save the bachelors

Chapter 4715 [Reducing Sins with Merits]

Xiang Nan then took Lin Daiyu back to the Jia Mansion and said, "Sister, whenever you miss home, just tell me and I will take you home."

"Thank you, second brother." Lin Daiyu was naturally happy to hear him say that.

"Master Bao, Miss Lin, the old man is here to serve dinner." At this time, Xiren came over and said.

"Let's go~" Xiang Nan said to Lin Daiyu with a smile.

Lin Daiyu nodded and went to Rongqing Hall with Xiang Nan, where they saw that Lady Jia, Sichun, Mrs. Wang, Wang Xifeng, Li Wan and others were already sitting there.

"Baoyu, sit next to me," Grandmother Jia called out.

"I'll sit next to my sister, and let my sister sit next to the ancestor." Xiang Nan said with a smile.

"Okay." Grandmother Jia nodded.

Afterwards Yuanchun and Lin Daiyu sat next to Jia Mu, Xiang Nan sat next to Yuanchun, and the remaining three sisters also took their seats. However, the elders such as Mrs. Wang, Wang Xifeng, and Li Wan were not allowed to sit down, but could only be responsible for serving the food.

This is actually a rule passed down by the Bannermen.

In banner families, unmarried girls have the highest status because they can participate in the selection. If they are selected, they can bring prosperity to the whole family, so the daughter-in-law has to serve her mother-in-law and sister-in-law.

After the mother-in-law dies and the daughter-in-law becomes a mother-in-law, she can enjoy the filial respect of the new daughter-in-law. Hence, there is an old saying, "It takes many years for a daughter-in-law to become a mother-in-law."

The Dream of the Red Chamber was written in the Qing Dynasty, so many of the living customs are from the Qing Dynasty. For example, the young masters and young ladies in the Jia family all had wet nurses and teaching nannies; Jia's mother was called "old ancestor", which was also derived from the name of the bannermen.

……

The food was served soon.

The nobles believed in not talking while eating or sleeping, so no one spoke at the dinner table, not even a cough or a spit.

The meal was quickly finished, and each of them had a maid bring tea on a small tea tray. This was tea for rinsing the mouth.

After rinsing their mouths, the maids brought copper basins for washing their hands.

After everyone washed their hands, they wiped them with satin, and then tea was served. This cup was the tea to be drunk.

"You go ahead and let us talk freely." Grandmother Jia said to Mrs. Wang.

Mrs. Wang nodded and led Wang Xifeng and Li Wan away.

"Baoyu, I don't care whether you are a god, a monster, or an ordinary person. I only recognize you as my precious grandson~" said Grandmother Jia, holding Xiang Nan's hand.

After hearing her say this, everyone looked at Xiang Nan meaningfully.

"Grandfather, of course I will always be your precious grandson." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "You will always be my ancestor~"

"Good grandson~" Xiang Nan's answer also made Grandmother Jia very satisfied, and she hugged him happily.

"Brother, are you really a god?" Yuanchun asked curiously.

"Of course." Xiang Nan nodded, "I am the attendant of the Chixia Palace, Shenying. I came down to the mortal world because I wanted to be a mortal."

"The attendant Shenying of Chixia Palace?!" Everyone was stunned. It was the first time they heard of this immortal.

"Brother, what's the origin of the jade you held in your mouth when you became a bandit?" Yuanchun asked curiously again.

"This piece of jade has an even greater origin. It is a piece of stone left over from when Nuwa refined stones to mend the sky. She hated herself for not having the talent to mend the sky, so she asked the Great Master Mangmang and the True Man Miaomiao to bring it down to the mortal world, so that she could enjoy a few years in a land of comfort and wealth.

The two immortals could not resist its request, so they turned it into a piece of beautiful jade and engraved a few words on it. "Xiang Nan explained, "It just so happened that I also wanted to go down to the mortal world, so I brought it with me."

"It turns out to be the stone that Nuwa used to mend the sky~" Everyone was amazed when they heard it.

……

After chatting and laughing for a while, everyone dispersed. Xiang Nan and Lin Daiyu returned to their room together.

"Good night, sister. Have a good sleep." Xiang Nan smiled at Lin Daiyu.

"Yes, brother, you should go to bed early." Lin Daiyu also nodded.

"Second Master, do you want me to make the bed for you?" Xiren came over and asked.

"No hurry, I'll go out and do something first." Xiang Nan said, whistled, and disappeared.

When he reappeared, he had already arrived in Shengjing outside the Great Wall, the capital of the Later Jin Dynasty.

The Later Jin Dynasty was established for nearly a hundred years. As its capital, Shengjing was not as prosperous as the capital, but it was also quite impressive.

Xiang Nan first went to the Later Jin Treasury and looted all the gold, silver, and jewelry in it. Then he went to the granary and emptied out all the grain in it.

Then he entered the palace and took away the emperor and all the princes. Then he captured the left and right prime ministers, the six ministers, the eight banners commanders, the deputy generals, the lieutenant generals, etc., and stuffed them all into his small bag.

For him, it was easy to capture these people. Even if they were protected by many guards, it would still be useless.

Finally, Xiang Nan returned to the Jia Mansion to rest.

……

The next day, Xiang Nan would visit his parents every morning and evening.

"Did you sleep well last night, sir?" he asked with a smile.

"You unfilial son, it's all because of you that your father didn't sleep all night last night." Jia Zheng scolded.

He was still dissatisfied with Xiang Nan's behavior, so he was depressed and couldn't sleep all night.

"Master, don't be angry. Here is the small package for you." Xiang Nan handed over the small package with a smile, "I promise that after seeing what's inside, you will be refreshed and overjoyed."

"What tricks are you trying to play, you ignorant evil creature?" Jia Zheng asked unhappily.

"Just open the packet and you'll know." Xiang Nan said with a smile.

Jia Zheng puzzledly opened the bag and looked inside. He was immediately surprised to see a large group of people inside. Judging from their clothes, they looked very much like the bandit chiefs of the Later Jin Dynasty.

"This... this is..." He looked at Xiang Nan in surprise.

"The emperor, prince, left and right prime ministers, six ministers, eight banner leaders, deputy generals, and lieutenant generals of the Later Jin are all here." Xiang Nan explained, "and I have also emptied the treasury and granary of the Later Jin. I think in the short term, the Later Jin will be in chaos and will not cause any more harm to the Central Plains for the time being."

Hearing him say this, Jia Zheng could not help but be extremely surprised, "The emperor and his subjects of the Later Jin Dynasty are all here? It only took you one night?"

"No, it took less than half an hour." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said, "It's mainly because it takes a little time to catch him."

“……” Jia Zheng looked at his son speechlessly.

In order to defeat the Later Jin, the imperial court fought for nearly a hundred years, starting from the reign of Emperor Wanli, and consumed countless money, food, soldiers, and even lost half of the country at one point.

Unexpectedly, his son captured all the officials of the Later Jin Dynasty in just half an hour. This was something that even if the imperial court sent out 100,000 troops, it might not be able to do.

……

Afterwards, Jia Zheng immediately changed into court clothes and went to the palace to present the captives.

When Emperor Jiaxing and even the civil and military officials in the court saw the captured Later Jin emperor, princes, left and right prime ministers, six ministers, eight banner commanders, deputy generals, lieutenant generals and others, they could not help but be overjoyed and marvel at them.

The Later Jin, which dominated the area outside the Great Wall, had always been a major concern for the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty sent troops to encircle and suppress it many times, but always returned in failure in the end, wasting a lot of financial, material and human resources in vain.

But no one expected that such a difficult opponent could be easily dealt with by Xiang Nan.

It's so easy to eliminate a big threat, a prince is really cheap.