Early the next morning.

Rongguo Mansion, Rongqing Hall.

After returning from Dongfu last night, Jia Mu did not fall asleep immediately.

After the mandarin duck found two doses of plaster and pasted it on her temples, she served ginseng tea again.

After Jia's mother used the ginseng tea, Amber sent the steamed milk lamb soup and served Jia's mother, and Jia's mother's face softened a little.

After looking for Lang Zhong again, he rested quietly.

When I woke up, I finally came back to my senses.

Early in the morning, Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue came to ask for peace, and the old lady was half lying on the large mattress of the autumn-colored money python, leaning on the brocade and sighing, her face was still sad.

Mrs. Wang persuaded on the side: "Old lady, let's look away, people's lives are so blessed, what can I do." ”

When Mother Jia heard this, she sighed with emotion: "Brother Zhen'er is filial piety in front of me, he is good, his body is well maintained, and the official is not bad, who would have thought that a banquet would be eaten, and it was a banquet eaten at our house......"

Mrs. Wang said: "The number set by the Bodhisattva is also impossible. Previously, Brother Cong also specially persuaded him to eat less wine, but Brother Zhen was not very happy. If only ......"

At this point, Mrs. Wang's face froze slightly, and her eyes became a little strange.

Aunt Xue was also embarrassed, and her face was moved.

Jia Mu snorted and said, "You also found out?" ”

Mrs. Wang hesitated, and said slowly: "It's strange that the old lady said that Brother Cong'er is hard, this is also ...... Too hard, right? Strange oozing. ”

Aunt Xue said: "Brother Zhen and Brother Cong have nothing to do with each other, right?" ”

Jia Mu was silent, her eyes narrowed slightly, and said, "I heard Jade say earlier, Brother Zhen asked the evil obstacle to ask for soap yesterday......"

When Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue heard this, their faces changed suddenly.

In this era of worshipping ghosts and gods and believing in fate, they do not doubt such things as hard life.

In particular, I believe in the theory of fate and blessings.

Not to mention them, for a while, even the girls and grandmothers in Rongqing Hall felt chills on their bodies at this moment.

They don't suspect that Jia Cong is doing anything, but they just feel that Jia Cong's life is too hard......

I heard Jia Mu sigh again: "Brother Zhen is gone now, and Baoyu's generation is now counting him." ”

When Mrs. Wang heard this, her face changed again, and she knew that the word "he" naturally did not refer to Baoyu, but to Jia Cong.

She had talked to Jia's mother before, Baoyu's generation, with Jia Zhen, the eldest brother, in front of him, and the eldest, or the patriarch, even if the people below can jump, they can't jump out of the circle. Jia Zhen has always been pretty good to Baoyu......

But now that Jia Zhen is gone, no one can suppress Jia Cong.

Counting on Jia Lian obviously can't do it......

Although they are insiders, they can also understand Jia Lian's temperament, and he is not a competitive person.

Jia Lian is not, and Baoyu is even more not.

In this way, among the male children outside the Jia family, who else can restrain Jia Cong?

Jia Huan, huh......

Thinking that Baoyu would count on Jia Cong to live in the future, Mrs. Wang's face was faintly difficult to see.

So far, in her eyes, Jia Cong is far less valuable than Baoyu.

Not even at all.

Mother Jia naturally saw through her thoughts, and said earnestly: "Shuqing, don't think about pressing this child anymore." I can scold him and scold him, it's okay, I'm his grandmother, I'm so old, I say that he is not in the way, and he has been blessed for a lifetime, can he still restrain me? Don't talk about him, just in case you ......."

When Mrs. Wang heard this, she hurriedly said: "I haven't talked about him, the lord values him the most." ”

Mother Jia smiled helplessly when she heard this, and said: "It's also thanks to the old man that he likes him, I look at him and respect the old man the most, and he is also close to Baoyu and Huan'er...... Let's be like this in the future, there is a hard life outside, and Baoyu and they are happy and useful at home. ”

Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue glanced at each other, and their hearts were a little shocked.

They understood that Jia's mother was bluffed by Jia Cong's life.

In fact, they were also suppressed, but they ......

Mrs. Wang said slowly: "I'm afraid that Brother Cong will be too capable of making trouble, causing trouble, and implicating the family......"

Jia Mu thought about it, and said with a sad face: "Over there in the East Road Courtyard, I'm afraid I won't be able to survive the New Year...... When the time comes, as the Son of Man, he will have to keep filial piety for three years.

There is a big lady in the back...... The back and forth add up to six or seven years, and by then, there will be eighteen. Nine, I think it will be much calmer. At that time, Baoyu was also older, and Lan Ge'er had also grown, so it would always be fine. ”

When Mrs. Wang heard this, she had no other way, so she bowed her head and said, "The old lady has thought about it thoroughly. And said: "Where is the phoenix girl......"

Jia Mu said: "After this stubble, let her come back." Poor one over there, I heard that the little girl next to me went to exchange money for silver......"

Aunt Xue, who has always been difficult to intervene in the Jia family's housework, was shocked when she heard this: "What did you say about this? Where did it get to this? ”

Before Jia Mu could speak, Mrs. Wang hurriedly said, "What a stupid girl!" A while ago, there was a brocade pro-army raiding the house, I was worried about going back and copying it again, so I put away her dowry first, she never came back, and I forgot to send it to her, since she sent the silver envoy, she should also send someone to say. ”

Aunt Xue felt a slight chill in her heart when she heard this, but she was still a little puzzled, and asked: "I heard that the chewing expenses on the side of the East Road Courtyard did not go from the public middle school, and they were all provided by Brother Cong himself, could it be that he has no money?" ”

This topic made Jia Mu feel uncomfortable, and scolded: "That evil obstacle makes ghosts all day long!" The family still has a mouthful of him, and he makes this pitiful gesture, and I don't know which one to show it? ”

The mandarin duck on the side smiled and said: "It's not that the third master Cong didn't give the silver, I often hear the little girl below muttering, saying that the third master Cong is really generous and tight, and the girls who come to Mozhu Courtyard these days are all round." ”

Aunt Xue listened to it funny, and said: "I don't think Brother Cong is stingy, even relatives like me who are guests at home still have people to send soap every month, and they don't want to give silver to live or die." ”

Jia Mu hurriedly said: "This is as it should be, what is there to say?" It's wrong for him not to give. It was Feng Yatou who wanted to give a Mid-Autumn Festival gift to Lao Tzu Niang in Southern Province, and also gave it to her uncle on the Wang family's side, but she had no silver at hand, so she had no choice but to let Feng'er do it. The pawnshop is stingy, and he doesn't even give two hundred taels for such a good head. Let Brother Cong bump into her, and tell her annoyed. ”

Aunt Xue smiled: "What did he say?" ”

Jia Mu snorted angrily: "What else can he say?" Left and right just disgraced him, an eldest sister-in-law was raised in the East Road Courtyard, and as a result, the silver envoy went to face him, you are good to be his face? Baba gave a thousand taels of silver, and asked Feng'er to redeem it quickly. ”

Aunt Xue smiled: "Ouch! It can be seen that it is a sister-in-law! The two of them didn't deal with each other before, but when it came to the critical time, they were still relatives. ”

Mother Jia's face looked better when she heard this, and said, "Although he is not as good as Baoyu, he will still be compromised." It would be nice if I could save me some snacks. ”

Everyone laughed when they heard this......

……

Daming Palace, upper study.

In the Warm Heart Pavilion, after Emperor Chongkang heard Dai Quan's report, he frowned and said, "Jia Zhen? I remember, he's not that big this year, right? Why is it gone? ”

Dai Quan's gloomy eyes were faintly excited, and he said, "Hey! Master, what a mess! The secret room of Ning Guofu said that yesterday, Jia Zhen, Jia Rong, father and son went to Mrs. Rong Guotai with their relatives for a reunion banquet, but they didn't expect that their father and son drank too much. After returning from Rongguo, Jia Zhen actually spitted Jia Rong in front of her daughter-in-law, and asked him to kneel down and pee on his head! ”

When Emperor Chongkang heard this, he scolded in disgust: "Improper bastard of the son of man!" Then he asked: "So Jia Rong killed his father, and he dared to kill his father?" ”

Dai Quan shook his head and said, "That's not true, I heard ...... Hearing that Jia Zhen still wanted to cheat on Jia Rong's wife, Jia Rong couldn't help it, so she pushed Jia Zhen and wanted to push him away. But Jia Zhen drank too much, couldn't stand steadily, fell to the ground as soon as she pushed, and I don't know where she touched it, and the wine in her stomach vomited out, but it was stuck in her throat and choked to death. ”

Emperor Chongkang hated such extravagance and depravity in the Xungui Mansion, and he wanted to order this smoky bastard to be slaughtered, so that they would waste food if they lived......

However, even if you are an emperor, you can't do what you want.

At this time, he still has to keep the Jia family, a founding dignitary who still has a lot of influence in the army, which is of great use.

However, he was not willing to let go of this opportunity in vain......

begging for use, and suppressing it, he obviously prefers the latter.

Thinking of this, Emperor Chongkang's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "The Zongzheng of the Sect is the Sect of the Sect, and the Prince of Zhongshun is here." ”

"Whoa!"

……

Ningguo Mansion, Yimen Main Courtyard.

In the courtyard, many clansmen stood.

As soon as it was dawn in the morning, Jia Lian led Jia Qiang, Jia Qin and others to the Xuanzhen Temple outside the city to invite Jia Jing to return to the house.

In the middle of the morning, there was movement outside, and the door said: "The master is back home!" ”

Then there was a loud cry.

Jia Cong and the Zhujia clan went out, and when they walked out of the Yimen, they saw Jia Lian and others escorting a thin old man in a Taoist robe, rushing inside.

This person is Jia Jing......

Jia Cong and the others hurriedly saluted, Jia Jing's face was full of sadness, and he didn't say much, and walked inside.

Jia Cong and the others followed, until the side hall mourning hall.

Jia Rong was just a filial son, and when she saw Jia Jing returning, she was half bluffed in her heart, but her face was in pain, she knelt down and stepped forward, hugging Jia Jing's leg and crying.

Jia Jing saw Jia Zhen's body on the long table at a glance, and when he saw Jia Zhen's miserable face, he was like a ghost, and his body shook.

The suffering of a white-haired person sending a black-haired person is unbearable even if he has been cultivating for many years.

Seeing the eldest grandson so sad, he also burst into tears.

When Jia Zheng heard the news, he rushed over and said ashamedly: "Brother, it was because I didn't take good care of my nephew that my nephew died young." ”

When Jia Yu came, he had already learned the cause of Jia Zhen's death, but he had already discussed it before, and it was Jia Rong's fault that he could no longer be humane, and he was afraid that Jia Jing would not be able to stand the human tragedy, so he also did not tell the truth, only said that he vomited and choked to death after being drunk.

He was not angry with Jia Zheng, but only cried and lamented: "It's all Zhen'er's bad fate and shallow longevity." It's just that why can't my son even use a coffin? ”

When Jia Zheng heard this, he looked at Jia Cong.

Jia Lian went out of the city early in the morning to pick up Jia Jing, and the rest of the general affairs were taken care of by Jia Cong.

Jia Cong said: "If you go back to the master, I have already sent someone to fetch wood." It's almost time to think about it......"

At this time, for the funeral, everyone did not use the ready-made coffin longevity materials outside, but chose good wood to unsaw and paste lacquer to make.

As he was talking, there was a discussion outside:

"Yo! The coffin has arrived! ”

"It looks like a fine cedar tree, not bad."

"It's five inches thick, isn't it? OK! ”

"It's good wood!"

Jia Jing went out to see it, but said angrily: "My son is precious, how can it be held in such cheap wood?" ”

Jia Cong was not afraid, and after asking the person in charge, he said: "Master, this is the thickest wood that the people below can find in seven or eight longevity wood shops." ”

Jia Jing glared, looking a little excited, and reprimanded: "Bastard words! If you can't find seven or eight of them, won't you run a few more? If there is no longevity material shop, won't it make people go outside the city to cut down? He glanced at Jia Cong twice, felt angry, and asked, "Which one are you?" When will it be your turn to speak here? ”

Jia Cong's face was indifferent, and Jia Zheng was about to open his mouth to introduce, but he heard a voice outside:

"Lord Liu Chengxiang, director of the Left Division of the Zongren Mansion, has arrived!"

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