The mental state is beautiful
Chapter 44: Dream of the Red Chamber, Old Lady You 4
When the Jia family was confiscated, Old Lady You rescued her eldest daughter, Youshi, and spent money and effort to buy her a nice house and assets, all of which were registered in Youshi's name.
Youshi was very grateful to Old Lady You. After all, it was very good for a stepmother to do this. Now Jia Zhen's family relied on Youshi's assets and dowry to survive, lived in Youshi's yard, and was very respectful to her.
Jia Rong was also registered under the name of Youshi, and he and his later wife were very filial to Youshi. Because Youshi was born infertile and had no offspring, these assets were also left to Jia Rong. And Youshi was not a meddlesome person, so Jia Rong was naturally filial to her.
Xichun is not the type of person who makes trouble. Now that her family is simple and the relationships are peaceful, she is happy to live at home.
On the eve of the Jia family's confiscation, Jia's mother died. Because she felt guilty about misappropriating Daiyu's dowry, she gave 30% of her dowry to Daiyu, 10% to Jia Lian and his wife, 10% to Jia She, 20% to Jia Zheng, 20% to Baoyu, and 10% to Li Wan and Jia Lan.
The emperor also agreed to this distribution. After all, Lady Jia was the widow of Duke Rong, so she was given some face. Moreover, if you think about it carefully, this was her family background.
The Emperor was watching over Daiyu's share, so the Jia family didn't dare to make a move. The rest was taken by the second house, and the first house only had 20% in total. The first house had no objection to Li Wan and her son's share. But Jia Zheng and Jia Baoyu got too much.
Jia Zheng was indeed a hypocrite, and at this moment, he wanted to show his brotherly love in front of the emperor, so he generously gave Jia She 10%. Baoyu was a bit of a saint, and expressed his willingness to give 10% to Jia Lian and his wife.
The emperor agreed immediately. He himself was an unfavored child and had heard about Lady Jia's favoritism, so he was very disgusted with Jia Zheng's acting.
If he really loved his brother, how could he not oppose it when he had lived in the main hall of Rongguo Mansion for so many years? It was just a hypocritical gesture by a vested interest.
Ningguo Mansion now relies on Youshi. Rongguo Mansion's main house has Wang Xifeng's dowry. She and Jia Lian have a son and a daughter. Both of them are calculating people. With so many assets left by Jia's mother, their future life will not be bad.
Jia She took 20% of Jia's dowry, and he and Lady Xing stopped making trouble, and lived with Jia Lian obediently. He also enjoyed the happiness of having grandchildren around him.
Only the second room of Rongguo Mansion was in chaos. Li Wan and her son lived alone. Mrs. Wang's dowry was all left to Baoyu, and Baoyu also had 10% of Jia's dowry. After marrying Lin Daiyu, his life was very secure.
Tanchun and Jia Huan, born to Aunt Zhao, were miserable. Their marriages were uncertain, and in the future no one except Jia Zheng would give them dowries and assets.
The hypocritical Jia Zheng had already given away 10% of Lady Jia's 20% dowry, and the remaining 10% might not be enough for him to spend, so how could he have any energy left to take care of the three of them?
Old Lady You watched the drama secretly and felt that the second branch of the Jia family was in a mess. She happened to see Xiren and Mrs. Wang plotting to control Baoyu and undermine Daiyu's power in the future. She felt that these two people were too shameless and could not stand it.
So Old Lady You found a giant springboard from the space and chanted a spell, "Swept, flicked, flicked away the little trash!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a giant catapult fell towards the direction of Lady Wang and Xiren, launching them both into the sky.
This strange phenomenon was witnessed by many people, including the officials sent by the emperor to distribute the assets to the Jia family. The matter was reported to the emperor, and the emperor sent people to interrogate Xiren, and found that Mrs. Wang was so vicious. He openly expressed his intention to protect Lin Daiyu, the orphan of a meritorious official, but she dared to do something behind his back.
So, Xiren was sentenced to death and Mrs. Wang was given poison.
No one in the Jia family knew about these things. They thought that the emperor was furious because Lady Wang and Xiren had done something unlucky and were being punished by heaven.
With the emperor's intervention, the situation of the second house became clear. Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu got married and lived in the Grand View Garden. Jia Zheng and Aunt Zhao lived separately and raised Jia Huan and Jia Tanchun.
Jia Baoyu paid for Jia Zheng to buy a house, which was considered filial piety. Jia Huan was a boy, so Jia Zheng would not ignore him in the future. The only one who was in trouble now was Tanchun.
Jia Tanchun, who was desperate, could only pluck up the courage to contact Luoluo. After all, she was Luoluo's long-time friend, and Old Lady You appreciated her courage and resoluteness, so she found a poor boy named Zhao Yuchen for her.
"Zhao Yuchen's family is simple. His mother passed away two years ago. He only has an old father who is not difficult to get along with. He has only one younger brother who has achieved some success in the imperial examinations like him. He is now a Jinshi. If you are willing to endure hardships with him for a few years and follow him to take up an appointment in a remote area in the future, your life will not be difficult." Old Lady You also put in a lot of effort.
Tanchun knew that her family was now in decline and had no status, and she would not have much dowry in the future. So it was indeed a good choice to find a son of a poor family who had passed the imperial examination and entered an official position.
The other person is a handsome man, and I am not someone who cannot endure hardships and is unplanned, so I don't have to worry about not being able to live a good life in the future.
After thinking it over, Tanchun knelt down and kowtowed to Old Lady You, "Thank you, Madam Shun'an!"
Old Lady You did not stop her from kowtowing. "Good child, I know you have a plan in mind. Life is lived by people. Your experiences since childhood have destined you to be more knowledgeable than others. This is your advantage, but also your disadvantage."
Tanchun listened attentively, but Mrs. Wang would not bother to teach her, and Aunt Zhao only knew how to stir up jealousy in the rear quarters.
"If you marry Zhao Yuchen, your knowledge can help him get higher in his career, and he will respect you. But you must remember not to show any arrogance. I know it's a bit cruel to ask you to become submissive, but this is indeed the best way for you to survive at the moment."
"Tanchun thanks Madam for her teaching."
"Get up! After you get married, you must come to our house more often." Old Lady You liked the way Tanchun knew the current situation and did not feel sorry for herself.
"Yes!" Tanchun knew that this was Old Lady You's intention to acknowledge her as a relative. With the protection of the Marquis of Shun'an's Mansion, it would not be too difficult for her to get married in the future.
The next year, Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu got married first. Then, Tanchun and Luoluo got married one after another. According to the custom, Old Lady You fed Tanchun, who she had introduced as a matchmaker, with a fertility pill and Luoluo with a twin pill.
The signboard of "You's Marriage House" cannot be smashed.
From then on, Old Lady You, who had nothing to do, drank tea and watched plays every day, attended banquets everywhere, and chatted about gossip with the ladies she was familiar with.
The children all had their own children, and Old Lady You had taken care of them all her life, which was a "happy trouble". After Younger Brother You Jia got married and started a family, Old Lady You retired the puppet Old Father You. She also had a taste of being an old feudal lord in the mansion.
However, her daughter-in-law was filial and respectful to her from the bottom of her heart. Old lady You didn't like to cause trouble, so as soon as she entered the door, she handed over the housekeeper's card, account books, deeds, etc., and delegated her power cleanly and neatly.
Every day, the mother-in-law was happy and satisfied as long as she had food and drink. She didn't need to come to pay her respects. She was only required to pay her respects once every ten days as a pretense to outsiders.
More importantly, when Old Lady You saw something good, she used her own private property to buy it, and she must have bought three copies, two copies for each of her two sisters-in-law, and one for her. It is hard not to love such an impartial and generous elder.
Old Lady You said, "These are nothing. I have completed so many world missions, and I have no shortage of these worldly possessions. But I just put in a little effort and try to be fair." Perhaps it is because other mothers-in-law in other families in this era have too many rules, which is why she is so good.
When Old Lady You was seventy years old, she received favorable comments from the people who prayed for her. She then evenly distributed all her property in this world, and then left this world, stepped into the time tunnel, and headed for the next world.
Yuchuan felt that he must be the most successful old feudal lord, especially when Lady Jia was too biased in dividing the inheritance. Compared with her, his role as Old Lady You must be quite successful!
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