Sword of the Red Chamber from Heaven

"Sister Feng, what are you doing?"

In the East Palace, the old residence of Jia Hong, Jia Baoyu looked at Wang Xifeng who was in a hurry, and for a moment he was a little curious. Hadn't the rebellion in the capital been quelled?
"Little ancestor, I finally found you."

Wang Xifeng sighed. She had been searching for almost the whole morning but couldn't find anyone. It was only because Mrs. Fang in the yard said she saw Jia Baoyu coming here that she came here. If not for this, they would probably have to wait for Jia Baoyu to go back before they could see him.

"You don't know, the old lady discussed something with the master, and in the end, she said she wanted to see you, and she was going crazy looking for you."

Jia Baoyu was stunned.

"Sister Feng, has something happened again?"

Jia Baoyu came here just after dawn, so he didn't know what was going on in the mansion yet.

"You haven't heard?"

Wang Xifeng was stunned by Jia Baoyu's reaction. It was reasonable to say that Jia Baoyu should have heard of such a big thing.

"Have you heard anything?"

The other party's reaction made Jia Baoyu a little confused.

"Something happened in the Marquis' Mansion again?"

Hearing this, Jia Baoyu asked subconsciously.

Feng Jieer raised her eyebrows. If she hadn't asked the question before, she would have thought that Jia Baoyu already knew about this matter. But the fact was that Jia Baoyu didn't know about this matter in advance, but he guessed it.

"Brother Bao, everyone said you were enlightened. Now it seems that you are indeed enlightened. How did you guess that?"

Jia Baoyu stood up in the yard and looked up at the sky.

"It seems that I guessed right. In fact, this is not difficult. The rebellion of the vassal kings can be quelled, and the Champion Marquisate will achieve another extraordinary achievement. This is originally a good thing, but there is a hidden danger in it."

Jia Baoyu had not yet fully grown up and was not as tall as Wang Xifeng, but when Wang Xifeng looked at Jia Baoyu at this time, she seemed to see another person in her eyes, that is, Lin Ruhai, the son-in-law who served as prime minister.

Wang Xifeng is scheming, but she has not been involved in many official affairs, so she only knows one side of the story. Now that she hears Jia Baoyu's analysis, she naturally feels it is impressive.

"What's the hidden danger?"

Sister Feng asked subconsciously.

Jia Baoyu stood up, smiled and shook his head.

"Sister Feng doesn't know much about this aspect, so she didn't react. I've read a lot of books these days and finally understood some truths. In the court, there is a saying that those who are more meritorious than their masters can be considered as superior."

"In addition, the Marquis' Mansion did not suffer a complete loss in this battle. After losing the pillar of the family, Brother Hong, the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry also perished together with the enemy on the battlefield. Naturally, some people are jealous of this tremendous achievement."

Wang Xifeng looked at Jia Baoyu, not knowing what she was thinking. In fact, things like this were not uncommon in the mansion, but she was just jealous of such things and didn't think about it that way.

"Governing a large country is like cooking a small fish. Many things can be seen from the small, and the big can be seen from the small." Jia Baoyu then continued, "The rebellion in the capital has been quelled. There are not many things that can be involved with the mansion, only the Marquis's Mansion and the Lin Mansion, plus the palace. This time, we did not retreat at the critical moment, and the palace should not settle the score later. As for the Lin Mansion, my uncle is a smart man and should not cause any trouble. As for the palace, even if there is news, it cannot be spread at this time. In other words, my grandmother's visit to me can only be the matter of the Marquis's Mansion."

After listening to Jia Baoyu's analysis, Sister Feng clapped her hands.

"Brother Bao, you're much more capable than your second brother. No wonder the old lady is looking for you!"

Jia Baoyu knew that Sister Feng was sincerely praising him, but he did not think much of it. He sighed and said, "Sister Feng, it is nothing to think of these things. My uncle and grandmother can probably think of them too. But even if they knew these things, what can they do? Without Brother Hong, the Marquisate has lost its greatest support and is no longer able to compete with those people."

Upon hearing this, Feng Jieer felt a little depressed. In her eyes, the Marquis' Mansion was one of the most powerful and wealthy. Before, even when Jia Hong was not around, they were still the ones who had the final say. But in the blink of an eye, such a day had come.

"In fact, I don't have any good solution here. The game in the court is always ups and downs. Even the final decision-making power does not lie with the court, but with the palace. The key to this matter is still in the palace. The mansion can't do much. It's equivalent to nothing. Just wait and see!"

Feng Jieer stood there, not knowing what to say for a moment. She had not heard the content of the conversation between the old lady and Jia She and Jia Zheng, but she felt that it should be similar to Jia Baoyu's analysis. However, Jia Baoyu also said that the mansion was powerless to do anything about this matter.

Then even if Jia Baoyu met the old lady, it would be in vain.

"Brother Bao, why are you here?"

Putting aside the previous topic, Wang Xifeng asked Jia Baoyu another question. This was Jia Hong's residence when he was in the Ningguo Mansion, and it was also a corner of the garden built when the imperial concubine came to visit her parents. This place has always been seldom visited. Usually only the maids who came to clean the house came here. Why did Jia Baoyu come here today?

"just looking around."

Jia Baoyu didn't seem to intend to explain Wang Xifeng's curiosity, but just responded casually.

Hearing this, Sister Feng narrowed her eyes. They were not fools. She could tell that Jia Baoyu did not want to tell her the reason why he came here.

She couldn't guess what this brother-in-law who suddenly became enlightened was thinking. Based on the principle of less trouble is worse than more, she didn't continue asking.

But she did not ask again, but Jia Baoyu suddenly asked again: "Brother Xuan should have lived here in the past, right?"

Feng Jieer didn't quite understand what Jia Baoyu meant, but she nodded anyway.

"I don't know the specific details. I didn't have much contact with Brother Hong when I was young. Back then, due to an incident, Brother Hong and I were a little unhappy. Brother Bao probably heard about it."

"When they were young, the fourth girl had a lot of contact with Brother Hong, and they formed a deep friendship since they were young. So in the mansion, Brother Hong treated the fourth girl differently from ordinary people and was particularly close to her. I heard from the fourth girl that Brother Hong lived with that lady in this courtyard when he was young."

"At first, Brother Xuan was determined to pursue a career in government. He studied under his wife's guidance and also studied in a library. As for the extent of his studies, it is unclear, after all, he had never taken the imperial examination."

Jia Baoyu nodded.

"Sister Feng, do you know why Brother Hong later changed his mind and did not continue to study, but instead chose to pursue military merit and fame?"

Wang Xifeng felt embarrassed. In her heart, she was the culprit for Jia Hong's taking away his military merits. If it weren't for that incident, Jia Hong would probably have passed the imperial examination and been sent to work as an official in other places.

"Who knows? If you ask me, it's a good path for Brother Xuan to take. If he had chosen to take the imperial examination, he would definitely not have achieved what he has now!"

Jia Baoyu reached out and touched the small table under the tree, muttering to himself in a low voice: "Yes! What happened at the beginning?" (End of this chapter)