Before anyone felt it, two forces had formed in the back house of the Jia Mansion. The serious direct branch headed by Mrs. Wang, and the clinging side to Jia Ke headed by Aunt Zhou (although Aunt Zhou is not aware of it yet)
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Although these two forces have just been formed, they are still suppressed by Jia Mu and Jia Zheng, so on the surface there is no conflict, and neither party is even aware of each other's existence.
But Mrs. Wang has already sensed the danger. Their side's chips are getting smaller and smaller, while Aunt Zhou's side is constantly growing. This makes her often unable to sleep at night.
She must think of ways to suppress the other party and strengthen her own side, otherwise she will eventually die before Zhuer's eyes, and Baoyu may not be able to grow up. When the time comes, she will make the sky unresponsive and the earth unresponsive.
Mrs. Wang couldn't think of any good solution, but one day she overheard a conversation between several maids, which gave her inspiration.
On this day, when Mrs. Tianwang was walking in the garden with her two confidant maids, she had just turned around a rockery and was about to go to the pavilion on the rockery to stay for a while. Unexpectedly, she heard several maids chatting on the pavilion, and they were still chatting with each other.
Things about her.
The two maids beside her were about to scold these little girls who didn't understand etiquette, but they were stopped by Mrs. Wang. She wanted to hear what these maids were saying?
What were these maids talking about? It turned out that they were all envious of Aunt Zhou.
"Sister, have you seen Aunt Zhou? She is really beautiful now. This is still the case in the future. When she moves to the Marquis' Mansion next door, she will be just like the old lady in our mansion." An ordinary-looking maid envied.
Eyes shine.
The other one, who was born quite handsome, said disdainfully: "That was a good time for her to give birth. If I had been born ten years earlier, I would have been much better than her." When he said this, his eyes were full of joy.
envious.
"Sister, don't talk nonsense. You still want to compete with Aunt Zhou. You see, she is now our equal. You still want to be better than her? Why don't you go to heaven." This ordinary-looking maid also has some feelings for the pretty maid.
Dissatisfied, he made some sarcastic remarks.
The other side glanced at her, and then said arrogantly: "What do you know? I heard from my mother that when Aunt Zhou first came to the house, she was just a country girl. If it weren't for her honesty, she wouldn't have become a country girl.
The old lady's maid was finally given to the master because of her honesty. That's how she is today. Otherwise, how could she have the good life she has today because of her looks but not looks, and her cleverness but not cleverness." This handsome maid
I still have a bit of contempt for Aunt Zhou's birth.
"That's because they are lucky. Otherwise, how would we be able to enjoy this glory and wealth now? It's not like we are still working as slaves for others."
The handsome maid hated the iron and said: "There are three, six or nine levels of slaves. How can a slave like you be compared with a slave like Aunt Zhou?"
"That's why I said Aunt Zhou is lucky."
The handsome maid said: "This is not only determined by luck. If the uncle had not crawled out of her intestines, she would not be where she is today. So it is said that a man is as good as a man, and a daughter is as good as a daughter. Those of us who are slaves
, if you want to climb up, you can only work hard on the three masters in the house. As long as you succeed, the family will have to rely on us. Look at Aunt Zhou's brother, who was not popular in the past.
Now he has managed thousands of acres of Zhuangzi, and this is not relying on Aunt Zhou. Aunt Zhou still has the final say in the Zhou family. Which member of his family dares to disobey her? "
"What my sister said is true. A few days ago, when my father followed Butler Lin to collect the rent from the uncle, he sighed with me when he came back. He said that Zhou Wang, who used to be like a second-rate man, was shaking now.
He got up, wearing silk and satin, just like the rich man in the countryside, and he had several people at his disposal." This ordinary-looking maid still remembered this incident because she was aware of Zhou Wang's sudden wealth.
Feeling envious and jealous.
"Now you understand, those of us who are slaves cannot be the real wives, but as long as we can climb into your master's bed and be more confident, we will live a good life in glory and wealth in the future. If I give birth to a child by myself,
If the child tries his best, he might be able to become the guest." The handsome maid said in the tone of someone who has experienced it.
When Mrs. Wang heard this, a flash of inspiration flashed in her mind. She only heard those words: "It is not Aunt Zhou who has the final say in the Zhou family now."
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She suddenly thought that she also had a daughter, and her daughter was really extraordinary. If she could become the master of the Jia family, who else could do anything to her? And the master of the Jia family is
royal.
When Mrs. Wang thought of this, everything suddenly became clear. She finally had a way to move back to this game. It could also ensure that she, Jia Zhu and Baoyu would live a prosperous and prosperous life, and would not have to act based on Jia Ke's face in the future. Although her daughter is still young at her age.
She's young, it's not time yet. But it's time to prepare her daughter, and teach her what needs to be taught, otherwise I'm afraid something will go wrong.
Not to mention that Mrs. Wang was determined to take a chance on her daughter, but that Jia Zheng had a rest for the day. When he got up in the morning, he tidied up and went out early. The direction Jia Zheng went to was Qin Ye
's mansion.
Jia Zheng has not set foot in this place for many years, just for fear of others being suspicious. Although it has been so many years, and what happened back then should have been settled due to the death of his father. But after the dangerous situation that year, Jia Zheng has also
Don't dare be a little careless.
So over the years, I and Qin Ye have only occasionally met and exchanged a few words. I didn't expect that I would step out of this place again now.
On this day, Qin Ye was sitting at home when he suddenly heard that Jia Zheng from the Rongguo Mansion was coming. He couldn't help but tremble in his heart. He and the Rongguo Mansion had seemingly had no contact over the years, but only he knew the connection.
Today's Jia Zheng must have something important to come here. He has lived peacefully for too long these years. He is even more afraid of the dangers of the past and does not want to live the same life again. But now that Jia Zheng came down in person, he could not get to the door.
Welcome.
When Jia Zheng saw Qin Ye, he saluted him first and said: "Jia Zheng, the junior, came to Tangtu and saluted the old gentleman here."
Qin Ye quickly stepped forward to support him, and then said to him: "Why do you need so many courtesy, Duke Zheng? You are my superior officer, how can you give me courtesy?" After saying that, he helped Jia Zheng and invited him to go into the inner hall to talk with him.
talk.
Qin Ye invited Jia Zheng to the study, and they sat down separately. A maid brought tea, and Qin Ye sent all the family members out. Qin Ye then asked cautiously: "I don't know why Master Jia came to the humble house."
Want to give orders?"
When Jia Zheng heard Qin Ye's question, he said without concealment: "That girl has been in your house for some years, and it's time to get engaged. I'm here today to propose marriage to Mr. Qin."
Qin Ye felt relieved when he heard what he said, but when he heard that he was going to propose marriage to his daughter, he couldn't help but become a little worried. Although this daughter was not his biological daughter, he had been treating her as his own daughter for so many years.
When talking about his life-long affairs, although he knew that he could not make the decision, he still wanted to ask, so he asked Jia Zheng: "I don't know, what kind of family did Mr. Jia tell my daughter? If it is too shabby, I'm afraid the status
Not worthy."
Although Qin Ye didn't point it out clearly, he told Jia Zheng in his words not to burn bridges and give his daughter a stupid marriage.
After hearing what he said, Jia Zheng smiled and said: "Master Qin is overly concerned. Although our Jia family is not as prominent as it used to be, we are a good and trustworthy family after all. We will never treat your daughter badly."
Qin Ye felt relieved and asked, "Then I don't know which family the young master is from?"
Jia Zheng said with a smile: "It's none other than my eldest son. Speaking of his identity, he matches that of the young master."
When Qin Ye first heard that he was the eldest son of a concubine assigned to him, he was a little reluctant. Then he suddenly thought of what happened in the court in the past few days, and he was shocked. He thought that if that person was really that person, then the Jia family was really
They are a family that keeps their promises. They live up to the feeling of being entrusted to me by that person.
Qin Ye asked uncertainly at this time: "Could it be the Marquis Wuyang of your mansion?"
Jia Zheng smiled and nodded: "Yes, it's Quanzi. I think they match in terms of status. I just don't know what Lord Qin wants."
When Qin Ye heard this, he immediately smiled. Why didn't he want to do it at this time? It turned out that he was just entrusted by others and acted loyally. Now seeing that Jia Zheng has arranged everything properly, let the Jia family be the most promising.
The child comes to marry his adopted daughter. Now, whether it is from his own psychology or loyalty to that person, he can completely explain it, not to mention that the child of the Jia family is really promising. If he takes this adopted daughter
Marrying her would also be of great benefit to her biological son. How could she not be willing to do so at this point?
Qin Ye hurriedly stood up and said to Jia Zheng: "I have learned the righteousness of the Jia family. I think this marriage is settled."
Jia Zheng also stood up and raised his hands to him and said, "Mr. Qin, we have decided that in a few days I will send someone to deliver the letter of appointment. By then we will be a family."
Qin Ye also said happily: "Then I will listen to the good news. But there is one thing I want to explain to Mr. Jia."
"I don't know what difficulties there are. Even if Qin Gong says it, as long as my family can't handle it, it will be solved." Jia Zheng still respects Qin Ye's character.
Qin Ye hurriedly said: "Master Jia misunderstood. I just said that my daughter is still a little young. Although we are engaged, it will take several years before we can get married."
When Jia Zheng heard what he said about this, he said to him: "So that's what I was talking about. It doesn't matter. My child is still at the border and won't be able to return to the capital for a while. I'll wait for him to come back in a few years."
It’s not too late to get married after reporting on my duties in Beijing.”
Qin Ye was completely relieved this time and strongly invited Jia Zheng to have a drink at home. Jia Zheng refused, so he drank at Qin Ye's home before going back.