Jia Zhu, the White Magic God of the Red Chamber

Chapter 42

Jia Zheng walked into the yard while thinking about what to name the yard.

This courtyard is not as majestic as the Zhenshengyuan, with small bridges and flowing water, pavilions and pavilions hidden in the shade of greenery, a scene of the south of the Yangtze River.While walking, Jia Zheng nodded in his heart expressionlessly.Compared with the majestic Zhensheng courtyard, he prefers this courtyard more in his selfishness.

Look at the mountains here, and look at the water here, there is a literati atmosphere, no wonder the Wang family arranged this yard to be their yard!

"The madam uses the first entrance as the master's inner study, the second entrance is the master's, the third entrance is a small garden, and the backside is the small kitchen and the living quarters of the servants and maids." Ya'erlin dedicated to Jia Zheng introduce.In fact, the map of the house was shown to Jia Zheng at the beginning, but he refused it because he said it was not done by a scholar.

In fact, to put it bluntly, it's just because Jia Zheng is a pedantic scholar who doesn't understand common affairs.

His footsteps paused, but Jia Zheng's steady tone was somewhat dissatisfied: "Where does your wife arrange Aunt Zhao and Aunt Zhou?"

"There is an entrance yard at the back of this yard. My wife asked me to divide it into two. Aunt Zhao raised her second younger sister in front of her and lived in the yard with a few more rooms on the east side. Aunt Zhou lived on the other side. It will be a little smaller, but it will be enough for Aunt Zhou." Yaerlin said slowly.

Since the second bedroom was separated, the ranking of the family has also changed.There is no change in the male aspect, but in the female aspect, Jia Tanchun has changed from the third lady to the second lady.But as for the title, Mrs. Wang greeted Wang Wei early in the morning.

Previously, in order to overwhelm Jia Baoyu's birth, Jia Shishi had the blessing of bringing jade, so everyone called him by his baby name directly.This year has passed, and there is no need to be like this again.Jia Baoyu is still young, and the people around him don't have any other thoughts, at most they just want to be proud.But after he got older, the maid around him still called him that, and it was impossible not to have other thoughts.

You know, in the Daqing Dynasty, wives were not allowed to call their husbands by their names casually, they were either the master or the head of the family.

The head of the True Shenggong Mansion is Yaerlin, and he is a well-deserved master.Although he is not yet young enough to be a weak crown, but he has children, it is nothing to be called a master.Jia Baoyu is the second master, Jia Yuanchun is the eldest lady, Jia Tanchun is the second lady, and Jia Lan is the eldest young master.

The situation in Zhenshenggong Mansion is quite special. The head of the family is not very old, and there are younger brothers and sisters who are about the same age as his son.Mrs. Wang knew very well why she had thought about the Rongguo Mansion in the first place, and she didn't want to leave this hidden danger to her children.

Jia Baoyu is a boy, Jia Zheng and her don't have much property left to him, if he wants to live a better and rich life, he still has to work hard on his own.In this mansion, the only ones who are the masters of the house are Yaerlin and his wife.It is precisely because of this that Mrs. Wang can completely hand over the housekeeping power to Li Wan without hesitation.

Jia Zhu earned all his money by himself, and he was willing to give the money to Mrs. Wang because of his filial piety.When Jia Yuanchun got married, he was willing to pay the dowry, because of his brother's friendship at that time.If Jia Baoyu married a wife, if he also helped to pay the dowry, someone would point out that Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang were wrong.

When they were still there, it was not Ya'erlin's and Li Wan's business to take care of Jia Baoyu's affairs.

Hearing what Ya'erlin said, Jia Zheng nodded in satisfaction.In Rongguo Mansion before, although he lived behind the Rongxi Hall and performed the duties of the male master of Rongguo Mansion, that was not justified after all.Not only did he and Mrs. Wang live in that yard, but the two aunts also lived in that yard.Now that the two aunts can have their own yards, Jia Zheng feels that Mrs. Wang, the first wife, is doing well.

As for the dissatisfaction with Mrs. Wang because of the rudimentary condition of Aunt Zhou's room, Jia Zheng had long forgotten it.For a man like him, except for his first wife, who needs to be respected a little bit, other women are just things for him to carry on the family line and relieve boredom in his spare time.

This is exactly the difference between Yarlin and many men in this world.

The tough memory given to him by the women from Mainland Nice cannot be washed away so quickly by these women from the Daqing Dynasty.Besides, he still admires the women in the mainland of Nice more. The women here are really too independent and too quiet.Occasionally there are those who have their own opinions, but it is his mother, Mrs. Wang, who actually have no brains, think they are great, but do stupid things.

Once inside the yard was empty, but now it is full of people coming and going.From time to time, the maids and women carried things or carried boxes to the side room next to the main room, which was designated by Mrs. Wang as a warehouse.In the ear room on the left are the property acquired by Jia Zheng's separated family, and in the ear room on the right is her own dowry.

In the main room, Mrs. Wang sat on the main seat outside, smiling and talking to Jia Yuanchun.Hearing the girl who opened the curtain saying that the old man and the old man had arrived, the mother and daughter looked over with smiles on their faces.

Jia Zheng hesitated for a moment because of the title of the old man, and then relaxed his brows again.I knew it would be like this a long time ago, this old man is better known than the old man of Rongguo Mansion.

Ya'erlin and Jia Yuanchun greeted Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang respectively, and were sent back by Mrs. Wang.

"I just moved in today, and there are many things in the yard, so I won't keep you. Zhu Er, don't leave all the affairs of the True Holy Court to the daughter-in-law. She still has Lan Er in front of her. A child as young as Lan Er also followed her." Moving, it may take several days to get used to it. Yuan Chun also go back, your own yard, you know how to arrange it yourself. How good can it be done just by the big maid?" Mrs. Wang picked up I took a sip of tea, "I'll ask Zhou Rui's family to take someone to deliver things to you in a while, and the furnishings in the room must keep up, so we can't lose the face of our real Shenggong's mansion!"

The siblings looked at each other, smiled and replied together: "Understood, mother, don't be too tired."

Jia Zheng raised his eyebrows at the address of Mrs. Wang for his brother and sister, then closed his eyes and drank tea.They can call them whatever they want. Originally, most civil servant families are fathers and mothers, and only meritorious families call them Mrs. and Mrs.Now it is separated from Rongguo Mansion, counting from him as an old man, their Zhenshenggong Mansion can be regarded as a veritable home of scholars.

Watching the siblings leave with gentle eyes, Mrs. Wang turned to Jia Zheng who was sitting beside him drinking tea: "Master, just let me pack the luggage. I have something to discuss with you."

"Tell me." Jia Zheng said concisely.

"It's about Yuanchun." Mrs. Wang thought about organizing her words, "Before, the old lady wanted to arrange for her to participate in the female officer election in the palace, but now that Pearl has won the title of duke, she is not suitable for this election again. to participate."

Seeing that Jia Zheng listened carefully and did not speak, Mrs. Wang breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "Yuan Chun is also eleven years old this year, so it's time to discuss marriage. Since we are going to discuss marriage, Yuan Chun is also a big girl, and Yuan Chun's name should also be mentioned." On the agenda, master, have you figured out what Yuanchun's name is?"

"Ah?" Jia Zheng was stunned, unable to react for a while.

"I was born on the first day of the first lunar month in Yuanchun. It was the same birthday as the old man. The old lady gave her such a baby name because she was happy." Mrs. Wang closed her eyes slightly, pretending not to see Jia Zheng's stupefied, and said directly, "But the rules of our Jia family are not like this. The name of the daughter-in-law follows the name of the son-in-law, just like sister Min back then."

Although she doesn't like Jia Min as a talented woman, Mrs. Wang doesn't mind mentioning her when she asks for welfare for her daughter.Thinking of Aunt Zhao's fuss on Baoyu's first birthday, her eyes drooped even more.Doesn't Aunt Zhao feel that it is great to have a daughter? She wants to let her know the difference between concubine and concubine clearly!

Even if they are all Jia Zheng's daughters, so what, the baby name has to follow her Yuan Chunqi, and she won't have the same radical name as the son-in-law.

Jia Zheng listened to Mrs. Wang's words, his expression became more and more serious.He is very clear about the distinction between the concubine and the concubine, since Yuan Chun can't rely on being a female official to enter the palace to seek a future, the matter of marriage is of course the most important thing.If the daughter-in-law can marry into a good husband's family, it will be of great help to the family.

In the past, Yuan Chun, as his daughter-in-law, had a hard time marrying, but now, with Jia Zhu, the elder brother of the duke...

Jia Zheng frowned fiercely.

No matter how good the son is, it's not because he is good. It was the same in the yamen of the Ministry of Industry some time ago. At first, no one came to him as Yuanwailang, but now the place where he works is full of people.Jia Zheng knew that these people were not targeting him, but his son.

However, according to the old lady's analysis, his son's title is just more symbolic. Is it worth these people's attention?

Jia Zheng had no political awareness, let alone sensitivity.In the past, he relied on the old lady to give him advice, and he didn't think about it. The old lady is just an old lord who doesn't go out of the door, so how many suitable suggestions can she give him?It's not that I was tempted after hearing what others said.

At this moment when the old and new emperors are about to change, Yaerlin has to be duke!

Even if the real Shenggong doesn't sound as majestic as the Duke of the Eighth Prince, and doesn't have any real power in the court, but Jia Zhu has got the eyes of the current emperor and the future emperor.Jia Zheng didn't care about it himself, so he didn't know very well. Recently, Jia Zhu often accompanied him to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and every time he went out of the palace, he brought a large sum of rewards from Emperor Longxi and the prince.

In such a sensitive situation, Jia Zhu, who is only a famous person, can win the favor of the two most noble people in the Daqing Dynasty. Can it be a trivial matter?Jia Zheng didn't understand what was going on inside, and he still had that high-minded attitude, which made everyone feel that he had a posture of standing still while being overwhelmed by Mount Tai.

Seeing him like this, Emperor Longxi, who originally wanted him to go home for the elderly, issued an imperial decree to transfer him from the Ministry of Industry and put him in Taichang Temple, referring to him as the fourth-rank Shaoqing of Taichang Temple.Jia Zheng's former member of the Ministry of Industry, Wailang, was a fifth-rank official, and now he has jumped two ranks, which made Jia Zheng very happy.

Taichang Temple is affiliated to the Ministry of Rites, which is in charge of rites and music, suburban temples, shrines, and mausoleums. It can be regarded as a yamen with a lot of connections with the royal family.It's just that this yamen is very important on the surface, but in reality it has little to do with the court, and it can be regarded as a good place for the elderly.

A lot of old ministers who don't want to get too involved with the court have no chance to come here, but Jia Zheng is very powerful.

It is good to have a good son.

The ministers pouted secretly.