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

Holidays for officials and female officials overlapped. Jia Amnesty, Jia Zhu and others started on holidays.

Early in the morning, Jia Amnesty, Jia Zheng, Jia Zhu, and the three men from the Rongguo Mansion all arrived. Jia Lian did not come because he had more important tasks.Jia Jing, Jia Zhen, and Jia Rong were also present. Among them, only Jia Zheng didn't know what was going on, and the rest knew what was going on.

Even Jia Jing, who went up the mountain to practice Taoism, was alarmed. You must know that this guy doesn't even show up during the Chinese New Year. If it weren't for major events such as the ten major ceremonies and the emperor's decree, he would never see a single person.

The elders of the Jia family were also present. Although the members of the Jia family were all attached to the Ningrong Second Mansion, they still have to save face.

When it comes to the separation of nobles, even the officials of the Ministry of Rites are in place.Of course, he did not wear an official uniform, so Jia Zheng, who had not been notified in advance, might not have known him.

"Everyone is invited to come here today. There is a great event to be announced. The sons and daughters of Brother Xi and Brother Zheng are grown up, and Brother Zheng even has a grandson. The tree is divided, and the family is separated, so I decided to separate the family. People from other places come to testify, and my son will be the head of the clan and preside over the division of the family."

"What, why don't I know?" Jia Zheng called out on the spot.Everyone immediately looked at him, as if what he said was unreasonable.

"Forgive me, elders and relatives. I personally notified Ning Mo, my father's long follower. I never thought that this slave didn't tell my father. It's my fault. I should tell my father personally." Jia Zhu apologized.But in the eyes of others, it was Jia Zhu who smoothed things over for him.

Jia Zheng asked incredulously, "You know."

"Respond to the father's words, the son knows." Jia Zhu still looked calm and calm.

Jia Zhengdao: "The parents don't separate the family, but the old lady is still there. If we separate the family here, aren't we cursing the old lady?"

"Brother Zheng, you don't need to worry too much. There is a precedent for parents and mothers separating families. The old lady is also admiring flowers in Ningguo Mansion today." Jia Jing said, the reason why they were able to invite everyone here calmly was an excuse. Invite the old lady to enjoy the flowers, as for the old lady, do you know...haha.

Jia Zheng thought that everyone knew about it, but just kept it from him, and sat down resentfully.

Jia Zhu came across a pile of account books and explained: "In the past, my aunt was the housekeeper first, and the account books were clear, and the income and expenditure were clear; later, the mother took over the housekeeping, and the account books were all here, and the warehouses, farms, and shops of the Rongguo Mansion The account books are all here, please check them."

"Brother Xi, let's take a look first." Jia Jing said.

"No, we're all in the same family. I can trust my younger siblings." Jia She said, he had checked these account books a long time ago, so there was no problem.In fact, they did more than that. The Ningguo Mansion has been controlled by Jia She and Jia Zhu's people. With the cooperation of Jia Jing and Jia Zhen, they still have many backers outside the mansion!

"Then ask Brother Zheng to examine it." Jia Jing said again.

"I have no objection." Jia Zheng said, he knew himself, how could he understand the ledger, even if there was something tricky in it, he couldn't see it.Thinking of this, he gave Jia Zhu another hard look, you bastard!

"Since both parties have no doubts about the account book, then I will start talking. Rongguo Mansion Existing... Among them, the indivisible sacrificial land, rewards, and permanent business land that the Xijue deserved, the remaining things, How do the two brothers think about it?" Jia Jing asked.

"According to the law, it is naturally [-] to [-] points, but these years the second child has done my filial piety for me, and I am grateful in my heart, so let's split it equally." Jia She pretended to be generous and said that he compared the money to the hit in private. Only Jia Zhu was present and knew about it.

If Jia Zheng could have any opinions, it was natural for people to do it according to the [-]-[-] split. Jia Amnesty also generously let him choose first.These things are just to record who belongs to those things, and the follow-up deeds, keys, seals and other things will be handed over slowly.

With Jia Jing, the former patriarch and current Taoist priest, as the witness, and an unrelated official from the Ministry of Rites as the scribe, the lottery was finally formed.The lottery writes clearly the family background and background introduction of the two parties to the separation; the children born and their marriage status; the reasons for analysis; the general situation of the family property; the principles of analysis;At the end of the preface, there are signatures and inscriptions of the main allies, recipients, relatives, clansmen, witnesses, and scribes.

Jia Jing, Jia Zhen, Jia Amnesty, Jia Zheng, Zong Lao, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites all signed and pledged on it. There are several copies of the lottery. , everyone who signed also had a copy, and at the end of the lottery was clearly written eight big characters: Don't go back on your word!With so many people watching, I am not afraid of anyone who will come down and regret it.

The process of family separation was simple, but in fact it was a complicated process. The lunches of both parties were just simple meals brought in by Jia Jing's confidantes. They were busy until the evening, and Jia Jing invited the guests who came to watch the ceremony to eat.Only then did Jia Zheng find a gap to ask Mother Jia's intentions, and the boy who had gone to report the letter came back to report: "The old lady has already returned to the Rongguo Mansion."

Jia Zheng had no choice but to chat and joke with the guests patiently, and finally sent the guests away before returning to Rongguo Mansion with Jia Amnesty and Jia Zhu.The people who came to watch the ceremony were not blind, how could they fail to see Jia Zheng's displeasure, filled their stomachs with winking eyes and left.

It was only a short distance for the big men to go back to Rong Mansion. Jia Zhu rode a horse, Jia She and Jia Zheng sat in a sedan chair, and they arrived in a while.Jia Lian had already finished his work and was waiting at the door. Now four people gathered and rushed all the way to the inner courtyard, and there was Jia Mu, who was tough.

Jiamu's courtyard was brightly lit, and Jiamu had already sent mandarin ducks to wait at the door. Seeing the four men coming back, she hurriedly invited them in.Yuanyang's eyes were red, and her hair was a little messy. I don't know what happened.

The four men entered Jia Mu's yard, and saw Jia Mu sitting alone in the main seat, surrounded by maidservants. Seeing the four people come in, Jia Mu threw the teacup on the ground with a slap, and said viciously: " Alright, the wings are stiff, and you dare to be disobedient and unfilial, who allowed you to divide the family, ah! I'm not dead yet!"

Jia Zheng fell to his knees with a thud, crying, "Don't tell me the old lady doesn't know about this? My brother and the people in the East Mansion say that it was the old lady's instruction. My son has been greatly wronged. I still take your opinion as the basis." Sure, if I knew it earlier, I would have known it earlier..." Jia Zheng is used to this, and whenever he has something to do, he will go to the old lady, and the old lady promises to scold Jia and pardon him and let him make decisions.

"Jia Amnesty, you bastard with a rotten heart, how dare you do these things without telling me!" Mother Jia roared angrily.

Jia Amnesty, Jia Zhu, and Jia Lian acted like normal people, neither knelt down and howled, nor made excuses. Jia Amnesty waved his hand and said, "Go and invite the First Wife, Second Wife, Grandma Zhu, and Second Mistress Lian."

"Those unfilial and poisonous women have the nerve to come. When they come, I will spit on them one by one. I won't come when I call someone. Now that the man is back and someone is backing me, I dare to come!" Mother Jia said angrily. I couldn't breathe, said in a hateful voice.

"Everyone in the house should go out first," Jia Zhu said, referring to the maids.The servants also had winks, and with the news they had heard, they retreated with winks one by one, leaving only the loyal mandarin ducks who were unwilling to leave, and Jia Zhu didn't force it, he was just afraid that his family's ugliness would be publicized Therefore, if a mandarin duck wants to show its loyalty, it must have the consciousness to gamble with its life.

When all the female relatives came over and sat down, Jia Amnesty said calmly: "The old lady is not filial, so let's take a look at this first. When did the things in the public house become your dowry? The sacrificial field in my mansion How come you have been sold so much by your housekeeper, Lai's family. You have done everything that I, the head of the family, didn't know about, and now I'm still so confident, it's really..."

Jia Amnesty took out a book from his bosom and threw it on Yuanyang. Yuanyang hurriedly caught it and showed it to Mother Jia.Mother Jia only had to turn a page or two before she knew that the matter had been brought to light.Said: "You let someone turn over my private treasury!" Jia Mu looked at Yuanyang resentfully, and Yuanyang quickly knelt down and kowtowed to show her loyalty.

"Old lady, don't wrong this girl. Isn't the warehouse just a lock? A big man can't even break the lock?" Jia She glanced at Yuanyang and said. He was blatantly admitting that he had searched Jia. mother's warehouse.

"Okay, second child, you have been living in the main hall all these years, and you have regarded yourself as the master of the Rongguo Mansion, but now you are just knocking down the original shape, what are you crying about!" Jia She kept talking, he lived next to the horse shed these years, He was going crazy, but he was filial, he didn't want to hurt Jia Mu's heart, and he couldn't resist. Now he cooperated with his nephew and niece, which fulfilled his wish for many years.He didn't know that Mother Jia actually messed up so many things secretly. This was to drag the Rongguo Mansion into hell!In this way, how will he, the heir, explain to his ancestors when he goes underground!

"Don't worry, old lady, I only returned the things that should belong to the father-in-law to the palace. When the family was separated, they were already divided equally with the second child. Aren't your things belonged to our two sons? What else is there to cry about?" Yes. As for why you have Dongzhu in your treasury that can only be used, including gold bars of unknown origin, I don’t bother. In the dowry of Lian’er’s birth mother, there is also a red sandalwood eighteen-panel screen that His Majesty gave to the Zhang family back then. Yes, you dare not use ashes in your warehouse, so I just carried them away."

"Hahaha, old lady, you don't know yet. I ransacked the Lai family's house. This slave, relying on the favor of the master's family, actually stole the property of the master's family. I tied him to the government. Lai Sheng's family didn't escape either, what a joy! It's a joy!" Jia Amnesty patted his thigh and said, "It's just a servant who dares to be called 'Grandpa Lai' by his master. He deserves to be killed!"

Jia She's eyes were cold, and Yuanyang was so frightened that she shivered into a ball. In the past, the little master called her "Sister Yuanyang", but she didn't think there was anything wrong.

"How dare you! Lai Shangrong is no longer a slave!" Mother Jia's canthus was shattered, and her fingernails were snapped off.

"Yes, Lai Shangrong was expelled as soon as he fell into slavery, but his parents and grandparents are registered slaves of my Jia family, so what if I killed him. He is a slave, not stealing the property of the master. To be able to live a magnificent life, calling out servants and maidservants at home, and calling himself a master. He is also worthy, but he is just a slave!" Jia She said.

"Okay, old lady, don't be too sad. I'll have someone sort out all the things I copied from Lai's house, and I'll hand them back to the treasury. The old lady forgot her father's deathbed instructions, but I haven't forgotten them." Jia After Xi finished speaking, he was about to leave. The masters of the Jia family, except for a few children, were basically there.The house full of female relatives looked at the tearful mother Jia and Jia Zheng, feeling happy and sad in their hearts.Wang Xifeng, who was always daring, shrank back in fright, not daring to provoke the vicious father-in-law.

"A woman who doesn't know how to obey her husband and son, a woman who steals property from the public, embezzles her daughter-in-law's dowry, indulges in slavery and commits murder, and ruins her family's reputation. That's why I am a filial son, so I didn't divorce my wife on behalf of my father and handed it over to the clan. Dispose of it." Jia She said quietly: "Old lady, your dowry will be returned to you, and the filial piety you have received over the years will also be left to you, and you will not be missed in the monthly bills in the future. You can be your old lady well in the future."

After Jia Amnesty finished speaking, he took the people in their eldest room and left. Mrs. Wang ignored the husband who made her sick, and left with Jia Zhu and Li Wan. The battered Jia Mu, Jia Zheng and Yuanyang.

Yuanyang was really flustered and regretful at this time, she didn't know that things would turn out like this, in her heart, the old lady is the authority, the elder can even look down on her as a maid, unexpectedly... Yuanyang trembled Now, knowing these inside stories, will she also follow in the footsteps of Nanny Lai's family, leaving no bones left.

Proposed by Jia Yuanchun, Jia Zhu and Jia Amnesty conspired, and the drama in which Jia Jing and Jia Zhen participated mainly began.

On the same day, the house of Jiamu's confidants Haonu headed by Lai Nanny's family was ransacked one by one, and Lai Sheng, the chief steward of Ningguo Mansion, was also ransacked, their properties were sealed up, and they were sent to the government.Jia Lian has already explained clearly to those who sent officials one by one, what should be said and what should not be said, he must know in his heart.The fourth generation of their family has long been freed from slavery, but in this world, it is not possible to live safely after being freed from slavery.

The children in the mansion were also sold on a large scale. The total number of people sold in the Ningrong and Rongfu prefectures was more than 500, which made a big deal for the people in the capital.In a day's work, the two governments copied more than one million things from the slave's house, including farms, land deeds, shops, servants, and real slaves.

In addition, the Ningguo Mansion has separated, so such a big movement can't be hidden from people.The Jia family stated to the outside world that because they learned that the slaves were greedy, the clan led the action to clean up the house thieves.

Mrs. Wang's subordinates, such as Zhou Rui's family, have already gone through the Wang family's way, and they have been dealt with, which will not affect Mrs. Wang's reputation at all.

Before dawn the next day, Jia Zheng angrily went to Jia Zhu to settle accounts.The night before, he just cried with Jia Mu, and when he remembered, all the yards were locked.Now he is no longer a lord who is under one man and above all others. Many servants have been sold out in the mansion. It is dark at night and there is no one patrolling the inner courtyard. Jia Zheng called for a long time, but no one came to open the door for him, so he had to In Jia Mu's yard, he slept all night in his clothes, but in fact, he didn't fall asleep at all.

Now angrily came to Rongxi Hall early in the morning to settle accounts with Mrs. Wang and Jia Zhu.After talking about the side courtyard of Rongxi hall, Mrs. Wang, Jia Zhu, Li Wan, Baoyu and Jia Lan are having breakfast.

"You still have the heart to eat, it's crazy, I'm the head of the family." Jia Zheng ran over and yelled, and threw the table over. Li Wan and Mrs. Wang had already prepared, seeing Jia Zheng's disheveled face and wrinkled clothes When he ran over, he knew that he was going to be a demon, and he had already protected Jialan and Baoyu behind him.

Jia Zhu played tricks on Li Wan, and Li Wan took the two children down.

"It's you, it's you who conspired with Jia She, isn't it? How dare you! How dare you!" Jia She pointed at Jia Zhu and scolded angrily, "Don't forget, you are also from the second room, and there is an old man with a bad reputation. , do you think you have a good future."

"The master has been hiding under the covers for so many years and pretending to be aloof. My son is an upright man, so why doesn't he have a good future!" Mrs. Wang continued.

Jia Zheng slapped him, Jia Zhu hurried to pull Mrs. Wang, Jia Zhu turned sideways, and the slap landed on his face.

"Pearl!" Madam Wang exclaimed, and Jia Zhu's face quickly turned red.

"Master, don't rush to express your anger, the imperial decree will come down soon." Jia Zhu covered her face and said in a vague voice.

"What else did you do!" Jia Zheng scolded angrily.

"My daughter is now a senior official of the third rank. I need you to teach me what to do. The imperial decree will come soon. You should go and change your clothes. Otherwise, I will punish you for disrespect first." Mrs. Wang said, It was the happiest moment in her life, not having to endure such a pedantic and incompetent husband.

Jia Zheng was not sure, and he also knew that Mrs. Wang and Jia Yuanchun were unwilling to enter the palace at the beginning. He and Jia's mother insisted on it. Maybe Jia Yuanchun really resented him.

"Disobedient and unfilial, an unfamiliar white-eyed wolf!" Jia Zheng scolded a few times, and hurried to the room to change clothes.

After dismissing Jia Zheng, Mrs. Wang immediately burst into tears. She pulled away Jia Zhu's hand covering her face and said, "Come on, mother, take a look, but the skin is broken. Does it hurt your ears? Can you hear what mother is talking about?" People are often slapped, and as a result, they are slapped on the ear and become deaf.

"Mother, I'm fine, hiss..." Jia Zhu wanted to comfort Mrs. Wang, but ended up biting her swollen cheek.

"Don't talk, don't talk, mother knows, mother knows. You say you are going to be a hero, and mother is afraid that he will fail. If you want to stop him, just stop him. Why rush up to block him!" Mrs. Wang cried .

"It's the master after all." Jia Zhu said lightly.

"Pearl, my son, my son, I've suffered so much for you. What kind of crime did you do to let you have such a father?" Mrs. Wang cried, and turned around to search in the closet where the treasures were stored. There are ointments.

"Mother, don't be busy, the imperial decree is coming." Jia Zhu said.As soon as they succeeded yesterday, they sent a letter to Jia Yuanchun. In fact, some of those who controlled the slaves were from Jia Yuanchun.Jia Yuanchun said that at least he is a person who has been with famous people. He knows that some people are open-minded and open-minded. They are willing to help you without revealing your scars. They are noble and reliable.In fact, Jia Yuanchun disguised himself and followed Jia Lian to help him make up his mind, so that he could complete a series of tasks such as copying and inspecting the slaves, inventorying the warehouse, and sorting out Jia's mother's private treasury in one day.

With such a wound on his face, Jia Zhu saw Jia Zheng kneeling in front of him, accepting His Majesty's order, and transferred him to Jinling to be a member of the Ministry of Rites, Wailang, accompanying the capital of Jinling.This is entirely the old-age care department in the old-age care department. There are as many as [-] to [-] Yuanwailang there, and Jinling has the Zhen family as a local snake. Jia Zheng can't make waves there.

Jia Yuanchun said this to His Majesty in the palace: "My grandmother loves my father. When my grandfather just passed away, I wanted him to live close to my knees so that I could fulfill my filial piety. However, the temporary residence has become a small residence, and a small residence. It has become a permanent resident. The minister was in the mansion in the past, and he was also a fan of the authorities, but now he has been reminded by his brother, and he realized that this matter is wrong."

"Father was even more ashamed to be reminded by our brother and sister. Father is the most gentlemanly person, but he was also in this mountain in the early years. Now he is awakened and ashamed to see others. I just want to talk to my brother. What's the best way to transfer outside to avoid embarrassment. As a daughter, I know that my father is at fault in this matter, but I can't see him ashamed, so I want to ask His Majesty to find a free job for my father in Jinling." Jia Yuanchun said inconsequentially.

Although the emperor treated honorably and honorably, he was not a fool. After Jia Yuanchun entered the palace, he found out that Jia Zheng was not a real gentleman.The emperor asked: "Then Jia Qing has a good idea."

"The court affairs are not something that a minister should be in charge of. It's just that your majesty asks, and it's about my father, so I boldly make a statement. Jinling Rites Department member Wailang is very good. My father often chats with Qing guests at home, so it's normal. It suits him." Jia Yuanchun said.

The emperor is always biased when it comes to things that are beneficial to him. He has already got the news. Jia Yuanchun went to the Ministry of Households to ask for the details of the money that the Rongguo Mansion owed to the treasury. Things, since the courtiers are knowledgeable, the emperor is not stingy with such a idle job.

That's why Jia Zheng received the imperial edict today.

After receiving the decree, Jia Zheng's energy seemed to be dispelled by the imperial decree. He glanced at Jia Zhu and Mrs. Wang dejectedly, and walked back slowly.Jia Zhu followed Jia Zheng slowly with a face full of injuries, and immediately went to support him when he staggered.Jia Zheng struggled to push him away, but Jia Zhu was not upset, but shed a few tears silently.

The eunuch who came to proclaim the decree was not a fool, so of course he saw it. The palace was well informed and knew that this decree was requested by Jia Yuanchun.Jia Yuanchun is the master of everyone in the palace now, how could a student not obey the master's wishes.So the eunuch sent an order to go back, and directly told the emperor about Jia Zheng and Jia Zhu's relationship.

The emperor originally thought that Jia Zhu and Jia She's family were too heartless, but now he thinks that they are strong men who cut their wrists, taking into account family ethics, and his impression of Jia Zhu is better.