Jia Cong, the concubine who crossed the Red Chamber

After Jia Zhen came back from the palace that day, she sent people to call for the elders of the clan and the masters of each mansion without stopping.Even Jia Mu, who was able to get up just now, was carried in a soft sedan chair.

Mother Jia was the last one to arrive. Ever since the steward of the East Mansion came to invite her, Mother Jia has remained silent, causing Yuanyang, Hu Po and the others to tremble in fear.After this incident, Jia's mother now fully understands that whether it is the present, the courtiers, the family, the clan elders, or even the common people in the market, traffickers and pawns, they are all on the side of the big house.If you decide to support the second child, you are going against people's hearts, and it is really unwise.

Jia's mother is a smart person. Before becoming an old lady, what she was best at was following the trend.Since her husband passed away and she became No. 1 in Rongguo Mansion, she has no scruples anymore.After so many years of going smoothly, it is inevitable that I lost my vigilance, which is why I am frustrated for a while.

But a smart person will always be a smart person, even if he goes the wrong way occasionally, he will not be stubborn all the time.Therefore, Jia Zhen's originally imagined situation of fighting a tough battle full of saliva did not happen.

Mother Jia got out of the sedan chair supported by the maids, and Jia Zhen, You Shi, Jia Rong, Qin Shi and others had already come out.In a few steps, there is the main hall of Ningguo Mansion.A few people had opened the felt curtains earlier, and everyone entered the room.At this time, there were already old people sitting on both sides of the house, and the crowd formed a group of three or five, whispering to each other.Seeing Jia Mu coming in, she immediately stopped making a sound.

Seeing this, Jia Zhen smiled and said, "Old lady, please sit down." Then, she invited Jia Mu to the seat where Youshi was serving, and said to the servants, "Hurry up and serve tea." Turning to Jia Mu, she said with a smile: " Knowing that the old lady doesn't eat Liu'an tea, this is the sister of the old gentleman, how about the old lady try the tea in our mansion, if she thinks it's not bad, ask the maids to bring some back to taste."

When Jia Mu saw the seat arranged by Jia Zhen, her chest felt tight.Originally, my imperial order was the same as Youshi's, but because of my age, I was ranked ahead of Youshi.It's also true that Mrs. You is not the original partner, but just like Mrs. Xing, she is a house-filler. If Brother Zhen's first wife is counted according to the name of the patriarch's wife, I am afraid that he will be ranked on top of him.

Because of this, Jia's mother was very displeased with Jia Zhen's first wife. It was not until he married Youshi, a small family, that he got better.However, now that Jia Mu has been demoted, no matter the etiquette, law and human relationship, there is no reason for Jia Mu to take the top position.

It's just that Jia's mother is old and prudent, no matter how depressed she is in her heart, she doesn't show it on her face.He just smiled and said: "Brother Zhen has something good, I want to taste it." He lowered his head and took a sip slowly, then asked: "What kind of water did you use?"

Jia Zhen laughed and said, "How did I know this? It turned out that the snow water from the plum blossoms in the old year was used. Brother Pian Cong knew it and said it was not good. He also gave me two jars of Wuyi Spring's heart water brought from the south. , the Tao was specially entrusted to bring it from Fuzhou. I tasted it, and it was indeed much better than mine, so I hurried to present the treasure to the old lady."

Jia Mu nodded and smiled, and said: "Brother Cong is an elegant man, you can't compare to him. His mother also dotes on him, not to mention transporting two jars of spring water to make tea, just for him to raise his temper, from the south from time to time The flowers and trees are also very common. Don't think he is small, but when we talk about these elegant things, Baoyu is the first in our family, and he doesn't understand three points as well."

Jia Zhen suddenly heard the old lady say this, her heart trembled, and she felt goosebumps all over her body.Ever since Brother Cong was born, when did the old lady boast?Not to mention that it is so much better than Baoyu now.I pulled out Cong'er today, originally wanting to take advantage of the opportunity, but I didn't expect the old lady to block her back.An old lady who has been proud of her for most of her life, now against her will, appreciates a junior she doesn't like. This kind of skill is rare.

Jia Zhen was taken aback when she heard these words, she was thinking like this, but saw Youshi answering the words: "Although I don't quite understand, I also know that the water that matches Lao Jun's eyebrows should be sweet and clean, fresh and fresh. Cong It's rare for my brother to be so thoughtful. To do this all the way, it seems that we are all vulgar. If you want me to say, the old lady is capable and can regulate people. I don't have a daughter, but if I have one, I have to I begged the old lady to take her to teach me. I don’t need to worry about myself, and I will be raised by the old lady to look like a fairy in the future, and it seems that I was born well."

Youshi's words made everyone laugh.Seeing that the atmosphere was good, Jia Zhen also agreed.

But he didn't want Jiamu to say something, which made him stunned for a long time.Seeing Youshi's words, Jia's mother smiled kindly and said, "What's so difficult? Although you don't have a good daughter, you have a good sister. I think the fourth girl is pretty good. If you are willing, you might as well ask her to come with me." live."

Youshi said happily: "Sure enough, our ancestors are the most benevolent. My sister-in-law is also very quiet on weekdays. If I am lucky enough to follow the old lady, I will feel relieved."

Seeing this, Jia Zhen hurriedly said, "Why are you so anxious? The master hasn't spoken yet, so you just settled down. When I pay my respects to the master on the fifteenth day, I will ask the master before making any plans." Then she said: "If my sister really has Good luck, I will have to trouble the old lady in the future."

Mother Jia smiled in satisfaction and nodded in response.Although Brother Zhen is the patriarch, he is too tender.If you want to help the boss fight against yourself, you have to look at it.

Jia Zhen's words such as asking the master for instructions are just a way to delay the army and delay the time for nothing.Not to mention that since Jia Jing went to practice Taoism, he ignored everything.Even if he takes care of something, he won't stop it.Seeing that Xichun is getting older day by day, it's time to learn from female celebrities.Although there is the eldest sister-in-law Youshi, Youshi himself is also a half bottle, how can he teach the young lady from the Ningguo Mansion?

Seeing Youshi and Jiamu detaining her sister as a hostage in a few words, Jia Zhen felt angry.She was no longer polite, and said bluntly: "It is a big event to call everyone here today. If you go to the court in the morning, the Long Live Lord will invite me to face the saint alone." After saying this, Jia Zhen cupped her hands towards the palace, saying that show awe.

Then he said: "Long Live Lord ordered it to be about the West Mansion. Everyone must have heard that the disturbance is really not good now, and even disturbed the Holy Majesty. It was my ineffective supervision, and I deserved to die. It's just the current plan, or Let’s discuss how to settle this matter.”

As soon as Jia Zhen's voice fell, no one dared to speak because of Jia Mu's usual prestige.When Jia Dairu saw this, he felt upset and tremblingly said: "Investigate! We must investigate to find out the truth. Start with the water leak! It's not like the weather is dry and dry, and it's not like no one lights up lamps and candles at night for no reason. Yes, how could the water leak? If it was an accident, who caused the accident, who was negligent, and who should be responsible. If it was not an accident, this matter would be serious. There is a saying that murder is arson, murder is arson, and intentional arson is a serious crime!"

As soon as Jia Dairu's voice fell, a man called Jia Xian said, "Why is the sixth grandfather so anxious? The serious victim hasn't been redressed yet. You just burned some old books and waste paper, so it's worth it? If the sixth grandfather is not chewing enough , I can still lend you a little bit, so don’t make a fuss and make people look down upon you.”

Jia Xian was originally a descendant of the Jia family, his father and Jia Dairu belonged to the same generation, but they were descendants of concubines.At Jia Xian's place, it's one level further away.Originally, he was not qualified to attend this kind of occasion, but he was a little clever. He made some small money a few years ago, and his business went to Nanyang.Therefore, it has a place in the family.

Jia Xian belonged to the kind of nouveau riche with relatively low character, and he was already in a bad situation.So as soon as he finished speaking, someone spat: "Bah! You can say that? You don't even look in the mirror to see yourself. You are just a merchant. What kind of slave on the tablet dares to be on the sixth floor?" Grandpa pretends to be big. You are vulgar, you haven’t read a few years, you just treat it like a few tattered books, so you should say a few words, and you are not in a hurry to show off your ignorance.”

Seeing this, Jia Xian blushed, and snorted coldly, "I'm a slave, so you, Jia Xuan, are you some serious master? Don't think that everyone doesn't know about you, before..."

"Don't say a few words!" Jia Xian was interrupted by Jia's mother before he finished speaking.Jiamu leaned on crutches, got up and said: "It's all my fault. I'm a little partial on weekdays, which makes the house restless and hurts the whole family. I'll accompany everyone here first." After finishing speaking, she trembled extremely Slowly bend down.

You Shi hurriedly stepped forward to support Jia Mu, saying: "The old lady's behavior is really frustrating for us. This room is full of people, old and young, who can stand your gift?" Everyone also persuaded quickly.

Mother Jia said again: "Of course, I will settle the disaster caused by my old body. After a while, I will go to Pingyao Street to pick up the eldest brother. The second child's family is flooded, and now they are staying in the guest room of the mansion for the time being. Or Buying another house, or renovating on the original site, it only takes a few months before we can move out."

Jia Dairu snorted and said, "Second sister-in-law is indeed a sensible person, there is no reason for the master who is a prince to live outside. But second sister-in-law is an elder, how can I ask you to pick it up? I know, it is sister-in-law who is sincerely thinking about her son, no I know, I thought you were trying to force me with filial piety. If so, I'm afraid things will end badly."

Jia Xuan hastily echoed: "Grandpa Six is ​​right. If you want me to say it, it's better to ask Second Uncle to go in person. It's the right way to end where you start."