Youwei, the heir of the Red Chamber

When Jia Lian entered the yard, he saw that his grandfather and grandmother were both in the yard, and a warm feeling arose in his heart, and a warm smile appeared on his face.

"Grandson visits grandfather. Grandmother."

"Lian'er, come here quickly." Mrs. Xu hurriedly beckoned him to sit down.

Xu Ru rolled his eyes when he saw it, and thought that this brat is really looking for trouble more and more.He even wanted to go to the frontier before, but he thought he couldn't do without the frontier.Fortunately, the emperor rejected it, otherwise there would be no one at this moment.

Seeing Xu Confucian's displeased appearance, Jia Lian also understood in his heart. He smiled, and obediently sat beside Mrs. Xu.

"Grandmother, you look good recently."

"Very good." Mrs. Xu picked up a stack of albums and handed them over, and said with a smile: "I shouldn't have shown you these, it's a violation of the rules, but now that you are so old, you have to find one quickly." .”

Upon hearing this, Jia Lian took the picture album and glanced at it. After reading the content in the picture, his eyes flickered a few times.

He closed the drawing book calmly, and put it on the stone table, "Grandson is coming, I don't have any plans yet."

"I know you don't have any plans." Mrs. Xu said with a face that I understand your appearance, and said with emotion: "I heard from the old man that you even handed over a booklet to go to the frontier to guard the frontier. This is a good thing, man You should have such ambitions. But at your age, if you don’t want to, the grandmother will naturally think about it. Originally, your life’s major events should be arranged for you by people from the Jia family. But your old woman’s heart is biased It's so bad that even the daughter-in-law of yours was given to her second child. I don't worry about letting her talk about it anymore. As for your father, I have been disappointed in these years, and I don't want to talk to him anymore. Anyway, I'll cover it for you first, and then show it to your father and mother, and it will save them some trouble."

"Grandmother." Jia Lian sighed, "Grandson's life-long affairs, grandmother can naturally decide, but these days, grandson really has no such plans, and now grandson has to work hard in his official career, so he doesn't have such thoughts to marry a wife and have children."

"It should be like this to start a family and start a career." Mrs. Xu was very firm.

After hearing this, Jia Lian felt a little uncomfortable.

Ever since he had an awkward fight with Zhongshun and made him so sad, he didn't want to use his marriage to make him sad again.What's more, now that I and him already have a husband and wife relationship, I can't just give up from beginning to end.Since I already have someone in my heart, why bother to harm other girls?

"Grandmother, let grandson think about it again." He knew that he couldn't persuade the old lady, so he could only use the strategy of delaying the attack.

The old lady thought that he was not going well in his official career, so he didn't care about other things, and that's why he was so decadent and didn't want to find a wife.In order to make her grandson feel more at ease, she stopped chasing him, and hurriedly said, "Okay, I'll listen to you."

After talking with the old lady for a while, Xu Ru found an excuse to call Jia Lian into the study.

Jia Lian knew that it was probably because of the fact that he was going to guard the border before, so he nodded, bid farewell to the old lady and went.

Before leaving, the old lady warned Xu Ru again, "Don't scold your grandson, or you will sleep in the study today!"

Xu Ru wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, feeling as if his old face was gone.

After arriving in the study, Xu Ru became unscrupulous and solemn.

Sitting on a chair in the study, he said to Jia Lian who was standing in front of him: "A few days ago, I heard the matter of the appointment of generals on the frontier, and it seems that the Holy Majesty does not want you to go there, Lian'er, you should not mention it in the future. gone."

Jia Lian didn't expect that this grandfather, who had always been upright, would tell him the emperor's private words. He was a little surprised, but afterward, he felt a little clear.

I'm afraid the emperor said it to his grandfather on purpose, or he used his grandfather to beat him.

He did have plans for border defense.After taking over the soldiers and horses of Dongjiang, he had already held heavy soldiers, and the soldier talisman in his hand had never been handed in. Although the emperor didn't mention it, the soldier talisman in his hand was indeed getting hotter.

He wants to keep in charge of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in Eastern Xinjiang, so going to guard the border is the best way.

But obviously, the emperor wanted to kill the donkey.

Jia Lian said with a smile: "Thank you grandfather for reminding me. In the future, my grandson will not mention it. It all depends on the arrangement of the Holy One."

"Well, you also have a lot of future in Beijing. You are good at learning and become a civil servant, and you will not be bad in the future."

"Grandfather said so." Jia Lian obediently agreed.

Xu Ru was a little happy that his grandson was so obedient.These days, he is also worried. He has followed the saint for many years, and he can guess what the saint thinks.

No matter what, he didn't believe that his young grandson would have any wolfish ambitions, but it was always a bad thing to cause the emperor's suspicion.

"You should spend more time with your grandmother these few days. After a while, the old man will retire and return home."

"Grandfather is leaving?" Jia Lian was surprised.

Xu Ru nodded, "Your grandmother is old, I want to take her back to her hometown to have a look, and then take her around. The promise I made when I was young, but now that I am a lot older, it has not been fulfilled. "He said, seeming to think of something funny, with a rare smile.

Jia Lian looked at Xu Ru and lowered his eyes secretly.

As soon as Jia Lian left Xu's residence, he saw Liu Da waiting beside the carriage.

Seeing him coming out, Liu Da quickly ran over with his waist bent, with a smile on his face, "Second Master, the Eldest Master asked the slaves to find you back."

"What's the matter?"

Liu Dao: "Just now there was a decree from the House of Internal Affairs, saying that in two months, the lady in the palace will come back to visit her relatives. After the old lady went to the old man to ask about the matter, the old man's face was not very happy. The slave came to find the uncle to go back."

"Visiting relatives?"

Jia Lian raised his eyebrows, this concubine has just been granted such a gift, this concubine Jia is really a concubine.There was a smile on the corner of his mouth, and he rolled back his sleeves lightly, and stepped directly into the carriage.

The Rongguo Mansion is over, and Jia Amnesty is jumping in the Rongxi Hall.

"Just to build a garden, we have to take out all the little money from our house, and we have to find another money. What the old lady means is that we need to go to Yangzhou to borrow some money. How can I open this mouth? What do you get back?"

He took a sip of herbal tea angrily.

Mrs. Xing also had a sad face.Although the Erfang side is powerful now, the family is still in charge of their own side, and now that this kind of thing falls, it becomes their own responsibility.

If a garden needs to be well maintained, it will cost millions of taels of silver. Even if she steals it, she can't afford the money.

"Do you want to hand over the housekeeper's affairs? It's all up to them to decide whether to borrow or make up for it?"

"I'm afraid they won't accept it now." Jia Amnesty understood very well in his heart, now that there is a Wang's family in the second bedroom, and a concubine in the palace, he is confident enough. The old lady was biased, but now it is even more serious.

He sighed, "Let's discuss it when Lian'er comes back, he has many ways."

The two were discussing when Jia Lian came back.

As soon as he entered the house, Jia She's eyes lit up, and he said to him, "Lian'er, you've come back, something big is going to happen to the family."

Then he told the old lady about building a family-bestowing villa for Concubine Jia.

After he finished speaking, he said indignantly, "I only lived for her alone. Could it be that everyone doesn't need to eat and drink? Or do they think that after the money is spent, there will still be money?"

Mrs. Xing said: "The old lady has her own money, but she will not give it out when the time comes."

"The people in this room are really nerve-wracking. They have caused all these troubles before they are honored by the empresses in the palace."

Jia Amnesty continued to complain.

The two of you said these things over and over again.

After Jia Lian listened to it, he thought for a while in silence before continuing: "If that's the case, what's the master's plan?"

Jia She frowned. "What can I do, or do I want to ask your opinion?"

"If you ask me how to do it, I'll just say one thing—separation."

"Break up?!" Jia Amnesty opened his eyes wide.

It's not easy to divide the family. The old ladies on the left and right are still there. How to divide the family?

Jia Lian sighed: "Besides this, there is no other way."

He also thought about it for a long time.If the plan on the east side is successful, he will go to the frontier soon, and he will not be able to take care of the family's affairs after going there for a few years.And here, Wang Ziteng and Concubine Jia in the palace are in full swing. At that time, my parents will not say that they will be wronged. More importantly, Wang Ziteng and Concubine Jia will inevitably fall from power in a short time. The Rongguo Mansion, which they were close to, would have to suffer the consequences of the downfall of the Wang family in the future.

In this way, it is better to draw a clear line with the Wang family at this time, and only be the head of the Jia family in the future, which will save many troubles.

Jia Amnesty was not very willing.Although I don't like the Second Household, at least the Second Household does have in-laws like the Wang family, and now there is a concubine in the palace, so this will definitely be a reliance in the future.

"If you don't want to, the master can't avoid the matter of giving out money. With so much money, people in the house will not eat or drink in the future? It's only a matter of a few hours for the empress to come to the house. , our entire family will have to live in poverty for the rest of our lives." Jia Lian said these evils on purpose, which stimulated Jia She's restless little heart.