Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

Chapter 279: Suppress first and then advance 4

Jia Cong came out of the palace, took Wan Yanwen and dozens of personal guards and Jurchen people at the door, and left.

"Greetings to the Third Master, the old lady has specially ordered her servant to wait outside the palace for the Third Master." Lin Zhixiao hurriedly brought two young men over and knelt down to say hello.

Jia Cong rode on the horse, nodded lightly and said, "Let's go."

"Yes." Lin Zhixiao hurriedly led the horse over to lead the way.

Go west along Chang'an Avenue, then turn into Gangwa Street, and soon you will enter Ningrong Street.

Looking at the tall archway at the street corner and revisiting his old place, Jia Cong raised the corners of his mouth slightly and felt secretly proud in his heart. After nearly four years of hard work, he finally earned some capital to reverse the fate of the Jia family and himself.

Passing through Dongfu and just a stone's throw away, we arrived at the main entrance of Rongguo Mansion.

Seeing Jia Cong and his entourage approaching, Jia Huan, who had already been waiting at the door, hurriedly ordered the door to be opened wide. The servants knelt on both sides in unison and said in unison: "I will welcome the third master's triumphant return."

"Third brother!" Jia Huan shouted with tears in his eyes and rushed over.

"Go in and talk!" Jia Cong patted his head and drove his horse through the middle gate.

"My soldiers are well placed, and this is Aunt Wanyan. Let the servants show off their tactics."

"Yes, I will obey Third Master's instructions. I would like to pay my respects to my aunt." Lin Zhixiao nodded and agreed, secretly glad that Third Master Cong had soared into the sky, and luckily he did not offend him that day.

Jia Cong and others dismounted outside the Yimen, took Jia Huan, Wanyan's slightly sweaty little hands, Yan Shuangying and four other close soldiers, and walked to Rongqing Hall. Along the way, when the girls and women saw him coming, they all knelt down to say hello.

"Old lady, the third master is back!" Seeing Jia Cong coming through the window at the door, he hurriedly ran inside to report the news.

Before Jia Mu and others could calm down from the festive excitement, the curtain was lifted, and a tall and straight young general with sharp eyes, wearing golden armor and a sword hanging on his waist, had strode in despite the snow and wind. There was a sudden silence in the hall.

Everyone looked at the young general wearing a big red hairpin dotted with emerald gold unicorn hair crown, wearing a purple gold dragon armor made with hundred refined fish scales, cowhide tiger head combat boots, and an azure sealskin cloak. Two long pheasant feathers soared into the sky, with their tail ends hanging down and swinging gently, so majestic that no one dared to speak for a moment.

Jia Cong raised his eyes and glanced around, smiled at Baochai and Daiyu, spread his hands and said, "What? You don't recognize me anymore?"

Jia Huan laughed behind him.

Yingchun, Tanchun, Xichun, Xiangyun, Jia Lian, Jia Rong and others stood up to greet the guests.

"I've met Third Brother Cong."

"I've met my third brother."

"I've met Third Uncle."

Jia Cong smiled and nodded, cupped his hands and said, "Greetings to the old lady and the ladies. Sisters and sisters, how are you doing?"

Jia Mu smiled and nodded: "Everything is fine. I hope you come back safely."

Everyone chatted for a while.

Jia Cong felt a little embarrassed when he saw Baochai and Daiyu staring at the little tail behind him. He pulled Wan Yan'a out and introduced: "Old lady, this is Cong's aunt in Liaodong. Yan Wen. Wen'er, please give me a gift to the old ladies, masters and ladies."

Wanyanwen had never seen such a large battle before. She nervously stepped forward and knelt down and kowtowed: "Greetings to the old lady, master and ladies."

Everyone couldn't help laughing when they saw her wearing Jurchen clothes, which was very novel.

Mother Jia was a little displeased, and Brother Cong was too ignorant to do anything with a barbarian wife. If she told it and made people laugh, she wouldn't be afraid of messing up the bloodline. But the deal was already done, so I had to admit it and said calmly: "Well, just step back."

Wanyan'a felt aggrieved, stood up with her mouth slightly pouted, and walked out, but was grabbed by Jia Cong.

"Old lady, Cong knows that you like pretty girls the most. I found this girl according to your preference. Please take a closer look at Weinger."

After saying this, Jia Cong personally took Wanyan's hand and placed it in Jia Mu's hand, with unquestionable determination in his eyes.

Everyone secretly exclaimed that this barbarian girl has won Brother Cong's favor, and this means that they insist on clearing her name.

Jia Mu had no choice but to get into trouble over such a trivial matter, so she had to get off the slope and said with a smile, "Okay, let me see this child's flesh and skin." Yuanyang hurriedly put on her glasses.

Jia Mu looked at her carefully, then at her hands and feet, sighing secretly that a barbarian is a barbarian. Although she looks beautiful and has a fair complexion, the flesh and skin on her palms are thick, not like a lady from a noble family.

But he said with a smile: "Okay, he is a perfect kid, more handsome than you."

Everyone laughed. Brother Cong was so awesome that he even forced the old lady to change her tune.

Jia Cong smiled and said: "This is the first time we meet the old lady. She only talks empty words but it doesn't work. Others say you are stingy."

Jia Mu pretended to be angry and said: "You monkey, you know how to beat the autumn wind. If you look at me, you will not give it. But this child is good. Yuanyang brought my pair of white jade double dragon bead bracelets to Wanyan girl."

"I have jewelry to wear, so I don't dare accept the old lady's reward." Wanyan's face flushed and she waved her hands hurriedly.

Sister Feng smiled and said: "Silly girl, just accept it. It's rare for an old lady to be generous. We want it but we can't get it."

Jia Mu smiled and said: "You know how to be a talker, but you don't have enough clothes to wear? Be careful and make people laugh."

"No, I won't laugh at this sister." Wanyanwen said hurriedly.

Everyone laughed, this girl was so cute and honest.

Jia Cong looked at everyone and smiled and said: "The old lady has also received the reward. As a sister-in-law, sister-in-law, and sister, don't you get a greeting gift? Let's talk about it first. I've brought good gifts for you all. If you don't give a gift in return, , are not allowed to receive it.”

Everyone laughed, and Sister Feng said: "You are the only one who knows how to make a plan. Your family has made a fortune in Liaodong. Instead of helping poor relatives, you are trying to swindle poor people like us. I'm so ashamed."

Jia Cong shook his head and smiled: "You are Feng Lazi, I can't say anything about you." After speaking, he took off his cloak, threw it to Hu Hu, and pulled Wan Yan'a aside to sit down.

His seat has been reserved for a long time, with Jia Zheng on top and Jia Lian, Jia Huan, Jia Rong and others below. Seeing that there was only one chair, he frowned slightly and glanced at Jia Lian.

Jia Lian hurriedly stood up and said with a smile, "Brothers and sisters, sit here." Then he ordered everyone to move down to another position.

All the masters and girls in the hall knew it well. Normally, there would be no place for aunts to stand on such occasions, such as Jia Zheng's Aunt Zhao. However, Jia Cong asked her to sit next to her, making it clear that Wanyanwei was not an ordinary aunt, and anyone who dared to disrespect her would be in trouble. Jia Mu pretended not to see it and said with a smile: "I heard that the emperor granted you the title of first-class Dang Kou Bo? And also rewarded you with an officer of Jinyiwei?"

Jia Cong said: "That's what happened. The emperor also rewarded me with a unicorn suit. When I came out, the empress summoned me again and rewarded me with this golden armor. I also met my eldest sister."

Everyone exclaimed, this holy family member is so great, it is just a promotion to an official position, but the conferment is a great honor, and only trusted ministers with great merits cannot receive it.

There are four types of clothing granted by the imperial dynasty from high to low: python clothing, flying fish clothing, bullfighting clothing, and unicorn clothing.

At that time, the two old princes and the first prince were only wearing bullfighting uniforms until their death. Brother Cong wore a unicorn uniform at a young age, and his future was unlimited.

"Okay, okay." Jia Mu smiled from ear to ear and said, "Hurry up and open the ancestral hall to tell our ancestors about this great event."

"Yes, I'll make arrangements right away." Jia Rong hurriedly bowed.

Jia Cong has always been too lazy to waste time on such things. He raised his hand and said: "No need to bother. Come, enshrine the big scroll and the imperial edict in the ancestral hall to comfort the ancestors."

Yan Shuangying outside the door agreed and delivered a package. Jia Rong hurriedly bowed and continued.

"This is..." Jia Mu pointed at the package.

Jia Cong raised his chin, and Yan Shuangying hurriedly shook off the bundle and unfolded the large scroll inside.

"This is the royal flag of the Barhu tribe of the Tartars, a large eight-legged banner. I flattened them and took the flag back as a memorial to my ancestors." Jia Cong said.

Everyone had never seen this before, and they were amazed again. Bao and Dai were even more dazzled, staring at Jia Cong unable to stop.

Jia Mu was helpless and had no choice but to let Jia Rong do it.

Jia Cong smiled and said: "Old lady, I have something else to ask you to tell me. Now that Cong has been promoted to the rank of nobility, he has hundreds of soldiers under his command, and there is no room for him at home. Cong wants to..."

Brother Cong is going to start his own business! Wang Xifeng and others were shocked.

"No!" Mother Jia's face darkened and she said, "I just came back and my buttocks are not even hot yet so we are going to separate the family? I'm not dead yet. It won't be too late for you to separate the family after I die."

I know that you are now an uncle, with a high status and grand ostentation, and there is no room for you in the house. How about I let you live in Rongqing Hall and live in your original small courtyard? "

Now the Jia family relies on Jia Cong to support the family. If Jia Cong leaves, at least half of the Jia family's luck and connections will be sucked away. Because in the eyes of outsiders, only Jia Cong is the most orthodox and qualified representative of the Jia family.

Seeing Jia Mu's anger, no one dared to speak for fear of getting into trouble.

Jia Cong seemed unconscious and said with a smile: "The old lady misunderstood. How could Cong have such intention? It is true that the house cannot accommodate so many soldiers, and it will be inconvenient for people to come and go in the future. Besides, even if Cong establishes his own business in the future, Don’t take a penny from the family, just leave it all to Baoyu.”

Jia Mu glared at him, her expression softened, and said: "I know you are successful, and you will rarely meet guests in the future. How can you live in that small courtyard again, let outsiders know, and our family has lost its dignity.

That's it, from now on you can live in Rongxi Hall, and both the master and the wife will let you, okay? The earl has 600 soldiers, and there is no room for them at home. Go live in the East Mansion, where there are few people. What are you, a little kid, doing raising so many soldiers? "

Mrs. Wang was like a wooden Bodhisattva next to her, with an expressionless face, lowered eyes, and said nothing, as if she had nothing to do with her. She only squeezed the rosary beads in her hand tighter.

The family is about to change. Rongxi Hall has been given to Brother Cong. This makes him the head of the family, Sister Feng and others thought to themselves.

Jia Cong glanced at Jia Zheng and said humbly: "Old lady, this is embarrassing me. I have great kindness to Cong and he is an elder. How dare Cong'an occupy the magpie's nest? Absolutely not."

Jia Zheng waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's just a courtyard. Brother Cong is not allowed to give in. Now that you have the favor of the emperor, from now on people will come and go, and the noble earl will have no place to receive guests. How can it be decent?"

My wife and I don't live there on weekdays, so it's empty. You can make the most of it by living there. "

"If the elder dare not refuse the gift, then Cong would be more respectful than obey the order."

Jia Cong accepted it unceremoniously, smiled slightly, looked at Aunt Xue and said: "Cong has six hundred soldiers, and there are hundreds of Jurchen warriors under Jia'er. One or two hundred live here, one or two hundred live in Dongfu, and the rest I have no whereabouts, I heard that Aunt Xue owns quite a lot of real estate in Beijing, can you lend me a house to Cong to station troops?"

Aunt Xue smiled and said: "You can borrow it or not. It happens that my family has a five-story house in Guangde Square next door. It is always being cleaned and taken care of, and it is still barely habitable. If you don't mind the simplicity, you can use it to station troops. Now Brother Cong We are happy to see my son flourishing."

Jia Cong glanced at Baochai and said with a smile: "Thank you, Auntie, for your kindness. Cong would be disrespectful."

Sister Feng smiled and said: "Well, brother Cong, even after you got promoted and made a fortune, you didn't even talk about being a host. As soon as you came back, you went everywhere to fight against the autumn wind. The old lady, the master, and the aunt were all blackmailed by you, and you still didn't take out your treasure. , give it to us, carefully we will go to your house and perform a new method to beat you, a local tyrant and evil gentry."

Li Wan, Xiangyun, and Tanchun covered their mouths and agreed, diluting the tense atmosphere just now.

Only Baoyu sat next to Jia Mu, as if she were mourning for an heir. It was over. Brother Cong was very proud of himself this time. From now on, Sister Bao and Sister Lin will no longer be naughty with me.

"Don't worry, no one will be missing but you, the great housekeeper, otherwise you still won't deduct my monthly payment?" Jia Cong said with a smile.

Everyone burst into laughter. Now Jia Cong still cares about a few months of money.

Sister Feng's face turned red, she rolled her eyes at Jia Cong, and said angrily: "You have to be careful. Now that you have made a fortune, why don't you give me your earl salary and hand it over to the official? Will you be paid your monthly salary?" , it depends on whether you understand or not."

Jia Cong shook his head and said with a smile: "I just joined the nobility, where did I get my salary? When the salary comes from the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army, my second sister-in-law can just send someone to get it."

"That's what you said. Don't default on the debt then." Sister Feng said with a smile.

Everyone chatted and laughed for a while.

Jia Cong looked around and suddenly said: "When I come back today, Qingwen and Qianxue don't know how to come to greet me."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the hall was stunned. You looked at me and I looked at you in silence. They all secretly thought that it was too bad, how could they forget this.

When Jia Cong saw something was wrong, he was startled. His face was already covered with a layer of frost. He squinted at the crowd and said word by word: "Where is Qingwen?!"

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