The True Winner of the Red Chamber

Zhen Yingjia watched the two brothers cooperate with each other, and thought to herself that I really don't intend to go.

Although Jia's mansion is not a dragon's pool and a tiger's den to him, it still belongs to the old relationship that he wants to break clean.

Zhen Yingjia coughed, and said in a deep voice: "The Crown Princess has a new funeral, and the little girl is working in the Crown Princess's house again, so she will have to go to worship at that time, so I will start fasting and bathing in these two days."

Jia Zheng coughed twice. He has always been known as a gentleman, so it was embarrassing for Zhen Yingjia to take the lead, or for such a big event as a funeral.

He smiled, but felt that it was not good to just mention the funeral, and immediately turned cold again, and said seriously: "It is true. The Crown Princess has a new funeral, and the meritorious family must suspend the banquet and be sad together. "

As he said that, as if to make up for his mistake just now, he began to talk about the life of the princess in these years, talking about caring for servants, people and generosity, and so on.

Jia Amnesty looked on coldly, feeling quite impatient.

It was said that day that they were sending their daughter to the palace, but they relied on the fact that the Zhen family was far away in Jinling, so they had no information, and the people they knew in the capital were full of plans, so it was their family and the Wang family, so they played a little trick in the middle.

They followed Eunuch Xia's path, otherwise the girl from the Zhen family would have entered the Queen's Palace in the end.

It's just that he knows that even if he has a bad relationship with Jia Zheng, there is absolutely no reason to tell outsiders about such things, so Jia Amnesty just showed an impatient look on his face, waiting for Jia Zheng to shut up.

But as soon as Jia Zheng hung up the bookbag, he kept on talking, and Jia Amnesty interrupted him impatiently.

"Brother Rong from the Ning Mansion next door got married this year."

This sentence was very abrupt. Not only did Jia Zheng shut up, but Zhen Yingjia also looked at him.

Jia She smiled slightly, with a rather proud look, and said unhurriedly: "The marriage we got married at the beginning of this year is the eldest daughter of Qinye, Yingshulang."

Zhen Yingjia frowned, it was the adopted daughter who was brought back from the health care hall, it was said that she was the prince's illegitimate daughter.

Seeing that Zhen Yingjia frowned, Jia She thought he disliked the woman's family background, and explained: "Brother Rong will inherit the Ningguo Mansion in the future, so his wife's appearance is the first, and the title is passed on to Brother Rong. There's no more—"

Jia Zheng hastily coughed twice, and glanced at Jia Amnesty, the more he explained, the more he concealed it.

He laughed and said: "That Qin family is generous, and everyone is satisfied with taking care of the big family after marrying in. Even the old lady in our house has praised it several times."

Zhen Yingjia smiled meaningfully, as if to say: Your Jia family may have gone downhill again...

Seeing this smile in the eyes of the two brothers, they became more and more embarrassed.

In fact, Zhen Yingjia just wanted to swindle Qin Keqing's background, whether she has a backer with a good background.

As Jia Rong, he would definitely not marry someone like Qin Keqing when he married. It's not that Qin Keqing is not good, but... It's like applying for a job. I went to apply for a job, and I have no good character, so I was rejected at the first pass.

Besides, she later committed adultery with her father-in-law, and the whole family knew about it. Even if Jia Zhen initiated it, she was not too strong.

In fact, Zhen Yingjia felt that it was unlikely to be the prince's illegitimate son. After all, the prince's concubine was watching, and Zhao's side concubine was watching. Besides, the prince's six younger brothers were watching, and the emperor above him was watching. Where did the illegitimate son come from?

Therefore, according to common sense, there is only one possibility for marrying such a woman whose background is completely unsuitable, and the Ningguo Mansion has fallen.

So Zhen Yingjia wanted to give it a try. If Qin Keqing was really a noble person, then they should give all kinds of hints.

Unfortunately no...

Jia Zheng said that Qin's character is good without embarrassment, Jia She also helped a few words that the old lady always praised her, and said that the juniors also liked her.

Zhen Yingjia felt relieved, it was understood.

The two Jia brothers explained, but before Zhen Yingjia could speak, they felt a little bit embarrassed and shut up one after another.

Zhen Yingjia looked at the two with a smile on her face, completely gaining the upper hand.

Jia Zheng changed the subject and said, "Why didn't you see Mr. Ling? I heard that he went to Beijing with you? The old lady likes children the most. When will I show the old lady?"

Zhen Yingjia really wanted to sneer, thinking about the ending of the group of "children" in the original book, he felt that the four children in his family should not be favored by the old lady of Rongguo Mansion.

"Hey, I'm exhausted, I didn't ask my servant to call him, maybe he's still asleep."

Jia Zheng disapproved, and just about to speak, Jia Amnesty spoke up, saying that the big things are in the same direction, but the small things can still be a little more difficult.

"Exactly, the child is growing up and can't stand tired, so he needs to have a good rest." As he spoke, Jia Amnesty looked at Jia Zheng sincerely, and said, "Did you forget? Baoyu was flying kites with the girls last time. The next day I slept until noon and got up with a cold."

After he finished speaking, he patted his thigh, as if he had suddenly remembered, and looked at Jia Zheng sincerely, "It happened this spring." Then he looked at Zhen Yingjia with great concern, "I remember that Mr. Ling is better than Baoyu. Still a year younger."

This Jia Amnesty is really a wonderful person, Zhen Yingjia's lips curled up, and he said, "Taste this tea, it's the first batch of tender leaves that I grow on the mountain myself."

A few people said a few more homely things, and suddenly a person ran into the main hall.

Jia Zheng looked at his servant and frowned, and was about to persuade Zhen Yingjia with the two reasons of lack of etiquette and slack, when the servant said: "Master, someone from the Jia family is here, and I am very anxious. Maybe there is something I want?" I have told him to wait outside the hall."

Jia Zheng felt that this day was enough, he coughed a few more times, Zhen Yingjia said slowly: "In that case, just call in."

The servant rushed in anxiously, and before Zhen Yingjia could say anything to evade, he shouted, "Master, a letter came from the aunt's house in the south, and the aunt who married to the Lin family passed away at the end of last month."

"What!" Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng slapped the table almost simultaneously and stood up.

Married to the Lin family?

Jamin is dead?

Zhen Yingjia also stood up.

"...The old lady has passed out from crying twice, madam, please go back quickly..."

This can no longer be left.

Zhen Yingjia put down the teacups, hurriedly sent the two of them out, and got off to hit the carriage. Jia Zheng was still a little unwilling and said: "When the princess's affairs and my sister's affairs are over, I will invite you to my house as a guest."

Zhen Yingjia was very disdainful, saying that it was a treat. The standard process of treating guests in this era is to post a post, and the standard process of a door-to-door visit is to send a post first. They didn't pay much attention to the Zhen family when they talked about it. Quite a bit of a Jade Rabbit who drives ducks to the shelves, besides, I just want to let myself come to the door... so I don't want to go.

But facing these two, he didn't say whether he would go or not, and just ignored it, "I'll talk about it later, it's just that I have to take the provincial examination in August, and when the crown princess goes to the funeral, I will study behind closed doors."

Jia Zheng was taken aback for a moment, subconsciously he didn't want to leave.But Jia Amnesty had already got into the carriage, and looked impatiently. If Jia Zheng didn't go over, he would urge him regardless of etiquette.

Jia Zheng hurriedly took Zhen Yingjia's hand and shook it, saying: "This matter should be discussed in the long term. I will come to visit in person in two days."

Zhen Yingjia gritted her teeth and endured it before shaking her hands in front of Jia Zheng.

Speaking of which, he hugged Kang He, kissed him, and even scratched his feet. How come he never felt goosebumps?

Zhen Yingjia shook her head and went to the inner courtyard.

To say that his house is indeed a bit small, it was bought when his father first went to Beijing when he was young.

At that time, the Zhen family was still a single family of three generations, and his parents had married for three years and still had nothing to offer, so they bought this exquisite and small house.

There are a total of four courtyards, seven rooms wide, plus the side rooms and the embroidery building in the garden on the East Road, there are only fifty or sixty houses on the left and right. If his family is still single-handed for three generations, and the servants are added, this house is barely enough to live in. up.

It's just that now he has three daughters and one son, alas... Zhen Yingjia sighed, he now understands the mentality of those parents who start saving money after their children are born.

Because he is already worried about Baoyu's bride price and the dowry of the three girls.

Baoyu and Zhiyin were arranged to live in the last one. When Zhen Yingjia entered the room, she found that the two of them had already woken up and were sitting around the table eating.

Baoyu looked very energetic, eating the crystal steamed dumplings with big mouthfuls, and Zhiyin became a little listless.

Perhaps it was because of crying a lot before going to bed yesterday, her eyes were red and swollen, her complexion was pale, although her hair was neatly combed, but with her demeanor, she looked even more haggard.

Zhen Yingjia sighed, sat next to her daughter, reached out her hand and took out the chopsticks that had been useless for a long time, put them gently on the table, and said: "You are still sad, tell your father."

Zhiyin woke up suddenly and raised her eyes to look at her father.

She had never been so sad in the Eastern Palace before, but after meeting her father... Although she hadn't seen her father for two years, and even though the previous father was not close to them, it was just that when Zhiyin saw him, she felt very special. An Xin, the grievances she has suffered in the past two years, and the worries these days have all turned into uncontrollable tears, gushing out.

"Why are you crying again?" Zhen Yingjia smiled lightly and patted her on the shoulder.

"Father, father." Zhiyin called out twice, but stopped talking.

Zhen Yingjia pulled him up and said, "Go to my study and talk."

When the two arrived at the study, Zhen Yingjia said solemnly: "Don't cry anymore, if the princess is really killed, you have to quickly sort out the situation and tell your father what happened."

Zhiyin was taken aback for a moment, and her crying suddenly subsided, and after a while, only the sound of sniffling was left.

Zhiyin yelled: "Father!" She looked up at Zhen Yingjia in panic, "You have to enter the palace quickly! His son! His son!"

Zhiyin's voice stopped abruptly.

Zhen Yingjia was puzzled, what did Zhiyin say that she hadn't said all this time?

He looked at Zhiyin, who slowly lowered her head.

"Father, you said that the Zhao family can't harm the Crown Princess," she suddenly raised her head and pursed her lips, "but...but what if the Crown Prince also participates?"

what!

Seeing Zhen Yingjia's shocked expression, Zhiyin paused and said: "The Crown Princess was murdered by the conspiracy of the Crown Prince and the Zhao family! Hurry up and warn the Crown Prince, he might be in trouble too!"