Red Mansion: Fuyao River and Mountain

Chapter 251: Old Love Renewed

Grandmother Jia sighed, "Brother Rong has lost his mind. Even though he has suffered a disaster, how can he not want such a good wife? I will not tolerate his nonsense."

Jia Mu's words made the atmosphere suddenly become heavy.

When Youshi heard this, she was surprised. Rong'er had already given Keqing a letter of divorce, and it was a matter between husband and wife, so how could the old lady not agree?

After hearing what Grandmother Jia said, Jia Cong felt a little disgusted and had a new understanding of how low the old lady's bottom line was.

The divorce letter had already been issued, but she still wanted to make a teenage girl a widow. The reason was nothing more than to cover up the cause of Jia Zhen's death and to protect the reputation of the Jia family.

However, Jia Cong also knew that what Grandmother Jia said was not groundless.

The divorce agreement between husband and wife needs to be approved by the government and ratified by clan elders before it can be truly effective.

And Grandmother Jia is the undisputed elder of the Jia family.

Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang in the hall naturally understood what Grandmother Jia meant, and they didn't want to interrupt as they were in separate rooms after all.

But Grandmother Jia is different from them. In the Jia family, she has the highest seniority and the most honorable title. After Ningguo was eliminated, Rongguo became the only legitimate bloodline, so Grandmother Jia naturally has the say.

Fengjie looked at Keqing with a worried look on her face. She had always had a good relationship with Keqing and would be more considerate of her.

Keqing is not like the elder sister-in-law Zhu in the mansion. Keqing has been married for several months but has no children. At such a young age, the old lady lets her stay alone for the rest of her life, which is a bit cruel to her.

However, although Fengjie was fierce, the order of seniority and strict etiquette and laws governed the matter, so she had no say in the matter.

Yu's eyes flickered, and she wanted to speak for Keqing.

But as a widow, she pleaded for the release and divorce of her widowed daughter-in-law. It would be difficult for her to prove her suspicion, so she swallowed the words back when they came to her lips.

This made Lady Jia's words somewhat irrefutable, and the atmosphere in Rongqing Hall became increasingly solemn.

Suddenly, someone in the hall said loudly: "Old lady, I was also present at what happened today. Rong Ge'er knew that he would be exiled to Qiongzhou for 30 years and it would be difficult for him to survive, so he wrote the letter of divorce.

It was a respectable thing to do.”

Everyone in the hall was stunned. This matter involved a woman's reputation and chastity. Even Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang did not dare to say much. No one expected Jia Cong to speak suddenly.

Yu's eyes flickered, and she was a little surprised at Jia Cong's sudden words. She thought that this brother Cong was a warm-hearted and outspoken person, unlike women who had many concerns.

Wang Xifeng was a little surprised to hear Jia Cong speak suddenly, and she glanced at Keqing who was kneeling there.

I discovered that a layer of red appeared on her pretty face, which made her look very charming. Her long and curved eyelashes trembled slightly, as if she was in a state of emotional unrest.

Wang Xifeng couldn't help feeling a little strange.

……

Jia Cong has put a lot of thought into this matter, and since it concerns Keqing's fate, he naturally would not let Lady Jia interfere.

When Lady Jia saw him suddenly interrupt, she became a little annoyed. It was not the right for a junior like him to speak in such matters. She was about to scold him, but it was too late.

Then Jia Cong continued, "All the officials present at the time knew about this, and Brother Zhen died suddenly because of the divorce, and his cause of death was recorded in the Dali Temple's files.

Therefore, the news of Rong'er and Qin's divorce could not be concealed. Now that the old lady disagrees with the divorce and the news has spread out, outsiders are unaware and will only think that our Jia family is taking advantage of our status.

It was because of Brother Zhen's reckless behavior that he brought disaster upon himself, causing the Ningguo family to be stripped of their titles and confiscated. To this day, there is still constant criticism. Please think twice, old lady."

After all, Grandmother Jia was his biological grandmother, and Jia Cong only spoke to the point. Naturally, everyone in the hall understood what he meant.

The divorce was known to everyone and had even been reported to the authorities.

If he now prevents Keqing from getting a divorce and leaving the house, it would seem that he is bullying others by taking advantage of his power, just like Jia Zhen and his ilk, and he might bring disaster to the Jia family.

When Grandmother Jia heard this, her face turned a little ugly. This evil creature actually said such obscene words every day.

Although I think what he said makes some sense, the Jia family is a noble family and has never had a divorced wife since it was established, which also affects the cause of Zhen Ge'er's death.

Letting Rong'er's wife leave the house like this would give outsiders something to gossip about. He was just about to yell at that evil creature to shut up.

Then Jia Zheng said, "Grandma, there is some truth in what Cong said. Now that Ningguo has just been eliminated, the Jia family has been severely damaged. It's always right to be cautious." Grandmother Jia looked at her stubborn son helplessly. She didn't know what kind of curse the evildoer had cast to make her stupid son believe his lies.

But what the boy said does make sense. At least this matter should not give outsiders any reason to talk about it.

Grandmother Jia had been the mistress of the inner house for half her life, and she had a lot of calculations on these inner house matters, so she changed her tone and said to Keqing:

"Daughter-in-law Rong'er, among the eight branches of the Jia family in Shenjing, among so many great-grandsons' wives, the one I value the most is you. You are very good-looking, and you have a gentle and proper temperament. You are a rare good child.

Rong'er is young and doesn't know the pros and cons of this, but I, an old woman, have seen a lot. Since I feel sorry for you, there are some things I have to tell you.

If you stay in Rongguo Mansion, you will be just like Zhu'er's wife, the eldest daughter-in-law of the legitimate Jia family, and you will have a lifetime of wealth and glory.

Among the eight relatives in Shenjing, if anyone dares to disrespect you, I will be the first one to not forgive him. All your elders in the mansion will treat you as their own granddaughter and will never let you suffer any injustice.

But you are going to leave the house. Even if you remarry in the future, in those respectable families, not only can you not be the principal wife, you can't even have a continuous marriage. You can only be someone's concubine.

You are a noble daughter of an official family, so why would you do that?"

After hearing what Grandmother Jia said, Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang also breathed a sigh of relief. After all, the old lady was experienced and what she said was reasonable. She didn't force him at all and just let Rong'er think about it herself.

Even Wang Xifeng felt that the old lady's words were mature and that Keqing must have given up the idea of ​​divorce this time.

To be the eldest daughter-in-law of the Rongguo Mansion or to remarry and become a concubine, any woman knows how to choose.

If a divorced woman wanted to remarry into a respectable family, she could only be a concubine, unless she married into a commoner family.

However, if a family marries a woman as graceful and elegant as Keqing, it would be tantamount to inviting disaster and would certainly not end well.

Staying in the Jia family of Rongguo is her best destination. Although Keqing is too young, as long as she grows older, everything will be over. That's just how life is for a woman.

Most of Jia Zheng, Wang Fu-ren and others present had the same idea as Wang Xifeng. Although they felt a little sad and sympathetic, they also felt that this was her fate.

Everyone was waiting for her to speak, but they saw Keqing take out the divorce letter from her body, look at it carefully, and her beautiful eyes were gentle and graceful.

She didn't dare look up at him at this moment.

The image of the graceful young man standing on the bow of the official ship heading south that day emerged in her mind.

The graceful figure copying Buddhist scriptures in front of the Buddha in Ci'an Hall of Anding Temple in Jinling.

Sitting on the cushion in front of the Buddha, he always tried to get close to me, with a warm and gentle smile on his face when he spoke.

In that small fragrant room, they embraced each other without any scruples, whispering to each other...

There is also Baozhu, the maid who is inseparable from her all day long.

He even took the risk and forced Jia Rong to write a letter of divorce.

Even after she married into the Ningguo Mansion, he never gave up on her and planned everything for her.

Who is the young and handsome man on the street?...

Maybe this is my fate. Even if I can't be his legal wife in the future, as long as we can stay together for the rest of our lives, it doesn't matter if I become his concubine.

It is a thousand times better than being stuck in this deserted mansion for the rest of your life!
Keqing held the divorce letter in her hand and said, "Madam, the Ningguo Mansion has been searched and Rong'er has also written a divorce letter for me.

There is no reason for Keqing to stay in the Jia family any longer. Please, old lady, let me go home and serve my parents."

Jia Cong looked at Keqing who was kneeling in front of Lady Jia, his eyes were gentle and deep, as if he wanted to engrave her every frown and movement in his heart.

Keqing's words surprised Jia Zheng, Mrs. Wang, Wang Xifeng and others, as the old lady had just explained the pros and cons so clearly.

I didn't expect that she still chose to divorce and leave the house. It was really against common sense.

When Lady Jia heard what Keqing said, her face darkened, but when she saw Keqing's pretty and charming face, she looked serene and confident, without the slightest doubt.

She knew that she could not keep this woman.

(End of this chapter)