qin, and she was Mrs. Wang's companion. Later, she married Cang He, the son of the housekeeper of the Wang family, and helped Mrs. Wang with the affairs of the back house.

This Nanny Qin is very loyal to Mrs. Wang. She almost lost her life in order to protect Mrs. Wang and her youngest daughter who were robbed on the way to Shangxiang.

Although Nanny Qin has a high status in the Wang family, she has always abided by her duties, but she is very serious and rules-based. Even Wang Xifeng, who is known as Feng Lazi, always calls Aunt Qin respectfully when she sees her. Rein in your temper.

Jia Lian still has a bit of eyesight, greeted Mrs. Wang, and trotted to catch up with Wang Ziteng, and Wang Ziteng followed after making a mistake.

There was a smile in Wang Ziteng's eyes, and he was willing to give him some advice immediately, and said, "Do you know why the master of our family came out to greet your eldest aunt in person, but still opened the normal door instead of the real one?"

Jia Lian thought for a while and said: "It should be because of status? After all, after our family is the county uncle, even if the uncle's family has real power, there is no title after all?"

The prince froze for a moment, looked at his hands, and estimated that if he slapped him, his previous plan would be invalidated, and his daughter might still be a widow, so he could only persuade himself to calm down.

After calming down his anger, he said: "Fool, there is a saying in the Zuo Zhuan that the great affairs of the country lie in the sacrificial and military affairs, which means that the important affairs of the country lie in the sacrifice and the war, and the sacrificial ceremony is before the war. Therefore, the person in charge of the etiquette of the ancestral temple Feng Changcai was listed as the head of the Jiuqing."

"Although your uncle's family does not have a title, but the status, even if your grandfather, the old Rongguo Duke, is still alive, he must be respected. If his family goes to your Rongguo Mansion, the master will go to the second gate to welcome him formally. As for now, The people in your house don’t even have the chance to enter through other people’s doors.”

When Jia Lian heard this, he hurriedly asked, "Then we should open the rich family and sprinkle water to welcome them, so as not to neglect relatives."

Wang Ziteng sighed in his heart, he was originally a shocking person, but he was taught to be crooked, and he still has to take care of himself in the future, such shallow eyelids are taboo.

Shaking his head, Wang Ziteng said: "We honorable families, to put it bluntly, are a group of mud-legged people who have received awards for their meritorious service. Our own cultural background is really insufficient, and we don't understand the exquisiteness of a real family."

"The Qing noble family joked in private that we have no rules and can't get on the stage. It's not groundless. Take this gate as an example. In our opinion, walking through the gate represents our master's status."

"But people who really understand etiquette will understand that this rich family is just a representative of a family, especially the door that has received the imperial decree. Another door must be opened to show respect for the saint."

"After this door, unless there is an imperial decree, it can't be opened easily. Even the servant who cleans it every day needs to go around to clean it. Even the corner door on the side cannot be opened."

Jia Lian was shocked when he heard this: "But our family, up to now, every day the second master comes back from the yamen, he still has to open the door and come in. Isn't this disrespectful to the saint?"

Wang Ziteng nodded, and then continued: "Everyone knows that the rules of the Xungui family have always been loose, so in general, no one would care about it, and I only understood this after receiving your uncle's guidance. "

"However, if your family is only for the master to come and go, this can be justified, but your family should never, never should have opened the middle door to welcome your aunt's family who are merchants the year before last."

As he said that, Wang Ziteng couldn't help sighing again: "Speaking of which, it's unfortunate for the family, neither of your two aunts can worry about it."

"Wenlong had an accident that day, and he wrote to me asking for help, and I said that this matter must be solved in the right way, and I am asking your third uncle to help judge a case of accidental injury caused by a fight, and send him into exile."

Jia Lian asked with some puzzlement: "Then if it is according to father's arrangement, wouldn't Xue Pan have to change his criminal record?"

Wang Ziteng shook his head and explained: "As long as Xue's family pays enough compensation to the victim's family so that they don't insist on pursuing it, this Wenlong will not be a criminal, but a military household."

"When the time comes, send people to me and buy some heads with some money from the officers and soldiers below. If he has made military merit, he will slowly rise from the prison army to be the leader, and even his background will be directly changed to an official position. rather than merchants."

"In the end, their mothers thought they were clever, and asked your second aunt to find someone to randomly sentence a nondescript ghost locker. Now it's all over. After all, Xue Pan is now a black household, and there is no such person on the household registration."

"He just happened to make great contributions in the future. As long as there is no such good thing as amnesty beforehand, his contributions cannot be reported. Otherwise, even I will have to pay for it after the investigation."

"Why did you become your aunt of the Xue family after she came to Beijing, instead of living in her own big house, she chose to live in your house. Even if you want to take advantage of the situation, isn't my place more legitimate and powerful than your house?"

As he spoke, he sneered and said, "Just calm down and you'll understand, they were being plotted against, and Jia Yucun just took this as a way to hold me back."

It was only then that Jia Lian realized that there were still such twists and turns here. Before, she really thought that the reason the two women were in his house was because they had reached an agreement with the second wife.

Or how could it be possible to come here, and clearly said that Xue Baochai would be selected to enter the palace, and he did not shy away from making a well-known golden and jade marriage, and when Xue Pan heard that he wanted to see his uncle, his face was full of resistance and anger. Scared, but it turned out to be the case.

Seeing that Jia Lian had come to his senses, Wang Ziteng continued: "As for your second aunt, I don't know what to say now. At that time, I was on business under the orders of the emperor. I knew what your Aunt Xue had done, so I wrote to her immediately. gone."

"I have repeatedly emphasized to her that the matter of the Xue family must not be involved any more. When Xue's mother and son go to her place, she just needs to visit her as an ordinary relative, warmly welcome her, and keep her for a while. It doesn't hurt to be close for a few days."

"But I didn't expect that she not only opened the middle door wide, and a merchant woman was welcomed into the Duke's mansion by the rich family, and let the merchant woman gain face from the Duke's mansion. Let them live in the courtyard."

"If there is no news from you today, I will only think that she is greedy for profit, and she doesn't care about it for a little benefit, and complains that she has been in charge of the Rongguo Mansion for these years and has been fascinated by power. Otherwise, I don't even think about it. They are brothers and sisters, can they still harm her?"

"Now I suddenly realize that she should know everything. However, three years ago, she felt that after a hundred years from your old lady, this Rongguo Mansion will still belong to your eldest family after all."

"And as long as the old lady is here, the Holy One will never touch the Jia family for the sake of old Rong Guogong. If the old lady is gone, even if the mistake is to be investigated, it is the matter of Xijue's eldest wife. What does it have to do with her?" ?”

Jia Lian was startled and frightened when he heard that, trembling with anger, but he still asked Wang Ziteng worriedly, "Our family still has a chance to save us, but if father is in the officialdom, if things come out, wouldn't it be a case of death?" The emperor felt that his father was using his power for personal gain?"

Wang Ziteng's heart warmed up. Although Jia Lian has various problems, he is a rare child with a heart. As long as you treat him well and get his approval, he will repay you sincerely.

Just like back then, the young Jia Lian was almost kicked to death by a tampered horse in his own village, but was rescued by Liu Xianglian. After Liu Xianglian had an accident, he could sell himself for Liu Xianglian and use his life-saving trump card take it out.

It was also because of this that Wang Ziteng decided to invest in him. If he was completely like the Jia family, even if Wang Ziteng liked Wang Xifeng's daughter, he would not participate in the water thrown by the married daughter.

Therefore, Wang Ziteng patted Jia Lian on the shoulder and said: "Actually, they don't know the truth that when the water is clear, there will be no fish. If a father knows that something happened to his own nephew, I will be indifferent. Who would dare make friends?"

The next sentence, how dare the emperor use such a person, he didn't say, but Jia Lian immediately understood what Wang Ziteng meant.

Wang Ziteng continued: "Besides, your second aunt did the Jia Yucun matter later on, but your Aunt Xue secretly called me by name, but I never planned to do so."

"I just found a way to keep my nephew alive from the law, and redeemed with silver. This is allowed by the law. It's just that the death penalty can't make you innocent, but it's enough to save your life."

"And what I want is not to be sentenced to death, but the prisoner will be a prisoner and join the military household registration, and he will become a standing army with military merits. If he praises military merits and continues to be promoted to official status, he can remove his military household registration and change his official status. This is all written by the law. It’s so clear, and if we trace it, it’s nothing more than deducting some salary.”

Only then did Jia Lian feel relieved, the punishment of salary was really not a punishment, few officials lived on their salary.

Coincidentally, at this time, everyone had already reached the second gate. Mrs. Wang was the wife of the inner house, and the sedan chair would stop here. Wang Ziteng took Jia Lian to meet people outside the gate, but he stopped talking about it and changed it They didn't talk for a long time about family gossip, when Mrs. Fengchang's carriage arrived.