[Red Mansion] Mother Jia has a paralyzed face

Jia Hu did not hide the matter of the Zhong family from his grandmother and uncle. This kind of reputation matter can easily cause trouble, so Lin Ruhai felt apologetic when facing his mother-in-law, but Zhang Rui didn't blame him. For example, maritime affairs have no essential relationship.

There are always some children who wear a strong and proud mask to cover up their low self-esteem because of their misfortune. Because they don’t understand, it’s a good way to keep her at a respectful distance. Zhang Rui's reputation will also restrain her, so Zhang Rui doesn't take it very seriously. After all, even if he is a big family, he will not get any benefits from going against the Rongguo Mansion.

It turned out that Zhang Rui still wanted to visit the Zhong family. After this incident and Mrs. Lin’s serious illness, she gave up this idea. She just gave a boxing gift during the Spring Festival in her name to show her respect for the Zhong family. Thanks.

This is the twelfth lunar month, the weather is cold and damp, the old lady of the Lin family is getting worse and worse, Jia Min has to serve her mother-in-law every day, Zhang Rui can only take care of the back house and granddaughter Lin Qingyuan for Jia Min, She had to leave the tests of Jia Zhu and Jia Lian to Jia Zhen.

Even so, Mrs. Lin's health still didn't improve, and on the day when Jia Zhu and Jia Lian passed the county examination, she also became more energetic, but Lin Ruhai and Jia Min had a bit of bitterness on their faces. Sure enough, Before the end of the month, he passed away.

Lin Ruhai reported to the imperial court to prepare for Ding You, and at the same time prepared funeral affairs with Jia Min. Seeing that the Lin family was in a hurry, Zhang Rui asked Jia Zhen and Jia Hu to take her younger brothers and Jia Bian back to Jia's house to study and prepare for marriage. government to help.

This year's college exam is scheduled for the end of May. If Jia Zhu and Jia Lian pass the children's exam, they are planning to try it. Jia Zhen is also pressured to study hard. Only Jia Hu's rural exam will be next year, so occasionally aunts and uncles can come to help if they have something to do. , he asked for a leave of absence from the academy, and never went to the academy since Mrs. Lin's death.

After the funeral of Mrs. Lin's old lady was finished, Lin Ruhai's Ding You was also allowed to hand over with the officials who came to replace him. Lin Ruhai prepared to help Ling return to Suzhou, and the condition of leaving was to let Jia Hu and Fang Fang drop out of Guangling Academy, "Ru Hai There is nothing else to do during the filial piety period, so I can concentrate on tutoring them, and the great scholars in Suzhou, Ru Hai, are also familiar with each other, presumably the two of them will have a better chance of autumn next year."

Zhang Rui thought for a while, Jia Hu and the others studied with Lin Ruhai is one of them. If there is something wrong with the Lin family in Suzhou, the two of them can also help out, then nodded and said: "Then let them follow you directly to help the spirit back home." Let's go, Zhen'er and I will not go, and go back to Jinling directly, so as not to have to go back and forth for the exam."

Jia Min was a little bit reluctant, Zhang Rui patted her on the shoulder, and said to the couple with distress: "You two have lost a lot of weight these days, and Yuan'er has suffered a lot along with it. You still have to take care of your health, I asked someone to find a doctor with excellent medical skills, and when you return to Suzhou, you will take your pulse regularly, and let the nanny help you take good care of your body."

Lin Ruhai knelt on the ground excitedly and bowed to Zhang Rui, got up and said: "Mother-in-law has suffered recently, Ruhai is grateful, and can only treat Min'er twice to repay mother-in-law."

"This is the only thing I want, and it's good if you know it." Before she died, the only thing Mrs. Lin thought about was that the Lin family still had no sons to continue the incense. Zhang Rui knew that Jia Min felt a little guilty and haggard recently, so he comforted him: "You guys The two are still young, so you can take your time with this heir, as I said, take care of your body first, then you can plan other things."

Both Jia Min and his wife nodded.

Then Zhang Rui asked Jia Hu to tell the Fang family about Lin Ruhai's willingness to teach the two of them. The Fang family was naturally very happy. Master Lin is a serious top three Jinshi. It is their family's blessing to be able to teach Fang Fang. Naturally, it was early. He dropped out of the academy with Jia Hu.

Dean Zhong and Zhong Xun also agreed with this, and told them to study hard, and they were very much looking forward to their getting a good ranking in Qiu Wei.

Zhang Rui, Jia Zhen and others sent the Lin family away first, returned to Jia's house to tidy up, and set off for Jinling two days later.

Jia Zhu and Jia Hu didn't stay too long when they went to Jinling for the county exam, so they didn't socialize with anyone in Jinling. This time Zhang Rui passed by, and it would be a long time before the end of the hospital exam, and it was inevitable that he would show up .

The Zhen family is still powerful and powerful now, and Zhang Rui can only secretly do some small things in private to irritate others. When she comes to Jinling, she still wants you to be well, me, and everyone, but this time, she Zhen's family went alone, while Jia Zhen and the others stayed in the old house under the pretext of studying.

Jia Zhen is engaged to Princess Anyang, and Jia Hu is also engaged to be the eldest daughter of a cabinet bachelor. Previously, the daughters of the Zhen family were all married into the prince's mansion. They must have had extravagant hopes for Conglong, so facing Jia Hu The family is naturally more enthusiastic than before.

But Zhang Rui just pretends that he doesn't understand some words. If the Zhen family doesn't seek trouble, she will naturally laugh. I am really afraid of the children's future, every time I think that if Lian'er can't be found, I will have nightmares all night..."

Or, "The two children, Zhu'er and Lian'er, dare not go out easily now, my heart aches so badly."

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Anyway, I just don't give the Zhen family a chance to talk about messy things, and then remind them that the two of them are old relatives, but the rift has already arisen, and there are still shadows, so when Zhang Rui left, the Zhen family's expressions were not very good. Good but forced to smile.

On the second day, Mrs. Wang of the Xue family brought their children to visit the old house again. Seeing Jia Zhu teasing the little Xue Pan, Zhang Rui couldn't help laughing and said, "Your son is really strong."

Xue Wang said with a smile: "My niece didn't keep her baby. She took good care of her when she was pregnant. Fortunately, she was born healthy." This son came after nearly two years since the miscarriage. He is very caring.

"This child is all fate, maybe the one before has the greater blessing?"

"You're right." Xue Wang looked at Jia Zhu with admiration, and said, "If Pan'er can succeed like Brother Zhu, I will be satisfied in this life."

Zhang Rui looked at the chubby Xue Pan, and said with a smile: "This child has to be taught. I only came to my grandson's place to know that people like us are not hard on children even if they are stricter. You must know that children from common people It hurts to see people have to work at such a young age."

"You're right, but my heart melts when I see him, so I don't want to be strict with him."

Zhang Rui disapproved: "I don't want to look at my grandchildren, but think about it. If they are worthless in the future and fall behind in marriage and so on, then I will be guilty. Even if they leave one day, there is nothing I can do." Rest in peace."

Jia Zhu, who heard her grandmother's words next to her, turned to her grandmother unexcitedly and said, "Grandma, what did you say that you can't leave? You want to live a long life."

"Okay, grandma won't say anything." Zhang Rui responded with a smile on her face, and then said to Xue Wang: "Teach the children well, they will naturally be polite and sensible, and they will love you."

Wang Xue looked at Jia Zhu and his son and nodded thoughtfully. When he returned home and couldn't bear to discipline him, he couldn't help but think about what he said to the old lady of Jia's family today, and then he became stricter with Xue Pan.

The prefect of Yang was moved to another place by Zuo in previous years. Zhang Rui sent the Xue Wang family away, so he closed the door and refused to accept invitations. Or go out.

Of course, Wang Xue is an exception. She is Jia Zhu's aunt, and she is naturally worried about her nephew going to take the exam. She will come to Jia's old house every few days, and Zhang Rui didn't stop her. He even met the head of the Xue family on the day the results were released.

In fact, compared with the Xue family, the relationship between the four major families is even closer, each family is married to each other to maintain the relationship, so after the Jia family, which is the head of the four major families, began to show alienation from the Zhen family, regardless of the original intention of the other families Anyway, the relationship with the Zhen family doesn't seem so close at least.

It is really difficult for the Xue family to be stationed in Jinling, and the owner of the Xue family was also a little embarrassed at one time, so Zhang Rui said when he saw him: "I am not someone who is vigilant because of the child, but the current behavior of the Zhen family is unimportant to anyone. It’s a bit embarrassing, the most important thing for our four families now is inheritance, it’s not a bet, it’s the best policy to focus more on the education of future generations.”

If the Jia family is still the same as in the original book, Zhang Rui's words are naturally unconvincing. You must know that although the Xue family is Ziwei's family, it is the last imperial merchant among the four major families. The Xue family is the most in need of power. Now that the Jia family's grandchildren are promising, Patriarch Xue saw that the Jia family's grandchildren were studying for the imperial examination one by one, so he naturally gained new insights.

Although the imperial merchants are rich, but the Jia family has begun to change their ways. If they still only focus on the money in front of them and ignore the education of the next generation and do not know how to make progress, they will surely be left behind by the other three families sooner or later. Human replacement is also a matter of time...

Thinking of this, Patriarch Xue suddenly had a motive, and together with the motive, he couldn't suppress it, and couldn't help but excitedly said: "The family studies of the Jia family have produced a lot of promising students in the past two years, and they are becoming more and more prosperous. I have an idea, I don't know if it's feasible..."

Zhang Rui asked unpreparedly: "What idea?"

"Our four families are all from Jinling. Since the imperial examination is the only way to go, why don't we use the strength of the four families to build an academy dedicated to cultivating the descendants of Jia Shiwang Xue's family. This Jiangnan has a strong academic style and rich money. , there will always be some talented but financially strapped people who are willing to come, if ten years is less than 20 years, the descendants of our four families will definitely have a place in this court!"