A few days before the arrival of today's oral order, Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang had already been released.It was Jia Zheng who came back first. Although he was detained for a long time, in fact Jia Zheng didn't suffer too much in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.But Mrs. Wang, who came back later, was in bad luck.

But it was said that Mrs. Wang was seriously injured at the gate of the city before she was detained that day.It might not be a big problem if she returned to the mansion for a good diagnosis and treatment, but in fact she was sent to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice before she had time to see a doctor.The consequences can be imagined, those collision injuries not only did not show signs of improvement, but worsened.That's not to mention, after that, Mrs. Wang almost lost half of her life because of the punishment of the staff given by the Supreme Emperor himself.It can only be said that being able to return to Rongguo Mansion with a sigh of relief has already exhausted all the luck in the rest of her life.

Because of this, the returned Mrs. Wang never went to trouble the Xue family's mother and daughter as Wang Xifeng wished, and she didn't even know what happened to the Rongguo Mansion during the time she was in prison.

However, this is only the beginning.

Jia Zheng, who had returned half a day earlier, went to meet Jia Mu as soon as he returned to Rongguo Mansion.Seeing with his own eyes that Jia's mother changed from the tough and healthy one she remembered to the current state of being paralyzed on the bed and barely able to move, Jia Zheng fell to the ground crying instantly.In fact, no matter how many shortcomings Jia Zheng has, his filial piety to Jia's mother is true.Seeing Jia's mother like this, Jia Zheng was distraught at the moment, crying that he was unfilial and that his mother was troubled.

Mother Jia struggled to get up, but only with the help of Yuanyang, she raised her body slightly and looked straight at Jia Zheng.

At this time, Mother Jia also had many contradictions in her heart. She was partial to the second son, but the eldest son passed away like this, and she also felt pain in her heart.But Jia's mother knew better that the eldest son had passed away, and the grandchildren and daughters-in-law probably hated her, but she was in such a state now, what else could she do besides relying on the second son?

"The Wang family...is not filial."

It is true that Mother Jia was able to speak, but she still had some slurred speech due to a stroke.After saying it several times in a row, Jia Zheng barely understood the meaning of Jia's mother's words, and immediately flew into a rage.

"Ms. Wang! Thanks to my son who valued her so much before, he thought she was a good person, but he never thought that we were all deceived by her. Mother, don't worry, the sons of the left and right now have no future at all, so they simply divorced Mrs. Wang. It's clean!"

"No!"

What Jiamu said was difficult, Yuanyang came up to her, and while listening to her, she thought about it, and when Jiamu finished talking, Yuanyang said: "Master, the old lady will not let you divorce your wife, but only ask you to obey the Supreme Emperor." According to the decree, build a family temple for the wives to recite scriptures and pay homage to the Buddha in order to atone for their sins.”

"Mother? Well, the son will obey his mother in everything."

It was easy for the mother and son to negotiate, but after Mrs. Wang came back, they realized how unreliable it was to ask her to chant scriptures and worship Buddha.There is no other reason, Mrs. Wang has only her last breath left, what else can she do?At that moment, Jia Zheng changed his mind resolutely after asking Mrs. Jia, and ordered the doctor to diagnose and treat Mrs. Wang first, and teach after the injury recovered.

Mrs. Wang is lucky, at least she saved her life.At the same time, she was unlucky. It was obvious that Jia's mother and Jia Zheng both wanted to teach her a lesson.Regardless of Jia Zheng, he would not do anything in private, but Jia Mu is hard to say, even if Jia Mu is already paralyzed, she still has ways to teach Mrs. Wang the lesson she deserves, so as to avenge the previous disrespect that Mrs. Wang treated her.

After three or two days, Mrs. Wang slowly turned the corner, but before she recovered from her injuries, the current oral order arrived.

With the arrival of these two oral instructions, it can be said that some people in Rongguo Mansion are happy and some are worried.And the most joyful person was Li Wan. When he heard that Jia Lan was not only exempted from the crime of disrespect because of his appearance, but also got a place as a supervisor of the Imperial Academy, Li Wan's legs softened and he knelt down on the ground for a long time. get up.At that moment, she seemed to think a lot, but she didn't seem to think about anything, and Suyun couldn't help but shed tears. For Li Wan and the maids and women who followed Li Wan, Jia Lan was really a good person. to be good.

Compared with Li Wan's joy, the thoughts of other people in Rongguo Mansion were quite mixed.

When Xia Shouzhong, the eunuch of Liugongdu, was ordered to deliver the decree, Jia Zheng was the first to feel embarrassed after receiving the decree.The first dictation was indeed a good thing, but the latter one was a bit unsatisfactory.Mrs. Wang did not know the inside story because of her serious injury, but Jia Zheng already knew it well.

The Xue family had already changed their minds and was unwilling to marry their daughter to Baoyu.

In good conscience, Jia Zheng was not satisfied with this marriage, firstly because the Xue family was a merchant family, and secondly because Xue Baochai was too close to Mrs. Wang.But compared to the childish Shi Xiangyun, Jia Zheng reluctantly felt that Xue Baochai was quite appropriate, at least Xue Baochai would persuade Baoyu to make progress, but Shi Xiangyun only thought about how to play around all day long, or maybe it was fun Use your petty temper.

The dwarf was taller than the others, and Jia Zheng had already reluctantly planned to accept Baoyu and Baochai's marriage, but unexpectedly, he went to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice once, and only after he came out did he realize what a mess the Xue family's mother and daughter had made.

Look down on Baoyu; try to destroy Shi Xiangyun's boudoir reputation, and combine it with Baoyu; so after offending the historian, he has the cheek to smooth the matter with money; Water was splashed on Daiyu, forcing Daiyu to give the Lin family's Wanguan property to the present and force her to escape; now is better, the present has issued an oral order, although the oral order is not as good as the clear decree, neither the Rongguo Mansion nor the Xue family have the confidence Resisting the decree is not respectful, and there is even no room for negotiation.

Jia Zheng completely hated the Xue family, but no matter what, he could only grit his teeth and accept this daughter-in-law.

At present, Jia Zheng didn't even go to Rongqing Hall, but went straight to Rongxi Hall to find Mrs. Wang.Mrs. Wang was seriously injured and never moved away, but after a few days of care, even if she couldn't get out of bed and walk around, Hao Lai was able to speak.

"You did a good job! Now, Baoyu has to marry a daughter of Xue's family, so you can be proud!"

From Jia She's death to today, this was the first time Mrs. Wang saw Jia Zheng in many days, but she didn't feel like she was a newlywed at all, only hated each other.

Jia Zheng was dissatisfied with Mrs. Wang's preference for her natal family, and Mrs. Wang was also dissatisfied with Jia Zheng's stupidity and ignorance.But it was related to Baoyu's marriage, Mrs. Wang still endured the discomfort in her body, reluctantly opened her mouth to ask for details: "Master, what does it mean that Baoyu has to marry a daughter of Xue's family? What happened?"

"Hmph, what's the matter?" Jia Zheng snorted coldly, and regardless of Mrs. Wang's current injury, he immediately told Mrs. Wang all the "good things" that Xue's mother and daughter had done during this period.

What the mother and daughter of the Xue family have done, in the eyes of unimportant people outside, is just an unbearable farce; in the eyes of Wang Xifeng's family, it is a fool's mischief; in the eyes of Jia Mu and Jia Zheng , I just feel angry and annoyed; but it can be heard in Mrs. Wang's ears...

a bolt from the blue!

Mrs. Wang couldn't believe it no matter what, the mother and daughter of the direct sister dared to do so many unbearable things behind her back.It is not unforgivable to slander Shi Xiangyun and pour dirty water on Daiyu, but the most unacceptable thing for Mrs. Wang is that Xue Baochai actually looks down on her sweetheart Baoyu!

"Let me warn you that Baoyu has no choice but to marry a daughter of Xue's family. This matter is out of discussion, so don't use your brains. However, the reason why this daughter's family is like this is not because she was taught to be bad by her family. Yes. Hurry up and recover from your injuries, and don’t worry about family affairs, just focus on teaching Xue’s daughter well. I only have one request, let her know the sentence behind the heart is higher than the sky, which is called life is thinner than paper!”

Leaving those words behind, Jia Zheng turned around and left without the slightest bit of nostalgia, leaving Mrs. Wang with nowhere to vent her hatred.

Xue family!Xue family! !Xue family! ! !

However, the mother and daughter of the Xue family, who were missed by Mrs. Wang, are also quite uncomfortable at the moment.Is there anything worse than working hard to the end, only to end up with nothing?How many days the mother and daughter of the Xue family have tossed and paid, let alone the generous gift to Wang Xifeng and the huge compensation to the historian, all have become a joke now.

You have to marry if you don't marry!

Not only do they want to marry, but they also want to be grateful for Dade's marriage. Even because the marriage is bestowed today, the Xue family must marry Xue Baochai generously in order to show their hearts.

When the news reached Lixiangyuan, the Xue family's mother and daughter were already bitter, and after thinking through all this, they were like dumb people eating coptis, unable to express their suffering.Even if they knew that they were being plotted against, and the ones plotting against them were actually Daiyu, Wang Xifeng and others, so what?Don't be afraid of conspiracies and tricks, only fear of open and aboveboard schemes.They have the ability to ask for a marriage gift today, but they don't have the confidence to resist it.

marry!

After making up their minds, Xue's mother and daughter dressed up properly, brought generous gifts, and visited Rongxi Hall in person.

Although the Supreme Emperor had ordered Mrs. Wang to go back to the mansion to think about her mistakes, anyone with a discerning eye could see that this was just the Supreme Emperor's strategy to protect the Rongguo Mansion. How Madam Wang's life will be after returning to the mansion depends on the decision of the family.Therefore, even if Mrs. Wang has never moved out of Rongxi Hall, it is not a big problem.But for Xue's mother and daughter, visiting Rongxi Hall again was full of reluctance, collapse and despair.

Today's Xue Baochai is really unwilling to jump into the big fire pit of Rongguo Mansion, not to mention the future of Rongguo Mansion, it is impossible to be forgiven for what the mother and daughter did before.Unexpectedly, now they are riding a tiger, so they can only use Wang Xifengzhi's method for the current plan.

I apologize and promise never to do it again.

In Rongxi Hall, Mrs. Wang sneered when she heard the servant girl reporting the arrival of the Xue family's mother and daughter.After a whole hour passed, I reluctantly let go of meeting.

Still giving generous gifts and saying a load of good things, the mother and daughter of the Xue family felt bitter, but Mrs. Wang still kept her face cold and silent.She never refused the generous gift, but she didn't say a word of forgiveness, as if watching the Xue family mother and daughter playing a monkey show in front of her, just watching but not saying.

"Sister, I..." Aunt Xue was more than embarrassed, she just wanted to find a hole in the ground and get in.As the saying goes, money is hard to buy, if they knew it earlier, if they were given another chance, why would they choose such a devious and thankless method?It doesn't matter whether they didn't come to Rongguo Mansion to visit relatives from the beginning, or they insisted on sending Xue Baochai into the palace election, or even just waited for Baoyu and Baochai to become a couple, it would be all right!Anyway, it's much better than the current situation.

That's right, what's worse than being tied together for the rest of your life after tearing apart your face?At this moment, Jia's mother, Jia Zheng and even Mrs. Wang are not satisfied with this marriage. Of course, Xue's family also agrees, but now he has issued a verbal order!

Marriage or something, it can't be more deceitful.

"Hmph, remember now that I am your sister? You are willing to shout, but I still dare not answer. You really deserve to be the Xue family of the imperial merchant. Don't talk about everything, now it's all on my head. It's done." Since she is so unwilling, she simply twisted her hair and became a sister-in-law, so as to gain a good reputation as a chaste and strong woman!"

Finally, Mrs. Wang spoke, but unfortunately she didn't have a good word.Although the Xue family's mother and daughter had expected that they would run into a wall when they came this time, they never thought that Mrs. Wang would not save even half of her face.At that moment, Aunt Xue's face was pale and bloodless, while Xue Baochai's face was flushed with anger, but she didn't dare to say anything and just buried her head deeply in her chest.

It's easy to say, but how hard is it to do?Not to mention this for a lifetime, even if it is like Tanchun before, staying in the west courtyard for three years is already extremely difficult.Even though there is no shortage of food and clothing, the pain in it can only be truly experienced by oneself.

It was impossible for Xue Baochai to do this, and therefore, no matter how sharp Mrs. Wang's words were, she could only grit her teeth and endure it.

Mrs. Wang saw all this in her eyes. After this incident, she knew very well that her status in Rongguo Mansion had already plummeted, but even so, she couldn't let Xue's mother and daughter climb on top of her.At the moment, he said with a cold face: "Now the house is in a mess, the old lady is sick, and I am not in good health, so I don't have the heart to arrange a marriage for Baoyu. However, since it is a marriage gift today, let's do this first. Let's go with that, wait a few days, and it won't be too late to take it easy."

"Hey, okay, listen to my sister." Feeling Madam Wang's disgust and impatience, Aunt Xue could only force a smile with a pale face, but her smile was uglier than crying.

"Then hurry up and go, I still have to rest."

Came here against the cold wind, and waited in the hallway for another full hour, but was thrown out mercilessly after only saying a few words.Xue's mother and daughter are not only bitter now, but can't help crying when they return to Lixiangyuan.It's not a lie, it's the truth.

What is there to look forward to when the days are so far?

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Outsiders can't see the distress inside Rongguo Mansion, they only know that Rongguo Mansion has been in the limelight recently.So what if Jia Zheng is mad at his elder brother?Compared with Jia Amnesty, who was dying, Jia Zheng only ate a few meals in prison, lost a few catties of meat at most, and returned after a little care.So what if Mrs. Wang is unfilial?After reprimanding the stick, she is still the head wife of the Rongguo Mansion when she comes back.The mother and daughter of Xue's family tossed about like crazy, and ended up having a long fight, and they even got the marriage gift of today!Not to mention that there is still the number of students in the Imperial College personally rewarded today. As long as Jia Lan is not too stupid, he will have a bright future in the future.

To sum it up in one sentence, the Rongguo Mansion is so blessed, it's almost like God is blind.

And at this time, another place in the capital also received the current oral order, but it did not attract the attention of others.

Outside the gate of Jia's mansion, Jia Lian bowed and sent his current confidant, Eunuch Su, into the carriage, and watched the carriage go away before returning to the mansion in the wind and snow.Counting the days, this is probably the last snow in winter, and it must not be long before it will be the day when spring returns to the earth.Unfortunately, for the Jia family, it will take at least two and a half years before they can really feel the so-called spring day.

"Go to the backyard." After returning home, Jia Lian did not go to the study in the front yard. In fact, he didn't like to go to the study at all, but when Jia She passed away, Jia Lian suddenly understood.Originally, the old tree that sheltered him from wind and rain is no longer there. He must learn to grow as soon as possible until he grows into a big tree that can shelter his family from wind and rain.It is precisely because of this that even if he is reluctant, he still finds time every day to go to the study to learn how to become a real Patriarch.

But today, he was really tired.

Jia Lian already knew about the two oral instructions at the other end of the Rongguo Mansion.But he never expected that less than half an hour after the news came, his family also welcomed today's oral order.Vaguely, he sensed that something was wrong, as if he had already fallen into the quagmire without knowing it, and what was even more frightening was that with his ability, he couldn't get out of the quagmire at all.

Jia Lian walked quickly back to the main courtyard. He never saw Wang Xifeng, but met Mrs. Xing.

Mrs. Xing didn't know what was going on outside. In fact, since Jia She passed away, she had lived her life without hearing anything outside the window.Jia Lian knew that Mrs. Xing was not very capable and her mind was not bad, so she simply let her go.In addition, although the two are called mother and son, they are not related by blood at all, so even if they meet on weekdays, they just nod and say hello.

But now, when Mrs. Xing saw Jia Lian, she took the initiative to say, "Brother Lian, the master has been buried, and it's time for our family to reorganize the yard."

Hearing this, Jia Lian was a little surprised, but he soon came back to his senses and understood the meaning of Mrs. Xing's words, so he just said: "Madam, it's okay, our family is still in the period of filial piety. And this house is only for temporary residence. When our family is out of filial piety, we will change to a bigger house, so we can change our name by the way."

Jia Amnesty has passed away, and now Jia Lian is the head of the Jia family, and Jia Lian has a son and a daughter under his knees, so it is normal to mention all the titles at this time.After all, they had already separated from the Rongguo Mansion, so they could respectfully call Mrs. Xing an old lady, and let Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng be masters and wives.But to be honest, Jia Lian is not very willing to change.It was as if, as long as the yard and title remained unchanged, Jia Amnesty would still be there.Of course, Jia Lian also knew that it was impossible to be like this forever, so he gave himself a period of time to accept that his father's filial piety was three years, which in his mind was enough to smooth out the sadness he had experienced.

Mrs. Xing sighed and said, "Then I will listen to Lian'er."

After bidding farewell to Madam Xing, Jia Lian went back to her yard, ignored the maidservants who saluted her along the way, and went straight into the inner room of the main hall.When he saw Wang Xifeng, Jia Lian's heart calmed down slightly, and he sent away the maids in the room. Jia Lian said seriously, "Brother Feng, if we are forced to stand in line now, tell me, how should we choose?"

"what?!"

Wang Xifeng originally wanted to ask why Jia Lian returned to the backyard so early today, but she never thought that Jia Lian would send her such earth-shattering news before she opened her mouth, and she was so shocked that she immediately jumped off the kang He got up, his face full of surprise and uncertainty.

Jia Lian sighed slightly, if Jia Amnesty was still there, he would not bother Wang Xifeng with the previous matter.But who made him not even have a person to discuss things now?If he didn't tell Wang Xifeng, who else could he talk to?

"Just now, Eunuch Su came and told me that when Brother Rong grows up in the future, he will also get a place for the Imperial College. He also said that he would let Sister Lin stay in our house and ignore the other side of the Rongguo Mansion, and hinted For the time being, I don’t want to show sister Lin about the marriage... Brother Feng, what do you mean today?"

Hearing Jia Lian finished speaking, Wang Xifeng breathed a sigh of relief, sat down again, looked at Jia Lian amusedly, and said, "What else can you mean? Master, didn't you just say it yourself? This is what is forcing us today. It’s just that one side is the present, and the other side is the Supreme Emperor and the four major families.”

"so what?"

"The four major families are intertwined, even if they are not as good as they used to be, but after all, they are old ministers, and they are protected by the Supreme Emperor... For example, when I was the manager of the Rongguo Mansion, I didn't like it very much. Mammy is a big family. Why do you say so? He is obviously a slave who has signed a contract of prostitution, but he can show off more than his master. Even if I want to send a maid, if Mammy Lai opens her mouth, no matter how unsympathetic she is in her heart If you don't want to, you can only endure it. Not to mention that the Lai family has a lot of money, they not only act like masters in Rongguo Mansion, but also become real masters when they return home."

As Wang Xifeng said, he looked at Jia Lian with an inexplicable sadness in his tone: "I thought at the time, if my master inherits the Rongguo Mansion, I will use the Lai family as a raft and let them show off their power on my head! Master, do you think it is the same today?"

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