Red Mansion: I am Jia Lian

Chapter 63
  When Wang Ren heard the servant's announcement, he sat up from the bed. This was a stress reaction.

After waiting for a while, no one came in, so he asked his servants to go out and take a look. Soon Mrs. Chen came in and said, "Don't wait. He Feng'er is talking in front. I asked the servants to go out."

Wang Ren breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good, don't be rude."

Ms. Chen glanced at her husband calmly and thought to herself: If you want to be disrespectful, you Wang brothers are the ones who are being disrespectful.

When Chen met someone just now, there was nothing wrong with Jia Lian's etiquette, and his eyes were particularly upright. Unlike the Wang brothers, Wang Yi next door had a wretched expression when he saw him several times. I heard that Wang Ren couldn’t explain clearly to an aunt next door, and I don’t know whether it’s true or not. There were not enough maids in the house for him to waste, so he had to go out and provoke the goblin who was an actor.

Wang Xifeng, who met Jia Lian again, is no longer as shy as before. What should I say? I feel amazing!

Wang Xifeng was too familiar with Wang Ren, his brother. He was very difficult to talk to and didn't have the ability to show off his superiority.

It's just such a thing. After a while, my attitude completely changed.

Wang Xifeng was very curious about how Jia Lian did it. So when they met, she took the initiative to hold his hand and talk.

"Brother Lian, how did you convince Wang Ren?"

You see, Wang Ren was called by his name.

Jia Lian didn't expect the effect to be so good. Wang Xifeng in the original work is very protective of the Wang family, after all, she is the patron.

The current attitude is obviously more pro-Jia Lian for the time being. This is a good sign. Jia Lian wants to change Wang Xifeng so that after she gets married, she will focus on Jia Lian. As for equality between men and women, it is unrealistic in this era.

How loyal Xiren is to Jia Baoyu in the original work. In a fit of rage, the stubborn Jia Baoyu kicks Xiren in the chest? In this way, he was still a good man in the eyes of many female readers at that time. The way the boxers behaved, they were beaten to death by the housewives who were not allowed to travel through time. They just dug a hole in the backyard and buried them with good intentions. It was normal for them to just throw them into a mass grave outside the city.

Men are superior to women, and women are men's accessories. This is determined by the times.

Probably because of this, so-called time-travel dramas with costumed heroines fill the YY space.

Wang Xifeng's seemingly bold behavior was not out of line in Jia Lian's ears. In Jia Lian's opinion, it's no big deal for women to call men by their first names, and it's completely acceptable.

"You should treat your own people with emotion and reason. There is no need to pay too much attention to it." Of course, I can't talk about the specific details, but it will affect my image. Wang Ren would not say that fear is one thing and shame is another.

After dealing with it, Wang Xifeng didn't ask any further questions. He dragged Jia Lian around the back house and asked how the Wang family was compared to the Jia family. Naturally, Jia Lian would not disparage any of them, he just said that the two were similar.

About half an hour later, Mrs. Chen sent someone to say that the banquet was ready.

Jia Lian then came forward and calculated silently in his mind that it would take at least twenty minutes to walk from the East Crossing Courtyard to Rongxi Hall in Jia's Mansion. This did not include Ningguo Mansion in the east. It can be seen that Jia's Mansion was much larger. National government. The Wang family's financial resources are probably stronger, after all, the Dragon King invited the Jinling King. Just compare things in your mind and don't say it out loud.

The banquet was also held in the back house. Jia Zheng and Jia Lian were actually considered lay people, so there were not many taboos.

As soon as I reached the door of the front hall in the backyard, I was stopped by a man in brocade clothes. He looked to be in his early twenties and looked arrogant. There was a young woman beside him. When he looked at the man in brocade clothes, there was fear in his eyes. He faced Jia Lian. Look, quickly lower your head.

"Are you Jia Lian? I am Wang Yi! This is my wife, just call me sister-in-law." When the man spoke, he didn't mean to be too arrogant. He introduced himself naturally, but his condescending look and tone, and lack of courtesy, made people very uncomfortable.

"Jia Lian has met Brother Wang and Mrs. Sister-in-law." Naturally, Jia Lian will not care about this matter. After all, he is a modern soul. The hugging gesture is dispensable. He just warned himself not to appear out of date with the times because of being rude. Just be out of place.

Jia Lian took the initiative to salute, but Wang Yi just nodded slightly, but his wife turned sideways and said blessing: "I have met Uncle Jia's family."

Wang Yi said to his wife: "You have nothing to do here. Go talk to Mrs. Chen and Feng'er."

After dismissing the lady, Wang Yi said coldly to Jia Lian: "I heard that you are very proud. You have been invited several times but have not agreed."

"Brother Wang, what do you have to say?" Jia Lian also pulled his face. Everyone was the eldest son and had a higher social status than Jia's family.

Damn it, it doesn’t exist!

"What, I've told you a few words and you're still not convinced?" Wang Yi is also a little bit over the top. In his concept, the Wang family is now stronger than the Jia family. The Jia family can maintain its prosperity because of the Wang family.

"Fang Shaobai, the grandson of Lord Chief Assistant, thought so at the beginning." Jia Lian's words left Wang Yi speechless.

In terms of power, Wang Ziteng can still compare with Fang Baiyi, at least there is still a big gap between him now.

Wang Yi, who was a little unable to get off the stage, had a weak expression on his face, and his face was rosy, but his lips were a little blue. At this moment, he was in a dilemma.

Seeing this, Jia Lian continued to attack: "Your Majesty is leading the troops outside. I would like to advise Brother Wang that the water in the capital city is very deep. It is best to act more honourably, so as not to cause disaster to Lieutenant Wang. There is no telling if he will not be able to come back if he stays in the Western Regions. "

Wang Yi's heart trembled after hearing this. These words must not be nonsense. Jia Lian must know something. Knowing that Jia Lian was Zhang Ting'en's disciple, Wang Yi felt that these words had a deeper meaning.

Although he is domineering, Wang Yi is not a pure waste like Wang Ren. Otherwise, Wang Ziteng would not be able to trust him and leave him alone to look after the house.

"Speak clearly!" Wang Yi was doubtful and did not dare to be careless. Jia Lian didn't give him a chance to continue, so he turned around and left.

Wang Yi stretched out his hand to grab but missed. He wanted to call out to Jia Lian but didn't have the face to do so. After feeling irritated for a while, he decided to figure this out, otherwise he wouldn't be able to feel at ease.

Wang Ren was "sick" and could not attend, but Wang Yi was present, but a little absent-minded.

Wang Zisheng was in a good mood. He picked up his glass and made some polite remarks, such as being polite to others.

Jia Lian followed the etiquette and toasted to Wang Zisheng and Jia Zheng. When it was Wang Yi's turn, before Jia Lian could raise his glass, he stood up and raised his glass first and said: "Brother Lian, I toast you this glass. Is there anything wrong with me?" Don’t take it personally where you live.”

Wang Zisheng was dumbfounded by these words, while Jia Zheng was confused.

"Brother Wang, you're welcome. I'm young, so I should be the one to respect you." Jia Lian also stood up and raised his glass, and the two of them seemed to be separated from each other.

The atmosphere at the scene was pretty good. If Wang Yi, who was usually arrogant, didn't cause trouble, nothing would happen.

During the dinner, Wang Ziteng left for a moment, and Wang Yi stood up to apologize and followed. Jia Zheng asked Jia Lian with his eyes, and received a slight shake of his head in response, so he did not go into details. Jia Zheng is a young man, and he has to find an advantage, which is to be more responsible in the officialdom.

As for the internal affairs of the Jia family, Jia Zheng may not be able to see clearly. He silently accepted the results, which shows that people are not kind.

It's probably the good kind, don't affect my noble son's life, nothing else matters.

After a while, Wang Ziteng and Wang Yi came back together. Their faces were no longer relaxed. They looked at Jia Lian with bright eyes and said: "Good son-in-law, we are all our own people. It's okay to talk about some things. There is no need to be secretive. ." Jia Lian had expected it before, so his expression remained unchanged, but Jia Zheng continued to be confused. Why couldn't he understand what he was saying?

"What else can happen? It was a troubled time at the end of last year. The national treasury was empty, and His Majesty's internal treasury was not well-off either."

Neither Wang Zisheng nor Jia Zheng understood it clearly, but Wang Yi heard some overtones and immediately asked: "That's it?"

After all, they were in-laws, so they felt it was necessary to give the Wang family a reminder. Jia Lian continued: "Li Rushui is going to come back, probably as the Minister of Rites. For my mentor, he should be the Minister of the Ministry of Husbandry. The position of the Chief Assistant should be decided after the year. , when the time comes, if someone is unwilling to give in, they will definitely muddy the waters, and we must remember not to get in."

How chaotic is the current situation in the Zhou Dynasty?

The dispute between the Supreme Emperor and the current Emperor Chenghui, the civil and military dispute, the dispute between the old nobles (Beijing camp) and the new nobles (frontier troops), the dispute between the national treasury and local tax collection, the dispute between the national treasury and the internal treasury.

It’s really a mess, and there are people who are deliberately muddying the waters for their own benefit.

The Supreme Emperor, who had always been so conceited, could not help but enter the scene and use the matter of clearing the debt to stumbling upon the Emperor.

Emperor Chenghui achieved his goal of adjusting the cabinet, and the powerful old noble group swayed left and right just for profit.

With such a situation, Wang Ziteng is still leading troops outside. If the Wang family's children in Beijing are not honest, they will really cause trouble.

As long as Wang Yi is sensible, things won't get out of hand.

Probably because the words hit home, Wang Yi's attitude changed slightly and he was no longer so aggressive.

Wang Yi had few channels to learn about the news from the imperial court. Those who knew the news meant they were far away from power.

The more people live in the capital, the more they understand this truth.

Once he discovered that Jia Lian was crushing him in the news channel, Wang Yi immediately put away his previous thoughts.

The next banquet went on naturally and everyone was happy. Wang Ziteng and Wang Yi also asked some questions, but Jia Lian did not give a clear answer, which seemed unfathomable. The two of them did not ask further questions, and their attitude towards Jia Lian also changed significantly, which made Jia Zheng, who was originally in the C position, somewhat uncomfortable.

On the way back, Jia Zheng said to Mrs. Wang in the carriage: "The relationship between Brother Lian and Minister Zhang seems to be really extraordinary."

Mrs. Wang was silent for a while as if she was distracted, and then suddenly let out a melancholy sigh: "The big room is getting up!"

The seemingly off-topic conversation between the couple has an incomprehensible tacit understanding.

Let's put it this way, although Aunt Zhao was the favored one, Mrs. Wang gave birth to Jia Yuanchun, Jia Zhu, and Jia Baoyu.

It would be impossible for Mrs. Wang to have given birth to these three children if she were an ordinary person and had poor means.

This also reflects from the side, Jia Zheng's sanctimoniousness, and Mrs. Wang's strength in Jia's mansion relying on the power of the Wang family.

Mrs. Wang came in, Dafang inherited the title, Jia She moved to Dongkuayuan, and the drama in Rongguo Mansion was exciting.

Since it is a play, where is the director?

With the rise of Jia Lian, although he was still just a scholar, his future was limitless to the naked eye, which was not comparable to that of a student from the Imperial College like Jia Zhu.

What will happen to the Jia family in the future? Mrs. Wang became confused. In the past, I was quite sure that as long as Jia Lian married Wang Xifeng, the relationship between aunt and niece was there, and it would be easy to guide Wang Xifeng's direction.

In the past, there was Jia She who could completely suppress Jia Lian, but now the only one who can suppress Jia Lian is Jia Mu.

Is Jia Mu, the chief director, really willing to deal with Jia Lian for Mrs. Wang?

It is obvious that Jia Mu must be happy to see Jia Lian's rise.

This is good for the Jia family. Let's put it this way, if any descendant of the Jia family rises, Jia's mother will be happy to see it. As long as her status in Jia's family is not shaken.

Back at the mansion, Jia Zheng, who was in a low mood, only saw Li Wan showing up with a puffy belly, but not Jia Zhu.

Jia Zheng couldn't help but asked with a dark face: "Where is Jia Zhu? Why are you the only one coming back?"

Li Wan looked a little tired, and there was no joy on his face. He tried his best to maintain calm and said Fu replied: "If I go back to my father-in-law, my husband has been invited to a banquet by friends from the Imperial College and will come back later."

Jia Zheng was very unhappy and said, "How can he feel at ease when you take your body with you?"

Seeing that a criticism meeting was about to take place, Mrs. Wang glanced at Li Wan with dissatisfaction and thought to herself: What can you tell the truth? Jealousy is jealousy. Mrs. Wang's sense of Li Wan is really average. In fact, Mrs. Wang's sense of other women is not good. In today's vernacular, she is extremely selfish and doesn't want others to be kind to her.

Speaking of selfishness, among the masters in the Jia family, there is no one who is most selfish, only more selfish.

Some people say that the spirit of resistance in Dream of Red Mansions has basically nothing to do with the protagonist Baoyu. Baoyu can't even compare to the golden necklace that jumped into the well. At least he had the courage to die, and Baoyu chose to become a monk.

When I got up early the next morning, I saw Mrs. Li Wan with a full belly waiting on her, but Jia Zhu was nowhere to be found.

Immediately Jia Zheng asked angrily: "Where is the little beast? Why can't you see anyone?"

Li Wan quickly explained: "He came back a little late last night, and I didn't ask anyone to wake him up."

Mrs. Wang remained silent at the side, feeling like a mirror in her heart. The servants had already come to report, and it was almost dawn when Jia Zhu came back.

Mrs. Wang didn't blame Jia Zhu, but felt that it was her fault that Li Wan couldn't hold her husband.

Li Wan was also filled with bitterness in his heart. He was woken up before dawn, and when he woke up, Jia Zhu smelled of alcohol mixed with powder. He didn't need to guess what Jia Zhu had done last night. But what can be done? Li Wan was quite open-minded. When the maids at home approached Jia Zhu, Li Wan turned a blind eye.

Fortunately, Jia Zheng did not ask further about Jia Zhu, otherwise it would be even more difficult for Li Wan to make a big fuss.

Mrs. Wang changed the subject and said, "I'll ask you to pardon me later and ask Brother Lian if there is any news related to him."

Jia Zheng didn't care much about this and forcefully changed the subject: "My mother went to the palace early in the morning. You don't have to wait here. Go back and rest."

(End of this chapter)