Chapter 0088: Confrontation (14)
Jia's mother's second core interest is to keep Baoyu's position and reputation. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Jia Min gave gifts to everyone else in the house, but he didn't give gifts to Baoyu and Wang Xifeng, which was not only a blow to the two of them, but also an indirect blow to Jia's mother's reputation. Isn't slapping the faces of the two people who are most favored by him just slapping Jia's mother in the face?
Besides, if Jia's mother doesn't stand up for Baoyu, this time, Baoyu will be discredited, which is very unfavorable for him to succeed in the future. Not only will it not convince others, but it will also become a stain on Baoyu, and it will make people question Baoyu's ability and conduct.
Therefore, for Baoyu's future, Jia Mu must stand by Baoyu's side.
In the end, it was Jia Mu who thought about herself.
On the surface, Jia Mu seems to be indifferent to Jia Min, but in fact, since Jia Min came to Jia Mansion, especially after Jia Min launched the pressure well, she has been secretly paying attention to Jia Min.
Through this period of observation, Jia Mu faintly had a worry, and she found that Jia Min had an uncontrollable trend.
This Min Ge'er is growing up too fast. Not only is his ability to earn money super strong, but his poetry attainments are also extremely high, and when he starts a power struggle, even Jia Yu is not an opponent.
Although he has not caused any harm to Jiafu at present, he has begun to pose a threat to Baoyu's position.
Besides, if he keeps going on outside, he is likely to form his own independent force in the future, and he will inevitably break away from the control of Jia Fu.
At the same time, Jia Min won the gamble this time, which also dealt a heavy blow to Jia Mu's reputation.
The reason is naturally because Jia Mu called on the people in the house to bet.
Jia Min won, and let people see that when Jia Mu also did something wrong, she pulled the ancestor down from the altar and made a fool of herself in front of everyone.
In addition, the current people in the house, because of the loss of this gamble, are panicked and helpless against Jia Min. At this time, Jia Mu needs to show her authority to stabilize people's hearts and turn the tide.
Moreover, this time, Wang Xifeng, Jia Rong, Mrs. Wang, Jia Yu and others instigated this action against Jia Min without Jia's mother's consent in advance, which also made Jia's mother dissatisfied.
In Jia Mu's view, this is a manifestation of the beginning of the loosening of her position.
Seventy-five years old is certainly a festive day, but it is also a reminder to others that he is already seventy-five years old and will not live long. Perhaps someone is starting to make plans for her after death.
Jia Mu needs to re-establish her authority in front of them by suppressing Jia Min, so that they know that there are some things that cannot be done without her.
It was under this series of considerations that Jia Mu decided to take Jia Min under the knife. Even though he knew that it was unfair to Jia Min, he did it.
Because the cost of sacrificing Jia Min is the smallest, and at the same time, it can also buy the hearts of the vast majority of people to the greatest extent.
The maid Amber came in to report that the fourth master was here and asked to see the ancestor.
"Tell Lai Da to have someone guard the door, and no one is allowed to go out without me. Go, tell Min'er to come in. β
After Jia Mu finished speaking, she straightened up and made a majestic appearance.
Everyone couldn't help but be amazed in their hearts, knowing that the old ancestor was going to move his real character. This time, Jia Min is going to be unlucky.
Baoyu and Jia Rong glanced at each other and smiled smugly.
Wang Xifeng looked around at everyone, and also showed an arrogant expression.
Jia Min came in, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed to Jia's mother.
"The ancestor is above, and the grandson has kowtowed to the ancestor."
"Well, get up and talk."
At this time, in the Rongxi Hall, except for a few maids beside Mandarin Duck and Jia's mother, all of them were masters, and all the masters were sitting, and no one was standing.
It is said that Jia Min is also one of the masters, and since the other masters are sitting, Jia Min should also sit.
However, there is no place for Jia Min here, and there is not a single extra chair. The old ancestor didn't speak, and no one dared to find a chair for him.
Jia Min stood up, but the ancestor still didn't speak, obviously, he just didn't give him a seat.
Also, a person who is about to be imprisoned, a person that the ancestors want to deal with, a person who is not welcomed by all the masters, a person who has no one to say a word for him, is it still necessary to pay attention to these things with him?
He is the master, what kind of master is he?
Judging from Jia's mother's cold attitude, Baoyu, Wang Xifeng, and Jia Rong's smug smiles, Jia Min understood that it was a naΓ―ve idea to ask Jia's mother to give justice.
Fortunately, I have never had any illusions in this regard, otherwise, it would be really difficult to ride a tiger today.
So he smiled slightly, greeted Jia Zheng, Jia Yu, Mrs. Wang, etc., and even greeted Jia Lian and Baoyu, and then stood in the center of the ground.
"Brother Min, I heard that you are looking for me, but is there anything wrong?"
Jia Mu's tone was majestic and cold.
"My grandson has one thing, I want to ask my ancestor to be the master."
Jia Zheng coughed, meaning not to let Jia Min speak. However, Jia Min didn't look at him at all.
"What's the matter, tell me."
"It's about the gambling between me and the eldest master, Second Brother Bao and Brother Rong."
Sure enough, it came.
Everyone knows that Jia Min must be here to start from this matter, so as to achieve his goal.
"What do you want?"
Jia Mu raised her voice, and her face was already angry.
"My grandson wants to ask my ancestor to be the master, and today I will officially ...... in front of everyone."
Jia Min paused, then looked at the nervous expressions of the crowd. Xindao: One by one, they are still pretending to be quite calm, so I will scare you first.
"Say, what do you want to do officially?"
Jia Mu began to sneer.
"The grandson wants to officially terminate these gambling contracts, and ask the ancestor to be the master."
Hey? Well? Oh? β¦β¦γ β
What does that mean? He actually took the initiative to cancel the gambling contract? Did I hear me right?
You look at me, I look at you, it's all an unbelievable look.
He said he wanted justice, but was this the justice he wanted? What is this called justice?
"What do you say? Say it again. β
Jia Mu thought she had heard it wrong.
"The grandson wants to ask the ancestor to be the master and give a witness in person. The bet I made with the eldest master, second brother Bao and Brother Rong before is now officially lifted and declared invalid. In other words, the eldest master, Second Brother Bao and Brother Rong do not have to fulfill their bets. β
So, you still don't understand?
Jia Mu heard it clearly this time, but she didn't say anything immediately.
This incident was really unexpected by her. Originally, all the preparations were for his few bets, but now, he actually proposed to cancel it so lightly.
How is this possible? Is this the only thing he can blackmail me? If you ask him to do this, the original words and tricks will not be used. It turns out that he didn't take it seriously at all.
"Bet, naturally you won, why do you want to get rid of it?"
Jia Mu didn't believe that Jia Min figured it out so quickly.
"It is said that this bet, since it is agreed by both parties, should pay attention to the word 'letter', and it should be honored. However, it depends on who bets with whom. The eldest master, the second brother Bao and Brother Rong, we are a family, and it was just a joke at the beginning. They also had good intentions, so that I would not do something reckless, so as not to ruin our family's reputation. β
Am I that kind of person? Am I that kind?
Jia Yu 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 also in a moment of anger, so I spoke out with them, so these bets should not be taken seriously, this is the first layer."
The first layer? Is there a second layer?
"The second layer is that things have changed later. It was originally a joke between his family, but it spread outside and was used by outsiders. Especially those people with ulterior motives regard this incident as a means to provoke discord among our families, take the opportunity to profit from it, and ruin the reputation of Jiafu. β
"Our family jokes with each other, just joking. However, if it is used by outsiders and arouses our family discord, it is an outsider's fool. This kind of thing that hurts relatives and enemies is quick is not something that should happen in our family. β
The development of the three gambling games did get out of control later. Many outsiders did take this opportunity to fan the flames and wanted to see Jiafu's jokes.
Although everyone is still doubting Jia Min's sincerity, this truth has 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 their own homes who take the opportunity to fan the flames than outsiders. Even the old lady called on the whole house to place bets, isn't she also a fanning the flames?
Jia Mu really didn't expect that things would change so quickly? Although she still has doubts about Jia Min's intentions, but Jia Min has already said it to this point, what else does she have to say?
This reason is upright, for the good of Jiafu. As a result, everyone was happy. Jia Min, the winner, does not ask for cash, and Jia Yu, Baoyu and Jia Rong are also free from the suspicion of relying on the debt. If you don't agree to such a good thing, it won't offend Brother Min, but a group of people you protect.
What else can I do? Can you not agree to him?
"Okay, I'll just say that Brother Min is a sensible person, who understands the overall situation and understands the general situation. Know to protect your home. In the end, it is close to the family. I'll call the shots, and the gamble between you will be written off. That's right, family, that's how it should be. β
"Thank you, Ancestors."
"Ouch, mandarin duck, I'm usually quite clever, why don't I have any eyes now. Brother Min has been here for so long, and he doesn't serve tea to the audience. Ma Yoer's, pour tea for Brother Min'er. β
Seeing that the old ancestor had spoken, the mandarin duck entered the back room, took a chair and sent it to Jia Min, and Amber also went over to pour tea.
The atmosphere in the room suddenly became much more relaxed.
This gamble, which lasted for a long time and caused a lot of strife, seemed to end so easily.
Jia Min snorted coldly in his heart: Only then did you know that it was too late to pour tea for me? You think it's over, but how do you know that my battle has just begun?
Jia Min took a sip of tea and stood up again.
"Grandson has one more thing, I want to ask my ancestor to be the master."