The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Chapter 164 Xiao Wang
Yuanchun's joy of becoming a concubine completely suppressed the dullness brought about by Jia She's funeral.

This is also a normal thing.

Although Jia Amnesty is the grand lord of the Rongguo Mansion, he has no title but no reputation and no moral character, so he is not respected by others.

When he died, the vast majority of people pretended to be sad on the surface, but there was no disturbance in their hearts, and they even cursed secretly: This old thing is finally dead!
However, Yuanchun is different.

When Yuan Chun was the eldest lady at home, she was dignified, quiet, beautiful and generous, and was deeply loved and respected by her family.

Later, when she entered the deep palace, she could be regarded as making a contribution to the family, which was even more touching.Up to now, years of dormancy finally had a blessing, which naturally made people feel incomparably admirable!

For the servants, the fact that the eldest lady can be selected into the palace proves her excellence, and now that she can be named a concubine by the emperor, that is a dragon and phoenix among people, a person with great luck and great fortune.

Such a person is worthy of praise.

Most importantly, vital interests!
Jia She died as soon as he died, and it might be a good thing to pass on the title to the capable, responsible, and able to honor the lintel of the second master Lian!Therefore, it is better for Jia Amnesty to be dead than not to be dead.

The concubine in Yuanchun is equivalent to giving the Jia family the status of a relative of the emperor out of thin air. It is not just the lineage of Master Fuze and Second Master Bao, but the entire family of Fuze, so that everyone can be honored.

This is much more direct and effective than when Second Master Lian went to the border to lead troops to fight, and went to serve as an official in the Bing Ma Si Yamen to run errands for the emperor!
Everyone knows that when the eldest lady becomes a concubine, the Jia family will be honored.When the family is honored, everyone will have more benefits!

Didn't you see that Second Master Lian, who has been worrying too much about the affairs of the Elder Master for several days, is not so gloomy these days?

Second Master Lian is really an excellent person. In order to take care of the emotions of other members of the family, he did not impose the pain of losing his father on the family members at all, nor did he blame or blame others because everyone celebrated the joy of being a concubine.It's just that I take care of the elder's funeral every day, and silently prepare for the elder's funeral...

In a blink of an eye, the day of the funeral is approaching, and the Jia family is busy again.

Jia Lian and his wife were so busy that they never touched the ground.While getting ready to receive the family, relatives and friends who come to the funeral, they are also busy preparing for the clothes, carriages and horses on the way to the funeral, and at the same time, they have to go to the Tiekan Temple outside the city to set up a temporary mourning hall and choose a place for burial. the location of...

In short, things suddenly increased several times compared to the previous ten days.

On this day, someone suddenly came to report at the door, saying that it was the young master of the Zhang family who came to express his condolences and asked Jia Lian to go out to receive him.

Jia Lian subconsciously asked, "Which young master of the Zhang family?"

"It's Second Master's cousin, Master Zhang Subiao."

Jia Lian suddenly became surprised. Since the funeral, no one from his uncle Zhang's family has been here.

Jia Lian knew that this must be what the old man meant.As a military commander, he didn't care so much, he hated it, and he didn't care about maintaining the dignity of the family.

Naturally, Jia Lian didn't care about this, he didn't expect Zhang Su to come here in person today.

Hurriedly rushing outside from the study, on the corridor in front of the mourning hall, I saw Zhang Su's extraordinary appearance.

But then Jia Lian's expression froze slightly, and he walked up to Zhang Su in three steps at a time, facing a boy dressed in ordinary plain clothes beside him. Make a big salute.

"Haha, Master Jia, no, it's General Jia, long time no see."

The young man seemed to have expected Jia Lian's reaction. He looked straight at Jia Lian with a pair of ghostly eyes, and stepped forward to support Jia Lian before he bent down. He laughed and said.

At this time, there were no guests in the Dongkua courtyard, only the servants of the two houses and a small number of clansmen. When they heard the young man's laughter, they all looked towards this side in surprise, thinking, who is this person, who dares to enter the mourning hall of our master? Before laughing.

Moreover, the second master is not angry, and looks very respectful to him!
"Brother Lian, this is Young Master Xiao..." Zhang Su, who was beside him, gave a serious introduction.

Jia Lian understood, put away his unnecessary movements immediately, cupped his hands and said, "I don't know that Mr. Xiao is here, and I am far away from welcoming you. Please forgive me, Mr. Xiao."

Seeing Jia Lian on the road so quickly, the young man seemed a little happier, and he cupped his hands and said, "Where is it, I heard that your father passed away, so I came here to pay homage. Please, General Jia, guide me..."

"please"

Jia Lian turned to invite him, and the young man was not polite, and immediately strode up to the mourning hall.

Jia Lian stood behind Zhang Su and looked at him questioningly.

Zhang Su hurriedly said in a low voice: "I'll find a quiet place later..."

Only then did Jia Lian nod, and guided the two of them to worship in front of the spirit, and after offering incense, they led them to a quiet side hall not far away.

After taking his seat, he waved away the idlers, then Jia Lian solemnly bowed to the young man and said, "Jia Lian, see the Fourth Highness."

It was the majestic Fourth Prince who came here in disguise.

"Ha, excuse me, please sit down."

The fourth prince seemed very casual, leaning on the nanmu armchair in the side hall, looking casually at the layout and furnishings in the hall, seemed a little disappointed.

"The last time I went to that Xiangyang Hou's mansion, the hall was decorated with a loud and golden light, which was not much better than my palace. As the duke's mansion, you should be better than the Xiangyang Hou's mansion." It needs to be bright, just now when I came in, I saw that the house in your mansion is stingy, so why is this hall made like this, isn’t it too ugly?”

The fourth prince's direct question made Zhang Su frown and look around.

But after all, Zhang Su heard from his elders that Jia Lian lived in a side courtyard of Rongguo Mansion, not the main hall, so it's not surprising.

When Jia Lian heard the words, he didn't explain much, but just replied: "The humble house is so simple that His Highness laughed at it."

The idea in my heart is just the opposite.

The fourth prince's state of mind at this time is almost the same as his feeling when he went to the fourth prince's mansion last time.

The last time he went to the fourth prince's mansion, he felt that the newly built palace of the fourth prince was a little smaller, almost half smaller than the Rongguo mansion as a whole...

It is reasonable to say that the Rongguo Mansion was built by Emperor Taizu's gracious decree, and it was originally built in compliance with the regulations of the King's Mansion.

And the palace of the fourth prince is relatively small among the residences of the princes...

Perhaps it was because he was too mischievous that Emperor Ningkang deliberately didn't build his palace too extravagantly!
Fortunately, when the fourth prince came in, he saw the Dongkua courtyard, and it was the Dongkua courtyard where the funeral was being held. It was pale and pale everywhere, so it looked a bit shabby.

If what he saw was the magnificent Rongxi Hall, I'm afraid the Fourth Prince would not feel this way in his heart.

Rongxi Hall can definitely stand shoulder to shoulder with the main halls of ordinary palaces.

The fourth prince just casually said that after he arrived at Ningrong Street, he felt that the layout of Jia's house was different from other places. There was no plaque on the gate just now...

But he didn't care about it himself, he skipped it after complaining, and said with a smile: "Last time I heard that you have come back from the border, I just wanted to ask you to come to my palace to play, who knew they said your father was sick If you're going to die, let it go...

By the way, you don't know that I have already been crowned king, right? Hey, King Xiao, my father gave me the title, doesn't it sound nice? "

Jia Lian smiled, although he had already heard about it, he still pretended not to know, and hurriedly cupped his hands in congratulations: "Congratulations, Your Highness, congratulations to Your Highness for such an elegant title."

The prince of Great Wei is considered an adult at the age of 16, and he can become a king after he becomes an adult, and he doesn't have to go to the study every day to study, and he can invite famous teachers to teach his homework in his palace.

From this point of view, this kid is over 16 years old.

The fourth prince laughed for a while, and it could be seen that he was really satisfied with this title.

(End of this chapter)