Chapter 87 Ancestral Hall
Go out and change clothes?
Wang was in a bad mood.
It's okay, Shen can't be so kind.
There is only one possibility for her to be so kind, that is, everything is going well in the palace and she wants to show off in front of her.
Wang was upset.
Since Mrs. Shen was unwilling to help her daughter, she could only ask her brother for help.
My elder brother is the governor of the Beijing camp, which is exactly the general that the emperor urgently needs.
Moreover, the emperor emeritus also needs to infiltrate the emperor's own people.
While changing clothes with the help of her maid, Wang was thinking of a solution.
She never worried that their second room would not be able to get up.
Among all the younger generations in the Jia family, only the children she gave birth to had promising prospects.
In the East and West Mansions, Jia Zhen was a man who lived a life of idleness and waiting for death just like his elder uncle Jia She. Lian Er could only take care of the household and socialize with the outside world on behalf of the family.
But her Zhu'er and Baoyu are different.
With the support of her family and her father-in-law, Zhuer will definitely be able to pass the exam and become an official.
Baoyu...
Wang just thought that the second son was born differently, so she quickly pressed it down again.
The old lady would definitely blame the rumor on the magical jade, and it was even possible that she had fabricated the rumor by taking the jade just to win favor.
For the safety of her sons, Wang has decided to acknowledge it.
Anyway, no matter what, her second son is from a prominent family.
Moreover, Yuanchun was born on the first day of the Lunar New Year. With her support in the palace, she also has two good brothers, and the brothers and sisters support each other. The future of their second house will definitely be better than the current East and West Palaces.
Wang quickly combed her hair, washed her face, put on makeup, and asked almsgivingly, "Where are we going next?"
The maid was stunned by her question, "It seems... it's an ancestral hall."
Wang: “…”
She was stunned.
Do you need to dress up nicely to kneel in the ancestral hall?
"What do you mean?" Her eyes sharpened. "Have you asked clearly?"
Is Shen trying to play a trick on her?
Isn't it fun to toss her around again and again?
"…It's the ancestral hall. The old lady and our wife will be there soon."
The maid was startled, but still said what she had to say.
However, the way she seemed to be hesitant to speak made Wang certain that she had something else to say.
But she was too lazy to ask.
It's just that Shen has recovered today, but you still have to scold her in front of the old lady and the master!
It is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge.
One day, Shen will ask to come to her, and then she will repay her tenfold.
Wang went out angrily and then went to kneel in her ancestral hall.
However, as soon as she opened the door, she paused.
Yuanchun, who had just finished offering incense to the ancestors and was kneeling on the futon, turned around and saw her mother, "Mother..."
Her eyes were still red, and she was excited and sad to see her mother. Just as she was about to stand up to greet her, Wang had already hurried in, "Yuanchun?" Her voice was sharp and painful, "Is it really you? Why are you back?"
Ahhhh…
What was Shen going to do? Was he going to cut off the best path for the second branch?
"Who asked you to come back?"
Wang grabbed her daughter and said, "Get up and go back quickly. This is not the place for you. How can you come back?"
She is going crazy.
What hope did their family have after their daughter came back? Although Zhu'er could take the examination, she had to start from a minor position.
Although Baoyu is smart, he is still young.
They all need Yuanchun’s help!
"Someone, prepare the car!"
"Wang, what are you doing?"
At this time, Jia's mother came in, leaning on a crutch with one hand and supported by Er'er with the other hand, "Is this the place where you threw a tantrum?"
Although she was also heartbroken that Yuanchun came back, it was impossible to put her back now that she was back.
Now they want to hear Shen's explanation.
Yuanchun said that Shen stayed in Kunning Palace for a long time.
Since she had pulled Yuanchun out of the palace and asked the Queen for a marriage, they had to give her a chance to explain.
In any case, Yuanchun is the daughter of the second branch of the West Mansion.
There must be a reason why Shen, the aunt from the next room, arranged a marriage for the child without going through her grandmother and Wang, the biological mother.
They couldn't ask their daughter to curry favor with the queen.
"Listen to the old lady."
Jia Zheng glanced at his daughter who was in such a state of embarrassment, with a hint of disappointment and displeasure in his eyes. "Don't worry, my sister-in-law will definitely give us an explanation."
His expression was more resolute than ever before.
If she doesn't give him a good explanation even after bringing his daughter back, the old lady won't forgive her.
"Ahhh~~~~" Wang cried loudly, "What explanation? She has ruined my Yuanchun!" She hugged Yuanchun and cried until her eyes went dark, "What should I do with my Yuanchun in the future?"
Born so beautiful, she should be married into a royal family! But now everything is over.
"Madam, Master, you can't just stand there and watch!"
"Mother, mother~"
Yuanchun was anxious and hugged her mother. "I begged my aunt to bring me back." She wanted to say that I couldn't survive in the palace, but there were so many people here and if the news got out, she would bring disaster to the family. "It has nothing to do with my aunt. It's my daughter's unfilial behavior. If you want to scold or beat me, just come at me!"
For a moment, she was choking with sobs.
Outside the door, Jia Zhu, who had also washed up and looked better, couldn't help but wipe away his tears as he listened to his mother and sister crying.
He believed what his sister said.
Asking for help is not that easy.
Especially asking the people in the palace for help, my aunt must have paid something to bring my sister back.
It’s just that my parents haven’t come to terms with it yet.
Still blaming my aunt.
Jia She came over, saw his nephew's appearance, patted his shoulder, walked straight in, knelt on the cushion where he had knelt before, kowtowed to the ancestors, and then said: "With Baoyu's jade, Yuanchun is just an ordinary person in the palace, but she is really promising... No matter how big the rumors are, they will be confirmed anyway. Where do you think you can be by then?"
“…”
“…”
Wang’s crying paused, and Jia Zheng’s face twitched uncontrollably.
Even Lady Jia sighed softly.
Unexpectedly, what was supposed to be a good thing turned into a bad thing that ruined the whole family's future.
“Woo woo woo~”
Wang's crying became quieter, but she pounded her daughter's hand twice, "What a sin I have committed!"
"Cry, why are you crying?"
Jia Zheng's face flushed and his neck thickened, and he raised his voice, "Isn't it you who did the evil?"
His son and daughter were both ruined by this stupid woman.
Jia Zheng was so angry that he was about to hit someone, but just as he raised his foot, Jia Zhu rushed in, "A blessing in disguise." He knelt in front of his father, "Father, calm down, and mother, don't worry. Now that my sister is back, our family will finally be reunited."
Even if she was about to get married, he could go and see her, but the palace had such high walls that if he was not careful he might never be able to see her again in his entire life.
"Even if the days ahead are tough, it's good to have the whole family together."
Jia Zheng: “…”
He sighed dejectedly, his shoulders drooped, and without caring about his wife and children, he walked to the original cushion and knelt down.
"Mother, please get up."
Jia Zhu went over and helped Yuanchun to support her mother, "Don't blame your aunt, she is also doing this for the good of the family."
To prevent any accidents, it is best if my sister comes back.
"Mother, it is my daughter who is unfilial..."
Yuanchun was very heartbroken and ashamed.
She failed to live up to the expectations of her grandmother, her parents, and everyone else.
Yuanchun knelt beside her mother with her head touching the ground, "I am a useless daughter. You can hit me and scold me, but don't get yourself hurt by anger."
"What does it have to do with you?"
Shen Ning arrived before her, "It was me who wanted you to come back." She stepped over the high threshold of the ancestral hall and said, "If you are not convinced, just come to me."
Jia Zheng: “…”
Wang: “…”
Even though they were full of resentment, when they really met this sister-in-law, the two of them did not dare to say a word of rebuttal.
"Go, invite Grandma and the others in."
Shen Ning ordered the maid outside, "Tell the master and brother to come over quickly."
She figured it out and realized that the Zhen family was eventually ransacked.
In other words, no matter whether the emperor lived a very long life or not, Concubine Zhen didn't accomplish anything in the end.
Therefore, she did not need to worry too much. "I know that my second brother and his wife are still very dissatisfied. They think that I have overstepped their authority and ruined the future of the second house, making the future of Zhu'er and Baoyu even more difficult."
Wang covered her face with a handkerchief.
She knew that her sister-in-law was going to talk about Baoyu's jade again.
But the jade...
"But before you blame me, second brother, tell me first, what is your name? Why is there a character in your brothers' names?"
Shen Ning looked at Jia Zheng, who looked dejected, and said in a neither loud nor soft voice, "The two Dukes of the Jia family, don't they know how to think about their descendants? Why did the Jia family abandon martial arts and pursue literature? Each of you should know this."
“…”
“…”
Li Wan and Wang Xifeng, who followed Youshi in, did not dare to make any sound while moving.
The same goes for Jia Zhen and Rong Ge'er.
To them, their mother (grandmother) at this time is someone who cannot be provoked.
The two of them found a cushion and knelt down.
"When the water is full, it overflows; when the moon is full, it wanes. Isn't it enough that the Jia family has been busy for so many years?"
Each of them has big ambitions.
But there is almost no brain.
All the brainpower of the Jia family was probably used up by the previous two generations.
"You're still not satisfied, you want more, you're not afraid of dying of fullness."
Shen Ning said this while staring at Wang, "If you guys want to die of starvation, I can't do anything about it. But if you bring trouble to the family... that's not okay."
Wang covered her face with a handkerchief and cried quietly, not daring to look up.
The emperor’s wrath left millions of people dead and blood flowing for thousands of miles.
The reality is not that exaggerated, but it is not much different.
The bloody storm a few years ago seemed to be still before our eyes, with heads being chopped off in Caishikou every day.
"Send Yuanchun to the palace and ask Concubine Zhen to take care of her?"
Shen Ning sneered, "You think of them as your relatives and your support, but don't you think about what you are in their eyes?"
“…”
“…”
You could hear a pin drop in the ancestral hall; even Lady Jia's breathing became lighter.
She is not ignorant even though she is so old.
But thinking about it, since they gave her a granddaughter and also gave her money, their family was putting all their treasures on that place. Considering their past friendship and the fact that their family could still help her, Concubine Zhen would always give her some care.
Sending Yuanchun to the emperor was really not a big deal for Concubine Zhen.
Anyway, as far as Lady Jia knew, Concubine Zhen had already sent several beauties to the Emperor through the retired Emperor.
But it's Yuanchun's turn...
"If someone is short of money and wants to give his subordinates some rewards, the first place they think of must be our family."
Even after she became an imperial concubine, the Jia family continued to send money to the palace.
Is there any good in it? "Who made the Jia family so stupid and rich?"
A lot of ashes from the burning incense fell down.
The smoke also seemed a little messy.
"If you use your brains and think about the situation in the palace and how that concubine has been favored until now, you can't be so stupid as to use her to send Yuanchun to the emperor."
Shen Ning spoke sternly, glancing at Grandmother Jia. "Fortunately, they wanted to get more, so they didn't give it to you right away. If they had, how disgusted would the emperor be? Even if they gave you a position, what would that do? Aren't there enough people dying in the palace?"
Yuanchun's heart trembled.
This is also the reason why she wanted to get closer to the emperor, but never dared to take a step further.
She was afraid! She felt that if she took one more step, she would be doomed.
"Aunt, I have finished what I want to say. Do you have anything to add?"
Grandmother Jia: “…”
She was startled.
What did she have to add? "You are right. Our family... did something wrong."
The old lady regretted it so much. She didn't know why she was so blinded by the prosperous Zhen family and made so many mistakes.
If anything happens again, the Duke will not be able to protect them.
"It's good that Yuanchun is back. Thank you, Auntie."
The old lady seemed to have aged a few years. "You said you asked the Queen for a marriage for her. The man..."
"It's Xinping Marquis Cheng Luo."
Xinping Hou? In an instant, everyone in Xifu was looking for information about this person in their minds.
"His father Cheng Feng was granted the title of Marquis of Xinping because of his military achievements and the marriage of Princess Baofeng."
Jia Zhen had asked Xing'er to check all the information about Xinping Marquis. "Cheng Feng wanted to be the Marquis, and he had a cousin who was about to get engaged. After he became the Marquis of Xinping, he took his cousin as a concubine. About seven years ago, his father died. During the period of mourning, his old lady and the concubine wanted to seize the title of the Marquis. They plotted to make Cheng Luo seriously ill, and then scared his horse, so Princess Baofeng sent him to another courtyard to recuperate."
later……
"Later, everyone knew that Princess Baofeng had poisoned his family. His wife escaped, but Princess Baofeng, Xinping Marquis Cheng Feng, and the eldest son born to his concubine all died."
This incident caused a sensation in the entire capital at that time.
Everyone thought that the royal family would be furious and want to wipe out the Xinping Marquis' family.
Who knew that she would follow the path of Prince Nan'an and Concubine Zhen, and the emperor picked her up high and put her down gently.
"How old is Cheng Luo's child this year? Is he in good health?"
Grandmother Jia couldn't help but show concern.
"He is twenty-two this year and has only been out of mourning for a few months. Princess Baofeng is also very protective of him."
Jia Zhen replied: "Although I am weak now, I have no serious problems. And because of the tragedy of my parents, I don't even have a roommate."
At this point, he smiled and looked at Yuanchun, "Brother is here, I want to congratulate my sister, Xinping Hou is a good match."
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