The Coral of the Red Mansion Does Not Return

The Rongguo Mansion was not prepared for Wen Po and the delivery room. It would take a long time from start to delivery. Mrs. Liu hurriedly asked someone to send Mrs. Wang back, and sent a letter to Mrs. Wang's mother by the way.

After a period of chaos, the two returned to the table.Mrs. Xu felt very unlucky for such an incident, and Mrs. Liu persuaded, "It is clearly a happy event. From this point of view, the three families at the banquet are all happy!"

Xu turned to smile and said, "You're right." Then he asked, "Brother Hu's appointment has come down?"

"It has been down for a long time," Liu replied, "The Hanlin Academy compiled it, from the sixth grade."

Mrs. Xu said with some envy: "From the sixth grade, the starting point of the champion is higher than the others." He said: "Brother Zhen has also taken care of it. He is the county magistrate of a small county in the south." Mrs. Xu mentioned a place name, and Mrs. Liu asked, "Where is it?"

"Near Yangzhou."

Mrs. Liu understood, and said: "My brother-in-law Lin is an official in Yangzhou. I will ask my master to write and take care of Brother Zhen."

Xu smiled gratefully, this was one of her goals.She worried again: "The mountains are long and the rivers are far away. Brother Zhen goes alone, and I don't know if he can take care of himself."

"Alone?" Liu was taken aback, "So, brother Zhen and his daughter-in-law didn't follow?"

To this daughter-in-law, the Xu family owed her a debt at the beginning. After all, the Ning family was not kind. Jia Zhen had a concubine eldest son without telling the Gu family. Staying in the main courtyard, running to my aunt's place all day long.Little Gu was cold to his son, Xu felt ashamed and didn't care about it.

Now I feel that Xiao Gu is ignorant.Originally, Mrs. Xu was reluctant to let Jia Zhen out, and her daughter-in-law didn't follow her to take care of her son. Wouldn't the son have to suffer?Therefore, she felt a little bit of resentment in her heart, and when she heard this, she could only forcefully say, "Brother Rong is too young, Mrs. Gu doesn't want the child to suffer."

Mrs. Liu frowned and said, "Well, Brother Rong is about the same age as Lian'er in my family, right? He has traveled a long way. Besides, Brother Zhen is an official outside, how can there be no one to take care of him?"

Xu echoed: "That's not true. Even if you go out to socialize with those officials and wives, you can't let Auntie show up?"

Mrs. Liu sighed, "If you want me to say, Brother Zhen is too nonsense. I heard that one of his aunts made a fuss in front of Brother Zhen's daughter-in-law again, which made her mad, but?"

It stands to reason that Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Xu are closer, but Mrs. Gu is the sister-in-law of Mrs. Liu's natal family, and it was quite reasonable when she was in the boudoir. One more thing, Mrs. Liu helped to hand over this marriage.It is not without regret that Liu Shi said that they became a pair of resentful couples.

Jia Zhen's lewdness has not changed at all, his father reprimanded him many times not to spoil his concubine and destroy his wife, he promised well, then turned around and went to his aunt's house, making Jia Jing and his wife very angry.

The family ugliness should not be publicized, and secretly scolded the servants of Ning's mansion for their lack of control. Xu couldn't wipe his face, and said in a secretive way: "Brother Zhen's problem, it's useless to talk about it. I don't know how many tears he and his wife have shed behind the scenes." .--Sister and brother, you are someone who has experienced it, why don't you teach her? You have to persuade her to agree to go out with Brother Zhen, but it will take three years!"

Liu's face flushed.

Jia She was also like this when he was young, since he married Liu Shi, he restrained his temper.Mrs. Xu wants Mrs. Liu to teach Mrs. Gu the art of imperial concubine.

Jia Hu was also talking to Jia Zhen about his release, and asked, "But it's settled?"

Jia Zhen said affirmatively: "All the promises have been given, and the appointment is sent by the Ministry of Officials."

"That's good." Nodding his head, Jia Hu asked again, "Did uncle prepare any staff for you?"

"Not yet," Jia Zhen was also a little worried, "It's hard to find capable ones, and my father only got one or two under his account, and I'm going to ask my father-in-law to find them for me."

Jia Hu shook his head, apparently he had also heard about the incident between Brother Zhen and his wife, and said: "In the past, you always put down your wife's face, but when it happens, don't you ask her?"

Jia Zhen was very embarrassed, and said dryly: "That's not true, I still need to lie down and be a little girl." She also muttered: "She is so arrogant, she won't let me go outside, and she still wants my mother to urge her four times."

"Your family cheated on the marriage first," Jia Hu asked truthfully, "Sister-in-law also gave birth to a son-in-law for you." Anyway, Xiao Gu's father is the servant of the household department, and Ning's family has to rely on her natal family.With a son-in-law and a strong natal family, the little Gu family is very confident, so naturally she doesn't want to see Jia Zhen's face.

When it comes to this matter, Jia Zhen is also aggrieved, and he did not do it alone, so why should everyone blame him.He drank a few glasses of wine in a muffled voice, while Jia She, who was listening to the drama with his eyes closed and fascinated, said, "Hu'er, why do you care so much about the affairs of the inner courtyard?"

Jia Hu had no choice but to keep silent.

Jia Jing smiled to smooth things over: "Brother Hu is also doing good for Brother Zhen."

Because of the unhappiness at the beginning, Jia Zheng had a sullen face, and sat in the seat and only talked to Jia Jing, with his back straight, in stark contrast to Jia Amnesty who was enjoying himself.He said to Jia Zhen: "The concubines are all unworthy of the stage, and it's nothing more than pampering them. Don't shame your first wife's face for them." These words were forceful, as if they were giving orders.

Jia Zhen was not happy, and contradicted neither lightly nor seriously: "Second Uncle, let's take care of Aunt Zhao first."

Aunt Zhao has always loved to make things difficult for the little Wang family, and it's not because of Jia Zheng's favor.Jia Zheng was stupefied, but Jia Jing and Jia She didn't seem to hear him, and no one helped him speak, so he couldn't get up at a stretch, and couldn't get off the stage.

A little servant girl ran over in a panic, saying that Mrs. Wang was about to give birth, so Jia Zheng left in a rage on the pretext of worrying about his wife.

Jia Zhen looked at his leaving back and said to Jia Hu: "Our good second uncle really takes himself seriously." After he finished speaking, Jia Jing reprimanded: "Don't talk about your elders!"

He didn't pay attention to Jia Zhen's words, Jia Hu thought that the broken stone was about to come out.He was suddenly a little curious. After Jia's mother passed away, would Baoyu of the second room still be so flamboyant?Or, that broken stone is about to go to the rich and noble town for a while, and now that the second house of the Rong Mansion has been divided, will the one born here be Jia Baoyu?

Countless doubts filled Jia Hu's head, and when he greeted his mother a few days later, Jia Hu asked casually, "By the way, the second aunt activated that day, what happened next?"

The son hadn't asked about his uncle's family for a long time, and Liu only thought he had heard something outside, and said disgustedly: "You heard about it too?—Second brother is too out of tune! At the feet of the emperor, he dares to do such things Hey, I'm afraid that others don't know that Baoyu is born different?"

There is a strange incident, which is rumored in Beijing: Najia Mansion, Rongguo Mansion, the second-bedroom master's house, his wife, Xiao Wang, gave birth to a son. A piece of colorful and crystal-clear jade, with many handwriting on it, was named Baoyu.

Liu Shi's anger, Jia Hu took it for granted, whoever had such a thing happened, they didn't cover it up tightly, so as not to attract the eyes of the superiors.Even Lin Ruhai, whose daughter was born with a hundred flowers blooming, did not dare to speak out.Even if a daughter is like this, Jia Baoyu is still a boy, born with jade, heh, he is not afraid of being jealous of the emperor.

He then asked: "Mother, have you seen my cousin's jade?" Jia Hu was really tired of calling him "Baoyu" and only called him by his cousin.Anyway, the casual name is called by poor people, and Jia Hu is not a poor person, so there is no need to call him by his name to oppress his luck.

Mrs. Liu nodded, and Mrs. Wang was in confinement at three o'clock. She was helping Zhang Luo as a sister-in-law, and Yuan Chun was helping her.The news almost spread throughout the capital as soon as Wen Po left Jia's mansion, and those who came to participate in the third washing were all wives and ladies of relatives, and passed on the jade to see it.

"It's also strange. The Wen Po swears that it was pulled out of his mouth when the grass fell, and there are ready-made eyes on it. However, I always feel as if I have seen this word somewhere."

"Is there still a ready-made eye?" Jia Hu raised her eyebrows, and pestered her mother to ask Jia Baoyu's jade, but Mrs. Liu couldn't help him, so she not only showed him the description, but also said to him: "Your second aunt, Man Yue, must be growing up." It's done, and you will follow the master later, and you will definitely see him."

Originally, Jia Hu planned to take a good look at the Tianmeng Stone at Jia Baoyu's full moon banquet, but unexpectedly, he saw it first in the palace.Facing the question from the emperor sitting high on the golden throne, he knelt on the ground sweating and replied, "I have never seen my cousin's jade, but when I think about it carefully, there are many doubts in it."

The emperor came to court today, and King Cheng came to ask for an interview, it was about the money owed by the treasury.The Ministry of Finance was able to recover most of the owed money, thanks to the Rongguo Mansion taking the lead in repaying it quietly. With that clever family, they followed behind and paid back part of it every year.If you really can’t pay back some of them, the Ministry of Household Affairs will reduce or exempt them as appropriate, as long as you pay back part of them first.To this day, those who have no intention of repaying the money are either completely ignorant of the matter and hold the idea that the law does not blame the public, or they feel that the people in the household department dare not do anything to them and just refuse to repay the money.

The emperor said with a smile: "Who came up with this method? What a narrow-minded man! Such a tricky method can also be thought of."

It turned out that some people were crying for poverty, so King Cheng took their daily consumption bills and sincerely suggested that they save money and repay the loan in installments. He also proposed to send a few eunuchs to follow the officials' families all the time It is by the side of the incompetent children, reminding them not to be too extravagant and wasteful.

King Cheng set a standard, more than 20 taels of silver, and the little eunuch reported it, and King Cheng asked officials to kindly explain the truth and educate the heart of patriotism and loyalty.

Being stared at by others, how dare those people spend money recklessly? Isn't this clearly saying that their family is deceiving the emperor. What can 20 taels of silver do?Not enough for one meal!They were all dandies who were used to spending too much money. Not long after their hands were tied up, they all complained and urged their fathers to pay back the money.

It's just that they can't do it, and there are old mothers who want to eat big fish and meat at home, and wives and daughters who want to buy new hair and make new clothes.The whole family, including the officials themselves, couldn't stand these days, and they didn't dare to offend King Cheng. If they wanted to spend their own money happily, they could only admit it with their noses open and pay back the money owed to the treasury.

Who gave King Cheng a bad idea?

This is also what those people who can't move Chengwang and vent their anger to make up their minds want to know.

"It's Jia Hu." King Cheng didn't mind letting the emperor know that Jia Hu was his.

"The son of Rong Guogong, Jia Enhou?" The emperor raised his head unexpectedly, thoughtfully, "I remember, you ran to Huangjue Temple frequently a while ago, is it related to his business?"

King Cheng said without changing his face: "Father may have made a mistake, right? Jia Hu is not that big of a face. My son has always been on good terms with Master Liaoran, and Father knows about it. When Master returns to Beijing, son will naturally ask for help." While he is in Beijing, let’s exchange Buddhism more.”

There was a hint of a smile in his eyes, but the emperor's voice was very stern, and no matter how King Cheng argued, he said to himself, "Does Jia Hu not care about his parents' feelings? I heard that Jia Hu Madam washes her face with tears every day, and Marquis Jia En can't sleep peacefully every night. As a son, he makes his parents so sad, isn't he afraid that others will say that he is not filial?"