The head of the Red Mansion

Everyone thought it was impossible for the Tang family to succeed.

Unexpectedly, just three months later, the Tang family matriarch took her daughter-in-law and grandson directly to Beijing.

The old master of the Tang family failed in his attempt to suppress bandits in Changsha, and it was Jia Daishan who ultimately brought it to a close.

The two were once classmates and had a very good relationship.

did not expect……

When Grandmother Jia saw that Old Lady Tang, who was several years younger than her, had completely white hair, she felt very sad.

They had been intimate with men when they were young.

Now that people are coming to ask for her granddaughter's hand in marriage, they inevitably ask more questions.

Knowing that Old Mrs. Tang had sold everything in Nanyang and moved to the capital with her daughter-in-law and grandson, I felt even more sympathy for her.

Unless absolutely necessary, who would leave their hometown in their old age?

Fortunately, his family also owned a two-courtyard house in the capital city years ago.

Moving to the capital, away from those troublesome clansmen, has subtly elevated Tang Jiashu's living standards to a higher level.

Yuan Chun will soon be going to Annam with Cheng Luo. Ying Chun has gone to Nurgan Commandery and it's unknown when she will return. As for Tan Chun... neither the old lady nor Jia She and others want her to marry far away.

Jia Zhu chatted with Tang Jiashu about reading, and after they finished talking, she praised him highly.

Of course, their praise alone is not enough. Everyone in the Jia family knows that Shen Ning is very concerned about the girls' marriages, and the Tang family's information was delivered to her as soon as possible.

"You saw Tang Jiashu from afar too, didn't you?"

When Tan Chun came over to accompany her for a walk, Shen Ning asked her softly, "What do you think?"

"...I don't want to be too far from home."

Tan Chun said, "My elder brother said that the Tang family is struggling to survive alone in the capital, so they will rely more on the Jia family. It will be much easier for me to go home in the future."

Jia Zhu told her a lot.

Tang Jiashu has a good temperament; once the marriage is arranged, he will take him to the clan school's affiliated school.

This brought them even closer to the Jia family.

However, his mother's health was not very good, so Tang Jiashu's initial career in government was probably not going to be very successful.

However, only by being steady and solid can we achieve steady progress.

In this world, there are countless writers who have accumulated knowledge and experience before finally unleashing their talents.

The eldest sister went south, the second sister went north, and the fourth sister's eyes well up with tears whenever she thinks of it.

This made her very sad.

Especially recently, after the family arranged a marriage for her, my fourth sister often stays in her room at night.

"...That's absolutely right!"

Shen Ning took Tan Chun's hand, not really wanting her to marry far away.

In the Dream of the Red Chamber, Tan Chun married so far away!
He probably will never come back in his lifetime.

I miss home, but I can only find it in my dreams.

But how heartbroken would I be when I woke up?
"Now that the Tang family has moved to the capital, they will naturally make the capital their home."

There are plenty of official positions to be held in the capital.

Shen Ning could tell that the old lady of the Tang family was probably scared and only wanted her grandson to live a peaceful life.

Since Tan Chun is willing, then let her be willing!
The marriage was arranged.

Aunt Zhao was both heartbroken and delighted to discover that, with the betrothal gifts that the groom's family was about to send, as well as the additional dowry from the old lady and the eldest wife of the East Mansion, her daughter's dowry alone amounted to five thousand taels of silver.

Add to that the estate, shops, houses, and so on, and it'll easily exceed thirty thousand taels.

oops~
so much.

The thought that so many of them belonged to her daughter filled her with both joy and sorrow.

What makes me happy is that these things all belong to my daughter and are private property that can be passed down to my grandson.

What's troubling me is what will happen to my son in the future.
The eldest wife of the East Mansion prepared old wine and such, but only for her daughters, not for her sons.

Moreover, that person always favored women over men. Even though Master Zhen was such a high-ranking official, he never had more than twenty taels of silver in his possession.

She wouldn't even give it to her own son, so how could she give it to Huan'er?

Aunt Zhao was extremely depressed.

"Children and grandchildren have their own blessings, Huan'er is already very good." Aunt Zhao didn't know how much Aunt Zhou envied her. "There are houses of gold in books, and beauties like jade in books. The eldest master will not take the exam to become an official again, and the second master has no ambition for officialdom. We, the second branch, will still have to rely on Huan'er in the future."

She had no children, but her uncle Jia Zhu was a polite man who had never shortchanged her in any way over the years.

Second Master Baoyu is also a good boy, skilled in both literature and martial arts.

Old Sanhuan followed his two older brothers and was also very ambitious.

Compared to the deceased master, the three of them were infinitely better in Aunt Zhou's eyes.

"If he studies hard and practices martial arts diligently, and then passes the imperial examinations, what won't he have?"

Three thousand taels of silver for a wedding or betrothal is not a small sum in the capital.

Moreover, Huan'er and the others will be able to inherit property from the second wife's family in the future.

Although she hadn't read many books, Aunt Zhou knew that the second branch's businesses hadn't declined under Jia Zhu and his wife's management. In their early years, they had supported Min Jianbai and the Xue family's caravans and made a lot of money. Even after the two families' businesses entered a stable period, the eldest son didn't want to share in their profits and quickly withdrew his shares, but he still made much more than when the master was alive.

"Don't think about it so much."

Aunt Zhao was helpless; there was no use in thinking about it!
Neither her son nor her daughter listens to her.

She calmed down, but the Tang family couldn't stay quiet.

Especially after hearing that Tang Jiashu had married into the Rongguo Mansion, the old clan patriarch and two elders came directly from their hometown to help him with the wedding.

Of course, they were accompanied by many men and women of marriageable age from the clan.

Everyone was hoping that one of them would win the favor of the Jia family again.

Even ordinary members of the clan can marry into the family.

only……

Wishes are always beautiful, but the reality is...

Old Mrs. Tang was old, and Mrs. Tang was in poor health. After discovering the clan's intentions, the whole family was furious.

Tang Jiashu was worried for several days, fearing that he would cause some shameful incident again. After obtaining the consent of his grandmother and mother, he went to the Jia family to see his brother-in-law Jia Zhu. With a blushing face, he asked him for help with the upcoming betrothal, wedding date setting, and wedding ceremony, and asked the Jia family to be wary of the Tang family.

Jia Zhu was speechless.

However, I couldn't help but feel a little sorry for him.

"This matter... you might as well tell your third sister directly, rather than telling me."

His third sister is quite sharp.

The stewards of the two mansions were most afraid of his third sister.

Because of the third sister, the prices of various purchases made by both households have dropped several times.

The kitchen alone saves the two mansions more than a thousand taels of silver every year.

"Wait here, I'll have someone ask her for you."

Jia Zhu had great confidence in her younger sister.

Tang Jiashu was quite uneasy, wondering how Tan Chun, a girl, could resolve the situation in his family.

He just couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he tried.

However, he couldn't figure it out, but Tan Chun decisively found Jia Yue, and the two sisters immediately sent the nanny bestowed by the Empress to the Tang family, ostensibly to teach her manners.

How many people wished to be taught manners by royal matrons but could not?
Now it exists, but it's not quite what they expected.

There are various established practices for walking, talking, smiling, interacting with others, and even taking a sip of water from a cup of tea.

Simply...

Within days, the young masters and ladies of the Tang family were complaining incessantly, no longer daring to entertain any thoughts.

But just because she dared not have it doesn't mean the old woman had to leave.

Table manners, hospitality, dress, and even conversation etiquette all need to be learned from scratch.

Changing habits formed in childhood is incredibly painful.

So, before Tan Chun even married into the Tang family, she frightened everyone in the Tang family so much that they dared not utter a sound.

Tang Jiashu watched with curiosity, feeling as if his wife had opened a different kind of door for him.

From betrothal gifts and setting the wedding date to the wedding ceremony itself, his marriage went smoothly like never before.

Even at the wedding banquet on his wedding day, no one dared to force him to drink.

He excitedly and shyly lifted Tan Chun's veil, finding his wife to be so beautiful she seemed otherworldly. (End of Chapter)