Chapter 359 Liu Xianglian appears outside Tianxiang Tower
Jia Rong misses his deceased wife a little.
For Jia Rong, Qin Keqing's existence is not only his wife, but also the highest peak in his life of more than 20 years.
Yes, the pinnacle.
Before marrying Qin Keqing, Jia Rong was basically confined to the house by Jia Zhen and rarely got the chance to go out.
Most of the lords and nobles in Shenjing have only heard of such a person in Ningguo Mansion. If he hadn't been Jia Zhen's only son and the successor to the title of Ningguo Mansion, he would probably not be as well-known in various houses as Ningguo Mansion.
Raiji, the general manager.
It turns out that Jia Rong still doesn't understand, but although Jia Zhen restricts him from going out, the rest of his life is fully provided for. His grandfather Jia Jing, who is practicing Taoism outside the city, also takes good care of him and writes to him every once in a while.
He also specifically ordered Jia Zhen and Jia Rong to go to Xuanzhen Temple to meet Jia Jing every first and fifteenth day of the new year, and encourage him to study and practice calligraphy, or learn martial arts and archery, regardless of literary talent or military strategy, or seventy-two things.
Skills, as long as you have a skill.
Thinking of Jia Jing, Jia Rong's eyes were lowered, his hands were crossed together uneasily, and his expression was somewhat remorseful. He was useless in both academics and martial arts, and had failed his grandfather's teachings.
Therefore, even though Jia Zhen has never been very kind to him, Jia Rong has no resentment towards his father. At most, he is a little afraid. In addition, Jia Rong is actually very grateful to Jia Zhen in his heart. In his eyes,
Although Jia Zhen is not a heroic figure, nor is he the kind of loving father he imagined, Jia Rong feels that Jia Zhen is not bad to him.
Even in his eyes, Jia Zhen, as a father, was really good enough to him.
As the saying goes, don't be afraid of not knowing the goods, be afraid of comparing goods.
People can only know themselves and understand others through comparison.
Jia Rong was born to his original wife. His biological mother died when Jia Rong was more than one year old. Then Jia Zhen married Youshi as a second wife, but the relationship between the couple was strange. Youshi was not extremely beautiful, but she was also dignified and beautiful.
, but they couldn't get Jia Zhen's favor. They didn't live together and they didn't have any children.
My stepmother is weak-tempered, but also strong-willed. Over the years, You has managed the affairs of the Ningguo Mansion very well, and even Jia Zhen praised her.
During the holidays, Jia Zhen always thinks of her wife first. For example, during the Mid-Autumn Festival one year, Sister Feng and Li Wan were both sick, so You went to Xifu to help prepare groceries and serve Mrs. Shi. After Jia Zhen found out,
Peifeng was specially asked to send a message to Youshi, asking her to come back early and have a drink together.
It can be seen that Jia Zhen and Youshi get along very harmoniously, and they look like an old married couple.
But it was precisely because of Youshi that Jia Zhen never had a child with her again.
Not only Youshi, but also Peifeng, Qiyuan and Wenhua, who were so beloved by Jia Zhen and would never leave her for a moment, did not have any children.
From the perspective of others, there may be a lot of strange things behind this, or things that are not common to outsiders. But as a person who has experienced it, Jia Rong knows that the rumors are untrue. According to what he has seen, Jia Zhen likes beauty, but
He doesn't seem to like children very much.
In the early years when Xichun was still young, Jia Zhen often avoided seeing him. Jia Rong still remembers the stiff and helpless expression on his father's face when Xichun was carried into Jia Zhen's hands by the wet nurse when he was in his teens.
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Today, Jia Rong has become the well-deserved successor to the Dongfu and the heir to the clan leader in the eyes of the entire Jia clan.
Although Jia Zhen is weird, Jia Rong is the biggest beneficiary from this.
The profound meaning of this was something he slowly figured out after marrying Qin Keqing.
Since marrying his wife, Jia Zhen's restrictions on Jia Rong have not been so strict. Not only can Jia Rong go to Xifu at will, but he can also go out every now and then, or go to Xuanzhen outside the city to visit his grandfather Jia Rong.
Or you can take your servant with you to eat, drink and have fun in the streets of Shenjing City.
Among them, Lai Shangrong, the son of Lai Da in Xifu, also invited me several times. Through Lai Shangrong, Jiarong also met many Confucian disciples. These scholars, who usually have their noses turned upward, were very enthusiastic about Jia Rong, a noble disciple with no official status.
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Later, Jia Rong realized that this was all thanks to his wife Qin Keqing.
Even though the Qin family is just a small doctor from the Ministry of Industry, Qin Ye's ancestor was also born in Qingliu, and he is a family that inherits poetry and calligraphy. Qin Ye himself is also a two-ranked Jinshi.
Jia Rong of Ningguo Mansion married Qin Keqing, and Jia Zhu of Rongguo Mansion married the daughter of the Li family of the Imperial Academy. In the eyes of Shilin, this was an obvious signal, a signal that the two mansions were moving closer to Confucianism.
Qin Keqing brought him luck and enlightened himself, Jia Rong thought so.
It's a pity that such a good Qin Keqing disappeared like this.
Jia Rong sighed with emotion.
Some things only become more precious when they are lost.
After losing Qin Keqing, Jia Rong felt like he had turned back into the mediocre heir to Ning Guofu.
Putting aside his reverie about Jia Zhen's beautiful concubine, Jia Rong lowered his head and walked dejectedly for a few steps. Jia Rong turned to look at Tianxiang Tower again, with a hint of haze in his eyes. This gorgeous attic reminded him of something very bad.
Memories are related to Jia Zhen and Qin Keqing.
That's a rumor.
A terrible rumor.
But Jia Rong didn't believe it, or in other words, such vicious rumors did shake him. Feeling helpless, he immediately left the house to look for Jia Jing. By the time he walked out of Xuanzhen Temple, Jia Rong had returned to normal.
Looking back on everything that happened after the marriage, Jia Rong felt more and more that it was a vicious rumor trying to sow discord between herself and Jia Zhen.
Jia Rong could sense that Jia Zhen didn't like him, and naturally he could also sense that Jia Zhen didn't like Qin Keqing either.
Yes, it's so strange that even Jia Rong himself doesn't understand it.
The whole marriage was completely decided by Jia Zhen. Jia Rong could not say a word about it. Like him, You never expressed any opinions. However, as the hostess of Ningguo Mansion, she still had to come forward to deal with the matchmaker.
It fell on Youshi.
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After calming down and thinking about it carefully, Jia Rong didn't believe the rumors about Jia Zhen and Qin Keqing.
Jia Jing's words woke him up.
"From ancient times to the present, even in the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty, people still said that the Tang Dynasty was a dirty man, let alone our family, which family has no romantic affairs? There are a lot of things in Guangxi Mansion. Which of them are true and which are false?
Who can tell clearly?
The so-called rumors are like this. If you ask people, they will always say that they heard it from someone else. When you find someone else, they will say that they heard it from someone else.
No matter how you search, you will never be able to find the source. This is where the horror of "unfounded" lies.
Rong'er, remember, Zhen'er is your father, and you are the undoubted heir to the title of Ningguo Mansion. As long as you remember this, that's enough!"
Thinking of this, Jia Rong cheered up and walked towards the ancestral hall.
He still had to watch it in person, such important things as worshiping the ancestors and paying filial piety.
On Tianxiang Tower, Jia Zhen stood up, leaned on the railing, and looked at the Grand View Garden behind her, her face solemn, and she didn't know what she was thinking.
Not long after, behind him, the sound of ping-ping-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong was heard, and the sound of gongs, drums, and firecrackers came from the direction of the archway on Ningrong Street, accompanied by bursts of noisy human voices.
Obviously, the messenger has arrived, and Ningrong Street will only become more lively after that.
Jia Zhen could imagine with her toes that those who came to ask for reward money would definitely crowd the front door of Rongguo Mansion.
After sneering, Jia Zhen glanced sideways somewhere.
"Have you done what you were told to do?"
"Half of it has been successful, I have been accepted there, but the other half..." A figure slowly appeared, revealing an extraordinary and handsome face.
Zheng! Woo~
Peifeng and Qiyuan, one of them played the harp and the other played the pipa. Wenhua still took the purple bamboo flute and started playing.
The three of them didn't seem to be panicked at all by the sudden appearance of the person.
Jia Zhen frowned slightly: "The time I gave you is really long enough."
"Uncle Zhen..." The man was silent for a while, and then said: "The most critical things in Beizhuang are in the hands of Jiao Da, and he does everything himself, so..."
"Xiao Liu'er, you still brag about your martial arts skills, but you can't even deal with a bad old man."