Old things in the Red Chamber

Jia Xuan is more at ease in the capital, not only his parents are there, even if something happens to his family one day, there are people there who he can trust to his family.

After his wife gave birth, he would arrange for manpower to escort their mother and son to Beijing. After their mother and son went north, they would stay here by themselves and fight the ghosts and monsters to the death.

But the news about his father's assassination in the capital cannot be ignored. Jia Xuan sent Qiufen to pay attention to the news from various channels. At this time, he was more worried about his father than about his own life.

But at this time, the news came from outside the door, and many people sent people to send posts, either inviting Jia Xun to watch a theater, or inviting Jia Xun to drink.

"These people don't want to drink alcohol. They invited me out to the theater, but to see if I'm dead."

Jia Huan lay on the bed, "Reply to them all, just say that I am not feeling well these days, I will take care of it in a few days, please come and have fun at home."

It was like this on the first day, and it was like this on the second day. Some people even found that Jia Lian and Jia Cong couldn't come out of Jia Xuan's mansion after they entered.

Not only that, Jia Xun also didn't show up for several days in a row. Except for the family he brought, no one else could see him.

There are rumors in Jiangnan that Jia Xuan is already dying.Some people even deliberately spread rumors that Jia Huan was dead, but their family kept the funeral a secret.

These news are true and false.The Jiangnan officialdom was waiting and watching, but some people who had contacts with the Jia family sent people to find out the truth.

There are inevitably people from the Shao family who come to ask to meet.

The head of the Shao family used to be Jia Gu's subordinate, otherwise Jia Gu would not have entrusted Jia Xichun to him.

But ever since Jia Xun took a quick glance at Jia Xichun at the silver building last time, he had doubts about the Shao family's position.

His complexion looks much better these days, and he can even sit up.The first person to meet is an old friend.

The Shao family came to visit with the whole family, and Master Shao brought his wife and children to Jia Xuan's mansion.

Mrs. Shao brought her "daughter", the second daughter of their family, into the backyard.

Qi Jing'an just found out about her husband's poisoning two days ago.This time is the time for her to be anxious all day long.

She actually didn't want to receive the Shao family's visit.

However, the Shao family wanted to seize the opportunity to declare to their former master that they had not betrayed.

After Mrs. Shao said a lot of cryptic words, Qi Jing'an was in a fog.Most of the time, Qi Jing'an didn't understand some things that the two families did in private.

Seeing that Qi Jing'an was really ignorant, they used actions to show their attitude.

"Grandma," Mrs. Shao pulled the second girl of their family over, "I used to grow up in Beidi, and now that I'm back, I love her like something in my heart, but she can't stay at home all the time when she grows up." , our master is only a petty official and doesn't know many people, so he wants to entrust the marriage of our second girl to the eldest grandma."

Qi Jing'an felt that this matter could not be accepted, and after accepting it, it seemed a bit unreasonable.My family and their family may have been really close in the past, but it would be too impolite if my family really took over the marriage of a girl from another family.

Moreover, Qi Jing'an always felt that this girl looked familiar, as if she had seen it somewhere.

The two pushed back and forth for a long time, and the second girl from the Shao family, who had been silent all the time, suddenly asked to visit Jia Xuan.

This request is a bit too much. You, a girl with a foreign surname who is not yet married, go to see a strange married man. If you say it, it may make people think that the girl is not well-bred.

But Mrs. Shao didn't seem to object.

At that time, Qi Jing'an was still thinking, did they ask our uncle to help them find a husband's family?

The scene became awkward.Qi Jing'an hugged her stomach and said that she was not feeling well, meaning that she wanted the Shao family to leave by themselves.

But the second daughter of the Shao family was very insistent on this matter, and she must go to see Jia Xuan.

Although Mrs. Shao looked embarrassed, she supported her family's second daughter's decision.

Just when the two sides were at loggerheads, Jia Xuan sent someone to the backyard to take the second girl to his front yard.

Qi Jing'an really had to think more now.

The second girl of Shao's family followed her mother-in-law to the front yard and went directly to Jia Xun's bedroom. Jia Xun's long follower helped him out.Meet the second daughter of the Shao family outside the bedroom.

The two sat opposite each other for a while, but they didn't know where to start. It was Jia Huan who came to ask first, "How do the Shao family treat you?"

"No worries about food and clothing".

They are not a family after all, no matter how much they look like on the surface, they still can't get along with each other in the end.Jia Xuan knew this truth.

"Letting you go to Shao's house is not a long-term solution, but to find you a decent in-law's family through Shao's house, and our family will support you. Master Shao came here today to chat with me about your marriage, I thought about it and took this matter down, what kind of family do you want to find?"

Then he realized that it wasn't very good to say it so bluntly to a big girl, "I asked that question abruptly, and I wanted to find you the one you want."

"It's all up to Big Brother to decide."

Jia Huan thought for a while, and told him the truth, "People's hearts are changeable. When the couple first started, their relationship was naturally deep. It's just that after a long time, they inevitably feel that there are various shortcomings. Although you can't take care of a girl for a lifetime, But as long as we can take care of it, our family will naturally take care of it for as long as possible. It’s just that our father and son started in the army and are not familiar with civil servants, so the family we choose for you is naturally the son of the same robe in the army, what do you think?”

"This is entrusted to the big brother."

After saying this, the second girl of the Shao family stood up and said goodbye to him. When she reached the door, she turned around and thanked him again, "Please take care, big brother, too."

Ever since the people from the Shao family met Jia Xuan, Jiangnan has regained its previous calm on the surface, just waiting for the next storm to come.

Many people did not investigate what happened to Jia Huan.Not long after, two corpses floated in the moat outside the city.Jia's family in Jinling went to identify the body, and the authors wrote on the corpse that the cause of death was that they fell into the moat after drinking and drowned.

Jia Lian, who was released, deeply felt that this place in the south of the Yangtze River was not a place for him to stay, so he hurriedly bid farewell to Jia Xuan, and he wanted to go back to the capital.

The journey went smoothly, and after more than half a month, when he returned to the capital, Jia Lian felt a sense of right and wrong.

It was Lin Zhixiao who came to pick him up from the pier, and of course his son Jia Fang, but Jia Fang was always sitting in the carriage.On the way back, Jia Lian was still thinking that he was not young after all, and it was not the time to ignore him like ten years ago.He witnessed Jia Xuan drinking poisonous wine before and after, thinking that one moment people were still talking and laughing at Yan Yan, and the next moment they might die in Huangquan.For a capable person like Jia Huan, wouldn't it be more difficult for a small man like himself to save his life?

Looking at the well-behaved son in front of him, Jia Lian thought that if he died suddenly, what would he leave for his son?

Jia Lian returned home with a heavy heart, but she didn't feel any complacency in the face of Wang Xifeng's low-key behavior.

"Where is the master? I have a letter from brother Xun and I want to pass it on to my uncle. After seeing the master, I will go to the Marquis Mansion over there."

"Then you go quickly, the master has been in the Hou's mansion for the past few days. About a month ago, the Hou master at the Hou's mansion was assassinated. The master almost lives there and rarely comes back. You will take your son with him later." Take it there, let him go to pay respects to the two, show the letter to Lord Hou, and keep him free from all illnesses."

After Jia Lian heard about it, he just grinned.

If you show the letter to Master Hou, you might be so angry there, how can you get rid of all diseases.But he still listened to Wang Xifeng and brought his son Jia Fang with him.

When Jia Gu arrived at this time, his happiness and anger would not show on the surface. After reading the letter, he just said hard work to Jia Lian, because Jia Lian also brought his son. Jia Gu was very tolerant towards his grandchildren and allowed Jia Fang Go to your study and find something you like to take away.In the end, he just sent Jia Lian back, "It's been a long time since you went to Jiangnan, and you should go home and have a look. It's just that there have been many things happening in the capital recently. Some of your relatives and friends have experienced some things in your old home. I think you Meet them too, don't stick around with me."

Maybe it could be the spiritual connection between the twins, maybe it could be that Jia She and Jia Gu spent more time together.After Jia Lian left, Jia Amnesty asked Jia Gu, "But what's wrong with Jiangnan?"

"Xu'er was poisoned in the south of the Yangtze River. If it wasn't for the timely rescue of the people who followed me, I might have sent a white-haired person to a black-haired person at this time. It was your family who followed Jia Lian to Jiangnan. The explanation is clear clear."

Jia Gu handed the letter to Jia She. After reading it, Jia She blushed with anger and said, "You shouldn't let Jia Lian go, beat up that kid, and let him know what's good. As for those servants who dare to attack, It's not over when they're dead, their family members are still in the capital, you just leave it to me, and I'll definitely vent this out for Xun'er."

"If you have a wronged person and a debtor, don't beat Jia Lian. He doesn't know anything. As for the murderer's family members in the capital, don't do it. Someone will do it for you. Don't let some things get dirty. It’s not clear what to do in the future.”

"You are confused. You say that compassion does not control soldiers, and righteousness does not control wealth. You don't look like a general who commands troops..."

"Then imitate you, I will fight and kill, and let go of the serious behind-the-scenes people."

"The people behind the scenes... I know who you suspect, but this matter should be investigated carefully."

"What if it's after the investigation."

Jia Amnesty was caught in a dilemma, and even at this moment he was acting irritable, walking around in Jia Gu's study all the time, and he still couldn't believe it at this moment.

"Jia Lao Er doesn't have the guts, he's an old nerd who reads like a fool..." When he got to this point, he couldn't go on talking, and in the end he even had a bit of an argument, "You said it too, scholar If the rebellion fails for three years, someone like him can’t think of such an idea.”

"Could it be that your old lady came up with this idea?"

"This is even more impossible. The old lady still treats Xun'er very seriously in her heart."

"Don't talk about it, just pretend that you don't know."

Jia Gu showed that he didn't want to talk about it, and Jia She didn't know how to persuade him.

Jia She felt that he was really clumsy at this moment, so he had to shut his mouth sullenly.He wavered between doubt and certainty, and finally decided to let himself get drunk at night to escape reality.

Besides, when Jia Lian brought his son back home from the Hou's mansion, he had just changed his clothes and hadn't even sat down on his buttocks yet, so someone said that the old lady invited the second master over.

When returning home from a long trip, one should visit the elders in the family. This is etiquette, but Jia Lian didn't know what to say when he went by himself.

Seeing Jia Lian hesitate at home, he even showed a bit of shrinking back.Wang Xifeng couldn't help wondering, "Did you do something disgusting in the south of the Yangtze River, and the old lady took it out as a clue, why did a man start to be afraid?"

Jia Lian had no choice but to tell the truth to Wang Xifeng at this time. The husband and wife discussed it for a long time in the room, but Wang Xifeng only told Jia Lian, "Just do as I said. After you go, pretend not to know and beat the old lady hard. Those daring servants scolded me a lot, and we will discuss it after we come back. I always feel that the capital is a place of right and wrong. My uncle died for no apparent reason, and you rushed back to the capital... Otherwise, tomorrow we will take the master Please come back, and ask the master to be a lobbyist in the Marquis Mansion, no matter where you are, to find a job for you, it is only serious for our family to leave the capital far away."

What Jia Lian said was even more uncertain. "People say that there will be no eggs after the nest is overturned. If we leave the capital and go to other places, it will be like a sheep entering the tiger's mouth. Others can handle it as they want."

"My good second master, we are just small shrimps in the eyes of others. We will suffer when the gods fight. If we stay far away from the gods, wouldn't we be able to protect ourselves? You said that there are four of us in our family, plus ordinary This burnt paper, does the five of you have something that someone else plotted?"

Jia Lian thought about it, and it really was the truth.He stood up and tidied his clothes, then took the carriage to the next door.

Shi Taijun had been waiting for him for a long time, and when he saw that he came only now, his face was displeased, "Why did you come at this time? But what's the delay?"

"When I came back, I brought some earthen instruments for the old lady, the master, the second wife, and Brother Baoyu. I sent someone to look for them just now, and when I found them, I brought them here."

"A family of flesh and blood, there is no need to talk about these empty etiquette, as long as you come back."

These words made Jia Lian break out in a cold sweat, especially when Shi Taijun talked about the flesh and blood of his family, it made him even more frightened.

Shi Taijun didn't pay attention to his expression at all, she was eager to know how the Jiangnan incident happened, how it went through, and how it ended.

"Cong'er is doing well, Xuan'er is doing well, how is Brother Nan?"

"It's all good." Jia Lian quickly stood up, lowered his head and answered the question honestly. Shi Taijun was very dissatisfied with his answer, "Why do I hear people who follow you say that Xun'er has been recuperating recently?"

"There are some things I dare not let the old lady know, for fear that the old lady will worry, and when I come back, brother Xun also reminded me ten thousand times not to let people in the family know about it. Let me tell you the truth, I don’t know which one kills thousands of knives, bribed our shallow-sighted servant, and poisoned Brother Xun..."

Before finishing a sentence, Shi Taijun shook a few times, Yuanyang quickly went up to help Shi Taijun, and patted her back chest a few times, Shi Taijun finally recovered, "Then what are you doing when you come back, your brother is already like this, you Instead of staying there to take care of her, she ran back instead, you immediately, immediately go back to Jiangnan."

Jia Lian thought to himself, "Looking at the old lady's appearance, she doesn't seem to know about it." Now she was relieved a lot, and only dared to reveal his emotions a little at this time. He knelt down and walked to Shi Taijun's footsteps, "Old lady , grandson, tell the truth, it’s not that grandson doesn’t want to stay in Jiangnan to help the brothers stabilize the overall situation, it’s just that this matter was done by our slaves, and grandson has no face to stay there anymore.”

Shi Taijun put his arms around Jia Lian, the grandparents and grandchildren cried for a while, and called Jia Zheng and his wife over, "Bastards with broken consciences, our family treats these slaves well, and they actually have the idea of ​​betraying the master." , the whole family was beaten to death."

Mrs. Wang quickly stood up, "Old lady, if you kill the slaves in private, you will be summoned by the government. Why don't you drive them all to Zhuangzi, first to pray for the children in Baochai's belly, and second, to take good care of them. Slowly ask who is behind the scenes, so as to give an explanation to the Hou Mansion."

After listening to Shi Taijun, he felt that Mrs. Wang's idea was good, "Just do as you say, no matter if they know about it or not, since this matter was done by their family, we don't have to show mercy, tell the people in the village , and you don’t have to treat them well.”

Jia Zheng didn't speak the whole time, and coupled with his good character all the time, Jia Lian became less wary of the family members because of Shi Taijun's anger just now.Naturally, he didn't have time to deliberately observe the expression on Jia Zheng's face.

When Jia Lian went back, his footsteps had become very brisk, and the matter of leaving the capital that he had just discussed with Wang Xifeng was no longer so urgent.

Jia Lian's mood is not urgent, but for Jia Zheng, his mood of killing people and silence is very urgent.

When there was no one in the room, Jia Zheng immediately knelt down in front of Shi Taijun, "Old lady, you need to help your son."

"Didn't I help you just now? When they arrived at Zhuangzi, they died of illness, exhaustion, and drowning. What does it have to do with you?"

Jia Zheng breathed a sigh of relief, but he was still a little uneasy in his heart. He only felt that although these methods were safe to use, they were still too slow.

"Old lady, if they talk nonsense while they are alive..."

"Then let them learn to shut up while they're alive."

Shi Taijun felt a headache, he didn't have that much courage, but he had such great ambitions, when he was rubbing his hair and worrying, there were a few women chatting outside.

Shi Taijun was already very angry at this time, and he felt unbearable when he heard the voices outside, "Who is making noise?"