From the Red Mansion, you can travel through the world of martial arts

Chapter 160 Wang Ziteng

"The old lady asked me if my injury had healed, and if I did, I would go back to the West Mansion..." Yuanchun hugged Jia Wei tightly.

"The old lady also said that she would find a marriage for me. She said that I am old and should not be too picky. Some wealthy families of small families would be fine. The mansion would prepare more dowry..."

Yuanchun kept talking. She had been crying for a while and now seemed to be enjoying the last tenderness with Jia Wei.

Jia Yu could understand her feelings. Their relationship was not accepted by the world. If it was really discovered by Jia Mu, it would have a huge impact on Yuanchun. Even if Jia Mu did not point it out, Yuanchun could not bear the pressure in her heart.

Yuanchun was raised by Jia's mother, but she did such a thing, which was a betrayal of her mother's upbringing. Faced with such pressure, Jia Wei could only try his best to comfort her.

In addition, Grandmother Jia would not put pressure on her openly or expose the matter, but would help her cover it up.

This is absolutely true. First, family disgrace should not be made public. Second, Grandmother Jia would not dare to offend Jia Wei.

So Jia's mother reminded Yuanchun to return home and arranged a marriage for her. As for the hint of finding a small family, it is probably because Jia's mother has already seen that Yuanchun is not a perfect woman...

Of course, it is also possible that Jia's mother felt that it was not good for Yuanchun to live in the East Palace all the time, and she said some casual remarks without any other intention. It was just that Yuanchun felt guilty and took it personally.

"I know. I will solve it." Jia Wei hugged Yuanchun's back, stroked her hair and said, "I will go to see the old lady tomorrow night."

Jia Wei’s idea was to delay it first.

As the head of the Jia family, he still has some say in the marriage of Jia's daughters.

If Lady Jia still wants to do something that he strongly opposes, then she would be a little ignorant.

At Jia's age, what kind of scandals has she not seen? After a few times, she understood everything even though she didn't understand.

The matter between Jia Wei and Yuanchun is not a big deal. There is also a saying in this world like "Dirty Tang and Stinky Han".

In wealthy families, it was common for fathers-in-law to have affairs with their wives and for uncles to have affairs with their sisters-in-law. As for sons having affairs with their father's concubines, that was also commonplace.

Take the West Mansion for example, did Jia Lian steal Jia She’s concubine?
At that time, it will be time for Grandmother Jia to make a choice. Now that things have come to this, should she confront Jia Wei head-on and cause unrest in both houses, or should she turn a blind eye and pretend nothing happened...

Yuanchun suddenly murmured, "Brother, how about I shave off this troublesome hair, apologize to the old lady, and become a nun..."

"Not only that, the old lady no longer has the final say in the current Jia family." Jia Wei seemed very calm and comforted Yuanchun in a soft voice.

After that, they arrived at the palace. Jia Wei and Baoyu got off the car, entered through the main gate, and then sent Yuanchun and Wang Furen to the back house.

Mrs. Wang lifted the curtain of the carriage and saw the guards in gorgeous clothes lined up on both sides of the road and the envious and respectful eyes of the other guests. She couldn't help feeling a little proud.

Although she disliked Jia Wei, she benefited from his influence. Mrs. Wang also thought, how great it would be if all these powers belonged to Baoyu...

When Baoyu saw Wang Ziteng, he hurriedly greeted him. After Wang Ziteng finished his greeting, he turned his gaze to Jia Wei, looking at the young powerful official with eagerness in his eyes.

"Mr. Jia, your presence at my humble abode is truly an honor to me. Please come in!"

Hearing this address, Jia Wei did not react much. Wang Ziteng had been an official for many years, so he would not be so stupid as to call him "Brother Wei" right away.

Wang Ziteng now serves as the inspector general of nine provinces, a high rank.

But he was relying on the power of the Jia family.

The fact that Wang's family married two daughters to Jia's family in two generations can only mean that Jia's family has the benefits that Wang's family expects, which is the incense left by the three Dukes of Jia's family. It is undeniable that Wang Ziteng's own ability is outstanding, far better than Jia Zheng, Jia She and the like.

But without the help of the Jia family, he would not have been able to rise so quickly and take over the position of Jiedushi of the Beijing Camp.

Although most of the reason is that the descendants of the Jia family are too useless, it would be a waste if all this love and affection were not used on Wang Ziteng.

But Wang Ziteng has to accept this favor. If he is arrogant in front of the person who is now in charge of the Jia family, it will not be an exaggeration to say that he is an ungrateful person.

Of course, the most important thing is that Jia Wei himself is tough enough.

He holds the title of a super-class earl, controls the Jinyiwei and Longjinwei, and is the emperor's confidant. Not only is his power greater than Wang Ziteng's, but he also has Jia Wei to ask for his help. How dare he put on airs?
It would be reasonable for him to call him "Brother Wei" only after Baochai and Jia Wei get married.

Jia Wei remembered that this was Yuanchun's uncle, so he smiled and bowed, "Uncle, you are too polite. Since we are relatives, there is no need to be so distant."

Wang Ziteng was overjoyed when he sensed Jia Wei's attitude. He grabbed Jia Wei's arm and said hurriedly, "Wenhe, please come in."

Baoyu then went to the side hall, which was filled with young descendants of the founding nobles, while Jia Wei was directly led into the main hall, where Wang Ziteng personally attended the talks.

All Wang Ziteng wanted was for Jia Wei to recommend him to the emperor...

Jia Wei thought for a moment. Jia, Shi, Wang and Xue were originally allies, and in the eyes of outsiders, they shared honor and disgrace. After Baochai got married, his relationship with the Wang family would only become closer.

Now Wang Ziteng is very sensible. He takes the initiative to approach him and give him a hand. It is also good to have one more political ally.

If you want to accomplish great things, you can't do it alone; the power of in-laws is one of your basic forces.

Wang Ziteng is not a ungrateful and treacherous person like Jia Yucun.

Jia Wei then calmly said, "Since the defeat of the eunuch party and the imprisonment of Cui Chengxiu, the post of Minister of War has been vacant until now..."

When Wang Ziteng heard this, although his face was calm, he couldn't help but hold the teacup tightly in his hand and looked at Jia Wei with a little expectation.

If he really gained the emperor's trust and was appointed as the Minister of War, then the next step would be to join the cabinet...

"But your majesty contracted typhoid fever after falling into the water." Jia Wei added, "Perhaps the time will be more ripe after your majesty recovers."

Wang Ziteng was satisfied that Jia Wei was willing to speak. Such a big thing could not be accomplished overnight, so he smiled and said, "We can't rush it. I'll have to trouble Wenhe to take care of this matter."

After drinking tea, Wang Ziteng had to meet other distinguished guests, so he asked someone to lead Jia Wei to the back house to meet the women of the Wang family.

Jia Wei followed the servant of the palace into the hanging flower gate. A senior maid with two younger maids were already waiting there. They bowed to Jia Wei when they saw him.

Then he passed through the hall and rooms and came to the bright living room in the back house.

The room was full of women, and he was the only man around.

In addition to the maids and old women who served him, Jia Wei also saw many familiar faces, including Wang Ziteng's wife Li and the girls from the palace, including Lady Wang, Aunt Xue, Yuanchun, Baochai, and Feng Jie.

The ladies in the palace were all surprised and secretly exclaimed in admiration when they saw a strange, noble, handsome man walking in.

Sister Feng smiled particularly coquettishly: "Look, our uncle from the East Mansion is here. Even if you don't know him, I'm sure you have heard of his name..."

(End of this chapter)