The Second Master of the Red Chamber

"Mrs."

"Master is in there?"

In the east ear room of Rongxi hall, Mrs. Wang walked into the room and greeted Jia Zheng, who then asked her about Jia Lian.

Mrs. Wang told Jia Zheng about the situation in Rongqingtang.

After hearing this, Jia Zheng quickly asked, "Can you tell me when Lian'er will return to Beijing?"

It has been nearly half a year since Jia Lian led the decree to leave Beijing, especially the changes at the border, but Yuanwailang, who lives in the center of the six departments, is really worried.

Not only worried about Jia Lian, the best nephew of the family, but also worried about Jia Lian's guilt in such a major event and implicating the family.

Some people in the court had impeached Jia Lian before, and he knew about it.

"I didn't say when I would return to Beijing. I just asked Feng girl to report the safety of the elders in the family. Presumably, since he has the emperor's order, he doesn't dare to act on his own. He has to follow the arrangement of the court."

Jia Zheng thought for a while after listening to Shen Mei, and finally said: "Forget it, it's good to know that people are safe."

While speaking, he glanced at Mrs. Wang again, and said slowly: "What did you think about what Ruhai told us before?"

When Mrs. Wang heard this, her face became gloomy, and she didn't speak for a while.

"Why, you don't want to?"

"It's not that I don't want to. We also watched Miss Lin grow up, her appearance and temperament are excellent.

However, I do have a few words here, and if I want to say them, please refer to them for details. "

Hearing Mrs. Wang's words, Jia Zheng was not in a hurry to ask questions, he picked up the teacup and sipped the tea slowly.

"Although our Jia family has a large number of people, there are not many descendants and males in my eastern and western prefectures. Especially after several changes, the population of the two prefectures is really poor.

It is the same under the master's knee.

Although Baoyu is stubborn, he still has a bit of aura in him. In my opinion, only Baoyu can inherit the master's mantle in the future.

Although Lin Yatou is good in everything, the only thing is that she is too weak, she might not be a lucky one in the future..."

"I'm not afraid of being weaker. I'll take good care of him in the future. It's really not good for the offspring. In the future, it's just a matter of putting two other people in Baoyu's house. That's nothing." Jia Zheng interrupted.

"What the master said is, it's just that besides the heir, I have other considerations.

A master usually doesn't care about trivial matters at home, and doesn't know the temper of the children.

Over the years, Baoyu and Miss Lin had had many conflicts, and even the old lady was alarmed several times.From my point of view, the two of them are actually very temperamental and unforgiving. If they get together, there will be troubles in the future.

I know what the master means, Miss Lin's mother left early, and now her father is seriously ill, the master loves her niece very much, and wants the two children to marry each other so that we can take care of her in the future.

The master's intentions are good. I'm afraid that they will blame us instead if they cause trouble in the future. It would be a disappointment to the master's painstaking efforts.

Also, I have a little selfishness.

Now in our family, Lian'er inherits the ancestral title, and he has become an official again, which can be considered as the lintel for the former grand master.

But the master's line seems to have not yet settled down.

I know that the master wants Baoyu to be an official through the imperial examination, but from ancient times to the present, how can it be so easy to enter an official through the imperial examination? "

Jia Lian nodded silently. He was not very happy to listen to Mrs. Wang's other words, but he still felt very sympathetic to this sentence.

Thinking of him, Jia Zheng, he was diligent and studious since he was a child. Even the old man liked him and thought he was a talent to be made. But after studying for 30 years, isn't he still a little short of becoming an official through the imperial examination?

In the end, the old man couldn't take it anymore, so he wrote a posthumous book on his deathbed, praying for grace to cover his official career.

This also caused him a lifetime of regret.In fact, he felt that if the old man lived for three more years and gave him another chance to take the scientific examination, he would still be sure to pass the examination...

He is still like this, let alone Baoyu's stubborn upright.

"What do you want to say?"

"Master, what I want to say is that if Baoyu can pass the exam in the future, it will be good. If he fails the exam, we have to make other preparations for him. At worst, we will also leave a way for him to let him pass the exam in the future." Able to follow the path of the master and become an official from the shade of kindness.

According to my thinking, Baoyu's sister is a noble concubine in the palace, and his direct uncle is in the first rank. It will not be difficult for him to find an official position in the future.

It's just that the master should also know that this kindness is not as good as those who come out of the serious imperial examination.If there is no one to help, I am afraid that it will be difficult to be an official in the future.

So I thought, should we be more serious about Baoyu's marriage, think more about it, and strive to find a capable wife for Baoyu, so that it can be used as a help in the future..."

As Mrs. Wang spoke, she noticed that Jia Zheng was frowning, and hurriedly said: "I don't think the Lin family is bad. The Lin family is just like ours. It is also a century-old family. Lin girl's father is a serious Tanhua Lang, and an official. Rank two.

Speaking of which, if he intentionally wants to marry us, it is our precious jade.

It's a pity that the Lin family is sparsely populated, and Miss Lin's father is not in good health.The Lin family is now supported by him alone, and if there is anything wrong with him in the future, the Lin family will be completely wiped out. "

Mrs. Wang stopped her mouth when she said this, she knew that such words should not be too blunt and mean.Jia Zheng has been an official in the central government for many years, so it is impossible not to distinguish the interests of the marriage, and it is best to go as far as possible.

Sure enough, Jia Zheng had fallen into deep thought.

He is a Confucian scholar, advocating learned people.Among the relatives of the Jia family, no one can surpass his brother-in-law Lin Ruhai in terms of knowledge and influence in Shilin.

Therefore, deep down in his heart, he respected and envied Lin Ruhai.

So when Lin Ruhai hinted that he wanted to marry him in person, he immediately agreed.

After all, Tanhualang can only have one in three years, and his own son can be Tanhualang's son-in-law. As a father, he naturally has face.

It's just that Mrs. Wang is reminding him in such a different way now that he has to think more about it.

If the eldest son Jia Zhu is still around, he naturally doesn't need to think too much, since the eldest son has reached the level of a scholar at a young age, if he doesn't die, he will definitely be able to support him in the future.

Unfortunately, the eldest son died young.

Perhaps with Jia Zhuzhuyu in front, now there are two remaining sons, which makes him very dissatisfied.

One is stubborn and lazy.A mediocre, dull, wretched temperament.

But in comparison, he still prefers the second son Jia Baoyu.

After all, compared to waste materials, rough jade with flaws is more worth carving!

Therefore, he beat or scolded Jia Baoyu, which was actually an expression of his eagerness to hope that his son would become a dragon.

What's more, as Mrs. Wang said before, there are people in the line of elder brother Jia She...

He, Jia Zheng, was such a proud person, the one he looked down on the most in his life was Jia She, who was a model of wine and lust.I hate how unfair God gave Lian'er such a sensible and progressive son to him!

Jia Zheng felt that he really couldn't and shouldn't be too far behind his elder brother on this point.It's not fair otherwise.

Now that Jia Lian has lifted the lintel of the first house, his second house must also be well-established, otherwise how can he be worthy of the achievement that he took 50 years to suppress the eldest brother!
With these thoughts in mind, he also felt that he should be more cautious about Jia Baoyu's marriage.

As a representative of the Jia family of the four major families, he certainly knows how important it is for a person's future to have a capable wife.

Let’s just talk about him, for so many years, a lot of unjust things he has done are all helped by his brother Wang Ziteng...

Although Lin Ruhai is quite prestigious in the court, he is only a civil servant after all, and his wealth and honor are all tied to his official position.Once he dies or becomes an official, all the glory and holy family will disappear with it.

This is called people taking tea to cool down.

Mrs. Wang only knew that Lin Ruhai had been ill for a few months, but she didn't know that Lin Ruhai had handed in his resignation to the imperial court half a month ago due to poor health, but Emperor Ningkang hadn't approved it yet.

Lantai Temple is a leisurely yamen, and it's not a big deal if the palm seal officer is slack for a few days.Perhaps Emperor Ningkang also wanted to wait a little longer to see if Lin Ruhai's illness might improve.

But according to his observation, it is difficult.

With the current situation of the Lin family, once something unexpected happened to Lin Ruhai, the Lin family could be said to bid farewell to the upper class scholars.

Jia Zheng frowned tightly, seeing Mrs. Wang's slightly happy face, knowing that she was happy to persuade him, he couldn't help being a little displeased, and asked: "What's the use of you telling me these things, what does the old lady mean? I know. Since you don't want to agree to this marriage, how do you answer the old lady?"

Mrs. Wang knew that Jia Zheng had been persuaded by him, but she didn't want to disobey Jia's mother and let her solve these troublesome problems.

She knew that Jia Zheng was useless on these issues, and all she wanted was for Jia Zheng not to hold back.

"Of course I understand what the old lady means. But the old lady loves Baoyu the most, how can she not understand the reason?
In my opinion, the reason why the old lady has not brought this matter up for such a long time is because of these worries and considerations in her heart.

After all, even if the old lady loves her granddaughter, it is not necessary to promise her to Baoyu.In the future, when Lin Yatou grows up, it might not be a better choice to find another good husband for her.

What do you think, master? "

"Since you are successful, I don't care about this matter." Jia Zheng flicked his sleeves and agreed with Mrs. Wang.

The couple repeated a few words about the details, and Jia Zheng suddenly said: "Now the garden behind is about to be completed, and there is no delay. Lin Zhixiao told me today that the money in the treasury has been paid out again. Ask me Where is the money to be transferred next, I have nothing to say to him for the time being..."

"Master, don't worry. The daughter-in-law of Zhen in the East Mansion has agreed to pay us the remaining 3 taels of silver in the treasury. It will be counted and delivered in two days."

"Yes." Jia Zheng nodded, flicked his sleeves and walked out of the house.