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

Chapter 52 The Situation of the Four Major Families
Jia Jue looked at Jia Yuanchun in front of him with a complicated look in his eyes.

Jia Yuanchun was actually a victim of the power struggle.

In the original novel, Jia Yuanchun did provide protection for the Rongguo Mansion for a period of time by being promoted to a concubine.

But with the conflict between imperial power and the founding fathers.

In the end, Jia Yuanchun died in the palace fight, and then Wang Ziteng died on the way to Beijing.

This marked the beginning of the Rongguo Mansion's complete downfall.

Although Jia Yuanchun is now hurt all over and heartbroken by family affection, she has completely drawn a line with the Rongguo Mansion and has made a cut.

It can be foreseen that even if the Rongguo Mansion suffered a crushing defeat in the future, Jia Yuanchun would be spared from disaster because she had left the Rongguo Mansion. This really proved the saying true.

Fortune comes and disaster depends on, disaster comes and good fortune lies.

Although Jia Jue hated the Rongguo Mansion immensely, he also felt some sympathy for the poor woman in front of him. It was just sympathy, not because he was greedy for Jia Yuanchun's body because she was pretty.

After a little thought, Jia Jue said.

"Miss Yuanchun, now that things have come to this, I hope you can move on."

"Although the incident at Wuying Palace was not my fault, I am also responsible for your current situation."

"Since you want to stay here and live in seclusion, I will help you make arrangements when I come back."

"I can't say anything else, but at least I can make your living more comfortable and your food and expenses more convenient."

After hearing this, Jia Yuanchun quickly waved her hand and said.

"How dare you trouble the Marquis like this?"

Jia Jue smiled gently and said.

"Okay, it's settled. When I get back, I'll have this place renovated and send two maids to serve you."

"Since we are to serve the Three Pure Ones, how can we be entangled in worldly affairs?"

Jia Yuanchun said after hesitating for a moment.

"My Lord, I, Rongguo Mansion treated you like this before, but you treat me like this. I am really ashamed."

Jia Jue said with a chuckle.

"You are you, and Rongguo Mansion is Rongguo Mansion."

"The two cannot be compared."

"If you really want to thank me, just pray for me every day when you worship the Three Pure Ones, and that will be enough to show your gratitude."

Jia Yuanchun thought about it and nodded.

"Then, then I will accept it with shame."

At this time, Jia Yuanchun couldn't help but develop a strange feeling for Jia Jue.

It is said that it is easy to add icing on the cake, but difficult to provide timely assistance.

Jia Yuanchun is no longer the glorious eldest daughter of Rongguo Mansion, and Jia Jue is no longer the bullied member of the Jia family's side branch.

Jia Jue treated her so gently even though he had a deep hatred for the Rongguo Mansion. How could Jia Yuanchun not be moved by this?

After chatting with Jia Yuanchun for a while, Jia Jue looked at Jia Yuanchun and said with a smile.

"Miss Yuanchun, it's getting late. I won't bother you any further."

"The people I arranged will come tomorrow."

"Just focus on your cultivation here. If you encounter any difficulties or troubles, just have the old nanny I sent come to the Marquis' Mansion and tell me."

"I will help you to the best of my ability."

Jia Yuanchun said this with great emotion.

"My Lord, I, I..."

Jia Jue waved his hand slightly and said.

"You're welcome. Perhaps this is our destiny."

"Okay, goodbye, stay here, girl."

Jia Yuanchun bowed deeply and said this.

"Farewell to the Marquis."

After watching Jia Jue leave, Jia Yuanchun felt mixed emotions and couldn't help but fall in love with Jia Jue.

She never imagined that after she fell into such a situation, the person who gave her warmth would be Jia Jue, a man she had never met before.

There is no need to elaborate on what Jia Yuanchun felt in her heart. Let’s talk about Jia Jue. After returning to the Marquis’ Mansion, Jia Jue and Wang Xifeng had dinner together.

While eating, Wang Xifeng looked at Jia Jue and said gently.

"My Lord, today, someone from the Prince of Beijing's residence came twice. The first time was to invite you to come over for a chat, but I sent them away according to your instructions."

"The second time they behaved themselves and sent a visiting card, saying that the Prince of Beijing would come to visit the Marquis in person the next morning."

Jia Jue nodded slightly and said.

"okay, I get it."

"By the way, Xifeng, I have something to ask you."

Wang Xifeng said with a smile.

"My Lord, what's the matter?"

Jia Jue continued to ask.

"Look, of the four great families of Jinling, since your Wang family parted ways with the Jia family, what is the current attitude of the Shi family and the Xue family?"

After hearing this, Wang Xifeng shook her head and said.

"My Lord, I'm not sure about this. I've been staying in the mansion all this time and haven't had any contact with anyone else."

Jia Jue smiled and said.

"Is that so? Well, you haven't been back to your uncle's house for a long time, so why don't you go back tomorrow to visit them and find out what the current situation is."

Wang Xifeng nodded obediently and said.

"Okay, Lord, in fact, the Shi family didn't have much contact with our three families before."

"Although Mrs. Jia of Rongguo Mansion comes from a family of historians, the two sides don't interact much."

"Especially after His Majesty ascended the throne, the exchanges became even less frequent."

"Before I married, I heard my family vaguely mention that the reason the third branch of the Shi family, Marquis Zhongjing, was granted the title of marquis was related to the succession to the throne. Your Majesty was able to ascend to the throne in part because Marquis Zhongjing had tipped off the deposed Crown Prince."

"But for some reason, His Majesty didn't mention anything more when he conferred the title of Marquis of Zhongjing."

"With this relationship, the Shi family will definitely not interact too much with the other three families."

"It's hard to say about the Xue family. They started out as imperial merchants and are good at scheming. I don't know what they will do."

"But there must be something about the Xue family that is particularly attractive to the Marquis."

Jia Jue said with interest.

"Oh, tell me."

Wang Xifeng smiled charmingly and said.

"The eldest wife of the Xue family is my aunt. She raised a daughter named Baochai. She was born with a beautiful face and skin as white as snow. She was a true beauty."

"Also, the Xue family's second branch also has a daughter named Baoqin, who is even more beautiful than Baochai."

After hearing this, Jia Jue spread his hands helplessly and said.

"Why, in your eyes I am just a womanizer."

Wang Xifeng chuckled and said.

"It's normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines. How can it be called lusting after women?"

"The Marquis has achieved great success and fame, but the Marquisate is still small. Naturally, he should marry more wives and concubines to expand the Marquisate."

After hearing this, Jia Jue put down his chopsticks and picked up Wang Xifeng.

Wang Xifeng couldn't help but let out a cry.

"Oh, my Lord, we haven't finished our meal yet." "How can eating be more important than having more children?"

Then Jia Jue carried Wang Xifeng into the bedroom, and soon the primitive rhythm began to sound.

After a long time, the clouds cleared and the rain stopped. Wang Xifeng, with a flushed face, snuggled in Jia Jue's arms and said with guilt.

"I am not fit for war, and it is difficult for you to enjoy your pleasure."

Jia Jue said as he stroked Wang Xifeng's beautiful back, which was as smooth as jade.

"Well, why are you saying this? It's not your fault."

"By the way, tell me more about the Xue family."

After hearing this, Wang Xifeng smiled sweetly and said.

"Haha, didn't the Marquis say that he wasn't interested in my cousin?"

"Why are you asking this again?"

After Jia Jue patted Wang Xifeng on the 15th day of the eighth month, a palm print appeared.

Wang Xifeng said with a coquettish tone.

"Ouch, it hurts, please be gentle, my lord."

Jia Jue said with a slight smile.

"I'm talking to you about something serious, why are you talking nonsense to me?"

"As far as I know, after your uncle Xue passed away at a young age, the Xue family declined."

"The Xue family has been able to maintain itself over the years, and I guess the Wang and Jia families have contributed a lot."

"I don't think the Wang and Jia families would help in vain."

Wang Xifeng nodded and said.

"My Lord, you are wise. It seems that the Xue family has to share the profits of the business with our Wang family and the Jia family every year, but I don't know the exact amount."

Jia Jue said thoughtfully after hearing this.

"Xifeng, do you think it's possible to get the Xue family to completely turn to us and abandon the Jia family?"

Wang Xifeng said with some doubt.

"The Xue family is just a merchant family. They don't have much influence on the Wang family and the Marquis' Mansion. They can only get more gold and silver items."

"The Marquis's Mansion is so wealthy."

"Why should the Marquis care about a small Xue family?"

"Oh! I understand. Haha, the Marquis is finally moved. Maybe he wants me and my cousin to serve him together."

Looking at Wang Xifeng's expression that said "I understand", Jia Jue scored again and came to Wang Xifeng on August 15th.

"Oh, my Lord, I was wrong, I was wrong, please forgive me."

Jia Jue said after hugging Wang Xifeng.

"You keep interrupting me. I was having a serious conversation with you, but you went off topic after just three sentences."

"I certainly don't mind a little bit of yellow and white stuff."

"But just because I don't care doesn't mean the Rongguo Mansion doesn't care."

"Do you know how the feud between me and the Rongguo Mansion came about?"

Wang Xifeng shook her head and said.

"I really don't know about this, and I've never heard anyone mention it."

Jia Jue said calmly.

"Four years ago, I was a member of the Jia family's side branch."

"Back then, Dukes Ning and Rong followed Emperor Taizu in his uprising. My great-grandfather was a relative of theirs. He followed them in their uprising. After the founding of the country, he was awarded the title of General Zhaoyong for his military achievements."

"Thanks to the blessing of our ancestors, although my grandfather and father were not as heroic as our ancestors, they managed the family well. By the time of my generation, they had accumulated a fortune of hundreds of thousands of taels of silver."

"As a result, outsiders have not yet coveted this family business, but Rongguo Mansion and Ningguo Mansion have set their sights on my family business."

"They pretended to invite me to a banquet at the Rongguo Mansion, then instructed the maid to accuse me of committing an illegal act. Then they had the clan leader, Jia Zhen, expel me from the Jia family tree and divide up all of my family's wealth."

"In a fit of rage, I broke into the Rongguo Mansion at night and set it on fire, burning down half of it. I then hid my identity and fled all the way to the northern border. I started from humble beginnings in the Zhenbei Army and ended up where I am today."

Wang Xifeng was stunned and said in disbelief.

"This, this, just for a few hundred thousand taels of silver, they are so short-sighted, harming their relatives. This Rongguo Mansion is really, really..."

For a moment, Wang Xifeng didn't know how to comment.

You must know that the reason why the two Dukes Ning and Rong were able to be listed as founding heroes was inseparable from the desperate service of their relatives.

In feudal society, when a general recruited troops, his first choice would be his relatives from his hometown.

There is a saying that goes, "Brothers fight together in battle, and fathers and sons fight together to fight tigers." This is exactly what it means.

In the Battle of Red Cliff in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Xu Chu lost three thousand of his subordinates and cried bitterly because these three thousand subordinates were basically all of his young and strong relatives.

In the Battle of Xiaoyaojin, in order to cover Sun Quan's retreat, Ling Tong led his 300 personal soldiers to fight to the death. In the end, Sun Quan successfully retreated, but almost all of Ling Tong's 300 personal soldiers were killed in the battle.

This also directly led to the fact that Ling Tong disappeared from the Eastern Wu military in the later period, because these three hundred personal soldiers were basically Ling Tong's nine clans. Among these three hundred veterans, there were uncles and aunts who watched him grow up, neighbors who grew up with him, and cousins ​​from his own family. They were all the kind of people who were willing to die for Ling Tong.

Once these personal soldiers die, they are all dead, and there is no place to replenish them.

It can be said that in feudal society, clan members are the basic foundation of the clan, and anyone with a normal mind will definitely protect them well. However, the Ning and Rong mansions actually attacked even their clan members, which shows how shameless they are.

Looking at Wang Xifeng's surprised reaction, Jia Jue smiled calmly and said.

"You may find this strange, but it's actually quite normal. I'll explain it to you briefly and you'll understand."

"The reason why the Ning and Rong mansions are like this is ultimately due to one word: poverty."

"You might be surprised that such a prestigious Duke's mansion is short of money."

"If it were during the time of the first and second generations of the Duke of Rong, they would certainly not be short of money."

"At that time, the Rongguo Mansion was at its peak of prosperity."

"However, after the second generation of Duke Rong passed away, there was no one in the Ning and Rong mansions who could support the two Duke's mansions."

"First of all, not only has the title's wealth been cut in half, but other tributes have also been drastically reduced."

"But in order to maintain the dignity of the Duke's Mansion, the cost of food and clothing cannot be reduced. Moreover, the mansion is used to extravagance. It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality."

"If you can't increase revenue and cut costs, the result will naturally be eating up all the resources."

Wang Xifeng said thoughtfully.

"This is too much! The Rongguo Mansion's decades of savings can't even withstand such squandering. When I first visited the Rongguo Mansion, I was amazed at their extravagance, but it turns out they were just putting on a show."

"My Lord, I think I understand what you mean. You want to lobby the Xue family to cut off another source of income for the Rongguo Mansion, right?"

Jia Jue nodded slightly and said.

"That's right. I don't care about the little money the Xue family gave as a filial gift, but if I cut off this filial gift, it would make the Rongguo Mansion uncomfortable, and that's what I care about."

Wang Xifeng said with a charming smile.

"Since the Marquis cares, I will find a way to do it."

"But my Lord, there is something I still want to confirm with you."

Jia Jue said with a chuckle.

"What's going on?"

"My Lord, my cousin and her cousin are truly beautiful. Don't you really want to kiss them?"

Looking at Wang Xifeng's charming and teasing expression, Jia Jue immediately said.

"Okay, okay, it seems you really want to be beaten with sticks. Look at the gun."

Soon the room was filled with the sound of Wang Xifeng begging for mercy as she was beaten with a stick.

"My Lord, I was wrong. Please forgive me, please forgive me."

"Ping'er, Ping'er, come and save me."

(End of this chapter)