"Your Majesty wants to let the sisters live in that garden, no problem.
But in such a big garden, only Brother Bao, a boy, is allowed to live in it. Let’s not talk about ethics and education. It’s just that for Brother Bao himself, this move is definitely not a good thing.
Even saying that it is not impossible to ruin Brother Bao’s life.”
As soon as Jia Lian said this, Jia Mu couldn't help but trembled suddenly and asked urgently:
"How do you say this?"
Jia Lian looked solemn and said:
"Brother Bao is fourteen years old. If you say he is older, he is not yet an adult; if you say he is young, he is no longer a child.
Earlier, he was still young and grew up among sisters.
You can live in the garden later, but if you still only love to recite poems and poems with your sisters, sing about the wind and moonlight, and when you grow up, you will be a dignified young master of the Rongguo Mansion and only have a rosy look. Wouldn't it be a joke?<
/p>
Even if Brother Bao doesn't like the imperial examination and wants to be an elegant scholar who is proficient in poetry, he still has to interact with scholars to discuss poetry. There is no reason to just close the door and hang out with the girls every day.
Although I will never have to worry about making a living in my life, there is already a ready-made example at home.
I'm saying it's unfilial, but look at my father's behavior now, what else doesn't the old lady understand?
I don’t do bad things, but I don’t do good things either.
I don’t work well as an official, I don’t take good care of my body, and I don’t bother to deal with human relationships. At this age, I just hug the girl and eat wine all day long..."
"Needless to say, this is all my fault."
Jia Mu stretched out her hand to interrupt Jia Lian's words. She really didn't want to mention her unsatisfactory eldest son Jia She.
Immediately, the old lady pressed her hand on her heart and sighed sincerely:
“Why don’t I understand the principle of ‘a loving mother often loses her son’——
It's just because Pearl died young. I saw with my own eyes that his father pushed him too hard and drove a sensible and smart child to ruin.
With Pearl's lessons learned from the past, I can't help but favor Baoyu more.
Among my children and grandchildren, as long as Baoyu is born like his grandfather, I will be more and more partial to him.
I often think that for families like ours, as long as they teach their children good manners and good etiquette, even if they can't get a title or pass the imperial examination in the future, they can just donate to an official position, and they will still have wealth for the rest of their lives.
But since the last time I heard you say that our family will be worried about 'house raids' in the future, I don't feel as confident as before.
Lian Er, I know you have a plan in mind, can you just tell me what to do?
It’s just that I’m worried that others are ‘knocking out their teeth and swallowing it in their stomachs’, so I have to save face no matter what.
In our family, the eldest brother and the second wife are at odds, and the children and grandchildren have no future. If these things are clearly known to outsiders, it will ruin the face of our Jia family, but is it not that we are seeking death?"
"It does not look good in terms of appearance, but it may not be a dead end.
What's more, risking death and surviving later is a wonderful trick in the art of war."
Jia Lian's solemn expression showed a layer of confidence.
"The biggest threat to our Jia family still comes from the emperor.
Now that our Jia family is in a situation where we have to figure out what the emperor wants, we will show him what he wants.
The emperor does not want to see our Jia family unite as one and strive for success, but it will make the royal family suspicious and uneasy.
When it’s time to show weakness, I will show weakness.
When it’s time to expose my shortcomings, I will expose my shortcomings.
I went to ask the emperor for help and told the discord within the Jia family and how the Jia family was short of money and had to save face. This would actually make the emperor relax his guard against our Jia family.
The old lady knows in her heart that what our Jia family can still rely on in this generation and what the royal family is afraid of are actually the same thing.
That is the overlapping relationship between us and the Four Kings and Eight Gongs.
Now, let’s talk about the children in our family who are not living up to expectations, and whether the eldest brother and the second brother are competing with each other. The emperor feels that he is watching our good show, so that we can live a more stable life and buy time for our Jia family. p>
Even if the emperor thinks that our mother-in-law is also a foolish person with no scheming and calculation, it may not be a bad thing.
Maybe there’s a better way out.”
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This made Jia Mu seem to understand, but she did not ask any further questions.
Maybe, I am really old.
There are capable people among your children and grandchildren who are better than yourself.
So Jia Mu just continued to listen quietly.
"This time, let Brother Bao, Brother Huan, and Brother Cong all move in. What I mean is that the three younger brothers will all live in Yihongyuan.
As a result, the brothers are close together, which enhances the brotherly relationship. Brothers are of the same mind, and they are more powerful than gold.
Secondly, they take care of each other, go to the academy to study together every day, and have company when they come and go.
Thirdly, the three brothers should be served and watched by more people, so as not to affect the reputation of the sisters.
Each of the three brothers originally had a wet nurse since childhood, and four nuns to teach them. In addition to the girls around them, there were originally two old nuns and four nuns in each yard.
Since there are three brothers, let’s add six old ladies and six girls to Yihongyuan.
Now, plus the little girls who clean the house, do the work, dozens of servants, and hundreds of eyes watching, I guarantee that nothing will happen."
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With just one word, Jia Lian ruined the happy life in Grand View Garden that was like Baoyu's dream.
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The good Yihongyuan has four courtyards, connected by verandas on both sides.
When you first enter the courtyard, you are surrounded by whitewashed walls and green willows hanging all around.
Passing through the moon cave gate made of bamboo fences and flower barriers, you enter the second courtyard, where many green peach blossoms are densely planted.
The third step into the courtyard is Baoyu’s favorite.
It is lined with large rocks, with several green plantains planted on one side, and a large umbrella-shaped Xifu Begonia on the other side, which is the origin of the "red, fragrant and green jade".
After turning around the first two floors of gauze cabinets and brocades, you will find the backyard.
The courtyard is full of roses and precious flowers. When you turn around the flower barrier, you will see a green stream and towering rocks.
In such a gorgeous courtyard, the house is even more luxurious, covered with brocade veils, golden pearls, and even the underground floor tiles are made of green flowers.
The Yihongyuan in Baoyu's dream is "a person dreaming of the light cold on the pillow, the rain outside the window, and the spring scenery in front of my eyes."
It is a romantic and coquettish place where "the daughter's poems on her green sleeves are cold, and the son's golden mink wine is light".
Now, this place has turned into the "Yihong Boys Dormitory" in the "Daguanyuan College".
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As soon as I entered the courtyard, among the white walls and green willows, I was surprised to see an old woman living in six gates. It was probably more tightly guarded than the women's cell in Shuntian Mansion.
The Moon Cave Gate is still the Moon Cave Gate, and the green peach blossoms are still the same green peach blossoms, except that an eight-year-old Jia Cong lives in this second courtyard.
This unlucky child couldn't sit still every day. He was chased by three or four women behind him whenever he came in or out. When he was studying, his voice was as loud as a street vendor hawking, and when he was writing, he had dark eyebrows and a black mouth.
Face flower.
Baoyu lives in the yard planted with bananas and crabapples, and in the house with the plaque "Yi Hong Kuai Lu", but the annoying nanny Li is back again. How can Bao Yu and Xi Ren study in depth at night? What's even more disgusting is that in the backyard full of roses and Baoxianghua, the wretched Jia Huan lives!
As soon as Baoyu saw him, he immediately remembered the IOUs he had made and the shortcomings that he couldn't mention.
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The life Baoyu wants is to watch his sisters put on makeup and embroider every day, while they accompany him and he accompanies them, playing from morning till night.
During the day, you can get the spiritual energy of Daiyu, and at night, you can get the warmth of human flesh.
The result...now...
Just after dawn, Mrs. Jiaoyin was in the yard reminding:
"Second Master Bao, please get up quickly. Third Master Huan and Third Master Cong are already preparing to have breakfast. It will be bad if you are late to go to school.
Don't say that my husband wants to reprimand me, but I also want to make people laugh, saying that he is no longer a young man who studies in school, but more like a picky guy."
Baoyu was driven impatiently, but he didn't dare to get angry, so he just threw the pillow out angrily:
"Got it!"
Xiren quickly came in to dress him, Baoyu grabbed her and whispered:
"I can't help it anymore. Tonight you take out all the musk moon and autumn patterns, just the two of us..."
Before she finished speaking, nanny Li, the wet nurse, had already entered the room:
"My second master, get up quickly.
What's the point of making my two younger brothers wait for me when I go back to school, and being punished when I'm late? I'm not right myself, how can I talk about my younger brother when I'm an older brother?"