Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 56 2.33 What I said that day is always valid
Volume Two

2.33 What I said that day is always valid
"Now that we've talked about the rewards, we should have some restraint." It was time to play bad guy again, Dongfang Bai took over again, "Since Mr. Zhou has thought up the arrangements, he must have unique insights in this regard?"

"It's nothing original." Zhou Yang shook his head. He really didn't have many new things to say. "If it's to restrict or tie up, there are only a few methods, which are relatively reliable and can make both parties happy. What I accept is naturally marriage. The royal family definitely has no reason to marry a princess just for this matter. That is, do the Wang family have suitable female relatives? "

"Even if the imperial brother doesn't mind the arrangement, the Wang family has no one who can take over." Princess Yongchang looked helpless, "I still remember that when I was young, I accompanied my mother and concubine to visit the family members of Wu Xun's family, and also followed My father has met uncles from previous generations in each family. Among them, the most unforgettable thing for me is the demeanor of the Second Duke Xian Ningrong.

It's a pity that after more than ten years of work, even one generation has not been able to pass it on. The "Four Families of Jinling" that were once famous all over the world have reached this stage now. When the Tianjia wants to reuse them, each family can't come up with even a single one. He is an outstanding successor, really.”

"At present, the Wang family has only one son and one daughter." Dongfang Bing continued to sing the black face, "The eldest son, Wang Ren, grew up with his mother in Jinling. , it is a pity that his only son has long been unable to be brought up, but in just a few months, he has gained the reputation of 'Flower Young Master' in Beijing.

A daughter rarely appears, but the late eldest son of the Wang family still has a daughter left behind. She has already made an engagement with Jia Lian, the next successor to the Rongguo Mansion. When this girl got engaged, I went with the princess to watch the ceremony. The same goes for Wang Ziteng's daughter. This ordinary person, the Tian family just wants to give him a favor, so I'm afraid he won't want such a person. "

"Why, it's so unsightly?" Zhou Yang immediately realized that Dongfang Bing was probably talking about the "fairy concubine" Wang Xifeng. According to her performance in the original work, she shouldn't be too crotch-stretching.

"She is a descendant of a dignified family and the daughter of a gentry, but she is illiterate. Although they only met once and didn't even say a word when they got engaged, you could tell just by looking at her aura that she was not a sect leader. Material for women." Dongfang Bing shook his head helplessly, "I don't know what the Wang family is thinking.

At this time, all the female members of the inner courtyard of the Wang family are illiterate. The second-bedroom daughter of the Rongguo Mansion is also illiterate. The same is true for the Xue family member of Jinling. In addition to the one I just mentioned, Wang Ziteng's daughter is not much better. go. "

"." Zhou Yang didn't know what to say at all, because he knew all the situations introduced by Dongfang Bing after reading the original work, so he had to change the subject abruptly, "In this case, we can only reward the Wang family's inner courtyard as usual, and from time to time Give some rewards to show that the Heavenly Family values ​​you, but there are no restrictions on this method, and the effect can only depend on Wang Ziteng's character."

The actual situation is that there are many things he cannot say directly, because judging from the performance of Wang Ziteng in the original work, he is not a person who can be reused at all. He relies on the resources of the Jia family to rise but is superior to the Jia family in various ways. It seems He is strong, capable and has a high status, but he has never been seen to have any status in terms of martial arts. At least the four princes and eight princes paid no attention to him.

What’s even more distressing is that this person eventually rose up and down from the position of Jiedushi in the Beijing Camp, becoming a so-called “nine-province control, nine-province inspection” similar to the real-life “inspection X”, and his final death is unknown. Bu Bai, none of the parties had any intention of investigating after his death, and it was obvious that they acted too sloppily. After his death, his only son Wang Ren went so far as to secretly sell his niece for money, obviously because the Wang family was also ruined.

"That's enough." Princess Yongchang nodded, "This way, both the emperor's brother and my father can make it clear. I can also use this half-year to arrange some means. I will go to the palace as soon as possible to report to the emperor. As for Wang Ziteng, Dongfang, you arrange someone to check it out, ability is nothing, the key is to see if it is worthy of grace."

"Subordinates understand!" Dongfang Bing stood up and bowed.

"Since the princess has decided, I don't have anything to say." Zhou Yang also stood up and bowed. Anyway, it was enough before Prince Teng died. "I just have a rude request. Mainly I want to ask, General Jia. Why are you obsessed with refining elixirs and burning mercury to seek immortality? But what major events have happened in Ningguo Mansion in recent years? "

"Ask Dongfang." Princess Yongchang gently picked up the teacup, and took a sip gracefully.

"Excuse me!" Now that everyone has entered into the process of "serving tea and seeing off guests", Zhou Yang will naturally not be too troublesome.

"You have worked hard today, Mr. Zhou." Princess Yongchang nodded with a smile, and waved to Dongfang Bing by the way, "Dongfang's bodyguard, send me off for my palace."

"Don't dare!" Zhou Yang bowed again, turned around and left the living room, not seeing the speechless expressions of Princess Yongchang and Dongfang Bing as they looked at each other after he left.

Considering that Dongfang Bing would need to answer questions later, Zhou Yang slowed down in the main courtyard after leaving the inner courtyard. Soon there were footsteps behind him, and Dongfang Bing's voice also sounded in his ears at the right time.

"When you are retiring to a noble person, you are absolutely not allowed to turn around and leave on the spot. Instead, you should slowly back away from the living room before turning around." Unexpectedly, her first sentence stabbed Zhou Yang in the chest like a backstab. , and before he finished poking, "Since the princess asked me to deliver it on my behalf, she must do it. Generally, after you leave the living room, you should open the main door and wait aside." "Yes, Dongfang Qianhu! "Muttered helplessly, Zhou Yang understood for the first time the importance of climbing up in feudal society. When he was of a low status, the above contents were very rude, and might lead to death, but if he climbed up by himself, That's style and uninhibitedness. "You should answer my question directly."

"Nothing too special has happened in the Jia family in recent years." Dongfang Bing frowned, not satisfied with Zhou Yang's attitude, "If we have to talk about a bigger event, it should be the 42nd year of Longwu, when General Jia There was a little daughter, but it was not revealed who gave birth to her; and in the 44th year of Longwu, the eldest daughter-in-law of Ningguo Mansion passed away, but strangely, her family did not attend the funeral, and the relationship has been broken since then. Not even Jia Rong, the only grandson of the Ningguo Mansion, has ever been to my grandfather's house again."

"Huh?" Zhou Yang froze, but still asked one more question with the last hope, "So, when did General Jia start to become obsessed with seeking immortality and refining elixirs and burning mercury?"

"Probably after the 44th year of Longwu." Dongfang Bing's answer left Zhou Yang with no more unnecessary thoughts.

"I see--" Zhou Yang murmured, and compared with Jia Zhen's performance later, I really didn't expect that this thing could be inherited. It's really...
"Why is that so? What do you know?" Dongfang Bing was completely unable to understand Zhou Yang's thinking, and the question was also filled with obvious confusion.

"You better not know anymore." Zhou Yang waved his hand helplessly, what should I say?Did he tell her that Jia Jing's youngest daughter was born to him and his daughter-in-law, and later he became disheartened because of the death of his daughter-in-law, so that he thought of "being born"?Can this be said?

Or is it possible that the daughter-in-law was troubled by this unethical relationship and eventually died of a heart attack?Or is it that Jia Zhen was forgiven by her own father, so she gave the same one to her son in the future?How do you say this?
No wonder, Xichun is obviously the daughter of Ningguofu, but she grew up in Rongguofu. In theory, she never asked her brother Jia Zhen, and the relationship between the two parties was so bad that it was not until later that "Ya Gujie put an end to Ningguofu" , except for the person involved, no one asked more questions, because the core of the problem was too damning, and everyone who needed to know knew it.
The two of them didn't say much more, and there were servants on each side who saluted and said hello. It wasn't until they left the gate that Zhou Yang gave Dongfang Bing a fist salute and then got on his horse, but he didn't want to hear another voice that would scare him away before leaving.

"You—" Dongfang Bing obviously hesitated when he spoke, "Go back first, and I will explain to the princess. I heard that you gave the female escort of the Central Plains Escort a sword? What I said that day is still valid, When did you agree, you can come and find me, and I was not drunk that night."

"Farewell!" Zhou Yang really didn't know what to say, so he had to salute again and leave quickly.

Here, Dongfang Bing looked at the retreating figure in front of her with a complicated expression and was speechless for a long time. Until she could no longer see it, she returned to the courtyard nervously. Her whole body was surrounded by low air pressure, which was still the case in the living room.

"He left?" Princess Yongchang raised her eyes with a look of helplessness on her face.

"Yes, princess!"

"Okay, don't act like a fool. There are not many good men in this world. It's okay if he doesn't agree, so as not to get you into trouble." Princess Yongchang waved her hand impatiently, slightly dissatisfied with the expression of the resentful woman under her command. , "You also saw his ability just now. He is just hoping to trap him in a worldly position. I'm afraid he is blind."

"Yes, princess!"

"Okay, what was the purpose of the question he asked just now?" Seeing that the persuasion was ineffective, Princess Yongchang calmed down and turned the topic back to business.

"That's it." Dongfang Bing recounted the conversation he had just had with Zhou Yang, but found that Princess Yongchang's expression kept changing as she narrated, "I really didn't understand what he meant - huh? Princess?"

"You better not know!" Princess Yongchang knew more about the high-level news, so that her face turned blue and white. Finally, she waved her hand and gave her subordinates the same answer, which made Dongfang Bing's expression even more confused.

"What exactly do you know?"

(End of this chapter)