By Jia Xiuzhen

The servants of Ning's house sold it, and everyone who relied on it asked Sister Feng to find out what it meant.Ningrong and Rong's two mansions have the same branch, and even the servants underneath are also related to each other, so there are countless.This time the Ning Mansion was in trouble, and it stands to reason that the Rong Mansion would not just sit idly by those house servants who were displaced.Not to mention taking a sum of money to buy them all, so as to save the family members from being separated from each other, this is also a charitable act of the Rong Mansion.

But this time they were wrong. When Lai everyone came to ask, Sister Feng said: "How many things in the mansion are not asked by the people below? The government has their help, and there is no reason to embarrass them. The mansion does not need to intervene." It's gone." Everyone Lai had nothing to answer after hearing this, so they had to go home and get some money and asked someone to come forward to redeem Lai Er's family and some relatives and friends nearby.

Seeing her turn around and leave, Ping'er said to Sister Feng: "Why don't they ask the madam, the old lady? When is it common to ask grandma first? Now I will worship Buddha."

Sister Feng said: "according to my wife's thoughts, I'm afraid I can't wait to buy them all back. But where is the money left in the account now? And what I said just now is not angry, it is the truth. The state owns the state law, and we can't discuss right and wrong. , Where is the status of master and servant, and where are they like? Who dares to use such a person after buying them? I don’t know when a bite will be more fierce than the enemy! What do you do if you buy it and can’t use it for nothing? They can’t be slaughtered and eaten. Now we don’t have the spare money to buy a good reputation…”

Ping'er rubbed Sister Feng's shoulders, and said: "That's the truth. I just can't understand that they only come to embarrass grandma. When I talk about it outside, I say grandma is cruel and refuses to save people with money. The screwdriver carelessly chewed his tongue."

Sister Feng laughed and said, "I've been doing this for so many years, but now it's become a taboo."

After sitting for a while, he said to Ping'er: "Go to the garden to see my sister, and ask her if she will come to the house for dinner in a while. I don't know what's so good about the empty place of the sister-in-law. Not happy to come back."

Ping'er agreed to get up, and smiled again: "Grandma is free now and thinks that my sister is here, so to speak, when I get busy, I can't wait to send her to the eldest grandma."

Sister Feng laughed and said, "Your hoof will pick me up!"

The master and the servant were chatting and laughing, and Ping'er took a few pieces of snacks that the Wang family had just sent, packed them into boxes, and took them away.

When we arrived at Daoxiang Village, Li Wan was explaining the Four Books to Sister Qiao. Seeing Ping'er coming, he put down the book and rested to talk.Ping'er asked Sister Qiao where to eat for a while, and after joking for a while, Sister Qiao followed Ping'er back.Along the way, Ping'er saw Qiao's sister playing with a colorful rope tied around her wrist from time to time, looked at her eyes and asked, but Qiao's sister said it was the amulet given by Xichun.Ping'er couldn't help but smile.

Here, as soon as Ping'er brought Sister Qiao home, the girl in front of Li Wan came to find her. She smiled and said, "But what did we leave behind?"

The girl hurriedly shook her head and said: "Grandma asked me to come to Second Grandma, saying that Miss Fourth is going to become a monk in Quicui'an, let Second Grandma go and have a look."

When Ping'er heard that the matter was no small matter, she hurried in and told Sister Feng.Sister Feng got up immediately, changed her clothes, and took people to Changcui nunnery.

When he got there, Li Wan was already there, and he saw Xichun kneeling in front of the Buddha, with a few locks of hair falling down at his feet.Seeing Sister Feng coming, Li Wan sighed and said, "Tell me, I can't persuade you anymore. This one is careless, and my hair almost got cut off!"

Xichun's brows were light, and when she saw that Sister Feng was about to speak, she stopped her first and said: "Sister-in-laws don't need to say too much, I am like this now, is there any better way than becoming a monk? It's not as good. If the sisters-in-law really love me, don't stop me. If you have to persuade me for the sake of being decent, then I will listen."

Sister Feng turned her head and smiled wryly at Li Wan, "I haven't said anything yet, so what do I have to say?"

The You family and the Hu family were exiled, the Ning mansion was confiscated, and even Xichun's things that were recorded in the Ning mansion's account were taken away. Xichun is really homeless now.Although she grew up here, it is different from what it is now.Especially when she talked about Yingchun again, the two sister-in-laws couldn't speak.

The two were helpless, and then went to Mrs. Wang together.

Mrs. Wang herself was still involved in the lawsuit, and she heard that Xichun was arguing to become a monk again, and she had to come forward when she was in front of her, so she had to go.It's just that she is not good at talking, and she meets Xichun who is so determined, what can she do?At last he persuaded her to cut her hair, and had to agree with her to practice with Miaoyu in Changcui nunnery.

Mrs. Wang and Sister Feng only said that the matter was over, and since Xichun was a child after all, it wouldn't be too difficult to persuade her to come back when the time came.Only Li Wan knew that Xichun probably didn't mean that. That day when the Ningfu ransacked the family's imperial decree, the girl made a decree.Now that the matter has been settled, she has not been involved, but there has been a disturbance in the practice of leading the hair. It is supposed to be a tactic to delay the attack, and there will be more troubles in the future.He didn't dare to take out the things prepared for her for a while, for fear of fueling her arrogance even more.

At night, people are quiet, and they enter the Pearl Realm again.Now she has reached the end of that road of refining her mind without turning back.In the past, many things that I didn't understand when I used my brain to think about it, now suddenly become clear.Only then did you know what GUI Liu meant when he said that reading in this world is fundamental.Come and not greet each other, go and not send each other off, thoughts of birth and death are like floating clouds at present, so there is neither the past, nor the future, nor the present moment.If we want to talk about the past, we must have this moment, and if we want to talk about the future, we must also have this moment.And the so-called moment is not the moment in time.It is that speech and thinking cannot reach the place.

Along the way, from the mist to the pleasant scenery; from the gentle breeze that attracts people to stop, to the shock of the sky and the earth, I don’t know how many billions of times I have retreated before I got the current results.

At this moment, Li Wan was standing on the platform at the end, with a vast sea of ​​clouds in front of him, and a small lotus platform in the middle.Just take a step, and it's time to go to the lotus platform.Li Wan only stood on this platform for a long time, but still turned his head and walked back step by step.

But she knew in her heart that once she stepped onto the lotus platform, it would be difficult for her to stay in this world.The mind is rooted in the environment, if you can get rid of the mind and control the mind, you will be like the god of the world, and naturally you can no longer be tolerated in the world, and you should go elsewhere.Now is not the time to leave.

He also said that the Nine Kings had been free for two days since Nafei, and hadn't stopped since then. It was so easy to be free today, and when he saw Jia Lan coming from the academy, he called him to talk.In a few words, he talked about the matter of Ningguo Mansion. Seeing that Jia Lan's expression remained unchanged, he smiled and said, "I thought you would come to me for mercy."

Jia Lan narrowed his eyes: "Does the lord feel that there is still room for discussion in the Holy Majesty's will?"

Jiu Wang choked on a mouthful of hot tea, swallowed it easily, and sighed: "You might as well practice martial arts from the beginning, and you won't be afraid if you are rough. You have learned from those two for a long time, and you are full of eyes. How old are you? Are you not too tired to panic?"

Jia Lan shook his head frankly: "Master said that usually the one who deals with us feels tired and flustered."

The Nine Kings couldn't help but choked again, and deliberately said: "However, they are of the same clan, why didn't I see you ask a question?"

Jia Lan said: "The Holy Majesty has ordered the adults of the Metropolitan Procuratorate of Dali Temple and the cabinet to discuss the co-trial. There are enough people asking. Besides... the prince is not in charge here. What are the subordinates asking the prince?"

Nine Kings smashed it and said, "Your uncle's words are absolutely correct."

Suddenly the palace called, and the Nine Kings changed their clothes and took Jia Lan into the palace together.I don't know what the emperor thinks, the nine kings are newly married, and the kang is not hot yet, and they will be sent to the south again.

Nine Kings frowned: "Brother Huang, I only know how to farm."

The emperor nodded: "That's exactly what happened. Mr. Lin supervised the shipbuilding, and said that a fleet came back and said that there was a large piece of land in the north that was uncultivated. I don't know whether it is true or not. What to plant, you go over and discuss with Master Lin."

The Nine Kings frowned even more. The reason for the continuous war in the north was because of the severe cold, the lack of grass, the lack of food for cattle and horses, and the unsustainable livelihood of the people, so they tried their best to rob the south.Why is there another large area of ​​uncultivated land in the north?He was a bit surprised, and now that Jia Lan was by his side, he wasn't afraid of the Tartar barbarians, so he led the order and went back to arrange his entourage.

Jia Lan is naturally on the list, and it just so happens that his uncle and Mr. Lin Ruhai are also with Lin Ruhai now, so they are all together.It's just that there are still some trivial farming matters in the academy that need to be handed over for a while. After everything is neat, I go to the village to say goodbye to my uncle and see Yingchun for a while, and then I go back to the mansion to meet Li Wan.

Li Wan heard that Jia Lan was going out again, so he said, "Go see your fourth aunt."

Just as Jia Lan had this intention, she went to Changcui Temple to see Xichun, and the two murmured for a while, not knowing what to discuss.

When word came from outside that Jiamu Xiaoxie woke up, Li Wan took Jia Lan to see Jiamu and Mrs. Wang again. They heard that they were following the Nine Kings on errands.At this time, it is really a good thing that his own children can still be reused by the prince.Naturally, they all tried their best, and then told them to take care of their bodies and so on.Mother Jia also asked Jia Lan to take out a fat jade pendant with a unicorn engraved on it, and then asked him to see Jia Zheng.

Jia Zheng didn't go to the yamen that day, but was reading letters in the study.Naturally, the whole world heard about the big incident that happened in Jia's house. Even though Wang Ziteng and Lin Ruhai were not in Beijing, they both wrote letters to each other.In Wang Ziteng's letter, he pointed out that the matter was set up by someone in Jia's house, and when it comes to who it is, it is almost on the surface.He also said that now the only way to keep them safe is to encircle Wei and save Zhao, to fight a tooth for a tooth, so that they can't take care of themselves.

Lin Ruhai had a different tone, he said: "A tree that is beautiful in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. Although the gods can't refuse, there is a lot of room for people to retreat when they walk. When confronting tit for tat, fighting with momentum, there is no way to keep your wings and calm your breath. , and wait for the wind to blow."

For a moment, Jia Zheng couldn't figure out which of the two should be chosen. When he heard that Jia Lan was coming, he let go of his thoughts and called him in.

Jia Lan stepped forward to salute Jia Zheng, and Jia Zheng asked him to stand up, and asked a few more questions about his academic errands, and then Jia Lan said that he would go out with the Nine Kings on an errand soon.After hearing this, Jia Zheng said with emotion: "You are so young, it's hard for you."

Jia Lan didn't take it seriously: "Didn't my grandfather always say that my grandfather led the army at fourteen and was appointed sixteen generals? Where is my grandson now?"

Jia Zheng listened to his beard and said with a smile, "you are ambitious." After saying this, his mind turned to Baoyu inadvertently, as if he had been stabbed suddenly, and immediately took it back.

Jia Lan looked at Jia Zheng's expression, and said again: "Nowadays, there are frequent major incidents at home, please take care of your grandfather, and don't worry too much."

Jia Zheng nodded and said: "Grandpa knows, Lan'er, don't worry. Our family is a founding meritorious service. Your great-grandfather and grandpa-□□ have made great achievements in saving people. Now... speaking of it, our descendants are unworthy. Only with the blessing of our ancestors, there will always be I'm fine." These words seemed to reassure the grandson, but it was more like comforting himself.

Jia Lan thought for a while but said, "Grandfather, did Jiao Da in the East Mansion also save another grandpa?"

Jia Zheng was taken aback when he suddenly mentioned Jiao Dalai. Jia Lan glanced at his grandfather, and said slowly, "Jiao Da's merits are comparable in terms of merit? It's just that he was sent to Zhuangzi and died of illness a few years ago."

Hearing this, Jia Zheng was struck by lightning for a moment, took a few deep breaths, and forced himself to calm down and said, "Okay, Lan'er, remember, you must not talk about these things with others in the future, let alone in front of the lord. , remember?"

Seeing Jia Lan nodding, he was a little relieved.For a while, he didn't have the heart to talk to Jia Lan about anything else, so he told him to be careful when going out and concentrate on his errands, etc., so he let him go, and he turned back to look for Jia Mu.

Both Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang were there. Seeing Jia Zheng coming in a hurry, she said with a smile, "Did you see Lan'er?"

Jia Zheng nodded, and said, "My son has something to discuss with the old lady."

Seeing that he was solemn, Jia Mu asked the maids who were serving her to go down first, and then asked, "What's so important?"

Jia Zheng thought about his words and said: "Recently, disasters have happened frequently in the family. My son thought about it for a while, and it is always because he is not strict with his children. Thinking about it, it is better to resign from the old man and come back to discipline the younger generation. The other is the servant of the family. , and need to be carefully controlled to prevent mistakes from falling into the hands of others and causing troubles in vain."

Mother Jia was a little hesitant when she heard this, and Mrs. Wang couldn't help but said: "Master, this, this lady is... why is she resigning now? Whose idea is this?"

Jia Zheng said: "Of course it was my idea! It's because the empress is so beautiful now that we should be more careful."

Mrs. Wang said: "Hey! This is true, but I have never heard of someone who is so careful that he wants to resign!"

Jia Mu also said: "Where is the root of our family, you are too careful."

Jia Zheng sighed and said: "My son just figured it out. Just now Lan'er came to resign from me, and when he talked about the affairs in the mansion over there, he mentioned Jiao Da to me... Old lady, this matter is not acceptable. Think about it..."

Mother Jia narrowed her eyes when she heard this, and stomped her cane in her hand, saying: "Retribution! Retribution! That's right, the old man in the mansion was recited by Jiao Da from the dead. Half of the credit is here! Later, those two unfilial things did not take the words of their ancestors seriously! Now they are doing well, what a retribution!"

Mrs. Wang hurriedly said: "Old lady, even though Jiao Da has meritorious service, he is still a slave after all. Could it be that the slave has made meritorious service, and even half of the master's belongings should be given to him? There is no such reason. He is still working honestly, so the master will naturally I also thought about his kindness, and I will not treat him badly. But he is really out of control, so why should he confess as an ancestor? At that time, Zhen’s daughter-in-law also told me several times that he was really useless. , it’s not a wrong thing to do.”

Mother Jia sighed after hearing this: "Hey, yes, no matter how meritorious a slave is, it's just a slave. Honestly, it's fine. If it's not useful, I'll make it up to you?!"

Mrs. Wang was at a loss when she heard this, Jia Zheng said: "Old lady, look at what I just said..."

Jia Mu nodded: "It's okay, it's okay, after all, what happened in the East Mansion, can we still pretend that nothing happened? You can do it according to your idea."

Mrs. Wang really didn't know how to talk about her resignation properly, but she didn't dare to speak again at this time, and only asked Jia Zheng when she got back.