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

Chapter 56: The Widow's Cry
Wang Xifeng was furious, but she did not dare to confront Jia Wei.

Grandmother Jia wanted to ask more questions, but suddenly Lai Da came over with a frightened look on his face, "Madam, Second Master, the angel from the palace has arrived, and asked us to go and receive the imperial edict..."

"Another decree?" Grandmother Jia stood up in surprise.

Everyone in Rong Xi Hall was startled. Their faces suddenly changed and they became very uneasy.

Having heard Jia Wei talk about Jia Zhen's crimes before, he naturally had a preconceived idea and thought that the emperor had issued an imperial decree to punish him.

Jia Zheng murmured, "Zhen'er is suspected of betraying the enemy. This is our Jia family's fault..."

Jia Wei coughed lightly and said, "Thunder, lightning, rain and dew are all grace from the emperor. Let's go and receive the order as soon as possible."

Naturally, he was not panicking and just sat back and waited for the outcome.

This imperial decree must have conferred the title on him.

Previously, the Ning Mansion’s title was stripped by oral order, so it naturally arrived first; the bestowal of a title required writing an imperial edict and preparing rewards, which involved more procedures, so it naturally arrived later.

Grandmother Jia and Jia Zheng looked at each other, and hurriedly ordered people to prepare an incense table to receive the emperor's orders. They then led people to open the middle door and go out to welcome the emperor.

Seeing that everyone had left, Jia Wei followed a few steps behind.

As soon as he walked out of the inner gate, he suddenly saw a few young ladies coming in from the hall. They met Jia Wei while chatting and laughing.

It was Daiyu who was walking in front. When she saw a stranger around the corner, she thought it was a foreign man. She was so frightened that she let out a soft "ah" and quickly covered her face with a handkerchief.

Her bright eyes under her smoky brows froze for a moment. After recognizing Jia Wei, she quickly put down her handkerchief, nodded and saluted, without asking anyone to say hello.

Jia Wei glanced at her, and Daiyu's fair cheeks were flushed pink.

"Hello, Sister Lin." He returned the greeting.

Daiyu added hurriedly, "Hello, Second Brother."

Behind her, Tanchun and Yingchun also hurriedly bowed, "Hello, Second Brother."

Tanchun raised her head and looked at Jia Wei. When their eyes met, Tanchun's heart skipped a beat and blushed, but she did not look away.

At this time, Baoyu jumped out from behind and said with a smile: "Second brother, you are here again. Would you like to go to Third sister's courtyard to play together?"

Jia Wei glanced at him and was very unhappy. This kid only knew how to play with his sisters every day!

Xichun and Baochai walked at the end and also bowed. Xichun was from the East Palace, so she called him second brother.

Jia Wei looked at the beautiful Baochai twice more, until she was so shy that she lowered her head. Then he came to his senses and said to everyone, "Someone from the palace has come to deliver an imperial decree. Don't run around."

After Jia Wei finished speaking, he continued to walk out.

The golden hairpins looked at each other, and Tanchun said, "How about we take a look behind the door?"

Baoyu smiled and said, "Okay, I haven't seen the imperial edict yet!"

After the golden hairpins had avoided the taboos, they saw the people from the Jia family surrounding a eunuch wearing a brocade robe and a black crown entering Rong Xi Hall.

The eunuch was over thirty years old, with a fair complexion, narrow eyes, and a cold face, but it was full of smiles. He held high the jade scroll with the imperial edict embroidered with auspicious cranes and clouds, and shouted in a shrill voice: "Jia Wei, accept the edict!"

Tanchun whispered, "It's not an order for the mansion, but for Second Brother Wei..."

"Your Highness Jia Wei accepts your order!"

Jia Zheng, Jia Lian and others were startled and quickly knelt down.

Lady Jia, Mrs. Wang and other female relatives were kneeling on the soft cushions. The eunuch glanced at Jia Wei but said nothing.

He unfolded the silk and said loudly:
"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, decrees: The king who inherits the great cause and takes charge of the great principles must rely on the wise men of the same virtue and support the governance of the successor...

Jia Wei, the first-class Dragon Guard, is a great talent for the public. He anticipated the enemy's moves, saved the emperor and suppressed the rebellion, and his merits are the first. Now he is appointed as the deputy commander of the Dragon Guard and promoted to the honor of a first-class viscount. Talented people are given high positions and those with great merits are rewarded. This is the established system. I decree this." Jia Zheng has already raised his head. He and Jia's mother are overjoyed. They didn't expect that the emperor not only did not punish the Jia family, but also gave Jia Wei a title!
Wang Xifeng's face froze, and Jia Lian looked as uncomfortable as if he was constipated. Jia Wei had just scolded Jia She away in Rong Xi Hall, and now he received an imperial decree to confer the title of Viscount. This...

"My second brother was conferred the title of Viscount?" Xichun thought to herself.

Tanchun's fair cheeks were rosy, and her bright eyes were full of light. Her heart was trembling, as if she was the one enjoying the glory...

She looked at Jia Wei, who was wearing the flying fish robe and receiving the imperial edict to confer the title, and could not help but feel fascinated.

What an honor this is!

Baoyu was just looking at it curiously. Although Daiyu didn't care about these things outside the yard, she was slightly surprised when she heard the word Viscount.

"Rescue the emperor and put down the rebellion? There's such a big thing going on outside?" Baochai said, "How old is this second brother? He was already conferred the title of Viscount..."

Nowadays, information is blocked and there are taboos. Jia Mu and others don’t know much about this matter, and naturally, these young ladies in the boudoir know very little.

Tanchun sighed: "Second brother is a capable man..."

Daiyu twisted her handkerchief, glanced at Tanchun, chuckled, and said, "What can you do? Can you be recorded in history books?"

Tanchun pursed her pink lips, gave Daiyu a glare, and was about to go forward to catch her, and the two of them burst into laughter.

Although Tanchun is a girl, she has always had great ambitions and often talks about historical figures in her conversations, which is why Daiyu makes fun of her.

Baochai also smiled, but her smile was a little bitter...

The relationship between her Xue family and this second brother is not very good, it can even be said that they are enemies.

First, when they were in Jinling, Xue Pan and Jia Wei fought over the maid.

After Jia Wei left Jinling, Xue Pan beat up Scholar Ma again and got into a lawsuit, so her chance to be selected as a talented person and to be a praiser of good deeds was also lost.

When Baochai heard that Mr. Ma was Jia Wei's man, she would definitely report it to Jia Wei immediately if Mr. Ma was beaten.

Baochai would never think that since Jia Wei had not yet had an attack, the matter should be ignored...

After being sent to the inner eunuch, Jia's grandmother looked at the imperial edict in Jia Wei's hand with great joy. At this moment, she had completely forgotten about Jia Zhen and Jia Rong who were in prison.

Grandmother Jia said happily: "We will have to go to the ancestral hall to worship our ancestors later. This is a great event to tell our ancestors about..."

Suddenly, Grandmother Jia stopped talking because she just remembered that Ningguo Mansion had been sealed and the Jia family ancestral hall could be found in Ningguo Mansion.

Jia Wei took the imperial edict and was about to send it to the ancestral hall for worship. Jia Zheng said in a sad voice: "The East Palace has been sealed by the Jinyiwei..."

Jia Wei smiled and said, "I am still working in the Jinyiwei, so I can get in naturally."

As Jia Wei was an assistant officer of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and was holding the imperial edict, naturally no one dared to stop him. After presenting the imperial edict, he went to see Youshi and Qin Keqing.

Naturally, Youshi had never experienced such scenes before, and she was panic-stricken the whole afternoon. When she saw Jia Wei coming, she hurried to greet him. In her panic, she almost fell down, but fortunately Jia Wei hugged her.

"Oh!" Yu-shi exclaimed and stood up hurriedly, while the other maids pretended not to see anything.

There seemed to be a soft feeling in Jia Wei's hands, thinking that Youshi would soon become a widow...

Jia Wei comforted Youshi and after he told her about the incident at Tiewang Mountain, Youshi burst into tears.

She was Jia Zhen's second wife. Now that Jia Zhen had fallen, she was naturally sad and could not hide her grief.

The crying of the widow is really pitiful.

Jia Wei said: "Now that things have come to this, sister-in-law, you have to take care of yourself, especially since your nephew's wife is not in good health, you have to take care of her and comfort her. Tomorrow, after I lead people to check the property of Ningguo Mansion, you can take your nephew's wife out of the house.

"Brother Zhen is in trouble. Jia Rong has gone to the frontier army. Naturally, I will not ignore my sister-in-law and my nephew's wife. I will ask people to find a new place to live when I go back. After tomorrow, my sister-in-law and my nephew's wife can temporarily live in my courtyard..."

(End of this chapter)