[Red Mansions] The Road to Empress Dowager

Coincidentally, the good thing is close, and before dusk, the show is about to be withdrawn and the dinner is set.Listen to the gatekeeper's report: "Master Huan is back! Third Master Huan is back!"

Tanchun and Aunt Zhao who were standing aside couldn't help being startled, and even Jia Zheng couldn't help but pause.After a cup of tea, I saw a handsome young man wearing a sapphire blue ermine brocade robe, black hair tied on top, and a pair of slightly slender eyes shimmering.He was only fourteen or fifteen years old, and he was smoking a cigarette, so he looked a little thin.

Jia Huan's footsteps were windy, and his clothes fluttered. He walked to the center, knelt down to Jia's mother, and said in a loud voice: "Grandson pays respects to the ancestors, and pays respects to the father."

Mother Jia was a little dazed. At the beginning of the year when Jia Huan went south for scientific research, she was much shorter then, and she was still childish.

Jia's mother said: "After staying in the south of the Yangtze River for so long, people have changed. Are you in good health?"

Jia Huan bowed his head and said, "Thank you grandson for your ancestor's concern. He has always been in good health."

Jia Zheng was concerned about his son's studies, and asked, "You have been away from home for a few days, but you sent a letter back, but did you pass the child's examination?"

Zhao Guoji next to Jia Huan couldn't bear it any longer, smiled openly, cupped his hands and said, "Congratulations to the old matriarch, congratulations to the master, and congratulations to the aunt! Everything went well in the scientific examination. Mr. Huan went to Jinling to study hard. He passed the county examination in February. , and won the title of scholar in the April Mansion Examination. But Huan Sanye didn't want to be too ostentatious, saying that he was full of harm and humble, and he didn't let people go to the capital to report the good news. Until October, after the Qiuwei Township Examination, Huan San The Lord won the Juren in one fell swoop. Then I rushed back to Beijing, planning to study hard and participate in the Spring Festival in Beijing next year."

Jia Zheng was stunned for a long time, and finally clapped his hands and shouted: "Good! Good!"

Aunt Zhao couldn't help rushing over, she hugged Jia Huan and burst into tears: "Huan'er, my Huan'er...you're finally back..."

Jia Huan supported her and said, "I'm back, how is Auntie?"

Aunt Zhao didn't speak, just wiped her tears and said: "Auntie, don't get excited. In short, the child is now a juror, and he can always take care of Auntie. If the screwdriver offends the empress, just dismiss it. I grew up next to my aunt, and I am able to be what I am today thanks to the upbringing of my father and my aunt, so I will be filial to my father and my aunt."

It doesn't matter whether Jia Huan is a villain, whether he is successful or not cultivated enough, now that he is in power, he never thought that it would be better for Mrs. Wang and Jia Baoyu to have a good time.

He remembers how Mrs. Wang asked him to copy the scriptures and how many stumbling blocks it caused him since he was a child.Modern people have clear grievances and grievances. Zhao Jiahuan is this kind of person. Now that he is a juren, he will not be soft when he leads Jia Zheng to abuse Jia Baoyu and Mrs. Wang.

Zhao Jiahuan, who was born and struggled in the countryside, hates Jia Baoyu, a son who only enjoys the extravagant life others bring him.

To say that Wang Ziteng has a high position and authority, he doesn't believe that the resources of the Wang family will be lent to him. Besides, what will happen to Wang Ziteng, he knows very well, why bother to curry favor with someone who is useless and has hatred?

At this time, the people present did not dare to breathe harder, Mrs. Wang said angrily: "Huan'er is accusing me, my aunt, of not taking good care of you? It's just a juren who disrespects my aunt, and those who are very unfilial will be considered as Jinshi in the future. You can't be an official either."

Jia Huan couldn't help laughing, and said: "I went all the way to the south of the Yangtze River, and I fell ill in Xuzhou. I was delayed for a few days. Later, I found out something. It's interesting. Follow my servant, that boy Qin Zhong is on my way. I put medicine in the tea, and at that time, I sent Qin Zhong and his family to the yamen. They couldn't stand the torture, so what happened was more interesting, Madam, would you like to hear about it?"

Mrs. Wang was shocked and said angrily, "You spout blood!"

Jia Huan smiled lightly and said, "Madam, do you know what he will recruit? Do you know who he is going to slander? Is he spitting blood? I have the confession letter of Qin Zhong's family. If you want to check it down, I can also send it to Jing Zhaoyin. Thinking that I am not in vain now, Master Jing Zhaoyin will definitely give me justice. After I went to Jinling, I never lived in the ancestral house in Jinling, and I dare not write a letter to show that I am still alive, because I am afraid it will never end."

Mother Jia scolded: "Shut up! How could your mother hurt you? You didn't live up to your expectations when you were young, and it's true that you were strict with you. It's worth it for you to hold grudges until now? Wasn't it for your own good?"

Jia Huan sneered: "For my own good? Lock a six or seven-year-old child in a Buddhist hall to copy scriptures on a hot day, and don't give him food or water. It's my fate not to die. Why don't she give Baoyu such a loving heart? Well. I didn’t crawl out of her belly, and I haven’t been loved by her.”

Jia Zheng scolded: "Presumptuous! You don't know how many articles you can write."

Jia Huan said: "I will remember my father's kindness in teaching. I just returned home today, so I don't want to talk about bad things."

Jia Baoyu got angry, rushed forward, looked at Jia Huan angrily, and said, "You are not allowed to frame your wife! My wife is the most loving person, how could she harm you?"

Jia Huan chuckled: "That's for you, I was not born by my wife."

Mrs. Xing suddenly smiled and said: "Old lady, master, it is a great joy for Huan'er to pass the exam and come back. Coincidentally, just after Lian'er became an official, Huan'er came back. Double happiness in the house. Don't worry about those things any more. Huan'er is worthy of being taught by the second master, this 13-year-old Juren is really unprecedented, if next year's Chunwei High School, I'm afraid it will be famous all over the world."

Jia Zhen also cupped her hands and said to Jia Zheng: "Uncle Zheng, congratulations, you have a son like this, what can you ask for?"

Regardless of general affairs, Jia Zheng still doubts Mrs. Wang about what Jia Huan said, but he has to rely on Wang Ziteng, even if he has an opinion on Mrs. Wang, he has to maintain this last face.

As for Jia Huan, he couldn't throw away the card. If he was somewhat proud of Jia Baoyu's innate abnormality and intelligence in the past, he also deeply hated the temper of the devil king.Jia Huan was two years younger and passed the Juren examination. He was still playing around in the inner circle, and it was hard to deceive himself that Baoyu was born extraordinary and a great fortune.Seeing that Jia Lian has become an official, and his second wife's son is worthless, how can he be reconciled?Doesn't this mean that he is not as good as Jia She, a dandy and greedy for money?

At this time, someone was about to open the topic, and Jia Zheng also turned around, naturally passing over the matter of Jia Huan's disrespect to Mrs. Wang.Mrs. Wang is just a woman in the inner house, she can deal with ordinary concubines, but in ancient times, fame was honored, and it is extremely unlikely that a woman's inner house power can hold a man, unless she has a sheep-like personality.However, Jia Huan still held a piece of evidence that could ruin Mrs. Wang's reputation, so the two sides had to suspend temporarily.

Later, Mrs. Xing and Sister Feng arranged a banquet to celebrate the Double Happiness, but Mother Jia was a little weak and dizzy and wanted to go back to Rongqing Hall, surrounded by Mrs. Wang, Jia Baoyu and a group of maids.

Daiyu was a little worried about Mother Jia's health and wanted to follow her, but Nanny Xu shook her head lightly at her, followed Mrs. Xing to dinner, and returned to live in the east courtyard.

Daiyu deeply felt that Baoyu, who was kind and friendly when she was a child, was too useless. Although she didn't think that Jia Baoyu's evaluation of the imperial examination was all wrong, if she was responsible for her family, she would still go to the imperial examination to fight for it.Otherwise, how could he keep his wife and children when the family business was his own?

The same goes for Cousin Huan, it's too unsteady to show off in such a hurry when he succeeds in one day, and this person must be the kind of person who will take revenge, so those who associate with him should be extremely careful.

Daiyu suddenly remembered the last time she went to the palace to meet Yuan Chun, but Daiyu knew that it was better not to mention it for the time being, for fear of getting herself into trouble that she could not solve.But because of this, Daiyu felt sorry for Jia Yuanchun.

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When Mrs. Wang returned to her courtyard, her heart was filled with gloom. She had painstakingly managed the inner house for more than [-] years. She originally thought that everyone now regarded her as his wife, and Rongfu was her own.Although Zhu'er is gone, she still has Baoyu who has great fortune. She never thought that Jia Lian, a slut, would stand up again. With so many foreign aids, even saints look favorably on him.And Jia Huan was born of a slave Yangzi, and was valued by Jia Zheng because of his study and progress. She didn't know the heights of the world at a young age and wanted to go south for the scientific examination. She thought that Zhuer had worked hard for the scientific examination. Except for Baoyu, she did not want others to get Zhu'er never got something in life and death, and arranged an escort to serve his confidant to do some tricks secretly. Who knows who would think that "acclimatized" died of illness, but that bastard was too cunning.The people around Jia Huan, except Zhao Guoji, didn't believe anyone.

Mrs. Wang asked Yuzhen again, "Where is Tanchun?"

Yu Ting hesitated for a while, then said, "I haven't come back yet..."

Mrs. Wang couldn't help sneering, a bitch is a bitch.

She also has an older brother, Wang Ziteng, who is more frugal in the nine provinces. He will always support her and Baoyu when he comes back from Yili, and the concubine will not be proud for long.

However, Wang Ziteng was also tossed a lot. He patrolled the border in Liaodong and was sent to Yili. Anyway, he was not allowed to stay in Beijing. Tu Yuanyi prevented him from exerting influence on some old ministries in the Beijing camp for a long time, so that he could subdue or suppress them. .

In fact, half of the Beijing camp was Wang Ziteng's old department - including Jia Daishan's power, which was actually inherited by him because the Jia brothers did not live up to their expectations.The security of the capital is in the hands of Wang Ziteng, so it is no wonder that Wang Xifeng said when she was rampant, "I am not afraid to sue our family for treason".

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Jia Huan returned to the courtyard where Aunt Zhao lived, but now he doesn't even have a courtyard of his own.Of course Jia Tanchun also sneaked over at this time to meet Jia Huan and Aunt Zhao.

When Jia Huan was away for a year, the relationship between Tanchun and Aunt Zhao became much better, after all, it is different from the original.Mrs. Wang was unhappy and scolded her harsh words to make her more aware of the reality, and Jia Huan was a smart card that Tanchun didn't want to give up.

Although Jia Huan treated her indifferently, he did not speak ill of her. From Jia Huan's point of view, his foundation was too shallow, and he would need some help even if he entered the officialdom in the future.Marriage is a very good option, except that he will choose a good wife and family, use his own sister to make a relative, and finding a good brother-in-law is good for him.

Although Jia Huan did not have the self-restraint of a family member—reserved and tolerant, he had the mentality of a nouveau riche. Now that he is holding on to Mrs. Wang, he does not want to be manipulated by filial piety and etiquette.However, as a modern person who has been in the workplace, he still understands the truth of the old man: who is our friend and who is our enemy, unite friends, strengthen strength, and defeat enemies.After all, Tanchun is his only compatriot sister. If her past and shortcomings cannot be tolerated and united, there is really no one around him.

No one means lack of power, that's what Xin Xiuyan said back then, and she would persuade him to be less fussy.Xin Xiuyan is somewhat talented, but she is generous and kind. She was indeed more popular than Hua Zhenzhu in the grassroots of the company, so when she was promoted, the grades of the grassroots representatives were very high, and the promotion process went smoothly.This is foreign language.

At this time, seeing that Jia Huan didn't show any disdain, Tanchun felt more relieved, and Jia Huan was surprised when she talked about the major events that happened in the mansion in the past year.

"What? The eldest daughter of the Xing family was drafted into the palace and became the noble concubine? Isn't the Xing family a poor family? How can she participate in the general election?"

Jia Huan had been studying hard before, and Xing Xiuyan conferred the title of concubine in September. At that time, Qiu Wei was just about to be asked. How could he pay attention?After the autumn, he did not set off to return to Beijing immediately, but also visited some local scholars, because he was a young man, and he was still famous in Jinling.

Even Li Wei, governor of Liangjiang, and Jia Yucun, the governor, treated him very politely. Jia Yucun knew that he was Jia Zheng's son. Although the foundations of the four major families in Jinling had been uprooted, the sage didn't seem to intend to disturb the upper echelons.So being as cunning as Jia Yucun also gave him some face.

But in the short time after Qiu Wei, Jia Huan was busy in the south of the Yangtze River, and he still hadn't heard of the family background of Concubine Chen, and the names of the concubines in the palace were of course not known to the people.Jia Huan had heard of Imperial Concubine Chen, but she didn't know that her surname was Xing, and that her name was still Xing Xiuyan.

Tanchun knew a thing or two, and servants always spread these things.

"The master of the Xing family granted the Ministry of Internal Affairs the fifth-rank weaving at the beginning of this year, and the imperial concubine was just ready to be drafted at that time."

Jia Huan secretly thought: How could Xing Zhong be appointed an official?It's just a poor family who came to Beijing to seek refuge with Mrs. Xing.

Jia Huan asked: "Why can Xing Zhong be appointed as an official by a commoner? Although he is an official of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but this is a real job, and he can't do it without money and connections."

Tan Chun said: "I don't know that. However, some people say that the master of the Xing family fell in love with Aunt Lin, and some people said that he fell in love with the second uncle of the Shi family. They were all in the south of the Yangtze River at that time. The younger sisters are good friends, and the three of them are different sisters."

Only then did Jia Huan suspect that what he was wearing was not the original, and he was afraid that it was the same person as other traversers.

Jia Huan had read "A Dream of Red Mansions", but it was in middle school. Later, he was too busy studying and working hard, so how could he have time to study a classic novel?Even if Xin Xiuyan later engaged in web writing and wrote a few "Red Mansion" fans, he had heard of it, but he had never read it.

Jia Huan couldn't help thinking of Xiren, I'm afraid she would know more, although Xiren is not a virgin, but she has no other better way to change her destiny, and her modern mind is useful to him, and she will be counted as his in the future He benefits from taking care of some industries.

Aunt Zhao asked the maid to make Jia Huan's bed again, and Tanchun also left, each of them resting without mentioning it.