The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Chapter 316
Seeing that Jia Zheng also declined, others tried to persuade Jia Lian again.

That's right, when Jia Jing was determined to be a Taoist priest, only Jia Lian and Jia Zheng were left with power in the two prefectures.

As for the others, they wanted to be patriarchs, but they knew they didn't have the ability.

Among other things, it is not possible for people other than the heirs of the Ningrong Second Mansion to subsidize the tribe with a large amount of money and goods every year.

"Brother Lian, you can take over this burden. It doesn't matter if you are busy. Anyway, there are many people in our clan. If you really don't have time, or you need to travel far away, with so many people in the clan, you can arrange whoever will act as your agent." Who would dare to disobey you regarding matters in the clan?"

Xu Shi responded to that sentence, the more unintentional and selfish you are, the more others want to recommend you.

And for the members of the Jia family, if they want someone to act as the patriarch, it is undoubtedly the most beneficial for Jia Lian to act as the patriarch.

Today's productivity is low, and it is impossible to make a fortune relying on a little land and real estate.Doing business is also difficult, unless you can spread your business across the north and south like the Xue family did.

Therefore, only by becoming an official can you make a fortune.

Just look at Jia Lian, how many rewards from the emperor did he get in just one or two years?
I'm afraid that the combined output of the 20 million mu of land in the two prefectures is not as much as that of Jia Lian alone!
Let such a person be the head of the clan, and just leak a little bit from his fingers, that will also make them stained with oil and water.

"That's right, Second Brother Lian, just listen to the old man and accept it. Except for you, no one in our generation can bear this burden."

Even the people of the same generation began to speak in agreement.

Now that the matter has come to this point, if he refuses again, it will not conform to Jia Lian's original intention of rectifying the family.

So he stood up, bowed to the elders of the clan above, and then straightened up and said: "Thanks to the trust of the fellow clansmen, the younger generation will be disrespectful."

"Haha, that is, the patriarch must be held by Lian's second brother."

Those who can enter the family council hall are currently at least of the jade-style generation, and those of the grass-type generation are not qualified yet.

Therefore, several people of Jia Lian's generation immediately surrounded Jia Lian when they heard Jia Lian's promise.Obviously, when Jia Lian took office as a new official, there must be a shortage of people under his command. At this time, once Jia Lian remembered his performance, it would be a waste of money to arrange them to manage some affairs casually.

Jia Lian nodded with these people, accepted their flattery, and said to the clan elders again: "However, the younger generation is a martial artist, and he believes in the law of the first generation of the old man to govern the family strictly.

Therefore, if I act as the patriarch, I am afraid that the clan will not be as relaxed as before when Brother Zhen was there.

At that time, if there is any offence, the juniors are here, please forgive me first. "

"This……"

Jia Dairu and others did not expect Jia Lian's attitude to change so quickly.

But he still said immediately: "What did Brother Lian say? Strictly governing the family is definitely a good thing. As long as it can contribute to the long-term stability of the family, everyone in the family will support you. There is no forgiveness or forgiveness." if."

Jia Dairu was very grateful to Jia Lian for his help regarding his grandson, so he trusted Jia Lian very much.

Others thought that even if the family was strictly governed, those who suffered would be those unworthy children of the jade and grass generations, and they thought it would not interfere with their elders, so they all agreed with a smile.

He said that as long as it is good for the family, Jia Lian can do it according to his own ideas, and it is best to be able to restore the heyday of the family to the time of Taizu.

"Since all the elders have agreed, the younger generation will not be polite.

It just so happens that I will not leave Beijing for about a month. Before that, I will first formulate a set of simple family management methods, and select a few people from the family to help manage the affairs of the family. "

When they heard that Jia Lian was going to choose an assistant, except for Jia Zheng, Jia Jing and others, the rest of the tribe cheered up.

"I don't know, Brother Lian...ah no, it's the patriarch who wants to choose someone to help. It just so happens that my boy Heng is at home, or..." An elder of the literary generation, while flattering Jia Lian, started Recommend my own silly son.

Even the servants of the two prefectures still have monthly money.If you go out to do errands, there are additional rewards.

This is to assist the patriarch in managing family affairs, so it must be impossible to do it in vain.

Thinking of this, other people began to follow suit and recommended themselves.

Jia Lian was noncommittal to these voices, waited for them to subside naturally, and then said: "I haven't figured out the specific rules and regulations, and I will definitely have to call the clan elders to unanimously approve them before they can be implemented.

But let me put my ugly words in front of me, if you really want to contribute to family affairs, I naturally welcome it.

If you have bad conduct, or are lazy, I still advise all uncles not to send people to me.Otherwise, I'm afraid that what I get at that time is not the benefit, but the big board in front of the ancestral ancestral hall, and I'm afraid that the uncles will face it. "

What Jia Lian said in a joking tone made many people who had just introduced themselves as their boys start to shy away, and they covered it up with a joke.As for how many people really listen to it, I don't know.

Now that Jia Lian has been confirmed as the acting patriarch, there are naturally some affairs that need to be handed over.

For example, Jia Jing originally wanted the housekeeper to take the account books related to the family property and hand them over to Jia Lian.

But Jia Lian said no, the two houses are close, and when it is needed, he can just order someone to fetch it.

Anyway, the family ancestral halls are all in Ningguo Mansion, and Jia Lian never thought about moving the affairs of the patriarch out of Ningguo Mansion.

Anyway, he wasn't worried that the [-]th servants of Ningguo Mansion would dare not listen to him.As long as Jia Jing wants to become a monk, the people of Ningguo Mansion must and can only listen to him.

So it's the same in Dongkuayuan.

It just so happens that in this way, you can still come to Ningguo Mansion in a legitimate way.

Although he really didn't care about the foundation of Ningguo Mansion, and he didn't bother to invade it.After all, how could there be any reason to rob his own son?
After talking about these things, when it was time for the gentlemen to rest and change their clothes, under the arrangement of Jia Zheng, everyone went to the mourning hall to offer incense to Jia Zhen.

This is also the process of keeping the spirit, in which the actions have their own solemnity and solemnity, so there is no need to elaborate.

The women of the clan who were wearing sackcloth and filial piety and guarding the spirit in the mourning hall got up one after another to make room for the old men.

Seeing the crowd, Jia Baoyu immediately went to protect Second Sister You and Third Sister You, blocking those clansmen and servants,
Seeing the two Youshi sisters looking at him in surprise, he immediately showed a sunny boy's smile: "There are a lot of people, carefully they pick up the two sisters..."

Second Sister You and Third Sister You were taken aback when they heard the words, and they covered their mouths and snickered.

After coming to Jia's mansion for so long, of course they also recognized Jia Baoyu.

We all know that Jia Baoyu is the most favored young son of the Jia family, and the darling of the old lady of the Jia family, and no one else can touch him.

However, since this kid came to kowtow to Jia Zhen that day, after seeing the sisters, he seemed to have lost his soul, and came to haunt them as soon as he got the time.

For this reason, he was also laughed at by the sisters-in-law and aunts in their clan, and he didn't care, which surprised the second sister You and the third sister You.

On the other hand, people of noble background like Jia Baoyu are so obsessed with them, which makes Second Sister You and Third Sister You secretly happy, and naturally they don't dislike Jia Baoyu's courteous overtures.

In order to protect Second Sister You and Third Sister You, Jia Baoyu blocked the gangsters from colliding with the scumbags in his eyes, so they blocked the traffic, and the people naturally walked slowly.

It happened that Jia Zheng burned a stick of incense, followed the flow of people back, and saw Jia Baoyu squeezed in the crowd of women at a glance, and immediately snorted coldly.

Hearing the sound, Jia Baoyu raised his head and saw his own father, and was startled with fright.

Seeing him staring at him sternly, he quickly lowered his head, like an eggplant beaten by frost, and retreated to the side.

Jia Zheng glanced at the two delicate girls next to him from the corner of his eye. Seeing their outstanding colors, he didn't know that Jia Baoyu was fascinated by beauty, and his expression became more and more unkind.

"What are you doing here? Didn't you ask you to serve the old lady, and you will not do your business all day long, and sooner or later I will peel your skin off."

"I, the old lady told me to come out, and when I saw what Brother Lian said, she told him to go to the inner hall, saying that I had something to ask him..."

While Jia Baoyu was frightened, he finally remembered something serious.

"Oh, the old lady called me? In that case, let's go."

Jia Lian followed Jia Zheng, heard Jia Baoyu's words, and relieved him by the way.

……

He led Jia Baoyu to the inner hall, and sure enough, Jia's mother was here.

At this moment, there are more women here than usual in Rongqing Hall.

In addition to the female relatives from the two prefectures, there are also some aunts, widowed sister-in-laws, and cousins ​​from other houses.Perhaps it was because they were so numerous, that when Jia Lian came in, they had no intention of retreating.

Everyone looked at Jia Lian with their eyes.

Even if they were members of the same clan, they didn't have a chance to look at Jia Lian when they were free, and they were all a little curious about what this brother Lian (the second brother Lian) who had risen to fame and flourished in the sky looked like.

In addition to the female family members of Jia's family, there is a middle-aged woman in her forties beside Jia Mu, who sits closest to Jia Mu.

This middle-aged woman is the biological mother of Second Sister You and Third Sister You, and also Youshi's stepmother.

It was rumored that Mrs. You had a romantic life when she was young, so even with a pair of oil bottles, she married You's father and did house filling.

The You family at that time was still considered a family, and it only started to decline after the death of Father You.

Jia Lian has seen this old lady You twice, and judging from her surviving features, the rumors may be true.

"Lian'er, I heard that you have received the emperor's errand again?"

When Jia's mother saw Jia Lian, she immediately waved.

Jia Lian bowed to Mrs. Xing and others, and then briefly told Jia Mu about his trip to Beijing for more than a month.

"Send the princess to get married? How could the emperor entrust you with such a big job?"

Mother Jia seemed shocked, she glanced at all the women in the hall.

Others, of course, listened with pointed ears.

After all, such things as getting married, they used to read about it in dramas, but they didn't expect it to happen in front of them now.

"I don't know about this grandson. The imperial court has its own considerations. As an official of the imperial court, the grandson can only obey orders. How dare he ask the reason." The more casual Jia Lian explained, the more shocked the women were.

Didn't it mean that Lian's second master lost his holy family and even his official position because of Lian's second mistress?
Why doesn't it look like it.

Is the courtier who the emperor doesn't like qualified to marry the emperor's daughter?
Jia Mu also continued to ask: "In that case, when will you leave and when will you be back?"

"Your Majesty said that in about a month, at least, there will be a delay of one year."

"so long……"

Jia Mu muttered a word, and asked: "Is there any other purpose besides appointing you as the envoy to send you off, for example, your official position..."

When Jia Lian heard Jiamu's question, she seemed to have guessed something, nodded with a smile and said: "Although this errand is far away and not easy, it is after all a errand for His Majesty, and it is an imperial envoy's job.

That's why Your Majesty said that when I come back from my errands, I will reinstate Sun Erguan. "

As for the promotion or something, there is no need to talk about it here.

When it comes to the day of being promoted to the title, it will naturally be known everywhere. When the time comes, it will be much better than saying it yourself.

"Huh, that's fine..."

Mother Jia took a long breath, looked at Jia Lian twice to make sure he was not lying, and then looked at Mrs. You and the others: "You don't know, when he made a mistake and was dismissed by the emperor, I felt sorry for him." he is worried.

It's finally all right now.

Since the emperor is willing to send him a new errand, he must have forgiven his fault.

In this way, those of us who are elders will feel at ease in our hearts. "

This is why Jia's mother asked Jia Lian in front of everyone.

In fact, she only confirmed Jia Lian's matter after hearing the news, and it should be regarded as the past.

At this time, it can be regarded as an advertisement for Jia Lian, so that everyone in the family knows that Jia Lian has not lost his holy family, and their Rongguo Mansion still has unlimited wealth.

"Yes, yes, how could the emperor ignore such a talented courtier as Brother Lian.

No, it is already an imperial envoy... Oh my god, I have never seen an imperial envoy in my life, I have to take a good look at it today, and I will be lucky..." A woman from the Jia family smiled exaggeratedly, He also used this name to blatantly appreciate Jia Lian's masculinity.

Others, such as You Lao Niang and others, naturally joined in their praise.

Just when they were enjoying themselves, Jia Baoyu paced close to Jia Lian and asked in a low voice, "Second brother Lian, you want to send the princess to marry, but which princess is it?"

Jia Lian frowned slightly, "It's Her Royal Highness Princess Zhaoyang."

As soon as Princess Zhaoyang said this, most people didn't respond, but Daiyu and Tanchun who were very close to Jia Lian and the others all showed surprise.

Jia Baoyu was even more shocked and asked without hesitation: "Isn't that the princess who asked Brother Lian to marry her?"

Ok?
Jia Baoyu's words attracted the attention of everyone in the hall.

For the rest of the Jia family, they only knew that there was a princess who had taken a fancy to Jia Lian and wanted to force Jia Lian to divorce his wife and marry another.

But they don't know which princess it is. After all, for them, they don't know how many princesses there are in the royal family.

"Exactly."

This is a fact and there is nothing to hide.

Hearing Jia Lian's confession, Jia Baoyu and others didn't know what to say.The princess who forced Lian's second brother to marry her, but now she is going to get married, Lian's second brother, happens to be her escort?
How does it feel, so weird?

Jia Lian couldn't help rethinking the strange look in the eyes of the housekeeper Jia Baoyu and others.

Before, he only thought it was Princess Zhaoyang's last willfulness, but Emperor Ningkang just needed someone like him to go to Wala, so he agreed.

At this moment, she couldn't help thinking deeply, whether Princess Zhaoyang's move had any other purpose.

For a moment, he couldn't think of any possibility, Jia Lian just told himself in his heart, be more cautious on this trip, and he passed by.

Because of Jia Baoyu's gossip, there was a topic of gossip among the women in the hall.

Seeing them discussing the matter of the princess, Jia's mother scolded Jia Baoyu: "Baoyu, the matter of your Lian's second brother and Lian's second sister-in-law is over, so don't mention it again, do you know?"

To say clearly about Jia Baoyu is to remind everyone.

"Oh." Of course Jia Baoyu didn't know what Jia Mu was thinking, so he let out a oh.

(End of this chapter)