The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 584: A mother is honored by her son? A son is honored by his mother?
"Ancestor, Ancestor, the case is settled!"

Jia Lian rushed into Rongqing Hall shouting.

"Say it!"

"Li Yanei raped a woman and killed two people. He must be executed immediately! Minister of War Li Congwen failed to discipline his son and allowed him to do evil and kill people. He was dismissed and will never be employed again. The Ministry of Justice was suspected of negligence and the Minister of Justice was also implicated. He voluntarily resigned, and the emperor has approved it."

"Oh!" Jia's mother's face relaxed, she patted her chest, and said with joy, "That's good! That's good!"

When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter. Now Zhang Yunyi is the big tree in Rongguo Mansion. Grandmother Jia knows this better than anyone else.

Putting aside other things, just looking at the attitude of the Xia family, without Zhang Yunyi's endorsement, the marriage of their beloved grandson Jia Baoyu might not be so smooth.

After all, Li Congwen was a minister. If he could not be killed with one blow, Zhang Yun逸 might not be seriously injured. However, given the relationship between Rongguo Mansion and Zhang Yun逸, I am afraid that he might not retaliate against his own family.

Therefore, ever since she learned the news from Mrs. Xia, she instructed Jia Lian to be careful and report in time as soon as there was any news.

At this point, Jia Lian's children and grandchildren are easier to order around than the servants in the mansion.

After all, filial piety comes first, so one should not pretend to obey but actually disobey.

However, Jia's grandmother did not expect that in just over a month, not only did the Minister of War Li Congwen and his son die or be dismissed from office, but also the Minister of Justice was killed.

Grandmother Jia couldn't help but be secretly astonished. She didn't know that Emperor Wanlong had considered the reform of the Three Judicial Departments to be urgent and had arranged for the successors, so he immediately urged the case to be decided. She just thought that Zhang Yunyi was ruthless and acted quickly, ruthlessly and accurately, so she couldn't help but feel a little more fortunate.

Jia Lian took the cup of cold tea handed to him by Hu Bo, drank it in one gulp, took a breath, and then felt proud again. He kept the secret and said, "Grandfather, guess who will take over the two ministers of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Justice?"

"who?"

"The Minister of Justice is the noble lady Zhou in the palace... no, it's Madam Miaoyin's brother - Zhou Xianzu. The new Minister of War is actually related to our family!"

Jia Lian smiled and said, "The successor, Jia Yucun, was once related to our family."

"Jia Yucun?" Grandmother Jia thought for a moment and asked, "But is it the one that Ru Hai recommended and married the adopted daughter of the Zhen family?"

"That's right! He was originally a teacher in my uncle's family. He happened to accompany Miss Lin on both occasions when she came to Beijing."

At this point, Jia Lian sighed again: "When I was carrying my uncle's coffin, he was only the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture when I came back. In just two or three years, he has become a minister!"

Although Jia Lian is both Lin Ruhai and Lin Daiyu, showing his relationship with Jia Yucun, Jia's mother knows very well that Jia Lian is just trying to flatter himself and make herself happy, and she can't help feeling a little resentful.

But he suddenly got an idea and said hurriedly, "In two days it will be the first day of March, which is also the second wife's birthday. Baoyu's wedding is coming soon, and Yun Yi has done such a big thing. It can be regarded as a triple happiness. You should go and prepare... Remember to go to the East Palace and only inform Yun Yi."

The speaker has no intention, the listener has the heart.

Zhou Xianzu is fine. Although Grandmother Jia also knows that he has invested in Zhang Yunyi's Quyuan Zatan, after all, his sister is a concubine in the palace. Literally, she has someone above her.

It has only been a few years since Lin Daiyu carried the coffin back to the capital?

Lin Ruhai is dead and his family is unable to take care of themselves. How could Jia Yucun have such virtue and ability to have a successful career?
You don't need to ask to know that he is just following Zhang Yun逸's path.

Since they can take such good care of the adopted son-in-law of the Zhen family, how can our own son-in-law be any worse?

So, he tried to take advantage of Mrs. Wang's birthday to improve their relationship.

"Hey! Grandson will prepare it right away!" Jia Lian hurriedly accepted the order.

"stop!"

Just as Jia Lian was about to leave, Grandmother Jia called him back and asked uncomfortably, "Have you visited your uncle recently?"

Although it was for the overall interests of Rongguo Mansion, Jia's mother could not help but feel a little sorry for her son by fanning the flames and instigating Mrs. Wang to be humble and to win over Zhang Yunyi. How could Jia Lian know the guilt in Jia's mother's heart?
Complained: "Second uncle just arrived at Zixiao Temple, and I went there on the old lady's orders, but..."

He said with embarrassment, "Second uncle doesn't want to see anyone, and he even had his grandson coaxed out, saying that we will never see each other again in this life, and told the old lady not to go, otherwise... otherwise, he will have to go out to travel... How can my grandson dare to go and touch that bad luck?"

Jia Lian reported these words when he came back that day.

Otherwise, Grandmother Jia would have been unable to resist going to Zixiao Temple to find out what was going on.

She didn't really want Jia Lian to bring bad luck to Jia Zheng, she just felt guilty towards her son and mentioned it to seek reassurance.

Seeing Jia Lian say this, Fang waved his hands helplessly and said, "Forget it! Forget it! Since your second uncle doesn't want to see us, Yun Yi has arranged everything properly anyway, so don't go there in the future."

Jia Lian looked at Lady Jia in surprise. He didn't expect that she was making a lot of noise but doing little. She raised things high but put them down gently.

Then he followed what Jia's mother said and said with a smile: "That's right! The abbot of Zixiao Temple took his grandson to see outside the second uncle's courtyard. Although it is not as good as home, it is quiet and peaceful. He also arranged two Taoist boys to serve on the left and right. Why should the old lady worry about this?"

Jia Lian meant well, wanting to avoid worrying Grandmother Jia and to have some peace and quiet, but he touched Grandmother Jia's nerves.

"A worthless seed!"

Grandmother Jia looked at Jia Lian, angrily saying, "Your sister is also going to be Yun Yi's mistress, and he has always been very kind to Zhuo'er. Why don't you just take advantage of the situation and seize the opportunity? You haven't made any progress in all these years, and you've only been a Tongzhi. If you were half as smart as your wife... not to mention Shangshu or Shilang, you could get a third or fourth grade idle position?"

Jia Lian was very good at swallowing his pride and accepting insults. Facing Grandmother Jia's scolding, he was not embarrassed at all. Instead, he secretly complained about it in his heart.

If I were not smart, could I have asked Zhang Yunyi to borrow seeds?

Jia Yucun is busy all day long, but that is because he has no confidence of his own, and he just needs to wait for his father to become famous through his son.

Of course, it would be more effective if I could occasionally act with Zhang Yun逸.

Ever since he had this unspeakable secret, he had lost all joy in life and could only pass the time by drinking and listening to opera.

Although this play is different from that play, it can satisfy my craving for acting and I never get tired of it.

As for being an official... do you want to be a high-ranking official?

Not to mention whether he could get up for the daily court meetings, he was also quite impatient with the things going on in the yamen.

Of course, these words could only be hidden in the bottom of my heart, and it was inconvenient to tell Grandmother Jia, so I could only smile and say: "That's because Jia Yucun is not as close to Brother Yi as we are, so he can only mess around outside. We just need to manage the house properly and not cause trouble to Brother Yi.

"My grandson is not cut out to be an official, and there are so many things to do at home that someone has to take care of them, right? It's better to leave this opportunity to Baoyu and Jia Huan!"

Grandmother Jia sneered at his first sentence, but his second sentence touched her heart.

Favors are something that will be wasted if used. Besides, the whole family’s food and drink expenses now all depend on Zhang Yunyi, and Mrs. Wang’s age is also a big concern.

However, on second thought, Aunt Zhao is still young.

So he said, "You are right. Huan'er is now under his command, and Aunt Zhao is also a mother with a son. This time, it's Madam's birthday, let her come and attend!"

She only thought that Aunt Zhao was a mother who gained status because of her son, but she didn't know that Jia Huan was a son who gained status because of his mother.

However, Jia Lian, who was also kept in the dark, also agreed with it.

"Grandson understands! If the old lady has no other instructions, grandson will prepare it right away!"

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(End of this chapter)