Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 52 Inside and Outside the Palace
Since all the guests had left, Lai Shangrong decided to divide the servants into two shifts and take turns eating in the flower hall in the front yard.

The family sat together, but there were no formalities. In addition to the three elders in the backyard hall, he also asked Ru Qingwen to stay with the You family sisters.

"Second uncle is gone too?"

"Well! Only the young master of the Qin family, Houlang Lou and his son Jia Jun stayed, but I still let them go back first!"

Lai Shangrong asked lightly and saw that his father looked ugly.

Instead, I looked forward to the future with my parents and took this opportunity to deregister first and then slowly make plans.

Although there will be less income in the future, he has a lot of ways to make money in his mind, and there is always a suitable one.

Grandma Lai was frightened for a whole day and went back to the house to rest after eating two mouthfuls. Lai Shangrong had a drink with his father when he heard someone reporting from outside.

"Uncle Zhen and Grandma Zhen of Dongfu are here!"

"How shameless is she now? She even persuaded the second sister to go home this morning!" Third sister You curled her lips.

Lai Shangrong didn't take it seriously. After all, she was the target of public criticism at that time. It was human nature for her to be afraid that her sister would suffer. Since her second uncle had escaped, what could she ask for?

"Please come here!"

His current relationship with the Rong Mansion is one of chaos. It is said that Yuanchun's concubine was in his own glory, but only Jia Zheng knew about it. Even in the eyes of outsiders, it was because he was appreciated by Jia Zheng that he had the chance. To succeed.

Forcibly severing with the Jia family, outsiders will only think that he is a villain and ungrateful.

Unfortunately, it wasn't easy to spread the word, so he could only keep it in his heart. If he hadn't been so aggrieved and couldn't wait to do some little tricks to relieve his emotions, he might not have teased Wang Xifeng.

Lai Shangrong was aggrieved, and Jia Zhen was no less willing to give in.

Jia Zheng gave an impassioned speech in the Rongxi Hall, but everyone in the Jia family did not take it seriously. They even felt that Lai Shangrong had the opportunity to intervene in court affairs because of Jia Zheng's favor.

But Jia Zheng knew in his heart how his reward came from.

In addition, he did not know that Jia She and Jia Zhen went to the Lai family to interrogate, and it was the emperor who facilitated it. He was even more afraid that his persecution of the Lai family would be known by the emperor, and thus he would be rejected by the emperor.

Originally, several people in the family explained the situation behind closed doors, and there was no problem as long as it was not spread to outsiders. But he was too proud to admit that he had benefited from his slaves.

He could only praise Lai Shangrong as much as possible, and prevaricate Jia Mu and others on the grounds that Lai Shangrong was highly valued by the emperor, so it would be a good idea to spread the word about Lai Shangrong's killing of donkeys to the emperor.

Seeing the seriousness of what her youngest son said, Jia's mother had to arrange for Jia Zhen to come to the door to express her apology.

The euphemistic name is You's sister You's second sister, and the two families can be considered related. In fact, although Jia She and Jia Zhen did the matter together, Jia She is his son after all, and he is one generation older, so he is afraid of saying that. When I left Rongfu, my face was tarnished.

Jia Zhen entered the hall with frowning eyes.

"Shang Rong, congratulations, congratulations!"

"Uncle Zhen is joking, where does my coldness and happiness come from?"

Jia Zhen originally thought that even if Lai Shangrong didn't appreciate Dade when she came to the door, she should be confused, but she didn't expect to ask the teacher for the crime, and she smiled awkwardly: "No wonder brother, we didn't know about the secret you and the second master did. Relatives, friends and old friends come to see us, so there must be an explanation!"

Lai Shangrong didn't want to break his face, so he went down the donkey and said, "It's okay for you to ask, but it shouldn't disturb my big day, right?"

"Forgive me Shang Rong, brother, aren't you here to apologize to you and your second sister?"

He said and winked at Youshi.

Mrs. You wished to find a place to hide, she only persuaded her younger sister to regret the marriage in the morning, and now she humbly came to the door to make amends, but luckily Second Sister You didn't listen to her, otherwise Ming'er would know that Lai Shangrong was not only fine but also made great contributions, I'm afraid the spitting star would could drown her.

"It's all your brother-in-law's fault. Second sister, you should be more considerate. Just accept these 2000 taels of silver and treat it as your brother-in-law's apology!"

Second Sister You was originally envious of her elder sister for marrying into a wealthy family, but she didn't expect that her sister and brother-in-law, who were usually unattainable, came over to apologize in a humble manner. In addition, they heard in the room that Lai Shangrong was appreciated by the emperor.

After all, her knowledge was limited and she didn't know much about officialdom. She just felt that Lai Shangrong handled the matter, and the credit was naturally his.

Therefore, her awe of the Duke's Mansion also decreased a bit, but she had always been averse to yellow and white things. When she saw the banknote handed over by Youshi, her eyes widened and she hurriedly looked at Lai Shangrong secretly.

Seeing him nodding, he quickly took it.

When Jia Zhen saw that Lai Shangrong accepted the gift but did not serve tea, she didn't want to stay long and left quickly.

Lai Shangrong asked Qingwen to clean up the house for Third Sister You to rest, and he took Second Sister You back to the west wing.

Returning to the room, he hurriedly picked up Second Sister You, and like a general charging into battle, he strode towards the pink tent.Second Sister You put her arms around Lai Shangrong's neck, clasped her fingers tightly, buried her head in his arms, and said coquettishly: "Mr. sir!~"

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Miyagi, Fengzao Palace.

Empress Tian leaned on the phoenix couch, her phoenix eyebrows slightly furrowed, and said, "Your Majesty! Do you want a virtuous concubine to accompany you to bed?"

Emperor Zhenglong waved his hand impatiently and said: "It's just a casual move to use the opportunity to divide these nobles."

Queen Tian smiled and said: "The emperor did not call his sister to sleep with him, but he came to my concubine again. It makes people think that my concubine cannot tolerate others."

"Hey! I want to see, who dares to talk nonsense? If it weren't for the full support of the state leader Wada Chang in these years, I wouldn't be able to be the emperor!"

"My concubine, Pu Liu, is able to serve the emperor in the palace. It is a blessing earned over many lifetimes. Your Majesty, you are rich all over the world, but it is just a little short-lived!"

"The queen still loves me deeply, but you haven't made any move in these years. I'm still pointing out that the queen will give me a prince!"

"Your Majesty, be careful! Establishing a crown prince is a major matter for the court. If those high-ranking civil servants know about it, they will have something to say!"

"Why are you mentioning them? It just ruins your interest. Let's work hard again. I have a feeling it will be today!"

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It was a happy occasion for Jia Zheng today, and he cleared away the gloom of being unable to lift his head in front of his old wife. He resumed his old tune and stayed in Mrs. Wang's courtyard again after a few months.

At this time, the two of them are looking forward to a better tomorrow.

Needless to say, Jia Zheng just longed to integrate into the scholarly community in one fell swoop, and scholars all over the world were in awe of him.

Mrs. Wang's thoughts were much more complicated. Today, Lai Shangrong once again proved Fu Jiang's physique, which made her feel mixed.

Fortunately, Lai Shangrong is indeed his lucky general.That's right, he has been promoted from his own lucky general to his own lucky general.

I can't help but think that he just took a concubine and made such a big move.

Then if she marries a wife, doesn't it mean that the daughter in the palace wants to have a prince, or even a prince?
But Xiao He will succeed and Xiao He will fail. Although she and Jia Zheng did not participate in the interrogation today, Jia She and Jia Zhen are also members of the Jia family. Isn't there any problem?
Last time, because of Pan You'an, Jia Zheng didn't stay overnight for several months. This time, he was afraid that the consequences would be even greater, so he had to celebrate.

Thinking of this, he hurriedly said to Jia Zheng: "Sir! Although Shang Rong came into the emperor's eyes because of his recommendation, the eldest master and brother Zhen have offended someone today. I think it's better for us to find ways to make up for it, so as to show off." The difference between us and Dongfu and Dafang."

What she said suited Jia Zheng's thoughts, and he hurriedly said: "Can you tell me how to make amends?"

"I think the third girl is not young anymore, why not..."

As soon as he said this, he was interrupted by Jia Zheng raising his hand.

Although he also wanted to eliminate the influence, how would others view him if he married his daughter to a former slave?The image just established in Shilin may be destroyed in one day.

"I am now considered very important among the scholars, and I regard myself as a role model for scholars in the world. How can I promise my daughter to a slave!"

Seeing that this road was impassable, Mrs. Wang thought for a while and said, "I see that the You family is a small family, but they don't even have a maid as a dowry, so why not send Jin Chuan there? After all, she is Brother Zhen's daughter-in-law." My sister, it makes sense for us to give her a girl, and secondly, it can be regarded as a token of our affection."

Mrs. Wang knew that Jia Zheng's habit of saving face had relapsed. Since marrying a daughter was not possible, it was better to take the inner house route. However, since there was no good candidate for a concubine, she could only settle for a maidservant.

After all, Second Sister You doesn’t have a maid as a dowry, and she has a beautiful golden hair. She only has to wait in the room, but she’s worried that she won’t have a chance to have sex with her?

As for Baoyu, the plan can't keep up with the change, so this is for his own good. If there is a prince or nephew in the future, even...

Everything is worth it.

"Your method is good, but it is better to choose someone else. Although it is good to win over, Jin Chuan is the eldest maid in your house after all, and it is too obvious to do this."

Mrs. Wang couldn't help but feel embarrassed. Although she had Caixia and Caiyun beside her, who were also first-class maids, Jin Chuan was the daughter of the Bai family who was her companion, while Caixia and others were the sons of the Jia family. After all, Lai Shangrong was her lucky general. , using a maid from the Jia family is not as good as using a maid from the Wang family.

"Is the second-class maid a little neglectful?"

"The You family doesn't even have a dowry maid, and still pay attention to these things?"

Jia Zheng said impatiently: "You can just take care of these little things by yourself! Tomorrow morning the emperor will ask me to give you a preface to the palace!"

"Hey!~"

(End of this chapter)