Chapter 267 Jia Mu's sermon and the first talk about marriage
Jia Baoyu looked at Mrs. Shi, her eyes a little dazed, but miraculously she did not feel bored.
According to his past personality, he had no interest in listening to this kind of topic, but he didn't know whether it was because Sun Shaozu's matter today involved him personally, or whether Jia Mu's gradually becoming more serious expression shocked him.
Baoyu sat obediently next to Jia Mu and listened to her words.
Mother Jia looked solemn, and said to Jia Baoyu and everyone in the Rongxi Hall: "I also remember the Sun family. The garrison of Datong often had contact with our family back then. I didn't expect the younger generation to be so unbearable.
Baoyu, think about it, if such a person has no future, what will people outside think of us?
Do you want the reputation of the Jia family anymore? Do you want the reputation of Lin Yatou and Ying Yatou?
Especially Ying Yatou, who is about to get out of the cabinet in a few years. If such an incident happens, how will those families with good family reputations treat her? How many cynicism will she receive after she gets married?"
"That man is indeed hateful!"
As he listened, Jia Baoyu's expression gradually changed. Thinking of Sun Shaozu's virtue, he cursed bitterly.
Jia Lan looked at the phoenix egg and blinked.
It seems that Sun Shaozu really made Jia Baoyu very angry.
In the past, Fenghuangdan was very disgusted when talking about these family affairs, let alone mentioning things like leaving the cabinet and discussing marriage. He would not yell at Daiyu Sanchun and others not to get married and stay in the Grand View Garden with her for the rest of their lives.
He is already Amitabha.
[Sun Shaozu, thank you and hope you have a happy life there.]
Thinking of this, Jia Lan had to silently praise someone in the sky prison. Sun Shaozu was conveniently sent to the Xiuyi Guard Prison by Jia Lan. He was charged with bullying, swearing, and slandering.
The daughter of a duke will be punished by two levels of punishment.
Seeing that Jia Baoyu didn't resist at this moment, Jia's mother said hello several times, caressed Baoyu's back and murmured: "Counting the days, you are almost seventeen, and it's time to look for someone."
..."
When everyone heard this, they were startled again and turned their attention to Mrs. Wang.
Even Jia Lan didn't feel dumb. Today, he was hitting the stick and galloping on the field. The old lady was also making progress in the house, and even openly revealed Jia Baoyu's marriage.
He noticed that the slight smile on Mrs. Wang's face had long since disappeared, replaced by a cautious look.
It was said that it was the matchmaker's words ordered by her parents, but Jia Lan knew that the old lady actually had far more say in Baoyu's marriage than Jia Zheng and his wife.
The Rongguo Mansion is headed by a young son, but Jia She, the eldest son of Xijue, lives in seclusion behind the scenes. Although Jia Lian, as a direct descendant, is also in charge of affairs and has received a lot of money, his voice in the mansion is not even comparable to that of Sister Feng. p>
On the contrary, as the second wife, Jia Zheng was an official outside, and Mrs. Wang was in charge of the family in name. Although the eldest grandson Jia Zhu died early, he made good progress in his studies and was admitted as a scholar. Jia Baoyu won the love of the whole family. Later, Jia Lan
Everyone with a discerning eye can see that Jia Zheng's lineage is stronger than Jia She's lineage.
However, no matter how strong you are, you can't compare to Jia Mu.
Even Jia Zheng's son did not dare to disobey the old lady, just because Jia Mu herself was at the core of the entire Confucian etiquette.
etiquette.
Husband's etiquette, distinction between noble and inferior, order of intimacy and sparseness.
Regardless of whether she is high or low or close, as the wife of Jia Daishan of the Xianrong Kingdom and the wife of a first-class Duke, Mrs. Shi is at the top of the entire family.
The old lady's status is real, and her power is virtual and real, but in the eyes of everyone, most of it is real.
Why do you think a snobbish person like Sister Feng hangs around Jia Mu all day long?
Maybe the old lady doesn't care much about things on weekdays, maybe you can also say that she is more interested in having fun, but you can't deny that the old lady's existence is a great deterrent to both Jia She's and Jia Zheng's lineage
.
Regarding Jia Baoyu's marriage, once Jia's mother made up her mind, Jia Zheng would never express any objection.
Yes, in Rongguo Mansion, Jia Mu is the one who can make the most decisions.
If she doesn't speak, everything will be easy to discuss. Once she speaks, there's nothing to talk about.
Why Jialan wanted to escape in the first place was because such a large family cannot be turned around by just two or three people.
Whether it was Sister Feng who was in charge of the family, or Tanchun who wanted to make a difference in the Grand View Garden, they all failed.
The Jia Mansion is just a big dye vat, magnificent and lifeless.
If he had not decisively gone out to study and kept a certain distance from him, it would have been impossible for Jia Lan to compete for the right to speak in the Rongguo Mansion with many elders at such a young age.
Therefore, to a certain extent, Jialan still chooses to avoid the center of this whirlpool.
In Jia Lan's view, the delay in Jia Baoyu's marriage was just the result of Jia's mother and Jia Zheng each having their own ideas, but involuntarily hitting it off at a certain point.
Because both Jia Mu and Jia Zheng wanted Baoyu to discuss the marriage later.
I don’t know what happened today that made the old lady interested, and she actually mentioned Jia Baoyu’s marriage. You must know that in the original work, Zhang Laodao spoke personally, and even mentioned Yuanchun’s name to Jia’s mother about Baoyu’s marriage. She
No one picks up the fight.
However, Jia Mu only whetted everyone's appetite, but didn't say anything further.
Everyone gathered together and chatted until night.
"Brother Lan, let's go slowly." Yuanyang sent Jia Lan and Li Wan out of the courtyard and said goodbye crisply.
After today, the relationship between the two was completely different. Even though she was as steady as she was, she couldn't help but have some ups and downs in her mood, and her eyes towards Xiang Jia were a little evasive.
Li Wan smiled and took Yuanyang's hand and said something to her.
"Sister Yuanyang, don't worry. I don't have any chores in my place. It's very clean. It won't cost you much thought."
Afraid of overthinking, Li Wan said: "It's like this. This kid usually spends all day reading in my yard. Please watch him and don't let him study too hard."
"Everyone knows that Lang Geer is tireless in mechanics..." Yuanyang praised, and then changed the topic: "But since it is the old lady's order, I still have to...
”
Having said this, Yuanyang carefully looked at Li Wan Jialan's face through the candlelight from the lanterns on the courtyard wall.
Li Wan chuckled: "That's right, but the property and everything else are in the hands of this kid. It's said that you can't just read rote books. You must combine knowledge with action. You should also pay attention to 'practice' besides studying.
Yes, I just let him do whatever he wanted
If you want to see these things, you have to find him." Pointing at Jialan.
Jia Lan also laughed, but in Yuanyang's eyes, there seemed to be a bit of teasing beneath Jia Lan's smile.
While he was stunned, he heard Jia Lan say: "I'm afraid Sister Yuanyang will have to watch for a while..."
Yuanyang blinked, thinking it was just some land account books, I guess it wouldn’t trouble me, right?
So she made up her mind to show her best tomorrow.
Unexpectedly, the next day, Yuanyang was completely dumbfounded when he saw the entire table full of account books.