Red Mansion: After being expelled from the family, I was granted the title of Marquis of Mobei

Chapter 19 Wishful thinking
But if Jia Yuanchun was asked to agree with her mother against her will, she would feel guilty about it.

How can it be that if you kill someone, the other person can only stretch his neck and wait to die? Even if he luckily survives, you cannot take revenge. Isn't this a stupid logic?

Seeing that Jia Yuanchun didn't respond, Mrs. Wang looked at Jia Yuanchun and continued.

"Yuanchun, our Rongguo Mansion is in a state of decline now. Apart from the empty title, our family has no real power."

"If there is no one who can shoulder the heavy responsibility, I am afraid it will collapse sooner or later."

"Yuanchun, I'm afraid you're the only one the family can count on."

After hearing this, Jia Yuanchun sighed. She naturally understood what her mother meant.

What her mother said was simply that she wanted her to be promoted to a concubine so that the Rongguo Mansion would have more support.

However, Jia Yuanchun entered the palace at the age of sixteen and has been there for three or four years.

Although she did not have a deep understanding of the extent of the palace fighting, she only knew how cruel it was just by occasionally seeing the tip of the iceberg.

The longer Jia Yuanchun stayed in the palace, the more tired she became of this kind of life.

She really didn't want to go on like this.

But she also knew the situation at home. The men in the family were more unreliable than each other, and there was a lack of successors.

My family has worked hard to raise me, and now it's time for me to sacrifice myself.

After hesitating for a moment, Jia Yuanchun nodded and said.

"Mother, I understand. I will fight for it."

When Mrs. Wang saw that Jia Yuanchun agreed, she struck while the iron was hot and said something.

"Yuanchun, don't blame me. This is fate. If I had any other options, I wouldn't want you to be involved in this palace strife, but there's really no other way."

"Don't worry, the palace will definitely not let you work hard on your own. The palace will also help you get promoted to a concubine as soon as possible."

Jia Yuanchun felt sad when she heard this and her eyes turned red.

The mother and daughter became sentimental.

In the evening, at the residence of Mrs. Jia in Rongguo Mansion, Mrs. Jia and Mrs. Wang were discussing things together.

Old Mrs. Jia looked at Mrs. Wang and asked.

"How is it, what did Yuanchun say when you entered the palace today?"

Mrs. Wang nodded slightly and said.

"Don't worry, mother. Yuanchun is still willing to share the family's worries. She has already agreed."

After hearing this, Mrs. Jia smiled.

"That's good. That's good."

"There's no time to lose, let's do it right away."

"Now that Daming Palace is closed to the public, it will be very difficult for us to see the retired emperor."

"This matter still has to fall on Eunuch Dai."

Mrs. Wang said after a moment of thought.

"Mother, ever since the Emperor retired to Daming Palace, Eunuch Dai has become different. If you want to ask him for help now, he's like reaching into a coffin and asking for money."

"If we want to make Yuanchun's business work, we'll probably have to invest a lot of money."

Mrs. Jia nodded and said.

"That's normal. When the retired emperor was in power, he was the dignified Minister of Internal Affairs."

"Things are different now. He naturally has to work hard to make money so that he can spend his old age in peace."

"I'm not afraid of money, as long as I can get the job done."

"No matter how big his appetite is, how big can it be?"

"Withdraw sixty thousand taels of silver from the public treasury, and I don't believe I can't defeat him."

When Mrs. Wang saw that Old Lady Jia was so willing to give, she felt relieved immediately.

"If you can come up with 60,000 taels, there will definitely be no problem."

"But who should we arrange to deliver the money?"

"You know our mother, she's not good at this kind of thing." Old Mrs. Jia spread her hands helplessly and said.

"He is simply too calm and peaceful, not good at scheming. Otherwise, he wouldn't have remained at the fifth rank for so many years."

"I think I have to let the boss handle this matter."

"Brother Zhen of the East Palace has a good relationship with Eunuch Dai, and the eldest brother and Brother Zhen are birds of a feather."

"It would be best if he could go find Brother Zhen."

"It's settled. When you leave later, send someone to the boss and ask him to come to me. I'll give him instructions, and then you can just give him the banknote."

Mrs. Wang nodded respectfully and then left Mrs. Jia's room.

Two days passed in the blink of an eye. On the afternoon of November 27th, the third year of Yongping, a ship from Jinling docked at Shendu Wharf.

Not long after, a group of maids and servants escorted a beautiful woman off the boat.

The woman had a pair of triangular eyes and two curved willow-leaf eyebrows. She was slim and had a coquettish figure. She was wearing a narrow-sleeved red satin jacket with gold-thread butterflies and flowers, a colorful carved silk stone blue silver mouse coat, and a crepe skirt with emerald flowers. She looked dignified and elegant.

Those who are familiar with "Dream of the Red Chamber" should know that this is Wang Xifeng, one of the Twelve Beauties of Jinling, who is beautiful, capable, and bold.

After Wang Xifeng got off the boat, the carriage sent by the Wang family was already waiting at the dock.

The maids helped Wang Xifeng onto the carriage and went straight to the Wang family.

Not long after, in the study of the Marquis of Guanjun's mansion, Zhang Han came up to Jia Jue, bowed respectfully, and said.

"My Lord, Wang Xifeng has arrived."

Jia Jue nodded slightly, a long-awaited smile appearing on his face.

"Good, great! If she doesn't come, this big show won't be able to go on."

"Let's do everything according to plan."

"I obey my orders."

"Oh, my Lord, there's one more thing. My undercover agents in the Ning and Rong mansions have learned that Jia She and Jia Zhen have been interacting very frequently these past two days."

"After lurking and eavesdropping, the undercover agent discovered that the Rongguo Mansion was planning to promote Jia Yuanchun, a female official in the palace, to a concubine."

After hearing this, Jia Jue thought for a moment and said.

"Did you hear who they were planning to bribe? Was it Dai Quan from the Daming Palace?"

Zhang Han nodded and said with admiration.

"I heard it. It's Dai Quan, the old eunuch from Daming Palace. Your Majesty is truly as foresighted as a god."

Jia Jue said with a calm smile.

"It's obvious that Emperor Yongping doesn't like the founding fathers."

"Otherwise, Jia Yuanchun wouldn't have stayed in the palace for so long without anyone paying attention to her."

"The Rongguo Mansion is worried that if I confront them head-on, they won't be able to handle it."

"So I thought of getting a concubine out in advance, so that even if I target them, I will have some reservations."

"But they have a plan that works really well. How can I let them get what they want so easily?"

"Zhang Han, I've handed this matter over to you. Send someone to keep a close eye on it and make a decision on your own when the time is right. Make sure they don't succeed."

Zhang Han bowed and said.

"Don't worry, my lord. Zhang Han will not fail you."

After giving Zhang Han some instructions, Jia Jue ordered Zhang Han to leave.

In the evening, Jia She and Jia Zhen were drinking together in Tianxiang Tower in Ningguo Mansion.

Jia She looked at Jia Zhen and said with a smile.

"Brother Zhen, how is it going? Has everything been settled?"

Jia Zhen nodded slightly and said.

"Uncle She, you're still not confident in my work."

"I've already informed Eunuch Dai, but he said he doesn't want too many people. It would be best if it were just him and me."

(End of this chapter)