Red Mansion Fanfiction, Yuanchun became a concubine because of her mother's status

Since Yuanchun was outside the palace, it was easy for her to meet people from the Jia family.

So, the second wife of the Jia family brought a few little kids here.

"Big sister, Baoyu misses you so much." Speaking of little kids, Yuanchun's younger brother Jia Baoyu is a famous figure.

As soon as he entered the room, he wanted to hug Yuanchun.

But after seeing her big belly, he stopped again.

Two years later, looking at her second brother again, Yuanchun felt that the Jia family's genes were really good.

Baoyu looks like a little jade figurine.

If she didn't know he was a boy, sometimes you would mistake him for a little girl.

"Big sister misses Baoyu too," said Yuanchun.

I looked at the other dolls in the house. It’s been a long time since I last saw them.

Now the younger brothers and sisters in the family are still young, and Baoyu is only six years old. The ridiculous things in the book have not yet begun.

In her opinion, Baoyu's preference for hanging out with girls was just a bad habit.

Compared to those who go out to fool around, he is just closer to his sisters at home.

Who says that men should kill people everywhere and not be confined to the inner house?

In later times, there would be all kinds of men.

There are countless men who wear makeup every day.

Someone like Baoyu would probably be a big shot in later generations.

"Mother, does my eldest brother really plan to be sent abroad as an official?" Yuanchun asked.

The eldest brother she was referring to was Jia Zhu, who was supposed to die young.

After she gave her eldest brother the medicine, his health got better day by day. Now, he not only passed the imperial examination, but also got the opportunity to be sent as an official.

And her sister-in-law also gave birth safely to her brother's eldest son, Jia Lan.

"He has this plan. I am so worried when you talk about this. Although he is sent to serve as an official in a local area, he will have experience when he returns to Beijing in the future.

But Zhuer grew up in the capital and is unfamiliar with the rules of various places. He suddenly goes to serve as an official in another place. Can he really adapt to it?

If he were an official in the capital, with the help of our Jia family, wouldn't his life be easier?

Your father and I explained it to him many times, but he only wanted to be sent abroad as an official.

I don’t even know what to say about him.” This matter made Second Madam Jia very worried.

Only poor scholars would be sent to serve as officials in other places.

People who have some connections are unwilling to be sent abroad as officials.

"It's okay for the eldest brother to go out for a few years. People like us don't lack connections. We can wait until the second brother makes some achievements and then transfer him back.

"My eldest brother is still young and has a long life ahead of him. We should let him go out and see the world." Yuanchun said.

In her opinion, it might not be a bad choice for her eldest brother to be sent abroad as an official.

Although he could get close to the center of power in the capital, my eldest brother was still young and it would be difficult for him to climb up without any political achievements.

After working in the local area for a few years, he has the qualifications and it will be easy for him to move up.

"I'm just worried that he won't get used to the place where he's not familiar with the environment." Mrs. Jia said.

This is no joke.

At the local level, the power of the ethnic minorities is even greater than that of the government.

It would be very difficult for a local county magistrate to manage local affairs.

Of course, there are some better places, but I’m just afraid that Zhuer won’t be chosen.

“What’s there to be uncomfortable about? Nowadays, the roads are well developed and our Jia family can be said to be spread all over the country.

Just because of the reputation of our Jia family for building roads, no matter which ethnic group they are from, they have to give my eldest brother some face.

Don't worry, mother, my brother did not make a wrong move. "Yuanchun said.

A mother worries when her son is away from home.

She knew that the mother's worries were justified, but you couldn't cut off your child's future just because of this little worry.

"It's great for him to be in the capital. With the support of our Jia family, his path will be stable."

Now, she just hopes that her son can walk steadily.

As for the rest, she didn't ask for it.

What about being granted a title of nobility or appointed as prime minister? That’s just talk. My son’s life safety is the most important.

Even if he was just a minor official in this life, as long as he was well, she would not ask for more.

When Yuanchun was not in the limelight in the palace, she hoped that her son could be more successful. But after Yuanchun became famous in the palace, she hoped that the people in her family would be more low-key.

"My eldest brother has his own ideas. He has grown up, mother, and we should respect his ideas.

"If mother is worried, let my younger brother and his wife go with my eldest brother. As for my little nephew, mother can keep him by her side for the time being," Yuanchun said.

When it comes to local issues, there are too many uncertainties.

"Your sister-in-law treats Jia Lan like a pearl. How could she bear to leave him at home?" Mrs. Jia said angrily.

"Does your sister-in-law want your eldest brother to take up the post alone?

But she had to know that Dadi couldn't be alone, and there must be someone by his side to take care of him.

If she doesn’t go, then…” There’s no need for Yuanchun to say more about what will happen then.

She was also a concubine. You cannot look at concubines of that era with the perspective of later generations.

Apart from a concubine, her brother only had his wife, Li Wan, in his room.

If my sister-in-law doesn't go, my brother must have a capable concubine by his side.

It’s hard to say whether my brother’s wife will still have a place around him when he comes back.

After all, they were not sure how many years their eldest brother would serve as an official away from home.

"I will explain this matter to her clearly. If he insists on taking Lan'er with him, things will become difficult." Mrs. Jia said.

This was her first time being a mother-in-law, and she really didn't know how to face her daughter-in-law.

After all, Lan'er is her son, so it's right for her not to want to keep the child.

Baoyu was the son she gave birth to at great pains, and when the old lady wanted to take him away to raise him, it was like cutting off her own flesh.

She certainly didn't want others to suffer the pain of being separated from her children.

"Is everything quiet over here, father?" Yuanchun asked.

Only the mother and daughter know the answer to this question.

Her father also had several concubines in his house, and recently after he made money outside, he took in several more concubines.

Among these concubines, there must be one or two favored ones.

"He... is just so-so. I am the head of the Jia family now, and they can't make much waves." Mrs. Jia said.

Now the financial power of the Jia family is in her hands.

Even her husband only waited for the monthly salary she gave him. If those concubines offended her, she would simply cut off their monthly salary.

This matter will be of no use even if we bring it to the old lady's attention.

The old lady also knew how much money the Jia family had.

No matter which woman you are, as long as you control the family's financial power, you can control the people in the family.

Even if Jia Zheng cared more about his concubines, it would not affect her.

She is not a young girl who just got married in her teens and cannot live without a man. People of their age pay more attention to their children.

The children are already successful, why does she care about the man?