No one can disturb my retirement life in the Red Mansion

"By the way, old lady, didn't you go see the empress in the palace last time? How is the empress? This time she said she is not feeling well. How is the empress? Are you okay? By the way, I heard that Concubine Zhen is pregnant. Beijing The Wang family's tail is about to rise to the sky." Wang Xifeng now gets angry thinking about the Wang family in Beijing.

This time, the two new nobles in the palace did not show up, and it was explained together that Concubine Xian and Concubine Zhen were unwell. What everyone in the court was thinking was that the two men entered the palace at the same time. According to theory, good news should be spread. Of course, looking at the attitudes of King Beijing and the Jia family, everyone has various speculations.

Regarding the Wang family's reserve in Beijing, the Jia family has obviously kept a low profile, which is also a signal to everyone.

"Not bad!" Ou Mengmeng took the warm tea handed over by Xing, smiled at her, and replied lightly.

Wang Xifeng was stunned for a moment and looked at Qin Keqing. What do you mean by okay? Are you saying that your empress is in good health, or are you saying that this matter is okay?

"Well, ancestors, the Chinese New Year is coming, and now there is a national mourning. Our family will have a national mourning and a family mourning this time, so it is time to set up some rules. The uncle came back and said that before, the Jia family had many rules, but there were also There are no rules and regulations, let the school carefully study the ancient laws, and our family should also formulate family rules. After all, it has been passed down for hundreds of years, so our children and grandchildren should also know the decency of our family."

"It's absolutely true that there is no rule without rules. Your father-in-law set up an airs before, but in your generation, you should establish rules. Every generation of clan leaders should do something to contribute to the inheritance of the clan for future generations. However, What should I say? You have to innovate and be eclectic. If you go back to the ancestral rules and tie your descendants to death, you are the sinner of the family." Ou Mengmeng nodded and followed Qin Keqing's words.

It seems that Jia Rong is also a bit ambitious and doesn't really want to be a puppet clan leader, so now he has to establish clan rules. However, she supports this. After all, Rong Mansion doesn't care about Ning Mansion. As long as you don't cause trouble, we don't care. Therefore, it is right to manage the clan members except Rongfu well. In particular, the scandal about Jia Lian taking concubines during the national funeral and family funeral in the book really happened, and the father and son of the Ning Mansion were involved. This time Jia Zhen is dead. If Jia Rong sets the rules of the clan, he himself should not dare to mess around.

"Master, if he knew you said that, he would be happy." Qin Keqing smiled hurriedly. Think about it, "The uncle said, you are the ancestor of the family, and you are the one who knows the old rules of the two houses best, so think about it, you still have to take care of it, like last time, the funeral of the sixth old man, the family There are a lot of weird words in it. The fourth old man almost pointed his finger at the uncle and cursed me. If it weren’t for the first master and the second master was still there, our uncle would really have no shame to be the leader of the clan."

Ou Mengmeng closed her eyes. Dai Ru's funeral was just right. Because he got into trouble but died in public, he was not guilty, so he was treated as innocent. But it can be said that there is no guilt, but it cannot be said that there is no fault. Therefore, his cemetery is on the edge of the family cemetery. As for the pomp and ceremony, the funeral of a commoner who has been stripped of his reputation as a scholar can only be said to be a normal funeral for a commoner. no more, no less! The fourth old man was making a fuss. How should I put it, he felt like he was in despair. He felt that they would do the same to the sixth old man as they did to him. So there was a fuss. Of course, it's an old trick, and he wants the clan to give him some benefits.

This time Jia Rong insisted. Even if Jia She didn't go, he could still solve it. Qin Keqing mentioned this to herself now, which was also a sign of respect for the elders and a sign of weakness.

Qin Keqing saw that the old lady was silent and did not dare to speak. After a while, Ou Mengmeng finally spoke. "It's the same thing again. Since you have set the rules from the beginning, let them follow your ideas. How many days can I live? But one thing is what I just said, don't let the rules become dead rules. You must keep pace with the times! You don’t change the rules from a hundred years ago, but the children don’t dare to change them. In the end, everyone sticks to the rules and dies? If this is the case, it’s better to have no rules than to have them. It’s better to let the children and grandchildren regard the law as the family rules. I will always be with you. The master said that family rules can never be compared to the laws of the country. So I told you that there is only one family rule: you know your surname, and then don’t be embarrassed by your surname. The rest is to abide by the king’s law! "

Qin Keqing thought about it and realized that she understood what the old lady meant. In their studies, the old lady insisted on learning the law. It was obviously useless for the exam, but the old lady insisted that she must learn it and asked Jia Xuan to teach it herself. Even Jia Xuan was so frightened that he had to study the law again. It has been almost seven years. In addition to being good at studying and managing affairs, the students in Jia Family School have another special feature. Each one of them is better at memorizing the law.

"Old lady, what Brother Rong's daughter-in-law means is that it's not a family rule, right? It's a bit like Zhou Li. Our family has a school after all, such as sacrifices, how to celebrate birthdays, and how to hold funerals, so as to avoid things like the Sixth Old Master …”

"Since there are Zhou rites, why do you need to get a fake gift from the Jia family? It's just adding layers of layers to tie yourself to death and pretend to be a cultured person." Ou Mengmeng smiled and thought about it, "We are in school The second master's article is placed at the door, and behind the scenes, students are prepared to engrave names. Why don't we establish school rules? Because we value school mottos more than school rules.

Any rules are actually constantly refreshed after being challenged. You make a rule and let others violate it, so I simply don't know what is right and wrong. Don't you know it in your own minds? Do you still have to decide what you can and cannot do? As for the rules we set for funerals and weddings, is this a matter of rules? This is about money! What do you think you decided?

If I die and the fourth old lady dies, can the funeral be of the same standard? Don't tell me that I have good grades. Even if I don't have good grades, I am still richer than the Fourth Old Master's family. Tell me, what do you base your decision on? If it is set too high or too low, it will be a problem for future generations. So the key is to do what you can!

In the clan, just grasp the general direction and let people know that the clan is not a decoration. But don’t make it so strict that people think we just need to eat the flesh and blood of our tribe. "

Everyone, look at Qin Keqing, she is also the wife of the clan after all. The old lady said this, even though she is very old and virtuous, there seems to be something wrong with her being like this.

"Yes, my great-grandson will talk to the uncle later." Qin Keqing did not show any displeasure. He listened carefully and replied seriously.

Ou Mengmeng nodded and smiled: "Of course, this is my own intention. I have confidence in myself and in our children. You are right to want to set rules. Our era will eventually pass. . How to bring together a family is indeed a great subject, worthy of your lifelong study. Don’t be busy now.” (End of Chapter)