The True Winner of the Red Chamber

Zhiyin hesitated and glanced at Mother Zhen. Mother Zhen thought about it, nodded and said, "I'll see, you go and take her out."

After speaking, Mother Zhen came down to put on her shoes again, and sat beside Zhen Yingjia, intending to get up at any time to stop him.

Zhen Yingjia thought it was a little funny, and said, "I won't hit her, just ask her a question."

Unexpectedly, his indifferent attitude made Zhen's mother even more worried. When she first heard about this, she gritted her teeth and sent the two of Xue's family away. With a slap across the face, can Zhen Yingjia hold back?

She still remembered that during the Chinese New Year, Zhilan was reprimanded by Zhen Yingjia because she was close to Jia's family, and now Zhilan was going to jump into the fire pit of Jia's house, could Zhen Yingjia really remain indifferent?

Mother Zhen didn't believe it at all.

"Oh." Thinking of the events of the Chinese New Year, Mother Zhen sighed again, "At that time, you talked about her, and I always persuaded her, thinking that it was just a few girls, and the second girl of Jia's family seemed to be honest. Who would have known them..." Speaking of this, Zhen's mother became angry again, "The whole family is plotting against our girl!"

Isn't it collusion?Zhen Yingjia thought coldly, he remembered that when Lin Daiyu lived in Jia's mansion, because it was for Jia Baoyu, he asked Xue Pan to meet her once, why did his own girl meet her so easily?

What else is there? The two are familiar with each other, Zhen Yingjia carefully calculated for a while, Zhilan has only been to Jia's mansion a few times, thinking about it, she thinks that Xue Pan is hateful, and Zhilan is not very competitive, how can she call this kind of people to give up? Cheated!

Zhiyin has already pulled Zhilan out.

Zhilan was very reluctant to be pulled by the arm, but Zhiyin's attitude was very firm and her strength was stronger, so Zhilan's clothes were pulled a little crookedly.

The two stood still in front of Zhen Yingjia, Zhiyin called her father, and then went to tease Zhilan, Zhilan reluctantly followed suit in a low voice.

Both Zhen's mother and Zhiyin were a little worried. Zhen's mother sat halfway forward, wanting to get up to stop Zhen Yingjia at any time, while Zhiyin quietly walked halfway forward, vaguely blocking her sister's left half. body.

But even though Zhilan was blocked, the red slap on her face was clearly reflected in Zhen Yingjia's eyes.

Zhen Yingjia sighed, and said softly: "Wash her face first, drink a couple of sips of water before we talk."

Mother Zhen and Zhiyin were taken aback for a moment, but Zhilan didn't expect to speak first, and said, "Father just say what he wants, and my daughter will suffer. Even if I wash my face now, it will get dirty after a while. Now I have to drink water." , I have to drink it later. Why not make it clear now, so as not to have to be sad later. "

Mother Zhen and Zhiyin were taken aback by her attitude. After all, Zhiyin was young, so she had to react quickly, "Why are you talking to father!"

Zhilan was a little nonchalant, "I've made such a big mistake anyway, so I'm not afraid of anything at all."

Mother Zhen was so angry that she turned her face away, she didn't want to bother.

But Zhen Yingjia was incomparably calm, and asked kindly: "You should know that you are not married at your age, right?"

Zhilan was taken aback for a moment, she thought that her father would scold her, and even beat her like her grandmother, but she didn't expect her father to speak so peacefully.But being calm now does not mean that there will be no beating or scolding in the future, Zhilan did not dare to relax her vigilance at all, she nodded and said: "He said, when I am 15 years old, I will come to propose marriage."

Zhen Yingjia hummed, this has already been discussed.He had no children in his previous life. Although he has four daughters in this life, the eldest daughter is sensible, and there are so many people in the family watching him. He doesn't even care about him, but if he doesn't care, he doesn't care. Thanks to that information In the developed age, he still knows a thing or two about how to deal with him.

"You will be ready by this time next year."

After Zhen Yingjia said this, the two remaining women in the room were stunned. Could it be that they agreed?

"Father!" Zhiyin hurriedly interrupted the conversation between the two, "The Xue family—"

Zhen Yingjia glared at her, and Zhiyin quickly swallowed the rest of her words.

"No!" Zhen's mother has no scruples, "If Xue's family proposes marriage properly, let's talk about it, but where is it... I'm too ashamed to say it!" Zhen's mother looked at Zhilan and didn't say anything, " Your sage books have been read into the dog's stomach!"

Zhilan didn't care about the two of them, her father was the real master of the family, she just stared at Zhen Yingjia, listening to what he had to say next.

"Let me ask you, you have been to Jia's house several times, do you know that Xue's family lives in Jia's house?"

Zhilan nodded, but she didn't understand why her father asked such a question.

"You will be married in August next year. If you hurry up and complete the three letters and six rituals in three months, you will be able to become Xue's wife by the end of the year. Are you ready to get married in Jia's family?"

Zhilan was taken aback, before she could figure out what was going on, but Zhen's mother already understood what her son wanted to say, and said anxiously: "Exactly! Xue's family is now living in Jia's house, and the family of three lives in a family of only ten or so. If you marry, let alone the dowry, even the girls can only bring two of them."

Zhiyin breathed a sigh of relief, but Zhilan blushed. She thought for a long time before deciding: "The Xue family also has an old house in the capital, and it will be no worse than ours when it is cleaned up!"

"That's not necessarily true." Since Zhiyin understood what her father meant, she naturally followed suit, and she sneered twice, "Our house was bestowed by His Majesty, the Xue family? You are not even qualified to see His Majesty. "

Zhen Yingjia waved his hand. He knew very well what this young girl was thinking, so he would just say a few words to let her think for herself. If she said too much, she would strengthen her determination.

"Since you know, I don't say much. When we moved to the capital in the early years, we came to clean up the house three months in advance. This is only a part of the house, which is only enough for me to live alone." After Zhen Yingjia finished speaking, she went on Said: "But since the Xue family has plans to get married, they probably won't stay in the Jia family for long."

A thoughtful expression appeared on Zhilan's face.

Zhen Yingjia waited until she wrote down the matter, and said, "Do you know what the Xue family does for a living in Beijing?"

Zhilan nodded, and said: "Their family is an imperial merchant, they do business with the palace, and there are also shops in the capital."

Zhen Yingjia shook her head and sighed, "The qualifications of the imperial merchants will be cleared every two years. I'm afraid there will be no Xue family next year."

Before Zhilan had any reaction, Zhen's mother exclaimed first, "What should I do? Wouldn't it be hard to get married?"

Zhiyin also frowned, and said: "The imperial merchant...Although he is also a merchant, there is the word "imperial" in front of it, so it sounds nicer to say it. If it doesn't have this title...he is just an ordinary merchant, and his status is a bit low. gone."

It's not that it's a little low, it's that it has no status at all.

Scholars, farmers, businessmen, and businessmen are ranked last.

Zhilan frowned again, and subconsciously blurted out, "Father, help them." But she was not very firm in what she said, because she suddenly remembered what the Xue family went to Beijing for... It was to send her younger sister to the palace for election, but Why did even Xue Pan come together? You must know that the foundation of the Xue family is in the Jiangnan area.

Unless...unless they had known for a long time that the imperial merchant's position would not be guaranteed, and the event in Beijing was coming, then she... this thought just passed by, and she was ruthlessly thrown aside.

Zhen Yingjia looked at Zhilan's expression, and thought that the Xue family would never want to be an imperial merchant in this life, and he could still do it.

"It's difficult." Zhen Yingjia shook her head, "I was born in the Imperial Academy, and now I'm a censor. Speaking of which, I don't have much friendship with those who manage the imperial merchants. Besides, the imperial merchants are distributed by the Ministry of Households, so it's not easy to make friends .”

"Don't go, be careful about your own future." Mother Zhen said hastily.

Zhilan pursed her lips and said nothing.

Zhen Yingjia glanced at Zhilan again, her tone was a little more cautious, and said: "Did he ever tell you why he came to Beijing?"

Zhilan hesitated for a moment, and said, "It is said that she is sending the girl from Xue's family to Beijing for election." Speaking of this, Zhilan was also a little skeptical. If she was to be elected, it was last year. I don't see any movement... Still living in Jia's house and refusing to move.

Zhen Yingjia sighed, and said: "At first I thought you were still young, so I didn't tell you, but now there is nothing to hide. There is another reason for Xue's family to come to Beijing... Xue Panqiang robbed the women and beat them to death. , They are coming to Beijing to avoid disaster!"

"Ah!" Zhiyin didn't know about this, and the reaction on her face was bigger than that of Zhilan, and she said, "This is impossible! This is completely a waste of money, how can I marry my sister!"

"Snatching people on the street before they are married, this..." After all, Zhiyin was still an unmarried girl, and she was already blushing when she said this.

"Maybe he changed it." Zhilan's voice was not as firm as it was at the beginning.

Zhen Yingjia sighed and repeated: "Maybe he changed it."

Zhilan couldn't say anything.

Zhen Yingjia said again: "Think about it carefully, this person is considered your own, although... the process cannot be revealed, but if you sincerely want to marry, I guess the Xue family will not speak out to ruin your reputation. People in our own family will not go out and talk nonsense, you can rest assured about this. But..."

Zhen Yingjia changed the subject, Zhilan looked at him in fear.

Zhen Yingjia said again: "After all, you still have a sister above you. You can only marry her when she is married."

Zhilan hummed, Zhen Yingjia pretended to be anxious again, and said: "After all, your sister is one year older than you, so you don't have to worry too much, maybe she will get married before you get old."

Zhilan didn't have any objection anymore, and hummed again.

Only then did Mother Zhen feel relieved, and said: "You have been crying all afternoon poorly, go back and wash yourself well, and I will ask the small kitchen to cook bird's nest porridge for you later."

Zhilan bowed before going out.

Mother Zhen looked at Zhiyin again, "Go back too, you have suffered a lot this afternoon."

Seeing that her hair was loose, Zhen Yingjia asked, "Your sister didn't hurt you, did she?"

Zhiyin shook her head, hesitated to speak, but left without saying anything.

Zhen's mother pulled Zhen Yingjia and said with a smile: "It's better for you, anyway, we can't ask her to marry into Xue's family."

To Zhen's mother, Zhen Yingjia had nothing to hide, and said: "The Xue family is not a good person, anyway, let's just support it."

Mother Zhen nodded and said, "Even if you tell her to twist her hair and become an aunt, she won't be able to marry into Xue's family!"

Unexpectedly, as soon as the words fell, the two heard a sound at the door of the room, and when they looked up, they saw Zhilan rushing in angrily, "If it wasn't for the slap by my grandmother, my hairpin would have fallen off, so I wouldn't have heard those words!"

Speaking of which, Zhilan looked at Zhen Yingjia again, gritted her teeth and said angrily: "Father only talks about me, do you know what Zhiqi does every time she goes to Jia's house? Do you think she is going to see Miss Lin? She is going to see Jia Baoyu! "