The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 493 The Shocking Secret of the Jia Mansion

On a water pavilion, the old lady stopped.

"Brother Lian, do you know why I told you to get rid of Nanny Lai?"

"Grandson doesn't know."

"Because Nanny Lai is related to a big secret of the East Mansion."

Although Jia Lian already knew that Nanny Lai must be related to a huge secret, but seeing the old lady say it solemnly at this time, she still felt terrified.

"More than 20 years ago, Nanny Lai and Jiao Da brought back a baby girl from outside. This girl is the daughter of Prince Chengyi, the deposed king."

"Prince Sincerity? Wasn't he beheaded by the whole family?"

"The whole family was killed. On the night before the whole family was killed, Prince Chengyi and Princess Wang came to Jia's house and asked to adopt this girl and leave a bloodline for her family."

"So the ancestor took that child in?"

"Yes, Prince Sincerity is very kind to our family. We are in trouble. The child is only over one year old. What does she know? As soon as my heart softened, I agreed. The last time Xie Kun approached Jiao Da, I checked That's the thing."

"Who is that girl?"

"Brother Rong's daughter-in-law."

When the old lady said this, although Jia Lian was a little surprised, she believed it without thinking.

According to what was said at the beginning, Qin Keqing was an orphan brought back by Qin Ye from the Rong Nursing Home.

However, when she married Qin Keqing, her dowry was extremely rich and luxurious.

Qin Ye is just a fifth-rank official of the Construction Department of the Ministry of Industry, and he has never heard of any rich family business before.However, they took out such a generous dowry, which aroused people's surprise and some discussions at that time.

Later, when Qin Keqing passed through the family, the expense and ostentation at home did not match Qin Ye's family background.

If Qin Keqing is the daughter of Prince Chengyi, there is a reasonable explanation for all this.

This matter, in simple terms, is that the Jia family took in and hid the daughter of the deposed king, that is, they harbored the imperial criminals.

No wonder Xie Kun tracked it down.

More than 20 years have passed since the incident, and now it has been brought up again, obviously to deal with the Jia family.

"Does Brother Rong and his daughter-in-law know about this?"

"I don't know, I never told her. If she knew that she was a prisoner, how would she live all these years? Wouldn't she be worried every day? Only me, Jiao Da, and Nanny Lai knew this. Let me tell you now, Just so that one day in the future, you can tell her her life experience, lest she never know who she is for the rest of her life."

"In that case, why don't you ask Brother Rong's wife to leave?"

"One is that the East Mansion can't do without her now. If she leaves, what will the whole family do in the future? Brother Zhen can only play, and brother Zhen's wife is nothing to worry about."

"Secondly, the Jinyi Army has already set their sights on her. If they leave at this time, it will just give people an excuse. I think they haven't caught any real evidence at this time, but it is safer to stay here. If they leave at this time, it is just It scared the snake away."

"It makes sense, but it's not a long-term solution after all."

"I hope their royal family doesn't do too much. They are just women, and they just leave a bloodline, so what can they do to the royal family? Can it be reversed or chaotic, why bother to kill them all?"

The two walked slowly and came to Cuilong nunnery.

"Brother Lian, do you know why Cuilong Nunnery was built in the Grand View Garden?"

In fact, Jia Lian had noticed this problem a long time ago.

Ordinarily, Jia's mansion already had its own family temple, Tiekan Temple, so there was no need to build another Cuilong nunnery.

Generally, temples and Taoist temples are located in the suburbs, far from home.

This is not only to avoid crowds in the temple, but also to avoid competing with the temple for geomantic omen.

The Grand View Garden is a part of the Provincial Courtyard, and it is for people to live in it. It is actually not suitable for the imperial concubine to see the temple here when she comes back from her relatives.

When the building was first built, Shan Ziye, Jia She, and Jia Zheng raised this issue.However, the old lady said so, so she finally settled down.

And the purpose is clearly specified, Cuilong Nunnery is specially prepared for Miaoyu.

"Isn't this prepared for Miss Miaoyu?"

"Yes, it was prepared for her. The girl Miaoyu is also a poor child. The reason why Cuilong nunnery was built here is to enable her to go around the mansion often and be with the girls, so as not to save her All alone."

"Could it be that Miaoyu's life experience is also..."

Jia Lian seemed to realize something.

Miaoyu's life experience actually has many mysteries.

She has no name and surname, only the name Miaoyu.It is said that she is a monk, but she is practicing with Dai Fa.Said that she is not a monk, but has a monk master, and has been living in the monastery.

It used to be said that she became a monk because she was ill when she was a child, but after so many years, she has not found any illness?

It is only said that she is from a family of officials, but no one knows what her family background is.

It is said to be a dilapidated house, but the cost of food and clothing, tea sets and tea leaves are mostly tributes, and the tea sets are not as good as those used by Jia's mansion.

It is said that she is from Suzhou, but she clearly speaks with the accent of the imperial capital. Although she has Suzhou-Hangzhou Wu Nong's soft language, it is not too heavy.

"Yes, Miaoyu's life experience is also a big secret."

"Didn't she grow up with her master in the Panxiang Temple in Xuantou, Suzhou, and then follow her master to the imperial capital? Miss Xing also said that she and Miaoyu were neighbors when she was young, and did they play together?"

The so-called Miss Xing is Xing Xiuyan. When she was a child, her family rented the house in Panxiang for more than ten years, and they were neighbors with Miaoyu.

"This paragraph is true. But before Panxiang Temple, she lived in the imperial capital. Later, she couldn't stay in the imperial capital, so she came to Suzhou."

"Why did you return to the imperial capital?"

"Naturally, I came back here because I couldn't stay in Suzhou anymore."

"Could it be that Miaoyu's life experience also has a major secret?"

Jia Lian has almost confirmed his judgment, but he still doesn't know what the secret is.

"Do you still remember the ebony couplets in Rongxi Hall?"

"Is it the one of 'the pearls on the seat illuminate the sun and the moon, and the haze glows in front of the hall'? Could it be...?"

Jia Lian remembered the line of small characters under this couplet: "My brother Xun from the same hometown and the world religion worshiped the handwriting of Mu Shi, the king of Dong'an County".

"Could it be the King of Dong'an..."

"You guessed it right, it's the King of Dong'an County. Miaoyu is the daughter of the King of Dong'an County. Later, the King of Dong'an County committed crimes and ransacked all his families. In the end, he entrusted Miaoyu to our family. Our family took it in. "

"Later, the late emperor asked Prince Zhongshun to look for Miaoyu, and he couldn't stay in the imperial capital any longer, so he went to Suzhou."

God, old ancestor, why are you so courageous?How did you know that the daughter of the imperial convict was being harbored?

"The king of Dong'an County is our fellow countryman and family friend. If there is trouble, trust us, we can't stand by and watch."

"Whether it's the Prince of Sincerity or the King of Dong'an County, they were all kind to our family at that time. Who can guarantee that there will be no misfortunes and disasters in this life? How can we in spite of?"

"Besides, whether Keqing or Miaoyu, they were just babies who didn't understand anything at the time, and they didn't even let a child go, it's really too heartless."

"Now that so many years have passed, the two of them have long been members of our family. We don't care about our own family members, who else will take care of them?"

"Miaoyu is with fourth brother Min now, so there is no need to worry."

"You write a letter to Brother Ming, telling Miaoyu not to come back, so as not to cause trouble. If anything happens to me, you tell her Miaoyu's life experience."

"Don't worry, old ancestor, my grandson has recorded these two things."

"Not just these two, but one more."

"and also?"

Jia Lian couldn't help crying out.

"Hehehe, brother Lian, don't be afraid, this is the only one. I have done both, and I don't care about doing one more."

Yes, these two shocking things have been done, what else is there not to dare to do?

"This one is about Jinling Zhen's family. You should know about his family's affairs. It's not a big deal. It's just that his family keeps some gold and silver in our house."

Is this a big deal?The emperor copied the Zhen family's house, you are here to help them hide the stolen goods, the emperor knows, can you be happy?
"The Zhen family is also a family friend of ours. If you say that the Zhen family is pitiful enough. The former emperor went back to Jiangnan four times and lived in the Zhen family. The emperor has gone, can the Zhen family not make a lot of construction, and greet you well? Our family is big. When the girl comes back, it’s all about construction, let alone the emperor’s presence?”

"Although the Zhen family is rich, the emperor has been there four times. No matter how much money his family has, how can they fill it in? They have to think of other ways to get some money. In the end, they were confiscated by today. Such an end. Isn’t it pitiful.”

"Even today's Concubine Zhou and Concubine Wu are overwhelmed by the provincial court? If it wasn't for Brother Ming's idea, wouldn't our family be like them now?"

"When I need you, I treat you like an ox and a horse. When I don't need you, I kill a donkey. Since ancient times, the ruthless emperor's family can be seen to be true."

"There are a few other things, which can be regarded as our family's handle. However, they are all insignificant things. Only these three things are the big things."

Therefore, the old lady gave a rough talk about Jia Amnesty's making friends with foreign officials and Jia Zhen's gathering for gambling.

These things, if you say there is something to do, there is something to do, if you say that it is nothing to do, it is all on the emperor's mind.

"Actually, it's not just our family. Whose family doesn't have some shameful things? Those things are much more serious than ours?"

"Besides, these three things, our family is not for the glory and wealth, but for the word of love and righteousness, to save people from danger. If you do it, you don't have to worry about it. There are some things in life. , what must be done must be done.”

Jia Lian believed that the ancestors did these things out of friendship.

No matter from which point of view, these few things brought Jia family, except for huge risks, there is really no other benefit.

"Originally, I planned to bring these secrets into the coffin, but now it seems that I am afraid it will fail. The current dragon is not in good health, and if the crown prince succeeds, there may be changes. Therefore, I have to be prepared."

"Now that Baoyu and the girls are gone, I'm relieved when I get to brother Ming's place. The rest of us, the old ones, will deal with it here. If there is nothing wrong in the future, we will come back."

"I called you here today to entrust you with the most important thing."

"Please show me the old ancestor, the grandson will listen carefully."

"Although I don't know what brother Min is doing, but with his temperament, he must be doing something big. Brother Lian, please remember it for me. If our family is in trouble in the future, what you have to do is not to solve the problem by thinking , the first thing to do is to escape."

"Old ancestor, how can grandson escape alone?"

"It's not telling you to run for your life, but to ask you to go to Brother Ming to discuss it. You tell Brother Ming, just tell me what I said. If the royal family doesn't embarrass our family, then forget it. If his family does too much, it's fine. You don’t have to worry about your status as a monarch or minister.”

"The old ancestor means...?"

"rebel!"

After the old lady finished speaking, she walked forward on crutches.

For a moment, Jia Lian's eyes were blurred with tears.

Looking at the staggering back of the old ancestor, I felt that the image was very tall.

(End of this chapter)