The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 88
The second core interest of Jia Mu is to keep Baoyu's position and reputation.

Jia Min gave presents to everyone else in the house, except Baoyu and Wang Xifeng. This was a blow to both of them, and an indirect blow to Jia's mother's reputation.Isn't hitting the faces of the two people I love most the same as hitting Jia Mu's face?
Besides, if Mother Jia doesn't stand for Baoyu, Baoyu's reputation will be discredited this time, which will be very detrimental to his future succession.Not only will it fail to convince others, but it will also become a stain on Baoyu, making people question Baoyu's ability and character.

Therefore, for Baoyu's future, Jia's mother must stand by Baoyu's side.

In the end, it was Jia Mu who considered for herself.

On the surface, Mother Jia seems to be indifferent to Jia Min. In fact, since Jia Min came to Jia's mansion, especially after Jia Min launched the pressure well, she has been secretly watching Jia Min.

Through this period of observation, Jia's mother had a faint worry. She found that Jia Min had a tendency to get out of control.

This brother Ming has grown up too fast.Not only is his money-making ability super strong, but his poetic attainments are also extremely high. When it comes to power struggles, even Jia Amnesty is no match for him.

Although he has not caused any harm to the Jia family, he has already begun to pose a threat to Baoyu's seat.

What's more, if he is kept outside like this, it is very likely that he will form his own independent force in the future, which will definitely break away from Jia's control.

At the same time, Jia Min won the bet this time, which dealt a heavy blow to Jia's mother's reputation.

The reason, of course, was that Mother Jia called the people in the house to place bets.

Jia Min won, and let people see that Jia's mother also did something wrong, pulling her ancestors down from the altar and making a fool of herself in front of everyone.

In addition, the people in the current mansion are panicked because they lost the bet, and they are helpless against Jia Min.At this time, Mother Jia needs to show her authority to stabilize people's hearts and turn the tide.

Moreover, this time, Wang Xifeng, Jia Rong, Mrs. Wang, Jia Amnesty and others instigated this action against Jia Min without prior consent from Jia's mother, which made Jia's mother dissatisfied.

In Jia Mu's view, this is a sign that her status is beginning to loosen.

The 75th birthday is certainly a festive day, but it also reminds others that I am already 75 years old and will not live for too long.Maybe someone started to make plans after her death.

Mother Jia needs to re-establish her authority in front of them by suppressing Jia Min, and let them know that there are some things that cannot be done without her.

It was under this series of considerations that Jia's mother decided to take Jia Min into surgery.Even though he knew it was unfair to Jia Min, he did it.

Because the price of sacrificing Jia Min is the least, and at the same time, it can buy the hearts of most people to the maximum.

The maid, Amber, came in to report that Fourth Master Min had come and asked to see the old ancestor.

"Tell Lai Da, ask someone to guard the door, and no one is allowed to go out without my words. Go, tell Brother Ming to come in."

After Jia Mu finished speaking, she straightened her body and put on a majestic look.

Everyone couldn't help being surprised, knowing that the old ancestor was going to be serious.This time, Jia Min is going to be unlucky.

Baoyu and Jia Rong looked at each other and smiled proudly at the same time.

Wang Xifeng looked around to everyone, showing a haughty expression.

Jia Min came in, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed to Jia Mu.

"The old ancestor is here, and the grandson kowtowed to the old ancestor."

"Well, get up and talk."

At this time, in Rongxi Hall, except for Yuanyang and the maids around Jia Mu, there were all masters, and all the masters were sitting, and no one was standing.

Ordinarily, Jia Min was also one of the masters. Since the other masters were sitting, Jia Min should also be sitting.

However, there is no seat for Jia Min here, and there is no extra chair.The old ancestor did not speak, and no one dared to find him a chair to do it.

Jia Min stood up, but the ancestor still didn't say anything. Obviously, he just didn't give him a seat.

That's right, a person who is about to be imprisoned, a person that the ancestors want to deal with, a person that all masters don't want to see, a person who has no one to say a word for him, is it necessary to pay attention to these things with him?

He is the master, so what kind of master is he?

From Jia Mu's indifferent attitude, Baoyu, Wang Xifeng, and Jia Rong's smug smiles, Jia Min understood that it was a naive idea to ask Jia Mu to be fair.

Fortunately, I have never had any illusions in this regard, otherwise, today I would really be riding a tiger.

So with a slight smile, he greeted Jia Zheng, Jia Amnesty, Mrs. Wang, and even Jia Lian and Baoyu, and then stood in the center of the ground.

"Brother Ming, I heard that you want to find me, but what's the matter?"

Jia Mu's tone was majestic and cold.

"The grandson has one matter, and wants to ask the ancestors to decide."

Jia Zheng coughed, which meant that Jia Min was not allowed to speak.However, Jia Min didn't even look at him.

"What's the matter, tell me."

"It's about the gamble between me and the master, second brother Bao and brother Rong."

Sure enough.

Everyone knew that when Jia Min came here, he must start with this matter so as to achieve his goal.

"What do you want?"

Mother Jia raised her voice, with an angry look on her face.

"The grandson wants to ask the ancestors to make the decision. Today, in front of everyone, officially..."

Jia Min paused for a moment, and then looked at the nervous expressions of everyone.Xindao: One by one, they are still pretending to be quite calm, so I will scare you first.

"Say, what do you want formally?"

Mother Jia began to sneer.

"Grandson wants to officially cancel these bets, and ask the ancestors to call the shots."

Huh?Ok?Oh? .... '

What does it mean?He actually wanted to cancel the bet on his own initiative?Did I hear you right?
You look at me, I look at you, and they all look in disbelief.

He said that he wanted to come to seek justice. Could this be the justice he wanted?What is this fairness?
"What did you say? Say it again."

Mother Jia thought she had heard wrong.

"Grandson wants to invite the old ancestor to be the master, and to be a witness in person. The bet I made with the Eldest Master, Second Brother Bao, and Brother Rong is now officially lifted and declared invalid. That is to say, the Eldest Master, Second Brother Bao and Rong Brother, there is no need to fulfill the bet."

So, you still don't understand?

Mother Jia heard clearly this time, but she didn't express her opinion immediately.

This matter was beyond her expectation.Originally all the preparations were aimed at his few bets, but now, he proposed to cancel it so lightly.

how can that be?This is the only thing he can blackmail me?Tell him to come like this, the original words and tricks are useless.It turned out that he wasn't serious about it at all.

"The bet, of course you won, why do you want to cancel it?"

Mother Jia didn't believe that Jia Min figured it out so quickly.

"Accordingly, since the bet was agreed upon by both parties, it should pay attention to the word 'letter', and it should be honored. However, it depends on who made the bet with whom. Eldest Master, Second Brother Bao and Brother Rong , We are a family, and it was just a joke at the beginning. They also had good intentions, in order not to let me do some reckless things, so as not to damage our family's reputation. "

Am I that kind of person?Am I that kind?
Jia Amnesty doubted himself.

Am I joking?I'm going to win, but I want you to cash in and lead the horse for me.

Baoyu and Jia Rong began to doubt themselves.

"At that time, I was too arrogant to speak out against them. Therefore, these bets were not taken seriously in the first place. This is the first level."

level one?Is there a second layer?
"The second level is that things have changed since then. It was originally a joke between my family members, but it was spread outside and used by outsiders. Especially those who have ulterior motives, take this matter as a way to provoke us The method of discord between the family members took the opportunity to profit from it and tarnish the reputation of the Jia family."

"Jokes among our family members, it's just a joke. But if it is used by outsiders to arouse our family's quarrel, it is like being fooled by outsiders. This kind of thing that hurts relatives and makes enemies happy, shouldn't be Appeared in our house."

The development of the three bets did tend to get out of control later on.Many outsiders did take this opportunity to fan the flames, wanting to see the jokes of Jia's house.

Although everyone still doubted Jia Min's sincerity, this truth had to be admitted.

Of course, many people also understand that it is not only outsiders who fan the flames.It seems that there are more people in my own family who took the opportunity to fan the flames than outsiders.Even the old lady called on the whole house to place bets, isn't she also an instigator?

Mother Jia really didn't expect that things would change so quickly?Although she still had doubts about Jia Min's intentions, Jia Min had already said so much, what else could she say?

This reason is upright, for the good of the Jia family.As a result, everyone was happy.Jia Min, the winner, did not ask to cash in, and Jia Amnesty, Baoyu, and Jia Rong were also freed from the suspicion of reneging on their debts.If he still refuses to agree to such a good thing, he will not offend brother Ming, but the group of people he protects.

What else can I do?Could it be possible not to agree to him?
"Okay, let me just say that Brother Min is a sensible person. He understands the overall situation and the general situation. He knows how to protect the family. After all, he is close to the family. I will make the decision. The bet between you will be written off. That's right. , family, that's how it should be."

"Thank you, old ancestor, for fulfilling it."

"Ouch, Yuanyang, you are usually very clever, why don't you wince at all today. Brother Min has been here for so long, and he doesn't serve tea to the audience. Damn, let Brother Min show the seat Pour tea."

Seeing that the old ancestor had spoken, Yuanyang went into the back room, brought a chair to Jia Min, and Hu Po also went over to pour tea.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly relaxed a lot.

This gamble, which lasted for a long time and caused many disputes, seemed to end so easily.

Jia Min snorted coldly in his heart: It's only now that I know how to pour tea for me, isn't it too late?You think the matter is over, how do you know that my battle has just begun?

Jia Min took a sip of tea and stood up again.

"The grandson has one more thing to ask the ancestors to decide."

(End of this chapter)