Brother Jia Sheshu of the Red Chamber

Jia Yuan went back to the mansion in a dull mood and told the old lady Jia what Emperor Pingkang meant. When she heard what Emperor Pingkang meant, the old lady Jia fell down angrily and said in surprise, "How dare your majesty say such a thing?"

Where is the face?Do you want them all?

The old lady Jia said angrily: "Your Majesty, if you do this, aren't you afraid that our Jia family will rebel?"

Her husband was once the commander in chief of the Northeast Army, and her son was even a general in the Northwest. To put it bluntly, at least half of the entire national army is in the hands of their Jia family. Could it be that the Holy One is not worried at all.

Jia Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly, his heart trembled, maybe... this is why the Holy One insisted on his old son taking over the position of Rongguo, the Holy One was probably trying to divide the power of the Jia family.

Although he guessed a little bit, but Jia Yuan didn't talk about it, he just said with a complicated expression: "Who told Brother She to have such a mother?"

The Holy Majesty dared to make such a request, in the final analysis, it was not because Brother Xi's mother was a daughter of the Shi family, and he didn't want to make it easy for the descendants of the Shi family.

"Old man! This is absolutely impossible!" Mrs. Jia said anxiously: "You and Shan'er worked hard to get back the title of Rongguo Mansion! That's a good deal for others."

How could Jia Yuan be reconciled, but after being bored for a long time, he could only say one sentence, "It is difficult to violate the holy will..."

No matter how unwilling it is... Jia Yuan really didn't have the guts to say no.

Old lady Jia paced back and forth anxiously, and finally asked, "Can you tell my old brother?"

Brother Gu has always been on good terms with Brother She, so it is unlikely that Brother She will be deprived of his title. Moreover, with his temperament, it is unlikely that he will accept Emperor Pingkang's arrangement.

Jia Yuan also thought about this method, but Mo Gu has been staying in the fourth prince's mansion for a while, and he hardly ever leaves the house. He has no friendship with the fourth prince, so it's not easy to reveal this matter, the fourth prince might not help He introduced him, and besides, so what if we really met Mogu?

Mo Gu persuaded Ping Kangdi?They can be regarded as having watched the Holy Majesty grow up, so they naturally knew his temperament, even if they were alive successively, they could not persuade Emperor Pingkang, let alone others.

Mrs. Jia also thought of this, "How about..." Mrs. Jia whispered, "Let's go beg Mr. Xia again?"

It was Xia Gongkgung who helped Jia Shi's affairs back then, at worst they would just waste some more money.

Jia Yuan sighed and took out something from his sleeve and threw it on the couch, "It's useless."

Mrs. Jia picked it up and saw that it was a land deed for [-] mu of good land in Jinling. Mrs. Jia's eyes widened, "This is..."

Jia Yuan said dully: "Eunuch Xia asked someone to return it, and there is nothing he can do about it."

Eunuch Xia said so, I am afraid that the Holy One is really determined, never thought that their Jia family has been loyal to the emperor and patriotic for so many years, and it ended up like this in the end. The old lady Jia was so angry that she wanted to vomit blood, but she was gone for a while The best way is to face Jia Yuan with a bitter face.

If she had known that this title would not fall to Brother She, why would she have done so many things, not only killing her own grandson, but also pushing Li Shi and her sister Min far away.

Thinking of Mrs. Li, Mrs. Jia's heart moved, and she said in a low voice: "Why don't you let Mrs. Li enter the palace and tell Concubine Li Shu that the Holy Majesty loves Concubine Li Shu the most. I think His Majesty will listen to what she said."

Jia Yuan was also moved in his heart, but...

Jia Yuan glanced at Mrs. Jia and sighed, "It might have been possible when Mrs. Li just married in, but now..."

At that time, he felt that the old wife had gone too far, but the old wife refused to listen, and insisted on using such methods to ensure that the position of the son of the Rongguo Mansion would not be cheap. The son of a foreign princess is doing well now, it is really cheap for outsiders .

Because of his old wife, Mrs. Li didn't say anything, but she usually treats Brother She indifferently, far worse than the other children, so how can she really follow the old wife's wishes and go to the palace to beg Concubine Li Shu? Woolen cloth?

"Got to try it!"

The old lady Jia said coldly: "Mr. Li is a smart person. After thinking about it, I should know that brother She is gentle in character and treats sister Min very well. Brother She is the eldest son, which is the best for her and sister Min. , As for the old brother, he grew up outside since he was a child, has never met Mrs. Li, and has no brother-sister affection for Sister Min, so Mrs. Li should know how to make a choice."

Jia Yuan stroked his beard, and finally sighed: "It's good to try it, I have a set of Dongzhu head noodles brought back from the Northeast in my private treasury, you can give it to Mrs Li, and let her present it to Concubine Li Shu."

Concubine Li Shu was born in North Korea, and she loves the Dongzhu produced in the Northeast the most. The set of Dongzhu heads was snatched from the Jurchen barbarians, so Concubine Li Shu would definitely like it.

"Alright." Old Madam Jia pondered, "I'll add a pair of emerald emerald heads in emerald green. Concubine Li Shu is young and delicate, and this bright emerald is the most suitable match."

Although people at the time liked white jade more than jadeite, it also depends on age, like the set of jadeite jewelry brought in by officials from Guangdong, it was not suitable for her to use, and it would have been more appropriate to give it to Concubine Li Shu.

After the two discussed it properly, they called Mrs. Li to Rongqing Hall and gave them detailed instructions.

Although Mo Gu's real identity was not revealed, but the fact that the Holy Lord intended to demote the former Jia Shi as a concubine, and would rather let the son of the second wife inherit the position of Rongguo Mansion's eldest son, this news was enough to scare Li.

Mrs. Li has been married for so long, and only now did she know that her husband has a second wife, and the second wife gave birth to a concubine's eldest son.

Mrs. Li looked like a loving mother, and asked respectfully: "Where is my old brother now? We should bring the child back."

No matter how much he secretly resented Mrs. Jia, when Mrs. Li faced Mrs. Jia, he was always respectful and polite, making it impossible for people to catch any typos.

Her loving mother is not a fake, she is a princess, she is well trained by the court, she will not take her anger out on a few children, although she is not as good as Jia Min to a few children, but she has really done her best. Hearing that Jia Daishan had a concubine's eldest son outside, Mrs. Li thought about bringing him back to take care of him.

Besides, she also has a bit of selfishness. Her body was harmed by Mrs. Jia, and she will only have Jia Min as her daughter in this life. Naturally, she has to think more about her daughter. The daughter has no real brothers to rely on, so she will She can only rely on other brothers to support her.

Although Jia Zheng was raised under her knees, his temperament was very similar to Jia Daishan's, with a bit of selfishness and indifference in his bones, and his daily communication might be fine, but if there was something, it would be difficult to expect him to support Sister Min. .

As for Brother She, it doesn't matter if we don't talk about it; but if this old brother is really as powerful as his father-in-law said, making friends with him will also give Sister Min an extra way out in the future.

Jia Yuan's face showed a slight embarrassment, the old brother is now in the fourth prince's mansion, how can he go to pick him up, besides, if Jia Li asks why the old brother's surname is not Jia, but Mo, he will It's really hard to say, whether it's the green hat on Daishan's head, or Jia Shishi's kidnapping and selling of the concubine, it's the shame of the Jia family, it's really not humane to outsiders.

He said with a straight face: "I don't need you to worry about my elder brother's affairs. You can go and talk to Concubine Li Shu. I hope there will be a way to turn this matter back."

Although Mrs. Li was puzzled, she agreed and said gently: "I will pass the sign to the palace tomorrow when I am born."

Although she agreed, Li Shi really didn't intend to ask her younger sister to persuade Emperor Kangping. For one thing, no matter whether she pardoned her elder brother as the eldest son or the old elder brother as the eldest son, she, as the aunt, should be respected by both of them. Hers, but the old brother was born as a concubine, and it is better to control it than Xie Geer, who is the original concubine.

Furthermore... She has never forgotten why her eldest son was lost. Although she knew that Brother She was innocent, she still hated Brother She and wished that he would lose his position as the eldest son forever and let old lady Jia It's better to fetch water with a bamboo basket in vain.

Old lady Jia nodded in satisfaction, patted the jewelry boxes she had put away and said: "The Dongzhu head face and jade head face on the left are presented by our Jia family to Concubine Shu; as for the set on the right The white jade face is for you."

Mrs. Li bowed respectfully and thanked: "Thank you, old lady, for the reward."

Mrs. Li understands that this is her hard-earned money for a trip to the palace. Although she does not lack these things, it is good to leave them as a dowry for Sister Min. Besides, people like white jade at that time, and most of her dowry is Korean jade. The color of jade is light yellow, which is not liked by people of the time, so it is naturally not as precious as white jade.

It has nothing to do with whoever is the son of the world, the only thing she cares about... is her daughter Min.

Early the next morning, Jia Li actually carried Jia Min into the palace to beg to see Concubine Li Shu.

Although Concubine Li Shu is favored by Emperor Pingkang, but because of her status as a princess from a foreign country, after serving Emperor Pingkang, she will give him a soup to avoid children. Therefore, although she has been in the palace for many years and has been favored by the emperor, she has never had a son and a half daughter , the knees are empty, and all the mother's love is put on Jia Min, who was born by her sister.

As soon as she saw Jia Lishi carrying Jia Min into the palace, Concubine Li Shu couldn't wait to hug Jia Min and said angrily, "Sister Min is weak, why did sister bring her here?"

"It's also Miss Min who misses Auntie." Mrs. Jia Li praised Concubine Li Shu indiscriminately, and said with a smile, "Sister Min is happy every time she sees you, but she puts my own mother aside."

Concubine Li Shu has a beautiful appearance, and she is even better than Jia Li's by a few points. She has a holy favor in the palace, and the queen is a tolerant person. These days are more important than trying to please the old lady Jia and taking care of her husband. Jia Zi's children are better.

Coupled with the fact that Jia Lishi gave birth to a daughter by death a few years ago, and has not yet taken care of his body, he is more or less haggard, and his natural color is quite inferior.

Even a child like Jia Min is good-looking, and she really kept stretching her hand in the direction of Concubine Li Shu. The delighted Concubine Li Shu hugged Jia Min and kissed and kissed again and again, feeling that no matter how painful it was, it couldn't hurt enough.

Jia Lishi is also happy to see her younger sister get close to her own daughter. She is a smart person, so she naturally knows that Min'er's biggest backer is not a brother who is separated from the belly, but the dear aunt of Concubine Shu. As long as Concubine Shu is around, Min'er The future will not be bad.

Although Concubine Li Shu put most of her attention on her niece, she also knew that Mrs. Jia must have something to hand over the sign before she entered the palace. She carefully looked at Mrs. Jia's expression, and said worriedly: "Sister, why is there something wrong?" What about haggard? Could it be that old lady Jia did something again?"

Thinking about the fact that my sister was almost miscarried by Mrs. Jia, Concubine Li Shu raised her brows angrily, "If she makes trouble again, I will ask the mother to slap her."

"Don't! Don't!" Although she also hated Mrs. Jia, Jia Li knew that she was her mother-in-law, and Concubine Li Shu gave her a little face. She drank from a jug.

Jia Lishi sighed: "After all, it's my mother-in-law. Last time you asked the nanny to catch all the secret tricks she did, and you made her lose face for a long time, so don't do anything else."

When she was pregnant with Min'er, although the imperial doctor had revealed that it was a female fetus early on, Old Madam Jia was still worried. A nanny who knows medicine, but in the face of Mrs. Jia's endless tricks, there are still some negligence in the end.

She had no choice but to ask her younger sister to help her. However, although the old nanny my younger sister found was powerful, she was too direct, which really made old lady Jia feel bad, and even Daishan blamed her. If she hadn't given birth to Min'er, I'm afraid that their husband and wife are still in a cold war to this day.

Although she is also cold-hearted towards Jia Dai, she also understands that she is a princess from a foreign country, far away from her hometown, and has no family to rely on. Although her younger sister is quite favored in the palace, this favor is like a flower in a mirror, and she does not know that day. It's gone, and in the end you still have to catch your own man in your hands.

"This is what she asked for." Concubine Li Shu snorted coldly. Although she was named Shu, she was very spoiled, but she really had nothing to do with the word Shu.

She clenched her fists and said unwillingly: "According to me, I want to slap her in the face so hard that she will be scared and never dare to trouble my sister again."

Jia Li smiled wryly, the younger sister was favored by the sage, and both the sage and the empress liked her, and she was the concubine Shu, who could be regarded as the head of the concubine, so she could be so happy, but she was a daughter-in-law after all. , she was a generation lower than others, and there was a lot of trouble, no matter what, it was her fault.

Jia Li quickly changed the subject and asked, "I heard that the Ninth Prince has recently moved to Jingren Palace suddenly. What's going on?"

She really couldn't figure out what His Majesty was thinking. The last time Yisheng gave her younger sister a soup to avoid children, she obviously didn't want her younger sister to have a child, but why did he bring the Ninth Prince over again?

To put it bluntly, if you want to adopt a child for your younger sister, you should choose some lowly palace servants, sons who have not been born for a long time, what's the point of adopting a son who has been raised by Concubine Zhen until he is seven years old?

Speaking of this cheap son, Concubine Li Shu also had some headaches. She used to want to have a son of her own when she was young, but now that she is getting older, she is impatient to raise a child, not to mention that Concubine Zhen's Ninth Prince already has a son. Seven years old, no matter how you raise her, she won't be considerate.

Concubine Li Shu couldn't make it clear that Concubine Zhen killed the fifth prince back then, so she said vaguely: "Because of the matter of the fifth prince, the Holy Majesty is annoyed by Concubine Zhen, so he asked me to take care of the ninth prince for a while."

Concubine Li Shu only briefly mentioned the matter of the fifth prince, and Jia Li immediately understood it. Thanks to Concubine Ye, the story of Concubine Zhen's murder of the fifth prince had already spread throughout the capital, and the Jia family naturally knew about it, but she didn't expect it However, the Holy Majesty did not demote the position of Concubine Zhen, but entrusted the Ninth Prince to his younger sister to take care of him.

Jia Li's spirit lifted, "That jade plate..."

Is Concubine Zhen's character worthy of being a mother?If the Ninth Prince changed to his younger sister's name, the younger sister would be able to rely on her in the future. Like this kind of Concubine De and Concubine Li would go directly to his son's house. I don't know how many people inside and outside the palace would be envious.

Concubine Li Shu shook her head, "The Ninth Prince is about to go to the study room, and he will also move to the Fifth North Institute. I don't care how long he will be, and I'm afraid His Majesty will not allow it."

If the Ninth Prince is still young, maybe this matter is very promising, even if the jade plate is not changed, as long as she has raised the Ninth Prince for a long time, she can be regarded as the Ninth Prince's adoptive mother, and the Ninth Prince will naturally have to support her in the future, just like The fourth prince takes care of the queen as usual.

But the Ninth Prince is going to move to the North Fifth Institute in a few months, so it's really just a temporary residence here, and that's all.

Jia Lishi also felt slightly regretful, but she still persuaded: "Although this is the case, the Ninth Prince is a prince after all, and the matter of Concubine Zhen is in front of us, so we should always be more careful with the prince."

"Sister, don't worry." Concubine Li Shu said with a rare seriousness: "My sister will take care of it."

Although it was only a few months to raise the Ninth Prince, she also arranged for the Ninth Prince to live in the East Wing of the main courtyard of Jingren Palace. She also took care of the Ninth Prince's room and study by herself. Enough, absolutely no one can find fault.

Jia Li felt a little relieved, nodded in praise and said: "After all, we are rootless people, but we have merits, but we hope that we have no faults, so don't implicate the family."

After all, North Korea is a small country. It is really not easy to struggle to survive between the Jurchen barbarians in the Northeast and the big country in the Central Plains. Compared with ordinary Han women, it is even more difficult.

Although she didn't want to, Mrs. Jia Li still told Concubine Li Shu what Jia Yuan and his wife asked for, and said: "Although the old lady hopes to forgive Brother to inherit the position of the eldest son, this matter is not related to us anyway. It’s irrelevant, and there’s no need to offend the Holy One for this kind of thing.”

The Holy Majesty never cared about the succession of the heirs in each family's family, but there must be a reason behind this suggestion for suddenly making such a suggestion. After thinking about it, Jia Li thought it better not to intervene.

Hearing this incident, Concubine Li Shu was also a little startled, she asked doubtfully: "What kind of status is the Holy Majesty, how can he take care of Rongguo Mansion's affairs?"

Jia Lishi shook his head and expressed his puzzlement.

"Forget it." Concubine Li Shu thought about it and said, "You'd better take this thing back and return it to Duke Rong and his wife."

Not knowing the situation, Concubine Li Shu didn't dare to accept the gift from Rong Guogong and his wife rashly.

"That's good." Jia Lishi didn't want her sister to get involved, so she asked people to put away the heavy gift from Rong Guogong and his wife.

While Concubine Li Shu was joking with Mrs. Jia, the maid of honor also brought the imperial physician over. In addition to calling an imperial physician who is good at gynecology to show Mrs. Jia, Concubine Li Shu also called a doctor who is often in pediatrics to help. Look at Jamin.

Concubine Li Shu said in a low voice: "Sister, don't think that being a younger sister is troublesome. Sister Min is already two years old, and she is still so young. My sister is really worried. It just so happens that my sister brought Sister Min into the palace this time. Why don't you let her go?" Let the imperial doctor take a look."

When it comes to her daughter, Jia Lishi can't be too careful, she nodded quickly and said: "Thank you, sister, sister Min's health has not been very good, and my sister is worried."

In terms of illness, Sister Min didn't suffer from any serious illness, but she is weak and doesn't like breastfeeding very much. She has changed several wet nurses in a row, but Min'er still eats very little, and she is already two years old. , It doesn't look much different from other people's one-year-old children.

But to their surprise, it turned out to be the emperor's dedicated imperial doctor Wen Yuanjue.

Concubine Li Shu has been in the palace for many years, so she recognizes Wen Yuanjudgment. As soon as she saw Wen Yuanjudgment, Li Shufei hurriedly asked someone to move the stool, wondering: "Why did Wenyuan Judgment come in person?"

It was just to give sister Min a safety pulse, but it actually alarmed Wen Yuan's judgment, it was really unexpected.

The court judge of Wen showed a bit of embarrassment. Because of the matter of the fifth prince, the Holy Majesty specially asked them to take good care of the ninth prince in Jingren Palace. When he heard that Jingren Palace suddenly summoned an imperial physician who was good at pediatrics, Thinking that something happened to the Ninth Prince, he rushed here, but he never expected that it was just to give the little girl in the Rongguo Mansion a safe pulse.

Although he knew it was the wrong person, Wen Yuan sentenced him to roll around in the palace for many years, so he still had some emotional intelligence, so he smiled and said: "I happen to be on duty, so I recommended myself to help the young lady get a pulse."

"Of course it's very good." Although she guessed a bit, but it was rare that Wen Yuan ordered her to come to her door, and Concubine Li Shu would not refuse.

"I would like to trouble the Court of Wen to help my little niece take a look. It's a pity that she is already two years old, and she is still so young. It's really worrying."

"Yes." The Wen Court judge said: "Madam, please help the young lady."

Although Wen Yuan is not good at pediatrics, he can be the No. The black pipe branched off, and at the end was something like a piece of iron.

Jia Lishi wondered: "This is...?"

"This is a stethoscope." Wen Yuan judged with a smile: "Although it is something from Jinjiang Pharmacy, it is quite useful. The young lady's pulse is thin. If it is not easy to feel the pulse according to the general method, it is better to use a stethoscope directly. Come to find out its pulse, come sooner."

Although Wen Yuanpan is older, he can be regarded as an imperial doctor with a very experimental spirit in this era. Ever since he learned about the Jinjiang pills in Jinjiang Pharmacy, Wen Yuanpan didn’t say anything about it, but he secretly liked the products produced in Jinjiang Pharmacy. things are studied.

Naturally, this stethoscope was introduced for no reason. At the beginning, it was to avoid physical contact when the pharmacist helped the girl in Bada Hutong to see a doctor. I didn't expect this stethoscope to be so easy to use. Everyone has one, and they can use it for all kinds of diseases. After seeing him, it gradually became popular in the capital.

A person with research spirit like Wen Yuansan would naturally not let go of the stethoscope. As soon as he noticed the usefulness of the stethoscope, Wen Yuansan couldn't wait to recommend it to everyone, and ordered it from Jinjiang Pharmacy in the name of Yuansan There are a lot of stethoscopes, so everyone must have one.

The most troublesome thing for them to be imperial physicians is that they will inevitably have some physical contact with the empresses of the palaces when they take the pulse of the empresses of the palaces. With this stethoscope, they can avoid physical contact with the empresses of the palaces. It's different, but it's easy to learn, what the Jinjiang doctor can do, their imperial doctors can naturally do it too.

Wen Yuanjuan smiled and helped Jia Min watch, but the more he looked, the more his brows became more and more tight, and he said in a low voice: "Madam, please press this stethoscope on the young lady's chest, so that I can listen to the young lady. heart sounds."

Jia Lishi's heart tightened, and she pressed the stethoscope to Jia Min's chest with her lips trembling. Fearing that the Wen Court's judgment might not be accurate, Jia Lishi unbuttoned Jia Min's clothes and put the stethoscope against Jia Min's chest.

Wen Yuan's sentence was confirmed after hearing it for a while, "The little girl was born prematurely, right? The little girl ate some things that shouldn't be eaten in the womb, which affected the bones of the body, I'm afraid..."