"We are talking about your sister's marriage here. You came just in time. I also want to talk to you about it."
Mrs. Xing, who was so frustrated by Jia She's scolding, saw the savior coming. She didn't care about the embarrassment and quickly put on a smiling face:
"Lian Er is here? Just stay here for dinner today? I'll ask them to add some of your favorite dishes. You are now the head of the Rongguo Mansion, and you are really busy with things at home and outside.
That’s it.”
Mrs. Xing's evaluation in the original book of "A Dream of Red Mansions" is that she is an "embarrassing person", which means that her natal family is a petty official with no foundation. She is married to the heir to the Jia family title, and her background is very embarrassing; as the eldest daughter-in-law, she cannot take charge.
I had to do housework, but I had nothing to do, and my identity was embarrassing. I was stupid, stubborn, and strong, but unfortunately I had no ability, eloquence, and a wink, which made my life even more embarrassing.
But Jia Lian also knew that although his stepmother was an unpleasant character, even a little annoying, but fortunately with her IQ, she never counted on anyone. To be fair, Mrs. Xing was really not a bad person.
So Jia Lian waved his hands respectfully towards Mrs. Xing and said with a smile:
"There's no need to be busy, mother. The old lady has already sent someone to tell me to come over and have dinner with her. I'm here also for my second sister's wedding. After discussing it, I have to rush to the old lady's place."
Mrs. Xing didn't say anything, but Jia She couldn't help but sneered:
"We don't dare to compete with the old lady. With you by our side, the old lady can eat well.
Since you gained the limelight, the entire Rongguo Mansion has also benefited from it. Now even Princess Boping has come to live in our house. Can the old lady not treat you as a treasure?
Humph, even I, the father, am following you and taking advantage of it."
Of course Jia Lian could tell that Jia She was in Yin and Yang.
Even though he is almost fifty years old, Jia She, a "giant baby", is still angry with Jia Mu. Earlier he was jealous of Jia Zheng, but now because he has Jia Mu's favor, the jealousy is directed at him again.
Jia Lian didn't bother to reason with Jia She - I'm not his biological father, so why should I bother educating him?
So he quickly smiled and said:
"Of course what my father said is right. We, father and son, are one and the same. When my son gains face in front of the old lady, it will naturally bring glory to his parents' face."
Jia She was indeed a docile donkey. After hearing these words, he immediately felt at ease:
"That's natural. You are my son, and if you become successful, it is naturally my teachings.
My son has the ability to get promoted and make a fortune, but if you look at the second son's son, he will eat rouge! The old lady has pampered Baoyu all these years, and it has all been in vain, right? If the Jia family wants to shine, it depends on my son.
"
When he thought of defeating his younger brother Jia Zheng, Jia She couldn't hide the smile on his face. He turned to Mrs. Xing and said:
"The second nerd can't take care of his own son. He can't even take care of his wife, so what's the point?
His wife knows how to protect her natal family, and doesn’t care if her natal girl is married into a businessman’s family. How can she be worthy of a family like ours?
She wanted her son to marry a merchant's daughter. That would be their second wife's own debauchery. Anyway, Baoyu didn't want to take the imperial examination or become an official, so he just married a brothel girl to be his wife. I was happy to watch the joke, but my eldest wife
My daughter cannot marry a businessman!
What is that Xue Pan? The second daughter-in-law proposed to you with a shy face, so you should show off your mistress style and answer her directly. You also said you wanted to discuss it with me. Tell me, you are not stupid!"
Mrs. Xing nodded quickly and Nuonuo said.
Seeing that the timing was right, Jia Lian nodded and said:
"Father is right. What's more, Xue Pan is still a fugitive murderer. How can he be worthy of the daughter of a first-class general?"
These words made Jia She laugh proudly:
"Yes! A family like ours must have this momentum! Okay! A tiger father has no dog son!"
When Jia Lian saw that Jia She had indeed fallen for the trick, he immediately said:
"I don't think Sun Shaozu, the official matchmaker who sent me the message, is good enough for our girl."
"What?" Jia She stared instantly after hearing this:
"What do you know? Sun Shaozu is not an outsider. His grandfather was a disciple of our old father-in-law. His ancestors were also military officers, and they are family friends of ours.
He was born with a tall appearance, a strong physique, a skilled bow and horse, and a flexible social life, not to mention a rich family. Now he is assuming the position of commander and is waiting for a promotion in the Ministry of War. Why is he not worthy of such a promising person?
Let me tell you, we started out as soldiers, and since Wu Yin, our children can become officials if they want to. They don’t have to be like the nerdy second son who is so mean and jealous, dreaming all day long about taking the imperial examination and becoming an official.
I don't like it!
My son-in-law must be courageous, capable, dignified in appearance, majestic, and speak in a heroic manner."
Seeing Jia Lian's expression of sudden enlightenment, Jia She thought it was his eloquent remarks that shocked his son, and he couldn't help but feel more proud:
"Everything in the world is enlightened and knowledgeable. How can you be like the second child who studies and studies to death every day?"
Although you are somewhat as smart as I was when I was young, you are still young and inexperienced after all, and you still don’t understand many things clearly.
People like ours are born to be officials, so they have to have a discerning eye when it comes to looking at people. I could tell at a glance that Sun Shaozu was not only talented, but also very good at socializing. He was a good person.
He inherited the title himself, but he did not just sit in Datong and eat nothing. He came to Beijing last year to seek promotion, which shows that he is a thoughtful person.
Later, he came to me for begging, and by all accounts, he can be regarded as an equal, but he called me uncle no matter what. He insisted on the courtesy of son-nephew, and he was extremely polite and understanding."
Jia Lian looked at the smug Jia She with cold eyes and sneered in his heart:
Humph, you like to play the zither, so I will let you play the zither first. Anyway, as soon as I open my mouth, I can end all your pride at any time.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! That Sun Shaozu is definitely not a good person.
It is said that they are "family friends" with the Jia family. In fact, it is just that Sun Shaozu's grandfather wanted to make the Jia family rich and powerful. Moreover, there was something wrong with the officialdom. In order to ask Jia She's father Jia Daishan to come forward to settle things, he became a disciple of the Jia family.
Thinking of himself as a nephew is just like Jia Yucun or Fu Shi who worshiped Jia Zheng. In this way, Sun Shaozu was originally Jia She's nephew.
It's a joke to say that ordinary people are forced to perform the ceremony of son-nephew!
Moreover, the Sun family's family tradition is the most ungrateful. They use people to go forward and don't use people to go behind. When something happened, they went to the Jia family for help and got help from the Jia family. Once the incident was over, they saw that the second Duke Rong Ning had given up his military power and he felt self-conscious.
Being in Datong, he could not use his connections in the capital, so he gradually became alienated from the Jia family.
These people who have been passed down from their ancestors to follow the trend of others and grovel to others, can be submissive and low-key for the sake of profit today, but tomorrow they will be like a Zhongshan wolf who "runs rampant when they get their way"!
The original book of "Dream of Red Mansions" said that in the beginning, in order to curry favor with the Jia family, Sun Shaozu asked the matchmaker to go to the Jia family to pester him for marriage. However, with the rise and fall of the Jia family, especially when the Zhen family was raided, Sun Shaozu began to regret the marriage.
I mean, after the wedding in Yingchun later, he would say, "I shouldn't have gotten married like this, it doesn't look like a snobbery to others."
Later, when the Jia family fell into decline, Jia She failed to fill the vacancy for Sun Shaozu. Sun Shaozu, who did not care about morality and only cared about profit, thought that he had spent money and got married but failed to get any benefits, so he tortured Jia Yingchun unscrupulously to vent his anger.
Since this "Zhongshan wolf" has arrived at my door today, it's time to tidy up.
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"I saw that he had great ambitions and only needed a noble person to support him, so I agreed to help him find a future. Sun Shaozu was also a generous man, so he immediately took out five thousand taels of silver and begged me to accept the reward.
Yes. I tried to push it away, but I couldn't push it, so I had no choice but to accept it.
I thought, nowadays, among the military governors in various places, there are many who come from the sect of our old master. If Sun Shaozu wants to be transferred to Ping'an Prefecture, then I can just send a letter to him?
Besides, the Chief Sima of Jiayu Village will take office soon, and I asked him to help with the affairs of the Ministry of War, which is a matter of one thousand taels of silver.
Think about it, what's not so bad about having such a son-in-law? And his future is given by me, Lao Taishan, how can he not follow my lead in the future? My vision is unmistakable!
Seeing that Jia She was so satisfied with his ambition, Jia Lian decided to shut him up.
Jia Lian frowned, looked like he was hesitating to speak, and quickly lowered his head.
When Jia She saw it, his face immediately dropped:
"Huh? What do you mean?"
Jia Lian said nothing.
Jia She immediately put on the air of being a father and slapped the table:
"You bastard! If you have anything to say, just say it. Are you afraid that I will eat you?"
Jia Lian laughed secretly in his heart:
Who can be frightened by your paper tiger virtues?
There was still a frown on his face, and he spread his hands:
"When I say that Sun Shaozu is not worthy of his second sister, I am not talking about his ability, but his character.
First of all, if he comes to beg his father as soon as he comes to Beijing, then he is a smart person. But I heard that this man is camping all over the capital, and no one in the capital looks down on him.
He shamelessly came to our Jia family again.
The second thing is even worse. When he came to our house that day, it was his second uncle who he wanted to see. It happened that his second uncle was not here, so he wanted to see his father.
The third thing is that Wang Ziteng is now in charge of the inspection of nine provinces and is in charge of border defense. Datong is an important border town. Sun Shaozu is naturally under the command of Wang Ziteng. He wants to be promoted, so why not take the path of his immediate superior?
The reason for this is the most important thing.
As a border general, he wanted to be transferred to a prosperous and stable place like Ping'an Prefecture to enjoy himself. If his father really paved the way for him, what would Wang Ziteng think? What would everyone in the court think?
Moreover, Jia Yucun was able to become the Grand Sima because he was a disciple of Wang Ziteng. His father asked him to transfer people under Wang Ziteng's command. Would Jia Yucun offend Wang Ziteng for a thousand taels of silver?
I'm afraid that because of Jia Yucun's naughty character, he immediately let some news out and roundaboutly let Wang Ziteng know about the matter. He couldn't bear the Jia family's face, so he reluctantly did it. In the end, a lot of it didn't fall on his father.
At once……"
"Asshole!"
Jia She became so angry that he threw the teacups and teapots on the table to the ground, smashing them into pieces. He kicked over the small table next to him, and the Jun kiln porcelain basin on the table also fell to the ground and broke into pieces.
Su Xinlan was also smashed to pieces.
Jia Lian watched Jia She vent with cold eyes, her heart still watering.
Sure enough, with Jia She's physical strength, as soon as the catharsis passed, he quickly sat slumped in the chair and gritted his teeth and said:
"Sun Shaozu... He is not allowed to come to my door again! If he dares to call a matchmaker again, I will beat him out!"
What? Just not visiting the door is enough?
Is this Zhongshan Wolf too cheap?
Jia Lian doesn't think so.
At least, this Chinese mountain wolf must be paired with a tigress, right?