I pretend to be a unicorn in the Red Mansion

Jia Cheng was particularly curious about how Jia She came to Rong Xi Tang and drove away Jia Mu and Jia Zheng.

Jia She cleared his throat and pretended to be calm before he began to show off how he had tricked Lady Jia and Jia Zheng.

At that time, Grandmother Jia ignored Jia Cheng, and then Jia She stood up for Jia Cheng. This action made Grandmother Jia realize that her status in Jia She's heart was getting lower and lower.

When Grandmother Jia realized that her eldest son was no longer unconditionally filial to her, she panicked and showed signs of weakness.

"She'er, you and Zheng'er are both my sons. Including Min'er, I only have three of you biological children in my life, and I love every one of you.

Min'er married far away and can't be with me. I just want you two brothers to be with me. If you separate Zheng'er, how will outsiders view Rongguo Mansion? "

Of course, Jia She also noticed Jia Mu's evasive gaze and sneered in his heart.

In the past, he was filial to Lady Jia, but Lady Jia exploited him with a clear conscience and disliked him in every way.

Now that he had withdrawn his filial piety, Grandmother Jia began to fear him and was willing to speak to him in a nice tone.

"Old lady, people say that a big tree has many branches. My second brother already has grandchildren, so it's time for him to go out and live independently.

Even if my second brother moves out, he is still your son, so why can't he accompany you?"

Jia She was determined to kick Jia Zheng out of the house.

Jia Zheng thought his brother's idea was quite normal, but Mrs. Wang did not think so.

It was her regret that she could not marry Jia She and become the marquis's wife. Later, the Rongguo Mansion was downgraded and she only got the title of a first-class general. Although Mrs. Wang felt regretful, she got the right to manage the household.

As long as the old lady was not dead, the Jia Mansion could still hang the sign of Rongguo Mansion, and when she went out to socialize, she would still be known as the daughter-in-law of Duke Rong.

Mrs. Wang has always regarded herself as the mistress of Rongguo Mansion, and wants her to move out of Rongguo Mansion, which is to kill her.

As much as Mrs. Wang loved and resented Jia She when she was young, she hates him now.

"Master, you don't want to be filial to the old lady, but you can't stop my master from being filial. The old lady is still alive, but you are trying to divide the family. You are cursing the old lady.

Besides, before the Duke died, he asked my master to help manage Rongguo Mansion. Even if the family is divided, the second branch cannot leave."

The more Mrs. Wang talked, the more she felt that this method was feasible. The family could be divided, Jia She could leave, and they could stay.

Jia She was so angry that he laughed at Mrs. Wang's shameless words. Mrs. Wang asked him, the heir to the title, to leave. She was really ugly but had wishful thinking.

Jia She's eyes turned cold and his face darkened. He asked Jia Zhen directly, "Patriarch, is there a precedent in our Jia family? Let the eldest son get a share of the family property?"

Jia Zhen quickly shook his head, "How can that be true?"

Jia She laughed, "Second brother, is what your sister-in-law meant the same as what you meant? Do you want me to give you Rongguo Mansion?

I didn't know my second brother actually thought this way. It really broadened my horizons."

Jia She stared at Jia Zheng with a smile, wanting him to give a definite answer.

Jia Zheng's face blushed when he was looked at by Jia She. He was a serious scholar. His father had asked him to help manage the Rongguo Mansion before, and he could only obey his father's orders.

It was wrong to occupy Rong Xi Tang in the first place, so how could he admit that he wanted to occupy Rong Guo Mansion?

Jia Zheng bowed to Jia She and said, "Brother, before his death, father told us two brothers to help each other, and I just had no choice but to accept the favors from Rongguo Mansion.

But I have absolutely no intention of wanting Rongguo Mansion, this is just a woman's opinion."

Jia Zheng raised his eyebrows at Mrs. Wang and said, "Don't talk nonsense. It's my eldest brother who inherited the title, and it's our second branch who should leave."

Mrs. Wang looked unwilling. Why should she leave? She had been managing the Rongguo Mansion for so many years and had long regarded it as hers.

If they moved out, what would happen to Baoyu? Would Baoyu go from being the young master of Rongguo Mansion to being the son of a fifth-rank official? She couldn't tolerate such a gap.

Jia She knew that Jia Zheng was a well-behaved and polite person, and that he had no choice but to regard himself as the head of the Rongguo Mansion.

Who asked my father to explain?

Jia She did not make things difficult for Jia Zheng. He had no prejudice against his second brother. He knew that the bad guys were Wang Yarong and the old lady.

Jia She gave Grandmother Jia a devilish smile, "Mother, you heard what my second brother said. It's not that I want to drive him away, it's that he knows how to behave.

My father asked my second brother to take care of the affairs of the Rongguo Mansion and asked me to go out as little as possible, but my second brother was just helping me.

I heard that my second sister-in-law wanted to replace me. She is indeed the daughter of the Wang family. She is as capable as any man and has great ambitions."

What Jia She said was not pleasant to hear, as if he was scolding the entire Wang family. In this dynasty, it was not a good thing for a woman to be ambitious.

If Jia She's words were to get out, it would be difficult for the daughter of the Wang family to get married. Who doesn't like a wife who is obedient?

Grandmother Jia didn't care about the Wang family's affairs, she just didn't want to split up the family. She showed a loving smile, "She'er, I know you are a good person, and Zheng'er is also a good person. You brothers should get along well and work together to develop Rongguo Mansion.

I don't want to split up the family because I'm afraid you'll be alone and unable to support yourself. Brothers fight together and fathers and sons fight together. If you two brothers get along well, other families won't bully us."

Grandmother Jia persuaded Jia She earnestly, as if she really cared about Jia She.

Jia She was unmoved, his face still cold, "Mother, what you said does make sense." Grandmother Jia smiled.

Then Jia She said, "But my second brother has always lived in the main courtyard, suppressing me. There are rumors outside that my second brother covets my eldest brother's position and lives in Rong Xi Tang. If I don't divide the family, my second brother will never be promoted in his life.

Mother, think about it, father asked for an official position for my second brother before he died, but it has been so many years and my second brother is still a fifth-rank official and has basically not been promoted.

Can you guess why? Is it because of a bad reputation? It affects my second brother’s promotion. I am dividing the family for his own good.”

Jia She pretended to be serious and sighed, as if he felt sorry for Jia Zheng.

Jia Zheng's face turned red. He had been hovering at the fifth rank for so many years. Among his peers, there were already officials at the third rank, but he was the only one who remained where he was.

Jia Zheng did not enter the officialdom through a formal examination, so he was not liked by his superiors. He was also from a noble family, so the upright officials did not like him either.

He always acted like a scholar and his colleagues were unwilling to pay attention to him. He went to the yamen every day just to read and write. He was the only idle person in the Ministry of Works.

How can he get a promotion when he slacks off all day?

Jia Zheng knew his own shortcomings and never cared about getting promoted.

Mrs. Wang knew nothing about officialdom and thought what Jia She said was true. She felt like she was struck by lightning.

For so many years, Mrs. Wang has been urging Jia Zheng to make progress. Even if she gets the Rongguo Mansion, she still wants her husband to become a high-ranking official like her brother.

But over the years, no matter how she begged her brother, gave gifts to her superiors, or tried to find connections everywhere, Jia Zheng remained where he was and was nailed to the fifth rank in the Ministry of Works.

It turns out that all her efforts over the years have been in vain. Is it because Jia Zheng has a bad reputation living in the main house of Rongguo Mansion that he cannot be promoted?

Mrs. Wang was conflicted as she wanted the Rongguo Mansion but also wanted her husband to be promoted.

Jia She did not give her too much time to think and spoke directly, "Mother, I feel sorry for my second brother who has not been valued for so many years. For his future, I am willing to sacrifice myself.

If the family is divided, I can give more property to my second brother, 50%. Normally, the second son only gets 30%.

I will bear the bad reputation of the branch family, which will not affect my second brother's reputation. It's a win-win situation."

Grandmother Jia frowned, still not wanting to let Jia Zheng go out, as it was easy to go out but difficult to come back.

Jia She, the rebellious son, was not close to her to begin with. If Zheng'er left, she would probably be tortured.

Grandmother Jia made a prompt decision that even if her second son did not get promoted, the family property could not be divided. Baoyu was a man of great fortune anyway, so why should she rely on Jia Zheng?

Grandmother Jia closed her eyes, brewed her emotions for a while, and then tears flowed out, "She'er, I know you are doing this for Zheng'er's good, but I really can't bear to leave you. If any of you leave my side, my heart will feel like it's being cut by a knife.

I am old, and I have contracted this weak disease. I don’t know when I will pass away. You just need to wait a little longer. After this old immortal me passes away, you can divide the property.

Consider this as a request from you from a mother. I don’t have many days left to live, and I just want my children to be with me. Min’er married far away, and I only have you two sons left.”

Grandmother Jia sobbed and cried uncontrollably.

Jia Zhen was somewhat moved and no longer wanted to force Jia Zheng to divide the family.

Jia She was a man of stone. He knew that his mother was good at acting and that if he believed her he would suffer.

Fortunately, Jia She himself did not really want to divide the family. He still wanted to hold on to Lady Wang, let her make mistakes, and then go to the Wang family to ask for benefits.

Jia She then sighed and said, "Mother, you are right. I am also reluctant to let my second brother go. It is just for his future that he cannot live in Rong Xi Tang.

Mother, please choose a courtyard for my second brother, close to Rongxi Hall, and let him move in to accompany you. Not only will he have a good reputation for being filial, but he will also have a chance to get promoted."

Jia She smiled coldly, and his tall body moved closer to Grandmother Jia step by step. "Mother, you will live with me in Rong Xi Tang in the future, and I will be filial to you. Grandmother always taught me to be filial, and I will do as she said."

Jia She's words sounded nice, but his actions were not like that; they looked like a threat.

The conflict between Lady Jia and Jia She's grandmother was deep, and she didn't believe that the old woman would say anything good about her in front of Jia She.

Grandmother Jia didn't dare live with Jia She for fear that he would kill her.

So she said generously, "She'er, I'm used to living with Zheng'er, so I'll live with him. I'll live in Rongqing Hall, and his family will live in Mingli Hall at the back.

I know you are filial, but you have a lot of things to do, so you don’t have to take care of me.”

Jia She frowned and thought, and Jia's mother held her breath, fearing that he would not agree.

Finally, Jia She and Jia Zhen discussed it and reluctantly agreed.

Grandmother Jia finally smiled with relief.

Jia She tricked Lady Jia and Jia Zheng, and they had to thank him for it.