Winning every step of the Red Mansion

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Jia Zheng yelled at him, which surprised Jia Zhu.Jia Zhu is usually well-behaved and studious, and everyone in the house praises her.Although Jia Zheng said that he was harsh on him, he never reprimanded him like this.

Before Jia Zhu could speak again, Jia Zheng said again: "I see you are well-behaved on weekdays, and I thought you were a little bit sensible. I just realized that you are also a foolish playful person after talking today. Let's not care about Yuanchun waiting for the election, and I will be with you in the future." What's the benefit, let's say that you are so ignorant of the depth and speak nonsense that you know that your daily books are for nothing. Let me ask you, how many catties and taels do you have, and you dare to speak nonsense about the court's laws?"

What Jia Zheng said made Jia Zhu a little confused. He just wanted to plead for his sister to see if there was room for turning around the matter, but why did it become what his father said in an instant?

Jia Zheng sat upright with an angry expression on his face, and he was also very upset.Because Jia Zhu is studious and hardworking, I value Jia Zhu very much. I didn't become an official because of the imperial examination, so I still have some regrets in my heart.Looking forward to Jia Zhu's future success, unexpectedly he is a bookworm.Those words sound tough, but how did he know the turmoil in the officialdom.If there is someone in the palace to help, not only will it be beneficial to me and my brothers in the future, but it will be an honor to the Jia family as well.It seems that the teacher who taught Jia Zhu is too pedantic, and when this matter is over, he must change, so as not to delay Zhu'er's future.

Jia Zheng slightly suppressed the anger in his heart, and said to Jia Zhu: "The imperial court has its own system and rules for the matter of being selected. Now the famous dish has been handed over and there is no room for withdrawal. You don't need to say more, if you really care about it Your sister, I would like to give you a few words of persuasion. If one day you become rich, Yuan Chun will still be grateful for today's arrangement. Besides, your parents will decide this matter, so you don't have to worry too much as a brother. It is right to pay more attention to your studies .”

Jia Zhu's nose turned sour when she heard this, her eyes flushed.I want to say a few more words, but my father has already talked enough, and I have no room for further discussion.I opened my mouth, not knowing what to say.

Seeing this, Jia Zheng said, "What are you doing here, so that you can read your book well. If I have free time in the future, I will test your knowledge. If you are as unreasonable as you are today, I will not forgive you."

Jia Zhu nodded helplessly, then saluted Jia Zheng, and turned to leave.Before leaving the house, I heard the servant at the door hurriedly say: "Master, Master, please sit down for a while, let the younger one go and report, master has a guest today... Master today..."

Before the words were finished, the door curtain was pulled open, and Jia She came in with strides.Seven or eight sturdy servants followed behind, while Jia Zheng's butler was squeezed in the last.

Jia Shen entered the room, squinted his eyes, glanced around, looked at Jia Zheng, then at Jia Zhu, and said to Jia Zhu, "My nephew is here too. Hey, where is the distinguished guest? Could it be that I came and left the back door?" !"

Jia She turned around and said to Lin Zhixiao who was following at the end: "Is it because the distinguished guests are afraid of seeing people walking too fast? Or is it that the rules in your yard are so strict that even Zhu'er is treated like a guest?"

Lin Zhixiao's face was extremely embarrassed at this time, he glanced at Jia Zheng, swallowed his saliva, and didn't know how to answer, so he heard Jia Shen say again: "Or are you a housekeeper deliberately deceiving to obstruct it? I, Jia Shen It's your elder brother, a dignified first-class general, and you dare to prevaricate and deceive like this when you meet your brothers in my own mansion! I think my brothers are too kind to you on weekdays, but today they dare to do this in my mansion. Want to indulge and make Lai Dalai again? I'll take care of it for him, you get out of the house rules and get [-] boards first, and I'll discuss the rest with you after finishing the business."

At this time, Lin Zhixiao's face became more bitter, begging for mercy repeatedly, and looking at Jia Zheng eagerly.Seeing that Jia Zheng pursed his mouth tightly and said nothing, his heart became a little cold.He just let himself be dragged out of the house.

Seeing the anger on his uncle's face, Jia Zhu hurriedly said, "Uncle calm down, there was indeed a guest in my father's room just now, and I also had an urgent matter to discuss with my father, so my father hurriedly sent the guest away. I am afraid that the housekeeper Lin was not on duty just now, I don't know For this matter, I hope that uncle will not be blamed, and let Butler Lin be spared this time."

Hearing Jia Zhu's words to cover up for him, Jia Zheng felt somewhat comforted.He also opened his mouth and said: "As Zhu'er said, elder brother speaks slowly, don't be angry because of a few servants."

Jia Amnesty patted Jia Zhu on the shoulder and said, "In the past, I only knew that you were a good person, but I never thought that you were also a troublesome one. For your sake, I will not beat Steward Lin more than ten times. If you don’t know clearly, you should be punished.” After speaking, he said to the boy next to him: “Go quickly, so as not to finish the game. Reduce him by ten boards. Let him come to thank Zhuer later.” The boy was also smart, and went out quickly. go.

"Brother, sit up, I don't know what's the matter today?" Jia Zheng asked slightly, calming down.

Seeing this, Jia Zhu hurriedly wanted to leave. He had just taken a step when Jia She said, "My eldest nephew, don't leave. What I said today has something to do with you!"

Jia Zheng was at a loss when he heard this, and Jia Zhu was naturally also taken aback.Now that Jia Amnesty had spoken, Jia Zheng naturally couldn't let Jia Zhu go, so he let Jia Zhu stand aside, and said: "Brother, please speak, brother should obey."

Jia She said with a smile: "If we talk about it, we have something important to do today, and that's why the distinguished guests are scared away. I hope brothers don't care about it."

Hearing that Jia She's tone was calm, but he didn't get to the point, Jia Zheng couldn't help being suspicious. What was the reason for Jia She's sudden visit today?It stands to reason that Jia Amnesty would not come forward to plead for Yuan Chun's matter like Jia Zhu did. After all, if this matter is resolved, it will be a good thing for the family in the future, and it will also benefit him a lot.But what else could there be?Jia Zheng couldn't figure it out.

"I think about this matter, brother, I have thought about it many times, but I can't bring it up because I hide my face. Thinking about it, it is naturally difficult for a brother to mention this matter. I think about it, anyway, sooner or later, there will be a day, or I, the elder brother, should mention it first." Jia She looked at Jia Zheng's bewildered expression and paused for a moment, then said word by word: "Today, you and my brothers will first discuss the matter of family separation!" Jia Amnesty She deliberately spit out the word "separate family".

"Split, split!" Jia Zheng couldn't believe his ears.Why did they get involved in the separation all of a sudden?No, why should this good-natured family split up?

"Yes! Separate the family!" Jia She said with a smile: "Since the brother has always thought this way, the elder brother must be considerate. According to the family law and family rules, the family leader must be invited to testify for the separation of the family and property, and the people of the clan will watch Yes. Today we also discuss first, and after the discussion is completed, we will follow the family rules and laws."

"No, no, no!" Jia Zheng was completely stunned at this moment, and hurriedly said, "Why did you say that? When did I, I, I mention that I want to separate from my brother?" Jia Zheng felt that his tongue was about to get stuck. , "Brother, don't talk and laugh! Now that Gaotang is here, how can the separation of the family make him sad?"

"Oh, brother, if you are worried about this matter, you don't have to. The old lady once told me that I am the master of the whole house. As long as things are done right, it doesn't matter if she knows, but don't know It’s a mistake and I deliberately concealed it. Besides, since my brother has long wanted to split up the family, I’d better let him get what he wanted. The division of the family is not difficult, but it’s trivial. According to the clan law..."

"I have no intention of separating the family. Why did my brother say that? Why do you judge like this!" Jia Zheng stepped forward and grabbed Jia Amnesty's sleeve.

"Hmph! Don't you have the heart?" Jia She raised his eyebrows and restrained his smile, "No heart! Can you explain to me why the master of Yuanchun's election is not aware of it?"

Jia Zheng never expected that Jia Amnesty would raise this matter at this time.Slightly slowing down, he said: "I don't think I need to bother elder brother with such trivial matters. Besides, if the elder sister has this opportunity in the future, it will also benefit the family. It will not be in vain that you have loved her so much."

"That's a beautiful statement." Jia She clapped his hands and clapped his hands: "As an uncle, I don't have much ability, and I can't think of such a long-term. But I understand the truth. You might as well talk to brother today. I I just want to ask you, what is the title of the famous plate of your elder sister? Is it written as the eldest daughter of the fifth-rank official Jia Zheng Jia Cunzhou? Or is it written as the eldest granddaughter of the Rongguo Mansion and the niece of the first-class general?"

Hearing this, Jia Zheng lowered his head. Since he wanted to fight for wealth, his official rank was not enough to look at. In addition to his official rank, he would naturally add the granddaughter of the eldest son of the Rongguo Mansion and the niece of the first-class general.

Seeing this, Jia She sneered and said, "Hmph, if brother writes his official title, it is your own family business. As a brother, I wish my niece a good chance. The lord of my house, the old lady and the honorable man of the house don’t even know, so how can I talk about it? After thinking about it, it can only be that my brothers don’t want to be in the same room with me and the old lady. Whatever, even if That's the case, so why force it? It's better to separate the family. I don't expect to be rich in the future, I want to be safe and secure." After saying that, he pulled Jia Zheng's arm with his backhand: "Let's go, let's go to the old lady to separate. understand."

"Brother has something to say, and something to say." Jia Zheng struggled to argue, "I have absolutely no intention of separating, absolutely no intention of separating."

Seeing this, Jia Zhu hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Uncle, calm down. Thinking about it, it's a little inappropriate. But I can't write two characters of Jia in one stroke. I don't know if Uncle can resolve the matter of Yuanchun?"

Jia Amnesty glanced at Jia Zhu, and angrily threw Jia Zheng away: "Your father is too terrific, and there is no way to resolve it now!" Then he turned his head and said angrily to Jia Zheng: "You can find a way for this matter, if I can’t do it anymore, let’s break up! This reason is unreasonable for you to say hello. And I also told you clearly, now there is a lot of undercurrents in the court, and there is no rush for others to get out, and you are still actively digging in. Cut Don't forget the Duke of Zhen a few days ago. Whoever made the idea with you, who sent someone away, and it's not like there is no girl in their family. You don't feel sorry for the eldest sister, but I still feel sorry for this niece!" Turning around and walking away, after walking a few steps, he remembered something, stretched out his hand and pulled Jia Zhu: "Guang is angry, I forgot to tell you, from tomorrow on when Peng Luo talked about the Theory of the Six Kingdoms, Huerte pleaded for you to attend the lecture , You go and pack up, and I will send a car to take you there in a while."

Jia Zhu was dragged out of the house by Jia Amnesty, leaving only Jia Zheng in place.