[Red Mansion] Jia Lian, son of a family

Chapter 25

Jia Lian and Jia Zhu came to Rongqing Hall together, accepted Jia Shishi's "heart and flesh" rubbing in his arms for a while, and also dealt with the praise and congratulations from the second aunt Mrs. Wang with a smile that was not a smile, and then they came to the Ministry of Rites Announcement of official arrival.While secretly slandering the inefficiency of officials, Jia Lian looked down at the clothes she was wearing that would not be disrespectful when going out to study, and then walked quickly to Rongxi Hall.

I don't know if Jia Zhu and Jia Shishi deliberately didn't give him time to change clothes. If it was intentional, it would embarrass not only Jia Lian but also the Rongguo Mansion. They really didn't care?

Sighing slightly, Jia Lian didn't know whether to lament the stupidity of the Jia people or his own growth.In his previous life, he was a flirtatious dandy who didn't know the heights of the sky and the earth, and he never thought deeply about the deep meaning of other people's words and deeds.

And this life?

Under the training/teaching of the system, he has become accustomed to thinking about other people's behaviors and thoughts in pieces.Jia Lian doesn't know whether he is good or bad, but he understands that this change is necessary if he wants to become a powerful minister.Sometimes he also doubts whether he is the material to become a powerful minister, but every time he thinks of how much he has suffered and suffered for this, he is unwilling to give up even if the hope is slim.

Compared with Jia Lian, who lived in such a muddle in his previous life and ended up in a miserable end, Jia Lian, who will be troubled by these things in this life, is already very happy.

The servants in the Xiangan Mansion had already prepared it, and Jia Lian knelt down to receive the five-grade yellow imperial decree made of black horn.This is the lowest-level imperial decree, but he can accept such an imperial edict if he only needs to be named a prince to accompany him to read it, which is considered a leap.It stands to reason that there is no need to be so troublesome to confirm the prince's accompanying reading, and it is even more impossible to have an imperial decree.

It was also the Ninth Prince who was deeply favored by Emperor Longxu, and his companion had this special experience.Before the Ninth Prince, among so many princes, only the prince had received the imperial decree when he read and confirmed with him.

And this move not only pushed the Ninth Prince to the forefront, but also Jia Lian Shangqing and their family.Although the Ninth Prince's young age would not pose any threat to the Prince, but the Jia family and the monk's family are not small, did Emperor Longxu's move just dote on the youngest son or does it have a deep meaning?

Except for Jia Lian who has a little confidence in the future because he knows the future, Jia Daishan and Shangshu Shang Wenjie of the Ministry of Rites, who appear to be honored and favored on the surface, are actually very disturbed in their hearts.

It is a good thing for Jia Daishan that Jia Lian can become the companion of the Ninth Prince, but after Emperor Longxu's fanfare, Jia Daishan doesn't know whether this is a blessing or a curse for the Jia family.But the matter has come to this point, it is useless to regret it, what the Jia family has to do now is to clamp their tails tighter, so as not to implicate the entire Jia family because of some trivial matters.

Jia Daishan didn't have to and couldn't tell the rest of the Jia family what Jia Daishan was thinking about.Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng are all incompetent people. The only one who is considered capable is Jia Lian, who is less than six years old. Even if he is much precocious than his peers, it is impossible for Jia Daishan to discuss with him.

Jia Daishan was very cautious about the life and death of Rongguo Mansion.

Jia Daishan, who was returning home from the imperial court, was about to call Jia Lian to give him some encouragement, but his face turned livid because of the materials Jiang Jie sent.Of course, he didn't forget to order another captain to send Jia Lian the things he had taken out of the inner treasury.

After reading the information in his hand in one breath, Jia Daishan closed his eyes and pondered for a while before asking: "How many people know about this?"

Jiang Jie bowed his head and replied: "This matter is not too hidden, as long as everyone who pays attention knows it."

Jia Daishan pursed his lips tightly, and opened them until his lips lost their color: "Is Jia Jing only involved in this matter, or is Jia Daihua also involved?"

Jiang Jie was silent, and Jia Daishan sighed in understanding.Jia Jing was the child he grew up with. Without Jia Daihua's consent, Jia Daishan believed that Jia Jing would not have the guts to participate in this matter.

Before Zhang Song asked Jia Lian to tell him about the baby girl in the Yangshengtang, Jia Daishan only asked Jiang Jie to investigate because of caution, but the result surprised him and was also expected.If it wasn't such a troublesome matter, Zhang Song would not have reminded him so tactfully.

The baby girl was an illegitimate daughter born in the outer room of His Royal Highness, and anyone who pays attention to this matter knows it.Even Emperor Longxu knew that there was a prince who had a concubine whom he favored quite a lot. If her status was not too low, that woman would have been approached to the prince's mansion long ago.

In order to give his illegitimate daughter a reasonable identity, the prince could only let his trusted disciple Qin Bangye go to the Yangshengtang to take care of the baby girl.And all kinds of stakes among them, although Jia Jing has not officially come forward, they are all arranged by him.He didn't hide it too much when he did it. Basically, anyone who pays attention to this matter knows what Jia Jing did.

The prince's illegitimate daughter can be said to be an open secret of the upper class in the capital. Jia Daishan didn't know it was because he had left the capital for nearly two years.Judging from this incident, Ningguo Mansion should have chosen to stand behind the prince.

After Jia Daishan waved Jiang Jie back, he frowned alone in the study of Lixiangyuan.

His relationship with his cousin Jia Daihua can be said to be very ordinary.Ning Guo Gong Jia Yan and Rong Guo Gong Jia Yuan are brothers of the same mother, but there is a big difference in age. When Jia Yan and Jia Yuan brothers were made Dukes, Jia Daihua was already in his twenties, but Jia Daishan was just born. .

With such a large age difference and the fact that they live apart from each other, the two cousins ​​have no common language, and they basically don't have much contact with each other except for the opening of the ancestral hall every year.In addition, Jia Daishan later made great contributions by mistake, and he was still the Duke of the country when he took the title, but Jia Daihua was only a first-class general.It would be unrealistic to say that Jia Daihua has no idea about this.

But before that, there was still a basic tacit understanding between the two cousins, that is, for the Jia family's foundation, they would never stand in line easily.Even if the crown prince's position is stable, the Jia family's loyalty is still to the Holy Majesty who sits on the dragon chair. As the crown prince, if the prince does not ascend to the throne, he will not be the object of the Jia family's allegiance!

But now, Jia Daihua acquiesces in Jia Jing's participation in the Prince's illegitimate daughter. Doesn't it mean that the Ningguo Mansion has chosen to join the Prince's camp?

If Zhang Song hadn't reminded Jia Daishan to investigate the baby girl in Yangsheng Hall, he probably really didn't care whether Ningguo Mansion had already stood in line.Of course, this assumption is untenable, because if he doesn't investigate, he will never know about the Ningguo Mansion's stance, let alone care about it.

It is not important to know that the baby girl Qin Bangye adopted in Yangshengtang is the prince's illegitimate daughter, what is important is why Zhang Song reminded him!

Zhang Song is the Prince's Shao Fu, no matter what he does, others will regard him as one of the prince's forces.But what Zhang Song showed in front of Jia Daishan now is not the case.Thinking again that Jia Lian was able to become the companion of the Ninth Prince this time because of Zhang Song's recommendation, and Jia Daishan's face, which had been ashen for a while because of Ningguo Mansion's standing in line, had completely turned pale.

Could it be that Zhang Song is also standing in line in the battle for the throne, and the object of his standing is not the prince he taught? !

Jia Daishan thought carefully about what he knew about Zhang Song. Although he was not completely sure of his speculation, there was an [-]% to [-]% possibility that Zhang Song and the Zhang family were not in the same line of the prince.Thinking of this, Jia Daishan couldn't get rid of the depression in his chest.

Rongguo Mansion and Zhang Mansion are relatives by marriage, and his favorite grandson has been studying in the Zhang family. Even if the relationship between the two mansions was normal before, they are now in the same boat in the eyes of outsiders.

Jia Daishan suddenly remembered the fact that Zhang Song took the initiative to find him to chat with him when he was in court today, and couldn't help but smile wryly.Sure enough, these vulgar people can't compare with those scholars in terms of strategy. After this chat and the fact that Jia Lian was selected as a companion and was confirmed by Emperor Longxu's imperial decree, Rongguo Mansion was tied to the car of Zhang Mansion and could not get on or off.

Closing his eyes again, Jia Daishan didn't open his eyes again until the night fell and the sky was full of stars.Those turbid black eyes were full of determination, even though it was not the time to cut off their tails for survival, they were still close.Now that the decision has been made, what should be cut off must be cut off.

He knocked on the desk with his fingers, and Jiang Jie gently pushed the door and walked in, waiting for his order.

Neither the master nor the servants made a sound, and the study fell into an almost suffocating silence.After a long while, Jia Daishan said quietly: "Jiang Jie, contact Jia Dairu and Jia Daixiu in private, I have something to discuss with them."

After Jiang Jie bowed to accept the order, he backed away from the study.Before leaving, the door of the study was gently closed again.

In the huge study room, Jia Daishan was the only one left.

After making the decision, Jia Daishan was obviously much older. He never thought that before he implemented what he thought of before, he would first plan to draw a clear line with the Ningguo Mansion.He couldn't write two Jia characters in one stroke. The reason why Jia's family has such a high status in the capital and Siwangbakilometer is naturally because of the two Dukes of Rong and Ning.

Now, Jia Daishan had to make such a choice in order to preserve the Rongguo Mansion.Even if it turned out that the Rongguo Mansion escaped the ending he had guessed, he still couldn't be happy.

Regardless of whether it is Ningguo Mansion or Erfang, if possible, Jia Daishan is not willing to give up.But he must not allow the Rongguo Mansion handed down from his father to fall in his hands, so no matter how reluctant, he can only choose this way.

What's more, is this what Zhang Song's old fox really wants?If the water in the capital doesn't get mixed up, how can the one he's standing in line benefit from.

Zhang Song is an old fox, but Jia Daishan is not bad either.Although he was dragged onto a boat by Zhang Song, at least the boat on Zhang Song's face was still the crown prince.While the relationship between Rongguo Mansion and Zhang Mansion has become closer, it has severed ties with Ningguo Mansion, which is on the prince's side. The tricks in this are enough for those people to think about it, right?

In this way, there will always be a trace of chaos in the capital that has been stable for many years.Jia Daishan believes that as long as there is a little chaos, that person will definitely fan the flames and create a bigger storm, and it is absolutely impossible to let the chaos disappear.

While the fisherman in troubled waters was benefiting, Jia Daishan was able to seize the time to make arrangements so that the Rongguo Mansion could stand up in this storm and gain more benefits at the same time.

However, those two really hid it deeply.To the outside world, he has always acted like he doesn't care about anything, but in the end, he already has so much power without knowing it.

Thinking about how happy he was for Jia Lian to be included in the selection list for companion reading, and the fact that the Ninth Prince was too young to think about standing in a team, Jia Daishan felt that his own stupidity was horrible.