Red Chamber: Bring Xue Baochai home at the beginning

Chapter 381
In desperation, Jia Zheng could only tell the story of that day.

From the memorials of the two governments in Shandong, it has been said that hundreds of officials forced the palace.

When I heard that the Empress Dowager Yuan Chun was going to delay, but was stopped by Feng Yibo's false intercession.

All the female relatives had expressions of disbelief.

Until Jia Zheng said that Jia She was questioning in court, Feng Yibo replied, "This is not a personal grudge, but a national enmity."

Everyone in the room had complex expressions.

Those who are shameless can't help but show shame, while those who are shameless have disdain on their faces.

Finally, it was said that Yuanchun had no choice but to order someone to take him into custody, and it was not until the next day that he issued the order to confiscate his home and resign from his job.

Everyone in the room was silent.

Speaking of this matter, it's really hard to say whether Feng Yibo is right or wrong.

Although theoretically speaking, Jia Amnesty must be wrong.

But what this era pays attention to is the concealment of relatives, and it is not a crime for relatives to help conceal to a certain extent.

It is clearly stated in the "Great Wei Law" that, except for treason and other heinous crimes, relatives can hide from each other.

Even when Yuan Chun spoke directly for Jia She and others in the court, no one would think that she was playing favoritism and cheating.

This can also be regarded as an extension of "closed relatives".

Although Feng Yibo is not from the Jia family, he is also a real relative of the Jia family.

Even if Yingchun is only a concubine, he and Jia She are not considered a serious Weng-in-law relationship.

But from Daiyu's point of view, Jia She is his uncle.

Therefore, although Feng Yibo's actions are righteous.

But in this era, it is also a fact that human feelings are disadvantaged.

Therefore, after listening to Jia Zheng's narration, even when he was helping Feng Yibo talk to Tanchun just now, he felt a little embarrassed at this moment.

At this time, Li Wan only said dryly:
"In this way, Yibo is obviously not targeting our Rongfu, but following justice and making decisions for the people of Shandong."

The truth must be this.

After all, there are too many people who ransacked their homes.

But even if Feng Yibo didn't target him, it is true that he led all the officials to persecute the Queen Mother and finally disposed of the Rong Mansion.

Therefore, Jia Rong sneered at this and said:
"What my aunt said, the people of Shandong have redressed their grievances, but our Jia family has suffered!"

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Xing couldn't help echoing:

"That is to say! The men of Jia's mansion are no longer holding real positions! They must also take back the titles left by their ancestors and destroy the house, so they are willing to let it go?"

Mrs. Xing is actually white now, so she should be called the Xing family.

As soon as she said this, it was Jia Mu who was most stimulated.

Jia Amnesty's first-class general was handed down by two generations of the Jia family who worked hard to earn their way back.

It's good now, let's go!
What face do you let her see her husband and father-in-law after death?

At that moment, she slapped the table and said angrily:

"These civil servants are deceiving people too much!"

She didn't mention Feng Yibo, but everyone knew that it was Feng Yibo who made her angry.

From Jia Zheng's narration, it is not difficult to hear that Feng Yibo is the key person who goes through the needle.

Without him, Yuan Chun would handle it with care.

When Li Wan heard this, he comforted him and said:
"Old ancestors, calm down, we are indeed at fault for this matter, and it's not that Jia's family was copied..."

There's nothing wrong with that, it just doesn't sound good.

Mrs. Wang couldn't help but glanced at her daughter-in-law, and said:

"Other families don't have the queen mother's palace, I'm afraid they will end up in a worse situation."

As soon as these words came out, everyone in Jia's mansion was slightly relieved.

Many times, people are like this.

As long as you are in a difficult time, you can still think of other people who are more miserable than you.

Well, congratulations!

You will at least receive a little psychological comfort, which gives you some hope for life.

I have to say that Mrs. Wang deserves to be a Buddhist.

This method of self-comfort is real and used very skillfully.

In fact, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law rarely communicate with each other on weekdays.

But no one in the Rong Mansion ever dared to make things difficult for Li Wan.

Although Mrs. Wang was a little dissatisfied with Li Wan speaking for Feng Yibo,

But at the critical moment, she still spoke up to help.

It is an indirect expression of his attitude.

Sure enough, when all the female relatives saw Mrs. Wang talking, they stopped talking.

Even Xing Shi, who wanted to instigate a few more words, curled his lips at this time, but dared not say anything more.

Now that Jia Amnesty has lost power, the Rong Mansion will be supported by the Second Household.

She doesn't like Mrs. Wang any more, so she dare not fight her.

Otherwise, the days to come will be difficult.

Only Jia Rong didn't have that wink, or he didn't have to live under Mrs. Wang's eyes!
Hearing the words at this time, he was still fanning the flames and saying:
"Poor Elder Master has gone through so much trouble, isn't it for the sake of the Jia family's face that he took the trouble to deal with it?"

As soon as these words came out, both Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Jia blushed.

None of the money Jia She got was transferred to the public account, and all of it went into his own pocket.

Everyone in the Rong Mansion looked at each other in blank dismay, and no one answered for a moment.

Although people from the Rong Mansion could hide in the Grand View Garden, Jia Amnesty had to spit out all the money he bought and sold.

Jia Amnesty spent more than half of it, and the rest was subsidized with the money from the public.

Otherwise, those who came to raid the house would not let it go, and probably would have to go back and ask for an order to search the house thoroughly.

Jia Rong was a little baffled and said doubtfully:

"Why? You don't complain about the old man, but you all favor an outsider?"

"All right!"

Mother Jia waved her hands in displeasure, and sighed:

"When those people are gone, ask someone to pick up Daiyu and say that I miss her."

The next day, Daiyu was taken to Rongfu.

Long Jinwei, who ransacked the house, left, but the servants in each house were still cleaning up.

Except for the house fixed on the ground, there is nothing left of the rest of the furnishings that can be moved.

The dilapidated scenes along the way made Daiyu seem like a lifetime away.

It wasn't until she entered the Grand View Garden that she came back to her senses.

There is no change here, it is still like a fairyland on earth.

Compared with the scene just now, it is like a paradise.

She was brought by the servant girl to Hengwu Garden.

As soon as she entered the door, Mother Jia shouted:

"My Yu'er! If you don't come, you will soon lose sight of the old lady!"

Daiyu rushed over and comforted her:
"What are you talking about, old lady? Your old body has always been strong, and you will surely live a long life!"

Seeing that the female family members of Jia's family were all there, Daiyu hurried over to greet them one by one.

Then she sat next to Jia Mu, and Jia Mu put her arms around her and began to wipe away her tears, saying:

"It was okay at first, but now that the Rong Mansion has fallen to this point, I'm afraid I won't be able to last for a few days!"

For a while, Daiyu also applied a few drops, and persuaded:

"The Rong Mansion is sometimes frustrated, but the mansion is still there, the people of the Rong Mansion are still there, and the Queen Mother is still in the palace, and it will pass soon!"

In her opinion, nothing is better than nothing.

Even if the house is ransacked now, there is still the Queen Mother as the backing.

Why not make a comeback?

But without waiting for Mother Jia to speak, Mrs. Xing said in a strange way:

"Oh! Miss Lin doesn't know, I'm afraid that someone won't let it go!"

Seeing that the eyes of the female relatives in the room were twinkling, Daiyu was a little puzzled, and asked with a frown:
"What does the eldest aunt mean by this? Didn't the queen mother have already made an order to only go to work and search the house, maybe there are other punishments..."

The queen mother's decree is a conclusion, so there should be no additional guilt, right?
"What? I'm talking about your good marriage!"

Xing's brows were raised, and he directly pointed out his intentions, and said with a sneer:

"Rong'er said earlier that it was Feng Yuan who brought people to impeach your uncle!"

Obviously Jia Zheng talked about it from beginning to end, but she only dared to say what Jia Rong said.

This is obviously to prevent Mrs. Wang from feeling that she is provoking.

When Daiyu heard her mention Feng Yibo, her heart moved immediately.

She turned around slightly, looked at Mrs. Xing with a half-smile, and replied:
"Our Rong Mansion has always been doing well, so what if he is impeaching him?"

Although she is not Baochai's opponent, she has never lost with her mouth elsewhere.

With her ice and snow intelligence, she already understood what she was called here for today.

Grandmother asked her to come, obviously asking her to pass on a message to Feng Yibo.

But when you pass on a word, you pass on a word, but you don't say it directly.

Now the eldest aunt's eccentric look made Daiyu lose her temper.

Originally, she was annoyed by the repeated delays in getting through the door, but now she was provoked again.

Even for an elder like the eldest aunt, she has prepared two tricks!
As a doctor of the Feng family who has never been educated, she is going to kill the Quartet on behalf of the Feng family in the Rong Mansion today!

At this time, when Daiyu said this, everyone in Jia's house was a little embarrassed.

Xing is straightforward, and when she heard the words, she suddenly said in a slightly embarrassing way:

"My lord made some mistakes, but..."

Daiyu smiled and nodded, then interrupted:

"The state owns the state law, and the family has family rules. As the eldest son of the Rong Mansion, since the eldest uncle made a mistake and involved the mansion, it must not be a small mistake. Then there is no way to implicate the Rong Mansion. I think they are all family members. People will blame him."

You need to be hard on your own to strike the iron. If you make a mistake first, don't blame others for impeachment.

You made a mistake and implicated the whole family.

Do you still want to blame our Feng residence?

"No one blames the Elder Master!"

Xing emphasized a sentence with a guilty conscience, then hurriedly changed the subject and said:

"However, Feng Yuan is engaged to you, and he is also a real relative in the family. He should have hidden himself from each other, so how can he add fuel to the court?"

Daiyu looked at her in surprise, and said aggrievedly:

"Auntie shouldn't have said this to me, an unmarried boudoir girl."

How dare the women in the inner house talk about government affairs indiscriminately?

What's more, I'm a girl in a boudoir, can you justify it?
When Xing heard this, she was at a loss again.

In fact, it's okay to say this in a private house.

But if it is more serious, her identity really shouldn't be discussed.

In particular, you shouldn't tell a girl who hasn't been married that it's not her husband's family.

But if she didn't tell Daiyu, who else could she tell?

You can't call Feng Yibo over and reprimand him, can you?

For the four words of seniority and inferiority, she took up seniority and inferiority.

Although Feng Yibo is her junior, he is also a super powerful prince.

What qualifications and guts does she have to reprimand a Marquis?
Fortunately, Daiyu quickly gave her the steps and said:
"However, since the eldest aunt has said this, I will say some immature opinions, and the elders can also argue."

Xing shi breathed a sigh of relief, and said in disdain:
"Oh! Any good theory?"

She looked at Daiyu dissatisfied, and said with a sneer:

"This matter is because Feng Yuan did not behave properly, can he still say that smallpox is not a problem?"

Daiyu looked around and found that when Xing said such words, none of the people in Jia's house stopped her, but looked at her strangely.

Even the grandmother who loves her the most is just letting the situation develop with a blank face at this time.

Seeing this, Daiyu gently broke away from Jia Mu's hand, got up and said:

"My father taught me to study like a man since I was a child. I didn't understand it before, but later he told me that only by reading can I understand more truths."

This probably means:

Everyone here is rubbish.

No way, she is the only one here who has read the Four Books and Five Classics.

As we all know, things like classics and meanings don't make sense if they are taught.

And Daiyu's knowledge happened to be handed down by Jia Yucun, a cabinet bachelor.

"The Master said: 'The father hides for the son, and the son hides for the father. It's right there.' However, the eldest uncle is not the father-in-law of the Feng family. At most, I can be regarded as an uncle from me. How can there be an obligation to hide?"

This is blatantly bullying them for being uneducated.

This is what Confucius said is true, and it is also the source of mutual concealment.

But in "The Law of the Great Wei", there are more extensions of mutual concealment.

It would be nice if those present could survive Confucius’s day, but do you expect them to be familiar with "Laws of the Great Wei"?
Daiyu used this method to easily humiliate everyone present.

"The salary of the emperor is to share the worries for the emperor. As an official of the imperial court, he naturally has to serve the imperial court. Impeaching my uncle must be a matter of business. What is there to owe?"

Having just said this, Li Wan suddenly interjected, saying:
"Yesterday, the master said that the second uncle's Yibo has also reminded him."

Daiyu nodded slightly at her, then looked at Xing Shi and said:
"Look, Auntie, the Feng family has already given me the favor, but the Rong family didn't accept it."

At this moment, Mrs. Xing gave Li Wan a look of resentment, and said with a sneer:
"Look! Those who have passed the gate and those who have not yet passed the gate have their elbows turned outward!"

Li Wan blushed from being squeezed, and bowed his head in silence.

Daiyu took a step forward at this moment, standing between the two of them, and said with a smile:
"Auntie, what I'm talking about is reasonable, why did you abduct you?"

These words sounded a little convoluted, and Xing was taken aback for a moment before realizing it.

Good guy!
Does this mean that she is unreasonable?

Immediately, Xing said with a fake smile:

"Ouch, I was just joking, why do you take it seriously?"

Li Wan's participation made the Xing family flinch a little.

But Daiyu was already upset by yin and yang at this time, so naturally she was not ready to let it go easily.

"Eldest aunt is right to think so. It is always good to be open-minded. Even though eldest uncle is in such a situation, don't affect everyone's mood. Life will eventually pass."

As soon as these words came out, Xing Shi was immediately stunned speechless.

Seeing that she was no match, Jia's mother said:

"Yu'er, why are you talking to your elders?"

Daiyu was amused in her heart, she hurriedly turned around and bowed, saying:
"Don't blame me, old lady. It's really that I'm not good at words. I accidentally offended my aunt. I'm going to apologize to my aunt here."

Mrs. Wang saw that it was almost done, and at this time she also smoothed things over, saying:

"Madam Lin may say something wrong if she doesn't investigate for a while. Let's be more responsible as elders."

"Humph!"

When Xing heard this, she snorted coldly.

I don't know whether it's the disdain for Daiyu or Mrs. Wang.

At this moment, Mother Jia stretched out her hand to Daiyu, and Daiyu hurried over to let her hold it.

"Yu'er, don't take it to heart, your eldest aunt was also angered by Feng Yuan, that's why she lost her composure."

(End of this chapter)