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◎Show your cards! Don't even think about interfering with our Baoyu's marriage.◎

It was Jia Baoyu who stopped Jia Min and her two children from leaving.

This was not surprising, because at this time, he was the only one who could do such an inappropriate thing.

It is said that this Bao Erye is already six or seven years old this year, and he is no longer an ignorant person. He has even started to study at home, but he can still do such an unruly thing, which is also very shocking.

Especially Jia Min, her visit to the Jia Mansion today really opened her eyes.

Thinking back to when she was still living in the Jia family as the fourth daughter of the family, the Jia family was at its peak, not only was it grand, but it also had many rules and regulations, it was truly comparable to the majesty of the royal family.

Of course, this statement was somewhat exaggerated, but it also indirectly showed that the Jia family was still a very particular family. Anyway, Jia Min had never seen such a scene before - how could a boy who had already gone to school shout so loudly in front of outsiders? Even her most useless nephew Zhen Ge'er in the East Palace had never been so chaotic when he was this age. Sure enough,

the Jia family was really in decline.

Jia Min frowned slightly, feeling very unhappy. She originally wanted to give the Jia family some face. After all, it was her own family. Today was her first time to return to her family after 20 years of marriage. It would not be good to make things too embarrassing.

However, Mo Yu's revelation of so much secrets had already made her feel as disgusted as if she had eaten a fly. Now that Jia Baoyu had done this again, she felt even more disappointed and was too lazy to pretend anymore.

Therefore, the impatience that she had been keeping well hidden before was completely revealed on her face, and her voice was inevitably a little cold. She almost directly questioned Jia Baoyu: "Baoyu, what are you going to do?"

Jia's mother and Mrs. Wang also realized that Jia Baoyu's behavior was somewhat rude - no matter how he made a fuss at home, he still had to follow the rules in front of guests. This was the "family style" of the Rongguo Mansion that Jia's mother had always been proud of, but she didn't expect that it would be reversed today by her most beloved grandson. At the

moment, she was angry and embarrassed, and she didn't know what to do for a while, so she didn't speak up to "turn the tide" at the first time.

So this first opportunity was snatched away by Mrs. Wang.

Of course, when this matter came to Mrs. Wang, it was a completely different situation. She looked at the problem completely differently from Jia's mother. The main point was one word: protecting the shortcomings!

You have to know that the relationship between sister-in-law and mother-in-law is the most difficult relationship from ancient times to the present.

The same is true for Mrs. Wang and Jia Min.

This pair of sister-in-law has never gotten along well. Since Jia Min was not married yet, the two of them have already disliked each other.

Without saying anything else, just look at how Mrs. Wang commented on Jia Min to outsiders.

At the very least, you can understand it by looking at how she treated Daiyu - Mrs. Wang, the second sister-in-law, must have been angry with Jia Min, the younger sister-in-law.

Yes, whether it is family background, talent, or appearance, Jia Min is far better than Mrs. Wang. She doesn't even have to do anything to make Mrs. Wang miserable.

And this second Miss Wang, who was said to be very straightforward when she was in the Wang family, was also arrogant.

If you have an arrogant mind but don't have enough talent to match it, then your vision will definitely not be great.

Therefore, Mrs. Wang also has a common problem among the wives of many wealthy families, that is, she is too narrow-minded. She

is also very protective of her shortcomings.

Specifically, after her eldest son Jia Zhu died, she placed her life and all her hopes on her youngest son Jia Baoyu.

It can be said that Jia Baoyu is her lifeblood.

Not to mention that Jia Baoyu's impoliteness in front of the guests today was just a trivial matter in her eyes. Even if it was a big deal, she would stand firmly on her son's side.

Therefore, after the two overlapped, she naturally stood on the opposite side of Jia Min and began to blame Jia Min.

"Madam, you are so angry. Baoyu is still young and ignorant. If he does something wrong, you, as his aunt, should teach him a lesson. But you, not only did you not teach him, but you also scolded him so loudly. What if he gets scared?"

Mrs. Wang was shocked when she said this. After all,

she is usually taciturn and has never said so many words at once.

This time, it was probably because it involved her precious son Jia Baoyu, so she said so many words in one breath, which was a record.

Therefore, many people, even her husband Jia Zheng, did not react immediately. Others were even more unable to react and could only watch in a daze.

In the end, among all the people from the Jia family, the first person to react was actually Mrs. Jia.

After all, no matter whether it is a sister-in-law or a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, the relationship is not good.

So, Mrs. Jia was the first to react. The second family was pouring fuel on the fire.

It's over. The marriage with the Lin family is probably going to be ruined.

This stupid woman is really ruining their family's good things...

Speaking of the conflict between Jia's mother and Mrs. Wang, it has a long history. It is not just a simple conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, there are many deeper reasons.

The first reason is that Jia's mother was actually very dissatisfied with the marriage between Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang.

Because she liked the second son Jia Zheng more, she originally wanted to choose a girl from her mother's family, the Shi family, to marry the second son.

But the old Duke disagreed.

It was not her husband Jia Daishan, but the first Duke Jia Yuan...

At that time, Jia Yuan had actually passed away, but this did not affect his wishes being carried out - this was when they fought for the country together with Master Kang's grandfather, Huang Taiji.

In the original novel, the four famous "official guardians" of Jinling Province, Jia, Wang, Shi, and Xue, the Jia and Wang families were originally military officers who followed the old emperor. They were promoted to Dukes because of their military achievements, and they were the type who made a living by hard skills.

The Shi family was more of a civil official, but they also served in the army and were considered military strategists and counselors, so they could be considered the type who were proficient in both civil and military affairs.

As for the Xue family, they were actually just servants of the emperor, or in layman's terms, servants and eunuchs. They were good at serving others and making money in business. No one in the family had ever been to the battlefield, so their influence and power were the lowest.

However, Xue Gong, the Ziwei attendant who was of the same generation as Jia Yuan, was really amazing. He made it to the top of his profession - it was like he went from an ordinary attendant to the level of a secretary to the board of directors.

And he was really good at making money. The saying "pearls are like dirt and gold is like iron" was earned by him with his own hands. Unfortunately, none of his descendants were ambitious, and the wealth died out after only three generations.

Let's get back to the main story. It is precisely because the four major families have different histories of their rise to power. Although they have intermarried with each other, there are still some differences in the closeness of their families.

Among them, the relationship between the Jia family and the Wang family is actually the closest, but in terms of power and status, the Jia family is closest to the Shi family, and their marriages are mainly with the Wang family. The same is true for the Wang family and the Xue family.

However, by the time of Jia Daishan's generation, he also wanted to change some blood, so he did not marry with the Wang family, but chose the daughter of the Shihou family, who is now Jia's mother, as his wife.

But on the Wang family side, the Jia family did not want to give up. After all, they were friends who fought side by side on the battlefield, and they could not let down their old brothers.

Therefore, the first Duke of Rong, Jia Yuan, discussed with his brother, the first Duke of Ning, Jia Yan, that since none of their sons had married a daughter of the Wang family, they must let the grandson of the Rong family marry a daughter of the Wang family to restore the family relationship with the Wang family.

However, Jia Daishan's eldest son, Jia She, was too disappointing, and the eldest daughter of the Wang family looked down on him and refused to marry him.

So when the second son, Jia Zheng, chose a wife, the second daughter of the Wang family, who was of the right age, was brought in. At that

time, Jia's mother was just a daughter-in-law, and she didn't even have the right to manage the household, so of course she had no say. So she could only watch her favorite youngest son marry a vulgar and dull daughter-in-law from a military general's family.

Fortunately, not long after Lady Wang got married, Jia Mu got the right to manage the household. Her mother-in-law, the old lady of the Duke, finally died. The original wife of the housekeeper, her eldest sister-in-law Jia She

, also passed away. Jia Mu went from being the second wife to the old lady, and got the highest position in Rongguo Mansion, and was in charge of the affairs of the whole mansion. This happiness came too suddenly. As her position rose, her temper also grew. She became even more dissatisfied with Lady Wang, the daughter-in-law she was not very satisfied with.

Especially when her favorite little daughter Jia Min did not get along with this second daughter-in-law, she could not tolerate it.

It can be said that if Wang Furen had not given birth to Jiazhu and Yuanchun so soon, and if the two children had not been very successful, Jia Mu would have been able to make Wang Furen "die young"...

After all, she was a big shot in the family fight who had survived from being a great-grandson's wife to having a great-grandson's wife herself. It was not a piece of cake for her to crush a few daughters-in-law. Therefore

, not long after Wang Furen's loss began, Jia Mu came back from the shock.

She looked at Wang Furen's red face like a chicken, and couldn't help showing a sarcastic expression of "can't bear to look at it directly", and expressed her dissatisfaction with an elegant roll of the eyes.

Of course, verbal attacks are also indispensable.

Compared with the straightforward confrontation between Jia Min and Wang Furen, Jia Mu's way of speaking is much more tactful and clever.

She even smiled and said to Mrs. Wang: "Second wife, look at what you are saying? Baoyu is always a good boy, but if he is naughty, you as his mother have to persuade and control him, otherwise if he grows up and behaves recklessly, what will happen to him... I remember that your sister married into the Xue family in Jinling, and I heard that she also gave birth to a son, but she didn't control the child strictly and often caused trouble?"

The old lady said this, which was equivalent to telling Mrs. Wang directly, "Don't do anything stupid, your sister is not good at raising children, and you are probably not much better."

It turned out that at this time, the rumor that Xue Pan molested a woman in the street had spread to the capital, and even the fact that Xue Pan might not be of the Xue family's blood began to spread quietly among the people, but Mo Yu didn't know all this.

In fact, Mo Yujian was too lazy to even listen to the verbal battles between Jia's mother and Mrs. Wang, so he simply closed his eyes and pretended to sleep.

However, he couldn't help but complain in his heart.

[The old lady hasn't given up on matchmaking between her precious Broken Stone and our Daiyu... Don't I say, is Ning worthy? Besides, even if you are willing, will it be successful? ]

[It seems that Broken Stone's mother, Mrs. Wang, is the housekeeper of Ningguo Mansion now? Even if it has been replaced by Sister Feng, it doesn't matter, Mrs. Wang is still the big boss behind the scenes. If she doesn't agree with Baoyu's marriage, it will definitely not be successful. 】

【It's not the first day that Madam Wang has disliked our cheap old lady Jia Min. You let her favorite son marry the daughter of her mortal enemy. Isn't this just a dream? 】

【And everyone knows that Madam Wang has already thought about Jia Baoyu's marriage. She wants to strengthen the relationship with her sister's family and let this broken stone marry Xue Baochai, the legitimate daughter of the Xue family in Jinling, so that it will be a "golden marriage". 】

【Author's words】

This chapter is completed. It's the last day of 2023. If there are any updates, Yuyu will try her best to make a fist!

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