The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Chapter 117 Dispelling Doubts
In the tea hall, Li Wan led Jia Baoyu, Yingchun and others to sit down separately, and the maids brought hot tea, but no one drank it.

Except for the simple politeness at the beginning, everyone did not speak, and pointed their ears, as if trying to see if they could hear the voices in the inner hall clearly from such a distance.

The maids noticed that the sky was getting dark, and they had already lit the lanterns around the room. The atmosphere was even more peaceful in the slightly flickering firelight.

Suddenly Xiangyun came sneakily, and Li Wan waved at her, beckoning her over, and said: "What are you doing running around, I'm not afraid that the old lady will see and scold you, please sit down."

Everyone knows that Xiangyun must have eavesdropped just now.

Daiyu was very worried about Jia Lian, so she didn't care too much, and asked, "What have you heard?"

Xiangyun's face was slightly pale, she was the most curious.

All afternoon, she was inquiring about what happened, although the adult servants did not dare to tell her, because some young and ignorant girls could not stand it, so they told her from other places.

Therefore, Xiangyun was the first to know the general truth, and most of the news that Daiyu, Sanchun and others knew came from her.

Just now she was eavesdropping behind the screen again, and indeed heard many words that shocked her.

To Xiangyun, these news were still too frightening.

Therefore, facing the questioning from Daiyu and others, she could only say a little hesitantly.

Even so, it was enough to make Tanchun and others feel in the same mood as her.

Daiyu couldn't help but shed tears: Lian's second brother is such a good person, the enemies outside failed to defeat him, but when he returned home, there were still people who wanted to harm him~
As soon as Daiyu burst into tears, Yingchun and the others couldn't help but blurred their eyes.

They grew up carefree beside Jiamu, and it was the first time they faced such a cruel reality of family struggle.

When Jia Baoyu saw his sisters were sad, he was also sad.

One is sad that the happy atmosphere at home is not there, and the other is sad, the tears of the sisters are not shed for him...

He slammed his fist heavily on the table, and said in a hateful voice: "These people are really hateful, a good family, everyone lives together, guards the wealth of the family, and lives in harmony, isn't it good?

You have to give birth to those desires to compete for fame and fortune, so as to break up a good big family! "

Li Wan glanced at him, and said in his heart that if they were like you who only cared about the wealth and honor in front of them and didn't care about future affairs, the family would be at peace, and they might all collapse in a few years.

At that time, who can keep the family together?
Obviously, Jia Baoyu couldn't be this person.

The other sisters were all 13-year-old girls, so they couldn't understand what Jia Baoyu said was wrong.

Tanchun also sighed and said, "That's why we say that big families are better off than big ones, and small ones are better off than small ones.

In a family like ours, with a large number of people, it has been the most difficult to get people together since ancient times. When we get together like this, it is inevitable that there will be such and such things, which make people feel disturbed.

In my opinion, those small households are better. Although the food and clothing are simple, the family can often get together and be harmonious and beautiful, and they are happy. "

Tanchun's words won the approval of Xiangyun and others.

Li Wan couldn't stand it any longer, and hurriedly said: "Don't talk nonsense, what do you children know, what you don't have to say is ridiculous.

You are only a little old, and you have encountered many things, and you express such emotions, how do you know that the troubles in that small family may not be less than those of us.

They are all Miss Qianjin, please stop saying such things. "

Tanchun and the others bowed their heads in embarrassment.

……

In the inner hall on the other side, Jia's mother was already shocked by Jia Lian's ambition, so naturally she would not hold on to today's events.

She only has one worry now, so after complimenting Jia Lian a few words, she asked, "Lian'er, how do you think your second uncle has treated you these years?"

Jia Lian heard this and asked with a smile: "What the old lady wants to ask is whether I will compete with the master and Baoyu for family property in the future."

Mother Jia was a little uncomfortable.In fact, she just wanted to insinuate, let Jia Lian understand the importance of family harmony, so that Jia Lian can become a person who maintains family harmony in the future, not a destroyer.

Who knows that Jia Lian saw through her thoughts at a glance and said it generously without saying anything, which made her a little at a loss.

Before she could reply, Jia Lian straightened his face, cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, old lady, my grandson is not so worthless, if you want to be rich, you can earn it yourself, and you won't think about competing with anyone.

The master has treated me better than my own father all these years, and I keep all these in my heart.

Therefore, I have the same thoughts as the old lady, and I want our family to live together in harmony forever, so that our Rongguo Mansion can become a prosperous family full of laughter and joy!
Together with the master, I will support the lintel of our Rongguo Mansion.

If someone wants to destroy the relationship between our family, grandson will be the first to let her go. "

Of course Jia Lian knew what the old lady Jiamu cared about most.

It just so happens that there is no direct conflict or contradiction between his ultimate goal and Jia Mu's expectation.Because, he never thought that Jia Zheng, Jia Baoyu, Li Wan's mother and son, Tanchun and others would all be driven out of the Rongguo Mansion, and then he and Wang Xifeng would be kings and hegemons in this huge Duke's mansion.

How boring.

Of course, the premise of all this is that Mrs. Jia Zhengwang, etc., can be their idle master and idle wife with peace of mind...

Unfortunately, from the interrogation of those people in Yang's house, he did not catch any evidence of Mrs. Wang.

Thinking about it, this woman is too smart, even if she has some plans, she won't be caught easily.

It's nothing, as bad thoughts are hidden in my heart for a lifetime, so they are not considered bad thoughts.

As for property...

Rongguo Mansion is actually only three strokes.

The sum was obtained by Jia She when he came to Dongkuayuan, and it has almost been made by Jia She now.It is estimated that the antiques and curios in his study will be sold in the future, and part of it can be recovered.

The second sum is Jia Mu's private house, which she has saved for more than fifty years, all in the honor hall of her old man's house...

There is nothing to say about this huge sum of money. The old man will give it to whomever he likes, and all the money will be given to Jia Baoyu, which is also her old man's right.

The third sum is the official treasury of the Rongguo Mansion.

Including the underlying acres of rented land, housing and commercial properties.

This money is currently controlled by Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang.

But it doesn't matter, in fact, big families have charters, even if Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang have the right to control, in fact, they are all maintaining the daily expenses of a duke's mansion.Very little really flows into their own hands.

Moreover, Jia Lian also knew that in the Rongguo Mansion today, the income cannot cover the expenses year after year.

Therefore, there is nothing to fight for this sum of money, and the fight is just to satisfy the housekeeper's addiction, and he is not Wang Xifeng.

Therefore, let Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang take care of the family for the time being. This will not only maintain the harmony of the family, but also avoid premature and unnecessary conflicts with Jia Mu and others.

As for the most important imperial palace, as long as he takes over the title, it will naturally be his.

At that time, if everyone lives in peace, it's okay to live together.

What Jia Lian wanted to fight for was only the right to speak in the family from the beginning to the end. As it is now, even Jia Mu, who is aloof and superior, has to start to discuss with him amicably these issues related to the stability of the family.

And Jia's mother, after hearing Jia Lian's statement, also breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's great that you can think like this, and it's true in the first place, a big family can only be a sign of wealth if the top and bottom are united.

I am also old, and what I hope to see the most is that you children and grandchildren can always live in harmony until the day when I hold my breath.

Don't follow your Lao Tzu's example. You don't live up to your expectations, and you blame others for being partial.

You also said earlier that our house looks fine from the outside, but in fact it is not as good as it used to be. These years, thanks to your master and wife, you have worked hard to support us, so that the lintel of our Duke's mansion can not be destroyed.

Now that you are a serious official again, you can help them, and I am more at ease. "

Jia Lian just smiled and didn't refute.

Then Jia Mu said a few more words about the importance of family harmony, and suddenly Li Wan came in and asked if the kitchen had already prepared the meal, whether it should be served now.

Only then did Mother Jia realize that it was time for dinner.

So he said to Jia Lian: "These things happened today, you should go back quickly, don't let Feng girl and the others worry too much."

Jia Lian nodded and got up to leave.

In early spring, it was getting dark quickly, and Jia's mother also wanted to let Jia Lian feel her concern, so she asked someone to follow.

Seeing only Li Wan and Yuanyang in front of her at a glance, she casually said, "Yuanyang, you can get up and send it off."

"Yes……"

Yuanyang got up and said yes, then took a lantern from the corner, lit it and followed Jia Lian.

"Thank you, Sister Yuanyang."

Hearing Jia Lian's voice, Yuanyang didn't dare to look up, but just said "hmm".

(End of this chapter)