Red Mansion Huacai

Chapter 242 No more Ningguo Mansion

No wonder Yuanchun was surprised. She personally taught Baoyu before entering the palace. In her impression, Baoyu had always been obedient. After that, I had occasional contact with my family, but they only said good things. How could I know that Baoyu was so stubborn?

At this time, I heard Concubine Wu laugh and say: "The children of this aristocratic family have been well clothed and well-fed since childhood, and they have learned some exquisite naughty things. But now that they know the people and affairs, they can live in another courtyard." ...Is there something wrong, what does Concubine Jia say?"

Yuanchun lowered his head and softly agreed, but he refused to believe it in his heart.

Then Li Bin continued: "What the empress said is right. Now is not the time of the Han and Tang Dynasties. This kind of behavior should always be avoided."

Concubine Wu did not answer, instead, she ordered the eunuch to stew a cup of blood swallow for the saint and deliver it to him. Later, when he saw that it was getting late, he sent all the concubines to disperse.

When Yuanchun returned to the palace, he secretly thought that the matter involved Baoyu's reputation, and he thought it must be the female official who sent the news. Either the family offended the female official, or Baoyu was really so ridiculous.

Thinking about this, I couldn't help myself. I found the golden barley seeds and Baoqin from the box and cage, and told him to find them. Eunuch Xia sent a message to his family and asked his mother, Mrs. Wang, to come to the palace on the 26th to visit.

Xia Shouzhong went to Rongguo Mansion the next day to convey the message. Jia Mu, Mrs. Wang and others all thought that Yuanchun was for Ningguo Mansion. The impeachment has become more and more serious in the past few days. At least the saint has saved face for the Jia family. He has not imprisoned Jia Zhen, but ordered the three departments to interrogate the case of Ning Guofu.

At that moment, Mrs. Wang did not dare to neglect. On the 26th, she changed her official uniform and took a carriage all the way to the imperial city. After waiting outside for a long time, he entered the palace near the end of Chenshi, and was immediately led by the eunuch to the Yuanchun Palace.

These two were just the daughters-in-law of the Jia family, Li Wan and Ning Guofu were just acquaintances, Sister Feng was on good terms with the Qin family, but Qin Keqing died early, so she didn't really care.

Mrs. Wang suddenly became anxious and said hurriedly: "Who is this? Although Baoyu is occasionally naughty, he is usually very obedient. Hu Meizi, a subordinate who has been a slave for several generations, often hooks up, but when he finds out, he will deal with each one. The empress will know from a quick glance that she has sent out two unruly maids in the past three or two years."

In February, some gentry knocked on the door and said that the third-ranking general Jia Zhen had "allowed his slaves to do evil" and beat and killed his only son. Then he colluded with Chang'an County Hang and sentenced his son to death from a serious illness.

Fu Qiufang misunderstood, thinking that Li Wan was talking about the bed affair, and quickly blushed and said, "I am very self-disciplined and have never indulged."

The best friend, Mo Ruomu, saw Mrs. Wang being so angry and frustrated, and Yuanchun knew that most of the time this matter was untrue. So he said casually: "Baoyu has calculated that now that he is thirteen, it is time to learn about people and affairs. I originally intended to let Baoyu live in the garden and study hard, but now it seems that I thought wrong. After my mother returns, I will teach Baoyu how to study. I must not Slacked off.

Although I am favored now, how can I know that I will not break into Yeting in the future? A family like ours must have a younger generation to help it survive. "

Yuan Chun nodded in agreement and thought: "I heard vaguely in the palace... that Baoyu likes to eat rouge on people's mouths?"

When she was a female official in the early days, Yuanchun would sometimes accompany the saint and get involved in some government affairs. Now that she has been promoted to a concubine, because she is not allowed to interfere in politics in the harem, her eyesight is darkened and she does not know what is going on in the government and the public.

The leader of these three divisions is Yan Xiyao, the chief minister, Li Weijian's mentor. Because the Jia family also sent Li Wan to ask for permission.

Li Wan nodded repeatedly and couldn't help but feel a pity in his heart. Brother Jian's concubine was well-educated and generous. She didn't have any bad intentions. It was because her family background was too poor. Zhenzhen'er was a good candidate for his mistress.

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Knowing that it was Fu Qiufang's birthday, Li Weijian made arrangements yesterday. During the drinking scene, they all followed the rule of one hundred taels, and considered it a rule. From now on, Qingwen, Xiuying, Hongyu, Xiangling, etc. will follow this rule.

Dragging her old age, Mother Jia had no choice but to visit Concubine Zhen in the palace. At this point, the whole court was shouting for beatings and killings. Jia's mother knew that she could not save Jia Zhen and Jia Rong, father and son, so she begged for permission, at least to keep the family title.

Mrs. Wang suddenly frowned and said: "The Queen knows very well that serving people with sex is not a long-term solution. She must give birth to a dragon seed to ensure her favor."

At noon, Qian Xue suddenly called back: "Auntie, the man next door, You Lao'an, said that something happened to hinder him today, so he sent someone to send a congratulatory gift."

When the principal was away, Li Wan sent a congratulatory gift, then pulled Fu Qiufang and asked, "Brother Jian is still so busy?"

Fu Qiufang smiled quietly and said: "What the eldest sister said is true, and I think so in my heart. The master is still young and is not in a hurry to have children. It is better to wait until the mistress has passed the door."

Li Wan blinked and immediately started laughing. More than self-discipline? In Li Wan's mind, Li Weijian, his brother, was not very harsh on him, so why did he become such an important figure in the Great Shun Dynasty at such an age? Second-class uncle, even Li Wan didn't dare to think about it last year.

There is a saying that 'when a tree falls down, the hozens scatter; when a wall falls down, everyone pushes it away'.

Yuan Chun was stunned and whispered: "Qian'er just left."

It's one thing if you don't do it cleanly, but it's another thing if word spreads that it's not clean! The most important thing for a noble family is face, who is willing to be laughed at by adults after dinner?
Yuanchun said this, and it was spread even in the palace. Wouldn't Baoyu's reputation be bad in the streets?

Although two characters of Jia cannot be written in one stroke, Mrs. Wang's surname is Wang and she is the daughter-in-law of the head of the West Mansion. What does she have to do with the East Mansion? Because he said casually: "Dongfu's self-respecting master is hiding out of the city, so Brother Zhen and Brother Rong have been very arrogant and done some bad things. Now that the matter is coming, and there is no way to save it, the queen can't be evil because of it." saint."

It was still cold in February, so a stage was set up in front of the main house, and all the female family members were having tea and watching the show in the main house.

Compared with the panic last year, this year we have a plan. Before the first month of the year, Sister Feng has already planted most of the greenhouses with fruits. They will only wait for the market in April and May, and then there will be some progress.

Fu Qiufang pursed her lips and said with a smile: "You can say that is true. Since the first lunar month, the master has been leaving early and coming back late every day. On the one hand, he has to take care of the trivial matters in the Military Academy, and on the other hand, he has to take care of the steam engine factory."

Mrs. Wang only agreed, but she didn't care at all. The first one is that Baoyu is indeed not good at studying, the second one is that Yuanchun rose to the top of the world in one step. If he were to be granted the title of concubine in the future, he would be on par with Concubine Wu. Baoyu would have become the saint's brother-in-law, and the concubine would be rich and glorious. How could he be like his eldest son Jia Zhu, who worked early in the morning and studied hard at night, only to die in a cold weather when he was seduced by Hu Meizi?

At this time, only Baoqin and others were left around, and the eunuchs and others were waiting outside the palace. Mrs. Wang wiped her tears and said, "Is your Majesty doing it for Ningguo Mansion?"

Mrs. Wang was immediately shocked!
The Tang Dynasty was a filthy and stinky man, and there was nothing new under the sun. Ningguo Mansion was "raking the ashes and raising a brother-in-law". From this, we can see how the noble family could be clean at this time.

Li Wan frowned and sighed: "At such an age, it's hard to hurt your bones."

Mother and daughter meet each other with great ceremony, and there is no end to the feelings of parting.

"I understand."

Fu Qiufang was now twenty-three. He was about to reach the age of Jian Xin, but he had no heirs. Li Wan comforted him and said, "I have always wronged you. It only lasts for one or two years. When brother Jian gets married, , I can’t let you live in such a hopeless situation. But I have both children, and I won’t change them even if I give them a child or a child.”

Mrs. Wang hesitated to speak, and finally said: "This month's letter..."

On the same day, officials from the Ministry of Punishment were dispatched to De Ningguo Mansion and took Jia Zhen and more than ten slaves into the jail of the Ministry of Punishment. When the Ningguo Mansion was in trouble, the Rongguo Mansion would not stand idly by. Jia She, Jia Zheng, and Jia Lian were all running around. Mrs. Wang went back to the Wang family twice. Aunt Wang had already received orders from Wang Ziteng, and she was hesitant and vague, and only said to help. But he didn’t say how to help.

On one side of the room, they were talking privately, while on the other side, Sister Feng was talking about business with Hong Yu.

Yuanchun said: "In the previous impeachment memorial, most saints stayed away from it. Now that the trend has become a trend, even saints can't suppress it anymore."

As soon as these words came out, not only Qingwen and Xiangling frowned, but Fu Qiufang also frowned. Qingwen, with her explosive temper, couldn't help but say: "It's so shameless. We keep a distance from each other, but she insists on sticking up!"

The saint was furious and immediately ordered a senior general to detain Jia Zhen, the third-class general, and the ferocious slaves, and bring them together for trial.

It had just been a few days since my second sister had given birth to a baby, and it was Fu Qiufang's birthday. So not only Li Wan came, but also his good friend Wang Xifeng.

It's not Xiu Mu's day today, because Li Weijian is not in the house at this time.

Seeing Yuanchun pondering, Mrs. Wang said: "Master, Master, I am walking around. Many relatives and friends have written letters asking for approval. However, the impeachment trend has become more and more intense."

Li Wan asked curiously: "You Lao'an often interacts with your family?"

Qingwen told her about her previous stay, and Fu Qiufang immediately said: "We only visited a few times after that. I thought that since the master would leave the housework to me for the time being, he would have to learn to deal with the ladies."

Sister Feng sneered and said: "Sister Qiu Fang, are you asking me about blind people? How can we communicate with people from a small family? They are all ignorant. How can they know what is going on? If you want to learn, you might as well go to Rongguo Mansion and walk around more. What else can't you learn after three or five visits?"

Fu Qiufang smiled and nodded, but did not say anything in response. After all, everyone in the Jia family is old friends, and now that she is a concubine, she always feels a little uneasy after seeing each other again.

Mentioning the Youlaoan people, Wang Xifeng said: "It seems that the Youlaoan people have been making a lot of money recently."

Li Wan wondered: "What kind of statement is this?"

Wang Xifeng smiled and said: "I don't know who got it, but now the Shanxi coal mine's shares are underwritten for one tael of silver per share in January. It has only been ten days, but now it has risen to one tael or four cents. My expression is that Brother Xue Pan did everything yesterday and made more than a thousand taels of silver for nothing."

Xiu Ying was the least scheming and said after hearing this: "It's really gone up? What Fourth Master said before, I'm afraid that stock is unreliable."

Wang Xifeng smiled and said: "It's hard to say, but now the people in the capital are flocking to it. I heard that even the street sellers squeezed out their money to buy a dozen shares. If the trouble continues, I'm afraid the court will take action."

What Wang Xifeng didn't say was that the eldest man and Mrs. Xing went crazy over the Shanxi coal mine's stock! Mrs. Xing sold most of the dowry, and the eldest man also collected gold and silver from several concubines and bought all the shares.

I sold it once at the end of January and made more than 3,000 taels. Seeing that the stock was still rising, I went to the Beijing Palace yesterday and eagerly bought it back. This time, I don’t know whether I lost or gained.

She sent Ping'er to remind Baochai that she was unreliable, but then Mrs. Tianwang actually passed the message to Mrs. After coming down, Jia Lian can inherit the title of Captain of Qingche, and Sister Feng can also be granted the pleasant title of fourth rank.

If this Qingchao Captain is lowered further down, his descendant can be obtained by descending to the second rank, Yunqi Lieutenant, who is the sixth rank; if he is lowered further, his grandson can attack Enqi Lieutenant, who is the seventh rank.

Enqi Lieutenant cannot be surrendered, so he can only hope that the saint will issue a decree of favor and allow the Jia family to be hereditary.

Thinking of this, Sister Feng couldn't help but feel pity. However, Jia Lian really couldn't count on it, so Sister Feng looked forward to having an heir in the future. Haosheng taught her that even with Brother Jian's 12/10 ability, he would be able to rise to the rank of nobility. one liter.

When it came to Shen Zheng, Fu Qiufang was thinking that Li Weijian had not returned yet, so he would hold a banquet. While everything was going on, the maid Nian Xia came in happily and reported: "The master is back!"

The Ge Qiang was paused, and the girls were about to go out to greet him when they saw Li Weijian walking quickly in casual clothes. Li Weijian first said a few words to Li Wan and Wang Xifeng, and then Fu Qiufang came up to him and said with a gleaming look in his eyes: "How come the master didn't let anyone know when he came back?"

Li Weijian then smiled and said: "Today is your birthday, so just have a good time, drink and watch a show. It's not disrespectful to miss it if you miss it."

Wang Xifeng looked on with a sour look, and smiled and said to Li Wan: "Sister-in-law, this brother Jian really loves sister Qiu Fang, how do you say that?"

Li Wan understood and said with a smile: "But 'how can you not be a husband if you have a pity'?"

"Isn't that right?"

Everyone laughed, and Fu Qiufang felt scared and quite upset. As soon as they entered, they took their seats and the tables were brought out.

Wang Xifeng takes care of a lot of babies every year, and she can tell at a glance that she will only have to spend about a hundred taels on her birthday today. For example, the Ningguo Mansion has a rule that married daughters-in-law all join in to celebrate their birthdays. Sister Feng only spends a hundred and fifty taels each time. Li Wan is more frugal, but never spends less than a hundred taels.

Baoyu and Daiyu are of the first grade, and Sanchun is of reduced grade. For example, for concubines such as Jia Huan and Jia Cong, three or fifty taels are sent away.

Fu Qiufang was just an aunt, so her treatment was no worse than that of Baoyu, which made Wang Xifeng extremely envious. I thought to myself, Brother Jian is really rich.

After thinking about it, I felt relieved. Now she was not short of money because of the greenhouse business. Although she was not as good as brother Jian, even her sister-in-law Li Wan, who made a fortune in stocks, was not as good as her.

During the dinner, we had a great time eating wine and watching a show. After the banquet was over, Li Wan and Wang Xifeng exchanged words with Li Weijian.

Wang Xifeng said: "Brother Jian, the old lady has sent me a message to ask for permission. I beg Brother Jian to please say something nice to Mr. Yan Ge for the sake of the old lady. Even if...even if I can't keep it, I still have to keep the title."

Li Weijian sighed and said: "Second sister-in-law, the matter has come to this, and there are a lot of discussions outside. At this time, asking for permission from my mentor will not help. Even if they get the favor, Brother Zhen and Brother Rong will not be able to escape this. It happened. Besides, the Tian family has the final say on the inheritance of the title. Instead of coming to beg me, why not go to the palace and walk around more."

What Li Weijian said was the truth. He lit a fire, and now a spark has started a prairie fire, but how can it be extinguished immediately?
Li Wan helped: "The old lady was also ill and sought medical treatment. She went to the palace earlier and talked to the old concubine. The old concubine was also in a dilemma, but in the end she asked for help."

What does the Ningguo Mansion have to do with Sister Feng? She handed over the words and let it go, because she didn't bother.

After drinking another cup of tea, seeing nightfall, Li Weijian sent Li Wan and Wang Xifeng out of the house together.

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Zhongyong Palace, Garden.

"Princess, slow down! Hey -" The little eunuch couldn't catch up and tripped and fell.

Princess Yongshou, who was holding a lantern, ran towards the front hall without looking back. Suddenly she saw her father and the saint approaching together. Li Mengqing avoided it and simply went up to meet them.

A bright smile broke out on his face, and he said from a distance: "Uncle Huang!" Emperor Zhenghe, who was half a step ahead, originally had a gloomy face, but when he saw Li Mengqing, he immediately burst into laughter: "Mengqing, you are already a big girl, why are you still following me? As naughty as you were when you were little?"

When Li Mengqing came closer, he stopped and said, "Send greetings to Uncle Huang."

"An An'an, I've seen that I'm going to get haircut in two years, so I won't be able to mess around anymore."

King Zhongyong couldn't lose his face and hurriedly scolded: "Why don't you go find your second concubine quickly?"

Li Mengqing stuck out her tongue, felt blessed again, and then jumped towards the outside of the garden.

Emperor Zhenghe walked with his hands behind his back, and stopped in the Xuan Hall in a blink of an eye. He said without raising his brows: "Just now, the concubine asked me to speak to the Ningguo Mansion, and that's how long it took."

Prince Zhongyong said: "It's not surprising that the old concubine is related to Ning Guofu."

The concubine's surname was Zhen, and her niece married into Ningguo Mansion and became Jia Jing's wife. It is also because of this that the Jia family and the Zhen family have many contacts.

The saint sneered and said: "The Dali Temple review case file was handed over in the afternoon. Jia Zhen and his son... deserve to die!"

Badomin and several other missionaries were arrested except for one who escaped without a trace. Everyone under the three trees confessed. It is an unforgivable crime to lurk in other countries, pass on military information, and collect the abilities of Dashun's creations!
As for the father and son Jia Zhen and Jia Rong, they stole weapons and infiltrated other countries just as lurers. Over the past few years, the father and son instigated their slaves to bully others, embezzled thousands of hectares of Zhili land, injured and killed more than ten people, and used coercion and inducement. , several cases of robbing civilian women, and three cases of seeking official positions for relatives and friends.

One by one, piles and pieces are piled up in one place. Without killing them, it will not be enough to settle the matter!

Moreover, the former prince Teng wrote a letter asking for permission from the Ningguo government, and Emperor Zhenghe had murderous intentions. Unexpectedly, the four princes and eight princes and the old party in the DPRK repeatedly wrote letters asking for approval. In addition, the old concubine said that the matter was proposed. Emperor Zhenghe secretly thought that if he did not forgive him, he was afraid that this matter would become a dispute between the DPRK and the DPRK again.

At this time, the system of sharing the land between children and households has just been implemented in Zhili. It would be unsightly if disputes arise again. It's just that although Emperor Zhenghe could tolerate it, he was by no means open-minded. In his heart, he wanted to confiscate the Jia family and exterminate the entire clan. Although this method killed Jia Zhen and Jia Rong, he was not very satisfied.

King Zhongyong said: "How does the saint plan to deal with it?"

"Spare their lives, Jia Rong will live three thousand miles, Jia Zhen will live two thousand miles, and win the title!"

King Zhongyong gritted his teeth and said, "It's an advantage for these two!"

King Zhongyong took care of him for a year, and his injury has just improved. Now he still feels a dull pain when it is cloudy and rainy. It's just Ba Duoming. If he's not from my race, his heart must be different, but Ning Guofu is actually involved. No matter what his true intentions were, King Zhongyong secretly hated them and wished they would be executed in Lingchi.

Emperor Zhenghe suddenly turned his head and looked at King Zhongyong and said, "It's strange to say that Li Fusheng knew that Lai Shangwen was inappropriate just by doing a quick scan. Li Fusheng was also cautious, so why did he choose to bring this man into the palace?" Are you still ordering him to take care of the study?"

"Ah? How does this... minister know?"

Emperor Zhenghe said: "In my opinion, it is impossible to say that this situation was set up by Li Fusheng."

King Zhongyong thought for a while and said: "The sage has a clear lesson. I heard Li Fusheng say that Jia Rong once ordered Qingpi Lahu to surround him."

Emperor Zhenghe thought for a long time before saying, "Li Fusheng has always been kind to others. Just for this matter, I'm afraid he won't be so cruel."

"Then according to the saint's opinion——"

Zhenghe snorted lightly and was speechless. According to him, Li Fusheng wanted to cut off from the Jia family through this move, and also to please Emperor Zhenghe.

But he accidentally gave birth to a culprit, and turned around and flirted with Rong Guofu, as if the matter had nothing to do with him. Emperor Zhenghe couldn't help but feel secretly annoyed. Li Weijian was a talented man and full of wits, but he seemed to be like an old official, slipping his hands and not letting his body touch his body.

He is always the one who does the good, and others do the evil. How can there be such good things in this world?

And although this plot was planned against Ning Guofu, it was not a good idea in the end, because Emperor Zhenghe couldn't help but have the intention of playing tricks.

After a while, Emperor Zhenghe said: "The Ningguo Mansion was built by imperial decree and was also taken back. Since Li Fusheng wants to act like a good person, let him be a neighbor of the Rongguo Mansion."

"Ah?" King Zhongyong suddenly couldn't laugh or cry. After all, he saved his life, so he always has something nice to say. Because it was King Zhongyong, he said: "Speaking of which, the reason why I asked the saint to move the carriage today is because of Li Fusheng - a new type of fire blunderbuss was made."

"Oh?"

The saint became interested. At that moment, King Zhongyong led the saint to the racecourse, and a eunuch brought the general up with a long box.

King Zhongyong took out a gun from it and showed it to the saint for inspection. This fire blunderbuss is quite different from the previous ones. The barrel is engraved with rifling, and a small brass barrel is exposed behind the mechanism.

King Zhongyong first stuffed a primer into the bottom, and then stuffed a paper-cased bullet, loaded the locking mechanism, turned another mechanism to cut the back of the paper-cased bullet, and then pulled the trigger, and then handed the blunderbuss to the saint.

Dai Quan hurriedly brought a pair of glasses to the saint. After Emperor Zhenghe put them on, he aimed at the target thirty steps away.

bang——

A little light flashed from the gun's mouth, and Emperor Zhenghe couldn't help but trembled. He threw the fire gun to the eunuch and said, "This new gun seems to be more powerful than before?"

The Zhongyong King said happily: "That's right. Li Fusheng said that the blunderbuss is locked and the power of the medicine is not leaked. It is naturally much more powerful than the fire blunderbuss in the past. I have tested it myself and there is still power left after 200 steps away. !”

Emperor Zhenghe nodded and said: "This style saves flint and is indeed not afraid of wind and rain. But will it be too slow to fight?"

King Zhongyong became more energetic, twisted the gun open, pulled out the small brass cylinder, and said: "Sage, please see, this cartridge can be replaced at any time. One gun can be equipped with more than ten guns, and the shooting will be continuous." .I am not boasting. If you equip me with this blunderbuss and give me a camp in the capital, it will be enough to defeat the Junggar traitors!"

Emperor Zhenghe knew it, and his younger brother really knew how to fight. Although he is not as good as Yue Zhongqi and other veteran generals, he can command a large army and is considered among the best in the Manchu Dynasty. Since King Zhongyong said so, it can be seen that this fire blunderbuss is indeed a good item.

Instinctively, Emperor Zhenghe asked: "Isn't this fire gun expensive to make?"

King Zhongyong said with amusement: "Ordinary fire cannons are only one or two, but this new cannon is probably more than three or two."

Emperor Zhenghe suddenly remembered that in the twelfth lunar month, the water affairs, cement affairs, coal mines, railway affairs, and even the cement affairs, Jiangnan had paid more than 10 million taels of silver. In addition to the previous accumulation, not to mention the national treasury, it was just internal money. He had more than 30 million silver coins, and he suddenly said with great pride: "Test it carefully again. If it is indeed useful, we will change the Beijing Camp first."

"I accept your order."

Emperor Zhenghe, who was originally gloomy, suddenly felt good. Thinking of Li Weijian's talents, he secretly thought that he was indeed a human being but not a sage. Since Li Fusheng had such talents, the problem of secretly poking and scheming people was nothing.

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In a few days, the Ningguo Mansion case was settled. Ba Duoming and other five missionaries lurked in other countries, made detailed remarks and had them cut in half; Jia Rongnian, the imperial captain of the Dragon Guard, fled three thousand miles away without knowing it; Jia Zhen, the third-class general, was not strict in educating his children and did many illegal things. , seize the title, travel two thousand miles, and take back the imperial palace.

Early that morning, Jia Mu's right eyelid twitched. After seeing the situation in the past few days, Jia Mu knew that there was no hope of saving the Ningguo Mansion. When Mrs. I dreamed about the old prince, blaming me for not taking care of the family property... Oh, oh, oh, if the Ningguo Mansion is gone, how will the old lady take care of the old prince in the future?"

Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang rushed to comfort her, but they could only advise the old lady to be more open-minded. After a long while, Mother Jia just stopped crying. Suddenly, a woman ran in and said in panic: "Old lady, something bad is going to happen! The officers of the Shenxing Department broke into the Ningguo Mansion, and now they are arresting everyone they see. I'm afraid - "

Before she finished speaking, Jia Mu was about to get up in a hurry, but suddenly the world started spinning and she fell onto the soft couch. Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang were shocked, and Wang Xifeng hurriedly sent for the imperial doctor.

At this time, Jia Zheng was not at home in the government office, so the elder Jia She had to come out to negotiate with Fanzi, the Shenxing Secretary. When the imperial doctor woke up Jia Mu with a golden needle, the old lady quickly said: "Go and send someone to see what the regulations are like."

There are all girls and wives among them, how can they dare to show their faces? Wang Xifeng hurriedly said: "Don't worry, old lady, the eldest master and the second master are gone now, I think there will be news back in a moment."

As he was talking, Yuanyang said: "The second master is here!"

Jia Mu forced herself to sit up. Seeing Jia Lian turning around the screen with a solemn expression, she hurriedly asked: "Lian'er, what are the regulations?"

Jia Lian stepped forward, cupped his fists and saluted, and sighed: "The saint's decree has been issued. Brother Zhen has fled two thousand miles, Brother Rong has fled three thousand miles, Ningguo Mansion has been expelled, and the imperial palace has been taken back together. Now Fanzi is in the process of expelling people... …By a stroke of luck, Brother Zhen and Brother Rong were not sentenced to death."

Jia Mu secretly thought, who cares about the life and death of Jia Zhen and Jia Rong? What she wants is the title passed down from her ancestors! This time, the man was only exiled, but his title was gone, and even the imperial palace was taken back. The ancestors of the Jia family established the Ningrong Palace and now only the Rongguo Palace remains.

The old lady couldn't help but burst into tears again. Everyone was afraid that Jia Mu would be so happy and sad that she would hurt her body again, so they hurriedly asked the imperial doctor to prescribe a soothing prescription.

The old lady can rest, but the rest of the people are very busy. The eldest master, Jia She, had a good negotiation with Wu Qian, the doctor of the Shenxing Division, but Wu Qianzhong, a first-class general, ignored him at all. All the servants involved were arrested and the rest dispersed. The family members of the offender were not involved, but they were only required to carry their bags and leave the house.

The hundreds of maids and servants who had been driven out of the Ningguo Mansion, together with You Shi and several concubines and maid Wu Yangyang, came towards the Rongguo Mansion, causing Sister Feng and Mrs. Wang to have a headache.

No matter how big Rongguo Mansion is, it is not a royal palace. How can it accommodate so many people? The You family can certainly enter the Rongguo Mansion, but the rest of the bodies and deeds are all in the Ningguo Mansion. If they are accepted, they will have to spend an extra two or three thousand silver coins every month. How can the Rongguo Mansion afford it?
Because it was Sister Feng, she took Youshi to discuss. Youshi turned around and sent her mother-in-law to come forward. She just said that she would release all the hundreds of servants outside and order them to find their own way out.

Such servants are all dependent on Ningguo Mansion. Where can they find a way out for a while? Immediately, the person in charge took the lead and knelt down in front of Rongguo Mansion, kowtowing endlessly, and only asked for a bite of food from Rongguo Mansion.

Jia She's negotiations were fruitless and he was feeling distressed that he had not taken out any of the property in Ningguo's house. When he saw someone making trouble, he suddenly became angry and said, "You are so arrogant and domineering in the name of the master. If there are illegal things, how can Ningguo Mansion be in trouble today? Now that it has harmed Ningguo Mansion, it will also bring harm to Rongguo Mansion? Where in the world can there be such a cheap and beautiful thing! Come on, if you dare to make any noise again, I will beat you with a stick. go out!"

Jia Lian was still hesitant after receiving the order, but Wang Xifeng gritted his teeth and said, "Why don't you go quickly? Do you really want these people to come into your home and chew them?"

Jia Lian hurriedly mobilized his servants, armed with sticks and shouting, and beat hundreds of crying Ningguo servants out of Ningrong Street.

After the matter was settled, Sister Feng was pushed back to Mrs. Wang's place by Ping'er. At this moment, Jia Mu had already fallen asleep and it was not good to disturb the old lady any more, so You went to Mrs. Wang's place first with the parcel in hand.

When Sister Feng entered the door, she saw Youshi crying with her eyes like rotten peaches. She said without any words: "...Madam also knows that I have never been taken seriously by the master. Whatever the master wants to do, I can only let it go... Wuwuwu, if I had known that I would be in trouble today, I would have given you a beating by the master, so I would like to give you some advice."

Mrs. Wang sighed: "The matter has come to this, let's not say anything else. Now that the father and son have managed to save their lives, there is no doubt that there will be an amnesty in the future, or there will be a time to return. You are the daughter-in-law of the Jia family after all, and we cannot watch you die. Look for the downtrodden.”

After saying that, Mrs. Wang looked at Sister Feng and said, "Brother Feng came just in time. Find a place to place her first, and wait until the old lady wakes up."

Sister Feng nodded in agreement, but frowned and said, "If we didn't have a garden in this house, there would be a small empty courtyard. Now that we have a garden, it's hard to place it there." After a pause, she thought: "My room There is a vacant room at the back, and there are always a few of them. If my sister-in-law doesn't mind, she will place her here first, and we can be neighbors one after the other."

Youshi knew that she was living under someone else's roof and could not afford to be picky, so she immediately had no choice but to accept the offer.

On this day, the whole family was mourning, so they didn't mention it. Baoyu couldn't find Daiyu. Xiangyun returned to Baolinghou's mansion early. Out of boredom, he went to look for Baochai. As a result, Baochai actually persuaded him to study and make progress. Baoyu was angry. Then he immediately walked away.

Then it was February 12th, and Daiyu gave birth to her son.

Originally, Daiyu was in Xiaozhong, which was not easy to handle, and things happened at Ningguo Mansion, so Jia Mu took care of it. She won't go to the theater today, and will just buy a few banquets at home.

During the day, Jia Mu called Jia She and Jia Lian again, thinking that now that the guilt had been decided, she should be able to visit Jia Zhen and Jia Rong, so she ordered them to bring wine and food, and pack a cell to visit them.

Jia She and Jia Lian took the order and went to the prison of the Ministry of Punishments to clean up the cells and visited Jia Rong and Jia Zhen. At this time, Jia Zhen was despairing, knowing that she would never do anything evil, and it was a luck to escape. However, Jia Rong was crying and wailing, and kowtowed to Jia Lian, begging him to be rescued.

When Jia Rong heard the sage Jinsouyu's words to determine the guilt and that it should not be changed, Jia Rong cried and laughed like a maniac.

The father and son returned home and reported to Jia's mother, which made everyone sigh.

While they were talking, the mother-in-law suddenly came to report: "Fourth Master Jian is here."

Jia Lian hurriedly went out to greet him, and soon let Li Weijian into Rongqing Hall.

When Mother Jia saw Li Weijian, her eyes immediately turned red: "Brother Jian, Jue'er of Ningguo Mansion... is gone."

Li Weijian sighed solemnly: "My condolences to the old lady, this matter is so shocking that even if I want to do something, I can't do anything about it."

Mother Jia cried and nodded repeatedly: "The matter is now over. Brother Jian can help you more in the future. This Rongguo Mansion...can't let anything happen again!"

Li Weijian said righteously: "Don't worry, old lady, after this busy period, I will personally teach Jia Lan. In ten years, I will teach him to become a talented person."

Jia Mu nodded repeatedly, feeling grateful. Mrs. Wang glanced sideways and couldn't help but curse in her heart. Jialan is a nephew named Li. Why don't you teach him personally? If the man named Li really cared about Rongguo Mansion, why didn't he mention teaching Jia Cong and Jia Huan?
Just then, another woman came running in in a panic: "Old lady, master, there's an angel coming from outside..."

"Ah?" Jia Mu was shaking again and almost fainted.

(End of this chapter)