Red Mansion: After being expelled from the family, I was granted the title of Marquis of Mobei

Chapter 14 Seeking a Strategy for Self-Preservation
It has been a hundred years since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty. This is the first time that Rongguo Mansion has encountered such a dangerous thing, and it is still fresh in Mrs. Jia's memory.

Although Jia Jue is now a marquis of Guanjun, he should not be as radical as he was in the past.

But if he relies on his high position and power to force the Rongguo Mansion to exchange children, the Rongguo Mansion will not be able to bear it.

To give the simplest example, Jia Jue used force and beat the men in Rongguo Mansion until they became disabled for life.

Even if the final evidence was conclusive, the Rongguo Mansion would still be brought to the imperial court.

Could it be that Emperor Yongping would really punish Jia Jue for this?

Old Mrs. Jia knew with her toes that this was impossible.

After all, how can the value of Rongguo Mansion be compared with that of Guanjun Hou? One is the Yongping Emperor's own trusted minister, and the other is a founding hero and a close confidant of the former retired emperor.

Emperor Yongping would definitely try to smooth things over and make a big thing into a small one, and in the end maybe he would just drink three cups of wine as punishment and the matter would be over.

Even if the situation in Rongguo Mansion was so serious that Emperor Yongping had to punish Jia Jue, the only punishment would be a demotion of one rank in his title, one level in his official rank, and a six-month salary fine.

This was a very severe punishment for the Rongguo Mansion. After all, the Rongguo Mansion relied on titles to make a living, and the younger generations in the mansion had no ability to achieve success and it was impossible for them to be promoted to higher titles.

But for Jia Jue, it is difficult for a man who can defeat the Huns to achieve some military merits.

Emperor Yongping had just finished punishing Jia Jue, and a year or so later, a war broke out on the border. Jia Jue led his army to fight and gained some military merits, and was immediately reinstated. He then continued to exchange sons with the Rongguo Mansion.

Old Mrs. Jia felt a headache when she thought of this scene.

After all, the Rongguo Mansion was in a period of transition, with only five direct descendants in the mansion: Jia Zheng, Jia She, Jia Lian, Jia Baoyu and Jia Lan.

According to this strategy, within a few years, Jia Jue will be able to destroy the Rongguo Mansion without suffering any major damage himself.

Given Jia Jue's previous ruthlessness, Old Lady Jia had no doubt that Jia Jue was capable of doing such a thing.

Taking this into consideration, Mrs. Jia thought about it and felt that she must find a way to elevate her family's status so that Jia Jue would be hesitant to take action against the Rongguo Mansion easily.

However, there is no hope of relying on these men in the mansion who only know how to eat, drink and have fun. In such a big Rongguo Mansion, the only official with real power is Jia Zheng, a fifth-rank official of the Ministry of Works. This sounds a bit too shabby.

After thinking about it for a long time, Mrs. Jia finally came up with a solution.

Then Mrs. Jia looked at the maid Yuanyang beside her and said.

"Yuanyang, go to Rongxi Hall and ask the wife to come over. Tell her that I have something to talk to her about."

"The slaves obey."

Yuanyang agreed and then went to Rongxi Hall.

Not long after, Mrs. Wang came to the hall where Old Lady Jia was.

Mrs. Wang came forward, bowed, and said.

"I met my mother."

Mrs. Jia nodded slightly and said.

"Sit down, all of you, please go out. I have something to discuss with my wife."

"Yes."

A group of maids immediately went out, and Mrs. Wang looked at Old Lady Jia and asked curiously.

"Mother, what's wrong? Is there something wrong?"

Old Mrs. Jia waved her hand and said.

"Nothing happened, I just want to discuss something with you."

"Yuanchun has been in the palace for quite some time now."

Mrs. Wang nodded and said with some emotion.

"After Your Majesty ascended the throne, Yuanchun entered the palace and became a female historian."

"But it looks like this was a wrong move."

"For the past three years, Yuanchun has only been a female official, with no hope of being included in the harem."

"Mother, why did you suddenly think of talking about this?"

Mrs. Jia said immediately.

"Is it possible for us to make Yuanchun a concubine?" Mrs. Wang said with some entanglement after hesitating for a moment.

"I'm afraid this won't be easy."

"Your Majesty is not close to our founding fathers. There is not a single concubine in the harem who is a founding father."

"I think His Majesty is still wary of us."

Mrs. Jia sighed and said.

"Yes, I know this is not easy."

"But there's really no other way. I can't count on these men at home. They only know how to eat, drink and have fun. They're not good at either literature or martial arts."

"If Yuanchun can become your majesty's concubine, and even better, give birth to a prince for the royal family, then our Rongguo Mansion can rest easy."

"From what we've seen, Jia Jue is definitely filled with resentment towards us. Whether the Duke of England can successfully mediate is still unknown."

"Once we can't, this will be our mortal enemy."

"In the long run, our Rongguo Mansion used to support Prince Yizhong, but unfortunately he was defeated."

"Before, it was because the power of the retired emperor was still there, so Your Majesty was hesitant."

“So there was no major action against the founding fathers.”

"But the significance of the Mobei decisive battle is too great, and your majesty's prestige is unprecedented now."

"With the momentum of this great victory, Your Majesty will surely take drastic measures to rectify the court situation."

"If Rongguo Mansion still can't find a place to settle down, it will be too dangerous."

"So even if we have to risk everything, we have to send Yuanchun to the harem, so that the Rongguo Mansion can have a talisman."

"I've thought about it. There's no hope for His Majesty on this matter."

"But if the straight road doesn't work, we can always take a detour."

Mrs. Wang said after a moment's thought.

"Mother, do you mean to start with the Emperor?"

Mrs. Jia nodded slightly and said.

"That's right, as the saying goes, a gift from an elder cannot be declined."

"If the Emperor Emeritus issues an order, Yuanchun will be accepted into your Majesty's harem."

"Your Majesty will certainly not object."

Mrs. Wang was surprised after hearing this.

"But if that's the case, wouldn't we be offending His Majesty even more?"

Old Mrs. Jia said helplessly.

"There's nothing we can do about it. If we don't do this, Yuanchun won't be able to enter the harem at all."

"Let Yuanchun enter the harem first. In the remaining time, you can let Yuanchun slowly work hard."

"Yuanchun is naturally beautiful and extremely intelligent."

"As long as she can make His Majesty change his mind, then this chess game will be completely won."

"If it is truly God's blessing that Yuanchun can give birth to another child for Your Majesty, then all the founding fathers will help Yuanchun and the child to win the throne."

"If that day ever comes, the title of Champion Marquis will be nothing to us. By then, avenging Baoyu will be a simple matter of snapping our fingers."

Old Mrs. Jia painted a blueprint that completely moved Mrs. Wang.

Mrs. Wang nodded immediately and said.

"Mother, you are still very shrewd."

"In that case, what do you think I should do next?"

(End of this chapter)