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Chapter 191 Soul Scattered, Heaven-Mending Stone (2)

It can be said that the next second after the strange phenomenon appeared.

The attitudes of the Jia family members were divided into two groups. One group was stupid and brainless, overjoyed, thinking it was some kind of auspicious omen or a blessing from the gods!

Only a few remained conscious.

They were completely stunned.

This isn't the end of a dynasty, and their family isn't planning any rebellion or anything. What are they trying to achieve by creating this auspicious omen? The key question is, what will the imperial family think of the Jia family?
Is it a divine mandate, or is it a rebellion?

At first, Grandmother Jia and Jia Zheng had the idea of ​​blocking the news, but as the servants reported that the rosy glow filled the entire Rongguo Mansion and the golden pillar of light was hundreds of meters high, it was estimated that it could be clearly seen from dozens of miles away.

They then abandoned any idea of ​​blocking the news.

Given all this, what's the point of locking down anything?
"Mother, what... what should we do?"

Inside Rongxi Hall, Jia Zheng was completely panicked. No matter how serious he had been in the past, he couldn't withstand the shock of such a shocking disaster. He couldn't hold back anymore.

Madam Wang, who had just entered, exclaimed with delight, "Madam, what a joyous occasion! What a joyous occasion!"

"The magical jade emitted a dazzling five-colored light!"

“I always said that Baoyu must have a story behind him. That magical jade was indeed something I was carrying in my belly, and it was taken out of Baoyu’s mouth. But there are those filthy-hearted people who keep saying in private that I put that jade in there.”

"Now I have finally been exonerated!"

Looking at the excited Lady Wang, both Jia Zheng and Grandmother Jia were speechless. This fool, is such an auspicious and beautiful jade something their family can afford?
To put it bluntly, even if the crown prince gets it.

That too must be offered to His Majesty!

"Shut up! Don't you even look at the time? And how big of a commotion this is? Mother, we should quickly present this jade to His Majesty. No matter how important this jade is to Baoyu, we can't keep it any longer. Even if we lose the jade and Baoyu becomes an idiot, we can't keep it. I hope Mother will make a decision soon."

If the angels come to ask for it in person...

"Then we'll be in a passive position."

Jia Zheng first sternly reprimanded Lady Wang, and then turned to Grandmother Jia with great anxiety.

His mother doted on Baoyu too much, so he was genuinely afraid that his mother might lose her senses and no longer be willing to offer up the auspicious and spiritual jade for Baoyu's sake.

"No, last time, Baoyu had only lost that magical jade for a short time when he started acting strangely..."

Lady Wang continued to refuse as if it were perfectly natural, but she had already realized that she was no longer delighted, but looked at her mother-in-law, Grandmother Jia, with a slightly pleading expression.

We hope that Grandmother Jia can help protect the magical jade.

However, Grandmother Jia did not dare to look at her at all.

For Grandmother Jia, her affection for a particular grandson was ultimately limited; she wouldn't sacrifice everything for him, disregarding the family's honor and fate. Even if the current Emperor might be too embarrassed to forcibly take him away, as long as he had his eye on him...

Some people helped them find their mistakes.

Thus, auspicious omens were offered up.

If his family is tactless and doesn't offer up the magic jade themselves, they will most likely be impeached for their mistakes and have their property confiscated.

The magical jade entered the national treasury as stolen goods.

It could also fall into the hands of His Majesty.

So what could Grandmother Jia do?
Lady Wang had been Jia Mu's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law for nearly thirty years, and they knew each other quite well. Therefore, she quickly understood Jia Mu's meaning and immediately cried out in sorrow, "Old Madam!"

At this moment, she realized that compared to the royal family, their Rongguo Mansion could only be considered a middle-class family.

How could a middle-class family defy the supreme ruler of the world?
At this time, the other masters of the Jia family also arrived one after another.

Including Jia Baoyu, who, carrying the magical jade that was always shining brightly, arrived at Rongxi Hall with a headache and troubles, and successfully attracted everyone's attention.

Everyone stared intently at him.

To be precise, they were staring at the magical jade pendant on his waist.

This precious child is becoming increasingly rare.

Seeing that almost everyone had arrived, Jia She, who was never very reliable, still teased in his usual irreverent manner:
"I originally thought that this thing was something that the second son's wife made herself to boast to others that she gave birth to a son who was born with a jade in his mouth, but I didn't expect it to be true."

Why wasn't something so precious born into royalty?

"But I was born into a family like ours!"

After making a joke, he rolled his eyes at everyone and said seriously:

"Why are you looking at me like that? Did I say something wrong? Hurry up and take this jade down and send it to the palace!"

"In my opinion, Mother should go and deliver it herself. After all, Mother is the one with the highest status now and is qualified to go directly to the palace to see the Empress, and then see His Majesty through the Empress."

"I, a first-class general, am not qualified."

"Shut up, you talk too much. Do you need to tell me that auspicious omens need to be offered as tribute? The key issue is that there are two emperors in the palace now, the old emperor and the current emperor. So, to whom should these auspicious omens be offered?"

That's right, this is what really gives Grandmother Jia a headache.

Their family had been a royalist party during the reign of the old emperor, also known as the retired emperor, and at the retired emperor's instruction, they sided with the then crown prince. After the crown prince's rebellion failed, they were purged by the court.

However, the retired emperor considered that his family did not want to take sides at the time, and were only forced to side with the crown prince at his request. Furthermore, he arranged for his eldest son, Jia She, to marry the youngest daughter of the crown prince's tutor, further strengthening their connection with the crown prince until it became impossible to break free.

In addition, during the Crown Prince's rebellion.

He also saved the emperor's life.

Therefore, they were only stripped of their titles, not exterminated.

With the abdication of the retired emperor and the ascension of the new emperor, their family, considering that they had no prior connection with the new emperor and had even offended him in some ways, had no choice but to remain steadfastly aligned with the retired emperor in order to avoid being attacked. They went from being part of the Crown Prince's faction to being part of the retired emperor's faction.

Of course, his family did not give up trying to get on the good side of the new emperor, after all, the retired emperor was a thing of the past.

They'll die sooner or later.

The daughter, Jia Yuanchun, who entered the palace, was the key to their family's attempt to establish a relationship with the new emperor. At the same time, in order to avoid angering the retired emperor and making him think that they had ulterior motives, their family did not dare to let Jia Yuanchun participate in the imperial concubine selection.

Instead, they allowed her to enter the palace through a preliminary selection process.

She became a lady-in-waiting in the Empress's palace.

Although Jia Yuanchun has now been granted the title of Consort and become a Virtuous Consort, they still dare not openly and directly side with the new emperor, which is why they hesitate.

The key issue is that they are unsure whether the new emperor is willing to protect them, and whether he is even capable of doing so.

If they were to present the Jade of Spiritual Enlightenment to the new emperor, it was hard to guarantee that the retired emperor wouldn't be enraged and would stop at nothing to kill them. Furthermore, if the new emperor wasn't particularly capable, their family could easily become like Chao Cuo—the one who proposed reducing the power of the princes, leading to the Rebellion of the Seven States, and was ultimately executed by his disciple, Emperor Jing of Han.

If the retired emperor is determined to destroy their family.

His Majesty cannot possibly disobey.

On the contrary, if they were to give the Jade of Spiritual Enlightenment to the Emperor Emeritus, there should be no problem in the short term.

But unless the Jade of Spiritual Enlightenment can prolong the Emperor Emeritus's life and allow him to live for several more decades, it is likely that once the Emperor Emeritus dies, the new emperor will definitely settle scores with his family.

One is betting on the Emperor Emeritus's "goodness"?
Another one is drinking poison to quench thirst...

At this moment, even Grandmother Jia wished she could die first.

Instead of finding a solution, the higher-ups eliminate one of them themselves, forcing them to choose sides. Isn't that making things difficult for them?

“Mother, what is there to hesitate about?”

"Of course it's for the current emperor! Yuan Chun has already become a virtuous consort and is pregnant. The retired emperor isn't stupid; how could he not see that we've already sided with the new emperor? We might as well take this opportunity to make it even clearer."

Jia Zheng spoke directly without the slightest hesitation.

To put it somewhat presumptuously, he could be considered half of His Majesty's father-in-law, though not as officially recognized as the Empress's father. Therefore, it was only natural that he was more inclined to side with His Majesty at this time.

"If the retired emperor is dissatisfied with this and wants to deal with our family, do you think the current emperor will help us?"

Grandmother Jia spoke very directly.

After all, time was of the essence, and the Rongguo Mansion was not far from the palace, so there was no time for them to engage in veiled exchanges.

Now Jia Zheng had nothing to say, because it was an undeniable fact that the current emperor was suppressed by the retired emperor in many ways, and it was also a fact that he had never been fond of the four princes and eight dukes, and that he was also harsh and ungrateful.

For example, Lin Ruhai died in office.

It was still to help him rob silver from the salt merchants.

He showed no kindness whatsoever to Lin Ruhai's only remaining daughter, Lin Daiyu, treating her as if she never existed.

Therefore, Jia Zheng's silence was not true silence.

Instead, the answer has already been given: it's highly unlikely.

“Then don’t give it to anyone else, give it to Yuan Chun. Please ask Mother to bring Bao Yu to the palace so that Bao Yu can personally give the jade pendant to Yuan Chun. And explain that this jade pendant is Bao Yu’s birth item, and that it is given to Yuan Chun to bless the prince or princess in Yuan Chun’s womb so that she can have a smooth life.”

Perhaps because it concerned her children, Madam Wang's mind suddenly sharpened, and she abruptly spoke, saying:

"We won't give it to the Emperor Emeritus, nor to the Emperor, but to the unborn child in Yuan Chun's womb. How could the current Emperor possibly have the nerve to snatch something from his own unborn children? How could the Emperor Emeritus possibly have the nerve to snatch something from his unborn grandchildren? Besides, our family didn't keep this auspicious omen; we successfully sent it into the palace."

To ensure that this auspicious omen is genuine.

The child Yuan Chun is carrying should receive some attention from His Majesty, at least nothing unexpected should happen. After all, if something were to happen to the child in Yuan Chun's womb, wouldn't that prove that this auspicious omen wasn't anything special, just a mere safety net?

It's quite remarkable that she came up with such a compromise in such a short time. If the Jade of Spiritual Enlightenment were in the hands of the retired emperor or the current emperor, the chances of her son, Jia Baoyu, ever seeing or even touching it again would be virtually zero. But if it were in the hands of her daughter, Jia Yuanchun, there would undoubtedly still be a chance for her to come into contact with it.

If something happens to Baoyu after he has been away from the Jade of Spiritual Enlightenment for a long time, he can still find a way to borrow it back from his daughter.

And if the Jade of Spiritual Enlightenment is truly an auspicious omen.

It should also protect the prince or princess in her daughter's womb so that they can be born safely, only after the child is born.

Only then could the daughter establish a firm foothold in the palace.

Then, Grandmother Jia, Jia Zheng, and the others fell silent. After a moment's thought, they realized that this method seemed better than directly offering it to the retired emperor or the current emperor. It would minimize the risk of completely offending either the retired emperor or the current emperor.

Moreover, this auspicious omen was something that came with Jia Baoyu, so it was reasonable for his uncle to give it to his unborn child.

Therefore, they quickly discussed the proposal a little more. Although it was still not perfect and there was a possibility of criticism, it was much better than offering it directly to the retired emperor or the current emperor. The retired emperor would feel that at least it wasn't given to his son, the emperor, and the current emperor would feel that at least it wasn't given to the retired emperor.

There is room for compromise between them.

They won't be so easily provoked into a fit of rage.

Immediately afterwards, without a moment's delay, Grandmother Jia put on her Duchess's court dress, packed a series of necessary items, and took Jia Baoyu with her, before hurriedly leaving. At the same time, golden pillars of light, multicolored rays of light, and seven-colored clouds moved along with Jia Baoyu.

Half an hour later, because carriages and sedan chairs were not allowed to enter the palace, Grandmother Jia and Jia Baoyu had to get off the carriage. Grandmother Jia took the lead, followed by Jia Baoyu, who carried the jade pendant, which was still emitting colorful light, into the palace.

It was only at this point that some people who had been secretly following the mansion were finally certain that the auspicious omen that had appeared at the Rongguo Mansion was Jia Baoyu's magical jade.

For a time, opinions were divided.

The restaurant closest to the palace was already packed with nobles, and as their servants returned to report, the group quickly began to discuss the matter.

"Is the auspicious omen a magical jade?"

"Is it Jia Jue's jade pendant that he wore close to his body?"

Jia Baoyu is a nickname; his real name is Jia Jue. It matches his deceased older brother Jia Zhu, since "Zhu" and "Yu" come first. Jia Zhen, Jia Rui, Jia Lian, and Jia Huan are all male members of the Jia family in this generation, and they all have single-character names with the "Wang" radical.

Jia Qiang is a generation younger than Jia Jue, so he is considered a junior.

The naming rules are yet another matter.

"I always thought that his so-called birth with a jade in his mouth was just something his mother made up. I never expected it to be true. I had seen that magical jade before, and I didn't think it was anything special. It wasn't even a top-quality jade."

Could this be what they call a treasure gathering dust?

"But this jade appeared more than ten years ago, didn't it? I've never heard of any unusual phenomena about it!"

"Yeah, why would it suddenly light up?"

"It's hard to say, but I know that the front of the jade is engraved with the words 'Spiritual Jade, Never Lose It, May You Live Long and Prosper,' and the back is engraved with the words 'First, Remove Evil Spirits, Second, Heal Wounds, Third, Know Good and Bad Fortune.'"

Previously, these inscriptions were merely auspicious sayings.

Now it's hard to say.

Who knows, what's engraved on it might come true!

"May you live forever, wait, this Spirit Jade can't possibly grant immortality, can it? It can't, can it?"

"Speaking of which, could Jia Jue be some kind of celestial being descended to earth for a tribulation? How could an ordinary person possibly possess such a treasure? But now that they've sent this jade to the palace, will Jia Jue still be able to ascend to heaven?"

Don't be like the Seven Fairies who lost their fairy robes.

Without that stone, there's no going back!

"Would they dare not send it? Such a big commotion, it's a pity, I wonder what kind of treasure that thing is!"