The Red Mansions

Chapter 367 Jia Heng: I don't agree with this marriage

Chapter 367 Jia Heng: I don't agree with this marriage

Rongqing Hall

Aunt Zhen looked around Rongqingtang, smiled and said: "Old lady, I heard that the young lady of your mansion has come out of the palace?"

Mother Jia smiled unabated, and said, "Yes, I left the palace not long ago."

Mother Zhen smiled and said: "I remember that the eldest girl has been in the palace for some years, and she is quite old after thinking about it, and she has reached the age of adaptation."

When Jia Mu heard this, the smile on her face froze a little.

In fact, it was not only Mother Jia who had a strange expression on her face, but Mrs. Wang who was beside her frowned slightly with displeasure on her face.

Without him, no matter how you look at it, it seems a bit ostentatious.

Only Miss Zhen's family is married well?

As for Tanchun and Daiyu, who were quietly listening to the conversation, they looked at each other with frowns and annoyance.

Aunt Xue looked at her daughter Baochai, and seemed to be asking, "What does the Zhen family mean?"

Mother Zhen smiled and said: "Our princess said that when she and Miss Yuanchun were still in her boudoir, they were sisters. In a blink of an eye, it has been several years."

As soon as this remark came out, even Jia's mother looked a little worried, and the smile lines on her face disappeared completely.

Is this here to show off?

Your eldest daughter of the Zhen family and my eldest daughter were sisters in the boudoir back then, so you came here to show off if you married a prince?

Sister Feng's red phoenix eyes under Liu Yemei's eyebrows also had a bit of coldness, looking at the old nanny in silk, she cursed secretly.

However, at this moment, Madam Zhen changed the subject and said with a smile: "The princess has been thinking about the sisterhood these years, and she is very happy to hear that Miss Yuanchun has left the palace. It's a coincidence. ..."

As he spoke, he laughed again, and winked at Wang Yi's daughter-in-law.

Wang Yi's daughter-in-law quickly answered: "Not long ago, Prince Chu went to the mansion to express his condolences. When he met the eldest girl, he thought she was a dignified and graceful girl, so he paid attention to her."

When Mrs. Wang heard this, the expression on her face suddenly changed from the original annoyance, the light in her eyes lit up, and she looked at Wang Yi's wife in shock.

What does it mean?

The king of Chu, Qiansui, fell in love with her family's eldest girl?

He squeezed the Buddhist beads in his hand, for fear of missing a word.

I just heard Wang Yi's daughter-in-law say: "Speaking of it, it is also a great fate."

At this moment, Jia Mu understood the meaning of the two of them, and her old face showed contemplation, and asked: "The king of Chu is a thousand years old, does he have a crush on the eldest girl? Do you want to accept her as a concubine?"

Mother Zhen smiled and said: "Since the prince opened the mansion, he has only accepted one side concubine, Liu Hanlin's daughter, the prince's fourth concubine, if your house agrees, if you don't marry the prince, it will be regarded as a close relationship. , and also made a companion with my princess."

As soon as this statement came out, everyone in Rongqing Hall was shocked and there was no sound.

Tanchun, Daiyu and others have different ideas.

Envy appeared in Aunt Xue's eyes.

In Yuanchun's status as the prince's daughter, it is not a problem to be a concubine, but she is old and is out of the palace to be married, so if she is the side concubine of the King of Chu, the fate of the marriage can not be said to be bad.

Mrs. Wang's lips moved, her heart was ecstatic, and her face was full of eagerness to try.

She was worrying about the life experience of the eldest girl, and when she fell asleep, someone gave her a pillow.

But Jia's mother was not very happy, because she thought of what Jia Heng said the day before yesterday that one should not easily marry the sons of the Tian family, so she hesitated for a while.

Sister Feng listened and said with a smile, "Old Ancestor, this is a very good thing."

Being a concubine, even a side concubine, is not a disgrace to Miss Gonghou's status.

Mother Zhen saw that Sister Feng answered the words with a smile, and said with a smile: "Old lady, our two families are not outsiders, and it is very expensive to marry the Tian family. The side concubine is not worse than the first wife of an ordinary family. Sons and daughters, princes and daughters, according to the etiquette system, they can all be named the county king or princess."

When these words fell into Mrs. Wang's ears, her heart became even hotter and her emotions agitated.

That's the king of the county!

If she had a grandson of the county king or a granddaughter of the princess, it would be so honorable, and her family Baoyu would have to rely on her in the future.

Thinking of this, I looked at Baoyu, but saw that Baoyu's eyes were absent and his face was sad.

Mother Jia didn't speak, she didn't seem to be much moved, she said with a smile: "Nurse Zhen, marriage is a very important matter, we have to wait for Brother Heng to come back to discuss it."

Having witnessed the tragic event of seizing the heirloom back then, getting married to the vassal king is related to the honor and disgrace of the family, so it needs to be carefully decided.

Upon hearing what Jia Mu said, Mrs. Wang's complexion suddenly changed, and there was an evil fire rushing to her forehead. She took a deep breath, calmed down the irritability in her heart, squeezed out a smile on her face, and said softly: : "Old lady, marriage matters, parents' order, matchmaker's words, now that the old lady is in charge of the eldest girl's marriage, there is no reason for the clan sister to let the clan brother decide."

As soon as Mrs. Wang said this, everyone in Rongqing Hall was shocked and they all looked at each other in blank dismay.

You can see Mrs. Wang's heartbeat.

Mother Jia glanced at Mrs. Wang, but said nothing.

After all, in front of outsiders, the cracks between the East and the West were revealed to them.

The smile on Zhenmao's face did not diminish at all, she just secretly paid attention to the expressions of Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang in the Rongqing hall, so that she could go back and report to the prince and concubine.

Mother Jia thought for a while, and said: "Mother Baoyu, don't be too busy. Brother Heng arranged for the eldest girl to go out of the palace, and now he has sent Brother Heng to the eldest princess's house to praise the talented person. No matter what Listen to his opinion, besides Baoyu and his father haven't come back yet, the eldest girl's marriage needs to be discussed and discussed by the whole family."

Although Mrs. Wang was very upset when she heard this, she didn't dare to speak against Jia Mu, so she nodded and said, "Then listen to what Brother Heng has to say."

At this moment, Sister Feng also sensed that her tone was wrong, so she eased the condensed atmosphere in Rongqing Hall, and said with a smile: "Old Ancestor, didn't Brother Heng go to pick up someone from the eldest princess's mansion to celebrate the new year? Want to come now?" It's time to come back, Ping'er, you go and have a look."

Ping'er quickly answered yes, and led the two maids out of the Rongqing hall.

Sister Feng laughed again and said, "Old Ancestor, marriage is not something that can be settled in a few words, old ladies and wives can discuss it more."

Jia Mu smiled and said, "What Feng girl said is true."

Turning to look at Mother Zhen, she smiled and said, "Mother Zhen, we need to discuss this matter carefully."

Mother Zhen smiled and said: "Yes, people often say that good things take a long time, it's just the marriage of the big girl in your family, but why is General Yunhui in charge of it?"

This is intended to provoke Jiamu.

But Jia's mother was not fooled, and said: "Brother Heng is the head of my Jia family. Since the Jia family and the King of Chu have a second surname, we can't ignore Brother Heng's thoughts at all."

Marriage is not a union of two people, but a marriage of two surnames, in order to worship the ancestral temple, so it is normal for Jia Heng to talk about ideas for the patriarch.

There is nothing wrong with that statement.

When Mother Zhen heard the words, she could only nod her head.

After all, from the perspective of King Chu and Princess Chu, they originally came here to marry the Jia family and win over the Jia family, so they couldn't speak too harshly.

Then he smiled and said, "Then it won't be too late after your government has discussed it."

However, at this moment, a lady from the outside entered the Rongqing hall and said: "Old lady, madam, Master Heng and Miss are back."

Jia Mu asked, "Is he in the East Mansion or is he coming this way?"

"I'm just looking over here to catch up." The woman replied.

Jia Mu was silent for a moment, and couldn't help taking a peek at Mrs. Wang. Seeing that her face was frosty, her heart couldn't help being covered with a haze. Brother Yingheng."

This is to ask Sister Feng to go over and persuade Jia Heng to save face for Mrs. Wang at the Rongqing Hall later, to discuss well and not to make trouble.

Sister Feng immediately understood, and said with a smile: "Old lady, I'll go right away."

Saying that, shaking her slender and graceful figure, she left the Rongqing Hall.

Jia Heng and Yuan Chun walked along the corridor to Rongqing Hall, holding a bulletin in their hands, which was the summary of the investigations sent by the Fusi of Beizhen, Jinyi Mansion, in the morning.

As soon as they arrived at the corner of the corridor, they suddenly met Sister Feng. The two exchanged some pleasantries, and Sister Feng immediately told the details of Wang Yi's daughter-in-law and Nanny Zhen coming to tell the matchmaker.

Jia Heng frowned, turned to look at Yuan Chun, and asked, "Elder Sister, have you met the King of Chu before?"

Yuan Chun was equally astonished at this moment, but he didn't know why the king of Chu came to propose marriage. Hearing this, he quickly shook his head and said, "Brother Heng, if he served in front of the empress in the palace, I would have seen it before, but he never said it privately. met."

At the end, facing the young man's thoughtful and stern gaze, his voice trembled slightly, and he felt a little flustered.

She has never had any interaction with the King of Chu, and she has been favored for some reason.

Surprise flashed across Sister Feng's bright and charming melon-seeded face, and she explained: "I met once at my uncle's house earlier, and I said that I fell in love with him."

Yuan Chun heard the words, frowned and said, "Why don't I have any impression?"

Jia Heng said: "It seems that this is coming towards me."

Yuan Chun: "..."

Sister Feng: "???"

Looking at the young man with a pair of red phoenix eyes, he thought to himself, Brother Mo Feiheng is also like Lian Er, um, what is she thinking!

Jia Heng pondered for a moment, stared at Yuan Chun, and said, "If Big Sister is interested..."

"Brother Heng, what can I mean?" Yuan Chun's jade face changed suddenly, and he said anxiously, even staring at Jia Heng angrily.

Jia Heng was slightly stunned, nodded and said: "Since Big Sister said so, I am relieved."

Yuan Chun: "..."

Her bright eyes shone brightly, and she couldn't help feeling weird in the depths of her heart.

What makes you feel relieved?What are you worried about?

Jia Heng looked deeply, and said: "Elder sister, the King of Chu has opened the mansion for many years, and he has often fought with the King of Qi in the middle of Beijing. Now I am in charge of the Beijing Camp, the Five Cities Military Division, and the Jinyi Mansion, all of which are crucial positions. Unless we have the permission of the Holy Majesty, our family is really not good at marrying these vassal kings without authorization, so as not to cause trouble for the family."

As he said that, he looked at Yuan Chun and said, "Of course if big sister wants to, I won't beat mandarin ducks with a club."

Hearing this, Yuan Chun's plump and beautiful face was startled, her bright eyes sparkled, and she realized suddenly, her hand hidden in her sleeve couldn't help pinching the handkerchief, her pink lips parted slightly: "Brother Heng's worry is justified, our family and the other family It’s different, Brother Heng, I have never had any other intentions towards the King of Chu.”

On the other side, listening to the conversation between the two, the smile on Sister Feng's charming face faded away, and she felt terrified, secretly thinking, I don't want such a great thing to be hidden here.

Jia Heng glanced coldly at the worry that flashed in Sister Feng's Danfeng's eyes, and nodded inwardly.

He revealed the tip of the iceberg of the political struggle in front of Sister Feng, and he did it on purpose. If Sister Feng cooperated with the inner house to explain, at least he could not complain afterwards.

Of course, it's not because of Mrs. Wang's complaint.

This Buluo complaint is to appease the voices of criticism in the mansion, such as "it is better to demolish a temple than destroy a marriage", "the east mansion does not want the eldest girl of the west mansion to marry a good husband", "I am afraid that I will overshadow my own limelight".

In fact, although he is the patriarch, he can block the marriage between Yuan Chun and Chu Wangfu because of family interests, but it doesn't mean that he can directly interfere in a rude and arrogant manner, not to mention other things. , Jia Zheng agreed, even Jia's mother could only sigh, "children and grandchildren have their own blessings."

Therefore, he could only push the boat with the current and use his strength to fight. Fortunately, Yuanchun was not confused by the name of the side concubine of the palace.

The concubine of the prince's side concubine is comparable to the concubine's house. After the prince's death, whose concubine's son can still be a county king?

Jia Heng looked at the girl with soft eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and said in a gentle voice: "Big sister, go back to the courtyard and rest."

Yuan Chun looked gratefully at the young man across from him, with a hint of determination in his beautiful eyes, and said, "Brother Heng, I'll go to Rongqingtang too."

She was still worried about Brother Heng's conflict with her own mother. If she was there, she said that she wanted to serve her parents for two more years, so Brother Heng wouldn't be too difficult.

Jia Heng was silent for a moment, then nodded to Shang Yuanchun's gentle eyes, but no longer refused.

Sister Feng didn't say anything else, and led the two of them into Rongqing Hall.

As soon as Jia Hengfu entered the Rongqing hall, he saluted Jia Mu who was sitting on the arhat bed, and then nodded to Yingchun, Tanchun, Baochai and Daiyu.

At this moment, Nanny Zhen was also sizing up the heroic young man in a python suit, secretly amazed.

But Wang Yi's daughter-in-law looked at Jia Heng coldly.

It was this person who took away the power and status that originally belonged to her father-in-law.

Seeing Jia Heng coming in, Jia's mother greeted with a smile: "Brother Heng and the eldest girl are back, Yuanyang moved the embroidered pier to let Brother Heng and the eldest girl come and sit."

The mandarin duck responded with an "hey" and moved the embroidered pier.

Mother Jia introduced: "This is Nanny Zhen from Prince Chu's Mansion. The Zhen family is also an old relative of our family, and they have been friends for several generations."

Before Jia Heng could speak, Mother Zhen smiled and said, "I think this is General Yun Hui, he is really a good-looking talent, Yushu is facing the wind."

Then he looked at Yuan Chun and said with a smile: "This is the eldest girl, she is dignified, gentle and beautiful."

Aunt Zhen is obviously also literate, and she speaks well.

Yuan Chunqian said: "Nurse is absurd."

Jia Heng looked noncommittal, looked at the mother Zhen who was wearing silk and satin, and asked, "Did Zhen mother come here for a visit, or did she have something to do?"

Mother Jia said: "Nurse Zhen is telling your elder sister about the marriage, did girl Feng tell you about it just now?"

Jia Heng looked pale, nodded and said: "That's what I said."

Jia Mu asked, "What do you mean, Brother Heng?"

As soon as this remark came out, not only Madam Wang stared closely at the calm young man in a python suit to see what he said, even Aunt Xue and Baochai also stared at the young man, waiting for his words .

It is worth mentioning that Aunt Xue's eyes moved slightly, and for some reason, she was vaguely looking forward to something.

Jia Heng's voice was as calm and firm as ever, and he said, "I don't agree with this marriage."

Mother Jia: "..."

Mrs. Wang: "???"

Aunt Xue's face paused, but there was a hint of joy in her heart that she didn't want to admit.

Yuan Chun's tender body trembled slightly, her beautiful eyes under her beautiful eyebrows, and her hand hidden in her sleeve were clenched tightly. For some reason, hearing these words, Fang's heart beat violently.

Dai Yu frowned slightly, and stared affectionately at the young man with a handsome face and sharp eyebrows.

Baochai's apricot eyes moved slightly, staring at Jia Heng, feeling a little surprised.

Although I thought that Jia Heng would object, I didn't expect his attitude to be so direct, but I thought of his consistent sharpness, this is indeed his style of doing things.

Jia Mu asked, "Brother Heng, this..."

Madam Wang gritted her teeth and looked at the boy coldly.

Turning a blind eye to the surrounding eyes, Jia Heng said: "Why did the elder sister enter the palace? The old lady will not know that after entering the palace, she served as a maid in the empress's palace, and now she has just left the palace to reunite with her family, so the marriage should not be rushed."

As Jia Heng said, he looked at Nanny Zhen's surprised face again, and said, "I just heard what Sister Feng said, that the King of Chu saw it at the funeral of his uncle and wife, so he paid attention to it. I haven't heard of any guests. Condolences to the dead relatives of the Lord's family, when the atmosphere is solemn and the house is full of mourning, I have an admiration for the female relatives."

In fact, this is the fact that Wang Yi's daughter-in-law was young, she was not very good at a time, and her ability to respond was insufficient, so she met when she was expressing condolences at Wang Ziteng's mansion.

As a result, Jia Heng's words, if the King of Chu is there, he almost feels that "the King of Chu is frivolous and cannot rule the world".

In fact, the moral requirements for the prince were already very high at this time.

Mother Zhen hurriedly said: "I paid attention in the palace earlier, and I just met here again that day."

Jia Heng frowned again, and said in a deep voice: "Say hello to my aunt, is my mind lingering on the beauty of the court lady? As a national clan, Chu Fan went to the aunt's palace, but it's no wonder that he was moved by the appearance of the maidservant欤?"

When it came to the end, there was already a bit of sternness.

There is already a prime minister with a famous official in history, who is awe-inspiring and righteous, and reprimanding the prince is like a grandson.

Yuan Chun's beautiful eyes were rippling, and he glanced at the young man, feeling a little ignorant.

On Baochai Lirui's snow-white face, there was a look of surprise, staring at the young man with a calm face and sharp words, his heart trembled slightly, and his almond eyes surged with strange colors.

She had heard about Big Brother Heng in the lower population, and he had been speechless in Rongqing Hall, but she had never actually seen it, and she could only get a glimpse of his demeanor from his excellent diction, but now she has seen it.

As a matter of fact, with Jia Heng's important status, he was tied up in official affairs, and his methods in housework were much more mellow and gentle, and he seldom spoke sharply in Rongqingtang.

Because firstly, it is not necessary, and secondly, it is necessary to maintain the atmosphere of family and prosperity. Today, because the prince is involved, if he does not discern the truth, he will give people the impression that he is unreasonable and intentionally obstructing the marriage, and will not express his attitude.

Under Tan Chun's heroic brows, bright eyes gleamed, and his eyes did not move for a moment.

Daiyu pinched the handkerchief, staring at the boy with starry eyes, although she was not surprised by his actions, her heart throbbed a little, and she couldn't help but think of Jia Heng, who was still a white man, entering the Rongqing Hall.

At that time, she was still an outsider, but now she has gradually become an insider.

Mother Zhen's heart skipped a beat, how can this be said, could it be that the prince has taken a fancy to the maidservant?If it is spread, the reputation of the prince...

No, it's a good marriage, why is General Yunhui so aggressive?

Jia Heng said: "Leaving aside these things, Mother Zhen, your Zhen family is an old relative of my Jia family. You don't need to hide some things. My family's daughter is a side concubine. As the patriarch, I need to be cautious."

It's just a nanny of the Zhen family, and he doesn't need to show her too much face. If the king of Chu turns around, does he have any grudges, or even holds grudges?

The King of Chu didn't take a breath beforehand, and wanted to drag him into the water, so he should be the one who has a grudge, right?

To put it bluntly, the king of Chu didn't follow the rules and wanted to marry his Jia family. He borrowed his military strength and didn't say hello to him, the patriarch, because he was worried that he would carry out a secret attack and create a fait accompli.

In fact, the key lies in Jia Heng's current status in the world, which is not what it used to be. Emperor Chongping entrusted Jia Heng with the peace of Shenjing City. Wang is playing tricks like this.

In the final analysis, what Jia Heng faced was never the pressure from the King of Chu, but the perception and impression from the clan and family.

Under the requirements of this moral environment of self-cultivation, family harmony, state governance, and world peace, one does not show benevolence to the clan, and basically cuts oneself off from public opinion.

This is also the reason why Jia Zhen murdered Jia Heng before, but everyone shouted and beat her, and she shared the same hatred with the enemy.

When Jia Heng chose to adopt a severe attack strategy against Jia Amnesty and Mrs. Xing, under this premise, he had to be more tolerant of Jia Zheng's pedantry, Mrs. Wang's viciousness, and Baoyu's laziness.

Otherwise, the original head of the East and West Mansions would be wiped out?

No matter how reasonable and well-founded it is, it's too ugly.

Of course, the bottom line of patience is that Mrs. Wang does not show her evil deeds, hides her poison in her heart, and does not reveal it in her actions.

As for those who win over the emperor's cronies, if their intentions are unclear, it's hard to put it on the face of it. They can only wait for Mother Zhen to leave before they can give Jiamu Xiaoming's interests, and then ask Mrs. Wang to obey the overall situation.

At this moment, Mrs. Wang's face was already ashen, but she was worried about the presence of outsiders, so she couldn't get angry.

Mother Jia then said, "Nurse Zhen, this matter is no small matter, let me discuss it with my family."

Mother Zhen smiled wryly, and said, "Mrs. Tai, the old man will go back and wait for the good news."

This young man's power is not inferior to the prince's, she really can't stand it.

(End of this chapter)