Red Mansions: My Book is Cool

Jia's mother was speechless by Jia Cong's words. She looked at Jia Cong, who was upright now, with a sarcastic expression, and felt sad and powerless towards Jia Cong, who didn't even want to maintain her face.She understood that Jia Cong said what was in his heart this time, and wanted to completely separate from the Jia family, and she had no ability to stop it.

Slowly chewing Jia Cong's words, every sentence is reasonable, there is no words to refute.However, the path planned for Baoyu cannot be changed.Yu'er, I can only wrong you, your fate is like this, you can't go beyond Baoyu!Jia Mu's heart was heavy, she closed her eyes tiredly, said nothing, and didn't want to look at Jia Cong again.

Seeing this, Jia Cong bowed and left neatly. This was his last normal visit to Rongguo Mansion. Goodbye!When he turned around, from the corner of his eye, he caught sight of Mrs. Wang clutching the handkerchief in her hand, hesitated to speak, with a hesitant expression, but he didn't bother to pay attention.No matter what plans the Jia family had, it had nothing to do with him anyway.

Back home, Jia Cong told Jia Dairu and his wife everything about what happened in Rongguo Mansion today.

The two old men listened quietly.When he heard Mrs. Xing wanted to be a matchmaker for Xing Xiuyan, Jia Dairu didn't care, and the old wife Ren said angrily, "This forgiveness of my niece and daughter-in-law is really a clueless one. Don't you understand what kind of person her brother is?" So, dare to lick your face to protect this matchmaker? ’, just laughed it off, anyway, Jia Cong didn’t know the girl from the Xing family, and she didn’t like it.

When talking about Lin Daiyu, Jia Dairu became a little anxious, he hurriedly said to Jia Cong: "Cong'er, you can't be coaxed away! The Rongguo Mansion got rid of Lin Daiyu's dowry, let's not care about the money. That Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu sit together, they hit it off, and they don't shy away from sex. Everyone in the Jia family knows this. If you marry such a woman, won't you be laughed at by outsiders? Besides, she With such a body and such a temperament, how can you have children and raise children? No, absolutely not, not to mention that you are about to become an official and need a good wife to help you. You are just an ordinary scholar, and she is not a good person. Match! Such a delicate flower is only suitable for all kinds of tenderness, how can it live a normal life, no matter how beautiful it is, it is useless!"

He bitterly said: "I understand what the old lady of Rongguo Mansion is planning!"

"I also understand, grandfather, firstly, she wanted to give up her granddaughter and find another good one for Jia Baoyu, and she was afraid of being discussed, so she wanted me to take over; secondly, she was probably trying to use this marriage to involve me. "Jia Cong said flatly.

"Why is she so shameless?" Mrs. Dairu said angrily: "Isn't she the one who didn't want Cong'er back then, why is she still thinking of knocking on Cong'er now, it's too unkind!"

"So, grandparents, the appointment is coming soon, I discussed it with the teacher, and I think it's better to let it out." Jia Cong made a decision based on this matter, and this timing is the best.

Jia Dairu also hesitated, lowered his head to weigh repeatedly, and sighed: "The Rongguo Mansion is in constant trouble, and it can indeed be avoided if it is released. However, Beijing officials are always more decent than local officials, and the prospects are better. If you want to come back, you will not It's easy. Besides, you let it out, we"

Could it be that the old couple are going to leave the capital with Jia Cong? After all, they have lived here for most of their lives, and they really can't let go of leaving. Jia Dairu couldn't make up his mind for a while.

"Grandfather, I discussed with the teacher. This time, Brother Zhang and I presented the briquette recipe, and the court appreciated it very much. Coupled with the contribution of the teacher, the official department promised to allow me to choose whether to stay in Beijing or go abroad. If I go outside , you can choose a good place for me to work. I think the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas are very good, a land of fish and rice, and the scenery and climate are pleasant. It happens that my senior brothers are there in both places, and they will always take care of them when they go. Grandparents go I will like it. I have stayed in the capital for most of my life, so why not go out to see different scenery? My grandmother is from Jiangnan, so I am afraid that I also miss the life in the south!"

"Besides, we can come back in the future." Speaking of this, Jia Cong lowered his voice: "Grandfather, my teacher said that in the past two years, the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor, in short, the court is now troubled, so it is better to go out and avoid it. Otherwise, wouldn’t it be unfair to say that you won’t be caught in a catastrophe?”

Jia Dairu didn't understand the treacherous situation of the imperial court. When he heard that Wang Dongming said so, it was still false. He was startled and gasped, and said, "It's really like that? It's better to let it out! If you are an ordinary person It doesn’t matter if you are born, but you are born from Rongguo Mansion! In that mansion, alas, it used to be an old noble who stood on the side of the abolished prince!"

Although Jia Dairu was not an official, after all, he had been to the Imperial College for several years and had some knowledge.In recent years, the situation of the Ningrong Second Mansion, he also found it shocking, and the bystanders could clearly see it.He thought to himself, in fact, not everyone in the two mansions can't feel it, it's just that they are deeply trapped and unable to save themselves.But now, Jia Cong is the only blood under his knees, and also the support of his husband and wife in their later years. If there is a chance, it will naturally be separated.Speaking of which, the three of them really didn't get much favor from the Jia family, and there was nothing they couldn't let go of.

After convincing Jia Dairu and his wife, Jia Cong made up his mind and prepared to send him to the outside world to win a good place and position, which would inevitably require the use of various contacts, so he lamented the difficulty of the ancient officialdom.He didn't inquire about the follow-up of Lin Daiyu's marriage, but he expected it to be very embarrassing. In Lin Daiyu's situation, no matter how talented and beautiful as a fairy, it is not easy to find a satisfactory marriage.

There is a joke about the Dream of Red Mansions in later generations: When the Dream of the Red Mansions came out, people at that time all praised Lin Daiyu with emotion.One day, when two ladies were watching a play made up of A Dream of Red Mansions, one of the ladies was moved and cried when she saw the release of Lin Daiyu's love story.The lady next to him said, alas, if Jia Baoyu was your son, it would be great if Lin Daiyu met a mother-in-law like you, and she would be consummated.The lady quickly wiped away her tears and said, no, my son will marry Xue Baochai, he knows what kind of girl I like!

Ye Gong loves dragons, is it ridiculous?But this also shows that the vast majority of people in this world can only look at Lin Daiyu from a distance. Fairies who fall into the mortal world may not be liked in real life, and those who like them must be able to make decisions.No matter how much Jia Baoyu likes him, he can't even control his own destiny, and he will soon be sold by his family.

More than a month later, Jia Cong received an appointment from the Ministry of Officials to send him to Ren Zhizhou of Jiangsu. He was given a good job in the prosperous south of the Yangtze River.That is from the official position of the fifth rank, and the starting point of his official career is on the same level as Jia Zheng, who has been an official for many years. Jia Cong is very satisfied with the result.

Once you are awarded an official, you must go to the office as soon as possible.Although the family has already made preparations and packed their luggage, it is not complete after all, and I am afraid that it will delay the day of taking office.Once Jia Cong discussed with Jia Dairu, he would go ahead and wait for him to find a house in the local area, arrange it, and then send someone to pick up the couple.Or, simply wait until the Chinese New Year government holiday, Jia Cong asked for a few more days off, and made a special trip to the capital to pick them up south.

It doesn't matter, Jia Cong just wants to leave the capital as soon as possible, the farther away from Jia's house the better, Jia Dairu and his wife are safe.The news of the Zhen family's ransacking has come, so is the Jia family still far away?

By the time the Rongguo Mansion knew the news about Jia Cong's release, everything had already been settled.Jia's mother sighed, but she could only sigh. Could it be that the current Jia's family can influence the result of Jinshi's conferring of officials?She looked out of the window melancholy, it was getting late, and the moon came out, still as bright and bright as before.However, Jia's family is no longer a grand family for decades.Under the bluish-white moonlight, the magnificent antique furnishings in the room were inexplicably bleak.

Mother Jia lowered her head sadly and smiled bitterly.The downfall of the Zhen family was right in front of them, which made people feel uneasy.What will happen to the Jia family, she dare not think about it.Jia Cong waved his hand again, and left the Jia family without looking back.The cause I planted back then is now seeing the fruit with my own eyes!

Jia Cong went to the clan and said something, took out 100 taels of silver, and asked the clan elders to prepare some food and gifts to distribute to the clan members, saying that time was short, so there was no banquet to say goodbye.His classmates and brothers all bid farewell to him one after another, and Xue Pan also personally delivered gifts and prepared novel food for Jia Dairu and his wife to taste.

Looking at the ignorant and foolishly smiling Xue Pan, Jia Cong sighed secretly.Xue Pan is vulgar and savage, but he is also filial and loyal. He has always been good to himself. At that time, Jia Cong was a bastard who was treated coldly in Rongguo Mansion. Later, he made friends with those businessmen, and it was Xue Pan who made a bridge for him.Therefore, Jia Cong decided to remind him to do his best as a friend.

"Brother Xue, a few days ago, the eldest wife of the Xifu also invited me for her birthday." Jia Cong said to Xue Pan, "Who knows, she actually wanted to marry me."

"Oh, Brother Cong, who is the girl from? Tell me!" Xue Pan asked enthusiastically, feeling a little pity in his heart.He felt that Jia Cong was really good, more reliable and promising than Jia Baoyu, if he could be his sister-in-law, how great would it be?It's a pity that what he said didn't count, and his mother had a crush on Jia Baoyu.After Jia Cong passed the Jinshi examination, it was impossible.

"The eldest lady said one thing, so there's no need to say it." Thinking that Xing Xiuyan was already discussing marriage with Xue Biao, Jia Cong confused this part: "But the old lady wants to match, but it scares me a lot !"

"Guess who it is?" Jia Cong emphasized, "It's Miss Lin!"

"Miss Lin, Miss Lin, the granddaughter of the old lady?" Xue Pan was also shocked, with his mouth growing wide.He knew that his mother and aunt had always wanted to match up his younger sister and Baoyu, but the old lady liked Lin Daiyu, and they were fighting each other for the position of Bao's second grandmother.He felt sorry for his younger sister wasting her youth, and he couldn't persuade his mother. Well, my younger sister probably didn't want to be reconciled, so we had to stand up stiffly, alas!

Could it be that the old lady gave in, and the younger sister was finally able to "keep the clouds open to see the moonlight". Before Xue Pan was happy for Xue Baochai, Jia Cong said indifferently: "I didn't agree."

"Why?" Xue Pan blurted out, but after thinking for a while, he lowered his head and sighed, "Yes, you can find a better one now. After all, Miss Lin has no father or mother, alas!"

"I don't hit it off with her, and she has her whole heart on Jia Baoyu, so no matter how good she is, it has nothing to do with me. I want to find a woman who will treat me wholeheartedly and grow old!" Jia Cong explained himself The reason for the rejection.

"However, since the old lady mentioned this, it means that she is going to give up Sister Lin, so who will Baoyu marry, Sister Bao?" Jia Cong asked.

Xue Pan said with some embarrassment: "Uh, I know it's not authentic, but both my mother and aunt intentionally put Baochai and Jia Baoyu together. Now, the old lady has given up on Miss Lin, so it must be her aunt's decision. .Although Baoyu and Miss Lin are childhood sweethearts, he has a good relationship with my sister, I think""

Jia Cong interrupted Xue Pan: "Did the second wife and the Xue family make a marriage agreement, or gave you a letter? If you don't know, go back and ask your mother. If not, this matter is a bit strange !"

"What?" Xue Pan came back to his senses and said angrily: "Brother Cong, what do you mean, the Jia family has changed their minds and is not going to explain to my Xue family? They delayed Baochai's youth and borrowed it from my family." So much silver!"

"Hehe, brother Xue, the Lin family's property has basically been lost by the Jia family's flowers, and the Grand View Garden is simply piled up with money!" Jia Cong sneered: "And the expenses in the mansion, the palace, I Presumably, not only the money from the Lin family will not come back, but also your Xue family's money. The old lady wants to marry Sister Lin to me, so she just wants to cover up this fact. I can't go to Jia's to ask for it The dowry of the day, right?"

"Qi Ping'an has inquired. Now Jia Baoyu often goes to various poetry and literature meetings and makes friends with literati. Not only the old lady supports him, but even his father doesn't force him to read the Four Books and Five Classics, and urges him to end. I guess, something happened. There must be demons, I'm afraid the Jia family has ulterior motives, such as letting Jia Baoyu get married to a noble girl, the Rongguo Mansion is in dire straits, and urgently needs someone to help."

"You don't have to doubt that the Rongguo Mansion can't do such a thing. Just think about it, they turned their faces and ruthless to Sister Lin, let alone your family? Sister Lin is still the granddaughter of the old lady, Isn't it closer than your Xue family? It's your aunt, your niece or your precious son, which one matters, isn't that obvious?"

After listening to Jia Cong's analysis, Xue Pan believed most of it in his heart. In fact, he was quite convinced of Jia Cong. Too many people.He said angrily: "I will never let it go, I want to seek justice, and I won't let them bully the Xue family like this!"

"Fairness?" Jia Cong snorted coldly, "Then let me ask you, how should Mr. Feng, who was killed by you in Jinling, be repaid for his justice? Should he have died in vain?"

When Xue Pan was questioned, he was stunned for a while, and said dejectedly: "Well, I didn't intend to kill him. If you get angry, everyone will do it. There is also a servant by his side. Later, if I accidentally hit him, I will apologize. It’s money. Besides, isn’t this matter already settled?”

"Missing, it is also accidental injury, or ineffective control of subordinates, naturally guilty, but the crime is not worthy of death, probably exile!" Jia Cong asked: "But you went to Beijing safe and sound, how is this judged? There must be a ghost in it, but if it is exposed, it will be a higher crime and should be punished severely!"

"Yes, it means that I was murdered by the wronged soul and died." Xue Pan was frightened and replied tremblingly.

"But you are still alive and well, there is no need to look for this certificate. You should think about how to settle your lawsuit! I advise you, even if you surrender yourself, admit the crime of ineffective control, and sentence you to exile at most. In addition, you only have a widowed mother in your family, so you should be given a lighter sentence according to the law. If you are found out, the consequences will be serious. Then Jia Yucun is not a good person and has always been ungrateful." Jia Cong sighed: "Moreover, The Xue family should withdraw from the Jia family as soon as possible, even if the money can't be returned, it's fine. Sister Bao, let's find a good family again, there is no grass anywhere in the world!"

Xue Pan nodded repeatedly, ready to go home and think about it carefully to make a decision.He suddenly remembered something, and asked, "Brother Cong, then I'll ask my younger sister to mention this to Miss Lin, so that she won't be deceived too?"

Jia Cong shook his head and sighed: "No need, she is different from Sister Bao! Not to mention, no one can stand up for her, and there is no way out. It is herself. Alas, her temperament dictates, so what can others do!"

If the flower of love withers, dreams are shattered, and Xue Baochai can still live calmly and firmly under the situation of wind, knife, frost and sword, Lin Daiyu will probably only be "clean in nature and clean in quality"!