The Overlord of the Red Mansion

Chapter 60 Title
At Rongguo Mansion, Grandmother Jia had lunch with her family in the afternoon.

While eating, Shi Xiangyun remembered something.

"I remembered!"

Everyone looked at her.

Jia Tanchun smiled and said, "What did you forget?"

Shi Xiangyun looked at Grandmother Jia, "Why has no one congratulated my elder brother even though his reward has come? He was promoted to a higher rank yesterday, and it's already past noon."

Grandmother Jia said coldly, "He took the lead, but offended the others. Now the emperor wants others to follow his example. Whoever gets into trouble will lose his head!"

Shi Xiangyun didn't quite understand this, and the other girls also felt it was strange.

Yingchun asked, "What does this have to do with Master Rong?"

Several people call Jia Rong differently.

Sichun belongs to the same generation, older than Jia Rong.

Jia Yuanchun is his wife and calls him master.

Jia Yingchun's father is Jia She, and the normal way of addressing him in the clan is to call him Uncle Rong, because Jia Rong is the head of the Ning Mansion and the clan leader.

Jia Tanchun's father is Jia Zheng, and her half sister is Jia Yuanchun. Usually, she calls him brother-in-law, and cannot call her sister's husband a junior.

Jia Xichun's father is Jia Jing, the real legitimate daughter of Ningguo Mansion. Usually, she is called Rong'er. Calling her nephew is considered impolite, and Jia Rong does not like it.

Shi Xiangyun and Sichun are of the same generation. She has only met Jia Rong a few times and is not a member of the Jia family. Regardless of seniority, and because Jia Baoyu is her second brother, she calls Jia Baoyu's brother-in-law "big brother", and Jia Lian is considered the second brother.

The eldest brother Jia Zhu, the eldest brother Jia Rong, the second brother Jia Lian, and the third brother Jia Baoyu.

Bao and Dai are distant relatives, so they are not counted according to family seniority.

Xue Baochai calls Rong "Big Brother".

Lin Daiyu has a closer relationship with Jia Rong, and her father also values this man and asks her to discuss things with him if she has any problems, so she calls him Brother Rong.

The names of the girls are a bit confusing, but it’s not their fault. The main reason for the confusion is that Jia Rong married Jia Yuanchun.

Grandmother Jia sighed, "Don't ask too many questions. Eat well, play at home after dinner, and don't go out these few days."

"Yes!" Everyone agreed honestly.

After finishing her meal, Grandmother Jia went back to rest accompanied by her maid.

After Lady Jia left, a group of young girls gathered together to discuss state affairs.

"Why is it not a good thing for the emperor to let others learn from Rong Ge'er?"

"Need I say more? Of course the emperor wanted to do this before. Whoever made a mistake would have his head chopped off. But if he did that, he would be called a tyrant. Now my brother-in-law has written a military order, and the emperor has rewarded him. From now on, whoever makes a mistake will have his head chopped off!"

Jia Tanchun grabbed Shi Xiangyun's neck with both hands, which scared Miss Shi.

Shi Xiangyun soon started playing with Jia Tanchun, rolling on the bed and pinching each other's flesh.

Xue Baochai and Lin Daiyu also thought of the possibility that Jia Tanchun mentioned, and even earlier.

However, neither of them said anything and did not discuss the current emperor.

At this time, both of them were worried about Jia Rong.

Not long after, Jia Rong and Jia Yuanchun came over with their maids.

Li Wan and Wang Xifeng also came to see after hearing the news, but only Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xing were not there.

Jia Rong asked the maid to put down the cloth given by the emperor.

"I've sent you four pieces of cloth. Just practice with them as you like."

The maids put the finest cloth specially supplied to the royal family beside the bed and showed it to several girls and maids who were proficient in needlework. At this time, Jia Tanchun asked, "Brother-in-law, I want to ask you something."

Jia Rong looked at the little sister who was less than ten years old and said, "Ask."

Tanchun quickly said, "Do you know that you have offended the others?"

"Did I offend someone? Who?" Jia Rong couldn't remember who he had offended for a moment.

Tanchun said quickly, "You issued a military order. If something goes wrong, you will lose your head. The emperor rewarded you so that others will follow your example. Then you will be the leader in punishing others in the future!"

Shi Xiangyun said: "Yes! So when you were promoted to a higher rank, no one congratulated you!"

"Nonsense." Jia Rong said with disdain, "I only guarantee that no problems will occur to the few people in my family. I don't guarantee that if there are any problems in the whole city, you will come to me. Even if something happens tomorrow, it has nothing to do with me."

Jia Tanchun was stunned, as if that was what was written in the letter of guarantee, and all she needed to do was prove that those people were not thieves.

Xue Baochai asked, "Why did the emperor reward you?"

Jia Rong replied, "Because I am brave. Didn't I tell you yesterday? Now the emperor is tired of those useless people and wants to find a group of confident and capable people."

"Even if all the civil and military officials in the court signed a letter of guarantee, if the bad guys really come out and don't rely on us for protection, will they kill us all?"

"Don't talk about politics all day long. Your brains are not suited to this. Just talk about poetry, guess word puzzles, or do math and settle accounts."

Shi Xiangyun said, "Then why didn't anyone congratulate you? You have been promoted to a higher rank."

Jia Rong said helplessly, "The whole city is under martial law now, and my promotion to a higher rank happened last night. There are not many people who can pass on the news at night. Shouldn't I send someone to find out whether it is good or bad first?"

"Don't let your imagination run wild. The Jia family relies on me, not others. Without me, this family would fall apart in a few years."

Shi Xiangyun was still puzzled, "Then we should send someone over here to ask?"

Jia Rong smiled and said, "Wang's Prince Teng is not in the capital, but the Xue family is here. Your second uncle and third uncle of the Shi family can't catch up with them in anything they do. The other four kings and six dukes are not convenient to visit at this time. My relationship with them is not very good. I didn't inherit the relationship from my father. Instead, all my current friends are made by myself."

"Besides, you don't live in my place, so how do you know that my Ningguo Mansion is not full of guests?"

Jia Yuanchun smiled and said, "I originally planned to come here this morning, but I was so busy that I only had time now. Many people personally sent gifts over."

Jia Tanchun asked, "Brother-in-law, are you really okay?"

"It's okay, everything is fine." Jia Rong said with a smile: "The streets will be back to normal in a few days. The emperor also knows that it can't stay like this. All he needs is an attitude. He needs someone to stand up and guarantee that there is no problem. But those people dare not guarantee this, and everyone is embarrassed."

"Besides, if I'm punished when something goes wrong, who will stand up and say it's okay next time?"

"Don't think about it. You are not suitable to talk about this. The old lady herself can't figure it out. She has been scared these past few days."

Wang Xifeng smiled and said, "I think it's because of you that he got mad at me."

This was obviously the universally recognized correct answer. Xue Baochai looked at Wang Xifeng and said, "Sister Feng, why haven't you said anything recently? It was so lively yesterday, but I didn't hear you say anything."

Wang Xifeng smiled and said, "Why should I butt in on the old lady's decision? If someone like me who knows nothing gets involved and talks about this and that, and if what I say doesn't make sense and I keep saying it, won't it make me look stupid? And it will also make the people who are listening angry."

Li Wan smiled and said, "If you had been so eloquent yesterday, the old lady wouldn't have been unable to sleep."

No matter what these people said, Jia Rong quickly went back to take care of his own business.

Early the next morning, Lai Da came back quickly to report the news, and the people who were having dinner were already waiting for his reply.

The Jia family had lunch at around ten in the morning, and by that time the outside was already almost bustling.

Lai Da bent over and said happily, "Reporting to the old lady, there are fewer soldiers on the street today, and the entry and exit of the city gates are not so strict. I saw that many ordinary people came out."

Grandmother Jia, Mrs. Wang and others finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Grandmother Jia smiled and said, "Your Master Rong is still capable."

(End of this chapter)