By Jia Xiuzhen

Everyone is gathering firewood and the flames are high. The people in the capital are busy marrying daughters and daughters-in-law. I don't know if the old sage has got a sense, and his health is really getting worse.All the imperial physicians were locked up in Da Nei and did not even return home. Fortunately, there is no custom of burying imperial physicians on duty in this dynasty, or else they might die in a hurry.

After all, he was getting old, and the old sage died after three nights of coma.The sage issued a decree that the princes, officials, and princesses ordered their wives to stand in order in the royal city to mourn, and the Zigong was placed behind the Chongzheng Hall, and all the officials cried day and night.The Holy One resisted all opinions and insisted on keeping a filial piety for the old saint for three years. Hundreds of officials wrote letters several times to persuade him but failed.After that, the princes and ministers asked the queen mother to persuade the emperor to take the world as the most important thing, and to govern the country with true filial piety. Only then was the month to replace the year, and it was changed to keep filial piety in March.He also ordered the world that all officials in the four seas are not allowed to drink banquets and music for one year, and each is kept according to the system of nobility, and the people are forbidden to marry for a hundred days.

All the people in Jia's mansion, who have orders on their bodies, go to the palace every day without mentioning it.

For several days like this, seeing the full day of fasting, the current Zhonggong Zhengwei, who has been getting worse for more than half a year, also failed to survive the bitter spring, and unexpectedly collapsed in a dream at night.All the officials strongly recommended that the empress's funeral would be a hindrance to the emperor.The Holy Majesty also attaches great importance to the great deeds of the old saints. The queen's funeral is only done according to the law, without any increase, and the country's filial piety will not be superimposed. The officials and the people still only abide by the previous system.

No matter how simple it is, it is irreducible to order a woman to enter the palace to cry. Jiamu is old and could have been exempted, but now that the middle palace has passed away, the two most powerful concubines in the harem are the two imperial concubines. is one of them.At this time, Jia's words and deeds did not know how many eyes were staring at him. It would be better to suffer more than to attract people's suspicion.In this way, Jia's mother, Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Youshi went to the palace every day to accompany the sacrifices according to the regulations, which ruined all the people waiting in the pharmacy of Jia's mansion.

The nobles mourned continuously, and the frontier changed.The Tartars in the north don't know what their intentions are, taking advantage of the announcement of the national funeral, they stationed troops on the border one after another.A few days later, battle reports also spread from the south, and people became more and more panicked.

Let’s say that Jia Huan’s life has been muddled since that defeat. At first, he still had money to buy wine, but later he couldn’t come when he asked for wine. He didn’t have any money, so he started dumping the things in the house, grabbing whatever he wanted and going out. The exchange of money coincided with the national funeral, and no one paid any attention to him.

One day, he woke up from drunkenness and was looking for something to exchange for money, but Caixia came in a hurry.Which one does Jia Huan believe in at this time?Then he laughed and said, "Are you here to read a joke for your master? You can coax me well!"

Caixia wept and said nothing, she wanted to go up to help him first, but he pushed her away.It was summer, and Caixia was wearing a wide-sleeved blouse. With a flick of her arm, half of her arm was exposed, and there were many red marks on it. It seemed that old wounds were piled up with new ones.Jia Huan caught a glimpse and froze there.Caixia quickly rolled up her sleeves, but still stretched out her hand to help him sit down.

Jia Huan found his own voice, tremblingly said: "He...that little bastard hit you?!"

With tears in her eyes, Caixia smiled and said, "Is there anyone among those guys who can count people? That's fine. I said why it was so easy for me to hold the account book. It was a trick! It was me, I was the one who caused it." Lord!"

Jia Huan thought about it and smiled: "At first you asked me to make a long-term plan. I didn't believe it. How could I think... Hey, I'm afraid that most of the people in this mansion are named Wang. The master is only willing to believe their words. When he regrets."

Caixia wiped her tears and said: "I sneaked here this time just to tell my master, I must not go on like this!"

Jia Huan said with a chuckle: "If it's not like this, what can I do? Now I don't even have the monthly money, and I can't even compare with the third-class slaves! What else can I do? I just watched and watched how they dismantled In this mansion, let's see what the master's face will look like when he wakes up!" When he said the last two sentences, he had already gritted his teeth.

Caixia pulled him back and said, "Third Master still wants to take it lightly. Although they coaxed them this time, Third Master really caught their feet. How can they not be taboo or hate in their hearts? There are so many things going on outside, Master The old lady can't take care of her, and they have the final say in this house. The third master only drinks like this all day long, and if one day...they think of a way to make the third master drunk to death..."

Jia Huan trembled when he heard the words, woke up and said, "Sure enough! I didn't expect this."

Caixia said: "I think my aunt knew about their dirty things early in the morning, but she never said she would expose them. Didn't they still find an opportunity to kill them? Master, this guy is the most ruthless, I don't know what They will stick out to bite you when they come, they are all like poisonous snakes, you must guard against them."

Jia Huan panicked for a moment, and swallowed: "After all, I'm a man in Jia's mansion, they, they are so bold, I'm not afraid that the master will find out..."

Caixia said: "Second Grandma You almost killed Second Grandma Lian in the past, and that was under the watchful eyes of Second Master Lian! Not to mention the other things she did, who knows about it? What's more, there are A wife with a deeper morality! I don’t know, in the early years, my wife helped many people pass the lawsuit, and every time they sent in tens of thousands of taels of money. Otherwise, even if the wife’s dowry is rich, she can afford to pay it to the palace. How can the master know any of these things!"

After hearing this, Jia Huan yelled: "These poisonous women! But the master doesn't believe me!"

Caixia said: "For the current plan, I think the Lord should go outside! I didn't say that this lawsuit is always fought on two sides. The wife helped one side, and the other side must suffer. Can there be no grudges? In this mansion , everyone is theirs, what can the master do? It's better to go outside and make friends with people. With your own power, you can grab a useful handle in the future, so that they can't stand up!

What's more, now they can only make this disagreement bigger and bring it to the surface, so that they won't be able to attack the master.Grandpa can't drink any more, so as not to give them any excuses.If I was doing business all day long, and everyone knew that I didn't deal with them, if I had another trouble, the first one would be suspicious of them.The master will not stand idly by.Only in this way can they really be taboo, and the Lord will be safe. "

After hearing this, Jia Huan thought about it for a long time, then clapped his hands and said: "That's right! Now, you are the only one who is really planning for me. You should have listened to what my aunt said that day... Oh, I have wronged you! "

Caixia wept and said: "Don't say such a thing. Caixia has been blessed for a few lifetimes to have my grandfather's blue eyes. Now, although...but it is impossible to get a tiger's cub if you don't enter the tiger's den. Caixia can bear it, as long as you can help my grandfather repay Caixia is not afraid of getting a blood feud and getting a family fortune!"

Jia Huan was so moved that he couldn't speak for a moment, he just said repeatedly: "Okay, okay, good girl!"

The two began to discuss the details again, and Jia Huan said, "How can people know that I don't get along with them?"

Caixia said: "It's simple! Auntie used to have a few women who have always been friends with each other, but they didn't go out this time. I just tried to find out around. They have a lot to say in this mansion, just pick up the ugly ones and go out. Propaganda. Those who come and go, naturally know that the Lord despises them."

Jia Huan smiled wryly: "You don't know about these people in our house? I don't have any money to take care of them now, and everyone wants to stay away from me. Who is willing to talk to me about this!"

Caixia said: "Nowadays the mansion is not as good as it used to be, and even the bowls of rice are cooked with people's heads on their hands. It is much harder for them to find money than before. They are all old ladies who are used to spending money, which one can bear the hard life? As long as the master has money in his hand, even if he has no money, as long as he can get them to make money, all the custodians are willing to follow the master."

Seeing that Jia Huan was moved, Caixia told Jia Huan about the treasures hidden in Mrs. Wang's small Buddhist hall, and said: "After a while, they will send the spirit out again, and Second Grandma Lian will have to take care of the east mansion again. Where is it?" Got so many eyes?! Besides, the management of the wife’s house has always been loose, and the only worry about Yu Chuan’er is to go home every three to five days, and now that her sister is an aunt, she often goes to Go to that house. Master find a free time, go in and get a few things out, and it will cost you a few hundred taels if you take it out casually! Isn’t the wool coming out of the sheep?!”

From what Jia Huan heard, it was the best way to use Mrs. Wang's money to deal with people who spoke ill of her.If it had been the case, Mr. Huan was still a master after all, even if he was a bit picky, it was because his hands were not loose on weekdays, and he would not do stealthy things.It's just that after the rest of this month, it's not once or twice to exchange the things in the house for wine, so why should I care about my face?It is more refreshing to avenge shame and revenge!

Therefore, he was very satisfied with Caixia's proposal. After the two separated, he went out of the house and wandered around Mrs. Wang's yard.At that time, Mrs. Wang was in the palace with Jia Mu and others, and Yu Chuan'er was not guarding in the yard.Jia Huan grew up in this yard since he was a child, so why doesn't he know better than those new girls?After looking at it for two days, I had an idea in my heart, and I just waited for Mrs. Wang to go out a few times, so I could start.

After I had to send Zigong to the mausoleum, everything was in order. After two months, almost all the people in Jia's mansion fell ill after returning home. For a while, the two mansions were taken care of by Sister Feng Li Wan and Tanchun, cooking soup everywhere. Stew medicine, too busy to care about him.

Youshi is fine, Sister Feng can finally breathe a sigh of relief, and handed over the power of housekeeper for nearly two months.There are still a lot of big and small things in my house that I need to ask Mrs. Wang for advice, but Mrs. Wang fell ill again. Although I know the matter is important, it is not bad if I can hear three or two things every day, so I have to be patient and wear it down slowly.

This old matter has not subsided, and there is another news in Dongfu.First, one of Jia Qiang's concubines disappeared, and then she heard that she had a quarrel with Jia Zhen because she couldn't enter the ancestral grave, and they broke up unhappy.Jia Qiang grew up in front of Jia Zhen since she was a child, and she was very spoiled. This time, she was refuted for face, and she bought a piece of land to bury the concubine, took some soft things and left.I don't know where it went.

When everyone talked about it, Jia Zhen could only sigh "unworthy nephew".

Only Xue Pan and Xiang Ling secretly talked about it, but said: "In the future, don't go out with me, those people are not good. The old officials died with some talk, you listen to what they say outside ! None of that!"

Now Xiangling only hopes that the third sister will take her back to the mansion soon, and the others are not too worried.Hearing what Xue Pan said, he didn't take it seriously, and agreed indiscriminately.He took out two prescriptions and gave them to Xue Pan: "These are good things for health care. I asked our shop to catch them, and asked my second grandmother to use them every two days. If they don't keep for a year, I will give them to my grandfather." Give birth to a big fat boy."

Xue Pan looked at it and said with emotion: "These are all women, why is there such a difference! You are so sensible, but that one is... 嗐!"

Xiangling smiled: "The most important thing in Xiangling's heart is Grandpa. Grandpa likes Second Grandma, so Xiangling naturally likes her too. If Grandma can give birth to a son for Grandpa, our family will have a descendant. This is not the first important thing." Something?! Grandma, after all, her own size is the most important thing. There is nothing to say about it. Human nature is destined by God and cannot be changed."

Didn't Xue Pan feel like that when he heard it? !Sighed: "If I knew I didn't marry a daughter-in-law back then, I would have straightened you up and saved my worries!"

Xiangling smiled and said: "Master is talking nonsense again, what are our identities, how dare we think about this, we are from the second grandma's good family, and the talent is beautiful, so we are worthy of the master. Work harder, if you have it in your stomach, take it!" Come in, the wife will only be happy when the time comes."

Xue Pan nodded after listening.

It didn't take long for Third Sister You to follow Xue Pan, and everyone in Jia's mansion knew about it, and other people didn't care, You Shi only felt pain on his face.This cheap girl was ambiguous with her husband at first, and then one or two were used as outer rooms for others, and she followed people without names and distinctions, and all of them were relatives of her own family. I really couldn't hold my head up. Come.

Jia Zhen and the others just found it hard to believe, how could that hot pepper fall in love with someone like Dubawang, and after inquiring, they found out that Xia Jingui, like Sister Feng, was struggling with heirs, but the two sisters were clever, and they both ran for this Here comes the leak.Jia Rong also said with a smile: "If you want to say that women can't be angry, look, these two, what's the use of subduing men? Aren't they all marrying for others!"