Uncle Hong Lou Rong

Chapter 372

The next day.

Mrs. Wang prepared a high-quality banquet, named it a troupe drama, and invited Mrs. Zhen's mother and daughter.

As the eldest grandson of the Jia family, Uncle Rong also visited the Zhen family when they were in Jinling.Mrs. Zhen came to the banquet today, as the eldest grandson, he couldn't lose his courtesy.Then I went back to the mansion and went to the garden to say hello.

Mrs. Zhen, as an old relative and daughter-in-law, did not forget the rules in the house, and Uncle Rong only invited her outside.I also thought about Grandma Rong and Sister Feng in the mansion waiting to accompany me inside. I only thought that Aunt Xue and Lin Daiyu were not at the table and were not in good health, so they were deserted in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion.

Blindly thinking about going to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion after saying hello here.

"Brother Rong, what are you doing standing outside, come in and talk." It turned out that not only Mrs. Zhen and Miss Zhen San were invited today, but even Miss Zhen Er, the concubine of Beijing County, was also inside.

Brother Rong couldn't help laughing bitterly after hearing her voice.What is the meaning of this girl calling me carefully.

The princess of the county asked the old lady to remove the screen, and said with a natural smile: "Madam, have you heard of Brother Rong's name? This young master is a rare figure, and now it is rumored in Beijing that the two houses should be happy with him."

Hearing such exaggerated praise from the Princess of the County standing outside, even his face with the thickness of the city wall couldn't help but blush.

"Now he is in charge of all the big and small affairs of our two houses, and it's good to see him." The old lady was also holding Mrs. Zhen's hand, and she couldn't help feeling happy.He smiled at Qin Keqing again: "Brother Rong's wife also comes over and sits down beside me."

Just in time.The screen in the room was removed, and Uncle Rong also entered.

At the moment, Keqing hesitated for a while and sat down next to the old lady Jiamu, while Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Xing, Wang Xifeng and Li Wan stood beside her.

Sitting with Jia's mother is Mrs. Zhen.The second girl Zhen, who should have been the most honorable princess of Beijing County, sat with the third girl Zhen.

The mother and daughter of the Zhen family also followed four women, presumably they were the daughters-in-law of the Zhen family who came to display yesterday.

The other maids only stood below and outside, and Brother Rong stood out among them.

When the old lady saw her, she called out, "Brother Rong, sit down with Baoyu."

It was only then that Jia Rong realized that there was a young boy sitting in front of the group of maidservants, but this guy's eyes were not very honest, and he always aimed at Miss Zhen San over there.

It really is a person no matter how he changes, even..., Uncle Bao still wants to get close to a pretty and handsome sister as long as he sees them.

Brother Rong sat down carefully, and Baoyu who was sitting next to him came back to his senses and greeted him acquaintancely.

"Do you think Third Sister Zhen looks like our Sister Yun?"

Sister Yun?
Brother Rong didn't react for a while, and looked curiously at the Zhen family sisters over there, but was caught by the princess of Beijing County.Quickly avoiding his eyes, he turned around and asked, "Uncle Bao is talking about Aunt Shi, the eldest daughter of the Shi family?"

"Yes, yes. Does it look like it? When I saw her yesterday, I felt like it. I still wanted to invite them to meet. Sister Pianyun was sick in Hengwu Garden. There is no chance for them to meet today," Baoyu said. He couldn't help showing a trace of regret on his face.

Baoyu doesn't care about the occasion, after all, there are relatives from outside, and there are men like Brother Rong.

How to call Xiangyun by his nickname directly.

Brother Rong swept his eyes, but looked at the second girl of the Zhen family who was chatting and laughing in a low voice, her eyes kept falling on her, feeling very uncomfortable.Busily averting his gaze, he returned to Baoyu and said, "It's not good to comment on the colors of relatives at home, but the third aunt of the Zhen family is completely different from Aunt Shi in appearance."

Shi Xiangyun is talented, several years younger than Miss Zhen San.Xiangyun's appearance like this doesn't look good at all, she looks like a girl.Although Miss Zhen San is still young, she is only 16 years old now, but she is dressed in a slightly mature dress with colorful embroidery, which is completely different from the innocent girl in Xiangyun.

When Baoyu heard this, he shook his head again and again.

"Brother Rong doesn't understand these women and sisters. Sister Yun is just as real as Sister Zhen. It's also fortunate that there is only one Sister Yun in our family. If there is another Sister Zhen like this, it will be more serious when there is trouble in the garden."

Good fellow, worthy of being a friend of women.

Baoyu's insight ability is not something ordinary people can have.

Even so, Brother Rong couldn't help but look up.For some reason, Miss Zhen Er, the princess of the county, kept talking and laughing with her sisters, but kept looking closely at herself.

Are you catching yourself for being rude?

At the moment, just listen respectfully to the old lady and Mrs. Zhen talking about the relationship between the two families.

It turned out that Jinling Zhen's family had been married to the royal family since the Taizu of the dynasty, and the living old concubine entered the palace at that time.But the relationship between the Zhen family and the Jia family was even closer, and the first generation of Ning Rong and the second prince married the real sisters of the Zhen family, which was a good talk at the time.

It happened that Zhenjia's family was originally in Jinling, one on the left and one on the right were not far apart, and their contacts were even more intimate.It is more like the current Ningrong Second Mansion.

"The concubine is too old." Madam Zhen sighed, unable to hide the sadness on her face.

Everyone knows that as long as the old concubine is still alive, the Supreme Emperor will love the Zhen family.Even if the current emperor has nothing to do with the Zhen family, he still has to treat the Zhen family well for the sake of the Supreme Emperor.

Once the old concubine died, the last connection between the Zhen family and the royal family would be gone.The Supreme Emperor may still miss the old love, but the current reign name is Xiande, not the original Guangxi.

Another day, everything changed.

It seems that the Zhen family is here to ask for help this time.

What can the Jia family's two houses do to help?The Zhen family was a local emperor in Jinling, and they were the eyes and ears of the Supreme Emperor Guangxi, so Xiande would never keep him.

If anyone had been the emperor, he would not have left such a nail in the south.Even if Jia Rong is in that position, she will choose to remove it.Even what he did was probably even more cruel than Xiande.

This is a great conflict of interest, and there is no way around it.

Governor Sun Heting's suppression of bandits in the south of the Yangtze River may be a way to show Xiande's ability in the south by removing the Zhen family. Once the old concubine dies, the money owed by the Zhen family to the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Internal Affairs will become Xiande's complete control of Jiangnan. sword.

Perhaps Lin Ruhai's tenure as the salt administration back then could be regarded as Xiande's move in planning Jiangnan.

Interlocking.

Facing the overwhelming means of power to rule the upper class, both the Zhen family and the Jia family can only be consumed and devoured little by little.

Hopeless.

The Zhen family is hopeless.

For a while, Brother Rong thought a lot.The Jia family is not the only one that has a relationship with the Zhen family, and now there is also a lady from the Prince's Mansion of Beijing County present.

What can the Prince's Mansion of Beijing County help the Zhen family?

Beijing County King Shui Rong is not in Shenjing, only relying on an old princess, or a young and escaped princess?

As the sky dimmed, the lights came on and the banquet began.

In this banquet, apart from the female family members of the Zhen family and the wives and grandmothers of the Jia family, there were only Baoyu and Rong Geer.

Other relatives such as Xue's aunt, Li's aunt, Xing's niece, and You's old lady were not invited, not even Jia's Yingchun, Tanchun, Xichun, Shijia Xiangyun, and Lin's Daiyu were present.

Have a drink, it's late at night, and the play is over.

Mrs. Zhen and Miss Zhen arranged to live in the Jiayin Hall behind the Gu Ensiyi Hall in the Grand View Garden Villa.

Princess Zhen Er, the princess of the county, originally planned to retire to the Xiujin Pavilion next to Gu Ensiyi Hall, but she didn't know what to think, and said: "I am very familiar with the two mansions. I used to live in Conglvtang on the east side. Take care of me too. I'd better go live in Cong Lv Tang, because there's feelings coming from living there."

As she spoke, she secretly looked for Brother Rong in the crowd.

But they don't know that Jia Rong is dragged by Baoyu to Yihong courtyard at this moment.

"Brother Rong is a good man. We made an agreement early on. Let's make a decision today. Since then, Sheyue and Bihen won't let me suffer. If it's late, it's okay to stay in Yihong Courtyard. As long as I don't let my mother-in-law The children saw it, and went north early tomorrow morning."

The faces of Xiren, Sheyue, and Qiuwen behind were flushed by the lantern in their hands, and Du Qingwen watched coldly.

Brother Rong was shocked. This guy Baoyu is really blind.

How could it be possible to stay overnight in Yihong Courtyard, how absurd it must be.

"Brother Rong, take pity on me. The antidote given last time is only effective for a while, and it will be useless later on."

(End of this chapter)