[Red Mansion] Jia Lian, son of a family

Chapter 22

Although Jia Daishan's martial arts class was easy, it still meant less rest time for Jia Lian who studied for more than eight hours a day.If the system hadn't adjusted the curriculum a little bit, if he didn't have the support of Xiaowuxianggong, his body as a child would have been ruined long ago.

However, in the eyes of outsiders, Jia Lian is very comfortable with what he has learned, and Zhang Song is even more nodding when facing this grandson.Some of his grandsons like to study, and some don't. Some of them have good qualifications and some have mediocre ones, but he is very satisfied with them.

Zhang Song's grandsons are all successful, this is a fact that all the nobles in the capital know.

But compared with Jia Lian of the same age, they are inferior.

Jia Lian, who is almost six years old, not only has outstanding qualifications, but also works hard.Zhang Song can be regarded as half a great Confucianist, not to mention Tao Limantianxia has many disciples, but Jia Lian's young man is able to cope with such a heavy homework, his grandson is the first.

Talented and willing to work hard, coupled with Jia Daishan and Zhang Song's one-wu-one-wen grandfathers and maternal grandfathers, Jia Lian's future can be expected.

Jia Lian didn't know these things very well, but after finishing his studies on the Zhang family, he didn't go back to Rongguo Mansion but came to Zhang Mansion according to Zhang Song's order.Because he was not yet seven years old, he was able to enter the inner house to greet his grandmother and two aunts.

As for the two cousins, Jia Lian can only meet them through the screen now.

Jia Lian could only smile wryly at this, although he felt that the rules of the Rongguo Mansion were too loose, but the rules of the Zhang family were too strict, right?But he also knew that Qinggui paid more attention to the reputation of his daughter's family.But seriously, the oppression of women by ethics is only because of the previous dynasty.

In the previous dynasty, a descendant of the surname Zhu who was born as a beggar won the world, and he regarded Zhu Xi, a master of Confucianism in the Song Dynasty, as his ancestor.The ancestral Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism is naturally to be admired by the descendants of the royal family, and the shackles on women have become more and more severe since then.

The Daqing Dynasty continued the restraint of women from the previous dynasty—no, it should be the scholarly families and nobles of the Daqing Dynasty who continued the rules of restraint on women.

However, Jia Lian, who was reborn in China, doesn't feel anything about it, and it is even less likely to become a pioneer in the women's movement.It's just that in the previous life, the young women in the Rongguo Mansion basically revolved around Jia Baoyu. Although Jia Lian would abide by the strict etiquette of the Zhang family, there would be no shortage of secret slander.

He, Jia Lian, wasn't Jia Baoyu's self-proclaimed Crimson Flower Cave Master. Could it be that he still had some thoughts about his cousin?Not to mention that the two cousins ​​Zhang Ying and Zhang Fang are still slightly inferior in appearance compared to the girls in the Rongguo Mansion in the previous life, as long as Zhang Fang still wears the hat of the future queen, he dare not think wildly.

After being close to the Zhang family and studying in the Zhang family, Jia Lian realized that the rumor that the Seventh Prince and Queen Zhang Fang were childhood sweethearts in his previous life was not a rumor.Zhang Ji and his youngest son, Jia Lian's fifth cousin, Zhang Mao, are trusted companions of the Seventh Prince, and the Seventh Prince also often visits Zhang's mansion, so it is not surprising that he would get to know Zhang Fang.

Jia Lian has never met the Seventh Prince in the Zhang Mansion, but the relationship between the Seventh Prince and the Zhang Mansion has been systematically turned into a ready-made lesson plan and Jia Lian's bedtime story.Of course, this story is only a systematic speculation based on Jia Lian's memories of his previous life and some current clues, and its authenticity has yet to be investigated.But Jia Lian felt that the system's speculation was eight or nine, otherwise how could the Seventh Prince and the Zhang family be the final winners in the previous life.

It's just that Jia Lian still can't understand what the system says is "fair and aboveboard" but "confusing". He just needs to know that with his current IQ, he is no match for the Seventh Prince and the Zhang family.Fortunately, he is still young, and he still has room to grow!

Jia Lian wanted to use the influence of the Zhang family to help him, but he never thought it would be now, so after hearing what Zhang Song said, he just froze like that.

"Grandfather, what did you say?"

Zhang Song was delighted by Jia Lian's wide-eyed and shocked look. This grandson is getting more and more calm now and is not easy to tease. It's good to see him like this again this time.Touching the beard under his chin, Zhang Song nodded: "Lian'er, you heard me right, the Ninth Prince is unwilling to leave the study at an age, and the palace is going to select a companion to read, and I recommend you."

Zhang Song's reconfirmation did not calm Jia Lian down, but instead made his mind boil like a boiling pot.

Who is the Ninth Prince, the only one who survived after the Seventh Prince ascended the throne among the princes in the previous life to be crowned Prince!Before the Seventh Prince ascended the throne, no one knew that the Ninth Prince, the youngest son favored by the old sage, had already boarded the Seventh Prince's boat.

And after the Seventh Prince ascended the throne, the Ninth Prince, who was favored by the two emperors, the Old Saint and the Holy Father, lived a life like a fish in water from then on.And this idle king also has some relationship with the Rongguo Mansion. In his previous life, Jia Baoyu hooked up with Jiang Yuhan, an actor enshrined in his mansion, that provoked Jia Zheng's violent beating.

The Ninth Prince is the absurd and unruly loyal prince who loves and raises little actors!

Jia Lian's growth is far from meeting the requirements of the system, but now he thinks back and knows that it is not easy to be loyal to the prince.In his previous life, although he had never taken any direct action against the Rongguo Mansion, Jia Baoyu's incident alone made Jia Lian unaware.

Jia Zheng himself said that Prince Zhongshun had no contact with Jia's mansion on weekdays.But this prince knew everything about Jia Baoyu, the phoenix baby of the Jia family, and Jiang Yuhan, even the trivial things like Jiang Yuhan giving Jia Baoyu a sweat towel.

It is impossible for Jiang Yuhan, who had long wanted to leave Prince Zhongshun's mansion, to tell Prince Zhongshun about this, then he would only know that he had planted eyeliner.As for whether the eyeliner was placed in the teahouse, restaurant, brothel or Rongguo Mansion outside, Jia Lian didn't dare to think deeply.

Could the Ninth Prince, who survived such a tragic contest of seizing the throne and had to be crowned prince by the new sage, really be as unbearable as he showed?

And now that he may become the companion of such a prince, Jia Lian doesn't know whether it is a blessing or a curse.But since his name has appeared on the selection list, all he can do is wait.Once chosen, it is impossible for him to refuse.

What's more, being able to be the prince's companion is a good thing in other people's eyes. If Mrs. Wang knows about this, she will hate her so much.

Gradually calming down, Jia Lian put a gentle smile on his face again: "Grandfather, don't worry, Lian'er will definitely go all out."

Zhang Song nodded, admiring Jia Lian for recovering helplessly so quickly.

In the past two years, although Jia Amnesty still didn't make much progress, he spent less and less time hanging out with the concubine Ji in the backyard. Thinking about it, Zhang Jihe went to chat with him several times in private, and the effect was good.With a son like Jia Lian, he finally doesn't have to feel ashamed towards Mrs. Zhang like before.

Daughters are a marriage tool for many families, but the Zhang family has always loved their sons and daughters equally.Although it is not possible to treat everyone equally, the daughters of the Zhang family can obtain much more resources than the daughters of other families, or why the girls of the Zhang family are always in short supply.

Zhang Ying has just turned [-] now, and there are already many families who have expressed their willingness to marry.Zhang Fang, who is two years younger than Zhang Ying, has received more attention. Although she is the second lady of the Zhang family in name, she is actually the eldest daughter of the Zhang family.

Zhang Song has no title, but only the eldest son Zhang Jihe can inherit Zongzhen.

Zhang Song's plans for his two sons are completely different.

The eldest son Zhang Jihe entered the Hanlin Academy after the palace examination, and then rotated in the six departments. Now he is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, only one step away from the cabinet.When Zhang Song officially resigns, that is when he enters the cabinet.However, the second son Zhang Jiren was directly released after the palace examination, and he is still the governor of Yunnan.If there is no special reason, he probably has no other chance to return to Beijing except returning to Beijing to report on his work.

More than two years ago, Jia Lian followed Mrs. Zhang to Zhang's mansion, and her second aunt and eldest cousin Zhang Ying rushed back to celebrate Mrs. Zhang's birthday.Now the mother and daughter are in Zhang's mansion again, because Zhang Ying has reached the age of discussing marriage, and there is no good husband and son-in-law in Yunnan.

So to be honest, even though Zhang's family is not separated, it is almost the same as a separated family.However, because of Zhang Song's proper arrangements, the two brothers Zhang Jihe and Zhang Jiren knew their own positions since they were young, and they didn't cause any major troubles because of property.

Zhang Song said something that even the Holy Majesty agreed with it. "As long as the child is promising, it doesn't matter whether there is any property left. The child is not promising, and no matter how much money is left for him, it will be spent one day. The child is promising, so why care about the little property left by the elders." And it is this sentence So, let him confer the crown prince Shaofu and become a member of the prince Zhan Shifu.

Jia Lian also knew this sentence, and the system who knew it with him also said something like "Sure enough...not to be underestimated...", but unfortunately he couldn't hear it clearly.

I thought that Zhang Song would let him go back to Jia's mansion after explaining the accompanying reading, but what Zhang Song said after hesitating for a while almost scared him out of his wits.

"Lian'er, I heard that the relationship between Rongguo Mansion and Ningguo Mansion has always been very good. Do you know that not long ago, Jia Jing helped Qin Bangye, a junior official of the Ministry of Food and Beverage, take a baby girl home from the Yangshengtang."

Jia Lian didn't know much about Qin Bangye, but he did know a little about the daughter he adopted.

Qin Keqing, daughter-in-law of Jia Jing's son Jia Rong.In order to avoid the gossip of the child bride, under Jia Zhen's intercession, Jia Shishi finally agreed that Qin Keqing should be raised in Rongguo Mansion a few years before marrying Jia Rong, and learn all kinds of knowledge that a clan wife should master.

Prior to this, Jia Lian had never thought about what was wrong with his niece and daughter-in-law, but when Zhang Song asked about it, he found that there were a lot of complicated things in it!

No matter how late the Ningguo Mansion was, it would be after the Duke, and Jia Rong would be the future patriarch of the Jia family after Jia Zhen, but it was this future patriarch who married a woman like Qin Keqing.Not to mention that Qin Keqing is several years older than Jia Rong, even her background is not worthy of being Jia Rong's wife.

Even if the status of Ningguo Mansion is not good in the capital, they are not so downcast that they can marry the adopted daughter of a fifth-rank official, right?Originally, this marriage was very strange, but now Zhang Song specifically mentioned, could there be something wrong with Qin Keqing's identity?

Jia Lian frowned slightly.

In his previous life, he was congenial with Jia Zhenjiarong and his son Jia Zhen and Jia Rong from the East Mansion. He didn't know that Second Sister You and his father and son had a relationship, but firstly he didn't mind much, and secondly, Second Sister You's gentle personality made Wang Xifeng suffer so much. He loves it very much.

But in this life, it is impossible for him to continue to hang out with Jia Zhen and his son. He occasionally thought about the problem of Ningguo Mansion before, but now he can't solve the problem and put it to the back of his mind.But if there is something wrong with Qin Keqing...

Thinking about the fact that Rongning Second Mansion ransacked the house from Ning Mansion, Jia Lian narrowed his eyes, and just when he was about to ask Zhang Song, the system suddenly made a sound.

[The host triggers the task "Division". 】

[Do you want to become a power minister?Please try to abandon all the pig teammates around you! 】

[Rewards for completing the task, throwing off the pig teammates who are holding back, the host once again moved closer to the powerful minister. 】

[Completion conditions, before the host becomes a fifth-rank official with a real job. 】

[Remarks: This task needs to be completed before the previous task "Separation". 】

Jia Lian almost slipped and fell.Although the task of "dividing the family" triggered last time was not easy, it is not impossible to complete it, but this "dividing the family" is not so simple, and the system really thinks highly of him!But since the system will issue this task, it means that what he thought before was not wrong.

Qin Keqing's true identity is intriguing.

Perhaps the plagiarism of the Rongning Second Mansion has something to do with this niece and daughter-in-law.In this way, things in the previous life became more complicated.Now what Jia Lian knows and speculates is that the Zhang family took revenge for the Zhang family, Lin Ruhai's back-up arrangement, and the royal family's plan.Now there is another Qin Keqing...

"Grandfather, is there something wrong with that baby girl?" Jia Lian opened her peachy eyes, fixedly staring at the smiling old man with serious eyes.