[Red Mansion] Jia Lian, son of a family

Chapter 49

Inside the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the smoke from the aromatherapy burner floated out, and the smell of ambergris permeated the hall.

The old man in stone blue uniform gently put down the tea bowl in his hand, and looked lovingly at the handsome young man in his 20s who was kneeling opposite him.On the coffee table between the two of them is a pair of enamel bowls with a picture of apricot forest and spring swallows.I saw that the tea soup in those two bowls was bright yellow and green, the buds and leaves were intact, and the bottom of the leaves was yellow and green and tender.

The old man smiled and groaned: "Lao Qi, this is the Mingqian Huanglang Maojian that was just brought up as a tribute this year. How does it taste?"

"It's fresh and fragrant, with a fragrant taste." Situ Yuan's mouth overflowed with words of praise without reservation, "It's good tea."

"Of course the tribute tea is good tea, and this bowl is also a good one. You have put a lot of thought into it, right?" The old man—Emperor Longxu's fingers with loose skin gently rubbed the tea bowl.

The smile on Situ Yuan's face remained unchanged, his eyes full of admiration: "It's good that the emperor likes it, but the picture of the apricot forest and spring swallows on this bowl is not drawn by the son, but by the mother. Compared with the mother, the son understands the father's preferences." There are too few."

"It was drawn by your mother..." Emperor Longxu's eyes were in a trance, and soon regained his clarity, "Your mother is a real talented woman, just like your princess. Speaking of which, she came from a scholarly family. The women in this class are indeed more gentle and know how to advance and retreat."

If Concubine Zhen and Concubine Hua could be as indifferent as Queen Mei, they wouldn't have come to the point where he had only two sons to choose from.Emperor Longxu was not dissatisfied with Situ Yuan, but his definition of this son was always a virtuous king.

But after the incident more than a year ago, he could only raise this son as his heir.The fourth child and the fifth child were imprisoned before, and even if they were released, they would not be in that position.Lao Jiu is his most beloved son besides the abolished prince, but it's a pity that his biological mother's background is too low.

Lao Qi's biological mother is a successor, she is capable, and she is good to his brothers.After falling out with Lao Jiu because of his biological mother, he still took care of this younger brother in secret; for the two imprisoned elder brothers, he also arranged for people to deliver things from time to time; As the eldest son of the title, he also fulfilled his duty as an uncle.

For Emperor Longxu's satisfied gaze, Situ Yuan looked at his nose, nose, nose, and heart as if he didn't see it. Now he just needs to do what a son should do in this situation.Emperor Longxu had just been promoted to Zhang Jihe's position three months ago, which could be regarded as some kind of announcement.

"By the way, do you know the rumors that have spread widely in the capital recently, Seventh?" Situ Yuan didn't dare to talk about the previous topic casually with him, the emperor's father, so Emperor Longxu changed the subject.

"This minister knows." Situ Yuan's eyes flashed, and he said with a smile, "Old Rongguo separated his two sons, but his wife made a fuss about living with the second son, Jia Zheng. I would like to stay in the Ronghou Mansion. In the end, the old Rong Guogong had no choice but to agree to divide the family property into two, and the eldest son and the second son will each get half."

Emperor Longxu narrowed his eyes slightly: "What do you think about this, Lao Qi?"

Situ Yuan chuckled: "What can I think of it, the lady's partiality is no secret, and she even plotted against her eldest son for the title earlier. Father, Rong Guogong's eldest son, Jia She, is greedy for flowers, lustful and unfilial to his mother. You should be very clear about how the miserable rumors came about, right?"

The hidden guards that are only in the hands of the emperor are not a big secret to the immediate royal family, and Situ Yuan, who is a candidate for the next emperor, naturally knows a thing or two.

"Speaking of which, Jia Daishan's luck was bad, and he married such a wife." Emperor Longxu said regretfully, but there was no regret at all.

He has long been unable to look down on those nobles who support soldiers and self-respect. It’s just that the Tai/Zu gave them too many gifts when the country was founded. Even if he wants to make a move, it is not so easy. their power.

A few years ago, he took advantage of the news that the princess abused the concubine of the king of Dongping, and at the same time took back part of the military power of the king of Dongping, and at the same time demoted his title from prince to county king.The Daqing Dynasty does not need the existence of kings of the opposite sex, and these four kings will pass away sooner or later.However, it may not be possible in his hands. I hope that in the hands of Lao Qi, this matter can be realized.

In his later years, Taizu Qing also regretted giving too many rights and gifts to these nobles, but he had no energy at that time, so he could only leave this matter to the emperor after the Daqing Dynasty.Emperor Longxu couldn't achieve it either, after all, he couldn't overthrow his ancestor's decree without reason.

Situ Yuan frowned: "That Jia Lian is not bad, and Duke Rong's doing so can be regarded as a quick cut."

Emperor Longxu raised his eyebrows slightly, this Jia Lian is Lao Jiu's companion reading, I heard that he has a very good relationship with Lao Jiu.Lao Qi is really magnanimous, and his evaluation of Lao Jiu who gave him a face is also so fair.

"Father, what are you doing looking at my son like this? Did my son say something wrong?" Situ Yuan asked with his head slightly tilted.

Shaking his head, Emperor Longxu sighed: "Nowadays, the nobles are basically at the end of the day, without any real skills, and the children in the family are more arrogant than one. The Jia family is not bad. There was a Jinshi before, and now there is another one." Jia Lian. Unfortunately..."

"So, Ronghou Mansion is much more knowledgeable and interesting than Naning State Mansion." Situ Yuan did not directly follow what Emperor Longxu said, but made a slight turn.

Emperor Longxu understood the meaning of Situ Yuan's words at once, and laughed: "The plaque of the Eight Dukes is only replaced by the Ronghou Mansion now, right? Speaking of which, this Jia Lian is still the one with the highest title among the Eight Dukes. The rest are basically generals. But no one else changed the plaque, only Jia Lian immediately wrote a letter to ask the officials of the Ministry of Rites to help rectify the violations in the mansion after inheriting the title. Lao Qi, do you think he is too much? Do you feel good?"

"It's not easy for this minister to comment." Situ Yuan paused for a while before continuing, "Didn't Duke Rong hand over his military power consciously back then?" Speaking of this, his His face changed, "Father, King Beijing also handed over the military power with Duke Rong, so why did you send this generation of King Beijing to the Northern Xinjiang?"

Emperor Longxu chuckled: "Lao Qi, you still have a lot to learn. The Jurchen matter is very important, and I don't feel at ease if only Lu Hanyang is there alone. I don't feel at ease if I send someone from the clan to go. Only this Shuigen will go. , identity can calm down the situation and I don’t need to worry about it.”

Situ Yuan was silent again, and it took a long while before he spoke again: "So, this is why Father, you married Fifth Sister to the Beijing Palace?"

"Wu'er..." Emperor Longxu immediately thought of the daughter whose appearance and temperament were very similar to Queen Mei, "Lao Qi, I owe your mother a lot... So, I left Wu'er in the capital and did not give up. She chose the son-in-law of Prince Beijing. Although the lineage of Prince Beijing is one of the four kings and eight princes, they have always followed our royal family, so there is no need to worry about what will happen to them."

The rules of the Daqing Dynasty are different from those of the previous dynasties.The prince can't easily leave the capital without the emperor's order, but the princess can't marry in the capital, so many problems can be avoided.

Situ Yuan's eyes darkened for a moment, but he didn't speak.

Perhaps for Emperor Longxu, his arrangement compensated Empress Mei and the fifth princess, but was this compensation really what their mother and daughter wanted?Fortunately, Shui Gen had no affection for the fifth princess and did not accept the side concubine. Fortunately, the fifth princess finally gave birth to the heir to the Beijing Palace four years ago. Marry another woman and enter the mansion.

"By the way, Lao Qi, your concubine is about to be born." Emperor Longxu changed the topic again, "I want to hold a draft next year. Many children in the clan have reached the age of marriage, and Lao Jiu should also marry the concubine. It's time for you to accept two side concubines."

Situ Yuan was startled, raised his head and opened his mouth to say something, but slowly lowered his head under Emperor Longxu's sharp eyes.He and Zhang Fang have a deep relationship. If he is just a prince, she can be the only princess, but now he obviously won't stop there.

There have been emperors with only one queen in the world, but it is obviously impossible for him to be Situ Yuan.

After all, he still couldn't keep his promise to Zhang Fang.

In fact, she also understands it.I don't know when it started, but she always looked at him with a touch of sadness in her eyes.

In the end, Situ Yuan didn't know how he left the Hall of Mental Cultivation.He only remembered what Emperor Longxu said about the draft next year, and that no matter what happened, he had to leave a glimmer of life for the Ronghou Mansion.Without Jia Daishan, Emperor Longxu might not even be able to save his life, let alone being emperor for so many years!

Because of the draft, Situ Yuan's mind was too shaken, so he couldn't be complacent about hiding the truth from Emperor Longxu.Whether it is the Ninth Prince or Jia Lian, they are already on the same boat as him.

Just when the rumors about the separation of the Ronghou Mansion were being gossiped by the emperor and the prince, in the main room of Jia Lian's courtyard, Mrs. Zhang held a stack of papers in her hand and looked at Jia Lian with a bad expression.Her red lips opened and closed several times, and finally she said in a low voice: "Lian'er, are you really determined to do this?"

The paper in Mrs. Zhang's hand was given to him by Jia Lian, and all the words written on it were related food and medicinal materials.Jia Lian asked her to arrange for these to be delivered to the people around Jia Shishi and arranged for Jia Shishi to eat them.

"Mother, if I can, I don't want to do this." Jia Lian's peach blossom eyes looked straight at Mrs. Zhang, and what she said was not the usual "mother" but "mother", "but what kind of temper is my grandmother? You are also very clear."

"But...but...she is your grandmother, Lian'er! If you are found out, your official career will be over!" Zhang's voice was urgent.

"Mother can rest assured, as long as you follow the recipes in this chapter, even if something happens to grandma, the doctor with the best medical skills will not be able to find out." Jia Lian has great trust in the things produced by the system, "Grandmother said that she will follow The second room is separated, but it doesn't mean that she will also be separated! If she wants me to help the second room at that time, mother, do you think I will agree or not?"