Daiyu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 26 First Class General's Mansion ([-])

Ever since the Holy Majesty ordered Jia Amnesty to be the head of the Ministry of Rites and Regulations, Jia Amnesty went to the Yamen every morning to work as an errand without mentioning it.On the second day, before Mother Jia had time to hear about Nanny Lai, people from the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Works had already arrived. This place was once the Duke’s Mansion, but even if it wasn’t there now, it was still the First-Class General’s Mansion. Besides, Jia She He and Jia Zheng still work in the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Industry, so the people who came here were very polite, but they recorded all the violations one by one, and then the Ministry of Industry sent people to dismantle them one by one according to the records.Apart from the fact that the plaque at the entrance has been changed from imperially built Rongguo Mansion to a first-class general's mansion, the regulations of Rongxi Hall have not changed much, only a slight renovation, and nothing else has changed.

On the contrary, everyone who came here knew that it was not Jia She, the first-class general, who lived in the main courtyard of this first-class general's mansion, but Jia Zheng, a member of the fifth-rank industry department.Of course, most of the high-ranking ones know about it, but it’s just as a joke, and they don’t say it to offend others, but where do these officials of the seventh and eighth rank usually get news about these wealthy compounds?As a result, this matter was circulated among these low-level officials again.

Every day Jia Zheng saw in the yamen that he was only a small official of the fifth, sixth or even seventh or eighth rank. Now everyone looked at him strangely. Zheng knew it. Originally, Jia Zheng thought it would be embarrassing for his son to be in the same yamen with these poor family officials, but it was inevitable that he would be promoted from the sixth rank to the fifth rank in more than ten years.Looking at the eyes of these people now, I feel that I can't stay any longer, so I spend less time in the yamen. Except for occasional misunderstandings, most of them talk about poetry and painting with the Qing people at home, and basically don't go to the yamen.

In my heart I was even more annoyed towards Jia She, but he is an upright gentleman and cannot tell others' faults behind his back, so he was bored in his heart and would not tell anyone, but his eyes became colder and colder.It so happened that Baoyu would be nine years old in two months, so Jia Zheng would call him if he had nothing to do, or test his homework, and if he didn't like it, he would scold him to vent his depression.

Originally, looking at this matter, she should have calmed down like this. Who would have thought that someone from the Ministry of Household Affairs came this day and said that they wanted to take back Yitian. When Jiamu heard that, she almost fainted, but Mrs. Wang couldn't help but rejoice that she had originally planned to sell it. In part, it was only because the letter to Mr. Xue, who was far away in Jinling, had not been answered, that's why they didn't sell it. Otherwise, I don't know what to do at this moment.Even so, she was so frightened that she turned pale and broke out in cold sweat. She didn't understand why the good ancestral property would be taken back?

This is also the reason why Wang's daughter is illiterate.The so-called ancestral property is actually the land that the founding emperor gave to Jia Yuan, the Duke of Rong at the time of enfeoffment.This Jia Yuan should have been taken back after his death, but Jia Dai is good at fighting for his spirit. He has made great contributions to keep the title of Rong Guogong, and he was not downgraded when he took the title, so there is no need to take it back.But after all, it was given by the state, not privately owned. Now that Jia Amnesty is only a first-class general, it is natural to take back part of it after re-measurement.

But the emperor didn't want to, so he took all the original Yitian back.In Baoding Mansion, the first-class general Jia She was re-measured for the land.Although it is stipulated that in Baoding Prefecture, it will be much less than in Jinling, but it does not necessarily mean that it will be much more fertile.But originally these fields were all in the hands of Jia Zheng and his wife.Now the first-class general Yitian after the new measurement is his own, and it is firmly in his hands.Is there anyone who doesn't like Jia Amnesty?Don't mention how beautiful it is.

Jia Amnesty is beautiful, but everyone in the clan quit. Even though those lands belonged to the Rongguo Mansion, they had to spend a lot of money to repair the ancestral halls and support the lonely elders of the clan. I have gained a lot of benefits. Now that I have passed through Baoding Mansion, it is not that simple. First of all, there are still many people in the family who stay in Jinling. Jinling also has the ancestral property of Ningguo Mansion that needs to be taken care of, such as the ancestral house and graves. Also over there, there is no reason to relocate to Baoding for the little land in Jia She's hands. Besides, after the new measurement and division, will Jia Shen take out the account books and land deeds and hand them over to the public if they don't? Yugongzhong and the others couldn't intervene, so they went to Jiamu's house one after another.

Mrs. Jia is also worrying about this matter. She wants to find Jia Amnesty. He stays in the Yamen all day and Mrs. Jia can't catch anyone. They took them all away, but did not give her the land deed allocated to Jia She.These clan elders are here again, it's no wonder that Mother Jia has a good face!So angrily, she didn't care about anything else, these clan elders were also the elders of the clan, so Jia's mother asked Madam Xing to come over.Mrs. Xing was startled when she saw a room full of old men. She quickly lowered her head to look at the floor, saluted Jia's mother respectfully, and said, "I don't know what the old lady is calling her daughter-in-law to come over. A daughter-in-law is just a woman." I don't understand anything." After finishing speaking, he lowered his head even lower.

Mother Jia was so angry, her knife-like eyes swept Madam Xing back and forth, seeing Mrs. Xing standing there looking at the one with low eyebrows and pleasing to the eye but not speaking, she held back her anger and said: "The land deed drawn down by the old master. What about it?" Mrs. Xing obviously didn't think that these people gathered here for this matter, but fortunately she didn't see it anyway, and Jia She didn't say anything when she got home, so she said with peace of mind: "Daughter-in-law doesn't know, master is going home I never mentioned it." Seeing that the Xing family was so confident, not to mention Jia Mu's face, even the elders of the clan around him changed their faces, thinking that they were not going to hand it over.

Jia Daixiu, who has the most fiery temper, couldn't help but said: "How could you not know?! Don't think we don't know what you two are thinking!" Xing said with a full face of grievance: "The old lady has to make decisions for the daughter-in-law. The daughter-in-law is just filling in the house, so what will the master say to his wife? Even after all these years with the master, the master has never said anything to his daughter-in-law?" Thinking of his grievances, he actually shed tears .

Jia's mother hadn't said anything yet, Jia Daixiu quit, she just said something, her husband and wife have made a profit and still have the nerve to cry here?So he became even more angry and said: "Don't you think that I don't know that you bastards are just taking the livelihood of the clan in exchange for your own future. Now that your future has changed, you have to take all the benefits. It can be seen that you didn't take advantage of it." The old and young masters of the clan pay attention to it!" Jia Dairu took care of the school in the clan and was not in a hurry. Anyway, the field will not belong to him when he gets it back, but he can divide it if he can take it out. After thinking about it, he said: "Xie'er Daughter-in-law, don't be in a hurry, think carefully about what Xi'er gave you today, you don't know the details." Jia Dairu said implicitly, didn't he still ask her to take out the land deed?It's a pity that she really doesn't have it, and she hasn't heard of it.Even if there is, it will not be taken out!

Xing just cried and knelt in front of Jia Mu and didn't answer these people, after all, Jia Mu was still there.Jiamu always knew her son. Seeing Mrs. Xing like this, she knew that she really didn't know, so she said, "Go back and stay, I will let people wait for the elder at the door. You don't have to participate in this matter. "Xing thought to herself that I have never been involved in this matter, which one of the things in your Rongguo Mansion has my participation?It was only me who sent the maid and aunt out a few days ago, and they were still people in my own yard, so they could not be regarded as participating in the affairs of the Rongguo Mansion.But he didn't say much, and cried, "Thank you, old lady, for your understanding, my daughter-in-law is going back first." After finishing speaking, Jia Daixiu stood up immediately as he was about to leave!But without waiting for him to speak, Jia Mu said, "You all know She'er's temper. Is there something Xing can control? Even I can't control him more and more." Hearing what Jia Mu said, she thought she couldn't. I offended the old woman, so I just sat down and didn't mention it.

When Jia She returned to the mansion, Jia Daixiu and the other clan elders had already drunk a few bowls of tea. When they heard that the concierge sent someone to report that Jia She had returned to the mansion, everyone was so excited that their eyes turned red.

Jia Amnesty still followed his old habits and did not go through the gate of Rongguo Mansion's current first-class general's mansion, but only entered through the black lacquered gate he opened, not wanting to rely on everyone to wait here as soon as he arrived at the gate.Everyone Lai is also a sensible person. Although the Second Household is in charge of the family now, the big house has taken the title after all, and now he is still working as a servant in the ministry. Moreover, Jia Lian has the support of Lin Ruhai, the second-rank minister of the court. The position of Yan Yushi is very rich, so he didn't want to offend Jia She, so he stopped Jia She and saluted respectfully before saying: "The old lady invites the master to go." After speaking, he approached the two Bu whispered: "Today, people from the household department came to collect the ancestral land deeds. The elders of the clan came. The old lady called the eldest lady first. After a while, the eldest lady came out crying, and the old lady called the younger one. I'm waiting here for the Elder." A few words explained the matter clearly.Jia Amnesty had a plan in his mind, so he got back into the car and headed for the main gate, then went through the main courtyard to the old lady's house.

Many people in the clan couldn't wait any longer, and just when they were upset, Hu Po opened the curtain and said inside: "The old man is here." Suddenly these people became excited, thinking that they were the elders, so they opened their mouths , Jia Amnesty has no reason not to agree.

Seeing that Jia She entered the room and bowed to Mother Jia, she got up and asked, "I wonder if mother asked someone to wait for the son at the door, and summoned the son to come over. Is there something wrong? My son still has some official duties to deal with." Jia She said this. As soon as she finished speaking, Jia's mother was angry! : "Can't I call you over? Your brother is also working in the ministry. I haven't seen him as busy as you. He is too busy to go home."

Jia Mu's words made Jia Amnesty sneer in his heart, so what's the serious business of Jia Zheng?But he didn't say that in his mouth, he just said: "Second brother has been working in the ministry for many years, and I think he is already familiar with it. My son has been dull and playful for many years, and now he just got a job. Everything is not straightened out, and there is a lot to learn. Quite a lot, so I'm more busy." Mother Jia heard that he was not as satisfied as her younger son, and he was self-aware, but in Mother Jia's mind, Jia She was not as good as Jia Zheng in everything.

Mother Jia was so happy that she didn't bother with the matter any more. She took a sip of tea and said, "The ancestral property distributed by the late emperor has been taken back by the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the re-measured division should be handed over to the public. Since I am here, there is no reason to separate the family. , since there is no separation, there is no reason for you to hide it. Do you understand this?" How could Jia She not know that Jia She was partial to the second wife when Jia's mother said it sounded so grand?
On the face, Jia Amnesty said without showing it: "My son understands. It's just that the land has not been measured yet, and the land deed has not been handed over to my son." Only then did everyone in the clan realize that it was too early for them to come. He could hold back and say that he didn't have to come here at all, with a bit of embarrassment on his face, those who played with fans played with fans, those who drank tea drank tea, even though they had been drinking all afternoon, they were too embarrassed to stare at Jia She at this moment.

Thinking of the appearance of the Xing family at noon, I feel even more embarrassed.I don't know how Jia Amnesty would describe them when he returned to the Xing family, but they couldn't help but glance at Jia Daixiu, especially Jia Dairu. It's a bit intriguing.

Mother Jia didn't care about these things, she was determined to stand up in front of the clan elders, lest these individuals really take themselves seriously, and I don't know who is the real caller in this house, so she continued to say to Jia She "Since you understand, I won't say much about you. It's right to take the Tian Qi back and hand it over to the public." Jia She was upset but bowed and said, "Remember what mother taught, my son is awake."

At this time, Jia's mother felt that the eldest son was still very sensible, and it was Jia Lian who had learned some fallacies abroad to deceive him, and this happened.So I was even more dissatisfied with Jia Lian.Of course, she never thought that Jia Lian was taught by her daughter and son-in-law, but she was her own daughter, and she was the one she loved the most among these children.

After thinking about it, Fang said to Jia She: "You can do your job with peace of mind. If you don't understand, you can ask your brother." She Gongjin glanced at the elders of the family and then said: "So you go, you just remember what I said just now." Jia She had no choice but to leave.

After Jia She left, the elders of the clan immediately complimented each other: "The old lady is still a good teacher, and She'er is also a filial son. Now his two brothers are in the Ministry of Rites and the other is in the Ministry of Industry. They will definitely support each other in the future." The wife was satisfied in her heart when she heard this, but she didn't show it on her face: "What kind of parenting is good? I haven't said hello to me about that matter before, and I don't know who was instigated to do this thing that ruined the ancestor's foundation. Come here." After speaking, she sighed, but in fact, Mrs. Jia really didn't let go of this matter, she was very angry.In her mind, those things would all be given to Baoyu in the future, but now they were taken back for nothing.

Not to mention what those clan elders and Jia's mother were thinking, Jia She was furious at this time, but he still learned a lot in the Ministry of Rites these days, and he didn't show it on his face.

Back in the courtyard on the east side, Madam Xing came out to welcome her and said, "Master is back." After that, she hurriedly waited for Jia She to change her official uniform and put on her home clothes, and poured a cup of tea for Jia She. Seeing Jia She Although his expression was gloomy, he didn't get angry before he said: "Just after lunch at noon today, the mandarin duck in the old lady's room came over and said that the old lady called me over. I didn't know what was going on. I was scared to death." At this point, seeing that Jia She didn't even raise his eyelids, he continued, "As soon as I entered the house, I was asked to hand over the land deed of Yitian, saying that it was in exchange for ancestral property. We can't be complacent. .Fortunately, it didn’t leave me here, otherwise I don’t know how it will end.”

In fact, Mrs. Xing is also testing at this time, wanting to know where the land deeds and Jia Amnesty are kept.But Jia She said with a sneer: "The household department issued it later and gave it to them. Anyway, it is something that has been rooted in the household department. Who would dare to touch it? It's just a deduction of some money. In the future, the old lady will return. Damn it, don’t you have to give it back to the master?”

At this moment, Jia Amnesty has already figured it out. Anyway, those things are recorded in the Ministry of Household Affairs. It will be convenient for them for a few years.I can't afford this crime!Even if he is worthless, there is still Lian'er.That child is now studying with Lin Ruhai, Tanhua Lang, and the future is limitless.I can't ruin my reputation for this idea, and I will implicate my son in the future!As a result, most of the anger in Jia Amnesty's heart disappeared.

It really made Jia She guess right, if Mrs. Wang dared to sell it secretly or move it into her private house before, she would not dare now.It was only today that she learned that these so-called ancestral properties were actually given by the royal family, and they would be taken back whenever they said they would, and they were all certified by the Ministry of Household Affairs!Didn't you see that those who came from the Ministry of Households today are holding the booklets of the Ministry of Households?The land deed was accepted only after one point was correct.So I stopped thinking about these "ancestral property" early, but I also look down on this duke's mansion more and more in my heart. It turns out that everything is false!The huge Duke's Mansion is not worth the convenience of sweeping through the cracks of my mother's house.Jia Amnesty can be regarded as inadvertently exempting the future Mrs. Wang from a crime.

(End of this chapter)