The destiny of all heavens begins in the Red Chamber

The destiny of all heavens begins in the Red Chamber

Author: My name is Paiyunzhang

Summary:

The Qi of the heavens governs, altering fate and destiny. The path to heaven begins here.

Chapter 1: Master Zheng Er was tricked

As it was getting late, Jia Zheng bid farewell to his guests and headed towards the backyard.

As I passed by the garden, a small figure suddenly darted past me.

Jia Zheng was greatly shocked. Upon seeing it, he immediately flew into a rage: "You unfilial son, what are you doing?"

The small figure, who was darting away, paused and turned around, revealing Jia Huan's frightened little face.

He looked quite disheveled at the time, his brocade robes were loose and covered with mud.

Not only his body was covered in mud, but his face was also covered in mud splatters.

Coupled with his terrified expression, he looked exactly like a mud monkey.

"Master, I just came from Cong'er's place!"

"I originally planned to have a meal there, but the master sent someone to tell Cong-ge that he should go to the clan school in a couple of days, so I hurriedly came back to have a meal!"

"Hmm, is Cong-ge'er old enough to go to school?"

Jia Zheng shifted his attention, glanced at the timid Jia Huan, and sneered, "You unfilial son, all you do is fool around all day. How old are you?"

"Master, I'm almost six years old!"

Jia Huan glanced at his father's grim face and asked hesitantly, "Master, may I go to the clan school with Cong-ge'er?"

"Do you want to go to school?"

Jia Zheng's expression softened a bit, but his words remained rather impolite: "Perhaps you want to join Cong-ge'er in his antics?"

"This one……"

As if his secret had been exposed, Jia Huan immediately became hesitant and awkward, stammering for a long time without saying anything further.

"Hmph, since you want to go to school, then you can go with Cong-ge!"

Seeing Jia Huan's behavior, Jia Zheng was somewhat disappointed and waved his hand impatiently, saying, "Remember, when you go to the clan school, you must listen to the teacher and study diligently. Don't let me know that you're just fooling around, or you'll be in for a beating!"

After saying that, he turned and left without looking at Jia Huan again.

Watching Jia Zheng's figure disappear from sight, Jia Huan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Ignoring the pointing fingers, mocking expressions, and ridicule from the nearby maids, as long as they helped spread the word about their chance encounter, their goal was achieved.

Damn it, pretending to be a child, and a naughty one at that, is not so easy to fool.

It means that Jia Zheng didn't care much about his illegitimate son and wasn't particularly meticulous. Otherwise, Wang Xifeng would have noticed the flaws in his performance much earlier.

Fortunately, everything went smoothly!

After a while, when several maids from the back courtyard passed by, he turned around and ran towards the East Courtyard where the master lived.

A small gate was opened in the wall of the East Courtyard, directly connecting to the back garden.

As Jia Huan ran breathlessly through the evening glow to the small door, a small figure about his size darted out.

"How are you, Huan-ge'er?"

The newcomer was none other than Jia Congcong, the eldest son of the main branch of the family. His little face was covered in black mud, with even more mud spots than Jia Huan.

His clothes were quite old, with stripes showing in some places, and were also dirty with mud and other unknown substances.

His hands were covered in dirt and mud, and his little boots were so worn that their original color was no longer visible.

Fortunately, my hairstyle wasn't messed up, and even though it was a bit dirty, it was still okay. Otherwise, I really wouldn't be able to show my face in public.

"Don't worry, the master has already agreed, and we can leave in a few days!"

"That's great! Should we go find the master next?"

Jia Cong was overjoyed, but when the master was mentioned, he was clearly terrified, his dark face scrunched up.

"Come on, come on, I'll go with you. Maybe we can even get a free meal!"

Grabbing Cong-ge'er's dirty little hand, Jia Huan forcibly pulled him through the small gate of the East Courtyard.

Upon entering, there is still a small garden, with only a few flowers blooming in early spring.

The maids and servants they encountered on the road all looked at the two brothers with disgust and took the initiative to avoid them, as if there was something unclean about them.

Jia Huan and Jia Cong didn't care, since they were already used to being nobody in the Rongguo Mansion.

That's why people say the Rong family's family values ​​are lacking.

As the third sons of the first and second wives respectively, their lives were only slightly better than those of third-class maids and cleaning women. Who could they complain to?

It should be noted that both the eldest and second branches of the Rong family were small and had only one legitimate son and one illegitimate son.

Even if we don't give special attention to the illegitimate son, we can't ignore him at all!

If something were to happen to the legitimate son, the only ones who could continue the Rong family line would be the two illegitimate sons.

Unfortunately, the two brothers lived a very miserable life, even worse off than the second-class and first-class maids, as well as the respectable old women and housekeepers.

Jia Huan was alright, at least he had his mother, Aunt Zhao, to help him, and he could see his father, Master Zheng, from time to time. His food, clothing, and daily necessities were also guaranteed.

Every now and then, I can manage to get some spare money to spend.

Jia Cong had it quite tough. His biological mother died early, and if it weren't for his reliable wet nurse, he probably wouldn't be alive today.

Because of the neglect of the master and Madam Xing, his food, clothing and daily necessities were very simple, almost on par with the third-class maids in the mansion.

In every aspect, he was far inferior to Jia Huan.

This is also the main reason why, although he is a year older than Jia Huan, their height and build are similar.

While we weren't starving, we simply couldn't eat anything decent.

This time, if it weren't for Jia Huan's encouragement, he wouldn't have dared to get involved in studying at the clan school, or rather, he wouldn't have even been aware of it.

According to the rules of the Jia family in the capital, male members could enter the clan school at the age of six.

Jia Cong is a year older than Jia Huan, and is almost seven years old now, but the master and Madam Xing have not made any move to send him to the clan school.

His wet nurse was not very aware of this, nor was she aware of it.

Jia Cong, that kid, spends his days happily playing around, living a carefree life that is ignored and even disliked by others.

Jia Huan, who had just transmigrated, couldn't stand it anymore. He knew exactly what kind of place the Rong Mansion's backyard was.

If Jia Cong cannot leave this place as soon as possible, go out to learn or broaden his horizons, he will truly be ruined in the future.

He himself couldn't stand staying in the backyard anymore. Although he was not yet old enough, he no longer wanted to stay in the Rong Mansion's backyard.

Then, Jia Huan talked to Jia Cong about going to the clan school.

Knowing that Jia Cong had basically never touched a book and had no concept of reading, nor any interest in it, he suggested that Jia Cong attend the clan school so he could leave the backyard and go out to play.

Sure enough, the little kid couldn't resist the temptation to go out and play and was easily persuaded.

After that, Jia Huan took advantage of the discord between the two masters and used the information gap to his advantage, which successfully won over Master Zheng.

Next, Jia Huan was quite confident that he could persuade Master She to agree to let Cong'er attend the clan school.

The reason I had to bring Cong-ge along was that if he were alone, he would be too conspicuous. Did they really think his stepmother was dead?

Chapter 2 A Terrible Living Environment

"Hey, isn't this Huan-ge'er and Cong-ge'er? What are you doing here?"

As the two brothers were playfully fighting and getting close to the main house, they encountered Wang Shanbao's wife, who was leaving home.

This person didn't show any obvious disgust; instead, they stopped and asked curiously.

"Master wants me and Cong-ge to go to the clan school together!"

Jia Huan pulled Jia Cong aside and answered honestly, "Well, we brothers came here specifically to pay our respects to the master and also to ask if he has any other ideas?"

"The master is currently preoccupied with other matters and it may be difficult to meet him!"

Wang Shanbao's wife hesitated for a moment, then said, "How about I go and ask for you two brothers?"

"Thank you very much, Aunt Wang!"

Jia Huan behaved very politely, putting on an air of 'entrusting important matters', which drew a chuckle from Wang Shanbao's wife.

In the Rong Mansion, the personal attendants of the two ladies were not to be offended easily.

While it's true that Madam Xing, the eldest wife, is an awkward person, she's not someone that Jia Huan and Jia Cong can easily offend.

As long as money and interests are not involved, Mrs. Xing is quite easy to talk to.

Sure enough, not long after Wang Shanbao's wife went in, she came out again and called the two brothers to come in and talk.

"You two mud monkeys, what happened to make you look so disheveled?"