Red Chamber: Bring Xue Baochai home at the beginning

Chapter 256 No One Knows Donghai County King Better Than I Do
Jia Zheng was a little shocked when he heard it, and then a little annoyed.

He was a little complacent when he said that he married into Nan'an Palace.

I think concubines can also marry into the palace.

Although she is not a princess, she is also the daughter-in-law of the royal family.

Most importantly, the two families are old relatives for many years and know each other well.

As an old father, he naturally has nothing to say.

But now what?
Has Nan'an Prince's Mansion been replaced by Donghai County Prince's Mansion?

Although it is also the palace of the king, Donghai County is far away in a barren land overseas.

Not to mention those who are not familiar with the place where they were born, they will still be concubines when they marry.

The key is to catch up?

According to what Concubine Nan'an said, the Jia family still has to accept it?

"We don't have the slightest friendship with Donghai County, so we can't just marry with a black eye."

Jia Zheng shook his head slightly, and said:
"Besides, girl Tan is still young, so there's no need to rush her marriage."

Such obvious resistance made Mother Jia frowned, but she didn't say anything.

To marry or not to marry has little effect on the Jia family.

Marriage is a way to maintain relationships for people like the Jia family.

But it's just icing on the cake.

The premise of an effective marriage is that there is a certain amount of friendship in the first place.

However, Donghai County and Jia's Mansion have no contacts on weekdays.

Even if you marry a daughter, it may not be able to play any role.

What's more, it's just a side concubine.

"I heard that although Donghai County is a barren land, the king of Donghai County is rich all over the world, and he is a hereditary king. His logic is stronger than that of Nan'an Palace."

Mrs. Wang obviously had a different opinion, and said:
"It might not be a good thing if Tan girl marries and can really manage things."

In her opinion, Tanchun is just a concubine.

If it was her marriage, she would have a relationship with a county king.

It is definitely a matter of benefit and no cost.

Even if you can't see any benefits for the time being, there is absolutely no harm.

You never know when this relationship will come in handy.

"What's a good thing? What's a good thing to marry overseas? How many times have you been on a boat?"

Jia Zheng has been tossing and tossing by boat for the past two years, and he is full of resentment about it.

"Besides, what kind of family can't marry a girl nowadays, so she must marry in a foreign country?"

Although he didn't say it, the meaning was obvious.

Tanchun will be the prince's aunt in the future, and maybe even the prince, the emperor's aunt.

With this level of identity, isn't it just random in the capital?

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Wang looked at Jia Zheng, sneered and said:

"Tan girl is also a concubine after all. If she is really able to be the side concubine of the county king, she also takes advantage of the eldest girl. It is not considered to have humiliated her."

After a pause, she continued:

"If the Jia family has overseas business, the Xue family's money can be paid back faster."

As soon as these words came out, Jia Zheng was speechless.

The Duke of Jia's family has long since bottomed out, and now he is still relying on the money Mrs. Wang borrowed from Xue's family to barely maintain his dignity.

"Let's not talk about the money or not, the worst case is that my coffin should be subsidized, and I will return it to Xue's family first!"

Mother Jia couldn't see that her youngest son was deflated, so she knocked on Mrs. Wang with some dissatisfaction, and said:

"It is said that as parents, I don't care who my daughter orders to, but Donghai County doesn't know what it is, so it would be a bit hasty to say that it is directly ordered."

No matter what he said, he actually helped his youngest son speak.

Mrs. Wang can refute Jia Zheng, but she cannot refute Jia Mu face to face.

Originally speaking of this point, even if this stubble is over.

But when Jia Zheng heard what his mother said, he nodded deeply and said:
"That's right, that's what I meant."

Speaking of this, he also said to Mrs. Wang earnestly:

"We have already taken advantage of the big girl, and I don't dare to imagine that other children will be rich and powerful. I just hope that they can find a family who knows everything."

Mrs. Wang frowned, and suddenly said:
"If you just don't know the basics, the King of Donghai County and Feng Yuan are inseparable, why don't you ask him?"

Jia Zheng's words were originally intended to draw conclusions, but they unexpectedly inspired Mrs. Wang.

The mother and son looked at each other, unable to refute for a moment.

Jia Zheng thought about it, and it would be all right to ask.

Feng Yibo is also a real relative, just tell him not to talk nonsense.

Then Jia Zheng sent someone to call Feng Yibo to speak in Jia's mother's name.

Feng Yibo was inevitably a little puzzled when he received the letter.

Could it be because of the red sandalwood Buddha statue that the other party thought it was too precious and wanted to thank it in person?
Not so much?
Although this bottle of Buddha statue is the best red sandalwood, it is extremely precious.

But for a family like Jia's, it shouldn't be a big surprise, right?
When he arrived at Rongfu, he was led across the hall and went straight to Jiamu's house.

But I saw that there were only three mothers, Jia Zheng, and Mrs. Wang in the room, and there was not even a serving maid left.

Feng Yibo was immediately more puzzled.

He hurriedly stepped forward to salute and said:
"I've seen the old lady, my uncle and my aunt."

Although he married Baochai, Feng Yibo didn't change his mind.

It's still a title from Li Shouzhong's side.

It's not because Baochai doesn't kiss, but Daiyu also kisses.

From Baochai's point of view, naturally he is closer to Mrs. Wang.

I should call my aunt and uncle.

But from Daiyu's point of view, Jia Zheng's side is closer.

You should call Uncle and Aunt.

But if they talk about each other, one should be called uncle and the other should be called aunt.

Called the two of them a separation.

Such an approach was not done by real relatives.

So since it starts from which side, it will appear to be a little alienated from the other side.

Feng Yibo simply continued to discuss from Li Shouzhong's point of view, so don't pick on anyone.

"Yi Bo, there were too many people who came to celebrate the birthday a few days ago, I'm afraid the reception is not good enough, today's mother talked about you, so she asked you to come over and talk."

When Jia Zheng came up, he smiled and exchanged a few greetings.

Feng Yibo heard the words, and hurriedly said:

"What's the matter with Uncle? Whether it's from the teacher, or Baochai and Daiyu, we are all real relatives, and I feel a little sorry that Yibo didn't help."

Although he has a higher official position than Jia Zheng, he is a junior after all.

The proper etiquette is the same.

In fact, Feng Yibo really offered to help.

It's just that after Jia Lian reported back, he was rejected by the elders.

When Jia Mu heard this, she smiled and said:
"Knowing that you are busy with things now, all the men in Jia's house have come to help again, so I didn't dare to delay you this time."

These words are not sarcasm, but they do not mean to treat Feng Yibo as an outsider.

As she spoke, she also said:

"Besides, it was thanks to your help to run around with the Elder Ning Mansion last time."

Jia Jing's affairs were mainly handled by You Shi, but it was also thanks to Feng Yibo's running back and forth.

Otherwise, there is not even a man, and it is inevitable that people will laugh at Jia's mansion.

When Feng Yibo heard this, he waved his hands again and again, saying:

"We're all in the same family. You're welcome. The elders will just let me be called for anything that can be used."

A flower appeared on Jia Mu's face, and said:

"Well, you are a good boy."

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Jia Zheng refrained from getting into the topic, saying:
"By the way, Yibo, I heard that you have a close relationship with the Duke of Donghai, and besides you, no one has ever seen this Duke before."

Having said that, he paused slightly, and then said cautiously:
"I don't know, what kind of person is this county king?"

Feng Yibo was a little puzzled, he didn't know why he suddenly mentioned Duke Donghai.

Could it be that the Jia family intends to get involved in the maritime business?

He didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd here, so he said casually:
"The king of Donghai County...he is a noble person, a moral person, a pure person, a person who is free from vulgar interests, and a person who is beneficial to..."

Having said that, I got stuck for a while before continuing:

"Well, people who benefit Wei."

The three of them looked at each other when they heard the words, and they all saw their surprise.

Jia Zheng frowned slightly, and said in disbelief:
"Yibo thinks so highly of this person?"

Any one of these descriptions is the best.

But all stacked together, it will inevitably make people feel vain.

Seeing that he didn't believe it, Feng Yibo opened his mouth and said:

"The purpose of the king of Donghai County at the beginning was not to become king and hegemony, but to organize people to deal with Japanese pirates in order to protect the stability of the elders in the south of the Yangtze River."

Having said that, he smiled slightly and asked:

"Is it noble to stand up at a critical moment?"

When Jia Zheng heard this, he hesitated for a moment, and then said:

"This... is naturally noble."

Defending the family and the country is not noble, what is nobler?
"After gaining strength, the King of Donghai County restrained his subordinates and never harassed Wei Haijiang."

Feng Yibo smiled, and asked again:

"Is there any morality in not relying on force to obtain benefits?"

Jia Zheng nodded and sighed:
"He is indeed a role model for my generation."

Not relying on force to act recklessly, which shows his bottom line.

This is the way of the heart.

He holds absolute force in his hands, but knows what money to take and what money not to take.

This is morality.

Master force without adultery, and do not take ill-gotten gains.

If this is not morality, what else is morality?

"Even now, he still doesn't have any thoughts, and he wholeheartedly seeks the well-being of the elders in Jiangnan, and countless people flock to vote."

Feng Yibo smiled again and asked:
"Is this pure?"

Jia Zheng has been said to have lost his temper and has become a nodding machine.

"One heart for the people, the people's aspirations."

What the people want, what the government does.

This is not pure, what else is pure?

"He fully supports the people under his rule, allowing them to live a prosperous life. He even distributes food rations to the people who have immigrated, and he does not refuse anyone who comes. The more people come, the happier he is!"

These words are a bit boastful, but Feng Yibo still smiled and asked:

"Having fun with this, isn't it out of the low-level fun?"

Jia Zheng was numb by the question, he nodded his head before saying:

"In the past, there was Fan Wenzheng who 'worry about the world's worries', and now there is the Donghai County King who 'takes the joy of the common people'!"

He takes pleasure in the abundance of the people, and the more wealthy the people are, the happier he is.

This kind of interest is more than out of the low level?
Simply beyond advanced!

Feng Yibo also took a breath before asking the last sentence:
"In the end, he took the land of one county and two prefectures, and voted for Great Wei if he said he would vote for Great Wei. Is this beneficial for Great Wei?"

Fortunately, there are only these five sentences, and if there is one more sentence, I can't make it up.

In the last sentence, the iron-clad facts are there.

Jia Zheng couldn't comment for a while.

After holding back for a long time, he said:
"Well... then how old is he this year?"

When Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang heard this, they looked at each other.

Both mother-in-law and daughter-in-law understood that Jia Zheng had been persuaded.

"Eh? How big is it?"

Feng Yibo was a little unresponsive.

Mrs. Wang frowned slightly and reminded:
"age."

"Oh oh oh!"

Feng Yibo suddenly realized, and quickly replied:

"He's about the same as me, around twenty."

I don't know the age, everywhere is the same age!

In fact, it's no wonder that Feng Yibo was a little confused.

We were talking about character just now, why did we switch to the issue of "the wind and the horse are irrelevant"?

After asking about character and age, what is this for?
When they heard that they were only about 20 years old, the three of them nodded almost at the same time.

Mother Jia, who didn't say much, couldn't help admiring:
"It turns out that the Duke of Donghai is so old!"

Not to mention those in the Jia family who don't care about world affairs, even many important officials in the court don't know about it!

Almost everyone agrees that the Donghai County King who has achieved such an achievement is at least a man in his forties.

Listening to Feng Yibo now, he is only 20 years old!

I can't imagine it!
When Jia Zheng heard this, he also praised:

"It's true that ambition doesn't come at a young age!"

He was still savoring Feng Yibo's words just now, and felt that the Duke of Donghai County was truly remarkable.

Now when I hear that I am only 20 years old, I feel frustrated in my heart.

When he was 20 years old, he was still a person who gave birth to poetry and wine.

What he does all day is only better than Baoyu.

Still limited.

Speaking of Baoyu, I should be tighter.

Otherwise, wouldn't you be like yourself in the future?
Upon hearing Jia Zheng's praise, Mrs. Wang hurriedly said:

"Since Yi Bo said so, the Duke of Donghai must not be wrong."

Being the most active about Tanchun's marriage is not because Mrs. Wang is short-sighted.

On the contrary, among the few people, she is the only one who can look at this matter without personal feelings.

After all, Tanchun was raised by Jia's mother, so she was somewhat reluctant.

Jia Zheng thought of Aunt Zhao and didn't want to marry far away in Tanchun.

Only Mrs. Wang, the aunt, proceeded from a rational level.

Marry a real county king, even if it's just a side concubine.

It is also better than going to the Nan'an Palace to be a genuine grandson-in-law.

Of course, this strength is not about whether Tanchun married well or not.

It's about whether it's good for Jia's mansion.

Even if Nan'an Palace is not married, they are old relatives who have been with each other for many years.

Whether there is such a relationship or not, we must take care of each other.

The king of Donghai County is the most mysterious existence in the Great Wei Dynasty. Countless people ask for a side but can't see it.

If the Jia family marries him, maybe there will be unexpected gains.

At least one more natural ally.

And the allies of the Jia Mansion are the allies of Yuanchun.

This is why Mrs. Wang insisted on marriage.

"This……"

Jia Zheng still hesitated when he heard the words.

Admiration is admiration, marrying a daughter is marrying a daughter.

Seeing this, Mrs. Wang frowned and asked:

"What? Don't you believe Yibo's words?"

These words are not provocative, but a warning to Jia Zheng that he will accept it as soon as he is good.

Almost there!

Although Jia Zheng was dull, he was only somewhat sensitive to Mrs. Wang's words.

Hearing this, he was a little embarrassed.

At that moment, he looked at Feng Yibo again, and said:
"Is the Duke of Donghai really so good?"

He meant to ask if there was anything else.

Unexpectedly, Feng Yibo smiled confidently when he heard the words, and said:
"No one knows the Duke of Donghai better than I do!"

Indeed, no one knows better than him, after all, he is the king of Donghai County.

These words carried an unquestionable flavor, which made Jia Zheng too embarrassed to ask again.

Mother Jia nodded when she heard the words, and said:
"That's right. If you weren't friends with each other, how could you persuade him to donate his soil?"

At this moment, Mrs. Wang struck while the iron was hot, gave Jia Zheng a slight push, and said:
"My lord, that's the end of the scouting!"

???

Feng Yibo was confused.

How do you say that the king of Donghai County has been attracted to Tan Yatou again.

"Ugh!"

Jia Zheng sighed and said:

"I was hesitant at first, but Yibo knows him well, so I will believe Yibo's words!"

Feng Yibo wanted to stop him, but he smacked his lips, but for a moment he didn't know what he was stopping.

At this time, Jia Zheng did not shy away from it, and nodded directly to Jia's mother, saying:

"Mother, write back to Concubine Nan'an, and see if there is any fate between our Jia Mansion and Donghai County!"

(End of this chapter)