Uncle Hong Lou Rong

Chapter 223 Another year, the second and third day of the new year
Li Wan smiled sweetly, showing the charm of a woman in her 20s.

"This matter will trouble Brother Rong."

"Brother Lan's entry into school is also a happy event for the family, so it's not troublesome." Today, Li Wan is much more colorful than before. Jia Rong secretly avoided his eyes and returned with a chuckle.

It's just that in his mind, he inexplicably remembered the glimpse that passed by the road behind Li Wan's room one night, a sight that was so stunning that it made his heart beat faster.The picture of that night was still deeply imprinted in his mind, and Jia Rong only threw the picture in his mind into the sky when he saw Li Wan go upstairs with his handkerchief lightly twisted.

Not long after, Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng, together with Lin Ruhai, brought Jia Lian, Jia Cong, Xue Pan and others over.

Jia She asked: "Brother Jing didn't come over today?"

Jia Rong replied: "Grandpa Xijing, after the big sacrifice that day, he went back to the clean room, and no one disappeared."

Several people listened and didn't say anything more.Led by Jia Rong, he went upstairs and entered another room, which was separated from the female family next door by a curtain.Later, people came one after another, and several elders and brothers from each room also came.

Jia Fan and Jia Qin, who had been frequently traveling with Ningguo Mansion recently, naturally came over first, and went upstairs to play with the old men of the West Mansion as soon as they arrived.

When it was almost noon, the wives of the four kings and eight kilometers in Shenjing came to have fun.Princess Beijing, Mrs. Wang Ziteng, and Mrs. Zhongjing Hou Shiding each brought their wives to make the Jia family have a lively New Year.

Later in the afternoon, the banquet started, and guests from the Niu family, the Feng family, and the Chen family came hand in hand, gave auspicious words, and also joined the banquet.

Compared with the bustle of Tianxiang Building in Ningguo Mansion, the Wu family father and son who were under house arrest were sighing.It's poor, no matter how you find someone to intercede, no one will take care of them at the moment.

It's just that Ningguo Mansion is also suffering unspeakably, and the Tianxiang Building is busy.But Jia Rong saw someone outside looking for You Shi to pass the message, and she went to inquire and found out that it was Mrs. You who brought the second and third sisters You to fight the autumn wind.

Youshi's status in the mansion is awkward now. Although she is Jia Zhen's house filler, she is not the daughter of a wealthy family.He has no power, and even his only backer, Jia Zhen, is gone.Now that the members of You's family came over, they were worried that Rong's daughter-in-law would have suggestions if they gave more money, and they were afraid that the old lady would hate her if they gave less money.

She said helplessly: "I'll go and see, Rong'er will stay here to entertain the masters and wives at home."

Jia Rong replied: "Madam, let's stay in the building. All the female relatives are here, and there are noble figures like Princess Beijing. Although there are old ladies and they are half masters, it is inappropriate for us to have no one present in Ningguo Mansion." Yes. For Mrs. You, let the daughter-in-law and the others take care of it, and the second aunt is in the yard, so nothing can go wrong."

He doesn't have any ill feeling towards You's family, it's just that it's really not close.You's and Mrs. You are not very related, let alone in Ningguo Mansion.When such relatives came to visit, Ningguo Mansion would not let them go home empty-handed, but it was just a regular reception.

Like Wang Xifeng, spending 20 taels of silver as a favor is also a joyous event of great auspiciousness.

Youshi was stunned for a moment, and realized that Rong'er was thinking of her, and a ray of warmth couldn't help but flow in her heart.I saw Rong'er's handsome face again, although it was a little darker than before, but it was more masculine.

He said softly, "Rong'er has been troubled by trivial matters."

"It's not a lot of work, but when Rong'er is not in the mansion, the wife has to worry about taking care of the daughter-in-law and taking care of the house. It's the wife who is bothering."

After hearing this, Mrs. You was very happy, so she asked the messenger to go back and ask Grandma Rong to find the guests of You's family.After finishing the order, I went back upstairs to entertain the distinguished guests and female relatives.

Jia Rong followed her upstairs.

After the banquet.

Jia Rong first took Mrs. Wang Ziteng and several others to meet Wang Xifeng and Qin Keqing.When I came back, the Tianxiang Building was already extremely lively.The girls were playing cards, joking and joking, and watching operas.

Jia Amnesty, who was in the next room, went back to Rongguo Mansion first, while Jia Zheng and Lin Ruhai were listening to Qu'er and playing chess in Tianxiang Building.The other elders couldn't stay idle, so Jia Lian, Xue Pan, Jia Fan, Jia Qin and others organized to go to Ningxixuan to have fun.

Jia Rong, who was idle, was pulled over, looked around for a while, and was pulled to make a few bets.

When night fell, Jia Rong had already given away a lot of money, which made Jia Lian and Xue Pan laugh again and again.

"Brother Rong is not very good."

Brother Rong just kept smiling wryly, and occasionally answered a few words: "I'm not very good at playing, not as experienced as Second Uncle Lian and Uncle Pan."

Jia Lian laughed twice when he heard this, and said, "After playing a few more times in the future, we will get acquainted."

Jia Rong is really not interested in this, because today is the Chinese New Year, playing a few games with the guests.He doesn't care how much he wins or loses.He smiled and said, "Second Uncle, don't be kidding me. If I play a few more games, I won't lose all my money. Look at the weather, it's time for the dinner party, and I'll come to remind you later."

As soon as this remark was made, those who won the money were complacent, and those who lost the money sighed.

The venue dispersed, and everyone went back to Tianxianglou for dinner.On the way, Jia Lian suddenly called Rong Ronger to stop.When the people in front had gone far away, Jia Lian said, "Sister Feng is pregnant, what are your plans for the future?"

The northern style of winter is cold, and the reflection on the river reflects the light of the lights.Jia Rong was stunned by the bridge on the river bank, looking at Jia Lian's distorted figure amidst the ripples in the water.

Another gust of cold wind blew, and there were layers of sound waves from the nearby tree branches.

Why didn't he expect that Second Uncle Lian would come to talk about it suddenly.He let out a long breath and asked, "How did the second uncle calculate it?"

In fact, Jia Lian didn't have too many calculations, and said with a wry smile: "Let Sister Feng continue to live in Rongguo Mansion. If you have a child in the future, let Rongguo Mansion take care of it."

Jia Rong was startled, then looked at Second Uncle Lian, paused, and added, "What do you think, Brother Rong?"

"What does Second Uncle mean?"

Brother Rong was very puzzled, what does Jia Lian want to do?
Jia Lian sighed leisurely.Thinking, it's just a few more months of suffering for me, so I let my girlfriend live in another hospital for a while.After Wang Xifeng gave birth, she went to Ningguo Mansion, and then brought her friend into Rongguo Mansion.In this way, there are friends and children.There is no Wang Xifeng in the courtyard again, so I can be as happy as I want.

Lian Erye said: "This is to save my face, and it won't ruin Sister Feng's reputation."

Really just that?Brother Rong narrowed his eyes slightly, thoughts in his mind spinning rapidly.

He also heard Jia Lian continue: "After all, we will be with her husband and wife... Besides, the child in her belly is also named Jia. If Brother Rong is not willing, even after Sister Feng gives birth, they can go back to Ningguo Mansion like that. It can also be regarded as a child of Rongguo Mansion raised in Ningguo Mansion."

This……

Jia Rong instantly understood what Jia Lian meant.Jia Lian wanted to cover up this matter, and at the same time wanted the child in Wang Xifeng's womb to call Jia Lian the master?

This Nima!
That's obviously my uncle Rong's child.

Jia Rong didn't know what to say for a while.After all, it was Jia Rong who was sorry for Jia Lian, but... He looked at Jia Lian's face again, as if he was begging, Brother Rong sighed deeply.Said: "It's not because I don't want to. The second uncle's actions really covered up my bastard behavior. I should be grateful. It's just that I have to discuss it with Sister Feng."

Jia Lian nodded.In fact, he was also afraid in his heart. He and Wang Xifeng had been married for so many years and only had one eldest sister.He often ate out secretly, but he didn't kill anyone. He couldn't help but wonder if he was destined to be childless.

So now seeing that Wang Xifeng is pregnant, I feel both angry and happy.As long as he and Sister Feng are not divorced, the child in Sister Feng's womb will belong to Jia Lian in Rongguo Mansion.If a boy is born, he will also have a child.Although it is not his own, but he can barely explain to his ancestors.

It's better than being childless all your life.

Jia Rong and Jia Lian went to Tianxiang Tower with their own thoughts, and their heavy footsteps gradually became lighter as they got closer to Tianxiang Tower.

Before entering the building, Jia Lian couldn't help comforting Brother Rong: "Don't think too much, if Sister Feng doesn't want to, let her live in Ningguo Mansion in the name of raising a baby. Send it back to Rongguo Mansion to raise it."

Jia Rong glanced secretly, but remained silent.I understood in my heart, Jia Lian said thousands of times, and the final goal was to want the child in Wang Xifeng's belly.

He even wondered whether Jia Lian had played too freely in Yangzhou in the past two years, which caused Lian's second master to lose his fertility.

He didn't answer him directly, and went upstairs. The dinner party in Ningguo Mansion was still very lively.

At night, there were no other guests in the Tianxiang Building. Princess Beijing, Mrs. Wang Ziteng, and Mrs. Shi Jia all left early.The guests from the Niu family, the Feng family, and the Chen family all left.

Now there are only two houses left, Lin Ruhai's father and daughter, and Aunt Xue's family.There were no outsiders, and the Lin family and the Xue family were nowhere to be seen, and the banquet at night became even more noisy.

Jia Rong is the owner of the Ningguo Mansion, and the most powerful man in the family now, naturally he had to toast a lot of wine.In addition, his seniority was relatively low, and it was the first month of the new year, so he simply let go of the excitement.

As the lanterns in the mansion were fully lit, fireworks bloomed in the night sky.Under the sound of fireworks exploding, Jia Rong was already dazed.

There were two women in the next room watching eagerly. Although they were worried, they couldn't go over to persuade them.

Baoyu, who was in the female family's room, looked at the expressions of the two women, and his expression gradually dimmed. Looking at the colorful night sky, he didn't feel the slightest taste of the year.Suddenly he thought of Zhang Hongchen in the small courtyard in Nancheng, and wondered in his heart, what is Brother Hongchen doing now?Are you thinking of yourself while looking at the splendid fireworks?

The male master of Ningguo Mansion was drunk.

When the fireworks dissipate and the night gets darker.Everyone in the West Mansion got into their cars and left under the lanterns in Ningguo Mansion one by one.

Li Wan, who is now the head of the house in the Rongguo Mansion, was called by You Shi to stay and help.Waiting to see off the master, wife, brothers and sisters of the West Mansion.

You Shi and Li Wan looked at Jia Rong, who was drunk in the room, and couldn't help frowning.

Day two.

On the third day of the first lunar month, when Jia Rong woke up, it was a little strange to recall the dream of last night.

But without thinking deeply, he went to Zhongshun Prince's Mansion with the gift early.

"Why did your lord come so early in the morning?" The palace guards couldn't help but see joy when they saw Brother Rong coming.

Jia Rong asked, "Why are you guarding here, Brother Yu and the others haven't come back?"

A guard replied: "Master Yu is still in the south of the Yangtze River. Although the other guards have returned to Beijing with the Thirteenth Master, they were also sent back to the residence by the Thirteenth Master to celebrate the New Year."

It turned out to be the case.

Jia Rong scratched her head, and then remembered that guards and guards are different.Cheerfully gave a few coins to the guards who guarded the gate, and then asked: "Can the Thirteenth Lord get up?"

One of the guards replied: "I have sent people to inform me that my lord should go to the front hall and wait for a rest. The lord just returned to the capital a few days ago, and he has to stay in the palace until late at night before returning. Yesterday was New Year's Eve again. , the prince and the empress are having a banquet in the palace, and they come out of the palace when they are busy."

Zishi, isn't that midnight.

Jia Rong asked the prince again when he returned to the mansion yesterday and when he took a rest.

The guards were unwilling to say anything, and said with a sneer: "My lord, don't embarrass the little ones. How can a villain dare to reveal these secrets of the prince."

Seeing that they were unwilling to speak, Jia Rong stopped asking.Go straight to the front hall, pass the gate of Yi, and meet a small inner eunuch.

The two looked at each other and smiled, as if seeing their relatives.

"Hey, those servants didn't explain clearly. They thought who came to the palace so early in the morning. It turned out to be our Lord Rong. Hurry up, Lord Rong, go to the hall to sit for a while. Let's go to the backyard to report."

Jia Rong asked with a smile, "What? Could it be that the Thirteenth Master hasn't woken up yet?"

The little eunuch said: "I shouldn't have said those things in the first month, but the thirteenth master never treated the lord as an outsider. We can still complain in front of the lord. Alas, the thirteenth master has always been in poor health. It is even more uncomfortable in the cold weather. Yesterday, the prince had a big banquet in the palace. It was difficult for the prince to leave the banquet early, so he suffered such a night of pain. When he came back from the palace, he invited a few imperial doctors to look at it, and he worked for an hour or two before letting him Your lord, go to sleep."

That's it.

Jia Rong said nervously, "Is the prince all right?"

"There are no major problems, they are all old problems. My lord knows that the thirteenth master has been working hard all these years, and the root of the disease left by the old days has survived to this day." The little eunuch replied.

Jia Rong sighed.When he went to Lema Lake Palace to complain that day, he found that King Zhongshun's legs and feet were not very agile.It seems that there is a recurrence of the problem again.He said: "Since the prince is unwell, it is even more inappropriate to quarrel with the prince because of me."

The little eunuch asked, "What does your lord mean?"

Jia Rong put down the gift in her hand and said: "When the weather is fine and the prince is feeling better, I will come to visit at noon."

The little inner supervisor thought for a moment and thought it was feasible.Said: "Then these things, after the lord wakes up, we will send them over for the lord."

"I'm tired."

Jia Rong cupped her hands.I couldn't help but sigh in my heart, King Zhongshun's health was getting worse and worse.He even doubted that if this went on like this, King Zhongshun wouldn't be able to hold on for a few more years.

Sorrow!

Jia Rong's feelings for this King Zhongshun are complicated. Firstly, she admires King Zhongshun's hard work. Second, she admires the royal family for producing something that is for the sake of the people. Thirdly... the Ningguo Mansion is now under the protection of King Zhongshun.

He knew very well in his heart that without the protection of King Zhongshun, the Ningguo Mansion would not have made it this far.

Jia Rong really couldn't imagine what the relationship between Ningguo Mansion and the royal family would be like if King Zhongshun suddenly disappeared one day.

When I left the front hall, I was about to leave the ceremony door.

Jia Rong was suddenly stopped by someone, and saw an old eunuch hurrying over from behind.

(End of this chapter)