Red Mansion Jia Enhou

Time flies, and a few days have passed in a flash.

Jia Lian and Jia Zhen's boat sailed downstream and arrived in Jinling a few days earlier.

Standing on the deck of the ship, the two looked out at the prosperity and delicacy of Jinling together.

"Is Brother Zhen ready?"

Jia Lian's eyes fell on Jia Zhen. Just as Jia Zhen said, he was a child.

Even if the people of Jinling's family were in trouble, they could not make things difficult for this child.

Jia Zhen swallowed, his eyes filled with uncontrollable excitement and nervousness.

Jia Lian just asked a question, but Jia Zhen was unwilling to reveal his nervousness and confessed.

"Don't say so much. I know what's right."

The corners of Jia Lian's mouth twisted silently.

He seemed to have just asked this question, and the boat docked.

At the Jinling dock, there were already people waiting for Jia Lian and Jia Zhen.

These people are from Jinling.

After the Jinling family learned that Jia Jing wanted to split up with them, they were in chaos.

"Get off the boat, Brother Zhen!"

Jia Lian reminded Jia Zhen, and Jia Zhen nodded with a stern face.

Jia Lian sighed in his heart, it seemed that he had to rely on him this time.

The two disembarked.

Rongguo Mansion is about to welcome a guest that Jia She has been waiting for for a long time.

It was Jia Ling, the Aunt Ling'er mentioned by Jia She.

Jia Ling is about the same age as Lady Jia, but because of his many experiences in his early years, he has a lot of white hair on his head.

Fortunately, after the scholar's death, Jia Ling lived a good life. Although her hair was white, her face was as fair and shiny as that of a young person.

At the same time, Jia Min would also take Lin Ruhai and Xiao Daiyu back to Rongguo Mansion on that day.

Rongqing Hall,
So many days have passed, and Jia Zheng has still not sent Jia Baoyu to school.

He is still teaching.

Yuanchun's words completely irritated him, and he was holding his breath.

However, Jia Baoyu has changed.

Although he still doesn't like reading, fortunately he no longer complains about being mediocre and being a parasite.

Although he is just a child, his words should not be taken seriously.

But there will always be people who are watching with ulterior motives, and it will not be good if the news gets out.

"Baoyu, while your grandmother is lying down, has anyone at home bullied you?"

Grandmother Jia held Jia Baoyu on her legs.

When Jia Baoyu saw his grandmother again, he heard her concern, buried his head in her arms and began to cry.

It's obvious that he's been wronged.

"grandmother."

Jia Baoyu cried so sadly that his whole body was twitching.

"Grandmother, if you don't wake up, the master's heart will completely lean towards Aunt Zhao."

Aunt Zhao is not living a good life now.

After Jia Zheng learned of Aunt Zhao's ambition, he began to deliberately ignore her.

But in the end, he was no match for Aunt Zhao's beauty.

Aunt Zhao relied on her beauty and child to make Jia Zheng fall for her again, but fortunately Jia Zheng still had a trace of rationality.

This made Aunt Zhao's situation worse than before.

Now she had to guard against the maid who was trying to climb up to her, while also worrying about Youshi who was about to marry in.

Fortunately, she didn't dare to touch Jia Baoyu now.

If she could move, she would skin Jia Baoyu alive who caused her miscarriage.

"Uncle is a good man, grandma!"

Knowing from the subordinates that Jia's grandmother and Jia She were not on good terms, Jia Baoyu changed the subject.

I don't know whether he did it on purpose or for what reason, but he suddenly started praising Jia She in front of Lady Jia.

The person who treated him best in the family was not his father, but the eldest wife, who was considered a bad person by the servants.

Only Jia She and Jia Lian would bring him things from outside.

This is better than his dad.

Jia Baoyu hopes that his mother, who is also kind to him, can also have a good relationship with Jia She.

Then Grandmother Jia started to speak well of Jia She. As she spoke, Jia Baoyu, who was worried that Grandmother Jia would be angry, looked at her cautiously.

Once Lady Jia got angry, he would immediately shut up and never mention it again.

Grandmother Jia looked at Jia Baoyu in surprise.

This look made Jia Baoyu feel guilty, and he lowered his head as he felt like a traitor.

Grandmother Jia was not angry, she just felt that Jia Baoyu was won over by Jia She's small favors.

"Baoyu, do you know who took away everything you had before?"

Grandmother Jia began to brainwash, she now needed a child who would stand on her side and was worth raising.

Jia Baoyu is obviously the most suitable one.

Not only was he suitable, he was also naturally of her ilk.

Now he wants to side with Jia She, which she naturally refuses.

"It's your uncle!"

"If your uncle hadn't caused your father to lose his rank, he wouldn't be in his current state."

"I will definitely not move out of Rongxi Hall and squeeze into a small courtyard with you."

Listening to what Grandmother Jia said, Jia Baoyu lowered his head and refused to raise it.

At the age of three, he already understood some things by following Jia Lian.

Especially the matter between Jia Zheng and Jia She, which was completely different from what the servants said. The servants of the second house also said that his uncle killed his father.

But outside, it was just the opposite. It was his father who was shameless and occupied the magpie's nest and harmed others.

In the end, he ended up losing more than he gained.

But this seems to be the only explanation that can be made by common sense, that it is his father's problem.

At this moment, Jia Baoyu suddenly felt that his mother, Jia, who had always been kind to him, was not a normal person either.

"Don't you hate it?"

Grandmother Jia stepped forward and asked.

Jia Baoyu really wanted to say that he didn't hate his father because his father brought it upon himself.

The key point is that he is not good to himself. Now Jia Baoyu only regrets that he was not born in the eldest house, so that he could rely on Jia Lian openly and ask Jia She to buy things for him every day.

Children are so easily satisfied.

.........

At the same time, looking at the silent Jia Baoyu, Jia's mother knew that too much was as bad as too little, so she changed the subject.

"Did your father send you to the clan school?"

Jia Baoyu shook his head silently.

"My uncle and elder sister both urged me to go, but my father refused and insisted on teaching me himself."

Knowing Jia Zheng's level of ability, Grandmother Jia frowned.

Nonsense, this is just wasting your child's time.

Grandmother Jia had Jia Baoyu taken out and sent someone to call Jia Zheng.

Seeing the well-behaved Lady Jia, Jia Zheng felt frightened. Not only had she scolded him harshly before, but she was even more likely to hit him.

As a scholar, he cannot stand being scolded or beaten.

"Mother!"

Jia Zheng stood there timidly and called out to his grandmother, "Grandmother Jia."

"Second brother, why don't you send Baoyu to the clan school?"

Grandmother Jia nodded slightly, but she did not have a good look on her face towards Jia Zheng.

When they met, she immediately asked him why he didn't send Jia Baoyu to the clan school.

From the time she woke up to the time she recovered, Grandmother Jia heard a lot from the servants about the current situation of the Jia family school.

When Jia Zhu was studying, he didn't get a single Jinshi, so the bunch of naughty boys in the clan took over first.

Grandmother Jia felt distressed.

Every penny in the clan school is backed by the money of the Rongguo Mansion, and everything in the Rongguo Mansion belongs to her.

Jia Zheng felt a little guilty.

"Baoyu has had a bad temper since he was young. A while ago, he pushed Aunt Zhao into the lake, causing her to lose her child. So..."

Before Jia Zheng could finish his words, he was hit by a tea bowl thrown by Jia's mother.

"Nonsense!"

"Baoyu is your only legitimate son now. What kind of person is Zhao? How can you let her ruin Baoyu's future?"

Jia Zheng had only said half of his words when his grandmother pushed the blame for Jia Zheng's failure to send Jia Baoyu to school onto Aunt Zhao.

Jia Zheng was slightly stunned, the tea bowl broke into pieces, and the scalding tea splashed on him. Jia Zheng subconsciously dodged.

This made Grandmother Jia even more displeased.

Until Jia Zheng reacted and explained.

"Mother, you misunderstood. I was trying to talk about Baoyu's character. He dared to push people into the water at the age of three. What does this mean?"

"This shows that this child has a character problem. I didn't send him to the clan school because I was afraid that he would cause trouble."

Jia Zheng bowed to his grandmother.

Knowing what kind of person Jia Zheng was, Grandmother Jia refused to listen to a word Jia Zheng said.

Is this really the case?
Judging from Jia Baoyu’s performance just now, there should be no problem with his personality; the problem lies with other people.

Grandmother Jia looked at Jia Zheng.

Jia Zheng was right, Jia Baoyu did have character problems in the past.

But this problem is more caused by the environment. Ever since Jia Lian took Jia Baoyu outside, broadened his horizons and saw a different world, Jia Baoyu's character problems have basically disappeared.

Especially since he is young, he is easily influenced by the people around him. As long as he is not born a bad person, he will change.

So Jia Baoyu is very normal now, even compared with the people in the second room and Lady Jia, he is a little too normal.

"Tomorrow, you will send Baoyu to the clan school. If he doesn't go, you can move out from my place!"

Knowing what Jia Zheng was most afraid of, Lady Jia gave Jia Zheng an order with an expressionless face.

She was not worried that Jia Zheng would not go, because what Jia Zheng feared most was moving out.

If he moves out now, not only will he not be able to hold his head up high, he will also be more likely to be bullied, so Rongguo Mansion is his safe haven.

He would never move out.

Jia Zheng returned home knowing everything, and the first thing he did was to look for Jia Baoyu.

At this moment, Jia Baoyu was playing with some small toys that Jia She gave him and couldn't put them down.

He was so engrossed in the game that he didn't notice Jia Zheng behind him, with a gloomy face and angry eyes.

"Baoyu?"

Hearing Jia Zheng's voice behind him, Jia Baoyu, who was busy untying a toy, dropped the toy on the ground with a "pop".

Jia Baoyu subconsciously picked it up and was about to hide it, which made Jia Zheng frown.

"What's that in your hand?"

Jia Zheng's eyes fell on the thing in Jia Baoyu's hand.

Jia Baoyu shook his head and began to shrink back.

"Nothing, sir!"

"take it out!"

Jia Zheng frowned and asked Jia Baoyu to hand over the things, but Jia Baoyu shook his head desperately.

"It's nothing, sir!"

"Nothing, what are you hiding?"

Jia Zheng snatched the thing from Jia Baoyu's hand. It was an exquisite Lu Ban lock. Jia She bought it by chance when he was browsing an antique stall and originally wanted to give it to Jia Lian.

Jia Lian was not interested, so he gave it to Jia Baoyu, who was Jia Lian's little follower at home.

Jia Baoyu cherished it very much and would take it out to play with it from time to time.

Now that Jia Zheng snatched it away, Jia Baoyu's eyes instantly turned red.

"Give it back to me, this is what my uncle gave me!"

Jia Baoyu began to cry.

When Jia Zheng heard that it was Jia She who sent it, he became even angrier and threw the thing in his hand.

"No wonder you didn't study hard. It turns out you were just playing around with this."

Jia Baoyu cried even louder and louder, and Jia Zheng wanted to beat him.

Jia Baoyu dodged nimbly.

"You dropped the things my uncle gave me. I want to go to my uncle and find my grandmother!"

Hearing Jia Baoyu's words, Jia Zheng was completely overwhelmed with anger. Jia Zheng grabbed Jia Baoyu and slapped him on the buttocks. After a few slaps, Jia Baoyu's buttocks became swollen.

Jia Baoyu screamed in pain and struggled non-stop. The servants outside heard Jia Baoyu's voice and looked into the room a few times.

How could a child withstand a fierce slap from an adult? The servants realized that Jia Zheng had hit him too hard and rushed in to stop Jia Zheng.

Jia Zheng's eyes were already red with anger at this time, and the servants started calling for help.

Jia Baoyu's voice began to get smaller, and when Lady Jia was carried over, Jia Baoyu's breathing began to decrease.

When Grandmother Jia saw Jia Baoyu's appearance, she became so anxious that her sedan chair was slapped.

"stop!"

Grandmother Jia's voice exploded in Jia Zheng's ears like firecrackers.

Jia Zheng, whose eyes were red with anger, stopped beating Jia Baoyu when he heard his grandmother's angry voice.

At this time, Jia She also came. Jia She, who came closely after him, saw that something was wrong with Jia Baoyu and hurried over.

However, before Jia She could take a closer look, he discovered that something was wrong with Jia Baoyu.

Jia She quickly snatched Jia Baoyu from Jia Zheng's hands.

At this time, Jia Baoyu's face was a little blue, which was obviously due to suffocation.

Jia She touched Jia Baoyu's nostrils with a trembling hand and found that he was still breathing, but his breathing was weak.

Jia's mother, who was being carried over, grabbed Jia Zheng by the collar and hit him.

"That's your son. How could you kill him?"

Jia Zheng looked at Jia Baoyu's appearance and became a little panicked.

He just spanked me, how come it turned out like this?
Jia She gently patted Jia Baoyu's little face, but Jia Baoyu did not respond.

Jia She then pinched Jia Baoyu's philtrum, and the slight pain stimulated Jia Baoyu.

But Jia Baoyu just didn't want to wake up.

Jia She continued to pinch with greater force, and Jia Baoyu, stimulated by the pain, finally responded, and his blue face felt relieved.

Jia She breathed a sigh of relief, and Jia Baoyu opened his eyes in a daze.

When she saw Jia Baoyu holding herself as Jia She, she burst into tears and said to Jia She.

"Uncle, the Luban lock you gave me was dropped by my father!"

Jia Baoyu looked dazed and pointed to the place where the thing had fallen.

Jia She's gaze fell on the place where the Lu Ban lock was smashed to pieces, and there was a look of deep confusion in Jia She's eyes.

It's true that you have a grudge against him, but you wouldn't beat your son to death just because he accepted an educational toy he gave you, right?
The spanking made him suffocate and he almost suffocated to death.

"I beat him because he is ignorant and incompetent. I beat him because Baoyu is ignorant and incompetent!"

Jia Zheng realized that the matter had become serious and made excuses for himself.

But is there anyone in this room who believes it?

The lessons from the past are before us, and Jia Zhu is a living example.

He passed the examination with great difficulty and became a scholar, but because he did not do well in the annual examination, he ranked last in the class. You scolded and punished him without caring about his health, and in the end, a good person was gone.

"Second brother, you are so cruel!"

Jia She's gaze made Jia Zheng feel a little uneasy, and he frowned.

"Do you believe what you said?"

Jia She questioned Jia Zheng.

"It's only been a few years since Pearl's incident?"

"You just won't change your bad habits again. I just felt sorry for him. He didn't even have a toy since he was a child, so I gave him one. But you don't like it, so why do you hit him?"

Jia Zheng's eyes were somewhat evasive.

"Brother, I am not."

"I really didn't hit him because of you. I just saw that he was losing his mind because of playing with things."

He is still wasting his time on playing around. Jia Baoyu is only three years old at most.

At the age of three, do you think he would be wasting his time on playing with toys?

He just plays when he wants, is that appropriate?

In Jinling, Jia Lian and Jia Zhen were already at the dock, coming to pick up their relatives.

This person was none other than Jia Yu, the garrison commander of Nanjing.

Jia Yu is in his thirties and has a thick beard.

Compared with real military generals, Jia Yu's figure looks a little thin, like a skinny monkey.

"Brother Ao!"

Jia Lian and Jia Zhen bowed to Jia Yu together.

When Jia Yu saw Jia Lian and Jia Zhen, his face was full of enthusiasm.

"My two brothers have suffered along the way."

“I didn’t suffer on the boat.”

Jia Lian answered for Jia Zhen.

Jia Yu, who had only seen Jia Lian when he was a very young child, looked Jia Lian up and down with his small eyes.

"This is Lian's second brother, right?"

Jia Lian was unsure of Jia Yu's situation, so he nodded slightly and then bowed again.

"Brother Ao!"

"In the blink of an eye, my second brother Lian has grown up so much. What does the Rongning and Ningguo Mansions mean this time?"

"Uncle Jing and Uncle She really want to separate from our family?"

Jia Yu couldn't help but get straight to the point.

Jia Lian and Jia Zhen looked at each other.

Jia Zhen was a little timid and let Jia Lian speak.

Jia Lian nodded slightly.

"As early as my grandfather's time, there were people born in the Rong and Ning branches who were born with the character 'Cao' in their name."

"At that time, there were not many people, so we didn't mention it."

"By now, there are dozens of people in the Rong and Ning branches who are of the Cao generation alone."

"Including the others, there are nearly three or four hundred people."

"It's really not good to have so many people bring trouble to our family!"

Jia Lian's words were very careful, and Jia Yu became alert and took it seriously.

This little devil is just as difficult to deal with as expected.

But what about Jia Zhen who comes after him?

Isn't he the one in charge this time? Why doesn't he say anything?

Jia Yu, who only knew a little about Jia Zhen, also felt uneasy.

This Jia Zhen was a bad guy before, but now he has become an official.

I wonder what his temper and personality are like now?

If he is still as dissolute as before, there is nothing to worry about. The only thing to worry about is that he has become more cunning.

By then, with Jia Lian and Shi Nai, who is currently in mourning in Jinling, added to the mix, it would probably be difficult to deal with them.

A flash of worry crossed Jia Yu's mind.

"Where's big brother Jane?"

Jia Yu tests Jia Zhen.

Jia Zhen glanced at it, pondered for a moment and began to act profoundly.

"This time I'm back in Jinling to divide the clan and move the ancestral tomb. After so many years, I can't shamelessly ask my family to help take care of it."

Jia Zhen's words were even more outrageous than Jia Lian's, and they were full of meaningful irony.

What is shameless.

To put it bluntly, the Jinling family now relies on guarding the tombs of the two generations of Dukes, Rong and Ning, to make a living in Jinling.

Once the Rong and Ning families split up, the tomb of Duke Rong and Ning in the ancestral cemetery was moved away.

The Jinling family, who rely on the protection of the remaining emperor, will probably become just a side dish on other people's tables in a few years.

In short, the clan can be divided, but the tomb cannot be moved.

The graves are still there, so even if the Rong and Ning branches don't want to bother with them anymore, they have to give them some face.

If they are gone, we will really become two families.

Jia Yu was anxious and pulled with a stiff mouth corners, trying to pull with Jia Zhen.

"Brother Zhen, you are joking. We are a family and should do this. How can you be so shameless?"

Jia Zhen smiled faintly and looked at Jia Yu without saying anything.

You are pretending to be ignorant even though you know the truth. If you don't mind the trouble, why is it so difficult to squeeze someone into the Rong and Ning mansions?

Jia Yu changed the subject and suddenly started scolding the servants around him.

"Master Zhen and Master Lian are here, what are you guys standing there for?"

"Help me carry the luggage!"

Jia Yu slapped the boy next to him on the head, and the servant quickly went to move it.

Jia Yu bowed to Jia Lian and Jia Zhen.

"Brother Zhen, Brother Lian, please forgive me. The servants in our house are ignorant and I am sorry to have offended you."

"Many elders in my family have been looking forward to your coming, and now we can finally see you."

"This time, my two brothers should stay at our house!"

The Rong and Ning mansions have their own private residences in Jinling.

Jia Yu changed his strategy and invited Jia Lian and Jia Zhen to live in his family mansion.

Show the family's friendship to them and play up their sympathy, and maybe there will be a turnaround.

Jia Lian and Jia Zhen both felt disdainful. The belated true love was cheaper than grass, so why bother to care about it earlier?
The Shi family members who had already arrived were waiting at the dock early.

He just saw Jia Lian and Jia Zhen talking to Jia Yu, so he didn't go forward. He just watched what was going on quietly and was ready to go over at any time.

Jia Lian smiled and politely declined.

"No!"

"You'd better go, Second Brother Lian, you and First Brother Zhen just came back."

"The mansions of the Rong and Ning clans in Jinling have not been occupied for a long time, so they need to be cleaned."

"My younger brother and elder brother Zhen moved in early, but they are not living comfortably. It is better for them to stay in the family home. This way, they can save trouble."

"We three brothers can be intimate with each other!"

Jia Yu continued to invite, but Jia Lian refused with a smile.

"Brother Ao misunderstood. Grandmother informed Uncle Shi before we came here."

"My elder brother Zhen and I plan to stay at the Shi family when we return to Jinling this time."

"Master Ciao!"

The Shi family members stepped forward and bowed to Jia Lian.

Jia Lian nodded slightly and ordered the servants to move the luggage to Shi's house.

Jia Yu felt a little embarrassed.

Our own family is here, so what do you mean by going to your maternal family, which is a generation away? This is even more excessive than insisting on living in the uncleaned old houses of the Rong and Ning branches.

Jia Lian smiled embarrassedly.

"I'm so sorry, Brother Ao!"

Jia Yu shook his head with a forced expression to indicate that everything was fine.

"Since Second Brother Lian and First Brother Zhen have already made their decision, I can't force them. All the elders in the clan are at home now."

"Would Second Brother Lian and First Brother Zhen like to go over and take a look?"

Jia Yu continued to ask.

Jia Lian nodded slightly.

"It's time to get over it. It's a good time to talk about it after it's over."

"Let's try to get this done as soon as possible. Big Brother Zhen and I can't take too long a leave. It will save trouble if this is resolved."

Jia Yu felt like his old blood was stuck in his throat and he couldn't cough it out, as if his chest was stabbed.

It’s frustrating, it’s really frustrating.

Jia Yu felt very depressed and uncomfortable.

"Second brother Lian and first brother Zhen, there is no need to rush. Dividing the clan is a big deal."

"Not to mention that it involves the relocation of the graves of four dukes. This is a major matter and must be approved by the clan elders."

Jia Yu started to move people around to delay time.

On the other side, in Rongguo Mansion, Jia Zheng was in a difficult situation.

Yuanchun has arrived, but the current Yuanchun no longer has any father-daughter feelings towards Jia Zheng.

Seeing Jia Baoyu's appearance, she took off his pants in public, and Jia Baoyu blushed.

A pair of swollen buttocks with a lot of bruises appeared in front of everyone.

Jia Zheng beat him really hard this time.

Without taking off my pants, I thought it was just swollen at most.

Only when you take off your pants can you see how serious it is. (End of this chapter)