The destiny of all heavens begins in the Red Chamber

Tan Chun naturally didn't know the ins and outs of it, but she couldn't help but be curious.

It feels like Jia Huan, my younger brother, has become somewhat unrecognizable, even a little unfamiliar.

Not to mention Jia Huan, even Aunt Zhao has changed a lot.

At least in the last six months, he has hardly come to see her anymore, and he certainly hasn't been yelling at her or making demands.

For some reason, Tan Chun felt quite disappointed.

It seems that both Aunt Zhao and Jia Huan are somewhat ignoring her.

Aunt Zhao took over the work of distributing rouge and face powder, as well as buying trinkets from outside, keeping her extremely busy all day. Since she had plenty of money, she naturally paid little attention to Tan Chun.

As for Jia Huan, I've heard he's achieved some success outside, but I don't know exactly how.

What frustrated Tan Chun was that even without Aunt Zhao's harassment, she didn't get any advantage from her stepmother, Lady Wang, who remained indifferent to her.

This situation made her feel quite uncomfortable!

I don't know exactly what happened, but seeing Aunt Xue at Pear Fragrance Courtyard today, and Xue Baochai's subtle intention to befriend Jia Huan, was quite touching.

It seems that there have been some subtle changes in both the household and her own situation?

The root of the change seems to be his younger brother, Jia Huan, whom he used to look down on.

Jia Huan, upon returning to his residence, was naturally unaware of his elder sister Tan Chun's confusion.

He couldn't guess what the girls were thinking, nor did he have the time or inclination to.

Currently, he is somewhat troubled by the situation in the court, unsure of what to do now and how those big debtors will react.

For now, he can only wait and see; there's nothing he can do anyway.

In the afternoon, he was indeed amazed by the literary talents of the three sisters, Lin Daiyu, and Xue Baochai.

If they were released, they would likely quickly gain fame among the younger generation of scholars in the capital.

It can only be said that they are indeed beings reincarnated from the Land of Illusion; whether they are ghosts or immortals, they are not simple creatures.

With the Ning and Rong mansions enjoying their moment of glory, they have significantly boosted their influence.

The rapid decline has come to an end. Whether it will rebound or continue to fall depends on the performance of the Second Master Zheng and his associates in the officialdom.

It must be said that the political alliance of the four major families of Jinling has greatly boosted their prestige and influence in the imperial court.

Although the Xue family was merely a money bag, a figurehead, they still reaped considerable benefits.

At least, if Xue Baochai wanted to enter the palace, her chances would be much greater than they were at the same time in the original Dream of the Red Chamber!

For powerful and influential people, Xue Pan's matter was not a problem at all.

However, without sufficient support, Xue Pan's affair alone was enough to bring Xue Baochai's ambitions to an abrupt end.

Jia Huan's advice to the Xue family to donate grain was definitely a well-intentioned act!

Putting everything else aside, getting rid of Xue Pan's troubles is something that can be done easily.

With the four great families of Jinling regaining their power, the future of Sanchun and Shi Xiangyun will be much brighter.

Shi Xiangyun didn't say anything about her. Jia Huan had only met her once so far, and they weren't even close strangers.

Once this person arrived at the Rong Mansion, he basically became Jia Baoyu's little shadow.

As for Jia Huan, such an insignificant illegitimate son, how could he possibly catch her eye?

Sanchun's condition is much better than that of the same period in the original novel.

Let's not even mention Tan Chun; her future marriages were all controlled by Lady Wang.

If Lady Wang is unhappy, Tan Chun will definitely not marry into a good family.

As for whether they would become victims of a political marriage like in the original story, that would depend on the development of the Rong family at that time.

Of course, the extent of Jia Huan's influence over Master Zheng at that time was also a key factor.

Yingchun, the notorious blockhead, is in a much better situation than in the original story.

It's unclear whether it was because Jia Lian had become an official, but Wang Xifeng paid more attention to Jia Lian's half-brothers and half-sisters.

How could Wang Xifeng, as the chief steward of the household affairs, not know about Yingchun's embarrassing situation?

In the past, it was probably because they thought Yingchun, their half-sister-in-law, was too useless, unable to even find a wet nurse, so they simply pretended not to hear it.

Anyway, Yingchun, that blockhead, never bothered to ask her sister-in-law for help.

However, the situation is different now. After all, Jia Lian is now a real official in the imperial court.

Wang Xifeng certainly didn't want Yingchun's affair to affect Jia Lian's reputation outside.

So, they found an opportunity to send Yingchun's wet nurse and her entire family to the estate, meaning they would basically never see Yingchun again.

Without the wet nurse's antics, Yingchun's days were much more pleasant and comfortable.

However, his dull and taciturn personality had already been formed and could not be changed in a short time, so Wang Xifeng was too lazy to pay much attention to him, and that was that.

Xi Chun, on the other hand, was the happiest, after all, her niece-in-law was a noblewoman of the royal family.

Since the rumors started, although Qin Keqing didn't say anything, Yu Kechun keenly noticed that her treatment at the Rong Mansion, as well as the attitude of the servants, was much better than before.

Even the old lady was unwilling to provoke her easily. The little girl seemed to have gained confidence and now dared to cry and make a fuss, since the Ning family had a way out for her.

Chapter 134 A Huge Irony (Please Subscribe)

The changes in the Rong Mansion's power and influence, as well as the fates of the three sisters and Shi Xiangyun, are all more or less related to Jia Huan.

And so it was; the luck value displayed on the Golden Finger screen kept increasing.

Currently, it has even exceeded three digits, reaching a level of over one hundred!

Although he didn't know exactly what level a hundred or so luck points meant, Jia Huan knew that the smooth sailing he had experienced recently was probably the best feedback on the increase in luck.

Then, the next day he heard some good news.

Of course, this was good news for him. But for Master Zheng and the Rong family, it was absolutely terrible.

Here’s what happened: After several nobles suggested it, the current emperor appointed the Second Master Zheng, who had plenty of free time, as the ambassador to collect the debts owed by the national treasury!

This appointment was full of malice towards Master Zheng and the Rong family.

It's not that this is intentional; it's just going with the flow.

What's truly despicable are those powerful nobles who wholeheartedly recommended him, who privately revealed their appalling attitude.

Hey Jia Zheng, aren't you supposed to be very capable and dare to be the first in the world?

Then go and help the current emperor collect debts, and see how much silver you can collect.

If you don't meet the requirements, Jia Zheng, you can forget about having a good life.

Impeachment alone would be enough to make you regret it!

The amount of silver borrowed from the national treasury by the families of these noble nobles, while not as extravagant as that of the Ning and Rong families, was still in the tens of thousands of taels.

Not to mention, these guys are really wicked. They actually asked the Second Master Zheng to target the real debtors, the imperial relatives, after he started collecting debts.

The matter of repaying the debt caused a great uproar throughout the imperial court and the capital.

I don't know which guy was so bored that he actually exposed and publicized the main list of the Ministry of Revenue's debtors. It's absolutely despicable.

Among them, the debts owed by imperial relatives and nobles were the most outrageous.

Several princes and dukes owed as much as a million taels of silver.

Originally, the Ning family was one of the few non-royal relatives, and it would be too conspicuous if word got out.

Fortunately, the Ning family had already repaid half of the debt, leaving only 600,000 taels of silver in the accounts.

Among them, the most conspicuous was the Zhen family, who received the emperor four times in Jinling and directly owed three million taels of silver.

Wow, that's amazing! Even Jia Huan couldn't help but exclaim when he heard the news: "They're really not afraid of death!"

No wonder the Zhen family controlled the Jiangnan Textile Bureau for so many years; it was probably the Emperor Emeritus who ordered them to replenish their wealth.

It's a pity that the Zhen family probably misunderstood, thinking that the Jiangnan Textile Bureau would belong to them.

Don't they realize that this is a stable income of hundreds of thousands of taels a year? Which emperor would give it up to his subject?

Whether it's the Zhen family or those princes and dukes who owe large sums of money, if they want to collect the debts from them, they must offend them completely.

The current emperor is so greedy for money that he directly raised the issue of demanding the recovery of the national treasury's debts in court, intending to entrust a certain prince with the task, along with several court officials, to carry out this very 'lucrative' business.

The news had barely spread that one by one, the princes and dukes were either physically unfit or had various other minor ailments, and in short, they were unable to shoulder such a heavy responsibility.

Then, the story of several powerful nobles recommending the Second Master of the State came about.

Jia Huan only learned about these things later.

The Rong family, which was originally filled with joy, was struck dumb upon receiving the imperial decree.

A gloomy atmosphere, perceptible to the naked eye, quickly enveloped the entire Rong Mansion, and even the neighboring Ning Mansion.

Yesterday, the Second Master Zheng was all rosy-cheeked, but today he looked rather pale.

"What should we do?"

In the large study, there were not only Master Zheng, but also Jia Lian, Jia Rong, and the Marquis Zhongjing from the Shi family.