The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Chapter 151 Self-reliance?

Because Jia Mu had heard Jia Lian's promise last time that he would not compete with this side for family property, she had a bottom line in her heart.

Although Mrs. Wang also heard about this incident from Jia's mother, she didn't hear it with her own ears, so she couldn't tell whether Jia Lian was an excuse or sincere.

Listening to Jia Lian's words at this moment, Mrs. Wang couldn't help but feel a little nervous, but she didn't show much, but said calmly: "We are all a family. If you want to ask anything, just ask. Who really cares about you?" I can't make up my mind."

Mrs. Wang intends to emphasize the concept of "family", just to remind Jia Lian not to say anything too much and make everyone feel uncomfortable.

Jia Lian said, "Thank you so much, madam. What I want to ask the old lady and his wife is, is my father and master really separated these years?"

Jia Lian's words really changed the faces of Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang, and they didn't know how to answer for a moment.

If you say points, you must be right.

After all, the economy is divided, and the houses are completely separated and not connected.Brothers in the world are separated, isn't that the case?
If there is no point, it seems to make sense.

Although the two rooms live separately, they are still on the territory of Rongguo Mansion.The most critical evidence is that Jia Zheng's relationship with each family is arranged by Jia Zheng. Jia Zheng and Jia She are the master of the Rongguo Mansion and the elder.

This is the biggest mess in the Rongguo Mansion. Jia Zheng and Jia She have completely different personalities, knowledge and accomplishments. After enduring each other for so many years, the old man finally passed away, and they each reached their 50s and [-]s. , don't hurry to separate, everyone is clean?

But none of them can kick anyone!
Jia She, the head of the residence, won the title again, so it is logical that he should live in the Rongxi Hall and take care of Jia's mother.

However, both Jia's mother and the old father-in-law liked Jia Zheng and his wife more, so they would rather let Jia Zheng and his wife take care of him in their later years, and they jointly decided to kick him aside...

Filial piety is greater than heaven, even though he was dissatisfied in his heart, Jia Amnesty did not dare to fight against his parents, and he could still try to be quiet by simply hiding on the side.

Besides, Jia Zheng, although he won the fight against his elder brother and obtained the ownership of the main courtyard of the Duke's Mansion, he did not dare to kick Jia Amnesty away!

Because he got everything, but he didn't get the most important title.

The title and the government are inseparable. When Jia She is at home, he can be said to be serving his mother and running the house for the time being.

Once Jia Amnesty left the Rongguo Mansion bearing his title, the result could be imagined. Regardless of whether the court would intervene, Jia Zheng himself would not have the face to continue giving orders at home.

Therefore, Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng had a relationship in which no one could do anything about the other.

The relationship between Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng is the root cause of the two houses of Rongguo Mansion.

Fortunately, Jia's mother lived long enough, so after all these years, the two families have come here in peace.

Now that Jia Amnesty is dead, although Jia Zheng and others don't have to worry about Jia Amnesty's counterattack after Jia Mu's death, the fundamental problem is still not resolved.

After Jia She died, his son Jia Lian would inherit the title, which undoubtedly added another variable.A variable that is more difficult to control than Jia Amnesty. After all, no matter how confident Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang are, they will not think that they can survive Jia Lian...

This is also impossible.For Jia Zheng and the others, although they won for a while, losing the most important thing determined their final outcome.

As long as Dafang still has bloodline heirs, sooner or later their lineage will move out of Rongguo Mansion.

Jia Zheng was already ready to retire, so he forced his eldest son Jia Zhu to study hard in his early years, and at the same time sent his eldest daughter, who was excellent in all aspects, into the palace.Jia Zheng and his wife, who are trying their best to keep their wealth, hope that their eldest daughter can also contribute to their family.

After Jia Zhu's death, he had the greatest hope for his second son, Jia Baoyu, hoping that Jia Baoyu would be able to study and become an official, so that their lineage would not completely become the home of common people after his death!

Retreat is the last option.At least, the current Jia Zheng does not intend to hand over the Rongguo Mansion.

Jia Amnesty had no ability to overthrow Jia Mu before he drove west.Jia Lian, who has been replaced by a younger generation, does not have this ability, at least for now.

Mrs. Wang will not and dare not change Jia Zheng's will at will.

Therefore, facing Jia Lian's sensitive question at this moment, she didn't speak rashly before she figured out what Jia Lian meant.

Jia Baoyu and Daiyu, on the other hand, listened obediently, not daring to say a word.

They were even surprised that Jia Mu and others didn't drive them out.

After a long silence, Jia's mother asked, "What if the family is separated, and what if the family is not separated?"

Jia Lian seemed to be discussing a very common matter with Jia Mu and others, and replied with a flat face: "If there is no separation, there is nothing to talk about.

But if they have already been separated, grandson really has some ideas to explain to the old lady, the master, and the wife.

I used to be young, so I didn't quite understand the reasoning behind it. Every time I heard people say that Feng girl and I were acting as housekeepers here, we were helping my uncle with housekeeping, so I didn't take it seriously.

But in another month, I will be 20 years old, and I will be crowned.

Since ancient times, when a man is crowned, he is completely considered an adult.It can't be that the grandson has been living in the second uncle's house and will never have a home of his own, right?

Therefore, I have already discussed with Feng girl that after the elder master's funeral is over, we should move out and no longer rely on the care of the master and wife to live.

Old ladies and wives don't have to worry, grandchildren are now considered officials, big and small, and have their own foothold, so you don't have to worry about how much suffering and fatigue we will suffer after we move out.

This is actually my response to Mrs. Cai's order just now.

In the past, our side did not manage affairs, so the contacts between relatives and friends were all supported by the master and wife.

From now on, we also need to take up our own responsibilities.So don't worry, my wife. This time my relatives came to mourn my father and also sent a gift. In the future, I won't bother my wife about returning the gift. Feng and I will be responsible for returning the gift by ourselves.

Well, that's about it. "

Jia Lian's words, to Jia's mother and others, were like a mountain wind and a tsunami blowing in their ears.

None of them thought that Jia Lian would make such a decision, which was really abnormal, and it was not in line with his and Wang Xifeng's temperament.

It's okay to say that the two of them have a lot of backbone and are unwilling to "stay under the fence".

But obviously, the two of them are not.

In order not to live with that old ghost Jia She, Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng happily agreed to come over to help the housekeeper here, and they worked hard, unwilling to return to Dongkuayuan even if they were killed!
Jia's mother, Jia Zheng and others are also happy to see the results out of consideration for the safety of the family.

In fact, this is the gentle strategy of Jia Zheng, Jia Mu and others, allowing the two future masters and mistresses of Rongguo Mansion to act as housekeepers temporarily, so that the special situation of Rongguo Mansion looks normal.

They thought that after Jia Amnesty's death, Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng would have nothing to worry about and wouldn't hang around here anymore, but they didn't expect them to be so unbearable.Jia Amnesty just died, and you want to go back?

Could it be that their humility and filial piety in the past were all feigned, waiting for this day to leave their elders, so that they can go back to a small place and dominate, just like Jia She, who is so worthless?

Therefore, Mrs. Wang was overjoyed almost subconsciously, and then thought again.

If Jia Lian and Jia Lian can be kicked out completely, Mrs. Wang will be very happy.But I can only think about it, she is not a naive person, knowing that this is impossible.If it's really like what Jia Lian said, I'm afraid there will be more problems...

Mrs. Wang began to think carefully.

Both Jia Baoyu and Daiyu were shocked by Jia Lian's sudden decision.

Daiyu stared at Jia Lian in a daze, feeling very reluctant.But she had no intention of persuading Jia Lian, because she knew that Jia Lian would never have made such an important decision if she hadn't thought it through carefully.

She must stay by Jia's mother's side, so if Jia Lian moves away, it will not be so easy for her to see Jia Lian in the future - this expression who has always cared for her from the beginning to the end, even though she is pestered from time to time, she also feels considerate elder brother.

In this way, the family became more and more boring.

The Baoyu next to him doesn't understand anything...

Seeing Daiyu tearing up, Jia Baoyu said nothing, knowing that she was reluctant to part with Jia Lian.

Although he felt a bit apprehensive in his heart, he didn't care too much at this time. He looked back at Jia Lian and persuaded him, "Second Brother Lian, do you really want to move out? Isn't it good for us to live together like this? You and Lian Second sister-in-law don't move away, okay..."

On the one hand, Baoyu spoke out for Daiyu, on the other hand, he was really reluctant to give up.

First of all, he was reluctant to part with Ping'er, Xiangling and Qingwen in Jia Lian's courtyard and several extremely beautiful maids.

If they lived together, he could go to Jia Lian's room every now and then, look at them, talk to them, and he would be satisfied.If Jia Lian and Sister Feng moved back to Dongkua, he might not be able to see those attractive girls easily.

Secondly, he was reluctant to part with Wang Xifeng.Wang Xifeng is both his cousin and his sister-in-law, and she has always been very kind to him. She even hugged him when she was a child, and he still remembers the fragrance of her body!
In the end, it was a little reluctance to Jia Lian.

Second brother Lian is at least cuter than Brother Zhen and Brother Huan...

"no!"

Jia's mother stared at Jia Lian for a long time, but she couldn't see what Jia Lian meant, so she slapped the armrest of the high couch and said rightly.

Jia Lian looked at her, waiting for an explanation.

"Now that you are an official, like your master, you are impatient to take care of these trivial matters at home. It is nothing at all. The housekeeper is not a necessary thing. Your previous errands are left to Lai Da and the others. It's the same.

It's not impossible if you want to move back to Dongkuayuan.

Could it be that when you move back, you don’t recognize your second uncle, your wife, or me, don’t you? "

Jia Lian hurriedly said that he didn't dare.

Jia Mu continued to say in a deep voice, "If you make other decisions, I won't care about you.

But you still have to be independent, and you want to talk to your relatives alone?If so, where do you put the face of the Rongguo Mansion, and where do you put the face of your master?

Don't you want everyone to see our family's jokes? "

A family, like a country, can only have one court.

If Jia Lian also had normal contacts with other mansions, and gave gifts to other mansions during the New Year's festival like here, should they recognize Jia Zheng or Jia Lian?How should I return the gift to the Rongguo Mansion? Is it true that two copies are prepared, labeled "Da Rongguo Mansion" and "Little Rongguo Mansion"?If so, it would not be a joke.

Jia Lian thought for a while, then said: "Since that's the case, the grandson will not go back to Dongkuayuan. It just so happens that the grandson also feels that it is really not good to separate a part of the majestic imperial government to set up a family.

Anyway, now that my father has gone, the Dongkua courtyard is useless, so why not tear down the middle courtyard wall in the future, and restore Rongguo Mansion to its original appearance.From now on, there will only be one Rongguo Mansion, so naturally it won't make people laugh. "

Mother Jia was taken aback: "If so, where do you live?"

"No matter where you are, just spend tens of millions of taels of silver, enough to buy several yards to live in, and it won't look shabby."

What Jia Lian said was even more unexpected, and even Mrs. Wang's expression changed suddenly.

If it wasn't for Jia Lian's calm face, she would have thought Jia Lian was crazy!
Unexpectedly, willing to give up the identity of the Rongguo Mansion and go outside to stand on his own?Does he know what that means?

Jia's mother was also startled, and then her face became full of hatred, and she said sadly: "Lian'er, Lian'er, you are forcing us! Do you really plan to have no contact with us from now on?"

When Jia's mother lost her composure, Jia Lian couldn't stand anymore, knelt down, and said with the same attitude: "The old ancestor calmed down, not because the grandson insisted on doing this, but because the grandson had no choice but to make such a decision.

The grandson just doesn't want people to think that the grandson can only rely on his uncle and aunt forever.

What the grandson wants is just a home of his own, a home that he is willing to pay for, carefully plan, and carry forward.Instead of doing too many things, in the end, you can only get one sentence from others, that you are helping your uncle with housekeeping!
In fact, the grandson didn't want to move out either.But... To be honest, just now when my grandson came to visit my ancestors, I bumped into some women who were sweeping in the main courtyard. They all said that it was really a loss for the master and wife to take me and Feng girl these years. very.

Even this time, my father's funeral needs the help of the master and wife to make it smooth for us...

The grandson is grateful for the kindness of the master and his wife, but he really has no face to stay at the house of the master and his wife.So, the ancestors let us move out.

Rest assured, our ancestors, even if we move outside, we still dare not forget to honor our ancestors..."

As soon as Jia's mother heard what Jia Lian said later, she immediately realized that Jia Lian must have been stimulated, so she suddenly decided to move out.

So I hurriedly asked the specific reason.

Jia Lian didn't hide anything, and told Jia's mother in front of Jia's mother what he had heard and made more cruel remarks.

When Jia Mu heard it, she immediately guessed that this was probably the beginning and end of Mrs. Wang.No wonder she asked Mrs. Wang to bring over the rest of the money, but Mrs. Wang was reluctant and pushed back and forth. It turned out that it was because of this, that she did not hesitate to tarnish the reputations of Jia Lian and Sister Feng for the mere sacrifice?

Seeing Mother Jia glaring at her, Mrs. Wang dared not sit down anymore, full of grievances and unable to express, so she stood dumbly.

After all, Jia's mother is not good at disposing of Mrs. Wang to vent her anger for Jia Lian because of such pretentious things. The servants don't know what is right and what is wrong, and they say nonsense, do you take it seriously?
Think about it, for your father's affairs, your master and wife have contributed a lot of people, efforts, and money to help you handle it. How can there be any selfishness?
But it's just a little bit of sacrifice, and we've taken out all the money we have, so we still care about that little bit?
You can accept the sacrificial ceremony. Anyway, your father's funeral is still so long, and no one knows how much money will be spent, so it's just an extra sum paid by the officials to you.As for returning the gift, there is no need for you to go back and forth by yourself, and when you return to send the gift list, it will naturally be handled by the officials in the future.

I thought it was a big thing that made you like this.Really, your sister Lin is not as caring as you are, you are really going back as you live. "

Mother Jia made a joke on purpose to ease the atmosphere, so she gave Daiyu a special smile.

Even though she knew that Mother Jia was teasing her, Daiyu blushed all of a sudden.

There are more than one or two people who say she is caring, but this is the first time for Jia Mu, and it is still in front of Lian's second brother and others. How can this make her feel so caring?
However, if the old lady could persuade Lian's second elder brother to change his mind, even if she was wronged once, it would be nothing.

Daiyu thought so in her heart.

(End of this chapter)