The Overlord of the Red Mansion

Chapter 228 Eightieth Birthday
Women naturally don’t know about men’s affairs.

The Ning and Rong mansions, the four streets in front, behind, left and right, and half of the alley in the middle were all decorated with lights and it was very lively.

The butler standing at the door received many royal relatives, all of whom were among the most important figures in the capital.

Several people who were clearing tables in the alley between the Ning and Rong mansions were looking into the distance.

"People have been coming since yesterday and they haven't stopped until today. The threshold is about to be broken by people. How many important people have come?"

"Who cares how many big shots he is? Hurry up and get to work. I can tell at a glance that you are from Rong Mansion. If anyone from Ning Mansion dared to discuss this on the street, they would have been punished long ago."

"I'm not from the Rong family, I'm from the Wang family."

"That's not much better."

"You are so powerful in Ning Mansion, why don't you work in Wang Mansion?"

"Find a fight!"

As they talked, several people started fighting.

The people eating in the alley are members of the Jia family and some poor people from all over the place.

Everyone watched this scene and treated it as a snack to go with their drinks.

Some passers-by also saw the fight at the door. Fortunately, everyone knew that the Rongguo Mansion was in chaos and was not surprised at all by such a thing.

Princess Zhou and Princess Shu soon arrived at Rong Mansion together.

It was obvious that the two of them did not come to Beijing for the old lady's birthday. They just heard that Jia Rong would come to celebrate Old Lady Jia's birthday, so they came too.

Grandmother Jia, Lady Wang, and Aunt Wang came out to greet them wearing imperial robes.

Also present were Jia Rong's concubine Wang Xifeng and others.

Because her son helped Jia Rong test medicine, Wang Xifeng was conferred the title of county baron, so naturally she also had clothes of imperial decree to wear.

"Greetings, Princess!" The old lady and others bowed to the two princesses.

Princess Shu was much older than Princess Liao. She smiled and said, "Hurry up, today is the old lady's 1,000th birthday, and we are here to congratulate her."

Princess Liao said, "The King of Shu and the King of Liao went to have a drink with the King of Zhongxiao. Isn't Princess Zhongxiao here?"

They were all royal relatives who had attended several funerals, and naturally had met Princess Zhongxiao Jia Yuanchun, so they would not mistake Wang Xifeng for Jia Yuanchun.

Wang Xifeng took the initiative to say, "Reporting to the princess, our princess is in the room with the virtuous concubine. The virtuous concubine brought the prince to join in the fun and is looking after the child in Rongqing Hall."

Hearing that Concubine Xian was also coming, the Princess of Shu and the Princess of Liao naturally also wanted to go over to pay homage.

Now that the Queen has been banished to the cold palace, below the Queen are the Imperial Noble Consort and the Noble Consort.

The position of Imperial Noble Consort had not yet been established, and among the four concubines only the Virtuous Consort had successfully given birth to a living son, so she was naturally the most favored.

Shufei and others were also pregnant, but they had miscarriages or their sons died within two months.

Speaking of which, these are all things that happened this year. This year has been a lot of ups and downs.

After some humble and polite conversation, the few of them went to see Concubine Xian.

Concubine Xian is a beautiful woman. She is beautiful, but what is more noteworthy is the royal nobility she exudes.

This kind of woman does not need to be too beautiful, as being too beautiful will instead affect her positive evaluation.

Of course, in Jia Rong's eyes, she is also a great beauty with big breasts and a big butt, and her face is that of a good wife and mother.

No one would have thought that this virtuous concubine was wearing the thong given by Jia Rong, and the two pairs of breasts in front of her body for raising children only nourished Jia Rong.

Jia Yuanchun and Lin Daiyu sat on the four chairs on the side of the King of Shu and the Princess of Liao.

The Princess of Shu is old and doesn't need to follow the rules.

The main thing is not to follow the rules, not to be unruly towards people.

She was very clear about the importance of being polite to others, especially to Jia Rong, the King of Loyalty and Filial Piety.

Tolerance has never been one of Jia Rong's strengths.

The ministers and kings are not blind or stupid, so why did they report Jia Rong, and why did everyone who went against Jia Rong die?
The Princess of Shu had no respect for Concubine Xian, but she also didn't want to offend her.

He was very kind to Jia Yuanchun, "What did the princess send?"

When Jia Yuanchun saw this amiable old woman talking to her, she answered honestly.

"The prince sent a golden and jade ruyi, six rolls of colorful satin, six golden and jade rings, and six hundred taels of silver."

"I gave agarwood sticks, agarwood beads, longevity incense, tea sets, and some daily tea and sugar." "Sister Lin gave a pillow, a cloak, and six headache pills from the prince."

The Princess of Shu smiled even more happily.

"The air in Shu is stuffy, and I don't see much sunlight throughout the year. I plan to stay here for a while and go to the clinic to see a doctor."

Now that the emperor has gone to the south for a trip, two brave princes have come uninvited, and even the princess and the prince have come along.

It's not that I'm brave, it's just that I was really scared and fell ill a while ago. After I barely recovered, I heard that the emperor was going on a southern tour, so I was called over again without any choice.

Originally, I planned to call a few more princes over, but the other five princes refused to come.

It's not that they are brave, it's that only they two have to come.

So they came with their families, determined to die together.

Jia Yuanchun didn't know much about the inner affairs of the imperial court. Seeing that the Princess of Shu was easy to talk to, she asked politely, "Do you have a place to stay? I'll come visit you later."

Princess Shu smiled and said, "Now I live with Princess Liao in the original Beijing Palace, not far from Zhongxiao Palace."

There were not only a few princesses in the room, but also quite a few princesses from counties.

Prince Beijing has died. He was stripped of his title because he had no offspring, but his wife still holds the title of Princess Beijing, and even her mansion has not been moved for the time being.

Princess Beijing now lives several times more poorly than before, and she also collects rent from the Princesses of Shu and Liao.

The Princess of Shu and the Princess of Liao wanted to talk more with Jia Yuanchun, but Concubine Xian interrupted and said, "If the Princess is free, you can come to the palace to accompany me. I also want to hear more about your parenting experience."

Jia Yuanchun said quickly, "Yes, Madam."

At this time, the children in the room became impatient, and Jia Yang shouted, "Mom, I need to pee."

Wang Xifeng quickly reprimanded her eldest son, who was only six or seven years old, saying, "You good-for-nothing, how many times have you gone to the toilet? Forget it, go play with your sister, don't run around!"

"Got it!" Jia Jian was so happy that he was about to run out, but Wang Xifeng grabbed him by the collar and said, "Go and pay your respects to the old ancestor. You have no manners at all. I'll show you how I'll punish you when you get back!"

The old lady smiled and said, "Yian'er is not a loser. I think he is the most promising. Didn't Yan'er help you get this imperial title? Yan'er, come here. There is also a book. Let's go to the opera. It's lively outside."

At the old lady's invitation, everyone went out to listen to the opera again.

Concubine Xian, Princess Shu, Princess Liao, Jia Yuanchun and Lin Daiyu each ordered a play.

The other princesses of lower ranks such as princes and dukes are not eligible.

Not only Princess Beijing plays a supporting role, but also Princess Zhongshun, who used to have frequent contact with Jia Yuanchun.

Without a man in the family, living conditions naturally plummeted. The disciples and old officials who used to depend on her no longer gave her face. Not only did they receive less filial piety, but the family's income also dropped significantly.

As time went by, Jia Yuanchun saw Princess Zhongshun sitting in the corner several times, but she resisted the urge to look at her any further and did not meet her eyes.

Without Jia Rong's permission, Jia Yuanchun didn't want to do anything unnecessary, and even more so didn't want to be scolded by Jia Rong.

Just now he was just exchanging a few polite words with the Princess of Shu, and he was nearly led into a trap by that old woman. Fortunately, Wang Xifeng kicked Jia Jian in the butt with her knee, and sent Jia Jian to the toilet, interrupting the conversation.

When the troupe was about to disband, Ling'er ran to Jia Yuanchun.

"Godmother, the prince is here."

Jia Yuanchun reached out and touched Zhen Ling'er's head, and said to the others, "This is my goddaughter. There are not many girls in my family, and I may not be able to give birth to a daughter in this lifetime, so I adopted a well-behaved and sensible goddaughter."

Wang Xifeng smiled and said, "If Princess Wang wants a daughter, I will give her to you and she will take your surname!"

Jia Yuanchun laughed and said, "How could I not know what trick you are up to? If she follows my surname, she will also be surnamed Jia!"

Jia Rong arrived while the two were chatting and laughing. Jia Rong never knocked on the door before going anywhere, and he didn't need anyone to inform him before entering.

"Your Majesty!"

Everyone stood up and saluted, even Concubine Xian stood up and said respectfully, "Uncle."

Now the generations are messed up... Logically speaking, the King of Shu should be the elder of the line of King Zhongxiao, and it was Jia Rong who paid his respects to the Princess of Shu first.

But the Imperial Concubine Xianfei took the initiative to pay her respects to Jia Rong, and used the title of Imperial Uncle to elevate Jia Rong, a prince, to a higher level.

It's not one generation, it's one level.

The emperor level and the king level are different.

The Princess of Shu and the Princess of Liao had no choice but to follow suit.

(End of this chapter)