Chapter 43
Mrs. Wang didn't care about her appearance at all, and kowtowed three times, crying, "Old ancestor, you know me the most. I have been married to the Jia family for decades, and I have given two sons and one daughter to the master, and I have taken several beautiful concubines. The upper part is in charge of the middle part and the lower part is in charge of the servants. I will come to your house every day to be filial. How could I make any mistakes? I will never do such a thing. It must be because Lai Da was afraid of the prince's investigation, so he pushed it onto his wife in anger, begging the ancestors to understand!"
After hearing this, Jia Zheng's anger turned into hesitation. He naturally understood his wife. He had worked diligently and performed his duties for this family for decades, and he did not make any mistakes. He was also a legitimate daughter raised by a noble family like the Wang family. She could not have had such a shallow eyelid!
However, Jia Mu is not as easy to fool as Jia Zheng. She has seen this wife for decades, and at first she has a good impression of her at first, but she has seen through her character over time. She is a noble daughter of a noble family, but her greedy nature is even worse than that of a public servant. She is very strict with her dowry, and she has to think of ways to make good things from others, even taking advantage of her niece. She counts the sales of the sacrificial fields in the mansion, and she can only do it! She emptys the Jia family’s family’s foundation, who gives her the courage? She has seen her brothers become prosperous, so she doesn’t take the Jia family seriously! She doesn’t take her, her ancestor, seriously! If she lets her do whatever she wants, in a few years, the Jia family’s century-old foundation will not be ruined by her?
The more Jia Mu thought about it, the more angry she became. She regretted that she had smashed all the teacups at her hand and could not vent her anger.
Jia She also didn't believe a word. He was an outsider, so he could see clearly than Jia Zheng. Mrs. Wang was not a fuel-efficient lamp. She tricked her wife into helping her housekeeper. She didn't lose anything, but instead emptied her dowry one by one. Humph, he couldn't get in touch with his wife's dowry, so she asked her to take it out. In the future, the dumb guys who were trampling on inside and out knew what regrets meant.
Madam Lai was expecting her wife to say a few fair words for her son, but when she saw her blame was all on her son, she screamed, "Madam, you have to touch your conscience when you speak. Even the patriarch doesn't have the courage to act rashly. My son is just a housekeeper. If you didn't signal behind your back, how dare he? Where did he get the confidence?"
"Why don't he dare? He has greed for how much money the Jia family has made to build such a magnificent mansion in recent years? Counting in the capital, whose housekeeper can live in a luxury house? Who can have a group of servants? Who has a housekeeper's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family's family made their fortune by poaching the Jia family's family?"
"Our family is loyal to the Jia family, and the sun and the moon can be seen! My mouth..."
Mrs. Wang immediately interrupted, "You've got it! But how many years have you been talking about it? Your joke is a slave of the Jia family, and it's his duty to work for his master! Without the blessing of the Jia family, you and your son would have died in troubled times. Speaking of which, your family owed the Jia family so much favor and never paid back! Not only do you not know how to be grateful, but you also have resentment towards the Jia family. Do you want to dig out the foundation of the Jia family to avenge your joke?"
Mama Lai didn't expect that her gentle wife, who was kind and gentle, had such a sharp-tongued and mean side, pointed at her for a long time and couldn't speak, and she was almost fainted from anger.
"You are not good things! You are greedy for me so much money you have greedy for me today, so I will spit it out for you today, otherwise I won't think about it!" Jia She smashed a teacup and cursed viciously.
It was rare that Jia Mu actually gave him an admiring look. After Mrs. Wang's accusation, she realized that Lai Da's family had slowly passed the Jia family, and there was a tendency to bully the master. Selling sacrifices to the fields was equivalent to shaking the foundation of the Jia family. If Lai Da was really loyal, why would he agree? Why didn't he report to himself? He only regarded Lai Da's master as his master! He didn't take the rise and fall of the Jia family seriously at all!
Thinking of this, Jia Mu felt a pain in her chest and even felt a sweet smell coming out of her throat. However, because the culprit had not yet cleaned up, she had to swallow it back.
Jia Huan curled his lips and sarcastically said, "It's a good show, a dog bites a dog, a mouthful of hair!"
Because the third prince was present, everyone pretended not to hear the tragedy.
Aunt Zhao was enjoying her sight and took the time to ask Xiao Jixiang to add a pot of hot tea and a plate of melon seeds, and she was so happy to eat it.
The third prince was bored, pinched the young man's slender fingertips and said softly, "Huaner, what do you think of these farces? Why don't you find a quiet place to sit down and talk about the past. I haven't seen you for a month, and I've been thinking of you in my heart."
Xiao Ze, who was standing at the door, felt very regretful. He loved to see these villains the most. The Jia family is worthy of being the Jia family. From the mistress to the slaves, none of them were in tune with each other. Finally, he had a third master of Huan and offended the person to death! Haha, why is it so cola?
After all, this is a family scandal. Jia Mu was worried about how to tactfully persuade the prince of Jin to leave. When he saw him speak, he waved his hand and said, "The prince finally came to the door, but we are slow. Brother Huan, take the prince back to your yard to sit."
Jia Huan curled his lips and looked at the embarrassed Mrs. Wang deeply, then took the third prince back.
The mandarin ducks respectfully guide the way forward.
When I arrived at a flowerbed, the goose yellow forsythia flowers were already climbing over the rockery fence, looking full of vitality. There was also a boy in a big red brocade robe and a few beautiful girls laughing and playing by the flowers, adding a bit of vitality.
Seeing the two men who were walking in parallel and looking handsome and unparalleled, they were first surprised, and then curious. When they were about to approach, they suddenly realized that the tall and extraordinary young man was wearing a prince's court uniform, and a row of sword-bearing guards followed behind him. The majestic and strict formation made people frightened.
They stopped quickly, showing a cowardly expression that they thought about but dared not come.
"Is that your brother? The precious jade born with jade?" the third prince pointed to the boy in red and asked.
"Yes." Jia Huan responded casually, folded a forsythia flower, placed it on his nose and sniffed it lightly. He found that there was no fragrance. He felt that it was a pity to throw it away and inserted it into his sideburns.
The third prince pursed his lips and smiled, feeling that ordinary men looked at the flowers on their temples, and how disgusting they looked. The ring was so beautiful when worn, and how they liked it.
He leaned over and pinched off a piece of extra branches and leaves, and after admiring it for a while, he turned to look at Jia Baoyu's expression and instantly turned cold, saying word by word, "It is said that the second son of the second son of the second family of the Jia family was born with jade. The immortal in heaven has entered the mortal world and has certainly achieved something in the future. He has a great background and a great blessing. None of the princes and grandsons can compare with him!"
After hearing this, Yuanyang felt that the blood in his body was frozen. When he stepped, the soles of his feet became soft and he almost fell down. If he was taboo in the royal family because of this, what was waiting for the Jia family would be the disaster of raiding the family! Go back and remind the old lady!
After watching the original Dream of Red Mansions and knowing what Jia Baoyu is, Jia Huan smiled at the third prince, "Just him? An embroidered pillow that only knows how to hang out with women is worthy of being compared with the prince Longsun. I'm leaving, what's good about it? Go back and have a few drinks with me. I'm so hungry all the way!"
The third prince immediately forgot about the 'born born with jade' and took two steps to lead the boy.
Yuanyang breathed a sigh of relief and thought to himself that Mr. Huan was lucky to have reacted quickly!
"That seems to be Brother Huan! He has grown so tall!" Yingchun stood not far away and spoke hesitantly.
"Is that devil? Let's avoid it quickly!" Daiyu was the most kind, so naturally she couldn't stand Jia Huan's behavior. She pulled Baoyu, who was pale, and then pulled Yingchun away in a daze.
Even the masters retreated, not to mention the servants in the mansion. Wherever the group passed, all the servants knelt down, with awe of the royal majesty and fear of the third master Huan.
After passing through a hand-broken paradise, Jia Huan stopped in front of the hanging flower gate, raised his eyebrows and asked, "This seems not to be the way back to my yard."
Yuanyang smiled embarrassedly and said with a careful look, "The Third Master doesn't know. You are old now and it's really okay to live in the yard. The old lady asked you to change it to a spacious one. I have already ordered you just now. The room should be cleaned now. Are you satisfied if you go in?"
"I didn't know that I was so big, and I couldn't even fill a few acres of yards with one of them!" Jia Huan sneered.
Thinking of the suffering Huan'er had suffered in the Jia Mansion in the past, the third prince felt very uncomfortable. Hearing Xiao Ze giggled behind his back, and turned around and stared at him coldly.
Xiao Ze was silent.
Yuanyang was so embarrassed that she laughed or cried. Xiu Xiu's face was wrinkled into dried plums. Five years later, Master Huan's third master not only increased his strength, but his mouth became even more poisonous! His words that he used to sarcastically mocked Master Bao must be the truth, right? He didn't even want to help Master Bao's second master!
She only then came back to her taste and added a little more caution to her face.
Fortunately, Jia Huan was not very particular about the place where he lived, and he was not resentful. He led the third prince in and walked around the house. He saw a wide range of exquisite ornaments on the ancient shelf and various precious furniture in the house. He squinted at the third prince and said, "I have asked you to live in such a luxurious room."
"You only know my benefits?" The third prince pulled him down on the kang, smiled and said, "If you have any disagreements in the future, come to the palace to find me. I once said: I will follow your power."
"Then the relationship is good!" Jia Huan strode his hands, "If you need help, just speak up. Whether it is killing, setting fire or robbery, I will cover everything as long as the price is right."
Xiao Ze, who was standing outside the door, coughed so hard that he was choking by his saliva, and thought to himself, Master Huan San, you are indeed the real master! You are this! (Take two big thumbs up!)
The third prince smiled so hard that he leaned back and forth, and took the young man into his arms and rubbed him for a while. How could this person be so interesting? He made him feel very happy as soon as he met!
Yuanyang stood in the room at a loss, feeling that Master Huan San was more terrifying than the rumors, and was also shocked by the Prince of Jin's kindness to Master Huan San.
Just when she didn't know whether to stay or leave, Jia Huan waved his hand, "Go and tell Madam Song that I want to eat the whole banquet of wild vegetables she cooked, and asked her to go and cook it quickly and bring a few pots of good wine, the more intense the better."
Yuanyang hurriedly bowed and said that the quarrel in the main courtyard was even more fierce than before. She pulled Madam Song, who was very devoted to watching the show, passed the third master's order, and then walked to Jia Mu, and reported the words that Prince Jin was taboo to "be born with jade" intact.
Jia Mu was even more angry, because this matter was promoted by Mrs. Wang to consolidate her status, which made everyone know. She was too happy at that time and didn't realize it was wrong. After hearing this, a cold air suddenly rushed from head to tail, which made her scared and trembled. If the royal family really had a scheming...
Thinking of this, Jia Mu chopped over with a crutch and scolded sternly, "Shut up, shut up! I don't want to listen to you, a stupid woman, quibbling! Press her into the ancestral hall and wait for her to fall down!" If it weren't for the old and weak body, Mrs. Wang's arm would probably not be able to be protected.
"Come here, I went to Wang's house to deliver a letter, and I said that my Jia family wanted to divorce my wife!" Zhen Weiwei stood up and said firmly.
Jia Zheng wanted to speak but stopped, but he didn't dare to say anything after all.
Jia She and his wife smiled with satisfaction.
Wang Xifeng was like an ant on a hot pan, unable to sit and stand still, and only regretted that Jia Lian was not by his side at this time and had no one to help his aunt.
Mrs. Wang first covered her arms and cried. When she heard this, she immediately collapsed to the ground.
Aunt Zhao spit out a few melon seed shells, patted the shell chips on her skirt, twisted her waist and swung the embroidered handkerchief, leaving gracefully, in the wind.
Spring is a good time to eat wild vegetables. Madam Song quickly made a table of wild vegetables with all colors, fragrance and flavor, and put them on the kang table, and poured a glass of wine for each of them.
"Let's eat." Jia Huan picked up the bowls and chopsticks.
The third prince pointed to a plate of yellow and green dishes and frowned, "What kind of dish is this? It tastes so good. Can you really eat it?"
"This is a fried egg with Chinese toon. Although this egg is only half a cent per cent, it tastes no worse than the golden eggs that are thirty taels per person in the palace." Jia Huan picked up a chopstick and put them into his mouth.
The third prince said with a giggle, "Huan'er, don't joke with me. Now there is no golden egg for thirty taels per person in the palace. For this reason, many slaves have been cleared out of the palace. Then, what is Chinese toon?"
"Chinese toon is a kind of tree bud, and you don't know if you say it." Jia Huan glanced at him in anger, pinched his chin and forced him to open his mouth, stuffed a chopstick and vegetables in, "Eat yours, talk so much! Isn't your royal family the most important thing about whether to eat or sleep or not?"
The third prince hurriedly held it in his mouth and chewed it carefully, his eyes lit up, "It's so delicious! It smells so good, but it's very delicious! I naturally don't want to say a word to others, but I have endless things to say to Huan'er. Do you dislike me?"
A trace of warmth appeared in Jia Huan's eyes, and he didn't answer. He raised his glass and fed him a bite, and drank the rest himself.
The third prince smiled loudly and had a lot of dishes on each plate, but he didn't expect that he was extremely happy and sad. He accidentally ate a piece of Houttuynia cordata and was immediately choked and couldn't speak.
Seeing that he opened his mouth and wanted to vomit, Jia Huan suddenly had a bad taste. He climbed his neck with one hand and covered his mouth with the other, and warned seriously, "Don't vomit! Think about what kind of life we lived a month ago. When hunger and fullness, we can't let you understand the preciousness of food? There is a poem that says: On the afternoon of hoeing, sweat drips into the soil. Who knows that every grain of food on the plate is hard. You should understand it? Although this Houttuynia cordata has a little unique taste, it has a miraculous effect on clearing heat, detoxifying, reducing swelling and treating sores, diuretic and dehumidifying, clearing heat and stopping dysentery, strengthening the stomach and digesting food. It is effective in treating solid heat, heat toxins, dampness, lung abscesses caused by heat, ulcers, swelling and toxicity, hemorrhoids, bloody stools, spleen and stomach heat accumulation, etc. It is really a good thing! Eat it soon!"
Recalling those hard days, the third prince gritted his teeth and swallowed Houttuynia cordata, then immediately pushed the boy away, and poured wine in big mouthfuls, but was accidentally choked and coughed red.
Jia Huan slapped the table and laughed.
Because the house has not lived for a long time, the doors and windows are full of scent of moisture and musty smell. The servants coming and going see the scene of Master Huan San and Prince Jin getting along. While they are extremely surprised, they secretly make up their minds to serve Aunt Zhao and Master Huan San. As soon as they come back, they give such a great power to the Jia family. They have the most powerful prince in Daqing as their backer, and even the wife has fallen. Who will be more powerful in the Jia family in the future?
Chapter completed!