The Overlord of the Red Mansion

Chapter 79 Disaster
When Jia Rong returned to the house, he saw a room full of women chatting in the greenhouse.

Now the house is as lively as Jia Mu's big house. There is a group of living people in the big house, and it doesn't seem lonely at all. They are all beautiful girls.

"Brother-in-law is back." Tanchun said with a smile, "Brother-in-law, I will stay here today and sleep with my sister."

Jia Xichun smiled and said, "I wanted to force Miss Shi to stay here today, but unfortunately she insisted on going back, so I asked someone to send her back."

Yingchun was also here, sitting aside, smiling and not saying anything.

Xue Baochai and Xue Baoqin were also here, only Lin Daiyu was still with the old lady so that she wouldn't seem too lonely.

You Erjie and You Sanjie came over to help Jia Rong take off his clothes and untie his cloak.

Jia Rong felt much more relaxed. "Tomorrow is the New Year. I have to be on duty for half a day in the morning and will be back in the afternoon. When I come back, I will see if there are any delicious and fun things outside and bring some back for you."

Jia Yuanchun and Baoqin had already reserved meals for Jia Rong and served them at the time when Jia Rong got off work.

"Master, please sit down and eat something hot. Something happened when Brother Feng came here today, but fortunately it was resolved."

Jia Rong walked over and sat down. "What happened?"

Before Jia Yuanchun could say anything, Xichun and You Sanjie were already talking to each other, adding fuel to the fire and completing the story.

After hearing this, Jia Rong said, "This is a good thing. Even if Feng Ge has many faults, can someone else do better than her? I don't think so. What Rong Mansion lacks is someone who can bring money."

Jia Xichun took Tanchun to the opposite side of Jia Rong, sat down and said, "Today our family has spent a lot of money. Yesterday, Miss Shi and many others came and spent several thousand taels. Today, another ten thousand taels. This can't go on, right?"

Jia Rong smiled and said, "I've spent a lot on you, but I can earn money, and our family has surplus every year."

As Jia Rong spoke, he picked up a piece of fish and fed it to Jia Xichun who was sitting opposite him.

Jia Xichun said embarrassedly: "I'll pick it up myself. Men and women shouldn't touch each other. How can I use your chopsticks to eat?"

Jia Rong took back his chopsticks and fed it to You Sanjie next to him, then continued to eat his meal.

"When you were still a baby, I sent you to the Rong Mansion, and only took you back when you grew up and became a beautiful young lady."

"Thirteen years have passed in a flash. Isn't it because of me that the Ning Mansion is what it is today? The Rong Mansion is now lacking a pillar. After all, we are two families. I will help those who can, and if I can't, there will be no help even if you ask me in the future."

Seeing Jia Rong say these words, Jia Yuanchun asked: "What can't I help with?"

Jia Rong said seriously: "You can't help with things outside. I thought about Baoyu's matter. It's not to blame for drinking with Xue Pan that time. It's mainly because he is too close to several princes. You can't see clearly what's going on in the court, and Brother Feng can't see clearly either, so don't touch it."

"Don't think that nothing is wrong, and don't think that the Dukes who inherit the title have nothing to fear. You have never seen the official prostitutes of the Jiaofang Bureau, nor have you seen the daughters of wealthy families who were confiscated and sold into slavery."

"This is pretty much the situation at Rong Mansion. Don't get involved in the affairs of the Wang and Shi families, and don't take them on. If the old lady asks you to meet someone in the future, don't go if I'm not around. It's no good."

Jia Tanchun asked curiously, "Is it that serious?"

Jia Rong said, "If the Jia family were to decline, the most direct manifestation would be the marriage of their daughters. Now that Master Zheng has been dismissed from his post and Jia Baoyu is almost a useless person, what kind of family do you think you will marry into in the future, Tanchun?"

Tanchun is the daughter of Jia Zheng and Aunt Zhao. She is a concubine's daughter who has a hard time getting married. Now her father and brothers Jia Zheng and Jia Baoyu are both stains, and her brother Jia Huan is not a good person either.

She has so many shortcomings that she can only marry someone from a small family.

Jia Yuanchun could sense her sister's mood.

"Don't worry, sister. Your brother-in-law will definitely help you arrange this matter."

Jia Tanchun nodded, looked at Jia Rong and said, "I'd like to offer a toast to my brother-in-law! Thank you for your care over the years."

"No problem." Jia Rong accepted his sister-in-law's gratitude.

"Okay, let's not say discouraging things during the New Year. No matter how bad the Jia family is, I'll be there to back them up!" Jia Rong smiled and comforted the girls.

Everyone was having fun happily, and without the noise of the children, the hostesses also enjoyed the nightlife in a relaxed manner.

The next day, Jia Rong went to collect his New Year's subsidy, and he felt something was wrong after receiving the money.

"Why does it feel like there's a lot less?" Jia Rong asked.

The eunuch handing out the money said, "There is nothing wrong with the Ning Mansion. It is a little more than last year. There is nothing in the Rong Mansion. It is said that someone reported yesterday that Jia Lian, the descendant of Rongguo Duke Jia Yuan, behaved improperly during the period of national and family mourning. He also said that Jia She, who died a few years ago, made a big mistake. We wanted to give him a lighter sentence, but he has failed the emperor's grace again and again, and now he has been stripped of his hereditary position."

Jia Rong knew that something had happened. Being stripped of his hereditary title meant taking back his title, the land granted by the emperor, and even the sign of the Rongguo Mansion built by imperial decree. Naturally, he could no longer live in the mansion.

After thinking about it, I didn’t care anymore and went home directly.

As soon as he arrived at the door of his house, Lai Da, the housekeeper of the Rong Mansion, came over from the door and asked for help.

"Uncle Rong, our master wants you to come over to discuss something."

Jia Rong had a blank expression on his face. "My house caught fire once, twice, and three times. You kept running to other people. I'm not that familiar with your family. Go back and tell them that I have no sympathy for these disloyal and unfilial people. Wait until the emperor forgives you before you can claim to be my relative!"

Jia Rong really can't lead this group of relatives, and they keep causing trouble.

Although it was not worth alarming the emperor if someone died after he had an affair with a servant's wife during the national mourning period.

Or maybe it’s been a few years since Jia She colluded with foreign enemies, so there’s no need to bring up the past.

But after being caught, Jia Rong was unable to help.

Even if the emperor is dead now, their sins will not disappear.

You can't become an emperor just to help a bunch of stupid teammates, right?

If you really become an emperor, I'm afraid you'll find that teammates are all useless.

Jia Rong went straight into the mansion, and after entering, Jia Yuanchun quickly came over to talk.

"Master, are you okay? This morning, the Jinyi Army went to arrest the Second Master, Fengjie and the First Madam. Even my father was arrested and questioned. He came back in the afternoon. They said that Master She had committed a serious crime in the past, and Jia Lian's crimes in the past few days were also known. They were punished for multiple crimes and demoted to commoners."

At this moment, Jia Yuanchun was thinking more about not getting implicated.

Jia Rong asked, "Is he okay?"

Jia Yuanchun nodded anxiously, "Everyone has been released. They said that because of our ancestors' contributions to the country, the imperially built Rongguo Mansion will not be taken away for the time being. However, all the land has been taken away. The Jinyi Guards searched and took away a lot of things, saying that they were collecting evidence, including the money our family gave us."

Jia Rong's long-term discord with the Jia family played a role to some extent. Of course, the most important thing was that he did not associate with princes and others. In addition, he had a unique role and psychological comfort for the emperor, so his status increased instead of decreased.

"It's okay. It has nothing to do with us. As long as they are okay, it's time for them to wake up."

Jia Rong walked straight in and stopped talking about this matter.

The problem with the Jia family is that their virtue is not worthy of their position, and they cannot build up without destroying it. There are not enough talented people to support such a grand occasion.

There were only more than ten masters in the family, including Lady Jia, Jia Zheng, Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Xing, Li Wan, Jia Lian, and Wang Xifeng, but they had hundreds of maids and servants, big and small.

Now Jia Baoyu, Jia Zheng and Jia Lian are all ordinary people. They have no income from official positions, titles, or land, and they no longer have the good fortune of having people give them money as they did in the past. The huge Rongguo Mansion can no longer be maintained.

At this time, the savings in the mansion were taken away by the Jinyiwei Army during the New Year, and there was no money left to send the slaves home.

(End of this chapter)