Quickly wear it and get rid of his virtuous character

The second family has suffered a lot of humiliation here, but no one is willing to move away. It is not easy to live in a big city in Beijing. Once they move away, the future expenses alone will be a headache.

In addition, there are social interactions and even bribes from maids and old women, which is not a small amount of money.

Houses in the capital are expensive. Although Grandmother Jia gave them a house when the family was divided, that house was not even half the size of the one they live in now. If they really moved there, it would be a real headache for the whole family to squeeze in.

The second wife refused to move out no matter what, and the first wife was unwilling to support so many idle people. If it weren't for the fact that the mourning period had not yet ended, they would have taken action to move people out long ago, but the rumors were never idle.

Jia Zheng pretended not to hear anything. This man was such a hypocrite. He acted like a gentleman in front of others, but was actually a sinister and vicious villain behind the scenes.

Did Jia Zheng really not know that he occupied most of the resources of Rongguo Mansion? Did he really not know that he lived in the best courtyard of Rongguo Mansion?

She is not a fool, so she naturally knows the answer. After all, he has taken advantage of a huge opportunity. It is a pity that Lady Jia lived too short. If she had lived longer, she would have been able to gain more benefits for him.

After Lady Jia passed away, her dowry was not distributed because she left in a hurry.

Grandmother Jia said verbally that she would leave her dowry to Baoyu, but who heard it? So the dowry was naturally distributed as it was in the end, with 30% going to the illegitimate son and 70% to the legitimate son.

Naturally, Mrs. Wang was unwilling to do so. She had long regarded Lady Jia's dowry as her own. Now she had nothing left, and everything was gone. But Mrs. Wang couldn't make a fuss, and Jia Zheng couldn't afford to lose face, so he could only watch the meat in his mouth disappear.

In order to show that he was a good brother, Jia She gave 20% of Lady Jia's dowry to Daiyu.

Mrs. Wang suddenly came to her senses, because she knew that relying on Baoyu's ability would not be enough to support the second house, so she could only seek external support for Baoyu.

Mrs. Wang originally had her eyes on Baochai, the daughter of her sister. This girl was good-looking, her family was wealthy, and she was good at business. More importantly, she was of the same mind as herself, so she was a good candidate for her future daughter-in-law.

But since the death of Lady Jia, the status of the second house has plummeted. In addition, Baochai's brother Xue Fan is also a useless person and even caused a murder. He is not a good candidate for marriage at all.

She is an excellent candidate in terms of treatment. First of all, his son Baoyu likes her. Although she is a little weak, she is the daughter of Lord Lin after all. If he marries her, Baoyu can work less for at least 20 years.

Without Lady Jia's dowry, Mrs. Wang naturally had to make many plans for her youngest son, but Mrs. Wang's calculations ultimately came to nothing, because Lord Lin had never thought of marrying into the second branch of the Jia family.

If the two families had not separated before, Lady Jia was still alive, and even Yingchun had not entered the palace, then the favored one might have been Yuanchun, and Lin Ruhai might have considered it.

But now Jia Baoyu is just the second son of a fifth-rank minor official. He is not even ambitious. He will not get much when the family is divided in the future. He hangs out with some maids all day long. His sister is also a small talent in the palace.

Unless Lin Ruhai was blind, there was no way he would look down on Baoyu. Besides, he only had this one daughter, so naturally he had to find her a good husband with all the qualities.

At first, Daiyu was on Baoyu's side. After all, they were childhood sweethearts. But as time went by and after being educated by her nanny, Daiyu discovered that Baoyu was not as pure and flawless as she had imagined.

First of all, Baoyu was surrounded by a large group of maids before he got married. Then, at such a young age, he did not study or make progress, and even said that scholars were stupid. He was really not a good choice for a husband.

Su Tong was unaware of the farce in the Jia family. She stayed in the palace and took care of her pregnancy. During this time, Jia Yuanchun also came to visit her, but was sent away by Su Tong. After ten months of pregnancy, she gave birth safely to a little princess.

After learning that he had given birth to a little princess, the emperor was relieved. He was mainly afraid that the old nobles would take advantage of the little prince to do something, but fortunately it was just a little princess.

Su Tong naturally understood her own situation, so giving birth to a little princess was her best choice. Besides, girls are great, smart and clever, and especially likable.

When Mrs. Wang learned that Yingchun gave birth to a princess, she secretly cursed Yingchun for being unlucky and having to give birth to a money-losing boy. If her daughter was pregnant, the baby would definitely be a prince.

But no matter how Mrs. Wang cursed in her heart, she still envied Yingchun deep down, because once she had a child, it would be equivalent to having a support in the future. Even if it was a princess, she was also an heir of the royal family.

Mrs. Wang couldn't help but sigh. Her Baoyu was too young. If he had gotten married and had children earlier, he might have been able to marry the princess.

"Jia Lan is quite good, but it's a pity that he is much older than the princess..." The more Mrs. Wang thought about it, the more her heart ached.

Su Tong didn't know that someone was eyeing his daughter. Anyway, the new emperor had already secured the throne, and the next step was to deal with the nobles.

"A villa for the visit of the mother?" Su Tong understood the emperor's intention immediately after hearing his decree, but he would not jump in foolishly. The Jia family did not have enough money to begin with, and if they built a messy villa for the visit of the mother, they would probably be left with nothing.

However, this matter cannot be rejected openly, because it is a grace given by the royal family, and it must be done in a good way so as not to hurt the reputation of the royal family.

Su Tong could only call Wang Xifeng, the smartest person in the mansion, and after sending away the people around her, he explained the whole matter in detail.

"I know that the palace is not wealthy now, so there is no need to hold a grand ceremony, but we must leave a good reputation and must not damage the reputation of the royal family."

Su Tong knew that the emperor wanted to make money from the old nobles by using the name of the villa for visiting relatives, and at the same time let them relax their vigilance.

Wang Xifeng's face flashed with hesitation. "I heard that several ladies in the palace are planning to hold a grand celebration. If we don't hold it lively enough, wouldn't it be a loss of face for the ladies?"

"Reputation is not something you can eat, and I only gave birth to a little princess. I just need her to rely on me in this life. The rest is just passing clouds. Who will remember this matter a hundred years from now?

The most important thing now is having children. My sister-in-law has been married into the Jia family for a few years and has worked very hard over the years. I will ask the imperial physician to check on you later. Take good care of your body and try to give me more well-behaved and lovely nephews after the mourning period."

Wang Xifeng agreed with a smile, and after returning, she told the empress everything she had instructed. The visit was easy to handle. After the second wife left, she could separate the courtyard over there and decorate it well, which would probably save a lot of money.