[Red Mansions] The Road to Empress Dowager

The couple talked for a while, and then they heard a rumor that Mother Jia was in good spirits today and was going to serve dinner in Rongqingtang.

Jia Lian hadn't gone to see Jia's mother yet, so she stopped talking to Wang Xifeng at this time, and the couple went down to Rongqing hall with their sisters and brothers surrounded by servants.

Jia Baoyu and Wang Xifeng were also in Jiamu's room, separated on both sides, and Jiamu was leaning on the couch.In the past, Jia Mu's face was like a silver plate, but now her face is much thinner, her back is much more bent, her head is full of silver hair, only [-]% of it is black.

She also lived so many years longer than in the original book. She was afraid that the eldest and second wife were not as she wished.Unlike the original novel, the second room became rampant and went to its peak, but it also consumed everything. The first room was always trampled under, and she didn't have any grievances about it.

But when Jia Lian came in, he was handsome and handsome, with clear and bright peach blossom eyes that were once frivolous, calm and dignified.He has been in the officialdom for a long time, has been a patrol officer for a long time, holds Shang Fang's sword in his hand, and is accompanied by Jin Yiwei. Wherever he goes, even treacherous officials have to entertain him first. This kind of temperament cannot be cultivated in the inner court.

Jia Mu suddenly seemed to see Jia Daishan.

After Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng greeted him, Jia Baoyu and his wife also greeted him, and Jia's mother kindly called Jia Lian to come forward to ask a question. When they talked about things, they also asked each other about Jia Lian's experience after leaving Beijing. Answer briefly.

When Jia Mu heard this, with a smile on her face, she beckoned Baoyu to come forward again, folded the hands of her two cousins, and said, "Baoyu has just passed the spring, and the whole family is flesh and blood. You have to take good care of it in the future."

Jia Lian said yes, Baoyu is different from before, and is the son-in-law of Wang Ziteng, so he must take him with him.

Just thinking of what Jia Zheng and his wife had done in the past, I feel a little bit upset.

Mother Jia has been eccentric for most of her life, and seeing that she is now described as decayed and silver-haired, it hurts her status to care about her.

He experienced a lot before he became calm and broad-minded.Although Jia's mother is eccentric, his life opportunities are not comparable to others.His holy family is still there, as long as he bears in mind the teachings of Uncle Lin and Uncle Lin, don't let it go too late, and he can really leave his name in history.

Anyone who has achieved something will have to suffer. If his ordeal is just a dispute between the two families, the partiality of the elders, and almost being raised and abandoned when he was young, he and others have suffered much less.

The second uncle was helped by the old lady since he was a child, and the second aunt relied on her mother's family to occupy the power of housekeeper, and she was plotting and secretly for most of her life.

Jia Lian asked, "Brother Bao, is Chunwei going well?"

Jia Baoyu smiled and said, "I'm always [-] to [-]% sure." At this time, Chun Wei hadn't released the list yet.

Jia Lian laughed and said, "But that's amazing. Aren't you and brother Huan both brothers Jinshi? They are much better than elder brother."

Wang Xiyan said with a smile: "Every scientific examination, there are one or two hundred Jinshi, but there is only one Jia Qingtian in Dazhou! Husband still can't compare with elder brother."

Jia Lian said with a smile, "my brother and sister are teasing me like your sister-in-law."

There was laughter in the room for a while, and Jia She and his wife, Jia Zheng and his wife, and Jia Huan and his wife also arrived.The men and women of the whole family eat in the back hall separately, and they don't mention it.

Jia Lian Xiumu was at home, and he heard a lot about the second wife, and when he saw Jia Huan and Shen Man's appearance was in harmony, he couldn't help but feel sad.The husband and wife get along like this, and the harm is not small.Jia Huan was selfish and violated the rules of etiquette, but he got help from his wife and family; Shen Man was arrogant and selfish, and didn't think about the future of her husband and son-in-law. Yes, the concubine is the face of my mother's family to have the imperial order."How is your day?

There is no harm if there is no comparison, but now Jia Lian feels more and more that Wang Xifeng is a good wife and beautiful wife. He has been pestering her endlessly for a few days, and when he talks to her, even Ping'er doesn't even look at her.

Wang Xifeng was always lonely at home, and had to lift Ping'er up to his aunt, and at this moment her heart was at peace.There is also no harm if there is no comparison. I think Jia Lian is so good, and among Jia's children, he is "out of the mud but not stained".With money and power in hand, the inner courtyard is clean, and Ping'er is still hers, and she hasn't stopped taking medicine without her permission.Thinking about it, Ping'er is almost thirty, and she already has two legitimate sons, so it's fine to ask her to stop the medicine to give birth to one.

When Wang Xifeng talked about this with Jia Lian and Ping'er, both of them were very moved. Jia Lian just thought she was virtuous, but Ping'er had heard a lot of rumors recently and knew that the Shen family was powerful, so she really thought her grandmother was a good person.But I think she can go out with the men and see the majesty of the master. Although she has the task of guarding the master, which aunt has such a day?So, I served even more wholeheartedly. In the early years, I still thought about being a sage and Wang Xifeng a villain, but now I also put it out.

On the tenth day of March, the Ministry of Rites released the list, Jia Baoyu high school Jinshi 180, the second room of Jia's family was really overjoyed.Jia Baoyu's spirituality is mostly in poetry, and it is his hard work in recent years to be able to write stereotyped articles.At this time, Jia Zheng felt even more elated, both of his sons were Jinshi, which is very rare for other families to have such good luck.

When Jia's mother found out, she was overjoyed and passed out all of a sudden, which caused panic in the Jia family, and it was too late for Jia Baoyu's high school firecrackers to be set off.

Jia's mother was in a coma for a day and a night, and when she woke up on the third day, everyone from the first room and the second room were by her side.But Jia's mother only asked Jia Zheng and Baoyu to come forward, holding the hands of her most beloved son and grandson, and said with tears, "I knew that you are lucky, even if there are wicked people, your luck can't be suppressed." .”

When Jia Amnesty saw that the situation with Jia's mother was still the same, he felt even more sad in his heart. He recalled that in order not to separate the family, Jia's mother actually knelt down in front of him with a plop and said such heart-wrenching words.

Jia Baoyu said: "My grandson has made my ancestors worry so much. Back then, he was cowardly and fun-loving, and made trouble for the government and innocent people. Now I just want to be filial to my ancestors in the future."

Jia's mother smiled, and Jia Zheng said, "What Baoyu said is that mother should take good care of her body and just enjoy her life."

"Baoyu High School, I am relieved that you have come out of the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice." Jia Mu said leisurely, paused, looked at Jia She, and said, "She, didn't you want to separate the family back then? Let Lian'er Go and ask Zhener to come over tomorrow."

Jia Lian looked at Jia's mother's silver hair and said, "There is no rush to divide the family. The old ancestor has just woken up, so it's not appropriate to worry about it."

Mother Jia, who was unwilling to separate the family before, was very stubborn at this time, saying: "Separate, you have long wanted to separate, so don't force it."

Then Jia Lian withdrew from the house and went to inform Jia Zhen about the separation of the family.

After Jia's mother finished speaking, she rested again. The whole family left Jia's house, and only Jia Baoyu stayed with her for a while.

Jia Amnesty and Mrs. Xing returned to Rongxi Hall, Mrs. Xing was very happy and said, "Master, are we really going to separate this time?"

Jia She felt that her teeth were very cold, the old lady was very stubborn, but she was shrewd in matters of the inner house, but she always wanted to help the second room, she never thought about him.

Even if he has a title, how could he ever be decent back then? He is decent now, thanks to the fact that Mrs. Xing is the queen's aunt, and Lian'er is up to date.

Jia She said: "I can't leave it this time. At this time, the old lady will not take advantage of the present to decide the family division of the second child. Waiting for her... Is it according to the patriarchal clan?"

Mrs. Xing has also enjoyed wealth for many years, and she is also aware of the family division etiquette of princes and princes. In order for the nobles to inherit the wealth and power of their ancestors, the eldest son is the eldest son. [-]% of the money and belongings in the family can be divided, and the rest is inherited by other brothers.Fortunately, Jia Zheng was the only one, otherwise the distribution of the second house would be limited, but even so, the public property has not increased in recent years, Mrs. Xing and Wang Xifeng only focus on managing their own private property.After Mrs. Wang was imprisoned, the farm was also handed over to Wang Xifeng. Wang Xifeng kept everything as usual, and the public warehouse was empty back then, because there was no property from the Lin family to supplement.Afterwards, the return of Ku Yin was all copied from Mrs. Wang's private treasury. In addition, Jia Amnesty, Jia Lian, and Jia Huan copied the house of Hao Nu, even if there was a lot back then, the three of them divided it privately, and they did not return it to the public. .In recent years, the profits of the Zhuangzi and the shop in the public house are equivalent to the daily expenses of the mansion, and the treasury is only a few thousand taels of silver and some utensils made over the years.

Mrs. Xing said: "Don't tell me the old lady doesn't want to divide according to patriarchal clan?"

Jia Amnesty didn't answer, and Mrs. Xing couldn't ask any more questions, so she could only worry about it all night.

Early the next morning, Jia Zhen and several elders of Jia's family were gathered together in Rongxi Hall. Jia's mother came over with a soft chair carried by a servant, and Jia Baoyu and Jia Zheng were in the room.

Just as Jia Mu took the first seat, she suddenly saw three handsome young men and a middle-aged man sitting safely on the right.Jia Mu stared at it, but saw that the first man was wearing a prince's python robe, the other was wearing a four-claw python robe that can only be worn by dukes, and the bottom man was also in a gorgeous suit, not an ordinary family.

The man in the first seat said with a smile: "Madam, you are very polite. I heard that your house is separating today. Mr. Jia also invited Mr. Jing Zhaoyin to be a witness. This king happened to meet him. He is also an old acquaintance with the mansion. Come here to ask for a cup of tea."

The one who spoke was Jia Lian's good friend, Prince Fu, who now works in the Ministry of Rites and is in charge of education.But even though he is in charge of education, he is an official in the Ministry of Rites and is still a prince. It is interesting for him to come to see the family division of the princes.

The man in the lower seat clasped his fists and said: "My son just passed by." This man is Jin Haochang, the son of Prince Fu of Xining County, and a classmate of Prince Fu.

The bottom one was Jin Haochang's cousin, Jin Haoren, who was the matchmaker of Lin and Xiao, and married Jia Xichun, who was the son-in-law of Jia's family.It's just that Jia Xichun didn't want to enter the Ning Mansion. After getting married, she seldom went to Ning Mansion. She usually painted and raised children at home, and went to parties when invited by her sisters.

Jin Haoren said: "Hi old lady, I just heard from my uncle, come here to see if I can help."

The middle-aged man at the bottom is Mr. Yin Zhao of Jingzhao Mansion. Mr. Zhao said with a smile: "Actually, I come here just to drink a cup of tea. A wealthy family like your mansion has the "Law of the Great Zhou" Now, if it does not violate the etiquette and national laws, it is not in the way, and outsiders have no reason to comment."

Jia Zheng's complexion was pale at this time, and Jia's mother was also a little annoyed. She didn't expect Dafang to do this. If she wants to do a bitter scene at this time, she still needs to save face.And this also shows that Dafang's toughness in the matter of family separation is not at her discretion.And Mr. Zhao mentioned "The Law of the Great Zhou", which made Jia's mother a little short of breath.

Although Jia Baoyu has no more stubborn stones now, he still remembers clearly the time when Prince Fu made fun of him, so he inevitably feels guilty and uneasy.

At this time, Jia She arched his hands towards the others and said, "I made everyone laugh. She is unworthy. Although he is the head of the family, he was not in charge of the family in the early years. He has been bothering the second brother. Later, thanks to his son, he has the eyes of a sage." You don't hesitate to help, and Jiannei is also quite wise, so the ancestor's foundation was preserved. It turns out that Gao Tang is alive and cannot separate the family, but yesterday's mother insisted on doing so, and She can't go against it."

Mr. Zhao said with a smile: "Although the parents are here, we don't separate the family, but if it is the elder's order, we should obey it."

After hearing this, Jia Zhen got up and bowed to Jia's mother after hearing this, and said, "Old lady, since it's what you want, you can say something. Although my nephew and grandson occupy the position of suzerain, they are ignorant and contemptuous. It can only be a notarization display."

After all, Jia Mu has been stubborn for decades. At this moment, she had no choice but to shoot. She took a deep breath and said, "It's common for trees to have big branches. Now that the old lady is old, I don't know when she will close her eyes... "

Jia Amnesty and Jia Amnesty hurriedly got up and knelt down. Jia Zheng burst into tears and said, "Mother, don't say this, the son's heart will be cut like a knife. Now that Baoyu is married and promising, mother loves him the most, and let him How filial he is to you, and when Baoyu has a son, Chenghuan, at your knees..."

Jia Mu said: "I also know that you have always been filial, so get up."

The two of them just got up, and Jia Mu said again: "Gaotang is not here, it is common for the people to have troubles when brothers separate families. Why should I let your brothers not be able to tell you clearly about the separation of families for my own sake? What? While I am energetic, I will uphold justice. You are always brothers and sisters, and you will support each other after the family is separated in the future."

Jia She sneered in his heart, for decades of grievances, the old lady still had to calculate in the end, if Jia's second child, he would not want to see him at all in the future.It's just that Baoyu is promising again now, but it doesn't mean that he will suffer from being dumb when the family is separated.

Seeing that the two sons were seated again, Mother Jia took a sip of the tea brought by Yuanyang, and said, "Xie Er, you are the eldest son. You have already inherited the title, and you have chosen the Zongxi. Then you will inherit the ancestral house and the sacrificed land. As for the others Share the property equally with your brothers. My lords, Zhen'er, do you think this is fair? Xi'er, do you have any objections?"

Jia Amnesty thought to himself that there was nothing in the public house, so he really gave half of it to Jia Zheng, and he agreed, in the name of filial piety.

Just about to answer, Prince Fu said: "Don't blame me, old lady, I have no intention of meddling in the family affairs of your family, because I am working in the Ministry of Rites, and I don't understand two things, so I want to ask for advice."