Chapter 418 Jia Heng: Baoyu's reputation, is it still an influence?
The golden afterglow shone from the bluestone-paved stone steps, ascending step by step, over the threshold, and jumped into the flower hall of Rongguo Mansion, elongating the two figures.
Jia Heng is explaining Jia Zheng on his own.
Suddenly, from the eaves of the corridor, a young girl with an emerald-colored waistcoat, a bun, and an oval face walked up quickly. She held up the hem of her skirt, crossed the threshold, and entered the hall. She said softly: "Uncle Heng, the old lady is here.
The food has been laid out in Qingtang, and I invite you to come with us for dinner."
It turned out that Jia Mu watched Baoyu take the medicine and fall into a deep sleep, and then she talked with Mrs. Wang, Aunt Xue, Sister Feng and Li Wan.
At this moment, after thinking about it, I still had to comfort Jia Heng, who had just scolded Baoyu, and couldn't really let Baoyu go.
Of course, Jia's mother was annoyed with Jia Zheng, but she didn't call her.
Jia Heng said: "The old lady's place is also in a mess, so I won't go there. It's important to let Baoyu recover well first."
At this moment, Sister Feng and Aunt Xue gathered around Jia Mu to persuade him. He went to listen to Jia Mu and Aunt Xue's words of explanation. There was nothing interesting about it. He might as well go back to accompany his wife, or spend some time with Xichun.
Tell stories.
When Yuanyang heard this, his expression froze and he hesitated.
Jia Zheng suddenly spoke at this time and said with a forced smile: "Brother Heng, you are tired after all this hard work. You have to eat before you leave."
Yuanyang said: "Yes, Uncle Heng, you have paid a lot of attention just now."
Hearing this, Jia Heng raised his eyes and saw Jia Zheng's forced smile. He could feel Jia Zheng's emotions to some extent. This was a request from a father or son, and he was the only one who had the weight to comfort Jia's mother.
Today, Jia Zheng, as a father, has truly lost all face.
Jia Heng thought for a moment, and finally couldn't bear it. He nodded and said: "Then I'll go to the old lady's place, and I'll have dinner too. I'll be so angry that it'll hurt me."
Jia Zheng looked grateful and said, "Brother Heng, please go quickly. I'll sit here for a while."
Yuanyang said softly: "Uncle Heng, Second Master Bao has taken medicine recently and has fallen asleep."
This was said not only to Jia Heng but also to Jia Zheng. After hearing this, Jia Zheng's face softened a little and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Jia Heng glanced at Yuanyang and his eyes flashed.
I have to say that this girl with an oval face has top-notch speaking skills and emotional intelligence.
Jia Heng followed Yuanyang, and the two of them walked along the corridor. At this moment, the golden sunset was reflected on the young man and Yuanyang.
Yuanyang glanced at the young man and said softly: "I have asked Uncle Heng to worry a lot today. I remember this was the case when I was a child. It was a little better in those years. In the past two years, the second master has grown older and is no longer easy to manage.
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Jia Heng said: "The old lady is still too doting on her grandson. If she is so spoiled, I'm afraid she will harm him."
Telling some words to Yuanyang can be regarded as conveying it to Jia Mu.
Yuanyang nodded.
Rongqingtang
At this moment, Jia Mu was sitting on an Arhat bed, being comforted by Aunt Xue, Sister Feng, and Li Wan, and her face looked much better.
Mrs. Wang also wiped away her tears, and just now arranged her makeup under the service of the maid, but her face was pale and her eyes were still slightly red and swollen.
Not long after, Yuanchun and his maid came from behind the screen, carrying qins in their arms.
Jia Mu hurriedly asked: "Baoyu, how is it?"
There were still tears on Yuanchun's snow-skinned face, and she said softly: "I just ate some porridge, and now I have fallen asleep. She Yue and the others are here, waiting for me at any time."
Mother Jia sighed, looked at Yuan Chun who looked tired with Wen Ning's brows and eyes, and advised: "Don't worry, it's normal for children to fall and beat."
Yuan Chun sighed softly, and sat on the embroidered pier with Tan Chun beside him, and said sadly: "I went to the palace not long ago, but I didn't expect Baoyu and him in the past few years, alas..."
At the end of the sentence, my eyes were red again, my heart was sad, and I clutched the handkerchief tightly.
Somehow, at first he was beaten because of his younger brother, but now it seems to be for other reasons...
In fact, it was also because Baoyu's injury had stabilized that Yuanchun's worries subsided. He couldn't help but recall the gloomy look on someone's face just now, but he felt unreasonable panic and fear in his heart.
Tanchun quickly took the handkerchief and said softly: "Sister, it's ready."
At this time, Baochai pursed her lips and whispered softly: "Brother Baochai is young and has few governors after all. My cousin will just teach him from time to time."
She actually feels the same way, as she has a close relative at home.
Jia Mu nodded and said: "Bao Yatou is saying, big girl, don't be sad. Brother Heng will come over later. You and he will take care of Baoyu from now on."
When Yuanchun heard this, his expression paused and he sighed deeply in his heart.
Hengdi, will he still take care of Baoyu? I wonder if even she is annoyed at this moment.
Jia Mu turned to Mrs. Wang and said, "Baoyu's mother, Baoyu Sutra has learned that a child can learn a lesson and gain wisdom. If you continue to control him, you must not hesitate to persuade him and turn his anger away."
What do you think these little girls know about the little girls?"
Mrs. Wang lowered her eyebrows, or in other words, she could only maintain a low posture, and responded: "What the old lady said is that if Baoyu makes a mistake in the future, I will just advise him. I was also angry at the time, and I will still teach Baoyu a lesson later."
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Turning to look at Yuanchun aside, "Big girl, Jin Chuan'er will stay with you for now. Wait for two days before letting her come over to serve me."
Yuan Chun pursed his lips and said softly: "Mom, I'll just let her take care of me from now on. After this happened, she was frightened beyond words."
Mrs. Wang thought for a while, nodded and said: "That's fine, don't scare her."
In fact, when Baoyu was beaten because of Jin Chuaner, Mrs. Wang inevitably had no resentment in her heart, but after being scolded by Jia Heng just now, how could she let it out now?
Jia's mother sighed softly: "Baoyu, mother, I'm not telling you, what Brother Heng said is right. If Baoyu is wrong, you punish him and keep chasing the maids away. It's not like a house that cares about the servants like us."
What needs to be done is not to chase the attacker last time? Fortunately, she is no longer angry."
Then he added: "Xi Ren also came from my house. She has been serving Baoyu for many years. She has always been gentle and peaceful. Baoyu often talks about her good things."
These remarks were actually an opportunity to express dissatisfaction with some of Mrs. Wang's past practices.
The attacker behind Yuan Chun paused for a moment, glanced at Mrs. Wang, and hurriedly whispered: "It's hard for the old lady to still miss me. I'm usually clumsy, not good at etiquette, and I don't quite please the second master. Now follow me."
It’s good for girls to learn some rules.”
When I saw what had happened just now, I couldn't help but feel a little guilty in my heart.
Jin Chuan wanted to be an aunt, but she almost lost her life.
When Mrs. Wang demoted Xi Ren to a second-class maid, Baoyu felt sad for a long time.
Well, I also didn't dare to fart in front of Mrs. Wang. I just comforted her with kind words for a while, and after talking for a while, I asked for my grace again after my wife's anger subsided.
But not long after, Yuanchun left the palace and left to serve Xiren. Now that he was serving his eldest sister, Baoyu had no objection, so the matter was shelved.
Mrs. Wang glanced at the attacker out of the corner of her eye, with a trace of disgust deep in her eyes.
Her family's Baoyu is what it is today because the maid from the old lady's house didn't guide her properly at the beginning. Otherwise, why would it be like this? Now she is saying nice things.
People are like this. Although they are forced to bow their heads and admit defeat due to the situation, they are still unconvinced and will only resent others even more.
Seeing that Mrs. Wang was silent, Mother Jia advised again: "You, Brother Heng was right just now. Young Mu Ai is not worth anything at all. Just discipline him well and lead him to the right path. From now on, he will be
A man who is an eunuch is not sure who he will marry, and you, the mother-in-law, can’t just look at him for the rest of your life, right?”
In the original work, Jia's mother used similar words to comfort Mrs. Wang, but it was an opportunity to ridicule Jia Zheng.
As soon as these words came out, Aunt Xue chuckled and continued: "What the old lady said is that when the son gets older, he has a daughter-in-law and forgets his mother. There are also people."
Jia Mu sighed, looked at Mrs. Wang and said: "That's why it is said that children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. When Brother Heng comes over, let Brother Heng take care of him. You don't have to worry too much. When you see Heng
When did brother hit Baoyu? He was not well disciplined. He went to school last time and had a good time in school. There was also the eldest girl’s marriage. Didn’t he mention it last time and it also fell on him?
What? How much does he manage in this Rong Mansion? There are also people outside the mansion, including Baoyu and his uncle, needless to say."
Not far away, Tanchun, Xiangyun, Daiyu and Baochai were holding handkerchiefs and listening, most of them deeply agreed.
Jia Heng would never do anything without being taught, nor would he beat anyone.
Mrs. Wang could only nod her head and said, "That's what the old lady said."
At this moment, Lin Zhixiao's family whispered: "Old lady, Uncle Heng is here."
Hearing the words, everyone put away all their thoughts and looked around, and saw the young man walking in with dignity, his face as calm as water, and there was no hint of happiness or anger.
Jia Mu hurriedly chuckled and said: "Brother Heng, please come over. I just told Baoyu's mother that you will have to take care of Baoyu from now on. I'm confused and fight him, and he still can't do it."
I don’t know what’s wrong, how can you teach your son like this? Brother Heng, it’s better for you to take care of it from now on, Baoyu mother, don’t you think so?”
Mrs. Wang looked dull and said: "Brother Heng, Baoyu should have been disciplined. I tolerated him in the past, but I will never do this again. If you discipline him, I will feel more at ease."
When everyone heard this, they felt a little weird.
Jia Heng looked noncommittal and asked, "Where is Baoyu?"
At this time, Yuanchun also sat close, looked at Jia Heng quietly, and said softly: "Brother Heng, Baoyu has fallen asleep."
Jia Heng looked at Yuan Chun, was silent for a while, and said warmly: "Sister, don't be too sad."
In fact, he can still understand Yuanchun. Compared to Mrs. Wang, Yuanchun brought up Baoyu single-handedly and has sympathy for mother and son. Without the previous caring behavior, Yuanchun would be in chaos, but he is a little more scheming.
Well, he has no connotation. We can only say that Yuanchun's temperament is more gentle and maternal, but it is not unprincipled.
Is it possible that they are applauding and giving thumbs up secretly? Are these still siblings?
Hearing this, Yuan Chun's heart trembled slightly and his nose became sore. He could hardly shed tears again. The joy of surviving a desperate situation welled up in his heart. He tightly squeezed the handkerchief Jia Heng had given him earlier in his sleeve.
, said softly: "Brother Heng, I have thought about it. When Baoyu is well, let him stay in the school and come back two or three times a month to avoid causing any trouble at home. Wait three or two years."
It will be fine if you get a good name, start a family and start a career."
This is also the idea that Yuanchun has just considered. If school starts earlier, how can there be anything like today in the school?
As for the imperial examination achievements, this is actually to comfort myself or to comfort Mrs. Wang.
Jia Heng nodded and said, "That's alright."
Yuanchun felt relieved when he saw the young man's face softened.
Seeing this scene, Jia's mother was also completely relieved. Even Mrs. Wang endured the humiliation and remained silent, obviously afraid that Jia Heng would say anything else.
Just a moment later, Jia Heng said: "However, after the injury is healed, I'd better go to the ancestral hall to kneel and reflect."
Jia Mu, Mrs. Wang: "..."
Yuanchun was stunned. He had a plump and beautiful face, a sad look, and clear eyes, but he was speechless.
Jia Heng pondered for a moment and said: "I will not call the clan elders. I will ask him to kneel down to the Second Ancestor Ning Rong, think about what went wrong, and write a five thousand word self-examination."
Everyone looked at each other in shock when they heard this. What is this self-examination letter?
When Yuanchun heard this, he knew that the young man had made up his mind. For a moment, he felt a little confused and just pursed his lips tightly in silence.
Mrs. Wang's face was pale, her body was shaking, her heart was pounding, and she could hardly breathe.
She was so humbled, what else did he want from her?!
Feeling the firm will, Jia Mu's expression changed, and finally she sighed and said, "Brother Heng, if word of this spreads out, will it affect Baoyu's reputation?"
"After such a commotion, what reputation can he still have? Besides, does Baoyu's reputation still need to be affected? Is there any room for decline?" Jia Heng said in a deep voice with an indifferent expression.
Jia Mu, Yuanchun: "..."
Mrs. Wang: “???”
Baoyu's beating was a punishment from Jia Zheng, and the clan's punishment could only be to kneel down in the ancestral hall, otherwise it would not hurt or itch, and Baoyu would not have a long memory.
And he won't promise anything about Baoyu's final parentage. After all, it still depends on himself.
Jia Mu was speechless for a moment.
Seeing that the young man had made up his mind, he sighed and said: "Well, Baoyu is still a child after all. You should take good care of him while he is still young. If you don't take care of him now, the older he is, the worse it will be.
It’s amazing, I think there are many worse things than this in the ordinary prince’s family, but I see that he is usually filial and polite.”
Aunt Xue said from the side: "What the old lady said is pretty much the same. It's better to take care of it from an early age."
This is to cover up as much as possible, wash the precious jade on the child, and dilute the impact of this matter.
Jia Mu added: "Our family is not bad, but there are still things that are not very good, that do not make progress, that are not trivial and that have cats and dogs... that's all. They are all filthy."
At this point, Jia Mu tried her best to "beat the dead" and try to find ways to make up for Baoyu.
I mean, our Baoyu is so little, why is he playing around with the maid?
Mrs. Wang frowned, knowing what Jia Mu said.
Jia Zhen from the East Mansion had been so good before, and there were some bad rumors in the East and West Mansions, and by the way, there was also Brother Lian.
When Mrs. Wang thought about this, she couldn't help but glance at Sister Feng, and she felt lucky that she was "unkind". At least her Baoyu didn't have this problem.
Besides, it’s common for men to be greedy for good colors. Doesn’t Uncle Heng raise two good-looking girls in Dongfu? They are also a pair of sisters, so no one can blame them.
Sister Feng was a little uncomfortable at the side. For a moment, she didn't accept the words, and it didn't matter if she didn't. She was keenly aware of Mrs. Wang's complicated gaze, her face changed slightly, and she felt a little strange in her heart.
What kind of look is this?
Xiangyun looked confused and asked Baochai in a low voice, "Sister Bao, what did my great-aunt say?"
"You are so young that you can ask questions about anything. Who knows?" Baochai whispered.
As a veteran who had watched "One Hundred Species of Yuan Ren" when he was a child, how could Baochai not know the allusion of dividing peaches and cutting sleeves? But at this time, he just pretended not to know.
Jia's mother said again: "You can't be spoiled by a greedy cat. Baoyu is young, so he should kneel down in the ancestral hall."
Jia Heng picked up the tea cup on the side and looked silent.
"Okay, let's not talk anymore. Let's eat. We've been fussing for a long time and we're all eating together." Mother Jia greeted Tanchun, Xiangyun, Daiyu and Baochai who were talking together.
The words were divided into two parts. Just when Jia Heng went to Rongqing Hall for dinner, Jia Zheng stayed alone in the flower hall for a while, and his mood calmed down a bit. For a while, he felt hungry and thirsty in his stomach, and he was about to get up.
However, at this time, a young boy came over in a hurry and said in a low voice: "Master, the Chief Historian of Prince Zhongshun came here to ask for an audience. He said he came to visit the master."
As soon as these words came out, Jia Zheng looked stunned and felt a little confused.
Gein, the Jia family has no contact with Prince Zhongshun’s palace, and now he comes to visit, but he doesn’t know what the purpose is!
At that time, outside the gate of Jia's Mansion, Zhou Shun, the chief minister of King Zhongshun, looked at Rongguo Mansion with a gloomy look on his face.
It turns out that after Qi Guan'er escaped from Prince Zhongshun's Mansion, Prince Zhongshun's Mansion kept sending out servants for more than ten days. After several days of searching, they finally found clues about Qi Guan'er, which seemed to have some connection with Rong Guo Mansion.
Prince Zhongshun was furious and immediately sent the chief historian of Prince Zhongshun to Rongguo Mansion to ask questions.
In fact, if it was the Ning Mansion, King Zhongshun was still a little wary, but the Rong Mansion was much weaker. How could he allow the Rong Guo Mansion to abduct his actors?
Prince Zhongshun's palace chief Shi waited for a while, then followed the servant into the flower hall. The servant served the fragrant tea and retreated to the side.
Jia Zhengning frowned and said in confusion: "I wonder why you are here?"
The chief historian of the palace was also a fifth-rank official, and he was already angry with the Jia family. Hearing this, he said in a firm tone: "I am not here to build Tan Mansion. I am just doing an errand under the orders of the prince.
Please, old gentleman, for the sake of the prince, please give me a convenience, I will be very grateful."
When Jia Zheng heard this, he became more and more confused and asked, "I wonder what Chang Shi said?"
Zhou Changshi sneered and said: "There is a young lady in the palace who is called Qi Guan'er. He was originally staying in the palace, but after the first year of junior high school, he was not in the palace for more than ten days. The prince sent several waves of people to look for him, but he didn't find her.
Well, if it's someone else, that's fine. This official Qi is usually very considerate of my prince's thoughts. I heard that he has a good relationship with the jade-bearing young master in your mansion, and either hid it secretly or abducted him. Please tell me.
If you please tell me, I will save you from having to work hard and be punished by the prince."
Because Yuanchun of the Rong Mansion had not made a concubine, Zhou Changshi's words at this moment were even more rude than those in the original novel.
Direct presumption of guilt!
Of course, it was also because of the incident last time when Prince Zhongshun's son was detained by the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division that he had long harbored resentment.
After hearing this, Jia Zheng felt his eyebrows beating wildly, and he was inexplicably horrified.
Because according to what Jia Heng and Jia Mu said, Prince Zhongshun is almost the political enemy of the Jia family. Is this really a big deal?
Therefore, he did not immediately search for the jade, but instead asked: "How did Chang Shi know that Quan Zi knew the whereabouts of Qi Guan'er?"
After all, Baoyu had just been beaten, so it was unlikely that Baoyu would be brought over for questioning at this time.
Zhou Changshi sneered and said: "Qi Guan'er was given a sweat scarf by the prince. The sweat scarf was paid tribute to the imperial court by the Queen of Qianxiang Kingdom. The Holy God gave it to my master, who then gave it to Qi Guan'er. Qi Guan'er
My son and your son are exchanging sweat scarves, they think they are close friends, but I'm afraid they are still tied around your waist at this moment!"
When Jia Zheng heard this, he finally couldn't bear it anymore and almost spit out a mouthful of old blood.
The anger that had been suppressed started to surge up again, and there was even a hint of sadness.
This careless bastard!
It was just a matter of hanging out in the back house, but it was enough to attract the loyal and obedient actors of the palace, and to have such a close relationship with such actors.
Jia Zheng's face was pale, and his voice was trembling a little, and he said: "Your Majesty, wait a moment, I'll call someone."
At this time, no one could be summoned, but he asked Baoyu where he had hidden the person.
Seeing the trembling Jia Zheng, Zhou Changshi picked up the tea cup, a flash of sarcasm flashed at the corner of his mouth, and said: "Old sir, just leave."
The Jia family is just like this. Apart from the old man Heng, they only have one boy.
However, it is said that the young master who was born with a jade in his mouth is very popular with the old lady of Rong Mansion. Maybe this is the reason, I don't know.
