The Rise of Ning Mansion in Red Mansions

Chapter 28 Stay away from the whirlpool
Not long after, Jia Dai and others, guided by Yuanyang, sat down in the flower hall outside Rongxi Hall.

Then, there was a crisp beat, and more than a dozen beautiful maids filed in, holding small red lacquer food boxes in their hands.

The two maids, Yuanyang and Hubo, took them one by one, picked out a few of Jia Mu's favorite dishes, and placed them in front of her.

Since there were male guests from the East Mansion dining at the same table, Jia Mu waved her hand and spared Mrs. Wang and Li Wan from doing the work of serving the dishes, and asked their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to go back to their own courtyards to eat, and there was no need to wait in front of her today.

However, he said that the ancestor of Ningrong Ergong was from a powerful family in Jinling, and the whole family gathered together to eat together without any formal etiquette.

However, when the two brothers were young, they immediately followed Taizu to bring peace to the world, and after receiving high-ranking officials and titles, they
Their family cares more about Confucian etiquette than the Haoying family. Therefore, they specially set up family laws and strictly required future generations to eat and sleep silently.

There was silence during the dinner, and the dishes on the table were rich, but extremely greasy. Jia Zheng and others followed Jia Mu and stopped their chopsticks one after another without using a few chopsticks.

Jia Dai was the only one who was chewing heavily, feeling so happy that he swept away all the dishes on the table like the wind turning.

His mouth was full of oil after eating, and he was so addicted that it made the maids and daughters-in-law in Jia Mu's room turn their heads and cover their mouths to snicker.

For many years, every meal in the Rongguo Mansion, except for the sweetness eaten by the Duke, was tasted by everyone else.
After returning home, he sent someone in the room to take some copper coins and ask the kitchen to cook some delicious light side dishes to satisfy his hunger.

Three meals a day consist of such big fish and meat, which are both fishy and greasy. The stomachs of the pampered young men and young ladies in the Rongguo Mansion cannot stand it.

Therefore, when they saw Jia Dai having such a good appetite and eating his food as if no one else was around, they seemed to be surprised and marveled.

When Jia Mu saw it, she had a great appetite and ate half a bowl of rouge rice.

Stopping his chopsticks, he took the amber-soaked Lao Junmei tea and joked to Jia Dai with a smile:
"I think brother Dai still has some energy left. There are no outsiders here. Quan is at home. You can just eat and drink freely!"

After Jia Dai finished chewing the last deer hoof, he wiped it on the hot towel provided by the maid, smiled, patted his bulging belly, and replied:
"Haha... let the old lady see the joke."

"My grandnephew is a soldier. He has practiced many moves to kill enemies on the battlefield. They are all open and close, which is quite laborious."

"If we didn't have such a kind of meat to support people, I'm afraid I wouldn't even be able to survive a day!"

Jia Dai's words unintentionally touched Jia Mu's tears.

Her eyes were slightly red, she took Yuanyang's embroidered handkerchief, wiped the corners of her eyes, stood up, and motioned to the maids and ladies to clear the table.

She led everyone to talk in the Nuan Pavilion. As she walked forward, she sighed to the people around her:
"Brother Dai is right. Previously, the Duke of Guo was like this when he was in Japan."

In the Nuan Pavilion, the maids had already put down the fruits and snacks. Jia Mu was lying down, Jia She and Jia Zheng were at the small table on the left, and Jia Dai and Jia Zhen were sitting on the small table on the right.

Shi Shiran sat down, and Jia Mu changed the subject and said, "Time flies and he has been gone for more than half a year."

"It's the end of the year soon, and the Duke's coffin is still parked in Tiekang Temple. He can't return to his hometown. I feel uneasy!"

Jia's mother wept silently, Jia Zheng looked embarrassed, stood up to comfort her, and quickly said that he was unfilial.

Jia Dai just listened and didn't say anything, just waiting for Jia Mu to speak clearly.

In fact, it stands to reason that in a family like theirs, if someone in the family dies, it should be the job of the people who have inherited the title from the East and West mansions to help the deceased return home.
Pian Jia Jing is the clan leader and the legitimate son of Jia Daihua. He can also preside over Fuling's march south.

"What's the matter? Why should ancestors be worried?"

As soon as Jia Zhen spoke, she immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the room.

He felt proud, glanced provocatively at Jia Dai beside him, and continued talking, "Before my grandfather passed away, he made a marriage arrangement for the second brother Dai."

"My ancestors also recognized that girl, she is Wang Xifeng!"

"I grew up with us and returned to my hometown in Jinling the year before last."

"In the coming year, as soon as the second brother Dai's filial piety period has passed, the two families will discuss the marriage and consummate the marriage." Jia Zhen paused, cupped her hands to Jia Zhengyi, and said with a smile: "Besides, Brother Zhu will go south to attend the event next year. Provincial Examination,”

"If we go south together with our second brother Dai, Hu Ling, we won't get the best of both worlds!"

snort!
Bastard!

When you leave Shenjing, how can your mother be my opponent, and Mrs. Xing, I will deal with them together. I, Jia Zhen, will be the king of Ningguo Mansion!

After Jia Zhen finished speaking, she felt happy in her heart. The life of sleeping in flowers and sleeping in willows seemed to be waving to him.

Jia Zheng will go to the Ministry of Industry tomorrow to report that Jia She is getting married at the end of the month, and both brothers cannot leave.

And her eldest grandson, Jia Zhu, is frail and sickly.

From Shenjing to Jiangning's hometown, it was more than 2,000 miles, with vast mountains and rivers, and no one who could trust him to escort him. How many gangsters blocked the road and robbed him. What would happen if there was an accident?

There is another more important matter, sending Jia Yuanchun into the palace requires the efforts of Dongfu.

Jia Dai held military power and refused to let go.

It can be seen that he is greedy for power and will not support the eldest girl to enter the palace and become a concubine, so that his military power will be exhausted and he can be a so-called relative.

If you want to accomplish this, you have to get rid of Jia Dai!

"This……"

After hearing this, Jia Mu looked hesitant and glanced at Jia Dai with the corner of her eyes, just waiting for Jia Dai to jump out and take over the job, which would make everyone look good.

However, Jia Dai sat there shaking his head, stealing a piece of fruit from time to time to satisfy his greed, not caring about anything else, just watching the fun as a spectator.

How to make this happen?

Jia's mother was secretly annoyed, "Zhuzi, I don't know what's going on!"

If Jia Dai was her grandson, Jia Mu would have ordered him to be pulled out and punished by kneeling in the ancestral hall!
No one answered, everyone was still waiting for Jia Mu's next words. Listening to her decision, the atmosphere in the Nuan Pavilion suddenly became strange, and they were all embarrassed and at a loss.

"Brother Zhen, that's a good thing!"

Jia Zheng pinched his beard and nodded, then realized later, "We are going to Jiangning to take the canal. The large team of people go back and forth like this. It will take more than four months at least."

"Dongfu is run by Brother Dai, and he also works in the capital. There is no woman in charge of the inner house, so it is not cheap to make friends."

"Now that I have been promoted to General, I am still young and occupy a high position. I have already attracted criticism from both the government and the public."

"We can't go up to the next level in a short time. Why not take this opportunity to ask the court for a long leave, help Ling return south, and temporarily leave this whirlpool."

"Fulfill my uncle's wish, get married as soon as possible, give birth to children, and continue the family life; moreover, I will have an arm to take care of the family affairs, so you can concentrate on serving me."

"Such a two-pronged bargain makes me worthy of your majesty's support, and worthy of my ancestors."

After saying that, Jia Zheng looked at Jia Dai seriously, as if Uncle Zheng was doing it for your own good, and dragged Jia Daisheng in, unintentionally relieving Jia Mu's embarrassment.

What a good Jia Zheng, I thought you were honest at first, but you turned out to be a troublemaker!

Jia Dai cursed and smiled, "It's hard to worry about Uncle Zheng."

Looking at Jia Mu, she vowed: "Elders, you will never give up. We trust each other with important matters in the clan. How dare you, the younger generation, refuse..."

(End of this chapter)