Red Mansion: Fuyao River and Mountain

Chapter 327: Prevent Disasters and Change Fate

Rongguo Mansion, Mengpo Zhai Study.

Jia Zheng looked at Jia Cong and said with some surprise: "Brother Cong, why do you suddenly want to take the second girl to live in the Earl's Mansion?"

Jia Cong smiled and said, "I only have one sister, my second sister. When I moved from the East Courtyard to the West Courtyard, I was only ten years old. My second sister has a deep affection for Cong.
Cong's biological mother died early. Over the years, his second sister has taken care of him in terms of clothes, shoes, cold and heat, and Cong never forgets her.

But my second sister is gentle, reserved and taciturn, and she is also a concubine's daughter, so there are many hidden worries about her future marriage. Add to that the incident with Sun Shaozu, and although she has avoided the danger of falling into corruption, it is still somewhat not good.

If I let my second sister move into the Earl's Mansion, she will be the eldest daughter of the Earl's Mansion in the future. With the support of my younger brother, it will be very beneficial for her in the future, whether it is living a good life or finding a marriage partner."

After hearing this, Jia Zheng's eyes suddenly understood. He was born into a wealthy family, so he naturally understood what Jia Cong meant.

Said: "Brother Cong's intention is to raise the status of the second girl!

Originally, she was a daughter born out of wedlock, and it would be difficult for her to become the wife of a noble family in the future. She would most likely marry into a middle-class or lower-class family. In addition, with the second girl's personality, it would be difficult for her to live a harmonious life.

But being the eldest daughter of the Earl's Mansion makes me more precious. Not only does it save me from many concerns about my origin, but others will not dare to look down on me in the future when I get married."

Thinking of this, Jia Zheng looked satisfied, looked at Jia Cong and said: "It is amazing that you are so young, but after you have achieved success, you still care about your sisters and make far-reaching plans for them.

I will talk to the old lady about this matter, and she will certainly agree to it."

Jia Cong wanted to invite Yingchun to live in the Earl's Mansion. In addition to the reasons he told Jia Zheng, there was another reason that he did not mention.

Ever since he asked Jiang Liu to find out that Jia She had privately opened a fur shop and sold goods from Datong, and that he was deeply involved with the hereditary commander of Datong, the Sun family.

Moreover, there were often caravans from other places who would come to the store to pick up goods at night, and their behavior was somewhat sneaky, most of which were filled with hidden dangers.

He thought of the great disaster that the Jia family in the Red Mansion had suffered because of Jia She's misfortune, who was stripped of his title and exiled by the court, and the collapse of the Ning and Rong mansions.

The most important charge was that Jia She had connections with foreign officials and border generals, but there was no detailed explanation as to whether it was treason or treason.

Based on the information he had obtained, whether by intuition or by reasoned inference, he was almost certain that the charge of communicating with foreign officials must be related to this matter.

Once Jia She's evil deeds were exposed, he would be stripped of his title and exiled, but in serious cases, the entire Rongguo Mansion would be searched and confiscated.

It would be fine for other people, but Jia Zheng has always been kind to him, and the sisters in the garden will also suffer as a result, which Jia Cong cannot accept.

However, if it really comes to that, the second wife, as the one implicated in the crime, is not the main target after all. It should not be too difficult to rescue a few sisters at that time.

There is another possibility. If Jia She is found out and questioned, only the eldest branch of the Rong family will be questioned, and the second branch of the Rong family will be spared.

This possibility is also very high, because Jia Daishan's dying will stated that the eldest son would inherit the title and the second son would inherit the mansion, thus dividing the Jia family's hereditary lineage into two, which was actually dividing the clan and establishing a new branch.

Moreover, although Jia Zheng was a mediocre official, he always had a good reputation. The probability of the eldest branch of the family being convicted and the second branch being spared was still very high.

Jia Daishan may have made such arrangements in order to preserve the family in the future, as an extra insurance policy to avoid the entire family being destroyed if any guilt was found.

But no matter what the final outcome will be, Jia Lian and Yingchun, as Jia She's children, will not be able to escape implicated, because due to their blood relationship, it is extremely difficult to exonerate them.

The final result will definitely be exile or imprisonment in the Jiaofangsi.

Among them, Jia Lian, as the eldest son, was the first to be affected.

Originally, as Jia She's illegitimate son, Jia Cong would have no chance of escaping unscathed if the eldest son's family was convicted and their property was confiscated.

Fortunately, he has now been granted the title of Earl of Weiyuan, and the emperor has granted him a separate residence, which is equivalent to setting up a separate household for the clan, which has always been the emperor's intention.

Therefore, even if the Rongguo Mansion is now in ruins, it will not have any impact on him.

Now, what he needs to take precautions against most is to prepare for it as soon as possible and remove Yingchun from Rongguo Mansion.

Fortunately, he and Yingchun were blood relatives, and their relationship was closer than that of other sisters. He had good reasons to take her to live in the Earl's Mansion. Moreover, he would not add fuel to the flames or plot a report on Jia She's misfortune.

Because once the matter was exposed, Jia Cong was not sure he could completely control the situation as to the damage and impact caused.

Fortunately, no matter what the situation is, it has little impact on Daiyu, because she is just a cousin living in the Jia family.

Apart from punishing her entire clan, no one can harm her.

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Rongqing Hall.

Jia Zheng informed Lady Jia in detail about Jia Cong's plan to bring Yingchun to the Earl's Mansion.

Before Grandmother Jia said anything, Mrs. Wang frowned after hearing this. Baoyu had been raised by his sisters since he was a child and he regarded these sisters very seriously.

Now that Jia Cong has taken Yingchun away, my Baoyu will lose a sister to accompany him, and he must be unhappy.

This Cong brother is really nosy. He thinks he is so great just because he got the title of earl that he even wants to take his sisters away from home.

Mrs. Wang twirled her rosary beads and said to Lady Jia, "Madam, the other day you asked Cong'er to bring Zhen'er's wife into the mansion, but he refused.

Now we are going to take the second girl into the house. If we show favoritism to one and neglect the other, it will make Zhen'er's wife look bad. If the relatives outside know about it, it will cause gossip."

Jia Zheng frowned and said, "Zhen'er's wife is only Cong'er's sister-in-law, and the relationship between them is distant, while Erya is his biological sister. How can the two be compared?"

Grandmother Jia glanced at her second daughter-in-law and said, "I think this is a good idea. The second girl is gentle and not as clever and powerful as the third girl.

After all, she is a concubine's daughter, and with the Sun Shaozu incident, it will be difficult for anyone to propose marriage to her in the future.

She entered the Earl's mansion and became the eldest daughter. With her brothers to keep her in check, she would not be afraid of suffering any loss in the future.

This guy still has some conscience. He ruined the second girl's marriage before, and now he comes to make amends. I think this is how we should deal with this matter.

Besides, the East Palace and the West Palace are separated by just a wall, so it doesn’t matter where I live. If I miss her, I can just walk a few steps to call her back.

Feng girl, you should also arrange things for your sister and pick a day to send her to the East Palace to settle down."

Mrs. Wang was very disheartened after hearing what Lady Jia said. She had not expected that the old lady would be quite willing to do this and even wanted to send it over earlier.

If this kid keeps doing this, sooner or later all the girls in the garden will be taken to the East Palace by him.

Wang Xifeng is more clever than Lady Wang, and unlike Lady Wang, she is not always concerned about her son Baoyu in everything. So she watched from the sidelines, but could see the unspoken thoughts of Lady Jia.

Ever since Jia Cong was granted the title and established his own mansion, Wang Xifeng has seen through everything from the sidelines. This kid is more cunning than a thief. He wanted to sabotage the East Palace, but couldn't even find a crack.

It looked like a kite with a broken string, and no matter how hard we tried, we couldn't hold it back.

But it was completely different when the second younger sister went to the East Palace. The old lady raised the second younger sister since she was a child, and the relationship between the grandparents and grandchildren was extraordinary.

If the second younger sister goes to the East Palace, the relationship between the East and West Palaces will be eased. There will always be such a relationship involved. The old lady will definitely be happy about it, and it will also be good for the future of Rongguo Mansion.

But my wife was so obsessed with her brother Bao that she didn’t see this meaning.

This second girl has a wooden temper, and it is a great fortune for her to have such a brother.

Although she was raised by the old lady, after going to the East Palace, she must be partial to her brothers, but these are all trivial matters...

(End of this chapter)