In the teahouse, Li Wan led Jia Baoyu, Yingchun and others to sit down separately. The maids brought hot tea, but no one drank it.
Except for the simple politeness at the beginning, everyone said nothing and pointed their ears, as if they wanted to see if they could hear the voices in the inner hall clearly from such a distance.
The maids noticed that the sky was getting dark and had already lit lanterns around the room. In the subtle swaying light of the fire, the atmosphere became even more peaceful.
Suddenly Xiangyun came sneakily, Li Wan waved to her, called her over, and then said: "What are you doing running around? I'm not afraid that the old lady will see you and scold you. Sit down quickly."
Everyone knew that Xiangyun must have been eavesdropping just now.
Daiyu was very worried about Jia Lian, so she didn't care too much and asked: "What did you hear?"
Xiangyun's face is slightly pale, she is the most curious.
She spent the whole afternoon trying to find out what happened. Although the adult servants did not dare to tell her, some young and ignorant girls could not help but told her after hearing about it elsewhere.
Therefore, Xiangyun was the first to know the general truth, and even most of the information that Daiyu, Sanchun and others knew came from her.
Just now she was eavesdropping behind the screen again, and indeed she heard many words that shocked her.
These news are still too shocking for Xiangyun.
Therefore, facing the questioning from Daiyu and others, she could only say a little hesitantly.
Even if it was just like this, it was enough to make Tanchun and others feel the same as her.
Daiyu couldn't help but shed tears: Brother Lian is such a good person, but the enemies outside could not defeat him, but when he returned home, there were still people who wanted to harm him~
As soon as Daiyu burst into tears, Yingchun and the others couldn't help but burst into tears.
Having grown up carefree by Jia Mu, they face the cruel reality of family strife for the first time.
When Jia Baoyu saw his sisters sad, he himself felt sad too.
One is sad that the happy atmosphere in the family is no longer there, the other is sad that the sisters' tears are not shed for him...
He punched the table hard and said bitterly: "These people are really hateful. Isn't it good for a good family to live together, guard the wealth of the family, and live in harmony?"
You have to give birth to those ambitions for fame and wealth, and destroy a good big family!"
Li Wan glanced at him and thought to himself that if people like you only focus on the wealth and wealth in front of you and don't care about the future, the family will be at peace. I'm afraid that in a few years, everything will collapse.
When the time comes, who can keep this family together?
Obviously, Jia Baoyu cannot be this person.
The other sisters were all girls under the age of thirteen, so they didn't see anything wrong with Jia Baoyu's words.
Tanchun also sighed and said: "So, a big family is as good as a big family, and a small family is as good as a small family.
A family like ours has a large number of people, and it has been difficult for people to unite their hearts since ancient times. When we get together like this, it is inevitable that things will happen, which makes people feel annoyed.
In my opinion, those small families are better. Although the food and clothing are simple, the family can often get together and live in harmony, which is quite happy."
Tanchun's words won the approval of Xiangyun and others.
Li Wan couldn't stand it anymore and said hurriedly: "Stop talking nonsense, what do you kids know? What you don't say is funny.
How do you know that the troubles in that small family may not be less than those in families like ours when you are so young and have encountered so many things?
They are all wealthy ladies, please stop saying such things."
Tanchun and others lowered their heads in embarrassment.
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On the other side of the inner hall, Jia Mu was already shaken by Jia Lian's ambition, and naturally she would not let go of what happened today.
She only had one worry now, so after praising Jia Lian a few words, she asked: "Lian'er, what do you think of your second uncle's treatment of you these years?"
When Jia Lian heard this, he smiled and asked: "What the old lady wants to ask is whether I will compete with the master and Baoyu for family property in the future."
Jia's mother felt a little uncomfortable. She actually just wanted to make an insinuation to make Jia Lian understand the importance of family harmony, so that Jia Lian could become a maintainer of family harmony in the future, rather than a destroyer.
Unexpectedly, Jia Lian saw through her thoughts at a glance and said it generously, leaving her at a loss as to what to do.
Before she could reply, Jia Lian's face straightened and he cupped his hands and said: "Don't worry, old lady, your grandson is not that hopeless. If he wants to be rich, he will earn it by himself and won't think about competing with anyone.
My master has treated me better than my biological father over the years, and I will remember this in my heart.
Therefore, the old lady and I have the same thoughts. We want our family to live together in harmony forever, so that our Rongguo Mansion can become a prosperous family full of laughter and laughter, with lingering celebrations!
I will work with you to support the foundation of our Rongguo Mansion.
If someone wants to destroy the relationship between our family, my grandson will be the first to let her go."
Of course Jia Lian knew what Mrs. Jia cared about most.
It just so happened that there was no direct conflict or contradiction between his ultimate goal and Jia Mu's expectations. Because he never thought about driving out Jia Zheng, Jia Baoyu, Li Wan's mother and son, Tan Chun and others.
Rongguo Mansion, and then he and Wang Xifeng became the kings and hegemons in this huge Duke's Mansion.
That's so boring.
Of course, the premise of all this is that Mrs. Jia Zhengwang and others can be their idle masters and idle wives with peace of mind...
Unfortunately, from the interrogation of those in Yang's house, he did not catch any evidence against Mrs. Wang.
Thinking about it, this woman is too smart. Even if she has any plans, she won't be easily taken advantage of.
It's nothing. If you keep bad thoughts in your heart for a lifetime, they won't be considered bad thoughts.
As for family property...
Rong Guofu actually only has three strokes.
Jia She got the sum when he came to Dongkuoyuan, and now Jia She has almost made it. It is estimated that he can recover part of it by selling off the antiques and treasures in his study in the future.
The second thing is that Jia Mu’s private marriage for more than fifty years is all in her old man’s Rongqing Hall...
There is nothing to say about this huge sum of money. The old man can give it to whomever he likes. Every cent will be given to Jia Baoyu. It is also her right as an old man.
The third stroke is the official treasury of Rongguo Mansion.
Including the acres of tenanted land, houses and commercial properties underneath.
This money is currently controlled by Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang.
But it doesn't matter. In fact, big families have regulations. Even if Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang have control, they are actually maintaining the daily expenses of the Duke's mansion. Very little of it actually flows into their own hands.
Moreover, Jia Lian also knew that today's Rongguo Mansion's income could not cover its expenses year by year.
Therefore, there is nothing to fight for this money. The fight is just to satisfy the housekeeper's addiction. He is not Wang Xifeng.
Therefore, Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang, let them take care of the family for the time being, which can not only maintain the harmony of the family, but also avoid unnecessary conflicts with Jia Mu and others prematurely.
As for the most important imperial palace, as long as he waits for him to ascend the throne, it will naturally become his.
At that time, if everyone is in peace, there is no harm in living together.
What Jia Lian wants to fight for from beginning to end is just the right to speak in the family. Just like now, even the superior Jia Mu has to start discussing issues related to the stability of the family with him in an amicable manner.
And Jia's mother also breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Jia Lian's statement.
"It's great that you think so. Originally, a big family can only be wealthy if everyone works together.
I am getting old too, and what I hope to see most is that you, my children and grandchildren, can always live in harmony until the day I die.
Don't follow your example and blame others for being partial when you don't live up to your expectations.
You also said before that our home looks good from the outside, but in fact it is not as good as before. Thanks to your husband and wife's encouragement and support over the years, we have been able to keep the lintel of our Duke's Mansion alive.
Now that you are a serious official again and can help them, I feel more at ease."
Jia Lian just smiled and did not refute.
Jia Mu then said a few more words about the importance of family harmony. Suddenly she saw Li Wan walking in and asked if the food was ready in the kitchen and would it be served now.
Jia Mu was surprised to realize that it was already dinner time.
So he said to Jia Lian: "These things happened today, you should go back quickly, don't let Feng Yatou and the others worry too much."
Jia Lian nodded and stood up to leave.
In early spring, it gets dark quickly, and Jia Mu also wants to make Jia Lian feel her concern, so she has to ask people to follow her.
At first glance, he saw that there were only Li Wan and Yuanyang in front of him, so he casually said: "Yuanyang, please get up and see them off."
"yes……"
Yuanyang stood up in response, then picked up a lantern from the corner, lit it and followed Jia Lian.
"Thank you, Sister Yuanyang."
Hearing Jia Lian's voice, Yuanyang didn't dare to raise his head and just said "hmm".