Amnesty's daily life
Chapter 099
The old butler Lin was kindly invited to the front guest courtyard. Although Jiamu and the others were furious, they did not fall to the point of embarrassing a butler. For the sake of being tall, it won't be too embarrassing for him.
... In fact, the main reason is that whether you are embarrassed or not can completely change the existing reality.
After the "guests" were invited, it was the turn of the masters of the Rongguo Mansion to sit down and talk about things.However, only Mother Jia, Jia Amnesty, and Jia Zheng are the ones who can really speak freely. It's better to keep your mouth shut and be an honest background board.
"Xie'er, Zheng'er, tell me, what does the Lin family mean?" Sure enough, Jia's mother never counted on her two daughters-in-law from the beginning, and she just asked her two sons, completely forgetting about Jia Min. Still listening to the corner in the warm pavilion behind.
Because of the previous incident, Jia Zheng had a rare awe of Jia She, so after hearing Jia Mu's words, he only looked at Jia She, and did not speak immediately.
I just heard Jia She said: "Returning to the old lady, I think the Lin family is making excuses. I don't know if it is because our family is not as good as before and let them down, or there are other reasons. In short, the Lin family is just looking for an excuse to make fun of us. !"
"What do you say, Zheng'er?" Jia Mu said.
"Old lady, although the elder brother's words are a bit harsh, it may not be untrue. When we got engaged, our home was a real Duke's mansion. But now, the old man is gone, even though the Holy Grace will not accept us because of this. The plaque on the mansion, after all..." Jia Zheng sighed slightly, but didn't finish his sentence.
Even so, everyone present understood what Jia Zheng had said.In fact, according to the laws of this dynasty, since the Duke of the State is gone, the plaque should be taken down, or replaced with a suitable one.Just talk about the Rongguo Mansion, the first-class general's mansion should really be listed now.But truth is one thing, reality is another.
Emperor Changqing may have been vigorous and resolute when he was young, but since he got older, he has become more and more advocating generosity and kindness.Take the plaque as an example, the Rongguo Mansion is not alone, like the Ningguo Mansion next door, the Duke of Ningguo Jia Yan has passed away for decades, so the plaque is still hanging?For example, Niu Qing, Duke of Zhen, Liu Biao, Duke of Li, Chen Yi, Duke of Qi, etc., were all from the same age as Jia Yan and Jia Yuan, and they have been descended to be hereditary.Rongguo Mansion is not the first one, and of course it will definitely not be the last one.It's a pity that although the plaque is there, the power is gone.
"You mean that the Lin family got married to our house because of the old man's face?" Although Jia Mu knew that this matter was very likely to be true, she was unwilling to accept it from the bottom of her heart, "Hmph, My family Min'er is so kind, and the brother from the Lin family is a low-married man, how dare they... bully others too much, bully others too much!"
Mother Jia was so angry that she wanted to vomit blood, although she usually cared most about her second son, Jia Zheng, but in fact, most people like her had the habit of pampering their daughters.If you really want to compare, let alone Jia Zheng, even Jia Amnesty is far more important than Jia Min, a girl, but that's not the case. For Jia Min, the youngest child, Jia Mu is the one who really holds her in the palm of her hand. She is pampered, and the sons want to go ahead, but the daughter does not need to be like this, as long as she is carefully raised, she can teach the housekeeper the ability to be a director, and then find a good marriage with all four corners, prepare a generous dowry, and don't want to be rich I only wish for a lifetime of well-being.
But it's such a sweetheart, who is despised like this before she is married.Thinking that the Lin family agreed to the marriage for the sake of the late old Duke, Jia's mother even wanted to bring someone to kill her.It was also at this moment that she clearly realized why the old lady of the Wang family would commit suicide and bring her two daughters-in-law to Rongguo Mansion when Mrs. Wang was wronged.In good conscience, Mother Jia really wants to learn from the old lady of the Wang family!
"The Lin family is indeed deceiving, but old lady, now is not the time to be angry, but to carefully consider what to do next." Xian's reminder, with mental preparation, secondly, he has even started to figure out who else in the capital is suitable for his sister.
Well, the little grandson of the old princess of Dongping is not bad, but he is a little younger, as if he will be crowned next year, but he is two years younger than Jia Min.The third son of the old princess of Xining is also fine. This year he should be 25 or 26. The disadvantage is that his first wife passed away two years ago. Fortunately, there are only two daughters under his knees, so it is not a big problem.There is also the eldest son of the Duke of Shanguo, the second son of the Shangshu family of the Ministry of War...
In the blink of an eye, Jia Amnesty listed a bunch of candidates for his future son-in-law.Needless to say, Jia Min's market is not bad. Of course, part of the reason is that the four kings and eight princes don't know what evil they have committed. There is only her alone, even to the next generation, there are very few girls' families.Not only the four princes and eight princes, but also the situation of the twelve princes is similar. If you don’t see Jiamu’s natal brother, Lord Baoling, he gave birth to three sons. Of course, there must be concubine daughters. The problem is that they are not rare.
Under such circumstances, even if Jia Min is old now and has been divorced again, it is not difficult to find another family with the right family.Besides, Jia Amnesty didn't think it was too harsh, even if Jia Min was to be his stepmother, it would be fine, of course, the premise is that the original partner must never leave behind a son-in-law.
"Xie'er, what do you think should be done?" At this moment, Mother Jia has calmed down. After all, this matter is related to Jia Min's lifelong happiness. Compared with resentment, Mother Jia hopes to handle the matter peacefully and steadily. thing.
However, Jia She said: "Old lady, don't mind if I speak badly. The Lin family has such an attitude. Is it possible that our family will continue to indulge them? Sister Min is so outstanding, it's not true that she can't get married. Going out, instead of letting her marry and make her a lowly servant, why not take advantage of the leeway in the situation and resolutely withdraw from the marriage to find another way out. With the face of our family, we still worry about not being able to find a good family? "
As soon as these words came out, Jia Mu's face immediately sank, and she didn't speak for a while.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Jia Amnesty's answer just now did not appeal to Jia Mu's heart, and the people present were not stupid, even Jia Zheng, who was as pedantic as he was, could see it.At that moment, Jia Zheng bumped Jia Amnesty with his elbow, and said in a low voice, "Brother, don't say a few words."
"Shall I say a few words?" Jia Amnesty was in a bad mood at first, and the reason why he calmly found a way out for Jia Min was because he planned to trouble the Lin family after Jia Min got married.But when Jia Zheng said this, it seemed that he was just adding to the chaos, and immediately exploded, "Jia Zheng! You figured it out, it's his Lin family who bullied you now! Hmph, if Sister Min has been married for many years now She has already had children, so I have to endure this tone, but she is not married yet!"
Jia Zheng had an ominous premonition, and quickly moved two steps to the side without making a sound.
"It's a thing like this before you get married. It's clear that the old man has a spirit in heaven to protect sister Min! It's a good thing you haven't married yet. If you really get married, then the tofu will fall into the ashes, and you can't brag about it. Just like your daughter-in-law!"
Hearing the last sentence, Jia Zheng raised his head and looked at the crossbeam speechlessly. He knew that Jia She couldn't spit out ivory from his dog's mouth, but he really guessed the result. Pardon the rivalry...
"Boss, what are you talking about?" Mother Jia finally couldn't stand it anymore, and snorted coldly, "What are you doing with Zheng'er when you talk about your sister? Besides, the Lin family didn't express their intention to resign. "
"Didn't you say you want to get divorced, but you didn't say you wanted to get married? What's the point of procrastinating like this? If he really has a clear reason, that's all. We can talk about it and deal with it. But old lady, what do you mean by those three reasons just now? It’s so far-fetched, it’s just that they stepped on it on purpose to see that our house is not as good as before!” Jia She became more and more annoyed, but even he couldn’t say it. It is clear whether he is angry at the behavior of the Lin family, or even more angry at Jiamu's inaction.
"Min'er is my darling, I will not allow others to bully her." Jia's mother knew Jia She's temperament, and now that the business was important, she would not get angry with Jia She, so she just kept a cold face After expressing his attitude, he looked at Jia Zheng and signaled him to speak.
Seeing Jia Mu's eyes looking over, Jia Zheng could only complain secretly.In fact, if he really said it, he would stick to the principles of Confucius and Mencius. As the saying goes, a strong woman does not serve her second husband. Jia Min is already married.Therefore, from a moral point of view, Jia Min is already Lin's wife, so how could he have the face to persuade Jia Min to marry someone else?But he also understood that if he really did this, he would turn a blind eye to the happiness of his own sister, and seeing that Jia She's words just now were not reprimanded by Jia Mu, he knew that Jia Mu still cared about Jia Min very much. ...
"Ms. Min's matter should be decided by you, old lady. No matter what the result is, we as children will not have any opinions." In the end, Jia Zheng could barely squeeze out this sentence.
"Who said there would be no objection? I have objection!" Jia Amnesty yelled at Jia Zheng, poking his neck, "That's our own sister! There's only such a real little girl, you have the heart to see her after she gets married. Belittled and trampled by others? She is the daughter of the dignified Duke's family. If it wasn't for the old lady's pampering, I'm afraid that her life will not go well in the future, even if she is sent to the palace! The yellow-mouthed child of the Lin family really thinks she's a Tanhua I can bear it? My old Taishan was still the champion of Jinke!!"
Jia Zheng silently wiped his face with his hand. Jia She was so excited that he sprayed saliva all over his face...
"Anyway, I won't let sister Min marry into the Lin family. Our sister, even if she is a concubine, was raised by gold and jade, she can't be abused like this by others!" After all, Jia She is the head of the family. There is also Jia Mu on his head, but if he insists on this, even Jia Mu can't do anything, at least he can't be tough on Jia Amnesty.
Sure enough, after pondering over and over again, Mother Jia said: "Shee'er's words are also reasonable. Although our family is not as good as before, it has never been reduced to the point of letting outsiders do things to us. It's just a small Lin family. If we are killed by the Lin family I dare not make a sound after being bullied, so will the cats and dogs next to me be able to show off their power over us?"
Rongguo Mansion is not in decline, but it is not as good as before.Rong Guogong Jia Daishan passed away only four or five years ago, his old ministries are all there, and his close friends are all nostalgic people, let alone because of the many in-laws, the Rong Guo Mansion is far from being left to be slaughtered.Of course, the root cause lies in the fact that the Lin family is too weak. If it is a certain prince who ruined the Rongguo Mansion today, then there is nothing to say.
Because of Jia Mu and Jia Amnesty's firm attitude, no matter how many opinions Jia Zheng had in his mind, he could only swallow his thoughts silently and deal with everything with silence.As for Nala Shuxian and Mrs. Wang, they never made any remarks from the beginning to the end.
"Forget it, let's break up first, let's talk about everything after the New Year's Eve." After a pause, Jia's mother suddenly remembered something, "Wait, Xie'er, Zheng'er, do you remember the Lin family? When did brother enter the officialdom?"
Jia Amnesty was stunned for a moment, and then said: "It was the year when the old man passed away. Have you forgotten, old lady? The Lin family was in a hurry to go to Yangzhou to take a job, but the old man had been ill all the time, and because of Miss Min's age, he was also sick. Not too young, so I agreed to expedite the marriage. I never thought that the old man would not wait for that day, and the brother of the Lin family rushed to Yangzhou with his family after sending the old man to the funeral."
"That's right, that's the fifth year." Jiamu murmured, before waving to everyone, signaling them to disperse.After everyone had left Rongqing Hall, Mother Jia sighed heavily, and said in a lonely and sad voice, "Min'er, come out."
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He didn't mention the sadness in Rongqing Hall, but said that after Jia She and Nala Shuxian returned to Rongxi Hall, Jia She complained about Datong again, and Twelve, who was busy eating snacks, rolled his eyes at him frequently .But Jia She didn't notice this at all, and never even thought about guarding against Twelve, and only cared about complaining about the Lin family and his stupid brother.
Nala Shuxian saw Twelve's big white eyes, and gave him a warning look, and then Twelve became honest, lowered her head and gritted her teeth with a snack.
"Master, please don't rush to complain about the Lin family. I think the Lin family has plans." Nala Shuxian took the tea from Putao, poured a cup of tea for Jia Amnesty herself, and delivered it to him. Slowly said, "Master, you are not surprised, why did my mother's old man suddenly resign from the post of Mr. Shang Study?"
"Isn't it because you want to teach Cong'er?" Jia She subconsciously took the teacup and looked at La Shuxian in a daze. It took a while to feel the heat. He hurriedly put the teacup down and shook his hand, " No, maybe it's because of old age and weak bones?"
Seeing that Nala Shuxian's attention was on Jia She, Twelve, who was on the side, quickly took the opportunity to roll his eyes more, and buried his head in the snack plate before Nala Shuxian looked over, thinking to himself, stupid father is indeed a stupid Dad, even if you got it right at the beginning, you can correct the correct answer by yourself.
"There are two reasons, but unfortunately the most important thing is elsewhere." Nala Shuxian smiled slightly, saw Twelve's small movements from the corner of her eyes, turned around and smoothly moved the snack plate in front of Twelve Come over and put it in front of Jia She, "The key is... Maybe there will be big troubles this year and next."
"What does this have to do with Sister Min?" Jia Amnesty was stunned.
Seeing that the stupid father is so incomprehensible, and seeing the dim sum plate being taken away by his mother, and more than twelve heads grabbing the land, he looks as if life would be worse than death.It's a pity that neither the stupid father nor the real mother is in the mood to pay attention to him.
"It has nothing to do with sister Min, but it has something to do with the rise and fall of my family." More precisely, it has something to do with life.Nala Shuxian didn't dare to say that too much, after all, the prince is not showing signs of decline.In fact, even if everything is really as she did in her previous life, the crown prince has been very prosperous in the past few years at least. The first time he was abolished did not cause too much impact. On the contrary, because he was restored in less than three months, many people Followers had the illusion that the prince was indeed the Son of Heaven.
Thinking about it this way, in fact, it is not the crown prince who is the most deceitful, but the current sage.
Nala Shuxian gave a wry smile, seeing that Jia Amnesty was still staring at her blankly, she just sat down next to him, and softly talked about the slightly revised Zhang family's affairs.
Although the truth is that Nala Shuxian tried her best to make the old lady of the Zhang family give up her job as a study teacher, but this did not prevent her from secretly changing her concept.Besides, what she said was not far from the truth. After all, if the old master of the Zhang family hadn't thought of leaving the officialdom, her words of persuasion would have no effect at all.
You will never be able to wake up a person who pretends to be asleep, and naturally you may persuade a person who is interested in official career to leave the officialdom.
"... After all, I'm just a housewife, and I don't know much about official affairs. But I do understand one thing. The old lady has spent a lifetime of learning, and has won many honors and achievements that others dream of. It is enough to prove that he is not a fool. If so, why don't we just listen to the old man?"
Jia She was silent.
Just now in the Rongqing Hall, Old Steward Lin also said similar things, but he said that there might be disturbances in the next year, and after the disturbances subside, they will discuss the wedding date with the Rongguo Mansion.The subtext of these words is that there will be big troubles next year, which is not the same as what Nala Shuxian said, but there are obvious differences.
The difference is that, in Jia She's eyes, the Lin family brother is just a yellow-mouthed kid, even though Lin Hai is only four years younger than him, and he was a former Tanhua Lang, it doesn't prevent him from mocking Lin Hai at all.But the old man of the Zhang family was different. Apart from his identity as old Taishan, the old man of the Zhang family had achieved something in his life that even Jia She, who had no literary talents, had to admire.In this case, he could think that Lin Hai was just talking nonsense and looking for excuses, but he couldn't fundamentally deny the Zhang family old man.
Status and achievements are directly proportional to the trust of others in you most of the time.
"Is there really going to be trouble? Big enough to affect people like us?" Jia She said this not out of distrust, but because he believed in Nala Shuxian's words, which made him so anxious.After all, it is common to have some turmoil in Beijing, but it is very rare for a turmoil to affect a family like Rongguo Mansion.
"I wasn't quite sure at first, but after listening to the old housekeeper Lin, I am more and more sure." Nala Shuxian stopped Jia She from speaking, and motioned him to listen to herself first, "My natal old lady He was so worried that he even resigned from his position as Mr. Shangshufang. The Lin family said the same thing today, and... Master, have you forgotten? Since the beginning of this year, there has been no news from the historian. I can still tell You, they didn't even send you an annual gift."
Now even the New Year's Eve has passed, and it is only a few days before the New Year's Eve, but the historian has not yet sent a New Year's gift, if there is no problem here, it is called a ghost.It's not that Nala Shuxian cares about that mere annual ceremony, but that the relationship between the two families is so close, and the historian has already returned to the capital. The carriage is only half a day's work at most.Even so, there is still no movement from the historian.
Can it be considered that the historians have become so chaotic that they can't take care of "little things" like New Year's ceremony.
"By the way, there is also the Wang family." Nala Shuxian almost sighed.
"What happened to the Wang family? Didn't their family send a New Year's gift?" Jia Amnesty was taken aback. Unlike the historians, although the historians were both in-laws of the Rongguo Mansion just like the Wang family, the historians were already from the previous generation. thing.Jia's mother's parents have long since passed away, and now the head of the historian's house is Jia's mother's younger sister-in-law. From this, I also know that there is a big difference between the younger sister-in-law and the mother-in-law.However, on the other side of the Wang family, even though the old lady of the Wang family is old, she is still the master in the back house!
If the Wang family didn't send the New Year gift, then the problem would be serious.
Nala Shuxian shook her head: "The Wang family sent a new year gift, I just want to tell you, the Wang family sent their eldest grandson Wang Ren to Jinling."
"Is their family crazy?" Jia She was dumbfounded. Although the four major families were originally from Jinling, they have never returned to Jinling since they moved to the capital more than a hundred years ago.Of course, except for the Xue family, because they are businessmen, the Xue family has houses in various places, but they are not confined to one place.However, the Xue family missed the old days, and the female family members and heirs all stayed in Jinling City, and most of their properties were also set up in Jinling.
"Crazy or not, we will know later."
"But what does this have to do with Sister Min? Oh, I understand." Jia Amnesty showed a real mocking look on his face. He really understood that this matter has nothing to do with Jia Min, but it is the same. Rongguo Mansion, and even those close friends of Rongguo Mansion are related.It is precisely because of this that the Lin family is unwilling to marry Jia Min, perhaps because they want to be alone?Hehe, what did you say to go to Beijing to discuss the marriage immediately after the turmoil subsides next year? It's really a good plan!It is even more scheming than that profiteer of the Xue family! !
"No, master, you still don't understand." Nala Shuxian shook her head again. Jia Amnesty is not a person who can hide his thoughts, and it is easy to see what is in his heart from his face.At that moment, Nala Shuxian only said, "Actually, master, you can visit various houses during the New Year's Eve. If my guess is correct, there should still be a few smart people in this world."
Jia She suddenly got up, and immediately wandered around the room.After a full quarter of an hour, he stopped and laughed loudly with his face up: "Okay, I want to see how many close friends there are in our house!"
After saying this, Jia Amnesty left quickly. As the saying goes, hurry up early rather than late, around the end of the new year is the time to visit relatives and friends, except for Zhang's special situation where they don't welcome guests, the other people will be worried. Unwilling, and unable to drive people out.
This visit lasted until the New Year's Eve.
Because of the Lin family's attitude, this year's New Year's Eve dinner was quite tasteless, at least Jia's mother was like this, even if she managed to force a smile, the people below looked rather unpleasant.As for Jia Min, he presumed early on that he was unwell, so he stayed in the room to rest, and never came out at all.The only ones who are not affected are probably the children, whether it is the oldest Zhu Geer or the youngest Twelve, they all look like they are laughing heartlessly.
Twelve: ...I don't laugh, I cry?
However, children are children after all, and it's not midnight, and everyone is already sleepy.Although Rongguo Mansion has the habit of keeping watch at night, it never treats its heirs harshly.Jia's mother looked around, and called her name directly: "Xie'er and Zheng'er stay and watch, the people around have dispersed."
Come on, let's keep it, brother and sister.
With Jia Mu's words, everyone dispersed quickly, and even Jia Mu herself was helped down by the maids and washed briefly before resting.The brothers Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng were also left looking at each other.
Jia She called the servant girl to take away the leftovers from the table, turned around and ordered two pots, one meat and one vegetable, and asked someone to take another bottle of wine, and said to Jia Zheng: "Second brother, I am also here today. Come learn Fengya for a while, let's bottle wine thesis!"
"...Okay." Jia Zheng had already given up any expectations for Jia She, but he didn't want to disappoint the New Year's Eve. He thought it would be a big deal and he would just drink and not talk, and just listen to Jia She's bragging and nonsense in silence.
"Second brother, I don't have any ink in my stomach, your elder brother. I don't know how to say such profound words. Let's just talk about our relatives." Before the pot and wine bottles were presented, Jia She went Shaking his head, he talked about the relatives in the Rongguo Mansion.The so-called relatives, in fact, most of them are relatives-in-law. This aristocratic family likes to marry, and families like theirs that have only made a fortune for a hundred years are also easy to marry.Therefore, any family with some friendship, as long as they find an opportunity, they will marry to show their friendship. Even if the heirs from the natural are not enough, it doesn't matter to use the heirs from the concubines to make up the number.
So, when the steaming pot was delivered, Jia Amnesty had already mentioned the four kings, eight princes and twelve lords from the four major families, and even the Zeng family far away in the south of the Yangtze River.
Regarding Jia Amnesty's unusual talkativeness, Jia Zheng just bowed his head silently, drinking and eating, and did not say a word from the beginning to the end.In fact, he had no idea what kind of madness Jia Amnesty was going on again.I have heard of people talking about interesting things in the market after dinner to relieve boredom, but I have never heard of people talking about their relatives.After Jia Amnesty had even made arrangements for Zhang's family, and it was about to be arranged in the clan, Jia Zheng finally couldn't sit still, and hurriedly called to stop.
"Big Brother, although it's okay to say anything in your own house, you can't go too far. You have already arranged the four princes, eight dukes and twelve princes, so you can stop for a while!"
"Stop what? By the way, I almost forgot that there is another family." Jia Amnesty picked up the wine cup and drank three cups in a row. He looked like he was drunk, and said with his tongue out, "Isn't there still the Lin family in Gusu?" Right? Yes, the Lin family, our future brother-in-law's family!"
Jia Zheng broke out in a cold sweat. At this moment, he was very glad that Mother Jia had already rested, and even though they were in the Rongqing Hall, they were in the outer hall for receiving guests, separated from the inner room where Mother Jia rested. There are two halls and a dozen houses, so I'm not afraid that Jia's mother will be angry and hurt people when she hears this.But even so, Jia Zheng couldn't bear to listen anymore, and said with a cold face and half warning: "Brother!"
"Then let's talk about the former Seventh Prince. He got married last year..."
"Brother, let's talk about the Lin family! The Lin family is too much. Sister Min is such a good girl. He doesn't say that he cherishes her very much, but she behaves like this. It really deserves to be beaten!" Jia Zheng changed his tone decisively, and said Arranged for the Lin family as quickly as possible, and led Jia She to arrange with him.
"Yes, the Lin family is really not a thing!" Jia Amnesty was immediately "fooled", and said bitterly with his tongue out, "What kind of nonsense reason is that, do you think I am stupid? Hmph, isn't it just because we are afraid of our family?" Did he intentionally stay away from us after implicating his Lin family? Wait until we get through this and see how I deal with them!"
"Complicated?" Jia Zheng originally only wanted to be a quiet audience, but when he heard this, his brows twitched and he asked, "In the past two years, our house has not been as beautiful as it was when the old man was here. , but there is no trouble?"
"Trouble? Did I mention trouble just now? No, I didn't say it! Our mansion is a majestic state mansion, how could there be trouble? No, absolutely not!!"
Jia Zheng took a deep look at Jia She. If Jia She insisted that his family was in trouble, Jia Zheng would think that Jia She was drunk and talking nonsense.But Jia Amnesty categorically denied it. In Jia Zheng's eyes, this appearance was a real truth after drinking.
After a while, Jia Zheng raised his hand and took the jug to pour wine for Jia She, and persuaded him: "Brother, what you said is right, I probably just misunderstood, you drink."
"Yes, you heard it wrong! Let's drink, drink!" Jia Amnesty picked up the wine cup and poured it down without hesitation, and pushed the empty wine cup in front of Jia Zheng very rudely, "Fill it up for me." !"
"Okay, fill it up." Jia Zheng filled up the wine for Jia Amnesty like a gentleman, and after seeing him drink another cup, he didn't wait to urge him to fill up the wine again, so he calmed down and said, "Say Speaking of the Lin family, the ancestor Shangyuan was also from a meritorious background, but their ancestors were dozens of years older than ours. When they won the title, it was already a rare year. After three generations, there should be no title. Fortunately, His Majesty was kind enough to let Lin Hai's father inherit another generation. But even so, when it was Lin Hai's turn, the family had nothing left except for the family property accumulated over the years."
If a family wants to be rich for generations, money alone is absolutely useless.In fact, even if your ancestors are rich in the world, as long as they have no power in their hands, the family property can be wiped out within two or three generations.This has nothing to do with whether the heirs are prodigal or not. It is all because of the way of the world. If a person with no power and power has a million family fortune, it is definitely a disaster rather than a blessing.
That's why, Lin Hai would study hard like those poor and humble scholars.Perhaps, he really has the talent for reading, but on the other hand, he has to work hard, because that is the only way out for the Lin family and him.
What caused all this was not simply because the Lin family had no titles to attack in the generation from Lin Hai to Lin Hai, but because the Lin family's descendants were weak for generations.
"Hmph, what is the Lin family? It is said to be born with meritorious service, but which of our four kings, eight lords, and twelve lords is not born with meritorious service? It's just his family's ability to say that they abandon martial arts and follow literature, and laugh to death! It's not because of Don’t your sons have the ability to engage in martial arts? If they really have the ability, even though the country is prosperous and the people are peaceful now, the frontiers have never calmed down. Not to mention, the northern foreign countries alone have never calmed down, why didn’t he go to suppress the rebellion?”
As Jia Amnesty spoke, it seemed that the wine cup was too small, so he simply grabbed the wine jug that was set aside and drank it with his head raised.If it was on a normal day, Jia Zheng would have dissuaded him a long time ago, but now because Jia Zheng had other things on his mind, he could only watch this scene with cold eyes, and only after a while did he order the servant girl to reheat the wine and serve it.
At this stall, Jia Amnesty drank the remaining half of the jug of wine, and boldly threw the jug behind him: "I have long been displeased with the Lin family, and so is the old man. With so many royal family and nobles coming to propose marriage, he would not like any of them." I don't like it, but I just like Lin Hai. If you want to talk about talent and talent, if you want me to say, I don't like the fact that the Lin family's heirs are weak!"
"Well, the heirs of the Lin family are indeed a little thinner, but the old man..." Jia Zheng pursed his lips, as if hesitating for something, and when Jia She looked over with a puzzled expression on his face, he seemed to have made up his mind. Said, "The old man once mentioned this to me. He said that it was because of the frailty of the Lin family that he valued Lin Hai so much. What are you talking about? I don’t have any close friends or close friends, if he gets rich in the future, he will definitely repay the Rongguo Mansion wholeheartedly.”
"Are you sure you won't leave us alone when he gets rich?" Jia She said with a sneer.
"Brother, you seem to have forgotten one thing. Even if the old man is very successful in his daily life, when he was looking for a marriage for Sister Min, he would never have expected that he would pass away so early." Jia Zheng Zheng showed a sad face, and sighed, "If the old man is still alive, no matter how talented Lin Hai is, he will not surpass the old man in his lifetime!"
... In fact, the main reason is that whether you are embarrassed or not can completely change the existing reality.
After the "guests" were invited, it was the turn of the masters of the Rongguo Mansion to sit down and talk about things.However, only Mother Jia, Jia Amnesty, and Jia Zheng are the ones who can really speak freely. It's better to keep your mouth shut and be an honest background board.
"Xie'er, Zheng'er, tell me, what does the Lin family mean?" Sure enough, Jia's mother never counted on her two daughters-in-law from the beginning, and she just asked her two sons, completely forgetting about Jia Min. Still listening to the corner in the warm pavilion behind.
Because of the previous incident, Jia Zheng had a rare awe of Jia She, so after hearing Jia Mu's words, he only looked at Jia She, and did not speak immediately.
I just heard Jia She said: "Returning to the old lady, I think the Lin family is making excuses. I don't know if it is because our family is not as good as before and let them down, or there are other reasons. In short, the Lin family is just looking for an excuse to make fun of us. !"
"What do you say, Zheng'er?" Jia Mu said.
"Old lady, although the elder brother's words are a bit harsh, it may not be untrue. When we got engaged, our home was a real Duke's mansion. But now, the old man is gone, even though the Holy Grace will not accept us because of this. The plaque on the mansion, after all..." Jia Zheng sighed slightly, but didn't finish his sentence.
Even so, everyone present understood what Jia Zheng had said.In fact, according to the laws of this dynasty, since the Duke of the State is gone, the plaque should be taken down, or replaced with a suitable one.Just talk about the Rongguo Mansion, the first-class general's mansion should really be listed now.But truth is one thing, reality is another.
Emperor Changqing may have been vigorous and resolute when he was young, but since he got older, he has become more and more advocating generosity and kindness.Take the plaque as an example, the Rongguo Mansion is not alone, like the Ningguo Mansion next door, the Duke of Ningguo Jia Yan has passed away for decades, so the plaque is still hanging?For example, Niu Qing, Duke of Zhen, Liu Biao, Duke of Li, Chen Yi, Duke of Qi, etc., were all from the same age as Jia Yan and Jia Yuan, and they have been descended to be hereditary.Rongguo Mansion is not the first one, and of course it will definitely not be the last one.It's a pity that although the plaque is there, the power is gone.
"You mean that the Lin family got married to our house because of the old man's face?" Although Jia Mu knew that this matter was very likely to be true, she was unwilling to accept it from the bottom of her heart, "Hmph, My family Min'er is so kind, and the brother from the Lin family is a low-married man, how dare they... bully others too much, bully others too much!"
Mother Jia was so angry that she wanted to vomit blood, although she usually cared most about her second son, Jia Zheng, but in fact, most people like her had the habit of pampering their daughters.If you really want to compare, let alone Jia Zheng, even Jia Amnesty is far more important than Jia Min, a girl, but that's not the case. For Jia Min, the youngest child, Jia Mu is the one who really holds her in the palm of her hand. She is pampered, and the sons want to go ahead, but the daughter does not need to be like this, as long as she is carefully raised, she can teach the housekeeper the ability to be a director, and then find a good marriage with all four corners, prepare a generous dowry, and don't want to be rich I only wish for a lifetime of well-being.
But it's such a sweetheart, who is despised like this before she is married.Thinking that the Lin family agreed to the marriage for the sake of the late old Duke, Jia's mother even wanted to bring someone to kill her.It was also at this moment that she clearly realized why the old lady of the Wang family would commit suicide and bring her two daughters-in-law to Rongguo Mansion when Mrs. Wang was wronged.In good conscience, Mother Jia really wants to learn from the old lady of the Wang family!
"The Lin family is indeed deceiving, but old lady, now is not the time to be angry, but to carefully consider what to do next." Xian's reminder, with mental preparation, secondly, he has even started to figure out who else in the capital is suitable for his sister.
Well, the little grandson of the old princess of Dongping is not bad, but he is a little younger, as if he will be crowned next year, but he is two years younger than Jia Min.The third son of the old princess of Xining is also fine. This year he should be 25 or 26. The disadvantage is that his first wife passed away two years ago. Fortunately, there are only two daughters under his knees, so it is not a big problem.There is also the eldest son of the Duke of Shanguo, the second son of the Shangshu family of the Ministry of War...
In the blink of an eye, Jia Amnesty listed a bunch of candidates for his future son-in-law.Needless to say, Jia Min's market is not bad. Of course, part of the reason is that the four kings and eight princes don't know what evil they have committed. There is only her alone, even to the next generation, there are very few girls' families.Not only the four princes and eight princes, but also the situation of the twelve princes is similar. If you don’t see Jiamu’s natal brother, Lord Baoling, he gave birth to three sons. Of course, there must be concubine daughters. The problem is that they are not rare.
Under such circumstances, even if Jia Min is old now and has been divorced again, it is not difficult to find another family with the right family.Besides, Jia Amnesty didn't think it was too harsh, even if Jia Min was to be his stepmother, it would be fine, of course, the premise is that the original partner must never leave behind a son-in-law.
"Xie'er, what do you think should be done?" At this moment, Mother Jia has calmed down. After all, this matter is related to Jia Min's lifelong happiness. Compared with resentment, Mother Jia hopes to handle the matter peacefully and steadily. thing.
However, Jia She said: "Old lady, don't mind if I speak badly. The Lin family has such an attitude. Is it possible that our family will continue to indulge them? Sister Min is so outstanding, it's not true that she can't get married. Going out, instead of letting her marry and make her a lowly servant, why not take advantage of the leeway in the situation and resolutely withdraw from the marriage to find another way out. With the face of our family, we still worry about not being able to find a good family? "
As soon as these words came out, Jia Mu's face immediately sank, and she didn't speak for a while.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Jia Amnesty's answer just now did not appeal to Jia Mu's heart, and the people present were not stupid, even Jia Zheng, who was as pedantic as he was, could see it.At that moment, Jia Zheng bumped Jia Amnesty with his elbow, and said in a low voice, "Brother, don't say a few words."
"Shall I say a few words?" Jia Amnesty was in a bad mood at first, and the reason why he calmly found a way out for Jia Min was because he planned to trouble the Lin family after Jia Min got married.But when Jia Zheng said this, it seemed that he was just adding to the chaos, and immediately exploded, "Jia Zheng! You figured it out, it's his Lin family who bullied you now! Hmph, if Sister Min has been married for many years now She has already had children, so I have to endure this tone, but she is not married yet!"
Jia Zheng had an ominous premonition, and quickly moved two steps to the side without making a sound.
"It's a thing like this before you get married. It's clear that the old man has a spirit in heaven to protect sister Min! It's a good thing you haven't married yet. If you really get married, then the tofu will fall into the ashes, and you can't brag about it. Just like your daughter-in-law!"
Hearing the last sentence, Jia Zheng raised his head and looked at the crossbeam speechlessly. He knew that Jia She couldn't spit out ivory from his dog's mouth, but he really guessed the result. Pardon the rivalry...
"Boss, what are you talking about?" Mother Jia finally couldn't stand it anymore, and snorted coldly, "What are you doing with Zheng'er when you talk about your sister? Besides, the Lin family didn't express their intention to resign. "
"Didn't you say you want to get divorced, but you didn't say you wanted to get married? What's the point of procrastinating like this? If he really has a clear reason, that's all. We can talk about it and deal with it. But old lady, what do you mean by those three reasons just now? It’s so far-fetched, it’s just that they stepped on it on purpose to see that our house is not as good as before!” Jia She became more and more annoyed, but even he couldn’t say it. It is clear whether he is angry at the behavior of the Lin family, or even more angry at Jiamu's inaction.
"Min'er is my darling, I will not allow others to bully her." Jia's mother knew Jia She's temperament, and now that the business was important, she would not get angry with Jia She, so she just kept a cold face After expressing his attitude, he looked at Jia Zheng and signaled him to speak.
Seeing Jia Mu's eyes looking over, Jia Zheng could only complain secretly.In fact, if he really said it, he would stick to the principles of Confucius and Mencius. As the saying goes, a strong woman does not serve her second husband. Jia Min is already married.Therefore, from a moral point of view, Jia Min is already Lin's wife, so how could he have the face to persuade Jia Min to marry someone else?But he also understood that if he really did this, he would turn a blind eye to the happiness of his own sister, and seeing that Jia She's words just now were not reprimanded by Jia Mu, he knew that Jia Mu still cared about Jia Min very much. ...
"Ms. Min's matter should be decided by you, old lady. No matter what the result is, we as children will not have any opinions." In the end, Jia Zheng could barely squeeze out this sentence.
"Who said there would be no objection? I have objection!" Jia Amnesty yelled at Jia Zheng, poking his neck, "That's our own sister! There's only such a real little girl, you have the heart to see her after she gets married. Belittled and trampled by others? She is the daughter of the dignified Duke's family. If it wasn't for the old lady's pampering, I'm afraid that her life will not go well in the future, even if she is sent to the palace! The yellow-mouthed child of the Lin family really thinks she's a Tanhua I can bear it? My old Taishan was still the champion of Jinke!!"
Jia Zheng silently wiped his face with his hand. Jia She was so excited that he sprayed saliva all over his face...
"Anyway, I won't let sister Min marry into the Lin family. Our sister, even if she is a concubine, was raised by gold and jade, she can't be abused like this by others!" After all, Jia She is the head of the family. There is also Jia Mu on his head, but if he insists on this, even Jia Mu can't do anything, at least he can't be tough on Jia Amnesty.
Sure enough, after pondering over and over again, Mother Jia said: "Shee'er's words are also reasonable. Although our family is not as good as before, it has never been reduced to the point of letting outsiders do things to us. It's just a small Lin family. If we are killed by the Lin family I dare not make a sound after being bullied, so will the cats and dogs next to me be able to show off their power over us?"
Rongguo Mansion is not in decline, but it is not as good as before.Rong Guogong Jia Daishan passed away only four or five years ago, his old ministries are all there, and his close friends are all nostalgic people, let alone because of the many in-laws, the Rong Guo Mansion is far from being left to be slaughtered.Of course, the root cause lies in the fact that the Lin family is too weak. If it is a certain prince who ruined the Rongguo Mansion today, then there is nothing to say.
Because of Jia Mu and Jia Amnesty's firm attitude, no matter how many opinions Jia Zheng had in his mind, he could only swallow his thoughts silently and deal with everything with silence.As for Nala Shuxian and Mrs. Wang, they never made any remarks from the beginning to the end.
"Forget it, let's break up first, let's talk about everything after the New Year's Eve." After a pause, Jia's mother suddenly remembered something, "Wait, Xie'er, Zheng'er, do you remember the Lin family? When did brother enter the officialdom?"
Jia Amnesty was stunned for a moment, and then said: "It was the year when the old man passed away. Have you forgotten, old lady? The Lin family was in a hurry to go to Yangzhou to take a job, but the old man had been ill all the time, and because of Miss Min's age, he was also sick. Not too young, so I agreed to expedite the marriage. I never thought that the old man would not wait for that day, and the brother of the Lin family rushed to Yangzhou with his family after sending the old man to the funeral."
"That's right, that's the fifth year." Jiamu murmured, before waving to everyone, signaling them to disperse.After everyone had left Rongqing Hall, Mother Jia sighed heavily, and said in a lonely and sad voice, "Min'er, come out."
……
He didn't mention the sadness in Rongqing Hall, but said that after Jia She and Nala Shuxian returned to Rongxi Hall, Jia She complained about Datong again, and Twelve, who was busy eating snacks, rolled his eyes at him frequently .But Jia She didn't notice this at all, and never even thought about guarding against Twelve, and only cared about complaining about the Lin family and his stupid brother.
Nala Shuxian saw Twelve's big white eyes, and gave him a warning look, and then Twelve became honest, lowered her head and gritted her teeth with a snack.
"Master, please don't rush to complain about the Lin family. I think the Lin family has plans." Nala Shuxian took the tea from Putao, poured a cup of tea for Jia Amnesty herself, and delivered it to him. Slowly said, "Master, you are not surprised, why did my mother's old man suddenly resign from the post of Mr. Shang Study?"
"Isn't it because you want to teach Cong'er?" Jia She subconsciously took the teacup and looked at La Shuxian in a daze. It took a while to feel the heat. He hurriedly put the teacup down and shook his hand, " No, maybe it's because of old age and weak bones?"
Seeing that Nala Shuxian's attention was on Jia She, Twelve, who was on the side, quickly took the opportunity to roll his eyes more, and buried his head in the snack plate before Nala Shuxian looked over, thinking to himself, stupid father is indeed a stupid Dad, even if you got it right at the beginning, you can correct the correct answer by yourself.
"There are two reasons, but unfortunately the most important thing is elsewhere." Nala Shuxian smiled slightly, saw Twelve's small movements from the corner of her eyes, turned around and smoothly moved the snack plate in front of Twelve Come over and put it in front of Jia She, "The key is... Maybe there will be big troubles this year and next."
"What does this have to do with Sister Min?" Jia Amnesty was stunned.
Seeing that the stupid father is so incomprehensible, and seeing the dim sum plate being taken away by his mother, and more than twelve heads grabbing the land, he looks as if life would be worse than death.It's a pity that neither the stupid father nor the real mother is in the mood to pay attention to him.
"It has nothing to do with sister Min, but it has something to do with the rise and fall of my family." More precisely, it has something to do with life.Nala Shuxian didn't dare to say that too much, after all, the prince is not showing signs of decline.In fact, even if everything is really as she did in her previous life, the crown prince has been very prosperous in the past few years at least. The first time he was abolished did not cause too much impact. On the contrary, because he was restored in less than three months, many people Followers had the illusion that the prince was indeed the Son of Heaven.
Thinking about it this way, in fact, it is not the crown prince who is the most deceitful, but the current sage.
Nala Shuxian gave a wry smile, seeing that Jia Amnesty was still staring at her blankly, she just sat down next to him, and softly talked about the slightly revised Zhang family's affairs.
Although the truth is that Nala Shuxian tried her best to make the old lady of the Zhang family give up her job as a study teacher, but this did not prevent her from secretly changing her concept.Besides, what she said was not far from the truth. After all, if the old master of the Zhang family hadn't thought of leaving the officialdom, her words of persuasion would have no effect at all.
You will never be able to wake up a person who pretends to be asleep, and naturally you may persuade a person who is interested in official career to leave the officialdom.
"... After all, I'm just a housewife, and I don't know much about official affairs. But I do understand one thing. The old lady has spent a lifetime of learning, and has won many honors and achievements that others dream of. It is enough to prove that he is not a fool. If so, why don't we just listen to the old man?"
Jia She was silent.
Just now in the Rongqing Hall, Old Steward Lin also said similar things, but he said that there might be disturbances in the next year, and after the disturbances subside, they will discuss the wedding date with the Rongguo Mansion.The subtext of these words is that there will be big troubles next year, which is not the same as what Nala Shuxian said, but there are obvious differences.
The difference is that, in Jia She's eyes, the Lin family brother is just a yellow-mouthed kid, even though Lin Hai is only four years younger than him, and he was a former Tanhua Lang, it doesn't prevent him from mocking Lin Hai at all.But the old man of the Zhang family was different. Apart from his identity as old Taishan, the old man of the Zhang family had achieved something in his life that even Jia She, who had no literary talents, had to admire.In this case, he could think that Lin Hai was just talking nonsense and looking for excuses, but he couldn't fundamentally deny the Zhang family old man.
Status and achievements are directly proportional to the trust of others in you most of the time.
"Is there really going to be trouble? Big enough to affect people like us?" Jia She said this not out of distrust, but because he believed in Nala Shuxian's words, which made him so anxious.After all, it is common to have some turmoil in Beijing, but it is very rare for a turmoil to affect a family like Rongguo Mansion.
"I wasn't quite sure at first, but after listening to the old housekeeper Lin, I am more and more sure." Nala Shuxian stopped Jia She from speaking, and motioned him to listen to herself first, "My natal old lady He was so worried that he even resigned from his position as Mr. Shangshufang. The Lin family said the same thing today, and... Master, have you forgotten? Since the beginning of this year, there has been no news from the historian. I can still tell You, they didn't even send you an annual gift."
Now even the New Year's Eve has passed, and it is only a few days before the New Year's Eve, but the historian has not yet sent a New Year's gift, if there is no problem here, it is called a ghost.It's not that Nala Shuxian cares about that mere annual ceremony, but that the relationship between the two families is so close, and the historian has already returned to the capital. The carriage is only half a day's work at most.Even so, there is still no movement from the historian.
Can it be considered that the historians have become so chaotic that they can't take care of "little things" like New Year's ceremony.
"By the way, there is also the Wang family." Nala Shuxian almost sighed.
"What happened to the Wang family? Didn't their family send a New Year's gift?" Jia Amnesty was taken aback. Unlike the historians, although the historians were both in-laws of the Rongguo Mansion just like the Wang family, the historians were already from the previous generation. thing.Jia's mother's parents have long since passed away, and now the head of the historian's house is Jia's mother's younger sister-in-law. From this, I also know that there is a big difference between the younger sister-in-law and the mother-in-law.However, on the other side of the Wang family, even though the old lady of the Wang family is old, she is still the master in the back house!
If the Wang family didn't send the New Year gift, then the problem would be serious.
Nala Shuxian shook her head: "The Wang family sent a new year gift, I just want to tell you, the Wang family sent their eldest grandson Wang Ren to Jinling."
"Is their family crazy?" Jia She was dumbfounded. Although the four major families were originally from Jinling, they have never returned to Jinling since they moved to the capital more than a hundred years ago.Of course, except for the Xue family, because they are businessmen, the Xue family has houses in various places, but they are not confined to one place.However, the Xue family missed the old days, and the female family members and heirs all stayed in Jinling City, and most of their properties were also set up in Jinling.
"Crazy or not, we will know later."
"But what does this have to do with Sister Min? Oh, I understand." Jia Amnesty showed a real mocking look on his face. He really understood that this matter has nothing to do with Jia Min, but it is the same. Rongguo Mansion, and even those close friends of Rongguo Mansion are related.It is precisely because of this that the Lin family is unwilling to marry Jia Min, perhaps because they want to be alone?Hehe, what did you say to go to Beijing to discuss the marriage immediately after the turmoil subsides next year? It's really a good plan!It is even more scheming than that profiteer of the Xue family! !
"No, master, you still don't understand." Nala Shuxian shook her head again. Jia Amnesty is not a person who can hide his thoughts, and it is easy to see what is in his heart from his face.At that moment, Nala Shuxian only said, "Actually, master, you can visit various houses during the New Year's Eve. If my guess is correct, there should still be a few smart people in this world."
Jia She suddenly got up, and immediately wandered around the room.After a full quarter of an hour, he stopped and laughed loudly with his face up: "Okay, I want to see how many close friends there are in our house!"
After saying this, Jia Amnesty left quickly. As the saying goes, hurry up early rather than late, around the end of the new year is the time to visit relatives and friends, except for Zhang's special situation where they don't welcome guests, the other people will be worried. Unwilling, and unable to drive people out.
This visit lasted until the New Year's Eve.
Because of the Lin family's attitude, this year's New Year's Eve dinner was quite tasteless, at least Jia's mother was like this, even if she managed to force a smile, the people below looked rather unpleasant.As for Jia Min, he presumed early on that he was unwell, so he stayed in the room to rest, and never came out at all.The only ones who are not affected are probably the children, whether it is the oldest Zhu Geer or the youngest Twelve, they all look like they are laughing heartlessly.
Twelve: ...I don't laugh, I cry?
However, children are children after all, and it's not midnight, and everyone is already sleepy.Although Rongguo Mansion has the habit of keeping watch at night, it never treats its heirs harshly.Jia's mother looked around, and called her name directly: "Xie'er and Zheng'er stay and watch, the people around have dispersed."
Come on, let's keep it, brother and sister.
With Jia Mu's words, everyone dispersed quickly, and even Jia Mu herself was helped down by the maids and washed briefly before resting.The brothers Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng were also left looking at each other.
Jia She called the servant girl to take away the leftovers from the table, turned around and ordered two pots, one meat and one vegetable, and asked someone to take another bottle of wine, and said to Jia Zheng: "Second brother, I am also here today. Come learn Fengya for a while, let's bottle wine thesis!"
"...Okay." Jia Zheng had already given up any expectations for Jia She, but he didn't want to disappoint the New Year's Eve. He thought it would be a big deal and he would just drink and not talk, and just listen to Jia She's bragging and nonsense in silence.
"Second brother, I don't have any ink in my stomach, your elder brother. I don't know how to say such profound words. Let's just talk about our relatives." Before the pot and wine bottles were presented, Jia She went Shaking his head, he talked about the relatives in the Rongguo Mansion.The so-called relatives, in fact, most of them are relatives-in-law. This aristocratic family likes to marry, and families like theirs that have only made a fortune for a hundred years are also easy to marry.Therefore, any family with some friendship, as long as they find an opportunity, they will marry to show their friendship. Even if the heirs from the natural are not enough, it doesn't matter to use the heirs from the concubines to make up the number.
So, when the steaming pot was delivered, Jia Amnesty had already mentioned the four kings, eight princes and twelve lords from the four major families, and even the Zeng family far away in the south of the Yangtze River.
Regarding Jia Amnesty's unusual talkativeness, Jia Zheng just bowed his head silently, drinking and eating, and did not say a word from the beginning to the end.In fact, he had no idea what kind of madness Jia Amnesty was going on again.I have heard of people talking about interesting things in the market after dinner to relieve boredom, but I have never heard of people talking about their relatives.After Jia Amnesty had even made arrangements for Zhang's family, and it was about to be arranged in the clan, Jia Zheng finally couldn't sit still, and hurriedly called to stop.
"Big Brother, although it's okay to say anything in your own house, you can't go too far. You have already arranged the four princes, eight dukes and twelve princes, so you can stop for a while!"
"Stop what? By the way, I almost forgot that there is another family." Jia Amnesty picked up the wine cup and drank three cups in a row. He looked like he was drunk, and said with his tongue out, "Isn't there still the Lin family in Gusu?" Right? Yes, the Lin family, our future brother-in-law's family!"
Jia Zheng broke out in a cold sweat. At this moment, he was very glad that Mother Jia had already rested, and even though they were in the Rongqing Hall, they were in the outer hall for receiving guests, separated from the inner room where Mother Jia rested. There are two halls and a dozen houses, so I'm not afraid that Jia's mother will be angry and hurt people when she hears this.But even so, Jia Zheng couldn't bear to listen anymore, and said with a cold face and half warning: "Brother!"
"Then let's talk about the former Seventh Prince. He got married last year..."
"Brother, let's talk about the Lin family! The Lin family is too much. Sister Min is such a good girl. He doesn't say that he cherishes her very much, but she behaves like this. It really deserves to be beaten!" Jia Zheng changed his tone decisively, and said Arranged for the Lin family as quickly as possible, and led Jia She to arrange with him.
"Yes, the Lin family is really not a thing!" Jia Amnesty was immediately "fooled", and said bitterly with his tongue out, "What kind of nonsense reason is that, do you think I am stupid? Hmph, isn't it just because we are afraid of our family?" Did he intentionally stay away from us after implicating his Lin family? Wait until we get through this and see how I deal with them!"
"Complicated?" Jia Zheng originally only wanted to be a quiet audience, but when he heard this, his brows twitched and he asked, "In the past two years, our house has not been as beautiful as it was when the old man was here. , but there is no trouble?"
"Trouble? Did I mention trouble just now? No, I didn't say it! Our mansion is a majestic state mansion, how could there be trouble? No, absolutely not!!"
Jia Zheng took a deep look at Jia She. If Jia She insisted that his family was in trouble, Jia Zheng would think that Jia She was drunk and talking nonsense.But Jia Amnesty categorically denied it. In Jia Zheng's eyes, this appearance was a real truth after drinking.
After a while, Jia Zheng raised his hand and took the jug to pour wine for Jia She, and persuaded him: "Brother, what you said is right, I probably just misunderstood, you drink."
"Yes, you heard it wrong! Let's drink, drink!" Jia Amnesty picked up the wine cup and poured it down without hesitation, and pushed the empty wine cup in front of Jia Zheng very rudely, "Fill it up for me." !"
"Okay, fill it up." Jia Zheng filled up the wine for Jia Amnesty like a gentleman, and after seeing him drink another cup, he didn't wait to urge him to fill up the wine again, so he calmed down and said, "Say Speaking of the Lin family, the ancestor Shangyuan was also from a meritorious background, but their ancestors were dozens of years older than ours. When they won the title, it was already a rare year. After three generations, there should be no title. Fortunately, His Majesty was kind enough to let Lin Hai's father inherit another generation. But even so, when it was Lin Hai's turn, the family had nothing left except for the family property accumulated over the years."
If a family wants to be rich for generations, money alone is absolutely useless.In fact, even if your ancestors are rich in the world, as long as they have no power in their hands, the family property can be wiped out within two or three generations.This has nothing to do with whether the heirs are prodigal or not. It is all because of the way of the world. If a person with no power and power has a million family fortune, it is definitely a disaster rather than a blessing.
That's why, Lin Hai would study hard like those poor and humble scholars.Perhaps, he really has the talent for reading, but on the other hand, he has to work hard, because that is the only way out for the Lin family and him.
What caused all this was not simply because the Lin family had no titles to attack in the generation from Lin Hai to Lin Hai, but because the Lin family's descendants were weak for generations.
"Hmph, what is the Lin family? It is said to be born with meritorious service, but which of our four kings, eight lords, and twelve lords is not born with meritorious service? It's just his family's ability to say that they abandon martial arts and follow literature, and laugh to death! It's not because of Don’t your sons have the ability to engage in martial arts? If they really have the ability, even though the country is prosperous and the people are peaceful now, the frontiers have never calmed down. Not to mention, the northern foreign countries alone have never calmed down, why didn’t he go to suppress the rebellion?”
As Jia Amnesty spoke, it seemed that the wine cup was too small, so he simply grabbed the wine jug that was set aside and drank it with his head raised.If it was on a normal day, Jia Zheng would have dissuaded him a long time ago, but now because Jia Zheng had other things on his mind, he could only watch this scene with cold eyes, and only after a while did he order the servant girl to reheat the wine and serve it.
At this stall, Jia Amnesty drank the remaining half of the jug of wine, and boldly threw the jug behind him: "I have long been displeased with the Lin family, and so is the old man. With so many royal family and nobles coming to propose marriage, he would not like any of them." I don't like it, but I just like Lin Hai. If you want to talk about talent and talent, if you want me to say, I don't like the fact that the Lin family's heirs are weak!"
"Well, the heirs of the Lin family are indeed a little thinner, but the old man..." Jia Zheng pursed his lips, as if hesitating for something, and when Jia She looked over with a puzzled expression on his face, he seemed to have made up his mind. Said, "The old man once mentioned this to me. He said that it was because of the frailty of the Lin family that he valued Lin Hai so much. What are you talking about? I don’t have any close friends or close friends, if he gets rich in the future, he will definitely repay the Rongguo Mansion wholeheartedly.”
"Are you sure you won't leave us alone when he gets rich?" Jia She said with a sneer.
"Brother, you seem to have forgotten one thing. Even if the old man is very successful in his daily life, when he was looking for a marriage for Sister Min, he would never have expected that he would pass away so early." Jia Zheng Zheng showed a sad face, and sighed, "If the old man is still alive, no matter how talented Lin Hai is, he will not surpass the old man in his lifetime!"
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