Aristocratic family's career in the Red Chamber

It is said that Jia Hu and Jia Zhu will participate in the sacrifice, but in fact, what can the two little milk babies do?It's just following behind the crowd, doing whatever they ask, and being a marionette.But even so, Jia Hu was already very satisfied.

The ancestral hall is always opened every New Year's Qingming Festival, but Jia Hu and Jia Zhu have never been brought in.Jia Daishan's willingness to let them come this time is enough to show his love and value for the two of them.Even for a clan, it is very honorable for a male heir to participate in sacrificial activities at such a young age, so why would Jia Hu ask for more?

Greed, the final result is often to lose even the initial possession.Jia Hu understood this very well.

The main hall of Jia's ancestral hall is very richly repaired, and gold leaf is also used in the decoration of the beams on the top. Against the endless candlelight, the whole room is filled with golden light.The scent of sandalwood in the incense burner is strong and lingering, obviously it is not an ordinary product, and the ground is paved with green granite, which is neat and firm.It has to be said that the Jia family really put a lot of thought into this ancestral hall.

It's a pity that no matter how carefully arranged it is, it can't conceal the shallow background of the Jia family—there are so many tablets lined up in the middle and upper floors that it is surprising at first glance.But if you look carefully, you can find that, except for the six tablets in the middle of the front row of Ningrong's second husband, Mrs. Jia Daihua and Mrs. Jia Daihua, the rest are just common people who make up the numbers—just for the Jia family ancestral hall to see. Just don't be so bleak.

Jia Hu shook his head secretly. Although he could understand the reason why the first Ningrong and the second master did this, they felt that they were unnecessary—could it be possible to cover up the fact that the Jia family started from mud legs by putting so many tablets here?Everyone is a hero who fights the world together, and even some friends are from the same village and the same county. Who doesn't know who's background?In vain became the laughing stock of others...

Jia Hu thought to himself, while Jia Jing took the lead on the other side, directing the sacrificial ceremony as the head of the clan. Jia Zhen sang the salute, Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng personally served the sacrifice, Jia Jingjing told the ancestors about the situation in the mansion and the clan, and then expressed a Remember the memory of the deceased ancestors, and finally tell the ancestors that Jia Zhen's eldest son, Jia Rong, is also one year old, and today he will be included in the genealogy...

After him, there was Jia Daishan. Jia Daishan knelt down on the futon once, wiped the corners of his eyes and cried sadly: "Father, uncle, brother, are you happy to be underground? My Jia clan, since its prosperity, has gone through five generations." , in the future, I will go on for a long time..."

Then came Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng, followed by Jia Zhen, Jia Hu and Jia Zhu who were small, no need to say anything, just kowtow three times.Then it was Jia Jing who announced the clan members, solemnly invited out the genealogy, and wrote down Jia Rong's name carefully under Jia Zhen's page, which represented that the eldest son of the Ningguo Mansion was completely recognized by the family...

After the ceremony, Jia Daishan took Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng to chat with Jia Jing, and Jia Zhen helped deal with people of all ethnic groups.Jia Hu took Jia Zhu over to congratulate him, and also wanted to see Jia Rong: "Brother Rong is a few months older than Brother Lian, so you should call me and Brother Lian uncle."

Jia Zhen couldn't hide a smile on her face, she looked at the two of them and said, "Seniority is seniority, so it can be confusing? If he himself was born so early, I can't push him back, can I?"

Jia Hu and Jia Zhu all laughed, Jia Hu asked the nanny to lower her body so that he could look at Jia Rong carefully, and saw the little child wrapped in a red swaddle sleeping soundly with her eyes closed, her delicate eyebrows stretched He said, his small mouth bazzed a few times, and his saliva was still drooling.Compared with Jia Zhen, it's not very similar.Jia Hu couldn't help laughing and said: "I'm afraid she looks more like a sister-in-law. That's okay, if she really looks like a big brother, she will lose a bit of refinement." Jia Zhen followed Jia Jing in appearance, with thick eyebrows and a high nose, although she was also He has a good face, but in the eyes of Jia Hu who regards femininity as beauty, he is not as cute as his son.

Jia Zhen was not annoyed after hearing this, and laughed loudly: "The child is like a mother, delicate and gentle. But my son looks good, I am happy, as long as he is not like me, it is my kind!"

What he said was vulgar, Jia Hu frowned slightly, and quickly smiled again: "Speaking of sister-in-law, I have been studying with my father recently and rarely go out, but it has been a long time since I went to pay my respects to sister-in-law? Is sister-in-law feeling better?" Jia Zhen's wife, Huang Shi, is the daughter of the deputy envoy of the minister who leads the guards. She has three brothers. In the battle against Prince Yizhong a few years ago, the elder brother died in battle. He joined the army and was given the posthumous title of loyalty.The second elder brother was promoted to be the deputy guard to join the leadership, and the third elder brother also joined the guards last year. It can be said that he is extremely powerful.The most rare thing is that the Huang family never relied on her natal family to bully others, treated her servants with generosity and courtesy, and cared for Jia Zhen meticulously. In the Second Ningrong Mansion, when mentioning Grandma Zhen, everyone gave her a thumbs up and praised her.

However, Jia Zhen was not very happy to mention this almost perfect daughter-in-law. She was still in high spirits at first, but when she mentioned Huang's, her expression faded, and she said, "It's still the same. I hurt my body during childbirth, and I have to pay attention every day." Take care of it, pay attention to your diet, and don’t relax, otherwise, it may affect your longevity.”

Mrs. Huang married into Ningguo Mansion, and within half a year she became pregnant. Everyone was overjoyed and valued the child very much. Mrs. Huang herself was very cautious, but she was not in good health and encountered dystocia when giving birth.Although the mother and child were safe in the end, they were injured after all.In the past year, I have been lingering and sick, and there is no sign of recovery at all.

Jia Hu and Jia Zhu then said that they would be on vacation, and went to Ningguo Mansion to pay respects to the Huang family: "Sister-in-law hurt her body for the inheritance of our Jia family's heirs, we should visit her more often."

Jia Zhen had nothing to do: "Come if you want, anyway, she has nothing to do every day, and she is sick, so it's not easy to take Rong'er, you go, just to let her relax." Even though he said so, his brows were frowning slightly, but he was clearly unwilling.

Jia Hu's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly remembered the rumors he had heard about Jia Zhen and his wife.It is said that Jia Jing had not been obsessed with burning alchemy and refining mercury back then, and he was considered highly valued in the court, so he asked for the daughter of the Huang family's concubine for his only son.In order to look good when they get married, Jia Jing donated a false title of Tongzhi to Jia Zhen.I don't know who made a bad mouth, saying that a high-ranking family in Ningguo Mansion married a daughter, and in order to cater to his in-laws, he even fawned on him to get a position. I'm afraid that in the future when Huang's family enters the mansion, Jia Zhen may lose her husband's strength.Huang's appearance is not good, so Jia Zhen is not willing to marry her. Hearing the rumors, is that okay?Although the Huang family and Jia Jing did not dare to torture the Huang family very much, after all, they respect each other like ice, and they are rarely close.

Jia Hu just felt that he was really confused, and couldn't help reminding: "I heard that uncle rarely goes out of the mansion nowadays, and most of the banquets are held by eldest brother?"

Since Jia Jing became obsessed with burning alchemy and refining mercury, he handed over half of the power of the Ningguo Mansion to Jia Zhen, holding the real power. Jia Zhen was very proud of this, and nodded at the two villains reservedly. He nodded and said with a smile: "Brother Hu knows a lot. That's right, it's true. Father is busy with alchemy and has no interest in these vulgar things, so I will take over for the time being." He smiled and said, "You are still young , when you grow up in the future, there will always be such a day.”

But Jia Hu said: "But the eldest uncle has not handed over the title to the eldest brother? Father occasionally talks about these banquets, and the most important thing is the ranking of officials. Why is the eldest brother all right?"

Jia Zhen's face darkened in an instant: "You are young and don't understand these things yet." Why is there no problem?Although he is the only son of Jia Jing, he has not yet been conferred the title of heir son, and his succession rights are unclear. Those who are not used to Ningguo Mansion, every time they see him, they always sneer and sneer, making him tremble with anger, but they don't Good to fight back.

Jia Hu then said: "I'm afraid it's because my elder brother's official rank is too small? My father also said that there are the most people in this world who see the high and the low, and the elder brother usually attends the banquets of the generals and lords. The sister-in-law's natal brother may also be there." Right? Why don’t you help the elder brother? It’s still an in-law.”

A word awakened the dreamer, and Jia Zhen recalled several occasions when she was made things difficult and humiliated. Could it be that members of the Huang family were also there?Compared with his fellow acquaintance with such a false job, the Huang family, which is full of flowers, prosperity and wealth, is naturally more dignified.It's strange that those people make things difficult for him everywhere, maybe the Huang family is venting their anger for the Huang family.

Jia Zhen was furious instantly: "This woman..."

Jia Hu pulled him and motioned him not to get angry: "It's not that I said brother, sister-in-law gave birth to Brother Rong as the eldest son for you, but for Rong'er's sake, you should treat sister-in-law better. I also heard from my father a few days ago that you are very close to two girls named Caixing Lengyue, big brother, it’s no wonder that the Huang family can’t swallow this breath.” Her mother’s family is very prosperous, so you bully them. Jia Hu said, Jia Zhen was completely dazzled by the pride in front of her eyes. Did she really think that she was the only one in the world? !

Jia Zhen is not stupid, so she figured it out quickly, and she looked at this little cousin with admiration: "I don't think you are so young, but you can say such a thing?! Thanks for reminding me, Otherwise, I’m afraid I’m still in a daze.”

Jia Hu smiled subtly: "It's just that I have heard my father say a lot, and I have some insights, but I can't deserve the praise of my elder brother!"

Jia Zhen didn't say anything else, just patted Jia Hu on the shoulder, and said, "Brother, I accept your kindness." She turned her head and strode away.

Jia Hu watched his back leave, turned around, and saw Jia Zhu looking at him strangely, and asked in surprise, "What's the matter?"

Jia Zhu shook her head: "It's nothing~", but in her mind, what Wang said was rolling back and forth: You and brother Hu are not blood brothers, they will use you again.Jia Zhu suddenly wanted to ask, why did Jia Hu keep talking to Jia Zhen and didn't take him with him at all?Why did Jia Zhen suddenly treat Jia Hu with such a pleasant face? After seeing them before, Jia Zhen paid more attention to him...

Jia Hu didn't take Jia Zhu's little strangeness to heart. He walked around as if he was looking at the environment of the ancestral hall, but secretly checked the clansmen who hadn't left yet, and quietly listened to their conversations—— He occasionally heard Chen's mother, Mrs. Zhang, talk about it, but [-]% of them didn't recognize it. Jia Hu would naturally not miss such a good opportunity today.

Along the way, there were those who were far away from him, and when they saw him, they fawned over him and wanted to come closer, but Jia Hu walked away first; Jia Hu didn't care too much, and just listened to those who didn't take him seriously, and only glanced at him when they saw him. He is older, and thinks he has the qualifications to ignore a little kid—even if the kid is the eldest son of the Rongguo Mansion.

Not to mention, Jia Hu really heard something. First, some writers were talking about the fact that the supplies in the clan are getting less and less. People care about you, call them white bodies, and want to find a job to subsidize the family and support the family, but there is no way out, and they will have to be angry with those slaves later.One of them, Jia Xiao, put it particularly meanly: "The master of things, that kind of slave, if it weren't for the master above, would he treat me like this? It's just that we have no power in our hands and no wealth in our family. I can't complain that people don't see us with the same surname Jia. Who is more incompetent than ourselves." It seemed as if the Ning and Rong families didn't care about their clansmen at all except power in their eyes.

Even though Jia Hu doesn't like the Rongguo Mansion any more, he is now a member of it. Hearing this, how can he feel happy?Shi stared at Jia Xiao for a long time, impressing the person's appearance deeply in his heart. Jia Hu frowned and walked away, but he couldn't meet him when he heard several old people gathered together. The old man in a scholar's uniform complained to the people around him with envy: "How old is Rong? He just turned one year old half a month ago, and the Ningguo Mansion is in a hurry to create a family tree for him. What about people like us? The boys in the family can run and dance, and if they hadn’t gone to say hello to the two governments, they would be seven or eighty-nine years old and would not be able to enter the genealogy. The two governments have really gone too far.”

An old man said sympathetically: "Sixth brother, your brother Rui is also over one year old, right? How is he doing now?"

Speaking of Ruige'er, the old man known as the sixth child suddenly lost his face: "How can it be good? At a young age, there is no parents to take care of him. His grandmother and I are getting older. We just look at Zongxue. The clan doesn’t give me a big subsidy, so I can’t do it even if I want to buy him some supplements to nourish his body, but it’s just a good thing to keep an eye on every day.” Sighing, he said sadly, “Right now under my knees is Brother Rui. My son is such a flesh and blood, if he has something, then I really can't live on."

Those old men sighed: "You were also motivated and talented when you were young, and you were selected as a scholar at a young age. Although you were promoted later, everyone knows that you were still young at that time. If you work hard in the future, you may not have opportunities. It's a pity..." Shaking their heads, they all sighed.

The sixth child gritted his teeth with hatred: "I only hate those bullies who go too far. I'm afraid that I will get in their way if I get better, and they will trip me overtly and covertly, so that I will never have the opportunity to enter the examination room. Otherwise, as long as I There is an official and a half job, and the money is looser. Now, the family finances will not be so difficult, and my poor little grandson will suffer..."

Everyone advised him to forget about it, and not to worry about it: "He has the right to power, and it belongs to the patriarch and the prince. We can't fight, what else can we do? You are the younger brother of another family, and your concubines have been like clouds and mud since ancient times. We can't compare with you." People's."

The sixth child was very unconvinced: "I was qualified to compete with others for family property back then. It's normal for him not to see me well, but now I'm at this age, and Brother Rui is a child again. What can hinder them? I just I want Brother Rui to be included in the genealogy with Brother Rong, so that my son who died early can be worshiped and enshrined, but I begged to come to the door, and returned it without even seeing him. Speaking of it, the patriarch So what, according to seniority, I am still his sixth uncle."

The people around him said he was confused: "Our Jia family, when did we talk about this? We have always been dominant in the second family, you say seniority? Who cares about this? Brother Rui can't enter the genealogy at this moment, after all, he will come later. Yes, there is still a chance, so don’t get caught up in the horns. If you make people in the two houses lively, you will be the one who suffers later.”

After all, the sixth child is still not fair: "If you don't enter the genealogy, what kind of Jia family is it? Even if Rui'er was to sacrifice to his father, it would be unfair. How about it? Hold on tight. After all, it’s not because I want Brother Rong to shine, so I don’t want Ruier to be included in the family tree!"

Jia Hu has always looked down on these concubine children since he was born. The servants and servants were born in common people. When they come into the mansion, they eat and drink well, but they still remember the wife who came into the mansion with a large amount of dowry and made a powerful marriage in the mansion. , Turning around, they still hold grudges against their legitimate children in every possible way, and they are disgusting for no reason. These old people, not to mention their concubines, now gossip like this in every possible way, and Jia Hu is disgusted. They turned around neatly, and looked back for Jia Zhen. After going through the ins and outs, he finally said: "Listen, this sixth uncle has blamed our two mansions for not being able to become an official, and now there is another thing that has been included in the genealogy. He can talk like this here today. Gen, if we can spread the word around the house tomorrow or later, do we still need our reputation? Does it mean that we will all go out in the future with a shameful reputation and be looked down upon by others?"

Jia Zhen turned dark when she heard this, and was about to deal with it when Jia Daishan and Jia Jing waited to see that the faces of the two people were not right and came over to ask, Jia Zhen repeated Jia Hu's words, and several people immediately became angry and shouted Jia Zhen used to talk about it carefully, but she didn't allow people to talk nonsense outside: "Brother Rong is the eldest grandson of the Ningguo Mansion, can he be like them? Now the clan sacrifices to the fields, and the elderly who are lonely and widowed at the end of the year provide supplies, and those who come to beat the autumn wind, how can they leave? After leaving our two mansions, looking back, they all got together and complained. Hmph, really think I'm willing to spend money on these white-eyed wolves?!"

After scolding, everyone praised Jia Hu again: "I still know some right and wrong, know this kind of thing, if you find out, you can't tolerate it. It really is from our two houses."

Jia Hu smiled and said nothing, but she had a deeper understanding of the Jia clan...