diskusbooks Chapter 334 Dream of Red Mansions - Jia Yingchun 5
Chapter 334 Dream of Red Mansions - Jia Yingchun 5
As soon as Grandmother Jia said this, the Second Wife became anxious. What did Grandmother Jia mean by this? In the entire Jia family, the only ones who could be called the younger generations of the old duke were the two sons Jia She and Jia Zheng, and the three grandchildren Jia Zhu, Jia Lian and Jia Yuanchun. Jia She was the head of the Rongguo Mansion and it was not easy for him to leave the capital at will. And Jia Zheng had to be on duty and could not leave at will, so he could only be chosen from the grandchildren.
However, among the three grandchildren, Jia Lian was too young and Jia Yuanchun was a girl, so only her eldest son Jia Zhu could return to Jinling to pay tribute to Jia Daishan. The second wife still hoped that Jia Zhu would study hard and pass the imperial examination as soon as possible, so she was not willing for him to abandon his studies and return to Jinling just for a dream that Jia's mother didn't know whether it was true or not.
"Mother, Zhu'er still needs to study, Yuanchun is a girl, and Lian'er is too young, this..."
On the surface, Jia's mother cried sadly, but in fact, she glanced at Wang Shi in a gloomy way. The second wife was still as shallow as ever, looking at everyone and wondering what she was thinking. Could it be that I didn't know what she said?
Idiot! He didn't even think about whether there was something behind this. He's not as steady as Zheng'er.
At this time, Jia Zheng did as his grandmother said and began to doubt the purpose behind this matter. After all, his grandmother was his biological mother. Based on his understanding of her, he did not think that she really missed Jia Daishan, nor did he think that she wanted Jia Zhu and the others to return to Jinling.
Thinking of this, Jia Zheng couldn't help but secretly glance at Jia She beside him. In the past, his eldest brother would have jumped out first at this time, but now he was very cooperative with his mother's words. Jia Zheng frowned, thinking that there was really something he didn't understand.
"What do you think, brother?"
Jia Zheng wanted to test the waters by asking Jia She.
"Since my father has sent a message to my mother in her dream, how can I, as her son, not listen? Naturally, I will follow my mother's arrangements. Even if she wants Lian'er to go back, I will not object."
When Jia She answered Jia Zheng, he did not forget to secretly mock Wang's previous words. Jia Zheng was annoyed for a moment. Wang was really a loving mother who spoiled her son. She asked Jia She to pretend first. But it was because of Jia She's answer that Jia Zheng confirmed his guess. Jia She must be an insider in this matter. What was it?
"Since you all agree, let Taoist Zhang come to the mansion to take a look tomorrow." That's enough for the preparation, and the next step is to be discussed.
The next morning, before dawn, Grandmother Jia arranged for people around her to go to the Taoist temple to invite Taoist Master Zhang. Shortly after breakfast, Taoist Master Zhang arrived. All the young people in the Jia family, including the pregnant Aunt Li, were called to Rong Xi Tang.
The eldest wife couldn't help rolling her eyes when she saw Aunt Li. "Why is Aunt Li here too? Is this a place where a little concubine like her can come?"
"I was the one who asked her to come over. What's the matter, you from the old lady, do you have any opinion about me?" Grandmother Jia's voice suddenly spoke up, which not only scared the eldest wife, but also made the second wife's eyes flicker.
Yes, the younger generation in the Jia family has more than just the three legitimate children mentioned above. Isn’t there another illegitimate child who has not been born yet?
Originally, the Second Wife didn't care about the concubines in the first house at all, but now she suddenly felt fortunate. If she could ask Taoist Zhang to choose the one in Concubine Li's belly to go back to Jinling to "accompany" the old Duke...
Taoist Zhang was on his way to Rong Xi Tang at this time. When the servant came to find him, he had already handed him a letter written by Lady Jia. Although he was not sure what Lady Jia's purpose was, whether it was good or bad was the Jia family's own business and had nothing to do with him, so Taoist Zhang agreed very readily.
After Taoist Master Zhang arrived, after some explanations and hints from Lady Jia, Taoist Master Zhang very cooperatively agreed and chose Aunt Li - the child in her belly. Taoist Master Zhang said a few Taoist remarks, but Jia Yingchun didn't hear them clearly. In short, the general meaning was that the child in Aunt Li's belly was the most compatible with the old Duke.
Things developed exactly as she had thought. The Second Wife was extremely satisfied. She had long regarded Rongguo Mansion as the property of their Second Wife. Not only could she leave the matter of returning to Nanjing to the First Wife, but she could also kill two birds with one stone by sending the First Wife's illegitimate son back to Nanjing, without occupying the Rongguo Mansion's "resources". That was really great!
The eldest wife disagreed a little, because she heard Taoist Zhang say that Aunt Li was pregnant with a "son". She originally thought that she was a concubine's daughter, so she naturally didn't want it. But if it was a son, she could adopt him. But seeing that everyone in the Jia family agreed, even Jia She, the father, didn't object, what else could she, the stepmother, say?
The old lady is biased. She saw that the first wife's son was going to have one more son than the second wife, so she did it on purpose! Although the first wife didn't dare to say it, she really felt that Grandmother Jia did all this for the second wife.
Coincidentally, Taoist Zhang was thinking the same thing at this time. He sat next to Lady Jia, drinking tea and silently observing the expressions of the people in the Jia family below. He looked at the unconcealable joy on Wang's face and the unconcealable resentment on Xing's face, and then glanced at Aunt Li who had been keeping her head down and dared not speak, and sighed in his heart.
Alas, the most pitiful people here are Aunt Li and her son, but who can blame them for being just a concubine and a bastard? There is nothing we can do about it.
Aunt Li lowered her head and said nothing. She seemed to look pitiful, but in fact she was only excited that her wish had been fulfilled. In this way, not only could she leave the Jia Mansion in the capital with her child in a legitimate way, but she could also own a family business in advance. She even had Taoist Zhang's comments that the child was a boy, which had already been deeply rooted in people's hearts. Grandmother Jia's dream gave the child a reputation of filial piety.
He became a father before he was even born, shared the worries of his elders, left his wealthy home in the capital, and returned to Nanjing to accompany his deceased grandfather. How can this not be filial piety?
Now that the matter was settled, Aunt Li naturally could not stay any longer. Her belly was only a little over seven months, and if she left now she could give birth after arriving in Nanjing, but if she stayed any longer, the baby might be born on the way.
As for waiting for Aunt Li to give birth and then take the child back to Jinling? Jia Mu, who knew the dream, Jia She and Aunt Li herself disagreed. If the child was born in the Jia Mansion, there would be many people and eyes, and the gender of the child could not be concealed at all. If that happened, everything would be in vain.
So the matter was accomplished smoothly with the cooperation of the parties involved. When Jia Yingchun regained her predictive ability, she had already boarded the carriage back to Jinling with Aunt Li.
Grandmother Jia was more generous than Jia She. She knew very well that the child in Aunt Li's belly was another way out for their Jia family, so she naturally could not be stingy. She not only gave the things that were openly distributed to the illegitimate son, but also gave a subsidy of 5,000 taels in private. After all, Jia She was the biological father, and he only had two children, so she naturally would not be stingy and gave the 10,000 taels she had given before.
Jia Yingchun was very happy when she heard Aunt Li counting money in her belly. She thought that she should leave the Jia Mansion as soon as possible. Now the Jia Mansion still has money and the people in the Jia Mansion have not become as bad as in the plot. It seems that the trader chose to be reborn at this time, and he also planned to change Aunt Li's fate.