The Marginal People of Jia's Family in the Red Chamber

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness. Since Lord Chu is in the center, so should I be." Jia Yuanchun said, and walked out without waiting for the servant to remove the screen.

I saw a woman with colorful embroidery come out, embroidered with small miscellaneous flowers, emerald ornaments, and gold pendants.There are six hairpins in the crown, two temples, six tins on the head, six grades of Zhai clothes, and a gold leather belt.The standard fourth-rank female official dress, the overall color is sauce red, majestic and majestic.

Jia Yuanchun came out and walked in front of Chu Liulang, Chu Liulang quickly stood up and saluted, Jia Yuanchun returned the salute, knelt down opposite him, stretched out his plain hand, and said, "Please."

In doing so, Jia Yuanchun regarded Chu Liulang as a serious debate opponent.Chu Liulang also straightened his back, spoke solemnly, and started his debate.

"Everything comes and feels, and the heart clearly knows it without confusion. The thing is all things. The grid is that it comes and arrives. When the thing arrives, its mind clearly distinguishes it. Those who do not respond to the thing are the ultimate knowledge. "Chu Liulang's point of view is still on the correct topic of studying things to learn knowledge.

"Things and principles are endless, and the rules are tiresome. We should advocate "reaching conscience" and look for "reasons" from within ourselves. "Reason" is all in the "heart" of people. It is delicate, so the heart of the people holds its essence." Jia Yuanchun borrowed the views of his predecessors.

"What is the understanding of knowing and doing?"

"It is necessary to know, but also to do. There is action in knowledge, and knowledge in action. The so-called "knowledge and action are one." Yuanchun Road.

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After arguing back and forth dozens of times, Jia Yuanchun's voice was clear, and the female voice was already high-pitched. She spoke in a tune that everyone in the hall could hear clearly. Started to agree with her statement.

Chu Liulang's eloquence was excellent, but his voice was a little low, and Jia Yuanchun raised many topics that he hadn't thought through clearly, and he was already showing signs of failure.

Some of the Jinshi behind Chu Liulang also supported the idea of ​​"gewuzhizhi", so they couldn't help interjecting, and Jia Yuanchun didn't accuse him of breaking the rules, and then debated with the intervening person.

Those who agree with Jia Yuanchun's point of view can't watch her being bullied, and if someone interrupts, they just take it.If there is one, there are two, and then the people in the hall quickly divided into two parties, and each debated.On Jia Yuanchun's side, sometimes one person would argue with several people.At the beginning, he was still a Jinshi of the new department, and then the ministers of the DPRK and China couldn't help it.At first, the old academics of the Imperial Academy couldn’t bear it anymore. Anyone who objected to the truth that you have followed all your life, you will be angry.

The first official of the Hanlin Academy is gone, and it is not far from the end of Ge Lao.In the end, Jia Yuanchun and Chu Liulang sat opposite each other in the center, surrounded by two factions arguing and arguing with each other, but no one cared about the two original protagonists.

Jia Yuanchun and Chu Liulang smiled similarly in this messy environment, and Jia Yuanchun said: "Master Chu is knowledgeable, clever and witty, the little girl has been taught."

"Your Excellency Jia is sensitive and talented, and you will benefit a lot from being an official."

The two looked at each other with a smile, and Jia Yuanchun said: "The grown-ups started arguing on their own. You see, Lord Liu and Lord Wang have already quarreled from Gewuzhizhi to the flood in Jiangxi. What Lord Fang and that unknown adult are talking about is the Northwest Armament , who else remembers what this was for in the first place, look at this building is crooked."

"Pfft..." Chu Liulang laughed, and felt that the word "Wailou" was quite vivid, but Jia Yuanchun didn't know that Jia Yuanchun used the word casually, and said with a smile, "My lord's wonderful words."

All the ministers were already arguing that it was a pot of porridge, and the emperor and the empress looked at each other in dismay. In other words, how did this become like this in a short period of time.The female relatives inside the screen were also talking about it, and the whole hall seemed to be buzzing non-stop, as if it was inhabited by several swarms of hornets.

"Silence, silence, silence!" Debao didn't even have to shout a few times, but for someone who has seen such a big scene as a group of ministers fighting in the court, Debao was still very calm and let the musicians The bell rang, and the bell rang, and the ministers who were arguing with flushed faces and saliva were stopped.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for your lack of manners." The ministers were already very skilled in doing this kind of thing, and they stopped and knelt down to plead guilty.

"Go back to your place." The emperor said displeased.

Only then did the officials realize that they didn't know when they ran into the middle of the field.Hearing the emperor's order, a new scholar Jinshi ran back to his seat from the steps of His Majesty, and almost ran across the entire hall. He didn't know how he got there in such a short time.

The officials returned to their respective positions, leaving only Jia Yuanchun and Chu Liulang in the center of the field.

"Jia Qing came forward, but she was frightened." The queen beckoned lovingly. At the queen's age, being Jia Yuanchun's mother or grandma is enough.

"The tired lady is worried, and the minister is fine." Jia Yuanchun was not hypocritical, and hurried to sit next to the queen, which was her original position, and the screen had been removed.

"Big men don't know the rules and restraint, and they are not afraid of frightening little girls!" the emperor said with a heavy body.

"Since Master Jia has entered the officialdom, why is there any difference between men and women? They all serve His Majesty. Both old and young are His Majesty's ministers." Chief Assistant Chen Qingliang said, although he was not polite, he regarded Jia Yuanchun as a minister, From the perspective of colleagues, their appreciation for her is beyond words.

"Chu Aiqing, it was you who was arguing with Jia Qing. I didn't hear clearly when I was making a fuss just now. Who won?" the emperor asked.

"Master Jia has lofty aspirations and quick writing skills. It is Mr. Jia who won." Chu Liulang said.

"Master Chu has a solid foundation, and his words are meaningful, I feel ashamed." Jia Yuanchun said modestly.

"Jia Qing, you are not a self-effacing person. When you were in front of the imperial court, you claimed to be good at it." The emperor asked with a smile.

"Returning to Your Majesty, Master Jia is knowledgeable. I can only see his tongue against the courtiers, and the words he utters make all the princes look at him. Master Jia does not want his ministers to bear the name of being inferior to women, but his ministers cannot accept his kindness. There are no men and women in learning, but those who are masters First, the ministers are willing to bow down." Chu Liulang said, the emperor and the ministers are all aware of these things, so if he doesn't say it, isn't it?What's more, with so many people playing together, Jia Yuanchun still couldn't win the debate. He admitted it, and he didn't lose face.

"Hahaha, good! It's really good! I got a great talent again. Jia Qing won the battle with all the ministers and won't fall behind. Zhongdan set up a palace to live in and educate the palace people." The emperor ordered in a loud voice.

"Master Jia's mother taught her daughter Youfang, Anzhen, issued a decree, made Wang Yiren a respectful person, and gave two sets of inner-made court clothes, 2 pieces of python satin, 2 pieces of patched satin, 2 pieces of gold weaving, and 2 pieces of makeup satin , 4 pieces of Japanese satin, 2 pieces of shiny satin, 2 pieces of gold lettered satin, 7 pieces of cloud satin, 40 pieces of mink fur, 50 pieces of Ula mink fur, and a bucket of pearls." A walking stick and two pairs of agate pillows."

Jia Yuanchun made a high-profile appearance at the Qionglin Banquet, dazzling the courtiers with the woman's great talent, and the emperor and empress were all very satisfied.

Less than two months after Jia Yuanchun entered the palace, he soared to the third rank, which benefited his family and surprised Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang.Mother Jia originally wanted to make Jia Yuanchun the imperial concubine, but she didn't expect her to have such a great talent.Mother Jia also chose to blame her for making her own decisions. Now, Mother Jia is planning that she doesn't like the title of imperial concubine or prince's side concubine, so she should be a concubine or empress anyway.

Mrs. Wang loves her daughter very much, she doesn't really care about the praise she received, but through this form, she is comforted to know that her daughter is well in the palace.

When Jia Zhu heard the news, she got better from illness.Jia Zheng was no longer annoyed that Jia Zhu didn't participate in Jinke Chunwei. He already had a daughter who could save face for him, so the son's affairs could be postponed temporarily, which gave Jia Zhu a rare breathing space.As for the rest of Jia's family, they live their lives in a muddle, happy with everyone and sad with the crowd, there is nothing to say.

Jia Yuanchun was assigned to manage the library and the literature library, but these two places were originally managed by someone specially. Jia Yuanchun came here to enrich himself, and did not mean to fight for power. Instead, the female official in charge of the library felt comfortable. too much.As for the Literature Museum, it was originally a place where princes, princesses, clansmen, ministers, ministers' children, and Guozijian students borrowed books. Every time Jia Yuanchun went there, there was a crowd of people, and it was not suitable for her to go alone. It's just a name, and the specific matters are still operated in accordance with the original regulations.

Jia Yuanchun has already shown his worth to His Majesty, and the queen is also very satisfied that she is not here to compete for favor. Concubine Zhen herself has never been sincere in entrusting the Jia family. Now that Jia Yuanchun has not come to her to ask for an explanation, she is also very happy .

Jia Yuanchun was directly arranged to live near the library, which is the royal library and is also within the scope of the inner palace.Jia Yuanchun is now a third-rank female official. According to the regulations of third-rank concubines, there are court ladies and eunuchs to serve.

All the maids and eunuchs like to work in Jia Yuanchun's Muhuan Palace, because Jia Shangshu is a good teacher.Those who serve her will be taught to read and write. This is undoubtedly an opportunity to change the fate of the lower court ladies and eunuchs. Everyone flatters Jia Yuanchun.

This was originally Jia Yuanchun's own private behavior. When the emperor heard about it, he simply opened an inner school in the palace and asked Jia Yuanchun to take charge of teaching the eunuchs in the palace and enlightening the harem.This is to let Jia Yuanchun be the master of all the servants in the palace, which shows the depth of grace.

Jia Yuanchun was also very happy to receive the appointment here. She felt that she had found her direction in life. Now that she has been in the palace for three years, she is already sixteen.The emperor made such a decree at this time, which also prompted Jia Yuanchun to make up his mind.

Female officials have four days of vacation every month, and they can go out of the palace to reunite with their families, but Jia Yuanchun doesn't go out of the palace every month, but this month he asked for leave early with the palace.

Jia Yuanchun came to the pond Liuting in the backyard of Chunhua Building, where Jia Zhu was already waiting.

"Brother." Jia Yuanchun called out.

"Yuanchun, you're here, sit down." Jia Zhu greeted, his body looked much healthier, his face was no longer pale, and his lips had blood.Jia Zhu just passed Chunwei this year, and she is in the middle of the second class.

"Congratulations to my brother for being named on the gold list, the future is promising."

"I dare not compare with you, you are now a world-renowned female minister." Jia Zhu smiled, quite proud.

"Brother came to make fun of me too." Jia Yuanchun said angrily, "At the beginning, I was forced to do it, but now the more I do it, the more interesting I am. Now I am a master in the inner school of the palace, and I always want to teach my students to be strong, People with vision have a heavy burden on their shoulders."

"You have reached the third rank, and there must be no woman who is more knowledgeable than you in the world. But you are only [-] years old, so you have some thoughts in your heart." Jia Zhu asked, Jia Yuanchun didn't often ask him out, this topic , has been held back in Jia Zhu's heart for a long time.

"Brother is just like an ordinary person, and he is obsessed with this problem. If I don't rely on men in my life, no one dares to look down on me."

"Yuan Chun, it's not that my brother is pedantic and vulgar, it's just that there are so many common people in this world, who can be spared?" Jia Zhu sighed, "Is there anyone in your mind?"

"Brother, I haven't even thought about whether I want to marry or not. How can I talk about candidates." Jia Yuanchun laughed, "In my current situation, who would dare to marry me, not afraid of being laughed at by marrying a wife who is more capable than him? "

"Elder Yang Ge once publicly praised you for being commendable, and wished to hire you as his grandson's wife; Governor Zhao also highly praised you..."

"When Mr. Yang Ge said this, his grandsons were already married, and his great-grandson was still young; Governor Zhao didn't have any grandsons of the right age. They all stand up and talk without back pain, so don't care about what those people do." Jia Yuanchun rolled his eyes and said , As much praise as you can bear, you have to bear as much slander.This truth, as a woman, wants to create a career, she has long understood.I don't know how many people scolded her, even those who praised her would be willing to marry her.

"Then, where's Chu Liulang?" Jia Zhu asked.

Since the court debate that day, Chu Liulang has been full of affection for Jia Yuanchun. He has always regarded himself as an admirer, and his own conditions are good.

"His mother said that it is important for women to follow the three virtues and the four virtues, and not to be in the limelight." Jia Yuanchun said: "Marriage is not a matter between two people. If I marry him, he will be willing to let me continue to be a female official. He will go out to be an official in the future." After that, I faced my mother-in-law who was critical every day, and how would I live. Brother, you also know the conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law."

Jia Zhu sighed, when Li Wan married, he had less dowry, and when she was pregnant with Jia Lan, he was seriously ill, which made Mrs. Wang always feel that Li Wan was unknown and that Jia Lan was his father.In the past few years, Jia Zhu has lost his temper after being caught between his mother and his wife.

"Then what do you plan to do? You have to give me an explanation. Yuanchun, I have already left the official position, so leave the burden of the house to me. You can take a rest and don't stretch yourself too tight." Jia Zhu sighed.

"There is no turning back when you open the bow, let's take one step at a time. Well, I'm not here today to talk about my marriage, I just want to ask you, how is the situation in the mansion, and whether father has the possibility of establishing his own family." Jia Yuanchun said.

"Stand on your own? How is that possible? That's the main hall of the government. It's not the style of a master to let the master of the manor not do it, but to be a fifth-rank Beijing official." Jia Zhu always called Jia Zheng the master, and Jia Yuanchun I feel that calling my father is already alienated enough, but I didn't expect Jia Zhu to be even worse.

"I was teaching in the palace, and I consider myself righteous, but my parents lived in the main hall of the Rongguo Mansion, and my father also regarded himself as a master, but the decent Xijue became a master, and my father went out to socialize with the Rongguo Mansion's post, what do you think? Why is it against the rules. Now that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been established, the princes should also settle their identities and not have delusional thoughts. People have the same heart and the same reason, and the courtiers' families should also make things right in order to respond to His Majesty. Your Majesty recently wanted me to To teach the young prince, the queen reminded me tactfully, the laws of the country and the family, the order of the elders and the younger!"

"What should I do? I plan to follow the path of Qingliu in the future. It's really wrong for my father to do this, but the old lady insists. We have two elders, so what can we do?" Jia Zhu was distressed.

"Brother, please go to find out first. My mother can say, isn't she asking for us three brothers and sisters to be successful and have a safe life? Now you and I don't let her worry about it. If we can stand on our own, Baoyu can also return. In the hands of his mother, he will be taught by his mother himself, so that he will not be raised and disabled in the arms of the old lady." Jia Yuanchun suggested.

"Needless to say about the master, it's definitely useless. I'll talk about it with the mother. The parents are here, and we don't want to separate the family. We can't intervene too much." Jia Zhu said.

"When necessary, go and visit your uncle. Mrs. Xian was raised as a successor, so she must have some skills." Jia Yuanchun suggested.

"Okay, I'll go and ask first, and I'll give you an answer next month. I'm currently working as an official in the Imperial Academy, and I'm preparing for the exam. If you have something to do, you can send someone to find me."

"Well, don't worry, I'm fine in the palace, and you should be careful." Jia Yuanchun told Jia Zhu that they broke up and went out through two doors.

In the second month, there was news from Jia Zhu that Mrs. Wang had made it clear and was willing to move out of the Rongguo Mansion. He did not give up on Jia Zheng's euphemistic probing, but was scolded bloody by Jia Zheng. Called back.Jia Zhu was completely disappointed with Jia Zheng, Jia Yuanchun replied and asked Jia Amnesty to meet.

It was still Liuting in Chunhua Building. When Jia Yuanchun came, he saw Jia She, who had changed into new clothes and was full of energy.

"I've met uncle." Jia Yuanchun saluted first.

"You are an official now, so you don't need to worship me." Jia Amnesty waved his hand.

"Uncle still has the title of first-class general. When it comes to national etiquette and family etiquette, he should be seen from afar." Jia Yuanchun laughed.

"It's up to you. Zhu'er has already told me why you asked me to come here. I want to know why you are helping me for no reason?" But who ever held a fair word for Jia Amnesty.As beneficiaries, how could his children come to help him?Doesn't Jia Zheng understand that he occupied the Rongxi Hall, which made him unable to get promoted?It's just that he is willing to let go. Even if he has a bad reputation, Jia Zheng can still use the resources of the Rongguo Mansion with the support of Jia's mother.Jia Zheng, a fifth-rank official, can send a dismissed person to the prefect of Jinling with a single letter. What kind of energy is it?Jia Amnesty thought that his two clever nephews and nieces were not people who would harm others but not themselves.

"We are not doing it for uncle, but for ourselves. My father can't see it, and he doesn't want to let go, but my brother is young, and he seems to have made great achievements at that time. Shouldn't he wait for his father to go before hugging this pillar?" Jia Yuanchun said, Jia Zhu explained next to them that both brother and sister want to take the Qingliu route, and reputation is very important.

"What do you want to do?" Jia Amnesty asked, accepting their explanation.

"It's not uncommon for the family to be separated after the death of the father. You and your father are both men. Just invite Brother Zhen to come over and the patriarch will preside over the separation. The ancestors can't enter the ancestral hall." Jia Yuanchun said.

"What about your father, I don't think he can agree." Jia She said doubtfully.

"Isn't there still me? I am also the male of the second room. My father is not here, so I will be fully responsible for the re-ignition." Jia Zhu said, "If he is not here, you can find a way to let him take over, or find someone to pretend to be him to do things. Are you trying to harm him?" Jia She had a big brainstorm.

"Uncle!" Jia Yuanchun blacked out.It was still Jia Zhu who could hold her breath and calmly said: "Why bother, please ask Uncle to contact Brother Zhen, I will go to the suburbs of Beijing to find Uncle Jing, and the two of us can settle the matter, so why bother the old man?" Wife and father, when the time comes, I promise that nothing bad will happen to father." Jia Zhu was influenced by Jia Yuanchun, and she also had a somewhat rebellious tinge.

Jia Amnesty agreed.

"It's just, uncle, please pay attention to the people around you. The old lady has been running the house all her life, so be careful." Jia Yuanchun reminded that after living in the largest back house in the world for two years, she is still a non-staff person, and she has been banned from the harem. The battle has spread, let alone Jia's mansion.

"Don't worry." Jia Amnesty left two words and drifted away.

Jia Zhu and Jia Yuanchun were left drinking tea facing each other in silence.

"Brother, you have to clean up the account books of my mother's housekeeper for these years. It is said that my mother's servants are so greedy, and our house is almost being emptied by these rats. If there is anything like arranging lawsuits, please take care of it. "Jia Yuanchun reminded that Mrs. Wang is not a good person.But Mrs. Wang's sincere love for her children really touched Jia Yuanchun a lot.

"Don't worry, I'm here." Jia Zhu assured.

As early as January, after convincing Mrs. Wang, their second room began to clean up. They must give the clan a clean account book, so that no one can catch it.

"Also, Rongguo Mansion owes treasury money to the treasury. I have asked someone to get the details of the money owed by Rongguo Mansion from the Ministry of Accounts. You remember to discuss it with your uncle. I forgot to say it when my uncle was here just now. This matter is the most important thing. When we divide the family, we must first divide the money. The first and second households enjoy the honor of the Rongguo Mansion, so we should share the burden at this time." Jia Yuanchun reminded.

"With this as a nomination certificate, Uncle Chang believes in our sincerity."

"Brother, there is no need to worry. I have ways to make money. When our second room is cleaned up, I will give these methods to my brother. I only hope that this matter will go well." Jia Yuanchun said.

"Li Taibai said that when all the money is gone, it will come back. A man should not worry about having no money." Jia Zhu said loudly.

"It's good that brother doesn't take it to heart. When you go back, you can also persuade your mother. Don't let her care too much about things outside her body. Her children can support her." Jia Yuanchun said.