Sword of the Red Chamber from Heaven

Chapter 661: Jia Mansion’s Movement, Rongqing Hall Discusses Matters Again

"The latest news is that the imperial guards sent by the court have been defeated, and the Prince of Dongping is heading straight for the capital. If we don't leave now, we will never be able to leave!"

"Is the news accurate? Didn't the imperial court send out a full 110,000 troops this time, with thunder bombs and all that? How could they be defeated so quickly?"

"I'm not very clear about the specific situation, but the news of the court's defeat is undoubtedly accurate. To tell you the truth, my sister is the concubine of Mr. Shi in the Shi family. She sent someone to secretly pass this news to me, asking me to think of a way out!"

"The way out?"

"The city is already under lockdown, do you still want to go out? You are crazy!!"

Before long, rumors began to spread in every corner of the capital that the imperial court had suffered a crushing defeat and that Prince Dongping was unstoppable and ready to attack Huanglong directly.

Once the news got out, it spread rapidly in the capital as if it had wings, and those big families also received the news in a very short time.

"Master, the news has been confirmed. Are we just going to sit there and wait to die?"

"Shut up!!"

In the Ningguo Mansion, Jia Zhen, who was still rejoicing in his aunt's room, had an extremely gloomy look in his eyes. He did not doubt the authenticity of the news, but he still had some self-awareness of what kind of person he was.

If he left the Ningguo Mansion and the capital, what would he be?

Big boss?

Those people outside the capital would not recognize this. Without the halo of the Duke's Mansion and the blessing of his ancestors, Jia Zhen could only be regarded as a gangster, even worse than a gangster.

Therefore, he was very unhappy with his aunt who kept encouraging him to make a living on his own.

This guy whose brain was kicked by a donkey, doesn't even think about what they can do after leaving the Duke's Mansion and the capital? ?

  Go out and tell stories to others? Talk about the things that the father-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Duke's Mansion have to say?

"Okay, you take a rest first! I'm going to go to Grandma's place!!"

Annoyed and distracted by this aunt who had no sense at all, Jia Zhen said something coldly and left.

  Seeing Jia Zhen's disgusted attitude, the aunt felt a little strange. She didn't say anything she shouldn't have said. What's wrong with leaving a way out for herself? Does she have to die with Da Kang?

She knew Jia Zhen's character. He was definitely not loyal and righteous. As for the other traits, he was almost the same, if not all five evils. But what was he trying to do now? Could it be that he was still thinking of working with the court?

From her perspective, she could not imagine what Jia Zhen was thinking, or perhaps when she became Jia Zhen's aunt, she would not have thought about these things.

Her man seemed to be in a good position on the surface. He was the heir to the Ningguo Mansion and a third-class general. It would be a very prestigious thing to tell others about it.

But she didn't know how capable this third-class general was. All she could see was that whenever Jia Zhen spoke, the servants under him would obey him. As for why, she didn't know. She only knew that Jia Zhen was the eldest master of the mansion, so it should be like this.

But there are not so many things that are taken for granted in the world. Jia Zhen's current power is only due to the influence of his father! If this third-class general is really asked to go out on a horse and carry a gun, he may not even be as good as a soldier. She couldn't think of these things, but Jia Zhen knew them, so he had no interest in the naive ideas of this concubine.

On the other side, at the Rongguo Mansion, which was only one street away from the Ningguo Mansion, the Rongqing Hall where Lady Jia was staying was full of people again.

They are all the masters and mistresses of the house.

Jia She, Lady Xing, Jia Zheng, Lady Wang, Jia Lian, Wang Xifeng, and Jia Baoyu.

"You've all heard about the situation outside. This is the situation in our family. Tell us what specific plans we have!"

Grandmother Jia's tone was a little low.

"Mother, Baoyu is still young"

When Jia Zheng heard that Lady Jia wanted to hear everyone's opinions, he felt something was not right. He, Jia She and Jia Lian were all fine, but Jia Baoyu was really young, and he still felt that Jia Baoyu should not be invited to such an occasion.

"Okay, I know how Baoyu is doing. You as a father are sometimes not as good as him!!"

No one knows a son better than his mother. Grandmother Jia knows Jia Zheng's background very well. She will never make a mistake in judging her son's ability.

This time, she called Jia Baoyu over because of some words that Mrs. Wang said when she was having dinner with her before. When she learned that these words were said by Jia Baoyu, she knew that her good grandson had finally come to his senses.

Hearing this, a trace of surprise flashed across the eyes of the other people. Jia Baoyu has indeed changed a lot since his serious illness, but this does not mean that he can suddenly become an omnipotent god.

Seeing that Mrs. Wang and Wang Xifeng were silent, Mrs. Xing smiled and said, "What the old lady said is right. Baoyu has always been smart, but he is still young and doesn't know how powerful the outside world is!"

Mrs. Xing's words hit the nail on the head. Jia Baoyu had not experienced the chaos of the world, so his understanding of human nature was far from satisfactory.

For such a person, what he says is of little reference value. Another point is that Jia Baoyu is too young, and his psychological ability to withstand pressure is not enough to cope with what is happening now. It would be bad if he is left with a trauma because of this.

Although these words were reserved, both Mrs. Wang and Wang Xifeng were shrewd people and naturally heard it. Mrs. Wang was about to refute, but then she thought that what Mrs. Xing said seemed to be right. Jia Baoyu was her life. If he was left with any shadow because of this incident, it would be a loss.

"He's not young anymore. When Brother Xuan went to Liaodong, he was not even as old as Baoyu is now!!"

  Grandmother Jia glanced at Lady Xing with a gloomy look. She knew very well what the other party was thinking. As the first-in-line heir to the Rongguo Mansion, it was right for Jia Lian to attend today's meeting. Although Jia Baoyu was also a legitimate child, he was the son of Jia Zheng. To be honest, he was already a little distant from the legitimate lineage. This was a precaution!

Upon hearing that Lady Jia had brought up Jia Hong, Mrs. Xing didn't know what to say. Putting aside other things, as far as the matter of Jia Hong was concerned, they were considered insiders and naturally knew whether it was true or not.

  When Jia Hong left the capital, he was not as old as Jia Baoyu is now, but to be fair, how many Jia Hongs are there in this world? ?

"Since the elders have objections, you should listen to Baoyu's opinion first. If you think it is not worthwhile, I will let him go back."