The Rich and the Idlers of the Red Chamber

Jia Jing didn't talk about Shi's being ill by Xiao Wang's anger at all. To be honest, if Shi was really sick, he would no longer be able to point fingers, which would be a good thing for everyone.Shi's behavior is not good, but the trouble is that she has the imperial order of the Duke's wife, and her seniority is also high, so she can rely on her elders to sell her elders. Jia Jing is not an arrogant and unreasonable person. Even if he is not a gentleman, he is worse There are not many people like this, when they meet Shi Shi, they always play cards out of common sense and take everything for granted. This is called Jia Jing, whether he should or should not, and he should be better now that he is sick , and then ceased.

Therefore, Jia Jing never mentioned it, and really wanted to investigate it. Shi had been ill before, and it was because he and Jia She disagreed with helping Yuan Chun pimp the new emperor. This time, it was just a recurrence of the old illness. Well, now that I've got a closer look, I'm not going to lift a rock to shoot myself in the foot.

Jia Zheng was fortunate that it was too late, if he persisted in this matter, Jia Jing would become annoyed for a moment, and really remove their family from the clan, then there would be a big problem.Jia Zheng didn't want to admit it anymore, but he knew in his heart that the Rong Mansion still had some influence in the capital, so it was naturally not the title of a third-class general on his head, so what was it in the capital?To be honest, most people still see the faces of Ning Mansion and Anlehou Mansion. After all, they are of the same clan, broken bones are still connected. If the Rong Mansion is expelled later, then their family will be expelled immediately. It became a joke, and he would be attacked and robbed later, but his title as a third-class general couldn't hold up the scene, so he finally swallowed his humiliation, and then left in despair.

It's just that there was a lot of thunder and little rain, but it was called Xiao Wang, and Jia Zhu and the others were baffled.However, now that the matter has been resolved, Xiao Wang and Jia Zhu are also completely relieved, and after apologizing to Jia Jing, Jia Amnesty and all the clansmen, they also returned to the Rong Mansion.The courtesy of the two of them is much more considerate than Jia Zheng's, but the clansmen secretly sighed. At first, they thought it was a bit bad for Xiao Wang to do the sequel to Jia Zheng. Now that I think about it, it's flowers stuck in cow dung. Who would replace them? The daughter of the family will go crazy if someone like Jia Zheng is on the booth.

Although this matter was a bit anticlimactic, Jia Amnesty felt quite happy seeing Jia Zheng's pig liver face.

Jia Jing was also helpless, he really wanted to kick Jia Zheng out of the house, but to be honest, Jia Zhu was really a good boy, and he suffered a lot in the palace before Yuan Chun.Jia Zhu participated in Enke this time before, but it was a pity that he failed the ranking, and he was already under a lot of pressure at home. If there is another incident of their family being expelled, Jia Zhu may not say that his life will be ruined .

The same is true for Yuan Chun, Yuan Chun has already reached the age of marriage, if Shi and Jia Zheng hadn't single-mindedly tricked her before, she should be preparing to marry by now.Even so, after Yuan Chun had the experience of being a maid in the palace, the conditions for her marriage partner had to be further lowered.

Ordinary people would rather marry a maid from a big family than a daughter from a small family.However, for those families who want face, their daughters-in-law served others before they married, even if they served in the palace, it is a relatively cheap thing. If a noble family who is in decline is willing to marry Yuan Chun, then as long as such a family still wants to save face, it will never be considered again.Not to mention some Qingliu civil servants, Jia's behavior of selling girls for glory by sending Yuan Chun to the palace is the most despicable behavior. The scholar is on him, but, in that case, it is still a question whether the Rong Mansion can accept it.

No matter what, Jia Zhu and Yuan Chun are considered to be relatively critical moments, and they are also innocent. If it is because of the division of the clan at best, and the extermination of the clan at worst, Jia Jing will be really miserable if they make things worse. I couldn't handle this hurdle in my heart, so in the end, I had to settle the matter anticlimactically.

Naturally, Jia She can understand this, the grievances have their grievances, no matter what, the children are innocent, even though they were cheated by their own parents, but with the behavior of Jia She and Jia Jing, it is really impossible to do it. To make things worse.Therefore, they could only bear with Jia Zheng, as long as he didn't jump out to kill him again, then they could only hold their noses and admit it.

However, according to Jia She's thinking, they only need to endure for a few more years. Based on Jia She's understanding of Jia Zheng and Shi's family, they are a bunch of people who will not die until they reach the Yellow River, and will not turn back until they hit the south wall. People, Jia Zheng does not think that he can bend and stretch, saying that he is useless, but there is an incomprehensible conceit in his heart, who knows what he can do for his own future, when the time comes, he He can completely forget what he said today. If it can make him get promoted and make a fortune, he might be able to trap the Jia family without hesitation.Birds of a feather flock together, and people are divided into groups. Just look at what kind of people Jia Zheng admires, such as Jia Yucun and his ilk.

Jia Zheng's family was gone, and Jia Jing didn't ask the clansmen to come here for nothing, but asked the housekeeper to take some rice noodles and dried game bacon from the village and distribute them among the clansmen.At the end of the year, people say that they are not idle, but if they are busy, they are not too busy. If you waste half a day, you can see a good show, and you can bring some New Year's goods back before leaving. Although it is not much, but , is better than nothing, therefore, one after another said good things for a long time, nothing more than saying that Jia Jing, a member of the clan, is magnanimous, generous, and caring for the clansman. It's going to be stiff.To be honest, the flattering skills of these tribesmen were really not good enough. Jia Jing felt that he was not up to the mark, but he still made it through and sent them out of the Ning Mansion.

Jia Jing was obviously not at ease with Jia Zheng's guarantee, and before leaving, he asked his clansmen to help pay attention to the affairs of the Rong Mansion. Timely solution.

The Rong Mansion is now hiding something from the Ning Mansion. Many things are not known to the Ning Mansion. This is the case when Yuan Chun was sent to participate in the election. Although Jia Jing can know if he wants to inquire, the problem is that he I really didn't have the energy, so I simply handed over the job to the members of the Jia family. Anyway, they all lived on Ningrong Street, and they were relatively well-informed about the affairs of the house. The more people there were, the more things they would know. But it can save Jia Jing a lot of energy.

Seeing that Jia She was still here, Jia Jing sighed and said with a wry smile: "This patriarch, looking at the scenery, is really hard to bear!"

Jia She said with a smile: "In this world, as a human being, it's not difficult to do anything!"

Jia Jing thought about it, and then said: "Forget it, this troublesome matter can be considered as a solution for the time being, what will happen over there in the future, if I take more care, I will be a grandson!" At this point, Jia Jing almost gritted his teeth.

Seeing Jia Jing's expression, Jia Amnesty couldn't help snickering in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face, he just said: "Brother Jing, just look at it, I just happen to be free today, so my younger brother will accompany you to have a drink or two." ,how?"

Jia Amnesty really sympathizes with Jia Jing when he tells the truth. He is different from Jia Amnesty. Jia Jing has a deep affection for Jia's family. When encountering things in the family, he will always soften his heart easily. When he turns back to Rongfu, what happens again? Come on, Jia Jing said that he has to bite the bullet and clean up the mess. When the time comes, he must decay before he gets old!It's better to be yourself, Jia She is now considered to be a figure on the fringes, and has a lot of prestige in the clan, but if you really want him to be the top of the tank, he will definitely not do it.Jia Jing, however, bears the name of a patriarch and has to work hard. Jia Amnesty's heart softens, so he might as well make Jia Jing a mental trash can first.

Jia Jing finally showed a relaxed look: "It's so good, today I will be with Enhou and you will not be drunk or return!"

Jia She curled his lips inwardly, and now this kind of wine that has not been distilled, at most twenty-something degrees, can make him drunk, isn't it a joke, but he still said: "Succeed, I will risk my life to accompany you today." A gentleman!"

Jia Jing asked someone to tidy up some food and drinks, and sat in the study with Jia She, drinking a little wine, complaining about the things he encountered, and slowly, those depressions that had been accumulated because of the Rongfu family The air is swept away.

And after Jia Zheng returned to the mansion, he was so angry with Ning mansion that he would inevitably vent his anger on others. He can't threaten the little Wang family with such things as divorcing his wife now. The family does not support it. When the time came to ask the teacher about the crime, he couldn't bear it. Jia Zheng couldn't bear Xiao Wang's current temper, so he simply took his anger out on Jia Zhu.

Jia Zhu had already been ridiculed and reprimanded by Jia Zheng when Enke failed the rankings, and now Jia Zheng was sneering and sarcastic again, pointing at Sang Huai, Jia Zhu bowed her head and said nothing, but Xiao Wang couldn't stand it I just went back to the past: "How old is Zhu'er, she is already a scholar in her teens, and she is only [-] in the second exam, and she is still young! And you, sir, how old are you this year, you don't even have the fame of a child! If I want to tell my concubine, Zhuer is already the one who has come out of blue, why is the master so harsh!" Jia Zheng was so angry that he was half dead, but Xiao Wang directly dragged Jia Zhu away.

Jia Amnesty accompanied Jia Jing to have a drink. Jia Jing had something on his mind before, and he drank too much. He became drunk after not drinking much. Jia Amnesty called his servants over and helped Jia Jing to rest. Shi Ran went back to his residence. Of course, he didn't forget to buy a few packs of candied snacks for his daughter on the way.

In any case, this matter has come to an end. Even if Jia Zheng wants to repeat the old trick and sell his daughter for glory, it depends on whether someone is willing to take over.Jia Zheng's daughters, including Yuan Chun, are not of the most beautiful and beautiful, and Jia Zheng is a well-known waste snack who has more success than failure. Who wants such an old father-in-law, isn't this making himself feel uncomfortable?What's more, Jia Zheng's heart is higher than the sky, and he is staring at the small group of people above. They don't have any kind of women. Those who are noble have concubines, and those who want to be beautiful. The number of places may be very limited, but there is no limit to concubines who do not need to be recorded on the jade certificate or even ordinary concubines who are lower.Even if it is to find a daughter of a businessman who can bring him a lot of money, it is better than looking for Jia Zheng's family!

However, Jia Zheng not only has a daughter, he also has a son!Still the same sentence, Jia Zhu is a good boy, and it is a good bamboo shoot. Jia Zhu's three views are fairly correct, and he is also a positive self-motivated person. Many people value Jia Zhu. Jia Zhu's talent, learning and character, if he is admitted as a Jinshi in the future, as long as Jia Jing or Jia She is willing to support him, his future will not be bad. It is a pity that the old man Jia Zheng will lose points. Therefore, many people Seeing that Jia Zhu is so kind and happy, when he thinks about the messy things in the Rong Mansion, he starts to retreat.

Jia Zhu can't think of so many things now. What he can do now is to study and improve. If he has a famous background earlier, he will have a solid foundation in the future. He doesn't need to be controlled by Jia Zheng for everything he does now.

Xiao Wang was concerned about Jia Zhu's marriage. On the one hand, she did care about Jia Zhu. On the other hand, if Jia Zhu's marriage was not settled, it would be difficult for Yuan Chun to get married.However, Jia Zhu persuaded Xiao Wang. According to him, there will be another provincial examination next year. If that time comes, he will be admitted to Juren, and it will be easier to say goodbye.Especially for Yuan Chun, with such a promising elder brother like him, her marriage can be handled more easily. Besides, after a long time, everyone has forgotten that Yuan Chun entered the palace before. It's nothing good, and I can choose a woman from outside Beijing to marry.

After all, Xiao Wang's knowledge is not as good as Jia Zhu's. Hearing what Jia Zhu said, even though he was anxious, he still felt that it made sense. Therefore, he naturally agreed and stopped worrying about his children's marriage.

The new year will soon be here, and this is the first new year of the new emperor's ascension to the throne. For the officials below, there are many things that are really difficult to handle. In the past, during the new year, they only need to prepare a congratulatory gift for the saint, but now the superiors There is also an overlord!The congratulatory gifts of the two have to be carefully considered. If the gift for the new emperor is much heavier than that for the old sage, even though the old sage has abdicated, the problem is that the old sage was dissatisfied with filial piety in the past dynasties, and turned around to complain to the sage. In other words, it is inevitable that the sage will feel that his own power will be the end of his future.

If it is more serious for the old sage, then the new emperor will feel that you are neglecting. The so-called county magistrate is not as good as the current one. Now the emperor is the new emperor. You are still young now, and you will be able to control the entire court in a few years. When the new emperor remembers your negligence when he became the throne, do you have any good fruit to eat?

If the two people are about the same, it is difficult to give what and how much to give. After all, this kind of thing is not a matter of one year or two. Who knows how long the old sage will have to live.If the gift is too heavy, you will have to follow the rules in the future, and you will even have to increase it when you get promoted. First, whether you can afford it, and second, if the superior finds out that the gift list is so heavy and feels that you are corrupt, it will be bad.

Don't even mention the words of sending goose feather gifts from thousands of miles away, which is for close friends, but now the recipients are the two emperors before and after. If you just get something up, are you despising the Holy Majesty?

In short, for this matter, the officials below are really worried, and they all want to scratch their heads and scratch their heads. I don't know how much effort they have spent, and they are afraid that something will go wrong, so that their future will not be guaranteed.

Naturally, Jia Amnesty also faced such a problem. Fortunately, to put it disrespectfully, his relationship with the two generations of emperors was considered good, so even if there were any small flaws, they could be dealt with perfunctorily.

Moreover, Jia Amnesty has another advantage. In the past, when the old sage was in power, no matter whether it was New Year or Longevity, Jia Amnesty’s congratulatory gifts included flowers he cultivated himself, which were nothing more than peonies, peonies, chrysanthemums and plum blossoms. Of course, these things can't be avoided now, and it saves Jia She a lot of trouble.

The other ones are nothing more than antique calligraphy, painting and screen decorations. According to the practice of previous years, it is necessary to adjust it a little.Jia Amnesty's merchant ships travel to and from the West and Southeast Asia, and they can often bring back some rare things.

Jia Shen's fleet had already discovered Australia, so naturally they didn't call it that name at the moment. It was discovered that the leader of the Australian fleet was Zheng Bao, Jia Shen's nanny, who was also quite adventurous, and followed Jia Shen Not long after leaving the mansion, he voluntarily invited Ying, wanting to go to sea to see.

When Zheng Bao started, at most he was a steward of a caravan, supervising the fleet. Later, when Zheng Bao became more experienced in sailing, he began to be on his own. Jia Amnesty later wanted to find Australia, and Zheng Bao took The map drawn by Jia She could be said to be rough, and he led people to find it.

When Zheng Bao arrived in Australia, there were still aborigines living here, and he didn't see anyone else, and he didn't know if Europeans had discovered and named this place before.When Jia Amnesty told Zheng Bao before, he didn't tell him what the place was called, so after Zheng Bao arrived, he directly gave it a place name, An Rong.

Zheng Bao's family were originally slaves of Rongguo Mansion. Zheng Bao's father and grandparents served as personal attendants for two generations of Rongguo Dukes. Therefore, he still had a lot of affection for Rongguo Mansion. After receiving the title of Marquis of Anle, Zheng Bao simply took a character from each of the two titles, named the other side, and told Jia She when he came back. What happened was that Australia's name was changed to An Rong on the chart.

Naturally, there are many specialties in Australia, and Jia She has also selected a few. He is still hesitating at the moment whether to let the royal family know about the existence of Australia. Not many, at least the population density is much smaller than that of Nanyang. He used it as a retreat for the Jia family. Who knows if the royal family can accommodate the Jia family in the future.Jia Amnesty hesitated for a while, and finally concealed the existence of this place. Therefore, although the things selected were quite distinctive, they did not bring out the truly representative things in Australia. What was brought out was nothing more than the fleet. Where are the coral pearls collected over there?

Therefore, in the end, Jia Amnesty's gift could only be considered quite satisfactory. If it weren't for the few pots of flowers he grew in the greenhouse, it would be nothing special. I will argue with him about this.

On New Year's Eve, all the ministers ordered their wives to enter the palace to celebrate the New Year.There is no elder in Jia's family. Jia She and Zhang entered the palace, and the three young ones stayed at home. But at this time, it is not easy to entrust the children to other people's homes. I will take the child to Ningrong Street. This year is the time to worship the ancestors. Jia She took the child to show up, and then brought the child back. He is really too lazy to talk to the Rongfu family. What's the deal.Fortunately, Ah Shou is now considered a young adult. Jia She entrusted both Aning and Beibei to Ah Shou seriously, and then went to the palace with Mrs. Zhang in a carriage.

When they reached the gate of the palace, the husband and wife separated. Jia She was going to Daming Palace, but Mrs. Zhang had to attend the queen's banquet with many wives.

There is a new emperor at the top. Obviously, there are still many people who are not used to it. The most obvious ones are the brothers of the former princes and now the saints.

Whether the emperor is a father or a brother, the difference is really big. The friendship between Tu Mingyun and his brothers was the same. After all, at that time, everyone was in a competitive relationship, so what can we say about brotherhood? , that was completely performed for the old saint.Until now, Tu Mingyun still hasn't figured out who the person who wanted to take his own life in that assassination back then is, so it's inevitable that he has some thoughts about his brothers.

On the contrary, Tu Mingyun, after Tu Mingyun came to power, he directly expressed his surrender. While the other brothers were still fighting against Tu Mingyun behind their backs, Tu Mingyun had already made a gesture that he was willing to give Tu Mingyun As a knife, even if it is to cut down a few other brothers, it will not hesitate.When he was the prince, Tu Mingyun had the closest relationship with Tu Mingyun. Now, since Tu Mingyun's son has not yet entered the court, since a brother has expressed his intention of submitting to him, Tu Mingyun Yun was also willing to flatter him, so Tu Mingyi was directly named Prince Zhongke, and Tu Mingyi's eldest son was also named the eldest son, and the eldest daughter was directly named the princess before she was married, which is a right Tu Mingyi's blessing.

But Tu Minghui and Tu Minghao are different. Both of them have people who support them, and they are not convinced by Tu Mingyun. A group of youngsters have all lined up in front of him, and they all feel uncomfortable. Therefore, when kneeling down to worship Tu Mingyun, it is inevitable that they will be a little bit unwilling.

Tu Mingyun was very calm at the top. He originally wanted the old sage to sit at the top, but the old sage refused. Since he is already the emperor, he still has to maintain the authority of the emperor.In the end, the father and son sat side by side, but the old sage sat on the honored seat on the left to show the sage's respect for the old sage.

It's a pity that not everyone will feel relieved about this, but many people's thoughts are floating behind their backs.