The destiny of all heavens begins in the Red Chamber

Originally, the Rong family should have taken the initiative to participate and become one of the core members of the Jia clan in the capital.

As a result, the Rong family remained indifferent, as if the revival of the Jia family had nothing to do with them.

The same thing happened in the past, and it remains the same now!

In particular, Madam Wang and the old lady preferred to stay in the mansion and not move from their spot.

It was only because of the outstanding performances of the three Rong family members—Master Zheng, Jia Lian, and Jia Cong—that the clan members had to look at them with more respect; otherwise, the Rong family might have been marginalized.

Even so, the Ning family's control over the clan is gradually increasing.

Once Jia Qiang has firmly established himself in officialdom, it's hard to say what will happen next.

All I can say is that the Rong family is incredibly lucky!

The Ning Mansion has always been small in number, with Jia Zhen and his son Jia Rong being deposed and Jia Rong becoming mentally disabled.

The Rong family's strong support is needed for the Jia family in the capital to operate normally!

Whether it was a case of things turning around for the better or not, after Jia Rong became mentally challenged, he turned into a mere breeding machine.

After years of hard work and dedication, she gave birth to four children: three sons and one daughter!

It's just a pity that the four children are still too young, otherwise the Ning family's current situation could be completely improved, and they could even get rid of the Rong family's constraints.

Right now, what the clansmen are most concerned about is when Qin Keqing will give birth to the legitimate son of the Ning family.

However, Jia Huan could tell that Qin Keqing had no intention of sharing a room with Jia Rong.

It's hard to say what will happen in the future, but at least as long as those illegitimate children are not fully adults or even capable of standing on their own, Qin Keqing's position is unshakeable.

There might be other factors as well, but Jia Huan didn't bother to pay attention to them or think about them further.

After leaving the clan school, he went directly to the martial arts school to take charge.

Whether it's ensuring the smooth operation of the Ningrong Street branch or overseeing the cooperation with Prince Zhongshun, Jia Huan needs to be personally present to oversee it, and there can't be any major mishaps at the moment.

According to some of the underlings, with Boss Jia Huan in charge, they felt quite at ease and became more motivated and passionate about doing things!

Flatterer!

Jia Huan laughed and cursed, but he had no intention of letting up.

This time, the fleet that set sail was extremely large, and the destination was quite far away.

Once you successfully reach your destination, your future career will be on a completely different level!

The main branch will allocate enough manpower to oversee the situation, while the martial arts school will only be used as a liaison point.

No matter what, nothing can go wrong during this period!

If any person or force were to provoke him at this time, he wouldn't mind showing outsiders what it means to die silently.

His fears did not come true.

The morning was peaceful and everything was running smoothly.

But when he was having lunch, Wang Xifeng suddenly sent her trusted servant to ask him to go to the East Courtyard of Rong Mansion, which was the residence of a first-class general.

Seeing the servant's anxious look, Jia Huan thought something had happened.

Without saying a word, he got up, called to his men, and led them men toward the East Courtyard with great momentum. I wonder which guy had the guts to do that?

When they arrived at the destination, they realized they had made a mistake!

Wang Xifeng did have something urgent to discuss with him, but it wasn't that someone went to the General's Mansion to cause trouble!

"Sister Feng, do you have to be in such a hurry? I thought something unexpected had happened!"

Jia Huan found a chair and sat down, beckoning Qiao Jie'er to come over. He pinched the little girl's chubby cheeks, teased her with a few words, and offered her some snacks he had with him.

Wang Xifeng saw this and was secretly pleased!

First of all, let me clarify that she didn't have any preference for sons over daughters. It was just that the prevailing social norms dictated that as Jia Lian's wife, she needed a son to rely on in order to truly settle down.

Seeing that Jia Huan didn't seem to dislike Qiao Jie at all, she was naturally in a good mood.

"There's nothing I can do, something strange happened today!"

Holding her son in her arms, Wang Xifeng gently coaxed him, saying, "Isn't it because I was unsure of what to do that I had someone invite you over to talk things over?"

"Oh, what exactly happened that made Sister Feng so undecided?"

Jia Huan joked, "Such a thing is quite rare!"

“In the past, I would have made a decision immediately without hesitation.”

Wang Xifeng rolled her eyes and said irritably, "Now that we have children, we naturally have many more things to consider when doing things. We can no longer be as audacious as before!"

Jia Huan jokingly replied, "Better safe than sorry!"

"I'm not going to waste time with you, here's what happened!"

Wang Xifeng explained directly, "A military officer came to the door this morning, saying he was an old acquaintance from our ancestors. He just came from Datong and wanted to pay his respects to you, sir!"

"As you know, the master lives on a manor outside the city. Only those with connections in the capital know his exact location, so that person simply cannot find him!"

"They didn't come to our door on their own initiative, but they were incredibly generous, giving us a gift of five thousand taels of silver right away!"

"A meeting gift of five thousand taels?"

Jia Huan was somewhat surprised and said in astonishment, "Has that guy lost his mind? Spending so lavishly is just deliberately driving up prices. Who would dare to come here easily in the future?"

"Yeah, I also think this guy is acting way too recklessly!"

Wang Xifeng said with dissatisfaction, "Judging by his appearance alone, that guy is no good either!"

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"Who is that person?"

"Sun Shaozu of Datong!"

"Did he make any requests?"

"He wants to pay his respects to the master, but he doesn't know how!"

"Then let's introduce him to the master and tell him that this man is very wealthy!"

"That's what I think too. It's stupid not to make money when you can!"

Jia Huan left the general's mansion in a cheerful mood, not taking Sun Shaozu's matter to heart at all.

The Rong Mansion of today is not the same as the Rong Mansion of the same period in the original novel of Dream of the Red Chamber; their influence and prestige are incomparable.

Someone like Sun Shaozu would be easy to crush.

This fellow wouldn't dare to cause trouble at all; otherwise, it would be far too easy for the Rong family to deal with him.

As for the possibility that this guy might be eyeing his cousin Yingchun, he's dreaming!

But Jia Huan never expected that it would be Xue Pan who would be the first to ask the master for his cousin Yingchun's hand in marriage.

This guy first visited Jia Huan and stated his purpose directly.

He has taken a liking to his cousin Yingchun and wants to ask the Rong family for her hand in marriage!

Have you met Sister Yingchun?

Jia Huan grabbed him and lifted him up, his eyes filled with malice. "Speak, or I'll make you regret it!"

Although Xue Pan changed a lot after arriving in the capital because of his own actions.

But there's a saying, "It's easier to change mountains and rivers than to change one's nature." Who knows if Xue Pan might revert to his old ways one day?

In the original novel of Dream of the Red Chamber, this guy was a complete scoundrel who didn't discriminate between meat and vegetables, and he was no good at all!

If Jia Huan couldn't protect Yingchun's interests, why would he give this guy a friendly look?

Based on his understanding of Xue Pan, it was unlikely that this fellow would be so eager to ask him for help if he hadn't met him in person; that wouldn't fit Xue Pan's character.

Xue Baochai was not one to gossip, so she certainly wouldn't talk about Yingchun in front of Xue Pan.

However, given Xue Baochai's personality, it's still uncertain whether she would be interested in Yingchun's weak character.

Of course, in terms of attitude towards women alone, Xue Pan was far better than Sun Shaozu, the wolf in sheep's clothing.

Otherwise, Xia Jingui wouldn't have caused such a ruckus in the original Dream of the Red Chamber!

"Hehe, you can't fool Brother Huan!"

Xue Pan said embarrassedly, "Before, my younger sister was playing at the Ning Mansion with Miss Lin and the three sisters. When I went to pick her up, I happened to see her and was immediately struck by her beauty and couldn't forget her!"

"I know that, given my current status, asking for my hand in marriage would be beneath me!"

This is normal thinking; thinking like Jia Baoyu and Xue Baochai is very abnormal.

In the original novel of Dream of the Red Chamber, it is unclear what Lady Wang was thinking. Perhaps she wanted to take a big bite out of the Xue family through Xue Baochai's marriage, which led to the saying of "golden and jade marriage".

This is simply humiliating Jia Baoyu!

For the Rong family, this was hardly a respectable matter.

Even in modern times, people still value social standing and family background when it comes to marriage. In the era of feudal imperial power, there were even more rules and regulations.

Given Jia Baoyu's background, Xue Baochai's social status was completely unequal to his.