The Concubine Wushuang of Red Mansion

Chapter 267 The only solution for now is to marry into the Jia family!
Jia Yucun was silent. Jia Cong and the fourth prince were classmates, and there would always be a new emperor. Although the current emperor was kind to him, there would always be a landslide, and Jia Cong would always stand in line. Since he didn't If you take refuge with the third prince, you will become the fourth prince.

Mu Yongzhen also realized how ridiculous his whims were. He suppressed his smile and said, "Since there is no guarantee that Jia Cong will not join forces with Lao Si, we must make preparations early."

Jia Cong is a powerful general with a large army, and although he has not been awarded the command of the Jinyi Guards, the Jinyi Mansion is under his control, and the power in his hands is greater than that of the previous commanders of the Jinyi Guards. If he does not express his attitude, no one will do anything. rest assured.

The prince of Nan'an County said, "For the present plan, the only way is to marry with the Jia family!"

"Marriage? Please ask the county prince to talk about it!" Mu Yongzhen raised his hand in an invitation gesture.

Marriage is naturally the best idea. In-laws are much more reliable than schoolmates. However, not only does Jia Cong have no children, but his marriage to Lin has not been consummated.

If a legitimate son is not born, it is impossible to give birth to a concubine. Generally, a more sophisticated family cannot do such a shameful thing as the eldest son of a concubine. This is disrespectful to the legitimate wife.

"Let's talk about it with Marquis Beijing! I'm not very clear about the younger generation." Prince Nan'an looked at Shui Rong.

Shui Rong cleared his throat and said, "The girl from the Ningguo Marquis Mansion is the daughter of Jia Jingshu who is in the fourth year of Jia Mansion. She is still young and is not old enough to marry, let's not talk about it for now. Jia Cong's only sister who has the same father, Jia Cong It is a pity that Jia Cong married the concubine who was born out of pardon.

If someone can get married right now, only Jia Zheng's legitimate daughter is worthy of His Highness. It would be great if she could be included in the palace. However, the Wang family has already made a deal with the Sun family of Datong. "

"Is this the marriage that Enhua planned before?" Mu Yongzhen asked.

"Exactly!" Shui Rong said, "It's a pity to say that. This eldest girl is the eldest daughter of the Jia family. She was selected into the palace to serve as the female historian because of her virtuous, filial and talented people. She served successively in the palace of the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager. She has served here, and it turned out that the Jia family wanted her to be the palace concubine, but she was taken out of the palace by Jia Cong first, what a pity!"

Shui Rong looked towards Mu Yongzhen as he spoke. His last four words had a profound meaning. Mu Yongzhen could also feel it and asked, "Besides, are there any other unmarried girls from Yunying in the Jia family?"

Shui Rong said hurriedly, "Jia Zheng also has a daughter who is a concubine. She is also younger. She has already gone to Liaodong with Princess Xianning before she reached the age of hairpin. Not to mention, there are also sisters from relatives. "Jia Zheng's wife and sister brought a pair of children to live in his home. His aunt and niece are just the right age, but they are not enough. The family is an imperial merchant, so they are not worthy of His Highness."

As he said this, Jia Yucun felt a little moved in his heart. He lost his wife last year and is still a widower. If he were in an official position, it would be degrading to marry a merchant's daughter, but now that he is alone, he doesn't care. These, if the lady can bring some dowry, that will be just what she wants!

Shui Rong saw the change in Jia Yucun's expression, and suddenly thought that if Jia Yucun lost his wife, if this method could be used to tie the Jia family to the ship of Beijing Hou Mansion, he would not be afraid that Jia Cong would be captured without hesitation.

Three days later, Daiyu set off, escorted by the guards from the mansion led by Jiao Da, and the Jinyiwei also sent out hundreds of cavalry retinues. The three of them only brought some clothes boxes and about ten or twenty cars. Taking advantage of the morning market that had not yet opened in the city, they went out in a mighty manner. Out of the city gate, go all the way north.

When the East Mansion was empty, Mrs. Wang felt as if a stone had been lifted from her heart. Only then did she realize that the impact of the East Mansion on her was too great. It had cost her a lot in the past few years. I think it's really good now that the buildings are empty.

The next day, the Zhen family from Beijinghou Mansion sent her old lady to come and invite Jia Mu to go to Qingxu Temple to have a ritual ceremony. Jia Mu was old and didn't want to go out, but it was Zhen family who made the appointment. , Secondly, the family has been really unhappy in the past few years, and Xifeng was encouraging her, so she agreed to go.

Aunt Xue and her daughter happened to be nearby, so Jia Mu said, "My aunt is also going. On that day, we will go shopping together, and we will also watch a play."

Aunt Xue smiled and said, "If I haven't seen any good shows, I won't go!"

Xifeng smiled and said, "Auntie, don't say anything about not going. Mrs. Beijinghou is also going. On that day, it may be very lively. I have been bored at home all day long, and it's easy to go out and walk around. It's just a good time to have a break." Relax."

When Aunt Xue heard this, she was thinking about Baochai. Ever since Xue Pan repeatedly said that Baoyu was not a good match, and the Rongguo Mansion had done so, Aunt Xue was very reluctant to make Baochai and Baoyu's marriage come true. This is a marriage.

"In that case, I'll just go with the old lady!"

"That's good! My aunt is with the old lady, so I can be more relaxed!"

On that day, Mrs. Wang suddenly complained that she was not feeling well anymore, and someone from the Wang family sent someone to tell her that Wang Ziteng's wife wanted to come over to talk about something, so she did not go with her and sent Yuan Chun to accompany the old lady.

On that day, there were many vehicles, people and horses in front of the Rongguo Mansion. Just in response to the words of a centipede insect, Jia Mu came out and took an eight-person sedan. Li, Xifeng, and Aunt Xue each They rode in a four-person sedan, and Yuanchun and Baochai sat in a car covered with red lunhua flowers. The maids behind them followed in the car, as well as the old ladies, wet nurses in each room, and the family members and daughters-in-law who were going out. On the ground, half the street was full.

Baoyu rode a horse and followed Jia Mu's sedan chair. People on the street stood on both sides watching the excitement, pointing at the cars and talking about them.

In Qingxu Temple, the chariot from Beijing Hou Mansion arrived first. Shui Rong got off his horse and took Mrs. Zhen out of the sedan. This was the first time for Mrs. Zhen to go out since what happened to the Zhen family. At this time, she heard the sound of bells and drums. As soon as there was a sound, Judge Zhang, holding incense and robes, led all the Taoist priests to greet him at the roadside.

"I'm sorry, Judge Zhang. The car from Rongguo Mansion will be here soon. I have to trouble you to pick him up again!" Zhen said calmly.

"How polite, madam!" Judge Zhang saluted and welcomed Shuirong and his wife into the Taoist temple.

After placing Mr. Zhen in place, Shui Rong got up and left. On the mountain behind the Taoist temple, in front of a house made of green bamboo, facing west, a stand was built on the slope with bamboo chairs and tables. A chessboard was placed, and Mu Yongzhen and Jia Yucun were playing a game of chess.

The winner was decided. When Jia Yucun saw the water coming towards him, he stood up and saluted, "Master Hou!"

Mu Yongzhen wiped the chessboard, waved his fan, and asked Shuirong, "Has everything been arranged?"

"It couldn't be more appropriate to return to Your Highness. Everything that should come has come!"

Mu Yongzhen laughed loudly, stood up and walked around on the bamboo platform, unable to conceal his excitement, "If Jia She had not lost this title, the East and West mansions would be in trouble like this again, otherwise, this eldest girl of the Jia family would have done something right. Concubine can do it too!"

Jia Yucun shook his head and said, "An old woman in the Jia family makes the decision, and the disorder of the elders and young children is the root of the chaos in the family. Although she has a wealthy family, how will she be a mother in the world in the future?" Mu Yongzhen liked to hear these words, and said , "That's true. I heard that the fourth girl from the Ningguo Hou Mansion is a concubine, but Jia Cong spent a lot of money to educate her. It's a pity that she is a little young and is not in the capital."

Shui Rong said, "Jia Cong will not agree to this marriage. The four girls are too young, which will be of no use to His Highness now. On the contrary, it will make Jia Cong wary. No matter how different the two houses of Ning Rong and Rong are, they are of the same family. , the character "Jia" cannot be written twice in one stroke, so according to the official, it is just right."

Mu Yongzhen nodded and said, "That's right."

He asked Jia Yucun, "How is Shi Fei? Can I ask how the girl from the Xue family is doing?"

Jia Yucun smiled and said, "That's just an idea I have. Whether it can be put into practice depends on fate!"

Shui Rong shook his head and smiled, "Shi Fei is too humble. The Xue family is just a merchant and has no foundation. They defected to Beijing and stayed under the Rongguo Mansion. I heard that Shang gave birth to a girl from the Xue family and gave it to Jia Cong. My thought is that Shi Fei is still a top-ranked scholar, and in the future... there will always be a time when he will succeed."

Shui Rong said and looked at Mu Yongzhen.

Jia Yucun was extremely excited at this time. Mu Yongzhen naturally heard the mystery and said with a smile, "Shi Fei is a rare talent. If he abandons it, wouldn't it be a loss to the court? I Dashun Loss!"

"Student, thank you, Your Highness!" Jia Yucun hurriedly knelt down to salute, and Mu Yongzhen helped him up with his own hands. For a moment, it was like a monarch and his ministers united, composing a good story.

In the Qingxu Temple, it was very lively with people making offerings and making plans. However, the life of slave Hachi, who was far away in a wild forest in Liaodong, was not so easy. When his stepmother Nala came in, , being mean to him, he and his younger brother Shuerha had never been so miserable when they were homeless and had no way to make a living.

He leaned against a big tree and took a nap. Not far away, the soldiers were whispering and talking. He was in such a low mood that Nuerhachi couldn't bear to say anything despite hearing it.

Fan Wencheng came over, knelt down and shouted loudly. Nuerhachi opened his eyes and saw Fan Wencheng hand him a wine bag and said, "There is some bad wine in it, which I saved. If the Khan doesn’t mind it, you can use it to quench your thirst.”

After speaking, Fan Wencheng took a sip, and the faint aroma of wine drifted towards Nuerhachi. He grabbed the wine bag, raised his head and drank it all. The wine flowed down his chin, and Nuerhachi wiped it. He took a handful and licked the wine on the back of his hand clean with his tongue.

"You had a good idea before, saying that you were going to kidnap Jia Cong's father as a hostage. It was a good plan, but it was a pity that he saw it through in the blink of an eye! That Han Jia Cong is a ruthless person. In order to prevent my plan from happening, He succeeded and actually killed his own father!" Nuerhachi was so angry that he slammed the wine bag aside, furious.

Fan Wencheng said, "The great Khan calmed down his anger. The Han people have a saying that 'things are accomplished through secrets, and failure is revealed through words'. I didn't know the original plan, so why did Ning Guohou know it so quickly!"

"He is a powerful person!" Nu'er Hachi couldn't help but think of Li Yongfang, the general who was executed by Jia Cong. Originally, cultivating spies was Nuer Hachi's specialty. At the beginning, he used this trick to make Xia Jin very passive. Now, Jia Cong is even more powerful than him in this trick, and he becomes passive instead of himself.

A scout ran over, excited, "Great Khan, my subordinates heard the news and said that Jia Cong is no longer in Fushun City!"

"Where has he gone?" Nuerhachi stood up in shock. Taking this opportunity, they could just go out and grab his mother's hand. Nuerhachi flushed with excitement and waved his arms, "Young men, Jia Cong left Fushun City, our good days have arrived!"

The scout said, "Marquis Ning Guo went to Guangning Guard and heard that his wife was here. He went to greet her personally!"

"This is such a good opportunity!" Nuerhachi was not the only one who was happy. Jia Cong was squatting in Fushun. Not only did they not dare to move, they were also driven away like rabbits by Jia Cong. Now not only the Jurchens were torn apart again, Jianzhou It also became a piece of scattered sand. Wherever the army led by Jia Cong went, they killed all the Jurchens without leaving any chickens or dogs, as if they wanted to take the life debt of the former slave Hachi, including the principal and interest. To ask for it back.

Seeing this, Nuerhachi's subordinates were dissatisfied with what Nuerhachi had done in the past, but they did not dare to rebel. Unless they grew their hair and secretly pretended to be Han Chinese, hair could not grow overnight. Chinese is not that easy to speak either.

Li Yongfang's fate also made Fan Wencheng and others see it. Although they deeply regretted that they should not have taken refuge with Nuerhachi in the first place, now that they have taken this step, there is no turning back.

"Great Khan, maybe the opportunity has come to turn defeat into victory!" Fan Wencheng said hurriedly, "The Great Khan might as well send out a surprise force and kidnap Jia Cong's wife. If we can exchange for two Belles, wouldn't the Great Khan have two more arms? "

"Father, no!" A young man came forward, gave Fan Wencheng a fierce look, and said, "This is simply asking for death! Now the enemy is strong and we are weak, it is the time of dormancy. At first, we wanted to use Jia She's dead man to replace him. Going back to my two brothers has already made Jia Cong jealous. How can we do this again? Besides, why should we rush up when we know that Jia Cong is going to greet his wife in person? "

This young man was none other than Dorgon. Fan Wencheng knew that although Dorgon was young, he was unparalleled in wisdom and bravery. He bowed respectfully and said, "Fourteenth Prince, the Great Khan is in a difficult time now. He urgently needs to reorganize his troops and conquer the enemy." If Jia Cong can be defeated in one fell swoop, it will make other Jurchen tribes look at him with admiration, which will be of great benefit to regrouping!"

Nu'er Hachi couldn't help but think deeply. This was indeed a good opportunity. The other party was a woman, and Jia Cong went to greet her in person. It just showed that he cared about his wife very much, and he never thought that he would make such a dangerous move. Once he got the woman, I am not afraid that Jia Cong will not obey.

Dorgon saw Nuerhachi's heartbeat and was very anxious, "Father Khan, this is absolutely impossible, not to mention how we get to Guangningwei. There are many difficulties on the way. Even if we get there, a person She is just a woman, so how can Jia Cong be willing to submit to a woman?
In Yi'er's opinion, it is better to take this opportunity to attack Fushun City, wash Fushun with blood, wash away the shame, and also impress the Jurchen tribes! "

Nuerhachi took a deep look at Fan Wencheng and said to Dorgon, "What my son said is absolutely true. You go and find out the news. We will take action after we have detailed military information!"

"Yes!" Dorgon breathed a sigh of relief and turned to leave. Fan Wencheng's annoyed eyes fell on Nuerhachi's eyes, and a murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

After Daiyu's carriage passed Shanhaiguan, it was already March. If we were in the south of the Yangtze River, there would be peach blossoms all over the place and weeping willows turning green. However, outside the pass, the climate is still a bit cold, and you have to wear light fur in the morning and evening. .

Xichun was naughty. She changed into men's clothes and rode a small pony. She ran forward and backward. Along the way, she saw people working in the fields. She stopped on the horse for a long time and watched intently. Hou Menxiuhu's The rich lady, this is the first time I have seen this world like fireworks.

Daiyu and Youshi were sitting in the same carriage so that they could talk. They were opening the curtain of the carriage and looking out when they heard Xichun's excited voice, "Second brother, second brother is here. Second brother, why are you here?"

Daiyu was so startled that she quickly stood up and stuck her head out of the window. She saw a group of cavalry approaching on the official road not far away. The leader was Jia Cong, with shiny armor and red tassels on his head like blood.

(End of this chapter)