The emperor couldn't sleep all night in the Yangxin Palace. He thought about it all night. Finally, he made up his mind to have a child with Jia Yingchun as the Supreme Emperor said, so as to leave a way out for the future. He succeeded, and everything was easy to say.
Children are not important, but if he really fails, whether he is deposed or killed, I think Jia Ke will not kill Jia Yuanchun's children.
In this way, whether Jia Ke plans to usurp the throne or wants to be like Cao Cao, he will leave a way out for his own bloodline in the future.
Within a few days, news came out in the Kung Fu Palace. The emperor suddenly issued a decree that on the 26th day of every month, the family members of Jiao Fang would enter the palace to pay their respects. Immediately afterwards, the Supreme Emperor cooperated with the Emperor and issued an even more outrageous decree.
In addition to the favor of entering the palace on the 26th, whoever has a house in the Chongyu Courtyard that can stay at the gate for defense may wish to invite the royal family of the inner court to enter his private residence, so that the common people can enjoy the intimacy of flesh and blood and share the happiness of family relations.
For a time, there were concubines in the palace, and everyone was cheering. And the Jia family was no exception. After getting the news, they all started to move. These people couldn't get enough for this illusory glory, and they came to Jia Zheng every day.
There, Jia Zheng immediately decided to build a villa for relatives in the mansion, so that the family could wait for the mother-in-law to come home to visit relatives.
And these people have not considered the issue of how much money they will spend at all. In their minds, the money is not paid by them, but they can get some glory. In the future, whether they go out to do things or to meet friends, their faces will be bright. Why?
Happy but not doing anything.
That night, as soon as Jia Ke returned home, he heard someone coming to report that the master had asked him to go to Mengpo Zhai to say that he had something important to discuss.
When Jia Ke got the news, he didn't even have time to eat, so he left Wuyanghou Mansion and went straight to Mengpo Zhai, Jia Zheng's small study.
When Jia Ke arrived at Mengpo Zhai, he found Jia Zheng sitting in the middle. Even Jia Zhu and Jia Lian, who had just returned to Rongguo Mansion, also arrived.
Jia Lian sent Sister Lin south this time and stayed there for several months. The reason was that Lin Ruhai was still as sick as in Dream of Red Mansions, so she left not long after.
Among Lin Ruhai's close relatives, only Lin Daiyu was the only one. She was a little girl who only cried bitterly after Lin Ruhai's death. How could they handle the funeral arrangements? In addition, there were many distant relatives of the Lin family who came to cause mischief and wanted to divide Lin Ruhai's family.
family property.
Fortunately, Jia Lian was sitting there and drove these distant relatives away with a roar. These relatives all knew the origins of Rongguo Mansion, so they would not dare to confront Jia Lian. Moreover, no official would dare to take their case even if the case was brought to the government.
.So I could only go back to my hometown in despair.
After Jia Lian sold all Lin Ruhai's property, he took the money with Lin Daiyu on an official ship and slowly returned to Rongguo Mansion. However, this time he also made a lot of money when he went to Yangzhou, amounting to tens of thousands.
An income of one car of silver.
As soon as Jia Zhu and Jia Lian saw Jia Ke coming in, they quickly stepped forward to salute him. Jia Ke bowed his hands to them, then came to Jia Zheng, bowed and saluted Jia Zheng, "My child is here to greet my father."
"Get up quickly, there is no need to be polite." Jia Zheng raised his hand to help him, and then said: "Since you are here, please sit down. I have something to talk to you about today."
So Jia Ke sat on the upper hand, next to Jia Ke was Jia Zhu, and Jia Lian sat opposite Jia Ke.
After Jia Zheng saw the three of them doing well, he said to the three of them: "I think you have also got the news. The emperor has graciously issued an order this time to allow our mother-in-law to go home to visit relatives. What do you think about this matter?"
Jia Lian first said excitedly: "This is the emperor's great grace. I heard that Concubine Zhou's father has started work at home to build a villa for relatives. Concubine Wu's father Wu Tianyou also went to his house.
I went out of town to look around. I just don’t know what our family’s rules are like.”
Jia Zheng then said to them: "Our mother-in-law has been away from home for so many years. We finally have this opportunity. No matter what, we have to bring her back and show her."
This sentence of Jia Zheng's words can be regarded as a charter, and he must take back Jia Yuanchun and build a villa for his relatives.
Among them, Jia Zhu is relatively sober. Ever since he almost lost his life in his eagerness for quick success, he has begun to cultivate his moral character and put aside his previous impatience.
"I have no objection to my father bringing my sister back to visit the family, but if this villa is to be built, our family's financial resources may not be as strong as ours." Jia Zhu directly pointed out the current situation of the Jia family.
Jia Zheng always paid no attention to these general affairs, so he turned to look at Jia Lian.
Jia Lian understood the meaning of housekeeping at the first glance and said hurriedly: "Our family now has a slight surplus every year, but it is indeed not enough to build a villa for relatives."
Jia Zheng frowned after hearing this, and then looked at Jia Ke, asking Jia Ke to pay the money.
How could Jia Ke throw money into this puddle, but it would not be good if he could not get any cents out, "Father, my son, although I am the foreman of the Military Aircraft Department, my time is short after all, and I am not the same as those literati.
Deal with it. Therefore, most of the income comes from the fields in Xuanfu Town. I'm afraid I won't be able to get this much. The son can draw at most one hundred thousand taels from his father in Wuyang Houfu."
Jia Lian below heard what Jia Ke said and felt that it was almost the same. Jia Ke had to give another fifty thousand taels to his family every year. His income was roughly that. Although there might be a little left in the house, this time he could give out one hundred thousand taels.
That's pretty good. We can't let him empty out the Wuyang Marquis Mansion, right?
Jia Zheng was in a bit of a dilemma at this time. If he didn't have any silver, he wouldn't be able to build a villa even if he wanted to.
Jia Lian's eyes turned rapidly at this moment, and then he gently took two steps forward and came to Jia Zheng's side, "There will still be a sum of money that can be used, but I don't know whether to use it or not."
When Jia Zheng heard this, he immediately understood what was going on. Only once did Jia Lian bring back seven or eight hundred thousand taels of silver from Yangzhou. This silver was Lin Ruhai's dowry for Lin Daiyu.
Jia Zheng became embarrassed at this time. Although Lin Daiyu was still young and it would take some years before she could get married, Jia Zheng was still uneasy about using the money secretly like this.
"Master, it's not like we won't pay it back after we use it. With the current situation of our family, we can almost save this money for Sister Lin when she gets married. We are just using it temporarily now, it doesn't mean anything."
Jia Lian advised from the side. In fact, he still had another idea in his mind, that is, looking at the appearance of Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu, and the old lady's thoughts. These two people will definitely be a couple in the future. If this way, the money does not need to be paid back, how can it be
Not the best of both worlds.
Jia Ke listened to Jia Lian's words and almost laughed. With the current income of Jia's family, it would be extremely difficult to collect this money in seven or eight years.
Although the Jia family can no longer make ends meet, but with the fifty thousand taels of silver given to Jia Ke every year, it will be good to be able to save two to thirty thousand taels every year. If you want to collect these seven or eight hundred thousand taels of silver, I am afraid it will be three to four times.
Ten years of scenery.
Jia Ke originally didn't want to take care of it, but thinking of Lin Daiyu's tragic ending in Dream of Red Mansions, he couldn't help but feel a little sad, so he took a step forward and said to the housekeeper: "Father, I think this is a good idea. In fact, we don't even need to pay back the money.
"
Jia Zheng's face immediately showed anger, and he yelled loudly: "You have also read the books of saints. Don't you have any etiquette and shame? Do you still want to spend this money behind others' backs?"
The relationship between Jia Lian and Jia Ke has been good since childhood. When Jia Ke said that just now, he understood what it meant. Now when he saw Jia Zheng scolding Jia Ke, he quickly stepped forward to explain to him, "I made the mistake of blaming my elder brother."
, what the eldest brother meant when he looked at the old lady was that he wanted to allocate Sister Lin to Baoyu. In this way, Sister Lin is considered a member of our family, so there is no need to pay back the money."
Jia Ke nodded hurriedly beside him, "Father, this is exactly what I mean. I usually see Sister Lin and Baoyu being so close. And after guessing the old lady's thoughts, I also like them both. If they both
It would be the best of both worlds to be able to form a good relationship for a hundred years."
This was the first time that Jia Zheng heard someone bring up the marriage between Daiyu and Baoyu. Jia Zheng had never thought about it before. Now after hearing what they said, he felt that this was also a solution. In this way,
Not only can the Jia family build a villa for relatives, but there is no need to cause a famine. Otherwise, in order to save money for Lin Daiyu's dowry, I am afraid that the Jia family will also have to live in poverty for several years.
Seeing that Jia Zheng seemed to agree, Jia Ke hurriedly struck while the iron was hot and said, "It's better to make a decision for the two of them in advance and wait a few years before getting married. This is considered a clear path, and we will have a reason to spend the money again.
"
When Jia Lian heard this idea, he thought it was a good idea. You must know that because of Jia Ke's position and ministers, the quality of life in Jia's family has become more luxurious than before. He is not willing to lower the quality of life in order to repay Lin Daiyu's dowry money.
"Sir, I think what my eldest brother said is the only way at the moment. There must be no news of stealing other people's dowry money in our family now." Jia Lian gave Jia Ke a helping hand from the side.
Jia Zhu heard what Jia Ke and Jia Lian said, and after thinking about it for a while, he thought it was good. He had been recuperating in the backyard, and often heard his wife say that Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu were as good as one person. If they could be paired together
Being a couple is the best of both worlds. Otherwise, if Lin Daiyu doesn't marry Jia Baoyu, what kind of good family will dare to marry such a woman in the future? Wouldn't this be harming her cousin?
So Jia Zhu also raised her hands and said to Jia Zheng: "Father, we have always said that we do not sit together at the age of seven, but Baoyu and Sister Lin have been rubbing shoulders with each other for this period of time. If I do not promise Sister Lin to Baoyu, what will Sister Lin do in the future?"
At this time, Jia Zheng was stroking his beard and nodding. Jia Zheng had always been pedantic. After listening to Jia Zhu's words, he felt that they were reasonable. Their Rongguo Mansion could not afford to have the reputation of being a bad person.
He also felt that this was a way to get the best of both worlds. If Lin Daiyu married Jia Baoyu, he would be able to take care of her nearby. This would be an explanation for his sister, and there would be no hindrance to her reputation in Rongguo Mansion.
"In this case, I will discuss it with the old lady in a day or two. If the old lady agrees, we will write a marriage certificate for them first, and wait until your sister Lin has taken off her filial piety and they are old enough to get married.
It's not too late." Jia Zheng felt relieved now. He felt that there was no more appropriate way to not only live up to his sister's entrustment, but also to take his daughter home for a visit.