Jia Minqi's family in the Red Chamber

This night, Lin Hai and Jia Min were by no means the only ones who could have a very speculative night talk.

Yuan Chun is also the daughter of Jiangmen, her personality and temper are almost [-]% similar to that of her aunt Jia Min.On the wedding night, she was shy but not shy, and in the end...she was not uncomfortable, and Yin Zemei was so beautiful.

He already liked Yuan Chun, but after Yin Ze was satisfied, he became very talkative.

He held his little daughter-in-law in his arms and began to instruct him carefully, "Father and...that woman have no mistakes in etiquette. No matter how foolish the father is, he still has face, and he won't embarrass his daughter-in-law; what the woman says is nothing but a fart. "

See, I don't mind vulgarity much when I get acquainted.

Yuan Chun chuckled, "Well, I listen to you." As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to pinch Yin Ze's big face, and when he pinched his chin, he was pinched by the stubble of the beard, and she said in surprise, "Ah, the beard is long So fast."

Yin Ze deliberately rubbed his chin against Yuan Chun's palm for a long time, until Yuan Chun feigned anger and pinched the tip of his nose... The two laughed and chattered for a while, and then Yin Ze got down to business again, "Brother and I have been dependent on each other since we were young, and the first time I saw you You can tell at a glance that you are extraordinary, just be close to your brother and sister-in-law, don't confront my father and king in public, the rest is up to you."

Yuan Chun would not pretend to persuade the brothers to be harmonious, but said with a smile, "I don't have to worry about your half-brothers? Is it okay to bully them?"

"It's up to you."

Yuan Chun Dale said, "You are too happy. If they provoke me, I will let you beat him."

This kind of joke is very appetizing to Yin Ze, "Okay!"

After the joke, the young couple finally got down to business.

Yin Ze trusts his little daughter-in-law very much, "My brother and I have been in the army for several years, and it happens that we are both under the command of the Sixth Prince, so we get along very well with the Sixth Prince..."

Yuan Chun smiled, "It's not just that we get along very well." On the wedding night, her husband confessed his truth, and she was too sweet in her heart.

Yin Ze added without hesitation: "Back when I searched Sun Er's private treasury in Zhejiang, my eldest brother saw you...our uncle."

Yuan Chun listened comfortably to this "quick turn around", "My aunt told me that because of this meeting, my uncle is very satisfied with our marriage."

Yuan Chun couldn't understand more clearly that her being able to marry into the clan had nothing to do with her father: her father, Jia Zheng, didn't dare to entangle with the boss's explicit instructions when his uncle and uncle ignored him, but he was honest and honest. On the ground, Zhezi resigned.

Hearing this, Yuan Chun and his elder brother Jia Zhu were suddenly relieved.

When Yin Ze heard this, his daughter-in-law is more honest than me, so he immediately decided to say a few more words, "Brother and the prince don't lose their temper very much. In the future... we will talk about it. The second prince and the sixth prince will definitely be the same in the future. "

Such a small matter still has to be stuttered, Yuan Chun hooked Yin Ze's neck, and the young couple almost stuck together: It really got out of my mouth and into your ears.

"When I was in the palace, I felt that the Eastern Palace treats people... that's the way. The empress left early, so it's really hard to say what will happen in the future."

Yin Ze agreed very much, "The crown prince is really indifferent to us brothers."

In Yin Ze's mind, the crown prince has been the crown prince since he was sensible. It's okay to be proud, but his airs are bigger and his attitude is more polite than his. Don't blame the brothers for not being with you.

We are also the royal family, why bother to be so cheap?I have to put my hot face on my cold butt.

Since ancient times, there have been very few princes who have been protected by their mothers and successfully ascended the throne, let alone those who have not been protected by their mothers.

This is one of the reasons why Yuanchun is not optimistic about the prince. As for the second reason, the prince is too dependent on honorable generals, and has never put much effort to win over civil servants. , no matter how the process is implemented, it is rare to send someone else to supervise, and the Sun family has been running amok for so many years relying on the name of the prince.

Now that the Sun family has collapsed, the crown prince has turned to trust the Rong family again... I don't know if the crown prince can correct it, but Yuan Chun really feels that the sage may not be able to have this patience.

Because the rest of the princes have grown up.

It's not easy to tell the newlywed husband what's in his heart right now, Yuan Chun thought about it, and when the child is born...it'll be almost there.

In other words, if Jia Min knew about Yuan Chun's opinion, he would only be very relieved: it was not in vain to take care of his niece.

In the previous life, Yuan Chun relied on his own strength to extend the life of the Rongguo Mansion for several years, otherwise the day when the new king ascended the throne would be the day when the Rongfu Mansion fell.At that time, there was not a single man in the Rong Mansion who could count on for a moment. It was precisely because of seeing this scene in the water mirror that Jia Min felt very sorry for Yuan Chun. sister-in-law.

But it is said that Yin Zeyuanchun and the young couple were harmonious overnight, and they got up early the next day to serve tea to their parents-in-law.

She could only ask with a smile, "How is Master Jia Er?"

Yuan Chunyan laughed at Yan Yan, as if he didn't hear her mother-in-law's implication, "My father is very good."

With the prince by his side, it is difficult for Princess Ning to continue to tear her face and ask: How can your father be in a good mood because of the Sun family's loss of office?

Because the prince used to have a good relationship with Mrs. Sun.

Yuan Chun originally prepared a lot of words in advance to deal with this mother-in-law, but he never expected that his flag would die down after such a sentence.

Back in her small courtyard, she grabbed Yin Ze and asked, "Why is the princess so 'gentle'?"

Yin Ze snorted, "Father is here." Then he whispered, "In a few days, she will be too busy to take care of herself."

Yuan Chun asked with a smile, "Is it true that when the eldest brother wins, he must pay back?"

"Sure enough I can't hide it from you."

Although Princess Ning's son is young, he flattered the prince early on.

Prince Ning's Mansion already had a lot of wealth. It was hard to get by in the past because it had raised an elite guard team. Later, it was cut down terribly by following the wrong master. The mansion guards were gone, and the beneficiaries were reduced by more than half, but the days were more abundant—— — Just because there is no need to raise soldiers anymore.

It is precisely because the family has spare money, and Princess Ning can control most of this money, that Princess Ning has the idea of ​​letting her son restore the former glory of Prince Ning's mansion.However, the Sun family fell as they said, Princess Ning and her son were a little guilty, so they didn't have much energy to suppress Yuan Chun, the new daughter-in-law.

But after Yuanchun got married and returned home, he went to visit his uncle's house with his elder brother Jia Zhu, and Jia Min asked his nephew and niece to say a lot.Lin Hai took some time to weigh his nephew and son-in-law: Although Yin Ze is not as smart as his brother Yin Hong, he is better at listening to other people's advice.

A few days later, Lin Hai and Jia Min also packed up and left Beijing to take up his post, and Jia Lian also took Sister Feng to the southwest.Jia Zhu did not leave Beijing with her uncle and aunt this time, but stayed at home for an extra month.

Jia Lian traveled to the post, and his daughter-in-law Wang Xifeng also went south with her, naturally taking away several familiar stewards and servants.When Yuan Chun got married, she also took away several of her confidants.

As a result, the number of stewards that the Rong Mansion had to use was immediately stretched, not because there were not enough people, but because there were suddenly fewer capable people.Jia Zhu is well aware of the virtues of her parents' trusted confidantes, for example, her mother's companion Zhou Rui's family, Jia Zhu looks down on them very much.

Even so, Zhou Rui's family once complained in front of him and his sister Yuan Chun how bored Mrs. Wang was, and how her aunt Jia Min didn't take Mrs. Wang seriously.

My aunt and mother couldn't get along, and this villain didn't know how much he had contributed to it!

Now that all three of their married brothers and sisters have left home, only their daughter-in-law, Li Wan, is left behind. Jia Zhu naturally has a lot to remind.

Li Wan loves to be wise and protect himself in everything. Jia Zhu endured and endured this, and finally found a chance to talk to his wife.

Li Wan is also full of grievances: her husband is not here, and she always lacks confidence when facing her mother-in-law.

Jia Zhu heard the words... a little confused, "What are you worried about. We have Lang Geer, and there is grandma watching over us." After thinking about it, he said bluntly, "Both masters have no official positions. The government office is empty, and if it is not clean, it will not be done. Even if I get a Jinshi in the next subject, I will only be a seventh-rank or a small official from the seventh rank. I don’t know how many years it will take to reach the fifth-rank magistrate. Pay attention, but also can't afford it."

Li Wan was silent for a long time before he said, "The old lady and the lady..."

"The old lady and the wife have me to persuade you. You don't need to intervene in the expenses of the uncle, just hand it over to the aunt every month. Remember to hand it over."

When Li Wan agreed, he did not hide his shock, "The two houses each use their own, this is going to be divided...isn't it possible?" Is this going to be a separation?

Jia Zhu looked serious and nodded slowly.

In fact, before Jia Lian left Beijing, the two brothers really started to do it: the two brothers carefully checked the accounts of the Rong Mansion over the past few years. More than [-] silver was taken away from the middle school - this large sum of money was definitely not used for eating, drinking and having fun. Mr. She had another account for his pleasure expenses, which did not match the amount of more than [-] silver.

Jia Zhu and Jia Lian tortured all the confidants of the two lords butlers, and got the whereabouts of the money—it has to be said that after the two lords lost their official positions, even their confidants for many years secretly wanted to take refuge in the young master.After all, people go to high places, this is not a casual talk.

Anyway, facing uncle and aunt, they are not afraid of making family scandals public. The two brothers handed over the statements of the housekeepers to uncle Lin Hai.

Lin Hai was also unequivocal. He sent out a letter and asked a familiar censor to inquire about it. When he got a reply, he immediately sent someone to send a message: Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng shared a "gateway" that was directed to the Sun family. .

Speaking of well-informed, apart from the secret spies of the Holy Majesty, they belonged to the officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Ministry of Officials: the Sun family collapsed, and countless cases were piled up in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the dismissal of officials must go through the Ministry of Officials...

Upon receiving the news, Jia Zhu and Jia Lian held their foreheads together and were speechless, while the other suddenly stood up and circled around his brother: it was an ominous premonition experience, and no matter what they said, some remedial measures had to be taken.

After much deliberation, the two brothers decided to tell their grandmother and younger sister Yuan Chun all the truth.

The future of the two sons ends here, but she still has excellent grandchildren. No matter what Jiamu says, she will not let the "tiles" damage her "jade card".So Jia Zhu and the others came up with an idea, and Jia's mother acquiesced.

Now that the matter has come to this point, the separation of the family is not possible, especially the timing is not good: the Sun family matter has been dealt with by the emperor, and there is no sign of being involved, and it seems that the family will not be self-inflicted if it makes a big move first.

Therefore, it is imperative to completely separate the money expenses of the big house and the second house.But Jia Zhu didn't want to tell his daughter-in-law about the cause and effect in detail: in terms of intelligence and decisiveness, his daughter-in-law Li Wan was not as good as her younger brother and sister Wang Xifeng.

Wang Xifeng found out that his father had cut off his official career, and his elder uncle was too busy to take care of him...or, basically, he couldn't count on it. However, her husband, Jia Lian, had received a fifth-rank military post, which was really lacking, and his uncle took care of him, even though life in Southwest China was far worse Sister Feng, who is familiar with Anxian in the capital, followed her husband without hesitation.

If Li Wan asked Jia Zhu to travel with his uncle and aunt's family to gain knowledge, Jia Zhu would not refuse.

As for now, there is no need.Because there are still a little more than two years before the next spring boudoir, Jia Zhu will stay in the northwest for a year at most, taking into account the time spent on the journey back to Beijing in advance.

However, after seeing the prosperity of Jiangnan, especially the atmosphere of Jiangnan's officialdom, Jia Zhu couldn't wish for it to go to the northwest to experience the "wind~feeling" of the border.

He had a premonition that not only would his uncle have to stay in the Northwest for several years, but even after he became a Jinshi, he might be sent by the Holy Master to be an official in the Northwest.

Jia Zhu rearranged the housekeeping within a month, and let her parents know that the two households would be separated.After everything was over, Jia Zhu left Beijing and rushed to the northwest.

Chang'an is much closer to the capital city than Hangzhou.

In particular, there were many wars at the northwest border. In order to facilitate the mobilization of troops and food, the official road from Chang'an to the capital was built wide and flat, so Jia Zhu's journey was no more difficult than taking a boat along the canal.

In short, the second day after Jia Zhu came to settle down at his uncle's house in Chang'an City, the first snow fell in Chang'an City.

The winter in Hangzhou is wet and cool, while the winter in Chang'an is dry and cold.

The whole family sat around in front of the oven, the venison on the shelf sizzling. Daiyu and Brother Piao, who had spent the winter in the Northwest for the first time, were very excited, especially Brother Piao who almost rolled in the snow.

Pinching her younger brother's flushed face, Daiyu raised her hand and poured a glass of wine for elder brother Zhu: Although she was born in Gusu and spent more than ten years of her life in the south of the Yangtze River, she still feels that the winter here in Chang'an is more comfortable and comfortable. a little.

Because the ground dragon under her feet was burning extremely hot, her whole body was warm from feet to head.

Jia Zhu drank the wine in the glass, glanced at the uncle and aunt who were drinking, and asked with a low smile, "What's the matter? My sister has something on her mind?"

"It's a bit boring."

"I heard that the historian's cousin has been in the Northwest for almost half a year. If my sister is bored, I can talk to my sister Xiangxue." Shi Xiangxue is Shi Xiangyun's cousin, and the two are actually only three months apart in age.

Shi Nai is now the commander of Tongzhi in Shaanxi from the third grade. He came to the northwest to take up his post with his family.Shi Nai has several sons, but only one daughter.

In all fairness, Jia Zhu felt that this cousin of the historian was more discerning and sensible than the younger sister Xiangyun who lived temporarily in the Rong Mansion.Unfortunately, except for cousin Xiangyun, none of the relatives is willing to marry his younger brother Baoyu.

As for Daiyu, her family background is getting farther and farther away, and she can almost be called the difference between clouds and mud. Jia Zhu never does this kind of daydream of Bao Dai and her partner.

Daiyu replied, "I've seen it twice. Sister Xiangxue is a little weaker..." As she spoke, her voice became softer, "You can't go out with me to ride a horse..."

Jia Zhu laughed, "So it's this kind of 'boring'." Seeing Daiyu pouted, she said quickly, "Okay, when the snow stops, I will accompany you to ride around on horseback. It's my first time here, too. northwest."

When Daiyu heard the words, she also made a request, "Tongguan, Dingjun Mountain, Wuzhangyuan... all have to go and see."

In her previous life, her daughter had a constant cough every winter, but in this life, she felt that no one would accompany her on horseback trips... Jia Min felt that she should do more good deeds, so that she could thank God.

In fact, whichever one can truly achieve peace and prosperity for the people, the merits earned are enough to spend for a lifetime.

The south of the Yangtze River is a rich place, where the people live and work in peace and contentment, even if Lin Hai does his best, the effect may not be obvious: but by assisting the two imperial envoy princes and eliminating Sun Er's influence, he has also gained some merits to give back to himself.

Otherwise, Lin Hai was so exhausted, traveling from south to north, and then from north to west within a year, how could he not even need to lie down for a few more days to recuperate?

In the bitterly cold northwest...there is even more room for using methods.

After thinking about it, Jia Min made up his mind to talk to Lin Hai after the banquet.

After eating some venison and drinking some wine, Lin Hai's "firepower" rushed around, and his chest and abdomen were hot, "Minmin, finish making herbal tea for me."

After reading the letter for a long time, he still didn't feel sleepy when he was resting, so he naturally had to think of a way.

Of course, there is no ready-made herbal tea, but Jia Min has several boxes of medicinal materials for dispelling fire. She casually made a bowl of mint tea for Lin Hai, and sat opposite him with the hand stove in her arms, "I can't sleep for a while, right? Let's talk."

Lin Hai nodded briskly, "I know everything. It would be great if Minmin can tell me that I'm sleepy."

Jia Min squeezed Lin Hai's arm, exerted some strength, and asked with a squinting smile, "Is it more awake this way?"

Lin Hai hissed, "I will take a rest tomorrow, what am I afraid of?"

Sure enough, the wine strengthens his courage, and the master usually begs for mercy with soft words.Jia Min asked, "How does the master plan to reply to the Rong family?"

Rong Jing, the father of the Crown Princess, has now been promoted to Governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, and is one of Lin Hai's superiors.

However, the difference between Rong Jing and Sun Er is the serious "difference between clouds and mud": when Lin Hai came to office, Sun Er would be hostile first without hesitation; but Rong Jing would try to win him over first, even if he failed to win him over It will not easily tear the face, but it is inevitable to wear small shoes.

It is precisely because Rong Jing is difficult to deal with, Lin Hai has always been very cautious about Rong Jing's win over.

Since Minmin asked, Lin Hai also revealed a secret, "We'll talk about it when the sixth prince arrives."

Jia Min has seen the water mirror, and has kept the general situation in her heart all these years. When she heard that her husband "confessed honestly", she was naturally not far behind. Pointing, "Which one?"

Lin Hai sighed in a low voice: "Who made the Rong family stay in the northwest for too long?" Who said the Rong family can't be the second Sun family?The northwest frontier is an important place, and we must be cautious. "It's just that we have to be careful, so as not to... get all fishy."

The author has something to say: The family must be divided, not to mention that the two fathers hugged the wrong thighs, but it is better to divide the two brothers Jia Lian and Jia Zhu.

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It is reasonable to speculate that Jia Amnesty must have suffered setbacks in his official career before he devoted himself to eating, drinking and having fun. Otherwise, how could he be "safe" to be an old dude?How many eldest sons in this world would not love power?