The destiny of all heavens begins in the Red Chamber

Everyone knows how bright the future is for a general who can win battles!

Jia Huan just happened to meet this condition, as all the other eight founding dukes' families directly expressed their desire to get close to him, making the Rong Mansion's prestige even stronger!

As the Second Master Zheng grew more popular in the court, more and more colleagues were willing to befriend him.

Even Jia Baoyu, thanks to Jia Huan, has been doing quite well in the circle of playboy young masters in the capital recently.

One by one, these people, whom he had only heard of before but never seen, came up to him with great enthusiasm and spoke very sweetly. They easily gained Jia Baoyu's trust and became good friends while drinking and carousing.

In other words, Jia Lan was still young and studying at the clan school, preparing to take the imperial examination and enter officialdom. Otherwise, his life would have been significantly different, that's for sure!

If Jia Baoyu and his nephew Jia Lan were unaware of the intricacies, how could Master Zheng Er not be?

And so it is; the satisfaction and happiness in one's heart are naturally even greater!

It's a bit of a pity that Jia Huan has already left the mansion, otherwise he would be even more radiant!

Otherwise, the Rong family would have two noble titles, what an honor that would be!

Jia Huan was naturally unaware of Master Zheng's thoughts.

If they knew, they would probably say, "Master, you're overthinking it!"

If he were still in the Rong family, not to mention whether he could successfully pass the military examination and enter officialdom, if he were to be granted a title for his merits, the Rong family would probably be in complete chaos.

If even illegitimate sons have titles, what about legitimate sons?

I reckon Lady Wang will definitely covet the title of the eldest son's wife!

As for seizing Jia Huan's title, that's unlikely unless Jia Baoyu has outstanding military command skills.

Even a fool could see that there are certain expectations placed on Jia Huan these days.

Otherwise, Jia Huan wouldn't have been recalled so quickly when the incident occurred in the southwest.

If Jia Baoyu wants to take over Jia Huan's title, he must first get past the current emperor!

That was someone that neither the old lady, Madam Wang, nor even Consort Yuan in the palace could influence or control.

The old lady should be aware that the title of Third-Class Viscount can be revoked if Jia Huan runs into trouble, and she certainly wouldn't act recklessly.

At that point, the eldest son's family will be in danger.

However, if Madam Wang makes any move, even the usually reckless Master She might go mad, especially if his own grandson's life is in danger.

Therefore, Jia Huan believed that leaving the Rong Mansion as soon as possible was the best thing for the Rong Mansion.

"Greetings, Old Madam!" "Greetings, First Madam!" "Greetings, Mother!"

"Sister-in-law Lian is even more charming than before, it seems she's living a very comfortable life!"

While bowing and greeting Wang Xifeng, Jia Huan also made a joke and nodded to his sister-in-law Li Wan, who was standing in the background.

"He's already a high-ranking general, and he's even received titles and rewards, yet he's still so carefree and jovial!"

Wang Xifeng rolled her eyes at Jia Huan, but her mood was brighter than ever before.

Jia Huan did not change his arrogant and rude attitude just because he had a title. He was still the same as before. How could she not be happy?

Speaking of friendship, Jia Huan and she have a very long-standing relationship!

In the past, Jia Huan risked his life to partner with her in the household's embroidery business in order to make money.

At the time, Wang Xifeng looked down on this small amount of money, but she felt it would be a pity not to do it, so she put the embroidery business in the dowry shop and has been doing it ever since.

Although the earnings were not much, the Rong family had a limited number of top-notch embroiderers, and each of them was almost fully booked with work, leaving them with very little free time.

Only a highly talented maid like Qingwen had the time and leisure to slowly accumulate her own private wealth.

Even at its best, the embroidery business only earned less than a thousand taels of silver a year.

Of course, if she were to take over the embroidery business in the inner quarters of the Ning Mansion, she could earn thousands of taels of silver a year. However, that would be too troublesome, so Wang Xifeng did not extend her reach.

However, there is one advantage to doing embroidery business: it can win over the hearts of the lower-level maids and servants.

This was quite effective in the Rong family.

At least, Wang Xifeng's information channels suddenly spread throughout the entire Rong Mansion, making it difficult for her to keep anything from her, so she wouldn't be able to escape being plotted against without even realizing it.

These benefits alone were enough to keep Wang Xifeng going in the embroidery business.

Therefore, Wang Xifeng's dowry shop continued to sell various embroidered products produced by the maids and servants of the Rong Mansion, and the business was quite stable, still in cooperation with Jia Huan.

However, Jia Huan no longer kept any of the profits; instead, he gave them all to Aunt Zhao to handle.

That's why Wang Xifeng felt she had a good relationship with Jia Huan; otherwise, she wouldn't have joked in front of all the elders, especially since this was Rongxi Hall!

This scene left Madam Wang feeling quite uneasy!

She has now completely given up the idea of ​​using her status as the legitimate mother to suppress Jia Huan, her illegitimate son.

On the contrary, Lady Wang wanted to ease the tension with Jia Huan a little, hoping that Jia Huan would take better care of his elder brother Jia Baoyu in the future.

As the saying goes, circumstances are stronger than people. Jia Huan's momentum was too rapid, and Madam Wang had no choice but to change her mindset, otherwise, who knows what would happen in the future.

Of course, it's unlikely that Jia Huan will fall out with the Rong family, but it would be difficult for Jia Baoyu to benefit from it.

Whenever she thought about this, it was quite difficult for Madam Wang, who had a Pixiu-like personality, to accept it.

At this point, Jia Huan was no longer someone she could easily control.

Even her proud brother, Wang Ziteng, might not be able to control Jia Huan!

Although Lady Wang was unaware of the details of the battle on the northwestern frontier, the fact that Jia Huan had made great contributions while Wang Ziteng, one of the generals of the frontier army, had accomplished nothing already spoke volumes.

Now, Jia Huan has been further rewarded with the title of Third-Class Viscount, making him a rising star among the nobility!

Who knows, he might even become one of the core members of the founding noble group in the future!

At that time, even a tiny bit of benefit slipping through his fingers would be enough for Jia Baoyu to live a life of wealth and glory.

However, Jia Huan's current good relationship with Jia Lian and his wife from the main branch of the family has set off alarm bells in Lady Wang's mind, and has also stirred up a slight sense of dissatisfaction.

In Rongxi Hall, the most relaxed and even somewhat detached person was the old lady.

She celebrated her 80th birthday on the third day of the eighth lunar month this year!

It was quite a grand occasion at the time, and the scale of the event even caused a sensation throughout the capital.

It's a pity that at that time, Jia Huan was leading a thousand light cavalry in a fierce battle against three thousand nomadic cavalrymen who had infiltrated the pass, and he missed the old lady's birthday banquet.

After returning to the capital in victory, he was immediately dispatched to fight on the northwestern border.

The old lady didn't blame Jia Huan at all; on the contrary, she was quite pleased.

Jia Huan's rapid rise in the army gave her glimpses of the Rong family's heyday.

Not to mention, when Jia Huan made great contributions on the frontier and was awarded the title of Third-Class Viscount, the Rong Mansion was already quite powerful and had reached six or seven tenths of its peak.

I was very happy. Although she was eighty years old, the old lady had a rosy complexion, was in good health, and was quick-witted. She did not show any signs of decay that one might expect at such an advanced age.

Although she always cared deeply for Jia Baoyu, who had grown up by her side since childhood, she was, after all, the old mistress of the Rong Mansion.

Jia Huan's abilities and influence are undeniable; they cannot be ignored.

Their attitude towards Jia Huan has changed considerably.

In other words, Jia Huan was already considered one of the pillars of the Jia family in the capital at this time.

As long as Jia Huan does well, the Rong Mansion and even the entire Jia family in the capital will receive a continuous stream of benefits.

Her ideas were naturally not as extreme as Lady Wang's. She did not deliberately want Jia Huan, but instead supported the consistently useless Jia Baoyu.

As for the relationship between Jia Huan and the eldest son's wife, there's no need to dwell on it too much.

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No matter when he visited the old lady, Jia Huan never failed to observe proper etiquette.

It was initially for self-preservation, but later it became an excuse to avoid criticism.

He never considered himself a son of a concubine, but he felt inferior and considered himself to be of lower status.

But the world is like this!

It's really unfair to children born out of wedlock; it's as if they shouldn't exist at all.

Jia Huan found it amusing. The responsibility shouldn't have been placed on the child in the first place, but unfortunately, that's how feudal etiquette works, with many rules that distort human nature.

He himself doesn't care, but outsiders do.

Sure enough, after respectfully paying his respects to the old lady, she took the initiative to bring up this matter.

"Second brother, have Huan-ge'er's birth mother, Zhao, and her family been released from their registered residence?"

"Well, my son hasn't considered that yet!"

"Second brother, are you confused? Huan-ge'er is a rising star in the army, but his birth mother and his family are still slaves. Isn't that a joke?"

"Mother's words are right, son will take care of it in a moment!"

"Second brother, once Huan-ge'er's birth mother, Zhao, is removed from the register of marriage, let's make her a concubine!"

"Mother is right!"

With the old lady and Master Zheng putting on such a meticulous performance, Jia Huan naturally couldn't remain indifferent. He hurriedly stood up and thanked them, saying, "Thank you, old lady, and thank you, master, for your kindness!"