The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 65 The thief is targeting me
Grandmother Jia thought to herself, could it be that her second grandson has fallen in love with the eldest daughter of the Li family?

However, if you think about it carefully, it doesn't seem impossible.

In the past, the gap between Li Jingxiao, or simply the Xing'an Earl's Mansion, and the Jia family was too huge.

But Li Jingxiao is different now.

He inherited the title of Earl of Xing'an and was granted the title of First-Class Zhaowu General, which was the same honor as Lian'er's father.

If his status does not decline for three generations, it means that he will be rich for at least five generations. It can be said that he has a bright future and unparalleled medical skills, which means that 1+1 is far greater than 2.

It is indeed appropriate for the two families to marry.

Then Grandmother Jia thought of her second daughter-in-law, Lady Wang, and repeatedly hinted at trying to bring about a marriage between Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng.

Jia, Shi, Xue and Wang have been friends for generations, and they have intermarried with each other for generations.

Grandmother Jia herself was a daughter of the Shi family, and Lady Wang was from the Wang family.

There was also the second daughter of the Wang family, Aunt Xue, who married into the Xue family.

The four families are deeply intertwined with each other and their interests are deeply entangled.

However, if you look closely, it is the girls from the other three families who are begging to marry into the Jia family.

Instead, the girl from the Jia family married Lin Ruhai, a descendant of a generation of marquis.

Moreover, there was no title to inherit in Lin Ruhai's generation. If he had not worked hard and passed the imperial examination with a third place, he would have been a rich and idle person.

It can be seen that the so-called marriage is itself an exchange of interests.

After several generations, the Xue family was the first to fall behind the other three families.

By this generation, the Wang family had actually begun to decline.

Fortunately, Wang Ziteng emerged and eventually became the backbone of the four families.

But even though Wang Ziteng's official career was quite successful, Mrs. Wang never thought of strengthening the relationship by marrying her daughter Jia Yuanchun to her nephew.

The following Yingchun, Tanchun and Xichun also did not marry Shi, Wang or Xue.

It can be seen that the four families actually declined together, and the other three families declined even faster than the Jia family.

The Xue family couldn't even keep their official position as a fifth-rank imperial merchant.

What Grandmother Jia didn't know was that since Li Jingxiao saved Jia Zhu's life, Mrs. Wang was no longer as enthusiastic about Wang Xifeng marrying into the Jia family as before.

It’s not that Mrs. Wang doesn’t want her niece Wang Xifeng to take charge of the main house in Rongguo Mansion in the future.

But she, Jia Zhu and Jia Zheng had hinted at it before.

Not only did Jia Zheng feel that it was inappropriate, but even Jia Zhu vaguely opposed it.

Only then did Mrs. Wang stop complaining.

Then he thought silently about how much benefit it would bring to the Wang family and Wang Xifeng if she were to marry Li Jingxiao.

He wrote a letter to Wang Ziteng, praising Li Jingxiao highly.

Unfortunately, Wang Ziteng was only interested in currying favor with the Jia family so that he could use their power and connections to help him get an official position in Beijing.

It would be even better if he could replace the Jia family and take control of the governor of the Beijing camp.

After receiving the letter from Mrs. Wang, Wang Ziteng became anxious and sent a letter to Jinling.

Then Wang Boteng, the head of the Wang family in Jinling, wrote a letter to Lady Jia, mentioning the possibility of Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng getting married.

The two Wang brothers thought the same thing: no matter how promising Li Jingxiao was, could he possibly compare to the connections built up by generations of people in the Ning and Rong mansions?

So in his letter, Wang Boteng hinted to Lady Jia that Wang Xifeng was already of marriageable age, and if she didn't get married, she would be a grown-up girl in two or three years.

If Jia Zhu died, Grandmother Jia would most likely agree to the marriage between Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng.
Without Jia Zhu, the second wife will obviously be weaker than the first wife.

In order to suppress her eldest son Jia She, who was unreliable and evil, Grandmother Jia naturally wanted Wang Xifeng to marry Jia Lian, the heir of the first house.

If Wang Xifeng were the housekeeper, she would be managing Rongguo Mansion as the eldest daughter-in-law of the first wife. Jia She certainly couldn't say anything more.

But in private, Wang Xifeng listened to Lady Wang, which was equivalent to taking away the rights of the eldest wife in disguise.

But the result in the original novel was that Grandmother Jia was one step ahead.

After Wang Xifeng got married, she was quickly pulled to Lady Jia's side.

So although Wang Xifeng and Lady Wang are aunt and niece in public, their relationship is actually not very good in private.

Wang Xifeng is very smart and has a strong character. How could she allow herself to be controlled by her aunt?

Besides, she married Jia Lian, the eldest son of the Rongguo Mansion. Even if it was to prevent the title of the first wife from being taken away by the second wife, Wang Xifeng could not listen to Lady Wang in everything.

However, although Wang Xifeng seems smart, she is actually not only controlled by Lady Jia, but also Lady Wang, a seemingly unintelligent woman, can see through the weakness of her niece.

After Wang Xifeng became pregnant, a few words made her feel a sense of crisis.

She ended up doing everything by herself, working hard every day, and ended up suffering a miscarriage due to overwork.

If he has no offspring, not only will he not be able to help Jia Lian inherit the title in the future, but he will also be a burden to Jia Lian.

Wang Xifeng’s biggest weakness is that she has no son.

So Wang Xifeng is pretending to be smart. She is scheming and calculating, but she doesn't know what her greatest foundation is.

If she had three or five sons, her position in the Jia family would be as stable as Mount Tai.

But Jia Zhu is not dead now, and if he marries Wang's daughter into the family, it means that the power of the first and second wives will be completely controlled by Mrs. Wang.

This is the most unacceptable thing for an old lady like Lady Jia who likes to play a balancing act.

Just to balance the relationship between the first and second wives, at this time, Jia's mother actually did not want Jia Lian to marry Wang Xifeng.

So, Jia's mother tentatively asked Jia Lian, "The Jias, Shis, Wangs, and Xues have been good friends for generations, and they are also related by marriage.

Sister Feng from the Wang family has often gone to the East Palace since she was a child. Doesn’t she get along well with you guys?
In addition, Zhu'er's second uncle Wang Ziteng is said to have a good reputation as an official and there is a high possibility that he will be transferred to the capital to take up a position.

It would also be beneficial for you to marry his niece."

Jia Lian certainly knew this, but after thinking about it for a while, he understood Wang Ziteng's position in the emperor's heart.

Even his status in the heart of the retired emperor was definitely far inferior to Li Jingxiao's.

So Li Jingxi is naturally more suitable to be his wife than Wang Xifeng.

He made a bitter face and didn't know how to answer for a moment.

After thinking for a long time, I suddenly had an idea.

With a smile on his face, he whispered to Lady Jia.

"Old Madam, although the second uncle of the Wang family has a successful career, he has an older brother above him, so it is not his turn to inherit the title.

Moreover, the Wang family was originally just a county earl, but by this generation, it had really declined.

Jingyou was different. Not only did he get the approval of the sage and His Majesty, he also inherited the title of Xing'an Earl and was granted the title of First-Class Zhaowu General, and his rank was inherited for three generations without any downgrade.

This is the wealth and glory of four or five generations right before our eyes.

Jingyou himself is a promising and capable person. In the eyes of his grandson, he might even become the Marquis of Xing'an in the future.

At that time, the wealth of five or six generations of people was not necessarily high enough, so they still looked down on their grandson like me."

Jia Lian is not a fool. His father is the heir to the title of Rongguo Mansion.

But she was suppressed by Lady Jia and the second wife.

The second branch has a promising brother like Zhu. If I marry a girl from the Wang family, it will be hard to say who will have the final say in the Rongguo Mansion in the future.

(End of this chapter)