It was said that Heizi was buried and Jia Cong refused to leave because he was reluctant, so Jia Huan went back to the house on his own. After reading a book at midnight, he arrived at the gate of Rongguo Mansion and saw Hu Bo guarding him. He was secretly surprised and jumped off his horse.
Sure enough, Amber ran up to meet him: "Third Master! Go quickly! Our ancestor is angry!"
Jia Huan handed the reins to the boy next to him and asked, "Who dares to make her angry?"
Amber whispered: "Today, the second wife sent people to Shijia to reveal that she wanted to marry their family, but they came back choked. She said she doesn't like our second master Bao."
Jia Huan frowned: "You can't. It was their family that sent Sister Yun to our house to raise her for such a long time. If they didn't have this thought, they would be sick."
Amber lowered her head and said, "The old lady was so angry that she didn't even eat lunch."
Jia Huan nodded: "I understand." Then he hurried to Jia Mu's courtyard.
When they got inside, they saw Jia Mu leaning on the kang with a dark cloudy face. There were several girls standing beside her who did not dare to speak. Only Yuanyang was still urging her to take a bite of something in a soft voice. Jia Huannai stepped forward and said: "Yuanyang
Sister, could you please go and heat up some porridge for the old lady? Since your mood is not going well, don’t eat anything that won’t subdue it.”
Jia Mu waved her hand and said, "No, I can't eat it."
Jia Huan said: "Old ancestors, there is no need to be upset. Let's think about the reason. This matter is abnormal and cannot be without reason."
Jia Mu raised her eyes and glanced at him: "You tell me and I'll listen."
"The historian must have intended to marry Sister Yun into our family over the years, and there must be a friendship between Sister Yun and the second brother. These two verses are unmistakable. With the current chaos in the court, it is not the time to talk about marriage at all.
They suddenly mentioned the important matter of Sister Yun. This was the first abnormality. The two characters were basically matched in family background and temperament. The historians also sent Sister Yun to our family to educate them for so many years. Outsiders knew who she was.
That’s funny! The fact that you refused at this moment is the second abnormality.”
After hearing this, Jia Mu sat up and said, "Yes, it's really abnormal."
Jia Huan said: "When things go wrong, there must be a monster. I don't know whether the Shi family has been coaxed, threatened, or plotted; who is coaxing, forcing, or scheming? Is it the Jia family, the Shi family, or others?
It’s Xue, King of Jia Shi.”
Jia Mu's eyes suddenly lit up.
Jia Huan breathed a sigh of relief. The reason Jia Mu was angry now was actually because she had no face and because her natal family looked down upon her beloved Baoyu. First, she hit her on the head in a conspiracy to distract attention, and the depression naturally disappeared.
He said, "We are young and ignorant. We hope our ancestors will take care of themselves and help their children and grandchildren think about it. People are like iron rice or steel, and old people must fill their stomachs first."
Jia Mu couldn't help laughing and said, "You're getting more and more talkative." She felt much relieved indeed.
Soon Yuanyang came over with porridge, and Jia Huan hurriedly pretended to go to see Jia Zheng and slipped away. Naturally, he would not discuss the matter with Jia Zheng, so he had to rush back to the escort office.
Gong Sanyi heard about it and frowned: "How come at this juncture, the marriage of the girl from the Xue family is gone, and the marriage of the second master Bao of your family is gone?"
Jia Huan sighed: "Isn't that right? If our family hadn't had a serious feud with the Xue family back then, the two of them would have made a perfect match."
Then when Jia Cong came back and told the story, Jia Cong said "Ah": "No! Sister Shijia was trained by my sister with so much effort. She cannot be sent to other people's homes." After thinking for a while, "Gong"
What sir is saying is, how come the marriage between the two of them has always been good, but now things are going wrong when they should least be going wrong?"
Yao'er said from the side: "It's not surprising. All the old princes and young princes are preparing to leave the capital and go to the fiefdom. They all want to get more money and talents before leaving. The three families of Jia Wang and Xue are connected together, and the Shi family has obviously been left aside.
Already."
Jia Cong said: "That's right. The most appropriate thing at the moment is to remain unchanged and adapt to all changes." Then he said to Jia Huan, "My ancestors are better off, but you have to take control of the second uncle's side and don't let it go."
People coaxed her away."
Jia Huan covered his face for a while and said helplessly: "I know, I know! Where is the second wife?"
Jia Cong said: "Don't pay attention to her. She is not as useful as Sister-in-law Zhu."
Jia Huan muttered a few words, rubbed his eyes and said, "I'm tired today." Then he simply sent someone to Yihongyuan to give Luo Tainiang another warning. Suddenly the person rushed back and said, "Aunt Luo
After saying that, Third Master can rest assured that she knows how to tell Hui Niang to speak." Jia Huan said "hmm".
Since all the girls in the Jia family had gone south, and there were no girls available at the moment, I had to ask Xue Baochai to go to Shi's house and find out what Shi Xiangyun said.
Baochai didn't come back until around dinner time. It turned out that since the historian knew that Jia Yingchun was teaching Xiangyun, he believed that the Rongguo Mansion was interested in her, and Xiangyun himself was aware of it. However, in the past few days, he suddenly heard that many people came to propose marriage.
The aunt said that "the threshold has been crossed", and all of them are excellent marriages. Compared with Jia Baoyu, a scholar, those families are rich or noble, or have already achieved fame. Shi Xiangyun himself does not want to
, but her words were of no use at all. She cried and made trouble, but no one paid attention to her. She was so worried that she even planned to escape from the house privately and go to Ping'an Prefecture to find Yingchun! Baochai had told her "
The Rongguo Mansion is already investigating the cause." He reassured her for a long time before she felt more at ease.
Jia Huan clapped his hands and said: "No need to ask, Brother Baoyu is also being targeted. Speaking of it, he is the only one in our family who can plot against marriage. No wonder others plot against him."
They discussed this for a long time but had no idea. When Jia Huan went back after dinner, they were surprised again. Hu Huan was waiting at the door of the house again.
Jia Huan jumped off his horse and asked, "Who has offended our ancestors again?"
Amber's face was all white, she nodded and shook her head twice.
Jia Huanqi asked: "What happened?"
Amber whispered: "Second Master, Second Madam and Old Madam have been arguing for a long time."
Jia Huan glanced at her: "What are you arguing about?"
Hu Huo whispered even more: "Someone came to see the second wife today, saying that she was some kind of princess who fell in love with the second master after seeing a poem by the second master Bao and wanted to recruit him as her consort. The second wife happily led the people
I went to see the old lady, but the old lady immediately rejected her and turned her face away without leaving any sympathy."
Jia Huan was stunned for a long time, high-fived and shouted: "Well done! Our ancestors' swords never grow old!"
Amber's face looked better now, and she continued: "Later, I don't know what the second wife said to the second master, so they went to the ancestor's yard to cause trouble."
When Jia Cong heard this, he hurriedly said, "I'm afraid they are making too much noise. You walk more slowly, and I'll get there quickly." Then he left her and ran away to Jia Mu's courtyard.
Before he entered the house, he heard Jia Zheng shouting and not knowing what he was saying. Immediately, Jia Mu shouted, "What a sin!" He quickly picked up the curtain and rushed in: "Old lady, master, madam! Please calm down!"
I saw Jia Mu standing up tremblingly with a cane and crutches, pointing at Jia Zheng; Yuanyang was struggling to support her. Jia Zheng was kneeling on the ground with his neck raised; Mrs. Wang was also kneeling, with a look of sulk on her face. Jia Baoyu lowered his head
Kneeling aside and weeping, Jia Huan roared in his heart: Who are the people in the second room? He didn't dare to shout out seriously, so he endured it and knelt down: "Old ancestor, my grandson came back too late. Our ancestor has been wronged."
Already."
Jia Zheng sneered: "Master Huan is getting more and more angry, but you are the only one protecting your grandmother."
Jia Huan lowered his head and said, "My son doesn't know who is telling the master what words. My son only knows that no prince-in-law in our dynasty has ever gained real power."
Jia Zheng was stunned immediately.
Jia Huan added: "Whether it is the princess's consort or the eldest princess's consort. Anyway, ever since Princess Taiping in the Tang Dynasty had the intention of usurping the throne, the consort has always been the princess's servant. If he is good-looking, he can write poems, paint, cook tea, and play the piano.
That’s all.”
Jia Zheng was silent for another moment and sighed: "In your opinion, can your second brother be in charge of the government with his temperament? Wouldn't it be good to have a princess to protect him?"
Jia Huan said: "But I don't know which princess that princess is. Does she have brothers from the same mother? If she doesn't have brothers from the same mother, does she have brothers with a stronger brotherhood? Did her mother have a good relationship with the mother of any prince in the palace?"
Jia Zheng was stunned again.
Jia Huan sighed softly: "Master, no one can offend the emperor's family now! The saint is not dead yet, and 50,000 imperial troops are in Tianjin! Tianjin is so close to Beijing, who knows when it will fall back to Beijing
Come? The princess may not be safe and sound, and the saplings on Prince Yi Zhong’s grave are only a few feet high. Every day I just hope that something will not go wrong in the East Mansion and bring harm to our mansion. Can’t we get involved ourselves?”
Jia Zheng hesitated again.
"If they say that the princess is frightened day and night and wants to find someone to marry to make it safer, I would believe it. But now this statement is obviously false. Sir, think about it, the princess and her father were captured by the rebels.
There has been no news for a long time. One of her brothers was captured by the rebels and supported him in Qingzhou. One of her younger brothers disappeared and the other was supported. Her uncles and uncles just divided her father's empire. Now she
What poems can you read if you still have time? Master, do you believe it? If she is telling the truth, how dare you do anything to such an unfaithful and unfilial daughter-in-law?"
Jia Zheng suddenly lost his arrogance and became weak.
Jia Huan then said: "Moreover, people, one moment and another moment. The second brother is still young, and I heard that the master was quite naughty when he was young. How can it be expected that the second brother will not have great ambitions and will not become a big man a few years later?"
Ambition? Why tie him up with the status of a consort?" After saying this, he looked at Jia Mu and said, "Sir, ginger is still hotter than old. Fortunately, our ancestors pushed him firmly."
Jia Mu sat down peacefully now. Yuanyang and she brought tea to her and were drinking it. When she heard this, she snorted and raised her eyebrows without looking at the group of children and grandchildren below.
Jia Huan said: "I'm afraid our ancestors will still suffer some losses."
After waiting for a moment, seeing that Jia Zheng and others didn't answer, Yuanyang boldly asked with a smile: "Did our ancestors suffer a loss? It's just that he spoke a little tougher."
Jia Mu sighed loudly: "Anyway, you are going to offend someone, so why don't I, an old woman, offend you?"
Jia Huan hurriedly said: "It's not just about offending others. If my grandson guessed correctly, even if my ancestor didn't say it explicitly, he might have hinted that he intended to tell the Shi family's sister to his second brother. She is the grand-nephew of the ancestor's natal family.
When this word spreads, the smart people will naturally know that our family is not willing to take advantage of others' traps and take sides randomly; the unsmart people will treat their ancestors as relying on their elders and force their grandsons to go to their parents' homes to marry wives, even princesses are not allowed.
I'm afraid the reputation of our ancestors will be ruined by people with bad intentions."
As soon as these words came out, several maids and daughters-in-law in the room together with Jia Zheng all looked at Mrs. Wang. Jia Huan couldn't help but secretly laugh in his heart. He had intentionally dragged Shi Xiangyun in, and didn't want to offend Mrs. Wang by mistake! So he went on to say:
"Today, my grandson asked someone to go check it out. There is something really wrong with this matter. In the past few days, countless matchmakers have suddenly come to the Shi family's house. They all treat it as if the Shi family only has Sister Yun and a girl to be married. They all regard the two girls next to them.
Ruo Wuwu only acted as matchmaker for Sister Yun. And all the people who made the agreement were good. Unfortunately, only Sister Yun in their family was smart. She saw something was wrong here and almost wanted to go home to escape.
Gone."
He just stayed with Jia Cong for a long time and learned to talk nonsense, but Jia Mu was shocked: "Nonsense! Did she tell anyone?"
Jia Huan said: "I heard that I haven't yet, but I'm afraid that someone is targeting me, and I'm so anxious that I don't know why."
Jia Mu nodded: "This girl is smart."
Jia Huan said: "This matter is obviously because someone heard that our two houses might have the intention of getting married. They broke up the marriage first and then plotted against the second brother."
Jia Mu thought for a moment and asked, "Huan'er, what do you think we should do now?"
Jia Huan said: "When they make a fuss, it is not convenient for us to settle down the marriage seriously. I'm afraid they will see their plot exposed and get angry and take revenge on our family. My grandson thinks that we should not settle the matter until the marriage is finalized in Beijing."
We are planning to get married to our brothers. What if we go wrong?" Although he did not intend to get engaged for the time being, he actually gave everyone present the idea that "the two of them will get engaged sooner or later." They were afraid that Mrs. Jia Zhengwang would come.
I will no longer just discuss others for Baoyu.
Jia's mother originally wanted to use him to settle the matter with Baoyu and Shi Xiangyun. She was a little unhappy when he heard what he said. After a long time, she said: "That's it, let's leave it like this for now." Look at Jia Zheng's face full of shame.
, knowing that he had lost face in front of his two sons and all the servants, he was a little angry and a little heartbroken, so he said, "Second brother, since Baoyu was born, how has my old lady treated him? How have I ever treated him?
Not for his own good?"
Jia Zheng's face seemed to be on fire as he kowtowed and said, "How can I, a son, endure what my mother said?"
Jia Mu looked at him a few more times and waved her hand: "I'm very tired right now, so you all can go. The boy Huan stays here and beats his legs with me."
It was obvious that he had something to discuss with Jia Huan. Jia Zheng felt increasingly embarrassed and hung his head sadly.
Seeing everyone else retreating, Jia Huan hurriedly stepped forward and gave a thumbs up: "Old ancestor! He's tall, he's really tall!"
Jia Mu smiled and said: "That's all, don't flatter me."
Jia Huan said: "My ancestors were so courageous that they even refused the princess' marriage proposal."
Jia Mu hummed: "The princess is the daughter of a saint, your eldest sister's seniority..." She suddenly stopped talking.
Jia Huan was stunned: "Huh? What's wrong with eldest sister?"
Jia's mother looked at him, as if she really didn't know anything. She immediately thought that Jia Cong was planning to help Yuanchun to arrange his mother's affairs in the world. She didn't even tell Jia Huan, so naturally she wouldn't tell him that she secretly believed that he was not the right emperor.
Sooner or later, his daughter would fall from her position as a princess. She hurriedly covered it up and said, "It's nothing. I just don't know how your eldest sister is doing in the south."
Jia Huan smiled and said: "There are uncle Furian, second brother, and Mr. Wang."
Jia Mu Nai told him: "This time the one who said she has a crush on your second brother is the sixth prince's sister, Princess Jian'an."
Jia Huan said "Oh" and complained more and more about the Sixth Prince in his heart.
At this moment, Jia Huan, Jia Mu and others still don't know that although today's incident is not big, after all the troubles, the people in the family have already placed Jia Huan's position above Jia Zheng's.