The son of the red mansion is unscrupulous

When Xu Yuheng arrived at Jia's house, it was almost dusk. After entering the door, he followed Quanfu into Jinghuanzhai, walked through the front hall to the door, and saw Jia Lian with great interest tending to dozens of peaches hanging on the peach tree in the corridor. Seeing that the reddish fruit among the green leaves is very fresh, I raised my hand to pick it.

"Hey, I've already left a good one for you." Jia Lian hurriedly tried to stop her.

Xu Yuheng smiled and said: "Look at your stinginess, no one is allowed to eat a single piece of fruit. These are for you. My grandfather's articles are ingenious in conception but not sensational, and the rhetoric is gorgeous without hurting delicateness. You can memorize them all, and you will be able to write like a dragon." Snakes make beautiful articles." After finishing speaking, he handed the burden to Jia Lian.

Jia Lian leaned back against the railing, supported the bundle with one hand, and untied it with the other. After untying it, he took out a book of poems from the paper, and couldn't help being startled.

Xu Yuheng also saw it, and hurriedly grabbed the poetry collection and tucked it around his waist, his face was green and white, and he only gritted his teeth in his heart and secretly scolded Xu Qingheng for being too courageous.

Jia Lian pretended not to have seen it, flipped through these articles, and said again and again: "There are a lot of articles in the world. After I recite these, I can export them into chapters." Going inside, he asked Xu Yuheng to sit down at the stone table under the peach tree, seeing his gloomy face, he asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Although Xu Yuheng was close to Jia Lian, it would hurt Li Wanting's reputation if this matter was revealed, and the engagement with Li Wanting was a foregone conclusion, so why bother to make troubles to make the Li and Xu families look bad, so he said: "The Wang family is called Someone came to our door and said that your old lady made an engagement with a girl from the Wang family for you earlier."

Jia Lian was startled, and immediately asked, "Is your wife annoyed?"

"Why would my wife worry about these little things? Besides, my wife already knew about the grievances between your family and the Wang family. It's just that if my wife doesn't tell you about it, you should explain it to the Wang family, otherwise our family will be caught in it, and it won't look good. "Xu Yuheng sighed three or four times in one sentence.

Jia Lian guessed that Xu Yuheng still had his own troubles, so he nodded in agreement, and suddenly saw Xu Yuheng pulling off a fist-sized fresh peach, and said distressedly: "The few I left behind with great difficulty, I was waiting for you." I left the carved peach core when it was too ripe, but you picked it for me again."

Xu Yuheng took the peaches and wiped them on the front of his clothes, then put them in his mouth, and said vaguely: "If you want peach pits, I can give you a basket! Only your Jia family can raise a son like you who buys peaches and returns pearls." .”

Jia Lian couldn't bear to look at it, turned around and went into the room, and took out two boxes of beaded hairpins made of wombs, "Pan'er asked someone to bring these, and asked me to give them to your sisters and sisters to play with."

Xu Yuheng smiled at the hairpin and said, "No wonder Grandpa said you have a lot of tricks, and this hairpin is really... Well, I'll take it back for you."

Jia Lian nodded repeatedly, couldn't help laughing and asked: "I don't know how old your sisters are, whether they can play with Yingchun, it's not good..."

Xu Yuheng just stared at Jia Lian with a smile, folded his arms and said, "I don't know what you're trying to do. What's yours is always yours. The more you do, the more mistakes you make, and it's disgusting."

Jia Lian understood and said with a smile: "Although this is the case, I haven't said a word or seen a single face. It makes people feel anxious and uneasy."

Xu Yuheng was silent, because after all he could trust Jia Lian's character, so he threw the poetry collection on his waist to Jia Lian.

Jia Lian took it in a hurry, thinking that if she was a talented woman, he might not be able to flatter her. When she opened the title page, she saw the song "Goose Goose Goose" inside. So strict, I don't know what it is." On the other hand, when I showed it to Xu Yuheng, I felt that I was worrying too much, a little girl with yellow hair knows how to pass books from fish to geese.

Seeing that Xu Yuheng just added some punctuation to his Tang poems, he couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, and said with a smile, "I knew Qingheng wasn't the kind who didn't care too much."

"Sister Qingheng?" Jia Lian's heart fell, and he described the appearance of his future wife in his heart. He only felt that the more he drew, the more shameless he became, and he couldn't even use the means he had prepared, so he took it Xu Yuheng asked Xu Yuheng to take some things to coax the children back.

Xu Yuheng was full of thoughts, and didn't notice Jia Lian's face. He took the box and thought about how to face Li Wanting in the future, so he left.

After Xu Yuheng left, Jia Lian realized that it was time for the Jia family to get together to discuss his marriage, so he asked Quanfu and Quanshou to invite Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang to the East Garden, and went to the East Cross Courtyard of Rongxi Hall by himself. When I entered the courtyard over there, I saw an unfamiliar maid wearing silk silk and gold emerald on her head, she frowned slightly, and went in again, seeing an old aunt Shi Auntie beside Jia She came out, and pointed at the maid. Ask: "Which one is this?" It doesn't look like an ordinary maid dress.

Aunt Shi laughed and said, "This is the daughter of Zhang Cai's family. When I was on duty, the master saw it and brought it up." Then she asked the maid surnamed Zhang to come and see Jia Lian.

Jia Lian saw Zhang's melon-seeded face with a little rouge on the corner of his mouth, very youthful and pretty, as if he was a favorite of old people like Jia She. Looking at this posture, he knew that he had checked the account books and checked every month for the past few months. The government treasury made Zhang Cai have no money to wipe, so Zhang Cai figured out such a way to please Jia She, and after a smile, he secretly gave Aunt Shi a wink.

Aunt Shi understood, and it was so easy that Yingying and Yanyan around Jia She were gone, so that the first few of them who followed Jia She would have a bright future, and they would not want to be compared to the young concubines. He closed the curtain and asked Jia Lian to go in.

After Jia Lian entered the room, he saw Jia She appreciating Sui Dynasty Zhiyong's "Thousand Characters on Real Grass" complacently. After inviting Ann, he just looked at Jia She's face suspiciously.

At first Jia Amnesty only focused on looking at the calligraphy and paintings, and ignored them. For a moment, he felt that something was wrong. He looked up and saw Jia Lian looking at him strangely, and asked inexplicably, "What is Lian'er looking at?"

"Why does father look so bad? What did the imperial doctor say when he came to ask for a pulse?" Jia Lian asked with concern.

Jia She touched his face in a daze, Aunt Shi came in and said: "Master's complexion has not only been bad for the past few days, his appetite has also decreased, he can't sleep well at night, and he also has some symptoms of phlegm congestion."

Hearing what Aunt Shi said, the other old aunt who was serving in the room firstly wanted to show that she was serving her wholeheartedly, and secondly, to suppress the bright and beautiful Zhang Cai's daughter, she also echoed twice, saying only: "The first two days There is still some red light on the master's face, but the blood has disappeared in the past two days."

Jia Amnesty touched his wrinkled old face suspiciously, and thinking about it carefully, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that his hands and feet were a little weak these two days, and he couldn't help thinking of his illness to the new maid, so he didn't dare to accept himself as Zhang Cai. He told Jia Lian about the woman, and vaguely said that he had been fascinated by reading calligraphy and painting these past few days, so he went to bed late, and asked Jia Lian, "Why are you here now?"

Jia Lian sat down in front of Jia Amnesty, and said with a sneer, "The Wang family really deceived people too much. Knowing that my marriage with the Xu family has been settled, they went to the Xu family to question the teacher."

"They are so bold!" After Jia She got up in a moment of anxiety, he felt dizzy, and when he saw the daughter of Zhang Cai came in, he waved his hand and asked Aunt Shi to send her out, and he believed that his essence was the daughter of Zhang Cai. sucked.

Jia Lian said: "They also said that if our family does not recognize the marriage, we will go to court to see them."

In the past, Jia She didn't take Jia Lian's marriage to heart. First, he was afraid of Jia's mother, and second, he didn't think that Jia Lian could find a good one. Now it's different from the past. Seeing Jia Lian's future, he only feels that there are no noble and humble women in the world. Jia Lian Those who are not worthy, seeing the Wang family relying on them again, are not willing to agree, just say: "If they want to see you in court, then see you in court!"

"It's just that the old lady may not be willing to tear herself apart from the Wang family, but now she repents to the Xu family and offends others." Jia Lian stretched out her hand to help Jia She stand up, and asked Aunt Shi and the others to get Jia She's coat. , and waited for Jia She to put it on, "Now, I have called the second master and the second wife to come and clarify with the old lady. You can't let the Wang family play tricks."

Jia Amnesty nodded again and again, took his white jade animal-head crutch, asked Jia Lian to support him with the other hand, and followed him to Jiamu Rongqingtang.

In Jia's mother's room, Jia Zheng and his wife, together with Jia Zhu, Li Wan, and Yuan Chun, arrived early. Except for Mrs. Wang and Yuan Chun who knew a little bit, the others were all at a loss, wondering why Jia Lian called them all here. .

At this time, Jia's mother was sitting on the couch covered with mattresses and playing chess with Baoyu and Xiangyun. Mrs. Wang, Li Wan, and Yuan Chun stood on the side of the couch and watched. Jia Zhengwang, who was sitting on a chair, Seeing Jia Amnesty approaching, he got up quickly.

"Tell your uncle to sit down beside me." Jia Mu said to Jia Zhu.

Jia Zhu hurriedly helped Jia Lian and helped Jia She to sit down on the left hand of Jia Mu. Seeing Jia She's face, she was very puzzled.

"Brother Lian called everyone here. What's the purpose?" Jia Mu smiled with her arms around Baoyu.

Jia Lian bowed to Jia's mother, "May the old lady be the master of the grandson."

"What's the matter?" Mother Jia was taken aback.

Jia Lian simply lifted his robe and knelt on the footsteps beside Jia Mu, saying, "Old lady, the Xu family wants to make a marriage because they have a crush on their grandson. The second wife's natal family sent someone to the Xu family to make a fuss." At the scene, he only said that his grandson had already made an engagement with their girl, and that if the Xu family did not quit, he would sue the Xu family to the Yamen, and only said that the Xu family had robbed their son-in-law. Our family also has a lawsuit to deal with!"

Mother Jia went to help Jia Lian by herself. Seeing that something was wrong, Li Wan quickly asked Pearl to help her lead Baoyu and Xiangyun out of the way.

Yuan Chun also wanted to go out, and Jia Lian said again: "Eldest sister, stay here. Eldest sister is a knowledgeable person. It's better to stay and give us an idea."

Yuan Chun smiled and said, "Where do I have any ideas?" He said this, but he wanted to see what happened, so he stood beside Mrs. Wang without moving.

Jia Lian stood up following Jia Mu's hand and said, "Let's make up an idea, old ancestor, and see what to do now."

"Ahem, I didn't overdo it with the Wang family." Jia Amnesty put both hands on the crutches, and instead of looking at other people, he only looked at Jia Zheng.

Jia Zheng flickered, and only said: "Marriage matters, parents' order and matchmaker's words, as an uncle, how can I dare to make up my mind for Brother Lian?"

"It's not you, it's your daughter-in-law." Jia Amnesty said mercilessly.

Jia Zheng was taken aback, so he had to go to see Mrs. Wang.

Mrs. Wang didn't expect that Jia Lian would call the whole family to face to face before the Wang family came to the door, and smiled reluctantly: "I'm an aunt, how can I be the master of your affairs..."

"I would also like to thank my aunt for taking care of me. The last time the Wang family went to Dongfu to stay with me, my aunt asked someone to send Miss Wang's things to the Yingchun courtyard without saying a word. It's really hard for my aunt." Jia Lian said with a smile.

Yuan Chun pursed his lips tightly and went to see Jia Mu silently. Now, as long as Jia Mu insisted that he only recognized Wang Xifeng as the granddaughter-in-law, no matter how aggressive Jia Lian was, it would be useless. In the lawsuit, my uncle and aunt, Feng girl, have often been wronged. Although they shouldn't go to Xu's house to make a fuss now, but they also have unavoidable difficulties. It's better to appease uncle and them first, lest the two families break up and break up for many years friendships."

Is there any other way to appease him?The last thing is to marry.

Mother Jia was silent. She liked Wang Xifeng from the bottom of her heart and wished to make Wang Xifeng her grandson's daughter-in-law. So in the past, after listening to Mrs. Wang and others' instigation, she intended to make the marriage; but now it's different, now Jia Lian has found a better Yes, if you reject that side, you will definitely offend the Xu family; but if the Wang family does not handle it properly, it is likely that as Yuan Chun said, you will cut off the contact with the Wang family for many years, and you are hesitant. Look at Jia Lian and Mrs. Wang When everyone stared at her desperately, it became more and more difficult to make a decision.

Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang were sweating in their palms, silently hoping that Jia Mu would agree to the Wang family's side. As long as Jia Mu agreed, Jia Amnesty and Jia Lian, no matter how arrogant they were, would have no choice but to agree. I can't even care about it now.

Jia Mu's throat moved slightly, as if she heard the crackling sound as if being burned by the flames when the four big families who were in the same spirit fell apart. "The Wang family is too unreasonable. Who in our family made a promise? Let them ruin our Jia family's reputation like this?"

Yuan Chun immediately turned pale.Mrs. Wang was even more weak in limbs, and said with a sneer: "Old lady, didn't you say in the past that you wanted Feng girl to be a grandson and daughter-in-law to serve you for the rest of your life?" Now, their family has no one to rely on at all.

Yuan Chun couldn't help chiming in: "Old lady, although you didn't say it directly, you meant..."

"What do you mean? There are three matchmakers and six hires? If not, there would be too many jokes in my mouth." Jia's mother suppressed the sourness in her heart. She was destined to live with Jia Amnesty, Jia Lian and his son, and Jia Lian again It's not easy to handle, even if she married Wang Xifeng and entered the door, Jia Lian refused to accept softness, and it was her old bones who tossed about; in this case, it's better to follow Jia Lian's wishes, and she will just close the door and be a deaf person to enjoy herself Bar.

Jia Zheng also couldn't help being stunned. At first, he thought that Jia's mother would hesitate for at least two more days, but now she said it directly, her lips moved, but she still didn't say anything.

Mrs. Wang, Yuan Chun's mother and daughter looked at each other, both of them became distressed, they didn't know how to explain to the Wang family, after all, Mrs. Wang was the first to mention the marriage between Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng.

Mrs. Wang did not give up and said: "Old lady, Feng girl is also very pitiful..."

"No need to say any more, send someone to Wang's house and tell him that there is a lawsuit, just go ahead and do it. His second aunt should not worry about Lian'er all day long, Yuan Chun is older than Lian'er, and she hasn't found a family yet? Jia Amnesty coughed again and again, and after throwing down these words in a very imposing manner, he leaned back in his chair and went to see Jia Zheng contentedly. Good thing now, the two brothers are the same.

"Old ancestor." Yuan Chun's eyes were reddened by Jia She's words. She was brought up by a nanny who came out of the palace since she was a child. How can ordinary people dare to marry; besides, ordinary people are also famous because of Jiamu and Mrs. Wang. No, I don't want to marry her; the rest who are willing to marry are Fu Shi, a disciple of Jia Zheng in the past, how can she be willing to marry such people?Therefore, those who are not high enough to be low enough will always be procrastinated.

Mother Jia didn't know that the Wang family dared to bully her, and the only thing she could rely on was to insist that the Jia family dare not completely cut off contact with the Wang family. If the Jia family really decided to break up, the Wang family would have no face to go to the yamen to file a complaint.However, the Wang family broke up first, and did not leave any retreat for the Jia family, so they had to stop.Sitting on the couch at this time, the sharp aura of the four families of King Jia Shixue in the Jinling area in the past that no one dared to offend and the unparalleled prosperity shared by the four families of Jia Shixue emerged in his mind. The four Wang families broke up, and what her ancestor said would become more and more useless in the future.He waved his hand wearily for a long time, "...Brother Lian, follow your father's advice and send a message to the Wang family. Tell them, if the Wang family dares to sue, they will send their aunt and wife of the Wang family to the court to confront them." Said When he said this, there was already a cry in his voice.

Mrs. Wang barely managed to stand with her hands on the back of the chair. She repeatedly tried to persuade Jia Mu, but Jia Mu's determined appearance made it impossible for her to put together a neat sentence.

"Yes, grandson obeys." Jia Lian clasped his hands in agreement, lowered his head slightly, and showed a smile on his face. Finally, the Jia family and the Wang family broke up, each went back to his own house, and each went to find his mother.