The destiny of all heavens begins in the Red Chamber

The Ning family also mobilized to specially entertain the guests who came to celebrate.

At this point, the advantages brought by Qin Keqing's background became apparent.

Even the ladies of other dukes' mansions wouldn't dare to act recklessly in front of her.

Qin Keqing also behaved very well, taking good care of all the guests so that they left in high spirits and satisfied.

Jia Baoyu was the focus of the group of noble young men's enthusiastic friendships, and he got to know quite a few handsome peers, which made the old lady and Lady Wang very happy.

The servants of the Rong family stood tall and proud, as if their status had risen, which made people feel both amused and exasperated.

The only ones who were not given much attention, or rather, deliberately kept a low profile, were the two brothers, Jia Huan and Jia Cong.

This kind of excitement obviously has little to do with Jia Huan, so there's no need for him to get involved.

Jia Qiang of the Ning Mansion was quite thoughtful; fearing that the two brothers might be unhappy, he specially treated them to two good meals.

"You little brat, do you think I care about these things?"

Jia Huan chuckled and said, "Go ahead and do what you need to do. Cong-ge and I can have some peace and quiet!"

"By the way, after I'm done with this, I have something to tell you all, it's about Cong-ge!"

After saying that, he patted his behind and left without interrupting his usual study and exercise.

Of course, after Yuan Chun was made a concubine, some things did change subtly.

Putting everything else aside, he could clearly sense that the cohesion among the gang's underlings had improved.

This is simply a characteristic of the imperial era!

Although Yuan Chun was only granted the title of Consort, she could still be considered a member of the royal family by some reckoning.

It seemed as if he had been coated with an aura of royalty, giving his underlings a completely different feeling.

Their patron is royalty; even if they're not allowed to spout nonsense outside, they're still secretly pleased with themselves.

In the future, when encountering tough opponents, I won't be discouraged at the beginning and always feel inferior.

It wasn't just the changes in the marketplace that were happening, but also in the imperial court.

Officials who were originally hostile to the Rong family have recently become more restrained and have no intention of deliberately targeting them.

There are even rumors that the Second Master Zheng still has a chance to advance further.

That's true; the current efforts to purge the remnants of the deposed crown prince are quite extensive.

In the imperial court, many positions have become vacant, including several third-rank positions.

Looking at them, they were all positions of real power, meaning that only officials with considerable practical abilities could hold these positions.

In private conversations, Master Zheng Er was not flattered by the sudden praise and was still able to listen to Jia Huan's advice.

"Master, these positions may be tempting, but they are all traps for you!"

"Let's wait and see. I think the position of Commissioner of State Affairs is the most suitable!"

During the founding period, the Commissioner of the Court of State Affairs was one of the Nine Ministers, whose power was among the highest of the Nine Ministers, and was even comparable to the Minister of Personnel and the Minister of Revenue.

After all, he is the head of an internal intelligence agency, and his real power is not to be underestimated.

However, the Office of Transmission has been almost completely abolished due to the relentless suppression by court officials, both civil and military, and is now merely a middle department for conveying information from the lower levels to the upper levels.

They were indeed very well-informed, but the Commissioner of the Court of State Affairs had virtually no real power.

But such a position is quite suitable for the Second Master Zheng, since his practical skills are too poor.

The Second Master Zheng agreed with Jia Huan's advice, and this behavior was quite reassuring.

It's better than accidentally setting fire to the grain route and ending up looking disheveled!

If such an arrangement were to take place today, we would have to be careful, as it could very well be a trap set for the Second Master Zheng, and the situation would be quite different then.

In short, the Rong family was overjoyed when Yuan Chun was made a concubine.

But all this excitement had little to do with Jia Huan in the end!

Because of my young age, I had basically no communication or contact with Jia Yuanchun, and I didn't know her true nature and personality. I just hoped that she wasn't a scoundrel.

Just think of the old lady and Madam Wang in the mansion; she'll have her own headaches to deal with in the future.

In the original novel of Dream of the Red Chamber, how many twists and turns and stories arose simply because of the choice of Jia Baoyu's principal wife?

Right now, there's bound to be a lot of trouble ahead!

After all, Jia Baoyu was almost eleven years old at this time!

This time, due to the series of changes in the Ning family, there was no dream at Tianxiang Tower.

It's unclear whether a prelude is needed for a dreamlike journey to the Land of Illusion, such as Qin Keqing's boudoir. After all, the abilities of the Lord of the Land of Illusion don't seem very impressive.

Anyway, so far there has been no rumor about Jia Baoyu's romantic affairs.

In the original novel of Dream of the Red Chamber, Xiren's affairs were kept secret from her superiors but not from her subordinates, and even Lin Daiyu noticed some clues.

Given the Rong family's reputation for gossip, any impropriety would have been widely known throughout the household long ago. Aunt Zhao, who was quite the gossipmonger, couldn't possibly have been keeping quiet about it in Jia Huan's ear.

Actually, this is quite good. The Fairy Disenchantment, the mistress of the Land of Illusion, is definitely not a good person!

Jia Baoyu is currently even more sought-after than before!

After all, he was Consort Yuan's own younger brother, so his status and position were always superior.

Those within the manor who wanted to climb the social ladder, and those outside who wanted to "leech off" her fame—in short, this person was being closely watched for a long time, making it unlikely that Xiren would succeed in launching a sneak attack.

After the three-day banquet ended, the Rong Mansion returned to its former appearance.

Oh, it certainly won't be like before, with its deserted atmosphere.

From then on, people flocked to him seeking connections or trying to curry favor, reminiscent of the heyday of the city.

In short, the bigwigs in the mansion were quite satisfied with this scene!

It's not just about looking good; you can also reap real benefits.

The mere act of receiving gifts was enough to make Madam Wang beam with joy, her smile never fading.

His dissatisfaction with not getting much benefit from the Lai family affair has subsided considerably.

Ahem, given Madam Wang's personality, knowing that the confiscation of the Lai family's property yielded more than 800,000 taels of silver, how could she not be eager to get a share of the spoils?

This time, however, the Second Master Zheng was adamant. Apart from a few rare treasures, he sent his entire share to the public treasury, which greatly angered Madam Wang.

However, she dared not argue with the Second Master Zheng. Although no one explicitly stated why the public funds were short of money, their dissatisfaction with Madam Wang was already brewing in their hearts.

While Madam Wang's business acumen may be average, her skill in navigating the intrigues of the inner palace is quite remarkable.

Naturally, it's easy to sense something is amiss. Although they are extremely displeased, they can only suppress their anger and dare not act rashly.

Of course, it's impossible for her to completely stop.

Privately, they were already planning how to persuade Wang Xifeng to slowly extract the public funds, and then the aunt and niece could divide them directly, wouldn't that be better?

Luckily, Wang Xifeng didn't know, otherwise she would have been furious!

This person didn't particularly value money; the key was that he wouldn't allow others to easily touch the power he held.

Madam Wang's plan was destined to fail!

Wang Xifeng had been managing the household for quite some time, and she knew the nature of the servants in the mansion all too well. If they wanted to order them around without any benefit, they could dream on.

It can be said that the large sums of money in the public treasury were Wang Xifeng's greatest weapon in consolidating her power as the head of the household. How could she possibly divide it up privately?

Given her personality, what's the point of having so much money if the steward's power is unstable?

Of course, now that Madam Wang has suddenly received gifts from outsiders, she probably won't be eyeing the public funds for the time being. As for the future, no one can say for sure.

Apart from the Rong Mansion receiving a steady stream of visitors, everything else remained the same as before, with things proceeding as usual.

There weren't many changes because Yuan Chun was made a concubine!

To be honest, the reason why everyone attaches so much importance to Yuan Chun's promotion to the rank of concubine is because she has a place in the harem and can support her family well.

However, once people realized that even if Yuan Chun was made a concubine, her help to her family would be only so-so, they would quickly lose their enthusiasm.

What does it mean to achieve great success?

According to Jia Huan's understanding, the Second Master Zheng directly became a high-ranking official of the third rank or above, and Jia Lian was promoted one after another in a short period of time, even rushing to the position of a third-rank official in one go.

Jia Baoyu also received a title that was neither too high nor too low. All of Yuan Chun's relatives by blood were rapidly promoted in officialdom and rose directly to higher ranks in the military.

Both the Wang and Shi families will benefit from this!

This is what they mean by "when one attains enlightenment, even one's chickens and dogs ascend to heaven," something Yuan Chun clearly couldn't achieve!

Fortunately, it was only a concubine rank, which lowered the expectations of the Rong family considerably. Otherwise, they would have become as arrogant as in the original Dream of the Red Chamber, which would have been a real disaster.

Jia Huan ignored the changes in the mansion, and his daily routine remained unaffected.

On the contrary, due to the changes in Ning Mansion and the subsequent series of events, the luck value on the golden finger has been increasing, and it is now approaching nine hundred!

It can only be said that neither Jia Zhen, Jia Yuanchun, nor Qin Keqing had enough influence.

The changes in the fates of several people, when combined, did not amount to a total of 150 luck points for Jia Huan.

It was good enough to have improved at all, so Jia Huan didn't complain. In his view, the improvement in his luck value was more like an unexpected surprise.

Sure enough, after the Ning and Rong mansions regained their tranquility, Jia Huan brought Cong-ge'er directly to the Ning mansion.