[Red Mansions] Lord Hou's daily routine

The Zheng family is not an old Fengjun like other families who let go of everything in the house and only care about his own enjoyment.

Mrs. Zheng is the daughter of the Zheng family of the Prince of Nan'an County. She is the aunt of the King of Nan'an County and the sister-in-law of the princess of Nan'an County.

The two aunts and sisters-in-law often walk around, and they also have some discussions and opinions on the affairs in the two mansions and the affairs of the government and the public outside.This current king of Nan'an County is mediocre in intelligence and not outstanding in political achievements, but the concubine of Nan'an County often has some ideas and is quite right, so the son of King Nan'an County is still willing to listen to his mother's words.

Mrs. Zheng had spoken to Shui Rong, and now the Nan'an County Prince's Mansion is panicking over what Emperor Chengsheng has done in recent days, and because of Shui Chen's digging out, and Shui Rong's dismissal, The king of Nan'an County was afraid that he would be punished in the future, so he simply decided to join King Duan's side, followed King Duan, and prayed that he would be protected by King Duan in the future.

"Who didn't do anything about the situation back then? Just don't mention the past. If there is a thorough investigation, everyone can't get rid of the responsibility. Although the crime is not death, there is always dismissal and investigation. .For this reason, we can’t sit still, we have to plan for the future.”

The Zheng family is very optimistic about King Duan.She and Nan'an Prince's Mansion are optimistic about King Duan, and they want to rely on King Duan to support King Duan, not only because King Duan is blessed by the gods and Buddhas, but also because of the Prince's Mansion of Xining County.

Zheng said: "Back then we were also close to the Shen family. Your father planned for the Shen family. Your father contributed a lot to the Shen family's current glory. The two families were originally inseparable, and these relationships are still the same. Okay. Think about what I said, and make some plans for the future."

Shui Rong pondered until now, and when Zheng's words fell behind, he said: "Prince Duan left the capital for ten years. Years, but in the end it was delayed. Except for those princes who are still underage, among the several grown princes, Prince Duan is the most unfounded."

"Even if King Duan can get the support of the Empress Dowager Shen's family, if there is still the support of the King of Nan'an County, His Highness is the most important thing in His Majesty's heart. If King Duan really wants to have a future, the most important thing now is to get His Majesty's support." Nobushio. If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince makes any unforgivable mistakes in the future, and among the princes, no one can take on this important task except King Duan, then King Duan will have a bright future."

Mrs. Zheng smiled slightly when she heard the words: "Do you think that the Queen Mother took King Duan to Wutai Mountain for ten years, and she really just did nothing before serving the Buddha?"

"The Queen Mother values ​​Concubine Shen and King Duan in her heart. According to the background of the Queen Mother, she must not be happy to see the Ninth Prince as the crown prince. Only King Duan will become the crown prince and will become emperor in the future. The rest of us Your home is safe. Your father planned for ten years and did so many things in private. The Queen Mother is also a woman who does not give in to men. She went to Mount Wutai and was far away from the palace. With the help of the Shen family in private, she wanted to do something Nothing will be difficult."

Mrs. Zheng actually agrees with Shui Rong's words. If they really want to support King Duan on the throne, it is really important for King Duan to stand up by himself, but the most important thing is the attitude of Emperor Chengsheng and the way Xiao Xiao Yu gave way to King Duan.

The mother and son talked about this matter for a while, and Zheng knew that Shui Rong had her own plans in mind, so she didn't mention it anymore after finishing what she had to say.

"By the way, I never asked you about our family's affairs before. Didn't Baoyu take part in the spring test this year? What was the result? Did he win?"

Even if the Jia family no longer has meritorious deeds from their ancestors, the Jia family is no longer the former residence of the Duke, but the contacts between the Zheng family and Jia's mother have not been cut off. Not only Shui Rong and Jia Baoyu and Jia Zheng are in constant contact, but the Zheng family will also find time Go to Jia's mansion to talk to Jia's mother.

The two houses are family friends, but they didn't cut off contact because of the decline of the Jia family.

Jia Zheng was dismissed due to a crime, and there was no hope of recovery, so he simply stayed at home and personally supervised Jia Baoyu's studies.

The Jia family lost the hereditary title and official position, and almost all the land and property left by the ancestors were confiscated by the government, and the remaining things were also divided between the two houses when the family was separated.

To be honest, it is really difficult for the second wife of the Jia family to continue living with the little things they got from the separation.Thanks to Li Wan's well-managed family, coupled with Jia's mother's generous help, and Xue Baochai's marriage, the family's urgent needs were finally resolved.

After several months of hard work, the limelight gradually passed, and the Jia family gradually recovered.

Jia Baoyu had originally accepted that he was willing to study. Under Jia Zheng's supervision, even marrying Xue Baochai did not prevent Jia Baoyu from studying. This year, Jia Baoyu had to pass the mid-spring exam. Jia Zheng did not count on him He was able to pass the exam, but he was told to give it a try first.

In the end, who knew that Jia Baoyu passed the exam.

Shui Rong was busy with his father's affairs, but Jia Baoyu had such a happy event, so the Jia family naturally had a banquet to celebrate.In order not to bring trouble to Jia's family, Shui Rong didn't go to Jia's house for a banquet, but after that, he sent gifts to Jia's house, and also met Jia Baoyu alone, congratulating him face to face.

After the two met, Shui Rong and Jia Baoyu were quite happy at first, but after a few glasses of wine, they couldn't help looking at each other, thinking of their old friends again.In the past/A group of their friends were so happy to have dinner and drink, but now the old people are either convicted or disappeared, and there are only two of them left.

Jia Baoyu is really emotional, and he never hides his temperament in front of Shui Rong, and even cried once when he thought about his sentimental feelings.

But Shui Rong told Jia Baoyu a piece of news, which made Jia Baoyu feel better.

The Ningguo Mansion is now in complete decline. The descendants and family members of the direct line have been convicted and either executed or exiled into the army. All the descendants attached to the mansion are scattered in all directions. In such a chaotic situation, Qin Zhong, who had a good relationship with them, disappeared. That is to say, in recent days, the people Shui Rong sent out to search for Qin Zhong privately found Qin Zhong's traces, and brought him back to settle down.

When Jia Baoyu heard the news, he swept away his previous sorrow, and discussed with Shui Rong that after a while, he and Shui Rong would go to visit Qin Zhong together.

When Mrs. Zheng heard that Jia Baoyu had passed the exam, she was also very happy for the Jia family. She repeatedly said that Jia's mother, the most precious grandson, had a promising future. From then on, Jia's mother would not have to worry anymore.

"Mother said so."

Shui Rong said, "Your Majesty intends to curb the power of military officials, and he wants to promote civil servants. He just wants to balance the court, Chinese and military. Judging from His Majesty's determination, this reform will be done sooner or later. Baoyu has passed the exam now. Next, continue to refer to it and concentrate on it." After one or two years of study, it is not impossible to gain fame in the imperial examination and pass the Jinshi exam. In the future, whether it is to enter the Imperial Academy for qualifications or to become a local official, it is an excellent prospect."

If Jia Baoyu can really pass the Jinshi examination and become an official, then Jia Zhengyifang can be regarded as really reliable.

However, when talking about Jia Baoyu, it is inevitable to talk about his marriage just late, and talk about his many changes from the past.

The Zheng family is very close to Jia's mother, and they know the affairs of Jia's family like the palm of their hands, and they are also aware of Jia Baoyu's changes before and after.

When she talked about this with Shui Rong, her tone was quite emotional.

"In the past, I saw that Miss Lin and Baoyu were on good terms. Seeing that the old lady in his house deliberately put them together, I never thought about letting Miss Lin marry another family. I never thought that Miss Lin was not with Baoyu. , and now she is actually engaged to the Lin family boy. Thinking about the old lady in the house who read aloud for Miss Lin's illness, even if there is something wrong with the old man, she is her grandmother anyway, and now she has a place to go, so she won't come back to see her. Take a look. At the beginning, she was regarded as the granddaughter of the first relative, but now she is really the granddaughter!"

Zheng felt that Jia Baoyu's marriage to Xue Baochai was a low marriage, so she felt sorry for Jia Baoyu and Jia's mother.Several county princes' mansions are family friends with Jia's family. Zheng feels that although Jia Baoyu is willing to study now, he is not as dexterous as before, and he blames Lin Daiyu for Jia Baoyu's current appearance.

If Lin Daiyu was willing to marry Jia Baoyu, why did Jia Baoyu end up here?

Speaking of which, Lin Daiyu didn't want to marry Jia Baoyu, but she got engaged to their rival, Lin Jian.Zheng Shi felt unhappy thinking about these things.

They have nothing to do with the Lin family and Lin Jian at the moment, so they have nothing to do with a little girl?

The Zheng family wanted to target Lin Daiyu not only because Lin Daiyu became the daughter-in-law who had never been married to the Lin family, but also because of the Lintaiji incident.

Originally, the girls from the four kings and eight princes' families were the most expensive among them, even the senior scholars from the Zhongshu Province, including the ladies from the Prime Minister Yu's family, couldn't match it.As a result, the book Lintai Ji came out. As soon as this book came out, the female family members of the civil servants showed their faces, not to mention, there were naturally many talented girls in the civil servants.

As soon as the momentum of Lintaiji was forced, it was the girls from the editor's family who tried to study in the Hanlin Academy. As long as they were talented, they would have a little reputation outside.If the girls of the four kings and eight princes have no talent, let them be compared.

The aristocratic ladies in Beijing no longer only refer to the girls from the prince's family, but also other people. Naturally, the imperial wives from the Zheng family's family cannot swallow this breath.

The good marriages in the past were all about the girls in their house first, but now that there is Lintai Collection, the children of good families have seen those poems, so they pay attention, and the good marriages are divided by others. Don't the girls still want to fight?

Because of this, the marriages of the girls from the Wang family in Nan'an County have been delayed for a long time.

Shui Rong knew that Mrs. Zheng was very angry with Lin Daiyu because of the marriages of the girls of the Zheng family. At this time, she heard Mrs. Zheng mentioning the old story again, and she seemed to have made up her mind to target Lin Daiyu in her words, so she asked softly, "What's wrong with mother?" Thoughts?"